CHAPTER 10

The Betrayal

The aerial defense forces swept forward, led by Juliet, the Paladin of the Skies in her ocean blue Raynos. The pterosaur-like Zoid accelerated through the air at speeds of mach 3, sending a shockwave along the ground far below it, and raced toward the Chaos Saurer. "Falcon's Nest this is Daredevil, I'm engaging the target now" Juliet said over the intercom. The Raynos cut the Chaos Saurer off, maneuvering to its side and opening fire with its trio of 30mm beam cannons. The cannons shot bullets of pure energy, slicing into the Saurer's thick armor but leaving nothing behind but small scratches. "The initial attack was unsuccessful, bring in the bombers!"

A group of Pteras flew over the Chaos Saurer, firing missiles which left trails of smoke as they descended down upon the Saurer. The abomination leaned its body sharply to the side, easily dodging the oncoming missiles, and charged up its Super Charged Particle Gun. Juliet swept down over the squadron of Pteras at top speed, using the shockwave left over to knock the aerial attackers out of the way just as the Chaos Saurer unleashed its attack. "Daredevil this is Falcon's Nest," Herman's voice said over the intercom, "launch full scale attack!"

"Roger," Juliet said, turning back toward the Chaos Saurer, "alright boys, fire at will! It's dogfight time!" The Raynos swept in, followed by a pair of Storm Sworders and shot lines of beams across the side of the much bigger Zoid while the Sworders prepared their Blade Attacks. Energy charged through their hardened alloy blades as they boosted alongside the Chaos Saurer. But the behemoth was more resourceful than they anticipated, suddenly falling back and lobbing rounds at them with its chest mounted mortar cannons. The Storm Sworder pilots screamed as their Zoids were shot out of the sky and began plummeting to the ground. "Damn it!" Juliet yelled.

"Need some help?" Crow asked as the Stealth Dragon quickly approached. The two dragon-like Zoids met midair and scuffled briefly, the Chaos Saurer trying to claw at its opponent while Crow opened fire on the Zoid's chest with his Zoid's AZ40mm machine guns. A quick swipe from the Chaos Saurer fended off its attacker and it began charging up its ultimate attack. Crow smiled at the Zoid's foolish decision and simply maneuvered around the Saurer's head and whipped the bigger Zoid with the Stealth Dragon's hardened alloy tail. The Chaos Saurer easily shook off the attack and began turning as it unleashed the Super Charged Particle Gun. The Stealth Dragon narrowly managed to dodge the oncoming attack, but the shockwave that followed hurled it through the sky and toward the ground in an uncontrollable spin.

The Raynos roared and swooped in, pelting the Chaos Saurer with shots as it flew by. The Chaos Saurer roared in resistance and opened the missile launchers in its tail, a pair of missiles screaming out and rocketing toward their aerial target. Juliet looked down at her radar as it blared, the missiles coming closer and closer. The Raynos whipped to the side, hoping to dodge the missiles, but to no avail they were smart missiles which meant big trouble. Juliet decided the only way to shake them would be to destroy them so she opened fire with the Raynos's tail-mounted 40mm AMD machine guns. The shots flew through the air, missing the missiles by inches as they drew nearer. A lucky shot hit one, sending shrapnel through the air as the missile exploded in a ball of flame.

The last missile came up under the Raynos's wing, matching its speed perfectly before curving up and exploding. The blast caught the Raynos in both its wing and its side, wildly throwing it to the side and rocking it. Juliet screamed. "This is Daredevil! I'm coming in for an emergency landing!" the female Paladin yelled. The Stealth Dragon advanced toward the Chaos Saurer again, this time followed by a flock of Pteras and a few Raynos. The aerial Zoids descended upon the Chaos Saurer, raining rockets and bullets upon the abomination. But when the smoke cleared from each attack there were no dents, craters and in some cases no scratches.

"You fools! Nothing can stop the Chaos Saurer!" Necros yelled, laughing maniacally. The Chaos Saurer charged up and released the Super Charged Particle Beam, immediately annihilating the Pteras and Raynos in one blast. Crow winced; the Chaos Saurer was nearly to the capital now, with only him standing in its way.

"Falcon's Nest this is the Albino Assassin, how are we on aerial reinforcements?" Crow asked.

"Sorry Crow, you're up there alone for at least two minutes until we can launch some more Pteras or until the Empire shows up!" Herman responded. The Stealth Dragon came in close with the Chaos Saurer as it prepared another SCPG, the Dragon clenching on with its Gripper Claws and wrapping its long body around the bigger Zoid. The Chaos Saurer couldn't manage to aim its head close enough to do any damage and the SCPG exploded uselessly on the desert below. Crow's Zoid used its hardened alloy tail club and began beating one of the Saurer's wings, knocking it off balance and sending both plummeting to the ground.

Crow pulled up at the last minute and looked back to watch as the Chaos Saurer slammed into the ground, the ground forces advancing quickly. The Saurer went to turn and run but was faced with five incoming Whale Kings. It roared and charged up its ultimate weapon, blowing a massive hole in the nearest one. The other Whale Kings landed safely and immediately Imperial Zoids began pouring out, with the Republican Zoids coming from the other side. The Chaos Saurer went to flap its wings and try to escape but a bombardment from a squadron of Black Redlers convinced it otherwise.

"Commence Attack Pattern Gamma!" Colonel Payne yelled from a Whale King. The Republican Dibison aimed their cannons and began charging the Megalo-Max while the Imperial Genosaurers bent forward and prepared their Charged Particle Guns. "Fire!" Payne ordered. From either side of it beams of destructive energy slammed into the Chaos Saurer, sending plumes of smoke billowing into the air where they impacted. When the smoke cleared a piece of leg armor on either side of the Saurer slid off. Soldiers all around cheered. The Chaos Saurer roared ferociously and blasted the Genosaurers away in a single pass of its Super Charged Particle Gun.

While a whole line of Imperial Zaber Fangs and Dark Horns began firing away the Dibison began charging their attacks again. Republican Gojulas and Command Wolves also fired just as the Megalo-Maxs streamed forward and struck the Chaos Saurer in its exposed leg. The Saurer roared in pain and charged up the SCPG again. The buffalo-like Zoids struggled to move and dodge but only a few escaped the wrath of the Chaos Saurer and only at the cost of other Zoids. Imperial Iron Kongs and Rev Raptors entered the fray, attacking the Chaos Saurer with blades and fists.

Republican air forces teamed up with Imperial Redlers and Zabat, dropping bombs and firing missiles from above. The Chaos Saurer struggled to decide which attackers to target next, then came to a simple conclusion. Attack them all. The Chaos Saurer fired shots from its chest mounted mortar cannons, knocking out frontline Republican ground troops as it fired missiles from its tail at the aerial forces. Then it spun around and disintegrated a line of Imperial Zoids. Both forces took a moment to recover from the losses but kept pounding the Saurer with gunfire to the best of their ability. Confused at its utter lack of progress facing such an overwhelming amount of enemies the Chaos Saurer lost its patience, firing in blind rage every which way.

"Falcon's Nest this is King Kong," Oz said over the intercom as his Iron Kong sprang into action, "time to finish this devil off!" The customized Iron Kong was equipped head to toe with powerful weapons including a Heavy Imperial Hyperbeam Cannon, twin 105mm cannons and quadruple 40mm gatling guns. The Paladin of Might showered the Chaos Saurer with power equivalent to five other Zoids.

"This is the Juggernaut calling Falcon's Nest," Gabriel said, "time to dominate and obliterate!" The Paladin of Dominance appeared in his pitch black Dibison, leading the remainder of the buffalo-type Zoids in an all out Megalo-Max fest. The Chaos Saurer nearly collapsed as the gaping hole in its leg buckled in on itself. "Retreat boys!" Gabriel yelled as the Chaos Saurer took to the sky and aimed a SCPG down at them. The Dibison force was cut in half again just as the Chaos Saurer rose to meet the aerial forces once again, heading for the heart of New Helic City.

It easily shook off a few barrages from Zabat and Pteras before landing next to a Whale King with an Imperial symbol on its side near the White House. The Whale King's mouth opened and a line of spider-like Zoids scuttled out, splitting into five small groups and opening fire. "Our turn now!" Victor yelled, pulling the trigger on his command stick repeatedly as the Attack Arachs fired their anti-Zoid weaponry. The Chaos Saurer returned fire with its chest mortars but the Attack Arachs had great reflexes, dancing around the explosions while continuing their assault.

"Falcon's Nest, Herc here," the Paladin said, his Double Sworder descending from the sky, "engaging the Big Boy now!" Suddenly a barrage of Charged Particle Guns slammed into the Sworder from all directions at once, cutting it to pieces.

"Not for long" Craven said, scuffing. The Psychosaurer launched its Grappling Hook Arms forward, grabbing a pair of Attack Arachs and boring holes into them with its arm-mounted AZ weaponry. "How about a taste of your own medicine!" the Death Wraith yelled. A pair of Attack Arachs turned their attention to the Psychosaurer, pounding the Zoid with their special weapons. Twin Charged Particle Beams obliterated them, revealing the presence of the other Death Wraiths as they moved to protect their master.

"Craven! What is this?" Necros asked furiously. "I never asked for your help!"

"I never offered it to you!" Craven said, pointing at the Chaos Saurer, "I had orders from a higher authority!" Necros looked at the Chaos Saurer in confusion, the Zoid's eyes glowing bright red as it transmitted a psychic message to Craven. "Of course master," Craven said, "he will bother you no more!" The Psychosaurer boosted up, climbing up the side of the Chaos Saurer's arm and to the shoulder where the Ambassador rested.

"You can't do this to me I created you both and I can undo you!" Necros yelled at Craven and the Chaos Saurer. "I will sap you of all your strength! After all, I gave it to you!" Craven just closed his eyes and smirked.

"You may have given me back my ability to live but you also enslaved me for your own personal gain," Craven said, "the Chaos Saurer has offered me more than you ever could. I will reign over all of Zi as the new Emperor once the Saurer and I have proven our power to the world!"

"I should've seen it coming," Necros said, figuring it all out, "just as the Death Saurer betrayed my race long ago it continues to betray me now. I will have my revenge! No one betrays Necros the Reanimator without-". A shot from the AZ188mm spine launcher of the Psychosaurer drilled into the Ancient Zoidian, coming out the other side blood red. The Chaos Saurer's eyes flickered happily at the sight. Craven and the Death Wraiths turned and formed a protective circle around their ultimate master as ground forces began circling in on them from all sides. The Chaos Saurer and its Wraiths fired their ultimate weapons in unison, forming a brilliant light show of purple and blue slaughter.


A/N: Story will be wrapping up soon. Thanx to all my fans, especially Vanya-Dejya for her support and insight and please look out for The Organoid Chronicles II!