I actually had an idea for this chapter! I've been thinking about it all day at school and decided to write it out before I forgot or something. I have a tendency to come up with something and then take a long time to write it. It happens. Oh well. I don't really have much more to say except…enjoy^.^
Oh, and I don't think I've said this in this fic yet, but I can't do anything about the way this appears on fanfiction cause it's either this way or one huge paragraph, and I know you guys don't like that. Sorry, but this is the best I can do.
Disclaimer: I don't own Zoids, only the characters I make.
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"Alright you guys, let's get this strait," said Risai. She stood on the stage like thing in the training area and looked out at the group she'd be teaching. "This is a special session only for you guys since you're going to be our elite. I'll do the best I can as a teacher, but you guys have to try as well." The group consisted of Bit, Leena, Brad, Jamie, Naomi, and Leon. They all stood, holding their weapons, which were normal hand pistols in one hand and a shotgun like thing in the other that was balanced on the palm and leant against the shoulder. They weren't wearing anything really special, just normal training clothing. They all wore white t-shirts, black boots, and dark green pants. The girls' pants were tighter than the guys' pants. They all stood strait and stared at Risai as she barked orders.
"I'm sure all of you have held a gun before, right?"
"Um…" they all started saying, along with other unsure phrases.
"I have…once," said Bit. "It wasn't that hard…but, well…"
"Well what?" asked Risai.
"I was shooting at a lock on a cell door…and it was only a few inches away from me," said Bit sheepishly.
"That doesn't count," said Risai as she hit her head with her hand. She then looked to them. "Any more questions?"
"Yeah," said Bit. "Why are they here?" He motioned towards Rick, Meiyuu, and Mattei. They were all leaning against the stage thing like Rick had done earlier.
"We have nothing better to do, so we thought we should come and watch you guys," said Mattei.
"Yeah, and besides, I wanna see how bad you are at this," added Rick.
"Who says we're gonna be bad at this?" asked Leena angrily.
"You guys got to laugh at me yesterday, so now it's my turn."
"We're actually here to help out," said Meiyuu.
"Sounds good," said Miharu. "We can always use some extra help around here, even though this class is small."
"Hey, I have an idea," said Risai.
"What?" asked Rick in a sort of nervous tone. The last time she had had an idea that involved him, she was going to use him as target practice. Of course, he had insulted her, so it was only fair.
"Why don't you guys just take this class over? You said it yourself, you have nothing better to do."
"Yeah, but…" started Rick.
"Move it!"
"Yes ma'am." He ran over and picked up a gun and moved to the end of the line. They were all lined up horizontally, facing Risai. Meiyuu and Mattei walked over and picked up a gun as well, then joined Rick in the line.
"Good, now I want you guys to shoot at the targets behind you. Miharu will help you if you're having difficulties, and please don't shoot at other people. These guns are loaded with real bullets."
"Okay," said Bit.
"That's 'Yes ma'am'," corrected Risai.
"Yes ma'am!" they all repeated. Risai just smiled to herself. It was fun to be a teacher sometimes. They all turned around to face the wooden targets. There was one for each of them to aim at. The sound of gunfire was now heard. Risai jumped down from the stage thing. Miharu was standing near the targeting area. She was watching them as they shot at the targets. The targets were the normal red and white ringed targets and they were supposed to shoot the center. So far, none of them had succeeded, except for the Fire Star team.
"I don't see why we have to do this," said Rick.
"Don't complain," said Meiyuu.
"Yeah bro, wasn't it you who was complaining about how boring everything was? At least this way you have something to do," said Mattei. They all just shot at the targets for a while.
"Okay, you guys can take a break," said Risai. They all sighed and put down their weapons. They then began to talk and make fun of each other for not hitting the target in the right spot. Risai smiled to herself, but if quickly faded as a familiar voice broke her happiness.
"Well hello Risai," came a sleazy kind of voice. Risai cringed as she looked to the side, only to see a man wearing a uniform that was gray, yellow, and blue. (A/N Okay, so I can't describe military uniforms well, but you should know what they look like…maybe…sorry for the inconvenience.) He was taller than she was by a good 5 or more inches and had dark eyes and dark red hair. Behind his smile, he was hiding his true nature. He was pretty bulk as well, making him look even taller than he was.
"Colonel Garner, to what do I owe this pleasure?" said Risai with sarcasm in her voice.
"I just stopped by to see how you're doing," he said, his voice full of false sincerity.
"I'm fine, but I'm busy right now." She turned away from him and began to walk, but he grabbed her arm, which scared her.
"Come on, I just want to talk. We're friends, aren't we?" he said in a kind voice, but it was clear as day that he was faking it.
"Please, I'm busy." She tried to pull away from him, but his grip was too strong.
"Too busy for me?"
"Please let go," she pleaded, but he didn't, so she kept struggling. Meanwhile, the teams were all talking. Bit turned to look at Risai and then saw the colonel holding onto her arm as she struggled.
"Who's that?" asked Bit. Miharu looked over as well and her smile fell.
"What do you mean?" asked Leena. She turned as well. "That guy?"
"What's he doing?" asked Leon. Miharu didn't say anything; she just walked off towards the two of them.
"Exactly what's going on?" asked Naomi. Now they were all curious. They watched as Miharu walked over. She arrived there and the colonel looked to her and let go of Risai.
"Why good morning colonel," said Miharu with a smile on her face, which was actually in between a smile and a smirk.
"Good morning Miharu," he answered with his false kindness.
"What brings you out here?"
"I decided to come and visit my old friends. It's too bad about Taban. How are you holding out?" His voice was full of false concern and they both new it.
"I'm fine," said Miharu. "But Colonel Garner, we're in the middle of a class here and if your superiors find out that you are interrupting it, you could get in trouble. This is a special course for our elite, so I suggest you leave before they find out."
"Thanks for the concern. I will leave." He turned and began to walk away, but looked to Risai once more. "See ya around Risai." He then walked off back into the crowd.
"I can't stand that guy," said Risai.
"I know what you mean," agreed Miharu. "Without Taban around, he's gonna be like this a lot. We'll have to watch our backs."
"Yeah."
"Well, we should probably start up the class soon."
"Just a few more minutes."
"Okay." Miharu walked back to the others and they eagerly awaited her. She made sure that Risai wouldn't be able to hear her.
"So what happened? Who was that?" asked Bit.
"His name is Colonel Garner. I'd stay away from him, if you know what's good for you," said Miharu. And with that, she walked past them and went over to one of the wooden posts to lean against it. Naomi and Leena followed her.
"Hey, what did you say to that guy to make him leave?" asked Leena.
"I told him he'd get in trouble for disrupting out class. It really wouldn't have mattered what I had said; he would have left anyways."
"Why?" asked Naomi.
"Because he knows what will happen to him if Taban finds out what he's been doing."
"What has he been doing?" asked Leena.
"Let's just say that you two sure are lucky to have Bit and Brad. He'll leave you two alone. The same goes for Meiyuu."
"He'll leave us alone?" asked Naomi.
"Yes, but as long as Taban is gone, well…"
"Was he hitting on Risai?" asked Leena.
"I'm afraid so."
"What a jerk," said Naomi. "But Risai could easily take him down."
"Yes, but he's a Colonel, one of our superiors, so we can't do anything to him. I'd punch him myself if I could."
"How sad," said Leena.
"Okay everyone, breaks over!" shouted Risai.
"Well, back to work you guys, and please just forget about this, and don't mention anything to Risai," said Miharu.
"Don't worry, we won't," assured Naomi. They got back to shooting at the targets. Risai lifted herself up onto the stage again and sat there, staring at her students, but her mind was somewhere else. 'Taban, where are you? Miharu and I need you to come back. Who's going to protect us?' she thought to herself. She then laughed a little. 'Gee, when I was 15, I never thought like this. I don't think anything could get me down, but that's changed. I feel so…alone.' She then thought about her dream. 'Rainer…I miss you, and I'm so sorry. I hope you can forgive me. I won't make the same mistake twice.' She then remembered something else. 'Why was Leon there?' This confused her. She then remembered last night and felt kind of bad for yelling at him. 'He was just checking up on me and I had to yell at him like that. He's always so nice, but he thinks he knows me. Nobody knows me.' She jumped down again.
"Okay you guys, this session is done now. I'll see you guys back here tomorrow, same time, alright?"
"Alright," they all answered. She just stared at them. "I mean yes ma'am." She smiled and they all left the vicinity.
"What now?" asked Bit. "I mean, what do you guys do around here for fun?"
"This isn't about fun, this is a war," said Miharu.
"You know, for this being a war, there hasn't been any action."
"I know. That's a good thing."
"But don't you guys get bored without having anything to do?"
"Not really." They all walked in a group. Leena looked around a little and then turned to Miharu.
"Where'd Risai go?" she asked. Miharu looked around too, but didn't see her anywhere.
"I'm not quite sure. She disappears a lot, so get used to it." They all walked off to go find something to keep them busy.
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It was the same cold building and it made everything seem dark, even though it was bright outside. The guards were standing around the cells talking.
"What did she say to do again?" asked one of the soldiers.
"To stay here and watch him," answered the other one. Taban was pretending to sleep while they talked.
"What is this all about anyway? Why did we get involved with this war?"
"To finish off the ZBC. The Backdraft was meant to rule over zoid battles."
"What about him?"
"The prisoner? I'm not sure. She wouldn't say anything when I asked her, but I get the feeling it's something big."
"Like what?"
"I don't know. Revenge maybe?"
"That'd make sense, I guess."
"How long until our next attack on their main forces?"
"About a day or so. She'll tell us when."
"I know, but I'd rather know in advance."
"Same here. The suspense is killing me."
"We'll definitely win this war. We completely out number them."
"But they're starting to recruit zoid warriors. They'll probably get the Blitz team if they don't already have them."
"Yeah, and they have those agents on their team too. They're practically indestructible."
"Wasn't Toran an agent?"
"Yeah."
"Well, they got him, didn't they?"
"Yeah."
"So then they can be beaten. We have nothing to worry about. According to her, that guy is an agent too."
"Him?"
"Yeah. See, they're not indestructible. They can be taken down easily when they let their guard down."
"Yeah, I guess you're right."
"Of course I'm right." They continued to talk, but it wasn't that important. Taban was laughing to himself quietly.
"Yeah right, you wish," he said quietly to himself. "There's no way you guys will win this war." He then turned his attention to the ceiling. "This is so boring. I wonder what Risai and Miharu are doing? Hope they're having more fun than I am." He then remembered something else. He seemed worried.
"Colonel Garner is still there. Darn it. I hope they'll be all right. He'll probably leave Miharu alone, but I don't know about Risai. I hope they can keep her safe until I get back." He then closed his eyes and tried to fall asleep. He didn't have anything else to do.
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Well, I think I'll end it here. I wanted to write this chapter before I forgot something. I had fun! I hope you like it, cause I'm actually updating more frequently. School is sooo easy, in fact, because of Flex, I have a lot of free time at home to write and read stuff. I'm happy! I love Flex! Sorry, I don't mean to brag about having it easy. Anyway, this won't be the last you'll see of the evil Colonel Garner. I hate him, but he has to be in this and I'm sorry about my lacking of military knowledge. I'm trying.
Well, gotta go!
Audi^.^