Twisted Affections
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Disclaimer: I don't own the characters in Zoids (Chaotic Century), but I do own my story.
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Chapter 3: Battle
"Hey! So where are we off to?" asked Moonbay. Axel glanced at Fiona and whispered, "Fiona... do you think you can ask your friends if they could drop me off somewhere? You all would be passing by my village, you see." Fiona smiled and nodded. She walked over to Irvine and asked him. Van was just sitting beside Irvine, and he heard their conversation.
'Oh man, how come she didn't ask me?' Van thought as he kept his eyes fixed on her. He thought about all that had happened the day before, then hung his head down dejectedly when he asked himself if Fiona seriously meant that she won't bother him again. 'Neh... Why am I taking this so seriously? I mean, Fiona would always follow me around! Right?' he thought again, but his train of thoughts was broken with Moonbay shouting at him to move off.
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In Van's Shield Liger...
"Erm... Fiona," Van started.
"Yes, Van?"
"Never mind. Nothing,"
"Oh, okay."
Van wanted so much as to apologise to her, but it seemed that when he opened his mouth to speak, no words came out. He didn't know exactly how to do so, and yet again, the thought that she'll stay anyway kept knocking on his conscience.
"I-I'm s-sorry," said Van. Just as the other two Zoids stomped to a halt.
"Did you just say anything, Van?"
"Huh? Nothi-"
"We reached!" Fiona exclaimed as she jumped out of the Shield Liger.
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"Hey, Fiona!" Axel greeted as he got off Irvine's Zoid. "Is this where you live, Axel?" she asked. "Yup! Here it is. Home sweet home!" he said as he took in a deep breath. "Wow! This place is beautiful!" Fiona said as she ran towards the flower patches. There was a great waterfall behind the rows of houses and there were greenery surrounding the place.
"Mum! Dad! Where are you guys? I'm back!" Axel called out. "Axel, why are there no people here?" asked Fiona who was looking around and peeking into peoples' windows. "I don't know, Fiona. I wonder where's everyone," he replied. Van, who had his arms crossed in front of him, shrugged as he saw Fiona held Axel's arm tighter.
"Look! Why are there so many people gathered round there?" Moonbay shouted, and all of them ran ahead to investigate...
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Gathered around the foot of the waterfall, were plenty of people, the villages to be exact. "Oh, please do not destroy our village! We are speaking the truth!" a middle-aged woman shouted out. Raven looked over from the peak of the waterfall. 'Pathetic,' he thought, 'I don't believe that Van person didn't go pass here.'
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"RAVEN!" Van yelled as he felt rage empowering him. "Ha! There you are! I thought you'd be too coward to face me," Raven snickered evilly as his eyes glistened with a merciless challenge. "I'm not a coward! I can face you anytime I want!" Van retorted. "Good. I've been waiting for this moment to see you get beaten up into pulp!" Raven smirked. "Then I'm sorry, Raven... 'cause it will never happen!" Van said as he headed to his Zoid.
Fiona couldn't help it; she couldn't bear to see two people fight head to head so rashly. She ran towards Van's Shield Liger and tried blocking his way. "You can't do this, Van! You'll get yourself hurt! Please listen to me," she cried, but Van only responded, "I won't lose! Now get out of my way, Fiona!" And with that, he pushed her aside. Fiona always knew when something bad would happen, and she didn't want to see Van injured. She cried. She didn't know why, but those were tears for him. Axel felt hurt when he saw how Van had treated Fiona, and so he went over to let her cry in his arms.
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After a while...
"Now that was easy. Another pathetic one," said Raven as he got off his Zoid. It was quite a fierce battle between the two, but everyone knew, especially Fiona, that Raven was at the winning side. Van, on the other hand, was thrown out of his heavily damaged Zoid. "I refuse to admit defeat, Raven!" Van shouted as he felt a sharp pain at his left arm. The top portion of his left sleeve was ripped open and there was a lot of blood, and his right cheek was bruised and scratched.
"Van... Please don't force yourself any more. You're injured very badly. Please Van..." Fiona knelt down beside him and pleaded. But anger was already burning inside him. "I said GET LOST, Fiona!" Van shouted at her and pushed her away with all the strength he could muster.
Fiona didn't know how to react. All she felt was a huge impact against her as she flew a few feet away from Van. She landed hardly on the ground with her eyes still closed as she hurled into a ball when she felt her whole body in pain. But what she didn't know, was that she had landed right at the feet of Van's enemy...
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To be continued...
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Disclaimer: I don't own the characters in Zoids (Chaotic Century), but I do own my story.
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Chapter 3: Battle
"Hey! So where are we off to?" asked Moonbay. Axel glanced at Fiona and whispered, "Fiona... do you think you can ask your friends if they could drop me off somewhere? You all would be passing by my village, you see." Fiona smiled and nodded. She walked over to Irvine and asked him. Van was just sitting beside Irvine, and he heard their conversation.
'Oh man, how come she didn't ask me?' Van thought as he kept his eyes fixed on her. He thought about all that had happened the day before, then hung his head down dejectedly when he asked himself if Fiona seriously meant that she won't bother him again. 'Neh... Why am I taking this so seriously? I mean, Fiona would always follow me around! Right?' he thought again, but his train of thoughts was broken with Moonbay shouting at him to move off.
* * *
In Van's Shield Liger...
"Erm... Fiona," Van started.
"Yes, Van?"
"Never mind. Nothing,"
"Oh, okay."
Van wanted so much as to apologise to her, but it seemed that when he opened his mouth to speak, no words came out. He didn't know exactly how to do so, and yet again, the thought that she'll stay anyway kept knocking on his conscience.
"I-I'm s-sorry," said Van. Just as the other two Zoids stomped to a halt.
"Did you just say anything, Van?"
"Huh? Nothi-"
"We reached!" Fiona exclaimed as she jumped out of the Shield Liger.
* * *
"Hey, Fiona!" Axel greeted as he got off Irvine's Zoid. "Is this where you live, Axel?" she asked. "Yup! Here it is. Home sweet home!" he said as he took in a deep breath. "Wow! This place is beautiful!" Fiona said as she ran towards the flower patches. There was a great waterfall behind the rows of houses and there were greenery surrounding the place.
"Mum! Dad! Where are you guys? I'm back!" Axel called out. "Axel, why are there no people here?" asked Fiona who was looking around and peeking into peoples' windows. "I don't know, Fiona. I wonder where's everyone," he replied. Van, who had his arms crossed in front of him, shrugged as he saw Fiona held Axel's arm tighter.
"Look! Why are there so many people gathered round there?" Moonbay shouted, and all of them ran ahead to investigate...
* * *
Gathered around the foot of the waterfall, were plenty of people, the villages to be exact. "Oh, please do not destroy our village! We are speaking the truth!" a middle-aged woman shouted out. Raven looked over from the peak of the waterfall. 'Pathetic,' he thought, 'I don't believe that Van person didn't go pass here.'
* * *
"RAVEN!" Van yelled as he felt rage empowering him. "Ha! There you are! I thought you'd be too coward to face me," Raven snickered evilly as his eyes glistened with a merciless challenge. "I'm not a coward! I can face you anytime I want!" Van retorted. "Good. I've been waiting for this moment to see you get beaten up into pulp!" Raven smirked. "Then I'm sorry, Raven... 'cause it will never happen!" Van said as he headed to his Zoid.
Fiona couldn't help it; she couldn't bear to see two people fight head to head so rashly. She ran towards Van's Shield Liger and tried blocking his way. "You can't do this, Van! You'll get yourself hurt! Please listen to me," she cried, but Van only responded, "I won't lose! Now get out of my way, Fiona!" And with that, he pushed her aside. Fiona always knew when something bad would happen, and she didn't want to see Van injured. She cried. She didn't know why, but those were tears for him. Axel felt hurt when he saw how Van had treated Fiona, and so he went over to let her cry in his arms.
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After a while...
"Now that was easy. Another pathetic one," said Raven as he got off his Zoid. It was quite a fierce battle between the two, but everyone knew, especially Fiona, that Raven was at the winning side. Van, on the other hand, was thrown out of his heavily damaged Zoid. "I refuse to admit defeat, Raven!" Van shouted as he felt a sharp pain at his left arm. The top portion of his left sleeve was ripped open and there was a lot of blood, and his right cheek was bruised and scratched.
"Van... Please don't force yourself any more. You're injured very badly. Please Van..." Fiona knelt down beside him and pleaded. But anger was already burning inside him. "I said GET LOST, Fiona!" Van shouted at her and pushed her away with all the strength he could muster.
Fiona didn't know how to react. All she felt was a huge impact against her as she flew a few feet away from Van. She landed hardly on the ground with her eyes still closed as she hurled into a ball when she felt her whole body in pain. But what she didn't know, was that she had landed right at the feet of Van's enemy...
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To be continued...