He ran towards a Mecha boosting himself on one foot and then using the momentum of his other foot to land a heavy punch on its face.He blasted it. Then checked the expanse. "Dr. Takashi, there's one more mecha left! I can take it out!" Zack shouted."No, wait, Zack! It's a trap!" Dr. Takashi warned.But it was too late. Zack had already charged forward, firing his weapons at the last enemy mecha. Suddenly, a group of enemy mechas emerged from hiding, surrounding Zack's mecha.He paled hyperventilating."Zack, get out of there!" Dr. Takashi yelled.But Zack was trapped, his mecha surrounded by enemies. He closed his eyes, ready to accept his fate.Suddenly, Dr. Takashi's mecha appeared out of nowhere, firing its weapons at the enemy mechas. Zack watched in amazement as Dr. Takashi took down one enemy after another."Thanks, Dr. Takashi! I owe you one," Zack said over the comms."We're a team, Zack. We look out for each other," Dr. Takashi replied.Zack and Dr. Takashi were back at the
The Mecha Defense Force base.Zack was going about his usual duties discussing mission details with his fellow pilots. It was a typical day at the base.Suddenly, there was a commotion at the entrance of the hangar. "What's that? Up there in the sky?" A female soldier pointed.The sound of a new mecha landing drew everyone's attention. A sleek and advanced mecha descended gracefully from the sky, landing with precision. The cockpit hatch of the mecha opened, and out stepped a young man. He stood at a towering 6 feet 5 inches, with a lean and athletic build that spoke to his years of mecha combat training. His skin had a faint bluish hue, a subtle reminder of his Morphian heritage. His sharp, angular facial features gave him a commanding presence, while a perpetual five o'clock shadow added to his rugged charm.His eyes were striking, with irises that shiftee in color from deep indigo to bright silver, depending on his mood. They were often focused and intense, reflecting his unwaver
Zack took a break running to the bar with Elaine."Gizmo, what are you wearing?" She said brushing a table."It's my uniform.""You look like crap anyway, did you run here?." Zack chuckled. "Hilarious."Elaine smiled. She faced the bar."Is something wrong? Or am I just imagining stuff?" He scratched under his eye."You're not wrong..." She went around the counter. "I'm not sure but what's wrong but I don't feel safe." She whispered."Who's here?" He said with a long drawn voice unsure what she meant."Those guys are pretending to be bouncers." She nodded.He looked twice on them. "I'm surprised I missed them.""Don't be, they paid my boss $2000 to stay here in plain sight. Frankly they didn't have to because the bouncers are lazy as fuck, they could have let them anyway... Comfort me."He looked uneasy. "Now's not the time for this.""Just help me out silly.""What about your promise...? I'm not the kind of person you'd want to stick around with.""But...why'd you even ask me to be
He took out his laptop and checked his newsfeed. His eyes rounded at the news page. Mecha Knight retaliates and destroys public domain."Look at this." He said absentmindedly and thought twice before scrolling up to his post.She looked in and laughed hard. He didn't know which was worse, he thought she was laughing at his empty newsfeed but he checked on the post. It had 1k likes, 7k views and growing.She watched him swinging a bat. It slipped and hit the umpire in the nuts. Playing on repeat. "You're the worst ever."She paused it before it reached the last part about his ad. "You missed it a few seconds.""You're a creative genius." She bumped him. "This isn't good publicity but_""Shut the front door. All publicity is good publicity. You could make a killing out of this stuff."He felt queasy now. She kept butting in to his conversation. The whole world would know he was like this and he would be held accountable whether he wanted a baseball career or not. He exhaled thinking
He gulped. ...Elaine walked home hugging her coat. She brushed her blotchy mascara and she was expecting not to meet her father at home.Alec was not around. "As per the usual." She said then something nudged her to go check on the guards. No one had asked about her."Dad!" She was surprised that he was home.Alec paused, his nostrils flared at her. "Where have you been all this while?""I went out with a friend."Alec showed her a picture of a man in a light purple shirt and khakis."This guy?"She snorted. "What does it matter who I was talking to? I'm back and I'm just curious about your work.""About time. I have a lot to show you. If you would like.""Yeah, I'm down for it." She said.Alec was surprised. "You know, the reason why I worked for that contract was so I could work in Nevada without travelling much."She whirled at him. "You're an entrepreneur. You can do whatever shit you want.""This isn't something I'm comfortable talking about but I have an arms dealing with the s
Zack typed on his computer and he crossed his legs reading the news about the public making manifestos against the Mecha Knight. He yawned.The other workers busied themselves cleaning up."Just look at him, he thinks he's so charming." A guy said having his coffee.Zack swallowed hard clicking on the mouse several times. He saw pics of people raising placards.We are not safe!Devil in disguise!"What's your deal with Trevor? He's not even that special anyway. What blond guy has brown eyes, that's silly.""If he isn't so special, you wouldn't waste your precious time talking about him..." Novalie Price said lifting her chin and packing her stuff."He's a 6.""I say 8.""Even a 6 is too generous. I bet he's a bottom."Zack looked queasy. They laughed and he could hear them quite clearly. He felt like a jackass for not reacting to them. Another perk of having super sensitive ears."Went to prison. Never finished college. He's going down."He took down his headset. "Hey homies, what are
He was angry that he kept her in captivity for days. He scanned for the kill switch. He hoped he would not trigger any alarm, silent or loud. He spotted Elaine too and had mixed feelings. Elaine reached out and curled her hand. Betraying her father's trust and letting her friend's love out. Or betraying her Zack's trust by leaving her in. What if she was a mimic. He didn't know she was here. She heard metal clamouring on the other side and hid. Bart arrived with his clipboard whistling. "Oh, you're awake."Gwen exhaled, 'I'm going to regret this.' "Excuse me?"Bart was surprised. "You just talked! Tell me, do you have the ability to mimic speech?""I'll tell you everything you need to know about my home planet. Including myself."Bart looked back. "Let me get Denise.""No, I only want to speak with you. I feel safer. Just open the pod, it feels cramped in here."Bart shook like an eager teenage boy."Please Bart, please? We can both get what we want."He didn't hesitate. "What do you
Zack lowered his head on the table alone at the office. His two favourite things, sitting still and doing nothing. He was having bills stacked up on each other by the day and he had to pay his bills. He needed sustenance. If he didn't get enough calories then he wouldn't be able to function properly.He heaved a sigh impatient, the end of the month seemed very far away. He checked his views and whatnot. 8k likes and 304k views. He tapped his lip with a fountain pen and began to type erratically."Hi!""Ah!" He touched his chest. "Novalie, what are you doing here?""Oh, just checking up on you." She moved around his desk."I'm fine now, please leave. I'm really busy." He frowned.She pulled up his laptop. He stopped her."This is an invasion of my privacy.""As if you care about that. You check up on everyone all the time." She said."Doesn't mean you should do this.""So you're wasting precious time watching clips?"He felt insecure. But on the outside he looked like he couldn't care a