Well, I got over five reviews, so I guess I should update again. I'm just having one idea after another here and I finally have time to write some more. I saved my Biology homework, well...it's actually a project that we've had for three weeks now, but I saved it until...Tuesday, the day before it was due! I finished it though and I'm proud. It took me 5 hours. People exaggerated as to how long it took to do. Oh well. I'm a procrastinator.

Now on with the story.

Disclaimer: I don't own zoids...duh!

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The sun had risen and it was a nice and bright morning. The storm had passed during the night and no one could tell it had been raining. It was a day for people to sleep in if they wanted to, since there weren't any classes or other activities that had to be done. By 9:00 am, almost everyone was out of bed. Risai was still asleep, but her eyes slowly opened and she remembered exactly where she was.

"Good morning." She looked up to see Leon, sitting up on the bed reading, just like the night before. She smiled.

"Good morning," she replied.

"Sleep well?"

"Yeah."

"That's good." She noticed that Leon's arm was in a sling now. She still felt bad about that. Leon put his book down and got up.

"What time is it?" asked Risai.

"Around 9."

"That's pretty late."

"Yeah. Hey, how about we go get something to eat?"

"Sounds good." She got up out of bed and slowly walked over. The pain came flooding back to her, but she didn't want to show it. "I have to go do something first."

"Okay. I'll go see if everyone else is awake."

"Alright."

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Meanwhile, Leena, Naomi, and Meiyuu stood in the hallway talking.

"Do any of you know where Risai is?" asked Leena.

"I haven't seen her," said Naomi.

"Well, she's not in her room. Where else could she be?" asked Meiyuu.

"I don't know." They were all standing around outside of Leena's door.

"Well, I'm gonna go and look for her," said Leena.

"I'll go with you," said Naomi. They walked down the hallway and around the corner. Meiyuu sighed and leaned against the wall. She just glanced around at all the rooms. The door to Leon's room then opened. Meiyuu turned her attention to it and watched. Leon walked out followed by Risai. Meiyuu just stared. She walked to the corner of the hallway and watched from there.

"Okay, so I'll go to the kitchen as soon as I finish my errand."

"And I'm gonna go find everyone else. They probably haven't eaten yet."

"Good idea." They began to walk off, but Risai stopped and turned around. "And Leon? Thank you." He stopped and smiled to her.

"You're welcome." They both turned around and began to walk away.

"Bye."

"Bye." Risai was walking in the direction that Meiyuu was in. Meiyuu quickly ran down the hall to find Leena and Naomi. She soon found them.

"Hey guys, wait up!" she called. They both stopped and turned to her.

"What is it?" asked Naomi. Meiyuu stopped when she caught up with them.

"I found Risai. She's coming this way, I think."

"That's nice, but what's with the hurry?" asked Leena.

"Well, she was with Leon. That's why we couldn't find her."

"With Leon?"

"Yeah. They both walked out of his room. She said thank you and then they both walked off."

"And?" asked Naomi.

"Well, last night, around midnight or so, I was up walking around and I saw her door was open. She wasn't in her room last night." They all thought about this and then smirked.

"I get it," said Leena.

"Same here," said Naomi. They were still smirking.

"Hi guys," said Risai. They all turned to her as she walked up to them. She noticed the sly looking smirks on their faces and stopped.

"Hello Risai," said Leena in a sly voice.

"Hi," said Risai a little more nervously than before.

"Where were you last night?" asked Meiyuu, the same sly tone in her voice.

"Um...I was sleeping."

"Where?" asked Naomi.

"Uh..."

"Word has it that you slept in Leon's room last night," said Meiyuu. Risai's face was turning red. They were all still smirking. Her face was now a bright red.

"It's not like that!" she yelled, a little angry and embarrassed. "I wasn't feeling good, so he asked me if I wanted to stay in his room for the night, so I kindly accepted his offer. That's all!" They all dropped their smirks, but they were still smiling.

"Chill, we were just kidding around," said Leena. Risai's face was still red.

"Anyway," said Risai. "I came here to tell you guys to come and eat breakfast. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go find Miharu." She walked past them and down the hall, away from them.

"Was it just me or was her face totally red?" asked Meiyuu, a hint of amusement in her voice.

"That or it was sun burn," said Naomi. They all began to walk down towards the garage to find the guys.

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After Leena, Naomi, and Meiyuu had found Bit, Brad, and Rick, they talked for a while and then left. They decided to head for the kitchen to get something to eat. Not long after that, Leon walked into the garage.

"Hi guys," he said. They all looked to him and then jumped down from their zoids.

"Hi Leon," said Bit. Leon walked over to where they were.

"Hey Leon. Word has it that Risai was with you last night," said Rick.

"Yeah," said Leon, feeling a little uneasy.

"Hey, um, did you guys...um, you know..." started Bit. Leon's face turned a bright red from pure embarrassment.

"No, of course not!" he shouted. "She just spent the night in my room because she wasn't feeling well, alright?"

"Hey, don't get so defensive," said Rick. Leon cooled down a little.

"Anyway, it's time for breakfast, alright?" he told them.

"Alright," they all answered. The four of them made their way down to the kitchen.

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Risai walked down the hallway to Miharu's room. She walked in to find an anxiously awaiting Miharu.

"Hi," said Risai.

"Hello."

"Um, last night, you said you wanted to talk to me in the morning, and here I am."

"Well, first off, I'm sure you know what I'm about to say."

"I know."

"Risai, you have to stop putting yourself in danger like this. You really could have gotten killed, and even worse; you put Leon in danger as well."

"It's not my fault he followed me."

"It's a good thing he did, because otherwise you'd be dead."

"I know."

"Anyway, that's not the only thing I wanted to talk about."

"Well, what is it?"

"Last night, the Backdraft forces attacked a nearby village. They burned it completely to the ground."

"What? But we clearly stated that both sides are not supposed to attack civilians."

"I know. The survivors are being transported to this base where they will be staying until we can find a safer place for them."

"Are they all, you know, fathers and mothers? Old people?"

"No. Almost all of them are children."

"Just like before," said Risai quietly.

"What?"

"Nothing. How sad. All those kids lost their parents."

"It's sad indeed. Like I said, they will remain here and since you and Leon went and got yourselves injured, you two will be looking after them for the majority of the time."

"I guess that's fair."

"Well, that's all. They should be here within the next hour."

"Okay. Well, I'm going to go down to the kitchen and get something to eat."

"Alright. I guess I'll come too. I haven't eaten anything yet." Both of them walked out of the room and down towards the kitchen.

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The table in the kitchen was full of food. There were mostly pancakes, bacon, eggs, and sausages. It smelt great. Everybody sat at the long table, eating. No one really said anything, since there wasn't much to talk about. They were soon done and began to walk around, looking for something to do. Miharu stood in the garage near the door, since it was wide open. The door was actually the entire wall. People were continuously moving things in and out. Just then, a whale king landed outside of the area, away from the small camp. Miharu smiled and walked off to find the others. Luckily, they were all together, standing in the hallway talking.

"Hi Miharu," said Bit upon noticing her presence.

"Hi," she said back. "Since you guys aren't doing anything right now, I'd like you to follow me."

"Where are we going?" asked Leena.

"To the garage."

"Why?" asked Jamie.

"Just come on." They all walked down to the garage and came just in time to see some soldiers escort a group of people in. They were mostly kids with a few adults.

"What's going on?" asked Rick.

"These are war victims. Their town was attacked last night and they have nowhere else to go, so we're letting them remain here," explained Miharu.

"Oh," they all said in unison. Risai walked up next to Miharu and smiled.

"I think I'm gonna like this," she said.

"Yeah. You won't be bored anymore," said Miharu. She then looked to the rest of them.

"Okay you guys, there's work that has to be done around here. These people are going to need a place to stay, so we're going to put them on the lowest level of this base. They'll be safe there. I'm gonna need you guys to help prepare the rooms, since that area isn't one of the most comfortable." She then looked to Leon. "Looks like you luck out Leon. Since you got injured, you're going to stay here and help look after all these kids."

"Okay," he said.

"Well, let's go." And with that, the Blitz team, Fire Star team, Naomi, and Miharu all walked off.

"Come on," said Risai. Her and Leon walked off to meet their newest task.

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And that's a wrap! I'm having so much fun with this! I hope you like this chapter, cause I, for one, did. I can't believe I got those reviews so fast. Cool! It'd be fun to break 50, but I know that's impossible. Well, I at least want 7 more please, cause that'd be cool! Please? Well, I'm sorry, but I gotta go continue my FF7 race. Audi^.^