Chapter VI: End of the day
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Extending the right arm of his VF-4 Lightning, Nathaniel, he struck the broad side of his arm on the VF-1's chest. The VF-1 toppled from the sheer power of the impact and crashed towards the empty grandstands.
However, his actions were not without a small consequence. The right arm of his Valkyrie was malfunctioning.
Nat cursed as the controls became unresponsive. The system was not meant to endure a beating like that. Hell, it wasn't even that hard.
The VF-1 suddenly took the Lightning's hand and swung him towards the high- tension wires that were nearby. Nathaniel ran towards the wires and using its elasticity, bounced back towards the VF-1. Nathaniel worked what little remained of the controls and with the force of the bounce, gave the rampaging unit a very strong drop kick.
The VF-1 staggered and fell to the ground. Nathaniel slowly walked towards the fallen unit but it suddenly kicked his legs from under him and Nathaniel toppled over. Pushing himself up, Nathaniel quickly dodged the VF- 1's kick and immediately got up.
"If this thing is maneuverable maybe it's limber," Nathaniel said as he charged the VF-1 and locked his arms from behind. Using the Valkyrie's strength, Nathaniel lifted the unit and bent backwards with it, causing a German Suplex.
Nathaniel then walked back and crouched, waiting for the VF-1 to stand. The VF-1 staggered but it stood, then with full thrust, Nathaniel tackled it on its gut, sending it back to the ground.
But he was not finished. Nathaniel picked the unit up and placed its head under his Valkyrie's arm. Using what strength left, Nathaniel lifted the VF- 1 until it was vertical. Using the force of gravity as well as his own, Nathaniel slammed the unit to the hard ground causing the unit's system to short out.
But he himself was also affected for the Lightning 's system gave out and the power abruptly shutdown, leaving Nathaniel in a dark cockpit.
Now that it was over, he wished that the cockpit were also his coffin. And he just drove the last nail himself.
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"That was reckless," Aimee said as she ran towards her Valkyrie and transformed it into its battroid mode. She then ran towards the two downed units and carefully lifted the Lightning away from the VF-1.
Soon, the defense force arrived and secured the VF-1 and its pilot who was still unconscious from the beating Nathaniel gave him. Seeing the pilot being dragged away, Aimee immediately exited her Valkyrie and tried to open the hatch to get to Nathaniel. But the hatch was bent and the manual override was unresponsive. She didn't know who took the worse beating, him or the other pilot.
A rescue team arrived with cutting tools and with Aimee's urging, hacked into the panel into the cockpit.
"Nat!" she called out but he did not answer right away. She could only hear his irregular breathing that echoed through the cockpit. Somehow, it was eerie and she feared for him.
"Are you okay, honey?" she asked but then paused. Honey? Where did that come from? She said it in the spurt of the moment but is sounded... right.
"I won't be when doc gets his hands on me," he said shakily. Aimee knew that his adrenalin was starting to ebb and he was starting to get back to normal.
"That was a stupid thing you did," Aimee sighed as she helped him out.
"Tell me about it," Nathaniel smiled as he looked into her eyes. Aimee saw the want in his soul and the kindness she never saw before.
"That was some moves you got there, son," Captain Dyson smiled as he looked up to them.
"I don't think that Doc will agree with you," Nathaniel said as he slowly got down from the Valkyrie, still a bit shaken.
"No," the captain smiled. "I don't think so. Listen, you kids get out of here and I'll deal with him."
"Easy for you to say," Nathaniel grumbled. "You don't live here." With that, the captain laughed.
"It also helps that you have a small army within reach," the captain said. "Go. I'll take care of things here." With that, the captain walked to intercept a shocked Doc.
"So?" Nathaniel smiled as he looked at her expectantly. Aimee just smiled and took his hand.
"I believe I owe you a date," she said as she laughed. "You guys coming?" Nathaniel looked behind him to see Chris, Clarissa and Patty looking relived and somehow confused.
"I'm game," Chris said as he still held Clarissa's hand. Nathaniel noticed this gesture and sighed.
"Let's get out of here before the Doc gets through with the captain," everyone smiled and left.
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Extending the right arm of his VF-4 Lightning, Nathaniel, he struck the broad side of his arm on the VF-1's chest. The VF-1 toppled from the sheer power of the impact and crashed towards the empty grandstands.
However, his actions were not without a small consequence. The right arm of his Valkyrie was malfunctioning.
Nat cursed as the controls became unresponsive. The system was not meant to endure a beating like that. Hell, it wasn't even that hard.
The VF-1 suddenly took the Lightning's hand and swung him towards the high- tension wires that were nearby. Nathaniel ran towards the wires and using its elasticity, bounced back towards the VF-1. Nathaniel worked what little remained of the controls and with the force of the bounce, gave the rampaging unit a very strong drop kick.
The VF-1 staggered and fell to the ground. Nathaniel slowly walked towards the fallen unit but it suddenly kicked his legs from under him and Nathaniel toppled over. Pushing himself up, Nathaniel quickly dodged the VF- 1's kick and immediately got up.
"If this thing is maneuverable maybe it's limber," Nathaniel said as he charged the VF-1 and locked his arms from behind. Using the Valkyrie's strength, Nathaniel lifted the unit and bent backwards with it, causing a German Suplex.
Nathaniel then walked back and crouched, waiting for the VF-1 to stand. The VF-1 staggered but it stood, then with full thrust, Nathaniel tackled it on its gut, sending it back to the ground.
But he was not finished. Nathaniel picked the unit up and placed its head under his Valkyrie's arm. Using what strength left, Nathaniel lifted the VF- 1 until it was vertical. Using the force of gravity as well as his own, Nathaniel slammed the unit to the hard ground causing the unit's system to short out.
But he himself was also affected for the Lightning 's system gave out and the power abruptly shutdown, leaving Nathaniel in a dark cockpit.
Now that it was over, he wished that the cockpit were also his coffin. And he just drove the last nail himself.
***
"That was reckless," Aimee said as she ran towards her Valkyrie and transformed it into its battroid mode. She then ran towards the two downed units and carefully lifted the Lightning away from the VF-1.
Soon, the defense force arrived and secured the VF-1 and its pilot who was still unconscious from the beating Nathaniel gave him. Seeing the pilot being dragged away, Aimee immediately exited her Valkyrie and tried to open the hatch to get to Nathaniel. But the hatch was bent and the manual override was unresponsive. She didn't know who took the worse beating, him or the other pilot.
A rescue team arrived with cutting tools and with Aimee's urging, hacked into the panel into the cockpit.
"Nat!" she called out but he did not answer right away. She could only hear his irregular breathing that echoed through the cockpit. Somehow, it was eerie and she feared for him.
"Are you okay, honey?" she asked but then paused. Honey? Where did that come from? She said it in the spurt of the moment but is sounded... right.
"I won't be when doc gets his hands on me," he said shakily. Aimee knew that his adrenalin was starting to ebb and he was starting to get back to normal.
"That was a stupid thing you did," Aimee sighed as she helped him out.
"Tell me about it," Nathaniel smiled as he looked into her eyes. Aimee saw the want in his soul and the kindness she never saw before.
"That was some moves you got there, son," Captain Dyson smiled as he looked up to them.
"I don't think that Doc will agree with you," Nathaniel said as he slowly got down from the Valkyrie, still a bit shaken.
"No," the captain smiled. "I don't think so. Listen, you kids get out of here and I'll deal with him."
"Easy for you to say," Nathaniel grumbled. "You don't live here." With that, the captain laughed.
"It also helps that you have a small army within reach," the captain said. "Go. I'll take care of things here." With that, the captain walked to intercept a shocked Doc.
"So?" Nathaniel smiled as he looked at her expectantly. Aimee just smiled and took his hand.
"I believe I owe you a date," she said as she laughed. "You guys coming?" Nathaniel looked behind him to see Chris, Clarissa and Patty looking relived and somehow confused.
"I'm game," Chris said as he still held Clarissa's hand. Nathaniel noticed this gesture and sighed.
"Let's get out of here before the Doc gets through with the captain," everyone smiled and left.
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