Across the threshold: War Blues 04
Three years ago, an interloper woke up in a pod with no idea of what happened the night before. {WHERE AM I?} the interloper said putting a hand to it's head, {IS THIS A NEW TEST?} It pushed against the top and the hatch did not budge. {HEY! HELLO?} The interloper called out, {ANYBODY THERE?} For a while, the interloper waited in the dark, waiting for something to happen. It tried to call out several times but nothing answered but after a while suddenly it heard voices on the other side of the hatch. {HELLO? CAN YOU HEAR ME?} Hearing noises on the other side, the interloper started to bang on the roof. {HEY! WHAT'S GOING ON!?} It called out and suddenly it felt the entire pod shake and lift from wherever it was in into the air before landing with a thump. Suddenly the interloper heard "Okay let's crack this baby up!" Suddenly it heard of something being slashed apart and suddenly the hatch flew of it's hinge causing light to flow in, blinding the interloper. In the light the interloper saw a massive clawed figure in the gleam. "Hey! Are you alright?" The massive figure asked as the Interloper adjusted it's eyes. Finally the entity came into view shifting their form to a more lizard canine form. {HEY! SORRY ABOUT THAT.} Tameron said holding a hand out, {WHAT'S YOUR NAME?}Snapping out of her daydream on the deck of the Grendel, Flaron was about to continue playing her violin as she saw Voidmond walking up to her. "What did Tameron tell you?" She asked, not looking "Everything I need to know." Voidmond answered, "Look I wish to apologize about earlier, it was very wrong about me-" "Ok I forgive you." Flaron said, cutting in. Surprised, Voidmond asked after a moment, "You're a quick one are you?" "Do you want something or did you come here to just apologize?" Flaron asked, starting to play the violin. "I just wanted to know my comrades better." Voidmond answered, "That's all." "Don't we all." Flaron said, "Bakore blabbered on about you being an agent from the future who may wipe us all out, why is that?" "That orange skinned -!" Voidmond whispered before saying, "Yes, *sigh* I am from the future, though this is my first time here, though. My mission is to create a new timeline, one where Null Chaser is a hero." "Uh huh," Flaron said, "in your little prophecy?" "Yep, though that was sort of conjecture, I'll admit." Voidmond said, rubbing the back of his head, "My task is to also redeem G Zero so he-." Suddenly Flaron stopped playing. "Are you seriously pulling my leg?" She asked setting her Violin down. "No I'm not I-" Voidmond started before Flaron laughed, catching the pseudo garuda off guard. "You serious!?" Flaron said sarcastically, "that G Zero might be redeemed?" "Well when you put it that way," Voidmond said, "it does sound crazy." "Crazy!? I think its insane! " Flaron exclaimed spinning around, her face exposed, with a furious look that would make the most fiery of primates (censored) themselves, "spent most of my sentient life hearing tales of how G Zero is a such a monster and that I should should join the cause of stopping him because he might come and destroy us all! Do you have any idea what it does to a person, let alone one of us!? And now you come along, saying that he can be redeemed, that some lizard without a backbone is going to fix all of our problems! What the (censored) wrong with you!?" Immediately Flaron grabbed her violin and was about to leave when she stopped. Turning around, Voidmond saw Tameron with a bag of food. Immediately Flaron walked up to the humonculi and the two headed back inside. When they closed the door, Voidmond looked to his hand. It glowed gold and immediately it was covered in gold insect like shell before he closed it as it dissipated, saying, "I just want redemption, that's all."
Meanwhile Bartch and Hoot stood in the front door of the Buckethead's main base in Gulliver town. "Should we knock?" Hoot asked, "I know we are on offical business but this place looks like an orphanage!" "Many independent groups have unorthodox bases." Bartch asked before knocking on the door, "The elementals themselves worked in a vehicle before participating in the 5 years war." Suddenly the door opened, to revealing a tan feathered garuda with a cracked beak and a green apron. "Hello there!" Primo said, "Anthing I can help you with?" "Yes? Is this the Headquarters of the Bucket hea-" Hoot started to ask before Primo placed a hand to his beak, "Who sent you?" He asked. "We're from CPDF." Barch explained, "Clay of the Bucketheads told us that two of their number encountered the Requiem Knights a day ago." "Come inside." Primo said, letting go of Hoot's beak, "We can't talk outside." Inside, Hoot and Bartch followed Primo inside noticing toys laying on the ground. "Oh sorry about that." Primo said picking them up and putting them inside. "Edna took the kids out on a field trip." "Wait," Hoot exclaimed, "this IS AN ORPHANAGE!?" "Nah it's a daycare," Primo answered chucked, "You did not see the rainbow outside? *laughs* Sorry, I don't mean any ill will, besides the painter took a break working on it so please don't touch the paint." "I see," Bartch said, as his eyes fell on a book about multicolored goblins before looking back to Primo as he walked up to a book shelf. "Okay let's see here." Primo said filing through books in the library, "I knew I hid that lousy lever some where. Oh wait it's not here!" Immediately Primo moved to a cabinet and pulled out a key. "I kept forgetting about this darn thing." Unlocking a door to the left, Primo opened it up, revealing a ridiculously large lever." "We moved it so that the kids wouldn't accidentally fall down the pole shaft." Primo said pulling the lever. "Pole shaft?" Hoot asked before the wall to their left opened up to reveal a series of five fire poles leading down, "Oh."
In the hangar down below, Primo slid down, already in his bucket head garb as his feet hit the floor. Immediately Bartch followed landing similarly before Hoot fell on top of him. "Gyaah!" Bartch exclaimed, "Get off!" "Sorry, ah my tailbone!" Hoot said getting up, "You guys need to get an elevator!" "Nah, we do." Primo said removing his helmet, "It's a lot more fun this way. Besides you need to lose weight." Getting up, Bartch asked, "We came to speak with you on how you came in contact with the Requiem Knights." "Ah yes, but first, what is your business with them?" Primo asked. "They have been stealing artifacts from around Mars Primax, for some purpose." Bartch explained, revealing a file, "We have reason to believe that they may be working with the Red Dragon army due to massist amount of evidence against them." Taking the file, Primo was about to open it up when the sound of sliding doors was heard as Jerry slid down the left most pole. Seeing the two, he asked, "Are you CPDF?" "Yes." Bartch answered, "We just want to know your experience with the Knights." After a quick recap of the events of the last few days from both parties, Bartch crossed his arms, stating, "This changes things! Thank you for telling us." "No problem," Jerry said as Hoot began to call Katie, "anything to stop those unforgivable Dragons!" "You do realize we are dealing with an independent group, not the main force?" "An friend of those dragons is an enemy of the people!" Jerry said holding up his prosthetic arm, "I was there on Terra Forma when that black beast landed!" Looking down, Primo walked to the terminal when something caught his eye. "Enemy of the people?" Eric said entering into view, "What do you mean?" "How did-?" Bartch asked as all looked at Eric before Hoot exclaimed, "What!? Chipp's doing what!?"
At Fort Buckethead, the CPDF shuttle flew above as a massive horde of war machines moved towards the fortress. "What is that!?" Wisey asked as the black mass launched a valley of projectiles shot towards the walls, causing explosions all along the fortress. "(Shoot!)" Blueacon said, "(Open the hatch!)" "No chance!" Chipp said, "We're landing!" Suddenly Blueacon pulled off his visor revealing a set of bronze eyes. "(Trust me, I can take the heat!)" Blueacon said before his form began to change. "(Woah woah HEY!)" Q exclaimed as Blueacon transformed into a noid blue like Kafe. As the Bucketheads scrambled to battle positions, the shuttle lowered to the ground as the main door opened up to let the morphing garuda out. Dropping to the ground, the now transformed Blueacon stood up as the blade on his head shined in the sunlight. "(Now, let's get started!)" Blueacon said as the shuttle landed. Stepping out, Clay stated, "Thanks now you guys better get out of here before things get too hectic!" "Good luck!" Wisey said as the shuttle began to close it's doors. "Are we leaving them?" Chase asked. "No." Chipp answered steering the ship, "We can help from above."
Immediately the ship began to lift off into the air before a blast of lightning struck the ship. "(The (Censored)!?)" Q exclaimed as the ship rocked from the blast. Reaching the top of the wall, Blueacon, now looking like a noid version of a knight, and Clay looked over the battlefield. " (There!)" Blueacon said pointing to the source of the lighting, a deer like entity with a mane of electric gold spikes. "One of the three battle maidens?" Clay asked, "What is she doing here?" "(I need to bring her down!)" Blueacon said before leaping off the wall. Landing onto the ground, Blueacon zoomed towards the maiden with the wheels on his feet.
Thirty miles away Tarrot and Flip walked into the village as people began to move out. Approaching one of the shops on the street, Tarrot asked, "Excuse me,do you know an engineer?" "Sorry, we're close!" The shop keeper said slamming the screen door in the humonculus' face. Approaching another shop "Excuse me," Flip started but the shop keep apologized, "Sorry son, we're closed war is raging. I suggest you start leaving." After several failed attempts the two humonculi met back up as Flip said to Tarrot shrugging, "I found nothing. There is a war going on." "Hey!" A female voice called out catching their attention. Turning, Flip and Tarrot saw a a massive form dressed in an massive rain coat. The figure asked, "You guys looking for an engineer?"
Back at the land skimmer, Omnidec watched as Tavo swearing up a storm while Twin Drake kept an eye out. Suddenly Twin Drake exclaimed, pointing to Omnidec, "Holy (censored)!" Spinning around, Omnidec jumped as he saw the raincoat wearing figure appeared right behind him out of thin air. "Hi!" The figure said, lifting a massive tool box, "Your friends told me that you need a fixer upper." Seeing Flip and Tarrot behind him, Omnidec asked the figure, "Oh, yeah. Thanks for coming Ms...." "Misses Ratch." The female figure said, walking towards the land Skimmer, "So is this what you need fixed?" "Yeah," Omnidec said, as Ms Ratch started to work on the vehicle,"Have you worked on this before?" "Yeah, though I never seen anything like this since the five years war." Ms Ratch said, "You Red Dragon?" "Errrrr" Omnidec said but Ms Ratch raised her mechanical hand, "It's alright, I won't tell anybody. I know a good soul when I see it." "Uh... thanks." Omnidec said, sqauting next to her, "So what's the issue then?" "Well your radiator is leaking, your Samoflenge is busted and the entire frame is totaled. I can repair the necessary parts for free, but a complete overhaul is gonna cost you." "We just need the essentials fixed." Omnidec said, "We're on a time crunch here." "Hmm~mm."
Ms Racth said, starting on the vehicle, "It might take a while." Walking in Tavo saw Ms Ratch and said under his breath, "What the (censored)!?"
TO BE CONTINUED....AS SOON AS VOIDMOND CALMS DOWN.
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