Author Notes: Here's the next chapter The Rivalry of Clans looks like
there's more than one. Man this looks like trouble.
Night had fallen and the Hover Cargo was settled in a meadow but still the people inside were alert as ever. "Ryuichi is they're more of those things out there?" Hillary asked. "Well from my recon there was a humongous ship and judging from its size I say maybe about thirty maybe forty more." He replied. "Oh that is so comforting Ryuichi. We may have to fight more of those things aren't you worried a little bit?" Hillary glared at the pilot who just came back from the kitchen with a jar of cookies. "Not at all." He grinned.
"Hey those are my cookies!!" Celes yelled out and began to chase Ryuichi. "Hey share the wealth don't hog it to yourself." Ryuichi dodged a sofa cushion that was tossed at him. "Gimme my cookies back!!" Celes yelled out then abruptly sat down and began to cry. "Geez Ryuichi you just had to go and make a girl cry." Hillary shook her head. "I didn't mean too." Ryuichi kneeled to Celes. "I'm sorry here's your cookies back is there anything I can do to make you stop?" Ryuichi handed over the cookie jar. Celes's hand shot out and grabbed Ryuichi's neck. A grin that would make anybody nervous was plastered on Celes's face.
"You shouldn't have said that." Hiami smiled her all knowing smile. "What is she going to do?" Ryuichi choked. "Dress you up." Zack said as he and Kaos leaned against a wall. "Nooooooo!!" Ryuichi tried to struggle but Celes's grip was just too strong. "Come along now." Celes said. "This I got to see maybe I could draw it too." Hillary took out her journal and followed Celes and Ryuichi. Ryuichi managed to reach out and grab Arashi's tail as the organoid tried to hide. "If I'm going down you're coming with me Arashi." The organoid roared as it clawed and scraped at the floor trying to get away. Hiami looked at Zack and sighed. "Zack gave a nod and rolled his eyes. Time to move before the screams start.
Goji opened his eyes he was expecting to be in a cell but the place he was in told him otherwise. "This looks like and officer's quarters." He muttered. "It is." A voice said. Goji whirled to see Star Colonel Tira in front of him. "Who are you?" Goji said and dropped into a stance. "I'm Star Colonel Tira Kolun." The elemental stepped closer. "To tell the truth you are quite unique to other Inner Sphere people." "How so?" Goji asked. "To beat an elemental is like trying to take on a battlemech with a machine gun and actually winning." Tira said. "That also includes the four other saps I brought down right?" Goji asked. "That too." Tira said. "So your point is?" Goji leaned against the wall as he waited. "We shall take off soon after we hunt down that other mechs then I shall see to my khan for the ceremony which will fully bring you in as a warrior for our clan." Tira looked as though she was going burst with pride. "Who said I wanted to join?" Goji narrowed his gaze on Tira. "You have no choice but the true thing is to fully join the clan is a high honor. You should be proud of yourself." Tira came closer till Goji began to drop into a stance again. "I don't want to join your clan Tira, my friends need me." "But we need you." Tira said a new gentle tone in her voice. Goji shook his head. "I can't stay Tira and you know I will try to escape again." The elemental towered over Goji but a look of defeat crossed her beautiful face she was about to say something when an alarm began to blare.
Tira rushed toward an intercom and pressed a button. "What's going on!?" She demanded. "Star Colonel we have two dropships on radar. They are Jade Falcon!!" A reply from the tech sounded like he was in panic. "They haven't even issued a challenge!? We shall bury those birds all rules of engagement of off. All forces move in and annihilate the Jade Falcon!!" Tira rushed to leave but a gentle but firm grip grasped her arm. "I'm coming with you." Goji said. "Neg you shall stay here till we arrive back victorious." Tira began to try loosening his but was surprised to find out she couldn't. "You said I'm a warrior to be even though I don't want to be a member of your clan at least let me fight beside you just this once." Goji glared his intense stare made Tira feel like she was burning up. "Very well you shall take one of the Timber wolf's also known as the Mad Cat and fight beside me." Tira smiled. "Roger that." Goji said.
Twilight put her paws over her ears as the alarm blared away unfortunately she was right under one and man was it loud. 'God almighty this is going to give me a hell of a migraine.' She continued to lay low but soon realized that her hiding place on one of the Masakari's was going to start moving. Then she saw him Goji was dressed some sort of vest and helmet along with his regular clothes. She watched as he boarded one of the giant robots and began walking it out. 'What in hell are you doing Goji?' Twilight crouched lower as the Masakari began to move.
The Battlemechs, Elementals, and aerospace fighters crowded around the Black Wolf as they awaited the Jade Falcon's. The wait wasn't a long one. Suddenly a huge wave of missiles flew toward the Wolf's tiny army. Four Elemental's were wiped out completely a clan Puma and Uller fell under the barrage and cremated armor flew away in chunks as the massive wave finally ceased. Immediately the Wolf's battlemechs released their own wave although much smaller in number of missiles in the direction of the first wave. Aerospace fighters rocketed toward the same area and met by a solid wall of fighters from the Jade Falcon's as well a massive dogfight broke out as the fighters began to blow each other up. Light mechs charged forward followed by medium and then heavy and assault class as mechs began to blast armor and rip holes into each other.
Goji himself was handling this battlemech well he tied in two of his large lasers in and fired. The destructive beams drew scars down a clan Mad Dog or Vulture. The battlemech turned its torso and fired its large and medium pulse lasers. Goji took the impact well enough he saw his status as some of the green areas turned yellow. While his large lasers cycled he released both his medium lasers and began to fire his machine guns as armor turned to slag and chipped away. The Vulture was soon joined by a medium mech called a Black Hawk. The medium mech fired three of its medium lasers as Goji fought to keep his mech on its feet he didn't notice the Black Hawk had a hitchhiker. Well until the mech toppled over. Goji then noticed an elemental clinging to the Black Hawk's back. Aiming carefully Goji released one of his large lasers, which burrowed into the Vultures cockpit and there was no hope for the pilot. "That you Tira?" Goji asked as the elemental leaped off the Black Hawk and faced him. "Aff Goji your first kill I see you handle a mech quite well." Goji smirked as he wiped sweat from his forehead. "You didn't tell me about the free sauna bath." Tira laughed can't take the heat of the mech?" "I can take it but the fight is in vain you can't win." Goji said. Already the blue dots on his mag relay that signaled friendly mechs were disappearing faster then the red dots. "We shall go as warriors of the wolf clan." Tira said. "Suddenly an elemental popped up behind Tira and it wasn't a blue dot. Tira whirled bringing up her laser arm. The other elemental knocked the arm away with its own and slammed its other arm in all three fingers on the hand grasped Tira's power armor and the machine gun in the hand began to fire and rip armor at close proximity. "Tira!!" Goji moved to help but an alarm blared as it signaled he was in a missile lock. A clan Cougar had released both of its LRM 10 packs. Twenty warheads streamed toward Goji's Mad Cat and most of his torso was in shreds. Goji quickly twisted his mechs torso bringing the still quite armored arm and left torso to face the salvo. The warheads hit and the arm flew from its joint. Goji pivoted his mech and faced the light clan mech and fired his remaining large laser at its feet. The beam hit a knee joint that sent the Cougar to the ground temporarily stopping it. Without wasting time for a lock, Goji released his missiles. The two boxy missile packs on his mechs shoulders each released 20 LRM's. The Cougar seemed to evaporate under the huge barrage. Goji quickly turned around and strafed with his machine guns. The elemental hit Tira's helmet and knocked off. Quickly he fired his medium lasers, the beams hit the elemental in the chest and plunged out through the back.
"Tira are you all right?" Goji zoomed in on the downed elemental. Tira looked up her face was covered in the black substance but still she managed to reply. "I shall not make it Goji neither shall my clan this battle has been lost." "Don't talk like that I'm coming to get you." Goji crouched his mech and was about to open the cockpit when a large alarm signaled he was in a missile lock. Twisting the mechs torso again he fired his missile packs just as the other missiles were about to hit. The result was no missiles hit him. "A still mech is an easy target Goji. Go your friends need you." Tira's movements were getting weaker. One arm missing a leg missing half her face covered in black goo, yet she defiantly kept firing her laser arm at a Jade Falcon Uller. Goji began to rip off his vest and helmet the heat in the cockpit was nearly unbearable but he continued his efforts. He began to bind the throttle to full and aimed it at a pack of Jade Falcon mechs that were heading in his direction. Then he leaped out of the cockpit tumbling then getting up and ran toward Tira. "I'll get you out of here." Goji began to lift the Star Colonel when she struggled and he let go. "No!! Don't take this away from me this is all I have left go." Tira shifted and two objects fell out of the shattered power armor, a forty-five hand gun and switchblade. "I'm keeping the knuckles." She smiled. "They are yours." Goji said. Tira smiled and slowly her eyes closed. Goji leaned forward and gently laid a kiss on her forehead. "The birds will pay" Goji said a noise behind him alerted him. He turned and faced an elemental.
Isis was continuously trying to convince herself that Twilight and Goji were going to be okay. But the more she thought the more she worried. "This is just to much I'm going to go get him myself." Isis stood up then abruptly sat down again. "Who am I kidding I'll only get myself lost." She sighed and closed her eyes. "Now that I think of it I guess Goji is a bit cute. Those eyes are a bit scary but he has nice hair and when we fought how close we were and how those muscles..... Oh darn how many months has it been? This is definitely not the time." Isis lay down. "Just need a little rest just a little rest." She fell into an uneasy slumber.
Goji leaped back as the elemental swung at him he rushed forward and landed a drop kick on the elemental making it stumble a few steps back. The Jade Falcon swung again and connected with Goji's face. The teen was sent flying back and quickly jumped back to his feet. His face looked unscathed except for the trickle of blood going down one side of his cheek. Obviously this must have surprised the elemental because he hesitated. But by now Goji's already emotionless eyes had gone near lifeless and from deep down in his throat an animalistic growl began to emanate. A gigantic roar was heard followed by terrific fighting.
Twilight had leaped off the Masakari when it had begun to fire since it gave her such a hot foot. As she stealthily wandered she found Goji, he was bloodied and unconscious. But most of the blood wasn't his. She turned away from the remains of the elemental that Goji fought. 'Goji you really pushed yourself in this one.' Twilight flipped the teen onto her back. 'Let's head back to find Isis.' Twilight began an easy walk away from the battlefield.
The Hover Cargo had just pulled up to find Isis having a bit of a nightmare. "Let's get her inside." Hiami lifted the sleeping girls legs while Hillary grabbed her by her elbows. "Will she be okay?" Celes asked a worried look on her face. Ryuichi wasn't smiling. "I'd say she's in her early stages of her you know what." "Celes nodded as Hiami and the others carried Isis to a room and laid her on the bed before leaving.
"We found Isis and the zoids but no Goji or Twilight." Zack said as he finished bringing the zoids in. "We have to be patient he'll be around soon enough." Hillary began to repair the zoids. A howl broke the sounds of welding. Twilight trotted in with Goji still unconscious. Immediately Goji was brought to the Med room. "Is he okay?" Celes asked as Zack and Hiami came out. "His injuries aren't severe he's had worse." Hiami turned away and headed for the bridge. Unknown to them Twilight had just slipped into the Med room before it closed.
The wolf zoid looked over at Goji still in an uneasy slumber. 'Still having nightmares just like when he was young.' Twilight looked back listening for anyone then she suddenly rose on her hind legs, her front paws folded in and were replaced by two slender arms her body shifted as it presented a more woman like form. The wolf head slightly rose to form a neck and bent forward. The now humanoid wolf sat at the edge of the bed and gently began to comb through Goji's hair. Goji's eyes slowly opened. "Who are you?" He whispered. The wolf humanoid put a finger on his lips. "Its just a dream." She cooed and used her other hand to close his eyes. "That voice heard it somewhere long agoooo." As Goji trailed off Twilight spotted the locket on his neck. She opened it to reveal a picture of Goji age five sitting on his father's shoulders, his mother standing behind the two smiling. Twilight closed the locket. "You really have grown Goji. But I'll still watch over you like I should have fifteen years ago. My blood, my heart....." Twilight gently brushed Goji's cheek. The young teen had a more peaceful expression on his face. "My son." Twilight finished.
To be continued.
Night had fallen and the Hover Cargo was settled in a meadow but still the people inside were alert as ever. "Ryuichi is they're more of those things out there?" Hillary asked. "Well from my recon there was a humongous ship and judging from its size I say maybe about thirty maybe forty more." He replied. "Oh that is so comforting Ryuichi. We may have to fight more of those things aren't you worried a little bit?" Hillary glared at the pilot who just came back from the kitchen with a jar of cookies. "Not at all." He grinned.
"Hey those are my cookies!!" Celes yelled out and began to chase Ryuichi. "Hey share the wealth don't hog it to yourself." Ryuichi dodged a sofa cushion that was tossed at him. "Gimme my cookies back!!" Celes yelled out then abruptly sat down and began to cry. "Geez Ryuichi you just had to go and make a girl cry." Hillary shook her head. "I didn't mean too." Ryuichi kneeled to Celes. "I'm sorry here's your cookies back is there anything I can do to make you stop?" Ryuichi handed over the cookie jar. Celes's hand shot out and grabbed Ryuichi's neck. A grin that would make anybody nervous was plastered on Celes's face.
"You shouldn't have said that." Hiami smiled her all knowing smile. "What is she going to do?" Ryuichi choked. "Dress you up." Zack said as he and Kaos leaned against a wall. "Nooooooo!!" Ryuichi tried to struggle but Celes's grip was just too strong. "Come along now." Celes said. "This I got to see maybe I could draw it too." Hillary took out her journal and followed Celes and Ryuichi. Ryuichi managed to reach out and grab Arashi's tail as the organoid tried to hide. "If I'm going down you're coming with me Arashi." The organoid roared as it clawed and scraped at the floor trying to get away. Hiami looked at Zack and sighed. "Zack gave a nod and rolled his eyes. Time to move before the screams start.
Goji opened his eyes he was expecting to be in a cell but the place he was in told him otherwise. "This looks like and officer's quarters." He muttered. "It is." A voice said. Goji whirled to see Star Colonel Tira in front of him. "Who are you?" Goji said and dropped into a stance. "I'm Star Colonel Tira Kolun." The elemental stepped closer. "To tell the truth you are quite unique to other Inner Sphere people." "How so?" Goji asked. "To beat an elemental is like trying to take on a battlemech with a machine gun and actually winning." Tira said. "That also includes the four other saps I brought down right?" Goji asked. "That too." Tira said. "So your point is?" Goji leaned against the wall as he waited. "We shall take off soon after we hunt down that other mechs then I shall see to my khan for the ceremony which will fully bring you in as a warrior for our clan." Tira looked as though she was going burst with pride. "Who said I wanted to join?" Goji narrowed his gaze on Tira. "You have no choice but the true thing is to fully join the clan is a high honor. You should be proud of yourself." Tira came closer till Goji began to drop into a stance again. "I don't want to join your clan Tira, my friends need me." "But we need you." Tira said a new gentle tone in her voice. Goji shook his head. "I can't stay Tira and you know I will try to escape again." The elemental towered over Goji but a look of defeat crossed her beautiful face she was about to say something when an alarm began to blare.
Tira rushed toward an intercom and pressed a button. "What's going on!?" She demanded. "Star Colonel we have two dropships on radar. They are Jade Falcon!!" A reply from the tech sounded like he was in panic. "They haven't even issued a challenge!? We shall bury those birds all rules of engagement of off. All forces move in and annihilate the Jade Falcon!!" Tira rushed to leave but a gentle but firm grip grasped her arm. "I'm coming with you." Goji said. "Neg you shall stay here till we arrive back victorious." Tira began to try loosening his but was surprised to find out she couldn't. "You said I'm a warrior to be even though I don't want to be a member of your clan at least let me fight beside you just this once." Goji glared his intense stare made Tira feel like she was burning up. "Very well you shall take one of the Timber wolf's also known as the Mad Cat and fight beside me." Tira smiled. "Roger that." Goji said.
Twilight put her paws over her ears as the alarm blared away unfortunately she was right under one and man was it loud. 'God almighty this is going to give me a hell of a migraine.' She continued to lay low but soon realized that her hiding place on one of the Masakari's was going to start moving. Then she saw him Goji was dressed some sort of vest and helmet along with his regular clothes. She watched as he boarded one of the giant robots and began walking it out. 'What in hell are you doing Goji?' Twilight crouched lower as the Masakari began to move.
The Battlemechs, Elementals, and aerospace fighters crowded around the Black Wolf as they awaited the Jade Falcon's. The wait wasn't a long one. Suddenly a huge wave of missiles flew toward the Wolf's tiny army. Four Elemental's were wiped out completely a clan Puma and Uller fell under the barrage and cremated armor flew away in chunks as the massive wave finally ceased. Immediately the Wolf's battlemechs released their own wave although much smaller in number of missiles in the direction of the first wave. Aerospace fighters rocketed toward the same area and met by a solid wall of fighters from the Jade Falcon's as well a massive dogfight broke out as the fighters began to blow each other up. Light mechs charged forward followed by medium and then heavy and assault class as mechs began to blast armor and rip holes into each other.
Goji himself was handling this battlemech well he tied in two of his large lasers in and fired. The destructive beams drew scars down a clan Mad Dog or Vulture. The battlemech turned its torso and fired its large and medium pulse lasers. Goji took the impact well enough he saw his status as some of the green areas turned yellow. While his large lasers cycled he released both his medium lasers and began to fire his machine guns as armor turned to slag and chipped away. The Vulture was soon joined by a medium mech called a Black Hawk. The medium mech fired three of its medium lasers as Goji fought to keep his mech on its feet he didn't notice the Black Hawk had a hitchhiker. Well until the mech toppled over. Goji then noticed an elemental clinging to the Black Hawk's back. Aiming carefully Goji released one of his large lasers, which burrowed into the Vultures cockpit and there was no hope for the pilot. "That you Tira?" Goji asked as the elemental leaped off the Black Hawk and faced him. "Aff Goji your first kill I see you handle a mech quite well." Goji smirked as he wiped sweat from his forehead. "You didn't tell me about the free sauna bath." Tira laughed can't take the heat of the mech?" "I can take it but the fight is in vain you can't win." Goji said. Already the blue dots on his mag relay that signaled friendly mechs were disappearing faster then the red dots. "We shall go as warriors of the wolf clan." Tira said. "Suddenly an elemental popped up behind Tira and it wasn't a blue dot. Tira whirled bringing up her laser arm. The other elemental knocked the arm away with its own and slammed its other arm in all three fingers on the hand grasped Tira's power armor and the machine gun in the hand began to fire and rip armor at close proximity. "Tira!!" Goji moved to help but an alarm blared as it signaled he was in a missile lock. A clan Cougar had released both of its LRM 10 packs. Twenty warheads streamed toward Goji's Mad Cat and most of his torso was in shreds. Goji quickly twisted his mechs torso bringing the still quite armored arm and left torso to face the salvo. The warheads hit and the arm flew from its joint. Goji pivoted his mech and faced the light clan mech and fired his remaining large laser at its feet. The beam hit a knee joint that sent the Cougar to the ground temporarily stopping it. Without wasting time for a lock, Goji released his missiles. The two boxy missile packs on his mechs shoulders each released 20 LRM's. The Cougar seemed to evaporate under the huge barrage. Goji quickly turned around and strafed with his machine guns. The elemental hit Tira's helmet and knocked off. Quickly he fired his medium lasers, the beams hit the elemental in the chest and plunged out through the back.
"Tira are you all right?" Goji zoomed in on the downed elemental. Tira looked up her face was covered in the black substance but still she managed to reply. "I shall not make it Goji neither shall my clan this battle has been lost." "Don't talk like that I'm coming to get you." Goji crouched his mech and was about to open the cockpit when a large alarm signaled he was in a missile lock. Twisting the mechs torso again he fired his missile packs just as the other missiles were about to hit. The result was no missiles hit him. "A still mech is an easy target Goji. Go your friends need you." Tira's movements were getting weaker. One arm missing a leg missing half her face covered in black goo, yet she defiantly kept firing her laser arm at a Jade Falcon Uller. Goji began to rip off his vest and helmet the heat in the cockpit was nearly unbearable but he continued his efforts. He began to bind the throttle to full and aimed it at a pack of Jade Falcon mechs that were heading in his direction. Then he leaped out of the cockpit tumbling then getting up and ran toward Tira. "I'll get you out of here." Goji began to lift the Star Colonel when she struggled and he let go. "No!! Don't take this away from me this is all I have left go." Tira shifted and two objects fell out of the shattered power armor, a forty-five hand gun and switchblade. "I'm keeping the knuckles." She smiled. "They are yours." Goji said. Tira smiled and slowly her eyes closed. Goji leaned forward and gently laid a kiss on her forehead. "The birds will pay" Goji said a noise behind him alerted him. He turned and faced an elemental.
Isis was continuously trying to convince herself that Twilight and Goji were going to be okay. But the more she thought the more she worried. "This is just to much I'm going to go get him myself." Isis stood up then abruptly sat down again. "Who am I kidding I'll only get myself lost." She sighed and closed her eyes. "Now that I think of it I guess Goji is a bit cute. Those eyes are a bit scary but he has nice hair and when we fought how close we were and how those muscles..... Oh darn how many months has it been? This is definitely not the time." Isis lay down. "Just need a little rest just a little rest." She fell into an uneasy slumber.
Goji leaped back as the elemental swung at him he rushed forward and landed a drop kick on the elemental making it stumble a few steps back. The Jade Falcon swung again and connected with Goji's face. The teen was sent flying back and quickly jumped back to his feet. His face looked unscathed except for the trickle of blood going down one side of his cheek. Obviously this must have surprised the elemental because he hesitated. But by now Goji's already emotionless eyes had gone near lifeless and from deep down in his throat an animalistic growl began to emanate. A gigantic roar was heard followed by terrific fighting.
Twilight had leaped off the Masakari when it had begun to fire since it gave her such a hot foot. As she stealthily wandered she found Goji, he was bloodied and unconscious. But most of the blood wasn't his. She turned away from the remains of the elemental that Goji fought. 'Goji you really pushed yourself in this one.' Twilight flipped the teen onto her back. 'Let's head back to find Isis.' Twilight began an easy walk away from the battlefield.
The Hover Cargo had just pulled up to find Isis having a bit of a nightmare. "Let's get her inside." Hiami lifted the sleeping girls legs while Hillary grabbed her by her elbows. "Will she be okay?" Celes asked a worried look on her face. Ryuichi wasn't smiling. "I'd say she's in her early stages of her you know what." "Celes nodded as Hiami and the others carried Isis to a room and laid her on the bed before leaving.
"We found Isis and the zoids but no Goji or Twilight." Zack said as he finished bringing the zoids in. "We have to be patient he'll be around soon enough." Hillary began to repair the zoids. A howl broke the sounds of welding. Twilight trotted in with Goji still unconscious. Immediately Goji was brought to the Med room. "Is he okay?" Celes asked as Zack and Hiami came out. "His injuries aren't severe he's had worse." Hiami turned away and headed for the bridge. Unknown to them Twilight had just slipped into the Med room before it closed.
The wolf zoid looked over at Goji still in an uneasy slumber. 'Still having nightmares just like when he was young.' Twilight looked back listening for anyone then she suddenly rose on her hind legs, her front paws folded in and were replaced by two slender arms her body shifted as it presented a more woman like form. The wolf head slightly rose to form a neck and bent forward. The now humanoid wolf sat at the edge of the bed and gently began to comb through Goji's hair. Goji's eyes slowly opened. "Who are you?" He whispered. The wolf humanoid put a finger on his lips. "Its just a dream." She cooed and used her other hand to close his eyes. "That voice heard it somewhere long agoooo." As Goji trailed off Twilight spotted the locket on his neck. She opened it to reveal a picture of Goji age five sitting on his father's shoulders, his mother standing behind the two smiling. Twilight closed the locket. "You really have grown Goji. But I'll still watch over you like I should have fifteen years ago. My blood, my heart....." Twilight gently brushed Goji's cheek. The young teen had a more peaceful expression on his face. "My son." Twilight finished.
To be continued.
