Well, I know I haven't updated for a while, but I am now. I've been having
difficulties with this chapter and to tell you the truth, after this one,
I'm not sure what I'm gonna do. It'll be new to me as well, but that's
just another way I write. I go on impulse and instinct instead of
planning. I hope you like this.
Enjoy^.^
Disclaimer: I don't own Zoids, so you can't sue me, but I do own this fic and the characters I make up.
-...The Past Will Haunt You...-
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"That was great!" said Kahimi. They had just finished their dinner.
"It was delivery," said Leena.
"No, it wasn't delivery, it was Dijorno," responded Jamie. (A/N Sorry, couldn't resist. I watch too much TV...)
"Well, it was good," said Kahimi. They all walked out of the kitchen and into the tactics room, since Doc had called for a meeting in there.
"So, what did you want Doc?" asked Bit as they all walked in.
"I'm glad you asked that," said Doc. "Listen up team, cause we have a battle tomorrow."
"Against who?" asked Leena.
"They're called the Hydro team. They've been racking up one win after another in S-class, and now it's our turn to fight them."
"Sounds good," said Bit.
"I'm up for it, as long as I get paid," said Brad.
"Great. Now here's the thing. This battle will be five on five, and this time, I'm gonna send out Bit, Leena, Brad, Lance, and Kahimi."
"Cool, I get to battle!" shouted Kahimi excitedly.
"Alright. That's about it. We don't know much about the team. What we do know is that 3 of the zoids are War Sharks and the other two are a Raynos and a Lighting Saix."
"What a strange combination of zoids," said Lance.
"It may be strange, but it's been winning battles for them," said Jamie.
"Well that's all for now. The battle is at 1pm tomorrow, so make sure you guys are ready," said Doc.
"We will," they all said. They left the room and went off to do their own things. Jamie stayed in the tactics room to work on a strategy, while everyone else went to the hanger to fix up their zoids. Kahimi ran up to Lance, making sure that no one else was near.
"Hey, Lance?" she asked.
"What?"
"I have a question."
"What is it?" He sounded a little annoyed.
"Why are you following Bit? Does it have to do with your mission?"
"..." He turned away from her.
"Come on, tell me. Does this have to do with.our parents?" Lance seemed to tense up when she mentioned that. He turned around and faced her, his eyes a little angry, but they softened soon after. He relaxed a little and took in a deep breath.
"I guess you could say that. It's only part of the reason I'm here."
"Do you plan on killing him?"
"I...don't know yet."
"Why do you blame Bit for this?"
"Don't you remember what happened?"
"I was just 4 at the time, but I still remember everything. Why were you sent though, you know, to go after Bit?"
"Because the people of New Hope asked me to."
"I still think what happened was coincidence."
"Then you don't remember what happened."
"Hey Lance, why weren't we caught in it...in the fire that burned all of New Hope?"
"Because we were visiting Bit in the hospital. It happened only a few days after the fire that took his parents. Remember now?"
"Yeah. When we came back, the entire town was on fire.well, not all of it. Only the..."
"Only the houses of people that Bit and his family knew," finished Lance. "That day placed a scar on New Hope. They didn't believe it was Bit's fault at first, only a coincidence, but then the day he walked out of the hospital with his new foster parents, it burst into flames almost the second he walked out that door."
"So that's why New Hope hates him."
"Yeah. The people who were left in the town remember it to this day. It's like the town is stuck in the past, always replaying it in their heads. It's a scar that they will always carry with them."
"But Bit didn't do it," said Kahimi.
"I know, but because of him, it happened. Whoever did it, I don't think they want to kill Bit, but instead make him suffer. Sometimes death is softer than life."
"That's why you want to kill him. So that no one else can get hurt."
"Yeah...Kahimi?"
"What?"
"Promise me you wont get in my way."
"I promise." They both walked off their separate ways and went to go work on their zoids. Leena was working on her Gun Sniper, or so it looked. She was actually admiring the bracelet that Bit had bought her. She remembered how happy she was and what the lady at the counter had told her before she left.
'You're a very lucky girl,' she had said. Leena replayed her response over in her head. 'Yeah...I guess I am,' she had told that lady. Leena was a little confused. 'Why...did I say that?' she asked herself mentally. 'I don't think of Bit that way...or do I?' She was even more confused now. 'Where did that come from?' She quickly dismissed the thought from her mind and went back to working, but was reminded of later on that day. 'That fortuneteller...what did she mean?' She thought about when she asked Leena if Bit was her boyfriend. 'Why did I react like that?' remembering the fact that she was blushing after she thought about it. She then remembered what she said afterwards. 'Take the opportunity...did she mean...' Leena blushed again, understanding, but then shook it away.
'I do NOT think of Bit like that, but...she also told me to be careful and to not get to close to him. Can't she make up her mind? She also said to not get too caught up in his past, but that he needs me. Is Bit suffering?' She glanced over to Bit, who was talking to Brad about something. Bit had that smile on his face and he was laughing. It made Leena want to laugh to. 'Bit isn't suffering. He's fine. Besides, fortunetellers are usually wrong.' With that through, she went back to working on her Gun Sniper.
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It was late now, but no one seemed to care. They had plenty of time to sleep in late since they worked on their zoids after dinner. No one felt like sleeping anyway. Kahimi was in the tactics room, reading files on the computer. She looked through files on New Hope and about the hospital. She looked for patients from 10 years ago and found Bit's name. She wanted to know more about this so she went deeper in and pulled up about him. She read it aloud to herself.
"Bit Cloud, the son of James and Lydia Cloud, was brought into New Hope hospital only hours after his house burned to the ground. His parents were in the house at the time and were said to be dead when they found them. Bit woke up the next day and seemed to remember absolutely nothing but his name. He didn't even know his parents died, or that he had had them. All his memories were gone, and according to the doctors, they would most likely never return to him fully. Over the course of the next few weeks, Bit improved and began to talk more to the people around him, but still remembered nothing. He was welcome to stay in the hospital as long as he wanted, since his mother worked there. The doctors took care of him until Jake Brown and his wife adopted Bit. They both worked at the hospital and were both good friends of his parents. Unfortunately, the day they left the hospital, only seconds after leaving, it burst into flames, devouring the whole building. This happened only weeks after the residential area of New Hope city, also known as the town of New Hope, was burned, killing many. The death of Bit's parents was only the beginning of the chain of horrors that fell upon New Hope that year." She finished reading and then slouched in her chair.
"How sad," she said to herself.
"You're telling me." She quickly spun around to see who it was, and found Jamie standing in the doorway.
"J-Jamie. What are you doing here?" she asked, a little nervous, trying to hide the screen.
"I was coming to do some work for the battle tomorrow."
"I'm sorry. I'll leave now."
"Hey Kahimi? Do you know Bit? I mean, did you know him when he was a kid?"
"Yeah."
"So Lance did too, right?"
"Of course."
"Why don't you guys tell Bit about himself then? He's dying to know."
"Lance told me I can't say anything about it. Bit has to remember on his own. It's not like I can tell him much anyway. I was only 4 at the time all that happened."
"But you remember some things, don't you?"
"Some, I guess. My brother blames Bit for what happened back in New Hope." She then realized what she had just said and put her hands over her mouth. Jamie was confused. "Please, don't tell Lance I just said that. You can't mention to anybody about what happened back then."
"I won't."
"Promise?"
"Yeah."
"Thanks." Kahimi got up and walked out the door, leaving Jamie in the room to get to work.
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Well, that's all for now. I explained a little bit more about what happened, and in the next chapter, you'll learn even more. I hope you liked it. That's all for now, and if you ask me, I think the title of this chapter works well. I'll try to get the next one up sooner. And sorry for spelling mistakes. I didn't proof read this like I usually do. Audi^.^
Disclaimer: I don't own Zoids, so you can't sue me, but I do own this fic and the characters I make up.
-...The Past Will Haunt You...-
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"That was great!" said Kahimi. They had just finished their dinner.
"It was delivery," said Leena.
"No, it wasn't delivery, it was Dijorno," responded Jamie. (A/N Sorry, couldn't resist. I watch too much TV...)
"Well, it was good," said Kahimi. They all walked out of the kitchen and into the tactics room, since Doc had called for a meeting in there.
"So, what did you want Doc?" asked Bit as they all walked in.
"I'm glad you asked that," said Doc. "Listen up team, cause we have a battle tomorrow."
"Against who?" asked Leena.
"They're called the Hydro team. They've been racking up one win after another in S-class, and now it's our turn to fight them."
"Sounds good," said Bit.
"I'm up for it, as long as I get paid," said Brad.
"Great. Now here's the thing. This battle will be five on five, and this time, I'm gonna send out Bit, Leena, Brad, Lance, and Kahimi."
"Cool, I get to battle!" shouted Kahimi excitedly.
"Alright. That's about it. We don't know much about the team. What we do know is that 3 of the zoids are War Sharks and the other two are a Raynos and a Lighting Saix."
"What a strange combination of zoids," said Lance.
"It may be strange, but it's been winning battles for them," said Jamie.
"Well that's all for now. The battle is at 1pm tomorrow, so make sure you guys are ready," said Doc.
"We will," they all said. They left the room and went off to do their own things. Jamie stayed in the tactics room to work on a strategy, while everyone else went to the hanger to fix up their zoids. Kahimi ran up to Lance, making sure that no one else was near.
"Hey, Lance?" she asked.
"What?"
"I have a question."
"What is it?" He sounded a little annoyed.
"Why are you following Bit? Does it have to do with your mission?"
"..." He turned away from her.
"Come on, tell me. Does this have to do with.our parents?" Lance seemed to tense up when she mentioned that. He turned around and faced her, his eyes a little angry, but they softened soon after. He relaxed a little and took in a deep breath.
"I guess you could say that. It's only part of the reason I'm here."
"Do you plan on killing him?"
"I...don't know yet."
"Why do you blame Bit for this?"
"Don't you remember what happened?"
"I was just 4 at the time, but I still remember everything. Why were you sent though, you know, to go after Bit?"
"Because the people of New Hope asked me to."
"I still think what happened was coincidence."
"Then you don't remember what happened."
"Hey Lance, why weren't we caught in it...in the fire that burned all of New Hope?"
"Because we were visiting Bit in the hospital. It happened only a few days after the fire that took his parents. Remember now?"
"Yeah. When we came back, the entire town was on fire.well, not all of it. Only the..."
"Only the houses of people that Bit and his family knew," finished Lance. "That day placed a scar on New Hope. They didn't believe it was Bit's fault at first, only a coincidence, but then the day he walked out of the hospital with his new foster parents, it burst into flames almost the second he walked out that door."
"So that's why New Hope hates him."
"Yeah. The people who were left in the town remember it to this day. It's like the town is stuck in the past, always replaying it in their heads. It's a scar that they will always carry with them."
"But Bit didn't do it," said Kahimi.
"I know, but because of him, it happened. Whoever did it, I don't think they want to kill Bit, but instead make him suffer. Sometimes death is softer than life."
"That's why you want to kill him. So that no one else can get hurt."
"Yeah...Kahimi?"
"What?"
"Promise me you wont get in my way."
"I promise." They both walked off their separate ways and went to go work on their zoids. Leena was working on her Gun Sniper, or so it looked. She was actually admiring the bracelet that Bit had bought her. She remembered how happy she was and what the lady at the counter had told her before she left.
'You're a very lucky girl,' she had said. Leena replayed her response over in her head. 'Yeah...I guess I am,' she had told that lady. Leena was a little confused. 'Why...did I say that?' she asked herself mentally. 'I don't think of Bit that way...or do I?' She was even more confused now. 'Where did that come from?' She quickly dismissed the thought from her mind and went back to working, but was reminded of later on that day. 'That fortuneteller...what did she mean?' She thought about when she asked Leena if Bit was her boyfriend. 'Why did I react like that?' remembering the fact that she was blushing after she thought about it. She then remembered what she said afterwards. 'Take the opportunity...did she mean...' Leena blushed again, understanding, but then shook it away.
'I do NOT think of Bit like that, but...she also told me to be careful and to not get to close to him. Can't she make up her mind? She also said to not get too caught up in his past, but that he needs me. Is Bit suffering?' She glanced over to Bit, who was talking to Brad about something. Bit had that smile on his face and he was laughing. It made Leena want to laugh to. 'Bit isn't suffering. He's fine. Besides, fortunetellers are usually wrong.' With that through, she went back to working on her Gun Sniper.
******
It was late now, but no one seemed to care. They had plenty of time to sleep in late since they worked on their zoids after dinner. No one felt like sleeping anyway. Kahimi was in the tactics room, reading files on the computer. She looked through files on New Hope and about the hospital. She looked for patients from 10 years ago and found Bit's name. She wanted to know more about this so she went deeper in and pulled up about him. She read it aloud to herself.
"Bit Cloud, the son of James and Lydia Cloud, was brought into New Hope hospital only hours after his house burned to the ground. His parents were in the house at the time and were said to be dead when they found them. Bit woke up the next day and seemed to remember absolutely nothing but his name. He didn't even know his parents died, or that he had had them. All his memories were gone, and according to the doctors, they would most likely never return to him fully. Over the course of the next few weeks, Bit improved and began to talk more to the people around him, but still remembered nothing. He was welcome to stay in the hospital as long as he wanted, since his mother worked there. The doctors took care of him until Jake Brown and his wife adopted Bit. They both worked at the hospital and were both good friends of his parents. Unfortunately, the day they left the hospital, only seconds after leaving, it burst into flames, devouring the whole building. This happened only weeks after the residential area of New Hope city, also known as the town of New Hope, was burned, killing many. The death of Bit's parents was only the beginning of the chain of horrors that fell upon New Hope that year." She finished reading and then slouched in her chair.
"How sad," she said to herself.
"You're telling me." She quickly spun around to see who it was, and found Jamie standing in the doorway.
"J-Jamie. What are you doing here?" she asked, a little nervous, trying to hide the screen.
"I was coming to do some work for the battle tomorrow."
"I'm sorry. I'll leave now."
"Hey Kahimi? Do you know Bit? I mean, did you know him when he was a kid?"
"Yeah."
"So Lance did too, right?"
"Of course."
"Why don't you guys tell Bit about himself then? He's dying to know."
"Lance told me I can't say anything about it. Bit has to remember on his own. It's not like I can tell him much anyway. I was only 4 at the time all that happened."
"But you remember some things, don't you?"
"Some, I guess. My brother blames Bit for what happened back in New Hope." She then realized what she had just said and put her hands over her mouth. Jamie was confused. "Please, don't tell Lance I just said that. You can't mention to anybody about what happened back then."
"I won't."
"Promise?"
"Yeah."
"Thanks." Kahimi got up and walked out the door, leaving Jamie in the room to get to work.
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Well, that's all for now. I explained a little bit more about what happened, and in the next chapter, you'll learn even more. I hope you liked it. That's all for now, and if you ask me, I think the title of this chapter works well. I'll try to get the next one up sooner. And sorry for spelling mistakes. I didn't proof read this like I usually do. Audi^.^
