Kay: *Stretches arms and legs* Well, as you can see, there is no way that Bit, Leena, or Jamie can get in. So everyone shout out with joy. I worked a long time writing out this chapter, and I would like to know what you all think of it. Most of you will probably hate it; others will be glad that it happened. This chapter pretty much focuses around something that happened in the past.

Leena: WHAT HAPPENED! *heard from under metal part of collapsed bed, which is on top of boarded up trap door to secret laboratory*

Kay: Darn, there are millions of ways that Bit and Leena can kill me, but there is no way for me to get out, typical. Now the question is, "Should I post it?" *thinks for a few minutes* Well, it's not like my life can get any worse if I do die, *thinks a little longer*

Bit: WILL YOU GET ON WITH THE STORY ALREADY!

Kay: Oh what am I worried about? Its not like those two can actually get in here. *Sudden thought* But...you people can...oh well. All right, here is the disclaimer.

Disclaimer: I don't own zoids, wow, isn't that just a shocker. The plot, however, is mine. YOU HEAR ME?!?! MINE! Do not modify it in any way. I don't mind if you stick them together, but don't use the same reasons as mine, such as, they are locked together because the Doc is insane or the other things that got them locked up in the first place. In addition, if you would like to borrow an idea, ask. Thank you for taking the time to listen...er...read.

Kay: There is something that I would like to say to two certain reviewers who have been reviewing from pretty much the beginning.

To Sullimike23 and Triple M.: You two are great. I swear you make me laugh when I read your reviews. It makes me know that I'm doing a good job at what I'm writing.

Sullimike23- I know you didn't tell them. ^_^ You're too sweet of a reviewer, and I love how you review.

Kay: Oh, I would also like to say thanks to everyone that reviewed. You all contributed to my motivation of continuing chapters to this fic. NOW, on with the story!

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As the day progressed from that morning to the evening, the wind blew harder over the desert Bit and Leena could not get out to. The wind began to strike the base like an axe chops a piece of wood as it picked up speed. Leena, who was bored with a passion, because of doing nothing, was sitting in her room working on her laptop. If she could not work on her Gunsniper in the hanger, she could at least see what was wrong from her room.

"So that was the problem with it," she said happily.

She took a short break from looking at the statistics and looked out the window behind her. The sand was hitting the window behind her after hitting the iron bars. Suddenly, a loud rumble sounded in the distance, and a faint light reached her eyes. An unexpected fear resounded in Leena's body at that moment as a childhood memory flashed before her eyes.

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A loud, deafening scream in a dark room from a small girl, about the age of five. A man burst through the door to his daughter and sat on the side of the bed as the small child clasped onto her father, silently crying.

"Daddy," the small redheaded girl sobbed as she looked up at her father, "Why did it have to happen like that?" then hugged him harder, with more tears coming down her cheeks.

"I know," the brown-haired man had said as he wrapped his protective arms around his daughter, "It's all right. It won't ever happen again," his voice soft, yet sincere.

The young girl looked up at him hopefully as another lighting bolt flashed, making her shiver. "But why did it have to happen?" she further questioned, not knowing why she questioned what couldn't be answered.

"We don't know," the man replied with a faint smile, "we may never know. However, sometimes, it's better that we don't know why things happened the way they do." He tightened his grip around his daughter as she cried.

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Leena finally snapped back to reality to realize that it had begun to rain. As the drops trickled down her window, and the sand began to lash the window even harder, she could feel her eyes begin to water. She did not like thunder; she had never liked it since after the accident when she was little. She didn't mind the rain too much, she always found it relaxing, but when the rain whipped the earth, and the destructive light force shattered the ground; that was a different story to Leena. She had, however, become better over the years when it came to lighting and the cold memory that haunted her mind. The way she had seen what it had done to people, though, only terrified her more.

"Why does it have to be like this?" she questioned to the empty room.

She rose from her sitting position, and headed out the room mumbling the words, "I have to get food," she repeated continually to no one as she headed down the hall.

Bit, on the other hand, had attempted to get into the hanger by force. He had tried several ideas, such as trying to override the system manually, which only got him electrocuted. He had also tried placing small explosives in front of the door. Unfortunately, because Bit did not take proper care when using the explosives, half of his long sleeves are not there anymore. Bit had also discovered that he could not enter the statistics room, because as soon as he touched the door he was shocked, again. He had finally given up short hand ideas and resided to the main room couch to come up with a real strategy. He lay on the couch staring up at the ceiling with his hands on the back of his neck.

Leena entered the room and sat on the couch across from Bit, taking a quick glimpse at him, and crossing her arms and legs. "So what happened to you?"

"Explosives," he said simply, looking at her.

"So did you find anything?" she questioned for the tenth time of the day.

"Yep," Bit replied, giving his same lopsided grin to her.

"You did?" Leena could feel her cheeks begin to burn a light pink, and looked down at the ground. For some reason, the ground seemed to become more interesting at that moment and all hearing capabilities were blurred.

"Yeah, there's no way out," he continued as he began to sit up.

"Then lets go," she said, standing up, not fully aware of what he said.

"Did you just wake up from your fantasy world?" he asked with his confused face looking up at hers.

"What do you mean?" she shot back.

"I said that there was no way out," he stated plainly, "What did you think I mean?"

All her hopes seemed to vanish with his words, "What? You just said that there was a way out."

"I said we were stuck," he said standing up, "You really should pay attention more, Leena. Just to let you know," a smile formed on his lips, "I found out that the statistic room is blocked. There is probably something in there that would help us get out."

"So what are we waiting for?" Leena's hopes rising again. Bit stared at her blankly. "Come on, there has to be a way in."

"I tried them all. Explosives, override the system, throw something at it, and then watch it burn to a crisp. It seems to make a very good oven if you ask me."

"Oh," was her only reply, feeling a little embarrassed, "I just thought that you may have found a way out or in," she confessed. She knew that Bit had his way with luck, and sometimes, she thought that he was too lucky for his own good.

"Leena?" Bit questioned, he was only a foot away from her face, "Are you on planet Zi?" a grin appeared on his face.

"Of course I am," she snapped, "Lets go see that statistic door, I can probably get it open."

"Not tonight, it's too late now. You can try tomorrow," he said convincingly.

"All right, I guess one more day won't kill you," she said bluntly.

"Sure, Leena, what ever you say," Bit countered with a wide smile. "By the way, I heard a sandstorm headin' this way. They said it was one of the biggest."

Leena flinched at the sound of the word storm, and suddenly felt a large gap in the middle of her stomach. Of course, Leena knew Bit didn't know her memory, and there was no reason to inform him on that information. "Night Bit, see ya, " she mumbled to him as she walked back down the hall towards her room where she changed into her violet pajama pants and shirt, then went to bed.

Bit walked down the silver hall with a wide smile, five minutes after Leena had. 'How come I'm happy that I'm not out of this situation yet? It's not fun to be stuck with a monster like that,' his heart argued with his brain as he reached the door to his room. He went inside and changed into his sleeping wear, black baggy shorts, and a navy blue shirt, and then went to bed.

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It was two in the morning, as Bit and Leena slept, and the storm outside grew stronger by the minute. Bit was in a wonderful dream where he and his Liger had just been claimed the worlds strongest pilot and zoid. He was just about to be handed the trophy when he suddenly woke up to a piercing scream. Bit knew immediately who it was, because it was the only person he could be stuck with. He quickly rose from his bed, and dashed out his door. The lighting was becoming more frequent by the minute, because the rumbling sound had increased too. As he reached Leena's door, he heard another scream, which made his mind jump.

He was scared, and thoughtless. His nerves were playing tricks on his mind, and his whole body seemed to turn numb. He was confused. He wanted to open the door and see what happened to Leena, but his mind kept processing the same answer, 'you won't live to see tomorrow.' He raised his hand to press the button on the side, but stopped right on it. His mind was fighting his curiosity of what happened, but in the end, curiosity got the better of him. He slammed his hand on the button and quickly pushed his feet through the door. Another flash of lighting made him stand in shock. Leena was curled up with her sheets and covers on her bed, shaking with fear.

"Leena," he gently said as he briskly walked across the room, tripping over her shoes on the way and falling face first into the ground, but still making it to the side of Leena's bed, "Leena?" he repeated as he sat down.

Leena still did not respond, her fear had taken over her senses now. Bit reached down and shook her shoulders, trying to bring her back from her troubled state. She sat up, and stared at Bit with red eyes and silent tears.

"Bit," came her soft voice through her sniffles as she looked down, "what are you doing here?" she questioned as she wiped a tear away, then moved her hands to her chest.

Bit did not say anything; he placed his hands on her shoulders so that he made eye contact with Leena. He looked at her with a smile as he scanned over her face and body, noting each detail. The storm outside had seemed to die down, for neither of the two teenagers could hear it. Leena had stopped the tears that had been flooding out of her eyes to focus on Bit with all her might. She suddenly trusted him; she felt comfort, security, and heart.

Bit slowly moved back to her eyes, taking in the full gleam that shone into his own. On a whim, he pulled Leena's tender body into his, letting her head rest in his chest, and her fists still between them. He began to rub up and down her back, trying to make her feel better. He could feel the warmth growing in his chest where Leena's head was, and for some reason, he wanted it that way. His mind was too tired to process that she was going to kill him, but that was not the thought that scared him. Bit was already frightened by the feeling he had when Leena was with him, in his arms.

The lighting had seemed to die, but the clouds were still hovering above them. Bit waited until she was calm before he released Leena and stood up from the bed, only to look down at her. "Night, Leena," he mumbled and began to turn away to leave the room.

Leena's mind was full of feelings, confusion, and the cold memory. It had replayed in her mind vaguely that whole night, but for some reason it was clearer than ever at that moment. She didn't want to be alone like that, she didn't like it. It was not fair that her mother disappeared during a storm when she was only about two years old, and she was left with the cruel remembrance attached to her mind. She reached out and grabbed Bit's wrist to keep him from going. "Wait," she said desperately. "Don't go, please," she begged.

"Huh?" Bit was shocked by the fact that she would want him to stay.

"Please, stay with me," she repeated her feeling.

"Why would you want me to stay?" he replied sharply, too sleepy to think about what he was saying.

Leena wanted desperately to smash a pan into the side of his head, but thought better of it. "I don't want to be alone," she admitted.

"You don't want to be alone, huh? So you want me to wake up tomorrow, and say goodbye to my spine, again?" his eyes drifting to her wrist.

"Bit-" but she was cut off by a loud rumble and a flash of light. At this, she tightened her grip around Bit's wrist, and began to quiver slightly, the memory was coming back to her, "please," she pleaded.

"No," he said harshly, looking into her luminous violet eyes.

"Bit," she tried again, "please. I promise I won't attempt to break your spine again." She looked up into his eyes to see if there was any hope that she would not be alone.

Bit wanted to walk away, to say no, but his guilty conscience would not allow him. He somehow felt sorry that she was alone with him in the large base, and no one was there to comfort her but him. "Fine, only if you promise not to attempt to break my spine," he tried to compromise.

"Promise," she said, her smile faintly returning to her face.

"All right," he finally agreed and lay down on the bed. He put a defending left arm around Leena's waist and pulled her towards his body, placing his right arm under her head. 'She'll wake up tomorrow and kill me,' his brain concluded as he fell into the wondrous dream world.

"Thank you," Leena whispered, with a smile, as she drifted off to sleep as well.

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Camera Man: *looks around for anyone to videotape* anyone see Kay, *spots note on computer desk. Walks over and picks up note and begins to read* Dear Jack, Please read this note to everyone.

I know you can't find me right now, and I don't think that I want to be found at the moment.

Bit: *heard from under the bed* SOMEONE MOVE WHATEVER IS ON THIS DOOR SO WE CAN FIND KAY!

Leena: *heard from where Bit is* WE MEAN NOW!

Jack: *continues reading the note* as you can see, some people are probably ready to kill me. I knew this was going to happen. Therefore, I would like to say something that will hopefully convince them that it is pretty close to Bit and Leena's characters at age 18.

1) Bit does have a conscience and does sometimes feel bad when he sees someone in trouble. Nevertheless, he is self-centered a little.

2) Even though Leena doesn't like Bit too much, you wouldn't want to be lonely when you are having a really bad memory repeating itself in your mind.

3) It's about time that they start to be together more.

Hope you all enjoyed. Remember to leave a review. Don't forget, FLAMES ARE EXCEPTED, just state what you didn't like and a little reason why. If too many people dislike this chapter, I am willing to redue it.

Always, Kay

P.S. Come and find me Jack. ^_~

Jack: *reddish color on face* Well, um, as you can see...I guess that I'm going to have to go find Kay...Anyone know where to start? *door to room opens* HOW DID YOU GET IN?