Okay, I decided to update. Thank you Shadow Vixen! You're the only one
who reviews. So we'll go with your suggestion. Choice two it is!
Disclaimer: I don't own zoids, but Rachel and Ashley are my characters.
The Night Warriors
New Dreams
Rachel and Ashley ran to the battle strategy room, getting stares from many of the men. The locket was safely tucked underneath Rachel's shirt. When they arrived, the Night Warriors were surprised to only see Freedmen, Kruger, Karl, the Guardian Force, O'Connell, and Herman. Rachel and Ashley expected to find more than a few officers waiting for them. Everyone in the room was staring at a large screen; on it were pictures of a ruined town. "What's going on?" Rachel said.
O'Connell turned from the screen to face her. "An Imperial colony has been attacked and almost completely destroyed."
"Raven?" asked Rachel.
"Actually, no," Herman said, "he tried to stop whomever it was from destroying the town."
"Was it the Travillian army?" Ashley asked.
"If it was, they're attacking their own towns and colonies because a Travillian town was attacked a week earlier by the same group of people," Kruger sighed. He looked more like the old man he was because of the huge amount of stress lately.
"Rachel, you and Major Herman will go question Raven, then place him under arrest," Karl said in a stern voice.
"If Travil wasn't the one to attack us, who was?" Van whispered." I mean, it's as Rachel said before, no one does a thorough job of covering up their tracks unless they have something to hide."
"I highly doubt Travil would attack their own villages to make us think they are being attacked, too," Rachel whispered. "Travil is a war torn country; they have nothing to gain by going to war again."
Ashley's eyes lit up with an idea from Rachel's comment. "Isn't Cravane between Republic territory and Travillian territory?"
"Yes it is," Freedmen agreed. "If we did end up with a war against Travil, Cravane would benefit greatly."
"So we need to make peace with Travil before Cravane throws us into another war," Fiona sighed. Everyone looked disappointed; they had been looking forward to a time of peace.
Rachel looked at every person in the room with a new respect. They had just lost the threat of the Death Stinger, Death Saur, and Prozen, and already they had a new enemy to deal with. "Well, let's get going!" Moonbay cried with encouragement. The Guardian Force ran to prepare their zoids for the long journey.
"No," Kruger said, stopping the Guardian Force in their tracks, "we need you to stay here incase another town is attacked."
Freedmen turned to Rachel and Herman who were waiting to be told what to do. "Get ready to leave ASAP!"
"Yes Sir!" the two said in unison.
Rachel was packing supplies into Herman's Command Wolf while Herman was making adjustments to his zoid. "Rob?" Rachel asked from the zoid's cockpit.
"Yeah?"
"My Hel Cat's legs are being repaired," Rachel called to Herman. "So I'll have to ride in the co-pilot's seat. Is that ok?"
Herman smiled warmly. "Yeah, why wouldn't it be?" Rachel blushed. Then Herman noticed that Rachel didn't have many supplies packed. "What I'm not ok about is that we only have enough food for half the journey."
"Don't worry, I know a place where we can gather more supplies."
"Now, do you?" Herman laughed.
Rachel also laughed. "A spy needs to know these things, because you never know what might go wrong on a mission."
"Rachel?" Freedmen said walking towards the Command Wolf. "I need to talk to you."
Rachel jumped out of the cockpit where she had finished packing the supplies. "What's up?"
"Are you going to be ok?" Freedmen asked, referring to the fact that Rachel hadn't been on a real mission in seven years.
Rachel laughed. "Yeah, it's time I faced my fear. Will you make sure Karl and Thomas are alright for me?"
"Of course" Freedmen smiled. "It's good to see you returning to your old self."
"Rachel, let's go!" Herman called. Rachel saluted Freedmen and ran to the Command Wolf. As soon as both Rachel and Herman were safely strapped into the cockpit, the zoid roared to life and took off running.
Off to the side stood Karl, a pained look on his face. "Take care of her, Herman."
I'll get chapter six up as soon as I can. I'll also try to give you another chance to choose the direction of the story.
PS: I read your story Shadow Vixen, I looooooooooove it!
Disclaimer: I don't own zoids, but Rachel and Ashley are my characters.
The Night Warriors
New Dreams
Rachel and Ashley ran to the battle strategy room, getting stares from many of the men. The locket was safely tucked underneath Rachel's shirt. When they arrived, the Night Warriors were surprised to only see Freedmen, Kruger, Karl, the Guardian Force, O'Connell, and Herman. Rachel and Ashley expected to find more than a few officers waiting for them. Everyone in the room was staring at a large screen; on it were pictures of a ruined town. "What's going on?" Rachel said.
O'Connell turned from the screen to face her. "An Imperial colony has been attacked and almost completely destroyed."
"Raven?" asked Rachel.
"Actually, no," Herman said, "he tried to stop whomever it was from destroying the town."
"Was it the Travillian army?" Ashley asked.
"If it was, they're attacking their own towns and colonies because a Travillian town was attacked a week earlier by the same group of people," Kruger sighed. He looked more like the old man he was because of the huge amount of stress lately.
"Rachel, you and Major Herman will go question Raven, then place him under arrest," Karl said in a stern voice.
"If Travil wasn't the one to attack us, who was?" Van whispered." I mean, it's as Rachel said before, no one does a thorough job of covering up their tracks unless they have something to hide."
"I highly doubt Travil would attack their own villages to make us think they are being attacked, too," Rachel whispered. "Travil is a war torn country; they have nothing to gain by going to war again."
Ashley's eyes lit up with an idea from Rachel's comment. "Isn't Cravane between Republic territory and Travillian territory?"
"Yes it is," Freedmen agreed. "If we did end up with a war against Travil, Cravane would benefit greatly."
"So we need to make peace with Travil before Cravane throws us into another war," Fiona sighed. Everyone looked disappointed; they had been looking forward to a time of peace.
Rachel looked at every person in the room with a new respect. They had just lost the threat of the Death Stinger, Death Saur, and Prozen, and already they had a new enemy to deal with. "Well, let's get going!" Moonbay cried with encouragement. The Guardian Force ran to prepare their zoids for the long journey.
"No," Kruger said, stopping the Guardian Force in their tracks, "we need you to stay here incase another town is attacked."
Freedmen turned to Rachel and Herman who were waiting to be told what to do. "Get ready to leave ASAP!"
"Yes Sir!" the two said in unison.
Rachel was packing supplies into Herman's Command Wolf while Herman was making adjustments to his zoid. "Rob?" Rachel asked from the zoid's cockpit.
"Yeah?"
"My Hel Cat's legs are being repaired," Rachel called to Herman. "So I'll have to ride in the co-pilot's seat. Is that ok?"
Herman smiled warmly. "Yeah, why wouldn't it be?" Rachel blushed. Then Herman noticed that Rachel didn't have many supplies packed. "What I'm not ok about is that we only have enough food for half the journey."
"Don't worry, I know a place where we can gather more supplies."
"Now, do you?" Herman laughed.
Rachel also laughed. "A spy needs to know these things, because you never know what might go wrong on a mission."
"Rachel?" Freedmen said walking towards the Command Wolf. "I need to talk to you."
Rachel jumped out of the cockpit where she had finished packing the supplies. "What's up?"
"Are you going to be ok?" Freedmen asked, referring to the fact that Rachel hadn't been on a real mission in seven years.
Rachel laughed. "Yeah, it's time I faced my fear. Will you make sure Karl and Thomas are alright for me?"
"Of course" Freedmen smiled. "It's good to see you returning to your old self."
"Rachel, let's go!" Herman called. Rachel saluted Freedmen and ran to the Command Wolf. As soon as both Rachel and Herman were safely strapped into the cockpit, the zoid roared to life and took off running.
Off to the side stood Karl, a pained look on his face. "Take care of her, Herman."
I'll get chapter six up as soon as I can. I'll also try to give you another chance to choose the direction of the story.
PS: I read your story Shadow Vixen, I looooooooooove it!