Wow, I never expected for this spur of the moment fanfiction to get all the way to chapter 10.
Raven: You would have gotten there sooner if you hadn't procrastinated.
DarkMetalist: Hey! You're supposed to be under my control!
Raven: What?
I thought something was going on.
DarkMetalist: I didn't say anything.
Raven: Yes you did, stop lying for once would you?
Disclaimer: You should know this by now, but just in case, I don't own Zoids...or Halo (just throwing it in).
Papayas needed the Zoids because they wanted a defense other than papaya juice and vines.
Chapter 10
Showdown at the Weapons Destruction Facility
"Here is the plan." Van began over radio communications "We will need to eliminate any opposing forces present at the facility. There are a few Zoids controlled by the papayas, so decimating their forces should not be a problem. Capt. O'Connell and Col. Herman will accompany me to the facility. All other pilots are to establish a perimeter around the facility to ensure that no Zoid leaves the area."
The troop of Zoids proceeded to their destination. It was a long journey because the facility was to be completely isolated from the surrounding population. Security was upgraded following the takeover by the blue devil. Radio silence was maintained, but some of the pilots were getting bored. With the prospect of not meeting up with the enemy soon, one pilot decided to lighten a somewhat tense atmosphere. He turned on the private radio in his cockpit and tuned in to the closest music channel.
"I am a transporter of the wasteland" was playing. The pilot pulled his hand back to the controls when he accidentally switched on the troop-wide radio system.
"I never just know where the dusty road will take me to" was heard by everyone.
"Pilot 117, turn off your radio" Van said via separate radio system.
"My apologies sir" 117 responded and turned off the radio
"Darn Moonbay and her smash hit album." Van said
"I HEARD THAT!" said Moonbay
"Whoops" Van said "Sorry Moonbay" and he turned off the speaker function of the radio.
The rest of the journey was mostly uneventful for the next 100 kilometers. Several minutes later, the troop of Zoids was within radar and viewing distance of the facility.
In the WDF:
"Sir, enemy troops detected at 10 kilometers" reported a papaya operative.
"Do not panic" responded the papayas' leader. "We will have everything we need in the next 15 minutes."
The Field:
"Lt. Flyheight" alerted pilot 117 "there is a large orange cloud surrounding the base."
"Okay then, slight change of plans. Capt. O'Connell and Col. Herman will still accompany me to the facility. All other pilots will still establish a perimeter around the base, but at a further distance than expected."
The pilots took their positions around the base and Van's group proceeded into the gas cloud. Though there was the obvious danger of the sleep cloud stopping Van's group in their tracks, Col. Herman and Capt. O'Connell proceeded into the cloud knowing that Van would have a plan. Sure enough, Van had one. He braced the blade liger against the ground and activated his boosters. The intakes took in the gas and burned it along with the fuel in the booster. This cleared enough of orange cloud for them to pass through. The base's battered defenses provided easy access to the facility.
The control room:
"Sir, the humans have penetrated through our gas cloud, what do we do?"
"Continue operations, and have two other papayas meet me in the hangar."
The facility:
Van's group entered the facility and encountered the small force they were up against.
"So we meet again Van Flyheight."
"I guess so."
The fight was set up like this: Blade Liger (Van) against Shield Liger (papaya leader), and Goldulouses (papayas) vs. Command Wolves (O'Connell and Herman). Van's group was the first to advance and fire at the papayas. The papaya's Zoids took the hits then dispersed in different directions. O'Connell followed one papaya to the control room, Colonel Herman followed another to the main hangar, and Van went after the leader towards the heart of the facility. Van dictated new orders as they departed.
"Captain O'Connell, once you reach the control room, engage the locks for all locations within the facility that house the weapons. Then activate the ventilation system to get rid of this gas cloud."
"Understood"
"Colonel Herman, upon your arrival at the hangar, open the doors. Once the cloud has been cleared, call in some ground troops to go through this place and destroy all papayas."
"Roger"
Van continued to follow the leader into a large central chamber. The walls were charred and there was a hole at least 100 meters above his head. To him, this looked like a smokestack.
"The battle ends here Flyheight."
Once the leader had reached the wall of the room, it turned around and shot at the Blade Liger, which the Liger took without much damage. The Blade Liger then extended its blades and charged toward the Shield Liger. The leader activated the shields, but they only prolonged the attack for the moment. Once Van retreated for another attack with the blades, the other liger's shield's had failed. Van charged again at the liger, but this time, the Shield Liger swung its claw and (by pure 1 in a trillion chance) knocked out the Blade Liger's computer.
"I knew I should have gotten the computer serviced after that last battle."
The blades still advanced and severed the head of the shield liger from the body. Oil was spraying out of the body and sparks were flying out of the head. Before the massive oil puddle had ignited and consumed the Zoid, the leader had ejected out of the cockpit. Van had also come out of his cockpit. Now the two were face to...papaya in a fighting stance. The leader was still suffering from injuries from the last encounter in the hangar.
"So, how do we end this final meeting?"
"It doesn't have to be."
"What do you mean?"
"There is usually a peaceful negotiation that could be reached."
"I'm listening" the papaya had its vine crossed behind its...out of sight.
"Here's a deal, we localize an area in Zi for you and your kind to live in peace and you don't try to take over the planet."
"Sounds interesting"
"Do you agree?" Van asked while holding his hand out.
"I agree" the leader said and took Van's hand by its vine. "But...having the entire world to ourselves sounds so much better."
The leader tensed its vine and was going to hurl Van across the room, but Van was prepared and cut the vine with his father's knife. The papaya squished in pain and rose to avoid being cut by the knife. It continued to rise to the opening above them.
"You won't be able to stop me now!" it yelled from above.
Unfortunately for the papaya (fortunately for Zi), what Van and the leader were in was indeed a smokestack; and like most smokestacks, they emit hot gases. What prevented them from initially burning up was the fact that they were in an auxiliary portion of the smokestack. As the papaya rose higher, it got hotter and it was being cooked alive. The papaya was too distracted with its earlier wounds and plan so it didn't notice the temperature increase. It reached the opening of the smokestack and suddenly fell 100 meters into the burning mass of what was once a Shield Liger.
"Van to Capt. O'Connell, how are things?"
"I've got the base ventilation system online and the rooms containing explosive material sealed."
"Good work O'Connell. Col. Herman, what's your status?"
"The hangar doors were open and the ground troops are entering the facility now that the sleep cloud has been removed."
"The troops have flamethrowers, right?"
"They do."
"Good, just make sure you tell them to be careful while using the flamethrowers, there are explosives here."
"Acknowledged"
Van walks out of the chamber over to Moonbay in the hangar. He informs her that the Blade Liger had been incapacitated and needs transport for repair.
Several minutes later:
Van and Moonbay rode back to Red River Base in the Gustav. The Blade Liger was on the transport rig. Van fell asleep in the cockpit and was awoken when they got to the base. Van walked a couple of meters towards his quarters when he suddenly collapsed.
I inadvertently wrote chapter 11 because I was on such a roll, it was crazy. And yeah, sorry it took so long.
Raven: I'm sure people were lining up to read this story.
The Shield Liger lost its head, that's kind of disturbing, and gory, but Raven did it first.
Raven: Insignificant soldier.
It was a small challenge to go through this chapter to find all the he's and faces of a papaya which has no human defining structures.
DarkMetalist: Review please.
Raven: I think he needs something better to say.
Well, that's his punishment for controlling you.
Raven: I don't think he was doing it to be mean.
DarkMetalist, you stop controlling Raven right this instant!
DarkMetalist: Aw, and I was having so much fun.
Message to pApAIYA lOVER () : I'm on a creative streak. Stranger things have happened.