Note: Sorry about the space thing in chapter 5. It was the web site's
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Yu-Gi-Oh. Oh. I didn't know what the little videophone link thing between
zoids is really called, so I just called it the vid-link. That sounds
right, doesn't it? Just so you know that's what I mean by vid-link. And for
all those stupid people out there who haven't ever watched the show, the
ZBC is the Zoid Battle Commission.
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Chapter six: An Unwanted Reunion.
Bit's mouth fell open with horror and shock. "Wha.wha.what?" he stammered.
"The Blitz team. You know, three members, ranked number 22? We're going to fight them." Ben said, condescendingly. Bit closed his mouth, and shook his head.
"Oh.uh.ok." He said quietly. Ray scratched his head, and looked questioningly at Tony.
"Is he ok?" he asked.
Tony nodded. "He's fine. He just has a.history.with that team."
"What do you mean?" Ray asked. Tony looked to Bit, as if asking for permission. Bit nodded.
"See, it's like this." Tony said, "Bit here used ta be on th' Blitz team. But then, he had some problems with one o' th' other warriors, so he left. An' he's been trying ta' ferget them ever since."
"So, does that mean that you aren't going to fight them?" Ray asked Bit, somewhat suspiciously, "Because you know, you don't fight, we don't pay."
Bit smiled. "Oh, I'll fight," he said, "Come to think of it, I want to see my old friends again. I sorta miss them."
Ray laughed, and patted his back. "Good to hear that, Bit. Tony, get up to the tactics room, to start working on a battle strategy. Me, Ben, and Bit are going in the battle tomorrow. Bit, go up with Tony to help with the strategy. We can use your knowledge of the Blitz team against them. Ben, go grab some tools. You and me will get to work servicing the zoids. Bit, do you need anything done to your Liger?" Bit shook his head.
"Even if I did, I wouldn't let you touch it." He said.
"Okay." Ray said. He looked around at his team and Bit. "Well, what are you still doing here?" he yelled suddenly, "Get to work!"
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Bit followed Tony to the tactics room. Tony sat down in front of a huge computer screen and began typing on the keybord. "So, Bit." He said, without looking up, "Do ya got any 'portent info on your former team we need ta know?"
"Yes I do. You know the types of zoids they have, right?"
"Yes."
"Do you know the warriors?"
"Nosir, I don't, except fer Leena."
"Okay, then I'll tell you about them. First is Jamie. He pilots the Raynos. He's a pretty good pilot, once he gets into the Raynos. Then he goes to his psycho little "Wild Eagle" mode. When he's in his psycho little "Wild Eagle" mode, he gets really cocky and brave. Watch out for a sonic boom when he breaks the sound barrier. Next is Brad. I'll take him, so you don't have to worry. The last and least powerful zoid on the team is the Gunsniper, piloted by Leena. I can explain her in one word: trigger-happy. She almost never aims at her targets. She'll be easy to take down. Just get in close where she can't use her guns."
Tony had been typing furiously while Bit was relaying this information to him. "There we go." He said, "Everything's all squared away. You'll take the Shadow Fox, Ben'll take the Raynos, an' Ray'll take the Gunsniper.
"Why is that?" Bit wondered.
"Ray's Red Horn is equipped with an especially think plate of armor. If Leena actually scored some hits, it won't matter. An' Ben's Dark Horn is unusually light, fast and maneuverable. It only has one simple long-range rifle, but he's still the deadest shot in all o' class-S. He an' that rifle could bring down a movin' Storm Sworder 40 miles away."
"Wow." Bit said, amazed. "I've never heard of a Dark Horn like that before."
"O' course you haven't. Ben made it himself.
"Wow." Bit said, amazed. "But if your zoids are so fabulous, then why do you keep losing?"
"Ta tell ya th' truth," Tony answered, "Ah'm a real lousy pilot. Out on the battlefield, I always messed it up fer the guys. I do th' strategy thing." Both men fell silent. Hours passed, with Tony working on his strategy, and Bit looking on. Bit never could really understand the whole battle strategy thing, and this was no exception. From what he could see, a blue dot was circling around a red arrow, then a green square came and killed a purple triangle, and a yellow dot came and killed the blue dot, then a black square killed the green square.or did the green square kill the black square? I was all so confusing. As he watched the little shapes move about the screen, his head began to nod, and his eyelids drooped lower and lower.
"THUD!" He woke with a start. He was lying on the floor and Tony was looking down at him. "Are you ok, Bit?" He asked, concerned.
"Yeah." Bit groaned, rubbing his head, "What happened?"
"Ya fell asleep, I guess." Tony said. "Standin' up, too. D'ya think it's time ta turn in?"
Bit stood up, yawned, and nodded. "Yeah. I'm exhausted."
"You should get some rest, partner." Tony said, patting Bit on the back, "Yer gonna win us that battle tomorra."
Bit smiled. "Good night, Tony." He began to leave, when Tony called him back.
"Hey, Bit."
"Yeah?"
"Are you going ta be okay with the battle tomorra? Seein' as yer goin up against yer old team an all."
"I'll be fine, Tony. Nothing can keep me from battling. Nothing." He left the room. Ten minutes later, he poked his head back through the door. "Umm, Tony? Where do I sleep?"
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"Hey, Doc!"
Doc Tauros, now 53-years-old and graying, looked up from his little models of a War Shark and a Zaber Fang. Jamie was standing in the doorway. "What is it Jamie?" He asked, annoyed at the interruption.
"Doc, the ZBC just called."
"What did they want?"
"They gave us out next battle."
Leena, who had been walking by, dropped in on the conversation. "Well, who is it?"
"The Hayden team."
"You mean the one with all the Dark and Red Horns? How boring." Leena said.
"When's the battle scheduled for?" Doc asked.
"Tomorrow, at 5:00." Jamie said.
Brad, on his way to the bathroom, joined the conversation too. "How much prize money are we gonna earn?" he asked.
"Twice the normal amount."
"Why is that?" Leena asked.
Jamie shrugged. "Beats me. Maybe their leader is really greedy, or they just hired a really good mercenary or something."
"Enough talk." Doc said, "Come on, we have a battle tomorrow. Jamie, battle strategy."
"Right, Doc." Said Jamie.
"Leena, Brad, go work on your zoids."
"Ok." They said.
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The next morning was hot and dry. The Hayden team had no transport vehicle, so they piloted their zoids to the battlefield. The battlefield was nothing special, only a flat stretch of desert, with a 400-mile diameter, and some cacti along the outer edges.
Naturally, since they had the transport vehicle, the Blitz Team arrived first.
"Geeze, what a boring old wasteland," Leena commented.
"I wonder where the Hayden team is," Brad wondered.
"Maybe they don't have a transport vehicle," Jamie guessed.
Doc nodded. "Considering their immense losing streak, they must have had to sell their transport vehicle to pay off their debts."
Leena looked out the window across the desert, squinting. "Hey, is that them?" She asked.
Jamie shook his head. "No, they're moving too fast for Dark or Red Horns."
Leena kept staring. "Well, whatever it is, it's coming this way. And it doesn't look like a Dark or Red Horn." She gasped. "No, it can't be."
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The last five years had been a living hell for Leena. When Bit left, her lively attitude left with him. She missed him every minute of every day. She rarely thought of anything but him. But most of all, she was consumed with guilt for what she did. She couldn't believe that she could have hurt the man she loved so deeply. She wasn't speaking to Brad, after Naomi found out that he had given Bit the advice to leave. Naomi had announced it to the whole team, so Leena had to tell everyone what had happened between them. What she didn't tell them was that she felt more for Bit then just friendship.
Harry, on the other hand, was thrilled that Bit, his long time rival, was gone. This gave him a better chance at Leena. He constantly followed her around, even more then before Bit left. He too had heard about what had happened between Bit and Leena, and he took her saying "I'm already in love with Harry" seriously. And, on top of that, in a battle five years ago he Gunsniper was severely damaged, and had a horrible limp out on the battlefield. This meant that she couldn't battle as extremely as she wanted to. But All this was about to change, and soon her world would never be the same.
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Bit and Liger, running at the head of the group, sighted the Hovercraft. " Can ya hear me now? Good. Can ya hear me now? Good." came Tony's voice over the intercom, impersonating the Verizon Wireless commercial as he tested the new wireless intercom system Ben had rigged in the zoids, because the vid-link wouldn't work at those kinds of distances. They were a long distance from the base, where Tony had stayed, and the range of the system impressed Bit. Ray's voice came over the intercom, interrupting Tony's monotonous test.
"Hey, Bit, do you see it yet?" he asked.
"Yeah, I do." Bit answered.
Tony went back to his Verizon Wireless commercial, until Ray yelled "For god's sake, Tony, give it a rest! We're almost there! The intercom system works fine!"
The three zoids stopped about 3 miles away from the hover cargo.
"Are you guys ready?" came Ray's voice over the intercom.
"Ready over here, Ray!" came Ben's enthusiastic voice over the intercom.
"Same here." Bit said, distractedly. He was looking at the Hovercargo, remembering all the good times he had with Doc, Jamie and Brad.and Leena.
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Leena sat in her Gunsniper, thinking about what she had just seen. 'It has to be.but it can't be.could it?' she thought to herself. She could have sworn that she had seen Liger Zero, which would mean that "he" was back. 'No, it can't be.' she thought, shaking her head. Bit wouldn't come back. Not after what she did. 'It's probably just another mirage, 'cause of the heat.' She told herself.
"Leena, are you ready to go?" came her father's voice over the intercom in her zoid.
"Oh.um, yeah dad. Leena here, headin' out." The catapult hurled her out onto battlefield, alongside Brad and the Shadowfox. Jamie was up in that air. Leena looked at the team opposite the field form them. There was a Dark Horn, a Red Horn, and.the Liger Zero.
She shook her head, and looked out again. The Liger was still there. She chuckled. "It probably isn't THE Liger. Bit probably just sold the plans to his Liger for some extra cash." She thought. Suddenly, a familiar voice came over the intercom.
"It's been a long time, Leena."
Then a picture flashed up on the vid-link screen. It was Bit. He was a little taller, a little older, and he was dressed differently, but it was definitely him. He still had the same bright green eyes, the same spiky blonde hair, although a red bandanna covered it, and the same cocky smile. Leena gasped in shock. "Bit? Is that really you?"
"No, King Kong. Of course it's me!" came Bit's harsh reply.
"I'm sorry, it's just that I haven't seen you in so long.and you look so different." She couldn't help blushing a little. 'God, he looks SO DAMN SEXY!' she thought. She recovered herself, and tried to make conversation.
"So, how have things been going?" she asked.
"Ok." He answered. "After I left, I became a mercenary. People have been lining up to hire me, so I have plenty of work, and money. Oh, and I've been trying to forget you every minute of every hour of every day of every week of every month of every year that I've been away. But I'm sure you had no problem forgetting me." He added, coldly. Leena could tell that he was still hurting after what happened five years ago.
"No.Bit.you don't understand. I haven't been trying to forget you." Leena told him.
"You.you haven't?" he stammered.
"No!" She laughed. "Of course not! The truth is."She took a deep breath. "I.I." Suddenly, a flaming comet hurtled toward them, and slammed into the ground. It was the judge.
"The Area within a 200 mile radius is now restricted." I said in its mechanized voice Only competitors and authorized personnel are allowed admittance. Battle mode 00917. The Hayden team versus the Blitz Team. Battle approved. Battlefield set up. Ready.Fight!"
"Seeya!" Bit called, his image disappearing on Leena's vid-link.
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When he had seen Leena, Bit was shocked. She was so beautiful. Of course, she was now 21, like him. Her hair was longer, and had changed from purple- red to a deep auburn. She was definitely taller, and her figure was much more slender, with curves that any woman would kill for. But she had the same deep, violet eyes. He sighed. But then he shook his head. This was no time for sentimentalities. As the judge called ready, fight, he felt his warrior blood bubbling up in his veins. This was what life was all about. Just him and his Liger, fighting as one. He looked around, and saw his target, the Shadow Fox and Brad, his friend. But friendship didn't matter on the battlefield. Nothing mattered, except the ancient bloodlust of the warrior. "Okay, Liger, let's go." He growled. Liger let out an earth- shattering roar, and charged at the Shadow Fox. The other zoid turned, seemed to freeze for a moment, then leapt out of the way, just in time, as Liger went speeding past. Brad, in the cockpit of the Shadow Fox, swore loudly, because he had let himself be caught off guard by the Liger-0. He was so stunned to see Bit, here, that he had almost been annihilated. Had little time to dwell on this, because Liger came charging back, like a runaway train. Except 1000 times faster. This time, the Shadow Fox jumped up above Liger. As the other zoid sped past beneath him, he crashed down on its back. Liger was knocked off balance for a moment, but quickly recovered himself, and made as if to charge once more. This time, as the shadow fox jumped up to hit Liger again on the back, Liger jumped up with him. They met in the air, and fell to earth, jaws lacked in combat.
Meanwhile, Ben and his long-range rifle were haranguing Jamie and the Raynos. Jamie had tried every maneuver he knew, but he couldn't stop the Dark Horn's unmerciful assault. When he tried to shoot down the Dark Horn, it just dodged the shot. "God, I've never seen a Dark Horn like that before." He thought, dodging yet another bullet fired from Ben's rifle, "Ok, little boy." Came Ben's voice over Jamie's intercom. "Playtime's over." Jamie was 19 now, and no one called him a little boy. "Eat lead, bastard." He growled. He swooped low, guns blazing. This is what Ben was waiting for. He shot one bullet out of his rifle, headed straight for the Raynos's cockpit. But Jamie wasn't so blinded by rage that he couldn't see what was coming. He ducked the bullet, and rammed Ben's Dark Horn at mach 3 speeds. The zoid with its light plate of armor crumpled like a tin can. The Raynos crashed to the ground with the annihilated Dark Horn.
"Hayden Team zoid number 12261, and Blitz team zoid number 83401 out of the battle!" the Judge announced.
Leena was proving a more formidable foe then Bit had said. Over the five years, she had refined her battling skills, and now was a better fighter then Naomi had been before she joined the Blitz team and married Brad, and then retired from zoid battling. She was a very resourceful woman, and had taken the best sniping point on the field: on top of the Judge capsule (there weren't any rules against it). She had no problem taking out Ray's slow, lumbering Red Horn. She hit it four times in the feet, handicapping it and knocking it over. Then she hit it in the exposed underbelly, and it was all over.
"Hayden Team zoid number 55033 out of the battle!" the Judge announced.
"Oh yeah!" Leena cheered. "Who rules? I do!"
Back at the Hayden team base, Tony swore with every word he knew.
"Leena, can you give me some help over here?" came Brad's desperate voice over the intercom.
Leena looked over in his direction. The Shadow Fox was running in a circle, narrowly dodging bullets shot form The Liger's shot cannon. Leena began running over, when Bit left off firing at Brad, fired a single shot at her, and got back to Brad. The shell hit The Gun Sniper in the chest, felling it immediately.
"Blitz Team zoid number 55642 out of the battle!" The Judge announced once again. Bit and Brad were the only ones left in the battle. This state of equilibrium was quickly destroyed with a Strike Laser Claw from Liger.
"The battle is over! The Battle is over! The winner is.The Hayden Team!"
Tony, back at the base, jumped up and down, yelling "Woo hoo! Yeah!" Ben and Ray jumped out of their demolished zoid's cockpits, and hugged each other. Brad jumped out of his cockpit, and stood surveying the damage to his beloved Fox. Bit jumped out of Liger, and ran over to him. "Brad!" he called.
"Hey, Bit! Long time no see, buddy." Brad replied, embracing Bit and patting him on the back.
"So, what's new?" Bit asked. "How are Doc, Jamie, and Naomi?"
"We're all fine. Me and Naomi got married last year."
"I wasn't invited?" Bit said, jokingly indignant.
"Well, you were, but we didn't know where to send the invite." Brad protested.
Bit laughed. "It's okay."
"So how have you been?" Brad asked.
"Oh, I've been fine. I'm a mercenary now. I got people lining up to hire me, so I'm not in trouble for money."
Jamie jumped out of the Raynos, and ran over. "Bit!" he called.
Bit turned. "Hey, Jamie!" He replied. He and Jamie said their hellos, and Brad invited Bit to the Hovercargo for a drink. Bit looked back to Ray and Ben. They were already getting their tools out to fix their zooids to get back on the road. "Hey, do you guys need any help?" Bit called.
Ray waved back "Nope, we're fine!"
"Okay! Great working with you! I'll come by sometime this week to pick up my paycheck." Bit yelled back.
"See ya!" Ray yelled, then he turned back to his zoid. Bit turned back to Brad.
"Sure! I'd love to come up!" He said, responding to Brad's invitation.
"Ok. C'mon." Brad said, beckoning. The three (with Leena trailing behind) began walking towards the Hover cargo.
******************** Well, that's it for this chapter. Again, I'm so sorry that this chapter took so long. The battle scene took me a while to do. The next chapter will come much sooner.
Luv ya all!
Grath.
Chapter six: An Unwanted Reunion.
Bit's mouth fell open with horror and shock. "Wha.wha.what?" he stammered.
"The Blitz team. You know, three members, ranked number 22? We're going to fight them." Ben said, condescendingly. Bit closed his mouth, and shook his head.
"Oh.uh.ok." He said quietly. Ray scratched his head, and looked questioningly at Tony.
"Is he ok?" he asked.
Tony nodded. "He's fine. He just has a.history.with that team."
"What do you mean?" Ray asked. Tony looked to Bit, as if asking for permission. Bit nodded.
"See, it's like this." Tony said, "Bit here used ta be on th' Blitz team. But then, he had some problems with one o' th' other warriors, so he left. An' he's been trying ta' ferget them ever since."
"So, does that mean that you aren't going to fight them?" Ray asked Bit, somewhat suspiciously, "Because you know, you don't fight, we don't pay."
Bit smiled. "Oh, I'll fight," he said, "Come to think of it, I want to see my old friends again. I sorta miss them."
Ray laughed, and patted his back. "Good to hear that, Bit. Tony, get up to the tactics room, to start working on a battle strategy. Me, Ben, and Bit are going in the battle tomorrow. Bit, go up with Tony to help with the strategy. We can use your knowledge of the Blitz team against them. Ben, go grab some tools. You and me will get to work servicing the zoids. Bit, do you need anything done to your Liger?" Bit shook his head.
"Even if I did, I wouldn't let you touch it." He said.
"Okay." Ray said. He looked around at his team and Bit. "Well, what are you still doing here?" he yelled suddenly, "Get to work!"
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Bit followed Tony to the tactics room. Tony sat down in front of a huge computer screen and began typing on the keybord. "So, Bit." He said, without looking up, "Do ya got any 'portent info on your former team we need ta know?"
"Yes I do. You know the types of zoids they have, right?"
"Yes."
"Do you know the warriors?"
"Nosir, I don't, except fer Leena."
"Okay, then I'll tell you about them. First is Jamie. He pilots the Raynos. He's a pretty good pilot, once he gets into the Raynos. Then he goes to his psycho little "Wild Eagle" mode. When he's in his psycho little "Wild Eagle" mode, he gets really cocky and brave. Watch out for a sonic boom when he breaks the sound barrier. Next is Brad. I'll take him, so you don't have to worry. The last and least powerful zoid on the team is the Gunsniper, piloted by Leena. I can explain her in one word: trigger-happy. She almost never aims at her targets. She'll be easy to take down. Just get in close where she can't use her guns."
Tony had been typing furiously while Bit was relaying this information to him. "There we go." He said, "Everything's all squared away. You'll take the Shadow Fox, Ben'll take the Raynos, an' Ray'll take the Gunsniper.
"Why is that?" Bit wondered.
"Ray's Red Horn is equipped with an especially think plate of armor. If Leena actually scored some hits, it won't matter. An' Ben's Dark Horn is unusually light, fast and maneuverable. It only has one simple long-range rifle, but he's still the deadest shot in all o' class-S. He an' that rifle could bring down a movin' Storm Sworder 40 miles away."
"Wow." Bit said, amazed. "I've never heard of a Dark Horn like that before."
"O' course you haven't. Ben made it himself.
"Wow." Bit said, amazed. "But if your zoids are so fabulous, then why do you keep losing?"
"Ta tell ya th' truth," Tony answered, "Ah'm a real lousy pilot. Out on the battlefield, I always messed it up fer the guys. I do th' strategy thing." Both men fell silent. Hours passed, with Tony working on his strategy, and Bit looking on. Bit never could really understand the whole battle strategy thing, and this was no exception. From what he could see, a blue dot was circling around a red arrow, then a green square came and killed a purple triangle, and a yellow dot came and killed the blue dot, then a black square killed the green square.or did the green square kill the black square? I was all so confusing. As he watched the little shapes move about the screen, his head began to nod, and his eyelids drooped lower and lower.
"THUD!" He woke with a start. He was lying on the floor and Tony was looking down at him. "Are you ok, Bit?" He asked, concerned.
"Yeah." Bit groaned, rubbing his head, "What happened?"
"Ya fell asleep, I guess." Tony said. "Standin' up, too. D'ya think it's time ta turn in?"
Bit stood up, yawned, and nodded. "Yeah. I'm exhausted."
"You should get some rest, partner." Tony said, patting Bit on the back, "Yer gonna win us that battle tomorra."
Bit smiled. "Good night, Tony." He began to leave, when Tony called him back.
"Hey, Bit."
"Yeah?"
"Are you going ta be okay with the battle tomorra? Seein' as yer goin up against yer old team an all."
"I'll be fine, Tony. Nothing can keep me from battling. Nothing." He left the room. Ten minutes later, he poked his head back through the door. "Umm, Tony? Where do I sleep?"
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"Hey, Doc!"
Doc Tauros, now 53-years-old and graying, looked up from his little models of a War Shark and a Zaber Fang. Jamie was standing in the doorway. "What is it Jamie?" He asked, annoyed at the interruption.
"Doc, the ZBC just called."
"What did they want?"
"They gave us out next battle."
Leena, who had been walking by, dropped in on the conversation. "Well, who is it?"
"The Hayden team."
"You mean the one with all the Dark and Red Horns? How boring." Leena said.
"When's the battle scheduled for?" Doc asked.
"Tomorrow, at 5:00." Jamie said.
Brad, on his way to the bathroom, joined the conversation too. "How much prize money are we gonna earn?" he asked.
"Twice the normal amount."
"Why is that?" Leena asked.
Jamie shrugged. "Beats me. Maybe their leader is really greedy, or they just hired a really good mercenary or something."
"Enough talk." Doc said, "Come on, we have a battle tomorrow. Jamie, battle strategy."
"Right, Doc." Said Jamie.
"Leena, Brad, go work on your zoids."
"Ok." They said.
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The next morning was hot and dry. The Hayden team had no transport vehicle, so they piloted their zoids to the battlefield. The battlefield was nothing special, only a flat stretch of desert, with a 400-mile diameter, and some cacti along the outer edges.
Naturally, since they had the transport vehicle, the Blitz Team arrived first.
"Geeze, what a boring old wasteland," Leena commented.
"I wonder where the Hayden team is," Brad wondered.
"Maybe they don't have a transport vehicle," Jamie guessed.
Doc nodded. "Considering their immense losing streak, they must have had to sell their transport vehicle to pay off their debts."
Leena looked out the window across the desert, squinting. "Hey, is that them?" She asked.
Jamie shook his head. "No, they're moving too fast for Dark or Red Horns."
Leena kept staring. "Well, whatever it is, it's coming this way. And it doesn't look like a Dark or Red Horn." She gasped. "No, it can't be."
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The last five years had been a living hell for Leena. When Bit left, her lively attitude left with him. She missed him every minute of every day. She rarely thought of anything but him. But most of all, she was consumed with guilt for what she did. She couldn't believe that she could have hurt the man she loved so deeply. She wasn't speaking to Brad, after Naomi found out that he had given Bit the advice to leave. Naomi had announced it to the whole team, so Leena had to tell everyone what had happened between them. What she didn't tell them was that she felt more for Bit then just friendship.
Harry, on the other hand, was thrilled that Bit, his long time rival, was gone. This gave him a better chance at Leena. He constantly followed her around, even more then before Bit left. He too had heard about what had happened between Bit and Leena, and he took her saying "I'm already in love with Harry" seriously. And, on top of that, in a battle five years ago he Gunsniper was severely damaged, and had a horrible limp out on the battlefield. This meant that she couldn't battle as extremely as she wanted to. But All this was about to change, and soon her world would never be the same.
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Bit and Liger, running at the head of the group, sighted the Hovercraft. " Can ya hear me now? Good. Can ya hear me now? Good." came Tony's voice over the intercom, impersonating the Verizon Wireless commercial as he tested the new wireless intercom system Ben had rigged in the zoids, because the vid-link wouldn't work at those kinds of distances. They were a long distance from the base, where Tony had stayed, and the range of the system impressed Bit. Ray's voice came over the intercom, interrupting Tony's monotonous test.
"Hey, Bit, do you see it yet?" he asked.
"Yeah, I do." Bit answered.
Tony went back to his Verizon Wireless commercial, until Ray yelled "For god's sake, Tony, give it a rest! We're almost there! The intercom system works fine!"
The three zoids stopped about 3 miles away from the hover cargo.
"Are you guys ready?" came Ray's voice over the intercom.
"Ready over here, Ray!" came Ben's enthusiastic voice over the intercom.
"Same here." Bit said, distractedly. He was looking at the Hovercargo, remembering all the good times he had with Doc, Jamie and Brad.and Leena.
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Leena sat in her Gunsniper, thinking about what she had just seen. 'It has to be.but it can't be.could it?' she thought to herself. She could have sworn that she had seen Liger Zero, which would mean that "he" was back. 'No, it can't be.' she thought, shaking her head. Bit wouldn't come back. Not after what she did. 'It's probably just another mirage, 'cause of the heat.' She told herself.
"Leena, are you ready to go?" came her father's voice over the intercom in her zoid.
"Oh.um, yeah dad. Leena here, headin' out." The catapult hurled her out onto battlefield, alongside Brad and the Shadowfox. Jamie was up in that air. Leena looked at the team opposite the field form them. There was a Dark Horn, a Red Horn, and.the Liger Zero.
She shook her head, and looked out again. The Liger was still there. She chuckled. "It probably isn't THE Liger. Bit probably just sold the plans to his Liger for some extra cash." She thought. Suddenly, a familiar voice came over the intercom.
"It's been a long time, Leena."
Then a picture flashed up on the vid-link screen. It was Bit. He was a little taller, a little older, and he was dressed differently, but it was definitely him. He still had the same bright green eyes, the same spiky blonde hair, although a red bandanna covered it, and the same cocky smile. Leena gasped in shock. "Bit? Is that really you?"
"No, King Kong. Of course it's me!" came Bit's harsh reply.
"I'm sorry, it's just that I haven't seen you in so long.and you look so different." She couldn't help blushing a little. 'God, he looks SO DAMN SEXY!' she thought. She recovered herself, and tried to make conversation.
"So, how have things been going?" she asked.
"Ok." He answered. "After I left, I became a mercenary. People have been lining up to hire me, so I have plenty of work, and money. Oh, and I've been trying to forget you every minute of every hour of every day of every week of every month of every year that I've been away. But I'm sure you had no problem forgetting me." He added, coldly. Leena could tell that he was still hurting after what happened five years ago.
"No.Bit.you don't understand. I haven't been trying to forget you." Leena told him.
"You.you haven't?" he stammered.
"No!" She laughed. "Of course not! The truth is."She took a deep breath. "I.I." Suddenly, a flaming comet hurtled toward them, and slammed into the ground. It was the judge.
"The Area within a 200 mile radius is now restricted." I said in its mechanized voice Only competitors and authorized personnel are allowed admittance. Battle mode 00917. The Hayden team versus the Blitz Team. Battle approved. Battlefield set up. Ready.Fight!"
"Seeya!" Bit called, his image disappearing on Leena's vid-link.
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When he had seen Leena, Bit was shocked. She was so beautiful. Of course, she was now 21, like him. Her hair was longer, and had changed from purple- red to a deep auburn. She was definitely taller, and her figure was much more slender, with curves that any woman would kill for. But she had the same deep, violet eyes. He sighed. But then he shook his head. This was no time for sentimentalities. As the judge called ready, fight, he felt his warrior blood bubbling up in his veins. This was what life was all about. Just him and his Liger, fighting as one. He looked around, and saw his target, the Shadow Fox and Brad, his friend. But friendship didn't matter on the battlefield. Nothing mattered, except the ancient bloodlust of the warrior. "Okay, Liger, let's go." He growled. Liger let out an earth- shattering roar, and charged at the Shadow Fox. The other zoid turned, seemed to freeze for a moment, then leapt out of the way, just in time, as Liger went speeding past. Brad, in the cockpit of the Shadow Fox, swore loudly, because he had let himself be caught off guard by the Liger-0. He was so stunned to see Bit, here, that he had almost been annihilated. Had little time to dwell on this, because Liger came charging back, like a runaway train. Except 1000 times faster. This time, the Shadow Fox jumped up above Liger. As the other zoid sped past beneath him, he crashed down on its back. Liger was knocked off balance for a moment, but quickly recovered himself, and made as if to charge once more. This time, as the shadow fox jumped up to hit Liger again on the back, Liger jumped up with him. They met in the air, and fell to earth, jaws lacked in combat.
Meanwhile, Ben and his long-range rifle were haranguing Jamie and the Raynos. Jamie had tried every maneuver he knew, but he couldn't stop the Dark Horn's unmerciful assault. When he tried to shoot down the Dark Horn, it just dodged the shot. "God, I've never seen a Dark Horn like that before." He thought, dodging yet another bullet fired from Ben's rifle, "Ok, little boy." Came Ben's voice over Jamie's intercom. "Playtime's over." Jamie was 19 now, and no one called him a little boy. "Eat lead, bastard." He growled. He swooped low, guns blazing. This is what Ben was waiting for. He shot one bullet out of his rifle, headed straight for the Raynos's cockpit. But Jamie wasn't so blinded by rage that he couldn't see what was coming. He ducked the bullet, and rammed Ben's Dark Horn at mach 3 speeds. The zoid with its light plate of armor crumpled like a tin can. The Raynos crashed to the ground with the annihilated Dark Horn.
"Hayden Team zoid number 12261, and Blitz team zoid number 83401 out of the battle!" the Judge announced.
Leena was proving a more formidable foe then Bit had said. Over the five years, she had refined her battling skills, and now was a better fighter then Naomi had been before she joined the Blitz team and married Brad, and then retired from zoid battling. She was a very resourceful woman, and had taken the best sniping point on the field: on top of the Judge capsule (there weren't any rules against it). She had no problem taking out Ray's slow, lumbering Red Horn. She hit it four times in the feet, handicapping it and knocking it over. Then she hit it in the exposed underbelly, and it was all over.
"Hayden Team zoid number 55033 out of the battle!" the Judge announced.
"Oh yeah!" Leena cheered. "Who rules? I do!"
Back at the Hayden team base, Tony swore with every word he knew.
"Leena, can you give me some help over here?" came Brad's desperate voice over the intercom.
Leena looked over in his direction. The Shadow Fox was running in a circle, narrowly dodging bullets shot form The Liger's shot cannon. Leena began running over, when Bit left off firing at Brad, fired a single shot at her, and got back to Brad. The shell hit The Gun Sniper in the chest, felling it immediately.
"Blitz Team zoid number 55642 out of the battle!" The Judge announced once again. Bit and Brad were the only ones left in the battle. This state of equilibrium was quickly destroyed with a Strike Laser Claw from Liger.
"The battle is over! The Battle is over! The winner is.The Hayden Team!"
Tony, back at the base, jumped up and down, yelling "Woo hoo! Yeah!" Ben and Ray jumped out of their demolished zoid's cockpits, and hugged each other. Brad jumped out of his cockpit, and stood surveying the damage to his beloved Fox. Bit jumped out of Liger, and ran over to him. "Brad!" he called.
"Hey, Bit! Long time no see, buddy." Brad replied, embracing Bit and patting him on the back.
"So, what's new?" Bit asked. "How are Doc, Jamie, and Naomi?"
"We're all fine. Me and Naomi got married last year."
"I wasn't invited?" Bit said, jokingly indignant.
"Well, you were, but we didn't know where to send the invite." Brad protested.
Bit laughed. "It's okay."
"So how have you been?" Brad asked.
"Oh, I've been fine. I'm a mercenary now. I got people lining up to hire me, so I'm not in trouble for money."
Jamie jumped out of the Raynos, and ran over. "Bit!" he called.
Bit turned. "Hey, Jamie!" He replied. He and Jamie said their hellos, and Brad invited Bit to the Hovercargo for a drink. Bit looked back to Ray and Ben. They were already getting their tools out to fix their zooids to get back on the road. "Hey, do you guys need any help?" Bit called.
Ray waved back "Nope, we're fine!"
"Okay! Great working with you! I'll come by sometime this week to pick up my paycheck." Bit yelled back.
"See ya!" Ray yelled, then he turned back to his zoid. Bit turned back to Brad.
"Sure! I'd love to come up!" He said, responding to Brad's invitation.
"Ok. C'mon." Brad said, beckoning. The three (with Leena trailing behind) began walking towards the Hover cargo.
******************** Well, that's it for this chapter. Again, I'm so sorry that this chapter took so long. The battle scene took me a while to do. The next chapter will come much sooner.
Luv ya all!
Grath.