"Hey Myk, I heard you got a rookie assigned to you," teased Todd.
"Heh, you don't know what the hell you're talking about," I replied calmly, "Global Cortex has their usual evaluators booked, so I have to take this rookie to battle too," I said, trying to sound like I was bummed out.
"Poor bastard," Todd teased.
I went to the garage and walked down to section C, where my AC was held. My AC is beautiful. It is equipped with head SKYEYE and has a lightweight OB core. It's arms were the lightest middleweight arms on the market, and it's legs had the best carrying load of all the middleweights. The main body components were pained a rust red with a light brown color painted in some small areas, so the colors would contrast. Everywhere else was the basic color of all the parts: dark gray. In it's right hand was the MG/1000, and in the left was a moderately sized laser blade. It had a double back weapon, which was a quad missile launcher, and the extensions were relation missiles that shoot out 4 at a time.
I took the anti-gravity platforms to reach the cockpit of my AC. I climbed in, strapped in, and turned on the computer.
"Hi" started the female computer voice, "Verifying pilot. Pilot is Myk Linear. Welcome, Myk. Checking for new weapons. No new weapons. All systems functioning within normal parameters. Go into combat mode?"
"Negative, we're on our way to evaluate a raven" I replied.
I walked to the elevator that led to the rooftop that held the drop ships. When the elevator shaft's ceiling opened and the elevator reached the top, I noticed an AC drop ship and an AC. The AC was white and outlined in pastel pink. It was a very basic AC. Radar, small missile launcher, rifle, and a laser blade. I guessed it was Soni's AC.
"There you are! What took you so long?" asked Soni over the communicator.
"Sorry, damn elevators go to slow." We put our ACs in the drop ship and took off.
"This is a test to become a raven," I had to start off this way, it was protocol, "There are several battle MT's in this sector of city. Destroy them all and you become a raven."
"Jeeze, don't be so serious," said Soni.
"Sorry, but its protocol"
The drop ship doors opened and Soni and I jumped out. We landed and there were about 7 battle MTs in the area. Soni immediately boosted right and hid behind a building. I boosted left and did the same. Since I was only an evaluator, I am not allowed to shoot at the MTs. I boosted up and on top of a building. I looked down to see how Soni was doing. She boosted right out of the alleyway, onto a road where 2 MTs were still looking at the other road. Soni came next to the first one and sliced it with her laser blade. The MT fell down, sparking and with smoke coming out. The other MT noticed this and turned to fire it's rocket. Soni boosted up and dodged the rocket. The MT then switched to machine guns and started spraying bullets at her. Her AC took minor hits, but not too much damage. Still in the air, she boost-strafed right and fired several rifle rounds into the MT. The MT exploded after about 7 shots.
The other 5 MTs were now closing in on Soni's position. She turned to her left and went down a road where 3 MTs were coming straight at her. Soni switched to missiles and fired one at the first MT. It was a direct hit, but it was still standing. Soni fired another missile and the MT exploded. The other 2 MT's were now in firing range and fired their rockets at Soni. Soni boosted right and easily dodged the rockets. The MTs now switched to machineguns and began firing. Soni started firing her rifle, but the dual force of 2 machine guns began to stall her radiator. She boosted backwards and hid behind a wall to let the radiator cool the AC. After a few seconds, she boosted straight up and right over the MTs shooting missiles and rifle rounds. The two MTs exploded and Soni landed right on top of the rubble that was left of them.
The next MT was trying to ambush Soni by hiding in an alley. Soni boosted down the road when the MT popped out and fired a rocket right into her left arm, blowing it completely off. Soni then boosted left and out-strafed the MT until she was behind it. She pointed the rifle right behind where the cockpit was and fired. I saw the bullet go right through the MT, through the pilot, and right out the other end. The MT just sat there and didn't move. Duh, because the pilot died!
The last two MTs were right around the block of Soni. When she turned around the corner, the MTs fired their machine guns, so Soni boosted back and took cover behind the building. She paused for a moment and then she boosted straight up, over the buildings and between the two MTs. Right there would have been the perfect time to use the laser blade, except her left arm wasn't even there anymore. Soni waited a moment for the MTs to turn to her, get a lock, and right before they fired, she jumped and the MT's blew each other away with their own rockets. Damn, this chick can fight!
"Congrats. From this moment on, you are a raven," I said over the communicator.
"Thanks, I've always wanted that to hear that," Soni replied.
"Heh, you don't know what the hell you're talking about," I replied calmly, "Global Cortex has their usual evaluators booked, so I have to take this rookie to battle too," I said, trying to sound like I was bummed out.
"Poor bastard," Todd teased.
I went to the garage and walked down to section C, where my AC was held. My AC is beautiful. It is equipped with head SKYEYE and has a lightweight OB core. It's arms were the lightest middleweight arms on the market, and it's legs had the best carrying load of all the middleweights. The main body components were pained a rust red with a light brown color painted in some small areas, so the colors would contrast. Everywhere else was the basic color of all the parts: dark gray. In it's right hand was the MG/1000, and in the left was a moderately sized laser blade. It had a double back weapon, which was a quad missile launcher, and the extensions were relation missiles that shoot out 4 at a time.
I took the anti-gravity platforms to reach the cockpit of my AC. I climbed in, strapped in, and turned on the computer.
"Hi" started the female computer voice, "Verifying pilot. Pilot is Myk Linear. Welcome, Myk. Checking for new weapons. No new weapons. All systems functioning within normal parameters. Go into combat mode?"
"Negative, we're on our way to evaluate a raven" I replied.
I walked to the elevator that led to the rooftop that held the drop ships. When the elevator shaft's ceiling opened and the elevator reached the top, I noticed an AC drop ship and an AC. The AC was white and outlined in pastel pink. It was a very basic AC. Radar, small missile launcher, rifle, and a laser blade. I guessed it was Soni's AC.
"There you are! What took you so long?" asked Soni over the communicator.
"Sorry, damn elevators go to slow." We put our ACs in the drop ship and took off.
"This is a test to become a raven," I had to start off this way, it was protocol, "There are several battle MT's in this sector of city. Destroy them all and you become a raven."
"Jeeze, don't be so serious," said Soni.
"Sorry, but its protocol"
The drop ship doors opened and Soni and I jumped out. We landed and there were about 7 battle MTs in the area. Soni immediately boosted right and hid behind a building. I boosted left and did the same. Since I was only an evaluator, I am not allowed to shoot at the MTs. I boosted up and on top of a building. I looked down to see how Soni was doing. She boosted right out of the alleyway, onto a road where 2 MTs were still looking at the other road. Soni came next to the first one and sliced it with her laser blade. The MT fell down, sparking and with smoke coming out. The other MT noticed this and turned to fire it's rocket. Soni boosted up and dodged the rocket. The MT then switched to machine guns and started spraying bullets at her. Her AC took minor hits, but not too much damage. Still in the air, she boost-strafed right and fired several rifle rounds into the MT. The MT exploded after about 7 shots.
The other 5 MTs were now closing in on Soni's position. She turned to her left and went down a road where 3 MTs were coming straight at her. Soni switched to missiles and fired one at the first MT. It was a direct hit, but it was still standing. Soni fired another missile and the MT exploded. The other 2 MT's were now in firing range and fired their rockets at Soni. Soni boosted right and easily dodged the rockets. The MTs now switched to machineguns and began firing. Soni started firing her rifle, but the dual force of 2 machine guns began to stall her radiator. She boosted backwards and hid behind a wall to let the radiator cool the AC. After a few seconds, she boosted straight up and right over the MTs shooting missiles and rifle rounds. The two MTs exploded and Soni landed right on top of the rubble that was left of them.
The next MT was trying to ambush Soni by hiding in an alley. Soni boosted down the road when the MT popped out and fired a rocket right into her left arm, blowing it completely off. Soni then boosted left and out-strafed the MT until she was behind it. She pointed the rifle right behind where the cockpit was and fired. I saw the bullet go right through the MT, through the pilot, and right out the other end. The MT just sat there and didn't move. Duh, because the pilot died!
The last two MTs were right around the block of Soni. When she turned around the corner, the MTs fired their machine guns, so Soni boosted back and took cover behind the building. She paused for a moment and then she boosted straight up, over the buildings and between the two MTs. Right there would have been the perfect time to use the laser blade, except her left arm wasn't even there anymore. Soni waited a moment for the MTs to turn to her, get a lock, and right before they fired, she jumped and the MT's blew each other away with their own rockets. Damn, this chick can fight!
"Congrats. From this moment on, you are a raven," I said over the communicator.
"Thanks, I've always wanted that to hear that," Soni replied.