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this time. Oh, and to some of those people who sent in the charas late, I'm
not sure if I can fit them all in, so I may just give them a small part.
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Truths
K.O. walked lazily through the streets of Dranuer, looking around for anyone who even slightly resembled a decent Zoid pilot. He only saw normal pedestrians. K.O. sighed heavily as he approached Kazeyama's Repair Shop. As K.O. entered the garage, he saw that the boy that had helped him that morning was gone. Instead, a gruff old man was shuffling around the garage, mumbling to himself. K.O. looked over, and saw his green Blade Liger. It looked as if it were new.
"Excuse me?" K.O. said.
The man looked over.
"You the kid with the Liger?" the man asked.
K.O. twitched a little at "kid", but he nodded. The man motioned K.O. toward the register. After clicking a few times on the cash register, the man took a receipt from the machine, and read off the things that had been fixed. K.O. nodded at everything the man said.
"Oh yeah, and Jakey said that you could try out your Liger to make sure it's even to you before you pay," the man said sternly.
K.O. agreed to this, and climbed into the cockpit of his Zoid. He walked around the monstrous garage a few times, and found that not only had his Zoid's joints been fixed, they felt as if they were restored. K.O. jumped from his Zoid in total awe.
"This Jake, is he a Zoid pilot by any chance?" K.O. asked slowly.
The old man shook his head. "Nah. Jake says he's just into fixing them Zoids. 'No piloting!' he says. 'Just fixin' for me.' Funny kid, that Jake."
K.O.'s heart sunk. He thought that if Jake was as good as a pilot as he was at repairing, they could totally win the match. K.O. thanked the man half- heartedly and piloted his Zoid out of the garage. K.O. wasn't paying attention as his Zoid plodded on.
"Hey!" someone said sharply.
K.O. sat up abruptly, and looked around. He found that he had nearly run over a strange dragon-type Zoid that stood in front of him. The Dragon-Zoid was growling at the Blade Liger, who was growling back.
"Shin! Shut it! Anyway, could you maybe, um...not run over my Zoid?"
K.O. looked sharply at the Zoid.
"You a decent pilot?"
"Yeah, I guess you could say that. Why?"
"I'm offering you a job."
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Somewhere...
Shane Ares looked down at the boy... organoid. The hologram was weakening even more. Shane could clearly see the organoid's true form through the translucent picture of a human that spread itself around the raven black organoid.
Shane turned away from the organoid. She was unsure why she had saved the unconscious form. She had no need to use it, and she wasn't some goody-too- shoes. Arrow, Shane's peregrine falcon, was perched comfortably on Shane's gloved fist. Shane gently stroked Arrow's breast feathers. Shane's Zoid, the Gryphantom, was lying contently on the ground next to the log Shane was sitting on. The Gryphantom was a particularly impressive Zoid, mostly because of its type. The Gryphantom was a Gryphon-type Zoid, meaning it had both flight and land capabilities.
Jake stirred. Shane stiffened, and turned toward the awakening organoid. Arrow took off into the sky. The dark eyes of the organoid lit up, and the closed eyes of the hologram opened. It took awhile for the organoid to get oriented, but as soon as Jake came back into total consciousness, his human eyes widened. He looked down at himself. Shane just glared.
"Take down your hologram, organoid," Shane growled.
Jake stared at Shane, neither his human nor organoid eyes showing any emotion. The hologram dropped, and the organoid stood. Shane stayed sitting on the log, calmly looking at the organoid. She clearly saw the tail of the organoid, nicely decorated with four spikes, twitch a little.
"So, you have figured out my true form, human. If you were not the one who saved me, I would have no choice but to dispose of you. But because of you, I am standing here before you. For that, I am grateful," the black organoid gave a slight bow.
Shane had a look of slight content on her face. "You're an organoid huh? You have a name?"
"The name that I have adopted is Jake Tsubasa. But my true name is Exile."
"Exile? I approve," Shane nodded, satisfied.
"And you, human?" Exile asked.
"Shane Ares. Call me Griffy I suppose," Shane said with a shrug. "And that," Shane pointed to the circling falcon. "is Arrow."
Arrow gave a shrill cry. Exile looked up at the falcon.
"Greetings to you, sister falcon," Exile said, looking up at the falcon.
Shane looked back at the organoid, who was watching the raptor, circle around the cloudless sky. There seemed to be a slight look of awe and envy sparkling in his eyes.
"Well, I guess you'd better get going now, huh?" Shane said.
Exile took his eyes from the sky, and looked at Shane with his sleek silver eyes. The two stared at each other for a long while. Exile then slowly shook his head.
"You saved my life. I am in debt to you. Whether you approve or not, I will travel with you and protect you."
Shane scoffed. "Sorry, but I don't need a body guard. Or an organoid for that matter. Besides, won't someone miss that human form you were in?"
Before Exile could answer, something screamed over them. Exile hastily put his hologram up, and looked toward the sky. A Zabat was flying at full- speed, while a swarm of Saicurtises flew around it. Thin twin beams shot from the small guns at the end of the beetle-Zoids' pincers. Shane stood, and ran to her Zoid.
"Gryph," she growled. "Let's get going."
The Gryphantom let out a bellow, and opened its massive wings. The engines roared to life as the Gryphantom took to the skies. As it approached the nearest Saicurtis, the front claws of the Gryphon-Zoid started to glow. The Strike Laser Claw took out three of the beetles with one swipe. But there was more Saicurtises than Shane had thought. The Zabat was fighting wildly with the Saicurtises. Missiles were flying and guns were blaring. It seemed like a hopeless fight.
"Zabat! Drop your altitude. Now! Do it!" Shane said, just as the pilot was about to argue.
With somewhat reluctance, the Zabat tucked its wings into a nose-dive. Shane turned her Zoid toward the Saicurtises.
"Eat this!"
A Charged Particle Beam shot out of the mouth of the Gryphantom. Shane and her Zoid flew backwards due the recoil, but the Saicurtises disintegrated in the beam. Shane wearily landed her Zoid on the ground. Firing a Charged Particle Cannon in midair always took a lot out of her. Shane stepped out of the cockpit, and saw that Exile, or more Jake, had just stood around and done nothing. She would yell at him later. But first, she looked over at the Zabat. Jason Pegasus stepped out.
"Thanks. I was really tied up there," he said with a half-hearted laugh.
Shane shrugged. "No big. But why were those Zoids attacking you?"
"I-I don't know," Jason admitted.
"Strange..." Jake said suddenly.
Both pilots looked over at him.
"None of those Zoids had pilots in their cockpits," Jake said so quietly, that the other two had to lean forward to hear him.
"So they were rogue Zoids, who gives?"
Jake turned. "They were command Zoids, meaning the only way they can move is with a pilot. The Saicurtises are simple Zoids with no AI installed in them."
The three were quiet.
"Then...then how did those Zoids move?"
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"WHAT?!"
The fox cowered into the shadows, as the demon came closer. A red flame was rising around her, engulfing her in blazing red anger. Inari's eyes were burning red, and she was shaking with rage.
"You let the firstborn escape?!" she roared.
"I beg for forgiveness my lady," Enko said, fear consuming her.
Inari's fists were clenched as she turned away in disgust. She grinded her teeth in annoyance.
"I will give you another chance, just as I had Khai. But you shall not fail me this time."
"Yes, my lady."
"Well, I'd better get back to more pressing matters. Khai!"
A blood red snake appeared before the demon queen. It changed into its humanoid form, and bowed.
"It is just as you anticipated. The dragon-boy is in place, my lady."
"Good. Now the fun begins."
There was a low growl from behind her. A pair of red eyes appeared in the shadows. And high above them, a piercing screech was let off, and the sound of wings and roaring engines was not far off.
"Let the battle begin."
{A/N: Thanks to everyone who's reviewed so far! You're the people who've kept me writing! And sorry to Amrun for the mistake. I don't know why I put black instead of green. o.O; Anyway, sorry again!}
Truths
K.O. walked lazily through the streets of Dranuer, looking around for anyone who even slightly resembled a decent Zoid pilot. He only saw normal pedestrians. K.O. sighed heavily as he approached Kazeyama's Repair Shop. As K.O. entered the garage, he saw that the boy that had helped him that morning was gone. Instead, a gruff old man was shuffling around the garage, mumbling to himself. K.O. looked over, and saw his green Blade Liger. It looked as if it were new.
"Excuse me?" K.O. said.
The man looked over.
"You the kid with the Liger?" the man asked.
K.O. twitched a little at "kid", but he nodded. The man motioned K.O. toward the register. After clicking a few times on the cash register, the man took a receipt from the machine, and read off the things that had been fixed. K.O. nodded at everything the man said.
"Oh yeah, and Jakey said that you could try out your Liger to make sure it's even to you before you pay," the man said sternly.
K.O. agreed to this, and climbed into the cockpit of his Zoid. He walked around the monstrous garage a few times, and found that not only had his Zoid's joints been fixed, they felt as if they were restored. K.O. jumped from his Zoid in total awe.
"This Jake, is he a Zoid pilot by any chance?" K.O. asked slowly.
The old man shook his head. "Nah. Jake says he's just into fixing them Zoids. 'No piloting!' he says. 'Just fixin' for me.' Funny kid, that Jake."
K.O.'s heart sunk. He thought that if Jake was as good as a pilot as he was at repairing, they could totally win the match. K.O. thanked the man half- heartedly and piloted his Zoid out of the garage. K.O. wasn't paying attention as his Zoid plodded on.
"Hey!" someone said sharply.
K.O. sat up abruptly, and looked around. He found that he had nearly run over a strange dragon-type Zoid that stood in front of him. The Dragon-Zoid was growling at the Blade Liger, who was growling back.
"Shin! Shut it! Anyway, could you maybe, um...not run over my Zoid?"
K.O. looked sharply at the Zoid.
"You a decent pilot?"
"Yeah, I guess you could say that. Why?"
"I'm offering you a job."
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Somewhere...
Shane Ares looked down at the boy... organoid. The hologram was weakening even more. Shane could clearly see the organoid's true form through the translucent picture of a human that spread itself around the raven black organoid.
Shane turned away from the organoid. She was unsure why she had saved the unconscious form. She had no need to use it, and she wasn't some goody-too- shoes. Arrow, Shane's peregrine falcon, was perched comfortably on Shane's gloved fist. Shane gently stroked Arrow's breast feathers. Shane's Zoid, the Gryphantom, was lying contently on the ground next to the log Shane was sitting on. The Gryphantom was a particularly impressive Zoid, mostly because of its type. The Gryphantom was a Gryphon-type Zoid, meaning it had both flight and land capabilities.
Jake stirred. Shane stiffened, and turned toward the awakening organoid. Arrow took off into the sky. The dark eyes of the organoid lit up, and the closed eyes of the hologram opened. It took awhile for the organoid to get oriented, but as soon as Jake came back into total consciousness, his human eyes widened. He looked down at himself. Shane just glared.
"Take down your hologram, organoid," Shane growled.
Jake stared at Shane, neither his human nor organoid eyes showing any emotion. The hologram dropped, and the organoid stood. Shane stayed sitting on the log, calmly looking at the organoid. She clearly saw the tail of the organoid, nicely decorated with four spikes, twitch a little.
"So, you have figured out my true form, human. If you were not the one who saved me, I would have no choice but to dispose of you. But because of you, I am standing here before you. For that, I am grateful," the black organoid gave a slight bow.
Shane had a look of slight content on her face. "You're an organoid huh? You have a name?"
"The name that I have adopted is Jake Tsubasa. But my true name is Exile."
"Exile? I approve," Shane nodded, satisfied.
"And you, human?" Exile asked.
"Shane Ares. Call me Griffy I suppose," Shane said with a shrug. "And that," Shane pointed to the circling falcon. "is Arrow."
Arrow gave a shrill cry. Exile looked up at the falcon.
"Greetings to you, sister falcon," Exile said, looking up at the falcon.
Shane looked back at the organoid, who was watching the raptor, circle around the cloudless sky. There seemed to be a slight look of awe and envy sparkling in his eyes.
"Well, I guess you'd better get going now, huh?" Shane said.
Exile took his eyes from the sky, and looked at Shane with his sleek silver eyes. The two stared at each other for a long while. Exile then slowly shook his head.
"You saved my life. I am in debt to you. Whether you approve or not, I will travel with you and protect you."
Shane scoffed. "Sorry, but I don't need a body guard. Or an organoid for that matter. Besides, won't someone miss that human form you were in?"
Before Exile could answer, something screamed over them. Exile hastily put his hologram up, and looked toward the sky. A Zabat was flying at full- speed, while a swarm of Saicurtises flew around it. Thin twin beams shot from the small guns at the end of the beetle-Zoids' pincers. Shane stood, and ran to her Zoid.
"Gryph," she growled. "Let's get going."
The Gryphantom let out a bellow, and opened its massive wings. The engines roared to life as the Gryphantom took to the skies. As it approached the nearest Saicurtis, the front claws of the Gryphon-Zoid started to glow. The Strike Laser Claw took out three of the beetles with one swipe. But there was more Saicurtises than Shane had thought. The Zabat was fighting wildly with the Saicurtises. Missiles were flying and guns were blaring. It seemed like a hopeless fight.
"Zabat! Drop your altitude. Now! Do it!" Shane said, just as the pilot was about to argue.
With somewhat reluctance, the Zabat tucked its wings into a nose-dive. Shane turned her Zoid toward the Saicurtises.
"Eat this!"
A Charged Particle Beam shot out of the mouth of the Gryphantom. Shane and her Zoid flew backwards due the recoil, but the Saicurtises disintegrated in the beam. Shane wearily landed her Zoid on the ground. Firing a Charged Particle Cannon in midair always took a lot out of her. Shane stepped out of the cockpit, and saw that Exile, or more Jake, had just stood around and done nothing. She would yell at him later. But first, she looked over at the Zabat. Jason Pegasus stepped out.
"Thanks. I was really tied up there," he said with a half-hearted laugh.
Shane shrugged. "No big. But why were those Zoids attacking you?"
"I-I don't know," Jason admitted.
"Strange..." Jake said suddenly.
Both pilots looked over at him.
"None of those Zoids had pilots in their cockpits," Jake said so quietly, that the other two had to lean forward to hear him.
"So they were rogue Zoids, who gives?"
Jake turned. "They were command Zoids, meaning the only way they can move is with a pilot. The Saicurtises are simple Zoids with no AI installed in them."
The three were quiet.
"Then...then how did those Zoids move?"
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"WHAT?!"
The fox cowered into the shadows, as the demon came closer. A red flame was rising around her, engulfing her in blazing red anger. Inari's eyes were burning red, and she was shaking with rage.
"You let the firstborn escape?!" she roared.
"I beg for forgiveness my lady," Enko said, fear consuming her.
Inari's fists were clenched as she turned away in disgust. She grinded her teeth in annoyance.
"I will give you another chance, just as I had Khai. But you shall not fail me this time."
"Yes, my lady."
"Well, I'd better get back to more pressing matters. Khai!"
A blood red snake appeared before the demon queen. It changed into its humanoid form, and bowed.
"It is just as you anticipated. The dragon-boy is in place, my lady."
"Good. Now the fun begins."
There was a low growl from behind her. A pair of red eyes appeared in the shadows. And high above them, a piercing screech was let off, and the sound of wings and roaring engines was not far off.
"Let the battle begin."
{A/N: Thanks to everyone who's reviewed so far! You're the people who've kept me writing! And sorry to Amrun for the mistake. I don't know why I put black instead of green. o.O; Anyway, sorry again!}
