Disclaimer- I don't own any of the characters.
AN: Characters will be OOC
The minute Van began walking around the base, he knew that word had gotten around about him and Moonbay. People looked at him and then whispered to each other. He turned to walk outside, but he bumped into Irvine.
"Good morning Van." he said cheerfully.
Too cheerfully which meant that he had already heard the rumor. Van groaned.
"Why the sour look Van? Rough night?"
"Nothing was happening."
"Of course not."
"Moonbay is like a sister to me."
"Hey, I believe you."
Van rolled his eyes and threw up his hands in surrender.
"Where is Moonbay this morning anyway?" Irvine asked.
"Sleeping in I guess." Van replied before he realized how it sounded.
"Tired her out did you?"
Van went to hit him, but Fiona walked up to them at that moment.
"Have you guys seen Moonbay?"
"Van says she's sleeping in." Irvine said laughing.
Fiona giggled as Van glared at him.
"She's not in her room. I've already checked."
"Maybe she's left. You know how much she hates goodbyes."
"I don't think she left. She said she was staying." Van said.
"Let's see if her Gustav is still here."
They all walked to where she was parked. The Gustav was gone.
"I told you she left."
"I wish she would've stay. We could've used her help."
Van nodded his head in agreement, but something about her leaving didn't feel right. A guard walked over to them.
"Van, you're needed in the command center."
Irvine and Fiona followed as Van went to the command centered.
"What's up?" Van asked.
"Raven's been spotted."
"Where?"
"A small town out in the desert."
"Give me the coordinates and we'll head there."
They got the coordinates, went to their Zoids and took off.
Moonbay wished she could pretend that she was having a nightmare and would wake up at any moment, but her brain refused to let her think that way. From the moment she regained consciousness, she was painfully aware that Raven had kidnapped her. But she couldn't think of any reason why. Then again, you could never guess what Raven was thinking. Like she told Van, trying to figure him out would drive you crazy. Moonbay wanted to scream and lash out but she couldn't. Raven had bound and gagged her. And the ropes were tied so well that the slightest movement caused them to dig into her skin. She had no idea where she was and she couldn't look around because she was laying on her stomach. But from what little she could see, she guessed that it was some type of valley. There were high cliffs on either side of her. She wondered how long she was out cold. She heard some movement and a second later Raven's boots was in her line of sight. He grabbed her arm and dragged her into a sitting position. Moonbay gave a muffled scream as the ropes painfully dug into her.
"I was able to sneak onto the base, kidnapped you, and drive away in your Gustav without any problem." he said smirking. "Some guardian force."
At the mention of her Gustav, Moonbay turned her head from side to side looking for it. When she didn't see it, she looked up at him questioningly.
"It's gone. I don't have any use for it."
Moonbay gave him her iciest glare. What exactly did he do with her beloved Gustav? If he damaged it in any way, she'd...
You'll what? Stare him to death, a voice mocked in her head.
Her temper flared so she began trying to lash at him. It was a futile, and painful, thing to do but one little hit would make her feel a bit better.
"Those are going to leave a nasty burn if you keep that up." he said pointing at the ropes.
The amusement in his voice just made Moonbay struggle harder. Raven stepped back and watched her. She was an idiot for trying to fight, but her struggles did make for an interesting show. Moonbay stopped fighting when she noticed that Raven was looking at her. What in the world was so.... She stiffened as she realized what he was looking at. She was still in her nightgown and her moving around had caused it to ride up her thighs. She knew that he was a bastard, but he could have at least pretended not to look. Moonbay lifted her head and gave him a look that said don't even think about it. Raven frowned slightly.
"Don't flatter yourself. My only interest in you is as Van's whore."
Whore! Who the hell was he calling a whore? The minute I get free I'm going to castrate.... Wait a minute, did he just call me Van's? He thought she and Van was an item. Moonbay started laughing. The great and powerful Raven wasn't as smart as he liked to think he was.
"You idiot. You've got the wrong girl." she mumbled through the tape.
Raven was curious about what she was trying to say so he went over to her and ripped the tape off her mouth.
"Something to say Moonbay?"
She was about to tell him exactly what she had said when she suddenly realized her true predicament. Raven had kidnapped her to hurt Van. If he found out that he had made a mistake, he'd be angry but he'd also realize that he didn't need her. And if that happened, he'd kill her for sure. He was waiting for an answer so she said the first thing that came to her mind.
"I'm starving." she said.
"There's no time to eat. We're leaving."
Raven grabbed her arm and pulled her toward a badly damaged Pteras, which she hadn't noticed before and put her in. He then got in and they took off. As they lifted off, Moonbay saw smoke rising from some buildings that were near the top of the cliff. She looked at the back of Raven's head because she knew that he had something to do with the smoke. After they had been in the air a while, Raven started laughing.
"So predictable."
Moonbay noticed that he kept looking down below.
What was so interesting down there?
As if he knew what she was wondering, Raven maneuvered so she could see. Her eyes widened in shock. In the distance she saw the Blade Liger and Command Wolf. For a second she hoped that they were coming to get her. But she knew that couldn't be true. They probably discovered that the Gustav was gone and figured she had once again left without saying goodbye. Besides they were heading in the direction that she and Raven just came from. She didn't need to be a genius to know that Raven had lured them there but why wasn't he staying to fight?
"I'm not ready to kill Van just yet." he answered as if he knew what she was thinking. "Where's the fun in that?"
Moonbay looked at him strangely. Fun? His was just toying with Van? This wasn't fun. Wasn't his idea of fun just to kill Van? None of this was making any sense to her and that scared her. Exactly what was Raven up to?
"Any sign of Raven?" Van asked as they finally made it to the base.
"Nothing on my radar." Irvine said as he looked around. "Hey Van, do you notice something strange about this place?"
"Now that you mention it, yeah." he replied. "It kind of looks like it's been deserted for years."
"I think it has been."
"Why would Raven attack a deserted base?"
"I think he wanted to lure us here."
"Guys look." Fiona said as she pointed in the opposite direction.
Van and Irvine turned to see Fiona pointing at Moonbay's Gustav. They quickly got out of their Zoids and ran toward it. They stopped in their tracks when they saw "Lose something Van?" written across the front window.
"I knew she didn't leave. Raven's got Moonbay."
"How the hell did he get her?" Irvine asked.
"I don't know, but we're going to get her back."
"Van there's something written over here too." Fiona said.
They went to the side of the Gustav. On the side Raven had written "Maybe this will help."
"Exactly what do those numbers mean?" Irvine asked as he pointed to the numbers after the message.
"I don't know but we're going to find out. And when we do, Raven will be sorry."
Mizu Youkai- Thanks. I'm glad you liked it.
Red Baroness- :D Thank you for the compliment. I hope I can keep it up. I read Little Raven and loved it. I hope you update soon.
Sanity-Stealing-Lawn-Gnome- :D Thank you. I hope you continue liking it.
Kyaukii- :) Thank you. Yes, there should be more Raven/Moonbay fics. I look forward to reading more of yours.
Taltos- :D Thanks for reading. Good question. Technically, it's set after the end of the series. But I'm going to totally change certain parts of the storyline and the timeline. That answer probably only makes sense in my mind, but it's the only one I got. Sorry. J As for the GenoBreaker, it's there. There's a reason why Raven didn't use it but that explanation is going to come later
Lady Jayde Une- :) Thanks for reading. Hopefully I can keep writing long chapters.
