Vega: Took you long enough.
Angelic: *(smack)* Shut up.
Vega: Owie...
Kat ran into the shop, eyes wide with panic. She saw Jake doing some last adjustments on her Blade Sniper. Jake spotted Kat and smiled.
"Hey Kat! Your Zoid's done. Let's see... I've readjusted the boosters, cleaned out the gun barrels, oiled the joints-"
Kat grabbed Jake's arm, stopping him from talking. She looked him straight in the eyes, a serious look on her face.
"Jake, you have to come with me.
What? Go where? I have a job you kno-"
"I was watching a battle, when suddenly this... this thing comes onto the screen. It looked like some weird snake-ish dragon Zoid. But when the pilot talked... It... sounded like Shinigami."
Jake was trying to get his arm out of Kat's grasp, but when he heard was she said, he froze.
"Please, Jake. I know you don't like how humans use Zoids, but if you don't fuse with my Blade Sniper I don't think we'll make it in time," Kat begged.
Jake looked hard at Kat. "What do mean, 'make it in time'?"
"That pilot already took out the Geno Maxi on Team Breakers. And she's ready to take out the Last Guard Team too."
Jake froze for a moment, deep in thought. He then shook his head and turned away.
"There's no way that could be Shinigami. We saw her..." he paused. "There's just no way it could be her."
Kat yanked on Jake's arm, spinning him around to face her once again. She looked at him angrily.
"But what if it is, Jake? What if somehow she escaped? What if somehow she managed to destroy the core of the demon world without destroying herself?!"
For a while Jake said nothing. He just stood, looking at the ground, with Kat still clinging to his arm. He finally let out a sigh.
"Old man! I'm going to jet. My shift's over."
"Alright Jakey. See you tomorrow."
"G'night," Jake said.
The hologram of the human dropped off of the organoid, and Exile looked at Kat with his indifferent silver eyes. Two wings appeared on his back, and he flew into the air, turning into a white flash before colliding into the Blade Sniper. Kat shielded her eyes as the white light engulfed her Zoid. The sleek cheetah Zoid became completely black with exceptions of its silver eyes and blades that appeared on its legs. Larger versions of Exile's titanium-feathered wings were fluttering on its back. Kat looked at her Zoid in awe. The Zoid moved and faced Kat.
Unlike most other organoids, I not only enhance the capabilities of the Zoid I fuse with, I temporarily give some of my own traits to the Zoid, the Zoid said.
"Whoa. So even when you're fused you can talk? That's neat."
The Blade Sniper shifted its feet impatiently.
Come one. Let's get a move on.
"Right," Kat said, and jumped into the cockpit.
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Shane flew around, wanting to be alone. She grumbled to herself as the Gryphantom soared across the endless sky.
"Spirit? Me? Yeah right," she mumbled. "Besides, how am I supposed to wake it up anyway? It's not like this spirit thing came with an instruction manual..."
Shane had left both Jason and Drake, saying that she needed to have some 'alone time'. She was actually very irritated. She didn't want to recall anything about the demons at all, and here comes this kid who says a portal to the demon world has suddenly popped up. How did he know all this anyway?
Duh! His spirit! said a voice in Shane's head.
There is no spirit! yelled another voice.
Then how do you explain those weird thoughts and feelings you've been having lately? the first voice inquired.
They're nothing!
You're just trying to avoid the truth!
Shane finally banged on the controls and yelled, "Just leave me the hell alone!!!!!!"
She took in a quivering breath as her voice was stopped by the cockpit glass. The Gryphantom continued its flight, and there was no one else around. Shane switched to auto pilot and leaned back in her chair, her hands covering her face.
"Just leave me alone..."
{{Shane's POV}}::Dream Sequence::
I opened my eyes and looked around. There was darkness all around me. I couldn't see anything but myself. It was as if someone had put a spotlight on me and only me.
"Where am I?"
There was no answer. My voice carried across the darkness, the soundwaves traveling on forever with nothing to stop them. I took a weary step forward. Solid ground. I let out a sigh of relief and continued forward. There was nothing around me as I walked on. I still couldn't see anything, only myself.
"This is weird..."
Then a sudden bright light appeared before me. I staggered backwards, shielding my eyes with my arms. It was so bright compared to the darkness I had been in. The light spread across the scene, until everything was lit. I opened my eyes again, expecting a bright light. There was light, but only a dim one. Looking around me, I saw I was in some sort of desolate construction area. There were half finished buildings and smashed rocks and metal everywhere. I took a step forward. My foot hit something that I hadn't noticed before. I bent down to look at it. It was some sort of ball. But it looked familiar...
"No..." I whispered.
I stood up and backed away from the object. It was a Zoid Core. My eyes looked around the area again, and this time I noticed the half finsihed buildings were not that at all. They were wrecked buildings. I looked around more in panic. The scrap metal around me were the armors of Zoids. I tripped, and stumbled forward. I landed on top of a Zoid's head. It's petrified eye stared blankly back at me. This wasn't a constructions sight. This was a Zoid graveyard.
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Coordinates B-75
The HellSnake looked over the three Zoids with its glowing red eyes.
"Who are you?" K.O. asked, in a low threatening voice that somehow managed to sound calm.
"A deadman needs to know nothing," the pilot answered quietly.
"But a deadman deserves to know the man who killed him," K.O. said, without a moment's hesitation.
"Oh, but I am no man."
The HellSnake coiled up and shot into the sky above the three Zoids. Ariel shouted directions to them, and the three Zoids split. The HellSnake hovered overhead, deciding on which Zoid to destroy first.
"I'll leave the captain for last," she mumbled, and shot toward the Reaper-Zero. "Come here wolfie."
The whiskers on the HellSnake began to glow red hot, and launched themselves in the Zero's direction. But as they did, something hit the side of the HellSnake. And hard. The Zoid tumbled to the ground, getting tangled up in its own whiskers. A black cheetah-type Zoid stood above it, silver eyes gleaming. It's feathered wings were flaring as its front right claw was pressed against the Zoid's throat.
Make one bad move and I will destroy your Zoid, the Blade Sniper said.
Ariel blinked in disbelief.
"Did that Zoid just talk?"
K.O.'s green Blade Liger walked up to the Blade Sniper and the HellSnake. The Liger growled at the Sniper.
"Who are you?" he demanded.
The Blade Sniper turned its head toward the Liger.
"The name's Kathrine Taylor. Just call me Kat. As for this person? I'm trying to figure out."
The HellSnake let out a menacing hiss, and its whiskers twitched dangerously.
I wouldn't do that, Exile warned.
K.O. looked at the Sniper.
"Your Zoid talks?"
"Long story. Anyway," she turned her attention to the HellSnake. "I may be wrong but... Shinigami? I-is that you?"
The HellSnake suddenly stopped struggling. It froze and stared back at the Blade Sniper.
"Y-you know my sister?"
+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+Angelic: So what did you think? You like?
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