Ok, time to explain some things. To Xero88: I'm glad that you read my story and I'm not exactly talking about Zero off of SL, but thanks for asking that question. Oh, thanks for reviewing too! Master Alucard: Hurry up and get a new chapter on your story! I can't wait to see what will happen to Alex and that base he has! Now to anyone who will read this. I might change my plot a little, but the name will still represent the timeline during AC3. The new plot will be a mix of AC2:AA and AC3, along with some other stuff I'm going to throw in, ok?

ZM

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After Zero finished his business with Mira, he went on down the hall so he could find the testing room.

After he found it, he looked around and saw only one boy about his age in the room. The boy was fidgeting a little like he was real nervous about something. Zero went on over and sat down next to him to see what he was doing.

"Hey there. What'cha doing?"

"I'm waiting to take my test so I can become a member of Global Cortex."

"Really? So am I! Whats your name going to be?"

"It's going to be Apple Boy. Don't ask me why I picked that name, I think I was a just a little bit empty minded when I chose it, haha."

"Oh, so your Mira's little brother, Harry! Nice to meet you. My name is Lance."

'So he's the boy that my sis just now talked to me about...'

"Hey you guys! It's time you for you to take the test now." A young female voice said.

"Alright, first you have to take this exam so we will know if you know what the cockpit of an AC looks like and how it operates." "If you don't ace the test, you will not be allowed to take the skill test and will be escorted out of the Cortex, got it?"

"My god! Isn't that a little strict?" Asked Zero.

"Well we only want people who actually know what their doing instead of just pressing buttons here and there."

"Oh well, it doesn't really look that hard does it?" Apple Boy said while he was scanning down the page.

"It's just ten questions."

"Think about it Apple Boy. We need an A right?"

"Right."

"Then that means we can't miss even a single question. Even if it is just one, you would make a 90. Which is a B." Zero pointed to a little grading chart at the top.

"Oh, I see." "But it can't be that hard anyway since we were actually asked to join, right?"

"Right!"

Well after a few minutes given to allow them to look at the questions, they began. The first few questions were easy for Zero, but the last three didn't actually have to do with the cockpit.

Question #8: What would you do if your opponent's AP went below zero, but they kept on fighting? I would just continue right on too. I fought him this long, all I can do is keep on fighting and hope he collapses from taking too much damage.

Question #9: Who is the current Nine Breaker and what are his wins and losses" Ace is the current Nine Breaker and he has a perfect record of nothing but wins.

Question #10: If you could make up your own Core Model, what would you make? I would make a core model that could vanish for about ten seconds and would still allow you to attack. It would have unlimited uses, but you have to wait about 5 minutes before you could use it again.

When they were both done, they handed their papers to the woman and waited for their scores.

When the woman had graded the papers, she had an upside down smile on her face. She looked at them, then looked back at the computer. She turned it around and they each burst with laughter.

Well if the story didn't point this out at the end, they both passed with flying colors.

I thank everybody that likes this story and has put me and it on their favorites list.

All the advice has helped me out quite a bit and I look forward to reading both of your fics and can't wait till their finished!

ZM - Updated the chapter and removed some useless parts.