Title: Halloween

Chapter Three

Rating: PG, but please note that there IS adult language in this chapter.





"What do you mean, The Richell Gang escaped?" Leena asked Bit.

"I mean they escaped from prison." Bit replied. It was a few minutes after the TV report, and Bit had just finished explaining what the reporter had said.

"So, does that mean we can kick their ugly butts again?" Leana asked hopefully.

"I guess." Brad said.

Just then a picture came up over the radio link.

A man in a fancy uniform appeared on the screen.

"Blintz Team, the Zoid Battle Commission would like to inform you that the Richell Gang has escaped, and therefore we suspect that they are after your Zoid." The man said in a toneless voice

"Well, duh. We knew that, it was on the news five minutes ago." Leena said matter-of-factly.

"Yes, well, we would like to make positive of your team's safety. Therefore we will have you moved to a safe house with a few guards." The man said.

"You act to business-like. We're not leaving this base! They're scared of me 'cause last time I kicked their butts!" Leena yelled.

"We would prefer it if you were to go to the safe house. They are extremely dangerous and you might not be so lucky next time." The guy said.

"How do we know this isn't a trap?" Jamie asked.

The ZBC guy finally lost his temper, "We only want to make sure that your stupid team is freaking safe!"

"Dan, take a break." Said a voice, and the guy who had been talking to them walked away. In his place now stood a man with a white beard and black hair, and an even fancier outfit.

"I am the leader of this section of the ZBC. If you want, we will send our best guards to your base." The man said.

"Thank you, Clark." Dr. Toros said as he walked into the room.

"Dr. Toros, your team needs to learn manners." The man called Clark said.

"No, they are just making sure you're not pretending to be something your not." Dr. Toros replied.

"What are you talking about, Steve?" Clark asked.

"What is he talking about?" Jamie asked Leena.

"He may be my father but that doesn't mean I understand him." Leena answered.

Dr. Toros wisely ignored his daughters comment. "I mean that they were making sure that you're not Tom in disguise, he is a very good actor."

"Oh. OK. Steve, I will send some guards over." Clark said.

"Oh no you don't! We can take care of ourselves!" Leena shouted.

"Very well, they will be at the Toros base in a hour." Clark said. Then the screen went blank.

"Humph." Leena said, then she walked to her room.

Bit watched her leave, "Who is that guy?"

"Clark is an old friend of mine. Now, who wants lunch?" Dr. Toros replied, and then he walked to the kitchen.



One hour later…

The door to the Toros base was a metal gray, like the rest of the base. There was no doorbell, so the guard just knocked, only to be greeted by a girl who looked really mad.

"I thought I told that stupid section of ZBC that we didn't need guards!" Leena complained.

"I am sorry miss, but we are following strict orders. The RG have already threatened to kill one of your team members and attempted to murder you. I am sure you of all people would let us post a guard." The lead guard said.

"Attempted?! They could never get CLOSE to killing me! I'm the person that helped the police catch them, aren't I? And me of all people should be the one guarding!!! So shoo!" Leena exclaimed.

"Sorry miss. But I repeat that we are following strict orders. Now MOVE aside." He said.

"No one tells me to move aside you bastard!" Leena shouted.

Luckily Brad was passing at that moment, he noticed that Leena was about to attack and quickly grabbed her wrist and pulled her away.

"Whew." The guard said and motioned for his troop to spread out in the base.



Eleven fifty-six that night…

Leena heard a sound outside and opened her eyes just a little and saw a figure jumping through the window.

Leena kicked the covers off, sat up and rubbed her eyes and looked around the dark room. She saw nothing.

"I've really got to stop watching late night movies." She muttered. She was about to pull her covers up, when she saw a figure in the shadows, silhouetted in the moonlight.

"Ahhhh!" She screamed loud enough to wake up the entire desert, and the lead guard whom had been taking a nap.

Tom stepped out of the shadows with a knife clenched tightly in his fist.

"Give me the Zoid." He demanded

"No! You could wreck the city with it!" Leena protested. Tom started moving closer but then they both heard the footsteps running down the hall and he quickly turned around and went toward the window.

"I will get you for hitting me with that sink! Revenge shall be mine, to you and to Rocky! Wait 'till Halloween!" He told her, and then Tom jumped out the window.

The second he disappeared, the guards barged into her room and saw by the look on her face that she had had an unwanted visitor.

"I thought you said that you are the BEST guards." Leena said glaring at the lead guard.

"Uh… I fell asleep." He said quickly and not looking into her eyes.

Leena shook her head in dismay, "Whatever."





Next morning…

"Hi Bit." A puffy-eyed Leena said as she walked into the kitchen.

"Doesn't look like you slept well." Bit replied.

"Between Tom and the guards walking into my room at midnight, no, I didn't sleep well." Leena answered.

"You got a visit from Tom last night?" Jamie asked her.

"Yeah, didn't you?" Leena asked.

"No, looks like you were the lucky one last night." Jamie said.

"I wonder why…" Bit said.

"Why? Apparently no one likes being hit by a sink. He probably wants to get rid of Leena." Jamie answered.

"Well he did say revenge would be his." Leena agreed.

At the moment Harry popped up with red roses. "No one will hurt my sweet Leena! Not while I'm around, because I'm Harry Champ, a man destined to be king."

"Uh-huh. Just like you saved me from the chainsaw man? A cockroach would be a better protector, and boyfriend." Leena said.





Next Day/Halloween…

Jamie awoke to his alarm clock (it went off at 8); he dressed and headed for the kitchen.

He walked through the hall that led to everyone's bedrooms. He was just about to round the corner when…

"Ahhhhh!" Jamie shouted, leaping three feet in the air.

"Hahaha!" Bit laughed as he took off the skeleton mask. "Like my Halloween costume, or is it to scary for you?" he mocked.

"It's not to scary for me, but you try having a skeleton pop up when your thinking about Tom." Jamie protested.

"What's going on?" Leena asked as she walked out of her room.

"He snuck up on me!" Jamie tattled pointing at Bit.

"I didn't sneak up on him! He just happened to be walking this way, while I just happened to be trying on my Halloween costume!" Bit exclaimed.

Leena rolled her eyes. "Break it up you guys!"

"Leena, what are you going to be for Halloween?" Bit asked.

"Devil Queen." She answered simply, "What are you being, Jamie?"

"A milkshake." Jamie replied. He was a piece of food every year.



They walked down to the kitchen together. Sitting at the table was Dr. Toros; he was writing something on a cardboard box. A glass of orange juice sat beside him.

"Hey daddy, what are you doing?" Leena asked.

"Making my Halloween costume. See?" Dr. Toros replied, holding up the box.

On it's side, the words Zoid Model were neatly printed, with a photograph of a judge next to it. It had holes for arms, head and legs.

"Very nice Doc." Brad said as he walked into the kitchen. He started rummaging around the cupboards for something to eat. Finally finding some whole-wheat cereal, he poured himself a bowl and sat down next to Dr. Toros.

No one even asked what Brad was being for Halloween; he was the same thing every year, a cup of coffee.





Ten hours later…

Everyone was getting ready for Halloween, putting the candy out and getting into their costumes. The little kids would start coming in an hour.

When everyone had their costumes on, they grabbed a bucket of candy and stood around the heavily guarded Toros base.

Leena and Bit stood next to each other. Bit had bought his costume at a shop. It was your standard skeleton costume. It was black with white bones.

Leena's was hand made. It was all an all red mini dress, with black knee- high stockings and red shoes with 3 ½ sized heels. It had the horn headband and black gloves that ended just above her elbows. She wore black lipstick, and red eye shadow.

She really looked hot in that outfit Bit thought.

They were talking quietly and they both had to lean in to each other to hear themselves, and before they knew it, they were kissing.

They were still kissing when the first trick-or-treater arrived at the base.

"Yuck!" the young boy shouted when he saw them.

They stopped immediately. "Here's your candy." Bit said, handing him a Mr. Goodbar. He was very embarrassed to have been caught kissing Leena so he just shoved the candy bar at the kid.

"Oh, you're supposed to be nice to the little children." Leena said sweetly, batting her eyes at Bit.

Looking at the kid, she noticed his costume was ripped jeans and a shirt, so she asked, "What are you being?"

"I'm being Tom Richell from the RG. A bunch of kids are being him. Do you know who the RG are?" The kid replied.

"Yes I know who Tom is. He is nothing to joke about. He's dangerous." Leena told the young boy.

"How do you know that he's dangerous?" The boy asked.

"Because she's met me." Tom said, stepping into view from where he had hidden himself while the lovebirds were smooching.

"I don't look like that, you messed up kid!" he said eying the boy and picking him up by the scruff of the neck.

"Put him down!" Bit and Leena shouted.

"Hum? Oh, I think he'll make a nice Halloween decoration, when he's dead." Tom sneered.

"What do you want? If it's my Zoid I'll kick your ass off this planet." Leena said.

"I want you to help me, then I will help you." Tom replied calmly.

"How could you help us, and why would we help you?" Bit asked.

"I can help you face something your not aware of yet, and you would help me 'cause this kid's, and the rest of your team's lives depend on it." Mr. Richell explained.

"What do you mean the rest of our team's life depends on it?" Leena asked.

"They've been captured." Tom answered, though this time he didn't sound so calm, there was a hint of anger in his voice.

"By who? Let me guess… your stupid gang." Bit said.

"No, by a person even I can't stand." Tom replied.

"Who is that?" Leena asked, trying to hold back laughter. Someone Tom couldn't stand? Like such a person could even exist.

"Rocky Uinop." Tom answered, letting a lot of hatred fill his words. He looked at the two as though they should be impressed.

"What Utopia?" Bit asked.

"Rocky Uinop!" Tom shouted.

"Oh. So the thing that kidnapped our team is a rocky mystical area, not you?" Leena said, as confused as Bit.

"No, Rocky Uinop is a person! He's the guy who called you insane! He betrayed me!" Tom shouted.

"Okay, whatever you just said has been noted, now, be a good boy and what do you mean by something we're not aware of yet?" Leena asked Tom, with her fists ready.

"The final battle." Tom answered and he put the young boy down.



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