EPISODE 2:

NEED FOR ANOTHER TEAMMATE- THE NEW RECRUIT

A Helcat unleashed numerous amounts of bullets on to the Spinosappuas. Soon the chainsaw zoid fell to the ground. The Helcat then shot a large missile at a Rev Raptor zoid. The missile quickly opened and 15 smaller missiles came out of it. The missiles then engulfed the raptor zoid and it fell only seconds after hit. The red zoid quickly ejected off its now useless weapons and ran after a Saber Tiger 2. Small ion boosters on the sides of the Helcat appeared and engaged. The Helcat out ran the Saber Tiger 2 in pure speed then turned around and jumped right on top of it. The red zoid pushed down hard with its legs on the Saber Tiger's back. The Tiger's legs snapped and it fell. The Helcat then landed and turned toward the Tiger. The red zoid then delivered a powerful slash to the Tiger with its large blades on its forepaws.

BLAIIIIIRRR! "The battle is over! The battle is over! The winner is. the Cat team!" the judge said.

"And the funny thing is, I'm a one girl team!" a 16 year old girl said as the Helcat's cockpit opened and she stood up.



"If we're going to be an elite team, we need at least one more member," Leo pondered out loud.

"Yeah, but who?" Ace wondered out loud as well.

"Why don't we check with the Zoid Battle Commission?" Jessie asked.

"No need kids!" Doc announced cheerfully. "I've found someone who might help!"

"Who is it grandpa? It better not be some lame pilot again," snapped Leo.

"Nope, she's a cute one as well as a good pilot!" answered Doc. "Her name is Iris Mega. She's a one person team, but now looking for a team to be apart of."

"Iris Mega, hey I've heard of her," Ace said. "She use to be a zoid builder and weapon designer, in fact, she helped me design my zoid."

"Sounds like she knows her stuff then," remarked Jessie. "What does she pilot?"

"It says she currently pilots a customized Helcat," Doc read off a paper. "I gave her a call earlier and told her about our opening. She said she would try it out tomorrow."

"Yeah, but don't we have a battle tomorrow?" questioned Leo. "How are we going to test her?"

"How about she fight with us in the battle as a dual battle?" Ace suggested (a dual battle is a battle between four teams, two teams act as one team. It's a new rule ^_^).

"Just one problem with that," answered Jessie. "The opposing team would get to use another team as an ally as well."

"But wouldn't that be a great test then? It would cover her speed, weaponry, mobility, and how much she'll listen to us," Doc replied. "We have trials on all those and a battle would cover all those. Not to mention her reaction to taking on more than one opponent alone."

"Okay, so it's settled. Iris will take part in our battle tomorrow. We have to notify the Battle Commission then," Leo concluded. So Doc went to set up the arrangements and the others worked on battle a strategy. About two hours later a Helcat arrived at the Taros base and everyone ran out to get a look at it.

"Wow, that's one nice zoid. I LOVE IT! I WISH I HAD ONE!" Doc said in an excited voice. "I hope she joins the team!"

The Helcat's cockpit opened up to show a 16-year-old girl with long red hair in a pony tail. She wore a sleeveless shirt with a jean vest over it and the sleeves torn off and short shorts. "Hello Max team!" a cheery voice called down to the four.

"Wow, that's one nice girl," Leo said his eyes widening and some drool running out of his smiling mouth.

The girl hopped out of her zoid and walked over to the four greeting her. "Hello, I'm Iris Mega and this is my self-customized Helcat," the girl said introducing herself.

"M.my name is Leo," Leo answered stuttering.

"Hey Iris," Ace waved.

"Oh hi Ace, how's your Saber Tiger?" Iris asked.

"Well I joined this team and changed to a better partner. But I still have my Saber Tiger," Ace answered.

"That's good that you left that Jet team. They were cocky retards," smiled Iris.

"I'm Doc Taros and this is our tactical leader Jessie," Taros said admiring the Helcat.

"Please to meet you," Jessie said in a soft voice.

"Same here. So I heard I was here for a try out," Iris asked. "But I decided to come early so I could get to know my future teammates."

"Well you see, you're going to get a special try out," Doc answered. "You see, we have a battle tomorrow and thought that you could battle with us."

"A dual battle? Okay, no prob.," Iris said. "What are your zoids?"

"I . I have a Shield Ligar!" Leo said still stuttering.

"Me, a Pteras," Jessie answered.

"My new zoid is the Ligar Zero!" Ace said happily.

"So, two Ligars and a Pteras, huh?" Okay," Iris agreed. Soon all five of them went inside the base and got some rest for tomorrow's battle.

The next day, the Hover Cargo pulled up to a field. The launch pad's door opened and the Shield Ligar stood there. The Shield, then Zero, and then the Pteras were launched. Then the front of the Hover Cargo opened up and Iris and her Helcat jumped out. The four teams lined up facing each other. Soon the judge capsule landed. "The area within a 50 mile radius is a designated zoid battlefield. Battle 1-0-2-5, the Max and Cat teams versus the Power and Spike teams. Ready. FIGHT!" said the judge.

"Okay everyone, there's six enemy zoids out there," Jessie explained.

"Got ya!" Ace said as the Ligar 0 ran forward.

"So we're out numbered by one," Leo said.

"Pretty bad odds," Iris sighed. The Helcat followed the Ligar 0. The Shield Ligar ran behind and the Pteras took off. The Helcat fired off its gattling rife at its enemies.

"Hey Jessie what type of enemies do we have. I mean zoid wise?" Leo asked.

"I know the Power team is using a D-Bison, Cannon Tortoise, and a Scout Wolf," Ace explained.

"So, a new type of zoid, the Scout wolf huh?" Iris said as she chased after the brown wolf zoid.

"Ace is right," Jessie responded. "AH! But the Spike team has a Storm Sorer, a Snake, and Raynos. AHHH!"

"Jessie's out numbered," Leo yelled. "Hey Iris got anything that can help?"

The Helcat finished unloading rounds on the Scout Wolf that fell.

"Just the thing!" Iris said with a smile as she pushed a button. A back mounted missile launcher on the Helcat lifted up and shot a large missile. The large missile broke open and 15 small missiles came out. The Raynos was able to dodge only ten of the mini missiles before one hit its left wing. It then crashed after getting hit by the last four.

Iris smiled but was soon knocked over. "What?! My command system is frozen?!" Iris yelled in shock.

"You left your guard down girly!" the pilot of the D-Bison said.

"Why you!" Leo yelled as his Sheild Ligar lunged toward the D-Bison with its shield up. But the bull zoid fired off its Full Burn Out attack and knocked the Ligar down. "No, No! This can't happen!" Leo cried. "I wanted to be Iris's hero."

"Ha! Sucks for you! Huh?!" the D-Bison pilot gasped as the Ligar 0 slashed the bull zoid. "Dang it!" the pilot yelled.

"You left your guard down," Ace said in cocky voice as he smiled.

BOOM, BOOM!

The Ligar 0 was being shelled. "Okay Ligar, let's show em!" Ace said as he raced toward the Cannon Tortoise. The Ligar 0 darted around left and right to dodge the shells.

"AH! I can't hit him!" the pilot of the Cannon Tortoise cried.

"STRIKE LASER CLAW!" Ace yelled as the Ligar 0's feet began to glow and it jumped into the air. Seconds later the cannon atop the turtle zoid was sliced off and the zoid fell defeated. "Looks like we won!" Ace said happily.

"AHHHHH!" Jessie yelled. "Did you forget about me! I have a Storm Sorer problem!"

"Oh yeah," Ace answered just remembering. The Ligar 0 ran over toward the area the two flying zoids were.

"Ace look out!" Leo called. Ace soon noticed the Snake about half a mile from him at his left. But just as Ace saw the enemy, it had shot off two missiles.

"Ahhhh!" Ace yelled stunned. But right as the missiles were about to hit the Ligar

darted forward. "Hey, great job there buddy!" Ace said happily. The Ligar 0 then quickly ran toward the enemy and slashed it with its claws. "Now for the Storm Sorer!" Ace said with a smile. But how do we get it?"

"Use the launcher then use your ion boosters on the Ligar 0's back," Iris explained.

"Oh I see what you mean," Ace smiled as the piloted the Ligar 0 toward the Hover Cargo. "Doc, prepare the launcher."

"Got ya!" Taros replied. The Ligar 0 boarded the Hover Cargo and was lifted up to the launcher.

"Go LIGAR!" Ace yelled as the Ligar 0 was launched into the air. Ace quickly pushed a button and the Ligar's ion boosters engaged. "STRIKE LASER CLAW!" The Ligar 0 flew straight at the Storm Sorer and slashed off its wing.

BLAIIIR! "The battle is over, the battle is over!" cried the judge. "The winners are, the Max and Cat team!"

"Oh yeah! Ligar and I rock!" Ace cried happily as the Ligar 0 let out a roar of victory. "I think I deserve a good half of the prize money! Hehehehe YEAH!"



Later back at the Taros base, Ace, Leo, Jessie, and Dr. Taros were deciding if they should let Iris on the team.

"But she did take out the Scout Wolf quickly," Ace pointed out.

"Yeah and she has a great bod. I mean zoid. Yeah great zoid!" Leo recovered.

"She could also be a help in designing new parts and components for the Ligar 0 and the other zoids," Dr. Taros added.

"Then I guess she's on huh?" Jessie reassured.

"Yep!" Leo said happily. The four left the room and told Iris the good news.

"Really!? Thank you, thank you!" Iris cried happily as she hugged each one of them. "I've always wanted to be on a team with such good pilots and zoids."

"D. did you hear that?! She thinks I'm a g. good pilot!" Leo said happily. "And I'll never wash my back again! Her beautiful hands touched my back!"

"G. great to .h.have ya. on!" Ace happily said as he was suffocated by Iris's hug.

"Now let's go! Onward to becoming elite zoid pilots!" Iris yelled as she pointed straightforward.



NEXT TIME:

Man this is great! Now with Iris on our team we're undefeated! Class A here we come! Huh? WHAT!? The Back Draft group is challenging us? Wait a sec. That's some good prize money! What zoids? Only one? The Elephader?! Oh man. But no worries I got a new system and transformation parts! And its not the Jager, Schneider, or Panzer! Let's go! Next time on Zoids X:

THE RETURN OF THE ELEPHANDER- THE MIX MATCH

Ready. FIGHT!