KP: Zoids New Centry Possible

by Blue Kiwi

Team Possible has been betrayed from within, now they must find allies if they are to survive. Can a friend from Felix's past help.

1. Meetings

Zoids: New Century Possible

Organised under strict rules and regulations, Zoid battles are fighting competitions held upon enormous battle fields using mechanical combat units known as Zoids. The enthusiastic young warriors put their pride on the line and sharpen their skills against one another....

Battle mode approved...

Area scanned.....

Battlefield setup...

Ready.....

Fight!

Zoids - powerful animal-shaped combat mechs - are no longer used in warfare, but in organized sporting competitions. Team Possible, are a group of young pilots struggling to carve out a niche for themselves in the Zoid battling leagues. After a string of losses the team has been betrayed from within, now with the entire future of the team on the line. It all comes down to the next battle....

Felix just continued to look at his Sabre Tiger zoid, at just over nine meters high and 15 meters long weighing 78 tons it never failed to inspire him. True the Sabre Tiger was not the most modern or powerful zoid out, but a friend had long ago taught him that as long as your zoid was well maintained and in harmony with its pilot. Then you would be near unbeatable on the battlefield.

"Damm it all to Nyx!!"

Felix looked glanced over towards where the curse came from. A positively tweaked Kim Possible stood in front of her Mk II Command Wolf, while it wasn't as big as the Sabre Tiger it was still an impressive high performance zoid. Well as impressive as it could be given that it was almost completely non operable at the moment due to damage. Although truth be told, it was probably in better shape than his Sabre Tiger at the moment. The damages on his zoid would mean that it would be out of commission for several weeks at least getting repaired, and that was the good news.

Hearing footsteps behind him Felix quickly pivoted his wheelchair around to face the dark beauty coming up to him.

"How's the Dibison Monique"

"Cored"

"Damn, Eric really didn't like you did he?"

"You really think it was Eric that did this?"

"Our zoid's couldn't have gotten this damage even in battle, this was deliberate. Someone had to have planted precisely placed charges to get this effect on our zoid's. And to core a Dibison, you would have to use a hybrid cannon or a charged particle canon."

"Using that type of firepower would have destroyed my entire Dibison, not just cored it. Still you really think it was Eric that did this?"

"Only someone who had clearance through our security would have access to our zoid's. And last I checked Eric wasn't taken off the cleared list, and none of his codes have been removed. It will be an easy check though. And given what's happening in 48 hours he has reason."

"Kim's not going to like this Felix."

"Kim won't even believe it was Eric. She still hasn't accepted that he's going to be fighting us in two days."

"Yeah, and if we loose..."

"This team is done, and considering that we have two wrecked zoid's and one cored zoid it's not looking too good that we will win."

Hearing footsteps coming across the hanger the two turned towards the sound, and saw Kim's parents the Dr's Possible coming in from where the teams transport was docked. They started to walk towards them, with Kim joining them when they walked past her Command Wolf. They meet the Drs Possible half-way across the hanger.

"Dad how's the Whale King?"

Mr Possible looking concerned sighed "Not good Kimmie-cub, the stabilisers are destroyed and the thrusters are non operable. It won't be going anywhere for quite a while. How are your zoid's?"

"The Command Wolf's weapons are all off-line or destroyed, battle programme is wiped, gyros are destroyed and all joints are seized up. Felix, how's the Sabre Tiger?"

"The same plus all the legs have been crippled. And Monique's Dibison has been cored."

Kim frowned, this was not good news. For a zoid to have its core destroyed, it effectively meant it had been killed. "Cored? Are you sure Monique?"

"Yeah Kim, it had a direct charge to the core. Blew it right out."

"Oh that's just spankin. While we could feasibly get the Command Wolf back on-line for the battle, there's no way we'll get the Sabre Tiger functional in time. Plus we have to replace the Dibison. Even if we do somehow manage to get all zoid's working or replaced, we still have no way to get there as the Whale King is out of commission."

Kim ran her hand through her hair in frustration.

"Plus we still don't have a fourth pilot for the battle, and it has been stated four on four or we forfeit."

"I'm aware of that Monique. Funny thing is every pilot I approached to fill the forth spot on the team refused."

"Considering our loosing streak of late I can't say I blame them Kim."

Kim looked thoughtfully at Monique "It's more than that Monique; everyone I asked seemed scared for some reason. Even Felix's friend Ron turned me down flat."

Monique just rolled her eyes' "He's working with the Mad Dog team now Kim, that's why he turned you down."

"That and Kim's reputation...."

"What was that Felix?"

Felix just sighed and turned toward the hanger doors, wheeling towards them.

"Just where do you think you are going Felix?"

"Into town Mr Possible..."

Kim looked at Felix cursorily, "Why? What are you going to do there Felix."

"I'm going in for a couple of reasons Kim, one. We need parts to repair our zoids…"

Mr Possible just shock his head, even though Felix was still heading towards the door and couldn't see him.

"We can't afford the parts to repair the zoid's, and our credit is maxed out at the moment Felix."

"And two, I have a friend that came into town last night that could help, both as a pilot and with our zoid situation."

Kim perked up at the mention of a pilot, "Is he any good as a pilot Felix?"

Felix quickly pivoted around towards Kim.

"He's a 'class A' pilot Kim, so yeah he's good."

Mr Possible was looking intrigued, "You mentioned something about zoid's Felix?"

"He travels around with several zoid's in tow at all times, he says it's to throw off the competition. So that they don't know what zoid he will use in any given battle, and so that he can work in better with any team that he works with. So he can adjust to their style of battle. The zoid's aren't the most modern, but I guarantee they are all well maintained and modified to the max."

"He's a mercenary? I've told you Felix I won't work with mercenaries."

"He's not a mercenary Kim; he will only work with you if you are a friend or a friend of a friend. And he doesn't work for money; he may do it because he saw an old beat up zoid that caught his eye that you own. Or just because you need the help."

Mrs Possible had been listening quietly to the conversation, stopped to consider what Felix was saying. "Do you think he would be interested in staying on permanently Felix?"

Kim turned enquiringly towards her mother, "Mom?"

"Well Kimmie, we need to find a permanent replacement for Eric, so if he works out well with the coming battle. We might want to consider keeping him on."

"But mom, Eric…."

Mrs Possible frowned at her eldest child

"Eric is NOT coming back to this team Kimmie, not after this."

Kim just looked at her feet, "There's no evidence that Eric sabotaged our zoid's."

Mrs Possible just shock her head, Kim could be remarkably bind. Especially where a pretty face was concerned, she just turned back to Felix.

"Well do you think your friend would consider working with the team full time Felix?"

Felix shook his head, "Sorry Mrs Possible, I don't think that would work out."

Mrs Possible was intrigued, "Any particular reason Felix, I'd think that he would want to be on a team. Especially as a "Class A" pilot, after all his matches would be limited as a single pilot."

"He has no problems with matches; he often fights one on three battles. If you offered him the position though I'm sure he would jump at the offer, it's more that the team won't accept him."

Kim turned sharply towards Felix, looking intrigued. "Explain Felix, are you saying we would snub him"

Felix looked slightly uncomfortable, and then just shrugged his shoulders.

"Well no you wouldn't, it's just that he doesn't do things the way we do."

Kim's curiosity was peaked "Explain"

Felix just looked at the group, "Well he's not Academy, and doesn't think much of Academy trained pilots. Indeed he thinks we're overrated, and after going up against him I would have to agree. Of course the fact that he thoroughly trounced me within ten minutes could just be because he's that good. He's also kind of, well, I suppose the best way to describe him is eccentric. You have to meet him to really understand that, but he doesn't do things by the book."

Kim looked downcast, "I see what you mean Felix, as a non-academy pilot he problely wouldn't be able to keep up with us."

Felix shook his head; Kim had completely taken what he had just said the wrong way. As he expected she would, Kim was one of a majority of Academy graduates that believed that if you weren't Academy trained you weren't a good pilot.

The Academy hadn't been around for long, only for ten years. It was brought in by the Zoid Battle Commission shortly after the Royal cup that was won by the Blitz Team, when the Backdraft Organisation tried to take over. It was a Royal cup that was still talked about to this day, with every young pilot wanting to be the next Bit Cloud. That was the aim of the Academy to train up young pilots, to the level that was shown in that final battle.

The Academy had produced some truly remarkable pilots, including Kim, who had passed with the highest scores ever in the history of the Academy. None had, in Felix's estimation, graduated that would be capable to beat Bit Cloud in a one on one. He had seen some of the top graduates' beaten by non graduates' often enough. His friend said the training made them predictable, again Felix agreed. Eric was a good pilot, but all his attack's and counters came straight from the manual. To a lesser extent so did Kim's, not that he would ever say that. He would just go for making a heavy point instead, "Kim we're Academy trained and are 'class C', he's non-Academy and is 'class A'. And before you say he's older and been competing for longer, he's the same age as us n been competing for two years. Give or take."

Monique chuckled, "He's got you there girl."

Kim just crossed her arms across her chest and harrumphed.

Mrs Possible chuckled with the rest of them, "Flex, why don't you take Kim and Monique with you. That way you can see how well your friend will get along with everybody."

Mr Possible sighed and turned to Kim, "Go see Gustavo, and see if we can trade in the Dibison for parts and weapons for the Command Wolf."

Turning and walking over towards Felix with Monique at her side, Kim waved over her shoulder. "O.k. dad, I'll see what I can do."

ZNCP

Travelling in towards Middleton there was a lot of transports and zoids on the road. Gustav's were pulling zoids on trailers, trucks and personal zoids were also travelling the roads. With traffic getting heavier the closer to the city limits the team got.

Monique was sitting between Kim and Felix in the cab of the truck. Felix was driving while Kim looked out the window lost in thought. Monique was curious about this friend of Felix's, and how they had met. "So tell me Felix, how do you know your friend? Where did you meet?"

Felix briefly glanced at Monique, before concentrating back on the road. He didn't say anything for a bit, and Monique was starting to think that he wasn't going to answer.

"We met at Hammer Bay three years ago; I was staying with Ron at his uncle's place for the summer. Tara was in town with her father, after he had a zoid battle with his Coalition team. She got in contact with me and we were to meet up at the Battleground for lunch…."

"Ohhhh, I love that place, their Seven Layers of Heaven, chocolate cake is to die for."

Kim's shrill squeal of delight caught both Monique and Felix off guard, causing both to jump.

Monique slapped Kim on the shoulder once she caught her breath, "DDTG, you almost gave me a heart attack."

Kim looked slightly abashed, "sorry Mon, but you know how good that cake is."

Monique just rolled her eyes; Kim's obsession with that cake was legendary. She was introduced to it two years ago when her father had gone to Hammer Bay on a business trip when he worked at the Battle Commission centre. He had taken the family with him on the trip, and they had gone to the Battleground for dinner on the last night. That was when Kim first tasted the Seven Layers of Heaven cake; it was love at first bite. Now every time she was back in Hammer Bay she had to get the cake. The problem was that the chef that baked the cake was not always there; he would come and go at random intervals. Kim was known to buy the whole cake if she happened to be in time to get one, and she wasn't known to share it either. In fact she was known to go postal if someone ate her last piece, or any piece for that matter.

Monique just continued to look at Kim, who started to get uncomfortable under her gaze, tried to move Monique's attention away from her. "So Felix you were saying about you, Ron, and Tara having dinner……."

The change in topic worked and Monique turned back to Felix, "Yeah, go on, what happened then?"

Felix frowned, "Well we got to Battleground and found that our table had been given to other diners, and we were told to basically wait or leave…."

Monique frowned at that news, "Well that was rude."

"Yeah, we found out later, that the guy was new to the job and had let it go to his head. By the time we had dinner and left he wasn't on the front door anymore."

"Whoa, hang on; you're missing a bit there. What happened between arriving and leaving?" Kim interjected animatedly.

Felix just smiled, "I'm getting to that part." He said with a light chuckle.

"Anyway we were auguring with the guy on the front desk…."

"The Maitre d'," interjected Kim and Monique.

"Jinx you owe me a soda." Kim got in just before Monique.

"Fine I'll get you one when we get to town, diet or regular?" Monique growled.

"Diet, please and thank you. You were saying Felix?"

"I was saying that front desk guy, who I don't believe was the Maitre d', was kicking us out when this kid about our age wanders over and asks what's going on. I didn't think much of it, but desk guy suddenly changes from asshole to ass kisser, says nothing was wrong and we were just leaving."

Having just entered the city limits, Felix changed lanes making to head towards Gustavo's

"This pissed Tara off and she quickly tells Blondie what had happened and th….."

"Blondie? Who was the blond?" Monique enquired.

"The kid that had come up to us, he had short unkempt blond hair with a cowlick at the back. Now if I can finish the story with out further interruptions." Felix quickly glared at the girls, while going around a corner heading to Middleton's industrial area.

"So anyway blondie, after listening to Tara, invites us to join him for dinner. He pointed out his table to us, and as we headed over he had words to front desk guy. Over dinner we started talking and found out that the kid was working part time at the restaurant, while trying to start his own zoid team up. When he heard that we were from the Academy, he became very interested and wanted to know what we did there. Well one thing lead to another, and it ended with an invitation to join him the next day for some zoid training."

Kim looked inquisitively at Felix, "And that was it?"

Felix smirked, "Actually that was just the beginning, when we met him the next day outside the bay. Tara had somehow gotten a hold of her fathers Heldigunner, Ron turned up with his uncles Zeekdober. I went along for the ride, as I had no zoid I could use. As it turned out blondie turned up with two Shield Ligers, and let me pilot one. We were going through a few formations and attacks when another team turned up, this was a fairly new class C team just formed. They tried to be tough guys and drive us off, one thing lead to another, and somehow a judge ended up at the site approving battle mode 0983."

"You ended up in an official zoid battle? No way, what happened?" Monique practically shrieked in Felix's ear.

"We were registered as a team, and battled. Believe it or not we even won, barely. Which was a good thing, as Tara and Ron needed the money to cover repairs of their zoids. Since then we stayed together as an unofficial team, every break from the Academy, Tara, Ron and I would join up and resume on the team." Felix finished pulling into Gustavo's zoid yard.

Kim looking thoughtful at what Felix had said opened her door and got out of the truck.

Monique turning to follow quickly shot over her shoulder. "So that's what you got up to when we were at zoid camp. Explains why you're such a good Pilot."

Getting out of the truck, Monique joined Kim in front of it waiting as Felix had his chair convert from it's folded down state to full wheelchair mode. He quickly joined Kim and Monique.

Kim turned to Felix, "well that explains the bad habits you have."

Felix just smirked at Kim, "If by bad habits, you mean that I don't treat the manual as gospel. Then yeah, I prefer to think for myself."

Felix turned meaning to head off, when Kim placed a hand on his shoulder. Looking at Kim Felix just raised an eyebrow.

"A couple of quick questions before you head off, what's your friend like with working in a team?"

Felix turned to face Kim, and answered without hesitation. "He has a reputation for not working well with others, wholly undeserved in my opinion."

Kim looked downcast, "So he won't work well with us, is what you are saying."

"No Kim I said that he had a rep as not working well with others."

"Explain" Kim said starting to affect a mildly tweaked tone, thinking that Felix was playing her.

"My friend isn't a details kind of guy; he's more a big picture person."

Kim and Monique just looked at Felix, Felix sighed. "If you try to give the in-depth orders to him that you normally give Kim, he will wonder off before you are finished and do his own thing. On the other hand you can give him a brief order and assume that he knows what he's doing; he'll follow your orders fine."

Kim crossed her arms and affected an affronted look, "I always assume you know what you're doing, otherwise why are you on the team."

"Yeah, but you have control issues girl."

"I so don't Monique"

"Girl, that last battle we were in, you were practically sitting in my lap driving the Dibison."

"Well if you had simply followed my orders, and taken out that Double Sworder how I told you to it wouldn't have been a problem."

"And if you use that attitude on my friend, he will ignore you and do his own thing."

Kim slammed her hands on her hips "Fine, let him do his own thing."

"No he's fine with direction, in fact he needs direction. He can be just a tad too laid back, just don't micro-manage."

Monique looked questionly at Felix, "Laid back? How laid back are we talking here?"

Felix laughed, "He doesn't loaf around, he marinates as he puts it, loafing around for the professional."

Monique looked surprised, "So you were in charge of the team then?"

Felix smirking away at the expressions on Kim and Monique's faces, answered with another chuckle. "No he was team leader."

Kim just stared at Felix at that statement, and exclaimed "You're kidding right? He's lazy and untrained, yet you let him lead the team."

Felix stopped smiling at that point and interrupted whatever Kim was going to add on. "He's not lazy Kim; he works hard at what he does. Just look at our record as a team, we lost no battles…At all. He's just learned to stop and appreciate the view on the way. And for your information he was… is a damn good leader, gives brief orders and expects you to be able to carry them out in your own way. He is very adaptable to the changing conditions on the battlefield, and can react accordingly. You could learn a lot from him, if you can learn to stop and listen."

Monique chuckled, "He sounds like a very interesting person to work with Felix, I'm looking forward to meeting him."

"Yeah well, interesting is perhaps the nicest way anyone has described him. If there's nothing else…"

Kim was looking slightly uncomfortable, "Wellllll, I was wondering what you meant when you said nobody would join due to my rep."

Both Felix and Monique were looking uncomfortable, looking everywhere but at Kim.

"Oh come on it can't be that bad, can it?"

Felix was looking at his lap, "Welllll, you do have a rep as a controlling ….."

Kim was starting to get tweaked, "Speak up Felix, I can't hear you"

Felix sighed and looked at Kim, "Controlling hard nose perfectionist who only hires pretty boy's, all right."

Kim looked stunned, she quickly looked at Monique. "Mon?"

Monique just shrugged, "No that's about the gist of it."

"But but, that's not true. I don't just hire pretty boys."

Felix quickly covered his mouth, "Kaf kaf Josh, kaf Eric."

Monique smiled at Felix, "Hey she hired you baby boy."

Felix smiled, "Yeah but I'm a pretty boy, I just happen to be talented and pretty."

Everyone laughed at that.

Kim then looked seriously at Felix, "I don't hire on looks Felix…"

"Kim, Ron is fives times the pilot that Eric is, but you hired Eric. Why?"

"Eric had some of the best test scores in the Academy. Everyone knows that."

"He had better scores on paper than Ron true, but Ron out did him in the cockpit every time. But you hired Eric because he was a pretty face you were crushing on. That you're still crushing on, that's why you won't believe that he has turned traitor to this team."

Kim just looked uncomfortable, looking down at her shoes saying nothing. Monique quickly turned to Felix, "That's enough Felix."

"It needs to be said Monique."

"Not now…"

"If not now, then when. Because in less than two days we're facing him in battle, if we lose we are way beyond screwed. It will be the death of this team, so I need to know that Kim is going to be able to perform up to par in this battle."

Kim just looked at Felix, "Don't worry about the battle, when it comes time to fight my head will be in the game."

Felix just nodded and switched his chair into flight mode. "Good, I'll meet you at the battle centre in about an hour. It'll give me and Ron some time to catch up before you get there."

As he was just starting to fly off Felix stopped and turned slightly towards the girls, "Kim if you need to, you can trade the Sabre Tiger in as well."

"Are you sure Felix?"

"Yeah, I'll be driving a Shield Liger in the coming battle."

Both Kim and Monique stood with their mouths open, "What, how….?"

Felix smirked, "My friend has kept the Shield Liger I first used with him. He'll let me use it, if I ask."

He then started to fly off towards the battle centre, when Monique quickly called out to him, "Hey Felix, who was that first team you beat?"

Felix yelled back over his shoulder, as he continued on his way, "The D' Hall'ers."

"Shit." Monique and Kim looked at each other, the D' Hall'ers was the top "class B" team. They had a rep as bullies, picking on weaker teams. They didn't use much in the way of tactics, preferring to use brute force. They quickly turned back to Felix's retreating figure.

The girls followed his progress for a while before Kim turned to Monique, "Do you really think that's why I hired Eric, Monique?"

Monique looked at her friend, the confident assertive young lady that Kim normally was, was not who she was looking at, at the moment. Her self confidence had taken a blow with this betrayal by Eric, rubbing her face in it would not help the saturation. Of course blame could be placed on Monique as well, considering that she was the one that encouraged Kim to pursue Eric in the first place. She shrugged her shoulders, "You made the best call you could at the time, and no one knew how it would turn out. Now come on we need to get parts and weapons for the zoids."

Monique guided her friend in towards Gustavo's main office.

ZNCP

Monique was keeping an eye on Kim as she was going over the financial records for Team Possible at Gustavo's, it had been twenty minutes and Kim was about ready to explode. It seemed as if Eric had been purchasing equipment and weapons on the team's account, even after he had left the team. None of the equipment had been seen by the team either. Kim was not happy at this turn of events, as the amount of money owed was staggering. Even trading in the Dibison and Saber Tiger, would not be enough to cover the debt. Or even half of the debts, let alone allow them to re-outfit the Command Wolf.

"WHAT THE HELL WAS HE OUTFITTING, AN ELEPHANDER? When did he do this, how? Why did he do this?"

"I don't know Kim, so what are we going to do?"

Kim just looked at Monique, resigned to the fact that they might not be able to do anything. "I guess we go out and see Gustavo, and see if we can at least get some weapons for the Command Wolf"

Kim got up out of the chair and headed to the front reception out of Gustavo's office, to talk to Gustavo.

It had been a further 10 minutes that Kim had been negotiating with Gustavo; Monique had been half listening in to what was happening. Her mind was more on the upcoming battle and how much it seemed to rest on Felix's friend. If he didn't help them they were done as a team. As she was contemplating this she noticed a boy about her age come in the front door, he was probably about their age, slightly taller than herself and Kim. He had short scruffy blond hair, with freckles across his face and big ears. What Monique really noticed were his eyes, he had big brown eyes.

'Himmm, not a hottie but definitely cute, if we spruce up his clothes a bit he would be quite a catch.'

He was wearing tan cargo pants with old sneakers, a black pullover on with a red vest over that. Monique watched him as he meandered up to the front counter stopping just a couple of steps behind Kim, and continued to appraise him as waited to talk to Gustavo.

'Slim, but with a solid build under those clothes if I'm not mistaken. And I never am. I wonder if he will be in town for a few days.'

Gustavo and Kim were negotiating over weapons for her Command Wolf when the guy spoke up, "You're going to put a CP-04 unit on a Command Wolf without boosters on its rear legs that will slow you down far too much. You should try putting the new PW-10 unit on, it will give you far greater fire power. True you will have a smaller range, but um your umm speed and manoverrr um yeah…" with his hand behind his neck he stalled off on what he was saying. Of course considering the glare that Kim was giving him, it was not surprising. If looks could kill, this guy would be well and truly fried.

"Sure, I'll just put that on my zoid not a problem. Just after I have it waxed and buffed." Kim snarked at him.

Gustavo, either not getting Kim's sarcasm, or trying to prevent a fight, quickly jumped in. "No, no PW-10 units in stock, only CP-04."

Still looking nervous, with his hand behind his neck the blond spoke up, "Ummm well, I've a couple out in the Hover Cargo if you want one."

Kim hands on her hips looking tweaked got into his face "And what would you want for them, himmmm."

"Ummm, nothing."

"Nothing? You would just give them to a complete stranger for nothing?"

"Kim."

"Uh Welll, it's not like I need them. "

"So basically what you are saying is that you're taking pity on me and giving me your left overs."

"Kimmmm."

"Uh no, umm yes, uhhh maybe."

"Well what is it yes or no."

"What was the question again?"

"Are you giving me the wea….."

"KIM!"

Kim turned to look at Monique, who just grabbed her arm and started pulling her out of Gustavo's.

"Time to go Kim, Gustavo thank you for your help, you can pick the zoid's up from the compound." She then turned briefly to the blond, "Sorry for my friend, we're getting her help. If you're in town in a couple of days ring me at Team Possible." With that she dragged Kim towards the door.

Once the girls were outside Monique let go of Kim's arm and turned to face her. "Girl WTH."

Kim not even blinking or looking apologetic responded, "I don't know what you're talking about Mon? I mean it was rude of you to interrupt our discussion like that."

Monique raised an eyebrow, "ROM? The guy was just trying to be helpful, and you practically rip him a new one. Then practically demand weapons from him. Girl I know you're tweaked at the sitch, but you have got to get it under control."

"Me get it under control? I'm not the one who was practically throwing herself at him at the end there."

Monique just smiled, "What he's cute, no harm in shopping while we're here. Come on; let's go meet this friend of Felix's."

Kim just sighed, "Yeah we might as well, Gustavo's is a bust. Shit, we're going to have to contact all our suppliers to make sure Eric isn't doing the same thing to our accounts with them."

The girls headed over to the truck, just as they were getting in a stray thought went through Monique's mind.

'Hey, didn't Felix say his friend had scruffy blond hair.'

ZNCP

The Girls were walking through the Battle Commission centre towards the comissionary area; Kim was not in a good mood. She had contacted her father and told him what had happened at Gustavo's, he then proceed to contact their entire list of supplier's. When he got back in contact, he informed them that Eric had done the same with all of their suppliers. The team was beyond saving at this point; even if they did win this battle it wouldn't save the team. They would need to win the next twenty battles just to get to a point where they could see the light at the end of the tunnel. And that was only if they placed all their winnings into paying off their debts, which wasn't likely to be able to happen. The zoid's would need to be maintained, that's if none of them took any major battle damage. If they had any zoid's.

Kim sighed; it looked like they were in a hole that they weren't going to get out of easily. As they walked into the comissionary Kim looked around for Felix and Ron, she spied them sitting over in a corner near one of the big screens that was spread around the room. Kim got Monique's attention and started heading over towards Felix and Ron, as they were walking over Kim checked out Ron. He was about her height, maybe a little taller. A little pudgy, but generally slim, had freckles and shaggy red hair. No he wasn't a hottie, but he was a good zoid pilot. He was very similar to Felix in how they approached battles, and in that thought she came up with the answer to why she didn't hire Ron. She didn't want or need two similar pilots on the team; she wanted diversity to better play off of each other as a team.

As they got to the table that the boys were at, Monique briefly looked up at the screen, where a zoid battle was just about to commence.

"Who's fighting?" Monique enquired as she and Kim sat down at the table.

Ron briefly looked over at Monique from where he was talking to Felix, then quickly glanced up at the screen, "Oh that's the Fuzzy Panda's vs. Unstoppable."

Kim looked quizzically at Ron, "Fuzzy Panda's?"

Monique leaned over to Kim "You know the Zabre Fang Team."

Twelve years earlier the team had been known as the Tiger Team, but in a battle against the Blitz Team, Bit Cloud had called them the Fuzzy Panda's. The name had stuck, even after they changed their name to the Zabre Fangs.

Monique looked back at Felix, "This live?"

"Nah, it's a repeat from earlier."

Kim and Monique looked up at the screen, the judge had just given the order to fight and Unstoppable in a blue Shield Liger was rushing straight towards the Sabre Fang's with his shield up. By all accounts he was looking to ram the Zabre Fang team.

"Ramming with the shield, that won't work, the Zabre's have far too much time to get out of the way. What's he thinking?"

Ron just looked at Kim as if she was slow, "Maybe he's looking to catch them off guard?"

"How, by doing a textbook shield ram, while giving the other team far to much time to move."

Ron just snorted, "Nothing Unstoppable does is by the book. He would have had to have read the book first. He's au natural in everything he does. He has this won in two moves."

Felix looking to calm every body down, mainly Kim who was looking tweaked at Ron's surliness towards her. "Just watch Kim, and see something that's not in the book."

Kim turned back to the screen to continue to watch the battle.

The Sabre Fangs hadn't moved as the Liger closed in on them, they just waited as it closed the gap. Then when the Shield Liger was closing in to about 200 meters the outside Sabre Fangs both turned out away from the centre Sabre Fang, at the same time the middle Sabre Fang dropped to the ground presenting a low target. It was clear that they were going to box the Liger between them and either force it to trip or catch it in a cross fire. It probably would have worked if it wasn't for the fact that as soon as they moved the Liger dropped his shield and popped out his missile launchers, firing them at the outside Sabre Tigers as they presented side on. At point blank range he couldn't miss, both zoid's systems froze almost instantly from the damage they took, at the same time the Liger jumped and hit the grounded Sabre Fang with its strike claws along its back. It to, was placed into a system freeze from the hit it took.

Over all the battle took about 2-3 minutes, the time it took for the Shield Liger to cross the battle field. Kim's jaw just dropped. "That's not in the textbook, how did he do that? And more importantly how do we get him to join our team."

Ron looked over at Kim and smirked, "Why would he want to join your team, he's successful by himself. Besides you wouldn't hire him, he wouldn't fit your hottie criteria."

Kim turned on Ron, "Is that what you think Reger, that I didn't hire you as you're not a hottie? Get over yourself, the reason I didn't hire you is because you and Felix are virtually identical in your piloting styles. Why have two of the same when you can have a variety, helping to create a more adaptable team."

Everyone's jaw dropped at that statement from Kim, though if it was from the statement or the fact that Kim didn't hesitate in her response was unknown.

Monique was the first to recover, pulling her purse out she gave Kim some money. "Hey Kim could you get us a couple of drinks, my shout as I owe you a soda."

Kim knowing she was being given a timeout to stop an escalation of hostilities just asked what flavour Monique wanted and headed over to the drinks section.

Monique meanwhile had been thinking about what Felix had been saying bout his friend. "Felix your friend is Unstoppable isn't he?"

Felix was just about to reply when Monique continued on, "he has blond hair, but does he have freckles and brown eyes, about Reger's height with a tight build?"

Felix looking confused answered, "Um yes and yes, how did you…"

Monique rubbing her hand over her face looking uncomfortable answered, "Ummm I think we just met him at Gustavo's."

Ron instantly jumped in, "What did Kim do!"

Just as Monique was going to answer, a familiar voice came back from behind her. "Kim who's Kim? And why would she do anything? Not saying that she wouldn't, as obviously she did. But would it be wrong for her to do so, or would it even matter?"

She looked over her shoulder and sure enough, there was the blond she had seen earlier at Gustavo's. Reger jumped up clasping his friend on the back and dragging him around to Felix. Just then Kim came back with the drinks, seeing the commotion with the guys she just handed Monique her drink and popped the tab on her drink pouring it into a glass.

"This the guy, what's he like Mon."

Kim hadn't gotten a good look at him as Reger currently had him in a head lock while Felix was giving him a noggie, thus obstructing her view.

Monique just shrugged her shoulders, wondering what Kim would do when she saw who it was. "Well let's just say he's familiar, and kind of unstoppable in his approach to doing things."

Kim feeling confused was about to ask Monique to clarify when Felix noticed Kim standing to the side drinking from her class, he introduced his friend.

"Kim, Monique I'd like you to meet my friend Ron 'Unstoppable'. Ron meet Kim Poss....."

At that moment Ron had straightened up and turned around, eliciting a spit take from Kim.

"YOU"

"Eeeep"

Monique not wanting anything to happen jumped up and grabbed Kim by the arm starting to drag her away while calling over her shoulder to Felix. "Felix take care of the details, we'll see you back at base." She then proceeded to drag a spluttering Kim from the area.

Felix and the two Ron's just watched as the two girls left the commissary, Ron U turned to Felix and asked "That the girl you want me to help?"

"Umm, yeah, that's her."

"A booya, I'm in."

Reger just turned to Ron "You are!? Why would you want to, she's a bitch."

Ron just shrugged his shoulders, "I donno, I just like her. She's fiery. Who's up for some arcade games?"

Felix just looked at his friend, marvelling at how he just seemed to go with the flow. "Would love to, but we have to get to Hammer Bay by midday the day after tomorrow."

"Badical, how we getting there?"

"What you using to transport your zoid's?"

"Hover Cargo."

"That's it then, it does 200kph right."

"Modified, 300kph, how many zoid's you taking?"

Felix sighed,"None, in fact we need to borrow yours."

Ron quickly turned to Felix, "What happened?"

"I'll brief you when we get back to the team base."

Ron just shrugged his shoulders; no doubt Felix would fill him in when needed. Ron had other things on his mind at the moment of greater importance. 'Man she's beautiful when she's tweaked, the way her eyes flashed......'

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