A New Perspective - A Zoids Fan-Fiction

Episode 6 - If all else fails, use explosives

 Episode 6 -  If All Else Fails, Use Explosives

Racing to the edge of the river, Shattered Dream watched as the cargo boat took off. He had to get to it no matter what.

“Looks like we’re going to have to do this the hard way” the man piloting Shattered Dream said with a deep voice as he put on sun glasses. Things just got serious

Stabilizers out, the Ion boosters roared into life, kicking up the dust that lined the river. The pilot skillfully maneuvered Shattered Dream around the cargo trucks,  Gustavs and other transport Zoids as they sped along the river. There was no way that boat was escaping from them any time soon.

“ There it is” the pilot announced unnecessarily. It was obvious enough, without him pointing it out. “ Get ready Dark Liger!” As if on cue,  Shattered Dream parted his jaws, and roared, pushing himself to run faster after the target.

There- a ramp. Shattered Dream felt a sense of awesomeness wash over him, as he cleared the jump to the boat, a huge explosion painting the sky a lovely  red. He could feel the heat from the large explosion, even as he landed on the boat with just the right amount of skid to his landing

Shattered Dream stood tall, his awesomeness level through the roof, as a bunch of confused people in white scrambled around. Yelling at the others was a man in a white suit, waving around a fancy cane.

“What are you doing?! Attack him already. We can’t let him stop us!” He yelled.

“Give it up. You’ve already lost.” Shattered dream’s pilot announced, as yet another random explosion lit up the scene, reflecting off the Liger’s armor.

“And…. Cut!” someone yelled off in the distance.

Cameras came out of their assigned hiding positions, camera men went to take a break, and make up and costume rushed onto the scene. Tech crews looked over all of the necessary movie elements, fixing up what effects were to be used next. Shattered Dream could see them setting up for the finale, full of the best explosions yet, the ones that you always see in at the end of action movies.

From the directors, and the actors, Shattered Dream had learned the ending. The ship would crash into a firework factory, that just happened to be by the river. The ship, on fire, would set off all the fireworks. Amidst all the explosions, a huge stock pile of them would be the time bomb in this movie. Racing against the clock, Shattered Dream and his pilot would just barely manage to escape. As Shattered Dream is flying into the water, the largest explosion would go off, beautiful colors filling the screen. The bad guy of course, would escape, leading to a sequel.

This would be Shattered Dream’s first movie, or first anything for that matter since being bought by the three children. And it just so happened that he was the leading Zoid.  While he didn’t get the need for all the random explosions, especially ones after the actor said something, they certainly made him look all the more epic. Paired with high speed cameras, all shooting different angles, everyone knew this was going to be one of the hottest movies of the year. Actors and explosions were everything, plot was optional.

“Alright, Take two. And….. action!” The director yelled, as the cameras swiveled into position. It was time, the finale was ready to be filmed.

And Shattered Dream hated every moment of the crash scene. He was flung, via some random contraption, into the factory, hitting an unsuspecting pillar on the way. It crumbled on top of him, not doing any real damage though. He watched intensely as the fire slowly began to travel to the final explosion, which would of course, be triggered remotely, and not by the flame trail.

“Come on, Dark Liger! We have to get out of here” the main actor said, as the maniacal laughter of the villain was heard in the background.

Shattered Dream roared, and pretended to struggle to his feet, even though his pilot thought he was controlling him. Finally getting to his feet after struggling and stumbling a few times, he tossed his head from side to side, the two of them looking for the non-existent way out.

“ Looks like we’ll have to make our own exit. There, that wall is structurally compromised” His pilot said dramatically. “ Lets do this”

Shattered Dream could imagine that right at that moment, the camera did the most dramatic zoom in the whole movie, as that was the actor’s most important line. They prepared themselves, Shattered Dream roaring for most likely the hundredth time in the whole movie. Getting a running start with enough force to burst through a wall in the small, enclosed area was a lot more unrealistic than it at first sounded. Thank goodness for movie magic, Shattered Dream thought to himself.

The scene was definitely a sight to behold, and would be a crowd pleaser.  Shattered Dream went flying, and time seemed to slow down, without the aid of the high speed cameras. The water shimmered with the spectacular colors of the fireworks, as the sky filled with sparks of every color imaginable. The scene looked as though someone had blown up a rainbow in the sky, and the result was raining down, fizzling out in the reflective mirror that was the water.

If there was one thing Shattered Dream hated more than being launched, it was water. A huge splash put out the remainder of the burning ship, and soaked many of the cameras.  As the wet Zoid paddled to the shore, hauling himself up, with much confusion from the pilot who sat back and did nothing, cameras swiveled around to get a view of the villain running away in SnowStorm, who was a perfect fit for the villain.

That was the end of the movie.  For now, they would edit, add music, and do everything necessary for making the big time movie a spectacular hit. Shattered Dream knew he was lucky, being the star Zoid of the movie, for which he would get a lot of fame. Doing movies was a lot of fun, and at each premier, the Zoids were present, sometimes even the family’s favorites. Wherever Gelcia went, Princess was sure to be there as well.

In all reality, the movie team only had a couple of weeks before the premier. There was not much editing necessary, as most of it was done while other parts were being filmed. Even so, it was evident that they were running a bit late. But, he looked forward to the premier anyways.

Lights flashed, blinding and annoying. Actors and Actresses posed for the camera, slowly making their way down the red carpet lined with paparazzi and screaming fans.  Shattered Dream, on a low pedestal next to SnowStorm, took it all in.

“Congratz on your big movie.” A familiar voice congratulated from behind. Princess pushed her face through the curtain in the back and was accompanied by Tundra.

“ It was definitely something working with you. The fight scenes I hear look incredible” SnowStorm commented.

“Same here. It was a lot of fun. I hope to be in movies again” responded Shattered Dream.

“ You definitely will. With this one being the first movie you’ve appeared in- a automatic hit if you ask me- Producers will be lining up to star you in their productions. At least, that’s the way it was for me.” Tundra told him, with a slight “high and mighty” tone.

“Yea, I guess so.” Shattered dream replied, not too sure what to say to that. “So, how’s set up going?”

“Almost done. I can’t wait to see the movie!” Tundra squeaked with excitement. “ Also, I hear they’re using a bigger screen for this outdoor premier than any before.”

A bigger screen huh?, That didn’t really mean much to him, as he had never experienced anything like this. Speaking of which, these cameras are really starting to bother me.

A dull throbbing pain pulsed through Shattered Dream’s neck. Then, everything began to stretch. Figures became deformed and distorted. The world around Shattered dream began to spin. It was like some carnival ride, one you couldn’t escape. Was that a black and grey Shield Liger next to him? And why was that black and blue Geno Saurer staring at him? Whose voice was that which called out his name?

“Milo. Milo. There’s something wrong, Milo” The voce was soft, and very familiar. But who was the female that spoke to him, and why?

The pain suddenly exploded as an entirely different voice echoed, “The test went quiet well. He has been saved”

Then, darkness washed over him, and Shattered Dream’s mind went blank.