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Chapter 5 - The Short Ten Years
"Look, if that's all you got, I'm never going to let you down for it." Laughed Locke.
"Hey, you have the advantage, our weapons were turned off for this practice!" Said a half-frustrated Mark.
Locke was now 17 years old. It had been 10 years since he had been taken out of his pod, and trained, day and night, to be a superior Zoid pilot. It had been hard and rough, but thanks to his best friend; Mark, It stayed interesting and always was a challenge. The two had met each other when Victor called the two of them to his office. They were some of the most gifted pilots, and would be together for a while.
After that, they had learned that they were almost like twins, except Mark had Black hair and Blue eyes. They were almost the same age, off by about a month, and there skills were completely matched. Though the two were thought to be twins, but testing showed that they were as distantly related as they could get. Also, Mark was a little more laid back than Locke. Locke was more of a hotshot in competition. Mark tried his best but didn't get as excited, unless fighting Locke. They were so close of friends and so huge of rivals, it would take many people hours to comprehend how such a relationship could exist.
They also used different Zoids. Locke's favorite was the Zaber Fang. It's maneuverability and its quick speeds at short notice were his way of fighting. Also it's teeth and claws were a huge advantage if he ran out of ammunition. It suited him better than any Zoid he had come by. Mark's favorite Zoid on the other hand was the Shield Liger. It's Shield and Armor had helped him countless amount of times for endurance and survival.
However, whenever the two fought each other with their weapons turned off, Locke always had the advantage, when it was the other way around, they were on Mark's turf, penetrating a shield was very difficult, especially when the pilot knew how to conserve his or her shield energy.
Locke charged at the Shield Liger again. "If you don't start trying soon, I'm going to grind you into the dust.HARD."
The shining claws of the Zaber Fang came tearing for the shield liger only to slash the wind and the dust below it as the Shield Liger made another evasive maneuver, hopping backward. Unfortunately for Mark, the Zaber Fang was able to get it's hind legs to the ground about the same time the Shield Liger landed and the Zaber Fang lunged at the Liger once more. Mark never anticipated this and ended up crashing to the ground.
The Zaber Fang gave out a triumphant roar to its newly achieved victory. A voice came over the intercom from a base not to far monitoring the battle.
"Congratulations Locke, once again, you were able to successfully use the maneuverability to your Zoid to bring down your opponent. And as for you Mark, you did very well to dodge all the attacks, however that last dodge was to far of a hop. You should have cut that jump about a ¼ of that distance, then you could have made a counter attack, but you did a very good job."
"Thanks Victor," Said Locke. (Same Victor from my other chapters) "Hey Mark, you alright?" Locke asked. He was sure he would, Mark was a real stickler when it came to buckling up. And the fall wasn't that hard.
"Yeah" he said without any sound of pain. "But don't think I'm down already. He said as he immediately got up, "I won't go down just because you rudely bumped into me."
"I want to see you two fight with all weapons and shields you may have on you this time." Said Victor.
"Sure thing," said Mark
"Why not?" responded Locke.
And the battle commenced. Locke fired the pulse lasers at the liger and jumped into the air at that moment, its destination to land on top of the Shield Liger as it recoiled from the lasers. The Shield Liger anticipated the attack from the Zaber Fang and ducked to avoid the shots then dashed forward right under the Zaber Fang to avoid being tackled. It Dug its claws into the ground and turned sharply 180 degrees and fired a couple missiles hitting the right rear leg of the Zaber Fang.
"Luck, it was all luck." Locke muttered to himself. He quickly turned and fired, only this time remaining stationary and also shooting just below the cockpit of the Liger. Mark never saw it coming. He consequently suffered a direct shot to the cockpit when he tried to duck, stunning him for a second, giving Locke the opportunity of ramming the Liger or slashing it with the Zaber's claws. Instantly going in a sprint, he charged at the Liger, never anticipating what was coming next.
When Mark felt the shock of getting hit directly, he knew that he would get rammed, or at least something to that effect, almost unconsciously he turned on his shield and charged forward. When the Liger had gotten hit, the wind pressure from the shot had brought up enough sand for either pilot to see the other. The two collided, only Locke felt any pain, Mark only felt an energy drop from his shields. The collision of the two Zoids had been hard enough that the Zaber Fang's face got smashed a little bit, plus it gave the Zaber a Command System Freeze. It wasn't to bad, but it looked almost like the cockpit had almost jutted inward slightly.
"Locke! Locke, can you hear me?!?" Mark yelled. Locke didn't respond.
"Locke! Come on! I didn't want you to die! Wake up!" He screamed.
"You worry to much Mark," Laughed Locke, "I considered seeing you get weepy-eyed, but that would have been cruel."
"You're silence WAS cruel." Exclaimed Mark.
Locke smirked. "Oh alright, I won't do that again if you don't."
"Done." Agreed Mark.
"Locke, are you there?" Asked Victor.
"Yeah I'm here." Responded Locke.
"Good, I think that we will call it a wrap for today, won't you agree?"
"Sure," Said Locke.
"Fine by me." Mark Agreed.
* * * * *
Reese walked into the control tower at the base that was monitoring the finished battle.
"The way those two fight makes me worried sick sometimes." She said sounding annoyed.
"They'll be fine, still, I can't deny that I was worried myself." Replied Victor.
"Now is not the time we are going to need them to sit in hospitals. For a while I don't want those two doing one on one battles, lets pair them up so they can sharpen their team work." She commanded.
"If you think it would be a wise idea, it's fine with me." Victor responded, "However I can't help notice that you seem very worried. What happened recently?" He inquired.
"They've landed, the solders from earth are here. However, I think that they landed near the Guylos continent. With any luck, they are going to mistake those humans for Zoidians, or one side will threaten the other causing a new chaotic war, and we will have more time to get our act together."
"Sounds sweet &sour, the question is, which is it more?" Victor asked curiously. Reese thought only for 3 seconds.
"Sour." She said without hesitation.
Victor smiled. "You aren't going to be pessimistic now, are you?"
"Maybe, I want to see Locke and Mark later this evening. Have them drop by then."
"Will do." Said Victor.
Reese left the tower, and Victor watched a Gustave go and fetch the injured Zaber Fang. Reese had really shown Victor a lot of respect. He was an excellent consoler for her, and in some ways a friend. Though his field was training Zoid pilots, the wisdom for points of defense and tactics for offence was great enough that anyone would have thought he had done it for years. Though no one was sure, the truth was he had only done it briefly and decided that training pilots was in a bigger portion of his interests and talent. He loved to see his pilots' progress. He wasn't too bad of one himself, just not as good as some would see him as so.
* * * * *
10 Years. How they had gone by so quickly. In a time of peace, time slips through your fingers like grains of sand. But during war, it seemed to stand still. A time of peace was a time of change for young and old alike. Dr. D was now dead, along with the former Madam President. They were both buried near the rebuilt Republican Capital. The new President was the Female attendant that had been with Herman's mother through out her career. She was also with Herman's Father for a time. Both the Empire and the Republic were not only allies with each other, but also friends. No one had disturbed the Peace for a while since the Death Saurer was destroyed. For ten years, no one destroyed, killed, or anything to that extreme for ten years. It made everyone nervous in a way. Rudolph was now an adult. He was married to Mary Anne, and they already had a 5-month-old son. With Rudolph no longer being 14, Assassinations no longer seemed necessary, seeing that he hadn't messed anything up ever, even as a 'little kid'.
With no one disturbing the peace, there would be no need for the Guardian Force. Though he was only on stand by and still getting paid, Van went on what seemed like a permanent vacation. His contract would expire very soon, and Van would either need to continue to serve in the military, or just stay in the Wind Colony and work there. He was a General now in the military, but that wasn't too exciting.
Needless to say, Van was happy where he was, he had almost completely forgotten about Fiona, but some things never go away. Zeek was still with Van, and probably always would be.
As for Fiona, she was still going to orphanages, every time she left, the kids were sad to see her go, and to her surprise, when she came back, everyone of them looked as though they had been sitting there waiting for years. They loved her and she loved them.
Neither Irvine nor Moonbay had been heard from in ten years. Thomas was also a General in the Military, always concentrated on his duties. Everyone else was doing the same old thing they had been doing for years except for Cruger. Though old he was still alive. He probably wouldn't survive another year, but planet Zi was now in very dependable hands and at peace, a peace that would last for a long time. Or so they thought.
* * * * *
"Dr. Randal Sir! We are ready to deploy at anytime now." Said a very eager solder.
Over the years, the Dr. had been gathering Zoid Technology for the invasion so that they might stand a chance in the war. A single Guysack could have defeated Randal in his inferior weaponry if the pilot was half decent. With the new Rev Raptor and Dark Horn technology, plus with superior numbers, Randal thought he was going to win this war for sure.
The head quarters of these newcomers was on the third continent of Zi, the continent Wasteland. Like it's name, all it was was a wasteland, no one could travel through there alone for more then 2 days it was so hot and so dry. However, to Randal, it wouldn't matter, He would soon have his revenge and probably a high reward for the technology he would acquire here. Needless to say, he could barley contain his excitement.
"Begin the invasion, destroy every last person on this planet!" He commanded.
Yay! The first battle in this fiction! I'm not half bad either, or not as bad as I thought. Anyway thanks again for reading my fiction, and I do hope your enjoying it! Stay tuned, or, in Internet terms, stay connected for my next chapter!
LockeLink
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Chapter 5 - The Short Ten Years
"Look, if that's all you got, I'm never going to let you down for it." Laughed Locke.
"Hey, you have the advantage, our weapons were turned off for this practice!" Said a half-frustrated Mark.
Locke was now 17 years old. It had been 10 years since he had been taken out of his pod, and trained, day and night, to be a superior Zoid pilot. It had been hard and rough, but thanks to his best friend; Mark, It stayed interesting and always was a challenge. The two had met each other when Victor called the two of them to his office. They were some of the most gifted pilots, and would be together for a while.
After that, they had learned that they were almost like twins, except Mark had Black hair and Blue eyes. They were almost the same age, off by about a month, and there skills were completely matched. Though the two were thought to be twins, but testing showed that they were as distantly related as they could get. Also, Mark was a little more laid back than Locke. Locke was more of a hotshot in competition. Mark tried his best but didn't get as excited, unless fighting Locke. They were so close of friends and so huge of rivals, it would take many people hours to comprehend how such a relationship could exist.
They also used different Zoids. Locke's favorite was the Zaber Fang. It's maneuverability and its quick speeds at short notice were his way of fighting. Also it's teeth and claws were a huge advantage if he ran out of ammunition. It suited him better than any Zoid he had come by. Mark's favorite Zoid on the other hand was the Shield Liger. It's Shield and Armor had helped him countless amount of times for endurance and survival.
However, whenever the two fought each other with their weapons turned off, Locke always had the advantage, when it was the other way around, they were on Mark's turf, penetrating a shield was very difficult, especially when the pilot knew how to conserve his or her shield energy.
Locke charged at the Shield Liger again. "If you don't start trying soon, I'm going to grind you into the dust.HARD."
The shining claws of the Zaber Fang came tearing for the shield liger only to slash the wind and the dust below it as the Shield Liger made another evasive maneuver, hopping backward. Unfortunately for Mark, the Zaber Fang was able to get it's hind legs to the ground about the same time the Shield Liger landed and the Zaber Fang lunged at the Liger once more. Mark never anticipated this and ended up crashing to the ground.
The Zaber Fang gave out a triumphant roar to its newly achieved victory. A voice came over the intercom from a base not to far monitoring the battle.
"Congratulations Locke, once again, you were able to successfully use the maneuverability to your Zoid to bring down your opponent. And as for you Mark, you did very well to dodge all the attacks, however that last dodge was to far of a hop. You should have cut that jump about a ¼ of that distance, then you could have made a counter attack, but you did a very good job."
"Thanks Victor," Said Locke. (Same Victor from my other chapters) "Hey Mark, you alright?" Locke asked. He was sure he would, Mark was a real stickler when it came to buckling up. And the fall wasn't that hard.
"Yeah" he said without any sound of pain. "But don't think I'm down already. He said as he immediately got up, "I won't go down just because you rudely bumped into me."
"I want to see you two fight with all weapons and shields you may have on you this time." Said Victor.
"Sure thing," said Mark
"Why not?" responded Locke.
And the battle commenced. Locke fired the pulse lasers at the liger and jumped into the air at that moment, its destination to land on top of the Shield Liger as it recoiled from the lasers. The Shield Liger anticipated the attack from the Zaber Fang and ducked to avoid the shots then dashed forward right under the Zaber Fang to avoid being tackled. It Dug its claws into the ground and turned sharply 180 degrees and fired a couple missiles hitting the right rear leg of the Zaber Fang.
"Luck, it was all luck." Locke muttered to himself. He quickly turned and fired, only this time remaining stationary and also shooting just below the cockpit of the Liger. Mark never saw it coming. He consequently suffered a direct shot to the cockpit when he tried to duck, stunning him for a second, giving Locke the opportunity of ramming the Liger or slashing it with the Zaber's claws. Instantly going in a sprint, he charged at the Liger, never anticipating what was coming next.
When Mark felt the shock of getting hit directly, he knew that he would get rammed, or at least something to that effect, almost unconsciously he turned on his shield and charged forward. When the Liger had gotten hit, the wind pressure from the shot had brought up enough sand for either pilot to see the other. The two collided, only Locke felt any pain, Mark only felt an energy drop from his shields. The collision of the two Zoids had been hard enough that the Zaber Fang's face got smashed a little bit, plus it gave the Zaber a Command System Freeze. It wasn't to bad, but it looked almost like the cockpit had almost jutted inward slightly.
"Locke! Locke, can you hear me?!?" Mark yelled. Locke didn't respond.
"Locke! Come on! I didn't want you to die! Wake up!" He screamed.
"You worry to much Mark," Laughed Locke, "I considered seeing you get weepy-eyed, but that would have been cruel."
"You're silence WAS cruel." Exclaimed Mark.
Locke smirked. "Oh alright, I won't do that again if you don't."
"Done." Agreed Mark.
"Locke, are you there?" Asked Victor.
"Yeah I'm here." Responded Locke.
"Good, I think that we will call it a wrap for today, won't you agree?"
"Sure," Said Locke.
"Fine by me." Mark Agreed.
* * * * *
Reese walked into the control tower at the base that was monitoring the finished battle.
"The way those two fight makes me worried sick sometimes." She said sounding annoyed.
"They'll be fine, still, I can't deny that I was worried myself." Replied Victor.
"Now is not the time we are going to need them to sit in hospitals. For a while I don't want those two doing one on one battles, lets pair them up so they can sharpen their team work." She commanded.
"If you think it would be a wise idea, it's fine with me." Victor responded, "However I can't help notice that you seem very worried. What happened recently?" He inquired.
"They've landed, the solders from earth are here. However, I think that they landed near the Guylos continent. With any luck, they are going to mistake those humans for Zoidians, or one side will threaten the other causing a new chaotic war, and we will have more time to get our act together."
"Sounds sweet &sour, the question is, which is it more?" Victor asked curiously. Reese thought only for 3 seconds.
"Sour." She said without hesitation.
Victor smiled. "You aren't going to be pessimistic now, are you?"
"Maybe, I want to see Locke and Mark later this evening. Have them drop by then."
"Will do." Said Victor.
Reese left the tower, and Victor watched a Gustave go and fetch the injured Zaber Fang. Reese had really shown Victor a lot of respect. He was an excellent consoler for her, and in some ways a friend. Though his field was training Zoid pilots, the wisdom for points of defense and tactics for offence was great enough that anyone would have thought he had done it for years. Though no one was sure, the truth was he had only done it briefly and decided that training pilots was in a bigger portion of his interests and talent. He loved to see his pilots' progress. He wasn't too bad of one himself, just not as good as some would see him as so.
* * * * *
10 Years. How they had gone by so quickly. In a time of peace, time slips through your fingers like grains of sand. But during war, it seemed to stand still. A time of peace was a time of change for young and old alike. Dr. D was now dead, along with the former Madam President. They were both buried near the rebuilt Republican Capital. The new President was the Female attendant that had been with Herman's mother through out her career. She was also with Herman's Father for a time. Both the Empire and the Republic were not only allies with each other, but also friends. No one had disturbed the Peace for a while since the Death Saurer was destroyed. For ten years, no one destroyed, killed, or anything to that extreme for ten years. It made everyone nervous in a way. Rudolph was now an adult. He was married to Mary Anne, and they already had a 5-month-old son. With Rudolph no longer being 14, Assassinations no longer seemed necessary, seeing that he hadn't messed anything up ever, even as a 'little kid'.
With no one disturbing the peace, there would be no need for the Guardian Force. Though he was only on stand by and still getting paid, Van went on what seemed like a permanent vacation. His contract would expire very soon, and Van would either need to continue to serve in the military, or just stay in the Wind Colony and work there. He was a General now in the military, but that wasn't too exciting.
Needless to say, Van was happy where he was, he had almost completely forgotten about Fiona, but some things never go away. Zeek was still with Van, and probably always would be.
As for Fiona, she was still going to orphanages, every time she left, the kids were sad to see her go, and to her surprise, when she came back, everyone of them looked as though they had been sitting there waiting for years. They loved her and she loved them.
Neither Irvine nor Moonbay had been heard from in ten years. Thomas was also a General in the Military, always concentrated on his duties. Everyone else was doing the same old thing they had been doing for years except for Cruger. Though old he was still alive. He probably wouldn't survive another year, but planet Zi was now in very dependable hands and at peace, a peace that would last for a long time. Or so they thought.
* * * * *
"Dr. Randal Sir! We are ready to deploy at anytime now." Said a very eager solder.
Over the years, the Dr. had been gathering Zoid Technology for the invasion so that they might stand a chance in the war. A single Guysack could have defeated Randal in his inferior weaponry if the pilot was half decent. With the new Rev Raptor and Dark Horn technology, plus with superior numbers, Randal thought he was going to win this war for sure.
The head quarters of these newcomers was on the third continent of Zi, the continent Wasteland. Like it's name, all it was was a wasteland, no one could travel through there alone for more then 2 days it was so hot and so dry. However, to Randal, it wouldn't matter, He would soon have his revenge and probably a high reward for the technology he would acquire here. Needless to say, he could barley contain his excitement.
"Begin the invasion, destroy every last person on this planet!" He commanded.
Yay! The first battle in this fiction! I'm not half bad either, or not as bad as I thought. Anyway thanks again for reading my fiction, and I do hope your enjoying it! Stay tuned, or, in Internet terms, stay connected for my next chapter!
LockeLink