HEERE'S JOHNNY!! Pops up wielding an ax

I'm back from vacation! Unfortunately for you... XD

Disclaimer: Zoids models: (to "It's a Small World After All")

"You don't own us, ha ha ha! You never will, ha ha ha..."

Me: I know... 'starts crying'

Bit was in jail. He had been arrested shortly after he was ambushed by Mary, for Grand Theft Auto. "I don't see why the police had to give me such a hard time. I mean, c'mon, they saw that psycho chick. I bet most of them agreed with my trying to get way from her, but couldn't say anything. I was going to give the car back anyway. I think the chief just doesn't like me. Oh well, I'll just call home and get my team to spring me out off here." Bit then noticed a young man in a blue and gray trench coat. It was Brad! He appeared very disheveled and tired.

"He still must not have found his coffee. Its still hidden in Leena's room and he'll never go in there if he values his life." Bit thought evilly.

"Hey, Bit how are you doing?" Brad asked jadedly. He was a bit grumpy over what had happened to bring him here.

'Flashback'

Brad had been looking for his coffee all day. He was starting to go into withdrawal. Brad couldn't find where Bit had hidden it. He decided to simply go out for coffee. It was only a temporary solution, but it would be a start. Such was his hurry to get his coffee Brad found himself speeding at 73mph in a 25mph school zone. Unsurprisingly, he was quickly pulled over by a police man.

"Sir please step out of the vehicle, and put your hands on the car. You-" That's as far as he got before he was interrupted by Brad.

"You fucking lazy ass donut munching pig!" Brad yelled and took off. Unfortunately he spotted Starbucks on his escape route and stopped for coffee. As he came back out with his coffee he was wrestled to the ground and taken into the police station for an "attitude adjustment.".

'End Flashback'

"Fine, but I don't know for how long. Look at that guy over there." Bit said with a frightened tone. Over in the corner was a bald, muscular man dressed in a prison jumpsuit. He was Bit's cellmate. His name was Bubba.

As they looked over towards him, Bubba asked solicitously, "You want ta be da husband or da wife?"

"I see your point Bit," Brad remarked. At this point they both began screaming to be released.

Later that night at the Toros base, Bit was approached by Doc, and asked to meet in the living room. He said he had something the team had to hear.

"Listen up team, I just got a message from the Zoid Battle Commission. We've been asked to speak at a business dinner on the Backdraft Group and unsanctioned battles since we seem to be the experts on that topic." Doc said this with a solemn expression. " Here is the invitation, and- hey give that back!" Bit had snatched the invitation from Doc.

"Am I reading this right?" Bit asked. "Does it really say something like 'and bring a date?"

"I'm afraid so Bit. However you're the only one required to do so since you are the team leader." Doc answered after taking the invitation back.

Brad chuckled. "I guess this means you have to find a lady friend to take."

"Just once," Bit said, shaking his head. "Just damned once, I would like something to go smoothly somewhere on this planet.

"There is a sense of déjà vu here, isn't there?" Leena laughed. "You go discuss clothes with Jamie. I get a new outfit. YAY!!! OH, and I guess you two could use something too."

"Thanks, Leena, I can tell that was from the heart.." Bit said sarcastically. "Just once. Please God, just once." He shuddered. "Doc. At a formal dinner? The mind boggles."

Jamie Heremos shook his head and grimaced.

"You really don't appreciate me enough. I don't even get to go since Doc doesn't think I'm mature enough."

"Probably not. And I know. " Bit agreed wryly. "But we need a dress for Leena, and outfits for myself, Brad, and Doc.

"Oh, fine."

"Well, I'll leave everything to you Jamie. Just remember that the dinner is tomorrow." he finished brightly.

" Tomorrow?!"

"Well I guess I should get going now," Bit said beating a hasty retreat. "Have a good time Jamie."

" 'Have a good time' my ass. I'm going to get you back for this Bit! Mark my words! And I'm sure Brad would be willing to help, since you stole his whole supply of coffee last week.

"Hey, Bit. How you doin'?" Brad asked as he sauntered over to Bit in the hanger later that day. "Have any idea who you're going with yet?"

"Nope, not a one."

"Well you'd better hurry up. You only have until tomorrow night." Brad nagged

"I know, I know. Its less of a matter of finding someone who likes me enough to go, than of finding someone who doesn't hate my guts. I guess I could go with Naomi. She doesn't seem to hate me." Bit paused warily . "But you're already going with her aren't you?"

"Yep."

"C'mon Brad can't you do me a favor? You don't have to bring anyone. I do."

"No chance" Brad replied with a brittle smile.

"Well I can't go with Leena, now can I? She's probably still angry about the whole Mary incident. Hmmm, nah, I can't go with either of the Tasker sisters. I don't think they like me. Pierce is out of the question as well, after all she helped steal Liger from us. She also had the nerve to call me a kid! I'll never forgive her for that!"

Brad was watching Bit rambling on with a small grin.

"Okay," Bit said turning to face him and placing his hands on his hips. "Spit it out, Brad. Who?"

"Actually, I've taken the liberty of sending an invitation to your favorite resident at the Champ base." Brad said with a bland expression.

"Oh." Bit said, looking remarkably like a confused dog. . Then he visibly shook himself, preparing himself for the worst. "Oh, Brad Hunter, I had no concept of the depths of the wickedness lurking in your soul. You are an evil, evil person!"

"Moi? Well perhaps I am, but this is payback for stealing my coffee. However, I can state , that she cleans up pretty well for being insane. Besides you should be thanking me for this."

"Such an evil person," Bit whispered to himself as Mary came through the door.

Mary's attire was significantly different in style to her other dress. Her blouse was a lovely shade of off-white. The sleeveless and collarless garment was made of an opaque, white linen like material that was paper-thin, but had an odd translucence, like-mother-of-pearl. Rather than buttoning up in the front, the blouse was sealed with several soft, salmon-colored ribbons. The simple peasant skirt that accompanied it was also white, although it was a shade darker than the blouse. Its soft fabric swirled around her long legs.

"Oh, my cute little snowflake!!!!" was Mary's fist sentence once she saw Bit. The next thing she did was run over and wrap her arms around Bit's body and pull him into a hug. Bit pulled away frantically, and ran to the other side of the room.

"Wait-Wait! Mary, I had no intention of bringing you as my date. My teammates roped me into this I…" Bit trailed off when he saw Mary crying.

"You don't like me?!" Mary was sobbing and the tears flowed like rain. Bit didn't like to see women cry and moved to comfort her.

"No, I- I just am not ready for a meaningful relationship."

Mary thought to herself smugly as she continued her fake tears. Heh, its working perfectly, he's falling for it.

Contrary to the image he projected, Bit wasn't completely clueless. He had the feeling that he was being played, but didn't see anything he could do about it at that point. He did need a date. He decided to go along with it until after, and then drop the nuke and run away in the confusion.

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