Authors note: Awww come on you guy's, did you really think that I would
leave Gabrielle out of the story? Lol. Anyways, thanks for all the great
reviews!
Himeko: My sisters mad at you for calling her a wench, lol. She was reading the reviews and finaly found out that not many people liked her character... (Well you called the Gabrielle in the story a wench, but she still got mad... oh well)
Oh, and once again, if your an RPG fan check out my friend Glitch's story: Dark Planet: REVIVAL. Its pretty good so far (plus I helped him choose what characters to use... lol)
Also, Im not sure exactly how long after Chaotic Century that Zoids/0 takes place... i've read various things, and I know they have the same timeline and 0 is after CC... One website even said that Zoids/0 takes place 3000 years after the Chaotic Century series (another site said 300 years @_@). Im not sure if this is true or not. Im just making it so that it takes place a long time after, not mentioning an exact amount of time... hope this is ok with everyone. (If anyone knows for sure how long it is after Chaotic Century that Zoids/0 takes place, please tell me.)
Hope everyone had a happy Thanksgiving!
CHAPTER 8
Hiro silently carried the unconscious Rain down the hallway and into the infirmary once again. He gently set her down on the bed and put the blankets on top of her, so she wouldn't be cold. He was just about to leave when he decided to check on Zack and make sure he was doing ok.
He quietly approached the Bahamut 0's pilot, and looked over at a monitor. It showed Zacks heart rate at normal. With a sigh, Hiro reached over to turn off some machine that was making a very loud and annoying beeping noise. That's when the Bahamut 0's pilot stuck, suddenly grabbing the hand that was reaching over him with his own bandaged hand.
He did it so silently and quickly that it scared Hiro out of his wits, and caused him to jump at least three feet in the air. When Zack let go he was grinning and chuckling slightly to himself while using his other hand to swipe a lock of his black hair out of his face, "Got you."
Hiro just glared and grinned slightly, "That wasn't funny Zack."
Zack nodded, "You jumped at least 2, maybe 3 feet, and the look on your face was hilarious." He noticed the sudden sadness behind Hiro's eyes and asked, "Now what did I miss."
Hiro sighed, "Can you walk? I don't feel like explaining everything by myself..." Then he looked over to Rain, "And I don't want to wake her up, she just passed out again."
Zack nodded and tried to stand. He was successful, but still a bit wobbly on his feet, and his burns hurt worse than ever. Ignoring the pain he followed Hiro slowly out of the room and down the hallway.
"Dad!" Jessie said, looking up as soon as Zack entered the room. Zack looked over at his son and realized that he had tears in his eyes. 'What the hell happened?' Zack thought, 'Jessie never cries.' He nodded to his son and sat weakly with the other adults, listening as everyone began to explain.
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"Damn it, Sin!" Gabrielle yelled fiercely, at the figure that was standing silently in the shadows, only his outline visible, "He stabbed me with that knife! I want him dead!"
"Leave him alone!" Sin yelled, his voice outweighing the demons by far, "I didn't want you to even touch him!" The man's voice was average pitched, not too high, and not too low, and it sounded young. His voice even sounded gentle to a point, yet it had some type of force behind it that scared even the demi-human. The shadows covered the man, making it so only part of his outline was visible.
He was gazing out the huge window located at the very top of the Chaos- sin's head, which was his private quarters. The giant zoids cockpit was located just below Sin's quarters, and the floor was made of tinted plexi glass so that he could see down into the cockpit, but none of his... workers... could see into the room.
"Sin!" Gabrielle shrieked, "Why..." She was suddenly cut off by the man in the shadows.
"Close your mouth now Demi-human!" Sin yelled, his gentle voice now becoming very intimidating, even to Gabrielle, "I told you to leave him alone! If I would have known you disobeyed my orders, placing him in the cells..." He paused, the venom on his voice completely sinking into Gabrielle's skin, "Then... you beat him! And worse yet, you took him out into the open, and threatened him and his family on live ZBC broadcast!"
"But..." Gabrielle's usually steady voice was now quivering.
"My orders were to place him in a locked room! Then to announce to the world our victory... not show them the boy, bragging on everything you've told him... Sin's voice had rose, his anger clearly visible, "But no. You forget all of my orders, and do everything possible to practically ruin my original plan! You told him everything I didn't want him to know! I can't believe you!"
Gabrielle backed away as Sin still yelled, "You deserved that wound! I wanted to make him join us by choice, not force. Do you know what Im going to have to do in order for my plan to work now!?"
"But Sin! Why do you care now!? You've won, the world is ours and the Zoid Battle Commission has been struck down! People fear us, and will do anything we say or want!" Gabrielle argued, her voice still uneasy.
"You just don't get it do you!?" Sin yelled, "The ZBC is not gone! Just because we've taken out the Great Ultrasaurus doesn't mean they will give up!" He sighed, "Hell, they have people who's ancestors are the great heroes of the Guardian Force! The current leader of the ZBC is a Fly- Height! His ancestor is the legendary Guardian force member Van Fly- Height! You can bet he won't give up."
"But..."
"No But's, Demi-human!" Sin hissed, "We are the most powerful force in the world now. I will agree with you there." He paused, "But, we cannot make mistakes! A small power, such as the ZBC as it stands now, can overtake even the biggest power, us, if there are mistakes. We have already made enough."
"Nothing can stop us!" Gabrielle yelled.
She was cut off again by Sin, "You are right. Nothing can stop us as long as we don't make mistakes." He sighed, walking over to his desk which was illuminated by a small light.
In the center of the desk sat a chess board, with a game that had already begun, the black side still had most of it's pieces, only missing the pawns and a knight, while the white side only had 3 pawns the king, and a bishop left. Sin was still cloaked in the shadows as he continued his lecture, "Think of it like this game of chess, who do you think will win?"
Gabrielle looked over the board for quite a while and said, "The black side of course."
"Your wrong. Look closer. Power and winnings bring cockiness and laziness." he said, "Mistakes are made, and the loosing side takes advantage, because it is underestimated. Think of us as the black side. We out-power, and out-rule our opponents greatly. But from one foolish mistake, everything can be lost in an instant."
Gabrielle continued to gaze at the chess board, still content that the black side would win, "I don't understand."
Sin put his gloved hand into the light, the only part of him visible now, he pointed at various pieces. The pieces were all in various places, and the pawns that were left on the white side almost completely blocked off their own king protecting him from the approaching black knight. He used his pointer finger to trace a path along the board... the white bishop was in the bottom left corner, while the black king was in the upper right. The path to the king was completely clear of all opponent pieces. He traced the path from the bishop, to the king.
"One mistake." Sin said calmly, "and even the weakest force can win over the most powerful of all forces." He backed away from the light once again gazing out the window. It was now dark outside and the stars shone brightly.
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The teenagers were all on one side of the room, while the adults were on the other. The group had just finished explaining everything to Zack.
Zack sat quietly, still unsure as to if he believed that the Ultrasaurus had fallen. He looked over at Jessie, his son, who had never lied to him in his life.
Jessie looked down at the floor, "It's true dad."
Zack cursed and closed his eyes. The entire room was silent for minutes on end.
Ayane stood suddenly, looking directly at the adults, mostly her father. She puled a violet bang out of her pale face and said, "I want answers."
The adults were completely taken off guard, and Ryuji most of all. They stayed silent and sat, refusing to speak.
Ayane still stood, her eyes never leaving her father. A few seconds later Rion stood, standing just behind Ayane. Next to stand were Shiro and Kristen. Eventually Will, Jessie and Hikari stood as well.
Last to stand was Nadia, who said as she looked over at her father and uncle, "We ALL want answers."
"Now." Shiro added, with a nod from Kristen.
"Tell us what's going on." Hikari said quietly.
"And don't lie either. You know something." Will accused.
Rion nodded and said, "That's obvious enough."
Jessie agreed, "We want the entire story."
Cloud sighed and looked at his niece and said, "The entire story?"
Nadia nodded, "Everything." LightStrike walked over to her and nudged her slightly, he seemed to be siding with the group of teenagers.
"Well sense LightStrike seems to think you should know..." Cloud said as he began to tell the entire tale... starting with the very beginning of the MCME incident.
~~~~~~~~~~~~End of chapter 8~~~~~~~~
Authors note: Heh. Hope this portrays Sin's character a bit better. That was the main purpose of this chapter. Well, and to show that all the teenagers were starting to get more involved...
Oh, and sorry if I spelled Van's last name wrong, I just guessed.
Hope you liked it. Don't forget to read and review!
Himeko: My sisters mad at you for calling her a wench, lol. She was reading the reviews and finaly found out that not many people liked her character... (Well you called the Gabrielle in the story a wench, but she still got mad... oh well)
Oh, and once again, if your an RPG fan check out my friend Glitch's story: Dark Planet: REVIVAL. Its pretty good so far (plus I helped him choose what characters to use... lol)
Also, Im not sure exactly how long after Chaotic Century that Zoids/0 takes place... i've read various things, and I know they have the same timeline and 0 is after CC... One website even said that Zoids/0 takes place 3000 years after the Chaotic Century series (another site said 300 years @_@). Im not sure if this is true or not. Im just making it so that it takes place a long time after, not mentioning an exact amount of time... hope this is ok with everyone. (If anyone knows for sure how long it is after Chaotic Century that Zoids/0 takes place, please tell me.)
Hope everyone had a happy Thanksgiving!
CHAPTER 8
Hiro silently carried the unconscious Rain down the hallway and into the infirmary once again. He gently set her down on the bed and put the blankets on top of her, so she wouldn't be cold. He was just about to leave when he decided to check on Zack and make sure he was doing ok.
He quietly approached the Bahamut 0's pilot, and looked over at a monitor. It showed Zacks heart rate at normal. With a sigh, Hiro reached over to turn off some machine that was making a very loud and annoying beeping noise. That's when the Bahamut 0's pilot stuck, suddenly grabbing the hand that was reaching over him with his own bandaged hand.
He did it so silently and quickly that it scared Hiro out of his wits, and caused him to jump at least three feet in the air. When Zack let go he was grinning and chuckling slightly to himself while using his other hand to swipe a lock of his black hair out of his face, "Got you."
Hiro just glared and grinned slightly, "That wasn't funny Zack."
Zack nodded, "You jumped at least 2, maybe 3 feet, and the look on your face was hilarious." He noticed the sudden sadness behind Hiro's eyes and asked, "Now what did I miss."
Hiro sighed, "Can you walk? I don't feel like explaining everything by myself..." Then he looked over to Rain, "And I don't want to wake her up, she just passed out again."
Zack nodded and tried to stand. He was successful, but still a bit wobbly on his feet, and his burns hurt worse than ever. Ignoring the pain he followed Hiro slowly out of the room and down the hallway.
"Dad!" Jessie said, looking up as soon as Zack entered the room. Zack looked over at his son and realized that he had tears in his eyes. 'What the hell happened?' Zack thought, 'Jessie never cries.' He nodded to his son and sat weakly with the other adults, listening as everyone began to explain.
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"Damn it, Sin!" Gabrielle yelled fiercely, at the figure that was standing silently in the shadows, only his outline visible, "He stabbed me with that knife! I want him dead!"
"Leave him alone!" Sin yelled, his voice outweighing the demons by far, "I didn't want you to even touch him!" The man's voice was average pitched, not too high, and not too low, and it sounded young. His voice even sounded gentle to a point, yet it had some type of force behind it that scared even the demi-human. The shadows covered the man, making it so only part of his outline was visible.
He was gazing out the huge window located at the very top of the Chaos- sin's head, which was his private quarters. The giant zoids cockpit was located just below Sin's quarters, and the floor was made of tinted plexi glass so that he could see down into the cockpit, but none of his... workers... could see into the room.
"Sin!" Gabrielle shrieked, "Why..." She was suddenly cut off by the man in the shadows.
"Close your mouth now Demi-human!" Sin yelled, his gentle voice now becoming very intimidating, even to Gabrielle, "I told you to leave him alone! If I would have known you disobeyed my orders, placing him in the cells..." He paused, the venom on his voice completely sinking into Gabrielle's skin, "Then... you beat him! And worse yet, you took him out into the open, and threatened him and his family on live ZBC broadcast!"
"But..." Gabrielle's usually steady voice was now quivering.
"My orders were to place him in a locked room! Then to announce to the world our victory... not show them the boy, bragging on everything you've told him... Sin's voice had rose, his anger clearly visible, "But no. You forget all of my orders, and do everything possible to practically ruin my original plan! You told him everything I didn't want him to know! I can't believe you!"
Gabrielle backed away as Sin still yelled, "You deserved that wound! I wanted to make him join us by choice, not force. Do you know what Im going to have to do in order for my plan to work now!?"
"But Sin! Why do you care now!? You've won, the world is ours and the Zoid Battle Commission has been struck down! People fear us, and will do anything we say or want!" Gabrielle argued, her voice still uneasy.
"You just don't get it do you!?" Sin yelled, "The ZBC is not gone! Just because we've taken out the Great Ultrasaurus doesn't mean they will give up!" He sighed, "Hell, they have people who's ancestors are the great heroes of the Guardian Force! The current leader of the ZBC is a Fly- Height! His ancestor is the legendary Guardian force member Van Fly- Height! You can bet he won't give up."
"But..."
"No But's, Demi-human!" Sin hissed, "We are the most powerful force in the world now. I will agree with you there." He paused, "But, we cannot make mistakes! A small power, such as the ZBC as it stands now, can overtake even the biggest power, us, if there are mistakes. We have already made enough."
"Nothing can stop us!" Gabrielle yelled.
She was cut off again by Sin, "You are right. Nothing can stop us as long as we don't make mistakes." He sighed, walking over to his desk which was illuminated by a small light.
In the center of the desk sat a chess board, with a game that had already begun, the black side still had most of it's pieces, only missing the pawns and a knight, while the white side only had 3 pawns the king, and a bishop left. Sin was still cloaked in the shadows as he continued his lecture, "Think of it like this game of chess, who do you think will win?"
Gabrielle looked over the board for quite a while and said, "The black side of course."
"Your wrong. Look closer. Power and winnings bring cockiness and laziness." he said, "Mistakes are made, and the loosing side takes advantage, because it is underestimated. Think of us as the black side. We out-power, and out-rule our opponents greatly. But from one foolish mistake, everything can be lost in an instant."
Gabrielle continued to gaze at the chess board, still content that the black side would win, "I don't understand."
Sin put his gloved hand into the light, the only part of him visible now, he pointed at various pieces. The pieces were all in various places, and the pawns that were left on the white side almost completely blocked off their own king protecting him from the approaching black knight. He used his pointer finger to trace a path along the board... the white bishop was in the bottom left corner, while the black king was in the upper right. The path to the king was completely clear of all opponent pieces. He traced the path from the bishop, to the king.
"One mistake." Sin said calmly, "and even the weakest force can win over the most powerful of all forces." He backed away from the light once again gazing out the window. It was now dark outside and the stars shone brightly.
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The teenagers were all on one side of the room, while the adults were on the other. The group had just finished explaining everything to Zack.
Zack sat quietly, still unsure as to if he believed that the Ultrasaurus had fallen. He looked over at Jessie, his son, who had never lied to him in his life.
Jessie looked down at the floor, "It's true dad."
Zack cursed and closed his eyes. The entire room was silent for minutes on end.
Ayane stood suddenly, looking directly at the adults, mostly her father. She puled a violet bang out of her pale face and said, "I want answers."
The adults were completely taken off guard, and Ryuji most of all. They stayed silent and sat, refusing to speak.
Ayane still stood, her eyes never leaving her father. A few seconds later Rion stood, standing just behind Ayane. Next to stand were Shiro and Kristen. Eventually Will, Jessie and Hikari stood as well.
Last to stand was Nadia, who said as she looked over at her father and uncle, "We ALL want answers."
"Now." Shiro added, with a nod from Kristen.
"Tell us what's going on." Hikari said quietly.
"And don't lie either. You know something." Will accused.
Rion nodded and said, "That's obvious enough."
Jessie agreed, "We want the entire story."
Cloud sighed and looked at his niece and said, "The entire story?"
Nadia nodded, "Everything." LightStrike walked over to her and nudged her slightly, he seemed to be siding with the group of teenagers.
"Well sense LightStrike seems to think you should know..." Cloud said as he began to tell the entire tale... starting with the very beginning of the MCME incident.
~~~~~~~~~~~~End of chapter 8~~~~~~~~
Authors note: Heh. Hope this portrays Sin's character a bit better. That was the main purpose of this chapter. Well, and to show that all the teenagers were starting to get more involved...
Oh, and sorry if I spelled Van's last name wrong, I just guessed.
Hope you liked it. Don't forget to read and review!