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Author's Note: Hey everyone! I'm SO sorry that this has taken me so long to update! As well as all of my other stories! Please forgive me! Things are finally starting to get better in my life, so updates shouldbe a bit more frequent. I felt so bad, and had a lot of free time on my hands at work, that I have the next several chapters for this story all written out in a rough draft. Be on the lookout for some new works from me as well! I hope you all enjoy~

ϔ From the Guardians' Side ϔ

It was a dreary day the Guardian Force. The rain had been non-stop since the night prior, and thus had delayed some of their ammo convoys that were supposed to have arrived. The peace that they had all fought so hard for was in shambles. It had hardly been a year after the Ultimate Deathsaurer's defeat before the planet had erupted into war again. However, these new forces were unknown and their Zoids unmarked. They had tried to reason with them, tried to talk with them but nothing had worked. What made it even more difficult was the fact that these people didn't seem to have any sort of agenda. It seemed that they just fought just for the sake of fighting. These people were also hard to read, which made it harder to prepare for their next attack.

Currently though, there hadn't been any attacks, which worried the Guardian Force. A lull such as this meant that they were planning something bit. All that they could do was to prepare their selves and wait. However, there was only so much that one could do so many times before becoming antsy and a bit paranoid. Perhaps this was a part of their plan… Perhaps they were waiting for as long as they could to cause some of the Guardian Force's younger and rasher soldiers to become stir crazy.

The man that had been pondering about these things sighed quietly, still just staring into his cup of coffee. Things were an absolute mess on Zi. The people had all but given hope. The first seven years had been in their favor, but they had become careless and a bit arrogant. They had been on the verge if victory…but it had slipped through their fingers. Ten years ago a horror of a Zoid they had hoped to never see again reappeared. And to make matters worse, the pilot fought like a demon. They had tried to get through to him, but nothing they did worked. He ignored all of their signals and had promptly taken most of them out.

So now, they were back to square one. They Zoid that had most people terrified randomly appeared at battles. They were always on their toes when intelligence got wind of an approaching battle…

The man sighed again, his coffee had long since gone cold. However, he couldn't be bothered to warm it up. He was too deep into his thoughts to do that. He had been a part of the original Guardian Force. He was now nearing fifty. He had lost count a few years ago. Keeping the planet safe was more important than remembering just how old he was. He was now a General, and was highly revered for his tactics and leadership. The General, one Karl L. Schubaltz, leaned back in his chair slightly, still thinking. They had so little information to go on. The 'Other Side' as the Guardian Force called them, had no known leader that they could see at least. Their motives were unknown, and they had no intention of going for peace treaties, or, for that matter, talking in general. They also had no idea where their headquarters were, let alone just where they had gotten their recruits and Zoids. Their numbers where vast, nearly rivaling those of the Guardian Force, Imperial Army and Republican Army. But…just where were they keeping all of them? They had general ideas on where, but whenever they set out to go and investigate, the Others chose to attack somewhere else. They had even tried to split up to investigate, but that had cost them dearly. They had lost two core members when they had tried that. Lieutenant O'Connell and Rosso had been killed in that attack.

They hadn't dared to try splitting into smaller groups after that. Thankfully though, they could still split up, so long as their numbers weren't small enough that the enemy could pick off easily. Apart from those two, the rest of the Original Guardian Force was still alive.

Karl glanced at the clock. It was a quarter 'til two, and the rest of the Guardian Force would be arriving for a meeting. Colonel Schubaltz, his younger brother Thomas, had called the meeting. He had said that he had important information to tell them. Hopefully it would be something helpful, something that they could work from. He watched while the other Core members filed into the room. The first person to arrive was General Herman. He took a seat to his left, but didn't say anything. Karl knew that Herman, like himself, was hoping for good news and workable information. However, Karl also knew that Thomas wouldn't have called this meeting if it wasn't important.

Van and Fiona, along with their son Jayden took seats beside him. Jayden looked a lot like Van, but instead of the warm, dark brown eyes, he had inherited his mother's bright, inquisitive reddish-pink eyes. His hair was also more of a medium-dark brown color, rather than the dark, dark brown, nearly black hair that Van had. Because both of his parents were so cheerful and bright, it was only natural that he had inherited that disposition as well. Irvine and Moonbay had followed after them with their son and daughter, Caleb and Melody. They had taken seats opposite of Van and Fiona. Caleb was the oldest of the three, while Jayden was the youngest. Caleb looked a lot like Moonbay, and had a darker color skin tone, but it wasn't that noticeable, unless you really looked. However, he had Irvine's dusty hair color and Moonbay's dark brown eyes. His twin sister, Melody, looked a lot like their mother, but she had inherited Irvine's violet eyes and both of their tempers. Reese was the second to last to enter. She had joined shortly after the downfall of the Ultimate Deathsaurer, wanting to make amends for what she had done. There were a few other people, but Karl couldn't remember all of their names, since most of them were new Lieutenants. Once everyone had been seated did Thomas finally enter the conference room. Karl noted that he looked frazzled, if not a bit disturbed. Whatever it was that he had to tell them, he knew that it wasn't going to be good…

Thomas shifted a bit nervously. No matter how many times he had to address people like this, it always made him a bit nervous. After all, what he had to tell them wasn't exactly good news. He cleared his throat slightly before starting.

"I want to thank you all for coming on such short notice. If this could wait I would have put it off until tomorrow morning, but it can't. Thanks to some engineering on my part, and Reese's bugs, I've been able to learn that they are planning what they care called a 'Kamikaze Attack'. I wasn't able to get just what all they were planning, but just from the name alone, it's something big. Thankfully, one of the people that the bugs were following let it slip that the dates for this attack will be soon, very likely at the end of the week soon, or sooner. I couldn't catch any targets, but I am guessing that it will be an attack on the Guardian Force directly. While the capitals are also very likely candidates, I think that they are trying to get rid of the biggest threat first before picking off the capitals," he finished to the looks of severe faces.

Finally it was Van that spoke up first, "Did you manage to find out just what kinds of Zoids they'll be using? I know that asking for how many is near impossible to find out, but if were know just what all they're planning to use, it will better prepare us."

Thomas nodded slightly, "Apart from their normal infantry that they use, such as Command Wolves and Rev Raptors, I also found out that they will be using a number of long ranged Zoids, such as Gun Snipers and the newer model the Snipe Master. I also heard that they'll be using some sort of aerial fleet, though I don't know what exactly they'll be using. Their normal Zoids of choice will also be used… And…it is my belief that they will be bringing 'HIM' to the battle as well…though I have no idea when…" he finished.

Just about everyone started to talk after that. The only new threat would be those Snipe Masters, but the fact that they would be using 'HIM' in the battle was what made it dangerous. That pilot could easily take on half of the Guardian Force himself. They could not take this lightly. They needed to alert Emperor Rudolf of this turn of events, while Herman contacted his assistant to warn her of what they had just learned. Everyone else decided to get their Zoids ready and to put the rest of the base on alert.

Van had just finished telling some of the new recruits to be on guard when the base suddenly shook violently and the alarm sirens went off. 'I know that Thomas said soon, but I didn't think that it would be THIS soon!'

After regaining his balance did he hurry off to his Zoid. He had just strapped himself in when something struck the side of the base again, opening a large hole in the wall. Van had no time to dwell on it as he mobilized his Blade Liger. He had told Zeke beforehand to stay with Jayden, since he would be fine on his own. The proud blue Blade Liger roared loudly before rushing out of the base and into the fray. The attack itself came as a semi-surprise, but he knew that something wasn't right. The forces were too small to take them on seriously. He could tell that he wasn't the only one to think so. So long as they kept their wits about them then they should be fine…hopefully.

The prelude to the Kamikaze Attack had begun.

Author's Note: Sorry it's so short! But this chapter was needed! The next couple of chapters will be longer, I promise! Anyways, more character death, though I chose two minor characters. Do those deaths have something to do with what's going to happen in the future? Maybe, maybe not, you'll just have to wait until later to find out. And what an ominous name for an attack! For those of you that are sticklers for correct ages, I tried and tried to find their ages, but I couldn't find anything anywhere. SO, if you don't like the made up ages, too bad. You'll notice, if you've read the co-authored fic 'Broken Angel', that Jayden and Caleb are the same, for those are the two that I use when writing their kids. Melody is new, so if she seems as if she isn't doing much, it's because I'm still working on her. As for their ages, Jayden would have JUST turned seventeen, while Caleb and Melody are eighteen. Anyways, I hope that that cleared a few things up, if not, just PM me and I'll try to answer your questions to the best of my ability! Hope that you enjoyed and be on the lookout for new stories and updates! Please review! They make my day and make me update faster!