Chapter 3

Blitz Team + Champ Team Vs. Storm Team

A WEEK PASSES…

'Hey Bit! You may want to look-out for that……'

'AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!'

'….Missile….' Brad sighed, sitting on the red carpet of the simulation training room, watching Bit practice on the screen.

'Leave me alone! I can do this all by my……'

The simulator pod rocked backwards and forwards quickly as Bit's wire model Liger Zero was hit by another missile, '……….self!'

'Bit, take it easy ok! That pod is one of the ones that were playing up before Doc and Leena left!' Jamie yelled to him, 'I don't wanna have to fix it……..'

The pod stopped abruptly, and Bit jumped out quickly.

'Ow…. damn it! That can give you a nasty shock!' He said, rubbing his head,

'……..Bit! What did I just say!?' Jamie cried,

'You said you didn't wanna have to fix it, but it wasn't broken'

Jamie, Brad and Kiano stared at him, '………It is now I mean'

Jamie growled and got up to take a look. Brad turned to Kiano, her arm in a sling, and he smiled.

'You feeling ok?' He asked,

'Yeah, fine thanks to you' She grinned back, and they both glared at each other for a few seconds,

'……..Uhh what kind of simulators have you got?'

'We've got everything from Ligers to Raynos' Jamie explained, his head inside the cockpit, Kiano nodded,

'The only one we don't have is a Gundam Wing' Bit told her, she laughed slightly,

'I've been in one. A Deathscythe'

Jamie poked his head out from the pod, giving her his complete attention,

'Really!? How is it? I mean, what's it like?!'

'It's different from a normal Commission Zoid' She paused, 'Like every time I asked Duo if he could take me with him on his missions, he gave me one rule: "Get in, sit down, shut up and hang on, just don't hold me responsible if your brain turns to pulp!"'

The three warriors glared at her for a minute,

'What you're trying to say is that a Gundam Wing is swift?' Brad inquired, Kiano nodded,

'Yes, but faster than a Raynos or your Liger Jager (Which I've heard so much about)' She motioned to Bit, and he grinned,

'How much faster?' He asked,

'It can surpass the speed of light if that's what you mean'

Jamie attempted to get out of the simulator, but in a hurry, hit his head on the top.

'You're kidding!' He cried, nursing his head, 'No human being in their right mind could survive that kind of speed!'

Kiano shook her head and lay back on the carpet.

'Didn't you hear her yesterday? She said that only those five legendary Gundam Pilots can withstand it, right Kiano?'

She did nothing but stare at the ceiling. Brad motioned to the two of them to leave her be for the moment.

Bit pushed Jamie out of the way and climbed into the simulator.

'Wait, I haven't finished yet!' Jamie ordered him,

'Come on Jamie! It can't be that hard to fix!' He replied, reaching down underneath the control panel and seizing a few loose wires. At the instant he touched them, it sent an electric jolt through him, and he once more leaped out of the pod.

'Damn!' He cried, his hair now standing on end,

'Can't say I didn't try and warn him!' Jamie said, laughing at him,

Brad placed his hand over his mouth to muffle his laughing. He turned to Kiano.

'Kiano, look…' He whispered to her,

She slowly got up and her eyes wandered the room. Brad pointed at Bit lightly, and she noticed him.

'Hey Bit! Nice battle hair! Do you do that every morning?' Kiano laughed, and Bit forced a smile, flattening down his hair.

'Ha, ha, I'm a big joke! Yes, that's funny Kiano!' He replied sarcastically,

'Bit, try and laugh at yourself for once' Brad told him, and Bit stared at him,

'I do…just in my head..'

Jamie came out of the pod, and looked Bit up and down.

'You're nuts'

Kiano laughed at him, and Brad got up. The small computer display that was behind the simulator, flickered and a picture came onto the screen. It was Harry Champ, the leader of the popular Champ Team, and the second heir to the Champ Organisation.

'Who's that this time!?' Bit yelled, not bothering to turn to look,

'Where's Leena!?' Harry leaned in on the VDU,

'Harry, go away!' Bit began, Brad thumped him as he walked to the screen.

'What do you want Harry?' Brad inquired, Kiano now standing beside him,

'…..Who…..who are you?' He asked Kiano,

'None of your concern' Brad replied, Kiano smiled at Harry and he blushed,

'What's your name?' He continued,

'Kiano' She told him, and Harry smiled,

'Great to meet you, Kiano! Where are you from?'

'Why did you call us, Harry?!' Brad snarled,

'Well as you may already know, my name is Harry Champ'

'GET TO THE POINT!' Brad snapped, and Harry jumped,

'Okay, okay! The Battle Commission just sent me the details for my next battle and apparently I'm meant to be going up against you'

'Us? But the Toros' are on holidays!' Jamie informed him,

'It's not my choice…….wait, did you say that Leena is on holiday?'

'You got it' Bit replied,

'But I can't go into a battle without my Leena!'

'Big loss….but that's true! Who are we meant to use now?!' Bit stated,

'We'll have to use Kiano' Brad demanded, Jamie grabbed his arm,

'What if the Backdraft Team takes over!?'

'They won't! We won't let them!' Bit smiled,

There was a long pause, and Harry glanced around,

'Well in that case, if Kiano is replacing Leena, I have nothing to worry about'

'What's that implying!' Brad growled, as if to defend her,

'I'm merely saying that even if Leena's not here, there is still a very beautiful girl taking over' Harry blushed, and Brad slammed his fist down on the switch next to the screen and it flickered out.

'Me?' Kiano asked coyly, 'Why me? I may have been in a Gundam Wing, but I've never piloted one before'

'Have you ever piloted a Gunsniper before?' Brad asked and she shook her head,

Bit looked to Brad, and Brad looked to Jamie who then glanced to the simulator.

'I think you may need to practice' Jamie told her, and Kiano examined the pods.

'Will it be ok, you know, me being pregnant?'

They all looked at each other and then at Jamie.

'You should be fine, as long as Bit doesn't invite you to take a ride in the Liger Jager'

Bit frowned, and jumped,

'Hey! Do you wanna!?' Bit said excitedly, grabbing Kiano's arm,

'BIT!' Brad and Jamie yelled in unison, and Kiano shook her head again,

'…………….Oh right, the pregnancy thing……yeah' Bit sighed, and they all rolled their eyes.

The next week, when the battle was to take place against the Champ Team, they took the Hover Cargo out into the plains and grasslands, the Slate Highlands. Jamie, Bit, Brad and Kiano were all ready to go. The very top of the ship opened out and Liger Zero came up and out of the shadows.

'Bit here! Liger Zero prepare to launch!' He cried, as the Liger shot out of the cargo and onto the field.

'Brad here! Ready to mobilise the Shadowfox!'

The giant Shadowfox bounded in after the Liger, and turned to look back.

'Jamie! I'm ready to mobilise the Gunsniper!' Kiano said as she also shot out, landing in the clearing between Bit and Brad.

'You ok Kiano?!' Brad cried, as a hologram picture flicked out of no-where beside him.

'I'm fine! A little nervous, but fine!'

'Good….' He replied, looking back over to the Whale King on the other side.

'Here comes the king!' Harry yelled excitedly, as a Dark Horn and three other Vipers came out of the docking bay.

'Ok Harry, it's time to play fair and square!' Bit demanded,

and the Liger roared along with him. Jamie came up on a screen next to him,

'Bit, do you want to you one of your conversions? I'd say that the Schneider would be your best bet!'

'Later Jamie, later!'

'Zoid battle request received, number 2192, Zoid battle approved!!'

The judge capsule broke the atmosphere and collided with the earth, a rising of sand and dust.

'There's the judge' Harry pointed out,

The capsule came up out of the ground, and exposed the white judge.

'This battle is between the Champ Team and the Blitz Team! The battlefield is within a thirty-mile radius! Anyone in the area must evacuate immediately! I repeat evacuate immediately! Battle mode 0192! Ready, fight!'

'Let's go Shadowfox!' Brad cried, leaping forwards at the Dark Horn.

'Brad! Let's try and get around behind them!' Bit replied, as Liger swerved around a shot fired his way.

'Stop moving!' Harry yelled from his Dark Horn, which was heading for them in pursuit. The Gunsniper began looking around.

'Uh, guys what do I do!?'

'Blast them down! You have the ammunition! Do it!' Brad insisted, and Kiano aimed on the Dark Horn.

'Here goes!' She said as the Gunsniper targeted the Dark Horn, which had just turned to chase Liger.

'Wait what do I do?'

'You've got to say "Weasel Unit Total Assault" Kiano!' Jamie called, and Kiano shrugged,

'Ok then WEASEL UNIT TOTAL ASSAULT!!!'

The Gunsnipers missile pods and guns let out and advanced on the Zoid. The Dark Horn saw and jumped out of the road, and they exploded at impact of the ground.

'What! I missed him!'

'Ha, ha! Not that easy is it my pretty!' Harry demanded, 'But I'm sure that you'll get the hang of it sweetie!'

Brad heard Harry over the COM and turned, bounding at him.

'Don't speak to her like that!'

The Shadowfox ran straight at the Zoid and barged at its right side. The Dark Horn resisted, and fell to the ground, as Shadowfox got back up.

'What the hell is wrong with you, Brad!' Harry cried,

'Is someone going to do something!? Or are you all going to stand around like sitting ducks!?' Bit screamed in the background. Kiano and Brad turned to see the Liger running in circles around one of the Vipers. He then headed straight along the ground for a few minutes before skidding to a halt.

'What do you think you're doing Bit!' One of Harry's robots, Sebastian, asked.

'Taking you down!!' Bit yelled back as Liger leaped up into the air, his claws glowing brightly, 'Ready, Strike Laser Claw!!'

The Liger Zero slammed to the ground, slashing the Viper.

'Uh, Sebastian!' Harry shrieked, as the Zoid began to shake, ending up in it collapsing,

'Two to go!' Brad stated, running straight toward the second Viper.

Kiano followed him, but the Dark Horn jumped in front of her to stop her in her tracks.

'Where do you think you're going sweet cheeks?' Harry inquired, and Kiano turned to run, as he followed her, 'You can't run away from me!! You may be pretty, but I'm not gonna take it easy on you!'

Brad was striving to take down the other Viper when he spotted Kiano being chased.

He got struck in the side, and it made him topple over. Brad growled, and savagely tried getting his Shadowfox onto its feet.

'Get up! GET UP DAMN IT!' He shook the controls furiously, 'HARRY LEAVE HER ALONE!! ……………….GET UP SHADOWFOX!!'

'Brad, what's the matter?' Bit asked coyly,

'Bit! Go help Kiano! She's in trouble!'

'What?…….'

'DO IT!' Brad demanded,

'Ok, ok!' Bit declared, and turned Liger around, heading for the Dark Horn.

'You've got a long way to run, but the boundary line will finish, Kiano!' Harry laughed, shooting in her direction. Kiano looked back,

'Help me Brad! Bit! Jamie! Someone!?'

'Bit to the rescue!' The Liger came bounding beside the Dark Horn, still on pursuit of the Gunsniper.

'Bit, uh hey how you doin?' Harry shuddered,

'Don't try and play it cool, Harry!' Bit cried, just as one of the laser rifles on the back of the Dark Horn, swivelled around and shot Liger in it's side.

'Ok, you wanna fight dirty!?' Bit growled, and forced Liger onto its feet. He bolted off towards the Hover Cargo, leaving Harry to take up chasing Kiano again.

'BIT! WHERE ARE YOU GOING!? DON'T LEAVE HER BEHIND! I TOLD YOU TO…………' Brad screamed, and Bit cut in,

'…Just leave it to me Brad! I've got everything under control!'

The Liger ran around the back of the Cargo and into the docking bay,

'Jamie! Get the Schneider conversions ready!'

'Right! Liger Zero secure on the maintenance deck!'

'Changing to Liger Schneider!'

'What is Bit doing?!' Kiano cried, jumping from side to side,

'He's exchanging his armour and components' Brad replied,

'I'd wish he'd hurry up!'

'Me too…..' Brad continued, slamming his fist down on the controls,

When the Liger re-appeared, it was not white coloured any more, but orange and silvery blue, and it possessed a number of sharp blades on the head.

The Schneider ran back towards the Dark Horn, just as Harry used his 300mm firestorm cannon on Kiano, and hit her, causing her to topple to the ground.

'KIANO NO!' Brad shrieked, 'KIANO ARE YOU OK? COME IN!'

There was no answer, and Brad flicked a switch, which opened the cockpit hatch. He got up out of his seat, and looked out over towards the Gunsniper.

'Harry! You'll pay for that!' Bit yelled,

'That's what you get for hiring an inexperienced Zoid warrior!' Harry replied, and Brad jumped out and ran in her direction. The second Viper slid up in front of him to keep him from going any further.

'Brad, I suggest that you stay away from that battle! You don't want to get hurt! Do you?' Benjamin yelled at him, and Brad growled.

'You're really getting annoying!' Bit screamed, 'KIANO!'

Again no one answered. Brad felt dreadful. He wanted to help her, but was held back by his need to protect himself, yet still he passed the Viper and ran in the direction of the Gunsniper.

Bit and the Schneider stood motionless for a few short minutes. Dark Horn was there watching him.

'Hey Harry! Watch the birdie!!' Bit cracked,

'Huh, what do you mean!?'

'Wait did I say birdie? I meant watch the Liger!!'

Schneider ran towards him at high speed, the blade on it's back flipped over and covered his head.

'OK Liger! BUSTER SLASH!!!'

In a few seconds split, the Schneider hit the Dark Horn and played through to the other side. Bit turned around to see it topple over.

'Huh? What happened? I hit it didn't I?'

Something was protecting the Dark Horn. Harry opened his eyes after flinching.

'What? I'm still here! What's this?' He asked, puzzled by the survival,

'What is going on!?' Jamie cried, 'Bit hit it straight on!'

They all looked around. Kiano still wasn't responding, as Brad reached the Gunsniper and opened the cockpit hatch.

'Kiano?!' He said, pulling her limp body out of her seat. He cradled her head, and looked over to the battle.

'How did you do that Harry!?' Bit demanded, and Jamie came up on the screen next to him.

'Bit! Be careful! There's a Whale King above the battlegrounds!!! It looks like Leon!'

'What? What's he doing here!?' Brad questioned, just as the judge on the sidelines exploded, into a cloud of rising dust.

'Not again!!!!'

Another judge capsule hit the ground, and opened up. It was a dark judge.

'Ha, ha, ha, ha!!! We will be taking over this battle now!! Battlefield set up! The Blitz Team and Champ Team versus the Storm Team! Battle mode…..none! Ready, fight!'

'The Backdraft!?! What are they doing here!!?' Harry claimed,

'Did you like my little trick, Toros?' Leon cried from inside the Whale King, as a screen came up in front of Jamie, '……Where's Toros?'

'They went on holiday you freak!' Jamie replied and Leon growled,

'You little rascal! Your foul mouth could get you in trouble!'

'We've got your prize, now get lost!' Brad cried, motioning to the Shadowfox.

'Oh, no, I've got something even more exciting for you all!'

The Whale King, opened up its docking bay ramp, and out shot four silvery flying Zoids.

'What! Lightning Stormsorters!!!!!' Jamie yelled, and Bit searched around,

'What is he up to!?'

'No good I can see, but I'm coming out there to help you out!' Jamie replied, and he left the screen.

'Hey, you can't butt into our battle like this!' Harry barked, and one of the Stormsorters flew over head, and knocked the Dark Horn off its feet.

'You cheaters!!' Bit yelled, trying to run away from the imminent Stormsorter on his tail.

'We're not cheaters, just merely having fun!' A woman said who popped up on the screen. She had long green hair.

'You!!' Bit snapped,

'AHHH, Bit Cloud! We meet again!'

'Piass, you're going down this time around!' Bit replied,

The Hover Cargo's top opened up once more, and the Raynos appeared. It shot out, and the wings flipped out, as it headed for the ground, and it swerved back up.

'Jamie, is that you?' Brad asked,

'What do you think?' Another strange voice replied, it sounded like an older Jamie,

'Oh, sorry…'

'That's great, but if you're asking me for my opinion, I'd say these flunkey egg beaters are no match for the Wild Eagle!!'

'There he goes again….' Bit mumbled, watching as the Raynos flew over head, after the other Stormsorters.

Brad looked down to Kiano in his lap, and she looked up to him.

'What's going on?' She asked, getting up.

'Are you ok?' Brad inquired, and she nodded, sliding back into the seat of the Gunsniper.

'Why aren't you out there?'

'Because my system froze in the Shadowfox'

She spotted the Schneider, and watched it running toward them.

'What on earth is that, and where is Bit?'

'That's one of the Liger Zero's conversion systems. It's called the Liger Schneider. Perfect for close combat' He replied, and Kiano paused,

'Well he ain't doing too well with those Lightning Stormsorters is he?'

'How did you know what they are?'

Kiano just smiled at him, but said nothing,

Brad grinned back,

'I bet you could give Jamie and run for his money!'

'Hey!' A screen flicked up beside Kiano and Brad, it was Wild Eagle, 'My name's not Jamie! It's Wild Eagle!…….'

Wild Eagle noticed Kiano, and smiled. He winked at her.

'Hey Kiano! You really are beautiful you know?'

Kiano blushed,

'Thanks….and you are??'

'You can call me Wild Eagle!' He replied happily, smiling at her,

'Even though that's what he forces everyone to call him….' Brad mumbled, and Eagle looked at Brad,

'Hey! Funny man!' He said ironically, 'Don't worry, this one's for you Kiano!'

The Raynos flew over head, and aimed on one of the Stormsorters. It picked up speed, and streaked past it, causing the enemy to explode.

'Who are you?'

'It's just Jamie being a show-off' Brad explained,

'No, I'm Wild Eagle…'

'No, you're just a arrogant Jamie…'

'NO, I'M WILD EAGLE!!!'

'Would you all shut up and get on with it!!' Bit screeched, bounding again out of the way of another swooping Stormsorter. Brad and Wild Eagle went silent, and he once more winked at Kiano.

'I'll see ya' later!' He told her,

'Stop hitting on Kiano, you loser!!' Brad yelled after him, and Wild Eagle gave him the finger before the screen flickered out. Kiano looked at Brad, and he frowned.

'What was all that about?' She asked, Brad now shaking his head,

'He uses his alter ego to overwhelm girls. I've seen him do it before, just ignore him'

Kiano lowered her head and smirked. Brad noticed that she was blushing.

'Actually, I think he's kinda……..charming …'

Brad's mouth dropped open,

'You can't be serious!!'

Kiano laughed slightly, and clapped her hands foolishly.

'Go Wild Eagle!!!!'

Brad shook his head once more,

The Schneider was headed towards the rear of the Hover Cargo. Two Stormsorters were on his tail, and Bit again dodged a fatal blow to the head.

'Damn it! You're like Homing Missiles!! Get away from me! You bugs!'

'Bit, what the heck are you doing?? Are you going to help us or not?' Harry questioned, as Bit looked around, and saw the Dark Horn attempting to hit one of the Stormsorters that where headed at him.

'It's difficult to do when I have no long-range weapons!!'

'Then who's fault is that??' Harry replied,

'I never knew that the Backdraft would be feeling murderous today!! Cut me a little slack would ya'!'

'Sorry, but if you're going to change components then do it soon! I don't think I can handle them on my own, now that Benjamin has gone too!'

'Just hang in there Harry!!…………..Jamie I'm getting…….'

'I'M NOT JAMIE!!!!! WOULD YOU PEOPLE STOP CALLING ME THAT!!!!!'

'Oh brother….' Bit mumbled, '…..Wild Eagle how am I supposed to change to Liger Jager when you are up there!!'

'The conversion systems are already there for you to use, you don't need my help!'

'Alright, alright, I'll do it myself, you stupid arrogant bird…..'

'WHAT WAS THAT!!!'

'Hey at least I referred to you as Wild Eagle….'

'How was that exactly?'

'Uhhhhh…never mind….I have no weapons so I'd be better off not repeating it!' Bit coughed, and the docking bay ramp opened, the Schneider walking up and in.

'Ok, Liger Schneider secure on the maintenance deck' Bit mumbled, wishing that he didn't have to do it himself.

'Changing to Liger Jager!!'

The system removed the orange and blue Schneider parts, and the systems doors closed.

Another compartment opened and the blue and white Jager parts where installed on the Liger.

Bit's pilot seat moved backwards, to prepare for the high-speed combat systems.

With the Liger Jager installed on the body, the lift took it to the top of the Cargo. Again, the top of the cargo opened to reveal the now changed Liger Jager. It shot out and landed in a running pass, as it headed straight for the centre of the battlefield.

'Hey, come on you wanna, fight with me?? Come down here, and I'll challenge you one on one!!' Bit cried, as the Liger roared after him.

'Bit! I can handle it!!' Wild Eagle replied harshly,

'Don't be so greedy Jamie!!'

'I'M NOT JAMIE!!!'

'Listen Wild Eagle,' Bit said, skidding to a halt, 'I'm gonna take down these Stormsorters with or without your help!'

'Oh yeah?? We'll see about that!' Wild Eagle demanded, swerving around to the right on pursuit of the leader Stormsorter.

'Oh boy…they really have to learn how to get along in a battle' Brad explained, his hand on his forehead.

'Come to papa!!' Wild Eagle yelled with excitement, zooming past yet another Stormsorter as it exploded in mid air, and Jager ran along underneath him. Another Stormsorter appears out of no-where behind him, and shoots his left wing, causing him to veer off to the left.

'Aren't you forgetting that we are the undefeated Backdraft group?? I also think that you have forgotten that we don't fight as one team. We fight separately!!' One of the pilots told him, as he picked up speed and flew past the Raynos at an incredible speed that knocked him off course. Swiftly, Wild Eagle pulled back on the controls, to level the Raynos out, and hunted the culprit down.

'You have no-idea who you're up against!' Wild Eagle cried, doing a speedy somersault over the head of a Stormsorter behind him, and hovered closer to it. Attempting to shoot it down, the Raynos fired rapidly hoping to hit it, but the Stormsorter disappeared into thin air and missed.

'What! Where the heck did it go?!' Wild Eagle screamed, as it reappeared again on his right side.

'I'm right here of course!' The pilot grinned, as two homing missiles shot out of the pods and swerved, hitting the Raynos, as the Stormsorter flew away.

'NO! Wild Eagle's been hit!!!!' Kiano cried, as the Raynos dropped from the clouds toward the ground.

She pushed Brad out of the way, jumped out of the Gunsniper and ran in the Raynos' direction. Brad reluctantly headed after her.

'Kiano!! No, come back!! It's too risky!!' He yelled, picking up speed.

Kiano stopped and stared as the cockpit hatch of the Raynos opened and Wild Eagle shot out, floating back down to earth with a parachute.

'He's fine' Brad explained, as he reached her and placed his hand on her shoulder.

The Jager was still running along with the Stormsorters following him in the air.

'Why don't you just try me!!' Bit screamed, and one on each side, flew low to the ground next to him.

'Oh, alright, since you don't have any other chance of winning' Piass laughed, as she swerved in towards the Jager. It jumped high in the air, over the Stormsorter as it passed underneath him.

'You're gonna have to try better than that!' Bit cried,

'You're right. I will have to try better'

The two Stormsorters on either side of him, disappeared and the Jager skidded to a halt again.

'What? How did they do that?' Bit questioned, flicking the switch for the radar scanner in front of him, 'I can't see them! W…Where did they go!?'

They Jager automatically leaped out of the way as the two Stormsorters advanced invisible from behind to knock him down.

'Whoa! Liger! Buddy! Good move!' Bit grinned as the Jager roared at him,

'How did he predict that move?' Piass mumbled, as she flew back behind him.

'Ok, Liger I'm gonna leave it up to you!' Bit demanded, and the Liger again leaped out of the way of another attack. It ran along the ground alongside both of the cloaked Stormsorters as Bit searched around.

'How are you seeing them Liger?' Bit asked,

'How can he see us??' The second pilot questioned, as the two formations twisted back around the rear of the Jager. Jager again for the last time skidded to a stop, and turned around. The screen down below Bit's body, highlighted the claws on the Jager, and the boosters.

'You want me to use them?' Bit asked coyly, and Jager roared, 'Ok then!'

The Jager began running towards the two cloaked Stormsorters.

'Activating Jager Ion Boosters! Strike Laser Claw!!'

The Jager shot out of incredible speed, into the air, it's claws glowing. Jager stretched his paws out as he passed the two Stormsorters, and sliced the side of them.

The Stormsorters came back into view and plummeted toward the ground, as the Jager landed on the ground, with the rising and swirling of dust, it's claws turning back to normal. The Jager roared, as the two Zoids hit the earth.

'What!!!' The judge cried nervously, 'No!! No! No! No! No! No!…….' He began jumping up and down, lowered his head and sighed, '………..Not again!!!……..the winner is….….the Blitz Team…'

Bit wiped his forehead with his arm.

'Man! That was a lucky shot, hey Liger!'

The Jager roared, and Brad, and Jamie came up on a screen next to him.

'How the heck did you do that, Bit?' A shocked Jamie asked, as he had now turned back to normal, and was with Brad and Kiano in the Gunsniper.

'I don't know, ask Liger!' Bit laughed back, and Jamie, Brad and Kiano looked at each other.

The cockpit hatch opened on the Jager, Bit jumped out and ran toward the Gunsniper.

'Yeah! Liger and me are awesome! We're unstoppable!! We're the best duo around!!'

Brad looked to Kiano. She looked as if she was about to cry and he put his arm around her shoulders.

'What's the matter?'

Kiano shook her head, pointed up to the sky, but said nothing. Jamie looked to Bit who had just reached them, and he jumped out of the Gunsniper.

'What's wrong with Kiano?' Bit asked, and Jamie shrugged,

'I feel sorry for her though' Jamie replied, and Bit lowered his head as if to think.

Brad and Kiano also jumped down, and Kiano began to walk towards the Hover Cargo. Bit snapped out of it and ran after her.

'Kiano…hey! Wait!'

Kiano stopped reluctantly and turned around. Bit smiled at her and took her hand.

'I'm sorry about what happened and I know that we can't make up for it, but there's something I want you to know'

Kiano listened intently,

'You can rely on us! No matter what you need, or what you're going through! Plus, if it's possible, we can cheer you up!'

Kiano smiled and Bit gave her a hug,

'Hey, besides, if Wild Eagle is irritating you then just come to me and I'll teach him a lesson. I'll beat his little bird brain in'

Kiano laughed and Jamie looked over,

'I HEARD THAT!!' He yelled to them, Bit, Brad and Kiano now laughing.

'I didn't say anything you dense flying frustration!'

'WHAT!!? REPEAT THAT!!' Jamie yelled furiously, his fist out in front of him,

'I SAID YOU IMMENSE FLYING LEGEND!!

Jamie glanced around and grinned with pride, as Bit cheekily grinned at Kiano. She looked over to Brad who was laughing at Jamie and smiling at her.