Reaper and Zero were working together for a while now, going on two years now. They were talking with X, who was training new recruits.
"We miss you X." Reaper said with a wistful smile. Zero nodded.
"I can't. I almost went maverick." X said looking away from them.
"You didn't. You wouldn't. " Reaper said pulling his face to look at her. "You just got upset. That's all."
"Still, I won't risk it. I'm gonna finish up training the new recruits here and then I will try to strategize new ways to make peace." X said and returned to the recruits.
"Ever the philanthropist." Zero said. Reaper smiled sadly.
"He scared that he'll lose control. He knows that he'll be near unstoppable." Reaper said, lost in thought.
"Perceptive." He said with an impressed smile.
"I'm good at reading people." She smiled back.
Not too long ago the opposite side of the newly rebuilt city, a lone reploid was awaiting orders. He had Auburn hair and dulled green eyes. His youthful appearance clashing with his occupation. His guns at his side and his scars well hidden. It was a simple in and out job. A white light flashed and he was physically a nameless worker. Walking towards the door, he hesitated. He pushed aside all doubts and continued forward.
Zero and Reaper were called to deal with a disturbance on the newly rebuilt highway. A metaloid was trashing the road and destroying cars.
"I have a feeling that this will be a long night." Reaper said as she saw first hand the size of it. "But not as long as the reploid that thing is chasing." She said as she noticed a figure running away from it.
"How can you tell that It's a reploid?" Zero asked from next to her.
"look how fast it's running." She said and pointed to the figure.
"You could probably run that fast." Zero said smirking.
"You're so sweet, but thankfully I'm one of a kind." She smiled back flirtatiously. She leaped down her ledge and ran towards the threat, with Zero on her tail.
The assassin was walking out of the building and had tears running down his face. He had enough. With a yell he ripped off his earpiece and crushed it in his hands, but not before uttering a last final message to his superiors.
"I quit."
Reaper and Zero caught up with the metaloid and the figure. The figure was a reploid with the physical appearance of a teenager. He looked fatigued and his Auburn hair was knotted and his helmet was off kilter.
"Hey kid!" Zero shouted causing the reploid the stop in his tracks. Reaper approached him.
"You look like you've had a rough night." She said her voice soft and sympathetic. The reploid opened his mouth to reply, but metalic roar cut him off. He looked up at the metaloid and sprinted away. Both hunters looked at the maverick metaloid.
"Do you want to deal with this or should I?" Reaper asked, her tone light. Zero raised an eyebrow at her.
"Get the kid. I got this." Zero said. She nodded and gave chase to the reploid.
She let her skin turn metallic and her eyes glowed neon green. The reploids eyes widened when he saw her. She caught him with ease. Grabbing him, Reaper stopped him in his tracks.
"Who are you and What happened?" Reaper asked with a raised eyebrow. Her eyes boring into him.
"My names Axl. As for what happenrd, I was an assassin and for red alert-" The reploid now named Axl started but was cut off by Zero.
"The mercenary group?" Zero asked.
"Yeah! But I left." Axl said looking at Zero.
"Couldn't stomach the Job?" She asked understandingly.
"It's not that. It that Red Alert has a code that we follow, but most of the others have broken the code and I couldn't take it anymore." Axl said, close to tears.
"I'm guessing that giant metaloid was sent by Red Alert to grab him." Reaper muttered.
"Meaning that more of them will come." Zero muttered frustrated.
"Or they'll do worse. We need X." Reaper sighed.