Time for the first taste of action. Please tell me what you think, and what I can improve on. Once again thanks goes to The Story's shadow for making some changes and additions.
A few days had passed, and every spare minute of the rookies time was spent in the simulation room, preparing them for the time they would actually fight Wild Card's and the Anticorians forces. Currently the nine rookie Guardians could be found standing inside the HOK, since RZ has requested to speak with them before they called it a day.
"I'm very impressed with how far you've progressed in less than a week." RZ congratulated the team, earning smiles from everyone, even Jack.
"When we actually going to go out on an actually mission? I think it's going to be quite soon." Amara asked with a confident smile, earning eager looks from her fellow rookies.
"The time will come Amara, especially since the season is winding down." RZ said, even though he secretly hoped that their time would not be anytime soon.
"What does the season winding down have to do with anything?" Jack grumbled, which RZ heard perfectly.
"You all might not know this, but the Megacores continue to store the energy, even during the teams off-season." RZ informed everyone, effectively answering Jack's question.
Suddenly an alarm started to blare in the HOK, and a holographic display appeared in the room, showing Raymond James Stadium, Bank Of America Stadium, and Heinz Field.
"I know what that means." Amara chuckled.
"Indeed." RZ said simply as he looked over the holographic display. "Blitz Botz have been detected in Tampa Bay, Carolina, and Pittsburgh." RZ said, and that earned concerned looks from everyone. "I'm splitting you into teams of three." RZ informed the rookies.
"Who's going where, RZ?" Aaron asked.
"Dean, take Layla and Juniper with you to Carolina." RZ ordered as the three of them ran to the Panthers passageway and jumped into it.
"Aaron, take Jack and Hunter to Pittsburgh." as soon as the order was given the trio did the same as their friends.
"Jessica, take Kristie and Amara with you to Tampa Bay." they barely heard the end of that order as Jessica and her friends ran to the passageway and soon they where on their way to the sunshine state.
"Good to see you Guardians. Ah, a Panthers' fan. I'm glad to see one amongst the Guardian" the Panthers Rusher Claw greeted the trio as soon as they arrived at the stadium.
"Thanks. Now, what's the problem?" Layla asked Claw.
"Even though it's the middle of the week and there ain't no game today, there where surveillance Blitz Botz trying to enter the stadium." Claw said as they started running in the direction of the Megacore vault.
"You got them?" Layla asked.
"With no problem at all." Claw answered as they arrived at the Megacore vault.
"The why did you call us then?" Juniper asked.
"Where there are surveillance Blitz Botz, there are usually bigger botz not that far behind." Claw said with a grim tone as he opened the Megacore vault and walked inside of it, disappearing into pitch darkness.
"So are we hear just as a preventative measure?" Juniper asked as she folded her arms.
"Nothing wrong with calling for backup." Claw's voice echoed from within the vault, and a few seconds later he emerged and closed the vault door. "Megacore is secure, let's hope it–" he never got to finish due to the wall above them come crashing down, and about half a dozen standard Blitz Botz landed in front of the Guardians and Rusher, and glared at them with red glaring eyes.
"Time to earn our stripes." Dean said as he and his two friends raised their NFL-R's. "Enter the Rush Zone!" they shouted as they armored up and took combat stances. In response the Blitz Botz began firing purple laser blasts from their clawed hands, and the trio of Guardians and Rusher began dodging and weaving around the laser fire...
"I cannot believe I'm actually in Tampa again." Jessica said in a giddy tone as she and her friends stood in the giant pirate ship that normally housed fans on game day in Raymond James Stadium.
"You a fan of the Bucs?" Kristie asked her friend with a grin.
"A proud fan." Jessica answered as the Buccaneers Rusher Peg Leg walked up behind them.
"Glad to see not only a loyal Buccaneers fans, but the new Guardians." Peg Leg said with curt bow to the rookie Guardians.
"Peg, I don't know if you remember me–" Jessica never got to finish due to Peg Leg smiling.
"I never forget a face no matter how many fans I see, Jessica." Peg Leg said as he offered her a hand for a hand shake, which she eagerly shook, a wild expression on her face.
"I encountered some Blitz Botz a short time ago, and needless to say, they walked the plank." Peg Leg said as he pulled out his pirate sword and made a show of swinging it around.
"We hear to make sure things are quieting down?" Jessica asked as she finally composed herself.
"You'd be correct, wanted some backup just in case." Peg leg said as he sheathed his sword and led them to a treasure chest at the end of the ship and opened it, revealing the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Megacore.
"I never thought I would see one in person." Jessica said in a giddy tone as she reached down and put her right hand on it, feeling the warm glow of energy.
"That goes for me as well." Kristie said as she wiped some of her black hair out of her eyes.
"I need not say it." Amara smiled as she as well looked down at the Megacore.
"Jack, ain't you a Steelers fan?" Aaron asked as he and his friends met up with the Steelers Rusher Blow Torch. Jack just nodded his head sightly in response.
"The Blitz Bots? Not here? Something's not right." Hunter grunted as he and his friends walked through the empty hallways of Heinz Field.
"Took off once I started fighting back." Blow Torch answered as they arrived at the Steelers Megacore vault.
"So we get called here for nothing, fantastic." Jack mumbled in a sarcastic tone which went unheard by his friends. Suddenly the floor beneath them began to shake and a giant hole opened up in front of them and out jumped a giant mechanical spider, complete with eight red glowing eyes.
"Enter the Rush–" Aaron and Hunter never got to finish due to the blitz bot shooting them with an energy enhanced spider string that wove around them, leaving only their upper have exposed, bur rendering them unable to talk.
"You'll pay for that you metal piece of junk!" Jack snarled in his Irish accent as he and Blow Torch jumped out of the way of another web attack. "Enter the Rush Zone!" Jack yelled as he golden and black armor morphed around him. Jack ran at the bot and hit it with a left hook so hard that it actually sent the enormous Blitz Bot flying backwards where it crashed into a wall.
"That was a waste of hard training!" Jack snarled as he bent down and started the process of freeing his trapped friends, when suddenly a red laser blast connected with his lower back and sent him flying to where he crashed into a wall. Jack pretended to be stunned so he could observe where the attack had come from. The Spiders body had split in two, and now there where two smaller spider Blitz Botz where now clanging their way towards the weakened Guardian. "Your going to have to do better than that!" Jack snarled as he and Blow Torch exchanged a look and began charging at the Blitz Bot.
"Everything seems to be in order, I think you can–" Peg Leg never got to finish due to a laser blast ripping through the air an striking the ground between the Guardians and the Rusher.
"Hello Rusher." a very familiar voice called out as Peg Leg and the Guardians turned around and saw Wild Card standing there.
"Wild Card, you'll not get this Megacore!" Peg Leg snarled as he unsheathed his sword.
"You really think you can beat me alone?" Wild Card mocked as he slowly began walking towards the four individuals in question.
"You've been beaten by a single Guardian before, now you'll face three." Jessica snarled as she and her friends raised their NFL-R's. "Enter The Rush Zone!" they all shouted as they armored up and charged at Wild Card...
To be continued...