Hi. I didn't think that my fic would go over this well. Thank you sooo much for all of the nice reviews I've gotten. I really appreciate it. Well, because you all seem to want me to write more, here's the third chapter. This will probably end up being one of my longest fics. I'm sooo happy. Enjoy^.^
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Everyone had come inside after the battle was over, and they were now all celebrating.
"Great job team! Another victory!" said Doc. They were all sitting at the dinner table.
"But Doc, you didn't even see the battle," said Jamie, reminding him that he was asleep through the whole thing. Everyone laughed slightly, except for Leon, who was eyeing Bit. He knew something was wrong and no one was telling him what, so he would have to figure out on his own. They all ate and discussed the battle.
"I can't believe you tripped up like that Bit," said Brad. He smirked slightly.
"Hey, it's not my fault," said Bit. Leena and Brad just laughed slightly. Bit looked irritated. They often teased him. Soon enough, dinner was over and everyone was walking around. The hover cargo hummed quietly as it drove along. Leena just stared out the window. Her eyes went wide as she realized where they were. The grass spread for miles and the flowers covered the hills. Leena wished she could go outside and look around, but remembering her dream, she decided not to. Jamie and Bit wouldn't go out if she didn't, so she just stayed by the window, but her plan didn't go as ordered. Jamie and Bit came running out into the room and ran to the window.
"Finally, something other than sand to look at," said Bit.
"We've traveled through here before, but I'd really like to stop and go out there this time," said Jamie. Obviously, he didn't remember what he had heard about this place. Bit turned to Leena.
"Hey Leena, could you ask Doc if maybe we could stop and go outside for a while?" asked Bit. Leena thought about it for a while. She decided that maybe things would be different this time. 'And besides, Naiomi told me that it was just a dream,' thought Leena. "Ok, sure," she said. Leena left the room. Jamie and Bit looked out the window as the scenery moved by, but soon enough, the hover cargo stopped and Leena walked back out to where Bit and Jamie were.
"Nice going Leena," said Bit, with impression in his voice. Leena just smiled and led them outside. It was beautiful. There were flowers and grass as far as the eye could see. Leena felt better now that she was outside. Jamie hadn't said anything yet, so maybe this place was different than the one in her dream. But soon enough, her happy thoughts were broken.
"We should probably get back to the hover cargo. I've heard that people have been attacked out here by robbers," said Jamie. Bit looked at him. Those weren't the same words that Jamie had said in her dream, but it was good enough for Leena. She decided that you couldn't be too cautious. 'And besides,' thought Leena, 'It's better to be safe than sorry.' "Ok Jamie, lets go," said Leena, as she walked behind Jamie.
"Hey, but guys, I like it out here," complained Bit. Leena turned around and walked back to him. She grabbed him by the back of his shirt and started pulling him back with her. Bit could only take so much before the pulling became to hard on his shoulder. "Hey! I can walk on my own you know!" said Bit as he got out of Leena's grasp. He stood there, straitened out his shirt, and then calmly walked behind them, back to the hover cargo.
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It had gotten dark out, and it was very late. They had recently arrived back at the base. Leena, Brad, and Doc were already asleep. Bit wandered through the halls. He stopped in front of the bathroom and went in. He made sure no one was around before he removed his jacket shirt and quickly replaced the old bandages with new ones. He put his Jacket shirt back on and left the bathroom. Leon was also walking around in the halls, when he found Naiomi and Jamie walking in his direction. He had a question for them. He ran up to them. "Ok, I want the truth this time. What really happened to Bit?" asked Leon. Naiomi and Jamie just looked at each other; both were equally confused.
"What are you talking about Leon? I already told you what happened," said Naiomi, smiling sweetly.
"I know there's something wrong, and if you guys don't tell me, then maybe I'll just have to bring it up with Dad," said Leon.
"No! Please don't do that," said Jamie. "Bit would kill us if Doc were to find out what happened!" Jamie quickly covered his mouth with his hands. Naiomi hit her forehead with her hand.
"Gee Jamie, that was sure smooth," said Naiomi. Leon looked from one to the other. He was sort of confused by this.
"Well, which one of you is going to tell me what happened?" asked Leon. Naiomi and Jamie looked at each other and then at Leon, who didn't seem like he would give in any time soon.
"Fine," sighed Naiomi. She looked to Jamie. "But I'm not doing this alone," she added. Jamie swallowed hard. "You see, when I found Bit the other day, he wasn't really in town," started Naiomi.
"Well, where was he?"
"Sort of…in the middle of the desert."
"…"
"He had a bullet wound in his shoulder, so I drove him into town to see the doctors at the hospital. They told him to stay overnight, but he didn't want to, so he left with only a bandaged up shoulder."
"Well, that explains what happened, but why did Bit mess up in battle today?"
"He pushed himself," said Jamie. Leon looked at Jamie for a while. "He over worked his shoulder, so the pain was probably to much for him and he couldn't concentrate. That's all," said Jamie. Leon looked from Jamie to Naiomi.
"Hasn't it healed enough yet?" asked Leon.
"No. Not to the extent that Bit could battle without risking his safety," said Naiomi.
"But then why does he battle?"
"Because he said that if he were to sit it out, he would have to have an excuse, and he would rather not tell anyone what happened," said Jamie.
"I'm really sort of worried about him. He's been acting really cocky lately," said Naiomi.
"Well, if you guys are worried about him, then why haven't you told anyone?" asked Leon.
"Because we promised, and besides, Bit insisted that he would be fine," said Jamie.
"Leon, you have to promise that you won't tell anyone about this. Not Doc, not Leena, not anyone," said Naiomi.
"I promise." At that moment, Bit came walking by.
"You promise what?" asked Bit. Leon turned around to see Bit.
"I promise that I wouldn't tell anyone about your secret," said Leon, with Naiomi and Jamie panicking in the background.
"My, secret?" Bit was confused, until he saw Jamie and Naiomi shaking their heads and waving their arms at Leon, telling him to be quiet. Bit got mad. "JAMIE!! NAIOMI!!!" yelled Bit. They seemed to stand strait up, and seemed scared. Even Leon seemed scared. "You said you wouldn't tell!!!"
"He made us. He said he would tell Doc if we didn't tell him," said Jamie. Leon walked over to Bit.
"Don't be mad at them. It's my fault," said Leon. "Don't worry, I won't tell anyone." He laid his hand on Bit's shoulder and pressed just a little too hard. Bit's hand shot up and grabbed his shoulder. "Ow," he said.
"Sorry," said Leon.
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"The area within an 8 mile radius is a designated Zoid battle field. This zone is now restricted. Only competitors and personnel have authorized entry. Danger. All others must leave the area at once. Area scanned, battlefield set up. The Blitz team vs. the Strikers team. Battle mode 0982. Ready! Fight!" said the judge. This was a very different battle indeed. The rumor had it that the Strikers team was working for the Backdraft Group, and yet they were competing in an official battle. One of the enemy zoids was a black Gun Sniper. Another was a War Shark. Then there was also a Saber Tiger. Each was equipped with a long rang gun and many other arsenals. On the other side were of course the Liger Zero, the Gun Sniper, and the Shadow Fox.
"Let's do it guys," said Bit smirking.
"Right," said both Brad and Leena. The Liger Zero charged first. It ran after the Saber Tiger, but it quickly moved out of the way. Just then, the black Gun Sniper started to shoot at the Liger. Liger easily dodged all the shots. Bit looked at his comrades. Brad was busy trying to handle the War Shark, while Leena was trying to help him.
"Hey Bit. I could use your help over here," said Brad over the com-link. The enemy Gun Sniper was still shooting at Bit and the Liger.
"Sorry, but I got my hands full," said Bit as he barely missed the attack. "Come on Liger; you can do it," said Bit reassuringly. Liger gave a loud roar and then charged forward and dodged the bullets. Liger kept charging forward and was preparing a strike laser claw attack. Liger leapt into the air and was about to knock the black Gun Sniper out of commission, when the Saber Tiger interfered and knocked the Liger away. Liger flew backwards, but landed on his feet. "Charge for him again Liger." Jamie came on the com-link. "Bit! What are you doing! It's just going to knock you off again!" Bit looked to Jamie.
"He just got lucky, that's all, and besides, it's not the Gun Sniper I'm going after," said Bit. This time he was charging for the Saber Tiger. Brad told Leena that he could handle the War Shark now, so she started running behind Bit. Liger was still charging towards the Saber Tiger, but as he got within just a few yards away, the Gun Sniper stepped in front of the Saber Tiger, it's gun on it's arm aimed at the Liger, and something else. Bit's eyes went wide as the sound of a gun being fired could be heard. Leena looked up ahead at the Liger as she heard the gun fire off. The bullet pierced right through the hard casing of the cockpit. The shattering of glass could be heard as the metal of the cockpit twisted and crunched. Leena and her Gun Sniper were right up next to the Liger, which had stopped moving the minute the shot was let out. Pieces of metal were lying on the ground, and some were still barely hanging on to the Liger. Leena looked over at the cockpit. It was completely crushed. Tears filled her eyes as she saw small traces of blood, running and dripping off of the metal. Leena looked on in horror at what once was the cockpit of the Liger Zero…and Bit.
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Leena sat up. Her eyes were filled with tears. Her whole body shook as she placed her head in her hands and cried.
"Not again," she whispered to herself. She shook her head. "No more. No more, I can't take this." She sobbed even louder. Leon walked by her room. He stopped and listened through the door. He could here Leena crying. He knocked lightly. "Hey Leena, can I come in?" he asked. Leena's head shot up. She quickly wiped away her tears. She put a small smile on. "Sure," said Leena. Leon came in her room and sat on her bed. "What's wrong?" he asked.
"Why would anything be wrong?" asked Leena in her most cheerful voice she could use right now.
"Because I heard you crying."
"I'm fine, really. Don't worry about me."
"But I'm suppose to."
"Why?"
"Because that's what brothers are for."
"Oh really? I thought they were for teasing and making fun of their sisters."
"Yeah, that too," said Leon. Leena couldn't help but laugh a little.
"So what's wrong?" asked Leon again.
"Like I said, it's nothing. I just had a nightmare, that's all."
"Ok." Leon quickly hugged Leena and walked towards the door.
"Good night," he said.
"Good night," said Leena. Leon closed the door behind him. Leena lied back down on her bed and closed her eyes, determined to get back to sleep.
Leon came out of her room as Naiomi was passing by. Leon looked sort of worried.
"What's wrong?" asked Naiomi.
"It seems like that question is asked a lot around here lately," said Leon.
"What?" asked Naiomi. He lost her.
"Nothing. Leena had a nightmare, that's all," he said as he walked to his room. Naiomi stayed there for a while. She seemed a little scared. 'Man Leena, I hope it wasn't what I think it was,' thought Naiomi. This whole incident was really scaring her. 'What does it all mean? Leena keeps having these nightmares, and the scariest part of it is that everything in them is supposed to happen, but somehow, Bit keeps lucking out. Leena's dreams are real, even though I can't tell her that. So far, I've been able to prevent one and she did the other on her own, but who helped with the first one?' Naiomi placed her hand on her forehead. All this thinking was giving her a headache. 'Who is causing all of this? The dreams and everything. But I don't care so much as for the who or what.' She stopped at her room. 'I want to know why.' Naiomi went into her room and closed the door behind her.
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I didn't think it was possible, but I was able to make it longer than the other one…I think. Oh well, this was the best place to end it at. I'll make sure to put the next chapter up as soon as I can, all right? I hope you guys like this, but don't expect too much for the next week or so. I have semester finals-_- And a grad standard to finish (and start). I have my work cut out for me now. I'll do my best for updating, no matter how small it is. Audi^.^