Well, hi again. I can't think of anything important to say right now. I have a three-day weekend. Is that important? I'm still in my stage of writers block, but that's all right. I'm gonna write stuff anyway…well, I'm gonna try to write stuff.
Ah heck.
Disclaimer: See first chapter.
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Dr. D walked out of the hidden door in the hanger with a smile on his face. It had been only two days since his crew had started working on the damaged Dark Spiner. Colonel Schubaltz was standing in the hanger area. He didn't have anything better to do at the time. He turned around upon hearing Doctor D's footsteps.
"Well? How's it going?"
"Everything's done. They just finished. Come see for yourself." Karl and Doctor D walked through the secret door and into the compartment. In the middle of the room stood the Dark Spiner. It gleamed in the lights of the room, its sea green armor and black spikes giving it a menacing look. It was a work of art.
"Amazing," said Karl. "And in just two days."
"Yep. They've been working around the clock to finish it up."
"When do you plan to tell Scarlet?"
"Hopefully today. I want it to be a surprise though. Who knows, maybe this will trigger her memories."
"Are you sure that's a good thing?"
"Are you starting to doubt her too?"
"No, but what happens if Irvine is right? What if Scarlet really does become the killer she used to be?"
"Then we'll have no choice but to destroy her."
"Are you serious? You would have them do that?"
"If it was necessary, yes. Do you remember what it was like when she was in the Imperial army? You worked with her, didn't you?"
"Yes, but I never saw her much. Prozen took her not long after I brought her into the base. He was familiar with her parents' research and wanted to put Scarlet to the test right away. He began to train her as a zoid pilot. It was just as he thought. She progressed much faster than most her age. She became a pro when she was 7."
"She's definitely good. It's too bad it's been so long since she piloted her zoid. I hoped she still remembers how."
"You know as well as I do that she does."
"Yeah."
"So when are you going to tell her?"
"Soon."
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Just outside the base, about a mile or so away, a large group of zoids stood, waiting. There was a Dark Horn in front of a ton of Rev Raptors and Helcats. The pilot of the Dark Horn had the cockpit open and was looking towards the base with a pair of binoculars.
"Soon," he said as he stared towards the base. He put down his binoculars and stood up. He turned towards his troops and raised his hand. "We'll be moving out soon."
"Yes sir," the soldiers responded.
"Kill anyone who gets in the way, but leave Scarlet alive. Destroy everything else. I don't want any witnesses."
"Yes sir." The man turned back to stare at the base. He jumped down from his zoid and stood on the cliff. The sound of another cockpit opening was heard and the sound of someone jumping to the ground followed. Footsteps echoed behind the general of the small organization. A man walked up to him, wearing the standard Imperial military uniform. He was a little shorter than the general, but then again, the general was taller than most men, having a height of 6'. The young soldier stared at the base ahead of them. He had short, golden, almost light orange, hair. His eyes were dark brown and very deep. The solemn look he had seemed out of place on his young face. He only seemed about 19 or so.
"General, may I ask a question?"
"Yes, Lieutenant Reid. What is it you want to ask?" The general was extremely calm, but his voice had a tinge of iciness in it.
"What do you need Scarlet for?"
"I need her so that I can create more people like her."
"What do you mean, sir?"
"Scarlet is an artificially created human. Her skill is far greater than any normal human being. If I could create an army of people like her, I could control all of Zi."
"What would you do with all of Zi, sir?"
"Are you questioning my goals, Lieutenant?"
"No sir. I'm sorry for intruding."
"That's alright. Get back to your zoid."
"Yes sir." Lieutenant Reid saluted and then turned to walk back to his zoid.
"Lieutenant." The young man stopped. "How would you like to be a commander?"
"I would be overwhelmed, sir."
"If you capture Scarlet unharmed, I will promote you to commander. How does that sound? Commander. Doesn't it have a nice ring to it?" Lieutenant Reid saluted.
"It sound great, sir," he responded. He was doing his best to hide the ever-approaching smile that threatened to grace his features.
"You're dismissed." The young man turned and got back into his zoid, closing the cockpit. In the cockpit, he let his boyish smile free. He looked like a child like that. He was completely overwhelmed and probably would have cried out in joy. His smile faded, however, when he thought about the battle that was ahead of them. He couldn't get his title unless he captured Scarlet, but did he really want to do that? The thought crossed his mind constantly. His 'General' was going to use Scarlet to take over the world. Scarlet may be artificial, but wasn't she also human? Didn't she have emotions as well? Lieutenant Reid shook his head, dismissing the thoughts. He had a job to do, and no matter how much he disagreed with his leader's desires, he had to follow orders, and they included attacking the base that was in front of them. The General climbed into his own zoid and gave the signal. The zoids began to move out, heading towards the unsuspecting base.
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Scarlet was sitting in the white lab room, looking over the data on the computers again. She was trying to figure some things out, mainly about herself. 'Maybe if I look hard enough, I can jog my memory.' Her typing suddenly ceased when the presence of another entered the room. Scarlet looked around, but found no one. However, the second presence was still there.
"Who's there?" she asked the empty room.
'…Hello again, Scarlet,' said the voice that had haunted her the other night.
"Leave me alone."
'I already told you. I can't. I will be with you always. You can't run from me. I'm your destiny.'
"You wish. I don't even know you."
'But I'm close, Scarlet. I'm closer than you realize, and soon enough, you'll find me. I know you will. You, yourself, are drawn to me. No matter how hard you try to rid yourself of me, I will always come back…one way or another.'
"Who are you?!"
'…I'm a part of you who was locked away years ago. However, I'm about to resurface, and you'll finally realize just who you truly are. I'm going to return you.'
"Return me?"
'Yes, return you…return you to who you used to be.'
"What?"
'Soon, Scarlet. Soon, you'll understand.' The presence left the room, but right after, the sound of an explosion could be heard, and the base began to shake. The enemy had finally found them, and there was no way out. The only way to escape would be to attack, but none of them would be ready for the outcome of the battle. Not one of them.
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Short, I know, but I couldn't think of any more right now. I'm sorry for the two-month wait. Really, I am.
I'll write more next time.
Audi^.^