(Broadcast transmission begins)
…. (Roar of a Crowd)….
(Vincent) Welcome Back To King of the Robot Ring Fighting, I’m Vincent St. Paul, and beside me I have Jerry Michaels. And that last match was a close one.
(Jerry) Yes it was, Chris “Ox” Malcolm with his mech Hammertime was able to beat Yoshiko “The Samurai” Taiko with her mech Mega Shogun in the last moment.
(Broadcast Replays the moment when the Namtar ‘Mega Shogun’ brings up her mechs sword “Slasher” to its right side, raising the sword high above its cockpit. The Oggun ‘Hammertime’ quickly grabs tightly onto the handle of the massive Hammer and brings the Hammer up and smashes it into the underside of the Namtar’s cockpit before a second massive explosion rocks the Namtar.)
(Jerry) A few more seconds, and Hammertime would have been beaten.
(Vincent) Speaking of a few more seconds, we should see coming down to the ring the Lucha Libre pilot himself, The Masked Tigre, and his Mech ‘Gran Tigre IV’.
(At the entrance to the Arena, In walks a Nerio mech painted Orange with Black stripes. As the Nerio gets into the ring, pyrotechnic spray from each of the corners showering the mech in gold and red sparks. The Nerio runs to a corner and back flips into the center of the ring to the cheers of the crowd.)
(Jerry) We are about to see some fast and flying action from these light weight mechs. And one of the most celebrated families of Luchador mech pilots, The Masked Tigre, does not disappoint his fans.
(Vincent) That’s right, and Gran Tigre IV has some of the hottest weapons anywhere, Inferno Claws. They will tear right through armor.
(Jerry) Don’t forget his finishing move the Burning Twister, you know that move takes talent just to even try, let alone complete.
(Vincent) Well the Masked Tigre has his work cut out for him tonight, because we have Dan Williams and his mech ‘Hatchet Job’.
(At the entrance a Blue and Silver Axebot wielding two ice axes comes out and runs and dives into the ring and quickly springs to his feet. The Crowd starts cheering for this flashy mech who just appeared in the ring.)
(Jerry) Sure looks like Dan Williams is full of energy tonight, this is looking to be a really good match.
(The mechs take their respective corners, the crowd settles down as each mech prepares for the horn that starts the battle sounds)
(Vincent) Get ready for some high flying action folks.
(The Horn sounds next to the ring to start the battle)
(The Nerio and the Axebot quickly close ground with each other and start swinging. The Nerio has a speed advantage over the Axebot, however with the hatchet, the Axebot has a better reach. The Axebot starts trying to take advantage of his better reach as his axes start nicking the Nerio’s armor. )
(Jerry) Hatchet Job is taking full use of its reach to get in its shots against Gran Tigre's armor. He better be careful though Gran Tigre has such high shields he can shrug off many of those blows.
(Vincent) With the newly released Radium Engine, Gran Tigre has been able to beef up its resistance to damage. But Hatchet Job has been able to take double the benefit due to it having double the engine slots that Gran Tigre has.
(The Nerio and the Axebot go blow for blow, the Axebot axes land successfully several times with little success as they either glance off or are absorbed from shield hits. The Nerio takes advantage of the armor and makes a run for the corner as the Axebot pursues after him. The Nerio jumps onto the turnbuckle and launches at the Axebots midsection, the Nerio’s Inferno Claws glow orange as they heat up and then ignite the air around them. As the Nerio dives at the Axebot, it lands short of hitting him but quickly springs in and catch the Axebot off guard, crippling the Axebot, and igniting the Axebot’s chest plate. )
(Jerry) Hatchet Job saw Gran Tigre’s attack coming and tried to dodge it but only was able to avoid the attempt at him going for the Burning Twister, instead he was able to land a critical slash to Hatchet Jobs chest where he was able to ignite its skin. Hatchet Job is in trouble now.
(The Axebot frantically attempts to put out the flames, as the Nerio quickly returns to the turnbuckle and prepares for his special attack, the Burning Twister, the crowd quickly jumps to its feet with excitement as they prepare for the penultimate attack of Gran Tigre.)
(Jerry) Here it comes!
(The Axebot finally is able to put out the flames on its chest, but unfortunately had stumbled towards the Nerio who springs high from the turnbuckle, twisting and spiraling towards the unsuspecting Axebot, the Crowd roars out, “BURNING TWISTER!!!” as the Nerio lights up into a orange ball of fire and its claws quickly shear into the Axebot. The Axebot stumbles backwards as the entire mech is engulfed in flames, falling down and shorting out.)
(Jerry) Gran Tigre has done it; he has successfully landed his Signature Attack, Burning Twister, which has reignited Hatchet Job in a ball of fire, thus ending the fight, as Hatchet Job is now a smoldering wreck on the arena floor.
(Vincent ) Not Much more to say , other than congratulations Gran Tigre for another successful match.
(As The Nerio climbs onto the turnbuckle to celebrate his Victory, a pair of Troopers land in the Arena both wielding giant metal baseball bats. The Nerio is preoccupied with his celebration to notice the arrival of the two Troopers.)
(Jerry) What’s this!
(Vincent) It appears two more mechs have entered the ring.
(The Troopers surprise attack the Nerio, knocking it down to the ring floor, before ruthlessly slamming it again and again. The Nerio, raises its hand up trying to reach for the cables to help bring it back to its feet, but its arm is quickly slammed by the twin mechs. As the crowd yells and boos at the unprovoked attack on the Nerio, the Jumbotron at the front of the arena stops showing whats going on in the ring and cuts two a masked man.)
(Masked Man) Long Time no see, Masked Tigre. I hope my boys aren’t roughing you up to badly.
(The Troopers in the ring stop attacking, the Nerio slowly pulls itself up from the floor, using the cables at the edge of the ring. Several servo’s in the legs spark as its legs struggle to support the now damaged mech.)
(Masked Man) I have longed for the day when I would get to face you in the ring once more, but this time I am not alone. I have gathered a force to help tear you down and this time I will be victorious! Vengeance will be mine! Muah Ha HA HA!!!
(The Troopers swing at the Nerio and miss, as the Nerio uses its arms to quickly climb the turnbuckle once again, the Troopers stumble forward from the swings not connecting. The Nerio again launches itself from the turnbuckle, and arms out wide, double clotheslines both of the Troopers, dropping them all down to the ring floor. The Nerio doesn’t bother to stand and starts tearing into the Troopers with its claws since the giant bats are no longer useful due to the Troopers inability to swing them properly. Both Troopers quickly shutdown from the critical the Nerio is able to land on them.)
(Jerry) Unbelievable, those Troopers came out of nowhere and assaulted Gran Tigre. And even though he was out numbered two to one Gran Tigre has still come out on top of it all.
(Vincent) But the question on everyone’s mind now is who that masked man was?
(Jerry) You said it Vincent, but until Gran Tigre makes it back to the docking bay, we won’t be able to find out.
(Vincent) Well with all of this excitement, we are unfortunately going to have to take a short break to clear the ring for the Final match of the night between the big showman himself, Rick Flyer and his Frigis, the Lucky Lady. And his opponent the master of destruction, Jack Knife, and his Skriag, Ripper.
(Appearing suddenly beside Vincent and Jerry a mech pilot grabs the microphone and starts to speak.)
(Rick Flyer) WOOOH!!! Did someone say my name? Rick Flyer is the most high flyingest, show stoppingest pilot this side of the Milky Way, and Jack Knife better be ready for me cause when I’m done with him, Lucky Lady and I will be walking out of that arena with his cockpit under my arm, for my trophy room.
(Rick Flyer quickly tosses the microphone at Vincent and walks off stage.)
(Vincent) What more can I say…and Now a word from one of our sponsors.
(The screen fades to black as it’s replaced with an ad for the upcoming Clan Wars special.)
Submitted by by Brian D. Wise #17026