Wings of the Future

Disclaimer: I don't own Zoids, nope, never have, never will.

A/n: Yes, my favorite character is Jamie, so there!!

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The hover cargo trundled along it's predestined path, cutting a swift trail in the desert sand, leaving plumes of dust swirling in it's wake. As it neared a seemingly random plateau, it slowed to a halt and the monitors in the cockpit flared to life with a low hum. In the distance, as shown on the monitor, a large shark-like carrier was undulating slowly high in the air. "Good, we're right on time." Dr. Taruos stated happily with a queer smirk, causing Leena to wonder if she really was related to him.

A missile shaped capsule shot down from the lightly clouded sky, cutting a line of golden light between the two teams. With a whirring of wheels and gyros, the pod raised it's self on four steady legs. A long front panel creaked open to reveal a humanoid robot, a judge, painted the same official white as the capsule it presided in.

As the judge began scanning the area, checking that all combatants were present and warning out the zoids in the surrounding area, two Zabats and a Blade Liger leapt from the hovering Hammerhead. At the same time, the Liger Zero and the Command Wolf leapt onto the field, launched from the raised catapult platform on the front of the hover cargo, shortly followed by the green Raynos. "Hahhh..." Sighed a downcast Leena, "I wish we didn't have a battle on the day the gun sniper was in for repairs..." "Well, there's nothing we can do about that Leena, you'll just have to sit this one out." Leon Said in his usual battle-cheery voice.

"Hey Jamie, you ready? It's two to one up there so be careful!" The blonde pilot of the Liger Zero cautioned.

"Don't worry Bit, I'll be fine." The Raynos pilot assured him.

At that point, the judge chose to speak up. "Combatants, take your places. Battle field set up! The Blitz team versus the Skyah team. Battle mode 0999. Readyyyy? FIGHT!!"

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The blue blade liger darted swiftly through the rocky mesa. As the canyon walls opened up to reveal a long flat plateau, the liger surged foreword with a renewed speed. "This is it Zeke! Stop the Liger here!" The liger leapt to a screeching halt. "Fiona, come in! Yes, we made it to the location with no trouble. Yes, this is the spot for the new base. Construction? Yes, we're beginning now." Two Gustavs pulled up behind the Blade Liger and a soldier leaped from the door of one. "Lieutenant Flyheight! Shall we begin?"

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Two quick rounds of shots fired off. The Blade liger managed to narrowly avoid the rain of fire. "Darn! I missed!" Brad and Bit chased after it.

"Ack! I can't shake 'em!" The Raynos swerved aside, narrowly avoiding a shower of missiles. Glancing around, he noticed the the Command Wolf and the Liger Zero still busy with the Blade Liger. They were too far off to offer any assistance, so the Zabat's were up to him. He spun the controls and turned to meet the Zabats head on. Surprised at his sudden daring, the Zabats darted together, nearly colliding at full speed. Jamie managed to coax the Raynos into flying between the crisscrossing zoids. Passing the two safely, Jamie sighed with relief as he heard them zoom by. Turning back to face foreword, Jamie cried out in surprise. He had forgotten all about the sonic boom effect! As the Raynos crashed into the swirling air currents, a bolt of lightning shot down from the now darkened sky, surrounding Jamie in a rush of wind and light. With a final flare, the lightning faded out... and the Raynos, along with Jamie, had vanished with it.

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Kyahhhh!!! Well, that's the first chapter!! I know you might be wondering why I chose to send Jamie back, and I'll tell you. First off, I like Jamie a lot. I can relate to him a good bit, always feeling like I know what's going on, but overlooked and underestimated. Secondly, he needs more main roles. Thirdly, Ligers, Command Wolves, and Gun Snipers all existed in Van's time... Raynoses didn't. See the logic there? Fourthly... CAUSE I SAID SO!!!

In my earlier copy of this chapter, one nice reviewer spotted some errors. I want to say, thanks to you, Aardwulf!! I'm still using the Zabats as normal zoids, but I'm glad you pointed that out to me. I know there were a good deal of spelling/grammer errors, but I do these on note pad and it doesn't have spellcheck. Most of the erroes shold have been fixed now, but I'm not perfect so there are probably a few left anyways.

See you space cowboy .... Or girl .....

•RaidenYoukai•