{A/N: Thanks to all who reviewed and sent in the characters. I've decided to add in all the characters that have so far been submitted, so be grateful. I will allow mid-story entries, but I will be pickier with these characters than the ones first submitted. Anyway, enjoy the story. Here's the first chapter.}

Kazeyama Repair Shop---

"Almost done," a man said to a Land Rover, as he tightened the last screw.

Jake then stood and wiped his forehead with his arm. His dark gray eyes were bright as he watched the Land Rover move around for the first time in weeks. It screeched happily. The man looked young, only about 18 perhaps. His dark brown hair and tanned complexion was a dead giveaway to his oriental origin, though he was part Caucasian. Jake's white shirt was covered with grease stains from working for the past 3 hours, but he looked content. The Land Rover let out another screech of glee.

Jake laughed, and caressed the Land Rover's head as it nudged him. "You're welcome. I don't even know why I do this for money."

But just then a green Blade Liger burst into the garage. Jake's head snapped around. The Blade Liger roared, making the room shake.

"You're going to break something," Jake snapped at the Liger. "That's why I do this for money," he mumbled silently.

At his stern voice, the Blade Liger seemed to falter a little bit, but the cockpit opened. A man, who looked like he was in his mid or late twenties, stood up from the open cockpit. He looked down at Jake with steel blue eyes, and the wind slowly shifted his emerald hair. The man jumped from the cockpit and walked up to Jake.

He jabbed his thumb toward the Zoid. "I need my Liger repaired. There's something wrong in the movement of his legs. His walking seems uneven. I'll be back tomorrow at the same time to pick him up."

But as the man started to leave, Jake ran up to him. "Uh...I need your name so I can write up a receipt."

The man looked at Jake, his blue eyes glinting in the sunlight. "My name's Kaneda Omori."

"Okay then. Your Blade Liger will be ready for pick-up by tomorrow."

Kandeda Omori, a.k.a. K.O. left the garage. Jake looked up at the Zoid.

"Well, first let's get you inside."

The Liger growled and obediently followed Jake into the hangar.

"What's up this time Jakey?" a raucous voice called from the counter.

"A Blade Liger. Pilot says its movement feels uneven. There are a few minor damages to tend to also," Jake called back.

Jake looked over the Liger. He then jumped into the cockpit. The Liger roared and started to act up as Jake grabbed the controls.

"Hey! Cool it!"

"ROOOOAAAR!"

Jake tightened his grip on the controls. "You keep doing that. You'll just wear yourself down, because I'm not going anywhere."

The green Blade Liger kept bucking for a few minutes, and finally started to calm down. As soon as Jake felt he had control of the Zoid, he gradually pushed the controls forward. The Liger slowly started to walk.

"Yeah, it feels somewhat uneven," Jake murmured as he halted the Zoid.

He jumped out of the cockpit and started to inspect the leg joints.

"Ah. Here's the problem."

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A black Zabat wheeled across the sky. The rain clouds were gray and heavy, and the Saber Tiger below stood on unsteady legs. The pilot of the Zabat, Jason Pegasus, kept his Zoid flying in a circle. A small grin came across his face.

"Hmph. Give up yet?" his cool, calm voice echoed through the cockpit of the Saber Tiger.

The Saber Tiger roared. "Never! I'm not going to lose to some punk!" the pilot yelled back.

"You had your chance," Jason replied quietly.

The Zabat plummeted toward the Saber Tiger. The Tiger launched itself at the Zabat, but Jason maneuvered his Zoid out of the Saber Tiger's way, and opened his wing blades instead. The Saber Tiger slammed into the ground; so did its detached leg. Jason flew into the sky as the rain began to fall. His screen beeped.

"Huh. Looks like that pilot wasn't a total idiot after all. He nicked my wing," Jason said, looking at the beeping screen

Jason landed his Zoid next to the felled Saber Tiger and picked up his transmitter.

"He's yours for pick-up. Yeah. Okay. Just put the money in my account. Uh- huh. Sure. Bye," Jason said in his radio transmitter.

Jason took one last glance at the Tiger, then took off into the air.

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"What the-" but Drake's voice was cut off.

The Konig Wolf launched itself toward the Shinryu unit. The Dragon Zoid was able to dodge the attack, but the Wolf was fast. Almost too fast.

"What's with the Wolf, Shin?!" Drake Lithran yelled.

The Dragon King growled, and took off into the air. On the Wolf's back, two boosters opened up, and the Zoid flew after the Shinryu. Drake tightly closed his hands around the controls, and banked a sharp right. The Konig Wolf howled and five missiles came rushing toward Drake. Trying to stay calm, Drake pulled his Zoid into a barrel roll, and avoided the missile attack. Despite the tight situation, Drake's silver eyes were wide with excitement.

::The sky is my domain. He who enters without leave shall not prevail::

The boosters on the wings of the Dragon Zoid suddenly opened up and started to spit out blue flames. The Shinryu shot forward. It turned toward the sky, and flipped over to face the on-coming Konig Wolf. The Wolf howled and fired 5 more missiles toward the Shinryu. But the Dragon King's wings started to glow, and the missiles were blocked by the shield. The Shinryu let out a huge roar.

"Yeah. I agree with you partner. Let's do this," Drake said.

The Shinryu lowered its head, making itself more aerodynamic, and sped forward. As it approached the Konig Wolf, its already red eyes began to glow brighter. The front claws of the Shinryu started to glow the same color as its eyes. The Konig Wolf howled and met the Shinryu unit. Both Zoids sped passed each other, and seemed to hover in the air for a while. Then the Konig Wolf let out one last weak howl, and fell to the ground with an explosion. Drake landed his Zoid and stumbled out of the cockpit. His spiky black hair was wet with sweat, and his black shirt was plastered to his chest. He was breathing hard, but a grin came across Drake's face.

"I haven't had such a rush in a Zoid battle for a long time. What about you Shin?" Drake looked up at his Zoid.

It roared happily. But Drake was a little curious about the Zoid. He went over to inspect it. The cockpit was empty.

"A rogue Zoid," he said quietly.

Drake's eyes fell on a marking on the Konig Wolf's shoulder. It looked like a blood red snake, coiled, and ready to strike. But as Drake leaned closer to get a better look at the marking, it turned into a real snake. The red snake hissed and slithered off. Drake was shocked. He had just seen a marking turn into a real snake.

{A/N:The snake was actually like a mini-Zoid. Think small Stealth Viper.}

"Must be getting a little tired," Drake said, shaking his head. "Let's get out of this place."

Drake hurried away from the Konig Wolf and took off in his Zoid. A woman stood on a cliff not far from the battle. She had seen everything. Though the shadows hid most of her form, two glowing eyes could be seen. They had a crescent shape and an amber color that belonged only on a hungry cat. A smile crept onto the woman's face.

"Well done, human," she said. Her voice was smooth and fluid, but cold and cruel. It was enough to make a man shiver. "You did better than I expected. Perhaps you will be of some use to me after all."

The red snake from the Konig Wolf slithered onto the cliff and stopped at the woman's feet. The woman's eyes flashed as she saw the snake. There was anger burning in them as she swiped down and caught the metal snake on her finger. Her long silver nails closed around the snake. They dug into the snake's scales, and it seemed to cry out.

"Khai! You fool! I am angry, but you are fortunate. For your loss has given me another idea," the woman narrowed her feline eyes.

She then stepped out from the shadows. Her dark black hair was streaked with red and reached down to her elbow. The woman's skin was fair, and her form was thin. If not for the cold, evil look in her eyes, she would have been a beautiful woman. She seemed to be listening to something as the wind swept by. The woman's amber eyes widened and she dropped the snake. It slithered away. In the cover of the bushes, the snake changed into a humanoid form. It was a boy, perhaps around 14, with blood red hair. His face was timid and his eyes were wide with fright. Khai cowered in the shadows, away from the piercing glare of the demon woman.

"Enko!"

A silver mini-Shadow Fox-like creature appeared in front of the woman. It bowed its head slightly, and changed. Instead of a fox, a woman was kneeling before the demon woman. Her hair was silver and was shoulder length. Enko's eyes were yellow and ever so watchful. She had dark gray fox ears atop her head, and they twitched at every sound.

"Yes, Lady Inari?"

Enko's voice was silky and devious. Her eyes were cold and indifferent, but she had an evil yet humorous look. Lady Inari looked up toward the sky.

"There is a firstborn near here. I smell it in the air. I can sense him," Inari said, and then turned to glare down at Enko. "I want you to get him."

Enko's expression turned into a surprised look.

"A firstborn? I thought they had all been wiped out in the Big Change."

"Apparently not. But he could prove useful. Find him, Enko, and bring him to me."

Enko bowed low. "Of course, my lady."

With that, Enko transformed back into a fox and ran off.

"As for you," Inari turned to Khai. The boy slunk more into the bushes. "You are a waste of a demon, but I will not dispose of you just yet. Track the dragon-boy. Don't take your eyes off of him. I am not asking you to do anything but watch. And don't you even lay a finger on him, Snake, or you will wish you were dead."

Khai nodded mutely, and slithered off. Inari looked over toward the falling sun. She turned into a black raven and flew away.

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"Okay, people. Get OFF you lazy asses and let's go!" Ariel Kaiko was disgusted at her teammates' laziness.

They had won their first match the day before, and had celebrated...all night long. Now they were pooped and refused to get up. Ariel put her hands on her hips. Her spiked bracelet jingled a little at the movement. Her hazel eyes showed clear annoyance. She looked over the team.

Blain Kami was quite arrogant. He was probably the happiest one of the team when they had won. But Blain was a pretty quiet guy, much to Ariel's dismay, with an exception of last night. He wore a green shirt and black pants. His red jacket was draped over the back of the couch, and his red sweatband that was usually around his head had come off and was around his neck instead. Because of his painful past, Blain prefers being called Strider.

Ebony Knight was the other female member of the team besides Ariel. She tries to get everyone to call her S.Angel, but everyone just calls her Angel. She doesn't talk much, but is a very compassionate person, once you get to know her. Though one may only see sadness in her eyes, Ariel knows Angel has a good heart. Currently, Angel was on the ground with her almond- shaped eyes closed. Her black, knee-high boots were under the table. Angel wore a black leather belly shirt that zipped up the front. She had one fingerless glove on her hand, but the other was on top of the table.

Kaneda Omori was the leader of their team. He had originally started his team with some gourds from his parents' manor, but decided to create a team and register it as an official ZBC team. Kaneda, or K.O. as he is more often called, was a fairly laid back person. He could seem impersonal at times, but the team respected him. Ariel noticed he wasn't in the room.

"He must be out repairing his Zoid," she thought. "He was, after all, complain about uneven movement or something like that."

K.O. came from a rich family, but grew sick of them. He didn't talk much about his past to the team, and the team didn't ask.

Then finally, there was Ariel Kaiko herself. She discribes herself as a punk, and seems to be proud of it. She doesn't know much about her past, but doesn't care. She's the sarcastic, logical one of the team, and tends to always point out flaws in plans, tactics, etc... Her hair was black, and about shoulder length. Her eyes were hazel, and currently her nails were painted black, though sometimes they were dark purple. Ariel's pants were usually baggy black carpenter pants, and she had on a black shirt with a skull on the front side. The sleeves looked a little fringed, and around her neck Ariel wore a dog collar similar to her bracelet.

The Last Guard Team was having a leisurely morning, since most members refused to get up. Ariel finally gave up on trying to get Strider and Angel up and training for the next match, so she turned on the television instead. As she surfed through the channels, something caught her eye. Her eyes widened and she popped in a video card and started to record.

"-another attack has been reported last night. This is the twelfth Zoid attack this week. This time, a black Storm Sworder attacked a Pteras. No one knows who is responsible for these attacks, but they seem to be slowly wiping out the population of Zoids in the area. Inspectors are investigating-" the reporter was saying.

Ariel took out the video card and ran to the computer room. She popped in the card, as well as a few others. She clicked a few times on the mouse, and 7 windows popped up on the screen. Ariel played each of them and stopped them in a particular area. She looked closely at each screen. A black raven was flying away in all the reports.

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Raptor Raen, more commonly known as Shinigami, sipped at her mug slowly. Her eyes looked around, then strayed to the television. Another attack had occurred. It seemed to be routine now. Shinigami took here icy blue-silver eyes from the screen. She didn't care much about the attacks. Shinigami continued to sip her drink. She seemed to be in sort of meditating state, when something broke her concentration.

"Can I sit here?"

Shinigami turned her head, and was face to face with a man about her age. Jake Tsubasa was eyeing the seat next to Shinigami. Shinigami nodded slightly, acknowledging this, but said nothing.

"Thanks. Fridays are always really crowed in the mornings," Jake said, and sat down across from Shinigami.

He wiped some of the grease from his face with a napkin, and ordered a cappuccino. He took a long drink and then set the cup down. Jake looked at the TV.

"Wow. Another attack. This is getting weird," Jake said.

Shinigami was looking over the man who sat across from her. She didn't even hear his comment.

"You work at a repair shop?" she said in a low voice.

"Uh...Yeah. I work at Kazeyama's. I just got a break. Some guy dropped off a Zoid and I was working on it for hours."

"You're Tsubasa right? I hear you're a pretty damn good repairer."

Jake leaned back.

"Really? Cool."

"You pilot Zoids?"

Jake's eye seemed to twitch, and a strange look came across his face, but then it was gone.

"Nah. Repairing is enough for me."

He looked down at his wristwatch.

"Whoa. I'd better get going. Well, it was nice talking to you. See ya."

Jake paid the waitress for his cappuccino and left with one last wave to Shinigami. Just as he exited the door, and silver fox streaked across the road. It looked after Jake and followed quickly.

"You're mine firstborn," it hissed.

{A/N: There. The first chapter. It's really long, so be happy. Took me a while to write it too. I also put in all the character, but it may have been centered around a few more than the others, but don't worry. Each character will have their limelight. Oh yeah, a few notes to some of the reviewers:

Genofuhrer and Amrun -- I kind of changed your character's personalities a little. Sorry. If you don't like the change, please say so.

lost writer -- I've decided to make your team into a team with other OC's in it. It would have been too difficult to make your team the way it was.

Shadowflare - I was wondering if the Shinryu actually talked, like with human speech (or telepathy or whatever) or if it was like Bit and the Liger Zero. You know, the whole, the Liger roars and Bit somehow understands thing.

Sorry to those reviewers for the slight changes. I hope you don't mind too much. But then again, I did warn you people that I would do what I had to so I could make this fanfic successful. I hope you liked the first chapter. There's more where that came from. And about the 'firstborn' talk. The demons, Inari, Enko, and Khai, refer to the organoids as 'firstborns.' Don't ask about it. And the whole 'the sky is my domain thing,' I have no idea where it came from. I just made it up. It could be the Shinryu's thoughts or Drake's or whatever. Depends on the reader. R&R. See ya.}