I'm With You- Chapter Two- Rainbow Rivers
By ShadowSpinner
Hey, y'all, its me again. I know I said that "I'm With You" was supposed to be a one-shot fic, but I got an idea for a second and third chapter that were partially fueled by requests from CoupleKeeper and Karidon, so here is Chapter Two. This chapter here is actually going to be boring, but it's setting up for chapter three, which should be funnier. Thank you all SOOO much for all those great reviews for the first chapter! I really hope you like this chapter, too! I don't think you will; it is going to be boring. Please review anyways! I could always use more criticism to make my work better.
Disclaimer: I don't own Zoids. I made up Rainbow Rivers. There, was that good enough? No? Tough.
It was now official that Bit and Leena was a couple. Brad and Doc apologized to Jamie about the things they said about his food. Jamie, however, was angry with them. The next night the whole team went out to a steak and seafood restaurant. Brad and Doc had to convince Jamie that it was just to celebrate Bit and Leena, and not because they didn't like his cooking. Brad and Doc both ate some bad clams, and were sick for almost a week. Jamie thought it was hilarious and swore to both of them that he would never let them forget "the little clam incident", as he called it.
Now, a month later, things were back to normal. Well, mostly. Jamie still teased Doc and Brad about "the little clam incident" (A/N: Very unusual for him, I know, but I just couldn't help it). Bit and Leena still argued and fought all the time, but now they'd actually kiss and make up. It was, to quote Brad, disgusting.
Harry, of course, was absolutely furious. He screamed at Bit and pleaded with Leena, but to no avail. He challenged Bit to a one-on-one Zoid battle several times, but stopped when Leena finally screamed at him that even on the off chance that he did manage to win, she'd still love Bit. He still hung around, though, with tears always brimming in his eyes, and never let Leena go anywhere without him. She was angry, but she just ignored him.
The Blitz Team -thankfully Harry-less- was currently about fifty miles east of Rainbow Rivers, finishing up a battle with an S-class team called the Annihilators Team. The team consisted of a Shield Liger, a Storm Zorder, and a Lightning Saix (A/N: Did I get the names right? Is it Saix or Sykes?).
"STRIKE LASER CLAW!" Bit yelled. The Liger 0 Schneider burst out from behind a rock outcropping and sliced through the Shield Liger before the pilot had a chance to react.
"The battle is over, the battle is over. The winner is. the Blitz Team!" the judge announced. The capsule closed over it and shot back up into space, creating a hot wind.
"It was a good battle," the leader of the Annihilators said from inside of his Shield Liger. "You fought well."
"Right back at ya," Bit said.
"I hope we get to battle you again someday," said the women inside the Storm Zorder (A/N: Before you even ask, no it is not Pierce).
"Agreed," said Brad.
The Blitz Team watched as the Annihilators Team loaded their Zoids onto a large black Gustav with three trailers behind it. Soon they were out of sight, heading north towards their base.
"Woohoooo!" screamed Jamie, still in Wild Eagle mode, as he flew the Raynos in gigantic loop-de-loops high above the Liger 0 Schneider, Shadowfox, and Hover Cargo.
Bit was ecstatic, too, but for a different reason. Winning this battle meant that he could finally pay off his debt to Doc. After the next battle won, he would finally have some money to spend on Leena. He grinned and pushed his wild blond hair out of his light green eyes.
Brad just characteristically grinned and wondered how big his cut of the money was going to be. You could practically see the little money signs dancing around in his blue eyes.
Leena cheered from the Hover Cargo. She had had to sit out of this battle because they needed Jamie out there to fight the Storm Zorder, and because her Gunsniper still had some damage from the last week's battle against the Tornado Team.
"Good job, team!" Doc exclaimed. "That was the best S-class victory we've had yet! None of our Zoids were taken out!"
"That doesn't mean we weren't damaged at all," Brad said. "Shadowfox needs a few repairs to its armor and back legs."
"Liger, too," Bit added, "along with its right side. That got hammered pretty badly. How 'bout you, Ja- I mean Wild Eagle?"
"I rock!" Wild Eagle was screaming, obviously not listening to the conversation. "I am so cool! I am the best Zoid pilot ever! I- huh? What was that, Bit? Oh yeah, I guess the Raynos could use some repairs to the armor and left wing."
"Ohhh," Leena complained, "couldn't we wait on that? I wanna go see Rainbow Rivers. I read that its one of the greenest and prettiest cites on Zi, with waterfalls and gorgeous architecture and stuff like that. It's just west of here, and it'd only take a few minutes to get there. We could even have a victory dinner at one of its restaurants."
"Oh yes," Wild Eagle said in the sweet voice that he used to tease people, "we could go out to eat! I just have a craving for clams, don't you, Doc? How 'bout you, Brad?"
"That isn't funny anymore, Jamie!" Brad snapped angrily.
"My name's Wild Eagle, not Jamie! How many times do I have to tell you?"
"Fine, Wild Eagle, that isn't funny anymore!" Brad said, even more angrily than before.
"It is so totally, completely still funny!" Wild Eagle was rolling in laughter as well as his Raynos (A/N: I couldn't think of another way to describe it! It's like a tight, horizontal spiral).
Bit just grinned. He turned the Schneider around and headed for the Hover Cargo. "You know," he said to Doc and Leena, "I know a great place in Rainbow Rivers where we can get our Zoids fixed for cheap while we go out for dinner."
"Really?" Leena squealed, enthusiasm shining in her violet eyes as she jumped up and down. "Can we go, Dad? Pleeeaassee can we go?"
"Well, I don't know," Doc said slowly, "Bit, are you sure we can trust this place?"
"Oh, yeahhh," Bit said, running the Liger up the loading ramp, with the ShadowFox right behind him. "It's a great place, doesn't charge much, and does a great job fixing up Zoids. We can totally trust them. I swear on my Liger 0."
"See, Dad? He swears on his Liger 0. That's practically holy! So can we go? Pleeeeaaaasssseeeeee?"
"I dunno..."
"Pllleeeeaaaasssseeee?"
"Well, okay. I guess we do deserve it." Doc sighed.
"YIPPEEEE!" Leena shrieked. She jumped up and down in enthusiasm, and grabbed Bit, who had just entered the room. Together they jumped around the room. Brad, who had been behind Bit, sighed.
"All right team, let's go," Doc said.
"But wait. Where's Jamie?" Brad asked, looking around.
"There he is," Leena said, finally done screaming and jumping. She pushed her magenta hair out of her eyes and pointed at the screen. Jamie -still in Wild Eagle mode- was still performing various aeronautical stunts with his Raynos.
"Wild Eagle, come on in. We're going out to dinner," Doc said over the radio link.
"And hurry!" Leena added impatiently.
"Base 2, code name 'Hover Cargo', this is Special Aeronautic Agent Wild Eagle in the Raynos Unit 1. Please repeat transmission," Wild Eagle said, his voice muffled by his hand, as he tried to sound like the jet pilots in the movies.
Leena's temper snapped. "Listen, we are LEAVING, with or without you, so I suggest that if you want to keep your spot on this team, you will get your butt down here NOW!" (A/N: Sorry. I'm really trying not to curse. If it so pleases you, you may insert the other word for 'butt' instead, here and throughout the rest of the fic.)
"10-4, Sergeant Hothead, ma'am. Wild Eagle comin' in for a landing." (A/N: 10-4 means 'okay' or 'I copy', or something like that.)
Leena glared. "Who the heck does he think he is?!" she screamed. (A/N: The same policy goes for the word 'heck', too.) The rest of the team sweat- dropped.
"Sergeant 'Hothead'?" Bit repeated, visibly fighting to contain his laughter. Brad and Doc shook their heads. They heard a slight thump as the Raynos landed in the hangar. A few minutes later, Wild Eagle- now in 'Jamie' mode- walked into the room.
"Sorry," he immediately apologized to Leena. "It wasn't really me talking, just my alter ego."
"That's okay," Bit said hastily, trying to restrain Leena from tackling Jamie. "Hey Brad, gimme a hand here."
"No way, dude. She's your girlfriend," Brad said, backing away.
"Oh, thanks soooo much," Bit said sarcastically.
"Ah, here's a picture of Rainbow Rivers," Doc announced, trying to distract Leena. It worked. Leena wrestled herself out of Bit's grasp and ran to her father.
"Oh, how pretty!" she exclaimed. The others crowded around the screen. The picture showed a beautiful city with a large river flowing through the middle of it, and a waterfall behind the city, off in the distance. The waterfall was so huge that the rainbows that the mist from it produced were clearly visible in the picture, even though it was obviously taken a good distance away from it.
"It is very pretty," Doc agreed. Bit, Jamie, and Brad nodded. "Well," Doc said, "I'll set the coordinates into the computer. We'll be there in about fifteen minutes."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Fifteen Minutes Later~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Rainbow Rivers was indeed impressive. The houses were built in some old style of architecture, and painted in vivid colors. They were old, but obviously very well kept. The newer buildings were obvious also, because they were the only ones made of metal. There were trees everywhere, along with lots of grass, flowers, and other plants. The city was a bit damp, but it was bearable. Children were everywhere, running around in screaming groups, playing hide-and-seek. Adults milled around, calling out to children or each other. People walked in and out of buildings.
Leena drew in a breath, and gazed in wonder out the window at the city. "It's beautiful," she managed to gasp out.
"Yeah," said Jamie, his grey eyes wide in wonder.
"Where are we going, Bit?" asked Doc as he stopped the Hover Cargo.
"Do you see the big, shiny silver building over there? The tallest building in the city?" Bit asked, pointing.
"The Hover Cargo is taller than just about all of the buildings out there," Leena pointed out.
"Yes, I see it," said Doc, answering Bit.
"That's where we're going. Just turn left and keep on the very edge of town. You'll come to it."
Doc did as he was instructed, and soon the building came into full view.
"It's huge!" Brad exclaimed. "It doesn't really look like it belongs it a place like this!"
The building was made of some sort of shiny silver metal (A/N: In case you didn't catch that part before) and was basically just a giant rectangle, longer than it was tall, but still very tall. There were a few various rectangular add-ons to the top and sides. Windows dotted the sides. About half the side facing away from the city seemed to be a huge door, like the one at the base hangar. The door was currently open.
"Just park out here," Bit said. "We have to check in first."
Doc parked the Hover Cargo. The whole team got out and walked into the building.
"This way," Bit said, carefully stepping around a box and some scattered tools. He led them to a desk in one of the corners of the room.
The desk was large enough for about ten people, and there were seven computers on it. All the seats were empty. There was a small red button with a placard next to it that read "If No Personnel are Visible, Please Push Button for Assistance".
"Well, I don't see anybody," Leena said, looking around. In fact the whole room was empty. Her voice echoed eerily of the walls. She shivered.
"Neither do I," Brad said calmly.
"Then I guess we ought to press the button," Jamie stated. He reached out and pushed it in. Instantly a loud bell clanged, echoing in the room, and in the other rooms bells could be heard too.
The team took this opportunity to check out their surroundings. The room was large enough to comfortably hold at least fifteen Zoids. Right now there were three: a Zaber Tiger, a Pteras, and a Dark Horn. Assorted tools and machinery were scattered everywhere, along with some Zoid parts and boxes. A few ladders were visible, and some cans of paint. Doors were everywhere, leading off to unknown parts of the shop. The place smelled like smoke, metal, and paint.
Leena's eyes wandered until they stopped to rest on a large sign, with the name of the shop, CHAOS, emblazoned on it in large, gold letters. Leena frowned, but then her eyes went wide. She spun around to face Bit and opened her mouth. Before she could speak, however, a door clanged open, and a feminine voice rang across the room.
"Welcome to Chaos, how may I help you?
Okay, there's the second chapter! Boring, I know, but a bit of a cliffhanger there at the end. Okay, maybe not much of a cliffhanger if you read the first chapter, but remember, I'm new at this. I promise chapter three will be better, but you probably won't see it 'till next week. I've got school. Ugh. I wish I didn't. Oh well, as always, Please Review!
ShadowSpinner
By ShadowSpinner
Hey, y'all, its me again. I know I said that "I'm With You" was supposed to be a one-shot fic, but I got an idea for a second and third chapter that were partially fueled by requests from CoupleKeeper and Karidon, so here is Chapter Two. This chapter here is actually going to be boring, but it's setting up for chapter three, which should be funnier. Thank you all SOOO much for all those great reviews for the first chapter! I really hope you like this chapter, too! I don't think you will; it is going to be boring. Please review anyways! I could always use more criticism to make my work better.
Disclaimer: I don't own Zoids. I made up Rainbow Rivers. There, was that good enough? No? Tough.
It was now official that Bit and Leena was a couple. Brad and Doc apologized to Jamie about the things they said about his food. Jamie, however, was angry with them. The next night the whole team went out to a steak and seafood restaurant. Brad and Doc had to convince Jamie that it was just to celebrate Bit and Leena, and not because they didn't like his cooking. Brad and Doc both ate some bad clams, and were sick for almost a week. Jamie thought it was hilarious and swore to both of them that he would never let them forget "the little clam incident", as he called it.
Now, a month later, things were back to normal. Well, mostly. Jamie still teased Doc and Brad about "the little clam incident" (A/N: Very unusual for him, I know, but I just couldn't help it). Bit and Leena still argued and fought all the time, but now they'd actually kiss and make up. It was, to quote Brad, disgusting.
Harry, of course, was absolutely furious. He screamed at Bit and pleaded with Leena, but to no avail. He challenged Bit to a one-on-one Zoid battle several times, but stopped when Leena finally screamed at him that even on the off chance that he did manage to win, she'd still love Bit. He still hung around, though, with tears always brimming in his eyes, and never let Leena go anywhere without him. She was angry, but she just ignored him.
The Blitz Team -thankfully Harry-less- was currently about fifty miles east of Rainbow Rivers, finishing up a battle with an S-class team called the Annihilators Team. The team consisted of a Shield Liger, a Storm Zorder, and a Lightning Saix (A/N: Did I get the names right? Is it Saix or Sykes?).
"STRIKE LASER CLAW!" Bit yelled. The Liger 0 Schneider burst out from behind a rock outcropping and sliced through the Shield Liger before the pilot had a chance to react.
"The battle is over, the battle is over. The winner is. the Blitz Team!" the judge announced. The capsule closed over it and shot back up into space, creating a hot wind.
"It was a good battle," the leader of the Annihilators said from inside of his Shield Liger. "You fought well."
"Right back at ya," Bit said.
"I hope we get to battle you again someday," said the women inside the Storm Zorder (A/N: Before you even ask, no it is not Pierce).
"Agreed," said Brad.
The Blitz Team watched as the Annihilators Team loaded their Zoids onto a large black Gustav with three trailers behind it. Soon they were out of sight, heading north towards their base.
"Woohoooo!" screamed Jamie, still in Wild Eagle mode, as he flew the Raynos in gigantic loop-de-loops high above the Liger 0 Schneider, Shadowfox, and Hover Cargo.
Bit was ecstatic, too, but for a different reason. Winning this battle meant that he could finally pay off his debt to Doc. After the next battle won, he would finally have some money to spend on Leena. He grinned and pushed his wild blond hair out of his light green eyes.
Brad just characteristically grinned and wondered how big his cut of the money was going to be. You could practically see the little money signs dancing around in his blue eyes.
Leena cheered from the Hover Cargo. She had had to sit out of this battle because they needed Jamie out there to fight the Storm Zorder, and because her Gunsniper still had some damage from the last week's battle against the Tornado Team.
"Good job, team!" Doc exclaimed. "That was the best S-class victory we've had yet! None of our Zoids were taken out!"
"That doesn't mean we weren't damaged at all," Brad said. "Shadowfox needs a few repairs to its armor and back legs."
"Liger, too," Bit added, "along with its right side. That got hammered pretty badly. How 'bout you, Ja- I mean Wild Eagle?"
"I rock!" Wild Eagle was screaming, obviously not listening to the conversation. "I am so cool! I am the best Zoid pilot ever! I- huh? What was that, Bit? Oh yeah, I guess the Raynos could use some repairs to the armor and left wing."
"Ohhh," Leena complained, "couldn't we wait on that? I wanna go see Rainbow Rivers. I read that its one of the greenest and prettiest cites on Zi, with waterfalls and gorgeous architecture and stuff like that. It's just west of here, and it'd only take a few minutes to get there. We could even have a victory dinner at one of its restaurants."
"Oh yes," Wild Eagle said in the sweet voice that he used to tease people, "we could go out to eat! I just have a craving for clams, don't you, Doc? How 'bout you, Brad?"
"That isn't funny anymore, Jamie!" Brad snapped angrily.
"My name's Wild Eagle, not Jamie! How many times do I have to tell you?"
"Fine, Wild Eagle, that isn't funny anymore!" Brad said, even more angrily than before.
"It is so totally, completely still funny!" Wild Eagle was rolling in laughter as well as his Raynos (A/N: I couldn't think of another way to describe it! It's like a tight, horizontal spiral).
Bit just grinned. He turned the Schneider around and headed for the Hover Cargo. "You know," he said to Doc and Leena, "I know a great place in Rainbow Rivers where we can get our Zoids fixed for cheap while we go out for dinner."
"Really?" Leena squealed, enthusiasm shining in her violet eyes as she jumped up and down. "Can we go, Dad? Pleeeaassee can we go?"
"Well, I don't know," Doc said slowly, "Bit, are you sure we can trust this place?"
"Oh, yeahhh," Bit said, running the Liger up the loading ramp, with the ShadowFox right behind him. "It's a great place, doesn't charge much, and does a great job fixing up Zoids. We can totally trust them. I swear on my Liger 0."
"See, Dad? He swears on his Liger 0. That's practically holy! So can we go? Pleeeeaaaasssseeeeee?"
"I dunno..."
"Pllleeeeaaaasssseeee?"
"Well, okay. I guess we do deserve it." Doc sighed.
"YIPPEEEE!" Leena shrieked. She jumped up and down in enthusiasm, and grabbed Bit, who had just entered the room. Together they jumped around the room. Brad, who had been behind Bit, sighed.
"All right team, let's go," Doc said.
"But wait. Where's Jamie?" Brad asked, looking around.
"There he is," Leena said, finally done screaming and jumping. She pushed her magenta hair out of her eyes and pointed at the screen. Jamie -still in Wild Eagle mode- was still performing various aeronautical stunts with his Raynos.
"Wild Eagle, come on in. We're going out to dinner," Doc said over the radio link.
"And hurry!" Leena added impatiently.
"Base 2, code name 'Hover Cargo', this is Special Aeronautic Agent Wild Eagle in the Raynos Unit 1. Please repeat transmission," Wild Eagle said, his voice muffled by his hand, as he tried to sound like the jet pilots in the movies.
Leena's temper snapped. "Listen, we are LEAVING, with or without you, so I suggest that if you want to keep your spot on this team, you will get your butt down here NOW!" (A/N: Sorry. I'm really trying not to curse. If it so pleases you, you may insert the other word for 'butt' instead, here and throughout the rest of the fic.)
"10-4, Sergeant Hothead, ma'am. Wild Eagle comin' in for a landing." (A/N: 10-4 means 'okay' or 'I copy', or something like that.)
Leena glared. "Who the heck does he think he is?!" she screamed. (A/N: The same policy goes for the word 'heck', too.) The rest of the team sweat- dropped.
"Sergeant 'Hothead'?" Bit repeated, visibly fighting to contain his laughter. Brad and Doc shook their heads. They heard a slight thump as the Raynos landed in the hangar. A few minutes later, Wild Eagle- now in 'Jamie' mode- walked into the room.
"Sorry," he immediately apologized to Leena. "It wasn't really me talking, just my alter ego."
"That's okay," Bit said hastily, trying to restrain Leena from tackling Jamie. "Hey Brad, gimme a hand here."
"No way, dude. She's your girlfriend," Brad said, backing away.
"Oh, thanks soooo much," Bit said sarcastically.
"Ah, here's a picture of Rainbow Rivers," Doc announced, trying to distract Leena. It worked. Leena wrestled herself out of Bit's grasp and ran to her father.
"Oh, how pretty!" she exclaimed. The others crowded around the screen. The picture showed a beautiful city with a large river flowing through the middle of it, and a waterfall behind the city, off in the distance. The waterfall was so huge that the rainbows that the mist from it produced were clearly visible in the picture, even though it was obviously taken a good distance away from it.
"It is very pretty," Doc agreed. Bit, Jamie, and Brad nodded. "Well," Doc said, "I'll set the coordinates into the computer. We'll be there in about fifteen minutes."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Fifteen Minutes Later~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Rainbow Rivers was indeed impressive. The houses were built in some old style of architecture, and painted in vivid colors. They were old, but obviously very well kept. The newer buildings were obvious also, because they were the only ones made of metal. There were trees everywhere, along with lots of grass, flowers, and other plants. The city was a bit damp, but it was bearable. Children were everywhere, running around in screaming groups, playing hide-and-seek. Adults milled around, calling out to children or each other. People walked in and out of buildings.
Leena drew in a breath, and gazed in wonder out the window at the city. "It's beautiful," she managed to gasp out.
"Yeah," said Jamie, his grey eyes wide in wonder.
"Where are we going, Bit?" asked Doc as he stopped the Hover Cargo.
"Do you see the big, shiny silver building over there? The tallest building in the city?" Bit asked, pointing.
"The Hover Cargo is taller than just about all of the buildings out there," Leena pointed out.
"Yes, I see it," said Doc, answering Bit.
"That's where we're going. Just turn left and keep on the very edge of town. You'll come to it."
Doc did as he was instructed, and soon the building came into full view.
"It's huge!" Brad exclaimed. "It doesn't really look like it belongs it a place like this!"
The building was made of some sort of shiny silver metal (A/N: In case you didn't catch that part before) and was basically just a giant rectangle, longer than it was tall, but still very tall. There were a few various rectangular add-ons to the top and sides. Windows dotted the sides. About half the side facing away from the city seemed to be a huge door, like the one at the base hangar. The door was currently open.
"Just park out here," Bit said. "We have to check in first."
Doc parked the Hover Cargo. The whole team got out and walked into the building.
"This way," Bit said, carefully stepping around a box and some scattered tools. He led them to a desk in one of the corners of the room.
The desk was large enough for about ten people, and there were seven computers on it. All the seats were empty. There was a small red button with a placard next to it that read "If No Personnel are Visible, Please Push Button for Assistance".
"Well, I don't see anybody," Leena said, looking around. In fact the whole room was empty. Her voice echoed eerily of the walls. She shivered.
"Neither do I," Brad said calmly.
"Then I guess we ought to press the button," Jamie stated. He reached out and pushed it in. Instantly a loud bell clanged, echoing in the room, and in the other rooms bells could be heard too.
The team took this opportunity to check out their surroundings. The room was large enough to comfortably hold at least fifteen Zoids. Right now there were three: a Zaber Tiger, a Pteras, and a Dark Horn. Assorted tools and machinery were scattered everywhere, along with some Zoid parts and boxes. A few ladders were visible, and some cans of paint. Doors were everywhere, leading off to unknown parts of the shop. The place smelled like smoke, metal, and paint.
Leena's eyes wandered until they stopped to rest on a large sign, with the name of the shop, CHAOS, emblazoned on it in large, gold letters. Leena frowned, but then her eyes went wide. She spun around to face Bit and opened her mouth. Before she could speak, however, a door clanged open, and a feminine voice rang across the room.
"Welcome to Chaos, how may I help you?
Okay, there's the second chapter! Boring, I know, but a bit of a cliffhanger there at the end. Okay, maybe not much of a cliffhanger if you read the first chapter, but remember, I'm new at this. I promise chapter three will be better, but you probably won't see it 'till next week. I've got school. Ugh. I wish I didn't. Oh well, as always, Please Review!
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