A/N: Zoids not mine. Story yes. Characters no. And now, my latest story with whom I make my return to after leaving to I just had to return. Enjoy!
Project 5
Chapter I
Leena had been living with Bit for some time now but their relationship had flunked in their first year. Both still lived together, and sometimes slept together, but were officially friends and nothing more. Bit tried to get the relation going on again but only got it stuck deeper when past occurrences resurfaced.
Today, a bright day, the windows let the sun shine in but Leena quickly used the curtains to stop this.
"What's wrong with a little sunlight?" Leena looked at Bit, brow raised. "Humph!"
Bit blinked several times, being sarcastic in doing so, then laughed, threw the data sheets he was holding, and walked out the door.
Leena dropped to her knees and just cried. She was in pain because their lives were both ruined. They both decided to quit fighting Zoids and form a family. Now, both of them had been replaced by old candidates, Leon and Naomi. They were great pilots, true. But they had taken her seat. Their seats. From the Blitz.
"Let's get married, hon." How could such sweetness end in such bitterness. Life just got worst by the day. First, due's came in. Wedding dues, service dues, house dues, etc, etc. They handled them quite well. However, Bit was a Zoid-maniac. He started investing in Zoid fights, loosing more than half his paycheck. His job wasn't that good either. He worked for Litton's Advanced Power. A company working on new technology that would increase Zoids stats higher than anything developed thus far. Bit was just an assistant.
"Where is my coffee, Cloud?" That was his usual assignment.
Despite carrying the title of champion, once outside the Zoid world, life was rugged. Full of problems an paths to choose. Bit got fired but Dr. Toro's made some calls for him, though he got quite mad at Bit.
"Leena, where is my Fact-Zoid Magazine?" Leena was still on the floor. "I don't know, Bit. I just don't know." She was in a trance. "Leena? What's wrong?!" Bit ran to her, picked her up and gently placed her on their bed, well, now hers.
"Bit, life is shi. When we were pilots, life was a breeze just running through us. Now look at us. We live in a mediocre condo, money is scarce, and we can't even go out once in a while!" Bit plunged into the computer chair.
"Why did we quit our lives?" Leena looked at Bit, surprised to hear such words from him. "Seriously?" Leena nodded.
Bit got up and looked at the window which was closed with curtains. "When I fought Vega, I discovered something, Leena. Perhaps something that wasn't meant to be discovered."
Leena cleaned her tears, and sat up. "Vega didn't lose, he let me win and I knew why, but victory was so tasty and stress I had from the team, it was my duty. But in that battle, Vega accidentally hit something buried. Something I later recognized as Project 5."
Leena sighed. "Please, Bit, you know there was no other--" Bit turned around, he was crying. "Leena, project 5...Is Armageddon. The rise of evil. The fall of men and machine. Vega knew this, he wanted this. He obtained this. Remember the tragedy the happened after our first battle in the S class? When Vega committed suicide?" Leena nodded, she remember every word of it. "Vega could not understand how such a person could be evil enough to summon such monstrosity. Liger and his Berserk Fury both became uneasy and disturbed with the flow of such energy. Project 5 will rise and shadow this world to its doom."
Leena took Bit's hand. "Is that why we hide?" Bit turned away, admitting the truth. "I must protect that which I love so much." Leena jumped and embraced him, crying, screaming. They were in love and he was protecting her.