I'm so sorry. To be honest, this was one of the few things I worked on when I was internetless. And in ways, I still am. I can't be on for very long, only about three hours. So therefore, updates will come less and less and I'll try to update my other stuff too. I'm sorry for any spelling mistakes I might have made.
Disclaimer: I don't own Zoids, so there…yeah…real intelligent. No duh I don't own zoids.
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Star walked through the hanger at the base. She looked up at all the zoids. They looked like statues made of metal. A small frown graced her face. "It must be boring just standing around like that," she said to them.
It is responded Storm. But we'll live Star laughed quietly and then walked to the far wall and sat down. She looked up towards the ceiling.
"Who do you think will be battling tomorrow?" she asked.
The two of us, of course responded Storm. Star pulled her knees tightly against herself and laid her head on them. What's wrong
"Nothing. I'm just a little nervous, that's all."
You're a ZBC agent. You shouldn't worry about it. Besides, you have me
"I know." A low roar then filled the room. Star looked up and noticed that the Liger Zero was facing her.
So, you can speak to us he roared to her.
"Yes," she responded simply.
How long have you had this ability
"For as long as I can remember. I've always been able to talk to zoids like this."
Interesting
"But none of you can mention this to anyone, alright? To tell you the truth, I'm still afraid. What if the Backdraft group finds me? What if they go after the team? It'll be all my fault."
Don't think like that scolded Storm. Like I said before, think positive Star smiled and stood up.
"I guess you're right," she said with a smile on her face. She then left the hanger, hoping to find something to do.
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The next day came around all too quickly. It was the day of their first battle as a new and improved team. They stood ready at the battlefield. "Are you guys ready to launch?" asked Jamie.
"Yes," came four replies. In the launch bay, four warriors were waiting. Star sat anxiously in the cockpit of Midnight Storm, waiting for the battle to begin. You seem excited
"I am," responded Star. "This is my first official battle!"
Just don't get distracted
"Don't worry, I won't."
"Star, are you ready?" asked Doc over the com-link.
"Of course." The lift went up, carrying her and Storm. They were then launched from the hover cargo. Storm spread her wings and flew above the battlefield, landing next to the Gun Sniper. The warriors in this battle were Bit and the Liger Zero, Leena and the Gun Sniper, Leon and the Blade Liger, and her and Midnight Storm. They began to walk together, looking for the other team. They were in a desert area and they were walking up a steep sand hill. When they got to the other side, all of them were speechless. Four command wolves lay in ruins on the desert sands. The pilots were long gone and the judge capsule had also been taken out.
"Who could have done this?" asked Bit, his voice displaying his shock.
"Even the judge was taken out," said Leon.
"I hope the pilots made it out okay," added Leena. Star didn't say anything. She just sat there and stared at the wreckage. 'Those zoids…they're all dead. Their zoid cores were destroyed. They were all murdered.' She clenched her fists, tears coming to her eyes. 'Who did this?!'
Star, I know how you feel, but you must keep your anger in check
'So, you can read my thoughts too?'
Of course. You're in my cockpit, aren't you
'This isn't fair. This never should have happened. These zoids can't even be saved. I should have done something! We should have gotten here earlier!'
Star, please, keep your temper under control. You don't know what might happen if you don't Suddenly, the wind picked up, swirling the desert sands around them. The zoids all stood their ground and watched as a whale king appeared in the sky. It opened the hatch and a Genosaurer jumped down from it, landing in front of the Blitz team. "Blitz team," spoke the pilot. "We aren't here to fight you. If you tell us where Taki Summers is, we'll leave peacefully."
"What makes you think we know where she is?" asked Bit in a cocky tone.
"You were the last people she was with," responded the Genosaurer pilot.
"The ZBC took her after you jerks shot her," said Leena angrily. "We haven't seen her since."
"You're obviously lying."
"Even if we did know," said Leon. "There's no way we'd tell you." The Genosaurer roared at the team and began to charge at them.
"I'll teach you a lesson. When I'm through with you, you'll be wishing you had told us where she is." Bit, Leena, and Leon all got right into the battle. Star just sat in the cockpit of Storm, her head down. Star questioned Storm. Star, are you there? Star Storm tapped in deeper to Star and noticed that her mind was full of nothing but hatred. She was angry. Not a thought passed through her mind, only the strong emotion of hate. However, another emotion soon surfaced. It was guilt. 'This is my fault. They're still after me.'
Star, this isn't your fault. Don't even think about giving yourself up. We've come this far and I'm not letting you blow your cover now. We should be out there helping them
'I know that.' She grabbed the controls and they were off. Storm took to the sky and launched a few missiles at the Genosaurer. They all hit, since the pilot had been distracted. He glared up at Star. "So you're their new pilot," he said. He launched some anti air missiles, but Star maneuvered around all of them. They then landed on the ground. The clamps went down on Storm's feet and the dragon like tail extended. The mouth opened and the cannon appeared. The familiar light of charged particles appeared near the mouth. The pilot of the Genosaurer looked afraid. "What is that pilot doing?!"
"Star, that's unnecessary!" called Leon. "We can handle it." However, the cannon didn't stop charging.
"Star!" shouted Leena. Star wasn't listening. She sat at attention in her cockpit. Star! What are you doing?!
"I'm going to finish him," she said coldly. "He killed those zoids. He doesn't deserve to have one of his own."
Star, you'll kill them both at this rate. I know you can feel the pain a zoid feels when it gets injured, but have you ever felt the pain from one dying? Star's eyes widened as she realized what she was about to do. However, the beam was done charging. Before it could fire, she turned Storm upwards and the beam fired off at the whale king. It went right through the metal. The Genosaurer looked upwards and then back at the Blitz team. "We'll finish this later," he said before taking off after the retreating whale king. Bit, Leena, and Leon all turned to face Star. The Midnight Storm stood in the same position from when the beam had been fired. Inside the cockpit, Star was panting. 'I almost…killed them.'
But you managed to stop in the nick of time
'Only because you helped me.'
Star, you're going to have to keep your powers under check. Because you're connected with zoids emotionally, you can feel their pain. If you kill one, the pain may become too much for you to bear. I know you can hear their cries when they get hurt, but when they die, you may feel something more. You're going to have to be careful from now on. In zoid battle, the other team has to get injured sometimes
'I know that and I can deal with it, but this was too much. What if I lose control again? What if I…what if I end up killing not only zoids but people too?'
That's why you have us spoke the Gun Sniper. Star looked up and noticed that all of the zoids were around her and Storm. Our pilots are all very worried about you spoke the Gun Sniper again.
"Star? Are you alright?" asked Leena. Star smiled in her cockpit.
"I'm fine," she answered. "I guess I just got a little carried away."
"Well, it looks like this battle is over, so let's get going," said Bit, already heading back to the hover cargo. Leena and the Gun Sniper followed after him. However, Leon stayed.
"Are you sure you're alright?" he asked, knowing that Star wouldn't give him an honest answer.
"…No…" she whispered, surprising Leon. "I'm not alright and I never will be."
"What?"
"…Nothing. Let's get going." Storm turned around and began to walk off after the other retreating zoids. The Blade Liger stood there for a while longer. Leon was contemplating what he had just heard. 'Did she say what I think she said, or was I just hearing things?' He shook his head and followed after his retreating team.
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Star lied on her bed, her transmitter next to her. She was hoping for a call, but so far no one had called her on it. Suddenly, it crackled and she picked it up.
"…Star?" questioned a familiar voice. A smile spread across her face.
"Hi Josh," she said happily. "How are you?"
"I'm fine. What about you?"
"I'm okay. The Backdraft attacked us though."
"I know. That's why I called you. I had to make sure you were alright."
"Thanks for worrying, but I'm fine now. My team is looking out for me."
"I know. Take care Star. I have to get going."
"Alright."
"Goodbye, sis."
"Goodbye." The transmission ended and Star lied back down on her bed. She was tired and decided to go to sleep. A small nap wouldn't hurt her any.
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Star was walking in the desert, the sky pitch black. She was walking up a hill. She soon came to the top and looked out over the sands. Her eyes widened as the sand around her became red. The bodies of six familiar people were scattered across the area. Bit, Leena, Brad, Naomi, Jamie, and Doc were all lying unconscious on the ground. The smell of blood reached Star's nose and she felt sick. The sand was red with blood. Their blood. She closed her eyes as tears came to them.
"Hello, Taki," said a cruel and familiar voice. Star looked up to see Ain standing there. In his hand was a gun. In his other hand he held onto the neck of a boy. "It seems we finally caught this ZBC spy."
"Josh," whispered Star. Ain aimed the gun at his chest and fired it, Star's eyes widening, the tears falling from them. "No!" she screamed. Ain tossed Josh's body to the side, a smile on his face.
"And now, Taki, it's your turn." He raised the gun and aimed it at her head. Her eyes were filled with fear and despair. 'I don't want to die yet.' He pulled the trigger.
"Star!" shouted Leon. From out of nowhere, he jumped in front of her, taking the hit. The bullet pierced his chest, near his heart. He fell back and Star caught his shoulders, but they both fell to the ground. Star was under Leon partially. His head was resting on her lap. Ain had been completely forgotten in that instant. "Leon!" called Star as he placed a hand over the hole in his chest. His eyes were closed tightly from the pain. "Leon, answer me!" she pleaded. He opened his eyes slowly and looked up at her.
"I'm glad you're alright," he said in a strained voice.
"Leon, wait here. I'm going to go get you some help," she said. However, there was no one nearby that could help him and she knew it. Leon knew it as well.
"Just forget about it, Star," he said, looking up at her. "It's too late."
"No! You idiot! You shouldn't have done that! Why did you save me!? Why?!" Tears were falling from her eyes, dripping to the red sand beneath them. Leon reached up and wiped her tears away with his hand.
"You shouldn't cry, you know." His hand dropped to the sand and his eyes closed. "This is what I wanted to do, so don't cry for me." His breathing stopped and Star could feel a wave of pain pass through her. She had also been able to feel the pain from his wound, but his presence leaving her was the most painful experience of all. The scene faded and she was cast into darkness. "No!" she cried out. The scent of blood became overwhelming and she felt sick to her stomach. She was also developing a headache. "Make it stop!" The darkness continued to consume her. "Stop it!"
"Star!"
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Star's eyes shot open and they met a pair of light blue ones. She sat up quickly and just stared at the man in front of her. "Leon…" she whispered. He had his hands on her shoulders, still shaking her slightly.
"What's wrong?" he asked her. "Are you alright?" He sounded worried. Star's eyes filled with tears and she hugged him, causing Leon to tense up. He hadn't expected that to happen. She hugged him tightly.
"I was so scared," she said, her voice slightly muffled since she was pressed against him. "It all felt so real."
"Star, what's wrong?" he asked her again.
"I dreamt you had all died," she said sadly. "I watched you and Josh die. I could feel your pain and it scared me." Leon contemplated this for a while. He reached up and wrapped his arms around her, holding her while she cried. There wasn't much to say. She obviously knew it was just a dream, so he couldn't say something like that. 'Did my death scare her this much?' he pondered to himself.
Outside of the room, four warriors stood, listening and watching.
"Poor Star," said Leena, understanding the girl's pain.
"She never gets much sleep," stated Naomi.
"I know. I've seen her walking around sometimes at night," added Bit.
"I know it's a depressing matter, but one good thing came out of it," said Brad. The other three turned to him questioningly.
"And that would be?" they all asked him. He pointed to Leon and Star. The warriors all watched as Leon held Star as she cried. They all smiled at this.
"Well, our plan seems to be working quite well," said Leena.
"We didn't really do much, though," pointed out Naomi. "They did this on their own. We'll just have to keep pushing them in that direction."
Inside the room, Star had finally calmed down a little. However, she still held on tightly to Leon. He smiled down at her.
"Feeling better?" he asked her. She lifted her head and met his eyes.
"Yeah, a little," she answered. He simply smiled.
"I'm glad." Star let go of him and he did the same with her. Leon then stood up and walked towards the door. The four snooping warriors ran away before Leon or Star noticed them. Leon turned back to Star and smiled. "Just remember, I'm always here if you need me."
"Okay," said Star, nodding her head once. Leon turned around and walked out of her room, leaving her to her thoughts. She lied back down on her bed and closed her eyes. 'Just what is this feeling?' Her heart was beating faster than it usually did. 'The way he held me…made me feel so safe, and those eyes…' She closed her eyes and began to drift off to sleep again. '…I could get lost in eyes like that…'
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That was fun^.^ Anyway, I'll try to write more, and I really am sorry for the wait. Internet hasn't been easy to come by lately.
Please be patient, cause I don't know when I'll have the next one up.
See ya later!