Queen Sunstar: Hello! Welcome to Crisis, my very first MMX story! It is set during the Maverick wars and my reploid armor is in the style of Command Mission. Also, My reploids can remove their armor. Also, I am using an OC. My OC is Medic, my MMX persona. as you can tell from the name, she is a doctor, and is a Reploid. She is red and white with lilac hair and eyes. now on to the summery.

X is badly injured while out on patrol. As he recovers from his terible injuries, Sigma attacks and takes Alia hostage. Not willing to endanger Alia, X trades himself for her. Zero puts together a task force to rescue X, but even he is in for a major shock as he and his team arive in time to witness X going Maverick. a brutal fight ensues between X and Zero. Zero tries unsuccessfully to convince X he is not evil. Zero ends up damaged and is forced to watch helplessly as Sigma fires his new Sigma Cannon at the Task Force. X manages to fight through the virus in his body and come to his senses for a bit. He throws himself into the path of the cannon beam, severely injuring himself further. Zero attacks Sigma, and just as their battle becomes heated, something ancient and dark returns...

Crisis is being done in three instalments. plus, I decided to go with first person and the name of the character whoes view is being expressed is in bold. now go read! :D

Crisis

X

"Aw, Can't I go hunt with you this time?" Axl begged for the billionth time that morning.

"Can't I kill him now?" Zero asked in the same whining tone Axl used.

"For the last time both of you, no!" I snapped, adjusting my sky blue helmet, "Axl, you are too green yet. Zero, would it kill you to get along with him?"

I had a feeling it was going to be a long day. Knowing Zero, he'd start complaining about Axl first chance he got while on patrol. I was already plotting on how to split from him and patrol alone.

"I never get to go out hunt with you guys! How am I supposed to learn if you two insist on keeping me cooped up here like I'm fragile or something?" Axl pressed.

"Axl, I don't have time for this, and we go through this every morning! You are too young, too green, and it's too dangerous! The Mavericks Zero and I usually find are way too strong for you." I explained.

"And Nether of us don't need extra paperwork explaining why you got hurt or killed and how." Zero finally finished threading his long hair through the back slot on his helmet, "I'm ready! Axl, if I get word that you snuck out again, I won't hesitate to hurt you severely. That's a promise."

"Let's go." I took the lead as we headed outside. Patrol is not one of my favorite past times. It tends to get so boring after a while. I glanced about, listening for the telltale signs of a Maverick. A Maverick is a Reploid infected by the Sigma virus. There is no cure, and once they make the change, they have to be killed so they don't infect any other Reploids. You can carry the virus for years before turning so it is pretty much impossible to quarantine any Reploids that came in contact with the infected Reploid. The Sigma Virus is terrible. They say that the hours leading up to the change are extremely painful. Zero went Maverick once. We ended up fighting each other until Medic came with an antiviral. She was able to stop the virus in Zero, but was unable to kill it. Her antiviral only keeps the virus at bay. Medic is working on improving her antiviral so it will kill the virus rather then just slow it down. Zero crouched, eyes forward, listening. I followed suit. By now, we were well out of sight of the base. We came to a T junction.

"I'll go right." I inched down the right side of the junction. Zero went left. We stayed in touch through our communicators.

"It's too quiet. I don't like this. This area is usually swarming with high level Mavericks." I whispered to Zero, who agreed.

"This isn't like Sigma, or the Mavericks." Zero said, "They are usually out in force, trying to capture or kill us. Stay alert. I have a bad feeling about this."

"I am staying alert." I crept around a corner, and an instant later, realized it was a trap. They came from everywhere, completely surrounding me. I knew I was in a dire situation. Pulling my left hand into my arm, I powered up my beloved X buster, narrowed my eyes, and waited for the first move. I also hit my com.

"Zero, I'm surrounded!" I said.

"I'm coming! Just try to hold them!" I could hear Zero's foot falls in the com as he talked.

The Mavericks attacked, filling the sky with red fire. I dove behind a rock, firing back as I moved. Somebody got a lucky shot, the hit slamming into my x-buster, rendering it useless. I drew out my saber, which I hate using. It means I have to get close to the enemy to use it. I recently added a small upgrade, which I hoped would help me now. Another shot whizzed millimeters from my head. I launched out of my hiding place, saber lit. big mistake. Several shots slammed into me from all angles, causing me to drop my saber which was crushed. I was weaponless, and injured. A few more hits slammed into me. Falling, I faintly heard Zero scream, then the sky filled with purple fire. I managed to turn my head a bit to see Zero run his saber through a Maverick that got too close. I knew I was close to blacking out. Zero jumped into the air and slammed the ground with his fist, performing Giga Blast. The sky filled with purple fire. Left and right, Mavericks screamed as the their bodies were pounded mercilessly by Zero's attack. The Mavericks finally fled the area, not wanting to face Zero. I tried to move, to stand, but my body refused to respond. Zero's face swam into view.

"X? oh god, can you hear me? Everything's going to be fine. Just lay still." Zero told me. I knew it was bad.

"Zero… It's bad… isn't it?" I asked softly.

ZERO

"Lifesaver will have you patched up in no time. Alpha Base, This is Commander Zero. Do you respond?" I spoke into my com.

"Alpha Base, Alia speaking. I read you loud and clear." came Alia's peppy voice.

"I've got a badly injured Reploid on my hands. Requesting Lifesaver's assistance. I advise against movement until further examination by Lifesaver." I kept my voice calm.

"Lifesaver is down at Beta Base. I'll send Medic. Zero, Is it X?" Alia asked, dread in her voice.

"Yes, and it is pretty bad." I responded, "I fear his injuries may be life threatening."

"oh great! Medic is out too!" Alia screamed, "I'm getting a tech in here!"

Seconds later, the soft tones of Zeph came through the com.

"Zero, I need you to tell me what you see." Zeph asked, completely calm.

"I see a lot of fluid and a few nasty looking wounds." I answered.

"We need to figure out where the fluid is coming from. Do you see any area that is bleeding profusely?" Zeph asked.

"Um, English?" I asked.

"Do you see where the fluid is coming from?" Zeph dead panned.

"Um," I checked X over, "Yeah."

"Where?"

"his chest, left side, up by his neck." I answered.

X was not looking too good. His breathing had become labored and I was starting to worry.

"I need you to carefully clear any and all debris from the area you described and tell me what you see."

"Okay." I carefully began to clean the area. X closed his eyes against what must be torture. I nearly wound up with a face full of fluid that shot from the wound, "I just saw some fluid spray out of the wound."

"That is an arterial spray. Look into the wound. Do you see an artery where the fluid is coming from? You need to pinch it off. Look for something to use as a clamp."

"Would the artery look like a red rope?" I asked.

"Yes."

"Okay, because I see a hole in it." I reached in and pinched off the artery. The spray slowed to a trickle. I looked for something to use as a clamp and found none. I remembered my ponytail holder. It is basically a coil of leather. I reached up and took it out of my hair, tore a strip from the leather and used it to tie off the artery.

"the artery is tied off." I replied.

"Good."

X suddenly jerked, and his eyes rolled to the back of his head. I screamed a description of what happened.

"X has gone into shock. It's okay. Right now, that shock is your best ally. I need you to feel his neck and down his spine. Do you feel spaces in the bone?" Zeph asked.

"No." I responded.

"Good. I want you to bring him back here to base." Zeph said.

"Okay. ETA, 5 seconds. I'm teleporting." I replied.

"I'll be waiting." Zeph answered.

I carefully picked up X's body, trying not to hurt him further. I could feel him wincing as I moved him. I closed my eyes and teleported. Zeph was waiting for us in Medical bay.

"Medic and Lifesaver are in route. Medic is closer, so she will be here in an hour." Zeph said, taking control of the situation, "Put him here and let me see what we got."

I stepped back to give Zeph room to work. X was still conscious which I hoped was a good thing. It hurt, watching and knowing you couldn't do a thing to help. Axl came into the room behind me with Alia behind him.

"How is he?" Axl asked.

"I don't know." I turned to him, "Alia, I'm sorry. I didn't think."

"Don't, Zero. Please, just don't." Alia didn't look too thrilled with me at the moment, "You'll need to write up a report for Signus."

"I know I do. Alia, don't be angry with me. I was in the wrong." I tried again.

"Zero, please, just drop it." Alia ordered.

Axl gave us an odd look.

"Don't even try thinking about it." I threatened, raising my Z-buster.

"I'm not!" Axl cried, "I saw the whole thing!"

"WHAT?" both Alia and I stared at him in horror. If he let one word slip…

"Relax, you two. I haven't said a word to anyone about it. I swear." Axl backed into a wall. I realized I had been charging my Z-buster.

"Nothing happened!" Alia screamed, "He was having another nightmare and I went to him to try to get him out of it!"

"Yeah! The kiss was completely accidental!" I added.

"You two kissed?" Axl went wide eyed, "Dang, I should have stayed around longer!"

"Do. You. Want. To. Die?" I asked, punctuating each word with a growl. Axl gulped. Luckily, he was saved by Zeph, who turned and cleared his throat.

"I've done what I can. X needs a transfusion of fluids soon, but I haven't learned how to do a transfusion yet. Medic will be here soon. All we can do is wait. What ever happens, he can't go to sleep. If he does go to sleep, it could led to a coma and possibly death." Zeph said.

"Can he be saved?" Alia asked.

"I don't know." Zeph answered truthfully.

"I'm staying right here with him." I said.

"Me too." Axl added.

Alia glanced down at her watch, "Axl, You have a training session with me as your navigator."

"Can't we reschedule it?" Axl asked.

"No, we can't. Lets go. You can come back after training." Alia said.

They left despite Axl grumbling about training.

I took a chair by the examination table where X lay. He looked a lot worse. He was pale, and his breathing had gone from labored to short gasps. His eyes had gone dull.

"X, I'm so sorry this happened. I should have realized it was a trap." I sighed.

"No… I'm sorry… I was the… one who walked… right into the… trap…" X tried to talk.

"Shh, don't try to talk. Just rest." I replied, "Medic is coming. So is Lifesaver. They will be here soon. Just hang on a little longer."

"Ahem."

I turned, "Signus."

"Commander Zero. How is he?" Signus stood stiffly at attention, his arms behind his back.

"Well, he's alive." I explained, "but he is badly hurt. We are waiting for Medic to get here."

"I want a full report on my desk by 07:00 hours." Signus looked down at X, "Everything is going to be okay."

"Yes, sir." I replied.

Signus left.

I found myself watching the clock. Where was Medic? The minute hand moved ever so slowly toward the next minute. The hour slowly passed. A commotion sounded outside medical bay as I turned toward the door. It opened, and Medic ran into the room.

"I'm here! Zero, can you give me some space? Let's see what we got." Medic went to work. I left the room to give her more space.

Medic

I had been at Delta Base, dealing with repairs to the Maverick Hunters there, when I got the call that I was needed at Alpha Base. All I was told was that a hunter was critically injured at Alpha base. I never thought it would be X. I finished the repairs quickly, and had another hunter escort me to Alpha Base. With the war going on, my kind, medical reploids, are considered fair game. It was a long trip back to Alpha Base.

I removed X's armor, and cut through his black Kevlar suit. The armor and suit would be sent to Douglas for repair. By this time, I had X under heavy sedation. He had taken the brunt of the attack in the chest and back. I repaired what I could and closed up each injury. Now, it was all up to him. After I finished tying off each bandage, I put him in recovery and started a transfusion of fluids. His color improved a little as the fluids began to drip into his body. Douglas came in to collect the armor. He had also brought a change of clothes for X.

"Any news? Zero looks like he's going to start crawling on walls soon." he asked.

"X suffered damage to his chest and back. I've done all I can. You can tell Zero he can come back in now." I told him, finishing up with the transfusion and getting X dressed.

Zero practically ran into the room and pounced on me. Axl, finished with his training session with Alia, was with him. Axl left with Douglas, helping him carry the armor to his workshop.

"Well?" Zero asked, getting in my way as I washed up.

"X is still asleep from the sedative I gave him. I have repaired what I can, and it's up to him. He suffered deep wounds to the chest and back." I explained, reaching around Zero for a hand towel to dry my hands, "He has lost a lot of fluids, and I've replaced what I can."

"But will he live?" Zero stared into my light lilac eyes. I fought off a blush. Why is it that the all hunters have to be gorgeous?

"Uh…" my tongue turned to rubber, "Um, It's too soon to tell yet!" my voice went high. Great, I just had to go humiliate myself in front of the worlds most desired hunter. My face went hot, humiliating me even more.

"I see. What is the prognosis?" Zero asked.

"Uh…" my tongue tied itself up, "I, uh," I found myself sputtering, "the prognosis?" Thankfully, Lifesaver walked in, saving me from humiliating myself even more. I practically threw X's chart at him and made a beeline for the office area. Out of sight at last, I dropped to my knees.

"You really did it this time, girl." I told myself, "Zero probably thinks you're weird now."

"Why would I think you are weird?" Zero asked, walking around the corner.

"Nothing! I uh, was just talking to myself!" I blushed again. Could this get any worse?

"You took off pretty fast so I decided to go check on you. Besides, you are cute when you blush." Zero smiled.

I blushed even deeper, "Um, thanks? I'm fine? Is that Lifesaver I hear calling my name?"

"I don't hear anything." Zero said.

I noticed that his cheeks were a little pink. He was blushing too! That only made me blush even more. Great, now my face probably would never go back to normal.

"Really, I'm fine." I made myself walk toward the main area of Medical bay, "We best be getting back to the others."

Lifesaver called my name, giving me an excuse to leave Zero. If I had looked back, I would have seen him smiling.

"I want you to start another transfusion." Lifesaver said, "And someone must stay near him at all times."

"Got it!" I ran up another transfusion. By now, it was getting late. It was decided that I would take the first shift while Lifesaver would take the next shift. The hour drifted by slowly. At around 11:00, I noted a small change in X's breathing. He was no longer taking short gasps. His breathing was still pretty labored. Behind me, the door opened and I smelled an aroma of coffee.

"I thought you could use a pick me up right around now." Zero said, handing me one of two mugs of coffee in his hands. I blushed, again. He pulled up a chair beside mine. I took a drink of the brew.

"This is delicious." I said, taking another sip, "what flavor?"

"It is one of my favorite blends. Almond Cream." Zero replied.

"Thanks for the coffee. You must have read my mind. I was just thinking about how good a cup of coffee would feel." I smiled at him, and somehow managed to not blush even more. Sadly, the moment got interrupted by a warning tone from a machine. Lifesaver had decided to hook X up to a few machines to monitor his breathing and heart rate. "Go get Lifesaver!" I ran to X and started working on him. Zero took off for the office area where Lifesaver lay stretched out on a cot, snoring softly. I heard a grunt followed by a yelp as Zero practically kicked him out of bed. They came running toward me seconds later.

"Medic!" Lifesaver called, "What is wrong?"

"X is in tachycardia! We have to slow down his heart!" I called.

"Stand back! I'm going to try to shock him!" Lifesaver screamed, "Clear!"

I jumped back, right into Zero's arms.

"Sorry!" I blushed again.

"It's okay." Zero replied.

I turned to see him blushing too. Oh great, it rubs off of people. The machines tone fell silent at last.

"Crisis adverted." Lifesaver responded, "run a third transfusion and stay close. If it happens again, shock him."

"I got it." I ran the transfusion, and took up my post in the chair. Zero sat down beside me. We held our coffee and I took a sip.

"There is no way I could sleep with X like this." Zero brought up, "It's my fault this happened." he went on to describe what happened in detail. I listened quietly.

"It is not your fault. There is no way you could have known. Who was your navigator?" I asked.

"Alia was. She said they came out of the blue without any warning, and they somehow blocked her transmitter so she couldn't warn X. It is like someone wanted X dead." Zero replied, "Douglas checked her equipment and it was running fine."

"Sounds more like someone wanted to make sure X got hurt." I said, "Sigma?"

"Probably." Zero confirmed.