Armouron: The Caged Griffin by Richard Dungworth
The Armouron - Elite warriors who banded together centuries ago to fight for justice and for freedom. Planet Earth - Under the control of a huge corporation, led by the power-mad Chairman. The Cadets - Trainee gladiators at the Nu-Topian Academy - where something is very, very wrong. Salt - The grizzled old master of the armour workshop, with a secret in his past. The Story - A non-conformist group living an outlaw existence just outside the perimeter of the city has become a thorn in the Chairman's side. He decides to act but reckons without the groups' unexpected allies, the Amouron. Through secret tunnels the Armouron put up a desperate fight to help the outlaws. But as the Chairman's military chief captures the outlaws under an electromagnectic shield, time looks to be running out...