Here we go, the newest chapter of Phantom Fury! After this chapter, I wanna get at least three more posted before working on any more of my stories and every review counts. So, without further Ado… ON TO THE NEW CHAPTER, SHALL WE! Also, if you haven't, be sure to check out my Character Channel on YouTube. It's called Emperor Frost. I'm starting out with Let's Plays, so check it out and subscribe to the channel to become a member of Frost's Enforcers!

*I still don't own Danny Phantom, or Zoids! If I did, Danny wouldn't have gotten together with Sam, and New Century Zero would've gotten another season.*

High Speed Battle! Transforming Into Berserk Fury Zenebas!

Organized under strict rules and regulations, Zoid Battles are fighting competitions held on enormous battlefields using mechanical combat units known as Zoids.

The enthusiast young warriors put their pride on the line and sharpen their skills against one another.

Battle Mode approved.

Area scanned…

Battlefield set up!

Ready… FIGHT!

The ending gong sounded on a Zoid Battlefield signalling that one of the teams has won. The defeated team was a group of pilots who manned three Heldigunners into battle. All three Zoids were sparking and smoking from all of the damage they took at the hands of but one Zoid. But we'll get to that in just a moment.

"The winner is… the Redfire Team!"

But the winning team of Zoids didn't look much like winners. Two of the Zoids, both Red Horns, were down for the count and were severely damaged with missing armor in various places and electricity sparking in various damaged areas. The only Zoid standing tall and proud was a Cheetah Type Zoid with black and red armor known as a Lightning Saix.

One of the Red Horn pilots groaned in both anger and disappointment as his damaged Zoid Gear fell to the ground. While he was lamenting the damage done to both his pride and his Zoid, another man walked up to the two Pilots. This guy is clearly the one who owns the Lightning Saix.

"Now, let's have that reward I was promised. Seeing as I won the battle for ya." the Lightning Saix pilot said.

But the one of the Red Horn pilots, a man with light brown hair, turned around looking angrier than he's ever been in his life.

"You're asking the wrong guy! You demolish my Red Horn and now you have the nerve to talk about rewards?!" he demanded in anger.

But the pilot of the Lightning Saix didn't seem fazed by the outburst. He remained calm, cool and collected.

"I demolished? You're the one who let it happen." he quipped.

"WHAT'D YOU SAY?!" shouted the first Red Horn pilot.

"Chill." said his partner, a man with black hair.

He wasn't any happier about the situation than his partner was, but he wasn't going to let his anger cloud his judgment. And just for the sake of not using so many titles here, let's just call the black haired man George and his partner Sherlock.

Anyways, George tossed a bag of money to the Lightning Saix pilot, which landed at his feet. The fact that he requested a reward means that he must be a mercenary pilot of some kind.

"Here's your reward." George said.

"Thanks." said the mercenary.

He picked up the bag of greenbacks and slung it over his shoulder just as George began to speak again.

"We'll need to hire you for our next battle too, so I'll be in touch."

"There'll be no next time for you." said the mercenary.

"Hey, wait a minute! If we don't win any points now, we'll be bumped down a class! There's no way we'll win with our damaged Zoids!" George said, pleading his case.

But this didn't seem to work on the mercenary. He seems dead set on not helping the Redfire Team again.

"What a shame." he said indifferently.

"What kind of deal is this where you win us ONE BATTLE then abandon us like trash?! HEY?!" demanded the ever angry Sherlock.

This time, the merc stopped walking and turned to face the angry pilot. And when he spoke, his tone showed that he had no patience for any of their antics.

"I'm walking because you competed with me instead of letting me do what I'm paid for!"

*Meanwhile, At The Blitz Team Base…*

Tensions were still kind of high between Danny and some of his team. Mainly Brad and Doctor Toros. The doctor and Mercenary Pilot didn't go through with their prior deal, knowing that Danny would no doubt go to the Battle Commission and file a lawsuit. But while Danny wasn't on very good terms with Brad anymore, he was willing to try and forgive doctor Toros, seeing as how all he wanted at the time was to save Leena.

Speaking of whom: she and Danny have actually been helping each other out in a mutual agreement. Leena wanted to learn martial arts from Danny, and he agreed to teach her provided that she doesn't abuse his teachings and helps him with his physical therapy. For some reason or another, Danny was healing a lot slower than he should be.

"RRRAAAAUGH!" roared Leena as she attacked Danny.

Both were dressed in Martial Arts Gis and were sparring out in the hangar. Leena was wearing a white karate Gi with a yellow belt while Danny was wearing a black Gi that was baggier than Leena's. The Gi has red trimmings and Danny has a red martial arts belt tied around his waist.

Neither were wearing any shoes so they could get a better feel for their environment and get a better grip on the ground.

Leena spun around to deliver a roundhouse kick to Danny's head, but her attack was easily caught and deflected by her more experienced teammate. Danny in turn simply grabbed her arm and threw her to the ground before planting his foot on her stomach.

"Alright, young grasshopper. I think we're done for now." Danny said with a grin.

Leena grunted in pain and sat up, trying to ignore the pain in her back. If there's one thing she's developing from these sparring sessions, it's definitely pain tolerance.

"Looks like I still can't beat the master of the Dragon School of Martial Arts. Ain't that right, Ryu-Sennin?" Leena asked with a coy smirk.

Ryu-Sennin. A martial artist name given to Danny by the previous master of the Dragon School of Martial Arts. A style that is meant to utilize hard strikes and fluid movements whilst stomping into each position and blocking as hard as the user strikes. In essence, one must move like the dragon and be as powerful as the dragon.

Danny just smiled and bowed to Leena to symbolize the end of the fight as custom dictates.

"No. But you are most definitely improving." Danny said, offering her a hand. "Can you get up?"

"Yeah. I'll be fine, if a little bruised tomorrow morning." Leena replied.

She accepted her friend and teacher's help in getting up as they walked over to the Zoids. Danny looked up at the Berserk Fury with pride in his eyes, but he also seemed to be contemplating something. Something that Leena took notice of.

"Hey, what's wrong Danny?" Leena asked.

"I was thinking that maybe I should work on Berserk Fury's arsenal a little bit more." Danny replied.

"What do you mean by that?" Leena asked with a raised eyebrow.

Danny just smiled and looked at Leena, his smile seeming to warm her heart every time she saw it.

"Don't get me wrong, Fury's Buster Claws are great and all. And the Charged Particle Cannon is a great weapon in its own right, but I wish he was equipped with a lot more weapons." Danny replied.

And the Fury growled as if agreeing with his pilot.

Leena nodded in understanding. She was kinda the one who is responsible for making the team spend so much on ammo thanks to her trigger happy ways. And she just couldn't seem to connect with the Dibison like so many other pilots before her could. Some pilots of the Dibison might just chalk it up to some sexist reason, but she just knew that the Dibison, while powerful, wasn't her ideal Zoid.

That's when the communicator in the hangar started beeping.

"Danny, Leena! I need you over here." Doctor Toros said over the intercom.

"Why? What's going on, Dad?" Leena asked.

"There's something that came here for Danny and the Berserk Fury." Doc replied.

"Wait, you mean they're here?!" Leena asked excitedly. "Well it's about time! Come on, Danny! You've gotta see these!"

She took off running towards the loading bay where the team keeps the larger Zoid parts like replacement armor. This made for easier storage and made sure that no one would tamper with anything.

Not really understanding what they meant, Danny just hurried after Leena. After all, if she was in such a hurry to see this, then it must be important. They stopped at the sliding door and Leena looked at him with a big grin on her face.

"Danny, I saw how you were eying those parts for the Berserk Fury, so I did a little bit of business with some of those Parts Dealers you told me about. I swore them to secrecy about this order, so that's why they couldn't tell you until the delivery was made. But now, here they are!" Leena explained/exclaimed as she opened the door.

They stepped through and Danny's jaw dropped as he gasped in shock.

"Are those what I think they are?!" Danny asked.

He was treated to three huge metal crates all stacked up on different shelves. The bottom one was white, the middle crate was a really light blue color and the top crate was a bright red color. And each one contains a set of parts specifically for the Berserk Fury.

*Meanwhile, At A Bar For Zoid Warriors…*

Out in a town near the edge of a desert, we find ourselves at a local bar and restaurant where Zoid Warriors of all types come to drink, eat, socialize and relax. And sitting alone at a table with several poker cards in his hand is that same warrior who refused to help the Redfire Team again.

Now that we get a good look at him, we can see what he actually looks like. He was wearing a yellow and grey shirt, and grey pants. He also had a light blue checked headband with two strange appendages that slightly resembled toilet brushes hanging from the back of his head. The headband made his eyes look like thin slits like those of a snake, and spiky purple hair stuck out from the top of his head.

"Jack Sisco."

The now named Jack looked up to see a Zoid Pilot standing next to him just a few feet away.

"I need your help on a job." he said.

"It'll cost you." said Jack.

"How about fifty thousand?" the warrior offered.

But Jack wasn't about to budge for THAT measly pay day.

"Take a hike! I don't work for people unless they have money." Jack said.

The pilot walked away, sighing in disappointment. His next battle was going to be a lot harder without a pilot like Jack Sisco helping his team. So, another pilot got up and decided to try his luck.

"I'll pay. Whatever your price! I need you on my team!" he said.

Seeing that he was being offered a blank check of sorts, Jack at least knows this guy is willing to pay. But there's one more test. He shuffled his hand of cards into the deck, then drew a new hand and placed the cards face down on the table.

"Pick a card, then try and guess what suit it is." Jack said.

"Uh… Clubs." the pilot guessed.

He flipped over his card to reveal it to be a Three of Diamonds. Jack was most certainly not impressed.

"Beat it! If you don't have luck, I don't want to know you." Jack said indifferently.

The pilot gave an exasperated sigh and walked away, leaving Jack alone with his thoughts and cards. He scoffed at the lack of good business and took a drink of his peppermint hide. A decent non alcoholic energy drink. But that's when two new warriors walked up to him. Warriors that I know are not good news.

"You must be Jack Sisco." said a female voice.

Jack set down his drink and looked up to see two teenagers standing across from him. One of them looks african american and wears thick rimmed back glasses with a reddish orange beret on his head. He's also wearing a yellow turtleneck, green cargo pants and a pair of brown hiking boots.

The other looks more like she's a young woman who might have just started college. Her long light brown hair was done up in a ponytail, and she had blue eyes and was wearing red lipstick. Her attire consisted of a black bodysuit that was similar to what snipers wear out on night missions, and black combat boot with light blue gloves to finish the ensemble.

"Allow us to introduce ourselves. I'm Tucker Foley, and this here is Jasmine Fenton. But just call her Jazz. Everyone does." the boy said.

"So?" Jack asked indifferently.

Tucker reached down and pulled up a briefcase before setting it down on the table.

"In that case is an even three million, which should be enough to cover your expenses." Tucker said confidently. "All you need to do is help us beat a certain team, and it's all yours."

NOW, they had Jack's attention. Three million was definitely a decent paycheck, and he won't turn them down without at least testing them.

"Well, it looks like you have enough money. Pick a card and then guess what suit it is." Jack instructed.

Jazz hovered one of her hands over the cards before stopping at the one on the far right.

"This card is the Queen of Hearts." Jazz said.

She flipped it over and sure enough, she was right. Jack let out a low whistle. Looks like he's got a job he can take up.

"So what kinda Zoids do ya got?" Jack asked.

"I pilot my trusty Dark Horn while Jazz is a master with her Konig Wolf." Tucker said, bragging slightly.

Jack whistled again, impressed by the type of Zoids they had. It's not every day that one finds a Konig Wolf in a pilot's possession. Most of them were wiped out in the old war, and the ones that survived the war were often lost to the sands of time.

"So I take it we've got a deal?" Tucker asked.

Jack stood up and put a hand on the boy's shoulder.

"Sure. I'll help you kids out." Jack said.

Several pilots voiced their disappointment in this as Jack and his clients began to walk out of the restaurant. And who can blame them? They got Jack Sisco, one of the greatest mercenary pilots in the world, to work for their team in a Zoid Battle!

"So, who're we going up against?" Jack asked.

"We'll tell you on the way to the base. After that, Jazz and I will issue the challenge and set the parameters. And with you on our team, Jack, this'll be an easy win!" Tucker said.

But Jazz didn't seem so sure. Nothing in life is ever easy! So why does everybody keep saying that?

*Back With The Blitz Team…*

Danny was peering into each container and getting a good look at the parts. And they looked even better than they did in the hologram catalogue!

"These beauties are amazing!" Danny exclaimed.

"I knew you'd love them!" Leena said with a big grin.

The lift moved up to the blue colored container and Danny took a good long look at the parts. The equipment here included twin X-Breakers like those of a Geno Breaker, but the armor looked bulkier and more like the armor the Fury was currently wearing. Only it was light blue.

"Wow! Now these babies will strike fear into anyone who crosses my path!" Danny said in amazement.

Leena laughed at her crush's enthusiasm. He certainly knew good quality parts when he sees them. Being a Junk Dealer before he joined the Blitz Team certainly did help with that.

"I'm glad you like them." Leena said honestly.

Finally, the lift took Danny up to the red container. He looked inside and was impressed. The armor itself was streamlined and built to reduce drag and make the Zoid faster. It would definitely be capable of keeping up with a Zoid like the Lightning Saix. Getting a good look at the equipment, he saw that like the armors before it, the red armor has four anchors to take the recoil of the Berserk Fury's Charged Particle Cannon.

On top of that, it has a 12-Missile Pod that adds a bit of extra long ranged battle ability to the Fury. It also has small Ion Boosters that have a LOT of power to add in plenty of speed to the already impressive base speed increase it would add to the Zoid. But while it doesn't have a lot of weapons, it does still allow access to the Charged Particle Cannon and the Strike Laser Claw.

"Now this baby looks like it'll be perfect for high speed battles!" Danny praised. "So, what's the damage come out to?" Danny asked.

Leena picked up a clipboard that had the required paperwork on it and began to skim over it.

"Well, considering those people knew you, they gave me a nice discount when I mentioned and gave them proof that you're part of our team. So the total is a lot less than it would've been without it. So, I'd say you'll have it all payed off after about fifty wins. Does that sound right?" Leena explained/asked.

Danny took the clipboard and began to think. Fifty wins? That's if they keep winning like they are. And by the time he's payed off the parts, they'll be well on their way to the S-Class competition.

"Yeah, that sounds about right. Unless there's any backyard dealings being done under my name that I should know about?" Danny said, sending a look in Doc's direction.

Doctor Toros smiled nervously and began to sweat a bit from sheer fear of Danny's wrath. He saw what he could do to concrete and a coffee table. He does NOT want to see what could happen to real flesh and blood.

"Nope! Nope! I've learned my lesson!" Doc said.

Danny smiled and signed the papers for the parts, happy that things were beginning to look up.

"We should probably test the parts to see if they work." Jamie said, walking into the room.

"What do you mean?" Doc asked.

"I mean, we should just make sure that everything's ready before we go into battle with them, right?" Jamie said uncertainly.

Doctor Toros hummed in thought and began to walk away.

"Well, truth be told, they aren't actually up and running just yet." Doc said.

"They're not?" Danny asked. "Well, how long will it take to get them working then?"

"Well, the parts themselves are finished. It's just that I haven't figured out a quick and efficient way to attach the parts to the Berserk Fury. Besides, they're meant to function as a set and will look so cool when all of them are on the Fury as a single unit!" Doc said before walking away.

Jamie and Leena sighed at the behavior of the Blitz Team's manager. He was honestly more like a child than he should be.

"Danny, you agree with me, right? We should test the parts before we use them?" Jamie asked.

Danny hummed in thought and looked up at the parts for the Berserk Fury. He smiled as he reached a conclusion.

"Nah, I agree with Doc on this one. These guys know better than to half ass anything they sell to me, so I know the parts work fine. We'll be good to go by our next Zoid Battle!" Danny said. "After all, we can take down anyone who tried to beat our team!"

Danny turned and walked out of the hangar to get some fresh air, leaving Jamie and Leena behind.

"Well, I guess. But… Yeesh. It looks like brute force is all we got." Jamie said.

Leena put a hand on the boy's shoulder and gave him a sympathetic smile. She knows what this is like due to her father's one track mind.

*Later That Night…*

We now find ourselves in the common room of the Blitz Team where we see Doctor Toros balancing upside down on top of his head. His face was turning red from all the blood that was rushing to his brain, and it was warranting some concern from the team.

"Should we even ask?" Brad inquired.

"Well… I thought I might have some sort of breakthrough." Doc replied.

"I think that's enough, Dad." Leena said, concerned for her father's health.

That's when the door slid open and Jamie walked in. And from the look on his face, I'd say he's got news for the team.

"A message just came in from the Battle Commission, guys. We have a Zoid Battle at ten o'clock tomorrow against the Tech Team in Battle Mode 0982." Jamie said.

"Where would that be?" Danny asked.

"Coordinates W06B36." Jamie replied.

He entered the coordinates into the computer and they found that the battlefield was not something that one would expect from the Tech Team.

"A total desert." Brad said.

"No shit, sherlock! But the field's enormous! It must be at least thirty square kilometers!" Danny quipped.

Brad ignored the obvious smart aleck attitude he was getting from his fellow male teammate and gave some useful information to help them in the battle.

"I hear that Jack Sisco uses an Ultra High Speed Lightning Saix, so judging by the location he wants to capitalize on his speed." Brad theorized.

"I'VE GOT IT! I'VE GOT IIIIIIT-OOF!" cried Doctor Toros as he finally lost his balance.

"Doc…?" Danny asked uncertainly.

The good doctor ignored him and sprang up to his feet before running out of the room laughing like a maniac, nearly knocking Jamie over as he did. Ladies and Gentlemen, I think that Danny now fears for the doctor's mental stability.

"I'll never change him." Leena said with a sigh.

"Yeah, I guess your dad has always been like that, huh." Danny said, sounding more like a statement more than a question. "It makes me wish my parents were as understanding as your dad is."

"Why do you say that?" Leena asked.

Looking and seeing all of the curious eyes on him, Danny sighed and sat down on the couch.

"You guys might want to sit down. I have a lot that I need to get off my chest." Danny said.

While the team was confused about this, they sat down anyway. Besides, there was really no point in standing throughout the whole story if it's a long one. Danny sighed as he took a moment to gather his thoughts.

"I wasn't always the Junk Dealer you met me as. I used to live in a town called Amity Park. It's a place where the supernatural seems to really come to life, and my parents are Ghost Hunters there. Because of this, I didn't grow up with many friends. And the only friends I DID have were really only using me to achieve their own goals." Danny explained. "In my sophomore year of Casper High School, I had begun to absorb myself completely into my studies, having ended my friendships with Sam, the girl who fought us with the Champ Team, and a techno geek known as Tucker Foley. We weren't on speaking terms when our friendship ended anyway. But anyway, I had just gotten home from another rigorous day at school when I overheard my parents talking in the kitchen."

Danny paused for a minute to collect his thoughts again. He knew that this next part was not going to be easy for him to explain.

"You see, my parents actually come from two long lines of Ghost Hunting families. So they wanted to turn me and my sister, Jazz, into Ghost Hunters like they are. But since Jazz was already on her way to getting a scholarship to a great college, they didn't want to rip her future away from her. So they made this plan to pull me out of school so they could train me to be a Ghost Hunter like they are." Danny explained.

"But that's not what you wanted. You wanted to pave your own way through life and establish your own future." Brad stated.

Danny nodded in affirmative.

"After hearing what they wanted to do with my life, I'd finally had enough and packed my more important belongings. I left Amity Park in the dead of night and got myself a job as a Junk Dealer, never looked back. The rest, you already know." Danny said.

He got up and started for the door.

"I'm off to bed. The rest of you should be too. We'll need our rest for the battle tomorrow." Danny said.

With that, he left the room and in doing so left three concerned teammates to their thoughts. It was clear that Danny was in serious emotional pain right now, but they didn't know how to help him. But one thing's clear, if anyone else from Amity Park wants to take Danny back there by force, they'll fight with everything they've got to stop them!

*The Next Day…*

The Hover Cargo was well on its way to the site of the battle, but not everyone was prepared. Doctor Toros was snoring away in his usual spot on the command deck.

"Time to wake up! Come on, Doc!" Jamie urged.

Doctor Toros did wake up, but just for a minute.

"I ended up working right through the night working on the Fury's system." Doc said before he fell asleep again.

"Come on, we're almost there!" Jamie said, trying to get Doctor Toros to stay awake.

The Hover Cargo eventually made it to the Battlefield and stopped as it prepared the catapult to launch the team's Zoids. The first to launch was the Berserk Fury. Next came the Command Wolf. And finally, the Dibison jumped off of its own launch pad and into the Battlefield.

A few miles away, a Judge Capsule crashed into the ground. And Danny noticed that in each battle, the Judge stayed as far away from the Zoids as possible.

"The Judge sure does like to keep his distance." Danny observed.

The Judge Capsule rose up from its crater and opened up before rotating in a semi circle as the Judge began to scan the Battlefield.

"The area within a thirty mile radius is a designated Zoid Battlefield. This zone is now restricted! Only competitors and personnel have authorized entry. Danger! All others must leave the area at once! Area scanned… Battlefield set up. The Blitz Team versus the Tech Team. Battle Mode 0982. Ready… FIGHT!"

The gong sounded and Danny got pumped up and ready to fight.

"Alright, let's do this!" Danny said.

"Our enemy's thirty kilometers away. What's there to do?" Brad asked.

"We should at least stay together until we've confirmed their location." Leena suggested.

"Roger that!" Danny said in agreement.

The Blitz Team's Zoids began the long and slow journey to try and find their enemies, but little did they know that the enemy was waiting for them. And it's true, because now we can see two new Zoids with Jack's Lightning Saix. A standard Dark Horn and a black Konig Wolf with a Dual Sniper Rifle mounted on its back.

"The battle's started, guys." Jazz said.

"So Jack, what's our plan of attack?" Tucker asked.

"It's very simple. You just need to follow two rules." Jack replied.

Tucker began grinning like a maniac.

"WOW, that IS simple! So…?"

"Keep moving and keep firing." Jack said.

Now THAT kinda confused Tucker. And I mean REALLY confused him, because that sounded like something a Halo player would do.

"What kinda rule is that?!" Tucker asked.

"Trust me, you just need to keep moving and avoid being hit. You both will need to bombard the enemy team with constant fire." Jack said. "Far too many pilots try to copy the same tactical maneuvers as my Lightning Saix, even if it's beyond their Zoid's capabilities. And with you two knowing the limits of your own Zoids, I know you're not foolish enough to try and keep up."

Tucker scowled at that, but swallowed his pride. He knew that Jack had them beat. For now, they'd just need to follow Jack's plan until they think of something else.

Back with the Blitz Team, they had finally made it to about the halfway point after a bit of walking and spotted something.

"Enemy Zoids approaching towards us!" Leena reported.

And sure enough, the three Zoids that made up the Tech Team made it to meet up with the Blitz Team. And Jack was a bit surprised at the appearance of a certain Zoid.

"A Tyrannosaurus Zoid…! Never seen one like that before." Jack said to himself. "Let's start, Tucker!"

"Tucker?" Danny asked.

Two faces that Danny had hoped to never see again appeared on his screen, and the young man instantly scowled as his eyes began to glow with anger.

"You two…!" growled Danny.

"Danny, come on! You've been gone from Amity Park for three years now! It's time to come home!" Tucker said. "We'll even offer you this deal. If your team wins you'll get double the usual prize money and we'll back off for a little while. But if we win, you come back to Amity Park with us!"

"Please, little brother! I really don't want to fight you!" Jazz pleaded.

"Well tough luck! You should have thought of that before you issued this challenge! And you better abide by your word when we win!" Danny growled before shutting off his communications with Jazz and Tucker.

"Well, that was a little huffy." said Jack as he appeared on Danny's screen. "Ah, well. I probably wouldn't be able to wrap my head around any of this anyway. Name's Jack Sisco, and I've never lost a battle."

Danny smirked in challenge at the Lightning Saix pilot.

"Naomi Flugel had the same rep, and yet she lost to me." Danny said. "Now let's get this show on the road!"

The Fury roared as it took off after Jack, utilizing its thrusters for flight, but the Lightning Saix took off at speeds far greater than the Berserk Fury. Jack smirked as he poured on the speed.

"Come on, scale belly!" taunted Jack.

He made his Lightning Saix go faster just as the Berserk Fury shot a few blasts from the Beam Cannons hidden in its buster Claws. The shots missed, and this also left Danny wide open to an attack. An opportunity that Jack took advantage of, shooting the Fury before running away again.

"Ugh! He's fast…!" muttered Danny.

And while Jack was dealing with Danny, Brad and Leena were having their own share of troubles against Tucker and Jazz. Brad was up against Jazz and her Konig Wolf, but his mind wasn't on the battle. And this lead to his Zoid getting pinned down by the enemy.

"You know, the Command Wolf is supposed to be the predecessor of my Konig Wolf, but it doesn't seem to be holding its own against my Zoid!" Jazz said arrogantly.

She proceeded to have her Konig Wolf bite down on the Command Wolf and tear out a chunk of armor that not only dealt damage to the Zoid, but it also froze Brad's combat system. Brad meanwhile, was still thinking about what he did during the fight with the Backdraft Group. How he was selfish and only helped out with the promise of money.

He closed his eyes and slammed his hand down on the Command Wolf's control panel.

"Why…? Why am I such a…?"

"HANG ON, BRAD!" shouted Leena.

She fired a mad barrage from the Dibison's Megalomax Cannon and hit it with so much force, the smaller Zoid was sent flying a ways away before it tumbled across the ground, skidding to a stop as its combat system was frozen.

"That'll teach you!" Leena said smugly.

But she was soon grunting and bracing herself as the Dark Horn began shelling her Dibison. She should have remembered to watch her back at all times during the battle.

"YOU'RE NOT GETTING AWAY!" Danny declared.

He activated the Fury's Ion Boosters and tried to catch up to Jack and his Lightning Saix, but it was no good. He just isn't fast enough to catch up to Jack.

"You're too slow kid! Save your energy!" Jack taunted.

He poured on the speed and his Lightning Saix once again zoomed nearly out of sight of the Berserk Fury. Danny growled and gritted his teeth as he thought about the chances of Tucker and Jazz dragging him back to Amity Park. And he wasn't about to EVER let that happen!

"I'll never catch up at this rate! Doc, let me use Fury's new components!" Danny said over the comm system.

"GREAT! I thought you'd never ask!" Doctor Toros exclaimed, instantly waking up. "I stayed up all night working on them. Now, do you want to use the Sturm Fury, or maybe the Jagd Fury?"

"Not those ones, Doc. Get ready to mobilize the Zenebas Fury." Danny ordered.

"The Zenebas Fury… I'm on it!" Doctor Toros said.

The Fury walked up the ramp to the inside of the Hover Cargo and walked onto a platform where they usually launch the Zoids from the catapult. But this time, something else was going on. Danny activated the CAS System and jettisoned the Fury's armor and Buster Claws just as several robot arms moved out of the walls and began to remove it all.

"Berserk Fury secured on the Maintenance Deck!" Jamie announced.

Once all of the armor and the Buster Claws were removed from the Fury and pulled into the walls, revealing them to be storage areas, the walls began rotating as the new system was being selected.

"Fury… Your new system's called 'Zenebas'." Danny said to his Zoid.

He then pushed the controls forward and the walls to the inside of the Hover Cargo stopped rotating before opening up to reveal the bright red armor that is the Zenebas unit.

First the armor for the head was snapped into place. Next came the body, then the legs and arms, and finally the tail. The Ion Boosters were also mounted onto the Fury's back where they were supposed to go. To complete the armor change, the interior of the cockpit changed as well. The seat for the pilot was made to lean back in order to reduce the strain on the pilot and prevent whiplash.

The arms that held the armor retracted back into the walls just as Danny ran a systems check to make sure everything was fine. Seeing no anomalies, the platform was raised to the catapult to prepare for launch.

"Zenebas Fury CAS complete!"

As the Catapult launched Danny and the Fury, he had just one thing to say in this situation.

"GO ZENEBAS!"

The Fury was launched from the catapult and immediately took off running faster than it ever ran before. And it didn't even need to use the thrusters to gain the necessary speed. But Leena was having her own troubles against the Dark Horn and its obnoxious pilot's flirting.

"C'mon, babe, stop playing hard to get! You know you want to try the Foley experience!" Tucker said to Leena with a lecherous smirk.

"You think I'd EVER let someone like you touch me?! NOT EVEN IN YOUR DREAMS!" roared Leena.

She fired her Dibison's signature Burnout attack at the Dark Horn and managed to land every hit, making Tucker cry out in outrage as his Combat System froze just like Jazz's. And as for Jack, he was beginning to regret not doing something to stop those two reckless pilots.

"Maybe I should've just had them provide covering fire with a couple of Cannon Tortoises." Jack said to himself.

That's when his computer began to beep with a warning. He looked at it and saw a yellow blip approaching him at high speeds.

"Object approaching from the rear."

And out of the hot desert sun, a red torpedo of prehistoric power was running to catch the Lightning Saix as it ran with speeds previously inaccessible to it. The Zenebas Fury was soon running right alongside the Lightning Saix, making Jack's eyes widen in shock.

"The Tyrannosaurus…! How can that Zoid keep up with me?!" Jack questioned.

Danny roared in fury as he had the Zenebas Fury ram into the side of Jack's Lightning Saix. From within the cockpit, Jack's eyes were wide with shock before he grinned and his eyes narrowed with determination.

"Looks like we've got ourselves a challenge, Lightning Saix!" Jack said to his Zoid.

He pushed a button and activated the Saix's Ion Boosters causing the Cheetah Zoid to take off at hypersonic speeds, and creating a sonic boom in the process. But Danny was ready for him this time.

"Activating Zenebas Ion Boosters!"

The small boosters opened up and the Fury hopped up while activating his thrusters and zoomed off at 600 km/h, being more than a match for the speed of Jack and his Lightning Saix. And Jack was beginning to see that he wouldn't be able to outrun this opponent so easily.

"I can't shake him! I… I don't understand what's going on!" Jack said to himself.

He began to grin as he felt his blood boil from sheer excitement.

"It's been a long time since I had a rush like this! Now, let's see how he handles taking on a pro!"

Jack intensified his speed and the two Zoids were soon ramming into each other as they ran/flew at top speed to try and get an edge against each other. And within the cockpit of the Fury, Danny was beginning to feel the strain of a High Speed Battle.

"Ggghk! Hrrrrnn! I don't think I can keep this up for much longer…!" grunted Danny.

"Oh yeah! This is what I've been waiting for!" Jack said, excitement clear in his voice.

The two speeding Zoids veered off course of each other and gained some distance before they charged once again. And neither one showed any signs of slowing down.

"So you wanna play chicken, huh? THEN WE'LL SEE WHO'S THE CHICKEN!" declared Danny.

"LET'S GO!" yelled Jack.

The Lightning Saix and the Zenebas Fury ran top speed before leaping into the air with their claws poised to strike. They roared in challenge as they passed each other and landed on their feet. The Lightning Saix turned around to face the Fury and Jack appeared on Danny's screen. He was smiling and seemed to be satisfied with the outcome.

"Well, I guess this is a first. I've lost this one…"

The right leg of the Lightning Saix fell off as the Zoid collapsed to the ground with its system frozen.

"The battle is over! The battle is over! The winner is… the Blitz Team!"

Once both pilots had taken a moment to calm down from the adrenaline rush they'd gotten from the battle, they stepped out of their Zoids and met out of the field.

"So what's your name, warrior?" Jack asked.

"Daniel. No surname. But you can call me Danny. And this here is my partner, the Berserk Fury."

"Berserk Fury, huh? Very impressive acceleration." Jack praised.

"Thanks. I was about to say the same about your Lightning Saix." Danny admitted.

"Next time, how about you and I go one on one?" Jack offered.

Danny shrugged and massaged his left shoulder. The speed he and the Fury were moving at nearly turned him into a living pancake.

"Thanks for the offer, but I'm gonna have to pass. High speed battles are real murder on the body." Danny said.

"You're one of the rare few men who understand that. But you should probably expect another battle from me soon. I gave those guys a pass so if they want to hire me for another battle, I'll work for free." Jack said. "Well, take care Danny."

And with that, Jack left to get his Gustav and load up his Lightning Saix. He just had this gut feeling that the Berserk Fury and a pilot by the title of Phantom Fury will become well known in the future.

*To Be Continued…*

Ending Narration (Danny): Leena's Dibison is heavily damaged! What kind of Zoid did that to her?! The Backdraft Group tries to mess with our battle again, but this time they bring in a new Zoid with perfect offensive AND defensive abilities! Why won't they leave us alone?!

Next time, on Phantom Fury; The Dark Giant: The Invincible Elephander! We've got to defeat the Invincible Elephander. Ready…? FIGHT!