Chapter I
Can I ask you something? Do you remember that day, when you were like say...somewhere in your early teens, and you said to your parents, "This is so not fair!" their response was always like running straight into a brick wall. It always stopped you right in your tracks, because there is no response to it.
"Life's not fair."
Oh...and ain't that the truth? Life is anything but fair. One moment you're a kid, and the most you ever think is when you have to have a good excuse for not doing your homework. Then all of a sudden you're thrust into the cold cruel world and forced to fend for yourself.
That's the story of everyone's life, even my own; just like you I was a child, I bet you find that hard to believe don't you? Your greatest enemy; the cold, metallic, artificial...monster that stands before you was once a sweet, warm-hearted, innocent boy. In fact, it's been only a month since I donned this cold shell.
You see, this all started out when you declared your petty little war...
When the war started, I was just a 14 year old boy sitting at home watching television with my big brother. Next thing I know, I'm on the run because patriots like yourself- rogue soldiers who just weren't satisfied with the stable nation you eked out of the barren borderlands. That's right, I was a pioneer bound for ABLE; or, I was, until we were spotted by soldiers patrolling the borderlands. They opened fire on us, and I got separated from my family in the frenzy. As your brothers-in-arms surrounded me, I was absolutely certain that my demise was at hand.
But faith, had other plans.
A band of gangsters had risen over the far hill and your brothers-in-arms fell, one by one like flies. They took me in, taught me to survive, and together we had set out for ABLE, killing any soldiers we came across. Unfortunately, word of our attacks had reached Patriot central intelligence. They set up check points all around ABLE, determined to kill us. Honestly, I should have saw it coming but, I thought we had you scared shitless. So again, I found myself at the crossroads of life and death. Bullets were flying every which way, if there is such a thing as hell on earth, that was it. Everyone who ever gave a damn about me, killed in front of me, and there was nothing I could do to stop it. When it was my turn to die, one of the gangsters, had jumped in front of me to shield me from the bullets. Barrage after barrage of hot lead poured into her body, but she never let me go. My guardian angel, she protected me...even though doing so, had brought an end her life.
The rest of my gang was killed yet she never drew her last breath, immortal, like the angels of above, a true savior. Re-enforcement were due in ten minutes but again luck was on my side and a neutral officer of ABLE happened upon the massacre. He joined the fray, and since you have that treaty with ABLE, the Patriots had no other choice, but to fall back. He ran over to us and without missing a step, pulled out a med-kit. He checked my guardian angel's vitals and went through the routine. Giving his condolences, he told me there was nothing he could do to save her. All of a sudden she grabbed my hand, and she pulled me close to her and wiped the tears from my eyes.
"Don't cry hijo. I'll be alright, the lord will protect me now. You go..." she told me between coughs. I was heartbroken... My body convulsed with each sob and again she wiped my tears and repeated her words.
"But it's not fair! Mama it's not fair!" I cried. I called her that for as long as I can remember, she was- no, she IS my mom...regardless of what anyone says, but...what she said next took away what little innocence I had left.
"Life's not fair hijo. Now GO!" blood pooled at the edges of her mouth. Her time had come, so the officer did his civil duty and gave her a lethal injection, she died a peaceful death with her son at her side...
May she rest in peace.
Like running into a brick wall...I couldn't argue, I couldn't refuse; so I listened, I left and finally made it into ABLE with the help of the officer. Later, I would find out that the officer who saved me was actually the architect and navigator of ABLE. His name was Light.
Once we got to ABLE; he gave me a choice, go and find my family, or he could give me the opportunity to stop this war, to have my revenge on YOU.
You don't need to be told what choice I made.
So I was transformed, from that weak 14 year old boy into the monster that stands before you now. Now I remember you asked me for my name, and I shall tell you. Pay close attention, because you'll only be able to here this once.
The soldier was brought face to face with the muzzle of the monster's gun.
"I AM X."
The trigger is pulled and another one bites the dust.
The rest is silence...
Chapter II
X looked down upon the soldier's now limp body. Another one to cross off his list: the Sergeant Major of the patriot forces. He pulled up his intercom and rang up his operator.
"Aile, it's X. The Sarge has been eliminated."
"That's three high value targets in one day; good job X."
Aile Miranda Light the Able Navigator's Daughter. Her precision in spotting and her strong demeanor made her a viable match for X. Her track record: flawless, having never lost a single soldier to enemy forces.
"Who's next on the watch-list?"
"X, that's enough for today."
"Who's next?" X asked again, raising his voice.
"X, mission complete. return to base NOW."
"...understood, on route to HQ."
X put away his intercom and sighed in defeat, if her skills weren't enough to give her the position as his operator, the fact that she had him at her beck and call, did.
Back at HQ...
Aile removed her headset and cracked her fingers. It was late and she was tired, but she wasn't going to be leaving until HE came back. Aile always hated when he would do this, she knew why he did it, but...she still couldn't bare to see him like this. Day after day he would assassinate official after official, officer after officer, without relent. He was exhausted and she knew it, and yet he refused to take a day off. She picked up her GPI, the ABLE variant of the VG-Hunter. 8 names remained on the ABLE watch-list.
"He's almost free..." She sighed as she put her GPI down.
The door to the operations room opened and at the threshold was a tired X, without his armor. He had dark circles underneath his eyes but at the same time he wore a smile that could brighten anyone's day. Aile rolled her eyes at him, a psychopathic killer one moment, a kind young soul the next.
"There are 8 names to go Exfil."
Exfil, she would never tell him to his face but she hated the name that gang gave him. It was short for Exfiltration, military jargon for the removal of personnel or units from areas under enemy control. In plain old English it was running away. He never told anyone his real name, because his gang name was a constant reminder that he was a coward at heart. When he wore that armor he was X the Beast of ABLE, unstoppable, unbreakable...but, on the inside he was fragile. He would be damned if anyone besides her knew that though.
Aile walked over to him and handed him his GPI. He opened his list and crossed out the 3 he had killed today.
"and then there were 5..."
"We're almost done Aile, Tomorrow we'll hit the brigadier-" X was stopped mid-sentence by a piece of paper being thrust into his line of sight. It read Special Concert at ABLE stadium. "What's this?"
"You know Sonia right? She's my pen-pal from Electopia. She's also a very famous singer and actor. She's holding a concert tomorrow, to which, she gave me two tickets along with back-stage passes to go to. Please?" Aile put on her best puppy eyes.
"Aile you don't have to ask me to take a day off..."
Aile pouted and put a ticket into his hand. His eyes grew wide with realization.
"Oh no Aile...I-i can't!"
"And why not? You haven't taken a day off since you came to ABLE! We've got 5 targets left so you can afford a day off!"
"I still have missions scheduled tomorrow-"
"I've cleared your schedule tomorrow! Please Exfil! You're exhausted! you NEED a day off!"
"Aile you don't get what you're asking me to do-"
"Oh yes I do. I'm asking you on a D-A-T-E, and you'd better say yes."
"B-b-b-but-"
Aile used the puppy eyes again.
"...I'd be happy to take you on a...date."
Aile squealed in excitement while X just sighed. She placed a kiss firmly on X's lips and skipped out the door.
"Pick me up from my house at 7 'O Clock sharp okay? Don't be late~"
X just stood there and smiled. Even if he was the Beast of ABLE, he was still HER Beast first and foremost.
Hey guys. So how do you like the beginning of my new fan-fiction? I know it's a little slow right now, but give it time. It does take a little explaining though. This is taking place during the same time as Starforce Series but obviously Geo isn't going to be in it...yet. You'll soon see the rest of Geo's friends soon but for now I'm just trying to introduce the X crew. I decided to not include Alia because I don't know what to do for her...anyway I hope you enjoyed it. This fusing chapters together will probably be a re-occurrence because I don't want to post 729 something words at a time because that never covers much of the story anyway.
