Didn't think you'd ever see me again, did ya? Well, I must say that I've been neglecting this fic for a while. I'm kind of still in my FF7 race with my friend and, well, I'm not quite sure who's ahead anymore. Anyway, sorry for the long wait, but I didn't have many ideas for this chapter. Let's wish me luck, since I'm goin' in unprepared.

Disclaimer: see first chapter

-...Ready To Pounce...-

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As the man in the Geno Breaker led the team to an unknown place for their battle, Kahimi and Doc were still in the hover cargo. Doc was now paying attention and watched as his team left.

"Just what's going on?" he asked. Kahimi wasn't paying attention. She was too busy trying to bring up a com-link with the team. She finally succeeded. She appeared on each of their screens.

"Wait, don't go," she pleaded.

"Kahimi?" asked Lance.

"Of course. Please you guys, don't go with him."

"We don't have much of a choice," said Leena.

"But, what if..."

"Don't worry. We'll be alright," said Bit.

"Well, if I can't stop you, then I'm going to come with."

"No way!" yelled Lance.

"Why not?"

"You're still injured. You're not joining this battle."

"Fine, but I'm still coming along in the hover cargo."

"Fine." They all kept walking, just following the black Geno Breaker. 'This is it,' thought Bit to himself. 'I'm finally going to find out who this guy is.' They were all silent as they continued walking. He was leading them into the middle of the desert. He suddenly stopped and the Geno Breaker turned to face them all.

"I think this place should do nicely," he said in the same cocky and amused tone as before. 'He seems so confident,' thought Bit. The hover cargo stopped behind them and kept a good distance away from the zoids. Both Doc and Kahimi waited with anticipation for this battle.

"I can't believe they're going to fight with him," said Kahimi.

"I know; it's nerve racking. This battle will determine whether we keep our lives or loose them," said Doc.

"If he looses though, he may just come back later, and if he wins, we're all dead. Either way you look at it, we loose." Back on the battlefield, the Blitz team and the Geno Breaker were at a stand off.

"Well, if none of you are going to attack, then I'll make the first move," said the pilot. The clamps on the feet went down and the mouth opened, revealing the infamous Charged Particle Cannon. It began to charge up.

"No problem," said Bit.

"Yeah," agreed Brad. "We can just dodge it."

"Looks like this guy isn't so great of a pilot after all," agreed Leena. Lance didn't say anything. He thought this over and remembered his last battle with the black zoid. This guy wasn't the type to make mistakes. 'He has something up his sleeve,' thought Lance. 'But what?'

"This whole Charged Particle thing is getting old. It's not that great of a weapon anymore," teased Bit, but the pilot of the black zoid didn't ease up, he only laughed.

"What's so funny?" asked Leena.

"You fools. Do you really think I'm aiming for any of you?"

"What?" asked Brad.

"What does he mean?" asked Bit. They all looked at the Geno Breaker and then followed his line of sight. They all realized just what he was aiming at.

"Darn," said Lance. He pushed a few buttons and a screen of the inside of the hover cargo popped up.

"Hi Lance," said Kahimi.

"He's aiming for the hover cargo. Put the shield up now!"

"I don't know how."

"I do," said Doc. He came over to the console that Kahimi was at and had her move away from the controls.

"Hurry up Dad!" shouted Leena worriedly.

"I'm going as fast as I can." The Geno Breaker finished charging the cannon and fired. Everyone just watched as the beam headed strait towards the hover cargo. The shield went up just in time as the beam collided with the transporter. They all breathed a sigh of relief.

"So they were able to put up the shield, but how long can they last?" said the Geno Breaker's pilot in his cocky and confident tone. The beam continued to fire, not showing any sign of quitting any time soon.

"How long will this shield last?" asked Kahimi.

"I'm not exactly sure. I've never had to keep it up this long before," replied Doc. The Geno Breaker was still firing.

"Come on guys, now's our chance!" exclaimed Bit. They all began to charge for the Geno Breaker, coming in from the sides. "Fools," said the pilot. The black zoid used its boosters to lift off from the ground, still firing the cannon. It was easy to tell that the shield was starting to fail.

"This can't be good," said Kahimi, as she looked at all the flashing buttons. Doc quickly opened a com-link with the team.

"Hey team, the shield isn't going to last much longer. Do something!" he yelled to them.

"Alright," said Bit. They all began to fire at the zoid, but it kept moving, making sure that the beam kept firing.

"This is ridiculous!" shouted Leena in a frustrated tone. The pilot wasn't paying much attention to them.

"I can't keep this up for too much longer," he said calmly to himself. "The energy is starting to get used up." The beam soon died down and the Geno Breaker returned to the ground below. Just then, the shield went out. Both Doc and Kahimi breathed a sigh of relief.

"That was close," said Doc.

"I'll say," agreed Kahimi. The pilot of the Geno Breaker smiled to himself.

"Now that there's no more shield, this should be easy." He fired off a few rounds, strait at the hover cargo. Everyone's eyes went wide with fear as the bullet's collided with the snail like transporter. The huge transporter was violently shaken from the impact of the bullets. Everyone was speechless as the smoke slowly cleared. It was still standing, but the armor was damaged and burned. They all quickly brought up a com-link with the hover cargo, but there was no one to greet them.

"Do you guys see anybody?" asked Jamie.

"No," said Bit sadly.

"Where are they?" asked Leena nervously. "Dad?"

"Darn it," cursed Lance. The pilot of the Geno Breaker laughed to himself.

"This is great!" he said with amusement, along with a mocking tone. "I haven't had this much fun in a long time."

"Shut up!" yelled Bit. They all turned the com-link to the hover cargo off and began to focus on their enemy. "Let's fight!"

"As you wish." They all charged the enemy and the fight ensued. The sound of bullets being fired and the sound of metal against the ground was all that could be heard. Meanwhile, in the damaged hover cargo, both Kahimi and Doc were coming to after being knocked out from the blast.

"Hey Doc, you okay?"

"I think so," he responded. They both looked out at the battle that was ensuing. It wasn't really going in any one's favor. Kahimi turned and began to walk away from the screen like window.

"Hey Doc, get the catapult ready, okay?"

"What for?"

"I...I want to go and help them."

"But..."

"No buts. I gotta help them, even if I'm injured, I don't care. Besides...I never do what Lance tells me to, so why start now?" She smiled as she said the last part. Doc nodded.

"Alright. Go get in your zoid."

"Thanks." Kahimi walked down the hall and it was when she was walking that she realized how much her body hurt. Her arm was sore from crashing into the wall and it felt like she had sprained her ankle. She had a cut on the side of her head and a small stream of blood was flowing down her cheek. She still had on all her original bandages and even those wounds were starting to hurt. She didn't mind though. She kept walking until she came to her zoid. She got in and awaited the launch sequence.

"I'm ready," she said.

"Alright," said Doc. The catapult launched the Storm Sworder into the air. It slowly flew towards the enraging battle.

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Hi! Hope you all still like this. I'm once again sorry for the wait. Please review! I hope I can break 185. I don't know why. I might update before then anyway. Well, have fun in school! I get a 6-day weekend! Audi^.^