Zoids
Origin of The Phantom
By, Spectral
Notes:
I don't own zoids or its characters but I do own Phantom and all related topics… This fic explains the Phantom's dark past and leads right up to Chapter one of Darkness on The Battlefield; Enter the Phantom, another one of my stories. Parts of this fic may not make sense if you didn't read at least part of my other fic…^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^
It was raining. Tom sat on top of a building watching the city streets below. He had left liger back at base. He thought that a large zoid would stick out in the city.
Lightning flashed across the sky. It illuminated the Tom's sad face. People who walked by the building seemed to shudder. People looked up but saw only the dark outline of a person.
???: AHHHHHHHH!
Tom looked over to the left and saw a young girl running down the street. She was being by three teenage boys. No one bothered to help the girl. They ignored her as she ran screaming. Tom followed on the rooftops.
The girl continued to run until she reached an alley. There was a young boy that looked about Tom's age in the alley. The girl ran up to him.
Girl: Robbie! Help!
Robbie: What's the matter, Steph?
Punk: We are.
Robbie whipped around and pushed Steph behind him. The three punks were blocking the exit to the alley. Tom jumped down to the fire escape.
Punk2: Look; now we have two toys to play with.
Punk3: But which one goes first?
Robbie: Stay back, Steph. I'll protect you.
Steph: Be careful!
Punk: *Pulls out a knife* Let's get 'em.
The punks stepped forward. Suddenly the knife was knocked out of the punk's hand.
Tom: Leave them alone.
Everyone looked up in fear. Standing on the fire escape was a dark shadow. Steph and Robbie backed away in fear. Tom jumped down and kicked one of the punks in the face. He went out.
The another punk stood still as Tom rushed forward and pummeled him. (For a twelve-year-old kid, Tom sure can fight) The last punk had recovered the knife and snuck up behind Tom. He drove the knife into Tom's left side and laughed as Tom fell to the ground.
Just as things began to grow black, Tom saw the last punk fall. Be then saw Robbie and Steph standing over him, both of their faces filled with concern. Robbie was holding a pipe in his hand. He must have used it to knock out the punk. Tom blacked out.
**Later**
Robbie and Steph sat near a bed. Lying on the bed was the mysterious buy that had come to their aid. After he had been stabbed, the boy had passed out. Robbie and Steph carried him back to the place they called home, a ZBC aid station. They had been living there for two years. Their father had dies and their mother had abandoned them on the streets.
Steph: Do you think he'll be okay?
Robbie: I don't know. He was bleeding badly.
Steph: I wonder who he is.
Robbie: Me too…
Tom began to stir. Steph and Robbie looked over. Tom opened his eyes and tried to sit up, but someone forced him back down. Tom's vision cleared up and he saw the two people he had help earlier. They were both smiling.
Tom: What happened?
Robbie: That last punk stabbed you.
Steph: We brought you back here and treated your wound.
Tom: Thank you but you should have just left me there…
Robbie: Who are you anyway?
Tom: You can call me Tom. Who are you?
Steph: I'm Steph and this is my older brother Robbie.
Tom: Where are we?
Robbie: We're at a ZBC aid station. We've been living here ever since our mother abandoned us…
Tom:…
Steph: Do you have any family?
Tom: No…
Robbie: So what were you doing on the rooftops anyway?
Tom: Thinking…
Tom, Robbie, and Steph sat in silence for a few moments. Tom managed to sit up.
Tom: I should get back to base. Liger must be worried.
Robbie: Liger? Does that mean you're a zoid warrior?
Tom: Yes…
Steph: Wow, a real zoid warrior! Can we come with you?
Tom: Why not…
Robbie and Steph: YEAH!
Tom got up and put his shirt on. He, Robbie, and Steph then left the building and began walking down the street.
Robbie: How far is your base anyway?
Tom: Very far away. It's in the middle of the desert.
Robbie and Steph: WHAT?!?!?
Steph: How are we going to get there?
Tom: don't worry. You'll see.
The three of them left the city, and once out of sight of anyone in the city, Tom pressed a button on his watch. They waited. Suddenly a large black shadow approached. The Black Wing Liger landed and leaned down. Tom jumped in the cockpit and beckoned for Robbie and Steph to follow. Steph and Robbie jumped inside and the liger growled.
Tom: It's okay, Liger. They're friends.
The liger growled again before closing the cockpit and taking to the air.
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Next Time:
New Friends
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I add this warning now. This will be a very depressing fic. A lot of death and other assorted bad stuff.
You Have Been Warned