The Resurrection

We trot down the hall, and end up in front of a large steel door. She quickly inputs a code. Whoa! Inside there's a large screen with a map of Zi, with lots of flashing dots. In the corner is a large capsule, with a tube connecting it to the computer. She sits down and waits, hands poised, over the keyboard. "The organoid's name?" "Uh, Shadow." I'm still wondering what the heck all of this is. She types it in. The computer whirs and clicks, and than a picture of Shadow replaces the map of Zi. "That's him!" She types some more, than hits enter. A thick dark smoke streams into the capsule through the tube. "Place your hand on the data pad." She instructs. I comply eagerly. Smoke gushes out of the capsule. It pops open. Inside. my hear stops beating. No. No. It can't be. "Shadow!" I scream. He leaps out and butts me happily. I start crying, wiping the tears away with one hand and hugging Shadow with the other. He's just as I remembered. The black metal, the sky- blue eyes, everything! Wait. " A touching reunion, I see." I turn to thank her, but she slips out of the room like a shadow. : Raven, where is the genosaurer?: "I don't have it, anymore. I have a better zoid now." :And its name is? "The Liger Zero." :The Liger Zero!: "Yeah, why are you so surprised?" :He's a legend among organoids! He is the most powerful of all!: " I've missed you, Shadow." :Likewise.: We stride out of the room and into the room where Astarael is loading data. "Yes?" "Do you have a zoid?" She snorts. "Are you kidding? This is Zoid's Eve." I sit down with Shadow, still feeling wonderfully euphoric to have Shadow back. "May I see it?" She turns around." "It's a him. And yes, you may see a simulation. Not the real thing yet. " She hits a few keys. A simulation pops up. It's a coal-black wolf zoid, thin, with no hydraulics or joint caps. It seems like a molded suit of metal that can bend. It has no weapons that I can see except for 5 blades. 3 on the face, 2 on the sides. The eyes, weapons, and trim are shining gold. "Not very well armed, is he?" She presses some more buttons. A panel on the back slides open and a double barreled electric shock cannon pops up. A barrel extends out of the mouth. It's a super charged particle cannon! Boosters slide out of the side. "With both boosters going, this zoid is capable of reaching speed 5 times higher than that of a lightning siax. Now you know why I am called The Wolf." "What's his name?" "Shadowrage." I stare mesmerized by the awesome power and deadly beauty contained within this zoid. ::Wow, Shadow, this looks like it could cream even the Liger Zero.:: :Yes.: Astarael stares inscrutably with those creepy eyes. " You must be tired, go to bed." I hop onto Shadow and he bounds down the hall. I am joyful, with Shadow by my side, as always.