The Zoids Continuum: Fusion Organoids

Chapter VI-Explanation

"A fusion organoid?" Eri echoed. "What's that?"

"A person who can be human or organoid at any given time, but--" Drear started.

"But that's what I can do!" Alaya interrupted.

"--but can also fuse with other fusion organoids." Drear finished. He looked at the two startled girls. "I hope to have helped you on your journey to find Citri and Ambient."

"But, Mr. Comptner..." Eri started, but Drear was gone.

"He said we were both fusion organoids and that one could fuse with the other of same type..." Alaya thought out loud.

"He's a strange one, Drear is..." Jack said.

"Do you know what he meant?" Eri asked.

"No, sorry." Jack said. Then he got up and left.

"You know how we say 'Two become one and one becomes two!' to split from our organoid parts?" Alaya asked, thoughtful. Eri nodded. "Then maybe we say 'Two become one!'"

"It's worth a try." Eri said, shrugging.

"Okay..."

"Two become one...Fusion!" both yelled at once. All of a sudden there was a bright flash and when you could see again, there was one girl with gold eyes and green hair standing where two girls had been. It was eerie. Inside the mind of the girl, both thought it was eerie, so the one girl thought it was eerie as well. And in the shadows stood two organoids, one copper and one gold. Jack came dashing in.

"Who are you and what have you done to Eri and Alaya?" he demanded of the girl.

"Alaya and Eri are one to make me, Fusion Organoid #231, though you may call me Eliya." The girl said.

"Eri and Alaya...fused?" Jack asked. The girl didn't answer, but instead walked out of the door, the two organoids following her. She walked up to the Command Wolf of Alaya and the Shadow Fox of Eri and muttered,

"Tsk, tsk. This will not do." Then she glanced at the gold and copper organoids. "Cor, Gon, you know what to do."

The copper one, Cor, nodded and shot into the Shadow Fox, the golden Gon following the suite with the Command Wolf. Now Eliya smiled.

"Two zoids united by their masters...Fusion!" she shouted. There was huge white flash that came from the zoids as they fused, becoming one whole new zoid with the characteristics of both. It had a triple-barrel cannon on its back like a Command Wolf, but the head of of a Shadow Fox. It's speed and accuracy stats were like that of a Shadow Fox, but it's defense and offense stats were favoring the Command Wolf. It was gold in color with the odd parts--eyes, claws, shoulders--in copper. It was known as the Shadow Wolf.

"Well, my Wolf, are you ready for a battle?" Eliya asked. The Shadow Wold howled. Everyone who had seen this spectacle was awed, and too stunned to speak. Eliya got into her zoid and they took off. Once they were out of range and the Oasis Colony could no longer see them, Eliya stopped her zoid.

"Another day, another time." She said, and then there were two girls in the cockpit, plastered against the copper eyes.

"Open it will, yah!" Eri croaked. Alaya reached over and opened the cockpit. Both fell out and landed on their faces. Alaya stood up, brushing sand off her clothes and body.

"That was something." She commented. "I can't wait till bedtime though."

"I know, fusing takes a lot out of a girl." Eri agreed.

"Well, now that we can fuse and un-fuse, how do we un-fuse our zoids?" Alaya asked.

"But being Eliya is so cool! I know your whole past!" Eri said, completely ignoring what Alaya had said.

"Yah, I agree, but I also know your past." Alaya said. "And what are we going to do about our zoids?!"

"Well, don't you know? We were sharing memories, so we were also sharing thoughts, right?" Eri pointed out.

"Oh yah!" Alaya said with sudden realization.

"Another day, another time." They chanted, and again a flash, much duller this time, and there were two zoids.

"Y'know, it was strange." Alaya started when they were in their zoids. "It felt like I had done that before, and like I had all my life."

"Me too." Eri said. "Like, I knew what we were supposed to say, and how we were to act. But it was odd having two memories."

"Yah..."

Their organoid parts were still fused with their zoids, so they had a lot of fun with their zoids. And they even got accustomed to being without the organoid instincts. After a time their zoids stopped on their own.

"What's wrong? My Wolf won't move!" Alaya cried.

"My Fox won't either!" Eri said.

"Listen closely, Masters." said two voices.

"Did you hear that? Or was it just me?" Eri asked.

"No, I heard it too. It makes me think we're going crazy."

"Nothing of the sort, Masters. We have been granted the short time to speak with you in the human tongue, and we need every second. You are speaking to Cor and Gon, your organoid parts." the voices said.

"We're speaking to our organoid parts?" Eri asked.

"It would seem so." Alaya answered.

"As transform organoids, most of your power springs from us," Cor and Gon continued. "But being fusion organoids is very different. Your power to give pain from one thing to another, or take it into your body, even to feel what other's emotions are toward you, is your own gift. It developed while you were in your mother's womb."

"So these powers are our birthright?" Eri asked.

"Yes, and because you can now fuse, you will not need the organoid instincts that you have had while we have lain dormant. Because of your fusion, you now have not only each other's memories, you have each other's instincts and even part of each other's attitude." Cor said.

"Each person has an energy signature, gold for Alaya and copper for Eri. This will allow you to know where each other are at all times. You may also find other people, like Citri, for instance." Gon said.

"Then my mother's signature would be silver, right?" Alaya said.

"Usually yes, but we have not the time to explain. Both Citri's and Ambient's energy signatures have been tainted, as have their actions been controlled. But I am afraid that is all we may say, or have the time. We wish you the best of luck. Goodbye for now, Masters!" Cor said. Then the voices were gone.

"Cor and Gon, are you still here?" Eri asked hesitantly. A small roar from the middle of her zoid answered her question.

"I guess they are, just they won't be able to talk t o us anymore." Alaya said.

"A shame. I want to know more about these things we are." Eri said.

"Let's try to find my mother's energy signature." Alaya suggested.

"Later, it's getting dark and I'm still tired from the fusion." Eri said. Alaya agreed and they found a spot to camp.

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now you know...what Eri and Alaya can do. Doesn't play much of a big part in this, I'm ashamed to say. Maybe it's better that way.

~*DarkDragon*~