Zoids: A New Beginning

Disclaimer: I, of course, do not own Zoids, nor know any of its creators.

Author's Note: Here it is, my story straight from Anime Admirers.  This was the 1st Fanfiction I wrote a published, now placed for all the zoid fans of fanfiction.net to read and enjoy.  Please bear in mind that this story is already fully complete and published on Anime Admirers, so even if you point out some gargantuan problems with the thing, I won't be doing anything about it.  (Please review anyway, I can always use your comments to greatly improve my writing in the future).

Following the Blitz Team's victory at the Royal Cup, the Blitz Team moved up to the prestigious Class S. The Royal Cup also marked the debut of the Zoid Battle Commission's new Judge Super Satellite. More importantly it also marked the dissolution of the Backdraft Group. The leadership was quickly arrested and many of the teams requested and obtained official registration.

At the Blitz Team's hangar the members of the Blitz Team were going through a fairly normal routine. Leena was chasing Bit for stealing her donut. Dr. Toros was in the lounge putting together his newest zoid model. Brad was in the gym working out. Jamie was in the hanger polishing his beloved Raynos.

A video call came in and when Dr. Toros answered it, it turned out to be the chairman of the Zoid Battle Commission. "Chairman, to what do I owe this honor?" he asked.

The Chairman replied "It is customary for the newly initiated Class S team to meet the other teems of Class S. A dinner has been arranged on the Ultrasaurus in Romeo City, I believe that is the one your team is closest to."

"Thank you Chairman, I can assure you that me and my team will be there."

"Then I shall expect to see you tomorrow night. Thank you for your cooperation."

Ten minutes later the team was assembled in the lounge while Dr. Toros explained the situation.

"I don't see why not," said Brad, "It'll be a great chance to size up our competition."

"And they're providing dinner, free of charge," added Leena.

"Great, we can't afford to have any more debts," said Bit.

"Actually, with the prize money from winning the Royal Cup, not only did we have enough to repair our zoids, but we were also able to pay our debts, with a ton left over, we're free and clear."

"Great Jamie!" exclaimed the Doc, "You know, there's this component I've been looking at-"

"Oh no you don't!" exclaimed the rest of the team with one voice realizing what Toros had been getting at (over 90% of the debts the team had owed had been from Dr. Toros buying expensive parts that they couldn't afford or use).

"But we have so much extra," Toros complained.

"We should be putting our extras in a savings account for repairs, upgrades, and tune ups for our zoids not spending it on useless components dad," said Leena.

"Anyway, we need to load up the hover cargo and head out," said Brad, "It'll take all night and a good part of tomorrow to reach Romeo City."

"Should we bring the zoids, if that's what you mean by loading up the hover cargo?" Asked Bit.

"The Zoid Battle Commission reserves the right to contact us at any time for our next battle," said Jamie, "It's a good idea to bring the zoids just in case we need to head off to our next battle right away."

"If all the teams from Class S are going to be there, then we shouldn't have to worry about our next battle until the dinner is over," said Leena.

"True, but we should be ready, just in case," said Brad.

"Well then, let's not waste time gabbing and get going," the Doctor chimed in.

The next evening the dinner was held on the Ultrasaurus as planned. Bit looked up in awe, he had never seen an Ultrasaurus this close before. As a matter of fact, the last time he remembered seeing one even near that close was when one of Harry Champ's robots hijacked a whale king and tried to take one on.

The Ultrasaurus's size was the least of its marvels. It served multiple purposes. It was very heavily armed, bristling with cannons and missile launchers in every direction. The Zoid Battle Commision used Ultrasauruses as command posts in various cities allowing the Commission to react to a number of crises.

It was even more impressive on the inside of the Ultrasaurus. The hangar that normally housed airborne zoids had been replaced with an enormous dinning room. The dinner, in truth was more like a reception. There were snacks, but the real dinner had not yet been served. There was one large long table in the center of the room with a raised area at the head of the table.

The Chairman greeted them at the entrance. "Dinner will be ready in half an hour. Take the time to meet your fellow teams of Class S."

The members of the Blitz Team spread out. Leena spied a group of warriors she knew as the Shell Team, who piloted a variety of bombardment zoids. Brad went and talked to a group of warriors at the other end of the room. Jamie saw a team he knew to be the Sun Team whom specialized in air battles and went over them.

Bit wandered around for a while, going here and there not knowing who to talk to. Despite the fact he was an experienced warrior and had just won the Royal Cup, he was not yet such a veteran that he recognized members of a given team on sight.

Then Bit saw a lone man over in the far corner of the room. His black hair was cut short. He wore a simple white shirt with a black jacket and a dark blue tie. His ice blue eyes swept across the room, missing absolutely nothing. His face was impassive, giving off no emotion. He quietly sipped from a glass of ice water.

Bit felt that this person was probably an experienced and powerful warrior. And decided that he should talk to the man. Bit walked across the room. He did not doubt that the man had noticed his approach, but the eyes continued to move.

Bit came up to him and extended a hand "Hello," he said.

The man's eyes focused on Bit as the man took the offered hand "Hello Bit Cloud." He smiled the smile was polite and genuine. "It is a pleasure to finally meet you."

Bit was taken aback slightly, "How did you know my name?" he asked.

"Names and faces circulate quickly around Class S."

"May I ask your name?"

"Certainly, my name is Derrik Fay. I am the Raptor Team."

"From that last remark I take it that you are a solo pilot."

"That's right, I found that I was very successful at solo battling."

"I'm impressed, you must be a skilled warrior to make it into Class S alone."

"It was easier than you would think, though I entered Class S the hard way."

"The hard way?"

"There are two ways to qualify for Class S. The best-known way and certainly the quickest is to win the Royal Cup. The second way is a bit harder. I had to win 100 consecutive battles in Class A without losing a single zoid. It's all the easier when you have only one zoid to worry about."

"What zoid do you pilot?" asked Bit, intrigued, "It must have been pretty powerful for you to have made it into Class S."

Derrik thought for a moment, wondering if he should tell Bit then decided. "I pilot a Rev Raptor," he said simply.

"A Rev Raptor, now I'm really impressed. I've lost count of all the teams we've beaten that consisted of at least six Rev Raptors, those were pretty easy battles. To pilot a Rev Raptor alone and successfully is an impressive feat."

"It is merely a matter of knowing how to bring out its full potential. I can make the maximum use of my zoid's abilities."

Bit was about to ask further when dinner arrived. The Chairman signaled for the Blitz Team's members to sit at the head of the table with him. Before dinner started he stood up and made a speech.

"I'm glad that all of you have had the chance to meet the Blitz Team. As Chairman of the Zoid Battle Commission, I know to expect a lot from a team that has made it into Class S. I especially expect a lot from this particular team. The Blitz Team, as we all know, played a key role in finally defeating the Backdraft Group, for which we are very grateful." A loud round of applause started. The Chairman waited for the applause to die down then continued, "You will find that Class S and the other even higher classes to be unlike any other class you have been in. Only a few select teams make it into Class S and beyond. As a result, you will get to know your opponents as well as you already know your own teammates. With that said it's time to start dinner."

Dinner went well. Bit asked the others who they had met.

"I met the Shell Team. Those guys are great. Their zoids have the best artillery," Leena was ecstatic about anyone who liked heavy weaponry as much as she did.

"The team I met was a pretty skilled bunch," said Brad, "Two Saber Tigers and a Lightning Saix," he listed the team's zoids.

"The Sun Team is one of the best air combat teams around," said Jamie, "They even have a Raynos like mine."

"Who'd you meet Bit?" asked Leena.

"Derrik Fay from the Raptor Team."

"Derrik Fay, no way!" Jamie's voice was shrill with surprise and amazement.

"You know about him?" asked Bit.

"In Class S, Derrik Fay is ranked as the number one warrior," said Brad.

Dinner ended and the Blitz Team went back to the hover cargo. There, Dr. Toros found a message waiting for them on the video unit. "Well what do you know, they've scheduled our next battle."

"Who are we fighting?" asked Bit.

"Our first opponent in Class S is the Shell Team."

"You mean the team Leena was talking to at dinner?" asked Jamie.

"The very same, the battle is the day after tomorrow and will take place a little way outside of town."

"Well, we might as well stay put then," said Brad.

After all was said and done the members of the Blitz team went to bed.

Two days later, the hover cargo arrived at the battlefield during midmorning. The Shell Team was already there. "I expect this will be an interesting battle," said the Shell Team Leader.

The Shadowfox, Gunsniper, and Liger 0 were mobilized. The Shell Team's zoids were all types that specialized in heavy bombardment. The first one Bit noticed was a Dibison. The second was a Gojulas and the third was an Iron Kong that was packing a lot of heavy artillery.

Something resembling a meteorite smashed into the ground east of the two teams, that, of course was the judge capsule. The capsule opened and the judge began the announcement of the battle. "The area with in a thirty mile radius is a designated zoid battlefield, only competitors and authorized personnel have access. Danger! All others must leave the area at once. Area scanned battlefield set up. The Blitz Team versus the Shell Team, battle mode 0993. Ready…Fight!"

The Liger 0 and the Shadowfox rushed forward while the Gunsniper stood back and opened its missile pods. The key of Jamie's strategy was to have Leena stay back and provide covering fire while Brad and Bit went in to take out the enemy under the range of their heavy guns.

The plan might've worked except the Shell Team had expected that kind of strategy. The Dibison fired the Meglomax attack. All seventeen of its main cannons fired, creating a powerful energy beam that split into several smaller beams that blanketed a large area in heavy fire. The pilot targeted the attack so that the whole shelled out a line between them and the charging Liger 0 and Shadowfox. Both zoids ground to a sudden halt in order to avoid being caught in the resulting explosions.

At that point the Gojulas swung its cannons and laid out a pattern of fire that was meant to box in the Liger 0 and the Shadowfox and prevent their escape. Cut off from moving both Bit and Brad were sitting ducks for the Iron Kong to fill the box created by the Gojulas with heavy weapons fire.

"Man, no wonder these guys made it into Class S. They thought of everything," said Brad, frustrated by their predicament.

"Not everything," said Leena, "Weasel Unit, total assault!"

The Gunsniper cut loose with all of its weapons simultaneously. The barrage slammed into the Gojulas, causing the enormous zoid to rock back and forth before toppling over.

Suddenly free from the box created by the Gojulas's guns, the Shadowfox and Liger 0 rushed forward, but were met by a second Meglomax from the Dibison. The Liger 0 ground to a halt a hair's breadth from the line of fire, but Brad reacted too slowly and the Shadowfox plowed straight into the barrage. Bit lost sight of the Shadowfox in the smoke from the shelling but when the smoke cleared it was safe to say that Brad would not be helping out any more.

"The Liger's not fast enough to get past the weapons fire of that Dibison," Bit said, I'm gonna head back and switch to Jager.

"Great idea Bit," replied Dr. Toros.

The Liger 0 ran back to the hover cargo and into the maintenance gate at the rear. There, the CAS system began the task of removing the white 0 armor and replacing it with the blue Jager armor.

Meanwhile, Leena was up to her neck in trouble. With Bit gone for the time being and Brad out of the battle she was the only target left for the two remaining zoids of the Shell Team.

"Uh oh," said Leena as she watched the movements of the opposing team. The Iron Kong went right and the Dibison went left, coming around to either side of the Gunsniper in a pincer movement.

"That will reduce the effectiveness of the Gunsniper's Weasel Unit," said Jamie, "by preventing her from targeting them both at once. When they get into position, they'll also be able to catch her in a crossfire."

"Oh boy, this is dicey," groaned the Doc.

"Hold on Liger 0 Jager CAS complete," said Jamie.

The two remaining members of the Shell Team did not miss that the catapult of the hover cargo was opening. "Retreat, back to formation," said the team leader from the Dibison. Both zoids cut off their attack and ran back and formed up side by side.

As they reached their formation, the Liger 0 Jager launched from the catapult. The Jager hit the ground running. The Dibison charged its guns and fired its Meglomax.

"Activating Jager Ion Boosters," said Bit. The two large and powerful ion boosters on the Jager's back extended and fired, sending the Liger 0 rocketing forward and unbelievable speeds. It sped under and rushed out the other end of the Dibison's barrage with room to spare.

"Strike Laser Claw!" shouted Bit in exhilaration as the Liger's claws began to glow. The Liger leapt into the air and slashed downwards, the laser charged claws slashing along the Dibison's right flank, neatly taking off two of its legs.

"What the?" exclaimed the pilot of the Iron Kong. The Iron Kong had only begun to turn around when the Jager hit from behind, hard. The Iron Kong went down in a heap.

"The battle is over, the battle is over." Announced the judge, "The winner is…the Blitz Team." The judge capsule then closed and its rockets fired, sending it back to the judge satellite waiting in orbit.

Bit opened the cockpit and jumped down from the Liger 0. On the ground, he found that the members of the Shell Team had already disembarked from their downed zoids. The team leader greeted him with a handshake.

"Man," said the team leader, "That was great, I haven't had a battle like that in a while, that was fantastic. What a zoid your Liger is."

"Thanks," replied Bit, "You're pretty good yourselves, that was sheer brilliance, stopping us up and boxing us in like that."

"You have a lot of potential Bit Cloud, so do the other members of your team, I think that you'll do very well in Class S." Said the Shell Team leader. "I hope we'll get to fight again sometime."

"Me too," said Bit, "Me too."

Later, as they watched the Shell Team leave Bit looked over to Brad, "I think that Class S will prove very interesting."

"Yeah, it's gonna be a challenge for sure," said Brad.

"Wow!" said Leena, "I wonder if all our battles are going to be this exciting?"

For some reason, the face of Derrik Fay flashed through Bit's mind as he considered Leena's question. "I'm willing to bet some of them will be even more exciting."