Wassup?!!!! I wrote two chappys in one day!  ALRIGHT!!  MAJOR SUGAR HIGH!  YEEAAAAAA!!

Chapter 5- Enter the Jackal

"WHAAAAAT?!!!!" Nikita bellowed in surprise. "You found it?!!! How?! When?!"

"Just about ten minutes ago…it's in the clearing beyond those trees over there…" Bit said, pointing off toward the left.

Nikita howled in joy, and dashed toward the left in a tantrum of happiness.

As he quickly tore through the bushes and trees, he let out a yell of happiness.

'There it is!' Nikita thought in joy.

The zoid itself was literally covered in moss and vines, but what little of the zoid's color he could see was black with red trim.  The zoid was shaped just like it had been in the simulator, like a cross between the Shadow Fox and the Lightning Seix, shaped sleeker than the Fox but a little bulkier than the Seix.  He noticed that there was a double-barreled 50mm rifle on the top, and he noticed that there were small, black guards on the "paws" of the zoid.

"Wow!  This is so cool!!!" Nikita shouted happily.

"So, get in the cockpit already!" Bit said, crossing his arms over his chest.

Nikita yelled again in joy, and silently climbed into the cockpit.

The cockpit smelled like stale air and rusty metal, stinging his nostrils.  He sat down into the antique seat, kicking up lots of dust, and hit a few random buttons, somehow bringing the zoid to life.  It let out a mechanized howl, shaking the forest with its fury.

Howdy, there… It roared softly.  The zoid's roar sounded almost…human…

"Huh?!  What the hell?!  How can I understand you?!"

You and I share a mental connection, somethin' not many people have…you must be my chosen pilot…

"Huh?  What are you talking about?"

You're the dude that was destined to pilot me.  Duh.

"So, we're partners then?" Nikita asked.

Yeah, I jus' said, "Duh", didn't I?  I think that maybe your friend that pilots the Liger Zero was right…

"How do you know about Bit and the Liger?"

Zero and me met awhile back.  We were good compadre's, but I doubt he 'members me now… It gave a soft growl that sounded like a laugh.

"Hey, Nikita!  Why don't you head to the Toros base with the Jackal?  I'll follow ya in the jeep!" Bit shouted from the ground.  Somehow, he had managed to get the jeep back on the small road it had been on before.

[Okay Bit, I'm headin' out!] He said over the comm. [Wait a second!  Which way is the base again?]

"Its about six kilometers that way!" He yelled in exasperation, pointing north. "Ya can't miss it!"

[Thanks!  Seeya at the base!]

And with that, he dashed the zoid towards the Toros Base.

Yay!  Nikita got the zoid! I'm so good!