AN- Hello, ShadowRebirth37 here!! Yeah, I have officially put The Dark Savior on hiatus for a little while, at least while I work on my other fics, including this one. Lol. Now, you all know The Dark Savior was the first fic I really ever made, but this fic was the first genuine fic that I made just for this site. I made it, like the first drabbles for Of Zoids and Organoids, after my OGT prep in January. This is one of my favorite fics, both because it is Ibeyla's main fic, and that this is one of my first really shots at fanfiction that tried to write before I got this account. Btw, this will be told in first person, from Ibeyla's POV. Don't nag me if Raven seems OOC, because this is before he was turned into an emotionless soldier, and if you've seen the episode 'The Distant Stars', you know he was pretty nice (and adorable ;D) as a kid. Lol. Enough of my yapping, here's chapter 1- A New Arrival!!

Disclaimer: Nope, I do not own Zoids. I only own Ibeyla, Obscura, all my other OCs, and my fics. Raven, no, he's not mine. T.T

.:Chapter 1- A New Arrival:.

"Ibeyla, come here! There's someone I want you to meet!!" I heard Prozen shout for me from down the hall.

"Coming!!" I shouted back, hastening my speed as I got ready. I ran a comb through my long midnight-blue hair, before I tied it into a long pony-tail, leaving a little down to frame my pale-skinned face and partly obscure my bright emerald eyes, which were brighter than most peoples'. My mark shined in the light filtering in through the partly opened curtains, giving it the illusion that it was glowing. My mark was a sapphire orb surrounded by four triangles, and fourteen violet orbs between the circle and the triangles. In between the four triangles were four smaller triangles, and all of the triangles were the same color as the orb (just picture a compass rose with a circle in the middle which is surrounded by fourteen tiny purple circles). Even though I was only around eight, I was really energetic and a good runner, and was pretty strong from my age.

"Ibeyla! Hurry up and come here!" Prozen shouted for me again, and by his voice I could tell his patience was wearing thin.

"Hold on a minute!!" I yelled back, hurrying to get ready faster. I quickly threw on my black shoes and my sapphire blue cloak, which hung down to my waist, partly covering the deep teal shirt I was wearing.

"Obscura, I want you to stay here." I half-whispered to the light blue hulk asleep on my bed. A sleepy growl was my only answer, but it was good enough for me. "Good girl." I whispered, slipping out the door and closing it with a soft click. I turned and ran down the hall as fast as I could, trying to find out where Prozen was shouting from. Even though I had only been at the base for a little over a month, I knew it like the back of hand.

"Ibeyla, I'm…" Prozen started to shout, but I rounded the turn and saw him before I could finish.

"I'm right here!" I cut him off as I ran over to him, gasping for breath.

"Good, there you are…" he said, smirking, "… there's someone I want you to meet."

"Who?" I asked, but then I saw the little child around my age standing a little behind him, like he was scared of me.

"This is Raven. I found him out alone in the desert and brought him back for training. You both need someone to talk to, and I'm sure you'll both be good training partners." Prozen said, motioning to the ebony-haired child still hiding behind him.

"Raven, this is Ibeyla. I found her alone in the desert, like you. She's a good Zoids pilot, and I'm sure she could teach you a thing or two about piloting Zoids." Prozen chatted to the young boy, "I'm going to go get your Zoids ready for training at 1:10, why don't you get settled in? Ibeyla will show you to your room, which is number three-eighteen, and will show you around the rest of the base." He added quickly as he turned and walked towards the Zoids hanger.

"Hello Raven! Why don't I show you around? If you don't know your way around, you'll get lost in here forever!!" I said, smiling. He just looked at me, like he wasn't sure if I was going to be friendly or hurt him. "Oh c'mon, Raven! I won't bite! What's wrong?" I asked inquisitively, trying to get some kind of reaction from him. With that, he looked up at me sadly, and I wondered what was wrong.

"What's wrong, Raven?" I asked, my happy expression gone. He just stared at me with his grey-violet eyes, still not moving or saying anything. "I know what'll cheer you up!" I shouted suddenly, making him jump slightly, "Some candy!!" I grabbed his arm and literally dragged him into the mess hall. It was all but deserted, but I saw some food was already being set out for lunch.

"Wait here!" I told him as I ran over to the kitchen, shouting inside. "Hey Lydia, do you have any candy?" Lydia soon produced some candy, handing it to me.

"Now, don't eat this all at once, or you'll have a heart-attack!!" She joked, lightly tapping my arm with a wooden spoon.

"Don't worry; I'm not going to eat it all!" I replied, smirking. Even though I had only been here a little while, I had made friends in 'high places'. I ran back over to where Raven was now sitting, and spilled my treasure all over the table. Raven stared at all of the candy with a shocked expression, and looked up at me as I ate a piece of chocolate.

"Go on, it's really good! You need to get your strength up!" I mumbled through the chocolate stuffed in my mouth. He picked up a small piece of piece of candy and popped it in his mouth, but quickly spit it out, coughing.

"Careful, those are really sour!!" I laughed at his expression. He started to laugh as well, especially after I started to choke on the chocolate that was still in my mouth. We quickly finished and threw away the trash, and started out.

"Thanks Lydia!!" I shouted as we walked out. I didn't catch her answer, for by the time she heard us we were already outside and in the hallway. I spent the rest of the hour showing Raven around the base part of the palace, and eventually we made our way to the Zoids hanger. Raven became downcast all of a sudden, and I wondered why as I walked towards a particular, white, Rev Raptor.

"This is my Zoid!! It's a modified Rev Raptor I call Ghost Raptor!!" I couldn't help but smile in pride at my Zoid. Raven only mumbled something, and I turned to him. "What's wrong, Raven? Does my Raptor scare you?" I asked jokingly, trying to get him to laugh.

"I… I don't really like Zoids…" was Raven's eventual answer. I was shocked, how could someone not like Zoids?! I thought about it, and had a brilliant idea.

"Raven, there's someone I think you need to meet!!" I yelled, grabbing his arm and leading him out of the hanger, towards my room.

"Who?" Raven asked, obviously very confused.

"You'll see…" I replied with an evil grin.

AN- Raven's cute as a kid. XP Lol. This fic will be really cute, and although it starts out before CC, it will eventually go into events and will be canon. And for the last freaking time, this is not a Mary-Sue fic! Anyway, I hope y'all like this fic so far!! I'm sorry this chapter was so short, but I wanted to save Raven's hilarious encounter with Obscura for next chapter. This fic will be funny, but will also have some serious parts, such as intense Zoid fights and such. You'll like it. Again, this was the very first fic I wrote exclusively for this site, so the first few chapters may seem a little awkward. This is my second main fic, like The Dark Savior. And like The Dark Savior, this fic will have a side project, called Lost. It'll be even funnier and cuter than this fic!! Lol. I'll get the first chapter typed up sometime. Anyway, please review!! Anonymous reviews are welcome and will be replied to in my profile!! Just so ya know, all flamers will be fed to Leiden and Geier!!

Ibeyla :P