"Organized under strict rules and regulations Zoid Battles are fighting competitions held on enormous battlefields using mechanical combat units known as Zoids."

"The enthusiast young warriors put their pride on the line and sharpen their skills against one another."

"Battle Mode approved."

"Area scanned…"

"Battlefield set up."

"Ready… FIGHT!"


High Speed Battle! - Transforming Into Liger Zero Destructor!


The ending gong sounded on a Zoid Battlefield signalling that one of the teams has won. The defeated team was a group of pilots who manned three Heldigunners into battle. All three Zoids were sparking and smoking from all of the damage they took at the hands of but one Zoid. But we'll get to that in just a moment.

"The winner is… the Redfire Team!"

But the winning team of Zoids didn't look much like winners. Two of the Zoids, both Red Horns, were down for the count and were severely damaged with missing armor in various places and electricity sparking in various damaged areas. The only Zoid standing tall and proud was a Cheetah Type Zoid with black and red armor known as a Lightning Saix.

One of the Red Horn pilots groaned in both anger and disappointment as his damaged Zoid Gear fell to the ground. While he was lamenting the damage done to both his pride and his Zoid, another man walked up to the two Pilots. This guy is clearly the one who owns the Lightning Saix.

"Now, let's have that reward I was promised. Seeing as I won the battle for ya." the Lightning Saix pilot said.

But the one of the Red Horn pilots, a man with light brown hair, turned around looking angrier than he's ever been in his life.

"You're asking the wrong guy! You demolish my Red Horn and now you have the nerve to talk about rewards?!" he demanded in anger.

But the pilot of the Lightning Saix didn't seem fazed by the outburst. He remained calm, cool and collected. He's most likely had to deal with people like this before, and has experience in dealing with their whining and complaining.

"I demolished? You're the one who let it happen." he quipped.

"WHAT'D YOU SAY?!" shouted the first Red Horn pilot.

"Chill." said his partner, a man with black hair.

He wasn't any happier about the situation than his partner was, but he wasn't going to let his anger cloud his judgment. And just for the sake of not using so many titles here, let's just call the black haired man George and his partner Sherlock.

Anyways, George tossed a bag of money to the Lightning Saix pilot, which landed at his feet. The fact that he requested a reward means that he must be a mercenary pilot of some kind.

"Here's your reward." George said.

"Thanks." said the mercenary.

He picked up the bag of greenbacks and slung it over his shoulder just as George began to speak again.

"We'll need to hire you for our next battle too, so I'll be in touch."

"There'll be no next time for you." said the mercenary.

"Hey, wait a minute! If we don't win any points now, we'll be bumped down a class! There's no way we'll win with our damaged Zoids!" George said, pleading his case.

But this didn't seem to work on the mercenary. He seems dead set on not helping the Redfire Team again.

"What a shame." he said indifferently.

"What kind of deal is this where you win us ONE BATTLE then abandon us like trash?! HEY?!" demanded the ever angry Sherlock.

This time, the merc stopped walking and turned to face the angry pilot. And when he spoke, his tone showed that he had no patience for any of their antics.

"I'm walking because you competed with me instead of letting me do what I'm paid for!"


*Blitz Team Base…*


Watching from the hangar, Jaune and Raven looked on as Yang got accustomed to her partner's new body. The cockpit controls were much different from those of an Elephander, so she was going for a run with her Geno Saurus in order to get used to them. She and the Geno Saurus were currently speeding along through a natural obstacle course with the Tyrannosaurus Zoid's boosters activated and propelling them along the sandy ground.

"Let's do this, partner!" Yang exclaimed.

The Geno Saurus roared and activated the side thrusters in his legs that allowed him to maneuver even better than normal while hovering off the ground. This allowed him and Yang to easily swerve between rocks and any other obstacles that got in their way. And just because he wanted to show off, the Geno Saurus primed his left claws, the bladed metal gleaming in the afternoon light.

And as they sped past a large boulder, his claws sliced through the stone like a hot knife through butter!

Yang was thoroughly impressed by what happened.

"Whoa, that was awesome! You are truly amazing, partner!" Yang exclaimed in happiness.

The Geno Saurus roared in happiness at the praise of his partner and the fact that he was whole once again. However, there was one weapon he possessed that was just too dangerous to test so close to the base.

The signature weapon of almost all Tyrannosaurus Type Zoids: the Charged Particle Cannon! A weapon that could very well wipe out all life on the planet if it ever fell into the wrong hands!

Elsewhere in Remnant, a certain woman with the ability to control the Grimm sneezed. Then she proceeded to flip out as she accidentally got her own snot all over her recently revised plans for world conquest.

Back at the Blitz Team Base, Raven smiled as she watched the bond between her child and the Geno Saurus become even stronger than it was before. Even if it took having to be kidnapped by those scum known as the Backdraft Group for it to happen, but that's besides the point. The point is that Raven knows that having taken her daughter away from their old home continent was the right choice after all.

"It's a beautiful sight, isn't it?" Jaune inquired. "The bond that a Zoid pilot can share with their Zoid once that Zoid's soul has been awakened."

Raven turned to look at Jaune. Quite honestly, she didn't understand what Jaune meant by that, even if Sarah spoke of things like this all the time.

"What do you mean by that?" Raven asked.

"Well, you see, all Zoids are connected to a long lost artifact known as Zoid Eve. Zoid Eve is what gives all Zoids life and is what created them in the first place alongside the ancient Zoidians that inhabited all continents on the planet. Heck, there are even some Zoidians who became Huntsmen and Huntresses back on Remnant with the aid of their own Zoids! So you see, all Zoids have souls of their own. They're not just giant machines. Even mass produced Zoids have souls, but it's very difficult for them to awaken their souls. But when it happens, you've got a great partner by your side! Like me and Liger Zero or Yang and her Geno Saurus." Jaune explained.

"Well, I can agree with you there." Raven said.

She looked up at her customized Rev Raptor, already knowing who her partner is.

"I can't imagine a life without Rev Raptor anymore." Raven said honestly.

And the Rev Raptor hissed in happiness at his pilot's words. Qrow really missed out on having such a wonderful Zoid like this. If he only took the time to actually get to know the Rev Raptor, perhaps he would have had a perfect partner of his own. But then again, with his way of thinking when it comes to Zoids that was highly unlikely.

"Speaking of which, how does Liger Zero like his new paint job?" Raven asked.

And she was right to ask about it. Jaune had since took Liger Zero to a special shop where they were able to give any Zoid a customized look all its own. Now the Liger Zero was a gold and red color scheme with several black accents in the Zoid. Even the eyes of the canopy got a color change to be more of an emerald green.

"It's a change from his original armor, but I can just feel that this is the right color for Liger Zero. I saw it in a dream and just thought that THIS is the perfect look for Liger Zero!" Jaune replied.

Suddenly, the monitor to the equipment room beeped as Sarah appeared on the screen.

"Jaune, sweetie, Doc and I need you over here right away." she said.

"Why? What's going on, mom?" Jaune asked.

"We've got a little surprise for you and the Liger Zero!" Sarah replied.

Knowing that it might be bad for his health to keep his mother waiting, Jaune made his way over to the room where the larger Zoid parts are usually brought in. What he saw far exceeded his expectations.

"Whoa! What is all this?!" gasped Jaune.

Inside were three giant crates that easily dwarfed any of Atlas's creations. Their mech suits certainly have nothing on this! The bottom crate was purple, the middle crate was a desert yellow color, and the top crate was black with red streaks. But that was the confusing thing for Jaune.

"I don't recall designing three armors. Where'd the third one come from?"


*Elsewhere…*


Out in a town near the edge of a desert, we find ourselves at a local bar and restaurant where Zoid Warriors of all types come to drink, eat, socialize and relax. And sitting alone at a table with several poker cards in his hand is that same warrior who refused to help the Redfire Team again.

Now that we get a good look at him, we can see what he actually looks like. He was wearing a yellow and grey shirt, and grey pants. He also had a light blue checked headband with two strange appendages that slightly resembled toilet brushes hanging from the back of his head. The headband made his eyes look like thin slits like those of a snake, and spiky purple hair stuck out from the top of his head.

"Jack Sisco."

The now named Jack looked up to see a Zoid Pilot standing next to him just a few feet away.

"I need your help on a job." he said.

"It'll cost you." said Jack.

"How about fifty thousand?" the warrior offered.

But Jack wasn't about to budge for THAT measly pay day.

"Take a hike! I don't work for people unless they have money." Jack said.

The pilot walked away, sighing in disappointment. His next battle was going to be a lot harder without a pilot like Jack Sisco helping his team. So, another pilot got up and decided to try his luck.

"I'll pay. Whatever your price! I need you on my team!" he said.

Seeing that he was being offered a blank check of sorts, Jack at least knows this guy is willing to pay. But there's one more test. He shuffled his hand of cards into the deck, then drew a new hand and placed the cards face down on the table.

"Pick a card, then try and guess what suit it is." Jack said.

"Uh… Clubs." the pilot guessed.

He flipped over his card to reveal it to be a Three of Diamonds. Jack was most certainly not impressed.

"Beat it! If you don't have luck, I don't want to know you." Jack said indifferently.

The pilot gave an exasperated sigh and walked away, leaving Jack alone with his thoughts and cards. He scoffed at the lack of good business and took a drink of the glass of ice water he ordered. But that's when four new warriors walked up to him. Warriors that I know are not good news.

"You must be Jack Sisco." said a female voice.

Jack set down his drink and took a look at who exactly was trying to hire him this time. It was a redhead girl who looked like she was behind a few centuries, being dressed like a spartan and all. Then there's a ginger haired girl wearing pink who looks far too hyper for her own good. Then there's a pink eyed boy with a magenta strand in his hair. He wears green and is dressed like one of those xiaolin monks. Finally, there's a lazy looking boy with gray hair.

"Allow us to introduce ourselves. I'm Pyrrha Nikos, this is Nora Valkyrie, the pink eyed boy is Lei Ren. Just call him Ren. And the boy with gray hair is Mercury Black." said the redhead girl.

"So?" Jack inquired.

"Look, dude. We need you for a job so here's the deal."

Mercury took out a briefcase and set it down on the table. He unclipped the locks on the case and opened it up to reveal the wads of bills stuffed inside of it.

"Inside this case is an even three million, and it's all yours if you'll join us for our next Zoid Battle." Mercury informed.

That actually caught Jack's attention. Unlike the warriors that tried to hire him before, this group seemed to be quite competent despite their lack of a well-known reputation. And the fact that they're offering a very nice paycheck is a plus in his book.

"Well, it looks like you have enough money. Pick a card then guess the suit." Jack instructed.

The team let Ren handle this part. He was the best at these sort of games of chance, so he was their best option to get past the luck portion of the test. Ren closed his eyes and hovered his hand over the different cards. He kept this up for about fifteen seconds or so before stopping on one card.

"This card is… the King of Hearts." Ren said.

He flipped over the card and revealed the card to be exactly what he predicted. Jack whistled at this turn of events. Looks like he's found himself some work.

"So, what kind of Zoids do you have?" Jack asked.

"Oh, we have everything, Jackie! Can I call you Jackie?" Nora said, continuing before Jack could respond. "Our headmaster has made it our mission to take down a certain team, so we have every Zoid! From a Gojulas to Cannon Tortoises!"

Jack whistled in amazement once again. And while he doesn't like being called by that ridiculous nickname, he's got the feeling that this Nora kid won't let it go. So, he was just gonna roll with it for now.

"So, do we have a deal?" Pyrrha asked.

Jack stood up from his chair, used some of the money to pay for his drinks, closed and locked the case and picked it up before placing an arm on Pyrrha's shoulder as the team walked out of the restaurant.

"Sure. I'll help you kids out." Jack said in agreement.

"Hey look, Jack's joining that rookie team!" said a random warrior.

This started a string of negative comments from the warriors in the bar who were looking to hire Jack for Zoid Battles. Comments ranging from "What?!", "No way!" and "What do THEY got that WE don't got?!". But they payed these jealous warriors no mind.

"So, who're we up against?" Jack asked.

"We'll tell you on the way to our base. Our manager still needs to finalize some things before the battle can take place, but I'm certain that there will be no problems." Ren explained.

Jack didn't quite like the fact that these guys were holding out on him in terms of job information, but he's a patient man and will wait for them to tell him the full details. And that means he can count the rest of his money on the way to make sure it was all there before he spent some of it. If there's one thing Jack doesn't like, it's being short changed.


*Back With The Blitz Team…*


"Oh my Oum! This is amazing! You even the Long Range Gun of a Heldigunner into this armor!" Jaune exclaimed, excitement clear in his voice.

Currently, he was standing on a lift that was allowing him to look inside the crates to see the new parts for Liger Zero. And while he was confused as to why the parts seemed like they were just repainted versions of the three conversion units Doctor Toros was going to order, he could instantly tell that there were key differences. For one thing, this purple armor looked much more deadly and seemed to have some extra abilities to it.

"I knew you'd be impressed!" Sarah said.

The lift rose higher until it reached the middle crate. The desert yellow one. Jaune peered inside and was quite impressed. It certainly was a step up from the standard Panzer Armor that Doctor Toros had initially shown him.

"Wow! Look at these beauties!"

Sarah laughed at her son's enthusiasm. Yet another thing he inherited from his father. And that's something she's glad her son inherited.

"We're glad you like them!" Sarah said with a big grin.

The lift rose up allowing Jaune to look into the third and final container. The black and red one. But what he saw was kind of strange to him. It looks like a repainted version of the Jaeger Armor, but it was so much different in a few ways. For one, instead of just the standard cheek mounted Vulcan Guns, it also has a pair of Buster Claws integrated into the armor. The claws also housed a pair of Laser Cannons for additional long range support. And the Ion Boosters on the back are about the normal size of Liger Zero's old boosters, but they looked very powerful.

"So what's the deal with this armor? It looks kind of strange." Jaune inquired.

"Hey, don't look at me! Sarah was the one who customized that armor!" Doc said defensively.

"I'm just curious, won't the design of these weapons hinder the speed of the Zoid by creating far more drag and weighing the Liger down more?" Jaune asked. "I mean, these weapons were designed specifically for a bipedal Zoid, so how will they work?"

Sarah closed her eyes and nodded at his son's questions. They were perfectly valid and she was glad that he wasn't rushing in blindly with these parts. And the fact that he's been studying his Zoids for a long time was also a plus in her book.

"I thought of that. See, when customizing and redesigning those three armors that Doc showed you before, I had the weapon's builders make the parts sleeker and more aerodynamic and lightweight to make the Zoid faster and reduce the drag they would have initially caused. Also, I redid the design of the mount to allow them to work with the Liger Zero's body type." Sarah explained. "I'm not an expert on Zoids for nothing, ya know!"

Once the lift to the crates lowered to the ground, Jaune walked up to his mom and hugged her.

"You're right, mom. I'm sorry. And I really do appreciate the time and effort you put into these parts." Jaune said, easing his mother's mind.

"So, you really like them, then?" Doctor Toros asked.

"Yeah! I love them!" Jaune replied. "But how much are these parts gonna cost me?"

Doctor Toros took out a clipboard and began to skim over some important documents. In all honesty, he was surprised by the outcome of the purchase as he was sure that the parts would cost far more than they did.

"Well, considering those people knew you, they gave us a nice discount for the parts and their customizations when Sarah mentioned that she was your mother and gave them proof that you're part of our team. So the total is a lot less than it would've been without it. So, I'd say you'll have it all payed off after about fifty wins. Does that sound fair?" Doc explained/asked.

Jaune took the clipboard and began to think. Fifty wins? That's if they keep winning like they are. And by the time he's payed off the parts, they'll be well on their way to the S-Class competition.

But his eyes narrowed in determination as he looked at the containment units for the parts. He has the utmost confidence that his team will win against everyone that comes their way and make it to the S-Class competition! So, he made his decision.

"Yeah, that sounds perfectly reasonable. Thanks a bunch for this, guys!" Jaune replied, signing for the parts.

"Excellent! Now, the money for the parts will automatically be taken out of your pay from the prize money you earn from battles in small increments just like how you're paying for the Liger Zero. So you won't need to worry about forgetting to make a payment for something, as this is a lot of stuff to remember." Doc explained.

"You got it, boss man!" Jaune quipped.

"We should probably test the parts to see if they work." Jamie said, walking into the room.

"What do you mean?" Sarah asked.

"I mean, we should just make sure that everything's ready before we go into battle with them, right?" Jamie said uncertainly.

Doctor Toros hummed in thought and began to walk away while Sarah just sighed at that suggestion. She had honestly hoped that Jamie wouldn't ask something like that right now.

"Well, truth be told, they aren't actually up and running just yet." Doc said.

"They're not?" Jaune asked. "Well, how long will it take to get them working then?"

"Well, the parts themselves are finished. It's just that we haven't figured out a quick and efficient way to attach the parts to the Liger Zero. Especially if we need to do so quickly while in the midst of battle." Sarah explained.

"Then why don't we just test the parts one at a time to make sure they work?" Jamie suggested.

But Doctor Toros immediately shut him down.

"NO WAY! They need to be interchangeable and work as a single unit! The original armors and their flaws were corrected, so we can't risk throwing off that balance by mixing and matching parts! Besides, they won't look cool if we do that!" Doc said.

And with that, Doctor Toros walked out of the room to try and come up with an easier way to attach the new parts and weapons to the Liger Zero. He needed to work fast though. After all, who knows when their next Zoid Battle will be?

Jamie, Sarah and Jaune sighed at the behavior of the Blitz Team's manager. He was honestly more like a child than he should be. But he does raise many good points about the balance of the armors.

"Jaune, you agree with me, right? We should test the parts before we use them?" Jamie asked.

Jaune hummed in thought and looked up at the parts for Liger Zero. He smiled as he reached a conclusion.

"Nah, I agree with Doc on this one. These guys know better than to half ass anything they sell to me, so I know the parts work fine. Although, we should at least calibrate one of the armors just to make sure everything works okay." Jaune said. "Hey Jamie, you want to help?"

The young Pteras pilot's eyes practically turned into stars as he grinned like a maniac when he was asked that question, and nodded rapidly in response.

"You bet! I may not be much of a warrior, but when it comes to Zoid parts I'm your guy!" Jamie replied.

"Great! With your help, we'll have this done by midnight if we don't rush things!" Jaune said.

"How about dinner, if you don't mind skipping?" Leena asked as she walked in.

Jaune began to grin even harder as he nodded at Leena. After Sarah excused herself to help Doctor Toros with designing a system to change the Liger's armors quickly and efficiently, the three Zoid warriors began to work on the yellow armor. Calibrating something like this was not going to be easy by any means.


*Meanwhile, With (J)NPR…*


Professor Ozpin was walking down the hall of the base he and his students were currently stationed at. He knew that he had to get Jaune back to Remnant for his plan to defeat Salem once and for all. But at the same time, he knows that it might not be easy. After all, Jaune and Yang both seem to be highly skilled at these Zoid Battles. But so are he and his students!

"Professor, you've gotta stop that mercenary!" Pyrrha pleaded.

"Yeah! He's completely out of control!" Nora added.

Ozpin did listen to his students, but he needed to confirm these claims of insanity for himself. And as he walked into the Zoid Bay where his team stores the majority of their Zoids, he saw Jack Sisco typing away on a control pad as he pulled two Cannon Tortoises out of their storage containers.

"Tell me, Jack. What do you plan to do with the Cannon Tortoises?" Ozpin asked.

"Two of your students can use them in the battle tomorrow." Jack replied.

That didn't make any sense to the headmaster of Beacon Academy. Why use such slow Zoids in a battle with a Zoid as fast and agile as the Lightning Saix? Not to mention the other Zoids that the Blitz Team is bound to have on their side that will surely be faster and more mobile than the tiny Cannon Tortoises.

"That doesn't seem like a very good idea. The Cannon Tortoises will never be able to keep up with your Lightning Saix!" Ozpin said. "I mean, really, only another Lightning Saix could possibly keep up with you!"

But Jack didn't seem to be discouraged by these facts. He just placed a hand on Ozpin's shoulder.

"Let me handle all the planning. Do that, and I can guarantee the battle's ours." Jack said. "You DO want to win this, don't you?"

"Well, sure. But…" Ozpin tried to voice his concerns.

But Jack just cut him off as he continued to work with the Cannon Tortoise Zoids.

"Then leave this in my hands. I'M the one who never loses."

Jack typed a few commands into the console he was working on, and the machines that maintained the Zoids began to go to work. Mechanical arms lowered a huge gun onto the back of each Cannon Tortoise. The Buster Cannon offers superior range and firepower to the Zoid, but the weight causes a huge loss in mobility.

"If you mount something like THAT onto the Cannon Tortoises, then the speed will practically slow down to a crawl! What are you planning, mister Sisco?" Ozpin asked.

"Don't you worry! Just leave it to the pro!" Jack said. "And I think my plan will benefit from two of your students piloting those Gun Snipers while you pilot that there Gojulas. I just need to make a few modifications."

Ozpin hummed, obviously not liking what the mercenary may have planned. But he also knows that it's pointless to argue right now, so he left to carry out his business with the rest of the team. All of whom seemed to be a little on edge.

"You ARE still the team's leader. Aren't you, professor?" Ren asked.

"Yeah, if you ask me, you're giving that mercenary far too much control!" Mercury added.

But Ozpin wasn't worried.

"Oh, trust me children, this will all blow over soon. We'll use the mercenary and his strength, but nothing else will change." Ozpin said.

Jack waited until they were out of earshot, then scoffed as he glanced in their direction.

"You call yourself a team?"


*Back With The Blitz Team…*


We now find ourselves in the common room of the Blitz Team where we see Doctor Toros and Sarah Arc are balancing upside down on top of their heads. Their faces were turning red from all the blood that was rushing to their brains, and it was warranting some concern from the team.

"Should we even ask?" Brad inquired.

"Well… I thought I might have some sort of breakthrough." Doc replied.

Sarah gave a subtle nod of agreement, being careful not to lose her balance. But their children were very worried that this might affect their parents and their mental and physical health.

"I think that's enough, Dad." Leena said, concerned for her father's health.

That's when the door slid open and Jamie walked in. And from the look on his face, I'd say he's got news for the team.

"A message just came in from the Battle Commission, guys! We have a Zoid Battle at ten o'clock tomorrow against the Beacon Team in Battle Mode 0982!" Jamie said.

Jaune and Yang recognized the name of the team almost immediately and narrowed their eyes in anger. They don't know who they sent this time, but chances are they're not going to be anyone good.

Raven also recognized the team name, but decided to stay focused on the fight that lay ahead.

"Where would that be?" Raven asked.

"Coordinates W06B36." Jamie replied.

He entered the coordinates into the computer and they found that the battlefield was not something that one would expect from the Beacon Team.

"A total desert." Brad said.

"No shit, sherlock! But the field's enormous! It must be at least thirty square kilometers!" Raven quipped.

Brad ignored the obvious smart aleck attitude he was getting from the older female on the team and gave some useful information to help them in the battle.

"I hear that Jack Sisco uses an Ultra High Speed Lightning Saix, so judging by the location he wants to capitalize on his speed." Brad theorized.

"I'VE GOT IT! I'VE GOT IIIIIIT-OOF!" cried Doctor Toros as he finally lost his balance.

But while he fell face first onto the floor, Sarah performed a front flip and landed gracefully on her feet. Although, the doctor's sudden outburst did freak out the team and snap Jaune out of his stupor.

"Uh, Doc? Mom?" Jaune asked uncertainly.

The good doctor ignored him and sprang up to his feet before running out of the room laughing like a maniac, nearly knocking Jamie over as he did. Ladies and Gentlemen, I think that Jaune now fears for the doctor's mental stability. And to make matters worse, Sarah must've had the same idea and was following the doctor at almost the same speed.

"I'll never change him." Leena said with a sigh.

"Parents will be parents, I guess." Jaune added.

Then he sat down on the sofa and motioned for everyone else to sit down. The others instantly got the message. Team meeting! Eyes and ears on the speaker, now! Naturally, everyone (sans Sarah and Doctor Toros) took a seat as they waited for Jaune to get the meeting started. Naturally, Leena and Yang sat on either side of Jaune while he collected his thoughts.

"As you all know, tomorrow we'll be facing off against the Beacon Team. And there are only seven people I can think of who might make up this team." Jaune said.

He quickly typed some stuff into the computer and pulled up the files for the team. Turns out he was right about four of the members, but the fifth one caught him by surprise.

"WHAT?! OZPIN IS ON THIS TEAM?!" Jaune cried out in shock.

"You mean the headmaster of that school and the guy that wants to basically turn you into a breeding stock?" Brad asked, his fists clenching.

"The very same. I had no idea he'd try to come after me himself. It's a wonder he hasn't sent the whole Atlesian Military to try and take me back to Remnant." Jaune replied.

"So, who are the other four?" Jamie asked.

Yang decided to field this one. Seeing as how one of these little traitors was the cause of her torture in the first place.

"The two girls and the boy with black hair are Jaune's former teammates. The redhead and the ginger are Pyrrha Nikos and Nora Valkyrie respectively. The boy is Lei Ren. And the lazy looking bastard with gray hair is the no good bastard who framed me and got me thrown in the clink in the first place!" Yang explained.

Jaune typed in a few more codes and pulled up images and statistics of the Zoids that the Beacon Team primarily uses.

"Seems to me like Pyrrha normally pilots a Murasame Liger. Nora's Iron Kong packs a serious punch, both figuratively and VERY literally! Then there's Ren who pilots a customized Heldigunner. Mercury commonly pilots a basic Command Wolf, and Ozpin is almost NEVER seen in battle without his trusty Gojulas! And with Jack and his Lightning Saix on their team, it looks as though I won't be able to easily come up with a winning strategy for us to use against them!" Jaune said.

"I know, right? A total fustercluck!" said a familiar Beacon teacher.

Jaune yelped and jumped out his seat before punching Ozpin right in the gut, making the headmaster double over clutching his gut in pain. The rest of the team was both disturbed AND impressed at the same time.

"Nice shot!" praised Raven. "From what Yang told me about you in your early time at Beacon, you used to try and run away from danger rather than attack it head on."

"Yeah, Yang helped me fix that. Now, I channel my fight or flight instincts to 'fight' rather than 'flight'. We affectionately refer to what I just did as Fear Punching." Jaune explained. "But that aside, when did you get here?! I didn't even sense your Aura!"

As Ozpin stood up, he offered a lopsided grin to try and get his two former students to relax. But from the looks of anger on their faces, it isn't working.

"I affectionately refer to it as Stealth Mode." Ozpin quipped. "But I digress, I am actually here on official business. It's in regards to you as a person, mister Arc."

Jaune clenched his fists tightly, already knowing what Ozpin wanted.

"Don't bother trying to sugarcoat your intentions, Ozpin! I know why you're here! You want to take me back to Remnant away from my only true friends, stick me in a breeding program with a bunch of women that YOU chose to bare my children, just so you can have an army of huntsmen and huntresses for your own pointless grudge against a woman called Salem, am I right."

It wasn't a question.

Ozpin's eyes widened in surprise. But he guessed that his students finding out about the plan was bound to happen eventually. And he could tell from the young Arc's tone of voice, body language and the murderous look in his eyes, he wasn't going to go through with the plan without some SERIOUS persuasion!

More like NEVER!

"Mister Arc, you must understand that I am doing this not just for the good of Remnant but for YOUR OWN good as well! That is why I have selected several strong and very beautiful women for you to marry, so if you'll just come along with me-"

"Not on your life!" growled Jaune.

Ozpin's eyes snapped open in surprise as he looked to meet Jaune's gaze. He regretted doing so instantly. The once kind and gentle blue eyes of the Arc boy were now an angry and highly malevolent blood red due to the boy's own anger.

"I have been you people's doormat for far too long, Ozpin!" Jaune said, making the man cringe at the venom used in his name. "You claim that this is for my own good, but did you even think about what I want for my children? Did you ever think that maybe, oh I don't know, I DON'T want them to grow up as nothing but mindless weapons for you to use and throw away as you see fit?!"

The silver haired man took an involuntary step back as a nervous sweat began to roll down his brow. In all honesty, he hadn't considered what Jaune might want for his children. But in his opinion, the fate of all of Remnant was much more important that what a single man wanted for his children.

He moved to speak, but Jaune silenced him with a hand around his throat.

"No, of course you didn't! You only care about some fucked up plan that won't even work in the long run! Well you know what? YOU CAN TAKE YOUR PLAN AND SHOVE IT UP YOUR ARSE! BECAUSE I WILL NEVER LET YOU DECIDE ANYONE'S FATE BECAUSE OF YOUR WARMONGERING MIND!"

With that said, Jaune finally released Ozpin from the death grip he had on the man's neck, allowing him to take big gulps of air due to lack of oxygen. No doubt about it now. Raven definitely used the olden day Branwen family Right of The Soul to create a bond between Jaune and several other girls. He can already tell from Jaune's earlier display that Yang is definitely one of those girls.

But the question now is who the others are. Who else has been bound to Jaune's soul through this olden day ritual?

Ozpin cleared his throat and stood up as he finally got his second wind again.

"Well, regardless of how you may feel about this mister Arc, we can not simply abandon the plan just because you said no. So how about this? A little bet before the battle in order to set some parameters for us to follow. If the Beacon Team wins the battle tomorrow, then you shall come back to Remnant with us. WILLINGLY. But if the Blitz Team wins, then we'll back off for a little while and your team will receive double the usual prize money." Ozpin offered.

He held out his hand to shake on the deal, which Jaune was hesitant to accept. But even now, the looks he was getting from the team made it clear what their only option was. So, Jaune and the Headmaster of Beacon shook on it.

"You better keep your word when the Blitz Team wins!" Jaune growled.

"No need to worry. Unlike most others you may encounter, and most certainly unlike the Backdraft Group, I am a man of my word." Ozpin said.

And with that, the manager for the Beacon Team let himself out while everyone else went to be for the night. They were going to need their strength for the battle tomorrow.


*The Next Day…*


The Hover Cargo was well on its way to the site of the battle, but not everyone was prepared. Doctor Toros was snoring away in his usual spot on the command deck. Sarah was also there, but unlike Doctor Toros, she's used to going a long time without sleep due to her days as a huntress.

"Time to wake up! Come on, Doc! Sarah, you don't want to miss your son's battle!" Jamie urged.

Doctor Toros did wake up, but just for a minute. And Sarah was still half asleep.

"We ended up working right through the night working on the Liger's system." Doc said before he fell asleep again.

"Come on, we're almost there!" Jamie said, trying to get Doctor Toros to stay awake.

The Hover Cargo eventually made it to the Battlefield and stopped as it prepared the catapult to launch the team's Zoids. The first to launch was Raven and her Rev Raptor. Both wanted to participate in another battle, and since it was a six on six battle this time every pilot on the team was launching. Next came Brad and the Command Wolf. After that, Jamie and his Pteras were launched and took to the skies.

Jamie was at least glad to know that Sarah would be monitoring the battle in his stead while he was out there fighting. Next up, Yang and her Geno Saurus were launched off of the catapult and onto the desert field. The Tyrannosaurus Zoid let loose a loud roar of power, challenging any Zoid in the area to a fight. And finally, the Dibison jumped off of its own launch pad and into the Battlefield.

But back in the Hover Cargo, Jaune was running a few last minute scans to make sure the Liger's repainted armor was still working the way it should.

"Everything seems to be working perfectly with Liger's base armor, mom! No anomalies detected!" Jaune reported.

"Got it, son! Oh! By the way, this all happened so fast that you forgot to name Liger's new armors, so you better do that now while you still can!" Sarah prompted.

Jaune thought about each armor and how they were improved as opposed to their old selves. He already has names thought up for each one.

"The High Speed Armor with the Buster Claws will be called Destructor, for now. The purple bladed armor we'll call the Cuchilla Violeta. And the high defensive long range armor we'll call Tanque." Jaune said.

Sarah typed in the names of each armor and input them into the system.

"And what about Liger's base armor? It's not exactly the basic 'Zero' Armor anymore." Sarah inquired.

Jaune thought hard about this one. Liger's armor is now midnight black, but the Zoid also seems to have Stealth Coat shielding from most enemies at night.

Wait a minute…!

"Imperial! We'll call the base armor the Liger Zero Imperial!" Jaune answered.

"Alright then, we're all set! Launching Liger Zero Imperial, now!"

And with that said, the newly dubbed Liger Zero Imperial was launched from the Hover Cargo. And just in time, too!

A few miles away, a Judge Capsule crashed into the ground. And Jaune noticed that in each battle, the Judge stayed as far away from the Zoids as possible.

"The Judge sure does like to keep his distance." Jaune observed.

The Judge Capsule rose up from its crater and opened up before rotating in a semi circle as the Judge began to scan the Battlefield.

"The area within a thirty mile radius is a designated Zoid Battlefield. This zone is now restricted! Only competitors and personnel have authorized entry. Danger! All others must leave the area at once! Area scanned… Battlefield set up. The Blitz Team versus the Beacon Team. Battle Mode 0982. Ready… FIGHT!"

The gong sounded and Jaune got pumped up and ready to fight. As did Yang and her Geno Saurus.

"Alright, let's do this!" exclaimed Yang.

"Our enemy's thirty kilometers away. What's there to do?" Brad asked.

"We should at least stay together until we've confirmed their location." Leena suggested.

"Then I'll go scout them out!" Jamie volunteered.

"Roger that! Be careful, Jamie." Jaune said in agreement.

The Blitz Team's Zoids began the long and slow journey to try and find their enemies while Jamie and the Pteras flew off to scout out the enemy Zoids. But little did they know that the enemy was waiting for them. And it's true, because now we can see the Beacon Team plus Jack Sisco waiting at the very edge of the battlefield.

The Lightning Saix stood very calm as opposed to the tense Cannon Tortoises, Gun Snipers with Weasel Units and Gojulas with giant back mounted cannons. While Ozpin piloted the Gojulas, Ren and Mercury were piloting the Cannon Tortoises while Pyrrha and Nora were in the Gun Snipers.

"The battle's started, guys." Ren said.

"So Jack, what's our plan of attack?" Pyrrha asked.

"It's very simple. You just need to follow two rules." Jack replied.

The Invincible Girl and acting leader of Team (J)NPR began grinning like a maniac.

"WOW, that IS simple! So…?"

"Don't move, and keep firing." Jack said.

Now THAT kinda confused Pyrrha. And I mean REALLY confused him, because that sounded like something a Halo player would do. Or possibly Yang.

"What kinda rule is that?!" Pyrrha asked.

"You five don't need to move from this spot. When I give the signal, start firing toward the designated area." Jack ordered. "But if one of them decides to take the battle to you, Ozpin will be the one to intercept them on account of his Gojulas being the stronger of your five Zoids."

But due to her own competitive nature, which only strengthened due to all of her past tournament battles, Pyrrha didn't like this plan at all.

"HEY! You can't just use us like we're fixed heavy cannons!" shouted Pyrrha.

However, Jack remained unfazed by the spartan's outburst.

"If you follow me, you'll just get in the way." Jack said.

"THEN WHY THE HELL DID YOU PUT US IN THESE KINDS OF ZOIDS IN THE FIRST PLACE, HUH?!" Pyrrha shouted in anger.

"Everyone always wants to make the same tactical maneuvers as my Lightning Saix, even if it's far beyond their Zoid's capabilities. With the Cannon Tortoises, the Gun Snipers and the Gojulas, I figured any fool would know they couldn't keep up." Jack explained.

Now THIS TIME, Nora was the one to have an outburst.

"Why you dirty…! Come back here so I can break your legs!" Nora yelled as Jack and his Lightning Saix ran off to face the enemy.

"Not much we can do now, Nora. I think he's got you beat." Mercury said, adding his two cents.

"What do we do now, professor?" Pyrrha asked.

"I'm afraid we have no choice here. We'll have to follow through with Jack's plan until I can think of something." Ozpin said.

RELUCTANTLY, the team agreed and began waiting for the signal. Whatever it may be.

As Jack and his Lightning Saix sped across the battlefield, the scene shifted to a restaurant where several other Zoid warriors were watching the battle on live feed.

"Hey look, Jack Sisco and that rookie team called the Beacon Team is taking on the Blitz Team!" one warrior called out.

"This I gotta see!" said another warrior.

Back with the Blitz Team, they had finally made it to about the halfway point after a bit of walking and spotted something. Something fast and very not good for them.

"Enemy Zoid advancing towards us!" Leena reported.

And sure enough, the speedy Zoid known as the Lightning Saix pulled up to a nice and easy stop as it met up with the Blitz Team. And Jack was a bit surprised at the appearance of two certain Zoids.

"A Liger…! Never seen that type before! And they've got a Geno Saurus too!" Jack said to himself. "Looks like this battle just got a bit more interesting. Let's start, Ozpin!"

"He's about five hundred meters away!" Brad reported.

"Jamie, where are the other five?" Raven asked. "I'm not picking anything up on radar, so I'm assuming that he's the only one that charged ahead."

"He wants to go head to head like this and take on all six of us?" Leena asked.

What she got back was a nervous reply that threw them all off.

"Uh, about that… You all might want to RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!"

And sure enough, Jamie was right to be panicking. The Blitz Team cried out in surprise and outrage as they were bombarded with fire from Sniper Rifles, Heavy Cannons and giant Buster Cannons!

Brad grunted and pushed the controls of his Command Wolf forward, having been the first of the team to recover from that barrage.

"You scum!" growled Brad.

He tried to get the Wolf moving, but he got hit by a shot from the Lightning Saix's back mounted rifles. And while this seemed to give away his location, Leena didn't seem to realize just how fast a Lightning Saix can really move.

"Over there!" exclaimed Leena.

She turned her Dibison in the direction of the gunfire and shot a few blasts from her Shock Cannon, but grunted at the impact as her own Zoid was the one that was hit. But she recovered quickly and kept a level head despite the situation.

"A-Are we surrounded?!" she stuttered.

"No, but you might as well be!" Jamie replied.

Jaune and his Liger Zero managed to get out of the blast radius where the cannon shots were being launched and managed to spot the main enemy.

"There he is!" exclaimed Jaune.

Jack and his Lightning Saix immediately turned tail and began running away, but Jaune and Liger Zero Imperial weren't about to let that happen again!

"Oh no you don't!"

Liger Zero roared as it took off after Jack and his Lightning Saix, but the Cheetah type Zoid possesses far greater speed and maneuverability than the Liger Zero. And this particular mercenary has that speed refined to an art. Jack smirked as he poured on the speed.

"Come on, kitty!" taunted Jack.

He made his Lightning Saix make a tight turn just as several cannon and Sniper Rifle rounds impacted the ground. But Jaune was determined to stop Jack and his Lightning Saix from doing any more harm to his team!

"I'll get you!" growled Jaune.

But as he made to turn after the Lightning Saix, he and Liger Zero were stopped by several cannon blasts. And that's just what gave Jack the opportunity to strike at the Liger. Jaune grunted as Liger Zero was hit repeatedly, and barely registered Jamie telling the team that he was leaving the battleground to make an emergency landing.

Once he got his bearings back, he saw Jack and his Zoid run off again and narrowed his eyes.

"Ugh! He's fast…!" muttered Jaune.

"Several Cannon Tortoises, Gun Snipers or other long range Zoids must be out there firing a long range barrage." Doctor Toros theorized tiredly.

"But they'll never hit their targets at THAT kind of distance, so what's the point of doing so?" Sarah asked, now a little more awake.

"They're not trying to, they're just using it for cover. And while the stray fire keeps our team confused, the Lightning Saix will take advantage and strike them at high speed." Doctor Toros elaborated, even though he was still tired.

And out at the edge of the field, the Cannon Tortoises, Gun Snipers and Gojulas were doing their job and shooting a barrage of long range fire. But the Gojulas was shooting at a slower pace due to how big its own bullets are.

"Keep it up, team! We'll beat them yet!" Ozpin encouraged.

"Head's up, doc! Look's like we got a bogey inbound!" Mercury reported.

Ozpin stopped firing for a second and checked his monitor. He zoomed in on something and saw that the Geno Saurus was zooming toward them at its own famed high speed.

"So Yang managed to break away from our cannon fire." Ozpin said to himself.

He narrowed his eyes at the Tyrannosaurus type Zoid headed their way.

'If that thing is allowed to stop us, then our victory will surely be stripped away from us!' Ozpin thought to himself.

He stopped shooting and began to move the Gojulas forward.

"Keep shooting, everyone! Focus on the rest of the Blitz Team while I intercept that Geno Saurus!" Ozpin ordered.

"Roger that!" was the collective response.

Ozpin moved the Gojulas forward and managed to quickly gain enough distance to keep Yang far enough away from the rest of the team. The Geno Saurus deactivated its boosters and thrusters as it glared up at the giant Zoid. It growled as he remembered Yang telling it all about those who had hurt her back at Beacon while half of his soul still inhabited that Elephander.

"I'm afraid that's close enough, miss Xiao Long! Your battle's with me!" Ozpin declared.

"Fine! But just remember that you asked for it!" Yang growled back.

The Geno Saurus roared and aimed all of its weapons at the Gojulas and opened fire! The blasts didn't do too much damage to the Gojulas on their own, but it was enough to make the Gojulas screech in pain as Ozpin felt the impacts from within the cockpit.

"Those guns pack far more of a wallop than I anticipated!" Ozpin groaned.

He fired some of his own mid range weaponry, but Yang just made the Geno Saurus jump back to gain some distance, making every shot miss her. Then she had the Geno Saurus shoot out his left claw and caused it to hook onto a less armored part of the Gojulas. That's when the Tyrannosaurus type Zoid did something that not even Yang expected.

It sent out electrical currents right into Ozpin's Gojulas, causing it to shriek in excrutiating pain as it was electrocuted. Ozpin also screamed in pain as the electrical currents even reached the inside of the cockpit. Truly this Zoid he was facing was something the likes of Atlas could only DREAM of creating!

"You're a formidable opponent, Yang… But I'm not ready to lose just yet!" Ozpin declared.

Using his own willpower, Ozpin took aim at the Geno Saurus and shot a blast from the giant cannons on his Gojulas. However, the Geno Saurus reacted in time and released Ozpin before jumping back and avoiding the blast. As he reeled his claw back in, his human partner seemed to be strategizing.

"Looks like I'll need to either out maneuver or overpower that behemoth of a Zoid. You ready partner?" Yang asked.

The Geno Saurus roared in affirmative and charged back into the fray.

But the rest of the team wasn't faring quite as well. Brad tried to find cover for his Command Wolf, but all of the long range heavy fire was cutting him off at every pass!

"Man! Where…?"

As Brad and the Command Wolf tried to recover, they were hit from the left by the Lightning Saix which promptly ran away to gain some more distance.

"I'll find you!" Brad said under his breath.

He shot some blasts from his Long Range Cannon at the Lightning Saix, but each one missed the speedy Zoid by a single stride each. Leena charged in with her Dibison with Raven and her Rev Raptor covering her.

"You're ours now, Jack!" Leena declared.

She and Raven stopped their Zoids and shot several blasts from their Megalo Max Assault Cannons and Missile Pods respectively. But just as it seemed their blasts were gonna hit, Jack made his Lightning Saix dart from its previous space while the missiles and bullets hit the ground causing damage to the environment instead of the Zoids.

"No way!" gasped Leena.

"Well, this is a fine predicament!" Raven quipped irritably.

"YOU'RE NOT GETTING AWAY!" roared Jaune.

He activated the Liger's Ion Boosters and tried to catch up to Jack and his Lightning Saix, but it was no good. He just isn't fast enough to catch up to Jack.

"You're too slow kid! Save your energy!" Jack taunted.

He poured on the speed and his Lightning Saix once again zoomed nearly out of sight of the Liger Zero Midnight Shield. Jaune growled and gritted his teeth as he thought about the chances of Ozpin dragging him back to Remnant and turning him into nothing more than a breeding machine. And he wasn't about to EVER let that happen!

"I'll never catch up at this rate! Doc, Mom let me use Liger's new components!" Jaune said over the comm system.

"GREAT! I thought you'd never ask!" Doctor Toros exclaimed, instantly waking up. "Sarah and I stayed up all night working on them. Now, do you want to use the Cuchilla Violeta, or maybe the Tanque?"

"Not those ones, Doc. Get Liger Zero Destructor ready for me." Jaune ordered.

"The Zero Destructor… I'm on it!" Doctor Toros said.

Back at the Hover Cargo, a ramp at the back of the transport lowered to allow the Liger Zero to climb up into the launch bay.

The Liger Zero ran up the ramp to the inside of the Hover Cargo and walked onto a platform where they usually launch the Zoids from the catapult. But this time, something else was going on. Jaune activated the CAS System and ejected the Liger's armor and Ion Boosters just as several robot arms moved out of the walls and began to remove it all.

"Liger Zero Imperial secured on the Maintenance Deck!" Sarah announced.

Once all of the armor and the Boosters were removed from the Liger and pulled into the walls, revealing them to be storage areas, the walls began rotating as the new system was being selected.

"Liger… Your new system's called 'Destructor'." Jaune said to his Zoid.

He then pushed the controls forward and the walls to the inside of the Hover Cargo stopped rotating before opening up to reveal the black and red streaked armor that is the Destructor unit.

First the armor for the head and cheeks was snapped into place. Next came the body, then the legs and arms, and finally the end of the tail. The Ion Boosters and Buster Claws were also mounted onto the Liger's back where they were supposed to go. To complete the armor change, the interior of the cockpit changed as well. The seat for the pilot was made to lean back in order to reduce the strain on the pilot and prevent whiplash.

The arms that held the armor retracted back into the walls just as Jaune ran a systems check to make sure everything was fine. Seeing no anomalies, the platform was raised to the catapult to prepare for launch.

"Liger Zero Destructor CAS complete!"

As the Catapult prepared to launch Jaune and the Liger, our blonde hero had just one thing to say in this situation.

"GO DESTRUCTOR!"

The Liger Zero was launched from the catapult and immediately took off running faster than it ever ran before. And it didn't even need to use the thrusters to gain the necessary speed.

But as the battle continued to wear on, Brad and the others weren't holding up so well! Jack and his Lightning Saix plus the constant fire was too much for them to handle in this situation!

"Come in, Jack. What's the status?" Pyrrha asked.

"Keep doing what you're doing. I've almost won your battle for you." Jack replied.

"Roger that…" said a reluctant Pyrrha.

"This wasn't even a challenge!" Jack said, disappointed at the lack of a challenge.

That's when his computer began to beep with a warning. He looked at it and saw a yellow blip approaching him at high speeds.

"Object approaching from the rear."

And out of the hot desert sun, a black and red torpedo of hybrid power was running to catch the Lightning Saix as it ran with speeds previously inaccessible to it. The Liger Zero Destructor was soon running right alongside the Lightning Saix, making Jack's eyes widen in shock.

"The Liger…! How can that Zoid keep up with me?!" Jack questioned.

Jaune roared in fury as he had the Zero Destructor ram into the side of Jack's Lightning Saix. From within the cockpit, Jack's eyes were wide with shock before he grinned and his eyes narrowed with determination.

"Looks like we've got ourselves a serious contender, Lightning Saix!" Jack said to his Zoid.

He pushed a button and activated the Saix's Ion Boosters causing the Cheetah Zoid to take off at hypersonic speeds, and creating a sonic boom in the process. But Jaune was ready for him this time.

"Activating Destructor Ion Boosters!"

The small and highly powerful boosters opened up and the Liger Zero Destructor zoomed off at 600 km/h, being more than a match for the speed of Jack and his Lightning Saix. And Jack was beginning to see that he wouldn't be able to outrun this opponent so easily.

"I can't shake him! I… I don't understand what's going on!" Jack said to himself.

He began to grin as he felt his blood boil from sheer excitement.

"Come in, Jack! What's the matter?!" Pyrrha asked.

"It's been a long time since I had a rush like this!" Jack said to himself.

"Jack, are you hit?! Should we keep firing?!" Pyrrha asked frantically.

The mercenary activated his communications system and just said one simple sentence to Pyrrha.

"Stand back and watch the pro!"

Jack intensified his speed and the two Zoids were soon ramming into each other as they ran at top speed to try and get an edge against each other. And within the cockpit of the Liger, Jaune was beginning to feel the strain of a High Speed Battle.

"Ggghk! Hrrrrnn! I don't think I can keep this up for much longer…!" grunted Jaune.

"Oh yeah! This is what I've been waiting for!" Jack said, excitement clear in his voice.

The two speeding Zoids veered off course of each other and gained some distance before they charged once again. And neither one showed any signs of slowing down.

"So you wanna play chicken, huh? THEN WE'LL SEE WHO'S THE CHICKEN!" declared Jaune.

"LET'S MOVE!" yelled Jack.

The Lightning Saix and the Liger Zero Destructor ran top speed before leaping into the air with their claws poised to strike. They roared in challenge as they passed each other and tumbled along the ground, receiving additional damage from the impact. Liger Zero tried to get up, but it was having some trouble. As proven by the shaky steps it was taking.

"What's wrong, Liger? Are you hurt?!" Jaune asked, worried for his partner's health.

"Lightning Saix, get on your feet!" ordered Jack.

The Cheetah type Zoid managed to get back on all fours, but it tilted to one side as it's left foreleg began sparking and gave out at the elbow joint.

"Your leg…!" grunted Jack, now worried for HIS partner.

And while he was worrying for his partner, the rest of the Blitz Team (Sans Yang and Jamie) strode up to meet up with Jack. And boy do they look pissed!

"Tricky move back there, Jack." Leena said with malicious intent.

"Time we return the favor!" Brad added.

"Yeah, what they said!" Raven finished.

Jack growled as the odds were quickly turned out of his favor. He tried to get the Lightning Saix running again, but it was a challenge for the Zoid to even turn around with its damaged leg! And it looks like Jack was seeing the only possible outcome of this battle.

And he didn't like it!

"No chance! I've NEVER lost before!" Jack said in denial.

"There's always a first. Use this experience to learn and grow as a warrior, Jack Sisco. And maybe someday we'll meet again on the field of battle!"

My, how poetic of you, Raven. She readied her Rev Raptor's twin scythes and prepared to finish the job, but was halted by the voice of a certain valkyrie.

"NORA BLAST!" yelled Nora.

The Blitz Team looked over to see that the Cannon Tortoises and the Gun Snipers were heading right for them, weapons primed and ready to fire.

"Oh, thanks a lot for giving away our position, Nora!" scolded Ren.

Oh well, he'll have to be mad about that later. Right now, they've got enemies to defeat and a teammate to bring back home! They readied their weapons and shot a small barrage at the Blitz Team. These projectiles exploded on contact, making Mercury pump his fist in delight at the outcome.

"How do ya like THEM bullets!" gloated Mercury.

But he began to panic as his radar detected something moving toward them at high speed. IT'S LIGER ZERO! Jaune managed to evade the barrage in time and was now coming up around behind them.

Liger Zero roared as it readied its newest attack. It ran past the four Zoids so fast that it created a sonic boom that sent the four Zoids flying away. It dealt major damage to the Zoids and froze their combat systems at the same time! But while Jaune dealt with them, let's see how Yang is doing against Ozpin.

The Geno Saurus leapt back and fired its weapons at the Gojulas again. The blasts were slowly wearing down the larger Zoid, but it's clear that Ozpin has the advantage of the two Zoids here.

"Just give up, miss Xiao Long! You and your Geno Saurus are quite formidable, but you can't keep this up forever!" Ozpin gloated.

As she panted from exertion inside the cockpit of her Zoid, Yang knew one thing only.

"Much as I hate to admit it, he's right! We can't keep this up for much longer! What do we do, partner?" Yang asked.

The Geno Saurus roared in response and did something that once again caught Yang by surprise. He lowered his footlocks, snapped out his tail and opened up the four segments from tip to base. This revealed several vents and heat sinks for the Geno Saurus's ultimate weapon!

And that's exactly what appeared on Yang's screen.

"Charged Particle Cannon? Can you really pull it off?" Yang asked.

In response, the Geno Saurus aligned its body and tail into a horizontal line and opened its mouth to reveal and extend the hidden gun barrel. Yang grinned at her partner's attitude. But she knows what the answer is.

"Yeah, you know I believe in you! I got faith in your potential!" Yang said.

Energy slowly began to pool inside of the Geno Saurus's mouth as he powered up his weapon. Ozpin didn't seem to show any fear, thinking that the Gojulas's thick armor would be enough to either tank or deflect the blast. But he was sadly mistaken.

The blast of condensed energy fired from the Geno Saurus's cannon and sailed straight for the Gojulas at high speed! It instantly punctured through the Zoid's body, intentionally missing the core and causing Ozpin to curse as his Zoid toppled over with its computer frozen.

The people watching the live feed from the restaurant cheered for the awesome battle and the results that were announced.

"The battle is over! The battle is over! The winner is… the Blitz Team!"

Once Jaune and Jack had taken a moment to calm down from the adrenaline rush they'd gotten from the battle, they stepped out of their Zoids and met out of the field.

"So what's your name, warrior?" Jack asked.

"Jaune Arc, but you can call me Jaune. And this here is my partner, Liger Zero."

"Liger Zero, huh? Very impressive acceleration." Jack praised.

"Thanks. I was about to say the same about your Lightning Saix." Jaune admitted.

"Next time, how about you and I go one on one?" Jack offered.

Jaune shrugged and massaged his left shoulder. The speed he and Liger were moving at nearly turned him into a living pancake. And he did NOT want another repeat of what was dubbed the Pancake Incident with HIM as the pancake in question.

"Thanks for the offer, but I'm gonna have to pass. High speed battles are real murder on the body." Jaune politely declined.

"You're one of the rare few men who understand that." said an impressed Jack Sisco.

"HOLD ON A SECOND THERE!"

Both warriors turned to see an angry Pyrrha stomping towards them. Jaune growled and facepalmed at what he was bound to have to go through now.

"What happened out there, Sisco?! You said you NEVER lose!" Pyrrha questioned in anger.

But rather than being afraid of the spartan's anger, Jack just smiled as he recognized his own faults as a warrior. He'd grown far too arrogant because of his winning streak, and that caused him to lose the battle.

"Yeah, I guess I did. Sorry, Kid. I don't expect any reward, and next time I'll help you out for free. You name the time." Jack offered.

"I WANT A REMATCH, NOW!" shouted Pyrrha before she rounded on Jaune. "Jaune, we challenge you to a rematch right here and now!"

Jaune nervously backed away from his deranged former teammates and began to run for his life as they gave chase.

"No way! I'm done for the day!" denied Jaune.

"Come back here, you coward!" Pyrrha demanded.

"Lea'mme alone! You're creeping me out!" Jaune demanded in response.

"Aw, come on, Jaune-Jaune! It'll be fun!" Nora pleaded.

Jack just watched the interaction with a grin on his face. That kid and his team are gonna go far in this business. And he's got a feeling that the name 'Liger Knight' will be a common name to hear around this continent someday.


*To Be Continued…*


Ending Narration (Raven): "HOLY CRAP! LEENA'S DIBISON JUST GOT SHOT DOWN AND KILLED BY AN ENEMY ZOID IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR LAST BATTLE! A Mysterious new Zoid that is strikingly familiar has arrived on the scene in the hands of the Backdraft Group, who have challenged the Blitz Team to yet ANOTHER unsanctioned battle! But this time, I'm not so sure we can beat them this time. We BARELY managed to win against them in our last battle!"

"Hoo boy… Somebody had best alert the paramedics, because all of this stress just might give me a heart attack one day. Next time on RWBY New Century Zero: Rewrite; The Dark Giant - The Invincible Elephander! Let's just hope the Elephander isn't as invincible as they claim it to be… Ready, FIGHT!"


Okay, people the poll for the remaining two soul mates of Jaune's has been closed and the choices have been made! And the winners are… Naomi Flugel and Blake Belladonna! Now, I have an idea for how Naomi initially gets together with Jaune, but I need some help in regards to Blake. If you would be so kind as to send in your ideas in your reviews, that would help the story's progress immensely. And as always, I'll see you in my next chapter! Arrivederci, my friends! Also, I have a new poll on my profile, so be sure to vote on that!

Poll Question: In RWBY New Century Zero: Rewrite, I plan to have Yang be confronted by three Geno Sauruses. What kind of Geno Sauruses should they be?

Poll Options:

Geno Saurus (Standard: Black and Purple)

Geno Saurus (Raven Custom: Black and Red)

Geno Saurus (Fuzors Variant: Black and Yellow)