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Chapter II: Codes
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Fiona found Reese in the kitchen as she entered to get a cup of coffee. Her fellow zoidian seemed to be in deep thought.
"Is there something wrong Reese?" Fiona asked.
"I remember the story," Reese said. "About the winged unicorn and the dragon. And I really have a bad feeling about this dig."
"Me too," Fiona said. "But remember that feeling of goodness? Even if sorrow is the cost, I would like to see that good."
"You're right," Reese smiled. "Anyway? Where's Moonbay? She should be here by now."
"We'll check after breakfast," Fiona returned her smile. "But she have to stop by the construction site before she heads back here."
"We better get ready then," Reese said.
"Everything is set," Fiona said. "All we need is Moonbay to be ready and it's a long way to Guylos."
"Yeah," the blue haired zoidian agreed. "Maybe this feeling will go away once we're on the road."
"In any case," Fiona sighed. "We'd better wake the boys up."
"Why should we?" Reese grinned mischievously.
"Then let's see if Moonbay is back," Fiona smiled.
***
"When you said reconstruction, you weren't kidding," Weis said as he saw the whole city active in restoring their fallen city.
"Well, a year ago some nut blasted this place with the charged particle cannon of the Deathstinger," Moonbay sighed. Weis and Eve looked at each other in worry.
"There's Doctor D," Moonbay said as she stopped her Gustav. The canopy opened and on the top of her lungs, shouted: "Hey Old Man!"
A balding old man sighed as he looked at Moonbay. He walked towards them with a grumpy face.
"I would appreciate if you wouldn't call me that," he said.
"Whatever," Moonbay smiled. "Hey Doc, these two wanted to volunteer for the dig." Doctor D looked at Weis and Eve curiously.
"I'm sorry but we already have a full roster," Doctor D said and walked away. Eve was disappointed and Moonbay was steaming. Weis, however, was deadly calm.
"What is two more hands to help, four more eyes to see and senses that feel to the dig?" Weis said as he glared at the old geezer. "You are a fool to refuse our help."
"And what can you contribute?" Doctor D said as he turned. "Nothing? I do not appreciate being challenged."
"That's because you hate losing," Weis glared.
"Enough of this nonsense," Doctor D angrily walked away.
"Not the best move you made," Eve said sullenly.
"He's so full of himself," Weis said as he smiled at Moonbay. "He thinks he's an expert in ancient ruins."
"He is," Moonbay smirked. There was a glimmer of mischief in Weis's eyes that she recognized. Weis will not back down. "Anyway, I'm sorry. But he's word is final in the archeological dig. I'm really sorry you can't come."
It was Eve's turn to be mischievous.
"Moonbay," Eve smiled. "We haven't /paid/ you for our ride."
"It's okay, you don't have to," Moonbay smiled. "I'm glad to help."
"But ancient codes that we were sworn to demands that we pay kindness with kindness, service with service and so on," Eve smiled. Weis frowned in confusion.
"Zenebians have those codes," Weis said. "You're trying to trick me into something again."
But Eve just smiled. Keeping the smile, she turned to Moonbay. "So our honor demands us to repay you."
"People of Ancient Guylos does not have those kinds of codes," Weis said. "You're using my people's codes do get what you want."
"Yep," Eve smiled as she kissed his cheek. "That's why I love you." Weis, speechless, only blushed.
"Isn't she a little too young for you?" Moonbay asked.
"We're only five years apart," Eve defended, smiling.
"It scares me that she's more mature than I am," Weis admitted. Moonbay laughed.
"Alright," Moonbay said as she stopped laughing. "Service accepted until the duration of my term in the dig." Eve cheered and she embraced her. Weis sighed and looked at Moonbay.
"Orders, Ma'am?"
"Let's go," Moonbay smiled and entered her Gustav.
***
"There she is," Fiona said as she saw the pink Gustav approaching. Reese smiled at her friend's enthusiasm. But they saw something peculiar in one of the carriers.
A Zoid she was too familiar with. But it was impossible. The last time she saw it, it was merely a drawing in his brother's room when she was little.
The Gustav stopped in front of Fiona. As the cockpit opened, the cheerful voice of Moonbay rang through the air.
"Hi ya Fiona, Reese!" she smiled. "Sorry I'm late."
"You're not," Fiona smiled back. "What are you carrying?"
"Passengers," Moonbay replied.
"Passengers?" Reese asked.
"Yes," she sighed.
"Hi!" Eve called out as she climbed out. "Pleased to meet you."
"Why are you so exited?" Weis asked as he walked towards the two zoidians. "It's just a dig?"
Eve smiled sullenly and looked at Weis.
"I'm going home," she said. Weis understood.
"Home," Reese said as she looked at the sky. "It seems so far."
"Whatever the distance and whatever the time, if you seek long enough you will find home," Eve said. The woman gaped, stunned by her words.
"I told you she was more mature than she looks," Weis said as he smirked. Eve only shrugged and smiled.
***
Van's sight when he saw Moonbay's Gustav was what it was carrying.
"Hey, Raven," he called. "What kind of Zoid is that?"
"I don't know," Raven looked at the zoid from afar. "It seems to have an advance design."
"Maybe," Van said. Suddenly, the zoid they were looking at turned to them.
Regarding them for a few moments, the zoid howled.
Van and Raven was curious.
They went to see the zoid in a much deeper detail.
"Van! You're up," Fiona said as she ran towards the two pilots and grabbed Van's arm.
"Good morning," Van smiled. "Who's our new friend?"
"My name's Weis," the man said as he extended his hand. "And this lovely lady is Eve." Eve smiled.
"Pleased to meet you all," she greeted.
"What are you discussing?" Raven asked.
"Weis and Eve volunteered to help in the archeological dig," Moonbay said.
"Doc agreed?" Fiona asked. Moonbay shook her head. Fiona and Reese sighed.
"That old man won't give you the time of day if he didn't want anything from you," Reese said. "It's hard to change him mind."
"Too true," Raven said. "He's only interested in Reese and Fiona because of their knowledge in ancient ruins."
"And us in testing his outrageous designs," Van said. "But when you get to know him..."
"He's tolerable," Moonbay said. "And his designs saved the world."
"You can't convince him," Reese said. Moonbay smiled.
"That's why they're with me," she said.
"Pardon?" Fiona asked.
"Eve said that they..." Moonbay started.
"I," Weis corrected."
"Live on an ancient code that demands them to pay service with service or something like that," Moonbay sighed. "So I agreed that they would be in my service for payment for the ride I gave them." Reese looked at Weis in confusion.
"That's an ancient Zenebian code," she said.
"Correct," Weis smiled.
"But there are no surviving Zenebians," Fiona said in shock. "The empire of Zenebas was destroyed centuries ago."
"False and true," Weis said. Leaving the people confused, he walked towards his zoid.
"What was that all about?" Moonbay asked. Van and Raven just shrugged but Fiona and Reese had an idea. The two zoidians looked at Eve who just smiled. .
End of 2
A/n: Please review.
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Chapter II: Codes
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Fiona found Reese in the kitchen as she entered to get a cup of coffee. Her fellow zoidian seemed to be in deep thought.
"Is there something wrong Reese?" Fiona asked.
"I remember the story," Reese said. "About the winged unicorn and the dragon. And I really have a bad feeling about this dig."
"Me too," Fiona said. "But remember that feeling of goodness? Even if sorrow is the cost, I would like to see that good."
"You're right," Reese smiled. "Anyway? Where's Moonbay? She should be here by now."
"We'll check after breakfast," Fiona returned her smile. "But she have to stop by the construction site before she heads back here."
"We better get ready then," Reese said.
"Everything is set," Fiona said. "All we need is Moonbay to be ready and it's a long way to Guylos."
"Yeah," the blue haired zoidian agreed. "Maybe this feeling will go away once we're on the road."
"In any case," Fiona sighed. "We'd better wake the boys up."
"Why should we?" Reese grinned mischievously.
"Then let's see if Moonbay is back," Fiona smiled.
***
"When you said reconstruction, you weren't kidding," Weis said as he saw the whole city active in restoring their fallen city.
"Well, a year ago some nut blasted this place with the charged particle cannon of the Deathstinger," Moonbay sighed. Weis and Eve looked at each other in worry.
"There's Doctor D," Moonbay said as she stopped her Gustav. The canopy opened and on the top of her lungs, shouted: "Hey Old Man!"
A balding old man sighed as he looked at Moonbay. He walked towards them with a grumpy face.
"I would appreciate if you wouldn't call me that," he said.
"Whatever," Moonbay smiled. "Hey Doc, these two wanted to volunteer for the dig." Doctor D looked at Weis and Eve curiously.
"I'm sorry but we already have a full roster," Doctor D said and walked away. Eve was disappointed and Moonbay was steaming. Weis, however, was deadly calm.
"What is two more hands to help, four more eyes to see and senses that feel to the dig?" Weis said as he glared at the old geezer. "You are a fool to refuse our help."
"And what can you contribute?" Doctor D said as he turned. "Nothing? I do not appreciate being challenged."
"That's because you hate losing," Weis glared.
"Enough of this nonsense," Doctor D angrily walked away.
"Not the best move you made," Eve said sullenly.
"He's so full of himself," Weis said as he smiled at Moonbay. "He thinks he's an expert in ancient ruins."
"He is," Moonbay smirked. There was a glimmer of mischief in Weis's eyes that she recognized. Weis will not back down. "Anyway, I'm sorry. But he's word is final in the archeological dig. I'm really sorry you can't come."
It was Eve's turn to be mischievous.
"Moonbay," Eve smiled. "We haven't /paid/ you for our ride."
"It's okay, you don't have to," Moonbay smiled. "I'm glad to help."
"But ancient codes that we were sworn to demands that we pay kindness with kindness, service with service and so on," Eve smiled. Weis frowned in confusion.
"Zenebians have those codes," Weis said. "You're trying to trick me into something again."
But Eve just smiled. Keeping the smile, she turned to Moonbay. "So our honor demands us to repay you."
"People of Ancient Guylos does not have those kinds of codes," Weis said. "You're using my people's codes do get what you want."
"Yep," Eve smiled as she kissed his cheek. "That's why I love you." Weis, speechless, only blushed.
"Isn't she a little too young for you?" Moonbay asked.
"We're only five years apart," Eve defended, smiling.
"It scares me that she's more mature than I am," Weis admitted. Moonbay laughed.
"Alright," Moonbay said as she stopped laughing. "Service accepted until the duration of my term in the dig." Eve cheered and she embraced her. Weis sighed and looked at Moonbay.
"Orders, Ma'am?"
"Let's go," Moonbay smiled and entered her Gustav.
***
"There she is," Fiona said as she saw the pink Gustav approaching. Reese smiled at her friend's enthusiasm. But they saw something peculiar in one of the carriers.
A Zoid she was too familiar with. But it was impossible. The last time she saw it, it was merely a drawing in his brother's room when she was little.
The Gustav stopped in front of Fiona. As the cockpit opened, the cheerful voice of Moonbay rang through the air.
"Hi ya Fiona, Reese!" she smiled. "Sorry I'm late."
"You're not," Fiona smiled back. "What are you carrying?"
"Passengers," Moonbay replied.
"Passengers?" Reese asked.
"Yes," she sighed.
"Hi!" Eve called out as she climbed out. "Pleased to meet you."
"Why are you so exited?" Weis asked as he walked towards the two zoidians. "It's just a dig?"
Eve smiled sullenly and looked at Weis.
"I'm going home," she said. Weis understood.
"Home," Reese said as she looked at the sky. "It seems so far."
"Whatever the distance and whatever the time, if you seek long enough you will find home," Eve said. The woman gaped, stunned by her words.
"I told you she was more mature than she looks," Weis said as he smirked. Eve only shrugged and smiled.
***
Van's sight when he saw Moonbay's Gustav was what it was carrying.
"Hey, Raven," he called. "What kind of Zoid is that?"
"I don't know," Raven looked at the zoid from afar. "It seems to have an advance design."
"Maybe," Van said. Suddenly, the zoid they were looking at turned to them.
Regarding them for a few moments, the zoid howled.
Van and Raven was curious.
They went to see the zoid in a much deeper detail.
"Van! You're up," Fiona said as she ran towards the two pilots and grabbed Van's arm.
"Good morning," Van smiled. "Who's our new friend?"
"My name's Weis," the man said as he extended his hand. "And this lovely lady is Eve." Eve smiled.
"Pleased to meet you all," she greeted.
"What are you discussing?" Raven asked.
"Weis and Eve volunteered to help in the archeological dig," Moonbay said.
"Doc agreed?" Fiona asked. Moonbay shook her head. Fiona and Reese sighed.
"That old man won't give you the time of day if he didn't want anything from you," Reese said. "It's hard to change him mind."
"Too true," Raven said. "He's only interested in Reese and Fiona because of their knowledge in ancient ruins."
"And us in testing his outrageous designs," Van said. "But when you get to know him..."
"He's tolerable," Moonbay said. "And his designs saved the world."
"You can't convince him," Reese said. Moonbay smiled.
"That's why they're with me," she said.
"Pardon?" Fiona asked.
"Eve said that they..." Moonbay started.
"I," Weis corrected."
"Live on an ancient code that demands them to pay service with service or something like that," Moonbay sighed. "So I agreed that they would be in my service for payment for the ride I gave them." Reese looked at Weis in confusion.
"That's an ancient Zenebian code," she said.
"Correct," Weis smiled.
"But there are no surviving Zenebians," Fiona said in shock. "The empire of Zenebas was destroyed centuries ago."
"False and true," Weis said. Leaving the people confused, he walked towards his zoid.
"What was that all about?" Moonbay asked. Van and Raven just shrugged but Fiona and Reese had an idea. The two zoidians looked at Eve who just smiled. .
End of 2
A/n: Please review.