I am so sorry this took so long to get up hear, I was just reading over it so I could edit it properly with new eyes. Now I know my character seams to have kind of a split personality but that will be explained later on in the story, its her conscious and subconscious battling with each other. Anyway have fun and enjoy, and please review and let me know what you think!
"What?" She asked, very confused.
"The team of humans you meat are the battle force 5, protectors of the earth from the zark and the vandals, they go to battle zones and collect the battle keys to prevent the zark and the vandals from invading earth. I was asking if you wanted to be a part of the group." Sage asked.
"Why me? You know nothing about me."
"You personally no, but your ancestors yes. Your ancestors were a mighty race of loyal guardians with strength that equaled no other when the one they were protecting was in danger. I feel that is reason enough to have you become a 6th member. Besides, I know just as much about you as I did the rest of the battle force 5 when they arrived here."
"Wait Sage, I thought you said there were only 5 sentient chips." Agura said as she walked over to them. She and the rest of the group had using their own entrances to drive into the hub and park their cars. Usually they got to work on any last minute maintenance on their vehicles but they were curious of the person who knew about the miltivrs who had also never been to handlers corners before.
"Yes, 5 that worked. But there is a 6th that was given to me by the high council that will only activate when the peace keeper of the group arrives of their own free will, an access of events brings them to the aria and something happens for them to stay."
"Like a broken power steering" Vert said, leaning on his saber and observing them, mainly the new girl. He watched her with intense eyes that made her shrink and move uncomfortably. Even though his eyes were as blue as the spring sky after a downpour and not the gray of stormy clouds she was still cautious.
"How do you activate the chip?" Zoom asked, being the youngest he was the most curious.
"To activate the chip the peace keeper must offer a little of their life force which is different for each race." Sage explained
"What's the life force for humans?" Chezarin asked, trying hard not to flinch under the blue gaze.
"I believe it is blood for us" Sherman stated.
"That is correct Sherman, without your blood you would die, thus you need blood to stay alive. Your blood is your life force."
"I don't know, I mean I don't really belong here and I need to get on the move again."
"Why, are you running from something?" Vert asked.
"What if I am?" She asked quietly, not looking at him.
"Well then I say let her run, if she is in trouble we wouldn't want whoever is looking for her to come here and snoop around."
"Excuse me! Are you calling me a criminal?"
"No, but the evidence is piling up, besides, you said it not me. Your running, sometimes you sleep in your car, you have cloths that look like they were meant for Duddly Dersley, and it looks like you haven't even take care of yourself besides the occasional shower."
"Wow pretty observant of you Sherlock."
"Well I have to be if I want to keep my team and the world safe. Now what have you ever done besides run?"
"Whow Vert, what's with the hostility?" Zoom asked.
"Yah, everyone has their secrets Vert." Agura tried to reason with him.
"Not on my team."
"Oh yah I bet no one has secrets that they have never told anyone." She said skeptically rolling her eyes then backed up, her heart racing in panic as Vert glared at her.
"It is up to you Cheza, if you want to leave that's all right, but from what I know about the 6th member of the group is if they show up then it is going to get much harder for the world to remain safe." Sage said, then here eyes glowed. "I sense a storm shock approaching in 2 minutes."
"Hay I have an idea. Why don't you stay here and observe what we do Cheza. Then you can make your decision from that" Sherman said.
"That sounds like a good idea, thanks" She said with a smile as they all began to leave.
The battle zone they had entered looked like a world where an anime would be created centered around. Squid tentacles everywhere. It seemed like an easy battle zone, just get thru the tentacles without being touched, and go. It was easy, to easy in fact. It was so easy that the rest of the team seemed to let their guard down and just goof off. It looked like a lot of fun, racing each other to see who could get the key and shut down the battle zone first, and with the Cortez brothers commentary, it would have made for a fun show. The only problem was that this wasn't a show, this was an different world and they had a job to do. They weren't paying attention when they left Vert behind and locked him in the zone, but they got him out just in time, covered in squid goop. When he arrived back at the hub, he was not in a happy mood at all.
"Sooooooo, saving the earth." She said, looking at his car.
"Oh shut up, I will order your power steering part for your car, and I will fix it at no charge just to get you out of my town!" He yelled at her, crossed his arms, and slunk away.
Chezarin had pinned herself to the wall and was trying not to shake. Whenever Vert got mad or glared at her she couldn't help but see James from her childhood, and it scared her half to death. She shook her head and took a few deep breaths to calm herself down.
"Are you all right Chezarin, your pulse has increased to a dramatic level." Sage asked her.
"Yah I am fine, just bad memories catching up with me. Do you really feel like I am the peace keeper of this group?"
"I do, but the decision is up to you. The fist may be made up of five fingers, but it is the palm that unites them."
"Wow, very poetic Sage" Cheza complemented then she became quiet in thought. "I still don't know. I have been running for...quite some time. I am not use to being with others."
"You are human Cheza, and humans are happier with others."
"But I am also a protector."
"And yet protectors were found with others as well."
She stopped what she was about to say, she had never thought about it like that before. Her father had been alone for almost his entire life but he admitted he had not truly been happy until he became part of the humans.
"I...I..." She hesitated, being with people her age made her happy and yet it also scared her. What if she couldn't make friend, what if they learned of her past and rejected her, what if Vert always treated her like he was treating her now? She looked up when she heard honking from outside before the purple car drove into the hub. It was Stanford.
"Come on love, we are going to get some pizza from Zeeks, hop in" He said, patting his passenger seat.
"Well I can't really make a decision on an empty stomach." she smiled at Sage as she jumped into Stanford's car and they followed the much used road down to the dinner.
"Now remember love, our cover story is that we are test drivers for spectra motors."
"Duly noted." she said, trying not to laugh.
She sat in thought as they drove. On one hand, she was use to running. She had been running in one aspect or another for the last 7 years. Whenever she stayed somewhere for too long her history would catch up with her in some way and she hated remembering what she had lost and left behind. On the other hand...she had been running, and running meant being alone. As nice as it was not having to deal with some of the drama that came from having friends, she missed the comradery and the love that came with friendships. At night when she was alone, even if she was running, she would remember. When she had friends, they helped her to forget and made her laugh and smile. That was what she missed the most, and what helped make her decision.
"Hay welcome back, I see you met with the rest of Verts group. Will he help you?" Grace greeted as she walked in "Because if he won't you can be sure I will be having a talk with him."
"No its ok Grace, he's going to help, and his boss even asked me if I wanted to be an intern at the track. They want to test out a new car with a new driver and I have decided I like it here, hot as it is, so I am going to say yes."
"Perfect, now that you are going to be employed, we need to get you some better cloths. Agura, would you like to go on a shopping spree for your newest member some time?" Grace asked.
"Most definitely, let's see what she really looks like under all that loose fabric" Agura said, rubbing her hands together as the rest of the group was ordering pizza. They all ordered something different which made her remember something from when she was a child.
"You know up in Washington they had a hamburger pizza."
"Oh you have been to DC?" Stanford asked. "There is a club I was invited to DJ at over there."
"Yes I have, but I was talking about the other Washington, you know, State. Anyway, the pizza had the hamburger, and lettuce, pickles, tomato, mustered, and ketchup. It was surprisingly good."
"Eeeeewwwwww mustered on pizza? That's sick" Zoom said as he sipped from his soda.
"Meh to each their own. Does Sage have a kitchen down there or is the snack bar the only thing close to a kitchen we have?"
"Oh we have a fully loaded kitchen down there but not many of us can cook." Sherman said.
"Not like we have time. I have a gumbo recipe from my nana that I would love to make, but it takes time that we can never really count on" Agura said, sitting next to Chezarin then sighed before looking down at Chezarins clothing again. "We need to get you out of thoughts rags you call cloths and get you some nice clothes, shoes, underwear, bras. The bra you have on right now is not doing you justice I can tell you that. It looks like you have bigger knockers then I do."
"You're kidding right? It's too hot for a bra" She said, sipping her drink.
"Not the one I am thinking about, it's got fabric that stays cool even on the skin."
"Ok lets please not talk about that stuff in public" Spinner stated, covering his ears.
"Why not, after all its just clothing." Cheza said as if she was brushing off a complement.
"I think we are going to be very good friends." Agura said with a smile, putting her arm over Chezarins shoulders.
"Thanks, I want you to know my name is Chezarin Dracos" She said with a smile.
"Interesting last name love, what's your family tree look like?" Stanford asked looking intently at the other redhead.
"Not really ready to tell that just yet" she said with a shy smile. "Please excuse me" she said as she got up and headed to the bathroom.
"I like her, I think she is cute"
"You think every girl who doesn't call you on your bull is cute Stanford. I would like to have another girl on the team. Someone who knows what it's like to be a girl. I can picture it now, spending a few days in our pajamas, eating ice cream, watching movies and commiserating together. Ah female bonding is the best"
"She is very interesting, and the way Sage was talking about her is something special, something that ties them together in a way." Sherman stated scientifically.
"I think she would be a good member to the team. There is something about her, something that's off, not in a bad way but just not in a complete way. But I am worried about what Vert will say." Zoom said, putting his drink down.
"What do you mean little guy?" Spinner asked.
"Well you saw the way he acted towards her, and the way she reacted to him. She was afraid of him, it looked to be almost like a flash over her eyes, like she was remembering something."
"I know Vert is a little hot headed but the way he acted towards Chezarin was...well...not like him." Agura thought aloud.
"Maybe he feels threatened in some way. After all he is the leader and he feels it's his job to keep everyone safe, then out of nowhere Sage says that's going to be her job." Sherman spoke up.
"How is he feeling threatened by her? He is our leader, she is new and we know next to nothing about her."
"Exactly Stanford, we don't know anything about her. Vert is thinking worst case scenario, enemy in disguise...I think...sometimes it's hard to say." Sherman finished just as Vert was walking into the dinner.
"How long does it take to make a pizza, my butler could cook it in 5 minutes flat." Stanford whined.
"Vert, we're sorry for the way we acted."
"Chill guys, it's ok, after I finished washing all of the squid goop out of my hair I thought...relax Vert. once we do some team building exercises and once that Cheza leaves everything will be fine."
"Ooooooh, hate to burst your bubble Vert but I'm not going anywhere." She said, having listened to what he said it made her blood boil. Who did he think he was, judging her before he knew her. But in all honesty, she was surprised she sounded so confident even to herself.
"Come again?"
"I have decided that I am going to stay and help you out." she said, and to emphasis her point, she sat down next to Zoom with his team.
She could see the frustration blooming in his eyes and he was about to say something when all the food came out. They had ordered her a regular cheese pizza, not knowing what she liked. "Fine, but I will not be responsible for you in the battle zones. After you eat we will run through some battle plans, and you" he pointed to Cheza, who jumped a little bit. "You will go back to the base and get suited up."
"Sir yes Sir" she said as she finished her pizza quickly, along with Stanford, and they both drove back to the hub.
"Sorry about Vert, he's not normally like this."
"Don't worry Stanford, I heard Sherman's explanation. It's not an excuse to be a jerk though." she said as they made it to the garage, he dropped her off and then drove away.
She sighed, thinking that this may come back to bite her in the but later, but she had made up her mind. She stepped into the elevator and descended to were Sage was so she could give her the good news and officially become part of the battle force 5.