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| - The bandits try and take the treasure, however during the handover Zeke and Moonbay manage to surprise the bandits and momentarily gain the upper hand. This swiftly ends when the bandits take Fiona hostage. Calling their bluff, Irvine dared them to kill Fiona. He knew very well that she was their only defence. If they actually did try and kill her, he would swiftly kill all of them. Thus the bandits were caught out, they could not actually harm Fiona, and were caught without a bargaining chip. With Caesar revived, Van takes aim at the bandits.
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| - The bandits try and take the treasure, however during the handover Zeke and Moonbay manage to surprise the bandits and momentarily gain the upper hand. This swiftly ends when the bandits take Fiona hostage. Calling their bluff, Irvine dared them to kill Fiona. He knew very well that she was their only defence. If they actually did try and kill her, he would swiftly kill all of them. Thus the bandits were caught out, they could not actually harm Fiona, and were caught without a bargaining chip. This quickly changed as one of the Bandit's appeared in a Redler. Van and Zeke try and take chase, but ultimately fail in catching up to the flying Zoid. When Irvine confronts Van, he finds him moping amongst the dunes, revelling in his inability to protect Fiona. Yet Irvine presses his buttons, insulting Van's father. The comment immediately grabbed Van's attention (and got Irvine punched clean in the face) it gave Van the resolution to take back Fiona and retain the treasure clutched firmly in his hand. The next day, Van and Moonbay decide to take the handover, they meet the bandits and offer up the treasure when Fiona is presented for trade. Yet the bandits don't stop there, they also insist for Zeke as payment for one night's board keeping Fiona. Van agrees to hand Zeke over, but rather than doing so peacfully, he launches Zeke right at the bandit. Zeke manages to tackle the bandit, take the treasure, and rescue Fiona, all in one fell swoop. They begin to flee in Irvine's Zoid, but are swiftly chased by the Redler. They couldn't outrun the Zoid, and burrowing wouldn't evade their tracing. Instead they rely on Caesar, the Zoid appeared at the sound of gunfire. Van promptly returned the treasure to the Shield Liger's cockpit. Although Caesar defeated the Redler, there was no time for celebration. A massively powerful long-range shot pierced Caesar. Cutting all the way through the liger, the shell revealed to have come from the Red Horn equipped with a powerful imperial rail cannon. Van, immediately attempted fusion, even knowing it was impossible. He pleaded for anyone to help open Caesar's heart so that Zeke could heal it. He could not bear the loss of another Zoid, not after the death of Zeke (the Command Wolf). Fiona responds to his cries, and Van finds himself inside the memories of Caesar. He finds that Caesar was waiting for a worth pilot to replace Jadow, someone who would love Zoids so much that they shed tears over a Zoid. Van was such a person. With Caesar revived, Van takes aim at the bandits.
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