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The bodyguard slipped away to carry out his duties as nonchalant as possible. It was a skill for those in his position to become void of any expression and the tall gentleman was quite the master at it. After he had gone Nicodemus turned to another of his bodyguards and instructed him to keep a close eye on any who try and enter the cockpit of any ZOID. As swiftly as the previous guard this one turned toward where the ZOIDs were all lined awaiting for their pilots.

With those two precautions taken care of Nicodemus turned his attention to the next victim. As the others he was already bleeding from his eyes. Despite the medic's best efforts to ease his pain Adrew was already slipping away as his other two friends had.

After confirmation that this was the same case as the previous Nicodemus turned his attention to the Organoid pods. One looked to be in a secure state while the other was missing. Brows furrowed as he looked back to the mass of soldiers in the hanger. It didn't take long to spot Mya and the missing organoid...

She didn't really seem the dangerous sort, quite the opposite, however she was in the company of the 'missing' organoid. Strange events seemed to surround these creatures, Dr. Fox made or not, but it was still a precaution that she be interrogated on the matter. One would easily think murder was on the mind of those who wanted an organoid, especially one as special as the wolves.

Nicodemus ordered one of his body guards to remain at the scene of the crime and another to assist Kard with whatever he needed. Him and the three remaining bodyguards than made their way through the crowed toward Mya, his eyes undoubtedly focused on her.

Kard's eyes went wide when the wolf suddenly took off into the crowed. A hand lifted with fingers spread wide as if he meant to catch it by mere thought, but than lowered as he watched it interact with another pilot across the room. He had heard felt his new owner and acted on instinct...

He than turned to the other dormant organoid and sighed. "Well... you'll find your partner soon."

The pod just seemed so lonely now without the other wolf by its side. Hopefully this one would find its pilot soon. Kard squinted a bit at the eyes. Did they just flash? He must be searching.

With a smile Kard returned to the controls of the pod and begun checking its vitals once more. The more he could forget he was in a large crowd the better. Once again he was so involved in his work he failed to notice one of Nicodemus' bodyguards take a post near the pod. He might have said something, but it would have fallen to deaf ears...

Kreig looked over to the exits of the hanger briefly. His large toe claw tapped the ground habitually in thought before he leaned his head closer to Blitz. Azure eyes flashed a moment. This must have something to do with that crowed near the restroom. He had on a side glance noticed some of the general's special guards spreading from that area to different posts around the hanger.

"I believe we must all 'teary'... There are more guards at the exits. " He 'whispered' close to Blitz's ear. "And I do believe that pilot has set a course for interaction... possibly? Hmn, that shadow behind her is a bit intimidating though..."

The organoid couldn't help but continuously shoot glances at Edge, partly out of curiosity, partly out of the strange feeling it gave off merely by being present. A feeling only the mechanical beings were finely in-tune with.

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Two of the medics in charge of 'taking care' of the two deceased soldiers stared wide eyed as they turned attention to the restroom mirror. Written in blood were the words:

"You reap what you sow, judgement is upon all of you"

"New orders. New orders. Incoming. New orders."

Project "Ratchet" spoke rapidly, his gold eyes glowing brighter in excited energy, barely restrained beneath his black and white armor.

Work. It was time to work. Work. Nothing is more important than work.

Must work. Time to work.

"Orders: No one to leave. No one to enter. No one to leave. No one to enter."

The border collie organoid took off at his slinking, swift pace that encircled the floor of the hanger. A pilot that was ill-informed of the situation was zeroed in on as he started to enter the cockpit of his shield liger.

"No one to leave. No one to enter." Ratchet's rapid, overly focused self paced back and forth beneath the paws of the liger. As the soldier failed to notice the canine organoid, a flash of gold light over took him as he took off; his ball of Dr. Fox enhanced energy latching onto the liger's core.

Within the cockpit, giant red X's flashed on all the screens, followed by the same words repeatedly rolling across them.
Permission Denied. Please Exit Immediately.
Permission Denied. Please Exit Immediately.
However, before the baffled soldier who was pushing every button on the main panel could remove himself from the cockpit, he was quite readily removed as Ratchet ejected him from the pilot's seat by force. The man landed, rather uncomfortably, upon the hanger floor not too far away.

A flash of gold light signaled the release of Ratchet from the liger's core, and he stood before the man with both black-metallic ears perked and intense eyes staring him down.
"What the hel-"
"No one to leave, no one to enter." And with that, he left the man rubbing his now painful head to return to circling the hanger's main floor and pace back and forth across the now shut and latched wide hanger doors.

Sakashi continued to watch the commotion near the restrooms, gaze shifting from the area of interest to Nic's expression and back again at intervals. The surprised murmur of whatever was found within the restrooms made her eyes narrow in curious discontent, but she wouldn't return to there. Her presence was more of a negative than a positive with the current situation.

Edge watched Kreig in turn. That one wasn't an ancient, but he had.. something else about him that was a little different. A little tinge of 'something' that was more interesting than the easily upsettable humans that otherwise occupied the Republic hanger.

Do you not want to go over there. You did before. Edge's own interests led him to urge his partner to choose as he would want her to choose, lightly nudging her attention at multiple levels in Blitz's direction. Cold eyes followed his draconic gaze.

"I don't believe we need to bother them." She responded, folding her arms as she leaned back against his cold solid black armored- avoiding the many blades that adorned him with experienced ease.

That organoid is not one you have seen around before. Do you not wonder.

"Of course I wonder.." She hesitated, glancing over at Masters and Kreig once again.

Nicodemus' brow furrowed as the wolf addressed him in such a manner. The emphasis on 'my pilot' was well noted and considered. Both of the wolves had their memories wiped and this one had no time to be trained by its new pilot. Especially considering its premature awakening.

Arms folded behind his back further displaying his perfect posture. Nicodemus was not amused. Eyes moved from the Wolf organoid to its apparent owner.

"If a soldier of the Republic should feint in the presence of their General I would question their place in this military." His voice stern. "I understand you have recently acquired a new partner, however that is no excuse for insubordination. As his partner you are responsible for his every action."

The general's sapphire gaze remained cemented upon Mya's own eyes.
"Name and rank please."

"Ah... wait up there Blitz." The organoid huffed before turning about and trotting after his master. The feathers on his head raised slightly in the excitement. "Squall won't function the same without me. Give me a moment and I can explain... or just say, I'm your partner Blitzy. Haven't gotten a name yet..."

It took only a matter of second for him to reach his partner's side. Azure eyes flashed as he could clearly see and feel something was amiss.

"You didn't forget 'those' necessities did you?" His head tilted to the side in a bird-like fashion after his concerned inquiry.

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The crowed near the hanger exit begun to move further into the hanger from fear of having the hanger 'dog' in their faces about protocol. Rumor once again begun to spread like a wile fire and whispers of three soldier's deaths was soon impossible to keep a lid on... one within the hanger surely was most pleased by this form of gossip. A perfect opportunity for another strike followed by a quiet exit.....

Three of the newer cadets eyed the door nervously than looked back to each other. Each looked to be no older than the minimal 21, clean shaven and all with hair as black a coal. Hazel, Emerald, and gray eyes continued to look at the door, the restroom, than the organoid pod. None looked to pleased to be here.

Ratchet liked these orders. He liked them very much. He didn't often get to 'herd' people. It was usually just little MRZs here and there.

The man with rushed steps evoked an immediate counter-response in the mechanical working dog. Swift steps brought him directly into Blitz's path, though he swept back and forth in front of the man and his organoid in a weaving pattern meant to cut off forward movement.

"No one to leave. No one to enter." He repeated, gold eyes glowing. The dog up close was notably bigger than a real border collie, due to the fact of needing to be seen easier. At his shoulder he was perhaps as tall as a large wolf or something of that nature, but he didn't come even close to the height of the other canine organoids that ranged the Republic grounds, let alone the tall raptors and such.

He didn't need height to be intimidating. He was not a mechanical beast meant to fight things. But he could certainly annoy a soldier into submission or as seen prior, disallow them a Zoid to pilot.

"No one to leave. No one to enter." Was barked again in a weird mechanical ruff-like voice.

Sakashi decided against Edge's urging. She wasn't one to go chase after someone, though she would be on the lookout for him again when the internal situation of the Republic base wasn't in such a frenzy. The organoid at her side fell quiet, though lost none of his wicked bearings over his choice of shadowy spots to wait at. He was more or less 'laying' on the ground, hunched down on all fours with his tail curled around his side.

Kai sat on a non-bladed portion of his hind leg, one of her legs draped over the metal tail, the other on the ground between his clawed foot and her own. Her arms stayed crossed across her chest, her chin angled down slightly as she listened to what pieces of conversation she could hear in case she felt the need to insert herself into part of it.

"To know and to understand are sometimes two different entities. While it is important to have one's own opinion, it is equally important to control when and where those opinions should be shared." Nicodemus' stance and expression remained unbroken while he addressed the cadet. His eyes had yet to waver from their gaze into the soul's window. Her story was credible. There was no doubt the organoid had simply chosen her rather than been the result of sabotage. Not to mention he had known of her family also in the military, they were a good bunch.


"Defender knows this lesson and continues to exercise good judgement. He has never spoken or stood out of line when in the presence of a superior and continues to share his valuable input when appropriate. Value your partner's advice, but train him to weigh when it is right to share. Now is not a time or a place. Despite good intent, it has reflected toward disrespect and will be dealt with as such.... at a later time however-" His eyes briefly shifted to the exit where Ratchet was dealing with LC. Masters and his organoid? The side glace trailed from Edge and Kai until full focus returned to Mya and the wolf. "-Further instructions will be sent to your company commander at a later time. Until than, carry on."

Nicodemus turned his full attention to Masters and nearly begun his advance when he looked back down to Mya and Aibou. It had only subtly crossed his mind that they may fear their partnership to be denied, however he had no such intent of removing the two from their company.

"Congratulations on your new partnership." He spoke honestly, tipped his hat, than walked away with the three of his remaining bodyguards toward the hanger exit.

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The raptor organoid trembled at the harsh words of his partner. Metallic chin meet with concrete ground in a flash as the sharp rebuking finger was pointed at him in such a vicious manner. The feathers lining his crest flattened against his neck and head in an attempt to make himself seem smaller.

Azure eyes flashed before he completely averted his eyes from his partner. His partner was in pain, he needed help, he didn't mean a word of that, but the mechanical AP (Artificial personality) was overridden by the organoid's loyalty and as a faithful dog is rebuked for something he couldn't help but react as he had.

His front claws tapped the ground. Before attention moved to Ratchet. Information was quickly relayed as only mechanical beings could, instantly through wireless link. -He has a prosthetic eye, medication is needed to keep his body from rejecting it. Medication can be found within the cockpit of his ZOID. It is dangerous for his body should he go without it... Might I have permission to retrieve it if you cannot permit him? I belong to the ZOID Black Wing Blade parked in row 5 column 8-

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The gentleman with the gray eyes detached from his brothers and made his way to the other end of the hanger where Edge and Kai stood. His two other brother looked at each other before following in a nonchalant fashion. It was as if they made a point to fit into the crowed to keep their brothers attention away from him.

The brother with the gray eyes shook his head as he nervously rubbed his arm. "Too much..." He mumbled to himself as he passed by Kai, giving a comfortable distance away from the shadowy pair. "Being too obvious."

"Yes sir. I understand, sir, and will accept said punishment when the time calls." There had been the initial twinge of fear that the General would forcably seperate the two of them...

But a warm smile touched her lips at the congratulations he tossed in her direction before walking away. Relief felt like someone had dumped cold water over her boy. "Thank you sir...." As she watched the company head towards the exit, Aibou shifted a little at her heels. The smug air of "I told you so!" earned the wolf a light glare from the blonde.

"You realize that most of that was your fault, right?"

A neon eye met the glare evenly, yet he did nothing to drop his confident and smug attitude. Clearly, Aibou would have torn the whole army apart to keep the two of them together should the situation called for it. So a simple punishment for disrespect? That was a victory in his mind.

"You realize it could have been much much worse, correct Missy?"

Touche...
But the title brought a light eye twitch to her eyebrow.

"Don't call me missy, Aibou."
"I am older then you are. I have every right to do so."

"You're only a half hour old!"
"By pod standards! I could be much older then that for all you know!"

..........Okay, who downloaded a mixture of her Grandfathers' and Brothers' personalities into this organiod? Sighing, she pinched the bridge of her nose.

"Look, for now, we should be careful instead of tossing insults at one another." A glance was cast around the area, eyes lingering for a moment by the men who had passed by the lady and her Organiod. "I wonder if there's some place we can go to get away from some of this maddness...."

Aibou stood and paced towards the hanger, pausing to look back at her.

"Perhaps by the ZOIDs? We don't need-" He paused and tilted his head as the familiar voice of a fellow organiod touched his hearing. "Actually, scratch that. We couldn't leave even if we tried. Ratchet is on the prowl in the Hanger."

"Ratchet?"
A nod. "A canine Organiod. He's.....how do I put this? He's very....work-obssessed?"

Mya raised an eyebrow at the description. This "ratchet" sounded like one of those sheepdogs that worked on farms.

"Do you think he'd let us stay there so long as we don't cause trouble?"
"I don't know...But the worst thing he'd do is snap at us to go away, I bet." A mental shrug from the wolf as Mya paced after him. "But we shall see. Mayhaps we can slip in while he's distracted?" That impish nature was peeking out again.

"Aibou....I really dont wanna get into trouble again today...."
A chuckle was her only response.

Edge would receive no word from Defender. The organoid had taken off by his partner's request to locate the general's younger brother. However, where the organoid was missing the ZOID itself was able to respond with the requested information.

-Defender has been sent on a special mission. Organoid Edge and Kyrea Sakashi confirmed. You have honored clearance from my Pilot. I will oblige your request in Defender's absence. - The white stallion's powerful voice offered before sending the organoid with an updated list of everyone within the Republic military. The three soldiers in question were included within the files. They were as followed; gray eyed one: Cadet Markus Treblet, Emerald eyed one: Cadet Lukas Treblet, and the Hazel eyed one: Cadet Johndas Treblet. All were brothers whom had joined only a few months ago upon their shared birthday. There was no record of criminal activity, or any activity for that matter. Records did show there was a fourth brother who was very likely present at this event; Private Judas Treblet.

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Nicodemus' eyes narrowed on the exchange between Blitz, the raptor organoid and Ratchet. He had tried to leave? No, something looked off about the soldier. His symptoms looked almost identical to the previous three, aside from the bleeding. He turned to one of his body guards and whispered something before the man turned around than vanished into the crowed.

"Corporal Masteres." He called as he approached the newly formed duo. The sight of the black and blue organoid didn't surprise him. Nicodemus was very much aware of the black wing experiment. "Are you alright?"

The sight of the man had the obvious answer, however, the general only inquired to see if he was as disoriented at the previous soldier who had been poisoned.

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Kreig? The raptir's feathers rose in a startled display at the sudden gifting of a name. He did care! Of course he did, it was Blitz. But a name!! Kreig's moment of glee passed quickly as he realized he was being beckoned for. Without hesitation he turned from the work-a-holic organoid and trotted back to his partner's side. Thankfully for the both of them Kreig was more willing to obey Blitz's calling than disobediently fly to the black wing blade. He also noted the general was steadily approaching them and did not wish to cause Blitz grief... for the moment at least. Should the condition worsen and he be rendered with more pain, Kreig was all the more willing to break every rule to help his friend.

"Hang on there Blitzy... Help is coming." He hummed, the name slipped out without him much realizing it, before raising his head and making a loud, steady and deep toned raptor call hoping it would bring the general closer sooner.

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It was than a long raven haired blue eyed man nearly ran into Mya and her new partner. He paused in mid-step as his hands raised defensively.
"Terribly sorry miss." He huffed, startled a little by the near collision. "Its gotten a bit crazy about here."

The man looked young, about in his mid twenties. His clean shaven face and smooth caucasian skin made to seem likely younger than he was. Not to mention his hair was so dark it made his skin seem almost white in comparison.