The Mysterious Zoid Eve: Seven: Arrival at the Snow Colony
"Are we almost there Van?" Mark whined as he pulled the hood of the baggy snow-white sweatshirt that Van had lent him over his head, and tightened it. Just looking at the color of the damned shirt reminded him of the freezing, snowy weather. He recalled that it started to get cold around three days ago, then it just kept getting worse the further they traveled.
"We'll be at the Snow Colony in an hour." Van then admitted to himself that it was a bit chilly. He even wore his blue fleece shirt with the beige turtleneck under it.
"Van can we pick up the pace? I'm hungry, and its too cold to have lunch outside, so can we please hurry?" Fiona inquired. She didn't mean to complain, but she handled the cold even worse than Mark, as she was wearing heavy snow pants and a ski jacket over her regular outfit. Unlike Van, Mark and Fiona weren't trained to be immune to the elements.
"Make that thirty minutes." Van answered as he turned the Liger's boosters on. Van had been pretty hungry himself, being a big guy, but had been also trained to suppress hunger. Now since everyone else wanted to get moving more quickly, he was glad to speed up. Fiona then flew her Pterosaur off the ground where she could gain more speed, and Mark had been ahead the whole time. Zeke also made an attempt to run alongside the Liger more quickly.
"Do you always listen to your girlfriend, Van?"
"Shut up, Mark!" Van exclaimed as he trudged through the snow.
Around half an hour later, the Snow Colony came into view. It was a lot bigger than van and Fiona had anticipated.
"Whoa, Fiona and Zeke, look! It's almost as big as the Wind Colony!"
"Gaaarrr!"
"You're right, Van." Fiona replied. Mark said nothing, as he hadn't been to either of the colonies. However, he did notice a place to eat.
"Yo, Van and Fiona, does that place look good to dine at?"
"Alright."
"Sounds good to me."
The party arrived and parked their zoids right outside the restaurant. It was decided that they'd split a large pot of noodle soup amongst the four of them. Van and Fiona had ordered hot chocolate, while Zeke drank the water from his soup which he had eaten in ten seconds, and Mark later tried to convince the waitress that he was eighteen, and therefore old enough to purchase alcohol. He somehow had gotten away with it, and came she back with a Heineken. Mark started to drink it after he ate his portion. After having about ¼ of it, he put it down on the table and Zeke sniffed it, and fell in love with its scent.
"What? You want some? You can have a little, Zeke." In a matter of five seconds, Zeke drank about ½ of what was left.
"That's enough! Give it back, Zeke!" Mark shouted.
"GGOOAARR!" This resulted in a hand-to-hand struggle, in which Zeke eventually won, but fell back when Mark let go, and the bottle broke on him. Zeke roared in victory, and licked the beer off himself.
"Damn you, Zeke! I paid good money and it was hard coming up with a story about my age! Thanks a lot."
"Gaaarrr?"
Van, who had finished about five minutes watched the whole thing, and was wiping a tear of laughter from his eye. "Are you ready to go, Fiona? I saw a zoids parts shop around here somewhere. I need more ammo and some replacement parts for the ones I couldn't fix 100% after our battle with Luke. Will you come"
"In a minute, Van. Lemme just finish."
"Okay, then how about you two, Mark and Zeke?"
"What happened?"
"I saw a zoids parts shop in town. I need more ammo, and replacement parts. Will you two come?"
"Gooorree"
"Okay. I need some things myself."
"Cool."
Van paid the bill, and they went to the shop. Van and Mark bought their parts, and Fiona didn't need any since her zoid was new. The guy in charge kindly let them use his own bay to install the parts. However, it took awhile to install the parts, as it was 5:30 at the time that they were done. Upon stepping outside, there was a surprise waiting for them: it was pitch-black outside.
"Damn it gets dark early here! Fiona, Van, should we spend the night at a hotel? I mean, it's too dark to travel, and it's pretty cold for camping." Mark suggested.
"That'd be a great idea. What do you think, Van?" Fiona replied.
"Okay, one night at a hotel won't kill us."
The party rented a hotel suite for the night. It was agreed that Fiona and Van would share the bedroom, while Mark and Zeke shared the TV room. Mark won the couch by promising to give Zeke more Heineken later. The guys occupied themselves by lifting weights for awhile, and Fiona took a hot shower and then chatted with Zeke.
"So Zeke, do you think I'll remember my past if Zoid Eve is at these ruins?"
"Gooarr."
"I hope you're right." Fiona guessed the guys would be pretty hungry, since it was around 7:30, and lunch was at about 12:30. So, she made them, Zeke, and herself steak. The meal went by quickly, and after it, Fiona lied down in the room she and Van were sharing. Van was taking a shower, and when he was done, he lied down next to Fiona.
"Hey Fiona." Van greeted.
"Hi Van" Fiona replied in a worried tone.
"What's wrong Fiona?"
"I was just wondering about my past. Have I forgotten it because I did something horrible, and do you think it'll be for the best I find out when we get to the ruins?"
"Don't be worried about it, it'll be fine. Fiona, in all of the four and a half years I've known you, you haven't done anything horrible, so I seriously doubt you've done wrong in your past."
Seeing as she was still worried, Van picked Fiona up, placed her on top of him and ran his hand through her long hair. He then wrapped his other arm around her, and kissed her on the lips, which she fully returned. The two lovers fell asleep with the comfort of each other, prepared for the challenges of tomorrow.
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"Are we almost there Van?" Mark whined as he pulled the hood of the baggy snow-white sweatshirt that Van had lent him over his head, and tightened it. Just looking at the color of the damned shirt reminded him of the freezing, snowy weather. He recalled that it started to get cold around three days ago, then it just kept getting worse the further they traveled.
"We'll be at the Snow Colony in an hour." Van then admitted to himself that it was a bit chilly. He even wore his blue fleece shirt with the beige turtleneck under it.
"Van can we pick up the pace? I'm hungry, and its too cold to have lunch outside, so can we please hurry?" Fiona inquired. She didn't mean to complain, but she handled the cold even worse than Mark, as she was wearing heavy snow pants and a ski jacket over her regular outfit. Unlike Van, Mark and Fiona weren't trained to be immune to the elements.
"Make that thirty minutes." Van answered as he turned the Liger's boosters on. Van had been pretty hungry himself, being a big guy, but had been also trained to suppress hunger. Now since everyone else wanted to get moving more quickly, he was glad to speed up. Fiona then flew her Pterosaur off the ground where she could gain more speed, and Mark had been ahead the whole time. Zeke also made an attempt to run alongside the Liger more quickly.
"Do you always listen to your girlfriend, Van?"
"Shut up, Mark!" Van exclaimed as he trudged through the snow.
Around half an hour later, the Snow Colony came into view. It was a lot bigger than van and Fiona had anticipated.
"Whoa, Fiona and Zeke, look! It's almost as big as the Wind Colony!"
"Gaaarrr!"
"You're right, Van." Fiona replied. Mark said nothing, as he hadn't been to either of the colonies. However, he did notice a place to eat.
"Yo, Van and Fiona, does that place look good to dine at?"
"Alright."
"Sounds good to me."
The party arrived and parked their zoids right outside the restaurant. It was decided that they'd split a large pot of noodle soup amongst the four of them. Van and Fiona had ordered hot chocolate, while Zeke drank the water from his soup which he had eaten in ten seconds, and Mark later tried to convince the waitress that he was eighteen, and therefore old enough to purchase alcohol. He somehow had gotten away with it, and came she back with a Heineken. Mark started to drink it after he ate his portion. After having about ¼ of it, he put it down on the table and Zeke sniffed it, and fell in love with its scent.
"What? You want some? You can have a little, Zeke." In a matter of five seconds, Zeke drank about ½ of what was left.
"That's enough! Give it back, Zeke!" Mark shouted.
"GGOOAARR!" This resulted in a hand-to-hand struggle, in which Zeke eventually won, but fell back when Mark let go, and the bottle broke on him. Zeke roared in victory, and licked the beer off himself.
"Damn you, Zeke! I paid good money and it was hard coming up with a story about my age! Thanks a lot."
"Gaaarrr?"
Van, who had finished about five minutes watched the whole thing, and was wiping a tear of laughter from his eye. "Are you ready to go, Fiona? I saw a zoids parts shop around here somewhere. I need more ammo and some replacement parts for the ones I couldn't fix 100% after our battle with Luke. Will you come"
"In a minute, Van. Lemme just finish."
"Okay, then how about you two, Mark and Zeke?"
"What happened?"
"I saw a zoids parts shop in town. I need more ammo, and replacement parts. Will you two come?"
"Gooorree"
"Okay. I need some things myself."
"Cool."
Van paid the bill, and they went to the shop. Van and Mark bought their parts, and Fiona didn't need any since her zoid was new. The guy in charge kindly let them use his own bay to install the parts. However, it took awhile to install the parts, as it was 5:30 at the time that they were done. Upon stepping outside, there was a surprise waiting for them: it was pitch-black outside.
"Damn it gets dark early here! Fiona, Van, should we spend the night at a hotel? I mean, it's too dark to travel, and it's pretty cold for camping." Mark suggested.
"That'd be a great idea. What do you think, Van?" Fiona replied.
"Okay, one night at a hotel won't kill us."
The party rented a hotel suite for the night. It was agreed that Fiona and Van would share the bedroom, while Mark and Zeke shared the TV room. Mark won the couch by promising to give Zeke more Heineken later. The guys occupied themselves by lifting weights for awhile, and Fiona took a hot shower and then chatted with Zeke.
"So Zeke, do you think I'll remember my past if Zoid Eve is at these ruins?"
"Gooarr."
"I hope you're right." Fiona guessed the guys would be pretty hungry, since it was around 7:30, and lunch was at about 12:30. So, she made them, Zeke, and herself steak. The meal went by quickly, and after it, Fiona lied down in the room she and Van were sharing. Van was taking a shower, and when he was done, he lied down next to Fiona.
"Hey Fiona." Van greeted.
"Hi Van" Fiona replied in a worried tone.
"What's wrong Fiona?"
"I was just wondering about my past. Have I forgotten it because I did something horrible, and do you think it'll be for the best I find out when we get to the ruins?"
"Don't be worried about it, it'll be fine. Fiona, in all of the four and a half years I've known you, you haven't done anything horrible, so I seriously doubt you've done wrong in your past."
Seeing as she was still worried, Van picked Fiona up, placed her on top of him and ran his hand through her long hair. He then wrapped his other arm around her, and kissed her on the lips, which she fully returned. The two lovers fell asleep with the comfort of each other, prepared for the challenges of tomorrow.
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