Part 3 - Protoype ZX

Cirrus dodged an attack from a furious Fate Harlaown. "Why won't you believe me?! I did not kill anybody!!! That video isn't what it looked like!!!" as he ducked from an energy attack.

"Why should I believe you!? The video explains it all!!! You are a betrayer and a murderer!" Fate said as she unleashed a slash attack against Cirrus! Cirrus held out his hand!

"Samael! Scudo di inferno!!" (Shield of Inferno) he yelled as a shield appeared before him, blocking the attack! Fate was surprised to see Cirrus using a different weapon this time! The man looked at her with stern eyes. "Listen to me! What you saw in the video, that man who looked like me, is not really me! I did not kill those people!!!" Cirrus exclaimed.

"ENOUGH!!! I have had it with your lies!!!" yelled Fate as she prepared for her final attack! "Jet Zanber!!!" as she attacked Cirrus with all her might! Cirrus' shield was not enough to protect him as he was sent flying away! "Arghhh!!!" he roared as he slammed into the concrete wall, his whole body injured! Fate looked at him. "Now you will be imprisoned and justice shall be-"

"STOP!!!! FATE-CHAN!!! "yelled Nanoha as she flew towards her in her barrier jacket! Fate was surprised to see Hayate, her mother and brother and Reinforce, together with an old man with grey hair. "What are you all doing here?" she asked.

"Fate-chan, where's Cirrus-kun?!" Nanoha asked. Fate pointed and Nanoha was shocked to see Cirrus barely alive! "Cirrus-kun!!!!" she yelled as she ran towards him! Fate was bewildered to see Hayate and Nanoha worried about a criminal!

"Shamal! Bring a stretcher here! Now!" Hayate yelled as she contacted the infirmary. Fate became furious! "Why should he be given medical attention? He's a criminal! A murderer!!" she exclaimed! The Commander then rushed towards Fate with an angry look! "I should have you arrested instead for hacking C.D.W information!!!" he bellowed which made Fate quiet! Shamal arrived with the stretcher, along with Yuuno. Chrono and Yuuno carried Cirrus unto the stretcher as the nurses pushed the stretcher with speed!

"Fate-chan…what have you done?!?" Nanoha bitterly said. Fate looked at all of them with a puzzled look. "I..I…I saw the video and was convinced that he is a dangerous-"

"What you saw on the video was Prototype ZY, an earlier, but evil version of Cirrus Yurigami!!" Commander Dukovonovich retorted in anger! He then raised his hand and turned on his Hyperwarp, showing the same video that Fate have seen to all of them. "This was recorded two years before Cirrus turned into…Prototype ZX…" the old man said with a sad face.

"Wait, what do you mean "turned into Prototype ZX" ?" asked Hayate. The Commander sighed sadly as he looked at Fate. "I think we should discuss this in a private office." The old man said. Fate still could not believe that Cirrus was innocent but she followed the group into Chrono's office.

"The C.D.W has waged a long war against the Warlocks for years…" The Commander spoke as he typed on the monitor. Nanoha, Fate, Chrono and everyone looked at the monitor, showing the Warlocks destroying city after city. "We were so desperate that we tried studying our enemies' strength; their black blood. We ordered experiments and tests, desperate to create the ultimate weapon which will destroy the Warlocks. And then, on Dec 24, 2999, the unthinkable happened…" as the Commander switched to a different monitor. There, they saw the video Fate have hacked.

"No wonder Fate-chan thought Cirrus was the murderer! It looked exactly like him!" Subaru commented as they saw Project ZY killing the scientists one by one. "Project ZY was our biggest mistake. He was a criminal, a murderer whom we promised his freedom should he agree to our experiment. The Warlock blood overcame him and he escaped, bolstering our enemy's forces." The old man said. "But all hope was not lost because on Jan 1, year 3000, we met a dying young man by the name of Cirrus Yurigami. We found him slumped on a dark alley, holding his dead sweetheart, which looked like you…" as he pointed at Fate. The blonde began to blush but she tried hard to conceal it.

"And so we resurrected Cirrus and he became Prototype ZX. It was a success and we gave him Samael as his weapon. We soon discovered that it was ZY who killed his wife, so Cirrus joined C.D.W and before we knew it, he have already killed ZY and eradicated all of the Warlocks." The Commander ended his presentation. Fate was now shaking as she realized what she has done! "No! I…I…I'm such an idiot!!!" she yelled, crying! "I can't believe I attacked him!!! I killed him!!! I'm the worse!!!"

Nanoha comforted her. "There, there Fate-chan…anyone would believe that Cirrus is a criminal with that proof! " as she hugged her. Fate continued sobbing while Erio and Caro went to her, comforting her as well. Hayate went to the Commander. "What now? What if the Spellbreaker will die?" she said. Fate stopped sobbing as she looked at Hayate with dread. The Commander just laughed. "Don't worry. I know Cirrus more than all of you. He's tough as nails. He won't die easily."

Hayate looked at the Commander angrily. "I can't believe you would do all those things to save the Earth! There must have been something that ends the war against the Warlocks without having to do human experiments!" she said. The old man just chuckled. "Do you think we were ever given that choice? You are all so lucky with your advanced technology. Don't start preaching, little miss. You don't know everything that Cirrus had to sacrifice for the safety of our planet!" he exclaimed.

Inside the Infirmary, Cirrus slowly woke up, feeling very tired. "Ugh, where am I?" as he noticed that his chest was wrapped in bandages. He saw Shamal walking towards him. "Wow, you had an amazing recovery after getting blasted by Fate-chan's Jet Zanber!" she giggled. Cirrus stood and sat on the bed. "Where is everybody?" he asked. Just then, the door opened with Fate Harlaown being pushed by Nanoha Takamachi inside!

"Ah! Cirrus-kun! You're awake now!" Nanoha smiled happily while Fate had a troubled look on her face, trying to avoid Cirrus' gaze. Cirrus only smiled. "Yes, thanks to Dr. Shamal here…she's indeed the best doctor here in Midchilda."

"Why thank you so much Cirrus-kun, I'm so flattered!" Shamal said happily. Just then, Vita appeared. "Oi, old woman! Hayate is looking all over for you!" she yelled. Shamal turned into a raging hag as she yelled "Don't call me old woman you brat!!!" The two knights began arguing as they walked away, leaving Cirrus, Nanoha and Fate in the infirmary.

"Are those two like that all the time?" Cirrus sweatdropped. Just then, Nanoha pushed Fate towards Cirrus! "Fate-chan, remember everything I told you? Ok?" Nanoha smiled.

"WAIT! Nanoha!!" Fate yelled but Nanoha already went outside. The two fell silent as they did not look at each other. Cirrus then broke the silence. "If you're not gonna say anything, then you can go out. I need some rest." He said. Fate bit her lip as she struggled to say the words Nanoha told her to say.

"Yurigami-kun..I…I'm sorry…." Fate blushed. It was hard to apologize to someone who was very handsome as Cirrus but it was getting more and more difficult when she can clearly see his well sculpted body. "I…I made a mistake…I shouldn't have attacked you! Please accept my sincerest apologies…" she stammered. Cirrus looked at her with his red eyes.

"W..Wh..What?!" she asked.

"Nothing… " Cirrus smiled. "You can indeed be nice and gentle at times, I see." He said as he tried to stand up, but he was still weak. He sat down again. "Be careful! You still can't stand up after receiving such a punishment from me!" as Fate sat beside him. "Even I am still surprised as to why you are still alive…"

"Now you know, right?" Cirrus said. Fate nodded. "I didn't realize you have lived such a harsh life. I was so wrong about you. Please forgive me for everything bad that I said to you." As she bowed her head. Cirrus only chuckled. "Nah, its fine. I've heard far worse words than what you said to me. " as he touched his right arm. "But still, that attack was really powerful! I would've been torn to bits if I wasn't Prototype ZX!" he laughed. Fate just smiled as well.

"Umm…Yurigami-kun, if it's ok with you…I'd like to make it up for everything I did. Would you like to go have lunch with me tomorrow at my place?" she asked. Cirrus was surprised to see the young and very beautiful Fate Harlaown asking him for lunch.

"Sure. I'd love to. Tomorrow then." Cirrus smiled.

Fate smiled radiantly. "Thank you so much! You won't regret it!" she said.

"As long as I don't get fried again with your Jet Zanber again, that will be good." Cirrus said jokingly which made him and Fate laugh. But unknown to them, Hayate, Nanoha and Yuuno were eavesdropping!

"Ohoho! This will be an interesting turn of events!! I'd like to see where this development will go. Fu fu fu." Hayate whispered. Yuuno and Nanoha just sweatdropped.


Cirrus's life is indeed filled with tragedy. Much more when Hayate gets involved next chapter! LOL! Please review, I NEED REVIEWS!!! lol