It all seemed like it was merely a dream as the remains of Zoid Eve sunk
into the ground once again. They had done it, they had finished what they
had originally set out to do, which was to retrieve Fiona's memory and find
Zoid Eve.
People were celebrating all around them. They were all happy that it was all over. Both the deathstinger and the deathsaurer were truly gone thanks to Van and both the republic and the empire were safe once again.
Not everyone was completely happy though. Fiona found herself on the deck of the ultrasaurus staring out at the valley of the rarehertz out in the distance. She had no idea why she wasn't happy. She had regained her memory, and defeated the deathsaurer with the help of Van and the others. Instead of happy all she felt was empty. It was like now she had no purpose in her life. Before she looked for the zoids eve as her life but now she didn't know what to do.
"Something wrong?' came Van's voice which startled Fiona greatly because she didn't even hear him coming. "Why aren't you inside celebrating with all of the others?" asked Van as he leaned against the railing right next to Fiona.
Fiona merely shrugged her shoulders. She stared at Van as he looked over the land around them. "What is my purpose Van? What can I do now that I no longer have a purpose to live by? Ever since you woke me up from the capsule my purpose has been to find zoids eve and regain my memories. I have accomplished both of those tasks and now I feel useless," said Fiona in quiet tone.
Van was slightly surprised by Fiona's confession. To tell the truth he had really not thought about something like that happening when they found zoids eve. He did however know an answer that he hoped would help Fiona. "You can do whatever you want now. You are a very capable woman that can do anything that she sets her mind to. You could continue to study ruins with dr. d or you could possibly start a family. What you do with you life now is completely up to you. I am more than likely going to stay in the military to protect the people much like my father did when I was young," said Van as he turned around and laid his back against the railing with his arms crossed across his chest.
Fiona looked at Van and saw an expression on his face like something was bothering him at that moment. "Is something wrong Van? You look a bit troubled. Is there anything that I could possibly do to help?" asked Fiona as she moved a little closer to him until she was right by his side.
Van turned his head to look at Fiona with the same look that he held mere moments before. "You scared me Fiona," whispered Van. He turned his head and saw the confused look on Fiona's face. "Fiona, I need to ask you a question and I want you to be completely honest with me," said Van as he stared at Fiona with a pleading look on his face. He saw Fiona give a little nod. "Back in the zoids eve, were you really planning to kill yourself to stop the deathsaurer?" asked Van with a sad look on his face.
Fiona was scared to answer him so she just turned her head off to the side but Van caught her lightly by the chin and moved her head in the direction of his. Fiona saw the pleading look still there and she knew that she wouldn't be able to lie to him at that moment. "To tell the truth, yes I was. I felt that if it meant that the world would be safe and there would be no more fighting that it would be a sacrifice that I would be willing to make," said Fiona as she looked down towards the ground in shame. She saw the look of hurt in Van's eyes and it made her feel even worse. Fiona was surprised a second later when she felt a pair of warm hands take a hold of her quivering ones. She looked up and saw Van staring at her in a way that he had never done before. The look scared her slightly but it also gave her a warm feeling in the pits of her stomach.
"Why did you want to? Is it that you didn't have faith in me being able to defeat the deathsaurer?" asked Van in a hurt voice as he continued to stare down at Fiona with the piercing expression on his face. He was desperate to know what had compelled Fiona to try something like that.
"No! Of course not! I did it because as long as zoid eve is around, there would be more continuous fighting and that is what I didn't want to see," said Fiona as she once again looked at the ground as if it was the most interesting thing in the world. Somehow though her eyes traveled back up to meet Van's.
"What you were planning on doing was to destroy all of the zoids on the planet. While it is true that zoids are the cause of most of the fighting, they have also brought happiness to others. Zoids can be like a best friend to man like Zeke is with me. It is also because of zoids that I found you and Zeke," said Van as he gripped Fiona's hand a little tighter. "I guess that what I am trying to say is that I am very thankful for all of that but I don't want to lose you or Zeke. You are my best friends and I don't know what I would do without you," said Van as he stared into the beautiful crimson eyes that were Fiona's.
Neither of them knew what compelled them to do what they did next. Very slowly as if a small force was pushing them towards each other their heads starting to move closer to each other until their foreheads were touching. All they needed to do now was move less than an inch and their lips would seal in a kiss. Van placed a hand around Fiona waist and pulled her up towards him and their lips connected into a sweet yet intimate kiss. It drove both of their senses wild. What started out as a small kiss startled to become a little more passionate and neither wanted to break away from it. Fiona felt Vans tongue against her lips asking for entrance and she was not going to deny that as her mouth opened to accept him. Van's tongue roamed around Fiona's mouth and he became addicted to her taste. They seemed to stay like that for what seemed like eternity but in reality it was only a minute or two. Being it reality, they were forced to break apart for a much needed breath.
Fiona was speechless. 'Did that just happen?' Fiona asked herself as a light blush appeared across her face. She had never expected something like that to come out of their conversation. It wasn't that she didn't like it; in fact it was quite the opposite. It was all so strange and new to her. Sure she had given him one that one time to help Van to defeat Raven and his genosaurer but this time it was completely different.
Van gazed down at Fiona as he kept her wrapped in his arms. What he had just done was unlike nothing he had ever done before. It felt so right to have her wrapped in his arms and kissing him. It gave him an excitement unlike anything before. Even going up against the deathsaurer and the deathstinger was nothing compared to how he felt a few moments before.
As soon as she had her breath back, Fiona immediately lunged at Van and laid another kiss upon his mouth. There was little hesitation upon each other's parts this time and the kiss was very passionate that it sent them both over the edge. There was little doubt on both of their parts about what was going through their minds at that moment.
The two broke off a few minutes later and Fiona then buried her face into Van's chest. "I love you," she whispered in a voice that was barely audible yet it was still heard by Van. It took a lot of Fiona's chest at the moment that those three words left her mouth. She knew that she would end up saying it to Van sooner or later and she was glad that she was able to say it at that moment.
He didn't know why he wasn't so shocked to hear this come from Fiona. It was like he already knew yet until that time he had paid little attention to it. He gave a small smile a he gave Fiona a slight peck on the lips. Van knew exactly how he felt and he was intent on telling Fiona that. He was however interrupted by a cough that was merely meant to get their attention. Van and Fiona separated reluctantly but kept their hands together as they turned to see a slightly annoyed Thomas standing there.
"Hate to break up the little love fest but Van Crougar says that he needs to see you at this very moment," said Thomas trying his best to not show his jealousy of seeing the woman that he loved in the hands of Van and not his own. Maybe that was why he didn't feel too guilty about breaking apart their little moment.
Van didn't want to but he knew that it was something that he had to do at that moment. He looked down at Fiona wanting to see what she had to say about this. What he got was a slight reluctant nod and then a kiss to his cheek before she stepped away from him. "I'll be right back," said Van as he gave her a small kiss before he followed after Thomas.
*****
A knock came upon the door to the now healthy Crougars office. "Come in," said Crougar as he looked at some of the monitors to see that it was Van standing right outside of the door.
Van quietly walked into the room but not before giving Crougar a small salute. He walked over to a chair that was right in front of Crougars desk. "You wanted to see me sir?" asked Van as he shifted to get a bit more comfortable. Van was hoping at that moment to get what he needed so that he could get back to Fiona as soon as possible. It was hurting him to be apart from her after what the two had just gone through.
"Yes I did Van. I will say what I need to now because by the looks of it you don't really want to be here at this moment. So here it goes. Van, I need you to go to a town that is a few days away from here to retrieve something that was left there," said Crougar trying to get down to the point.
'What? No fighting?' van asked himself. It made him wonder why Crougar needed him of all people to do this when there were other people that had nothing else to do all over the shift. "If I may ask sir, why is it that you need me to do this? I am a soldier, not a messenger boy," said Van although he felt that it sounded kind of rude to say.
"I can't trust anyone else with this. I know that you need some time to rest but this is very important that this thing needs to be brought here soon," said Crougar but Van had a sneaking suspicion that Crougar wasn't telling him something at that moment. "I promise you that this isn't going to be a waste of your time. However, I want you to do this by yourself. I don't want one of your friends tagging along as well," said Crougar. He saw the hurt look on Van's face but he was not going to let Van turn this down.
Van didn't know why but for some reason he felt that he couldn't refuse this request. "Very well sir," said Van with a sigh. He did not want to go but it appeared that Crougar was being very persistent in his request.
*****
Fiona was definitely not too happy to hear that Van had to leave her when he told her what Crougar wanted him to do. "Do you have to go?" Fiona asked in a saddened voice as she looked up at Van as the two of them walked towards the blade liger.
"Unfortunately I do. I promise that I will come back as soon as possible," said Van with a smile as he looked into the depressed face of Fiona. For some reason Van has this strange feeling inside of him like something was going to happen. "Do you think that you can wait for me to come back? If you can then I will have something special for you," said Van with a bright smile on his face.
"I promise that I will be patient until you come back but please make it quick," pouted Fiona as she looked up as him with sad eyes. Van responded with a kiss to her forehead and then to her lips before he reluctantly walked away and entered the blade liger and set off. Fiona stared at him as the blade liger walked further and further away. Fiona could help but think that for some reason it was like he was walking out of her life, like she would never see him again. She quickly shook off the thoughts and headed back into the base as she touched her lips where Van had just kissed her. 'I will wait,' Fiona promised herself.
People were celebrating all around them. They were all happy that it was all over. Both the deathstinger and the deathsaurer were truly gone thanks to Van and both the republic and the empire were safe once again.
Not everyone was completely happy though. Fiona found herself on the deck of the ultrasaurus staring out at the valley of the rarehertz out in the distance. She had no idea why she wasn't happy. She had regained her memory, and defeated the deathsaurer with the help of Van and the others. Instead of happy all she felt was empty. It was like now she had no purpose in her life. Before she looked for the zoids eve as her life but now she didn't know what to do.
"Something wrong?' came Van's voice which startled Fiona greatly because she didn't even hear him coming. "Why aren't you inside celebrating with all of the others?" asked Van as he leaned against the railing right next to Fiona.
Fiona merely shrugged her shoulders. She stared at Van as he looked over the land around them. "What is my purpose Van? What can I do now that I no longer have a purpose to live by? Ever since you woke me up from the capsule my purpose has been to find zoids eve and regain my memories. I have accomplished both of those tasks and now I feel useless," said Fiona in quiet tone.
Van was slightly surprised by Fiona's confession. To tell the truth he had really not thought about something like that happening when they found zoids eve. He did however know an answer that he hoped would help Fiona. "You can do whatever you want now. You are a very capable woman that can do anything that she sets her mind to. You could continue to study ruins with dr. d or you could possibly start a family. What you do with you life now is completely up to you. I am more than likely going to stay in the military to protect the people much like my father did when I was young," said Van as he turned around and laid his back against the railing with his arms crossed across his chest.
Fiona looked at Van and saw an expression on his face like something was bothering him at that moment. "Is something wrong Van? You look a bit troubled. Is there anything that I could possibly do to help?" asked Fiona as she moved a little closer to him until she was right by his side.
Van turned his head to look at Fiona with the same look that he held mere moments before. "You scared me Fiona," whispered Van. He turned his head and saw the confused look on Fiona's face. "Fiona, I need to ask you a question and I want you to be completely honest with me," said Van as he stared at Fiona with a pleading look on his face. He saw Fiona give a little nod. "Back in the zoids eve, were you really planning to kill yourself to stop the deathsaurer?" asked Van with a sad look on his face.
Fiona was scared to answer him so she just turned her head off to the side but Van caught her lightly by the chin and moved her head in the direction of his. Fiona saw the pleading look still there and she knew that she wouldn't be able to lie to him at that moment. "To tell the truth, yes I was. I felt that if it meant that the world would be safe and there would be no more fighting that it would be a sacrifice that I would be willing to make," said Fiona as she looked down towards the ground in shame. She saw the look of hurt in Van's eyes and it made her feel even worse. Fiona was surprised a second later when she felt a pair of warm hands take a hold of her quivering ones. She looked up and saw Van staring at her in a way that he had never done before. The look scared her slightly but it also gave her a warm feeling in the pits of her stomach.
"Why did you want to? Is it that you didn't have faith in me being able to defeat the deathsaurer?" asked Van in a hurt voice as he continued to stare down at Fiona with the piercing expression on his face. He was desperate to know what had compelled Fiona to try something like that.
"No! Of course not! I did it because as long as zoid eve is around, there would be more continuous fighting and that is what I didn't want to see," said Fiona as she once again looked at the ground as if it was the most interesting thing in the world. Somehow though her eyes traveled back up to meet Van's.
"What you were planning on doing was to destroy all of the zoids on the planet. While it is true that zoids are the cause of most of the fighting, they have also brought happiness to others. Zoids can be like a best friend to man like Zeke is with me. It is also because of zoids that I found you and Zeke," said Van as he gripped Fiona's hand a little tighter. "I guess that what I am trying to say is that I am very thankful for all of that but I don't want to lose you or Zeke. You are my best friends and I don't know what I would do without you," said Van as he stared into the beautiful crimson eyes that were Fiona's.
Neither of them knew what compelled them to do what they did next. Very slowly as if a small force was pushing them towards each other their heads starting to move closer to each other until their foreheads were touching. All they needed to do now was move less than an inch and their lips would seal in a kiss. Van placed a hand around Fiona waist and pulled her up towards him and their lips connected into a sweet yet intimate kiss. It drove both of their senses wild. What started out as a small kiss startled to become a little more passionate and neither wanted to break away from it. Fiona felt Vans tongue against her lips asking for entrance and she was not going to deny that as her mouth opened to accept him. Van's tongue roamed around Fiona's mouth and he became addicted to her taste. They seemed to stay like that for what seemed like eternity but in reality it was only a minute or two. Being it reality, they were forced to break apart for a much needed breath.
Fiona was speechless. 'Did that just happen?' Fiona asked herself as a light blush appeared across her face. She had never expected something like that to come out of their conversation. It wasn't that she didn't like it; in fact it was quite the opposite. It was all so strange and new to her. Sure she had given him one that one time to help Van to defeat Raven and his genosaurer but this time it was completely different.
Van gazed down at Fiona as he kept her wrapped in his arms. What he had just done was unlike nothing he had ever done before. It felt so right to have her wrapped in his arms and kissing him. It gave him an excitement unlike anything before. Even going up against the deathsaurer and the deathstinger was nothing compared to how he felt a few moments before.
As soon as she had her breath back, Fiona immediately lunged at Van and laid another kiss upon his mouth. There was little hesitation upon each other's parts this time and the kiss was very passionate that it sent them both over the edge. There was little doubt on both of their parts about what was going through their minds at that moment.
The two broke off a few minutes later and Fiona then buried her face into Van's chest. "I love you," she whispered in a voice that was barely audible yet it was still heard by Van. It took a lot of Fiona's chest at the moment that those three words left her mouth. She knew that she would end up saying it to Van sooner or later and she was glad that she was able to say it at that moment.
He didn't know why he wasn't so shocked to hear this come from Fiona. It was like he already knew yet until that time he had paid little attention to it. He gave a small smile a he gave Fiona a slight peck on the lips. Van knew exactly how he felt and he was intent on telling Fiona that. He was however interrupted by a cough that was merely meant to get their attention. Van and Fiona separated reluctantly but kept their hands together as they turned to see a slightly annoyed Thomas standing there.
"Hate to break up the little love fest but Van Crougar says that he needs to see you at this very moment," said Thomas trying his best to not show his jealousy of seeing the woman that he loved in the hands of Van and not his own. Maybe that was why he didn't feel too guilty about breaking apart their little moment.
Van didn't want to but he knew that it was something that he had to do at that moment. He looked down at Fiona wanting to see what she had to say about this. What he got was a slight reluctant nod and then a kiss to his cheek before she stepped away from him. "I'll be right back," said Van as he gave her a small kiss before he followed after Thomas.
*****
A knock came upon the door to the now healthy Crougars office. "Come in," said Crougar as he looked at some of the monitors to see that it was Van standing right outside of the door.
Van quietly walked into the room but not before giving Crougar a small salute. He walked over to a chair that was right in front of Crougars desk. "You wanted to see me sir?" asked Van as he shifted to get a bit more comfortable. Van was hoping at that moment to get what he needed so that he could get back to Fiona as soon as possible. It was hurting him to be apart from her after what the two had just gone through.
"Yes I did Van. I will say what I need to now because by the looks of it you don't really want to be here at this moment. So here it goes. Van, I need you to go to a town that is a few days away from here to retrieve something that was left there," said Crougar trying to get down to the point.
'What? No fighting?' van asked himself. It made him wonder why Crougar needed him of all people to do this when there were other people that had nothing else to do all over the shift. "If I may ask sir, why is it that you need me to do this? I am a soldier, not a messenger boy," said Van although he felt that it sounded kind of rude to say.
"I can't trust anyone else with this. I know that you need some time to rest but this is very important that this thing needs to be brought here soon," said Crougar but Van had a sneaking suspicion that Crougar wasn't telling him something at that moment. "I promise you that this isn't going to be a waste of your time. However, I want you to do this by yourself. I don't want one of your friends tagging along as well," said Crougar. He saw the hurt look on Van's face but he was not going to let Van turn this down.
Van didn't know why but for some reason he felt that he couldn't refuse this request. "Very well sir," said Van with a sigh. He did not want to go but it appeared that Crougar was being very persistent in his request.
*****
Fiona was definitely not too happy to hear that Van had to leave her when he told her what Crougar wanted him to do. "Do you have to go?" Fiona asked in a saddened voice as she looked up at Van as the two of them walked towards the blade liger.
"Unfortunately I do. I promise that I will come back as soon as possible," said Van with a smile as he looked into the depressed face of Fiona. For some reason Van has this strange feeling inside of him like something was going to happen. "Do you think that you can wait for me to come back? If you can then I will have something special for you," said Van with a bright smile on his face.
"I promise that I will be patient until you come back but please make it quick," pouted Fiona as she looked up as him with sad eyes. Van responded with a kiss to her forehead and then to her lips before he reluctantly walked away and entered the blade liger and set off. Fiona stared at him as the blade liger walked further and further away. Fiona could help but think that for some reason it was like he was walking out of her life, like she would never see him again. She quickly shook off the thoughts and headed back into the base as she touched her lips where Van had just kissed her. 'I will wait,' Fiona promised herself.