ZOIDS: Dangerous Blue Void: Ep. 11 Terran Base
By drakora_master
Clouds streamed by above as the Sinker Ray and the Barigator traveled steadily across the surface of the ocean. The overcast had cleared up quite a bit, and the sun shone like a disc of fire in the bright blue sky. The sea sparkled like a sapphire as the warm rays of light penetrated its surface, and was so clear that one could easily see the kelp forests down below. Vihnest lounged in the back of the cockpit as she read her guide to seafaring, while Brian slept deeply in the cockpit of his Barigator. They had been traveling through the night and there was still no sign of Terran Base, though the bright afternoon did seem to lift their spirits. Putting down her guide to glance ahead for any sign of land on the horizon, Vihnest raised her eyebrows as a black dot appeared in the distance. It was unmistakably Terran Base, and judging by the size, it looked only about ten minutes away. Turning on the com-link, Vihnest reported her finding to the still-sleeping form of Brian.
"Hey Brian, I think we finally found Terran Base! Uhh, Brian? Hello?"
His brown hair fell in his face and veiled his eyes as the young boy slumbered peacefully on, oblivious to his friend's discovery. This made Vihnest very mad indeed, and called for action. Taking out a foghorn (you never know when you need one.) the teenage girl held it as close as possible to the voice box and pressed slowly down on the button.
3.. 2.. 1.. 0..
"YARGH! Where's the fire?!"
Brian immediately sat up and looked around with shifty eyes.
"What in Zi was THAT??!"
Vihnest found it extremely difficult to keep a straight face as she watched Brian panic over a foghorn. Hiding the device mischievously behind her back, she mocked the brown-haired boy to the point of rage.
"I didn't hear anything," taunted Vihnest. "You probably didn't get enough sleep. You're starting to hear things."
"Wha? Am I?" Brian could be very gullible at times.
"Yeah.. You're hallucinating, that's it."
"Should I see someone?"
Vihnest was practically about to burst into tears of mirth as Brian fell for her immature joke.
"Yes. A psychiatrist might help."
Brian actually seemed to consider this.
"How much money do they ask for?"
"Hmm.. Approximately.. A lot."
"I don't think I have that much."
"Oh. That's too bad."
Several moments of awkward silence followed before Brian finally noticed the fast approaching base.
"Hey, am I just hallucinating again, or is that Terran Base?"
"You're just hallucinating." As she had played out her joke, the Terran Base issue had completely slipped Vihnest's mind.
"No, really, Vihnest look!"
And when Vihnest did look, it was her turn to be shocked.
The base was a mammoth metal harbor. Although Vihnest knew a lot about the locations of different bases and the kinds of zoids they carried, she had never actually seen a base before. Living on the secluded, primitive Fable Island for most of her life, the girl had never witnessed such an enormous construction.
Terran Base looked like it may have once been an island, but if it had, the massive training fields, zoid hangars, conference buildings, docks, landing targets, and anti-zoid cannons had covered every inch of the land. Zoids were everywhere their avid eyes could see; Ptera Strikers, Raynoses, Shield Ligers, Command Wolves, Stealth Vipers, even Bear Fighters. Vihnest stood gawking at the sea base even as Albine and Maezure reached the shore. Finally she could speak.
"Wow.." was all the fanged girl could say.
Brian, however, was not as surprised. He calmly jumped out of the cockpit of his zoid and took in his surroundings, while Vihnest stood rooted, stunned by the enormity of it all. Before a second's notice, however, the two had been surrounded by Republican soldiers. Vihnest held up her hands in protest as the soldiers pointed guns at them. Brian did the same.
A man approached them and looked down at the teenagers. He was tall, and had very dark, almost black, brown hair. His eyes were dark and mysterious, and he had a bright yellow slash mark on the top of his left cheek. By the uniform the man wore, Brian could guess that he was a Republican captain. Not taking his eyes off the boy and girl, the man spoke to one of his soldiers.
"McConn, check the registration on these two zoids," he said, gesturing to Maezure and Albine.
"Yes sir, Captain Clark!"
After a short period of time, the soldier returned with news.
"Sir, the Sinker Ray belongs to a Protector of an area called Fable Island. The Barigator is unregistered."
Captain Clark nodded and turned to Brian and Vihnest.
"So, which one of you owns the Sinker Ray?"
"I do," replied Vihnest, a little shakily.
Captain Clark looked her up and down. She seemed no older than fourteen.
"What's a little girl like you owning a Sinker Ray? And this Fable Island. What is it?"
Vihnest bristled at this statement. Brian edged away, knowing all too well what Vihnest could do when she was mad.
"Sir, I AM NOT a little girl! And Fable Island is the area I Protect. We were recently attacked by a fleet from Kraken's Fortress, and I'm going to dispose of them!"
" 'Sounds like a good excuse for a spy to me," said Captain Clark, stroking his chin thoughtfully.
Vihnest was speechless. A spy? For the Kraken's Fortress? Ignoring her, the captain turned to Brian.
"And you! What are you doing with an unregistered Barigator? Working for the Kraken's Fortress like the little girl, I suppose?"
Brian knew better than to lose his head. Instead, the boy calmly replied in military fashion.
"My friend and I appoligise for trespassing on your domain, Captain Clark sir. We were both Protectors whose town was attacked by Kraken's Fortress. Vihnest here comes from an unlabeled island not far from here, while I, Brian, come from Morlsevort. We both are trying to fight Kraken's Fortress to avenge our friends and family. As for Albine, he was a wild zoid when I first found him, sir."
It was then that one of the soldiers made a report to Captain Clark.
"Sir, these zoids both show battle records of fighting with the Kraken's Fortress's War Shark fleets."
Captain Clark nodded. "Well, then, Brian and Vihnest, your case checks out. Anyone who helps to fight against Kraken's Fortress is a friend of mine."
Suddenly, loud explosion noises rent the air as a Redler unit approached. The wrath of Kraken's Fortress was coming.
To be continued..
Disclaimer: You know the drill. I don't own zoids, but I do own Brian, Vihnest, Captain Clark, Albine, Maezure, ect.
By drakora_master
Clouds streamed by above as the Sinker Ray and the Barigator traveled steadily across the surface of the ocean. The overcast had cleared up quite a bit, and the sun shone like a disc of fire in the bright blue sky. The sea sparkled like a sapphire as the warm rays of light penetrated its surface, and was so clear that one could easily see the kelp forests down below. Vihnest lounged in the back of the cockpit as she read her guide to seafaring, while Brian slept deeply in the cockpit of his Barigator. They had been traveling through the night and there was still no sign of Terran Base, though the bright afternoon did seem to lift their spirits. Putting down her guide to glance ahead for any sign of land on the horizon, Vihnest raised her eyebrows as a black dot appeared in the distance. It was unmistakably Terran Base, and judging by the size, it looked only about ten minutes away. Turning on the com-link, Vihnest reported her finding to the still-sleeping form of Brian.
"Hey Brian, I think we finally found Terran Base! Uhh, Brian? Hello?"
His brown hair fell in his face and veiled his eyes as the young boy slumbered peacefully on, oblivious to his friend's discovery. This made Vihnest very mad indeed, and called for action. Taking out a foghorn (you never know when you need one.) the teenage girl held it as close as possible to the voice box and pressed slowly down on the button.
3.. 2.. 1.. 0..
"YARGH! Where's the fire?!"
Brian immediately sat up and looked around with shifty eyes.
"What in Zi was THAT??!"
Vihnest found it extremely difficult to keep a straight face as she watched Brian panic over a foghorn. Hiding the device mischievously behind her back, she mocked the brown-haired boy to the point of rage.
"I didn't hear anything," taunted Vihnest. "You probably didn't get enough sleep. You're starting to hear things."
"Wha? Am I?" Brian could be very gullible at times.
"Yeah.. You're hallucinating, that's it."
"Should I see someone?"
Vihnest was practically about to burst into tears of mirth as Brian fell for her immature joke.
"Yes. A psychiatrist might help."
Brian actually seemed to consider this.
"How much money do they ask for?"
"Hmm.. Approximately.. A lot."
"I don't think I have that much."
"Oh. That's too bad."
Several moments of awkward silence followed before Brian finally noticed the fast approaching base.
"Hey, am I just hallucinating again, or is that Terran Base?"
"You're just hallucinating." As she had played out her joke, the Terran Base issue had completely slipped Vihnest's mind.
"No, really, Vihnest look!"
And when Vihnest did look, it was her turn to be shocked.
The base was a mammoth metal harbor. Although Vihnest knew a lot about the locations of different bases and the kinds of zoids they carried, she had never actually seen a base before. Living on the secluded, primitive Fable Island for most of her life, the girl had never witnessed such an enormous construction.
Terran Base looked like it may have once been an island, but if it had, the massive training fields, zoid hangars, conference buildings, docks, landing targets, and anti-zoid cannons had covered every inch of the land. Zoids were everywhere their avid eyes could see; Ptera Strikers, Raynoses, Shield Ligers, Command Wolves, Stealth Vipers, even Bear Fighters. Vihnest stood gawking at the sea base even as Albine and Maezure reached the shore. Finally she could speak.
"Wow.." was all the fanged girl could say.
Brian, however, was not as surprised. He calmly jumped out of the cockpit of his zoid and took in his surroundings, while Vihnest stood rooted, stunned by the enormity of it all. Before a second's notice, however, the two had been surrounded by Republican soldiers. Vihnest held up her hands in protest as the soldiers pointed guns at them. Brian did the same.
A man approached them and looked down at the teenagers. He was tall, and had very dark, almost black, brown hair. His eyes were dark and mysterious, and he had a bright yellow slash mark on the top of his left cheek. By the uniform the man wore, Brian could guess that he was a Republican captain. Not taking his eyes off the boy and girl, the man spoke to one of his soldiers.
"McConn, check the registration on these two zoids," he said, gesturing to Maezure and Albine.
"Yes sir, Captain Clark!"
After a short period of time, the soldier returned with news.
"Sir, the Sinker Ray belongs to a Protector of an area called Fable Island. The Barigator is unregistered."
Captain Clark nodded and turned to Brian and Vihnest.
"So, which one of you owns the Sinker Ray?"
"I do," replied Vihnest, a little shakily.
Captain Clark looked her up and down. She seemed no older than fourteen.
"What's a little girl like you owning a Sinker Ray? And this Fable Island. What is it?"
Vihnest bristled at this statement. Brian edged away, knowing all too well what Vihnest could do when she was mad.
"Sir, I AM NOT a little girl! And Fable Island is the area I Protect. We were recently attacked by a fleet from Kraken's Fortress, and I'm going to dispose of them!"
" 'Sounds like a good excuse for a spy to me," said Captain Clark, stroking his chin thoughtfully.
Vihnest was speechless. A spy? For the Kraken's Fortress? Ignoring her, the captain turned to Brian.
"And you! What are you doing with an unregistered Barigator? Working for the Kraken's Fortress like the little girl, I suppose?"
Brian knew better than to lose his head. Instead, the boy calmly replied in military fashion.
"My friend and I appoligise for trespassing on your domain, Captain Clark sir. We were both Protectors whose town was attacked by Kraken's Fortress. Vihnest here comes from an unlabeled island not far from here, while I, Brian, come from Morlsevort. We both are trying to fight Kraken's Fortress to avenge our friends and family. As for Albine, he was a wild zoid when I first found him, sir."
It was then that one of the soldiers made a report to Captain Clark.
"Sir, these zoids both show battle records of fighting with the Kraken's Fortress's War Shark fleets."
Captain Clark nodded. "Well, then, Brian and Vihnest, your case checks out. Anyone who helps to fight against Kraken's Fortress is a friend of mine."
Suddenly, loud explosion noises rent the air as a Redler unit approached. The wrath of Kraken's Fortress was coming.
To be continued..
Disclaimer: You know the drill. I don't own zoids, but I do own Brian, Vihnest, Captain Clark, Albine, Maezure, ect.