Love Zero. Got the Complete Works, saw some concept art. This story formed around it. For those that have been wondering about the Overlord story, Krosis. To put it in the best way I can, haven't had the urge. Last two years have been less than stellar, and I'm now in college. Once I get back in the Overlord mood, more chaps will come. Now on to this story, this is set in the gap between Zero and Zero 2. To my eternal sorrow I do not own Megaman Zero or any megaman anything.

Chapter 1

Zero woke up, his eyes still closed as he tried to grasp his surroundings. He was wet, a puddle. He was obviously not in the desert anymore. He had been fighting the Neo Arcadian army after speaking to…X. The Reploid's eyes snapped open and looked around. The red warrior was in an alleyway, with three figures above him. Before they had time to react, Zero jumped to his feet, drew his Z-Buster, and aimed it at one of the group. The man, human, raised his hand in surrender and backed up a step, begging.

"I'm sorry, sir! Please, we were going to help! Don't call the Hunters!"

Zero kept his aim on the man, his eyes sweeping the other two terrified humans before frowning, "Hunters? What Hunters?"

The human frowned this time; his eyes still locked on the gun aimed at him, "Sir? The Maverick Hunters? Are you ok?"

"Good question.", Zero was extremely confused, but he showed it as little as he showed any emotion. Maverick Hunters?

"How did I get here."

"My friends and I were walking back from the factory when you just sort of…appeared there."

Zero fixed the human with a cold stare, "Appeared? You mean transported?"

"No, sir. We see Reploids use Tran-Servers. You just popped into that puddle."

Zero frowned in annoyance. He was wet, in an alley in a city he didn't know, with a bunch of blubbering humans that couldn't tell him how. Zero was about to speak when the sound of sirens drew everyone's attention to the street beyond the alley. Several hover cars painted black and blue passed them, the red and blue lights giving Zero a trail. Above, helicopters flew by. There were not, to Zero's growing confusion and annoyance, the insect themed ones of Neo Arcadia, but a bulky design. Zero didn't bother with the three, and had already started running out the alley and after the cars.

Running down the street, Zero took in the surroundings. The city he was in was large, the skyscrapers in the distance told him that. If he had any doubts he was in Neo Arcadia, that was gone now. Unlike X's utopia, this city seemed completely gloomy. No trees along the entire street, and all the structures were plain boxes metal. Even the towers were simply four sided with the lights of windows as the only decoration. Zero placed his fingers on his helmet.

"Ciel, where am…."

Zero stopped as the static answered. He couldn't reach Ciel. He hadn't even heard from the human scientist since he went after Copy X. Zero stood for a moment, before the sound of sirens drew him forward.