Ok, on the back of my first fic that got more than 2 reviews for a chapter,
I wish to try a different tact. It shall be interesting. (And I AM a Bit
fan, but I just can't write anything without.) A set of tildes will denote
the flashbacks and their associated endings.
~~~~~~ Hope ~~~~~~
The machinery beeped, slow and rhythmically. Their pistons wheezed and whined as they pushed their life giving cargo through the thin piping. I sat, patiently, by the bed. I probably looked as though he had been there for days, which I had. My blue overcoat layed rumpled on the floor, where I had dejectedly tossed it. I grasped the occupants' hand, so gently, as if it was going to shatter into a million fragments. It looked and felt like pure porcelain. I tried to keep it warm, but it was hopeless. I whispered, for it felt like a ritual that I had done oh so continuously "Leena, what have I done?"
~~~~~
"Sure! I'll take you up on that offer! Now, it was 10x the prise money, right?" I said
"Done. Be at the Valley of Heroes by 1000 hours, 3 days from now" The opponent shut off the link, just as quickly as he had called. I walked through to the kitchen, my glee apparent.
"Team! We have a new opponent!" I said, grinning from ear to ear.
"Dad! We were going to have a week off! And is that a new model?" my daughter asked.
Embarrassed, I hid the model behind my back. Sheepishly, I added "But there is 10x the prize money."
Brad returned my grin "I'm there!"
Bit chimed in "What about the points? What multiplier is on them, huh?
"None," I quietly said, hoping that he couldn't hear me "It's unofficial"
"WHAT!" Bit exclaimed
"Not another one" Jamie and Leena whined
"As long as I get paid," Brad finally said, between sips of coffee. Everyone else sweat dropped. I just played with my new Liger.
~~~~~
I started to cry. It was my entire fault. I can't blame Bit, or even Jamie, his strategy was almost perfect. No, it is my entire fault.
~~~~~
Layon grinned at me. The stubborn fool he is. We won't and can't lose, even if Leena wastes ammo like she always does. He stated the final rule set "These are simple. You can ut any amount of Zoid combat units on the field of play. However, there is NO CAS changes, OK?"
"Deal," I replied, cockily, shutting of the comm. Link "Jamie, you heard the man, prepare the Raynos for battle"
"Yes sir" He replied timidly. We'll win I know it.
~~~~~
How wrong I was. We never stood a chance. My tears finally fell, wetting my daughter's hand as they traced down a set pattern past my cheeks. Please don't die Leena, like your mother.
~~~~~ "Dad! We're severely outnumbered!" Leena called, frustration evident
"Yea DOC? Why did you agree to this battle again?" Bit commented as he slashed away another Rev Raptor. 3 more took its place.
"Looking bad. I thought we stood a chance, Layon never has beaten us before." I said looking at the tactical screen. The Raynos was put out of commission well into the beginning of the battle, after colliding with the last Zabat. The shadow fox, normally a very competent ground unit, was obliterated by sheer numbers, its side a gaping hole after a Blade Liger's attack. The system was in a full command system freeze, and the pilot? Situation unknown as he wasn't answering the Comm. System. Maybe it was just out. Yeah, that is what it must be. The units had backed Leena and but onto a cliff face. They were done for. I snap open the communication grid.
"Layon, you win, OK? Just call off the attack" I called, anxious for his reply
"No, Toros, I will win this, just watch." Layon's evil smirk grew as he pressed the last button.
"You can't!" I exclaimed, seeing what he was about to do.
~~~~~
But he did. Did he not? He got those Rev Raptors to slice open the cockpits of the 'feeble' Zoids as Layon ecstatically cackled in the background. Leena was heavily cut around the torso, same as Bit. They were rushed to intensive care, where they have been for the last 3 days. I heard a gasp, a loud gasp that roused me from my daydream. And then I saw them, the most precious thing in the world. A set of violet eyes gazed back at me.
"Leena, honey, you're all right!" I exclaimed. Leena responded with a small smile. The doctors soon mobbed her, once they saw her conscious, and removed the respirator tube from her throat.
"Hi dad" she croaked, the last doctor there was getting her vitals.
"Leena, you're all right!" I gasped tears of joy streamed down my face.
"How's Bit?" She then said, her voice strained by those couple of little words.
"Bit? Don't know, I only have been here with you." I said, slightly puzzled why she would ask. Probably team spirit or something. The doctor then piped up.
"Oh, you mean that other man that was here with you." He trailed off as he saw the puzzled expression on their faces.
"Yes. How is he?" I said, instinctively knowing my daughter's question.
"Umm, he hasn't been too." A klaxon sounded, and the crash car (A/N the thingie with the heart starter on it) was hurriedly wheeled to another room. "Uh, I'll be right back!" He called, running into the room. All I could hear then was the familiar language of doctors (A/N I wish I could do a legal scene, I am a law student.. But maybe a med student year after next.) After several minutes, they did the ominous 'time of death' call. The doctor returned.
"Umm about your friend." he started, which was rudely interrupted by a gasp. Leena looked as if she had seen a ghost. She then mumbled "Bit." and fell asleep.
"What? What is wrong with Bit?" I said, worry laced my voice. It felt as though.
"He just had a pulmonary failure. We were unable to revive him." He said, sadly.
"Bit." I gasped.
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Ok, so it isn't my best, but almost one of my longest. I hope you all enjoyed it, and honestly, I am a Bit fanatic so it pains me to kill him. This is the logic - would Leena care if it were Harry instead? Anywho, Read and Review!
Maelgwyn
~~~~~~ Hope ~~~~~~
The machinery beeped, slow and rhythmically. Their pistons wheezed and whined as they pushed their life giving cargo through the thin piping. I sat, patiently, by the bed. I probably looked as though he had been there for days, which I had. My blue overcoat layed rumpled on the floor, where I had dejectedly tossed it. I grasped the occupants' hand, so gently, as if it was going to shatter into a million fragments. It looked and felt like pure porcelain. I tried to keep it warm, but it was hopeless. I whispered, for it felt like a ritual that I had done oh so continuously "Leena, what have I done?"
~~~~~
"Sure! I'll take you up on that offer! Now, it was 10x the prise money, right?" I said
"Done. Be at the Valley of Heroes by 1000 hours, 3 days from now" The opponent shut off the link, just as quickly as he had called. I walked through to the kitchen, my glee apparent.
"Team! We have a new opponent!" I said, grinning from ear to ear.
"Dad! We were going to have a week off! And is that a new model?" my daughter asked.
Embarrassed, I hid the model behind my back. Sheepishly, I added "But there is 10x the prize money."
Brad returned my grin "I'm there!"
Bit chimed in "What about the points? What multiplier is on them, huh?
"None," I quietly said, hoping that he couldn't hear me "It's unofficial"
"WHAT!" Bit exclaimed
"Not another one" Jamie and Leena whined
"As long as I get paid," Brad finally said, between sips of coffee. Everyone else sweat dropped. I just played with my new Liger.
~~~~~
I started to cry. It was my entire fault. I can't blame Bit, or even Jamie, his strategy was almost perfect. No, it is my entire fault.
~~~~~
Layon grinned at me. The stubborn fool he is. We won't and can't lose, even if Leena wastes ammo like she always does. He stated the final rule set "These are simple. You can ut any amount of Zoid combat units on the field of play. However, there is NO CAS changes, OK?"
"Deal," I replied, cockily, shutting of the comm. Link "Jamie, you heard the man, prepare the Raynos for battle"
"Yes sir" He replied timidly. We'll win I know it.
~~~~~
How wrong I was. We never stood a chance. My tears finally fell, wetting my daughter's hand as they traced down a set pattern past my cheeks. Please don't die Leena, like your mother.
~~~~~ "Dad! We're severely outnumbered!" Leena called, frustration evident
"Yea DOC? Why did you agree to this battle again?" Bit commented as he slashed away another Rev Raptor. 3 more took its place.
"Looking bad. I thought we stood a chance, Layon never has beaten us before." I said looking at the tactical screen. The Raynos was put out of commission well into the beginning of the battle, after colliding with the last Zabat. The shadow fox, normally a very competent ground unit, was obliterated by sheer numbers, its side a gaping hole after a Blade Liger's attack. The system was in a full command system freeze, and the pilot? Situation unknown as he wasn't answering the Comm. System. Maybe it was just out. Yeah, that is what it must be. The units had backed Leena and but onto a cliff face. They were done for. I snap open the communication grid.
"Layon, you win, OK? Just call off the attack" I called, anxious for his reply
"No, Toros, I will win this, just watch." Layon's evil smirk grew as he pressed the last button.
"You can't!" I exclaimed, seeing what he was about to do.
~~~~~
But he did. Did he not? He got those Rev Raptors to slice open the cockpits of the 'feeble' Zoids as Layon ecstatically cackled in the background. Leena was heavily cut around the torso, same as Bit. They were rushed to intensive care, where they have been for the last 3 days. I heard a gasp, a loud gasp that roused me from my daydream. And then I saw them, the most precious thing in the world. A set of violet eyes gazed back at me.
"Leena, honey, you're all right!" I exclaimed. Leena responded with a small smile. The doctors soon mobbed her, once they saw her conscious, and removed the respirator tube from her throat.
"Hi dad" she croaked, the last doctor there was getting her vitals.
"Leena, you're all right!" I gasped tears of joy streamed down my face.
"How's Bit?" She then said, her voice strained by those couple of little words.
"Bit? Don't know, I only have been here with you." I said, slightly puzzled why she would ask. Probably team spirit or something. The doctor then piped up.
"Oh, you mean that other man that was here with you." He trailed off as he saw the puzzled expression on their faces.
"Yes. How is he?" I said, instinctively knowing my daughter's question.
"Umm, he hasn't been too." A klaxon sounded, and the crash car (A/N the thingie with the heart starter on it) was hurriedly wheeled to another room. "Uh, I'll be right back!" He called, running into the room. All I could hear then was the familiar language of doctors (A/N I wish I could do a legal scene, I am a law student.. But maybe a med student year after next.) After several minutes, they did the ominous 'time of death' call. The doctor returned.
"Umm about your friend." he started, which was rudely interrupted by a gasp. Leena looked as if she had seen a ghost. She then mumbled "Bit." and fell asleep.
"What? What is wrong with Bit?" I said, worry laced my voice. It felt as though.
"He just had a pulmonary failure. We were unable to revive him." He said, sadly.
"Bit." I gasped.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Ok, so it isn't my best, but almost one of my longest. I hope you all enjoyed it, and honestly, I am a Bit fanatic so it pains me to kill him. This is the logic - would Leena care if it were Harry instead? Anywho, Read and Review!
Maelgwyn