Author Notes
The Captain: Ahem. Ok, so this is like, the first thing I've ever put up on the site. Anywho, for the legal mumbo jumbo, I do not own, claim to own, or in any way, own Megaman, Megaman X, Zero, Ciel, the Guardians, etc....all copyrighted to Capcom and blah blah. Don't sue me, I'm poor enough trying to get through college as it is. Anyhow, please enjoy...and if you have any questions, praises, suggestions, or just wanna say Heyo, email me at King_Schmo@yahoo.com. Oh, and give me reviews! Everyone like Reviews!
Zero Hour
Prologue
Ciel and Cerveau patiently awaited in the Data room for Zero's arrival. Ciel had been particularly worried, since he was facing off against X himself. Cerveau placed a hand on her shoulder and smiled.
Cerveau: " Don't worry about Zero Ciel...he'll be just fine. He can take care of himself quite well."
Ciel: " I know....it's just that I still have to worry. I rebuilt X. I know what he's capable of, and he may have even improved on his design since then."
Cerveau: " True. And he probably has. X isn't stupid...but Zero....Zero is no ordinary Reploid. Whatever, or whomever he is, was, or will be, would be a fearsome opponent of all sorts."
Ciel: " Yes...I know."
Cerveau: " You really care about him, don't you. Hard to imagine that it's only been a few months since we found him, and we've already shut Neo Arcadia down.
Ciel: " Yes, I know. For that, I'm grateful."
Cerveau smiled and turned his back.
Cerveau: (I want nothing more than you to be happy Ciel, but falling in love with Zero may not be the best thing for us all. Especially you.)
He walked out of the Data Room and headed back to the Engineering Bay. He went on about more of Zero's information that had been retrieved. Indeed, most of it was destroyed, but there was still much information to decipher. There were prior weapon schematics, modes, armors, and such. Really, it was mostly his hardware that had been restored. Any history on him however, was what got destroyed.
Still, he began to piece together his next project, a new weapon system for Zero. Well, what it was, he still didn't know, but from what he could make out of the design specs presented on the computer screen, it looked like one. And so, he got back to work on the weapon he hoped to have for Zero in the next week or so.
As for Ciel, she sat back in the chair by her computer and began her work. She had slowly been coming up with that source of energy that she promised she would create, but it was a long and drawn out road. But as she worked, she slowed down a good deal, until her typing was almost nonexistent. She sighed and looked at the clock on the wall. It was getting late. She hadn't heard from Zero in a long time since she sent him on that final Mission against X himself. Immediately, her mind began to wander into the what ifs.
Ciel: (What if Zero was killed by X...how could we continue? We owe him so much, and he'll have died without getting any kind of payback. Or...maybe he left us for X...after all...it would be less hazardous for his health. I could understand if he did after all....might be more rewarding since he's in less danger and there isn't a single thing here that could stop him...well, maybe one thing...but that isn't reliable.)
She sighed and rested her chin in her hands and her elbows on her desk where she began to drift off into a sleep.
Ciel: " Zero?"
Zero stood in front of her. She smiled, then ran to him and wrapped her arms around him burying her face into his chest with slightly teary eyes.
Ciel: " You had me so worried!"
Zero said nothing. He did nothing. She let loose her grip and looked up at him. His eyes, which were normally either sorrowful or determined, were neither. They had a vague familiarity to them. She continued to stare into them as they stared back. No emotion in either his eyes or his face. Nothing at all. And then, he raised his arm up and his hand folded into his arm, revealing his Z-Buster Cannon. The end of the barrel began to glow and he pointed it into her face. She started to breath much faster and deeper as sweat began to build all over her body. Lastly, she crouched down, wrapping her arms around her knees in a fetal position and let out a cry of terror.
And then she woke up. She opened her eyes and noticed that she was being carried. She looked around and saw that it was the hallway to her room. Finally, she looked at who was carrying her. It was Zero.
Ciel: " Zero...."
Zero: " ......"
Ciel: " Zero! You're back! Thank god! What happened?"
Zero: " It's done. I have destroyed that copy." he said.
Ciel: " Really?"
He nodded. She smiled with tears in her eyes, but they disappeared when she looked a bit closer at him. He was filthy first off. Covered in sand and dirt. His armor was scratched up and broken in places. His helmet was cracked and one of his wing like trims was completely broken off. His hair uncouth and filthy, his face smudged with dirt, grim, and a bit of blood, with a small cut on his cheek, his black suit torn in places. Yeah, he was a huge mess. Ciels eyes went wide looking at him. As opposed he stopped abruptly when she gave him this look, wondering what she was so concerned with.
Zero: " Ciel....is there a problem?"
Ciel: " Huh? Oh....I'm sorry."
Zero: " That's alright....but you have this strange look on your face...."
Ciel: " Zero....what happened back there."
Zero: " It can wait for the morning. Don't worry about me."
Ciel: " But you're injured!"
Zero: " It's nothing. You can fix me up tomorrow."
Ciel: " ......."
He laid her in her bed, which was not located far from the Data Room. She did most her work there, so she had her bedroom placed nearby, just in case she might come up on a suddenly brilliant idea. She sighed and sat on her bed and looked up at him.
Ciel: " Well...thank you for bringing me to my room Zero. Now you go get some rest. I'll start work on you first thing tomorrow."
Zero: " Will do."
He left her room and wandered about the base until he found his quarters. It wasn't much more than a capsule rest chamber, a desk, and a small refrigerator of food supplies. He opened his capsule and laid inside, allowing it to close behind him. As he began to drift off into sleep, he let his thoughts roam about what he could remember.
In his mind, bright blue flashes shot forth, slowly turning red. He saw what looked like himself, and X together, destroying reploids. The two of them had cut a path through hordes of maverick reploids, and in the end, it was just the two of them standing atop mounds of broken robotics. He didn't know why he was there, just that he was standing there with his blue armored companion. Zero shook his head and opened his eyes suddenly. These memories were slowly coming back, but they made no sense. He sat up in his bed, pushing the glass encasing up for more room and took a couple of deep breaths. Shaking his head clear, he laid back down, pulling the glass encasement over him, falling into a deep slumber.
The Captain: Ahem. Ok, so this is like, the first thing I've ever put up on the site. Anywho, for the legal mumbo jumbo, I do not own, claim to own, or in any way, own Megaman, Megaman X, Zero, Ciel, the Guardians, etc....all copyrighted to Capcom and blah blah. Don't sue me, I'm poor enough trying to get through college as it is. Anyhow, please enjoy...and if you have any questions, praises, suggestions, or just wanna say Heyo, email me at King_Schmo@yahoo.com. Oh, and give me reviews! Everyone like Reviews!
Zero Hour
Prologue
Ciel and Cerveau patiently awaited in the Data room for Zero's arrival. Ciel had been particularly worried, since he was facing off against X himself. Cerveau placed a hand on her shoulder and smiled.
Cerveau: " Don't worry about Zero Ciel...he'll be just fine. He can take care of himself quite well."
Ciel: " I know....it's just that I still have to worry. I rebuilt X. I know what he's capable of, and he may have even improved on his design since then."
Cerveau: " True. And he probably has. X isn't stupid...but Zero....Zero is no ordinary Reploid. Whatever, or whomever he is, was, or will be, would be a fearsome opponent of all sorts."
Ciel: " Yes...I know."
Cerveau: " You really care about him, don't you. Hard to imagine that it's only been a few months since we found him, and we've already shut Neo Arcadia down.
Ciel: " Yes, I know. For that, I'm grateful."
Cerveau smiled and turned his back.
Cerveau: (I want nothing more than you to be happy Ciel, but falling in love with Zero may not be the best thing for us all. Especially you.)
He walked out of the Data Room and headed back to the Engineering Bay. He went on about more of Zero's information that had been retrieved. Indeed, most of it was destroyed, but there was still much information to decipher. There were prior weapon schematics, modes, armors, and such. Really, it was mostly his hardware that had been restored. Any history on him however, was what got destroyed.
Still, he began to piece together his next project, a new weapon system for Zero. Well, what it was, he still didn't know, but from what he could make out of the design specs presented on the computer screen, it looked like one. And so, he got back to work on the weapon he hoped to have for Zero in the next week or so.
As for Ciel, she sat back in the chair by her computer and began her work. She had slowly been coming up with that source of energy that she promised she would create, but it was a long and drawn out road. But as she worked, she slowed down a good deal, until her typing was almost nonexistent. She sighed and looked at the clock on the wall. It was getting late. She hadn't heard from Zero in a long time since she sent him on that final Mission against X himself. Immediately, her mind began to wander into the what ifs.
Ciel: (What if Zero was killed by X...how could we continue? We owe him so much, and he'll have died without getting any kind of payback. Or...maybe he left us for X...after all...it would be less hazardous for his health. I could understand if he did after all....might be more rewarding since he's in less danger and there isn't a single thing here that could stop him...well, maybe one thing...but that isn't reliable.)
She sighed and rested her chin in her hands and her elbows on her desk where she began to drift off into a sleep.
Ciel: " Zero?"
Zero stood in front of her. She smiled, then ran to him and wrapped her arms around him burying her face into his chest with slightly teary eyes.
Ciel: " You had me so worried!"
Zero said nothing. He did nothing. She let loose her grip and looked up at him. His eyes, which were normally either sorrowful or determined, were neither. They had a vague familiarity to them. She continued to stare into them as they stared back. No emotion in either his eyes or his face. Nothing at all. And then, he raised his arm up and his hand folded into his arm, revealing his Z-Buster Cannon. The end of the barrel began to glow and he pointed it into her face. She started to breath much faster and deeper as sweat began to build all over her body. Lastly, she crouched down, wrapping her arms around her knees in a fetal position and let out a cry of terror.
And then she woke up. She opened her eyes and noticed that she was being carried. She looked around and saw that it was the hallway to her room. Finally, she looked at who was carrying her. It was Zero.
Ciel: " Zero...."
Zero: " ......"
Ciel: " Zero! You're back! Thank god! What happened?"
Zero: " It's done. I have destroyed that copy." he said.
Ciel: " Really?"
He nodded. She smiled with tears in her eyes, but they disappeared when she looked a bit closer at him. He was filthy first off. Covered in sand and dirt. His armor was scratched up and broken in places. His helmet was cracked and one of his wing like trims was completely broken off. His hair uncouth and filthy, his face smudged with dirt, grim, and a bit of blood, with a small cut on his cheek, his black suit torn in places. Yeah, he was a huge mess. Ciels eyes went wide looking at him. As opposed he stopped abruptly when she gave him this look, wondering what she was so concerned with.
Zero: " Ciel....is there a problem?"
Ciel: " Huh? Oh....I'm sorry."
Zero: " That's alright....but you have this strange look on your face...."
Ciel: " Zero....what happened back there."
Zero: " It can wait for the morning. Don't worry about me."
Ciel: " But you're injured!"
Zero: " It's nothing. You can fix me up tomorrow."
Ciel: " ......."
He laid her in her bed, which was not located far from the Data Room. She did most her work there, so she had her bedroom placed nearby, just in case she might come up on a suddenly brilliant idea. She sighed and sat on her bed and looked up at him.
Ciel: " Well...thank you for bringing me to my room Zero. Now you go get some rest. I'll start work on you first thing tomorrow."
Zero: " Will do."
He left her room and wandered about the base until he found his quarters. It wasn't much more than a capsule rest chamber, a desk, and a small refrigerator of food supplies. He opened his capsule and laid inside, allowing it to close behind him. As he began to drift off into sleep, he let his thoughts roam about what he could remember.
In his mind, bright blue flashes shot forth, slowly turning red. He saw what looked like himself, and X together, destroying reploids. The two of them had cut a path through hordes of maverick reploids, and in the end, it was just the two of them standing atop mounds of broken robotics. He didn't know why he was there, just that he was standing there with his blue armored companion. Zero shook his head and opened his eyes suddenly. These memories were slowly coming back, but they made no sense. He sat up in his bed, pushing the glass encasing up for more room and took a couple of deep breaths. Shaking his head clear, he laid back down, pulling the glass encasement over him, falling into a deep slumber.