KZ has landed!

[Killer Zoids]

Miokalia:

Bo slid over on his task chair with an eye piece magnifier in his eyes. He was also holding an instrument, similar to a microscope in one hand. He reached into the box and pulled out a thumb-sized specimen.
"This is exceptional.." He was viewing the craftsmanship of the cut of the diamond. He then placed it into the microscope-like device, which shone a light down through the mineral, producing a slight rainbow effect on a sheet of paper underneath.
"Hmm" said Bo.
"Whats that Bo?" inquired Eve, ex,pecting bad news.
"Well, its not glass, cubic zirconium, or diamond. Well, not natural diamond anyway." Bo adjusted the light beam to produce a different pattern. "Yep, definitely fur-made, but still highly valuable. There's also a few uncut ones in here." He was now shifting through the box.

Eve stood looking into the box of diamonds. She then turned her glance over to the hangar, where the groups 3 remaining UXes were, in standby/recovery mode.
"Toba," said Eve "Open the hangar doors, and disconnect the UX zoids."
"What?" replied Toba.
"We have to give them a chance for freedom, but they will leave or stay by their own will." She looked down at the baby in her arms, and smiled. "They're living creatures, we can't keep them doing this if it goes against their will."
"You feelin' ok Eve?" Asked Bo, rolling back on his chair to look at Eve.
"This.. this child is proof of that." She then looked over to the various other wolves on the floor and called out "You men! Get away from the UXes! Disconnect all cabling and activate their command systems! Open those doors, come ON!"

The wolves paused for a second, wondering what Eve was doing, but then promptly followed her instructions. The 3 zoids, a Liger, a Fox, and a Rex each came to life in their own unique ways. Eve made her way in front of them, and called up to each of them. "You zoids have all been outstanding partners over the years, but now it is time for you to choose! You may leave this place, seek out others of your kind, or head south and become integrated. Or you may remain with us, the Desert Wolf Pack. We cannot continue to force our will upon you, if you're against it!" Eve was tearing up, getting extremely emotional.
The fox was the first to respond, titling its head to one side 30 degrees, and emitting a slight yelp. It knelled down, putting its head almost on the ground.
The rex took a step forward, toward the doors, and looked around the hangar, at the various wolves along the far wall, and at Eve, with her child. It then took a step back, and hunched forward.
The liger, the one who rescued Eve earlier, was the last to respond. It let out an excited roar, and hopped on its front legs, then suddenly bowed down as well.

It was apparent, the zoids here were not mistreated nor unappreciated, and had unanimously decided to remain with the pack. Eve smiled cheek to cheek and then hugged her mechanical yet furry child. She opened her eyes a moment later, to see the fox wagging its tail, still crouched over. This peculiar sight caught Eve off guard for a bit, and then she just laughed.

"Come on, to your feet!" She slowly raised her arm above her head, and the three zoids followed in standing back up.

Eve quietly uttered, "Thanks."

A few minutes later, Eve witnessed a large cargo trailer pull up in front of the facility. A burley looking fox walked out, wearing a messy hat, puffing on a cigar, and was nearly covered in oil and grease stains. "You Eve?" the fox asked.
"Yeah, thats me."
"This trailer is for you, we got held up out side of Zarcity for a few days. Here, sign this." He handed her a shipping invoice. Once she signed it, the fox simply said "Thank you miss!", disconnected the trailer, and then drove off.

"Crankshaft, Sprocket, get over there and see what we've got!" Yelled Toba.

2 wolves headed toward the back of the trailer, opened it and crawled inside.
"The crate says 'Type C Light Projectile Beam Cannon. There's twelve of 'em! Looks like our design!" yelled one of the wolves back to the floor.
"C'mon, bring em in!" yelled Toba.
Eve recalled the moment she blasted away #36. She looked at her child and then to a number of crates being unloaded by fork-lift. She cracked a toothy grin, turned and headed toward the far wall, where the living area was, tickling the baby's chin.

[The Union of Tinis]

Inside the Cali social club someone emerged from the mens room while Vista and Taeicia were looking elsewhere. This individual was clad in only a pair of shorts and a set of limb and tail bracelets. He was followed shortly after by what appeared to be a well dressed fox.

"Now that is an interesting plan. No wonder you got the construction council excited about this. They love acquiring new equipment."

The two took a seat at the far end of club and continued their conversation in a more private capacity. Taeicia was the first of the two diplomats to notice the iconic array of spiky horns and red hair of this particular Tinisian dragon. A dragon who apparently had either not noticed them or didn't know who they were. And his behavior didn't seem to hint at any surprise hellos or 'isn't it weird to see diplomats here!' type comments.

"Is that?" asked Vista.

"Could be. I do hear he sometimes makes surprise appearances in random locations without escort. Security by no one knowing where the hell he went, until he's already back home."

[Killer Zoids]

Kingdoms of Cal:

Vista put his ears back as Taeicia turned around. He was still upset of the debacle he had gotten himself into. He made his way to the wash room and cleaned his face and hands. He also made sure the kazian flag was again visible on his band. He left the wash room and walked back to the floor. He then pulled his satellite phone out from it's holster on his thigh band. Walking over to one of the large windows, far from the crowd, he put a call into central, and gave them the low down.
"Central? Yeah, this is Vista Q Fox, diplomatic access Beta-6-9-Charlie. I just want to check in. Uhm.. connect me to.. Uhh, Awood Powers I guess?"

...
He finished his conversation, and looked across to the bar where Taeicia was sitting, now carrying on with another group of furs. He scanned the vicinity for an empty chair/stool, but didn't see any. He let out a small whine/wimper, putting his ears back and grimacing again. He didn't even bother walking back over, as Taeicia didn't save him a seat. Deciding it might be best to just split and head back home, he slowly walked towards the exit. He then remembered the dragon that walked in earlier. Vista took up a seat on the far side of the club, away from the main crowds, but somewhat close to the dragon. He then put his hands on his head and hunched over, putting his chin on the table and just looking around the ceiling, feeling depressed.

There was one other fur at the table, a kind of chubby Teerie, with a pint of beer. He noticed the look in Vista's eyes. "It's a women, ain't it boy?" he uttered. Vista perked up, looking over at the fur sitting opposite corner of the table. "I seen that look on tons of faces."
"I don't think I can make it with women." Vista put his hands over his eyes, still hunched over the table.
"Tsk tsk tsk. Aye, you a tail hunter?"
"A what?" asked Vista.
"You go fer the guys yeah?" the Teerie asked back. Then taking a large chug from his mug.
"Whaat?" Vista blinked. He sat up for a moment, about to say something mean, and then thought about it for a bit. "I dunno. I go for whatever. Jus' seems recently I haven't had any luck with the fairer sex, you know? I just have the worst f**king luck." He realized he hadn't answered the question, "...so, yeah, I guess you could call me that." He hunched back over again.

[miokalia]

--From the office of the Apparat of Defense--
to the KZ department of Defense.

I would like to arrange a meeting to discuss the new reduction in border contraband patrolling and the reallocation of such resources to the enforcement and regulation of your new amendment.

I also intend to send some of our experts to act as consultants to your military on the proper and accurate identification of sentient units.

Now the question is: your place or mine?


-Supreme Protectorate Commander
Doroy Blinn

[Erenmor]

Faust slowly shook his head at the offered water. "While I can safely say that you will at least have our vocal support in such an undertaking, I cannot promise anything beyond that. Any military aid is out of the question for the time being, and material... well, that would depend on the type of materials requested. Even police states must keep in mind what the possible profits from an action would be, I'm sorry to say."

[Kingdoms of Cal]

The treerie Vista was speaking to was some what of an institution in the social club, no one was entirely sure what he did for a living but he was always to be found there, beer in hand. To such an extent that he proved that even the extremely high Teerie metabolism could be beaten and they could get over weight. His name was Ju and was extremely well known to the denizens of the social club.

"You just need the right attitude. You ain't a tail hunter, well no totally, you just take what you can get, and your way under sellin' your self lad. Which female is givin' you grief this time?” Ju said

“Taeicia, she seems to be running hot and cold on me....I think I've blown it.” Vista replied.

“Ye goddess you don't make life easy for your self do you? Even as Calie females go she's a crazy bitch, can't blame her I s'pose.”

“Why?”

“She's had the worst luck with males, two of his last three boyfriends turned out to be having a 'bit on the side' she didn’t know about and the last one.....lets just say he turned out to like 'musical theater' and came out just as they were meant to be getting engaged. It wasn't her that turned him, he was just using her to hide what he was, goddess knows why it's not like anyone has ever cared. He was the kind that discover them selves late and expect everyone to be happy for them, ignoring everyone that their discovery effects. In his case he just left Taeicia a note and went off to start his new life, the b****d didn't even have the courtesy to tell her to her face.”

“'Musical theater'?”

“You know, was a tail hunter”

“Just my f**king luck, I go after the bitter bitch from hell” Vista says head in hands.

“You don't seem physically hurt, and you say running HOT and cold? She normally runs cold and colder when it comes to males.”

“You mean I might still have a chance?” Vista says looking up and showing signs of perking up a little.

“That depends, how bad have you f**ked up?”

“Badly, I gave her a tab on the bottom and she crushed my nuts and ....”

“With or without claws and did she try to rip them off?” Ju interrupts.

Vista winces at the memory “Just kinda crushed, no claws.” he replies.

“hmmm go on”

“The she caught me...erm, you know.” Vista says looking a little ashamed.

“Where?”

“In the lift”

“Don't tell the cleaners that or they WILL rip off your nuts and feed them to you. They really don't like cleaning up that kinda mess, you can't really blame them though, can you? Anyway did she lay you out, put you in a compromising position and send the lift to the ground floor?” Ja says chuckling to himself as he remembered an incident that involved Taeicia and an over friendly member of the civil service.

Vista shook his head then said “I kind of did the first two things myself, she brought me here to make sure I didn't have any complications from the concussion”

Ju raises an eye brow and enquirers “Has she injured you in any physical way....well other than the nut crushing which to be honest, you were asking for.”

“She did slap me and “

“Slapped of punched?”

“Slapped”

“I'll be back in a mo, I gotta get something....I'm amazed your not eating out of a tube.” Ju says emptying his drink and going to the bar.

Vista was slightly confused, from Ju reaction it seemed that, for her, Taeicia was going easy on him. He felt small glimmer of hope inside but this was quickly extinguished as he looked over at Taeicia who was in conversation with a large muscular vulpine. She was out of his league he thought, he couldn’t compete with that.

Ju returned from the bar to interrupt Vista's depression with no less than six glasses of inteerie whiskey, he placed three in front of each of them.

Vista looks at them and says “I don't think I could, let alone should.”

Ju smiles and pulls a small blister pack out of his pocket and separates one of the pills before sliding it over to vista who looked at it quizzically.

“To mitigate the effects of the drink on you....performance...just for goddess sake do not take it until you're some where private. They are a little strong and well they work extremely quickly. Now ready?”

Vista looks at the pill, it was small and green, he was going to ask if it was legal and safe...but this being Cal the chances of it being illegal were next to non-existent and safe was a relative term here. He decides to pocket it then looks at the whiskey in front of him.

“But what about him” Vista asks indicating the vulpine.

Ju just smiles “Right the last one to the last whiskey goes after Taeicia”
“But”
“Go” and with that Ju knocks back the whiskeys in rapid succession, Vista thinks for a second the says “f**k it” and begins to do like wise. He became aware of the drinks effect almost immediately, but did ask “but what about him?”, slurring a little.

“Oh him, he thinks he's gods gift to females, you'll probably be saving him from a world of pain, now go lad, go”

Vista somewhat unsteadily marches off on his mission as the mercy

Just as he approaches Taeicia says something to the other vulpine who smiles and walk off towards the toilet. "Where did you get to?" she ask slurring a tad her self.

"Well I didn't see a seat" he replies.

"You do know you could have just got one"

"erm" Vista is saved by an agonizing scream from the toilets and a round of appalls from the group of furs Taeicia had been talking to.

"What was that?" he asked.

"Well he thinks he's the goddess's gift to woman, I taught him a lesson. Well he needed it."

"What did you do?"

"Told him I would meet him in the toilet for a quick....you know and told him to be ready."

"Who's in there?" vista says worried.

"No one just the condom I slipped him had rather than the usual stuff had the juice of chili peppers inside....I doubt he'll be bugging anyone for a while

But come on join the crowd" she ends putting an arm around him.

[The Union of Tinis]

The dragon at the table in the back looked over to the bathroom when the yelp went out.

"Something wrong?" asked the business fur.

"I think... No... no danger," replied Izixs. "Just old instincts you know. Where were we?"

"I think we're about done actually."

"Oh good, I think I have my decision. I'll text it to my secretary and you should see it on the news within the hour."

The fox nodded. "Well thank you for the visit. I hope you have a safe trip back home."

"I will. But first I want to make sure who ever was in the bathroom is ok."

This got the First Speaker an odd look. "Umm... Izixs, aren't you worried about getting going before you have press or assassins dropping by or something?"

"Yes, but it would be impolite to not make sure no one is particularly injured."

After traditional parting of ways Izixs sauntered into the bathroom. He wasn't in there very long. Upon his reemergence he scanned the bar and found the perpetrator. Feeling it may be simply a domestic matter and thus possibly not worth his time, he paused to study Traeicia to gauge weather or not she was going to strike again any time soon.

[Killer Zoids]

Miokalia:

After receiving the letter, the top brass pushed for a response.

To: Dorory Blinn, Miokalian Apparat of Defense
From: The desk of Tiela Atchire, Kazian Department of Defense
We are happy to see your interest in helping our nation transition into harmony with the new law. We also accept your offer of consultants to our military recruiters. Our officers would be foolish to not accept aid from your obvious experience in dealing with mechanical life forms.

Reallocation of funds for border security shall be supervised by the various border security conglomerates located in the south, and south west. A discussion there would be fitting, as border security reduction on the Killer Zoids side has consequences on Miokalian border security.. and vice versa. The main office for such is located in a small military base just south of Liger City. If you'd like to pick a date for a meeting, that would be most fitting. A number of capable DOD officials are stationed there, but if you would prefer to meet with myself, the head of the department, we can accommodate.

=====================
Kingdoms of Cal/Union Tinis:

Vista hadn't realized it, but he was staring to feel better. His obvious gain of acceptance into Taeicia's circle, her friendly arm around him, and the fact he wasn't dead yet, according to Ju, reassured him. Of course, after seeing what she had done to his almost kin, foxy counter part, he was just slightly on edge. He would now be actively making sure to not let something like that happen to him! So he pulled his stool up next to Taeicia and asked to be introduced... well sorta. You couldn't tell by his voice, but he was nervous as all hell.

"Hi everyone!" he started. "I'm Vista Fox, from Killer Zoids. We've been introduced.. in more ways than one.." he motioned between himself and Taeicia a few times with his paw, "but I haven't been introduced to you all!" The drink had been making him cheery and playful, which was strange for him. Being true to his vulpine constitution, ie, not being a very hearty drinker, he was getting more and more loopy by the minute. It didn't even matter he wasn't drinking at this point. The alcohol was already in his system attacking his brain functions.

Soon enough he found his paw on the top of Taeicia's stool behind her, not touching her, but only a few hairs away.

[Kingdoms of Cal]

Taeicia says "These loons are I think this week called 1 slash 0, Tooooooooo...."

Vista is distracted buy Taeicia's paw slipping down his back, to it's obvious end point. and staying there. He jumped a little.

"oooon and 'The bank of tel are a bunch of c**ts'" she finished.

"Those are very odd names" Vista replied not sure what to do now considering what had happened to the last vulpine that tried something on with Taeicia. But none the less moved his hand forward.

Taeicia just smiled and said "Oh these guys are from the tech types and change there names in a manor that will bug other depts"

1/0 says "Yip my name crashed my bank."
T(o*256)n replies "mine crashed the Social security system....I think I win on that"
'The bank of tel are a bunch of c**ts' says "I'll change my name when it is no longer true."
"They haven't figured out to ditch you?" Taeicica asks
"You would think, but no...shame but we should be off."
"Why?"
"Oh back up run" 'The bank of tel are a bunch of c**ts' says with a smile.
Taeicia smile "OK see you guys." with that the oddly named group leave.
Vista asks "They left because of me, I sorry"
Taeicia's reply was simply to grab vista and give him a kiss leaving Vistas mind utterly confused.
"Mine in five, bring your own protection...and I don't mean armour." she says leaving the slightly shocked Vista a card giving her the address of her quarters.

Vista thoughts could be summed up in three letters W.T.F!

[The Union of Tinis]

Izixs had watch the scene with interest and felt a little more at ease near the end, but still a little warry. As Vista stood there with a slightly dumb struck look on his face, the dragon strolled up behind him.

"I think you should be careful with that one. The poor fool who was hitting on her before you came to the group will likely need some medical attention to remove some of the... sauce. He should be fine though. Just not all that pleasant." Izixs leans excessively close to his face and sniffs. "Despite my best efforts I've not run into a Kazian to me knowledge previously. But it was good to meet you all the same. Good luck though."

[Killer Zoids]

After a few hours, Vista returned, a shell of a fur. He was tattered, walking like he had something shoved up his bottom, and the few clothes he wore were clawed to shreds.

He had a bottle of whiskey in one paw and an unopened rubber in the other.

He was mumbling, "Yyyy... yknow.. C-ca-calie womens are wooof! Uhh... oooo.. whun is like.. blam blam blam pow kerbang! Ya know.. 2 was all woah woah dude woah... and stuff."

Taeicia emerged after him looking a lot better than him. She was nervously flicking and re-doing her hair though.

He stood straight up in the door way to the bar, and exclaimed, "Relashuns wif Cal is .. uhh. are a good thing! I say!" He lifted the bottle up and took a drink, achieving some applause from the patrons in the bar. He quickly waddled over to a chair on the far end of the counter. Taeicia sat next to him. He was fidgeting around on the chair, sideways and asked, "Say.. you think I cc-can take this thing out yet?"

[Kingdoms of Cal]

Taeicia smile "well it was your idea"
Vista thinks strictly speaking it was, he took another swig of inteerie whiskey and passes out spectacularly, from vertical to horizontal in a seconds flat.
Taeicia laughs until she clicks that he was not getting up, well that and he was spilling good inteerie whiskey. She righted the bottle and slurred "Annneeeyin know weeir thisss thinnng isss meent t goo?"

Then picks up the bottle and Visa, "weeel I'll tak them back tooo mine."
---
A twenty minute journey later (if she had been sober it would have been about three minute, but lift buttons are tricky). they arrived at her apartment, it was huge as the union had put in as a bargaining point they expected to lose a huge apartment per civil servant. Unfortunately for them the three one mile high towers had too much space and the government had nodded it through.

She place Vista on the bed and undressed him, well removed what remained of his clothes and another item, that concerned her...Why did he want that there, it went in the nearest bin, the contents of the bin went down the incinerator shaft.

They passed out together, neither in any state to operate a shower.

----

Dawn broke, then midday and Taeicia awoke, they had nothing to do till three she smiled. Vista awoke with Taeicia's mussel over his neck he moved slightly as he couldn't help what happens to certain males in the morning. Taeicia lifts her self up and says "you never needed that, I show you, you don't" and straddles him.....

----

Two thirty is shown on the alarm clock , Vista looks some what crumpled but happy. Taeicia smiles as she leaves and says "I have had some of you clothes delivered here.....don't worry your people don't know what happened last night or did worse." and leaves.

Vista turns his head and notices a note it reads :
"There are certain thing you do not ask how people know round here, this is one of these. You will be offered the post of ambassador to Cal, I have likewise been offered the post in your nation. Should you refuse you will be come your nations Liaison to the ambassador of Cal with continuous access on my...I mean their approval.

You were better than average, up to you.

But we have business tomorrow, behave, well in day light.

Yours
Taeicia

I hope soon again"

[Killer Zoids]

Vista laid back on the bed, his legs dangling off the end, his arms perpendicular to the direction of the bed.

He let out a deep sigh of relief and closed his eyes. He lounged back like this for a few minutes, attempting to retrace the events of last night. Sadly, he had a splitting headache and couldn't remember what exactly took place. He did know he was with Taeicia through last night. He did know he didn't wake up with a paw print across his face. He did know he woke up and had his crown jewels intact.

He also was aware that basically the area below his belly button to above his knees was sore. Even his rump was aching a bit.

He rolled over off the bed and stood up. He made his way to the bathroom and found some asprin in Taeicia's medicine cabinet. He popped 2 in, shut the door and took a shower.

A few minutes later he emerged, toweling himself off. He walked back over to the bed to find his clothing Taeicia had sent for for him. He dug through the pile looking for his undercover... to no avail.
"Ahh! She took my undies!" he exclaimed. Despite this fact, he put on his pants regardless, albiet not very happy going 'commando' underneath.

As he dug around for his ribbon he pulled his sat-phone out from under the pile and it clunked to the floor. Picking it up he noticed the time, 3:09, and that he had 3 messages, each of higher priority than the previous....

Message 1: "Vista Q Fox. It is 1:00am. You were due to check in 5 hours ago."
Message 2: "Vista Q Fox. It is 10:00am. You have not checked in."
Message 3: "Vista Q Fox. It is 2:00pm. We have sent a unit to your GPS position to ascertain what has happened to you."

"Ack! Oh shit!" He exclaimed, fumbling the phone high into the air to have it crash onto the hard floor and split into two unusable halves. "Oh son of a---"

"Land line.. Land line... where is it??" He frantically bounded around the apartment looking for a land based phone, so he could call his government and check in. As he was crossing the floor in front of the main door to Taeicia's apartment, the door flew open, having been kicked in by a small team of Kazian Special Service agents. They were dressed in almost all black, and were each wearing a one-ear head phone and mic, with a display wrapping around the eye on that side. They had weapons drawn and were aiming straight into the room... with the fox running right in front of them.

Startled, Vista's unadorned furry feet on the hard smooth floor failed him and he flipped into the air, and landed head first on the back of his head, knocking him out. The SS men surrounded him.

"Check left... go third" said one to another.
"This him?" Said the third.
The 2 near Vista unarmed their weapons and one kneeled down.
He lightly smacked at either side of Vista's cheeks.
"He's out cold."
He opened one of Vista's eyes with his fingers. Using a small hand held device, he did a quick retina scan of the fox, and confirmed his identity.
"Yep. This is him... Quagle. We've got him. Come on back."

The one heavier agent picked the limp fox up and carried him out of the room on his shoulder. As he turned the corner into the hall, the agent whacked Vista's head against the door jamb.

One of the other agents reassured the one carrying him, "Don't worry, from what I hear, this guy gets knocked out a lot. He'll be fine."

The agents left the building with Vista through roof access and headed off via chopper back to a small naval vessel off the coast.

[Kingdoms of Cal]

Prime minister Salato and Lo sat in one of the many coffee shops in the parliament building. Salato says "Thanks for the save, that could have got so nasty"
Lo smiles "It's OK I got the heads up as did the military, but they were idiots"
"I know, we were so lucky it never got to the media"
"So what now?"
"A nasty message to their gov but we keep it quiet, they out of our airspace yet?"
"I don't think so."
"Well make sure they know we knew"
"Right, I mean letting a bunch of foreign special forces into the buildings, I know they are important trade wise. But"
"Look I don't want a diplomatic incident over this and it will give us leverage with them."
Lo just nods.
"A friend told you, right?"
Lo just smiled.
Salato smiles "Good to know we have such good friends."

---
Just as the helicopter was about to exit Calie airspace three Celt class fighters appear scant meters from the helicopter on radar and are visible. The pilot attempts evasive manoeuvres and fails to shake them.

A radio message is sent "You try this kind of shit again we WILL SHOOT YOU DOWN" and with that the fighters brake off.

---
In an unnoticed part of the complex Alpha sits "All OK?"
"Yes" epsilon replies.
"The intercepts got to the right people?"
"Yes, but KZ might wonder how"
"Let them wonder, the fucking idiots!"

---
A message is sent to KZ's government "If you wanted to know of the status of your emissary you should have asked us. We have avoided a major diplomatic incident and would be thankful if you do not carry out such a mission in Calie territory again. You were lucky this time, but next time I can grantee you will not be.

I would how ever say that since this has not gone public we are more than open to your diplomatic advances.

Yours

Eye Salato en.

PS send visa back, he seems to be popular with the foreign office for some reason"

Enclosed was an invoice for the door.