//------------------------------// // Griffons, a Raven, and a Reese // Story: My Little Zi: Zoids are Magic // by superfunnelc //------------------------------// I am running. Running though what looks like a hospital, someone is yelling "Code Black" and someone else is yelling "Horns assemble!" and though all of this there are soldiers running in the same direction I am. I soon make it to the exit, I take a hat off of the hat stand, it's a Guylos Colonel's hat. I awake in a cold sweat, I am in the back seat of the Red Horn. "Bad dream?" Rudolph asks as he pilots the Red Horn staying in formation with the rest of the convoy. "Rudolph does the phrase "Code Black" mean anything to you?" I ask. "Yeah, it means the prince is missing. Why?" "I just had the weirdest dream, and that was being yelled all around me." I said as the radar came alive "We have contacts!" I slid over to the radar controls only to see over 30 airborne contacts circling the convoy, "Holy shit. Rudolph, out of the seat, now." "Got it." Rudolph hopped out pf the seat and made his way to the back seat. "Hey you guys seeing these air contacts?" I ask over the radio. "Yeah, are they ours?" Van asks. "Negative, those are not ours." Fiona says. "Griffons!" I hear one of the Gojulas pilots yell, as the cannons of his Gojulas begin firing. "Great, what a way to make first impressions!"I scream as I fire on the flying Griffons with my Gatling guns, dropping over 20 of them, with the rest fleeing for their lives. "Well, that should have go better, but at least we are in Griffon territory now. Forward march!" Colonel Schubaltz says as the convoy start moving again. Soon the desert gives way lush grasslands, soon we saw a large compound surrounded by Griffon guards. "Well, that's a royal retreat if I ever saw one." Viola says though the radio from the Hammer Head being carried by the Gustav. "Convoy, halt!" Colonel Schubaltz says, making the convoy ground to a halt. "Danny, Rudolph, Van, and Zeke please report to my Iron Kong please." "Lets rock!" I said as I dismounted my Red Horn and helping Rudolph down to the ground. We then ran though the convoy to Colonel Schubaltz's Iron Kong. "You wanted to see us?" Van and Zeke ran up behind us. "Yes, I want the four of you to be a diplomatic team, approach the compound and ask for entry." The Colonel says handing Van and I each a pistol. "You will then negotiate for safe passage, but don't worry we will be covering you." "Alright, lets rock guys!" I said as I started to walk towards the compound. "Who goes there!?" The Griffon guard yells at us. "We are a diplomatic team, for the Helic Republic, and the Guylos Empire. We request entrance to negotiate for safe passage though Griffon land." I yell back. "Very well. Open the gates!" The guard yells as the gates open and we walk in. We that was easy." Rudolph comments as we are surrounded by Griffon guards. "You were saying?" I said putting my hands up, as everyone else did the same. The Griffons then led us to a throne room with a regal looking Griffon sitting on a big throne in the center of the room with a teenage looking Griffon sitting rather bored looking sitting next to him. "I am Emperor Strongbeak, and this is my daughter Gilda." The Griffon sitting on the throne said gesturing to the teenage Griffon next to him. "Emperor Strongbeak, I am Emperor Rudolph Zeppelin the third of the Guylos Empire, I humbly request safe passage way to the pony city of Canterlot." Rudolph says bowing as Van, Zeke, and I do the same. "What do you want safe passage to Canterlot for?" Strongbeak asks. "Let's just say the reason is not all that diplomatic." Van says. "I may grant you passage, but only if you can demonstrate your ability as warriors. We recently captured several bandits near here. Go to the pit and fight with them to the death." Strongbeak said as we are led to the dungeon where there is a large circular pit. "Get in." The guard said as we jump into the pit as ten Griffons are pushed into the pit as well, there were bones all over the pit. "Fight!" The guard yells. "Open fire!" I yell as Van and I whip out our pistols and begin shooting the Griffons until none were left. A ladder was then lowered into the pit and we climbed out. We were then led back to the throne room. "It seems you have bested the bandits. I hereby grant you safe passage, in the form of this map, and my royal seal." Strongbeak gives us a map with a wax seal on it. "Thank you your highness." I said as the four of us walked out of the compound back to Colonel Schubaltz. "Here you go." I hand Schubaltz the map, and the four of us split back to our Zoids, with Rudolph following me. "Hey Danny, can I ask you a question?" Rudolph asks as we climb into my Red Horn. "Yeah, what is it?" I reply. "Do you know Marian?" Rudolph asks. "Yeah, your engaged to her, right?" "Well, yeah but we wont be married until we are eighteen. It's just I am not ready for a serious relationship right now." ."Well Rudolph, you have almost half a decade until you two get married, so don't worry about it. Now let's rock." I said as the convoy began moving again. ----0---- "Come on girls, the tracks lead this way." Twilight said as she follows the large tracks that the creatures' machines leave behind them. "Twilight, we still haven't found ma cousin." Applejack said. "She is right Twilight, we need to be looking for Braeburn and Strong Charger." Shining Armor said. "But we have to find the creatures!" Twilight said. "Twilight, these tracks lead to Griffon land, it will take days to get permission to go into Griffon land." Shining said to Twilight as he lead the girls up the mountain away from Twilight. ----0---- "Zoid contact!" Maya scream though the radio. "My ears!" I said clutching my ears, "You could have just said Zoid contact." "It's the Geno Breaker, and a Genosacuer!" Van shouts, which sends the convoy into a panic. "Hey, stop panicking! We are not here to attack you!" A voice tells us though the radio. "Raven!" Van says. "Ah, Van it's good to see you again." Raven says though the radio before another voice buts in. "Hello everyone!" A female voice says. "Hey, Resse!" Fiona says happy to have another Ancient Zoidian around. "If you two are going to join the convoy, get in the formation. Colonel Schubaltz says as the two Geno Zoids join the formation. Several hours later, it starts to get dark. Colonel Schubaltz tells everyone to stop and prepare the camp. Fiona, Viola, Moonbean, and Reese go off and talk about girl stuff, While my team and I sit around a camp fire. "So guys, what kind of contract do you guys wanna get when we get back?" I ask the team, taking a bite of a protein bar. "I think we should relax for a bit, maybe settle down for a few years. We have several hundred thousand in old payments saved up." Jess said. "Jess are you kidding? We are mercs, we never settle down until we die." I said as Irvine walks up behind us. "Hey guys, whats up?" Irvine asks as he takes a seat. "Jess just suggested that when we get back, that we settle down." I said. "Well, how much in payments do you guys have saved up?" Irvine asks. "About three hundred thousand." Jess said. "Well that's quite a nice profit. If I was in the same situation of your guys, I would do a few more jobs then I would settle down." Irvine says. "Irvine, we are mercs. We can't settle down, our past would eventually catch up with us." said walking back to my Zoid to rest. I had just started getting comfortable in the back seat of the Red Horn, when the cockpit opened. "Hey Danny." Jess said jumping into the cockpit. "Oh, hey Jess whats up?" I said sitting up, as she moved next to me. "Oh, not much." She said as she started taking off her shirt. "Uh, Jess what are you doing?" I said backing up against the side of the cockpit. "I want to be your Zoid." Jess says as she starts taking off her pants.