Hi! I decided to write the next chapter. It's been a while. I have a lot
of stuff on my mind right now and it's scaring me to death. I hate it.
Anyway, I guess I should get on with it.
Disclaimer: I don't own zoids.
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It was night now and the stars shown brightly against the night sky. The battle had ended and everyone was back at the base now. Miharu sat in the medical bay. She watched over Risai as she lied on the bed. The door was left open to the room so that the light in the hallway could light it up.
"Hey Miharu," came a slightly quiet voice from the doorway. She turned her head and looked to the people standing there. She cracked a slight smile.
"Hello," she said.
"Any improvement?" asked Bit. Miharu sadly shook her head.
"No, I'm afraid not." They didn't say anything. The three teams walked into the room. Some took chairs and others just stood. Risai was bandaged in many places. All the glass had been removed. She still hadn't woken up yet.
"I can't believe it," said Bit. "This is all my fault."
"No it's not," came the quiet voice of Risai. They all turned their attention to her. Her eyes slowly opened. She didn't even try to move anything, since she knew it would hurt. Her voice was very quiet. "Don't blame yourself."
"But if I had listened to you, then this wouldn't have happened."
"Don't say that. If you hadn't gone over to help Leena, then she could have died. To be honest, I owe you the apology."
"What?"
"You were right. What right do I have to give out advice when I can't even follow it myself? Perhaps emotions can save lives during battle."
"Of course they can," said Leena. "Why wouldn't they? Emotions are what make us strong and what allow us to fight with everything we have."
"I guess I forgot that," said Risai, her voice still quiet.
"Maybe it's time you told us Risai," said Miharu. "Ever since the day Rainer died, you've acted differently."
"I know. I guess you have a right to know. But first, a little history. Rainer was the second youngest of the agents. He was also the strongest of us. He piloted a blue Geno Breaker. He was, what one might call, a hero. He was supposedly the one who would win the war for us, but he died before the war was even half way through."
"How did he die?" asked Leena.
"It's a long story. I'll start at the beginning. We were in the middle of a battle with the enemy, a ground battle. It was going in our favor. The enemy began to retreat back to their base and all of us were called back as well, but...I saw a soldier escaping and decided to go after him. Rainer was with me at the time. We used to get sent out on missions together and we usually fought together as well, especially during ground battles. He tried to stop me from chasing after the soldier, but I was stubborn and didn't listen. I thought that I could capture him and then maybe we could learn something about our enemy. It wasn't uncommon to do. I kept chasing after him, but he suddenly disappeared. He had turned the other way and I kept running strait. I didn't know that there was another soldier hiding behind a rock, just waiting for someone to pass by. It was all a trick planned by those soldiers, but I didn't know that. The next thing I knew, a gunshot rang out from behind me, but I hadn't gotten hit with anything. When I turned around...I saw Rainer...standing in front of me." Her eyes began to fill with tears, but she managed a small smile.
"He saved me, but he...he died. He died right there, in my arms. We left him at the battlefield, since he said it was where he wanted to be buried. The next day, I came back and found a silver cross where he had been. He died for me. Because I didn't follow regulation, he had to die. My emotions and my stubbornness caused his death. It was my fault...I killed him."
"I'm so sorry," said Leena.
"Don't be."
"Did you love him?" asked Naomi. It was silent as they awaited her answer.
"Yes. I did," she said.
"Do you still?" asked Leena. The silence lasted for a while as Risai seemed to be thinking. She closed her eyes.
"I...I still care about him, but...I don't love him," she answered. "I have to move on in my life. I can't dwell on the past."
"I agree," said Miharu.
"If you guys don't mind, I'd like to get some sleep. You can leave too Miharu. I'm fine now."
"Alright." They all began to exit the room. Leon was the last out, but he was stopped.
"Wait Leon." He turned around and walked back over.
"What?" he asked.
"I wanted to thank you. I heard you and Miharu talking after you brought me here. I know that you helped me out. Looks like I owe you my life. This is the second time you've saved me." Leon just smiled.
"Think nothing of it."
"That, and I really do owe you an apology. You knew me better than I knew myself. Everything you said about me was true, about what I believed in. Sorry for all the times I yelled at you."
"You're forgiven, but you know, you don't need to apologize."
"Yeah, yeah."
"Now get some sleep."
"You got it. Bye."
"Bye," said Leon. He walked out of the room and not long after, Risai fell asleep.
******
The Backdraft base was dark and quiet. Most of the soldiers were asleep. The cells were all empty, except for Taban's. He seemed to be thinking of something.
"Even though my bracelet is broken, I'm still an agent. Maybe I can still..." He was interrupted by the sound of a door opening and the loud clacking of shoes against steel. Rose stopped at his cell and just smirked at him.
"Well well, hello Taban," she said. He didn't bother to look at her.
"What do you want?" he asked in a harsh tone.
"I came to tell you about the battle that happened this afternoon. I think you'll find it interesting."
"Whatever."
"If you don't want to hear it, then you won't know what happened to your sister." This caught his attention.
"My sister? What happened?"
"I thought you didn't care?"
"Tell me!" he demanded.
"It seems that she was injured, maybe even killed. The cockpit was smashed with her in it." Rose found this quite fascinating. Torturing people was what she loved the most, especially torturing them mentally.
"You're lying," he said, although he knew she wasn't.
"Believe what you want to. There's a good chance she's alive, since Miharu and some guy pulled her out of the cockpit. He had brown hair and piloted a red Blade Liger. I think he's from the Fluegel team."
"Leon?" asked Taban. Rose just smirked.
"Thank you Taban. That was what I needed to know. How nice of you to give his name away like that."
"What are you planning to do?" asked Taban, the harsh tone in his voice returning.
"Nothing much. I'm just going to get some revenge on your sister. She took someone important to me away, so now I'm going to pay her back." And with that, Rose walked off. Taban just sat there in his cell, wishing that he hadn't said anything.
"Darn it. There's gotta be a way to warn them from here...I know. Maybe I can do what Miharu and I did with Leena a year ago...I hope it works." He got onto his bed and closed his eyes, drifting into a peaceful sleep.
******
Risai floated in the darkness again. She wasn't falling, but floating instead. The consuming feeling was gone and she was no longer afraid of this darkness.
"Good," she said to herself. "There aren't any more voices here."
"You sure about that?" asked a very familiar voice. Her eyes widened at the sound of that voice. She looked around, but found nothing.
"T-Taban? Is...is it you?"
"Of course."
"You're alive!" she exclaimed happily.
"Yep, but I have something to tell you. Gee, I didn't think this would actually work though."
"What did you want to tell me?"
"I don't think I have a lot of time to talk, so I'm just gonna say one thing."
"Yeah, and that would be?"
"Leon is in danger."
"What?"
"That, and the leader of the Backdraft's forces is..." His voice was cut off. "Taban?" There was no answer. Risai knew she was alone again. "What did he mean? Leon is in danger?" She thought about it a little more. "Maybe my dreams are..." She quickly shook her head, trying to erase the thought.
"No way. It's impossible. I don't...I don't think of him like that." She seemed convinced with her answer. She was still floating in the darkness. She closed her eyes and for once, she felt peaceful as she floated there. Only one thought occupied her mind, which brought a smile to her face.
'My brother is alive.'
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Well, that's all for now. If I live past Tuesday, I'll tell you. I have to do a performance assessment in Spanish. Remember to Review! Audi^.^
Disclaimer: I don't own zoids.
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It was night now and the stars shown brightly against the night sky. The battle had ended and everyone was back at the base now. Miharu sat in the medical bay. She watched over Risai as she lied on the bed. The door was left open to the room so that the light in the hallway could light it up.
"Hey Miharu," came a slightly quiet voice from the doorway. She turned her head and looked to the people standing there. She cracked a slight smile.
"Hello," she said.
"Any improvement?" asked Bit. Miharu sadly shook her head.
"No, I'm afraid not." They didn't say anything. The three teams walked into the room. Some took chairs and others just stood. Risai was bandaged in many places. All the glass had been removed. She still hadn't woken up yet.
"I can't believe it," said Bit. "This is all my fault."
"No it's not," came the quiet voice of Risai. They all turned their attention to her. Her eyes slowly opened. She didn't even try to move anything, since she knew it would hurt. Her voice was very quiet. "Don't blame yourself."
"But if I had listened to you, then this wouldn't have happened."
"Don't say that. If you hadn't gone over to help Leena, then she could have died. To be honest, I owe you the apology."
"What?"
"You were right. What right do I have to give out advice when I can't even follow it myself? Perhaps emotions can save lives during battle."
"Of course they can," said Leena. "Why wouldn't they? Emotions are what make us strong and what allow us to fight with everything we have."
"I guess I forgot that," said Risai, her voice still quiet.
"Maybe it's time you told us Risai," said Miharu. "Ever since the day Rainer died, you've acted differently."
"I know. I guess you have a right to know. But first, a little history. Rainer was the second youngest of the agents. He was also the strongest of us. He piloted a blue Geno Breaker. He was, what one might call, a hero. He was supposedly the one who would win the war for us, but he died before the war was even half way through."
"How did he die?" asked Leena.
"It's a long story. I'll start at the beginning. We were in the middle of a battle with the enemy, a ground battle. It was going in our favor. The enemy began to retreat back to their base and all of us were called back as well, but...I saw a soldier escaping and decided to go after him. Rainer was with me at the time. We used to get sent out on missions together and we usually fought together as well, especially during ground battles. He tried to stop me from chasing after the soldier, but I was stubborn and didn't listen. I thought that I could capture him and then maybe we could learn something about our enemy. It wasn't uncommon to do. I kept chasing after him, but he suddenly disappeared. He had turned the other way and I kept running strait. I didn't know that there was another soldier hiding behind a rock, just waiting for someone to pass by. It was all a trick planned by those soldiers, but I didn't know that. The next thing I knew, a gunshot rang out from behind me, but I hadn't gotten hit with anything. When I turned around...I saw Rainer...standing in front of me." Her eyes began to fill with tears, but she managed a small smile.
"He saved me, but he...he died. He died right there, in my arms. We left him at the battlefield, since he said it was where he wanted to be buried. The next day, I came back and found a silver cross where he had been. He died for me. Because I didn't follow regulation, he had to die. My emotions and my stubbornness caused his death. It was my fault...I killed him."
"I'm so sorry," said Leena.
"Don't be."
"Did you love him?" asked Naomi. It was silent as they awaited her answer.
"Yes. I did," she said.
"Do you still?" asked Leena. The silence lasted for a while as Risai seemed to be thinking. She closed her eyes.
"I...I still care about him, but...I don't love him," she answered. "I have to move on in my life. I can't dwell on the past."
"I agree," said Miharu.
"If you guys don't mind, I'd like to get some sleep. You can leave too Miharu. I'm fine now."
"Alright." They all began to exit the room. Leon was the last out, but he was stopped.
"Wait Leon." He turned around and walked back over.
"What?" he asked.
"I wanted to thank you. I heard you and Miharu talking after you brought me here. I know that you helped me out. Looks like I owe you my life. This is the second time you've saved me." Leon just smiled.
"Think nothing of it."
"That, and I really do owe you an apology. You knew me better than I knew myself. Everything you said about me was true, about what I believed in. Sorry for all the times I yelled at you."
"You're forgiven, but you know, you don't need to apologize."
"Yeah, yeah."
"Now get some sleep."
"You got it. Bye."
"Bye," said Leon. He walked out of the room and not long after, Risai fell asleep.
******
The Backdraft base was dark and quiet. Most of the soldiers were asleep. The cells were all empty, except for Taban's. He seemed to be thinking of something.
"Even though my bracelet is broken, I'm still an agent. Maybe I can still..." He was interrupted by the sound of a door opening and the loud clacking of shoes against steel. Rose stopped at his cell and just smirked at him.
"Well well, hello Taban," she said. He didn't bother to look at her.
"What do you want?" he asked in a harsh tone.
"I came to tell you about the battle that happened this afternoon. I think you'll find it interesting."
"Whatever."
"If you don't want to hear it, then you won't know what happened to your sister." This caught his attention.
"My sister? What happened?"
"I thought you didn't care?"
"Tell me!" he demanded.
"It seems that she was injured, maybe even killed. The cockpit was smashed with her in it." Rose found this quite fascinating. Torturing people was what she loved the most, especially torturing them mentally.
"You're lying," he said, although he knew she wasn't.
"Believe what you want to. There's a good chance she's alive, since Miharu and some guy pulled her out of the cockpit. He had brown hair and piloted a red Blade Liger. I think he's from the Fluegel team."
"Leon?" asked Taban. Rose just smirked.
"Thank you Taban. That was what I needed to know. How nice of you to give his name away like that."
"What are you planning to do?" asked Taban, the harsh tone in his voice returning.
"Nothing much. I'm just going to get some revenge on your sister. She took someone important to me away, so now I'm going to pay her back." And with that, Rose walked off. Taban just sat there in his cell, wishing that he hadn't said anything.
"Darn it. There's gotta be a way to warn them from here...I know. Maybe I can do what Miharu and I did with Leena a year ago...I hope it works." He got onto his bed and closed his eyes, drifting into a peaceful sleep.
******
Risai floated in the darkness again. She wasn't falling, but floating instead. The consuming feeling was gone and she was no longer afraid of this darkness.
"Good," she said to herself. "There aren't any more voices here."
"You sure about that?" asked a very familiar voice. Her eyes widened at the sound of that voice. She looked around, but found nothing.
"T-Taban? Is...is it you?"
"Of course."
"You're alive!" she exclaimed happily.
"Yep, but I have something to tell you. Gee, I didn't think this would actually work though."
"What did you want to tell me?"
"I don't think I have a lot of time to talk, so I'm just gonna say one thing."
"Yeah, and that would be?"
"Leon is in danger."
"What?"
"That, and the leader of the Backdraft's forces is..." His voice was cut off. "Taban?" There was no answer. Risai knew she was alone again. "What did he mean? Leon is in danger?" She thought about it a little more. "Maybe my dreams are..." She quickly shook her head, trying to erase the thought.
"No way. It's impossible. I don't...I don't think of him like that." She seemed convinced with her answer. She was still floating in the darkness. She closed her eyes and for once, she felt peaceful as she floated there. Only one thought occupied her mind, which brought a smile to her face.
'My brother is alive.'
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Well, that's all for now. If I live past Tuesday, I'll tell you. I have to do a performance assessment in Spanish. Remember to Review! Audi^.^