Zoid Academy
Chapter 8: Twisted Fate
The land bared the scares of the war, its skin was torn with craters from charge particle guns and other forms of weapons used in this crazy war of ours. The attack had hit my Command Wolf and me with a direct hit. I died that day. . .or did I?
It had been a couple of weeks since the attack on the Academy. War was itched into the lands by now and already several major battles had spread out over the lands. The League was bent on over throwing the Zoid Battle Commission along with the Academy. The League found a few supporters from the broken down Backdraft group. They saw it as their second chance for revenge. Raziel was gone from the Academy often now. He left to lead the fully trained pilots into battle. He was a great leader from what I saw. I could never see myself taking on such responsibility as he did. While Raziel was gone he left Knight in charge of training the rookies and defending the Academy. Ever since the day I arrived no one had attempted to attack the Academy, which we all found suspicious, but you also thought it may have been luck as well. My broken arm was still healing. The device hooked to me helped and allowed flexibility, but I was stuck wearing the thing still since the bone needed time to strengthen up. I remained at the Academy to train, waiting to be called into battle by Raziel.
Knight stood on the training arena watching the rookies run through the course set up for them. The training course was designed to see how well they could shoot when they were being fired upon. Most were about at an average level, though many didn't get through to the end of the obstacle course. Knight was a high-speed pilot and he was extremely strict in speed shooting. He found that to be an advantage in battle, but Raziel had argued with him that he needed to mix his training techniques sometimes so that the rookies learned a variety of things to use in battle. This was something they often argued about, but Knight respected his friend and tried to ease up on the techniques he focused on.
Kane came walking up to Knight and stood by him in silence. There was silence for a moment before Kane cleared his throat, "So. . .how'd I do?"
Knight raised an eyebrow to him as he side glanced to him, "You are the few that made it through, but that's because you have a shield and were able to block more. Though it's a bit more of an advantage then the others you used your resources well, so good job and well done. You can clean your Liger up now and take a break if you wish."
Kane smiled, "Alright, who's next? Maybe I'll watch." "Sky is next. First time he's tried an obstacle course."
Kane rubbed his hand together, "Oh boy this should be good."
Sky was seated in his Command Wolf firmly. His gloved hands gripped the controls some causing the leather gloves to tighten some around the palms more. He took a deep breath and heard a reassuring 'It's ok' from the Command Wolf. He adjusted his arm some with the brace, trying to find a comfortable position. His arm could move, but that didn't mean it hurt. Sky tried to move it only when he really needed to, which was a problem in piloting since his weakness could be well exposed if the other pilot figured it out. Good thing that was only an obstacle run.
Sky nodded to himself as a sign he was ready now. He pushed the controls forward slightly to move up to the platform to wait for the green light to go.
Knight raised his hand and the green light went on. Sky and the Command Wolf bursted off with full speed over the course. They leapt and dodge to avoid obstacles that were laid out before them. As the leaped over the last one, the guns from above began firing and the Wolf blazed through most of them. Sky returned fire from above. Shooting a few guns out while he left the others alone. Sky pulled on the left side of his controls more to cause a sliding effect to help with the sharp turn. There were lasers firing from straight in front now. The Command Wolf wasn't hit once and it hardly seemed like it moved to avoid the shots.
Kane tossed his arms into the air, "He's cheating or something! No one can do that. He's not even moving."
Knight shook his head, "No he's moving alright. He's just barely missing them too. It's very obvious that he can maneuver turns, but when it comes to avoiding from side to side in a straight line, he can't move too much because of his arm. It's an obvious weakness if you're careful in watching your opponent."
Knight took careful note on Sky as he watched since Raziel was very protective of the boy and wanted him to be safe, but also to be checked on how his progress as a pilot was coming. Sky knew more about his Zoid, but his piloting skills was limited still due to his arm and it was hard for Knight to determine how well he could fight. Sky and the Command Wolf finished the course with a total of 3 hits to the front shoulder blade of the Command Wolf. Sky opened the cockpit and crawled down slowly, "So how'd I do? Think I'm ready for a one on one?"
Knight waved his hand lightly, "No, now go clean your Zoid up and report to your room."
"What? Why?"
"You are still injured. I can tell you were having difficult just piloting." Sky chocked on his words and Kane just nodded, "Yeah, its better this why Sky. You are hurt."
"Hey! I'm did better then you injured."
"Sky don't argue with me or Kane right now," Knight said before Kane could retaliate what Sky said.
Sky shook with anger as he turned back to his Command Wolf to go work on the minor repairs.
Knight sighed some, "I swear he doesn't listen to anyone, but Raziel."
Meanwhile, Sky was on the side of the Command Wolf fixing the metal that got bent some during training, "It isn't fair."
"They are concern," The Command Wolf said in a growl. Sky could actually hear words while everyone else just heard the growls or low rumbles. A lot of the other students avoided him due to this, since they thought he was out of his mind.
"I'm just as capable as anyone else. Raziel said I could!"
"Let's go for a good run. It will calm you."
Sky threw down his things, "Sure that would help some."
Sky and the Command Wolf went out for a good run outside of the Academy grounds, where the terrain was flat. The sun was just setting over the horizon causing the sky to be filled with a bright orange. Sky was starting to relax some when he sensed something unusual. Out of instinct Sky pulled the Command Wolf towards the rocky area more to take some cover. As they crouched down a Gun Tiger came to a slow stop not to far from where they just were. Sky remained dead silent to see if he could hear anything from the Gun Tiger and his pilot.
"Sir, there seems to be now one within these areas. No patrols at all."
"Figures, they are confident about their defenses."
Sky heard the voice over the speakers before. He recognized the voice from anywhere. He was so shocked he found that his body moved on its own. The Command Wolf leaped on the Gun Tiger pinning it to the ground with its foot. Sky leaped out onto the Gun Tiger and forced the pilot out of his seat. He tossed him to the ground and he pressed the button to talk into the intercom, "Lucas, listen good and well. Meet me out here."
"Sky?" He said, sounding just as shocked as Sky was a moment ago.
"The one and only."
"I heard you took a pretty bad injury. It be cruel if I fought a crippled."
"Shut up, you bag of-"
"I'll fight you. . .I was planning on crushing you when the Academy falls to the League, but your inpatient as always. Meet me at the rising peeks to the North in an hour and don't be late."
Chapter 8: Twisted Fate
The land bared the scares of the war, its skin was torn with craters from charge particle guns and other forms of weapons used in this crazy war of ours. The attack had hit my Command Wolf and me with a direct hit. I died that day. . .or did I?
It had been a couple of weeks since the attack on the Academy. War was itched into the lands by now and already several major battles had spread out over the lands. The League was bent on over throwing the Zoid Battle Commission along with the Academy. The League found a few supporters from the broken down Backdraft group. They saw it as their second chance for revenge. Raziel was gone from the Academy often now. He left to lead the fully trained pilots into battle. He was a great leader from what I saw. I could never see myself taking on such responsibility as he did. While Raziel was gone he left Knight in charge of training the rookies and defending the Academy. Ever since the day I arrived no one had attempted to attack the Academy, which we all found suspicious, but you also thought it may have been luck as well. My broken arm was still healing. The device hooked to me helped and allowed flexibility, but I was stuck wearing the thing still since the bone needed time to strengthen up. I remained at the Academy to train, waiting to be called into battle by Raziel.
Knight stood on the training arena watching the rookies run through the course set up for them. The training course was designed to see how well they could shoot when they were being fired upon. Most were about at an average level, though many didn't get through to the end of the obstacle course. Knight was a high-speed pilot and he was extremely strict in speed shooting. He found that to be an advantage in battle, but Raziel had argued with him that he needed to mix his training techniques sometimes so that the rookies learned a variety of things to use in battle. This was something they often argued about, but Knight respected his friend and tried to ease up on the techniques he focused on.
Kane came walking up to Knight and stood by him in silence. There was silence for a moment before Kane cleared his throat, "So. . .how'd I do?"
Knight raised an eyebrow to him as he side glanced to him, "You are the few that made it through, but that's because you have a shield and were able to block more. Though it's a bit more of an advantage then the others you used your resources well, so good job and well done. You can clean your Liger up now and take a break if you wish."
Kane smiled, "Alright, who's next? Maybe I'll watch." "Sky is next. First time he's tried an obstacle course."
Kane rubbed his hand together, "Oh boy this should be good."
Sky was seated in his Command Wolf firmly. His gloved hands gripped the controls some causing the leather gloves to tighten some around the palms more. He took a deep breath and heard a reassuring 'It's ok' from the Command Wolf. He adjusted his arm some with the brace, trying to find a comfortable position. His arm could move, but that didn't mean it hurt. Sky tried to move it only when he really needed to, which was a problem in piloting since his weakness could be well exposed if the other pilot figured it out. Good thing that was only an obstacle run.
Sky nodded to himself as a sign he was ready now. He pushed the controls forward slightly to move up to the platform to wait for the green light to go.
Knight raised his hand and the green light went on. Sky and the Command Wolf bursted off with full speed over the course. They leapt and dodge to avoid obstacles that were laid out before them. As the leaped over the last one, the guns from above began firing and the Wolf blazed through most of them. Sky returned fire from above. Shooting a few guns out while he left the others alone. Sky pulled on the left side of his controls more to cause a sliding effect to help with the sharp turn. There were lasers firing from straight in front now. The Command Wolf wasn't hit once and it hardly seemed like it moved to avoid the shots.
Kane tossed his arms into the air, "He's cheating or something! No one can do that. He's not even moving."
Knight shook his head, "No he's moving alright. He's just barely missing them too. It's very obvious that he can maneuver turns, but when it comes to avoiding from side to side in a straight line, he can't move too much because of his arm. It's an obvious weakness if you're careful in watching your opponent."
Knight took careful note on Sky as he watched since Raziel was very protective of the boy and wanted him to be safe, but also to be checked on how his progress as a pilot was coming. Sky knew more about his Zoid, but his piloting skills was limited still due to his arm and it was hard for Knight to determine how well he could fight. Sky and the Command Wolf finished the course with a total of 3 hits to the front shoulder blade of the Command Wolf. Sky opened the cockpit and crawled down slowly, "So how'd I do? Think I'm ready for a one on one?"
Knight waved his hand lightly, "No, now go clean your Zoid up and report to your room."
"What? Why?"
"You are still injured. I can tell you were having difficult just piloting." Sky chocked on his words and Kane just nodded, "Yeah, its better this why Sky. You are hurt."
"Hey! I'm did better then you injured."
"Sky don't argue with me or Kane right now," Knight said before Kane could retaliate what Sky said.
Sky shook with anger as he turned back to his Command Wolf to go work on the minor repairs.
Knight sighed some, "I swear he doesn't listen to anyone, but Raziel."
Meanwhile, Sky was on the side of the Command Wolf fixing the metal that got bent some during training, "It isn't fair."
"They are concern," The Command Wolf said in a growl. Sky could actually hear words while everyone else just heard the growls or low rumbles. A lot of the other students avoided him due to this, since they thought he was out of his mind.
"I'm just as capable as anyone else. Raziel said I could!"
"Let's go for a good run. It will calm you."
Sky threw down his things, "Sure that would help some."
Sky and the Command Wolf went out for a good run outside of the Academy grounds, where the terrain was flat. The sun was just setting over the horizon causing the sky to be filled with a bright orange. Sky was starting to relax some when he sensed something unusual. Out of instinct Sky pulled the Command Wolf towards the rocky area more to take some cover. As they crouched down a Gun Tiger came to a slow stop not to far from where they just were. Sky remained dead silent to see if he could hear anything from the Gun Tiger and his pilot.
"Sir, there seems to be now one within these areas. No patrols at all."
"Figures, they are confident about their defenses."
Sky heard the voice over the speakers before. He recognized the voice from anywhere. He was so shocked he found that his body moved on its own. The Command Wolf leaped on the Gun Tiger pinning it to the ground with its foot. Sky leaped out onto the Gun Tiger and forced the pilot out of his seat. He tossed him to the ground and he pressed the button to talk into the intercom, "Lucas, listen good and well. Meet me out here."
"Sky?" He said, sounding just as shocked as Sky was a moment ago.
"The one and only."
"I heard you took a pretty bad injury. It be cruel if I fought a crippled."
"Shut up, you bag of-"
"I'll fight you. . .I was planning on crushing you when the Academy falls to the League, but your inpatient as always. Meet me at the rising peeks to the North in an hour and don't be late."