Like I said, I'm putting two chapters up in the same day, cause I feel sorry for not putting any action into the last chapter. So I hope you enjoy. This will be mostly about the battle that ensues, but there might be other stuff as well. It just depends how long I want the battle to go on and how descriptive I feel like being. And don't worry. Nobody, especially Bit, is going to die. I would never do that.
Anyway, here we go^.^
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The Genosaurer lunged at the Liger Zero, but Liger dodged just barely in time to miss the attack. The light cleared, and the battle ensued.
"That was close," said Bit. "Ya saved us Liger. Now, let's get her." Bit and the Liger charged after the Genosaurer. The Neo Breaker that flew above began its attack on the Raynos and the Phoenix.
"I've never seen a zoid like that before," said Jamie. He hadn't broken the sound barrier just yet, so he was still himself.
"It's called a Neo Breaker," said Miharu.
"Oh…anything I should know about it?"
"Only that it has a hard plate of armor and can reach high speeds far greater than most zoids."
"Well then, we really have a fight on our hands." As they worried about the air threat, everyone down below had their hands full. Brad, Leena, Naiomi, Meiyuu, and Mattei were dealing with the black Liger. It was fast and had a hard plate of armor. They definitely had their hands full. Bit, Rick, Leon, and Taban were dealing with the Genosaurer. Things weren't going too good for them. This definitely wasn't easy. Taban looked around the battlefield and kept an eye on the others. This wasn't going to be easy at all. The Genosaurer charged for them, but they split; Bit and Rick jumped one way, while Taban and Leon jumped another.
"How are we going to beat it? All we're doing is running away," said Rick. He wasn't sure about this battle.
"I don't know, but we'd better think of something," said Bit. "You know, you don't have to stick around here. They're after us, not you. You don't have to help us."
"It's no problem. The Backdraft Group is everyone's enemy, so we'll fight with you. It's just as much our fight as it is yours."
They turned their attention back to the enemy, who was charging for them once again. They dodged, but just barely.
"This is hopeless!" said Leon. "I don't see anyway out of this," he said.
"Just relax. If we pull together, we might be able to win. I'm more worried about Jamie and Miharu. They're alone up there with the Neo Breaker. We have to be ready to back them up at any time necessary," said Taban. "Right now though, all we can do is dodge her attacks." They dodged a charge from her as well. On the other side of the battlefield, they were also having a few problems. The black Liger was anything but easy. Try as they might, they couldn't even hit it once. Leena was just coming back from the Hover Cargo. She had to get more ammo. Naiomi was having a hard time fighting in close range combat. She would do her best with her long-range riffle, but the enemy was still too fast. Not to mention that with all of the constant firing going on that they had nearly leveled the entire area. There weren't many rocks left and it looked almost like the deserts around the area.
"This is hopeless," said Brad.
"No doubt," said Naiomi.
"Come on guys, we can't give up yet," said Leena. She opened a com-link to the Fire Star teammates that were helping them out.
"Hey, I'm Leena Toros. If we're gonna work together, we should know each others' names," she said. Both pilots nodded.
"My name's Mattei," said the boy.
"And I'm Meiyuu," said the girl.
"Okay, the one in the Shadow Fox is Brad and the one in the red Gun Sniper is Naiomi," said Leena.
"Alright, so what do we do? We've been shooting for what feels like forever and we haven't even hit it once," said Meiyuu.
"I don't know what to do. I've never been in a battle this tough before," said Leena.
"Well, I guess we just gotta hold out until we come up with something," said Mattei.
"I guess," said Leena. They all continued their assault. In the sky, they seemed to actually be holding their own. Miharu was doing the best she could to dodge the attacks and Jamie, who was now the Wild Eagle, was just as cocky as ever.
"Jamie! Watch what you're doing! This isn't just some battle. You of all people should know that," said Miharu.
"Come on, this guy's no match for the Wild Eagle!" said the Wild Eagle. Miharu sweat dropped. No one had told her anything about this.
"That's it. I've lost him. I guess I'm basically on my own here," she said to herself. She watched as the Raynos was tossed to the side again. "Yep, on my own…" she said. She fired a few shots at the Neo Breaker, which actually hit it. Miharu smiled to herself. "Hmmm, I guess the Wild Eagle makes a pretty good distraction," she once again said to herself. As the battle ensued above, things were no different than before below. They were having a hard enough time just dodging the enemies' attacks.
"That's it! We have to attack! This isn't even a real battle! We're just running away!" said Bit. He was getting annoyed with this.
"Please, just wait a little longer," said Taban.
"What for!?" yelled Bit. "What does it matter if we attack now or later?!"
"It just does!" said Taban. He continuously kept an eye on the battles around him. He couldn't see the above battle as well. 'What's going on up there,' he wondered. Just then, he saw something hit the ground. It impacted with a loud thud. Dust swirled all around them. Everyone looked to see just what fell. As the dust cleared, the figure became clear. It was the Neo Breaker. Taban smiled as he looked up to see the Raynos and the Phoenix above him. Miharu smiled in the cockpit as she passed over their heads. A com-link popped up on Taban's console down below. It was Miharu. She smiled and gave thumbs up.
"We're done here," she said.
"That was actually pretty fast," said Taban. Miharu shrugged.
"Well, Jamie, or should I say, Wild Eagle, provided a very well played distraction."
"So, in other words, you used him as the decoy and took out the enemy while he paid attention to Jamie."
"Basically. It wasn't Jamie though, it was the Wild Eagle, whoever that is."
"We'll ask later. You two just provide back up to whoever needs it. We're going in," said Taban as he turned off the com-link. With one swift motion, the Panther jumped the Genosaurer, causing it to stumble slightly. The Panther landed back on the ground. The others seemed pleased.
"Alright! Let's get this battle started!" said Bit. All four zoids attacked the Genosaurer at once, but were all repelled off just as quick.
"Darn! Even with all of us, this won't be easy," said Leon. Bit thought for a moment, before making a break towards the Hover Cargo.
"Where are you going?" asked Leon.
"I'm gonna go change armor units. I was thinking of using the Panzer," said Bit.
"Are you sure? You gonna be okay?" asked Leon.
"Y-yeah. My wounds healed and I'll be just fine. No worries," said Bit. It was a good thing Leon couldn't see his face expression, because it would have been easy to tell it was a lie.
"Alright, then go for it!" encouraged Leon.
"You got it!" They made it to the Hover Cargo and onto the maintenance deck. Liger roared to Bit.
"What do you mean by 'why did you lie'? Do you think he would have let me do this if he would have known the truth? Besides, I'll be fine. It's getting better, honest," said Bit. Liger roared an approval, but still seemed reluctant to do so, but this was their only hope. They had to win this, the only way they knew how. Soon enough, the transformation was complete and the Hover Cargo advanced and dropped the Liger closer to the battle. Risai hadn't noticed this yet, which was good. They seemed to have her busy.
"I'm back!" said Bit. They stopped attacking Risai and Bit had an open shot at her. He quickly prepared the attack.
"Hybrid cannon fire!" he yelled. The two large cannons on the Liger's back fired the golden beams. They came in contact with the Genosaur. A huge cloud of smoke was around it. After the smoke cleared, all that could be seen was a pink colored wall surrounding the front of the Genosaurer. It was an energy shield. The shield soon faded. In the cockpit, Risai laughed.
"You think that can stop me, think again!" she said. She found this amusing. The Genosaurer charged for the Liger at full force. The impact knocked the Liger off balance and it fell to the ground. The Genosaurer just stood over it, roaring in victory. The Liger wasn't getting up. Inside the cockpit, Bit was struggling.
"Darn it!" he yelled. He started to pull on the controls, but the pain in his shoulder soon stopped him. His hand shot up and gripped his injury. He continued to try and pull on the control, using his left hand to try and suppress the pain. "Liger! We have to get up!" yelled Bit.
"Bit!" said Leon. He was speaking through the com-link, but without the picture. "Just jettison the armor! You'll never get up like that, it's too heavy!" said Leon.
"I can't! If I do, I'll be an easy target for her!" said Bit. He continued to struggle. The others just looked on.
"I don't get it. Why doesn't Bit just get up?" asked Rick. He was confused.
"Because he can barely move in that armor. It's impossible to get up once he's down," said Leon over the com-link. They all just continued to look on.
"We have to do something, or that's it, we've lost," said Taban. They thought for a while. Then Rick smiled. The cannon on the Lightning Sykes back pivoted and aimed at the Genosaurer. He fired the gun. The shots hit the Genosaurer, knocking it off balance.
"Bit, now's your chance!" yelled Rick over the com-link.
"Thanks," said Bit. "Come on Liger." He quickly jettisoned the armor and the Liger got up before Risai could do anything. The Liger sprinted towards the hover cargo. When they got there, they activated the CAS.
"Let's use the Schneider this time," said Bit. Liger roared in approval. Soon enough, it was complete and they headed out again. The others seemed to be holding their own.
"Alright, let's go Liger!" said Bit. The Genosaurer turned around to face the Liger. In the cockpit, Risai laughed to herself.
"So, you decided to come back," said Risai. "No matter. I'll destroy you all." The Genosaurer began to charge towards the Liger. Liger roared as the two zoids still charged forward.
"All right, now let's do it!" said Bit. The Liger's blades extended. "This time you won't be so lucky!" said Bit to Risai. As they reached each other, the Liger turned to the left, bringing the blade towards the Genosaurer. Bit smiled. "Got ya," he said. At the last second, the Genosaurer jumped up and avoided the blade. "What?" said Bit. The Liger stopped where it was. Bit glanced up, only to see the Genosaurer coming down towards him. There wasn't much time. Bit pulled on the controls, turning the Liger, and then ran off to the side. As he did so, he winced in pain and closed his eyes tightly, but kept both his hands on the controls. The Liger just made it before the Genosaurer landed. When the Liger stopped running, it turned towards the Genosaurer. Once again, the two zoids charged towards each other.
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The rest of them just looked on as the two went at it.
"What should we do?" asked Leon.
"Let them battle it out," said Taban, even though he disagreed with the answer. Rick Star thought for a while, before turning the Lightning Sykes around. Taban and Leon noticed this. The Sykes started to run in the opposite direction.
"Where are you going?" asked Leon.
"I'm gonna go help them out over there. That black Liger is too fast for them to hit with bullets. I'll be back later," said Rick.
"But…" started Leon.
"Just let him go," said Taban.
"But we'll be back down to three."
"He was right though. They've done little to no damage to that Liger. We'll be fine, and besides, Bit seems to be doing most of the fighting right now," said Taban. He pushed a few buttons, and then looked above him. Both the Phoenix and the Raynos were still there.
"Hey Miharu," said Taban.
"What is it?" she asked.
"I want you two to keep an eye on the battle over there. I think Leena's been out of ammo for a while, and Naiomi is most likely out as well. The two from the Fire Star team are probably in the same predicament. I'm not sure about brad though," said Taban. "Rick Star is on his way to help out. I want you to keep watch over their battle for now and only help if it's necessary."
"Roger that," said Miharu. Taban closed the com-link and turned his attention back to the battle.
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The Liger took another hard hit on the right side. In the cockpit, Bit was being jostled about violently. He was panting inside the cockpit. He wasn't very happy.
"Darn it!" he said. He just held the controls for a while. He looked downward, when his eyes went wide at what he saw. Blood. There were drops of blood on the floor and a few drops on the console. He looked to his right hand. There was a small river of blood trickling down his hand. Bit just stared at it for a while, not knowing what to think. During his distraction, the Genosaurer rammed the Liger once again. Bit was knocked out of his trance. He slammed hard against the back of his seat. His left hand shot up defensively to cover his right shoulder. When he removed it once again, he was surprised at what he saw, and afraid. There was blood on his hand. He looked to his shoulder. His red shirt had a darker spot on his shoulder. Bit's eyes were wide with fear and disbelief. He was shaken once again. He then turned his attention back to Risai. He forgot about his pain and his fear.
"That's it! We're gonna finish this now!" said Bit as he took the controls and began charging onward once again.
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"Darn it!" yelled Leena. Her Gun Sniper was on the ground. The Liger had begun its attack on them. "Hey! I could use some help over here!"
"We know, we know!" said Brad. This was getting annoying to all of them. This battle had been going on for a while, and they had barely done any damage to the black Liger. The Shadow Fox was running over to where the Gun Sniper had fallen. The black Liger roared in victory then turned its attention to the rest of them. It charged for the Shadow Fox. When the zoids impacted, the Shadow Fox was knocked over. The Liger roared once more and headed off for the rest of them. The three left were all crowded together. The Liger began to charge for them too, but not long after, something rammed into it from the side. It was the Lightning Sykes. The black Liger fell to the ground. The three of them seemed relieved.
"Rick!" said Meiyuu and Mattei. Naiomi, Brad, and Leena were relieved. Naiomi brought up a com-link with Rick, who brought one up with the others. Soon, they were all connected.
"How is the battle doing over there?" she asked. She seemed a little concerned.
"Well, when I left, the Liger Zero was battling it out with the Genosaurer," said Rick. Leena's relief disappeared.
"So then, the battle isn't over yet?" asked Leena.
"I'm afraid not," said Rick.
"But then, why did you return?" asked Naiomi.
"I decided that you guys might need some help," said Rick. He smiled to them. His smile soon left him as the black Liger rammed into his zoid. The com-link screen became fuzzy.
"Hey! Are you alright?" asked Leena.
"Yeah, I'm fine," said Rick. His voice still came through. He looked around him. "Do any of you have any ammo left?" he asked.
"I do," answered Brad.
"That's it?" asked Rick.
"Yep."
"There's gotta be something we can do," said Rick. He thought for a while, and then seemed to perk up. He smiled to himself. The black Liger began running towards the Sykes. Just as he got within range, the Sykes quickly jumped away, leaving the Liger still charging forward. It soon turned and headed back towards them. The Liger charged for him again, and this time, it made contact. The Sykes was knocked over. The Liger stayed there, hovering over him. Rick just smiled.
"Hey Brad!" he yelled. Brad seemed to understand. He took the opportunity to fire at the Liger. The shots made contact, distracting it. In this time, the Sykes got up and shot at it as well. The Liger stumbled and fell over, and in that second, they used it to their advantage and made an all out attack. All the zoids slashed out at the Liger. Soon enough, the combat system was frozen.
"Darn it!" yelled Kagai. He wasn't the type to take failing well. They all seemed relieved. There was nothing left for them to do here. There was only one left. They all began to head over to where the Genosaurer and the Liger Zero were battling.
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That's all for now. Sorry for the cliffhanger and sorry in general. This took a whole lot longer than I thought it would. I've been playing Skies of Arcadia and then for the last few days, I was playing The Legend of Dragoon. Both are great RPGs. I rented TLOD and had to return it. I'm gonna buy it soon, hopefully. Maybe this weekend. I'll try to update soon. I know what happens, so be patient. Well, pleaz review.
And to those who I spoke out to in the last chapter, I'm sorry if I offended you guys. I only meant to tell the truth, but thank you for being observant while reading my fic. I'm not mad, and I hope you guys aren't mad at me. I'm not a mean person and I would never be mean to anyone on purpose.
Well, that's all for my apologies.
Audi^.^