Silent Assault™
                      (Chapter 1)
                     By: New Vega

    "Damn! It's hot in here." I got up and got dressed. "Liz what's the
    temperature in the resting quarters?"(Liz is my computer) A female
    voice says,"It is 97 degrees Fahrenheit." "Man! It gets hotter every
    day down here!" In the kitchen, "Liz, give me the usual." Waffle
    crisp! My favorite! I can't get enough of it. After eating I walked to
    my AC bay. I sat down at my master controls. "Liz, connect me with
    Nervous Command." "Locating…logged in." "Damn it! Still stuck in the
    2nd rank in A class." "You have 1 message. Do you want to read?"
    "Yes." "Opening message…Opened."
               _______________________________________________________________              RE:???
              SUB:???
    Welcome. I've been observing your progress in the arena. I'm pleased!
    I didn't picture you making it this far. I look forward to engaging in
    combat with you.              ________________________________________________________________
    "He wants to battle, then I'll give him a battle! Got to upgrade my AC
    first. Liz, bring up a list of my extra Parts." "List completed." 
    "Replace my right and left arm weapons with karasawas." "Unhooking
    machine gun on right arm…unhooking moonlight on left arm…replacing old
    weapons…weapon replacement complete."  I observed my automated cranes
    as they discharged both weapons, boxed them carefully, and affixed my
    new ones. "Now for a paint job. First color-midnight blue, Second
    color-neon blue, third color… After fifteen minutes I was done tuning
    up my AC.
  "Liz, give me a chart showing AC condition." "Creating chart…chart
  complete."  "Armor-100%, radiator-100%, generator-100%, radar-100%,
  stability……100%. Everything is fully functional." I walked up my
  detachable stairs to my AC, jumped into my AC cockpit, locked the
  cockpit door, and had a seat at my AC's control panel. I have been
  battling for a lengthy period of time so my body is used to the g-force.
  "Liz, activate my hologram visual screen and HUD." "Screen and HUD
  activated."  "Time to kick some ass!