Road Rovers: Chaos Computer

Episode 9: Convoy Chase

By Gerhard Naudé

All Road Rovers names © Warner Brothers and rightful owners
GONV, Xealot, Cadwell, Melanie, Norwood and all others related to the 
KH Military © Gerhard Naudé
Rally © David Reynolds
Catman © John Butler
Toil © Charity Grifford
Chaser, Krystal © Shawn Tigges
Zayra Cabot © Pablo Augusto Caminos
Alethia, Renegade © Kylen Miles
Bear, Nitro © Steven Today

Any question, comments, complaints, feedback or suggestions can be 
sent to gnaude_@hotmail.com.

GONV Naval Base
Cape Kormakiti
Island of Cyprus
24 October
11:00 PM:

It is night time over the island, but the area around a large GONV naval
base and inside it is floodlit. Currently GONV robots (ground, naval and
air forces) are being loaded by large numbers onto a group of GONV War 
Carriers. War Carriers are enormously large cargo craft (2 kilometres in
length) with a large body, four landing legs, a rap leading into the cargo 
bay, several cranes at higher levels loading GONV robots, a small blue 
cockpit (compared to the ship itself) and the letters GONV written on the 
sides. After one has been loaded up completely with robots, its ramp is 
raised and the cranes pulled back into the hull. Once done, the carrier's
anti-gravitation engines sends it into the air and flying upwards before
disappearing as it heads straight up into the atmosphere.

United Nations Headquarters
The Netherlands
26 October
8:03 AM:

Unlike earlier in the war, the UN airfield has now far less military
traffic. The Jumbo Rover is now standing on the tarmac not far off from
the hangars. Standing in front of the Jumbo Rover is Melanie and Samuel.
She is reporting and he is holding the camera.

Melanie:"With the success of incursions by the Road Rovers into GONV-
         controlled territories and destroying both its chemical and 
         biological weapons and production facilities, the GONV Forces
         have now begun staging a massive evacuation of Europe. GONV
         Forces are reported to be leaving all the remaining territories
         that it controls, although it is yet unsure where those forces
         are being evacuated to. Military experts say that, although
         the United Nations has now won the Techno War, the GONV computer
         might still be in possession of significant numbers of robots as
         well as several surviving Virrilium gas weapons."

She continues reporting the news.

Warroom
Jumbo Rover
At that moment:

The only ones now seated towards the podium are Chaser, Krystal, Rally,
Osceola (or Catman) and Toil. Seated at the podium is Major Cadwell while 
the only face on the screen is that of the Master. The main screen is 
showing a close-up of Spain.

Cadwell:"As you all know, the GONV has decided to abandon the war and has
         begun evacuating it's forces out of the European theatre. Unfor-
         tunately, this also means that its remaining stocks of biological
         and chemical weapons are also being moved. They are being moved
         either by sea in special tankers, or by land inside special tank
         trucks. These weapons are not to leave the theatre, for the GONV
         can still cause the death of millions with them."

Krystal:"Where are they taking these weapons?"

Master:"We're not sure, Krystal. In fact, we're not sure where the GONV 
        Forces are being taken. We spot them getting loaded into huge 
        carriers, then the carriers take off and disappear, with no 
        apparent real direction. However, we believe that if we can 
        intercept one of the chemical convoys, we might be able to learn 
        where the rest of the weaponry are going."

Cadwell:"You five will go to northern Spain to intercept a large convoy
         heading towards the western coast. You will destroy any and all
         virillium weaponry and try to find out where these things are
         going. Watch out, though. That convoy has some human escorts
         with them."

Chaser:"Is it one of our old enemies?"

Master:"Yes. None other than Gustav Havoc and his red coat army. They're
        escorting the convoy in exchange for a large sum of money. But
        he and his men may not be the only non-robotic allies the GONV
        may have with that convoy."

Catman:"Let me guess: Zayra Cabot?"

Master:"Yes. She is still working with the GONV Forces, but I think that
        if we can capture her, she will tell us the weapons' destination.
        If Alethia is right, then you might just be able to persuade her
        to leave the GONV and join us."

Krystal:"That'll be hard, but we'll try our best."

Cadwell:"Good, but make sure that every one of those chemical trucks are 
         destroyed. They are your primary target."

Krystal:"Don't worry, Major. That convoy soon be a smoking trail of debris
         and wrecks lining the roadway."

She looks at the others.

Krystal:"Are you guys all ready?"

Catman:"Say the word."

Rally:"Let's go mash us up some robot freaks."

Toil:"All systems go."

Krystal looks at Chaser, grinning.

Krystal:"How about you, my giant teddy bear?"

Chaser goes red with embarrassment under his fur while Catman, Rally and
Toil quickly suppress their laughter by putting their paws in front of
their mouths.

Chaser:"Honey, please don't say that before the others."

Krystal(smiling):"Oh? Is something wrong, my g...?"

Cadwell makes an "excuse me" cough.

Cadwell:"The mission first, Krystal. Leave Chaser alone until after the
         convoy is destroyed, eh?"

Krystal looks at Cadwell.

Krystal:"Spoilsport."

She looks at the others.

Krystal:"Let's hit the road, Rovers!"

They all howl (except Catman, who just covers his ears), then leave the 
room. Cadwell looks up at the Master.

Cadwell:"Are you quite sure it was to choose dogs?"

Master:"Of course. They're more fun than cats."

Cadwell:"And more trouble. If you can recall that speech of F.W. De Klerk
         when he compared a free press with keeping a large dog..."

The Master just smiles.

Master:"I did. And I have that report pasted against the wall next to my
        bedroom mirror."

Cadwell just shakes his head.

Gas Station
10 Kilometres West of Bilbao
Kingdom Of Spain
8:44 AM:

This is a large refuelling station located next to a main road. However,
there are no cars here or on the road in any direction. Instead, there
is a large convoy stopped along the road. It is a mixture of GONV Lynx
craft, battle vipers, flak tanks and laser tanks as well as Havoc's Red 
Coat trucks and tanks. In amongst the convoy are what the two forces are 
escorting: the chemical tanker trucks. These trucks have a long tank 
connected to the front, stream-lined cab. They hover above the ground and 
have the letters GONV on their tanks. Havoc's vehicles are being fuelled 
at the gas station while the GONV convoy waits along the road. GONV drones 
and Red Coat soldiers are everywhere on guard duty, looking out for any
trouble. Havoc and his lieutenant, Skeam, are standing by the fuel pumps
along with Zayra Cabot and Xealot. Zayra is holding out the same camera
device like the drone on Hawaii. It is projecting the holographic image
of Matrix's skull.

Havoc:"I can assure you, Matrix, that the chemical trucks will reach the
       drop-off zone on the Spanish western coast."

Matrix:"Under normal circumstances I would not even consider to ask for
        your aid, considering your poor past performance against the
        Road Rovers. However, my available forces are limited and you
        and your militia are the only biological organisms I can assign
        for this task."

Havoc:"In exchange for helping me regain control of Ovitznia, of course."

Matrix:"That issue will be discussed at a later available date. Your
        current and primary concern is assuring that the virillium is
        safely transported through the territory of Spain and protected
        from the Road Rovers."

Havoc:"I keep telling you, Matrix. This convoy will get to where it is
       supposed to be, one way or another. But then you had better keep
       your side of the deal."

Matrix:"I will decide on that once your objective is completed, not
        before, Colonel Gustav Havoc."

The skull morphs into the letters GONV before the camera is turned off
and put away. Havoc turns to Skeam.

Havoc:"Speed up the refuelling process, Lieutenant. We have to move and
       we have to start moving quickly. I can see that Matrix is becoming
       less and less trustworthy of us."

Skeam salutes.

Skeam:"Yes, sir!"

He turns and walks towards the Red Coats who are doing the refuelling.
Zayra looks at Havoc.

Zayra:"It is with good reason that my Father dislikes you, Havoc."

Havoc looks at Zayra.

Havoc:"Oh? And why is that?"

Zayra:"He showed me what you did in the past. You tried to trigger a war
       between two nations for your own benefit."

Havoc:"Too bad. It also shows I can get things to whomever needs them.
       Besides, I thought you hated humans."

Zayra:"I do."

Havoc:"Then why are you so worried for the people of two tiny nations who
       secretly hate each other?"

Zayra:"I do not care about the humans. They only destroy things that are
       good, like nature. The environment. A war between them would have
       destroyed all of the plants and animals living there."

Havoc laughs.

Havoc:"Ha! You worry about a few stupid plants and animals, eh? Ha ha!"

Zayra growls at Havoc.

Zayra:"I hate you!"

She spits into Havoc's face. This clearly angers him. He wipes away the
spit and looks at Zayra with anger.

Havoc:"Why you little b...."

He starts walking towards Zayra, but Xealot steps in between them, his
radiation cannon aimed at Havoc. Havoc stops.

Xealot:"Living thing want to hurt Zayra. Living thing do bad thing to her. 
        Xealot will kill living thing."
        
Havoc looks coldly at Zayra before walking off towards his troops. Zayra
hugs Xealot.

Zayra:"Thanks, uncle Xealot."

She walks away towards one of the battle vipers. Xealot watches her as
she goes.

Xealot:"Living thing Zayra almost finished with usefulness. Xealot soon 
        kill living thing Zayra."

He turns to look back at Havoc and his troops refuelling the trucks.

Bay of Biscay
100 Kilometres North of Baracaldo
9:02 AM:

The ocean is relatively calm and the skies are clear. Except for the
Cloud Rover (twin-prop version) flying low over the waves towards the
distant Spanish coastline. Inside the Cloud Rover are Krystal, Chaser,
Toil, Catman and Rally. Chaser is piloting the Cloud Rover with Krystal
seated next to him. The others are seated behind them. Catman is busy
with a laptop computer which is plugged into the controls of the craft.

Catman:"According to latest reports the convoy we are chasing is about
        20 kilometres west of Baracaldo. It has about five chemical
        trucks moving the gas."

Krystal:"What kind of escorts do those trucks have?"

Catman:"The usual. Lynx craft, battle vipers, flak and laser tanks, along 
        with a platoon or two of light drones. However, recent readings
        show they got human escorts as well."

Rally:"And it's Havoc and his red coats?"

Catman:"Yes. It's none other."

Toil:" I thought he learned his lesson when he got kicked out of Ovitznia 
       for the second time."

Rally:"Shows you. Villains don't know when to quit, come h*** or high 
       water or a group of Road Rovers."

Krystal:"Are there many of Havoc's forces, Catman?"

Catman:"Not really. A few infantry platoons, some trucks and a few tanks.
        That's about it."

Krystal:"What kind of terrain will they be travelling in?"

Catman:"Highway running along the coast between a steep mountain on their
        left and a steep cliff down to the ocean on their right. Plenty
        of vegetation."

Krystal smiles.

Krystal:"Perfect."

Chaser looks over at Krystal.

Chaser:"Looking to ambush the convoy, Love?"

Krystal:"Of course, my giant teddy bear."

Chaser blushes again and groans while the others chuckle.

Highway
Along Spanish Coastline
36 Kilometres West of Baracaldo 
9:21 AM:

This is a double lane road running between a high-walled mountain and a 
steep cliff that leads down to the ocean. The convoy is travelling in a
western direction with the GONV Forces in the front and the Red Coats in
the back. Dispersed amongst the forces are the five tanker trucks. They
are all travelling slowly down the road. Seated in one of the battle
vipers' pods is Zayra, with Xealot behind her. She is currently talking
to Matrix again on a holographic projector.

Zayra:"And what am I to do with Havoc and his men once the tankers are
       loaded onto the ships?"

Matrix:"He and his organic followers' usefulness would have expired. He
        thinks that I will aid him in retaking the territory of Ovitznia.
        I do not operate for the whims of a human. He is to be terminated
        along with all his followers."

Zayra:"All of them?"

Matrix:"All of them, my daughter. They are all part of these destructive
        humans and thus also want to help destroy this world."

She growls under her breath.

Zayra:"If so, then they will die."

Matrix:"Good, my daughter. Go forth and complete your mission. And beware
        of any attempts by the Road Rovers to stop the water transport
        vehicles from reaching their destination."

Zayra:"I will teach them a thing or two. I won't fail you, father."

Matrix:"That is highly reassuring."

The image of Matrix's skull morphs back into the letters GONV before being
turned off completely. Xealot, who was holding the projector, puts the
device away. Further back, in the leading Red Coat truck, is Havoc and
Skeam. Skeam is driving while Havoc looks over at the GONV Forces.

Havoc:"They think they are so smart. I got a surprise for them when we get
       to the drop-off point."

Skeam:"What do you mean, sir?"

Havoc:"Isn't it obvious, Lieutenant? Those chemicals in the tankers are
       very powerful tools of war, and enough for me to retake Ovitznia
       AND spark a war between Katzenstok and Estneria."

Skeam:"Are we going to hijack this convoy, sir?"

Havoc:"Of course we are. This is too good an opportunity to pass up. 
       Once we get to the drop-off point we turn on the GONV, wipe them
       in a little surprise attack and then drive off with the tankers."

Skeam:"And what if the Rovers attack?"

Havoc:"That'll make things much easier for us."

Skeam is now confused.

Skeam:"Sir?"

Havoc:"If the Rovers attack, the GONV will confront them and try to keep
       them away from the tankers. While they battle it out, we take over
       the tankers and drive away. Once the GONV or Rovers find out what
       is wrong with the picture, we'll be long gone."

Skeam now understands.

Skeam:"Ah. I see. Very devious plan, sir."

Havoc:"That's what you get when you have a degree in financial and military
       studies."

He chuckles to him. Some distance further up the highway and hidden in the
bushes, is Krystal and her team. They are all looking towards the convoy,
which is approaching their position.

Rally:"Here they come. The whole lot of them."

Toil:"How will we go about destroying the convoy?"

Krystal:"Easy. Here's the plan: first, Rally and Catman will hide on both
         sides of the road and wait until the convoy comes to them. Once
         that happens, Rally and Catman will fire blasts at the lead
         robots to create a road block and stop the convoy. The rest of
         us will go further up the hill and, when the convoy stops, roll
         down huge boulders onto the convoy. Once the initial damage is
         done we wade into them and take out the tankers."

Catman:"And what of Havoc and his men?"

Krystal:"Fight them if they get in the way, but our goal here is to blow
         up the tankers. Havoc is of secondary importance for now."

Chaser then notices something. He takes out some binoculars and looks
towards one of the battle vipers. It is the one with Zayra and Xealot in
it.

Chaser:"Oh boy."

Krystal looks at Chaser.

Krystal:"What is it, Love?"

He lowers his binoculars and looks at the others.

Chaser:"I just saw that Zayra girl and Xealot in one of the battle vipers
        in the convoy."

Everyone is surprised.

Krystal:"You sure, Love?"

Chaser:"I'm certain of it."

Toil:"So what does that mean?"

Krystal:"Everyone. Our mission has just become more complicated. Zayra
         is in that convoy, and, judging how much she has been seen with
         the GONV, she might know where we can find out where the GONV
         computer is hiding."

Rally:"So we have to capture her?"

Krystal:"Aye, but only after we have gotten the tankers. Once that is
         done we must try to capture her. She can be a valuable source of
         information for us."

Chaser:"That will also mean we have to be careful not to kill or get her
        killed in the fight."

Krystal:"Aye. Now, let's get into position."

Rally rubs his paws.

Rally:"Finally. Now comes the fun part."

They all take off for their positions. Catman teleports to the other side
of the road behind a bush and readies his Thunderbolt bow. Rally runs
down to another bush on his side of the road while the rest climb further
up the mountain to some large boulders and get behind them. They all then
watch the approaching convoy as it comes closer and closer to the ambush
point. Rally charges up energy for his blasts, Catman summons a magical
blast arrow and Krystal, Chaser and Toil start pushing slightly against
the boulders. Just as two Lynx craft come to the area where Rally and
Catman were hiding, the two Rovers jump up from behind the bushes. Rally
fires an energy blast at one Lynx while Catman fires the blast arrow at
the other. The two shots strike the craft and they explode into fireballs.
Zayra screams in fright from the sudden blasts and ducks down cowering.
Up the mountain Krystal looks at Chaser and Toil.

Krystal:"NOW!!!

The three of them push the boulders, which tumble down the mountain slope.
This causes a chain reaction as more boulders are knocked down the slope
until it becomes a landslide. As the convoy stops moving both Zayra and
Xealot hear and then see the oncoming boulders. Zayra screams again.

Zayra:"NOO!!!!"

She jumps out of the battle viper behind a bush on the slide of the road.
Just as Xealot is about to climb he spots a large boulder coming straight
at him.

Xealot:"Uh oh."

The boulder smashes into him and knocks him out of the vehicle and down
the cliff. He rolls down all the way into the water. Meanwhile a large
portion of the GONV robots are smashed or knocked down the cliff to the
water as well, among them one of the chemical trucks. The truck rolls 
down into a smashed flak tank and explodes, the virillium gas igniting 
into a huge fireball. Meanwhile from the Red Coat trucks Havoc and Skeam 
were busy observing the scene.

Skeam:"It has to the be Rovers, sir!"

Havoc:"Very observant, Lieutenant."

Skeam:"Thank you, sir."

Havoc rolls his eyes.

Havoc:"Let's quickly take over the remain tankers before the Rovers can
       get to them!"

Skeam:"Yes, sir!"

The two of them climb out of the truck and begin to call up the other Red
Coat soldiers. With the GONV Forces the light drones have gotten off the
vehicles that had survived the initial landslide while the laser tanks go
into offensive mode. Krystal and Toil quickly run down the hill, skill-
fully dodging laser fire from the light drones before performing martial
arts moves on them. From above Chaser is using his tennisball bazooka
to destroy the battle vipers. One light drone spots him and prepares to
fire on him, but Krystal sees this. She quickly runs up it and gives a
strong kick in the chest.

Krystal:"Hiya!"

The kick sends the drone flying over the cliff. Xealot, who has recovered
with no damage from the fall, is busy climbing up the cliff towards the
battle. He spots the drone flying directly at him. 

Xealot:"Uh oh again."

The drone slams into Xealot and the two of them fall all the way to the
water with a large splash. Back up at the road, Rally is enjoying himself
fighting the drones.

Rally:"Man, am I glad I am DJ's brother. I would have missed all of the
       fun here."

Once he makes his way past another group of drones he spots a laser tank
preparing to fire on Toil, who is karate kicking and chopping the drones
manning (droning?) a battle viper.

Rally:"Hold up, Buddy! Lemme see your licence first!"

He runs up to it and charges himself up with so much energy that his eyes
go from green to red in colour. He fires a powerful blast of energy that
completely blows apart the laser turret atop the tank, leaving it with
no weapon. Rally then hears a crunch noise behind and turns around to
see Catman and a collapsing, headless drone. Catman spits out the drone's
head to one side.

Rally:"Aww. You should have let him shoot me before I turn him into a new
       oven. I got a force field over me."

Catman shrugs.

Catman:"Sorry, but I just had to help out."

Rally:"Let's just help the others."

They join in the battle. Meanwhile, Havoc and his men have attached some
electronic devices to the tankers' sides and are busy climbing back into
their trucks. Havoc signals to Skeam.

Havoc:"Let's go! Quick, before those Rovers turn their attention to us!"

Skeam:"Yes, sir!"

He puts the pedal to the metal and the trucks all turn around and begin
to drive back the way they came. The tankers, now controlled by several
Red Coat soldiers with remote controls, also turn around and follow
Havoc's forces. This does not go unnoticed. Chaser sees the convoy
driving off.

Chaser:"Uh oh."

He whistles to the others. Krystal is the one to look up at him. He
points towards Havoc's forces and she looks into that direction.

Krystal:"Uh oh."

She whistles the others, who are now busy mopping up the GONV robots who
are trying to fight back.

Krystal:"Back to the Cloud Rover! Havoc's taken the tankers!"

They all nod and begin to run to where the Cloud Rover is hidden. Zayra,
who has been hiding during the battle, comes up from and watches the 
Rovers run away.

Zayra:"Why are they running away? I don't understand."

She then looks around and spots Havoc's forces driving away, the tankers
going with them. She quickly stands up, mad.

Zayra:"No way, Havoc! You are not taking those water tankers!"

She quickly looks around for means of transport and spots an undamaged
battle viper. She runs to it and jumps into the front pilot pod. Just
then Xealot appears again from the cliff. He is a bit scratched but in
good condition. He goes over to Zayra and she sees him.

Zayra:"Uncle Xealot! Havoc has taken the water tankers! We must go after
       them!"

Xealot:"Xealot agree with Zayra. Must chase livings things. Get tankers."

He climbs into the pod behind Zayra. She actives the battle viper, turns
it around and sets off after Havoc. Moments later the Cloud Rover appears
from behind the mountain and also goes after Havoc.

Havoc's Convoy
9:36 AM:

Havoc's forces, along with the tankers, are driving on the road back to
Baracaldo. Not far behind them, however, is the Cloud Rover. Krystal
looks over the convoy.

Krystal:"Aye. Havoc's stealing the gas for himself now."

Catman:"What are our plans now?"

Krystal:"We have to stop the convoy, destroy the tankers and round up
         Havoc and his men."

She looks at Catman.

Krystal:"How many of those snare or lightning arrows can you produce?"

Catman:"Enough for me to round up all of Havoc's Reds."

Krystal:"Good. Here's the new plan of action."

They all listen as she begins to explain the plan. Meanwhile, in Havoc's
truck, which is leading the convoy, Havoc was rubbing his hands in glee.

Havoc:"The tankers are ours. Now all we have to do is get back to our
       base in the Ovitznian mountains and get the gas ready for immediate
       deployment."

Skeam then looks into his rear-view mirror and spots the Cloud Rover.

Skeam:"Um... sir."

Havoc looks at Skeam.

Havoc:"What is it, Lieutenant?"

Skeam:"We have company, sir."

Havoc pokes his head out the window and looks around. He spots the Cloud
Rover closing in on them.

Havoc:"Oh no! Not them!"

He quickly ducks back in and turns to Skeam.

Havoc:"Go faster, Lieutenant!"

Skeam:"Yes, sir!"

He speeds up the truck and the other vehicles follow suit. The Cloud Rover
also picks up speed and quickly passes the front truck. Catman opens one
of the windows and readies a fire arrow. He takes aim and fires the arrow.
The arrow hits the road in front of Havoc's truck. The fire arrow then
suddenly turns into a large wall of flame blocking the road. Both Havoc
and Skeam gasp.

Havoc:"Hit the brakes, you fool!!!"

Skeam wastes no time and quickly stops the truck a few metres away from 
the firewall. All the other vehicles behind their truck, including the 
tankers, also stop. Havoc and Skeam quickly jump out of the truck and
Havoc shouts at his troops.

Havoc:"Kill those Rovers!!!"

The soldiers do as they are ordered and begin to climb out of the other
trucks. The Cloud Rover flies overhead and Toil, Catman, Rally and
Krystal jump out onto some of the vehicles at various points. Chaser
then readies the Cloud Rover's laser guns. They then proceed to attack
the Red Coat soldiers and the tanks. Catman summons several snare arrows 
and proceeds to fire them at groups of Red Coats. The arrows turn into
20' by 20' energy nets that capture and trap the groups. Rally charges
himself up with energy, then proceeds to fire the energy at the tanks,
blowing their turrets off. He then goes over to the blasted tanks and
proceeds to punch out the occupants.

Rally:"I'm REALLY glad I'm DJ's brother."

Chaser uses the Cloud Rover's laser guns to destroy some of the trucks
and tanks, strafing over them. As he makes another run he spots the 
battle viper with Zayra and Xealot in it. Chaser radios Krystal.

Chaser(into radio):"Honey, we got some GONV stragglers coming towards our 
      position."

On the ground Krystal, who has just finished karate-chopping a Red Coat
soldier, receives Chaser's transmission and radios back.

Krystal(into radio):"How far away and how many?"

Chaser(over radio):"One battle viper with two occupants, Zayra and Xealot,
      about 2 miles out."

Krystal(into radio):"Keep on attacking. We'll deal with those two when
       they get here."

Chaser(over radio):"Copy that."

Chaser continues with the attack, as does Krystal. She joins Toil as
the two of them jump onto the back of a truck with four Red Coats on
board holding some kind of remote controls. The soldiers look surprised
at the two of them.

Toil:"Playing video games, guys? Can we join you?"

The soldiers reach for their weapons, but Krystal and Toil are quickly
upon them. The two of them punch, kick and chop all of the soldiers into
unconsciousness.

Toil:"Out of credits. Game over."

Krystal picks up one of the remote controls and examines it.

Krystal:"This must be what Havoc's men are using to control the tankers."

Toil:"Speaking of, when do we destroy the tankers?"

Krystal:"As soon as the others are finished mopping up with the bad guys
         we'll begin the fireworks."

The two of them climb out the truck. The battle is almost over, only
Havoc and Skeam are still fighting back. Rally and Catman walk closer
to the two, who are backing away with the firewall to their backs. The
two of them are very nervous and sweating.

Havoc:"Stay back! Stay back, you freaks of nature!"

Rally is visibly angered by this comment.

Rally:"Who are you calling a freak???"

Catman looks at Rally.

Catman:"Shall we, Rally?"

Rally nods.

Rally:"Yes. Lets."

The two of them turn their attention back to Havoc and Skeam. Rally fires
two small energy blasts at them and blows apart their weapons in their
hands. Catman then summons and fires two lighting arrows at Havoc and
Skeam, who scream in terror. The two arrows hit and shock them into a
comatose state. They fall to the ground. Rally and Catman shake paws.

Rally:"Game..."

Catman:"... set..."

Rally, Catman:"... and match."

Chaser lands the Cloud Rover nearby and climbs out. He, Krystal and Toil
join with Rally and Catman.

Rally:"Now what?"

Krystal:"We..."

Suddenly the battle viper comes into view and stops not far from the group
of Rovers. They turn in time to see Zayra and Xealot climb out. Zayra has
her sword ready. The two of them run closer to the group with Xealot
behind her. The Rovers all ready themselves for combat.

Zayra:"How dare you steal our tankers! Give them back!"

Catman:"I don't think so."

Catman raises his bow, but Chaser stops him.

Chaser:"Let me talk to her."

Everyone but Krystal looks surprised at him. She is concerned.

Krystal:"Be careful, Love."

Chaser:"I will, Love."

He walks to Zayra, but stops a few metres from her. She readies her 
sword at him.

Chaser:"Zayra, why are you doing this?"

Zayra:"You should know why!"

Chaser:"Actually, we don't."

Zayra:"Liar! You want to steal these water tankers and aid in the 
       destruction of this world's nature!"

The Rovers all look surprised at each other.

Toil:"Water tankers?"

Rally:"Am I going deaf or something here?"

Chaser:"What water tankers are you talking about, Zayra?"

Zayra points to one of the tankers.

Zayra:"Those water tankers!"

Chaser then understands what is going on.

Chaser:"Zayra, those tankers are not transporting water. They contain
        virillium gas. Gas that can kill any living it comes into contact
        with."

Zayra:"That is a lie!"

Chaser:"No, it is not a lie. The GONV does want to protect nature from us,
        who are trying to destroy it. The GONV's real agenda is to wipe
        out ALL life on Earth."

Zayra is shocked, but remains defiant.

Zayra:"Another lie!"

Chaser:"Again, I am not lying Zayra. The GONV has deceived you."

She still remains as she is.

Chaser:"Zayra, look at me. The GONV wants to kill all life on Earth, with
        you as well."

Zayra, without lowering her sword, turns to look at Xealot.

Zayra:"This is all lies, isn't it Uncle Xealot?"

Xealot:"Living thing Zayra know too much now. Living thing Zayra is not
        useful anymore. Living thing Zayra and other living things now
        die."

Xealot raises his radiation cannon at Zayra. Her eyes widen in horror.
Chaser quickly runs up to her.

Chaser:"Take cover!"

Just as Xealot fires a jet of liquid plutonium at them Chaser grabs
Zayra and pulls her out of the line of fire. Catman raises his bow with
a lightning arrow ready and fires it at Xealot. The shot strikes him and
the electrical pulse de-actives his shield. Rally then charges up with
energy and fires it in a ball at Xealot.

Xealot:"Uh oh third time."

The blast knocks Xealot off his feet and sends him flying into the air
over the cliff again. He tumbles down all the way into the water with a
large splash. Chaser helps Zayra up, who is crying uncontrollably. He
comforts her.

Zayra:"What have I done? What have I done???"

Chaser:"There, there. It's all right. Let it all out."

She continues crying as the others come up to her.

Toil:"Poor Zayra. She's been played for a fool."

Catman:"Alethia did say that her mind is that of a child, and a child
        is rather gullible."

Rally:"What do we do now?"

Krystal:"Chaser, Love. Take Zayra to the Cloud Rover. Catman, contact
         the Spanish authorities to come and pick up Havoc and his men. 
         Toil, Rally and I will attach the explosives to the tankers."

They all nod. Chaser helps Zayra up, who is still crying, and guides her
to the Cloud Rover. Catman takes out a radio and begins to contact the
police while Krystal takes and hands out some bone bombs to Rally and
Toil. The three of them then proceed towards the tankers.

Warroom
Jumbo Rover
The Netherlands
10:48 AM:

Everyone is now present. Seated at the podium is Hunter, Cadwell Renegade 
and Norwood. On the small screens are the images of the Master, Hubert and 
Bear and Nitro. At the other tables are all the other Rovers. The main is 
still showing the map of Europe. Standing before the podium is Zayra, 
flanked by Alethia and Chaser, who are both comforting her. She is still 
sobbing.

Master:"Zayra, we understand how you feel. It was very bad for the GONV to
        deceive you like that."

Zayra:"But it is not fair!"

She cries again while Chaser and Alethia comfort her.

Blitz:"Look at her, crying like the girlie dog she is."

Everyone but Zayra (who is still crying) looks coldly at Blitz. Colleen
grabs Blitz's one ear and twists it 180 degrees. He yelps in pain.

Rally:"If there ever was a fault in the evolutionary chain, then it has 
       got to be Blitz."

Colleen:"Well said, guv."

She stops twisting his ear, but does not let go. Blitz whimpers as they
all their attention back to Zayra. Alethia speaks to Zayra.

Alethia:"Listen, Zayra. The GONV did a bad thing to you and we want to
         help you get even with for deceiving you like this."

Zayra stops crying and looks at Alethia.

Zayra:"Really? You forgive me?"

Alethia smiles at her.

Alethia:"We all do."

Zayra hugs Alethia, she hugs back.

Zayra:"Thank you. Thank you. Thank you."

Alethia:"No problem."

They stop hugging.

Hunter:"Now, about getting even with the GONV, Zayra. You just need to
        show us where the GONV computer itself is located, then we will
        go and get even with it."

Zayra looks up at Hunter, wiping her tears away.

Zayra:"Yes. I will."

Hunter smiles.

Hunter:"Cool."

He points at the main screen showing Europe.

Hunter:"Point for us where the GONV computer is on this map, Zayra."

Zayra examines the map for a few moments, then shakes her head.

Zayra:"It's not there. The GONV is not there."

Norwood:"Show her a map of the whole world."

The screen turns to that of a map of the entire world. Zayra looks at it
again, then suddenly points towards Canada.

Zayra:"It's there! It's there!"

Norwood:"Zoom in on Canada."

The map zooms in and shows all of Canada. Zayra points excitedly towards
the Great Bear Lake in the province of Fort Smith. The map zooms in on the
lake and Zayra points at an island in the centre of the lake.

Zayra:"It's there! On that island! The Black Island!"

Everyone is surprised.

Bear:"Well, I'll be damned. The computer's been hiding right under our
      doggie noses."

Cadwell:"It makes sense. Well beyond the war zone, very isolated, no roads
         and very few people. The perfect hiding spot."

Norwood:"Thank you, Zayra. We are all grateful for your help."

Zayra smiles a bit, but Norwood passes a cold glance towards Blitz, who
is still held by his ear.

Norwood:"With the possible exception of a certain arrogant Doberman."

Blitz whimpers again. The GONV's chemical convoy has been smashed, Havoc
has been recaptured, Zayra has joined the Road Rovers and has shown where
the GONV computer is. But will the GONV do now that its location is now
known? What plans does the evil computer have in store for our heroes on
the Black Island?


THE END