Chapter 1
The Team Begins to Form
"Wow look at those Tigers go!!!" "I got 100 credits on the Gun Snipers!" "I'll take that bet!" Cheers and boos were heard all through the pub as people bet on the teams all around the world. Jake looked up from his drink to see the fight between the Gun Sniper Team and the Zaber Tigers Team. Jake was tall, with brown hair and he was wearing a black leather jacket with "Mercenary" on the back. He got up from his seat and walked over to the screening room where the fight was going on. "1000 on the Snipers." He said coolly. The people in the room all looked at him. They knew who he was. Jake was a famous mercenary.
"Are you crazy man? The Gun Snipers never win!" said one man. "There's no way they could win!" Jake sighed and smirked. "So then isn't this the perfect deal?" He asked, his eyes closed as he smirked. "Well… Yeah! I'll take that bet!" "Me too!" Most of the pub bet Jake on the Snipers. If he lost he would be out 23,000 credits. But Jake had one thing they didn't. Mercenaries luck. Within five minutes the battle was over. The Gun Snipers had two Wild Weasel Unit each. They were able to destroy the tigers in minutes. Although the last tiger was a Great Zaber, the red and black model with the flight booster pack, meaning it was a better grade then his partners. Though it didn't help when the Snipers leader, in a Red Comet Gun Sniper, shot him down.
"You must have cheated!" Said the first man. "From way over here? I'd like to see anyone do that." Jake said, still sitting with is arms crossed and the same smirk on his face. The man considered, and then gave up his money. So did the other twenty-two men that bet on the fight. Jake had won this kind of money everywhere he went. He had always studied the previous fights of both teams to see who would most likely win. And when he spotted the Snipers Team walk out of Zach's Junk with 6 Weasel Units it gave him the idea they would have an upper hand.
Elsewhere…
"Wow that was a good fight!" Donny said to himself as he walked home with the footage. Donny Knowles was tall for 16, with brown anime-style hair and hazel eyes. He walked into the local pub to see people were grumbling about something. "What's wrong mister?" Donny asked a man in a coat and a red hat. "That mercenary got us again. Dumb luck is what I call it. Pure dumb luck." He grumbled, leaving the bar with his hands in his now empty pockets. "Wow. That guy must be really lucky if he's done this before… I have to see this guy!" Donny said. He rushed over to the area where everyone was leaving and saw Jake in the corner, a wad of cash in his hands.
"Hey! You must be the mercenary that's so popular around here!" Donny said to Jake. Jake was counting the money but looked up at Donny. "What's it to you?" He asked with a calm voice. "Nothing I just wanted to know." Donny said back. "My names Donny." Jake smiled and put his money away, satisfied that he didn't get ripped off. "Got a Zoid?" Jake asked Donny. "Nope. Not yet anyway." Donny answered as Jake stood up. "C'mon. Let me show you something." Jake said. He left the bar and Donny followed, eager to see what Jake had, since it was most likely a Zoid.
3 Miles Off in a Zoids Hanger…
After the 10-minute drive from the bar, Donny and Jake entered a hanger. The hanger was large, with rare Zoids like Geno Saurer and Iron Kong all over. "My Zoid is over here." Jake said, leading Donny through a huge gateway, big enough for a Zoid. Donny entered and saw a single Zoid. It was silver, with red here and there, with green eyes and teeth sharp as blades. It had hooked claws and a huge double barrel beam cannon on top. "A Lightning Saix…" Donny said, mystified. "It gets me around." Jake said smirking.
Jake showed Donny around the large hanger, with great astonishment on how much Donny already knew about the Zoids. "Oh yeah! Look at these!" Donny said. Reaching into his trusty blue bag, Donny pulled out the recent tapes he had made. Jake took them and read the labels out loud. "The Tigers Team vs. The Snipers Team, The Warp Team vs. The Mute Team, The Chaos Team vs. The Geno Team, you've got some good tapes here." Said Jake.
Suddenly, a large crash was heard from outside. "What's that?" Donny asked Jake. "I have no idea…" The two ran out of the hanger to see the biggest Zoid they had ever looked upon… And it was destroying the hanger.
"Hold on!" Donny yelled at the large Zoid, an Elephander. "Why are you destroying the base!?" The Elephander's head moved towards them and a familiar voice was heard. "Cause that mercenary cheated and stole our money!" It was the man Donny had spoken to at the pub. As he finished yelling, two more Zoids came up from behind, shouting and agreeing. The Zoids were a supped-up Gojulas and a Rev Raptor. "The Retro Team! They all use Prehistoric Type Zoids!" Donny said. "How do you know that?" Asked Jake. "I've seen them battle before! The Geno Saurer has a CP-10 Cannon and the Elephander is equipped with a CP-15 Assault Gattling Unit!" Donny said warily.
"What about the Rev Raptor?" asked Jake. "It has major speed and power upgrades!" Jake smirked and ran back in the base with Donny. "You don't have a Zoid right? Use the Shadow Fox!" Jake said. Donny ran over to the Zoid. It was black with yellow decals here and there can a High Performance Rotating Machine Gun on it's top. Donny quickly climbed the ladder and entered the Zoid. Donny didn't know the controls very well, but he knew some of them! Pulling back on the huge joy-stick-like controls, he bounded out of the hanger with the Lightning Saix.
"Were the Retro Team and we don't give up money that easily!" yelled the man in the Geno Saurer. The man and his Zoid lunged forward at them. "Donny! You take the Geno! I can take care of the other two!" "You're the boss!" Donny said. He pushed forward on the joysticks and the Shadow Fox sped towards the Geno. It was a large black and purple Zoid that looked very vicious. A helmet like cockpit and huge feet and claws came rushing at him in a purple fury. Donny dodged them but was hit by its huge tail.
Donny quickly recovered and dodged the Geno Saurer's huge claws. Leaving a large gap in the ground and an angry pilot, Donny sped off in the opposite direction, turned, and came running back. "Activating CP-10 Cannon!" Said the angry Geno Pilot. The Cannon Fired at the Shadow Fox but was easily avoided. "Alright buddy! My turn!" Donny yelled. He reached above him and grabbed a joystick with a button on top. He pressed the button and shot at the Geno, leaving bullet holes in the Saurer's leg. The man bent down to look at the damage, sparks flying from the spot.
"You think that's going to stop me? HA!" Said the man, but was in great astonishment to find the Shadow Fox had disappeared in a cloud of black smoke. "Nope." He heard Donny said. "But this is!" Shadow Fox leapt out of the smoke and in to the air. Donny twisted a lever next to the Shadow Fox's computer monitor and yelled. "Strike Laser Claw!!!" The Shadow Fox's claws glowed and slashed the Geno Saurer's side and right claw off. Shadow Fox landed behind the stunned Zoid as it fell to the ground. The man was unconscious.
"Yes! My first victory! Now where did Jake go?" He said to himself as the Shadow Fox let out a howl. He turned to see lots of smoke and flame coming from where Jake had fought. The Lightning Saix trotted out of the wreckage with the Rev Raptor's bladed claw and arm in its mouth. With a thumping noise Lightning Saix tossed the arm to the ground and roared. "No… Jake look out!" Donny yelled. The Elephander's grappling trunk latches on to Lightning Saix's leg and begins to pull it in to the smoke and flames. "Oh no! I didn't get it as well as I thought!" Jake said terrified. "Strike Laser Claw!!!" Donny slashed through the Elephander's huge trunk, making the rest of the trunk fly up and smash into the Elephander's head and knocking out the pilot.
"Thanks." Jake said, climbing out of his Lightning Saix. The leg was pretty thrashed and Jake surveyed the damage. "We need to call the Battle Commission about this." Jake said.
Later that day…
It was sunset and the smoke had cleared, the flames put out. Four Iron Kongs and the police came and arrested the Retro team. One police officer, a thin old man came over to the two. "I see you trashed them pretty good." He said. Donny and Jake nodded. "Well may I please see your licenses?" He asked. Jake took a small calculator-like thing from his pocket and let the man scan it. "Thank you. And you?" The policeman held out his hand to take Donny's license… too bad he didn't have one. "I… don't have one…"
"Well if your going to pilot the Shadow Fox anymore you have to get one." The police officer said to Donny, his arms crossed. "It's not my Shadow Fox. It's Jake's. But I'm going to buy one of my own! So… I guess I'll take that test!" Donny said. He looked up at the officer again. "So what kind of test?" "It's a piloting test. Nothing major." Jake said. "OK. But how am I going to get there?" Donny asked. He hadn't thought of that. But the officer was on it. "We'll give you a ride young man. It's on the way anyway."
"Thanks! Come on Jake!" Donny said, running to the police's cargo ship. "I can't come right now. I need to repair Lightning Saix. I'll meet you up there." Jake said walking back into the base. "Bye!" Donny yelled back. Donny and the officer got into the cargo and rode off to the next adventure.
Next Time:
Chapter 2
Could You Evaluate on That?
The Team Begins to Form
"Wow look at those Tigers go!!!" "I got 100 credits on the Gun Snipers!" "I'll take that bet!" Cheers and boos were heard all through the pub as people bet on the teams all around the world. Jake looked up from his drink to see the fight between the Gun Sniper Team and the Zaber Tigers Team. Jake was tall, with brown hair and he was wearing a black leather jacket with "Mercenary" on the back. He got up from his seat and walked over to the screening room where the fight was going on. "1000 on the Snipers." He said coolly. The people in the room all looked at him. They knew who he was. Jake was a famous mercenary.
"Are you crazy man? The Gun Snipers never win!" said one man. "There's no way they could win!" Jake sighed and smirked. "So then isn't this the perfect deal?" He asked, his eyes closed as he smirked. "Well… Yeah! I'll take that bet!" "Me too!" Most of the pub bet Jake on the Snipers. If he lost he would be out 23,000 credits. But Jake had one thing they didn't. Mercenaries luck. Within five minutes the battle was over. The Gun Snipers had two Wild Weasel Unit each. They were able to destroy the tigers in minutes. Although the last tiger was a Great Zaber, the red and black model with the flight booster pack, meaning it was a better grade then his partners. Though it didn't help when the Snipers leader, in a Red Comet Gun Sniper, shot him down.
"You must have cheated!" Said the first man. "From way over here? I'd like to see anyone do that." Jake said, still sitting with is arms crossed and the same smirk on his face. The man considered, and then gave up his money. So did the other twenty-two men that bet on the fight. Jake had won this kind of money everywhere he went. He had always studied the previous fights of both teams to see who would most likely win. And when he spotted the Snipers Team walk out of Zach's Junk with 6 Weasel Units it gave him the idea they would have an upper hand.
Elsewhere…
"Wow that was a good fight!" Donny said to himself as he walked home with the footage. Donny Knowles was tall for 16, with brown anime-style hair and hazel eyes. He walked into the local pub to see people were grumbling about something. "What's wrong mister?" Donny asked a man in a coat and a red hat. "That mercenary got us again. Dumb luck is what I call it. Pure dumb luck." He grumbled, leaving the bar with his hands in his now empty pockets. "Wow. That guy must be really lucky if he's done this before… I have to see this guy!" Donny said. He rushed over to the area where everyone was leaving and saw Jake in the corner, a wad of cash in his hands.
"Hey! You must be the mercenary that's so popular around here!" Donny said to Jake. Jake was counting the money but looked up at Donny. "What's it to you?" He asked with a calm voice. "Nothing I just wanted to know." Donny said back. "My names Donny." Jake smiled and put his money away, satisfied that he didn't get ripped off. "Got a Zoid?" Jake asked Donny. "Nope. Not yet anyway." Donny answered as Jake stood up. "C'mon. Let me show you something." Jake said. He left the bar and Donny followed, eager to see what Jake had, since it was most likely a Zoid.
3 Miles Off in a Zoids Hanger…
After the 10-minute drive from the bar, Donny and Jake entered a hanger. The hanger was large, with rare Zoids like Geno Saurer and Iron Kong all over. "My Zoid is over here." Jake said, leading Donny through a huge gateway, big enough for a Zoid. Donny entered and saw a single Zoid. It was silver, with red here and there, with green eyes and teeth sharp as blades. It had hooked claws and a huge double barrel beam cannon on top. "A Lightning Saix…" Donny said, mystified. "It gets me around." Jake said smirking.
Jake showed Donny around the large hanger, with great astonishment on how much Donny already knew about the Zoids. "Oh yeah! Look at these!" Donny said. Reaching into his trusty blue bag, Donny pulled out the recent tapes he had made. Jake took them and read the labels out loud. "The Tigers Team vs. The Snipers Team, The Warp Team vs. The Mute Team, The Chaos Team vs. The Geno Team, you've got some good tapes here." Said Jake.
Suddenly, a large crash was heard from outside. "What's that?" Donny asked Jake. "I have no idea…" The two ran out of the hanger to see the biggest Zoid they had ever looked upon… And it was destroying the hanger.
"Hold on!" Donny yelled at the large Zoid, an Elephander. "Why are you destroying the base!?" The Elephander's head moved towards them and a familiar voice was heard. "Cause that mercenary cheated and stole our money!" It was the man Donny had spoken to at the pub. As he finished yelling, two more Zoids came up from behind, shouting and agreeing. The Zoids were a supped-up Gojulas and a Rev Raptor. "The Retro Team! They all use Prehistoric Type Zoids!" Donny said. "How do you know that?" Asked Jake. "I've seen them battle before! The Geno Saurer has a CP-10 Cannon and the Elephander is equipped with a CP-15 Assault Gattling Unit!" Donny said warily.
"What about the Rev Raptor?" asked Jake. "It has major speed and power upgrades!" Jake smirked and ran back in the base with Donny. "You don't have a Zoid right? Use the Shadow Fox!" Jake said. Donny ran over to the Zoid. It was black with yellow decals here and there can a High Performance Rotating Machine Gun on it's top. Donny quickly climbed the ladder and entered the Zoid. Donny didn't know the controls very well, but he knew some of them! Pulling back on the huge joy-stick-like controls, he bounded out of the hanger with the Lightning Saix.
"Were the Retro Team and we don't give up money that easily!" yelled the man in the Geno Saurer. The man and his Zoid lunged forward at them. "Donny! You take the Geno! I can take care of the other two!" "You're the boss!" Donny said. He pushed forward on the joysticks and the Shadow Fox sped towards the Geno. It was a large black and purple Zoid that looked very vicious. A helmet like cockpit and huge feet and claws came rushing at him in a purple fury. Donny dodged them but was hit by its huge tail.
Donny quickly recovered and dodged the Geno Saurer's huge claws. Leaving a large gap in the ground and an angry pilot, Donny sped off in the opposite direction, turned, and came running back. "Activating CP-10 Cannon!" Said the angry Geno Pilot. The Cannon Fired at the Shadow Fox but was easily avoided. "Alright buddy! My turn!" Donny yelled. He reached above him and grabbed a joystick with a button on top. He pressed the button and shot at the Geno, leaving bullet holes in the Saurer's leg. The man bent down to look at the damage, sparks flying from the spot.
"You think that's going to stop me? HA!" Said the man, but was in great astonishment to find the Shadow Fox had disappeared in a cloud of black smoke. "Nope." He heard Donny said. "But this is!" Shadow Fox leapt out of the smoke and in to the air. Donny twisted a lever next to the Shadow Fox's computer monitor and yelled. "Strike Laser Claw!!!" The Shadow Fox's claws glowed and slashed the Geno Saurer's side and right claw off. Shadow Fox landed behind the stunned Zoid as it fell to the ground. The man was unconscious.
"Yes! My first victory! Now where did Jake go?" He said to himself as the Shadow Fox let out a howl. He turned to see lots of smoke and flame coming from where Jake had fought. The Lightning Saix trotted out of the wreckage with the Rev Raptor's bladed claw and arm in its mouth. With a thumping noise Lightning Saix tossed the arm to the ground and roared. "No… Jake look out!" Donny yelled. The Elephander's grappling trunk latches on to Lightning Saix's leg and begins to pull it in to the smoke and flames. "Oh no! I didn't get it as well as I thought!" Jake said terrified. "Strike Laser Claw!!!" Donny slashed through the Elephander's huge trunk, making the rest of the trunk fly up and smash into the Elephander's head and knocking out the pilot.
"Thanks." Jake said, climbing out of his Lightning Saix. The leg was pretty thrashed and Jake surveyed the damage. "We need to call the Battle Commission about this." Jake said.
Later that day…
It was sunset and the smoke had cleared, the flames put out. Four Iron Kongs and the police came and arrested the Retro team. One police officer, a thin old man came over to the two. "I see you trashed them pretty good." He said. Donny and Jake nodded. "Well may I please see your licenses?" He asked. Jake took a small calculator-like thing from his pocket and let the man scan it. "Thank you. And you?" The policeman held out his hand to take Donny's license… too bad he didn't have one. "I… don't have one…"
"Well if your going to pilot the Shadow Fox anymore you have to get one." The police officer said to Donny, his arms crossed. "It's not my Shadow Fox. It's Jake's. But I'm going to buy one of my own! So… I guess I'll take that test!" Donny said. He looked up at the officer again. "So what kind of test?" "It's a piloting test. Nothing major." Jake said. "OK. But how am I going to get there?" Donny asked. He hadn't thought of that. But the officer was on it. "We'll give you a ride young man. It's on the way anyway."
"Thanks! Come on Jake!" Donny said, running to the police's cargo ship. "I can't come right now. I need to repair Lightning Saix. I'll meet you up there." Jake said walking back into the base. "Bye!" Donny yelled back. Donny and the officer got into the cargo and rode off to the next adventure.
Next Time:
Chapter 2
Could You Evaluate on That?