Zoids: Gundam Rising

A Zoids/Gundam Wing Crossover

Chapter 3

A couple of days had passed, and the Blitz team still hadn't heard anything from the Zoid Battle Commission about who the attackers were.

"I have never seen Zoids like those before." Steve Toros said.

"We know Doc, you want one." Jamie finished.

"But didn't those guys call them mobile suits?" Brad pointed out.

"Yeah Brad, maybe those things aren't Zoids. Maybe just giant robots with personalities?" Bit suggested

"That's highly unlikely. Nobody on this planet has that kind of technology." Jamie countered.

"So maybe, they're aliens!" Bit tried to scare Leena, by acting like a monster. However, she wasn't paying attention. She was fiddling with her hair, staring off into space. "Leena? Zi to Leena! Hello!" Leena was still off in la la land. "LEENA!"

"AH!" Leena jumped. "Bit you jerk! Why did you have to do that!?"

"What's with you all of a sudden? You were spacing out."

"So? I… I was just thinking." Brad got an idea.

"Thinking about something? Or Someone?" Leena got mad.

"And what is that supposed to mean!?"

"Well, ever since we met those Gundams, you have been lost in thought all the time. I'm betting everything it's that Zack guy that's got you thinking."

"Why you little…" Leena was interrupted by the lounge's COM system. Jamie picked it up.

"We're receiving a recorded transmission, from some ship called the Peacemillion 2." Jamie hit a few switches. And Zack's picture came on screen.

"Attention Blitz team. This is Zachary Knight, leader of the Gundam team. By now you have already been contacted about the Gundam team being your next opponent. What you are probably wondering, is what about the data on the Gundams that you are supposed to have already acquired?"

"One of many questions." Leena said under her breath.

"I pulled a few strings with the Zoid Battle Commission, and details of the Gundams will not be publicized." Jamie groaned.

"Great, now how will I form a strategy?" Steve came into the room.

"What's this?" He asked.

"However, I am prepared to meet with one of you." The transmission continued. "And present the information to you personally, in the hopes that you will keep the information to yourselves. Included in this recording, is data on where to find me, and when. Till I see one of you." He gave them a simple salute, and the transmission ended.

"So he wants to meet up with one of us, so he can turn over the data in the interest of fairness?" Doc said, examining the situation.

"So who's going to go?" Bit asked the obvious question. They considered it, and then all heads turned to Leena. Leena finally noticed everyone staring at her.

"What? Me? Why me?"

"Well Leena, you do seem the most interested in him. And who knows! You may even get more information out of him than we can." Doc said.

"But-But-But."

"Doc's right Leena." Bit said. "You would be better off than we would."



A few hours later Leena was in a fair dress, and making her way to a town that was about 40 miles from the Toros base. She walked the streets, trying to find the café that was to be their meeting place. She looked all over, and not surprised to find that café to be one of the more expensive ones. She went on inside, with a lot of men staring at her.

"Oh why did daddy want me to come?" She looked around, trying to see where he was sitting. A few men whistled at her. "Shut up you perverts!"

"Leena Toros." A voice called. Leena turned around to find Zack sitting at a window booth. He gently sipped his drink. Leena walked over, and took a seat. He put his cup down, she noticed that he was drinking coffee. "To be perfectly honest, I didn't expect that they would send you to get the data."

"Well, Um… well, that is…" Leena stuttered.

"Let me guess." She stopped. "They sent you instead of one of them, because they believed you could coax more information out of me, simply because of your sex appeal." Leena became crimson red in the face. Zack pushed a data chip forward. "In this, is the data on all the Gundams. It should give you guys enough info on them to provide a strategy. Hopefully it will be enough for you guys to make a challenge for my boys.

"Why do you keep saying boys? What's the deal? Are you gay or something?" Zack got a surprised look on his face. "Oh great." Leena thought. "This guy is handsome and I just insulted him? Why can't I keep my mouth in check?"

"No, I'm not. It's just that they are under my command. I have known them since they first started piloting the Gundams. That was several years ago."

"Look, I-I'm sorry about that just now…"

"It's alright, I should have seen it coming. Your reputation precedes you." Leena looked at him straight in the eye.

"Just what have you heard?" Zack smiled.

"That you are a red headed firecracker with a short fuse, and you have an itchy trigger finger." Leena was about ready to explode, but before she could lift the table up on top of him… "Though I doubt that's all there is to a woman like you." Leena was shocked to say the least. That was the first time anyone had taken her seriously.

"Wow," She thought. "this guy is really something else. Not like that jerk Bit."

"The way I figure it, reputations like that are a real injustice."

"What do you mean?" She asked.

"I know a lot of people that have nasty reputations, but not all of them are necessarily true. It really degrades the way people treat the person."

"You know, you are the first person I have met that understands that." Zack took another sip of his coffee.

"Well, anyway. If there isn't anything more, I should get going." Zack stood up.

"Wait, I just have one more question." Zack nodded, and sat back down. "Do you know who it was that attacked us? You called them the Deadman right?"

"Yes."

"Well? Who are those guys? They wrecked my Gunsniper! I want payback!"

"To answer that, I have to tell you something, that may be difficult to understand." Leena looked at him with confused eyes.

"What? What's your big secret?"

"I am Human you understand. However, I am an alien to this world."

"You're from another planet? Wow! What's you planet like?"

"It's a lush, beautiful planet. Though highly industrialized. That leads to who the Deadman corp. is." Zack motioned for a waitress. "Would you please bring my guest a drink? What would you like Leena?"

"Um, Coffee, with extra cream and sugar." The waitress took off to go get the coffee.

"I prefer my coffee black, but I suppose that's because I'm weird."

"Oh, you're not weird. You're the first normal guy I've seen here in a long time." Leena smiled at him.

"Well thank you. You are the first to tell me that. Anyway, back to the situation at hand. My planet has had wars over controlling of the planet. The main armament is Mobile Suits, like those Leos that attacked you." The waitress came back with Leena's coffee.

"Thank you." Leena opened her packets of cream, and dumped them in. Zack took another sip of his own coffee, waiting for her to finish. She took a sip of her own, and motioned for him to continue.

"One of those ancient factions has arisen from the ashes of war. They call themselves the Deadman corp."

"So why are they here? Shouldn't they be back on your planet wreaking all kinds of havoc?" Zack put his coffee down.

"That's what Intelligence thought. But we soon discovered many transport ships leaving the outer sectors, followed by unusual spatial anomalies. I personally investigated the matter, and found out that they had discovered what they called a hyperdrive. They were able to transport through space at an alarming speed. Eventually, according to my spies, they arrived here on Zi. The higher up commanders of the Deadman corp. believed that if they acquired enough mobile suits, and Zoids, they could stage an attack on the new alliance, and take the world over for themselves.

"So, you are the commander of the whole operation to stop them?" Leena asked.

"That's pretty much it." He responded.

"Wow. Can I ask you something else?"

"Shoot."

"Is there any way I can help?"

"You mean is there anyway the Blitz team can help?" Leena blushed a little

"Well, yeah." Zack stroked his chin a few times.

"I don't know as of yet." Zack stood up. "I'll think about it. Then I'll contact you after the battle tomorrow." He started walking away from the table, leaving money behind to pay for the coffee. "Till we meet on the battlefield, red headed beauty." He waved as he left. Leena blushed profusely.

"Red headed beauty? Wow. He's handsome, and polite. Complete opposite of the guys I know." She picked up the data chip, and put it in her dress pocket. She got up, and walked to the exit.

Zack was hanging around on the bridge crossing the few waterways in the small comfy village. The water silently trickled down a little waterfall. All was peaceful. A few birds chirped in a tree nearby. The sun was setting, and the twin moons of Zi could be seen. Zack's COM link came on.

"Knight here, go ahead."

"Hey Zack!"

"Hey Howard. How's the UXZ coming along?"

"It's done! Just now got the boy's waxing it down. The new Gundam is just waiting for you to test 'em out."

"Nice work Howard, I can't wait to see it. Much less take it for a test run. Look, I'll meet you guys at the rendezvous point in about an hour. Till then, I'm just going to enjoy the sights."

"Right, see ya then Zack." The COM went dead.

"Well, the good thing is that Angel is complete. This will makes things a hell of a lot more difficult for those worthless bastards."

End Chapter 3