Here's the next part to the Diamond Tigress.
I don't own Zoids, but I do own a few things; like my Quatre (Gundam Wing) poster, my DVD
player, my bag of Orange Crème Savers, my new graphing calculator, and the plot behind the
'Diamond Tigress'.
Quote of the Fic: "Often the prediction is the main cause for the predicted event." Thomas
Hobbes
Part Nine of "Diamond Tigress"
'Shades of Purple'
~~
Lilac grinned as Theo led Leon, Bit, Leena, and Harmony on to the carrier. They had left their
Zoids a few hundred meters away and 'crept' abroad her ship. Leon had left his Blade Liger,
Harmony left her Songbird, Bit left his Liger Zero Panzer, and Leena left her Emerald Tigress
'concealed' behind a mountain. She was sure that Bit and Leon felt ill towards leaving their
Zoids and going on foot since this wasn't something they were used to do.
"Let us go and meet our guests, Star. We don't want to seem rude, now do we?" Lilac asked
as she stood up, her black dress falling in place.
Star meowed, agreeing with her mistress.
~~
"Now which way Theo?" Leena asked, a bit edgy as to why Theo was acting the way he was.
Theo looked around, acting like he was looking for a corridor or which corridor to use. He was
mumbling to himself and ignored Leena's question.
"Theo, now where do we go?" Harmony asked. Like Leena, she knew that Theo normally wasn't
so... anxious. He seemed to be waiting for something... or someone.
"I would say... nowhere." Lilac said as she entered the room. Star followed her mistress,
eyeing the intruders like she was ready to pounce.
"Lilac!" Leena hissed.
"You remember me, Leena. I'm touched." Lilac said.
"I brought them to you like you asked, Mother. Unfortunately, these two insisted on coming
along." Theo said as he bowed to Lilac.
"Mother?" Harmony said and then narrowed her eyes.
"Yes. Lilac is my mother. Are you surprised girls?" Theo asked.
Bit growled. "You sleaze."
Leon kept his eye on his sister and Harmony. "Why did you want us here?"
Lilac waved her hand about, almost in a dismissing manner. "I didn't want you and Cloud here.
My revenge is just for Leena and Harmony. Those two girls are troublemakers. They have ruined
my plans one too many times."
Theo pulled a switch as a light gas started filling the room and he and his mother stepped
behind a wall. "It's time to play a little game."
"Sleeping gas..." Leena said as she started to collapse. Bit caught her and they both fell
to the ground, side by side.
"Don't breathe..." Harmony said, as she slumped to the ground, followed by Leon.
~~
When Leena woke up, she expected to be bound and ganged. She was almost disappointed to realize
she was free to move. What surprised her even more was the fact Bit was in the room with her.
"Bit?" Leena whispered, shaking the boy. Bit groaned.
"Not now mummy..." Bit said, turning over.
"Bit, I'm not your mother." Leena said, flatly.
Bit frowned as he woke up. "What time is it and how long have we been out? Hey, how come we
aren't gagged or tied up or anything?"
Leena sighed. "I'm not sure how to answer any of those questions since I don't know."
Bit noticed a note by the open door, and handed to Leena, who read it aloud. "I'll bet that
you two are wondering why you aren't tied up and gagged. Well, I like to have a little bit
of fun before I kill my prisoners. On the other side of the base are your friends. Go and
find them."
"What now?" Bit asked, standing up while offering a hand to Leena.
Leena smiled grimly as she took Bit's offered hand. "We go and find Leon and Harm."
~~
Harmony starting to come around, finding herself in Leon's lap.
"Good, you're awake." Leon said.
"How long have I been out? And why am I not bound and gagged?" Harmony asked.
"Why? I don't know. You've been out about ten minutes longer than I have, but I don't know
how long I was out. Why we're not tied up, I don't know, but read this." Leon said, handing
her Lilac's note.
"Thanks to Theo, I have an extra toy. Now, you weren't tied up because we're going to play a
little game. It's time to play a game of cat and mouse. Your teammates are on the other side
of the base. Go and find them." Harmony read, frowning.
Leon gently moved Harmony off his lap, and she frowned. He ignored her as he stood up.
"Let's go find my sister and her boyfriend."
Harmony nodded, almost sadly, as she stood up. "Leon, about the kiss..."
Leon turned and looked at her. "We'll talk about it when it's a more appropriate time."
Harmony's face fell, thinking that Leon was going to tell her that he hated her and never
wanted to see her again. "Okay."
Leon started to walk towards the door, Harmony following, when he stopped. "Don't worry Harm,
it meant as much to me as you think it doesn't."
Harmony's face brightened and she took the lead. Not to mention Leon's hand.
~~
Leena and Bit had been walking for almost an hour. Of course, without a clock, they couldn't
be sure, but it was a wild guess. Leena had taken the lead and Bit walked beside her, their
hands still joined.
"Leena..." Bit said, a little nervously since neither had talked in the last half hour.
Leena snapped out of her thoughts. "What Bit?"
Bit shrugged. "Just making sure you're okay."
Leena smiled at how caring Bit was. "I'm fine, besides the obvious."
"You're worried about Harmony and Leon." It was a statement, not a question.
Leena sighed, "I am. Leon isn't trained to fight with skilled fighters. Harmony can get a
little into her fights, and sometimes she doesn't know when to end the fight and when to
continue it. It has always been one of her faults. She can be so protective sometimes that
she tunes too much out."
Bit hugged Leena around the waist. "I'm sure they'll be fine. We'll find them soon enough."
Leena nodded, and as she and Bit turned down a corridor, a hand roughly grabbed her shoulder
and pulled her away from Bit. Before Bit could react, Leena threw her attacker into the
nearby wall, and tensed, ready for another attack. No more adversaries came. Leena relaxed
her body and looked to Bit.
Bit's mouth had dropped open.
Leena smiled. "Bity... come on, wakey wakey."
Bit snapped out of it. "Don't call me Bity. Where did you learn to fight like that?"
Leena shrugged. "I told you, the ZBC trained both Harmony and me."
Bit kissed Leena. "It was a nice move. What do you say we continue our search?"
Leena smiled and took Bit's offered hand. They continued down the corridor.
~~
Harmony and Leon had been walking in silence also. Harmony still held Leon's hand and Leon
was not ready to let her go. He needed Harmony, whether or not his head would allow it, his
heart was demanding it. He did love her.
Harmony herself was swimming in emotions and feelings. She loved Leon, and she was nearly
certain that he loved her. Leena had said so herself that Leon loved her, and Leena and Leon
were family.
Harmony loved Leon and Leon loved Harmony. They both realized at the same time that they did
love each other.
"Harmony..." Leon said, trailing off.
Harmony jumped, startled. "Hmm?"
"I... I..." Leon stopped.
"What is it, Leon?" Harmony said.
"Harm, I l-" Leon stopped as an arm grabbed Harmony around her neck and breaking the handhold.
Reflexes kicked in, and Harmony threw the man into the wall. No one else came and Harmony
allowed herself to relax.
Leon whistled in awe. "Where did you learn to do that?"
Harmony smiled despite herself. "Training from the ZBC."
Leon kissed her cheek. "That was really good."
Harmony blushed and the two continued.
~~
Lilac frowned as the two teams of two drew nearer and nearer to each other. Star meowed a
question, but Lilac ignored her. "Theo, when they finally find each other, I want you to be
there!"
Theo bowed. "Yes, Mother."
"One more thing, before you leave... If you see Charlotte or Iris..." Lilac trailed off.
"What is it, Mother?"
"...Kill them."
"Are you sure Mother?" Theo asked, in mild disbelief.
"Of course I'm sure. They have failed me. Now go!" Lilac said, her voice firm.
Theo bowed once more, but his heart felt heavy. "As you wish, Mother."
~~
"Harm! Leon!" Leena yelled down the empty corridor.
"You think that they can hear us?" Bit asked.
Leena coughed for a second before answering. "Of course they can."
"Leon! Harmony!" Bit yelled while Leena rested her voice
~~
"That was Bit!" Leon said as tugged Harmony's hand to move faster.
"Are you sure?" Harmony asked.
Leon nodded and tugged her hand again, making Harmony need to trot to keep up with him.
"Leena! Bit!" Harmony called down the hall.
~~
"I told you they could hear us." Leena muttered as she and Bit walked briskly to where they had
heard Harmony.
"Whatever." Bit muttered, grumpy that he was wrong.
When Leena saw the two emerge from the dark tunnel, she smiled and met Harmony halfway in a
hug.
"I'm glad you're okay Harm." Leena said as she pulled away from Harmony and Bit pulled Leena
into his arms.
Leon smirked at Bit, but he said nothing.
"Isn't this a touching reunion?" Theo asked as he emerged from a hallway that neither group had
noticed before.
Bit growled, subconsciously pulling Leena closer to him.
Theo smirked. "You forget Bit, Leena is a trained fighter. She would last longer than you in
any fight. In fact, I'm the one who taught both girls a lot of their fighting skills. Now,
I never taught them to throw people into walls, but I must say, they picked that skill up
quite nicely."
Leon growled this time, shoving Harmony behind him. Both girls looked at each other. As sweet
as these gestures were, they did not need protected. In their view, Bit and Leon were the ones
who needed their protection, as they knew what they were up against.
Leena gently pushed herself out of Bit's arms. "You and your mother have a grudge against
Harmony and me. Not Bit and Leon. Let them go, Theo."
Theo shook his head. "I'm sorry Leena, I can't do that. You see, like Charlotte and Iris,
they have seen too much of this base. Like you and Harmony, Charlotte and Iris, they have to
die."
Leena's eye went wide with horror and disbelief. "You killed Charlotte?!"
Theo nodded, appearing saddened for a second before appearing unemotional once again.
Harmony withheld a gasp. "You loved Charlotte! You pined after her! We had to listen to you
rant on about her and how you missed her!"
Theo's face fell. "Yes, I loved Char, but Mother comes first."
Leon frowned, his eyes hard. "You really are a sleaze."
Theo shrugged, obviously not caring. He then smirked at Harmony. He knew her faults in
battle, as he had been one of her trainers. "Come Harmony. Let's fight one on one."
Harmony glared at him, but accepted. Leon tried talking her out of it, but she shook her
head. Leena put a supporting arm on her brother as she watched Harmony and Theo both tense for
the fight. Bit gathered Leena into his arms and watched the fight with the siblings.
Theo knew what he was doing when he issued the fight. He knew Harmony would accept. He knew he
couldn't kill Harmony, Leena and Bit would maul him before that while Leon dragged her sorry
carcass out of the way. His goal was to weaken Harmony so she wouldn't stand as much of a
chance against his mother. Everything was for his mother.
Theo immediately took the offense, leaving Harmony on defense. She blocked each kick and punch
with agility that could only be shown from a trained and skilled fighter. She risked a look at
Theo's eyes and almost screamed in rage. To him, this was nothing but a practice battle.
To him, she was not a fighter. She was pathetic. She was useless. She was a weak woman.
Harmony Leo wasn't always feminine, but she hated chauvinist people with a passion. She did a
quick roundhouse kick to Theo's stomach, which he blocked easily. He flipped her leg back and
she back flipped with the motion and landed safely on her feet.
As the trio watched the fight, Leena took notice of the sharp intakes of breath her brother
would take when Harmony was almost hit. Bit's arms were tense and tight around Leena's waist
as if he was afraid that she'd run to help Harmony, but Leena knew even though his arms were so
tight against her, she wouldn't run to help Harmony. Harmony accepted the challenge, so she
had to finish it. Leena would only interfere if it looked like Harmony was in serious trouble.
More blocks and blows were exchanged, neither fighter gaining the ground that they desperately
needed. Both were becoming exhausted, but neither would concede. Harmony managed to punch him
in the ribs which left Theo's guard down for a second. That second was all Harmony needed.
She kicked Theo is the stomach, which sent him into the wall. He was down and out.
Theo gasped for breath. "You win Harmony. Congratulations. I didn't think you had it in you."
Harmony glared at him, but before she could comment, Leon was hugging her close to him.
Harmony smiled and relaxed in his arms while Leena interrogated Theo.
After Leena finished talking to Theo, she slapped him, and then turned to the three waiting
for her. She smiled pleasantly to them, which made them sweatdrop. "It turns out Theo was a
spy for his mother. He joined the ZBC in hopes of helping his mother bring their downfall.
Remember when he disappeared before the final fight with Lilac, Harmony?"
Harmony nodded. "Yeah, he was nowhere to be found."
Leena nodded. "He was warning Lilac. Come on, he was also nice enough to tell me where Lilac
is at."
~~
Lilac swore as she watched them leave the room. How could Harmony have beaten her son? She
was about to yell for Iris and Charlotte but then remembered her words and Theo's actions.
She swore again and chased Star off of her lap. There were still about thirty people on the
base, and she instructed them through their walkie-talkies to be prepared for a Zoid fight.
When she cut communications to the sergeant of her men, they were each going to their Zoids.
~~
Leena lead the group to the left. Harmony was on her right, with Leon behind her. Bit walked
on her left side, more alert than she had ever seen him. "After this passageway we should be
there."
"You trust Theo's directions?" Leon asked aloud.
Harmony answered. "Of course. He knows better than to give Leena faulty direction after the
last time."
"What happened the last time?" Bit asked, absentmindedly squeezing Leena's hand tighter.
"He gave me the wrong coordinates for a battle I was supposed to be in. I backtracked,
literally, until I found him and beat him within five inches of his sorry life. Looking back
now, I'm almost sorry that I didn't kill him." Leena said, as she shook the hand Bit was
holding and he eased his grip.
"Yes, but some of those threats..." Harmony said, trailing off.
Leena smiled but halted the group outside a large door.
~~
Here's the end for... I'm kidding! The real ending is worse...
~~
Steve Taurus was on the look out for a sign from his children. He had been like this for the
past five hours.
"I'm getting worried." Jamie said finally.
Brad nodded. "They should have been back by now."
Naomi then spoke up. "You forget, boys, that they were going to fight Lilac, the ringleader of
all this trouble. They'll be back when the battle is done."
"Are you sure?" Steve asked.
Naomi nodded. "Positive."
~~
Leena yanked open the door, and Lilac turned around.
"Well, I see Theo was no problem for you to get around." Lilac said flatly.
Harmony snorted. "He was no problem at all."
Lilac shook her head. "He is loyal and strong, but not always smart."
"Lilac, just hand yourself in. We don't need a giant production like last time." Leena said,
knowing that it would never work.
Leena was, of course, right. Sometimes, Leena hated it when she was right.
"Leena, why do you waste your breath on simple things that you know will never work? It makes
no sense to me! Anyhow, I decided to give you and your friends' ample time to get to your
Zoids. I will regret destroying the beautiful Diamond Tigress and the strong Liger Zero in
battle, but alas, they are Ultimate Xs, so they chose their pilot." Lilac said.
Both Bit and Leena growled at the thought of their beloved Zoids falling into the wrong hands.
"You'll never get your dirty hands near the Liger or the Tigress." Bit growled.
"Never say never, child. Now go and get your Zoids, children. I wish to defeat you in battle,
for none of you would make it against me in hand-to-hand combat. Defeating you in a Zoid
battle might at least be challenging. Oh, yes, Leena, darling, watch out for cliffs."
Lilac said as she disappeared behind, yet another, door.
Harmony swore viciously under her breath, which made Leon blink. "Now what Leena?"
Leena's eyes became hollowed for a second before they narrowed. "We do as she said. It's all
we can do."
Bit tensed and then sighed. "I was afraid you were going to say that."
~~
They had made great time back out to the Zoids since Lilac had left the emergency doors open
for them to just run out of. She wanted to make their 'defeat' as easy as possible. Each
knew that they would not lose.
Leena and Bit's Zoids knew their pilot's worries. As three pilots ran and one flew back
towards the base, Bit made a silent promise that nothing would happen to her. He didn't think
he could live without her. Little did he know, Leon was making the same silent promise.
When they rounded the last corner, they were met with Lilac and her thirty guards. This time,
it was Leena who swore ferociously under her breath. Bit blinked at her, almost in awe over
the COM-link.
Harmony took charge. "Lee and Bit, you two take on the right half of these Zoids and Leon
and I will cover the other half."
"What about Lilac?" Leon asked.
Harmony smiled evilly. "Whoever gets her, gets her. She's free game."
With those words, Bit and Leena immediately began shooting their ways through the enemy Zoids.
Leon slashed his blades through the Zoids that got in his way while Harmony dropped missiles on
the Zoids.
Bit was amazed at how much better Leena had gotten at close range combat and how well she kept
her trigger-happiness locked out of the fight. She had become an excellent Zoid warrior and
she and the Tigress worked well together. It, happily, reminded him of the Liger and himself.
Leon had never been thrilled with the thoughts of flying a Zoid, but he had rarely seen anyone
fly a Zoid as well as Harmony. (Authoress: *beating on her desk lamp*) Not even Jamie would
be able to pilot a Zoid as well as she was.
Soon, all that was left was Lilac. She had, skillfully (grudgingly admitted from both Leena
and Harmony), avoided every attack aimed her way. Right now, the pilots were at a stalemate,
as if they were testing one another.
Bit's eyes scanned the battlefield and he finally got a good look at Lilac's base. He smiled.
"Leena, could you bring up a map of Lilac's fortress?"
Leena shrugged over the COM-link. "Probably, why?"
"I have an idea."
Harmony's face popped up. "If she can't bring a map up, I probably can."
Leon also showed his face. "What's the plan Bit?"
Bit explained his plan and Leena smiled as she brought up a map of the base. Everyone voiced
his or her agreement.
The Songbird and the Blade Liger charged toward Lilac. Lilac, in an Elephander, easily dodged
the attack. For a minute, she wondered where Bit and Leena had got too.
Lilac realized one second too late. "No, don't do it!"
Like Bit's plan, while the Songbird and Blade Liger kept Lilac busy, the Emerald Tigress and
the Panzer had a chance to launch missiles towards Lilac's base. The plan was a major
success. Since the base was equipped to fly, like a Whale King, there was a large amount of
gas and oil, not to mention ammunition and firearms, and other Zoids. The missiles from both
the Tigress and the Liger hit their target, dead on.
The explosion rocked the area for miles around.
~~
*winks* I told you it was going to be worse.
Anyhow, I need to know if you readers are interested in a sequel for this. I have a plot idea
for it and I need to know if I should develop it or forget it. Besides, whether or not there
is a sequel, I need to know how to write the epilogue/next chapter. Please tell me in your
REVIEWS if you're interested in a sequel.
If you're interested, I finished this part listening to "Ten Rounds with Jose Cuervo", which is
a country/drinking sound by Tracey Byrd...
PLEASE REVIEW!
Peace, Love, and the Moon!
Moonfairy2000
I don't own Zoids, but I do own a few things; like my Quatre (Gundam Wing) poster, my DVD
player, my bag of Orange Crème Savers, my new graphing calculator, and the plot behind the
'Diamond Tigress'.
Quote of the Fic: "Often the prediction is the main cause for the predicted event." Thomas
Hobbes
Part Nine of "Diamond Tigress"
'Shades of Purple'
~~
Lilac grinned as Theo led Leon, Bit, Leena, and Harmony on to the carrier. They had left their
Zoids a few hundred meters away and 'crept' abroad her ship. Leon had left his Blade Liger,
Harmony left her Songbird, Bit left his Liger Zero Panzer, and Leena left her Emerald Tigress
'concealed' behind a mountain. She was sure that Bit and Leon felt ill towards leaving their
Zoids and going on foot since this wasn't something they were used to do.
"Let us go and meet our guests, Star. We don't want to seem rude, now do we?" Lilac asked
as she stood up, her black dress falling in place.
Star meowed, agreeing with her mistress.
~~
"Now which way Theo?" Leena asked, a bit edgy as to why Theo was acting the way he was.
Theo looked around, acting like he was looking for a corridor or which corridor to use. He was
mumbling to himself and ignored Leena's question.
"Theo, now where do we go?" Harmony asked. Like Leena, she knew that Theo normally wasn't
so... anxious. He seemed to be waiting for something... or someone.
"I would say... nowhere." Lilac said as she entered the room. Star followed her mistress,
eyeing the intruders like she was ready to pounce.
"Lilac!" Leena hissed.
"You remember me, Leena. I'm touched." Lilac said.
"I brought them to you like you asked, Mother. Unfortunately, these two insisted on coming
along." Theo said as he bowed to Lilac.
"Mother?" Harmony said and then narrowed her eyes.
"Yes. Lilac is my mother. Are you surprised girls?" Theo asked.
Bit growled. "You sleaze."
Leon kept his eye on his sister and Harmony. "Why did you want us here?"
Lilac waved her hand about, almost in a dismissing manner. "I didn't want you and Cloud here.
My revenge is just for Leena and Harmony. Those two girls are troublemakers. They have ruined
my plans one too many times."
Theo pulled a switch as a light gas started filling the room and he and his mother stepped
behind a wall. "It's time to play a little game."
"Sleeping gas..." Leena said as she started to collapse. Bit caught her and they both fell
to the ground, side by side.
"Don't breathe..." Harmony said, as she slumped to the ground, followed by Leon.
~~
When Leena woke up, she expected to be bound and ganged. She was almost disappointed to realize
she was free to move. What surprised her even more was the fact Bit was in the room with her.
"Bit?" Leena whispered, shaking the boy. Bit groaned.
"Not now mummy..." Bit said, turning over.
"Bit, I'm not your mother." Leena said, flatly.
Bit frowned as he woke up. "What time is it and how long have we been out? Hey, how come we
aren't gagged or tied up or anything?"
Leena sighed. "I'm not sure how to answer any of those questions since I don't know."
Bit noticed a note by the open door, and handed to Leena, who read it aloud. "I'll bet that
you two are wondering why you aren't tied up and gagged. Well, I like to have a little bit
of fun before I kill my prisoners. On the other side of the base are your friends. Go and
find them."
"What now?" Bit asked, standing up while offering a hand to Leena.
Leena smiled grimly as she took Bit's offered hand. "We go and find Leon and Harm."
~~
Harmony starting to come around, finding herself in Leon's lap.
"Good, you're awake." Leon said.
"How long have I been out? And why am I not bound and gagged?" Harmony asked.
"Why? I don't know. You've been out about ten minutes longer than I have, but I don't know
how long I was out. Why we're not tied up, I don't know, but read this." Leon said, handing
her Lilac's note.
"Thanks to Theo, I have an extra toy. Now, you weren't tied up because we're going to play a
little game. It's time to play a game of cat and mouse. Your teammates are on the other side
of the base. Go and find them." Harmony read, frowning.
Leon gently moved Harmony off his lap, and she frowned. He ignored her as he stood up.
"Let's go find my sister and her boyfriend."
Harmony nodded, almost sadly, as she stood up. "Leon, about the kiss..."
Leon turned and looked at her. "We'll talk about it when it's a more appropriate time."
Harmony's face fell, thinking that Leon was going to tell her that he hated her and never
wanted to see her again. "Okay."
Leon started to walk towards the door, Harmony following, when he stopped. "Don't worry Harm,
it meant as much to me as you think it doesn't."
Harmony's face brightened and she took the lead. Not to mention Leon's hand.
~~
Leena and Bit had been walking for almost an hour. Of course, without a clock, they couldn't
be sure, but it was a wild guess. Leena had taken the lead and Bit walked beside her, their
hands still joined.
"Leena..." Bit said, a little nervously since neither had talked in the last half hour.
Leena snapped out of her thoughts. "What Bit?"
Bit shrugged. "Just making sure you're okay."
Leena smiled at how caring Bit was. "I'm fine, besides the obvious."
"You're worried about Harmony and Leon." It was a statement, not a question.
Leena sighed, "I am. Leon isn't trained to fight with skilled fighters. Harmony can get a
little into her fights, and sometimes she doesn't know when to end the fight and when to
continue it. It has always been one of her faults. She can be so protective sometimes that
she tunes too much out."
Bit hugged Leena around the waist. "I'm sure they'll be fine. We'll find them soon enough."
Leena nodded, and as she and Bit turned down a corridor, a hand roughly grabbed her shoulder
and pulled her away from Bit. Before Bit could react, Leena threw her attacker into the
nearby wall, and tensed, ready for another attack. No more adversaries came. Leena relaxed
her body and looked to Bit.
Bit's mouth had dropped open.
Leena smiled. "Bity... come on, wakey wakey."
Bit snapped out of it. "Don't call me Bity. Where did you learn to fight like that?"
Leena shrugged. "I told you, the ZBC trained both Harmony and me."
Bit kissed Leena. "It was a nice move. What do you say we continue our search?"
Leena smiled and took Bit's offered hand. They continued down the corridor.
~~
Harmony and Leon had been walking in silence also. Harmony still held Leon's hand and Leon
was not ready to let her go. He needed Harmony, whether or not his head would allow it, his
heart was demanding it. He did love her.
Harmony herself was swimming in emotions and feelings. She loved Leon, and she was nearly
certain that he loved her. Leena had said so herself that Leon loved her, and Leena and Leon
were family.
Harmony loved Leon and Leon loved Harmony. They both realized at the same time that they did
love each other.
"Harmony..." Leon said, trailing off.
Harmony jumped, startled. "Hmm?"
"I... I..." Leon stopped.
"What is it, Leon?" Harmony said.
"Harm, I l-" Leon stopped as an arm grabbed Harmony around her neck and breaking the handhold.
Reflexes kicked in, and Harmony threw the man into the wall. No one else came and Harmony
allowed herself to relax.
Leon whistled in awe. "Where did you learn to do that?"
Harmony smiled despite herself. "Training from the ZBC."
Leon kissed her cheek. "That was really good."
Harmony blushed and the two continued.
~~
Lilac frowned as the two teams of two drew nearer and nearer to each other. Star meowed a
question, but Lilac ignored her. "Theo, when they finally find each other, I want you to be
there!"
Theo bowed. "Yes, Mother."
"One more thing, before you leave... If you see Charlotte or Iris..." Lilac trailed off.
"What is it, Mother?"
"...Kill them."
"Are you sure Mother?" Theo asked, in mild disbelief.
"Of course I'm sure. They have failed me. Now go!" Lilac said, her voice firm.
Theo bowed once more, but his heart felt heavy. "As you wish, Mother."
~~
"Harm! Leon!" Leena yelled down the empty corridor.
"You think that they can hear us?" Bit asked.
Leena coughed for a second before answering. "Of course they can."
"Leon! Harmony!" Bit yelled while Leena rested her voice
~~
"That was Bit!" Leon said as tugged Harmony's hand to move faster.
"Are you sure?" Harmony asked.
Leon nodded and tugged her hand again, making Harmony need to trot to keep up with him.
"Leena! Bit!" Harmony called down the hall.
~~
"I told you they could hear us." Leena muttered as she and Bit walked briskly to where they had
heard Harmony.
"Whatever." Bit muttered, grumpy that he was wrong.
When Leena saw the two emerge from the dark tunnel, she smiled and met Harmony halfway in a
hug.
"I'm glad you're okay Harm." Leena said as she pulled away from Harmony and Bit pulled Leena
into his arms.
Leon smirked at Bit, but he said nothing.
"Isn't this a touching reunion?" Theo asked as he emerged from a hallway that neither group had
noticed before.
Bit growled, subconsciously pulling Leena closer to him.
Theo smirked. "You forget Bit, Leena is a trained fighter. She would last longer than you in
any fight. In fact, I'm the one who taught both girls a lot of their fighting skills. Now,
I never taught them to throw people into walls, but I must say, they picked that skill up
quite nicely."
Leon growled this time, shoving Harmony behind him. Both girls looked at each other. As sweet
as these gestures were, they did not need protected. In their view, Bit and Leon were the ones
who needed their protection, as they knew what they were up against.
Leena gently pushed herself out of Bit's arms. "You and your mother have a grudge against
Harmony and me. Not Bit and Leon. Let them go, Theo."
Theo shook his head. "I'm sorry Leena, I can't do that. You see, like Charlotte and Iris,
they have seen too much of this base. Like you and Harmony, Charlotte and Iris, they have to
die."
Leena's eye went wide with horror and disbelief. "You killed Charlotte?!"
Theo nodded, appearing saddened for a second before appearing unemotional once again.
Harmony withheld a gasp. "You loved Charlotte! You pined after her! We had to listen to you
rant on about her and how you missed her!"
Theo's face fell. "Yes, I loved Char, but Mother comes first."
Leon frowned, his eyes hard. "You really are a sleaze."
Theo shrugged, obviously not caring. He then smirked at Harmony. He knew her faults in
battle, as he had been one of her trainers. "Come Harmony. Let's fight one on one."
Harmony glared at him, but accepted. Leon tried talking her out of it, but she shook her
head. Leena put a supporting arm on her brother as she watched Harmony and Theo both tense for
the fight. Bit gathered Leena into his arms and watched the fight with the siblings.
Theo knew what he was doing when he issued the fight. He knew Harmony would accept. He knew he
couldn't kill Harmony, Leena and Bit would maul him before that while Leon dragged her sorry
carcass out of the way. His goal was to weaken Harmony so she wouldn't stand as much of a
chance against his mother. Everything was for his mother.
Theo immediately took the offense, leaving Harmony on defense. She blocked each kick and punch
with agility that could only be shown from a trained and skilled fighter. She risked a look at
Theo's eyes and almost screamed in rage. To him, this was nothing but a practice battle.
To him, she was not a fighter. She was pathetic. She was useless. She was a weak woman.
Harmony Leo wasn't always feminine, but she hated chauvinist people with a passion. She did a
quick roundhouse kick to Theo's stomach, which he blocked easily. He flipped her leg back and
she back flipped with the motion and landed safely on her feet.
As the trio watched the fight, Leena took notice of the sharp intakes of breath her brother
would take when Harmony was almost hit. Bit's arms were tense and tight around Leena's waist
as if he was afraid that she'd run to help Harmony, but Leena knew even though his arms were so
tight against her, she wouldn't run to help Harmony. Harmony accepted the challenge, so she
had to finish it. Leena would only interfere if it looked like Harmony was in serious trouble.
More blocks and blows were exchanged, neither fighter gaining the ground that they desperately
needed. Both were becoming exhausted, but neither would concede. Harmony managed to punch him
in the ribs which left Theo's guard down for a second. That second was all Harmony needed.
She kicked Theo is the stomach, which sent him into the wall. He was down and out.
Theo gasped for breath. "You win Harmony. Congratulations. I didn't think you had it in you."
Harmony glared at him, but before she could comment, Leon was hugging her close to him.
Harmony smiled and relaxed in his arms while Leena interrogated Theo.
After Leena finished talking to Theo, she slapped him, and then turned to the three waiting
for her. She smiled pleasantly to them, which made them sweatdrop. "It turns out Theo was a
spy for his mother. He joined the ZBC in hopes of helping his mother bring their downfall.
Remember when he disappeared before the final fight with Lilac, Harmony?"
Harmony nodded. "Yeah, he was nowhere to be found."
Leena nodded. "He was warning Lilac. Come on, he was also nice enough to tell me where Lilac
is at."
~~
Lilac swore as she watched them leave the room. How could Harmony have beaten her son? She
was about to yell for Iris and Charlotte but then remembered her words and Theo's actions.
She swore again and chased Star off of her lap. There were still about thirty people on the
base, and she instructed them through their walkie-talkies to be prepared for a Zoid fight.
When she cut communications to the sergeant of her men, they were each going to their Zoids.
~~
Leena lead the group to the left. Harmony was on her right, with Leon behind her. Bit walked
on her left side, more alert than she had ever seen him. "After this passageway we should be
there."
"You trust Theo's directions?" Leon asked aloud.
Harmony answered. "Of course. He knows better than to give Leena faulty direction after the
last time."
"What happened the last time?" Bit asked, absentmindedly squeezing Leena's hand tighter.
"He gave me the wrong coordinates for a battle I was supposed to be in. I backtracked,
literally, until I found him and beat him within five inches of his sorry life. Looking back
now, I'm almost sorry that I didn't kill him." Leena said, as she shook the hand Bit was
holding and he eased his grip.
"Yes, but some of those threats..." Harmony said, trailing off.
Leena smiled but halted the group outside a large door.
~~
Here's the end for... I'm kidding! The real ending is worse...
~~
Steve Taurus was on the look out for a sign from his children. He had been like this for the
past five hours.
"I'm getting worried." Jamie said finally.
Brad nodded. "They should have been back by now."
Naomi then spoke up. "You forget, boys, that they were going to fight Lilac, the ringleader of
all this trouble. They'll be back when the battle is done."
"Are you sure?" Steve asked.
Naomi nodded. "Positive."
~~
Leena yanked open the door, and Lilac turned around.
"Well, I see Theo was no problem for you to get around." Lilac said flatly.
Harmony snorted. "He was no problem at all."
Lilac shook her head. "He is loyal and strong, but not always smart."
"Lilac, just hand yourself in. We don't need a giant production like last time." Leena said,
knowing that it would never work.
Leena was, of course, right. Sometimes, Leena hated it when she was right.
"Leena, why do you waste your breath on simple things that you know will never work? It makes
no sense to me! Anyhow, I decided to give you and your friends' ample time to get to your
Zoids. I will regret destroying the beautiful Diamond Tigress and the strong Liger Zero in
battle, but alas, they are Ultimate Xs, so they chose their pilot." Lilac said.
Both Bit and Leena growled at the thought of their beloved Zoids falling into the wrong hands.
"You'll never get your dirty hands near the Liger or the Tigress." Bit growled.
"Never say never, child. Now go and get your Zoids, children. I wish to defeat you in battle,
for none of you would make it against me in hand-to-hand combat. Defeating you in a Zoid
battle might at least be challenging. Oh, yes, Leena, darling, watch out for cliffs."
Lilac said as she disappeared behind, yet another, door.
Harmony swore viciously under her breath, which made Leon blink. "Now what Leena?"
Leena's eyes became hollowed for a second before they narrowed. "We do as she said. It's all
we can do."
Bit tensed and then sighed. "I was afraid you were going to say that."
~~
They had made great time back out to the Zoids since Lilac had left the emergency doors open
for them to just run out of. She wanted to make their 'defeat' as easy as possible. Each
knew that they would not lose.
Leena and Bit's Zoids knew their pilot's worries. As three pilots ran and one flew back
towards the base, Bit made a silent promise that nothing would happen to her. He didn't think
he could live without her. Little did he know, Leon was making the same silent promise.
When they rounded the last corner, they were met with Lilac and her thirty guards. This time,
it was Leena who swore ferociously under her breath. Bit blinked at her, almost in awe over
the COM-link.
Harmony took charge. "Lee and Bit, you two take on the right half of these Zoids and Leon
and I will cover the other half."
"What about Lilac?" Leon asked.
Harmony smiled evilly. "Whoever gets her, gets her. She's free game."
With those words, Bit and Leena immediately began shooting their ways through the enemy Zoids.
Leon slashed his blades through the Zoids that got in his way while Harmony dropped missiles on
the Zoids.
Bit was amazed at how much better Leena had gotten at close range combat and how well she kept
her trigger-happiness locked out of the fight. She had become an excellent Zoid warrior and
she and the Tigress worked well together. It, happily, reminded him of the Liger and himself.
Leon had never been thrilled with the thoughts of flying a Zoid, but he had rarely seen anyone
fly a Zoid as well as Harmony. (Authoress: *beating on her desk lamp*) Not even Jamie would
be able to pilot a Zoid as well as she was.
Soon, all that was left was Lilac. She had, skillfully (grudgingly admitted from both Leena
and Harmony), avoided every attack aimed her way. Right now, the pilots were at a stalemate,
as if they were testing one another.
Bit's eyes scanned the battlefield and he finally got a good look at Lilac's base. He smiled.
"Leena, could you bring up a map of Lilac's fortress?"
Leena shrugged over the COM-link. "Probably, why?"
"I have an idea."
Harmony's face popped up. "If she can't bring a map up, I probably can."
Leon also showed his face. "What's the plan Bit?"
Bit explained his plan and Leena smiled as she brought up a map of the base. Everyone voiced
his or her agreement.
The Songbird and the Blade Liger charged toward Lilac. Lilac, in an Elephander, easily dodged
the attack. For a minute, she wondered where Bit and Leena had got too.
Lilac realized one second too late. "No, don't do it!"
Like Bit's plan, while the Songbird and Blade Liger kept Lilac busy, the Emerald Tigress and
the Panzer had a chance to launch missiles towards Lilac's base. The plan was a major
success. Since the base was equipped to fly, like a Whale King, there was a large amount of
gas and oil, not to mention ammunition and firearms, and other Zoids. The missiles from both
the Tigress and the Liger hit their target, dead on.
The explosion rocked the area for miles around.
~~
*winks* I told you it was going to be worse.
Anyhow, I need to know if you readers are interested in a sequel for this. I have a plot idea
for it and I need to know if I should develop it or forget it. Besides, whether or not there
is a sequel, I need to know how to write the epilogue/next chapter. Please tell me in your
REVIEWS if you're interested in a sequel.
If you're interested, I finished this part listening to "Ten Rounds with Jose Cuervo", which is
a country/drinking sound by Tracey Byrd...
PLEASE REVIEW!
Peace, Love, and the Moon!
Moonfairy2000