The third chapter is out! Yay for me! And it only took me a couple of...months. Okay considering I originally planned for only a week that is a long time. Oh well better late than never.

The words in the note (further down in the chapter) were written in a different font. Whether or not it'll show up on FanFiction.net...your answer's as good as mine.

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"Hey kid!" The LeoMaster skidded to a stop in front of a Dibison.

"I'm not a kid!"

"Yeah whatever. Look you don't belong here so get lost." Theo fumed inside the cockpit. Who was this guy to tell him he didn't belong and to go away? He had a job to do and he wasn't leaving until he killed somebody. "Kid we have some important business to settle with the old man and we don't need some rookie hanging around to mess it up."

"Rookie!?" Great first he was the kid now he was the rookie. "I'm not a kid or a rookie and I'm here to put the boss out of his misery. Damn it I'm here for some payback!"

"You're Theodore Eros aren't you?"

"Yeah. What of it?"

"Wow it's an honor to finally meet The Cupid. Heh heard a lot about you Cupid."

"That's not funny." So his last name was the Roman version of the Greek god of love. He could have sworn he left that nickname behind.

"No seriously. Who hasn't heard about The Cupid who destroyed the old man's business? Ya kind of a hero around here."

"So you'll let me through?" Being a hero had its perks.

"Nope. The Cupid's a hero because he pulled a lot of crazy $hit and it all turned out okay in the end not for his crummy piloting skills. You suck kid. Get out of here before you get hurt."

"I'm not leaving. You can't make me."

"Now you're just being childish. Look kid I'm trying to do you a favor. Clear out and I'll take care of the old man for ya. You can't refuse an offer like that."

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"Hey Daniel, who's the hot chick?" Theo held a picture of one very beautiful girl, and she looked his age too. The man from the Dibison, now known as Daniel, snatched the photo back. He placed it down gently on a counter and turned away from Theo.

"It's none of your business, kid."

"Shouldn't have said that. Now I got to know. Don't you think a fine girl like this is a little too young for you? Tell me who she is."

"Damn it kid! I said it's none of your business. Drop it okay!" Theo either didn't notice how angry Daniel was getting or he didn't care.

"How long ago was this picture taken? Is she this old now? C'mon tell me, is she still my age? Does she live around here? Can I meet her? What does she look for in a--" Daniel popped Theo in the jaw, sending the teenager tumbling to the ground. "Ow! What the hell was that for?"

"I didn't have to bring you, kid. Now when I tell you to drop it, I mean for you to stay out of my f#^king business." He tossed Theo a coat and swung his own over his shoulder. "You want to get through this alive you listen to me. No objections. No excuses." Theo rubbed his jaw; it was starting to swell and would probably bruise.

"That's why she left, isn't it?" Daniel stiffened.

"What was that?" Theo stood up, brushed the dust off his clothes and walked towards the door.

"Nothing. Nothing at all. Just talking to myself." He said before he disappeared into the hall. Daniel moved to follow him but stopped when he noticed something that wasn't in his room before. It was Theo's suitcase.

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"Cupid! Hey Cupid over here!" This was starting to get annoying. His name was Theodore, not kid, rookie, and it was not now nor would it ever be Cupid. So why did they call him everything but Theodore? They must've just liked to get on his nerves. "I must say I'm very impressed with this Shield Liger. I've never seen one quiet like it. Must be a new model. The technology put into building this is amazing. Too bad its pilot isn't."

"Hey!" Theo yanked the weedy little man off his feet. "You have better had called me over here for more than praising my zoid and insulting my skills." A hand fell on his shoulder.

"Let him go kid."

"Look pal, you ain't my father. So don't tell me what to do and stop calling me kid!" Theo shoved the weedy man away and shook Daniel's hand off his shoulder. "Now what did you want?"

"Oh not much. I just added a few new weapons. You'll love it. With all the firepower your terrible piloting skills won't matt-Gah!" Theo grabbed hold of the weedy man again. This time catching him in a headlock.

"When someone's bigger and stronger than you are, you don't insult them and piss them off." For some strange reason Theo felt unusually testy. He'd had another vision and it left him feeling....something ...he couldn't explain or even understand. It was just hard to tell which emotion was affecting him the most. Anger, confusion, disgust, so many swirling around in his head. The only thing he really did know was that it hadn't happened yet, but there wasn't anything he could do to stop it.

"Theo-" Daniel's normally gray eyes flashed red as he gripped the teen's shoulder a little tighter than before. Theo sent a scowl his way but when tried to shake the hand off its grip only tightened. He grimaced and nearly whimpered from the pain. Daniel released his hold and Theo dropped the man to rub his shoulder.

"Ease up next time, will ya? Any tighter and you probably would have crushed my bones. Oh and by the way, thanks for the new bruise. Want to add...any...mor-You okay? You don't look too hot." If he didn't know any better Theo would swear Daniel was struggling to not strangle him. Just to be on the safe side he took a few steps away from the hands reaching for his neck. "I'm going to back away slowly and get into my zoid now. I'd turn around and run for it, but I'm afraid you'll shoot me in the back or something."

"I'm..I'm sorry. I don't what came over me." Daniel's eyes flashed back to gray as he rubbed his temple.

"Yeah well, whatever it was keep it away from me." What is wrong with him? Theo wondered. "I left something back in the room." He turned to walk away, but thought better of it.

"Is that necessary?" Daniel asked, watching Theo leave. He was walking backwards.

"Hell yeah. You still might shoot me in the back."

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"Let's see if you can give me some answers." Theo lifted the clasps on the suitcase free. This would be the first time he had opened it. "Well this is anti-climatic." He had expected something bigger, cooler. Like some top-secret weapon. Instead what he got was some stupid bottles. Three stupid bottles and two of them were half-empty! "When other people get forbidden items they nearly get killed. When I get something I'm never supposed to open I get pop. This bites." Theo didn't even like soda. It was too sweet and all that caffeine. Coffee wasn't one of his favorite beverages either. "Eh, maybe it's beer." He picked up one of the half empty bottles and popped the top.

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It kills you. You can't stop, not until your mission is completed.

You said it kills you.

It does. Total body melt down. Like a heart attack. Metallic, it's a virus. It pumps your body with steroids and you become unstoppable. Think the Hulk, but unlike him when you get mad there's no going back. Once you've triggered it and have accomplished what you've set out to do, you die. Don't take this. Don't use this. On yourself or anybody. It's dangerous. Plus it tastes terrible and absorption is nearly murder itself.

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" Damn." It happened again. This vision, it was too short. There wasn't enough information. "Why would he give me drugs?" At least it was cooler than soda or beer. "I need to know more." Theo just had a feeling these bottles had something to do with Daniel. He set the bottles aside and turned the briefcase upside down. "Come on there has to be something. I know there's something." He shook it a few times and not too much to his surprise a piece of paper fell out. It was folded several times, crinkled, and yellow with age. "Aha! I knew it!" He unfolded the paper; just to find out it was barely legible. "I must have really pissed someone off up there." Theo squinted at the tiny messy scrawl and read what little he could.

Can't let.....have it. Never think......for it....with the kid.

Everything after that looked like stuff he already knew. "Wait. What's this?"

First and third mix.......The middle....antidote.

Fortunately the last few sentences were smear, age, and for some reason unlike some of the others, sweat free.

Theodore if you ever open this I pray it is for a good and noble reason. I pray that it is your last option and that you have no other choice. Have no regrets, make no brash decisions, and leave no unfinished business. For if you take this it is goodbye. To your life and those you care for. Do not get excited you idiot, this is serious!

"I resent that," he huffed. "I wasn't getting excited." Theo stuffed the paper in his pocket and let the new information sink in. He really didn't know what to think of it all. A small speck of excitement was stirring in him, naturally. He just wouldn't be Theodore "Cupid" Eros if it didn't, but there were too many other emotions building inside him to allow that one feeling room to grow. There was one emotion though that was burning to the surface and it wasn't going to let another come before it. Anger and betrayal apparently hitched a ride on it.

How dare Daniel invade his privacy and go through his things? How dare a man who takes a drug that is destined to kill him talk down to him. As if he was better than Theo was? How dare a man who drove his own daughter to her death....Theo clamped his hand over his mouth, as if that would stop his thoughts. It was too late and bile rose in his throat in remembrance of the disgusting vision he had earlier. "Can't let this get to me. I'm stronger than that." He swallowed, "Blah!" And nearly puked it back up from the horrible taste. "I'll never do that again." He still had to do something about Daniel. The guy was probably going to hurt a lot of people on his warpath and that stupid thing called a conscious just wouldn't let him live with that.

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It was cold. Not like Theo expected it to be warm. This was a bringer of death. This would be the third time he had held anything like this. The first time was a little BB gun. He use to shoot birds and squirrels when he was a kid with that BB gun. Second time was a Yellow Boy rifle, used to put a suffering animal out of its misery. Now this time, he was going to kill a man. "I really don't want to have to do this Danny boy, but you're leaving me no choice."

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Theo secured the goggles on his head and glanced at the mirror to give himself a once over. The goggles were there to hide his brand. He wasn't planning on wearing them over his eyes. The hideous scar on his hand was being hidden as well, by a fingerless black leather glove. If he was going to do this right he had to make sure no one would recognize him. His hair had been cut, spiked, and dyed blond. Hopefully he had gotten the dye that could be washed out. Theo didn't want to be a blond forever; he liked his old hair too much. He had even put in contacts that changed his natural eye color to green. Theo shoved his hands into the pockets of his black sweatshirt after dusting off his blue jeans and tapping a steel-toed boot clad foot against the ground. "Yeah. This'll do." The door opened and Daniel stuck his head in.

"Hey Theo you ready...to.. go.... Who are you?" Even if he did plan to shoot the guy he couldn't help it. Theo doubled over and laughed until tears came to his eyes and his sides began to ache. "What? What's so funny, and how did you get in here anyway?"

"That's...That's my little secret." He gasped out between snickers. If Daniel didn't know who he was Theo wasn't going to tell him. "I can tell you that I'll be filling in for Theodore Eros. It's for his own good. He doesn't have the skill to pilot a zoid." Theo grinned smugly. After that giggle fit he sounded very mature. At least he thought he did. "Now if you'll excuse me I must prepare for the upcoming battle." He turned away, biting his lower lip. Can't let him see me laugh again.

"Wait, you still haven't told me. Who are you?" A small snicker escaped, but Theo managed to reply in all seriousness,

"Blake. Devon Blake." Obviously Theo had watched one too many James Bond movies. He quickly left the room and once alone in the hallway collapsed into another fit of giggles. "This is too much fun."

"Better enjoy your fun while it lasts intruder." He was surrounded by mindless thugs all carrying guns yet all Theo did was continue to laugh. These men knew Theodore Eros was in their hideout. They probably didn't like it but they knew. Devon Blake, however, was a trespasser as far as they were concerned.

"Find something funny you little blond bimbo?" The thugs parted to allow a small petite woman through. She was tiny compared to the large muscle men, but seem to be their leader if them scrambling out of her way was any indication. Her brown eyes narrowed as she glared down at Theo. "Answer me!" A big cheesy grin and more giggles were her only answer. "Why you-!" She grabbed him by his sweatshirt and reared back, planning to break his nose. Theo blew a raspberry in her face. She dropped him and he scrambled away. "You little b@$t@rd!"

"Angelina! What are you doing?" She had pulled out her gun and looked ready to kill. Kill one Theodore Eros that is. "Put that away!" Daniel ordered. Grumbling she put her gun back in its holster while glaring daggers at Theo's grinning face. "What's going on here?"

"She started it!" Theo yelled, pointing an accusing finger at her. Angelina spluttered and pointed a finger back at him.

"I did not, you jerk! He did!" Daniel favored them both with a dry look and sighed tiredly. He knew where this argument was going.

"Did not!"

"Did too!"

"Did not!"

"Did too!"

"Not!"

"Too!"

"Not !"

"To-!"

"STOP!" They both paused. Theo was still smiling like the Cheshire cat even though Angelina had her hands wrapped around his neck like she planned to choke him. "Two grown adults squabbling like ten-year-olds. I haven't seen anyone act so childish since I met Theo."

"That wet behind the ears kid? Where'd he go anyway?"

"No idea and Angelina this is Devon Blake." Theo started waving at her enthusiastically, which Angelina found very irritating, as she was barely a foot away from him. She just wanted to reach out, grab his gloved hand, and break all his fingers. Every last one of them. "He'll be filling in for Theo so he's going to partner with you instead." She smirked when that goofy grin finally slipped off his face. His franticly waving hand slowly stopped in mid air and he paled, staring at her like she was hell herself.

Oh hell. This is bad. Theo thought. This is very, very bad. He had wanted to bug her to the point of insanity and then clear out before she was ticked enough to commit homicide. Being stuck her partner only meant one thing. He was going to die. Angelina was going to kill him. Slowly and painfully. I don't like that evil little smirk she's giving me. Her smirk widened. She can sense my fear! I know it!

Daniel watched the little drama going on between the two of them with a bad tic in his eyebrow. They were an extremely tiresome pair and he didn't have time to baby-sit. "Whatever's going on with you two get over it. We're leaving in five minutes." With that said he left them alone to kill each other.

"Great now I'm stuck with you."

"What's wrong with me?" No matter who he was everyone here seem to have some kind of problem with him.

"Theo may have been a pain and a horrible pilot, but at least he was cute. You're uglier than sin and annoying."

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Next chapter should be the last. Where everything will come together. That will not be easy. I made most of this up as I went along.

R&R

p.s. That does not stand for rest and relaxation.