AUTHORS NOTE: Sorry this chap took longer to get out then the others. I
got kinda distracted by this 2000 piece puzzle the other day I finished it
in 6 hours! Then I got busy with a new game and just didn't get around to
writing the next chap. This one is shorter than the others and Im sorry
about that. Also, Im glad you liked the last chapter.
well anyways... heres chapter 6
CHAPTER 6
"Get outta your zoid now!" Bit yelled up at the zoid in front of him. The group had managed to drag the dragon zoid into the hanger, and now they where all waiting for the unknown enemy to step out, "Get out now or I'll tear your zoid to pieces and pull you out!"
"Calm down you idiot." Zack replied from his cockpit, as he pushed the small button in front of him. The group was partially in awe, because instead of the head opening up, like most zoids cockpits, the stomach opened, and out stepped a young man. He had light green eyes and black hair highlighted with red/yellow streaks, and a ponytail reaching just below his shoulders. Unfortunately, Bit didn't care what he looked like. While everyone else was standing around stunned, Bit ran up and threw a punch right at his face. This surprised even Zack.
"Bit!" Leena said as she and Leon ran up and pulled the enraged ligar pilot off of their captive. While they where busy, Zack turned to make a run for it only to be stopped by Cloud and Lavender. Cloud grabbed his jacket, and found a gun on the inside pocket. He discarded it, and pushed him down into a chair.
Bit calmed down and pushed Leon away from him, looking strait into Zacks eyes he demanded, "Where are they?!"
"To tell the truth," Zack said harshly, "I don't know. They could be anywhere."
"Who are you?!" Cloud asked, he wanted just as much as Bit to punch this guy.
"Call me Zero." Zack answered.
"Ok, Zero. Now tell us," Naomi said, "Where are our friends?"
"I already told you. I don't know." Zack answered.
**************
"Where?!" Izumi said groggily, while sitting up "Where the hell are we?"
"Glad to see that your awake." Brad said from a cell across the hallway from Izumi's "I don't know. I woke up only a little while ago."
Rain opened her eyes, sat up, and looked around. She and the others where in separate cells, Izumi directly across from her, and Brad to her left. She shook her head, "The last thing I remember was being pulled into the WhaleKing."
"Damn it!" Izumi yelled, "Now I remember. Those stupid guys pulled us out of our Zoids and drugged us!" She sighed, laughed slightly, then more quietly added, "But not until after I gave one of them a broken nose."
Rain nodded, she remembered seeing the guy that Izumi had taken out now. He definably had a broken nose, and maybe some missing teeth as well.
Brad stood up, looked through the bars, and down the hallway. There where two guards, both with automatic rifles, "We've got to get out of here, and get to our zoids."
Izumi looked at the lock on her cell. Unfortunately, it was a computer lock, not a key lock, so she couldn't pick it. She looked around some more, something suddenly coming to her attention, "Hey Rain... your cell has a window."
Rain turned to look at the back of her cell. Izumi was right. She did have a window.
"We can use that to our advantage... or at least yours." Brad said calmly, looking at Rain, "Look though and tell me what you see."
Rain looked out the window, and turned back to the other two captives, "Just below us is a small overhang, and we're in about the center of the WhaleKing, as far as I can tell. But we're still hundreds of feet above the ground, and its starting to get dark."
"Hmmm.." Brad said, as a plan began to form in his head.
***************
"Miss Orihime." Copper sneered, handing his commander the necklace.
"You and Zero did well, Copper." Ori stated, sitting in her chair, and placing the necklace in her drawer, "Unfortunately he was captured."
"Yes that is unfortunate isn't it." Copper said thinking to himself, 'it's because he was an idiot.'
"We now have three new Zoids, two of which are unidentifiable... the dragon and the wolf... and the other the legendary Blitz team's ShadowFox." Orihime continued, "The dragon zoid strangely reminds me of Zero's... but that really doesn't matter."
"It is odd." Copper said, he was getting bored of the young commanders idle chatting.
"Anyways... your mission is done for now. I have ordered my soldiers to replace the wings on the GunGyarados, so I want you to go home. I will call you when I have another mission for you."
"Yes ma'am." Copper said. He turned to leave, grinning devilishly to himself. Once he was outside the door, he reached his hand into his jacket pocket and pulled out a small red object on a chain.
***************
Brad, Izumi, and Rain all laid on their beds, pretending to be asleep. In reality, they were listening intently to a conversation the two guards where having with a messenger.
"Commander Starfire says that we will be landing in about forty five minutes." The messenger said, "She instructs us to be ready to unload the new zoids as soon as we land. That means that you two will be needed as well."
"So she wants us to leave the captives unguarded?" One of the guards said, making Brad chance a quick glance at his face. It was in a state of somewhat shock, "That's ridiculous."
"It is her orders. Besides, they're sound asleep, and they have the security locks on. They wouldn't be able to escape even if they tried." The messenger said.
"I guess your right." Another guard said, "Lets go."
The three men all left, leaving the room in an eerie silence. Izumi was the first to sit up and walk to the bars. Brad and Rain followed suit.
"This is just too perfect." Brad whispered.
"So what's the plan?" Izumi asked.
"Well my original plan was to have you and me distract the guards while the kid here climbs through the window, and find a way into the cargo hold." Brad said, "But with the new change of events, it might make things a bit easier."
"So get on with it damn it!" Izumi said.
"My name is Rain." Rain said, annoyed at being called kid.
"Well, now Rain can climb through the window, and then on top of the WhaleKing. If I'm right, since we're in the center of the WhaleKing, there should be a ladder to the left of the window. She can wait for it to land, and when the zoids are being moved out, she can jump into her zoid, and break us out. Easy as that."
Rain looked out the window. It was now completely dark, but she could still see a small ladder to her left. But the overhang was very small, and it would be all to easy to slip and fall. She cleared her throat, "Easy huh... we're awfully high up... and I don't know if I can fit through the window. Plus how can I open it?"
"Common Rain, you are a flying type zoid pilot after all... you can't be afraid of heights. And you are easily small enough to fit through, I can tell from here." Izumi stated, "So your our only chance. Hell, I'd do it if my cell had a window."
"Wait a while." Brad said calmly, "Then break the glass. Anything in your cell will work. Use that stool in the corner."
"Right...." Rain said.
****************
The small group was sitting in the main computer room of the Hover Cargo. They had tied up and locked Zero in a room down the hall. LightStrike kept watch on the door.
Jemie was on the computer going through any public ZBC files he could find, trying to find data on the GunGyarados and Bahamut. He typed quickly, as various screens where brought up in front of him... none having any useful information.
Leena and Lavender had gotten to know each other... perhaps too well. At first they had continuously spat insults at each other, but now they where the best of friends. Together they decided to go question their captive again.
Leon, Cloud, Bit, Naomi, and Tyra where discussing about where the WhaleKing could have gone with their friends. Suddenly Jemie gave out a cry, "I think I found something!"
"What is it kid?" Naomi said, as she and the others minus Leena and Lavender, (who where making their way to Zacks room) made their way over to the screen.
"From what I can tell..." Jemie stated, "The two zoids that attacked us are part of some new unknown group like the Backdraft. Except they don't bother betting on unsanctioned battles and stuff like that. They mainly go out on assassination jobs, stealing any valuable zoids that they can find."
"That's all you could find?!" Bit asked.
"Unfortunately." Jemie said, "I even tried to hack into the classified ZBC files. They don't have any good info on them either."
Meanwhile, Leena and Lavender had made their way to Zacks room, where they found him still tied and lying on the bed.
"What now?" Zack asked, "I already told you... I don't know where they took them."
"Yeah... but you know who took them." Leena said, "And I suggest you tell us.
"If I where you I'd run and hide before my partner comes back. He wants to kill you, you know." Zack said coldly.
Lavender sighed, "We aren't going to run and hide. We are going to find our friends."
"Why do you care so much about them anyway. You got away, and you captured me. You should be happy with that." Zack stated.
"You know what?" Lavender said, "I really pity you. You don't have any friends do you? Well we do. And we will find them."
***************
Goji walked up to the small parts shop, noticing it closed once again. 'I wonder where Ryuji's gotten off to.' He thought, heading back to his zoid. He really needed some parts, because he was working on a new zoid.
He climbed into the cockpit and began to head back home. He was almost there when he heard a loud swooshing sound above him. Looking up he noticed a large WhaleKing, heading south, and looking like it was about to land.
"Nobody owns a WhaleKing around here..." He said to himself, " and there can't be a battle nearby, because of all the houses located around."
He turned the Temjin X around and began to follow the Whaleking at a distance. He felt that something was up, and he didn't know what.
***************
"Ok, I estimate about twenty minutes before we land." Brad said.
"So let me get this strait." Rain said, picking up the stool and looking at the window, "You want me to climb on top of the WhaleKing, then wait for it to land. Then Im supposed to wait for Ryuu to be unloaded, jump into the cockpit, and break you guy's out?"
"Yeah." Brad said, "Those guards weren't kidding when they said they had security locks on these cells. They're impossible to short circuit, and break out of."
"You aren't the tactical person in the Blitz team are you?" Rain asked.
"Nope. Jemie's the one that's good at plans."
Rain swallowed hard, "All right. Wish me luck." She raised the stool above her head and swung at the window...
***************
Copper suddenly got a weird feeling, as he climbed into the cockpit of his zoid. Around his neck was the necklace. He had given a fake to Orihime.
He jumped out of the mouth of the WhaleKing, spreading the GunGyarados's wings and flying higher. He then noticed something on the side of the Whaleking. It was long and silver, very easy to spot in the dark...
End of Chapter 6.
Authors note: This chapter didn't have much action in it... and for some really weird reason it was allot harder to write than the others... oh well. the next chapter will be much better I promise... and longer. Don't forget to R+R!
CHAPTER 6
"Get outta your zoid now!" Bit yelled up at the zoid in front of him. The group had managed to drag the dragon zoid into the hanger, and now they where all waiting for the unknown enemy to step out, "Get out now or I'll tear your zoid to pieces and pull you out!"
"Calm down you idiot." Zack replied from his cockpit, as he pushed the small button in front of him. The group was partially in awe, because instead of the head opening up, like most zoids cockpits, the stomach opened, and out stepped a young man. He had light green eyes and black hair highlighted with red/yellow streaks, and a ponytail reaching just below his shoulders. Unfortunately, Bit didn't care what he looked like. While everyone else was standing around stunned, Bit ran up and threw a punch right at his face. This surprised even Zack.
"Bit!" Leena said as she and Leon ran up and pulled the enraged ligar pilot off of their captive. While they where busy, Zack turned to make a run for it only to be stopped by Cloud and Lavender. Cloud grabbed his jacket, and found a gun on the inside pocket. He discarded it, and pushed him down into a chair.
Bit calmed down and pushed Leon away from him, looking strait into Zacks eyes he demanded, "Where are they?!"
"To tell the truth," Zack said harshly, "I don't know. They could be anywhere."
"Who are you?!" Cloud asked, he wanted just as much as Bit to punch this guy.
"Call me Zero." Zack answered.
"Ok, Zero. Now tell us," Naomi said, "Where are our friends?"
"I already told you. I don't know." Zack answered.
**************
"Where?!" Izumi said groggily, while sitting up "Where the hell are we?"
"Glad to see that your awake." Brad said from a cell across the hallway from Izumi's "I don't know. I woke up only a little while ago."
Rain opened her eyes, sat up, and looked around. She and the others where in separate cells, Izumi directly across from her, and Brad to her left. She shook her head, "The last thing I remember was being pulled into the WhaleKing."
"Damn it!" Izumi yelled, "Now I remember. Those stupid guys pulled us out of our Zoids and drugged us!" She sighed, laughed slightly, then more quietly added, "But not until after I gave one of them a broken nose."
Rain nodded, she remembered seeing the guy that Izumi had taken out now. He definably had a broken nose, and maybe some missing teeth as well.
Brad stood up, looked through the bars, and down the hallway. There where two guards, both with automatic rifles, "We've got to get out of here, and get to our zoids."
Izumi looked at the lock on her cell. Unfortunately, it was a computer lock, not a key lock, so she couldn't pick it. She looked around some more, something suddenly coming to her attention, "Hey Rain... your cell has a window."
Rain turned to look at the back of her cell. Izumi was right. She did have a window.
"We can use that to our advantage... or at least yours." Brad said calmly, looking at Rain, "Look though and tell me what you see."
Rain looked out the window, and turned back to the other two captives, "Just below us is a small overhang, and we're in about the center of the WhaleKing, as far as I can tell. But we're still hundreds of feet above the ground, and its starting to get dark."
"Hmmm.." Brad said, as a plan began to form in his head.
***************
"Miss Orihime." Copper sneered, handing his commander the necklace.
"You and Zero did well, Copper." Ori stated, sitting in her chair, and placing the necklace in her drawer, "Unfortunately he was captured."
"Yes that is unfortunate isn't it." Copper said thinking to himself, 'it's because he was an idiot.'
"We now have three new Zoids, two of which are unidentifiable... the dragon and the wolf... and the other the legendary Blitz team's ShadowFox." Orihime continued, "The dragon zoid strangely reminds me of Zero's... but that really doesn't matter."
"It is odd." Copper said, he was getting bored of the young commanders idle chatting.
"Anyways... your mission is done for now. I have ordered my soldiers to replace the wings on the GunGyarados, so I want you to go home. I will call you when I have another mission for you."
"Yes ma'am." Copper said. He turned to leave, grinning devilishly to himself. Once he was outside the door, he reached his hand into his jacket pocket and pulled out a small red object on a chain.
***************
Brad, Izumi, and Rain all laid on their beds, pretending to be asleep. In reality, they were listening intently to a conversation the two guards where having with a messenger.
"Commander Starfire says that we will be landing in about forty five minutes." The messenger said, "She instructs us to be ready to unload the new zoids as soon as we land. That means that you two will be needed as well."
"So she wants us to leave the captives unguarded?" One of the guards said, making Brad chance a quick glance at his face. It was in a state of somewhat shock, "That's ridiculous."
"It is her orders. Besides, they're sound asleep, and they have the security locks on. They wouldn't be able to escape even if they tried." The messenger said.
"I guess your right." Another guard said, "Lets go."
The three men all left, leaving the room in an eerie silence. Izumi was the first to sit up and walk to the bars. Brad and Rain followed suit.
"This is just too perfect." Brad whispered.
"So what's the plan?" Izumi asked.
"Well my original plan was to have you and me distract the guards while the kid here climbs through the window, and find a way into the cargo hold." Brad said, "But with the new change of events, it might make things a bit easier."
"So get on with it damn it!" Izumi said.
"My name is Rain." Rain said, annoyed at being called kid.
"Well, now Rain can climb through the window, and then on top of the WhaleKing. If I'm right, since we're in the center of the WhaleKing, there should be a ladder to the left of the window. She can wait for it to land, and when the zoids are being moved out, she can jump into her zoid, and break us out. Easy as that."
Rain looked out the window. It was now completely dark, but she could still see a small ladder to her left. But the overhang was very small, and it would be all to easy to slip and fall. She cleared her throat, "Easy huh... we're awfully high up... and I don't know if I can fit through the window. Plus how can I open it?"
"Common Rain, you are a flying type zoid pilot after all... you can't be afraid of heights. And you are easily small enough to fit through, I can tell from here." Izumi stated, "So your our only chance. Hell, I'd do it if my cell had a window."
"Wait a while." Brad said calmly, "Then break the glass. Anything in your cell will work. Use that stool in the corner."
"Right...." Rain said.
****************
The small group was sitting in the main computer room of the Hover Cargo. They had tied up and locked Zero in a room down the hall. LightStrike kept watch on the door.
Jemie was on the computer going through any public ZBC files he could find, trying to find data on the GunGyarados and Bahamut. He typed quickly, as various screens where brought up in front of him... none having any useful information.
Leena and Lavender had gotten to know each other... perhaps too well. At first they had continuously spat insults at each other, but now they where the best of friends. Together they decided to go question their captive again.
Leon, Cloud, Bit, Naomi, and Tyra where discussing about where the WhaleKing could have gone with their friends. Suddenly Jemie gave out a cry, "I think I found something!"
"What is it kid?" Naomi said, as she and the others minus Leena and Lavender, (who where making their way to Zacks room) made their way over to the screen.
"From what I can tell..." Jemie stated, "The two zoids that attacked us are part of some new unknown group like the Backdraft. Except they don't bother betting on unsanctioned battles and stuff like that. They mainly go out on assassination jobs, stealing any valuable zoids that they can find."
"That's all you could find?!" Bit asked.
"Unfortunately." Jemie said, "I even tried to hack into the classified ZBC files. They don't have any good info on them either."
Meanwhile, Leena and Lavender had made their way to Zacks room, where they found him still tied and lying on the bed.
"What now?" Zack asked, "I already told you... I don't know where they took them."
"Yeah... but you know who took them." Leena said, "And I suggest you tell us.
"If I where you I'd run and hide before my partner comes back. He wants to kill you, you know." Zack said coldly.
Lavender sighed, "We aren't going to run and hide. We are going to find our friends."
"Why do you care so much about them anyway. You got away, and you captured me. You should be happy with that." Zack stated.
"You know what?" Lavender said, "I really pity you. You don't have any friends do you? Well we do. And we will find them."
***************
Goji walked up to the small parts shop, noticing it closed once again. 'I wonder where Ryuji's gotten off to.' He thought, heading back to his zoid. He really needed some parts, because he was working on a new zoid.
He climbed into the cockpit and began to head back home. He was almost there when he heard a loud swooshing sound above him. Looking up he noticed a large WhaleKing, heading south, and looking like it was about to land.
"Nobody owns a WhaleKing around here..." He said to himself, " and there can't be a battle nearby, because of all the houses located around."
He turned the Temjin X around and began to follow the Whaleking at a distance. He felt that something was up, and he didn't know what.
***************
"Ok, I estimate about twenty minutes before we land." Brad said.
"So let me get this strait." Rain said, picking up the stool and looking at the window, "You want me to climb on top of the WhaleKing, then wait for it to land. Then Im supposed to wait for Ryuu to be unloaded, jump into the cockpit, and break you guy's out?"
"Yeah." Brad said, "Those guards weren't kidding when they said they had security locks on these cells. They're impossible to short circuit, and break out of."
"You aren't the tactical person in the Blitz team are you?" Rain asked.
"Nope. Jemie's the one that's good at plans."
Rain swallowed hard, "All right. Wish me luck." She raised the stool above her head and swung at the window...
***************
Copper suddenly got a weird feeling, as he climbed into the cockpit of his zoid. Around his neck was the necklace. He had given a fake to Orihime.
He jumped out of the mouth of the WhaleKing, spreading the GunGyarados's wings and flying higher. He then noticed something on the side of the Whaleking. It was long and silver, very easy to spot in the dark...
End of Chapter 6.
Authors note: This chapter didn't have much action in it... and for some really weird reason it was allot harder to write than the others... oh well. the next chapter will be much better I promise... and longer. Don't forget to R+R!