Search for an assassin
By Sora Himura
Chapter 01 - Danger is lurking nearby
It was 2 years after Rudolf's coronation as the Guylos Emperor. Van is 16 years old. Fiona looks 16 ('cause who knows what her real age is.). They were on their way home after a nice vacation Rudolf gave them in the Garrio Resort. They were both pretty relaxed. But what they didn't know is that they would be in serious danger soon enough.
Van was stretching after being sitting so long. "Man! Am I starving! I can't wait to get home! I hope Maria has cooked something good." He said, as he picked up the pace with the Liger.
Fiona was looking around the stuff they had brought from their vacation. She kept looking, until she reached her goal. "Hey Van? Do you want this last papaya, or can I eat it?" she said as she showed it to him.
Van sighed in defeat. "Go ahead. That's the 12th one of my papayas you've eaten since we set out. I wonder, where do you put 'em all?" he asked her as Fiona just giggled and started munching on the papaya.
Finally, the Blade Liger stopped in front of Van's house. They had barely got off when Maria came outside to meet them.
"Van! Fiona! I'm so glad to see that you two are safe and sound!" she called out to them, looking very relieved.
"What do you mean, safe and sound? Is something the matter?" Van asked his older sister as he jumped down from the cockpit.
"There's a serial killer on the loose. He attacks people with no reason at all and he was last spotted in the Sand Colony." Maria explained.
"Oh my gosh! Has anybody here been hurt?" asked Fiona as Van helped her get down from the Liger.
"Luckily, no. Not yet, anyway. But Van, I'm worried about you. You're famous, an appealing target for someone who wants publicity. Please, be careful!" Maria said, her voice full of sisterly concern.
"Don't worry, sis. If he comes after ME he won't stand a chance. I'm 16 years old now. I'm not a kid anymore." Van said, standing proudly.
"Now I'm worried too. Please, Van, let's be careful. I don't want anything to happen to you." Begged Fiona, pulling Van's sleeve.
Van sighed in defeat. "If you say so."
After he and Fiona unpacked, and the girls started making dinner, Van decided to go to the hill to visit his father's grave and leave some flowers at his grave. He was coming out of the flower shop when he stumbled across a clueless looking man, about 21. He had spiky green hair, piercing black eyes, he was pretty tall, with a muscular complexion. His name, he would later find out, was Drake.
" Sorry." Van apologized with a bow.
Drake just shrugged. "Oh, don't worry about it. I'm just lost. You wouldn't happen to know where you can eat a nice meal around here, would you?" he asked in a friendly tone.
"Sure! If you meet with me at the bottom of this hill in 10 minutes, I'll take you to my house. My sister's cooking is the best. You'll love it!" Van offered his newfound aquaintance.
"Thank you for the offer. I'll gladly accept your invitation. By the way, what are you going to do up in the hill?" Drake inquired.
"I'm going to visit my father's grave. Now that I think about it, what's your name?"
"My name is Drake Toriyama. What is your name?"
"I'm Van. Van Flyheit."
At hearing Van's name, Drake put his hand to his chin. "Hmm. Mayor Dan Flyheit's son, I presume?"
"Yeah. Well, see you in a while!" Van waved as he headed up the hill. Drake kept watching him from a distance.
Van went up the hill until he came to the graveyard. He walked over to his father's grave and laid some flowers on it.
"Hey dad. How're you doing up there? I hope everything's fine."
He said a short prayer then came down the hill. Waiting for him down there was Drake.
"Van, I'm sorry, but I don't have time to stay for dinner." Drake apologized. "I heard a thunderstorm's about to start."
"Well, can you at least come meet my family?"
This seemed to catch Drake's interest. "Who's your family?"
"My older sister Maria and a girl named Fiona. They're the only family I have left."
Drake seemed particularly interested when Van mentioned a girl that wasn't his sister. "Fiona, how is she related to you? A sister, cousin, perhaps?"
Van shook his head. "No. She's my best friend. Here's a picture." He said as he handed Drake a picture of Fiona.
"Wow. She's a looker! Are you sure you didn't mean to say "girlfriend" instead of just "best friend"?" he asked Van with a smirk. Van just blushed.
"Nah. She's ONLY my best friend." Van assured him.
"Hmm. I would be careful if I were you. Well, see ya later, Van." Drake said as he disappeared down a path, leaving a pensive Van behind.
"Careful? Of WHAT!?" thought Van.
Van started home. He decided to get some flowers for Maria and Fiona on his way back. By the time he got home it was starting to get dark.
Maria was waiting for him at the door. "What happened, Van? What took you?" she asked him.
"Met this guy called Drake. He seemed like a nice guy. But he was curious, very curious. Here, these flowers are for you." He said as he handed Maria some white carnations. " And here, Fiona. These are for you." He gave Fiona some pink carnations.
"Thanks, Van. They're lovely. Now won't you join us at the table?" Fiona asked as she motioned to the chair next to her.
Van's stomach growled and he sweatdropped. "Hehe, absolutely!" he said as he took a seat next to her.
After they had dinner, Fiona went to take a bath while Van helped Maria clean the kitchen.
Maria was still a bit curious about Drake. "So, tell me more about this Drake." She inquired.
Van rested his head on his arms and sighed. "Well, he was very curious, especially about Fiona. He even asked me if she was my girlfriend."
"Is she?" Maria asked.
Van quickly blushed. "Of course not! What makes you think that she and I."
"Well, you have been friends for a long time. Oh look. Fiona finished taking a bath. Go take a bath, Van." She told him in the tone she used with him 2 years ago.
"Don't tell me what to do! I'm not a kid!" Van replied fuming.
"Sorry, Mr. Van Flyheit. It won't happen again." Maria apologized laughing.
"Humph." Was all Van said as he walked away.
Van went to take a bath, still fuming. An hour later, they were saying their goodnights when a thunderstorm started.
Fiona cringed every time she heard a thundering sound. "Van, I'm scared." She practically whimpered like a child.
Van tried to comfort her. "There's nothing to worry about. Go to sleep." He said to her in his most gentle and reassuring tone of voice.
Fiona seemed to calm down a bit. "Ok, Goodnight Van. Goodnight Maria."
"Goodnight Fiona." They answered in unison, as the lights went out.
And they went to sleep, not knowing what was in store for them.
TO BE CONTINUED.
"Van here. There's a thunderstorm, and when I wake up, Fiona's gone! Where are you, Fiona? What's that? Your life's in danger? I'm coming! Next time on Zoids: Search for an assassin- Chapter 2: Shadow of Darkness. See ya on the battlefield!"
********************************** Yay! I finally posted the first chapter! If you liked this, let me tell you, this story has 15 or 16 chapters so, review, please! And make Sora- chan happy!
By Sora Himura
Chapter 01 - Danger is lurking nearby
It was 2 years after Rudolf's coronation as the Guylos Emperor. Van is 16 years old. Fiona looks 16 ('cause who knows what her real age is.). They were on their way home after a nice vacation Rudolf gave them in the Garrio Resort. They were both pretty relaxed. But what they didn't know is that they would be in serious danger soon enough.
Van was stretching after being sitting so long. "Man! Am I starving! I can't wait to get home! I hope Maria has cooked something good." He said, as he picked up the pace with the Liger.
Fiona was looking around the stuff they had brought from their vacation. She kept looking, until she reached her goal. "Hey Van? Do you want this last papaya, or can I eat it?" she said as she showed it to him.
Van sighed in defeat. "Go ahead. That's the 12th one of my papayas you've eaten since we set out. I wonder, where do you put 'em all?" he asked her as Fiona just giggled and started munching on the papaya.
Finally, the Blade Liger stopped in front of Van's house. They had barely got off when Maria came outside to meet them.
"Van! Fiona! I'm so glad to see that you two are safe and sound!" she called out to them, looking very relieved.
"What do you mean, safe and sound? Is something the matter?" Van asked his older sister as he jumped down from the cockpit.
"There's a serial killer on the loose. He attacks people with no reason at all and he was last spotted in the Sand Colony." Maria explained.
"Oh my gosh! Has anybody here been hurt?" asked Fiona as Van helped her get down from the Liger.
"Luckily, no. Not yet, anyway. But Van, I'm worried about you. You're famous, an appealing target for someone who wants publicity. Please, be careful!" Maria said, her voice full of sisterly concern.
"Don't worry, sis. If he comes after ME he won't stand a chance. I'm 16 years old now. I'm not a kid anymore." Van said, standing proudly.
"Now I'm worried too. Please, Van, let's be careful. I don't want anything to happen to you." Begged Fiona, pulling Van's sleeve.
Van sighed in defeat. "If you say so."
After he and Fiona unpacked, and the girls started making dinner, Van decided to go to the hill to visit his father's grave and leave some flowers at his grave. He was coming out of the flower shop when he stumbled across a clueless looking man, about 21. He had spiky green hair, piercing black eyes, he was pretty tall, with a muscular complexion. His name, he would later find out, was Drake.
" Sorry." Van apologized with a bow.
Drake just shrugged. "Oh, don't worry about it. I'm just lost. You wouldn't happen to know where you can eat a nice meal around here, would you?" he asked in a friendly tone.
"Sure! If you meet with me at the bottom of this hill in 10 minutes, I'll take you to my house. My sister's cooking is the best. You'll love it!" Van offered his newfound aquaintance.
"Thank you for the offer. I'll gladly accept your invitation. By the way, what are you going to do up in the hill?" Drake inquired.
"I'm going to visit my father's grave. Now that I think about it, what's your name?"
"My name is Drake Toriyama. What is your name?"
"I'm Van. Van Flyheit."
At hearing Van's name, Drake put his hand to his chin. "Hmm. Mayor Dan Flyheit's son, I presume?"
"Yeah. Well, see you in a while!" Van waved as he headed up the hill. Drake kept watching him from a distance.
Van went up the hill until he came to the graveyard. He walked over to his father's grave and laid some flowers on it.
"Hey dad. How're you doing up there? I hope everything's fine."
He said a short prayer then came down the hill. Waiting for him down there was Drake.
"Van, I'm sorry, but I don't have time to stay for dinner." Drake apologized. "I heard a thunderstorm's about to start."
"Well, can you at least come meet my family?"
This seemed to catch Drake's interest. "Who's your family?"
"My older sister Maria and a girl named Fiona. They're the only family I have left."
Drake seemed particularly interested when Van mentioned a girl that wasn't his sister. "Fiona, how is she related to you? A sister, cousin, perhaps?"
Van shook his head. "No. She's my best friend. Here's a picture." He said as he handed Drake a picture of Fiona.
"Wow. She's a looker! Are you sure you didn't mean to say "girlfriend" instead of just "best friend"?" he asked Van with a smirk. Van just blushed.
"Nah. She's ONLY my best friend." Van assured him.
"Hmm. I would be careful if I were you. Well, see ya later, Van." Drake said as he disappeared down a path, leaving a pensive Van behind.
"Careful? Of WHAT!?" thought Van.
Van started home. He decided to get some flowers for Maria and Fiona on his way back. By the time he got home it was starting to get dark.
Maria was waiting for him at the door. "What happened, Van? What took you?" she asked him.
"Met this guy called Drake. He seemed like a nice guy. But he was curious, very curious. Here, these flowers are for you." He said as he handed Maria some white carnations. " And here, Fiona. These are for you." He gave Fiona some pink carnations.
"Thanks, Van. They're lovely. Now won't you join us at the table?" Fiona asked as she motioned to the chair next to her.
Van's stomach growled and he sweatdropped. "Hehe, absolutely!" he said as he took a seat next to her.
After they had dinner, Fiona went to take a bath while Van helped Maria clean the kitchen.
Maria was still a bit curious about Drake. "So, tell me more about this Drake." She inquired.
Van rested his head on his arms and sighed. "Well, he was very curious, especially about Fiona. He even asked me if she was my girlfriend."
"Is she?" Maria asked.
Van quickly blushed. "Of course not! What makes you think that she and I."
"Well, you have been friends for a long time. Oh look. Fiona finished taking a bath. Go take a bath, Van." She told him in the tone she used with him 2 years ago.
"Don't tell me what to do! I'm not a kid!" Van replied fuming.
"Sorry, Mr. Van Flyheit. It won't happen again." Maria apologized laughing.
"Humph." Was all Van said as he walked away.
Van went to take a bath, still fuming. An hour later, they were saying their goodnights when a thunderstorm started.
Fiona cringed every time she heard a thundering sound. "Van, I'm scared." She practically whimpered like a child.
Van tried to comfort her. "There's nothing to worry about. Go to sleep." He said to her in his most gentle and reassuring tone of voice.
Fiona seemed to calm down a bit. "Ok, Goodnight Van. Goodnight Maria."
"Goodnight Fiona." They answered in unison, as the lights went out.
And they went to sleep, not knowing what was in store for them.
TO BE CONTINUED.
"Van here. There's a thunderstorm, and when I wake up, Fiona's gone! Where are you, Fiona? What's that? Your life's in danger? I'm coming! Next time on Zoids: Search for an assassin- Chapter 2: Shadow of Darkness. See ya on the battlefield!"
********************************** Yay! I finally posted the first chapter! If you liked this, let me tell you, this story has 15 or 16 chapters so, review, please! And make Sora- chan happy!