Across the threshold: Out of the frying pan 11

Across the threshold: Out of the frying pan 11

Walking down the hall way in the hospital, Hoot entered the door where Bartch and Beo, and found the draken, Beo, trying to get up from his bed. "Just what on Mars are you doing?" Phe asked, catching the draken off guard, "I hope you're not trying anything stupid considering you just got your chest ripped open. Turning to the garuda, Beo sneered and demanded, "Get out of my way big eyes! I have a job to do!" "What? The knights? Don't worry Chipp and the others got that covered." "Horse apples!" Beo exclaimed, "You idiots failed to catch even one of those useless bots! Verdian is my responsibility, not yours." "Well sorry but Verdian's group has been attacking various cities for a while and we can't exactly ignore that." "Then why are you letting them off lightly!? They should make scrapped for what they've done!" "Look, I don't know why the others agreed to the deal, to be honest." Hoot said, scratching the back of his head, turning to Bartch who was laying down on the bed to the right, "Personally, I would have given them 20 to life after what they've done." He turned back to Beo, saying, "Honestly, givenm wha has happened, I don't think parole is an option anymore. Seriously the guy who promised to be our informant had ripped your chest open in broad daylight." "That guy," Beo muttered, "just what the heck is he? Only those with cores are able to use F.U.Z.O.R.s, and not some artificial bot!" "Boy you would not like Gears." Hoot murmured to himself. "What was that?" "Nothing I-" "Beowulf," Bartch called out, catching the two's attention, "according to Chase you said that the requiem chips were prototypes of Zero Cores, right?" Soon he turned to the draken saying, "What if NULL Units have the same kind of technology built in their bodies?" "What are you saying?" Beo muttered before marching up to the Sirian's bed, "That those machines can use the FUZOR just as well as anyone with a core!?"

"What? I did not order an air strike!" Kuriuno muttered before pulling out a comm. Hearing this, Tarot asked Kaitres, "What does is she talking about?" "I don't know." Kaitres answered, "Maybe unloading a whole missile silo on the plebs? We were planning on using them on the town after Raidos disappeared the other day." "A MISSILE SILO!?" Tarrot exclaimed, catching the others' attention. "What is it?" Twin Drake asked noticing the look in Tarrot's eyes. "They have a full missile silo primed pointed at the agents," Tarrot explained, pointing to agents, "and look where they are now." Looking to the agents, Twin drake's eyes opened wide in terror and turned to Kuriuno exclaiming "Get those missiles out of the way!" "I'm Trying!" Kurino snapped back as Verdtrus and Eithine appeared in the doorway. "What's going on?" Verdtus asked as the group turned to the two. "There's a (Censored) silo of missiles aimed to the agents." Seeing the silo, Verdtrus cursed as he turned to Chromdraco, "When did this happen?" "Just now." Chromdraco answered, "We just had them on the ropes when those missiles popped out." Turning to Kuriuno, Eithine asked, "Can you stop control the missiles." "I'm trying to!" Kuriuno answered, "But no one's answering me back!" Suddenly the group heard a groaning sound causing them to look up to the ship as something can be heard from inside.

"Maybe," Bartch shifting to his side, "but from what Mordecai told us, Verdtrus may have-" "Hey take it easy!" Hoot exclaimed, "The doctor said not to move too much!" "Noted." Bartch answered, "But as I was saying, from what Mordecai had claimed, it seems that Verdtrus planned on using the F.U.Z.O.R. himself, not the other knights." "As that traitor planed on keeping all that power to himself!" Beo concluded, slamming a fist on his palm "And the reason why he is after G Zero is to prevent any rivals! Ha! Jokes on him! We have something that he doesn't even know about!"

"What the heck is going on? Why aren't they firing at us?" Wisey asked as the agents looked up in concerned confusion. Looking down, Chipp asked Scott, "How many people can you carry?" "Two or three, why?" Scott answered. "Grab Q and Matt and get far away from here as you can!" Chipp answered, "Chase, Wisey, Katie and I can fly so we'll follow you as soon as we can." "So we're retreating!?" Matt exclaimed. "You are." Chipp answered pointing upwards, "I'll try to get the  Katie, Chase, I need you to help me over while-" Suddenly the sound of clanking rang as the agents looked up to see the missile silo moving until it's pointing downwards at the ship. "What the? It's pointing downwards?" Chipp muttered to himself before Chase called out "LOOK!" "What is it?" Chipp said, as he and the others looked up, "I don't see anything." "On the arm holding the silo!" Chase answered pointing to the arm holding the missiles, "Just look!" Looking closer the agents saw that the silo arm was sparkling with strange blue energy as it began to jerk around violently. "Huh," Matt exclaimed, "is it malfunctioning?" Suddenly the silo broke off from it's arm and began to fall to the grendel as the ship it came from was covered in blue sparks. "(Censored)!" Katie exclaimed as the silo landed on the hull with a thud. 

"Wait, what are you talking about?" Hoot asked as Beo began to laugh to himself. "Oh man I never thought that they were able to do it!" Beo exclaimed, "I now know why I'm getting these headaches now!" "Headaches?" Bartch muttered, as Hoot asked, "Hey, are you alright?" Suddenly the three heard a crack outside the room, silencing Beo. "I'll go take a look. 

"What's going on?" Omnidec asked when an explosion was heard on the ship above. Noticing,  Looking up, he, along with the crew found the vessel above starting to self destruct though Omnidec in particular noticed a figure in the air as the vessel careened for their ship. Looking back, He noticed Voidmond looking at the figure as well with an alert look on his face. Verdtrus, seeing the ship falling, exclaimed, "Everyone inside now!" As both groups ran for cover, Scott grabbed Q and Matt, vanishing almost instantly while the remaining agents summoned their modes of transport. As now air born agents flew away, Tarrot inserted one of his chips as a dust devil began to form. 

 

Landing nearby, the agents turned to the Grendel, only to find the vessel caught in the clutches of a massive dust devil. The agents watched as the dust devil tossed the Vessel aside, causing an explosion as the ship crashed into the ground. Opening his visor along with the other agents, Chipp turned to Katie who's eyes were widened and asked, "You okay?" "Yeah." Katie answered getting up, "Where the heck did that tornado come from?" "Guys!" Wisey called pointing towards the distance. Looking to where Wisey was pointing to, They found Blueacon as he stumbled into view as a look of confusion fell over his face. "(Where am I?)" He asked looking around shifting to his garuda form, "(Last I remember, I was fighting a chrome reptilian and some garuda in armor.)" Looking back his eyes widened at the wreckage  and asked, "(What the heck just happened!?" "We don't know."  Chase answered, helping Q up, "We only managed to get out just after it fell." Looking to Q, Blueacon asked, "(What's wrong with him?)" "(Oh nothing but that deer chick freeze dried my arm.)" Q answered sarcastically lifting his prosthetic stump, "(Yeah, it's not like I need it soon.)" Soon Q noticed the look on Blueacon staring at him, "(Hey, what are looking at.)" "(Yeah, I'm fine,)" Blueacon answered turning to the Grendel, "(what happened when I was out?)" Suddenly a groan rang through the air, causing the group to turn to the ruins of the vessel. From the fires a shape rose from the ruins, it's black carapace glistened in the firelight as red vessels glowed in it's shadows. The creature raised it's head and roared to the stunned audience of stunned agents.  "(Ah shoot,)" Q commented, causing the agents to turn to him, "(that can't be good!)"

TO BE CONTINUED....