Post by gilvader on May 28, 2004 10:21:00 GMT -5
Note: If you have not read from the beginning, I strongly suggest it, or the story will not make sense.
It was night on Zi. Ace and Artemis lay in their own tents beside mine and our zoids were close by. We were on a harsh and dry plain, a common sight on Zi. I had once heard when I was young, that Zi used to be a lush planet, full of springs and jungles, but that had obviously changed. The moon light reflected off pillars of rock, the silent sentinels of the night. I pondered on where we were. It had been a day since we had left the canyon in search of the gilvader's zoid core, and we were deep in republic territory. In the morning, we would be wary. It would not look right if the republic discovered three unregistered zoids on their land.
"Breakfast!Come and get it!"came Ace's enthusiastic voice from outside. "Is it morning already..."I muttered as I crawled out of my tent. Artemis was already outside, eating his share of eggs. "Yum, sunny-side up."he said sleepily."Glad ya like em"he said, patting Artemis heavily on the back. "So, I figure we should head to the village near here"suggested Ace. "Good plan"I replied.
We went on in our zoids, later. I liked my battle cougar's cockpit. It was very comfortable, and the seat looked like it was made from the finest leather. I had not tried to fly it yet, I had always hated flying from a childhood experience.
"Somethings on the radar!"said Artemis's voice over the com-link. I could make out two zoids approaching. "They must be the republic's patrol."I said darkly. The patrol consisted of a dibison, and a shield liger. "What might two unregistered zoids be doing on republic territory?"came the ominous voice from the dibison over the com-link. "Leave this ta me"said Ace over the link. Artemis and I backed up as Ace approached the two zoids in his Gairyuki. "We must insist that you leave the area at once!"came he voice of the liger pilot. "We can't do that."said Ace to the patrol."Then we will remove you by force!"came the dibison pilot's infuriated voice. "Bring it then!"yelled Ace.
What happened then took place in a matter of seconds. As Artemis and I watched from our zoids, the dibison fired two shots as Ace deployed his boosters and E-shield. The monster of a zoid known as Gairyuki hurtled into the dibison with its E-shield and boosters at around 300 miles per hour, and turned on the shield liger, grabbing its neck in its jaws, and flinging it to the side. I looked at the crumpled zoids, and then at Ace over the com-link. I don't know how well this would go over with the republic, but at that moment, I realized that Ace was not someone to mess with.
Chapter 4 coming soon!
It was night on Zi. Ace and Artemis lay in their own tents beside mine and our zoids were close by. We were on a harsh and dry plain, a common sight on Zi. I had once heard when I was young, that Zi used to be a lush planet, full of springs and jungles, but that had obviously changed. The moon light reflected off pillars of rock, the silent sentinels of the night. I pondered on where we were. It had been a day since we had left the canyon in search of the gilvader's zoid core, and we were deep in republic territory. In the morning, we would be wary. It would not look right if the republic discovered three unregistered zoids on their land.
"Breakfast!Come and get it!"came Ace's enthusiastic voice from outside. "Is it morning already..."I muttered as I crawled out of my tent. Artemis was already outside, eating his share of eggs. "Yum, sunny-side up."he said sleepily."Glad ya like em"he said, patting Artemis heavily on the back. "So, I figure we should head to the village near here"suggested Ace. "Good plan"I replied.
We went on in our zoids, later. I liked my battle cougar's cockpit. It was very comfortable, and the seat looked like it was made from the finest leather. I had not tried to fly it yet, I had always hated flying from a childhood experience.
"Somethings on the radar!"said Artemis's voice over the com-link. I could make out two zoids approaching. "They must be the republic's patrol."I said darkly. The patrol consisted of a dibison, and a shield liger. "What might two unregistered zoids be doing on republic territory?"came the ominous voice from the dibison over the com-link. "Leave this ta me"said Ace over the link. Artemis and I backed up as Ace approached the two zoids in his Gairyuki. "We must insist that you leave the area at once!"came he voice of the liger pilot. "We can't do that."said Ace to the patrol."Then we will remove you by force!"came the dibison pilot's infuriated voice. "Bring it then!"yelled Ace.
What happened then took place in a matter of seconds. As Artemis and I watched from our zoids, the dibison fired two shots as Ace deployed his boosters and E-shield. The monster of a zoid known as Gairyuki hurtled into the dibison with its E-shield and boosters at around 300 miles per hour, and turned on the shield liger, grabbing its neck in its jaws, and flinging it to the side. I looked at the crumpled zoids, and then at Ace over the com-link. I don't know how well this would go over with the republic, but at that moment, I realized that Ace was not someone to mess with.
Chapter 4 coming soon!
