Zoids Chaotic Century:
Child of the Black Moon
Virus Organoid
Part 2
Unfolding Mysteries
-The Guardian Force base-
"Fiona, do you think you can help me tune up the Liger?" Van asked her as she walked through the hall with Elliee.
"Hi, daddy!" Elliee cried, going over and hugging him. Van turned bright red, and looked at Fiona, who just laughed. Because Elliee still couldn't remember anything, she had adopted names for all of them. She called Van and Fiona 'daddy and mommy', and she called Irvine her 'big brother', and Moonbay her 'big sister'.
"Uh, hi… sweetie," Van said, trying to play along. "What were you and mommy doing?"
"Mommy going show me big 'bots!" Van looked at Fiona questionably. 'The Zoids', she mouthed at him.
"Oh, well, let's all go there together!" he cried, putting her up on his shoulders. She laughed, and looked down at Fiona.
"Daddy's fun, right mommy?" she asked.
"Yes, he's wonderful," Fiona smiled at her, then at Van. Moonbay saw them and grinned.
"Wow, wouldn't Van make a great dad?" she said to herself.
"Yes, and Fiona has always had that mother-like attitude to her," Dr. D said, coming up behind her.
"So, have you found out anything about that girl?" Moonbay asked, quieter now. Lately, Dr. D had been doing 'research' on the girl. He watched her behavior, and recorded it, and then he would see if he could do something about her memory.
"Strangely, no. I've been trying to find out how in the world she seems so open towards everyone, it's really stumping me."
"Well, isn't that the nature of little kids? I mean, aren't they always open like that?"
"I've never seen a child who's been through so much as she had, and still been so lively and enthusiastic. Normally, they're quiet and shy, but she's different, and I'm trying to figure that one out right now."
"Hey, are Thomas and Irvine back from their little 'errand' yet?" Moonbay asked him.
"No, not yet, I can't figure out what's taking them so long," Dr. D said, sounding worried. Irvine and Thomas had gone to investigate the city where Elliee had been found, to see if they could find any clues to the whereabouts of any of the townspeople. They had been gone for two days.
"If they're not back by tomorrow, I'm gonna go look for them," Moonbay said, walking back to the lab with Dr. D. "Irvine said he would help me with repairing my Gustav, and, well…"
"Oh, you just miss him!" Dr. D teased her. "You miss your widdle Irvine, don't you?"
"Damn it, I'd finish you off right now, if you didn't look half-dead already!" she yelled at him, taking a swing at his head.
"Calm down, Moonbay, I was just joking. Irvine will be fine, remember, Thomas is with him. Plus, he's a strong kid. He'll get out of anything thrown at him." Moonbay gave him a small smile, but inside, she felt something was wrong.
-Meanwhile, in the hangar-
"Ooo, pretty!" Elliee said in awe. "They so big and shiny!" Van laughed. "What it called?" she asked.
"Well, this is called the Blade Liger," Van replied, smiling down at her.
"Blade Liger?" she asked, confused. Fiona giggled.
"Yes, it's like a big cat," he described.
"I like kitties!" she cried out happily. Van also showed her a Godulus belonging to the Guardian Force, and a Command Wolf. "Daddy knows lots about the big 'bots!" Elliee cried out, sounding impressed.
"Yes, he certainly does," Fiona replied, which made Van blush.
"Aww, come on, I don't know that much!" he said modestly.
"Can we ride?" she asked, looking at him with big eyes.
"Um, well," Van looked at Fiona. She nodded. "Sure!" he said. "Zeke! Can you come here, please?" Van called to the organoid who was on the other side of the hangar. Zeke didn't seem to hear him. "Zeke!" Van called again.
"Zeke, come on, we're going to go for a run, don't you want to come?" Fiona asked him. The organoid looked at them, growled softly, then walked away.
"I guess he doesn't want to," Van said, kind of stumped, "that's odd, Zeke loves going for runs."
As Zeke walked away, he looked back. Van and Fiona were getting into the Liger with that strange girl. Zeke wanted so much to go, but he didn't trust that little girl. There were traces of some scent that Zeke couldn't pinpoint. He felt something coming from that girl, and it wasn't good. Zeke didn't know what to think about her. She confused him. She seemed so sweet and naïve, but there was just something mysterious about her. He did know, however, that the girl they called 'Elliee' wasn't to be trusted.
-A few hours later-
Later that night, while everyone was eating, Zeke walked out to the hangar. He decided he'd go for a run now. Van wouldn't mind as long as he was careful. He jumped into the Liger, and began to run. Ah, this is what he wanted to do all day, but with that girl in the way, he couldn't. As Zeke controlled the Liger through the desert, he spotted something in the distance.
As he got closer, he saw it was a person. Zeke returned to the outside, and slowly walked toward the person, so he wouldn't frighten whoever it was. He made his way closer, and heard a moan. He kept going right up to the person. Through the darkness, Zeke could see that it was a man. Zeke sniffed at him, trying to pick up a scent. He knew this scent, it was Thomas!
"Zeke, is that you?" Thomas asked wearily. Zeke growled in response. "Oh, it is you! Quickly, warn Van…" he began to lose continuousness. Fast as he could, Zeke picked up Thomas, got him into the Liger, and ran it as fast as he could to the base.
"Hey, what the hell? That's my Blade Liger!" Van yelled, running outside as the Liger came closer. Zeke opened the cockpit of the Zoid and jumped out. Inside lie Thomas.
"Thomas!" Fiona yelled.
"Oh my god, what happened?" Moonbay asked, running up behind her. Van ran to him and lifted Thomas onto his shoulders.
"Thomas? Thomas, wake up!" Van tried to get him to respond, but Thomas stayed silent. "Fiona, go get Dr. D; Moonbay help me with Thomas!" Van ordered them. "What could possibly have happened?" Van asked himself.
-A few minutes later-
"Yes, he's beat-up pretty bad," Dr. D noted, examining Thomas' condition. "What happened?" he asked, looking at Van.
"I really don't know. Zeke just brought him back in the Blade Liger," Van replied.
"Zeke, did you know from the beginning that Thomas was out there?" Fiona asked the organoid. Zeke shook his head and growled.
"Daddy, what's happened to Uncle?" Elliee asked, tugging on his shirt.
"What, Uncle?" Van asked her, confused. Oh, she must have just thought that up now. "Well, Uncle's been hurt pretty bad," Van replied softly, kneeling down and putting his hand on her head.
"Will he be okay?" she asked scared.
"Well-" Van hesitated, afraid to tell her how bad Thomas was.
"Yes he'll be fine," Dr. D interrupted, smiling down at her.
Suddenly, Moonbay realized something terrible.
"Wait," she said suddenly, "wasn't Irvine supposed to be with him?"
"You're right, where is he?" Dr. D replied.
"If Thomas is here, then," Fiona paused, "where's Irvine?" Just then, they heard Thomas let out a soft moan, and he opened his eyes.
"Van?" he said softly.
"Thomas!" Van cried.
"Thank god, we thought you would never wake up!" Dr. D said.
"Van… it was terrible," he started, "the organiod is the cause, it's all because of the organoid."
"What, Thomas, you're not making any sense," Van said confused.
"Thomas, where's Irvine?" Moonbay asked, kneeling in front of him.
"It was black…. took Irvine…. we're all in danger…." Thomas tried to say. "The girl…it's the girl…"
"Thomas, what happened to Irvine?" Moonbay yelled desperately.
"Moonbay, try to calm down," Fiona told her, "you're scaring Elliee." The girl buried her face in Fiona's dress.
"No! I want to know what happened to Irvine!" she screamed, her eyes filling with tears.
"Moonbay, please," Dr. D tried to calm her, "we'll find him, but now we need to worry about Thomas."
"Thomas will be fine, he's here, with us, but what about Irvine?" she looked up at him, tears running down her face. "He's still out there."
"Okay, I'll go look for him," Van said finally, "come on, Zeke."
"Wait, don't go Daddy!" Elliee cried, grabbing his shirt.
"Your 'brother' is out there," Van told her, "and I'm going to go look for him."
"No, no, NO!!" Elliee screamed, looking into his eyes. She seemed to pull him in. "Daddy doesn't have to go, right Mommy?" she asked, looking at Fiona. Again, her eyes pulled Fiona in.
"No, please stay, Van, stay with us, forget Irvine."
"FORGET IRVINE?! Oh, some friend you are, Fiona!" Moonbay screamed. Van glared at her. Moonbay seemed taken aback. Elliee gave her the same pull-in look, but Moonbay seemed to know what was going on. "No," she said menacingly, "no, I'm not falling for it. I don't know what you did to them, but I do know that I'm not going to be pulled into your little game. Not when Irvine's in trouble. I'll find him, and you're not going to stop me." Moonbay left, leaving them all to adore Elliee.
She walked slowly to the hangar, and looked at the empty place where Irvine's Lightning Saix usually stood. Then she walked outside, looked at the stars, and began to sob.
"I'll find you Irvine, I promise."
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Well, that's chapter 2 for ya. Plz r/r and just for the heck of it, here's a little preview of what's coming up in chapter 3!
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"What the hell is that?" Van asked.
"That's the-AAGH!" Thomas screamed in pain.
"Thomas? THOMAS! What the hell is going on?"
"Van…it's the…darkness…" Thomas fell unconscious.
"Oh my god, Thomas! Van, what happened to him?" Fiona screamed.
"I don't know Fiona, but I think it has something to do with this 'darkness' we're up against…"
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Well, there ya go. I'm not gonna spoil it, so just watch out for chapter 3, k?
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