Zoids
Origin of The Phantom
By, Spectral
Notes:
I don't own zoids or its characters but I do own Phantom and all related topics… This fic explains the Phantom's dark past and leads right up to Chapter one of Darkness on The Battlefield; Enter the Phantom, another one of my stories. Parts of this fic may not make sense if you didn't read at least part of my other fic…+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
***One Year Later***
The Phantom had not been seen since the Sand Stingray incident. He just disappeared of the face of Zi. The last time he was supposedly seen was at the funeral for Robbie and Steph.
**Bar**
A person wearing cloaks was sitting at the bar. The person's face was hidden. All that he had ordered was a glass of water. The bartender turned up the volume on the TV.
TV: The entire Phantom Team is still missing. They are believed to be dead. Thomas Umbro was last sighted in New Romeo City. The disappearance of the Umbro family is believed to be linked to the Phantom. In other news… The Reaper struck again last night. Police have not been able to locate this murderer. He targets large groups of people and kills all but one person. If you have any information that could lead to the capture of the Reaper, please call---
BANG!
The TV went down. Everyone turned to see a guy dressed in jeans and a leather jacket. He had a pair of sunglasses on was holding a gun.
Reaper: The Reaper has arrived. All but one of you is going to die. Hit the floor.
Everyone in the bar jumped to the floor. The only one not on the floor was Cloak. The cloaked figure drained his glass and set it down. An angry Reaper up behind him.
Reaper: Didn't you hear me? I said hit the floor. *No movement* Not gonna move? Well who's under that cloak? Let's see. You're going to die either way…
Cloak: You're the Reaper?
Reaper: Yeah, I'm the Reaper.
Cloak: Is that so… well if these cloaks come off, you'll be a lot of trouble.
Reaper: Am I supposed to be scared of you?
Cloak stood up and spun around. Reaper stood back and Cloak threw off his cloaks. It was Phantom! The color drained from every face in the room. Reaper lowered his gun to fire, but Phantom caught his hand and ripped the gun away. The firearm was dropped to the floor and the Reaper was lifted off the floor by his jacket. Phantom threw the guy across the bar. Reaper crashed through the wall and landed unconscious on the ground outside.
Phantom dropped some coins on the bar and left. A few people looked after him. A heavy wind picked up, blowing a large cloud of dust behind Phantom. When it cleared he was gone.
**Next Day**
The Phantom Team had been scheduled for a battle against the Star Storm Team. With some work, Tom had managed to reset his Zoid-Gear and erase the registration on the Black Wing Liger. He replaced the registration numbers with numbers of his own.
The Black Wing Liger stood in the desert. A Whale King lowered and deployed a Raynos and two Pteres. All three zoids were a bright yellow.
The Judge Capsule landed and rose from the ground. The capsule opened and the Judge scanned the battlefield. About a minute later, the Judge popped up on the screen inside the Black Wing Liger's cockpit.
Judge: You are not a registered member of the Phantom Team. Requesting location of Phantom Team.
Phantom: The Phantom Team is disbanded.
Judge: Requesting location of Phantom Team warriors.
Phantom: William Umbro – Deceased. Grace Umbro – Deceased. Tyler Umbro – Deceased. Thomas Umbro - … *pause*… Deceased.
Judge: Information received. Requesting Warrior and Zoid Registration of current warrior.
Phantom: Name: Phantom. Age: 13. Team: None, X Type Mercenary. Warrior Registration number: 0000. Zoid ID: Black Wing Liger. Zoid Registration: #0000.
Judge: Information received. Deliberating….deliberating… Phantom Team officially disbanded. Warrior, Phantom registered. Area Scanned. Battlefield set-up. The Star Storm Team VS the Phantom. Battle-mode 0990. Ready…FIGHT!
The Raynos and Pteres flew overhead. They started shooting but the Black Wing Liger ran forward, and then took to the air. If fired a few missiles and the Pteres went down. The pilots ejected as their zoids plummeted to Zi. The Raynos turned in the air and sped towards the Black Wing Liger.
The high-speed zoid flew past and the Black Wing Liger, making the flying lion type zoid tumble through the air. The liger righted it self and turned as the Raynos passed by again. The zoid tumbled again, but righted its self faster this time. It was ready when the Raynos approached again.
Phantom: Strike Laser Claw!
The Raynos's wing was sliced right off. The pilot ejected as the zoid fell. The Black Wing Liger landed in front of the Judge Capsule.
Judge: Battle over, Battle over. The winner is…The Phantom!
Phantom: Well, Liger, that was fun.
The liger roared in agreement and then took to the air.
**Back at the Phantom's Base**
Phantom was asleep when the phone started ringing. He fell off his chair and looked up. The warrior got up and answered the phone. The face of the ZBC Commissioner popped up on screen.
Commissioner: Phantom, we need your help.
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Next Time:
Renegade