Test: Glass Soldiers.

"Faster!" Commander Excell's voice shouted through the earpiece making Ace's helmet echo with the voice as he twist the acceleration even harder and the engine of his motorcycle roared below him. Swiftly he passed car after car in pursuit of the black van that had left the Central Hospital. "Cerberus has cut off their escape over the north bridge."

This was the second assault on a hospital this week Ace thought as he tracked the van through his helmet's blue visor. If they could catch that van they would have a clue what these terrorists were after. He passed car after car struggling to keep his motorcycle on the road. The speed he was going in was above his limit. His vision had been reduced to a tunnel and he made sure to keep that van in the centre of it. All the other cars were just blurs of grey, blue and black.

"Air support is on the way." Commander Excell reported. Pegasi? They could make it this time. "The Police has given us permission to use force." Those were words seldom heard.

"Give me the word and I will transform." Ace replied, smiled as he saw the van slow down in the distance, its brake-lights shone crimson. He did not need to report this. Commander Excell could see it thought the cameras on his helmet. Ace released the acceleration, went down two gears so when the van turned right down a road leading south he was ready to pursuit.

"Axtra believes they will try to escape down the low-bridge and into the slums. Pegasi is heading there. Keep on their tail."

Easier said than done. This street was smaller and crowded with pedestrians. The Police would not allow them to cause civilian casualties but that did not bother the van. He watched as a woman was thrown over the black van and landed on the street before him. Ace had just a moment to react, jerked his motorcycle to the right and up on the side-walk and after he had passed the woman back onto the street.

"They are starting to feel the heat." Commander Excell said. "A ambulance is on the way."

In the distance the street opened up to a larger road. Ace began to slow down. The van didn't. It burst out onto the street. Managed to avoid a first car but the collided with a second. The black van fell on its side and slid along the asphalt while the other car spun into a house and pedestrians screamed.

"Engage!" Those were the words he had been waiting for. Ace brought the motorcycle to a stop just as the back doors of the black van burst open. "Pegasi is on the way." He removed his helmet, looked at the wide metal belt around his belt, its buckle was a intricate, rectangular, device with a slot for a SD memory card at the centre and a small lever. People dressed in black had began to pour out of the truck and began to scatter. He focused on one of them, catching one would be enough. Ace brandishes a SD card and in a single motion he put it into the slot and pushed the lever down. "CHIMERA." A electric voice called from the belt and he pushed the lever down once more.

The transformation was instantaneous for anyone watching but for Ace the sudden light that enveloped him appeared to slowed down time. Scale after scale of metal was added to his body creating a highly flexible suit. His boots were high heeled and heavy. There were reinforced plates added to his thighs, shoulders and back. On the chest of the suit there was a round emblem with a Chimera with the body of a lioness, the tail was a snake and from the spine of the lioness's back grew the head of a goat. Last to attach itself to his body was a helmet with the jaw of a lioness, eyes of a snake and the horns of a goat.

He was back on the scene. His transformation from Ace to Chimera had been successful and he dashed forward towards that person dressed in black that he had set his eyes on. Pushed the lever up just once. "LIONESS." The electrical voice called from the belt. His suit made a few slight adjustments to make the build more suitable for speed and agility. It tightened a bit around his shoulders and waist and crest changed into a lioness and so too did the helmet changed into the head of a lioness.

The dash became a leap as Ace made his way over a car and pounced the fleeing terrorist thrashing the body against the concrete. Aimed a quick blow to the head and remained crouched over his prey checking that it was unconscious. He stood and looked around, most of the other terrorists had escaped into the curious crowd but at least they had one that they could interrogate.

"The Farhstrung Hospital has been attacked." Commander Excell's urgent voice said. "Pegasi is heading there."

Another attack? He looked down at the terrorist at his feet, bent down and removed the black hood and revealed a young man's face. Had they wanted this van to be caught? "This attack might be the real one." He told his commander as he looked towards the sky and the noise coming from there. Pegasi with her wings spread wide flew by as a streak of azure blue towards the east part of the city.

"Roger." Now it wasn't Commander Excell's voice. It was Axtra, the Second in Command. "The police was already at the hospital. They have engaged the terrorists." Her voice had its usual battle calm. "Stay where you are. We have dispatched a Hermes to pick up the package."

Ace pushed the lever on his belt down once. "CHIMERA." The electric voice called and his suit shifted back to the basic shape with the chimera crest on the chest and the lioness, snake, goat helmet "Affirmative." He dragged the unconscious youth over the side of the road. A ambulance arrived on the scene and some time later came a fire truck.

The Hermes unit, a airborne propeller robot with a sizeable cargo hold, came flying over the rooftops. "Pegasi has engaged the terrorists. They are contained inside the lobby." Once again it was Axtra. "I'll load up the body form here. "Get over to the hospital ASAP."

Ace had began running towards his motorcycle before the order had even been given. "On my way." He mounted it and kicked some power into the engine and roared away. It had taken Pegasi the better part of ten minutes to get there by air. In worst case it would take him half an hour. "Is Cerberus on the way?"

"Negative. He has been sent to the Port Hospital. The police are afraid of another attack."

So I need to hurry then. Was his conclusion and as he pushed his engine to the limit as he went down the street. "Keep me informed."

He made a few turns and got out on the main street again. Pegasi was not supposed to fight alone. She was their support unit and either he or Cerberus was meant to stand between her and the enemy. This was why the worry grew in him. Ace sped past car after car and even drove in the wrong direction so he could make time in the thick traffic.

"A few terrorist have fought their way free and continued into the hospital." It was still Axtra speaking. "Pegasi will head inside and try to clear the lobby together with the police."

"Tell her to wait." Ace said.

"It was my order." Axtra added. "Get there and get those terrorists. The east bridge has been raised to prevent escape. That's your quickest way there."

Pegasi. He cared about her but Axtra was also right. They needed to act.

The east bridge was visible, it would not be a problem for him to make the jump, the problem was all the cars clogged at the entrance to the bridge. Ace slowed down and looked around for options. Did not see many and not any good ones so he had to settle for a dangerous one. He twisted the acceleration and continued towards the bridge at high speed. Reached down to his belt and pushed the lever up once. "LIONESS." The electrical voice announced and his suit changed form. He would need the added reaction speed. Began a mental countdown as he approached the cars. Three, two, one. Used the weight of his body to forced the motorcycle into the air. Landed on a roof of the car. Forced the motorcycle into the air once more. Landed on the asphalt now and the path up the bridge was clear. The engine roared to life again, he sped up the bridge and made the jump. Switched back to his basic form, "CHIMERA", and touched down.

"We have confirmed casualties at the hospital." Axtra reported. "Cerberus has engaged no terrorists at Port Hospital."

Ace pushed the motorcycle to the limit. It wasn't far now. He saw that people had gathered at the hospital, the police had secured the entrance and had began to fight away the mob of curious citizens. Another obstacle but this time he had a better solution. He pushed the lever up twice. "GOAT." The electric voice called and the emblem on his chest became the head of a goat, his helmet became the face of a goat and sprouted two horns. The suit grew expansions on the gloves, large rectangular objects containing gun barrels. Ace aimed the motorcycle at the hospital wall, stood up on the saddle and moments before the motorcycle crashed into the wall he jumped.