Marbles by GlassSuicune

Note: MegaMan Zero belongs to Capcom. Anyways, I wrote this short little story in my journal during a vacation, and decided to share it, with some added details, as the original was very lacking in description. Heh, I was stuck in a hotel for the remainder of the day when I wrote the original in the journal...I wanted to make it better.

There was something strange going on, Zero could feel it. However, strange things always seemed to happen in the Resistance Base one way or another, so whatever was going on was most likely more strange than 'normal'. Otherwise, Zero would be going about his business without the feeling that something was amiss.

"Hello Ciel," Zero greeted, as the girl walked down the hallway, "Is there anything going on that I should be informed of?" Ciel stopped walking and thought for a moment. "Not exactly," she replied, looking a little perplexed, "I haven't seen Elpizo lately, however."

'That's it...' "Well, thanks anyway. Carry on."

Ciel smiled and walked by Zero, heading to wherever. After a brief moment, Zero decided to walk to Elpizo's chamber. When he got there, the weird Reploid was nowhere to be found, as expected. The Crimson Knight did notice, however, a small note on the table. Curious, he picked it up and read it:

'Go away, random person. If you are Zero or Ciel, I humbly apologize for my absence. I am currently in the room no one cares about.

-Elpizo'

Zero blinked, pretty confused. 'Room no one cares about?' he thought to himself, then it hit him, 'He must be talking about the room Alouette blew up that vacuum cleaner in...' That having been decided, Zero set the note back down on the table and walked all the way to the wrecked room.

What he saw when he opened the door was quite a sight to behold.

Zero stood there with his mouth wide open, as Elpizo crawled around the room holding a flashlight, oblivious to the world around him. "Elpizo!" Zero cried, grabbing his head, "What in Bananaville are you doing?" The blond stopped what he was doing and looked up at Zero, then calmly answered as if the sky was blue, "I lost my marbles. I'm looking for them."

There was a long silence after that, and both Reploids opted to simply stare at each other in confusion, Zero wondering the heck was going on in Elpizo's mechanical brain, and Elpizo wondering what was bothering Zero. Finally, Zero broke the suffocating silence and said, "Well, I'll be going then..." He turned around and began running, stepping on a bunch of round things and going airborne.

"Waaaahhhh!" Zero screamed, as he landed on his back rather painfully, "Oww..." After a few seconds, he sat upright and noticed he had stepped on fun little round things known as marbles. "Hey!" Elpizo suddenly cried, "You found them! Thank you!"

"Glad I could help..."

Ignoring Zero's groaning, Elpizo picked up the marbles and then left, his world finally at peace. Zero sat there, his back still a little achy. "To be honest," Zero said to himself, "I thought he had lost his mind for a moment!"

Note: ...And there you have it. Review if you so desire.