Disclaimer: I don't own Zoids, Planet Zi, Dune, Arrakis or any of the Houses of the Padishah Imperium. I do own the Commander Superior and other characters.
Authors note: This is a crossover between Dune and Zoids- Most, if not all, the characters are a little OOC, but please bear with me. Also, I made out Bit in this story to be something unexpected. Oh, one more thing- for the House symbols and colors, I used the ones found in the Emperor: Battle for Dune the PC game.
Also the ages for the Baron Harkonnen and the Ordos Commander are both 21.
This story is set five years after the Blitz Team won the Royal Cup and the Backdraft was defeated.
Red Dawn: Insurrection
Far away from the Planet Zi, there was an Empire. This Empire, the Padishah Imperium, as it was called by its inhabitants, the descendants of the first human spatial explorers, was an awesome sight. The strength and influence of it extended for thousands of light-years in every direction. Everyone was happy, and all was peaceful. However, all was not as it seemed…
On the outskirts of the Imperium, there hung a jet-black planet, only visible because of the thin red cracks in the planet's crust. To all the citizens in the Imperium, the Harkonnen homeworld, Geidi Prime, was the manifestation of all evil- fear, mistrust, and tyranny. The Harkonnen were a brutal house- all throughout their history, their deeds have been those of warring, killing, and destruction of all.
The Baronial Palace, Geidi Prime
The Harkonnen Baron sat in front of his military commanders, his golden-blond hair streaming down past his shoulders (A/N: And no, its not Bit. The Harkonnens have blond hair.) He sat still in his crisp red and black uniform, as his flaming red eyes swept across the three-dimensional hologram denoting their forces that were currently occupying Caladan, their rival's homeworld. As he was just about to die from boredom of this routine –give the order, watch the forces overrun the enemy, then go through all the reports, then start all over again- a messenger arrived.
"Sir!" the lieutenant saluted, snapping to attention. "I have a message for you from Dr. Seculdi, saying that he has completed his tests, and is ready for a test run of the device!" "What? So soon?" the Baron waved for his generals to leave for the moment. "He told me that it would take him anywhere up to six more months!" Nikola-Guschev Harkonnen stood up, and walked to the messenger. "When is the test of the spatial folding device going to occur?" The messenger stood in front of the Baron. "We should be going. The test is scheduled for the day after tomorrow."
Lab 17, Geidi Prime
The Baron stood on a balcony overlooking the hangar that housed the 'Device', as it was now called. He smiled to himself, rubbing his hands in the way a small child would in anticipation. All was going according to plan. He would test the device by sending two full divisions of his men halfway across the galaxy to some M-class world and bring them back, all in one hour. This would be the greatest day in all Harkonnen history- the day that the galaxy opened to the Harkonnens' tender mercies.
"All right: The test shall commence in one minute." Dr. Seculdi pushed a red button. A mechanical voice rang out over the speaker system. "Launch sequence engaged. All non-authorized personnel must leave the area. Warning. Warning. Launch sequence engaged. Launch in fifty seconds. 49. 48. 47…" A light on panel to the side of the Baron blinked on, but the Doctor didn't notice. Then, another. And another. Then the whole panel lit up like one of those 'Christmas Trees' that were once a tradition, long ago, back on Earth.
"Uh, Doctor?" The Baron asked, wondering why the heck would all those lights just lit up. "Not now, m'lord. We are almost to launch." The Doctor didn't even look at the Baron; he was too absorbed in staring at the display panel in front of him. The Baron asked again, this time more urgent because of the countdown getting lower- 16. 15. 14… "Doctor!" The Doctor turned with an annoyed look on his otherwise creased face, as few strands of white hair falling out of place. "Yes, what is it?" "What are those lights?" The Baron pointed to the panel. "Huh? What light-" He stopped suddenly, his eyes widening at the sight of the panel. "Shit! Those are the warning lights!" "Something went wrong?" The Baron asked, his brows furrowing. "Yes! The spatial folding field is starting to fluctuate! The field… The field extends throughout this whole hangar!" "No. You don't mean…" The Baron froze as the idea settled in.
"Yes! Everyone and everything in the hangar will be transported to that M-class world! And, that includes you!" With that statement, all of the officers around the Baron fell silent. Only the automatic countdown could be heard. 3. 2. 1. Activating folding field. Energy Transformation Rate at 57K. Warning. Approaching Critical Levels. Controlled shutdown required, please-"
The voice shut off, as a blinding white light engulfed everyone; the soldiers, the Baron, the Frigates, and the tanks.
Toros Base, Planet Zi
"Bit Cloud, come back here with my cookie!" Leena's voice resounded through the halls of the base, followed by a few shattering sounds. Several crashes could be heard a split second later, along with pitiful screams of pain, no doubt from Bit. Then, all sounds -and screams- stopped.
The Doc, Jamie and Brad came a minute later to see what went wrong, and also to survey the damages. As they entered the hallway to the rec room (A/N: I don't know what they called the room where they find out about battles, I'm just calling it the rec room), the Doc sighed. "And I just had those windows replaced last week. Why do they- No. It can't be." He stopped, causing both Jamie and Brad to look towards him, only to find him kneeling, cupping his hands around something.
When they approached, the object was revealed to be… a blue shield liger model, with two of its legs broken off. Brad just sighed and shook his head while Jamie tried to stop Doc from flooding the place, he was already tearing fast.
Then, they heard Leena's voice calling for them. "Dad! Jamie! Brad! Come here, check this out!"
Jamie, fearing the worst for Bit, was the first to arrive, only to find Bit clutching his head, curled up in a fetal position on the couch, and Leena standing in front of the window, staring at something. "What is it?" Brad had somehow gotten Doc to stop mourning the loss of the liger model and gotten him to come.
"Look…" Leena pointed out the window. As all of them looked –minus Bit who was still on the couch- they saw a strange shimmering in the sky, to the south of them. Then, as they watched, the bright light grew larger, and settled down in a forested area, then winked out.
"I wonder what that was…" Bit had somehow gotten himself off the couch. "Yeah…" The rest agreed.
A/N: There! My first Zoids fic, even if it is a crossover. I know there isn't much now, but this is just basically an intro to let you, the reader, to familiarize yourself with the settings. Oh well, enough with all the stupid 'technical' words.
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-Blackraven
