Disclaimer: Nope, you guessed it. I don't own zoids. Why do we have to bother with disclaimers anyways? We know that NO one here owns zoids. This is why we call the site FANfiction.net, not OWNERfiction.net.

There was a mistake in my last chapter. The speed of sound is 760 (or something like that) KM/hr, which is like 475 MILES/hr. The Jager's speed is also 330 KM/hr, or like 206 MILES/hr.

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Chapter 3: Lance

It was now very late in the night and Doc and Jamie had already fallen asleep (AN: I forgot to mention that Leena took the Hades' Beast out at night, probably around eight pm). Bit had finished admiring the stars and returned from his run in his Liger, only to see that Brad was back from town and was sipping on his cup of coffee.

"So how was you're date with Naomi?" asked Bit casually as he passed Brad and made his way to the kitchen.

At that moment Brad spat his coffee right out on to the floor. "SHIT! How did you find out?"

Bit smirked and used the most sarcastic tone he can find, "Yeah, I wonder that too. It was SOOOOOOO hard to figure out how much you had it for her, I mean you hide it SOOOOOOOO well!" Bit was now ROTFL! (Thank you Chaos, I had no idea what many abbreviations meant.)

Brad turned red but at least he had some self-control.

"I'm surprised that you didn't stay over at Naomi's for the night. Is that your plan for your next date?"

Bit's words hit Brad like bullets. He was ready to kill Bit now. Unfortunately, Brad slipped on the coffee that he had spat out.

"I hope that you aren't that clumsy around Naomi."

Brad punched Bit right in the stomach.

"I…th..th.think…I'll…sh..shut…up now." Bit coughed up these last few words before he sank to the ground.

~Meanwhile in the desert~

"How can this place be so hot during the day and yet so freezing at night?"

Leena tried keep herself warm. But with only sand as far as the eye can see, there was no shelter; and without vegetation, there was no way to build a fire. She shivered and rubbed her hands against her bare arms. There was however a large boulder in sight and may be used as a shield against the wind. She leaned against it and wondered how she'll get any sleep.

"It's not as if it's the frozen Antarctic or anything. It's probably at least 40-50 degrees. Then again, this is no temperature to be wearing a tank top (AN: or is the yellow shirt a tube top with a strap around the neck?) and a miniskirt (AN: or is it attached to the top piece, to be one dress?), but I can survive."

Leena did eventually fall asleep, but she never stopped shivering. A dark shadow that blended perfectly into the night landed onto the sand right next Leena. It curled itself around the young girl and positioned its green wings to be her shelter and insulator.

~Next Morning~

Leena woke up to find the sun greeting her with scorching rays.

"Now why couldn't it be so hot last night?"

She yawned and felt hungry and thirsty. But she had no choice but to go on towards the direction were she had been progressing and hope that she would come across civilization.

~At the Tauros Base~

"Good morning everyone!" Doc cheerfully greeted everyone as he entered the kitchen to see what's for breakfast.

"Hey Doc, have you seen Leena?" Jamie said in an almost-concerned tone.

"What, isn't she up yet?"

"She's not in her room, that's for sure."

"Well she probably took her new zoid out of a test run."

"Nope, the Hades' Beast is in the Hanger."

"Oh, well maybe she went and took Leon's car… NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Doc rushed to the garage like an unguided missile.

"What's the matter with Doc?" Bit got up but he was still in his white tank top and striped navy-blue boxers.

Jamie shrugged. Just then, Doc zoomed back with a relieved look on his face. "The car's still there," panted Doc "I don't think there's anything to worry about, I mean she's now 16 and is able to take care of herself."

"What if she's out with another boy?" Brad commented as he poured himself a cup of coffee.

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!"

Doc was now completely devastated.

"I can go and try to find her." Bit proposed

Doc had a dark look on his face, "Go, Bit Cloud, find Leena. If any loser BOY gets in the way…" Doc gestured the edge of his hand across his neck.

"Don't worry Doc, I'll be back in no time." Bit reached for the plate of brownies and stuffed four right into his mouth (AN: ever wonder how Bit can eat so much junk food, yet still be so incredibly slim, hunky, and sexy?).

~In the Desert~

Leena was still making tracks when suddently, a red BMW convertible roared over to Leena. Inside of the car was a VERY well toned young man about 17 or 18. He wore a tight black T-shirt that complimented the muscles on his chest and shoulder (AN: I'm a sucker for guys in black ^_^), along with heavy baggy jeans that were decorated with a silver chain as a belt. His thick black hair was over treated with mousse and hair spray. A pair of semi-transparent sunglasses rode low on his nose bridge to show off his sapphire eyes. A bulky silver chain hung from his neck to match the one on his pants. Finally, a bulky silver watch was added to his collection of silver.

"Hey there Hot Stuff, need a ride?" a sexy tone came from the man that was still in his car. He now stood with one foot on the driver's seat, the other on the car door, with his arms crossed.

The sight overwhelmed Leena. Her eyes were wide, she held her breath, and her mouth hanged open.

'God dammit his hot!' Leena thought as she tried not to drool.

The man got out of his car and moved toward the mesmerized girl.

'Wow, this must be my lucky day-after-my-birthday day!!!' Leena chuckled to herself as she stared into the approaching hunk's eyes.

"Hi, I'm Lance." The man stretched out a hand for Leena to shake "What's your name?"

"H…hi, I…I'm in heaven!"

At that response, Lance chuckled. "What a fitting name for an angelic girl like you."

This would be where Leena melts.

"Could I give you a ride?"

"Y…yeah, and my name is Leena."

"Nice to meet you Leena, I'm sure my car would feel the same way. Come on!"

~Along the way in Lance's car~

"So Leena, what are you doing out in the desert?" Lance had to shout because the BMW's engine was roaring with fury and might.

"I just happened to be piloting a zoid in this area and…" realizing that no one would believe what she was about to say, "it, uh, malfunctioned, so I had to find some help."

Lance didn't further question how her zoid "malfunctioned".

"So you're a zoid pilot?" Asked Lance in a curious tone.

"Yup, and I'm damn good at it too!"

"What team are you on?"

"The infamous Blitz Team!" Leena proudly announced.

"The Blitz Team? The one Bit Cloud is on?"

"Yeah, why?" Leena was unhappy that Lance would know about Bit but not her.

"I still can't believe that Bit has become such an accomplished warrior. At school, we voted him to be most-likely-to-become-junk-dealer. He lived up to expectations for a while, but now he like one of the best pilots I've ever known."

"Wait a minute, you guys go to the same school?"

"Yup, that's right."

"So that means I'll be seeing you at the dance in a week and a half!"

"Huh? You're in my school too?"

Leena mentally smacked herself. "Uhhh… yeah! I'm a new student. I just moved there the beginning of May and decided to keep a low profile."

"I can't believe I didn't notice a beautiful chick like you!"

Leena gave a relieved sigh that Lance didn't further question her about her going to his school.

~Later~

"Hey look! It's the Liger Zero!" Leena cheerfully announced to Lance.

By pure coincidence, Bit had found Leena. He hopped out of the Liger to greet Leena. That's when he spotted Lance. He clenched his fist and gritted his teeth. He sharply glared at Lance. But when he noticed that Lance had an arm around Leena, he became bloodthirsty.

"Yo Bit, love your attire." Lance smirked

Bit looked down over himself and realized that he was still in his undershirt and boxers.

"Hey Lance I think I'll go with Bit now." Leena said as she made her way to Bit.

"It's OK, I can still drive you." Offered Lance.

"Nah, I troubled you enough." Leena waved goodbye to Lance.

Lance shrugged. "Well then, I'll see you at the dance."

As Lance took off, Bit's glare never left the red convertible.

"Come on Bit." Leena awakened Bit from his murderous trance.

"Oh, right. Hey Liger, bend down so we can get in." Bit stole one final glance at the red BMW and then turned his attention to the Liger and Leena.

The Liger roared in response.

"What's the matter, does the Liger not want me in his cockpit?" Leena asked, a little disappointed.

"No, that's not it. It was just wandering how we'd both fit in the one seat of the cockpit." Bit explained. That's when it hit Bit and Leena. The thought of HOW Bit would get Leena home never crossed neither of their minds.

The two teens looked at each other, and then quickly turned away, blushing hard.

"Maybe it was a bad idea to have asked Lance to drive off." Leena said in a whimpering tone.

"NO!" Bit sharply commanded. "It won't be a problem. Trust me."

~In the cockpit~

"Just sit on my lap. See? No problem!" Bit said in a confident tone, though he was very nervous himself.

'Of all days to forget to wear pants…' Leena usually couldn't care less that Bit was making a total moron out of himself in his boxers, but that day was a different occasion.

"Oh yeah, DON'T TOUCH ANYTHING!!!" Bit warned.

"So what am I going to grab onto? It's not like I've got any seatbelts to BOUND me to the seat."

"Look, I'll grab onto you." Bit put his strong arms around Leena's waist, which made Leena's temperature shoot up. "Also, DON'T TOUCH ANYTHING!!!"

Leena swallowed hard and was glad that Bit couldn't see her blush. "S…so how are you going to control the liger with your hands on me?" Leena smacked herself mentally at the fact that those words came out the wrong way.

"Uh…the Liger can run by itself." Bit used the quickest way to explain. "Don't forget…"

"I know, I know, DON'T TOUCH ANYTHING." Leena finished for Bit.

The ride was tolerable. Both Bit and Leena were sitting stiffly and tense. Leena wondered why she felt the way she did.

'Maybe it's just the fact that Bit's in his boxers, maybe it's just the fact that I'm sitting on a guy, or maybe…' she stopped herself right before the thought of love entered her mind. Instead, she began to laugh hysterically out loud.

"What's so funny?" asked Bit.

"Nothing, I just had a stupid thought."

Leena's laugh was contagious. Soon, Bit caught on and joined Leena. Everything was fine until Leena started to shift her position on Bit. Bit was getting really tense and wanted this ride to end as quickly as possible, before he did something stupid. He removed one of his arms from Leena and turned the controls so the Liger would activate its booster. BIG MISTAKE.

With the increased acceleration, their bodies plunged backwards. Leena's body pressed hard against Bit. They were way too close for Bit's comfort. His heart beat fast and his temperature shot up. He quickly went for the breaks on the Liger. Bit was protected due to the restraints over his chest, but Leena surged forward from the sudden stop. Bit's reflex took control of him; his free hand left the controls and went to catch her. The hand landed right on her breasts.

Leena was over taken by shock and held her breath. Realizing his position, Bit gasped and quickly withdrew his hand.

Liger Zero couldn't help but laugh at this and let out a mocking set of roars.

'Shut up!' Bit mentally scolded the Liger and then kicked the side of the cockpit.

Liger wasn't about to put up with that. It easily ejected the passengers.

"WHOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!" yelled both Bit and Leena as they fell from the cockpit, 30 ft up in the air.

Fortunately, they both survived. Bit landed right on top of Leena, the two of them faced each other. A brief silence took place.

Leena's brain told her to push Bit off and get up, but she wanted something different.

The sight of Leena so close to him paralyzed Bit. Yet slowly, his face shifted closer to Leena's…





Ok, this chapter is kinda long, but I wanted to get to the battles. I can't wait to show you the power of the Hades' Beast. Hopefully I'll get to some exiting battles next time.

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Uses Final Flash (hopefully, I'll get to what that is in the next CH.) to blind the enemy and exits at the speed of mach 5.