The city was in ruins, and Raven didn't want to stop and find out why all the Di Mantis Zoids were eyeing them so vengfuly. But Fenix had insisted. So, here were two travelers, camped on the outskirts of the city, eating food and drinking coffee. But they didn't care what Zoids saw them because wild Zoids don't attack people. Fenix was surprised when, in the middle of the meal, Raven got up and walked to his Genobreaker. He had said he needed to finish some buissness.
"Gotta do something. You stay here. I'll be back in a day or two."
"What?"
"Something unfinished. You stay here."
"You said that already."
"Just listen then."
Fenix let him leave, but not an hour after he left, was she attacked by the Di Mantis Zoids. They swarmed her and her Dragon Bone. She fought valliently, but she was going under. Then the hundreds of Zoids backed off, and one of them started to change. In a streak of red light, one started to mutate. It grew to be ten times it's origanal size, and looked a lot more fearsome. Fenix was, understandably, frightened at this change. But when this new Zoid flung itself upon her and the Dragon, she fought like she had no other choice in the world.
The evolved Zoid had the upper hand even with the Dragon Bone at its maximum power. In a desperate lunge, the Dragon ejected Fenix from the cockpit to keep her safe. Then, in a show of ancient fury, the skelital remains of a great dragon wrenched into action. Fighting like a madbeast, the Dragon Bone forced the mantis Zoid back.
In the meanwhile, Fenix was hurtiling through the air. She crashed headlong into anabandoned house's boarded up window. She landed roughly on a creaky old bed full of musty, mildew blankets and round, black spiders. Jumping up and slapping at the twenty or so spiders, she looked out the window and drew a sharp intake of breath. The Dragon was going under the hundreds of Zoids.
Calling out hoarsly, Fenix managed to shout, "Bones! Oh, god, no, you god damned Zoids!" and slammed her fist down on the windowsill, shaking loose a board. Then she watched in terror as the evolved Zoid rounded on her. It's glowing red eyes picked her out eisly among the wreckage. Then, in mindblurring speed, it was next to the house. In a graceful, deadly swing of its nasty scythe, the house went to rubble. Fenix scrambled out the front door, byt stumbled and fgell. She turned onto her back in time to see a wooden shaft about three feet long hurtliung in her direction. She tried to roll out of the way, but the shaft burried itself into her left shoulder. Gasping in pain, the last thing Fenix saw was the red eyes of the Zoid feet from her face.
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The figure staggered into the deserted town. Or so it seemed. But chickens and guini hens, all wild, stared at the figures broaken form. Limping on its right ankle, right hand clasped firmly to a shaft sticking out of it's shoulder, the figure stumbled on down the street, hoping to find someone who could help. But the chickens scattered in fear, the hens walked catiously and curiously behind. Apparently nothing was going to help. In a show of defete, the figure slid to its knees. Gulping down tears of regret, the figure tried to stand, struggled to its feet once more, but wasn't able to stay.
The young man strode out of the shadows hurridly. He knelt by the figure, who was standing up once more. He put his hand on her shoulderand tried to help the young woman who so dirly needed it. "Here," the young man's voice was soft, "Let me help you."
"You don't need to help me." The young woman was harsh, but her voice was weak. She shrugged the young man off and trudged onward, to fall in a heap just a few feet away.
"Come one, up you get, lassie. Wouldn't do yon no good tae ye if'n you're almost dead." The young man eased the woman into his arms and carried her back to his house, going about to dress her wounds.
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Raven walked the Genobreaker around the city, and came upon the wreck of the Dragon Bone. It lay at an odd angle, the left wing tore off, the jaw at a strange angle. It's armor was the only thing that kept the Zoid together. Otherwise, it was wrecked beyond repair. Raven wasn't worried about this, but rather about the fate of the pilot. He got out of the cockpit, assesed the damage of the Zoid, and made a beline for the abandoned city.
once there, he looked around town. Surly she had to be in a house somewhere. When he came to the house that had been demolished by the Mantis, he found a puddle of deep red. His stomache turned, and he followed the dried speckles to the street, and thus began his journy to find Fenix.
"Gotta do something. You stay here. I'll be back in a day or two."
"What?"
"Something unfinished. You stay here."
"You said that already."
"Just listen then."
Fenix let him leave, but not an hour after he left, was she attacked by the Di Mantis Zoids. They swarmed her and her Dragon Bone. She fought valliently, but she was going under. Then the hundreds of Zoids backed off, and one of them started to change. In a streak of red light, one started to mutate. It grew to be ten times it's origanal size, and looked a lot more fearsome. Fenix was, understandably, frightened at this change. But when this new Zoid flung itself upon her and the Dragon, she fought like she had no other choice in the world.
The evolved Zoid had the upper hand even with the Dragon Bone at its maximum power. In a desperate lunge, the Dragon ejected Fenix from the cockpit to keep her safe. Then, in a show of ancient fury, the skelital remains of a great dragon wrenched into action. Fighting like a madbeast, the Dragon Bone forced the mantis Zoid back.
In the meanwhile, Fenix was hurtiling through the air. She crashed headlong into anabandoned house's boarded up window. She landed roughly on a creaky old bed full of musty, mildew blankets and round, black spiders. Jumping up and slapping at the twenty or so spiders, she looked out the window and drew a sharp intake of breath. The Dragon was going under the hundreds of Zoids.
Calling out hoarsly, Fenix managed to shout, "Bones! Oh, god, no, you god damned Zoids!" and slammed her fist down on the windowsill, shaking loose a board. Then she watched in terror as the evolved Zoid rounded on her. It's glowing red eyes picked her out eisly among the wreckage. Then, in mindblurring speed, it was next to the house. In a graceful, deadly swing of its nasty scythe, the house went to rubble. Fenix scrambled out the front door, byt stumbled and fgell. She turned onto her back in time to see a wooden shaft about three feet long hurtliung in her direction. She tried to roll out of the way, but the shaft burried itself into her left shoulder. Gasping in pain, the last thing Fenix saw was the red eyes of the Zoid feet from her face.
((((((_))))))
The figure staggered into the deserted town. Or so it seemed. But chickens and guini hens, all wild, stared at the figures broaken form. Limping on its right ankle, right hand clasped firmly to a shaft sticking out of it's shoulder, the figure stumbled on down the street, hoping to find someone who could help. But the chickens scattered in fear, the hens walked catiously and curiously behind. Apparently nothing was going to help. In a show of defete, the figure slid to its knees. Gulping down tears of regret, the figure tried to stand, struggled to its feet once more, but wasn't able to stay.
The young man strode out of the shadows hurridly. He knelt by the figure, who was standing up once more. He put his hand on her shoulderand tried to help the young woman who so dirly needed it. "Here," the young man's voice was soft, "Let me help you."
"You don't need to help me." The young woman was harsh, but her voice was weak. She shrugged the young man off and trudged onward, to fall in a heap just a few feet away.
"Come one, up you get, lassie. Wouldn't do yon no good tae ye if'n you're almost dead." The young man eased the woman into his arms and carried her back to his house, going about to dress her wounds.
((((((_))))))
Raven walked the Genobreaker around the city, and came upon the wreck of the Dragon Bone. It lay at an odd angle, the left wing tore off, the jaw at a strange angle. It's armor was the only thing that kept the Zoid together. Otherwise, it was wrecked beyond repair. Raven wasn't worried about this, but rather about the fate of the pilot. He got out of the cockpit, assesed the damage of the Zoid, and made a beline for the abandoned city.
once there, he looked around town. Surly she had to be in a house somewhere. When he came to the house that had been demolished by the Mantis, he found a puddle of deep red. His stomache turned, and he followed the dried speckles to the street, and thus began his journy to find Fenix.