<em><strong>Time Frame: 2 days after the date, 1 day after Beth and Mira's public service announcement = 12th day</strong></em><br/><br/><span class="bbc_u">Jareth's second preliminary match</span><br/><br/>Jareth got the mail yesterday about his next opponent. Considering his mech had not been harmed seriously he was expected to be ready. Consider his disaster date he was not really in mood but if he refuses it is viewed in bad light. He sighed and opened mail to read the match up.<br/><br/><em>Hmmm, this is interesting.</em><br/><br/>Jareth will be facing Mitch Helbert, nicknamed as 'The Scorpion' because of his mech and also his ruthless nature in business world. Shutting down orphanages, hospitals and schools to buy property and rebuild something new and modern in spot. He is sponsored pilot with expensive mech. His mech is lightweight but has most advanced weapon tech in use. Laser powered cutters working as scissors in scorpion, pair of heavy turrets with explosive ammo as teeth, eight legs which support the frame and constantly empowered with fusion power increase mobility speed. Most lethal tough is the tail, which fires of electric plasma pulse beam which is actually something what could penetrate Jareth's thick shell. But problem was that Mitch can only use it sparsely in combat and it drains his powers away from his legs. Also Mitch is known to hack and find any structural weaknesses in mech with advanced scanning sensor.<br/><br/><em>Ouch, seems someone in MBF did not like me wrecking Mira's mech.</em><br/><br/>Jareth then made some secret adjustments to his mech and thinked plan ahead of time how to beat scorpion, which is ranged combatant who is far faster than him and likely fast enough dodge bullets or weapons in his use. Also nasty laser scissors, which may cut some important parts if let come close.<br/><br/><span class="bbc_u"><em>In Field</em></span><br/><br/>Jareth arrives with his mech on battlefield, this time a rocky mountain terrain with some thick forest. The trees would not reach even up to his knees but scorpion is lower than tree line. Scorpion appears top of the hill with his mech.<br/><br/><div class="floatleft">(http://coherentlighthouse.com/scorpion_zoid.jpg)</div>Netcom is tested and Jareth sends signal to Mitch; "Jareth calling for Mitch, over." There is chuckling as reply and then Mitch says; "Mitch hear clearly, impressive record there Jareth. Wrecked each mech so far in amateur league and now Mira Malrain. But I give stop to your win record sir nobody! Rookies like you should play with your antiques in road freak shows." Jareth actually grows quite pissed off to the guy already and he replies; "Then come try do so dick."<br/><br/>The fight starts and in blur Mitch's mech dived into woods and disappeared! Trees do shake and sway from way of from Scorpion mech but it also moves in difficult terrain rapidly! Jareth knows he cannot track nor catch scorpion so he launches his grenade launcher. Into sky he fires metal spheres, which suddenly sprout spikes?! The metal spheres fall into woods, and then pounce back up! One the mines suddenly dived towards woods and exploded! Mitch whistles in Netcom; "My, creative. Magnetic location pounce mines. But they help little against my sting!" A heavy turret fire fires off from the forest, sniping off the magnetic pounce mines from distance and exploding them. Jareth lifts his rifle and fires off round towards the woods where heavy turret fire came from, shredding the forest in process but there was no sign of Scorpion nor monitors registered any hits done with his attack. Jareth thought;<em>"Damn slippery guy, he's damn fast."</em><br/><br/>Then suddenly he feels something bumped to his leg, and instantly loudly red alarms screamed on his screen! He saw both his legs had been cut off! No.....the power wires which give his legs power had been cut off, from back of his knees! Mitch chuckled in Netcom; "Awww, what's the matter? Did I sweep your legs off mate?" Jareth tried every security measure but simple fact was that he was immobilised! He could not move! Scorpion then boldly leaped from the woods! Jumping to his gun arm he knocks his rifle off from his hand along with heavy turret fire to his face! Punching some nasty scrapping to his metal surface but his scissors cutted plates off from arm which held the rifle.<br/><br/>Scorpion then boldly stood in middle of the woods, raising it's tail up and starting charge the electric plasma beam and he laughed; "That much from the giant called Jareth! Surrender or I blast your precious battery to moon!" Jareth, disarmed and immobilised he had practically lost, but he replied; "I dare you Mickey Mouse, let's see is your toy gun able penetrate my hide." Mitch replied; "You asked for this!" His tail glows brightly, purple rays collect up into tight sphere before it fires off towards Jareth's mech! Firing directly towards his battery which is located in groin section of the mech. Blast hits and drills through all layers of the armor! Blowing away the battery and causing Jareth's mech shiver, shake and then collapse forward. Mitch cackles and moves sluggish slow steps towards Jareth's mech. The beam drained the booster power from legs quite while but he has won! He climbs atop Jareth's mech back and activating laser scissors he clips them and says; "Now, to time write 'Owned' on your back so deep you need complete new back side...." Suddenly Jareth's mech's sliced arm grabs on tail of Mitch's mech! Swing it around on it's back crashing into woods! Mitch's mech buckles and writhes around, trying buck up to it's legs but tail is pinned down and so he cannot turn around! Nor his scissor arms can reach down all way to his tail!<br/><br/>Jareth's mech rised up to elbows, red eyes gleaming from helm of Jareth's mech. Jareth speaks from Netcom; "Spare battery implanted in you jack ass, you fell for my trap like simple minded bug as you are." Jareth raises up his fist, which starts crackle in red energy! Building up for King's fist finisher move! Mitch screams in Netcom; "S-Stop! Jareth, stop! I surrender! Do not hit me with that thing!" Jareth reply is just mere scrapper which says; "SShhhzzz Not.....ssbbbzzz enough....sshhhzzz power......sshhhzzz for Netcom......Bbzzzz repeat?" Jareth was grinning in his pilot seat, he had pressed button which causes his Netcom malfunction, on purpose.<br/><br/><em>This is for calling my mech suited for road freak show!</em><br/><br/>Jareth's fist reached full charge and he slammed down in powerful impact on Mitch's mech! Mitch had activated his rescue pod and thrown out before fist connected. But end result was same as with Mira; complete annihilation of his mech. Again the pilot department is untouched by the damage or attack what fist caused.<br/><br/><span class="bbc_u"><em>After the match</em></span><br/><br/>Since the match the fans and folks who had seen both Jareth's matches had given him a nick name; Jareth Herman 'The wrecker'. His performance split opinions, other side is thrilled and loving him to trash mechs (even if not direct fans but those folks like see mechs roughened up by him). Other side is devastated by his brutality and merciless nature. Especially among many pilots he gives them chills already. As 95% total destruction of mech means to most months of repairs....if not outright step out from league from this season! However considering Jareth's damages he will not be while on field, but the card was pulled already for his final third preliminary match.<br/><br/><span class="bbc_u"><em>In Jesse's Office</em></span><br/><br/>Jess office one her secretaries brings in envelope, it's one from the newer pilots. It was pilot meant for Jareth's third match. It is resignation paper. Reason for it read below; "Sponsors backed off from supporting me. They scared about Jareth landing King's Fist on my mech. I go bankrupt if I enter match with Jareth without sponsor so I have to sign out."