A/N: HEY! I JUST SURVIVED A WEEK AT BAND CAMP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That's why it took so long for me to update. Well I worked on this next chapter a little during my free time at band camp. I HAVE THE BEST NEWS!!!!!!!!!! They put Zoids back on a 6 am. Well that's western time. Check at Cartoonnetwork.com. I meant to you sooner, but I was grounded the day before band camp, so it started this past week. Well that's about it, so onto the story.

Disclaimer: Yah right . . .

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"Don't move," the voice from behind Fiona repeated as she heard soft crunches on the dry leaves behind her.

Fiona didn't even dare breathe, what did this guy want with her?

The footsteps soon stopped, and Fiona realized that the person was right behind her when she felt the gun to her back.

"What do you want with me?" Fiona whispered, her voice shaking slightly.

"Who said I wanted anything to do with you," the voice behind Fiona, his voice sounding confident.

Fiona felt herself relax a little more. "Than what business do you have here?"

"Why should I tell you?"

"If you don't, I'll scream, and you see him?" Fiona pointed in the general direction of Van.

"Yah so, who cares about the kid?"

"He's an assassin, and he'll kill you," said Fiona, wondering if she should say anymore or not.

"Your such a lair," said Irvine (ok, I got sick of saying, 'The voice') as he suddenly clamped his hand over her mouth.

Fiona let out a muffled scream.

Irvine just smiled, as she tried to pull his hand away. When suddenly . . .

"Why you little!" Irvine cursed, louder than intended as he looked at his hand where Fiona had bitten it.

Fiona took off in a run towards where Van had made camp.

Van quickly sat up, where was all the running coming from. He looked over to see Fiona missing.

"Oh no you don't!" Irvine yelled loudly as he caught Fiona's wrist. Fiona let out another scream, this one louder than the first.

Van stood up, racing to where he heard Fiona's scream. Zeke quickly followed.

Fiona struggled to get out of Irvine's hard grip. Irvine raised his gun, firing into the night sky.

If her scream didn't wake the boy up, then that shot surely would. And Irvine would get to play a little game of hostage.

Fiona quickly stopped struggling.

"Let go of Fiona!" Van yelled, stopping about 10 feet short of the two.

"How about . . . no."

 "What do you want with her anyway?" Van asked curiously.

"WHY DOES EVERYONE THINK I WANT HER?!!!!!!!!!!!!" Irvine yelled loudly

"Well if you don't want her, than what do you want?" Van asked as Zeke raced to his side.

Irvine quickly pulled Fiona around so she was looking at Van, and into a tight headlock. He pointed the gun to the side of her head.

Fear shown brightly in Fiona's wide eyes. She looked at Van, her eyes pleading for help.

"Give me that organoid, or I will kill her!"

"Go ahead, she's of no use to me," Van replied simply, though it didn't show, it hurt, deep inside, but why?

Fiona seriously considered crying at this point, she was as good as dead now.

"WHAT!"

"Just what I said, she's just some girl that I was sent to kidnap," said Van as though he was a heartless killer, oh wait, he was.

'So the girl wasn't lying, well this sucks! Wait, he may be lying, I'll just have to find out.' Irvine thought to himself as Van crept closer.

"Well then, you won't mind if I do this?" said Irvine as he tightened his grip around Fiona's neck, making it so she could hardly breathe. Fiona gasped loudly as she tried to breathe, bringing her hand up to try to pull his arm away.

Van realized what this guy was getting at, he was trying to suffocate Fiona. What should he do?

Fiona felt her vision blur as she received less and less oxygen to her brain.

Soon enough, Irvine felt her go limp in his arms.

"Stop!"

"That's what I thought," said Irvine as he loosened his grip.

"Now give me the organoid, or I will finish the job," said Irvine as he repositioned his gun.

"In your dreams!" Van yelled, as quicker than lightning he was behind Irvine.

"Drop Fiona, NOW! Or I will stab this knife right through you!"

Irvine gritted his teeth as he let Fiona fall to the ground.

"I'll get you for this kid, so help me!" said Irvine as he pushed the little read button on his walkie-talkie.

"What did you do?" Van asked as Irvine just grinned.

"You'll see!" and not a moment after he had said it, explosions happened all around the 2, I mean 3 (Counting unconscious Fiona).

Van quickly ran to shield Fiona and himself.

"Irvine, HURRY UP!" Van heard a woman's voice exclaim as he saw Irvine climbing into a red and pink Gustav.

"I'll be back kid, you've been warned, and you wont be so lucky next time!" Irvine yelled. "Moonbay, lets get going!"

Van cursed as he picked Fiona up and watched the Gustav and his newest 'friend' leave.

"I'll never be able to find them till the smoke clears, and by then they will be long gone." Van quickly checked to see if her breathing had returned to normal.

Soon the sun started to peek over the small hills.

"Come on Zeke, lets get going, we have to stop at the next town, if that guy keeps his word then we may be in trouble, well not me, but Fiona anyway. He caught a good look at Fiona, but not me, so we have to give her a new look to replace her innocent look."

Zeke roared in acknowledgement as they headed to the Blade Liger.

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Ryan sped quickly to where his hidden tracker showed Van's Blade Liger on his screen.

"Yes, this means that if Van really has fallen in love with that girl. I can kill him without being killed my self, for he has broken assassin rule #1. I mean #2, cause #1 is kill people sufficiently, but #2 is never fall in love, it screws up everything. And when an assassin breaks any rule, the penalty . . . DEALTH!"

Ryan broke into a fit evil laughs as he pushed his Zoid faster into the darkness.

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Van looked back to see that Fiona still hadn't woken up.

When she slept, she kinda looked like his . . . no! He must not think about her or Fiona.

But who was he kidding, he could never forget about his sister. He had always had that happy feeling he felt around Fiona when his sister was around. But did that mean he was in love with Fiona, was that what this feeling was?

It had to be.

He had to keep this a secret, if he broke the assassin's code the penalty would be his own life.

Who was he to argue with his own feelings, it wouldn't change a thing.

Van glanced back when he heard Fiona move.

"Hey you awake," Van asked emotionless once again.

"What happened?" Fiona asked softly as she sat up.

"That Irvine bandit got away after you passed out."

"You mean you saved me?" Fiona asked a little louder.

"Yah, I did, but its not because I like you or anything."

"Well thanks anyway, so where are going anyway," asked Fiona as she leaned forward to look at Van.

"We need to get you a new look, that Irvine dude got a real good look at you, not me, so we are heading into town." Said Van as he looked over into her bright sunset red eyes. He gritted his teeth and turned back to face forward.

Soon enough the small town was visible and Van stopped.

"Why are we stopping here? The town is further up?" Fiona asked as Van jumped out.

"Because, if people see my Liger they will freak, here," said Van as Fiona jumped down beside him.

"Why are you giving me this," Fiona asked as she held the worn cloak in front of her, the item Van had just given her.

"Put it on, I can't have people recognizing you," said Van as Fiona wrapped it around her shoulders. "Now lets get going."

"Yah sure," said Fiona as she began to follow Van.

But unbeknownst to either of the two, a young man sat on an overlooking cliff watching them walk towards the town. He smiled an evil grin. It was payday for him!

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Take a guess who are mystery man is, well I aint telling'. So you have to wait till my next chapter. And thanks so much for all the wonderful reviews! They make me feel so loved . . . Papaya's for everyone!!!!!!!!!!!! Well if you leave me another review, I will love you forever and always. Thanks so much!!!!!!!!!! Luv ya'll! Hope you enjoyed!

Adios!

Michiko.