Disclaimer: I don't own Zoids. Do not sue me, unless you are interested in obtaining $6.
The young woman who had nearly squished Bit and Leena stepped out. She was wearing a cream-colored dress of an old-fashioned style with puff shoulders and a lace collar. The skirt folded back in front to reveal a salmon colored underskirt. There was a pink sash around the waist, and a matching ribbon on her sun hat.
She smiled at Harry. "Now that's no greeting Harry!"
Harry looked utterly horrified. "What are you doing here sis? What about Dad?"
"Mary it is you!" Sebastian exclaimed.
"Its been a long time," Benjamin added.
"Well I'm disappointed in you two." Mary scolded. "I don't see how Harry could have gotten into such a mess."
"Its not our fault! Harry's the one who got us into this situation, you should blame him." Benjamin huffed.
"Oh?" Mary was still smiling. "Well maybe you should take some time off to think about things."
"Sebastian and I haven't done anything wrong. We certainly don't need any time off.
"Of course the alternative would be to shut down your power source."
Benjamin was shocked into silence. My… power… source… Without it, I can't… He continued to stand there in horror as Mary, Harry, and Sebastian made their way into Harry's base.
"C'mon Mary, I can't fight in any Zoid battles without my robots. I really appreciate you bringing me the DiBisons. Thank Father for me when you get back home."
"These DiBisons aren't for you to use." Mary interrupted.
"What!?"
"Harry, I think its time you stopped going in these silly Zoid battles." Mary said turning back to look at him. "It's time you came home. You have to help Father with the company. Besides, you have to start thinking about your future."
"What? Where is all this coming from, Mary?", Harry asked with a startled look on his face.
"Lets talk about this later Harry. I want to get settled in from the trip. Benjamin why don't you do me a favor and get me a cup of tea."
"Oh! Right away.", at this Benjamin leaped into action, determined to save himself.
"He… here you are Mary." Benjamin said in a placating tone as he handed the cup of tea to Mary. His hand was shaking.
Mary took the cup and sipped from it daintily. "The whole family is worried about you Harry. Stop living your life so dangerously. Forget about these Zoid battles, and come home with me!"
Harry stood up after hearing this. "There not dangerous Mary. They're always monitored by the Zoid Battle Commission and safety is the primary concern."
Setting her cup of tea down, Mary motioned for Harry to sit down next to her on the couch.
"Didn't you just lose a battle? What if something happened to you? You're going to come home with me, end of discussion."
"I wish you'd stop treating me like I haven't grown up, and am still a little kid. I am not a child anymore, and I'm not coming home until I become a successful Zoid warrior."
"Wow, this is the first time I ever saw Harry stand up to his older sister." Sebastian said, turning to Benjamin.
"What do you mean accomplished Zoid warrior exactly?" Mary asked with an interrogative tone as she leaned over towards Harry.
Slightly perturbed by the sudden invasion of his personal space, Harry answered with a surprised and then determined look on his face.
"Well, I mean that I want to win the Zoid Battle Championship."
"When will that be?" Mary asked with large, sad, green eyes directed towards Harry.
"I'm not quite sure. But I know it will happen one day though."
"Well, I'm sorry to have to do this, but until then you can consider you're self cut of from the family fortune." Mary retorted, moving back to her side of the sofa.
"No! Wait! There is one guy I have to defeat., a rival I have to crush."
"So you will come home after you defeat him?"
"Maybe, you see I'm trying to defeat this guy to impress someone. What I mean is that well… there's this girl I like and I want her to go out with me." Harry started to blush as he said this last part.
Mary was instantly attentive and swooped in towards Harry invading his space a second time. (gasp) "So this is about a girl then is it? Oh little brother, it seems you grew up after all."
"Yeah, sure sis." Harry managed to say.
"I can hardly wait to see this lucky girl." Mary said with huge green eyes sparkling.
At this same exact point the tables had turned at the Toros base. Leena was chasing Bit with all her strength trying to get her doughnut back.
"Gimme back my donut!!"
"Not a chance you cookie bandit. Consider this the payback I promised you." Bit yelled back laughing maniacally.
Inside Bit was not feeling nearly as calm as he looked. Oh man if she catches me she'll rip me to shreds.
"It seems the tables have turned. Now it's the other was around." Jamie observed as he serviced his Pteras.
"They just never learn." Brad added.
"Give me that food or you won't live to regret it!" Leena screamed.
Bit was still laughing as he ran away. Oh shit, I'm gonna die.
Outside the Toros base, a now familiar red object was approaching at high speed. Seeing this Bit suddenly stopped. Her again? he thought aloud.
"Rrrgh!!!" Leena was apparently still angry as she charged up behind him. Just as she was about to beat the blonde Zoid pilot into pulp, the transport stopped, and a hatch opened. "Uh oh!"
Harry and Mary descended onto the ground.
"Hi, Leena" Harry said casually as he waved to her.
"What, its that girl from before. What does she want?"
"I'd like you to meet my older sister Mary."
"Hi, I didn't realize the two of you were related…" Leena's thoughts were abruptly interrupted as Mary seemingly teleported in front of her.
"Is thisthegirl Harry?" she asked in an inquisitive tone.
"Yeah."
"Hmmm" you could almost hear the wrong answer tone going off in Mary's head.
Turning back to look at Harry she told him "She won't do at all. No good."
"C'mon Mary!"
"What do you mean no good?" Leena was getting angry now and she shoved Bit off his feet.
"You have so much to learn about how tricky girls can be Harry. She probably only likes you for your money." Mary said sadly while dabbing her eyes with a handkerchief.
"I'm not the one making unwelcome advances!!" Leena screamed in Mary's face.
"I'd appreciate you not making such insinuations about my daughter, young lady." It seemed Doc had come out to see what the commotion was all about.
"Ah good, I was hoping to get a chance to meet the father soon." Mary said turning back to look at the new arrival.
"Soo, what do you think?" Doc asked with almost a hopeful light in his eyes. You could hear the sound of cash registers opening in his mind.
"Well, you look like a fine man, but I'm afraid not." Mary answered quickly.
"How dare you?" both Leena and Doc yelled indignantly.
"Now, Harry, where is this rival I've heard so much about?"
"Over… there" Harry told her in a distracted voice.
Bit was just picking himself off of the ground, when Mary spotted him.
"My, he's wonderful. You're going to be absolutely perfect! You look just like a giant snowflake. " Mary exclaimed as she ran over and embraced him with a gleeful look on her face
"Huh!!??" was Bit's all too intelligent response. He was unaware of "Hurricane Leena's" rapid approach. Doc covered his eyes so that he would not see the horrible carnage taking place. Brad winced in sympathy but said nothing, instead deciding to drink his coffee.
"You philandering womanizer!!!!" Leena screamed as she flattened Bit with all of the various blunt objects in the Toros base.
"Oh- too bad we can't afford to take him to the hospital. It looks like that arm is dislocated." Doc said matter-of-factly.
"He-Help me!!!!!" Bit cried out over the sickening crunching sounds that marked the massacre.
"I think you should leave now Mary." Leena spoke in an icy tone.
"Oh I have no intention of leaving. I think I like this man. I'm much better than that violent girl aren't I Bit-san?" She said this as she held up an unconscious and bleeding Bit Cloud.
Later that day, Bit Cloud woke up in his room. He sensed something was wrong. The first clue was that he felt like he had been on a week-long tequila drinking spree, and that he was covered head-to-toe in bandages. The next was that there was something on the bed holding on to him.