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Wishing For Snow by Shelly
CHAPTER TWO
Not very far away, a Shield Liger trudged slowly across the desert, the pilot inside not really paying attention to where he was going as he nodded off to sleep at times. He had just fought a hard won battle earlier that morning, one of the very few he had won since he had left the Blitz team, and was tired as he wondered where he would rest tonight.
It had been hard for him since then, living day after day and experiencing one battle after another in his quest to become a better warrior. There were times when he had come close to giving up and returning to his father and sister, but Bit's words kept him going on even though what little money he had from his battles with the Blitz team was almost exhausted. If he suffered any more damage to his Liger then he would be left without a zoid as he may not have enough to pay for repairs and still eat.
Seeing a dust cloud just over a nearby hill, Leon directed his zoid in that direction as he was curious to see what was going on, even though it was obvious there was a battle going on. When he crested the hill, his eyes widened when he saw the lone zoid fighting off numerous Rev Raptors, an unfair fight in his eyes, and he scanned the area to see if there was a judge nearby. Seeing none, he acted before he thought and spurred the Shield Liger into action as they raced down the hill towards the battle, a small part of him wondering if he was nuts to go off charging into an unknown battle like this.
Morgan breathed heavily from exhaustion inside the Blade Liger, wondering when the flood of Rev Raptors was ever going to stop. She had cut down so many of them she knew they had to be suffering, but they just kept coming and she didn't know how much longer she could last against them.
She saw two of them lining her up in their sights, and she activated her shield just in time to keep the shots from reaching her, becoming dismayed when she saw the shield energies were draining low. Summoning forth what little energy she had left, she rushed towards them and extended her blades to cut them both in half before spinning around and blasting down two more with her cannons. Feeling a blast catch her in the side, she cried out in surprise and prepared to counterattack, but watched in wonder as it was cut down suddenly from an unknown source.
Looking around, she saw a blue Shield Liger join her in battle, taking down many of the enemy but becoming damaged as well in the process, his selfless act of sacrifice giving her enough energy to take down the rest of them. When she was sure that no more were left to fight, she moved her Blade Liger over to the other Liger and jumped down to the ground to check on the pilot.
Opening the cockpit, she looked inside to see a handsome man about the same age as her with brown hair that was fixed in a strange style that was attractive on him. She tried shaking him after seeing that his eyes were closed, and it took a few minutes for him to come around enough for him to become aware of her presence, his gray eyes looking at her but not really seeing her.
She stepped inside and grabbed his shoulders when she saw he was threatening to pass out again and shook him. "Come on, wake up. Can you hear me?"
Leon managed to wake long enough to see someone in front of him, although he couldn't quite focus his eyes on her as he mumbled something unintelligible. The fight had taken a lot out of him, more than he had thought and now he was paying for it.
She took his head in her hands and kept it supported as she saw he barely had enough energy to stay awake. "What's your name?" she asked, noticing a cut near his hairline that had started bleeding and taking her handkerchief out to press it over it to stop the flow.
"Leon," he answered thickly, putting his hand over hers to see why she held a cloth to his head and weakly attempting to remove it.
His touch was warm and caught her off guard. "No, don't touch it. It's just a scratch but you may have a concussion. Please try to stay awake, Leon," she pleaded as she touched her hand to his face, not wanting to be alone just now.
He felt the touch and finally managed to focus on her, his breath taken by the vision before him. He brought up his own hand to touch her cheek, whispering one word before he passed out again. "Angel."
Her eyes widened as she feared that he had left her. "Leon?" she asked, shaking him again desperately. "Leon, don't do this. Come on, we've got to get out of here! Leon!" she cried, tears spilling from her eyes as she pounded her fists on him weakly. "Leon, please, I won't leave you out here! Wake up, dammit!" Receiving no answer, she sat back against the console and buried her face in her hands, sobs shaking her shoulders.
Leon stirred and opened his eyes to see the disturbing sight before him, and he found enough energy to sit up and touch her hands gently. "Hey, what's wrong? Why the tears?"
She straightened suddenly and wiped at her tears, embarrassed to be discovered during a moment of weakness that was brought on by her grief over her father's death. "Do you think you can make it over to the Blade Liger if I help you? This is a dangerous place for us to be and we need to leave."
He smiled. "I think so. May I ask your name?"
She returned his smile, amused that in a time of such urgency they took the time to find out each other's name. "It's Morgan."
It took some time, but she eventually helped Leon into the Blade Liger's cockpit, becoming exhausted herself as he had suffered from a sprained ankle which left her to do a lot of the work. But she didn't mind if it meant that they could be on their way away from here and onto safety.
Leon had fallen back asleep, and this time she left him alone as she started off on the long journey to her destination. The desert landscape passed by slowly at first, soon giving way to greener terrain as she neared their destination, but stopping when she saw a vehicle blocking the road with someone standing beside it.
Opening the cockpit, she looked to see who it was, her eyes widening. "Sanders?" she asked, surprised and confused as to why he was here.
"It's about time," he called up to her. "I was getting worried. I assume that you didn't get away all that easily?"
"No, I didn't" she replied. "What are you doing here?"
"Captain Stoeller sent me to give you this to let you have access to the path to the house which is hidden by a distortion shield." He tossed her what appeared to be a small controller with two buttons.
She looked it over before returning her gaze to him. "How is he? Is he all right?"
Sanders smiled. "He's fine. He would've been here himself to give you this, but his absence would've been noticed whereas mine would not. Which means I better return quickly just in case. At least I can tell him that you are all right."
She returned his smile. "Send him my love as well. I miss him already."
Sanders bowed towards her and leapt inside the vehicle to speed away back to the Backdraft Headquarters. Morgan watched him leave, wishing that she had gotten the chance to know him better as he seemed to be very loyal to Stigma.
Sitting back down, the cockpit closed around her and she pressed the button on the controller to see a portion of the trees on her right disappear, revealing a path large enough for a zoid to travel on. Starting down the path, she remembered to reactivate the shield before she got too far and continued on her way through the trees, the glint of sunlight reflecting on something glassy catching her eye. A smile spread across her face as she drew closer to see a lake, the path turning to skirt it before eventually ending in front of a cozy log house.
Once stopped, she turned and leaned back to wake Leon who was still sleeping deeply. "Leon, wake up," she said, shaking his shoulder. "Time to wake, sleepyhead."
Leon eventually stirred into wakefulness, but barely enough to be called alert. Truth be told, she was just as tired and barely managed to help him down from the cockpit and into the house using the key Stigma had given her. Finding a small bedroom downstairs, she helped him onto the bed after turning down the covers and removed his shoes, reminding herself to be careful with his injured ankle.
With that out of the way, she shed a few of her clothes and collapsed on the bed next to him, her strength failing her as sleep crept up on her and pulled her under into the land of dreams.
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Hope you're enjoying this so far! Thanks for reading and please review!
Wishing For Snow by Shelly
CHAPTER TWO
Not very far away, a Shield Liger trudged slowly across the desert, the pilot inside not really paying attention to where he was going as he nodded off to sleep at times. He had just fought a hard won battle earlier that morning, one of the very few he had won since he had left the Blitz team, and was tired as he wondered where he would rest tonight.
It had been hard for him since then, living day after day and experiencing one battle after another in his quest to become a better warrior. There were times when he had come close to giving up and returning to his father and sister, but Bit's words kept him going on even though what little money he had from his battles with the Blitz team was almost exhausted. If he suffered any more damage to his Liger then he would be left without a zoid as he may not have enough to pay for repairs and still eat.
Seeing a dust cloud just over a nearby hill, Leon directed his zoid in that direction as he was curious to see what was going on, even though it was obvious there was a battle going on. When he crested the hill, his eyes widened when he saw the lone zoid fighting off numerous Rev Raptors, an unfair fight in his eyes, and he scanned the area to see if there was a judge nearby. Seeing none, he acted before he thought and spurred the Shield Liger into action as they raced down the hill towards the battle, a small part of him wondering if he was nuts to go off charging into an unknown battle like this.
Morgan breathed heavily from exhaustion inside the Blade Liger, wondering when the flood of Rev Raptors was ever going to stop. She had cut down so many of them she knew they had to be suffering, but they just kept coming and she didn't know how much longer she could last against them.
She saw two of them lining her up in their sights, and she activated her shield just in time to keep the shots from reaching her, becoming dismayed when she saw the shield energies were draining low. Summoning forth what little energy she had left, she rushed towards them and extended her blades to cut them both in half before spinning around and blasting down two more with her cannons. Feeling a blast catch her in the side, she cried out in surprise and prepared to counterattack, but watched in wonder as it was cut down suddenly from an unknown source.
Looking around, she saw a blue Shield Liger join her in battle, taking down many of the enemy but becoming damaged as well in the process, his selfless act of sacrifice giving her enough energy to take down the rest of them. When she was sure that no more were left to fight, she moved her Blade Liger over to the other Liger and jumped down to the ground to check on the pilot.
Opening the cockpit, she looked inside to see a handsome man about the same age as her with brown hair that was fixed in a strange style that was attractive on him. She tried shaking him after seeing that his eyes were closed, and it took a few minutes for him to come around enough for him to become aware of her presence, his gray eyes looking at her but not really seeing her.
She stepped inside and grabbed his shoulders when she saw he was threatening to pass out again and shook him. "Come on, wake up. Can you hear me?"
Leon managed to wake long enough to see someone in front of him, although he couldn't quite focus his eyes on her as he mumbled something unintelligible. The fight had taken a lot out of him, more than he had thought and now he was paying for it.
She took his head in her hands and kept it supported as she saw he barely had enough energy to stay awake. "What's your name?" she asked, noticing a cut near his hairline that had started bleeding and taking her handkerchief out to press it over it to stop the flow.
"Leon," he answered thickly, putting his hand over hers to see why she held a cloth to his head and weakly attempting to remove it.
His touch was warm and caught her off guard. "No, don't touch it. It's just a scratch but you may have a concussion. Please try to stay awake, Leon," she pleaded as she touched her hand to his face, not wanting to be alone just now.
He felt the touch and finally managed to focus on her, his breath taken by the vision before him. He brought up his own hand to touch her cheek, whispering one word before he passed out again. "Angel."
Her eyes widened as she feared that he had left her. "Leon?" she asked, shaking him again desperately. "Leon, don't do this. Come on, we've got to get out of here! Leon!" she cried, tears spilling from her eyes as she pounded her fists on him weakly. "Leon, please, I won't leave you out here! Wake up, dammit!" Receiving no answer, she sat back against the console and buried her face in her hands, sobs shaking her shoulders.
Leon stirred and opened his eyes to see the disturbing sight before him, and he found enough energy to sit up and touch her hands gently. "Hey, what's wrong? Why the tears?"
She straightened suddenly and wiped at her tears, embarrassed to be discovered during a moment of weakness that was brought on by her grief over her father's death. "Do you think you can make it over to the Blade Liger if I help you? This is a dangerous place for us to be and we need to leave."
He smiled. "I think so. May I ask your name?"
She returned his smile, amused that in a time of such urgency they took the time to find out each other's name. "It's Morgan."
It took some time, but she eventually helped Leon into the Blade Liger's cockpit, becoming exhausted herself as he had suffered from a sprained ankle which left her to do a lot of the work. But she didn't mind if it meant that they could be on their way away from here and onto safety.
Leon had fallen back asleep, and this time she left him alone as she started off on the long journey to her destination. The desert landscape passed by slowly at first, soon giving way to greener terrain as she neared their destination, but stopping when she saw a vehicle blocking the road with someone standing beside it.
Opening the cockpit, she looked to see who it was, her eyes widening. "Sanders?" she asked, surprised and confused as to why he was here.
"It's about time," he called up to her. "I was getting worried. I assume that you didn't get away all that easily?"
"No, I didn't" she replied. "What are you doing here?"
"Captain Stoeller sent me to give you this to let you have access to the path to the house which is hidden by a distortion shield." He tossed her what appeared to be a small controller with two buttons.
She looked it over before returning her gaze to him. "How is he? Is he all right?"
Sanders smiled. "He's fine. He would've been here himself to give you this, but his absence would've been noticed whereas mine would not. Which means I better return quickly just in case. At least I can tell him that you are all right."
She returned his smile. "Send him my love as well. I miss him already."
Sanders bowed towards her and leapt inside the vehicle to speed away back to the Backdraft Headquarters. Morgan watched him leave, wishing that she had gotten the chance to know him better as he seemed to be very loyal to Stigma.
Sitting back down, the cockpit closed around her and she pressed the button on the controller to see a portion of the trees on her right disappear, revealing a path large enough for a zoid to travel on. Starting down the path, she remembered to reactivate the shield before she got too far and continued on her way through the trees, the glint of sunlight reflecting on something glassy catching her eye. A smile spread across her face as she drew closer to see a lake, the path turning to skirt it before eventually ending in front of a cozy log house.
Once stopped, she turned and leaned back to wake Leon who was still sleeping deeply. "Leon, wake up," she said, shaking his shoulder. "Time to wake, sleepyhead."
Leon eventually stirred into wakefulness, but barely enough to be called alert. Truth be told, she was just as tired and barely managed to help him down from the cockpit and into the house using the key Stigma had given her. Finding a small bedroom downstairs, she helped him onto the bed after turning down the covers and removed his shoes, reminding herself to be careful with his injured ankle.
With that out of the way, she shed a few of her clothes and collapsed on the bed next to him, her strength failing her as sleep crept up on her and pulled her under into the land of dreams.
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