Chapter three, more on X and Zero's mission then some other stuff

Disclaimer: I don't own Megaman x

After a few hours of killing anything that moved Z and Zero found the Maverick , Blast bookworm, reading a book. " Ah X and Zero, the two heroes of hunter base how good it is

to see you . I'm afraid that I do not have the time to play with you now as I have to collected data for my master." Bookworm looked quite big, as he had two red shoulder

pads, a two ton steel torso, and yellow legs like X's but bigger. His small greed worm head and glasses kind of made him look weak though. " Listen Maverick! Sigma's dead so

why obey Virus?" Zero asked as he drew his Z-saber. " It's simple really." Bookworm said as he closed his book and summoned a larger book in his hands. " My brother Virus

has received Sigma's blessing, and it is my duty to follow him!" He pointed his book and fire arrows shot out at X and Zero. Zero rushed him and managed to land a few hits,

but Bookworm's body burst into flames and Zero got some a few burns. X fired off a few shots but the Maverick proved to be tough as his book floated above him shooting

more arrows while he was covered in a fire bubble. X and Zero exchanged a look before they both aimed their busters and fired three charged shots each. Bookworm looked

about beat but he still had an ace up his sleeve, his book fell on Zero and exploded along with it's master. " Zero!"X cried as e helped his friend up. " I'll be fine X, I've handled

worse. At least we cleared the mission right?" X smiled and helped his friend up but before they could leave another Repliod appeared. His armor was extremely similar to X's

but was black with orange-yellow ends, his helmet also had a bat wing like design, he even had a buster arm." Who are you?" X yelled at the strange Repliod. The Repliod l

aughed and said " What? Forgot me already Megaman? Oh right that Virus guy said your not the same Megaman I knew... Regardless I am Bass X former rival to the original

Megaman only much more powerful thanks to that Virus Maverick!" X was very confused " Original Megaman? What on earth are you talking about?" He asked. Bass X laughed

and said " You know your creator Dr. Light? He made another Megaman before you and I was created by Dr. Wily to destroy him! But now some Maverick named Virus found me

and gave this upgrade. " Bass X then noticed Zero and said " Well now, haven't seen you in a while." Zero also looked confused but said " I've never seen you before." Bass X

laughed and said " Well, I suppose that's true since you were still sleeping when the doctor showed you to me." This got Zero's attention and he exclaimed " You knew me from

before I woke up! Tell me is this the man who made me?" Bass X laughed and said " Maybe, but I have to go now Zero. X I hope your just as strong as your predecessor was!"

Bass X then left and X and Zero were forced to do the same.

The second Zero walked in the hunter base Layer instantly jumped on him and yelled " Zero!Are you okay? " Zero suddenly got shy and mumbled " I'm okay Layer. Nothing I

haven't faced before... why are you crying?" She was indeed crying and she grabbed him and began dragging him to the repairs center. " Because Zero! I worry about you

enough without you coming back all broken up! Now you go get fixed and I'll have X talk report to Signas." She said as she pushed Zero into the room. " You know Layer It's

part of our job to come back a bit wounded now and then." X said only for her to look at him and say " Really X? And do you even think about how we feel when you go on

missions? I have Zero, Palette Axel, but what about you X?" X didn't seem to understand " What about me?" Layer sighed and said " Forget it. Just report to Signas while Zero

gets fixed." X went to do so, but he noticed Palette and Axel stopping by Layer and talking in low voices.

" You want me to do what?" Axel cried once X was out of the room. " Axel shush! It's simple just tell X to go into the briefing room in a bit while we tell Alia to do the same!

Can't you do it?" Palette asked him. " I can but why? X has shown no sighs towards having feelings towards her... and the same for Alia ." Axel answered. Layer then said " But

she has... She'll kill me for saying this but Palette and I have heard her mentioned a few times how she liked X." Palette joined in " Yeah Axel! You can't keep true love like that

apart!" Axel thought about this and said " But X always seemed like a lone wolf to me. He's never shown sighs of wanting a love life before." Layer then said " Then explain

about Zero and me." Axel paused before saying " Good point. Fine I'll try getting to X." He then ran off to find X, not noticing the smirks on the two navigator's faces.

" I see, so this Bass X seems to be another ancient Repliod... and He claims to know the man who created Zero." Signas said after X told him everything that had happen. " Yes

sir. And on top of It Virus's plans are still unknown. We know he plans to follow Sigma's plot of a Repliod only world, but not much else detail wise. " X said. Signas thought on

this the said " No matter. We'll work on that later, your dismissed X." X nodded and once he left Signas's room he ran into Axel who said " X! Alia found something out about

Virus , she's in the briefing room!" X ran straight into the room, not noticing Axel not following ,and once he saw Alia by herself in the room the door closed and was locked. "

Axel? What are you doing? Open the door right now!" X said. Instead of Axel however Layer responded " Sorry X! But until you two tell each other what needs to be said we

won't let you out!" By now Alia was blushing, yet she walked up to X and said " X... I don't know if you know this, but I ... like you a lot. But since you've always seemed so...

alone I could never tell you before. But now, I need you to know this!" She then rushed him and grabbed his hands as she told him " X I love you! Can't you see that?" She

then did something quite reckless and kissed him right on the lips. She expected X to hate this or something but to her surprise X was enjoying it. They both heard Layer and

Palette giggling as they opened the door and allowed the new couple to pass.

Blast from the past! I thought adding a new Bass would bring some trouble and I was right. More on him next chapter! Also yes X is getting some love now.