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Chapter X: Blood on the Snow
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Brad Hunter saw the snow-covered dome of the town called Tranquility. Brad mused on the name. To him, it suits the town fine. It looked too peaceful in the white terrain.
And that somehow soothed him.
"Brad?" Leena called softly as she noticed his blank gaze.
"Yeah?" he blinked into reality.
"We're beginning final approach," she said. "Are you alright?"
"I'm fine," he sighed. "Just worried."
"She's fine, Brad," Leena smiled and left him alone.
"I know," he said quietly and gazed back at the snow.
*** The winds suddenly kicked as Naomi and Chioni looked for any sign of their white-haired friend.
"We need to get to town," Chioni said calmly. Naomi looked at her incredulously at her suggestion.
"We can't leave him here!" she shouted. "He could be hurting!"
"We're no good to him if we freeze out here," Chioni said worriedly. "We need help." Naomi calmed as she heard her voice and her logic.
"Then we need to get there fast," Naomi sounded determined and went to the Snow Cat.
"Yeah," Chioni said and joined her.
***
"Well, this is a welcome," Bit said as the town folk cheered as they entered the town. Leena was enjoying the attention as the children was giving her flowers and asking her to tell battle stories.
Brad's gaze jumped fro person to person, trying to find a certain redhead. Seeing that she wasn't around, he sighed.
Leon, on the other hand, noticed this. "Mayor, where is Naomi?" he asked.
"She'll be here," the mayor said. "But it's strange that's she's running late. Weiss is always on time."
"Weis?" Doc Toros asked.
"I understand that he saved her when she was lost in the snow," the mayor said. "It is unusual for Weis to be tardy."
"Well, we could wait," Harry said as he walked towards them.
"Unfortunately, one of us can't" Leon sighed as he looked at Brad.
"They'll be here," the mayor promised. And as if on cue, a whine of an ion engine could be heard from the distance.
Suddenly, a sleek object jumped from the entrance and skidded to a halt.
"Mayor!" Chioni called as the canopy opened. "Weis is lost!"
"Impossible!" the mayor exclaimed.
"Someone attacked him," Naomi said as she followed Chioni. But when her gaze met Brad's, she broke. "Brad!" she ran towards the mercenary.
Brad sprinted towards her with his arms open. When they met they were in a deep hug that no one could possibly break. And each of them felt complete.
"Soul match," Chioni sighed. "Weis didn't have a chance. Mayor! We need to look for him." The dome's doors suddenly closed trapping everyone inside.
"The Blizzard," the mayor said. "We can't do a thing in this weather."
"Are you sure that your friend is alive?" Bit asked Chioni.
"I am," she said in full confidence.
"Why?" Jaime asked.
"Because I AM," Chioni said and went to her Snow Cat.
***
Weis saw the missiles coming towards him. He had a split second to dodge it before he became barbecue. Activating his ion fusion boosters, the Cruiser sped away from the missiles. The missiles hit missed as he turned sharply to avoid its blast.
But when he was in the clearing, his jaw dropped.
A battalion of zoids led by an Iron Kong waited for him. The Rev Raptors, twenty in all, charged, extending their blades. Weis pressed a button on his dashboard and a 50 caliber Vulcan cannons emerged from the sides.
Firing, he never let any Raptor near him or escape. Within second the whole Rev Raptor squadron was annihilated.
The Iron Kong growled and pounded its chest. Weis turned the Cruiser around and charged at it.
"Okay, you big gorilla. You're next," the Kong fired its hyper beam cannon and Weis dodged every volley. But he was careless.
One of the Command Wolves shot the windshield and knocked him out of control, skidding towards the Iron Kong. With its two massive hands, the Iron Kong grabbed the Cruiser and tossed it as far as it could.
Weis hung on as his cruiser was actually flying to its doom. The Cruiser landed on the snow and tumbled until it came to a complete stop. Getting his bearings, he opened the canopy and stumbled out.
Weis had trouble breathing. Feeling his left side, he felt nothing but a sticky wet and warm substance. Looking down, he found that half of his shirt had a crimson hue.
"Terrific," Weis groaned as she struggled to lean on the cruiser. But the steps of incoming zoids made him stop.
"Wonderful," he said as he drew out his automatic pistol.
A Helcat suddenly emerged and he fired one shot. Hitting a critical area, the Helcat's system froze.
"Well what do you know," he smiled softly. "I still got it." A group of zoids came from the woods. Coughing, he took out his revolver.
"What a way to go," he whispered to himself. "Haven't got a girlfriend yet."
The Command Wolves attacked.
***
Chioni sighed as she looked at the dome's roof as she sat on the grassy field. She was worried for her friend.
"How did you find him?" Naomi asked as she and Brad sat beside her. "He's as white as the snow."
"He was bleeding heavily at the time," Chioni said. "Plus he was on his zoid. His Command Wolf was black and red. He was somehow thrown out of the cockpit. He was delirious. Keep calling me Angel. At first it was cute but now it grew on me."
"By Naomi's description he seems like a nice guy," Brad said as he placed an arm around his girlfriend.
"He is," Chioni smiled. "Until someone hurts the ones he had vowed to protect," Chioni's voice was strained. At first, Naomi thought that she was about to cry, but her breath was shallow and she seemed pale.
"Chioni?" Naomi looked at the girls in concern. Chioni gave her a strained smile.
"He really likes you, you know," she said and then collapsed.
"Chioni!" Naomi grabbed her, unsure on what had happened.
***
Weis was threading through the snow and blizzard. He had taken out most of the zoids but there was still that Iron Kong. His hands here numb. He couldn't lift his pistols any longer.
He holstered them but as he did, his knees gave.
He lost a lot of blood and he couldn't go on any longer.
"I'm sorry I couldn't be with you anymore," he said as he looked at the snowy sky. "Forgive me, Eve. My angel."
With a final sigh, Weis collapsed on the snow.
His blood stained the snow.
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End of 10
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Chapter X: Blood on the Snow
.
Brad Hunter saw the snow-covered dome of the town called Tranquility. Brad mused on the name. To him, it suits the town fine. It looked too peaceful in the white terrain.
And that somehow soothed him.
"Brad?" Leena called softly as she noticed his blank gaze.
"Yeah?" he blinked into reality.
"We're beginning final approach," she said. "Are you alright?"
"I'm fine," he sighed. "Just worried."
"She's fine, Brad," Leena smiled and left him alone.
"I know," he said quietly and gazed back at the snow.
*** The winds suddenly kicked as Naomi and Chioni looked for any sign of their white-haired friend.
"We need to get to town," Chioni said calmly. Naomi looked at her incredulously at her suggestion.
"We can't leave him here!" she shouted. "He could be hurting!"
"We're no good to him if we freeze out here," Chioni said worriedly. "We need help." Naomi calmed as she heard her voice and her logic.
"Then we need to get there fast," Naomi sounded determined and went to the Snow Cat.
"Yeah," Chioni said and joined her.
***
"Well, this is a welcome," Bit said as the town folk cheered as they entered the town. Leena was enjoying the attention as the children was giving her flowers and asking her to tell battle stories.
Brad's gaze jumped fro person to person, trying to find a certain redhead. Seeing that she wasn't around, he sighed.
Leon, on the other hand, noticed this. "Mayor, where is Naomi?" he asked.
"She'll be here," the mayor said. "But it's strange that's she's running late. Weiss is always on time."
"Weis?" Doc Toros asked.
"I understand that he saved her when she was lost in the snow," the mayor said. "It is unusual for Weis to be tardy."
"Well, we could wait," Harry said as he walked towards them.
"Unfortunately, one of us can't" Leon sighed as he looked at Brad.
"They'll be here," the mayor promised. And as if on cue, a whine of an ion engine could be heard from the distance.
Suddenly, a sleek object jumped from the entrance and skidded to a halt.
"Mayor!" Chioni called as the canopy opened. "Weis is lost!"
"Impossible!" the mayor exclaimed.
"Someone attacked him," Naomi said as she followed Chioni. But when her gaze met Brad's, she broke. "Brad!" she ran towards the mercenary.
Brad sprinted towards her with his arms open. When they met they were in a deep hug that no one could possibly break. And each of them felt complete.
"Soul match," Chioni sighed. "Weis didn't have a chance. Mayor! We need to look for him." The dome's doors suddenly closed trapping everyone inside.
"The Blizzard," the mayor said. "We can't do a thing in this weather."
"Are you sure that your friend is alive?" Bit asked Chioni.
"I am," she said in full confidence.
"Why?" Jaime asked.
"Because I AM," Chioni said and went to her Snow Cat.
***
Weis saw the missiles coming towards him. He had a split second to dodge it before he became barbecue. Activating his ion fusion boosters, the Cruiser sped away from the missiles. The missiles hit missed as he turned sharply to avoid its blast.
But when he was in the clearing, his jaw dropped.
A battalion of zoids led by an Iron Kong waited for him. The Rev Raptors, twenty in all, charged, extending their blades. Weis pressed a button on his dashboard and a 50 caliber Vulcan cannons emerged from the sides.
Firing, he never let any Raptor near him or escape. Within second the whole Rev Raptor squadron was annihilated.
The Iron Kong growled and pounded its chest. Weis turned the Cruiser around and charged at it.
"Okay, you big gorilla. You're next," the Kong fired its hyper beam cannon and Weis dodged every volley. But he was careless.
One of the Command Wolves shot the windshield and knocked him out of control, skidding towards the Iron Kong. With its two massive hands, the Iron Kong grabbed the Cruiser and tossed it as far as it could.
Weis hung on as his cruiser was actually flying to its doom. The Cruiser landed on the snow and tumbled until it came to a complete stop. Getting his bearings, he opened the canopy and stumbled out.
Weis had trouble breathing. Feeling his left side, he felt nothing but a sticky wet and warm substance. Looking down, he found that half of his shirt had a crimson hue.
"Terrific," Weis groaned as she struggled to lean on the cruiser. But the steps of incoming zoids made him stop.
"Wonderful," he said as he drew out his automatic pistol.
A Helcat suddenly emerged and he fired one shot. Hitting a critical area, the Helcat's system froze.
"Well what do you know," he smiled softly. "I still got it." A group of zoids came from the woods. Coughing, he took out his revolver.
"What a way to go," he whispered to himself. "Haven't got a girlfriend yet."
The Command Wolves attacked.
***
Chioni sighed as she looked at the dome's roof as she sat on the grassy field. She was worried for her friend.
"How did you find him?" Naomi asked as she and Brad sat beside her. "He's as white as the snow."
"He was bleeding heavily at the time," Chioni said. "Plus he was on his zoid. His Command Wolf was black and red. He was somehow thrown out of the cockpit. He was delirious. Keep calling me Angel. At first it was cute but now it grew on me."
"By Naomi's description he seems like a nice guy," Brad said as he placed an arm around his girlfriend.
"He is," Chioni smiled. "Until someone hurts the ones he had vowed to protect," Chioni's voice was strained. At first, Naomi thought that she was about to cry, but her breath was shallow and she seemed pale.
"Chioni?" Naomi looked at the girls in concern. Chioni gave her a strained smile.
"He really likes you, you know," she said and then collapsed.
"Chioni!" Naomi grabbed her, unsure on what had happened.
***
Weis was threading through the snow and blizzard. He had taken out most of the zoids but there was still that Iron Kong. His hands here numb. He couldn't lift his pistols any longer.
He holstered them but as he did, his knees gave.
He lost a lot of blood and he couldn't go on any longer.
"I'm sorry I couldn't be with you anymore," he said as he looked at the snowy sky. "Forgive me, Eve. My angel."
With a final sigh, Weis collapsed on the snow.
His blood stained the snow.
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End of 10
