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Megaman AXL

Chapter 01

It's been three years, three years since Weil has been defeated.

Three years since reploids and humans alike have re-united for the first time in a whole century.

And three years since Zero completed that very mission...

To reclaim our peace, at the cost of his life.

Resistance Headquarters

Ciel lifted her head up from the monitor, taking a bit to relax her eyes. Ever since the evil Dr. Weil was defeated, things have calmed down; the human settlement at one of the remaining bio-engineered forests have grown into a small town, and Neo Arcadia was restored to its former glory. There was still a lot of work left to do; assessing the minor conflicts between humans and reploids alike, reconstruction of buildings and homes, and giving the humans a proper settlement. Ciel yawned, maintaining peace was sure a lot of work.

Most of them hoped that Zero was still alive, more so with the blonde scientist. So far, they've recovered his helmet, and it was barely intact, with webbing cracks and a few missing pieces. Cerveau had set up satellites in order to find Zero's signature by comparing his data acquired from the different Trans Servers the reploid once used, and hopefully track him, or at least, what was left of the red maverick hunter. Ciel stood, stretched her form to remove the numbness from being stationary for too long, then headed out of her laboratory. She spotted Allouette, who was clutching her stuffed toy cat to her chest. The pink clad scientist smiled.

"Ciel." The blond child called out, noticing her. "Will... will Zero be back?" Ciel went to the girl and patted her head, a sad smile forming on her face.

"I hope so, Allouette. We are still looking for him." Ciel could do nothing but try to comfort the little girl. Allouette was still a child, and like the others, she still couldn't settle with the red reploid's dissapearance. The resistance's hope was slowly dwindling each passing day, and even Ciel was already coming to terms of Zero's supposed fate. Suddenly, Cerveau came running towards the two, who looked like he was in a hurry.

"Ciel! We've recieved an unknown signal that almost has the same signature as Zero's, but it was a whole lot different entirely." The green uniformed scientist-slash- weapon maker managed to say. Ciel perked her head in renewed interest.

"Where is the signal's location?" She asked, eager to know. Cerveau motioned for them to follow to the control room. On a large screen showed a city that had been abandoned for years ago, with the buildings showing signs of erosion. The sun bathed walls of the structures showed cracks due to the weathering, and the distorting air around it made the place seem arid as a desert. The city dated back to the 22nd Century, the time where the Maverick Hunters were still in service.

"The signal was last detected at Giga City, a once glorious capital long ago. It was also one of the cities known for the production of 'New Generation Reploids'; replicated androids who had a specialized chip that was said to make them immune to the once epidemic Sigma Virus. They were a truly advanced kind, though they were built in a low number that there is nary a survivor by this time." He then looked at Ciel. "Should we investigate the area?" She gave a nod in return. "Okay. I'll try to assemble a squadron to accompany you tomorrow. Let us wait for now." He then left the room, preparing arrangements for the upcoming search and rescue. Ciel stared at the blinking red dot on the screen that was on a large map of the said city. She then had a determined look, her will recovering to find whom the signal came from.

"Zero... I hope you're alright."

Author's note: Hello! Revolver here. I finally mustered up the courage to make a fic. Its been a while since I've played the X and Zero series, so I apologize for inaccuracies. I am also sorry for any grammar mistakes; english isn't my first language. Still, I am trying to improve, and hopefully I've met your expectations. Critics are welcome, especially the constructive ones.