Memory Soup and Dilemmas
"W…wait a minute," said Leena, "Bit and I were friends as kids?"
"Yes, you two were so cute together," replied Lyla.
~ ~ ~ ~
A two-year-old Leena was crying. Her mother had just "died" in a tragic Pteras crash that morning. Faye had given her some cookies, but the child didn't even notice.
At that moment, a boy's voice said, "For you Leena." Leena looked around, and saw a two-year-old Bit with his teddy bear. "Please don't cry. Your mommy wouldn't want you to be sad forever."
Leena put her arms on Bit's chest. "Bit, I miss my mommy," she cried.
Bit held Leena in his arms. "Don't worry," he replied, "I'll always be with you, no matter how far apart we are."
"Best friends forever?" asked Leena.
"Best friends forever," stated Bit.
At that moment, a female voice called, "Leena…your father's here to pick you up."
"Bye bye Bit," said Leena.
"Keep my bear," replied Bit, "That way wherever you go, you can look at it and remember me."
Leena smiled. She took a ring off her finger, and gave it to Bit. Then she said, "Now you can have something to remember me by too." After that, she gave him a kiss, waved goodbye, and ran out to her father.
~ ~ ~ ~
"So that's where my teddy bear came from," commented Leena, "Even then, Bit was there to make me feel better. It kind of reminds me of the night I told him of that very incident."
Bit looked at the ring he kept on a neck chain. "So…I got this from Leena," he said. The two embraced, and thought of their past friendship.
At that moment, Molel came back with a Tupperware filled with a strange soup. "I brought the Memory Soup just like you wanted you majesty," she exclaimed.
Lyla smiled. She said, "Give a bowl to Leanna and Bit, Lieutenant."
"What is this stuff?" asked Bit.
"Memory Soup has a magical property," answered Lyla, "It's a surefire cure for amnesia. All you have to do is drink it."
So Molel poured the soup into two bowls. Bit immediately drank it all down. Leanna stared for a moment, and then started drinking it slowly with her spoon. Lyla sighed at Bit's eating habits. "Reminds me of Faye when she was young," she commented.
Leanna suddenly sad upright. "Mommy," she called. At once, she gave Lyla a big hug.
Bit's reaction was somewhat different. He saw images of fire, and a tremendous battle. Then, he caught a glimpse of Liger Zero running towards the forest. At once, Bit held his head in agony.
Leena panicked. "What's wrong Bit?" she asked.
Bit replied, "I remember what happened the day I lost my memory. And believe me Leena, it isn't a pretty story…"
~ ~ ~ ~
Bit was playing with a white dragon and a cerulean bird Organoid. He saw his father's Shield Liger running through a training coarse. His mom came outside with three glasses of lemonade on a tray.
Suddenly, Shield Liger began to glow. "Go Ryu," said Faye, "Change the coarse of evolution from Blade Liger to Liger Zero." The dragon entered the Zoid, while Bit and Faye waited.
Some time later, the Zoid emerged as Liger Zero. Fredrick jumped out of the cockpit, and Ryu ran back to Bit. "Mission successful, now our son has an Ultimate X for when he is old enough to go into battle," stated Fredrick.
At once, a Whale King flew overhead. A voice from the speakers said, "Give up the Ultimate X, and no one gets hurt."
"Ryu mobilize and get Bit out of here," pleaded Faye, "And Nina, fly away and seek out Dr. Steve Toros. Then, merge with the Zoid of his young daughter Leena when it evolves."
Nina flew off. Bit climbed into Liger, and Ryu merged with the Zoid. They then ran off. But over his shoulders, Bit could see his house being burned by fire from the Whale King's missiles. Liger then ran off into the forest.
Suddenly, a few enemy Rev Raptors shot at Liger. The Zoid took a direct hit and the cockpit opened. Bit then tumbled out. He hit his head, and blacked out.
When he came too, broken Rev Raptor parts were everywhere. Bit couldn't remember anything about his past, but he saw his name on his jacket. He looked up, and saw Liger's shadow standing over him. At once, the Zoid bounded off.
"Come back…" called Bit.
~ ~ ~ ~
Tears had come to Bit's eyes. Leena remembered how she'd felt after her mom was abducted, and when she though or dreamed about it. Bit was there for her then, so she would be there for her husband now. She allowed him to place his hands on her chest, and held him in her arms.
Lyla looked upwards. She thought, 'Bit and Leena, I always knew they'd make a cute couple. Don't you think so too Faye?'
"Now then," said Margurita, "The reason we've come is that we need your help. The Backdraft Group has decided to come after us for our technology. Many of the people abducted ten years ago remember them well, and told us about how you felled their organization. Here's one of them now.
In came a woman about Julianna's age. Her magenta hair was about Fara's length, but had violet streaks in it. She was wearing a pair of blue jeans cut off to be shorts, a blue halter-top, and a Celic head ornament. The girl winked at The Blitz Team.
"Allow me to introduce you all to Pamela Moran. She's a premier warrior and Zoid repair woman," beamed Lyla.
Pamela looked out at her new allies. Suddenly she noticed Fara and Julianna. She then said, "Julianna, Fara, it's been a long time."
- - - -
I set the Bit/Leena as kids scene to be basically just like chapter 1 of 'Legend of the Organoid'. The whole point of it was to emphasize how they were meant for each other. I remember mentioning that Bit's parents were Zoid breeders in 'Ten Things I Hate About You: A Bit and Leena Romance'. I'm really into recycling ideas and characters for stories in the same category, because I write for so many different ones, and I don't want to use the same names ten times. And here are the ages for all of you who were wondering. Bit and Leena are 27, Brad and Naomi are 28, Leon and Julianna are 29, Jamie and Leanna are 25, Fara is 24, Pamela is 30, and everyone on The Lightning Team is 28.
"W…wait a minute," said Leena, "Bit and I were friends as kids?"
"Yes, you two were so cute together," replied Lyla.
~ ~ ~ ~
A two-year-old Leena was crying. Her mother had just "died" in a tragic Pteras crash that morning. Faye had given her some cookies, but the child didn't even notice.
At that moment, a boy's voice said, "For you Leena." Leena looked around, and saw a two-year-old Bit with his teddy bear. "Please don't cry. Your mommy wouldn't want you to be sad forever."
Leena put her arms on Bit's chest. "Bit, I miss my mommy," she cried.
Bit held Leena in his arms. "Don't worry," he replied, "I'll always be with you, no matter how far apart we are."
"Best friends forever?" asked Leena.
"Best friends forever," stated Bit.
At that moment, a female voice called, "Leena…your father's here to pick you up."
"Bye bye Bit," said Leena.
"Keep my bear," replied Bit, "That way wherever you go, you can look at it and remember me."
Leena smiled. She took a ring off her finger, and gave it to Bit. Then she said, "Now you can have something to remember me by too." After that, she gave him a kiss, waved goodbye, and ran out to her father.
~ ~ ~ ~
"So that's where my teddy bear came from," commented Leena, "Even then, Bit was there to make me feel better. It kind of reminds me of the night I told him of that very incident."
Bit looked at the ring he kept on a neck chain. "So…I got this from Leena," he said. The two embraced, and thought of their past friendship.
At that moment, Molel came back with a Tupperware filled with a strange soup. "I brought the Memory Soup just like you wanted you majesty," she exclaimed.
Lyla smiled. She said, "Give a bowl to Leanna and Bit, Lieutenant."
"What is this stuff?" asked Bit.
"Memory Soup has a magical property," answered Lyla, "It's a surefire cure for amnesia. All you have to do is drink it."
So Molel poured the soup into two bowls. Bit immediately drank it all down. Leanna stared for a moment, and then started drinking it slowly with her spoon. Lyla sighed at Bit's eating habits. "Reminds me of Faye when she was young," she commented.
Leanna suddenly sad upright. "Mommy," she called. At once, she gave Lyla a big hug.
Bit's reaction was somewhat different. He saw images of fire, and a tremendous battle. Then, he caught a glimpse of Liger Zero running towards the forest. At once, Bit held his head in agony.
Leena panicked. "What's wrong Bit?" she asked.
Bit replied, "I remember what happened the day I lost my memory. And believe me Leena, it isn't a pretty story…"
~ ~ ~ ~
Bit was playing with a white dragon and a cerulean bird Organoid. He saw his father's Shield Liger running through a training coarse. His mom came outside with three glasses of lemonade on a tray.
Suddenly, Shield Liger began to glow. "Go Ryu," said Faye, "Change the coarse of evolution from Blade Liger to Liger Zero." The dragon entered the Zoid, while Bit and Faye waited.
Some time later, the Zoid emerged as Liger Zero. Fredrick jumped out of the cockpit, and Ryu ran back to Bit. "Mission successful, now our son has an Ultimate X for when he is old enough to go into battle," stated Fredrick.
At once, a Whale King flew overhead. A voice from the speakers said, "Give up the Ultimate X, and no one gets hurt."
"Ryu mobilize and get Bit out of here," pleaded Faye, "And Nina, fly away and seek out Dr. Steve Toros. Then, merge with the Zoid of his young daughter Leena when it evolves."
Nina flew off. Bit climbed into Liger, and Ryu merged with the Zoid. They then ran off. But over his shoulders, Bit could see his house being burned by fire from the Whale King's missiles. Liger then ran off into the forest.
Suddenly, a few enemy Rev Raptors shot at Liger. The Zoid took a direct hit and the cockpit opened. Bit then tumbled out. He hit his head, and blacked out.
When he came too, broken Rev Raptor parts were everywhere. Bit couldn't remember anything about his past, but he saw his name on his jacket. He looked up, and saw Liger's shadow standing over him. At once, the Zoid bounded off.
"Come back…" called Bit.
~ ~ ~ ~
Tears had come to Bit's eyes. Leena remembered how she'd felt after her mom was abducted, and when she though or dreamed about it. Bit was there for her then, so she would be there for her husband now. She allowed him to place his hands on her chest, and held him in her arms.
Lyla looked upwards. She thought, 'Bit and Leena, I always knew they'd make a cute couple. Don't you think so too Faye?'
"Now then," said Margurita, "The reason we've come is that we need your help. The Backdraft Group has decided to come after us for our technology. Many of the people abducted ten years ago remember them well, and told us about how you felled their organization. Here's one of them now.
In came a woman about Julianna's age. Her magenta hair was about Fara's length, but had violet streaks in it. She was wearing a pair of blue jeans cut off to be shorts, a blue halter-top, and a Celic head ornament. The girl winked at The Blitz Team.
"Allow me to introduce you all to Pamela Moran. She's a premier warrior and Zoid repair woman," beamed Lyla.
Pamela looked out at her new allies. Suddenly she noticed Fara and Julianna. She then said, "Julianna, Fara, it's been a long time."
- - - -
I set the Bit/Leena as kids scene to be basically just like chapter 1 of 'Legend of the Organoid'. The whole point of it was to emphasize how they were meant for each other. I remember mentioning that Bit's parents were Zoid breeders in 'Ten Things I Hate About You: A Bit and Leena Romance'. I'm really into recycling ideas and characters for stories in the same category, because I write for so many different ones, and I don't want to use the same names ten times. And here are the ages for all of you who were wondering. Bit and Leena are 27, Brad and Naomi are 28, Leon and Julianna are 29, Jamie and Leanna are 25, Fara is 24, Pamela is 30, and everyone on The Lightning Team is 28.