Legacy of the Ancients
Chapter Fifteen: Final Farewell
By: Sci-Fi-Raptor
Disclaimer: I own Zoids and everything related to it. Actually I own the world! Not really… sob
The next day, the Blitz team bitterly went back to the hover cargo, thusly ending their vacation. Doc called everyone to the Command Center to introduce the newest member, and to go over future plans…
"Well team, its been a nice stay, but all good things end, don't they?" said the Doc, in a cheerful voice. He had actually been lamenting the vacation, since they didn't get any income, and he couldn't blow their money on models or accessories. But it was over, so they could start battling once again.
"Well, you don't have to sound so happy about it" said Brad.
"Ya… Ok, you all know Naomi, so we don't really need an introduction, but Raven here and for the most part an unknown person"
"I never really fought within the ZBC till now"
"Oh…" said the Doc. "Well, anyway, we are scheduled to fight the Raider's team tomorrow at 3:00 PM local. That means we fight about 12 hours from now. Its battle mode 0982, and we have agreed to a limit of only 2 Zoids."
"These are the possible Zoids that they may use" continued Jamie, showing four Zoids. One was a green Rev Raptor (which was rumored to have a stealth generator that also acted as a shield), one was a pink Kit Fox (a Zoid that was made from scratch by its pilot, the only data available on it was that it had similar properties to a Command Wolf, but they were radically stronger), one was a white Gun Sniper (with a huge radar thing on its back, like the ones on spyplanes), and the last was a sand colored Gogulas (it had four CPC's, and an assortment of missile pods and assault weaponry. "I'm pretty sure that they'll use the Gogulas, but I'm not sure about the rest"
"What makes you say that?" asked Brad.
"Well, in all of the 0982 battle modes that they've been in, in the last month, they always use the Gogulas as support fire, and they rotate the rest. So far, the pattern they used was Raptor, Fox, and Sniper. But they broke the pattern last time by starting with the Sniper" said Jamie
"So, who wants to go?" asked Doc
"I nominate Bit and Raven" said Naomi
"Why them?" asked Jamie
"Bit is probably the most experienced at fighting something like a Gogulas, and we've never seen Raven fight, so I guess we might as well start here" she explained.
"Yes, that makes sense, do you two agree?" said Doc
"Yes" they said in turn.
"Ok, so you two prep for battle while we…do other stuff" said Doc.
"In other words, they work and we do nothing" said Brad
"Or that…" said the Doc
Exactly 72 hours ago…
We stood there, with the white hole looming behind steadily, steadily growing and consuming everything it came in contact with. The white hole finally reached us, but we didn't stop. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw something coming out. It was a cute little white cottontail coming out of its white hole. Then I felt all my energy run out and waited for Ryker to overcome me. But nothing happened. As I fell limp to the ground, I saw Ryker fall with me. Then that S.O.B. rabbit bit me! As I regained my strength, I saw it bite Ryker. Then the most bizarre thing happened; it changed into the form of a human!
"Wh-wh-what are you?!" I said in hysteria, surprised at my surprise.
"You don't remember me?"
"Should I?"
"Remember when you were in that collapsed store out in the desert?"
"What store?"
"You know, the one where you got your first Glooper-BlogDinger?"
"Oh yeah. What was the ten minutes business about?"
"Damn, you still remember. Well, I guess I'll start the countdown now." Suddenly, a hologram of an enlarged stopwatch popped up next to them and started. The human started talking rapidly. "Now, it seems to us that two of our operatives were left behind on this planet and because of our carelessness, they have caused much trouble. It seems that they have intervened with your evolutionary process in a degree that is too high for your species to undergo in such a short time. There fore, we will now rectify all problems caused by us and our associates."
"Huh?"
"What I basically mean is that we will put back everything back to normal."
"Oh. So that means I won't have that thing where I turn into fire anymore?" Bit said disappointedly.
"Yes"
"What will happen to Hiro and Haru?"
"They will have the choice of coming with us, but if they choose not to, well, they will choose to come with us."
"Is that a threat? Cause if you mess with Hiro, you mess with me!"
"No it's not a threat"
"Hey, how can Hiro even make a choice when he's still under Ryker's control?"
"Ryker? Who is this Ryker?"
"That guy" said Bit, pointing at Ryker.
"Oh, that's not good"
"I know, it would suck to be under someone's control"
"True, but that's not why. Something like this means that I have to call in my bosses"
"Your bosses?"
"Yes. I think the people of this planet call them the Ancients"
"The what! I thought they all left"
"Yes they did, but they have become more advanced since then, and have developed instant transport techniques."
"You mean like that white hole thingy you came out of?"
"Sort of. Normally we send a subspace energy burst to our target destination to make a fissure in real-space, and make a wormhole for transport, but you did it for us. What you did today will actually increase the efficiency of our system, since you two have found a means of creating a white hole with less energy then we normally do."
"Wha…"
"…you done a good thing"
"Oh" the two stood there for an awkward silence, trying to delay the inevitable. Out of the corner of his eye, Bit could see some one coming out of the white hole. That person was followed by a group of others.
"Are those people your bosses?" asked Bit nervously.
"Yes" the two watched silently as the Ancients did their work. There were nine of them, and they slowly walked up to the mass that was Hiro. They all stood next to it, seeming to pay their respects to him, and they made a circle around one of themselves. The eight that were part of the circle looked up, and turned into flashes of light that streaked into the sky and went in opposite directions. The remaining being went up to Hiro and put both hands on him and started some sort of chant. In a few minutes, the mass that was Hiro broke into four different things. Three were humanoid while one was spherical. The humanoid that looked like Hiro went up to the sphere and destroyed it. Then he went up to the one that looked like Haru and embraced her. The third humanoid just stood there with a big smile on his face, as if he finally finished his journey.
Bit felt good for Hiro that he had his love once again, but that reminded him of Leena.
"You know how you said you would return everything back to normal?"
"I won't, but they will"
"Well, does that mean that you will return people back to life?"
"Yes"
"So, when will Leena be back?"
"Remember those guys you just saw turn to light a little while ago? Everything that they fly over is returning to normal. So if she was under there are of flight, she should be back."
"But she was right here when she died…" said Bit in dismay.
"I didn't die you nut!" Leena said from the sky
"I miss her so much, I can hear her voice" said Bit, and started crying on the rabbit guy's shoulder.
"You retard, I'm up here!"
"Woe is me!" said Bit, and cried some more. In a few seconds, Leena landed and took off her parachute and forced Bit to look at her.
"I miss her so much, I can even see her standing in front of me!" he complained, and started crying on the rabbit guy's shoulder again.
"Is he always like this?"
"Unfortunately" said Leena. She then turned him once again and planted a kiss on him. Then Bit broke the kiss.
"I miss her so much, I can still feel her" he was cut off by Leena slapping him in the face. "Oh, hi Leena" he said, and started crying on the rabbit guy's shoulder again. When Leena looked like she was going to maim him, he suddenly spun to her and cried: "Leena! You're alive!" then picked her up and started dancing.
Jeez that took awhile. She thought to herself.
The rabbit guy left the two alone and went to his master. He was debriefing the three humanoids of their situations.
"So you two agree that it is best for you to leave?"
"Yes Chancellor Davion" Haru said.
"And besides, I was getting tired of having to hide all the time" added Hiro. "But what about Bit's organoid system? I took its place, so what will happen to his Zoid?"
"Well, we can just replace it with one of our own, and put in your personality so he won't notice a difference"
"That sounds perfect" said the rabbit guy.
"Hayato, is that you?"
"Its me Hiro"
"I knew I sensed your signature, I haven't seen you since the final battle"
"Same here brother, we got a lot of catching up to do. You are coming, aren't you?"
"Yeah, but I have to say farewell to my best friend" Hiro said, and walked toward Bit. Haru was about to follow, but Hayato stopped her.
"Raven, there is a matter I must speak to you about" said the Chancellor to Raven.
"I can finally pass on?"
"I'm sorry Raven, but the counsel has made the decision that we cannot judge you for who you are now, and since it is apparent that you are much different then who you were, we cannot judge you on your older self. So we have determined that we will let God judge you, and you will die like any other person on this planet, they way you should have"
"But… I have waited for so long" he said disappointedly. The counselor only smiled.
"Raven, my boy. You must understand that death is not something to rush. You have been given a chance only God can bestow, and you should live the rest of your life to the fullest"
"I see"
"And to help you out, and make things easier for us, we have made you part of the Blitz team now. You will be replacing Haru from now on."
"Well, from what those two tell me about the team, I think I will enjoy it"
"That's good, and I can only wish you the best of luck." He said to the boy tenderly. Then the sound of eight sonic booms could be heard heading in their direction. "It seems that me associates have done their work. Now all that will be left is to let time reset itself, and put everything back to before any of this happened" The eight beings landed and went through the white hole. Hayato and Haru joined them, followed by the Chancellor.
"Well Bit, Leena, I have to say I've had a lot of fun while I was with you guys."
"I've had a lot of fun too, Hiro" said Bit, crying.
"Me too" said Leena, holding onto Bit's hand.
"Hiro, the wormhole is closing, you have to come in now" said Haru, coming back to get Hiro
"Just give me a second" he said to her. Then he looked at the young couple in front of him. "Well Bit, I guess this is goodbye" Hiro said. Bit offered his hand right hand for Hiro to shake. He held the hand with both of his, and they ended up hugging.
"I'm gonna miss you man, you've been like a brother to me." Said Bit, still crying.
"Hiro, you have to go now" said Haru a sensitively as she could.
"Farewell, Bit" said Hiro.
"Farewell, old friend" said Bit. Leena hugged him to try and comfort him. He could see Haru doing the same as they walked through the hole. Hiro turned to wave his last goodbye and stepped through the portal, which collapsed after him.
"Bit, are you all right?" Leena said in a worried tone.
"Huh? Oh, I'm okay" he said. He found himself staring at the TV, with the news still playing. He noticed his surroundings and realized he was still in the hotel of the Hot Springs Resort. Nothing unusual.
"Then why are you crying?" she asked.
"I… I don't know. I feel like I lost someone I really loved for some reason"
"Well, you still have me" she said, and tried to comfort him.
"Yeah…" he said, and cuddled up to her on the couch. Eventually the two fell asleep in each other's arms. The rabbit tattoo on Bit's right hand seemed to smile.
Wow. This story has lasted almost a year! Isn't that crazy? I guess one reason why it took so long to finish was because I didn't really want to. But I guess we all have to move on, don't we? I must say that its wasn't exactly the same person writing this fic every time. I know that I've changed a lot over the last year, and it probably affected how I wrote, but I guess I'm always gonna be a sucker for happy endings. Don't worry though, I still have a few undisclosed fics up my sleeve, so keep reading, and good hunting. (and just to deter any more confusion, which the start of this chapter probably caused, the tattoo I was referring to came from chapter 10)
And my final gloat for this story. 92 pages! That's how long this fic is. I bet people wrote way more, BUT IT'S THE MOST I'VE EVERY DONE SO SCREW YOU!
Thanks for reading.