NationStates Jolt Archive

Location: Warlock Temple on Anubis Prime

The massive gray stone temple sat near the city of New Houston, it was about 25 miles away from the city. New Houston is located in the same spot as Houston, Texas on Earth is but houses more people then the one on Earth. New Houston house ten million people. But an enough about the city, the Warlock Temple is where the fun is happening.

The Warlock Temple was the first one built on Anubis Prime back in the year 2253. There are more Warlock Temples/Academies on the other planets control by the Dominion. Five more of them on Anubis Prime.

Deep inside the Houston Temple, down in the council cambers. A strange meeting was happen. The six Warlock council members, the oldest or powerful Warlocks of the whole Dominion, sat in circle around a red dragon/human hybrid. We will know more about dragon/human hybrid later but first more informant on the Warlock council members.

Master Warlock Farkas Darkholme (http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/CountJWolf/FarkasDarkholme.jpg), the grandson of the God-Emperor Count JWolf and son of President Edward Darkholme, sat in his spot with his legs in an Indian position. He was powerful Warlock with both Force powers and mutant powers. And he is old, too. But 995 years old is not old for a mutant/vampire.

To the right of Farkas was an orange and black Tiger-man that had a black eye patch on his right eye. His name is Odin and is 45 years old. He has the head, tail, fur, and claws of tiger. The rest of his body looks like muscled up human body. He is around 8’2” tall and weights about 398 pounds. He was wearing a tan Warlock cloak and black pants under it. He was sitting like Farkas.

To the left of Farkas was a dark skinned man, he was from a race of people on Earth that were called Native Americans. His name is Dyami and he is 48 years old. He is around 5’11” tall and weights about 210 pounds. He was wearing a tan shirt, tan pants, and a brown Warlock cloak. He was sitting like the others.

To the right of Odin was a young white female. Her name is Athena and is 29 years old. She has blonde hair and blue eyes, about 5’7” tall and weights about 178 pounds. She was wearing a tight fitting outfit, which was dark blue and show off her athletic body. She was sitting like the others.

To the left of Dyami was another young white female but she had dark black hair and green eyes. Her name is Calypso and she was 27 years old. About the same height and weight as Athena. She was wearing a dark green uniform. She was sitting like the others.

To the right of Athena was a man in black cloak, his face could be been seen because of his hood over his face. His name was Balor and he was 56 years old. He is about 6’2” tall and weight about 199 pounds. He was sitting like the others.

In front of Farkas on the other side of the circle, sat the youngest Warlock council members. At the age of 18, he became a Warlock Master. Two years later, he joined the ranks of the other Warlock council members. He goes by the name Typhon. He is about 6’1” tall and weight about 202 pounds. He was wearing green duster with matching shirt and pants under it. He was sitting like the others.

“Feel the power, Raidon.” said Farkas. He was talking to the dragon/human in the middle of them. He looked like a walking dragon with crimson red scales. His hair was yellow. His body had the head of a dragon and tail. The rest of his new body had normal human parts but were muscled. His height is 8'8" and weighted about 600 pounds. His eyes were yellow, too.

“Find your old friend.” said Farkas. Using the power from the Warlock council members, Raidon called out to somebody using the Force.

Daniel! Can you hear me? Raidon wait for a few second before adding It is me Erik, Daniel. The Daniel he was calling to, was Daniel Masaki. Now, he waited for an answer…

Erik? I sat up from looking at the clouds at Jurai. So much time has passed since we met last...what is it?

The sharp teeth could be seen as Raidon smiled. Well…I’m not myself anymore. he said a message to Daniel. Plus…I have some people who would like to meet the great Daniel Masaki. And maybe become an ally with your empire.

I see...where do I go? I asked.

A galaxy called the Anubis Galaxy. The Anubis System, Anubis Prime. Use the Force to find my location. said Raidon. But I will need your engine code because these people have a cool thing grading their three star systems. Only allows their ships to enter.

Maybe Rocky can send them to their AI. Bob. said Raidon. Have Rocky say who his master is and the code will be taken. Then it will be safe for you to enter the system.

All right. How do I get to this galaxy? I asked once more.

It is not that far from your location. I think? said Raidon. Then he was knock out of the Force by the words of Master Farkas. “Use your body as a beacon for him to find you.” he said.

“I see, Master.” said Raidon. He called all the Force in the council camber to him. Use the Force, he made himself a huge beacon for Daniel to location him.

You got my location, now? asked Raidon.

OOC: Near me? How can an entire galaxy be near my position? It's one freaking big thing! It'd better be renamed the Anubis Nebula or else!

IC:

Yep. I sense it. I smirked and headed back to the Jedi Temple. Soon, with no explanation, an X-wing zoomed out of the atmosphere and into space. I calculated a hyperjump that will get me near the Force beacon and jumped into hyperspace.

OOC: That is why I had him say ‘I think.’

IC: See you here then, old chap. said Raidon through the Force. The other council members used the power that Raidon was trying to control and make it stay in the camber.

“Raidon, you did good.” said Master Farkas. “The beacon will stay in this room as long as four of us are holding it here.”

“Anything I can do?” asked Raidon.

“Go tell my grandfather, that Daniel is coming.” said Master Farkas.

“Yes, Master.” said Raidon before he exited the cambers. Heading towards the God-Emperor Count JWolf’s lands, it would the whole sate of Kansas on Earth with a huge pyramid (Sits on 150 acres) in the center.

Bob, the AI, was waiting for the code to be send by the robot, Rocky.

After many, many hours of sitting in the cockpit, most of it spent in mediation, I suddenly reverted to realspace at the Anubis System.

As Daniel’s X-wing exited hyperspace, he could see a system with nine planets. The third planet from Sun was Anubis Prime, were the Force beacon was coming from. The looked like a copy of Sol system in the Milky Way.

Ha'Tak class Motherships hovered in parts of the system. But two of them were staying near Anubis Prime. Something strange was sitting on them, it looked like two giant birds were on the hull of the ship. And they were on the hull; they were not a type of space fighter. They were mechs, a type of Zoids.

Space version of the Buster Eagle, piloted by clone pilots of the Black Wolves. The birds flew towards X-wing. “Welcome to the Anubis System, Daniel Masaki.” said a voice on the COM system, the voice of AJ 189. The Buster Eagles formed around the X-wing, one on the left side and one of the right side. “We will take you to the surface. Ready?”

"Gotcha." I answered, awaking from mediation. I then followed them to the surface.

The Buster Eagles entered to planet’s atmosphere with Daniel’s X-wing. As the two giant birds flew though the clouds, a huge pyramid could be seen. Other Zoids patrol the base of the pyramid. Sword Wolves and Hayate Ligers type of Zoids were the one patrolling the base.

A lighted land pad on the west side of the pyramid was where the Eagles were heading. “Land on that pad.” said AJ 189 on the Com system.

On the landing pad, near the stairs to the ground, stood a man in black duster with a cowboy hat waited for the great Daniel to land. He was the God-Emperor Count JWolf (http://img375.imageshack.us/img375/5993/countjwolf6xn.jpg), a powerful man to deal with.

To the right of him, stood a man in solid black set of clone armor. This bald man was Omega, a clone of General Ronald Dawson (http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/CountJWolf/Dawson.jpg). He was the leader of JWolf’s personal Clone army, the Black Wolves.

Raidon was to the left of JWolf, It looks like he still has the same X-wing he had at the academy. said Raidon to himself. Daniel would be surprise to meet Erik’s new form.

I landed on the pad indicated and began disembarking the ship, Rocky popping out behind me. Then I saw the familiar figure of Count JWolf. "Long time no see, Lord JWolf."

OOC: Not the same JWolf. Lord JWolf is gone forever.

IC: “My name is JWolf.” said the Count. “I’m not the one you are talking about, Mr. Masaki.” He took his hat off, to show off a face that Daniel does not know.

OOC: What happened to him? Did he die or something?

IC:
"Ah. I see." I said. This one was definitely unfamiliar. "So what did you ask me to come here for?"

OOC: He disappear when WA disappeared. Erik was the only I wanted to keep.

IC: “Because of what your old friend Erik told me about you and what happened to your nation.” said the Count. “Do you see Erik here?” Raidon smiled before Daniel could answer, he said “I’m right here, Danny.”

“The Dominion would like to become allies in your fight against the Empire.” said the Count. “Be it by military helps or other types of help.”

“But we can get to that stuff after you eat.” said the Count. “With Raidon’s help, I had the chefs make your favorite meal.”

OOC: He disappear when WA disappeared. Erik was the only I wanted to keep.
OOC: I meant more in-character wise, but meh.

IC: “Because of what your old friend Erik told me about you and what happened to your nation.” said the Count. “Do you see Erik here?” Raidon smiled before Daniel could answer, he said “I’m right here, Danny.”

“The Dominion would like to become allies in your fight against the Empire.” said the Count. “Be it by military helps or other types of help.”

“But we can get to that stuff after you eat.” said the Count. “With Raidon’s help, I had the chefs make your favorite meal."
"Sure." I shrugged. Banthasteak with apetatoes and a classic salad are so delicious! "My Erik, you certainly has changed!"

OOC: Oh…well, he die when his fighter when boom because some wired with a couple of bombs. It blew up in space.

IC: “I have changed Daniel.” said Raidon. “I’m called Raidon, now.” The Count looked at Raidon, “Can you take us to the dinning room, so your friend can rest and eat.”

Raidon said something in elfish and the four men disappeared from the landing pad in cloud of white smoke. A few seconds later, the men arrived in the dinning room. The dinning room was nice, had a nice dark wooden table in the center of the room. Paintings of the Count, Warlocks training, Zoids standing and runnings, and etc. “So…where was I?” asked Raidon out loud. The Count took his seat at the head of the table.

“Oh…yeah, I was going to tell you why I look like this.” said Raidon. “I asked to the first test subject to become a dragon-man. See…in the Dominion, they have people who have their DNA joined together with animal DNA. To create a new beings.”

“We have the clone army and animal-men army.” said the Count. “I would go on and on about it but you look hungry. So…dig in, I will tell you anything you want after you are done.” He took a drink from a black metal cup, red stuff was in it. Raidon started eating a huge turkey leg.

"Interesting use of cloning." I mused as I ate. "So what are all those mechs that I saw outside? Looks cool."

“Oh…those beauties are zoids.” said the Count as he took another drink. “It was project that started in 2305, the top 100 minds were ordered to make a new war machine.”

“A team of Asian designers, cartoon nuts, and etc designed the Zoids by 2310. The money that I paid them has made their family rich.” he added. “Those you have seen all just a few of the types we have. They are many more then that we built.”

"I see." I swiftly finished the meal and downed the food in a glass of light and fizzy alcoholic beverage. "Would be useful additions to replace our old mechas..."

“Oh…yeah, the chicken walkers.” said the Count. “Raidon told me about those things.” Raidon finished his huge turkey leg and downs a bottle of wine at one time. “Maybe we can set up a deal to trade tech between our two nations.” said the Count.

“So…ready to talk up a deal?” he asked. Raidon just smiled.

"Yeah. Let's deal." I suddenly pulled out a deck of cards. Then I looked down at them. "Oh, wait. Wrong type of deal."

I put them away, smiling at my little joke. "Let's deal for real. What kinds of 'Zoids' do you have? We of course have our usual trade items, plus a few extra special ones for old friends." I glanced at Erik, now Raidon.

“Always a jokester.” said Raidon. The Count snapped his fingers a holo-screen from at the center of the table. “Well…there are many types of Zoids we have.” A picture of the Lightning Saix appeared on the screen. “Like the animal is was model, the Lightning Saix is built for speed. Top speed is 325 km/h. But not the fastest Zoids in our arsenal.” said the Count.

A picture of the Elephader appeared next. “That is the Elephader, something like your AT-AT. Just looks better and top speed for it is 130 km/h.” said the Count.

“Then we have the flying Zoids, both normal and space version.” said the Count. Then a dual view appeared on the holo-screen, one side had the Geno Breaker and the other side had the Berserk Fuher. “Those two have a weapon called the super charged particle gun, a powerful weapon.” said the Count. “And that is just a few of the Zoids that we make.” The holo-screen died down. “I get you a catalog with every Zoid in it later.”

OOC: Every Zoids that has been made in RL, the Dominion has made in NS. Death Saurer & Mad Thunder & Ultra Saurus & Energy Liger are too powerful to made, so I don’t have them.

OOC: Cool.

IC:
"Cool." I answered. "What are standard armaments of these Zoids?"

“Some have claws, which they can fight with.” said the Count. “Some of them have lasers, missiles or rockets. And the water ones have torpedoes. ”

“Like the Lightning Saix has lightning beam cannons, the guns on it back, dual laser repeaters on it’s forehead and hardened alloy claws and teeth.” said the Count. “And it has a special ability, heat suppression. The Lightning Saix has a complex system of heat sinks allowed its internal temperature to remain cool, even in the heat of combat.”

OOC: Check your TMs, I has send you some good Zoid websites.

“Mr. Masaki, do you want to see one of the DNA Gene Laboratories?“ asked the Count. He looked across the table at the young brown haired man. “It is where we add the animal DNA to people, who want to be changed into something great.”

“And maybe take you to one of the mech factories, too.” he added.

"That would be fine." I nodded.

“Okay.” said the Count. “Raidon, there is one next to Neo Paris mega city. Know where it is?” Neo Paris is located in the same area the Paris on Earth is but it housed 10 million people.

“Yes, count.” said Raidon. “We will be there in a little bit.” Saying the same thing in elfish he did early, the four men were teleported to the platform in front of the Neo Paris DNA Gene Laboratory. The sign above the door say the name of building ‘Neo Paris DNA Gene Laboratory’.

The building had gray colored stone as the outer walls with glasses door that has one way mirror glass in them. From the outside, the building looked like it was around 500,000 square feet in size. Inside the wall looked like metal but were white and black. There were fifty room for the DNA change and they had to be big.

“Mr. Masaki, this is one of the many DNA Gene Laboratories on this planet.” said the Count as he and Omega entered the building.

"You know, that reminds me..." I answered. "We have had some cloning labs a while ago. You see, a company named InGen started up a cloning company to ressurect ancient prehistoric creatures. Terran Dinosaurs, especially. It worked for a while, they even made a park, but the creatures kinda broke loose, ate a few people and took over the ecosystems of Coreworlds. InGen filed for bankruptcy shortly after, but I know for a fact that it's still running in some places."

The Count smiled at the thought of dinosaurs eating people. Gene engineers in white lab coats walked down the hallway, each one bowing to the God-Emperor. “That is cool.” said Raidon. Each room had a large window that showed what was going on it that room. On each door was a name of a person and what the person was changing into under it. Tiger-men, lion-men, bear-men, oh my. And many more animal/human hybrids.

“The DNA Gene Laboratories were first finished in 2689.” said the Count. “It was a side project of the cloning laboratories.” They stopped a one of the windows; inside the room a couple of Gene engineers were looking in a large box in the middle of the room. Many clear tubes ran into the box. On the computer screen had 99% on it.

“Inside that box is a man named Sebastian Booth.” said the Count. “His change is almost competed. He had picked to become a Black Rhino-man.” 100% appeared on the screen. One of the Gene engineers looked in to make sure it was done and the change was done. Opening the hatch, a huge thing came out of the box. As it stood up, it was 7’8” tall and weight close 500 pound.

The thing had the head of Black Rhino, the horns and all, and the skin of the rhino. Everything else it still looked human but was heavy muscled. A large white robe was placed around Sebastian.

“Being it the box makes the change work faster.” added the Count. “Any questions?”

"It's all voluntary, right? Just making sure." I said.

“Yes, it is all voluntary. But most of the people who want to serve their nation in the armed forces.” said the Count. “Some people serve two years and others serve the fifteen years. There are a lot of Warlocks who have went through the change.”

“Warlocks are what you would call a gray Jedi.” added the Count. “Something cool about this is…when two animal/hybrid marry and have children. The children are born looking like their parents.”

“So…if a Lion-man and a Lion-woman mate, their child will be an lion-man.” said Raidon.

"What about with two different anthromorphics?" I asked.

“Don’t know about that.” said the Count. He looked at Daniel. “There have been Tiger-men marrying lion-women. I think feline-men can only mate with other feline-men.”

“Same thing with canine-men.” he added.

"Ah. That makes sense then." I nodded. "Let's move on, shall we?"

“Well…you seen everything here unless you want to set up a date for you to go through the change.” said the Count. “But I don’t think you would want to do that. Would you?”

“I don’t thing Daniel would want to do that, Count.” said Raidon.

“Well…we will go to the Mech factory near New Baghdad.” said the Count. “Do your magic, Raidon.” Raidon smiled as he did the same thing he did other times. The four men were standing on landing pad, a Tel'Tac cargo shuttle sat on the pad with them. In front of them was a massive factory, it was on two thousands acres. There were many types of building.

The desert sun lit the sky as the Count said “This is one of the mech factory. Fully ran by robots.”

"Nice place." I nodded after the quick teleport. "Lead the way, if you please."

The Count started down the ramp at lead to the ground. At the bottom of the ramp was hovering disk like object. Big enough to hold the four men. “Fastest way to tour the factory.” said the Count. He got on followed by Omega. Raidon got on after them. “It is safe, I done it a couple times.” said Raidon.

"Alright." I stepped on the hovering disk, eager to tour the factory.

As Daniel stepped on the disk, it started towards the factory as a speed nobody would fall off. The first stop was a building, were the body of the Zoids is built. The body of what would become a König Wolf was on large metal platform. Small robots hovered in out, carrying pieces to finish the body.

“This is where the body becomes…a body.” said the Count. “Ten Zoids’ bodies can be built in this room every six hours. Those robots make everything fast.”

“The first Zoid took two years to be finish.” he added. “Any questions?”

"Hmm. No, not really." I shook my head.

“Well…we will move to the next building.” said the Count. The hover disk moved the next building, almost like the first one but this time the robot were working on the legs for the bodies. “Leg room.” said Raidion. “Next one after this room is the head/cockpit room.”

“We move to the finish room.” said the Count. The hover disk moved to another building. In this building was finished König Wolf, it was 8.64 meters tall. The only color was gray. “That is a König Wolf without weapons.”

"Ah. Looks cool." I mentioned.

“It looks cooler with the weapons add.” said the Count. A small robot, about the size of a baseball, flew into the body of the König Wolf. “That robot is about to give the König Wolf a brain. The Zoids are mech with an AI. Meaning if a pilot is knocked out, the AI takes over the mech.” said the Count.

A few minutes later, the robot flew out of the body. A few seconds later, the König Wolf moved back then howled. Then it head off towards the next building with the hover disk behind it.

"Interesting. How smart is the AI?" I asked.

“Smart enough to know when to run or fight.” said the Count as the Zoid made it to the paint building. After getting a two-tone black and white paint job, it took off to the weapons building. “That is just the normal paint job for the mech.” added the Count.

As the Zoid walked into the weapon building, a dual sniper rifle came down from the roof and locked into the space on its back. At the same time, two spread missile pods moved from the side and locked into open spaces on the front legs. The last thing to be added was the scope/goggles on its head.

“And a finished product.” said the Count. With all that done, the König Wolf head off to one of the warehouses where it would get clone pilot or none-military pilot. “What do you think?”

Then I smirked. "I think I found what the army's looking for in new mechs."

“Well…the tour is not over unless you pilot a Zoid.” said the Count. The hover disk flew into another building, inside sat two Zoids. A white and black Liger Zero was on the left side, a shadow gray and black Liger Zero was on the right side. Both of them had their cockpit open, waiting for a pilot.

“Daniel, hopped into the white and black.” said the Count as he hopped from the hover disk. Landing on the white and black Liger Zeros, he leaps into the cockpit of shadow gray and black Liger Zero. The cockpit had joystick on the right hand side of the seat and control stick on the left side of the side. It was like the gas pedal in a car. The Count put the radio on, “Start up.” he said as the Zoid’s AI powered up.

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“Well…the tour is not over unless you pilot a Zoid.” said the Count. The hover disk flew into another building, inside sat two Zoids. A white and black Liger Zero was on the left side, a shadow gray and black Liger Zero was on the right side. Both of them had their cockpit open, waiting for a pilot.

“Daniel, hopped into the white and black.” said the Count as he hopped from the hover disk. Landing on the white and black Liger Zeros, he leaps into the cockpit of shadow gray and black Liger Zero. The cockpit had joystick on the right hand side of the seat and control stick on the left side of the side. It was like the gas pedal in a car. The Count put the radio on, “Start up.” he said as the Zoid’s AI powered up.
"Hmm." I stepped into the seat of the cockpit. The controls took a little getting used to, so I would have to learn them quick. The joystick seems to control direction and the control stick seems to be a throttle. On second thought, it's not terribly different from a fighter, only tailored for the ground.

My Liger's AI system powered up and growled a little bit as it came online. "All systems appear normal..."

As the cockpit lowered on the Count’s Liger, it roared a couple of times. The Count moved the control stick forwards until the screen next it said 50%.

“Daniel.” said the Count in his radio. “Try to keep up.” The Count’s Liger shot out of the huge doors of the building. The desert sand kicked up as the Liger left the building, almost creating wall of dust at the entrance.. At 50%, the Liger was running at 153.5 km/h and the Count was moving it forwards as the Liger took ran forwards. Max speed for a Liger Zero is 307 km/h.

"Hey!" I yelped. Leave me in the dust, will ya?

Pulling the control throttle forward, the giant mecha cat roared once and pawed forward at my command. Then as my confidence in my ability to control the cat grew, I increased the throttle to about the same as the Count's. The inertial compensators inside the cockpit prevented G-forces from rising as I pushed the joystick forward as well and the Liger accelerated to a good speed. I had a feeling that this was quite the smart AI, as the Liger seemed to help me out a little at some points.

The Count looked at the radar and smiled, Daniel’s Liger was next to him. The Count’s Liger growled as it ran across the sand. “Good thing, you’re a Jedi.” said the Count in the radio. “Because it will be hard to stay with me.”

The Count move the joystick to the right fast, his Liger did a tight right turn. Creating a dust storm during the turn.

I just smirked and not only snapped right to match direction but accelerated a little. Looks like I'm getting the hang of this!

The Count looked back at the radar and saw Daniel’s Liger match his speed. “Looks like you’re getting the hang of piloting a Zoid.” said the Count. “It is like piloting a fighter but has different types of weapons. Like claws and teeth to tear your enemy apart. Am I right?”

"Yeah. I got that." I answered as the Ligers continued to bound over the dusty plain.

“Maybe you will get a Zoid in the near future for yourself.“ said the Count. The Ligers ran side by side like two brother, matching each others speed to make sure nothing happens to one of them.

He pushed a couple of buttons to make the radio channel private. “Raidon is getting his own fleet of five Ha'Tak class motherships. His fleet will be codenamed ’Raidon’s Fury’” said the Count. “Three battleship version and two mech/fighter carrier version.”

“I would like to have Radion stay with you at all times.” he added. “Ain’t you like the Empire’s number one target? With Raidon at your side, they will have trouble killing you. And his fleet could stay around your homeworld to add more support, if the Empire tracking its location down.”

“What do you think?” he asked.

"That would be good, except for one little thing: Raidon's a little conspicious, especially concerning the missions I tend to take." I said. "I may be my sister's number one target, but I can still keep quite the low profile."

“Yeah, being an eight foot tall walking dragon does made people look at you all the time.” said the Count. “But remember want he was, a dark elf. He studied the books of his people and found a spell that will change into a human for twelve hours.”

“So…if you do go on a mission, he can say that spell. Everything would be fine as long as the mission does not take over twelve hours to complete.” he added. “Plus…before he ran into me and my Warlocks. He was a…” The Count didn’t want to say the next part but knew Daniel need to hear it.

“Sith warrior.”

"A what?!" I asked sharply. So Eamonn wasn't the only one...

“A Sith warrior, Daniel.” said the Count. “It happened back at the academy. The ship, he traveling on, was rigged with bombs, placed by a Sith working for a clone of me. Something that should have never been created. It was unofficial clone of me, who had his DNA messed with to become a Force user. We thought we took down all of the clones but one escaped.”

“When the ship, I think it was a ship owned by Jedi Knights under that man call Lord JWolf, blew up. The Sith Lord teleport Erik off of the ship before it blew up” said the Count. “That clone took over Erik’s training until about four or five years ago. That is when I ran into him.”

“Flying through the FTLi system, his shuttle was shut down. Everything but life support was turned off. After he was took to the surface, he started attacking Warlocks in my throne room. He bowed after he saw me.” said JWolf. “Long story short, he saw the clone as a fake and said he would take him out. The Warlocks have helped him deal with the deaths he caused as a Sith but it would be better if he could be by a friend.”

"Oh. I wondered what happened to him over the years." I said.

“Well…if you want to know anything else, you can ask him.” said the Count. “From what I hear that Warlock temple, he still has nightmare of the events during his Sith times. He backs on the side of the Life. But he with need a good friend to make sure he stays on it.”

“So…him being by your side, during missions or not during missions, is a good idea. Or close enough near you that he does not go back to the dark side. Are you up for it?”

OOC: There will of course be times when I don't want him around. Closed threads and certain missions and all that.

IC:
"I guess so." I shrugged. "I just haven't seen him in a while."

OOC: Okay, well he could guard over Daniel’s family during though times.

IC: “Thanks.” said the Count. “Follow me back in, I thinks the catalog with all the Zoids is ready for you.” With that the Count’s Liger turned back towards the mech factory.

OOC: Okay, well he could guard over Daniel’s family during though times.
OOC: Now that you mention it, his brother Jacob has kids now. ages five and four. :)

IC: “Thanks.” said the Count. “Follow me back in, I thinks the catalog with all the Zoids is ready for you.” With that the Count’s Liger turned back towards the mech factory.
"All right!" I raced ahead to get back to the factory quickly. The Liger roared defiantly as I turned around swiftly and made my way back.

OOC: They could call him Uncle Raidon. ;)

IC: The two Ligers had made it back to the same building; Raidon and Omega watched them turn around in the building. The Count powered down his Liger then jumped out of the cockpit. “Raidon, get your ship off of the landing pad.” he said.

“Okay.” said Raidon as he teleported out of the room. Omega threw JWolf a small metal pad with a blue screen. It was datapad with info on all the Zoids that the Dominion makes. The height, the weight, weapons and etc about each Zoid. Only thing he did not have was the blueprint for the Zoids.

“So…Daniel, how you like your first ride in a Zoid?” said the Count as he handed the datapad to Daniel.

"Yeah, it was a cool ride." I smirked and leafed through the catalog. "Lots of goodies in here."

“Well…pick through the catalog.” said the Count. “Each mech handle different and does different things. Pick wisely. But it will take you some time to look through that catalog.”

“So…as we wait for Raidon to bring his ship to us. What does your nation have to offer for our mech plans?”

"Hmm. We do offer the usual trade agreements and such." I said. I'm not about to give out our trump cards though. It's just not a good idea.

“Well…what are in these usual trade agreements?” asked the Count. Robots were washing the two Liger Zeros off, can’t have sand getting in the leg joints. Because it would mess their running up, if it get to deep.

“Well…what are in these usual trade agreements?” asked the Count. Robots were washing the two Liger Zeros off, can’t have sand getting in the leg joints. Because it would mess their running up, if it get to deep.
I began to list them. "Customer goods, bacta supplies for medical wards, and under my authority, we can throw in the tech for our patented beamlaser cannons. Those babies can slice through enemy forces like my lightsaber through steel."

“Customer goods, not good enough for the mech plans.” said the Count. “The Dominion does not need any customer goods.” He looked at the Ligers. “But the bacta supplies and beamlaser cannons sound like a good trade for some of the mech plans.”

Bingo. I thought. "You know, we are selling off some of our older Star Destroyers. They're still in excellent shape but since we are upgrading our fleet, we're looking for buyers. If nothing else, they'll improve your planetary defense forces."

“You underestimate our Ha'Tak class motherships, Daniel.” said the Count. “My spies have seen these Star Destroyers. To many weak spots.”

“That bridge is one of the biggest weak spots.” he added. "And they look like big chucks of cheese traveling in space.”

"Ever heard of observation posts? The bridges are internal now." I said wryly. "Besides, like I said, they can be used for defenses rather than power-projection. They may look like cheese wedges, but they're dangerous cheese wedges."

“Well…it has been a long time for my spies to see the newer version SD.” said the Count. “Maybe adding the weapons to the Ha'Tak would be a better idea then buying your old SDs.”

Then the idea hit him; he was trying to create a new Ha'Tak. One with hanger ports on the side, large enough to launch four-leg Zoids on enemy ships. “There is something I do want, a carrier design that can launch four-leg Zoids on enemy ships. Think of a Liger Zero on the hull of an enemy ship, using its claw to open up the hull.”

"An assault carrier, eh?" I rubbed my chin in thought. "One can probably modify a Star Cruiser for that purpose...they tend to have hangar bays on the port and starboard sides, rather than the ventral side as with Star Destroyers..."

“Well…maybe we can get some of those modified Star Cruisers then.” said the Count. The sound of a ship could be hear outside, a Tel'Tac cargo shuttle touched down in the open of the building. The side door open, waiting to be board. “Our ride.” said the Count as he heads over to the ship. Omega matching every side.

"All right." I followed the Count into the ship.

As Daniel walked into the back of the ship, he could see a maroon ‘L’ shape couch in the corner. A couple of metal case, which was the same color as the walls, sat next to the couch. Everything else was normal for a Tel'Tac. ((OOC: You do know what the back of a Tel'Tac looks like?))

The Count looked at Omega, “Tell Raidon to head to Houston. “ he said. Omega bowed his head before heading towards the closed cockpit. The Count took a seat on the couch, “So…I hear you will killed and came back from the dead. Is that true?”

OOC: Actually, only his family and very closest friends within Coreworlds will know that, aside from Kurt.

IC:
"Now where did you hear that little fib?" I asked with a smile. "People think I died. Bah. The Empire couldn't kill me if they tried. Sure everyone saw me blow the Palace up in a blaze of glory or some such. But the reality was, I survived by teleporting at the moment of detonation, took on a new life as a minor bounty hunter to hone my abilities and waited for the day I train my kid Travis. Of course, now that I'm back and better than ever, the day grows near."

“My spies.” said the Count. “The FTLi keeps ships from entering but not leaving. But I have spies in ships that would fit in with those systems ships. They are in little stuff, ones that need two or four people to pilot. Only the engines are Dominion made.”

“I asked because if you did die, I wanted to know what the afterlife was like.” said the Count. “I am undead but I never had to die to become this way. I was created this way by a man that I don‘t put my faith in anymore.” Raidon’s shuttle entered the sky, heading towards the Houston temple.

"I told you, I didn't die." I replied. I made up my mind to maintain the story a long time ago, no matter what. The truth must never be known except within my inner circle. "Besides, if I did, I'd be a little blue Jedi ghost now, not flesh and blood."

“I said if.” said the Count. “A little blue Jedi ghost you would be, if you die. Hey that sounds somewhat fun, scare anybody you want.” He started laughing. The Count was a strange duck.

I looked at him oddly. "Right, Count. Right."

“Sorry about that. Sometimes I am a little goofy.” said the Count. “And other times I’m a sword wielding manic only wanting blood.” The case opened next to by itself, the Count was not a Jedi or Sith or Warlock or a Force user. He was mutant with cool powers. “What is in here?” he asked as he looked into the case. “Looks like I found Raidon’s alcohol hiding spot. Want something?”

"Got any beer? Developed a taste a little while ago." I grinned.

“Three types.” said the Count as the bottles floated out of the case. The metal caps was how JWolf was making them move. On one bottle, the label was yellow and blue with ‘Golden Thursday Schwartzbier‘ in blue lettering. It tastes like strong German beer.

The middle bottle had a red and white label with ‘Red Skinny Ninja Old Ale’ in yellow lettering. It taste like some good ale.

The last bottle had a lime green and bright orange label with ‘Faaaaantastick Old Ale’ in yellow letting. The taste was a strange one, too. Some people make funny faces after drinking it.

“Pick one or take them all.” said the Count.

"Gimme the Schwartzbeir, please." I said.

“Okay.” said the Count as the bottle shot towards Daniel. “I don’t think anybody wants to try the Faaaaantastick.” The other two bottle went back into the case, he pulled a bottle of Black Tiger Whiskey. He opened the bottle and took a good drink from it. “So…you said early that you had a son of your own. How old is he?” he asked.

The Count was the father to seven sons and six daughters. Plus…he did have six brides.

"Hmm. He's two months past eleven now." I said, swigging a drink. I smirked. "I hear he's getting to be quite the skilled little Jedi ninja. Gramps told me he took down a minor gang known as the Sharks about a week ago and now he's traveling the galaxy to gather elemental powers and take down this really evil dude because of a prophecy he's become a part of. He'll succeed, or else his name ain't Travis Samuel Masaki."

“Raidon told me about the young Masaki being cocky. But as long as you get the job done, you can be as cocky as you want to be.” said the Count. “Most of my sons are cocky and like to mess with the enemy heads during a battle.”

“You look young to have a kid at the age of eleven. What is your secret?” asked the Count.

"Well, I'm thirty one. Married my sweetheart twelve years ago in the middle of the war." I smiled. "You know how it goes."

“Well…you look younger then that. Raidon is thirty years old, he said that he was a year younger then you. But could put a good fight.” said the Count. “How old do you think I am?” He took another slip of the Black Tiger Whiskey.

"Ah...hmm. You look about forty or so, but knowing vampires and such, you could be thousands of years old." I smirked, chugging down another drink.

“Nice guess.” said the Count. “I’m eleven thousands years old. I have seen many things and do many things in my long life.” He took another drink.

"Hmm. I knew a couple of people that old..." I commented, taking another swig.

"Did you kill them?" asked the Count. The trip was at the halfway mark, fifteen more minutes and they would be at the Warlock temple.

"Did you kill them?" asked the Count. The trip was at the halfway mark, fifteen more minutes and they would be at the Warlock temple.
"No. They're the leaders of an ally nation, Godular. Great friends. Funny, too." I smirked, and finished off my beer.

“Oh…well, are they vampires or something else that is immortal?” asked the Count. He took another drink, the bottle was half full or was it half empty. Plus…the Count was not buzzing or anything, takes a lot more to get a vampire drunk.

"I'm not sure. You could say they are, but they're not your typical bloodsuckers. More like ability syphoners or soulsuckers." I answered.

“They sound cool.” said the Count. “Think you can set up a meeting with them and me in the future. An ally of my ally is a friend of mine.”

"That's possible." I said.

“Okay.” said the Count. “What types of spaceships do the people in Godular have? So…if one of them flies into one of our system, it will not be shot.”

"They have their own custom-made ships, but I know one of them is called a Mako Star Destroyer. Very different from our own. Anyway, here's a basic IFF signal so that you know it's them." I gave him a datachip.

The Count took the data chip. “I’ll download them into Bob’s hardware, so they can fly into the system without the bad stuff happening to them.” said the Count. “It would have happened in you, if we didn’t know you. Plus, your fighter would have been sitting in space with life support and nothing else.”

“If you are in trouble and on the run from your sister’s goons, head straight here. Your ship will fly through as your sister’s goons’ ships lose everything but life support.” said the Count. “There are ways to get in and still have everything but I bet you’re a smart man and know how to do that.”

"I'll hold you to that, then." I smiled.

"Just don't bring that small moon to here or the two other systems." said the Count. "What is it called...the Death Star, right?"

“Don’t want something that powerful just sitting in my space unless I have control over it.” He added.

"Drat. Better find someplace else to lure and destroy it." I grinned.

“Well…we could set up another place to trap that beast.” said the Count. “But it will take a sometime in setting up the trap. First, we will have to find some empty system.”

“Two reasons, nobody will be harmed and nobody can see what we are doing.” He added. “The best bet would to take it. So…we would need a lot of man power to gain control of the whole thing.”

“Do you know of anybody who has been in it?” he smiled.

“Well…we could set up another place to trap that beast.” said the Count. “But it will take a sometime in setting up the trap. First, we will have to find some empty system.”

“Two reasons, nobody will be harmed and nobody can see what we are doing.” He added. “The best bet would to take it. So…we would need a lot of man power to gain control of the whole thing.”

“Do you know of anybody who has been in it?” he smiled.
"You're looking at him." I said. "However, I recall that it's manned entirely by clones and a few top-level commanders. If we try boarding it, entire divisons can be called down on us. So destruction is the only choice here."

“Well…it looks like destruction would be the only way then.” said the Count. The shuttle has just passed over what would be called Florida on Earth. A few minutes later, the shuttle was entering New Houston’s airspace. Raidon‘s voice came across the radio in the back, “We will be landing in few second.” he said.

The shuttle landed on a landing pad at the temple, the main landing pad with the large stairway heading towards the front entrance. One each side of the stairway stood clones with white and blue armor, a total of thirty of them stood. They all stood at the same height (5'10") because who they were cloned from, a 2005 era wrestler named AJ Styles. In their hands were Wolf Blaster rifle, the Dominion’s version of the Empire’s blaster rifle.

But at the bottom of the stairs, stood a tall (6’2”) muscular man in some type of armor (http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/4904/sarmor7uk.jpg) that would go better in ancient Rome then in the year 3000. He was General Reinhold Lehnsherr (http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/CountJWolf/ReinholdLehnsherr.jpg),a prince of the Dominion and son of the Count.

At the top of the stairs was a figure in brown cloak with a short person in maroon cloak next to him. The man in the brown cloak was Master Warlock Farkas Darkholme. The short Asian boy at his right was his new student, Fudo.

The shuttle’s side door open as Omega and the Count exited first. The clones bowed at the sight of their God-Emperor. “Come Danny.” said Raidon as he exited through the door, almost taking up the whole door.

I exited, following Raidon.

See that Daniel had stepped off the shuttle, the Count said “Daniel, meet my son Reinhold. Prince Reinhold Lehnsherr, general of the 46th Clone legions and the temple clone guard legions.”

Reinhold stepped forward, the long sword at his side with his right hand on it . “Welcome.” he said with deep voice, one that would make anybody run and not fight him.

I nodded and shook his hand. "How are you?"

Reinhold looked at Daniel, he said “Fine. But why would you ask that?” The Count and Omega were heading up the stairs, following behind them was Raidion. “Will y’all follow us.” said the Count.

“Yes, father.” said Reinhold, who start behind Raidion.

"Force of habit." I said as I followed the Count.

“Oh…” said Reinhold. As they walked up the stairs, the Count looked back at Daniel. “Do you see anything on the clones that you have seen in your life?” he asked. He was talking about the blaster rifle.

OOC: What kind of blaster rifle are we talking?

OOC: The stormtrooper ones. Don't know what they are called.

“Oh…” said Reinhold. As they walked up the stairs, the Count looked back at Daniel. “Do you see anything on the clones that you have seen in your life?” he asked. He was talking about the blaster rifle.
"The blasters are pretty standard all over the galaxy." I commented.

“Used by the Empire’s stormtroopers.” said the Count. “It what I have heard. No civilians owns them.”

"That's what they want you to think." I smirked. "Anybody can get one of those...for the right price."

“Or with the right set of hands, you can get it for free.” said the Count. By that time, they were at the top of the stairs. “Meet Master Farkas Darkholme, Daniel.” said the Count. “One of my grandsons.”

Farkas looked at Daniel, “So, you're the most powerful Jedi in your lands.” he said. “But you are young or you look young.” Farkas has been a Warlock for a long time, training to get stronger in the ways of the Force. He was the first person to be train by the Warlocks after they crashed landed on Anubis Prime. Master Argannon, the leader of the crashed landed Warlocks started his training in 2258. It would better to have him on your side then against you.

The young Asian boy bowed his head to Daniel, the boy was eleven years old. A symbol in Japanese of fire was done in silver on the back of the boy’s maroon cloak. “This is one of my countless Padawan learners, Fudo.” said Farkas. “He is a mutant, too.”

"How are you?" I smiled at the boy and stuck my hand out for him to shake.

Fudo didn’t answer but did shake Daniel‘s hand. The boy looked at his master, “Is this the Jedi you were looking for?” asked the boy in Japanese.

“Yes, this is the man.” said Farkas back in Japanese. “Fudo only knows Japanese.” said Farkas to Daniel.

At the door way, the humming of light sabers of be hear. It sounds like somebody was in a duel, a massive one that that. Out of one of the doorways in the hall came person in black cloak with red lightsaber. He flipped off the wall and land as eight foot tall Tiger-man walked out into the hall. Two orange light saber in his hand.

“I see Odin and Balor are at it again.” said the Count.

"A common language for us as well." I answered in Japanese as well.

“I am doing fine, Master.” said Fudo back in Japanese. The duel continued in hall, heading towards the front door. So…it was heading straight towards the Count and the others. The Count, Omega, Reinhold moved away from the door way.

“Those two have one hell of rivalry between them.” said Farkas. “What’s bad is both of them are Warlock council members.”

Odin and Balor fought out of the door then stopped in front of the Count. Balor jumped over Farkas, Daniel, Fudo and Raidon, landing on the stairs and head down towards the landing pad.. “Emperor, go to see you here.” said Odin as he bowed his head. Then he leaped like a tiger would and flew over Farkas, Daniel, Fudo and Raidon. Odin then head towards the landing pad. Those two were at it again.

“I think we are going to place them at different academies.” said Farkas with a laugh.

"Heh." I shook my head at their antics.

“They do fight against each other but if the time for them a fight a common enemy, they will fight side by side.” said Fakras. “Plus…their little duels help their training.”

“So…Daniel, do you want to go back home or get some rest before leaving with Raidon?” asked the Count.

"Not without getting something out of this." I smirked. "Grandpa wants me to ensure that we get some goodies out of this peacemaking. Maybe...a Zoid or two to let him see that we get a good deal. He is looking for new armored vehicles to bolster the military, like I said before."

OOC:
Heh. Daniel ain't leaving without that lovable Liger!

OOC: He ain’t getting it. That would cost a lot of money, man. Ain’t getting it for free.

“Well…if you’re going to be that way…” said the Count who was looking at Daniel. “You should have came in something bigger then a fighter. There is room on Raidon‘s flagship for one extra Zoid because Raidon said you would do this.”

“I have a good feeling you want that Liger Zero but you can’t have it. Somebody had paid for that one.” said the Count. “But there are three Zoids that have been made for this moment; a Brastle Tiger, a Decalto Dragon and a Gun Sniper. Use the catalog that you got early to see what they are.”

Oh, well. Better find another buyer... I thought. "All right. If there's nothing else, I'll be going."

“If you want a Liger Zero, you will have to place an order for one.” said the Count. “Zeros are rare, Daniel. Not that many have been built. I think only of 100 of them have been built.”

“Meaning I’m not giving one away for free. But as a sign of friendship, you can borrow one of my two Liger Zeros.” said the Count. “But showing your grandfather the Liger Zero will not show what we have to offer. That is why you have the catalog, it had picture and video on each of the Zoids.”

"Of course." I answered. "How much is it to build these Zoids? I'll have the military place an order later on."

“The prices are in the catalog.” said the Count. “You and your grandfather can look through it then give the order to Raidon. Who will send it to me then we will start on your Zoids.”

I nodded. "Alright. Thanks. If there's nothing else, I'll be going, then."

“Nothing else.” said the Count. “But your fighter is at my pyramid and Raidon’s shuttle is here? And you two are heading in the same direction. Can you pilot the fighter by itself?”

ooc: Think 50 million -15 billion would be to much for the Zoids.

OOC: Nah. Sounds about right from cheapest to most expensive. 'sides, I have a pretty good defense budget. I can take it.

IC:
"Rocky can pilot it back to Jurai." I said.

OOC: Okay. I though those prices would work the best because on the Zoids websites, they don’t have prices.

IC: “Well…Daniel, you and Raidon can head to then. Nobody is holding you here.” said the Count. Raidon bowed to the Count and Fakras before heading towards his shuttle. He head into the cockpit and started powering up the ship. The side door open for Daniel to Jurai come in.

I called Rocky on my comlink and ordered him to jump home while I headed into the shuttle.

Seeing that Danny was on the shuttle, Raidon lowered the shuttle door. “Sit anywhere you want.” he said on the radio.

"Alright." I nodded and sat down in the copilot's seat.

The shuttle soon took off, entering space a few minutes later. Heading towards a Ha'Tak class Mothership that was surround by four other Ha’Taks They sat near the five planet, Bytol. “My little fleet.” said Raidon. “So…what you think about my…friends?”

"Interesting, to say the least." I answered.

“They are that.” said Raidon. “So…how is your family?” He was trying to get some more info on Daniel’s family because it has been a long time.

"Well, my son and Keith are out on a mission somewhere. Brianna's still heavily into computers, Jacen's out at a mission on Earth, Taylor's at another mission on Earth, Jacob's killed a religious fanatic named Seymour, Fiona slash Nightshade's now Empress of the Galactic Empire and Grandpa's still going strong at ninety five." I ticked off my family members.

“Son?” that part shocked Raidon, nothing else of what Daniel said mean anything. “I hope he is not like his father. Don’t need another Daniel running around.”

“I would have thought your Grandfather would have been gone by now. He is little me in same way.” he added. “Do you know about me?”

"They say he's too tough to croak." I smirked. "What about you?"

“Former servant of a Dark Lord.” said Raidon.

"Oh, yeah. That part." I frowned slightly. "Luckily, like him, you were redeemed."

“If I did not meet the Count or the others, I would have became a Sith Lord.” said Raidon. He eased the shuttle in lead Ha’Tak. “I still have nightmares of the deaths I caused. People who should have not be killed.” The shuttle touched down in the hanger.

“Welcome aboard.” said Raidon. He powered down the shuttle and opened the side door. He got out and head out side into the hanger.

On the other side of the ship, a shadow black and gray Liger Zero was being loaded into a Zoid hanger.

“If I did not meet the Count or the others, I would have became a Sith Lord.” said Raidon. He eased the shuttle in lead Ha’Tak. “I still have nightmares of the deaths I caused. People who should have not be killed.” The shuttle touched down in the hanger.

“Welcome aboard.” said Raidon. He powered down the shuttle and opened the side door. He got out and head out side into the hanger.

On the other side of the ship, a shadow black and gray Liger Zero was being loaded into a Zoid hanger.
"Nice." I commented brightly.

“It is a big ship for somebody like me.” said Raidon. He looked at the clone crewmen as they worked on ships in the hanger. “Maybe I did something right in my life. Maybe.”

Two black scaled Dragon-men walked into the hanger, they looked like Raidon but had white hair. Massive pole axes in each of their hands. “Look, my brothers from other mother.” joked Raidon. The Dragon-men stopped in front of Raidon.

“Raidon, cut it out.” said one of them. “We are here to take you to your bridge.” They turned and head back out of the hanger.

“Oh…come Daniel.” said Raidon as he followed the Dragon-men.

I followed my friend and the other dragon-men.

After walking though many hallways and passing by crew members. Raidon and the others have made it to the bridge. Walking in Raidon show his teeth to person in black robe with the white eye of Ra on the back of his robe. The man was looking out at space through the huge window of the bridge.

“What are you doing here, Kurt?” said Raidon, a little anger was in his voice.

The man lowered his hood and looked back at Raidon. “The God-Emperor wants to make sure you don’t mess anything up.” said the man (http://www.freewebs.com/thetransylvania/Dark%20Father%20Kurt.JPG) with his demonic voice.

“Why did he sent you?” asked Raidon.

“I have no idea.” said the man as he walked over Daniel. “I’m Kurt Essax, one of the High Priests of Ra.”

"Daniel Masaki, Raidon's visiting friend." I answered. I noticed the tension between the men, but decided not to comment.

“Nice to meet you then.” said Kurt. “I will be in my quarters, if you need me Raidon.” With that he left the bridge and head towards his private quarters.

“That fucking demon.” said Raidon under his breath. The helm controller looked back at Raidon. “Sir, I need a location to plot our course.” said the clone.

“Daniel, it is your home world. Can you give him what he needs?” said Raidon as he sat down in his chair, the captain’s chair.

"Oh, right." I said and gave him the coordinates, as well as my IFF so that the Jurai Defense Corps don't blow us out of the sky.

The helm’s man sent the coordinates and Daniel’s IFF to the other four ships of the fleet. A few minutes later, Raidon’s Fury entered hyperspace. Heading towards Jurai.

“So…Danny, you want to be show to one of the private quarters to get some rest?” asked Raidon.

"Yeah, sure." I nodded.

“Well, I will have Baku take you to one of the private rooms.” said Raidon. He pushed a button on the arm rest of his chair, “Baku, you are need on the bridge.” said Raidon. Before Raidon finished, a young man (http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/CountJWolf/Baku.jpg) walked through the bridge’s doors. There was a with a ninja sword on his back and a lightsaber hilt at his waist.

“What do you need, Master?” asked Baku as he bowed to Raidon.

“Show Master Masaki to a private room.” asked Raidon.

“Yes, Master.” said Baku. He walked over to Daniel and bowed. “Master Masaki, follow me.” he said. With that he head towards the bridge’s doors.

I followed the guy with the katana to a private room.

As they arrived at the private room, Baku enter at code in the panel to side of the door. The door slide open with a small hiss. Baku entered the room.

The room had a king size bed, a full private bathroom, a private bar, etc. It was like a high priced hotel room. Baku sat down in the computer chair. “Master Masaki, the code to enter the room is 2569. It works for the computer, too.” he said. “It only opens stuff that is not heavily coded. Like the Zoids design and other things like that.”

“But what it will open, is like the Royal family pictures. And their mutant powers.” said Baku. He typed on the keyboard and a list of titles appeared on the scene.

The God-Emperor:
Countesses:
Princes:
Princesses:
Other members of the Royal Family:

“Or you could look at Warlock roster.” added Baku. He got up and said “Have fun.”

I decided to take a look at the Royal Family on the computer and their powers...

“The God-Emperor and his six Countesses will be the first one to come up.” said Baku.

The God-Emperor:
The God-Emperor Count JWolf (http://img375.imageshack.us/img375/5993/countjwolf6xn.jpg): Manipulate magnetic currents to gain total control over all forms of electromagnetism, allowing him to levitate and manipulate all objects made of metal, project concussive blasts and force fields, selectively generate heat and electricity, manipulate bloodflow to the brain to cause aneurysms or unconsciousness, and increase his power to absorb cold and electricity (10,995 years old)
Countesses:
Countess Nefertiti (http://img154.echo.cx/img154/2950/countessnefertiti2hj.jpg): Ionization beam transforms matter into plasmetic solar fire (4,388 years old)
Countess Marion Saint Clair (http://img205.echo.cx/img205/7968/countessmarionsaintclair1sz.jpg): Generate raw seismic energy from her fingertips to disintegrate any form of inorganic matter or cause the earth to ripple and flow on her commands (1,336 years old)
Countess Katherine Darkholme (http://img215.echo.cx/img215/4060/countesskatherinedarkholme9oe.jpg): Can controlling water and the temperature of it (1,081 years old)
Countess Xing Cai (http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/1603/countessxingcai8pk.jpg): Psionically influence others, generate bio-electrical charges from her hands (1,022 years old)
Countess Arabelle Lehnsherr (http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/5418/countessarabellelehnsherr9sh.jpg): Hyper-keen senses, healing factor, and retractable claws (1,019 years old)
Countess Dawn Summers (http://img438.imageshack.us/img438/1972/countessdawnsummers7yw.jpg): Convert sonic vibrations into various forms of photonic energy, including high-impact photon pulses, laser beams, holographic illusions, destructive force fields, light fog, and hypnotic bursts of light (1,014 years old)

“Next screen will show the princes and princesses.” added Baku.

Princes:
Crown Prince/Grand Marshal Khaldun (http://www.freewebs.com/thetransylvania/Khaldun.JPG): Psionically manipulate fire, increasing its size and altering its form and temperature, resistance to heat and burning (4,362 years old)
Prince/High Priest of Ra Jibade (http://www.freewebs.com/thetransylvania/Jibade.JPG): Ionization beam transforms matter into plasmetic solar fire, absorb solar energy and electromagnetic radiation in augment his powers (4,299 years old)
Prince/Grand Admiral Calvin Saint Clair (http://www.freewebs.com/thetransylvania/Calvin%20Saint%20Clair.JPG): Generate raw seismic energy from his fingertips to disintegrate any form of inorganic matter or cause the earth to ripple and flow on his commands (1,318 years old)
Prince/Field Marshal Devlin Saint Clair (http://www.freewebs.com/thetransylvania/Devlin%20Saint%20Clair.JPG): Generate raw seismic energy from his fingertips to disintegrate any form of inorganic matter or cause the earth to ripple and flow on his commands (1,295 years old)
Prince/President Edward Darkholme (http://www.freewebs.com/thetransylvania/Edward%20Darkholme.JPG): Generate subzero cold that freezes anything in its path, forming water vapor into various ice shapes, exists in organic ice form with enhanced strength, durability, and cryomorphing powers (1,063 years old)
Prince/General Reinhold Lehnsherr (http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/CountJWolf/ReinholdLehnsherr.jpg): Manipulate bloodflow to the brain to cause aneurysms or unconsciousness and has retractable claws (997 years old)
Prince/General Dominic Summers (http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/CountJWolf/DominicSummers.jpg): magnetic currents to gain total control over all forms of electromagnetism, allowing him to levitate and manipulate all objects made of metal (997 years old)
Princesses:
Princess Lotus (http://www.freewebs.com/thetransylvania/Lotus.JPG): Ionization beam transforms matter into plasmetic solar fire (4,322 years old)
Princess Hermione Saint Clair (http://www.freewebs.com/thetransylvania/Hermione%20Saint%20Clair.JPG): Generate raw seismic energy from her fingertips to disintegrate any form of inorganic matter or cause the earth to ripple and flow on her commands (1,294 years old)
Princess Adrienne Saint Clair (http://www.freewebs.com/thetransylvania/Adrienne%20Saint%20Clair.JPG): Generate raw seismic energy from her fingertips to disintegrate any form of inorganic matter or cause the earth to ripple and flow on her commands (1,280 years old)
Princess Selene Darkholme-Annirak (http://www.freewebs.com/thetransylvania/Selene%20Darkholme.JPG): Ability to create molecules of water by mentally adding water molecules to other atoms (Secondary mutation) conduct magnetic energy as pulse bolts, force fields, and the manipulation of ferrous materials, absorb electricity to supercharge her own electromagnetic fields (1,016 years old)
Princess Elizabeth Darkholme (http://www.freewebs.com/thetransylvania/Elizabeth%20&%20Lilli%20Darkholme.JPG): Sense and influence meteorological energy patterns, creating rain, wind, hail, lightning, snow, sleet, fog and temperature changes (1,013 years old) (Black hair)
Princess Lilli Darkholme (http://www.freewebs.com/thetransylvania/Elizabeth%20&%20Lilli%20Darkholme.JPG): Sense and influence meteorological energy patterns, creating rain, wind, hail, lightning, snow, sleet, fog and temperature changes (1,013 years old) (Red hair)

“The other members of the Royal Family will be the last screen.” commented Baku.

Other members of the Royal Family:
Baron Anubis (http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/CountJWolf/Anubis.jpg): Heat-casting power allows him to create flames from his hands (4,334 years old) ((Khaldun's son of his first wife))
Lord Gahiji (http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/CountJWolf/Gahiji.jpg): Radiate pyrotechnic energies as explosive bursts of flame (4,268 years old) ((Jibade's son of his first wife))
Lady Suma (http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/CountJWolf/Suma.jpg): Phases her molecules into intangibility, letting her move through objects, walk on air, and disrupt electronic systems (4,243 years old) ((Jibade's daughter of his first wife))
Princess Renee Barrilleaux-Saint Clair ( http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/CountJWolf/ReneeBarrilleaux.jpg): Telekinetics allow her to manipulate matter through directed psionic energy, focus her mental energies into a psionic katana (1,095 years old) ((Calvin's wife))
Lord Remy Barrilleaux-Saint Clair (http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/CountJWolf/RemyBarrilleaux.jpg): Converts an object's stored potential energy into explosive kinetic energy upon contact, hypnotic charm causing others to trust whatever he says (1,074 years old) ((Calvin's son))
Lady Madeline Barrilleaux-Saint Clair (http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/CountJWolf/MadelineBarrilleaux.jpg): Generate psi-plasma to empathically scan minds and psychic link to all higher animals (1,070 years old) ((Calvin's daughter))
Princess Mercedes Castillo-Saint Clair (http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/CountJWolf/MercedesCastillo.jpg): Generate seismic energies around her hands that cause shockwaves and earth tremors (1,095 years old) ((Devlin's wife))
Lord Salvador Castillo-Saint Clair (http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/CountJWolf/SalvadorCastillo.jpg): Telekinesis, and teleport by propeling himself out of synch with reality and then realigning with our plane of existence at a different point of space (1,077 years old) ((Devlin's son))
Master Warlock Farkas Darkholme (http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/CountJWolf/FarkasDarkholme.jpg): Generate massive charges of electrical fire that he can direct as blinding flashes, focused discharges, and shaped energy fields (995 years old) ((Edward's son))
Akila Darkholme (http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/CountJWolf/AkilaDarkholme.jpg): Remold her skeletal structure in order to extend razor sharp spikes of bone through her skin (995 years old) ((Edward's daughter))
Cassandra Darkholme-Annirak (http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/CountJWolf/CassandraDarkholme-Annirak.jpg): generate surges of raw energy from her hands to discharge concussive force blasts (995 years old) ((Selene's daughter))
General Saerus Darkholme-Annirak (http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/CountJWolf/SaerusDarkholme-Annirak.jpg): Generate thermokinetic energy as hot knives or in circular patterns to shield himself from incoming projectiles by incinerating them (994 years old) ((Selene's son))

OOC: Check your TMs.

"Interesting family there." I noted.

“They are that.” said Baku. “Anything else you need?”

I sat on the bed. "No, I'll be all right."

“Well…if you need anything, just ask over the comm system.” said Baku as pointed small box next to the bed. With that he left the room.

OOC: Next post, the five ships will entered the edge of Jurai system.

After countless hours in hyperspace, Raidon’s Fury exited into the Jurai system. Each ship started spinning like it was a top. The five ship fleet sat on the edge of the system. Raidon had a message sent out, which told this fleet was friendly and had Master Daniel aboard.

On the bridge of Raidon’s flagship, Jurai was on the main screen. ”She is a lovely planet.” said Raidon. He pushed a couple of buttons on his arm rest, “Daniel, you are home.” he said.

In Daniel’s room, Raidon’s message was played in that black box next to the bed.

After countless hours in hyperspace, Raidon’s Fury exited into the Jurai system. Each ship started spinning like it was a top. The five ship fleet sat on the edge of the system. Raidon had a message sent out, which told this fleet was friendly and had Master Daniel aboard.

On the bridge of Raidon’s flagship, Jurai was on the main screen. ”She is a lovely planet.” said Raidon. He pushed a couple of buttons on his arm rest, “Daniel, you are home.” he said.

In Daniel’s room, Raidon’s message was played in that black box next to the bed.
"Huh?" I woke up after many hours of sleep. "Oh...I'm home."

I got out of bed and pulled on my pants and shirt and belt of stuff and then headed to the bridge. "Right. Hail the Temple."

“She is a beautiful planet and well defended.” said Raidon to Daniel. The comm operator hailed the Temple.

Alex Masaki was training a bunch of students in sword skills when an aide came in the room. "Sorry to interrupt you, sir, but a fleet of five ships has just entered the system. IFF is identified as Commander Masaki."

"Ah, he must have returned from Transylvania." The Patriarch answered. "Let them down. And bring Rina and Washu along."

Rina and Washu were fast friends. One, a fifteen year old Masaki girl with a unmatched craze for all things cyberspace and mechanical and the other is the CEO of the resident Washu-chan Enterprises and inventor of many things including the Holy-Blaster Rifle, a still-experimental weapon in R&D circles. She was also credited with creating and mass-producing the singularity weapons that Jurai and the Empire both use.

"Ah. Yes sir." The aide said as Alex finished up the training session and headed to the Temple spaceport.

Raidon, Baku, and Daniel took Raidon’s shuttle in the planet, the fleet stay in orbit. The shuttle entered the planet’s atmosphere, Raidon slow down the speed of his shuttle. He spotted the Jedi temple, so he glided the shuttle towards the spaceport.

Raidon’s shuttle touched down in open spot. The side door open as Raidon powered down the shuttle. Then exits through the side door with Baku behind him. He saw three people, two young girls and an old man.

“Master Alex, it is good to see you again.” said Raidon as he bowed. Baku did the same thing his master did.

"Nice to see you again, Gramps." I smirked.

"And you too." Alex smiled.

Then Rina barreled past her grandfather, pushing her glasses up the bridge of her nose. "Hey, elder cousin. Did you bring back anything cool, fun, mechanical?"

"Heh, uh..." I sweatdropped. "Maybe."

"Maybe?! Is that all you can say?" Rina nearly screeched. "Maybe!"

"Rina..." I smiled sweetly. "Calm down or else..."

"Or else what?" Rina answered hotly. I notice her reaching for a wrench.

"I'll call you by the name you hate for a month." I smirked.

She immediately growled. "You wouldn't dare..."

I nodded. "Oh yes...Brianna!"

"HOOOW DAAAARE YOOOOU!" She shrieked and glomped me angrily, trying to tear me apart or something. Of course, she simply ended up hanging in midair impotently, shrieking curses and death threats. Washu sighed and dragged Rina away to calm her down.

"What a family." I sighed...then I spotted her.

Vision of my dreams. Lady of my lair. Queen of my heart. Katrina Masaki, my loving wife. We embraced and kissed.

"You're late." She smiled.

"I know. How's the kid?" I answered.

"Oh. Last I heard, he's gone to Mustafar." She replied.

"What?" I asked sharply. "Mustafar...why?"

"Remember when I told you about him going around the galaxy collecting elemental powers to defeat some evil or something? He's gone to pick up the Fire element." She said.

I groaned. This quest of his is getting more and more dangerous...and with Akatsuki rumored to be increasing its criminal reach...damn!

Then I remembered the here and now. "Katrina, my dear, please say hi to Raidon of the Transylvanians."

She walked over to him, banishing the current thoughts about our son for the moment. "How do you do?"

“The wife of the great Daniel Masaki.” said Raidon as he took her hand. Raidon had to look down at her and the other. “It is nice to meet you. I’m Raidon, Warlock Master. And this is my Warlock Hunter, Baku.” Baku bowed to Katrina.

Then it hit him, the Count’s Liger Zero was still on his ship. He whispered something in Baku’s ear. He head back on his Master’s shuttle. He walked back out and said “The Liger is on it’s way.”

A flash of light appeared in clearing at the end of the spaceport. As it disappeared, the shadow black and gray Liger Zero stood there. The ship used its Zoid size ring transporters to sent it to the planet’s surface.

Calmed down, Rina rushed right back to see the Liger. "Oh, wow! This is neat!"

"Heh. It's only a loan." I laughed. I turned to Grandpa. "But it should give us a taste of what they'll offer. Here's some more stuff." I gave him the datapad.

"Yes. I could see that." Alex stroked his beard. "They could be of use."

"Yeah. I tried one of those things. Good speed and agility." I said. "Could be what we're looking for."

"Ah." The old man nodded.

"So that's where you went. Trying to pick new toys for your military boys." Katrina snickered.

"Yes, dear..." I answered and we laughed.

“And powerful allies.” said Raidon to Katrina. The Liger roared a couple of times before looking in the opening of the space port. “Baku, you want to show them was that baby can do?” asked Raidon.

“The Count said only Master Daniel can pilot it.” said Baku.

“Oh…” said Raidon. “Daniel, show your grandfather what that thing can do.”

I nodded. "All right."

I headed up to the Liger, who allowed me to mount him on the cockpit. Very quickly, I moved the cat out to the fields.

Washu walked up, or rather, rolled up with a special machine she invented. She spoke to Raidon. "With your permission, I'd like to keep an eye on the abilities of this mecha."

“Well…make sure what ever you do, you just don’t damage it.” said Raidon as he looked down at Washu. He moved back, next to Master Alex. “Master, it has been a long time. How are you feeling?” he said.

OOC:Going to bed, later. You still have those Zoids sites I gave you?

OOC: Yep.

IC:
"Don't worry, nothing will come to harm." Washu answered and she began typing away on a keyboard, starting up sensors to take readings of the Liger.

"Old, but well." Alex said. Then he frowned. "You seem familiar..."

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After a few moments of getting to know this Liger, I pushed the throttle forward, and the giant cat lept forward, accelerating to 80% of maximum speed, then put it through its paces in agility. It definitely was a fast and agile mecha, and coupled with the skill of a Jedi, it'd be a devastating beast on the battlefield. I idly wondered how it'd do in a real combat situation...

Alex Masaki watched the Liger go with a practiced eye, nodding in approval at the readings Washu took. Almost like those Cougars the Godulans make...

“Picture me as a little short kid with brown hair. One that train with Daniel. A year younger then him.” said Raidon. “I saw you come back to the light.”

“It is young Erik that stands by you, now. Just went through some changes.” said Raidon with a smile.

"Erik? Interesting changes you have gone through..." Alex raised an eyebrow.

Meanwhile, I went full speed, letting Washu know the capabilities of the Liger and then decided that it needs a weapons test. Right now, I could only see two weapons: it's claws and teeth, and a tail-mounted assault blaster. I decided to test the melee-ranged weapons first, on a large boulder.

"Ok, Liger, time to attack." I smirked. The Liger growled happily underneath me. Positioning the Liger so that it will strike the boulder, I charged, arming its weaponry and then...

Strike Laser Claw! The claws became a mix of energy and matter and then they slashed at the boulders, slicing it into smaller rocks and pebbles with ease. "Neato!"

Then two "enemy" AT-STs chicken-walked up to the combat zone and started firing. I smirked as they didn't affect the Liger much more than making it mad, and opened fire with the assault blaster. The laser weaponry turned them into so much scrap metal. So far, so good...

“Changes that the Dominion can only do. I go by Raidon, now.” said Raidon. He watch Daniel in the Liger Zero. He used the claws against large boulder and the Liger attacked two of those chicken walkers.

“The Liger Zero is rare breed of Zoids, Master Alex.” said Raidon. “Three other armor system has be placed on the Liger Zero; Jager unit, Panzer unit, and Schneider unit. It is all in the Zoid catalog.”

"I see." Alex nodded, leafing through the catalog. "Fast-attack, close-combat, and heavy assault."

“Correct.” said Raidon. “That is why they are rare and powerful. And the price tag is 45 billion. Meaning only the rich people can buy them.”

“Most of the Royal Family has a Liger Zero.” said Baku.

"Yes. It would be an elite kind of weapon." Alex nodded. "Which of these will make good generic mecha?"

“The Command Wolf would be a good generic Zoid.” said Baku.

“The Command Wolf would be a good generic Zoid.” said Baku.
"Yes. The Level 2 and 3 Zoids will make good, strong additions to the military." Alex nodded. "The fourth and fifth level ones will be for the elite squadrons."

“Sounds like a nice plan.” said Baku. Raidon looked at Alex, “The Count said to set up a order and we will fill it.” he said. “Take your time because there are a lot of Zoids to pick from.”

“Maybe we should call back Daniel.” said Raidon.