I had a hard time coming up with this chapter. I had to change some of my ideas. That and, well, I'm not sure. I've been having writers block lately, so I hope this chapter is good.
Disclaimer: I don't own Zoids.
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They arrived in the town and got out of the Gustav. It was a normal sized town and there didn't seem to be many people around.
"Let's go to the shop first," suggested Van.
"Sounds good," said Moonbay. The four of them walked over to the shop, which wasn't far from where they left the Gustav.
"Good, you're back," said the man at the counter.
"Yeah, sorry it took so long," apologized Van.
"That's alright." Just then, a familiar growl came and a silver organoid ran towards them.
"Zeke!" said Van happily. Zeke ran over to him and the others and roared happily.
"So that's and organoid," said Scarlet. They looked to her.
"Yep. This is my buddy Zeke."
"You've never seen an organoid?" asked Fiona. She sadly shook her head.
"If I did, I don't remember ever seeing one."
"That's alright," said Moonbay. They quickly paid the man at the counter and then loaded the Blade Liger onto the Gustav. "All right, now let's shop," said Moonbay happily. They walked further into the town, looking for stores. The further they walked, the busier the city became.
"Does anybody see a clothing store?" asked Fiona.
"Not yet," said Van.
"Where'd all these people come from? Did everybody decide to go shopping today?" asked Moonbay.
"Maybe," answered Van. They kept walking until they finally reached one. All of them walked in and to their surprise, it was nearly empty of people.
"Gees, you'd think with all the people around here, there'd be more in the stores," said Moonbay.
"I agree," said Van. Fiona looked to Scarlet, who didn't seem that excited about all this.
"Well, what do you want to buy Scarlet?" she asked.
"I'm…not sure. It's not like I do this often."
"We'll help you," said Moonbay. She walked over and picked through some stuff. "I think that the color black would look good on you." She grabbed a pair of black pants and threw them over to Scarlet. She caught them, but seemed surprised.
"Black?" she asked.
"Yeah. That, and this blue color here." She picked up what looked like a really short dress. It was a cerulean blue color. She threw it to her as well. "And these boots." She picked up a pair of brown boots. She handed them to her instead of throwing them. "Alright, now go and try them on." She pushed Scarlet towards the changing room and then they stood around and waited. Not long after, she walked out. She still seemed nervous for some reason. The blue dress thing was more like a shirt and skirt combined. The pants fit nicely and the boots only came a few inches above her ankles. The dress thing was long sleeved. She tried to see what she looked like, but it failed. She looked to them.
"I think it looks great," said Fiona.
"Yeah, but it's missing something," said Moonbay. She walked over to another shelf and grabbed a red scarf like item. She then went over to Scarlet and tied it around her waist. She stood back to look at her and smiled. "Now it's perfect."
"You think so?"
"Yep."
"Then I'll take it." She smiled to them, giving them the sense that they made her feel better. They walked over to the counter and paid for it. She decided to wear her new outfit instead of changing back into her old one.
"What should we do now?" asked Van.
"Is anybody hungry?" asked Moonbay.
"I am!"
"I know you are, but anybody else?" She received no answer. "Okay, then we're gonna keep walking."
"But I'm hungry."
"You're always hungry." Fiona laughed to herself and Scarlet smiled.
"Hey Moonbay, how much money did Doctor D give you?" asked Fiona.
"He gave me quite a bit actually. We already paid for the repairs on the Blade Liger and Scarlet's new outfit and there's still enough to buy lunch and some other things if we want."
"You're hungry, aren't you Zeke?" asked Van. Zeke growled and shook his head.
"Van, give it up," said Moonbay.
"And besides Van, Zeke doesn't need to eat, so there's no point in asking him," said Fiona.
"Why is everyone against me?"
"We're not against you, we're just not hungry," answered Moonbay. They kept walking until they came across an accessory store. Inside, there were necklaces, bracelets, and many other accessories. They walked inside. Van didn't seem very interested, but came in anyway. They looked through nearly everything. Even Scarlet took interest. All the different gems caught her eye. After looking, she found something that interested her over everything else. It was a heart shaped, golden locket. It had a red gem on it. She picked it up and looked at it for a while.
"A locket, huh?" asked Moonbay. Scarlet turned to look at her, still holding it. "You can get it if you want."
"But isn't it to expensive?"
"It's not that expensive, I mean, it's not like we don't have enough money."
"Moonbay, that's Doctor D's money," said Van.
"He gave it to us to spend, didn't he? So I say we take full use of it." Van and Zeke sweatdropped.
"So I can get it?"
"Of course."
"We'll all have to take a picture and put it in there," said Fiona. Scarlet opened the locket. There was room for two small pictures in it.
"Then I'll take it," she said happily. They walked over to the desk.
"How can I help you guys today?" asked the man from behind the desk. They handed him the locket. "A very nice item. Wait just one moment." He rang up the price and Moonbay easily paid for it. The man began to count the money as he handed them the necklace.
"So, can we eat now?" asked Van.
"Well…" said Moonbay. Fiona looked to Scarlet.
"Are you hungry Scarlet?" she asked. Scarlet thought about it for a while.
"Did you say Scarlet?" asked the man from the counter. He was staring at them. Scarlet backed up after looking at his face. It was an expression of fear mixed with disbelief. None of them new exactly what to say. The man looked at Scarlet and then seemed to back up. "It is her. I could never forget that red hair and those yellow eyes. There's only one person named Scarlet who looks like that." He seemed afraid. They all swallowed hard, scared about what might happen. Scarlet hid behind them, not wanting anything bad to happen to her or them. "Why are all of you with her?"
"We're just shopping," said Fiona. For some reason, she didn't seem as scared as the others.
"She's a killer."
"You're wrong. She's not like that anymore, she's different now."
"What makes you so sure she wont just turn around one day and kill you all?"
"She wouldn't do that, she's our friend," said Van. He was getting angry now too.
"Besides, she doesn't even remember any of it. She's just a normal person now," said Moonbay.
"I still don't want her in here. Leave now, or I'll call the authorities."
"Fine, we're leaving." They walked out the door and away from the shop.
"You guys didn't have to do that," said Scarlet. That lifeless look that was filled with sorrow had returned to her face.
"Do what?" asked Moonbay.
"Stand up for me."
"That's what friends are for Scarlet," said Fiona.
"That's right. Friends help each other out," said Van.
"Thank you."
"Don't mention it," said Moonbay. They kept walking through the town.
"So, can we eat now?" asked Van. Everyone sweatdropped and just kept walking.
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Okay, I know. This wasn't that long or that exciting and it probably has spelling mistakes, cause I didn't feel like checking. I'll fix them one of these days, but not now. It's late, and I gotta get to bed, but I promise that I'll write more soon and the next chapter will hopefully be longer and more exciting. I'm just lucky that I don't have school for another two weeks…sort of. More like a week and a half. Well, gotta run!
Audi^.^