1Chapter Eight

Fight for Your Life

Mimi woke up feeling a 100 better than yesterday. She hopped out of bed and put on a teal colored shirt with a dark teal flower on the front, blue jeans, and black boots. She flipped her hair, as usual, and smiled at herself in her mirror. She grabbed her book bag and skipped out of her room.

"Well someone is in a happy mood today," Bruce said as he looked over his cards. Mimi was surprised to see that Mark, Rachel, and Angel where all sitting on the couch watching TV.
"Go fish," Bruce said as he rearranged his cards.
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN GO FISH! I SAW A STINKIN' TWO IN YOUR HAND AND YOU KNOW IT!" Bit yelled as he stood up. Bruce smiled up at him and handed Bit a faced down card. Bit stuck his tongue at him.
"Go fish my foot," Bit mumbled as he took the card. He flipped it over and smiled.
"HA! I BEAT YOUR BUTT! SEE HERE! A TWO! YOU HANDED ME A WINNING CARD! AND YOU CALL YOUR SELF A CHAMPION AT GO FISH!" Bit said as he danced around the card table.
"Come on kids, you don't want to be late for school, Mimi your coming too," Bruce said getting up and grabbing his jacket.
"Ha, you can't even admitted that I whooped your butt. Come on! You're not leaving 'till you admit that I whipped your butt," Bit said as he moved in front of Bruce.
"Goodbye Bit. Come on kids, let's go," Bruce said as he stepped around Bit.

Mark sat in his seat worried. Thoughts where squirming in his mind. Mimi looked at him confused. She thought that it was something to do with school, but she didn't know what. Mimi sat back in her seat and let the wind fly against her face. Bruce pulled up to the front of Panther Hill Elementary school and put the jeep in neutral.
"Ok kids, see you guys at 3:30,"
"Rachel, why is your cousin taking us to school," Mimi said as she closed the car door.
"I told him I hated the bus, which I do, so he said he would take us to school," Rachel said as she waved her cousin good-bye.

"Well, hello Mimi! It's good to see you again. We missed you," Mrs. Ryosan said as she beamed a smile at Mimi. She smiled back and took her seat next to Rachel. Denise sneered over to Mimi and barked, "I didn't miss you,"

"I didn't miss you either, spoiled little brat," Mimi spat as she stuck out her tongue. Denise's face tightened up, and then she turned around in her seat furiously. Rachel giggled and unloaded her book bag.

"What's the statues on the blue blade liger?" Zuni said as she looked over her brother's shoulder.
"Well all I got is that it can reach speeds over 190 mph and its blades can slice through diamonds. It also has moves like strike laser claw and its teeth can bust a zoids computer. It also has laser guns, but there not all that good," Roy said as he showed 3D images of Mimi's blade liger on his laptop. Mark stood off to the side, having second thoughts of why he joined this group in the first place. He didn't want to steal zoids, he just wanted to learn how to improve them.
"Well, at least one thing about it is good," Zuni said as she rubbed her forehead, "That blade liger is the best one I have ever seen,"
"Well the only way to get the liger zero is..."
"I know, two minds think alike," Zuni said with an evil smile.
"Hey Mark, You still comin' with the shrimp or are you backing out," Austin Stocks said as he pounded his fist into his hand. Austin Stocks was a fifth grader that had failed the fifth grade three times, so he out beat anyone in a fight.
"Come on, give her a break. Why do you want to take it out on Mimi any way," Mark said as his fists tighten.
"My team is battling them tomorrow, I don't want the kid in the battle. I don't want to end up like you who can't do anything but whine and cry in his room," Mark jumped at him, but Austin's friends held him back. Austin smiled evil like at him and said, "Be there, or I'm gonna hurt the kid more,"

"Why is Mark so tense these days?" Mimi asked Rachel as she painted the color green on her white rose picture.
"I have no clue. I may live with him, but I don't know what he thinks in his head," Rachel said as she added black to her "super hero's costume".
"Whose that supposed to be?"
"Batman, but I couldn't draw the bat sign on the front of his costume, so I drew a kitty instead," The bell went off in the hallway and all the students in Mrs. Ryosan's class stared at her.

"Recess, have a good one," Mrs. Ryosan said as she opened the door. The kindergartners rushed out the door. Mimi and Rachel walked over to the swing set and sat down. Mark walked over slowly, looking back behind him every now and then. He swallowed and put on what looked like a smile, "Um Mimi, can you come over here with me?" Mimi blinked in confusion. She nodded and walked with Mark behind the school, where the teachers didn't watch. Standing in the corner was Austin and his gang. Austin smiled and punched his fist into his hand. He walked up to Mimi and pulled her up by her shirt.

"So, your Mimi Cloud, Bit Cloud's little sister," Austin said as his hand moved quickly to Mimi's shirt to her neck. Mimi couldn't talk, nor breathe. She tried to move Austin's fingers, but they where to tight around her neck. Mark was held back by Austin's gang, trying with all his might to be let free.
"My team is up against you tomorrow, and I don't want to be beaten by a stupid little seven year old," Austin said as he lifted Mimi higher. Mimi's eyes began to glow a reddish color and a weird sign appeared on her forehead. Austin's hand that held Mimi grew hot and he threw Mimi on he ground. With the other he punched her in the stomach and the eye. Mimi with her eyes still glowing screamed with all her might and curled up into a ball. Austin picked Mimi up and threw her at the wall. As Mimi bounced of the wall and landed on the ground, a load bang was followed behind Austin and his gang. Mark stood next to Brad and Bruce, who put his gun in its holder. Brad picked up Austin by the shirt and punched him in the face.

"NOW WHO GAVE YOU THE RIGHT TO HURT A SEVEN YEAR OLD! NO ONE DID!" Brad said as he swung another one at the 5th grader. Mimi laid dead like on the ground. Mark knew as he sat beside her that she had blacked out.

"I'm sorry, Mimi. But every thing is going to be ok Mimi...it's going to be..." Mark said crying as he clenched up holding the wound that was created at his side. Mark blacked out over top of Mimi.