The Arrangements

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"So what was it you wanted to explain to me?" Kelly found her self asking after they were a good distance away from the Lighting teams base.

Chaos smiled, then remained silent for a second. "Ya see teamwork is essential; it gives the enemy other people to shoot at. Although I don't have a team."

Kelly stopped walking.

"So your trying to get on our team is that what your saying."

"Hey I didn't say that." Chaos waved his hands innocently.

"And I didn't say no." Kelly smirked, then they both turned around, and began heading back to the base.

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Savanna Walker was beginning to fall back from the group, she was trying to keep up, without attracting any suspicion which was something she tended to do a lot. The trio ahead of her turned the corner, and lead into an alley which was heading back to the store Jill was in before. Savanna slowed, knowing this was hopeless until a short cut caught her eye. She jumped the fence, and climbed the next one, still extremely determined to catch up to them. She stumbled down, and glanced around at the alley.

"Need some help?" Savanna quickly turned back ready to defend herself, although calmed a bit.

It was a boy, must have been around 18 that stood 6 foot so she slightly had to look up at him. He had black and red hair color, gold eyes, and a nose ring. The man somewhat reminded her of a card deck.

"No." She said simply, and once again as short as she could.

He extended his hand pointing now to the trio of girls Savanna was following, and the dark figure that was now visible from beyond the next fence.

"You to saw them. That-" He indicated toward Jill. "Is Jillian Croft, Mistress fire. You can tell by the scar above her left eye, the dark figure is a bounty hunter."

"I recognize the other girl Leena." Savannah added.

"And that other girl I think is some punk from the backdraft the way she dresses....so ya wanna help them."

Savannah nodded without saying a word. The boy picked up a pole off the ground.

"Ace." He said.

Savannah shot him a confused glace.

"Ace is my name." She nodded her head.

"Savannah."

"Your that intimidator I heard off."

"You seem to here a lot of things."

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"Jill why are we going back this way." Hissed Kat obviously getting mad at this aimless walking.

Jill glanced back, then picked up the pace.

"To escape a stalker or better known as a bounty hunter." Both Kat, and Leena began to look back, but Jill nudged them in the ribs.

"The last thing you want to do is let them know you know they are following you."

"Just let me take them down. You do have a gun." Leena began the over confident phase she has.

Kat finally saw the figure out of the corner of her eye.

"Bounty hunter alright. Number three, can remember her name though." She stated.

They turned a corner only to be met by fences.

Kat, and Jill cursed under there breath, but Leena was already a step ahead of them jumping the fence. The footsteps behind them seemed to stop followed by a loud 'wack!' Then out of the alley sped Savannah and Ace.

"Come on!" Ace grabbed Leena and Kats hand. Leena ran with them, Kat got away, and Jill gave the guy a do-not-touch-me glare. They hurried out of the alley and across the street disappearing into the crowds.

Once they lost the bounty hunter three they slowed.

"Hey who do you think you are!" Kat yelled at the others.

"Savannah."

"And I'm Lace Spade. Long time no see Jill."

Jill directed her attention to the boy.

"Lace Spade, Ace of Spades how are you Ace?"

"I should be asking you that, who are the other two?"

"Me, I'm still alive if that's what you mean, therefore I think I'm doing just fine. These two. Kat, and Lee."

Ace grinned at the other two.

"The pleasures mine. My names Lace Spade. My friends call me Ace for short."

Leena grinned back.

"Alright Ace."

"That's Mr. Spade to you."

"Hey!!!" Leena protested.

"Just kidding."

Leena and Ace turned back to the others as Jill was just talking to Savanna.

"So I heard your starting a team." Ace said to the trio of Jill, Lee, and Kat.

"Yea, the fire storm team. Would any of ya like to join?"

**********Back at the Blitz team base

"So you will join the team. Well it'll be great to have you back son." Doctor Toros just finished up a conversation about Leon and Naomi joining the team in place of Bit and Leena.

Once done he hanged up, and turned back around to the others.

"It'd be just like good old times having Leon on the team again." Doc said proudly.

"And Naomi will be a great addition to." Brad added taking a sip of his coffee.

There was a silence until Jamie spoke up.

"I know Bit went on vacation that's not a problem. I just wonder where Leena disappeared to. Its not like her to just leave."

"But she must have Harry told me he saw her leave on her own." Doc replied.

"Well its no use looking for her, she'll come back when she's ready, if she wants to come back." Brad said coolly.

"Yeah I'd just thought she would have took her gun sniper." Doc said once more sitting down next to Jamie as they awaiting the arrival of the new Blitz team members.

**********Unknown place, in a dark room.

A girl around the age of 16 with slivery blue hair covering the right side of her face sat back at the table, sipping her coffee. She was around 5'6" with cherry colored eyes. One thing that stood out was a scar that goes from above her eye, almost down to her chin. The room was silent for a moment, until the door opened and shut.

"Ray did you hear the news?" Asked a voice that had just came in the room.

Ramia Terra aka Ray for short looked up from her drink, then set her coffee down sitting up in the chair. Her eyes met an older man around 30 with black pointy hair, and blue eyes. The real accomplished bounty hunter who's skill far proceeded her own.

"What news Kyrael?" Ray asked the other bounty hunter who just took a seat across from her.

"Just call me Ky, but remember that bounty hunter they sent out after Mistress fire the traitor to CORE incorp.?"

Ray nodded her head.

"She failed the mission. It seems that a few people named Savanna Walker, Lace Spade, Leena Toros, and some other girl we didn't recognize are helping her." Ray glanced up at him, then shifted in her seat uncomfortably.

"Why are you telling me this?"

Ky laughed.

"You possibly will be the next one to go after her. Its just a warning."

"I don't need a warning." Ray said somewhat quietly but confidently.

"Sure ya don't, but I don't want to know what would happen if you failed. Mistress fire does not like bounty hunters to much." Ray picked up her coffee, and watched Ky leave.

"I don't plain to fail, you can bet on it. I will find her and turn her into the police for the money. That's it." She said to herself, grabbing her skates and going out the door.

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The new and improved Firestorm team consisting of Ace, Jill, Savanna, Leena, and Kat sat at a bar table the rotated around in a circle so they all could face the screen watching zoid battles.

Jill and Leena were chatting about where to get her new zoid, Savanna watched the screen silently, Ace seemed uninterested, and Kat was watching something else.

Ace nudged her which made her jump in surprise for a second.

"You work for the backdraft don't you?" Ace asked arching an eyebrow.

"Whats it to you?" Kat hissed not to happy about being surprised.

"You've got it written all over you, it'd be a shame if some bounty hunter heard about it, and came to get you. Or a spy from the Zbc that wouldn't be to good either."

"ARE YOU TRYING TO BLACKMAIL ME OR SOMETHING!?!?!" Kat had to refrain herself from punching him.

Ace laughed, "No just stating the obvious."

Kat shook her fist at him, until Jill kicked her reminding her to sit down, because she was drawing to much attention.

Kat reluctantly sat down giving the death glare to Ace.

The zoid battle was over for now, and Jill turned to the rest of them.

"Alright uh team, because Leena doesn't have a zoid now, we will fight four on four. Then we can take turns being the strategist." Jill stated.

Leena sighed. "Its to bad we don't have Jamie on our team, he was a great strategist."

"Jamie?" Kat and Savannha questioned at the same time, but they never got an answer as the speakers boomed.

"Battle mode 0982 The lighting team vs. The Bladers team....Ready.....FIGHT!"

And with that the teams both charged at each other.

Leena watched with interest, "I don't remember the Lighting team having four people."

Jill shrugged, Savannah watched the screen for a second.

"That's Chaos's zoid."

"Trinity Liger BA too." Ace added.

"Well this battle will prove to be interesting." Leena thought to herself.

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"The Lighting team vs. The Bladers team. Do you think its time to hold an unsanctioned battle as the return of the backdraft?" Hissed a voice over to a man around the age of twenty one with combed forward black hair.

The man just kept his eyes on the screen as the battle was in place.

"What zoid would we use?" He spoke up finally.

The other man titled his head.

"Why Mr. Scott I'm surprised at you. You know we would use our newest zoid yet."

Mr. Scott, or better called Nick Scott brown eyes darted from the screen over to the man.

"No, not yet." He calmly stated.

The other man arched an eye brow.

"Then when do you expect us to use it? The fight between the Blitz team, and Firestorm team should be coming up in a few weeks how about then?"

Nick flinched, that was even worse although at least it would give him time to warn the ZBC about it. The man laughed then left the quarters.

Once he was out of ear shot, a women came out from the shadows, Fuma.

"You didn't seem very happy about that." Fuma came up to him.

Nick took one glance at her, then returned his eyes from the screen.

"You already finished your prison sentence or something? No I just don't like taking commands as well as giving them." Nick though of a quick excuse.

Fuma laughed. "Don't we all, the ZbC never caught me, and never will."

Nick just shrugged trying to draw much suspicion. The last thing he wanted to know is what would happen to him if the backdraft found out he was a spy for the ZBC

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Leena yawned, and stretched her hands above her head heading down the street. The team had just spilt up, Ace going some where, no one knew and no one really wanted to, Jill and Kat headed to find her a zoid, and Savannah went to pick up her zoid leaving Leena to explore the town.

She'd checked out most shops, already ate, and didn't have much to do.

"Leena? Oh I was right, hey Leena!" Leena heard a voice from behind and flipped around.

Behind her was a incredibly like her with redish Magenta hair, although had aqua blue eyes, stood about 5'7 and had to be at least a year older then her. The girl was wearing a black tanktop, and jeans worn on low waist, that seemed to be holding a few shopping bags herself. Her hair was worn down, also layered, with different clips in it.

Leena seemed to recognize this person right away.


"Mayu!" She gave her old friend a hug.

"Long time no see Leena. How've you been?" Mayu Ariumi asked.

"Well for one I left the Blitz team....."

"WHAT?! WHY?!?"

"Um- can I like skip the explanation this time."

Mayu rolled her eyes.

"Well is Leon still on the team?" Mayu blushed slightly.

"I don't know, but Mayu I'd ask you to stop blushing, I know where your face starts, and your hair stops." Leena said playfully and got a small slap on the arm. Leena knew Mayu had something for her brother from awhile ago, all those times Mayu'd come over to the old Blitz teams base and get stuck in an hours conversation with Leena's brother.

"I thought you liked Bit?" Leena started walking with Mayu.

Mayu just shrugged.

"I used to like him I guess, but he never seemed interested in me, so then uh- I'm going to stop now."

"Huh- Mayu come on tell me what happened." Urged Leena.

Mayu just shook her head. "Then I'll have to ask Leon." Mayu snapped out of her little trance in shock.

"WHAT! LEENA! You better not if you value your life."

Leena began laughing, and running up ahead of Mayu, which made Mayu chase her.

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"Ligra? Geez sounds like some messed up rip off of the Liger zero." Jill inspected the white, more feministic version of the Liger zero.

The old man shook his hands wildly when she was about to leave. Through his gray mustache he said "Oh but this will only be but a small price. The Ligra- we found it in a lab. Just no one can pilot it, please miss! You can at least use it for scrape parts." Jill stopped and place, then turned around looking at the mighty white zoid.

Then she grinned.

"I guess I could use it for something. What's you price?"

The older man quickly explained all about the zoid, and its price.

"Dang that is cheap-well here, courteously of CORE incorporated." She paid the man, then went to fetch Leena.

**Meanwhile**

"So what are the deals you have on this nice looking Shield Liger here?" Kat glanced up at the blue shield liger, then looked down at the younger boy.

"Oh no, its not for sale! I wouldn't sell it."

Kat glared at the younger boy then pulled out a revolver, and pointed it straight at his face. "It is now, and you will now. And if I spare your life, consider it mercy from the backdraft." Kat laughed.

The boy shook, almost to the point of tears. "Taking advantage of such a young boy Kat? Tsk Tsk. I'd thought better from you, although it doesn't matter we already have a zoid." Ace and Jill turned up in the shadows.

"I'm just doing business, its nothing personal kid, just doing my job. Then consider this your lucky day, I'll spare your life, and let you keep that sorry push over for a shied liger. Ahh...sometimes I surprise even myself. Well its been a pleasure doing business with you." Kat smirked and tripped the boy to her way out.

Once the three girls were all out of sight, a man with small sunglasses, and gray hair draping down his navy coat emerged from his hiding place in the shadows. The shaken boy ran up to the man. "Sir she she-"

The man silenced him, then turned to the liger. "No doubt she's to confident. Go after her, her family, her friends, and/or her boyfriend, we'll show those backdraft punks not to mess with us." The young boy and the man hopped into the very well armed liger and sped off in the same direction.

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"So Ligra, didn't you ever think of no one can pilot it?" Ace said inspecting the zoid.

Jill just shrugged, then grinned jumping into the cockpit.

"Not if I override its memory base, with a virus or two."

"Hacker." Kat stated still pissed off about the entire incident awhile ago.

They could hear Jill laugh from the cockpit and jump down.

"Done, and done. Now we just have to get someone to pilot it over to Leena, 'cause I'm not leaving my Core here."

"Great thinking Jill."

Jill laughed, "Kat its not me who tried to stick up a zbc police."

Kat flipped around, and cursed to herself.

Jill and Ace hopped in their zoids and sped off.

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