[Hello, the Harvester here!!!

Due to the Time circumstances this will NOT be brief, but I'll try to keep it the most brief I can: I'll make some mementos in this episode, and as you could see in the previous one, I gave Jaune the same wish as Bit from original Zoids franchise but in this episode I'll let him explain to you the reasons why (cameo inside).

Also, having to take another perspective at the possible third lucky female to be paired with our protagonist I'll make a poll after this episode and before the next one.

The option with the most votes will win but in case that by the 6th chapter we got a tie or at most a TRIPLE tie, I'll change the judgement to a QUALITY JUDGEMENT, meaning that those who voted by a certain option will need to tell me just one reasonable argument about why that girl. Note that I won't have severe MILF'S here (the green haired girl from Backdraft group, Glynda Goodwitch, etc.) but MAYBE Winter will be as an option (I mean she's not that old right? «frezes when feels the ice cold tip of her sword and mutters «"sorry"»)

without further ado, let's get started!!! symbology: "nice show off" dialog 'nice show off' thought /showing off in another place/ Flashback-Change location [thank you] author's/writer's thought «show off» quick action 'Show off' quote Simple Italics here will be used as spot-on emphasis bold will ONLY be for empasis and only that bold would be more used in scene shifting]

/some weeks after Yang's... "forced" recruiting, in the Hover Cargo/

Today was the day! Or so it was for Leena; she was finally going to declare to the oblivious boy she fell for, he who the team thanked for getting out of the loosing stream and even got one more member and ANOTHER Tyrannosaurus-type Zoid, apparently sentient too for it hasn't let anyone else pilot... her (?). But in recent days Jaune was able to talk to "her" too, which was the reason behind his new nickname: the Zoid whisperer.

Nevertheless she was happy, and she actually was deadly serious about it. She, as Brad or even Dr. Toros would say, was a hard-to-get girl so it must be a really hard and powerful feeling for her to decide and take direct action. Besides she just KNEW Jaune didn't seem to notice she was head over heels for him since a week ago and thus he wouldn't make a move.

And there she was, going to the room of that heraldic prince to declare her love until she heard voices from it, abd decided to eavesdrop it could be nothing too personal or serious, right? It wouldn't be something that might endanger their possible relationship, right?

Wrong. To both.

First: It was Yang who was talking with Jaune. Since her arrival she's been nothing but a stone in the shoe to her romantic plans. Granted she was a worthy asset and helped in winning several battles, including a rematch from the Tigers. Granted, she made the best puns ever [really, Leena?]. But she was too... flrtatious, teasing and sometimes a careless thrillseeker. Not to mention she was, admittedly, more developed than her which leaded to some awkward situations.

Second: They were laughing at some things. Normal unless you take into account they were alone in the room, more reason to eavesdrop. Especially if HE was interested in Yang as something more than a friend. A possible reason about why Ember Celica, her Geno Breaker, actually begun communicating with him.

So she begun the Intel Gathering and she heard attentively to the conversation "... so there was this time, when we were in school, Ruby planned a so-called best day ever series of activities what were actually like a ton... and we tried to actually comply but..." said Yang before Jaune interrupted and looked at her

"Lemme guess... Nora did a Nora thing?" when she finished two girls chuckled and Leena thought 'seriously, Jaune? so weird it is that you have to categorize it in a new level?' and in that moment Yang continued.

"Yeah, she did a Nora thing but she dragged both your team and mine, and then, in the middle of the cafeteria, she piled up sevelral chairs and tables and begun chanting I'm queen of the castle several times... then we started a food war. Team RWBY vs. team ENPR-"

Again, Jaune interrupted: "I thought the rookie's name was Jasper, you said it"

"That is her second name. Her first name is Elysia. Elysia Jasper Hughes «frowns a bit and her joyful state becomes drop dead serious» she may be a good leader but she hasn't got the spirit to lead" the lilac-eyed blonde stated as she saw Jaune groan, then she continued "for me, that team is still yours, Jaune. There's no team other than JNPR".

"Ozpin decided the days of team JNPR were over that day" he stated blankely "and Pyrrha didn't seemed to take that well my actions in the end. I may look oblivious now, but in truth I'm not that much anymore" he said as Yang scoffed.

"Really Jaune? «he nods» then tell me if you have noticed something here arround your newteam" she said expecting silence.

But an answer came

"I think that Leena has a crush on me «both girls get shocked, each one for different reasons» but I won't give her false expectations as, unknownly, I did with Pyrrha. «Leena frowns 'How unlucky the girl was' she thought» At least here I'm no fraud. I really don't know the reason why Fury chose me but I'll do my best to be a pilot he deserves, and maybe only then I'll think about inviting Leena out «Yang stares at him astonished» so I won't let her down «somehow both girls think the same 'how sweet'»" after a few moments of silence, Yang said factually something that didn't seem to fit in the conversation.

"Weiss has also started to take part of SDC. She begun a special division in charge of discovering and developing Zoids. «somehow, this gets both Jaune and Leena's attention» and some years ago, they rejected a Zoid and sold it cheaply, for the overall cost, to a Battle team. Without armor and as fast as they could. It was an unpredictable Zoid. Before giving it away they made up an appropiate name for it: Berserk Führer" she halts, waiting for a reaction

And didn't wait for long "Führer...? «it hits him» as in Fury?!" she nods and replies "seems that, in the strange language from which Weiss' weapon name comes from, it means 'Rogue Leader' or 'Uncontrollable Leader', if we go completely literal"

"... Rogue Leader?" asks in confusion, as she looks at him with a strange mix of comprehension and sadness

"And it's curious that a leader bonds with another. And every leader needs a girl as a team or to protect..." she says as a flirtatious smile goes through her face

"Y-Yang! First of all... I already have Leena, secondly even if she accepted you as a part of a polygamous relationship... I don't believe laws here allow polygamic marriage" this statements showed the girls that he wasn't oblivious anymore, just caring.

"Well, this is the new situation... and you haven't seen your old team as I have: they need you Jaune, now more than ever. As I promised in the bet I won't force you back to Beacon but I need you to consider that option, otherwise Ozpin will send more of your friends to get you, by force if needed."

"But, even if I wanted to, I'm not ready. And we both make good team, so Iwon't leave him alone. Neither him nor this team" he finished, and as he did Leena went back to her room, without being noticed, wondering one thing in her mind: «how can you be so noble, yet so DENSE, Jaune?»

/A few days later, in another base in the desert/

A young man was training in a customized Dark Horn, a Protoceratops-type zoid, in a completely dark room, along with an Iron Kong and a fully customized Guysack with an electric-blue color scheme, which actually had a larger-than-usual right pincer and an AZ-950 mm twin pulse cannon in its back, its tail had, instead of the regular single canon had a twin barreled canon, placed in a vertical position... while blind, they were able to win, and in the end, one of them thought to himself...

'My name is Harry Champ, and I was born to be a champion' and so were his thoughts, while looking at a photo of certain pink-haired girl sticked on the cockpit which, by the way was TOTALLY not took without permission, when he was brought back to reality by his partner, fellow teammate and (debatably) professional love-teacher.

"Come on! Seriously dude, how longer will you be in love with a lost cause as her?! Not to say I'm complaining about the payment... but even I know when to give up!"the blue-haired man said, desperately, but, to his annoyance Harry ignored him and went to Toros's base

/Toros' base, a while later/

Blitz team were currently engaging in combat with an unknown team, going by an almost classical combo, having Leena in her Dibison, Brad in his command Wolf and Jaune in his Berserk fury, as expected, only that the weaponry had changed a bit, making the barrels of the Geno Saurer long range cannons a bit smaller and thus having better maneuverability, while fighting the ennemies (two Helcats and a Saber Tiger) Jaune noticed a particular strategy and the possible victim of it...

Which was NONE other than Leena!

"All right stay still..." she mutters as she aims her Megalomax at the Saber, but is interrupted by two shots from Fury's long range cannons which go to a nearby Helcat thatwas aiming at HER!

And with that, Jaune opened communication "Ok, now the Tiger is all yours!"

'I'll have to thank him properly for that later' she thought as she fired the 17-continous-shot series canon to the rival, who was struck as he never thought someone could see that strategy and the Judge declared a winner

"The Battle is over, The Battle is over

Winner is the Blitz Team!"

At the distance, a pair of men stood wathcing the battle, one way more bored than the other... the latter used a pair of binoculars to focus on the Dibison pilot, and he took them of to make an heroic-like pose while looking at the horizon while thinking... (again)

'My name is Harry Champ, and I was born to be a Champion' and he would have kept on his attempt to appear heroic... until his companion took a better look at the girl, this time with a STRONG reason to it

"NOW I'm completely sure that either that girl is a lost case or I need very fine made glasses!! We tried for YEARS that she went out with you, and HE... HE of all people... gets her in no time flat?!" at this statement the hero-wannabe shrieked loud and tokk a better look with his binoculars, to see his romantic target prancing and congratulating a blonde boy with cobalt-blue eyes and... a ridiculous bunny-decorated hoodie... not seeming irritated or faking it... which of course made him shout in desperation

"W-WHAT THE... what is THAT guy doing with MY Leena?! no, no... what is SHE doing w-w-w-with HIM?!?!?!?!"

«at the battlefield» "Think that you can use some parts from the Saber in Fury, Jaune? I-I know it was my catch, but considering your dream..." wondered the pink-haired girl only to get a negative headshake from said young man "No, Leena... due to the different types of Zoids they are... however there are still some salvageable parts from it so I may be able to sell them and get some useful parts for him, if you don't mind giving"

"Of course not! Feel free to scavenge-" not even she ended the phrase, Jaune was already looking for parts to sell. [At least I hope they sell them for good price]

/one hour later/

Inside the hangar, they begun testing the prototype of a new weapon for Fury, the Buster Claws, which was completed in hardware minutes ago with the pieces they mannaged to exchange for the Saber's pieces... not to mention that the term "Exchange" pissed Dr. Toros off a bit because there was no money in it, but hey! Something is better than NO thing at all.

"Well... at least we finised the installation of the software I can't believe you actually mannaged to put those pieces together, Jaune" Leena said as the blonde took a stare at the connections

"Could have been better, Pinkie, considering he got almost scraps from Rocked Metal" Yang said, only observing from above... with a pun they celebrated but if any other member of the crew would have heard it... well... cringe.

"Never mind that, those pieces were worh it, they only had more metal wrap... 'taking that off was the worst part' but the rest was not only functional but fine"

"I-I'm glad the pieces worked... Jaune" she said as she fidgeted her index fingers on each other which took the sights and curiosity of said pilot

Which made him wonder a bit more and with that he made a bit of a mistake given the situation: "Could it be that you love me? «he asked while blushing»"

And that made the unavoidable happen: Harry Champ made his presence at Toros Base known... and not precisely on any at least decent manner but an extravagant one by shouting "Not on my watch!!!" trying to kick Jaune in the face with his knee... and failing miserably when said blonde dodged making Harry hit himself on the floor and yell in pain and retort furiously:

"Oh, thanks a lot. If you haven't stepped back you would be in pain right now!!"

"And who are you? I can't recall you at all..." Jaune said as he tilted his head to show confusion

"Don't play funny now and tell me what the HELL were you doing with my Girlfriend?!" still shouted the spiky-haired pilot

'Aaaand here we go again with him. Didn't he give up yet? I know I'm beautiful but what did I do to deserve a weird guy like him to stalk me' thought Leena as both men were arguing and her other Teammates were joining them (even Yang came down, jeez)

"... Now answer me: What's going on between you and MY Leena?!" the obnoxious lover asked

"Well she's my teammate an-" he stops mid sentence, registering the words said by Harry and getting progressively angrier, he stood up firm and serious up to a point his teammates thought Jaune was a relative to Yang since his eyes changed in color, only this time they changed to a deep-purple, and his partner came online "... did you just say 'my Leena' sir?"

Thinking this was just jealousy from the boy he answered with a cocky smile "Yes, little shrimp. I, the great Harry Champ, the man destined to be KING, am saying that she's MY and only MY Leena!!" and when he said those lines so obnoxiously and ARROGANT they could all see Yang getting a bit too away from Jaune.

Big mistake, he did, and Yang made it notorious in bracing herself:

"Damn kid, if you could just have your mouth shut... He may have spared you now" Yang said a bit fearful, for there were two things that changed in Jaune during this whole time away from Remnant...

One: he was well-versed now on human-on-human combat (and although he had already discovered his semblance he didn't show it that often) this leads us to...

Two: he didn't condone any form of supremacist behaviour from ANY race, either humans, or Faunus or even the rare Zoidians

As he got near him, a wave of energy surged and increased until he grabbed Harry by the collar and rised him up, beggining to recite something only Yang knew pretty well

"For it is in passing that we achieve immortality.

Through this, we become a paragon of Glory and Virtue to rise above all, infinite in distance and unbound by Death.

I release your Soul, and by my shoulder prothect thee."

When he finished, Harry's body began to glow light magenta and before he could ask, Jaune begun his own rant

"LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING HARRY, THE MAN DESTINED TO BE A CRATER-FACED BLOODY PULP: YOU CAN'T OWN PEOPLE AS IF THEY WERE CATTLE!!!!" then, he threw him at the air, letting Fury LITERALLY kick him out of the base, making a Harry-sized hole in the ceiling and having all of them sweatdrop because of the EXTREME measurements... that is EVERYONE but Yang who said comically

"I saw it coming, only not that extreme for him to unlock his Aura... Oh well"

"Shouldn't we go and get him medical attention?" wondered Jaimie, who came with the commotion only to be dejected by Yang "Nope, he'll be fine. Maybe his Aura will shatter but he'll live... I think... I suppose «shiver when notices the height Harry is now reaching» I hope..."

/at Harry Champ's house, a while later/

The obnoxious leader and his team were discussing especially since when he could fly through the air like if he was kicked out... wait, he WAS kicked out. And there was a single word that a jar-like shaped purple robot called Benjamin kept repeating one single word at his Master:

"Pathetic"

"I remember asking you not to call me THAT again Benjamin!!!" the supposed King said, and for the first time his blue-haired companion said aloud

"He's not pathetic, Benjamin. His love interes is simply a Lost Cause" he stated sternly

"Neptune, remind me why I don't fire you" he said in a hurt and menacing tone

"Because I need to survive in the desert and you need ME to get Leena... Hey not a bad idea" he finished while formulating a new plan

The other robot, a green one with an antennae looked at him and said, pleading almost: "Don't encourage him, please. Otherwise he-"

"What's up, sensei? Is there any hope?" he wondered as Neptune just shrugged and finished his idea:

"If you defy Jaune at a Zoid Battle, and win, then she'll see you are the man to her and she'll come back. I mean, seriously you can't leave things like that, even more I can't let my pride as as Ultimate Casanova get hurt so I'll help you out, I'll even use my own Guysack for the matter!" he stated, and watched as his friend begun laughing somehow maniacally and both robots approached to Neptune

"Sure it was a good idea to give him hope?" Benjamin asked

"NOW he won't stop berating!" the green robot said only to be answered by the blue-haired man "Maybe... but at least he won't bother US, Sebastian"

/Next day/

/Toros base, 10:30 A.M./

A nice morning in the base, some mainetance to Ember Celica and to Berserk Fury and it would have been a perfect morning.

But NOOOOO there he was again, some rich snob who was destined to be a Crater-Faced Bloody Pulp and failed to achieve it (apparently some Aura got involved). And he wanted something:

"Hey, shrimp «referring to Jaune», I challenge you, and Blitz Team to fight me at a Zoid Battle!"

"Why should I do it? I don't have neither the nerve to fight someone who sees women as objects nor time to waste so please" he said as he paused to face him properly "if you don't want to find the exit the hard way, as before, leave peacefully or give a good reasoning to fight"

And, as usual, Harry chose the exact wrong words to convince

"Because Leena is going to the victor! and you won't be able to beat us with your force. Neptune is well-versed with his zoid And I doubt you had any real training!!"

Two things pissed Jaune off again, first of all: to Harry, Leena was still something bargainable, not a person who would choose but secondly again he heard a name he never expected to hear again... Neptune.

And he snapped

"Still, treating her as property?!" «this startled both said girl (who was passing by, casually) and Yang (she was performong maintenance Ember Celica)» "Look, you rich snob I accept the challenge but not because of Leena going to the winner but because she is a person, further more a cool and beautiful girl that happens to be my teammate and crush so if you must learn the hard way to respect her I'll make sure you learn!"

Off the scene Jaimie showed up and say a blushing Leena and the whole scene, when Jaune finished he whispered to her his advice "Are you aware of what would happen if any of themwins? I mean... YOU are going as a prize for the winner!"

"Not to Jaune" she answered

"What?"

"Harry wants me as a prize... Jaune loves me as a girl... Jaimie, is it a sin to be beautiful?"

"Depends on the girl 'In your case it might be' but why?"

"Jaune said I'm beautiful"

"So is that... «he smiles» 'she's right. It's a sin to be a beautiful girl. But it's a blasphemy to think a lady is an object... 'Thank you Jaune, my faith in chivalry is back' he might become a good boyfriend"

"ACK- YOU LITTLE...!!" shouted Leena as she ran after him, while Yang came down to see Jaune, Harry was gone.

"Guys like him make me sick, Vomit-Boy... but why does that get your nerve?"

"People like him have a lot of power, and when they have that kind of power they begin to believe that the rules we follow and respect DON'T apply to them, and since I promised to protect my friends of anything, I won't let her be treated as object... things like that made groups like White Fang to grow wild, remember?"

Then she stood up and smashed a paper in front of him "This is for your information, Jaune..." as he removed the paper from his face, she leaned onto him... and kissed his lips softly much to his shock "... and THIS is for you to let me join your team when you battle."

"Y-Yang! Why did you do that?! What if Leena finds out?!... No, what if RUBY finds out?"

"As long as you are able to have a good economical sustain both Guylos Empire and Helic Republic allow polygamic marriage but leaving that aside... please. Let. Me. Punch him in the face" she finished with a serious look on her face

"Sure thing. And... you said before Weiss she was running out a new branch in SDC, right?" Jaune asked a little hurriedly

"Y-yeah... why?" the blonde brawler asked

"I need the contact of that branch" he said and, after a little thought, Yang gave him a scroll number while stating smugly: "Remember to be quick"

/Later, that night/

"So... You want to set the battle three days from now, so we can prepare better?" Dr. Toros asked unbelievengly

"Yes, Doc... I have some... appointments to do so please let me settle that first and maybe also something for the rest of Blitz team"

"I see... Are trust worthy those people?"

"Completely, Doc!"

"Then surprise us kid" the doctor stated.

With that, Jaune left the room quickly and took his scroll. It had been a while since the last time he had used it, and it made him feel a bit nostalgic. It would be hard, but he had to do it, so he dialed the number and called.

After some beeps, he heard someone in the other end of the line

"SDC, Zoid Branch, how can we help you?" said a monotone voice

"I'd like to talk directly to Miss Weiss Schnee, for some buisness arrangements" he half-lied

"No problem, sir. Which name will it be?"

"Jaune Arc, ma'am" he answered, and then he heard the secretary passing the information to the 'Ice Queen' but soon afterwards, the phone hung up.

"Oh man I knew she hated me bu-" the scroll rang and when he checked it, turned out to be the personal contact of his former crush, and when he answered, a maleström of lecturing came from a more mature voice, but which had a lot of Weiss still.

"You DOLT! Have you been wondering how much your team has missed you?! OH right, you did not because you got EXPELLED and didn't try to make a try for the remedial exam! And now, finding other country and start working in a bunch of oversized animal robots is better than being a huntsman? Here people die because of Grimm and you take your chill on a sport which usesweapons that could potentially save others here!!! ARE YOU AN IDIOT OR WERE YOU GIVEN TO BIRTH BY A TELETUBBIE?!" she almost hollered on her side of the line, getting to Jaune a bit.

True to what she said, Zoids could save lives back home... but could also, on the wrong hands, end them too. The paladin (which he heard of when he still got news from back home... when RWBY shattered it, that is) was a clear proof of that but just in comparison the weapons of a Paladin pale to those of a zoid, only the basic Godos or Molga are equal in power to the Paladin so just imagine what advanced Zoids such as Shield Liger or Iron Kong would do... not to mention the CPG equiped as his partner

"I know Weiss that I may not be the best of the best in getting back up, so please, don't be pissed off, but I need your help with something for my team and I kind of really really need it, especially considering whom I'm fighting against. I promise that I'll try to make things better after the battle ends, but please. I need specially you help because the zoid I have was on your labs before so please... Truce?" he asked and a more pissed off Weiss answered silently and dangerously.

"I'm already pissed off with the situation that Neptune supported and the fact that he has cheated on me, so please don't make me loose my precious time andtell me two good motives to help you out before one minute passes or next time we see each other I'll kill you, resurrect you and then kill you again" she said, and the calm answer that came from him made her consider supporting them

"First: We'll be fighting Neptune, so if you want to take revenge, this is your chance. Second... the Zoid I'm piloting is Berserk Führer and since you have the blueprints for his weapons system you are the only one who could reproduce said weapons" he said deciding to say Fury's original namesake in order to have a better psychological effect

"THE 'Astray Leader' let you pilot him? Ok, I'll go, If only at least to find out if what you said is true or you lied to me. In case you didn't I'll help you in the battle too. I've got my personal settlement with Neptune" she said as Jaune got the mental image of a RPO (Really Pissed Off) Weiss and the look of Neptune

"Thank you Weiss. I promise that, when I'm done here, I'll go back to help the citizens in Remnant, but please... for reasons of my personal interest don't ask me to go back to my team. They did many things I thought they'd never do" he said seriously "and an Arc never goes back on his word"

"I know. Until tomorrow, Arc" she said, coldly

/Next morning/

As Team Blitz reached rendez-vous coordinateseveryone begun wondering how was this aquintance that Jaune said that would help them, by the sounds of the initial conversation (yes, she was that loud) the original members of Team Blitz couldn't do nothing but picture Weiss Schnee as a witch or anything of the sorts especially Leena, who was tempted to punch the Heiress in the face.

But when they arrived, a white Whale-type zoid, with the main C.I.C. (Combat Information Center) in green and two more thrusters in the tail than the standard (which had 4) arrived. In the nose's left and right side had the Schnee family emblem.

When both the hover cargo stopped advancing and the SDC's Whale King landed, both ships begun opening thw zoid-outing hatches opened and a white Helcat came out for the presentations

"Come on, Fury, lets make her look at us" Jaune said and Fury growled in aprooval, then getting out only with the white armor and igniting the vernier thrusters.

"So I see... you didn't lie to me in this... or maybe..." the pilot of the helcat said and then opened an intercom to Berserk Führer: "Pilot of Berserk Führer, do you copy me?" she said, with a familiar voice and tone.

"Pilot of Helcat, read you loud and clear. Good to see you again, Weiss" he said and finding sincerity in his words, she blushed but kept the serious tone "Arc, lower the cockpit so I can see you are not lying to me" she ordered and when he complied she almost thought she was crazy. For from the cockpit Jaune came out and Führer was rather... docile.

"So... it was true that you are his pilot... As true as you faked your way into beacon... and as true that, while dishonest, it would have been better for your team if you were still there." Weiss said a bit more humanly

"B-but... please you know that it wasn't meant to be" Jaune stopped looking at his former crush and there was an awkward silence, which was broken by Yang.

"Heya, Weiss-cream! On less negative notes, think you can help us with Mr. Führer over here? even though his armaments are good you found him first, so you know how to make him kick enemmies off with a 'Yang'! «both groan, but Internally Jaune laughs. He truly missed that specific pun» Could you do it please?"

"Just because of Neptune... He's gonna pay for the cheating stuff" she said as a signal from the helcat was sent and the mouth-hatch of SDC's Whale King opened up and the technicians brought, in acochineal-like zoid with two carts attached while the Helcat, stood up and begun it's way to the Hover Cargo

"Let me take a look at your new team" Weiss said, as she expected to find a more or less chaotic group... and they were in private.

But when she saw the recordings of the battles between Team Blitz and Teams Tiger, Flüegel and Hellcat [pun TOTALLY intended] she was astonished since in the battlefield they behaved rather organizedly and supportive, every member got their points and no one really complained... on the battlefield at least.

"Tell me something, Dr..."

"Toros" said cheerfully the leader of Team Blitz and Weiss continued "...where is the pilot of this Geno Breaker? I can see from the battle with Team flugel that she accepted the bet of joining your team and lost... who is it?"

"That would be me, 'Ice Queen' «Yang answered with a wide smug smile on her face»why?" she asked a bit confused as Weiss took a close look at her and scoffed a bit.

"I never figured you as a 'Geno' series pilot, much less a Geno Breaker. I figured it would suit you better an Iron Kong, but it seems you handle off pretty well. Only thing I can't believe is you falling for Illusions, because Arc used those on you. He even got you to use your Organoid!" when she finished, Yang sent death glares at the blonde and Bumblebee (who was near the door al the time by the way) growled in disaprooval, but since they were focusing on the current objective she just said "I'll have something to settle after this just finishes, Vomit Boy" and they continued reviewing the rest of zoids

"The real problem here are three zoids, two of which are the most powerful your theam has. Those three are Geno Breaker, Berserk Führer and the least powerful of the three; Command Wolf"

"Why my Command wolf is a problem, you spoiled girl?" Brad got ennerven and Weiss simply answered somethin he wouldn't expect

"Because that zoid is a relic already. It's hard to find replacements to its parts and weapons to it so the best we could do to those is leaving them in a better state" at this Yang laughed and seemed to cackle evily.

"Same goes to yours, Yang «she sends the 'really' look on her»but because of different motives. It's the rarity of 'Geno' series what makes them difficult to mantain and fix, but in contrast their parts last longer than the Command Wolf's. If some years ago, during the second war between Guylos Empire and Helic Republic [1] your zoid had existed, then Brad's partner wouldn't have that problem and he would be in an advantage"

Jaune nodded as they saw the possibilities, while the SDC's workers were checking on Team Blitz's zoids and... Weiss' Helcat?

"And finally the Berserk Führer. It's not difficult to create his replacements and his weapons were already made... Well, at least the prototypes. But they were discontinued and some were sent to re-molding for parts of other zoids, because almost every unit of that model was destroyed during the first war [2] between Zenebas Empire and Guylos Empire, in those times, your zoid was called only ZAC-012. That makes your unit unique, Jaune and to be more lucky to you it happens to have something not even our labs could analyze. Something near the memory bank, the b-" Jaune interrupted and finished the sentence "The 'brain' of the zoid, right?" she nodded and the blonde brawler asked "Is it something Vomit Boy has to worry about?"

"Only if he tries to mess with it. We tried to and since that moment the already berserk zoid became more unstable"

"I see «Jaune mused»changing subject, do you still have the blueprints for the backpack?"

"Which one?" *this gets stares from the crew and an amused look from Dr. Toros* "What? Ithas at least 4optional sets of weapons and armor, only problem is that we can't complete a single one right now in so little-" «scroll buzzes and she attends, when she finishes she looks at the crew, a little smile on her face»"Jaune, did you completed one of the armors at it's 73% on full purpose or was it just a coincidence?"

"W-WHAAAT?!?!" everyone in the crew just shouted. An almost fully completed armor by themselves, for real?

"Here, let me take a look at it. To see which one is it" and with that, Dr. Toros led her to the entrance of the hangar and inside the Berserk Fury's bay.

Inside the bay there were several pieces not assembled (but that was normal) and a pack of thrusters, two fixed in the backpack and two mounted outside the backpack and mobile, with sub-arms and Geno Breaker Claws on the end of each arm, though useful, they were too heavy and at the time, they didn't have the correct servos for them to work fine (not to mention that Yang would beat the crap out of them if they tried to disassemble that part of her dearest Ember Celica) and the Berserk Fury himself in his lavender-white armor. At this sight Weiss just whistled a bit and turned to the team

"You have just completed the main frame for two options: the Interceptor Pack 'Fury' (Guess that's where the namesake the Team knew the Rogue Leader came from) or the Melee Assault Pack 'Strumm'. In the first case we'd only have to build the correct claws for the arms and in the second one we'd have to replace the servos on the arms and adapt those Geno Breaker claws into a more sharp type."

"We'd prefer the Melee A- «The Füher growled in disaprooval, and Weiss took it as a sign of a full lie until she saw Jaune approaching to him»still to soon for venturing other combat modes, partner? You think we're not ready yet? «he got a soft nodding hiss for answer and, surprisingly to Weiss the zoid calmed a bit»I disagree, but you seem to know me better than I do,so I won't rebate. Is that ok with you? «as if the mechanic Tyrannosaur was glad to hear that now, it lowered his head so Jaune could pat his 'nose' in mutual understanding»then it would be the Interceptor pack... 'Fury' as his name would be" he said and Weiss was stunned for a second, then she confirmed and the specialists and mechanic's Cief went for the parts.

While they were gone, the Heiress approached to one of the fighters, the pink-haired in particular and she asked her something in low tone "Was he this weird all this time or is just now?" and Leena just answered "None, I think they bonded. You see, no one in this ship was able to pilot it because it kept rejecting us as pilots... But he offered himself as the zoid for Jaune to pilot. He must be something special if Fury did that"

After a few hours of work, the Geno Breaker, Berserk Fury and Dibison were in full form to fight. The Command Wolf was still in maintenance and the Pteras needed jus a cleanup. In the middle of such operations Weiss appeared and walked until she was next to the two blondes, and asked for something.

"Jaune, remember our deal? *he nods, and tries to reply but she continues* well, I don't care when you comply with your promise, but I want to add something and you will NOT deny" as she said that, Team Blitz was wary but, as their ace pilot said, 'an Arc never goes back on his word', so they had to comply as well

"What would it be, Snow Angel?" he said as he expected to hear something monetoay or the sorts... not what he heard

"Let me and Yukijoin you on this battle" she said as she pointed to her Helcat, in close view, Jaune could see the good craftmanship that was done on the Helcat's frame since it had a Red Horn-like gattling gun, but far smaller and light. Unlike normal ammo, it had Dust ammo, so it would be easier to handle for the Heiress. On its frontal paws, just like Myrtenaster, it had a Revolver-like drum with some dust as well so it could do strikes with them and have major effect.

Speaking of effects, the finished Buster Claws of the 'Fury' Pack were different, consisting in tri-bladed claws with twin articulation and the adittion of the old but trusty Mongoose System which allowed them to act as drills AND E-Shields. on the center it had a plasma canon so it had now an AZ-930 mm Plasma Beam Canon. those in combination made ti possible for each of the arms to become two more Charged Particle Guns, so it was rather cool.

"Well, thank you Weiss. I'd really appreciate your participation" Jaune said as they, for the first time, shook hands.

/Next morning, on the Coordinates settled for the match/

A red Whale King was waiting at the entrance of a city, while four zoids (a Stealth Viper, a Guysack, an Iron Kong and a Golden-horned Dark Horn [no pun intended]) were waiting, and then the look of one of the pilots grew brighter as he thought.

'So, you came... Jaune-' thought Harry but his train of thought was cut off by the voice of Neptune

"So you came... Arc. It's been long time no see, I think" said Neptune coldly, to keep the cool face.

While Harry was giving a rant for the lack of protagonism, Jaune simple had voice for the two familiar faces

"Harry, I never thought you would be asking him for help with girls, while effective to some, his tactics are for a 'Lady Dumper' not a gentleman as a 'King' should be. And you, Vasilias, of all the places you could run from Weiss' wrath here? «this brings an awkward silence for a bit and hearing nothing, he continues» Thought I wouldn't know that you cheated on her, miserable excuse of a man?"

"Who are you to say that? Your zoid has been altered to resemble Myrtenaster so you are still obsessed with her! *he said pointing at Yuki, much to dispeasure of the gigantic kid hungry for attention known as Harry champ* You are way more creepy!"

"Actually, Neptune, that's MY zoid «interrupted Weiss and both cockpits of the Berserk Fury and the Helcat opened, revealing a casually outfitted Jaune on the Tyrannosaurus' head and a white pilot-suited Weiss on the Helcat's head looking angry as hell»so please, stop blaming Jaune for my cute Yuki and start fearing, for I told you that I'd de-man you if you cheated on me" in truth, she was never bothered if he liiked another girl and went for her, as long as he would break up with her. But cheating is a low move, and that's why she was so pissed off.

So, they called the judge pod, which begun its travel to the atmosphere while the rest of the conversation was being held off

"Yang, if you find the Stealth Viper or the Iron Kong, feel free to use the Charged Particle Gun. But if you find the Dark Horn, he's my prey" said Leena via a private comm link.

"Sure thing Pinkie, maybe I can 'blow them away' isit ok?"

"Yes... Perfectly" the judge pod landed and slowly opened its hatch to reveal the white chromed figure of the judge, supervising the zone and reciting the usual battle requirements

"The area within 30 miles is now a zoid battle field

This zone is now restricted

Only competitors and personnel have authorized entry.

Danger! All others must leave.

Area scanned

Battlefield set up

Team Champ vs. Team Blitz

Combat mode: 0973

Ready... FIGHT!!!"

When the white judge finished, the Teams entered the City-like battlefield

"So there they go... we really might be in trouble since it's a blind battle" said Dr. Toros while taking two toys, a Pteras Bomber and a black Redler for special ops, both model kits... and begun playing with them

"Wouldn't they have trouble about the possibility of friendlyfiring?" Jaimie asked and Brad shrugged it off

"Relax, Jaimie. Jaune has the E-Shields as well as Yang, Weiss has got the optical camouflage advantage and Leena would most surely waste ammo rather than get hit by one of us. Besides I know Jaune... he wont be beaten by anybody any time soon"

Leaving Dr. Toros to his childish play with his toys they begun to watch the battle.

/Somewhere in the city/

In her Helcat, Weiss was searching for any teammate or... for an specific Guysack, when a signal appeared on her DRADIS [3] and went for that catch slightly, but as she checked, she saw that there was no one on the position it was marked on, so she made a guess.. and shot gravity Dust rounds to the ground, revealing an electric-Blue Guysack which retaliated with several electric shots from its tail

"Seems that I bought myself trouble" Neptune said as he tred to dig himself again only that not allowed due to... Weiss' Glyphs?!

"Semblances can be amplified with Zoidian metal, and with correct training you can use them as we did like Hunters and Huntresses!" she said as she put speed to her Helcat and changed the embeeding rounds in the paw of it to Ice Dust, when igniting the round, she jumped and stroke the Guysack's tail and one of the pincers, making them useless for a little period of time. But was enough for her to change to Fire Dust and repear the attack to the Tail and pincers, breaking them due to abrupt temperature change.

"Not again, Weissy" he aimed the cannons on the back of the scorpion zoid and fired them to the right leg, and since they were in Electrical option as well they dazed a little bit the joint, making it inoperative for a few minutes as well and givig time for the Guysack to try and dig to no avail

"Neptune, you were a handsome boyfriend but also a cheater and a bastard, think I would forgive that?" she said as the time passed off and she begun striking again, this time with Gravity Dust making the zoid a bit less presentable and, freezing its command system

"Sorry sorry, Weiss... I-I'll give you anything you want! just name it!!" and then the paw almost got distances with Neptune to zero.

"I saw you trying to go after Ruby «she stated» If you do sometning with her, I'll talk to Yang and together We'll make the next time a girl sees your body beat an Anatomy course, you being the subject to dissect" she threatened, and to reassure her possition she said "You saw me here and you know I make my promises true" when she finished, Neptune ran to the exit of the city and to the relative safety of Champ's Whale King, not noticing the dampness on his pants.

While this happened, Leena was looking for the Dark Horn her stalker was piloting, constantly looking at her radar. She still had one as the detection device per default and not the more modern DRADIS because Dr. Toros didn't want it installed on any of his zoids, mainly because doing so was free. Installing it would cost a bit, and he needed that money for something.

Curiously, during last night, she saw her father in 'zbay.com' looking for an HMM Geno Saurer... Oh well, but back into the battle, she was walking calmly when suddenly a lecture appeared on the radar and readied weapons to engage, but when they turned, she faced an already charging Charged Particle Gun of a well known Geno Breaker. When they met, though, both pilots kept their weapons charging and before the Geno Breaker shot, the Dibison stepped aside and let her teammate fire, defeating the Stealth Viper it was on her back. In that moment, an Iron Kong went out of its hiding place and fired a missile to Yang on the back, but the Dibison intercepted with its 14 series MegaloMax canon, and  ran after it while hearing a swearing Benjamin and a screaming Sebastian that was firing missiles like a madman, only to be intercepted by the Dibison before they could do greater dammage and sped forward.

"Please, spare me Leena, we were just following orders.. AAAAHHHH!" Sebastian shouted as said warrior fired her own missiles.

"I do this to you because I want to have fun and you can be restored if destroyed, unlike Yang or me!" she said as she kept firing now both missiles and the MegaloMax 14 series canons, making serious dammage to legs arms and weapons, resulting in the command system freeze of the Iron Kong, but as a lucky shot it were, a leg of the Dibison was dammaged as well.

"Jeez, hope you find him, Jaune" she said, sad that she wouldn't be able to fight Harry in that condition

Just as she thought about that, an 120 mm Heavy Assault cannon was heard, not so far and she knew who would use such a weapon...

Harry champ thought he was just lucky when he saw in his zoid's screen the White tyrannosaurus, and took a shot, in belief that would have the same effect as a Gun Sniper's due to the unexpected nature. but when the smoke dissipated, the E-Shield just a single one of the newest claws deployed, proved to be a far more tough than it appeared to be.

"That weapon... so it's you, Harry!" he said as he disactivated the shield, and turned the claws in a retracted mode for them to serve as drills, activating the Mongoose system and igniting all thrusters towards this adversary, who also charged while firing his gatling gun.

"I'll prove to you that I'm destined to be King, you peasant!" the rich snob shouted as he tried to take better aim, to no avail since, somehow, that zoid seemed to always dodge his shots.

"You are no King at all, if anything you are destined to be rejected!" Jaune said as he used the drill to chop off the galing gun and turned aroud to face his oponent

"You wouldn't understand, little shrimp. Although you have dammaged my perfect zoid I'm still able to fight. I bet you have so little resources that if a bullet hits you only once that scrap will fall to sharpnel" he said smugly

And that made Fury himself get angry and unlock for Jaune a special weapon, beginning to beep something in the console, that his pilot read aloud, while the Dark Horn prepared to charge again at the white-armoured zoid again

"W-What?... 'Tail Laser Strike Claw'? ok, let's try this on!" he said as he activatedsaid weapon and while approaching Harry he ignited the Vernier Boosters, High Maneuverability Boosters and Ion Boosters, and the last segment of tail opened up revealing a pincer-like section and in its center a pipe-like laser generator. When both zoids were about to collide, Jaune tilted the control so they wouldn't crash and activated the weapon which latched himself on the Dark Horn's left-rear leg and cutted two pipes that begun leaking oil, much to displeasure of Harry, who begun to swear badly

"You shrimp!!! What did you do to my precious Dark Horn?! Do you have ANY idea of how much did it cost to get this one correctly customized?" he said as he aimed the assault canon on his zoid to shoot at him directly on the face, but due to the lack of support of the dammaged leg, the shots were misled by recoil and ended in failing miserably, which didn't go unnoticed by the blonde pilot

"You know... the funny thing is that if I dodge then it's most probable to be hit by you. Besides, I wanted to finish this myself, but... «uses a claw of the new Buster Claws in Drill mode to chop off the Heavy Assault» I know someone who would better put your hopes to rest... isn't that true, Leena?" he said as the Dibison showed up, already preparing a full simultaneous 14 series MegaloMax charge. Just the only weapon that could temporary block the Geno Saurer's Charged Particle Canon.

"Thank you, Jaune... but wouldn't you like to be part of the punishment as well? After all, you fought for me..." Leena said and Jaune happily obliged, and he activated the footlocks.

Now, for the reader's image of the full attack; a Dibison's full charged MegaloMax's attack is as strong as a Geno Saurer's Charged Particle Gun in full power, and that beam reference is enough to pierce, in a shot, a Gustav's hull from side to side, which is almost 19 inches thick from each side. And now add to that the power of JUST ONE of Berserk Führer's Charged Particle Guns, which are more powerful than a Geno Saurer's, and equally powerful as a Geno Breaker's in the worst case scenario. But in this form, Berserk Führer has THREE of these guns, and the main one, even if classified as a "Gun" has the power of a "Canon" classified one.

In other words... yeah, Harry is mostly f*cked up.

And here we got our heroes, Dibison with the MegaloMax almost ready, as well as Berserk Fury, all of his three CPG's at full charge

"MegaloMax.../Triple Charged Particle Guns..." Jaune and Leena said at one time "FIRE/FIRE!!!" and they pulled the triggers, but intentionally, Jaune made a move to deviate all of their beams onto the back part of the Dark Horn, freezing its command system.

"Battle Ended, Battle Ended!

Winner is, the Blitz Team!" the judge said, as Jaune got off Fury and looked to his rival

"You better not look at Leena like that ever again, or else I won't be merciful" Jaune said coldly as his eyes went purplish again

Brad, had seen the whole battle and when it finished it went to help Harry out of the Debris from his Dark Horn, which was almost scrap. the only good thing was that the Core was still intact,so he would just spend a lot of gold and/or Lien to restore his Zoid to its full glory. When they finished getting out Brad took a good look at Harry and then asked

"I think we all can understand why Jaune likes Leena, and why she likes him back. But you? What do you see in her?" the Command Wolf Pilot asked his friend (?) and... did get an answer, but not the correct one.

"Her beauty. How can she be that beautiful as a wild desert flower?" he said, making the blueish-dressed pilot to look at Harry dumbstruck. His love wasn't like Jaune and Leena's rational affection. It was physical. That made it even more risky to Harry.

/Some time later, Jaune's Room/

Our two potential love rivals for Jaune's affection were sitting in his square tactical table (he asked for one), sitting one in front of the other. Both were tense and while one was mad at the other, the latter was just serious. Yang slipped her mouth and said something she shouldn't and had a really long and annoying talk with the pink-haired pilot

"So... Yang Xiao Long... Your flirtatious nature is normal, I know... yet you never kissed anyone. Until the day Jaune recieved the challenge from Harry. And you kissed none other than MY crush?!" she said slowly not to show her trembling voice from all the rage she was building.

"That... pretty much sumarizes it, yes. Because... I-I-I do not know how, or why... but I begun falling in love with him as well" the blonde brawler answered her fellow teammate and rival in conquests. Without Leena's knowledge, she had brought the original Ember Celica from her zoid, because she wanted to hang out with Jaune for a while, and he wasn't able to enter local pubs with visible weapons... and Crocea Mors is anything but non-visible. What she didn't expect was Leena to try and do the same (who would blame her, she was on her right to do so) and that's where everything begun. from small jokes to real insults, they got Jaune freaked out, leading them both into a really heated discussion. And she slipped the kissy info.

"Why him. Why couldn't be Brad?! Or even HARRY!! Have you ever realized that he was starting to like me because I kept my tantrums to a minimum?!" Leena shouted, and Yang bravely endured.

Who could blame them both for loving the same man?

Not Jaune, not Monty. Nobody actually.

But a written law allowing polygamic marriage doesn't stop a girl from wanting to be "the one" or in better terms, the 'unique'.

"And you? Have you ever considered that I may have had priority since I met him FIRST to begin with? Did you ever thought that I might have loved him from before, but never knew it 'till meeting him again?!?!?!" her eyes flared red, semblance active, at this point she had recoiled several times in the past, even Jaune had done that. Now it was different.

Leena didn't recoil, in fact, she stood not showing any trace of fear or cowardry. There was none of that this time, and both of them knew it.

"I can't decide" said a voice that immediatly startled them. It was the dorky knight, the Zoid Whisperer. Jaune. "And that is because I love you both as much as you love me... I'd be fine with the law, if I knew you wouldn't harm youselves... or me in closest case. But I don't want to choose if it hurts one of you. An-" he was interrupted by a hug comprised of both female pilots

"If we hurt ourselves, we'll hurt you" Leena said, looking admonished, and Yang completed "so, we'll swallow our pride and open our hearts to you... It's a Win-win situation"

Jaune, then smiled awkwardly, for the girls begun moving in ways he had only seen in the 'special videos' his father sent to him when he was exiled from Remnant, now known as a continent rather than a world, powered by rage, love... and also a lot of lust.

"And since is a win-win, let US have a beta test of the prize, Jauney/Vomit Boy" they said at the same time, while undoing their clothes... this was going to be a LOOOONG night

[ok, I promised myself no real smut until chapter 4, so please deal with it.. for now.

Also, summarizing my unlucky with this story here it goes: about two days after I published "The Berserk Arc: Chapter 2" I fell sick because of an intoxication via rotten cheese (no joke) and I had to stay in bed , then a week later I was going back to school and to writing, I thought, but got sick again, from a digestive system infection which got me into bed for nearly two weeks, missing ordinary AND extraordinary exams, leaving me with no option but the title exams. I was going to surrender and start looking for a job as sooon as I recovered but after that when I re-opened my grades system i saw that, in fact three of the six subjects were passed, so I could re-apply for the second period and re-course the other three subjects so... I took the chance and got into. BUT I wasn't going to leave you waiting any more soooo I thought in making a far better chapter for compensation... and I put hands to work not only on this story but also in "Now it's my time to save you" so you will see that one soon enough too. I'll also put three or four polls into my profile so I have material to work into chapter four which will come out in TWO and a half weeks, at worst, so please be patient and rate, comment and review. dont forget to vote also. Finally a SERIOUS apology to SaurusRock625 because of the humongous delay but this was something I couldn't control. until Next time, The AtlesianHarvester]