Noon the next day finds the four competitors were staring each other down. They were half way between their two bases. Twilight and Mist standing 50 feet apart while the Shadow Fox and Liger Zero Schneider were standing side-by-side.
Jamie was laying down the agreed upon rules from the Hover Cargo. "…And no stealth shields are allowed," he finished. "Ready…Fight!"
The Schneider took off toward Twilight while the Shadow Fox fired a burst of 30mm laser fire at Sarah. Sarah reacted quickly and jumped out of the way. The 20mm repeater rose from Mist's back and fired a volley at the Schneider, rocking the mighty melee Zoid.
"Nice shot sis," Jacob said as he leapt toward the Shadow Fox. He smiled when he saw the smokescreen billow out around the Fox. With a flip of a switch his custom goggles flipped down over the König Wolf's head and just as quickly as the elusive Fox disappeared, it reappeared right before Jacob's eyes.
"I see you," he said tauntingly over the radio before tackling the Fox to the ground. He was about to swat the pinned Zoid up side the head when Sarah yelled, "Jacob, get this overexcited cat off my rear! He's gaining too quickly."
Twilight used the unlucky Fox as a springboard as he took off toward its partner. The Twin Lunar Beam Rifles flipped forward. Taking quick, careful aim he fired off a pair of shots, knocking the Schneider off its feet. Twilight leapt onto the Liger's side and sunk its teeth into the armor of its lower leg, greatly reducing the threat posed by the fearsome feline.
"There you go sis," Jacob said. "Try to stay out of trouble while I take care of that devious Fox of Brad's. You can bat Bit around for a while." With that he turned to look for his shadowy opponent.
After a few seconds the special acoustic sensors picked up the sounds of running paws. Quickly determining that Brad had come up behind him, Jacob smiled and activated the Multi-Purpose Dischargers that were standard equipment on the König Wolf. A jet of steam shot out of the dischargers and into the Fox's eyes.
"How'd you like that," Jacob asked as Twilight kicked out with one of its rear legs, smacking the Fox in the jaw and knocking it over. "You'll soon learn that Twilight is full of little surprises like that. That is why he and I are so good together. Almost everything I can think to do he can do."
"So that rickety Wolf can throw every cheap blow in the book at me," Brad poked at Jacob.
"Rickety," Jacob laughed. "I'll show you rickety." The ten-shot missile launcher on each hip swiveled to point at the Shadow Fox. One missile from each launcher fired and hit the Fox in the side, blowing a sizable hole in the armor. "Whoops, looks like your armor was a bit too rickety."
"Good one," Brad said. "But this one's better." The 30mm Laser Vulcan turned and fired, hitting Twilight in the side as he turned to leave.
"Why you…" Jacob started but was interrupted by Sarah.
"Jacob, the Schneider is back on its feet. And it's moving fast. I…Oh man, he got me. I'm out of commission for a while. It will take me a good three minutes to get up from that shot. He's heading toward you now."
"That's right," Bit said. "And I'd like to see you stalemate this one."
"And let you two win? I don't think so." Twilight turned and fired both 40mm Pulse cannons as well as the Lunar Rifles. Bit dodged the shots but gasped as Twilight leapt into the air. "Strike Laser Claw," Jacob shouted as he came down on the Schneider's back, sinking the energized claws into the armor.
"Damnit," Bit yelled as the Liger collapsed. "I guess you win this one."
"You forget, Brad's still operational." Jacob smiled as he looked up from his fallen cousin but quickly gasped as he saw said pilot running up behind the Shield Liger, which was still trying to get up.
Twilight took off running. Jacob watched as the front paws of the Zoid began to glow. They were both the same distance from the Shield Liger and they were both traveling at 290 km/h. At this rate Twilight would get there just as Brad struck Sarah.
Both Zoids leapt into the air and in an act of desperation Jacob activated the Multi-Purpose Dischargers. Twilight rocketed forward and bowled the Shadow Fox over. They fell to the ground with the König Wolf standing on the side of the fallen Shadow Fox.
"Let's let him off easy," Jacob said. "König Strike!" Twilight's fangs began to crackle with static electricity. The mighty canine leaned down and sunk its teeth into the circuitry that had been exposed by the missiles, effectively frying the Shadow Fox's systems.
"The battle is over! The winner is Team Twilight," Jamie shouted over the radio. He turned to the others. "That was fast."