ACT 010: EXT. MOUNTAIN PASS - DAY
Kaster Venn stands above Neku, gun aimed at her head, smile twisted with victory.
As he pulls the trigger a massive mechanical hand catches the gun mid-fire. It's 8.0.8.
In a smooth, calculated motion, 8.0.8 disarms Kaster and lands a crushing open-palm blow to his chest, sending him flying back.
Kaster rolls, stunned.
KASTER:
(shocked)
Eight? You're Gats', what are you doing?
Kaster scrambles back toward the Hound Soldier, climbing into its cockpit.
8.0.8 still silent leaps onto the Zoids head, reaching down and grabbing the cockpits edge. In one solid motion 8.0.8 rips open the cockpit, revealing a terrified Kaster inside.
A sniper shot suddenly rips through the air, annihilating the Hound Soldier's head.
EXT. RIDGE - CONTINUOUS
SKARFI'S KONIG WOLF HEAVY ARMS stands with its massive Duel Sniper Cannon cooling.
SKARFI (over comms)
Inu, 2km out, 8 o'clock. Zekedober with a heavy sniper mod.
A shot rings out.
SKARFI on instinct dodges. A shell clips the Wolfs shoulder plating.
He glances at the impact site: glowing green lines begin to crawl over it.
SKARFI
Hmph.
Viral.
He ejects the infected armour chunk with a shrug.
SKARFI
Inu,
HVS-class confirmed. Viral markers present.
INU (over
comms)
Closed
and engaging.
EXT. RIDGE - ZEKEDOBER SNIPER'S NEST
The custom ZEKEDOBER turns sharply. INU in her red FIRE FOX appear from the trees.
A brief, agile fire fight ensues. Shadowy, brutal. Vorheas, piloting the Zeke Dober ejects the sniper weapon, which explodes as a distraction.
The ZEKE DOBER escapes into the forest. Inu holds fire.
INU
Heh!
EXT. BATTLEFIELD - 8.0.8 & KASTER
Kaster lays mangled, Zoid tissue pulsing in his open wounds, limbs half-reformed. The Hound Soldier's head is gone.
8.0.8 stands over him, motionless.
SKARFI approaches.
Without hesitation, he draws a sidearm and empties the clip into Kaster. The viral regeneration ceases.
SKARFI glances at 8.0.8 then returns to the Zoids.
8.0.8 watches him go.
EXT. AQUA FOX - MOMENTS LATER
SKARFI kneels beside Neku and the damaged Aqua Fox. Neku lies in a pool of blood. Paige is unconscious in the shattered cockpit.
A SEAPANTHER arrives; Danny and Nyssa jump from it.
Moments later, the red FIRE FOX skids to a halt.
Inu rushes over.
NEKU (weakly)
Inu?
INU (smiling
softly)
Hey you. Sorry we were late.
Neku passes out in her arms.
FADE OUT.
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