Fan Fiction / Zoids Fan Fiction ❯ You Don't Have to Be Alone ❯ Chapter 1 ( Chapter 1 )

You Don't Have to be Alone

By: Pretty Kitty

Rated: R

A/N: Ok, I've had this fic in my head for a long time now and it is getting on my nerves! So I just had to type it up! Cuz or else, it might never leave me alone!! lol

Summary: There's this girl(original character) that's been traveling with Van and the gang for a while and she suddenly falls for Raven! Will he ever truly love her back? You'll have to read this fic to find out! ^^

Also, ya know that episode(i don't remember the name) in the Guardian Force saga? It's the one where we first see Raven in Guardian Force saga and he looks all messed up, ya know? U know, he had like this weird look on his face and his hand was all cut up and bloody? Ya know?

*no one knows what she's talking about*

^^;;; Well this fic is like my version of that ep and the time after that ep.^_^

Anyway, it's rated R cuz of future lemon and bad language. Yes, I said lemon. So beware. Little kids, leave now.(lol) And well, this fic does have Raven in it so there's gotta be some bad language!^^

Disclaimer: I do not own Zoids Chaotic Century BUT I do own my original character, Sara. Don't use her in your fics unless you have my permission!! Now, on with the story...

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*Flashback*

Sara was standing near the edge of a cliff, looking down into the valleys. She was traveling with Van, Fiona, Irvine, Moonbay, and of course, Zeke. They were down in the village but she had decided to explore the mountains by herself.

She wanted to see further down into the valleys so she walked closer the the edge. She didn't notice a good-size stone in her walking path, and as she was walking, the rock tripped her.

She quickly tried to stop herself from falling, but she couldn't and she lost her balance.

She braced herself for the impact of gravity jerking her towards the ground below. But to her suprise, something stopped her. Or maybe, someone...

She felt a strong arm around her waist and realized someone had saved her. She turned around to see who her life-saver was and it was the person she had least suspected it would be!

"Raven?!" she yelled in pure shock.

She stood up straight, he removed his arm from around her, and they both backed away from the edge.

She was speechless. And Raven being Raven, didn't say anything. She tried to say something but words just wouldn't come out.

Finally, she was able to speak. "Wha-what are you doing here?"

"What are you doing here? I thought you were with Van," he replied in his same ol' harsh tone.

"Yes, I'm still traveling with him but I was just taking a walk through these mountains. Now back to my question-what are you doing here?"

"Maybe I was just doing the same thing you were."

"Well, I'm glad you showed up when you did. Or else, well...you know. So thank you...you saved my life," she said.

"It's not like I wanted to, but I couldn't just stand here and watch you fall off a cliff and die," he replied bitterly.

That remark didn't take Sara by suprise, though. She expected something like that from Raven.

"Well, I'm going to go now," she replied as she turned around and started walking off. "Thank you again, Raven."

"Wait," said Raven.

She turned to look at him.

"What's your name?"

"Sara," she said with a small smile. Then she continued walking off.

*End Flashback*

That was a year ago. Sara remembered that time very well. She thought about it often. And for some reason, every time she remembered Raven, her heart would race and she would blush.

Sara was 18 years old. She was a fairly good height, about 5'5", and she was thin. She had long, brown hair that came down to her waist. The weird thing was that even though she had a dark hair color, her eyes were crystal blue.

She had white skin but she did have a slight tan, so she wasn't pale white.

She was standing alone outside of the building. There was a party going on inside but she wanted to be alone for a little while. You know, so she could just think.

She didn't come out here to think about Raven, though. He just somehow always came to mind.

She kept thinking about Raven and the fact that she obviously felt something toward him. But what?

Finally, she realized the truth...she loved him. It was that simple. But loving Raven could pose a problem...

~Just my luck~she thought. ~Only I would fall in love with someone that would never love me back~

Sara was just the opposite of Raven. They had nothing in common. Sara was sweet, quiet, and innocent.(but she did have a little spunk in her) While Raven was cruel, vicious, and emotionless.

Just then, Van walked out to where she was.

"Sara? What are you doing out here?" he asked.

"Oh nothing. Just thinking," she replied.

Van stood beside her. "What are you thinking about?"

"Nothing really. Actually, I am thinking about something important. Can I tell you?"

"Of course! You can tell me anything," he said.

"Well, you have to promise not to freak out, okay?"

"Ok, I won't freak out. I promise," he reassured her.

"Alright. I think I have feelings for...Raven," she said.

"Raven?! How can you have feelings for Raven?!"

"You promised not to freak out!" she said.

"Oh, I'm sorry but it's a little shocking," said Van.

"Well, I don't know why...but I just feel that I do love him. I know that sounds stupid but it's true. I can't stop thinking about him," she said.

"Yeah but how could you just fall in love with Raven? Have you ever even talked to him?"

"For your information, yes I have. You weren't there. He actually saved my life."

"Are you serious?"

"Yes," she said. Then she starting relating that event to Van. He was suprised Raven had saved her.

"Huh. Well whaddya know, maybe Raven has a good side after all." Van thought about what he just said and replied,"But it's doubtful."

There was silence for a minute or two until finally Van broke the silence.

"Listen, you might love Raven but I really don't know if he'll love you back. Raven doesn't care about anyone. I mean, 9 times out of 10, he's not going to give a flip about you."

"I know. But maybe there's still a chance. I really want to be with him..." said Sara.

"Yeah, I know you do, but I just doubt that Raven's going to care. Besides, even if you do end up with him, he's probably not going to treat you good."

"You're probably right," she said. "Oh, why do I have to fall in love with someone like him?"

"Well, sometimes we can't help it. We just have feelings for people. But may I ask what attracts you to Raven?"

She thought for a minute before saying, "I don't know...there's just something about him."

"Well, I'm gonna go back inside and let you finish thinking about it. Before I go, I want to tell you something," he said in a serious tone. "Please, don't get your hopes up about Raven loving you back. Because it's really doubtful. I mean, there is a slight chance, but understand that it's not likely."

"Yes, I understand."

Van walked off and went back inside. Sara was, once again, alone.

Alone.

She was always alone. ~Maybe I just thinkI love Raven because I just want to be with someone...~she thought. She thought about that idea for a minute, but in the end, it proved in vein. She really did love him, no matter how strange and impossible it seemed.

**The Next Day**

Van slammed open the door of the little house they were staying in.

"Hey Fiona! Sara! I've got some important news!!" he yelled.

"Van, calm down. You don't have to yell, we're right here," said Fiona.

"Oh, sorry..."Van replied sheepishly. "But this is really important!"

"What is it?" asked Sara.

"Well, there's some news going around about a mysterious Zoid destroying villages and killing alot of people," he said.

Fiona gasped. "Oh no...Van...you don't think it's..."

"Yeah, I have a feeling it's him..."

"Who?" Sara asked, completely elude to what they were talking about.

"It sounds like...Raven," replied Van. "I can't believe he's back at his old tricks again."

Fiona looked worried. "Oh Van, what are we going to do? We have to stop him, but how? If I know Raven, he's probably a stronger Zoid pilot than he was back then."

"Yeah that's true. But Fiona, you must be forgetting that I'm alot stronger, too!"

"Raven..." Sara whispered to herself. Neither Van nor Fiona heard her say that and in a way, she was glad.

She didn't know what to think about this. If you think about it, this bad situation could go good...

~I'm being selfish~ she thought. ~He's out there destroying towns and killing people, but I'm happy just because I might get to see him! That's very selfish...but I can't help it. I want to see him so bad~

**The Next Day**

"Van, where are you going?" asked Fiona. It looked like Van was getting ready to leave.

"I'm going to meet Thomas. Someone said they spotted a Geno Saurer in the distance heading toward the Imperial base."

"Oh no...It's him," replied Fiona with a worried tone.

"Yep, sounds like Raven. Thomas and I are gonna load up in our Zoids and get ready because he's due to arrive here anytime. If we're not ready, Raven will destroy the whole base so we have to be there," replied Van.

"Well, Sara and I are going to go to the communication tower so we'll be able to communicate with you and Thomas in your Zoids. You know, you might need our help in case something happens."

"Alright, but you two be careful. I'll see ya later," he said as he started walking toward the door. Just as he opened the door to walk out, Fiona stopped him.

"Van," she said.

He turned back around to look at her. "Yeah?"

"Please...be careful," she said with concern. Then she smiled and said, "Good luck."

Van smiled back at her. "Thanks, Fiona." Then he walked out and shut the door behind him.

"Sara!" called Fiona.

"Yeah? What is it?"

"Come on, we have to go to the communication tower. Raven's going to arrive here soon and Van and Thomas are getting ready to battle him."

"Raven's almost here?" asked Sara.

"Yes, unfortunately," Fiona replied. "But come on, let's go."

"Ok, I'm coming."

When they arrived at the communication tower, Fiona found the area where Van and Thomas were and put them on the camera screen. She also turned on the camera screen that filmed the area around the base. She did that so she could watch out for Raven.

Several minutes passed.

The wait for Raven was driving Sara crazy. She wished he would just hurry up and get here and stop taking his sweet time.

It was making her nervous. She even found herself a few times pacing back and forth across the room.

Finally, Fiona noticed something coming on one of the camera screens.

"Sara! Come here! Quick!"

"What is it?" Sara asked anxiously.

Fiona pointed at the object that was coming closer. "Is that a Zoid?"

Sara studied it for a minute before saying, "Yeah, it looks like it. Do you think it's Raven?"

"I have a feeling it is...I better tell Van."

Fiona flipped a switch that turned on the mic that lead to Van and Thomas' Zoids.

"Van! Thomas! Sara and I spotted something coming closer to the Imperial base. We think it's Raven."

"Are you sure it's a Zoid?" asked Van.

"I'm not completely sure but it looks like it," replied Fiona.

"Thomas!" Van yelled to Thomas. "Did you hear that?"

"Yeah, I got it." Thomas said.

Just then, they heard a gun shot and saw a small building go up in flames.

"What the hell was that?" said Sara who had heard the impact.

"Damn! He's here!" yelled Van.

"What a way to make an entrance!" exclaimed Thomas.

"That's Raven for ya. Come on, Thomas, let's go!" said Van as they both took off in the direction of that burning building.

People all over the base were running around franticaly, trying to escape and get somewhere safe.

The Imperial army soldiers started getting in their Zoids. They thought they were under attack. Little did they know, it was only one Zoid.

Van and Thomas started attacking Raven but he instantly put Thomas and his D-Bison out of comission.

"Thomas!" Van yelled as he watched his friend in the D-Bison being thrown to the ground like a toy.

"Grr...Raven!" yelled Van as he started to attack Raven again.

There was something weird about Raven this time. Van couldn't put his finger on it, though. Finally, he realized what was missing. Raven hadn't even said anything to him yet. Usually he starts talking smack but this time, he hadn't even opened his mouth!

~Something isn't right...~ thought Van. ~It's not like Raven to not even say anything to me.~

Then, as they kept fighting, Van noticed something else. Some of Raven's attacks were way off. At first, Van thought it was just an accident but it's happened too much. Something was definitely not right. There was no doubt in Van's mind that something was up.

Back at the communication tower, Sara and Fiona noticed something different about Raven, too.

Then Van came on over the speaker.

"Hey, Fiona," he said. "Something's up with Raven. I don't know what but something's wrong."

"Yeah, we've noticed. Are you sure it's really Raven?" Fiona asked.

"Well, I'm not really sure. I think it is, but I don't know. I've tried to talk to him but he won't say anything."

Just then, Raven did something really strange. He aimed one of his cannons up at the sky and just started firing. He kept on firing until he had no more ammo.

"Ok, what the hell was that about?" Van said kind of to himself but Fiona and Sara heard him.

"I have no idea..." replied Fiona.

"Oh my god, what is the matter with Raven?" Sara asked worriedly.

Raven opened the top of the pilot cockpit and just stared at Van. Van did the same and stood up to get a better look at Raven.

"Fiona! Sara! You might want to get down here; something is definitely not right with Raven. He looks bad, he might need some help," said Van.

"But Van, do you really want to help-" Fiona couldn't even finish her sentence because Sara yelled Raven's name and took off running.

"Wait! Sara!" yelled Fiona in a futile attempt to stop her.

~Please don't let there be anything wrong with him...~ Sara thought to herself as she ran. But if something really was wrong, she was determined to help Raven...even if he was the enemy.

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Ok well, does this fic sound like a good idea? Actually, I do really want to write this because I have awesome plans for stuff to happen in future chapters. ^_^ So even though this first chapter well...sucked, don't get used to that! Cuz I promise the next chaps will be kick ass chapters! ^_~