It's been a while...a long while. I'm really sorry about that. I didn't
mean it to take this long, but I guess it did. I'm winging it again with
this chapter, so not even I know what could happen.
Merry Christmas, happy holidays.
Disclaimer: See first chapter.
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"So...I'll be joining the Blitz team?" asked Star. She was sitting in the med room of the ZBC base. The leader of the base sat in front of her, talking her through the deal that was made.
"Yes. We believe it is for the best. You know you can't work here again until this has all passed and we definitely can't send you back to the Backdraft. This is the only way to keep you safe."
"It's fine by me. This'll be great! I can finally be in some real battles."
"It's good to know you're alright with this. Once you're better, we'll make the preparations."
"Alright." The leader stood up and left the room, heading back to his council room.
******
The base leader, also known as John, walked into his council room where the Blitz team was anxiously waiting.
"I'm sorry to have kept you," apologized john.
"It's fine," said Doc. "What did you want to talk to us about?"
"It has to do with Star and the fact that she will be joining your team. There is one small problem and that is the fact that the Backdraft knows what she looks like. It won't be hard for them to track her down, so we have come up with a reasonable solution."
"And that would be?" asked Bit.
"From now on, Taki Star Summers no longer exists."
"What do you mean?" asked Leena.
"We are going to change everything about her except her personality. She will be given a new name, a new zoid, and a new appearance."
"Can you do that?" asked Jamie.
"Yes we can. I've talked it over with her and she says it's fine."
"When will you be doing this?" asked Doc.
"In a few hours. She should be better by then. We're giving her a special medicine that allows injuries to heal five times as fast."
"Cool," said Bit.
"Indeed. Now as I've said before, you are all free to wander around the base while you wait. It won't be long now."
"Alright," they all responded. They all got up and left the meeting room.
******
Star sat in a new room where people were working on her. She wasn't sure what they were doing, but she didn't care. There was a lot of machinery and computers. Some scientists began to change some data around on the computer, or so it appeared.
"John? Exactly what's going on?" asked Star.
"Like I had said before, we're changing your appearance. Everything about you will be different."
"What are they doing over there?" asked Star. She motioned towards the men at the computers.
"It's kind of complicated. They are creating a name, history, and life for you."
"What do you mean?"
"You can't keep your name or your life anymore, or else the Backdraft will be able to find you. Your new name will be easy to remember. From now on, Star will no longer be your nickname, but your real name. You will be known as Star Tori. Your parents died in a car accident 5 years ago. You are 17 years old as of now. You are an only child. You have been a member of the Blitz team for one year."
"Can you really do that?"
"We are the ZBC, so yes, we can. I know it may seem odd at first, but this is for your own good. We are only trying to protect you."
"I know and I don't mind. It might be fun." She sat there patiently as more people came into the room to perform more jobs.
******
The Blitz team members were standing around outside of a huge room. They were waiting for Star to come out.
"John did say to come here at 4, didn't he?" asked Bit.
"That's what he said," responded Jamie.
"What's taking so long?" asked Leena. The door then opened and John walked out, followed by a young girl.
"Sorry to have kept you waiting," apologized John.
"Apology accepted," said Doc. They all just looked at who followed him out.
"Is that you Star?" asked Leon. Her hair was a darker shade of its normal golden orange color and had been cut to just above her shoulders. Her eyes were no longer cerulean, but a navy blue color instead. She wore a pair of tan shorts and a white and tan short-sleeved shirt with pockets on both sides. (A/N if you've ever seen Tekken, then it's the outfit that Jun wears. Her hair is also styled sorta the same way. You can find a pic at http://animeart.com/cgi-bin/v?tekken/m;170;420) Her boots were brown and came to just past her ankle. On each wrist, she wore a golden band and her locket was around her neck. She just smiled to all of them.
"Yeah, it's me," she responded.
"Amazing," said Naomi. "You look almost completely different."
"I know. They insisted on changing everything."
"Now if all of you will come this way, we'll show you what kind of zoid we have prepared," said John. He led them down a few halls and towards a huge room with a glass wall that showed the inside of the hanger. They all looked into it and were amazed at what they saw. It was a huge bird like zoid. Its beak was similar to a Storm Sworder's and the sharp teeth inside the mouth made it look menacing. It was a dark blue, almost purple color. The build of the body was very similar to a Raynos, but the talons were much sharper and the tail was longer, with a blade on the end of it. The wings were black and looked like the wings of a Pterodactyl.
"Whoa..." they all said in awe.
"What kind of zoid is that?" asked Doc.
"We call it Midnight Storm. We created it right here in this facility. It is one of a kind, equipped with blades, arsenals, and a charged particle cannon."
"Amazing."
"Star," said John. She turned her attention back to him. "This will be your zoid."
"Are you serious?" she asked in shock.
"Yes. It has been made so that it will only operate under you and no one else."
"You mean like an ultimate X?"
"To a certain extent. You see, all zoids have the ability to act upon their own, but it takes the emotions of a human pilot to bring out their hidden powers. For this zoid, that pilot is you Star. You know what I mean."
"I know sir. Thank you."
******
The new and improved Blitz team waved goodbye as they left the base in their zoids. They silently traveled back to their own base. Star sat in the cockpit while looking at her journal/photo album. She looked over the pictures of her and Josh.
"Looks I won't see you for a while bro. I wonder if you'd even recognize me if you saw me now. Take care bro."
She set the book down and looked out the cockpit window at the road ahead. Her new zoid was soaring high in the sky and she loved it. "I love flying."
So do I
"Is that you Storm?"
Yeah
"I guess John was right. You're not an ultimate X, right?"
Right
"So I guess that means I'm the only one who can hear you, huh? You're not growling or anything?"
You got it
"Oh."
You seem nervous
"I am. I've never been in a real zoid battle before. I've watched them, but never been in one."
You'll do fine. With me as your partner, you can't loose
"Of course. We'll win, no matter what, but something else still bugs me."
What is that?
"What if the Backdraft finds me?"
They won't
"How can you be so sure?"
You shouldn't think like that. Try thinking positive
"Alright." She sat there in silence for a while until turning on her com- link. "Hey Leon?"
"Yeah?"
"I wanted to say thank you. I didn't get to before."
"You're welcome, but I should be thanking you."
"What for?"
"For taking that bullet. Why did you do that? You could have died."
"I know, but I had to."
"Why?"
"I really can't give you an answer right now. I knew I'd live but I wasn't sure if you would. I've been shot before."
"You have?"
"Yeah, 5 times now."
"Is your job really that dangerous?"
"Yeah, but I always had Josh to look out for me. Now I'm on my own."
"Well...you have me...don't you?"
"What?" She was then happy that the screen wasn't up, because she blushed slightly.
"What I mean is...I'll protect you, so don't worry."
"Thanks Leon."
"You're welcome."
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That's all for now. Sorry it took so long. I'll try to write more sooner than I had wrote this chapter. Audi^.^
Merry Christmas, happy holidays.
Disclaimer: See first chapter.
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"So...I'll be joining the Blitz team?" asked Star. She was sitting in the med room of the ZBC base. The leader of the base sat in front of her, talking her through the deal that was made.
"Yes. We believe it is for the best. You know you can't work here again until this has all passed and we definitely can't send you back to the Backdraft. This is the only way to keep you safe."
"It's fine by me. This'll be great! I can finally be in some real battles."
"It's good to know you're alright with this. Once you're better, we'll make the preparations."
"Alright." The leader stood up and left the room, heading back to his council room.
******
The base leader, also known as John, walked into his council room where the Blitz team was anxiously waiting.
"I'm sorry to have kept you," apologized john.
"It's fine," said Doc. "What did you want to talk to us about?"
"It has to do with Star and the fact that she will be joining your team. There is one small problem and that is the fact that the Backdraft knows what she looks like. It won't be hard for them to track her down, so we have come up with a reasonable solution."
"And that would be?" asked Bit.
"From now on, Taki Star Summers no longer exists."
"What do you mean?" asked Leena.
"We are going to change everything about her except her personality. She will be given a new name, a new zoid, and a new appearance."
"Can you do that?" asked Jamie.
"Yes we can. I've talked it over with her and she says it's fine."
"When will you be doing this?" asked Doc.
"In a few hours. She should be better by then. We're giving her a special medicine that allows injuries to heal five times as fast."
"Cool," said Bit.
"Indeed. Now as I've said before, you are all free to wander around the base while you wait. It won't be long now."
"Alright," they all responded. They all got up and left the meeting room.
******
Star sat in a new room where people were working on her. She wasn't sure what they were doing, but she didn't care. There was a lot of machinery and computers. Some scientists began to change some data around on the computer, or so it appeared.
"John? Exactly what's going on?" asked Star.
"Like I had said before, we're changing your appearance. Everything about you will be different."
"What are they doing over there?" asked Star. She motioned towards the men at the computers.
"It's kind of complicated. They are creating a name, history, and life for you."
"What do you mean?"
"You can't keep your name or your life anymore, or else the Backdraft will be able to find you. Your new name will be easy to remember. From now on, Star will no longer be your nickname, but your real name. You will be known as Star Tori. Your parents died in a car accident 5 years ago. You are 17 years old as of now. You are an only child. You have been a member of the Blitz team for one year."
"Can you really do that?"
"We are the ZBC, so yes, we can. I know it may seem odd at first, but this is for your own good. We are only trying to protect you."
"I know and I don't mind. It might be fun." She sat there patiently as more people came into the room to perform more jobs.
******
The Blitz team members were standing around outside of a huge room. They were waiting for Star to come out.
"John did say to come here at 4, didn't he?" asked Bit.
"That's what he said," responded Jamie.
"What's taking so long?" asked Leena. The door then opened and John walked out, followed by a young girl.
"Sorry to have kept you waiting," apologized John.
"Apology accepted," said Doc. They all just looked at who followed him out.
"Is that you Star?" asked Leon. Her hair was a darker shade of its normal golden orange color and had been cut to just above her shoulders. Her eyes were no longer cerulean, but a navy blue color instead. She wore a pair of tan shorts and a white and tan short-sleeved shirt with pockets on both sides. (A/N if you've ever seen Tekken, then it's the outfit that Jun wears. Her hair is also styled sorta the same way. You can find a pic at http://animeart.com/cgi-bin/v?tekken/m;170;420) Her boots were brown and came to just past her ankle. On each wrist, she wore a golden band and her locket was around her neck. She just smiled to all of them.
"Yeah, it's me," she responded.
"Amazing," said Naomi. "You look almost completely different."
"I know. They insisted on changing everything."
"Now if all of you will come this way, we'll show you what kind of zoid we have prepared," said John. He led them down a few halls and towards a huge room with a glass wall that showed the inside of the hanger. They all looked into it and were amazed at what they saw. It was a huge bird like zoid. Its beak was similar to a Storm Sworder's and the sharp teeth inside the mouth made it look menacing. It was a dark blue, almost purple color. The build of the body was very similar to a Raynos, but the talons were much sharper and the tail was longer, with a blade on the end of it. The wings were black and looked like the wings of a Pterodactyl.
"Whoa..." they all said in awe.
"What kind of zoid is that?" asked Doc.
"We call it Midnight Storm. We created it right here in this facility. It is one of a kind, equipped with blades, arsenals, and a charged particle cannon."
"Amazing."
"Star," said John. She turned her attention back to him. "This will be your zoid."
"Are you serious?" she asked in shock.
"Yes. It has been made so that it will only operate under you and no one else."
"You mean like an ultimate X?"
"To a certain extent. You see, all zoids have the ability to act upon their own, but it takes the emotions of a human pilot to bring out their hidden powers. For this zoid, that pilot is you Star. You know what I mean."
"I know sir. Thank you."
******
The new and improved Blitz team waved goodbye as they left the base in their zoids. They silently traveled back to their own base. Star sat in the cockpit while looking at her journal/photo album. She looked over the pictures of her and Josh.
"Looks I won't see you for a while bro. I wonder if you'd even recognize me if you saw me now. Take care bro."
She set the book down and looked out the cockpit window at the road ahead. Her new zoid was soaring high in the sky and she loved it. "I love flying."
So do I
"Is that you Storm?"
Yeah
"I guess John was right. You're not an ultimate X, right?"
Right
"So I guess that means I'm the only one who can hear you, huh? You're not growling or anything?"
You got it
"Oh."
You seem nervous
"I am. I've never been in a real zoid battle before. I've watched them, but never been in one."
You'll do fine. With me as your partner, you can't loose
"Of course. We'll win, no matter what, but something else still bugs me."
What is that?
"What if the Backdraft finds me?"
They won't
"How can you be so sure?"
You shouldn't think like that. Try thinking positive
"Alright." She sat there in silence for a while until turning on her com- link. "Hey Leon?"
"Yeah?"
"I wanted to say thank you. I didn't get to before."
"You're welcome, but I should be thanking you."
"What for?"
"For taking that bullet. Why did you do that? You could have died."
"I know, but I had to."
"Why?"
"I really can't give you an answer right now. I knew I'd live but I wasn't sure if you would. I've been shot before."
"You have?"
"Yeah, 5 times now."
"Is your job really that dangerous?"
"Yeah, but I always had Josh to look out for me. Now I'm on my own."
"Well...you have me...don't you?"
"What?" She was then happy that the screen wasn't up, because she blushed slightly.
"What I mean is...I'll protect you, so don't worry."
"Thanks Leon."
"You're welcome."
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That's all for now. Sorry it took so long. I'll try to write more sooner than I had wrote this chapter. Audi^.^