What would happen if Zero turned maverick after the defeat of Lumine and incapacitated X soon after? With the hunters out of commission and the navigators taking care of their counterpart there is only one person who can stop him, Layer. Will she be able to stop his rampage or will she fail and be infected by his virus?

"Zero, stop it!" I yelled as I was running toward Zero who had a heavily wounded X by the throat. Looking down on me in mock amusement Zero chuckles darkly and drops X on the ground unceremoniously.

"It's his own fault for getting in my way." he mutters in disgust while taking strides in my direction. Grabbing me roughly by the collar and pulling me closer to him he then begins to whisper in the faintest voice that sounds like the wind.

"If you try to get in my way. . . . Not even you will be safe from my power. So take X back to Hunter's HQ and never show your face to me again." he whispered coldly to me causing tears to stream down my face.

"Zero please . . . .!" I said weakly pleading with him to stop this and come back home. Lifting me higher until my feet were off the ground he then aims his buster directly at my chest and I hear the tell-tale sound of energy being charged.

"This is goodbye . . . pray that this is the last time we see each other." he says softly before blasting me away with his Z-buster's charged shot. Taking his communicator out of his ear he then places a distress signal at his exact location before haphazardly tossing it at X's unconscious form.

"Next time I won't be so merciful Sunshine" Zero said solemnly as he turned around and disappeared in a flash of light.