Chapter 4
The Long Expected Party
This is another ordinary day. The Liger Team is in their usual spot at the coffee shop in Kanira Town.
"Josh, this is getting old. Can't you just apologize and get Ashley back on the team," said Michael
"Yeah, before we get on a losing streak," said Henry, "I haven't had a home cooked meal since Ashley left."
"I'm not apologizing to her! I did nothing wrong!" yelled Josh as he stood up; the whole coffee shop heard him and everything in the coffee shop went quite. Henry grabbed Josh's shirt and pulled him down.
"Doesn't matter! Just do it to get Ashley back!" said Henry, "We are famous for our strategies and without her, we don't have any! We've been losing some of our zoid battles. If this keeps happening we'll drop to Class A! The liger team has been a Class S team ever since our fathers started it! Don't you think they'd be ashamed if it drop to Class A!"
"I don't care! My pride is more important than that!"
"Didn't think you had any left," said Henry in an annoyed voice, "Your older sister would probably come and take over the team if we get on a losing streak."
"NOT JEN!" yelled Josh, "Any one but her, she's the bossiest person I know!"
"Then you better do something!" said Henry as he looked out the window, and surprisingly enough, he saw the Fluegel Team. "I think it's your lucky day!"
"What you talking about?" asked Josh before he looked outside. "Ashley?"
The Fluegel Team came in the coffee shop and sat down at table near the door.
"Take your chance! Remember it's either your nice younger sister or your bossy older sister," said Michael in a comical voice. Josh gulped, and then Michael and Henry pushed him off of his seat. And dragged him all the way to where the Fluegel Team was sitting.
"Hey Ash, how've you been?" asked Henry
"Hey, guys!"
"Well, well, it's the famous Liger team. Heard you've been on a losing streak lately," said Naomi as she took a sip of her coffee
Even though it was true, Josh still tried to defend it, "So what? We're still higher ranked than your team!"
Naomi stood up, and stared at Josh. Everybody around them was looking kind of nervous, waiting for one of them to punch the other. Ashley saw this and said, "Sit down both of you! You are causing a scene!"
"Fine," said both of them as they sat down.
"Never thought you'd be the peace maker," said Michael with a smirk
"Neither did I," said Ashley with a sigh, "So it's great seeing you guys again."
"I know same here," said Henry, "How've you been? How's liger?"
"He got a little damaged, but he'll be fine," said Ashley, "I'm on a winning streak."
"That's nice," said Josh with out even listening carefully to what she was saying, it took him 10 seconds to realize what he had heard, "YOU JOINED A NEW TEAM?"
"What did you expect, I told to I quit!" said Ashley
Josh then realized who he was sitting next to, "THEM?"
"Took you that long?" said Naomi with her eyes closed
"I don't believe you!" said Josh before he stormed out of the coffee shop.
"There goes our great plan," said Michael still staring at the door.
"Yup, another one of our genius plan," said Henry staring at the door as well "Looks like it back fired."
"I can definitely see how you two are related," said Leon, "But you are usually nice, at least when he's not around."
"Our family have egos that are the size of an elephant that's why we can't get along together," said Ashley, "If you think my brother was arrogant, then you should meet my sister."
"You have a sister?" asked Leon
"Yeah, she's about 5 yrs older than I'm and 2 yrs older than Josh."
"She's as arrogant as anybody can get," said Henry
"That's an understatement, but she's an extraordinary warrior," said Michael
"Which team is she on?" asked Naomi
"I don't think she's on any right now? Since she's studying in Europe, but she should be back by next week."
"What's next week?" asked Leon
"Her father's birthday. Their family will have a gigantic party, and most of the S classed teams will be invited," said Henry, " There's going to be a lot of challenges, and a lot of zoid battles. The teams we've defeated over the years will probably want rematches. Chances are that they are going to lose, but their ranks won't drop, since it's not an official zoid battle, so it's the same if they win."
"You guys are welcome to come if you want," said Michael
"I will, thanks." Said Leon, "Naomi?"
"Sure, why not,"
"Do you mind if I invite the Blitz team?" asked Ashley
"No not at all," said Michael with an evil smirk, "I'd love to have a rematch against them, and this time it's going to be pay back."
"Bring your zoids to the party, if you want zoid battles," said Henry
"I don't think so, this is suppose to be a vacation," said Naomi
"I'll just bring mine, incase somebody challenges me, I don't mind using some other zoid, but it wouldn't feel like a real victory." Then Ashley turned to Naomi and Leon. "You wouldn't mind if I battle with them, would you?"
"Be my guest," said Naomi, "They're your family and friends,"
"You're the best,"
"I'll call Bit and the others," said Leon
The Blitz team decided to come. The next day, everybody's at the Kamouri's family mansion. There were over 20 hover cargos parked up front and 18 zoids. The party was held in the garden, so all of that was in view. There was a private zoid battlefield next to the mansion and some bleachers. When the Blitz team arrived, everybody else was already there.
"Look at the place, it's huge!" said Leena
"Look at all of the zoids, they are the newest models I've ever seen," said the doc, he was drooling over them.
"I bet liger and I can eliminate all of them," said Bit
"We're suppose to work as a team, when we take challenges," said Jamie
"Forget the zoid battles, look at all the food!" said Leena
"Bet I can get to the buffet table before you!" said Bit as he ran toward the buffet table and Leena followed.
"Why do I even bother?" said Jamie with a sigh, "Doc? Where are you?"
"Try the parking lot," said Brad as he came out of the hover cargo. When Jamie turned around he saw the Doc drooling over the new zoids and hover cargos.
"All the things I have to put up with," said Jamie with a sweat drop. -_-;
"Well, I'm off to find Leon and Ashley," said Brad as he jumped off the hover cargo.
Back at the party, Josh is talking to the leader of the Storm team. Michael and Henry are talking to Leon and Naomi. But Ashley was nowhere to be found. "Now, I'm getting worried." Said Michael
"Why do you even bother, we all know you are. You say that every 5 seconds," said Henry
"I do not!"
"No it's more like every 3 seconds," said Naomi as she looked down to her watch
"She's probably talking to Jen or her dad," said Henry, "It's not everyday that she sees them, you know."
"I suppose,"
The lightning team showed up and challenged Michael and Henry to a high- speed battle.
"Sorry, but that's not our type of thing." Said Michael
"Are you guys backing from a challenge?" said Jack Cisco
Michael and Henry looked at each other and they exchanged a "well," expression. "I'll take you on," said Josh, "High speed's my favorite!"
"You are still two members short," said Kelly Tasker
"I'll take the second spot," said a girl with aqua green hair.
"Nice to see you sis!" said Josh
"You too little bro," said the girl
"So you are Jen Kamouri," said Naomi
"Course I am, who do you expect me to be?" said Jen in a calm voice
"Still one member short," said Jack
"Not for long," said Jen who looked at Ashley who was standing behind her with Brad.
"Well.I don't know,"
"Are you chicken?" asked Josh with his famous expression that always gets under his opponent's skin.
"Fine," said Ashley with a sigh, "You got your self your third warrior."
"This I have to see!" thought Leon to him self
"So which zoid are you using?" asked Ashley, "I think Josh brought over 20 selections."
"I think I'll use a war shark," said Jen. Ashley and Josh exchanged a glance.
"Are you sure? A War Shark is not exactly fit for a high-speed battle. A lightning saix or a liger might be a better choice."
"Don't worry about me just watch your backs," said Jen with her calm voice
"Sure thing,"
At the zoid battle, the Lightning team is all using their lightning saixs. The Liger Team is using a blade liger, a phantom liger, and a war shark.
"A war shark? That's an unusual choice!" said Jamie
"I wonder what they've got under their sleeves?" said Dr. Toros
"You think Ashley's liger can keep up with the lightning saixs?" asked Bit
"You don't know much about the Liger team, do you?" asked Leon
"Not really, why?"
Jamie answered, "Ashley's phantom liger has higher speed than your liger in its Jager form and the same with Josh's blade liger."
"WHAT? How's that possible?" asked the shocked Bit
"They took off the extra armors on their zoid to increase it's speed, so they get damaged pretty heavily if they get shot in the right places. They added Ion Boosters to increase more of its speed."
"That's cool," said Leena
"LET THE ZOID BATTLE BEGIN!!!!!!!!!" Somebody yelled. And the zoids took off. The War shark immediately dug under ground. The Lightning Saixs went in a straight line. (The same thing they did in the episode where the Blitz team battled against the Lightning team.)
"I don't like this," said Ashley
"What are we going to do?" asked Josh
"Aren't you suppose to be the leader?" teased Ashley
"This is not the time!"
"All right! Ok, Jen you take out the first one to slow down the last two."
"All right,"
"Are you sure you know what you are doing?" asked Ashley
"I'll take down the zoid in the front, then the back two's speed should be slowing down, it'll give you a chance to attack. See I get it. I'm a fast learner, not like some people." Said Jen in a bored kind of voice
"How come I get the feeling that's pointing to me," said Josh in an annoyed voice
"Concentrate on the battle here!" said Ashley, "Ok, we'll attack on your command! Okay? Jen!"
"Ok 3, 2, 1," counted Jen as she shot the one in front and then pushed it out of the way, "NOW!"
Both of the ligers ran toward them. The Blade liger's blades popped out, and slashed Jack Cisco's Lightning Saix. Ashley used her Strike Laser claw to take out Kelly Tasker's Lightning Saix.
"THE BATTLE IS OVER! THE WINNERS ARE THE LIGER TEAM!"
"That was fast!" said Jamie, "How did they do it?"
"The war shark had an advantage, because the lightning team can't see it." Said Brad
"I see, so they used it to strike down the first one to slow down the others. That would give Josh and Ashley a better accuracy."
"Yeah," said Brad as he left to get something got drink.
I'm not going to describe all of the zoid battles, cause that would take too long. So just the basics. The Blitz team won 5 battles and lost 1. The Liger team won all of their battles since they got their brain back for the day. Now it's nighttime, most of the guests left, but Leon, Naomi, and the Blitz team decided to stay for the night.
"Thank you for doing this," said Dr. Toros
"It's nothing," said Frank Kamouri, (He is Ashley, and Josh's father.) "Have you met my wife before? She wasn't present at the party, she had a little meeting with the committee members."
Then a mid aged woman with aqua green hair like Jens came in. "Oh, hello Steve, it's great seeing you again!"
"Oh, you too Cecilia!"
"So you two know each other?" asked Jen
"We went to zoid training school together. We always tied for the best marks in the class," said Cecilia
"If I remember correctly, we had a little competition going on," said Doc
"I believe I've won a bet," said Cecilia
"No it was a tie!"
"It was 7:8 remember? I got the higher score for my pilot license,"
"That wasn't fair it was only 0.2 point,"
"I still won thought!" said Cecilia with a smile, "It's been a long time,"
"It sure has,"
"Tell, me how's Layon and Oscar?"
"Layon's still on my case, and Jamie here is Oscar's son."
"It's nice to meet you Jamie!" said Cecilia, "Your father was a great man, but too bad about his accident,"
"I know," said Jamie
"You got to sort things out with Layon!"
"Why should I?"
"You rather fight with your best friend than tell him that you messed things up,"
"Basically,"
" I've learned that if you want something done right you have to do it your self!"
"So have I."
Later that night, Ashley couldn't sleep so she decided to on to the roof to look at the stars, but you'd never guess who else was up there.
"Hi Brad,"
"What you doing up this late?"
Ashley was standing next to Brad. "I couldn't sleep. You?"
"Same, You did great on your zoid battle today."
"Thanks, it means a lot coming from you." Said Ashley, "I rather hear it from you than anybody else on this planet." Ashley smiled at Brad.
Brad gave her a smile in return. "You have a beautiful smile," said Brad as he looked in to Ashley's eyes. She blushed.
Brad put his hand under Ashley's chin and slowly leaned toward her. Then gradually their lips touched and it turned in to a kiss.
In the mean while, Josh couldn't sleep either. In the zoid battle, it was great to have his sisters back. He doesn't want to lose his younger sister again, so he decided to get up and apologize. When he got in to Ashley's room it was empty, so he tried the roof, when he got here he saw something he'd never expected. His younger sister kissing Brad Hunter; the mercenary from the Blitz team. He saw the way he looked at her, but never expected her to like him back. He knew he should go and stop them, but he decided to leave them alone instead.
Ashley and Brad stayed up on the roof for another hour before they went back in to their rooms.
This is another ordinary day. The Liger Team is in their usual spot at the coffee shop in Kanira Town.
"Josh, this is getting old. Can't you just apologize and get Ashley back on the team," said Michael
"Yeah, before we get on a losing streak," said Henry, "I haven't had a home cooked meal since Ashley left."
"I'm not apologizing to her! I did nothing wrong!" yelled Josh as he stood up; the whole coffee shop heard him and everything in the coffee shop went quite. Henry grabbed Josh's shirt and pulled him down.
"Doesn't matter! Just do it to get Ashley back!" said Henry, "We are famous for our strategies and without her, we don't have any! We've been losing some of our zoid battles. If this keeps happening we'll drop to Class A! The liger team has been a Class S team ever since our fathers started it! Don't you think they'd be ashamed if it drop to Class A!"
"I don't care! My pride is more important than that!"
"Didn't think you had any left," said Henry in an annoyed voice, "Your older sister would probably come and take over the team if we get on a losing streak."
"NOT JEN!" yelled Josh, "Any one but her, she's the bossiest person I know!"
"Then you better do something!" said Henry as he looked out the window, and surprisingly enough, he saw the Fluegel Team. "I think it's your lucky day!"
"What you talking about?" asked Josh before he looked outside. "Ashley?"
The Fluegel Team came in the coffee shop and sat down at table near the door.
"Take your chance! Remember it's either your nice younger sister or your bossy older sister," said Michael in a comical voice. Josh gulped, and then Michael and Henry pushed him off of his seat. And dragged him all the way to where the Fluegel Team was sitting.
"Hey Ash, how've you been?" asked Henry
"Hey, guys!"
"Well, well, it's the famous Liger team. Heard you've been on a losing streak lately," said Naomi as she took a sip of her coffee
Even though it was true, Josh still tried to defend it, "So what? We're still higher ranked than your team!"
Naomi stood up, and stared at Josh. Everybody around them was looking kind of nervous, waiting for one of them to punch the other. Ashley saw this and said, "Sit down both of you! You are causing a scene!"
"Fine," said both of them as they sat down.
"Never thought you'd be the peace maker," said Michael with a smirk
"Neither did I," said Ashley with a sigh, "So it's great seeing you guys again."
"I know same here," said Henry, "How've you been? How's liger?"
"He got a little damaged, but he'll be fine," said Ashley, "I'm on a winning streak."
"That's nice," said Josh with out even listening carefully to what she was saying, it took him 10 seconds to realize what he had heard, "YOU JOINED A NEW TEAM?"
"What did you expect, I told to I quit!" said Ashley
Josh then realized who he was sitting next to, "THEM?"
"Took you that long?" said Naomi with her eyes closed
"I don't believe you!" said Josh before he stormed out of the coffee shop.
"There goes our great plan," said Michael still staring at the door.
"Yup, another one of our genius plan," said Henry staring at the door as well "Looks like it back fired."
"I can definitely see how you two are related," said Leon, "But you are usually nice, at least when he's not around."
"Our family have egos that are the size of an elephant that's why we can't get along together," said Ashley, "If you think my brother was arrogant, then you should meet my sister."
"You have a sister?" asked Leon
"Yeah, she's about 5 yrs older than I'm and 2 yrs older than Josh."
"She's as arrogant as anybody can get," said Henry
"That's an understatement, but she's an extraordinary warrior," said Michael
"Which team is she on?" asked Naomi
"I don't think she's on any right now? Since she's studying in Europe, but she should be back by next week."
"What's next week?" asked Leon
"Her father's birthday. Their family will have a gigantic party, and most of the S classed teams will be invited," said Henry, " There's going to be a lot of challenges, and a lot of zoid battles. The teams we've defeated over the years will probably want rematches. Chances are that they are going to lose, but their ranks won't drop, since it's not an official zoid battle, so it's the same if they win."
"You guys are welcome to come if you want," said Michael
"I will, thanks." Said Leon, "Naomi?"
"Sure, why not,"
"Do you mind if I invite the Blitz team?" asked Ashley
"No not at all," said Michael with an evil smirk, "I'd love to have a rematch against them, and this time it's going to be pay back."
"Bring your zoids to the party, if you want zoid battles," said Henry
"I don't think so, this is suppose to be a vacation," said Naomi
"I'll just bring mine, incase somebody challenges me, I don't mind using some other zoid, but it wouldn't feel like a real victory." Then Ashley turned to Naomi and Leon. "You wouldn't mind if I battle with them, would you?"
"Be my guest," said Naomi, "They're your family and friends,"
"You're the best,"
"I'll call Bit and the others," said Leon
The Blitz team decided to come. The next day, everybody's at the Kamouri's family mansion. There were over 20 hover cargos parked up front and 18 zoids. The party was held in the garden, so all of that was in view. There was a private zoid battlefield next to the mansion and some bleachers. When the Blitz team arrived, everybody else was already there.
"Look at the place, it's huge!" said Leena
"Look at all of the zoids, they are the newest models I've ever seen," said the doc, he was drooling over them.
"I bet liger and I can eliminate all of them," said Bit
"We're suppose to work as a team, when we take challenges," said Jamie
"Forget the zoid battles, look at all the food!" said Leena
"Bet I can get to the buffet table before you!" said Bit as he ran toward the buffet table and Leena followed.
"Why do I even bother?" said Jamie with a sigh, "Doc? Where are you?"
"Try the parking lot," said Brad as he came out of the hover cargo. When Jamie turned around he saw the Doc drooling over the new zoids and hover cargos.
"All the things I have to put up with," said Jamie with a sweat drop. -_-;
"Well, I'm off to find Leon and Ashley," said Brad as he jumped off the hover cargo.
Back at the party, Josh is talking to the leader of the Storm team. Michael and Henry are talking to Leon and Naomi. But Ashley was nowhere to be found. "Now, I'm getting worried." Said Michael
"Why do you even bother, we all know you are. You say that every 5 seconds," said Henry
"I do not!"
"No it's more like every 3 seconds," said Naomi as she looked down to her watch
"She's probably talking to Jen or her dad," said Henry, "It's not everyday that she sees them, you know."
"I suppose,"
The lightning team showed up and challenged Michael and Henry to a high- speed battle.
"Sorry, but that's not our type of thing." Said Michael
"Are you guys backing from a challenge?" said Jack Cisco
Michael and Henry looked at each other and they exchanged a "well," expression. "I'll take you on," said Josh, "High speed's my favorite!"
"You are still two members short," said Kelly Tasker
"I'll take the second spot," said a girl with aqua green hair.
"Nice to see you sis!" said Josh
"You too little bro," said the girl
"So you are Jen Kamouri," said Naomi
"Course I am, who do you expect me to be?" said Jen in a calm voice
"Still one member short," said Jack
"Not for long," said Jen who looked at Ashley who was standing behind her with Brad.
"Well.I don't know,"
"Are you chicken?" asked Josh with his famous expression that always gets under his opponent's skin.
"Fine," said Ashley with a sigh, "You got your self your third warrior."
"This I have to see!" thought Leon to him self
"So which zoid are you using?" asked Ashley, "I think Josh brought over 20 selections."
"I think I'll use a war shark," said Jen. Ashley and Josh exchanged a glance.
"Are you sure? A War Shark is not exactly fit for a high-speed battle. A lightning saix or a liger might be a better choice."
"Don't worry about me just watch your backs," said Jen with her calm voice
"Sure thing,"
At the zoid battle, the Lightning team is all using their lightning saixs. The Liger Team is using a blade liger, a phantom liger, and a war shark.
"A war shark? That's an unusual choice!" said Jamie
"I wonder what they've got under their sleeves?" said Dr. Toros
"You think Ashley's liger can keep up with the lightning saixs?" asked Bit
"You don't know much about the Liger team, do you?" asked Leon
"Not really, why?"
Jamie answered, "Ashley's phantom liger has higher speed than your liger in its Jager form and the same with Josh's blade liger."
"WHAT? How's that possible?" asked the shocked Bit
"They took off the extra armors on their zoid to increase it's speed, so they get damaged pretty heavily if they get shot in the right places. They added Ion Boosters to increase more of its speed."
"That's cool," said Leena
"LET THE ZOID BATTLE BEGIN!!!!!!!!!" Somebody yelled. And the zoids took off. The War shark immediately dug under ground. The Lightning Saixs went in a straight line. (The same thing they did in the episode where the Blitz team battled against the Lightning team.)
"I don't like this," said Ashley
"What are we going to do?" asked Josh
"Aren't you suppose to be the leader?" teased Ashley
"This is not the time!"
"All right! Ok, Jen you take out the first one to slow down the last two."
"All right,"
"Are you sure you know what you are doing?" asked Ashley
"I'll take down the zoid in the front, then the back two's speed should be slowing down, it'll give you a chance to attack. See I get it. I'm a fast learner, not like some people." Said Jen in a bored kind of voice
"How come I get the feeling that's pointing to me," said Josh in an annoyed voice
"Concentrate on the battle here!" said Ashley, "Ok, we'll attack on your command! Okay? Jen!"
"Ok 3, 2, 1," counted Jen as she shot the one in front and then pushed it out of the way, "NOW!"
Both of the ligers ran toward them. The Blade liger's blades popped out, and slashed Jack Cisco's Lightning Saix. Ashley used her Strike Laser claw to take out Kelly Tasker's Lightning Saix.
"THE BATTLE IS OVER! THE WINNERS ARE THE LIGER TEAM!"
"That was fast!" said Jamie, "How did they do it?"
"The war shark had an advantage, because the lightning team can't see it." Said Brad
"I see, so they used it to strike down the first one to slow down the others. That would give Josh and Ashley a better accuracy."
"Yeah," said Brad as he left to get something got drink.
I'm not going to describe all of the zoid battles, cause that would take too long. So just the basics. The Blitz team won 5 battles and lost 1. The Liger team won all of their battles since they got their brain back for the day. Now it's nighttime, most of the guests left, but Leon, Naomi, and the Blitz team decided to stay for the night.
"Thank you for doing this," said Dr. Toros
"It's nothing," said Frank Kamouri, (He is Ashley, and Josh's father.) "Have you met my wife before? She wasn't present at the party, she had a little meeting with the committee members."
Then a mid aged woman with aqua green hair like Jens came in. "Oh, hello Steve, it's great seeing you again!"
"Oh, you too Cecilia!"
"So you two know each other?" asked Jen
"We went to zoid training school together. We always tied for the best marks in the class," said Cecilia
"If I remember correctly, we had a little competition going on," said Doc
"I believe I've won a bet," said Cecilia
"No it was a tie!"
"It was 7:8 remember? I got the higher score for my pilot license,"
"That wasn't fair it was only 0.2 point,"
"I still won thought!" said Cecilia with a smile, "It's been a long time,"
"It sure has,"
"Tell, me how's Layon and Oscar?"
"Layon's still on my case, and Jamie here is Oscar's son."
"It's nice to meet you Jamie!" said Cecilia, "Your father was a great man, but too bad about his accident,"
"I know," said Jamie
"You got to sort things out with Layon!"
"Why should I?"
"You rather fight with your best friend than tell him that you messed things up,"
"Basically,"
" I've learned that if you want something done right you have to do it your self!"
"So have I."
Later that night, Ashley couldn't sleep so she decided to on to the roof to look at the stars, but you'd never guess who else was up there.
"Hi Brad,"
"What you doing up this late?"
Ashley was standing next to Brad. "I couldn't sleep. You?"
"Same, You did great on your zoid battle today."
"Thanks, it means a lot coming from you." Said Ashley, "I rather hear it from you than anybody else on this planet." Ashley smiled at Brad.
Brad gave her a smile in return. "You have a beautiful smile," said Brad as he looked in to Ashley's eyes. She blushed.
Brad put his hand under Ashley's chin and slowly leaned toward her. Then gradually their lips touched and it turned in to a kiss.
In the mean while, Josh couldn't sleep either. In the zoid battle, it was great to have his sisters back. He doesn't want to lose his younger sister again, so he decided to get up and apologize. When he got in to Ashley's room it was empty, so he tried the roof, when he got here he saw something he'd never expected. His younger sister kissing Brad Hunter; the mercenary from the Blitz team. He saw the way he looked at her, but never expected her to like him back. He knew he should go and stop them, but he decided to leave them alone instead.
Ashley and Brad stayed up on the roof for another hour before they went back in to their rooms.