10-28-2007, 05:24 PM
Chapter 6 – Old Rivals, New Circumstances
Jason, Rachel, Naomi, and Brad had their lunch in Ritory’s so they would have energy for the match later that afternoon. Ritory’s was a small Italian place to eat. It worked for them to get away from the masses of people around them. People still eyeballed them in Ritory’s, but a lot less than what it would have been at Zalo’s.
“So what kind of info you have on these guys Jason?” Naomi questioned.
“All three of them pilot Command Wolves. They are desert yellow, so I would imagine they will pick a spot in the desert for the battle. Sort of like camouflage for them. Marcus is the leader of the team and his Command Wolf is outfitted with Assistance Boosters to aid in speed. The boosters are attached to its hind legs. I don’t know what Axel and Robert have equipped, if anything, because I did not fight them.”
“How was Marcus fairing when you guys faced off?”
“It was easily a one sided fight when we last squared off, but that was about two weeks ago. I would think he improved somewhat in that time frame.”
“Alright, so what do you think would be our game plan for this battle?”
“Naturally, I would say split things up into 1-on-1 battles and take them out like that, but judging by how Axel and Robert took out Kirkland and Lineback, they are a good team. So Brad and I will take on Axel and Robert, and you, Naomi, can take on Marcus using your range to your advantage. But watch out, he does have a Long Ranged Cannon equipped on his Command Wolf.”
“That sounds good and all, but how are we going to go about that?” Naomi asked.
“The best thing to do is for you to get a good vantage point before the battle starts. That way you can single out Marcus right after the battle starts and we can focus on Axel and Robert.” Jason said while motioning towards Brad.
“Alright Jason, we will run your plan. Let’s go ahead and go and get prepared. It is about 1:30 now. We should get to the location at about 2:30 so I can get my vantage point.” Naomi said looking at her watch.
“Alright, let’s get going.” Jason concluded as the group got up and left Ritory’s to head back to Naomi’s place.
Soon after they got back to Naomi’s place, Naomi got the notification from the ZBC about the battle location. The battle was set to take place in the desert by the stony edge. Jason, Naomi, and Brad got into their respective Zoids and Rachel took her place in the transport. The Zaber Fang, Gun Sniper, and Fire Fox took their place in the back hatch, left side hatch, and right side hatch of the transport respectively. Rachel started the engine and set out for the desert.
The transport stopped about 2 miles short of the battle so it would not get caught in the crossfire. The Gun Sniper, Fire Fox, and Zaber Fang all deployed and made their way to the battlefield. Naomi found a good rock cliff to set up on, and Brad and Jason just stood there waiting. Jason ran another systems check on his Zoid to make 100% sure that leg was good. The check turned out to be beneficial for Jason because the leg read to be good. Soon after the check was done, the Desert Wolves could be seen coming over the horizon. The judge bot came down shortly after to start the battle.
“The area in a ten mile radius is a designated Zoid battle area. All unauthorized vehicles and others must leave the battlefield. I repeat, all unauthorized vehicles and others must leave the battlefield. Area scanned, battlefield setup, the Fleugel Team vs. the Desert Wolves. Battle mode 0982. Readyyy…FIGHT!”
With the battle officially underway, Jason and Brad made their move towards Axel and Robert. Jason began to fire his Shock Cannon and Brad was firing his Gatling Gun towards Axel and Robert. Axel and Robert dodged the fire and ran towards Jason together. Marcus began to converge on Jason as well, but he was cut off by a bullet that hit the ground in front of him.
“What the hell was that?” Marcus yelled out.
“It should be pretty clear what it was, or did you forget that I, Naomi Fleugel, was on the Fleugel Team.”
“Heh, guess I should have known you went and got a good sniping point. I guess I just gotta take care of you before you become a problem.”
Marcus took off away from the others to look for Naomi and her Gun Sniper. Meanwhile, Axel and Robert were singling out Jason. They began to weave in and out, back and forth, dodging Jason’s fire while still approaching him at a good speed. Axel’s Command Wolf took a swing at Jason with its claw. Jason dodged backwards, but Robert came overtop Axel and caught Jason with a strike from its claws. The strike sent Jason backwards, crumpling to the ground.
“Yo, that was good. I totally did not expect that.” Jason said struggling to bring his Zoid back to its feet.
“HAHA, You will never get back out our tandem attack.” Axel blurted out.
“Oh really? There is one weakness to your tandem attack that I found out already.”
“HAHA…wait…what? Agh!” Axel said before interrupted by Brad’s Fire Fox.
“Did you forget I was here you twit?” Brad yelled out.
The Fire Fox came up and rammed Axel’s Command Wolf with the head of his Zoid. The brunt of the attack sent the Command Wolf to the ground and Brad continued to pummel the Command Wolf in Gatling Gun fire. Jason turned and focused his attention on Robert. Jason charged forward, blasting his Beam Cannon at the Command Wolf. Some of the shots hitting their mark causing some damage to the exterior. Robert attempted to counter back with cannon fire of his own, but Jason evaded that and caught Robert with a melee attack.
“You better come better than that if you want to take me on 1-on-1 Robert.”
“Arg, I need some help. AXEL! Get over here!” Robert exclaimed out.
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“WHERE ARE YOU AT?!” Marcus cried out in frustration.
Marcus was still pursuing Naomi, and has yet to get any closer to finding her. Marcus was taking pot shots around the rock base in hopes of catching her off guard. He let out shots left and right, and there was no evidence of him hitting her. No cries, no sound of metal hitting the ground, no nothing. Marcus continued to walk along the rock base, it was dead silent, and he was feeling uneasy.
“Gotcha.” Naomi said as she pulled her figure on the trigger. The sniper shell soared through the air and approached Marcus’s Command Wolf at high speed. Just as the bullet was about the reach Marcus, he began to turn his Command Wolf around and the bullet grazed the underbelly of his Zoid.
“Gah. Lucky little dude. If you hadn’t turned your Zoid when you did, you would be out of commission.”
“Heh, I know where to look for you now. I heard the gun fire, so I figured I would position my Zoid, so I would know when I did get hit I would know where you were. And judging by where the bullet hit me you are to my…left!” Marcus activated his Assistance Boosters and began to run up the rock base.
He zigzagged back and forth up the rock base in hopes of scoping out where Naomi is positioned. Once he got up the top of the base, he jump and started to turn his Command Wolf in the air.
“What the hell are you doing?” Naomi asked out of desperation. Naomi was so dumbfounded by the maneuver Marcus pulled off that she couldn’t react fast enough with her Sniper Rifle.
“I am trying to find your elusive ass.”
“And you plan on doing that by jumping off the rock base?”
Marcus turned his Zoid in the air in such a way that it looked as if he was parallel to the ground below. Marcus kept spinning until he saw and Red Zoid off in the distance.
“Looks like I found you Fleugel.”
“What!?”
Marcus landed on the ground and started to run towards Naomi. He turned on his boosters and charged ahead at top speed. Once he got to Naomi’s sniping post, he began to run up the rocks again. He zigzagged up the rock base once again. Once he got up the top, he jumped and turned towards Naomi.
“I got you now! I am taking you out!”
“I highly doubt that.” Naomi said as she fired her Sniper Rifle at the Command Wolf.
Marcus fired three quick shots in succession from his Long Range Rifle at Naomi right before he got hit by the Sniper shot. The bullet hit the Command Wolf right under the head and came out the back of the Zoid. The three shots Marcus fired caught the Gun Sniper on the sniper tail, blowing it off. Both Zoids were out of commission.
“That was one damn good move you pulled off kid.” Naomi said in congratulations
“Heh, I guess so. At least I took you out even though I was taken out myself.”
“Yea, but now my Gun Sniper is ruined.”
“I’m sorry about that, really” Marcus said a little hurt.
“It is alright, it is all part of battling with Zoids.”
“Yea, I just hope Robert and Axel can pull off the victory.”
“I don’t think so, not with Brad and Jason being their opponents.”
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Robert and Axel were in rough shape by this point in the battle. Brad’s Fire Fox was running low on Gatling Gun ammo, as was the Shock Cannon on the Zaber Fang. Jason and Brad pushed forward heading towards their enemies, firing the remains of their weapons running low on ammo. Axel and Robert dodged to the best of their ability, but were caught by some bullets none-the-less.
“Man, we are in trouble. Things are looking bleak for us Axel.”
“Don’t like that, EVER. We can beat these weaklings.” Axel refused to accept defeat.
Axel rushed forward at Jason and Brad. He took a strike at Jason and Jason quick dodged to the left and Axel missed. After the dodge, Axel was now caught between Brad and Jason. He was now essentially caught ‘between a rock and a hard place.’
“Oh boy…”
“Yea…that was a dumb move you just pulled fella.” Brad said to further break Axel’s spirits.
Jason fired his Beam Cannon and caught Axel’s Command Wolf on its hind leg, immobilizing it. Jason and Brad activated their boosters and ran towards Axel. They took a wide sweeping motion out away from his Zoid, then turned back and prepared to strike Axel. Brad was running towards the head, and Jason running towards the tail. They hit cut Axel from head to tail and from tail to head. The Command Wolf crumpled to the ground, its Command System froze.
“That was our version of the Tandem Attack.” Jason laughed.
“For something completely impromptu…it worked.” Brad laughed back.
“Yea, now it is time to take care of Robert.”
The duo turned around and worked their way back to Robert. By this time Robert was very scared of what was ready to come. The Zaber Fang and Fire Fox both stopped in front of the cowering Command Wolf.
“You know what is about to happen don’t you?” Jason asked Robert.
“Yes I do, and I choose to go down fighting!” Robert said as he took a swing at Jason’s Zaber Fang. The strike hit the Zaber Fang across the shoulder, but no major damage was done.
“That was the wrong decision. Brad, let’s set up for our attack again.”
“Gotcha.”
The both activated their boosters again and split up, leaving Robert in the middle. Jason performed a slide turn and fired his Beam Cannon. The cannon hit dead on with the knee joint of the front and hind legs on the right side of the Command Wolf. With the Command Wolf now immobilized, Jason and Brad took the wide sweeping motion outwards and turn to come back for their attack, the Tandem Claw. Hitting the Command Wolf on their respective sides, the Zoid buckled and fell, ending the battle.
“The battle is over, the battle over. The winner is…The Fleugel Team!” The judge said raising his hand. The judge bot soon lifted off, back to the ZBC satellite.
With the battle officially over, the three Zoids from each team met up in the middle of the battlefield for a quick chat before departing.
“That was one good battle. I never expected you, the Crimson Fang, to work so well with your partner in your first team battle.” Marcus said almost dumbfounded.
“Yea…we were gelling very well out there.”
“Yea, and that Tandem Claw attack you guys pulled off was phenomenal.”
“Thanks, we made that up on the fly. That is just how we do things, right Brad? Spontaneously.” Jason chuckled.
“You got that right haha.”
“Only bad thing about thing about this battle is my Gun Sniper is a wreck now. No way we can fix the Sniper tail.” Naomi said a little sad, and a tear in her eye.
“Oh really? Don’t worry about that Naomi. I will hook you up. Give me about a day or so.” Jason said reassuring her.
“OK! Thank you so much.”
“Alright, I think it is time us to get going. I will catch ya later Marcus.”
“Alright, see ya later Crimson, or can I call you Jason?”
“Yea, sure, no problem.”
"Alright, cool. I will see you later"
The two teams departed and went back to their respective transports. Jason left with the knowledge that he can coordinate closely with his new team to an effective degree. Jason, Naomi, and Brad loaded up their Zoids in their particular holding places, anchored them down, left the Zoids, and got the command center. They said their hellos to Rachel and they departed for Naomi’s place.
Jason, Rachel, Naomi, and Brad had their lunch in Ritory’s so they would have energy for the match later that afternoon. Ritory’s was a small Italian place to eat. It worked for them to get away from the masses of people around them. People still eyeballed them in Ritory’s, but a lot less than what it would have been at Zalo’s.
“So what kind of info you have on these guys Jason?” Naomi questioned.
“All three of them pilot Command Wolves. They are desert yellow, so I would imagine they will pick a spot in the desert for the battle. Sort of like camouflage for them. Marcus is the leader of the team and his Command Wolf is outfitted with Assistance Boosters to aid in speed. The boosters are attached to its hind legs. I don’t know what Axel and Robert have equipped, if anything, because I did not fight them.”
“How was Marcus fairing when you guys faced off?”
“It was easily a one sided fight when we last squared off, but that was about two weeks ago. I would think he improved somewhat in that time frame.”
“Alright, so what do you think would be our game plan for this battle?”
“Naturally, I would say split things up into 1-on-1 battles and take them out like that, but judging by how Axel and Robert took out Kirkland and Lineback, they are a good team. So Brad and I will take on Axel and Robert, and you, Naomi, can take on Marcus using your range to your advantage. But watch out, he does have a Long Ranged Cannon equipped on his Command Wolf.”
“That sounds good and all, but how are we going to go about that?” Naomi asked.
“The best thing to do is for you to get a good vantage point before the battle starts. That way you can single out Marcus right after the battle starts and we can focus on Axel and Robert.” Jason said while motioning towards Brad.
“Alright Jason, we will run your plan. Let’s go ahead and go and get prepared. It is about 1:30 now. We should get to the location at about 2:30 so I can get my vantage point.” Naomi said looking at her watch.
“Alright, let’s get going.” Jason concluded as the group got up and left Ritory’s to head back to Naomi’s place.
Soon after they got back to Naomi’s place, Naomi got the notification from the ZBC about the battle location. The battle was set to take place in the desert by the stony edge. Jason, Naomi, and Brad got into their respective Zoids and Rachel took her place in the transport. The Zaber Fang, Gun Sniper, and Fire Fox took their place in the back hatch, left side hatch, and right side hatch of the transport respectively. Rachel started the engine and set out for the desert.
The transport stopped about 2 miles short of the battle so it would not get caught in the crossfire. The Gun Sniper, Fire Fox, and Zaber Fang all deployed and made their way to the battlefield. Naomi found a good rock cliff to set up on, and Brad and Jason just stood there waiting. Jason ran another systems check on his Zoid to make 100% sure that leg was good. The check turned out to be beneficial for Jason because the leg read to be good. Soon after the check was done, the Desert Wolves could be seen coming over the horizon. The judge bot came down shortly after to start the battle.
“The area in a ten mile radius is a designated Zoid battle area. All unauthorized vehicles and others must leave the battlefield. I repeat, all unauthorized vehicles and others must leave the battlefield. Area scanned, battlefield setup, the Fleugel Team vs. the Desert Wolves. Battle mode 0982. Readyyy…FIGHT!”
With the battle officially underway, Jason and Brad made their move towards Axel and Robert. Jason began to fire his Shock Cannon and Brad was firing his Gatling Gun towards Axel and Robert. Axel and Robert dodged the fire and ran towards Jason together. Marcus began to converge on Jason as well, but he was cut off by a bullet that hit the ground in front of him.
“What the hell was that?” Marcus yelled out.
“It should be pretty clear what it was, or did you forget that I, Naomi Fleugel, was on the Fleugel Team.”
“Heh, guess I should have known you went and got a good sniping point. I guess I just gotta take care of you before you become a problem.”
Marcus took off away from the others to look for Naomi and her Gun Sniper. Meanwhile, Axel and Robert were singling out Jason. They began to weave in and out, back and forth, dodging Jason’s fire while still approaching him at a good speed. Axel’s Command Wolf took a swing at Jason with its claw. Jason dodged backwards, but Robert came overtop Axel and caught Jason with a strike from its claws. The strike sent Jason backwards, crumpling to the ground.
“Yo, that was good. I totally did not expect that.” Jason said struggling to bring his Zoid back to its feet.
“HAHA, You will never get back out our tandem attack.” Axel blurted out.
“Oh really? There is one weakness to your tandem attack that I found out already.”
“HAHA…wait…what? Agh!” Axel said before interrupted by Brad’s Fire Fox.
“Did you forget I was here you twit?” Brad yelled out.
The Fire Fox came up and rammed Axel’s Command Wolf with the head of his Zoid. The brunt of the attack sent the Command Wolf to the ground and Brad continued to pummel the Command Wolf in Gatling Gun fire. Jason turned and focused his attention on Robert. Jason charged forward, blasting his Beam Cannon at the Command Wolf. Some of the shots hitting their mark causing some damage to the exterior. Robert attempted to counter back with cannon fire of his own, but Jason evaded that and caught Robert with a melee attack.
“You better come better than that if you want to take me on 1-on-1 Robert.”
“Arg, I need some help. AXEL! Get over here!” Robert exclaimed out.
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“WHERE ARE YOU AT?!” Marcus cried out in frustration.
Marcus was still pursuing Naomi, and has yet to get any closer to finding her. Marcus was taking pot shots around the rock base in hopes of catching her off guard. He let out shots left and right, and there was no evidence of him hitting her. No cries, no sound of metal hitting the ground, no nothing. Marcus continued to walk along the rock base, it was dead silent, and he was feeling uneasy.
“Gotcha.” Naomi said as she pulled her figure on the trigger. The sniper shell soared through the air and approached Marcus’s Command Wolf at high speed. Just as the bullet was about the reach Marcus, he began to turn his Command Wolf around and the bullet grazed the underbelly of his Zoid.
“Gah. Lucky little dude. If you hadn’t turned your Zoid when you did, you would be out of commission.”
“Heh, I know where to look for you now. I heard the gun fire, so I figured I would position my Zoid, so I would know when I did get hit I would know where you were. And judging by where the bullet hit me you are to my…left!” Marcus activated his Assistance Boosters and began to run up the rock base.
He zigzagged back and forth up the rock base in hopes of scoping out where Naomi is positioned. Once he got up the top of the base, he jump and started to turn his Command Wolf in the air.
“What the hell are you doing?” Naomi asked out of desperation. Naomi was so dumbfounded by the maneuver Marcus pulled off that she couldn’t react fast enough with her Sniper Rifle.
“I am trying to find your elusive ass.”
“And you plan on doing that by jumping off the rock base?”
Marcus turned his Zoid in the air in such a way that it looked as if he was parallel to the ground below. Marcus kept spinning until he saw and Red Zoid off in the distance.
“Looks like I found you Fleugel.”
“What!?”
Marcus landed on the ground and started to run towards Naomi. He turned on his boosters and charged ahead at top speed. Once he got to Naomi’s sniping post, he began to run up the rocks again. He zigzagged up the rock base once again. Once he got up the top, he jumped and turned towards Naomi.
“I got you now! I am taking you out!”
“I highly doubt that.” Naomi said as she fired her Sniper Rifle at the Command Wolf.
Marcus fired three quick shots in succession from his Long Range Rifle at Naomi right before he got hit by the Sniper shot. The bullet hit the Command Wolf right under the head and came out the back of the Zoid. The three shots Marcus fired caught the Gun Sniper on the sniper tail, blowing it off. Both Zoids were out of commission.
“That was one damn good move you pulled off kid.” Naomi said in congratulations
“Heh, I guess so. At least I took you out even though I was taken out myself.”
“Yea, but now my Gun Sniper is ruined.”
“I’m sorry about that, really” Marcus said a little hurt.
“It is alright, it is all part of battling with Zoids.”
“Yea, I just hope Robert and Axel can pull off the victory.”
“I don’t think so, not with Brad and Jason being their opponents.”
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Robert and Axel were in rough shape by this point in the battle. Brad’s Fire Fox was running low on Gatling Gun ammo, as was the Shock Cannon on the Zaber Fang. Jason and Brad pushed forward heading towards their enemies, firing the remains of their weapons running low on ammo. Axel and Robert dodged to the best of their ability, but were caught by some bullets none-the-less.
“Man, we are in trouble. Things are looking bleak for us Axel.”
“Don’t like that, EVER. We can beat these weaklings.” Axel refused to accept defeat.
Axel rushed forward at Jason and Brad. He took a strike at Jason and Jason quick dodged to the left and Axel missed. After the dodge, Axel was now caught between Brad and Jason. He was now essentially caught ‘between a rock and a hard place.’
“Oh boy…”
“Yea…that was a dumb move you just pulled fella.” Brad said to further break Axel’s spirits.
Jason fired his Beam Cannon and caught Axel’s Command Wolf on its hind leg, immobilizing it. Jason and Brad activated their boosters and ran towards Axel. They took a wide sweeping motion out away from his Zoid, then turned back and prepared to strike Axel. Brad was running towards the head, and Jason running towards the tail. They hit cut Axel from head to tail and from tail to head. The Command Wolf crumpled to the ground, its Command System froze.
“That was our version of the Tandem Attack.” Jason laughed.
“For something completely impromptu…it worked.” Brad laughed back.
“Yea, now it is time to take care of Robert.”
The duo turned around and worked their way back to Robert. By this time Robert was very scared of what was ready to come. The Zaber Fang and Fire Fox both stopped in front of the cowering Command Wolf.
“You know what is about to happen don’t you?” Jason asked Robert.
“Yes I do, and I choose to go down fighting!” Robert said as he took a swing at Jason’s Zaber Fang. The strike hit the Zaber Fang across the shoulder, but no major damage was done.
“That was the wrong decision. Brad, let’s set up for our attack again.”
“Gotcha.”
The both activated their boosters again and split up, leaving Robert in the middle. Jason performed a slide turn and fired his Beam Cannon. The cannon hit dead on with the knee joint of the front and hind legs on the right side of the Command Wolf. With the Command Wolf now immobilized, Jason and Brad took the wide sweeping motion outwards and turn to come back for their attack, the Tandem Claw. Hitting the Command Wolf on their respective sides, the Zoid buckled and fell, ending the battle.
“The battle is over, the battle over. The winner is…The Fleugel Team!” The judge said raising his hand. The judge bot soon lifted off, back to the ZBC satellite.
With the battle officially over, the three Zoids from each team met up in the middle of the battlefield for a quick chat before departing.
“That was one good battle. I never expected you, the Crimson Fang, to work so well with your partner in your first team battle.” Marcus said almost dumbfounded.
“Yea…we were gelling very well out there.”
“Yea, and that Tandem Claw attack you guys pulled off was phenomenal.”
“Thanks, we made that up on the fly. That is just how we do things, right Brad? Spontaneously.” Jason chuckled.
“You got that right haha.”
“Only bad thing about thing about this battle is my Gun Sniper is a wreck now. No way we can fix the Sniper tail.” Naomi said a little sad, and a tear in her eye.
“Oh really? Don’t worry about that Naomi. I will hook you up. Give me about a day or so.” Jason said reassuring her.
“OK! Thank you so much.”
“Alright, I think it is time us to get going. I will catch ya later Marcus.”
“Alright, see ya later Crimson, or can I call you Jason?”
“Yea, sure, no problem.”
"Alright, cool. I will see you later"
The two teams departed and went back to their respective transports. Jason left with the knowledge that he can coordinate closely with his new team to an effective degree. Jason, Naomi, and Brad loaded up their Zoids in their particular holding places, anchored them down, left the Zoids, and got the command center. They said their hellos to Rachel and they departed for Naomi’s place.
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