Gee, how long as it been since I did this? I think it's been a while now.
I'm sorry this took so long, but I was waiting for my five reviews...that
and I was rereading Premonition. I went back and fixed everything. I'll
put up the edited version after I finish transferring it. I'm so hungry
right now...
Disclaimer: I don't own Zoids, only the characters I make and this fic.
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The desert air was dead and the atmosphere was very empty. The sun blazed above, but no heat was felt. Risai stood in the middle of their battlefield. There were the same familiar rocks and dead trees, along with the sand. She glanced around a little and then sighed.
"Great, it's happening again," she said to no one in particular. She then heard the sound of metal against metal, coming from both directions. She looked around and saw a battle happening not too far away. There were a lot of zoids from both sides in the area. She decided to go the other way and find out what was making the other noise. She walked a little and then stopped. What she saw was not something that was easy to comprehend. It was Leon's red Blade Liger and her Genosaurer. They were fighting each other.
"What's going on?" she asked herself. She watched the two go at it, completely confused about the entire matter. She then got kind of mad. "Somebody hijacked my zoid!" she yelled to whoever was listening. She looked around a little and then found an abandoned Rev Raptor. She ran over to it and climbed into the cockpit. She tried to get the zoid to work, but it wouldn't move. She then decided to try and open a com-link so she could see who it was that was in her zoid.
"Stupid piece of junk," she said as the machine kept locking up. "Why won't you work?!" She was getting frustrated. She then looked back to the battle. The red Blade Liger was charging the Genosaurer, but was then knocked back by it. The Blade Liger was slammed into a rock wall and then didn't get back up.
"Oh no," said Risai. The Genosaurer aimed its guns and fired a single bullet, strait at the cockpit. It made contact and the cockpit blew up. Risai stood there, not knowing what to do. "No." she said. She banged her fists down hard on the control panel and squeezed her eyes shut. "No!" she yelled. The com-link then opened with the pilot of the Genosaurer. Risai looked up and then went into shock as her eyes fell upon the person in the cockpit.
"It's...me," she said in shock. It was like looking into a mirror.
******
The next morning rolled around quickly and everyone began to get up. Risai had been up since 4, thinking about her dream.
'It can't be,' she thought to herself. 'I...I would never...do anything like that.' She then decided to get out of bed and walk around.
'I need to clear my head.' She walked around a little more and ended up in the breakfast hall where everyone else was. They all looked up from their meals as she entered the room.
"Good morning Risai," said Leena. Risai didn't answer. She just walked over to the table and took her usual seat. Her head was down as if she was thinking about something. She then sighed. They all just watched her.
"Is something wrong?" asked Bit. She glanced up slightly and then sighed again.
"No, nothing. I'm just tired, that's all," she answered.
"Alright." They all ate quietly and were soon done.
"What should we do today?" asked Rick.
"I don't know," said Bit.
"Let's just walk around for a while. Maybe we'll think of something," suggested Naomi.
"Okay." They all stood up and began to walk around the base, looking for something to entertain them.
******
The prison cells were as dark as ever, even though the sun was shining outside. Taban sat alone in his cell and just stared at the ceiling.
'Prison life is so boring,' he thought to himself. 'I wonder how everyone is doing back at the base.' He then heard footsteps coming down into the hall. He knew who it was and decided to pay no attention to the approaching footsteps. They soon stopped.
"Hello Taban," said Rose. He just glanced over to her, a look of hate on his face.
"What do you want?" he asked harshly.
"I have a surprise for you."
"Let me guess. You're letting me out."
"You wish. This is much better." She held out her hand and in it was a small purple gem, which didn't go unnoticed. Taban sat up and stared at it. He knew what kind of stone it was.
"You...you wouldn't," he said. She closed her hand on the gem.
"Relax. It's not for you," she said. Taban sighed in relief.
"That's good."
"It's for your sister."
******
The three teams, along with Miharu and Risai, eventually found something to do. They were back in the pool area, sitting at a table, talking. There were also a few games in the area, like a ping-pong table and an air hockey table. They were all sitting around at the table right now, except Risai, who sat by the edge of the pool, staring at the water. She seemed to be thinking of something.
It was a bright and beautiful day. The green landscape wasn't often seen, but this place was an exception. It was beautiful. In the middle of the area was a huge lake. Four people were approaching it from the forest area around the lake. A little girl, about 5 years old, ran out into the area first and towards the lake. She wore a red dress that contrasted with her shoulder length cerulean hair. Her eyes were the same blue of the lake, a rare shade of blue for an eye color. She had a huge grin on her face as she looked at the water.
"Sis, wait up!" called a 10-year-old boy as he ran towards the lake as well. He had spiked hair that was a bluish, silver color. His eyes were a deep green, like the forest around him. He wore a blue coat and a pair of blue jeans. Two adults were walking behind him. One had long blue hair and green eyes. She wore a blue sundress and a white summer hat with flowers on it. The other was a man with spiked silver hair and blue eyes. He watched as the two children played by the lake. His expression was unreadable. The woman smiled at her two children. The adults began to set up camp, since they would be spending the night there.
Night fell upon them quickly and the sky was beautiful. The two moons were shining brightly above them. The campground they were at was being lit by the bond fire as the flames danced and twirled in the dark night sky. The mother had turned in early and was sleeping in the tent. The boy had decided to go and get more firewood, leaving the father and the girl alone by the lake. The father watched his girl run around, chasing fireflies. She'd try to catch them, but would then fail miserably, but it never seemed to discourage her. She stopped to catch her breath.
"Risai," said her father, no emotion in his voice when he spoke her name. Her head turned to look at him, a look of confusion replacing her smile. He motioned for her to come to him and she walked over. She stopped in front of him. He was sitting on a log near the fire. He picked her up, turned her around, and sat her down on his lap. Risai stared at the fire as it continued to dance.
"I know this must seem strange to you," said the father, his deep voice seeming emotionless. "This is the first time I've ever held you like this. I have something to tell you."
"What is it?" she asked in her small voice, which was now quiet.
"No matter what happens, I want you to promise me that you will be strong. Don't go around crying and complaining, be strong. Whether it deals with being a zoid pilot or over friendships, relationships, I want you to be strong. Promise me."
"But why daddy?"
"I don't want my little girl to be known as a weakling."
"Okay daddy. I promise."
The pool in front of her suddenly came back into view as she snapped back into the present. 'Guess Dad must be pretty disappointed in me. I'm not half as strong as I should be.'
"Hey Risai," called Miharu. She turned her head and smiled towards her friends.
"What?" she asked in a cheerful mood.
"Come over here."
"Okay." She stood up and began to walk over, remembering that she tripped the last time.
"Now stop there." Risai stopped, a little confused as to what was going on. She then heard something pop above her and suddenly rainbow colored streamers began to fall, along with confetti.
"Happy Birthday!" they all chimed. Now Risai was completely confused.
"What?" she asked.
"Happy Birthday!" they repeated.
"It's my birthday?"
"Well," started Miharu. "Technically, it isn't, but since we don't know when it is, we decided to have it today."
"Well...I guess that makes sense."
"It doesn't really, but it gave us something to do," said Bit. They all began to laugh at their little joke and Risai began to laugh as well.
******
Taban stood up from his bed and ran to the bars. He reached out and tried to get the stone, but failed miserably as Rose pulled her hand back. She smirked.
"You leave Risai alone!" yelled Taban.
"Why should I? It's not like you're any threat." Taban cooled off upon realizing something.
"It can't work anyway. She's not here, so you can't do anything to her."
"Wanna know a secret? Once a person is exposed to a Ryu stone, like this one, they never fully heal from it."
"What?"
"It's simple. The pulse it sends to the brain never fully disappears. It remains there, and by using this stone, I can activate it again. I can't control her, but I can cause her to do some damage. Perhaps even kill a few people, not to mention it will cause her a great deal of pain."
"No, please! Leave her alone."
"That's not an option." Rose put her free hand to her wrist and removed her bracelet. It was similar to the ones that Taban, Miharu, and Risai had; only in a way, it was different. The stone was similar, but had its own kind of aura, unlike theirs. She twisted the stone and it began to shine a soft gray light, since her stone was black.
"What are you doing?" asked Taban.
"By combining the stones' signals, I can locate someone who also has both, mainly, another agent. And the only agent with the enhancements and the Ryu's pulse would be Risai. Are you ready?"
"Please don't," pleaded Taban.
"Too late. I just wish I could be there to see what happens." She placed the Ryu gem near her own gem and it began to resonate.
******
They were all still in the pool room, their laughter dying down now. Risai just smiled to her friends. She then straitened, the happiness drained from her face. She squeezed her eyes shut and placed her hands on the sides of her head, pressing against it. Pain began to shoot through her head as she fell to her knees. Everyone stood up, their laughter gone completely.
"Risai, what's wrong?" asked Miharu, the worry heavy in her voice.
"My...my head," she said in a voice filled with pain. She let out a small scream of pain before falling farther towards the floor. "Such splitting...make it stop...please."
They all ran to her as she lied on the floor, holding her head in her hands. They didn't know what to do for her. Suddenly, she stopped struggling. She let go of her head and opened her eyes. She looked to them with eyes that weren't her own. She stood up as if nothing had happened, a look of nothing on her face.
"Risai?" questioned Miharu. Risai turned to her. They were all in a circle around Risai. She looked to Miharu; her eyes empty of all emotions. She suddenly smirked as her eyes became cold and frightening. With lightning speed, she punched Miharu in the stomach. Everyone seemed surprised at this.
"Risai," said Miharu quietly. She fell to her knees, arms crossed over her stomach. Risai ran past all of them and down the hall. Miharu stood back up, trying to ignore the pain. "We...we have to stop her. There's no telling what she'll do."
They all nodded and then ran out of the room. Risai had gotten ahead of them. They heard screams coming from one of the labs. They all ran into the lab room and found Risai, who had just punched out a scientist. She stood there, the same look on her face.
"What should we do?" asked Jamie.
"We don't have a choice," said Miharu. "If she keeps going like this, then there won't be anyone left in this base. I don't know what's going on, but we've gotta stop her." Miharu ran towards Risai. "Come on, I need your help."
"You want us to attack Risai?" asked Rick.
"Yes. Please trust me. This is the only way." They all ran towards Miharu, making sure to close the door to the room. Risai smirked. It was the same look she used to have a year ago. She ran at them, throwing punches left and right, but they all moved out of the way. In her confusion on who to go after, Bit and Brad grabbed her arms and held her still. She struggled to get free, but to no avail. Miharu walked up to her and sighed.
"Sorry Risai," she said. She then sent a punch into her stomach. Risai winced in pain. She was then silent, not moving at all. Bit and Brad let go of her arms. Her hands shot up back to her head as the pain inside it returned. She looked around the room.
"What...what have I...done?" she asked. The pain still coursed through her mind. "No more, please?" She closed her eyes and her arms dropped to her sides as she fell to the ground, unconscious.
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To tell ya the truth, I don't got much to say right now. I went to my friend's party and it was great! We watched the movie "Spirited Away". It was great! Review please! Audi^.^
Disclaimer: I don't own Zoids, only the characters I make and this fic.
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The desert air was dead and the atmosphere was very empty. The sun blazed above, but no heat was felt. Risai stood in the middle of their battlefield. There were the same familiar rocks and dead trees, along with the sand. She glanced around a little and then sighed.
"Great, it's happening again," she said to no one in particular. She then heard the sound of metal against metal, coming from both directions. She looked around and saw a battle happening not too far away. There were a lot of zoids from both sides in the area. She decided to go the other way and find out what was making the other noise. She walked a little and then stopped. What she saw was not something that was easy to comprehend. It was Leon's red Blade Liger and her Genosaurer. They were fighting each other.
"What's going on?" she asked herself. She watched the two go at it, completely confused about the entire matter. She then got kind of mad. "Somebody hijacked my zoid!" she yelled to whoever was listening. She looked around a little and then found an abandoned Rev Raptor. She ran over to it and climbed into the cockpit. She tried to get the zoid to work, but it wouldn't move. She then decided to try and open a com-link so she could see who it was that was in her zoid.
"Stupid piece of junk," she said as the machine kept locking up. "Why won't you work?!" She was getting frustrated. She then looked back to the battle. The red Blade Liger was charging the Genosaurer, but was then knocked back by it. The Blade Liger was slammed into a rock wall and then didn't get back up.
"Oh no," said Risai. The Genosaurer aimed its guns and fired a single bullet, strait at the cockpit. It made contact and the cockpit blew up. Risai stood there, not knowing what to do. "No." she said. She banged her fists down hard on the control panel and squeezed her eyes shut. "No!" she yelled. The com-link then opened with the pilot of the Genosaurer. Risai looked up and then went into shock as her eyes fell upon the person in the cockpit.
"It's...me," she said in shock. It was like looking into a mirror.
******
The next morning rolled around quickly and everyone began to get up. Risai had been up since 4, thinking about her dream.
'It can't be,' she thought to herself. 'I...I would never...do anything like that.' She then decided to get out of bed and walk around.
'I need to clear my head.' She walked around a little more and ended up in the breakfast hall where everyone else was. They all looked up from their meals as she entered the room.
"Good morning Risai," said Leena. Risai didn't answer. She just walked over to the table and took her usual seat. Her head was down as if she was thinking about something. She then sighed. They all just watched her.
"Is something wrong?" asked Bit. She glanced up slightly and then sighed again.
"No, nothing. I'm just tired, that's all," she answered.
"Alright." They all ate quietly and were soon done.
"What should we do today?" asked Rick.
"I don't know," said Bit.
"Let's just walk around for a while. Maybe we'll think of something," suggested Naomi.
"Okay." They all stood up and began to walk around the base, looking for something to entertain them.
******
The prison cells were as dark as ever, even though the sun was shining outside. Taban sat alone in his cell and just stared at the ceiling.
'Prison life is so boring,' he thought to himself. 'I wonder how everyone is doing back at the base.' He then heard footsteps coming down into the hall. He knew who it was and decided to pay no attention to the approaching footsteps. They soon stopped.
"Hello Taban," said Rose. He just glanced over to her, a look of hate on his face.
"What do you want?" he asked harshly.
"I have a surprise for you."
"Let me guess. You're letting me out."
"You wish. This is much better." She held out her hand and in it was a small purple gem, which didn't go unnoticed. Taban sat up and stared at it. He knew what kind of stone it was.
"You...you wouldn't," he said. She closed her hand on the gem.
"Relax. It's not for you," she said. Taban sighed in relief.
"That's good."
"It's for your sister."
******
The three teams, along with Miharu and Risai, eventually found something to do. They were back in the pool area, sitting at a table, talking. There were also a few games in the area, like a ping-pong table and an air hockey table. They were all sitting around at the table right now, except Risai, who sat by the edge of the pool, staring at the water. She seemed to be thinking of something.
It was a bright and beautiful day. The green landscape wasn't often seen, but this place was an exception. It was beautiful. In the middle of the area was a huge lake. Four people were approaching it from the forest area around the lake. A little girl, about 5 years old, ran out into the area first and towards the lake. She wore a red dress that contrasted with her shoulder length cerulean hair. Her eyes were the same blue of the lake, a rare shade of blue for an eye color. She had a huge grin on her face as she looked at the water.
"Sis, wait up!" called a 10-year-old boy as he ran towards the lake as well. He had spiked hair that was a bluish, silver color. His eyes were a deep green, like the forest around him. He wore a blue coat and a pair of blue jeans. Two adults were walking behind him. One had long blue hair and green eyes. She wore a blue sundress and a white summer hat with flowers on it. The other was a man with spiked silver hair and blue eyes. He watched as the two children played by the lake. His expression was unreadable. The woman smiled at her two children. The adults began to set up camp, since they would be spending the night there.
Night fell upon them quickly and the sky was beautiful. The two moons were shining brightly above them. The campground they were at was being lit by the bond fire as the flames danced and twirled in the dark night sky. The mother had turned in early and was sleeping in the tent. The boy had decided to go and get more firewood, leaving the father and the girl alone by the lake. The father watched his girl run around, chasing fireflies. She'd try to catch them, but would then fail miserably, but it never seemed to discourage her. She stopped to catch her breath.
"Risai," said her father, no emotion in his voice when he spoke her name. Her head turned to look at him, a look of confusion replacing her smile. He motioned for her to come to him and she walked over. She stopped in front of him. He was sitting on a log near the fire. He picked her up, turned her around, and sat her down on his lap. Risai stared at the fire as it continued to dance.
"I know this must seem strange to you," said the father, his deep voice seeming emotionless. "This is the first time I've ever held you like this. I have something to tell you."
"What is it?" she asked in her small voice, which was now quiet.
"No matter what happens, I want you to promise me that you will be strong. Don't go around crying and complaining, be strong. Whether it deals with being a zoid pilot or over friendships, relationships, I want you to be strong. Promise me."
"But why daddy?"
"I don't want my little girl to be known as a weakling."
"Okay daddy. I promise."
The pool in front of her suddenly came back into view as she snapped back into the present. 'Guess Dad must be pretty disappointed in me. I'm not half as strong as I should be.'
"Hey Risai," called Miharu. She turned her head and smiled towards her friends.
"What?" she asked in a cheerful mood.
"Come over here."
"Okay." She stood up and began to walk over, remembering that she tripped the last time.
"Now stop there." Risai stopped, a little confused as to what was going on. She then heard something pop above her and suddenly rainbow colored streamers began to fall, along with confetti.
"Happy Birthday!" they all chimed. Now Risai was completely confused.
"What?" she asked.
"Happy Birthday!" they repeated.
"It's my birthday?"
"Well," started Miharu. "Technically, it isn't, but since we don't know when it is, we decided to have it today."
"Well...I guess that makes sense."
"It doesn't really, but it gave us something to do," said Bit. They all began to laugh at their little joke and Risai began to laugh as well.
******
Taban stood up from his bed and ran to the bars. He reached out and tried to get the stone, but failed miserably as Rose pulled her hand back. She smirked.
"You leave Risai alone!" yelled Taban.
"Why should I? It's not like you're any threat." Taban cooled off upon realizing something.
"It can't work anyway. She's not here, so you can't do anything to her."
"Wanna know a secret? Once a person is exposed to a Ryu stone, like this one, they never fully heal from it."
"What?"
"It's simple. The pulse it sends to the brain never fully disappears. It remains there, and by using this stone, I can activate it again. I can't control her, but I can cause her to do some damage. Perhaps even kill a few people, not to mention it will cause her a great deal of pain."
"No, please! Leave her alone."
"That's not an option." Rose put her free hand to her wrist and removed her bracelet. It was similar to the ones that Taban, Miharu, and Risai had; only in a way, it was different. The stone was similar, but had its own kind of aura, unlike theirs. She twisted the stone and it began to shine a soft gray light, since her stone was black.
"What are you doing?" asked Taban.
"By combining the stones' signals, I can locate someone who also has both, mainly, another agent. And the only agent with the enhancements and the Ryu's pulse would be Risai. Are you ready?"
"Please don't," pleaded Taban.
"Too late. I just wish I could be there to see what happens." She placed the Ryu gem near her own gem and it began to resonate.
******
They were all still in the pool room, their laughter dying down now. Risai just smiled to her friends. She then straitened, the happiness drained from her face. She squeezed her eyes shut and placed her hands on the sides of her head, pressing against it. Pain began to shoot through her head as she fell to her knees. Everyone stood up, their laughter gone completely.
"Risai, what's wrong?" asked Miharu, the worry heavy in her voice.
"My...my head," she said in a voice filled with pain. She let out a small scream of pain before falling farther towards the floor. "Such splitting...make it stop...please."
They all ran to her as she lied on the floor, holding her head in her hands. They didn't know what to do for her. Suddenly, she stopped struggling. She let go of her head and opened her eyes. She looked to them with eyes that weren't her own. She stood up as if nothing had happened, a look of nothing on her face.
"Risai?" questioned Miharu. Risai turned to her. They were all in a circle around Risai. She looked to Miharu; her eyes empty of all emotions. She suddenly smirked as her eyes became cold and frightening. With lightning speed, she punched Miharu in the stomach. Everyone seemed surprised at this.
"Risai," said Miharu quietly. She fell to her knees, arms crossed over her stomach. Risai ran past all of them and down the hall. Miharu stood back up, trying to ignore the pain. "We...we have to stop her. There's no telling what she'll do."
They all nodded and then ran out of the room. Risai had gotten ahead of them. They heard screams coming from one of the labs. They all ran into the lab room and found Risai, who had just punched out a scientist. She stood there, the same look on her face.
"What should we do?" asked Jamie.
"We don't have a choice," said Miharu. "If she keeps going like this, then there won't be anyone left in this base. I don't know what's going on, but we've gotta stop her." Miharu ran towards Risai. "Come on, I need your help."
"You want us to attack Risai?" asked Rick.
"Yes. Please trust me. This is the only way." They all ran towards Miharu, making sure to close the door to the room. Risai smirked. It was the same look she used to have a year ago. She ran at them, throwing punches left and right, but they all moved out of the way. In her confusion on who to go after, Bit and Brad grabbed her arms and held her still. She struggled to get free, but to no avail. Miharu walked up to her and sighed.
"Sorry Risai," she said. She then sent a punch into her stomach. Risai winced in pain. She was then silent, not moving at all. Bit and Brad let go of her arms. Her hands shot up back to her head as the pain inside it returned. She looked around the room.
"What...what have I...done?" she asked. The pain still coursed through her mind. "No more, please?" She closed her eyes and her arms dropped to her sides as she fell to the ground, unconscious.
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To tell ya the truth, I don't got much to say right now. I went to my friend's party and it was great! We watched the movie "Spirited Away". It was great! Review please! Audi^.^
