Disclaimer: I do not own Zoids.

Warnings: None.

Van, Zeke, Fiona, Irvine, and Moonbay hurried thruogh the desert. They were looking for a gruop of zoids bandits that had been causing truoble lately. Zeke suddenly stopped and looked aruond, he ran to the top of a sand dune. Van fallowed him and saw why he had stopped. "What's wrong?" Irvine asked as the other three reached the top, they looked down and saw Raven on the gruond tied up. Aruond him were the bandits, but Shadow was nowhere to be fuond. Van felt rage build up in him as he ran back to get the blade liger, Zeke jumped in and they jumpped the sand dune. The bandits hurried to there zoids as soon as they saw them, they were all in command wolves.

"Five zoids against just us, ready Zeke?" Van asked and charged as soon as Zeke replied. The battle lasted abought three seconds before the command wolves were down. Van got out of his zoid and Zeke soon appear by his side. "Guys, get the bandits, I'll take care of Raven." Van said and walked over to his rivel.

"Van?" Raven asked when he saw Van.

"Where's Shadow?" Van asked.

"Shadow left, I don't know where he went. He abandoned me with those bandits." Raven said, he looked close to tears as Van untied him and cuffed his hands behind his back.

"Come on Raven, we need to take you back to base." Van said and led Raven back to the other zoids, they had a cage tied to Moonbay's Gustav. Raven climbed into the cage and Van made sure he was cuffed to the corner away from the bandits. Van felt a little sorry for Raven, he knew how he wuold feel in Zeke left. On the way back to Guardian Force HQ, Van staied by Raven's part of the cage. Once a bandit tried to get to Raven, but they were all cuffed to the other side of the cage in the corner farthest from Raven. As soon as they were back Van took Raven to his own room, the others wondered why but didn't worry abuoght it, they took the bandits away. "Raven, calm down. Those bandets won't get you now." Van said. Raven just looked at the floor as Van led him to a soft bed. "Get some rest, you'll have to go on trial tomarow, I'll keep an eye on you." Raven nodded and laid down as Van moved the cuffs to keep him on the bed, yet let him be comfertable. Raven soon fell asleep.

"Van, why are you keeping him in your room?" Fiona asked at the door.

"I'm not sure, I just feel a bit sorry for him I guess. He was beat up by those bandets and Shadow left him." Van replied and Fiona left to get a nurse. When the nurse arrived she looked over Raven and said that his injeries were minor and he wuold be okey in no time. Raven opened his eyes abuoght midnight and looked aruond, Van wasn't there.

'Where is he? I guess Van left me too, no surprise if my friend leaves me why think my rivle won't do the same.' Raven thuoght saddly, then someone came in the window and Raven looked over. "Van?" Raven asked carefully, Van looked over and his face entered the light from the lamp. There was something red on his muoth. "What's that?"

"Had to feed." Van replied simply, he sat down by Raven and started stroking his rivals hair gently.

"What are you?" Raven asked, faer clear in his voice.

"A vampire." Van replied lowering his head to Raven's neck, he nipped at Raven's neck gently as Raven closed his eyes ready for the bite. Then Van left his head and let his fangs grow out before lowering his head back to Raven's neck.

To be continued . . .

Vampire!!! That was scary. Raven's abuoght to get bit. Ouch!!