S.D. Hey everyone. Nice to see you! Knuckles: What are you talking about? You can't see them! S.D. I know but I figured I'd say it anyway. Well I got nothing else to say so let's start the story. Knuckles: Can't you cut to the story every time? S.D. No.

Losing the Soul

Chapter 9: Joy, Sorrow and Anger

Leon Brad and Jamie all sat in Bit's room watching the exhausted warrior rest. Leon: "He's been out for a day now." Brad: "I'm not surprised." Jamie: "Hey why isn't John here?" Leon: "Family matters. He's concerned about his family and besides I think it's going to take him a few hours to talk Yuna into letting him leave." Brad: "Why's that?" Leon: "You need to spend more time with your friends Brad. I don't know the details but from what I gathered Yuna didn't lead a very happy life before meeting John and with everything that's going on she's probably getting more and more worried." Jamie: "So how much longer do you think it will take Bit to come to?" Leon: "Hopefully in a few more hours." Brad: "With Fire Wind knowing that Bit is in bad shape they're probably trying as hard as they can to find him." All of them gave a worried glance at Bit who was sleeping soundly and from time to time seemed to smile.

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Bit: "You're sure about this, Jamie?" Jamie was climbing into his Raynos ready to leave. He had packed all of his stuff into it and was going on a long trip. Jamie: "I'm sure Bit. I have to do this." Leena: "How do you know you'll find out anything?" Jamie: "I don't. Hopefully my dad will know something about this. If not I need some time to look inside myself and find out what's wrong and why I have this lousy split personality." Dr. Tauros: "Well Jamie we wish you the best of luck. Things around here aren't going to be the same." Brad: "Yeah now Doc's gonna make us do the cleaning." Jamie: "I'm sure you'll survive Brad. I have to go though. It keeps getting worse I'm starting to change into the Wild Eagle outside of battle and it's starting to worry me. What's worse is it's even getting kind of violent I can't risk losing control anymore." Bit: "If you have to do this Jamie, then good luck. You're smart so you'll figure it out." Jamie: "Thanks Bit. Bye guys!" Leena: "Goodbye!" Bit: "See ya!" Brad: "Bye." Dr. Tauros: "Good luck!" The Raynos took off and left the hanger and that was the last that most of them would see of him for the next fourteen years.

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With both their hands on the knife Brad and Naomi cut their wedding cake. It was a beautiful day and a happy one too. Not too many people had gathered for the wedding mostly zoid warriors. Brad and Naomi didn't have any family to invite only some friends. Bit and Leena stood back watching with the rest of the small group with Dr, Tauros standing behind them. Bit wore a tux with no tie and Leena wore a purple dress. Bit had had the honor of being Brad's best man and, despite their rivalry, Leena had been a bride's maid. Bit: "I don't think I've ever seen Brad smile like that before." Leena: "Me neither." Dr. Tauros: "Well what did you expect? This is a happy day." Bit: "How so? We just lost another team member." A sudden look of horror appeared on the doc's face as this came to his attention. Dr. Tauros: "You're right. We just lost another team member." Leon: "Don't worry Dad I'd be happy to come back and help you guys." Leon had been standing next to them and he too was wearing a tux. Leena: "Really Leon? But what about Brad and Naomi?" Leon: "Don't worry sis. In that team three is a crowd. Besides you guys need my help more than they do." Bit: "Dang it this just keeps getting worse." Leon: "What's wrong?" Bit: "Now we can't fight each other in official battles anymore." Leon: "Ha ha! Well some sacrifices must be made Bit."

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Bit and Leena: "You're what?!" Dr. Tauros: "Leon and I have left for a registry in an upcoming tournament. It takes a while to get there so we'll be gone for a few days." The doc was talking to them through the video phone. Bit: "And you couldn't take us with you why?!" Dr. Tauros: "Because someone needs to stay behind and guard the base, why else?" Leena: "Couldn't one of us stay and the other go with you?!" Dr. Tauros: "Can't." Bit: "Why not?!" Dr. Tauros: "Didn't I mention Leon and I left early this morning. We're already miles away from the base and it would take too much time to turn around and go back." Bit and Leena: "What?!" Bit: "You did this on purpose!" Dr. Tauros: "Don't be silly. And even if I did this is a perfect time for you two to sort out your problems." Leena: "But Dad!" Dr. Tauros: "No buts. See you in three days." The video screen turned off.

Leon: "You sure it was a good idea to leave those two alone. One of them might not be alive when we come back ya know." Dr. Tauros: "Don't worry Leon. I'm sure they'll be fine. If my little experiment works they'll get through all their problems with each other." Leon: "And if it doesn't?" Dr. Tauros: "We'll start looking for a replacement for Bit on Monday."

Leena: "Nice acting I think they bought it." Bit: "Thanks. You weren't so bad yourself." Leena walked out of the briefing room while Bit stayed in looking at the controls for a second making sure everything was locked. Bit: "So we're here by ourselves for three days. What do you want to do?" At that moment Leena's shirt landed at Bit's feet. He looked at it and smiled. Bit: "Your room or mine?"

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It had been about six weeks since Doc and Leon got back and Bit was in the hanger on Liger's back tightening some bolts and fixing some wires. Bit: "Alright Liger I'll admit it, you were right about Leena's feelings for me now stop gloating already." The Liger roared and chuckled a little at this victory. Leena: "Um...Bit!" Bit looked to down to see Leena standing next to the Liger. Bit: "Hey Leena! What's up?" Leena: "I...um have something important to tell you." Bit: "Can this wait? I'm kinda in the middle of something." Leena: "Sorry but this can't wait." Bit jumped down off Liger and walked up to Leena. Bit: "Well?" Leena took a few steps closer and whispered something in his ear.

It was a beautiful quiet day. The sun was shining there wasn't a cloud in the sky and for a desert it was very beautiful. The silence, however, was soon interrupted. Bit: "YOU'RE WHAT?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?" It was heard from miles around.

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At the reception for Bit and Leena's wedding everyone was there, people whom neither of them knew had come for this to see the now famous Bit Cloud get married. Leon: "I still can't believe those two are together." Dr. Tauros: "I'm not, if you must know that idea of leaving them together was for this purpose but it seems they had already found each other before then." Leon: "Well your efforts weren't wasted, Dad, if you hadn't done that Bit wouldn't have gotten Leena pregnant and we wouldn't be watching this for a few more years." Bit: "Hey guys. Watcha talking about?" Leon: "Nothing. Just talking about how surprising this was for us." Dr. Tauros: "For you, you mean." Layon: "Tauros!" Dr. Layon came walking up at that moment. Bit: "What's he doing here?" Leena: "I invited him of course." Bit: "You what?!" Dr. Tauros: "Layon! How good of you to come." Layon: "Yeah well I wouldn't miss this. Leena my dear, how are you?" Leena: "Very happy thank you." Layon: "Glad to hear it and Bit." Bit: "Yeah?" Layon: "You take good care of her or else!" Bit: "Don't worry, I won't let anything happen." Layon: "I'm holding you to that. Leena, do you mind if I speak with you for a second?" Leena: "No of course not."

Leena and Dr. Layon stepped away a few feet. Layon: "So this is what you want?" Leena: "Of course. To tell the truth I've liked Bit almost since I met him." Layon: "What about Harry?" Leena: "What about Harry? I never liked him but he kept insisting we were meant for each other. I thought I spelled it out for him but the message never did get through." Layon: "What about that date you were going to on when I botched it up?" Leena: "I'd been struggling with my feelings for Bit and thought maybe I should try and see if I could learn to like Harry. I don't think it would have worked out though. Harry wanted to pamper me but I didn't want any of it. I may like attention and expensive gifts but that's so hollow and Harry probably couldn't give me what I want in a relationship." Layon: "Okay just making sure and Leena." Leena: "Yes?" Layon: "Thank you." Leena: "For what?" Layon: "Closure. I used to think that your mother and I were meant to be together and I acted around her the way Harry acted around you. Hearing you say that you never felt that Harry could make you happy tells me that your mother probably felt the same way towards me. It hurts but it also feels good to know to see you happy and to know that your mother was probably happy too. So thank you Leena Taur...Cloud." Leena giggled at this. Leena: "You're welcome. Does this mean you can be friends with my dad again?" Layon: "Maybe."

Leena walked back to Bit and Dr. Tauros went to talk to Dr. Layon. Bit: "So what did Dr. Layon want?" Leena: "He just wanted to see if I was really happy with this." Bit: "Are you?" Leena: "What do you think?" Leena leaned on Bit and kissed him. Leon: "Is that who I think it is?!" Bit and Leena: "Huh?" They both turned their heads to who Leon was looking at. Standing a few feet away from them was a man in a white tuxedo with a woman in a dark green dress who had long emerald green hair in two giant pigtails. Leon: "That's John Dragoon. He's one of the most respected warriors in Class S." Leena: "He looks kinda young." Bit: "He is. He's only twenty-two." Leena: "How did you know that?" John: "Hey Bit!" John began to walk toward them while the woman he was with, obviously Yuna, stayed were she was. Bit: "John!" Bit left Leena's side and went to greet John. The two of them bashed forearms and a high five. John: "Good to see ya!" Bit: "You too. I'm glad you came." John: "I wouldn't miss this for the world!" Leena and Leon looked at the two stunned and amazed.

John: "Congratulations man!" Bit: "Thanks! Oh hey come over here and meet my wife." Bit brought John over. Bit: "Leena, this is my old friend John. John this is my wife Leena." John: "Nice to meet you." John shook Leena's hand. Leena: "Uh...yeah same here." Leon: "Wait. You two know each other?" Bit: "Sure. Heck if it wasn't for John here I might not be standing here talking to you guys. John this is my brother-in-law Leon." John: "Hi Leon." Leon: "Um hi." Bit: "Hey John who was that you were with?" John: "Huh? Oh! That's my wife Yuna." Bit: "You're married to?!" John: "Yeah sure. I sent you a postcard." Bit: "I never got it." Dr. Tauros: "Err...this postcard wouldn't happen to have had a picture of a rock formation on it would it?" John looked at Dr. Tauros, who had just finished his conversation with Dr. Layon, with confusion. John: "Well yes it did." Dr. Tauros: "Oops..." Leena: "Oops... what do you mean oops?" The doc had his old lab coat on his arm. He had brought it for one reason or another. He fished around in one of the pockets and pulled out the postcard. Bit stared at it for a second. Bit: "John, how long ago did you send that?" John: "Over a year ago." Bit: "Doc!" John: "Uh...?" Bit: "This is my father-in-law Dr. Steve Tauros." John: "Aah I see."

Bit: "Well that was strange. Hey, John, why don't you introduce us to your wife?" John: "Sure why not?" John signaled for Yuna to come over. John: "Yuna this is my old friend Bit, his wife Leena, his brother-in-law Leon and his father-in-law Dr. Tauros." Yuna: "How do you do?" Bit: "Fine thanks." Leena: "Nice meeting you." Leon: "Hi." Dr. Tauros: "Greetings." Yuna: "So you're Bit. It's nice to meet you. John's mentioned you a few times before. He's told me about the year the two of you spent together." Leena: "The two of you spent a year together? When was this?" Bit: "Long time ago Leena." John: "So what are you two gonna do know?" Bit: "Try and enjoy our honeymoon and get ready for the screaming set of lungs on its way." It had been a few months since Leena had told Bit about her being pregnant and her stomach was starting to bulge a little. John: "Well you two have fun then." Bit: "Thanks I think we will."

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Toby: "Mommy, look!" Little Toby was five years old and practically the spitting image of his father. The only real differences were pale blue eyes and his hair type was more like Leena's. Leena: "I see it sweet heart." Leena was looking at the valley that Toby was begging her to look at. At the moment Leena was holding a small girl with red hair in her arms. The little girl turned her head around to see what her mother and older brother were talking about and smiled at the site. She had hair more similar to Bit's with a small tuft of hair on the front of her head and green eyes. Bit: "Amber sure seems to like the view." Bit walked up to his family after making sure the Hover Cargo wasn't going anywhere without them. Bit wore a red t-shirt with blue jeans, Leena was wearing a long yellow dress. Toby was wearing a light blue shirt with black pants and Amber was wearing pink pajama-like clothes.

Bit: "It sure is nice to go out like this every once and a while don't you think?" Toby: "Yeah!" Amber: "Papa!" Amber stretched out her small hand towards her father. Leena: "I think Amber wants you to hold her." Bit: "Sure why not?" Toby: "Dad, look!" Bit: "I saw it already Toby." Toby: "No look a zoid!" Bit: "Huh? That's strange." Bit gave Amber back to Leena and looked at the Terrace coming towards them. Leena: "Wonder what that's doing out here." Bit looked at it as it approached. Bit: "It looks like it's coming right for us." Bit quickly realized it was and not long after realized it had a machine gun hanging by the cockpit. As the canopy opened the pilot, who was masked, manned the gun. Bit: "Oh my God... Leena! Toby! Get down!" But it was too late. As Bit tried to push them out of the way the masked pilot opened fire hitting Bit in the shoulder. Leena: "Bit!" Leena turned around trying to shield Amber. She was shot three times in the back just below her head and one of the bullets went right through her hitting the two-year-old Amber in the shoulder. Toby: "Momm...y" Before finishing his cry Toby was shot through the head killing him instantly. The five year old hit the ground and blood gushed from his head. Amber was still alive and crying loudly. Bit: "Leena, Toby! NO!!! It's gonna be okay Amber. Don't worry." At that moment the large missile on the back of the Terrace fired at the Hover Cargo reducing it to smoldering ruins. Bit: "NO!!! (under his breath) Damn it. I don't know who the hell you are or why you did this but I swear to God I'll I won't die here and I'll get you if it's the last thing I do." Bit blacked out with the sound of Amber's cries still ringing in his ear.

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Bit woke up in a hospital bed with tubes in his arm and bandages on his right shoulder. Bit: "Were...am I?" A doctor walked in at that moment. Doctor: "Mr. Cloud, you're awake?" Bit: "What happened? Where's my family?!" The doctor looked down at his feet. No matter how many times he told people things like this it only got harder never easier. Doctor: "I'm afraid they're...gone..." Bit looked blankly at him for a minute. Bit: "What...?" Doctor: "Your wife was shot through the chest three times both of her lungs were hit. Your son was shot through the head and was dead long before ambulances arrived. You daughter was hit in the shoulder. She might survive but she'd lost a lot of blood and the odds aren't good." Bit stared in disbelief unable to accept what he had just heard. Bit: "...no...NO!!! DAMN IT!!! WHY COULDN'T YOU HAVE LEFT ME TO DIE?!?!?!" The doctor left the room to leave Bit to wallow in his misery. Bit kept screaming until he heard the sound of someone panting at the door. Bit stopped yelling and looked over to see John at the door painting as if he just ran all the way there. John: "Hey pant Bit. How's it going?"

John walked over and sat in a chair next to Bit's bed. Bit: "John... what are you doing here?" John: "What happened is on the news and when I saw it I rushed over here as fast as I could." Bit: "Then you know my family is gone?" John: "Yes. What are you gonna do now?" Bit: "Find out who did this and make them pay big." John: "I thought as much. Bit I am prepared to help you." Bit: "What?" John: "I figured you'd want revenge so I decided on the way here I would help." Bit: "You sure?" John: "You can't do this by yourself and I couldn't live with myself if I didn't help a friend when he needed it and you need it." Bit: "Thanks." John: "It's no problem. Get some rest. I'm going to inspect the attack site." John got up and left the room. Bit lied there wondering. Bit: 'What am I going to do now? I guess I really do need John's help. I hate to drag him into this what with his family to look after and all.' Bit sat back in bed and looked at the ceiling deciding to take John's advice to rest and wait for news from him.

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Night had fallen and the hospital was now dark. Bit was sleeping in his hospital bed plagued with nightmares. He kept tossing in bed and had a very disturbed look on his face as he slept. He shot up in bed gasping for breath in a cold sweat. As he got his senses about him Bit felt he wasn't alone. He looked around and in the corner was John. John: "I would have woken you earlier but the way you were thrashing I thought you'd wake up in a minute." Bit: John? What are you doing here?" John: "We're leaving." John grabbed Bit's hand and pulled him out of bed. Bit: "But-" John: "The doctors know you're leaving. Use your good arm to grab your stuff and let's go." Bit: "But why?" John: "I'll explain later now get a move on."

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Bit rode in Light Wing's passenger seat now wearing his old regular clothes. Bit: "This defiantly isn't your old Redler." John: "Nice to see you noticed. I still have it I just don't use it." Bit: "What's with you and dragon type zoids anyway?" John: "What's with you and Ligers?" Bit: "Ri- i-i-i-ght. Never mind. So can you tell me what was so important that you had to drag me out of the hospital? Or at least where we're going." John: "We're going to my place for one thing and for another there are two reasons why I dragged you out. The first I'm not going to say but the second is that I have something to show you."

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Bit and John rode the secret elevator in John's hanger to a lower level. Bit: "Man this place is huge!" John: "What can I say I make a lot of money." Bit: "So what is it you gotta show me?" John: "If you wait another few minutes I won't have to tell you." The elevator stopped at a large room the size of a small hanger. John and Bit walked on the catwalks that the elevator stopped at and approached an area over a dark mass on the floor. Bit: "So what is that? Wait a minute is that...?" The heavily damaged Liger Zero roared hearing the sound of it's pilot's voice. Bit: "LIGER!"

The Liger Zero was in bad shape. It had lost most of the all of the armor on it's left side and most of the armor left was in bad shape. In all it only had it's right head parts, booster and back leg armor. The Liger was on the floor unable to rise to it's feet. Sparks flew as I t tried to get up. Bit: "You wanted to show me my dying zoid?" John: "I wanted to show you that your zoid was still alive. It's not dying Bit though the damage is bad it is repairable." Bit: "Did the Gun Sniper survive?" John: "I'm sorry Bit. I only found pieces of it in the ruins." Bit: "Then why did my Liger survive?" John: "Liger has stronger armor than the Gun Sniper and had the good fortune of being in between that green armor." Bit: "The Zero Panzer?! Well that makes sense." John: "You don't sound too happy." Bit: "I'm not. I've lost my whole family and now my zoid's in a bad fix." John: "I can fix it." Bit retained the disappointed and downtrodden look he had just developed a look that said I give up. John: "Would you like to know who attacked you?" Bit's gaze quickly snapped back to John. John: "It was an organization known as Fire Wind and are a threat to them." Bit: "Why?" John: "Because you were one of the biggest reasons for there last identity collapsing." A look of horror suddenly appeared in Bit's eyes which was quickly then replaced by seething hatred. All of the warm once held in Bit's eyes drained out as he realized who was responsible for the death of his family.

As Bit spoke he had an acidic tone to his voice. Bit: "The BackDraft." John: "That's why they tried to kill you. I had to drag you out of the hospital because you were in danger there. You have no idea how much money I threw away to get the security to turn off the cameras and keep the doctors silence." Bit: "I'll kill them all. For Leena for Toby for Amber and for Liger to. Wait Liger is out of commission." John: "Bit I can rebuild him. Make him faster. Stronger. Better than he was." Bit: "What about armor?" John just stood there looking at Bit and he began to smile.

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The Liger ran into John's hanger and exited stealth mode. John was standing there. It had been months since the attack. John: "So how's the armor?" Bit opened Liger's cockpit. Bit: "The new pulse cannon's good and so are the sound scrubbers. But I think the armor's starting to wear out and I don't think the color works for these jobs. The Liger's armor was white with blue blades the only other color apart from Liger's eyes was the main body which, of course, was still black. John: "Well this is only the prototype and I expected it to wear out and as for the color I figured I'd stick to the Liger's original colors." Layon: "Well that doesn't really work for stealth zoids now does it." Bit: "Huh?!" John: "Who are you?!" Bit: "Dr. Layon?" Layon: "Nice to see you remembered me Bit. I had a hard time tracking you down but now I found you." Bit: "For what?" Layon: "You're trying to avenge Leena's death and I want to help." John: "Layon...didn't you work for the BackDraft?" Layon: "Once but not since the Royal Cup nine years ago." Bit jumped down off Liger. He was now in his new battle uniform. John: "Can we trust this guy?" Bit: "We can." Bit faced Layon. Bit: "So what can you do?" Layon: "As you know I'm a technological genius. I can be of use to you in finding information and helping to fix and improve the Liger." John: "Fair enough. Both of you follow me." John led the two to the secret floor elevator.

After going down a few floors they arrived at a room that was big but not nearly as large as the room Liger was once held in but still big. The room had many thick wires running along the wall all leading to a computer at the end of the room. Layon: "What is that?" John: "The Network Uplink Cyber-intelligent Logic Search System or the N.U.C.L.S.S. program. It's an artificially intelligent hacker program I designed to search for information. With this we can stay one step ahead of Fire Wind." Layon: "Fire Wind?" John: "An organization made up of former BackDraft members. They're the ones that killed Leena and the kids." Bit: "This is impressive but why didn't you tell me about this before?" John: "I only finished it last week. Actually your last few missions have been made possible because of this thing." Layon: "Well what stops them from locking it out? Eventually every hacker program can be stopped." John: "Yeah but this thing by all rights shouldn't exist for another few decades at the least so any and all ways to stop it will take just as long to appear." Bit: "Great. Now about the Liger's armor." John: "Right. Please follow me." They went back to the elevator going to the floor that once housed the Liger.

When they arrived another set of Liger's new armor hung from the ceiling. John: "This is the secondary, or beta armor, for Liger. I used new metals that I found the processes for making and I'm still trying to get it just right so I felt a second set of armor would be necessary." Layon: "New metals?" John: "The first I named oricalcum after a legendary mythic metal. It's the strongest metal I've ever seen and it's very light compared to steel. The second is a rare metal that occurs naturally that I've named star light metal. Bit: "Star light?" John: "When light was shown on it the metal sparkled like stars. That metal is also very strong and conducts and amplifies energy so it was perfect for the blades. I've been looking over the data I've gotten from Liger about it's new armor and I think I've fired out all of the bugs all that's left is a new paint job." Bit: "How about we color it black like the Shadow Fox." John: "The Shadow Fox...that's a good idea." Layon: "I was proud of the paint job myself when I designed it." John: "You made it? This works in our advantage. Fine we'll paint it like the Shadow Fox. Making the blades yellow will be no problem. The police are bound to suspect that you're not working alone, Bit, and should it be discovered that Dr. Layon's helping you no one will bother to look further. This works out perfect." Bit looked at the armor and smiled. Bit: 'I will get them. None will escape me.'

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Bit began to open his eyes. He looked around and he was in his room on the Whale King. John, Jamie, Leon and Brad were all there it looked as if they had all fallen asleep. Bit: "Damn it. Why'd I have ta wake up?" Hearing this John roused from slumber. John: "Huh? Bit you're awake." This woke the others to. Bit: "I guess this means you told them about what's going on." John: "Sorry Bit but after what happened they would have found out eventually." Bit: "The fight with Harry?" Brad: "The invasion of the base after we brought you there." Bit: "You were attacked while I was out? Hey how long was I out for?" Jamie: "More than two days." Bit: "Now we're all in the same boat." Leon: "Yeah but we'll get through this." Bit: "Leon I've been fighting for six years and I've only done so much. How will you guys make a difference?" John: "They won't. They enemy will come out of hiding soon." Bit: "How do you know that?" John: "Think about it. They've fully come to grips that they can't evade you so they're taking more drastic action. Calling in the Guardian Force, making deals with the police and army, giving specific pilots in the police special zoids. They're running out of options. If they continue to stay in the shadows you'll drive them bankrupt so they'll have to step out into the light soon and then we can expose them. The ZBC won't stand for the return of the dark battles and they'll take decisive action. Besides when they do this I can finally locate their headquarters. They've kept it's data off all computers once they suspected they were being hacked and cut off all communication from that point. Forcing them out of hiding has been imperative so with them finally getting ready to show themselves we need all the pilots we can get." Bit: "So it will end soon?" John: "Hopefully." Bit: "Good."

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Man in Suit: "This way Mr. Hawkings." Ted was in his full police uniform walking with the man who had introduced him and his other colleges their new zoids. Ted: "Why are you guys doin' this anyway? I mean I blew it last time." Man in Suit: "Don't worry about that. We feel it was our fault to. We didn't bother to give you time to train with your zoids and we just sent you off." Ted: "Well how do you know it won't happen again?" Man in Suit: "Because the zoid we want you to pilot is very rare and one of a kind. Mr. Cloud won't stand a chance against it." They entered a dark room with a zoid in it that could not be made out due to the darkness. Ted: "This...this is...!" Green eyes could be seen glowing in the dark. Man in Suit: "We made it through reverse engineering. It was quite a chore to make and it is very strong. It is designed to tap into it's pilots emotions and harness and with your feeling of resentment to Bit Cloud you should do well piloting it. The purpose of it's creation is to destroy the Liger Zero and all we need now is a pilot so tell me, do you want it?" Ted grinned an almost evil grin looking at the zoid. Ted: 'With this I'll finally bring that bastard down.' "I'll do it."

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S.D. Well this doesn't bode well for Bit and the others. Knuckles: Looks like they're in trouble. S.D. Of course they are. Will Fire Wind reveal themselves, will Bit stop them, and what of Officer Hawkings and this mystery zoid. Tune in next time same bat channel same bat place. Knuckles: No more Batman jokes.