Mmm-hmm! Sorry I haven't updated in ages. I kinda got stuck into 'From The Eyes Of An Organoid' and well....

Oh! By the way...I KNOW Aeries is a mary-sue. I PLANNED that, and I was going to show that she wasn't by about the 5th chapter, but everyone kinda jumped down my throat...o\ /o...So I'll be updating this chapter and the 5th one at once.

And same with the reboot system. It is only supposed to work with small damages. Like for instance, if a zoid's cannon was sliced off the back, I really thought that a zoid would be able function properly without it! I didn't mean it to work when a zoid was sliced in half or something!

So anyway, on with the 4th chapter!

*~Biddett da Pigeon Stalker~*

:=It's Hard=Chapter 4!:

Bit lied down against the Liger's claw. He was enjoying this quiet time, because things were rather hectic back at the base. For today, Aeries was going to move in.

"What do you think of Aeries, eh?" Bit asked his zoid, looking up at it. The Liger growled a reply.

"I suppose you're right. We don't really know Aeries that much yet!" Bit said aloud to himself, and Liger.

"Well, I guess I'm just glad we got outta there!" Bit stretched, and lied back down. He grinned as he remembered that Leena had been trying on everything in her wardrobe, Doc shouting orders hither and thither, and Brad and Jamie were stuck moving all the furniture out of the spare room that Aeries was going to move in as Bit had snuck outside unnoticed to have a break with Liger. Actually, he hadn't gone that far from the base, Bit sat near a cliff overlooking the base.

On the horizon, Bit's eyes suddenly caught something. He sat up and wondered if it was Aeries. Suddenly, the Liger roared, and Bit clamped his hands over his ears.

"Liger!" Bit yelled. "Are you trying to make me deaf or something!"

The Liger purred to itself, as if it was laughing. Whatever had been moving, now stopped still too far to make out what it was. A zoid roar rolled across the plain until it came to Bit's ears. And it was no mistaking, that was the Dragonair.

"Aeries' here!" Bit almost yelled, springing to his feet. "We'd better get back so we can tell the others!"

As Bit arrived, it really looked like nothing had happened- Brad and Jamie were watching TV, Leena was probably still getting changed though...except for Doc, who was huddled in a corner, and sounding like he was bawling his eyes out over something.

Bit walked over to Jamie and asked him what was wrong(he knew asking Doc wouldn't get him anywhere).

"Uh..." He began.

"Me and Jamie were moving a chest of drawers out of the spare room, and Jamie tripped over and..." Brad cut in.

"Well what's so special about a chest of drawers?" Bit asked.

"It had all his zoid models in it, and they pretty much all broke." Jamie replied.

"Oh...that explains it..."

Suddenly Leena came running out, dressed in her normal clothes, humming happily to herself. She plonked herself down on the lounge.

"I thought you were getting changed." Brad noted.

"Meh. I ended up thinking this was the best thing to wear." Leena replied, snatching the remote from Jamie and changing the channel.

"Hey! Aeries is going to be here any minute now! I saw the Dragonair while I was out!" Bit announced.

Doc gave one last sniff, stood up and then said, "Then why didn't you say so?"

***

Aeries drew up next to the base and hesitated. She took a deep breath as the Blitz Team assembled outside. This was it.

Aeries opened up the cockpit and leapt out onto the ground. She hoped she looked okay.

She wasn't really pretty--but she's not ugly either! Just normal. Her dark brown hair was out, curling down to to just below her shoulders, showing off the flecks of light brown at the bottom of her hair.

"Hi!" She greeted cheerfully, but in her hazel eyes, you could plainly tell that she was really nervous. Aeries wore long black pants and a short sleeved t-shirt that was white, and turned grey at the bottom. She also had a metallic-blue dragon bracelet and a silver phoenix pendant that had a fiery red ruby set in the middle of the bird.

"Well, c'mon in!" Doc began to usher Aeries inside. "Oh, Brad, Bit, Jamie, would you mind-"

"We know, bring Aeries' stuff in." Brad finished, guesturing towards the container the Dragonair had been carrying along.

Leena almost dragged Aeries inside-she was ecstatic to have another woman around. She was telling Aeries all the stuff they could do, when Brad came in and asked Aeries where to put all her suitcases.

"Just on the bed, thanks." She replied.

"Oh, and Aeries? Did you notice that you're stuff's all strewn across the floor in there?" Bit informed her as he walked by.

"Yeah. It was a bit rough coming over the mountains."

"You came from over the mountains? I could've gotten the Hover Cargo over there..." Doc jumped in.

"No,no,no! That's okay! It's not as if I had anything valuable in it anyway!" Aeries replied, shaking her head.

Jamie walked by, carrying a steel crate. He looked like he was going to pass out by all the strain of carrying the heavy load.

"Let me help you there!" Aeries took the crate from Jamie, set it on the ground, took out a handle, and wheeled it into her room.

"Why didn't I see that..?" Jamie grumbled to himself.

"Wacha got in there that makes it so heavy anyway?" Bit asked, coming back in.

"Emergency repair kit. I keep all my other stuff back at the storage place." Aeries leant against the couch.

Doc rubbed his hands. "So, why don't we go get the Dragonair into the hangar and then Leena can show you around!" He suggested. He beamed at the mention of the Dragonair.

"Alright then!"

*****

Aeries was setting onto work on the Dragonair. They had just had lunch, and told Aeries about a match they were going to have later that afternoon. Aeries didn't think of having a battle on the very day she moved a very good idea. So she went out to the hangar to do some last-minute work on the Dragonair.

Leena came out and they chatted for a while.

"So what are you doing to it anyway?" She asked after a while.

"I'm changing the ammo on the twin cannons. I was using some different type of ammo- these ones are quick, but do less damage. I prefer these large ones, but they're so slow it's hard to get a shot on target."

"Huh..."

"Also I'm putting some more ammo in the flamethrower...I don't really like using it though, the ammo's seriously expensive. I only use it if I have to."

"Then why'd you use it against Bit the other day?"

"I was finishing off a round. It was almost finished, and if I needed to use it, I don't wanna run out of ammo."

"So you like to be prepared then?"

"I guess. Only when it comes to zoid battles though..." Aeries grinned.

"Oh! My dad asked me to ask you if you'd think it's okay if you took out the Reboot Systems...he thought because we are only new to the S Rank, it might be a bit more helpful if some of the other zoids had it." Leena told her.

"Okay! Taking it out shouldn't be that hard...it's just putting it in. I don't think I'll be able to install all the zoids by our battle..." Aeries sounded a little disappointed.

"Well could you at least install the Liger with one by this afternoon?" A voice asked from the door, making Aeries jump slightly. It was Doc.

"Yeah. Most probably. I just wanna finish up here first." Aeries turned back to the dragon zoid.

Doc left, and Leena soon after decided that she didn't want to get in Aeries' way, so she was left her to the zoids.

Fifteen minutes later, three small silver orbs sat on a table, and cables led this way and that from them.

"Ookay...this one will do for the Liger.." Aeries mumbled to herself, picking up one of them and proceeding over to the white zoid.

"Sorry 'bout this..." She said to it, as she began to take off the Liger's armour. The Liger didn't sound too happy, but it was for the best.

******

Aeries threw herself into the armchair as the Blitz Team, along with their newest member, began to move off to the battleground in the Hover Cargo.

"Oh...I can't waaiit!" Leena almost shrieked, causing the other members to clap their hands over their ears.

"Do you EVER get used to this?" Aeries mumbled to Bit.

"Heheh...unfortunatley not."

Suddenly the video phone rang and Jamie ran over to it.

Harry flashed onto the screen and he lookied mighty happy.

"I've just come to tell you that now I've sucessfully made it to the A Rank! Which means it won't be too long until I'll be able to challenge you! THEN I'LL SHOW YOU, BIT!"

Bit rolled his eyes. "Whatever, Harry." Bit got up, and walked away. He didn't want to bother with Harry at the moment.

Harry only now saw Aeries.

"Oh? Who's this?" Harry noticed.

"That's Aeries. She's our newest member. Only moved in today!" Leena answered.

"Oh, okay then. Aeries...?" Harry wanted to know her last name.

"Aeries Nomeska." Aeries replied simply.

"Nomeska..? I've heard of that from somewhere...Well, anyway. Hi."

"Yeah, hi."

"I suppose you'll have to watch out for me, I'm destined to be--" The screen went black.

Doc removed his hand from the panel and said bluntly, "You DON'T know how annoying he's getting."

Aeries just stared at how they had treated him. They had hung up on him!

Suddenly, Harry's face appeared back on the screen. "DID YOU JUST HANG UP ON ME?!" He sounded not too happy...

"What? No! We got disconnected. Well, anyway Harry, nice talking to you, but we have a battle to fight in!" And with that, Doc hung up again.

"Is he gone yet?" Bit peeked in.

"Yep." Leena replied. "Thank God."

"Who are we fighting anyway?" Aeries asked.

"The Fierce Strike Team." Jamie replied, bringing up three zoids on a screen. Two Blade Ligers and a D-Bison. "They focus mainly on close-range combat, but the D-Bison rounds them out. I suggest that we should take out the D-Bison as quick as possible, and then stay away from the Blade Ligers and so everyone else knows what to do, besides you Aeries. You weren't here to hear it, so you should stay up in the air, to help support the attack. Okay?" He continued.

"Gotcha."

*******

With a rumble a white pod appeared in the middle of the grassy field, which was in the middle of a valley. The judge came out, and began his usual speech.

"Scanning the area. Battle field set up! The Blitz Team vs. The Fierce Strike Team. Battle Mode Number..."

"Are you okay up there?" Leena asked Aeries, watching the Dragonair circle the sky.

"I'll be fine. It's been ages sine I fought with an actual team though." She replied with a forced calmness in her voice.

"Ready? FIGHT!"

The two Blade Ligers sprang towards Bit and Brad immediatly. Brad jumped out the way easily, while Bit (in the Jager) boosted off at the last minute, and came back with a Strike Laser Claw. The Blade Liger dodged, but it just manage to nick it's leg.

Brad dashed off after the D-Bison, while one of the Blade Ligers gave Bit a good run for a while, before he noticed new prey. Leena. She was slow, and couldn't really defend herself.

"HEEEYY! ARE YOU JUST GOING TO LEAVE ME HERE!!" Leena yelled.

Cannon fire could be heard, and then the Blade Ligers had to keep on their feet to miss the shots from Aeries. This kept the Blade Ligers from attacking, but if Aeries wasn't careful, she was going to hit Leena...

One of the Blade Ligers suddenly flew a few meters and landed on its side, clearly now in a Command System Freeze. The Jager quickly turned around and began to run up to perfrom another Strike Laser Claw.

Aeries noticed that Leena should be okay, and turned around to help out with the D-Bison. She was just aiming and then Brad leapt nearby, and releasing the smoke discharger. And so Aeries kept circling, waiting for the smoke to clear.

The Dragonair shuddered. And then violenty rocked! She was being hit! She looked around, statled. The D-Bison had managed to clear the smoke, and left Brad in there, to take out Aeries!

Aeries knew the Dragonair couldn't take much more. One more attack would send her hurtling to the ground...but if she didn't land on her legs, she risked a Command System Freeze...and now since she had taken out the Reboot Systems...!

BOOM! Now, she was in trouble! Quickly, she brought out the legs. But, the edge of the battlefied--a mountain range--would be smashing into her if she didn't act fast! She tried to steer clear, but she was too close now. The only hope she had was if she landed on a ledge of something...

"Aeries! Look, just too your left! A ledge! Try landing there!" Jamie called from within the Hover Cargo.

Aeries spotted it, and tried to steer it. She made contact, and the zoid was still skidding along the ground at a frightingly fast past. She was going to hit the wall!

Aeries closed her eyes, and turned the Dragonair around violently. Hopefully that would slow it down...

She stopped. Cautiously, she opened her eyes. YES! The Dragonair ran to the edge, then stopped as Aeries noticed the long way down...

Aeries hesitated for a moment, then leapt. Clear into the air...she was going to go down the only way possible. Slide!

Leena had shaken off the other Blade Liger, who was now being occupied by Bit and Brad. So she had a free shot to the D-Bison, and vice-versa.

Leena was just about to launch her assault, when a dark blue blur skidded past at a rocketing pace, leaving a wave of dust in its wake. It slowed, and turned around. Once the dust cleared, she immediatly had her finger on the trigger. Only to find the D-Bison lying on the ground, sparking.

"Huh..?" Leena looked over to the Dragonair, to watch it slide its blade back into place. "HEY!" Leena yelled.

"NER! Too sa-LOW!" Aeries taunted.

"Grr..." Leena pushed that one aside. "Next time I'm not going to be so forgiving!"

The siren sounded for the end of the match, as Brad and Bit finished off the last Blade Liger.

#################(At the Cafe...)#############

"Is that Aeries...?" A young woman with light blonde- so light you'd mistake it for white- hair and bright aqua blue eyes said to herself.

"Hey, Toni, Clair and Jessica!" She called, and three other women appeared at the table.

"I think we have our next battle lined up..." She said with a small grin.

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Well! Whaddya think? Is Aeries still a Mary-Sue? Ahh...well. The next chapter will be different. I hoped ya like it!

R&R PLEASE!

*~Biddett da Pigeon Stalker~*