Phoenix Team part 9…

 

            Bit looked at Leena, shocked.  Did she say and do what he thought she did?  She was going to give her Konig Wolf to him?  Probably to be fair.  Of course, Leena had two Zoids, Jamie had two Zoids, and Brad had two Zoids.  Bit only had the Liger Zero, but to have a rare Konig Wolf!?  They were more rare then a Red Blade Liger!  Bit had a suspicion that being the Phoenix Team was so rich they were aloud to build their own Zoids.  There had been a rumor that the Lightning Squad on the Phoenix Team had special Lightning Saix made for them so they had rotating guns and had a Strike Laser Claw.  One of the Saix pilots on the Team was afraid of high speeds, so resistance armor was placed on it and a Wild Weasel Unit, beings it wouldn’t do much for speed, it could easily make it up in ammo.  There was another rumor that they had created a new Zoid called the Thunder Lynx.  No one had ever seen it, not even the Amazon Maidens.  Bit looked back at Leena.  She was talking to Melody and Fiona who had just joined the table.  She was laughing and talking as though she had never heard her name on the announcement when she won, she wasn’t gloating.  That came as a surprise.  Leena never missed the chance to gloat.  She must be maturing, that has to be it, she has to be maturing.  Bit looked at Leena for a few more seconds and than turned to talk to Jamie, but was rudely surprised when he saw Jamie flirting with a girl!  Jamie Hemeros, the serious statistics manager of the Blitz Team, was flirting!  Was that what Jamie wanted to talk about a few days before?  That he was in love?  The girl, as it seemed, wasn’t too hard on the eyes, in fact, she looked almost exactly like Miss. Prazan, dead gorgeous at every angle!  She had long, light brown hair, dark blue eyes, and a drop dead smile that showed her front teeth.  She wore a skirt like Zoid battle uniform, like a mix between Naomi Flugal and Leena.  The flare on the back of her skirt looked like the wings of a Sting Ray.  It was gold and red, the Phoenix Team colors.  The tell tale gold bands of the Phoenix Team that were usually on the arms were around her legs, at the rim of her boots.  As she walked up to them, he saw Jamie blush.  “Hey Jamie, how are ya?”  She asked as Jamie tried hard to control him self.  “Hi Kristen, long time no see, I’m doing fine.  How about you?”  Kristen smiled at him and sat down.  The dance contest was about to begin and Bit was getting nervous.  Leena was still talking to her friends when the announcement came over the intercom that the dance contest was ready to start. 

 

            Bit crossed his fingers, hoping that they would be first to get it over with.  “First up, Bit Cloud and Leena Toros, dancing to Ricky Martin’s ‘Cup of Life’.”  Leena took Bit’s arm and lead him to the dance floor.  They stood in the middle of the floor, backs and legs straight and stiff, they held each other as if they were doing a slow dance. Then out of no where the music blasted and Bit and Leena were dancing as if a well oiled machine, doing perfect turns, dips and spins.  They were doing what looked to a mix between a salsa and a tango, moving perfectly as if they were being controlled.  “How in the hell did they learnt o dance like that?”  Asked Doc as they neared the end of the song.  “I believe I’m responsible for that.”

The team looked toward the table behind them where the Zaber Team and their new girlfriends were sitting.  I young girl sitting next to Lineback was waving to Leena who just got off the floor, sweating.   She had long black hair and wore a sort of silver version of Naomi’s uniform.  It had what looked like a tiger’s claw fastened to the front.  “Hi, I’m Maylynn Smith, Aka the Phantom Tiger.”  The Blitz team looked at her in shock.  “You’re the Phantom Tiger?” gasped Brad as Bit and Leena sat down.  (The Phantom Tiger was supposed to be an unknown warrior who piloted a silver Zaber Fang with a 50mm laser Vulcan gun like a Shadow Fox and a Strike Laser Claw and Smoke screen.  She was known as the Phantom Tiger because she never got hit and would disappear in an instant, just like a phantom.  She was also very sneaky, and would move through a forest as if she was going right through the trees, and she only appeared at night.)   Maylynn nodded and took a drink from her glass.  “I taught them those moves, I’ve been taking dance since I was three, and I know every step in the book.”  Lineback looked adoringly at Maylynn as she said this.  “Well, ready for the Phoenix to whoop your ass tomorrow?”  Asked Kristin as she took a seat next to Jamie.  “You wish, we’ll blow you out of the water.”  Replied Bit, determined.  “Which reminds me,” Said Jamie as Kristin came back from getting a drink, “Which Squad are we up against tomorrow?” 

“The Zorro Squad and good luck.  You’re going to need it against Sirius and his Shadow Fox.” 

“You mean we’re going up against Sirius?”  Asked Leena, looking over at Sirius, who was now sitting with Erin.  Sirius was her best friend besides Bit and Fiona and she wasn’t sure if she wanted to fight against him, event though he would be a fit opponent.  She shook her head and looked at the next couple dancing.  After the dance contest was over, it was time to announce the winner.  “And the winners for the annual dance contest are… Bit Cloud and Leena Toros!”  The whole house stood up and applauded whole heartedly as the judge announced their prize.  “Here,” the judge said as he handed them a large and strange capsule, “Hook this capsule up to a power source.  It should open with a surprise inside by tomorrow.” 

 

            Bit put the capsule on the table of the Hover Cargo.  They were on their way home with the Konig Wolf that night.  Bit had hooked the capsule up to a plug in on the wall with an extension cord.  “What do you think it is?”    He asked Jamie as Leena and Brad drank a cup of coffee.  “Beats me.  I guess we’ll find out in the morning.  Well, we’re almost home.”  Jamie replied as the Blitz Team hanger loomed in the distance.  “Hey Jamie, do you have any information on the Zorro Team, and why are they called that?” 

“Simple, they all pilot Shadow Fox’s, and ‘Zorro’ is ‘Fox’ in Spanish.  Plus the guy in black, Zorro, had the nick name ‘The Fox’.”  Replied Jamie as he parked the Hover Cargo.  “I always loved those shows.”  Said Doc as the team disembarked, Brad and Bit lugging the capsule.  “It was always exciting to see what Zorro would do next.”  The team rolled their eyes.  Not only was it normal for Doc to waste money, but it was also normal for him to keep talking about subjects no one really cared about.  “Well, better plug this in somewhere.”  Said Bit as they hauled the capsule up the stairs.  “You got that right; I think we have a plug outlet in the meeting room where Jamie goes over his strategies.”  Replied Leena who had taken Brad’s place in carrying the capsule. 

 

            The team went to bed earlier then they thought they would, only Leena and Bit stayed up.  “What do you think it is?”  Asked Leena as they shared a cup of coffee.  Bit just shrugged and put his arm around her shoulder.  She reacted by leaning into him and sticking her hand under his shirt.  The rest followed smoothly as if in a well rehearsed play.

 

            It was the next morning when they finally got up around ten or so.  The whole team was sitting at the table eating breakfast when they walked in.  “Good morning you two, how’d you sleep?”  Asked Doc as they sat down to eat breakfast.  “I slept OK; I didn’t get to sleep until around midnight.”  Leena replied as Jamie served her some pancakes.  Bit poured him self a cup of coffee when Brad whispered in his ear.  “So, how was your night last night?”  Asked Brad with a devilish smile on his face.  Bit looked over the table at the others and quickly replied with a, “I’ll tell you later.”  And with a wink, turned to his breakfast. 

“Hey Bit, the capsule opened this morning.”

Bit spat out what coffee he had in his mouth.  “Really, what was it?” 

“Here, let me show you.” 

Jamie whistled and a bluish Organoid came running over to him.  “It’s an Organoid, we don’t have any idea what to name him though.”

“How about Blitz, after our Team?”  Asked Leena as she stroked the Organoids head.  “That’s a great idea Leena, Blitz it is.”

            The Hover Cargo cruised over the desert sands as they headed toward their destination for the battle that day.  Bit and Leena were putting the final touches on repairs to their Zoids when Jamie came over the intercom.  “We’re almost there, get ready to mobilize.”  They got into their Zoids, ready for the fight ahead.  Blitz was in the Konig Wolf above Bit, ready for action.

 

To be Continued…

 

 

Erin Prazan

aka the Red Phoenix

 

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