"Ring, ring," I felt Lynn crawl over on top of me to reach her cell
phone.
"Hey, this is Lynn! Oh hey! Thanks, happy new year to you, too," she said, speaking in her cell phone.
"Ow, hey!" I said.
"Oh sorry, did I wake you up?" Lynn said as she got off of me. Lynn got out of bed and took the bed sheet with her to cover herself up, leaving me with just a pillow.
"Hey!" I said, grabbing the pillow. I got out of bed and looked around for my boxers.
"Hehe, happy new years to you too!" Lynn said, holding my boxers.
"Heh, can I have my boxers back please?" I asked. Lynn smiled and gave them to me. I put them on as well some pants and a shirt. Lynn opened up her bag and pulled out some fresh clothes and got dressed as well.
Today is New Earth Year's Day, which means at midnight tonight, it's going to be EY 388. Lynn, Todd, Soni and I are going to have a party to celebrate a new earth year at a VIP room in the arena and watch automated MTs fight. Then Mirage is supposed to host a performance in the arena to entertain people and show off some new parts.
Lynn held my hand as we walked down the hallways of the dorm wing of the Global Cortex to the elevator. We were supposed to meet Todd and Soni at the rec. room.
"Hey! It's the love birds!" Todd yelled as we walked into the food court. Todd is so immature. I saw Soni sitting at one of the tables in a distance, and I could tell there was a lot of sadness with her. I went straight to Soni.
"Hey, you look kind of sad," I said.
"No, I'm not, what did you and Lynn do last night?" she asked calmly.
"We just watched a movie," I replied. I lied.
"Oh cool, hey, do you think we can spend some time together, like alone?" Soni said. I could tell she really really missed me. And I did too, but I'm such a dick for hanging out with Lynn the first day Soni and I are back together.
"Yeah, you gotta tell me all about what happened, because I was worried like shit when I didn't see you in the hospital bed."
"Alright, how about tonight, we just talk, just you and me, 'k?"
"Alright."
~
"Hello, and welcome to the Arena! Today there will be a mock MT battle, sponsored by the Arena, and after that, there will be a special Mirage Performance!" announced the speaker as we walked into the lobby of the huge arena. There were a lot of people for this event, we could barely navigate the hallways.
Once we finally got into our VIP room, we examined the room.
"Wow! Look at this view!" Lynn said, looking out the window. The VIP rooms are placed so that the best view possible is achieved. The floor was clear near the window so viewers can see the battle if it took place directly below them.
Around the room there was a refrigerator, probably filled with beer, soda, and other beverages. There were couches in the middle for a more comfy seat. There were also some computer stations in case we needed to use those.
"This is great!" I said. I jumped right onto the couch and looked out the window to a metallic gray arena. Some construction MTs preparing the Arena for the show. The Arena was being covered in red sand and a make- shift structure was being constructed.
Lynn sat on the seat next to me and gently propped her head on my shoulder. She also held onto my hand. Soni went up to the window and looked out to get a better view. Todd opened the refrigerator.
"DUDE! They got some Oceania imported wine!" Todd said. Oceania made the best beverages, maybe due to the fact that the whole city was underwater. Todd opened one up and went to the shelves to see what was good to snack on, "HOLY CRAP! CliffSide SunChips!"
"Hehe," Lynn giggled as she cuddled with me. Soni gave me a "what about me?" look. I still remember the promise I made with her.
"Hey Lynn, I promised Soni I'd catch up on things with her," I said.
"Aww, well, alright, I guess so, I know you miss her," Lynn replied. She gave me a gentile kiss on the cheek and gave me a smile and a little bye-bye wave.
"Finally, some time together," Soni said. She smiled. Damn! Her smile is so pure, so perfect, I had no control over smiling back, my body just did that automatically.
"So what happened at the hospital? You scared the shit out of me when you weren't there anymore," I asked.
"Well actually, I actually woke up while you were on the retaliation mission, and I went to Crest because they had scar-removal technology. I wanted to surprise you, so I didn't tell the nurse that I left. But don't you think it was worthwhile? See? I still have my beautiful hair and skin," Soni explained, turning her head to show that there was no trace of the wound. Well, that explains a lot.
"Wow, you probably are more beautiful than before!" I said, trying to complement Soni.
"Hehe, thanks," she said, blushing a little. We continued talking, I told her about my rescue mission to save her. After about half an hour, the mock MT battle started.
~
"Ladies and gentlemen! The Arena is sponsoring a mock MT battle of the Martian revolution!" said the announcer.
There were 3 MTs, well, actually they were ACs, just automated, in the reddish flat of the Arena. They were standing in some sort of fuel plant. The 3 ACs were middleweight, with rifles, machine guns, grenade launchers, chain guns, and missile launchers, just to name a few weapons. They were all painted gray. Some cool techno music began playing and the mock conversations began.
"Incoming! Three radar contacts!"
Three pods came from the roof. They looked like missiles, but an AC could fit in them. Then locks on the side of these pods shot off, and the shell split in two, revealing a blue AC. The other two pods did the same. The lead AC had a Karasawa, grenade launcher, and missile launcher. The other two were equipped with a rocket launcher, plasma cannon, and radar. When all three blue ACs landed, they boosted toward the structure with the 3 gray ACs.
"Switch to missile!"
"1 lock, 2 lock, 3 lock, 4 lock, 5 lock, 6 lock!"
"FIRE!"
Six missiles came at the 3 gray ACs who were now boosting toward the 3 blue ACs. The leader of the gray ACs fired missile interceptors, which got rid of three of the missiles. The other three came at the gray AC leader, so he strafe boosted right, but the 3 missiles destroyed his teammate, who was right behind him. The AC blew up in a gigantic explosion. The crowd cheered hysterically. ACs don't blow up that big, it was exaggerated to excite the crowd.
The gray AC leader raised his machine gun and started gunning down the blue ACs. One of the blue wingman ACs got his arm blown off, then was shot in the face. Mars ACs are made differently than ones made on Earth. The cockpit is stationed in the head instead of the core, so the pilot can get a better view. In my opinion, its stupid, it makes loss by pilot death much more common. The blue AC fell down, arm raised, begging for help. It was dramatic, which made the crowd go crazy. The blue AC leader looked at his fallen teammate. The whole scene had a very dramatic feeling to it, like we were watching some war movie.
The other blue AC wingman and the remaining gray AC wingman engaged in a duel to the death. The gray AC fired his rifle constantly at him, and got a few good hits too, but the blue AC had a much more powerful rocket launcher. The blue AC fired his rocket launcher and blew off the left leg of the gray AC. Now crippled, the gray AC switched to chain gun and began firing in a steady stream. The blue AC boosted up as he was being perforated with bullet holes, but the pilot was killed by the armor- piercing bullets of the chain gun. The blue AC landed directly on the gray AC, and both exploded in a big ball of flame. The crowd went crazy.
Back to the two leaders, the blue leader was still looking at his fallen teammate. The gray leader took upon this opportunity to get the blue leader with his laser blade. The gray leader boosted straight at the blue AC, and could have almost won, but the blue leader saw him coming, and activated his energy shield. The damage of the laser blade was deflected completely. Both ACs boosted backwards. The blue leader fired his karasawa while the gray AC boosted through the air. The gray AC was still changing back to his machine gun, so he was unable to return fire. The deadly karasawa fired three shots. The first one missed. The second one blew the gray leader's right arm clear off! The crowd went crazy! The final shot got the gray leader right in the head. The crowd went insane! We could hear their loud cheering clearly even from the VIP room!
The gray AC crashed into the ground and blew up in a big, orange, mushroom cloud. The crowd went into an even crazier frenzy. The blue AC continued on his mission and activated his over-boosters to the structure. He fired his karasawa into the fuel containers, resulting in even bigger explosions. The entire structure turned into a burning inferno as other fuel containers exploded. The blue AC boosted away as the structure became engulfed in flames.
(if you haven't noticed, this was a recreation of the intro sequence for AC2)
"Hey, this is Lynn! Oh hey! Thanks, happy new year to you, too," she said, speaking in her cell phone.
"Ow, hey!" I said.
"Oh sorry, did I wake you up?" Lynn said as she got off of me. Lynn got out of bed and took the bed sheet with her to cover herself up, leaving me with just a pillow.
"Hey!" I said, grabbing the pillow. I got out of bed and looked around for my boxers.
"Hehe, happy new years to you too!" Lynn said, holding my boxers.
"Heh, can I have my boxers back please?" I asked. Lynn smiled and gave them to me. I put them on as well some pants and a shirt. Lynn opened up her bag and pulled out some fresh clothes and got dressed as well.
Today is New Earth Year's Day, which means at midnight tonight, it's going to be EY 388. Lynn, Todd, Soni and I are going to have a party to celebrate a new earth year at a VIP room in the arena and watch automated MTs fight. Then Mirage is supposed to host a performance in the arena to entertain people and show off some new parts.
Lynn held my hand as we walked down the hallways of the dorm wing of the Global Cortex to the elevator. We were supposed to meet Todd and Soni at the rec. room.
"Hey! It's the love birds!" Todd yelled as we walked into the food court. Todd is so immature. I saw Soni sitting at one of the tables in a distance, and I could tell there was a lot of sadness with her. I went straight to Soni.
"Hey, you look kind of sad," I said.
"No, I'm not, what did you and Lynn do last night?" she asked calmly.
"We just watched a movie," I replied. I lied.
"Oh cool, hey, do you think we can spend some time together, like alone?" Soni said. I could tell she really really missed me. And I did too, but I'm such a dick for hanging out with Lynn the first day Soni and I are back together.
"Yeah, you gotta tell me all about what happened, because I was worried like shit when I didn't see you in the hospital bed."
"Alright, how about tonight, we just talk, just you and me, 'k?"
"Alright."
~
"Hello, and welcome to the Arena! Today there will be a mock MT battle, sponsored by the Arena, and after that, there will be a special Mirage Performance!" announced the speaker as we walked into the lobby of the huge arena. There were a lot of people for this event, we could barely navigate the hallways.
Once we finally got into our VIP room, we examined the room.
"Wow! Look at this view!" Lynn said, looking out the window. The VIP rooms are placed so that the best view possible is achieved. The floor was clear near the window so viewers can see the battle if it took place directly below them.
Around the room there was a refrigerator, probably filled with beer, soda, and other beverages. There were couches in the middle for a more comfy seat. There were also some computer stations in case we needed to use those.
"This is great!" I said. I jumped right onto the couch and looked out the window to a metallic gray arena. Some construction MTs preparing the Arena for the show. The Arena was being covered in red sand and a make- shift structure was being constructed.
Lynn sat on the seat next to me and gently propped her head on my shoulder. She also held onto my hand. Soni went up to the window and looked out to get a better view. Todd opened the refrigerator.
"DUDE! They got some Oceania imported wine!" Todd said. Oceania made the best beverages, maybe due to the fact that the whole city was underwater. Todd opened one up and went to the shelves to see what was good to snack on, "HOLY CRAP! CliffSide SunChips!"
"Hehe," Lynn giggled as she cuddled with me. Soni gave me a "what about me?" look. I still remember the promise I made with her.
"Hey Lynn, I promised Soni I'd catch up on things with her," I said.
"Aww, well, alright, I guess so, I know you miss her," Lynn replied. She gave me a gentile kiss on the cheek and gave me a smile and a little bye-bye wave.
"Finally, some time together," Soni said. She smiled. Damn! Her smile is so pure, so perfect, I had no control over smiling back, my body just did that automatically.
"So what happened at the hospital? You scared the shit out of me when you weren't there anymore," I asked.
"Well actually, I actually woke up while you were on the retaliation mission, and I went to Crest because they had scar-removal technology. I wanted to surprise you, so I didn't tell the nurse that I left. But don't you think it was worthwhile? See? I still have my beautiful hair and skin," Soni explained, turning her head to show that there was no trace of the wound. Well, that explains a lot.
"Wow, you probably are more beautiful than before!" I said, trying to complement Soni.
"Hehe, thanks," she said, blushing a little. We continued talking, I told her about my rescue mission to save her. After about half an hour, the mock MT battle started.
~
"Ladies and gentlemen! The Arena is sponsoring a mock MT battle of the Martian revolution!" said the announcer.
There were 3 MTs, well, actually they were ACs, just automated, in the reddish flat of the Arena. They were standing in some sort of fuel plant. The 3 ACs were middleweight, with rifles, machine guns, grenade launchers, chain guns, and missile launchers, just to name a few weapons. They were all painted gray. Some cool techno music began playing and the mock conversations began.
"Incoming! Three radar contacts!"
Three pods came from the roof. They looked like missiles, but an AC could fit in them. Then locks on the side of these pods shot off, and the shell split in two, revealing a blue AC. The other two pods did the same. The lead AC had a Karasawa, grenade launcher, and missile launcher. The other two were equipped with a rocket launcher, plasma cannon, and radar. When all three blue ACs landed, they boosted toward the structure with the 3 gray ACs.
"Switch to missile!"
"1 lock, 2 lock, 3 lock, 4 lock, 5 lock, 6 lock!"
"FIRE!"
Six missiles came at the 3 gray ACs who were now boosting toward the 3 blue ACs. The leader of the gray ACs fired missile interceptors, which got rid of three of the missiles. The other three came at the gray AC leader, so he strafe boosted right, but the 3 missiles destroyed his teammate, who was right behind him. The AC blew up in a gigantic explosion. The crowd cheered hysterically. ACs don't blow up that big, it was exaggerated to excite the crowd.
The gray AC leader raised his machine gun and started gunning down the blue ACs. One of the blue wingman ACs got his arm blown off, then was shot in the face. Mars ACs are made differently than ones made on Earth. The cockpit is stationed in the head instead of the core, so the pilot can get a better view. In my opinion, its stupid, it makes loss by pilot death much more common. The blue AC fell down, arm raised, begging for help. It was dramatic, which made the crowd go crazy. The blue AC leader looked at his fallen teammate. The whole scene had a very dramatic feeling to it, like we were watching some war movie.
The other blue AC wingman and the remaining gray AC wingman engaged in a duel to the death. The gray AC fired his rifle constantly at him, and got a few good hits too, but the blue AC had a much more powerful rocket launcher. The blue AC fired his rocket launcher and blew off the left leg of the gray AC. Now crippled, the gray AC switched to chain gun and began firing in a steady stream. The blue AC boosted up as he was being perforated with bullet holes, but the pilot was killed by the armor- piercing bullets of the chain gun. The blue AC landed directly on the gray AC, and both exploded in a big ball of flame. The crowd went crazy.
Back to the two leaders, the blue leader was still looking at his fallen teammate. The gray leader took upon this opportunity to get the blue leader with his laser blade. The gray leader boosted straight at the blue AC, and could have almost won, but the blue leader saw him coming, and activated his energy shield. The damage of the laser blade was deflected completely. Both ACs boosted backwards. The blue leader fired his karasawa while the gray AC boosted through the air. The gray AC was still changing back to his machine gun, so he was unable to return fire. The deadly karasawa fired three shots. The first one missed. The second one blew the gray leader's right arm clear off! The crowd went crazy! The final shot got the gray leader right in the head. The crowd went insane! We could hear their loud cheering clearly even from the VIP room!
The gray AC crashed into the ground and blew up in a big, orange, mushroom cloud. The crowd went into an even crazier frenzy. The blue AC continued on his mission and activated his over-boosters to the structure. He fired his karasawa into the fuel containers, resulting in even bigger explosions. The entire structure turned into a burning inferno as other fuel containers exploded. The blue AC boosted away as the structure became engulfed in flames.
(if you haven't noticed, this was a recreation of the intro sequence for AC2)