Chapter 2
Could You Evaluate on That?
Emma Hulox ran through the hanger, panting as she went. She wasn't in very good shape, being raised as a rich girl; she had become spoiled. She then stood up, trying to look as professional as possible, despite being so sweaty. She had long blonde hair, and deep blue eyes. Emma walked into the hallway, looking for the evaluation test, when all of a sudden she was hit to the ground. A tall boy with brown hair had run into her, she scowled. It was Donny. "Watch where your going peasant!" "Sorry! Wait… peasant?" Donny helped the girl up. "Yes! Now move aside! I'm going to be the best Zoid Pilot ever! And I'm not letting poor folk like you to stand in my way!" She snapped at him. Pushing Donny down, Emma stormed off. "What's up with her?"
Donny continued to look for the evaluation test. The hanger was very big, like a mega mall. "Man… where is this place? I want to get my Zoid license!" He yelled. But then, Donny heard someone behind him. He turned to see… "Jake!"
"Hey there."
"How's Lightning Saix?"
"Fixed."
"Good! Do you know where the test is?"
"Over there."
Jake pointed to a large door, with the words "Evaluation Test" over it. "Oh…. That explains a lot…" Donny said. He was amazed he hadn't seen it before. "C'mon. I'll take you there." Jake said coolly. Donny followed Jake into the room, and saw lots of other young pilots there. The crowd parted to let Jake through; apparently he was some kind of celebrity. He walked to the desk, Donny close behind, and put his arm down on it. "Hey there Sandra." He said. "This is the new kid I told you about." The girl, apparently called Sandra, looked out from behind the desk to see Donny. "Oh! Hello! So you're the kid who saved Mr. Goldberg's life!"
"Um… yes…" He said. She was a bit too perky. "Is this where I get my license?" he asked Sandra. Her face went from perky to stone cold. "OK. You think you can get you license?" She asked him in a gruff way. Donny slowly nodded and she scribbled something down. "Follow me boy." She said. Donny quickly followed her into another room, and before the door closed, he could hear Jake say "Good luck. Your gonna need it."
The room was huge and made mostly of stainless steel. "Over here boy." She said. Walking over Sandra, Donny saw a large window. "Pick a Zoid for the test." "Uh…" "Pick one!" "Shadow Fox!" he said quickly. He was beginning to think Sandra didn't like him. "Very well. I will see you on the battle grounds." Donny looked confused. "Battle—" But before he could finish, a tube shot up from under him, trapping him in it. The tube vacuumed him through a series of tunnels over the hanger until he found himself in the Shadow Fox. "Ow…"
Donny quickly grabbed onto the controls, before something else weird might happen. The hanger door opened and he trotted out into a large arena. Many people were standing there, hissing, and booing. "Where am I?" He asked no one in particular. "You in the stadium." Donny looked to see a screen had popped up on the left side of the cockpit. His hand passed right through it… it was a hologram. "Beat me and you get your license." She continued. "Sounds easy enough!" he said smiling. "Oh?"
Sandra's Zoid was a custom made Red Horn, equipped with Twin 80mm anti- aircraft cannons, Tri-Barrel artillery Cannon, various 20mm and 30mm cannons, and rocket pods. Not to mention its Sensor Horns and stabilizer thrusters. "Does everyone have to fight you!?" He asked in astonishment. "Nope. Only he ones I like." She said smirking. The Red Horn thrust forward at the Shadow Fox, but Donny quickly dodged it. Shadow Fox ran forward at Red Horn, gaining speed. "Strike Laser Claw!" He yelled. The Shadow Fox's claw slashed at the Red Horn, but something unexpected happened.
The Red Horn used its 80mm Anti-Aircraft Cannons, shooting Donny, and Shadow Fox down before the blow was delivered. "Grr… How did she do that???" he asked Shadow Fox. The screen popped up again, with a smirking Sandra on the other end. "Sensor Horns and Anti-Aircraft Cannons. Not so cocky now, eh?" She laughed insanely and the screen disappeared like someone had turned off the TV.
"Red Saber Thrust!" Sandra yelled. The Red Horn thrust at Shadow Fox, sending him flying. "Ahg! There has to be some way to… that's it! Shadow Fox, when he charges, stand still until I tell you. You'll know what to do." Donny said. The Shadow Fox howled and stood still. "Frightened?" She said. The Red Horn charged at them again. "Well this should end your sorrows!" The horn glowed as Red Horn lunged at Shadow Fox. "NOW!" Shadow Fox's claws glowed and it jumped up into the air. "Strike Laser Claw!" Shadow Fox slashed the horn and part of the law clear off the Red Horn.
"What!? Where did they go?? I can't see!" yelled Sandra. The Shadow Fox turned and shot its Vulcan Cannon at the damaged Red Horn. The battle was all over. "Damn it!" Sandra yelled. "Yes! I got my license!" He yelled.
Later that day…
"Great fight. Saw it all on the TV." Jake said. They were in the hanger's pub; Jake had won another wad of money that he had split with Donny. Donny smiled at his new license. "Well, I better get a Zoid sometime soon." Donny said, still playing with the license. "Well why don't you buy the Shadow Fox you used for battle? It seems to like you." Jake said smiling. "What do you—AHH!!!!" Donny turned around to see that the Shadow Fox had followed him into the pub. Donny saw the door to the pub in ruins. "Looks like I got me a Zoid!" Donny smiled and laughed.
Even Later that day at the Weapons Shop…
"OK… so that's two Retractable Hardened Alloy Strike Blades, a Wild Weasel Unit, and Two Hidden Missile Pods with eight missiles each. That'll come to 13,000." The man said. Donny reached into his pocket but Jake stopped him. "Allow me. It's the least I can do for you saving my butt before." Jake said. "Sure! Thanks!" Donny said. Jake paid the man and the parts were added onto the Shadow Fox. "So where do we go next?" Donny asked Jake. "We?" "Aren't we a team?" Donny asked Jake. Jake smiled. "Yeah sure. Well, we can't be a team with two people. Let's find couple more kids and get a cargo ship. Then we'll be a team." Jake replied.
"Okay! Then here begins the forming of The Saga Team!" Donny said, punching the sky.
"Hey how come you get to name it!"
"Because it was MY idea!"
"Well you wouldn't even have a Zoid if it wasn't for me!"
"Well you wouldn't even be alive if it wasn't for me!"
And as Donny and Jake fought for hours, they didn't realize someone was watching them. Someone rich, someone ruthless, someone from the Carnage Team.
Next Time:
Chapter 3
The Chaos of Carnage!
Saga Team Stats
Rank: F
Wins: 0
Losses: 0
Members: 2
Donny Knowles
Age: 16
Money: 15,000
Target Points: 3000
Zoid: RZ-046 Shadow Fox
Weapons: Retractable Hardened Alloy Strike Blades, a Wild Weasel Unit, and Two Hidden Missile Pods with eight missiles each. Retractable and Rotating AZ30 mm laser Vulcan cannon, AZ 70mm Electromagnetic Net Cannon, and smokescreen generators. Also equipped for "Strike Laser Claw" attack.
Jake Goldberg
Age: 16
Money: 465,000
Target Points: 44,000
Zoid: EZ-035 Lightning Saix
Weapons: Twin forward facing Lightning Beam Cannons, Customized Strike Claws, and Teeth, And a High Performance Rotating Machine Gun.
Could You Evaluate on That?
Emma Hulox ran through the hanger, panting as she went. She wasn't in very good shape, being raised as a rich girl; she had become spoiled. She then stood up, trying to look as professional as possible, despite being so sweaty. She had long blonde hair, and deep blue eyes. Emma walked into the hallway, looking for the evaluation test, when all of a sudden she was hit to the ground. A tall boy with brown hair had run into her, she scowled. It was Donny. "Watch where your going peasant!" "Sorry! Wait… peasant?" Donny helped the girl up. "Yes! Now move aside! I'm going to be the best Zoid Pilot ever! And I'm not letting poor folk like you to stand in my way!" She snapped at him. Pushing Donny down, Emma stormed off. "What's up with her?"
Donny continued to look for the evaluation test. The hanger was very big, like a mega mall. "Man… where is this place? I want to get my Zoid license!" He yelled. But then, Donny heard someone behind him. He turned to see… "Jake!"
"Hey there."
"How's Lightning Saix?"
"Fixed."
"Good! Do you know where the test is?"
"Over there."
Jake pointed to a large door, with the words "Evaluation Test" over it. "Oh…. That explains a lot…" Donny said. He was amazed he hadn't seen it before. "C'mon. I'll take you there." Jake said coolly. Donny followed Jake into the room, and saw lots of other young pilots there. The crowd parted to let Jake through; apparently he was some kind of celebrity. He walked to the desk, Donny close behind, and put his arm down on it. "Hey there Sandra." He said. "This is the new kid I told you about." The girl, apparently called Sandra, looked out from behind the desk to see Donny. "Oh! Hello! So you're the kid who saved Mr. Goldberg's life!"
"Um… yes…" He said. She was a bit too perky. "Is this where I get my license?" he asked Sandra. Her face went from perky to stone cold. "OK. You think you can get you license?" She asked him in a gruff way. Donny slowly nodded and she scribbled something down. "Follow me boy." She said. Donny quickly followed her into another room, and before the door closed, he could hear Jake say "Good luck. Your gonna need it."
The room was huge and made mostly of stainless steel. "Over here boy." She said. Walking over Sandra, Donny saw a large window. "Pick a Zoid for the test." "Uh…" "Pick one!" "Shadow Fox!" he said quickly. He was beginning to think Sandra didn't like him. "Very well. I will see you on the battle grounds." Donny looked confused. "Battle—" But before he could finish, a tube shot up from under him, trapping him in it. The tube vacuumed him through a series of tunnels over the hanger until he found himself in the Shadow Fox. "Ow…"
Donny quickly grabbed onto the controls, before something else weird might happen. The hanger door opened and he trotted out into a large arena. Many people were standing there, hissing, and booing. "Where am I?" He asked no one in particular. "You in the stadium." Donny looked to see a screen had popped up on the left side of the cockpit. His hand passed right through it… it was a hologram. "Beat me and you get your license." She continued. "Sounds easy enough!" he said smiling. "Oh?"
Sandra's Zoid was a custom made Red Horn, equipped with Twin 80mm anti- aircraft cannons, Tri-Barrel artillery Cannon, various 20mm and 30mm cannons, and rocket pods. Not to mention its Sensor Horns and stabilizer thrusters. "Does everyone have to fight you!?" He asked in astonishment. "Nope. Only he ones I like." She said smirking. The Red Horn thrust forward at the Shadow Fox, but Donny quickly dodged it. Shadow Fox ran forward at Red Horn, gaining speed. "Strike Laser Claw!" He yelled. The Shadow Fox's claw slashed at the Red Horn, but something unexpected happened.
The Red Horn used its 80mm Anti-Aircraft Cannons, shooting Donny, and Shadow Fox down before the blow was delivered. "Grr… How did she do that???" he asked Shadow Fox. The screen popped up again, with a smirking Sandra on the other end. "Sensor Horns and Anti-Aircraft Cannons. Not so cocky now, eh?" She laughed insanely and the screen disappeared like someone had turned off the TV.
"Red Saber Thrust!" Sandra yelled. The Red Horn thrust at Shadow Fox, sending him flying. "Ahg! There has to be some way to… that's it! Shadow Fox, when he charges, stand still until I tell you. You'll know what to do." Donny said. The Shadow Fox howled and stood still. "Frightened?" She said. The Red Horn charged at them again. "Well this should end your sorrows!" The horn glowed as Red Horn lunged at Shadow Fox. "NOW!" Shadow Fox's claws glowed and it jumped up into the air. "Strike Laser Claw!" Shadow Fox slashed the horn and part of the law clear off the Red Horn.
"What!? Where did they go?? I can't see!" yelled Sandra. The Shadow Fox turned and shot its Vulcan Cannon at the damaged Red Horn. The battle was all over. "Damn it!" Sandra yelled. "Yes! I got my license!" He yelled.
Later that day…
"Great fight. Saw it all on the TV." Jake said. They were in the hanger's pub; Jake had won another wad of money that he had split with Donny. Donny smiled at his new license. "Well, I better get a Zoid sometime soon." Donny said, still playing with the license. "Well why don't you buy the Shadow Fox you used for battle? It seems to like you." Jake said smiling. "What do you—AHH!!!!" Donny turned around to see that the Shadow Fox had followed him into the pub. Donny saw the door to the pub in ruins. "Looks like I got me a Zoid!" Donny smiled and laughed.
Even Later that day at the Weapons Shop…
"OK… so that's two Retractable Hardened Alloy Strike Blades, a Wild Weasel Unit, and Two Hidden Missile Pods with eight missiles each. That'll come to 13,000." The man said. Donny reached into his pocket but Jake stopped him. "Allow me. It's the least I can do for you saving my butt before." Jake said. "Sure! Thanks!" Donny said. Jake paid the man and the parts were added onto the Shadow Fox. "So where do we go next?" Donny asked Jake. "We?" "Aren't we a team?" Donny asked Jake. Jake smiled. "Yeah sure. Well, we can't be a team with two people. Let's find couple more kids and get a cargo ship. Then we'll be a team." Jake replied.
"Okay! Then here begins the forming of The Saga Team!" Donny said, punching the sky.
"Hey how come you get to name it!"
"Because it was MY idea!"
"Well you wouldn't even have a Zoid if it wasn't for me!"
"Well you wouldn't even be alive if it wasn't for me!"
And as Donny and Jake fought for hours, they didn't realize someone was watching them. Someone rich, someone ruthless, someone from the Carnage Team.
Next Time:
Chapter 3
The Chaos of Carnage!
Saga Team Stats
Rank: F
Wins: 0
Losses: 0
Members: 2
Donny Knowles
Age: 16
Money: 15,000
Target Points: 3000
Zoid: RZ-046 Shadow Fox
Weapons: Retractable Hardened Alloy Strike Blades, a Wild Weasel Unit, and Two Hidden Missile Pods with eight missiles each. Retractable and Rotating AZ30 mm laser Vulcan cannon, AZ 70mm Electromagnetic Net Cannon, and smokescreen generators. Also equipped for "Strike Laser Claw" attack.
Jake Goldberg
Age: 16
Money: 465,000
Target Points: 44,000
Zoid: EZ-035 Lightning Saix
Weapons: Twin forward facing Lightning Beam Cannons, Customized Strike Claws, and Teeth, And a High Performance Rotating Machine Gun.