Post by Deleted on May 24, 2007 11:03:17 GMT -5
CHAPTER 13
TURNING THE TIDE
TURNING THE TIDE
Mechanos stared in disbelief.
"XXVI? Why are you leading these Vong spawn?"
"You still don't get it do you? I never got launched into space. The Vong captured me. They showed me that all organics but the Vong and their descendants are worthless slime who should be exterminated and enslaved. And now if you would kindly get out of my way I have so organics to slaughter."
V clicked out both his swords and took a fighters stance.
"You only getting to them over my deacyivated remains"
"That can be arranged."
XXVI began spinning his swords rapidly. He walked forward slowly. V held his ground and yelled to the men behind him, "Stay back. Hold the gap until I'm finished with him."
XXVI swung his arm over bringing the spinning blade at V's head. It was delfected by V who then made a quick counter attack that was also deflected. V knew this was a stalemate. Both of them could essentially predict the other's moves. He would have to come up with something novel. Both of them moved back and forth exchanging blows but all of them were parried, blocked or dodged. But V was beginning to form a plan. He wasn't sure if he would even be able to do it but if it went back he would still be able to fall back on this until the universe ended. In his chest gears began to turn in directions they never had before. Nanites rapidly created the need mechanisms while forming joints in his chest that would be needed to carry out his plan. When the nanites were finished and every thing was in place V doubled his attacks so as to put XXVI on the defensive. Then as he knocked both of XXVI's blades back from him his chest opened rapidly and the back mounted artillery cannon extended. XXVI was a bit stunned at this.
"V, it would appear you may have a dark side after all."
"No. I'm just a bit more crafty."
With a mighty boom the cannon slammed a shell right into XXVI's own chest. It exploded sending him flying back into a cliff wall. He slumpped against the wall and the light in his optic sensors faded.
The rest of the battle went quite smoothly. The orcs were beat and forced to surrender. The humans were safe again. But one thing left V uneasy about the future. After the battle he went to the place where XXVI had been defeated. He was hoping to take him and reprogram him. But when he got there he found he was gone. V knew that this peace would be long. XXVI was too damaged to do any thing soon and any orcs that might have joined him had been wiped out in the battle. But with in the next 50 years he would return. But V would be ready.