Disclaimer: Don't own X and company, Capcom does. Wish I did though. The girl reploid and Jack's unit belong to me, so please ask if u would like to use them.



Chapter 2

Ten minutes later, they arrived at the site. All that is seen of a battle is a few burning shrubs, and some scorch marks on the ground.

"Ok boys," said Jack. "Let's see what you can make of the situation. Szymion!"

"Ye-yes sir?" stuttered the orange-clad Reploid.

"Tell me…what would you do in this situation?" His gaze narrowed onto the smaller Reploid.

"Uh…um…send in a squad to check…it out…and uh, leave a squad for back-up?"

"Is that a question or a statement?" Jack's cold eyes bore right through Szymion, who was shaking. The orange reploid took a deep breath.

"Send out a squad on alert, and keep one behind for back-up." Jack humphed.

"Good to know something gets through that thick head of yours…" Szymion winced as everyone heard the insult, and hung his head. "Now, you rookies go, and..." Suddenly, a loud explosion is heard.

"What the hell?!" Jack cried. A sound of mad laughter was heard, and another explosion was felt. A faint 'You guys suck! C'mon you Maverick losers!' floated to their ears, causing grins to appear on the rookies' faces.

"Let's go have some fun, guys!" called out Ken, a rookie clad in a bright yellow, trimmed with red.

"Yeah!" chorused the rest, and Jack's unit charged forward, without waiting for his ok.

"Hold it!" Jack yelled angrily. All but two of them kept going, not wanting to miss the action. Zero found watching Jack's struggle to command his unit quite amusing, and sniggered quietly to himself.

"And Jack calls himself a commander…"muttered X under his breath, just loud enough for Zero and his men to hear. Zero snorted, catching Jack's attention. Before Jack could say anything, a piercing shriek cut through the air, and a severely beaten Maverick landed on the ground not too far from them. His armor was cracked, and in many places chunks were missing. Large gashes covered his exposed body, blood oozing from the wounds. A collective sweatdrop appeared on their heads. The Mavericks' eyes fluttered open, full of pain, and saw Zero.

"Praise…t…the…lord…" he stuttered. "The…there…is…a…god…" He coughed, blood trickling out the corner of his mouth. "Ke…keep her…aw…away…from...m…me…ki…kill…me…now…" The Mavericks' eyes closed and he passed out, leaving a state of confusion amongst the Reploids…except for one…

"Dammit!" Jack growled. "I told her not to come on this mission!" He ran off toward the sounds of battle. The remaining two members of his unit looked at each other, and burst out laughing as soon as he was out of earshot.

"HAHA!!!! Oh my god, did you see the look on his face???!"

"Yeah man, that was priceless!"

"There's no way he's gonna get her ta listen to him…" X frowned and approached the two rookies, who ceased their merriment immediately.

"There was no female amongst your ranks here," he said. "Who are you talking of?" The shorter of the two, clad in a light purple armor, stepped forward and spoke up.

"She's the newest member of our unit…her armor allows her to turn invisible for a while, and blend in with her surroundings. She hitched a ride on our bike, and while Jack was yakking, she snuck ahead. Everyone in our unit knew about it…save for Jack." He sniggered. Zero approached them, interested about the girl.

"What's her name?" asked Zero. The rookie grinned.

"Her name is…"

"Commanders!" called one of the other hunters. "I think you guys should see this!" The other hunters were looking over the edge of the dune, watching the events taking place. Zero, X, and the two rookies ran over, and looked down. A startling sight met their eyes: the Mavericks who weren't already dead were running for their lives, away from a lone female Reploid clad in ebony. In her hand was a glowing green beam sabre, still dripping with fresh Maverick blood. Her armor was not damaged in any way, and the only things on it were a few splatters of crimson. Her eyes danced with a wild gleam, alight with fierce pleasure.

"Take this!" She leaped into the air, and swung the sword down, sending a wave of fire at the fleeing Mavericks, knocking them to the ground. She landing gracefully, and walked toward them, a smirk plastered on her face.

"You boys fight decently…" she purred. "But not decently enough…" She raised her saber for a final blow, but a bright flash of light blinded her, and when it vanished, the Mavericks were gone.

"Scheiβe!" she exclaimed violently. The beam on her sword faded, and she flipped her hair over her shoulder. Her gaze traveled to the hunters watching her from the ledge above, and she winked at them.

"Guten Tag, boys…" she called up to them. The rest of her unit ran up to her, smiling and cheering. She grinned back, and then frowned as Jack approached. The others scrambled behind her, clearing the path. Zero, X, and the remaining reploids slid down the slope, and stood off to the side, watching.

"Hey, Blondie…" she tossed the saber to Zero, who caught it, confused. "Thanks for letting me use that." Zero reached back for the familiar hilt of his own sword; all his hand met was empty air…Jack stared at her, hate burning in his eyes.

"Girl…" his voice is barely above a whisper, anger dripping from every word. "I told you not to come, and remain in your quarters…why do you disobey me?" She smirked devilishly.

"Because you're a 'Jack'-ass…" Stifled laughter ran through the members of her unit, even X and Zero were having trouble keeping their amusement concealed. Jack burned a bright red, and before anyone could act, had grabbed her by the collar, and was holding her 8 inches off the ground.

"What did you call me?" X looked over to the other members of her unit.

"Aren't you guys gonna break them up?" he asked worriedly.

"Naw," replied Ken. "They do this every day…" The girl looked into Jack's eyes, equal rage burning in hers.

"You heard me, Dummkopf…Du bist ein häßlicher, stinkender…" Next thing they knew, Jack had punched her in the face, and threw her to the ground. As soon as she hit, she was up again, and delivered a swift roundhouse kick to his head, causing him to stumble. She kicked him in the chest, grabbed him in a headlock, and refused to let go.

"Hey, break it up!" called X. He and the others ran forward. X grabbed onto the girl, trying to pry her off Jack, while the others tried to help. He finally managed to get her off, but that was a mistake. She kicked backwards, catching him in the groin, and then slammed backwards with her elbow, directly into his stomach. He wheezed, and she knocked him flat to the ground. She gazed down at him, breathing hard.

"No one touches me, Blue Boy," she growled, eyeing Jack warily. "Nobody…"

German translations:

Scheiβe= Shit!

Guten Tag= Hello

Dummkopf= dummy

Du bist ein häßlicher, stinkender…= you are an ugly, stinky…

Note: Again, major thanks to Vincent Valentine for beta reading! Thanks to Taree for correcting the German phrases. n_n Well, it's been two chapters and the female reploid's name is still unknown! :P Don't ya'll just love suspense? Ya'll will find out soon though…