Tales from the First Panzer Division
Mission Six: The Traitor (Part Two)





"KARL!"

"Damnit!!!" Karl shouted, staring at the fast approaching ground, but he did spot a Gun Sniper by a cliff. "Jester...! S-she knew... she...!!!!" The Iron Kong Mk-II was now suspended in a Featherfall Spell, it was gently floating down like a feather.

"Phew..."

"You okay, Colonel?" Jinx asked, worried to death.

"Yes, all units, open fire on this mark...!!" Karl shouted, giving his command.

They opened fire on the Gun Sniper, it rushed off at its' top speed, avoiding the bombardment with little ease. Jester swore as she dodged behind the boulders, her Gun Sniper now battered and broken. Getting out, she rushed off into the thick of the forest. The Iron Kong Mk-II landed with a light tap onto the rocks, the others followed suit. They were now covered in the parachutes, the cords released, sending the tarp into the air.

"We'll be back for you at Bloodbath Point." The Whale Kings' pilots said as they began to turn around.

"We'll be waiting for you when the mission is over."

"Sir...?" Leon tromped up in the König Wolf, his expression forbodding. "I have distressing news..."

"What's wrong, Leon?"

"....she had help. She knew where to hit, who to hit... when to hit."

"A traitor?"

"Yes." Leon's voice was angry and vindictive, his handsome face contorted in bitterness.

"..." Karl's fists clenched the controls of the Iron Kong, he turned to look at the König Wolf. "...I have a feeling I know who. Radio the base, tell the MPs to have Barticelli arrested."

"Yessir..."

"In the meantime, we need to find Jester."



Jester hacked through the brush with her sword, she constantly looked back as the zoids approached at a faster pace than her own legs could carry her. She panted heavily and dove behind some trees, she now felt powerless against the First Panzer Division. Her only weapon was destroyed in a bombardment of heavy fire. Jester put a clip of ammo into her pistol but heard no more sounds. Carefully turning around, Jester's red eye stung with the pouring sweat from her body. Then without warning, the tree behind her splintered as a metal gorilla arm uprooted it with tremendous force. Jester screamed, falling on her ass as she stared up at the massive Iron Kong Mk-II staring down at her.

"D-don't.... don't kill me....!" Jester shouted, backing up from the Iron Kong.

"Sorry, missy." Karl's voice called out to her from the loud speaker. "We have orders from the Emperor to usher you to the gates of hell."

"You wouldn't kill a lady, would you?"

"I hate to tell you, Jester." Karl's voice was darker, lower and more sinister. "I killed more female soldiers than I'd like to... and the rate I'm going, I might kill a lot more."

The fist of the Iron Kong Mk-II raised from the ground to smash the criminal when it was bombarded with gatling gun fire. A Great Sabre burst through the brushes and rammed the Iron Kong. The Great Sabre had the markings of the First Panzer Division.

"Uriel!! GO!!!!" Chuckles shouted, looking back at his sister.

"Skeet??" Jester asked, then got up to run away, vanishing within the darkness.

"TRAITOR!" Karl shouted, pounding the Great Sabre in the face with the fist of the Iron Kong. "Why did you betray the Empire!?"

"She's my sister, Colonel! The Barticelli blood is thicker than the Imperial shit I've been force fed!! We watch our own!!"

"Then eat this!!!" Karl slammed the Iron Kong's fist in the Great Sabre over and over again. "I should have known this the entire time! I should have been more careful when recruiting you! This is the First Panzer Division, we serve and protect the crown!!! You're 100% loyal or 0% loyal, there is no in between!!! Bottom line is, you gotta be tough enough to be in my ranks!!! And if you think you're gonna escape my anger... MY WRATH.... YOU'RE WRONG!!!!!!" The Iron Kong was close to battering the Great Sabre into an unrecognizable pile of metal when it was nailed from behind by a missile. The Iron Kong fell on its' side in the mud, Karl fell against his panel with a thud, yelling in excruciating pain.

"SKEET!!!" Jester called out to her brother. "Come on!!"

It began to rain when they vanished into the darkness, leaving the Great Sabre and the Iron Kong Mk-II behind. Chuckles threw his FPD badge in the mud and continued running. A Zabre Fang, Dark Horn and Lightning Saix emerged from the shadows.

"Colonel!!!"

The Dark Horn and Zabre Fang helped pull the Iron Kong onto its' side. Karl held his arm tightly with his good hand. "My arm... I think it's broken!"

"Let me look at that." Doc got out of the Lightning Saix and hopped around until he got to the Iron Kong's cockpit. He gave Karl a small painkiller as he put his arm in a sling. Karl winced but the pain was dulling quickly, he leaned against his good arm and closed his eyes.

"Chuckles. Chuckles is the traitor... he got me from behind and they escaped into the night."

"We know." Jinx answered slowly, sadly. "We found out through Leon..."

"Speaking of Leon... where is he?"



Jester and Chuckles ran down the rainy forest, unaware of the danger they just stepped into. They paused long enough to catch their breath, Jester looked at her brother with a smile on her face.

"I knew you weren't the goody-goody Imperial asshole."

"You cost me my meal ticket, Uriel!!" Chuckles shouted in anger, pointing back. "I'm a traitor now, you know what the Empire does to traitors!?"

"Then come with me to the Underground. We'll treat you good."

"No. I know what happens to your men there. I'd rather be dead by the Empire's hands than by yours." Chuckles walked away into the forest, leaving Jester alone.

"Skeet!! SKEET!" She heard growling behind her, turning around she screamed as something enclosed around her, biting her in half.

Chuckles stopped at a rushing river when he heard a bone-curling crunch. He turned around but saw nothing at all, the silence was disturbing. He looked around, unaware of the river's activity behind him. A figure made of pure water emerged from the rushing drink, then stepped closer to him as it took a solid form. It was Leon, he drew out a dagger with an ebony blade and a ruby handle. Chuckles turned around, but was ran through by the blade, Leon whispered something in his ear, snarling.

"You betray the Division and betray Karl's trust... you die. And in this world, fools die." Leon let Chuckles' body fall into the water and get swept away by the current. The König Wolf stepped out of the brush, its' fangs coated in blood human blood.

"Leon! Come in, Leon! Are you okay?" Karl's voice spoke from the communicators.

"Yes, Colonel. I'm fine."

"Have you found Chuckles and Jester yet?"

"Yes." Leon spoke low but audible. "Our traitor and his sister are dead. Targets officially destroyed."




Mission Log #8998652375. Colonel Karl Lichen Schubaltz reporting. Mission: SUCCESS. However, we learned that Skeet Barticelli is more inclined to help his family no matter what the circumstances may be... than to help the Empire and save the Crown. Skeet Barticelli A.K.A Chuckles Status: DECEASED.



Karl saved his progress and turned off the screen with his working hand. His broken arm was in a cast, he was dead tired. Getting up from his chair, he closed the candy tin and walked to the door. The door opened and Leon was standing there wearing his uniform but no hat.

"How's your arm?"

"Painful." Karl smiled as he walked with Leon, he slid his reading glasses off his nose.

"Want to go out for some coffee? It's almost 2300 hours."

"Yeah, why not?"

"Good, I'll pay."

"How kindly of you."




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