And welcome to this edition of 'The Fics No one Cares About!' I'm your host, Kazeno Lynx!

As I have previously mentioned, I have no claim what so ever over any of the Zoid characters…well, with that said, on with the show!

                "No! Don't make me leave my Lena!" Harry wailed, clinging to her leg. "I can't leave her! Don't, please! We were meant to be together!"

"HARRY! GET OFF!" Lena screamed.

"But Lena! We must stay together!"

"Harry, I…" she glanced over at Kaze. She began reading. "…I just don't deserve you. I want you to grow to be something great…I would only hold you back! Go be king, Harry! Once you've accomplished that, I can go with you without any hesitation, knowing that you have accomplished your dream."

"Oh, Lena!" He gripped her hands tightly. "But you're right. I have to prove myself to you. Don't worry, for I am Harry Champ, a man destined to be king. I shall see you soon, my darling Lena!"

"YES! He's gone!" Lena said once he had left.

Kaze laughed. "Get used to it. Just keep pushing him to higher heights, and he won't have time for you. Eventually, he'll get pushed into an arranged marriage."

Kaze began examining the Zoids. "Good, not much work…except on the Sniper…how'm I gonna pay for this!" She groaned softly.

"Pay for all of what?" Bit asked curiously. Kaze jumped, almost falling. He steadied her. "Sorry. Pay for all of what?"

"All the ammo. That stuffs not easy to come by, and it costs to make it…"

"Why doesn't Doc just pay for it?"

"The ammo I brought for you guys with is much stronger than what you usually use. But with a Gun Sniper, you need to have a wide variety. I didn't expect Lena to go so trigger happy on the first day."

"How much ammo was in that little display?"

"A year's worth for Brad and Jamie." Kaze sighed.

"WHAT!!!"

"Yeah. But luckily I didn't implant even half of my stores…I just have to be more conservative…crap."

"What?"

"I've never been good at saving. Money, yes. Parts…I use 'em when and where I need 'em."

"So…what do you need the other end of the hangar for?"

"My projects. I have a workshop. I've created and made almost all of the parts that I put into your Zoids by hand. It takes a while, but my parts work better than any pricey, overrated factory object."

"And you just give those away to the people when you fix their things?"

"The people come to the stations I work at because it's all they can afford." She said softly, her eyes shifting into hazy, far-seeing windows. For a moment, it appeared as if she was just a shell. Then she shook herself.

"Well, I really must get back to work. If you would excuse me."

Kaze entered her workshop. The soft murmur of mechanical parts greeted her, soon accompanied by a low growl.

"Hello. Just need to pick up some parts for the Zoids…" The growl grew louder, but in it was a hint of longing.

"No. I won't risk you…" The growl became slightly menacing.

"I'm sorry…I just…can't." In the shadows, a head nodded sadly.

"Well team, we have a battle scheduled for tomorrow against the Blazing Glory."

"All right! We'll beat them in our sleep." Bit said.

"Doc, I'll go look up what I can about the Blazing Glory…"

"Good! Now Kaze…are you going to give the orders again, or can I do my job?" Kaze reddened slightly.

"I think I'll just stay here…" She said evasively.

"But we need you to fly the Raynos." The Doc said happily.

"What! Me!"

"Yes. I would like to see how you handle a Zoid battle…" Her heart leapt painfully in her stomach…but she knew she couldn't.

"I can't, sir. I'm…afraid of heights. And I'm just a mechanic."

"Oh, of course you're afraid of heights…yes…" She couldn't believe he was buying it! "But then why do you always go onto the hangar roof?"

"Uh…"

"You're a terrible liar," he said, smiling.

"I get that a lot."

"I'll expect you ready to go bright and early."

Kaze entered her workshop.

"I have to pilot the Raynos." Her voice echoed slightly in the wide expanse.

The growl came again.

"I know…I wish…I wish it was just us again."

Kaze stepped into the sunlight, nervous. Bit stared at her openly. Jamie looked down at his strategy guide. Brad was drinking coffee.

"Uh…you look…nice." Bit offered.

"NICE!! I SPENT AN HOUR MAKING HER LOOK LIKE THIS! IS THAT ALL YOU BOYS HAVE TO SAY?!" Lena raged.

Kaze blushed, and looked down at the ground. She was in her frayed shorts and hiking boots. She wore a white bathing suit top that couldn't entirely hide her modest curves. A jean jacket went over that. Lena had spent most of the hour cutting her jacket so when she put it on, a tan expanse of her stomach could be seen. Her hair hung down around her.

She walked over to the Raynos and clambered in, her joints forgetting how to bend.

"……READY…FIGHT!"

Kaze felt her muscles lurch as the Raynos took off. The Blazing Glory team consisted of three Spinosappas and one Raynos. Kaze saw the others charging on the ground. Lena quickly let loose one of her missiles and was rewarded with an explosion. Kaze winced as Lena began shouting in exaltation.

Suddenly, the Raynos jolted. Kaze quickly pulled up. There you are…so, ya wanna toy with me, eh? Well, play time's over!

            Kaze plummeted to the earth, going full speed, daring the pilot to match her. She began swerving and swirling all over, keeping the pilot from locking on to her. 300 meters…200 meters…the pilot shot wildly, hoping to catch her off guard…100 meters…100 feet…50 feet… Kaze smiled slightly.

Jamie's voice came over. "WHAT ARE YOU DOING? YOU"RE GONNA KILL MY RAYNOS!"

Kaze ignored him. 20 feet…15…10…5…She pulled up with all her strength. She heard the other Raynos hit the ground. She went upside down and shot, making sure it stayed that way. Then she soared up into the clouds to wait.

            Bit was busy with his own target. He waited for it to pass him….

"NOW LIGER!!" He smiled as the blow connected solidly with the Zoid. It collapsed. It didn't get up.

            Brad watched the confused Zoid trying to escape his smokescreen. A smile threatened to appear on his lips. He carefully took aim and fired.

            "THIS BATTLE IS OVER! AND THE WINNER IS…THE BLITZ TEAM!"

            "Oh Yeah! You know it! Nobody can beat us! We're unbeatable! Yeah!" Lena yelled over and over again. Bit winced. Brad rolled his eyes. Kaze ignored her, and began flying lazily over to the transport. Oh…it feels so good to fly again…her eyes closed in blissful memory. Unconsciously, her muscles began to go through drills she had sought to block out. The Raynos swooped and soared, went upside-down…performing aerial stunts that were almost unimaginable. Suddenly, her eyes snapped open. She realized what had happened, even for a brief second. She felt her heart speed up in panic…then she noticed that none of her teammates were injured. Oh god…it almost happened again! I can never go into another Zoid battle! She felt a terrible pang of loss…but she couldn't risk it. What is she had…?

            Kaze tried to avoid the doc when they got back to the hangar, but that proved to be impossible.

"Where did you learn to fly like that?"

"F-fly? Fly like what?"

"Fly like that! You've obviously had some training…"

"I don't know what you're talking about. I just tried to do what Jamie did."

"I've never flown like that."

"Really, I just got lucky…"

"Really? You were in perfect control. You knew exactly what you were doing." Kaze shot Brad a hate filled glance. He just smiled crookedly.

Luckily, Fate sent her a friend. "YEAH! WE WON! GREAT JOB, KAZE!"

"Thanks Lena."

"Hey, we have to go celebrate…Dad, we're gonna go shopping! See ya later!"

The Blitz team began working at a furious pace. Challenges came every other day. They won every battle they entered. Only Jamie was confused.

"Why is there so much battling going on?"

Kaze looked up from the Raynos. "Every team in S has to win so many battles to stay in the league. After you've met that requirement, you can battle in more battles. For every extra battle, you get a certain amount of points. At the end of the season, a competition takes place. You must have the most points to advance to the next league. All of the extra points you earned during the season are added to your score. So if you win a lot of battles, you'll get a lot of extra points, which boost your score."

"How do you know so much about Zoid battles?"

"I've worked for all sorts of teams. If you're a mechanic, it helps if you have some background information. You have to understand what kind of Zoid you're working with. If you don't, than your team will end up loosing."

Days flew by. Days turned to weeks. Challenges continued to come. Kaze was curious to see which Zoid would break from all the stress.

"Kaze, it just…fell apart!"

"It's okay, Jamie. It happens. I'll fix it up soon." Kaze looked at the scratched metal and bent parts.

"I'm gonna have to strip off a majority of the parts, though." She muttered.

Jamie looked horrified.

She smiled. "I'll get right on it."

"Dad, where is Kaze?"

"Working on the Raynos."

"WHAT! She's been at it for almost a week!"

"Yes Lena. I'm well aware of that, and she's going to get a big bonus."

"She only sleeps for a few hours a night! She hasn't eaten since I brought her food down two days ago! She must look horrible."

Kaze really did look awful when she called Jamie down. Dark circles hung under her eyes, her hair was a mess, grease covered her clothes, and her breathing was heavy.

"There ya go Jamie. That should hold up for a while until we get more equipment in."

"Thank you!" He ran up to hug his Raynos.

"Jamie don't! The paint's still…"

"Oh Raynos! You're in one piece!"

"…wet."

Two weeks later…

"Team, we've gotten a challenge."

"From whom?"

"Vega. He's requested for a two day battle."

"What?"

"Each team has four Zoids. They send out two, and those two battle from dawn to dusk. If both of a team's Zoids are defeated, the battle is over for that day and then it begins again at dawn of the next day. It's more of a test of endurance than anything else."

"So who does Vega have for the other three Zoids?" Bit asked.

"Jack Sisco and his team."

"This should be interesting," Brad said from the couch.

"That it will be. Brad, you and Lena will battle on the first day. Jamie and Bit will battle on the second day. Get some rest team. We set out for the battle zone tomorrow."

Kaze waited until the team was in bed. She crept over to the transport. Some sixth sense was compelling her to install her own system.

"System L." She said. "It will only open on my voice command." After hours of straining, she finished.

"Now for clothes." She packed her mechanic clothes and her old warrior clothes. She held them close for a few seconds. Then her eyes opened, misty with tears.

"I wish you could see me, old friend."

"Hello, Vega."

"Hello Bit. Ready for the beginning of our battle tomorrow?"

"Yes." Bit said as Jack walked up.

"Well well. So we meet again." A sudden movement caught Jack's eye. Someone was hanging upside-down from Bit's Zoid. The figure dropped, and landed, almost cat like.

A girl stalked over, her jeans torn at the knees and her cropped shirt dashed with grease. Her face was impassive, all except her blue gray eyes, which were wild, like a tigers. Long golden hair floated out behind her.

"Bit, what have you been doing?! I spent all night working on the hydraulics system, and you manage to screw it up this morning in five minutes!"

"Hey, I know how my Zoid's supposed to work! Don't go lecturing me!" Bit shouted hotly.

"Which of us is the mechanic?" She asked in the same harsh tone as him, waving her wrench threateningly.

"So nice of you to introduce us." Jack said. Kaze whirled around, and her anger ebbed away slightly.

"Kazeno Kauri." She held out one callused palm. Jack was surprised by the firmness in her grip. She turned to Vega. She smiled slightly.

"Hello. I have a brother about your age. He's not as good at battling, though."

"Few are, so I'm told."

"So you're the pilot of the Berserk Fury. It must be amazing to pilot an Ultimate X."

"Yeah." Vega said, smiling a little.

"Hey! I pilot an Ultimate X too!" Bit said, wounded.

"But I already have met you, sadly," she said, without turning back to him. Vega laughed.

"Well, the battle starts bright and early tomorrow. See you there!"

"Oh man! I'm so nervous!" Lena said, pacing.

"Lena, calm down! You're not even battling Vega." Kaze said.

"Yeah, but…he's an amazing pilot! What happens if…well, we loose? Oh, If Bit screws this one up, I'll kill him!"

"Don't worry! Bit won't screw up, and even if he does, you just have to win one more battle. Besides, it isn't always decided by who's out of the battle first. These kind of face off's aren't very common, so you'll have a panel of judges rating you on you're battle tactics and so on. So even if Jamie and Bit do loose to Berserk Fury, you could still win. You and Brad just need to put on a quick show." Kaze said placidly.

"But we're battling Lightning Sikes! You know how fast they are!"

"Yeah, but that can also be their weakness. Here. Jamie analyzed all of their previous battle tactics. Read it over. We're battling on a rocky but open field."

 "What are you hiding?" Lena whispered as Kaze walked away.

"……READY…FIGHT!"

Lena automatically went to the rockiest terrain she could find. "Come and get me, morons!" she yelled.

"Lena, we are trying to stay in the battle for 13 hours. Don't start bragging!"

"Brad, we'll get more points if we finish it quickly!"

"Yeah, and that's how they do everything! Quickly!" he retorted.

Time ticked by. The sisters waited until noon. Then suddenly, they made their move.

"Brad, this is Kaze. The sisters are coming in one you in a pincer movement. Deploy smokescreen."

"Ok. Now what?"

 "Get ready to jump on my mark. Deploy as much smokescreen as you can in the meantime. It would also help if you made some panicky yells. Lena, aim three degrees behind Brad and fire when I give the signal."

Soon a black cloud was all that could be seen where Brad was standing. Lena kept her sights set on him. She began itching to touch the trigger.

"Wait for it…Brad, start acting scared…" Kaze muttered.

"Where are they?"

"Okay…NOW!" Brad jumped as Lena fired. The sisters collided just as 12 missiles found them. They let loose two shots.

"AHHHHH!! NO!!!" They screamed. Then it was cut off as both Zoids experienced a total system freeze. Lena and Brad got the same experience a second later.

"THE FIRST DAY IS OVER! THE BATTLE IS A DRAW!!"

"NO FAIR! NOW WE'RE GONNA LOOSE!" Lena yelled from the entrance of the hover transport.

"But Lena, we still have one more day to go," Jamie pointed out.

"YEAH!! You and Bit can beat 'em any time.…" she slapped him on the back. He slipped. And fell. A sickening crack told her the result.

"Oh Jamie, I'm so sorry!" Lena said.

"Well, the good news is, it isn't broken. Just dislocated. I'll set it later, when the pain medication has taken effect." Kaze said.

"How are we gonna battle?" Bit asked.

"Kaze?" The Doc looked at her.

"No. The Raynos was supped up to his ideals. But he might be able to battle."

Kaze looked back at the hover cargo. She began to sprint across the barren landscape. Toward the base. And toward her most deadly secret. Don't worry Jamie. I won't let you down. I'm not keeping any more secrets.

She let out a roar of anger and remorse; all she had known for years. Echoing over the plains, it was answered. By someone. Or something.

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