Ha! I got this chapter up! GO ME!! HAAA!! Anyway, uh, here it is!
Chapter 6- The New Recruit
"Leena! Do you know where Bit is?" Doc asked in concern. It was nearly ten o'clock, and Doc was getting slightly worried.
"No, Dad, I haven't seen him since school ended." She said.
"Hmm...I wonder where that boy could be…?" Doc asked himself in curiosity.
"Doc!" Jamie yelled, bursting into the room. He had obviously run there, since the smaller boy was panting like the devil.
"What is it, Jamie?"
"There's an unidentified zoid heading this way! I dunno whose piloting it, but they're obviously coming here!"
"Well, what's so bad about that?"
"Well, we're in the middle of the desert! The only people that come here aside from our team are Naomi, Leon, Harry, or the Backdraft Group!"
"Hmm…okay then. Leena, get Brad go meet this 'mystery zoid' and find out who the hell it is." Doc said. "What kind of zoid was it, Jamie?"
"That's the oddest thing!" I have absolutely no clue! The computer couldn't get any type of fix on who it is! The zoid doesn't even show up in the directory, almost as if it doesn't exist!"
Doc thought for a minute, and ran to the comm unit. "Are you two ready yet?" He bellowed into the comm.
[This is Leena. I'm all set.]
[This is Brad. The Fox is ready to roll.]
"Okay, good, just promise me you'll be careful!"
[Why? What's goin' on?] Brad asked.
"Well, Jamie just informed me that this is a new type of zoid, which means…"
[Dr. Layon…] Leena and Brad said in unison.
[That guy's really starting to annoy me…] Leena growled. "I'm gonna kill whoever that pilot is!!" She muttered to herself, making sure not be heard over the comm.
Both of them silently readied their weapons. Just as Leena got a target lock on the unidentified zoid, her comm began bursting with activity.
[Wait you guys! Don't shoot!] A voice said over the comm suddenly.
That voice sounds familiar... Leena thought suddenly. [Bit, is that you?!]
[Yeah, it's me, but I'm not in the zoid! I'm drivin' the jeep next to it!] He said.
She silently zoomed in on a little speck next to the unidentified zoid, and sure enough, there was Bit, driving the jeep with one hand, and waving like an idiot with the other.
[If you're not in the zoid, then who is?] Brad asked curiously.
[Uh, hey guys!!] Another voice said over the radio happily and nervously.
[Nikita?! Is that you?!] Leena screamed in surprise.
[Yeah! We found it!] He beamed in happiness. [If you guys wouldn't mind putting down your weapons and letting me into the hanger, I'd really appreciate it…]
Both Brad and Leena silently moved their zoids to allow access to the hanger. After they had all gotten out of their zoids and Nikita had calmed down, Bit had introduced him to every one that didn't already know him.
"So, this is the famous Nikita Armstrong that defeated my daughter in barely twenty seconds?" Doc asked, extending his hand to him. "Name's Steve Toros, but you can just call me Doc."
"It's a pleasure to finally meet the actual owner of a team as famous as the Blitz Team…"
"Well, you might be seeing more of me in the near future…" Doc said cryptically, smiling.
"Can you run that by me again, sir?" Nikita asked in confusion.
"What he means to say, Nikita, is that you're on the team!" Bit said happily.
"WHAATT?!!!!!!!" Nikita shouted in surprise. "REALLY?! THIS IS SO COOL!" He took in a deep breath, and ran towards the entrance to the base, shouting "'Scuse me, I gotta make a call!" over his shoulder.
"Well, he sure seems excited…" Doc said, smiling. "And he has a right to be…"
"Bit, are you sure this is a good idea?" Brad asked skeptically. "I mean, so he beat Leena in a simulator, so what? He has absolutely no combat experience…"
"So? I didn't have any combat experience, but you let me on the team…" Bit said slyly.
"Yeah, that was luck, mostly." Brad said, a smirk growing on his face.
"Hey! I resent that!" Bit said angrily.
"So, what makes you so sure of his skills, hm?" Brad asked curiously.
"Well, I'm not sure. There's just this feeling inside me that says 'Bit, if you don't get him on the team, you WILL end up regretting it…' Just trust me, okay?"
"But what about that zoid?" Brad said, jerking his thumb toward the Black Jackal. "I mean, judging by all the moss and vines covering it up, it must be ancient…what makes you think it'll still run well enough for combat?"
After Brad had finished his sentence, Bit could've sworn he heard the zoid make a growl that sounded like it was saying "Stuck-up varmint…" low enough for only Bit to hear.
"I honestly don't know. Just a hunch."
"Great." Brad muttered sarcastically. "We're going purely on 'a hunch" about a pilot with an unknown amount of skill, with an unknown zoid that may not even work right and looks like something you'd find on an archeological dig…"
"Well, Brad, whaddya say tomorrow we let him fight you and you can be the judge of how advanced his skills are?" Doc cut in, scratching his chin.
"Hm…" Brad closed his eyes and thought for a moment. "Fine. But there better be some kinda prize…" Like money… He added mentally.
"Okay, how's 500 bucks sound?" Doc asked hopefully.
"Sounds good." Brad confirmed. "Okay, I'll face him tomorrow in a little exhibition match."
"Great!" Doc beamed. All of them saw a very excited Nikita run up to him.
"Bit, can I borrow your truck? I need to go home and get all my stuff…" And my zoid parts…
"Sure, go right ahead!" He said, tossing him the keys to his long forgotten stealth truck.
He tossed a quick "thanks" over his shoulder, and dived into the truck, starting it up, and driving it out of the hanger and into the desert like a madman.
Two hours later…
Everyone had gone to sleep except Bit and Doc, who were waiting for Nikita to return. Finally, they saw a bright pair of headlights, and the truck pulled into the hanger.
"Hi everybody!" He beamed as he jumped out of the truck and slammed the door shut.
"Well, Nikita, I guaranteed your spot on the team, so tomorrow we're going to Romeo City to register you and the Black Jackal. Also, we're gonna have a little exhibition match between you and Brad to see how advanced your skills are…" Doc explained. "Also, there's a room set up for you already, so you can deposit your luggage there."
"Thanks, Doc." He quietly turned to Bit. "Bit, can you help me unload my luggage and zoid parts?"
"Just leave the zoid parts in the truck. I'll take care of that myself." Bit said, opening the back of the truck up.
After Bit helped him move his luggage to him new room, he quickly unpacked, changed into his pajamas, and went to sleep.