ZOIDS: Thunderstruck Dawn: Ep.0 Prologue
By drakora_master
Four hundred years ago, during the time of the Ancient Zoidiens:
Moonlight filtered dimly in through the shattered windowpanes, casting bleak shadows across the bare floor. The wind howled outside, and frigid air seeped into the room, catching the men's breaths and causing them to shiver uncontrollably. In the darkness, one could not see what hidden projects took place in the laboratory, and it veiled the evil secrets that lay dormant in the deep bowels of the building. Dusty, mismatched objects lay unused on the floor, their services to the creation of the Monster no longer needed. Three tall figures in bright white suits stood like sentinels at the end of the corridor, their faces impassive and grim. They stood motionless, watching a single figure, their eyes hidden behind glasses. The figure sat patiently, his keen stare taking in every movement the men made with interest. He sat upon a black throne, draped in a black cloak. His spiky green hair creeped unnoticed out of the hood of the dark cloak, and his eyes, which were cold and unmerciful, gazed unblinkingly into the darkness. A sound broke the silence; the sound of metal rustling across the floor. The men looked warily onward as a bright green organoid shifted its weight impatiently. The organoid growled and laid his head on the throned figure's lap, not taking his eyes off the now trembling scientists. Stammering, the lead scientist made his report.
"Master, the Death Saurer's construction has been completed. Everything is in place. All we need to do is awaken the Zoid Core using an organoid."
There were several moments of tense silence as the cloaked man on the throne closed his eyes and seemed to ponder this statement. Finally, he responded in a drawling, slick voice scarcely louder than a whisper.
"I take it you have chosen my organoid to initiate the final step, Mr. Scernol?"
The white-coated figure gulped and uttered his reply with a shaky voice.
"P-precisely, s-sire."
Once again, the green-haired man closed his eyes and went into deep thought as the three scientists waited with bated breath. After a few moments, the black-cloaked man turned to his organoid.
"Quake, it seems that your services are required for the completion of this project. Do you accept?"
Quake lifted his head from his master's lap and growled thunderously. The man nodded and rose slowly from the obsidian throne, glancing at each scientist as he made for the door. As the door slammed, the scientists stood silent, each one deep in his own thoughts. Finally, one of them spoke.
"Do you think it is the right thing to have done? I mean, create this monster? It is such a drastic plan, but it may have been necessary in order to put an end to all war."
The second scientist shook his head sadly and replied in a sorrowful tone.
"Somehow I feel that we may have just made the biggest mistake possible."
The third scientist faced the door and stated his opinion confidently.
"We shall see and find out."
Windcutter panted as she ran, her legs aching and lungs feeling as if they would burst. In the distance was a beautiful city, the city of Eveopolis. The glowing figure of the Zoid Eve grew more and more distant as Windcutter ran, racing toward a lone laboratory on the hilltop. A musical voice in her mind spurred her on, encouraging the young warrior to make with all speed for the house on the hilltop. Again it spoke in a mystical, echoing tone, sounding distant, as if it came from the very corners of the universe.
"Windcutter, my child, your fate lies in that building. Do not hesitate to find it! The world is depending on you."
The purple-robed girl replied frustratedly through clenched teeth.
"Yes, I know! You need not repeat it. I do not come for destiny. I seek revenge from Zoforlon, that madman! So do not bore me with your fate speeches, Zoid Eve! You know that that is not what I care about."
"Your destiny controls your future, Windcutter. Do not try to turn away from it. It will find you eventually. Now, head for that laboratory! Evil brews there."
"I'm coming, I'm coming!"
Zoforlon averted his cold gaze to the enormous stasis pod that stood before him. Inside, the Death Saurer waited to be awoken. A faint pulse reverberated around the room as the behemoth zoid drew breath, and its eyes gleamed like rubies through the hazy liquid that restrained it. Smirking, Zoforlon pulled back the hood of his black cloak to get a better look at his precious creation. His spiky green hair shot off in all directions, and his dark eyes were full of crazed malice. The stasis pod gave off an unreal light, which shone upon Zoforlon's pale features. Beside him stood Quake, his ever-faithful organoid. The organoid was a fearsome one, with an untamed and hostile nature. The creature was nearly twice the size of a standard organoid, and three times as vicious. His body was covered in a gleaming green armor, and his eyes were as black as the night itself. Quake's head was adorned with intimidating spikes that resembled bull horns, and his enormous jaws were full of glittering, dagger-length fangs. On his snout stood a single rhinocerous-like horn, which was the length of a good-sized sword and was used in much the same way. His body was large and powerful, and covered in even more spikes. On the monster's shoulders stood a pair of silver drills, used to carve through mountains as the organoid burrowed underground. Quake's tail, which was at least twenty feet long itself, was extremely thick and powerful, capable of knocking the strongest creature's head clean off when swung. Now the gargantuan organoid lifted his ugly head to stare upward at the Death Saurer. Zoforlon smirked and answered the question he knew his organoid would ask.
"The time has come, Quake. Awaken the Death Saurer!"
Immediately a pair of large boosters appeared out of Quake's back. They glowed with a firey light as the heavy organoid shot into the air, morphing into a spectral beam of green energy in mid-flight as it fused with the Death Saurer. Suddenly, a screech rang through the air as a dark purple beam of light made contact with Quake. The two energies materialized into organoids as they fell to the ground from the impact of the collision. Zoforlon cursed under his breath. He knew that purple organoid too well for his liking.
Quake staggered upright and faced his adversary, who took form of a sinewy monster. The opposing organoid was had a dark purple chrome armor and had a slendar body with no spikes whatsoever. Its head was crested with a long horn at the back of its head, and it had a thin set of jaws lined with silver teeth. The creature's long sloping neck and narrow snout gave it a bird like appearance, and its pale, white eyes glinted eerily in the dark chamber. Now the organoid screeched and spread its enormous wings, which were so large that they took place of its arms. Its wings resembled that of a pterodon's, and its feet were adorned with the most menacing talons imaginable. The purple organoid had a long, skinny tail that swished around like a whip as the creature intimidated Quake. Suddenly, a girl stepped forward out of the shadows, her eyes alight with a firey vengeance.
The girl had long, shiny blonde hair and looked no older than fifteen. She had beautiful blue eyes and pale skin. On her left cheek was a light blue birthmark that resembled three vertical lines, with the third one being longer than the others. Clothed in dark maroon robes, she scowled disapprovingly at Zoforlon and his organoid, and unsheathed a glittering silver sword.
"Now Zoforlon, I have come to destroy you and put an end to your evil plans. The Death Saurer shan't arise while Nightmare and I are here! Kyyyaraaah!!!!!!!!"
Windcutter charged at the green-haired man with blinding speed. But Zoforlon was ready. Pulling out his own weapon, a green-hilted scimitar, from his black robes, he countered Windcutter's strike with a loud 'clang'. The two weapons rebounded off of one another and their owners took a step back. Zoforlon swung at his arch-enemy as Windcutter dodged. Darting to his side, Windcutter brought her sword clashing down on his shoulder, desperate to hit the young man. But Zoforlon was skilled in the art of sword-dueling, and within an instant he had dodged the incoming swing and had cleaved her hair and part of her cheek. Windcutter hissed in pain as blood trickled down the side of her face, while Zoforlon stood there, smirking at her. Enraged, the young warrior ran toward him and plunged her sword into his side. Zoforlon dodged, his black cloak sliding across the floor, and stabbed downward toward his adversary's feet. Windcutter, however, managed to evade this attack, and countered by hacking at the green-haired man's arm. Fresh blood dripped onto the floor and soaked Zoforlon's cloak as he cursed and charged his feminine rival. Windcutter, surprised at the ferocity of Zoforlon's charge, was caught by surprise and hurled to the ground. She attempted to regain posture, but her malicious opponent stopped her. Zoforlon smirked unpleasantly as he drove his pointed boots into her chest, pinning Windcutter to the ground. She clenched her teeth and spat aggressively at him, but Zoforlon remained composed.
"You monster.."
Meanwhile, Quake and Nightmare had been fighting their own battle. Although Quake was much heavier and stronger, Nightmare, the pterodactyl organoid, was more agile. The Carnotaurus organoid roared thunderously as he swung his mighty tail at Nightmare, but the elusive purple organoid dodged easily and slapped her opponent in the face with a wing. Stunned, Quake took a step back, but Nightmare had already zoned into him, her screech echoing across the walls of the chamber. Biting down with furious strength on the green organoid's neck, she tore out vital wires, causing Quake to roar in pain. But by latching herself to Quake's body, Nightmare had ensured her own demise. Quake whirled around heaved his body, throwing the slendar purple organoid off of him. Nightmare hit the ground hard, and was stunned temporarily. That was more than enough time Quake needed to kill her. Putting his heavily taloned foot onto her chest, he pinned Nightmare to thee ground in much the same way the Zoforlon had pinned Windcutter to the ground. Roaring triumphantly, the dominant organoid brought his sword-like horn down.. Down into Nightmare's neck.
Zoforlon laughed evilly as he watched Windcutter struggle. The young girl had always been his only worthy enemy, ever since he had killed her parents and ruined her life. But as the crossed each other's paths time and time again, both he and Windcutter had managed to escape alive from the duels that followed. But now, he finally was able to kill her. But not yet. He wanted to make her death as enjoyable to him as possible.
Windcutter glared at her arch-enemy coldly. How he hated him and had longed for revenge for her entire life. Now it had come to this; Zoforlon was going to kill her, and then destroy the entire world by releasing the Death Saurer. She had failed destiny, she had failed the world, she had failed Zoid Eve and she had failed herself.
"Why, why.." she sobbed internally. "Surely, Zoid Eve, this was not how it was meant to be? I've failed you. I'm sorry.."
"Your mission is not over yet, little one. Your mission is only beginning."
"What? What are you s-"
But Windcutter could no longer get any answers out of the spirit of Zoid Eve. For at that precise moment, Zoforlon had driven his scimitar into the young girl's heart. Windcutter's eyes glazed over as a pool of blood swallowed her up. With one last shudder, she died. Zoforlon threw back his head and laughed mercilessly as Quake fused with the Death Saurer. The monster's eyes glowed and cracks began to appear all over the glass surface of the stasis pod. Water poured out of the pod and the Death Saurer burst free of the confines that had withheld it for so many years. The monster towered over everything, its ominous black and red armor framed against the cloudy sky. It gave a frightening roar and flexed its metallic claws as the Death Saurer slowly advanced for the city of Eveopolis. The monstrous zoid, with its tyrannosaurus like figure and extreme size, as well as unparalleled weapons, struck fear into the citizens of the city as the sun rose, bringing with it a new age. The age of annialation.
Zoforlon watched contentedly as the Death Saurer began to destroy everything in sight. He chuckled at the pathetic plights of the people, and turned away from the scene. Quake unfused from the Death Saurer, which was now fully awoken and capable of controlling itself, and reappeared next to his master. Zoforlon, still wearing a detestable smirk upon his face, walked silently down a hidden flight of steps as Quake followed. Turning, the crazed man entered a room in which a pair of small stasis pods, built for a definite purpose, stood awaiting him. Opening one of the pods, Zoforlon closed his eyes and went into deep sleep as cold water seeped into the pod through a valve. Quake watched as his master bewilderedly. Why was his master going into such a deep sleep? And what was the other stasis pod for? Shrugging off the nagging thought, Quake decided to follow suit and enter the other pod that seemed to be made for him. Curling up into a ball, the organoid automatically went into hibernation as the freezing water enveloped him.
Nightmare hissed angrily. Her master's rival had released a monster onto Planet Zi, and selfishly preserved himself. Dragging herself to the depressing remains of her master, the organoid wept as much as her organoid body allowed her to. She had not been able to help Windcutter when she had needed her most, and now she, Nightmare, was going to die as well. Suddenly, a voice rang through Nightmare's mind like a bell. It was the voice of the Zoid Eve.
"It is not over yet, Nightmare. You still have one duty left. Windcutter has died physically, but her spirit still lingers. Quickly! You must find a way to preserve your master's soul so she can live on to fight Zoforlon in the future!"
Immediately Nightmare undertood what she had to do. Crawling toward Windcutter, the purple organoid painfully opened her chest compartment. A languished light shone within. Wires sprang out from the hollow compartment and wrapped themselves about the young girl's body. But instead of withdrawing Windcutter into her chest compartment, as Nightmare had done so may times before, the organoid began to absorb the warrior's spiritual energy. As the organoid drew the energy into herself, the light that shone from within Nightmare's core began to glow brighter. Finally, after what had seemed like hours, the absorption process had been completed. But now Nightmare had to find a way to preserve her body before it was too late. The wound in the organoid's neck was becoming more and more painful, and Nightmare knew she was bound to die soon. Dragging herself toward the wall, the organoid frantically looked around for some sign of a hidden chamber where she could find a stasis pod. Success! Carefully pressing a distinguished stone on the wall, the pterodactyl organoid stepped into the secret chamber, where an overlooked pod awaited her. Sighing (as much as her organoid body would let her) in relief, Nightmare stepped into the stasis pod and curled into a ball. Cold water flushed into the tiny compartment and Nightmare immediately went into deep sleep. She knew that she would die in her sleep, but Nightmare thought that fine. For one day, both she and Windcutter would return, when a certain chosen one awakened them.
To be continued..
A/N: This is just a prologue, just so you know. A terrible prologue at that. The real story begins next chapter, and hopefully by then my writing skills will improve and my chapters won't be so incredibly boring. By the way, I will still continue my other story, ZOIDS: Dangerous Blue Void, as well, but for now I am going to concentrate on this one.
By drakora_master
Four hundred years ago, during the time of the Ancient Zoidiens:
Moonlight filtered dimly in through the shattered windowpanes, casting bleak shadows across the bare floor. The wind howled outside, and frigid air seeped into the room, catching the men's breaths and causing them to shiver uncontrollably. In the darkness, one could not see what hidden projects took place in the laboratory, and it veiled the evil secrets that lay dormant in the deep bowels of the building. Dusty, mismatched objects lay unused on the floor, their services to the creation of the Monster no longer needed. Three tall figures in bright white suits stood like sentinels at the end of the corridor, their faces impassive and grim. They stood motionless, watching a single figure, their eyes hidden behind glasses. The figure sat patiently, his keen stare taking in every movement the men made with interest. He sat upon a black throne, draped in a black cloak. His spiky green hair creeped unnoticed out of the hood of the dark cloak, and his eyes, which were cold and unmerciful, gazed unblinkingly into the darkness. A sound broke the silence; the sound of metal rustling across the floor. The men looked warily onward as a bright green organoid shifted its weight impatiently. The organoid growled and laid his head on the throned figure's lap, not taking his eyes off the now trembling scientists. Stammering, the lead scientist made his report.
"Master, the Death Saurer's construction has been completed. Everything is in place. All we need to do is awaken the Zoid Core using an organoid."
There were several moments of tense silence as the cloaked man on the throne closed his eyes and seemed to ponder this statement. Finally, he responded in a drawling, slick voice scarcely louder than a whisper.
"I take it you have chosen my organoid to initiate the final step, Mr. Scernol?"
The white-coated figure gulped and uttered his reply with a shaky voice.
"P-precisely, s-sire."
Once again, the green-haired man closed his eyes and went into deep thought as the three scientists waited with bated breath. After a few moments, the black-cloaked man turned to his organoid.
"Quake, it seems that your services are required for the completion of this project. Do you accept?"
Quake lifted his head from his master's lap and growled thunderously. The man nodded and rose slowly from the obsidian throne, glancing at each scientist as he made for the door. As the door slammed, the scientists stood silent, each one deep in his own thoughts. Finally, one of them spoke.
"Do you think it is the right thing to have done? I mean, create this monster? It is such a drastic plan, but it may have been necessary in order to put an end to all war."
The second scientist shook his head sadly and replied in a sorrowful tone.
"Somehow I feel that we may have just made the biggest mistake possible."
The third scientist faced the door and stated his opinion confidently.
"We shall see and find out."
Windcutter panted as she ran, her legs aching and lungs feeling as if they would burst. In the distance was a beautiful city, the city of Eveopolis. The glowing figure of the Zoid Eve grew more and more distant as Windcutter ran, racing toward a lone laboratory on the hilltop. A musical voice in her mind spurred her on, encouraging the young warrior to make with all speed for the house on the hilltop. Again it spoke in a mystical, echoing tone, sounding distant, as if it came from the very corners of the universe.
"Windcutter, my child, your fate lies in that building. Do not hesitate to find it! The world is depending on you."
The purple-robed girl replied frustratedly through clenched teeth.
"Yes, I know! You need not repeat it. I do not come for destiny. I seek revenge from Zoforlon, that madman! So do not bore me with your fate speeches, Zoid Eve! You know that that is not what I care about."
"Your destiny controls your future, Windcutter. Do not try to turn away from it. It will find you eventually. Now, head for that laboratory! Evil brews there."
"I'm coming, I'm coming!"
Zoforlon averted his cold gaze to the enormous stasis pod that stood before him. Inside, the Death Saurer waited to be awoken. A faint pulse reverberated around the room as the behemoth zoid drew breath, and its eyes gleamed like rubies through the hazy liquid that restrained it. Smirking, Zoforlon pulled back the hood of his black cloak to get a better look at his precious creation. His spiky green hair shot off in all directions, and his dark eyes were full of crazed malice. The stasis pod gave off an unreal light, which shone upon Zoforlon's pale features. Beside him stood Quake, his ever-faithful organoid. The organoid was a fearsome one, with an untamed and hostile nature. The creature was nearly twice the size of a standard organoid, and three times as vicious. His body was covered in a gleaming green armor, and his eyes were as black as the night itself. Quake's head was adorned with intimidating spikes that resembled bull horns, and his enormous jaws were full of glittering, dagger-length fangs. On his snout stood a single rhinocerous-like horn, which was the length of a good-sized sword and was used in much the same way. His body was large and powerful, and covered in even more spikes. On the monster's shoulders stood a pair of silver drills, used to carve through mountains as the organoid burrowed underground. Quake's tail, which was at least twenty feet long itself, was extremely thick and powerful, capable of knocking the strongest creature's head clean off when swung. Now the gargantuan organoid lifted his ugly head to stare upward at the Death Saurer. Zoforlon smirked and answered the question he knew his organoid would ask.
"The time has come, Quake. Awaken the Death Saurer!"
Immediately a pair of large boosters appeared out of Quake's back. They glowed with a firey light as the heavy organoid shot into the air, morphing into a spectral beam of green energy in mid-flight as it fused with the Death Saurer. Suddenly, a screech rang through the air as a dark purple beam of light made contact with Quake. The two energies materialized into organoids as they fell to the ground from the impact of the collision. Zoforlon cursed under his breath. He knew that purple organoid too well for his liking.
Quake staggered upright and faced his adversary, who took form of a sinewy monster. The opposing organoid was had a dark purple chrome armor and had a slendar body with no spikes whatsoever. Its head was crested with a long horn at the back of its head, and it had a thin set of jaws lined with silver teeth. The creature's long sloping neck and narrow snout gave it a bird like appearance, and its pale, white eyes glinted eerily in the dark chamber. Now the organoid screeched and spread its enormous wings, which were so large that they took place of its arms. Its wings resembled that of a pterodon's, and its feet were adorned with the most menacing talons imaginable. The purple organoid had a long, skinny tail that swished around like a whip as the creature intimidated Quake. Suddenly, a girl stepped forward out of the shadows, her eyes alight with a firey vengeance.
The girl had long, shiny blonde hair and looked no older than fifteen. She had beautiful blue eyes and pale skin. On her left cheek was a light blue birthmark that resembled three vertical lines, with the third one being longer than the others. Clothed in dark maroon robes, she scowled disapprovingly at Zoforlon and his organoid, and unsheathed a glittering silver sword.
"Now Zoforlon, I have come to destroy you and put an end to your evil plans. The Death Saurer shan't arise while Nightmare and I are here! Kyyyaraaah!!!!!!!!"
Windcutter charged at the green-haired man with blinding speed. But Zoforlon was ready. Pulling out his own weapon, a green-hilted scimitar, from his black robes, he countered Windcutter's strike with a loud 'clang'. The two weapons rebounded off of one another and their owners took a step back. Zoforlon swung at his arch-enemy as Windcutter dodged. Darting to his side, Windcutter brought her sword clashing down on his shoulder, desperate to hit the young man. But Zoforlon was skilled in the art of sword-dueling, and within an instant he had dodged the incoming swing and had cleaved her hair and part of her cheek. Windcutter hissed in pain as blood trickled down the side of her face, while Zoforlon stood there, smirking at her. Enraged, the young warrior ran toward him and plunged her sword into his side. Zoforlon dodged, his black cloak sliding across the floor, and stabbed downward toward his adversary's feet. Windcutter, however, managed to evade this attack, and countered by hacking at the green-haired man's arm. Fresh blood dripped onto the floor and soaked Zoforlon's cloak as he cursed and charged his feminine rival. Windcutter, surprised at the ferocity of Zoforlon's charge, was caught by surprise and hurled to the ground. She attempted to regain posture, but her malicious opponent stopped her. Zoforlon smirked unpleasantly as he drove his pointed boots into her chest, pinning Windcutter to the ground. She clenched her teeth and spat aggressively at him, but Zoforlon remained composed.
"You monster.."
Meanwhile, Quake and Nightmare had been fighting their own battle. Although Quake was much heavier and stronger, Nightmare, the pterodactyl organoid, was more agile. The Carnotaurus organoid roared thunderously as he swung his mighty tail at Nightmare, but the elusive purple organoid dodged easily and slapped her opponent in the face with a wing. Stunned, Quake took a step back, but Nightmare had already zoned into him, her screech echoing across the walls of the chamber. Biting down with furious strength on the green organoid's neck, she tore out vital wires, causing Quake to roar in pain. But by latching herself to Quake's body, Nightmare had ensured her own demise. Quake whirled around heaved his body, throwing the slendar purple organoid off of him. Nightmare hit the ground hard, and was stunned temporarily. That was more than enough time Quake needed to kill her. Putting his heavily taloned foot onto her chest, he pinned Nightmare to thee ground in much the same way the Zoforlon had pinned Windcutter to the ground. Roaring triumphantly, the dominant organoid brought his sword-like horn down.. Down into Nightmare's neck.
Zoforlon laughed evilly as he watched Windcutter struggle. The young girl had always been his only worthy enemy, ever since he had killed her parents and ruined her life. But as the crossed each other's paths time and time again, both he and Windcutter had managed to escape alive from the duels that followed. But now, he finally was able to kill her. But not yet. He wanted to make her death as enjoyable to him as possible.
Windcutter glared at her arch-enemy coldly. How he hated him and had longed for revenge for her entire life. Now it had come to this; Zoforlon was going to kill her, and then destroy the entire world by releasing the Death Saurer. She had failed destiny, she had failed the world, she had failed Zoid Eve and she had failed herself.
"Why, why.." she sobbed internally. "Surely, Zoid Eve, this was not how it was meant to be? I've failed you. I'm sorry.."
"Your mission is not over yet, little one. Your mission is only beginning."
"What? What are you s-"
But Windcutter could no longer get any answers out of the spirit of Zoid Eve. For at that precise moment, Zoforlon had driven his scimitar into the young girl's heart. Windcutter's eyes glazed over as a pool of blood swallowed her up. With one last shudder, she died. Zoforlon threw back his head and laughed mercilessly as Quake fused with the Death Saurer. The monster's eyes glowed and cracks began to appear all over the glass surface of the stasis pod. Water poured out of the pod and the Death Saurer burst free of the confines that had withheld it for so many years. The monster towered over everything, its ominous black and red armor framed against the cloudy sky. It gave a frightening roar and flexed its metallic claws as the Death Saurer slowly advanced for the city of Eveopolis. The monstrous zoid, with its tyrannosaurus like figure and extreme size, as well as unparalleled weapons, struck fear into the citizens of the city as the sun rose, bringing with it a new age. The age of annialation.
Zoforlon watched contentedly as the Death Saurer began to destroy everything in sight. He chuckled at the pathetic plights of the people, and turned away from the scene. Quake unfused from the Death Saurer, which was now fully awoken and capable of controlling itself, and reappeared next to his master. Zoforlon, still wearing a detestable smirk upon his face, walked silently down a hidden flight of steps as Quake followed. Turning, the crazed man entered a room in which a pair of small stasis pods, built for a definite purpose, stood awaiting him. Opening one of the pods, Zoforlon closed his eyes and went into deep sleep as cold water seeped into the pod through a valve. Quake watched as his master bewilderedly. Why was his master going into such a deep sleep? And what was the other stasis pod for? Shrugging off the nagging thought, Quake decided to follow suit and enter the other pod that seemed to be made for him. Curling up into a ball, the organoid automatically went into hibernation as the freezing water enveloped him.
Nightmare hissed angrily. Her master's rival had released a monster onto Planet Zi, and selfishly preserved himself. Dragging herself to the depressing remains of her master, the organoid wept as much as her organoid body allowed her to. She had not been able to help Windcutter when she had needed her most, and now she, Nightmare, was going to die as well. Suddenly, a voice rang through Nightmare's mind like a bell. It was the voice of the Zoid Eve.
"It is not over yet, Nightmare. You still have one duty left. Windcutter has died physically, but her spirit still lingers. Quickly! You must find a way to preserve your master's soul so she can live on to fight Zoforlon in the future!"
Immediately Nightmare undertood what she had to do. Crawling toward Windcutter, the purple organoid painfully opened her chest compartment. A languished light shone within. Wires sprang out from the hollow compartment and wrapped themselves about the young girl's body. But instead of withdrawing Windcutter into her chest compartment, as Nightmare had done so may times before, the organoid began to absorb the warrior's spiritual energy. As the organoid drew the energy into herself, the light that shone from within Nightmare's core began to glow brighter. Finally, after what had seemed like hours, the absorption process had been completed. But now Nightmare had to find a way to preserve her body before it was too late. The wound in the organoid's neck was becoming more and more painful, and Nightmare knew she was bound to die soon. Dragging herself toward the wall, the organoid frantically looked around for some sign of a hidden chamber where she could find a stasis pod. Success! Carefully pressing a distinguished stone on the wall, the pterodactyl organoid stepped into the secret chamber, where an overlooked pod awaited her. Sighing (as much as her organoid body would let her) in relief, Nightmare stepped into the stasis pod and curled into a ball. Cold water flushed into the tiny compartment and Nightmare immediately went into deep sleep. She knew that she would die in her sleep, but Nightmare thought that fine. For one day, both she and Windcutter would return, when a certain chosen one awakened them.
To be continued..
A/N: This is just a prologue, just so you know. A terrible prologue at that. The real story begins next chapter, and hopefully by then my writing skills will improve and my chapters won't be so incredibly boring. By the way, I will still continue my other story, ZOIDS: Dangerous Blue Void, as well, but for now I am going to concentrate on this one.
