I'm With You chapter four: Many Meetings
By: ShadowSpinner
ShadowSpinner: Hey everyone, ShadowSpinner here. I'm sorry it took me so long to update. I've been busy. I am SO disappointed with the review turnout for chapter three. Was it really THAT bad? I was so sad that I actually reviewed my own story. Talk about needing a life. I am also going to change the name of chapter three, cause the old title SUCKED! I'm going to call it Chaos. That's SOOO much better than the last one! At least, I think so. I didn't get very many suggestions, either. So if you don't think I did something evil enough to Derek, oh well. You should have suggested something. I only got two original characters to put in. One's name is Nicole Breanne Pierce, and she is owned by Sick Little Fiend. And her middle name is almost the same as my middle name! The only difference is that I spell mine 'Brianne'. But it's close enough *happy smile*. So you'll probably be seeing more of her than I originally planned. Another is Travin Conakry, owned by Michiru Wheeler. We'll be seeing a lot of him, too. Michiru didn't tell me much about his personality though, so I'm making it up. Sorry if it's wrong! Please forgive me!
Co-authoring with me today is Fluffy.
Fluffy- HI HI HI!
ShadowSpinner- He's kinda hyper today. Fluffy is my favorite stuffed animal-
Fluffy- Who ya callin' stuffed?
ShadowSpinner- He's a little puppy that I've had for as long as I can remember. He has always been my best friend. But he gets hyper easily.
Fluffy- Do not! I never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever-
ShadowSpinner- See what I mean? Oh well, on with the fic. Fluffy, would you like to do the disclaimer?
Fluffy- ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, EVER get hyper!
ShadowSpinner- Never mind. I don't own Zoids. Never have, never will. Now lets get started before I start to cry *sniffles as tears threaten to spill out*.
"Well, I guess we should head back to Chaos," Bit said. "Momma will be wondering where we are. And besides, you haven't even met the rest of my sisters."
With that, the Blitz Team started walking towards Chaos.
"Do we have to walk?" Leena grumbled. "I'm so full from dinner."
"Unless you have a better idea," Doc said, "but I am not paying for a taxi."
Suddenly a large, covered jeep that looked like it was able to fit ten people in it stopped on the road near them. The window rolled down, and a voice called from within, "Yo, Bit! You need a ride?"
"Sure," Bit called back, "a ride would be great!"
"Well, then, don't just stand there, lookin' like the moron I know you are! Hop in!"
Bit led them to the passenger side of the jeep. He opened the door.
"After you," he said to the rest of the team.
They piled in and Leena strained to catch a glimpse of the driver, but she couldn't see her because there was a shaded window separating the front two seats from the rest of the seats (A/N: You know the ones in limos? Those ones.).
Suddenly the shaded window rolled down. The driver turned around and grinned at them. She looked to be seventeen, like Bit and Leena. She had long black hair tied back in a ponytail, and sparkling dark brown eyes. She was undeniably gorgeous. A large pile of shopping bags full of clothing sat next to her. Bit smiled back at her, and Leena felt a pang of jealousy.
"Everyone, this is Yolanda Kingston. She is my best friend," Bit said happily. Catching Leena's hurt/murderous expression, he quickly added, "Besides you, Leena darling. Best friend besides you."
"Ooooh, Biiittt, you made your girlfriend maaaaddd! I'm telling your momma," Yolanda said teasingly. "That is, if the redhead chick don't kill you first."
Leena bristled. "What did you call me?" she asked angrily. She answered herself before Yolanda could. "'Redhead chick', that's what you called me. My name is LEENA, and I do NOT appreciate being called otherwise by total strangers!"
"Oh, a feisty one," Yolanda said, her eyes gleaming with interest. "I think she's perfect for you, Bit. Just like most of your family."
With that, Yolanda turned around and started the jeep.
"You all goin' to Chaos?" she asked over the throb of the engine.
"Yeah," Bit called back.
"Good. Me too."
"So, Yolanda, how long have you known Bit?" Doc asked.
"Since we was toddlers," Yolanda answered. "My mom's best friends with his mom, so we were always together. He's only got me beat in age by a week."
"What does your family do for a living," Brad asked.
"My parents fix Zoids, too."
"At Chaos?" Jamie asked.
"Naw. They own their own repair and salvage shop."
"How many Zoid shops does one small town need?" asked Brad incredulously.
"Oh no, not here. Our shop is in Kanameji City (A/N: Made that up ^_^), 'bout a hundred miles north o' here. I live down here, though."
"So your family owns a Zoid repair shop too, but you don't live with them," Jamie summarized.
"Yup!" Yolanda said cheerfully. "But I'm still a salvager, down to the bone. Here we are!"
She stopped and got out of the jeep. Bit, being closest to the door of the jeep, opened it and went through first. The rest of the team clambered out behind him. There, they got their first good look at Yolanda. Her skin was a natural tan. Her black hair cascaded down to her knees. She was dressed the same as the Chaos workers. She had just as many muscles as Angela, maybe even more. More jealousy hit Leena, until Bit opened his mouth and said-
"So, Yolanda, are you still going out with Jeremy?"
"Who's Jeremy?" asked Leena.
"Jeremy is -or was, at least- Yolanda's boyfriend." Bit answered. "They were going out since they were eleven, which didn't make her mom too happy. So, are you still going out with him?"
"Course I am," Yolanda said. "He's right here, up front with me." She gestured.
"Ummmm, where?" asked Jamie hesitantly. "All I see are bags of clothes."
"Oh, SHOOT," Yolanda cursed. She flung the door open and began lifting out bags. She handed three to Brad, and two to Bit, Leena, Jamie, and Doc. Underneath, the pile of bags was a boy, about seventeen. He had short, spiked up black hair, but they couldn't tell what color his eyes were, since he was currently unconscious. He was dressed in loose black pants and a white tee shirt. Yolanda hauled him up and draped his arm across her shoulders for support. Bit quickly dropped his bags and went to Jeremy's other side and supported him. After a few minutes, Jeremy began to regain consciousness. He opened his eyes, which were sky blue, and gazed about blearily.
"Air," he croaked, "fresh air, at last." Shakily, he began to support his own weight on his legs. Soon, he could stand without help.
"Oh, my poor baby," Yolanda fussed. "Are you okay, honey? You should know better than to suffocate yourself with shopping bags."
"Suffocate myself? You were the one suffocating me, Yolanda. Oh, I see your evil plan. First, you wear me out by taking me shopping for yourself, then you take away my air supply. I see how it is."
Yolanda's chin began to quiver. Her eyes began to tear up.
"I was only joking!" Jeremy said quickly. "You know I love you; I honestly didn't mean what I said."
Yolanda began to bawl. "You men are all alike *sniff sniff*, all you do is think about yourselves! *snuffle* You don't love me, and you never have! *choke gasp* I hate boys!"
Leena smiled. She decided that she liked Yolanda after all. "Oh, I know how you feel, Yolanda. My boyfriend before Bit was a rude, cheating, dirty, grimy, low-life scumbag. He stood me up on a date so that he could go to a club with three other girls. But it was fun dong evil stuff to him."
"What'd you do?" asked Yolanda, suddenly over her crying fit.
"A couple of things. I snuck into his apartment while he was sleeping. First, I put itching powder in all of his clothes, and an extra lot in his underwear (A/N: Thanks to my dad, Duckwasher, for this idea). Then, I snuck into his bathroom. I almost died from disgust when I got in there. He had pictures of himself everywhere, and a lot of them had him kissing other girls. So I got a few Magic Markers and... altered the pictures slightly. You know, a mustache here, devil horns there, a couple of super evil things that I'm not going to say. (A/N: Wouldn't want to poison the minds of the readers out there. Actually, I have no idea what those super evil things are, cause I just put that in to sound good. I really don't have anything in mind) Then, I took his shampoo bottle and emptied about half of it down the sink. I put in hair removal cream and some pretty powerful green dye (Thanks to the combined ideas of Duckwasher and Kitai Matsuru). He used a green colored shampoo anyway, so I doubt he noticed the difference. Finally, I set his alarm clock so that it would go off two hours late. When it went off, he totally freaked. He jumped into the shower and washed his hair, then got dressed. He was running so late to work that he didn't bother to check the mirror on his way out, which is what I planned. He drives a little fancy car that doesn't have a top, so the wind from driving so fast helped my plan greatly. By the time he got to work, he was totally bald with a shiny swamp green head. And on top of all that, he was scratching in various places, several of them inappropriate. Everyone is still laughing at him, and his picture went into the newspaper, full color, front page. He had so much trouble finding a date after that. And he's still afraid of me." Leena grinned sadistically.
Yolanda stared at Leena respect and admiration shining in her eyes. "You are my HERO!" she gasped, hugging Leena tightly.
"Oh, no," Jeremy groaned. "This could be trouble."
"As long as she doesn't hit you with metal objects," Jamie said, lightly touching his face. Yolanda noticed the bruise.
"Oh, it looks like you've met Mrs. Cloud's trusty wrench, huh?"
"Um, yeah," Jamie said, wincing slightly.
Suddenly a voice yelled at them from Chaos.
"Hey! You all gonna stand out there all day or what?" It was Angela.
"C'MERE, MRS. CLOUD!" Yolanda hollered back.
Angela walked out of the building and smiled at the team, but frowned at Yolanda.
"Hello to you, too" Angela said to her.
"Hi, Mrs. Cloud! I got some awesome parts for you in the back of my jeep!" Yolanda said, ignoring the icy tone that Angela was using.
"Oh really," said Angela, sounding interested. "Lemme see."
Yolanda opened the back of the jeep. Angela stuck her head in and inspected the parts. Finally, she came out.
"Your right, Yolanda. These are excellent parts."
"I know," Yolanda said. "And I think I deserve a huge bonus in this month's paycheck for them," she said slyly.
"I would agree," Angela said, "but there's one problem."
"What's that?" Yolanda asked.
"You don't work here." Angela said simply.
"WHAT! When'd you fire me?!" Yolanda shrieked.
"I've never even hired you."
"Oh. I knew that," Yolanda said, trying not to look too embarrassed. "Are you sure?" she asked suddenly.
"Positive," Angela said.
"Well, then, umm...where do I work?"
"The same place you've worked for the past three years."
"Oh... and that is...?"
"You're a security ranger for the campgrounds by the river." (A/N: Couldn't think of anything better! Please don't hurt me!)
Yolanda looked blank for a minute. Suddenly her face brightened. "Oh, that's right!" she exclaimed. "I remember now!"
Angela sweatdropped. "About time," she muttered.
"I'm going to ignore that," Yolanda announced, holding her head high.
"Can we go in now?" Leena asked suddenly. "It's getting chilly out here."
"Oh, of course," Angela exclaimed. "I forgot about you all! Come in, come in!"
They walked into Chaos. The workers were still working on the Zoids, but it was obvious that they were almost done. Cheryl waved at them from on top of the Raynos. Jamie waved back, blushing.
Suddenly there was a shout. A minute later, a boy with red hair and green eyes, about fourteen, came sliding around the side of the Shadowfox, a huge smile on his face. Close behind him was a girl, about twelve, and very angry. She was covered in black paint, and since the boy had just dropped a dripping paintbrush, it was easy to guess what had happened.
As the boy ran past them, Bit lunged for him, but the boy dodged him and crashed into Brad, sending them both to the floor. The boy yelped in surprise and pain. Suddenly, a car pulled up in front of the hangar. The boy leapt up and ran for it.
"Bye, Angela!" he bellowed before getting in.
"Curt Haskins, you get back here!" the girl who had been chasing him screamed at the rapidly receding car. "I swear you are going to DIE!"
"That's enough, Vera!" said Angela sharply.
"But, Momma!" she wailed.
"Don't 'but, momma' me! Take a shower, then come out and meet your brothers friends."
The girl stomped off, a glare on her face.
"In case you hadn't guessed, that was my little sister, Vera," Bit said, chuckling. "Usually she's much more mature than that, but that boy Curt knows how to push her buttons."
There was a giggle from the desk behind them. Everyone turned to see a wide-eyed seven-year old girl staring at them. Her shoulder- length hair was a soft golden color, and her eyes were dark brown. She was small for her age, and very skinny. Her thumb was stuck in her mouth.
"Be very patient with Veatrise over there," Bit muttered to them. (A/N: It's pronounced just like Beatrice, just with a 'vee' sound instead of a 'bee' sound.) "She has a mental problem that causes her mind to develop slowly. She can be irritating, and has some pretty weird quirks, and sometimes she does things for no apparent reason. But always be patient. That is the key." He walked up to the little girl. "Hey, Veatrise, what's up?" he said cheerfully. Veatrise gazed up at him.
"Hello, Big Brother," she said finally, slightly unintelligible because she hadn't taken her thumb out of her mouth. Her gaze shifted to the rest of the Blitz Team, Angela, Yolanda, and Jeremy. "Who's they?" she asked, pointing with her free hand.
"I'm Leena," Leena said, stepping forward. "I'm very pleased to meet you, Veatrise."
"I'm Jamie," said Jamie.
"Brad," said Brad, nodding at her.
"And I'm Steve Toros. We're the Blitz Team," Doc said, finishing up the introductions.
The girl gazed silently at them, then spun around and starting walking toward the door that led to the living room. She never said a word, and the team noticed that she wore the same outfit as the rest of the women at Chaos, except that she was barefoot. She disappeared into the room.
"Me an' Jeremy are gonna go help with the Zoid stuff," Yolanda announced suddenly.
"We are?" asked Jeremy. Yolanda turned and glared at him. "Oh, right, we are," he said quickly, running after her.
"I should go help," said Angela. "Here, I'll send one of the employees to keep you company and all." She walked over to the Gunsniper and called up to a girl on the top. The girl called back down, and they had a small argument, which ended in the girl climbing down with a scowl on her face and Angela climbing up, looking triumphant. The girl walked over to them, but by the time she made it over, her scowl had disappeared and she was starting to blush.
"Um, hi," she said nervously. "My name is Nicole Pierce. I guess I'll be hanging out with you this evening."
She was a short girl, a little over five feet. She looked to be about sixteen. Her brown hair fell slightly past her shoulders, and was kept in a ponytail. She was twirling a lock of her hair nervously and staring at her feet.
"Hey, Nicole, long time, no see," Bit greeted her casually.
She looked up in surprise. "BIT!!!" she screamed, and flung her arms around him. "What are you doing here?" she asked, after she had let him go.
"Just visiting," Bit replied. "These are my teammates..." Bit proceeded to introduce the rest of the team. (A/N: I really don't want to write out the introductions again, so just bear with me!)
"Pleased to meet you," Nicole said, smiling a little.
"I'm hungry," Leena announced. Everyone sweatdropped and looked at her.
"Leena, we just ate not too long ago," Brad said.
"And you said that you were stuffed full," Doc added.
"Well, I changed my mind." Leena glared at the group dangerously.
"You shouldn't eat so much," Nicole said. "You're going to get fat. Not that you have that much longer to get there."
"What did you say," Leena asked quietly, which everyone knew was more dangerous than her shouting.
"I said that you should watch your weight, 'cause you're getting fat. Why, you gotta problem with that?"
"You bet I do!" Leena shouted.
The girls glared at each other, literally sending sparks through their eyeballs. Nicole was pounding one of her fists into her other hand, menacingly. Leena kicked her foot against the ground, like a bull. Suddenly, there was a loud rumbling sound.
Nicole blushed and put her hand on her stomach.
"I agree with Leena," she suddenly announced. "I'm hungry, too. Let's go raid Mrs. Cloud's sweets!"
"OKAY!" Leena shouted.
Both girls walked out of the room, arm-in-arm and chattering as if they had known each other their whole lives, and hadn't just got into an argument. The rest of the team followed, sweatdropping and more than a little confused.
When Bit, Brad, Jamie, and Doc got to the kitchen, they found Nicole and Leena sitting next to each other with a jar of cookies between them. They were poring over a fashion magazine, and gossiping endlessly.
Bit sighed and grabbed some cookies. Brad looked for the coffee maker. Jamie was making another ice pack for his cheek. Soon, they were all seated around the table, silent except for Nicole and Leena.
Then the door to the living room burst open. In walked Angela, followed by Cheryl, Vera, and the boy that had followed Cheryl up the Raynos in chapter three.
"You're Zoids are finished, except for the paint on the Raynos. I've got Veatrise working on that."
"Momma, do you think that's safe?" asked Bit.
"Oh, lighten up," said Angela. "You know the psychiatrist said that we had to make her feel as involved as possible in the business. She likes to paint, and Yolanda and Jeremy are watching her. She'll be fine. You worry too much."
"Okay," Bit said dubiously.
Angela nudged the girl beside her, Vera. Startled, Vera jumped, and then stepped forward. Her wet hair was a dark brown that would be lighter in color when it dried. Her eyes were midnight blue. She was dressed in black pajamas. She cleared her throat importantly.
"My name is Vera Cloud, and I'm very pleased to meet you," she said, shaking each of their hands, except Bit's and Nicole's, of course.
"Are you always so serious?" Brad asked. (A/N: He's one to talk.)
"I find maturity to be much more preferable to childishness," she said.
"Oh. I see." Brad said. Which was a big lie on his part. Even though he himself was serious, he could still remember having fun as a kid.
"I think that Bit is right about Veatrise, Momma," Vera said, turning to Angela. "Yolanda is not the most responsible of people. I'm going to check on them." With that, Vera swept out of the room.
Cheryl and the boy grabbed seats around the table, and Angela walked through a door that led to who-knows-where, muttering about calling someone. Jamie was starting to get jealous of the boy again, as was evidenced by his expression.
The boy was handsome, with electric blue eyes and hair. He looked to be seventeen years old. His hair stopped at his ears, about four inches long.
"This is Travin Conakry," Cheryl introduced. Travin flashed a handsome smile at the group, showing perfect white teeth. He was tall, about six feet. He had broad shoulders and huge muscles. He was wearing black pants and a blue shirt, the same shade as his hair. Leena and Brad had the sudden urges to put sunglasses on. Jamie's expression darkened, and he ground his teeth together. And again, he winced, because he forgot about his bruised face.
"Travin is one of the best Zoid repairers I know," Cheryl continued, oblivious to everything else. "Except, of course, my family and Yolanda."
"Thanks," Travin said sarcastically. He had a deep voice.
Nicole was blushing again, her face redder than a ripe tomato's.
Suddenly, there was a scream from the hangar. It came from Veatrise. Vera's shouts could be heard, too.
"Veatrise, put that down! No, not there! Stop! No, don't-MOMMA! YOU MIGHT WANT TO COME SEE THIS!"
Angela burst through the door she had gone through and hurried toward the living room/hangar. Bit, Cheryl, Nicole, and Travin jumped up and followed her. Bemused and a bit worried, the rest of the Blitz team rose and followed them out.
Anyone standing outside of Chaos would have heard a few disturbing noises. First, the scream of a little girl. Then, the shouting of an older girl. Next a door slamming. Then laughter from a large group of people, followed by a high-pitched scream, ending in a wail.
"NNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
ShadowSpinner: So? What do you think happened? I want you to guess in your reviews, 'kay! I'm really sorry it took me so long to get this up. School has been my main priority so far. I'm so happy though! Someone put me on their favorite author list! Of course, it was for my poetry entry. Which reminds me, I have a poetry entry! And it'd be really cool if you all could read them and review them (hint-hint, wink-wink, nod-nod). They aren't that long. Oh yeah, and I have a few problems with fanfiction.net. First of all, how do I get italicized and bold words to show up? And what's with that extra word in chapter three? If you all noticed, at the end of chapter three, when I said 'till next time', the word 'how' appeared after it. I did not put that there. I checked my story and re-uploaded that chapter a few times, but it wouldn't go away. Oh, well, that's all. Don't expect chapter five to be up for a couple of weeks. I'll be gone all this weekend, on a cruise. I'm so excited! Bye for now!
Fluffy: ShadowSpinner does not own Zoids. She doesn't own Nicole Pierce or Travin Conakry, either. So please don't sue.
ShadowSpinner: Fluffy, what are you doing?
Fluffy: The disclaimer.
ShadowSpinner: We already did that.
Fluffy: We did?
ShadowSpinner: Yeah. At the beginning.
Fluffy: Oh, um...please review!
ShadowSpinner: Nicely done. Well, you heard him. Review!
Oh yeah, and I'm taking suggestions for funny things to happen in the next chapter. Along with more characters, if you got them. And yes, Yolanda is supposed to talk like that, messing up tenses and whatever else I made her do.
By: ShadowSpinner
ShadowSpinner: Hey everyone, ShadowSpinner here. I'm sorry it took me so long to update. I've been busy. I am SO disappointed with the review turnout for chapter three. Was it really THAT bad? I was so sad that I actually reviewed my own story. Talk about needing a life. I am also going to change the name of chapter three, cause the old title SUCKED! I'm going to call it Chaos. That's SOOO much better than the last one! At least, I think so. I didn't get very many suggestions, either. So if you don't think I did something evil enough to Derek, oh well. You should have suggested something. I only got two original characters to put in. One's name is Nicole Breanne Pierce, and she is owned by Sick Little Fiend. And her middle name is almost the same as my middle name! The only difference is that I spell mine 'Brianne'. But it's close enough *happy smile*. So you'll probably be seeing more of her than I originally planned. Another is Travin Conakry, owned by Michiru Wheeler. We'll be seeing a lot of him, too. Michiru didn't tell me much about his personality though, so I'm making it up. Sorry if it's wrong! Please forgive me!
Co-authoring with me today is Fluffy.
Fluffy- HI HI HI!
ShadowSpinner- He's kinda hyper today. Fluffy is my favorite stuffed animal-
Fluffy- Who ya callin' stuffed?
ShadowSpinner- He's a little puppy that I've had for as long as I can remember. He has always been my best friend. But he gets hyper easily.
Fluffy- Do not! I never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever-
ShadowSpinner- See what I mean? Oh well, on with the fic. Fluffy, would you like to do the disclaimer?
Fluffy- ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, EVER get hyper!
ShadowSpinner- Never mind. I don't own Zoids. Never have, never will. Now lets get started before I start to cry *sniffles as tears threaten to spill out*.
"Well, I guess we should head back to Chaos," Bit said. "Momma will be wondering where we are. And besides, you haven't even met the rest of my sisters."
With that, the Blitz Team started walking towards Chaos.
"Do we have to walk?" Leena grumbled. "I'm so full from dinner."
"Unless you have a better idea," Doc said, "but I am not paying for a taxi."
Suddenly a large, covered jeep that looked like it was able to fit ten people in it stopped on the road near them. The window rolled down, and a voice called from within, "Yo, Bit! You need a ride?"
"Sure," Bit called back, "a ride would be great!"
"Well, then, don't just stand there, lookin' like the moron I know you are! Hop in!"
Bit led them to the passenger side of the jeep. He opened the door.
"After you," he said to the rest of the team.
They piled in and Leena strained to catch a glimpse of the driver, but she couldn't see her because there was a shaded window separating the front two seats from the rest of the seats (A/N: You know the ones in limos? Those ones.).
Suddenly the shaded window rolled down. The driver turned around and grinned at them. She looked to be seventeen, like Bit and Leena. She had long black hair tied back in a ponytail, and sparkling dark brown eyes. She was undeniably gorgeous. A large pile of shopping bags full of clothing sat next to her. Bit smiled back at her, and Leena felt a pang of jealousy.
"Everyone, this is Yolanda Kingston. She is my best friend," Bit said happily. Catching Leena's hurt/murderous expression, he quickly added, "Besides you, Leena darling. Best friend besides you."
"Ooooh, Biiittt, you made your girlfriend maaaaddd! I'm telling your momma," Yolanda said teasingly. "That is, if the redhead chick don't kill you first."
Leena bristled. "What did you call me?" she asked angrily. She answered herself before Yolanda could. "'Redhead chick', that's what you called me. My name is LEENA, and I do NOT appreciate being called otherwise by total strangers!"
"Oh, a feisty one," Yolanda said, her eyes gleaming with interest. "I think she's perfect for you, Bit. Just like most of your family."
With that, Yolanda turned around and started the jeep.
"You all goin' to Chaos?" she asked over the throb of the engine.
"Yeah," Bit called back.
"Good. Me too."
"So, Yolanda, how long have you known Bit?" Doc asked.
"Since we was toddlers," Yolanda answered. "My mom's best friends with his mom, so we were always together. He's only got me beat in age by a week."
"What does your family do for a living," Brad asked.
"My parents fix Zoids, too."
"At Chaos?" Jamie asked.
"Naw. They own their own repair and salvage shop."
"How many Zoid shops does one small town need?" asked Brad incredulously.
"Oh no, not here. Our shop is in Kanameji City (A/N: Made that up ^_^), 'bout a hundred miles north o' here. I live down here, though."
"So your family owns a Zoid repair shop too, but you don't live with them," Jamie summarized.
"Yup!" Yolanda said cheerfully. "But I'm still a salvager, down to the bone. Here we are!"
She stopped and got out of the jeep. Bit, being closest to the door of the jeep, opened it and went through first. The rest of the team clambered out behind him. There, they got their first good look at Yolanda. Her skin was a natural tan. Her black hair cascaded down to her knees. She was dressed the same as the Chaos workers. She had just as many muscles as Angela, maybe even more. More jealousy hit Leena, until Bit opened his mouth and said-
"So, Yolanda, are you still going out with Jeremy?"
"Who's Jeremy?" asked Leena.
"Jeremy is -or was, at least- Yolanda's boyfriend." Bit answered. "They were going out since they were eleven, which didn't make her mom too happy. So, are you still going out with him?"
"Course I am," Yolanda said. "He's right here, up front with me." She gestured.
"Ummmm, where?" asked Jamie hesitantly. "All I see are bags of clothes."
"Oh, SHOOT," Yolanda cursed. She flung the door open and began lifting out bags. She handed three to Brad, and two to Bit, Leena, Jamie, and Doc. Underneath, the pile of bags was a boy, about seventeen. He had short, spiked up black hair, but they couldn't tell what color his eyes were, since he was currently unconscious. He was dressed in loose black pants and a white tee shirt. Yolanda hauled him up and draped his arm across her shoulders for support. Bit quickly dropped his bags and went to Jeremy's other side and supported him. After a few minutes, Jeremy began to regain consciousness. He opened his eyes, which were sky blue, and gazed about blearily.
"Air," he croaked, "fresh air, at last." Shakily, he began to support his own weight on his legs. Soon, he could stand without help.
"Oh, my poor baby," Yolanda fussed. "Are you okay, honey? You should know better than to suffocate yourself with shopping bags."
"Suffocate myself? You were the one suffocating me, Yolanda. Oh, I see your evil plan. First, you wear me out by taking me shopping for yourself, then you take away my air supply. I see how it is."
Yolanda's chin began to quiver. Her eyes began to tear up.
"I was only joking!" Jeremy said quickly. "You know I love you; I honestly didn't mean what I said."
Yolanda began to bawl. "You men are all alike *sniff sniff*, all you do is think about yourselves! *snuffle* You don't love me, and you never have! *choke gasp* I hate boys!"
Leena smiled. She decided that she liked Yolanda after all. "Oh, I know how you feel, Yolanda. My boyfriend before Bit was a rude, cheating, dirty, grimy, low-life scumbag. He stood me up on a date so that he could go to a club with three other girls. But it was fun dong evil stuff to him."
"What'd you do?" asked Yolanda, suddenly over her crying fit.
"A couple of things. I snuck into his apartment while he was sleeping. First, I put itching powder in all of his clothes, and an extra lot in his underwear (A/N: Thanks to my dad, Duckwasher, for this idea). Then, I snuck into his bathroom. I almost died from disgust when I got in there. He had pictures of himself everywhere, and a lot of them had him kissing other girls. So I got a few Magic Markers and... altered the pictures slightly. You know, a mustache here, devil horns there, a couple of super evil things that I'm not going to say. (A/N: Wouldn't want to poison the minds of the readers out there. Actually, I have no idea what those super evil things are, cause I just put that in to sound good. I really don't have anything in mind) Then, I took his shampoo bottle and emptied about half of it down the sink. I put in hair removal cream and some pretty powerful green dye (Thanks to the combined ideas of Duckwasher and Kitai Matsuru). He used a green colored shampoo anyway, so I doubt he noticed the difference. Finally, I set his alarm clock so that it would go off two hours late. When it went off, he totally freaked. He jumped into the shower and washed his hair, then got dressed. He was running so late to work that he didn't bother to check the mirror on his way out, which is what I planned. He drives a little fancy car that doesn't have a top, so the wind from driving so fast helped my plan greatly. By the time he got to work, he was totally bald with a shiny swamp green head. And on top of all that, he was scratching in various places, several of them inappropriate. Everyone is still laughing at him, and his picture went into the newspaper, full color, front page. He had so much trouble finding a date after that. And he's still afraid of me." Leena grinned sadistically.
Yolanda stared at Leena respect and admiration shining in her eyes. "You are my HERO!" she gasped, hugging Leena tightly.
"Oh, no," Jeremy groaned. "This could be trouble."
"As long as she doesn't hit you with metal objects," Jamie said, lightly touching his face. Yolanda noticed the bruise.
"Oh, it looks like you've met Mrs. Cloud's trusty wrench, huh?"
"Um, yeah," Jamie said, wincing slightly.
Suddenly a voice yelled at them from Chaos.
"Hey! You all gonna stand out there all day or what?" It was Angela.
"C'MERE, MRS. CLOUD!" Yolanda hollered back.
Angela walked out of the building and smiled at the team, but frowned at Yolanda.
"Hello to you, too" Angela said to her.
"Hi, Mrs. Cloud! I got some awesome parts for you in the back of my jeep!" Yolanda said, ignoring the icy tone that Angela was using.
"Oh really," said Angela, sounding interested. "Lemme see."
Yolanda opened the back of the jeep. Angela stuck her head in and inspected the parts. Finally, she came out.
"Your right, Yolanda. These are excellent parts."
"I know," Yolanda said. "And I think I deserve a huge bonus in this month's paycheck for them," she said slyly.
"I would agree," Angela said, "but there's one problem."
"What's that?" Yolanda asked.
"You don't work here." Angela said simply.
"WHAT! When'd you fire me?!" Yolanda shrieked.
"I've never even hired you."
"Oh. I knew that," Yolanda said, trying not to look too embarrassed. "Are you sure?" she asked suddenly.
"Positive," Angela said.
"Well, then, umm...where do I work?"
"The same place you've worked for the past three years."
"Oh... and that is...?"
"You're a security ranger for the campgrounds by the river." (A/N: Couldn't think of anything better! Please don't hurt me!)
Yolanda looked blank for a minute. Suddenly her face brightened. "Oh, that's right!" she exclaimed. "I remember now!"
Angela sweatdropped. "About time," she muttered.
"I'm going to ignore that," Yolanda announced, holding her head high.
"Can we go in now?" Leena asked suddenly. "It's getting chilly out here."
"Oh, of course," Angela exclaimed. "I forgot about you all! Come in, come in!"
They walked into Chaos. The workers were still working on the Zoids, but it was obvious that they were almost done. Cheryl waved at them from on top of the Raynos. Jamie waved back, blushing.
Suddenly there was a shout. A minute later, a boy with red hair and green eyes, about fourteen, came sliding around the side of the Shadowfox, a huge smile on his face. Close behind him was a girl, about twelve, and very angry. She was covered in black paint, and since the boy had just dropped a dripping paintbrush, it was easy to guess what had happened.
As the boy ran past them, Bit lunged for him, but the boy dodged him and crashed into Brad, sending them both to the floor. The boy yelped in surprise and pain. Suddenly, a car pulled up in front of the hangar. The boy leapt up and ran for it.
"Bye, Angela!" he bellowed before getting in.
"Curt Haskins, you get back here!" the girl who had been chasing him screamed at the rapidly receding car. "I swear you are going to DIE!"
"That's enough, Vera!" said Angela sharply.
"But, Momma!" she wailed.
"Don't 'but, momma' me! Take a shower, then come out and meet your brothers friends."
The girl stomped off, a glare on her face.
"In case you hadn't guessed, that was my little sister, Vera," Bit said, chuckling. "Usually she's much more mature than that, but that boy Curt knows how to push her buttons."
There was a giggle from the desk behind them. Everyone turned to see a wide-eyed seven-year old girl staring at them. Her shoulder- length hair was a soft golden color, and her eyes were dark brown. She was small for her age, and very skinny. Her thumb was stuck in her mouth.
"Be very patient with Veatrise over there," Bit muttered to them. (A/N: It's pronounced just like Beatrice, just with a 'vee' sound instead of a 'bee' sound.) "She has a mental problem that causes her mind to develop slowly. She can be irritating, and has some pretty weird quirks, and sometimes she does things for no apparent reason. But always be patient. That is the key." He walked up to the little girl. "Hey, Veatrise, what's up?" he said cheerfully. Veatrise gazed up at him.
"Hello, Big Brother," she said finally, slightly unintelligible because she hadn't taken her thumb out of her mouth. Her gaze shifted to the rest of the Blitz Team, Angela, Yolanda, and Jeremy. "Who's they?" she asked, pointing with her free hand.
"I'm Leena," Leena said, stepping forward. "I'm very pleased to meet you, Veatrise."
"I'm Jamie," said Jamie.
"Brad," said Brad, nodding at her.
"And I'm Steve Toros. We're the Blitz Team," Doc said, finishing up the introductions.
The girl gazed silently at them, then spun around and starting walking toward the door that led to the living room. She never said a word, and the team noticed that she wore the same outfit as the rest of the women at Chaos, except that she was barefoot. She disappeared into the room.
"Me an' Jeremy are gonna go help with the Zoid stuff," Yolanda announced suddenly.
"We are?" asked Jeremy. Yolanda turned and glared at him. "Oh, right, we are," he said quickly, running after her.
"I should go help," said Angela. "Here, I'll send one of the employees to keep you company and all." She walked over to the Gunsniper and called up to a girl on the top. The girl called back down, and they had a small argument, which ended in the girl climbing down with a scowl on her face and Angela climbing up, looking triumphant. The girl walked over to them, but by the time she made it over, her scowl had disappeared and she was starting to blush.
"Um, hi," she said nervously. "My name is Nicole Pierce. I guess I'll be hanging out with you this evening."
She was a short girl, a little over five feet. She looked to be about sixteen. Her brown hair fell slightly past her shoulders, and was kept in a ponytail. She was twirling a lock of her hair nervously and staring at her feet.
"Hey, Nicole, long time, no see," Bit greeted her casually.
She looked up in surprise. "BIT!!!" she screamed, and flung her arms around him. "What are you doing here?" she asked, after she had let him go.
"Just visiting," Bit replied. "These are my teammates..." Bit proceeded to introduce the rest of the team. (A/N: I really don't want to write out the introductions again, so just bear with me!)
"Pleased to meet you," Nicole said, smiling a little.
"I'm hungry," Leena announced. Everyone sweatdropped and looked at her.
"Leena, we just ate not too long ago," Brad said.
"And you said that you were stuffed full," Doc added.
"Well, I changed my mind." Leena glared at the group dangerously.
"You shouldn't eat so much," Nicole said. "You're going to get fat. Not that you have that much longer to get there."
"What did you say," Leena asked quietly, which everyone knew was more dangerous than her shouting.
"I said that you should watch your weight, 'cause you're getting fat. Why, you gotta problem with that?"
"You bet I do!" Leena shouted.
The girls glared at each other, literally sending sparks through their eyeballs. Nicole was pounding one of her fists into her other hand, menacingly. Leena kicked her foot against the ground, like a bull. Suddenly, there was a loud rumbling sound.
Nicole blushed and put her hand on her stomach.
"I agree with Leena," she suddenly announced. "I'm hungry, too. Let's go raid Mrs. Cloud's sweets!"
"OKAY!" Leena shouted.
Both girls walked out of the room, arm-in-arm and chattering as if they had known each other their whole lives, and hadn't just got into an argument. The rest of the team followed, sweatdropping and more than a little confused.
When Bit, Brad, Jamie, and Doc got to the kitchen, they found Nicole and Leena sitting next to each other with a jar of cookies between them. They were poring over a fashion magazine, and gossiping endlessly.
Bit sighed and grabbed some cookies. Brad looked for the coffee maker. Jamie was making another ice pack for his cheek. Soon, they were all seated around the table, silent except for Nicole and Leena.
Then the door to the living room burst open. In walked Angela, followed by Cheryl, Vera, and the boy that had followed Cheryl up the Raynos in chapter three.
"You're Zoids are finished, except for the paint on the Raynos. I've got Veatrise working on that."
"Momma, do you think that's safe?" asked Bit.
"Oh, lighten up," said Angela. "You know the psychiatrist said that we had to make her feel as involved as possible in the business. She likes to paint, and Yolanda and Jeremy are watching her. She'll be fine. You worry too much."
"Okay," Bit said dubiously.
Angela nudged the girl beside her, Vera. Startled, Vera jumped, and then stepped forward. Her wet hair was a dark brown that would be lighter in color when it dried. Her eyes were midnight blue. She was dressed in black pajamas. She cleared her throat importantly.
"My name is Vera Cloud, and I'm very pleased to meet you," she said, shaking each of their hands, except Bit's and Nicole's, of course.
"Are you always so serious?" Brad asked. (A/N: He's one to talk.)
"I find maturity to be much more preferable to childishness," she said.
"Oh. I see." Brad said. Which was a big lie on his part. Even though he himself was serious, he could still remember having fun as a kid.
"I think that Bit is right about Veatrise, Momma," Vera said, turning to Angela. "Yolanda is not the most responsible of people. I'm going to check on them." With that, Vera swept out of the room.
Cheryl and the boy grabbed seats around the table, and Angela walked through a door that led to who-knows-where, muttering about calling someone. Jamie was starting to get jealous of the boy again, as was evidenced by his expression.
The boy was handsome, with electric blue eyes and hair. He looked to be seventeen years old. His hair stopped at his ears, about four inches long.
"This is Travin Conakry," Cheryl introduced. Travin flashed a handsome smile at the group, showing perfect white teeth. He was tall, about six feet. He had broad shoulders and huge muscles. He was wearing black pants and a blue shirt, the same shade as his hair. Leena and Brad had the sudden urges to put sunglasses on. Jamie's expression darkened, and he ground his teeth together. And again, he winced, because he forgot about his bruised face.
"Travin is one of the best Zoid repairers I know," Cheryl continued, oblivious to everything else. "Except, of course, my family and Yolanda."
"Thanks," Travin said sarcastically. He had a deep voice.
Nicole was blushing again, her face redder than a ripe tomato's.
Suddenly, there was a scream from the hangar. It came from Veatrise. Vera's shouts could be heard, too.
"Veatrise, put that down! No, not there! Stop! No, don't-MOMMA! YOU MIGHT WANT TO COME SEE THIS!"
Angela burst through the door she had gone through and hurried toward the living room/hangar. Bit, Cheryl, Nicole, and Travin jumped up and followed her. Bemused and a bit worried, the rest of the Blitz team rose and followed them out.
Anyone standing outside of Chaos would have heard a few disturbing noises. First, the scream of a little girl. Then, the shouting of an older girl. Next a door slamming. Then laughter from a large group of people, followed by a high-pitched scream, ending in a wail.
"NNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
ShadowSpinner: So? What do you think happened? I want you to guess in your reviews, 'kay! I'm really sorry it took me so long to get this up. School has been my main priority so far. I'm so happy though! Someone put me on their favorite author list! Of course, it was for my poetry entry. Which reminds me, I have a poetry entry! And it'd be really cool if you all could read them and review them (hint-hint, wink-wink, nod-nod). They aren't that long. Oh yeah, and I have a few problems with fanfiction.net. First of all, how do I get italicized and bold words to show up? And what's with that extra word in chapter three? If you all noticed, at the end of chapter three, when I said 'till next time', the word 'how' appeared after it. I did not put that there. I checked my story and re-uploaded that chapter a few times, but it wouldn't go away. Oh, well, that's all. Don't expect chapter five to be up for a couple of weeks. I'll be gone all this weekend, on a cruise. I'm so excited! Bye for now!
Fluffy: ShadowSpinner does not own Zoids. She doesn't own Nicole Pierce or Travin Conakry, either. So please don't sue.
ShadowSpinner: Fluffy, what are you doing?
Fluffy: The disclaimer.
ShadowSpinner: We already did that.
Fluffy: We did?
ShadowSpinner: Yeah. At the beginning.
Fluffy: Oh, um...please review!
ShadowSpinner: Nicely done. Well, you heard him. Review!
Oh yeah, and I'm taking suggestions for funny things to happen in the next chapter. Along with more characters, if you got them. And yes, Yolanda is supposed to talk like that, messing up tenses and whatever else I made her do.
