Back for the very first time!! Ebony and Ivory!!
" The Pack vs. the Tigers team!! Ready..........Fight!!!"
" We're gonna beat you girls senseless!" One said.
" Then you'll have to go out with us." Another said.
" Gomen nasai. We're saving ourselves for Bit and Brad." Ebony said.
" You save yourself for that idiot? Oy." She said holding her head.
" You're saving yourself for Brad." She said.
" When did you hear me say that?!" She said.
" C'mon and fight us!!" The leader said.
" Have it your way. Ebony!!" Ivory said.
" I'm wit ya kid!!" She said.
" Sonic Boo-"
Before they could attack, the weather turned bad.
" What's this? Eww... What is that stuff falling from the sky?" Ebony asked.
" The stuff that keeps up winning!" Another Tiger said firering.
" Ah!!" Ebony said.
" Ebony!!" Ivory cried.
" You should be more worried about yourself." He said.
Ivory was about to be hit by lightning. Ebony moved in the way.
" Thanks for the recharge suckers. Sonic Boom!!" She yelled.
Ebony dashed off and attacked a tiger. Ivory pounced on him.
" Say goodnight." She said.
That Tiger fell. She turned to run at the other, but a strong wind pushed her off course and she hit the walls of the canyon.
" Ivory!! You're responsible for that I know!!" Ebony said.
" Prove it." Omari said.
" Sonic Boom!!" She yelled.
The ground was too wet and Ivory was stuck in the mudd. She could not get out of the mudd hole.
" Ivory!! I can't get free!!" She yelled.
" What?!" She said standing up.
" I can't get out of this stuff!! You'll have to win the battle!!" She said.
" Will do." She said.
Ivory watched the remaining Tiger, wary of the mudd and the slick ground.
" I can't lose to you cocky kittens. I never lose. I never have and never will. Sonic Boom!! Howling Inferno!!" She cried attacking.
Ivory got another as the last was running away. She revved her ZOID for maximum flame output.
" Fire Fox!!!" She cried.
A ball of pure fire with the head of a fox slammed into the last Tiger, causing his systems to crash.
" Battle over.......Battle over.....The winner is...The Pack!!" The judge said.
" Yes. Did you hear that Ebony? Ebony?" Ivory said turning.
No response.
" Ebony?" She said.
Ivory couldn't see her. Ebony had sunk under the mudd.
" Ebony!!" She yelled.
Ivory knew she couldn't get her out without sinking in herself. She had to get help fast.
" Hold on Ebony!! I'll go get help!!" She said.
She hit the button to get in contact with Backdraft.
" Sir, Ebony is hurt bad, I can't get her free without help. I need someone out here." She said.
" Defective. If she gets out, she can stay. If she dies......She dies." Captain Stora said.
He cut the line.
" Kuso it!" She said.
Ivory ran towards the Blitz team's base. She jumped out of Hounder and ran into the open garage. Brad was there still doing repairs on Shadow Fox.
" Brad!! Brad, you gotta help me!!" She said.
" What?" He said looking up.
" We we're in another battle and-and this Tiger's team had something to do with the weather and-and Ebony was running and she got caught in the mudd. She told me to win the fight and I did, but when I turned around, Ebony was under the mudd! Please Brad!! You have to help me!!" She begged.
" Help you? Why should I help you?! You totally trashed my ZOID, you constantly harass me, you stole parts off my ZOID and you work for Backdraft!! I don't want anything to do with you!! Get out!!" He yelled.
"Brad,"
" GET OUT!!!!" He yelled.
Ivory looked at him. Her eyes filled with tears.
" You hate me so much, you would let my sister die?" She asked bearly above a whisper.
Before he could yell again, Bit came in.
" What's going on Brad? What's got you-Ivory? What's wrong, why are you crying?" He asked.
" Ebony's hurt!! I can't get to her!! She's buried alive in the mudd!! I can't get her alive on my own!!" She said.
" Ebony's hurt?! We gotta get to her! Brad and I will help!" He said.
" Brad and I?" Brad said.
" Well, yeah, Ebony's hurt, she needs help. We can't let her die out there." He said.
" Then you go." He said.
" Brad! This is not the time to be proud!" He said.
" Why don't ask your masters to help you?!" He asked.
" They said if she didn't get out her own, they would let her die." She said just above a whisper again.
" What?" He said.
" They said if she couldn't get out, they'd let her die!!" She yelled.
" You have to help us Brad. We can't do it alone. Liger can't dig. You 2 are the only ones who can." Bit said.
Brad sighed and held his forehead.
" ........Alright. But it comes outta your pay Cloud!" He said.
Bit smiled and ran to get in Liger. Ivory led the way across the land and the sky had cleared but it was still very muddy.
" There, in there! She's in there!" Ivory said.
" Alright, we'll start digging. See if you can find anything for us to use to pull her out Bit." Brad said.
" Will do." He said.
" C'mon! She has less than 6 minutes of air in there!" Ivory said.
She and Brad started digging. Bit found a flat rock they could pry her out with.
" Okay, now all we have to do is get to her." Brad said.
Ivory tore out of Hounder and ran across the rock to Voltage. She lifted the damaged door with her bare hands. Ebony was unconscious and her lips were blue.
" Ebony!!" Ivory said.
Bit lifted her up.
" C'mon let's go! We have 5 minutes to get her breathing again!!" He yelled.
They took her back. Ebony was alive. They just had to get air into her body until she could do so for herself. Ivory was torn up. She realized now that there was more to life than winning.
" I can't believe they would let us die if we get stuck." She said.
" Got a rude awakening huh? Well, it was bound to happen sooner or later. You realize now that if you don't come back, you'll be in even more danger." Brad said.
" I know. I don't know what we're gonna do now. Ebony's hurt. I'm still soaking wet from that stuff that fell from the sky,"
" Wait a minute. You don't know what rain is?" He asked.
" Rain?" She said confused.
" That wet stuff that fell on you is rain." He said stifling his laughter.
" I know nothing of this rain you speak of. Is it some kind of battle strategy?" She asked.
" No. It's a natural occurrence." He said.
" I don't know about it. I was only created to fight and win. I know the best way in and out of every situation and how to win. I don't know about rain. It isn't important." She said.
" You really were created to just win ZOID battles weren't you?" He asked.
" Big fat duh!! I don't know or care about anything outside of that!! At least, I wasn't suppose to. But Ebony has always had my back, but when I thought I'd never see her again, I realized they really do see us as slaves. They think we're stupid machines." She said turning her head to hide her tears.
Brad suddenly wished he was somewhere else. He tried to ignore her sobs, but it was beginning to get to him.
" Look Ivory, I'm sorry about what I said back there. But you have to look at this from my side too." He said.
" I know. That's exactly why I'm leaving." She said.
" What?" He said.
" I'm leaving. I'm going, somewhere, where I can't hurt anyone anymore." She said.
" What are you talking about?" He asked.
" If Ebony wasn't watching me, she wouldn't have charged into the mudd. I've got to get out of here." She said.
" Ivory," Brad started.
Ivory tore away running. She ran outside and past Hounder. She ran out into the desert, but she didn't realize she was in Sand Stingray territory. They fired on her.
" Ah!!" She cried.
~Hounder!!Help me!!~
Ivory ran behind a rock and waited for help. But Hounder was still messed up from their other battle. It would take him longer to get there.
" Ah!! Somebody help me!!" She cried.
Shadow Fox ran by and scooped her up in its mouth and ran away. The Sand Stingray gang was not going to give up their prey so easily. They gave chase.
" Brad? Where'd you go? You're not fighting are you?" Bit asked over the link.
" Well, if you call this fighting." He said.
" What's going on?" He asked.
" About 20 Sand Stingrays." He said.
" Again? I'm on my way!!" He said.
Brad went through the forest and hid in a split in the canyon walls. It was dark out so he could be hidden in the darkness of the split. He watched the Sand Stingrays go past.
" That should buy me some time." He said.
Shadow Fox spit out Ivory. It remembered her from their other fights.
" Even the ZOIDs hate me." She said after she stopped rolling.
Brad got down.
" Are you alright?" He asked.
" Fine." She said getting up and dusting herself off.
" Good. Now just what the h*** were you thinking running out here without any protection?!! Are you trying to get blown away?!! Those are Sand Stingrays!! They don't care who you are or what kind of ZOID you have!! If I didn't come after you, you'd be dead!!" He yelled.
" Well you shouldn't have come after me. I'll probably get you hurt too." She said.
Brad cursed at himself. He couldn't even yell at her. She was too deep in her self-hate to realize anything else.
" Brad?" She said.
" Yeah?" He answered.
" Why did you come after me? I thought you hated me." She said.
" I…..I don't hate you…….You're just an enemy." He said.
" They told us that we didn't have any friends. Everyone was out to get us. They told us not to trust anyone. They told us no one cared at all about us." She said with her back to him.
" Well, they were wrong." He said.
" What?" She said.
" Nothing." He said.
" Well I'm getting out of here before something else happens." She said.
" No you're not." He said grabbing her arm.
" Brad, let go. You're gonna get hurt. Just get going." She said.
" Listen to me, we have to go to the hovercargo before they overpower us." He said.
" Brad, I'm not going to do anything but cause trouble. You don't want me back there." She said.
" Yes I do." He said.
" ……Really?" She asked.
" Yes." He said.
" ……Alright. I'll go. I'll go back with yo-Ah!!"
A Sand Stingray came up and caught her in it's mouth.
" Ivory!!" Brad cried.
The Stingray took off. Brad got into Shadow Fox and went after her. He almost ran into Bit.
" Brad where are you going? The fight's this way." He said.
" One of those things has Ivory and I'm getting her back if I have to take them apart, one bolt at a time!!" He yelled going after the stingray.
" The Pack vs. the Tigers team!! Ready..........Fight!!!"
" We're gonna beat you girls senseless!" One said.
" Then you'll have to go out with us." Another said.
" Gomen nasai. We're saving ourselves for Bit and Brad." Ebony said.
" You save yourself for that idiot? Oy." She said holding her head.
" You're saving yourself for Brad." She said.
" When did you hear me say that?!" She said.
" C'mon and fight us!!" The leader said.
" Have it your way. Ebony!!" Ivory said.
" I'm wit ya kid!!" She said.
" Sonic Boo-"
Before they could attack, the weather turned bad.
" What's this? Eww... What is that stuff falling from the sky?" Ebony asked.
" The stuff that keeps up winning!" Another Tiger said firering.
" Ah!!" Ebony said.
" Ebony!!" Ivory cried.
" You should be more worried about yourself." He said.
Ivory was about to be hit by lightning. Ebony moved in the way.
" Thanks for the recharge suckers. Sonic Boom!!" She yelled.
Ebony dashed off and attacked a tiger. Ivory pounced on him.
" Say goodnight." She said.
That Tiger fell. She turned to run at the other, but a strong wind pushed her off course and she hit the walls of the canyon.
" Ivory!! You're responsible for that I know!!" Ebony said.
" Prove it." Omari said.
" Sonic Boom!!" She yelled.
The ground was too wet and Ivory was stuck in the mudd. She could not get out of the mudd hole.
" Ivory!! I can't get free!!" She yelled.
" What?!" She said standing up.
" I can't get out of this stuff!! You'll have to win the battle!!" She said.
" Will do." She said.
Ivory watched the remaining Tiger, wary of the mudd and the slick ground.
" I can't lose to you cocky kittens. I never lose. I never have and never will. Sonic Boom!! Howling Inferno!!" She cried attacking.
Ivory got another as the last was running away. She revved her ZOID for maximum flame output.
" Fire Fox!!!" She cried.
A ball of pure fire with the head of a fox slammed into the last Tiger, causing his systems to crash.
" Battle over.......Battle over.....The winner is...The Pack!!" The judge said.
" Yes. Did you hear that Ebony? Ebony?" Ivory said turning.
No response.
" Ebony?" She said.
Ivory couldn't see her. Ebony had sunk under the mudd.
" Ebony!!" She yelled.
Ivory knew she couldn't get her out without sinking in herself. She had to get help fast.
" Hold on Ebony!! I'll go get help!!" She said.
She hit the button to get in contact with Backdraft.
" Sir, Ebony is hurt bad, I can't get her free without help. I need someone out here." She said.
" Defective. If she gets out, she can stay. If she dies......She dies." Captain Stora said.
He cut the line.
" Kuso it!" She said.
Ivory ran towards the Blitz team's base. She jumped out of Hounder and ran into the open garage. Brad was there still doing repairs on Shadow Fox.
" Brad!! Brad, you gotta help me!!" She said.
" What?" He said looking up.
" We we're in another battle and-and this Tiger's team had something to do with the weather and-and Ebony was running and she got caught in the mudd. She told me to win the fight and I did, but when I turned around, Ebony was under the mudd! Please Brad!! You have to help me!!" She begged.
" Help you? Why should I help you?! You totally trashed my ZOID, you constantly harass me, you stole parts off my ZOID and you work for Backdraft!! I don't want anything to do with you!! Get out!!" He yelled.
"Brad,"
" GET OUT!!!!" He yelled.
Ivory looked at him. Her eyes filled with tears.
" You hate me so much, you would let my sister die?" She asked bearly above a whisper.
Before he could yell again, Bit came in.
" What's going on Brad? What's got you-Ivory? What's wrong, why are you crying?" He asked.
" Ebony's hurt!! I can't get to her!! She's buried alive in the mudd!! I can't get her alive on my own!!" She said.
" Ebony's hurt?! We gotta get to her! Brad and I will help!" He said.
" Brad and I?" Brad said.
" Well, yeah, Ebony's hurt, she needs help. We can't let her die out there." He said.
" Then you go." He said.
" Brad! This is not the time to be proud!" He said.
" Why don't ask your masters to help you?!" He asked.
" They said if she didn't get out her own, they would let her die." She said just above a whisper again.
" What?" He said.
" They said if she couldn't get out, they'd let her die!!" She yelled.
" You have to help us Brad. We can't do it alone. Liger can't dig. You 2 are the only ones who can." Bit said.
Brad sighed and held his forehead.
" ........Alright. But it comes outta your pay Cloud!" He said.
Bit smiled and ran to get in Liger. Ivory led the way across the land and the sky had cleared but it was still very muddy.
" There, in there! She's in there!" Ivory said.
" Alright, we'll start digging. See if you can find anything for us to use to pull her out Bit." Brad said.
" Will do." He said.
" C'mon! She has less than 6 minutes of air in there!" Ivory said.
She and Brad started digging. Bit found a flat rock they could pry her out with.
" Okay, now all we have to do is get to her." Brad said.
Ivory tore out of Hounder and ran across the rock to Voltage. She lifted the damaged door with her bare hands. Ebony was unconscious and her lips were blue.
" Ebony!!" Ivory said.
Bit lifted her up.
" C'mon let's go! We have 5 minutes to get her breathing again!!" He yelled.
They took her back. Ebony was alive. They just had to get air into her body until she could do so for herself. Ivory was torn up. She realized now that there was more to life than winning.
" I can't believe they would let us die if we get stuck." She said.
" Got a rude awakening huh? Well, it was bound to happen sooner or later. You realize now that if you don't come back, you'll be in even more danger." Brad said.
" I know. I don't know what we're gonna do now. Ebony's hurt. I'm still soaking wet from that stuff that fell from the sky,"
" Wait a minute. You don't know what rain is?" He asked.
" Rain?" She said confused.
" That wet stuff that fell on you is rain." He said stifling his laughter.
" I know nothing of this rain you speak of. Is it some kind of battle strategy?" She asked.
" No. It's a natural occurrence." He said.
" I don't know about it. I was only created to fight and win. I know the best way in and out of every situation and how to win. I don't know about rain. It isn't important." She said.
" You really were created to just win ZOID battles weren't you?" He asked.
" Big fat duh!! I don't know or care about anything outside of that!! At least, I wasn't suppose to. But Ebony has always had my back, but when I thought I'd never see her again, I realized they really do see us as slaves. They think we're stupid machines." She said turning her head to hide her tears.
Brad suddenly wished he was somewhere else. He tried to ignore her sobs, but it was beginning to get to him.
" Look Ivory, I'm sorry about what I said back there. But you have to look at this from my side too." He said.
" I know. That's exactly why I'm leaving." She said.
" What?" He said.
" I'm leaving. I'm going, somewhere, where I can't hurt anyone anymore." She said.
" What are you talking about?" He asked.
" If Ebony wasn't watching me, she wouldn't have charged into the mudd. I've got to get out of here." She said.
" Ivory," Brad started.
Ivory tore away running. She ran outside and past Hounder. She ran out into the desert, but she didn't realize she was in Sand Stingray territory. They fired on her.
" Ah!!" She cried.
~Hounder!!Help me!!~
Ivory ran behind a rock and waited for help. But Hounder was still messed up from their other battle. It would take him longer to get there.
" Ah!! Somebody help me!!" She cried.
Shadow Fox ran by and scooped her up in its mouth and ran away. The Sand Stingray gang was not going to give up their prey so easily. They gave chase.
" Brad? Where'd you go? You're not fighting are you?" Bit asked over the link.
" Well, if you call this fighting." He said.
" What's going on?" He asked.
" About 20 Sand Stingrays." He said.
" Again? I'm on my way!!" He said.
Brad went through the forest and hid in a split in the canyon walls. It was dark out so he could be hidden in the darkness of the split. He watched the Sand Stingrays go past.
" That should buy me some time." He said.
Shadow Fox spit out Ivory. It remembered her from their other fights.
" Even the ZOIDs hate me." She said after she stopped rolling.
Brad got down.
" Are you alright?" He asked.
" Fine." She said getting up and dusting herself off.
" Good. Now just what the h*** were you thinking running out here without any protection?!! Are you trying to get blown away?!! Those are Sand Stingrays!! They don't care who you are or what kind of ZOID you have!! If I didn't come after you, you'd be dead!!" He yelled.
" Well you shouldn't have come after me. I'll probably get you hurt too." She said.
Brad cursed at himself. He couldn't even yell at her. She was too deep in her self-hate to realize anything else.
" Brad?" She said.
" Yeah?" He answered.
" Why did you come after me? I thought you hated me." She said.
" I…..I don't hate you…….You're just an enemy." He said.
" They told us that we didn't have any friends. Everyone was out to get us. They told us not to trust anyone. They told us no one cared at all about us." She said with her back to him.
" Well, they were wrong." He said.
" What?" She said.
" Nothing." He said.
" Well I'm getting out of here before something else happens." She said.
" No you're not." He said grabbing her arm.
" Brad, let go. You're gonna get hurt. Just get going." She said.
" Listen to me, we have to go to the hovercargo before they overpower us." He said.
" Brad, I'm not going to do anything but cause trouble. You don't want me back there." She said.
" Yes I do." He said.
" ……Really?" She asked.
" Yes." He said.
" ……Alright. I'll go. I'll go back with yo-Ah!!"
A Sand Stingray came up and caught her in it's mouth.
" Ivory!!" Brad cried.
The Stingray took off. Brad got into Shadow Fox and went after her. He almost ran into Bit.
" Brad where are you going? The fight's this way." He said.
" One of those things has Ivory and I'm getting her back if I have to take them apart, one bolt at a time!!" He yelled going after the stingray.