Capture of Two Kinds

Disclaimer: I don't own Hot Wheels Battle Force 5! (*sigh*)

Chapter 4

Tezz's POV

Vert lead the charge through the forest while I hung off his right while Sherman and Spinner hung off his left and so Zoom and Stanford stayed in the back. We cut through the forest and got to the Vandal's stronghold and Vert stopped.

"We need a plan so that nothing can go wrong." Vert said.

"What about rescuing Agura and getting out of here ASAP?" Stanford suggested.

"No. You may not understand the risks but if we go in without a plan we may not get Agura out." I said thinking about what to do. Fortunately for me Vert already had an idea.

"Zoom, can you give us the layout again? We can plan around that and where Agura is in there." Vert said to Zoom before I could say another word. Zoom told us everything he saw in the layout and it was enough for me to formulate a plan.

"Vert, I know how to storm the fortress and rescue Agura." I said. They all looked at me like I had two heads or something.

"I'm listening Tezz." Vert said. So I outlined my basic plan for them and told them each their part to play. I also stressed how important it was to be precise and follow the plan exactly. As well as adding what could and most likely would happen if they didn't.

"Is everyone positioned?" I asked through the comm. The unanimous response was yes. "Then let's go." Stanford drove up to the door and blasted it open. Zoom raced in and Stanford followed him in. Seconds later a Vandal horde drove out leaving only about half the Vandals still there. I gave the signal and we stormed in through the still open gate. The Cortez brothers kept the Vandals busy while Vert and I went to free Agura and get her ATV. As we headed to the position Zoom had indicated we heard the lash of a whip. Vert put his finger to his lips and we crept around the corner silently and got out of our vehicles.

What we saw amazed even me. It seemed and impossible what was happening and the sight pulled at my heart strings and made me want to cry out.

Agura's POV

I opened my eyes to find myself chained to a pole with Vandals surrounding me and Kalus at the very front. As I looked around the Vandals started to cheer and yell. Those cheers turned into a chant that went something like this.

"Kalus! Kalus! Kalus!" was what the crowd cheered. Kalus just smirked at me.

"Unchain the subspecies." Kalus commanded. Three Vandals rushed forward to carry out his command. I felt and heard the chains run to the ground in many clanks and thumps. I knew it meant freedom but I resisted the urge to run because if I did I wouldn't get very far and it would mean more punishment for me. So I bided my time. Waiting for the right time to strike at Kalus and make a run for it.

I thought I heard something overhead so I looked up but it had already passed. Besides I was probably hearing things. "Definitely not a good sign." I thought to myself. I heard Kalus clear his throat and start to speak so I looked up.

"As one hunter to another I wouldn't want to end my days just sitting around so I've decided to give you a sporting chance subspecies. Make sure the fight is good." He whispered to me. Then he addressed the rest of the tribes "We have caught their hunter! If she is able to evade ourblows long enough we will induct her into the tribe. If not we will either kill her or take her as a slave!" Kalus yelled to the loudly cheering crowd. Kalus then threw a staff at me and I was just able to pull my hands up to catch it. I looked at it for a second then took my stance. Still a bit dizzy from whatever Hatch did to me I stumbled but managed to catch myself and took my stance once again. Then Kalus attacked me.

"Aaaarrrrgggghhhh!" Kalus yelled as he charged his staff held high. I knew I had to plan if I was to pull this off. I was too weak to dodge him for long. But then I noticed something that made my heart skip a beat. Kalus hit me in that fleeting moment because I let my guard down. "Back to reality Agura" I told myself. It was just an illusion. They couldn't be here. I had been on the ground and the Vandals weren't expecting me to get back up. Their cheers got louder and rougher as I got up from the ground. I took my stance again and Kalus looked at me with mild surprise.

"Are you sure you want to do this, Kalus?" I asked him grimacing at the new wave of pain.

"The question subspecies is are you sure you want to do this. After this show of bravery and resiliency I may grant you Vandal status if you just give up now and agree to work with us rather than against us." Kalus said guarded but almost inviting, beckoning me with one hand.

"So Kalus, how long did you work on that pretty little speech of yours? Don't tell me you wrote that whole thing just for me?" Kalus glared at me and I smiled doing my best to look flattered despite how I knew I looked. Apparently I failed on a large scale. Kalus just looked at me like I had grown two heads or something.

"Glad to know your sense of humor is still intact subspecies!"Kalus yelled."But it won't help you for long!" With those words he lunged at me.

Vert's POV

Tezz and I looked around the corner and both of us gasped at the sight. Agura, battling Kalus with staffs, but she was on the ground and I could tell she was bleeding and she looked dizzy. That's when I heard her speak.

"Are you sure you want to do this Kalus?" Agura yelled at the man-cat. She looked hurt but the Vandal's cheers only seemed to get louder as she got up slowly. Kalus seemed to stare then said something I couldn't hear. She responded with obvious sarcasm and I saw her face change to look almost flattered or something. But as quickly as it came it was gone. Then Kalus yelled "Glad to know your sense of humor is still intact subspecies!" and charged at her with his staff held high ready to strike her. I wanted to rush forward but I knew at this point it would only make things worse. So Tezz and I rounded the corner back to our vehicles. We started to put our plan into action by scanning the door for weak points. After that I backed the Saber up and prepared to ram the wooden door on the mark that Tezz had set. So he fired up Splitwire and then he fired an electromagnetic pulse at the door to weaken it. Then I started the Saber and drove at the door at full speed all the while bringing out my blades.