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Chapter 19
"So Dave, what kind of information did they not want you to have?" Randy asked.
"Well, if I told you that, then I would have to kill you. Hahahahaha." David said jokingly.
Everyone else laughed too.
"Haha, but seriously, what was it? Some sort of secret organization? A new type of MT? Come on, I need details here." Randy said smiling.
"Ok, well, it's mainly about how the Arena was rigged to have a new number one champion every 10 years." Everyone gasps, "Yeah, I know. I was shocked too. I'm not necessarily saying that the champions suck, I'm just saying that they didn't win by victories in battle, they where put up in the ranks for other reasons."
"Like what?" I asked, intrigued.
"Ok, let's take Randy here for example. While he is an excellent pilot none-the-less, There are better pilots out their. The only reason they aren't number one is because Randy is. Since whoever wanted him to be number one didn't want any competition, they contacted a few people and got any pilots that posed a threat kicked out." David explained.
"And that's why you don't compete in the arena anymore? Because they kicked you out?" Dominic asked.
"No, I left. I didn't want to be number one if I hadn't earned it." David replied as he got up to get something to drink. Just then he tripped over a rock.
"Opps........" David said as he got back up.
After another hour we all decided to walk into town and go bowling. I hadn't been bowling forever and I knew Dominic hadn't even heard of it. At the bowling ally, we meet some new people. A guy and a girl in the lane next to us. They looked like they where on a date. The girl approached David first.
"Hello, My name is Sarah, and this is Johnny." She introduced herself, then her boyfriend.
"H...hi-hi....hh...hello." David said bumbling over his own words, "M.....my name is David."
Randy quickly stepped in, "I'm Randy, and this is Daniel and Dominic."
"Hello." We both said.
Sarah quickly noted our scores and commented, "Trying to get the hang of it?"
"Well, it's been a while for me. But this is Dominic's first time bowling. He's getting pretty good at it. What was your score on the last game?" I asked him.
"A 260, I think." Dominic replied.
"Wow." Johnny replied, "I couldn't get that on my best day."
"Yeah, he's a natural." Randy replied. David was still standing next to Randy with his mouth open.
As we left the bowling ally for the campsite, Randy was giving girl advice to David. David was obviously not very experienced in the subject of women. I could care less about women though. I had more things on my mind at the time. Like when the Doc's next attack was.
When we got back, I asked Randy and David more about Scavenger. They proceeded to tell me that they knew it wasn't human.
"It was probably the next in his line of "Grizzle clones"." I stated. "He's getting better at programming AI."
"Maybe we should attack with something other than weapons." Randy suggested. "Vortex could help us out with that one."
"Ok, lets go ask him about it. While we are there, we need to ask him to check out that blasted button. I would really like to know if pushing it is the right thing to do or not." I stated.
Chapter 19
"So Dave, what kind of information did they not want you to have?" Randy asked.
"Well, if I told you that, then I would have to kill you. Hahahahaha." David said jokingly.
Everyone else laughed too.
"Haha, but seriously, what was it? Some sort of secret organization? A new type of MT? Come on, I need details here." Randy said smiling.
"Ok, well, it's mainly about how the Arena was rigged to have a new number one champion every 10 years." Everyone gasps, "Yeah, I know. I was shocked too. I'm not necessarily saying that the champions suck, I'm just saying that they didn't win by victories in battle, they where put up in the ranks for other reasons."
"Like what?" I asked, intrigued.
"Ok, let's take Randy here for example. While he is an excellent pilot none-the-less, There are better pilots out their. The only reason they aren't number one is because Randy is. Since whoever wanted him to be number one didn't want any competition, they contacted a few people and got any pilots that posed a threat kicked out." David explained.
"And that's why you don't compete in the arena anymore? Because they kicked you out?" Dominic asked.
"No, I left. I didn't want to be number one if I hadn't earned it." David replied as he got up to get something to drink. Just then he tripped over a rock.
"Opps........" David said as he got back up.
After another hour we all decided to walk into town and go bowling. I hadn't been bowling forever and I knew Dominic hadn't even heard of it. At the bowling ally, we meet some new people. A guy and a girl in the lane next to us. They looked like they where on a date. The girl approached David first.
"Hello, My name is Sarah, and this is Johnny." She introduced herself, then her boyfriend.
"H...hi-hi....hh...hello." David said bumbling over his own words, "M.....my name is David."
Randy quickly stepped in, "I'm Randy, and this is Daniel and Dominic."
"Hello." We both said.
Sarah quickly noted our scores and commented, "Trying to get the hang of it?"
"Well, it's been a while for me. But this is Dominic's first time bowling. He's getting pretty good at it. What was your score on the last game?" I asked him.
"A 260, I think." Dominic replied.
"Wow." Johnny replied, "I couldn't get that on my best day."
"Yeah, he's a natural." Randy replied. David was still standing next to Randy with his mouth open.
As we left the bowling ally for the campsite, Randy was giving girl advice to David. David was obviously not very experienced in the subject of women. I could care less about women though. I had more things on my mind at the time. Like when the Doc's next attack was.
When we got back, I asked Randy and David more about Scavenger. They proceeded to tell me that they knew it wasn't human.
"It was probably the next in his line of "Grizzle clones"." I stated. "He's getting better at programming AI."
"Maybe we should attack with something other than weapons." Randy suggested. "Vortex could help us out with that one."
"Ok, lets go ask him about it. While we are there, we need to ask him to check out that blasted button. I would really like to know if pushing it is the right thing to do or not." I stated.