Alright, this was originally going in "Depths of Fear," but once I got working on it, I kinda…heh…got 'carried away'…. XD So, added a beginning, altered the ending and voila! Don't worry, we'll find plenty of the Scout's other fears just waiting to be exposed….*cackles* in the next DOFear chap. But for now, let's just call this an extended prequel. (The second, and much longer, half will be up shortly). A big hug goes to SK for support!
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"Okay, team, let's take these guys down!" Vert announced to the surrounding vehicles, and rousing cheers answered him.
"Zoom, the Key's on that cliff." Vert informed the Scout. Zoom nodded, reading his leader's mind and lifting into the air on the Chopper. He couldn't have picked a more dangerous Zone to perform the maneuver, as jagged bolts of pure black lightning streaked down from the sky, randomly and instantaneously frying anything they chose.
"Be careful, Zoom." Agura warned him as Zoom neared the cliff top.
"Don't worry, Agura, I got this." He turned back to assure her, laughing casually. It was at that second that his hand slipped from the handlebars, losing control and sending the Chopper's front tire clanking off the cliff face.
"ZOOM!" Vert shouted in worry as the Chopper spun, falling lower and lower until it stopped…
Falling straight into a bolt of inky lightning. When the smoke cleared, everybody looked up.
Zoom was gone.
"ZOOM!" Vert yelled, rocketing out of the Saber and searching the sky. "Zoom?"
"Where'd he go?" Spinner whispered eerily. Vert turned to face him, a troubled look on his features.
"I-I don't know."
