Description: Made a fic bout Raven and Raven growing up and I actually going to make it true to the anime, or what little information they decided to give out. Such is life, enjoy. And if I get enough reviews Ill make a sequel unless you don't want me to.

Disclaimer: Don't own Zoids, if I did I would be making anime, not stories.

Arrival of the Raven

5 Years ago…

   General Masato put down the folder, rubbing his head as the screeching siren pierced his skull and brain. The room flashing red and he stood up, watching as an Imperial officer ran in.

   "Sir, two Republic spies have been spotted." The officer said worried.

   Masato stood up, for a minute he thought this was a drill. "Damn, seal the outside perimeter." He stood up and walked out of the office with the man. Imperial troops scattered everywhere as the halls flashed red just as his office had. It took a few minutes before he was informed of their capture.

   "Sir. We have them."

   Masato smiled. "Good." Though his smile quickly went away. "Did they find the Death Sauer?"

   "We don't believe so, Captain Talon is integrating them as we speak."

   Masato nodded. "Where at?"

   "This way sir."

   Masato followed the man through a few corridors, eventually leading into a large hanger.

   "I will ask you one more time!" Talon shouted at the man and woman. "Name, rank, and."

   Masato cut him off before he could finish. "You're wasting your breath captain!" He shouted, looking at the man and woman. Masato gave a smile towards the woman, he knew her. "Karen Freiheit, Sergeant, serial X-45B70. Best spy the Republic has. Wife to probably the best damn Zoid pilot the Republic has as well, two kids. Ages 7 and 3."

   "How the hell do you know that?" Talon asked, but looked at the cold stare of Masato. "Sir."

   "I have my ways." Masato looked down at the gorgeous woman. She had soft burnet hair that fell down to her shoulders, a very attractive figure and cute face made her irresistible to most men; Masato wasn't one of them though. He walked up the woman, staring at her even though she refused to stare back. Instead she stared down at the floor, on her knees with her hands on her head. "Now, why don't one of you kindly tell me what you found out." Masato waited a moment, nothing but silence came around. "Damnit! The info will not leave this base anyways so you might as well tell me so you." He paused and looked at Talon. "There's a third spy!"

   Talon looked at him. "How do you know?"

   "A damn relay spy! Scan the area, destroy anything you find!" Masato looked down at Karen, who now gave him a devilish grin. "Damn you." He reared his right arm back, smacking her with the backside of his hand. "Tell me what you found and I will allow you both to be POW's."

   "You lying son of a bitch." Paul, the other spy added quickly and harshly.

   "Tell me or Ill kill you both!" Masato yelled.

   "Will you let her go!" Paul shouted. "She's got a family, kill me if you want."

   "You want me to kill you." Masato pulled out his handgun and shot the Paul in the center of his chest.

   "Paul!" Karen shouted but felt the blunt side of the gun ram into the back of her head, knocking her to the ground with a sore spot.

   "Last chance!" Masato pointed the gun at the back of her head.

   Karen looked up at him, giving him a look of anger and rage.

   "Tell me Damnit!" Masato looked at her, she still refused to answer.

   "Sir we can't find any Zoid anywhere." Talon said rushing in.

   Masato looked at her, listening to her give a low laugh, showing how she had beat him. "Ill see you in Hell!" He shot her in the back of the head and turned around. "Burn the bodies! Make sure no one finds out about us killing them!"

Present…

   Prozen felt the wind pushing hard against his face and hair, blowing the long ponytail back. Turning around he looked back at the small boy he had found, the boy he had named Raven.

   "Who do you want to train him?" Lieutenant Hardin asked loudly, making sure he heard her over the wind as the jeep zoomed by on the desert terrain.

   "I think General Masato would make the perfect trainer for are young friend." Prozen said smiling, ignoring a slight sobbing noise Raven was making.

   Hardin looked at him, surprised to hear him suggest Masato as his trainer. Masato was one of the most vicious men in the Empire, even though he was Prozen's favorite general. "Isn't that a little harsh, sir."

   "I don't believe so. Masato will defiantly make sure are friend here learns to fire a gun correctly."

   "As you wish minister." Hardin said, turning the jeep around.

   A few hours later, Prozen and Hardin took Raven into a bunker, and sat there in a small room with him.

   "This is going to be your new home Raven." Prozen said. "And your going to get a new father as well." He smiled at the thought; Prozen knew exactly what Raven was about to go through. No man had ever been personally trained by General Masato, and for very good reasons. Even Emperor Zeppelin had a fear of Masato, though not much could be done to keep him down.

   Raven sat there and listened as a loud set of footsteps slowly walked down the hall outside of the small room, echoing a terrible sound. He looked down and closed his eyes, a tall, strong man wearing an Imperial officers hate walked in.

   "Minister." Masato bowed, noticing the small boy trembling on the bed. "This him?"

   Prozen smiled. "Raven, this is General Masato. He will be your." He paused for a moment. "Father for a while, training you to become a very talented warrior." He turned and looked at Masato, losing his smile. "I would hope."

   "I never fail Minister." Masato walked over to the boy and grabbed his chin, lifting his head up sharply. "Crying." He pushed Raven's head back hard, forcing it to bounce off the hard wall. "You will never cry in my presence!"

   "Let's go Hardin, I think its time we left these two alone." Prozen watched as the pink haired woman nodded and followed him out. He looked over and watched as Masato took out a leather belt. Closing the door, he heard screams of terror and pain coming out from the young boys mouth, and it made him smile.

Authors Notes: Like I said before, true to the anime. As for my other story, I'm still going to work on it, just I wanted to get something else out to. Send some reviews or flames with your thoughts.