Chapter II: Sylvia
After stashing the stuffed organoid somewhere in his room, Bit walked back out to the hangar, looking for Leena. He had decided that he should apologize for yelling at her like that. Maybe he had been too hard on her... It had been uncalled for at that time. Besides, it wasn't a good thing to have Leena mad at you for very long.
"Leena!" he called. There was no reply, but Bit heard Liger growl softly. He turned the corner to see Leena. It was her hair, all right, but for once, she was weirdly wearing a dress. Maybe he had involuntarily changed her from being a tomboy. The sixteen-year-old grinned at the notion.
"Hey, Leena..." Bit walked up behind her and placed his hand on her shoulder. It went right through.
Bit yelled and jumped backwards. "What the-?! Leena?!"
The ghost, or whatever it was, turned around and looked at Bit. *I'm not Leena, Bit. My name is Sylvia. You didn't remember? ...I should think you'd recognize me.* (note: Bit hears this in his thoughts.)
Bit thought for a moment. Maybe she was right- no, he didn't recognize her. And she couldn't be Leena, "Sylvia" had green eyes while Leena's were purple. "Err, no, actually, I don't know you."
*Don't deny it, Bit. Of course you remember me. Just because I haven't aged doesn't mean you can't recognize me...*
"Then-" started Bit. His face went white once again. "Then you're a ghost?"
She sighed. *No, Bit, I'm not a ghost. Only a Shadow.* In the blink of an eye the following flashed through his head:
*A Rev Raptor ran outside of a burning little village, towards three other Zoids. "Hey!" yelled its pilot - Sylvia. "Who gave you the right to burn down a village?" She moved her Zoid into action. Though at first it seemed as though she was doing fairly well against the three Gun Snipers, that all ended when another Zoid appeared. It was black with many golden horns, and perched on top of it were many large guns. In these parts it was commonly known as a Gun Blaster.
With one simple blow, the Rev Raptor was laid low. Its speed and agility was no match for the brute force of its opponent. Sylvia cursed under her breath as the Gun Blaster moved in for the kill. "Twilight!" she yelled, and a streak of light came out of nowhere, going straight into her Rev Raptor. Instantly all damages on her Zoid were healed and it stood up, roaring fiercely. "HA!" she said cockily. "You can't beat me now! Twilight, Shadow mode!"
This time it was the Gun Blaster's pilot's turn to curse as the raptor-type Zoid's shadow seemed to come off of the ground and form around it. Soon you could see right through it.*
"Cool," Bit said to himself. "I wish Liger could do that." Liger growled impatiently, indicating that he could "see" the story as well, and that he thought it wasn't quite over.
*Only Shadow Zoids and black organoids can do it. I had-have-a black organoid called Twilight. Once you're in Shadow mode, you can attack others but they can't hurt you.*
"Then why are you in it now? Couldn't you have come as a normal person so I wouldn't be scared half to death?" asked Bit, scratching his head.
*As well as the Zoid, the pilot is also "transformed"... But other Zoids in the Shadow mode can attack. I didn't know that the Gun Blaster was equipped with it. Obviously I was no match; if your Zoid is destroyed while in Shadow mode... then you're stuck that way forever.*
"Wait..."murmured Bit. "Then that village behind you..."
*Yes, Bit... That was the Wind Colony, where you used to live.*
(that was the shortest chapter i've ever written)
After stashing the stuffed organoid somewhere in his room, Bit walked back out to the hangar, looking for Leena. He had decided that he should apologize for yelling at her like that. Maybe he had been too hard on her... It had been uncalled for at that time. Besides, it wasn't a good thing to have Leena mad at you for very long.
"Leena!" he called. There was no reply, but Bit heard Liger growl softly. He turned the corner to see Leena. It was her hair, all right, but for once, she was weirdly wearing a dress. Maybe he had involuntarily changed her from being a tomboy. The sixteen-year-old grinned at the notion.
"Hey, Leena..." Bit walked up behind her and placed his hand on her shoulder. It went right through.
Bit yelled and jumped backwards. "What the-?! Leena?!"
The ghost, or whatever it was, turned around and looked at Bit. *I'm not Leena, Bit. My name is Sylvia. You didn't remember? ...I should think you'd recognize me.* (note: Bit hears this in his thoughts.)
Bit thought for a moment. Maybe she was right- no, he didn't recognize her. And she couldn't be Leena, "Sylvia" had green eyes while Leena's were purple. "Err, no, actually, I don't know you."
*Don't deny it, Bit. Of course you remember me. Just because I haven't aged doesn't mean you can't recognize me...*
"Then-" started Bit. His face went white once again. "Then you're a ghost?"
She sighed. *No, Bit, I'm not a ghost. Only a Shadow.* In the blink of an eye the following flashed through his head:
*A Rev Raptor ran outside of a burning little village, towards three other Zoids. "Hey!" yelled its pilot - Sylvia. "Who gave you the right to burn down a village?" She moved her Zoid into action. Though at first it seemed as though she was doing fairly well against the three Gun Snipers, that all ended when another Zoid appeared. It was black with many golden horns, and perched on top of it were many large guns. In these parts it was commonly known as a Gun Blaster.
With one simple blow, the Rev Raptor was laid low. Its speed and agility was no match for the brute force of its opponent. Sylvia cursed under her breath as the Gun Blaster moved in for the kill. "Twilight!" she yelled, and a streak of light came out of nowhere, going straight into her Rev Raptor. Instantly all damages on her Zoid were healed and it stood up, roaring fiercely. "HA!" she said cockily. "You can't beat me now! Twilight, Shadow mode!"
This time it was the Gun Blaster's pilot's turn to curse as the raptor-type Zoid's shadow seemed to come off of the ground and form around it. Soon you could see right through it.*
"Cool," Bit said to himself. "I wish Liger could do that." Liger growled impatiently, indicating that he could "see" the story as well, and that he thought it wasn't quite over.
*Only Shadow Zoids and black organoids can do it. I had-have-a black organoid called Twilight. Once you're in Shadow mode, you can attack others but they can't hurt you.*
"Then why are you in it now? Couldn't you have come as a normal person so I wouldn't be scared half to death?" asked Bit, scratching his head.
*As well as the Zoid, the pilot is also "transformed"... But other Zoids in the Shadow mode can attack. I didn't know that the Gun Blaster was equipped with it. Obviously I was no match; if your Zoid is destroyed while in Shadow mode... then you're stuck that way forever.*
"Wait..."murmured Bit. "Then that village behind you..."
*Yes, Bit... That was the Wind Colony, where you used to live.*
(that was the shortest chapter i've ever written)