AN: I forgot to mention a few things in th last one, ah well. Anyway the cut off for the chapters are getting kinda harder to define, especially since I know I preffer reading smaller sized chapters, so I'm trying to keep mine between 500-1500 words. Tell me if that's too short for you guys, or if it's a good length.
Disclaimer: I don't own zoids or the characters including the zoids themselves but I do own the girl from the pod, and I do own this fic. I got all my info on parts, characters and mecha from Zoids Legacy, Wikipedia, shrine sites, Chaotic Century and Gaurdian Force anime, and the manga volumes 1,2,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13, and 14.
It looked grim, nobody could deny that. The white light edged closer and closer to him. He wasn't sure why, but he seemed to forget to be scared in those final moments. Something just wasn't right. Then again, there was always the possibility that this was how it was supposed to be.
His fingers relaxed around the controls, and he calmed down, closing his eyes. He didn't realise just how tense he had been. It felt good to let his muscles return to their natural positions. Beside him he heard movement and glanced over. The girl was staring out to the back of the zoid.
"The colour's wrong…" She muttered. "I see white."
He smiled. She must be seeing the beam through her visor. Then it dawned on him and he turned back as well. Surely it should have hit by now.
"You!" Hanna shrieked, surging forward at the newcomer.
"Have we met?" He began, and then remembered. "Oh! It's you!"
"Who is he?" Reese asked. She didn't like being left out.
"Dead meat." Hiltz answered, telepathically ordering Ambient to put full strength into the beam.
Before Hanna could knock the zoid away a dragon-type came from the air to hit her aside.
"Don't interfere!" The knight barked at him.
"How did…you get here?" Raven asked as he still struggled to free the Berserk Fury.
The boy smirked. "I saw a charged particle beam fly by my city and knew something was wrong. I didn't expect this."
The girl beside Raven smiled thankfully.
Hanna grabbed the Stealth Dragon in her jaws, and threw the pained zoid into the ground at her feet and her mercy.
"Irvine!" Van cried. He dashed in to help his friend as the particle beam faded away.
Hanna attempted to impale him with her blade, but Caesar was too fast, slicing off the remaining X-breaker instead.
Irvine didn't bother thanking him, just took off into the air again. "That was a close one, Tornado." He muttered.
"I still have my gun!" Hanna cried, charging up the beam.
Van ignored her, running at Reese instead. He knew the beam wouldn't hit him.
"You really want to try me?" The cocky woman asked.
Van didn't answer. He didn't need to.
Reese dodged out of the blade's way, not willing to be defeated that easily.
Raven's BFSE jumped to its feet again and body slammed the larger zoid, knocking it off balance so it couldn't dodge Van's attack.
"There's an evil force here." Fiona warned her crush darkly. "I can feel it."
"Huh? We've gotta focus on the battle first."
She nodded and shuddered, hugging herself tightly.
Van worried for her, she was extra sensitive to zoids hearts and though it was useful for everyone around her, it was a burden for her.
"Van, the last one has an organoid." Raven warned. He turned his fury-type to face Hiltz, expecting a challenge.
A beam of light exited the zoid, and beside it landed the red organoid, curled up and weak.
"What happened?" Van asked.
Reese and Specular also vacated their zoids and landed beside Hiltz.
"It's too strong." Hiltz muttered, a snarl on his face.
"We were warned." Reese remembered and stood up.
Their organoids stayed down a while longer. They looked weak and tired, like the battle had completely drained them.
"They're leaving." Moonbay commentated from Tornado. "It seems we've won."
Hanna turned a Charged Particle beam on the two other Genobreakers and then fled with the other two. It was too quick for Van to stop.
"No!" Van protested, trying to chase her but Raven blocked him. "What are you doing?"
"What do you plan to do when you catch up with her? Fight?" He asked.
"But…we can't just let her get away."
Raven looked over at the shrinking zoid. "There's nothing else we can do..."
