Disclaimer:  I don't own any of the characters.

Auther's Note:  I'm new and this is my first Zoid fanfic.  I've only seen a few episodes and Raven is already my favorite character.  Moonbay is my second favorite so I decided to put them together.

Some of the character will be OOC. 

Moonbay leaned against the wall and tapped her foot impatiently.  She was waiting to hear if the Zoid pilot she brought in was going to be okay.  Just as she was about to go see what was going on, she noticed some familiar figures walking toward her. 

"Moonbay."

"Hey guys."  she said as she  hugged Van and  then she moved on to Fiona and Irvine.  "Its good to see you again.  What are you doing here?"

"We were already here when we heard that Thomas was brought in so we came to see how he was doing."

"Thomas?   You mean the pilot I br0ought in."

"Yeah.  Do you know if he's okay?"

"No.  The stupid doctor isn't telling me anything."  she said.  "In fact there he is now."

She pointed at a doctor walking down the hall.  They all went over to him. 

"How's Thomas?"  Van asked.

"He's pretty beaten up, but he'll make a full recovery." 

"Did he say what happened to him?"  Moonbay asked.

"No.  He hasn't regained consciousness yet.  Now if you'll excuse me, I have other patients to see to."  the doctor said and then walked off.

"We already know what happened to him."  Van said.  "Raven attacked him."

Moonbay whipped her head around to face Van.

"You said he was dead."

"I thought he was.  Hell, he should be.  But like always, he managed to survive."  Van said. "Actually, that's why we're here.  He's been destroying military bases.  And if he keeps on his current course, this base is next."

"Of course.  Destroying things is his hobby."  Moonbay muttered.

All of a sudden, the alarms started going off.

"This is not a drill.  We are under attack."  a voice said over the loud speaker.  "I repeat, this is not a drill."

"What's going on?"  Fiona asked.

"Raven."  Van said angrily.  "Let's go Irvine."

He, Zeke, and Irvine ran off to their Zoids.  Moonbay and Fiona ran to the command center to keep an eye on the fight.  By the time they got there, the fight was already under way.  Moonbay was shocked to see that Raven was in a Dark Horn instead of the GenoBreaker. 

"What happened to the GenoBreaker?"  she asked Fiona.

"No one knows.  We assumed that Hiltz destroyed it and Raven.  But now that we know that Raven survived, we think that there's a chance that the GenoBreaker wasn't destroyed after all."

"Then why isn't he using it?"

"Again, we don't know.  All we know is that he's been stealing Zoids to destroy the bases."

"So that means there's also a chance that the GenoBreaker was destroyed.

"Yes."  Fiona said.  "It's a fifty percent chance both ways."

Moonbay continued to watch the fight.   Even without the GenoBreaker, Raven was holding his own against the Blade Liger, and the Command Wolf.  As much as she hated to admit it, Raven was a great pilot.

What are you thinking?  Raven is the enemy.  THE ENEMY!  You're not supposed to comment on how good he is.

Sorry.  It doesn't matter how good he is anyway.  Van was able to beat him before and he'll do it again.

Now that's better.  Go Van!

Moonbay shook her head slightly to stop the voice inside.  I've been on my own for too long, she thought to herself.  I'm actually having an argument with myself.  She heard Fiona gasp and jerked her head up in time to see the Blade Liger go down.

"Van!"  both Fiona and Moonbay yelled.

"I guess you weren't good enough Van."  Raven laughed.  "It's time to finish you once and for all."

Instead of standing there, they ran outside.  They got there just in time to see the Command Wolf sneak up behind Raven and shoot him in the leg.  At the same time, the Blade Liger lifted up and shot him in the other leg.  The Dark Horn started smoking and toppled over. 

"We knew you could do it Van."  Fiona said as she hugged Moonbay.

Van opened the cockpit and got out.  Moonbay and Fiona ran over to him.  Irvine got out of the Command Wolf and also went over to him.  Once they got closer, they noticed that Van was staring in the direction of the Dark Horn.  They looked that way and was shocked to see Raven standing among the wreckage.  He and Van were silently glaring at each other.  It was eerily quiet as everyone stared at them.  Suddenly, Raven shifted his gaze to Fiona, Irvine and Moonbay.  He stared at them for a second and then turned to look at Van again. 

"You should be careful of who you befriend Van." 

"You're finished Raven."

"I'm like the phoenix, I'll just rise again."  he said with an evil grin.

"Arrest him already."  Irvine yelled.

"Sorry but I don't feel like being arrested today.  Shadow!"

In an instant, Shadow was by his side.

"It's been interesting seeing you again."  he said sarcastically as he shifted his gaze away from Van again. 

Raven smiled smugly as Shadow pulled him inside and took off. 

"Is it just me or does that psycho gets weirder every time we see him?"  Irvine asked.  "You okay Moonbay?  You look a little pale."

Everyone turned to look at her.  She pasted a smile on her face.

"Oh Irvine, I didn't know you cared."  she said and then stuck her tongue out at him.   "I'm fine.  I just haven't eaten today."

"I can do with something to eat too." Irvine agreed.

"Then let's find the cafeteria."

She grabbed Irvine and Van and pulled them towards the buildings.   Fiona giggled and Zeke grunted as they followed them.

Later that night, Moonbay couldn't sleep so she went outside to get some air.

"Couldn't sleep either."

She jumped slightly and turned to see Van standing there.

"No."  she said as she looked up at the sky and sighed. 

Van looked at her.

"Something wrong Moonbay?"

"No."

"You sure?  You've been acting weird all day.  I don't think you've tried to pick anyone's pocket today."

She smirked and elbowed him in the side.

"Seriously, if you need to talk, I'm here."

"Stop it or you're going to make me blush."  she said grinning.  "Thanks for worrying but I'm fine.    What's bothering you?"

"Raven."

"It's always Raven isn't it?" 

"Something is off this time.  Why is he attacking the bases that he's attacking?"

"Because he likes to destroy things."

"I know, but why only certain military bases.   There's a lot of towns in-between the bases that he can destroy.  And why is he totally destroying some and leaving others."

"Van, don't try to figure Raven out.  You'll end up as crazy as him."  she said with a smile. 

Van laughed.

"Look Van, it's simple.   Raven lost to you and Hiltz.   He absolutely hates loosing and it's pissing him off.  Now like some sulking child he wants revenge.  But since Hiltz is dead, you're the only one left for him to focus his rage on."

"That sounds about right, but why not just come after me."

"There's no challenge in coming straight at you."  she said.  "Raven likes to toy with people and that's what he's doing with the bases.  It's his little sadistic way of telling you that he can do whatever he wants and there's nothing you can do."

"He's wrong there.  I am going to stop him."

"I know and we're all going to be there cheering you on."

She suddenly put him in a headlock and pulled him closer.

"Now stop thinking about Raven.  When the time comes, you'll finish him."

"You're right.  Now let me go so I can breathe.   You're headlock is one thing I didn't miss about you."  he said as she let him go.

"Admit it, you missed my headlocks.  You love them and me."

"Yeah, I love you..."

Pathetic, Raven thought.   They should have been on alert, but the word obviously wasn't part of their vocabulary.  The idiots probably never even entertained the possibility that he'd sneak in quietly rather than a full out assault.  He had been able to sneak pass the guards, access their computers and then sneak out. Raven was almost to the edge of the perimeter wall when he heard Van's voice.  Since he hadn't found what he was looking for, why not kill Van instead.  He slowly moved closer to where Van's voice was coming from.

"I love you."  he heard Van say.

Raven stopped walking and grinned.   The loser was in love.  He had to admit that he was curious about who the girl was so he moved a little closer to see better.  He saw the girl that Van was talking too and smirked. 

This is even better than I thought.  I'm going to make you pay Van Flyheight and I know exactly how I'm going to do it.

He heard the guards coming so he quickly left.

"Like a hole in the head."  Van said with a grin.

She was about to put him in another headlock when someone shinned a light on them.  It was some guards.

"Oh Van, it's you."  one of the guards said.

The guards noticed Moonbay standing there and their eyes went wide.

"We...uh didn't mean to disturb you."  one of the guards said with a cough.  "It's just that curfew is in ten minutes and you shouldn't be out here."

The other guards sniggered and walked off.  Moonbay looked at the guarded and then at Van.

"They thought that we were...."  she trailed off as she laughed.

"Did you see their faces?"  Van asked as he began to laugh too.

Before they knew it, they were both laughing hysterically.   After a few minutes, they finally calmed down.

"This is going to be all over the base tomorrow."  Moonbay said.

"I know.  And we're never going to be able to live it down."

"Nope."  she said with a grin.  "We'd better get to bed before someone else catches us."

"Yeah and we need our rest just in case Raven comes back.  Are you leaving in the morning?"

"No, I'm going to stick around for awhile."  she said.  "Why are you trying to get rid of me already lover?

"No.  Goodnight Moonbay."  he said with a smile.

"Night Van."

Moonbay watched as he walked away.  Yeah, she was going to stick around for a while.  She'd never admit it but she missed having Van, Irvine, Fiona and Zeke around.  As she walked to her room, a chill ran down her spine.  It felt like someone was watching her. 

You're being paranoid because you're tired.  Go to bed and everything will be fine in the morning.

She went into her room and quickly changed into her nightgown.  Just as she was about to get in the bed, someone came up from behind and wrapped an arm around her waist. 

"Very funny Van."  she said smiling.

"Don't compare me to him."

Moonbay froze as she instantly recognized the voice.  Raven!  She turned around to face him.  He was looking at her with his usual suprior smirk.  Moonbay was about to scream when he quickly pushed her against the wall and covered her mouth with his hand.  She started struggling, but he jabbed something into her side.  Her eyes widened as she felt an electric charge flow through her body.  Raven started laughing as her body began falling. 

"You bastard."  she whispered just as she blacked out.