CHAPTER 9

The Awakening

Behind Necros the giant pool of liquid began bubbling ferociously, the shadow of the behemoth below rising closer and closer to the surface as Necros laughed maniacally. The first part of the Death Saurer to emerge was its head, its shocking eyes glowing a sinister red not unlike those of the Death Wraiths. The world watched in horror as the legendary Zoid they had defeated just months ago was reborn, the immense Zoid rising to its full extent and roaring menacingly. Colonel Payne nearly fell back in shock, the Death Saurer was back. He watched as Necros snapped his fingers and the camera pointed toward a line of shackled organoids.

"These creatures shall take the steps necessary to ensure the destruction of both New Helic City and Guygalos!" Necros yelled. There were organoids of all different types, some rapturous, some saurian and some draconic. "The Chosen Ones will awaken the true power of the Death Saurer! Watch as one by one they sacrifice themselves to our cause!" The Death Saurer's chest opened up, revealing its glowing Zoid core. There were nineteen organoids in all and each where a different shape and color, each an individual life and conscience. Jack and the Death Wraiths poked and prodded them with swords and guns to do as they were told. With a small amount of resistance the first organoid obeyed.

The golden colored organoid roared and boosted toward the Death Saurer, breaking its shackles and disappearing into the glowing light. The Death Saurer growled as it adjusted to the new feeling of power that swept through its body. The next organoid, a silver colored raptor type, did the same. It continued on down the line as organoid after organoid bonded with the Death Saurer, each adding to its already immense power. When the final organoid fused with the Death Saurer it bellowed into the air and a swirling vortex of black energy enveloped it.

"Yes! Yes!" Necros yelled. Craven appeared behind him, watching the wondrous light show from the shadows. After a few minutes of this the energy began to slowly come to a halt and reside in a locked position. With that it began sinking to the ground, revealing the new Zoid underneath its cloak of evolutionary energy. The new Death Saurer was far different from the old one, having decreased in size by nearly half. But all the changes it had gone through did nothing but improve it. As a giant behemoth the Death Saurer had been nothing but a big target. Now it was roughly the size of a small building, still bigger than most Zoids, but not too big.

The next change to come was one that the Genosaurer had undertaken, an advanced body shape for more speed and maneuverability. The Death Saurer's newer, sleeker body was draconic in appearance, with a pair of wings for flight capabilities that were also unseen by its former self. Improved black colored armor covered its body, at nearly twice the thickness of what it had been. An array of new weapons had formed on the Saurer, most notably the enormous pair of beam cannons mounted on its back. These beam cannons were of 360mm caliber and were designated as Anti-Zoid weaponry. The next weapon change consisted of a cluster of random caliber mortar cannons just below the Zoid core opening, these weapons having a massive blast radius.

Boosters were mounted behind the Death Saurer's legs, giving it the ability to travel speeds of up to 300 kilometers per hour. The tail of the Death Saurer had been equipped with hundreds of spine launchers on either side of it as well as the pre-existing rocket launchers on the top. On the Zoid's nose a pair of 120mm laser repeaters were mounted, giving it destructive power from every angle possible. The new Death Saurer roared, the tremendous force throwing everything in sight towards the walls, including Necros.

"Behold the Chaos Saurer in all its bountiful glory Madam President and watch as your precious capital city is crushed under the wings of my creation!" Necros exclaimed. The President, being held by a pair of Death Wraiths just fell back in awe, nearly fainting as the truth hit her hard. The Ambassador wasn't kidding, the Chaos Saurer was twice the Zoid it used to be, and that meant it was unstoppable. The Chaos Saurer looked up at the ceiling containing it and a cloud of charged particles formed at the base of its mouth. The Charged Particle Converter mounted on the Zoid's back drew in energy as the Chaos Saurer unleashed the Super Charged Particle Beam from inside its mouth. The SCPG blasted through the ceiling and the Chaos Saurer roared in satisfaction at the sight of the sun.

The legendary Zoid reached down and grabbed Necros in its claw, then spread its wings and took flight, using the hole it had created to exit into the world above. "It can't be!" Colonel Payne screamed in disbelief. "The Death Saurer can't be back! Not again! We don't have the resources to stop it!" Crow grabbed his forehead as he tried to comprehend the task that was before him. It was his duty, his holy quest to stop the Chaos Saurer and release Drake's kin. Drake roared viciously and grabbed his partner, boosting out the window of the command tower and toward the Stealth Dragon.

"Sir, what do we do?" Victor asked. Colonel Payne pried his eyes open.

"Deploy all available Zoids to protect New Helic City, we have to make a stand and defeat this abomination now, before it can reach Guygalos!" Colonel Payne ordered. Every available soldier scrambled out of the room and toward the Zoid hangars. Payne grabbed Victor by the shoulder to stop him from leaving. "I'm sorry soldier, but your Helcat can't come along, its not powerful enough," Victor's heart sank to the ground, "which is why I've had it arranged for you to pilot a new Zoid we engineered just for an emergency like this." Victor looked his superior officer in the eye, seeing the seriousness and saluted the man. Colonel Payne saluted back. "Soldier, report to hangar number 0592 and identify yourself, the Attack Arachnid awaits!"


New Helic City . . .

Every kind of Republican Zoid imaginable lined up in a massive perimeter that surrounded the capital city. On the ground Cannon Tortoises, Gordos, Godos, Dibison, Command Wolves, Shield Ligers and Gojulas lined up. In the air Pteras, Raynos and Storm Sworders flew just outside of the defense perimeter, waiting for the Chaos Saurer to approach. Soldiers scrambled to evacuate civilians in multiple Whale Kings as more Zoids poured into the ranks.

The Stealth Dragon, almost mistaken for the Chaos Saurer by the air units, entered the city. Crow waited patiently like the rest for a shot at the Chaos Saurer. "Crow!" a voice yelled from below the Stealth Dragon. The boy looked down to see the Whitz Wolf awaiting a response.

"Scar, what are you doing here?" Crow asked.

"Just shut up and follow me!" the mercenary yelled back. Crow shrugged and directed the Stealth Dragon to follow its Wolf type partner. A giant staircase leading underground slid open and the Zoids vanished inside. Crow opened the Stealth Dragon's cockpit and with a motion from Scar followed the mercenary to a rather plain looking door. "In here" Scar said. The mercenary opened the door, revealing a group of important military men sitting around a circular table and debating. Scar walked over and sat in a seat next to some Imperial general and pulled a seat next to him for Crow who sat down in response. A man with blonde hair dressed in a Republican uniform stood up and motioned for quiet, which everybody granted him. Crow recognized the man as Herman, the leader of the Republican forces.

"Gentleman, thank you all for coming," Herman began, "please welcome Crow, our final warrior to join our ranks." Everybody began clapping and Crow nodded in acknowledgement, wondering what this whole thing was about. "We have amongst this group gathered the eight warriors to cross paths with the Death Wraiths and survive. Each plays an important role in the mission before them as each has experience unseen by many. These warriors are to be our saviors, our heroes to emerge from the shadows as champions of the light. I deem these eight fine pilots the Peace Paladins, with specific orders to restore peace and stability to Zi in our time of need. First is the Paladin of Righteousness, Scar of New Helic City. Next is the Paladin of Vengeance, Crow of the Waterfall Colony. The Paladin of Virtue, Herc of Guygalos. The Paladin of Might, Oz of the Avalanche Colony. The Paladin of Punishment, Ace of the Blizzard Colony. The Paladin of Dominance, Gabriel of the Hurricane Colony. The Paladin of the Sea, Nicholas of New Helic City. Last, but not least is the Paladin of the Sky, Juliet of Guygalos."

Each warrior stood up and bowed before the clapping group of generals and colonels before them. Crow looked each of them over carefully. Herc was a short man with a powerful upper body and long blonde hair. Oz was tall and slender, with well proportioned muscles and short brown hair. Ace was medium sized, with an average build and messy dirty blonde hair. Gabriel was a tan man with a slightly muscular build and many a scar along his face and arms as well as flowing black hair. Nicholas was short and thin, with slicked back blue hair and a cocky smile. Juliet was tall and athletic, especially for a woman, and had short pink hair.

"Now my Paladins," Herman said, "when the Chaos Saurer shows up it is your duty to protect the city at all costs. Your actions may very well turn the tide against a monster such as the one we're up against.. Go now, and may whatever God you believe in protect you and your cause!" The warriors saluted to the man and began exiting from the room. Crow was glad to know that he had a little bit of back up in his fight against the Chaos Saurer. Each warrior appeared to specialize in one area that the others didn't. Alone they were strong, but united they would face the Chaos Saurer with all the might of the Republic and the Empire.


Victor entered the hangar he'd been told to and gazed at the small squadron of Zoids before him. The Attack Arachnids were the ultimate in offensive technology. Designed after spiders, each leg was lined with missile launchers which fired Anti-Zoid missiles. Just under the cockpit of the Attack Arachnid were a pair of AZ75mm repeaters, along with a pair of pinchers that stretched out just beyond the barrels of the repeaters. On the back abdomen of the Attack Arachnids, or Attack Arachs as they were called, dual AZ60mm gatling guns rested on either side of an AZ40mm machine gun. Victor jumped into the cockpit of a black and blue Attack Arach and watched as the cockpit closed and the command controls booted up.

Victor looked to either side to see lines of Attack Arachs marching toward the open mouths of a pair of Whale Kings. Armed with the best anti-Zoid weapon on Zi Victor felt confident in joining his fellow Imperial soldiers in preparation for the massive assault on the Chaos Saurer. The Death Saurer had been a nuisance but the Chaos Saurer would be a terror. Victor hoped to God that all this preparation would be enough, he estimated they had about a 1.3 chance of actually winning the battle and anything over half a percent was good enough for him.


Out of the horizon the abomination appeared, riding on wings of shadows and spewing destructive energy in every which way. The Chaos Saurer roared in anticipation as the defense forces came into its view, the first wave just waiting to die.
A/N: Lots of new stuff added this chapter, the Chaos Saurer, the Peace Paladins and the Attack Arachs. Give me your opinion on all of them in some reviews. Come on, I know more than Vanya-Dejya reads this fic so don't be shy. I don't bite that hard.