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Chapter 3

A Wing And A Prayer

Anara and the Quantum Cat continued on from Mica's village. She always wanted to travel but not under the present circumstances. Anara would sleep while the Zoid would walk on. She'd been in a few more battles but nothing really important. Quantum Cat woke her up to see a Blue Gustav with a Redler on one of its trailers. It seemed to be stuck.

"Can I help you?" She asked.

The man turned in surprise to see a child piloting a Zoid.

"Yah, my Gustav's stuck. Could use some help." He said.

Anara got out and walked over to the Gustav. With a quick glance, she could tell what the transport Zoid's problem was.

"One of your Gustav's actuators is on the fritz. These newer models tend to do this when that happens. I'll bypass it for you." Anara said getting out her tools.

"You seem to know your way around Zoids, little girl." He said.

"When your older brothers have Command Wolves, your sisters have Shield Ligers, and mom and dad have matching Zaber Fangs, you tend to become the mechanic." She said twisting the last bolt in place. "This should hold until you can get somewhere to repair it. Where you headed?"

"I've been hired to recover a shipment of a vaccine that was stolen by some bandits. I found out where their base was and was going to go in when this happened. What's a six-year old doing out here?" He said.

"I'm trying to find my parents. The Imperial Army has them. Well, you'd better get going." Anara said before her conscience caught up with her. "Do you need some help?"

"I could use some. It's not going to be a walk in the park." He said.

"What's your name?" Anara asked.

"David Bee. Yours?" David asked.

"Anara Quails and this is the Quantum Cat. My savior." She replied.

"Well, let me give you all the information, Anara. There's this village that has like an annual epidemic. If the children there don't receive the vaccine in three days, they'll die." David said.

"Let's ditch the Gustav. We'll be able to cover more ground if we move at top speed." Anara said running over to the Quantum Cat.

David got into his Redler and both went at top speed towards the coordinates of the bandits' base. Anara knew that they had to Get there as soon as possible for the children's sake. They raced to the point they'd both agreed upon and got out of their Zoids.

"I thought of a plan. My Redler's A.I. can keep air units busy while you and QC have some fun with the ground units. These guys have acquired numerous Zoids and pilots so watch out. While everyone's busy, I'll slip into the compound and steal the vaccine. My Redler will land and I'll escape in it." David said.

"I can keep both busy. You and your Redler better focus on stealing the vaccine." Anara said turning towards her Zoid. "Right, Quantum Cat?"

The purple Zoid roared in agreement and they put the plan into motion. The Quantum Cat stood outside the cavernous base and Anara keyed up the missiles.

"How about a wake-up call?" Anara asked her Zoid.

The Quantum Cat's missiles tore thorough the rock and exploded. Red Horns and Rev Raptors came storming out of the base firing at the Quantum Cat. Anara kept her attention on the battle as she noticed the Redler land at the base. The Quantum Cat bit into the back of the neck of a Rev Raptor and threw it into a Red Horn. The laser blades extended out the side legs.

"Avash yee matey!" She said running through the ranks of Zoids and David came onto her screen.

"Anara, I got the vaccine." He said.

"Gotcha! But I don't leave a battle in the middle of it." She said as she strike-laser clawed the last Red Horn. "Now, I'll go."

They were back in the village and David walked over to Anara.

"So kid, where you headed?" David asked.

"No where." She said.

"Mind if I come?" He asked.

"Sure."