THE CONVENTION
By: Matt Taylor
Disclaimer: I don't own any of these characters, some company in Japan does. I make no money from their use.
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Naomi couldn't help but flinch slightly, as the red Death Saurer, and Dibison collided. The sound of it practically shook the battle arena. Naomi found herself huddled against Brad in the somewhat crowded arena seating, not that she was complaining, mind you.
"I can't believe that guy was able to dig up a Death Saurer." Brad said, "They're really rare."
"I bet I could take him though." Naomi said, her voice dripping confidence. "You probably could to." She said coyly, causing Brad to blush, almost imperceptibly. Both Zoids guns were out of ammo, or at least out of the non- lethal shock ammo used in the arena, and they had been resorting to beating each other silly for the last ten minutes.
One was a Red Death Saurer, very rare, the only obvious armament besides the laser claws being the rather large pulse cannon on its back, but if Naomi had any knowledge of these kinds of Zoids, it probably had the full body beam cannon as well. The other was a black Dibison, armed with a massive missile launcher, and cannon over it's shoulders and back, pretty basic as far as Dibison's went.
"You know Brad, you should really take Shadow fox into the arena." Naomi suggested, innocently.
"I am, I just haven't found an opponent worthy of me yet." He said. Naomi rolled her eyes, and groaned, but went back to watching the match. The two Zoid's rammed against each other once more, the Dibison managing to toss the Death Saurer against the far wall. It quickly turned for a charge, intending on impaling the rare Zoid. As they collided, the Death Saurer's claws began to glow with laser energy, and soon the claw was impaled through the Dibison's throat area in an upward chop. They remained like this for several tense moments, before the Dibison fell, defeated, to the ground. The bell sounded, and cheers went up.
The Cockpit hatch opened up, revealing a tall young man, with slicked back blonde hair, and what looked like old fashioned pilot's goggles, and an bombardiers jacket, along with blue jeans, and leather boots.
"Your winner.Allen Somers!"
The man's hand was raised in victory by the referee, and he moved off towards the stands. Allen Somers reached into his jacket, and pulled out a slightly crushed rose, which he flung into the crowd, and landed in a stunned young woman's lap. He then returned to his Zoid, and drove it off the field.
"He's good." Brad said. Though he hid it well, Naomi knew he had been mentally comparing himself with every contestant they'd seen so far. It was something that, Naomi had to admit, she had done herself every now and then, from the first time she'd fought Liger Zero, to the Elephander, That girl Pierce, and the Berserk Fury.
All of a sudden, Brad stood up, dragging her along with him.
"I'm gonna do it." He said all of a sudden. Naomi brightened up.
"You're gonna compete?"
"Yeah." He said, smiling confidently. "I'm gonna go get Shadowfox, you wanna come?"
"Sure."
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"Have they done anything, Sebastian?" Harry asked, from his place behind the lounge's short brick wall. Next to him, Sebastian was keeping a monitor eye on a metal stalk over the wall, watching the in-hotel restaurant.
"They have talked abit, but both of them still seem kind of angry, Harry."
"She has every right to be angry. Did you hear Bit Cloud besmirching her? Even to remember it now causes my blood to boil in rage." Harry said.
"Harry, is there a reason we're sitting behind this wall, instead of actually going over to them?" Benjamin asked, "I mean, this wall really isn't big enough to completely hide us, they can still see the top of your head."
"I know what I'm doing Benjamin." Harry said, indignantly. "Just keep watching them and tell me when anything happens."
"Yes sir."
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At the moment neither of them were saying a word.
'At least she's not yelling.' Bit thought. In all honesty, he hated it when Leena yelled, she looked a lot nicer when she was calm. Not that he was in a hurry to tell her that. In all honesty, despite the somewhat violent of his relationship with Leena, it had settled into a nice groove, and, it wasn't quite as violent as it had been in the past, Bit wasn't sure if it should go any farther than that. Bit sighed, and tried to think about something else.
"Hey Bit." Leena said. Bit looked up. He was surprised that Leena looked a little upset "Um.About what I said in there."
"Nah.It's okay, I probably shouldn't have ran off on you." He said, feeling somewhat bad about it himself. "Forgive?"
"Forgiven." She said, following it with "Forgive?"
"Forgiven." He said, smiling.
"Oh by the way." Leena asked. "Is Harry still watching us?"
Bit looked over at the wall, and saw the top of Harry's head, along with Sebastian's camera over the top.
"Yeah. He's been there for about half an hour now." Bit said, nonchalantly.
"Ooh, I wish Harry would get the hint!" Leena said angrily.
"What? That you don't want him around?" Bit said, in a slightly disbelieving tone.
"Exactly."
"Really. Then explain to me about all these highly expensive packages that are currently lying behind you." Bit pointed out. Leena merely smiled, and waved at him in an "Oh, You Know" manner.
"I've just been saving for a rainy day." She said taking a sip from her drink.
"Right, Bit said, deciding to drop the subject. As he did so, he couldn't help but notice a rather large entourage heading past their spot. At the head of it was none other than a sunglasses clad Mary Champ. Followed behind by five muscular men in tanktops and tight pants, each standing like her personal servant.
"Why, If it isn't Bit Cloud." She said, removing her glasses with flair. "I didn't expect to see here." She lied.
"Hey, Mary." Bit said, remaining polite, while Leena began to clutch the edge of the table as if to crush it.
"Oh, yes. I see you're here to." She said, not bothering to say Leena's name.
"Hi Mary." Leena choked out through clenched teeth. "What brings you here?"
"Oh I came to take part in this whole extravaganza. Sadly it's only about half as large as the parties I throw back home, but we all need to take it easy every now and then."
"Right Mary." Leena said again.
"By the way Bit." Mary said.
"Yeah.
"What is my brother doing behind that stonewall?"
"Beats me, he's been there since we sat down." With that, Mary returned her sunglasses to her face, and walked off, her men following her.
"There's one reason why I'll never go out with Harry, right there." Leena said, finally managing to force her teeth loose from their clenched position.
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"This Zoid was definitely made with your name on it, Brad." Naomi looked over the Shadowfox, taking in every curve.
"It does suit me well." Brad said, climbing up to the cockpit. In all honesty, this Zoid had felt like a godsend the first time he'd piloted it. Being around Bit and his ultra-powerful Liger Zero had caused Brad a bit of.well.jealousy, not that he would admit to having any such feeling towards Bit Cloud. That he had a custom-made Zoid of his own, especially of the quality of the Shadow Fos, had helped repair his slightly damaged ego.
Brad dropped into the seat, and began the start-up procedure. Naomi climbed up the ladder to get a look at the cockpit.
"Hey, can I ride in it with you?" She asked. Brad looked slightly surprised.
"Well, sure, Naomi, there's plenty of room behind the seat." He said. But to his surprise, she got in front and sat on his lap. Brad's eyes jetted open in shock, as she leaned back against him, and stretched slightly.
"Well, let's go." She said innocently. Brad had to take a few minutes to get his brain working again though.
"R.right." He managed to get out, not seeing the amused smile on his companions face. With a start, the Shadowfox lurched out of it's hangar, and began to make it's way towards the arena. On the ground a bit away from them, were two men looking over a Gojulas the Ogre.
"Hey, does that Zoid looks like it's swaying an' tilting a lot?" One asked.
"Yeah, he must be taking it in for repairs." The other said.
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The rest of the meal managed to pass without interruption, and Bit paid the waiter. As they where leaving, they saw Naomi running up to them.
"Hey guys!" She waved.
"Hey Naomi, where's Brad?" Leena asked, "I figured we'd have to pry you two apart with a crowbar."
Naomi merely grinned, and blushed. "I just came to get you guys, Brad's gonna compete in the arena."
"Really! Cool. When's it start?" Leena asked.
"Pretty soon, so we gotta hurry if we wanna see it start." Naomi said. With this, the three of them made off for the arena in quick strides. Followed several feet from behind by a Harry, and his companions, trying to look inconspicuous, though how a rich, colorfully dressed young man, and two robots could do this was up to question. Soon enough they were at the arena.
It was a huge stone and mortar building, running for over a mile in each direction. Outside of Zoid fighting it was used for such "old fashioned" sports as football, baseball, and soccer, as a venue for smaller conventions. Inside was a huge field, surrounded by a large circular viewing stand, with long bullet and shock proof glass walls separating the viewers from the field, and protecting them from the shock-ammo used on the field.
Bit, Leena, and Naomi settled down in some seats, as the match began.
"Ladies and Gentlemen!" A loud voice sounded over the field. "Welcome to the next match here in our Zoid battling arena!" A great cheer went up. "Coming in from the east entrance."
Everyone turned their heads, and saw Brad and the Shadowfox enter. The fox let out a howl to the roof that was greeted with more cheers.
"From the Blitz Team, piloting the Shadowfox, Brad Hunter!" Brad waved to the crowd from the opened cockpit, as the other Zoid entered. When Naomi saw it she gasped.
"And his opponent, from the Fluegel team, piloting the Red Blade Liger, Leon Toros!"
"Leon? Leena asked in shock. Sure enough, Liger's cockpit was open, and a smiling Leon Toros was standing in it, waving casually to the crowd. Naomi took a small device with a viewscreen out of her jacket, and it revealed a close-up of Leon, smiling, casually. She turned a dial, and it switched to a close-up of Brad, who was looking at Leon intently.
Both men sat down, and closed the cockpits.
"This is going to be interesting." Bit said.
"Which one should I be cheering for?" Leena asked.
"Well, Leon is your brother, so I would assume you would be obliged to support him." Bit offered.
"Good point. GO LEON!" Leena yelled out. Neither of them noticing Naomi next to them, staring at the viewscreen, looking surprisingly upset.
"Ready! Fight!" The ref yelled, and the two Zoids charged at each other. The fox's cannons discharged, peppering the ground around Leon. The Liger leapt over the bullets, and sent several shots at the fox. For the next several minutes, the two Zoids circled each other at a run, shooting constantly. The fox had taken several hits in it's right side, while Leon looked none the worse for wear.
"Wow, Leon's really improved." Leena said.
"Yeah, I'm definitely going to have to challenge him in the future." Said Bit. Leena rolled her eyes, and turned back to the match. Beside them Naomi was watching the fight as if it's the most important thing in the world. Shadow fox took a hap-hazard leap over the Liger's blades, landing off balance and cart wheeling a few feet before regaining its balance. Suddenly it was charging and caught the Liger with a strike laser claw across the side of the head, knocking Leon back into the wall with an audible "wham."
Leon shakily got to his feat, and dodged a second claw, and suddenly the Liger's fangs were on the fox's back, biting deep. Brad began to run, using every last ounce of speed the zoid had, but the Liger wouldn't be shaken loose, and sparks were starting to fly from the Fox's back. Finally Brad rammed the Blade Liger against the wall knocking him loose. Brad made a quick run to make some space between him and the Liger, and in a moment was charging again. Leon forced his Liger to it's feet, only to be met with another laser claw.
And it was over.
A bell sounded, and the Shadow Fox howled to the rafters, as the crowd cheered. Naomi breathed an audible sigh of relief, happy that it was over, as Leena looked upset that her brother had lost. Brad got out and had his hand raised. Bit was surprised at the rather noticeable coat of sweat over him. Leon got out of his Liger, rubbing his head, but smiling.
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Soon enough Bit and Leena were standing in front of the Blade Liger.
"Are you okay, Leon?"
"Sure thing sis, just a little sore." He said.
"I'm really sorry that you lost." Leena said.
"Ah, you can't win them all." He said, "Besides, these aren't actually official matches, so losing is okay."
"Yeah, I've never seen Brad fight like that." Bit spoke up.
"I can't believe you ended up fighting him."
"Well, we ended up drawing numbers against each other, it was nothing personal." Leon said. Bit remembered how Brad had looked getting out of the Shadowfox, and wondered about that.
"By the way, what's with Jamie?" Leon asked his sister.
"Jamie? I haven't seen him in awhile now. Why you ask?"
"He walked past me a bit ago, his head buried in a stack of papers, towards the hangar where his Raynos is. I tried to talk to him, but he didn't even see me." Leon pointed off behind him.
"Well. I'll go see what he's up to." Bit said, nonchalantly, leaving Leena to talk with her brother.
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"Uuuuggghhh!" Brad said as he adjusted the ice-pack on his head. So far in this convention, he seemed to be ending up with a head ache a lot.
"Are you sure you're okay, Brad?" Naomi asked him.
"Yeah. It's nothing really." He said.
At the moment, both of them were sitting in Brad's room, as they had been ever since Naomi walked him up here.
"You were impressive out there, I have to admit." She said, with a small smile.
"Well, I didn't think I'd be facing Leon." He said.
"Well, I told you when you signed up that Leon was in the arena fights as well." She said.
"Yeah." Brad remembered that. "You seemed pretty upset for some reason."
"It's nothing." She said. Neither of them said a thing for several minutes before she stood up.
"What are you gonna do for the rest of the day?"
"After the fight, pretty much relax."
"In this stuffy room all day? No way!" Naomi said. "I see a pair of swim- trucks inside that open suitcase over there. What say you and I go, and enjoy a nice sunny beach?" Naomi said, taking his hand.
"The Beach?" Brad said questioningly.
"Yeah, you, and me, lying under an umbrella on a very nice beach. A wonderful sun and the sound of the waves." She said, leaning close and whispering. "Sound good?"
Brad smiled.
"Sounds great."
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TO BE CONTINUED.
AUTHOR'S NOTES: No it's not an alternate universe, no it's not an imaginary story, I have returned!! In all honesty I didn't think I was gonna start working on this again, I even considered handing it over to another writer. But after watching a bit of the new Chaotic century series, I felt my muse for this fic returning. Hope you guys enjoy this chapter, I hope to release this with the next few chapters.
By: Matt Taylor
Disclaimer: I don't own any of these characters, some company in Japan does. I make no money from their use.
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Naomi couldn't help but flinch slightly, as the red Death Saurer, and Dibison collided. The sound of it practically shook the battle arena. Naomi found herself huddled against Brad in the somewhat crowded arena seating, not that she was complaining, mind you.
"I can't believe that guy was able to dig up a Death Saurer." Brad said, "They're really rare."
"I bet I could take him though." Naomi said, her voice dripping confidence. "You probably could to." She said coyly, causing Brad to blush, almost imperceptibly. Both Zoids guns were out of ammo, or at least out of the non- lethal shock ammo used in the arena, and they had been resorting to beating each other silly for the last ten minutes.
One was a Red Death Saurer, very rare, the only obvious armament besides the laser claws being the rather large pulse cannon on its back, but if Naomi had any knowledge of these kinds of Zoids, it probably had the full body beam cannon as well. The other was a black Dibison, armed with a massive missile launcher, and cannon over it's shoulders and back, pretty basic as far as Dibison's went.
"You know Brad, you should really take Shadow fox into the arena." Naomi suggested, innocently.
"I am, I just haven't found an opponent worthy of me yet." He said. Naomi rolled her eyes, and groaned, but went back to watching the match. The two Zoid's rammed against each other once more, the Dibison managing to toss the Death Saurer against the far wall. It quickly turned for a charge, intending on impaling the rare Zoid. As they collided, the Death Saurer's claws began to glow with laser energy, and soon the claw was impaled through the Dibison's throat area in an upward chop. They remained like this for several tense moments, before the Dibison fell, defeated, to the ground. The bell sounded, and cheers went up.
The Cockpit hatch opened up, revealing a tall young man, with slicked back blonde hair, and what looked like old fashioned pilot's goggles, and an bombardiers jacket, along with blue jeans, and leather boots.
"Your winner.Allen Somers!"
The man's hand was raised in victory by the referee, and he moved off towards the stands. Allen Somers reached into his jacket, and pulled out a slightly crushed rose, which he flung into the crowd, and landed in a stunned young woman's lap. He then returned to his Zoid, and drove it off the field.
"He's good." Brad said. Though he hid it well, Naomi knew he had been mentally comparing himself with every contestant they'd seen so far. It was something that, Naomi had to admit, she had done herself every now and then, from the first time she'd fought Liger Zero, to the Elephander, That girl Pierce, and the Berserk Fury.
All of a sudden, Brad stood up, dragging her along with him.
"I'm gonna do it." He said all of a sudden. Naomi brightened up.
"You're gonna compete?"
"Yeah." He said, smiling confidently. "I'm gonna go get Shadowfox, you wanna come?"
"Sure."
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"Have they done anything, Sebastian?" Harry asked, from his place behind the lounge's short brick wall. Next to him, Sebastian was keeping a monitor eye on a metal stalk over the wall, watching the in-hotel restaurant.
"They have talked abit, but both of them still seem kind of angry, Harry."
"She has every right to be angry. Did you hear Bit Cloud besmirching her? Even to remember it now causes my blood to boil in rage." Harry said.
"Harry, is there a reason we're sitting behind this wall, instead of actually going over to them?" Benjamin asked, "I mean, this wall really isn't big enough to completely hide us, they can still see the top of your head."
"I know what I'm doing Benjamin." Harry said, indignantly. "Just keep watching them and tell me when anything happens."
"Yes sir."
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At the moment neither of them were saying a word.
'At least she's not yelling.' Bit thought. In all honesty, he hated it when Leena yelled, she looked a lot nicer when she was calm. Not that he was in a hurry to tell her that. In all honesty, despite the somewhat violent of his relationship with Leena, it had settled into a nice groove, and, it wasn't quite as violent as it had been in the past, Bit wasn't sure if it should go any farther than that. Bit sighed, and tried to think about something else.
"Hey Bit." Leena said. Bit looked up. He was surprised that Leena looked a little upset "Um.About what I said in there."
"Nah.It's okay, I probably shouldn't have ran off on you." He said, feeling somewhat bad about it himself. "Forgive?"
"Forgiven." She said, following it with "Forgive?"
"Forgiven." He said, smiling.
"Oh by the way." Leena asked. "Is Harry still watching us?"
Bit looked over at the wall, and saw the top of Harry's head, along with Sebastian's camera over the top.
"Yeah. He's been there for about half an hour now." Bit said, nonchalantly.
"Ooh, I wish Harry would get the hint!" Leena said angrily.
"What? That you don't want him around?" Bit said, in a slightly disbelieving tone.
"Exactly."
"Really. Then explain to me about all these highly expensive packages that are currently lying behind you." Bit pointed out. Leena merely smiled, and waved at him in an "Oh, You Know" manner.
"I've just been saving for a rainy day." She said taking a sip from her drink.
"Right, Bit said, deciding to drop the subject. As he did so, he couldn't help but notice a rather large entourage heading past their spot. At the head of it was none other than a sunglasses clad Mary Champ. Followed behind by five muscular men in tanktops and tight pants, each standing like her personal servant.
"Why, If it isn't Bit Cloud." She said, removing her glasses with flair. "I didn't expect to see here." She lied.
"Hey, Mary." Bit said, remaining polite, while Leena began to clutch the edge of the table as if to crush it.
"Oh, yes. I see you're here to." She said, not bothering to say Leena's name.
"Hi Mary." Leena choked out through clenched teeth. "What brings you here?"
"Oh I came to take part in this whole extravaganza. Sadly it's only about half as large as the parties I throw back home, but we all need to take it easy every now and then."
"Right Mary." Leena said again.
"By the way Bit." Mary said.
"Yeah.
"What is my brother doing behind that stonewall?"
"Beats me, he's been there since we sat down." With that, Mary returned her sunglasses to her face, and walked off, her men following her.
"There's one reason why I'll never go out with Harry, right there." Leena said, finally managing to force her teeth loose from their clenched position.
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"This Zoid was definitely made with your name on it, Brad." Naomi looked over the Shadowfox, taking in every curve.
"It does suit me well." Brad said, climbing up to the cockpit. In all honesty, this Zoid had felt like a godsend the first time he'd piloted it. Being around Bit and his ultra-powerful Liger Zero had caused Brad a bit of.well.jealousy, not that he would admit to having any such feeling towards Bit Cloud. That he had a custom-made Zoid of his own, especially of the quality of the Shadow Fos, had helped repair his slightly damaged ego.
Brad dropped into the seat, and began the start-up procedure. Naomi climbed up the ladder to get a look at the cockpit.
"Hey, can I ride in it with you?" She asked. Brad looked slightly surprised.
"Well, sure, Naomi, there's plenty of room behind the seat." He said. But to his surprise, she got in front and sat on his lap. Brad's eyes jetted open in shock, as she leaned back against him, and stretched slightly.
"Well, let's go." She said innocently. Brad had to take a few minutes to get his brain working again though.
"R.right." He managed to get out, not seeing the amused smile on his companions face. With a start, the Shadowfox lurched out of it's hangar, and began to make it's way towards the arena. On the ground a bit away from them, were two men looking over a Gojulas the Ogre.
"Hey, does that Zoid looks like it's swaying an' tilting a lot?" One asked.
"Yeah, he must be taking it in for repairs." The other said.
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The rest of the meal managed to pass without interruption, and Bit paid the waiter. As they where leaving, they saw Naomi running up to them.
"Hey guys!" She waved.
"Hey Naomi, where's Brad?" Leena asked, "I figured we'd have to pry you two apart with a crowbar."
Naomi merely grinned, and blushed. "I just came to get you guys, Brad's gonna compete in the arena."
"Really! Cool. When's it start?" Leena asked.
"Pretty soon, so we gotta hurry if we wanna see it start." Naomi said. With this, the three of them made off for the arena in quick strides. Followed several feet from behind by a Harry, and his companions, trying to look inconspicuous, though how a rich, colorfully dressed young man, and two robots could do this was up to question. Soon enough they were at the arena.
It was a huge stone and mortar building, running for over a mile in each direction. Outside of Zoid fighting it was used for such "old fashioned" sports as football, baseball, and soccer, as a venue for smaller conventions. Inside was a huge field, surrounded by a large circular viewing stand, with long bullet and shock proof glass walls separating the viewers from the field, and protecting them from the shock-ammo used on the field.
Bit, Leena, and Naomi settled down in some seats, as the match began.
"Ladies and Gentlemen!" A loud voice sounded over the field. "Welcome to the next match here in our Zoid battling arena!" A great cheer went up. "Coming in from the east entrance."
Everyone turned their heads, and saw Brad and the Shadowfox enter. The fox let out a howl to the roof that was greeted with more cheers.
"From the Blitz Team, piloting the Shadowfox, Brad Hunter!" Brad waved to the crowd from the opened cockpit, as the other Zoid entered. When Naomi saw it she gasped.
"And his opponent, from the Fluegel team, piloting the Red Blade Liger, Leon Toros!"
"Leon? Leena asked in shock. Sure enough, Liger's cockpit was open, and a smiling Leon Toros was standing in it, waving casually to the crowd. Naomi took a small device with a viewscreen out of her jacket, and it revealed a close-up of Leon, smiling, casually. She turned a dial, and it switched to a close-up of Brad, who was looking at Leon intently.
Both men sat down, and closed the cockpits.
"This is going to be interesting." Bit said.
"Which one should I be cheering for?" Leena asked.
"Well, Leon is your brother, so I would assume you would be obliged to support him." Bit offered.
"Good point. GO LEON!" Leena yelled out. Neither of them noticing Naomi next to them, staring at the viewscreen, looking surprisingly upset.
"Ready! Fight!" The ref yelled, and the two Zoids charged at each other. The fox's cannons discharged, peppering the ground around Leon. The Liger leapt over the bullets, and sent several shots at the fox. For the next several minutes, the two Zoids circled each other at a run, shooting constantly. The fox had taken several hits in it's right side, while Leon looked none the worse for wear.
"Wow, Leon's really improved." Leena said.
"Yeah, I'm definitely going to have to challenge him in the future." Said Bit. Leena rolled her eyes, and turned back to the match. Beside them Naomi was watching the fight as if it's the most important thing in the world. Shadow fox took a hap-hazard leap over the Liger's blades, landing off balance and cart wheeling a few feet before regaining its balance. Suddenly it was charging and caught the Liger with a strike laser claw across the side of the head, knocking Leon back into the wall with an audible "wham."
Leon shakily got to his feat, and dodged a second claw, and suddenly the Liger's fangs were on the fox's back, biting deep. Brad began to run, using every last ounce of speed the zoid had, but the Liger wouldn't be shaken loose, and sparks were starting to fly from the Fox's back. Finally Brad rammed the Blade Liger against the wall knocking him loose. Brad made a quick run to make some space between him and the Liger, and in a moment was charging again. Leon forced his Liger to it's feet, only to be met with another laser claw.
And it was over.
A bell sounded, and the Shadow Fox howled to the rafters, as the crowd cheered. Naomi breathed an audible sigh of relief, happy that it was over, as Leena looked upset that her brother had lost. Brad got out and had his hand raised. Bit was surprised at the rather noticeable coat of sweat over him. Leon got out of his Liger, rubbing his head, but smiling.
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Soon enough Bit and Leena were standing in front of the Blade Liger.
"Are you okay, Leon?"
"Sure thing sis, just a little sore." He said.
"I'm really sorry that you lost." Leena said.
"Ah, you can't win them all." He said, "Besides, these aren't actually official matches, so losing is okay."
"Yeah, I've never seen Brad fight like that." Bit spoke up.
"I can't believe you ended up fighting him."
"Well, we ended up drawing numbers against each other, it was nothing personal." Leon said. Bit remembered how Brad had looked getting out of the Shadowfox, and wondered about that.
"By the way, what's with Jamie?" Leon asked his sister.
"Jamie? I haven't seen him in awhile now. Why you ask?"
"He walked past me a bit ago, his head buried in a stack of papers, towards the hangar where his Raynos is. I tried to talk to him, but he didn't even see me." Leon pointed off behind him.
"Well. I'll go see what he's up to." Bit said, nonchalantly, leaving Leena to talk with her brother.
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"Uuuuggghhh!" Brad said as he adjusted the ice-pack on his head. So far in this convention, he seemed to be ending up with a head ache a lot.
"Are you sure you're okay, Brad?" Naomi asked him.
"Yeah. It's nothing really." He said.
At the moment, both of them were sitting in Brad's room, as they had been ever since Naomi walked him up here.
"You were impressive out there, I have to admit." She said, with a small smile.
"Well, I didn't think I'd be facing Leon." He said.
"Well, I told you when you signed up that Leon was in the arena fights as well." She said.
"Yeah." Brad remembered that. "You seemed pretty upset for some reason."
"It's nothing." She said. Neither of them said a thing for several minutes before she stood up.
"What are you gonna do for the rest of the day?"
"After the fight, pretty much relax."
"In this stuffy room all day? No way!" Naomi said. "I see a pair of swim- trucks inside that open suitcase over there. What say you and I go, and enjoy a nice sunny beach?" Naomi said, taking his hand.
"The Beach?" Brad said questioningly.
"Yeah, you, and me, lying under an umbrella on a very nice beach. A wonderful sun and the sound of the waves." She said, leaning close and whispering. "Sound good?"
Brad smiled.
"Sounds great."
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TO BE CONTINUED.
AUTHOR'S NOTES: No it's not an alternate universe, no it's not an imaginary story, I have returned!! In all honesty I didn't think I was gonna start working on this again, I even considered handing it over to another writer. But after watching a bit of the new Chaotic century series, I felt my muse for this fic returning. Hope you guys enjoy this chapter, I hope to release this with the next few chapters.