The New War

Enemy's Secrets

While the Blood Liger was being scanned Jamie reviewed the readings of the Dragon God he received during the last battle. The schematic layouts of the Zoid proved that it was also capable of tunneling underground, swimming, and ground battle. The Dragon God generates even stronger weapons when its current weapons are removed. It has night, and heat vision sensors and will act by itself if the need emerges. Its body is covered in large scale-like plates. At the press of a button the plates eject from the body and can be used as shields or weapons depending on the situation. The Zoid core is constantly being altered, minor alterations but alterations none the less. When ever the Dragon God's system freezes it recovers stronger than ever. It has an AI system more advanced than any ever scene. Finally it learns the fighting style of its pilot eventually being able to predict the next command the pilot will give it.

Jamie printed this out and handed in a copy to Doc Toros.

"This Zoid reminds me of a legend I heard," Toros said examining the plans for the newly developed Zoid. "Out of the death of a bird death will be born into the world. It will be as a winged fire breathing serpent who sheds his skin and uses it to destroy all life."

A scientist came out of a room above the scanning machine. "Sir the scanning of the Blood Liger is complete. It's like no other Zoid we've scene."

"How so," Toros asked looking up from the plans for the Dragon God Jamie had left him before he went to the simulators for practice.

"The Zoid seems to be alive," the scientist said looking puzzled, "More alive than most Zoids tend to seem. Besides the core repairing itself it's body repairs itself even without the use of an Organoid. Every now and then it will generate new Zoids out of its body. The only way we were able to get it to stand still long enough to scan it was to have bit calm it down. It won't open its cockpit for anyone but Bit."

"It seems to be just like the Liger Zero was," Toros said with a chuckle. "I had to force its cockpit open so Leon could take it out for a test run. It ejected him after 2 minutes."

Then a soldier came into the room holding a folder. "Sir I have the latest research on Organoids."

"Put it in my office," Toros said looking at the officer. He turned his head back to the scientist. "Is there any way to cultivate Zoids from the Blood Liger?"

"We might be able to cultivate Zoids if we remove Zoid cells in small amounts and treat the single cells making them form a Zoid core that will form a body if an Organoid fuses with it."

"How many cells can e removed at a time," Toros asked with curiosity and excitement in his voice.

The scientist [AN: I think I'll call him Bob] replied, "We can safely remove 5 every two and a half months. It would be easier if the first five we extract are not allowed to form bodies and we just use them as cultivation units. Also we can add a cell from the Blood Liger to another Zoid to increase its performance."

Bit who was hiding in the shadows behind the two scientists said with a commanding and concerned tone, "There is no way you are taking anything from the Liger."

Bob turned around with an angry look on his face and said with a 'superior' tone of voice, "Well that isn't exactly your decision now is it. The Blood Liger is property of the Republican army and if you remember a scientist in the Republican army out ranks even the leader of the Special Forces!"

"You are right about the ranking but you are wrong about who owns the Zoid," Bit said in a 'you're not as smart as you think' tone of voice. "While you were scanning the Blood Liger for 6 hours I had the Blood Liger registered as my personal Zoid. That means you have to consult me before you do anything with the Liger."

Bob just stormed out of the hanger punching the wall just as he reached the door.

"Doc I think that guy is bad news," Bit said amazed at the temper tantrum that Bob just had.

"Why do you say that," Toros asked very confused at what Bit just said. "He is one of our top scientists."

"Well do you remember how he said that the research team had to get me to steady the Liger," Bit said coolly. "The Liger was fine with the others. He would've let any of the others place him in the scanner. Bob kept saying he was the only one skilled enough to handle him. The Liger was picking up negative energy from him and refused to let him touch him at all."

"And how do you know what the Liger felt," Toros asked with a skeptical tone of voice.

"Well the Liger and I have always had some sort of connection. It was really Zeek I had the connection with but when Zeek fused with the developing Blood Liger the Zoid's AI systems copied Zeek's biorhythms, brain waves, and energy patterns. That connected me to the Liger as well as Zeek."

"So that's why you were the only person capable of piloting the Liger Zero," Toros said with a smile. "Zeek didn't trust any other pilot."

That night Bob took a jeep out of the base in secret. His hands were covered with black metallic scales. He stopped the jeep outside of a giant gorge. He put his hand in his pocked and pulled out a test tube with five glowing flakes inside of it.

"Master I have Zoid cells from the Blood Liger with me," Bob said as he looked into the gorge. "You can use these to make your Zoid even stronger now."

A pair of ruby red eyes glowed inside the gorge. Than an eerie voice came from the loudspeakers on the Zoid that was hidden by the shadows, "Yyyeeeeeesssssssss!!!"

A thunder-like roar came from the gorge. The eyes started to glow even brighter than they stopped glowing.