ZOIDS
A New Terror
Chapter 16
By: Spectral
Note: I do not own ZOIDS or its characters. Here is a list of the characters that I do own: Peter, The Strike Ray, Cassandra, The Black Wing Liger, The Shadow Cat, Phantom, Mizuki, Vince, Renegade, The Shadow Stalker Team, Shane, Edd, and The Dark Claws.
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A Hammer Kaiser flew over the battlefield where the Blitz Team was fighting. Shane had been silent the entire trip. Mizuki knew something was wrong with her friend but couldn't quite figure out what. Peter was checking out the Tazer Guns he'd selected to bring with him.
Shane: Let's go.
Mizuki: What are we going up against, Shane?
Shane: Does it really matter? We can beat anything in our way. There's Rouge's base. Are you two in or not?
Mizuki: I'm in.
Peter: Me too.
Shane put the Hammer Kaiser on autopilot. Then they all proceeded to the exit.
**Back at the battlefield**
Bit Cloud wiped the sweat from his forehead and pushed the liger forward. After attacking with the Strike Laser Claw, he noticed something parachuting down to Rouge's base in the distance. He magnified the image on the cockpit window and recognized the kids.
Bit: Hey guys! The kids are here! And they're over by the base!
Brad: What?!
Naomi: What are they wearing?
Jamie: Looks like some strange armor.
Leena: And Weapons…
Pierce: How'd they escape from the underground base?
Brad: You didn't have anything to do with this did you, Tom?
Phantom: No…
**On top of the base**
Mizuki set some explosives down and then dove behind the energy shield Shane set up. She pressed the detonator and there was a new skylight.
Peter raised a tazer gun and jumped through the hole. Mizuki went next, followed by Shane. They looked around. Shane destroyed a security camera with a shuriken and they started walking down the hall they were in.
**Control room**
Vince had passed out and Rouge had put a helmet on to protect herself from the shoes. Alphonze was still staring into space. Suddenly an alarm went off. Rouge looked up at the monitor and saw the intruders.
Rouge: Intruders?!?!? But the Blitz Team is fighting my armies! Who's in the base…wait…they're just kids. HA! Let's have some fun…
Rouge began to activate several traps. She started to laugh evilly, paused and look around for shoes. When none came she started to laugh again. She stopped suddenly, turned around, and punched the shoe away.
Rouge: HA! No shoes will get me now! BWAHAHAHAHAHA!
Rouge's chair broke and she fell face-first onto the floor.
Rouge: Ouch…
**Hallway**
Peter, Shane, and Mizuki jumped in surprise as a wall slammed down in front of them. Another wall slammed down behind them. The walls began to close in.
Peter: We have a problem!
Mizuki: Explosives?
Peter: The area's too small. We'd be blown to bits too.
Shane: I'll handle this…
Shane drew his sword and stepped forward. He slashed at the front wall three times creating a large triangular hole.
Shane: Go!
Mizuki climbed through the hole and the walls sped up. Peter and Shane tried to hold the walls in place but weren't doing well.
Shane: I said get moving!
Peter: But…
Shane: Go!
Peter reluctantly climbed out of the hole in the wall. Shane began to inch closer to the hole but the walls sped up more. He began to weaken against the force of the steel. Just as his arms were about to give out, Mizuki and Peter pulled him out of the trap.
Shane: Thanks guys…
Peter: No problem.
Mizuki: Let's get going.
**A little later**
The kids were continuing down the hall cautiously. Suddenly the floor began to tilt backwards. They began to slide down the steep incline. At the bottom of the slide, several spikes shot out of the walls. Shane tried to stab the wall with his sword but slipped and continued to fall. Peter fired a grappling hook but only took out a security camera. Mizuki pulled the pin on a grenade and threw it down the slide. The grenade exploded on impact with all the spikes. Mizuki and the others slid into a dark dead end at the bottom of the slide. They all pulled out lights and looked around. Shane yelled in surprise when he picked up a skull. The entire room was littered with bones.
Peter: This is unpleasant…
Shane: *frightened* Let's get out of here.
Mizuki: *sickened* Yeah let's go…
**Control Room**
Rouge: HAHAHAHA! That's the end of those kids!
Vince: Wha…what's going on?
The door suddenly exploded. Shurikens flew through the hole and slice the wire that hooked Vince up to Rouge's machine. Peter, Shane, and Mizuki stepped through the smoking hole that used to be the door, weapons drawn.
Rouge: WHAT?! Alphonze, Attack!
The zombie like Alphonze stepped forward and knocked Mizuki out of the way. Shane jumped over his next attack and kicked the large man in the back. When he barely reacted, Shane was more than a bit surprised.
Shane: That was like kicking a brick wall!
Mizuki: Maybe he'd like a grenade!
Shane: No, he's got Peter.
Alphonze was currently trying to crush Peter. Mizuki kicked Alphonze in back of the knee and he stumbled forward, dropping Peter. Peter rolled out of the way and Shane threw a ninja star at Alphonze. It hit him in the back and bounced off with a metal hitting metal sound.
Shane: What the...
Shane was cut short as Alphonze landed a backhand to him. The boy went flying and almost hit Rouge. Rogue pulled out a knife and turned to the direction Shane flew.
Peter fired both of his tazer guns at Alphonze. The large man was shocked and began to smoke. A piece of his skin fell off, revealing a metallic interior.
Mizuki: He's a robot!
Peter cut the tazer power and Alphonze fell to the ground. He began to get up again and Mizuki threw a grenade at him. The robot exploded and Rouge hit the wall behind where he just was. She pressed hidden panel and disappeared behind a secret passage.
Computer: RELEASE ALL ZOIDS IMMEDIATELY! DESTROY ALL INTRUDERS!
Shane: Get Vince and let's go!
Peter and Mizuki rushed over to the semi-conscious Vince and Peter began to untie him. Mizuki tried to wake him up but failed. Once Vince was free he fell forward onto Mizuki. He woke up when he almost knocked her over but was too weak to get up. He fell back against Mizuki and looked up at her.
Vince: What's going on?
Mizuki: Are you okay?
Peter: Hey you two, let's go.
Vince and Mizuki looked at Peter and then at eachother. They turned bright red and Mizuki rolled Vince off of her. Peter walked over and helped them both off the ground. Vince wobbled a bit but Peter caught him before he fell over.
Vince: I don't think I can stand…
Shane: Don't worry, we'll help.
Mizuki: Wait a minute…where'd you go?
Shane: I was disarming the base's defenses. Let's call our zoids and get moving.
Each of them activated the remote calling devices. There was a rumbling and the Shadow Cat slammed through the wall. It roared and lowered its head. The Spino-Sappa cut through what was left of the wall and both it and the Strike Ray awaited their pilots.
Peter and Shane put Vince in the Shadow Cat's extra seat. Mizuki jumped into her zoid and Peter got into his. The Shadow Cat's cockpit closed and Shane brought up a comm link to his friends.
Shane: See is you can cut us a path, guys. Once we get to the Hover Cargo we should be safe.
Mizuki and Peter: Right!
The Spino-Sappa charged forward and opened fire. The Strike Ray flew over the enemy, dropping bombs. The Shadow Cat followed after them, firing only when it needed to. After a few moments of fighting through enemy zoids, they saw the Liger Zero and HelCat.
Shadow: Are you kids okay?
Mizuki: We're fine.
Bit: What happened to Vince?
Shane: Hold on…
Shane switched the comm view to the rear seat. The weakened Vince looked up at the comm screen and smiled.
Vince: Hey, Dad.
Shane: I'm going to get Vince back to the Hover Cargo.
Mizuki: Peter and I will stay to fight.
Shane: See ya later.
Shadow: I'll go with you.
The Shadow Cat and HelCat ran towards the Hover Cargo. The Spino-Sappa turned and started to slice through the nearest enemy. The Strike Ray flew on formation with the Storm Sworder and Raynos as gunfire rained down on the enemy.
**Near the HoverCargo**
Leena: Weasel Unit Total Assault!
The missiles, bullets, and energy blasts flew through the air. They destroyed several zoids and the GunSniper turned around to launch another attack.
Naomi: Leena, behind you.
The GunSniper turned to see a Zaber Fang headed fight for it. She was about to turn and fire when…
Shane: Shadow Claw!
The Zaber Fang's head hit the ground in front of the Shadow Cat. The zoid looked up at the two Gun Snipers and roared.
Naomi: Shane?
Shane: The one and only.
Leena: What happened to Vince?
Shane: He's here with me.
The Shadow Cat and Gun Sniper got into the Hover Cargo. Brad looked up from the repairs he was doing on the Shadow Fox. Leena jumped out of her Zoid and rushed over to the Shadow Cat. Shane was trying to lift Vince out of the zoid but was having a bit of trouble. Brad walked over from the Shadow Fox and lifted Vince out of the Zoid. Leena and Brad went to the medical bay and Shane went to the bridge. He brought up a comm link and called Mizuki and Peter.
Shane: I got Vince back to the Hover Cargo. How are things going out there?
Mizuki: We could use a bit of help.
Shane: Okay. Time to wipe them all out at once.
Peter: How are you going to do that?
Shane: Like this. HAMMER KAISER, ATTACK!
The Hammer Kaiser lowered from the clouds and several missile pods opened on it. Every gun and cannon it had pointed down at Rouge's zoids.
Shane: FIRE!
Fire rained down from the sky. Rouge's zoids exploded one by one. Soon the only zoids standing (or flying) belonged to the Blitz and Neo Blitz teams.
Shane: HAHAHAHAHAHA! That takes care of them!
Everyoneelse: *sweat drop*
**Later, Back at the Taros Base**
All four kids sat in the medical bay. Vince was asleep on one of the beds while the others were having minor injuries patched up.
Tom: Going after that Rouge woman alone was a stupid move.
Naomi: You could've all been killed.
Leena: But you did save Vince…
Cassandra: And beat all of those zoids…
Brad: So…
Pierce: You're off the hook for now.
Tom: But, if you ever do anything like that ever again…
Shane: We're in a lot of trouble?
Cassandra: You got it.
**A few days later**
Judge: Area Scanned. Battlefield Set-up. The Neo Blitz Team VS the Raiders Team. Battle-mode 0990. Ready…FIGHT!
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Next Time:
First Official Battle