Shadowwolf: Here's another one! Thanks so much to all reviewers! *HUG* Everyone knows I don't own anything…so…there ya go. Please enjoy this chapter!!
1,000 EYES
If Something Is Too Hard…Just Kill It
"Not good enough."
My mouth opened slightly. He'd seen the battle, my skills, my victory, and here he was telling me that my performance wasn't good enough.
"What do you mean, 'not good enough'?"
"Sir, your skills were nice, but about the level of a Class S pilot. Nothing more." I stayed silent, thinking. Jack stepped forward.
"Now, now, let's not forget who you're talking to." I put my hand in front of him.
"Quiet. Volker, you must realize that I do not have to impress you. I was under the impression that this would be an easy way to end resistance, but if you are going to be a problem to me…"
"Sir, I'm not trying to be a problem to you. But, I think we can do better. My skills are surely better than yours…they might as well give me the job." My eyes narrowed.
"Are you willing to bet your life on that?" He looked surprised by my question and took a few seconds to answer.
"Yes…I am."
"Wonderful. Join me outside for a moment, would you? And we can settle this." Without waiting for his answer, I turned and walked casually in the direction of the hangar.
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"This battle will be Sirus against Volker, no rules or limits." Rick talked to both of us as I stood in front of my Lightning Saix and Volker sat on the paw of his black Blade Liger. We both nodded and climbed into our Zoids.
There was no Judge or whistle to start the battle. As soon as we were ready, we took off. I kicked into high speed immediately and ran away from Volker. He charged after me and brought out his blades.
His Blade Liger's speed was no match for my Saix's, and I easily out ran him. When I'd put a reasonable distance between us, I turned around and streaked towards him at full speed. Volker didn't slow and charged up for his blade attack. When we were very close, I feinted a jump and caused him to leap into the air. I raised my cannon and fired twice into the Liger's stomach as I ran under him.
The Blade Liger hit the ground hard and was motionless for a few seconds. I took the opportunity to slow the Saix a little and bring it around for a fatal blow. As the Blade Liger slowly got to its feet, I lowered my Saix's head and ran faster. The Liger only had time to turn and let out a short growl before my Zoids' shoulders connected with its right side. My Saix skidded to a stop while the Blade Liger tumbled and rolled across the desert. It came to a stop maybe seventy-five yards away, one of its front legs completely disconnected on the ground behind it.
I walked the Saix over to survey the damage. Some sparks were leaping out of the shoulder socket and the armor was scratched up badly. The once black Liger was now a sort of brown color. I moved my Saix closer and used its paw to nudge it. Nothing moved, so I leapt out of the cockpit.
As soon as I did, I could hear the well-known system freeze alarm. I noticed a huge break in the cockpit when I walked up to it. Using an emergency latch, I opened the canopy and stared inside. Volker was still in his harness, but his head was covered in blood and his left arm was twisted into an ungodly position. I stepped on a piece of debris and leaned in to check his pulse. I smiled when I found there wasn't one, and stepped back. I wiped my hands on my pants and climbed into my Saix. Satisfied, I turned my Zoid around and said good-bye with a wave.
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"He's dead…time to move on." I told my friends as we stood in an empty room. We'd taken the battle so far out they couldn't see any of it.
"Congratulations, Sirus." Jet clapped.
"What's next?" Rick asked as he sipped on some coffee.
"I haven't actually planned it all out…but we'll be taking over a main ZBC building."
"Which one? The Battle Management Headquarters…the registration one…?"
"The Zoid Containment Base. It holds over five hundred Zoids."
"Five hundred? I didn't know they had that many…" Jack leaned against the wall and sighed.
"So…we take that over…and have control over an entire army of Zoids. Are we going to be doing anything with them?"
"Of course, Jet…but for now, let's just focus on getting them."
"Right. How're we going to do that? We don't have enough people to take over a building of that size." Rick commented as he rubbed his forehead.
"We do…but that's the part I have to work out…I'm going to think about it a while, please don't disturb me unless it's an emergency." I forced a small smile as they nodded at me, and crossed the hall to my room.
With the door closed and locked, I sat at my desk and flipped on a small lamp. I put my hands to my forehead and closed my eyes tight.
According to the information provided on their own website, ground Zoids patrolled the outside constantly, air Zoids covered an area equal to a mile, guards watched every entrance, and one of the ZBC satellites monitored an area in a five mile radius. It would be tough to get in. I'd need to take out the satellite first, followed quickly by the air and ground Zoids. Then surround the base and slowly take control. That was tough, not even considering that I'd have to defend against any reinforcements they sent.
I rubbed my forehead hard. I'd need all the people I could get. I'd need to get them to cooperate and take out the defenses at the right time. Then surround the base so we could take control.
I shook my head. This was starting to get confusing and my head was starting to hurt. It'd be easier to just take a Charged Particle Cannon and blow the building to pieces. I blinked. Maybe that was the answer…
Instead of taking the Zoids…why not just destroy them? That way the ZBC couldn't use them…The Shadow Serpents did have a lot of Zoids at their control already…
Including one of the most powerful Zoids ever piloted. The Berserk Fury. They'd rebuilt it. I couldn't believe I hadn't thought of it before. We could take the Berserk Fury and destroy the entire building, and every Zoid within. After seeing that we meant business, the ZBC might surrender control. Or, maybe we'd have to destroy a few more buildings, but that was no chip off my shoulder.
I looked to the clock to see that it was 11:46pm. I yawned and got into bed without changing my clothes. I yawned sleepily again and shut the lamp off.
Shadowwolf: I REALLY hope you enjoyed that, and hopefully I'll update again soon!