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Blairrrrrrrrrr! The alarm sounded to signal the end of a battle. "The battle is over, the battle is over," the judge announced. "The winner is. the Jet team!" Later three zoids went back into their whale king transport ship, which soon lifted off. "Well Ace, your state -of-the-art Saber Tiger is pretty good," a cocky voice said as a cockpit of an Iron Kong opened. "Yeah, after your Saber Tiger's upgrade, we've actually won some battles. But it took you long enough to get the money," another cocky, hard voice scolded. A cockpit of a Saber Tiger opened up to reveal a 16-year-old pilot with brown hair and wearing a red coat. The pilot took off his safety belts and punched the dashboard of his zoid. "It took me so long because you creeps keep steel'n' my share of the prize money," the pilot said under his breath. "What was that?" the first cocky voice yelled. "Well, Hax and Slash, I would have won all the battles in the past if I didn't keep getting my money stolen," Ace replied. "Who would take your money?" Hax said. "I mean you never have enough to use?" "Because you losers don't give me my real share! Which would be almost all the prize money! I'm the one who always wins all our battles while you two get taken out in the first two minutes of the battle! I'm the one who saved up to buy new components and weapons for my zoid! You two don't give me my full part of the prize money and use the rest on drinks and other junk!" Ace snapped. "What?! You're accusing us of taking your money? I don't know why you'd think that," Slash answered. "No, I don't think it, I know it!" Ace called back in reply as the two others walked away. "Shut up and get some rest! We have another battle tomorrow," Hax yelled back as the door to the hanger closed behind him. Some silence followed as Ace stood in front of his zoid thinking. Soon Ace sat down on his saber tiger's foot. "I wish I had a better team. A team that actually acted like a team. One that worked together and appreciated what you did," Ace said sighing. "And a perfect zoid too. Not this old saber tiger those two conned me into buying. It's taken me almost a year to fix it up and put up with these losers," Ace said to himself then sighed. The young pilot then leaned back on his zoid and fell asleep. The next morning Ace woke up earlier then he or his "team mates" ever would. He took all his best parts and equipped them to his zoid. "Now I'm ready for today," Ace said smiling as he looked up at his zoid. Hours later Ace and his team were on the battlefield. The judge capsule landed with a loud crash. "The area with in a thirty mile radius is a designated zoid battle field," the judge said. "Battle code 0-9-8-2, the Jet team versus the Power team. Ready.FIGHT!" "Well, here goes," Ace thought. "Ace, you take. hey what are you doing? Ahhhhhhhh!!" Hax called. Ace turned his mounted gattling rifle at the iron Kong and unloaded on his teammate. "You froze my computer! What the heck are you doing?" "Hey what's going. huh? Ahhhhhhhh!" Slash yelled. "What are you doing Ace?" "What do you mean? I'm just doing what I always do. I'm the only one who wins the battles. I'm just take'n you guys out earlier so you don't make this one longer than it needs to be," Ace answered. "Why you." Hax was about to say, but Ace switched off his communicator. The powerfully armed saber tiger then took off. "A Cannon Tortoise, D-Bison, and new type Scout Wolf, okay. Easy enough!" Ace said to himself. The Saber Tiger unloaded rounds from its gattling rifle on the Cannon Tortoise. "One down." The Scout Wolf jumped at Ace. The Saber Tiger fired off two missiles, and after the missiles hit, it unloaded on the Scout Wolf. The zoid fell hard to the ground immobile. "Now for the D-Bison." The D-Bison shot its "Full Burn Out" attack at the Saber Tiger. Just then the tiger zoid ran quickly toward the shots. It then dived right under the energy and used gravity to slide on its belly under the D- Bison. Ace then fired on the lower part of the enemy zoid. The Saber Tiger quickly stood up and flipped the D-Bison on its side. "The battle is over, the battle is over! The winner is. the Jet team!" the judge called. "Hey Power team, send the prize money to this account instead," Ace said to the other team as he typed in his private account number. "Judge, I request a transfer from the jet team." "Warrior Ace Striker, you wish to leave the Jet team?" finalized the judge. "Yes. I will notify the Zoid Battle Commission as soon as I'm apart of a new team," Ace answered. "Registering. request accepted. Ace Striker, you are now officially band from team Zoid battles until registered with a new team," The judge explained before it left. The Saber Tiger then left the field and its old team. Two days later a brown haired pilot walked into a restaurant. He got a drink and looked for a seat. He found an empty seat next to a man with light blond hair. "This seat taken?" the young pilot asked. The man looked up at the boy. "No, go ahead sit down," the man said in a tone as if he were happy to have company. The brown haired pilot sipped his drink then looked up at a large screen. It was showing a zoid battle going on. "Wow, sure wish I could make it on a team like those two up there," the pilot said in a low, sad voice. "You new to zoid battles?" asked the man. "No, I'm just on a transfer. But so far, I haven't had any luck yet," the boy answered. "What was wrong with your previous team?" questioned the man. "Cocky little guys who made you do all the work and not get anything for it," the pilot said. "So, looking for a team huh?" the man said to himself. "What's your name son? And what kind of zoid do you pilot?" The brown haired boy stood up. "Follow me," he said. The two put down some money on their table and walked out to the side of the restaurant. "The name's Ace Striker. And this old Saber Tiger is my zoid," the pilot said pointing to a Saber Tiger. "Whooo," the man whistled. "Those parts and weapons must have cost a lot, huh?" "Yeah, I have a personal account. So I saved up over half a year and bought all of this," Ace explained. "But I wish I had a better zoid. This one I was conned into buying. I want a new zoid with a high performance and abilities. As well as a good team to use it on." The man looked at Ace, and then smiled at one of his own ideas. "What would you say if I could fulfill not one but both your wishes?" the man asked. "Really?" Ace said looking up. "How? I'll do almost anything!" "Come with me," the man commanded. "And bring your zoid." Ace got into his zoid and followed the man's jeep to a base some miles from the city. "Park it out here," the man said. "Um sorry sir, but what's your name?" Ace asked as he got out of his zoid. "Please don't call me SIR. It makes me feel old. Anyway, I'm Bit Cloud, but just call me Bit!" the man said with a smile. "WHAT?!" Ace gasped. "You mean you're Bit Cloud of the Class S Blitz team?! I've heard so much about you and your team that fought in Class S 20 years ago! Do you still have that cool Liger? I forgot what its name was." Bit then smiled and motioned for Ace to follow. The 2 walked for some seconds down the hanger and then stopped in front of a white and black zoid. "And this Ace is Liger Zero!" Bit said happily. "Ligar Zero?" Ace echoed in amazement. "It looks amazing! A true work of art!" "Yep! Truly one of the best! Extremely high performance and abilities and truly powerful! He's not heavily armed like you're use to, but his speed and transformability will make up for it," Bit smiled. "It can transform?! Wow!" Ace said smiling. "Bit, hey Bit!" a voice yelled down the hall. "Hey Doc.!" Bit called waving. The brownish-gray haired man in lab coat walked up to Bit and Ace. "So, who's this young fellow?" the man asked. "This is Ace Striker," Bit answered. "And Ace, this is Doctor Taros! He was the leader of my team I use to be on. He also designed optional components for Ligar Zero." "Wow, the amazing Doc. Taros of the Blitz team!" Ace said happily shaking the Doc's hand. "Hello Ace, good to meet you!" Taros said with a smile. "So Bit, what does Ace need?" "Well he needs a new zoid and a new team," Bit explained. "I had a bad team earlier. And my zoid isn't too good," Ace said looking down. "Well, I don't know about the new zoid part, but I can help you with the team. My grandson is looking for teammates to start his new team," Taros answered. "Oh really?" Ace replied. "But I don't know if I can help you become an elite team with my zoid," Ace said. "What do you have?" Doc. Taros asked. "A Saber Tiger," Ace answered in a sad, low voice. "But a special one you might love!" Bit added. "I promise you Doc., it's unlike any other you've seen!" "Well then, let's have a look at it shall we?" Taros asked enthusiastically. Ace led the Doc. toward his zoid but Bit stayed behind. "Hey Boy, what do ya think of Ace?" Bit asked looking up at the Liger Zero. The zoid gave a low, soft growl. "Yeah, me too!" Bit said with a smile. "WOW! THIS IS AMAZING! I LOVE IT!" Taros yelled from down the hall in an overjoyed tone. Bit walked down to find the Doc. running all around the Saber Tiger in extreme excitement. "Ace, I love what you've done with this zoid!" Taros said to Ace. "Well thanks Doc.!" Ace replied happily. "But you are right. With all the new zoids being produced, your old one doesn't stand much of a chance," Taros said calming down. "Oh," Ace sighed in disappointment. "Don't worry, I have just the thing!" Bit said happily. "What do you have Bit?" a voice asked from behind the three. "Leon! Leo! Look at this neat'o zoid!" Taros exclaimed perking up again. "Yeah, neat dad," Leon answered. "Hi Leon, Leo," Bit said. "Ace, this is my son Leon and his son Leo! Leo is my grandson who is making up a team," the Doc. explained. "So grandpa, you got a recruit? Is that his zoid?" Leo asked. "NO! And everyone please, HUSH!" Bit butted in. "Sorry to interrupt introductions, but I had something to say before I was rudely interrupted. As I was saying, I have just the thing! That Saber Tiger there is not Ace's zoid. Ace's zoid is the Liger Zero!" "What!? Really?" Ace questioned in surprise. "But Bit, he's yours isn't he?" "Yeah," Taros added. "And aren't you the only one chosen to pilot him?" "Hey, I'm too old to be a warrior. Plus my injury way back after we pulled out of Class S really hurt my piloting skills. And third, Liger seems okay with Ace piloting him," Bit explained. "The zoid chose me?" Ace asked puzzled. "Yep! You're a lucky one!" Bit said putting his arm around Ace. "This is a great honor for you that the Ligar Zero will let you pilot it," Leo said in some-what disappointed mood. "So you now have a good zoid huh? And if you want to be on my team, you have to pass some trials." "So, you up for it?" Bit asked excited. Ace thought for a moment, then answered. "Yes, I am ready!" Ace replied smiling. "Ligar Zero, my new partner!"
THE NEXT DAY. Three zoids stood in a battlefield. Two zoids faced a white one. "Are all of you ready?" Doc Taros asked over the pilots' radios. "Ready!" Leo said. "Zoid ready for combat," a girl said. "Liger Zero and Ace Striker ready!" Ace said happily. "Okay! Ready.FIGHT!" yelled Taros. A Shield Liger lunged at the Liger Zero. Then a Pteras flew high into the air. The Shield Liger held its claws straight out. The Ligrr Zero quickly darted to the side to avoid the attack. Just then the Pteras came swooping down toward the Liger Zero. It hit the white zoid in the head with its talons and the Liger Zero fell. The Shield Liger lunged at the Liger Zero. The Zero quickly stood up and jumped to the side. It then turned toward the Shield Liger and fired off its chest cannon. "Ah!" Leo called as two shells hit his zoid. But just as Ace began to smile, the Pteras knocked down the Liger Zero from behind. The Shield Liger jumped at the Liger Zero. But the Liger Zero flipped over to its back and kicked the Shield with its feet. The Shield flipped over to its back. The Zero got up and looked for the Pteras. "Man, where did it go?" Ace asked. Ace then spotted a zoid flying quickly toward him. The Zero then ran toward the on coming zoid. And using gravity, the Liger Zero did a belly slide right under the Pteras. The white zoid got up and then fired away at the flying zoid. "Ah! I'm hit," the pilot said. "Get away from here for now Jessie!" Leo said. "He's pretty good." The Liger Zero roared and the Shield Liger did the same. Soon both were charging at each other. "Now here's my zoid's special ability!" Leo said with a smile. Two flaps on top of and on the bottom of the Shield Ligrr's head flipped up. Then a shield engaged. "Yikes!" Ace said pulling back on the controls. The Liger Zero quickly slid, trying to stop. But just as the Zero slowed down, the Shield Liger slammed into the Zero. The white Ligar flew backward and slid some distance when hitting the ground. The Zero got up with its front armor damaged. "Hang in there Liger," Ace said to his zoid as it got up. But right as the Zero recovered, the blue Shield Liger rammed into the Liger Zero again. Again the Zero flew backwards. After laying down some seconds, the Liger Zero got up slowly. "Is that it?" Leo asked in a cocky voice. "Okay then, let's finish this!" The Shield Liger then switched on the shield again and ran toward the Liger Zero. "Go Liger!" Ace yelled. The Zero then turned around and ran in the opposite direction. "Aw come on, don't be a sore loser! Just give in and let my Shield Liger take you out!" Leo said. "Liger he's gaining!" Ace said. After Ace had said that, a button lit up on the control panel. "What? You want me to push this button? Okay," Ace said in a hesitant voice. As soon the pilot pushed the button, the ion boosters on the Liger Zero's back engaged. "Hey come back here!" Leo yelled as the Zero ran quickly ahead of the Shield. "I must admit, the Liger Zero's speed is pretty good compared to the Shield Liger's," Taros said smiling. The Liger Zero quickly found the landed Pteras. "Hey pal, what do ya say we take her out first?" asked Ace. The Zero gave a loud roar then lunged at the Pteras. "Huh? AHHHHHHHHHH!" Jessie yelled. The Liger Zero then slashed the zoid with its claws and the fly-type zoid fell defeated. "Yeah Liger!" Ace said happily. The Zero roared. Ace then noticed the Shield Liger closing in. "Hey Liger, got any real weapons aside from the cannon?" Ace questioned in a hurry. A diagram of the foot appeared on the dashboard screen and the word "Strike Laser Claw" showed up under the picture. "So this Strike Laser Claw thing is a weapon? Okay then, LET'S GO!" Ace yelled. The Zero ran straight toward the on coming Shield Liger. As the two Ligers got closer, the Ligar Zero's fore legs and paws began to glow a yellowish color. The glow got brighter and brighter. Two flaps on the sides of the Liger Zero opened up and began to glow as well. The Shield Liger lunged at the Zero. Then the Liger Zero jumped into the air. "STRIKE LASER CLAW!" Ace called out. "SHIELD STRIKE!" Leo yelled. The two Ligers then struck each other. SLAM! SLAM! Both crashed to the ground. "Well, looks like both froze each other's command system," Taros said to himself. "Yeah but what a battle!" Bit said happily. "It was pretty good, for amateurs," Leon added. Later, all three pilots entered the Hover Cargo. "Well son, that was pretty good fighting, but it looks like you need some more practice. You wasted almost all your shield energy," Leon said to his son. "Well now, we have to decide if Ace can be on the team," Doc stated. So Taros, Leo, Leon, Jessie, and Bit piled into a room. Ace sat for about five minutes waiting for the answer. Soon all four of them came out of the room. "Well Ace, you lasted for 40 minutes and passed the speed and mobility tests, so you would be on the team," Bit said. "Yep, our policy is if you last 30 minutes or more in a battle, and pass the two tests, we'd think about letting you on," Leon said. "But since you defeated both of us in that time," Jessie started. "You're on the team," Leo finished. "Allllllllllllriiiight!" Ace said in a loud happy voice. "So, I guess we'll have to give you a tour of the Hover Cargo," Leon demanded nudging his son. "Oh, right!" answered Leo. "Sorry! He, he!" So Leo took Ace around and showed him the launcher, the maintenance deck, and the rest of the Hover Cargo. "Well, you were pretty good out there today." Leo said to Ace as they both headed toward the control room. "Thanks! You weren't too bad yourself!" replied Ace. "Thanks, but I guess my dad expects more of me," explained Leo. "Nah! I'm sure he thinks you did fine. I mean, we're only a little more experienced than beginners," Ace stated trying to cheer Leo up. "Yeah, I'm sure you're right," answered Leo as both entered the room. "Hey, who's the girl at the controls? Didn't I fighter her earlier too?" questioned Ace. "Yeah, you did. Her name is Jessie; she's the daughter of the Blitz team's old tactical leader, Jamie. She's our tactical leader as well, but until we get another pilot, she has to take the place as a warrior," Leo explained. "Hello Ace! Good to meet you! You and the Liger Zero were great out there!" Jessie said in a cheerful voice as she stood up. "She looks pretty good!" Ace thought. "Uh good to meet you!" Ace quickly answered. "And as you know, that's my grandpa, Doc Taros. That's my dad, Leon. And That's Bit," Leo explained. "Hello everyone!" a high, happy voice said entering. "Who's that?" questioned Ace. "Oh, that's my Aunt Leena," Leo answered. "Hi my little Leo! How are you? Hey, who's this new guy?" Leena asked. "This is Ace Striker!" Bit answered. "He's Liger Zero's new pilot and a new member of the Bli. I mean uh. hey Leo what's the team called anyway?" "The Max team!" Leo happily said. "So, Ace was selected by Liger Zero huh?" Leena said. "Hey Jessie, this guy looks cute!" Leena yelled over to Jessie as Ace turned red. Jessie also turned red and slouched in her chair. "That's enough Leena," Doc said smiling. "We have more important news!" "And what's more important than romance Dad?" Leena questioned putting her hands together and her eyes sparkling. "Zoid battles!" Taros answered. "I just got a call in and we have a battle tomorrow!" "Really? Against who?" Leo and Ace asked happily. "We're against the Jet team," the Doc read off a sheet of paper. "The Jet team?" Ace questioned his eyes widening. "Yep, any problems?" Taros asked. "Nope, aside form the fact that that's the team I transferred from," Ace said. "Well then, we should have an edge on them! I mean, you will know all their battle strategies!" Leo said happily. "Yeah well, I was the only one who won all the battles. Those two were always getting taken out in the very beginning," Ace explained. "Even easier then!" Jessie said. "Then I guess we don't need a battle strategy." "Probably not," Leo said. "Well everyone, let's get some rest." So soon all three of them went to get some rest. The next day came soon and all three of the pilots on the Max team were hyped for the battle. The launch bay opened and the Shield Liger appeared. "This is Leo and the Shield Liger prepared to mobilize!" Leo yelled. The zoid was then shot out. After Leo the Liger Zero rose up out of the Hover Cargo. "Ace and Liger Zero ready to mobilize. GOOO LIGAR!" yelled Ace who was then shot from the Hover Cargo as well. The zoid landed and ran up to the Shield Liger. "Hey Leo, how come Jessie wasn't launched?" Ace asked. "This is a 0-9-8-2 battle. We can only have a certain amount of zoids. And the challengers said only two zoids. So we're using the only our warriors of our team, us," replied Leo. The judge capsule soon landed with a CRASH! "The area within a 30 mile radius is a designated zoid battlefield. The Max team versus the Jet team! Ready. FIGHT!" announced the judge. A Rev Raptor and a Saber Tiger 2 walked up a half a mile in front of the two Ligers. "Hey they have different zoids this time!" Ace said surprised. "I thought you said they never won any battles!" Leo questioned. "They never have," answered Ace. "Then how could they have gotten such good zoi.AHHHH!" Leo yelled. "Didn't you know that the fight has started?" Hax said in his hard, cocky voice. "Yeah! Cut the chit-chat and let's finish this!" Slash called. "Why you! I'll get you back!" Leo yelled as his Shield Liger got up and roared. The Zero roared as well. "Unauthorized pilot! Unauthorized pilot!" the judge announced. "What?" Hax questioned. "Ace Striker, you are not authorized for team battles!" the judge said. "Oh yeah I forgot! My transfer is over. Judge, place me under the Max team!" Ace said. "Hey, that's Ace?!" Slash said surprised. "Registering. approved! Ace Striker and Liger Zero, you are now authorized to participate in Zoid team battles under the Max team. Your warrior code is 790032," the judge explained. "Okay!" Ace said typing in his code on to his keypad. "I'm ready now Leo!" "Alright then, LET'S GET'EM!" Leo yelled as this Shield Liger charged Hax's Rev Raptor. "Eat lead!" Hax yelled. The Raptor unloaded rounds from its guns mounted on its hips. The Shield Liger reflected the shots with its shield. "Now it's my turn!" Leo said with a grin. The Liger ran toward the Rev Raptor, but the it dodged the attack. "Well Ace, it seems you got a new zoid. Hope it's better than your first. Well, for your sake that is," Slash said with a grin. "Trust me, Ligar is!" Ace said also with a smile. Both zoids soon roared and ran toward each other. The Saber Tiger 2 fired off its double cannon at the Liger Zero who jumped high over the bullets and the zoid. The Zero then turned and shot off its chest cannon. The Tiger fell but quickly recovered. It then fired off its gattling rifle. The Zero ran quickly as bullets flew all around it. The white zoid soon made a U-turn and ran back toward the Tiger. "Ha, now you're right in my sights!" Slash said smiling. "Thanks to the Back Draft group, I got this new zoid and I can do something like this!" Slash pushed a button and out of the sides of the Tiger came missile launchers. The zoid shot four missiles right at the Liger Zero. BOOOOOOOOMMM!!! Meanwhile, Leo was busy chasing the Rev Raptor who had ran out of ammo. "Come back, don't you want to play?! Ha, ha, ha!" Leo said as he toyed with his enemy. "Sure, I'll play!" Hax smiled. The Raptor then suddenly stopped and quickly whipped out its back blades. "Ah!" Leo yelled surprised as he pulled back on the controls. But before he could stop, the Shield Liger went sliding into the round right blade of the Rev Raptor. The Shield Liger was slashed in the side, fell, and slid on its belly some yards. "Ha, ha, ha! Who's laughing now?" Hax said as he put away his blades. The Rev Raptor walked up to the fallen Liger. But before he knew it, the Shield Liger's shield engaged and the Liger jumped straight at the dinosaur zoid, tearing off its right arm and leg. "Well I guess we're even now!" Leo said laughing as the shield disengaged. Hax punched his screen that showed "Command System Frozen." "Ha, so much for that loser!" Slash remarked. Just then the pilot saw something coming out of the smoke. He saw the Liger Zero swiftly running out of the smoke with its ion boosters on full blast. "Nice try, but sorry, you lose!" Ace said with a smile. And with that said, the flaps on the sides of the Liger Zero's head opened up and began to glow. Then the glow followed down the fore legs and to the fore claws. "STRIKE LASER CLAW!" The Liger Zero roared and then jumped into the air. It quickly brought down its right claw to strike. Seconds later the Liger Zero landed, the glow disappeared, and the flaps closed. The Saber Tiger 2 fell to the ground with its gattling rifle and right legs slashed off. BLAIIIIIRRR! "The battle is over, the battle is over! The winner is. the Max team!" the judge said. "Yeah Liger!" Ace called as the Ligar Zero roared. "Alright!" Leo yelled as his Liger did the same. Soon the two pilots entered the control room. "Great job you two!" Bit said happily. "I'm proud of you son," Leon said smiling. "They're pretty good," Leena added. "Thanks," Ace and Leo said. "We did do good didn't we?" Leo asked Ace. Ace looked at Leo, then smiled. "Yep, we did!" answered Ace.
Hey this is Leo here. Well it seems Ace is a good rival but good ally too, but we still need one more team member. Help wanted! Hey who's this chick? Man she's good! No I mean she is a good pilot. Want to try out? Next time on Zoids X: NEED FOR ANOTHER TEAMMATE-THE NEW RECUIT Ready. FIGHT!
Blairrrrrrrrrr! The alarm sounded to signal the end of a battle. "The battle is over, the battle is over," the judge announced. "The winner is. the Jet team!" Later three zoids went back into their whale king transport ship, which soon lifted off. "Well Ace, your state -of-the-art Saber Tiger is pretty good," a cocky voice said as a cockpit of an Iron Kong opened. "Yeah, after your Saber Tiger's upgrade, we've actually won some battles. But it took you long enough to get the money," another cocky, hard voice scolded. A cockpit of a Saber Tiger opened up to reveal a 16-year-old pilot with brown hair and wearing a red coat. The pilot took off his safety belts and punched the dashboard of his zoid. "It took me so long because you creeps keep steel'n' my share of the prize money," the pilot said under his breath. "What was that?" the first cocky voice yelled. "Well, Hax and Slash, I would have won all the battles in the past if I didn't keep getting my money stolen," Ace replied. "Who would take your money?" Hax said. "I mean you never have enough to use?" "Because you losers don't give me my real share! Which would be almost all the prize money! I'm the one who always wins all our battles while you two get taken out in the first two minutes of the battle! I'm the one who saved up to buy new components and weapons for my zoid! You two don't give me my full part of the prize money and use the rest on drinks and other junk!" Ace snapped. "What?! You're accusing us of taking your money? I don't know why you'd think that," Slash answered. "No, I don't think it, I know it!" Ace called back in reply as the two others walked away. "Shut up and get some rest! We have another battle tomorrow," Hax yelled back as the door to the hanger closed behind him. Some silence followed as Ace stood in front of his zoid thinking. Soon Ace sat down on his saber tiger's foot. "I wish I had a better team. A team that actually acted like a team. One that worked together and appreciated what you did," Ace said sighing. "And a perfect zoid too. Not this old saber tiger those two conned me into buying. It's taken me almost a year to fix it up and put up with these losers," Ace said to himself then sighed. The young pilot then leaned back on his zoid and fell asleep. The next morning Ace woke up earlier then he or his "team mates" ever would. He took all his best parts and equipped them to his zoid. "Now I'm ready for today," Ace said smiling as he looked up at his zoid. Hours later Ace and his team were on the battlefield. The judge capsule landed with a loud crash. "The area with in a thirty mile radius is a designated zoid battle field," the judge said. "Battle code 0-9-8-2, the Jet team versus the Power team. Ready.FIGHT!" "Well, here goes," Ace thought. "Ace, you take. hey what are you doing? Ahhhhhhhh!!" Hax called. Ace turned his mounted gattling rifle at the iron Kong and unloaded on his teammate. "You froze my computer! What the heck are you doing?" "Hey what's going. huh? Ahhhhhhhh!" Slash yelled. "What are you doing Ace?" "What do you mean? I'm just doing what I always do. I'm the only one who wins the battles. I'm just take'n you guys out earlier so you don't make this one longer than it needs to be," Ace answered. "Why you." Hax was about to say, but Ace switched off his communicator. The powerfully armed saber tiger then took off. "A Cannon Tortoise, D-Bison, and new type Scout Wolf, okay. Easy enough!" Ace said to himself. The Saber Tiger unloaded rounds from its gattling rifle on the Cannon Tortoise. "One down." The Scout Wolf jumped at Ace. The Saber Tiger fired off two missiles, and after the missiles hit, it unloaded on the Scout Wolf. The zoid fell hard to the ground immobile. "Now for the D-Bison." The D-Bison shot its "Full Burn Out" attack at the Saber Tiger. Just then the tiger zoid ran quickly toward the shots. It then dived right under the energy and used gravity to slide on its belly under the D- Bison. Ace then fired on the lower part of the enemy zoid. The Saber Tiger quickly stood up and flipped the D-Bison on its side. "The battle is over, the battle is over! The winner is. the Jet team!" the judge called. "Hey Power team, send the prize money to this account instead," Ace said to the other team as he typed in his private account number. "Judge, I request a transfer from the jet team." "Warrior Ace Striker, you wish to leave the Jet team?" finalized the judge. "Yes. I will notify the Zoid Battle Commission as soon as I'm apart of a new team," Ace answered. "Registering. request accepted. Ace Striker, you are now officially band from team Zoid battles until registered with a new team," The judge explained before it left. The Saber Tiger then left the field and its old team. Two days later a brown haired pilot walked into a restaurant. He got a drink and looked for a seat. He found an empty seat next to a man with light blond hair. "This seat taken?" the young pilot asked. The man looked up at the boy. "No, go ahead sit down," the man said in a tone as if he were happy to have company. The brown haired pilot sipped his drink then looked up at a large screen. It was showing a zoid battle going on. "Wow, sure wish I could make it on a team like those two up there," the pilot said in a low, sad voice. "You new to zoid battles?" asked the man. "No, I'm just on a transfer. But so far, I haven't had any luck yet," the boy answered. "What was wrong with your previous team?" questioned the man. "Cocky little guys who made you do all the work and not get anything for it," the pilot said. "So, looking for a team huh?" the man said to himself. "What's your name son? And what kind of zoid do you pilot?" The brown haired boy stood up. "Follow me," he said. The two put down some money on their table and walked out to the side of the restaurant. "The name's Ace Striker. And this old Saber Tiger is my zoid," the pilot said pointing to a Saber Tiger. "Whooo," the man whistled. "Those parts and weapons must have cost a lot, huh?" "Yeah, I have a personal account. So I saved up over half a year and bought all of this," Ace explained. "But I wish I had a better zoid. This one I was conned into buying. I want a new zoid with a high performance and abilities. As well as a good team to use it on." The man looked at Ace, and then smiled at one of his own ideas. "What would you say if I could fulfill not one but both your wishes?" the man asked. "Really?" Ace said looking up. "How? I'll do almost anything!" "Come with me," the man commanded. "And bring your zoid." Ace got into his zoid and followed the man's jeep to a base some miles from the city. "Park it out here," the man said. "Um sorry sir, but what's your name?" Ace asked as he got out of his zoid. "Please don't call me SIR. It makes me feel old. Anyway, I'm Bit Cloud, but just call me Bit!" the man said with a smile. "WHAT?!" Ace gasped. "You mean you're Bit Cloud of the Class S Blitz team?! I've heard so much about you and your team that fought in Class S 20 years ago! Do you still have that cool Liger? I forgot what its name was." Bit then smiled and motioned for Ace to follow. The 2 walked for some seconds down the hanger and then stopped in front of a white and black zoid. "And this Ace is Liger Zero!" Bit said happily. "Ligar Zero?" Ace echoed in amazement. "It looks amazing! A true work of art!" "Yep! Truly one of the best! Extremely high performance and abilities and truly powerful! He's not heavily armed like you're use to, but his speed and transformability will make up for it," Bit smiled. "It can transform?! Wow!" Ace said smiling. "Bit, hey Bit!" a voice yelled down the hall. "Hey Doc.!" Bit called waving. The brownish-gray haired man in lab coat walked up to Bit and Ace. "So, who's this young fellow?" the man asked. "This is Ace Striker," Bit answered. "And Ace, this is Doctor Taros! He was the leader of my team I use to be on. He also designed optional components for Ligar Zero." "Wow, the amazing Doc. Taros of the Blitz team!" Ace said happily shaking the Doc's hand. "Hello Ace, good to meet you!" Taros said with a smile. "So Bit, what does Ace need?" "Well he needs a new zoid and a new team," Bit explained. "I had a bad team earlier. And my zoid isn't too good," Ace said looking down. "Well, I don't know about the new zoid part, but I can help you with the team. My grandson is looking for teammates to start his new team," Taros answered. "Oh really?" Ace replied. "But I don't know if I can help you become an elite team with my zoid," Ace said. "What do you have?" Doc. Taros asked. "A Saber Tiger," Ace answered in a sad, low voice. "But a special one you might love!" Bit added. "I promise you Doc., it's unlike any other you've seen!" "Well then, let's have a look at it shall we?" Taros asked enthusiastically. Ace led the Doc. toward his zoid but Bit stayed behind. "Hey Boy, what do ya think of Ace?" Bit asked looking up at the Liger Zero. The zoid gave a low, soft growl. "Yeah, me too!" Bit said with a smile. "WOW! THIS IS AMAZING! I LOVE IT!" Taros yelled from down the hall in an overjoyed tone. Bit walked down to find the Doc. running all around the Saber Tiger in extreme excitement. "Ace, I love what you've done with this zoid!" Taros said to Ace. "Well thanks Doc.!" Ace replied happily. "But you are right. With all the new zoids being produced, your old one doesn't stand much of a chance," Taros said calming down. "Oh," Ace sighed in disappointment. "Don't worry, I have just the thing!" Bit said happily. "What do you have Bit?" a voice asked from behind the three. "Leon! Leo! Look at this neat'o zoid!" Taros exclaimed perking up again. "Yeah, neat dad," Leon answered. "Hi Leon, Leo," Bit said. "Ace, this is my son Leon and his son Leo! Leo is my grandson who is making up a team," the Doc. explained. "So grandpa, you got a recruit? Is that his zoid?" Leo asked. "NO! And everyone please, HUSH!" Bit butted in. "Sorry to interrupt introductions, but I had something to say before I was rudely interrupted. As I was saying, I have just the thing! That Saber Tiger there is not Ace's zoid. Ace's zoid is the Liger Zero!" "What!? Really?" Ace questioned in surprise. "But Bit, he's yours isn't he?" "Yeah," Taros added. "And aren't you the only one chosen to pilot him?" "Hey, I'm too old to be a warrior. Plus my injury way back after we pulled out of Class S really hurt my piloting skills. And third, Liger seems okay with Ace piloting him," Bit explained. "The zoid chose me?" Ace asked puzzled. "Yep! You're a lucky one!" Bit said putting his arm around Ace. "This is a great honor for you that the Ligar Zero will let you pilot it," Leo said in some-what disappointed mood. "So you now have a good zoid huh? And if you want to be on my team, you have to pass some trials." "So, you up for it?" Bit asked excited. Ace thought for a moment, then answered. "Yes, I am ready!" Ace replied smiling. "Ligar Zero, my new partner!"
THE NEXT DAY. Three zoids stood in a battlefield. Two zoids faced a white one. "Are all of you ready?" Doc Taros asked over the pilots' radios. "Ready!" Leo said. "Zoid ready for combat," a girl said. "Liger Zero and Ace Striker ready!" Ace said happily. "Okay! Ready.FIGHT!" yelled Taros. A Shield Liger lunged at the Liger Zero. Then a Pteras flew high into the air. The Shield Liger held its claws straight out. The Ligrr Zero quickly darted to the side to avoid the attack. Just then the Pteras came swooping down toward the Liger Zero. It hit the white zoid in the head with its talons and the Liger Zero fell. The Shield Liger lunged at the Liger Zero. The Zero quickly stood up and jumped to the side. It then turned toward the Shield Liger and fired off its chest cannon. "Ah!" Leo called as two shells hit his zoid. But just as Ace began to smile, the Pteras knocked down the Liger Zero from behind. The Shield Liger jumped at the Liger Zero. But the Liger Zero flipped over to its back and kicked the Shield with its feet. The Shield flipped over to its back. The Zero got up and looked for the Pteras. "Man, where did it go?" Ace asked. Ace then spotted a zoid flying quickly toward him. The Zero then ran toward the on coming zoid. And using gravity, the Liger Zero did a belly slide right under the Pteras. The white zoid got up and then fired away at the flying zoid. "Ah! I'm hit," the pilot said. "Get away from here for now Jessie!" Leo said. "He's pretty good." The Liger Zero roared and the Shield Liger did the same. Soon both were charging at each other. "Now here's my zoid's special ability!" Leo said with a smile. Two flaps on top of and on the bottom of the Shield Ligrr's head flipped up. Then a shield engaged. "Yikes!" Ace said pulling back on the controls. The Liger Zero quickly slid, trying to stop. But just as the Zero slowed down, the Shield Liger slammed into the Zero. The white Ligar flew backward and slid some distance when hitting the ground. The Zero got up with its front armor damaged. "Hang in there Liger," Ace said to his zoid as it got up. But right as the Zero recovered, the blue Shield Liger rammed into the Liger Zero again. Again the Zero flew backwards. After laying down some seconds, the Liger Zero got up slowly. "Is that it?" Leo asked in a cocky voice. "Okay then, let's finish this!" The Shield Liger then switched on the shield again and ran toward the Liger Zero. "Go Liger!" Ace yelled. The Zero then turned around and ran in the opposite direction. "Aw come on, don't be a sore loser! Just give in and let my Shield Liger take you out!" Leo said. "Liger he's gaining!" Ace said. After Ace had said that, a button lit up on the control panel. "What? You want me to push this button? Okay," Ace said in a hesitant voice. As soon the pilot pushed the button, the ion boosters on the Liger Zero's back engaged. "Hey come back here!" Leo yelled as the Zero ran quickly ahead of the Shield. "I must admit, the Liger Zero's speed is pretty good compared to the Shield Liger's," Taros said smiling. The Liger Zero quickly found the landed Pteras. "Hey pal, what do ya say we take her out first?" asked Ace. The Zero gave a loud roar then lunged at the Pteras. "Huh? AHHHHHHHHHH!" Jessie yelled. The Liger Zero then slashed the zoid with its claws and the fly-type zoid fell defeated. "Yeah Liger!" Ace said happily. The Zero roared. Ace then noticed the Shield Liger closing in. "Hey Liger, got any real weapons aside from the cannon?" Ace questioned in a hurry. A diagram of the foot appeared on the dashboard screen and the word "Strike Laser Claw" showed up under the picture. "So this Strike Laser Claw thing is a weapon? Okay then, LET'S GO!" Ace yelled. The Zero ran straight toward the on coming Shield Liger. As the two Ligers got closer, the Ligar Zero's fore legs and paws began to glow a yellowish color. The glow got brighter and brighter. Two flaps on the sides of the Liger Zero opened up and began to glow as well. The Shield Liger lunged at the Zero. Then the Liger Zero jumped into the air. "STRIKE LASER CLAW!" Ace called out. "SHIELD STRIKE!" Leo yelled. The two Ligers then struck each other. SLAM! SLAM! Both crashed to the ground. "Well, looks like both froze each other's command system," Taros said to himself. "Yeah but what a battle!" Bit said happily. "It was pretty good, for amateurs," Leon added. Later, all three pilots entered the Hover Cargo. "Well son, that was pretty good fighting, but it looks like you need some more practice. You wasted almost all your shield energy," Leon said to his son. "Well now, we have to decide if Ace can be on the team," Doc stated. So Taros, Leo, Leon, Jessie, and Bit piled into a room. Ace sat for about five minutes waiting for the answer. Soon all four of them came out of the room. "Well Ace, you lasted for 40 minutes and passed the speed and mobility tests, so you would be on the team," Bit said. "Yep, our policy is if you last 30 minutes or more in a battle, and pass the two tests, we'd think about letting you on," Leon said. "But since you defeated both of us in that time," Jessie started. "You're on the team," Leo finished. "Allllllllllllriiiight!" Ace said in a loud happy voice. "So, I guess we'll have to give you a tour of the Hover Cargo," Leon demanded nudging his son. "Oh, right!" answered Leo. "Sorry! He, he!" So Leo took Ace around and showed him the launcher, the maintenance deck, and the rest of the Hover Cargo. "Well, you were pretty good out there today." Leo said to Ace as they both headed toward the control room. "Thanks! You weren't too bad yourself!" replied Ace. "Thanks, but I guess my dad expects more of me," explained Leo. "Nah! I'm sure he thinks you did fine. I mean, we're only a little more experienced than beginners," Ace stated trying to cheer Leo up. "Yeah, I'm sure you're right," answered Leo as both entered the room. "Hey, who's the girl at the controls? Didn't I fighter her earlier too?" questioned Ace. "Yeah, you did. Her name is Jessie; she's the daughter of the Blitz team's old tactical leader, Jamie. She's our tactical leader as well, but until we get another pilot, she has to take the place as a warrior," Leo explained. "Hello Ace! Good to meet you! You and the Liger Zero were great out there!" Jessie said in a cheerful voice as she stood up. "She looks pretty good!" Ace thought. "Uh good to meet you!" Ace quickly answered. "And as you know, that's my grandpa, Doc Taros. That's my dad, Leon. And That's Bit," Leo explained. "Hello everyone!" a high, happy voice said entering. "Who's that?" questioned Ace. "Oh, that's my Aunt Leena," Leo answered. "Hi my little Leo! How are you? Hey, who's this new guy?" Leena asked. "This is Ace Striker!" Bit answered. "He's Liger Zero's new pilot and a new member of the Bli. I mean uh. hey Leo what's the team called anyway?" "The Max team!" Leo happily said. "So, Ace was selected by Liger Zero huh?" Leena said. "Hey Jessie, this guy looks cute!" Leena yelled over to Jessie as Ace turned red. Jessie also turned red and slouched in her chair. "That's enough Leena," Doc said smiling. "We have more important news!" "And what's more important than romance Dad?" Leena questioned putting her hands together and her eyes sparkling. "Zoid battles!" Taros answered. "I just got a call in and we have a battle tomorrow!" "Really? Against who?" Leo and Ace asked happily. "We're against the Jet team," the Doc read off a sheet of paper. "The Jet team?" Ace questioned his eyes widening. "Yep, any problems?" Taros asked. "Nope, aside form the fact that that's the team I transferred from," Ace said. "Well then, we should have an edge on them! I mean, you will know all their battle strategies!" Leo said happily. "Yeah well, I was the only one who won all the battles. Those two were always getting taken out in the very beginning," Ace explained. "Even easier then!" Jessie said. "Then I guess we don't need a battle strategy." "Probably not," Leo said. "Well everyone, let's get some rest." So soon all three of them went to get some rest. The next day came soon and all three of the pilots on the Max team were hyped for the battle. The launch bay opened and the Shield Liger appeared. "This is Leo and the Shield Liger prepared to mobilize!" Leo yelled. The zoid was then shot out. After Leo the Liger Zero rose up out of the Hover Cargo. "Ace and Liger Zero ready to mobilize. GOOO LIGAR!" yelled Ace who was then shot from the Hover Cargo as well. The zoid landed and ran up to the Shield Liger. "Hey Leo, how come Jessie wasn't launched?" Ace asked. "This is a 0-9-8-2 battle. We can only have a certain amount of zoids. And the challengers said only two zoids. So we're using the only our warriors of our team, us," replied Leo. The judge capsule soon landed with a CRASH! "The area within a 30 mile radius is a designated zoid battlefield. The Max team versus the Jet team! Ready. FIGHT!" announced the judge. A Rev Raptor and a Saber Tiger 2 walked up a half a mile in front of the two Ligers. "Hey they have different zoids this time!" Ace said surprised. "I thought you said they never won any battles!" Leo questioned. "They never have," answered Ace. "Then how could they have gotten such good zoi.AHHHH!" Leo yelled. "Didn't you know that the fight has started?" Hax said in his hard, cocky voice. "Yeah! Cut the chit-chat and let's finish this!" Slash called. "Why you! I'll get you back!" Leo yelled as his Shield Liger got up and roared. The Zero roared as well. "Unauthorized pilot! Unauthorized pilot!" the judge announced. "What?" Hax questioned. "Ace Striker, you are not authorized for team battles!" the judge said. "Oh yeah I forgot! My transfer is over. Judge, place me under the Max team!" Ace said. "Hey, that's Ace?!" Slash said surprised. "Registering. approved! Ace Striker and Liger Zero, you are now authorized to participate in Zoid team battles under the Max team. Your warrior code is 790032," the judge explained. "Okay!" Ace said typing in his code on to his keypad. "I'm ready now Leo!" "Alright then, LET'S GET'EM!" Leo yelled as this Shield Liger charged Hax's Rev Raptor. "Eat lead!" Hax yelled. The Raptor unloaded rounds from its guns mounted on its hips. The Shield Liger reflected the shots with its shield. "Now it's my turn!" Leo said with a grin. The Liger ran toward the Rev Raptor, but the it dodged the attack. "Well Ace, it seems you got a new zoid. Hope it's better than your first. Well, for your sake that is," Slash said with a grin. "Trust me, Ligar is!" Ace said also with a smile. Both zoids soon roared and ran toward each other. The Saber Tiger 2 fired off its double cannon at the Liger Zero who jumped high over the bullets and the zoid. The Zero then turned and shot off its chest cannon. The Tiger fell but quickly recovered. It then fired off its gattling rifle. The Zero ran quickly as bullets flew all around it. The white zoid soon made a U-turn and ran back toward the Tiger. "Ha, now you're right in my sights!" Slash said smiling. "Thanks to the Back Draft group, I got this new zoid and I can do something like this!" Slash pushed a button and out of the sides of the Tiger came missile launchers. The zoid shot four missiles right at the Liger Zero. BOOOOOOOOMMM!!! Meanwhile, Leo was busy chasing the Rev Raptor who had ran out of ammo. "Come back, don't you want to play?! Ha, ha, ha!" Leo said as he toyed with his enemy. "Sure, I'll play!" Hax smiled. The Raptor then suddenly stopped and quickly whipped out its back blades. "Ah!" Leo yelled surprised as he pulled back on the controls. But before he could stop, the Shield Liger went sliding into the round right blade of the Rev Raptor. The Shield Liger was slashed in the side, fell, and slid on its belly some yards. "Ha, ha, ha! Who's laughing now?" Hax said as he put away his blades. The Rev Raptor walked up to the fallen Liger. But before he knew it, the Shield Liger's shield engaged and the Liger jumped straight at the dinosaur zoid, tearing off its right arm and leg. "Well I guess we're even now!" Leo said laughing as the shield disengaged. Hax punched his screen that showed "Command System Frozen." "Ha, so much for that loser!" Slash remarked. Just then the pilot saw something coming out of the smoke. He saw the Liger Zero swiftly running out of the smoke with its ion boosters on full blast. "Nice try, but sorry, you lose!" Ace said with a smile. And with that said, the flaps on the sides of the Liger Zero's head opened up and began to glow. Then the glow followed down the fore legs and to the fore claws. "STRIKE LASER CLAW!" The Liger Zero roared and then jumped into the air. It quickly brought down its right claw to strike. Seconds later the Liger Zero landed, the glow disappeared, and the flaps closed. The Saber Tiger 2 fell to the ground with its gattling rifle and right legs slashed off. BLAIIIIIRRR! "The battle is over, the battle is over! The winner is. the Max team!" the judge said. "Yeah Liger!" Ace called as the Ligar Zero roared. "Alright!" Leo yelled as his Liger did the same. Soon the two pilots entered the control room. "Great job you two!" Bit said happily. "I'm proud of you son," Leon said smiling. "They're pretty good," Leena added. "Thanks," Ace and Leo said. "We did do good didn't we?" Leo asked Ace. Ace looked at Leo, then smiled. "Yep, we did!" answered Ace.
Hey this is Leo here. Well it seems Ace is a good rival but good ally too, but we still need one more team member. Help wanted! Hey who's this chick? Man she's good! No I mean she is a good pilot. Want to try out? Next time on Zoids X: NEED FOR ANOTHER TEAMMATE-THE NEW RECUIT Ready. FIGHT!