Shadowwolf: *STILL crying* I miss Brad!
Brad: I'm right here.
Shadowwolf: *runs up and hugs Brad* You're alive!!!!!
Brad: Oooookaaay. I won't ask.
Leena: I know, it's just a story. You didn't actually die.
Bit: *walks in* What is wrong with Shadowwolf?
Naomi: *walks in* *looks at Shadowwolf hugging Brad*
Brad: *blushing* It's not what it looks like!
Naomi: Sure, let me guess, Shadowwolf read the story and thought you actually died.
Brad, Bit, & Leena: Exactly!
Naomi: You really expect me to believe that?! *storms off*
Brad: *looks down at Shadowwolf, who has made a big wet spot on his shirt* Look what you did!
Shadowwolf: *sniff* You're right, I should have controlled myself.
Brad: No kidding! Now Naomi's mad at me!
Shadowwolf: Sorry. *Brad storms off after Naomi*
Bit: You got yourself in some good trouble.
Shadowwolf: SHUT UP!! They'll work things out. I'll make sure of that. Anyways…disclaimer! I do NOT own Zoids or the characters. I do own the plot. Don't sue.
Leena: Start the story already, it was getting exciting!
Shadowwolf: Okay, okay. *interrupted by Naomi and Brad*
Naomi: SAY IT!
Brad: I LOVE YOU NAOMI!!!!
Shadowwolf, Leena, & Bit: *snickers* *loud uncontrolled laughter*
Shadowwolf: See, I told you they'd work things out! Enjoy the story!
THE DAY ZI SPUN AROUND MORE THAN ONCE CH 2,
MEMORIESAs Naomi held Brad's limp, lifeless body, every moment they had been together flashed before her eyes. When they first met, how she had shot Leena and him down, and how Bit beat her by fluke. When he saved her from the Sand Stingrays. How she called him a coward, and how he had jumped in front of her Gun Sniper with his Command Wolf and gotten hurt because of it. How she had rapped a bandage around his firm chest, and explained that he might not be a coward. How Leena did her Wild Weasel attack around them, and how he held her close to his bandaged body. Many memories in-between. And finally, how at the Royal Cup they had faced off. How they ran side by side firing at each other, until the Judge got in the way. How he had fired that shot through the judge and nailed her. Then the horrible events of today haunted her. She saw his handsome blue eyes…
"Brad?" She finally spoke. "Brad, come on you big faker!" Denial, she thought, it has already started.
"Naomi," Bit started to say, "I'm sure if we get him to the hospital, he'll be fine." As he finished a loud jet sound filled the air. They looked up and saw Dr. Layon's Whale King flying away.
"Bit," Leon said, "let's get moving before it's too late."
"It already is," Naomi said and checked his pulse, there wasn't one. "He's dead."
An ambulance drove up next to them. Jamie and Doc got out.
"We called as soon as the Fox X aimed at Brad's cockpit. Lucky this battle was close to a city," Doc said sadly. Jamie just stared at Brad. The EMT's walked over to him with a stretcher.
"Excuse me," one of them said as he lifted Brad's head off Naomi's lap. As his head left her lap she burst into tears. They lifted him up, put him on the stretcher, and put the stretcher in the ambulance. As they drove off everyone stared at the fading vehicle. When it disappeared, their eyes shifted to Naomi, who had her head buried in her hands.
"Let's go," Bit said softly and helped her up.
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A doctor walked into the waiting room and clasped his hands together. They watched, waiting for bad news.
"Well," the doctor said slowly, "we tried several times to start his heart again, but I'm afraid he didn't make it. Do you know the parents? We'd like to notify them as soon as possible." Tears slowly ran down Naomi's face and the others looked at their feet.
"We have no idea who his parents are," Doc said and hung his head lower. The doctor walked back into the emergency room. Everyone reluctantly stood up and walked towards the exit.
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Naomi and Leon spent the night in the Hovercargo. Leon slept on the couch while Naomi slept in Brad's room. If you could call what she did sleeping. Everyone was sorrowful the next morning.
"It sure is different without him around," Bit said as he lifted a coffee cup to his lips. "This one's for you pal!" He put the edge of the cup on his lips and sipped the coffee quietly. Naomi walked out, she hadn't even bothered to fix her hair.
"How are you doing?" Leon asked. He seemed very concerned.
"I'm fine," she said, trying to sound normal.
"We'll go have a proper burial tonight," Doc said, trying not to hurt anyone's feelings.
"I know just the place," Naomi said, half out in space.
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Naomi walked into Brad's room and sat on the bed. As she remembered, she lied down and closed her eyes. Soon she was replaying the last day in her head, more detailed this time. She tossed and turned, writhed and began to cry. It didn't take long for her to roll off the bed onto the floor. When she hit, she came out of her torture. Naomi blinked twice and something shiny caught the corner of her eye. She rolled over and looked under the bed.
"What's that?" She asked weakly. There was a knock on the door.
"Are you okay? We heard a thud," Leena asked.
"I'm fine, just fell asleep and rolled off the bed," she half-lied.
"If you say so," Leena said as she walked off. Naomi reached under the bed when she was sure Leena was gone. Her hand grasped a rectangular object with cold metal all around it. She pulled it toward the light. As she looked at it she gasped with surprise. It was a picture. A picture of her. She was standing next to her Gun Sniper that had just been defeated. How did he get this? She wondered. Suddenly she didn't care. So he did care about her. She held the frame tightly and pulled it toward her heart.
Shadowwolf: *starts crying again*
Leena: Not again!
Brad & Naomi: *walk in* *sigh*
Bit: I guess we better finish this for her.
Leena: Let me do it again! Shadowwolf hopes you enjoyed the story and another chapter is coming soon. Thanks for reading, and please review!!! ^ ^
Shadowwolf: *sob* *sniff*