Authors Note: Last chapter was kind of weird now that I read it not to mention it had almost 5,000 words in it, still had some important stuff in it though and you should really read it. Hopefully this will come out a little better.
Chapter 9: Dark Secrets
He drove around, looking to see if Fiona was around. He stopped over at the store Paul owned. People were around it, police and military men were clearing it out. He saw them take Paul's old body away. He lived a good life, and he helped save many other good lives. He smiled. He got out of his jeep and walked over to the store, his face bruised by a now dead Drake.
"Excuse me sir, your not allowed in here." One of the policemen said.
"I was a friend of Paul's, I just wanted to get a book he had." The man said, hoping he would let him in. The guard did and he went in the store. There was a huge puddle of blood from where Paul's body had fallen. He lost two friends to that Drake, Van had lost one and almost lost his own and a few more. He grabbed the book and walked out. He sat there in the jeep, looking at that picture he had looked at before Drake came in. It had some bloodstains, but he didn't care. He stared, looking at the guy standing on top of the Tiger. "Where the hell have I seen him."? He looked familiar to him, but didn't know who it was. He read the text Paul got from the tablet. Still looking at the two words, Devil's Eve. Drake was dead, but there was still a way it appeared for those Zoids to wake up. He looked up and to his surprise, saw Fiona sitting at a table in front a restaurant. He smiled and closed the book. As he walked over he could definitely tell it was Fiona. "You know something Fiona, running away and scarring your friends is very bad." He smiled at her.
She just stared at him, not saying a word, not smiling.
"Ok, what's wrong?" He asked her.
She looked at him and began to talk. "Van will end up dying because of me. So will Moonbay and Irvine and Thomas. All of them, I wont let them die because of me."
He was trying to think of something to say, he was bad at cheering people up, but knew he had to give it a shot. "And how will they die because of you?"
"You don't know anything about me." She replied sharply.
"Ok, so that's true. But still, I don't get how people can die because of you unless you shoot them or something."
Fiona just sat there, lost in her thoughts. "You know I'm Drakes sister." Is all she said.
He sat there, mouth open trying to figure out how that was possible. "No, I didn't know that, but how. I mean you look a little like each other, but he's a weird crazy physco and you're a nice person. Plus the size difference."
"I didn't know anything about my family until I saw him, then I started having nightmares of a Zoid coming and killing them all except me. I just don't want to lose anybody like I did my family."
"Drakes dead." The man said, wondering what Fiona would do. She did nothing.
"He deserved it, I don't feel sorry for him." She looked at the man who was trying to help her, didn't know anything about him. Not even his name.
"He did deserve it, maybe more then anybody ever. This whole thing might be over you know, nothing else to worry about." He was lying, but he didn't care, he was trying to help her any way he could.
"No it's not. Those Zoids are still here, I would like to see this planet at peace, but it won't be until these Zoids are gone."
"So you think these Zoids will be the last evil ever on Zi." He didn't understand her, never would, never will.
"No, but the greatest evil will be gone." She smiled at him.
"You should go back, Van and the rest miss you, might start going crazy without a normal person there to keep them from going crazy."
Fiona looked up at the sky, the sun at its peak. She didn't know what to do, she did miss Van, and she loved him after all. But she didn't want him to die because of her. "Ok, ill go back."
"That was easy, thought I would have to drag you back." She got up and headed over to the jeep, he looked over feeling like he was being watched. He knew Fiona was right, this was far from over, and the Black Zoids still existed after all. Even though he had never seen one, he knew they existed. Zoids with a will of there own, a will to destroy all life. Drake was dead, and he was the biggest threat. He walked over to the jeep and there, Fiona was already sitting down. He looked over at the store Paul used to run while he started the jeep. He wasn't going to stay in this place anymore. Drake was dead, his job done. Maybe he could finally get to enjoy a piece of life.
Moonbay sat there, watching Raven, making sure he didn't run away. But at the same time she was watching him suffer the loss of a friend. His Organoid, Shadow, was dead. Drake's last victim before his evil ways were ended for good. The Zoids began to arrive back at the hanger. She saw General Valen jump out of his command wolf and walk over towards Raven.
"So, we finally have Raven. Get him out of here." He ordered two troops.
The next thing Raven did wasn't surprising to Moonbay. He turned around and pushed the guards down, and began to run to his Blade Liger.
"Will you get him." Valen yelled at the other soldiers. But it was to late. The Blade Liger rushed out of the hanger next to it. Valen was shocked, but didn't give any orders, he had just let it go. Valen looked at Shadow, trying to find out what happened. He walked out of the hanger, and he looked very mad. Moonbay smiled, she still hated Raven for what he has done, but she had a little more respect for him. Just a little.
Irvine and Van stood there, looking at the Liger that had come out of the cocoon. "It's the same damn thing." Irvine said. "What was the point of that."?
Van looked around for Zeke, but he wasn't around, just like the man said. "Well, I guess we should try it out."
"Yea, try it out on the way home, I need a break." Irvine walked back to his Lighting Saiex and Van headed over to his Blade Liger. Van's shoulder was hurting bad, he wished he could rip it off of his body. Looking over, he still saw the Sabertiger that helped keep Van alive. He saw Irvine take off, heading back towards the base. "Well, lets see if you did anything Zeke." Van jumped into the cockpit, everything looking the same, started it up. He was hoping he didn't lose Zeke for nothing. The Zoid moved like always, except for a few things. The Liger was much faster then before, Van was having a real hard time controlling it with his broken shoulder so he just headed straight for the base. He hoped Fiona was back and not in trouble, so far it was a pretty good day and he didn't want it ruined.
Fiona and the man arrived at the base a few minutes later, they didn't say anything, just drove quietly. The man jumped out and headed towards his Zoid.
"You're not staying?" Fiona asked him.
The man looked at her and shrugged his shoulders. "No, done my job. I have been chasing Drake for 25 years, time I had a little break. And besides, for the first time I can remember, there isn't a war. Now that the Zoids cant come to life, not much to do." He smiled at her and walked away.
She didn't go after him, he was a good man and he deserved some time off. They were all alive because of him. They saved them from Drake and stopped hundreds from dying. She smiled and walked into the military base. She saw a lot of troops walking around, some were standing there talking. She noticed a few dragging a headless body. She knew it was Drake, and she didn't care. Walking in and out of hangers, she finally found Moonbay.
"Hey Fiona." Moonbay said, glad to see her back.
"Hi." Fiona said with a smile.
"Van and Irvine will be back soon in case you were wondering." Moonbay told her, walking over to greet her.
She smiled. "Who killed Drake?" She was curious.
Moonbay laughed. "Me."
Fiona smiled. "That's good. Hopefully now we can actually live without death."
"Yea, wars finally over and this mad man is dead. Those Zoids that guy kept talking about wont come alive. By the way where is he."?
Fiona thought of something to say. "He decided to leave, he said his job was done."
"Oh." Is all Moonbay said, walking over to her Gustav. "Well, he was a good guy. Saved a lot of people."
"Fiona!" It was Thomas, glad to see her ok. Karl was standing next to him.
"Hi Thomas." She smiled at him, glad to see him again.
He came over and hugged Fiona. "Glad to see your ok."
She looked over at Karl. "Hi."
Karl nodded. "Glad to see you again."
"So Drakes miserable self is dead huh. Its about time." Thomas said, looking over at the bloodstained floor. "What about Raven?" He asked.
Moonbay turned her head. "He got away, pushed some guards down and got to his Zoid, but his Organoid was killed."
There faces turned to anger, they wanted Raven dead not free on the loose. "Well, I guess were going to have to find him." Karl said. "But for now, lets take a break, it's been a long three days."
They all agreed, those three days felt like 3 months. They were miserable and slow. Now that Drake was gone though, they began hoping life would some how turn back to normal. But they knew Rudolph wasn't coming back to them, and for that they couldn't be happy.
The man bent over and spit on the sandy ground. There was still some blood in his mouth, but he felt a lot better. He could breathe now, his jaw didn't hurt as much, and the blood was drying up. "Well Liger, looks like we win." The White Liger gave a small growl of approval. "Yea, well take some time off and look for those Zoids, destroy them when we find them so no one can use them." He feared that thought, that's why he was stopping Drake so much, those Zoids were horrible and could make Drake look like a Angel. He hoped into the cockpit and went off. He looked up at the sky as the sun was going down and the sky was becoming reddish. "Devil's Eve." He thought, remembering those two words from the book, hoping they meant nothing.
A kid sat there on a cliff watching as the Blade Liger and Lighting Saiex came in. Next to him stood his Organoid. "So they finally killed Drake." The kid said, he was about 15 with blonde hair and ice blue eyes, he was pretty tall and strong for his age. "What a fool he was." He got up and walked down the cliff, looking at his mighty Zoid. It was the Berserk Fury, the mighty Zoid that reached its ultimate evaluation. "Soon my friend, I will have no more use for you." He smiled. "But you were a great partner, hopefully you treat your next master as you treated me." The Fury gave a roar of approval. He began walking towards the city with his Green Organoid. "Well, I suppose it's time." Is all said.
Van and Irvine arrived back at the base, his Blade Liger had improved a lot. Van was happy knowing he didn't lose Zeke for nothing. Moonbay, Thomas, Fiona, and Karl all waited for them. His shoulder was feeling a little better, he was a fast healer so it shouldn't be to long before he was at top shape again.
"Hey there Van." Moonbay said smiling at him. "Thought your Zoid had evolved."
"I think it did, it just seems more powerful then before." He looked at it. "Where's Raven." Van wanted to know that.
"He escaped, but Shadow didn't, he was Drakes last victim." Thomas said.
Van was mad at that, but he knew Raven wasn't much without Shadow. "Ok."
"Valen wants us to look for him, we told him you would decide." Karl said, looking at the Blade Liger.
"Maybe later." Van didn't want to do anything for a little while, except relax.
They all looked at him, but agreed in the end.
"Well at least we don't have anything to do." Irvine said.
They all walked out of the hanger, not saying much. There wasn't much to say. They weren't used to the fact that they had nothing to do. For once, there was peace. Only they knew that couldn't last.