The Guyver: Rapier Unit - by Owen Ward

We all know that this part of a fanfic is full of the usual blabber, ie, characters based on original story by Yoshiki Takaya, all other characters are fictional, property of me don't use them............. etc...............

So, now that is over, then on with chapter 4!

Chapter 4a: Questions Answered

It had now been over a fortnight since any form of contact with Dave had occured, the last note which Mizuki found on the doorstep read as follows:

Dear Friends,

You were stupid to go back to the site of your

ambush, you could've got yourselves killed.

You may not have been in danger while you

were observing the Chronos activity but you

certainly put yourself at risk by leaving such

an easy trail for them to follow due to your

'erratic' driving.

Don't worry, I covered up your trail and so

far Chronos have made no attempt to look for

you. Obviously my appearance at the scene

was just the distraction they needed while

you ran.

Take care

From Dave

Agito and Murakami took this badly, they felt insulted. Murakami had spent almost all of his life researching Chronos since they had ruined his life by turning him into a Zoalord. Agito felt insulted as not only had he been battling Chronos for the past few months or so but he had aslo worked from them once, and he knew inside information and routines from that experience.

Sho on the other hand felt completely different, OK so it was like a kick to the nuts to have a complete stranger come into the scene and start criticizing their methods, but now they had someone else who was also fighting Chronos, someone who was on their side. It looked for once that destroying Chronos didn't seem like such an impossible task.

Mizuki and Tetsuro both felt a lot better knowing that they had someone watching out for them, and also someone who had a grudge against Chronos. It had been a long time since Mizuki had dreamt while she slept at night, but since the appearance of Dave she had felt much more secure, and now she would dream again with the thought of Chronos fading in her mind.

Agito and Murakami had already begun making plans for their next strike on Chronos' supply lines.

Meanwhile Dave was busy setting up his trap that he had been carefully planning over the past week. He was glad of his almost endless resources at times like this, times where he knew he might not have an advantage.

His plan was simple, get to know the area better than Chronos, attack when Chronos least expect, and most importantly he knew he had to strike fast and leave little or no trace.

He glanced at his watch, he had approximately 2 hours until sunset, and about 6 hours until the latest shipment of supplies would be coming through.

This attack, if it went to plan, would hopefully look like an accident to Chronos. This would put less pressure on the three men that Dave had met during the past few weeks. Since Sho and Agito's ambush Chronos had been moving their supply convoys at a much greater speed, it was this fact that Dave was planning to use to his advantage.

Sunset was now a distant memory for Dave, he looked at his watch although he already knew what time it was, it was about two minutes since he had last checked! Thirty more minutes and Dave would see all his hard work in action, and it would hopefully be a great success, in fact Dave wasn't hopeful, he was sure of it!

Seventeen minutes to go, Dave quickly checked everything one last time. As he walked from item to item he suddenly stopped dead in his tracks, NO, surely not! Yes, he was almost certain now! He had heard voices.

Dave quickly jumped behind the nearest dense shrub and shuffled the objects in his backpack around, he plucked the desired piece of equipment from the various tools inside and placed it on his head.

He flicked the switch on the side of the helmet-like item and in an instant he could see as if it was daylight.

"Wrong mode" murmured Dave to himself. He flicked the switch again and he saw what he most feared!

The thermal image that was so bright to Dave's eyes showed two heat sources, and by the shape and movement Dave knew it was people.

He turned the switch setting back to 'Night-vision' and started to circle the two figures. Once he was in position he struck. By catching the two people unaware Dave had managed to knock them both off balance and dragged them into the forest.

"What the hell are doing?" shouted Sho.

"Sssshhhhh" exclaimed Dave while sticking his mouth over Sho's mouth.

Dave turned to look down the track that wound through the forest, luckily there was no sign of Chronos.

"Look, I know who you two are, well sort of anyway, but for now just shut the hell up and stick very close to me, OK?" whispered Dave.

Sho and Agito looked at each other and then looked back at Dave and nodded their agreement.

It wasn't long until the Chronos convoy trundled into hearing range, and it was only then a matter of seconds before the three could see them coming.

Dave grabbed a transmitting device from his pocket and flipped up the button cover, it was show time!

Sho watched as Dave mouthed a countdown, just as Dave got to 2 Sho turned to look in the direction that Dave was. Sho was now counting along with Dave, although he did his counting in his head.

In a flash of light the lead jeep in the group swerved and began rolling, the following lorry could do little to evade the rolling jeep and drove straight into it, causing the two to explode.

The next lorry started to slow and then swerved to avoid what looked like a man, but the man had just appeared then disappeared. The swerving lorry hit a tree head on and bounced back into the path of the following jeep. The jeep at the end had already begun slowing and only just touched the tree damaged lorry.

"Plan B" said Dave cooly, just then he hit another button on the transmitter and the jeep and lorry both exploded into a ball of flames.

"Holy shit!!!" exclaimed Agito as he looked on at the scene of devastation.

Dave got up and slung his backpack up onto his right shoulder, he turned, picked up a few of his belongings and then grabbing both Sho and Agito by the shoulder. Sho and Agito obediently stood up and followed Dave.

Dave pulled at a few branches to reveal a very well concealed jeep, "Hop in" he said as he jumped into the drivers seat.

"Are you Dave?" asked Sho, breaking the silence that had fallen over the three in the wake of what had just happened.

"I sure am, pleased to meet you......" Dave paused.

"Sho, and he's Agito" announced Sho, filling in the pause that Dave had left.

"Well, at least we all know what to call each other now!"

"Where are you taking us?" asked Agito.

"We're gonna nip back to my camp so I can pack up my stuff, and then I'll drop you two back at your place, and then head off"

"Head off where?" questioned Sho.

"Oh I dunno, here or there, one thing's for sure, if I stick in the same place Chronos will soon click on to who just blew the crap out of that convoy!"

Sho swivelled his head round so he could make eye contact with Agito, Agito knew what Sho had in his mind and shook his head very slowly so that Dave wouldn't notice in the rear-view mirror.

Sho glared even more furiously at Agito, whose expression didn't falter even in the slightest.

Sho sighed and then blurted out, "Well, I think since you just saved both of us back there, and went to all that trouble to get Chronos, that the least we could do is put a roof over your head!".

Agito whacked his knee into the back of Sho's seat, causing Sho to gasp and jerk forwards.

"No, it wouldn't be a good idea" mumbled Dave as he swerved between the trees.

"Well stay just for tonight, so we can discuss whats been happening!" Sho persisted.

"You know that's a good idea, there is a lot we've got to talk about" added Agito, suprising Sho with his sudden change of heart.

"Okay, you've twisted my arm, but just for tonight, then I'd best get going, I don't want to put you and your other friend at risk. Where is he anyway? You left him back at the house?" replied Dave.

"Oh, you must mean Murakami, yes he's back at the house with Mizuki and Tetsuro" answered Sho.

"There's more than three of you? Well, seems like you'll have a full house tonight!"

Dave continued towards his camp, his stuff was already packed, well everything except the sat-com unit which he had left shrouded in camouflage so it would still pickup and record any messages sent while he was busy with the attack.

Agito and Sho waited in the jeep while Dave got his stuff, and then sat in silence while he took them back to the house.

Dave turned the lights and ignition of as they neard the house and coasted the car to the side of the garage.

"Why did you do that?" asked Sho.

"Course of habit I suppose, it's all this covert stuff while trying to keep hidden from Chronos!" said Dave, answering with a friendly grin on his face.

Sho and Agito jumped out of the jeep and headed for the house and looked back to see that Dave wasn't following, "Whats up?" said Agito. "Nothing, I'll be right with you, just got to get some stuff out of the jeep".

Mizuki rushed to greet Sho and Agito as they came in through the front door, "You'd better make up the spare bed" giggled Sho.

"What do you mean?" Mizuki questioned.

Then a tall man with a bag in each hand stepped up behind Sho and Agito.

End of Chapter 4a (continues in Chapter 4b, figures eh? <g>)

Any comments about this story, compliments or complaints, then please E-mail me, Owen Ward at:

crash_over-ride@email.msn.com

P.S. If any of you have the full names and abilities of all the Zoanoids and Hyper-Zoanoids then please get in

touch with me!

Also keep your eyes open for 'Chapter 4b: Questions Answered (cont.)' coming soon (well as soon as I get my arse into gear and write it!)