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Battle Force 5 Data Drafts

Draft 14: Know Your Enemy

In this warped Battle Zone, in a dimension exactly opposite of his dimension, escape was the only thing that mattered now.

Vert had taken advantage of the Anti-Cortez brothers' bickering to sneak out of the cave he was trapped in. Now he was in his doppelganger's Saber (which he noted needed major repairs), and was trying to get away from the Evil Battle Force Five.

"Come on," he muttered. "Where's the portal?"

There was none in sight and nowhere to hide.

"Very bad."

Hearing engines running behind him, he realized the rest of the Evil Battle Force Five had gotten word of his escape and were catching up to him. The only member missing was the Anti-Vert, who was in Vert's world.

He hit the gas and took off. 'Okay, refresher course time,' he thought. 'Each of the bad Battle Force Five's vehicles is mostly the same. They not only share the same strengths, but also the same weaknesses.' He led the antis into a canyon.

He skidded to a halt at a dead end. "Come on," Vert taunted. "Let me have a closer look at you."

The Anti-Agura in her Tangler started the battle. She sped into Vert, trying to grab the dirtied Saber. Vert readied the Saber's blades. He thought fast and used the jets below the black Saber to rocket himself into the air.

"Hey!" The Anti-Agura yelled.

Vert used the vehicle to knock the dirtied Tangler out of the air. It crashed on the ground upside down. "So much for trying to grab me!" he taunted. The Anti-Agura growled.

Anti-Zoom took the next initiative, and used a rock formation to get in the air. He split the wheels of the dirtied Chopper into bladed propellers for a bladed wheel strike. Vert turned around, pulled the stick shift, and raced ahead. The Anti-Zoom was in the air, but low off the ground.

Vert used the jets on the Saber to rocket the vehicle up and strike from above. The hit knocked them out of the air and Anti-Zoom off his vehicle. Both landed on the ground.

Vert soon spotted a cave and got an idea. "I'll deal with the rest of you inside!" He drove into the cave.

"After him!" Anti-Agura commanded upon standing the Tangler up. They all raced in. The Anti-Zoom picked up the pace and caught up to the rest of the pursuers.

It often paid to know your enemy, a wise man once said. Even if they were mirror images of you and the friends you knew and love.