Disclaimer: Not so far away, on the edge of the Milky Way, there was a
planet called
Earth. On this planet there was a girl who did not own Zoids and that would
be me.
This story sets place several centuries after the final defeat of the Deathsaurer by Van Flyheight and company. It occurs as the Zoid Battle Commission, ZBC, is emerging on Zi.
Daniel awoke suddenly and stared at the room around him. Something had abruptly torn him from his sleep and he struggled to remember what it was. He flicked on his lamp and squinted around the room. The answer became quickly obvious, as he looked down to his little sister Marie, staring up at him with worried eyes.
"What is it Marie?" he asked sleepily.
"There's something outside," she whispered. Daniel struggled with the tiredness that was engulfing him. He looked toward his watch, 2:00 AM it told him.
"Probably nothing Marie," he mumbled, "go back to sleep it's way to early to be up and about."
"But.but Dan I heard it and I.I saw its red eyes," she whimpered fearfully.
This caught Daniel's attention. Marie often got scared at night, being 7 years old, but she had yet to imagine red eyes.
"Okay Marie, show me where it is and I'll go check." Daniel lifted himself out of his bed and picked up a flashlight from his nighttable. Then he quickly pulled on a pair of sandals. The ground outside was rough and stony and could easily cut the soles of your feet.
He reached for his sister's hand and allowed her to lead them to her room. She pointed to her window. Dan looked outside and listened. He couldn't hear anything and didn't see anything either. He was about to turn around and tell off Marie for waking him when he heard a loud crash.
"What the hell," exclaimed Daniel and he ran for the front door. Daniel walked into the pitch-black night and looked around. The darkness seemed to swallow everything. He fumbled with his flashlight and switched it on. The beam of light cut through the darkness but seemed to do very little. Daniel listened carefully and swung his flashlight around, searching.
He heard another crash and ran in its direction. It seemed to be coming from the fields. Daniel ran to the back of his house and shone his flashlight into the fields. It was close to useless. But then he saw the red eyes. It had to be a zoid, but what was it doing in their fields. Those were what kept Daniel's village alive. Daniel ran toward the field and jumped over the fence. It didn't matter that he couldn't see a thing, he could jump that fence in his sleep.
"Hey," Daniel yelled as he ran toward the zoid careful to walk on the paths, "Hey you're trampling our fields." Daniel continued shouting, hoping the Zoid's pilot would hear him. Suddenly the darkness was cut by a huge explosion from farther down in the fields. "Moron," screamed Daniel, "you're destroying our fields."
Suddenly Daniel heard a soft snicker. He heard crashing sounds and then the Zoid was facing him, staring at him with its glowing red eyes. Daniel froze with fear and stared up at this Zoid. Terror seemed to fill his veins; this Zoid could blow a hole through him without a second thought. Daniel's flashlight shown on the Zoids and he could make out it's general shape. It looked like a rev raptor, but in the darkness it was hard to be sure.
"So you think you can stop me," a deep male voice said from the Zoid, "foolish boy, didn't you know that your field was once part of the greatest battle to ever hit Zi?" Daniel's thoughts were in a furious mess. This field was part of a battle? But why was the guy shooting it up? Was he going to shoot me too? "Well," the voice continued breaking apart his thoughts, "I guess I'd better continue on my way, still leaving behind witnesses is such a liability."
Daniel felt his very blood freeze at this. "Goodbye," the voice said and Daniel imagined him pressing the trigger, the last thing he saw as he screamed was a blinding bright light.
Marie sat at the windowsill her entire figure tense waiting for a sign of her older brother. She could hear shouting and then there was an explosion. Then there was a long pause and then a scream and another explosion. Fear pounded in her heart. There were footsteps in the background and Marie turned.
"Mommy," she screamed, "Danny's outside."
"Oh my god," she heard and then there were running footsteps and the sound of a slamming door. Outside in the other houses, lights were being turned on and people were running outside. Marie just stood there, frozen and waiting. She heard shouts coming from the fields that lay behind their house. Was Danny okay?
Marie's face pressed against the windowsill and with each exhalation the window fogged up and then with each inhalation it cleared. Suddenly Marie caught the sound of boots thumping on the dirt. She saw people running toward the doctor's house. Marie's breath caught in her throat, even at five years old she knew what that must mean? Daniel must be hurt. A few minutes later the doctor was running toward the field and the young men that came to get him were carrying an empty stretcher. She waited, terrified until there was a steady patter of footsteps as the group of villagers returned. 4 of them held the edges of a stretcher, on which lay a limp figure. The lanterns played shadows on his face but they did not hide his injuries. Marie huddled at the window and cried, praying her older brother was still alive.
This story sets place several centuries after the final defeat of the Deathsaurer by Van Flyheight and company. It occurs as the Zoid Battle Commission, ZBC, is emerging on Zi.
Daniel awoke suddenly and stared at the room around him. Something had abruptly torn him from his sleep and he struggled to remember what it was. He flicked on his lamp and squinted around the room. The answer became quickly obvious, as he looked down to his little sister Marie, staring up at him with worried eyes.
"What is it Marie?" he asked sleepily.
"There's something outside," she whispered. Daniel struggled with the tiredness that was engulfing him. He looked toward his watch, 2:00 AM it told him.
"Probably nothing Marie," he mumbled, "go back to sleep it's way to early to be up and about."
"But.but Dan I heard it and I.I saw its red eyes," she whimpered fearfully.
This caught Daniel's attention. Marie often got scared at night, being 7 years old, but she had yet to imagine red eyes.
"Okay Marie, show me where it is and I'll go check." Daniel lifted himself out of his bed and picked up a flashlight from his nighttable. Then he quickly pulled on a pair of sandals. The ground outside was rough and stony and could easily cut the soles of your feet.
He reached for his sister's hand and allowed her to lead them to her room. She pointed to her window. Dan looked outside and listened. He couldn't hear anything and didn't see anything either. He was about to turn around and tell off Marie for waking him when he heard a loud crash.
"What the hell," exclaimed Daniel and he ran for the front door. Daniel walked into the pitch-black night and looked around. The darkness seemed to swallow everything. He fumbled with his flashlight and switched it on. The beam of light cut through the darkness but seemed to do very little. Daniel listened carefully and swung his flashlight around, searching.
He heard another crash and ran in its direction. It seemed to be coming from the fields. Daniel ran to the back of his house and shone his flashlight into the fields. It was close to useless. But then he saw the red eyes. It had to be a zoid, but what was it doing in their fields. Those were what kept Daniel's village alive. Daniel ran toward the field and jumped over the fence. It didn't matter that he couldn't see a thing, he could jump that fence in his sleep.
"Hey," Daniel yelled as he ran toward the zoid careful to walk on the paths, "Hey you're trampling our fields." Daniel continued shouting, hoping the Zoid's pilot would hear him. Suddenly the darkness was cut by a huge explosion from farther down in the fields. "Moron," screamed Daniel, "you're destroying our fields."
Suddenly Daniel heard a soft snicker. He heard crashing sounds and then the Zoid was facing him, staring at him with its glowing red eyes. Daniel froze with fear and stared up at this Zoid. Terror seemed to fill his veins; this Zoid could blow a hole through him without a second thought. Daniel's flashlight shown on the Zoids and he could make out it's general shape. It looked like a rev raptor, but in the darkness it was hard to be sure.
"So you think you can stop me," a deep male voice said from the Zoid, "foolish boy, didn't you know that your field was once part of the greatest battle to ever hit Zi?" Daniel's thoughts were in a furious mess. This field was part of a battle? But why was the guy shooting it up? Was he going to shoot me too? "Well," the voice continued breaking apart his thoughts, "I guess I'd better continue on my way, still leaving behind witnesses is such a liability."
Daniel felt his very blood freeze at this. "Goodbye," the voice said and Daniel imagined him pressing the trigger, the last thing he saw as he screamed was a blinding bright light.
Marie sat at the windowsill her entire figure tense waiting for a sign of her older brother. She could hear shouting and then there was an explosion. Then there was a long pause and then a scream and another explosion. Fear pounded in her heart. There were footsteps in the background and Marie turned.
"Mommy," she screamed, "Danny's outside."
"Oh my god," she heard and then there were running footsteps and the sound of a slamming door. Outside in the other houses, lights were being turned on and people were running outside. Marie just stood there, frozen and waiting. She heard shouts coming from the fields that lay behind their house. Was Danny okay?
Marie's face pressed against the windowsill and with each exhalation the window fogged up and then with each inhalation it cleared. Suddenly Marie caught the sound of boots thumping on the dirt. She saw people running toward the doctor's house. Marie's breath caught in her throat, even at five years old she knew what that must mean? Daniel must be hurt. A few minutes later the doctor was running toward the field and the young men that came to get him were carrying an empty stretcher. She waited, terrified until there was a steady patter of footsteps as the group of villagers returned. 4 of them held the edges of a stretcher, on which lay a limp figure. The lanterns played shadows on his face but they did not hide his injuries. Marie huddled at the window and cried, praying her older brother was still alive.
