Legacy
By Raven Cowboy aka Mandz.
You have no idea how incredibly sorry I am to have left this fic to the back streets of my mind. It's just been an insanely busy year and between school and sport and work I've just had no time to type up chapters.
Before you go reporting that this story doesn't belong to me, but to another author called Mandz, I'm telling you now that I AM MANDZ. The email address I had for that account expired, therefore not allowing me to update this story, or add any of my other ones. If you have any complaints, hit me back at neofreak87@hotmail.com and I'll explain everything.
BTW, Madra belongs to me. You want to use her in a fic, you ask and I'll more than
likely let you use her.
Disclaimer: That damn Prozac is turning me into a decent human being, and they said
there'd be no harmful side-effects. J/K Yes, I own Zoids. I am the genius behind Chaotic
Century and New Century, and if you tried to sue me my team of highly expensive
lawyers * gestures to team of very boring and serious looking people in suits * will take
you down to Chinatown.
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"There, it's done."
Van Flyheight turned off the Blade Liger's recording device and sighed. It was only
hours till Raven's rumoured attack on the supply base the Guardian Force was currently
staying at, and whispers were running wild that the Zoid hater himself had a new unit,
another evolution of the Geno-Breaker that's far more powerful than anything they had
ever seen. The raw attack power had been seen first-hand by a handful of surviving
villagers from a town he had struck a few weeks back, the town that Irvine and Moonbay
were staying in on the way to the base. Sadly, The mercenary and the trucker were not
counted among the living.
Van jumped down from Liger's cockpit and Fiona handed her newborn daughter over to
her husband, cradling her in a soft blue blanket. They had named her Madra Alisi
Flyheight, christened after Zi's smallest moon.
"So, I take it your recording went well?" Fiona asked as Van carefully took Madra from
her.
"Yeah, I just hope the Blade Liger survives the battle. It would be so much easier if
Moonbay and Irvine were still alive, they could of taken care of Madra, but now we have
to rely on that witch and hope that she comes through on her end of the bargain[1]"Van
sighed again and looked sadly at the sleeping child in his arms, instinctively holding her
tighter. "I hope Madra will find the Blade Liger in the future."
Fiona nodded and looked up at the stars that dotted the pitch black sky. It was a beautiful
night, one she would rather spend with Van and her daughter than fight for her life with
Raven.
~*~
"Hello Van, Fiona"
Reese and the blue organoid Specular shimmered into view beside Fiona.
"Reese."
The Blue Devil smiled. "I'm here for the girl."
"Her name is Madra, and you had better not let any harm come to her, or so help me-"
"Temper, temper Van. You saved my life, I save the life of your daughter. Though I still
don't understand why you want me to send her to the future.[2] seems such a waste."
"A deal's a deal, Reese. You take her to the future and make sure she's safe with another
family," Fiona pleaded.
Reese closed her eyes and bowed her head. "I know, Fiona. No harm will befall your
child."
"Her name is Madra," Van grumbled.
Suddenly, loud sirens sounded and alert lights flashed around the base.
"Van sir! Raven has arrived!" A soldier yelled over the noise.
"Damn," muttered Van as he quickly handed Madra to Fiona, kissing them both on the
cheek. "Mobilize Zeke!"
The silver organoid growled deep inside the Liger, briefly engulfing the Zoid in blinding
white light.
"C'mon Fiona! We gotta go! Reese, take care of my daughter!"
Fiona carefully handed Madra over to the blue-haired manipulator. "Goodbye my
beautiful little girl. I hope you find out who you really are someday."
Fiona touched Madra's cheek and sighed, turning away and sprinting to the Blade Liger,
totally missing the small smile that graced Reese's lips before she shimmered away.
~*~
"Ha, Van's still got that outdated Blade Liger. You'd think he'd learn that he's no match
for me in that pile of junk," Raven chuckled evilly to himself, Shadow roaring in
agreement from deep within the zoidcore. The new Geno-Breaker's evolution required
Shadow to permanately be taken into the core, a risk Raven was more than willing to
take.
"I wouldn't celebrate just yet, Raven. They surprised you last time."
"I don't care Reese. I didn't have this zoid last time," Raven retorted, nodding at the
control panel of the white tyrannosaurus-like unit as Reese shimmered into the seat
behind him, still cradling Madra. Raven glanced behind him. "I see you still have Van's
spawn. Shall we kill it now?"
"No. I'm taking her to the future with me and our son."
"Hmph. You and your stupid promises. At least give Vega a few years head start. An age
advantage might give him an edge when it comes to the final battle," Raven smirked.
"You told me that both Van and myself will die in this battle, so our children will finish it
once and for all. Where is Vega anyway?"
"Already in the future. I left him in the care of a organization called the Backdraft
group."
"Are you sure that's wise."
"Of course. I'll be joining him in moments, after I drop off the little one. If my
calculations are right, Vega will be nine when I 'meet' him as Sarah. Just make sure your
Zoid is locked away after the battle."
"Yeah yeah, I know."
Raven's control panel beeped as it locked onto the Blade Liger's position.
"That's my cue. Goodbye Raven."
Reese shimmered out of sight.
"Goodbye Reese.I.love you." Raven whispered to no one.
Shaking his head to clear such dangerous thoughts, Raven focused on the fast
approaching Blade Liger ahead of him, grinning madly.
~*~
"There he is! Ready Fiona?"
The zoidian nodded her head slightly, glancing back at the base.
"Are you sure it was a good idea to leave Thomas behind?" she asked.
"He would have gotten in the way. The DiBison isn't fast enough, and I don't want to
have to keep an eye on him and fight Raven at the same time," Van replied. "Besides, we
have to focu-AAARRGH."
Van was interrupted by pulse cannon fire from ahead, shaking the cockpit and throwing
him and Fiona against various controls painfully. Fiona cried out as she was thrown
violently forward, colliding with Van's seat and knocking her unconcious.
"Fiona!" Van exclaimed, quickly glancing behind him. Crazed laughter came over the
intercom system, followed by a vid-screen window opening beside Van to reveal Raven's
overly amused face. "Raven! When I'm through with you-"
"Shut up Van." Raven interrupted calmly. "I have a question for you. How do you like
my new Zoid? You ARE the first to face it in a real battle, after all. What should I call it?
It's no longer a Geno-Breaker, now is it. How about the Geno-Beserker? No no no, I
know. I'll call it the Berserk Fury. Yeah, that's it."
"Berserk.Fury.?"
"You like?" Raven grinned and set the footlocks for the Particle Beam Cannon. "It's a
blue planet name meaning insane rage. I think it fits."
"You're insane Raven."
Van deployed his Liger's blades and charged the shield. The Liger bounded forward
towards the newly christened Beserker Fury, energy run-off streaming out behind Van's
unit.
"Too late Van."
Raven released the built up particle energies collected in the Berserk's gapping jaws, a
blinding beam of purple-white charge shooting forth and connecting with the Blade
Liger's shield. The blue zoid roared and opened its boosters, gaining more speed and
momentum, closing the distance between it and its enemy in seconds. But the Particle
cannon started to get the better of Van, Blade Liger's shield cracking under stress.
"That stupid technique won't work again Van. The Berserk Fury has a cannon that's
almost 4 times as powerful as the Geno-Breaker's!"
"Fiona! Wake up! You gotta connect with Zeke! Tell him to get out of the Beam's line of
fire!" yelled Van desperately, Fiona still dead to the world. "DAMMIT!"
Van's eyes widened in fear as the shield finally gave, shattering into energy fragments.
Van closed his eyes and slumped in his seat as the Beam closed around the Liger,
blinding white light dancing in the cockpit.
"I love you Fiona. I'm sorry," Van whispered, Raven's laughter echoing in his ears.
"I know I once told Reese that I didn't care if you lived or died. Now I'm glad that you're
gone, because quite frankly, you annoy me Van, and this proves once and for all that I
am the better pilot"
With one last scream of pain, all Van knew was darkness.
~*~
New Century - one week after the Royal Cup.
"BIT CLOUD!! IF YOU DON'T GET YOUR SCRAWNY, COOKIE-STEALING ASS
BACK HERE NOW YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO SIT STRAIGHT FOR A WEEK
WHEN I'M THROUGH WITH YOU! SLOW DOWN YOU MORON!"
"Ah, there they go again," sighed Jamie shaking his head as a Bit-like blur ran past him,
followed by a very peeved looking Leena wielding what looked like a make- shift
weapon.
No one really paid much mind to the two psychotic zoid pilots, everyone suspected Bit
had a death wish and Leena just wanted something to destroy now and then. Doc looked
up from his models long enough to see his deranged daughter back Bit into a corner, the
blonde pilot gibbering wildly as Leena towered over him with her nail-n- board raised and
ready.
"Well I think they really like each other," Doc said, oblivious to Bit's screams and pleas
for help and Leena's mad laughter. Jamie just gave him a look, the 'my-god- it-runs-in-
the-family' look, and went back to updating the zoid systems.
~*~
Meanwhile, outside the Blitz team base, a strange azure-haired woman cradling a child
mysteriously appeared from nowhere.
"Well Madra, by now your parents will be dead and Raven has had the Berserk Fury
stored away for Vega, who's already found it in this time," Reese cooed to the gurgling
child in her arms while walking up to the base's outdoor intercom. "And I have filled my
end of the bargain."
Reese pressed the intercom button, a chime going off inside the base, and carefully
placed the child on the ground. "See you soon Madra," Reese grinned and disappeared as
a very bruised Bit Cloud burst outside, skidding to a stop to greet the non- existent visitor.
"I coulda sworn." Bit trailed off as his confused gaze strayed to the blue bundle at his
feet, soft coos and watery noises emitting from it. "What the hell.?"
The blonde warrior bent down and gently picked up the squirming blanket, throwing back
a fold to reveal a small, raven-haired baby girl looking intently up at him with bright,
pink-red eyes. Startled, Bit almost dropped the infant and only out of reflex stopped
himself, quizzically staring back at her, for once totally lost for words.
"BIT CLOUD! WHERE IN GOD'S NAME ARE YOU?! I HAVEN'T FINISHED
BEATING THE LIVING HELL OUT OF YOU FOR STEALING MY COOKIES!"
roared Leena, leaping out the door and almost falling on her face when she saw what Bit
was carefully cradling in his arms. "Uh, Bit? You're holding a baby."
"Yeah, I know."
"Where'd it come from?"
"I dunno."
Bit and Leena just stared at each other, then at the baby, then back at each other before
yelling in unison.
"DOC!!"
~*~
"So you're saying you found the baby outside near the intercom, and no one was in sight.
Correct?" Doc asked, strangely understanding the combined babbling of Bit and Leena.
The whole Blitz team had gathered in the common room following the two pilot's
screaming. It was a surprise the baby hadn't started to cry yet with the excess noise.
Both said pilots nodded.
"Well I don't know what you two are so worried about," stated Brad coolly, reclining
back on his chair. "We'll just take her to the nearest town and ask around. Someone's
gotta know something about her."
"But Brad, whoever the girl's parents are obviously didn't want her, and they came a
long way to get rid of her 'cause the base is so far out of the way from anything," Jamie
reasoned.
Bit was still cradling the child, cooing at her softly to keep her calm. The entire team just
turned in their seats and stared at him, dumbfounded.
"What?" Bit asked defensively, noticing his team's sudden silence.
"Nothing. Nothing at all," Leena replied, holding her hands up in mock surrender.
"Anyway, Jamie's right-"
"I am?!" Jamie exclaimed, taken aback. Leena glared at him.
"As I was saying, Jamie's right. Someone did come a long way to get rid of the kid. And
I know this might sound a little crazy-"
"Oh come on, now you're just handing me comebacks."
Leena smacked Bit upside the head.
"The next person who interrupts won't live to see their next birthday, got it!"
Everyone nodded, knowing full well the fiery red-head would carry out her threat to the
letter.
"Again, it might sound a little crazy, but what if we kept the girl? Raise her ourselves?"
"That tears it. You want the straightjacket fitting for tomorrow or next Tuesday?"
"Brad! I'm serious!"
"So am I."
"That doesn't sound like such a bad idea actually," Doc murmured thoughtfully to
himself.
"WHAT?!?" was the collective cry of Bit, Brad and Jamie, slack-jawed and wide-eyed.
Doc grinned. " Then it's settled. The girl will stay with us."
Leena crowed happily and the boys fainted.
~*~
A couple of hours later.The common room.
"Alright then, what are we going to name her?" asked the recently revived Bit, tickling
the child in Leena's arms. They had already attempted to guess the child's age, only
coming to the conclusion that she was under 6 months old. "How about Chris?"
"Chris? No way a child of mine is going to be named after one of those demented
Taskers. Besides, she doesn't look like a Chris."
"Your child? Hey, I found her!" exclaimed Bit.
"And you said we should take her to town!"
"That was Brad, you psycho!"
"PSYCHO!? Why I oughta-"
"Think of the baby!" yelled Jamie, interrupting Bit and Leena's argument before it came
to blows. Both pilots stopped in mid-fight and stared at him.
"How about Naomi?" said female voice coolly from the doorway as the Fluegal team's
Naomi Fluegal and Leon Toros entered the room.
"What are you two doing here?" asked Brad, perking up considerably with the self-
proclaimed Red Comet's arrival.
"Dad called us and started babbling on about a baby or something, so we came to check it
out," Leon shrugged and gestured to Bit and Leena. "Don't tell me those two had a kid."
"No, but they did just nominate themselves as the parents."
"WHAT?!" Bit choked.
"Hehehehe, cool! I get to be a mom!" giggled Leena.
Everyone looked at Leena in absolute horror. 'Great, and no doubt she'll shape the kid
into her own image,' thought everyone at the same time.
Bit seemed to regain his composure. "Anyway, back to the subject at hand. Any half-
decent ideas for names?"
Leena was gazing at her 'daughter', now sleeping soundly in her arms while the others
discussed possible names, when a soft breath of wind passed caressed her cheek,
whispering what sounded like 'Madra', before disappearing as quickly as it came.
"Madra?" Leena repeated, confused, halting all conversation.
Bit cocked his head to one side and looked at the sleeping child thoughtfully. "Madra
huh? I like it. It's unique and seems to suit her."
"Um, okaaaay. We'll call her Madra Toros then," Leena replied absently, still thinking
about the voice on the wind.
"Cloud, you mean. She's my daughter too," Bit corrected.
"Big deal. Toros."
"Whaddaya mean 'big deal'!? Cloud!"
"Toros!"
"Cloud!"
"TOROS-CLOUD! MADRA TOROS-CLOUD! NOW PLEASE YOU TWO!" screamed
Doc before putting his head in his hands, muttering something about arsenic in a certain
couple of pilot's meals. Everyone else sweatdropped.
~*~
6 months later, day of the first Class S battles.
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN I CAN'T FIGHT FOR A WHILE!?" roared Leena, obviously
cheesed of at the news her father just delivered. Doc looked unfazed by his daughter's
outburst.
"Leena, honey, just relax. Someone's gotta look after Madra while the team is battling,
and who better than her mother?" Doc replied calmly gesturing to the little one in
Leena's arms.
"Why not Bit?! Or Jamie?! EVEN BRAD WOULD DO!" the Gun-Sniper pilot whined.
"Because Bit has the Liger Zero and pulls off most of our victories, Jamie would need to
look after the instruments even if he wasn't battling, and Brad disappeared earlier this
morning," Doc counted off on his fingers.
"Man, this sucks, I don't even get to battle anymore."
Bit chose this moment to enter the room and start crowing about their first battle,
oblivious to the glares he was receiving from Leena and the following punch.
"YOW! Leena! What was that for?!" exclaimed Bit, cradling his now throbbing shoulder.
"Just for being you," growled the red-head, stalking off to the zoid hangar with Madra.
Bit looked at Doc, confused. Doc just shrugged and went back to whatever he was doing.
~*~
"Stupid Bit with his stupid Liger and stupid lucky freakin' streak," muttered Leena to her
'daughter' as she jumped into her Gun-Sniper, bringing the unit to life with a few deft
keyboard strokes. Madra gurgled from Leena's arms, reaching out to the brightly
coloured lights on the control panel. "Alright Madra, can you say 'Gun- Sniper'?"
"Gum-Shnipper," repeated the girl. Leena laughed to herself.
"How about 'Bit is a fool'?"
"Daddy."
Leena raised an eyebrow at that. "What did you say?"
"Bit, Daddy." Madra pointed a small finger at Leena. "Mommy."
"Oh, Madra. We're not your real parents. But you probably can't understand that," Leena
sighed and smiled at the girl, tousling her dark brown hair playfully as Madra pouted at
her. 'Boy, when she gets older she is definitely gonna start asking questions. Like why
she doesn't look like anything like me or Bit.'
"How about I start teaching you about Zoids? That way I won't have to look after you so
much when you start battling when you're older."
Madra grinned up at her, pink-red eyes sparkling.
~*~
The Berserk Fury stood over the three fallen Zabor Fangs, the two tri- blades[3] still
whirring from the sweeping charged Particle Beam that had easily taken out the Tiger
team in one shot.
"Battle over. Battle over. The winner is the Fury team!" announced the judge.
"Sarah, Class A is getting boring! These teams aren't a challenge anymore," Nine year
old Vega Obscura whined over the communicator.
"Vega, the next Royal Cup isn't for a few years. You'll just have to wait until then,"
Sarah patiently replied, running her hand through her dark blue hair.. 'He's Raven's son
alright. Always wanting a better opponent. God, he even looks like Raven. Same longish
dark hair, same mysterious eyes. Even his uniform is kind of the same.'
"Bring the Fury back home now, we'll run a diagnostic and upgrade."
"Cool!" cheered Vega, turning the dinosaur-like Ultimate X around and heading back to
the recently vacated Backdraft base.
Sarah turned off the communicator and smiled, a very Reese-like chesire-cat smile. Her
blue organoid stepped out of the shadows and growled.
"Van's child is only an infant, and already I can feel her learning more and more about
Zoids everyday. But Vega will be ready when Madra learns what her parents are no doubt
going to be keeping from her. It should be a very interesting battle, eh Specular?"
Specular growled her agreement, and Sarah-Reese smiled at the monitor in front of her.
~*~
Next Chapter: Madra is six and has her first run in with Jack Sisco, that bastard, and
meets Vega Obscura for the first time. Yet both Vega and Madra are still blissfully
ignorant of their heritage and parent's vows that the battle will end with them. Will
friendship emerge at their young age? Or will they realize that they are destined to try to
kill each other.
Now to explain a few things:
[1] Remember that episode in the second CC series when Dr. D was poking around some
ancient Zoidian ruins at the bottom of a lake? Van saved Reese's life when the lake
started to refill after she had tried to kill him. That's the bargain, Van saved Reese's life,
so Reese saves the life of his daughter. But you already figured that out, didn't you.
[2] A lot of you are probably going to flame me about Reese's time-travel ability. Let me
put it this way; she can see into the future and shimmer around to different places in the
shows. Why can't she combine the two?
[3] Yeah, you know what I mean, the Berserk Fury's spinning things on its shoulders. If
someone can tell me what they're really called, I'll make the adjustment.
Well, Review please! And to those who are thinking about flaming, just remember, you
read the fic by your own will. I did not hold a gun to your head and force you to read it,
so you have no basis for moronic flames. Constructive criticism is accepted.
Cheers
The Raven Cowboy.
By Raven Cowboy aka Mandz.
You have no idea how incredibly sorry I am to have left this fic to the back streets of my mind. It's just been an insanely busy year and between school and sport and work I've just had no time to type up chapters.
Before you go reporting that this story doesn't belong to me, but to another author called Mandz, I'm telling you now that I AM MANDZ. The email address I had for that account expired, therefore not allowing me to update this story, or add any of my other ones. If you have any complaints, hit me back at neofreak87@hotmail.com and I'll explain everything.
BTW, Madra belongs to me. You want to use her in a fic, you ask and I'll more than
likely let you use her.
Disclaimer: That damn Prozac is turning me into a decent human being, and they said
there'd be no harmful side-effects. J/K Yes, I own Zoids. I am the genius behind Chaotic
Century and New Century, and if you tried to sue me my team of highly expensive
lawyers * gestures to team of very boring and serious looking people in suits * will take
you down to Chinatown.
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"There, it's done."
Van Flyheight turned off the Blade Liger's recording device and sighed. It was only
hours till Raven's rumoured attack on the supply base the Guardian Force was currently
staying at, and whispers were running wild that the Zoid hater himself had a new unit,
another evolution of the Geno-Breaker that's far more powerful than anything they had
ever seen. The raw attack power had been seen first-hand by a handful of surviving
villagers from a town he had struck a few weeks back, the town that Irvine and Moonbay
were staying in on the way to the base. Sadly, The mercenary and the trucker were not
counted among the living.
Van jumped down from Liger's cockpit and Fiona handed her newborn daughter over to
her husband, cradling her in a soft blue blanket. They had named her Madra Alisi
Flyheight, christened after Zi's smallest moon.
"So, I take it your recording went well?" Fiona asked as Van carefully took Madra from
her.
"Yeah, I just hope the Blade Liger survives the battle. It would be so much easier if
Moonbay and Irvine were still alive, they could of taken care of Madra, but now we have
to rely on that witch and hope that she comes through on her end of the bargain[1]"Van
sighed again and looked sadly at the sleeping child in his arms, instinctively holding her
tighter. "I hope Madra will find the Blade Liger in the future."
Fiona nodded and looked up at the stars that dotted the pitch black sky. It was a beautiful
night, one she would rather spend with Van and her daughter than fight for her life with
Raven.
~*~
"Hello Van, Fiona"
Reese and the blue organoid Specular shimmered into view beside Fiona.
"Reese."
The Blue Devil smiled. "I'm here for the girl."
"Her name is Madra, and you had better not let any harm come to her, or so help me-"
"Temper, temper Van. You saved my life, I save the life of your daughter. Though I still
don't understand why you want me to send her to the future.[2] seems such a waste."
"A deal's a deal, Reese. You take her to the future and make sure she's safe with another
family," Fiona pleaded.
Reese closed her eyes and bowed her head. "I know, Fiona. No harm will befall your
child."
"Her name is Madra," Van grumbled.
Suddenly, loud sirens sounded and alert lights flashed around the base.
"Van sir! Raven has arrived!" A soldier yelled over the noise.
"Damn," muttered Van as he quickly handed Madra to Fiona, kissing them both on the
cheek. "Mobilize Zeke!"
The silver organoid growled deep inside the Liger, briefly engulfing the Zoid in blinding
white light.
"C'mon Fiona! We gotta go! Reese, take care of my daughter!"
Fiona carefully handed Madra over to the blue-haired manipulator. "Goodbye my
beautiful little girl. I hope you find out who you really are someday."
Fiona touched Madra's cheek and sighed, turning away and sprinting to the Blade Liger,
totally missing the small smile that graced Reese's lips before she shimmered away.
~*~
"Ha, Van's still got that outdated Blade Liger. You'd think he'd learn that he's no match
for me in that pile of junk," Raven chuckled evilly to himself, Shadow roaring in
agreement from deep within the zoidcore. The new Geno-Breaker's evolution required
Shadow to permanately be taken into the core, a risk Raven was more than willing to
take.
"I wouldn't celebrate just yet, Raven. They surprised you last time."
"I don't care Reese. I didn't have this zoid last time," Raven retorted, nodding at the
control panel of the white tyrannosaurus-like unit as Reese shimmered into the seat
behind him, still cradling Madra. Raven glanced behind him. "I see you still have Van's
spawn. Shall we kill it now?"
"No. I'm taking her to the future with me and our son."
"Hmph. You and your stupid promises. At least give Vega a few years head start. An age
advantage might give him an edge when it comes to the final battle," Raven smirked.
"You told me that both Van and myself will die in this battle, so our children will finish it
once and for all. Where is Vega anyway?"
"Already in the future. I left him in the care of a organization called the Backdraft
group."
"Are you sure that's wise."
"Of course. I'll be joining him in moments, after I drop off the little one. If my
calculations are right, Vega will be nine when I 'meet' him as Sarah. Just make sure your
Zoid is locked away after the battle."
"Yeah yeah, I know."
Raven's control panel beeped as it locked onto the Blade Liger's position.
"That's my cue. Goodbye Raven."
Reese shimmered out of sight.
"Goodbye Reese.I.love you." Raven whispered to no one.
Shaking his head to clear such dangerous thoughts, Raven focused on the fast
approaching Blade Liger ahead of him, grinning madly.
~*~
"There he is! Ready Fiona?"
The zoidian nodded her head slightly, glancing back at the base.
"Are you sure it was a good idea to leave Thomas behind?" she asked.
"He would have gotten in the way. The DiBison isn't fast enough, and I don't want to
have to keep an eye on him and fight Raven at the same time," Van replied. "Besides, we
have to focu-AAARRGH."
Van was interrupted by pulse cannon fire from ahead, shaking the cockpit and throwing
him and Fiona against various controls painfully. Fiona cried out as she was thrown
violently forward, colliding with Van's seat and knocking her unconcious.
"Fiona!" Van exclaimed, quickly glancing behind him. Crazed laughter came over the
intercom system, followed by a vid-screen window opening beside Van to reveal Raven's
overly amused face. "Raven! When I'm through with you-"
"Shut up Van." Raven interrupted calmly. "I have a question for you. How do you like
my new Zoid? You ARE the first to face it in a real battle, after all. What should I call it?
It's no longer a Geno-Breaker, now is it. How about the Geno-Beserker? No no no, I
know. I'll call it the Berserk Fury. Yeah, that's it."
"Berserk.Fury.?"
"You like?" Raven grinned and set the footlocks for the Particle Beam Cannon. "It's a
blue planet name meaning insane rage. I think it fits."
"You're insane Raven."
Van deployed his Liger's blades and charged the shield. The Liger bounded forward
towards the newly christened Beserker Fury, energy run-off streaming out behind Van's
unit.
"Too late Van."
Raven released the built up particle energies collected in the Berserk's gapping jaws, a
blinding beam of purple-white charge shooting forth and connecting with the Blade
Liger's shield. The blue zoid roared and opened its boosters, gaining more speed and
momentum, closing the distance between it and its enemy in seconds. But the Particle
cannon started to get the better of Van, Blade Liger's shield cracking under stress.
"That stupid technique won't work again Van. The Berserk Fury has a cannon that's
almost 4 times as powerful as the Geno-Breaker's!"
"Fiona! Wake up! You gotta connect with Zeke! Tell him to get out of the Beam's line of
fire!" yelled Van desperately, Fiona still dead to the world. "DAMMIT!"
Van's eyes widened in fear as the shield finally gave, shattering into energy fragments.
Van closed his eyes and slumped in his seat as the Beam closed around the Liger,
blinding white light dancing in the cockpit.
"I love you Fiona. I'm sorry," Van whispered, Raven's laughter echoing in his ears.
"I know I once told Reese that I didn't care if you lived or died. Now I'm glad that you're
gone, because quite frankly, you annoy me Van, and this proves once and for all that I
am the better pilot"
With one last scream of pain, all Van knew was darkness.
~*~
New Century - one week after the Royal Cup.
"BIT CLOUD!! IF YOU DON'T GET YOUR SCRAWNY, COOKIE-STEALING ASS
BACK HERE NOW YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO SIT STRAIGHT FOR A WEEK
WHEN I'M THROUGH WITH YOU! SLOW DOWN YOU MORON!"
"Ah, there they go again," sighed Jamie shaking his head as a Bit-like blur ran past him,
followed by a very peeved looking Leena wielding what looked like a make- shift
weapon.
No one really paid much mind to the two psychotic zoid pilots, everyone suspected Bit
had a death wish and Leena just wanted something to destroy now and then. Doc looked
up from his models long enough to see his deranged daughter back Bit into a corner, the
blonde pilot gibbering wildly as Leena towered over him with her nail-n- board raised and
ready.
"Well I think they really like each other," Doc said, oblivious to Bit's screams and pleas
for help and Leena's mad laughter. Jamie just gave him a look, the 'my-god- it-runs-in-
the-family' look, and went back to updating the zoid systems.
~*~
Meanwhile, outside the Blitz team base, a strange azure-haired woman cradling a child
mysteriously appeared from nowhere.
"Well Madra, by now your parents will be dead and Raven has had the Berserk Fury
stored away for Vega, who's already found it in this time," Reese cooed to the gurgling
child in her arms while walking up to the base's outdoor intercom. "And I have filled my
end of the bargain."
Reese pressed the intercom button, a chime going off inside the base, and carefully
placed the child on the ground. "See you soon Madra," Reese grinned and disappeared as
a very bruised Bit Cloud burst outside, skidding to a stop to greet the non- existent visitor.
"I coulda sworn." Bit trailed off as his confused gaze strayed to the blue bundle at his
feet, soft coos and watery noises emitting from it. "What the hell.?"
The blonde warrior bent down and gently picked up the squirming blanket, throwing back
a fold to reveal a small, raven-haired baby girl looking intently up at him with bright,
pink-red eyes. Startled, Bit almost dropped the infant and only out of reflex stopped
himself, quizzically staring back at her, for once totally lost for words.
"BIT CLOUD! WHERE IN GOD'S NAME ARE YOU?! I HAVEN'T FINISHED
BEATING THE LIVING HELL OUT OF YOU FOR STEALING MY COOKIES!"
roared Leena, leaping out the door and almost falling on her face when she saw what Bit
was carefully cradling in his arms. "Uh, Bit? You're holding a baby."
"Yeah, I know."
"Where'd it come from?"
"I dunno."
Bit and Leena just stared at each other, then at the baby, then back at each other before
yelling in unison.
"DOC!!"
~*~
"So you're saying you found the baby outside near the intercom, and no one was in sight.
Correct?" Doc asked, strangely understanding the combined babbling of Bit and Leena.
The whole Blitz team had gathered in the common room following the two pilot's
screaming. It was a surprise the baby hadn't started to cry yet with the excess noise.
Both said pilots nodded.
"Well I don't know what you two are so worried about," stated Brad coolly, reclining
back on his chair. "We'll just take her to the nearest town and ask around. Someone's
gotta know something about her."
"But Brad, whoever the girl's parents are obviously didn't want her, and they came a
long way to get rid of her 'cause the base is so far out of the way from anything," Jamie
reasoned.
Bit was still cradling the child, cooing at her softly to keep her calm. The entire team just
turned in their seats and stared at him, dumbfounded.
"What?" Bit asked defensively, noticing his team's sudden silence.
"Nothing. Nothing at all," Leena replied, holding her hands up in mock surrender.
"Anyway, Jamie's right-"
"I am?!" Jamie exclaimed, taken aback. Leena glared at him.
"As I was saying, Jamie's right. Someone did come a long way to get rid of the kid. And
I know this might sound a little crazy-"
"Oh come on, now you're just handing me comebacks."
Leena smacked Bit upside the head.
"The next person who interrupts won't live to see their next birthday, got it!"
Everyone nodded, knowing full well the fiery red-head would carry out her threat to the
letter.
"Again, it might sound a little crazy, but what if we kept the girl? Raise her ourselves?"
"That tears it. You want the straightjacket fitting for tomorrow or next Tuesday?"
"Brad! I'm serious!"
"So am I."
"That doesn't sound like such a bad idea actually," Doc murmured thoughtfully to
himself.
"WHAT?!?" was the collective cry of Bit, Brad and Jamie, slack-jawed and wide-eyed.
Doc grinned. " Then it's settled. The girl will stay with us."
Leena crowed happily and the boys fainted.
~*~
A couple of hours later.The common room.
"Alright then, what are we going to name her?" asked the recently revived Bit, tickling
the child in Leena's arms. They had already attempted to guess the child's age, only
coming to the conclusion that she was under 6 months old. "How about Chris?"
"Chris? No way a child of mine is going to be named after one of those demented
Taskers. Besides, she doesn't look like a Chris."
"Your child? Hey, I found her!" exclaimed Bit.
"And you said we should take her to town!"
"That was Brad, you psycho!"
"PSYCHO!? Why I oughta-"
"Think of the baby!" yelled Jamie, interrupting Bit and Leena's argument before it came
to blows. Both pilots stopped in mid-fight and stared at him.
"How about Naomi?" said female voice coolly from the doorway as the Fluegal team's
Naomi Fluegal and Leon Toros entered the room.
"What are you two doing here?" asked Brad, perking up considerably with the self-
proclaimed Red Comet's arrival.
"Dad called us and started babbling on about a baby or something, so we came to check it
out," Leon shrugged and gestured to Bit and Leena. "Don't tell me those two had a kid."
"No, but they did just nominate themselves as the parents."
"WHAT?!" Bit choked.
"Hehehehe, cool! I get to be a mom!" giggled Leena.
Everyone looked at Leena in absolute horror. 'Great, and no doubt she'll shape the kid
into her own image,' thought everyone at the same time.
Bit seemed to regain his composure. "Anyway, back to the subject at hand. Any half-
decent ideas for names?"
Leena was gazing at her 'daughter', now sleeping soundly in her arms while the others
discussed possible names, when a soft breath of wind passed caressed her cheek,
whispering what sounded like 'Madra', before disappearing as quickly as it came.
"Madra?" Leena repeated, confused, halting all conversation.
Bit cocked his head to one side and looked at the sleeping child thoughtfully. "Madra
huh? I like it. It's unique and seems to suit her."
"Um, okaaaay. We'll call her Madra Toros then," Leena replied absently, still thinking
about the voice on the wind.
"Cloud, you mean. She's my daughter too," Bit corrected.
"Big deal. Toros."
"Whaddaya mean 'big deal'!? Cloud!"
"Toros!"
"Cloud!"
"TOROS-CLOUD! MADRA TOROS-CLOUD! NOW PLEASE YOU TWO!" screamed
Doc before putting his head in his hands, muttering something about arsenic in a certain
couple of pilot's meals. Everyone else sweatdropped.
~*~
6 months later, day of the first Class S battles.
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN I CAN'T FIGHT FOR A WHILE!?" roared Leena, obviously
cheesed of at the news her father just delivered. Doc looked unfazed by his daughter's
outburst.
"Leena, honey, just relax. Someone's gotta look after Madra while the team is battling,
and who better than her mother?" Doc replied calmly gesturing to the little one in
Leena's arms.
"Why not Bit?! Or Jamie?! EVEN BRAD WOULD DO!" the Gun-Sniper pilot whined.
"Because Bit has the Liger Zero and pulls off most of our victories, Jamie would need to
look after the instruments even if he wasn't battling, and Brad disappeared earlier this
morning," Doc counted off on his fingers.
"Man, this sucks, I don't even get to battle anymore."
Bit chose this moment to enter the room and start crowing about their first battle,
oblivious to the glares he was receiving from Leena and the following punch.
"YOW! Leena! What was that for?!" exclaimed Bit, cradling his now throbbing shoulder.
"Just for being you," growled the red-head, stalking off to the zoid hangar with Madra.
Bit looked at Doc, confused. Doc just shrugged and went back to whatever he was doing.
~*~
"Stupid Bit with his stupid Liger and stupid lucky freakin' streak," muttered Leena to her
'daughter' as she jumped into her Gun-Sniper, bringing the unit to life with a few deft
keyboard strokes. Madra gurgled from Leena's arms, reaching out to the brightly
coloured lights on the control panel. "Alright Madra, can you say 'Gun- Sniper'?"
"Gum-Shnipper," repeated the girl. Leena laughed to herself.
"How about 'Bit is a fool'?"
"Daddy."
Leena raised an eyebrow at that. "What did you say?"
"Bit, Daddy." Madra pointed a small finger at Leena. "Mommy."
"Oh, Madra. We're not your real parents. But you probably can't understand that," Leena
sighed and smiled at the girl, tousling her dark brown hair playfully as Madra pouted at
her. 'Boy, when she gets older she is definitely gonna start asking questions. Like why
she doesn't look like anything like me or Bit.'
"How about I start teaching you about Zoids? That way I won't have to look after you so
much when you start battling when you're older."
Madra grinned up at her, pink-red eyes sparkling.
~*~
The Berserk Fury stood over the three fallen Zabor Fangs, the two tri- blades[3] still
whirring from the sweeping charged Particle Beam that had easily taken out the Tiger
team in one shot.
"Battle over. Battle over. The winner is the Fury team!" announced the judge.
"Sarah, Class A is getting boring! These teams aren't a challenge anymore," Nine year
old Vega Obscura whined over the communicator.
"Vega, the next Royal Cup isn't for a few years. You'll just have to wait until then,"
Sarah patiently replied, running her hand through her dark blue hair.. 'He's Raven's son
alright. Always wanting a better opponent. God, he even looks like Raven. Same longish
dark hair, same mysterious eyes. Even his uniform is kind of the same.'
"Bring the Fury back home now, we'll run a diagnostic and upgrade."
"Cool!" cheered Vega, turning the dinosaur-like Ultimate X around and heading back to
the recently vacated Backdraft base.
Sarah turned off the communicator and smiled, a very Reese-like chesire-cat smile. Her
blue organoid stepped out of the shadows and growled.
"Van's child is only an infant, and already I can feel her learning more and more about
Zoids everyday. But Vega will be ready when Madra learns what her parents are no doubt
going to be keeping from her. It should be a very interesting battle, eh Specular?"
Specular growled her agreement, and Sarah-Reese smiled at the monitor in front of her.
~*~
Next Chapter: Madra is six and has her first run in with Jack Sisco, that bastard, and
meets Vega Obscura for the first time. Yet both Vega and Madra are still blissfully
ignorant of their heritage and parent's vows that the battle will end with them. Will
friendship emerge at their young age? Or will they realize that they are destined to try to
kill each other.
Now to explain a few things:
[1] Remember that episode in the second CC series when Dr. D was poking around some
ancient Zoidian ruins at the bottom of a lake? Van saved Reese's life when the lake
started to refill after she had tried to kill him. That's the bargain, Van saved Reese's life,
so Reese saves the life of his daughter. But you already figured that out, didn't you.
[2] A lot of you are probably going to flame me about Reese's time-travel ability. Let me
put it this way; she can see into the future and shimmer around to different places in the
shows. Why can't she combine the two?
[3] Yeah, you know what I mean, the Berserk Fury's spinning things on its shoulders. If
someone can tell me what they're really called, I'll make the adjustment.
Well, Review please! And to those who are thinking about flaming, just remember, you
read the fic by your own will. I did not hold a gun to your head and force you to read it,
so you have no basis for moronic flames. Constructive criticism is accepted.
Cheers
The Raven Cowboy.