Zero Learns
The sun was bright in the Doppler Town sky. It shown through the Maverick
Hunters window, where Zero was standing, looking at the world around him. He saw the
usual traffic of flying ships trying to get across the town, the millions of citizens getting
to their jobs, and the bright city lights of the night dimming away for the morning had
come. Suddenly, in the glare of the window, he saw an image of an old man, as if he were
standing behind him. He turned around, and behind him stood a man. He was wearing a
white lab suit, and he had a long moustache. He began shouting at Zero. "What are you
doing!? Destroy him, he is not your friend! Rebel! Destroy the humans!"
"Huh!?" Zero sat up in the capsule. It was just a dream, but he had had the same
dream for the last two nights. He got up, and walked toward the exit.
"This dream is very strange, I wonder what it means?" He said to himself as he
walked to the main room. Dr. Cain had briefly explained to him yesterday that he had an
important mission today. He opened the door to the main room. Dr. Cain greeted him.
Ah! Welcome Zero! I have an important mission for you today. Please sit down,
as it needs a little explanation," The computer screen in front of them flared up, and
revealed a map of lower Doppler town. "There are three Mavericks around here
somewhere. I'm warning you though, they are in disguise. And knowing Sigma, they
could look like citizens, trash cans, benches, even walls. Your mission is to seek out these
three mavericks, and destroy them."
"What about X? Where is he?"
Dr. Cain looked down at the ground. "That's what I'm afraid of. I sent him to the
bank this morning for a little business, and I fear the mavericks are looking for him. They
may even already have him."
"But Dr. Cain, X can handle some puny mavericks!"
"No Zero, you don't understand," Cain's face faded to a hopeless expression.
"Sigma has brought back some old mavericks, and even created some new ones. But
instead of using scrap metal, he used elements. He took elements and combined them
with other things. This makes them stronger than ever, and X's buster wouldn't even be
able to pierce their metal skin. They could destroy him with one hit! I have invented
something that may hurt them a little bit, and keep them at bay until we can find
someway to destroy them for good. Here, take this. It's the chip that will enhance your
saber. Just put it on the side of your saber, and go on your way."
"Alright Dr. Cain, I understand. I won't fail, you can count on me!" He put the
chip on his saber, and ran down the hallway. Half way down the hallway, he saw a figure
in the hallway. He looked familiar. It was the old man! Zero dropped his saber in awe.
The old man began shouting at Zero.
"Destroy X! He is your enemy! Don't disobey me!" Zero began to scream.
"Who are you!!!!!!!?" He fell to the ground, and Iris, who had been in a terminal
ran over to him.
"Zero?" She asked. "Zero are you okay?" She began to rub his head with her
hand. Stroking his long blonde hair. "Zero, tell me what's wrong?"
Zero stood up, grabbed his saber, and before setting off for his mission, muttered
to Iris, "Nothing."
X stood in a cage. He couldn't touch the bars, for if he did, electricity would surge
through his body, and blow his circuits. Three mavericks stood around him. Overdrive
Ostrich, Burn T-Rex, and Frost Walrus. They just stood there watching X, out of their
disguises, and unaware that Zero was near.
"Hyyyyaaaaaa!" Zero screamed, as he leapt off the building straight for the
mavericks. His sword raised high above his head. He landed near the mavericks, and
walked up to the cage. He sliced a hole, and entered. X walked up to his friend.
"Zero! Thanks for saving my ass. I owe you one."
Zero smiled, and said. "No thank you X."
"Huh? What are you talking about Zero?" X asked, puzzled.
"The pleasure is all mine." Zero said, with fiendish glee. He raised his sword, and
shoved it straight into X's stomach.
"Ahhh!" X screamed. "Zero! What's wrong with you?"
Zero pulled the sword out, and put it next to his head. With one final smile, he
quickly swiped the sword across, and cut his head right off. X, who was riggling on the
ground in pain screamed.
"Zero! Nooooo!"
Just then an explosion filled the area outside of the cage. X looked on in
confusion. When the smoke cleared, he saw Zero battling with Burn T-Rex, while the
other two mavericks watched in amusement. Then X stared at the ground. Zero's
decapitated body still stood there. What was going on? X wondered.
CONFUSED? YOU WILL BE, BUT UNCOVER WHAT HAPPENS NEXT IN THIS
SERIES IN PART 2: ZERO'S TROUBLING PAST.
The sun was bright in the Doppler Town sky. It shown through the Maverick
Hunters window, where Zero was standing, looking at the world around him. He saw the
usual traffic of flying ships trying to get across the town, the millions of citizens getting
to their jobs, and the bright city lights of the night dimming away for the morning had
come. Suddenly, in the glare of the window, he saw an image of an old man, as if he were
standing behind him. He turned around, and behind him stood a man. He was wearing a
white lab suit, and he had a long moustache. He began shouting at Zero. "What are you
doing!? Destroy him, he is not your friend! Rebel! Destroy the humans!"
"Huh!?" Zero sat up in the capsule. It was just a dream, but he had had the same
dream for the last two nights. He got up, and walked toward the exit.
"This dream is very strange, I wonder what it means?" He said to himself as he
walked to the main room. Dr. Cain had briefly explained to him yesterday that he had an
important mission today. He opened the door to the main room. Dr. Cain greeted him.
Ah! Welcome Zero! I have an important mission for you today. Please sit down,
as it needs a little explanation," The computer screen in front of them flared up, and
revealed a map of lower Doppler town. "There are three Mavericks around here
somewhere. I'm warning you though, they are in disguise. And knowing Sigma, they
could look like citizens, trash cans, benches, even walls. Your mission is to seek out these
three mavericks, and destroy them."
"What about X? Where is he?"
Dr. Cain looked down at the ground. "That's what I'm afraid of. I sent him to the
bank this morning for a little business, and I fear the mavericks are looking for him. They
may even already have him."
"But Dr. Cain, X can handle some puny mavericks!"
"No Zero, you don't understand," Cain's face faded to a hopeless expression.
"Sigma has brought back some old mavericks, and even created some new ones. But
instead of using scrap metal, he used elements. He took elements and combined them
with other things. This makes them stronger than ever, and X's buster wouldn't even be
able to pierce their metal skin. They could destroy him with one hit! I have invented
something that may hurt them a little bit, and keep them at bay until we can find
someway to destroy them for good. Here, take this. It's the chip that will enhance your
saber. Just put it on the side of your saber, and go on your way."
"Alright Dr. Cain, I understand. I won't fail, you can count on me!" He put the
chip on his saber, and ran down the hallway. Half way down the hallway, he saw a figure
in the hallway. He looked familiar. It was the old man! Zero dropped his saber in awe.
The old man began shouting at Zero.
"Destroy X! He is your enemy! Don't disobey me!" Zero began to scream.
"Who are you!!!!!!!?" He fell to the ground, and Iris, who had been in a terminal
ran over to him.
"Zero?" She asked. "Zero are you okay?" She began to rub his head with her
hand. Stroking his long blonde hair. "Zero, tell me what's wrong?"
Zero stood up, grabbed his saber, and before setting off for his mission, muttered
to Iris, "Nothing."
X stood in a cage. He couldn't touch the bars, for if he did, electricity would surge
through his body, and blow his circuits. Three mavericks stood around him. Overdrive
Ostrich, Burn T-Rex, and Frost Walrus. They just stood there watching X, out of their
disguises, and unaware that Zero was near.
"Hyyyyaaaaaa!" Zero screamed, as he leapt off the building straight for the
mavericks. His sword raised high above his head. He landed near the mavericks, and
walked up to the cage. He sliced a hole, and entered. X walked up to his friend.
"Zero! Thanks for saving my ass. I owe you one."
Zero smiled, and said. "No thank you X."
"Huh? What are you talking about Zero?" X asked, puzzled.
"The pleasure is all mine." Zero said, with fiendish glee. He raised his sword, and
shoved it straight into X's stomach.
"Ahhh!" X screamed. "Zero! What's wrong with you?"
Zero pulled the sword out, and put it next to his head. With one final smile, he
quickly swiped the sword across, and cut his head right off. X, who was riggling on the
ground in pain screamed.
"Zero! Nooooo!"
Just then an explosion filled the area outside of the cage. X looked on in
confusion. When the smoke cleared, he saw Zero battling with Burn T-Rex, while the
other two mavericks watched in amusement. Then X stared at the ground. Zero's
decapitated body still stood there. What was going on? X wondered.
CONFUSED? YOU WILL BE, BUT UNCOVER WHAT HAPPENS NEXT IN THIS
SERIES IN PART 2: ZERO'S TROUBLING PAST.