Authors Note: Chapter 3 in what I hope will be a very long story. I know I kind of ended the last chapter at a bad time but ill be doing that a lot to help keep up the suspense, but I write fast and I can get up to 2 chapters a day and if a lot of people like this story, I may put up even more. Keep up the reviews so I can tell how my story is going. Another thing, I know this story will start to look nothing at all like a Zoids book, but trust me it will all make sense when its done. So please don't give me a bad review because of that.
Chapter 3:Heart Of A Monster
Van stood there, trying to figure out what just happened. People were screaming but he didn't care. He just stood there, watching the street become red from the blood of his friend. Fiona, Moonbay, and Irvin ran to him, to try to help him. Van could tell it was useless. The screams from Thomas were gone. And the thing Van feared most was happening to his best friend. He saw some medics run over with a stretcher. They put him on and took him to there jeep and drove away. It seemed like it took a year for those few minutes to end to Van. He looked around for the two strangers, but they were gone, and Van had an idea that they had something to do with the shooting. "The medics said he has a good chance of living." Van turned and saw Fiona talking to him. "I cant believe that just happened, why would anybody want to shoot him, they should be after me." Van closed his eyes and walked away.
"Are you going to go after him Fiona." Moonbay said. Fiona looked at her. "No, not yet." Then she too walked away.
Thomas Schubaltz lay in his bed, unconscious to the world, nearing the edge of life. The doctors were trying all they could but the bullet went straight through the heart. They do all they could when they could do it, but for now he would have to survive on his own with only a little help. As the doctors watched the monitor of his heart beating, they saw it begin to fade.
The man who had shot Thomas began to walk through the crowd, smiling at what he did. He was a cold-blooded killer, and he enjoyed it. He has no soul, no remorse, no kindness, he did have a heart, but it was the heart of a monster. His name was Drake, he was a massive man standing at almost seven feet and weighing 250 pounds. It wasn't his size that scared people who met him though. It was what he does that scares people. To him, life is a game, and he was playing to win, and in order to win he knew what he had to do. The Black Zoids created centuries ago, would bring an era he could do nothing but enjoy. But only the greatest pilots could command them. He was one man not three, but he was smart as he was vicious, he selected two small children who would help him when the time came. He would watch from afar, making sure everything played out right. The two kids he chose did grow as he planned, and became the two greatest pilots alive. And now, the last step of his goal was done. And all that remained was to find the Black Zoids and the Amulets that contained their awesome power. As he put his gun on his jeep, he saw Van walking with his head down along the empty road. Yes, the game was going his way. And it was to late for him to lose.
As Van walked along the street, he saw a jeep drive away. He didn't really care. He couldn't believe someone shot his friend. "Van", he heard Fiona call. He stopped and smiled at her. "You ok Fiona".
She smiled back at him. "I guess, are you ok"?
Van thought about that question. "Pretty much, just still kind of surprised somebody shot Thomas. Where are Irvin and Moonbay."
"They went to see Thomas, do you want to go, they told me where he's at".
Again Van had to think, he wasn't sure if he wanted to see his friend lying there nearly dead, but he wanted to see him again. "Ok, ill go".
Fiona started to lead him to the hospital.
"Damn it". One of the two men shouted.
"Drakes good, there's nothing we can do about it". The man with the hooded cloak said. "We moved to slow, hopefully we that didn't waste are last chance at winning."
"What do we do now, as far as Van knows, we killed that guy. He will never help us now."
"You worry to much Marcus, he has found none of the Zoids and we have the only Amulet known. As long as he doesn't find anything he can't win. Do you know where there at."
"Best guess, at the hospital or the military base". Marcus stood up got his jacket and got ready to leave.
"Ill go to the base, you check out the hospital. Find them and talk to them. Hopefully, we can find them." He got his cloak on and walked out of the room.
As Drake drove his jeep through the desert night, his smile was gone, he had nothing to please him, he had come over his kill as he does all of the others. He has caused deaths and then seen them become rumors and lies. He hated that. He couldn't be stopped, people have tried but met the same fate as Thomas. Few things kept him from him desire. He loved to torture, he loved to kill. They were his only loves. His father raised him like that, giving him all the knowledge he had obtained about the Black Zoids. Drake was the closet to finding them. He looked up at the sky and saw the two moons. His father said when they were full and aligned, a map would be made at the ruins of the Zodian children. He knew that place, he had killed them all but one. And the one was helping him without even knowing it. He saw the building he wanted to go to, it was a prison in the middle of nowhere. It was best place to keep a man like himself, or a man with a passion just like his. He began to walk towards it. Again bringing back that smile of death.
Inside the prison, a guard stood in front of a cell. The prison had a dark secret, something even Prince Rudolph knew about.
"Get up Raven, time to eat". The guard said. "Damn it, I said get up". He pulled out a whip and hit Raven with it, but Raven didn't care.
"Forget you then, if you want to starve, so be it". The guard walked away.
Raven stared at the ceiling, remembering his battle with Van. It was the greatest battle of his life. But in the end he had lost to Van again. He hated Zoids, and he failed in his quest to kill them all. Soon Raven dozed off.
Raven woke up when he heard a scream and then shortly after he heard another one. He got up to see what they were, but before he got up a huge man was standing at his cell.
"And who are you". Raven said.
"My name is Drake, Raven".
Raven was surprised to hear his name from this man.
"So what do you want, …Drake".
Drake smiled, "You want to destroy every Zoid there is. I and only I can help you. There are three Zoids somewhere on this planet that are unbeatable, created centuries ago by the evil of three men. And you, my friend, are one of three people with enough skill to pilot one of these Black Zoids. Now you have two choices, you can join me, or you can rot in this prison for the rest of your pathetic life while the Zoids you hate so much wonder the planet". Drake knew how to get into peoples minds, another one of his evil gifts he cherishes so much.
Raven gave him a smile and got up. "Thanks, but I don't need your help to escape". Raven saw Drake still smiling.
"Go ahead, call your Organoid, but I can see you are willing to join me".
Again Raven was shocked to see this man knew these things about him, he had never seen him before. To him though, it didn't mater. If what he said is true, then the Zoids he hated would die. And so would Van and that little Zodian girl who made him lose his GenoBraker. Raven stepped back. "Shadow!", Raven had screamed at the top of his lungs and soon Ravens Organoid broke through the wall. "Welcome back Shadow, its time to finish what we started."
Drake knew it was over. Nothing could stop him now, and only one more thing was left before it was truly his victory. He turned and walked when he saw Shadow take Raven into his stomach. The Black Era, would happen. And it couldn't be stopped.
Authors Note: Got 2 stories in one day. Not to bad. Like I said don't bash me because my story doesn't really seem like Zoids right now but it will all make sense soon. I promise.