BEHIND THE NINE BALL – CHAPTER ONE: "THE BEGINNING"
Hello! fans of Armored Core, I've seen that every body know who's Hustler One, the biggest legend between Ravens; but no one know the true story of the Nine Ball's pilot. I hope this fic interest you, so please give me your comments about the story, ideas, what do you like about the fic (or don't like), oh! I forgot, that's my first fic, so please don't be hard with your comments, even though write what you want. Well there is the story:
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"A true Raven doesn't need a mind, because his/her only success is the mission.
A true Raven doesn't be afraid, because it would be his/her weakness.
A true Raven doesn't know the mercy, because this is the secret of the victory".
-Raven's philosophy.
I and my family have lived in the Sunsoft city since I was a child; this city is a protected region of the Cran Research Facility of one of the biggest corporations: Crest Industries.
I was fourteen years, and my sister seven years old when this story happened, me and my sister were playing in the city's playground, my father were in the bar with his old friends, a group of pacific men dedicated to build car parts, my mom were in our house cooking the dinner… so it were like the 7:00pm.
Mom: Darling: -it is too late, please go and call the children to come. I'm pretty worried-(the bar was in front of the house)
Dad: -Oh! What's the matter, they are young now, so let them play by now, when they grow up, it would be time to worry about -he smiled to her like saying "don't worry"
Mom: with a tranquil voice she said – yeah you have reason… they are very young and we are becoming so old…
Dad: exalted he said: What!... we so old! …
But in the HQ (head quarters) of Navis (another company dedicated to war, as Crest) have planned to attack the Cran facility at night to make sure the surprise factor, entering by the Sunsoft city and going through the city streets to destroy the facility
I've seen a group of lights in sky approaching to the city at an unbelievable speed.
Sister: Hey! What are those funny lights; they seem like a Christmas tree. (The two ACs and MTs were in a triangle battle formation)
Brother: I don't know- I said watching the lights coming to us
Evangel: communicating with his coworkers said –enemy facility's entrance located, get ready to attack
Genobee: we are ready, so let's do it quickly…
They fell down from the sky and the only thing I could see was a red point in the tallest part of the giant shadow (it was at night, so I can't saw very much…), but it wasn't alone, there were two giant "bodies"(the ACs) and four not bigger as the two ones (the MTs).
Sister: they fell down from the sky, so they might be angels…-she said with a voice of doubt
Brother: really I was confused with those things- do you think they are?- At this moment one of them began to see the surroundings
Genobee: wait a minute! This is a civilian region
Evangel: the client insisted: destroy all the structures you encounter, so don't mind it and let's begin…
MT pilot: sir! We can't attack civilians; they aren't a threat… so WE CAN'T!
Evangel: SHUT UP SOLDIER!- with his linear rifle he fired a certain shot directly to his head- those ones who interfere with the mission must be eliminated… listen up every one! Destroy everything you encounter in your path…SO GET MOVING!
MT's pilots: YES SIR!
Genobee: well… again we do their dirty work
Sister: w…hy……. they…… ki..lled.. one of his….. fr..iends and destr..oy the c..ity, ang…els ……don't do it!- she tried to speak, but she was crying; immediately I went to a safe place with her.
Evangel: anyone can see the facility!- his AC were looking around when he spoke
MT pilot: Sir! The facility is on this deep depression!
Genobee: well done soldier! EVERY ONE GET READY TO MAKE A SERIOUS ATTACK!
From the walls of the Cran Facility, big plasma cannons targeted the ACs and MTs and began to shot those enormous energy rounds.
Evangel: TAKE COVER! they are armed!
Genobee: DAMMIT! The client didn't tell us that they have those kinds of weapons!
One of the plasma rounds destroyed one of the MT units and made an expansive wave that removed our protection (well… protection was a little plate of metal where we were hidden) and one of the MTs pilots looked at us.
MT pilot: in his mind thought –Civilians, but they are children, if Evangel or Genobee see them… they gonna kill them…WHAT I MUST DO?... –he decided to let my sister and me to live not saying anything to Evangel nor Genobee
With a real good movement of Evangel (even in the game you've seen it eh!) destroyed the plasma cannons and put six bombs on inside the facility, after minutes, the facility exploded.
Evangel: job's done! Let's head back to base!
The attack lasted around one hour, then, nothing was in his place; everything was destroyed. When the "big bodies" go away, I ran to my house to find dad and mom.
Brother: MOM!...DAD! answer me, tell me anything- I began to dig in the ruins of what once was my house, and my sister were crying louder at every second.
When I finally found them, my sight saw the worst scene in my life: the corpses of them in the ground… and, in my father's right hand, one the thing that my grandpa gave to him: a ball… a NINE BALL.
Well, that's It, please excuse my grammar, I am not very good in this topic. I wish you enjoyed this chapter, as I told before that's my first fic. So please give me your opinion about the chapter, ideas, comments, every thing you want. I decided to build this fic because Armored Core is a big game, but the story of the pilots is a mystery. And I selected Hustler One because he is my favorite Raven. If you don't know who's Hustler One (I think it is impossible but…) he is the number one in the raven rank in the game, he control an AC named Nine Ball and the rest is just game. So again please give me your comments or anything, because the most important thing is you enjoy the story. See you again in the next chapter.