The Bodyguard
Bit and Leena soon arrived in Jatiran City. It was Wednesday, and the streets were filled with people. The former slave had to be restrained from staring. He'd never seen so much activity in his whole life, as slaves did tend to live in solitude.
First Leena took Bit to the clothing store to get something better to wear. He dawdled for about a half-hour before finally picking up a white tunic and black breeches. When he left the changing room, Leena's eyes went wide. She never thought anyone could ever be this handsome.
After shopping, Leena took Bit back with her to her home. Immediately, she went to tell her father what was going on. She found Toros in his workroom playing with wooden warrior dolls-fighting dolls that represented monsters. He didn't even notice his daughter's entrance.
"Dad, I found a bodyguard," announced Leena.
That made Toros look up from his models. He eyed Bit for a little while, and smiled. Bit felt nervous just standing there. "Good Leena," he replied, "The armor is up in the attic. What's this boy's name anyway?"
Leena told her father, "His name is Bit Cloud."
* * *
"What's with your dad anyway? He's so out of it. I mean no disrespect, but I've never met a grown man who plays with children's toys," inquired Bit.
Leena answered, "He's just always been that way ever since I can remember. Well my mother died when I was small, so I never could ask her what she saw in him in the first place. I certainly don't think this is very funny."
They were in the attic trying to find the armor that Toros was talking about. But neither Bit nor Leena had the slightest idea of where he'd put it. At last, Leena opened an old trunk, and two sets of dull gray armor spilled out. With each set, there was a breastplate, gauntlets, and boots.
"Bit," said Leena, "Why don't you put one of the sets on, and I'll try on the other. I've always wanted to wear armor."
So they tried on the two sets. But just as they'd put the armor on their bodies, something strange happened. All of the armor Bit was wearing turned silver, while the pieces Leena had put on turned gold. In trying to experiment, they changed gauntlets. Once again, the ones Bit wore turned silver, while the ones Leena had on turned gold. They changed gauntlets again, and again the two pairs changed color when coming in contact with the wearer's skin.
"Is it us?" asked Leena.
Bit shrugged. It was quite strange for armor to change color like that. Especially when it changed to a different color when worn by a different person. "I don't know, but neither do I really care. It's armor, isn't it? So that means I'm protected, and so are you."
* *
The duo sat in Leena's room to ponder the magical armor. Leena had asked her father about it, but he didn't know either. Toros told her that he'd brought it off a traveling merchant he'd met before he met Leena's mom. But for some reason they wouldn't let him wear either of them. So the two sets were left in the attic to collect dust. A ladder hitting the windowsill interrupted their reverie. A voice rang up from the outside saying, "Leena, I'm coming to see you."
"Bit, you have to take care of this for me," said Leena.
So Bit stuck his head out of the window. He saw a young man about a year older than him climbing up the window. The man had on a white long sleeved shirt and brown breeches. His vest was silver with gold lining around the edges, and his gauntlets and boots were pure gold. The hair on his head was brown and his eyes were blue.
"Hey you!" yelled the man, "What are you doing in the room of my Leena?"
"I'm her bodyguard," replied Bit, "And just who in the world are you?"
The man scrambled to the top of the ladder and entered the room. "My name's Harry Champ. I'm the son of one of the most wealthy and respected merchants around. I've come to ask Leena for her hand in marriage."
Leena marked something off on a tally she'd been keeping. "Well, that's five times already this week. And it's only Wednesday. So I'll give you my usual answer.NO! Now I've got a bodyguard, so I'd advise cooling your heels or I'll have Bit beat you up."
Harry grumbled something about Bit stealing his girl. He gave Bit a sour glare and turned back towards the window. Then, he left the house.
"Who was that?" asked Bit.
"He's just the local moron who has this crush on me," answered Leena, "But he's also the most chauvinistic man I've ever met. So I just tell him off every time he comes. That's the problem I was telling you about on the way here. Do you think you can take care of him for me?"
Bit told her, "Just leave it to me."
At that moment Toros came in. He was carrying a dull gray long-sword and a dull gray wand in his hands. "Since you two can use the armors, I was thinking you could use the weapons that came with them." He handed the sword to Bit and the want to Leena.
At once, the two weapons blazed with light. When it cleared, they too had changed color. The sword was now silver with a blue gem on the hilt. The wand was gold with a magenta jewel topping it. Around the jewel on the wand was a golden piece that looked like a crescent moon. In fact, it was as if the jewel was the night sky, eclipsing the moon.
"The sword is called Panzer," Toros informed them, "And the wand is called Selena. I'm sure these weapons will be useful."
- - - -
I want to know how many people honestly thought that Harry would be Leena's problem? Well, I figured I'd just make him do stupid things like always and get himself into trouble. And Toros plays with Dolls since there's no Zoid models in this time period. The weapons are-as you can see-named after their Ultimate Xs' third conversions (read my fanfic Legend of the Organoid to find out about Leena's Ultimate X).
Bit and Leena soon arrived in Jatiran City. It was Wednesday, and the streets were filled with people. The former slave had to be restrained from staring. He'd never seen so much activity in his whole life, as slaves did tend to live in solitude.
First Leena took Bit to the clothing store to get something better to wear. He dawdled for about a half-hour before finally picking up a white tunic and black breeches. When he left the changing room, Leena's eyes went wide. She never thought anyone could ever be this handsome.
After shopping, Leena took Bit back with her to her home. Immediately, she went to tell her father what was going on. She found Toros in his workroom playing with wooden warrior dolls-fighting dolls that represented monsters. He didn't even notice his daughter's entrance.
"Dad, I found a bodyguard," announced Leena.
That made Toros look up from his models. He eyed Bit for a little while, and smiled. Bit felt nervous just standing there. "Good Leena," he replied, "The armor is up in the attic. What's this boy's name anyway?"
Leena told her father, "His name is Bit Cloud."
* * *
"What's with your dad anyway? He's so out of it. I mean no disrespect, but I've never met a grown man who plays with children's toys," inquired Bit.
Leena answered, "He's just always been that way ever since I can remember. Well my mother died when I was small, so I never could ask her what she saw in him in the first place. I certainly don't think this is very funny."
They were in the attic trying to find the armor that Toros was talking about. But neither Bit nor Leena had the slightest idea of where he'd put it. At last, Leena opened an old trunk, and two sets of dull gray armor spilled out. With each set, there was a breastplate, gauntlets, and boots.
"Bit," said Leena, "Why don't you put one of the sets on, and I'll try on the other. I've always wanted to wear armor."
So they tried on the two sets. But just as they'd put the armor on their bodies, something strange happened. All of the armor Bit was wearing turned silver, while the pieces Leena had put on turned gold. In trying to experiment, they changed gauntlets. Once again, the ones Bit wore turned silver, while the ones Leena had on turned gold. They changed gauntlets again, and again the two pairs changed color when coming in contact with the wearer's skin.
"Is it us?" asked Leena.
Bit shrugged. It was quite strange for armor to change color like that. Especially when it changed to a different color when worn by a different person. "I don't know, but neither do I really care. It's armor, isn't it? So that means I'm protected, and so are you."
* *
The duo sat in Leena's room to ponder the magical armor. Leena had asked her father about it, but he didn't know either. Toros told her that he'd brought it off a traveling merchant he'd met before he met Leena's mom. But for some reason they wouldn't let him wear either of them. So the two sets were left in the attic to collect dust. A ladder hitting the windowsill interrupted their reverie. A voice rang up from the outside saying, "Leena, I'm coming to see you."
"Bit, you have to take care of this for me," said Leena.
So Bit stuck his head out of the window. He saw a young man about a year older than him climbing up the window. The man had on a white long sleeved shirt and brown breeches. His vest was silver with gold lining around the edges, and his gauntlets and boots were pure gold. The hair on his head was brown and his eyes were blue.
"Hey you!" yelled the man, "What are you doing in the room of my Leena?"
"I'm her bodyguard," replied Bit, "And just who in the world are you?"
The man scrambled to the top of the ladder and entered the room. "My name's Harry Champ. I'm the son of one of the most wealthy and respected merchants around. I've come to ask Leena for her hand in marriage."
Leena marked something off on a tally she'd been keeping. "Well, that's five times already this week. And it's only Wednesday. So I'll give you my usual answer.NO! Now I've got a bodyguard, so I'd advise cooling your heels or I'll have Bit beat you up."
Harry grumbled something about Bit stealing his girl. He gave Bit a sour glare and turned back towards the window. Then, he left the house.
"Who was that?" asked Bit.
"He's just the local moron who has this crush on me," answered Leena, "But he's also the most chauvinistic man I've ever met. So I just tell him off every time he comes. That's the problem I was telling you about on the way here. Do you think you can take care of him for me?"
Bit told her, "Just leave it to me."
At that moment Toros came in. He was carrying a dull gray long-sword and a dull gray wand in his hands. "Since you two can use the armors, I was thinking you could use the weapons that came with them." He handed the sword to Bit and the want to Leena.
At once, the two weapons blazed with light. When it cleared, they too had changed color. The sword was now silver with a blue gem on the hilt. The wand was gold with a magenta jewel topping it. Around the jewel on the wand was a golden piece that looked like a crescent moon. In fact, it was as if the jewel was the night sky, eclipsing the moon.
"The sword is called Panzer," Toros informed them, "And the wand is called Selena. I'm sure these weapons will be useful."
- - - -
I want to know how many people honestly thought that Harry would be Leena's problem? Well, I figured I'd just make him do stupid things like always and get himself into trouble. And Toros plays with Dolls since there's no Zoid models in this time period. The weapons are-as you can see-named after their Ultimate Xs' third conversions (read my fanfic Legend of the Organoid to find out about Leena's Ultimate X).