Hi! It's me again! I know I haven't written for a while. That, and I've
been discouraged lately. But that's none of your concern. Anyways, I
updated my side story! So happy^.^ Well, it's not all that happy, but
that's not the point. Oh, and I have some slightly good news. Zoids: New
Century Zero will be played at 3:00 pm toonami time. That's 2:00 central.
Don't know what it'll be for all you guys. That, and sometime during
December, the line up for everything is gonna change and some stuff'll be
put back on. That, and NCZ will be on at 4:00pm toonami time in December
as well. Don't know when, but it will eventually.
Well, on with the chapter. I also have something to ask. Do you guys think I should start the prequel and write these simultaneously? I could do it, but I wanna know what you guys think I should do.
Disclaimer: I don't own Zoids, but I do own the characters I create.
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It had been a week since the last battle and everyone was beginning to relax. The injured soldiers were healed, including Risai. Everyone spent their days enjoying themselves. The people from the town were sent away from the base to a different town where they would stay. The base was considered unsafe for civilians. It was a great day so far as the bright sun shined in the sky. It was also a hot day. Inside the base, the three teams, along with Risai and Miharu, had found a way to stay cool in the hot atmosphere. They were all going to go swimming. Bit was the first one to make it into the area where the pool is and Leena wasn't that far behind.
"This'll be great!" exclaimed Bit happily. He then jumped into the pool.
"Wait for me!" said Leena with the same happiness in her voice. She jumped in as well. They wore their normal swimming outfits. (A/N um...yeah...just think back the ep where they are on the beach. I don't wanna do too much describing of swim suites. A few, but not too many.) The next two in were Brad and Naomi. Naomi was wearing a swimsuit similar to Leena's, only it was red. Jamie followed, carrying a bunch of things in his arms. Some included food, games, etc. He walked over to a table in the area and set everything down. (A/N kind of like at a hotel...okay, I'll shut up now.)
"Just like a day at the beach," said Rick as he walked in, along with Meiyuu and Mattei.
"Except there's no sand here," said Mattei.
"But still, it is like a day at the beach." Rick was wearing blue shorts and Mattei was wearing black ones. Meiyuu's swimsuit was similar to Leena's and Naomi's. Hers was a green color. They all proceeded into the pool. Miharu walked in with Risai not far behind. Miharu had on a black and silver suit, the same fashion as the other girls' suits. (A/N also known as bikinis...shutting up.) Same for Risai, but hers was a cerulean blue. She wore a towel around her neck. Miharu looked to her and smiled.
"You see Risai? This is how normal people swim," she teased.
"Ha ha, very funny," said Risai sarcastically. "I just never have time when I feel like swimming, so I just swim in my clothes. It's common sense."
"I'm sure it is. Now come on." Miharu started walking, but Risai stayed close to the entryway. Miharu stopped and looked at her. "What's wrong? Let's go."
"I don't know if I want to swim today."
"You're the one who hinted at the idea of swimming."
"I did not."
"Oh yeah? Who was it who kept saying 'the beach would be a nice place to be right now. Water would feel great', and a lot of things like that."
"Okay, okay, I get the point. I wanted to go swimming."
"That's right, now come on." Risai still didn't move. "What is wrong?"
"Nothing."
"Then come on. Are you embarrassed or something?"
"No!"
"Yes you are. You're embarrassed. Why, I don't know, but it's easy to tell. Your face is red."
"It is not!" she yelled, even though it was.
"Now come on. Let's swim." She walked off towards the pool, leaving Risai standing there.
"Hi Risai," said Leon from behind her. "I thought you'd be the first one in, you know, since you like to swim so much." He walked past her and stopped when he realized she wasn't moving from where she was. He just smiled, not saying anything. Risai just stared at him, the blush on her face deepening. Her heartbeat seemed to speed up. She was really nervous and she wasn't sure quite why.
'He's not wearing a shirt,' she thought to herself. 'He's so cute.' She then shook her head, trying to get rid of the thought. 'No! I don't think of him like that. He's my friend, nothing more, nothing less. Right? Right.'
"You coming?" he asked.
"Yeah." She set her towel down and then jumped into the pool. After a while, they all decided to play a few games. They set up a net and played volleyball for a while. A little while later, no one felt like playing. They all did their own things, some racing one another, others dunking one another. Risai got out and went over to get a drink from the table.
"You shouldn't run on a wet floor," said Leon as he watched her.
"I won't slip," said Risai confidently. She finished her drink and ran back over to the pool, but as fate would have it, her cockiness got the better of her and she slipped on the side, lost her balance and was now falling into the pool. Luckily, Leon caught her before she was able to fall face first into the water. She more or less fell on top of him, but he was able to stay standing. Her arms were around his neck and his were around her waist. He set her down so that her feet touched the bottom of the pool. (A/N sorry if that was confusing...I tried.) They were still in the same position. They then realized it and let go of each other.
"Thanks," said Risai.
"No problem." The day went on and they stopped to eat lunch, and then played a few more games. Night came all too fast. They all got out and decided to take showers. Once done, they all went to Bit's room to sit around and talk.
"Aren't you two coming?" asked Leena as she watched Risai and Miharu walk past the room.
"No. We have some work to do," answered Miharu.
"Alright," said Leena. She closed the door behind her. They were all sitting either on the bed, the floor, and some were even in chairs. Leon was sitting in a chair, and so were Jamie, Brad, and Naomi. Bit and Leena were sitting on Bit's bed, and the others sat on the ground.
"I wonder what kind of work they have to do. Their zoids are in top condition," said Leena.
"They're both commanders. They probably have some kind of paper work or something," said Bit.
"You know, I've been thinking about something," said Jamie, causing them to all turn their attention to him. "We don't really know much about them, or about agents for that matter. They've only told us a few things, like the fact that they don't age past 21. Other than that, we don't know much."
"I'd like to know more too," said Leon. "For warriors, they're both so...how do I put this...I guess the only word I can think of is soft. You'd normally think that people who have been fighting as long as they have would be hard and icy, but both of them are so carefree and kind. It's just kind of strange. Not only that, but they don't have any scars. No bullet wounds, scratches, not anything resembling a wound. They look as if they've never been in a battle."
"I know what you mean," said Rick.
"Another thing is that they seem to be able to push their bodies to their limits," said Leena. "Even when they know they could die, they just keep fighting, no matter how badly they're hurt. They just keep pushing themselves, as if they don't care whether they die today or a year from now. It's almost as if they're programmed to never give in."
"Well, I don't know about you guys, but I wanna find out more about them," said Jamie.
"How do you suppose we do that?" asked Brad.
"Well, we could go and check on the ZBC's computer files. They probably have a lot of information there."
"Isn't that illegal?" asked Naomi.
"Well, technically...yes, but we can do it after everyone is asleep. No one'll ever know and it's not like we're hurting anyone by doing this."
"Why don't we just ask them?" asked Leon.
"I doubt they'll tell us much of anything," said Leena. "We've tried before and we don't get much out of them."
"Well, you guys can go, but I think I'll stay," said Leon.
"Why?"
"I just don't think it's right."
"That's alright. You don't have to come if you don't want to," assured Leena.
"Alright now, let's come up with a plan to get into the lab area." They all began to discuss a plan.
******
Miharu and Risai walked into an office and closed the door.
"You wanted to talk about something?" asked Miharu.
"..."
"You've been acting strange lately, more so than usual. What's wrong?"
"I want to tell you, but I'm afraid.afraid of what it may mean if it's true."
"What is it?"
"I've...been having these dreams."
"Continue," said Miharu, a little scared as to where this was heading.
"Dreams about Leon...dying." Miharu froze. It was happening again.
"Are you sure?"
"It's only happened a few times, but I'm sure. Taban told me as well. He told me Leon was in danger. I don't know what to do."
"And you're asking me?"
"I was hoping you could tell me more about this."
"Do you know what this means? A person can only have dreams like that if they...if they..." She just looked at Risai, who was now staring at the ground. "You really like him, don't you."
"N-no. He's just my friend."
"Well, I guess that's possible. There isn't a rule saying that the people can't be just friends, but still...it's highly unlikely."
"I don't care, I just want it to stop."
"Well, I'm afraid that if these dreams really are what I think they are, then they won't stop."
"Never?"
"No, not never. They'll only stop if the threat causing them is destroyed or, well...if Leon dies."
"That's not an option."
"Good luck Risai. I'm afraid I can't help you with this."
"Yeah, thanks. I'm going to bed." She left the room and walked down the hall. Miharu just stood there and shook her head.
"This is serious. I gotta do something, but what?" She decided to sleep on it and exited the room. She then proceeded to her room and went to sleep.
******
It was midnight and everyone was supposedly asleep. In the dark hallways of the base, 8 people were walking as quietly as they could towards the lab area.
"This is dangerous. What if we get caught?" whispered Leena.
"We won't, as long as everyone stays quiet," said Jamie. They made their way to the door of the lab and punched in the code to open the door. It quietly slid open and they all walked in, sealing it so that no one would be able to get in unless they opened the door from the inside. Jamie sat down at the main computer in the room and everyone else stood around him.
"Okay, so now what?" asked Bit.
"Now we do this," said Jamie. He began to bring up files from around 200 years ago on the beginning of the ZBC. He then found out about the war and then found exactly what he was looking for.
"Alright, I found it!" he exclaimed happily.
"I can't see," complained Naomi.
"Then I'll just read this stuff to you. First off, let's start at the beginning. The Zoid Battle Commission went to war with the Dark Blazers, later known as the Backdraft Group, for control over zoid battles along with Zi. The Zoid Battle Commission didn't have enough forces to take on the full army of the DB. The war would last well over the life spans of the pilots fighting it. This proved to be a problem. In order to keep their best warriors in the battle, they created, what we now call 'agents'."
"That's nice, but I wanna know how they turned them into agents," said Leena. "I'd like to see what it was they did to them."
"Alright. It's right here," said Jamie. He pulled up another screen. This page had pictures on it. The machine looked almost like the electric chair.
"What's it say?" asked Brad.
"I'm getting there," said Jamie. "This machine was used to allow people to become 'agents'. It was created by scientists in order to increase a pilot's abilities. The scientists died before the machine could be completed, but the son of one of the scientists was able to pick up on the project again. His name was Rainer Toru. He was a skilled warrior and scientist and was also one of the people who it would be used on."
"How does it work?" asked Naomi.
"The helmet alters the brain waves and the electric pulses emitted into the body are able to allow the cells in the body to continue to reproduce at the rate and amount of that of a 21 year old."
"Which explains why they don't age past 21," added Bit.
"Exactly," said Jamie. "Hundreds of people decided to under go the experiment, but there were only 6 successful results. All of the agents had increased abilities, including things as reaction time, communication, telepathy, and the ability to sense disturbances, such as what was called those who were 'doomed to die'."
"If only 6 or them made it, then what happened to the other people?" asked Leena. Jamie scrolled down the page and found out.
"Oh man," he said after skimming it.
"What?" they all asked.
"Here, I'll read it. It has been shown that only people from 16-20 can successfully take on the experiment. The youngest agent was 15, but they nearly didn't survive the experiment. Only one 21 year old made it through alive."
"What happened to the other people?" asked Meiyuu.
"Yeah. It said that hundreds took on the experiment," said Leena.
"Hold on...here it is. There turned out to be many risks of performing the experiment. People below the age of 16 often contracted incurable diseases, even with the modern day medicine. Some ended up in comas. The ones who were over 20 often ended up in comas or sometimes they ended up...dead."
"How sad," said Bit.
"Yes, that is sad, isn't it." They all turned around to find Miharu standing in the doorway to the lab. They all just stared, scared of what was about to happen to them.
"H-how did you get in?" asked Jamie. Miharu held up a card.
"I'm a commander. I can open any room in the building with this."
"We're in trouble," said Rick.
"Do you guys know what the consequences are for what you have just done? If you were spies, you'd be sentenced to death. It's a good thing you guys are on our side. I guess I can let you off easy."
"Sorry. We just wanted to know a little more, that's all," explained Jamie.
"Why didn't you just ask? I would have told you."
"We're sorry," they all said.
"Well, anyways, it's late and all of you should get to bed."
"Alright," they all sighed as they exited the lab and went back to their rooms.
******
Leon had the door to his room open and the light on. He was lying on his bed, still awake, thinking.
"Hi."
He looked to the doorway and found Risai standing there.
"Hello," said Leon.
"Miharu caught everyone else in the lab area. Why weren't you with them?"
"I don't know. It just didn't feel right going through files on the Zoid Battle Commission, but it was tempting though."
"Why was it tempting?"
"Because I wanna know more about you guys, you know, more about agents."
"Well, what do you wanna know?"
"Did it hurt?"
"No, but the aftermath did."
"Why?"
"Well...15 year olds weren't able to undergo the process quite as well. I was the only one who survived, but it was hard. I got sick. 21 year olds weren't able to either. Toran was the only one who survived at that age. Rainer was 19, Rose was 18, and Taban and Miharu were both 20. I was the only one out of us who got sick afterwards. I made it though."
"Oh. What made you want to become an agent?"
"I wanted to help the ZBC and my brother was doing it, so I wanted to as well, even though he told me not to."
"Why do you push yourself?"
"Because I have to. I have to try my hardest, even when I'm injured. I have to carry out my orders. It's the rules."
"So there are rules?"
"Of course there are rules."
"Like what?"
"Sorry, but that's classified information."
"Why?"
"Maybe because I can't remember some of them."
"Oh." He laughed slightly. "Well, thanks. I don't have any more questions."
"Alright then. Goodnight."
"Goodnight," said Leon. Risai left the doorway and went back to her own room. She sat down at her desk and then opened the dresser. Inside were a ton of small notebooks.
"I sure have a lot of journals," she said to herself. She dug through a few and then found one from years ago. "This is what I wanted. I remember writing down all those stupid rules and regulations in this." She then sighed. "Sorry I lied to you Leon, but I don't want you to know some of this stuff. We had to make a lot of sacrifices." She pushed the book aside and then opened her most recent journal. She read aloud what she had most recently wrote in it. The entry was a few weeks old.
"I had another dream, and this one was worse than the last. I'm worried. What if it actually happens? I don't see how it can, since there aren't any barren places like that. I don't know why I'm so upset about all of this. I don't know why I care either. Actually, I do, but it's hard to explain. I don't know what it is about Leon, but, well, he's always so nice to me. I feel safe when he's around, but I don't now quite why." She stopped reading.
"I know why now, but I can never say it. Rule number own of being an agent is that we aren't allowed to let our personal feelings disrupt our duty. And the second rule is that...we aren't allowed to be in love with anyone who isn't an agent." She closed the journal and then walked over to her bed. It was late and she was tired.
"Even so...I can't help it...I really like him." She closed her eyes and fell asleep.
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Aw, that felt good to write some stuff. I'm having fun! Please R&R! I want at least 6 for this chapter. I know it can be done. Anyway, what do you think? Now you guys know more about agents. I'll write more soon...hopefully.
And make sure to tell me what you think I should do about the prequel thing. I would probably start it after I finish "Broken Flame". Please read it as well. Audi^.^
Well, on with the chapter. I also have something to ask. Do you guys think I should start the prequel and write these simultaneously? I could do it, but I wanna know what you guys think I should do.
Disclaimer: I don't own Zoids, but I do own the characters I create.
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It had been a week since the last battle and everyone was beginning to relax. The injured soldiers were healed, including Risai. Everyone spent their days enjoying themselves. The people from the town were sent away from the base to a different town where they would stay. The base was considered unsafe for civilians. It was a great day so far as the bright sun shined in the sky. It was also a hot day. Inside the base, the three teams, along with Risai and Miharu, had found a way to stay cool in the hot atmosphere. They were all going to go swimming. Bit was the first one to make it into the area where the pool is and Leena wasn't that far behind.
"This'll be great!" exclaimed Bit happily. He then jumped into the pool.
"Wait for me!" said Leena with the same happiness in her voice. She jumped in as well. They wore their normal swimming outfits. (A/N um...yeah...just think back the ep where they are on the beach. I don't wanna do too much describing of swim suites. A few, but not too many.) The next two in were Brad and Naomi. Naomi was wearing a swimsuit similar to Leena's, only it was red. Jamie followed, carrying a bunch of things in his arms. Some included food, games, etc. He walked over to a table in the area and set everything down. (A/N kind of like at a hotel...okay, I'll shut up now.)
"Just like a day at the beach," said Rick as he walked in, along with Meiyuu and Mattei.
"Except there's no sand here," said Mattei.
"But still, it is like a day at the beach." Rick was wearing blue shorts and Mattei was wearing black ones. Meiyuu's swimsuit was similar to Leena's and Naomi's. Hers was a green color. They all proceeded into the pool. Miharu walked in with Risai not far behind. Miharu had on a black and silver suit, the same fashion as the other girls' suits. (A/N also known as bikinis...shutting up.) Same for Risai, but hers was a cerulean blue. She wore a towel around her neck. Miharu looked to her and smiled.
"You see Risai? This is how normal people swim," she teased.
"Ha ha, very funny," said Risai sarcastically. "I just never have time when I feel like swimming, so I just swim in my clothes. It's common sense."
"I'm sure it is. Now come on." Miharu started walking, but Risai stayed close to the entryway. Miharu stopped and looked at her. "What's wrong? Let's go."
"I don't know if I want to swim today."
"You're the one who hinted at the idea of swimming."
"I did not."
"Oh yeah? Who was it who kept saying 'the beach would be a nice place to be right now. Water would feel great', and a lot of things like that."
"Okay, okay, I get the point. I wanted to go swimming."
"That's right, now come on." Risai still didn't move. "What is wrong?"
"Nothing."
"Then come on. Are you embarrassed or something?"
"No!"
"Yes you are. You're embarrassed. Why, I don't know, but it's easy to tell. Your face is red."
"It is not!" she yelled, even though it was.
"Now come on. Let's swim." She walked off towards the pool, leaving Risai standing there.
"Hi Risai," said Leon from behind her. "I thought you'd be the first one in, you know, since you like to swim so much." He walked past her and stopped when he realized she wasn't moving from where she was. He just smiled, not saying anything. Risai just stared at him, the blush on her face deepening. Her heartbeat seemed to speed up. She was really nervous and she wasn't sure quite why.
'He's not wearing a shirt,' she thought to herself. 'He's so cute.' She then shook her head, trying to get rid of the thought. 'No! I don't think of him like that. He's my friend, nothing more, nothing less. Right? Right.'
"You coming?" he asked.
"Yeah." She set her towel down and then jumped into the pool. After a while, they all decided to play a few games. They set up a net and played volleyball for a while. A little while later, no one felt like playing. They all did their own things, some racing one another, others dunking one another. Risai got out and went over to get a drink from the table.
"You shouldn't run on a wet floor," said Leon as he watched her.
"I won't slip," said Risai confidently. She finished her drink and ran back over to the pool, but as fate would have it, her cockiness got the better of her and she slipped on the side, lost her balance and was now falling into the pool. Luckily, Leon caught her before she was able to fall face first into the water. She more or less fell on top of him, but he was able to stay standing. Her arms were around his neck and his were around her waist. He set her down so that her feet touched the bottom of the pool. (A/N sorry if that was confusing...I tried.) They were still in the same position. They then realized it and let go of each other.
"Thanks," said Risai.
"No problem." The day went on and they stopped to eat lunch, and then played a few more games. Night came all too fast. They all got out and decided to take showers. Once done, they all went to Bit's room to sit around and talk.
"Aren't you two coming?" asked Leena as she watched Risai and Miharu walk past the room.
"No. We have some work to do," answered Miharu.
"Alright," said Leena. She closed the door behind her. They were all sitting either on the bed, the floor, and some were even in chairs. Leon was sitting in a chair, and so were Jamie, Brad, and Naomi. Bit and Leena were sitting on Bit's bed, and the others sat on the ground.
"I wonder what kind of work they have to do. Their zoids are in top condition," said Leena.
"They're both commanders. They probably have some kind of paper work or something," said Bit.
"You know, I've been thinking about something," said Jamie, causing them to all turn their attention to him. "We don't really know much about them, or about agents for that matter. They've only told us a few things, like the fact that they don't age past 21. Other than that, we don't know much."
"I'd like to know more too," said Leon. "For warriors, they're both so...how do I put this...I guess the only word I can think of is soft. You'd normally think that people who have been fighting as long as they have would be hard and icy, but both of them are so carefree and kind. It's just kind of strange. Not only that, but they don't have any scars. No bullet wounds, scratches, not anything resembling a wound. They look as if they've never been in a battle."
"I know what you mean," said Rick.
"Another thing is that they seem to be able to push their bodies to their limits," said Leena. "Even when they know they could die, they just keep fighting, no matter how badly they're hurt. They just keep pushing themselves, as if they don't care whether they die today or a year from now. It's almost as if they're programmed to never give in."
"Well, I don't know about you guys, but I wanna find out more about them," said Jamie.
"How do you suppose we do that?" asked Brad.
"Well, we could go and check on the ZBC's computer files. They probably have a lot of information there."
"Isn't that illegal?" asked Naomi.
"Well, technically...yes, but we can do it after everyone is asleep. No one'll ever know and it's not like we're hurting anyone by doing this."
"Why don't we just ask them?" asked Leon.
"I doubt they'll tell us much of anything," said Leena. "We've tried before and we don't get much out of them."
"Well, you guys can go, but I think I'll stay," said Leon.
"Why?"
"I just don't think it's right."
"That's alright. You don't have to come if you don't want to," assured Leena.
"Alright now, let's come up with a plan to get into the lab area." They all began to discuss a plan.
******
Miharu and Risai walked into an office and closed the door.
"You wanted to talk about something?" asked Miharu.
"..."
"You've been acting strange lately, more so than usual. What's wrong?"
"I want to tell you, but I'm afraid.afraid of what it may mean if it's true."
"What is it?"
"I've...been having these dreams."
"Continue," said Miharu, a little scared as to where this was heading.
"Dreams about Leon...dying." Miharu froze. It was happening again.
"Are you sure?"
"It's only happened a few times, but I'm sure. Taban told me as well. He told me Leon was in danger. I don't know what to do."
"And you're asking me?"
"I was hoping you could tell me more about this."
"Do you know what this means? A person can only have dreams like that if they...if they..." She just looked at Risai, who was now staring at the ground. "You really like him, don't you."
"N-no. He's just my friend."
"Well, I guess that's possible. There isn't a rule saying that the people can't be just friends, but still...it's highly unlikely."
"I don't care, I just want it to stop."
"Well, I'm afraid that if these dreams really are what I think they are, then they won't stop."
"Never?"
"No, not never. They'll only stop if the threat causing them is destroyed or, well...if Leon dies."
"That's not an option."
"Good luck Risai. I'm afraid I can't help you with this."
"Yeah, thanks. I'm going to bed." She left the room and walked down the hall. Miharu just stood there and shook her head.
"This is serious. I gotta do something, but what?" She decided to sleep on it and exited the room. She then proceeded to her room and went to sleep.
******
It was midnight and everyone was supposedly asleep. In the dark hallways of the base, 8 people were walking as quietly as they could towards the lab area.
"This is dangerous. What if we get caught?" whispered Leena.
"We won't, as long as everyone stays quiet," said Jamie. They made their way to the door of the lab and punched in the code to open the door. It quietly slid open and they all walked in, sealing it so that no one would be able to get in unless they opened the door from the inside. Jamie sat down at the main computer in the room and everyone else stood around him.
"Okay, so now what?" asked Bit.
"Now we do this," said Jamie. He began to bring up files from around 200 years ago on the beginning of the ZBC. He then found out about the war and then found exactly what he was looking for.
"Alright, I found it!" he exclaimed happily.
"I can't see," complained Naomi.
"Then I'll just read this stuff to you. First off, let's start at the beginning. The Zoid Battle Commission went to war with the Dark Blazers, later known as the Backdraft Group, for control over zoid battles along with Zi. The Zoid Battle Commission didn't have enough forces to take on the full army of the DB. The war would last well over the life spans of the pilots fighting it. This proved to be a problem. In order to keep their best warriors in the battle, they created, what we now call 'agents'."
"That's nice, but I wanna know how they turned them into agents," said Leena. "I'd like to see what it was they did to them."
"Alright. It's right here," said Jamie. He pulled up another screen. This page had pictures on it. The machine looked almost like the electric chair.
"What's it say?" asked Brad.
"I'm getting there," said Jamie. "This machine was used to allow people to become 'agents'. It was created by scientists in order to increase a pilot's abilities. The scientists died before the machine could be completed, but the son of one of the scientists was able to pick up on the project again. His name was Rainer Toru. He was a skilled warrior and scientist and was also one of the people who it would be used on."
"How does it work?" asked Naomi.
"The helmet alters the brain waves and the electric pulses emitted into the body are able to allow the cells in the body to continue to reproduce at the rate and amount of that of a 21 year old."
"Which explains why they don't age past 21," added Bit.
"Exactly," said Jamie. "Hundreds of people decided to under go the experiment, but there were only 6 successful results. All of the agents had increased abilities, including things as reaction time, communication, telepathy, and the ability to sense disturbances, such as what was called those who were 'doomed to die'."
"If only 6 or them made it, then what happened to the other people?" asked Leena. Jamie scrolled down the page and found out.
"Oh man," he said after skimming it.
"What?" they all asked.
"Here, I'll read it. It has been shown that only people from 16-20 can successfully take on the experiment. The youngest agent was 15, but they nearly didn't survive the experiment. Only one 21 year old made it through alive."
"What happened to the other people?" asked Meiyuu.
"Yeah. It said that hundreds took on the experiment," said Leena.
"Hold on...here it is. There turned out to be many risks of performing the experiment. People below the age of 16 often contracted incurable diseases, even with the modern day medicine. Some ended up in comas. The ones who were over 20 often ended up in comas or sometimes they ended up...dead."
"How sad," said Bit.
"Yes, that is sad, isn't it." They all turned around to find Miharu standing in the doorway to the lab. They all just stared, scared of what was about to happen to them.
"H-how did you get in?" asked Jamie. Miharu held up a card.
"I'm a commander. I can open any room in the building with this."
"We're in trouble," said Rick.
"Do you guys know what the consequences are for what you have just done? If you were spies, you'd be sentenced to death. It's a good thing you guys are on our side. I guess I can let you off easy."
"Sorry. We just wanted to know a little more, that's all," explained Jamie.
"Why didn't you just ask? I would have told you."
"We're sorry," they all said.
"Well, anyways, it's late and all of you should get to bed."
"Alright," they all sighed as they exited the lab and went back to their rooms.
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Leon had the door to his room open and the light on. He was lying on his bed, still awake, thinking.
"Hi."
He looked to the doorway and found Risai standing there.
"Hello," said Leon.
"Miharu caught everyone else in the lab area. Why weren't you with them?"
"I don't know. It just didn't feel right going through files on the Zoid Battle Commission, but it was tempting though."
"Why was it tempting?"
"Because I wanna know more about you guys, you know, more about agents."
"Well, what do you wanna know?"
"Did it hurt?"
"No, but the aftermath did."
"Why?"
"Well...15 year olds weren't able to undergo the process quite as well. I was the only one who survived, but it was hard. I got sick. 21 year olds weren't able to either. Toran was the only one who survived at that age. Rainer was 19, Rose was 18, and Taban and Miharu were both 20. I was the only one out of us who got sick afterwards. I made it though."
"Oh. What made you want to become an agent?"
"I wanted to help the ZBC and my brother was doing it, so I wanted to as well, even though he told me not to."
"Why do you push yourself?"
"Because I have to. I have to try my hardest, even when I'm injured. I have to carry out my orders. It's the rules."
"So there are rules?"
"Of course there are rules."
"Like what?"
"Sorry, but that's classified information."
"Why?"
"Maybe because I can't remember some of them."
"Oh." He laughed slightly. "Well, thanks. I don't have any more questions."
"Alright then. Goodnight."
"Goodnight," said Leon. Risai left the doorway and went back to her own room. She sat down at her desk and then opened the dresser. Inside were a ton of small notebooks.
"I sure have a lot of journals," she said to herself. She dug through a few and then found one from years ago. "This is what I wanted. I remember writing down all those stupid rules and regulations in this." She then sighed. "Sorry I lied to you Leon, but I don't want you to know some of this stuff. We had to make a lot of sacrifices." She pushed the book aside and then opened her most recent journal. She read aloud what she had most recently wrote in it. The entry was a few weeks old.
"I had another dream, and this one was worse than the last. I'm worried. What if it actually happens? I don't see how it can, since there aren't any barren places like that. I don't know why I'm so upset about all of this. I don't know why I care either. Actually, I do, but it's hard to explain. I don't know what it is about Leon, but, well, he's always so nice to me. I feel safe when he's around, but I don't now quite why." She stopped reading.
"I know why now, but I can never say it. Rule number own of being an agent is that we aren't allowed to let our personal feelings disrupt our duty. And the second rule is that...we aren't allowed to be in love with anyone who isn't an agent." She closed the journal and then walked over to her bed. It was late and she was tired.
"Even so...I can't help it...I really like him." She closed her eyes and fell asleep.
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Aw, that felt good to write some stuff. I'm having fun! Please R&R! I want at least 6 for this chapter. I know it can be done. Anyway, what do you think? Now you guys know more about agents. I'll write more soon...hopefully.
And make sure to tell me what you think I should do about the prequel thing. I would probably start it after I finish "Broken Flame". Please read it as well. Audi^.^