Reunited
A black, serpentine shape stood amongst a graveyard of metal scraps. Its eyes glowed with red fury as a low hiss escaped from its opened mouth. Behind the Zoid, a charred judge capsule lay fallen on its side. Letting out a mournful roar, the Zoid coiled up and shot into the sky, leaving a cloud of dust in its wake. With its small, red claws tucked into its side, the Chinese dragon-type Zoid streaked across the afternoon sky.
"Shini, I'll find you," the girl in the cockpit whispered.
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Last Guard Team Base
"Uh... K.O?" Ariel tapped him on the shoulder.
"What is it?" K.O. asked, turning around.
Ariel handed K.O. a piece of paper. Taking it in hand, K.O. scanned over the paper.
"Geno... Maxi?" he mumbled to himself.
"Yeah. It seems to be a different evolution of the Geno Saurer. The stats are way better than the Geno Breaker's."
K.O. handed the paper back to Ariel.
"I'll just make a few more adjustments to my Liger. Make sure Strider and Angel get to see this paper too. Do you have a strategy cooked up for us yet?"
Ariel nodded. "I've almost got it all planned out. We have about three more hours before we leave, and you guys still have to eat lunch. I'll show Strider and Angel this then go make some lunch for you guys."
"Thanks Ariel," K.O. said.
Ariel grinned. "No problem, fearless leader."
K.O. scowled. "You've been hanging around Strider too much."
Ariel laughed and walked away. Upon entering the Zoid hangar, she showed Strider and Angel the Maxi's stats.
"Whoa," Strider said, looking at the stats.
"K.O. just told me to show you stats so you guys would be ready for it," Ariel said. "And I'm making lunch. Sandwiches okay?"
"Roast beef please," Strider said.
"Turkey," Angel replied.
"Gotcha."
Ariel walked out of the hangar, thinking of a good enough strategy to defeat the Breakers.
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Dranuer City
A man walked down the streets, a cloak wrapped around him. The rain poured down heavily, and there was no one else walking. He entered a café, and looked around. The place was fairly empty due to the rain. Vega took off his cloak and hung it on the coat hanger. One of the waitresses looked up and waved.
"Hi, Vega!" she said cheerfully.
Vega smiled, but did not acknowledge her in any other way. He sat down at an empty booth and ordered a cup of coffee. His order came promptly. Vega picked up the cup and sipped from it slowly. After the demon queen had been defeated, he was no longer under her spell. But he had been hexed for so long, he still felt it. He never felt the same. Vega took another sip of his coffee. But he had gotten a lot closer to Rit since then, and for that he was glad. But there was still a dark feeling inside his head. Many times Vega had tried to ignore it, but it was growing, this feeling. He had even heard voices. They were quiet at first, but they slowly grew.
"It's not over," was the only thing he could make out.
The TV snapped on. It showed a dark picture of a Zoid battle. The rain made it harder to discern, but Vega could see that it was the battle between Team Breakers and the Last Guard Team.
"This should be interesting," he said, sipping his coffee.
"No kidding," came a voice.
Vega turned around, and saw a woman standing beside his booth. She had a latte in her hand, and her eyes were glued to the screen.
"I've heard the Last Guard Team was good, but the Breakers have a new and improved Geno." She scowled. "Those good-for-nothings. Well this battle aught to teach 'em that you can't win with just a good Zoid."
Vega blinked at the woman a few times, trying to figure out if he knew her or not. The woman noticed him staring.
"Oh, sorry. I'm Kathrine Taylor. Just call me Kat," Kat said, holding out her hand.
Vega smiled. "Vega Obscura. Pleased to meet you."
Kat's eyes widened.
"THE Vega Obscura? The captain of the Kreuz Team?"
"That's me," Vega said with a grin.
"Wow. Who'da thought."
"You can sit down if you want to. Not that there's a lack of seats or anything..." Vega said.
"Oh, thanks."
Kat sat down. The two talked for a little, but the battle was beginning.
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Coordinates B-75
The two Blade Ligers and the Reaper-Zero stood facing the two Geno Breakers and the Geno Maxi. Both teams seemed tense. The Reaper-Zero was anxiously pawing the ground.
"Calm down Zero. We'll get our chance soon enough," Angel said, reassuring her Zoid.
The judge capsule shot toward the ground, creating a huge crater as it hit the surface of the earth. The capsule rose out of the damp ground.
"Warning, the area within a 15 mile radius is now a designated zoid battle field. Only competitors and personnel are allowed in the area. Danger! All others must leave the area at once! Area scanned, battlefield setup. The Last Guard Team versus Team Breakers. Battle mode 0982. Ready? FIGHT!"
With a roar, the Zoids took off toward each other. Ariel, sitting inside the Whaleking, started to rattle out commands. She had told the team about her strategy, but they were doing nothing of the sort.
"They never listen..." she grumbled.
The green Blade Liger leapt toward the nearest Breaker.
"Take out the Breakers first. I repeat. Leave the Maxi alone!"
K.O. and Strider extended their blades, and slashed at the two Geno Breakers. They both went down instantly. The Reaper-Zero was being completely ignored as the two Blade Ligers faced the Geno Maxi.
"Heh heh..." Angel chuckled.
She launched herself toward the unsuspecting Zoid with her Zero's powerful back legs. But a glowing shield suddenly went up, encompassing the whole Zoid. All three Zoids of the Last Guard Team came to a halt.
"The shield can go all the way around it?" Strider said, agape.
The Maxi let out a roar of triumph and charged the Reaper-Zero. But with the rain coming down as it was, the Zero was a hard target due to its dark color. The Maxi missed its charge. But it quickly regained its balance, and without even a moment's hesitation, it whipped its tail to the side, catching the Zero and throwing it down.
"Angel!"
The two Blade Ligers split up and charged the Maxi from both sides. But just as they were about to hit, something constricted around the Maxi, crushing it.
"Warning! Warning! Unauthorized Zoid on battlefield! Leave the area at once!" the judge ordered.
But a red whip came forward and hit the judge, knocking it over. The Maxi fell to the ground as the strange Zoid lifted up into the dreary sky. It's red eyes glowed, as did its whip-like whiskers.
"Hey! Get out of our battle, trespasser!" Strider growled.
The HellSnake turned its head toward the Blade Liger.
"Shut up. You'll have your turn soon enough," the pilot hissed.
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Back at the Café
Kat suddenly stood up.
"That voice... Shini? No! It couldn't be!"
But it sounded so much like her.
"I gotta go," Kat said to Vega.
"Wait!"
But Kat had already paid the waitress and left.
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Somewhere...
"What the hell is that thing?!" Shane said, looking down at the spiraling void.
Something suddenly shot out of the swirl, and was coming straight toward Shane. Trying to move her Zoid, Shane turned the controls, but she knew it was in vain. Then something streaked into view and stopped in front of her. The big, glowing purple ball smashed against the shield emitted by the Zoid in front of the Gryphantom and disappeared.
"You should watch it, lady," the pilot said.
"Hey! Who are you calling 'lady'?!" Shane growled. "I have a name you know!"
The pilot scoffed. "That's no way to talk to the guy who just saved you."
"Saved... Sure," Shane said.
"Well you don't know what that thing would have done to you!" the pilot shot back.
"Who are you anyway?!" Shane asked.
"Drake. Drake Lithran."
Jason's Zabat flew over.
"Hey! It's you!" Jason said.
Drake grinned. "I thought I'd never see you again."
Shane glared at the two men.
"You know this kid?" Shane asked Jason.
"Yeah. We met a while back."
"Whatever," Shane grumbled. "So what is this thing anyway?" Shane asked Drake, indicating the glowing purple void.
"It's a portal," Jason answered.
"Was I asking you? No," Shane said to Jason.
"Well your boyfriend's right," Drake said.
"Watch your mouth kid!" Shane growled.
Drake rolled his eyes.
"It's a huge portal, anyway. It supposedly leads to the demon world, but it won't suck anything up. It's doing just the opposite. The things throwing things out."
"The demon world?!" both Jason and Shane said in unison.
"But I thought it was destroyed!"
"Who told you that?" Drake asked.
"A friend."
"Well, your 'friend' may have destroyed the essential core of the demon world, but it seems the world is still surviving. There must be some alternate source controlling it. But I think the world is running low on resources. The demons are looking for a way to get to our dimension," Drake said. "And there's the gateway."
Drake pointed to the portal.
"Those purple things that are flying out of them? Those are the demons that've found the gateway. Mostly lowly ones though. Exiles, traitors, escaped prisoners."
"They have a jail?" Shane asked, cocking and eyebrow.
Drake shrugged.
"Wait, but how do you know all of this?" Jason asked.
"My spirit told me."
"What?"
Drake looked at Shane.
"Duh. Don't you remember when that demon queen said we were keys? We were keys because we are linked to the Old World. Our Zoids reflect our inner spirits. They've been dormant for a long time, and have been passed from generation to generation, waiting for the time to be awakened. And that time is now."
Drake continued to look Shane in the eyes.
"Shane, you have to wake your spirit up. My spirit, Ashvarta, says that only when all the spirits awaken can this be stopped."
Shane glared at Drake.
"And what happens if these 'spirits' don't all awaken?"
Drake narrowed his eyes. "Then we're all basically dead.
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Angelic: That was kind of an awkward chapter. o.O;
Vega: That's okay. *(patpat)*
Angelic: Oh yeah. I've finally found a muse! Yay! XDD
Vega: I get paid for this right?
Angelic: I already gave you that model and that dime... T.T;
Vega: That's all I get!? This stinks! *(pouts)*
Jamie: Oh shut up Vega-chan. ^-^
Angelic: Hey! I have two muses now! XD
Jamie: Who said I was going to be your muse. o.O
Angelic: Me. *(grins)*
Jamie: I knew I should have applied for that job at the repair shop...
Angelic: Too bad. ^-^
Vega: Revolt! .
Angelic: Have a cookie.
Vega: Okay! ^-^o *(munchmunch)*
Jamie: Noo! It's all a trick Vega! Don't give in!
Angelic: Cupcake?
Jamie: Okay.
Vega: Can I get that nice dragon Zoid now? (See Bio for more info)
Angelic: No.
Vega: XP Meanie. *(pouts)*
A black, serpentine shape stood amongst a graveyard of metal scraps. Its eyes glowed with red fury as a low hiss escaped from its opened mouth. Behind the Zoid, a charred judge capsule lay fallen on its side. Letting out a mournful roar, the Zoid coiled up and shot into the sky, leaving a cloud of dust in its wake. With its small, red claws tucked into its side, the Chinese dragon-type Zoid streaked across the afternoon sky.
"Shini, I'll find you," the girl in the cockpit whispered.
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Last Guard Team Base
"Uh... K.O?" Ariel tapped him on the shoulder.
"What is it?" K.O. asked, turning around.
Ariel handed K.O. a piece of paper. Taking it in hand, K.O. scanned over the paper.
"Geno... Maxi?" he mumbled to himself.
"Yeah. It seems to be a different evolution of the Geno Saurer. The stats are way better than the Geno Breaker's."
K.O. handed the paper back to Ariel.
"I'll just make a few more adjustments to my Liger. Make sure Strider and Angel get to see this paper too. Do you have a strategy cooked up for us yet?"
Ariel nodded. "I've almost got it all planned out. We have about three more hours before we leave, and you guys still have to eat lunch. I'll show Strider and Angel this then go make some lunch for you guys."
"Thanks Ariel," K.O. said.
Ariel grinned. "No problem, fearless leader."
K.O. scowled. "You've been hanging around Strider too much."
Ariel laughed and walked away. Upon entering the Zoid hangar, she showed Strider and Angel the Maxi's stats.
"Whoa," Strider said, looking at the stats.
"K.O. just told me to show you stats so you guys would be ready for it," Ariel said. "And I'm making lunch. Sandwiches okay?"
"Roast beef please," Strider said.
"Turkey," Angel replied.
"Gotcha."
Ariel walked out of the hangar, thinking of a good enough strategy to defeat the Breakers.
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Dranuer City
A man walked down the streets, a cloak wrapped around him. The rain poured down heavily, and there was no one else walking. He entered a café, and looked around. The place was fairly empty due to the rain. Vega took off his cloak and hung it on the coat hanger. One of the waitresses looked up and waved.
"Hi, Vega!" she said cheerfully.
Vega smiled, but did not acknowledge her in any other way. He sat down at an empty booth and ordered a cup of coffee. His order came promptly. Vega picked up the cup and sipped from it slowly. After the demon queen had been defeated, he was no longer under her spell. But he had been hexed for so long, he still felt it. He never felt the same. Vega took another sip of his coffee. But he had gotten a lot closer to Rit since then, and for that he was glad. But there was still a dark feeling inside his head. Many times Vega had tried to ignore it, but it was growing, this feeling. He had even heard voices. They were quiet at first, but they slowly grew.
"It's not over," was the only thing he could make out.
The TV snapped on. It showed a dark picture of a Zoid battle. The rain made it harder to discern, but Vega could see that it was the battle between Team Breakers and the Last Guard Team.
"This should be interesting," he said, sipping his coffee.
"No kidding," came a voice.
Vega turned around, and saw a woman standing beside his booth. She had a latte in her hand, and her eyes were glued to the screen.
"I've heard the Last Guard Team was good, but the Breakers have a new and improved Geno." She scowled. "Those good-for-nothings. Well this battle aught to teach 'em that you can't win with just a good Zoid."
Vega blinked at the woman a few times, trying to figure out if he knew her or not. The woman noticed him staring.
"Oh, sorry. I'm Kathrine Taylor. Just call me Kat," Kat said, holding out her hand.
Vega smiled. "Vega Obscura. Pleased to meet you."
Kat's eyes widened.
"THE Vega Obscura? The captain of the Kreuz Team?"
"That's me," Vega said with a grin.
"Wow. Who'da thought."
"You can sit down if you want to. Not that there's a lack of seats or anything..." Vega said.
"Oh, thanks."
Kat sat down. The two talked for a little, but the battle was beginning.
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Coordinates B-75
The two Blade Ligers and the Reaper-Zero stood facing the two Geno Breakers and the Geno Maxi. Both teams seemed tense. The Reaper-Zero was anxiously pawing the ground.
"Calm down Zero. We'll get our chance soon enough," Angel said, reassuring her Zoid.
The judge capsule shot toward the ground, creating a huge crater as it hit the surface of the earth. The capsule rose out of the damp ground.
"Warning, the area within a 15 mile radius is now a designated zoid battle field. Only competitors and personnel are allowed in the area. Danger! All others must leave the area at once! Area scanned, battlefield setup. The Last Guard Team versus Team Breakers. Battle mode 0982. Ready? FIGHT!"
With a roar, the Zoids took off toward each other. Ariel, sitting inside the Whaleking, started to rattle out commands. She had told the team about her strategy, but they were doing nothing of the sort.
"They never listen..." she grumbled.
The green Blade Liger leapt toward the nearest Breaker.
"Take out the Breakers first. I repeat. Leave the Maxi alone!"
K.O. and Strider extended their blades, and slashed at the two Geno Breakers. They both went down instantly. The Reaper-Zero was being completely ignored as the two Blade Ligers faced the Geno Maxi.
"Heh heh..." Angel chuckled.
She launched herself toward the unsuspecting Zoid with her Zero's powerful back legs. But a glowing shield suddenly went up, encompassing the whole Zoid. All three Zoids of the Last Guard Team came to a halt.
"The shield can go all the way around it?" Strider said, agape.
The Maxi let out a roar of triumph and charged the Reaper-Zero. But with the rain coming down as it was, the Zero was a hard target due to its dark color. The Maxi missed its charge. But it quickly regained its balance, and without even a moment's hesitation, it whipped its tail to the side, catching the Zero and throwing it down.
"Angel!"
The two Blade Ligers split up and charged the Maxi from both sides. But just as they were about to hit, something constricted around the Maxi, crushing it.
"Warning! Warning! Unauthorized Zoid on battlefield! Leave the area at once!" the judge ordered.
But a red whip came forward and hit the judge, knocking it over. The Maxi fell to the ground as the strange Zoid lifted up into the dreary sky. It's red eyes glowed, as did its whip-like whiskers.
"Hey! Get out of our battle, trespasser!" Strider growled.
The HellSnake turned its head toward the Blade Liger.
"Shut up. You'll have your turn soon enough," the pilot hissed.
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Back at the Café
Kat suddenly stood up.
"That voice... Shini? No! It couldn't be!"
But it sounded so much like her.
"I gotta go," Kat said to Vega.
"Wait!"
But Kat had already paid the waitress and left.
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Somewhere...
"What the hell is that thing?!" Shane said, looking down at the spiraling void.
Something suddenly shot out of the swirl, and was coming straight toward Shane. Trying to move her Zoid, Shane turned the controls, but she knew it was in vain. Then something streaked into view and stopped in front of her. The big, glowing purple ball smashed against the shield emitted by the Zoid in front of the Gryphantom and disappeared.
"You should watch it, lady," the pilot said.
"Hey! Who are you calling 'lady'?!" Shane growled. "I have a name you know!"
The pilot scoffed. "That's no way to talk to the guy who just saved you."
"Saved... Sure," Shane said.
"Well you don't know what that thing would have done to you!" the pilot shot back.
"Who are you anyway?!" Shane asked.
"Drake. Drake Lithran."
Jason's Zabat flew over.
"Hey! It's you!" Jason said.
Drake grinned. "I thought I'd never see you again."
Shane glared at the two men.
"You know this kid?" Shane asked Jason.
"Yeah. We met a while back."
"Whatever," Shane grumbled. "So what is this thing anyway?" Shane asked Drake, indicating the glowing purple void.
"It's a portal," Jason answered.
"Was I asking you? No," Shane said to Jason.
"Well your boyfriend's right," Drake said.
"Watch your mouth kid!" Shane growled.
Drake rolled his eyes.
"It's a huge portal, anyway. It supposedly leads to the demon world, but it won't suck anything up. It's doing just the opposite. The things throwing things out."
"The demon world?!" both Jason and Shane said in unison.
"But I thought it was destroyed!"
"Who told you that?" Drake asked.
"A friend."
"Well, your 'friend' may have destroyed the essential core of the demon world, but it seems the world is still surviving. There must be some alternate source controlling it. But I think the world is running low on resources. The demons are looking for a way to get to our dimension," Drake said. "And there's the gateway."
Drake pointed to the portal.
"Those purple things that are flying out of them? Those are the demons that've found the gateway. Mostly lowly ones though. Exiles, traitors, escaped prisoners."
"They have a jail?" Shane asked, cocking and eyebrow.
Drake shrugged.
"Wait, but how do you know all of this?" Jason asked.
"My spirit told me."
"What?"
Drake looked at Shane.
"Duh. Don't you remember when that demon queen said we were keys? We were keys because we are linked to the Old World. Our Zoids reflect our inner spirits. They've been dormant for a long time, and have been passed from generation to generation, waiting for the time to be awakened. And that time is now."
Drake continued to look Shane in the eyes.
"Shane, you have to wake your spirit up. My spirit, Ashvarta, says that only when all the spirits awaken can this be stopped."
Shane glared at Drake.
"And what happens if these 'spirits' don't all awaken?"
Drake narrowed his eyes. "Then we're all basically dead.
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Angelic: That was kind of an awkward chapter. o.O;
Vega: That's okay. *(patpat)*
Angelic: Oh yeah. I've finally found a muse! Yay! XDD
Vega: I get paid for this right?
Angelic: I already gave you that model and that dime... T.T;
Vega: That's all I get!? This stinks! *(pouts)*
Jamie: Oh shut up Vega-chan. ^-^
Angelic: Hey! I have two muses now! XD
Jamie: Who said I was going to be your muse. o.O
Angelic: Me. *(grins)*
Jamie: I knew I should have applied for that job at the repair shop...
Angelic: Too bad. ^-^
Vega: Revolt! .
Angelic: Have a cookie.
Vega: Okay! ^-^o *(munchmunch)*
Jamie: Noo! It's all a trick Vega! Don't give in!
Angelic: Cupcake?
Jamie: Okay.
Vega: Can I get that nice dragon Zoid now? (See Bio for more info)
Angelic: No.
Vega: XP Meanie. *(pouts)*