A Wicked Shadow [open]

[runs-on-rage.livejournal.com]

Something's been moved down to the hangar.

Something big and foreboding, with glowing red eyes cutting through the dimness of its bay.

And it's watching you.

Incidentally, has anyone seen Vega today? Spoiler: He's curled up on top of one of this thing's feet.

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[obscura-prodigy.livejournal.com]

Vega puts his arms down and looks back at Nanoha, furrowing his brow. "Well, that's only part of it. It's no good if you're a good fighter but your Zoid can't keep up with you. That's why I like Fury, because it's easy to get him to do what I want."

"And anyway," he adds, "Sarah says the Royal Cup will be harder anyway."

Pause.

"Not that there's going to be a Royal Cup anymore, I guess."

[starlightace]

She smiles, looking at the Zoid - it's intimidating, there's no doubt about that. "Once we're finished here, what's stopping you from starting your own Royal Cup?"

[obscura-prodigy.livejournal.com]

Vega thinks about it.

"Well," he says, "we'd need all kinds of teams for it. Sarah says there were going to be hundreds. And it's really special, and we don't have the Battle Commission or anything." Vega's never really been taught the importance of the Battle Commission or that they have any true authority over him, that's not how the Backdraft rolls, but he does know it's a very important part of having a proper Royal Cup.

[starlightace]

It's clear that this sort of thing has pretty much been the boy's life so far. Well, no reason to try to force him out of that. "Well, even if it's not the exact same thing... isn't a different Royal Cup better than no Royal Cup at all?"

[obscura-prodigy.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, but it still won't be the same." He scratches the back of his neck.

"Thanks for trying anyway," he says. "I'm just glad I have my Zoid back. If we're going to be fighting aliens and bad guys and things, I can help if I have him."