Yo! I'm back with a chapter, FINALLY! Sorry it took so long guys. I had a case of writer's block, I was obsessed with playing my new Playstation 2, and I kept sleeping over friend's houses. But, ::gasp:: I finally finished this chapter, so here ya go!!!
DISCLAIMER: Yo, yo, yo...I do own Zoids, ain't it a cool show? ((Everything I just said is a big fat lie))
"Whatever I just tripped over, GET RID OF IT! It might hurt Leena!"
"I don't think so Harry. I'm a lot smarter than you."
"Uh, Leena, be careful of that-"
"ACK!"
"I told you to be careful, Miss Smart."
"QUIET BIT!"
Everyone was having a hard time with the power outage, and you can be certain that Leena and Harry weren't the only ones that tripped over anything. Even with flashlights, some parts were just too easy to miss.
Leena rubbed her knee and then pointed her flashlight at her dad.
"Dad! Have you figured anything out yet?"
"Not yet Leena, this might slow down the search for parts a bit…" replied Dr. Tauros. Leena's face grew angry.
"WHAT?! I can't believe this! Dad, this is your fault! Don't deny it! Argh… I need someone to pound!"
She turned around and saw the nearest person to her. Bit should of known better than to stand near her when she looked so mad. Leena growled viciously and then proceeded to chase Bit throughout the Hover Cargo. Dr. Tauros sighed.
"Mood swings…"
"Because of this power outage, I can't even call out to anyone for help!"
Jamie continued to fuss about the situation as he walked around aimlessly in the dark Tactics Room. He then sat in a chair and rocked in it a couple of times, thinking of how he could possibly help fix the Hover Cargo. As he sat and rocked, he found his eyes roaming around the room, then stopping at a small door that hid wires behind it. As Jamie focused on the door, he noticed that it was partially open. He jumped up and padded to it, then got on his hands and knees. He fully opened the door and noticed a wire was cut.
"So THAT'S what it is! It isn't Doc's fault at all! Someone cut the wire in here! This is the problem!" Jamie exclaimed. Then he wondered aloud, "But who could have done this?"
No one answered him using words, but someone tapped him on the shoulder. When Jamie turned around he widened his eyes and gasped.
"You!"
That was the last word Jamie spoke before the person smacked him over the head and knocked him unconscious. That person turned to another, who grinned evilly.
"We'll get that Nightmare, just watch," the grinning person said, running a hand through his short blonde hair.
Brad and Naomi weren't exactly having the time of their lives either. Both of them had been sent out by Dr. Tauros to get some help. Naomi started a com-link to Brad.
"Brad, I have a bad feeling about this…"
"What do you mean?" asked Brad. Naomi sighed.
"Well, you really can't help not feeling weird with everything that's been goin' on. We used to think that the Elephandor was bad…now we have something that's twice as strong and that's after our lives," she explained. Brad nodded thoughtfully and would have replied, but a blast hit him. The Shadow Fox's radar beeped and Brad turned the Zoid around.
"What Zoid is THAT?" asked Naomi, also turning to see the Zoid. It was misty out suddenly, so seeing the Zoid was hard.
"It's a Spino Sappa ((spelling?)). Looks like there are two of 'em. One for each of us," answered Brad. Naomi smiled to the com-link of him.
"Sounds fun. I'll get that one."
"Jamie! Yo, Jamie! We need some expert help down here!" yelled Leena, waltzing into the Tactics Room. It was odd seeing the room so dark.
"Yoooo-hoooo! Jamie? Are you hiding or something?" asked Leena, looking through the dark room. She saw a figure emerge from the shadows. "Jamie?"
"No, Jamie's gone girl. And you will be too!" the figure exclaimed as he lunged toward Leena. In defense she punched forward. The figure grabbed her fist and then twisted her arm. Leena cried out in pain and then the figure turned her around, pushing her arm up against her back.
"Put the shield of the Gun Sniper Nightmare down and we'll return Jamie and we'll stop bothering you and the rest of the team. All we want is the Nightmare," said the figure.
"What shield?" asked Leena between hurtful breaths. The man tightened his grip on her arm.
"Don't play dumb Leena; the shield that's around the Gun Sniper Nightmare. It's a force-field."
"I have NO idea what you're talking about, but your not getting my Nightmare!" yelled Leena, stomping on the man's foot. He didn't loosen his grip.
"You think that'll work?"
As the violence continued, the man pushed Leena up against the wall. She let out a strangled cry as she hit it.
"Get the Gun Sniper ready Leena, 'cause we're gonna take it," said the man. Leena only grunted in response.
"I doubt you can take it if you're unconscious, Isaac," said a familiar voice. The voice belonged to none other than Bit Cloud. He balled up both of his hands together and hammer-striked Isaac on the back. Isaac let go of Leena (who slumped to the ground), turned around, and punched Bit in the stomach.
"What you doing little brother? Trying to beat me? You never will. You're Liger is out of commission for sure, and soon you will be too," Isaac snarled, punching Bit again. Bit pushed him back into the wall.
Leena watched the two brothers brawl, and then when Isaac pushed Bit down, Leena got up and tried to push Isaac away. Instead, Isaac fiercely pushed her away. Bit was being punched over and over by Isaac, but finally he grabbed Isaac's shoulders and pushed him off. Bit striked again with his fist across Isaac's face, then again to his stomach.
Although a little cut up, Bit was victorious as he shoved his older brother to the side, and Leena kicked him hard in the…well, you can guess where.
As Isaac was crouched in pain, Bit held his collar.
"Where's Jamie?"
Isaac spat a little blood out as his only response. Bit pulled him forward quick and then slammed him hard on the wall.
"WHERE'S JAMIE?!"
"I don't know! I'm not sure of his exact location."
"Well you should be. Maybe you can figure it out!"
Bit slammed him against the wall again.
"I TOLD YOU BIT! I DON'T KNOW!" yelled Isaac.
"Bit stop, he doesn't know. We'll just have to try to get in touch with the Backdraft Group ourselves," said Leena, putting her hand on Bit's shoulder. Bit soon calmed and let go of Isaac, wiped some blood away from his lip, and then got up.
"Exactly. We'll trade him for Jamie."
As Leon kept watch over the "hostage," Leena took care of Bit's wounds. There weren't a lot, but Leena was happy to be alone in the dark with him.
"I'm worried about Jamie," Leena said as she dabbed at a cut with a damp towel. Bit winced as he felt it touch his skin, but then calmed as Leena's warm body drew closer to his.
"I am too. We all are. As soon as we get the power fixed, then we can call out to the Backdraft and possibly end all of this."
"We can't end this until the Gun Sniper Nightmare X is destroyed," corrected Leena, now switching to a different part of Bit's body to dab at. He watched her for a moment.
"You do realize," he began, running his free hand through her hair thoughtfully, "that if you destroy the GSNX, you kill your mother."
"My mom is dead. She's not alive. Don't ask me how I know this, I just do," replied Leena, looking to Bit's aquamarine eyes. After a moment of silence, the two found themselves connected in a kiss once again.
When they broke the kiss, Bit asked, "So how do you know?"
Leena smirked and smacked him lightly.
"Strike Laser Claw!" yelled Brad, running forward with the Shadow Fox. Naomi's Red Comet was already badly damaged and the system froze up. Brad quickly beat the Spino Sappa that had taken care of Naomi. Naomi watched helplessly as the battle went on without her.
"Is that the best you got?" asked the pilot of the remaining Spino Sappa, dodging the attack from Brad. The Zoid sliced at the Fox-type Zoid fiercely and was able to stop it in its tracks. The Fox howled and then fired its guns toward the back of the Spino Sappa. Brad missed, and then the Spino Sappa's pilot decided to end the battle soon.
"Give it up. Just tell us how to work the Gun Sniper Nightmare and I'll spare your Zoid," taunted the Spino Sappa pilot.
"I'm not the one that uses the GS Nightmare, so I'm not giving up!" shouted Brad, moving his Zoid toward the Spino Sappa once again, its claws glowing. It swiped at the enemy Zoid, finally able to connect. When the Shadow Fox landed, the Spino Sappa sparked, and fell over, out of commission.
"YEAH! Go Brad!" exclaimed Naomi. The Shadow Fox then ran to the Red Comet.
"Naomi, get in here. We have to get back to the Hover Cargo," ordered Brad.
"What about the power outage?" asked Naomi, "Don't we still need to get help?"
"We have to get back. That's a little more important. These Backdraft scum will be crawling around everywhere, so we may as well-"
Brad would have finished his sentence, but a blade suddenly cut through the long-range rifle on the top of the Fox-type Zoid. When Brad and Naomi averted their attention to the west, they saw a large, black shape of a familiar Gun Sniper…
"So THAT'S the problem! I can't believe I thought it was something I did! I never make ANY mistakes!" exclaimed Dr. Tauros. Isaac told Harry and Leon that there was a cut wire in the Tactics Room, which was the real reason the power was out. Dr. Tauros rushed to the Tactics Room so he could finally bring the power back on. A couple of minutes later, the lights flickered and then turned on.
Leena was making everyone, besides Isaac of course, some nice hot chocolate. Bit was asleep on the couch with two pillows propping his head up and a nice warm blanket over him. He also had his arm around another pillow, and every time Leena looked at him, she wished that she were the pillow that he was holding. She blushed slightly, unnoticed by anyone.
"Hey, anyone who wants cocoa better say so!" commanded Leena. She knew Bit would say nothing, but she figured that if he woke up he could share with her.
"I want cocoa!" exclaimed Harry, running into the kitchen. Leena filled up a mug for him and then handed it to him. Harry took a sip, and then headed out of the room.
"Wait, Harry," began Leena. Harry turned around. Leena's amethyst eyes were slightly sad. "I know you've liked me, no, maybe a lot more than liked, but anyway, I know you've had feelings for me but…damn…this is hard."
"Leena, I know you love Bit, don't worry," said Harry, putting his hand on her shoulder. Leena looked to him.
"Thanks for understanding Harry."
"You know I care about you too much to force you to love someone else."
Leena smiled and gave Harry a small hug.
"Friends, right?" she asked after the embrace was over. Harry sipped his drink and nodded with a milk mustache. Leena restrained herself from laughing until he was out of the room. And even then she made sure she was quiet.
Five or ten minutes later, Bit woke up from the smell of the hot cocoa. He saw Leena on the couch, sipping her drink. He sat up and looked at her.
"Hey, the powers on. That's a good thing. What time is it?" he asked, still holding the pillow tightly. Leena checked the clock on the wall.
"A little past quarter to ten."
"In the morning?"
"At night. You haven't been sleeping THAT long."
She turned her attention to the pillow.
"What's up with the pillow? If you needed something to hug, all you had to do was get me."
Bit blinked and then threw the pillow at Leena playfully. Leena went into her bloodthirsty mood and grabbed the back cushion of the couch, ready to throw it at Bit. But then Bit opened his arms.
"Just making room for ya," he convinced her. Leena put the cushion back in place and then snuggled up with Bit. She was reminded of a previous act of his.
"If you poke my boob I kill you."
Bit laughed and then replied, "I won't don't worry."
"Oh, by the way, Harry's okay with this. Not we needed his permission or anything, but he's happy for me," said Leena. Bit smiled.
"Good. He's a bigger worry than the GSNX or Isaac."
"Ha, I don't think so, unfortunately."
"Attention Blitz Team," said a dark voice. Bit and the others looked to the screen that appeared. It showed the man that was with Isaac when Jamie was captured. He had raven black hair and an unusual scar across his right cheek. His eyes were a dismal gray color and they sent chills down Leena's spine.
"Hello Blitz Team…and whatever other teams are there," the man's eyes tilted toward Isaac and then slightly widened, "…I-Isaac? What the hell are you doing there?"
Isaac didn't respond.
"…Anyway, I have with me three very important people, and two very important Zoids," continued the man. "We have two members of the Blitz Team and one member of the Flugal Team being held here at this base."
The screen changed to show Jamie, Brad, and Naomi all unconscious in a cell.
"Brad and Naomi were captured too?!" exclaimed Bit. He was probably just as angry as everyone else in the room was.
"Heh, and that's not all. We also have the Shadow Fox and the red Gun Sniper," said the man. The screen changed once again to show the Shadow Fox and then changed again to show the Red Comet.
The man's eyes fixated on Leena.
"If you want them all back, you'd better hand over that Gun Sniper Nightmare. Also, if you don't, you'll just be putting yourself and others into more danger."
Leena looked down. Why did the decision have to be rested on HER shoulders? She didn't know what to do. She was only a teenager; she didn't have all of the answers like she thought she did. Furious, Leena looked back up at the screen.
"No. I'm sorry Jamie, Brad, and Naomi, but I can't hand over this Zoid. You guys will understand," she said quietly. Then her voice grew loud. "Listen buddy, unless you want to get beaten up like Isaac did, you'd better leave us alone! If you want Isaac back, we'll make a trade, him for one of your hostages. You'll never get the GS Nightmare, and if you think you are going to keep kidnapping or wrecking the Hover Cargo to try to get it, THINK AGAIN, 'cause you're NOT!"
"Yeah, don't keep wrecking the Hover Cargo!" exclaimed Dr. Tauros.
"Fine then. I guess Miss Tauros is too stubborn to think straight," replied the man. Then his lips curved upward in a mischievous grin. "Now her mother will have to do some convincing…And mothers know best, don't they?"
The screen disappeared after the man's last word. Leena was even more scared than she was when the screen first appeared. She looked to Bit.
"What should we do now?"
"Well first," Bit replied, "we have to think of something to do with this idiot." He cocked his head toward Isaac. "Then, we should hurry up and find those parts."
"But without Jamie, how are we supposed to find them?" asked Leon.
"C'mon, it can't be that hard to work a computer."
"We already know where to look for the blades, so we only need to find the separator units and the few other parts in dealer shops," said Dr. Tauros.
"Sebastian, Benjamin, and I can go into the shops and get some parts while you guys look for the main ones," offered Harry.
"Sounds good, thank you Harry," replied the Doc. He turned to Bit. "Bit, I want you to protect my daughter."
Bit nodded. "Of course. I was gonna do that anyway."
"And Leon, take care of him," finished Doc, pointing at Isaac. "We'll hopefully be able to trade you later."
Hours later, the Hover Cargo was completely fixed and ready to head over to where the blades were. Harry and his two robots went off in the car to retrieve the extra parts. Isaac was tied up in a chair near the living room so Leon and everyone else could keep an eye on him. Leena was in the shower, and Bit was in the hangar keeping watch of the Liger and GS Nightmare, just in case anyone planned to steal them.
Leena stepped out of the shower and after drying off and tying her bathrobe on, she headed to her room. She wanted to rest a little bit. As she stepped into her room, she felt nauseous for a second. She held her stomach and walked in. Then the odd feeling disappeared as quickly as it came. Leena raised a thin eyebrow and suddenly remembered the words the man spoke.
"Now her mother will have to do some convincing…And mothers know best, don't they?"
Leena gasped as she felt an odd chill. She turned and ran out of her room, heading for the hangar and Bit. Something wasn't right. Leena wasn't the only one who needed protection, Bit was in danger too, being the closest person to Leena.
Leena didn't know what she would do if Bit was gone.
BUM BUM BUM!!!!!!!!! -Once again-
Heh, WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN???!!! Does ANYONE know?? I do!! ::raises hand::
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!! Cartoon Network got rid of Zoids!!!!!! AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!! Someone help me bring it back! Someone find an e-mail adress where we can get in touch with CN and tell them to get rid of Batman Beyond or one of the Toonami shows to bring Zoids back! I miss it! I love Tenchi Muyo and all but I MISS ZOIDS!!!!! I'll go away now. ::bows and runs away with a Pikachu running behind her::
DISCLAIMER: Yo, yo, yo...I do own Zoids, ain't it a cool show? ((Everything I just said is a big fat lie))
"Whatever I just tripped over, GET RID OF IT! It might hurt Leena!"
"I don't think so Harry. I'm a lot smarter than you."
"Uh, Leena, be careful of that-"
"ACK!"
"I told you to be careful, Miss Smart."
"QUIET BIT!"
Everyone was having a hard time with the power outage, and you can be certain that Leena and Harry weren't the only ones that tripped over anything. Even with flashlights, some parts were just too easy to miss.
Leena rubbed her knee and then pointed her flashlight at her dad.
"Dad! Have you figured anything out yet?"
"Not yet Leena, this might slow down the search for parts a bit…" replied Dr. Tauros. Leena's face grew angry.
"WHAT?! I can't believe this! Dad, this is your fault! Don't deny it! Argh… I need someone to pound!"
She turned around and saw the nearest person to her. Bit should of known better than to stand near her when she looked so mad. Leena growled viciously and then proceeded to chase Bit throughout the Hover Cargo. Dr. Tauros sighed.
"Mood swings…"
"Because of this power outage, I can't even call out to anyone for help!"
Jamie continued to fuss about the situation as he walked around aimlessly in the dark Tactics Room. He then sat in a chair and rocked in it a couple of times, thinking of how he could possibly help fix the Hover Cargo. As he sat and rocked, he found his eyes roaming around the room, then stopping at a small door that hid wires behind it. As Jamie focused on the door, he noticed that it was partially open. He jumped up and padded to it, then got on his hands and knees. He fully opened the door and noticed a wire was cut.
"So THAT'S what it is! It isn't Doc's fault at all! Someone cut the wire in here! This is the problem!" Jamie exclaimed. Then he wondered aloud, "But who could have done this?"
No one answered him using words, but someone tapped him on the shoulder. When Jamie turned around he widened his eyes and gasped.
"You!"
That was the last word Jamie spoke before the person smacked him over the head and knocked him unconscious. That person turned to another, who grinned evilly.
"We'll get that Nightmare, just watch," the grinning person said, running a hand through his short blonde hair.
Brad and Naomi weren't exactly having the time of their lives either. Both of them had been sent out by Dr. Tauros to get some help. Naomi started a com-link to Brad.
"Brad, I have a bad feeling about this…"
"What do you mean?" asked Brad. Naomi sighed.
"Well, you really can't help not feeling weird with everything that's been goin' on. We used to think that the Elephandor was bad…now we have something that's twice as strong and that's after our lives," she explained. Brad nodded thoughtfully and would have replied, but a blast hit him. The Shadow Fox's radar beeped and Brad turned the Zoid around.
"What Zoid is THAT?" asked Naomi, also turning to see the Zoid. It was misty out suddenly, so seeing the Zoid was hard.
"It's a Spino Sappa ((spelling?)). Looks like there are two of 'em. One for each of us," answered Brad. Naomi smiled to the com-link of him.
"Sounds fun. I'll get that one."
"Jamie! Yo, Jamie! We need some expert help down here!" yelled Leena, waltzing into the Tactics Room. It was odd seeing the room so dark.
"Yoooo-hoooo! Jamie? Are you hiding or something?" asked Leena, looking through the dark room. She saw a figure emerge from the shadows. "Jamie?"
"No, Jamie's gone girl. And you will be too!" the figure exclaimed as he lunged toward Leena. In defense she punched forward. The figure grabbed her fist and then twisted her arm. Leena cried out in pain and then the figure turned her around, pushing her arm up against her back.
"Put the shield of the Gun Sniper Nightmare down and we'll return Jamie and we'll stop bothering you and the rest of the team. All we want is the Nightmare," said the figure.
"What shield?" asked Leena between hurtful breaths. The man tightened his grip on her arm.
"Don't play dumb Leena; the shield that's around the Gun Sniper Nightmare. It's a force-field."
"I have NO idea what you're talking about, but your not getting my Nightmare!" yelled Leena, stomping on the man's foot. He didn't loosen his grip.
"You think that'll work?"
As the violence continued, the man pushed Leena up against the wall. She let out a strangled cry as she hit it.
"Get the Gun Sniper ready Leena, 'cause we're gonna take it," said the man. Leena only grunted in response.
"I doubt you can take it if you're unconscious, Isaac," said a familiar voice. The voice belonged to none other than Bit Cloud. He balled up both of his hands together and hammer-striked Isaac on the back. Isaac let go of Leena (who slumped to the ground), turned around, and punched Bit in the stomach.
"What you doing little brother? Trying to beat me? You never will. You're Liger is out of commission for sure, and soon you will be too," Isaac snarled, punching Bit again. Bit pushed him back into the wall.
Leena watched the two brothers brawl, and then when Isaac pushed Bit down, Leena got up and tried to push Isaac away. Instead, Isaac fiercely pushed her away. Bit was being punched over and over by Isaac, but finally he grabbed Isaac's shoulders and pushed him off. Bit striked again with his fist across Isaac's face, then again to his stomach.
Although a little cut up, Bit was victorious as he shoved his older brother to the side, and Leena kicked him hard in the…well, you can guess where.
As Isaac was crouched in pain, Bit held his collar.
"Where's Jamie?"
Isaac spat a little blood out as his only response. Bit pulled him forward quick and then slammed him hard on the wall.
"WHERE'S JAMIE?!"
"I don't know! I'm not sure of his exact location."
"Well you should be. Maybe you can figure it out!"
Bit slammed him against the wall again.
"I TOLD YOU BIT! I DON'T KNOW!" yelled Isaac.
"Bit stop, he doesn't know. We'll just have to try to get in touch with the Backdraft Group ourselves," said Leena, putting her hand on Bit's shoulder. Bit soon calmed and let go of Isaac, wiped some blood away from his lip, and then got up.
"Exactly. We'll trade him for Jamie."
As Leon kept watch over the "hostage," Leena took care of Bit's wounds. There weren't a lot, but Leena was happy to be alone in the dark with him.
"I'm worried about Jamie," Leena said as she dabbed at a cut with a damp towel. Bit winced as he felt it touch his skin, but then calmed as Leena's warm body drew closer to his.
"I am too. We all are. As soon as we get the power fixed, then we can call out to the Backdraft and possibly end all of this."
"We can't end this until the Gun Sniper Nightmare X is destroyed," corrected Leena, now switching to a different part of Bit's body to dab at. He watched her for a moment.
"You do realize," he began, running his free hand through her hair thoughtfully, "that if you destroy the GSNX, you kill your mother."
"My mom is dead. She's not alive. Don't ask me how I know this, I just do," replied Leena, looking to Bit's aquamarine eyes. After a moment of silence, the two found themselves connected in a kiss once again.
When they broke the kiss, Bit asked, "So how do you know?"
Leena smirked and smacked him lightly.
"Strike Laser Claw!" yelled Brad, running forward with the Shadow Fox. Naomi's Red Comet was already badly damaged and the system froze up. Brad quickly beat the Spino Sappa that had taken care of Naomi. Naomi watched helplessly as the battle went on without her.
"Is that the best you got?" asked the pilot of the remaining Spino Sappa, dodging the attack from Brad. The Zoid sliced at the Fox-type Zoid fiercely and was able to stop it in its tracks. The Fox howled and then fired its guns toward the back of the Spino Sappa. Brad missed, and then the Spino Sappa's pilot decided to end the battle soon.
"Give it up. Just tell us how to work the Gun Sniper Nightmare and I'll spare your Zoid," taunted the Spino Sappa pilot.
"I'm not the one that uses the GS Nightmare, so I'm not giving up!" shouted Brad, moving his Zoid toward the Spino Sappa once again, its claws glowing. It swiped at the enemy Zoid, finally able to connect. When the Shadow Fox landed, the Spino Sappa sparked, and fell over, out of commission.
"YEAH! Go Brad!" exclaimed Naomi. The Shadow Fox then ran to the Red Comet.
"Naomi, get in here. We have to get back to the Hover Cargo," ordered Brad.
"What about the power outage?" asked Naomi, "Don't we still need to get help?"
"We have to get back. That's a little more important. These Backdraft scum will be crawling around everywhere, so we may as well-"
Brad would have finished his sentence, but a blade suddenly cut through the long-range rifle on the top of the Fox-type Zoid. When Brad and Naomi averted their attention to the west, they saw a large, black shape of a familiar Gun Sniper…
"So THAT'S the problem! I can't believe I thought it was something I did! I never make ANY mistakes!" exclaimed Dr. Tauros. Isaac told Harry and Leon that there was a cut wire in the Tactics Room, which was the real reason the power was out. Dr. Tauros rushed to the Tactics Room so he could finally bring the power back on. A couple of minutes later, the lights flickered and then turned on.
Leena was making everyone, besides Isaac of course, some nice hot chocolate. Bit was asleep on the couch with two pillows propping his head up and a nice warm blanket over him. He also had his arm around another pillow, and every time Leena looked at him, she wished that she were the pillow that he was holding. She blushed slightly, unnoticed by anyone.
"Hey, anyone who wants cocoa better say so!" commanded Leena. She knew Bit would say nothing, but she figured that if he woke up he could share with her.
"I want cocoa!" exclaimed Harry, running into the kitchen. Leena filled up a mug for him and then handed it to him. Harry took a sip, and then headed out of the room.
"Wait, Harry," began Leena. Harry turned around. Leena's amethyst eyes were slightly sad. "I know you've liked me, no, maybe a lot more than liked, but anyway, I know you've had feelings for me but…damn…this is hard."
"Leena, I know you love Bit, don't worry," said Harry, putting his hand on her shoulder. Leena looked to him.
"Thanks for understanding Harry."
"You know I care about you too much to force you to love someone else."
Leena smiled and gave Harry a small hug.
"Friends, right?" she asked after the embrace was over. Harry sipped his drink and nodded with a milk mustache. Leena restrained herself from laughing until he was out of the room. And even then she made sure she was quiet.
Five or ten minutes later, Bit woke up from the smell of the hot cocoa. He saw Leena on the couch, sipping her drink. He sat up and looked at her.
"Hey, the powers on. That's a good thing. What time is it?" he asked, still holding the pillow tightly. Leena checked the clock on the wall.
"A little past quarter to ten."
"In the morning?"
"At night. You haven't been sleeping THAT long."
She turned her attention to the pillow.
"What's up with the pillow? If you needed something to hug, all you had to do was get me."
Bit blinked and then threw the pillow at Leena playfully. Leena went into her bloodthirsty mood and grabbed the back cushion of the couch, ready to throw it at Bit. But then Bit opened his arms.
"Just making room for ya," he convinced her. Leena put the cushion back in place and then snuggled up with Bit. She was reminded of a previous act of his.
"If you poke my boob I kill you."
Bit laughed and then replied, "I won't don't worry."
"Oh, by the way, Harry's okay with this. Not we needed his permission or anything, but he's happy for me," said Leena. Bit smiled.
"Good. He's a bigger worry than the GSNX or Isaac."
"Ha, I don't think so, unfortunately."
"Attention Blitz Team," said a dark voice. Bit and the others looked to the screen that appeared. It showed the man that was with Isaac when Jamie was captured. He had raven black hair and an unusual scar across his right cheek. His eyes were a dismal gray color and they sent chills down Leena's spine.
"Hello Blitz Team…and whatever other teams are there," the man's eyes tilted toward Isaac and then slightly widened, "…I-Isaac? What the hell are you doing there?"
Isaac didn't respond.
"…Anyway, I have with me three very important people, and two very important Zoids," continued the man. "We have two members of the Blitz Team and one member of the Flugal Team being held here at this base."
The screen changed to show Jamie, Brad, and Naomi all unconscious in a cell.
"Brad and Naomi were captured too?!" exclaimed Bit. He was probably just as angry as everyone else in the room was.
"Heh, and that's not all. We also have the Shadow Fox and the red Gun Sniper," said the man. The screen changed once again to show the Shadow Fox and then changed again to show the Red Comet.
The man's eyes fixated on Leena.
"If you want them all back, you'd better hand over that Gun Sniper Nightmare. Also, if you don't, you'll just be putting yourself and others into more danger."
Leena looked down. Why did the decision have to be rested on HER shoulders? She didn't know what to do. She was only a teenager; she didn't have all of the answers like she thought she did. Furious, Leena looked back up at the screen.
"No. I'm sorry Jamie, Brad, and Naomi, but I can't hand over this Zoid. You guys will understand," she said quietly. Then her voice grew loud. "Listen buddy, unless you want to get beaten up like Isaac did, you'd better leave us alone! If you want Isaac back, we'll make a trade, him for one of your hostages. You'll never get the GS Nightmare, and if you think you are going to keep kidnapping or wrecking the Hover Cargo to try to get it, THINK AGAIN, 'cause you're NOT!"
"Yeah, don't keep wrecking the Hover Cargo!" exclaimed Dr. Tauros.
"Fine then. I guess Miss Tauros is too stubborn to think straight," replied the man. Then his lips curved upward in a mischievous grin. "Now her mother will have to do some convincing…And mothers know best, don't they?"
The screen disappeared after the man's last word. Leena was even more scared than she was when the screen first appeared. She looked to Bit.
"What should we do now?"
"Well first," Bit replied, "we have to think of something to do with this idiot." He cocked his head toward Isaac. "Then, we should hurry up and find those parts."
"But without Jamie, how are we supposed to find them?" asked Leon.
"C'mon, it can't be that hard to work a computer."
"We already know where to look for the blades, so we only need to find the separator units and the few other parts in dealer shops," said Dr. Tauros.
"Sebastian, Benjamin, and I can go into the shops and get some parts while you guys look for the main ones," offered Harry.
"Sounds good, thank you Harry," replied the Doc. He turned to Bit. "Bit, I want you to protect my daughter."
Bit nodded. "Of course. I was gonna do that anyway."
"And Leon, take care of him," finished Doc, pointing at Isaac. "We'll hopefully be able to trade you later."
Hours later, the Hover Cargo was completely fixed and ready to head over to where the blades were. Harry and his two robots went off in the car to retrieve the extra parts. Isaac was tied up in a chair near the living room so Leon and everyone else could keep an eye on him. Leena was in the shower, and Bit was in the hangar keeping watch of the Liger and GS Nightmare, just in case anyone planned to steal them.
Leena stepped out of the shower and after drying off and tying her bathrobe on, she headed to her room. She wanted to rest a little bit. As she stepped into her room, she felt nauseous for a second. She held her stomach and walked in. Then the odd feeling disappeared as quickly as it came. Leena raised a thin eyebrow and suddenly remembered the words the man spoke.
"Now her mother will have to do some convincing…And mothers know best, don't they?"
Leena gasped as she felt an odd chill. She turned and ran out of her room, heading for the hangar and Bit. Something wasn't right. Leena wasn't the only one who needed protection, Bit was in danger too, being the closest person to Leena.
Leena didn't know what she would do if Bit was gone.
BUM BUM BUM!!!!!!!!! -Once again-
Heh, WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN???!!! Does ANYONE know?? I do!! ::raises hand::
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!! Cartoon Network got rid of Zoids!!!!!! AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!! Someone help me bring it back! Someone find an e-mail adress where we can get in touch with CN and tell them to get rid of Batman Beyond or one of the Toonami shows to bring Zoids back! I miss it! I love Tenchi Muyo and all but I MISS ZOIDS!!!!! I'll go away now. ::bows and runs away with a Pikachu running behind her::