Well, I'm on a writing streak right now. I felt like writing this, so I did. And it felt so good^.^ So here ya go. Enjoy the chapter^.^
Disclaimer: I don't own Zoids, but I do own Scarlet, Sai, and a few other random people and things. Don't sue me, k?
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Everyone sat in the lab area, trying to figure out what they should do with their newest guest. Saigo was in his room. He wasn't allowed to move with his injuries.
"So, what should we do with him?" asked Van. Doctor D was the first to speak up.
"I think we should let him stay here until he heals," he said.
"I agree," said Fiona. "He can't really do anything as long as he's injured. We'll keep him here and take care of him."
"Even if he's our enemy?" questioned Irvine skeptically.
"He may be our enemy, but right now, he needs our help, so I say we help him for now," said Moonbay. "And if he turns on us after that, then we'll teach him a lesson."
"Sounds good to me," said Van. All eyes were now on Scarlet, who was being very quiet.
"Scarlet, what do you think?" asked Fiona. Scarlet looked up and met their intense gaze.
"I agree with all of you. I really want to help him, since I…I feel responsible for what happened to him."
"Very well then," said Doctor D, standing up. "He'll stay here until he's healed. Then, he can do what he wants." They all nodded. The rest of them stood up as well. Their zoids still needed to be repaired and there were other jobs to do around the building. It needed a lot of fixing up, since the structure took quite a bit of damage. Irving, Van, and Fiona went to work on the zoids, Doctor D went to reprogram the Dark Spiner, and Moonbay, Scarlet, and Karl all went to work around the base.
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Saigo Reid sat up in his bed, wondering about his General. He needed to know if he had made it out alive or not. Just then, he noticed that Scarlet passed by his room.
"Scarlet, wait!" he called out. She stopped and went back to his room. She stopped in the doorway and looked in on him.
"What is it?" she asked blankly.
"I was wondering if you happened to see a Dark Horn during the battle."
"…Yes, I did."
"Was it…" he hung his head and lowered his voice. "Was it…destroyed during the battle?"
"…No. I didn't…destroy it." Saigo sighed in relief.
"That's good," he said. "Then General Zen is still alive." Scarlet's eyes widened at the name. She gripped the doorframe hard with her right hand, which was resting on the wood of it.
"Zen? As in Zen Suetsu?" she asked. Sai looked up at her, his eyes slightly wide.
"You know about…General Zen?" Scarlet gripped the frame harder now, her eyes filled with terror. Her mind began to flash with images of the man they were speaking about. He had been present whenever experiments were done concerning her. She would never forget his face. Her head began to pound from the strain of the images. She still was having a hard time remembering things. She fell to her knees and held her head in pain. 'Make it stop!' her mind screamed.
"Hey," said a soft yet firm voice. A hand reached out and touched her shoulder. Scarlet opened her eyes and looked into the dark brown eyes of Lieutenant Reid. "Is something wrong?" he asked her. Scarlet simply shook her head and rose from the floor.
"I'm sorry, I just…"
"It's alright, you don't have to explain. I understand. It happens to me sometimes too."
"It…does?"
"Yeah. There are times when I'll collapse from a headache, or when too many things are running through my head at once, or when I try to remember things."
"So you're missing some memories as well?"
"Yeah." He stood up as well, a little slower than Scarlet had, due to his injuries. He cringed slightly, but managed to stand up.
"You should still be in bed," said Scarlet. "Your injuries haven't healed yet."
"I know, but sitting around is boring."
"Sai…does this mean…you're not mad at me anymore?" Sai blinked a few times, confusion on his face. 'Does it?' he questioned himself. 'I'm having a normal conversation with her. I guess it does.'
"Yeah, I guess," he said, scratching the back of his head. Scarlet smiled a genuine smile.
"That's good to hear," she said as she turned around. "Now, I have work to do, so I'll see you later." She walked out the door and down the hallway. Sai just stood there for a while. His injuries hurt, but he didn't want to just sit there. He decided to head for the hanger.
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Scarlet walked towards the lab area of the base, thinking about her conversation with Sai. 'Zen Suetsu. His real name is Zenshou Suetsukata, a name given to him by Prozen himself. Prozen knew then that this man would be similar to him. Zen…are you even aware of what Prozen had in store for you? Just what have you told Sai? I find it hard to believe you would lie to a man who holds such a high respect for you. If you keep pretending, then you'll only hurt Sai. Either way, you're going to end up hurting him in the end. Poor Sai. He's so much like me. Both of us are having a hard time remembering things. Is this also your fault? Did you do something to him? Zenshou Suetsukata. Your name means nothing good at all. I wonder what your real name was. Zenshou…complete destruction, and Suetsukata…end of the world. Are you even aware of this?' She shook her head and continued walking down the hall. 'All this thinking isn't helping my headache. I think I'll just stop thinking for now.'
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Sai walked into the hanger where Van, Fiona, and Irvine were. They were making the final repairs on their zoids. Sai limped into the room, holding his stomach. He still had his gray colored pants on, but his shirt was open and hung off his shoulders. His messy, golden hair was slightly dusty, but he didn't mind much. Fiona was the first person to notice him.
"Hello, Sai," she said. Van and Irvine both looked to the young man as well. Sai just nodded and walked over.
"Well, shouldn't you be resting?" asked Van. Sai just smiled lightly.
"I probably should be, but I got bored. I actually wanted to ask you something. Did all of you decide on, well…"
"On what to do about you?" asked Irvine. Sai nodded.
"Yeah," he said quietly.
"Well, we've decided to let you stay here, even if you were our enemy," said Fiona, a smile on her face. Sai smiled as well.
"That's great," he said cheerfully.
"So Sai, what will you do after you heal?" asked Van.
"I'm not sure, exactly," he answered. "I guess I'll go back to General Zen. He told me to stay alive, and I did. He probably thinks I'm dead, though."
"Why do you want to go back?"
"Because Zen is the only person I have. I've known him for as long as I can remember."
"How long is that?" asked Irvine.
"I…I don't know. Three, four, six years, maybe? I really don't remember."
"So you have amnesia?" asked Fiona.
"I don't know. I mean, I see things sometimes…they might be memories, but I don't know. I'm not sure which memories are mine anymore."
"I'm sorry to hear that."
"It's alright," he said, the smile returning to his face. "I'll be fine. It doesn't bother me much anymore."
"That's good." Van had gone back to working on his Blade Liger. Zeke sat at its feet, resting. Sai walked over to the organoid and studied it.
"This is an organoid, right?" he asked. Van looked down at the man and smiled.
"Yep. His name is Zeke. He's the one that found you," answered Van.
"Well then, I suppose I owe him my life." Zeke's head rose from the floor and he stared at the Lieutenant in front of him. Sai just stood still and stared at Zeke. The organoid roared once and stood up. He studied Sai for a while. 'I wonder…' thought Sai. He reached up and touched Zeke's metallic face. 'So this truly is…an organoid. He seems so different from what I was told.'
"Well, it looks like Zeke likes you," said Fiona, a smile on her face. Sai also smiled. 'These people are all so nice to me, even though I tried to kill them. How can they be so forgiving?' He frowned at the thought and turned to face Fiona, Van, and Irvine.
"I don't understand," he said. "How can all of you be so forgiving?"
"What do you mean?" asked Van.
"I tried to kill all of you out there. Don't you even care?"
"It's in the past," answered Fiona.
"But I plan on going back when I'm healed."
"It's alright. We really don't mind any of that. We know there's a possibility that we might have to fight you again, but right now, you can stay here with us."
"I just…"
"We accepted Scarlet, didn't we? You're not any different," answered Van. "She used to be a killer, and we know that she could eventually return to that life, but for now, she's staying here." Sai was silent for a while. He looked around the hanger and then at Van and Fiona. Irvine was basically ignoring them. Zeke nudged him in the back. 'These people are all so nice. Why?'
"How can you be so trusting? I'm still your enemy, you know. How is it that you can trust me without even knowing me?"
"I don't know," said Van honestly.
"We just do, that's all," finished Fiona. "You seem like a good person." Sai smiled inwardly. 'Maybe these people…really can be my friends. Who knows?'
The rest of the day went by rather routinely. Everyone seemed to enjoy having Sai there for now, and he was enjoying his stay with them as well.
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Well, the next chapter will be up soon. Actually, chapter 14 was supposed to be chapter 13, but it just didn't work out right. I wanted to get a little more into Sai before the story deepens. That's all^.^
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