*clunk clunk clunk...
The sound of boots stepping on the metal floor rang out with an audible sound. The owner stopped for a moment and surveyed his surroundings
"Grey... don't you think that this is enough? I think it's best we rest for today."
"you're right." replied 'Grey'. He walked over to a wall and sat down. Lighting a fire, 'Grey' leaned back and took a deep breath.
He, the one who was found alone. He who fused with a biometal. He who defeated the 'Ultimate Mega man' and yet, after all the action he faced, he merely sighed.
"Getting homesick already Grey?"asked the other voice. Grey's partner, the biometal known as Model A.
"hah... It's not that Model A. I think it's more of being tired. After everything we've been through, it's as if it was all just a dream"
"No Grey! There's no way that what happened was a dream! If you didn't find me, I might have been left in that box collecting dust back at a legion warehouse." retorted the biometal."You're meant for much more Grey. Didn't you say that you were going to change your destiny for yourself?" it asked
"You're right model A" replied the reploid, stoking the fire. "I promised to live for myself. That's why we left Hunter's camp- to see what we were destined for." he smiled and let himself recline his tired body against the wall. He stoked the fire, letting the warmth surround him amidst the cold emanating from inside the cave.
As he began to drift into slumber, a slight rumble shook him awake. "Model A, did you hear that?"
"Yeah, something's here." replied the biometal.
Picking up the biometal up, "Megamerge.." whispered Grey. Immediately the megaman armor formed around him and he poised his body for what was coming. As if to answer him, a huge energy bullet flew straight at the pair. Dodging the attack, the Grey leveled his twin cannons and fired at the direction. The glow of the bullets illuminated the dark corridor enough for him to spot the enemy.
"And what kind of mechaniloid are you?" said Grey as it came close enough to be seen under the light of the fire. It sported a pure black armor that encased it's entire body and over sized arms that reached below it's waist. Without warning, it raised an arm and fired multiple lasers at the pair. Dashing to avoid them, Grey opened his tracking system and fired his own salvo of beams. It hit the target but pinged off, deflected.
"That's some tough armor." said the biometal to it's partner.
"No kidding.. " replied the reploid as he dashed to avoid an incoming attack. "A-Trans!" He added, and his red and blue armor changed into one with shades of green. The black armored enemy readied itself to strike once more. As it did so, Grey lunged forward as well. Drawing two blades, he scored two cuts at the opponent's flank before landing behind it. "Dammit, not deep enough..." he grimaced. The black target's blow had grazed him.
"Model A, scan it." he said as he sidestepped an energy bullet.
"Right... Grey, it's weakness is underneath the armor!" cried out the boimetal
"You got to be kidding me!" he said as another volley of bolts rushed at him. Struggling to keep up with the bullets, without warning, the enemy rushed in and struck Grey dead center. "Nghh!" he managed before the shock blew him across the battleground. Skidding to a stop, he deflected a bolt before hearing a faint crackle of circuits breaking. He averted his gaze for a moment to determine the source.
"Oh shit..." the source was a teleporter and it's panel was fried, perhaps struck by a stray round. The panel emmited a faint light for a split second before flashing brighter, so bright that Grey had to cover his eyes. He felt a floating sensation, the kind he felt whenever he used a teleporter. To whereever this particular one sent him, he didn't know. However, as soon as the floating feeling disappeared, the sensation of falling immediately replaced it. Grey opened his eyes and saw himself in the skies.
"Shit! Shit! Shit!" he cried out as he spread his limbs to slow down his fall. A moment later, he recovered his wits and deployed his wings, slowing his descent until finally stopping midair. Grey breathed a sigh of relief. His sensors had readjusted themselves, and he could see that he had fallen at least 2000 feet, at least that was what his altometer had told him. As he began to relax, his radar immediately picked up a blip heading straight for him at mach speed. Grey had barely enough time to look up when he got the wind knocked out of him. He recognized the black mechaniloid briefly before smashing into the ground.
"Hah... What the hell..." he panted. "Grey he just dove at us!" cried out model A. "The bastard followed us to wherever we are!"
"Yeah, no kidding..." he replied, recovering his breath. "That last blow hit us really hard too. " he added. "It looks like we can't afford to let him get close." suggested the biometal. "You're right." replied Grey. "A-Trans!" and he reverted to the previous red and blue form. He jumped backwards, too late. The opponent, dazed as well from it's previous attack, recovered and lunged forward, bringing it's oversized fists overhead to smash Grey into the ground...
/Elsewhere/
"Ichika! Prepare yourself!" a petite chinese girl cried out to her opponent. The pair faced off, the one she referred to as 'Ichika' in a white armor while the girl sported one colored maroon. In contrast to her small appearance, her suit was more heavily armed than the other, who was only equipped with a single sword. Not that it really mattered, their protective layer could withstand each other's blows not to mention the fact that both units could perform aireal manuevers with ease.
"I could say the same to you Rin. Today's the day I start earning those wins back!" the white clad pilot called Ichika responded in turn.
"In your dreams! What was the record...34- nil?" Rin teased him in return.
"You forgot the two draws!" smirked the boy as he accelerated his IS to close the distance. He was halfway down the lenght of space before sharply dodging to the left. "As usual, you wont let me get close..." he grunted.
"Why else? After all, all you've got is that sword."replied Rin as the pair continued to circle one another.
"Orimura-kun, Lingyin-san please do take the training excercise seriously." a voice echoed in their comms. Nearby, a pair of instructors, as well as some of their friends, were situated in a control room. Needless to say, the one who just spoke was one of the former, Yamada-sensei. 'Right...' grimaced Ichika as he prepared himself for another kamikaze style attack. He didn't lose that many times before understanding Rin's attack patterns. Dodging a series of shots from her impact cannons, he raised his blade, Yukihira, to deflect Rin's own set of blades then kicked her exposed torso. Not that it would injure her, the IS would dampen the blow. After all, the point of the match was to decrease the shield points to zero.
Ichika grinned after landing a blow, albeit minor, and maneuvered to widen their distance, Rin grinned as well, much to his horror of realizing his error. The girl grabbed his foot as he retreated. 'Crap!' he thought as he fought to get loose, however, Rin already had a firm grip. "You bastard, I'll pay you back for what you've done." she grinned mischeivously.
As she prepared to smash him against the wall, a huge thump from the ceiling stopped the pair in their tracks. Both looked up and saw an obvious crack on top.
"You two get out of there!" the comms shouted. Ichika recognized the voice as the other instructor- the strongest person he knew, his sister. But before the two could react, the ceiling was smashed open, bits of debris fell down accompanied by a cloud of smoke. Immediately the shutters closed-the arena protocol for intruders that could pierce the defensive armor.
"ICHIKA!" inside the control room, a black-haired girl shouted.
"Calm down Shinonono-san, he wasn't hit by the debris." said a blonde frenchwoman.
"She's right. My wife wouldn't be hurt by the likes of that." uttered a silver haired girl.
"Stop calling him your wife Laura-san, everyone knows that Ichika belongs to me." retorted another blonde woman, this time British.
*WHAM! WHAM!
"Enough all of you!" shouted a black haired instructor at the same time, she struck the latter pair in the head with a heavy book, silencing them and putting uo a warning tpfor the first two. "We have enough pandemonium here as it is without you fools squabbling over my pathetic excuse for a younger brother." said the instructor.
"Sorry Orimura-sensei..." answered both victims. Orimura-sensei, otherwise known as Chifuyu, then faced a petite, green haired woman manning the control panel.
"Yamada-sensei, status report." uttered the former.
"Ah yes!" replied the latter. "...Eh! Orimura-sensei, two signals detected! Both exhibit IS signals! No matches found on the database!"
"Does it look like the previous encounters?" asked Chifuyu
"The visual from the camera suggests that one has a similar physique. As for the other... I cannot tell from the feed." replied Yamada.
"Very well then." sighed Chifuyu. Facing the other four girls, all whom had somehow been charmed by her idiot of a brother, she ordered them "Shinonono, Dunois, Boedwig, Alcott! Activate your IS and support Orimura and Huang! I don't care if you have to blast your way into the arena, just get it done."
almost a unanimous 'Yes!' came from the four. After all, they were being told to help 'him'.
"Nghh... Crap." Grey muttered to himself. "Looks like the ground was the ceiling of something." he whispered as he lay on the ground.
"Darnit. Grey, we're out of shield energy!" said his biometal. Grey tried to stand, to no avail, his body refused to move... A pair of glowing red eyes appeared in front of him, signaling his impending doom. Though the body was still, shrouded by the dust cloud, Grey knew about how far the enemy was. He focused all his energy into raising even one arm, which still refused to budge.
Resigned to his fate, he stared at the glowing red eyes, waiting... waiting...
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... But the end dIdn't come. Something stopped the mechaniloid's advance. Who or what, Grey didn't know. Thse last thoughts crossed his mind as his conciousness faded to black...
A/N: hello all, I welcome you to my fanfic, Advent of Infinity. As many fellow writers would say, dear readers, feel free to post a review or PM me about your opinions.
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