Zoids: Shadow Saga
Part I: Shadows of the Past (edited version)
Chapter I: The Stuffed Organoid
Disclaimer: Nope, I don't own Zoids. However, I do own the characters in this story that I make up and any new Zoids, or any new creatures altogether (cough). I also own my few original concepts, which you will learn later in the story. Note that because I can't get the italics to work, thoughts are marked with *astrics* unless it is stated that they thought the remark, as in, "Oh my goodness! thought Nanase" and the like. Flashbacks (which happen often) are marked with *astrics.* On another note, this is the edited chapter, so all annoying, evil rants that scare reviewers away have been taken out for the good of mankind. Thanks to all of my supporters, who are currently reading the unfinished sequel, and good luck putting up with my battle-avoiding, reviewer-scaring writing skills to those of you who just discovered my little story of Bit's past, which has grown much more than I originally intended.
"Nanase!"
At the command of her superior, Nanase entered his quarters, blond curly hair bobbing up and down. She worked for the infamous Backdraft Group, helping Commander Altiel modify Zoids and recruit new members. She had been there for as long as she could remember. Up to age nine she had no past. Nanase was the only name she had remembered when the Backdraft said they found her, so logically they had called her that ever since. As she looked around Altiel's quarters, her green eyes rested on a picture of a familiar Zoid with a young Commander Altiel standing next to it and giving the peace sign. What it was, Nanase wasn't quite sure. But somehow she remembered it. Nanase found herself shivering at the Zoid's picture, but she didn't know why.
Altiel walked over and placed the framed picture face down. "The Committee of Seven has decided to give you a mission." He sat down in his chair and looked out the huge window. Nanase could tell that his thoughts were not focused on what he was telling her. "Your mission is to find and recover the destroyed Berserk Fury, and to release the organoid permanently bonded with it."
"What?!" cried Nanase, shocked. "How am I supposed to do that?!"
"Figure it out." Altiel dismissed Nanase. "Now, go take your Zoid and do as you're told. You should be grateful that the Backdraft was kind enough to take you in. Without us, you would have died."
"Yes, sir," murmured Nanase. Yeah right, she thought.
***
Bit was humming to himself when the Blitz team base finally came into view. For almost a month he had been on an extended vacation, and now he had to return to Zoid battles. He was broke and couldn't afford to be on vacation any longer. Besides, the Blitz team probably needed him, if they had started their Class S battles before he came back. Bit could hear a happy roar as he pulled the jeep into the hangar.
"Hey, partner!" shouted Bit. "How ya been? Missed me?" Liger roared. "Oh, so you just missed the Zoid battles. Figures." Bit laughed along with his Zoid, the Liger Zero, an Ultimate X. An Ultimate X was a Zoid who was permanently bonded with an organoid, an organic Zoid. Liger had a mind of his own and didn't rely on his pilot to make him do everything like other Zoids had to.
"Oh, Bit!" A yell came from inside of the base, and soon Leena Toros came out to the hangar, hands behind her back. "So you're back, took you long enough. We can finally get back to winning Zoid battles."
"I'm happy to see you too, Leena," said Bit sarcastically.
"Good." Leena smiled. "Listen, while you were gone Dad wanted me to get you Zoid gear so he could upgrade it. I couldn't find it, but I did find this..."
As Leena produced a small, very charred silver-colored stuffed organoid from behind her back, her smile faded. Bit's face had turned white. For a moment the two stood motionless, not knowing what to say. Suddenly Bit almost broke into tears.
"Gimmee that, Leena!" he shouted angrily, regaining his stance. "I don't want you guys going through my personal stuff anymore, okay? Is that too much to ask?!" Bit grabbed the toy away from her and walked into the base, leaving Leena standing shocked.
*Bit walked into the little house. "Kylie!" he called. "Kylie, where are you?"
"Over here, Bit!" Bit looked over to see his little sister reaching underneath the couch. "I can't reach Zeke... Can you get him for me?"
Bit rolled his eyes in despair, thinking of her stuffed organoid. Kylie had lovingly named it Zeke, after the deceased hero Van Fleiheit's organoid. Stuffed animals were for kids. He was ten, he wasn't a kid anymore.
"Sure," sighed Bit, kneeling down and feeling underneath the couch until he felt the familiar fuzzy form. He pulled it out and handed it to Kylie. "There, you happy now?"
Kylie smiled. "Thank you, onii-san (note: onii-san means 'older brother' in Japanese)!" Happily, she kissed him on the cheek and Bit tried to push her away.
"Please, don't do that." Bit ruffled her hair and the two walked out to find their parents.*
Part I: Shadows of the Past (edited version)
Chapter I: The Stuffed Organoid
Disclaimer: Nope, I don't own Zoids. However, I do own the characters in this story that I make up and any new Zoids, or any new creatures altogether (cough). I also own my few original concepts, which you will learn later in the story. Note that because I can't get the italics to work, thoughts are marked with *astrics* unless it is stated that they thought the remark, as in, "Oh my goodness! thought Nanase" and the like. Flashbacks (which happen often) are marked with *astrics.* On another note, this is the edited chapter, so all annoying, evil rants that scare reviewers away have been taken out for the good of mankind. Thanks to all of my supporters, who are currently reading the unfinished sequel, and good luck putting up with my battle-avoiding, reviewer-scaring writing skills to those of you who just discovered my little story of Bit's past, which has grown much more than I originally intended.
"Nanase!"
At the command of her superior, Nanase entered his quarters, blond curly hair bobbing up and down. She worked for the infamous Backdraft Group, helping Commander Altiel modify Zoids and recruit new members. She had been there for as long as she could remember. Up to age nine she had no past. Nanase was the only name she had remembered when the Backdraft said they found her, so logically they had called her that ever since. As she looked around Altiel's quarters, her green eyes rested on a picture of a familiar Zoid with a young Commander Altiel standing next to it and giving the peace sign. What it was, Nanase wasn't quite sure. But somehow she remembered it. Nanase found herself shivering at the Zoid's picture, but she didn't know why.
Altiel walked over and placed the framed picture face down. "The Committee of Seven has decided to give you a mission." He sat down in his chair and looked out the huge window. Nanase could tell that his thoughts were not focused on what he was telling her. "Your mission is to find and recover the destroyed Berserk Fury, and to release the organoid permanently bonded with it."
"What?!" cried Nanase, shocked. "How am I supposed to do that?!"
"Figure it out." Altiel dismissed Nanase. "Now, go take your Zoid and do as you're told. You should be grateful that the Backdraft was kind enough to take you in. Without us, you would have died."
"Yes, sir," murmured Nanase. Yeah right, she thought.
***
Bit was humming to himself when the Blitz team base finally came into view. For almost a month he had been on an extended vacation, and now he had to return to Zoid battles. He was broke and couldn't afford to be on vacation any longer. Besides, the Blitz team probably needed him, if they had started their Class S battles before he came back. Bit could hear a happy roar as he pulled the jeep into the hangar.
"Hey, partner!" shouted Bit. "How ya been? Missed me?" Liger roared. "Oh, so you just missed the Zoid battles. Figures." Bit laughed along with his Zoid, the Liger Zero, an Ultimate X. An Ultimate X was a Zoid who was permanently bonded with an organoid, an organic Zoid. Liger had a mind of his own and didn't rely on his pilot to make him do everything like other Zoids had to.
"Oh, Bit!" A yell came from inside of the base, and soon Leena Toros came out to the hangar, hands behind her back. "So you're back, took you long enough. We can finally get back to winning Zoid battles."
"I'm happy to see you too, Leena," said Bit sarcastically.
"Good." Leena smiled. "Listen, while you were gone Dad wanted me to get you Zoid gear so he could upgrade it. I couldn't find it, but I did find this..."
As Leena produced a small, very charred silver-colored stuffed organoid from behind her back, her smile faded. Bit's face had turned white. For a moment the two stood motionless, not knowing what to say. Suddenly Bit almost broke into tears.
"Gimmee that, Leena!" he shouted angrily, regaining his stance. "I don't want you guys going through my personal stuff anymore, okay? Is that too much to ask?!" Bit grabbed the toy away from her and walked into the base, leaving Leena standing shocked.
*Bit walked into the little house. "Kylie!" he called. "Kylie, where are you?"
"Over here, Bit!" Bit looked over to see his little sister reaching underneath the couch. "I can't reach Zeke... Can you get him for me?"
Bit rolled his eyes in despair, thinking of her stuffed organoid. Kylie had lovingly named it Zeke, after the deceased hero Van Fleiheit's organoid. Stuffed animals were for kids. He was ten, he wasn't a kid anymore.
"Sure," sighed Bit, kneeling down and feeling underneath the couch until he felt the familiar fuzzy form. He pulled it out and handed it to Kylie. "There, you happy now?"
Kylie smiled. "Thank you, onii-san (note: onii-san means 'older brother' in Japanese)!" Happily, she kissed him on the cheek and Bit tried to push her away.
"Please, don't do that." Bit ruffled her hair and the two walked out to find their parents.*