Arizda: Oi! How is everyone doing? Pretty good, you say? Good! Okay, here is chapter nine, I hope you like it! ^_^ Teehee, I still don't exactly know where the plot is going, but I think I've done a good job maintaining it, ya? Okie...


Disclaimer: Oika, I do not own Zoids, ya? And... hm... I own Runa, Midnight, the Selekaz area, Mattie, Kiyadza, and Tsuki. That's all. Yet, I don't even know if Tsuki is gonna be in this chapter. O ya, I also own the plot. ^_^ What little portion of it that there is, at least.


Okay, ON WIT DA FICCY!


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"What are the coordinates, Zero?" Tigra asked her new friend and partner, who was just stepping out of the Setsunakute Ii. The horse-like Zoid was in no mood to do anything.


"-56 to 7 on Quadrant Four of the Selakaz Desert area. Those coordinates are pretty accurate. Not the most specific, but they'll give us a good lead," Zero replied. Tigra nodded, trying to make it seem like she understood. "By the way... how did you do that ice thing?"


"Oh, y'mean the throwing of the ice shards into your face? My hair does strange things when I'm fighting," Tigra answered. She hopped in her Zoid, the TerraCat, and jumped ahead of Zero's Bahamut. "So, I take it you know where you're going? Because I have no idea how to read coordinates."


"You'd think that from being on your own so long, you'd know Zi like the back of your hand. That's okay, I know where I'm going. Just follow me, and everything will turn out the way it's supposed to," Zero simply said. "And you'd better not be a trouble-maker on my hands." Tigra gulped.


"Well, actually, that's in my rep..." she replied. Zero didn't seem to reply to her.


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"Kiyadza, this has got to be one of my best plans yet... I know that it will work! We'll end up getting what we want..." spoke a very confident Tsuki to a tall woman in his office. She sat on his desk, looking at her chrome-painted fingernails.


"Well, most of your plans ARE brilliant, dear," she said. The woman was clearly of 40 years old, with long, metallic green hair, and tan eyes. She wore a red skirt just past her knees, and a red blazer with a silver ribbon going through the collar.


"Yes, they are brilliant, and look at what they've done for The Star Confederation! We're one of the most successful groups out there, Kiyadza! Along with The Alliance!" Tsuki continued.


"Don't be ridiculous," Kiyadza spoke, "we aren't anywhere NEAR as successful as The Alliance..."


"Which is WHY this plan came into existance..." Tsuki said, rather evilly. "You and I both know who The Alliance's best missioner, is, right?" he asked.


"Arunamei Kirazuna," Kiyadza answered.


"What we'll do is.......................................................



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It was around 4:15 in the morning now, and Kashie had refused to sleep like everyone else. Something itched at him, all night. He was at the consoles, going through The Alliance Member Profiles (TAMP). He typed in his sister's ID # and sped read over it.


'ARUNAMEI ""RUNA"" KIRAZUNA'
ID # 0775641

Age: 15

Female

Rank: Alz-Omega-III

Next Step: Alz-Omega-II

Successful Missions: 142

Failed Missions: 1

Total Missions: 143

Bodyguard: Lewis Rachel Carson

Team: Star

Members: Kashie Kirazuna, Daisuri Hiramoto, Dalanette Ramos, Lewis Carson

Status: 2nd in Command

Leader: Daisuri Hiramoto

Zoid: Berserker Midnight Land Marlin

Upgrades: Berserker Dawn White Marlin w/ seperate (Berserker Dusk Black Marlin)

Own Post: Hihi, it's me, Runa! If you're reading my profile, you must have a damn good reason for it! ^_^ Anyway, I'm a blondie w/blue eyes, and I'm constantly busy with my missions, so if you're going to invite me over for tea, sorry, I won't be able to! ^_^;;;;;;


Wow. He never took the time to realize how busy his sister really was. After she moved up to Alz-Omega-II, she had Alz-Omega-I, Alz-Alpha-III, Alz-Alpha-II, and at Alz-Alpha-I, she'd be the top member. He took a look at his own rank. Kashie Kirazuna--Dxx-Beta-Beta-II. He was getting up there, but he was still nowhere NEAR his sister's rank. Then, a number appeared in his head. He typed it in just out of curiosity.

'MATTHEW ""MATTIE"" ANNE'
ID # 34349990

Age: 18

Female

Rank: Mech

Next Step: ---

Successful Missions: 88

Failed Missions: 4

Total Missions: 92

Bodyguard: ---

Team: Mech

Members: ---

Status: Leader

Leader: Matthew Anne

Zoid: Gustav R

Upgrades: Gustav X

Own Post: Hey there, I'm a mechanic for The Alliance. If you need to contact me, I'm open for missions, and my room number is 846-B in floor 5. Don't make fun of my name.


Kashie found his hand slowly reaching for the phone. He dialed the girl called Matthew's room number. F-5 : 846-B. There. He dialed the number and waited for a face to appear on the console.


"Hello?" came a strong British, female voice. Kashie looked at the screen to see that Matthew had short brown hair just past her ears and beautiful dark green eyes. She looked at him on the screen of the console in her room. "Who are you?"


"Oh, um, this is the console master, Kashie Kirazuna. I was wondering... might you be able to retrieve a Zoid for me in cavern on -53 to 6 in Quadrant Three of the Selekaz area?" Kashie asked.


"Oh... uh, sure! I'm going to need all of the details that I can get, though," she replied. "I'm Mattie Anne. I hope carrying this Zoid back to The Alliance's hangar with the Gustav X won't be a problem."


"Uh, no not a problem, Mattie. The Zoid is called the Setsunakute Ii, and it looks like a horse. It's black and red, and the horse has horns. The Zoid has a charged particle cannon and several mini guns as well as scattered boosters," Kashie explained. Mattie took down notes on a sheet of thin yellow paper. When Kashie stopped talking, she folded it up and stuck it in her pocket.


"Okay then, Kashie. By the tell of it's location, it should be back within three or four hours. I'll call you in the hangar when I return. One more successful mission for the Mattie!" she said, grabbing a blue cap from a peg on the wall in her chambers. She clicked the console off.


"Now to just tell everyone else what I did..." Kashie said to himself.


"Whadja do?" came the familiar voice of D-chan behind him.


"I called one of the mechs to bring in Miyuki's Zoid to the hangar so we could check it out. There might be some good info in there. After all, do YOU know what The Star Confederation is?" Kashie asked.


"Actually, I think our main man has hidden something from the members of The Alliance..." D said.


"Naw, you don't mean L'Petite, do you?" Kashie asked.


"Oh, of course I do. Main Man Mr. Jean Pierre L'Petite, who basically STARTED The Alliance probably has something going on with this so called Star Confederation. We'd better talk to his son about it," D suggested. By this time, Dalanette had gotten her sleepy head up and walked in to the dark console room.


"Okay, what's up?" she asked, yawning.


"We're gonna ask Paul L'Petite about The Star Confederation. He seems to be the only person who would know anything about it besides the Main Man himself," Kashie answered.


"Oh, well don't ask me to come along, I'm just gonna go back to sleep," Dalanette replied, running a hand through her jet-black hair. She started walking out of the console room and back to her own chambers. Kashie sighed.


"I don't think talking to Paul is such a great idea. He kinda... scares me, D. He scares me more than Jean!" he wailed. D-chan folded her arms.


"Nyah, how scary can he be? Come on, *I'M* scarier than HE is!" she laughed.


"Well no duh... you appear to be Gothic in the eyes of most people, D!" Kashie replied. D-chan shrugged. Then, the console in front of Kashie lit up with the face of his sleepy-eyed sister.


"I'm just reporting in. Okay, I'm gonna go to sleep, now. Tell everyone I said good morning..." Runa replied, then the console went blank again.


"At least we know she's okay," D-chan replied. Kashie nodded.



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Arizda: Oooh, what's this plan that Tsuki has come up with? Will our dear Runa be okay? And what will become of Zero and Tigra? And will Mattie complete her mission? What's Kashie gonna do? And what will happen when Miyuki wakes? Will all hell break loose? Keep reading to find out! ^__^ Thanks for the reviews, everyone! Keep them coming! :D *throws around Kudo Bars for ppl. to eat* :)