DISCLAIMER: I don't own zoids, of course, and if I did, I'd be busy making another series of it reather than wriying stories for the pleasure of those on this site. The only things I really can possibly claim are the Thunder Bird, and Pegasus, and those actually weren't MY ideas.. it was a group effort of myself and some friends. Anyway, just so ya know, I don't own Zoids, Zeeke, Van, Fiona, or anything to do with this story..

Chapter 7:

Charge!!!!!!!!!



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"Irvine!" Thomas shouts over the com-link, "Are we getting close?"

"Hush! I'm trying to see if... got it!" He stuffs his face with a donut and smiles, "Remember how the staff of the hangars are supposed to wear trackers sewn into their clothing?"

Thomas stares at the screen and shakes his head, "I know that, yes, but did you know that Moonbay and Fiona both said that was too weird, that they didn't want people to know every time they went to the toilet? You know I love your persistance and all, it sort of turns me on bu.."

Irvine smirks, not wanting to hear him go on about how much he loves, or loved, him, "Yes, I know.. I knew that well, but guess what. I gave them little choice!"

"You mean.."

"Yep! I planted them in their clothing myself." He smiles into the screen, "aren't I tricky?"

Thomas smiles, his arousal apparant in the smile, one wouldn't even have to look at his crotch. He licks his lips, "Are you ready to attack? I can see the place right up there.." They are running on the ground at a surprisingly slow speed. If you consider their normal speed.

Irvine nods, "Alright!" He switches his comm's channel, "Everyone, get into an attack formation, we're calling these bastards out.." Just as he finishes saying that, the voice of the new leader of the burglars rings out above the order..

"Yes, yes! Get into attack position! Fat lot of good that will do you! Redlers! Attack!" A swarm of the foul fliers swoop down from above the clouds from behind them.

/The group must have been following us!/ Irvine and Thomas both think at the same, exact moment. As they break up and shoot into the skies to do battle with the airborne enemy, a swarm of gunsnipers and smaller ground units flood out of the base, led by five iron kongs. The army was fierce, but it left their base virtually empty. If just one of the swirling and twirling zoids piloted by the republic could break out of the battle, they could swoop in, land, and easily get both girls out and into their zoid before the enemy would realise they weren't shot down.

Suddenly Wayne screams across the comm-link, "Man down! Man down! I'm hit! I'm hit!" a sniper had pierced his zoid, and he was now tumbling toward the torn up ground of Zi. The forces would no doubt leave him for dead, and perhaps steal whatever they could from his zoid after the battle. Luck is with the Republic. Just as he tumbles down to the battlefield, a stray shot from a redler blasts him out of the cockpit he is in, and into to air.. The extra help he needed to activate his un-tested ejector seat.

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Back at the tavern, Reese and Van are asleep in each others arms, zeeke making himself comfortable downstairs with shadow and Raven. Reese's organoid is nowhere to be found at the moment, but it is around somewhere, that we can be sure of. All is peaceful at the tavern.. All is well...

*!!!*!!!BAM!!!*!!!* The entire eastern side of the tavern is blown to bits, four Dark horn, three red horn, and two Iron Kong all stand around the join, the pilots all emperial. The burglars apparently aren't as stupid as they look after all, I mean geez.. They called for backup from an emperial base in the wastelands before attacking, they can't be too bad. None of the people or zoids within are harmed, although the bed that a half- naked Van and an exposed Reese were lying in is now scorched from some new, deadly weapon. The build smokes where the rest had once been, and the entire gang that had been downstairs now have outlines of themselves on the wall where they were slammed when the blast hit. Every zoid and human that had been in there survived, but all now lay unconscious on the floors.

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*Author takes you from the story cause she is mean!* Let us take a moment to review, shall we? The pairings are? can ya guess? I'll give you a cookie if you name then all.. hint: irvine and thomas isn't one.. k.. back to the actual story now..

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Back at the burglar's base, Wayne lands in the middle of the fortress, and pulls pistol from his boot after unstrapping himself. He shudders as he hears more shots launch from the ground into the air, and runs down the steps, intent on saving Fiona and Moonbay.

Almost as soon as he gets down the first flight and turns to head down the next, Fiona and moonbay start up the same flight, both clothed now, but boh with one arm around the other, laughing.. Wow, these people are really stupid afterall, leaving prisoners of war unguarded..

They all shared a laugh as they went back up to find the three men left to guard the prisoners finally deciding to do so. Thanks to the element of surprise being present fo both sides, Wayne and the men both didn't know what to do for a moment, and Wayne knew first. He drew the gun and shot down one, the two girls with him diving onto the other two, knockign them out cold. They rushed into the center just as the clouds burst with thunder and lightning..

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"Nicole! What are you doing! We aren't to use that in the sky unless we have to! You know experiments show it damages the planet itself in many ways!" Irvine pleads as Nicole slams her tumb into the last button in the firing process for her weather device.

Irvine sighs heavily, shutting off his zoid's combat system, and gliding down toward the ground as lighting starts to fry all the zoids still in flight. It takes only a moment for the entirity of the Redler army to be knocked out, and only a moment for all of his comrades to do as he does, just in case their zoids were malfunctioning on a level far higher than just Wayne's seat.

*ZZZzzzzzzZZZAP!* Like a tesla coil firing off, the lightning is shot at Thomas, his entire zoid igniting. The pegasus was never to be used with the T-birds.. One T-bird could take an entire army on easily in theory, so the Pegasus wasn't built to withstand them.. It takes only a moment for the fire that sparked in his computer to engulf the entire thing, and even the rain can't save him.. Thomas is trapped.. and There he will, and does, perish..

Irvine's jaw drops, but he only closes his eyes and shakes his head, "He was a good man.. And a better lover.. I am sure none of use will miss him as much as his wife, Amy, (Me! YEY!) but I know i'll damn sure come close.."

The battle would end right there, the lightning taking out the rest of the burglar army.. And the birds going to the base, rescuing their friends, the heading back toward the tavern, where there friends have already been loaded into trucks, and where they will find nothing but a note... ))) Dear Republic army.. Thank you for the extra hunks of skin and bones you have provided us with... Don't worry, Van, Raven, and Reese will all be well cared for in out prisons, and their organoids shall be put to good use in our own military advancements. Your Old Pals, The empire.. P.S. How do you like our new moble artillery unit? The damage here is all one shell from it. Nice, no? (((

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YEY! I like it.. but hey.. thats me.. PLEASE R&R! Or no more chappies for you.. I can just end it there... hmph.. perhaps I should get my own author account to finish this.. hmm......... lol, thats right! I think I forgot to tell ya.. I'm using my brother's author account since he isn't, and he said he was going to get ridof it anyway so.. recycle right!?