1. Chapter 1

Butterfly Kisses
By: Luna09

Chapter 1
A Bundle of Joy

It was a typical day at the Blitz team's base. Leena Tauros was taking a bath, Brad Hunter was sipping coffee (what else is new), Jamie Humorous was cooking dinner, Dr. Seven Tauros (a.k.a. Doc and Leena's father) was building zoid models, and Bit Cloud was sitting in the garage, taking care of his Liger Zero.

"How do you feel now Liger?" Bit asked the big cat. It roared with happiness and shook off the extra water. Bit laughed and then sighed. He looked outside and saw a family having a picnic. It was a family of four, a mother and father, and a girl and a boy. The boy looked older than the girl and he sure act like it.

"You can't catch me, Tori!" The boy yelled as he ran around the picnic blanket.

"Oh yes I can, Brian, you just watch me!" The little girl yelled as she chased her brother around and around.

"Alright children, lets settle down," The mother said pulling out turkey sandwiches. Oh, how Bit longed to have those moments with his family. He sat down and whipped the sweat of his forehead.
"It's been a long day Liger, I think I'll turn in," Bit said as he closed the garage door and turned off the lights. Liger roared quietly. Bit walked tiredly down the hallway and into his room. He sighed as he shut the door and changed into his pajamas. He got into bed and closed his eyes.

"Where's Bit?" Leena said at dinner.

"I don't know, the last time I saw him, he was heading to his room," Jamie said as he past around a bowl of mash potatoes.

"Must have turned in for the night," Brad said as he grabbed a piece of lasagna.

"I guess,"

"Mom, I'm going all over the planet to collect good zoid parts," Bit said as he sat at the Cloud's table for the last time.

"Now dear, you must promise me that you will be careful," Bit's mom said as tears filled her eyes.

"Don't worry mom," Bit said as he leaned back in his chair. His mother smiled and-

Bit awoke from his dream. He rubbed his eyes and yawned.

"Will I ever see her again?" Bit thought. Almost every night, he would have the same dream. He got out of bed and dressed. He could smell food from the dinning room. He opened the door and started to walk down the hallway. Then the doorbell rang. No one was going to answering it and since he was the closest to the door, he decided to answer it. He opened the door and saw nothing. For some strange reason, a little voice inside of him told him to look down, so he did. There, lying on the doorsteps, was a little pink bundle. Bit squatted down and picked up the letter attached to the 'bundle'.

Dear Bit, I'm sorry to bother you, but these times are so hard for me right now. Could you please take care of your little sister? Her name is Mimi and she is only ten months old. I hope you are not upset with me about this situation.
Love,
Mom

"Mom," Bit said after he read the letter. He picked up the bundle and moved the blanket to see the child's face. There, in his arms, was a little girl sleeping. She had blonde hair just like his. He tried to hold back the tears that were forming in his eyes. He carried his sister in side the base and held her tight. She was so cold and small. He went into his room and wrapped another blanket around the little one. He couldn't believe it. The thing he always wanted he already had it. He picked up Mimi and held her close to his heart. He walked into the dinning room and-

"BIT WHERE DID YOU GET THAT BABY!" Leena yelled, her food flying out of her mouth and landing on the table.

"Shush," Bit said as he handed her the note. The team passed it around the table, eager to read it.

"Her name is Mimi, that's such a cute name," Leena said as she held Bit's sister. She brushed back the little baby's blonde hair and kissed Mimi forehead. Jamie stepped in the picture and felt Mimi's soft hands.

"She's so soft," Brad said with what looked like a smile as he felt her forehead.

"Bit, could we have a talk?" Dr. Tauros said. Bit nodded and followed the Doc into a different room.

"Bit, how are you going to take care of a baby and fight at the same time?" The doc said as he rubbed his chin.

"Well, you did it, why can't I do it? Answer that question. I really care for this baby," Bit said angrily.

"You've only been with that baby for two seconds! You don't have the experience to raise a child!"

"Just give me a chance! I know I'm not as perfect as you with your family, but I have wanted a sister or a brother all my life! How would you feel if you've wanted something all your life and it suddenly turns up on a door step! Don't take her away from me!" Bit yelled. Dr. Tauros knew he was right. He sighed and decided to go along with Bit.

When Bit walked into the room, Mimi was on the couch sitting by Brad. She was awake and looked really happy. She had green eyes, just like Bit's.

"Bit, she is so adorable!" Leena said as she sat on the other side of Mimi.

"Yeah, she gets it from my mom," Bit said as he squatted down so him and Mimi were eye to eye. The little girl giggled at the funny face Bit made.

"What did the doc have to say about Mimi?" Jamie said as he put some mashed potatoes on a plate for Mimi.

"He agreed with me and said she could stay," Bit said as he made another funny face at his sister.

"Oh, that's good. Another lady around the house," Leena said with a sigh of relief.

"That's supposed to be good?" Brad joked. Mimi stared at the necklaces around Brad's neck and smiled. It was shiny.

"There is got to be away to get that shiny thing," Mimi thought, squaring her jaw, until she got the most brilliant idea that made a smugish smile appear on her face. Mimi let out a high pitched cry.

"Oh, Mimi, don't cry!" Bit said as he picked her up.

"Put me down you poop head! I want the shiny thing!" Mimi thought as her cries grew louder and hurtful.

"What are we going to do!" Leena said. Then suddenly, she saw Mimi stare at it while she was pretending to grab it, "Brad! I think she wants your necklaces! Give it to her!" Leena demanded as Brad pulled off the necklaces and gave it to the crying kid. Once she got a hold of it, she stopped crying and stated to play with it.

"Glad that was over," Bit said as he set Mimi on the ground. She fell on her bottom, but she didn't care.

"I guess she can't walk yet," Brad said as he sat on the floor with her.

"Hey look, Brad has a soft spot," Bit said as he joined the two on he floor.

"I wouldn't be talking, Mr. Tears almost in his eyes," Brad said as he placed Mimi into his lap. Bit turn as red as a tomato and said, "Shut up,"

"Alright Mimi, ready for bed?" Bit asked later that night. Mimi smiled and yawned. Bit laughed, "Tired all ready?"

"Yes, now come on stupid and put me to sleep," Mimi thought as she rubbed her eyes. She yawned again, "On second thought, I'll just sleep now," Mimi then knocked out into a deep sleep on Bit's shoulder.

"Hey, she's just like you Bit," Brad joked.

"Ha, very funny Brad," Bit said as he carried his sleeping sister to his room.

Three weeks later, Mimi had gotten used to the world of zoids. Although, she couldn't walk yet, she would have to stay under Jamie's watch as the Blitz team would battle. Bit thought it was a good idea, because if Jamie was yelling at him, he would be able to see Mimi smiling back at him, waving. She had at least learned one word, and that word was, Bit. It was a miracle, as Bit thought so. She just said it out of the blue.

"Bit!" She said as she bounced on her bottom singing her little chant, "Bit, Bit, Bit, Bit, Bit, Bit, Bit, Bit, Bit, Bit, Bit, Bit, Bit, Bit, Bit, Bit, Bit, Bit, Bit, Bit, Bit, Bit!"
Bit chuckled at the thought.

"What are you laughing at, Cloud?" The pilot of a Dibison from the other team said.

"Oh, nothing. Just something funny I saw,"

"The Blitz team against the Genie team. Battle mode 0982. Ready Fight!" The judge called out. The battle began and the blitz team was way ahead. Mimi clapped at the sight of her brother in the lead. She found a door that said EMERGENCY EXIT and opened it.

"There's Bit!" Mimi thought looking out the door. Mimi crawled out of the door and into the middle of the battlefield.

"MIMI!" Bit yelled as he halted right in front of Mimi. She smiled and laughed. Bit was breathing really hard, like he was having a heart attack.

"Gosh, I'm not that important," Mimi thought, her eyebrows furrowed and her lips stuck out. Bit flew out of his Liger and came running over to Mimi. Of coarse, he fell and tripped along the way, so the time he reached his sister, he was covered in dirt. "This battle will be continued another time because of the interruption, we will post you when," The judge said as he shot up in his capsule. Bit said as he held Mimi in his arms. "I gotta be careful now, more than ever,"

"I went into town today and bought some new close for you, Mimi," Leena said as she pulled out a dozen dresses. Mimi stared at them wide-eyes and clapped her hands.

"Make me look pretty Leena!" Mimi thought as she giggled. Outfit after outfit she tried on, she only really liked two of them, a dress that looked like Bit's battle costume and a dress that looks like Bit's regular clothing.

"Oh joy, same style for both Clouds, how cute!" Leena said as she picked up the little girl and carried her into the living room.

"May I introduce you to the new Mimi Cloud!" She said as she held Mimi up.

"Aw, how cute! Her clothes looks almost like Bit's," Jamie said as he looked up from the newspaper.

"Hey, soon enough you'll get your own zoid," Bit said as he picked Mimi up and swung her around.

Mimi sat in her crib.

"I want to get out of this dark room. Maybe if I could pull myself over the top of the bar, I can maybe land on my bottom," Mimi thought to herself. She took hold of the metal bar and pulled herself up and over it. She landed on her bottom and crawled to the door. It was opened a little bit, just enough for Mimi to push. Mimi pushed the door open and crawled into the living room. Everyone was so busy eating dinner that they didn't know her.

"I can maybe grab onto the couch and pull myself up so I can stand. Well, here goes nothing," Mimi thought, taking in a breath as she grabbed hold of the arm of the couch and pulled herself up to stand, "No falling, hey, I'm standing! Now, for the hard part, walking," Bit walked into the room and saw his sister standing on the side of the coach. He stood there in silence so she could concentrate. Mimi moved her foot to angle up where Bit was standing. She swished her body so she could stand in the right position. She held the couch for balance and made one-foot go forward. She let go of the couch and put her other foot in front of the other foot.

"Hey! I'm walking!" Mimi thought as she smiled at her feet, "Bit! Bit!" Mimi yelled as she walked over to her brother.

"Mimi! You did it! You walked!" Bit said as he threw his sister up in the air and caught her.

"What did we miss?" The team said as they rushed into the living room.

"Mimi walked! Show them again Mimi," Bit said as he set Mimi down. She walked over to Leena and hugged her legs.

"Mimi! You are amazing! Walking and talking at ten months!" Leena said as she picked up the little girl.

"Runs in the family," Bit said as he took her away from Leena, "Now you, you need to get to bed,"

"Good thinking bro. I'm pooped!" Mimi thought yawned and laid her head on Bit's shoulder. Bit kissed Mimi on the forehead, laid her in her crib, and turned off the lights. He was tired also so he decided to go to bed.

	2. Chapter 2

1Chapter Two
Bit's Dream

What looked like a 16-year-old Mimi came running out of the house.
"Mark! Mark! I got a letter from Bit!" She said as she gave her friend, Mark Sky, her brother's letter.
"He still doesn't know, doesn't he?" Mark said seriously. Mimi sighed and nodded, "Mimi, you have to tell him some time or later,"
"I know, I know, but he'll just not want me around any more,"
"He's your brother, he has the right to know," There was a long pause between the two friends, then Mimi spoke up and said, "All right, I'll go this afternoon. But you have to come with me,"

"I wonder what Mimi's doing," Bit said as he stared up at the ceiling. He didn't look like an old hag, he looked like he was 21.
"Oh, Bit, stop worrying about her. I'm sure she's having fun at zoid academy," Leena said as she sat next to the worried brother
"Yeah, but she left when she was three, how is she going to control her blade liger at the age of three?" Bit said as he sat up.
"If she can control it here, she can control it anywhere," There was a knock at the door. Bit got up and answered it. There, standing in the doorway, were two kids that looked about the age of 16.
"Um, Can I help you?" Bit asked confusedly. The girl with blond hair and green eyes looked up from the ground.
"Bit, don't you know who I am?" she said.
"Um, no,"
"Mimi! Your little sister!"
"How! You can't be! I need proof,"
"Is this proof!" The girl that said she was Mimi pulled out a blue diamond necklace shaped like a heart from out of her shirt. Bit stood there wide eyed at the diamond.
"The necklace that I gave her... I mean you!" Bit said as he took his sister by the arm and brought her inside. The black headed boy followed.
"What happened to you!" Bit said as he made eye contact with his sister.
"Someone put a potion in our drinks and over night, it made us turn older. So, now you have a 16-year-old sister and a..."-

"AH!" Bit screamed as he woke up from his sleep. Mimi stood in her crib and had a confused look on her face. Bit walked over and picked her up.
"I had the most horrible dream of you," He said as he brushed Mimi's hair behind her ears.

" Did I make you pee in you pants? Because you sure made me pee my pants when you screamed. In fact, I need you to change me right now," Mimi thought as her bottom lip stuck out.
"Aw, Mimi, you stink. Let's get you changed," Bit said as he carried Mimi into the bathroom.

"Bit," Mimi said as she pointed to the battle costume of hers. Bit slid it over her head and put on the matching outfit of his.
"Ah, the battle Clouds," Brad said as he looked up from the television.
"It was Mimi's idea," Bit said as he sat down on the coach.
"Mine," Mimi said pointing to herself as she followed Bit to the coach.
"Wait to go Mimi, another word spoken," Brad said as he gave her a high five. She giggled and leaned back."Let's see if she can say anything else," Leena said.
"How about Liger, can you say Liger Mimi?" Bit asked.
"How about Brad,"
"Can you say Leena?"
"L-l- Leena!" Mimi said as she jumped up and down.
"Leena! She said Leena!" Leena said as she swung Mimi around in circles.
"Leena! Leena! Leena! Bit!" Mimi said as she sat down from the dizziness.

"Make a wish Mimi," Bit said as his three-year-old sister blew out the candles of her cake.
"I blew out fire!" She said as she played with the smoke.
"With set of lungs, you could be working as a firewomen," Brad joked as he pulled of the candles.
"Brad, you're so silly!" Mimi laughed.
"What did you wish for Mimi?" Leena asked.
"It a secret, I can't tell,"
"She's right or it will never come true," Jamie said as he came out with the pieces of cake. Mimi wolfed it down and yelled, "Present time!"
"She's just like you, Leena," Bit joked.
"Shut up, Bit," Leena passed Mimi present after present.
"Chocolate! Thanks Brad!" Mimi said as she pulled out the big chocolate box.
"Best treat a kid could ever have," Brad said as he leaned back in his chair.
"Ah, a lion toy! Thanks Jamie,"
"No problem Mimi, since you like cats a lot,"
"Clothes, Thanks Leena, they look just like your clothes,"
"Since you have clothes like Bit, you can have clothes like me," Leena said as she looked at Bit. He smiled and handed his sister a little box. She unwrapped and opened the box. Her eyes went wide and pulled out a blue diamond heart shaped necklace.
"Bit. Was this mommy's?" Mimi said as she pulled out the necklace. Bit nodded as he sighed.
"It was her wedding present. Just before I left home, she gave that to me for good luck and told me to give it to someone I love. Well she never said I could give it to my little sister," Bit said with a smile.
"And now For my present!" Dr. Tauros said as he led Mimi into the garage. There standing next to Bit's liger, was a...

"Blade Liger!" Mimi yelled as she ran towards it, "That's mine?"
"Hey, if the Cloud jeans live inside of you, you'll have a spot on the team,"
"Doc!" Bit said as he rammed him the arm, "She's only a three year old!"
"Don't worry, Leon got his first zoid when he was a one year old,"
"Oh, ok. But how did you get this blue liger?"
"Uh, I haven't checked my email yet today, I better go check it," Dr. Tauros said as he ran out of the garage.
"What are you going to name it Mimi?" Leena said as she stood next to her."Hmmm... Blade,"
"Good choice, it suits it really well," Brad said as he held Mimi on his shoulders.

	3. Chapter 3

1Chapter Three
Mimi's Nightmare

"You ready Mimi?" Bit said as Mimi slid into Blade's cockpit. As Mimi strapped herself in, she nodded her head violently. Bit chuckled and jumped onto the launch off pad.

"Blade mobilized, ready to launch," Mimi said as she grabbed hold of Blade's controls. It roared softly.

"Scared Blade?" Mimi asked the blue beast. It nodded it's head, "Me too,""Blade Liger ready for launch off,"

"Here we go Blade. Go Blade!" Mimi screamed as she was launched off from the hover cargo. Blade lost balance and fell on its back.

"Mimi are you ok?" Bit asked through the intercom.
"Fine, I'm fine," Mimi said weakly. "Thank god this is just practice," Mimi thought as Blade slowly got up.

"Ok, take hold of Blade's controls and make it run forward," Dr. Tauros said as he gave instructions to the little girl.

"K, Doc," Mimi said as she gave hold of Blade's controls. She gave it full speed and zipped forward.

"That baby has booster cannons! Go Mimi!" Brad said, as he became interested.

"Now what?" Mimi said as she stopped the fast cat.

"Harry Champ is out there for target practice. Since you have no guns, you need o use Blade's blades," Leena said through the intercom. Since Harry Champ did no like Leena any more, he decided to help with Mimi's zoid practices. He was really nice to Mimi, so he would go easy on her.

"Ok, I'm ready," Mimi said confident. She drew out Blade's blades and look at the radar. A red dot appeared by the base and Blade took of like lightning. The blades light up when Harry's Iron Kong came into view and sliced it in half.

"That was too easy! I need a challenge!" Mimi yelled. She was pumped and it felt like she had done this forever.

"Looks like you have a spot on the team, Mimi," Dr. Tauros said as Mimi walked toward the hover cargo. A smile spread across Mimi's face. She hugged Dr. Tauros tightly and her eyes sparkled.

"Thank you so much, Doc!" She said as she hugged him again. Bit hadn't seen Mimi so happy, that he was glad that she had done wha she had always wanted.

Jamie turned on the TV and switched it to the news. There, with bight, big letters that read 'BREAKING NEWS' flashed across the screen.

"We interrupted this news bulletin to announce that zoid thieves are at there worst. All around the Planet Zi, zoids are being stolen and some people are being kidnapped at this moment. We alert you to lock and double check all your doors and windows. This is not a joke," The anchorman said as the TV screen zoned out.

"Well, what know?" Mimi said as she folded her arms and leaned back on the couch. Bit shrugged his shoulders and sat next to his sister.

"Why would they say 'this is not a joke' when this is very important stuff to know?" Mimi asked.

"So that people wouldn't think that is was a joke. You know how people are these days," Brad said as he turned on the TV, once again.
Mimi sat in her blade liger as fog spread all over the place. There was a sound from a gun, then a scream. Mimi jumped out of her zoid and ran to the sound of the scream. There, lying on the cold ground was Bit and Leena, both dead. Mimi was horrified from the scene, tears formed in her eyes. She moaned and a hand grabbed her. Mimi tried fight back, but it was useless. She opened her eyes to see a man with a scar going half way across his face. One of his eyes where red, the other black. Mimi tried to scream, but the man had grabbed her throat.

"Well isn't it Mimi Cloud, sister of Bit Cloud, or should I say, used to be," The man said as he laughed a cold, evil laugh. Mimi was both scared, and angry. The man let go of the little girl.

"What do you want with me!" Mimi yelled as she coughed. The man smiled evil-like and said, "Your dead brother's Liger Zero,"

"Never!" Mimi said as she ran away from the man. The murder pulled out his gun and...

Mimi woke up in tears yelling, "Don't kill me!" when she realized that it was a nightmare. She sighed as she trembled with fear. Bit ran into the room with a metal bat.

"Get away from my sister!" He yelled as he ran into Mimi's room, not noticing that no one was in the room except his sister.

"BIT! NO ONE IS ATTACKING ME! I HAD A NIGHTMARE!" Mimi yelled over Bit's howlers. He put the bat down and blushed.

"Ha, sorry Mimi," Bit said as he walked out of Mimi's room, quietly and quickly.

	4. Chapter 4

Chapter Four
Older Mimi, New Enemy

"Get up team! Today we have a battle!" Dr. Taros said as he knocked on everyone's door. Mimi groaned as she got up. Her first zoid battle and she was groaning. She dressed in the Bit matching battle suit and pulled on some black boots.

"Leena, could you please do my hair," Mimi said tiredly. Leena yawned and tied Mimi's hair into two tight pigtails.

"Thank you," Mimi said as she walked out of Leena's room and into Bit's room. He was still getting dressed, but Mimi didn't care. She plopped onto Bit's bed face first and moaned.
"Excited Mimi?" Bit asked as he put on his sneakers. Mimi moaned and nodded her head. Bit laughed and grabbed her by the head.

"BIT! NO! NOT THE NOGGIE!" Mimi screamed as she tried to get free of her brother's clutches. She laughed and punched her brother in the stomach. He moaned and got up.

"All right, cut it out. Remember you have to register today," Bit said as he rubbed his stomach.
"For the thousandth time, I know Bit!" Mimi said as she walked out of Bit's room.

"Morning Mimi," Brad said as Mimi walked into the room. Mimi yawned and waved 'hi'. She sat down next to Brad and rested her head on the table.

"Not enough sleep Mimi?" Dr Tauros said as he sat across from the blonde-headed kid.

"Yeah, I was up all night trying to decide what to put on my register thing,"

"You know, you just have to put your name and wha kind of zoid you have," Leena said as she entered the kitchen.

"Yeah, I know, but I was also to excited to go to sleep,"

"Yeah, reminds me of Leon when he was going to register. I had to hold him down just to get his pajamas on," Dr. Tauros said with a laugh. Mimi smiled at him and started to eat her breakfast.

"Name," The Judge said as he talked to the little girl.

"Mimi Cloud," Mimi said as she beamed as the computer wrote down her name.

"Age,"

"Seven,"

"Zoid,"

"Blade Liger,"

"Birthday,"

"July 5th,"

"Blood Type,"

"Uh Bit help,"

"A positive," Bit said through the computer.

"Height,"

"Bit "

"Three feet and two inches,"

"Weight,"

"Bit "

"Fifty-five pounds,"

"Register complete," The judge said as he zoned of the screen.

"Thanks Bit. I thought it only asked questions like you name and zoid,"

"They must have changed it," Bit said with a shrug.

"Leena here, mobilizing Gun Sniper," Leena said as her Gun Sniper stepped onto the launch zone.

"Gun Sniper mobilized. Ready for launch," Jamie's voice called from the PA system. Leena shot out of the hover cargo

"Bit here, mobilizing Liger Zero," Bit said, repeating what Leena did.

"Liger Zero mobilized, ready for launch," Bit shot out of the hover cargo.

"M-Mimi here, m-mobilizing B-Blade L-L-Liger," Mimi stuttered as Blade stepped onto the launch zone.

"Blade Liger mobilized, ready for launch," Mimi closed her eyes, so her tears wouldn't come out.

"Mimi don't be scared, you've done this millions of times. You're going to be ok," Bit, said as a little screen appeared in Mimi's cockpit. She nodded her head slowly and seized Blade's controls. She pushed it forward hard enough to fly ten feet in front of the hover cargo. Blade roared loudly as if that was an accomplishment.

"Hey, nice launch Blade," Mimi said as she walked next to her brother in the line up. From a distant, you could see two Zaber Fangs and a Blade Liger, roaring with all their might.

"Scared," said a voice from the Blade Liger. Mimi glared out the glass window and said, "In your dreams,"

" Ready, set, FIGHT!" The judge yelled. Blade darted forward after the Blade Liger.

"GET HIM BLADE!" Mimi yelled as Blade drew closer to the Blade Liger. As the other Blade Liger drew out its blades, Blade put on the booster cannons and drew out its blade.

"BLADE ATTACK!" Mimi yelled as Blade jumped, spun in the air, and sliced a big slash in the other Blade Liger before it even got a chance to move. The blade liger fell to the ground. Blade slid, faced toward the totaled Blade Liger, and roared loudly. It put its paw on the other Blade Liger and looked fiercely at it.

"Say uncle," Mimi said glaring out the window.

"Never," He said as he tried to get up. Blade drew out its blades and sliced off the other Blade Liger's leg.

"SAY IT!"

"UNCLE!" The boy yelled as he surrendered. Mimi smiled devil like and let go of the Blade Liger. Mimi jumped out of Blade's cockpit and knocked on the other Blade Liger's cockpit glass.

"You ok?" Mimi said as she looked into the dirty window. It opened and a boy who looked about nine came out holding his arm. He had black hair and gray eyes.

"Yeah, I'm fine," He said as he held his arm to try and stop the blood. Mimi tore off a part of her skirt and tied it around the boy's arm.

"Thanks," He said as he moved his arm around.

"Your welcome," Mimi said as she sat down and looked over the edge to see her brother was shooting off one of the Zaber Fangs.

"Um, what's your name?" The boy said as he sat down next to Mimi.

"Mimi Cloud, how about you?"

"Mark Sky," "Nice meeting you," Mimi said as she stood up and walked over to her Blade Liger. She looked back at Mark and smiled. She not only had her first zoid battle; she now has an enemy.

	5. Chapter 5

1Chapter Five
A new friend and a mysteries disappearances

"Nice battle team!" Dr. Tauros said as he poured pop into everyone's glass.

"I say that we do that more often!" Mimi said as she took a sip of her drink.

"Now don't get your hopes up Mimi, we don't have a battle every day," Bit said as he grabbed a chicken leg from the dinner plate that was being passed around.

"By the way, great job on beating that other Blade Liger, Mimi," Leena said as she took Bit's chicken out of his hands.

"Thanks, I really enjoyed it. All that training with Harry really helped," Mimi said as she scooped up some rice and stuck it in her mouth.

"Yeah, cause every time you battle him, you would whoop him," Brad said as he took a sip of his pop. Mimi showed a smug smile and asked the most stupid question you would ask the Doc, "Dr. Tauros, where did you get my Blade Liger?"

"Um, well, that Blade Liger did not come cheap. It was said to be really old, was used in the olden days. Said was he best blade liger ever built"

"And how much money did you take out of our paychecks?" Leena said with a sigh.

"Battled some tough zoids along the way,"

"DOC!" Everybody yelled as he wrote the price on a napkin.

"Ninety hundred-thousand and five hundred dollars! Man I'm spoiled!" Mimi said as her eyes widen.

"Do I have to go," Mimi said as the school bus build up to the Blitz team's base.

"Mimi, first grade won't be so bad. You will get to meet a lot of other kids and won't have to stay with Bit the whole day," Leena said as she handed Mimi her blade liger printed lunch box. Bit glared at her.

"But I want to stay with Bit," Mimi said as she pouted.

"You'll have fun Mimi, trust me, I'll be here when you get back," Bit said as brushed back Mimi's bangs. Mimi smiled and nodded. She turned around and got on the bus. As the bus grew dimmer into the distance, the guilt in Bit's stomach grew.

"She'll be fine, don't worry," Leena said as she read the expression off of Bit's face.

"Hi, I'm Rachel Cole, you can sit with me," A little girl with brown hair and green eyes said happily and she scooted over. She looked about Mimi's age, but she was a little shorter. Mimi smiled and sat down. "My name is Mimi Cloud," Mimi said as she sat her lunch box on her lap.

"I like your lunch box. That's a cool, looking blade liger," Rachel said as she pointed to Mimi's lunch box.

"Yeah, I have a zoid just like it, its name is Blade because of his blades,"

"Is it blue?"

"Yeah, but I wish it was pink,"

"I have a red one, its name is Firebolt because he looks like fire bolting when it runs,"

"What team are you on?"

"The Bladers team with my sister and cousins. I haven't battled yet though. What team are you on?"

"Hmm that name sounds familiar," Mimi thought, then said, "The Blitz team with my older brother and his friends,"

"Wow, I heard that you guess are really good. You're the only team I have seen that has a liger zero. Isn't that your brother's?"

"Yeah, he calls it Liger, if it were mine, I would have named it snowball,"

"Are you two talking about zoids?" Said a girl with purple hair that was sitting in the seat in front of Mimi and Rachel.

"Yeah, do you have a zoid?" Mimi said as she should the girl her lunch box, "because I have o-"

"No I don't have a zoid because they are the most stupidest things that where ever created. Only losers talk about those," the girl said as she turned around and sat back in her seat.

"That was rude," Rachel whispered into Mimi's ear. Mimi nodded as she lowered her head.

"Don't worry about her, she's just a dork," said a familiar voice. Mimi looked in the seat behind her and saw Mark Sky sitting with his hands behind his head in the seat behind Rachel and hers. He was sitting with a girl who looked exactly like Rachel.

"Hi, Mark. Hi, Angel," Rachel said as she looked over Mimi's shoulder.

"Do you know him?" Mimi asked as she pointed to the black headed kid.

"Yeah, he's my cousin, and the girl sitting beside him is my twin sister, Angel, who is two minuets older than I am,"

"Nice to meet you, Angel," Mimi said as she shook hands with the duplicate of Rachel.

"Well, we better get off, or well be late for school. See you around Mimi," Mark said as he winked and got off the bus. From the seat she was sitting in, she could see Mark Sky's body vanish inside the building.

"Good morning class and welcome to first grade," An old lady said as she welcomed her students to her room, "I'm your teacher Mrs. Ryosan, and I am glad to see all of you,"

"Hello Mrs. Ryosan, My name is Mimi Cloud and I am seven years old," Mimi said as she smiled at her teacher.

"It's nice to meet you Mimi. You know... you remind me of someone I used to know... oh but that was way long ago. Well, let's sit down and start the class ok,"

"Who's your girlfriend Mark?" Mark's friend Noah said as he sat next to him in art.

"She's not my girlfriend, she's just a person I battle and now she is Rachel's best friend. I was just helping her out with Denise the snobby pants," Mark said as he dipped his paint brush into his paints and applied the paint to a small, plastic battle armor for his Blade Liger model.

"Whatever Romeo," Noah said as he got up and sat down to paint his Helcat model.

"That's a good picture of a blade liger, Mimi," Rachel said as she grabbed a red crayon from her crayon box.

"Thanks, that is a good picture of a command wolf, does your dad have one?" Mimi said as she colored blue shades into the Blade Liger's head

"He used to, but it got stolen, it was really cool,"

"How fast did it go?"

"Pretty fast, but when it would turn, it would usually slow down or slide to far, that's why I like Blade Ligers, they run very fast and they turn perfectly,"

"I know, and they really can turn tight corners,""Ok, class! Time to pick up all your things and you can go home! Hope to see you tomorrow!" Mrs. Ryosan directed her class as all the first graders scrambled out the door.

"Good, I'm going to go home and work on Firebolt's particle gun," Rachel said as she walked fast to the bus.

"Bye Rachel!" Mimi yelled as she got off the bus and waved her friend good bye. Rachel waved good bye and the bus faded in the distance. Mimi walked up to the base's door and entered the code to make it open. She stepped in the darkened base and turned on the lights.

"Is any one here!" Mimi yelled as her voice carried out throughout the house. She walked into her bedroom and lade down her stuff on her bed. She went into the kitchen and pulled out a tub of ice cream that read the label, LEENA.

"Yummy, ice cream!" Mimi said as she threw the top off and cobbled the ice cream with her hands. She went into Dr. Tarous's room and stared up at his zoids models. She crabbed the closets ones she could grab (which was a blade liger and a liger zero) and put them into the half-filled tub of ice cream. She walked into the middle of the family/living room. She played with the ice cream covered zoids models, until the blades on the Blade Liger fell off and the Liger Zero's head fell off.

"I think I'm done playing," Mimi said as she placed the two broken models under the couch.

"That was the most stupidest movie I have ever seen in my whole life!" Bit yelled as he stepped into the base.

"It's supposed to be Bit, it's a chick flick," Brad said as he hanged up his coat.

"Shut up Brad, Leena and I didn't want to see your stupid James Bond movie so we bought tickets to our movie," Naomi said as she glared at Brad.

"Stupid chick flicks... They should die," Bit mumbled.

"Why is your little sister sleeping on the floor, covered in ice cream?" Leena said with a laugh.

"What do they give those kids at school," Brad joked.

"Ok, for the thousandth time Brad, you are not funny," Naomi said as she laughed at her statement. Bit laughed along and picked up the sleeping child. Bit whipped her off with a damp cloth and changed her into her pajamas. He lade her in her bed and turned off the light. He would ask her in the morning how her day went.

	6. Chapter 6

1Chapter Six
The unknown appearance

Mimi woke up from the sounds off her brother screaming.
"AH! DON'T KILL ME!" Bit yelled as he ran around the base as Leena chased him with a Japanese radish.
"I MARKED IT CLEARLY THAT ICE CREAM WAS MINE!"
"I NEVER TOUCHED YOUR ICE CREAM!"

"YOU LIER!"
"AHHHHHHHHHHH!" An evil smile spread across Mimi's face. She pulled the covers more over her shoulders and closed her eyes.
"Mimi, get up, you have school today!" Jamie yelled from the kitchen.
"Okay! I'm up!" Mimi yelled as she got out of bed and put on her Leena -looking outfit, with the headpiece. She walked into the kitchen and grabbed a piece of toast off of the table.
"Bye everyone I am going to school!" Mimi yelled over the havoc of Bit's screams.
"Have a good day Mimi!" Dr. Tauros said as he gave Mimi her book bag. Mimi waved and headed out the door.

"Hi Rachel," Mimi said as she climbed onto the bus and sat in the seat next to her best friend.
"Hi Mimi, guess what!" Rachel said as she moved over.
"What?"
"Ok, my team is having a battle today and Bruce, my older cousin, can't battle because of his broken arm, so I'm battling in his place!"
"Wow! Cool! What team are you battling?"
"I have no clue, but who cares! I get to battle!"
"Are you still talking about those stupid things! By the way, why are you wearing wire on your head?" The girl in the front said with a snarling attitude.
"For your information, stupid head, zoids are not stupid and this is a head piece from one of the most best gun spinnerets in the world. So just shut up and sit in your seat, you loser," Mimi said with a powerful attitude. The older girl snarled and sat in her seat.
"Wow, I know who I am not battling next battle," Angel said as she sat in her seat.
"Just me you don't want to, she cuts off zoid's legs. It almost cost me a ton of money to fix it, but luckily, I fixed it myself," Mark said as he leaned back in his seat.
"Hey Mark," A boy with dark blonde hair said as he sat in the seat next to Mark.
"Hey Noah, this is Mimi, the girl who almost killed me in battle," Mark said as he pointed to Mimi. Mimi blushed from the thought of her battle.
"And it's a sham she didn't. Hercules is looking pretty rusty,"
"Who's Hercules?" Mimi asked as she stared into Noah's dark brown eyes.
"My Helcat, best one I have every seen,"
"What's a Helcat?"
"A type of zoid that one side of government used a long time ago. I read it in history," Mark said, as he should a picture of the cat like zoid.
"Shut up Mark, quite acting so smart," Rachel said with an evil stare.

"I'm going to beat you doc!" Bit said as he moved his game character back and forth.
"Oh, it's on!" Dr. Tauros said as he shot two bullets from his game character's gun.
"I wonder what Jamie is cooking for lunch," Bit said as he wiped the sweat of his hands."Speaking of lunch, did you give Mimi her lunch box," Dr. Tauros said as he paused the video game.
"Uh, I thought you did," Bit said as scratched his arm. Dr. Tauros shook his head and Bit spoke up, "Look I'll go down there and give it to her. No big deal,"
"Watch out for the kids, they love any zoid pilot that sets foot in a school,"
"Whatever," Bit said as he grabbed the Blade Liger lunch box and headed out the door.

"My lunch box is gone!" Mimi yelled as she unpacked her book bag.
"What do you think happened to it?" Rachel said as she placed her book bag on her hook.

"Maybe aliens took it, or fairies, or those creepy monkey things in the Wizard Of Oz!"
"Um, Mimi, look who is here," Rachel said as she pointed to the entranceway.
"BIT WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE!" Mimi yelled as every body in the class turned heir attention to the entryway.
"You forgot your lunch box," Bit said as he handed his sister her lunch box.
"Hey, your Bit Cloud! The one with the Liger Zero!" A boy from the back of the classroom yelled.
"Bye Bit!" Mimi said as she pushed her brother out the classroom door.
"Mimi, you never told us that your brother was Bit Cloud!" A little girl standing next to Mimi squeaked up.
"That's what I didn't want you to know," Mimi mumbled.
"Now she will have to bring him for career day!"
"Settle down class. Mimi did not want to find out about her brother so lets act like Bit never came in our classroom," Mrs. Ryosan said as she looked over at Mimi. Mimi smiled as saying thank you and Mrs. Ryosan nodded.

	7. Chapter 7

1Chapter Seven
White Rose

"ACHOO!" Mimi sneezed as he wiped her nose on her sleeve and looked in the mirror. Her eyes were puffy and blood shot. She tried to breathe through her nose, but her nose was so stuffed, she couldn't. She shuffled her feet out of her room and knocked on her brother's door.
"Mimi, what's the matter," Bit said as he bent down to eye level with his sister.
"My nose if stuffed, my eyes are red, and I wish I didn't wake up, I think I am going to die!" Mimi mumbled. Bit shook his head and said, "You're sick, I think you better stay home,"
"Sick, I don't have to go to school? But, I like school!"
"I know you do, Mimi, but you don't want to get the other kids sick,"
"Am I going to die?"
"No,"
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, now come on, let's cure your cold,"
"But I'm not cold,"
"Not the "cold" cold, the cold like your sick," Bit said as he led his sister into the kitchen.
"Woah, Mimi, you look sick," Brad said as he put down his coffee cup. Mimi nodded and laid her head down on the table.

"I'm calling the school, so stay right there Mimi," Bit said as he left the kitchen. Mimi moaned and scratched her head. Brad rubbed her back and continued drinking his coffee.
"Do you want some 7UP Mimi?" Leena asked as she poured a can of 7UP into Mimi's cup. Mimi nodded and turned to Leena.
"When I was little, my dad always gave me this when I was sick. It always helps now when my throat is soar," Leena said as she gave Mimi the pink cup. Mimi took a sip, licked her lips and said, "This taste good," Leena smiled and left the room. Bit entered the room with a slip of paper.
"I need to go down to the body shop to get up grades on the Blade Liger," Bit said as he grabbed his coat.
"I want to come!" Mimi said as she slammed down her cup, spilling some of her 7UP. Brad's eyes widened for a second, then he took a sip of his coffee.
"Mimi, your sick, you need to stay home," suddenly Mimi gave Bit the puppy eyes, which you can't say no to. Bit sighed and said, "Get your coat,"

"So's you wants to up grade on your Blade Liger? Can I see the receipt," The mechanic said as he stared at Blade. Bit checked his pockets and his eyes widen.
"Mimi, do you remember which pocket I put the receipt in?" Mimi shook her head and took a drink of her 7UP. Bit sighed and said, "Hold on Mister, maybe I left it out in the car," Bit said as he ran out of the body shop. Mimi reached into her coat pocket and pulled out the receipt. She tugged on the mechanic's sleeve and handed him the piece of paper.
"Ha ha, aren't you a little trickster today. Thank you young lady," Mimi smiled and took a sip of her drink. Bit came in panting."I couldn't find it, but I am sure-"
"Don't worry lad, we found it,"
"How? Where?" Bit said scratching his head.
"Oh, it just appeared from some where," he mechanic said as he winked at Mimi. She winked back and smiled.

"AHHCHOO!" Mimi sneezed as she laid deadly in her bed. She whipped her nose on her sleeve and laid back in her bed. There was a knock on her door.
"Come in if you dare," Mimi said as she rubbed her eye.
"Mimi, your friends are here," Bit said as he held the door open for Mark and Rachel.
"Mimi! Are you going to die!" Rachel said as she sat in the chair directly across from Mimi. Mimi shook her head and rubbed her eye. Mark leaned back on Mimi's desk and looked at his feet.
"She just has a cold Rachel and that's it," Mark said as he looked up. He looked tiered or either that, worried.
"Yeah, but Bit says I should be fine tomorrow," Mimi said as she looked at Rachel. Rachel smiled and relaxed in her chair, but Mark seemed to straighten up at the thought.
"Well, um, Rachel we better leave, because Bruce will be mad at us for making him wait," Mark said as he headed toward the door. Rachel glared at him and said, "He is talking to Bit, we can stay, sit in the chair," Mark slumped over to the chair and plopped into it. Mimi giggled and leaned back on the headboard of her bed.
"Your brother is here?" Mimi asked Mark as he looked up at her. He nodded and sighed.
"Excuse me?" A guy with an eye patch came in. Mimi looked over at him and smiled. She was guessing that it was Bruce. He handed Mimi a white rose and stood next to Mark.
"You must be Bruce?" Mimi asked, as she smelled the rose. He nodded and scratched his neck. "Mark said you where Bit's little sister, and the one with the awesome blade liger. So when Rachel came in crying and told me you were sick, I thought we could come over here and wish you a get well,"
"Well thank you for the rose,"
"Don't thank me, thank Mark. He is the one who picked it out," Mark sunk low in his chair. You could tell by how low he went that he was embarrassed.

	8. Chapter 8

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.

	9. Chapter 9

1Chapter Nine

Butterfly Kisses

Mimi ran through the fog following the sound of a girl's voice. She rubbed her red eyes as fog got into them.
"Hello! Who are you!" Mimi yelled into the fog. A girl that looked exactly like Mimi came out of the fog with clothing that looked like a butterfly. Mimi's eyes widen at the sight, could she have a twin.
"W-who are you?" Mimi said to her twin. The girl smiled and touched Mimi's forehead. The weird sign appeared on her forehead again and both of the girl's eyes and signs on their foreheads glowed.
"My name is Fiona. Mimi, you are not dead, you are in a deep sleep. Believe in yourself that you have strength. Believe in your self, believe in Mark," The girl said as it seemed both Mimi and the girl made the fog go away by themselves.
"Mark? Fiona, is Mark ok?" Fiona smiled and faded away.
"Wait! Don't leave me here alone!" Mimi said as she reached out for Fiona's hand. Fiona smiled and said genitally, "You are never alone, Mimi, I am always with you," Fiona kissed Mimi on the forehead, which made the weird mark go away. Mimi closed her eyes tightly.

Mimi woke up startled. Bit, Bruce, Leena, Brad, Rachel, Angel, Jamie, and Dr. Tauros stood at the foot of Mimi's hospital bed. A huge sigh of relief filled Bit's face as he hugged his sister.
"Where is Mark?" Mimi said as she pried her brother off. Bruce sighed and pointed to the bed next to Mimi. There, Mark laid on his back. Mimi got up, feeling a pain in her left leg. She didn't care, Fiona told her to believe in Mark. Mimi sat on Mark's side and prayed over him.

"Mark! Where are you!" Mimi yelled through the fog. Mark appeared out of the fog and blinked.
"Mimi, are we dead?" Mark said as he stared at Mimi. Mimi smiled and said gently, "No, we're not dead, just in a deep sleep," Mimi grabbed Mark's hand and put his hands in a praying position.
"Mark, you need to believe in yourself so you can wake up. Believe in yourself Mark,"
"Mimi, your eyes are glowing, and the weird shape on your head is appearing again. And who is that behind you?" Mark said as he looked over Mimi's shoulder. Fiona smiled and placed her hand on Mimi's shoulder.
"Believe Mark, believe."

Mark and Mimi woke up at the same time. Sweat was traveling down their faces. Mark looked over at Mimi. He smiled and sat up.
"Mimi, you helped me... Why?" Mark said as he sat crossed legged in his bed. Mimi smiled and sat on the bed, "You're my friend,"

"The Blitz Team against the Shadow team, battle mode 0992. Ready: FIGHT!" The judge yelled as Blade took off. Austin's command wolf couldn't match for a blade liger, and besides, Blade just got upgrades. Mimi put Blade into full speed and drew out its blades. Austin's commanded wolf ran slowly through the dirt. Mimi flipped the switch on Blade's joystick and missals came shooting out of Blade's sides.

"You know what Austin, you may be strong in fist fights, but you're a wimp in zoid battles!" Mimi yelled as she sliced through the black commanded wolf, "And because of you, you made my mind, my body, and my heart stronger. You also gave me nice red eyes and a black eye. So now I am off saying; revenge is sweet,"

"The battle is over! The battle is over! The winner is...the Blitz team!" The judge called out as he shot out into the sky. Mimi jumped out of her partner and waved her long hair, still with the flip in the front. Mark walked up to her side and both of them looked into the sunset. The two best friends walked back to their base with smiles on their faces.

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Butterfly Kisses by Luna09


Bit Cloud's Admirer

Disclaimer: I do not own Zoids or the narrator. Try to guess who this person is and receive a treat of teasers, info is at the end of this story. Beware of my other two aibous, Daemon Wing and Demon Wing.

Bit Cloud's Admirer

The pilot of a particular Zoid was amazed at the energy and spirit of the pilot that the fighter adored. The fighter thought, 'Did he were notice me in the way I notice him.' The fighter watched the blond warrior do his victory yell in awe. Smiling at the team's victory against the Sabers Team and to conceal the fighter's emotions of the blond pilot, the fighter congratulated the team and the fighter's own abilities. Later, the Blitz Team went back to the Hover Cargo to freshen up and have a victory dinner. The fighter place the Zoid first, followed by Bit Cloud and the rest of the team. Deciding to take a shower after everyone's done in order to avoid another teammate's wraith, the fighter went to the control room to accompany Doctor Toros. The fighter and the doctor watch the filmed battle over and over to see what was wrong and how to improve the team's skills.

Later That Night

The fighter laid on roof of the building where the Zoids were stored. The warrior leaning against the edge of the small wall at the edge of the roof. In the warrior's lap was a book but the fighter was glancing at the stars above. Pointing out constellations, Orion, the Dippers, Aries, Hercules, Gemini, etc. but the one most intriging was a constellation of Bit's face. The fighter had to admit that the warrior was obess with the guy. Bit haunted both his thoughts and dreams.

The fighter thought about the first time that the fighter saw Bit. The pilot thought Bit to be some kind of thief trying to steal Zoid parts. The fighter must say that even then the pilot was in love with Bit. The fighter thought about the time when the Blitz Team battled against Naomi Frugal. The warrior thought about Bit dodging that bullet was a complete fluke. Now the fighter knew that it wasn't because almost everything seemed that Bit does were fluke but they not.

The warrior knew not to disrespect the Liger 0's pilot any more because it was him who brought the Blitz Team to Class S. Bit also defeated another Ultimate X, the Berserk Fury, with only the standard Liger 0 armor. Even now the warrior thought highly of the blond. Bit Cloud was the most powerful fighter there is, even the warrior had to admit that now. Leon thought the same too as well as Naomi when they decided to join the Blitz Team, after making it to Class S a year ago. The Frugal Team was no more when all the best teams were defeated by the Blitz Team and were send back to Class A. Leon and Naomi grew tired of battling the Blitz Team over and over and losing again and again.

Leon became the second in command after the warrior but Bit, who insisted that one of the two warriors became leader, stayed as the leader. The Sabers Team and the Champ team were the only one able to fight the Blitz because of the money they agreed to pay. Ever since the Sabers and Doctor Lyon decided to join each over to try to get even with Bit and Dr. Toros, of course after a couple lashing from the Sabers Team to Dr. Lyon.

The warrior sat there until Bit went out to get the fighter back inside. The fighter stood up and walked over to Bit and went inside after him. Before going inside the pilot thought, 'Did he ever love me like I do to him or at least will love me when I tell him my feelings.' The warrior went inside and listened at the conversation the new and improved Blitz Team was saying. The fighter sighed and went to bed but before the pilot left the control room the fighter saw Bit had a look of concern on his face when he saw the warrior go to bed without saying anything. As the pilot went inside the bedroom, the fighter thought, 'Maybe he does love.'

Hello, remember me my dear fans of my Gundam Wing story. For all those people who don't, my name is Le Wing. This is the start of my fierce come back after few years' disappearance. For those who do know my Gundam Wing story and Card Captors story, I'm sorry to say that I have unfortunately lost my inspiration for them and will soon go to forbidden lands, the land of Yaoi. I have taken a test saying that I am a 64% yaoi corrupted person, but don't get me wrong. I shall be writing some yaoi and straight couple stories. Now let us forget that now and talk about this story. As you all know after reading this story I have not stated the person who is obsess with Bit Cloud. Now my lovely readers, you must guess who is the person. It could be Brad, Lena, or even Jamie. The person is not of any other team and that includes Naomi Frugal and Leon Toros who in my mind joined the Blitz Team after about 20 battles with them after joining the Class S fighter ranks. As I have said before this could either be a yaoi story or a straight story. If you want you could make it another team fighter be in love with Bit and join the Blitz team because of it. Tell me who this person is and I will send little teasers of the stories I will be writing next after some planning of the plot events. The person is being called the "pilot", "fighter", and the "warrior." Make sure you send your email or post it with your review. Thank you.

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Bit Cloud's Admirer by Lucifer Hisaki


Please Forgive Me Van

**Just a short song ****fic**** showing the other ending if Fiona went through her decision of destroying ****zoid**** eve.**

"Zeke it's time I must." Fiona declared.

Zeke growled in a response of defeat.

"I know Zeke but it's the only way." cried Fiona.

"_Van, I'm sorry this is goodbye." _This horrible thought clouded Fiona's mind.

Zeke approached Fiona opening his silver plates on his chest, coming out were tubes that wrapped around the zoidian's body where she was lifted off the ground ready to be sacrificed. This meaning the mechanical creatures called zoids and the last of the ancient zoidian race would be destroyed. Just as the deed was to be done a sort of yelling in plea came in Fiona's direction.

"Fiona don't."

The voice was none other than Lieutenant Van Flyheight.

"Van!" Fiona smiled also letting a tear escape.

"Fiona please you can't we have come this far." Pleaded Van.

"Van I must please try to understand there is no other way." Fiona cried.

_"Please forgive me Van wh__ere ever I may go you will always be a part of me."_

This was Fiona's last thought as she closed her eyes and took her last breath.

_hold on to me love __you know __i__ can't stay long __all __i__ wanted to say was __i__ love you and __i'm__ not afraid __can you hear me? __can__ you feel me in your arms?_

"FIONA!" Van yelled.

It was too late a white light shined out over the ruins of zoid eve. The light was so blinding Van couldn't see what was going on.

_holding my last breath__safe inside myself__are all my thoughts of you__sweet __raptured__ light it ends here tonight_

**Two Weeks Later**

Search parties had been out day and night to find any sign of Fiona and Zeke. It appeared that the Republic and the Empire had no luck. Both sides kept on the search for about five months till completely throwing the towel.

_i'll__ miss the winter __a world of fragile things __look for me in the white forest __hiding in a hollow tree (come find me)__i__ know you hear me__i__ can taste it in your tears_

A memorial was held in Fiona's memory by the idea of Van. An hour past Van still stood in front of the memorial letting his tears fall.

"I'm sorry Fiona I couldn't be there for you."

"Why couldn't it have been me." Van yelled.

Some of Fiona's last words raced through his mind.

_"Van I must please try to understand there is no other way."_

"There was another way there had to be." Van yelled.

_"Don't worry Fiona I won't stop searchi__ng until you and Zeke are found."_

_"I just hope w__h__ere ever you are you are alright." _Van thought.

Before leaving the memorial Van placed his proof of the guardian force the medallion which he always wore on the site.

"Be safe." Van frowned as a few more tears of grief escaped.

_holding my last breath __safe inside myself __are all my thoughts of you __sweet __raptured__ light it ends here tonight __closing your eyes to disappear __you pray your dreams will leave you here __but still you wake and know the truth __no one's there __say goodnight __don't be afraid __calling me calling me as you fade to black __holding my last breath __safe inside myself __are all my thoughts of you __sweet __raptured__ light it ends here tonight_

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Please Forgive Me Van by CrazyIrishBitch23


Leena's Cookies

A/N: this really is poetry, its a form of Japanese poetry called haiku

_Leena's Cookies_

_Hot delicious treats,_

_Slowly melting in my mouth,_

_Ow, there's Leena's Fist_

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Leena's Cookies by Tasmanian Tiger 221


Maverick

A/N: This is one of my first Zoid stories. It's short, but it's good. I hope you feel the same. Please R&R.

MAVERICK

He walked slowly through the bitter night. Each step felt like daggers to his weary body but he pressed onward. On his trek, his sole companion was the flitting shadows of dying candles in the slumbering houses he past. Pulling his cloak tighter around him, he faced the cold, deserted roads alone. He was alone. He was truly, utterly, miserably alone.

He had no one to turn to, nothing to hold on to in this cruel world. His parents had been taken from him when he was but a child; his Organoid and possibly only friend, Shadow, had been seized ruthlessly away from him as well; even Lord Prozen, who was the farthest thing from a kind fatherly figure to him, had been torn away by the hands of death.

Fighting tears, he tried to laugh at his pitiable self. The laughter was choked by the sadness welling up in his heart, if it could be called a heart. It felt as if a lump of charcoal had replaced that once life-giving organ. As a result of this substitution, he had lost his humanity amongst the bloody battlefields he had fought and won upon. He was no longer human.

He crossed the border of the town and entered the desert plains on its outskirts. Immediately, he was blasted by a strong gust of wind. He braced against it, shielding his eyes from the stinging sand. The winds died down and he continued forward.

On his journey no one welcomed him. The doors of their homes were shut and locked as he past them. No one offered him food, water, or shelter. The children were led away from him. He knew he deserved it for all the terrible things he had done to the people of Planet Zi. It was retribution for all the fear he had struck into their hearts. Yet hadn't Hiltz caused more damage and brought about more fear than he had? He didn't understand why the people couldn't be a little nicer to him. He had been human, at one point, just like them. He got hungry, tired, and thirsty just like they did. Yet, they treated him as if he were a monster. He sighed. They had every right to do so. He was a monster. This deepened the sadness within him.

He sat on a boulder in the middle of the desert, resting for a moment. Off to the west, the sun was setting, splashing the sky with colors ranging from the deepest red to the softest pink, from the darkest purple to lightest blue. He took a moment to try and see the beauty in the sunset, but found he could not do so. He had lost his humanity, and with it, the ability to appreciate the beauty in the world around him.

He waited until the two moons rose so he could walk in their guiding light. Suddenly, in the distance, he spotted something. He squinted, trying to figure out what it was. It was a tall silhouette against the wilderness, dark in comparison with the dunes of golden sand. It seemed to have four legs and a tail, with objects atop its back, and large incisors. With much contempt he realized it could only be a Zoid; one meddlesome Zoid in particular that belonged to his worthy adversary. It undoubtedly was Van Fleiheit's Blade Liger.

His hands balled into fists at the thought of that cocky Zoid pilot. The flames of his hatred were fanned with sparks of jealousy. Van had everything. He had family, friends, and a happy childhood. He had been brought up in a loving home and was well cared for. Most of all, he still had his Organoid, Zeke. Raven couldn't help but hate him. Nothing but adversity had plagued his life while Van had not a clue. Because of this injustice, he swore to kill him. Without Shadow's help, that task seemed impossible. Oh well, I can always strangle him with my bare hands.someday.but not now. I'm not in the mood.

The Liger faced his direction and he knew its heat-sensors had picked him up. It proceeded towards him at a leisurely pace, and he wasn't sure what to do. He didn't want to face Van now. All he wanted was to get away from him and his stupid Zoid as soon as possible. But there was no way of avoiding this confrontation, so he stood his ground, and waited for the Liger to close in.

The Blade Liger's cockpit hissed open and a shocked Van could be seen in the pilot seat. "Raven?" he asked in disbelief. "Is that you?"

He made to attempt to reply.

"We all thought you had died when Hiltz deployed the Death Stinger's Charged Particle (Beam) in New Hellick's city. How did you manage to survive a direct blast?" Van seemed to think for a moment, then jumped down from the cockpit to stand before him. Raven smirked at the fact that he was taller than the Guardian Force Fighter.

"Don't be shy, Raven. I know you can talk."

"What's brought upon this sudden bravery, Van?"

"Huh? What are you talking about?" Van looked confused.

"Before, when I had my Geno Breaker, you would have never gotten out of your cockpit. Now that I don't have it or my Organoid, do you think I'm less of a threat to you?" He glared at him. Maybe now was a good time to initiate his revenge. "If that's your line of reasoning, think again." He lunged out at Van, sending the surprised boy to the ground.

Punch after punch, he drove Van a little deeper into the sand. Coughing and sputtering as the grains found their way into his mouth, Van finally composed himself and tried to get Raven off but couldn't. He struggled underneath him, and Raven mused how similar it was to taming Shadow - a matter of dominancy. The remembrance of his Organoid weakened his grip and Van scooted out from beneath him.

The two faced each other under the starry sky. Van wiped his mouth and said, "I don't want to fight you, Raven. I don't know why you're so determined to destroy me, but I don't want to fight you."

"Am I not worth your time? Do I not make a worthy enough foe? Are you too proud to fight me?" Raven asked through ragged breaths. He came at him, throwing precise punches, which hit their mark. Van dodged the last one and gave Raven a strong sidekick, who stumbled back at the force of the blow but ignored any and all pain that flowed through him. He had one mission now, his final one - destroy Van Fleiheit or be destroyed. The latter was not an option.

He charged at him again, but this time Van was ready. He moved aside, but Raven grabbed him by the ankle and pulled him down. The two boys began to tumble and wrestle on the desert plains, each trying to get the upper hand. Van attained it for a moment and slammed Raven's head down.

"Why do you want to fight me so bad? I've never done anything to you, yet you keep coming after me, wanting to kill me. Why is that?" He slammed him down again. "Tell me!" When no reply came forth, he punched Raven hard in the jaw.

A little blood trickled from his mouth and he mustered his strength to kick Van off. He crawled over to the fallen boy before he had a chance to rise and pinned him. He placed his hands on either side of Van's neck and began to squeeze. Van tried to pull him off, but to no avail. From all the Zoid piloting he had done, he hadn't had time to practice his hand-to-hand combating skills. Raven relished the way he squirmed, as his windpipes were being forced shut. This is almost too easy. Just a couple minutes more and Van will be dead once and for all.

"Raven," Van managed to get out. Raven returned his attention to him and tightened his grip on his throat. Van gasped for breath and wheezed, "I know.don't really.want to.kill. Could.end.this.now...but," he struggled but managed to finish, "what'll.do.after I'm.gone?"

That question made Raven pause for a moment as Van clawed at his hands, trying to release their deadly pressure. What will I do when he's gone? If Van's dead, what reason will I have to keep living? My whole purpose in life was to destroy him, so if I do, what then? What else is there, but death as well? His grip loosened a bit and Van could breath once more. He stayed motionless beneath Raven, letting the boy think things out.

The former Maverick soldier's mind was warped. All these strong emotions - the hatred he felt at the sight of Zoids, the jealousy that pained him at the mention of Van's name, the coldness he had experienced his whole life - flooded to him and sucked him down into their whirlpool. He pulled on his hair, finally realizing he had no purpose. His life had never had any meaning. The world would be a better place without him.

Sadly, he rose and moved a ways away from Van. His hazy eyes shaded by his dark bangs, he glanced over at the Guardian Force Fighter, who was brushing himself off. It isn't Van who needs to die. It's me. I realize that now. He's got a purpose in life; I have none. Once again, Van has what I never shall. I guess that's the way it was meant to be.

Van came over to him, consolingly. "Raven, I."

He raised his head, straightening his posture, and looked Van in the eye. "My worthy adversary, farewell. The world will never have to dread me again." He turned on his heels and ran full out into the night.

"Raven! Wait! What are you talking about? Come back!"

The world seemed to rush past him as he ran. He could hear Van starting up the Blade Liger, and was spurred to run faster than he ever had before. He knew this wasteland well, the Gaereil Plateau. It was the same terrain on which the three Guardian Force Zoids had come at him in Delta formation, near the same spot where the president of the Republic had been strapped inside a runaway DiBison heading towards the cliff leading down to a swift river, where Van and his Liger were thrown down. It was the same area in which the final battle had taken place between Hiltz and his Death Stinger and the Guardian Force Zoids. All these events happened in this one area. One more event would be added to the masses for the cliff would become his final resting place.

The stomping of the Liger's feet pounded in his eardrums. He could hear Van calling out to him. "Raven! What's going on? Where are you going?"

Raven continued to run, faster and faster. He squinted. He could see it now in the distance, outlined barely by the moons' strange orange glow. The cliff.

Van, as he had guessed, had now realized what was about to occur and attempted to stop him. "Raven! Stop this. Don't do it. What I said before.I didn't mean anything like this by it. Let's talk about this reasonably. Stop. Don't do anything rash."

Raven shook his head. He was getting closer, almost there. The Liger jumped in front of him, but he past right under it. He never stopped, never looked back. He could hear the water of the rushing river become louder and knew the time had come. He turned and faced the Blade Liger as it approached him. Van was still attempting to dissuade him from what he intended to do.

"Raven, please, don't do this," was all Van could manage to say.

The boy with hair of midnight just smiled. "Goodbye, Van." He leaned back and fell over the side of the cliff.

"No!" He heard Van scream.

Van Fleiheit, you were more a friend to me than you could ever realize. You put up with me for much longer than anyone ever could. And to think, we were supposed to be brothers. Heh, it's funny how life works. It's seems I'm going to the gateway alone. Maybe Shadow will be there waiting for me. Goodbye, Van. His last thoughts were of his childhood and of his loving parents. Maybe they'll be waiting to. As he hit the hard waters, his body sank to the bottom, colliding with boulders that were covering by the river's shifting surface. The water around him began to turn red with his blood and he smiled as the waterfall neared.

As he fell down it, he felt the wind rushing up to greet him and the dark waters below beckoning to him, welcoming him. A sense of calm came over him as pummeled towards it. He closed his eyes as he was surrounded by darkness.

He finally found the peace and warmth he had sought, cradled in the arms of Death.

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Maverick by twilightwanderer


At least the calculus makes sense

Disclaimer: I don't own it, bucko.

This was written after the original version vanished when my computer crashed. The original version was written in response to a discussion on Zoids Evolution Forums about the prevalence of Zoids high school fics. I wanted very much to parody one but the topic didn't really fit in with _Tracey & Matt_ (which is more satire than parody anyway) so I wrote a whole new fic.

I also seemed to have been a bit fixated on graffiti when I wrote this one. Hmmmm.

The central characters are in Year 11 because I am, and therefore I know the right terminology and curriculum for the classes they're in.

**Steve/Koobine**, if you read this, please note that I did not take the Zoids out of _Zoids_, even if they play a lesser role.

**At least the calculus makes sense.**

"So you see, even though the gradient of the curse is constantly changing, we can find the gradient of any given point on the curve by substituting the _x_ co-ordinate into... Van, are you listening? Van? VAN!"

A loud THWAP!, followed by a yelp of pain, shot through the school library as Thomas Schubaltz (inventor, class A debater, all-round genius, probable school-captain-to-be, probable Dux of his year and three times runner-up of the school yearbook's "most likely to be bashed" award) abruptly jerked his best friend, Van Freiheit, out of his in depth study of the graffiti on the windowsill and back into the world of Year 11 calculus.

"What was that for?" Van yelled, indignantly.

"QUIET DOWN! Don't you kids realise that this is a LIBRARY?!" roared Carol, the school librarian, briefly raising her head from her 'intellectual' discussion with the computer technician.

"Sorry, Ma'am!" Van said, but Carol had already gone back to the tech.

"Will you _please_ pay attention to what I'm saying, Van?"

"I was! I was just distracted by the astounding historical value of this graffiti. Do you realise that some of it has been here since -"

Thomas cut him off. "Do I _really_ need to remind you of how much you need to study? You've paid no attention in maths classes this year, you've done little homework in _any_ of your subjects and you have only..." - he glanced at the clock - "... thirty-six minutes until your Maths test. And I'm sure I don't need to tell you how angry Hardin will be if you flunk another one."

Van flinched visibly. In the first class of the year, he'd asked Ms Hardin what brand of whipper-snipper she used to cut her hair. The week's worth of detentions he'd earned, stuck in a storeroom full of aromatherapy candles while shining Hardin's boots, was graffitied onto his memory forever. In black, shiny, lavender-scented paint.

"So," said Thomas, sternly, "Shall we get back to work?"

To be fair, Van _tried_ to pay attention. He was forever grateful to Thomas for giving up his lunchtime to help him study, especially as Van, by his own admission, really did deserve to fail. It would be terribly unfair and ungrateful and un-hero-like of him to let his attention wander at a time like this. Plus he really was afraid of what Hardin was going to do to him this time.

... but it was just _so_ much more interesting to stare out the window and watch Rudolf beating Raven at soccer.

"If you're asked to solve a problem from first principles, you'll have to use the formula _h_--0, _f(x+h)_ - _f(x)_ ..."

Seems Raven didn't like losing; he'd hopped in the Genobreaker, chased all the kids off the oval and stomped on the soccer ball.

"... but otherwise you're better off differentiating, so you use the rule _f(x)=axn, f'(x)=naxn-1_ and plug in..."

After chasing everyone away, Raven's changed his mind and decided he wants Rudolf back again. The Breaker's extendy-claw-thing caught our widdle emperor and wrapped him up in the soccer net.

"... the relevent _x_ value and that'll give you the gradient for that point and for the tangent to that point. If they want you to find the normal to the curve..."

The school had finally had enough of Raven's antics - dismantling a soccer net was just going to far. (Unlike students, sports equipment costs money to replace.) The Ultrasaurus had been called out and was threatening to -"

"Hang on... since when has this school had an Ultrasaurus?"

"They don't. Moonbay probably took it for a joyride after she finished her deliveries." said Thomas, without looking up. Then...

"VAN!"

"I was listening! Really! But you'd be distracted too if you saw an Ultrasaurus walk past!"

"Right," said Thomas, sceptically, "Well, in that case, you won't have any trouble with these practice exercises."

He highlighted several questions in his textbook, pushed it across the desk to Van and started his History essay. ('The contribution of cheap romance novels to the downfall of the Ancient Zoidians.')

Van sighed inwardly when he saw the numbers on the page in front of him. He had no hope of passing this test and he knew it. If he wasn't so scared of Hardin he wouldn't have even bothered studying - what did calculus have to do with him? Sure, you could use it to work out the correct angle to shoot at a missile following a parabolic trajectory, or calculate the probable speed and location of an enemy Zoid at a given time if it had an exponential rate of acceleration, but how on earth was he supposed to find time to do something like that in the middle of a battle?

In fact, the more he thought about it, the more he realised how little sense it made to be doing maths anyway. Or English, or Japanese, or History, or...

"Thomas?"

"Yeah?"

"Have you ever wondered _why_ we're at high school?"

Thomas remained silent behind a thick reference book, which Van took to be a good sign.

"Think about it. The people of Zi are scattered all over the place. There would never be enough children in one place to warrant building a school, except perhaps in the capitals, but they have their poncy private schools, anyway. Even if there _was_ a public education system, I'm from the Republic and you're an Imperial. Wouldn't Helic and Guylos have separate systems? So why are we even at the same school? And even taking that into account, I'm nineteen years old and you're even older, so why are we even at school any more? We're above the compulsory education age. Besides which, _we're__ in the Guardian Force_ and we're pretty damn good at what we do. We're practically guaranteed jobs for life. Why would guys like us need a secondary education at all? Our being high school students isn't just pointless, it actively goes against all logic! Thomas, _why are we here?"_

Thomas finally looked up from his book and gave Van an inscrutable look.

"Van," he said, at last, "Will you quit stalling and do your work?"

END

Tah-dah! :p

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At least the calculus makes sense by halfeatenmoon


Unexpected

1**Unexpected**

**This is a Bit/Leena fic don't like don't read anymore.**

**This fic contains a lot of violence and suggestive material. **

Leena: Biiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitttttttttttttttttttttt, you give me back my cookie.

Ah, yes we start with the typical seen Bit Cloud running from the love of his life Leena Taurous, he had decided to mess with her in one of the only ways he knows how by stealing one of her cookies. As he ran he couldn't help but wonder why she always freaks out over a couple of cookies.

_It is unbelievable ready to murder someone over a fucking cookie._

As Bit was running he ran to the only place that would keep him safe. The cockpit of his Zoid Liger 0. Liger was already waiting for him so that Bit could get out of the base and into the safety of the nearest town.

Liger get ready Leena's out for blood today.

What happened next shocked Bit. Liger closed his cockpit and refused to allow Bit to enter and it was at the worst possible time. Leena had just cornered him. Right by the Liger and was ready to well, Bit didn't even have a chance to write his will. She pounced him and started to pummel the blonde who always seemed to refuse to fight back when it came to her. She left after she was done still angry that Bit had eaten another one of her cookies. But she conveniently forgotten that earlier she had swiped both his and Brads coffee. So of course she still had to hide from him before he found her.(AN Yes Brad becomes friends with Bit and gets him hooked on coffee.)

As Leena walked along she was thinking about Bit and how much the cocky Blonde really did mean to her despite how she acted around him.

"_Stupid Bit why can't he be more well friendly towards me. I hate to admit it but I do love the Blonde idiot but as long as he treats me like this I don't think I'll ever work up the courage to tell him about how much I love him. One of these days really soon I will have to tell him or I'll explode and do something I might regret._"

As Leena thought this she walked back to her room thinking about how much it would hurt to be rejected by Bit and just kept fighting back the tears. Once she got to her room that did it there was no stopping her from crying.

Meanwhile back at the Hanger Bit is chewing out the Liger for not sticking to the plan.

Come on Liger you knew what to do but now it doesn't matter thanks a lot. I was all prepared to make a clean getaway but no. You had to go and take Leena's side and condemn me to the beating of my life. Also come on what kind of a pal are you screwing me over like that.

**ROAR(Translation: Hey You needed that ass kicking besides maybe you wouldn't have to worry about going to such extremes for her attention if you just came out and told her that you love her.) Damn how can he say so much in one roar.**

What? How could telling her that do anything other then get me a slow and painful death.

**Roar(Translation: Hey you never know she might actually feel the same way about you as you do about her. Think about it she certainly can't seem to keep her hands off of you.) **

Do you have any idea how weak that argument is?

**Roar (Translation: Yeah that is kind of weak well lets see there is that little twinkle she gets in her eye whenever she sees you.)**

**Roar (Translation: The way she can be all sad and then gets all happy just because you are there suddenly. It is crazy she does a complete 180 because you said something to her or atleast acknowledged her.)**

Yeah right maybe you just have an over active imagination. I highly doubt she would really feel that way about me. She always looks for reasons to beat me up so why would she care about me.

**Roar (Translation: You always hurt the ones you love ya know. Besides she just seems to like being around you if you ask me.)**

Yeah so she can use me as a punching bag.

**Roar (AN: I am not translating that I'm trying to keep this down to a T rating)**

Alright I'll go tell her how I feel only when I wind up dead you have to remember one thing. I TOLD YOU SO!.

With that Bit went off to find Leena and finally get this over with.

Back with the zoids.

"**It is about time that one of them found the courage to fess up about their feelings it has been getting annoying listening to her wine about how she loves him but thinks he doesn't feel the same."**

**I know I'm glad I was finally able to convince Bit to tell her. It was getting sad to watch the lengths they would go to get each others attention.**

"**I know stealing each others food, starting arguments over the stupidest things, it is getting redundant."**

**Indeed (AN That's my line bitch)**

**Did you just hear something?**

"**No" **

Back with Bit

_Well, the countdown to my judgement day has begun._

/Hey, Bit have you seen Leena, unlike you I still need to get my revenge for the theft of my coffee./

Bit turns around to see Brad polishing a Shot gun and, that he has on a hunting vest. Brad also has a maniacal grin and a look on his face that makes him look out right insane.

Yeah, she went out to the town thinking that she will find me there also she has your coffee with her still and drove off before I could try to get it back for you.

This made Brad turn around heading straight for his Shadow fox screaming I coming my precious.

_Wow, now Leena owes one big time._

As Bit drew closer to the room he could hear crying and wondered what was wrong. Slowly he knocked on the door he heard the crying stop and someone start to walk over to answer. Upon answering the door to her room she was shocked to see the source of her inner turmoil and depression as well as the love of her life Bit Cloud.

Leena can I come in for a few minutes there is something that I really need to talk to you about.

"Sure besides there is something I need to talk to you about any way."

Alright then you go first.

"Ok well Bit what want tell you is that well I L...I.LO...LOV...LOVE Y.YOU."

Huh?

I said that I Love you. Bit if you don't feel the same way I underst...

Leena never got to finish that statement because Bit lips were covering hers. His tongue licking at her lips begging for entrance to which she happily obliged. Then their tongues began a battle for dominance. Bit's of course won seeing as he is the aggressor. Their tongues didn't waste any time in exploring each others mouths. After a few minutes they broke apart do to a severe lack of oxygen.

After a few minutes Bit spoke.

Leena I love you to and to tell you the truth I thought it would be kind of obvious.

"To tell you the truth Bit I couldn't help but feel the same way, I mean come on I'm always looking for reasons to stay near you and touch you."

With that the two embraced each other and stayed like that for awhile when Leena got a nice little idea. Pretty soon everyone in the base including Harry Champ could here what they were up to.

_Hmm. One of them should have told me I would have happily set them up, oh well at least I can finally become a grandfather. _

**End?**

**For now...Sequel's are a possibility I don't rule out.**

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Unexpected by Wolfofdoom


My Boy

**Disclaimer:** Oh look, I don`t own it. Wow.

My Boy

* * *

Rudolph Gerhard Zeppelin the Third. Prince Rudolph. Heir to the throne of the Guylos Empire before he`s even twelve years old.

Weight of the world on his shoulders and the kid still manages to shrug and pass his responsibilities off as nothing more than a fact of life.

He _does_ have to do something about that martyr complex though, but that`s beside the point.

This kid would`ve been my meal ticket. Damned runt grew on me. And Viola knows it, too.

My name is Rosso. Former Captain in the Imperial Army, jack-of-all-Zoids and currently little more than a notorious bandit, escaped convict, confirmed terrorist and hostage taker. I`m the guy your mom warned you about when she told you to stay away from anyone with a tattoo.

Rudolph here has good common sense, at least when it comes to that. Think it`s... Escape attempt number six? Hell, I lost count.

I do know one thing though.

The little bastard`s already practically like a son to me.

My boy.

That`s what he seems like to me. I can`t tell why, I`m just attached to the little runt. Maybe it`s because he reminds me so much of myself at that age, or maybe it`s because Viola and I probably won`t ever have any kids of our own. I don`t know.

I don`t care either, mind you. Just need to figure it out.

In case you don`t know, the kid`s using Viola`s sleeping bag right now, and she`s using mine. May end up sharing with her, don`t know yet. I`m just sitting in front of the fire on the late watch, sipping coffee.

I probably won`t sleep much tonight. Or at all tomorrow.

That`s okay, you get used to odd hours after a few weeks in the military, or a few days as a desert bandit. Both tend to be jobs where you`re either awake at least 18 hours straight every day or you miss the chance of a lifetime.

In this case, we missed three chances of a lifetime.

First was for the Organoid that kid - Van Fleiheit, I think? - calls his 'buddy.' That`s fine by me, now that I think about it. Given how many people seem to be out for Rudolph`s blood, and how many people are trying to capture that thing, it`s probably better that Van kept it. If only because that would be more trouble than it`s worth. Bad enough to deal with the Imperial army _without_ Organoid technology, I`d hate to see what a maniac like Prozen would be capable of with it.

Unless rumors are true about that girl they took a few years ago. Or the black Organoid that 'Raven' is rumored to have.

If that`s the case, we`re all screwed and this is for nothing. Oh well.

Second was the chance to avoid being manipulated, the chance to keep the world at peace. We blew that too, because we wanted to be back in favor with the army, if not actually members of it again. We _are_... _Were_ soldiers after all. Fighting and dying is what we do. And did.

Can`t help but wonder how the others are fairing right about now, or if they`re even alive. Jarro, Bianco, Welda and Nero. Did _any_ of them make it out of that firetrap alive? If they were captured, god knows what kinda shit the interrogators would do to `em. They don`t exactly follow any codes of contact other than getting information out at _any_ cost.

Any cost includes torture in ways that would make you vomit if you knew. Hard to believe we can still pride ourselves on being an honorable nation with a regime like that. Rudolph`s grand dad wasn`t much of a saint.

But anyway...

The third chance we blew was this one. The chance to steal the kid and make a killing with the ransom payment.

We had it all set up perfectly. Was a piece of cake to finish everything, but noooo. They had to go and plan his fucking assassination at the _false_ hands of the Republic instead of just doing him in the old fashioned, dignified way. Really, I remember when the senate assassinated the kid`s mother and father two weeks after he was born. They did their dirty work themselves, with knives instead of mercenaries like Metlenick.

We could still give him back. For money.

We keep telling ourselves we will.

But we won`t. Viola`s as much of a sap for the kid as me. She won`t admit it, I won`t either, but she`ll find a bit more enjoyment in teasing me about it if we survive.

Not saying we will, of course. It`s a long way from here to Mount Iselina. Lots of Imperials and Republicans alike in the way. Bandits too. And mercenaries.

If we get there though, it`ll be a start. Heck, maybe we can raise Rudolph ourselves...

Nah.

The way he is, he`s already too mature to be a kid around actual adults. Would probably be great friends with Van if they met, I can tell he has about the same level of talent buried up under all that future regality. Kind of ironic, if you ask me.

Why? Simply because one of the potentially most talented Zoid pilots that may ever live is going to either be killed by assassins, raised in absolute peace by outlaw desert bandits in utter isolation or completely cut off from battle and stuck on the throne of the Empire by some fluke of destiny.

None of those outcomes would surprise me. At all.

Definately reminds me of myself at that age. Headstrong, overly responsible, willing to die for no other reason than to keep others from being hurt. And by being hurt, I mean small things like getting pricked in the finger.

With a rubber needle.

Yeah.

I was like that once, Rudolph`s like that now.

Probably why I`ve become so attached to the little runt.

He`s my boy.

I kinda like the sound of that. Makes it seem like I actually have potential as a father.

Viola must be laughing her head off at all of this. Well...

No, she`s probably not.

Viola doesn`t have it in her to be _that_ mean. At the core, she`s still that sweet, naive girl I was trying to con and somewhere along the way, got overly attached to. I talked her into joining the army once. Back when I stumbled into the village at Iselina, half dead from five gunshot wounds and about two pounds of shrapnel lodged into various points on my back and legs.

I`d been walking for four days straight at the time. Hermann`s boys definately did a number on the squad I was in.

So, half dead, I walk into a field and pass out, thinking I was about to die. I felt it was a good way to go, surrounded by flowers and all that good stuff. Instead, I woke up two days later, covered in bandages and being attended to by two pretty girls. One of them was younger, probably about a year younger than Van is by now. Rosa, that was her name.

The other was named Viola. She was one year younger than me, beautiful and naive to the extreme.

Naive enough to think I was actually something worth while.

I basically con jobbed the lot of them after that, got Viola to thinking that the army would be a great experience for her since she wanted to defend her village so badly and from there, well...

The rest is history.

Now I`m so attached to the woman that I think any closer and we`d probably be married.

That`d be nice, come to think of it. Shame it probably won`t ever happen, but hell... Always nice to keep some sort of goal in mind.

My goal right now...

Make it to Mount Iselina. _With_ Viola. And with my boy.

And we`ll make it too, damn it.

Even if it kills me.

I`m Rosso.

I`m a desert bandit.

I`m also the only chance that Rudolph Gerhard Zeppelin the Third will ever have if he hopes to survive with Prozen out for his head and his throne.

I guess that makes me a hero, huh?

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**Author`s Note:** Big ol` softy, ain`t he? :P

Hopefully that all fit his character pretty well. Rosso isn`t someone I`m terribly used to, but since he reminds me so much of an original character of mine, I was able to do it after a while. Shame I can`t hear his voice too well in thought though, would`ve made it a lot easier :/

This one had quite the delay but I **did** get it out eventually. With any luck I`ll be able to do one for Viola, maybe Rudolph, or even one of the Organoids. Dunno yet.

And as a side note: Anyone expecting the 32nd chapter of NA is gonna have to wait a little while longer than usual. Recently resumed work on the HT series, so I might be delayed a bit.

Anywho, enjoy, leave a review, see ya next time and Sh33p out.

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My Boy by The Sh33p