Raven jumped down out of his ZOID and onto the ground. Awaiting him was
Hiltz and Ambient. He would give just about anything to blast them both
into another lifetime, but now was not the time. He was there to simply
report and go back to indulging in his self-destruction.
" You didn't do as you were told." Hiltz said.
" You wanted them destroyed. They are destroyed." He said flatly.
" I wanted them decimated. You let the pilots leave." He said.
" You said you wanted the ZOIDs slaughtered. I slaughtered them. You said nothing about the people. If you wanted the pilots dead, you should have said so." He said walking past him.
" Twisting my orders around. I thought you might do that. Though I had no idea you were that cold-hearted to carry it out." He said.
" Cold-hearted?" He asked confused.
" To do something like that, obviously puts your girlfriend in danger. I didn't think you would allow anything to happen to her; yet you risk her life because you don't want to kill anymore." He said.
" What are you saying?! What have you done to her?!" He asked; grabbing Hiltz by his collar.
" Maybe I did something; maybe I didn't. Maybe she's alive; maybe she isn't. Who knows." He said carelessly.
" Chikushoo, don't play with me Hiltz!" He yelled jerking him in his face.
" But it's so much fun!" He said smiling.
Raven growled and threw Hiltz down to the ground as he laughed at his frustration. This was getting him nowhere and he hated that man more and more as seconds past. As soon as he got the chance he was going to gut him, toss into the ocean and laugh as Bull Sharks tore his body into a million pieces while his shrieks filled the atmosphere.
He winced at his own fantasy. Being around violence made him violent. He hated Hiltz even more for that. He hated violence and he didn't hate ZOIDs quite so much; but he was in no hurry to hug one. He was paying for all his sins of the past with this. Being given love and having it taken away. Surely his transporter would not want him now. He was too fierce for her gentle love.
" Get ready for the attack on the Guygalos base. Everyone in it will die. Load up in the Whale King and don't try anything for her sake." He said.
" I didn't know the price.." He mused.
But then he remembered his fantasy about punishing Hiltz and grinned.
" You'll get yours eventually.." He said softly.
He turned away walking towards his Geno Breaker and smirking; thinking to himself:
" But what good am I to you. if I can't be broken?"
****************
Remix and his pack tramped across the plains. They were riled and ready to tear something into metallic shreds. They knew what happened to their brothers and they wanted to fight badly. They snarled and snapped to each other as they began to make plans in their animalistic minds.
Moonbay sat in the cockpit of Remix with her arms crossed and her eyes closed. She wasn't asleep; but thinking. Running simulations in her mind. She had gone through them numerous times in such a short while and she had not been shot down. She avoided the CPG every time and she took down the Death Stinger all on her own. She was dead serious about this. She wanted to put Reese and Hiltz out of her misery forever.
Remix growled softly to alert her that they were almost at the old mine. She easily put her hands over the controls and flexed her fingers as her muscles tensed. She was going to tear them all apart for making her suffer like this.
Her highly trained eyes found the old mine and locked onto it. Raven was not near by; she could sense that. So she made final preparations.
" Set for the cave. All beams converge for maximum damage on contact." She said pressing various buttons and hitting several switches.
Watching the monitors as the Command Wolves adjusted their back cannons for the shot. Her cockpit lit up in red as they awaited her command to fire and destroy the old mine.
" All Command Wolves standing by." She said to herself.
Moonbay flexed her fingers again; uncurling and curling them around the controls again. She could feel the sweat on her forehead run down her neck. This would be her first attack on anything outside of the Guygalos base. Shaking her head and dismissing the uneasiness, she ordered the attack.
" Burn Out!!" She ordered.
All the wolves fired at once and their beams converged. The beams smashed into the cave entrance and blew the cave up from the inside out. Rocks and gravel and steel from old machinery flew out from the site. Moonbay didn't even flinch as some of the parts scraped against Remix; causing him no scratches.
" No heat sources found." She said smiling.
Remix relaxed his back. But before he could completely relax though, something reached his senses. He raised his head as his nose sensors searched for the source of the disturbance.
" What is it Remix?" Moonbay asked.
The scanners were tracking something big behind her. About 2 miles behind her and heading towards the Guygalos base.
" What is that?" She asked.
Remix turned around and looked in the direct with his scope to enhance his line of sight. He identified the ZOID as a red Whale King. He could tell it was fused with an organoid. How could he not, it stuck like an organoid.
" What is it?" She asked.
The picture was brought up on screen. It was enhanced and showed the 6 figures on deck. She knew them well. And she would never forget them.
" Reese..Specular...Hiltz..Ambient.." She said the names with apparent hatred and venom.
Then she saw the last ones. Two figures that looked miserable and a little sick.
" Shadow.. And Raven." She said softly.
Raven looked like he was dying inside. He was a little sallow and looked like he hadn't slept in the 3 days that they were separated. She gently touched the screen; tracing her fingertips across the picture of his face. She could given up her Gustav to be able to hold him in her arms again. Gasping as she saw a tear roll down his emotionless face, she knew she had to get him out of there.
" I'm coming Raven." She said.
The image forever burned in her mind, she cleared the screen and locked onto the Whale King. She wasn't going to catch up with it now. It was too high up for bullets and too much cloud cover for a sniper shot. It wouldn't be smart for her to take a blind shot when they could take some clear ones.
" Remix, keep a lock on that ship and follow it. But stay out of radar range. I think they're going to Guygalos. Good thing I told Van to stand guard at the base. They should be okay. And tell all the pack back there to keep out of sight. Tell them not to be seen near us. Tell them to stay back and keep hidden." She said.
Remix turned to the wolves and barked orders. They nodded and took off in different directions. Moonbay went after the fading Whale King in the sky.
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Raven sat at the back of the Whale King deck with his knees drawn to his chest and his cloak around him. It covered him entirely. Shadow was in a ball next to him. Both could care less where they were going; they only wanted to get it over with so they could move on.
It wasn't the same as it used to be. Before he could enjoy the way the innocents screamed and the way the fire of their bases and their homes. He could go from city to city destroying what he pleased. He could kill whenever, wherever and go swimming right in that village's lake carelessly.
But now, he could do no such things.
Why?
Because he was in love with a transporter. She took care of him when others would have shot him. She paid for his food, water and shelter. She even gave him some of her share of a job he had nothing to do with. He had protected her 3 times; putting his own life in danger. He was scared to death when he saw her beneath all that rubble. And he had stayed at her bedside the entire time she was in the hospital. She was his transporter.
" What's wrong Raven? You got to fight again. You should be happy." Reese said.
" Don't talk to me." He said.
" C'mon. It's been a while since you've destroyed anything." She said.
" Urasai." He snapped.
" You oughtta loosen up Raven. You're so dull." She said.
He said nothing this time. Reese decided to take the chance and try to kiss him. She got really close. She was almost touching his mouth when,
" Ack!"
Raven's hand came from nowhere and clutched her throat. He squeezed it until she put her hands on his wrist to try and pry him off.
" My, my, what a strong grip you have Raven. You should have used it on the transporter back there instead of hugging her. You do know she doesn't love you right?" She asked still smiling.
" You do know that you are tap dancing on my last nerve right?" He asked.
" Leave him alone Reese. Can't you see the boy's heartbroken?" Hiltz said.
Raven humped and tossed Reese down.
" Don't call me boy. My name is Raven and you will call me nothing else." He said.
" As you wish. But now is not the time for you to worry about your name. However, if you do not get into that Geno Breaker and join us in destroying the Guygalos base, the only thing the transporter's name will be good for is a tombstone." He said; still managing a smile.
" Tch. Fine." He said sharply.
He stood up and walked to the holding bay. Reese scrambled to move before he stepped on her. Pressing the button on the door, he whistled for Shadow; who uncurled himself and walked over. He got into the elevator and disappeared below.
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Moonbay kept steady pace with the Whale King above her. She was brooding inside the cockpit; her fingers twitching on the controls to get a chance to rip into the Death Stinger and the Geno Saurer. She so badly wanted to fight; she could hardly see straight. She knew she could do it come the time. And she would like nothing more than to beat them into oblivion.
" I'm going to ensure that those two sorry they ever messed with this transporter." She said.
Remix snapped in anticipation for his first battle. He was a young wolf with a lot of spirit and a love for the battleground. He aspired to shred anything to get in their way. He had a reason to fight. For his partner and for the other ZOIDs and pilots that had perish fighting against Reese and Hiltz. They were not going to get away this time. They were going to punish them for all the pain they caused and they would not be just another victim. He was going to make sure of that.
****************
The Guardian Force paced in their ZOIDs outside the base. They didn't know why they were standing guard. They didn't think anything would happen. There was not anything within a 10-mile radius of the base. They would have picked it up by then.
" Why did Moonbay want us to stand guard here? There's nothing coming this way for 10 miles. We don't need to be here. There's other things more important things we should be doing." Thomas said.
" If Moonbay told us that we should guard the base, then she must have a reason. Just keep an eye out. It won't hurt us to be on a little guard duty." Van said.
" I just think this is a waste of time." He said.
" And I think you are a waste of space. But I haven't said anything." Irvine said lazily.
" Hey!!" He cried.
" Remix to Blade Liger! Remix to Blade Liger! Come in Blade Liger!"
" Blade Liger here. Go ahead Moonbay." Van said pressing a button.
" Van! A red Whale King is headed your way! I'm positive it's Hiltz, Reese and Raven!!" Moonbay yelled.
" What?!" Van yelled.
" That's unbeatable!" Irvine cried.
" Are you sure?!" Thomas asked.
" Positive! I'm looking at the thing on my screen!" She said.
" Thanks Moonbay. We're going to get on it right away!" Van said.
" I'll be there as soon as I can! I'm staying out of radar sight until then! Try not to get killed while you wait, 'k?" She said winking.
Van turned the comlink with the Konig Wolf off and switched to Colonel Shubaltz.
" Colonel Shubaltz! We need Gojoluses and Command Wolves out here now!! Hiltz is coming and he's bringing Raven and Reese!! We need an assault team ready in less than 10 minutes!! They're packing!!" He said.
He asked no questions, just saluted. Van knew this was going to be the worse fight he had ever been in. He had barely defeated Raven, now he was going to have to fight against Raven, and some people who had his skills x3!
" This won't be easy and it won't be fun guys. We gotta watch ourselves." He said.
" We'll have to beat them before they can get to us!" Irvine said.
" I'll handle that." Thomas said arrogantly.
" Be careful Thomas." Fiona said.
" Of course miss Fiona!!" He beamed.
" Oy vey." Van said holding his face in his hand.
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Raven sat in the cockpit of his Geno Breaker with his eyes closed in thought. He wanted out, but couldn't get out. He wanted to see Moonbay, but he knew that was impossible. She probably didn't even want to see him anymore. His heart hurt at that thought.
" I'm really gettin' soft. That girl, that transporter. Moonbay. Kami-sama I miss you." He said to himself while resting his head against the cockpit canopy.
Just as he was about to take a quick rest before the forced battle, he noticed the light on his comlink flashing; someone was trying to call him. Assuming it was Hiltz or Reese bugging him, he ignored it and turned the comlink completely off.
Little did he know, that while he was resting, the person on the other end of the comlink was forcing it on to get through to him.
" Raven!!" They yelled.
He jumped at the yell and his head on the top of the cockpit. He rubbed his head and pressed the 'On' button on the visual comlink to see who it was.
" What?!!" He snapped.
" Didya get knocked unconscious or something?! I've been calling you for 5 minutes!!" Moonbay yelled.
Raven broke into a wide smile. His eyes softened at the sight of his beloved transporter. She still looked as beautiful as ever.
" Baybay.." He trailed.
Moonbay's anger left her. How could she stay mad when he was looking at her like that? And she was happy to see him too. That picture of him she had seen earlier flashed in her mind. It was then she noticed that Raven really did look sick. She became concerned.
" What's wrong?" He asked.
" Raven, are you alright?" She asked.
" Yeah, Baybay, I'm fine." He said.
" You don't look so good. When was the last time you slept?" She asked.
" The last time you saw me." He said shrugging.
" And you ate?" She asked.
" The last time you saw me." He repeated.
" Raven! You have to eat and sleep. It'll make you serious sick!" She chided.
" What's the use of living if I can't be near you?! Why should I torture myself for them?! Kami-sama Baybay, it's killing me not to close to you. I miss you so much." He said.
" I know the feeling. I want to see you too." She said.
" Not like me. Sometimes, my heart will get so weak, that it's hard to breathe. I wish I could take it as easily as you." He said.
" It's not easy. I just know that I'm going to see you again. Soon. Very soon. We won't suffer for much longer Raven. Please, wait for me." She said.
" For however long it takes." He said nodding.
***************
Moonbay closed the link as the Whale King started it's descent to the ground and Guygalos base came into view. She could see the front line of defense already. Command Wolves and Gojuloses. She shook her head sadly. They stood no chance against the 3 super powers coming their way. But she knew she did.
" Remix, call the wolves in position. This is the fight of our life. We cannot lose my friend. We gotta show them what happens when they mess with the girlfriend of the dark one." She said.
Remix growled in agreement.
" That's right. It's showtime." She said smiling.
*****************
The Guardian Force stood ready to defend themselves. They were scared. But they would rather fight than run away. They were going to stand their ground and fight for life. They could see the Whale King landing on the horizon and they knew what was coming. Swallowing the doubt, fear and any hesitation, Van gave the order to open fire.
" All units destroy the enemy ZOIDs!!"
A/N: Wow. I wanted to get to the separation anxiety between Raven and Moonbay, but I had no idea I'd get this far. But hey, the war starts for real next chapter. Everyone will rumble. I haven't decided whether the war between them all will be one or two chapters though. On yeah! And I now have a hundred reviews!! And because I do have a hundred reviews, I will start work on a sequel, as well as a few one-shot and chapter stories, sporting everyone's favorite new couple Raven/Moonbay!! Thank you for your support!! Au revior!
" You didn't do as you were told." Hiltz said.
" You wanted them destroyed. They are destroyed." He said flatly.
" I wanted them decimated. You let the pilots leave." He said.
" You said you wanted the ZOIDs slaughtered. I slaughtered them. You said nothing about the people. If you wanted the pilots dead, you should have said so." He said walking past him.
" Twisting my orders around. I thought you might do that. Though I had no idea you were that cold-hearted to carry it out." He said.
" Cold-hearted?" He asked confused.
" To do something like that, obviously puts your girlfriend in danger. I didn't think you would allow anything to happen to her; yet you risk her life because you don't want to kill anymore." He said.
" What are you saying?! What have you done to her?!" He asked; grabbing Hiltz by his collar.
" Maybe I did something; maybe I didn't. Maybe she's alive; maybe she isn't. Who knows." He said carelessly.
" Chikushoo, don't play with me Hiltz!" He yelled jerking him in his face.
" But it's so much fun!" He said smiling.
Raven growled and threw Hiltz down to the ground as he laughed at his frustration. This was getting him nowhere and he hated that man more and more as seconds past. As soon as he got the chance he was going to gut him, toss into the ocean and laugh as Bull Sharks tore his body into a million pieces while his shrieks filled the atmosphere.
He winced at his own fantasy. Being around violence made him violent. He hated Hiltz even more for that. He hated violence and he didn't hate ZOIDs quite so much; but he was in no hurry to hug one. He was paying for all his sins of the past with this. Being given love and having it taken away. Surely his transporter would not want him now. He was too fierce for her gentle love.
" Get ready for the attack on the Guygalos base. Everyone in it will die. Load up in the Whale King and don't try anything for her sake." He said.
" I didn't know the price.." He mused.
But then he remembered his fantasy about punishing Hiltz and grinned.
" You'll get yours eventually.." He said softly.
He turned away walking towards his Geno Breaker and smirking; thinking to himself:
" But what good am I to you. if I can't be broken?"
****************
Remix and his pack tramped across the plains. They were riled and ready to tear something into metallic shreds. They knew what happened to their brothers and they wanted to fight badly. They snarled and snapped to each other as they began to make plans in their animalistic minds.
Moonbay sat in the cockpit of Remix with her arms crossed and her eyes closed. She wasn't asleep; but thinking. Running simulations in her mind. She had gone through them numerous times in such a short while and she had not been shot down. She avoided the CPG every time and she took down the Death Stinger all on her own. She was dead serious about this. She wanted to put Reese and Hiltz out of her misery forever.
Remix growled softly to alert her that they were almost at the old mine. She easily put her hands over the controls and flexed her fingers as her muscles tensed. She was going to tear them all apart for making her suffer like this.
Her highly trained eyes found the old mine and locked onto it. Raven was not near by; she could sense that. So she made final preparations.
" Set for the cave. All beams converge for maximum damage on contact." She said pressing various buttons and hitting several switches.
Watching the monitors as the Command Wolves adjusted their back cannons for the shot. Her cockpit lit up in red as they awaited her command to fire and destroy the old mine.
" All Command Wolves standing by." She said to herself.
Moonbay flexed her fingers again; uncurling and curling them around the controls again. She could feel the sweat on her forehead run down her neck. This would be her first attack on anything outside of the Guygalos base. Shaking her head and dismissing the uneasiness, she ordered the attack.
" Burn Out!!" She ordered.
All the wolves fired at once and their beams converged. The beams smashed into the cave entrance and blew the cave up from the inside out. Rocks and gravel and steel from old machinery flew out from the site. Moonbay didn't even flinch as some of the parts scraped against Remix; causing him no scratches.
" No heat sources found." She said smiling.
Remix relaxed his back. But before he could completely relax though, something reached his senses. He raised his head as his nose sensors searched for the source of the disturbance.
" What is it Remix?" Moonbay asked.
The scanners were tracking something big behind her. About 2 miles behind her and heading towards the Guygalos base.
" What is that?" She asked.
Remix turned around and looked in the direct with his scope to enhance his line of sight. He identified the ZOID as a red Whale King. He could tell it was fused with an organoid. How could he not, it stuck like an organoid.
" What is it?" She asked.
The picture was brought up on screen. It was enhanced and showed the 6 figures on deck. She knew them well. And she would never forget them.
" Reese..Specular...Hiltz..Ambient.." She said the names with apparent hatred and venom.
Then she saw the last ones. Two figures that looked miserable and a little sick.
" Shadow.. And Raven." She said softly.
Raven looked like he was dying inside. He was a little sallow and looked like he hadn't slept in the 3 days that they were separated. She gently touched the screen; tracing her fingertips across the picture of his face. She could given up her Gustav to be able to hold him in her arms again. Gasping as she saw a tear roll down his emotionless face, she knew she had to get him out of there.
" I'm coming Raven." She said.
The image forever burned in her mind, she cleared the screen and locked onto the Whale King. She wasn't going to catch up with it now. It was too high up for bullets and too much cloud cover for a sniper shot. It wouldn't be smart for her to take a blind shot when they could take some clear ones.
" Remix, keep a lock on that ship and follow it. But stay out of radar range. I think they're going to Guygalos. Good thing I told Van to stand guard at the base. They should be okay. And tell all the pack back there to keep out of sight. Tell them not to be seen near us. Tell them to stay back and keep hidden." She said.
Remix turned to the wolves and barked orders. They nodded and took off in different directions. Moonbay went after the fading Whale King in the sky.
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Raven sat at the back of the Whale King deck with his knees drawn to his chest and his cloak around him. It covered him entirely. Shadow was in a ball next to him. Both could care less where they were going; they only wanted to get it over with so they could move on.
It wasn't the same as it used to be. Before he could enjoy the way the innocents screamed and the way the fire of their bases and their homes. He could go from city to city destroying what he pleased. He could kill whenever, wherever and go swimming right in that village's lake carelessly.
But now, he could do no such things.
Why?
Because he was in love with a transporter. She took care of him when others would have shot him. She paid for his food, water and shelter. She even gave him some of her share of a job he had nothing to do with. He had protected her 3 times; putting his own life in danger. He was scared to death when he saw her beneath all that rubble. And he had stayed at her bedside the entire time she was in the hospital. She was his transporter.
" What's wrong Raven? You got to fight again. You should be happy." Reese said.
" Don't talk to me." He said.
" C'mon. It's been a while since you've destroyed anything." She said.
" Urasai." He snapped.
" You oughtta loosen up Raven. You're so dull." She said.
He said nothing this time. Reese decided to take the chance and try to kiss him. She got really close. She was almost touching his mouth when,
" Ack!"
Raven's hand came from nowhere and clutched her throat. He squeezed it until she put her hands on his wrist to try and pry him off.
" My, my, what a strong grip you have Raven. You should have used it on the transporter back there instead of hugging her. You do know she doesn't love you right?" She asked still smiling.
" You do know that you are tap dancing on my last nerve right?" He asked.
" Leave him alone Reese. Can't you see the boy's heartbroken?" Hiltz said.
Raven humped and tossed Reese down.
" Don't call me boy. My name is Raven and you will call me nothing else." He said.
" As you wish. But now is not the time for you to worry about your name. However, if you do not get into that Geno Breaker and join us in destroying the Guygalos base, the only thing the transporter's name will be good for is a tombstone." He said; still managing a smile.
" Tch. Fine." He said sharply.
He stood up and walked to the holding bay. Reese scrambled to move before he stepped on her. Pressing the button on the door, he whistled for Shadow; who uncurled himself and walked over. He got into the elevator and disappeared below.
*****************
Moonbay kept steady pace with the Whale King above her. She was brooding inside the cockpit; her fingers twitching on the controls to get a chance to rip into the Death Stinger and the Geno Saurer. She so badly wanted to fight; she could hardly see straight. She knew she could do it come the time. And she would like nothing more than to beat them into oblivion.
" I'm going to ensure that those two sorry they ever messed with this transporter." She said.
Remix snapped in anticipation for his first battle. He was a young wolf with a lot of spirit and a love for the battleground. He aspired to shred anything to get in their way. He had a reason to fight. For his partner and for the other ZOIDs and pilots that had perish fighting against Reese and Hiltz. They were not going to get away this time. They were going to punish them for all the pain they caused and they would not be just another victim. He was going to make sure of that.
****************
The Guardian Force paced in their ZOIDs outside the base. They didn't know why they were standing guard. They didn't think anything would happen. There was not anything within a 10-mile radius of the base. They would have picked it up by then.
" Why did Moonbay want us to stand guard here? There's nothing coming this way for 10 miles. We don't need to be here. There's other things more important things we should be doing." Thomas said.
" If Moonbay told us that we should guard the base, then she must have a reason. Just keep an eye out. It won't hurt us to be on a little guard duty." Van said.
" I just think this is a waste of time." He said.
" And I think you are a waste of space. But I haven't said anything." Irvine said lazily.
" Hey!!" He cried.
" Remix to Blade Liger! Remix to Blade Liger! Come in Blade Liger!"
" Blade Liger here. Go ahead Moonbay." Van said pressing a button.
" Van! A red Whale King is headed your way! I'm positive it's Hiltz, Reese and Raven!!" Moonbay yelled.
" What?!" Van yelled.
" That's unbeatable!" Irvine cried.
" Are you sure?!" Thomas asked.
" Positive! I'm looking at the thing on my screen!" She said.
" Thanks Moonbay. We're going to get on it right away!" Van said.
" I'll be there as soon as I can! I'm staying out of radar sight until then! Try not to get killed while you wait, 'k?" She said winking.
Van turned the comlink with the Konig Wolf off and switched to Colonel Shubaltz.
" Colonel Shubaltz! We need Gojoluses and Command Wolves out here now!! Hiltz is coming and he's bringing Raven and Reese!! We need an assault team ready in less than 10 minutes!! They're packing!!" He said.
He asked no questions, just saluted. Van knew this was going to be the worse fight he had ever been in. He had barely defeated Raven, now he was going to have to fight against Raven, and some people who had his skills x3!
" This won't be easy and it won't be fun guys. We gotta watch ourselves." He said.
" We'll have to beat them before they can get to us!" Irvine said.
" I'll handle that." Thomas said arrogantly.
" Be careful Thomas." Fiona said.
" Of course miss Fiona!!" He beamed.
" Oy vey." Van said holding his face in his hand.
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Raven sat in the cockpit of his Geno Breaker with his eyes closed in thought. He wanted out, but couldn't get out. He wanted to see Moonbay, but he knew that was impossible. She probably didn't even want to see him anymore. His heart hurt at that thought.
" I'm really gettin' soft. That girl, that transporter. Moonbay. Kami-sama I miss you." He said to himself while resting his head against the cockpit canopy.
Just as he was about to take a quick rest before the forced battle, he noticed the light on his comlink flashing; someone was trying to call him. Assuming it was Hiltz or Reese bugging him, he ignored it and turned the comlink completely off.
Little did he know, that while he was resting, the person on the other end of the comlink was forcing it on to get through to him.
" Raven!!" They yelled.
He jumped at the yell and his head on the top of the cockpit. He rubbed his head and pressed the 'On' button on the visual comlink to see who it was.
" What?!!" He snapped.
" Didya get knocked unconscious or something?! I've been calling you for 5 minutes!!" Moonbay yelled.
Raven broke into a wide smile. His eyes softened at the sight of his beloved transporter. She still looked as beautiful as ever.
" Baybay.." He trailed.
Moonbay's anger left her. How could she stay mad when he was looking at her like that? And she was happy to see him too. That picture of him she had seen earlier flashed in her mind. It was then she noticed that Raven really did look sick. She became concerned.
" What's wrong?" He asked.
" Raven, are you alright?" She asked.
" Yeah, Baybay, I'm fine." He said.
" You don't look so good. When was the last time you slept?" She asked.
" The last time you saw me." He said shrugging.
" And you ate?" She asked.
" The last time you saw me." He repeated.
" Raven! You have to eat and sleep. It'll make you serious sick!" She chided.
" What's the use of living if I can't be near you?! Why should I torture myself for them?! Kami-sama Baybay, it's killing me not to close to you. I miss you so much." He said.
" I know the feeling. I want to see you too." She said.
" Not like me. Sometimes, my heart will get so weak, that it's hard to breathe. I wish I could take it as easily as you." He said.
" It's not easy. I just know that I'm going to see you again. Soon. Very soon. We won't suffer for much longer Raven. Please, wait for me." She said.
" For however long it takes." He said nodding.
***************
Moonbay closed the link as the Whale King started it's descent to the ground and Guygalos base came into view. She could see the front line of defense already. Command Wolves and Gojuloses. She shook her head sadly. They stood no chance against the 3 super powers coming their way. But she knew she did.
" Remix, call the wolves in position. This is the fight of our life. We cannot lose my friend. We gotta show them what happens when they mess with the girlfriend of the dark one." She said.
Remix growled in agreement.
" That's right. It's showtime." She said smiling.
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The Guardian Force stood ready to defend themselves. They were scared. But they would rather fight than run away. They were going to stand their ground and fight for life. They could see the Whale King landing on the horizon and they knew what was coming. Swallowing the doubt, fear and any hesitation, Van gave the order to open fire.
" All units destroy the enemy ZOIDs!!"
A/N: Wow. I wanted to get to the separation anxiety between Raven and Moonbay, but I had no idea I'd get this far. But hey, the war starts for real next chapter. Everyone will rumble. I haven't decided whether the war between them all will be one or two chapters though. On yeah! And I now have a hundred reviews!! And because I do have a hundred reviews, I will start work on a sequel, as well as a few one-shot and chapter stories, sporting everyone's favorite new couple Raven/Moonbay!! Thank you for your support!! Au revior!