Time to update again. Recently I've been told Herman is a Colonel after
the series ends. I'm not going to fix his ranking in the earlier chapters,
but I will for now have him as a colonel.
Disclaimer: I don't own zoids, but my characters are my characters.
The Night Warriors
Unraveling the Mystery
Rachel's eyes fluttered open. Her head was killing her, and so was her left arm; it had been deeply cut by a piece of glass from the cockpit of Herman's Command Wolf. She tried to move, but found herself bound to a chair by heavy rope. "Good, you're up," a cold female voice spat out.
Rachel snapped her head to the sound of the voice. "Thorn!"
"You were right Scar, she's alive," Thorn complimented her partner. "Though I am curious where you got brown hair, Rachel. Last time I saw you, you were blonde."
"It was brown when I was younger. It turned back a few years ago," Rachel growled.
Scar got up from the chair where he sat and walked to Rachel. He took her hair in his hand and pulled the thick brown hair off, revealing it was nothing more then a wig. Chin length, choppy, blonde hair fell down, framing Rachel's face. "Such a shame that you cut your hair," Scar said with a hint of laughter. "It was so beautiful."
"Where's Colonel Herman?" Rachel demanded.
Thorn smirked. "He's fine, but don't worry about him. The only person you should worry about right now is yourself, Night Cat." Scar laughed and twirled the brown wig around his finger. Rachel tried to shift in the hold of the tight ropes.
Back at White Spirit Base, Ashley was watching O'Connell drill some of the new soldiers. Ashley laughed at the surprised look of a soldier. He was to trying to fire a gun with the safety on. Other soldiers had the safety off, but not one of them had hit the intended targets. O'Connell told the soldiers to take a break.
"Wonderful training, Captain O'Connell," Ashley teased.
O'Connell groaned while sitting down next to Ashley. "Put a sock in it Ashley."
Ashley laughed harder. "You sounded a lot like Karl a minute ago."
"Colonel Schubaltz says 'put a sock in it'?" O'Connell said. "That seems a little impossible."
"Now it is, but before he became a Lieutenant, Karl was more easy going. Kind of miss how he used to be," Ashley stated.
The two turned away from each other. At times Ashley could talk easily to O'Connell. Other times the conversation would end and both would feel awkward.
"Captain O'Connell, Captain Borwick, you're needed in the control room," a soldier said, while approaching the two. Ashley sighed with relief. The awkward moment was becoming almost unbearable.
Ashley nodded and told the soldier he was dismissed. She and O'Connell walked to the control room. As they neared the room, Ashley could hear voices of people she knew, but didn't think would be here.
"Thomas, that's rushing in blindfolded and with our hands tied," Freedmen told someone in the room.
Sammy disagreed with Freedmen. "Yeah, but that might be our only plan."
"No, it's not the only option," Danni said. "The loss of communication means the two were captured by Scar and Thorn."
"Who's been captured?" O'Connell asked as he and Ashley walked into the room. Ashley looked around the control room. Freedmen, Kruger, Karl, and the Guardian Force were there. Sammy and Danni had just arrived.
"Rachel Schubaltz and Rob Herman," Danni said.
"Now back to the original topic," Kruger said.
"Let me guess," Ashley said, "Something went wrong."
"Something went wrong," Sammy agreed.
Time to give you a chance to choose which way the story should go.
1.) While Ashley, Sammy, and Danni were planning her rescue, Rachel was facing more trouble than she ever had. "Don't bother trying to get out of those ropes," Scar told Rachel, who was still trying to wiggle free.
"You should know me by now, Scar," Rachel spat out. "I don't give up easily!"
Thorn walked into the room. "Scar, dose the girl and lets get going. Her friends will be here any minute."
"Yeah, yeah, I'm going, I'm going," Scar said in a bored voice. He pulled a gun out of his jacket and aimed it at Rachel's arm. He shot and a dart made contact with Rachel. Scar followed Thorn out of the room.
Rachel's vision blurred, but she didn't give up. She had managed to free her right arm. She reached down to her boot where a dagger was artfully hidden. Clumsily, Rachel cut the ropes that bound her. As soon as the ropes were cut, she fell from the chair, her body giving in to the toxic dart that Scar had shot. In seconds she was unconscious.
2.) While Ashley, Sammy, and Danni planned how to rescue her, Rachel was facing more trouble than she ever had. Scar cut the ropes from around Rachel and placed handcuffs on her wrists. "Come on," Scar said while pulling Rachel up from the chair.
"We're not leaving you here while we take care of your friends," Thorn said. "You'll be going to your precious Colonel Herman who's in a more secured area."
Rachel was roughly pushed down a hallway to the prison cells. Herman was already in one of the cells waiting for her. The door of his cell was open and Rachel was thrown in. Scar and Thorn left quickly. "Rachel?" Herman asked.
Rachel nodded. "Yeah, I was wearing a wig to hopefully throw them off my trail, but it didn't work."
"Don't worry, we'll get out of here," Herman said gently.
"I'm sorry, Rob," Rachel said. "I shouldn't have gotten you involved in the first place."
Disclaimer: I don't own zoids, but my characters are my characters.
The Night Warriors
Unraveling the Mystery
Rachel's eyes fluttered open. Her head was killing her, and so was her left arm; it had been deeply cut by a piece of glass from the cockpit of Herman's Command Wolf. She tried to move, but found herself bound to a chair by heavy rope. "Good, you're up," a cold female voice spat out.
Rachel snapped her head to the sound of the voice. "Thorn!"
"You were right Scar, she's alive," Thorn complimented her partner. "Though I am curious where you got brown hair, Rachel. Last time I saw you, you were blonde."
"It was brown when I was younger. It turned back a few years ago," Rachel growled.
Scar got up from the chair where he sat and walked to Rachel. He took her hair in his hand and pulled the thick brown hair off, revealing it was nothing more then a wig. Chin length, choppy, blonde hair fell down, framing Rachel's face. "Such a shame that you cut your hair," Scar said with a hint of laughter. "It was so beautiful."
"Where's Colonel Herman?" Rachel demanded.
Thorn smirked. "He's fine, but don't worry about him. The only person you should worry about right now is yourself, Night Cat." Scar laughed and twirled the brown wig around his finger. Rachel tried to shift in the hold of the tight ropes.
Back at White Spirit Base, Ashley was watching O'Connell drill some of the new soldiers. Ashley laughed at the surprised look of a soldier. He was to trying to fire a gun with the safety on. Other soldiers had the safety off, but not one of them had hit the intended targets. O'Connell told the soldiers to take a break.
"Wonderful training, Captain O'Connell," Ashley teased.
O'Connell groaned while sitting down next to Ashley. "Put a sock in it Ashley."
Ashley laughed harder. "You sounded a lot like Karl a minute ago."
"Colonel Schubaltz says 'put a sock in it'?" O'Connell said. "That seems a little impossible."
"Now it is, but before he became a Lieutenant, Karl was more easy going. Kind of miss how he used to be," Ashley stated.
The two turned away from each other. At times Ashley could talk easily to O'Connell. Other times the conversation would end and both would feel awkward.
"Captain O'Connell, Captain Borwick, you're needed in the control room," a soldier said, while approaching the two. Ashley sighed with relief. The awkward moment was becoming almost unbearable.
Ashley nodded and told the soldier he was dismissed. She and O'Connell walked to the control room. As they neared the room, Ashley could hear voices of people she knew, but didn't think would be here.
"Thomas, that's rushing in blindfolded and with our hands tied," Freedmen told someone in the room.
Sammy disagreed with Freedmen. "Yeah, but that might be our only plan."
"No, it's not the only option," Danni said. "The loss of communication means the two were captured by Scar and Thorn."
"Who's been captured?" O'Connell asked as he and Ashley walked into the room. Ashley looked around the control room. Freedmen, Kruger, Karl, and the Guardian Force were there. Sammy and Danni had just arrived.
"Rachel Schubaltz and Rob Herman," Danni said.
"Now back to the original topic," Kruger said.
"Let me guess," Ashley said, "Something went wrong."
"Something went wrong," Sammy agreed.
Time to give you a chance to choose which way the story should go.
1.) While Ashley, Sammy, and Danni were planning her rescue, Rachel was facing more trouble than she ever had. "Don't bother trying to get out of those ropes," Scar told Rachel, who was still trying to wiggle free.
"You should know me by now, Scar," Rachel spat out. "I don't give up easily!"
Thorn walked into the room. "Scar, dose the girl and lets get going. Her friends will be here any minute."
"Yeah, yeah, I'm going, I'm going," Scar said in a bored voice. He pulled a gun out of his jacket and aimed it at Rachel's arm. He shot and a dart made contact with Rachel. Scar followed Thorn out of the room.
Rachel's vision blurred, but she didn't give up. She had managed to free her right arm. She reached down to her boot where a dagger was artfully hidden. Clumsily, Rachel cut the ropes that bound her. As soon as the ropes were cut, she fell from the chair, her body giving in to the toxic dart that Scar had shot. In seconds she was unconscious.
2.) While Ashley, Sammy, and Danni planned how to rescue her, Rachel was facing more trouble than she ever had. Scar cut the ropes from around Rachel and placed handcuffs on her wrists. "Come on," Scar said while pulling Rachel up from the chair.
"We're not leaving you here while we take care of your friends," Thorn said. "You'll be going to your precious Colonel Herman who's in a more secured area."
Rachel was roughly pushed down a hallway to the prison cells. Herman was already in one of the cells waiting for her. The door of his cell was open and Rachel was thrown in. Scar and Thorn left quickly. "Rachel?" Herman asked.
Rachel nodded. "Yeah, I was wearing a wig to hopefully throw them off my trail, but it didn't work."
"Don't worry, we'll get out of here," Herman said gently.
"I'm sorry, Rob," Rachel said. "I shouldn't have gotten you involved in the first place."