****
She couldn't feel him yet, but he could feel her every movement. He could hear her every muttered curse and angry growl. But most importantly, he could feel the Zoid she piloted. She didn't know she was pregnant, he was still an unborn babe, but her Liger Zero knew different. It's conciousness touched the babe, prodded and poked until, with glee, the babe responded back. 'L..L..Liger...'
****
She lay the bundle of blankets down on the sand, staring into the seagreen coloured eyes that watched her. "I can't have another kid around, I have too many already. I hope someone finds you." She muttered, walking away to a large shape that awaited her. "Akuinnen. Let's go." The Liger roared in anger and frustration, then turned and walked away, it's 'mind' poking at the child again, encouraging it to howl for someone to come and save him from the cold.
**** 3 Years Later ****
The little girl's bright violet eyes shone with excitement as she watched the two Zoids in battle. She looked up at her three sisters and twin brother, who were busy paying attention to Star Wolf's competition. She sighed, her hands brushing off her large t-shirt that read "I'm going to be a First Class pilot Someday!". Shrugging, she walked away and snuck past the hanger guards to see the show's highlight. The Liger that wore the black armor.
Awed, she walked in circles around it, stopping every here and there to put her hands on her little hips and stare. As if noticing her, the liger knelt down and nuzzled her very carefully. The child giggled and hugged what little she could of the huge Zoid. "I know you'll win Akuinnen! Mommy says you will!" A silver organiod crept up behind the girl and croaked, tilting it's head. "Me and Zade are cheering for you Akuinnen! We are!"
"Alanna! What did I tell you about my Zoid?!"
Alanna jumped into the air, then on trembling legs faced her Mother. "That I'm not supposed to touch him or talk to him." Meliah frowned angrily at the ignorant child and shooed her and the organoid 'Zade' away. "Alright now.. Akuinnen."
****
Alanna cried out in happiness as Akuinnen struck a blow onto the command wolf, yelling and screaming for her hero. She stopped moving, her jaw dropped and her eyes wide, staring at something on Akuinnen's armor. Was that.. a.. crack? "Momma! Momma! Akuinnen!!" She shouted, tugging on Angel's sleeve. "That's right Alan-chan, Momma and Akuinnen are beating up Maverick and Shadow Paw." Alanna started to cry a little, then clung to the railing, screaming at Shadow Paw as it fired a final blast and blew the crack into a bigger one.
Her cry of anguish was heard throughout the suddenly silent dome as Akuinnen went berserk and Shadow Paw backed up. "Akuinnen!! Momma! No!"
**** 3 years later ****
"She's going to die this time. That last defeat's been killing her..."
"That was three years ago."
"Doesn't matter. She'll die."
"You want Mom to die Angel, admit it."
Angel shrugged at Ameenia, dark blue eyes expressionless. "I don't care. Die or live, she's been a pain in our sides."
Anubis glared at his Oldest Sister, "How dare you? Mom's all we have!"
Neoami rolled her eyes, "Aren't we the little 9 year old? Mom's not all we have. You forget, me and Amee are moving out. Tomorrow." Ameenia nodded, remembering that Neoami and herself were moving in with their boyfriends. They were 18 after all.
"What about us?" Alanna asked tearfully, staring at herself and Anubis.
"Anubis is going to Mage Mountain. Maybe his 'wisedom' will do them some good. And you? What do you want to do? Pilot a Gundam or a Zoid?" "Neither!" Alanna violently swore, glaring at Angel for suggesting such a thing.
"You know that was mean." Neoami said as Ameenia tried soothing the furious Alanna. "She can come with us." Ameenia said and the youngest sister burst into tears, thinking of the Gundams she'd be surrounded with. "I'm going to go to a dojo! Somewhere safe from all you stupid mech pilots and your stupid mechs!" Alanna cried, running out of the hospital room.
Anubis watched his twin go, deciding it was the best course of action. Angel just shrugged it off. She was 23 and little did the others know that Angel would soon disappear from them only to reappear as the Vampiress.
"Come on Ames, Duo's waiting on me outside." "Heero with him?" "Yea.." "Let's go, see you Nubis, Angel."
The blue haired, blue eyed twins walked out of the door, arms linked as they giggled and laughed about their precious Gundam boyfriends. Anubis looked warily up at Angel, then stood firmly near their unconcious Mother. Angel's dark black eyes wandered over to him, then sharply to the door as someone knocked. "Tali..." Tali stood there, a cloak draped over his arm and a tunic thrown over his shoulder. "Angel babe! We got to go before we're late.."
Angel nodded and waved at Anubis, before disappearing out the door.
Anubis was the last and he sat next to his Mother's deathbed, knowing she was hanging on by a small thread. "Mom, I know Angel could have helped with those potions of hers. But the others are all tired of you, we love you, don't get us wrong, but ... You're not the same anymore. Every since you got .. beaten.." He trailed off, staring at his Mother's sleeping body.
Sighing sadly, he got to his feet and crept to the door. "Mom, don't die."
****
Alanna curled up on the side of the dirt road, her knees hugged to her chest. A long, brown tail uncoiled from her waist and swayed in the air. "I am a fighter.... I...am a fighter.. I'm a .. fighter.." She chanted, rocking herself back and forth like she was a baby and in her mother's arms.
A capsule car roared down the road, and she ignored it till it stopped infront of her.
"Hey brat, don't you know-" "Omigod Vegeta! Look at her tail!"
A blue haired woman popped her head out of the car and stared at Alanna with the biggest, fear filled teal green eyes. Instinctively Alanna glared at her and held her tail to her chest, already on her feet and backing away. "You! Brat! Hold it right there!" She stopped and glared at the man in the car, the one with the pointy black hair and the annoyingly stuck up attitude.
"Get in the car!" He ordered.
She snorted, and then stopped, feeling energy hitting her like waves on a beach. Strong energy. With big plum colored eyes, she stared at him, "Will you train me?"
****
Ameenia hopped into the truck, glancing back as Neoami jumped in the back with Duo and sprawled herself over the Deathscythe pilot's lap. Grinning, Ameenia snuggled up against Heero and rested her head on his shoulder, feeling his free arm wrap around her waist while he was driving.
"The doctors give us Gundams yet, 01?" Neoami shot up at them.
"Hnn..."
His girlfriend fixed him with with sapphire eyes, "He-chan? Have they?"
"06, 07... The names are Mercury Angel and Ice Storm, take a pick."
Duo cheered and found himself silenced as Neoami placed her mouth over his, trying to keep her boyfriend as quiet as possible. "We're going into battle? For real? As Gundam pilots??" Amee asked excitedly. Heero grinned at Amee's impossible innocence and happiness and kissed her forehead. "Yes, you are."
****
"Angel? Hey Angel?"
Angel sleepily cracked an eye open and glared at Tali, then closed her eyes again and ran her hand through her raven bangs. "What Tali?"
"Demon says you'll be going vamp soon... You should stay awake tonight, you'll be sleeping all day tomorrow."
The soon to be Vampiress ran her tongue over her teeth, realizing her canines were much longer than before. "Demon's right Tali. I am going Vamp..."
"The Dark Court awaits you, My Lady of Blood."
****
Anubis waited at the bottom of the mountain, staring up at the peak. "You going up there, Young One?" He turned around to face an old man in chinese elder garb. "Yes, Elder One. I seek the chance to share my little knowledge with people up there."
"Then the Elders of Mage Mountain accept you."
****
A young child, about 6 years old, sat at his desk, the only light being a desk lamp next to his elbow. He was sketching something furiously while the images were fresh in his mind and his sounds of displeasure brought his Father to the door.
"Bit.. What are you doing up so late?"
The blonde haired man waited patiently, his naive blue eyes scanning his adopted son.
"Drawing Papa, something I saw in a dream.."
"Another dream?" A soft, feminine voice asked from behind Quatre, Dorothy pushing the door open further. Bit stopped and held up the sketch of some sort of mech with cat like qualities to show his parents. "Mama, Papa, can you help me build it?"
Quatre took the picture and stared at it, Dorothy stepping on tiptoe to look over his shoulder. "It's like nothing I've ever seen before.." "It looks like a Zoid, Q-chan. I've seen them on television. But... I don't know what kind that is."
"It's my friend." Bit said defensivily, reaching to take the picture back. Quatre handed it to him, and then watched as Bit walked over and put it with a growing stack of pictures. All of the same thing. Dorothy pulled her husband from the room and silently shut the door, noticing Bit had forgotten they were there and begun to draw again.
"Quatre, I have an idea. He's having dreams of those Zoids, get him an organoid. It'd make a good pet for him and he'd be happier. He's been so depressed lately."
Looking first at his wife, then at his son's door, he nodded. "You're right.. I sometimes wonder if it's connected to him as a baby, you know?" "He was a baby, how could he remember anything?" "Don't you think we should tell him? That he's adopted?" "Not yet, Q, later... When he's older."
A seagreen eye watched them from the slightly opened door, then the owner of the eye silently shut the door and threw himself on his bed. He waited for their footsteps to lead away, back to their room before he began to cry softly. Adopted? He was adopted?
She couldn't feel him yet, but he could feel her every movement. He could hear her every muttered curse and angry growl. But most importantly, he could feel the Zoid she piloted. She didn't know she was pregnant, he was still an unborn babe, but her Liger Zero knew different. It's conciousness touched the babe, prodded and poked until, with glee, the babe responded back. 'L..L..Liger...'
****
She lay the bundle of blankets down on the sand, staring into the seagreen coloured eyes that watched her. "I can't have another kid around, I have too many already. I hope someone finds you." She muttered, walking away to a large shape that awaited her. "Akuinnen. Let's go." The Liger roared in anger and frustration, then turned and walked away, it's 'mind' poking at the child again, encouraging it to howl for someone to come and save him from the cold.
**** 3 Years Later ****
The little girl's bright violet eyes shone with excitement as she watched the two Zoids in battle. She looked up at her three sisters and twin brother, who were busy paying attention to Star Wolf's competition. She sighed, her hands brushing off her large t-shirt that read "I'm going to be a First Class pilot Someday!". Shrugging, she walked away and snuck past the hanger guards to see the show's highlight. The Liger that wore the black armor.
Awed, she walked in circles around it, stopping every here and there to put her hands on her little hips and stare. As if noticing her, the liger knelt down and nuzzled her very carefully. The child giggled and hugged what little she could of the huge Zoid. "I know you'll win Akuinnen! Mommy says you will!" A silver organiod crept up behind the girl and croaked, tilting it's head. "Me and Zade are cheering for you Akuinnen! We are!"
"Alanna! What did I tell you about my Zoid?!"
Alanna jumped into the air, then on trembling legs faced her Mother. "That I'm not supposed to touch him or talk to him." Meliah frowned angrily at the ignorant child and shooed her and the organoid 'Zade' away. "Alright now.. Akuinnen."
****
Alanna cried out in happiness as Akuinnen struck a blow onto the command wolf, yelling and screaming for her hero. She stopped moving, her jaw dropped and her eyes wide, staring at something on Akuinnen's armor. Was that.. a.. crack? "Momma! Momma! Akuinnen!!" She shouted, tugging on Angel's sleeve. "That's right Alan-chan, Momma and Akuinnen are beating up Maverick and Shadow Paw." Alanna started to cry a little, then clung to the railing, screaming at Shadow Paw as it fired a final blast and blew the crack into a bigger one.
Her cry of anguish was heard throughout the suddenly silent dome as Akuinnen went berserk and Shadow Paw backed up. "Akuinnen!! Momma! No!"
**** 3 years later ****
"She's going to die this time. That last defeat's been killing her..."
"That was three years ago."
"Doesn't matter. She'll die."
"You want Mom to die Angel, admit it."
Angel shrugged at Ameenia, dark blue eyes expressionless. "I don't care. Die or live, she's been a pain in our sides."
Anubis glared at his Oldest Sister, "How dare you? Mom's all we have!"
Neoami rolled her eyes, "Aren't we the little 9 year old? Mom's not all we have. You forget, me and Amee are moving out. Tomorrow." Ameenia nodded, remembering that Neoami and herself were moving in with their boyfriends. They were 18 after all.
"What about us?" Alanna asked tearfully, staring at herself and Anubis.
"Anubis is going to Mage Mountain. Maybe his 'wisedom' will do them some good. And you? What do you want to do? Pilot a Gundam or a Zoid?" "Neither!" Alanna violently swore, glaring at Angel for suggesting such a thing.
"You know that was mean." Neoami said as Ameenia tried soothing the furious Alanna. "She can come with us." Ameenia said and the youngest sister burst into tears, thinking of the Gundams she'd be surrounded with. "I'm going to go to a dojo! Somewhere safe from all you stupid mech pilots and your stupid mechs!" Alanna cried, running out of the hospital room.
Anubis watched his twin go, deciding it was the best course of action. Angel just shrugged it off. She was 23 and little did the others know that Angel would soon disappear from them only to reappear as the Vampiress.
"Come on Ames, Duo's waiting on me outside." "Heero with him?" "Yea.." "Let's go, see you Nubis, Angel."
The blue haired, blue eyed twins walked out of the door, arms linked as they giggled and laughed about their precious Gundam boyfriends. Anubis looked warily up at Angel, then stood firmly near their unconcious Mother. Angel's dark black eyes wandered over to him, then sharply to the door as someone knocked. "Tali..." Tali stood there, a cloak draped over his arm and a tunic thrown over his shoulder. "Angel babe! We got to go before we're late.."
Angel nodded and waved at Anubis, before disappearing out the door.
Anubis was the last and he sat next to his Mother's deathbed, knowing she was hanging on by a small thread. "Mom, I know Angel could have helped with those potions of hers. But the others are all tired of you, we love you, don't get us wrong, but ... You're not the same anymore. Every since you got .. beaten.." He trailed off, staring at his Mother's sleeping body.
Sighing sadly, he got to his feet and crept to the door. "Mom, don't die."
****
Alanna curled up on the side of the dirt road, her knees hugged to her chest. A long, brown tail uncoiled from her waist and swayed in the air. "I am a fighter.... I...am a fighter.. I'm a .. fighter.." She chanted, rocking herself back and forth like she was a baby and in her mother's arms.
A capsule car roared down the road, and she ignored it till it stopped infront of her.
"Hey brat, don't you know-" "Omigod Vegeta! Look at her tail!"
A blue haired woman popped her head out of the car and stared at Alanna with the biggest, fear filled teal green eyes. Instinctively Alanna glared at her and held her tail to her chest, already on her feet and backing away. "You! Brat! Hold it right there!" She stopped and glared at the man in the car, the one with the pointy black hair and the annoyingly stuck up attitude.
"Get in the car!" He ordered.
She snorted, and then stopped, feeling energy hitting her like waves on a beach. Strong energy. With big plum colored eyes, she stared at him, "Will you train me?"
****
Ameenia hopped into the truck, glancing back as Neoami jumped in the back with Duo and sprawled herself over the Deathscythe pilot's lap. Grinning, Ameenia snuggled up against Heero and rested her head on his shoulder, feeling his free arm wrap around her waist while he was driving.
"The doctors give us Gundams yet, 01?" Neoami shot up at them.
"Hnn..."
His girlfriend fixed him with with sapphire eyes, "He-chan? Have they?"
"06, 07... The names are Mercury Angel and Ice Storm, take a pick."
Duo cheered and found himself silenced as Neoami placed her mouth over his, trying to keep her boyfriend as quiet as possible. "We're going into battle? For real? As Gundam pilots??" Amee asked excitedly. Heero grinned at Amee's impossible innocence and happiness and kissed her forehead. "Yes, you are."
****
"Angel? Hey Angel?"
Angel sleepily cracked an eye open and glared at Tali, then closed her eyes again and ran her hand through her raven bangs. "What Tali?"
"Demon says you'll be going vamp soon... You should stay awake tonight, you'll be sleeping all day tomorrow."
The soon to be Vampiress ran her tongue over her teeth, realizing her canines were much longer than before. "Demon's right Tali. I am going Vamp..."
"The Dark Court awaits you, My Lady of Blood."
****
Anubis waited at the bottom of the mountain, staring up at the peak. "You going up there, Young One?" He turned around to face an old man in chinese elder garb. "Yes, Elder One. I seek the chance to share my little knowledge with people up there."
"Then the Elders of Mage Mountain accept you."
****
A young child, about 6 years old, sat at his desk, the only light being a desk lamp next to his elbow. He was sketching something furiously while the images were fresh in his mind and his sounds of displeasure brought his Father to the door.
"Bit.. What are you doing up so late?"
The blonde haired man waited patiently, his naive blue eyes scanning his adopted son.
"Drawing Papa, something I saw in a dream.."
"Another dream?" A soft, feminine voice asked from behind Quatre, Dorothy pushing the door open further. Bit stopped and held up the sketch of some sort of mech with cat like qualities to show his parents. "Mama, Papa, can you help me build it?"
Quatre took the picture and stared at it, Dorothy stepping on tiptoe to look over his shoulder. "It's like nothing I've ever seen before.." "It looks like a Zoid, Q-chan. I've seen them on television. But... I don't know what kind that is."
"It's my friend." Bit said defensivily, reaching to take the picture back. Quatre handed it to him, and then watched as Bit walked over and put it with a growing stack of pictures. All of the same thing. Dorothy pulled her husband from the room and silently shut the door, noticing Bit had forgotten they were there and begun to draw again.
"Quatre, I have an idea. He's having dreams of those Zoids, get him an organoid. It'd make a good pet for him and he'd be happier. He's been so depressed lately."
Looking first at his wife, then at his son's door, he nodded. "You're right.. I sometimes wonder if it's connected to him as a baby, you know?" "He was a baby, how could he remember anything?" "Don't you think we should tell him? That he's adopted?" "Not yet, Q, later... When he's older."
A seagreen eye watched them from the slightly opened door, then the owner of the eye silently shut the door and threw himself on his bed. He waited for their footsteps to lead away, back to their room before he began to cry softly. Adopted? He was adopted?