Hello! Welcome back. I purposely let it go for two days. well actually I needed to get some work done. So, anyways, we're back here, Raven's in the story and we're all having a jolly time. The reason he's acting so nice is because. well... maybe Kala just doesn't like him. maybe he likes her. *whacks self* Nooooo! Do not believe that! Or maybe you should. I dun care. there is a reason for him to act this way. Also, this is my first non- script story that has Raven in it. the, the first one that I ever wrote. I wrote it a little while ago, just never felt like putting it up here.. anyways! "/" is italics, you all know, I would hope. no? Let's continue.

I DON'T OWN ZOIDS OR THE OPENING STATEMET THE STORY AND THIS A RUN-ON SENTECE SINCE THERE ARE MORE THAN THREE CLAUSES AND YOU SHOULD BE CORRECTING ME BUT YOU'RE NOT.



"Motorcycle!"

"Zoid!"

"Mo-tor-cy-cle!"

"We're going in MY Zoid! We can stow YOUR "precious" motorcycle in the storage!"

"Fine."

Lilly and Raven had argued for what seemed like hours on whether we would travel in his Zoid or her motorcycle. Personally I didn't really care, as long I would be close to Raven. But he had won and Lilly would have to do with out her motorcycle.

"Wait, how about Kala and I travel in the motorcycle and you go in your Zoid?" Lilly asked. I looked at Raven for his answer.

"You girls would never keep up with my pace. We're going in my Zoid and that's final," he concluded. I breathed a sigh of relief.

Lilly sadly watched her motorcycle be loaded into the storage area by Shadow, Raven's organoid. How he obtained one I wouldn't know. Organoids are "legendary" creature, similar to Zoids, only they can increase the power of a Zoid simply by fusing with it. They are much smaller than Zoids and look dinosaur like. Shadow was a black organoid with sky blue eyes. Suitable for someone like Raven.

"Now, let's get going." he said reluctantly, getting into his Zoid. Lilly, just as reluctant to get into the Zoid crossed her arms and didn't move. I dragged her from her spot to the Zoid. I got in but Lilly still refused.

"Lilly! If you don't get in, you're not going to see your motorcycle again!" I called to her.

She immediately got in the Zoid. I sat on the floor on Raven's left side (if you were looking into the Zoid from the front), and Lilly and sat on the right. Raven grunted and called Shadow into the Zoid. He tweaked the controls and we started moving. It was a pretty boring trip; Raven was silent, and only spoke when Lilly started fiddling with the controls.

"What's this one do?"

"Don't touch it."

"Why not?"

"Because I said so."

"That's not a very good reason!"

"Shut up."

He was pretty good at ending things like that. Lilly still touched them anyway, but nothing would ever happen since Shadow would stop the controls. The organoid knew that his master only had two hands and wouldn't obey anyone but him. So Lilly could touch as many controls as she wanted.

"So. Raven. how old are you?" I asked him nervously, trying to strike up a conversation.

No answer.

"Oh, c'mon! Tell me something! Please?" I asked him, batting my eyelashes and getting into a kneeling position.

He moved uncomfortably in his seat and swatted me away with his hand. I crossed my arms and sat back down.

"Fifteen," he murmured.

I smiled. I had actually gotten something out of him. He was obviously more the stoic type and I felt proud that I had gotten him to talk. I was quiet for the rest of the day. The night however, was a different story. There was a disagreement about where everyone would sleep.

"The ground."

"I'm sleeping in my Zoid."

"You're sleeping on the ground Raven!" Lilly screamed.

"No way. What if someone comes and attacks us?" Raven argued.

"We're in the middle of NOWHERE!!"

"I know where we are."

"Raven, are you saying you actually care about us?" I asked him smugly.

He turned around to face me.

"Are you saying you want me to?" he retorted, in my same tone.

I got a red face and shook my head. Raven had this fear that he caused in me, the fear that only he was only capable of causing. I turned around and heard them continue arguing. Lilly wanted us all to sleep on the ground because she knew wherever Raven slept I would be right next to him. I knew she didn't want to sleep on the ground alone.

Raven just liked to sleep in his Zoid, and I was sure the attacking thing was just an excuse to get his way. Lilly wanted her way. I made a compromise between the two.

"I'll sleep on the ground with Lilly, and Raven can sleep in his Zoid," I sighed, giving up my chance to sleep next to Raven for my friend. Lilly smiled and nodded.

We both looked over at Raven. He shrugged and climbed into his Zoid. I let out a heavy sigh. Lilly put a hand on my shoulder.

"Thanks Kala," she smiled.

I smiled back.

Lilly fell asleep pretty early. I, on the other hand, couldn't fall asleep. I was hungry and wanted to eat. I knew Raven would have food. but I didn't want to ask him. Who /knows/ what he would do if I disturbed him from his sleep. But. I was so hungry. I got up and walked over to the Zoid. I climbed up and knocked on the glass of the eye that I didn't break. He didn't stir. I knocked harder. He moved slightly. I was fed up.

"RAVEN!!"

He woke up immediately and looked around. He saw me in the glass and he frowned. The cockpit hatch opened.

"What do you want?"

"Do you have any food?

"Yes."

"Can I have some?"

"No."

"Why not?"

"Go away."

"C'mon!"

"Kala, /go away/," he said icily, and went back to sleep.

I suddenly wasn't hungry anymore. Raven. he had called me by my name. Not Black hair. but Kala. I got a dreamy smile on my face. I got down on the ground and fell asleep next to Raven's Zoid.

The next morning Lilly woke me up. I was starving and followed the smell of food. There was not a lot, there was soup and coffee, a lot of coffee.

"This is it?" I asked Raven, who was sitting by the gas fire. He was drinking coffee and looked up at me.

"Yes."

"This isn't enough," I complained.

"Then you go find a shop to buy food. IN THE MIDDLE OF A DESERT!!" he exploded.

I smiled, "Uh, this actually is really good. quite enough for me thank you!" I sat down and ate only a little bit. I didn't want to get him angrier.

"Where are we going Raven?"

"Why do want to know Black hair?"

I shook my head. He had called me Black hair again. Lilly sat down and ate the soup hungrily.

"We're going to New Helic. We have to stock up and head off to Gygalos," he said absent-mindedly. Gygalos was the capital of the Empire. Of course Slasher would be there. Why didn't I think of that? It would be a long trip though. how long would I keep my sanity with Raven being around me for such a time?

He sipped his coffee and sighed.

"Stop looking me Black hair."

I blushed and finished my food. This would be torture for me. I looked over at Lilly and she was happily eating away. Raven suddenly got up. He grabbed the food and the coffee and called out Shadow to put it away. Lilly saw her motorcycle again and started screaming about how it was being mistreated. Raven told her to shut up again. He got in the Zoid and I followed after Lilly. I sat in my normal place and Lilly continued touching buttons.

I fell asleep in the Zoid, it was so boring and I didn't get enough sleep after staying up so late the night before. It took us no time to get New Helic, almost half the time it took us to get away from it. A Zoid was much faster that a motorcycle. Lilly woke me up because Raven hadn't bothered.

"Won't people recognize him?" I asked her.

"He said that if they did they wouldn't dare mess with him," she told me.

"Oh."

We climbed out and Lilly led me to Raven. He was at a roadside store looking for food. I shrugged and went to help him.

"I need no help," he scoffed.

"You have no money!" I told him.

"She does," he said, pointing to Lilly. She was staring at a guns and ammunition store.

"Oh no." I whispered.

"What?" Raven asked, turning around.

"Didn't you know? Lilly is a legal nutcase." I said, turning around to face him, and when I looked back nobody was there.

"Oh great. Now I'm stuck with two girls.one who acts like an idiot when she's around me, and the other is a total nutcase. Nothing can get worse."

"Yes!! Complete and total power is mine!! Ahahahaha!!" Lilly laughed evilly, jumping out of the store with a huge bazooka over her shoulder, firing it madly.

"Oh, s***," Raven murmured.

Someone from the crowd screamed and everyone started running.

"Lilly! Lilly! Stop!" I cried, holding her back from firing any more.

"Oh. uh. hee hee.sorry sir! I'm sorry I destroyed your car. I can see it was a really nice car. but. now it has pretty bullet holes in it!"

"I suggest we leave," Raven said grabbing free food from the stand and heading back to the Zaberfang. Suddenly we saw a blue Shield Liger, a lion type Zoid, appear out of nowhere and start looking for the trouble that had caused the screaming.

"Ban," Raven sneered. He called on Shadow to lower the motorcycle. Lilly's eyes sparkled at the sight of her precious. "Get out of here," he told me, handing me the food. I nodded and put the food on the back of the motorcycle. I signaled to Lilly to get it started. She got on her goggles and scarf and hopped on after tying the bazooka to the back.

I got on the back seat and felt the motorcycle go forward. Lilly steered out of the city, but we were going considerably slower since we had the bazooka on the back.

I looked back. "Raven."

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So good, yes? I TRIED hard to stay accurate to the anime, but I can't. ah well. So, what did ya think? ^^