It was a peaceful time in Abel city all citizens human & reploids all were enjoying the lack of maverick crimes. Even the maverick were enjoying some time off all except for zero, forced to follow his navigator on her shopping trip for the day as he promised.

"Remind me again why I agreed to this." Asked the blonde hunter carrying a bunch shopping bag

"You promised to come with me besides it not that much stuff, just some new outfits.

"About 2000 Zenny worth in clothes." He reported

"I couldn't help it there was a sale."

"What is it with women & sales?"

"Oh Zero try to have some fun."

Zero tried his best to do so but the sheer boredom of the situation was very hard for him. Suddenly a scream from the distance followed by running civilians nearly knocking over the couple as they ran by like mad dogs.

"Everyone run there's a maverick on the loose."

Grabbing iris & her bags zero leapt on to the nearest low rise building, with iris now out of harm's way zero activated his armor telling her to stay safe while he went off to face the maverick.

Reaching the center of commotion Zero found dozen of security Mechaniloids being torn to shreds by a tornado, zero was amazed at how fast they were being destroyed but at the same time not surprised.

"Alright asshole let's see how you stand against me!"

"You dare speak to me like that whelp."

Suddenly the tornado disappeared dropping all the Mechaniloid in to one big pile with the maverick standing on top. The maverick looked like a man size monkey covered in white fur from top to bottom. He has long white hair that reached into his back and long sideburns and a goatee. He wears a black suit with mesh armour underneath, over which he wears a sleeveless, kimono shirt with white, fur trimmings and markings reminiscent of tiger stripes on it which is held closed by a sash.

"What the hell are you suppose to be!"

"I am the Great Monkey King Enma."

"From the legend?" "Great a maverick with a fairy tale complex." He thought with annoyance.

"Listen Enma I don't care who the hell you think you are your under arrest, so are gonna come quietly?" "Or is this gonna get loud!" he said pulling out his Z-saber.

"You dare threaten ME!"

Without warning enma disappeared catching Zero off guard as he appeared in from of him unleashing a barrage of punches to Zero pushing him back & pinning him to a wall causing him to drop the Z-Saber. Finish with his attack enma leapt away, winded from the attack zero quickly shook it off before recalling his z-saber.

"Cough, you're fast... but I'm faster." He said disappearing.

Barely able to block enma brought his staff blocking the Z-saber slash but zero followed up with roundhouse kick forcing himself back. Enma was impressed by Zero moves but sense he was holding back.

"Impressive but I can see your holding back."

"What the hell you're saying?"

"You're fighting on two fronts on is with me the other is two keep your true self buried… my powers will unleash your true self." He said grinning while his glowed red.

Firing a beam at Zero, he quickly dodged but to his shock the beam began to follow him wherever he went. Thankfully his acrobatic his kept him a head of the beam, thinking fast Zero dashed for enma grabbing the distracted maverick & throwing him into his own attack. Recovering from his own attack enma was now enrage deciding to end Zero once & for all.

"If you don't wish to free the real you well it only makes you easier to kill!"

Enma then went into a spin creating another tornado bigger than the last one. Gripping the Z-saber tighter Zero's eyes began to glow blues as the sword glowed green.

"Eat this Multi- Denharei!"

Swinging his sword Zero let out a series of crescent shape waves into the tornado hoping to reach enma but to his horror the tornado re directed the attack causing them damage the surrounding area.

"Shit!" roared Zero

Watching the destruction from a distance iris feared the worst & decided that she had to help Zero, activating her own armor as she raced off to help. Trying to keep from being sucked in by the tornado Zero tried desperately to come up with a plan.

"Shit everything I throw will just get thrown back!"

"ZERRRRO!"

"Huh! Iris what the hell are you doing get back!"

"Listen lets the tornado take you."

"WHAT!"

"It's the only ways."

Reluctant at first, zero realized that iris was right & that it was the only way. Leaping into the tornado enma began to laugh thinking that he had zero right where he wanted him.

"I have you now WHELP."

Through the tornado Iris could see everything that was happening to Zero instead of being concern about the pummeling Zero was taking she instead began counting.

"157…265…380…495…"

Suddenly the tornado disappeared with enma standing in a kung fu stance, while Zero was sent flying right into a nearby bus. Rushing to Zero's side & helping him up as she gently told him

"Looks like you won."

Enma's body was badly damaged seconds away from death as his body was trapped in that stance as he fell to the ground his circuits showing as a result of being slashed 500 times.

"Thanks to you."

Iris began to blush as she hid her face as she twiddled her thumb, distracted neither one realized that enma began moving again. Starting at zero enma felt himself slipping away.

"Impressive whelp you've bested me as my final gift I shall free you from your restraints & unleash your true self." He said firing a beam from his eyes before dropping to the ground dead.

The beam headed straight for Zero but iris saw it coming from a distance fearing for her love iris with all her might pushed Zero out of the way taking the blast head on from behind herself. Struck from the blast iris lost consciousness as she fell forward only to be caught by a recovered zero, who retaliated by activating his Z-Buster & blasting Enma's body

"Iris…IRISSSSS!"

END OF CH1