Author Notes
The Captain: So I got that last one done quick...here's part two. Again, I love reviews, so give them to me. As of right now, 4 loyal fans! Thank you, thank you...(Well, 5 kinda. 2 on 1 SN...)
The Usual Copyright Mumbo Jumbo: Well, I don't own Zero, Ciel, Leviathan, or any of the other characters in the Megaman, Megaman X, and Megaman Zero Series. I do own any characters that I create, and the story thus far is mine alone. If anyone wished to do anything with this needs to get permission form me, etc, etc, etc....but in the end, I really don't care.
Zero Hour
Water Hazard: Part 2
Zero growled, as Leviathan began swimming around him laughing and giggling. He was holding onto his weapon, balancing himself from falling in. Too bad the current being made by her swimming wasn't helping it. She swam right up to him and smiled, just hovering there in the water. He reached out with one hand to swat her, but she swam away, making a rough current and started making him wobble. He grabbed onto his makeshift pole and steadied himself. Leviathan laughed merrily at the sight.
Leviathan: " Oh Zero...you're so resourceful....You know, seeing you struggle to stay on that little island you've made makes you kind of cute."
She thought for a moment while Zero scowled at her.
Leviathan: " Well, perhaps if it were another time or had we gotten to you first. Oh well. So, how have we been? I saw the way you trashed Fefnir and Harpuia. So, I thought I'd take extra precautions against you. You're stronger than any of us, so I figured that I'd have to restrain you. So, now, if you try anything, you'll fall into the spikes."
Zero: " Where's Ciel?"
Leviathan: " Oh, your girlfriend? I don't know really..."
Zero: " Let her go, or else."
Leviathan: " Oh...you've got me shaking in my boots now darling. Tell you what...if you just give in right now, I'll give her up and let her go."
Zero: " I'll never give up. Either way, how do you plan to move me from the spot?"
Leviathan: " Whether you live or die doesn't matter to me. Go ahead and just rot down here. Or just impale yourself on those spikes and end it quickly. Either way, I really don't care."
Zero: " Witch...."
Leviathan: " Oh, now I'm hurt! Eh heh heh heh. Poor baby...."
She swam right up to him and looked him directly in the eyes. He smirked suddenly, which made her frown.
Leviathan: " What's so funny?"
Zero: " How easy you all are!"
He shoved his left hand forwards, reeling in his hand and forming his Z-buster. The barrel of the cannon was glowing brightly, already fully charged. He quickly switched to the fire chip buried deep in his body through his circuits. He released the blast from point black right into her stomach, knocking her back against the closest wall, leaving a deep indent. Zero then rebalanced himself and fired a couple of buster shots into the spikes, blowing them to pieces and creating a flat surface. He jumped from his Triple Rod and onto the flat surface. He then shot the rest of the spikes away, clearing himself some space. Afterwards, he drew his Z-Saber.
Zero: " Alright Leviathan! Where's Ciel?"
She pulled herself from the wall, holding her spear. She frowned at Zero.
Leviathan: " She's in the next room. Beat me and take her back."
Zero: " You promise?"
Leviathan: " Sure, why not. Just means I'm going to have to find another way to destroy you."
Zero: " Well then, lets save the dramatics for later...."
He wasted no time after that in making his way towards her. He swung his blade a few times in all directions in front of him, narrowly missing her each time. However, because of his relentlessness, she was unable to make an attack against him. What was worse for her was he was getting faster and faster with each swing too, and suddenly, he was able to tag her in the shoulder with his blade, cutting into it just a bit. She swam upwards with all her might, giving herself some much needed breathing room. She took a moment, then began throwing the exploding spearheads at him. Zero easily dodged them and retaliated with a few more shots from his Z-Buster. She then began creating her little spiked ice orbs, letting them fall in the current towards Zero. He bat them away with his saber and sighed.
Zero: " Same old game Leviathan. Eventually you're gonna get blasted back down here!"
Leviathan: " Be quiet! I don't care!"
Zero sighed. This was hopeless. He jumped onto the nearest wall and jumped right off it, propelling him through the water. He was high enough to reach Leviathan. He slashed her across her other arm, then dropped to the floor. She grabbed her wound and held it tightly, falling to the floor. Zero stopped and looked down at her.
Zero: " Now let us go."
Leviathan: " Why....Please tell me why I can't beat you."
Zero: " I'm sorry Leviathan, but I can't answer that for you. Now just give up and go home."
Leviathan: " I'll get you one of these days..."
Zero shook his head and said nothing. He passed by her and opened a door into the next room where Ciel was. She was tied onto a pole, still handcuffed with her duffle bag of supplies on her. Zero cut her free, then broke the handcuffs off her, and picked her up, taking her back to the opening of the Water Pen. They sat there for a moment while she got her breathing mask off. She took a deep breath, then leaped over to Zero, wrapping her arms around him.
Ciel: " Oh Zero....thank goodness you're alive! I was so worried."
Zero: " I'm fine Ciel. But...are you alright?"
He looked down at her and realized she was crying.
Ciel: " I'm so sorry about this! I should never have sent you on this mission. You almost died. I can't do that again. I'm so very sorry!"
He put his hands on her shoulders.
Zero: " Ciel...that's enough. I'm fine. I didn't even get scratched."
Ciel: " But..."
Zero: " No buts. I'm fine."
Ciel: " I just...feel so bad about this."
Zero: " Well, it's my job to do this, so don't be. I'll be fine. Not just anything will be able to destroy me. It'll have to be something truly special and unique."
She smiled and wiped the tears from her eyes.
Ciel: " Thank you Zero."
He nodded, then got up, extending his hand to her.
Zero: " Well, let's see about getting out of here!"
Ciel: " Ok."
She took his hand and he pulled her up. They then wandered through the halls of the plant until they reached the main entrance. The doorway had been blasted to pieces, leaving only a giant collapsed pile of rubble in the way. Zero shook his head.
Zero: " We won't be able to get through this way."
Ciel: " Well, it's late as it is. As you said, we probably shouldn't travel at night.
Zero: " Indeed. It's risky. Let us stay here for the evening."
Ciel: " Alright."
Ciel went through her bag and pulled out her laptop and opened it up, turning it on and immediately typing. Zero looked over her shoulder.
Zero: " What are you doing Ciel?"
Ciel: " Sending in a message that we're safe, but we'll be coming back in the morning or afternoon."
Zero: " Oh. And, did you get the water to work again?"
Ciel: " Oh yeah. I did that a long time ago. Actually, it was done right before you started calling me and looking over my shoulder."
Zero: " That fast?"
Ciel: " Yeah. It was a simple problem. I'm pretty sure it was done to get us here. Had to have actually. It was something that had to be done manually. So yeah. I'm sorry I sent you on this trap."
Zero: " Well, that's ok. So why did you take so long on the computer?"
Ciel: " Well...I found some information regarding different Power Plants and such. And, it contained some old data files."
Zero: " What did they have on them?"
Ciel: " Well, it had some information on you..."
Zero: " Can I see it?"
Ciel: " Not here. Once we get back to the base."
Zero: " Oh. That's fine. Anything you can tell me?"
Ciel: " Well, I still don't know who made you. I do have some information regarding your life though. Mainly past experiences and such. People you may have worked with. Just a couple of files were on the computers in the plant...but that's really about it."
Zero: " Well, that's fine enough for me."
Ciel began doing some more work on her lap top, while Zero started looking around. A half hour passed, and he looked over. Ciel was still working, but he noticed her shiver for a moment. And every time she would, she'd stop typing. for a very brief moment. Zero walked back over to her.
Zero: " I can't believe I forgot. Ciel, you're clothes are sopping wet. You need to get out of those..."
Ciel: " I need to what?"
Zero shook a bit of blush off his face.
Zero: " You need to change into some dry clothes."
Ciel: " Oh, I'm fine. Thank you for your concern though Zero."
Zero: " Ciel, I saw you shiver."
Ciel: " Oh...well...I don't have any extra clothes around...."
Zero: " Hang on. Maybe I can find something for you. Hang on just a moment."
Ciel: " Alright."
Zero made his way around the building a bit and went through cabinets and lockers. He actually did find a couple of lab coats and a few towels. He grabbed them and headed back.
Zero: " Alright. So, to keep you from getting sick, we'll have to improvise...here."
He handed her the lab coat and the towels.
Ciel: " In other words, change out of these, dry off, and wear the lab coat over the towels till my clothes dry out?"
Zero: " Correct."
Ciel: " Well, alright. Turn around."
Zero turned around and closed his eyes. Ciel in the mean time took off her clothes and dried herself off with the towels, then wrapped a couple of dry ones around her body, and finally finished it all off with the lab coat.
Ciel: " Alright, all clear."
Zero turned around and looked at Ciel. She was wearing a white lab coat with 2 long towels underneath.
Zero: " A new fashion statement?"
Ciel: " I guess. I hope Alouette never sees me like this. Or Cerveau, because he'd never let me live this down."
Zero began laughing, which caused Ciel to fume up and blush a bit.
Ciel: " However, since you're the only person to see this, you'd best not tell, else I'll turn you off in the middle of the night!"
Zero: " Yes, ma'am!"
They both had a nice good laugh, which was good because each of them were quite nervous in this situation. Not because there would be danger present, but because perhaps there was a tense feeling in the air. Zero got up and looked around.
Zero: " I'm going to go get some wood for a fire."
Ciel: " Alright. Don't take too long."
Zero: " I'll make it short."
He left and began wandering the hall and looking through some of the small offices. When he left, Ciel took that moment to go hang all of her clothes up in an out of sight location. Zero walked about the area some more, finding some wooden desks and such. He broke the desks apart and brought back the legs and small pieces much like them. He brought them over and set them in front of Ciel.
Zero: " Back up just a bit. I'm going to light it!"
Ciel: " Alright."
She scooted back a few feet and Zero drew his saber, charging it mildly. He touched it to the smile pile of wood he laid in front of Ciel, and used the saber with the fire chip enhancement to light it. Ciel smiled to him.
Ciel: " Thank you Zero. That's much better."
Zero: " No problem."
Ciel: " Well, I'm actually fairly tired. I think I'll just go to sleep here. You should get some rest too."
Zero: " I will in a little bit."
Ciel: " Alright. Don't push yourself though."
Zero: " I won't. I promise."
Ciel packed away her laptop, then sprawled out onto the ground, curling up just a bit afterwards. Zero maintained a steadfast guard, just watching her as she slept. He was going to keep an eye on her, and not fail to protect her this time.
The Captain: So I got that last one done quick...here's part two. Again, I love reviews, so give them to me. As of right now, 4 loyal fans! Thank you, thank you...(Well, 5 kinda. 2 on 1 SN...)
The Usual Copyright Mumbo Jumbo: Well, I don't own Zero, Ciel, Leviathan, or any of the other characters in the Megaman, Megaman X, and Megaman Zero Series. I do own any characters that I create, and the story thus far is mine alone. If anyone wished to do anything with this needs to get permission form me, etc, etc, etc....but in the end, I really don't care.
Zero Hour
Water Hazard: Part 2
Zero growled, as Leviathan began swimming around him laughing and giggling. He was holding onto his weapon, balancing himself from falling in. Too bad the current being made by her swimming wasn't helping it. She swam right up to him and smiled, just hovering there in the water. He reached out with one hand to swat her, but she swam away, making a rough current and started making him wobble. He grabbed onto his makeshift pole and steadied himself. Leviathan laughed merrily at the sight.
Leviathan: " Oh Zero...you're so resourceful....You know, seeing you struggle to stay on that little island you've made makes you kind of cute."
She thought for a moment while Zero scowled at her.
Leviathan: " Well, perhaps if it were another time or had we gotten to you first. Oh well. So, how have we been? I saw the way you trashed Fefnir and Harpuia. So, I thought I'd take extra precautions against you. You're stronger than any of us, so I figured that I'd have to restrain you. So, now, if you try anything, you'll fall into the spikes."
Zero: " Where's Ciel?"
Leviathan: " Oh, your girlfriend? I don't know really..."
Zero: " Let her go, or else."
Leviathan: " Oh...you've got me shaking in my boots now darling. Tell you what...if you just give in right now, I'll give her up and let her go."
Zero: " I'll never give up. Either way, how do you plan to move me from the spot?"
Leviathan: " Whether you live or die doesn't matter to me. Go ahead and just rot down here. Or just impale yourself on those spikes and end it quickly. Either way, I really don't care."
Zero: " Witch...."
Leviathan: " Oh, now I'm hurt! Eh heh heh heh. Poor baby...."
She swam right up to him and looked him directly in the eyes. He smirked suddenly, which made her frown.
Leviathan: " What's so funny?"
Zero: " How easy you all are!"
He shoved his left hand forwards, reeling in his hand and forming his Z-buster. The barrel of the cannon was glowing brightly, already fully charged. He quickly switched to the fire chip buried deep in his body through his circuits. He released the blast from point black right into her stomach, knocking her back against the closest wall, leaving a deep indent. Zero then rebalanced himself and fired a couple of buster shots into the spikes, blowing them to pieces and creating a flat surface. He jumped from his Triple Rod and onto the flat surface. He then shot the rest of the spikes away, clearing himself some space. Afterwards, he drew his Z-Saber.
Zero: " Alright Leviathan! Where's Ciel?"
She pulled herself from the wall, holding her spear. She frowned at Zero.
Leviathan: " She's in the next room. Beat me and take her back."
Zero: " You promise?"
Leviathan: " Sure, why not. Just means I'm going to have to find another way to destroy you."
Zero: " Well then, lets save the dramatics for later...."
He wasted no time after that in making his way towards her. He swung his blade a few times in all directions in front of him, narrowly missing her each time. However, because of his relentlessness, she was unable to make an attack against him. What was worse for her was he was getting faster and faster with each swing too, and suddenly, he was able to tag her in the shoulder with his blade, cutting into it just a bit. She swam upwards with all her might, giving herself some much needed breathing room. She took a moment, then began throwing the exploding spearheads at him. Zero easily dodged them and retaliated with a few more shots from his Z-Buster. She then began creating her little spiked ice orbs, letting them fall in the current towards Zero. He bat them away with his saber and sighed.
Zero: " Same old game Leviathan. Eventually you're gonna get blasted back down here!"
Leviathan: " Be quiet! I don't care!"
Zero sighed. This was hopeless. He jumped onto the nearest wall and jumped right off it, propelling him through the water. He was high enough to reach Leviathan. He slashed her across her other arm, then dropped to the floor. She grabbed her wound and held it tightly, falling to the floor. Zero stopped and looked down at her.
Zero: " Now let us go."
Leviathan: " Why....Please tell me why I can't beat you."
Zero: " I'm sorry Leviathan, but I can't answer that for you. Now just give up and go home."
Leviathan: " I'll get you one of these days..."
Zero shook his head and said nothing. He passed by her and opened a door into the next room where Ciel was. She was tied onto a pole, still handcuffed with her duffle bag of supplies on her. Zero cut her free, then broke the handcuffs off her, and picked her up, taking her back to the opening of the Water Pen. They sat there for a moment while she got her breathing mask off. She took a deep breath, then leaped over to Zero, wrapping her arms around him.
Ciel: " Oh Zero....thank goodness you're alive! I was so worried."
Zero: " I'm fine Ciel. But...are you alright?"
He looked down at her and realized she was crying.
Ciel: " I'm so sorry about this! I should never have sent you on this mission. You almost died. I can't do that again. I'm so very sorry!"
He put his hands on her shoulders.
Zero: " Ciel...that's enough. I'm fine. I didn't even get scratched."
Ciel: " But..."
Zero: " No buts. I'm fine."
Ciel: " I just...feel so bad about this."
Zero: " Well, it's my job to do this, so don't be. I'll be fine. Not just anything will be able to destroy me. It'll have to be something truly special and unique."
She smiled and wiped the tears from her eyes.
Ciel: " Thank you Zero."
He nodded, then got up, extending his hand to her.
Zero: " Well, let's see about getting out of here!"
Ciel: " Ok."
She took his hand and he pulled her up. They then wandered through the halls of the plant until they reached the main entrance. The doorway had been blasted to pieces, leaving only a giant collapsed pile of rubble in the way. Zero shook his head.
Zero: " We won't be able to get through this way."
Ciel: " Well, it's late as it is. As you said, we probably shouldn't travel at night.
Zero: " Indeed. It's risky. Let us stay here for the evening."
Ciel: " Alright."
Ciel went through her bag and pulled out her laptop and opened it up, turning it on and immediately typing. Zero looked over her shoulder.
Zero: " What are you doing Ciel?"
Ciel: " Sending in a message that we're safe, but we'll be coming back in the morning or afternoon."
Zero: " Oh. And, did you get the water to work again?"
Ciel: " Oh yeah. I did that a long time ago. Actually, it was done right before you started calling me and looking over my shoulder."
Zero: " That fast?"
Ciel: " Yeah. It was a simple problem. I'm pretty sure it was done to get us here. Had to have actually. It was something that had to be done manually. So yeah. I'm sorry I sent you on this trap."
Zero: " Well, that's ok. So why did you take so long on the computer?"
Ciel: " Well...I found some information regarding different Power Plants and such. And, it contained some old data files."
Zero: " What did they have on them?"
Ciel: " Well, it had some information on you..."
Zero: " Can I see it?"
Ciel: " Not here. Once we get back to the base."
Zero: " Oh. That's fine. Anything you can tell me?"
Ciel: " Well, I still don't know who made you. I do have some information regarding your life though. Mainly past experiences and such. People you may have worked with. Just a couple of files were on the computers in the plant...but that's really about it."
Zero: " Well, that's fine enough for me."
Ciel began doing some more work on her lap top, while Zero started looking around. A half hour passed, and he looked over. Ciel was still working, but he noticed her shiver for a moment. And every time she would, she'd stop typing. for a very brief moment. Zero walked back over to her.
Zero: " I can't believe I forgot. Ciel, you're clothes are sopping wet. You need to get out of those..."
Ciel: " I need to what?"
Zero shook a bit of blush off his face.
Zero: " You need to change into some dry clothes."
Ciel: " Oh, I'm fine. Thank you for your concern though Zero."
Zero: " Ciel, I saw you shiver."
Ciel: " Oh...well...I don't have any extra clothes around...."
Zero: " Hang on. Maybe I can find something for you. Hang on just a moment."
Ciel: " Alright."
Zero made his way around the building a bit and went through cabinets and lockers. He actually did find a couple of lab coats and a few towels. He grabbed them and headed back.
Zero: " Alright. So, to keep you from getting sick, we'll have to improvise...here."
He handed her the lab coat and the towels.
Ciel: " In other words, change out of these, dry off, and wear the lab coat over the towels till my clothes dry out?"
Zero: " Correct."
Ciel: " Well, alright. Turn around."
Zero turned around and closed his eyes. Ciel in the mean time took off her clothes and dried herself off with the towels, then wrapped a couple of dry ones around her body, and finally finished it all off with the lab coat.
Ciel: " Alright, all clear."
Zero turned around and looked at Ciel. She was wearing a white lab coat with 2 long towels underneath.
Zero: " A new fashion statement?"
Ciel: " I guess. I hope Alouette never sees me like this. Or Cerveau, because he'd never let me live this down."
Zero began laughing, which caused Ciel to fume up and blush a bit.
Ciel: " However, since you're the only person to see this, you'd best not tell, else I'll turn you off in the middle of the night!"
Zero: " Yes, ma'am!"
They both had a nice good laugh, which was good because each of them were quite nervous in this situation. Not because there would be danger present, but because perhaps there was a tense feeling in the air. Zero got up and looked around.
Zero: " I'm going to go get some wood for a fire."
Ciel: " Alright. Don't take too long."
Zero: " I'll make it short."
He left and began wandering the hall and looking through some of the small offices. When he left, Ciel took that moment to go hang all of her clothes up in an out of sight location. Zero walked about the area some more, finding some wooden desks and such. He broke the desks apart and brought back the legs and small pieces much like them. He brought them over and set them in front of Ciel.
Zero: " Back up just a bit. I'm going to light it!"
Ciel: " Alright."
She scooted back a few feet and Zero drew his saber, charging it mildly. He touched it to the smile pile of wood he laid in front of Ciel, and used the saber with the fire chip enhancement to light it. Ciel smiled to him.
Ciel: " Thank you Zero. That's much better."
Zero: " No problem."
Ciel: " Well, I'm actually fairly tired. I think I'll just go to sleep here. You should get some rest too."
Zero: " I will in a little bit."
Ciel: " Alright. Don't push yourself though."
Zero: " I won't. I promise."
Ciel packed away her laptop, then sprawled out onto the ground, curling up just a bit afterwards. Zero maintained a steadfast guard, just watching her as she slept. He was going to keep an eye on her, and not fail to protect her this time.