The next morning, Moonbay and Raven were on the road again. She was still
on her way to deliver her shipment of supplies including an Iron Kong used
to move heavy materials and debris. He was looking out the window; watching
the mountains go by. She glanced at him every once and a while.
" You alright over there?" She asked.
He grunted. She guessed that was a 'yes' seeing as he didn't elaborate. He still hadn't said anything since their little chat on the rock. She had to think about what she was going to do about Raven when she got to her destination. She couldn't just come up to a bunch of soldiers with Raven right next to her.
" Ne, Raven, do you have something to cover your face for when we get there?" She asked.
He kept looking out the window. Moonbay sighed.
" Now what we have here is a failure to communicate." She said sweatdropping.
He looked at her and blinked.
" Alright, how about this, if the answer is 'no', don't do anything. But if the answer is 'yes', then touch your nose. Understand?" She asked.
Raven blinked, and then looked down and his hand. Moonbay watched the road ahead; not really thinking he'd respond to her suggestion. Then she felt a tug on her sleeve. She looked over to him. He was touching his nose!
" Alright! Finally some life from the fierce warrior Raven!" She cheered.
He blushed and looked back out the window. Then he jumped and stood to look out the front. Moonbay was confused.
" What is it?" She asked.
He opened the canopy and climbed to the back of the transporter ZOID.
" Raven?!" She cried again.
He got in the Iron Kong and jumped off the flatbed. Then he ran ahead of the Gustav. Moonbay was still puzzled at his action. But then he came up on screen.
" Stay here." He said.
Then he cut the transmission.
" Huh?" She said.
Raven went forward about 30ft. and lowered his gun. He took aim and fired seven times. Seven Sleepers came up from the ground after being shot at. Raven shot again and took them down. Moonbay was in shock. He had defended both of them. This was just too weird.
Raven put the ZOID back and got back in.
" Ikimasse." He said.
Moonbay was snapped from her shock by his voice.
" Oh, right." She said.
They continued on their course.
*********************
Hiltz and Reese sat on a cliff watching the Gustav move along. Hiltz didn't know who the transporter was, but she must be someone that Raven had known to get in her ZOID. He'd never known the warrior to be considerate to anyone but himself. He couldn't see the black organoid anywhere either. It was beginning to unnerve him.
Reese next to him was turning green with jealousy. She hated the transporter even though she didn't know her. But she had managed to get Raven to show a little concern for her. She was going to have to deal with that woman once she got the chance.
" Who is she?" She asked.
" I'm not sure. But I can find out. She might need to be dealt with if she interferes with the plan." He said.
Reese smiled at the prospect.
*********************
They reached the soldiers soon enough. Moonbay had given Raven a hooded jacket and told him to stick close to her so he wasn't recognized.
" This is your shipment of fuel and tools from the Republic. There are also some spare parts in the back." Moonbay said handing the soldier the order form.
" Thank you very much. You've been a great help." He said returning it.
Raven had his back to them and was looking at an Iron Kong that was used to move debris out of the way. Something was shoved in front of his face. It was a small bag of money. It was held in a chocolate hand that belonged to the person behind him.
" Take it." Moonbay said.
He blinked, then looked at her. She was smiling.
" You defended the cargo. This usually goes against my code of 'money first, complications later', but you deserve it." She said.
He looked down at the money and took it.
" I have to go stock up on some supplies. Do you want to come with me?" She asked.
He touched his nose. She smiled again.
" Great, let's go!" She said grabbing his wrist.
*******************
After Moonbay had stocked up on supplies, they checked into a hotel. She was in the shower at the moment, while Raven was sitting on the windowsill watching the stars come out and the full moon rise. He could hear Moonbay singing through the sound of the water coming from the bathroom.
" It's so complicated! I'm so frustrated! I wanna hold you close! I wanna push you away! I wanna make you go! I wanna make you stay! Oh, should I say it?! Should I tell you how I feel?! Oh I want to know! But then again I don't. It's so complicated! I hate it! 'Cause I've waited so long for someone like you..! Oh, should I say it?! Should I tell you how I feel?! Oh, I want you to know! But then again I don't. It's so complicated."
There was something soothing about her voice. She was good at singing. He enjoyed listening to her. She was also different. She didn't quiver at the sight of him. In fact, she had no problem knocking him smack on his backside. He didn't intimidate her in the least. She was unlike other girls and worlds apart from Reese.
She came out of the shower in a long, white T-shirt and her black bicycle shorts under it. She was drying her hair with a blue towel and humming to herself. She didn't realize that her shirt was a little damp and her shorts were showing a lot more than she would have liked.
Raven was wide-eyed and turning cherry red in his cheeks. He forced himself to look down on the floor and fight the urge to continue to look at her. Moonbay was confused.
" What?" She asked.
She then looked down and shared his shade of red.
" I am such a blond. I'll be right back!" She said sheepishly.
Raven looked up and saw she was gone. She was unquestionably different for sure.
" You alright over there?" She asked.
He grunted. She guessed that was a 'yes' seeing as he didn't elaborate. He still hadn't said anything since their little chat on the rock. She had to think about what she was going to do about Raven when she got to her destination. She couldn't just come up to a bunch of soldiers with Raven right next to her.
" Ne, Raven, do you have something to cover your face for when we get there?" She asked.
He kept looking out the window. Moonbay sighed.
" Now what we have here is a failure to communicate." She said sweatdropping.
He looked at her and blinked.
" Alright, how about this, if the answer is 'no', don't do anything. But if the answer is 'yes', then touch your nose. Understand?" She asked.
Raven blinked, and then looked down and his hand. Moonbay watched the road ahead; not really thinking he'd respond to her suggestion. Then she felt a tug on her sleeve. She looked over to him. He was touching his nose!
" Alright! Finally some life from the fierce warrior Raven!" She cheered.
He blushed and looked back out the window. Then he jumped and stood to look out the front. Moonbay was confused.
" What is it?" She asked.
He opened the canopy and climbed to the back of the transporter ZOID.
" Raven?!" She cried again.
He got in the Iron Kong and jumped off the flatbed. Then he ran ahead of the Gustav. Moonbay was still puzzled at his action. But then he came up on screen.
" Stay here." He said.
Then he cut the transmission.
" Huh?" She said.
Raven went forward about 30ft. and lowered his gun. He took aim and fired seven times. Seven Sleepers came up from the ground after being shot at. Raven shot again and took them down. Moonbay was in shock. He had defended both of them. This was just too weird.
Raven put the ZOID back and got back in.
" Ikimasse." He said.
Moonbay was snapped from her shock by his voice.
" Oh, right." She said.
They continued on their course.
*********************
Hiltz and Reese sat on a cliff watching the Gustav move along. Hiltz didn't know who the transporter was, but she must be someone that Raven had known to get in her ZOID. He'd never known the warrior to be considerate to anyone but himself. He couldn't see the black organoid anywhere either. It was beginning to unnerve him.
Reese next to him was turning green with jealousy. She hated the transporter even though she didn't know her. But she had managed to get Raven to show a little concern for her. She was going to have to deal with that woman once she got the chance.
" Who is she?" She asked.
" I'm not sure. But I can find out. She might need to be dealt with if she interferes with the plan." He said.
Reese smiled at the prospect.
*********************
They reached the soldiers soon enough. Moonbay had given Raven a hooded jacket and told him to stick close to her so he wasn't recognized.
" This is your shipment of fuel and tools from the Republic. There are also some spare parts in the back." Moonbay said handing the soldier the order form.
" Thank you very much. You've been a great help." He said returning it.
Raven had his back to them and was looking at an Iron Kong that was used to move debris out of the way. Something was shoved in front of his face. It was a small bag of money. It was held in a chocolate hand that belonged to the person behind him.
" Take it." Moonbay said.
He blinked, then looked at her. She was smiling.
" You defended the cargo. This usually goes against my code of 'money first, complications later', but you deserve it." She said.
He looked down at the money and took it.
" I have to go stock up on some supplies. Do you want to come with me?" She asked.
He touched his nose. She smiled again.
" Great, let's go!" She said grabbing his wrist.
*******************
After Moonbay had stocked up on supplies, they checked into a hotel. She was in the shower at the moment, while Raven was sitting on the windowsill watching the stars come out and the full moon rise. He could hear Moonbay singing through the sound of the water coming from the bathroom.
" It's so complicated! I'm so frustrated! I wanna hold you close! I wanna push you away! I wanna make you go! I wanna make you stay! Oh, should I say it?! Should I tell you how I feel?! Oh I want to know! But then again I don't. It's so complicated! I hate it! 'Cause I've waited so long for someone like you..! Oh, should I say it?! Should I tell you how I feel?! Oh, I want you to know! But then again I don't. It's so complicated."
There was something soothing about her voice. She was good at singing. He enjoyed listening to her. She was also different. She didn't quiver at the sight of him. In fact, she had no problem knocking him smack on his backside. He didn't intimidate her in the least. She was unlike other girls and worlds apart from Reese.
She came out of the shower in a long, white T-shirt and her black bicycle shorts under it. She was drying her hair with a blue towel and humming to herself. She didn't realize that her shirt was a little damp and her shorts were showing a lot more than she would have liked.
Raven was wide-eyed and turning cherry red in his cheeks. He forced himself to look down on the floor and fight the urge to continue to look at her. Moonbay was confused.
" What?" She asked.
She then looked down and shared his shade of red.
" I am such a blond. I'll be right back!" She said sheepishly.
Raven looked up and saw she was gone. She was unquestionably different for sure.