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Unexpected Trip

By


E-307 and Spectral (E-307 mostly…Spectral: Hey!)

"Speech" Thought /Song/ {Radio, Comm Link, or Hologram}

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Where…Where am I?

The deserts of Planet Zi were normally a relatively empty place. Today was quite different. Owen Prower had been dropped right into the middle of one of Zi's deserts. Owen was just a normal 16-year-old guy. He was about 5'10" and 132lbs. He had light brown hair that he kept short and messy. His light brown eyes were filled with confusion as he stared up at the cloudless sky above him. As he stood up and dusted off his jeans and gray t-shirt the memories came back to him.

He had been baseball with his friends back home. When a foul ball sent the ball into the yard of the local super-villain Owen was sent after it. He was careful as he entered the yard of the Base of Doom but must have tripped some kind of alarm. Just as he was about to pick up the base ball, a turret rose from the ground and started shooting at him. He dodged a few shots but one hit him. There was a flash of green light and the next thing he knew he was in the middle of the desert.

"Where in the world is this?" he asked no one.

{Well it isn't Earth} said a voice from behind him.

Owen turned around and saw something strange. It was a glowing green hologram of Spectral, his neighborhood's resident Super Villain. He was watching him with his arms crossed and, as usual, didn't look happy.

"Where did you send me?" he questioned.

{You are on the Planet Zi.}

"What? Well get me out of here!"

{Why should I? I'm evil, remember? Besides…there's an obvious bug in the teleporter system. You weren't supposed to be teleported anywhere…}

"Excuse me?"

{Something's wrong with the teleporters. You were supposed to be vaporized…not sent to another dimension. Now they don't work. Once I get the blasted teleporters online again I'll consider bringing you back. Until then you can fend for yourself.}

The Hologram disappeared and Owen scratched his head. He had absolutely no idea what he was going to do. He was on another planet that he knew nothing about and was completely alone without food, water, or money.

"What am I supposed to do…"

Owen picked a direction and started walking. Several hours passed as he walked. He wiped the sweat off of his brow as the sun beat down on him. He began to feel faint due to dehydration as he approached a strange building. It was surrounded by fences and there were two guards at the gate. They were wearing a uniform he had never seen before but he didn't care. He got closer and one of the guards noticed him.

"Identify yourself!" one of the guards yelled to him.

"Water…" was all Owen managed to say before he fell forward.

"Great…get some water" was the last thing Owen heard before blacking out.

**Inside the Base**

The Republican officers had carried Owen inside. He was placed in the medical bay and was currently being watched by an armed guard. He began to wake up and the soldier alerted the doctor.

"What happened?" was the first thing Owen said when he opened his eyes.

"You collapsed, kid."

The doctor walked over with a clipboard. She flipped through the papers once before checking Owen over once. Once she finished, she called for the soldier. She walked away and the soldier returned with another soldier.

"The commander would like to have a word with you, kid." A soldier with pink hair told him.

"Commander? Where am I?" Owen asked the men.

"You'll find out soon enough. Now let's go." The other soldier replied.

Owen got off the cot he was on, the soldiers pushed him out of the room. They walked him down the hallways of the base passing various rooms and other soldiers before they came to a set of double doors. The pink-haired soldier opened the door and the other pushed Owen inside. They set him down in a chair in front of a desk. A chair was on the other side of the desk but it was facing away from them.

"Sir, we've brought the boy as you requested." Pink hair said.

"Very well. That will be all." Came a tired sounding voice from behind the chair.

"Yes Sir!" responded both soldiers before leaving the room.

The chair turned around revealing a gray-haired old man in yet another strange military uniform. He set down a sheet of paper and took off his glasses. He set them down on the desk and looked up at Owen. Owen noticed yet another strange mark on the man's face. He had seen marks on other soldiers in the base but hadn't been to interested to ask about them.

"What's your name, son?" the old man inquired.

"Owen Prower."

"Can you tell me why you were wandering around alone in the middle of the desert?"

"I was lost…"

"Well, where are you from? We'll send you home."
"I'm new around…I don't know where I am…"

The old man raised an eyebrow as Owen looked away. The old man shook his head and looked back up at Owen.

"We'll send you over to the Stone Colony. You'll be on your own from there."

**Hours Later**

Owen had been escorted to another set of double doors. He waited there for several minutes until he heard footsteps coming down the hallway. A man in yet another strange military uniform. He had blue hair and strange violet eyes. There was a small red rectangle under his left eye.

"Hi. I'm Captain Nick Parker. I've been assigned to take you to the Stone Colony" The soldier said as he held out his hand.

"I'm Owen Prower", Owen replied while shaking Nick's hand.

"Let's go. My Shield Liger is waiting"

"Shield Liger? What in the world are you talking about?"

Nick smirked and walked through the door. Owen followed and once he was on the other side of the double doors, his jaw dropped. It was a hanger of sorts, filled with hundreds of giant robot animals. Owen was in awe. He'd never seen anything like this before, with the exception of when Spectral rampaged through the nearby city.

"Hey, what's wrong? You look like you've never seen a zoid before." Nick called from the top of a blue cat-like robot.

"A what?" Owen yelled up.

"You've never seen a zoid before? Where are you from, kid? C'mon up here so we can get going."

Owen walked over to what Nick directed him to. He stepped up onto a metal platform and pressed the up button. The platform rose up and Owen looked inside the cockpit of the zoid.

"Wow…this is so cool." Owen said in an awed voice.

"Yeah it is kinda cool. Get in." Nick told him while checking a console inside the zoid.

Owen got into the zoid and sat down in the seat behind Nick's. He looked around the cockpit and was startled as it closed. He was a bit more surprised when the zoid began to move.

"Okay, Let's Mobilize!" Nick shouted and the Shield Liger took off at a run.

Owen was holding onto the edges of his seat for dear life. Nick looked back and noticed Owen, He slowed the Liger down and Owen relaxed.

"Let's not do that again." Owen said breathlessly.

" Too fast? You've seriously never been in a zoid before?" Nick inquired.

"Nope. This is the first time I've seen one…well unless you count that thing that Spectral guy constantly uses to destroy my city…"

"What?! There's someone using a zoid to destroy your city! We have to do something about them!"

"Trust me, it's better if you try not to. I was just trying to get my ball back and he sent me spiraling into the middle of nowhere. There's no telling what he'd do if we actually got him angry…"

"I'll take him on! He has to be stopped if he's as bad as you say he is."

"No, no really. It's not that big a deal. We just let him have his fun and he goes away. He even helps us rebuild sometimes…"

" If you say so. You say you're all alone out here? Where're your parents?"

"Back home…like I should be."

"Well won't they notice you're missing and come looking for you? Don't worry. If they come looking we'll help you find them."

"Thanks but I don't think they'll be able to find me from where they are…I'll have to get back home on my own."

"We won't get to the Stone Colony four another hour so you'd better get comfortable. I'm going to go faster if that's okay with you."

"Sure."

Owen sat back in his seat as he felt the zoid gently speed up to a run. He closed his eyes and began to think about how he'd get back home.

How will I get back? Spectral said he'd send me back if he fixed the teleporters but can I really trust a Super Villain? Will I ever get to see my friends and family again? How am I supposed to survive in a place I know nothing about with no money? I'll worry about this all later…right now I'm tired…

Owen yawned and fell asleep. Nick looked over his shoulder and smiled. He then kicked the Shield Liger into top speed and raced through the desert.

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E-307: So what do you think of the fic so far?

Spectral: It's okay.

E-307: I wasn't asking you.

Spectral: Oh…well…if we're done here I'm going to go spread havoc and chaos across the world.

E-307: You do that… Well. That's it for chapter 1. We'll have chapter 2 up as soon as possible.

*BOOM*

*Giant Battle mech stomps by*

E-307: That can't be good…See ya next time people.