It's been a long time since I've worked on this one. I've been having
problems thinking of what should happen and how fast I want this to go. I
gotta fit in a lot of other chapters into this fic, so I have two
decisions. Give the chapters longer titles, or make the chapters shorter.
It's up to you. Tell me what you think. And those are the only options
available.
Disclaimer: I don't own zoids.
-...Inside The Mind...-
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The halls were quiet in the early morning, as the sun just started to peek over the hills. It was 6 o'clock in the morning, and not many were up. The only person walking the halls was Jamie, who had things to do before the battle would commence later that afternoon. He went to the hanger and got in the Raynos, and soon enough, he was out of the base and soaring through the air towards the nearest town.
The rest of the team was still asleep and stayed that way for 2 more hours. It was then 8 o'clock and the alarm clocks began to sound loudly in all the rooms. Brad was all right with waking up this early, but Leena and Bit enjoyed staying in bed for a while after. Lance was the next one up, but didn't like waking up at such an early time either. Brad walked into the kitchen after getting dressed and made some coffee. Lance walked out and got some pop from the fridge. Brad eyed him a little, still not too trusting of the new teammate, and a little confused.
"Why do you drink pop in the morning?" asked Brad.
"Why do you drink coffee?" asked Lance.
"Because it's normal."
"Well, I don't like coffee, so I just have pop instead," he said as he took a sip of it. Everything was quiet until a loud scream could be heard from down the hall.
"BIT! YOU TOOK THE REST OF MY COOKIES LAST NIGHT?! I THOUGHT YOU ONLY ATE FOUR!" yelled a very angry Leena.
"I SWEAR I DIDN'T TAKE THEM!" yelled Bit. The sound of things crashing everywhere and the fearful screams from Bit could be heard throughout the base. It was a good thing that everyone was already up, or Bit and Leena would have done the job themselves.
"Are they always like that?" asked Lance.
"Everyday," said Brad. They both just stood there, until Bit came running into the kitchen and hid behind Brad. Brad just sighed, but seemed afraid when Leena came running in. Bit quickly left the room and then was chased once again by Leena. Doc then walked into the kitchen and took out a bowl from the cupboard. He then poured some cereal into the bowl and then some milk. He sat down at the table. The three of them seemed perfectly calm as the same noises could still be heard throughout the base. They all just sighed.
"I'm gonna have a headache from all this," said Lance.
"It gets better once you spend a few days like this. It's just a routine thing now," said Brad.
"They'll get tired and then come looking for food in about 3...2...1" said Doc. As if on cue, Bit and Leena both walked into the kitchen, panting from the chase through the base. They both sat down at the table and at the same time asked, "What's for breakfast?"
"You got me. I haven't seen Jamie at all today," said Brad.
"That's strange. Usually he's the first one up," said Leena.
"He went out early to run some errands," said Doc.
"Well, he better be back before the battle starts," said Bit.
"Don't worry, he will be," said Doc. Leena went over to the counter to get a bowl and some cereal as well. She looked to Lance.
"Good morning Lance," she said as politely as she could manage right now.
"Morning," he said as he sipped his pop. Bit just eyed him carefully, afraid he might do something. Lance looked to him and gave a cocky smile, then turned his attention to the window. It was a bright morning, perfect for a zoid battle.
"What team are we up against?" asked Lance.
"They're known as the Trigger team. They all pilot Desert Command Wolves," said Doc.
"It should be easy enough," said Brad. They all agreed.
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It was 10 o'clock before Jamie's Raynos could be heard reentering the hover cargo. They all went over to greet him and to see what he bought, but he came back empty handed. He was holding tightly to his right arm. Bit was first to notice that there were bloodstains on his shirt.
"Jamie, what happened?" asked Bit. They all then noticed his injury. Lance cringed at the thought of what it might be.
"I was shopping in Romeo city, trying to get some more food and whatever seemed useful, but as I was leaving the store, I was attacked by some guy wearing a blue cloak. He used a knife and he cut my right arm. Luckily, the police were around and the minute he saw them coming towards him, the guy quickly left," explained Jamie.
"Did they catch him?" asked Leena.
"No."
"But you're alright?" asked Brad.
"Yeah, I'm fine. I just need to get this bandaged up and I'll be as good as new. The cut isn't that bad or that deep, so I'll still be able to battle today."
"You sure?" asked Bit.
"Yeah, I'm sure," said Jamie. They all walked back into the kitchen to eat something.
"Hey Jamie, what happened to the groceries you bought?" asked Leena.
"I dropped the bags when I was attacked and when he was gone, I just wanted to get back here. I completely forgot about the groceries," said Jamie.
"It's alright," said Leena, but she wished they had more food in the base. Jamie went towards the bathroom to bandage up his arm, while the rest of the team just lingered around the base. Lance went down to the hanger and Bit followed him. 'What if...' thought Lance, 'what if it's him?' He then shook his head at the thought.
"It couldn't be," he said.
"What couldn't be?" asked Bit. Lance quickly spun around to find Bit only a few feet away from him.
"Don't you have anything better to do than to bug me?" he asked.
"No," answered Bit. "And besides, I only bug you because you know about what happened to me."
"Your point is?"
"Well, you know, so why won't you tell me?"
"Because you wouldn't understand it the same way as if you were to experience it for yourself. You have to remember it on your own."
"Then maybe..."
"Maybe what?"
"Maybe the dream was real?"
"Dream?"
"Lance, do you know what happened, you know, the day my parents died?"
"Yeah."
"Was it really by fire?" asked Bit. Lance just looked down. "I guess it was. Then, the family I saw...was mine."
"You're family died when you were eight years old."
"But how? How did the house start on fire? Was someone else responsible for it? Why did I loose my memory? And if I was eight when it happened, then why can I only remember the last 7 years?"
"Will you slow down?"
"Sorry."
"First off, I don't know the answers to any of those questions. Wait.you said you can't remember anything from before the age of..." he thought for a while. "...eleven? You are eighteen, right?"
"Yeah," said Bit.
"Well, that's strange. You should be able to remember everything beyond the age of eight, not eleven. I don't get it."
"How did I loose my memory?"
"I don't know."
"Why did you want to kill me?"
"Because...wait a second. Hey! I said I wasn't going to answer that question until you can fully understand my reason, and you can't until you remember."
"Darn it! I was so close!"
"So close to what?" asked a voice that entered the room. They both looked towards the door to see Leena walking down the stairs.
"Uhh...so close to...winning a game of Rock, Paper, Scissors," covered Bit.
"You do know that that game is a game of chance. You can't predict who will win and who will loose accurately," she said.
"I know, but I was close to winning," said Bit. Leena walked past them and then towards her zoid.
"Dad said that if you were going to work on your zoid, you better do it now. We're leaving in about an hour," said Leena.
"What? That time already?" said Bit, looking at his watch, realizing it was already 11 o'clock. He quickly got over to the Liger and began to work with what he had. Lance took one last glance at him and then walked over to his Dark Spiner. Brad and Jamie soon joined them in working on zoids. The battle would be soon, they had to be prepared for it. They were up against a team they had never even seen before, so they didn't know much about them. Bit just kept rethinking what he had been told. About his past and what the dad...his father...had said in the dream. 'I have to live,' thought Bit. 'Why?' he wondered.
'What's so important about me?' he wondered. Liger roared quietly, he seemed concerned.
"I'm fine Liger, really," said Bit. Liger gave a roar of approval. Brad and Jamie were just working on their zoids, not a thought in their heads. They were focused on the battle that would commence later today. Lance, on the other hand, had confused himself when trying to understand what Bit had told him.
'He should be able to remember from the age of eight, but he can only remember from the age of eleven. What happened to him? I know he left New Hope after the accident and everything, but where did he go after that and what happened? Come to think of it, I don't know that much of what happened back then in the first place. I was the same age as Bit, so I don't know that much more about what happened back then, but I do know one thing. 'He' is close. I'm willing to bet that he is the one who attacked Jamie. I'm gonna have to keep my guard up. I hope he doesn't find this base, or any of us for that matter,' thought Lance. He just shook his head and continued working. Leena was working on the Gun Sniper and was also watching Bit.
'Why was Bit so shaken up last night?' thought Leena. 'He's had nightmares before and he's never been that upset. I could feel it. He seemed to be loosing himself...could it have to do with...his past?' wondered Leena.
An hour passed by quickly and all the zoids were in working order. They loaded them into the Hover Cargo and were soon on their way to meet their opponents on the battlefield.
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I decided to make this chapter shorter, and the title actually works for this one. My titles may not always fit, but that's because they're from a poem I wrote. Well, I'll try to make the next one longer and thank you to my reviewers. You keep me going. Well, see ya, or as I say it, Audi^.^
Disclaimer: I don't own zoids.
-...Inside The Mind...-
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The halls were quiet in the early morning, as the sun just started to peek over the hills. It was 6 o'clock in the morning, and not many were up. The only person walking the halls was Jamie, who had things to do before the battle would commence later that afternoon. He went to the hanger and got in the Raynos, and soon enough, he was out of the base and soaring through the air towards the nearest town.
The rest of the team was still asleep and stayed that way for 2 more hours. It was then 8 o'clock and the alarm clocks began to sound loudly in all the rooms. Brad was all right with waking up this early, but Leena and Bit enjoyed staying in bed for a while after. Lance was the next one up, but didn't like waking up at such an early time either. Brad walked into the kitchen after getting dressed and made some coffee. Lance walked out and got some pop from the fridge. Brad eyed him a little, still not too trusting of the new teammate, and a little confused.
"Why do you drink pop in the morning?" asked Brad.
"Why do you drink coffee?" asked Lance.
"Because it's normal."
"Well, I don't like coffee, so I just have pop instead," he said as he took a sip of it. Everything was quiet until a loud scream could be heard from down the hall.
"BIT! YOU TOOK THE REST OF MY COOKIES LAST NIGHT?! I THOUGHT YOU ONLY ATE FOUR!" yelled a very angry Leena.
"I SWEAR I DIDN'T TAKE THEM!" yelled Bit. The sound of things crashing everywhere and the fearful screams from Bit could be heard throughout the base. It was a good thing that everyone was already up, or Bit and Leena would have done the job themselves.
"Are they always like that?" asked Lance.
"Everyday," said Brad. They both just stood there, until Bit came running into the kitchen and hid behind Brad. Brad just sighed, but seemed afraid when Leena came running in. Bit quickly left the room and then was chased once again by Leena. Doc then walked into the kitchen and took out a bowl from the cupboard. He then poured some cereal into the bowl and then some milk. He sat down at the table. The three of them seemed perfectly calm as the same noises could still be heard throughout the base. They all just sighed.
"I'm gonna have a headache from all this," said Lance.
"It gets better once you spend a few days like this. It's just a routine thing now," said Brad.
"They'll get tired and then come looking for food in about 3...2...1" said Doc. As if on cue, Bit and Leena both walked into the kitchen, panting from the chase through the base. They both sat down at the table and at the same time asked, "What's for breakfast?"
"You got me. I haven't seen Jamie at all today," said Brad.
"That's strange. Usually he's the first one up," said Leena.
"He went out early to run some errands," said Doc.
"Well, he better be back before the battle starts," said Bit.
"Don't worry, he will be," said Doc. Leena went over to the counter to get a bowl and some cereal as well. She looked to Lance.
"Good morning Lance," she said as politely as she could manage right now.
"Morning," he said as he sipped his pop. Bit just eyed him carefully, afraid he might do something. Lance looked to him and gave a cocky smile, then turned his attention to the window. It was a bright morning, perfect for a zoid battle.
"What team are we up against?" asked Lance.
"They're known as the Trigger team. They all pilot Desert Command Wolves," said Doc.
"It should be easy enough," said Brad. They all agreed.
******
It was 10 o'clock before Jamie's Raynos could be heard reentering the hover cargo. They all went over to greet him and to see what he bought, but he came back empty handed. He was holding tightly to his right arm. Bit was first to notice that there were bloodstains on his shirt.
"Jamie, what happened?" asked Bit. They all then noticed his injury. Lance cringed at the thought of what it might be.
"I was shopping in Romeo city, trying to get some more food and whatever seemed useful, but as I was leaving the store, I was attacked by some guy wearing a blue cloak. He used a knife and he cut my right arm. Luckily, the police were around and the minute he saw them coming towards him, the guy quickly left," explained Jamie.
"Did they catch him?" asked Leena.
"No."
"But you're alright?" asked Brad.
"Yeah, I'm fine. I just need to get this bandaged up and I'll be as good as new. The cut isn't that bad or that deep, so I'll still be able to battle today."
"You sure?" asked Bit.
"Yeah, I'm sure," said Jamie. They all walked back into the kitchen to eat something.
"Hey Jamie, what happened to the groceries you bought?" asked Leena.
"I dropped the bags when I was attacked and when he was gone, I just wanted to get back here. I completely forgot about the groceries," said Jamie.
"It's alright," said Leena, but she wished they had more food in the base. Jamie went towards the bathroom to bandage up his arm, while the rest of the team just lingered around the base. Lance went down to the hanger and Bit followed him. 'What if...' thought Lance, 'what if it's him?' He then shook his head at the thought.
"It couldn't be," he said.
"What couldn't be?" asked Bit. Lance quickly spun around to find Bit only a few feet away from him.
"Don't you have anything better to do than to bug me?" he asked.
"No," answered Bit. "And besides, I only bug you because you know about what happened to me."
"Your point is?"
"Well, you know, so why won't you tell me?"
"Because you wouldn't understand it the same way as if you were to experience it for yourself. You have to remember it on your own."
"Then maybe..."
"Maybe what?"
"Maybe the dream was real?"
"Dream?"
"Lance, do you know what happened, you know, the day my parents died?"
"Yeah."
"Was it really by fire?" asked Bit. Lance just looked down. "I guess it was. Then, the family I saw...was mine."
"You're family died when you were eight years old."
"But how? How did the house start on fire? Was someone else responsible for it? Why did I loose my memory? And if I was eight when it happened, then why can I only remember the last 7 years?"
"Will you slow down?"
"Sorry."
"First off, I don't know the answers to any of those questions. Wait.you said you can't remember anything from before the age of..." he thought for a while. "...eleven? You are eighteen, right?"
"Yeah," said Bit.
"Well, that's strange. You should be able to remember everything beyond the age of eight, not eleven. I don't get it."
"How did I loose my memory?"
"I don't know."
"Why did you want to kill me?"
"Because...wait a second. Hey! I said I wasn't going to answer that question until you can fully understand my reason, and you can't until you remember."
"Darn it! I was so close!"
"So close to what?" asked a voice that entered the room. They both looked towards the door to see Leena walking down the stairs.
"Uhh...so close to...winning a game of Rock, Paper, Scissors," covered Bit.
"You do know that that game is a game of chance. You can't predict who will win and who will loose accurately," she said.
"I know, but I was close to winning," said Bit. Leena walked past them and then towards her zoid.
"Dad said that if you were going to work on your zoid, you better do it now. We're leaving in about an hour," said Leena.
"What? That time already?" said Bit, looking at his watch, realizing it was already 11 o'clock. He quickly got over to the Liger and began to work with what he had. Lance took one last glance at him and then walked over to his Dark Spiner. Brad and Jamie soon joined them in working on zoids. The battle would be soon, they had to be prepared for it. They were up against a team they had never even seen before, so they didn't know much about them. Bit just kept rethinking what he had been told. About his past and what the dad...his father...had said in the dream. 'I have to live,' thought Bit. 'Why?' he wondered.
'What's so important about me?' he wondered. Liger roared quietly, he seemed concerned.
"I'm fine Liger, really," said Bit. Liger gave a roar of approval. Brad and Jamie were just working on their zoids, not a thought in their heads. They were focused on the battle that would commence later today. Lance, on the other hand, had confused himself when trying to understand what Bit had told him.
'He should be able to remember from the age of eight, but he can only remember from the age of eleven. What happened to him? I know he left New Hope after the accident and everything, but where did he go after that and what happened? Come to think of it, I don't know that much of what happened back then in the first place. I was the same age as Bit, so I don't know that much more about what happened back then, but I do know one thing. 'He' is close. I'm willing to bet that he is the one who attacked Jamie. I'm gonna have to keep my guard up. I hope he doesn't find this base, or any of us for that matter,' thought Lance. He just shook his head and continued working. Leena was working on the Gun Sniper and was also watching Bit.
'Why was Bit so shaken up last night?' thought Leena. 'He's had nightmares before and he's never been that upset. I could feel it. He seemed to be loosing himself...could it have to do with...his past?' wondered Leena.
An hour passed by quickly and all the zoids were in working order. They loaded them into the Hover Cargo and were soon on their way to meet their opponents on the battlefield.
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I decided to make this chapter shorter, and the title actually works for this one. My titles may not always fit, but that's because they're from a poem I wrote. Well, I'll try to make the next one longer and thank you to my reviewers. You keep me going. Well, see ya, or as I say it, Audi^.^
