Zoids: Counterforce

Pyroteknix

Disclaimer: What did I write in my last chapter again? Hmm.

Joseph's Liger sliced through the 4 rebel Zaber Fangs that stood in his way as Marvin and Max's combined gunfire eliminated an idiotic rebel who just happened to try and attack RG who was bombarding a few Red Horns with his Dibison. Dean's Racer slithered behind two Zabers, crushing their armor with a heavy blow from its whip-like body. As the Zaber Fangs fell to the cracked ground, JC was proficiently killing hordes of enemies with his unbelievable weaponry, spikes driving through rebels and shocking their fragile little bodies. RG, his zoid goring a rebel Gunsniper with its horns, shouted at his teammates as they fought off a never-ending battle, friend and foe strewn on the ruined roads of the once mighty Empire. "They just keep coming!" RG commented, firing away with his zoid's powerful cannons. JC, snapping a zoid's neck with his black Gunsniper's teeth, scowled as more rebels appeared from behind a crumbling building and replied in a shrill sarcastic voice. "Yeah! This is so easy." Max's Command Wolf leaped over Marvin's Shadow Fox, currently driving bullets into the thick armor of a rebel Dark Horn, and slashed open the throat of another Command Wolf, only this wolf was allied with the enemy. While the rebel wolf was falling, Dean's Racer dived under ground and leaped back out straight at an enemy Iron Kong while Joseph moved behind Dean's prey and launched his orange Liger at a Shield Liger. As Joseph removed his zoid's fangs from the other Liger, he was rocked about inside his cockpit as missiles coming from a red Gunsniper slammed into his zoid. Marvin quickly ran to protect the fallen Joseph but his zoid fell to the ground as artillery slammed into his Shadow Fox, creating dust clouds as he fell. Dean's zoid was suddenly grabbed by an Iron Kong and was tossed at Max like a toy, sending both Preventers to their knees. RG destroyed the rebel Kong easily but was stunned when ammunition from a rebel Zaber Fang hit his zoid's armor and dropped to the ground like a rock. JC watched his teammates fall to the destroyed road and retaliated with unbelievable force, destroying 5 zoids at a time with his electric spikes and dragged another rebel with his cable and laughed as the rebel tripped up his own comrades with his zoid. But quantity overpowered quality and eventually JC met the same ground that his Preventer brothers fell on. Bowing his head as he expected ammo to rip through his damaged zoid, JC released his sweaty hands from his zoid's controls. Fortunately, Ian and Nico's Storm Sworders ran a bombing pass and eliminated several of the rebels in a firestorm of explosives. Running a second pass in perfect sync, the two brothers destroyed some more rebels with their powerful bombs. "Hey! Ian, Nico, thanks for saving me in Isolina!" Max said to his cousins, establishing communication. Only Ian grinned down, as his brother was too busy slicing through the metal of a Redler. "You owe us big time!" Ian replied, signalling the 7 tired pilots to follow them out of the city. Obediently following, a Gunsniper, a Command Wolf, an Shneider unit, a Dibison, a Venomous Viper and a Shadow Fox sped after the red and black insignias as they raced through the burning Capital of the Empire. Minutes later, Dean gave a whoop of delight and relief as they clearedthe capital and were in visual range of base Flying Eagle, which landed on the outskirts of the capital.

At the original base of the rebels, Jico's Helcat fired shell after shell at the greatly reduced troops of Van Flyheight's army and evaded their shells when they retaliated with his zoid's upgraded mobility, a sign of his great mechanical skills. Dashing to and fro, Jico evaded the blasts coming from the Cannon Tortoises of the rebels and cut through the long- range bombardment units, his black and red Helcat's claws dicing the opposition efficiently. Swivelling his zoid's guns, Jico detonated missiles meant for him before they reached 10 meters to his Helcat. Then just as suddenly as it started, the rebels retreated back into their base and disappeared from the battlefield like a pack of scared chickens. Following their prey, Jico and the rest of the Preventers that went with him entered the all but closed facility of the rebels, not even receiving the least bit of resistance. "Jico, where do you think they went?" A fellow rebel asked Jico, the quiet pilot replying with a shake of his head as he put on his combat suit and jumped off his Helcat's cockpit. The rest of the Preventers did the same and soon they were catiously walking in the halls of the dark rebel base, each soldier clutching a gun nervously. "Looks like Max's checkerboard. Better pick it up," Jico said, his eyes spotting a board lying idly on the cold steel floor. As Jico bent down to pick up the boardgame, his eyes turned to slits as he saw movement in the dimly lit adjacent hall. Without warning, shots were fired at the Preventers, bullets sending sparks as they ricocheted off the walls of the high-tech rebel facility. Both Preventers and rebels alike fell to the floor as the Preventers returned fire, their blood staining the metallic floor red. Switching a grenade open, Jico tossed the special bomb, designed to spread a substance that Marvin created, right at the rebels. A pearly liquid covered the rebels, instantly solidifying into a material not unlike ice. Delivering quick incapacitating shots to the immobile heads of the rebels, Jico stood still and watched the ice-like material coating the rebels turn scarlet as their blood tainted the now solid mixture from the inside. Shaking his head, Jico ran to catch up with his even more cautious comrades, minus the dead they had to leave behind. As they silently searched the base, Jico's foot gave a slight clang as it stepped on a differently colored portion of the floor, the noise eerily echoing in the soundless halls. Puzzled, Jico rapped the floor with his knuckles while his ear was on the strangely painted segment and realized that the thing he was he standing on was hollow and probably concealed a hidden room. He signalled for two Preventers help him pry open the panel, proving his theory right as they looked down at a ladder. "Lets go!" Jico called to his teammates, signalling them with a wave of his hands.

Max listened intently to the discussion he and his partners were taking part in as representatives of the Preventers. Joseph and RG were explaining the situation and showing a map Marvin made, which revealed the easiest path to reach Flyheight and save the Emperor who previously appeared on screen with Van, the psychopatic rebel leader showing off his hostage. Guio was sipping his iced tea, nodding every so often as he followed the discussion. Dean and JC were shooting venomous glances at each other due to a comment that Dean made saying that JC wasn't such a good pilot and made his way here courtesy of dumb luck. Ian, representing his team of the RAT, stood up and protested the proposed plan of the Empire. "You're going to sacrifice hundreds of men to save your young Emperor!?! That's an outrage!" Nico stood up as well and cursed the Imperial representative, only to make more Imperials stand up and argue with him. Soon, all the people currently in the discussion started arguing, with the exception of Marvin, looking over the top of his thick book while he comfotably stayed in his chair. Suddenly, Marvin got a brilliant idea while reading a passage from his book. "Eureka!" Marvin shouted, knocking over his seat as he abruptly stood up. Everyone in the room stared at the mechanical genius and listened to his idea. "Why don't we lure Flyheight out off the Capital, send in two zoids to save the Emperor, all while a small battalion of our finest pilots eliminate him and his minion Raven!" Everybody proceeded to sit down while Marvin walked to the front of the room and began explaining his idea in more detail. "We can use the digging capabilities of Dean's Venomous Viper and the speed and agility of Max's Command Wolf to finish any battles they might encounter quickly!" Marvin continued, erratically waving his hands to show his excitement. "Then JC, Guio, Joseph and the two ace RAT pilots will fight Van and Raven while the Republic and Imperial armies distract the bulk of the rebel army!" People started talking animatedly, discussing the ingenius strategy devised by Marvin. After a while, the representatives stood up and nodded their heads, agreeing with the mechanic's plan. "Okay, commence Operation Split Side!" The representative of the Republic announced, referring to the chosen name of the strategy. Max pumped the air with his fist and shouted out at the same time as his comrades. "Yessir!" RG kicked the seat of the sleeping JC and rushed out the Whale King discussion room, waking up the above average pilot. Stretching his arms and yawning, JC slowly stood up. "Wazzup? What I miss?" He said, his eyes scanning the room