Author Notes: Sorry it took awhile had three projects and man were they killers hardly had time to work on this.

By the ending of the day Goji was out of the Med room and Isis's heat was out of the crisis zone. "So Goji what happened at that ship did they do anything bad there?" Isis asked with a more gentle tone to her voice, which was hardly ever used. Goji was silent but his body betrayed a slight flinch as he stared straight forward. "Goji?" Isis moved a little closer and stared at his face for any reaction. "I don't want to talk about it." Goji closed his eyes and crossed his arms. "Come on Goji tell me please. What happened on the ship?" Isis was really trying to be a pain now. "I said I don't want to talk about it!!" Goji snapped at Isis a dangerous look in his eyes made Isis want to curl up into a corner. "Okay then be that way... jerk." Isis left quickly. 'I can't believe I started to like him.' She thought as she headed off to the kitchen.

Hiami had just caught the yell that Goji had let loose. "He never does that unless something is bothering him." She muttered then entered the rec room, which Goji hadn't moved from his spot on the couch. "Goji what's wrong?" Hiami took a seat next to the emotionless boy. "Hiami please this is something I don't want to talk about." Goji turned away from his friend. "Goji don't shut yourself away from me like you did two years ago. What is wrong?... Tell me please?" Hiami's tone calm, soothing an invisible caress. Goji faced his friend his eyes although no change in looks held a deep sorrow. "I fell in love again." He said and turned away. Hiami sighed as she looked down at her feet she played with a lock of her hair. "What went wrong Goji? With us.... It could have been perfect then you call and say not to follow anymore. Why? I always asked that question to myself but I don't know and only you know." Goji closed his eyes. "The past is gone... Leave it be Hiami." Goji got up and slowly left the room. Hiami closed her eyes and dropped her face into her hands and silently sobbed as the door slid closed. Goji stood outside and sighed. "I'm sorry Hiami but I realize now that the burden I carry is to much even for you." His voice barely audible in the hall but it seemed as loud as a roar of a liger. He turned away from the door and the soft sobs and left.

"Man did you guys see Isis? She seemed really pissed off." Ryuichi looked up at his fellow pilots who were doing check-ups on their zoids. "Yep she was pissed I wonder why? You think someone stepped on her tail?" Celes asked. "No we would hear her shriek." Ryuichi rubbed his chin as he thought of what the tiger crossed girl was mad about.

"How about you two mind your own business." Celes and Ryuichi tensed at the voice. 'Damn she snuck up with us without a sound like a predator.' Ryuichi slowly turned his head toward a very mad Isis. "You have the count of three to get out of here before I rip your throat out." She grinned and her eyes narrowed behind her shades. "One...Two." By then the two pilots had already beat a hasty retreat. "Good their gone. I need some free time." Isis left the Hover Cargo as it rested for the night.

Goji was about to enter the hanger when Celes and Ryuichi ran into him. "What's wrong?" He looked blankly at the two pilots. "Isis is pissed off we are going to put as much space as we can between us." Then the two took off again. Goji shrugged and entered the hanger and already he felt that something was wrong. "She isn't in the hanger." Goji sniffed a few times then took off fast following Isis's scent trail.

"Damn him rejecting me like that!! I can't believe I started to like him!! The Jerk!!" Isis raked her claws across a shrub and gave it a very near clean shave. "The next time I see him. I'll introduce him to my claws." She looked admirably at her nice pearly white claws. "Well your claws have a interesting way of saying hello." A voice said. Isis tensed and spun to see Goji staring down at her from a low rock he stood on. "You!! How dare you!!" She leaped and swiped only getting air as Goji calmly leaped over her and landed behind her. "You missed." He said blankly. "Why you!!" She swung around swiping out her right claw. And he caught it easily just below her wrist. "Let me go jerk!! Let me go!!" Isis tried to jerk her hand away but Goji's grip was like a vise. "Now what did I do to get you so steamed up?" He sighed as he caught her other wrist as she tried to slash his face. "I was actually being nice to you and then you yell at me you are what you look a heartless jerk!!" Goji closed his eyes and abruptly let go of Isis's wrists. "Maybe I am but what I keep is something that should not burden others." Isis drew back rubbing her wrists. "The biozoid project yes?" Goji's eyes snapped open and wider then ever. "How do you know?! Where did you learn that!?" His gaze was wild desperate. Isis shrunk back she'd have to pick her words carefully. "I was one of the experiments. I went wild and killed all the scientists I learned about the project in the computers." She lied. Goji relaxed. "What do you know?" Before Isis could answer Goji lunged forward and knocked her down just as she heard the sound of a gun's boom before she felt the jerk in Goji's body, which meant he took the hit. "NO!!" She cried out as she dragged Goji behind a small boulder as another shot rang out. She pulled out her handgun and tried to calm down.

Copper had decided to take a little stroll and get away from Jira. 'All she talks about is Goji. When I get the chance I'll finish him for good.' Copper was just clearing some shrubs when he heard voices and was delighted to see Isis and Goji seemingly in an argument. 'What luck I can finally touch up on my sniping abilities.' Drawing the fifty-caliber magnum revolver he aimed it toward the two pilots. 'Which one should die first? Choices.' He thought as he settled the post on Isis. "Bye kitty cat" He muttered as he squeezed the trigger. And Goji lunged knocking Isis and taking the slug himself. "Damn." Copper said as he tried again but the two already took cover.

Goji winced as he moved his right leg. 'The kinetic force of the slug a high caliber fifty I think. Dammit its hurts like a bitch. Good thing it missed the bone and went clean through.' Goji was already ripping a few pieces of his tanktop and began to wrap the wound. Then he finished he pulled out his forty-five. "Situation?" He asked. "Pinned down with a guy I can't locate geez this sucks." Isis frowned. "About thirty meters north east he's pretty good at sniping. Another shot was heard and a bit of rock ricocheted as the slug hit. Isis drew back. "We could be stuck here for hours." She said. "Not necessarily. Cover me." Goji dashed out despite the leg wound. "Wait Goji dammit." Isis leaped up from her position and threw shots in the direction Goji was going too. Moving fast and low Goji covered 15 meters before two more shots rang out one hitting just in front of his right foot. Ducking behind a tree he listened for where the sounds came from. "Found you!!" He yelled out he rolled out bringing the handgun up and fired in rapid succession. He was rewarded with a yell of pain and shuffling of the snipers retreat. "We got the bastard!!!" Isis yelled out. "No he's only wounded he'll be back." Goji holstered his gun then hissed as fresh pain darted through his leg. Isis was immediately beside him. "Let's head back." She helped Goji back to the Hover Cargo.

"Whoa what happened?" Hillary rushed to Goji's side as Isis helped him in. "We were attacked." Isis said as she and Hillary lightly carried Goji to the Med room. "Geez just when he got out, he goes right back in." Hillary heaved Goji on the bed and frowned when she saw the blood soaking through the bandage. "We have to work fast." She said pulling out a roll of bandage and a bottle of antiseptic. Goji hissed as Hillary dabbed at his wound with the pink liquid. Isis wrapped the bandage around his leg. Goji began to breathe easier and dozed off. "Must have hurt like hell." Hillary said as Goji fell asleep. "Can I stay with him awhile?" Isis looked hopefully at Hillary. "Sure but don't wake him up or something like that he loss quite a of blood." Hillary turned to leave. "Thanks Hillary." Isis pulled a chair up to the bed. "Why did you take the bullet for me?" Goji's soft breaths were his only reply.

Twilight rushed past Hillary and entered the Med room. When the door closed she quickly transformed to her humanoid form. "My son is he all right?" The wolf humanoid almost pushed Isis off the chair as she rushed to the bed. "Yeah he's alright you could have warned me you were going to charge." Isis steadied herself on her seat as Twilight turned toward her. "I'm sorry Isis its just I'm afraid to lose him again." "No problem Hotaru. Um could you keep a secret?" Isis took her tail in hand and began to fiddle with it. "Of course Isis what is it?" Hotaru/Twilight sat at the edge of the bed and cocked her head to the side. "I think I'm starting to like your son." Isis said then blushed. The humanoid nodded. "Hiami loved Goji to Isis. But Goji knew it could never be because a biozoid once reproduces creates more and to burden a human with a task like that could be fatal." Hotaru looked away. "Hiami's strong though, she can get over it. You however are special. Because if Goji was putting so much effort to break down your emotional walls. You have a place in his heart don't give it up Isis tolerate Goji and keep trying to get past his walls. I know you can do it." The humanoid then crossed her arms. "I want to have grandchildren before my circuits short." Isis giggled at the words. "I'll try he's a jerk at times." Hotaru stood up. "I'll leave you two now. Stay by his side for now Isis its better to awaken with someone watching. It gives a sense of peace." With that the wolf humanoid transformed back to its wolf form and trotted out the door. "I'll do just that Hotaru." Isis sat by Goji then finally she to fell into a light slumber.

Zack was in the rec room with Celes, Hillary, Ryuichi, Hiami and the organoids. He was the one with the military experience at the moment. So he was to make a plan of action. "We have no idea of who the enemy is but we do know they have ships that are capable of space travel. I think our first objective should be to capture one of these ships." Zack took of his shades and maintained a serious look. "Hello they have like around thirty maybe forty of those machines they outnumber us twenty to one. We won't stand a chance against them." Celes frowned at Zack's so called plan. Yeah don't forget about those fighters they outnumber us." Hillary said. "But we cannot sit and do nothing they will come for us." Zack was tired he was never a good person to hold long conversations. "I suggest we wait for Goji remember he was captured on one of the ships maybe he knows something about them." Hiami's calm words had finally brought an end to the planning. "How long you think he'll be out?" Zack leaned back in his seat. "Around a few days Goji always did heal fast." Hiami closed her eyes and sighed as memories swept through her mind. "Its settled then." Zack got up and left with Kaos at his heels.

A loud crack was head and a bruised and battered Copper slid down a tree some of the wood had splintered when Jira threw him. He thought he could handle her at least fair at best. Boy was he wrong. Jira came at him so fast after spotting the bullet wound and already guessing what he attempted she gave no quarter. He felt her steel-trap grip around his neck as she lifted him again. "You attacked him didn't you trying to pick him off with that peashooter of yours." Jira's voice was raspy almost sounding like a hiss now. Her eyes hypnotic as ever stared at him with rage bubbling deep within. "Do not attempt any more assassinations on Goji Copper. This is your final chance now get out of my sight." Jira's words stung Copper and he obeyed quickly scurrying to the safety of his GunGyarados cockpit. "She isn't human, not human at all, what is she?" Copper the feared pilot was not scared anymore he was terrified.

Goji slowly opened his eyes and was surprised to see Isis breathing softly as she dozed just at the edge of the bed. 'She actually is kind of cute without her mouth flapping around.' Goji began to sit up and winced when a jolt of pain shot through his leg. Isis woke up. "Oh sorry must have dozed off a bit." She yawned showing her long canines before licking the back of her right hand. Goji stared at Isis. "What?" She looked irritated then realized what she was doing and quickly put her hand down. "That's alright its just part of the instincts you now have." Goji smirked at the cat girl who looked a bit embarrassed. Isis reached up and took off her shades once again exposing her yellow cat eyes. "Why did you leave her?" She asked. Goji looked closed his eyes. "The burden I carry cannot be placed on humans." Isis got up and leaned closer to Goji. "Then am I human?" Goji gazed at the cat girl the look in her eyes held hope. "No not fully I'd say you're almost like me." Goji leaned back into his pillow. "Goji you think I would be able to handle the burden?" Goji curiously gazed at the cat girl who had suddenly become quite shy. "You carry the burden yourself ask yourself that question. You'll get your answer." Isis leaned some more getting even closer. "Can we be friends?" She asked. Goji smirked. "That's a good start." "I'll see you later then." Isis got up put her glasses on again and headed for the door. "Isis." Goji said. The cat girl turned around. "Thanks for being there when I woke up. I felt more welcomed." Isis smiled. "I should do that more often. See you later." Isis then left. Goji sighed and leaned back once again. "I had to fall in love again didn't I?" He said to no one in particular. Then he remembered something. "Duh its almost ready I better finish it right now since I have the time." Goji got out of the bed ignoring the pain. He slipped out of the Med room and to his quarters. He then pushed a button near the lamp on the stand and a secret door appeared. "It is time to finish the Infiltration potion." Goji entered slipping on a lab coat in the process.

To be continued



Author Notes: Hmmmm characters getting a bit closer now. I wonder what this infiltration potion is we'll find out in the next chapter for now please review how I'm doing.