Alrighty then! Chapter 2 of The Aftertaste of Victory, and throwing in two
new characters this time, and only one human! Read on, and review!
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"And it seems that the fabled Void team has ascended another couple of ranks yet again today!" Kyle Obscura glanced up from his cup of coffee at the large television screen erected in the middle of the small café. As the ZBC reporter continued with her report, the 25-year-old got continually paler. He gulped, looking back at his now lukewarm mug, hazel eyes swirling with nervousness. He blinked, seeing the spoon had stopped stirring. Glancing around to see if anyone was looking and seeing that no one was, he looks back at his spoon. His hazel eyes glimmer an electric blue for a moment before the spoon began to spin around again, the rim glowing slightly. He turned his attention back to the newscast, and this time, they had footage from the battle against the Blitz team. His eyes widened, and he ran a hand through his dark chocolate brown hair. From what he could see, or rather was he couldn't see, he was going to get slaughtered next afternoon. As the reporter concluded her news, Kyle stood, leaving his coffee and the money to pay the bill on the table. Heading outside, he stared at his feet as he headed toward his zoid, parked outside. Coming to the feet of his self-built machine, he lifted his head and grinned up at it, the sight of it never failing to cheer him up.
It looked back down at him, and grinned at it's pilot. "You ready to go?"
Kyle again looked down at the ground and shook his head, chuckling. "How many times have I told you not to speak in public, Fury? It scares the normal pilots!"
Fury, well, was designed to look like a Berserk Fury. White armor, twin blades on his shoulders, the whole deal, the only difference was the eye color, which was silver, like his pilots. He was a Ultrasaurus at heart though, he just looked so much like the organoid that his pilot's cousin owned that people would stop Kyle in the streets and ask if he had stolen it! But he was different, for he didn't have a black box, just the most advanced A.I. system that had been built at the time. And Fury enjoyed the fact that he was the only zoid that he knew of that could speak English and not have to roar to communicate.
Fury nodded, shifting from one foot to the other and shutting his gigantic mouth while bending down and opening the cockpit door. Still chuckling, Kyle climbed in, seating himself inside with a small smile. For some odd reason, he felt confident about his next battle, even though he was about to lose miserably. "Fury? You mind getting us home? That coffee wasn't strong enough for me." The zoid let out a small muffled laugh and plodded away.
The next afternoon.
Again, the judge capsule was there, but this time, the Audreniliger was on time, so Fury could look on his foe for the first time. Within Fury's cockpit, Kyle gulped. He had a hard time getting to sleep last night, despite his confidence. This zoid had haunted his thoughts, and now he had to fight it?
"A little nervous Kyle?" Fury muttered, feeling himself twitch because of his pilot's shaking hands.
Inside Audreniliger's cockpit, Audrena was simply sitting there, though inside, she was quaking. She was about to fight a Berserk Fury, against an Obscura. The Blitz team had been easy; this was going to be tougher to fight. "Just relax." Audreniliger soothed, purring ever so slightly. "You'll be fine. Trust in your abilities and mine, we are an easy match for anything an Obscura could throw at us."
"I hope so. I've seen what a-" She was cut off by the judge capsule, who had already announced the fight, and had already begun it. Audrena let out a yelp and steeled herself up.
"Alright Liger, charge the CPC. Let's show him what a Charge Particle Cannon can really do when applied correctly!" The yellow zoid growled, the cannon in her mouth gathering energy, suddenly darting at Fury with the murmured words: "You had better be praying Obscura."
Inside Fury, Kyle was pleading with his zoid to move at the very least. His hands were white on the controls, which had frozen on him.
"Just trust me." The zoid whispered, before sticking a foot out into seemingly thin air. Audreniliger appeared out of this air, roaring in anger in being taken down, but being tripped at that! Kyle blinked, amazed. He couldn't believe it; Fury had actually seen that! The zoid chuckled; his blades spinning to administer the final blow, but as he dove for the killing move.
The Audreniliger struck, blasting Fury's midsection with the Charged Particle Cannon. Fury roared, freezing completely and toppling over. The glass on his cockpit shattered, throwing Kyle out onto the desert. The broken glass drew red lines along his side as he was ejected out, slamming headfirst into the rock solid ground. His vision swam before him, but he could make out a set of liger feet stopping in front of him.
"Audrena, are you sure you want to do this?" The zoid inquired, nervous and feeling a little sick. Audrena climbed out of her own cockpit, landing lightly again on the desert ground. Looking Fury over, she clicked her tongue sympathetically.
"Poor poor zoid, we got you pretty good." Fury, amazed that another human was speaking to him, threw back: "Yeah, trust me, I know."
Audrena grinned warmly for the first time in years. "Glad to know that my zoid isn't the only one that can talk!" Now it was Fury's turn to seem shocked, while Kyle lay on the scorching desert ground, letting out a moan ever once in a while. Audrena looked up and over at Kyle, having noticed him for the first time. Strolling over, she knelt, uncurling him from his fetal position. Kyle let out another groan, looking up to see who his savior was. Audrena, having looked over his wounds and considering them superficial, looked his face over for any other cuts. The two locked eyes, the hazel staring into the black/brown and visa versa. That moment seemed to stretch on for a while before Audrena tore her eyes away and whistled to Audreniliger.
Both zoids had been watching that brief encounter, and the same phrase came out of both of their mouths:
"Uh oh...."
Fwee! R+R please! Chapter 3 coming up!
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"And it seems that the fabled Void team has ascended another couple of ranks yet again today!" Kyle Obscura glanced up from his cup of coffee at the large television screen erected in the middle of the small café. As the ZBC reporter continued with her report, the 25-year-old got continually paler. He gulped, looking back at his now lukewarm mug, hazel eyes swirling with nervousness. He blinked, seeing the spoon had stopped stirring. Glancing around to see if anyone was looking and seeing that no one was, he looks back at his spoon. His hazel eyes glimmer an electric blue for a moment before the spoon began to spin around again, the rim glowing slightly. He turned his attention back to the newscast, and this time, they had footage from the battle against the Blitz team. His eyes widened, and he ran a hand through his dark chocolate brown hair. From what he could see, or rather was he couldn't see, he was going to get slaughtered next afternoon. As the reporter concluded her news, Kyle stood, leaving his coffee and the money to pay the bill on the table. Heading outside, he stared at his feet as he headed toward his zoid, parked outside. Coming to the feet of his self-built machine, he lifted his head and grinned up at it, the sight of it never failing to cheer him up.
It looked back down at him, and grinned at it's pilot. "You ready to go?"
Kyle again looked down at the ground and shook his head, chuckling. "How many times have I told you not to speak in public, Fury? It scares the normal pilots!"
Fury, well, was designed to look like a Berserk Fury. White armor, twin blades on his shoulders, the whole deal, the only difference was the eye color, which was silver, like his pilots. He was a Ultrasaurus at heart though, he just looked so much like the organoid that his pilot's cousin owned that people would stop Kyle in the streets and ask if he had stolen it! But he was different, for he didn't have a black box, just the most advanced A.I. system that had been built at the time. And Fury enjoyed the fact that he was the only zoid that he knew of that could speak English and not have to roar to communicate.
Fury nodded, shifting from one foot to the other and shutting his gigantic mouth while bending down and opening the cockpit door. Still chuckling, Kyle climbed in, seating himself inside with a small smile. For some odd reason, he felt confident about his next battle, even though he was about to lose miserably. "Fury? You mind getting us home? That coffee wasn't strong enough for me." The zoid let out a small muffled laugh and plodded away.
The next afternoon.
Again, the judge capsule was there, but this time, the Audreniliger was on time, so Fury could look on his foe for the first time. Within Fury's cockpit, Kyle gulped. He had a hard time getting to sleep last night, despite his confidence. This zoid had haunted his thoughts, and now he had to fight it?
"A little nervous Kyle?" Fury muttered, feeling himself twitch because of his pilot's shaking hands.
Inside Audreniliger's cockpit, Audrena was simply sitting there, though inside, she was quaking. She was about to fight a Berserk Fury, against an Obscura. The Blitz team had been easy; this was going to be tougher to fight. "Just relax." Audreniliger soothed, purring ever so slightly. "You'll be fine. Trust in your abilities and mine, we are an easy match for anything an Obscura could throw at us."
"I hope so. I've seen what a-" She was cut off by the judge capsule, who had already announced the fight, and had already begun it. Audrena let out a yelp and steeled herself up.
"Alright Liger, charge the CPC. Let's show him what a Charge Particle Cannon can really do when applied correctly!" The yellow zoid growled, the cannon in her mouth gathering energy, suddenly darting at Fury with the murmured words: "You had better be praying Obscura."
Inside Fury, Kyle was pleading with his zoid to move at the very least. His hands were white on the controls, which had frozen on him.
"Just trust me." The zoid whispered, before sticking a foot out into seemingly thin air. Audreniliger appeared out of this air, roaring in anger in being taken down, but being tripped at that! Kyle blinked, amazed. He couldn't believe it; Fury had actually seen that! The zoid chuckled; his blades spinning to administer the final blow, but as he dove for the killing move.
The Audreniliger struck, blasting Fury's midsection with the Charged Particle Cannon. Fury roared, freezing completely and toppling over. The glass on his cockpit shattered, throwing Kyle out onto the desert. The broken glass drew red lines along his side as he was ejected out, slamming headfirst into the rock solid ground. His vision swam before him, but he could make out a set of liger feet stopping in front of him.
"Audrena, are you sure you want to do this?" The zoid inquired, nervous and feeling a little sick. Audrena climbed out of her own cockpit, landing lightly again on the desert ground. Looking Fury over, she clicked her tongue sympathetically.
"Poor poor zoid, we got you pretty good." Fury, amazed that another human was speaking to him, threw back: "Yeah, trust me, I know."
Audrena grinned warmly for the first time in years. "Glad to know that my zoid isn't the only one that can talk!" Now it was Fury's turn to seem shocked, while Kyle lay on the scorching desert ground, letting out a moan ever once in a while. Audrena looked up and over at Kyle, having noticed him for the first time. Strolling over, she knelt, uncurling him from his fetal position. Kyle let out another groan, looking up to see who his savior was. Audrena, having looked over his wounds and considering them superficial, looked his face over for any other cuts. The two locked eyes, the hazel staring into the black/brown and visa versa. That moment seemed to stretch on for a while before Audrena tore her eyes away and whistled to Audreniliger.
Both zoids had been watching that brief encounter, and the same phrase came out of both of their mouths:
"Uh oh...."
Fwee! R+R please! Chapter 3 coming up!
