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came up with!
EP 8: BATTLES AND RIVALRY-LEO'S LEAVE
Zoid battles are fighting competitions held on enormous battlefields using mechanical combat units called Zoids. The enthusiastic young warriors put their pride on the line and sharpen their skills against one another using new rules and forms of battle. Area scanned, battlefield set up, ready… FIGHT!
"I can't believe it, I use to be such a good pilot. But now I'm always outclassed in every battle we go in. But my father… he was strong and proud. I bring shame to the Taros name. I am weak… but he… Ace Striker a rookie pilot who came that day with Bit has become a legendary Ultimate X pilot in a matter of months. I must… I must uphold my father's strength and show that I too am strong! Like Ace… like my father, Leon Taros."
"GIVE THAT BACK ACE!" Iris yelled as she chased Ace around the Taros base.
"IT'S MINE! I FOUND IT FAIR'N' SQUARE!" Ace retaliated.
"GIVE ME THAT COOKIE!!!!!!" Iris called. Ace saw the pure anger in her face and sped up his run. After making a mad dash around the whole base, Ace finally relaxed.
"Whew!" Ace sighed in relief. "Dang, she's a deadly person when it comes to food." Ace walked along the metal hallway taking a bite out of his large cookie he had "found." He soon passed by Leo's room and looked in the opened door. "Gee, I wonder why Leo isn't chasing Iris around with that mad love in his eyes?" Ace thought as he looked in. Right before he passed the doorway, Ace noticed an opened suitcase. "Huh? Hey Leo where are ya?" Ace poked his head in.
"ACE!" Leo said startled.
"Hey where ya go'n?" Ace question taking another bite of his cookie.
"Uh, well…" Leo began. "You'll… you'll see soon enough."
"Uh ok," Ace said with a puzzled look on his face as he back out of the room.
"FOUND YOU!" Iris called from down the other end of the hallway.
"YIKES!" Ace cried in surprise as he began to run. Iris ran after Ace and took a quick look into Leo's room to see what Ace was looking at. She quickly stopped her pursuit and walked into the room.
"Leo, where are you going?" Iris softly asked. Leo looked at her and began to turn red. She wore skin tight, very high shorts (like Naomi's), and a short cut top.
"Well I … I … I'm g…" Leo tried to say as he blushed more and more. "I'm… I'M GOING SOMEWHERE TO BECOME STRONGER!" Iris looked shocked after hearing this. Her soft, brown eyes seem to have a small sparkle in them and she quickly rubbed them.
"You're… you're leaving us?" She questioned. Leo was caught off guard by this sudden show of emotion but quickly collected himself.
"Yeah," Leo said in almost a whisper looking down.
"You're really going to do that to ME…" Iris began in a hard tone. Leo looked up shocked at the emotion once again. "I … I mean us?"
"I…" Leo tried to say something. The 2 were silent for a while. "I have to finish packing," Leo broke the silence.
"But… why?" Iris said almost trembling. "After all we have been through. You'd just leave us? Who will keep Ace in line? Who will I lo… I mean …" Iris tried.
"I have to become stronger," Leo answered. "Ace, you, and my father are strong warriors. But me… I only bring our team down. Don't try to deny it, look at the last battle."
"But he was an Ult…" Iris began.
"Doesn't matter. A warrior must be able to respond to all situations," Leo interrupted. "I will have one final battle before I go, though. To see how much stronger I must become." Once again there was silence but Iris soon darted out of the room. She ran to her room and slammed the door. And Ace stood wide eyed as he munched on the last of his cookie.
"Well I guess she doesn't want this anymore," Ace thought as he took a large bite again out of the cookie.
The next day Ace awoke to a low knock on his door. Slowly he yawned, crawled out of bed, and walked over to the door in his tank top and boxers. He opened the door to Leo who was all dressed and ready for battle. "Hey Leo, what's (yaaaawwn) with the get up? We aren't scheduled for a battle today," Ace asked with half opened eyes.
"I know, Ace," began Leo. "But I wish to battle you."
"Why?" yawned Ace again. "It's only 7 in the morning. I need my rest until 11:00."
"Cause I need an early start," replied Leo. Ace cocked his head sideways in confusion. "I'm leaving soon, that's why. And I must battle you." Ace snapped up after hearing what Leo said.
"You're… really leaving us? I thought you were just joking?" Ace questioned.
"No, I need to leave. I must become stronger. Like you and Iris. Like my Father," Leo looked down. Ace still had a small puzzled look on his face but shrugged and went to shower.
"Be down in a sec," Ace said back as he closed his bathroom door. Leo looked up and gave a small smile.
Later Ace met Leo down in the Zoid hanger. "I've scheduled a one-on-one battle between us in battle mode 1-0-9-4," explained Leo. "The rules are that we get to face each other even though we are on the same team. I'll see ya in half an hour 20 miles from the base."
Ace smiled and nodded.
The Hover Cargo pulled up about 20 miles from the Taros base and opened its catapult. The Liger 0 was soon lifted up and spread its feet. "Ace and Liger 0, MOBILIZING!" called Ace as he and the Liger were shot out of the Hover Cargo. Ace landed right as the judge did with Leo and his red Blade Liger waiting. The Judge went through its usual routine while the 2 warriors waited. "Ace, I find you a worthy opponent for me before I leave the Max team," Leo said. "I must see how much stronger I must become so that I can bring honor to my name!" Ace just smiled and nodded. The Judge soon brought up its hands.
"Ready… FIGHT!"
"Go BLADE LIGER!" called Leo pushing forward on the controls.
"GO LIGER!" yelled Ace as the Liger 0's eyes began to glow and it lunged toward its enemy. The 2 ligers jumped and clashed together. They began to roll around biting and clawing as they fought in close range combat. Soon both jumped backwards in opposite directions. Ace and Leo both smiled and then the Liger 0 charged toward its opponent. Quickly Leo charged as well. "STRIKE LASER CLAW!" Leo was quickly caught off guard but then switched on his shield. The Liger 0 brought its claw down and clashed with the energy shield. Sparks and bolts of energy flew but the Liger 0 was soon thrown backwards. "Oh no LIGER!" Ace cried pulling on the controls trying to flip his Zoid right side up again.
"Rooarr!" cried the Liger 0 as it quickly engaged its ion boosters and landed on its feet.
"Good job partner!" congratulated Ace.
"Wow, what a spectacular battle," gawked Jesse.
"Yep, Leo and Ace sure are something!" added Bit smiling. Leon just smiled and nodded.
Back on the battlefield, the 2 Ligers were at a stand off. "Let's finish this," Leo said breaking the silence. Soon the 2 blades on the Blade Liger's back opened up. Ace smiled.
"Let's do it Leo!" replied Ace as he pushed forward. The Liger 0 lunged toward its opponent with its fore claws glowing. The Blade Liger's blades began to glow and it charged forward too. Leo pushed his controls all the way up engaging the ion booster pack on the Blade Liger's back. Ace pushed a button on his panel and the Liger 0's ion boosters engaged. Both ran at 450 miles per hour at each other ready to strike each other down.
"STRIKE…" called out Ace.
"…Laser…" added Leo in a loud tone.
" CLAW/ BLADE!" both responded in unison. The 2 passed by each other with their glowing weapons. All the passengers in the Hover Cargo held their breath in suspense. Then in a matter of seconds, the 2 landed 30 feet from each other and fell fizzing. The 2 Zoids and pilots lay still on the ground after their long battle but soon the Liger 0 rose with its right fore leg fizzing. Ace turned the Liger's head around to look at his fallen opponent, waiting for him to get back up. But then the horn blared.
"The battle is over! The battle is over! The winner is… Ace Striker!" announced the Judge as it raised its right hand.
Leo soon opened his cockpit and jumped out. He looked up at his red Blade Liger with is gashed right fore leg and broken right blade. The pilot then looked down but soon smiled and looked back up. The Liger 0 limped over to its fallen opponent and lowered its head. Ace quickly jumped out of his cockpit and ran over to Leo. "You okay?" Ace questioned as he walked up to his friend. Leo just looked up and said,
"Thanks, Ace."
"Uh… for what?" Ace questioned with a puzzled look. Leo had an anime fall but soon got up and regained his composure.
"For helping me discover just how much I need to learn to become a great warrior," answered Leo looking back up at his Blade Liger. Ace cocked his head back but soon smiled and nodded.
Later that day Leo walked up to his red Blade Liger in the Zoid hanger. "Well Partner, ya ready?" he asked looking up. The Blade Liger gave a small growl and looked down at its pilot. Leo smiled back at his Zoid. After seconds of silence the Liger lowered its head and opened is cockpit for Leo. "Well, good bye Max team. Good bye and thanks to you, Ace Striker," Leo smiled back as he looked at the Taros base after exiting from the hanger. "I hope we can battle again on the same level." And tears fell at the edge of a window as a young girl watched her love run off in the distance.
NEXT TIME:
Hi this is Jesse! It seems Leo's gone and we need a new member. WHAT?! We are up against the Storm team?! But none of our Zoids can compete against a Storm Sworder, let alone 3! How are we gonna get through this? He I know someone who can help! He's called the Wild Eagle! Next time on Zoids X:
JESSE'S OTHER HALF-WILD EAGLE'S RETURN!
Ready… FIGHT!
EP 8: BATTLES AND RIVALRY-LEO'S LEAVE
Zoid battles are fighting competitions held on enormous battlefields using mechanical combat units called Zoids. The enthusiastic young warriors put their pride on the line and sharpen their skills against one another using new rules and forms of battle. Area scanned, battlefield set up, ready… FIGHT!
"I can't believe it, I use to be such a good pilot. But now I'm always outclassed in every battle we go in. But my father… he was strong and proud. I bring shame to the Taros name. I am weak… but he… Ace Striker a rookie pilot who came that day with Bit has become a legendary Ultimate X pilot in a matter of months. I must… I must uphold my father's strength and show that I too am strong! Like Ace… like my father, Leon Taros."
"GIVE THAT BACK ACE!" Iris yelled as she chased Ace around the Taros base.
"IT'S MINE! I FOUND IT FAIR'N' SQUARE!" Ace retaliated.
"GIVE ME THAT COOKIE!!!!!!" Iris called. Ace saw the pure anger in her face and sped up his run. After making a mad dash around the whole base, Ace finally relaxed.
"Whew!" Ace sighed in relief. "Dang, she's a deadly person when it comes to food." Ace walked along the metal hallway taking a bite out of his large cookie he had "found." He soon passed by Leo's room and looked in the opened door. "Gee, I wonder why Leo isn't chasing Iris around with that mad love in his eyes?" Ace thought as he looked in. Right before he passed the doorway, Ace noticed an opened suitcase. "Huh? Hey Leo where are ya?" Ace poked his head in.
"ACE!" Leo said startled.
"Hey where ya go'n?" Ace question taking another bite of his cookie.
"Uh, well…" Leo began. "You'll… you'll see soon enough."
"Uh ok," Ace said with a puzzled look on his face as he back out of the room.
"FOUND YOU!" Iris called from down the other end of the hallway.
"YIKES!" Ace cried in surprise as he began to run. Iris ran after Ace and took a quick look into Leo's room to see what Ace was looking at. She quickly stopped her pursuit and walked into the room.
"Leo, where are you going?" Iris softly asked. Leo looked at her and began to turn red. She wore skin tight, very high shorts (like Naomi's), and a short cut top.
"Well I … I … I'm g…" Leo tried to say as he blushed more and more. "I'm… I'M GOING SOMEWHERE TO BECOME STRONGER!" Iris looked shocked after hearing this. Her soft, brown eyes seem to have a small sparkle in them and she quickly rubbed them.
"You're… you're leaving us?" She questioned. Leo was caught off guard by this sudden show of emotion but quickly collected himself.
"Yeah," Leo said in almost a whisper looking down.
"You're really going to do that to ME…" Iris began in a hard tone. Leo looked up shocked at the emotion once again. "I … I mean us?"
"I…" Leo tried to say something. The 2 were silent for a while. "I have to finish packing," Leo broke the silence.
"But… why?" Iris said almost trembling. "After all we have been through. You'd just leave us? Who will keep Ace in line? Who will I lo… I mean …" Iris tried.
"I have to become stronger," Leo answered. "Ace, you, and my father are strong warriors. But me… I only bring our team down. Don't try to deny it, look at the last battle."
"But he was an Ult…" Iris began.
"Doesn't matter. A warrior must be able to respond to all situations," Leo interrupted. "I will have one final battle before I go, though. To see how much stronger I must become." Once again there was silence but Iris soon darted out of the room. She ran to her room and slammed the door. And Ace stood wide eyed as he munched on the last of his cookie.
"Well I guess she doesn't want this anymore," Ace thought as he took a large bite again out of the cookie.
The next day Ace awoke to a low knock on his door. Slowly he yawned, crawled out of bed, and walked over to the door in his tank top and boxers. He opened the door to Leo who was all dressed and ready for battle. "Hey Leo, what's (yaaaawwn) with the get up? We aren't scheduled for a battle today," Ace asked with half opened eyes.
"I know, Ace," began Leo. "But I wish to battle you."
"Why?" yawned Ace again. "It's only 7 in the morning. I need my rest until 11:00."
"Cause I need an early start," replied Leo. Ace cocked his head sideways in confusion. "I'm leaving soon, that's why. And I must battle you." Ace snapped up after hearing what Leo said.
"You're… really leaving us? I thought you were just joking?" Ace questioned.
"No, I need to leave. I must become stronger. Like you and Iris. Like my Father," Leo looked down. Ace still had a small puzzled look on his face but shrugged and went to shower.
"Be down in a sec," Ace said back as he closed his bathroom door. Leo looked up and gave a small smile.
Later Ace met Leo down in the Zoid hanger. "I've scheduled a one-on-one battle between us in battle mode 1-0-9-4," explained Leo. "The rules are that we get to face each other even though we are on the same team. I'll see ya in half an hour 20 miles from the base."
Ace smiled and nodded.
The Hover Cargo pulled up about 20 miles from the Taros base and opened its catapult. The Liger 0 was soon lifted up and spread its feet. "Ace and Liger 0, MOBILIZING!" called Ace as he and the Liger were shot out of the Hover Cargo. Ace landed right as the judge did with Leo and his red Blade Liger waiting. The Judge went through its usual routine while the 2 warriors waited. "Ace, I find you a worthy opponent for me before I leave the Max team," Leo said. "I must see how much stronger I must become so that I can bring honor to my name!" Ace just smiled and nodded. The Judge soon brought up its hands.
"Ready… FIGHT!"
"Go BLADE LIGER!" called Leo pushing forward on the controls.
"GO LIGER!" yelled Ace as the Liger 0's eyes began to glow and it lunged toward its enemy. The 2 ligers jumped and clashed together. They began to roll around biting and clawing as they fought in close range combat. Soon both jumped backwards in opposite directions. Ace and Leo both smiled and then the Liger 0 charged toward its opponent. Quickly Leo charged as well. "STRIKE LASER CLAW!" Leo was quickly caught off guard but then switched on his shield. The Liger 0 brought its claw down and clashed with the energy shield. Sparks and bolts of energy flew but the Liger 0 was soon thrown backwards. "Oh no LIGER!" Ace cried pulling on the controls trying to flip his Zoid right side up again.
"Rooarr!" cried the Liger 0 as it quickly engaged its ion boosters and landed on its feet.
"Good job partner!" congratulated Ace.
"Wow, what a spectacular battle," gawked Jesse.
"Yep, Leo and Ace sure are something!" added Bit smiling. Leon just smiled and nodded.
Back on the battlefield, the 2 Ligers were at a stand off. "Let's finish this," Leo said breaking the silence. Soon the 2 blades on the Blade Liger's back opened up. Ace smiled.
"Let's do it Leo!" replied Ace as he pushed forward. The Liger 0 lunged toward its opponent with its fore claws glowing. The Blade Liger's blades began to glow and it charged forward too. Leo pushed his controls all the way up engaging the ion booster pack on the Blade Liger's back. Ace pushed a button on his panel and the Liger 0's ion boosters engaged. Both ran at 450 miles per hour at each other ready to strike each other down.
"STRIKE…" called out Ace.
"…Laser…" added Leo in a loud tone.
" CLAW/ BLADE!" both responded in unison. The 2 passed by each other with their glowing weapons. All the passengers in the Hover Cargo held their breath in suspense. Then in a matter of seconds, the 2 landed 30 feet from each other and fell fizzing. The 2 Zoids and pilots lay still on the ground after their long battle but soon the Liger 0 rose with its right fore leg fizzing. Ace turned the Liger's head around to look at his fallen opponent, waiting for him to get back up. But then the horn blared.
"The battle is over! The battle is over! The winner is… Ace Striker!" announced the Judge as it raised its right hand.
Leo soon opened his cockpit and jumped out. He looked up at his red Blade Liger with is gashed right fore leg and broken right blade. The pilot then looked down but soon smiled and looked back up. The Liger 0 limped over to its fallen opponent and lowered its head. Ace quickly jumped out of his cockpit and ran over to Leo. "You okay?" Ace questioned as he walked up to his friend. Leo just looked up and said,
"Thanks, Ace."
"Uh… for what?" Ace questioned with a puzzled look. Leo had an anime fall but soon got up and regained his composure.
"For helping me discover just how much I need to learn to become a great warrior," answered Leo looking back up at his Blade Liger. Ace cocked his head back but soon smiled and nodded.
Later that day Leo walked up to his red Blade Liger in the Zoid hanger. "Well Partner, ya ready?" he asked looking up. The Blade Liger gave a small growl and looked down at its pilot. Leo smiled back at his Zoid. After seconds of silence the Liger lowered its head and opened is cockpit for Leo. "Well, good bye Max team. Good bye and thanks to you, Ace Striker," Leo smiled back as he looked at the Taros base after exiting from the hanger. "I hope we can battle again on the same level." And tears fell at the edge of a window as a young girl watched her love run off in the distance.
NEXT TIME:
Hi this is Jesse! It seems Leo's gone and we need a new member. WHAT?! We are up against the Storm team?! But none of our Zoids can compete against a Storm Sworder, let alone 3! How are we gonna get through this? He I know someone who can help! He's called the Wild Eagle! Next time on Zoids X:
JESSE'S OTHER HALF-WILD EAGLE'S RETURN!
Ready… FIGHT!