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"And stay in here!" Detective Gordon threw Xena into the dark cell and slammed the bar door shut, locked it.

Xena raced to the bar door and grabbed the bars. "This is injustice lady! I didn't do anything wrong!! All I said was "Wohoo!" Is that some big crime against humanity??" she demanded.

Three hours earlier Xena had snuck out of the cabin to see a live band in the wee hours of the morning, Raven had had fallen asleep with his book in hand which was no big surprise since he had refused to leave that thing all day. Reese was visiting some ruins with Specula by her side so no one could stop her except for Shadow who did as he was told, Xena felt bad for making Shadow cover for her. He really was a sweet organiod. Xena had taken the Blade Liger since it was the only thing fast enough to make it to coffee shop on time. No one had known that she was using a stolen zoid.

Detective Gordon, a chubby female cop with wavy black hair and matching eyes, was a true New Helic City cop with the one small detail; she wasn't a cop in NHC(New Helic City) she was a cop in Mastique. She placed her hand on her hip and glared at the silver haired teenage girl, who was causing her nothing but problems how she wanted to sent her someplace faraway so she'd never see the light of day.

"So you're gonna sing that sad song? Hon, I've heard it all before, save it for someone who cares," with that Detective Gordon turned a heel and walked away leaving Xena to shout at her retreating form.

"I didn't do anything wrong you stupid person!! What part of that don't you flippin' understand??!?!" Xena shouted angrily waving her fist.

Seeing that Gordon wasn't coming back, Xena sat on the musty cot next to the wall in defeat. But this battle was far from over, Detective Gordon obviously did not like Xena the moment she laid her cold eyes on her but would she hate her enough to send her to an adult prison when Xena hadn't even turned 18? This was insane, not to mention unjust.

"What is this world coming to? Way back when there was such a thing as justice but I guess times change," she sighed.

She gulped when she remembered that the Blade Liger was hidden in some brush by the Genobreaker, which as a matter of fact Xena was not supposed to know where the Genobreaker was. Raven was going to have her head, oh man she didn't want to think what he'd do to her. Then she remembered, there was an organiod inside of the Blade Liger maybe she could.

Xena closed her eyes and clasped her hands in a prayer form. "Please what was your name again? .uh oh yeah. Blade Liger please come to me. Please come to me, that is all I ask. I know you can hear me don't ignore me."

In her mind she could hear the Blade Liger growling it's response, it'd see what it could to do.

"Well would ya lookie here girls, it's looks like we got company," a woman said.

Xena nearly jumped out of her skin, she saw three girls all of them rugged and hard. The in the middle, whom she assumed was the leader, had long blond hair that went to her shoulder blades, her green eyes were intelligent and unforgiving like being in this place was a horrid experience. She was dressed in a white midrift showing tee with lowrider black slacks, her body was well toned there was no doubt that she was mean. The one on the right had black hair and cold ice blue eyes that were just as unforgiving as the blonde's, she was wearing the same outfit as the other with the exception of her shirt being blue. The one on the left had brown hair that was tied neatly in a bun; her green eyes were nothing like the other two they were kind and gentle so much so that Xena wondered what a girl like her would be doing in a place like this serving hard time, she was dressed in a pink shirt and lowrider jeans.

"What's your name?" the blonde asked with the nod of her head.

"Xena," Xena replied boldly standing up and walking to the bars so she would be face to face with the three women. "What's yours?"

"The name is Amber and this is Cloe," Amber indicated to the blackhaired girl on her right. Cloe nodded to her. "And this is Rini," she pointed to the brunette, who smiled warmly at the sound of her name.

Xena nodded, unsure of what to do next. Oh sure she'd met plenty of people but never in a woman's prison! She had heard that women were worse than men in prison, and she had no intention of finding out the truth. She had the nagging feeling that she knew Rini before, a pink haired girl came to mind.Xena's old best friend. She felt a lump grow in her throat at the thought of her old friend, who had died before her at the mercy of the Deathsaurer. God, how it hurt her to remember all those who died even she didn't even like most of those people no one deserved to die like that.

When she noticed that the silver haired girl named Xena did not reply Amber decided to see if she was worth being in her group.

"What are you in for?" Amber asked casually.

"I wish I knew myself," Xena grumbled.

Amber just smirked. "It's looks like Gordo's got it cut in for ya." "What's that supposed to mean?"

Rini cleared her throat and shot Amber a warning look while Cloe amused herself by looking at her black fingernails.

Xena wondered why Rini was in this god awful place, she looked too goody goody to be doing hard time like this. What did she do? Steal some eyeliner from the mall or something? If that was the case than justice really did fall.

"She's got it in for you, she thinks your guilty of something big. And nothin' is gonna make her change her mind sister," it was not Amber who replied but Cloe.

"The question is of what," Rini stated thoughtfully, placing her index finger on her chin and looking heavenwards. "Gordo doesn't hate people off the bat."

Amber interrupted her. "She's a bitch that's why! She's probably jealous of your good looks like she is of ours."

"Gordo?" Xena titled her head, her silver locks flopping on her shoulder.

"Spanish for fat, her names Gordon but everyone here calls her Gordo cause she's so fat."

Xena giggled, she couldn't help herself. The three women exchanged glances and Amber nodded.

"We could use a new face around here, it's getting' pretty boring with all these sorry bitches thank the stars you got busted and came here. How would ya like to chill with us?" Amber asked, her intelligent green eyes sprinkling with something that made Xena a little uneasy. Was it lust she saw in her eyes? Nah. or was it?

She wished Raven was there, he'd think of something to get rid of them.even Reese would do! She was a little intimidated but on the outside she looked calm and confident.

She smirked. "I'm there."

Amber arched a blonde eyebrow and returned the smirk. "Alrighty then, we'll see ya at lunch time 'cause it appears like you got company." She and her girls stalked back into their large cell at the end of the dimly lit hall.

Xena groaned, it was probably Detective 'Gordo' Gordon trying to have another go at her. She sat on the cot and stared down at her black boots wondering when Gordon was going to do talk to her, might as well get it over with. She heard heavy footsteps come to a halt at her cell.

"Before you say anything I'm innocent and I demand that I get a lawyer if you're going to be a flippin' bitch about it," Xena growled. The person laughed softly, it was a male laugh and sounded awfully familiar.oh dear God. it was not Detective Gordon, it was someone else. Probably Detective Parker who was with her and didn't do a damn thing, but why would he be laughing? It didn't make any sense.

"A bitch? First a pussy now a bitch?"

Xena gasped and jumped onto her feet. "Raven!"

She raced to the bar and grabbed his pale hand with delight. Raven walked into the light, wearing that fishermen's hat she bought him so he wouldn't have to wear that tacky straw hat. He was just as pale as ever but his dark purple eyes looked relieved.

"How the hell did you end up in the slammer?" Raven arched a dark eyebrow and tried to take his hand back. "I didn't know running away from your captures was a crime, maybe justice has finally taken off that blind fold of hers."

"Shut up! I was gonna be right back I swear, I was gonna be back before you knew it! Reese and Specula weren't there to stop me and I didn't want to wake you up and risk not going to coffee house to miss the band with the hot guy I met in the mall!" she explained breathlessly.

"So you took the Blade Liger? That one that just so happens to belong to Van?" Raven hissed.

She nodded and shrugged. "Well it' not like it was going anywhere anytime soon, besides if Van missed it the first time around he'd probably miss the second time too! Besides, it was the only thing fast enough, and he won't find it."

Raven arched an eyebrow again and looked straight behind her out the barbed window. "Are you sure about that? I'm not, Van's dumb but he's the only worthy opponent I have I can't help it if I have get my revenge on a stupid Republican Lt."

Just the thought of Van and what he did him made him angry, he was so close to getting his revenge he could almost taste it. It took him a year to get this far and he wasn't about to wait another year.

"Well yeah. I hid it well because I knew you'd be all paranoid if I didn't and you'd make that dumb dinosaur of yours babysit me again," Xena replied.

"I'm not so sure."

Xena was losing her patience, why of all days did Raven choose today to play Mr. Aloof? "And why not."

Raven made no reply, just continued to stare out the window. Before Xena had the chance to say something there was a loud roar coming from behind. She whirled around to see the Blade Liger standing outside her window, tilting it's mighty head for her to come out. That explains what Raven was looking at.

Xena said the first thing that came to mind. "You stupid retard! You coulda come sooner y'know!" she angrily barked.

The Blade Liger growled and sat its hind quarters down. Xena gasped as she realized that if anyone saw it and knew about this Lt. Flyheight of the Republic's zoid missing they'd know it was his. Shiitake Mushrooms that was not good.

"Hurry! What are you waiting for Tiamat? Shoot down the wall already," she turned to Raven, who was yawning like this was no big deal. "Raven get in here, when the wall gets blasted I don't want to come back for you just because you decided you wanted to keep your enemies close by."

Raven groaned. "I never get to have any fun."

He dully pulled the bar door open as if it was a normal door, grabbed Xena's wrist and dragged her out of her cell and flattened them against the wall beside the cell while Tiamat in the Blade Liger's zoid core shot missiles at the brick wall it collapsed.

"I'm not getting into that filthy zoid!" Raven announced stubbornly, folding his arms across his chest.

Twenty minutes later.

"I can't believe you talked me into getting into this filthy zoid," Raven grumbled from the co-pilot seat.

The Blade Liger growled angrily and bucked like a horse would do. Xena just giggled, while Raven was not happy about it at all.

"Grrr, do that one more time and I swear to God I will rip your head off!!" he barked.

"Oh get off your high horse Raven, there are some of us on the planet Zi who are getting tired of hearing you complain," Xena grumbled.

"At least I didn't get arrested for walking into a coffee shop," Raven snickered.

Flying gracefully beside the mighty Blade Liger was his dark organiod, Shadow who snickered along with his master. Xena scowled.

"Let's see what this Blade Liger can do, mobilize!" she pulled on the boosters and the zoid started running at full speed.

The Blade Liger did a series of twists and turns across the flat terrain of the desert. It jerked to it's left side, which was strangely weaker than the other side, as it slid to a screeching halt in front of a black and red Lightening Saix. It backed up just enough so there was a large gab between it and the black and red Lightening Saix. Shadow landed gracefully beside it.

Xena smirked, feeling a battle coming on. Ah, it's been so long since the last time she'd been a zoid battle, too long. Raven pouted and folded his arms across his chest.

In the forest ten miles ahead, hidden in the thick underbrush was the Genobreaker. That was where Xena had hidden the Blade Liger, right beside the Genobreaker, she knew that Raven had hidden it well and no one would find the zoids there. But what worried her was the Liger's front left leg, something was not right about it. She could feel it, the Blade Liger itself not Tiamat was telling her something was wrong.

"Well, well, it's looks as though we've finally found the Blade Liger. It's about time too," said a man who's voice Xena didn't recognize over the com link.

He had spiky brown hair and tan skin, with an eye patch of some sort covering one of his eyes. Xena frowned, although she had to admit he was kind of handsome in a rugged kind of way.

"Who is he, Raven?" she turned to Raven.

"One of Van's friends, I forget his name. Irwin I think," Raven replied with a shrug.

She returned her attention back to the man named Irwin on the comlink.

"I'm guessing you know whom this zoid belongs to? I hope this Van person knows his zoid has a defect on it's leg, so it therefore can't function properly. The name's Xena, Irwin."

"There's nothing wrong with the Liger, it was just repaired a couple weeks ago after that guy who's sitting behind you threw it off a friggin' cliff and nearly killed the pilot. It's a pleasure Xena, you're a cute kid but you should know better than to steal other people's zoids. My name's Irvine," Irvine replied smoothly.

Xena wanted to smack Raven upside the head for not knowing the guy's name. She frowned and narrowed her eyes.

"You were wrong Raven," she said in a low voice that only he could hear.

Raven shrugged. "This guy is a piece of cake. He's just all speed, it gets annoying because that's basically his zoid has."

"Grr, Raven! Who do you think you are?" Irvine hissed.

"I think I'm Raven, who else?"

"You manipulated a little girl for crying out loud!"

Raven looked surprised, almost shocked but he quickly returned to his aloof self. "I did not manipulate her."

"Or did you let Reese do all the manipulating? We all know she's pretty good at that, she almost got Fiona to commit suicide and almost drove Van crazy. I wouldn't be surprised if you went along with the plan."

Xena blinked, Fiona? Who was Fiona? She had an image in her head of a girl with long blonde hair and sunset eyes, but she couldn't quite make out any other of her features. She looked so familiar, could this Fiona be someone she knew in the past? And what was this about the Reese manipulating thing? Reese was your average Ancient Zoidian just like she was with the exception she wasn't as good with zoids as Xena was, who didn't know how to use their minds?

"Raven, what is he talking about?" Xena asked innocently.

Raven glared at her for a moment. "He thinks that you're being controlled by that blue haired freak Reese to steal Van's stupid zoid." He put bitter emphasis on the word 'stupid'.

"I'm being controlled by Reese? How come no one told me? Then why did she let me give her a wardrobe make over?" she blinked again.

"Your not! You took the zoid on your own free will and it busted you out of jail, remember?" Raven hissed.

"I know that! I'm not retarded, but why did you say I was? I don't understand; who is this Fiona? And is Van the same Van that you don't like and the one that ran right past the Liger the other day in the Dibson?"

Irvine smacked his forehead, the girl had forgotten to turn off the comlink and he heard everything. Van could be so stupid at times. Go figure, he thought, letting Van go in his blind pursuit of the Blade Liger when it was in plain sight he's got to see a doctor to get his eyes checked!

"Yes one in the same, I can't believe my only worthy opponent is not all there.upstairs," Raven groaned, leaning back in the second seat.

Xena smirked, the Blade Liger threw its head back and roared. "You're hungry for a battle too, Tiamat? Alrighty then, by the looks of it this zoid has all the speed abilities but in weak when in close range combat. We gotta somehow corner him so he can't use that incredible speed of his get him into close range combat and this'll be over like that!" she snapped her fingers.

"I'll let you take on the Lightening Saix, I wanna see what you can do," Raven said dully, resting his arms behind his head and his eyes closed.

Xena turned to face him and frowned, he was acting like this was no big deal this was her first zoid battle in centuries and he was acting like it was a walk in a park. She'd prove to him she was just as good as he was, she would have his praise and his approval. She had never met someone like him who, whether he knew it or not, made her want to be her very best.

"Hey you! Irwin! Mind if we have a little match? I'm a little rusty but give me a short warm up and I'll be good to go," she said into the comlink, smirking at the man's surprised look. Good, he wasn't expecting that now was her chance to attack.

The Blade Liger roared and charged at the now still Lightening Saix, jumping over it. The Saix whirled around to where the Liger had landed and raced past it. A red Shield Liger trotted into the new battlefield nearly crushing a large tiger like creature. It had the body of a tiger but the color of a Siamese with the big blue eyes, brown tipped ears and everything. It's tail-twitched irritably. It raised it's paw, extended it's ivory claws and swatted the air next to the Shield Liger and hissed.

"The names Irvine kid!" Irvine fired at the Blade Liger which just dodged the mirage. "She's quick. I didn't know the Liger could do that."

"It can only when it has a talented enough pilot," the Shield Liger said dully.

A comlink appeared on the battle screens in both the Blade Liger and Lightening Saix, it was a black haired young man about Raven's age with a blonde girl sitting in the seat behind him.

"Van! It's about time!" Irvine barked. "Did you know when you were in that Dibson you ran right past the Liger?"

The black haired young man named Van sweat dropped and so did the Shield Liger. "Whoops. No wonder I had that feeling of déjà vu."

In the stolen Blade Liger.

Xena turned to Raven. "That's Van?"

He nodded, his eyes still closed. "Yup."

"He's kinda hot. I had no idea your enemy was so good looking!" she exclaimed. "I hope he talks a lot!"

Raven groaned. "Whatever. I'm not even going to ask."

She grinned and returned her attention back to the zoids in front of her. "Is the Liger equipped with any weapons?"

"You bet your sweet ass it is. Or else how do you think it defeated so many opponents?" he replied uninterestedly.

She noticed that Raven refrained from saying it defeated him, she'd bet anything he knew exactly what beat him but wasn't about to tell her because it would make him look bad. Or maybe he just wanted to see if she could figure it out on her own. With Raven you never know.

"What the?? Raven's there too??" Van yelled in total shock.

Xena nodded and pointed her thumb at seat behind her. "Yup Mr. Did anyone ever tell you your hot?"

Van blushed deeply and glanced uneasily at something or someone behind him. "..uh. Not in those exact words."

She grinned. "Well your hot Mr. I'll give you back your zoid as soon as I beat you because I like you. Do you mind? I haven't used a zoid in sssssoooo long, I'll give it back I promise. I just want to get back into the zone."

Van blinked, his cheeks still flushed red. "Why did you take my zoid in the first place if you like me?"

She opened her mouth to say something then the Blade Liger bucked fiercely, and roared desperately. "I have no idea! It just. come to me, that's right right Raven?"

"How the hell should I know? And don't talk to me, I'm taking a nap," Raven hissed. "Damn zoid, my butt is pissed at you!"

The Shield Liger jumped. "Raven??!?! Raven, I demand an explanation I didn't know it was your style to abduct young girls."

Raven grabbed the seat in front of him and used it to pull himself up, he leaned close to the com link.

"I don't abduct girls! I have no use for them!! I only have one goal in life Van, and that is to get my revenge on you for what you did to me!!!" he barked.

Xena cringed slightly, he was angry and she knew it. She noticed a flame burning in his dark purple eyes the way it did whenever he was angry.

"Oh ssurre. Then explain why you have a girl with you? Or was this Reese's idea?"

"Why does everyone say that? Do they somehow believe I'm not capable of having another human being with me? Look if I had it my way I wouldn't be in this mess in the first place! I'd still be home reading my book!"

Xena cleared her throat. "In case you boys haven't noticed I'm here and I do happen to have a mind of my own. No, I'm not being manipulated by Reese. And no, Raven didn't find me cause he wanted to, Shadow found me. I'm with Raven because I want to be, I had a choice between him and Reese and I chose Raven."

"Had a choice?" Raven cried incredulously.

She nodded and grinned like a Cheshire cat. "Yup, Shadow gave me the choice even though he knew the answer. Do you think I'd actually stick around with Reese while she goes with that Hitlz dude? He's messed up!"

Raven smiled faintly. "Yes he is. But he's the boss. Now I'm tired of this small talk, if you still want to pilot this zoid you'd better destroy them or else I'll do it for you."

In the Shield Liger.

"I don't know about this Van, I don't think fighting her is a good thing. She's very talented with a zoid, her skill as a zoid pilot could rival yours and Raven's. If she's who I think she is, you better not fight with Zeke in the Liger. It's not wise," Fiona warned in a small voice.

"Don't be ridiculous, she has Raven and that's all. She can't be that bad, look at her she doesn't even know how to activate the blades without those she's not much of a threat," Van replied simply, his mood turned somber. "Do you remember her?"

By remember he meant did Fiona know this girl from her life as an Ancient Zoidian. It seemed possible, because what the girl said she need some time to get used to using a zoid again.

Fiona nodded solemnly. "I think I do. I could have sworn she died along with everyone else. It was her he wanted it, the Deathsaurer came looking for her and she turned herself in an attempt to save us. I'm worried Van.if it is her using Zeke will be your downfall."

"Don't be so negative Fiona, what's the worse that can happen? She likes me and I think by that she meant she won't destroy us," he grinned.

"Yes, she may like you. But if it is her she doesn't like me, she saved my life only because she believed I could do something for her, something I don't remember, even though she was simply horrid to me."

The next thing they knew the Shield Liger was thrown into the Lightening Saix by the sheer force of the Blade Liger. It had rammed into to them. The mysterious cat rolled it's blue eyes and hissed dully. Shadow just stuck his tongue out at it.

"Van! Never take your eyes off of the enemy, didn't they teach you anything worth while in that fancy military academy of yours?" Irvine barked, as his zoid stood up on shaky legs.

The Blade Liger crackled evilly as its claws glowed red. It fired at the Shield Liger's front legs. The Lightening Saix took off running faster than the eye could keep up with it raced circles around the enemy Blade Liger. The blue Liger dizzily tried to keep track of it with no avail.

Xena slammed her fist down on the control panel. "Damnit! This is hurting my eyes!"

The Shield Liger stood up and as well and Van wondered how to stop his own zoid without hurting Irvine. Raven folded his arms across his chest and waited patiently for an opening so he could get the Genobreaker. This petty battle was getting too boring for his taste.

"Fiona, scan the Liger and see if there any weak points on it. Even a weak tail will do, I need something to fire at," Van ordered calmly, his head throbbing due to the incredible speed of the Lightening Saix.

"Irvine! You're giving me a friggin' headache! What is running around in circles supposed to accomplish? Giving the enemy a migraine?!" Van hissed.

"Exactly, the enemy's disabled with a migraine so you can finish it cleanly," Irvine retorted. *&*&*&*&*&*

Fiona struggled to keep her attention on her work, but her mind kept going back to the past filled with death and destruction. Pretty soon she was no longer in the middle of the desert listening to Van and the mysterious girl complain about migraines she was back home, in her time.

There are footprints, lots of them, they cover the bare ground. Some little houses burn with steady flames that hardly light the pitch-black night, Fiona heard no sounds. It is quiet, too quiet. The countless tortured screams that once filled the dead night are quieted. Chaos had ensued the humble Ancient Zoidian village hours before the Deathsaurer had finally arrived. Not many people had retreated from their homes; instead they died unmercifully at the hands of a monster.

Fiona ran to her house only to find that it was demolished, a fire graced its once lovely roof and insides. She sobbed silently as she ran smack dab into another girl her age. This girl had long silver hair and pale blue eyes, she was dressed in a black skirt and a white short sleeved shirt that has a long scratch on the font that slid all the way across to her side. On her right forearm was a barbed wire tattoo. They fell backwards.

"What are you doing here?!" they shouted at each other in unison.

"I was running away from that horrible monster," Fiona replied in a fearful tone.

The girl nodded solemnly. "I see."

"Why are you here? Shouldn't you be with your grandfather, Xena?"

"I'm supposed to be, but I can't keep running away Fiona! Can't you see? It wants me and I can't let more people die just because I'm a coward! No! I can't! If the Deathsaurer wants me well it can come and get me!" Xena said getting onto her feet, she held her hand out.

Fiona grabbed her hand and stood up, she noticed that Xena's knee was bleeding.

"Xena, your knee! Let me help you."

Xena looked down at her knee and shrugged. "C'mon Fiona get out of here, I know a place where you'll be safe. Someone has to survive this and live to tell the tale, and that person is you!"

"What? There's no way anyone can survive this Xena, there's just no way!"

Fiona gasped in surprise as Xena grabbed her wrist and ran to a now abandoned temple. She led her through a seemingly endless maze until they reached a large metallic tube like thing. Fiona noticed that the lavender organiod cat, she had seen everyday, was sitting in the doorway.

Xena pushed some buttons and soon the tube device opened a jungle of wires hanging inside. "Get in," she commanded harshly.

"Xena why are you doing this? I thought you hated me, why are you saving my life? Your enemy's life, tell me why," Fiona demanded timidly.

The silver haired girl sighed and turned to face her. "I've never hated you.er, okay maybe for a couple years but like I said someone needs to survive and tell the tale. Fiona that someone is you, I've always known there was something waiting for you and that you'd move on to bigger and better things.

"Out of everyone I knew, I've felt a special closeness to you because you were so kind to me when everyone else wasn't. You don't know how much that meant to me, I am really sorry we never got to know each other. We could have been the best of friends. It's a shame I didn't discover this sooner. I'm sorry for all the things I said about you, I know they were cruel I guess I figured you'd do the same to me."

"Don't be silly Xena, I would never talk about you behind your back."

"I know that now."

There was a loud explosion followed by rthtmatic ground tremors.

"Now get in there! Times wasting!" Xena pushed her inside of it but she resisted.

Fiona smiled softly. "Xena I will never forget this, and I want you to know you are my best friend."

Xena didn't reply but instead busied herself by typing something into a small keypad on the side of the door. "This door will open in at least six hundred years from now. You'll be in a state of suspended animation, think of it like a really long nap. Good luck."

Fiona stood in front of the gap, wires strapped themselves around her small body. She saw Xena give her a salute, and then turn to the lavender cat.

"Goodbye Xena, may all the gods protect you."

Xena nodded. "Later. Have fun in the future and don't forget to tell the tale."

She turned to the lavender cat and they ran off while the door closed slowly. That was the last time Fiona saw her, let alone anything.

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"Fiona! FIONA!!!" Van called out.

Fiona's head snapped up from the command board she didn't know she was resting her head on. She shook her head several times trying to clear her thoughts, all of the events of that night came back to her with startling new power. She had never remembered anything so clearly before.

"Fiona?" Vans hand was holding her leg.

She looked up and he was facing ahead, his arm stretched behind him and on her leg. She knew he was upset about the whole situation with Raven and Xena, or so she hoped it was Xena.

"Yes Van?"

"Did you hear me? I asked you where any points of weakness on the Blade Liger," Van asked quietly.

"Oh!" Fiona glanced down at the screen, a three D image of the Blade Liger twisted around in circles. There were no visible weak points on it.

"Not a thing it's the same way it was before it was stolen. So I guess they didn't do anything to it."

Van cursed under his breath. "Alrighty then. In that case I guess we have no choice to take down the Blade Liger, from the looks of it that girl isn't about give up it up without a fight."

Fiona nodded and said, "Xena never wanted to go out without a bang. I guess some things never change."

"Jigga what?"

The Shield Liger froze and turned to the large animal and roared. It meowed quietly and nodded. While inside the cockpit Van's mouth was open as he tried to put what was on his mind into words. Meanwhile the Lightening Saix continued to run circles around the Blade Liger.

"No shit?" Van asked Zeke incredulously. The Shield Liger growled. "Are you serious Zeke?! Your saying that the organiod inside of the Blade Liger doesn't belong to that girl?? Hot dog! How does she control it then??"

As if an answer to his question, the Blade Liger shouted, "Seke! Er..Zeke! My bad!!! Sorry boy!!! Zeke, shoot that annoying Lightening Saix's front left leg!"

Zeke inside of the Shield Liger roared and nodded, stunning everyone except Xena. The Lightening Saix froze almost instantly, a bad move.

"Jigga what?!?!" Van cried incredulously. "You can't be serious! Zeke! Knock it off, Irvine is on OUR side remember?!?! What on Zi do you think your doing?!"

Van fought the controls but the zoid aimed it's missiles at the now still Lightening Saix's leg. It fired at made a direct hit.

"What the heck just happened here?" Irvine said finally. Xena smirked. "Good aim Zeke! Do it again and now don't hold back."

The Shield Liger growled and aimed for the other front leg. Van fought the controls with all his might but it was no use, Zeke ignored his orders as if he wasn't his master.

"Interesting, now that explains why Shadow's been your miserable little slave," Raven said thoughtfully. "You've been controlling the organiods, so the one in here is not yours."

"Yup! You got that right, Raven with the exception of one part. Shadow followed me at his own will, he said he was doing it for you."

Raven frowned and pressed a blue button in the back of the seat in front him. "Shadow!"

All eyes fell on the black organiod who turned his majestic head to listen to his master.

"Is that true Shadow?"

Shadow growled and nodded.

"Hmm, I see. Well then, I'm bored now get into the Genobreaker!" Raven commanded fiercely.

Shadow disappeared in a bolt of blue lightening. The defeaning roar of the Genobreaker could be heard for miles. With that annoying Lightening Saix unable to run circles around the zoid, and hopped out of the cockpit, accidentally stepping on Xena's legs.

"Grr!! Raven watch where you stepping!!!!" she raised her fist angrily at his back.

"Ah shut up, does it look like I care? No."

"Jerk," Xena retorted quietly.

"Bitch."

"Ungrateful ass."

"Annoying hoe."

"Stupid good for nothing whore."

"Player."

"Played."

"Pri Madonna." "Wannabe."

The Genobreaker sweat dropped as it approached the bickering teens. Fiona and Van exchanged confused glances, why was Raven and Xena fighting like cats and dogs?

"Oh kiss my ass Raven," Xena hissed.

"Bite me."

"I will! You watch me!!" she said unfastening her seatbelt and standing up.

"Okay then you do that, later. Right now you need to prove to me your worthy of being with me," Raven said dully leaning against the Genobreaker's mighty red leg.

Xena scowled and sat back down. "I hate you."

"Hate you more," Raven retorted with his eyes closed.

"Hate you!"

"Hate you more!"

"No hate YOU more!"

"Hate you the most."

"Na uh! I hate you more."

"Yeah huh, I told you I hate you more!!"

"Liar."

"Liar liar."

"Grrr jerk."

"Bitch."

The Shield Liger growled loudly and jumped up and down. Van frowned deeply and tried desperately to think of a plan to get the Blade Liger back without anymore damage down to either the Lightening Saix or to the Shield Liger. Which in theory seemed impossible. Now was his chance to give his stolen zoid a command system freeze that way he'd only have to go against the Genobreaker..the Genobreaker since when was that thing added into the problem? He wondered unhappily, if there was one zoid he could never and probably would never defeat was the Genobreaker.

"Oh knock it off you two!!! Quit bickering like a bunch of children!! Can't you see we're in the middle of a big zoid battle here?!?!" Van shouted.

"Yeah Xena, you heard him quit acting like child," Raven said with a smirk.

"Kiss mine Raven!" with that the cockpit of the Blade Liger closed and it turned to face the two zoids opposing it.

Raven made no attempt to go inside the Genobreaker, he stood there and watched the battle with mild interest. If Van lost this battle he was no longer worthy to be his opponent.

The Blade Liger turned it's head to Raven. "Hey, where's the weapons on this baby?"

Raven pointed to the golden blades on the zoid's sides, that gave it the name 'Blade' Liger. It was obvious but then again one could never be too sure with that silver haired girl.

"Oh.oh! Oh! How do you activate them?"

He shrugged, "Beats me I never piloted it before so I wouldn't know."

"You suck!"

"Why thank you."

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Author's note: Well what did you guys think of chapter seven? Dude sorry it took so long, and thank you all who reviewed chapter six no matter how few you all may be. It's means a lot to me. Thank you soooo much! I hope this chapter was worth the wait!! In Chapter eight it's the battle between Xena in the Blade Liger against Van in the Shield Liger. You see her abilities and learn a little about her at the same time. Now review like the good citizens I know you are!! ^_*

Peace out!

~*Mi ChElLe*~