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Chapter III: Angels

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Naomi Fluegel felt refreshed as she woke the following morning. Actually, she felt revived.

She shook as she stood up, her legs wobbled as she tired to get her balance. Taking her clothes, she entered the bathroom.

When she opened the door, she was surprised. She found a tub filled with steaming water flowing from a faucet. And it looked inviting.

For the first time since yesterday, she realized that she was naked. Only the bandages covered various parts of her anatomy, thankfully it was the sensitive parts it covered.

The unnerving thing is, HE must have seen her. That's not the thing that's bothering her.

It bothered her that he was a perfect gentleman. Not like those other men who see her as a sex object and undress her with their eyes.

But he only had kindness in his eyes. One couldn't help but trust him immediately.

Another unnerving thing was she didn't know his name.

Closing the door, she gently removed her bandages. Now totally naked, she carefully dipped in the tub, thankful for the relaxing water as it touched her delicate skin.

The water relaxed her in ways she never dreamt possible.

For a time being, all her troubles washed away.

***

At Zoid Battle Commission headquarters, Lt. Blazer knocked at the door to Major Anders's office.

"Enter," came the commanding voice of the Major.

"Sir, we have confusing news," Lt. Blazer said.

"Confusing?" The Major frowned in bewilderment.

"We have received a report from the mountain region of Guylos. I didn't know we had an outpost there."

"We don't," the Major said. "But we did broadcast an all point bulletin for the Backdraft group."

"Sir," Lt. Blazer smirked. "This report is unusual even if we'd posted that bulletin."

"How so?" Anders asked.

"It was coded," he said.

"So?"

"We used a level five decoder for it," Blazer said. Almost immediately, Anders looked at the report and sighed.

"My God, he's still alive," Anders smiled.

"Sir?" Blazer was confused.

"Send a message," Major Anders said officially. "Agent's actions will be OFFICIALLY disavowed. Unofficially, good hunting."

"Is that all sir?" Blazer asked.

"Yes Lieutenant, that is all. Send it in level five code," Major Anders said.

"Yes sir," a confused Lieutenant said as he left the Major's office.

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After breakfast that the man had prepared or her, Naomi tried to find him.

His place was not huge but it took her about five minutes to find him.

And she found him working on her damaged zoid.

"Good morning," she greeted. The man turned and looked at her smiling.

"Hello," he said. "Sleep well?"

"Yes, thank you," she smiled.

"Are you up for a trip?" he asked as he wiped his hands on a rag.

"Trip?" she asked.

"Yes," he removed his overalls and tossed it aside. He wore a white jacket that barely reached the hem of his belt. Naomi blinked for he wore all white from head to toe.

"I need some part for your zoid that I can only get in town," he explained. "I was hoping that you could join me."

"Sure," she smiled.

"Okay then," he motioned her to follow him. They reached a red cruiser that looked like a sports car but instead of wheels, the front had skis and the rear had snow tracks.

"Red?" she asked. "And I though it was going to be white."

"I'm a search and rescue officer in this parts," he smiled. "I needed to be seen by others."

Naomi smiled at his explanation.

"Does it work?" she asked.

"I found you, didn't I?" he said in a gentle voice. Naomi blushed at the gentleness of his voice.

"By the way," she said. "I forgot to ask your name."

"Understandable," he smiled as he gestured her to enter the cruiser. "You were out of it for a while." Naomi sat on the passenger side as he sat on the driver's. He closed the canopy

"So, what's the name of my savior?" she smiled.

"Weis," he said. "Weis Einzelganger." Naomi blinked at his name.

"Pardon?" she asked. Weis sighed and looked at her.

"Call me Weis," he said. "Everyone does," with that the bay doors opened and they exited the hangar.

During their trip towards town, Naomi questioned Weis about the place.

He told her that because of magnetic interference, the only way to communicate to the outside world is by using Communication Boosters. Without those, the radio waves only travel about five kilometers and sensors are greatly severed to the same distance. Meaning except for the radius of five miles, you are blind.

"But what about Com boosters for the zoid or cruisers?" Naomi asked.

"It will short circuit the system when you turn it on," Weis explained. "It requires a lot of power so the only zoids that could carry and operate such equipment are custom built or a Gordos."

"What about flying zoids?" she asked.

"The blizzards and winds make it hard for a zoid to function properly in the air," he said. "But if you attain a certain height, the air is calm."

"Why did you chose to live here?" she asked.

"It was accidental," he said. "I was traveling on my zoid when I came into town. The folks were nice so I stayed."

Naomi sensed that it was more than that but didn't press it. There was something about people living alone in the middle of nowhere that said they wanted to forget the past.

She silenced herself and looked out of the window.

"Everything looks the same," she commented.

"How did you think I got lost in the first place?" he smiled in humor. Naomi laughed at his admission.

"We're here," Weis announced. Naomi looked forward and found a large dome that looked like a giant igloo.

Naomi looked at him inquiringly.

"You didn't actually think they'd live out here, did you?" he asked. Naomi's expression told him she did. Weis sighed and smiled.

"It's an environmental dome," he explained. "It's kept at a reasonable climate away from the blizzards." They entered a tunnel that lead into the dome and when they were through, Naomi blinked in surprise.

It was an oasis in the snow.

She thought that the town was small but it was actually as large as the one she hangs out.

And it also has everything.

Grocery, a bar, a diner and even a zoid custom shop.

That's where Weis parked the cruiser.

As he opened the canopy, Naomi felt the comforting warmth of the atmosphere. No doubt from the atmospheric generators the facility had.

As soon as Weis got out of the cruiser, he was suddenly mobbed by a group of kids.

"Uncle Weis!" one of them shouted as all of them came and hugged him. Weis laughed as he almost fell by the actions of the children.

Naomi smiled as she watched them. Obviously the man was well loved by the children and it made her respect him more.

"Uncle Weis?" she teased. Weis smiled embarrassingly and looked away.

"They made me their honorary 'Uncle' a few months after I got here," he said. "They're... quite attached to me."

"I can see that," Naomi smiled.

"Uncle Weis?" a soft but gentle voice interrupted them. Naomi turned to find a kind and gentle girl by the age of twelve. She had light blue hair and eyes and a fair skin. She wore a white jacket and white skirt. Then she noticed Naomi and she looked at her shocked.

"Hi, Angel," Weis smiled as he saw her shocked expressions. "I would like you to meet Naomi Fluegel. Naomi this is Chioni Neriada. She's somewhat..."

"You're greatest fan," one of the kids said. Chioni blushed and bowed at her.

"She watches all of your matches!" another child exclaimed making Chioni blush even harder.

"Did she?" Naomi smiled.

"Yup!" another one quipped. "Then she would go to the target range to train to be a sniper!"

"Really?" Naomi seemed intrigued. She looked at Weis who just shrugged. "Is she good?"

"She's fine," he said smiling. "Give it a couple of years and she'd best you."

"I wouldn't doubt it," Naomi smiled.

"Why don't you two get to know each other while I get the parts," Weis said.

"Are you sure?" Naomi asked.

"Don't worry," he smiled. "Angel will take care of you." Naomi looked at him incredulously as he walked away.

"Is he always like that?" Naomi asked.

"Unfortunately, yes," Chioni sighed and led her idol to the bar.

***

"How's it hanging, Rick?" Weis asked the mechanic when he entered the zoid custom shop.

"Not bad," he said. "Just tidying up the place."

"I need some parts," Weis said as he gave Rick a list.

"I can do this," he said. "But I need some time to collect this. Two hours perhaps?"

"Two hours," Weis agreed. "I need to check on something anyway."

"By the way, I can't increase the volley speed of the twin sniper rifles," Rick said. "It may overload the guns."

"It's okay," he smiled. "I'll adapt to it."

"Be careful out there," Rick warned.

"Thanks," Weis said as he disappeared to the darkness.

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End of 3

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