Hi all! Thanks for all the WONDERFUL reviews I've been getting.
I don't own Zoids. I never will. I do own Harmony Leo, the Diamond Tigress and her
CAS system, the Songbird, and the Zoids festival.
Quote of the Fic: "There are some who say that Lady Fortune has a wheel, and all men are fixed
upon it. The wheel turns, and the mine rise, or fall, with the turning of the wheel."
Joaquim, "On Fortune's Wheel"
Part Five of "Diamond Tigress"
'Enter the Champ... and the Antagonist'
~~
Leena grinned. "It's been a while."
Steve smiled to see his little girl, but refrained from hugging her. He had questions to ask
Leena, and he wasn't going to ask the questions in public.
Leon immediately hugged his little sister. "It's good to see you in one piece."
Harmony grinned. "No, I just haven't decided to cut her into little pieces yet."
"Sarcasm so thick you could cut it with a knife," Leena and Naomi chorused.
Harmony rolled her eyes. "Whatever."
Leena smiled to the rest of the Blitz team. "This is the sarcastic, but trustworthy, Harmony
Leo. That's Jamie, Brad, and Bit. You remember Leon."
"It's nice to meet you," Jamie said, shaking the offered hand.
Bit, meanwhile, hadn't said a word as Leena introduced Harmony to each of the other pilots.
Leena held herself much differently than he remembered. She seemed more proud and confident,
but there was a look in her eyes that said she had walked away from many hard battles. The
look also said she had not walked away from all the battles unscathed.
"Bit, are you in there?" Brad asked, slyness creeping back into his tone.
Bit snapped back into reality, realizing that everyone had been staring at him.
Harmony jabbed Leena in the ribs, and Leena just rolled her eyes. Naomi shook her head, and
the guys, as the fact they were guys, stood there, clueless.
"LEENA!" a voice called.
Leena twitched. "How did he get invited?"
"Bribery." Naomi and Harmony said in unison.
"Who was invited?" Bit asked.
"Harry Champ." Leena said, as Harry ran, nearly literally, into the small group.
"Leena, I'm so happy to see you!" Harry said.
The group watched as Leena said nothing for about three minutes. Harmony suddenly noticed
Leena's fist had begun to tighten and release. Harmony grimaced, and immediately knew that
she had to get Leena out of the area before she exploded. Fortunately, Bit was two steps ahead
of Harmony.
"Leena, I was interested in the Tigress's transformation compared to the Liger's. Would you
mind showing me the Tigress?" Bit asked.
Leena sighed in relief. "I'd love to, Bit. Harmony, you'll show the Blitz team around won't
you?"
Harmony nodded, and then winked at Leena.
"Come on, Bit," Leena said, ignoring her best friend.
"Sure!" Bit replied.
"What about me?" Harry asked, as he followed Bit and Leena to the garage.
~~
When the small group reached the garage area, Leena turned around and throttled Harry. After
that, Leena calmly smiled at Bit, and the two walked into the garage.
"The Tigress is over here." Leena said.
Leena and Bit stopped in front of a large white Zoid. Leena turned around and began to
narrate. "This is the Diamond Tigress. I'm sure you guys did a background check on us,
and yes, the Tigress is an Ultimate X. She has three CAS systems: Sapphire, which is like the
Jager, the Emerald, which is like the Panzer system, and finally, Ruby, which is like the
Scheinder."
Bit nodded, impressed. "How did you come across this stunning Zoid?"
Leena grinned, "I didn't come across her. The Tigress found me."
Bit asked Leena a few questions, basically comparing the separate CAS systems. After about ten
minutes, and a few dozen comments, the Tigress roared.
Leena turned to Bit. "She wants to go on a run, and I would like to go one myself. Would you
like to come along?"
Bit looked at Leena, and then to the Tigress. The bond those two shared reminded himself of
him and Liger.
Bit nodded. "I think the Liger would like that too. He's still in the Hover Cargo though."
Leena nodded. "That's fine. I need to let Harmony know that I'll be going on a run, or else
she'll think something she shouldn't be thinking."
Bit looked curious. "Like what?"
"Whatever her possessed imagination can come up with." Leena said, flatly.
~~
When Leena and Bit found their friends, Harmony raised an eyebrow, but Leena shock her head.
"Doc, I'm taking the Liger out on a run with Leena and her Tigress," Bit said.
Brad was about to comment, but Leon quickly slapped a hand over Brad's mouth and glared at the
younger boy.
Steve answered, "Go ahead."
Leena raised an eyebrow at Harmony. "Would any of you like to come along?"
Both Bit and Leena's mind screamed that no should come along, that the two wanted to be alone.
Jamie was about to reply, but Leon slapped his other hand over Jamie's mouth. Leon then
quietly dragged both boys away from the others.
Naomi was the one who answered. "I think everyone will have to pass. We'll meet back at the
hotel in about two hours?"
Leena and Bit nodded, and then they walked away. Both Bit and Leena were happy that no one
wanted to come along. The time alone would give them time to work out their emotions.
"I'll go get the Liger and meet you at the garage." Bit said, running off in the direction of
the Hover Cargo.
Leena nodded, her eyes reflecting the conflicting thoughts going on in her mind.
'It's great to see the Blitz team again. Especially Bit. Hey, where did that comment come
from? I'll admit that I did miss him, but I missed the others too.'
~~
Bit ran over to Liger, happy to be going out alone with Leena. It had been so long since he
had last saw her, and Bit wouldn't deny it, he was happy to see Leena. 'I guess Liger was
right. Leena did come back to us. I would like to know what gives her eyes that haunted
look. I can't stand to see her looking so sad... When we last saw her, her eyes sparkled
with laughter and happiness. The laughter is still there, but the happiness isn't. What
could have happened to her?'
~~
Leena had just mobilized the Diamond Tigress when Bit came with the Liger. Leena quickly
typed a few commands into the Tigress, and a COM-link appeared, allowing communication to take
place between the two pilots.
"Are you are ready to go, Leena?" Bit asked.
Leena nodded. "Both the Tigress and I are ready to leave."
Both Bit and Leena quickly left the garage, and soon, the town itself. A comfortable silence
had settled into the air, and the two pilots piloted their Zoids with ease. One might have
said that the Zoids were piloting themselves.
~~
Now, while Bit and Leena were enjoying the run together, someone else was watching.
"Ma'am, the Liger and the Tigress have just passed through sector K-15. If they keep going in
this direction, we will show up on their radar in about two minutes," a young woman said.
The woman harshly grinned, stroking the cat in her lap. "We can not allow that to happen,
now can we Charlotte?"
The woman, now named Charlotte, gulped. "No ma'am. Awaiting your orders on how to protect this
base."
The woman once again grinned. "Smart way of wording that you don't know what to do.
Iris, rise the base up 8 meters and then use the cloaking device."
Iris nodded, and then typed the accurate commands into the keyboard and computer in front of
her. "Yes Ma'am. We have risen up by 8 meters, and the cloaking device has been enabled."
Charlotte typed a few commands into her computer. "The Liger and the Tigress are directly
under us. Any commands, Lilac?"
Lilac, the commander on the floating base, shook her head. "Do not launch an attack.
When the time is right, we will strike. For now, we will wait."
~~
The Tigress and Leena came to a halt, as Leena double-checked all her sensors. Bit stopped
about 5 meters away, and Liger roared in concern.
"Anything wrong Leena?" Bit asked, worried.
Leena shook her head. "No, but I could have sworn on my life that there was something over
top of us a second ago."
Bit shrugged. "Liger's radar didn't pick anything up. Let's head back to the festival."
Leena nodded and Bit turned around and waited for Leena. With a final look at her sensors,
and then the sky, Leena turned around and followed Bit back to town.
~~
"That was too close," the Lilac growled.
Charlotte cringed, but Iris bowed her head in an apology, and then spoke. "I'm sorry Lilac,
next time I will work faster on the shield."
Lilac accepted the apology with the grace that one might be accepting their death warrant.
"Don't let it happen again."
~~
I'm sorry about the delay (and the shortness of this part), but I had writers' block, and then
tests on top of tests, and well... I had no clue how to end this.
So, what does Lilac want with Bit and Leena? I'll tell you this: She doesn't wanna hand either
of them the best Zoid pilot of the year award.
Anyhow, like always, REVIEW!
Peace, Love, and the Moon!
Moonfairy2000
I don't own Zoids. I never will. I do own Harmony Leo, the Diamond Tigress and her
CAS system, the Songbird, and the Zoids festival.
Quote of the Fic: "There are some who say that Lady Fortune has a wheel, and all men are fixed
upon it. The wheel turns, and the mine rise, or fall, with the turning of the wheel."
Joaquim, "On Fortune's Wheel"
Part Five of "Diamond Tigress"
'Enter the Champ... and the Antagonist'
~~
Leena grinned. "It's been a while."
Steve smiled to see his little girl, but refrained from hugging her. He had questions to ask
Leena, and he wasn't going to ask the questions in public.
Leon immediately hugged his little sister. "It's good to see you in one piece."
Harmony grinned. "No, I just haven't decided to cut her into little pieces yet."
"Sarcasm so thick you could cut it with a knife," Leena and Naomi chorused.
Harmony rolled her eyes. "Whatever."
Leena smiled to the rest of the Blitz team. "This is the sarcastic, but trustworthy, Harmony
Leo. That's Jamie, Brad, and Bit. You remember Leon."
"It's nice to meet you," Jamie said, shaking the offered hand.
Bit, meanwhile, hadn't said a word as Leena introduced Harmony to each of the other pilots.
Leena held herself much differently than he remembered. She seemed more proud and confident,
but there was a look in her eyes that said she had walked away from many hard battles. The
look also said she had not walked away from all the battles unscathed.
"Bit, are you in there?" Brad asked, slyness creeping back into his tone.
Bit snapped back into reality, realizing that everyone had been staring at him.
Harmony jabbed Leena in the ribs, and Leena just rolled her eyes. Naomi shook her head, and
the guys, as the fact they were guys, stood there, clueless.
"LEENA!" a voice called.
Leena twitched. "How did he get invited?"
"Bribery." Naomi and Harmony said in unison.
"Who was invited?" Bit asked.
"Harry Champ." Leena said, as Harry ran, nearly literally, into the small group.
"Leena, I'm so happy to see you!" Harry said.
The group watched as Leena said nothing for about three minutes. Harmony suddenly noticed
Leena's fist had begun to tighten and release. Harmony grimaced, and immediately knew that
she had to get Leena out of the area before she exploded. Fortunately, Bit was two steps ahead
of Harmony.
"Leena, I was interested in the Tigress's transformation compared to the Liger's. Would you
mind showing me the Tigress?" Bit asked.
Leena sighed in relief. "I'd love to, Bit. Harmony, you'll show the Blitz team around won't
you?"
Harmony nodded, and then winked at Leena.
"Come on, Bit," Leena said, ignoring her best friend.
"Sure!" Bit replied.
"What about me?" Harry asked, as he followed Bit and Leena to the garage.
~~
When the small group reached the garage area, Leena turned around and throttled Harry. After
that, Leena calmly smiled at Bit, and the two walked into the garage.
"The Tigress is over here." Leena said.
Leena and Bit stopped in front of a large white Zoid. Leena turned around and began to
narrate. "This is the Diamond Tigress. I'm sure you guys did a background check on us,
and yes, the Tigress is an Ultimate X. She has three CAS systems: Sapphire, which is like the
Jager, the Emerald, which is like the Panzer system, and finally, Ruby, which is like the
Scheinder."
Bit nodded, impressed. "How did you come across this stunning Zoid?"
Leena grinned, "I didn't come across her. The Tigress found me."
Bit asked Leena a few questions, basically comparing the separate CAS systems. After about ten
minutes, and a few dozen comments, the Tigress roared.
Leena turned to Bit. "She wants to go on a run, and I would like to go one myself. Would you
like to come along?"
Bit looked at Leena, and then to the Tigress. The bond those two shared reminded himself of
him and Liger.
Bit nodded. "I think the Liger would like that too. He's still in the Hover Cargo though."
Leena nodded. "That's fine. I need to let Harmony know that I'll be going on a run, or else
she'll think something she shouldn't be thinking."
Bit looked curious. "Like what?"
"Whatever her possessed imagination can come up with." Leena said, flatly.
~~
When Leena and Bit found their friends, Harmony raised an eyebrow, but Leena shock her head.
"Doc, I'm taking the Liger out on a run with Leena and her Tigress," Bit said.
Brad was about to comment, but Leon quickly slapped a hand over Brad's mouth and glared at the
younger boy.
Steve answered, "Go ahead."
Leena raised an eyebrow at Harmony. "Would any of you like to come along?"
Both Bit and Leena's mind screamed that no should come along, that the two wanted to be alone.
Jamie was about to reply, but Leon slapped his other hand over Jamie's mouth. Leon then
quietly dragged both boys away from the others.
Naomi was the one who answered. "I think everyone will have to pass. We'll meet back at the
hotel in about two hours?"
Leena and Bit nodded, and then they walked away. Both Bit and Leena were happy that no one
wanted to come along. The time alone would give them time to work out their emotions.
"I'll go get the Liger and meet you at the garage." Bit said, running off in the direction of
the Hover Cargo.
Leena nodded, her eyes reflecting the conflicting thoughts going on in her mind.
'It's great to see the Blitz team again. Especially Bit. Hey, where did that comment come
from? I'll admit that I did miss him, but I missed the others too.'
~~
Bit ran over to Liger, happy to be going out alone with Leena. It had been so long since he
had last saw her, and Bit wouldn't deny it, he was happy to see Leena. 'I guess Liger was
right. Leena did come back to us. I would like to know what gives her eyes that haunted
look. I can't stand to see her looking so sad... When we last saw her, her eyes sparkled
with laughter and happiness. The laughter is still there, but the happiness isn't. What
could have happened to her?'
~~
Leena had just mobilized the Diamond Tigress when Bit came with the Liger. Leena quickly
typed a few commands into the Tigress, and a COM-link appeared, allowing communication to take
place between the two pilots.
"Are you are ready to go, Leena?" Bit asked.
Leena nodded. "Both the Tigress and I are ready to leave."
Both Bit and Leena quickly left the garage, and soon, the town itself. A comfortable silence
had settled into the air, and the two pilots piloted their Zoids with ease. One might have
said that the Zoids were piloting themselves.
~~
Now, while Bit and Leena were enjoying the run together, someone else was watching.
"Ma'am, the Liger and the Tigress have just passed through sector K-15. If they keep going in
this direction, we will show up on their radar in about two minutes," a young woman said.
The woman harshly grinned, stroking the cat in her lap. "We can not allow that to happen,
now can we Charlotte?"
The woman, now named Charlotte, gulped. "No ma'am. Awaiting your orders on how to protect this
base."
The woman once again grinned. "Smart way of wording that you don't know what to do.
Iris, rise the base up 8 meters and then use the cloaking device."
Iris nodded, and then typed the accurate commands into the keyboard and computer in front of
her. "Yes Ma'am. We have risen up by 8 meters, and the cloaking device has been enabled."
Charlotte typed a few commands into her computer. "The Liger and the Tigress are directly
under us. Any commands, Lilac?"
Lilac, the commander on the floating base, shook her head. "Do not launch an attack.
When the time is right, we will strike. For now, we will wait."
~~
The Tigress and Leena came to a halt, as Leena double-checked all her sensors. Bit stopped
about 5 meters away, and Liger roared in concern.
"Anything wrong Leena?" Bit asked, worried.
Leena shook her head. "No, but I could have sworn on my life that there was something over
top of us a second ago."
Bit shrugged. "Liger's radar didn't pick anything up. Let's head back to the festival."
Leena nodded and Bit turned around and waited for Leena. With a final look at her sensors,
and then the sky, Leena turned around and followed Bit back to town.
~~
"That was too close," the Lilac growled.
Charlotte cringed, but Iris bowed her head in an apology, and then spoke. "I'm sorry Lilac,
next time I will work faster on the shield."
Lilac accepted the apology with the grace that one might be accepting their death warrant.
"Don't let it happen again."
~~
I'm sorry about the delay (and the shortness of this part), but I had writers' block, and then
tests on top of tests, and well... I had no clue how to end this.
So, what does Lilac want with Bit and Leena? I'll tell you this: She doesn't wanna hand either
of them the best Zoid pilot of the year award.
Anyhow, like always, REVIEW!
Peace, Love, and the Moon!
Moonfairy2000