Ok, here's the 7th chapter. I'm sorry, but this took longer than I thought. I'd like to get a few things out of my system. I need to sort of explain a few things here. First off, I found a decent Zoids web site and I realized that I have been spelling Naiomi's name differently than what it says, but I really could care less. I've started with it and so it stays. Next off, I'm sorry if things seem if they are taking a long time to happen, but this is my fic and I promised myself that with anything I write, that no matter what, I will never stray from my story line, so no matter what you people say, it will not change my mind as to when and how things happen. Well, I'm glad I got that outta my system. (Never mind that. I'm just having a hard time lately, k? Don't take me blowing off steam seriously) Everything will happen in due time, so just be patient. Enjoy^.^
I don't own Zoids.
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"We're almost there!" said Doc. Bit looked out the window at the towering city in the middle of nowhere.
"Man, what a strange place to build a city," said Bit.
"It's huge," said Jamie. He was also looking out the window. Naiomi and Brad sat on the couch talking. Leon was laughing at Bit and Jamie, on account that neither of them had ever seen Mia City before. He found it oddly fascinating. Suddenly, the hover cargo stopped.
"We're here!" yelled Leena, who was running down the hall as quickly as she could. She had seen Mia City many times, but this was the first time she would actually go there. They all went down to the hanger to get into the jeep. Jamie stood to the side for a good reason. Trying to fit all of them into one car was a bad idea. Leena and Bit were arguing about who would ride up front, Doc was trying to find a way to get Leon, Brad and Naiomi unstuck, because they all sort of tried to get in at the same time; Brad was more or less pushed in, on account that they all went running down the stairs at once. Eventually, everyone got in the car without killing each other. Doc was driving, Leena had ended up in the front, Brad, Naiomi and Leon were squished in the back, and Bit sat in the way back with Jamie. Jamie didn't really mind, but Bit really wanted the front seat. Luckily, it didn't take long to get into the city. They all jumped out as quickly as they could.
"Ok, we'll meat back here at 1200 hours. That gives us all…2 hours. Once we all get back here, we'll go eat some lunch," said Doc. Everyone nodded in agreement. Bit, Brad, and Leon all walked off in one direction, dragging Jamie along with them. Doc went into the nearest store he could find that sold zoid models. Leena decided to go check out the restaurants and Naiomi went with her.
"You know, in two hours we'll be eating lunch," said Naiomi.
"I know, but I'm really hungry right now, and besides, I won't eat that much," said Leena. Naiomi just laughed.
"What are you laughing at?" said Leena.
"Nothing really, it's just that a few days ago, you were all worried and scared, and now you're back to your old self. Why the change?"
"Nothing really, I just…took your advice about the dreams and everything. I decided not to let them bother me." Naiomi seemed worried. The reason she had told Leena not to worry was to try and calm her down, but if she didn't care about them, then who knows what might happen.
"Hey Leena, maybe you should keep your eyes open, just in case something really does happen."
"But I thought you said 'they're just dreams'?"
"Yeah, well, maybe you should, you know, just in case something really does happen."
"So now you're taking this seriously?"
"No, it's not that, it's just…"
"It's just what?"
"Oh, nothing. Never mind." Naiomi looked around for a while, until she spotted a shop that looked interesting to her. "I'll be in here."
"Ok." Leena kept walking until she saw a huge restaurant. She decided that it looked like a nice place, so she went in to get something to eat. As she walked in, she wasn't prepared for what was ahead of her. Just as she walked through the door, she spotted three people standing there, almost as if they were waiting for something. The girl turned to her; her eyes opened wide. She pushed herself off of the wall she was leaning on and walked up to Leena.
"I remember you. You're the one I saw on the battle field," she said. Her deep blue eyes narrowed as she looked at Leena. Leena was scared. The girl's partners took a step towards her. Leena backed up slowly, but as she tried to walk out the door, the girl grabbed her arm.
"What do you want Risai?" said Leena.
"I'm surprised that you know my name. You know, if it wasn't for you, I could have finished him off. What I'm curious to know is how did you know what I was going to do?"
"I…saw you from the cockpit of my zoid. You had a sword behind your back and as I got out, I saw you reach for it. I figured you would try to hurt him."
"You're a smart one, aren't you? Well, maybe we should find some way to pay you back." Risai snapped her fingers and both men grabbed Leena. They all walked out the door. Leena knew what would come next. She figured that Risai would tell Bit that they had her and that he would have to come in order to get her back, and that's when he would…Leena shook her head at the thought. 'Please, someone help me,' she thought to herself. Her prayers were soon answered. They were walking towards the car when a shot rang out. It hit the metal door that Risai had opened. Leena looked to where the shot came from, and so did the Strikers team. A man and a girl stood there. The girl was down on one knee and had a gun in her hand. She had reddish, purple colored hair. It was long, but was up in a ponytail, and even then it hung to her waist. The wind playfully tossed her hair back and forth. She wore a white T-shirt with a black leather jacket over it. She had on a pair of black leather pants as well. She wore brown boots that came about 6 inches above her ankles. A belt was around her waist that carried a lot of ammo. A pair of black sunglasses covered her eyes. The man stood next to her, hands in his pockets. He wore a red shirt and black pants. He wore a long, black leather coat that hung down to his knees. It blew in the wind. He also wore a pair of black sunglasses. His hair was spiked back and was a bluish, silver color. Risai looked at them in disgust. She motioned to the men to let go of Leena. They all quickly got into the car and left. Leena looked after the car as it drove down the street and was soon out of sight.
"Are you alright?"
Leena looked in front of her to see the man and the girl walking towards her.
"Yeah, I'm fine," she said.
"That's good to hear." His voice was kind and gentle, but yet had a strong sense to it. She looked from the guy to the girl.
"Thanks for the help, but why did you…" Leena didn't have time to finish her sentence before Naiomi came running up to her.
"Leena. What happened? I heard gun fire."
"It was nothing, really." Naiomi looked from her to the two people who stood before them.
"Who are they?"
"I don't know yet." Leena turned her attention back to the two strangers. "Just who are you?"
"Don't worry about it. We'll tell you later. Right now, I think we should head towards the main district. It's almost 12:00," he said as he started walking off.
"Ok…hey wait, how did you know that…"
"Never mind, just don't worry about it."
"But…" He looked at her and smiled before he started walking again. The girl was close behind him. Soon enough, Naiomi and Leena followed and walked off into the main district.
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The four of them arrived in the main district, with a few luxury stops along the way. Leena and Naiomi had wanted to check out a few things. They came to the place where her dad told them to meet. When they arrived, Doc was still in the store, with Brad, Bit, Leon, and Jamie standing behind him. They looked bored. They walked into the store and over to the five of them.
"Hey, what are you guys doing?" asked Leena cheerfully. They all turned to look at her, except for Doc, who was too busy looking at zoid models. They all looked at her and Naiomi, but their eyes soon shifted to the two who accompanied them.
"Hey Leena. Who are they?" asked Jamie, pointing to the two behind her.
"Who? Them?" she asked. She turned to look at them. "I have absolutely no idea."
"Then why are they with you guys?" asked Bit.
"Excuse me," said the man. They all looked to him. "Can we discuss this over lunch?"
"I don't see why not," said Doc. He had finished looking and took interest in the two newcomers. "Let's go to that restaurant over there." He pointed across the street. They all walked out the door and across the street into the restaurant. There weren't many people there, so they were seated right away. They sat in a circular booth that was a crescent shape. After they were situated, the questions began.
"Ok, first off, I have a question for you Leena," said Naiomi.
"Ok, what?"
"What happened at that restaurant? You know, before I got there."
"What's this about a restaurant?" asked Bit.
"Well, I sort of went to a restaurant, but when I got there, I ran into trouble."
"What kind of trouble?" asked Bit.
"Well, you know the people from the battle, the Strikers team? I sort of ran into them."
"And?" asked Brad.
"Well, they weren't exactly thrilled about seeing me…they didn't take their defeat well." Everyone seemed worried. Leena noticed this.
"It's ok, nothing happened, well…it might have if these two hadn't helped me." She motioned towards the two strangers. Everyone turned to look at them. They both seemed calm.
"Well, I for one say thank you for helping my daughter," said Doc.
"It was no problem at all. We just wanted to help out," said the man.
"I hope you don't mind me asking, but who are you two anyways?" asked Leon. Both of the strangers looked at each other and nodded.
"My name is Getaban, but please just call me Taban, I like that better. And this is my partner, Miharu." He motioned towards the girl.
"We are part of an organization that deals with teams like them. The Strikers team in particular," said Miharu.
"But why?" asked Bit.
"Don't you know what they do? People like them don't care if they kill someone on the opposite team. They have no recognition for the lives of others. As long as they win, it doesn't matter to them…but if they don't win, well…let's just say that the results are less than pretty," said Taban.
"Meaning?"
"Meaning that when she looses, Risai does things like what she might have done to Leena if we hadn't come along," said Miharu.
"There's still something I don't understand. What is it with them? Why do they kill people?" asked Jamie.
"Well…Risai is an assassin. She will kill anything and anyone her boss tells her to, even if that person has done nothing wrong at all," said Taban. He hung his head, as if he was disappointed about something. Miharu looked to him and then back at the group.
"That's all for now. No more questions please," she said. They all got wind that this was something not easily spoken about, so they dropped the subject. Soon enough, their food came and they all ate and laughed as Bit played with Jamie's food and made it talk to him. Eventually, Jamie lost his appetite. When he started doing it to Leena's food, she stabbed at his hand with her fork.
"Bit Cloud, if you try to touch my food again, I'll cut off your hand with this butter knife." Bit pulled his approaching hand back and looked at her sadly.
"You're so mean," he said in a whiney voice. Everyone just laughed at him. This was turning out to be a fun trip, and the event that had occurred earlier was soon forgotten. They spent the rest of the day walking around the city and looking at everything they could. Before long, it was time to head back to the hover cargo, and so the nine of them walked back towards the jeep, and once again, the battle for the front seat started again, as everyone stood and watched, sweat dropping.
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Well that was interesting. I don't normally sum things up like that, but it was fun. This was more of an explaining chapter, but those are good too. The next chapter will come up soon, and I decided that maybe I'll just slowly explain stuff about my two new characters and their relation with the Strikers team. Right now, I'm insanely happy about seeing my friend Jessica, who's coming up on the 23rd to go to an anime party. Me and my friends have anime parties and it's a lot of fun. Oh well, you probably don't care much. See ya later and expect more soon. Audi^.^