Hello, it's E.G. I know I haven't been updating as regally as I have been,
and I won't be really. I will be very busy till about mid March. I will
try to update as much as possible.
Disclaimer: I do not own zoids, but this my story and my characters are mine. You CAN NOT USE THEM WITHOUT MY PERMISSION
The Night Warriors
Silent Battle
"Ashley," O'Connell pleaded, "what happens if you blow us up with the base."
Ashley looked up from the wires she was dealing with. "First of all, O'Connell, I majored in explosives and wiring. Second of all, I'll make sure everyone is out of the building before I detonate the explosives."
"Please," O'Connell continued, "stop. Otherwise I'll hit you over the head and drag you out of here."
"Better not," Ashley warned. "No one has ever been able to stop one of my bombs from exploding, and I don't plan on one of my bombs not going off today; our lives may depend on it."
O'Connell looked at the bomb safely tucked under Ashley's arms. O'Connell sighed and thought about the many different parts of Ashley's personality: the one that mourned for her family, the one he could joke with, and the one that took her job as a spy for the Imperial army seriously. He realized he could trust her, no matter which part of her personality was in control. "Where do we need to place it for it to go off properly?" When O'Connell asked this, Ashley reached out with one arm and hugged him.
"Thank you, I knew I could count on you," Ashley said as she released O'Connell.
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Danni rubbed her forehead as she gave up reasoning with the captive Republican soldiers. Sammy, Herman, and Ace had also failed to make the Republicans agree. May had not had any more luck with the Travillian soldiers. Alex was still trying to convince the Imperials to cooperate.
"Listen to me, all of you," Alex said standing on a table for the whole room to hear. Before he had only spoken loud enough for the Imperial soldiers to hear. "Don't any of you remember what it was like to be free, to do what you wanted when you pleased, to say what you felt and not need permission from others to say it, to be free to feel the sun on your face. Don't any of you remember?
"There are officers from all of our countries here trying to help us. Let's make them proud and show them we are still strong, loyal soldiers by following orders, even if we don't want to," Alex finished. The soldiers talked among themselves as Alex got down from the table, massaging his head. Ace gently patted his friend on the back as Alex slumped into a chair. May squeezed his shoulder to let him know he did wonderfully. While the soldiers continued to talk, Danni's radio made a low buzzing sound, indicating someone was trying to reach her.
"Danni," she said into the radio.
"It's Ashley," the Imperial soldier said back. "I'm planting a seed in the hangar by your brother's old Command Wolf. By the way, tell him it's beyond repair. I also found A.C., M.C., and Starlet here."
"What's King's organoid doing with them?" Danni asked.
Ashley continued. "A.C. said she came with Rachel."
"King must have given Rachel his organoid before she and Herman left the resting point," Danni concluded.
"Brilliant conclusion," Ashley said, sarcasm present in her voice. Danni could almost see her friend roll her eyes.
"Where is Rachel? Rob said she was with A.C. and M.C." Danni asked.
Danni could hear voices in the background, but Ashley continued. "Rachel is with her brothers. Have the Guardian Force help you to get the captive soldiers out of the base. Freedmen and Kruger have arrived with back up, and King is with them, so we've managed to round up most of the soldiers. Call the Schubaltzes and tell them to get out of here. With any luck, Thorn and Scar will blow up with this place."
"All right, over and out," Danni said.
"Over and out," Ashley repeated.
Danni then used her radio to contact Van. "Van, get over to the East end of the building to help the captive soldiers out of the base. Ashley is going to give us a fireworks display. Over and out," Danni said, not giving Van the chance to respond.
Danni tried to then contact Karl. She tried a few more times before giving up. "I can't contact Colonel Schubaltz," she said finally.
Sammy took Danni's radio and messed around with the wires. She got the same result as Danni. "Something must have happened to their radio," Sammy said.
"That means something has happened to the Schubaltzes," Rob finished. Only Alex got the full concern that Herman had for his friends' safety, especially the safety of a certain Imperial spy.
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"What did Danni say?" Irvine asked Van.
Van scratched his head. "We need to get to the East part of the building to assist her and something about Ashley and fireworks."
"She probably means that Ashley is going to blow our base up," Thorn said. The Guardian Force turned around to see Thorn and Scar standing behind them. Irvine slowly reached for his hidden gun while Van went for his father's knife. Danni would have to wait; the Guardian Force had more important things to deal with.
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Thomas looked at the destroyed radio and then at the unconscious Cravanian soldier who had destroyed it. Karl and Rachel had quickly taken care of him after they realized the soldier was guarding something important. Thomas sighed, no point in worrying about something that he was powerless to fix.
At the moment, Rachel was picking the lock with a thin piece of metal. "This is taking too long," Karl hissed.
Rachel stopped and stared at her twin brother. "Unless you have the key, then this is the fastest way to get the door open." Thomas laughed as Rachel got the lock to click open. "Something funny, Tommy Boy?" she asked Thomas, using his childhood nickname.
"It's nothing," Thomas said, holding back his laughter, "I almost forgot how much you and Karl could bicker at the worst moments."
Rachel slowly opened the door to reveal a tied-up woman. Karl went to untie the woman as Rachel prepared Thomas's gun to fire. "Put that away," Karl told his sister sternly. In a gentler voice, he questioned the woman. "What happened to you?"
"Rose, that's what happened to me," the woman sobbed. She had strawberry blonde hair, similar to Thorn's, making Rachel suspicious.
When the woman was free and was going to leave the room, Rachel held the gun up to where the woman's heart was. "What's your name," Rachel demanded.
The woman looked scared. "Kara Koaler."
"Show me your inside, right wrist," Rachel continued. Kara didn't hesitate to follow Rachel's order. Rachel looked at it, then rubbed her thumb over the skin before she nodded at Kara, telling her everything was okay. Rachel lowered her gun.
"What was that all about?" Thomas asked.
"Insurance," Rachel said simply. "Koaler is Thorn's last name, and Rose is her real first name. I wanted to be sure that this wasn't some trap."
Karl raised his eyebrows. "By looking at her wrist?"
"Thorn has a tattoo of a rose on her right, inside wrist," Rachel said.
Kara pushed a strand of hair back. "Do many spies have tattoos?" she asked.
"Most of us," Rachel answered as the group started down the hall. "It's a way you can tell one spy from another, or identify yourself when you're in a jam. So, Lady Kara, tell me more about yourself."
"Did Rose tell you our father holds rank in Cravane?" Kara asked.
"No," Rachel said, sounding bored. "I've researched every spy, mercenary, and bandit I've come across so I could be more prepared the next time I meet them in battle. Also when you're a spy, you try to give as little personal information as possible. It's safer that way; so Thorn told me nothing of her personal life. Everything I know about her I learned through research or reliable sources."
"What is your father's ranking in Cravane?" Karl asked Kara.
Kara smiled slightly. "He's the King. Rose is the first in line for the thrown, but she has been getting power hungry. I'm sorry for my sister's actions."
"Don't worry about it, Lady Kara," Rachel said easily. "It's not like it's the first time we've had to deal with a leader who wants more than they can ever get in their life. Personally, I'd rather deal with Thorn than Prozen."
When the group turned the corner, red lights began flashing and a loud buzzing sound could be heard. "I think that means we're going to be getting one of Ashley's fireworks shows," Thomas said over the noise.
"Let's not stay to find out if you're correct," Karl said as he grabbed Kara's hand and began pulling her towards an exit. Rachel and Thomas were right behind him.
They made it outside quickly, not wanting to be near the exploding building. The explosion started when the group was a good twenty feet away. Thomas and Rachel dropped to the ground and covered their heads with their hands. Karl used his body to protect Kara, in case of flying debris; he was unprotected himself. A small piece of concrete came hurling towards him, hitting the back of his head. Kara felt Karl's body drop next to her.
Rachel quickly ran to her brother's side. "Karl, Karl stay with us! Karl wake up! Karl!"
Karl could hear someone call him as cold blackness took over. He drifted between the voice calling him and the light at the end of the blackness.
Disclaimer: I do not own zoids, but this my story and my characters are mine. You CAN NOT USE THEM WITHOUT MY PERMISSION
The Night Warriors
Silent Battle
"Ashley," O'Connell pleaded, "what happens if you blow us up with the base."
Ashley looked up from the wires she was dealing with. "First of all, O'Connell, I majored in explosives and wiring. Second of all, I'll make sure everyone is out of the building before I detonate the explosives."
"Please," O'Connell continued, "stop. Otherwise I'll hit you over the head and drag you out of here."
"Better not," Ashley warned. "No one has ever been able to stop one of my bombs from exploding, and I don't plan on one of my bombs not going off today; our lives may depend on it."
O'Connell looked at the bomb safely tucked under Ashley's arms. O'Connell sighed and thought about the many different parts of Ashley's personality: the one that mourned for her family, the one he could joke with, and the one that took her job as a spy for the Imperial army seriously. He realized he could trust her, no matter which part of her personality was in control. "Where do we need to place it for it to go off properly?" When O'Connell asked this, Ashley reached out with one arm and hugged him.
"Thank you, I knew I could count on you," Ashley said as she released O'Connell.
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Danni rubbed her forehead as she gave up reasoning with the captive Republican soldiers. Sammy, Herman, and Ace had also failed to make the Republicans agree. May had not had any more luck with the Travillian soldiers. Alex was still trying to convince the Imperials to cooperate.
"Listen to me, all of you," Alex said standing on a table for the whole room to hear. Before he had only spoken loud enough for the Imperial soldiers to hear. "Don't any of you remember what it was like to be free, to do what you wanted when you pleased, to say what you felt and not need permission from others to say it, to be free to feel the sun on your face. Don't any of you remember?
"There are officers from all of our countries here trying to help us. Let's make them proud and show them we are still strong, loyal soldiers by following orders, even if we don't want to," Alex finished. The soldiers talked among themselves as Alex got down from the table, massaging his head. Ace gently patted his friend on the back as Alex slumped into a chair. May squeezed his shoulder to let him know he did wonderfully. While the soldiers continued to talk, Danni's radio made a low buzzing sound, indicating someone was trying to reach her.
"Danni," she said into the radio.
"It's Ashley," the Imperial soldier said back. "I'm planting a seed in the hangar by your brother's old Command Wolf. By the way, tell him it's beyond repair. I also found A.C., M.C., and Starlet here."
"What's King's organoid doing with them?" Danni asked.
Ashley continued. "A.C. said she came with Rachel."
"King must have given Rachel his organoid before she and Herman left the resting point," Danni concluded.
"Brilliant conclusion," Ashley said, sarcasm present in her voice. Danni could almost see her friend roll her eyes.
"Where is Rachel? Rob said she was with A.C. and M.C." Danni asked.
Danni could hear voices in the background, but Ashley continued. "Rachel is with her brothers. Have the Guardian Force help you to get the captive soldiers out of the base. Freedmen and Kruger have arrived with back up, and King is with them, so we've managed to round up most of the soldiers. Call the Schubaltzes and tell them to get out of here. With any luck, Thorn and Scar will blow up with this place."
"All right, over and out," Danni said.
"Over and out," Ashley repeated.
Danni then used her radio to contact Van. "Van, get over to the East end of the building to help the captive soldiers out of the base. Ashley is going to give us a fireworks display. Over and out," Danni said, not giving Van the chance to respond.
Danni tried to then contact Karl. She tried a few more times before giving up. "I can't contact Colonel Schubaltz," she said finally.
Sammy took Danni's radio and messed around with the wires. She got the same result as Danni. "Something must have happened to their radio," Sammy said.
"That means something has happened to the Schubaltzes," Rob finished. Only Alex got the full concern that Herman had for his friends' safety, especially the safety of a certain Imperial spy.
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"What did Danni say?" Irvine asked Van.
Van scratched his head. "We need to get to the East part of the building to assist her and something about Ashley and fireworks."
"She probably means that Ashley is going to blow our base up," Thorn said. The Guardian Force turned around to see Thorn and Scar standing behind them. Irvine slowly reached for his hidden gun while Van went for his father's knife. Danni would have to wait; the Guardian Force had more important things to deal with.
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Thomas looked at the destroyed radio and then at the unconscious Cravanian soldier who had destroyed it. Karl and Rachel had quickly taken care of him after they realized the soldier was guarding something important. Thomas sighed, no point in worrying about something that he was powerless to fix.
At the moment, Rachel was picking the lock with a thin piece of metal. "This is taking too long," Karl hissed.
Rachel stopped and stared at her twin brother. "Unless you have the key, then this is the fastest way to get the door open." Thomas laughed as Rachel got the lock to click open. "Something funny, Tommy Boy?" she asked Thomas, using his childhood nickname.
"It's nothing," Thomas said, holding back his laughter, "I almost forgot how much you and Karl could bicker at the worst moments."
Rachel slowly opened the door to reveal a tied-up woman. Karl went to untie the woman as Rachel prepared Thomas's gun to fire. "Put that away," Karl told his sister sternly. In a gentler voice, he questioned the woman. "What happened to you?"
"Rose, that's what happened to me," the woman sobbed. She had strawberry blonde hair, similar to Thorn's, making Rachel suspicious.
When the woman was free and was going to leave the room, Rachel held the gun up to where the woman's heart was. "What's your name," Rachel demanded.
The woman looked scared. "Kara Koaler."
"Show me your inside, right wrist," Rachel continued. Kara didn't hesitate to follow Rachel's order. Rachel looked at it, then rubbed her thumb over the skin before she nodded at Kara, telling her everything was okay. Rachel lowered her gun.
"What was that all about?" Thomas asked.
"Insurance," Rachel said simply. "Koaler is Thorn's last name, and Rose is her real first name. I wanted to be sure that this wasn't some trap."
Karl raised his eyebrows. "By looking at her wrist?"
"Thorn has a tattoo of a rose on her right, inside wrist," Rachel said.
Kara pushed a strand of hair back. "Do many spies have tattoos?" she asked.
"Most of us," Rachel answered as the group started down the hall. "It's a way you can tell one spy from another, or identify yourself when you're in a jam. So, Lady Kara, tell me more about yourself."
"Did Rose tell you our father holds rank in Cravane?" Kara asked.
"No," Rachel said, sounding bored. "I've researched every spy, mercenary, and bandit I've come across so I could be more prepared the next time I meet them in battle. Also when you're a spy, you try to give as little personal information as possible. It's safer that way; so Thorn told me nothing of her personal life. Everything I know about her I learned through research or reliable sources."
"What is your father's ranking in Cravane?" Karl asked Kara.
Kara smiled slightly. "He's the King. Rose is the first in line for the thrown, but she has been getting power hungry. I'm sorry for my sister's actions."
"Don't worry about it, Lady Kara," Rachel said easily. "It's not like it's the first time we've had to deal with a leader who wants more than they can ever get in their life. Personally, I'd rather deal with Thorn than Prozen."
When the group turned the corner, red lights began flashing and a loud buzzing sound could be heard. "I think that means we're going to be getting one of Ashley's fireworks shows," Thomas said over the noise.
"Let's not stay to find out if you're correct," Karl said as he grabbed Kara's hand and began pulling her towards an exit. Rachel and Thomas were right behind him.
They made it outside quickly, not wanting to be near the exploding building. The explosion started when the group was a good twenty feet away. Thomas and Rachel dropped to the ground and covered their heads with their hands. Karl used his body to protect Kara, in case of flying debris; he was unprotected himself. A small piece of concrete came hurling towards him, hitting the back of his head. Kara felt Karl's body drop next to her.
Rachel quickly ran to her brother's side. "Karl, Karl stay with us! Karl wake up! Karl!"
Karl could hear someone call him as cold blackness took over. He drifted between the voice calling him and the light at the end of the blackness.