Organized under strict rules and regulations, Zoid battles are fighting competitions held on
enormous battlefields using mechanical combat units known as Zoids. The enthusiastic young
warriors put their pride on the line and sharpen their skills against one another. Battle mode
approved! Area scanned! Battlefield set up! Ready.... FIGHT!

Zoids-S

Episode 1: New Beginnings/Welcome to Class S

It has been four months since the Blitz Team won the World Cup and advanced into the elite Class
S. Since then, the Blitz Team: Bit Cloud, Leena Torros, Brad Roberts, and Jamie Heiber, have
been enjoying a well-earned vacation. But now, they will be called into action again to battle
opponents more powerful and cunning than before. Lots of things will change.

But some things will never change.


"BIT CLOUD, YOU COME BACK HERE WITH MY COOKIE!" The recipient of that shout was running
throughout the cargo bay of the base carrying a half-eaten sugar cookie. Behind him was a
young woman with red hair and violet-colored eyes throwing everything throwable from
wrenches to pans to cannon barrels and Zoid ammo. The chase went around the room for about five
minutes before the toe-head boy was able to take refuge behind a large white lion-like machine.

"One of these days you won't be able to hide behind the Liger, Bit. And then you'll pay!"

"Yeah, but fortunately that won't be today, Leena," Bit replied taking a bite into the cookie.

Leena let out a growl that would've made even the mighty Liger Zero tremble. She then stomped
away.

Brad and Jamie heard this specticle from the main room where they were watching TV and working on
the computer respectively.

"Do those two ever stop pestering one another?" Brad asked without looking up.

"I doubt it," Jamie replied, also without looking up from what he was doing. Over time, the two
have become so used to the bickering that they've even managed to drown it out entirely, only
listening to see if Bit and Leena stopped. Sometimes, the fights between those two could last
hours.

There was an inhuman scream as Bit ran by them. His shirt had been torn in several places.
Close behind him was Leena carrying something that looked like one of the Liger Zero's teeth.
The sounds of fighting could be heard.

"Those two must really care about each other" Brad droaned.

"Think we should set a wedding date?" Jamie asked. It was a good thing Leena was chasing Bit
otherwise she would've turned on Jamie and the poor kid would've been able to survive it.

It was then that Doctor Torros walked in. He was absolutely giddy over something.

"Bit, Leena, Brad, Jamie," he called. "Come quickly!" Leena came in carrying a battered Bit
Cloud over her shoulder.

"What's up, Dad?" Leena asked. Bit moaned in pain.

"It just came in, information about the Class-S!"

"That's great," Brad said.

"Yeah, I want you all to hear it." Doc. Torros half-heartedly closed down the program Jamie was
working on (getting a protest from Jamie in the process) and brought up a new screen. The being
on the screen was a Judge, a robotic referee of Zoid battles.

"Attention Blitz Team," the Judge said in its digitized voice. "You are summoned to Vanguard
City for registration for Class-S battles. Once in Vanguard City, you will receive information
about your battles as well as meeting other Class-S Zoid teams. Again, report to Vanguard City
for registration for Class-S."

"What's Vanguard City?" Brad asked.

"Vanguard City is like a meeting place for all the Class-S teams," Jamie explained. "Everything
in that city is for the Class-S teams, even the restaurants."

"So it's like a special club?" Leena asked. Bit let out another moan. Leena bopped him on the
head and shut him up.

"That's right," Doc. Torros said. "I'm so excited, I'm so excited, I'm so excited!"

"That's... good, Doc," Jamie said as if what he wanted to say was 'better humor him, he's in one
of his moods.'

"Get a good night sleep, everybody," Doc. Torros said. "Tomorrow, we become one of the elite,
the Class-S team!"

"Leena, could you please put me down," Bit requested warily.

"Oh, sure." Leena dropped him on the ground. Unfortunately (or fortunately depending on your
perspective), Bit landed on his head.


Early the next morning, Leena came into the cargo bay to discover Bit working on the insides of
Liger Zero.

"Ready for our entrance into Class-S, Liger?" The Liger let out a series of roars. "Are you
kidding? I was born ready." Another series of roars. "Ha-ha, very funny, Liger. You should
be a comedian." More roars. "Tell me about it, an opportunity like this doesn't come along
every day." More roars. "True, but on the other hand, if we weren't on our own, we wouldn't be
able to enter the Class-S." The last set of roars almost sounded mournful to Leena. Don't
worry, Liger, as long as we're together, we can tackle anything."

If there was one quality about Bit Cloud that Leena admired, it was his ability to communicate
with the Liger Zero. It was like the two shared a language that nobody else could understand.
But it was something beyond that. It was like the two were made for each other. Perhaps that
was why they won so many battles, because the two acted as one being.

"Hey, Bit," Leena greeted. Bit was startled and fell into the Liger Zero's cockpit. He peeked
out from it.

"Hey, Leena, look, sorry about the cookie thing yesterday."

"Don't worry about it," Leena said. "If we're to actually get somewhere in Class-S, we're going
to have to work together."

"That's going to be tough. We're not exactly the type of people who get along."

"You have a point, but we're going to have to at least give it a try."

Liger let out a series of roars. "Liger says that if I can handle working with him, then I can
handle working with you," Bit translated.

"Looks like it's a deal." It was then that the harness lowered automatically. It smacked Bit
in the head. The Liger's roars sounded almost like laughing.

"I guess some things will never change," Bit scowled at the Liger. Leena let out a small laugh
as well.

"Well, good morning you two," said a cheerful voice. Doc. Torros walked in. "Getting an early
start, huh?"

"That's right," Bit replied. "I just wanted to make sure Liger was ready in case we had to go
into battle today."

"Well I doubt we would go into battle today since we aren't even registered but I guess it never
hurts to be prepared."

A few hours later, the Blitz Team's hovercargo transport was on its way towards Vanguard City.
All of their Zoids were loaded up. As usual, Jamie sat at the helm control. Leena stood by
her father at the main control panel.

"I can see it," Bit said from Jamie's left. An incredible future-like city stood in the
distance.

"Wow," Jamie gasped. "It's huge."

"Something tells me being in Class-S is going to be worth it," Brad commented. Jamie piloted
the hovercargo to the edge of the city since it was too big to fit in the streets. Everybody
got out and wandered through the town. The registration building looked like a ski lodge with
log walls and flat-top roof. Torros strolled up to the woman who was at the counter.

"Hello there, Miss," he greeted. The name tag on her shirt said 'Talia'. "My name is Stephen
Torros, we're here to apply for Class-S membership."

"What is the name of your team?" Talia asked.

"We're the Blitz Team," Bit said proudly.

"Blitz Team," the woman reported reading from her screen. "Oh yes, you won the most recent
Royal Cup. I'm going to need the names and Zoids of each member."

Jamie went first. "I'm Jamie Heiber, my Zoid is a Reynos."

"Brad Roberts, former pilot of the Command Wolf, now pilot of the Shadow Fox."

"Leena Torros, Gun Sniper."

"Okay," the woman said, "Looks like that's..." She looked up and saw Bit staring at some of the
other warriors.

{I can't believe I'm back here agains,} Bit commented. {I wonder if... nah, she wouldn't be here
now, would she?}

"Hey, kid, what's your name."

Bit turned towards the woman. "Me? My name's Bit Cloud, I'm the pilot of Liger Zero." All of
a sudden, the noise factor in the room dropped. The Blitz Team looked around to discover that
most of the patrons in the room staring at them, or to be more specific, at Bit. The looks were
those of a suspicious nature.

"A Liger Zero?" The woman asked with a skeptic look.

Bit scowled. "Yeah, a Liger Zero. Is that a problem?"

"Are you sure it's a Liger Zero?" The woman asked.

"Of course I'm sure. Look, lady, if you need some proof, why don't you..."

"Excuse me, ma'am," Doc Torros interrupted. "But is there a problem with us having a Liger
Zero?" He gave her an odd look.

"No... of course not," the woman replied. "Bit Cloud, pilot of Liger Zero. Okay, it will take
some time before the registration is completed. You will receive information on your battle
later. In the mean time, please enjoy the hospitality of Vanguard City."

"Thank you, we sure will."

"That was weird," Leena said. "Did you guys notice how everybody was staring once Bit announced
that he was the pilot of the Liger Zero."

"Well Ligers are extremely rare," Doc. Torros commented. "Perhaps they weren't expecting such a
rare Zoid in our company."

"You think that will have any affect on whether or not we remain in Class-S?" Jamie asked.

"I doubt it," Torros answered. "I mean they allow Shield Ligers and Blade Ligers, there
shouldn't be any problem with a Liger Zero."

But Bit's mind was on another trail of thought. {They're probably wondering what a bum like me
is doing with such a special Zoid.}

The Blitz Team took seats in the waiting room. Leena and Jamie noticed that some of the other
people were still staring at Bit. They shared a look and hoped that nothing bad would come from
all this.

"Don't let their looks get to you," a voice said. "They give everybody those types of looks."
A young girl sat between Bit and Brad. She had midnight-blue hair and black eyes. She handed
Bit a drink.

"Uh... thanks..." Bit had never seen this girl before, and from the looks of the others, neither
have they. Except... was that jealousy in Leena's eyes? Probably just because Bit was the only
one given a drink and not the others.

"My name's Kayla Fernand," the girl introduced. "I'm part of the Nuke Team."

"Bit Cloud of the Blitz Team." The two shook hands. "That's Leena, Jamie, Brad and Doctor
Torros."

Kayla smiled. "Nice to meet you all."

"So, been in Class-S long?" Brad asked.

"About eight months. My team won the Royal Cup in the South Region."

"I thought there was only one Royal Cup," Jamie said.

"Nope. In case you guys haven't noticed, this is a big planet. There are four Royal Cups, one
for each region and each of them are different. The Southern Royal Cup happens every ten months.
The Northern Royal Cup happens every year. The Eastern Royal Cup takes place every eighteen
months and the Western Royal Cup happens every four years."

"We must've taken part in the Western Royal Cup," Bit figured.

"So how many Class-S are there?" Brad questioned.

"Only this."

"You know a lot about this, Kayla," Leena noted. "How long have you been a Zoid pilot?

"I was a Zoid Pilot since I was 8."

"8!" Bit and Leena gasped at the same time. "How old are you?"

"I'm 16."

"Wow, you look younger than me." Jamie observed.

Kayla gave him an annoyed look. "Look, pal, just because I look young doesn't mean I can kick
your butt." Jamie was taken aback. Bad first impression.

"You'll have to forgive my sister," a new voice came out. "She's very sensitive about her age."
The boy who was the source of that voice was very tall. His hair was short up top but long in
the back. But its color as well as the color of his eyes were the same as Kayla's. "I'm Scott
Fernand, leader of the Nuke Team."

"Stephen Torros of the Blitz Team. Your sister was just demonstrating her expert knowledge of
Zoid battling."

"Don't tell me, she told you that she was a Zoid pilot since she was 8?"

"How'd you know?" That was Bit.

"That's what she tells all the new teams. Truthfully, she's 14 and been a pilot for the past
three months."

"That makes more sense," Brad said casting Kayla a side glance. Kayla looked like a kid who
had just been set to the principal's office.

"Kayla exaggerates sometimes," Scott replied. "She's the type who likes attention.

"Hey, that's kind of like Leena," Jamie commented.

"Hey!" Leena smacked him in the back of the head that brought a laughter from Kayla.

It was then that the young woman, Talia, walked up to them. "Dr. Torros, your team has been
approved. Your first battle will be the day after tomorrow. That shall give you time to prepare
your Zoids. The battle mode will be 0982, your opponent will be the Flash Team."

"Well thank you, ma'am, we'll be there. What do you say, Blitz Team?" The others cheered and
raised their fists.

"You guys should realize something," Scott said. "The fights here are much more intense than
what you've went through while in the Class A Zoid League. Speaking from personal experience,
the opponents here are very serious about winning their battles."

"Believe me, Scott," Bit said standing. "After some of the opponents we've faced, we're ready
for almost anything."

"Bit's right, Scott," Jamie agreed. "Especially since Bit's Liger is an ul..."

Doc. Torros clamped a hand over Jamie's mouth. "Jamie, exnay on the igerLay," he muttered
through closed teeth. Fortunately, it was lost on Scott and Kayla.


That night, Bit sat up in the Hovercargo with Liger Zero.

"Well, Liger, tomorrow's our first battle," Bit said. The Liger nodded its head. "You know,
it's funny. But even after all that we've been through, I still feel that our adventure is just
beginning." The Liger let out a low roar. "You're right, Liger. We may not know what's going
to happen, but we're going to face it as a team."

Bit: All right, our first battle! Hey, who's this Nicholas guy? Why is he considering himself
my rival? He's not even a match. Next time on Zoids: The Wannabe Rival: The Blitz Team's first
Class-S battle. Ready.... FIGHT!"