Another chappy!  Yay! ^_^  Okay, for all those B/L fans out there…you will be sorely disappointed. But, OH WELL!

And here it goes…chappy #3…

Chapter 3-Mad Skillz (Part II)

"Okay then, Nikita and Leena, get in the simulation chambers." He ordered.

Nikita shifted uncomfortably, and walked in, while Leena quietly smirked even more, and proceeded into the other one.

"Just to tell you Nikita, those double cannons won't work on me…" Leena said as she started up the simulation.

Okay, this is the deciding factor…if I beat Leena; I'll become a zoid warrior.  If not, there's always next year… He thought grimly. Guess I'll have to wait…

He calmly sighed, putting his headphones on, playing the song, "Genocide."  He quietly selected the Black Jackal zoid, and waited for the simulation to load up.

"Nikita Armstrong and the Black Jackal prototype A-1 versus Leena Toros and the modified GunSniper.  Battle mode: Zero, one, zero, nine!  Ready…FIGHT!"

Leena automatically began opening fire on him right as the battle began.  Nikita nimbly dodged every bullet and missile as he tried to get in a little closer.

"Oh no ya don't!  WEASLE UNIT TOTAL ASSUALT!" she bellowed as she fired a massive barrage of missiles and bullets toward the Black Jackal.

Nikita swerved the zoid out of the way of all the deadly projectiles, and swiftly pushed a button on his weapons controls.  He targeted the GunSniper in his scope, and pulled the trigger a couple of times.  This time, the two standard rifles above him fired multiple shots, all narrowly missing her zoid, and kicking up dust.

"Where is he?!  I can't see a thing!" She yelled, looking left and right for her target.

Suddenly, something lit up on his panel.  It was a diagram of his zoid, but the claws had been highlighted.  Underneath the diagram, it flashed the words "Strike Laser Claw" over and over again.

"Strike Laser Claw?  The only zoids I've heard of even making that move are the Liger Zero and the Shadow Fox!  Oh well!" He said, dismissing the thought.

He charged towards Leena's unsuspecting GunSniper, and heard the claws of the zoid charging up, and saw the light of their orange glow underneath his view.

"STRIKE LASER CLAW!" He bellowed, bringing the right paw of the zoid down on the large Vulcan gun attached to the left shoulder of the GunSniper.

"Oh noooooo!"  Leena screamed as the gun was cut through, and the claw came down on the back of the GunSniper's "neck" area, freezing the cockpit system. "Dammit!"

"Battle over!  Battle over!  The winner is…Nikita Armstrong and the Black Jackal prototype A-1!" the judge said as the simulator shut down.

"Yeah!  I won again!" Nikita said as he stepped out of the simulation.

"Hey, good match, Nikita." Leena said, extending her hand to him.

"Thanks.  You did great, too." He said, shaking her hand.

"Now, tell me that wasn't skill…" Bit beamed, looking at Jamie with pride.

"Huh?" Jamie asked in confusion.

"I know that you thought it was a fluke.  I could tell." He snickered.

"Huh?!" Jamie shouted, quickly turning crimson in the face with embarrassment. "Okay, that one was all skill…"

"Really?!" Nikita exclaimed in excitement.

"Hey, I've got an idea…since there are only three weeks of school left, why don't you and I look for a zoid, huh?" Bit asked, lifting his eyebrows up and down slyly.

"Why?" Nikita asked in confusion.

"Well, I think I'm gonna ask Doc if you can be on the team!"

"REALLY?!!!  THANKS A LOT!!!" He bellowed in joy. "THIS ROCKS!!!" He yelled as he ran out of the gym in pure joy.

"Bit, are you sure this is a good idea?" Leena asked, watching the young man leave. "I mean, this was just a simulation…"

"I'm positive, Leena." Bit said seriously, nodding in confirmation.  "There's just something about him that says to me, 'Bit, get this kid a zoid and let him be on the team, or you'll pass up a great opportunity!'  It's like my sixth sense or something…"

"I hope your right, Bit…"

RavenZERO: That's all ya get! (Dodges all of the flames thrown at him) That's it!  DIE!!!

(He grabs a sawed-off shotgun and jumps on top of his Blade Liger. He starts firing random shots in random directions.)

You guys better leave, this may take awhile…