I'm writing two chapters back to back! How cool! Anyway, this is sort of a continuation from the last chapter. It explains more stuff and all that. And I forgot to say this in the last chapter, but thank you to those who wished me well on my surgery. I'm still nervous and all, but I'll live. Really, I will. I just really REALLY don't like needles. *shutters*. Anyway, let's get on with it.
Disclaimer: you know the drill. I don't own zoids, just the characters I make and the fic.
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"Revenge?" questioned Risai.
"Exactly. After the war, the Dark Blazers fell, but they weren't gone. The leaders and their ideals were still around and the followers as well. Together, we gathered and formed the Backdraft group. The Zoid Battle Commission may have won but we weren't through yet. We soon had power and lots of it. Then, during the Royal Cup Tournament, we were going to take it over completely, over throw the ZBC, but our plans failed. We were beaten," said Toran.
"So this is all for revenge. I understand now why you want the Blitz team dead."
"You're wrong."
"What?" She looked to him in disbelief.
"I only want Bit Cloud dead. The others are harmless. He's the one who truly destroyed us. Without him, we would have taken over the ZBC. It would have been easy, but he had to defeat the Berserk Fury. It's his fault. After we fell for the second time, I, alone, had to pick up the pieces. Many gave up on our goals and left the Backdraft. I stayed and put it back together. It took a while, but I reorganized everything. I resurrected the Backdraft and now I alone lead it. Yes. I am the leader of the Backdraft. Me and no other."
"So you think that once Bit's dead, you will be able to take over the ZBC easily, am I right?"
"Exactly. Once he's out of the way, I will surely be able to over throw them." Risai began to laugh at him. "What's so funny?!" he demanded.
"Do you really think you can over throw them, I mean, really?" she said in a tone that still mocked him.
"Of course I can!"
"I'd like to see you try. It's been a few years since the tournament and a whole lot of new zoid warriors have come along. If they all managed to band together, you wouldn't stand a chance. They out number you, a million to one." Toran just smiled at what she said.
"I though that you of all people would know that it doesn't matter how many zoids you're fighting against. The winner will be the one who can use their zoid's full potential. The one who has mastered it. I believe that was Taban's favorite line, wasn't it?" he said. Risai was now angry and a little annoyed as well. 'I gotta find a way out of this,' she thought to herself.
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The Blitz team and their companions were waiting around for the Fire Star team to arrive. It had been about a half an hour since they said they were coming. Just then, the sound of a transporter could be heard. They all quickly ran outside to meet the team. When they got there, they realized it wasn't a transporter at all. They had piloted their zoids over. The cockpit to the Lightning Siax opened first and Rick Star jumped out. They all ran over to meet him.
"Hello," he said with a smile. The other cockpits opened and Meiyuu and Mattei jumped out. They were carrying something with them.
"Alright, so what's this idea you had?" asked Bit.
"It's a miracle really that he even came up with an idea," teased Meiyuu.
"We should write this one down," said Mattei as he and Meiyuu laughed.
"Ha ha, very funny," said Rick. He then turned his attention back to the others. "Anyway, we've gotta set it up first. We brought the program and the data over from our base. Mattei, go set it up on their computer."
"Alright," said Mattie.
"I'll show you where it is," said Jamie. Mattei and Jamie walked off back into the base towards the room with the computers.
"Anyway, care to explain?" asked Bit.
"Sure. It's a system that can track down anyone and their zoid. It's a special program that's suppose to be used by the ZBC only," said Rick.
"Then how is it that you…" began Bit.
"Moving on. Anyway, it's quite simple really. All you have to do is search for what you're looking for and it should come up with the history of it and the name of the pilot, or vise versa. You know what I mean. It can trace it back to the beginning of the Zoid Battle Commission and that's it," said Rick.
"That's all we need. It shouldn't be any further back in time than that," said Taban. "How long before it's up and running?"
"HEY!" yelled Jamie. They all looked to him. "We set it up! Come on!"
"I guess it's ready now," said Rick. They all walked into the base and into the computer room. Jamie and Mattei were standing near it. Rick sat down in the chair at the computer and started up the program. "Alright, we should be ready to go. What was it you wanted to search for again?" he asked Taban.
"Look under the name Rector. It's an ultimate X, so it should be easy to find out who the pilot is…or was," said Taban.
"Alright," said Rick. He quickly typed in RECTOR and started the search. It scanned through a lot of files, until it found one titled RECTOR in capital letters. "Found it."
"Alright, now let's see who's been causing all this trouble," said Miharu. Rick clicked the file and it opened before them. Taban and Miharu both stared at the computer screen, their eyes wide with shock and surprise as they saw the picture of the pilot.
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"Now there's only one question left that needs to be answered," said Toran.
"And what would that be?" asked Risai. He turned to her.
"What am I going to do with you? You do know that betrayal like what you did means death. If it weren't for you, this mess would all be over. I think that's something pretty serious, don't you?" he said. Just then, the door to the room was opened and Kagai and Jaken walked in. Everyone's attention in the room was put on them.
"Sir, please, reconsider," pleaded Jaken.
"Don't kill Risai, please," said Kagai.
"You guys…" said Risai, a little touched that they cared about her.
"Relax, I'm not going to kill her. She's too valuable to the Backdraft. I need her alive," said Toran. Risai's attention shifted back to him.
"So what are you going to do to me then, huh?" she asked.
"I'll just brainwash you again."
"And how are you going to do that?" she asked, doubting that he could actually pull it off again.
"It's quite simple really. The first time I brainwashed you, you didn't even know it. You had been knocked unconscious during the battle and while we repaired your Genosaurer, we brainwashed you. It was very easy and convincing you that you worked for us was easier yet. It's too bad that the war ended so soon, since it would have been fun to watch you destroy your own brother and all your friends."
"You're sick."
"Maybe I am."
"There's no way you can pull it off. I'll just get my memory back anyway. It didn't work before and it won't work now."
"Then this time I'll make it more serious. I'll get rid of all your emotions, all your memories. The only thing you will know is how to fight and you will have loyalty to me, your master."
"Oh yeah. And how, may I ask, are you going to do that?" she asked.
"It's easy really," he said as he approached her. He was soon right in front of her. He extended a finger and touched the purple gem on her forehead.
"With this," he said.
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"It can't be him," said Miharu as she looked at the picture on the screen.
"Who is he?" asked Leena. Taban turned to her.
"Remember the story I told you. About us?" he asked.
"Yeah," she said.
"Well, he's Toran. The one that disappeared."
"Are you sure?" asked Leena.
"Positive. He's the only one who could have piloted the Rector like that. It's him. He's alive," said Miharu.
"Mind filling us in here?" asked Naiomi.
"Sorry. It's like this. There were originally six of us. Me, Miharu and Risai, and then three others named Rainer, Rose, and Toran. Rainer was killed in battle, Rose disappeared a year after Rainer died and Toran disappeared a year before. We thought he was dead, since he was never found after that, but I guess we were wrong," said Taban.
"But…didn't he work for the ZBC? Why would he join the Backdraft?" asked Bit.
"Maybe…maybe he was part of them all along. Perhaps he just wanted something from the ZBC," said Taban.
"You mean like the enhancements?" asked Miharu. Taban looked to her.
"That's gotta be it," he said.
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Risai was confused.
"How?" she asked.
"You don't even know what this stone is for, do you?" he asked. She didn't respond. "It figures. There were once a lot of them around, but now there's only about a hand full left in the world. It's called a Ryu gem. It's a very special stone indeed. When mixed with certain chemicals and radiations, it generates a certain radiation wave from it. It can be used to block a person's memory even, but in order to do so, a small electronic device must first be placed into it. That way, it is possible to pick which memories to block and which to keep. It's quite ingenious if I do say so myself. I guess I'll have to strengthen this one, since it was obviously not strong enough. And did you know, that not only is this used for blocking someone's memory, but it can also be used for healing."
"So that's why after I was injured I'd heal so quickly. It was the stone."
"That's right, and by strengthening it even more, you'll heal instantly. You truly will be invincible."
"Sorry, but I'm not interested."
"Well, you don't really have any say in the matter, now do you?"
"They'll come after you, you know?"
"I'm completely prepared for that. I've already beaten Taban and Miharu. The others will be easy to destroy. I'll annihilate all of them at once. They're no match for my power."
"You're way too cocky. Cockiness will be your downfall."
"What do you know?"
"A lot more than you."
"Well, we'll see how big your mouth is once we brainwash you again," said Toran. He snapped his fingers once and the men began to drag her out of the room. "Take her to the lab."
"Yes sir," they both replied as they dragged Risai out of the room.
"You won't get away with this!" she yelled. Toran just smiled.
"But I already have," he said and then followed them down the hall.
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"Wow, look at this," said Rick. They all turned their attention back to the screen. "These stats are amazing! He was a skilled pilot! Look at the number of people he took down! But the data ends here…" he said.
"That's the year he disappeared," said Miharu.
"It's still amazing though, I mean, look at this," said Rick. Meiyuu leant in a little to read what it said on the screen.
"It says here that he was the only person on the ZBC to be given an ultimate X and it was the only one they had," Rick said. "The zoid is equipped with blades, guns, a particle cannon, everything! It's amazing!" he continued.
"It may be amazing, but it's also very dangerous," said Taban. "There's a reason why he was picked and it wasn't because he was there first, even though he was the first person to be given the enhancements. His skill far surpasses that of mine and Miharu's. He's completely in sync with his zoid. It's a hard thing to do, but he managed it. I'm afraid that there isn't anyone who can defeat him."
"We can't give up before we even try," said Leon.
"You don't understand," said Miharu. "Think about it. When we fought against the Strikers team, it took all of us combined to take them down. It took all of us to just take down Risai. But her zoid isn't even an ultimate X and she hasn't mastered it completely to point of it being like an extension of her body either. Try multiplying that strength times about 100 and you'll get Toran and his Rector. They're an unbeatable force."
"But still, we have to try," said Bit.
"But the chances are 99% to 1% that we'd actually win," said Miharu.
"I'm going to have to agree," said Taban.
"Since when have you guys been so pessimistic?" asked Bit. Rick stood up from his chair and looked at them.
"I agree with Bit on this one. Even if it's just one percent, it's still a chance that we can win," he said.
"But…" began Miharu.
"No buts," said Bit. "If you tell yourself you're gonna lose from the start, then that one percent becomes zero. And as long as there's a chance of success, I'm not gonna give up," said Bit.
"You know, sometimes when you two put your heads together, you can really come up with something intelligent," said Naiomi. "I'm gonna fight with you guys as well," she added.
"And the same goes for me," said Leena.
"You can count me in," said Brad. "If the ZBC is over thrown by the Backdraft, how will I get paid?"
"I'm in too," said Jamie.
"Well, I guess I'll fight as well," said Leon.
"If Rick is going, he'll need us to help him. He doesn't do well on his own," said Meiyuu. "So I'll fight with you guys too."
"And I second that," said Mattei. They looked to Taban and Miharu.
"How about it guys? Let's give them a run for their money," said Bit. Taban and Miharu could only smile at this and nodded.
"You do know that this is suicide though," said Taban.
"That may be, but I'm not gonna give up. There's too much at stake here. If we give up now, then we might as well walk up to their front door and ask them to kill us," said Bit.
"I'm agreeing with Bit and Rick on this one," said Leena. "We know there's a good chance we might not make it, but you never know until you try."
"Well, we can't just go rushing in there. We have to have a plan," said Miharu.
"I'm aware of that," said Bit.
"It's possible that they are already on their way over here to attack us though," said Taban.
"Well then, lets get planning!" said Bit.
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Oh yeah, two chapters at once! I amaze even myself sometimes! I spell checked this, so it should be right, and I'm completely aware of the fact that I don't always spells names of people and zoids right, but it's too hard for me to change it now, so I like it the way it is. Well, by the time you guys are reading this, I'll be at my surgery! Thank you for wishing me luck and I hope it doesn't hurt too much afterwards. Thank you guys and I'll be back! See ya!
Audi^.^