My team and I have been looking for the Zoid contacts, Maya found when we first arrived in this place for three days. Moral has been low, I think it is mostly the fact that none of us have seen another human since we arrived here. By Maya's calculations we still have half a day until we get within radio range of the unknown Zoids, I only hope that the Zoids are aligned with either the Empire or the Republic, both of which we have completed contracts for during the war. The only way we can find out though, is if we don't kill each other first.
"Maya I swear on my Zoid core if we don't find the source of that Zoid signal, I will personally make sure you never get a cut of any contract ever again!" Jess said beginning to get angry as she piloted her Zoid .
"Hey! Don't talk to Maya like that!" Alex yells at Jess as he pilots his Command Wolf.
"I will talk to her like that if I wanna!" Jess said aiming the Zaber Fang's main gun at Alex's Command Wolf.
"Don't you point that cannon at me!" Alex aims the Command Wolf's main cannon at Jess' Zaber Fang.
"Hey, knock it off, both of you!" I Yelled as I brought my Zoid to a stop. "Alright, everyone dismount. We'll camp here for for a few hours."
"Thank Zi. I need a break." Maya said powering down the Gordos, and dismounting.
"You, better be careful Maya. Jessie looks like she is gonna go crazy." Alex laughs, as he hops off his Command Wolf.
"Oh hell, here we go." I said knowing Jess goes ballistic when she is called Jessie.
"What did you call me!?" Jess yells as she jumps down from her Zaber Fang.
"What's it to you Jessie!" Alex smirks.
"That's it!" Jess charges Alex tackling him to the ground and starts beating the crap out of him.
"Jess no!" I jumped out of my Red Horn and pulled Jess off of Alex, "Jess, it's okay. Alex is just stressed." I try to calm Jess down.
"Jeez, Alex you just woke the sleeping Zaber Fang." Maya said as she helped Alex up. "Meaning, you deserved it."
"Hey, your supposed to support me!" Alex said.
"Yeah, well not today." Maya laughs and gives Alex a peck on the cheek, before helping him to the Command Wolf to help unload the supplies.
"You okay Jess?" I ask.
"Yeah, I'm fine. It's just that he annoys me so much." Jess hugs me.
"I know Jess, I know. Now lets go get the gear unloaded." I said as I led her back to Alex", "Now apologize, both of you."
"I am sorry, that I beat the crap out of you." Jess said.
"Now apologize to Maya." I said.
"I am sorry that I threatened to take your cut from all of our future contracts." Jess said.
"Apology accepted. Now your turn Alex."
"Fine, I am sorry that I called you a name that you did not like being called." Alex said looking down.
"Apology Accepted." Jess said.
"Good, now that we are all friends today, lets set up camp."
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"Hey, Maya can you go see what's taking Jess so long so long to find some wood?" I asked as I leaned against my Zoid, cleaning a rifle.
"Sure." Maya goes off to look for Jess.
"I don't know what it is with girls and taking so long." I said as Alex starts looking scared. "Alex, what's wrong?" I ask standing up.
"Hands up!" A voice behind me said.
"Fine." Alex and I both put our hands in the air. I then turn around to discover that the voice behind me belonged to an Imperial soldier. "Great, the Empire is here to."
"Quiet!" The first soldier said as two other soldiers led Maya, and Jess out from behind the Red Horn. "Now, you will be coming with us. Got it?"
"Yes, just as long you take our Zoids with us. These Zoids are our livelihoods."
"Fine, I will have them brought with us. Now follow me." The soldier says. Alex and I then start Following the soldier, who leads us to a battalion of Molgas which had surrounded us. "Into the Molga." He gestures to a Molga with the canopy open, and its pilot sitting in the command chair.
"Very well." Maya, Jess, Alex, and I mange to fit into the small Molga. "So what are you guys doing here?"
"Hell if I know." The pilot sighs, as the canopy closes, and the Molga begins to move.
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"Princess Celestia, we came as soon as we could, but the train broke down several time." Twilight said as her and her friends rush into the royal throne room.
"It is alright Twilight, though I fear time is running out." Celestia said standing up. " About 2 days ago the gorilla like began growing my aggressive even attacking the patrols that were sent to investigate, several of them did not survive their injuries."
"Oh dear." Rarity faints.
"Yes, quite." But it appears that their aggression is focused at the local Diamond Dog strongholds in the mountains." Shining Armor says stepping into the throne room. "Now, what can you tell us about the robots, as well as the creatures that you saw."
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"Alright, this is your stop." The pilot says opening the canopy. We are immediately greeted by several gun barrels pointing at me.
"Out, of the Molga. Now!" One of the soldiers barks. When we climb out of the Molga we see several of the other Zoids they have, mostly Iron Kong Mk IIs, and Dibisons. The soldier then leads us to what looks like a command tent, with the flag of the 1st Panzer Division flying in the wind. "Colonel Schubaltz, sir. We have captured the Zoids that we detected on radar as well as their pilots.
"Very, good Sargent. You and your men are dismissed." The Colonel said. The soldier and his men salute and then leave. "Well, well Danny we meet again."
"I don't suppose that you have a contract for us Colonel." I laugh.
"Unfortunately no, but their are more serious matters to attend to. The Emperor is missing."
"What!?" My team and I say at the same time.
"Yes, Emperor Rudolph is missing. He was separated from the main division when we were sucked here.
"Wait, sucked here?" I said quizzically.
"Yes, sucked here. The Emperor was touring some ancient Zodian ruins, when the ground gave way and he was sucked down into the darkness, along with 75% of the 1st Panzer division." Schubaltz said taking off his hat and placing it on a table.
"Do you have a rough area of where he landed?" I asked.
"Negative, but we suspect some of the natives may have him, we are focusing on canine based natives that live in the mountain." Schubaltz said as someone entered the tent and saluted the Colonel.
"I am sorry Karl, but I didn't find a trace of his majesty." The man said.
"It's okay, Thomas. You did your best. If we had the rest of the Guardian Force we might be able to find him." The Colonel said.
"Wait, hold up. Guardian Force?" I said slightly nervous.
"Yes, I am lieutenant Thomas Schubaltz, of the Guardian Force." He said pulling out his badge and displaying it to me and my team.
"Well, then." I said.
"Wait, a minute recognize you and your friends, you are the four who stole the Zoids from a Republic supply depot several years ago. I am placing you under arrest!" He said standing tall and proud before being interrupted by his brother.
"Actually Thomas, you wont be arresting them. We need them to search for the Emperor." Karl said.
"W-what?! You can't be serious. They are nothing more then mercs!"
"Yes I am serious. They have completed several contracts for the Empire during the war." Karl said.
"Very well." Thomas walks out of the tent, but not before giving us the I am watching you gesture.
"Now that, all distractions are out of the way. What do you want us to do?" I ask folding my arms.
"I need you and your team to help find the Emperor, or any trace of him." Karl said, placing his hat back on before walking of the tent, with us in tow.
"Alright, and given the circumstances we can discuss payment when we are back home. Deal?" I said extending my hand.
"Deal." Karl shakes my hand, before brining us to our Zoids.
"Alright team, get some grub and rest, because in two hours we head out to look for Rudolph." I barked out orders to my team.
"Got it Danny." Alex said as he ran off to find a bathroom.
"Sure thing boss." Maya went to go get something to eat.
"Gotcha." Jess went mounted her Zoid, and fell asleep.
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"That's what happened." Twilight said finishing up telling Celstia, and Shining Armor her encounter from several days ago.
"This is very bad. We are clearly facing a far more technologically advanced enemy." Celestia said massaging her scalp.
"I will put all guards on extra high alert, your highness." Shining Armor says as he runs off.
"Now, Twilight this is very hard to ask you but, I need you to go ask the Diamond Dogs for help." Celstia said.
"What?!" Twilight and her friends responded all at once.
"Excuse me your highness, but do you know what those brutes did to me?" Rarity said.
"Yes Rarity I know, but the Diamond Dogs could be a valuable ally in the fight against this new enemy." Celstia said.
"Yes your highness. Let's go girls." Twilight said before her and her friends left the throne room.
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"Alright team I want grid formation, and sensors on high. Let's find Rudolph." I said powering up the Red Horn.
"Roger that boss." Maya said, setting the Gordos' sensor to max.
"Powering up infrared detector laser." Jess said as she strapped her self into her Zaber Fang.
"10-4 Danny." Alex said as he climbed into his Command Wolf.
"Alright team, move out." I said as I piloted the Red Horn out of the camp.
"Assuming grid formation." Maya said putting her Gordos on my left, Jess put her Zaber Fang on my right, and Alex put his Command Wolf on my far left.
"Heads up, I see something on my scanning laser." Jess said.
"Roger, dismounting to check it out." I said dismounting to investigate what Jess found. It was a hat, it was purple with a small gold trim, but there was a small blood stain on it. "Hey, Colonel I think I found Rudolph's hat, but there is blood. Repeat, there is blood on the hat."
"Roger, do you see any indication as to the direction that he took?"
"Yes, but I doesn't look good. It looks like he was dragged away, the trail leads to the mountain."
"Looks like those dogs took the emperor, follow the trail until it reaches the mountain, we will meet you there. Karl out."
"Well guys, looks like we have an emperor to save." I remounted my Red Horn.