Hiltz's transport, the Hammer Kaizer, rises into orbit. Fiona reports to Hermann and tells him what's happening. She and Moonbay can't fly that high because their Pteras's wings are damaged. Then Hiltz makes a transmission to all bases and Zoids. He's looking at a city and asks Hermann what it's called. Hermann won't say, but Hiltz says that it won't need a name soon. The Death Stinger fires a charged particle beam and destroys the city. Hiltz says that that's just the beginning. He's going to destroy New Helic City, the Republican capital city. Hermann reports to the President that their weapons can't reach the Hammer Kaiser, so the plan is to get two Storm Sworders into space to destroy it. He gets Moonbay and Fiona to get the Zoids ready quickly. Van and the others are going to the base when they are attacked by some of Hiltz's men. Hiltz destroys a lab with a telescope that was being used to track his location.

Van stays to fight Hiltz's men with some help from ally troops. Irvine and Thomas are going to pilot the Storm Sworders. In a desert, Raven looks sadly at Shadow, who was turned to stone, in the Geno Breaker's claw. Riece watches him take off. The Republicans have picked up the Hammer Kaizer on radar and have a little over an hour before it will be in range to fire a charged particle beam. Hiltz destroys whatever he wants that's on his path. Thomas and Irvine get to the base where the Storm Sworders are. Fiona's worried about Van, but Moonbay tries to cheer her up. Van's still fighting Hiltz's men, but more Zoids show up to fight him. Van's allies are really damaged, but Van doesn't give up.

Irvine and Thomas suit up. They will have to be careful, since they will be traveling so fast that any sudden movements will tear the Storm Sworders apart. Then they get into the Zoids and are launched. They fly up towards the Hammer Kaizer with the help of some extra boosters, which are jettisoned when they get high enough. They fire missiles at the transport, but miss. Hiltz used electromagnetic jamming to lock the missiles onto a decoy target. Hermann wants Irvine and Thomas to come back, but they refuse to give up. They fly right towards the transport and dodge fire by maneuvering slightly. They open the blades on the Storm Sworders' wings and slice through each side of the transport.

The Hammer Kaizer falls and crashes on the planet. Irvine and Thomas fly down to check it out. They think that the Death Stinger was destroyed, but then a charged particle beam shoots out of the wreckage and clips the wings of the Storm Sworders. The Death Stinger survived the crash and crawls out of the wreckage heading towards New Helic City. Van has beat all of Hiltz's men, though his Zoid was damaged badly, and then he sees Riece's blue Geno Saurer. Raven arrives at his old home with Shadow.

Quotes:

"That was just an appetizer. For the main course I've decided to eliminate you." -Hiltz
"You're one of the best Zoid pilots around and if Van thinks you can do it, then that's good enough for me." -Thomas Schubaltz
"We're not completely unarmed, Hermann." -Irvine
"They're heading straight for him, dodging his fire by inches. I really hope those guys know what they're doing." -Hermann