For many years Zoids and humans fought together to control one thing or the next but no matter how many times they fought it always ended the same; Planet Zi would be left in a shambles, the strong would prey upon the weak, and civilization would be practically non-existent, this is one such incident. 6000 years after the battle for Z.O.S control, Planet Zi needed a new hero and as per usual someone just happened to be in the wrong place at right time.

Planet Zi: Southern Continent: Northern Desert Quadrant: Alac's Zoid Carrier: Launch Tubes

"Blade?" called Alac "Blade!"

Alac's Blade Liger was curled up in his recharge outlet and looked like he was asleep but when Alac approached Blade lifted his head up and if it was possible; he seemed too smile.

"Hey Blade," said Alac smiling at his large friend "We're camping here tonight are you feeling alright?"

There was a flash of light and the Holo-projector on Blade's left leg produced what looked like an elderly man of at least eighty, it was a projection of Alac's great-great-great-great grandfather Blade's first non-military owner.

Blade was a wartime Liger and was equipped with a projector that copied any human it scanned, then it added it to Blade's memory banks, then Blade could use the scans to make itself a holographic A.I that could communicate with someone who that wasn't a Zoid, Blade could choose any A.I he wanted be the A.I male or female it didn't matter, the A.I didn't have a gender it was only a projecting, but Blade used only one projection and it was for a very special reason.

During the War for Planet Zi, Blade was used as a frontline troop, but after the Zi emperor was overthrown Blade escaped destruction by running into the desert and hiding, that was where Alac's great-great-great-great grandfather Galdorin, who had fled the royal palace shortly before the beginning of the war, had found him, after nursing the wounded Liger back to health Blade joined Galdorin's delivery service as protection, for many years the two were great friends but as so often happens among Humans Galdorin died, and to remember him Blade imprinted the old man into his Holo-Projector and to this day he still used the old man as his A.I.

"It's alright Alac," said Blade's A.I smiling "That last battle wasn't so bad"

"Blade are you crazy?" asked Alac laughing "That 'battle,' as you call it, was composed of four Canory-Molgas and two C. Tortoise. BC's! We were lucky to get out of there with our skin!"

"Oh I don't know, we blew the Molga's sky high and would have taken care of the Tortoise's too if they hadn't gotten their LPC's powered up, good piloting by the way," he said smiling

"Yeah well I only sprained a wrist but you had laser burns all up and down you're paneling!"

"Well if I'd been destroyed the emergency teleportation device would have beamed you back here, and maybe I'd have gotten a chance to see my old friend and original pilot Galdorin again," he said quietly

"Blade! I need you more than my grandfather!" said Alac shocked that his old friend would even suggest such a thing "If you died I don't know what I'd do, you're my better half, without you I wouldn't be able to pilot at all!"

"You give me too much credit old friend," said Blade smiling "you pilot better than even the emperor! You're well practiced with any Zoid and could handle even a Gojulas if you needed to,"

"Oh come on Blade you taught me how to pilot in the first place! When my father died I never would have been able to keep the family business going without you, I mean after all I was only twelve,"

"Alac you were the youngest Zoids pilot in this century," said Blade "and I think you need to believe in yourself a little bit better ok? I'd take it as a personal favor, please?"

"Alright Blade," chuckled Alac as he walked over to the control panel that would activate Blade's hibernation mode and started the activation sequence, "Sleep tight old friend"

"Night Alac"

Planet Zi: Southern Continent: Northern Desert Quadrant: Alac's Zoid Carrier: Dormitory

"Hey Trigger," said Alac smiling as he head for the fresher "feeling sleepy?"

"Yeah" thought the wolf-shaped Organoid telepathically "How are you?"

"I'm okay." Said Alac digging through his sock drawer

"You're worried about Blade"

"This whole telepathic link is really annoying when you read my thoughts Trigger" said Alac as he removed his armor

"I didn't have too, you're body language practically wreaks of worry and also Blade's smell is all over you're body and I can feel that the source of the smell comes from you worrying about Blade," thought Trigger matter-of-factly

"He's just so old and tired, I should have shut him down and added his memories to the Zoid archive at X'tnatum City years ago but I just couldn't do it.

"You're afraid of giving up that part of you're past its understandable"

"That reminds me why wouldn't you talk to me earlier?" asked Alac

"My body was moving?"

"Yeah" said Alac confused

"I was practicing my Z.O.S ability and you know how my body goes into a dormant state when I activate the Z.O.S right?" asked Trigger telepathically

"Yeah"

"Well sometimes when I'm in my energy form my body wakes up and having only its motor skills it goes on little jaunts around the Carrier," thought Trigger "that explains why it took me so long to come out of my energy form though"

"You should chain your body down," said Alac climbing into the fresher

"Alert! Alert! Alert!" shouted Jace's voice on the comm. "We have multiple BDT Zoids inbound!"

"Is the cloak shield still up?" asked Alac as he reattached his armor

"Affirmative but the Zoids smell the Carrier and if you don't get out there and fight them before I get the scent guard back up they'll be right on top of us!"

"Great!" groaned Alac "Come on Trigger"

"Coming boss" thought Trigger as he pulled on his miniature helmet and waste guard.

"What happened to the scent guard?" asked Alac as he ran to the launch tubes.

"They were damaged in the last battle and I pulled them up for repair while you were talking to Blade, I think that's why the BDT Zoids stopped to investigate," said Jace annoyed "we weren't supposed to need the scent guard! We only had Wild Zoids to worry about and they won't bother us as long as we've got our shock guns activated,"

"Well fix the guard! I don't know how long we can hold off the BDT so get it fixed or get the engines fixed whichever comes first," said Alac as he pushed the Elevator button for the Launch Tubes.

Planet Zi: Southern Continent: Northern Desert Quadrant: Alac's Zoid Carrier: Launch Tubes.

"Blade! We've got multiple BDT Zoids looking for a fight and if we don't take care of them they'll take care of us, are you ready for a launch sequence?" asked Alac

Blade stood up, gave a loud roar, and activated his battle armor.

"Lets go!" shouted Alac as he jumped into the cockpit "Trigger get in position and wait for my signal!"

"Got it boss," thought Trigger as he climbed into his small bubble and got ready to go into his energy form.

"Activate Launch Tubes!" shouted Alac

The tube opened and Blade headed out as fast as he could, as Blade ran across the sands they got a first look at their adversaries; there was a Gojulas Giga, a Konig Wolf DSR, and two Lighting Siax BS's.

"Damn that's Graiden's Gojulas!" said Alac as he turned to get a better look at the enemy Zoids "What do you think Blade?"

A small hologram of Blade's A.I appeared on the control panel and said, "They haven't seen us yet,"

"I don't think it really matters whether they've seen us or not we're going to fight them aren't we?" called Trigger telepathically from his small bubble.

"We are screwed beyond a doubt this time boys" said Alac

"If we die today we die with honor," said Blade

"How is that going to help us?" asked Alac

"It seemed like the right thing to say," said Blade sheepishly

"Here we go boys," said Alac as he activated Blades weapons "Bring it on Graiden!"