Chapter 14 – Zenebas
Jason was shocked to hear Rachel’s voice blare out the information he was fighting so hard to protect. Vincent, upon hearing the information he sought after, dropped the Zaber Fang to the ground and turned to face away from the downed combatant. The Zaber Fang sparked and crackled with electric pulses coming from the center where the core is. The core is the very heart of the Zoid, and if damaged, the Zoid will probably not survive.
“Alright Jason, see you in Zenebas, I look forward to see your father’s newest toy when I get there, I suspect it will be in your hands.” Vincent said before taking off in the Strum Tyrann.
“Bastard…” Jason said opening the hatch and getting out. Jason walked around to the where the core was to assess the damage. Upon seeing the damage the Strum Tyrann caused, Jason immediately broke down and let out a blood curdling scream to express his anger and heartbreak. “That son of a bitch! He destroyed my Zaber Fang! AHHHH!” His Zoid had successfully been destroyed by the hands of Vincent. Jason, in the midst of his misery, heard the transport come to a hult. Rachel got out of the transport and made her way over to Jason. Needless to say she was nervous.
“Jason I am so-“
“Why the fuck did you tell him where my dad was located?! Also, how the hell did you know he was in Zenebas in the first place?!” Jason asked visibly pissed off.
“Uh…uh…he sent a message to you after he left telling you where in Zenebas he was. And I told him where he was because if I didn’t he was going to kill you!” Rachel yelled back to him then running back to the transport. This was the first time Jason had shown this emotion towards her and she wasn’t at all prepared for it.
“Jason, we are going to load your Zaber Fang onto the back of the transport, let us swing it around.” Naomi said taking the controls and moving the transport into position. She opened the side hatch and maneuvered the claw to pick up the Zaber Fang. She gently placed the Zaber Fang down and closed the hatch. Jason got onto the transport and made his way to the garage to see his downed companion. Jason, in his heart, knew that the Zaber Fang was out of commission, but he didn’t want to accept it. Jason walked back over the Zaber to continue accessing the damage.
“You know she did what she did because she was worried.” Brad said walking into the garage.
Jason let out a sigh and lowered his head. “I know she was. I was just upset with what transpired and I took it out on her. But now Vincent knows where my dad is and I bet him and Keith on are on their way over as we speak. We need to get a move on, and I need to call my dad now.” Jason said leaving the Zaber Fang and heading in the direction of the command center. Before leaving the garage Jason turned and looked back at the Zaber Fang. Jason sighed then clinched his fist, “Vincent, your ass is mine for destroying my Zaber Fang…”
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Vincent returned to his base to gather some materials before heading out to Zenebas to confront Jason’s father. Upon his arrival, Keith was standing there, waiting. Vincent parked the Strum Tyrann, got out, and approached Keith.
“Why Keith, to what do I owe this honor?”
“Where the hell have you been?”
“I have been off collecting information. I confronted Jason and fought him.” Vincent said. Vincent wasn’t one to hide anything.
“You did what?!” Keith vehemently asked while grabbing a hold of Vincent’s shirt and bringing Vincent’s face closer his in the process. “You could have killed him! Killing Jason is what I am going to do; I do not need your help in accomplishing that!”
“Whoa, calm down, I was merely finding out where your father is now located.” Vincent stated knocking Keith’s hand off and continuing. “That is what you want right, to kill Jason and your father?” Vincent said shutting Keith down.
“Psh, whatever. Did you get the information?” Keith said swallowing his tongue.
“Sure did. He lives in Zenebas. Get ready, we will be leaving in the next couple hours. I will be waiting Keith.”
“I bet you will…” Keith said walking out of the garage. ”Bastard, how dare he attack Jason without me knowing. If he had killed Jason, I would have killed him. He knows killing Jason is what I am back to do, and taking that away from me would be unforgivable!” Keith thought to himself while walking back to his room to gather his things. Just the thought of Jason dying by someone else’s hands made Keith’s blood boil. He wouldn’t allow such a thing to happen. Keith returned back to the garage where Vincent was waiting. Upon his arrival, they got into their respective Zoids and took off.
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Jason walked up to the command center to call his father. He saw Naomi and Rachel in there already. Rachel looked away from him instantly, and Naomi was being her normal self. Jason made a note to talk to Rachel later, and then made it over to the display and called his dad.
“Jason my boy!-Oh, what’s wrong?” Dr. Robinson asked taking away his fervor.
“Dad, my Zaber Fang has been destroyed.” Jason said looking away from the display.
“How did this happen?”
“This bastard Vincent did it in his Strum Tyrann…”
“Strum Tyrann you say…this must be Vincent’s latest experiment.”
“What? You are telling me you know Vincent?!” Jason asked in a state of shock.
“Yea, Vincent and I go back. We have been competing with each other in Zoids since we were young. Both of us decided to go into Zoids research and that is when our rivalry reached new heights. We have been trying to outdo one another with the latest thing in Zoids technology. It all came to a pass when I developed the Ultra Z. It was the pinnacle of Zoids development, able to increase the capabilities of any Zoid it was equipped to. I secretly put on in your Zaber Fang to as well. That is why you have been able to defeat your opponents up to this point. It seems that Vincent used the Ultra Z to evolve the Berserk Fury into its present state of the Strum Tyrann. I can’t believe Vincent was able to do that, but I won’t be outdone that easily.” Dr. Robinson said finishing up his speech
“Now that you say that dad, Vincent mentioned a new toy you had, but I couldn’t understand where he was coming from.”
“Ahh, I know what he is talking about, take a look at this…” Dr. Robinson said before pushing a button on the display and a Zoid popped up. Everyone’s jaw dropped. They had never seen a Zoid like that before: shimmering red armor, nice sleek build, and blades sitting on top. It was truly a spectacle to behold.
“{gulp}What is that dad?” Jason asked swallowing hard.
”This, son, is the Liger Zero X, developed especially by me. You know the Liger Zero Bit piloted right?”
“Yea, it also got destroyed by the Strum Tyrann.”
“Well, that wasn’t the only Liger Zero on Zi. The one they had, I sold it to them, but I had another one here that was identical to this one, Organoid System and all. I used the Blitz Team as a way to monitor the capabilities of the Liger Zero so I could develop something to make it better. When I saw the CAS armor, I got an idea. Make a CAS armor that would surpass those, and here I have it, the X armor. It combines the speed of the Jager with the power of the Schneider into one piece. The Liger Zero X uses electronic emissions as both weaponry and a defense mechanism. The only problem is that we have no combat data because it only sat here. I have a favor to ask of you Jason, can we use the combat data from your Zaber Fang for the Zero X?
“Umm…well…give me some time to think about it, I will give you my answer when we arrive in tomorrow.” Jason said sullenly then walked off.
”I hope I didn’t say anything wrong…”
“Nah, it’s just Jason loved that Zaber Fang, and it will be hard to part with it, that’s all. See you tomorrow Doctor.” Naomi said.
“Right, I understand, try coaxing him into it; he is the only one capable of piloting the Zero X.”
“Understood.” Naomi said shutting down the display.
Jason returned to the garage and sat down next to his Zaber Fang. He nestled against it for support and began reminiscing on old times: The battle against the Liger Zero, fighting the Fierce Zabers and the Desert Wolves, teaming up with Naomi and her team, all those good times. Jason stood up and placed his hand against body.
“It has been a good run pal, and I am going to miss you. I told myself that I would get Vincent back for taking you away from me, and the only way for that to happen is to give you a new body. So when we get to Zenebas, I am going to allow them to transplant your battle data into the Zero X…just don’t forget me.” Jason said before removing his hand and wiping away the tears. He walked out of the garage and on his way to bed he passed by Naomi and stopped.
“Let’s do the damn thing.” Jason said and kept walking.
”Heh, guess he did all the coaxing by himself..” Naomi said with a little chuckle heading off to bed.
Jason woke up the next morning to realize that the transport had stopped. He got out of bed and made his way down to the garage to see the Zaber Fang. When he got there, he was surprised to what he saw, or rather what he didn’t see.
“Where the hell did my Zaber Fang go?”
“We already took it to the lab.” A voice from behind said.
“Dad? How did you know I agreed?”
“Naomi told me.”
“Heh, ok. Let’s go and check out this new Zoid.”
“Right, follow me.” Dr. Robinson said heading towards the exit and Jason following behind. They walked through the lab and arrived at the main area. Jason’s eyes widened when the door opened to reveal the Liger Zero X.
“Wow that looks so much better in person.” Jason managed to get out.
“Yup, the Zero X, my greatest accomplishment, and we are in the midst of transplanting the battle data from the Zaber Fang over to the Zero X. I even had it painted Red for you because I know it’s your favorite color.” Dr. Robinson said with a laugh before continuing. “Once the transplanting is done, I will notify you so you can run some tests.”
“Alright,” Jason said walking to the kitchen and grabbing something to eat. He wanted to return to the garage quickly because he wanted to see how things were going. On his way back, he walked past Rachel who seemed to be avoiding him. Jason stopped to talk to her, but she initiated conversation.
“I am sorry-“
“Don’t apologize; I am the one who should be sorry. I shouldn’t have cussed you out because you did save my life. I was stubborn and was about to get myself killed in the battle against Vincent. I was just upset, it’s not your fault” Jason said before walking on.
”Thank you Jason.” Rachel said silently with a smile following.
Jason arrived at the garage right after the transplanting finished.
“Jason, everything went smoothly, it is time to do some tests.”
“Ok.” Jason said walking to the Liger Zero X and getting into the cockpit. Jason strapped himself in and got ready to go. “You like it here buddy?” Jason asked. Even though he knew only the battle data got transplanted, he feels the very essence of the Zaber Fang is now in the Liger Zero X. The lab door opened and Jason took off in the Zero X. Jason did some simple maneuvering, pushing the speed and pulling some turns. Jason extended the blades to check the length and cut down a few nearby trees no problem.
”Jason, the blades can also fire a beam when they are folded over on the head. They can also disrupt the trajectory of missiles when you run the electric current through them when they are extended down.”
“You don’t say?” Jason said turned a blade handles to place the blades on top of the head. The blades folded up onto their original holding place on the back, then flipped forward to assume their firing position. Jason fired a few potshots and was impressed with their power and velocity. He returned to the lab and got out of the Zoid.
“Whew that thing is great. The speed, power, agility, I never imagined I could pilot something like that.” ”I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did buddy. Jason thought feeling a little sentimental towards his Zaber Fang.
”Ho Ho, so is that the big secret you have been holding from me?
“Vincent!” Everyone blared at the same time.
“Doctor, there are 2 blips on the sensor.” One of the assistants stated.
“So Keith is here too.” Jason said with a grimace.
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“Vincent, let me fight Jason. I know you want to destroy whatever Zoid our father made, but I want to kill Jason. I will be able to fulfill both of our desires in one fight.” Keith proposed.
“Alright, but if you fail, I am taking over.
“Your assistance won’t be needed. And when Jason is out the way, my father will die shortly thereafter.” Keith said in an arrogant manner.
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“Everyone, we are heading out. This will be the final battle. I Imagine Keith will want to take me on, so you guys fight Vincent.”
“Right!” Naomi and Brad said in agreement as they ran off to their Zoids and made their way outside. Naomi took position on a nearby cliff and was ready to snipe. Brad and Jason waited for Keith and Vincent to arrive.
“Time to do work!”
Jason was shocked to hear Rachel’s voice blare out the information he was fighting so hard to protect. Vincent, upon hearing the information he sought after, dropped the Zaber Fang to the ground and turned to face away from the downed combatant. The Zaber Fang sparked and crackled with electric pulses coming from the center where the core is. The core is the very heart of the Zoid, and if damaged, the Zoid will probably not survive.
“Alright Jason, see you in Zenebas, I look forward to see your father’s newest toy when I get there, I suspect it will be in your hands.” Vincent said before taking off in the Strum Tyrann.
“Bastard…” Jason said opening the hatch and getting out. Jason walked around to the where the core was to assess the damage. Upon seeing the damage the Strum Tyrann caused, Jason immediately broke down and let out a blood curdling scream to express his anger and heartbreak. “That son of a bitch! He destroyed my Zaber Fang! AHHHH!” His Zoid had successfully been destroyed by the hands of Vincent. Jason, in the midst of his misery, heard the transport come to a hult. Rachel got out of the transport and made her way over to Jason. Needless to say she was nervous.
“Jason I am so-“
“Why the fuck did you tell him where my dad was located?! Also, how the hell did you know he was in Zenebas in the first place?!” Jason asked visibly pissed off.
“Uh…uh…he sent a message to you after he left telling you where in Zenebas he was. And I told him where he was because if I didn’t he was going to kill you!” Rachel yelled back to him then running back to the transport. This was the first time Jason had shown this emotion towards her and she wasn’t at all prepared for it.
“Jason, we are going to load your Zaber Fang onto the back of the transport, let us swing it around.” Naomi said taking the controls and moving the transport into position. She opened the side hatch and maneuvered the claw to pick up the Zaber Fang. She gently placed the Zaber Fang down and closed the hatch. Jason got onto the transport and made his way to the garage to see his downed companion. Jason, in his heart, knew that the Zaber Fang was out of commission, but he didn’t want to accept it. Jason walked back over the Zaber to continue accessing the damage.
“You know she did what she did because she was worried.” Brad said walking into the garage.
Jason let out a sigh and lowered his head. “I know she was. I was just upset with what transpired and I took it out on her. But now Vincent knows where my dad is and I bet him and Keith on are on their way over as we speak. We need to get a move on, and I need to call my dad now.” Jason said leaving the Zaber Fang and heading in the direction of the command center. Before leaving the garage Jason turned and looked back at the Zaber Fang. Jason sighed then clinched his fist, “Vincent, your ass is mine for destroying my Zaber Fang…”
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Vincent returned to his base to gather some materials before heading out to Zenebas to confront Jason’s father. Upon his arrival, Keith was standing there, waiting. Vincent parked the Strum Tyrann, got out, and approached Keith.
“Why Keith, to what do I owe this honor?”
“Where the hell have you been?”
“I have been off collecting information. I confronted Jason and fought him.” Vincent said. Vincent wasn’t one to hide anything.
“You did what?!” Keith vehemently asked while grabbing a hold of Vincent’s shirt and bringing Vincent’s face closer his in the process. “You could have killed him! Killing Jason is what I am going to do; I do not need your help in accomplishing that!”
“Whoa, calm down, I was merely finding out where your father is now located.” Vincent stated knocking Keith’s hand off and continuing. “That is what you want right, to kill Jason and your father?” Vincent said shutting Keith down.
“Psh, whatever. Did you get the information?” Keith said swallowing his tongue.
“Sure did. He lives in Zenebas. Get ready, we will be leaving in the next couple hours. I will be waiting Keith.”
“I bet you will…” Keith said walking out of the garage. ”Bastard, how dare he attack Jason without me knowing. If he had killed Jason, I would have killed him. He knows killing Jason is what I am back to do, and taking that away from me would be unforgivable!” Keith thought to himself while walking back to his room to gather his things. Just the thought of Jason dying by someone else’s hands made Keith’s blood boil. He wouldn’t allow such a thing to happen. Keith returned back to the garage where Vincent was waiting. Upon his arrival, they got into their respective Zoids and took off.
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Jason walked up to the command center to call his father. He saw Naomi and Rachel in there already. Rachel looked away from him instantly, and Naomi was being her normal self. Jason made a note to talk to Rachel later, and then made it over to the display and called his dad.
“Jason my boy!-Oh, what’s wrong?” Dr. Robinson asked taking away his fervor.
“Dad, my Zaber Fang has been destroyed.” Jason said looking away from the display.
“How did this happen?”
“This bastard Vincent did it in his Strum Tyrann…”
“Strum Tyrann you say…this must be Vincent’s latest experiment.”
“What? You are telling me you know Vincent?!” Jason asked in a state of shock.
“Yea, Vincent and I go back. We have been competing with each other in Zoids since we were young. Both of us decided to go into Zoids research and that is when our rivalry reached new heights. We have been trying to outdo one another with the latest thing in Zoids technology. It all came to a pass when I developed the Ultra Z. It was the pinnacle of Zoids development, able to increase the capabilities of any Zoid it was equipped to. I secretly put on in your Zaber Fang to as well. That is why you have been able to defeat your opponents up to this point. It seems that Vincent used the Ultra Z to evolve the Berserk Fury into its present state of the Strum Tyrann. I can’t believe Vincent was able to do that, but I won’t be outdone that easily.” Dr. Robinson said finishing up his speech
“Now that you say that dad, Vincent mentioned a new toy you had, but I couldn’t understand where he was coming from.”
“Ahh, I know what he is talking about, take a look at this…” Dr. Robinson said before pushing a button on the display and a Zoid popped up. Everyone’s jaw dropped. They had never seen a Zoid like that before: shimmering red armor, nice sleek build, and blades sitting on top. It was truly a spectacle to behold.
“{gulp}What is that dad?” Jason asked swallowing hard.
”This, son, is the Liger Zero X, developed especially by me. You know the Liger Zero Bit piloted right?”
“Yea, it also got destroyed by the Strum Tyrann.”
“Well, that wasn’t the only Liger Zero on Zi. The one they had, I sold it to them, but I had another one here that was identical to this one, Organoid System and all. I used the Blitz Team as a way to monitor the capabilities of the Liger Zero so I could develop something to make it better. When I saw the CAS armor, I got an idea. Make a CAS armor that would surpass those, and here I have it, the X armor. It combines the speed of the Jager with the power of the Schneider into one piece. The Liger Zero X uses electronic emissions as both weaponry and a defense mechanism. The only problem is that we have no combat data because it only sat here. I have a favor to ask of you Jason, can we use the combat data from your Zaber Fang for the Zero X?
“Umm…well…give me some time to think about it, I will give you my answer when we arrive in tomorrow.” Jason said sullenly then walked off.
”I hope I didn’t say anything wrong…”
“Nah, it’s just Jason loved that Zaber Fang, and it will be hard to part with it, that’s all. See you tomorrow Doctor.” Naomi said.
“Right, I understand, try coaxing him into it; he is the only one capable of piloting the Zero X.”
“Understood.” Naomi said shutting down the display.
Jason returned to the garage and sat down next to his Zaber Fang. He nestled against it for support and began reminiscing on old times: The battle against the Liger Zero, fighting the Fierce Zabers and the Desert Wolves, teaming up with Naomi and her team, all those good times. Jason stood up and placed his hand against body.
“It has been a good run pal, and I am going to miss you. I told myself that I would get Vincent back for taking you away from me, and the only way for that to happen is to give you a new body. So when we get to Zenebas, I am going to allow them to transplant your battle data into the Zero X…just don’t forget me.” Jason said before removing his hand and wiping away the tears. He walked out of the garage and on his way to bed he passed by Naomi and stopped.
“Let’s do the damn thing.” Jason said and kept walking.
”Heh, guess he did all the coaxing by himself..” Naomi said with a little chuckle heading off to bed.
Jason woke up the next morning to realize that the transport had stopped. He got out of bed and made his way down to the garage to see the Zaber Fang. When he got there, he was surprised to what he saw, or rather what he didn’t see.
“Where the hell did my Zaber Fang go?”
“We already took it to the lab.” A voice from behind said.
“Dad? How did you know I agreed?”
“Naomi told me.”
“Heh, ok. Let’s go and check out this new Zoid.”
“Right, follow me.” Dr. Robinson said heading towards the exit and Jason following behind. They walked through the lab and arrived at the main area. Jason’s eyes widened when the door opened to reveal the Liger Zero X.
“Wow that looks so much better in person.” Jason managed to get out.
“Yup, the Zero X, my greatest accomplishment, and we are in the midst of transplanting the battle data from the Zaber Fang over to the Zero X. I even had it painted Red for you because I know it’s your favorite color.” Dr. Robinson said with a laugh before continuing. “Once the transplanting is done, I will notify you so you can run some tests.”
“Alright,” Jason said walking to the kitchen and grabbing something to eat. He wanted to return to the garage quickly because he wanted to see how things were going. On his way back, he walked past Rachel who seemed to be avoiding him. Jason stopped to talk to her, but she initiated conversation.
“I am sorry-“
“Don’t apologize; I am the one who should be sorry. I shouldn’t have cussed you out because you did save my life. I was stubborn and was about to get myself killed in the battle against Vincent. I was just upset, it’s not your fault” Jason said before walking on.
”Thank you Jason.” Rachel said silently with a smile following.
Jason arrived at the garage right after the transplanting finished.
“Jason, everything went smoothly, it is time to do some tests.”
“Ok.” Jason said walking to the Liger Zero X and getting into the cockpit. Jason strapped himself in and got ready to go. “You like it here buddy?” Jason asked. Even though he knew only the battle data got transplanted, he feels the very essence of the Zaber Fang is now in the Liger Zero X. The lab door opened and Jason took off in the Zero X. Jason did some simple maneuvering, pushing the speed and pulling some turns. Jason extended the blades to check the length and cut down a few nearby trees no problem.
”Jason, the blades can also fire a beam when they are folded over on the head. They can also disrupt the trajectory of missiles when you run the electric current through them when they are extended down.”
“You don’t say?” Jason said turned a blade handles to place the blades on top of the head. The blades folded up onto their original holding place on the back, then flipped forward to assume their firing position. Jason fired a few potshots and was impressed with their power and velocity. He returned to the lab and got out of the Zoid.
“Whew that thing is great. The speed, power, agility, I never imagined I could pilot something like that.” ”I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did buddy. Jason thought feeling a little sentimental towards his Zaber Fang.
”Ho Ho, so is that the big secret you have been holding from me?
“Vincent!” Everyone blared at the same time.
“Doctor, there are 2 blips on the sensor.” One of the assistants stated.
“So Keith is here too.” Jason said with a grimace.
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“Vincent, let me fight Jason. I know you want to destroy whatever Zoid our father made, but I want to kill Jason. I will be able to fulfill both of our desires in one fight.” Keith proposed.
“Alright, but if you fail, I am taking over.
“Your assistance won’t be needed. And when Jason is out the way, my father will die shortly thereafter.” Keith said in an arrogant manner.
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“Everyone, we are heading out. This will be the final battle. I Imagine Keith will want to take me on, so you guys fight Vincent.”
“Right!” Naomi and Brad said in agreement as they ran off to their Zoids and made their way outside. Naomi took position on a nearby cliff and was ready to snipe. Brad and Jason waited for Keith and Vincent to arrive.
“Time to do work!”
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