Hi! I finally decided to write another chapter. Yay me! I'm happy all of you like this and I decided that I won't write another one until I finish one of the ones I've already started. I was playing for Memorial Day. It was too hot though and our band uniforms are so heavy and thick, we all wanted to jump in the lake. It was fun! (We didn't jump in the lake…) Anyway, onward!
I have finally noticed that italicized words don't appear on fanfiction, so I went through every chapter and fixed that. Thinking will now be represented with '' these.
Disclamer: I hate these. I don't own zoids, so you can't sue me!
Well B/L fans, the chapter you've been waiting for has finally come!
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Leena awoke the next day to the sweet smell of flowers. The window in the guest room had been opened by someone. She looked around the room, but didn't see Naiomi anywhere. Leena sat up and rubbed her head slightly.
"I see you're awake."
Leena looked towards the door. Naiomi was standing in the doorway. She smiled and walked over to Leena and sat down on the bed next to her.
"What time is it?" asked Leena.
"10 o'clock," responded Naiomi.
"It's already 10?"
"Don't worry. I didn't want to wake you or anything, so I let you sleep. And I already called up everyone and they're on their way. They'll be here soon."
"Alright." Leena stood up and began walking to the door. "And what about Bit? Has he woken up yet?" Naiomi just shook her head.
"I'm afraid not."
"Oh well. He'll wake up soon, I'm sure of it." They both walked out of the room and headed down the hall. As they approached the entrance, the main doors opened and in came Doc and everyone else. They all ran up to Naiomi and Leena.
"Hi dad," said Leena.
"Hi," responded Doc.
"So, what was wrong with Bit?" asked Leon.
"Well, you already knew about his shoulder injury, but the reason he collapsed was because of poison," said Naiomi.
"So Leena, you were right," said Doc.
"Yep," said Leena.
"So, is Bit awake yet?" asked Jamie. Both Leena and Naiomi just shook their heads. The whole team just looked downward.
"He'll wake up soon," said Leena.
"Yeah," said Naiomi.
"Well then, why don't we all go get a bite to eat? I know there's a café in this hospital somewhere," said Doc.
"Well, that sounds good to me," said Brad.
"Come on Leena," said Naiomi as they all started walking towards the café.
"No, you guys go ahead. I'm gonna wait here for a while."
"Suit yourself." And with that, they left the area. Leena walked over to a chair and sat down in the hallway. She didn't want to eat anything, so she decided to wait for the doctor to come back from wherever he was. Just then, the doors to the hospital opened and in rushed two people, pulling a stretcher behind them. They rolled the stretcher through the door and up to the front desk. There was a blonde haired girl with green eyes and a young boy with red hair and brown eyes. They looked panicked. The girl ran up to the front desk.
"Please, help us!" she pleaded. The boy stood behind her.
"What is it?" asked the receptionist. She looked to the person on the stretcher. "I'll get right on it," she said. She began to type on her computer. Leena stood up and walked over to them. The blonde haired girl was stroking the younger boys hair.
"Hi," said Leena calmly. They both turned to her, eyes widened.
"Don't we know you from somewhere?" asked the girl. Leena stopped and studied their faces.
"Yeah, I know you two. You're from the Fire Star team. It's me, Leena Toros."
"I knew you looked familiar," said the little boy.
"What are you two doing here?" They both looked down.
"It'll only be a little longer!" yelled the receptionist.
"Please, hurry!" yelled the blonde haired girl back to her.
"So, let me see here, it's Meiyuu and Mattei, right?" asked Leena.
"Yeah," answered Meiyuu.
"You never answered my question," said Leena. A small moan was heard. Leena then turned her attention to the person on the stretcher. It was a young man with red hair. His face expression showed pain. Leena knew who he was. She looked him over. Glass shards were all over his body, piecing his flesh. She looked back to Meiyuu and Mattei.
"What happened to him? That is Rick, isn't it?" she asked.
"Yeah, it is," said Meiyuu.
"Well, what happened? Who did this?"
"The Strikers team."
"You fought them?"
"Yeah, and it was an official battle as well. They attacked us at full force, but they used different zoids than before. Rick was the last one standing. They shot him down, but shattered the glass of the cockpit as well. The glass flew against him hard enough that he began to bleed. He was unconscious from the hit to his head and we knew we had to get him to a hospital, so we brought him here ourselves."
"Why do you think they would want to hurt you guys?"
"Because of us helping you guys out during the battle. The one, um…Risai, I think, was going to finish off Bit in our battle, but Rick stopped her and gave Bit time to get up and leave. I think that's why they did this to him," said Meiyuu. She held Mattei against her. Leena looked to him.
"You're Rick's brother, aren't you?" she asked kindly.
"Yeah," he said. He didn't look that young, but he was acting it. He seemed scared.
"Why are you here Leena?" asked Meiyuu.
"Well, I'm here visiting Bit. He has a shoulder injury and they just got done last night treating his poison."
"Poison?"
"Yeah. We don't know how or why, but he was poisoned."
"How strange…"
"I know." Just then, a doctor came running down the hall. It was the same doctor who was taking care of Bit.
"Are you the ones who just came in? Mattei Star and Meiyuu Kain?" asked the Doctor.
"Yes, we are," said Meiyuu. The doctor took one look at Rick and quickly turned back to them.
"What happened?" he asked.
"It was during a zoid battle. The cockpit glass shattered and the pieces hit him."
"Alright. We'll do what we can for him," said the Doctor. He grabbed the stretcher and wheeled it away. Mattei looked to Meiyuu.
"Mei-chan, I'm hungry," he said.
"I know."
"There's a café down that hall," said Leena.
"Thanks. Will you be joining us?"
"No. I'm gonna wait around here a little longer."
"Alright." She looked to Mattei.
"Come on Tei-kun, let's go." They both walked down the hall and towards the café. Leena walked back to her chair and sat down again. Soon enough, the doctor walked down the hall and towards Leena.
"Hello Leena," he said. Leena just looked up to him. "I was actually on my way to see you when I was met with that emergency."
"What is it?"
"I wanted to tell you that Bit is awake and you can see him if you want to."
"Really?"
"Yeah." Leena quickly got up and headed towards Bit's room. The door was open. Leena looked in to see Bit sitting up in bed, staring out the window.
"Bit?" said Leena. Bit turned his attention to the door and saw Leena. He smiled to her.
"Hi," he said. Leena quickly ran over to him and hugged him. This surprised Bit. He then smiled and returned the hug. "Sorry to worry you," he said.
"It's alright. I'm just happy you're okay. I was so afraid that you were going to die and that I'd never get to see you again," said Leena.
"I was afraid too," said Bit. They both stayed there for a while. "Hey Leena?"
"What?"
"When I collapsed last night, I thought I was going to die. And all I could think about was that I might never see you again. I was afraid that I would never get the chance to tell you that…that I…I…"
"What?"
"That I…love you," he said. Leena seemed surprised.
"You…you love me?"
"Yeah."
"Well, I love you too." They both smiled at each other and soon their lips met in a passionate kiss. Bit broke it.
"I've been waiting so long to tell you that," he said.
"Me too," said Leena. They both just stayed there for a while, but their happiness was soon ruined by a siren going off in the halls. They looked towards the door, only to see a medical team rushing towards a room. Leena then noticed who followed. It was Meiyuu and Mattei.
"I'll be right back," said Leena to Bit as she ran out the door. "What's going on?" she asked as she found Meiyuu and Mattei.
"It's…it's Rick," she said, panting.
"What's wrong?"
"They say…he lost a lot of blood from all the cuts and as they were taking the glass out, he lost even more and now his…his heart has stopped." Leena was in shock. "We have to get there now. Sorry, but we have to go." And with that, they ran off towards the room. Leena returned to Bit.
"Who was that?" he asked. He could tell by the look on her face that something was wrong.
"The two members of the Fire Star team," she said.
"Why are they here?"
"It's…it's Rick Star. He was injured during a battle with the Strikers team. They brought him here and just now, as they were doing the procedure, his heart stopped."
"What?"
"I guess the Strikers team wanted revenge on them for helping us during the battle." Bit then swung his legs over the bed and stood up. He was still wearing his blue pants from before. "Bit, what are you doing?"
"I'm fine. My legs weren't injured at all. I wanna see what's happening."
"So do I." They both walked out of the room and headed towards the room Leena had seen Meiyuu and Mattei run into. They both stood by the door. In the room, the sound of a flat line could be heard. Leena saw Meiyuu and Mattei standing in the corner of the room. Meiyuu was holding onto Mattei, and both of them seemed afraid. The doctors were doing all they could. One was getting a difibulator ready. (A/N: Oh gall…uh…it's the machine they use that sends an electrical shock through a person's heart. I doubt that's how you spell it, but I'd like to see you try! So if you're laughing at me, then, uh…I'll laugh with you^.^) They were applying the electrical shocks to his body, but nothing seemed to be working. They tried a few more times, then finally got a heartbeat back. Everyone in the room let out a sigh of relief. Mattei let go of Meiyuu and then noticed Leena and Bit standing in the doorway. Meiyuu soon looked over to them as well. They both walked over to Leena and Bit.
"It's good that you're alright Bit," said Meiyuu.
"Thanks." Bit smiled at them and then looked to Rick. "What happened?"
"We were in a battle with the Strikers team."
"I know, but why'd you accept it?"
"Well, we thought we could beat them. They weren't using the same zoids, so we thought that it'd be easier this time, but we were wrong. They took me and Tei down easily, and then went after Rick. It was the girl, Risai, that went after him. She was merciless and would have killed him if the judge hadn't declared the battle over. She shattered the cockpit glass and the fragments were blown back into the cockpit by the force of the blow, and that's where Rick was, of course. Right after the battle, we took him here. It's a good thing too. I hope he'll be okay," said Meiyuu as she looked over at the doctors who were still working on Rick.
"You love him don't you?" asked Leena in more of a statement than in a question. Meiyuu quickly turned back to them, her face covered in a red blush. Mattei just smiled at her.
"Wha…what makes you say that?"
"The way you look at him and the way you just reacted."
"Hehe, they can tell too Mei-chan, see?" said Mattei.
"Be quiet!" said Meiyuu to him, which just made them all snicker a little. She then calmed down and looked at Leena. "Yes, I do," she said.
"Does he know?" asked Bit.
"No, I don't think so. He often treats me more like a little sister than a girlfriend, so I don't know how he feels about me."
"You should tell him. What harm could it cause?" asked Leena.
"I guess…you're right," she said. They were all quiet for a while, until a yelp from down the hall could be heard.
"Where'd Bit go?! They said this was his room!" yelled a frantic Jamie. He and the rest of them had come to visit Bit, but came to the room only to find that no one was there.
"I guess we better get going," said Bit.
"Yeah, you're right," said Leena. They waved goodbye to Meiyuu and Mattei and walked out the door. Brad was the first to notice.
"There they are," he said, as he pointed at Bit and Leena. They all ran up to them.
"Bit, why are you out of bed?" asked Jamie.
"We were just visiting some friends," answered Bit.
"Really? You have friends?" asked Brad in a teasing way. Bit glared at him.
"Cut it out!" yelled Bit. They all just laughed.
"Who were you visiting?" asked Doc.
"The Fire Star team," answered Leena.
"They're here?"
"Well, yeah."
"Did something happen to them?" asked Leon.
"Well, Rick Star was injured during a battle with the Strikers Team," said Bit.
"Them again?"
"Yeah," said Leena.
"Well Bit, we're glad you're alright," said Doc.
"Thanks," said Bit. He then put his arm around Leena's shoulders and pulled her closer to him. She then leaned against him and he laid his head on hers. Everyone's jaws dropped, except for Naiomi, who just smiled
"Well, looks like you two are finally together," she said happily. Both Bit and Leena just smiled to her. They broke their embrace and walked back to Bit's hospital room. Once there, Bit looked to all of them and then noticed something.
"Hey, where's Taban and Miharu?" he asked.
"Yeah, weren't they with you earlier?" asked Leena.
"I thought they were," said Jamie. Everyone wondered where they could have gone.
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Outside, it was gray and cloudy. Not a ray of sun was able to pierce the thick blanket of clouds. Two zoids were out, one was flying and the other was running. They're movements were graceful.
"Why are we out here?" asked Miharu. "Are we really going to do this on our own?"
"I don't know. I guess we'll have to try. They were recently out of a battle and they only used their weaker zoids. It should be easy," responded Taban.
"Yeah, but are you sure you're up to it, I mean, she is your sister."
"It doesn't matter. Our assignment is…" He was cut off by a huge explosion that was almost right in front of him. Once the light was gone, the silhouette of three zoids could be seen through the smoke, but they weren't the ones expected. The one flying was the Neo Breaker and the other was a jet black Liger. But the last one was not what they had thought it would be. It was a strange zoid that looked like a cross between a Rev Raptor and a Gun Sniper.
"Well, that's Kagai and Jaken, but I don't think that's Risai," said Miharu.
"What is that thing?" asked Taban.
"It's called the Rector," said a dark and male voice. A com-link appeared on their screens.
"You definitely aren't Risai," said Taban.
"You're right, I'm not."
"Then where is she?"
"Back at the base resting. It seems that the battle earlier this morning exhausted her."
"Who are you?" asked Miharu.
"That's none of your concern. All you should be concerned about is that this zoid is an ultimate X and it will be your end." The Rector lunged at the zoids at full speed, followed by the Neo Breaker and the black Liger.
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To be completely honest, that last part was a spur of the moment idea. I was gonna make it be Risai, but then remembered that that wouldn't work out with my other idea for later on, so I had to change it. Don't worry, things won't get too much more complicated and this fic is, at the most, halfway done. I don't know how many chapters are left, but I'll tell ya once I know. I hope you guys still like this and to those who begged for Bit and Leena: There, are ya happy now?
Sorry for any spelling and/or grammar mistakes, cause I didn't get the time to edit this and check it.
Well, that was fun and I'll write more later! Until then, Audi^.^