Megaman ZER0: The Duel

It has been 6 months since Zero chose to take a different path from Ciel... He still fights against Neo Arcadia.


But these battles have lost meaning for him. Zero knows that to find his purpose, he should find Ciel and the


resistance soldiers...

Chapter 1

The desert. The unforgiving sand whips against my body. The only thing protecting me is the

torn, brown cape i have picked up in my time here. Battleing these endless armies of X-Pantheons have worn

me down. They have hearded me into the desert, knowing full well that there are not many Neo-Arcadian cities

here. I can still remeber the last few moments battleing the copy of a friend i have vauge memories of.

And at the end of the battle, the death of Copy X triggered a self destruct bomb in the Neo Arcadian

Core. After waking up, I found that my Trans Server was damaged, making it impossible to communicate

with Ciel or warp to the Resistance Base. So i wandered around, encountering the remaining forces of Neo

Arcadia.

Latley, i feel as im being watched... as if someone or something is trying to test me. My aromor and

weapons have been badley damaged. My Buster Gun can no longer charge up energy, and my Triple rod has

been snapped in half. The wind has started to pick up, making it almost impossible to see.

"Damn, Why did the wind have to pick up now. " Suddenly, i could see a faintly the outline of what could be a

city. I run, trying to get out of the storm as fast as i could. soon, the storm lets up a little, allowing me to see the

giant city that stands before me. As i look at the city gates, i realize that soem of the X- Pantheos, have been

following me. I decide that being very wounded, and most of my weapons disabled, i must look for an alternate

way into the city.

I run around the perimiter of the city, tracing some of the powerlines into a hole.

"Hmm... a bit tight, but it looks like i could squeeze throgh." I jump up onto the big tubes and climb up into the

hole. I look back to see if any of the drone have followed me. They run right pass, never even realizing that I am

right above them. " I guess they dont make good A.I. theese days." I get up, seeing how much room i have to

manuver. Finding i have enogh room to stand, I quietly walk through the corridor, making sure not to make any

excess noise. Through the darkness, i can see that many of the wires, pipes and other mechanics here have

been either ignored entierly or serviced very little. "I wonder what Ciel and the others are doing?"

I see in front of me a small grate . Kneeling, I look outside to see the inside of the city. Humans, living out their

daily lives, not knowing of the injustices happening to those reploids on the outside. As soo as the coast was

clear, I kicked out the grate and jump down. Noticing an alley to my right, I run towards it. Hiding in the shadows

is the best for now, especially sicne im in enemy territory. I fix my cape to cover around me, and I take off my

helmet, hiding it under my arm. Looking out into the street, i begin to walk into the light, hoping no one notices

that i am a reploid...