Bit was riding down the beaten dirt road in his truck, humming a hardcore
song someone used to play for him all the time when he was younger. It was
wild and violent, and he seemed to be enjoying it though he was usually
peaceful and calm. Reaching down into his cooler, he pulled out a ham and
grilled cheese sandwich, half surprised that it was still warm.
Serah had packed him all this food, he thought as he wolfed down the food, and she actually made it taste great!
Coughing, he pulled a long silver strand of hair from his mouth and shuddered. "Okay, so maybe Serah isn't that great a cook yet!" He glanced over as a large meteor like object hit the ground, then flipped on his cloaker. "Parts time!"
Carefully watching and waiting, he just grinned, a hand on the back of his head. "Man, that teams getting shredded. Plenty more parts for me, oh well!" He watched the one teams' Shield Liger attack the other team's zaber fang, then that one team's Dbison getting damaged and he hopped back in his truck, humming that oh destructive tune again.
Driving down there, his sea green eyes flickered up to the paper on his dashboard. One of his childhood drawings of the perfect partner. His eyes filled with a turmoil as memories flashed through his mind, then he sat up straight and blinked. Parking the truck, dazed, he stared straight ahead. "I'll have to tell Serah to make the coffee stronger, it just hit me."
He opened the truck door and shoved his hands in his pockets, humming as he went to retrieve the part.
He didn't notice the Shield Liger running to dodge attacks and the crazy zoid tripped over his truck, and nearly crunched it.
"Oh man... Now I'm in trouble."
"Hey you! What are you doing here?! You're on a battlefield!"
Bit nervously stared at the tall, brown haired man, waving and smiling weakly. "Judge! There's a kid on the field!" He turned around and groaned as the pilot of the Dbison 'told' on him. As the judge rescheduled the battle, Bit was weeding through the remains of his truck. Finally, one of his fingers snagged on a chain and he pulled out the golden locket and put it on, dropping it under his jacket so it wasn't noticable.
"You're coming with us!" Screeched the magenta haired girl, nearly strangling Bit as she grabbed him by his neck and dragged him to the snail like hover cargo. "Hey wait! My truck, I have parts and things in there!"
"Too bad punk! Leena, I'll take it from here..."
Bit looked up at the new girl, or was she a woman? Hard to tell, she seemed pretty young. Atleast she wasn't screeching like 'Leena' had been.
"Thanks 'Lanna." "No problem, Leon. I'll just stash the punk in the cargo. C'mon you part stealing, snot nosed, wannabe a man, punk!" In a flash, Bit was tossed up over her shoulder and she was walking jauntily to the cargo area, a length of rope in hand.
"Hey! Super Woman! Put me down!"
"Hey, snot nose, shut the hell up."
She slammed him down on the ground and set about tying him up, "I should kill you for interfering on this particular battle." "What's to interfere? You guys were losing!" She growled angrily and then kicked him away, "Don't remind me. I'm only here to help Doc Toros with money, this people and their Zoids give me fucking goosebumps."
"I hope I don't do that, 'Lanna."
She turned around and blushed bright red, then smiled widely. "Leon, you know I hate mechs! But you in particular don't seem to give me goosebumps!"
"Suck up..." Leena shouted, glaring at Alanna.
"Ass wipe!" Alanna retorted, flipping off Leena.
"Leon! Did you see what she did to me?!" Leon sighed and shook his head, "Go see if Dad needs any help, Leena. Okay?" "Fine! I can see where I'm not wanted!"
As Leena stomped away, Alanna muttered loudly, "If you can see where you're not wanted, why are you still in the Land of the Living?" "I'm telling Dad!"
Finally Leena was gone, and Alanna and Leon both skeptically watched Bit.
"What's your name, punk?" "Nunya."
"How old are you?" "49."
Alanna leaned down, put her hands on her knee caps and smiled sweetly yet dangerously right into Bit's face. Her hand lashed out and she had the tied up Bit pinned to a wall by his throat.
"What's your name?"
"Bit Cloud Winner!"
"Age?"
"17!!"
She dropped him, wiping her hand off angrily. "Hey Alanna? I'll handle the rest of the questioning, could you go fix something for lunch?" She beamed up at Leon and nodded, "Sure thing Leon!" After she had darted out of the cargo area, Leon knelt down and then sat on the ground infront of Bit.
"Sorry about that, Alanna hates pilots and mechs."
"She sures seems to like you."
"She has a crush on me, what can I say?"
"Well you could drop kick her outta here."
Leon frowned at Bit. "I'm going to ask you questions and you're going to answer truthfully or I'll bring Alanna back to ask them for me, got it?"
"Yea."
"Good, what were you doing on our battlefield."
"Collecting parts."
"How'd you stay on the battlefield after the judge landed?"
"Cloaker."
Leon frowned again and stood up slowly, then nodded. "Alright, I'm afraid you have to stay here till our battle with the Tiger Team is over."
"When's that?"
"Later tomorrow."
"Aaawww..."
Leon stopped at the door, "Hey, you were the intruder. Sleep tight, I might send Alanna over here with some food later if you're unlucky."
Bit sighed and leaned back against the wall, "It's going to be a looong night."
****
"Hey Doc, what's that?"
"That? Oh, that's our Liger Zero. It doesn't have the right parts and it won't let anyone in it's cockpit."
Bit put his hands behind his head and stared at the Liger Zero, "Won't let? Have you been into the sake Doc?"
"No, that Liger has a mind of it's own."
"Whooooaaa..."
The teenager stared at Liger Zero, eyes slightly enlargening as he examined it.
"I swear our lil Alanna could pilot Liger if she really wanted to, but ever since the accident, she hates mechs."
Leon and Leena popped up behind them, hearing a story coming on. "What accident could make someone hate mechs so much Dad?"
"See, when Alanna was just 10 years old she watched her Mother's black liger go beserk in a fight, and lose."
Bit shrugged, "How does that make her hate mechs?"
"The mech almost killed her mother."
Leon whistled, "That's pretty bad, but her Mom didn't die.. So."
"Three years later, her Mom did die. Her mom never fought in mechs after that battle and she was constantly in the hospital. Alanna hates mechs because of that Black Liger going beserk, or, that's how I see it."
A clattering sound behind them and everyone turned to see Alanna, staring straight ahead with the most scared expression ever. A tray was at her feet, food splattered over her boots and the floor.
"That's not why.. He was my friend and the other one hurt him, I tried saying something.. but.. she wouldn't listen, Mommy and Akuinnen are fighting..." Turning on her heel, she sped out of the room and Leon sighed. "Did anyone understand what she said?"
"The words, not the meaning."
Bit stared up at Liger as Leon set off to find Alanna and soothe her. There was a strange glint in the Zoid's eyes, like it was alive. He felt something prodding at his brain and looked around, only to find that Leena and Toros were gone.
He looked back up at Liger strangely and felt the prodding feeling again. Almost heard the words that went with it, 'Come on, say it. I know it's you.'
"L..L.. Liger.."
Bit's eyes went wide as Liger Zero began to move into a kneeling position, then stared at the young man, the Zoid's cockpit just suddenly opening.
'Come on, I don't bite.'
Hesitantly, Bit climbed into the cockpit and yelped as Liger Zero burst off running through a wall. "Noooo! Stop it stop it stop it!!" But the Liger didn't stop.
****
Alanna walked to the hangers, silently checking out everything while everyone was still in bed. She didn't trust Bit Cloud not to steal some of the precious parts. Her eyes caught on a large hole in the wall and a growl slipped from her throat. A soft croak come from the other end of the hangers and she narrowed her eyes, then blinked.
"Where's Liger Zero??"
****
"Doc, I told you he was a good for nothing thief! I told you! He. Stole. Liger!"
"We don't have time for this Alanna, we'll find him after the battle. Leon, Leena, Brad, get ready."
"Yes Dad." "We are so.. doomed.." "I am getting paid double for this."
****
"Okay! I'm impressed! NOW STOP!"
Liger halted in his run, letting out a soft roar. "Can we go back yet?" 'Yes. We can.'
Turning around, Liger ran back towards the hover cargo, which was quite a distance away. "Hurry hurry! Before they think I stole you!"
****
The Blitz team was being crashed on by the Tiger team, and Alanna was sulking and pouting in the main room with Doc Toros. "They're going to lose! And we're going to lose more parts now! Not only did we lose Liger Zero! We're losing parts!"
"Would you be a little more confident in our team?"
"Okay, we're going to lose quickly! Less disgrace upon the already pitiful Blitz team name!"
"Oh that's heaps better Alanna."
"You're welcome."
She snapped up in her chair and pointed to the screen, "Hey Doc, isn't that Liger Zero?!??!"
Liger Zero had burst onto the battlefield, and the once pouty Alanna was grinning as Doc and the Judge set about registering the pilot and Zoid to the Blitz Team.
"Hey, no way! That's Bit in there? The snot nosed punk?"
"Looks like it."
Alanna sat back in her chair, her dark violet eyes troubled and furious with something.
'If he can pilot Liger Zero and win, I'll go back to being a pilot.. How come he gets all the glory? I'm the strongest one here, in or out of a Zoid! It's not my fault I hate them, I hate him!'
With an angry growl, she slipped out of the room.
****
As Bit was wiping out the last of the Zaber Fangs, he heard someone talking softly.
'You heard what she thought, it won't be long now. She wants to pilot us.'
'How long will it last though? She's scared.'
'She won't be scared much longer.'
He stopped and took a ramming blow to the side, then listened to Liger Zero roar with anger and finish off the Zaber fang that attacked. The cockpit opened and he stood up, listening.
"The winner is.. The Blitz Team!"
He heard Leon, Leena and Brad cheering, and then turned around and saw someone he hadn't seen in the hover cargo ship before.
Standing on one of the platforms, her long black hair was pulling back in a braid and she was wearing a black helmet with a purple wolf head on both sides. Her tank top was tight and black, with the word VIOLET in big purple letters on it and gold bangs around the collar. She wore tight blank leather pants and a pair of boots. What caught his eye most was the silver organoid behind her.
"Hey! Who's that?" He shouted down to Leon, pointing at where the woman was.
"Who?"
Bit looked back, gasping in surprise when the woman was gone.
"Hey Bit! Welcome to the Blitz team!"
Serah had packed him all this food, he thought as he wolfed down the food, and she actually made it taste great!
Coughing, he pulled a long silver strand of hair from his mouth and shuddered. "Okay, so maybe Serah isn't that great a cook yet!" He glanced over as a large meteor like object hit the ground, then flipped on his cloaker. "Parts time!"
Carefully watching and waiting, he just grinned, a hand on the back of his head. "Man, that teams getting shredded. Plenty more parts for me, oh well!" He watched the one teams' Shield Liger attack the other team's zaber fang, then that one team's Dbison getting damaged and he hopped back in his truck, humming that oh destructive tune again.
Driving down there, his sea green eyes flickered up to the paper on his dashboard. One of his childhood drawings of the perfect partner. His eyes filled with a turmoil as memories flashed through his mind, then he sat up straight and blinked. Parking the truck, dazed, he stared straight ahead. "I'll have to tell Serah to make the coffee stronger, it just hit me."
He opened the truck door and shoved his hands in his pockets, humming as he went to retrieve the part.
He didn't notice the Shield Liger running to dodge attacks and the crazy zoid tripped over his truck, and nearly crunched it.
"Oh man... Now I'm in trouble."
"Hey you! What are you doing here?! You're on a battlefield!"
Bit nervously stared at the tall, brown haired man, waving and smiling weakly. "Judge! There's a kid on the field!" He turned around and groaned as the pilot of the Dbison 'told' on him. As the judge rescheduled the battle, Bit was weeding through the remains of his truck. Finally, one of his fingers snagged on a chain and he pulled out the golden locket and put it on, dropping it under his jacket so it wasn't noticable.
"You're coming with us!" Screeched the magenta haired girl, nearly strangling Bit as she grabbed him by his neck and dragged him to the snail like hover cargo. "Hey wait! My truck, I have parts and things in there!"
"Too bad punk! Leena, I'll take it from here..."
Bit looked up at the new girl, or was she a woman? Hard to tell, she seemed pretty young. Atleast she wasn't screeching like 'Leena' had been.
"Thanks 'Lanna." "No problem, Leon. I'll just stash the punk in the cargo. C'mon you part stealing, snot nosed, wannabe a man, punk!" In a flash, Bit was tossed up over her shoulder and she was walking jauntily to the cargo area, a length of rope in hand.
"Hey! Super Woman! Put me down!"
"Hey, snot nose, shut the hell up."
She slammed him down on the ground and set about tying him up, "I should kill you for interfering on this particular battle." "What's to interfere? You guys were losing!" She growled angrily and then kicked him away, "Don't remind me. I'm only here to help Doc Toros with money, this people and their Zoids give me fucking goosebumps."
"I hope I don't do that, 'Lanna."
She turned around and blushed bright red, then smiled widely. "Leon, you know I hate mechs! But you in particular don't seem to give me goosebumps!"
"Suck up..." Leena shouted, glaring at Alanna.
"Ass wipe!" Alanna retorted, flipping off Leena.
"Leon! Did you see what she did to me?!" Leon sighed and shook his head, "Go see if Dad needs any help, Leena. Okay?" "Fine! I can see where I'm not wanted!"
As Leena stomped away, Alanna muttered loudly, "If you can see where you're not wanted, why are you still in the Land of the Living?" "I'm telling Dad!"
Finally Leena was gone, and Alanna and Leon both skeptically watched Bit.
"What's your name, punk?" "Nunya."
"How old are you?" "49."
Alanna leaned down, put her hands on her knee caps and smiled sweetly yet dangerously right into Bit's face. Her hand lashed out and she had the tied up Bit pinned to a wall by his throat.
"What's your name?"
"Bit Cloud Winner!"
"Age?"
"17!!"
She dropped him, wiping her hand off angrily. "Hey Alanna? I'll handle the rest of the questioning, could you go fix something for lunch?" She beamed up at Leon and nodded, "Sure thing Leon!" After she had darted out of the cargo area, Leon knelt down and then sat on the ground infront of Bit.
"Sorry about that, Alanna hates pilots and mechs."
"She sures seems to like you."
"She has a crush on me, what can I say?"
"Well you could drop kick her outta here."
Leon frowned at Bit. "I'm going to ask you questions and you're going to answer truthfully or I'll bring Alanna back to ask them for me, got it?"
"Yea."
"Good, what were you doing on our battlefield."
"Collecting parts."
"How'd you stay on the battlefield after the judge landed?"
"Cloaker."
Leon frowned again and stood up slowly, then nodded. "Alright, I'm afraid you have to stay here till our battle with the Tiger Team is over."
"When's that?"
"Later tomorrow."
"Aaawww..."
Leon stopped at the door, "Hey, you were the intruder. Sleep tight, I might send Alanna over here with some food later if you're unlucky."
Bit sighed and leaned back against the wall, "It's going to be a looong night."
****
"Hey Doc, what's that?"
"That? Oh, that's our Liger Zero. It doesn't have the right parts and it won't let anyone in it's cockpit."
Bit put his hands behind his head and stared at the Liger Zero, "Won't let? Have you been into the sake Doc?"
"No, that Liger has a mind of it's own."
"Whooooaaa..."
The teenager stared at Liger Zero, eyes slightly enlargening as he examined it.
"I swear our lil Alanna could pilot Liger if she really wanted to, but ever since the accident, she hates mechs."
Leon and Leena popped up behind them, hearing a story coming on. "What accident could make someone hate mechs so much Dad?"
"See, when Alanna was just 10 years old she watched her Mother's black liger go beserk in a fight, and lose."
Bit shrugged, "How does that make her hate mechs?"
"The mech almost killed her mother."
Leon whistled, "That's pretty bad, but her Mom didn't die.. So."
"Three years later, her Mom did die. Her mom never fought in mechs after that battle and she was constantly in the hospital. Alanna hates mechs because of that Black Liger going beserk, or, that's how I see it."
A clattering sound behind them and everyone turned to see Alanna, staring straight ahead with the most scared expression ever. A tray was at her feet, food splattered over her boots and the floor.
"That's not why.. He was my friend and the other one hurt him, I tried saying something.. but.. she wouldn't listen, Mommy and Akuinnen are fighting..." Turning on her heel, she sped out of the room and Leon sighed. "Did anyone understand what she said?"
"The words, not the meaning."
Bit stared up at Liger as Leon set off to find Alanna and soothe her. There was a strange glint in the Zoid's eyes, like it was alive. He felt something prodding at his brain and looked around, only to find that Leena and Toros were gone.
He looked back up at Liger strangely and felt the prodding feeling again. Almost heard the words that went with it, 'Come on, say it. I know it's you.'
"L..L.. Liger.."
Bit's eyes went wide as Liger Zero began to move into a kneeling position, then stared at the young man, the Zoid's cockpit just suddenly opening.
'Come on, I don't bite.'
Hesitantly, Bit climbed into the cockpit and yelped as Liger Zero burst off running through a wall. "Noooo! Stop it stop it stop it!!" But the Liger didn't stop.
****
Alanna walked to the hangers, silently checking out everything while everyone was still in bed. She didn't trust Bit Cloud not to steal some of the precious parts. Her eyes caught on a large hole in the wall and a growl slipped from her throat. A soft croak come from the other end of the hangers and she narrowed her eyes, then blinked.
"Where's Liger Zero??"
****
"Doc, I told you he was a good for nothing thief! I told you! He. Stole. Liger!"
"We don't have time for this Alanna, we'll find him after the battle. Leon, Leena, Brad, get ready."
"Yes Dad." "We are so.. doomed.." "I am getting paid double for this."
****
"Okay! I'm impressed! NOW STOP!"
Liger halted in his run, letting out a soft roar. "Can we go back yet?" 'Yes. We can.'
Turning around, Liger ran back towards the hover cargo, which was quite a distance away. "Hurry hurry! Before they think I stole you!"
****
The Blitz team was being crashed on by the Tiger team, and Alanna was sulking and pouting in the main room with Doc Toros. "They're going to lose! And we're going to lose more parts now! Not only did we lose Liger Zero! We're losing parts!"
"Would you be a little more confident in our team?"
"Okay, we're going to lose quickly! Less disgrace upon the already pitiful Blitz team name!"
"Oh that's heaps better Alanna."
"You're welcome."
She snapped up in her chair and pointed to the screen, "Hey Doc, isn't that Liger Zero?!??!"
Liger Zero had burst onto the battlefield, and the once pouty Alanna was grinning as Doc and the Judge set about registering the pilot and Zoid to the Blitz Team.
"Hey, no way! That's Bit in there? The snot nosed punk?"
"Looks like it."
Alanna sat back in her chair, her dark violet eyes troubled and furious with something.
'If he can pilot Liger Zero and win, I'll go back to being a pilot.. How come he gets all the glory? I'm the strongest one here, in or out of a Zoid! It's not my fault I hate them, I hate him!'
With an angry growl, she slipped out of the room.
****
As Bit was wiping out the last of the Zaber Fangs, he heard someone talking softly.
'You heard what she thought, it won't be long now. She wants to pilot us.'
'How long will it last though? She's scared.'
'She won't be scared much longer.'
He stopped and took a ramming blow to the side, then listened to Liger Zero roar with anger and finish off the Zaber fang that attacked. The cockpit opened and he stood up, listening.
"The winner is.. The Blitz Team!"
He heard Leon, Leena and Brad cheering, and then turned around and saw someone he hadn't seen in the hover cargo ship before.
Standing on one of the platforms, her long black hair was pulling back in a braid and she was wearing a black helmet with a purple wolf head on both sides. Her tank top was tight and black, with the word VIOLET in big purple letters on it and gold bangs around the collar. She wore tight blank leather pants and a pair of boots. What caught his eye most was the silver organoid behind her.
"Hey! Who's that?" He shouted down to Leon, pointing at where the woman was.
"Who?"
Bit looked back, gasping in surprise when the woman was gone.
"Hey Bit! Welcome to the Blitz team!"