(In this chapter, I will be concentrating on Van and the gang in the hospital. Fiona will be in the next chapter.)

Nikki open her eyes and saw Moonbay asleep on a chair. Nikki sat up and saw that she was not wearing her usual clothes. "You're up so soon", said Moonbay. "Where am I", asked Nikki. "In the hospital. You got into a bad fight", replied Moonbay. Nikki started to recall her last battle with her brothers. Nikki tried to get out of bed but Moonbay stopped her. "Let me go", shouted Nikki. She pushed Moonbay's hands away and walked towards a mirror. "NIKKI, DON'T", screamed Moonbay. Nikki screamed when she saw her reflection. She smashed the mirror. Her right side of her face was ruined. She started to cry. She screamed at Moonbay to get out of the room. "I'll come back to check on you later", said Moonbay before she closed the door.

Van and Irvine were talking when Moonbay entered the room. "How's Nikki", asked Irvine. "She's upset right now. She saw her face. I tried to stop her but she overpowered me", said Moonbay. Irvine got off the bed and headed for the door. Moonbay and Van knew that only Irvine was able to knock some sense into Nikki's mind. "I'm going out to get some fresh air", said Van. Moonbay was left alone in the room. "Poor Van. He must be thinking of Fiona. I know that Irvine loves Nikki. I shouldn't be fighting over him. I should forget about him. I got to get out of here before I break down", thought Moonbay. She ran out the door before her let her tears fall.

Irvine opened Nikki's door. Nikki was sitting on the floor crying. Irvine sat next to her and put his arms around her. Nikki cried her heart out into his shoulders. "It's OK. I will still love you even though you don't look good. I do not care of your looks. Why don't we go to a plastic surgeon to fix your face", said Irvine. All Nikki could do was nod her head. Irvine and Nikki sat there for a few hours.

Van was outside. He had been walking in circles for hours. "I'm sorry Fiona. I should have saved you sooner. It's my entire fault. Where are you? I missed you", thought Van. He looked up into the sky praying that Fiona will be alright.

Two days later, Nikki's face was fixed. Irvine and Nikki were sitting in the cafeteria when Van and Moonbay walked in. They sat opposite them. "I know what you want", said Nikki. "Where's Fiona", asked Van. "I do not know what happened or where she had gone to. It can't have been my brothers", said Nikki. "Why not", asked Moonbay. "My brothers do not care whether a person they love dies. They won't care if the Zoidian is dead", replied Nikki. "HER NAME IS FIONA! DON'T CALL HER ZOIDIAN", shouted Van. Nikki ignored that remark. "Why did you capture Fiona", asked Irvine. "The job actually belonged to Ryss and Hiltz. But they failed so my father told me to help them. I do not know why my father wants the Zoidian. He never tells anyone the reason except Nick. He is the only person Father trust. Nick never told me and my brothers before", said Nikki. "Do you know where your brothers might go", asked Moonbay. "The only place they will go is back to the castle", said Nikki. "Where's this castle", asked Irvine. "It's in the Valley Of Shadows", replied Nikki. "Where's that", asked Van. "I can show you the way", suggest Nikki. "Fine, we'll leave at dawn", said Van. "No! We must leave at sunset. If we leave in the morning, we'll be watched easily. We can't take the Gustav. We must used our own Zoids", said Nikki.

The next day, the sun was about to set. Van and Irvine were loading their supply into their Zoids. Moonbay was checking the Zoids. Nikki was outside looking at the sun. She whispered," Sunstar." Suddenly a flash of light blinded her. Once the light cleared, Sunstar was standing in front of her. She walked into the shed with Sunstar behind her. "All is done. Lets get moving", said Van. "I'll take Nikki while you take Moonbay", said Irvine to Van. "Fine by me", said Van. Nikki got into the Saix. When both Zoids were ready Sunstar and Zeke fused. They ran out of the shed towards the Valley Of Shadows.

(What lies in store for them? Read the next chappie to find out. See you on the battlefield!)