Tawanos: Well here I am a day before school starts totally unready for
what is to come. I have not written one essay or anything. How many ways
can it be said that I'm dead meat? My laptop crashed a week ago and I've
been working my ass off and managed to recover most of the stuff that was
lost. But other than that and a lack of sleep I'm doing fine. I'm so dead
it's not funny any more, and here I am updating a fic that has nothing to
do with school at all. Oh well here's my latest installment of my fic I
hope u enjoy it. Have I mentioned that I'm dead yet?
Disclaimer: If I owned Zoids you'd all be bowing at my feet praising my every action and giving me money. *sad* DAMN IT!!
Chapter 11- Counsel
As Bit approached the gates he found a large gathering of people there waiting for him. They cheered as he approached and made way for him as he silently walked to the gates. Guards opened the gates for him while not letting anyone else through. When the gates closed the sounds of the crowd was muffled. A man came and bowed too him and guided him to a door in the Citadel where he would find the Lord.
When Bit entered he found not just Lord Flugal, but also Naomi and many of what Bit presumed to be advisers.
"My instructions were that this would be a private meeting." A few of the advisors shifted uneasily. "Lady Naomi may stay, for her actions earlier but the rest of you must leave."
"What assurance do we have that no harm will come to the Lord and Lady?" One of the advisors asked.
"I will remove my armor and weapons as soon as we are alone." There was a discontented murmur, until Lord Flugal motioned for them to leave. They left and closed the door behind them.
"Now take off your armor Jager, if that is your real name." Naomi said. The armor shimmered and sank into his skin becoming one with him again and Bit was revealed.
"You need not know my name but I will tell you this. I am the guardian of the Jager armor, Champion of the true king Stephen Toros, and now protector of the lands of Flugal."
"We did not ask for your help young man." The Lord snapped. "Now look what you have done, you have made myself and my people fugitives from the armies of Fury." He had changed in the last few hours.
"Your people would have starved if you had given in to his demands."
"Better they starved than be murdered by an army, and that is what you have condemned them to by your actions." He stood up from his chair and glowered at Bit. "This is what I think of your damn protection." He removed the ring from his finger and threw it at Bit, it would have struck Bit in the face had he not caught it. There was a sharp intake of breath that could only have come from Naomi. "GUARDS!!"
The doors opened so quickly that Bit knew that the soldiers had to be waiting for that order. But Bit was faster, in a flash the armor was on again. Guards in heavy armor surrounded Bit as others with a magi insignia on their arms prepared spells if he tried to escape. But they could not know how to stop him, capture spells washed off him and would not hold, weapons bounced off or shattered against the armor as he calmly walked out pushing the soldiers out of his way with gusts of wind. At the door he stopped and turned.
"Lord Flugal, you don't know what you have done, your people will suffer horribly because of your ignorance." Then he was gone, a blue blur through the halls and outside. He blasted through a back gate to keep away from the crowd at the front. He ran out into the woods and changed back to normal. As he walked he thought about what had happened, he should have been upset that the Lord did not accept his help, but he was not. He had seen something that had given him hope.
When he walked into the circle of the Caravan he was pelted with questions. Had he found out anything? Had he seen him again? What did he look like up close? Did he know what happened at the Citadel? He answered from what he had heard from the rumors and lied about the rest.
When he returned to the Chariot he sat and waited, Leena, Doc and Leon had gone to sleep so he waited alone, only Liger kept him company lying at his feet as Bit told him everything that had happened using their link. About half and hour after he arrived there was a quiet knock on the door. Smiling Bit went to answer it. Naomi Flugal stood there in a cloak and hood, the hood was raised so he couldn't see her face but he had no doubt who she was.
"Come in my Lady." She hesitated before walking in. Bit closed the door behind her. "Don't mind my cat. He's very kind." Liger had come out from behind a chair and come over to them so that he could find out whom she was. He sniffed her before returning to the chair. Naomi removed her hood she looked upset.
"Why did you not force him to keep the ring? You have the power."
"I did not force him because I saw that you would willingly. I saw anger in your eyes when he threw the ring back to me, not anger at me but at your father. You shot the arrow when your father did nothing. I was mistaken when I thought that he did nothing because of shock." Bit said as he guided her over to a chair and sat down opposite her.
"He is a coward." Naomi said frankly. "Why did you not give me the ring there? Why trick me into coming out here to you?"
"Because I don't know what your father would do if he thought that I still had managed my goal." He produced the ring in his hand and held it out to her. "Your father must not know about this." She nodded as she took the ring and placed it on her finger, again it readjusted so that it fit her perfectly. "To call me you must be wearing the ring, it will not come off unless you want it to. Think clearly and repeat after me: 'Jager of the Wind and Water hear my call.' The ring will blink once, only once, then I will be able to hear what you hear, see what you see, and I will be able to read your thoughts and you will be able to read mine. That is the power that I give you, the power of my ring of Ice Sapphire."
"A spell like this would take all but the most powerful magi months to make." Naomi looked at Bit in awe.
"I know." The conversation was over. Bit rose and walked to the door Naomi followed in silence. At the door she stopped him.
"You said that you were the Champion of the true king. Is this family, the ones who you travel with, are they the Royal Family?"
"I have trusted you with my secret, and that will have to do for now." Bit smiled wide. "Even those who I travel with do not know about my true self, to them I am just a body guard, nothing more."
"Just one more thing. What is your name?" Again Bit smiled.
"My name? A very simple request, I am Bit Cloud."
"Just one more thing before I go, you won't have to worry about anyone looking for you here. I convinced my father that you have probably left the Valley to rejoin the Royal Family at some hidden base or something."
"Thank you, and good night." She pulled the hood back over her head and walked out into the night. Bit closed the door behind her and returned to the chair.
Bit pulled the trail map out of a drawer and laid it flat on the table. He traced his finger along the path until it passed another name that he knew must contain the next armor.
"Panzer Forest." He whispered to himself. He tapped the name as he did some calculations in his head. "Two days, in two days I will have the second armor."
Liger growled to Bit as he put his head on Bit's knee. Bit scratched Liger behind the ears just where he liked it.
"Ok, your right." Bit yawned. "Come on Liger." Tired, Bit got up and headed for the stairs to the roof, Liger followed. He did not see the sliver of darkness that was Leon's open door close quietly.
"Hmm. Very interesting."
Tawanos: OH MY GODS!!! What did Leon see? What will he do now? Is Bit in trouble? HOW WILL I GET READY FOR SCHOOL IN TIME???
Disclaimer: If I owned Zoids you'd all be bowing at my feet praising my every action and giving me money. *sad* DAMN IT!!
Chapter 11- Counsel
As Bit approached the gates he found a large gathering of people there waiting for him. They cheered as he approached and made way for him as he silently walked to the gates. Guards opened the gates for him while not letting anyone else through. When the gates closed the sounds of the crowd was muffled. A man came and bowed too him and guided him to a door in the Citadel where he would find the Lord.
When Bit entered he found not just Lord Flugal, but also Naomi and many of what Bit presumed to be advisers.
"My instructions were that this would be a private meeting." A few of the advisors shifted uneasily. "Lady Naomi may stay, for her actions earlier but the rest of you must leave."
"What assurance do we have that no harm will come to the Lord and Lady?" One of the advisors asked.
"I will remove my armor and weapons as soon as we are alone." There was a discontented murmur, until Lord Flugal motioned for them to leave. They left and closed the door behind them.
"Now take off your armor Jager, if that is your real name." Naomi said. The armor shimmered and sank into his skin becoming one with him again and Bit was revealed.
"You need not know my name but I will tell you this. I am the guardian of the Jager armor, Champion of the true king Stephen Toros, and now protector of the lands of Flugal."
"We did not ask for your help young man." The Lord snapped. "Now look what you have done, you have made myself and my people fugitives from the armies of Fury." He had changed in the last few hours.
"Your people would have starved if you had given in to his demands."
"Better they starved than be murdered by an army, and that is what you have condemned them to by your actions." He stood up from his chair and glowered at Bit. "This is what I think of your damn protection." He removed the ring from his finger and threw it at Bit, it would have struck Bit in the face had he not caught it. There was a sharp intake of breath that could only have come from Naomi. "GUARDS!!"
The doors opened so quickly that Bit knew that the soldiers had to be waiting for that order. But Bit was faster, in a flash the armor was on again. Guards in heavy armor surrounded Bit as others with a magi insignia on their arms prepared spells if he tried to escape. But they could not know how to stop him, capture spells washed off him and would not hold, weapons bounced off or shattered against the armor as he calmly walked out pushing the soldiers out of his way with gusts of wind. At the door he stopped and turned.
"Lord Flugal, you don't know what you have done, your people will suffer horribly because of your ignorance." Then he was gone, a blue blur through the halls and outside. He blasted through a back gate to keep away from the crowd at the front. He ran out into the woods and changed back to normal. As he walked he thought about what had happened, he should have been upset that the Lord did not accept his help, but he was not. He had seen something that had given him hope.
When he walked into the circle of the Caravan he was pelted with questions. Had he found out anything? Had he seen him again? What did he look like up close? Did he know what happened at the Citadel? He answered from what he had heard from the rumors and lied about the rest.
When he returned to the Chariot he sat and waited, Leena, Doc and Leon had gone to sleep so he waited alone, only Liger kept him company lying at his feet as Bit told him everything that had happened using their link. About half and hour after he arrived there was a quiet knock on the door. Smiling Bit went to answer it. Naomi Flugal stood there in a cloak and hood, the hood was raised so he couldn't see her face but he had no doubt who she was.
"Come in my Lady." She hesitated before walking in. Bit closed the door behind her. "Don't mind my cat. He's very kind." Liger had come out from behind a chair and come over to them so that he could find out whom she was. He sniffed her before returning to the chair. Naomi removed her hood she looked upset.
"Why did you not force him to keep the ring? You have the power."
"I did not force him because I saw that you would willingly. I saw anger in your eyes when he threw the ring back to me, not anger at me but at your father. You shot the arrow when your father did nothing. I was mistaken when I thought that he did nothing because of shock." Bit said as he guided her over to a chair and sat down opposite her.
"He is a coward." Naomi said frankly. "Why did you not give me the ring there? Why trick me into coming out here to you?"
"Because I don't know what your father would do if he thought that I still had managed my goal." He produced the ring in his hand and held it out to her. "Your father must not know about this." She nodded as she took the ring and placed it on her finger, again it readjusted so that it fit her perfectly. "To call me you must be wearing the ring, it will not come off unless you want it to. Think clearly and repeat after me: 'Jager of the Wind and Water hear my call.' The ring will blink once, only once, then I will be able to hear what you hear, see what you see, and I will be able to read your thoughts and you will be able to read mine. That is the power that I give you, the power of my ring of Ice Sapphire."
"A spell like this would take all but the most powerful magi months to make." Naomi looked at Bit in awe.
"I know." The conversation was over. Bit rose and walked to the door Naomi followed in silence. At the door she stopped him.
"You said that you were the Champion of the true king. Is this family, the ones who you travel with, are they the Royal Family?"
"I have trusted you with my secret, and that will have to do for now." Bit smiled wide. "Even those who I travel with do not know about my true self, to them I am just a body guard, nothing more."
"Just one more thing. What is your name?" Again Bit smiled.
"My name? A very simple request, I am Bit Cloud."
"Just one more thing before I go, you won't have to worry about anyone looking for you here. I convinced my father that you have probably left the Valley to rejoin the Royal Family at some hidden base or something."
"Thank you, and good night." She pulled the hood back over her head and walked out into the night. Bit closed the door behind her and returned to the chair.
Bit pulled the trail map out of a drawer and laid it flat on the table. He traced his finger along the path until it passed another name that he knew must contain the next armor.
"Panzer Forest." He whispered to himself. He tapped the name as he did some calculations in his head. "Two days, in two days I will have the second armor."
Liger growled to Bit as he put his head on Bit's knee. Bit scratched Liger behind the ears just where he liked it.
"Ok, your right." Bit yawned. "Come on Liger." Tired, Bit got up and headed for the stairs to the roof, Liger followed. He did not see the sliver of darkness that was Leon's open door close quietly.
"Hmm. Very interesting."
Tawanos: OH MY GODS!!! What did Leon see? What will he do now? Is Bit in trouble? HOW WILL I GET READY FOR SCHOOL IN TIME???