Alisi Thorndyke: This was a great chapter Matt. :) Ceil and Alouette's relationship does appear more sisterly then in the way of Mother and daughter, but in either way, it works and we all saw that Cerveau was having a really bad day with that coffee. :) But it did gave him a clue he missed. Maybe i should drink coffee more often becuase I seem to miss alot myself. lol, but this chapter was great. :) Update when you can. :)

Talk to you later. :)

Alisi T.

Me: I liked writing this chapter. Have you ever had a moment when you wrote something in a story you knew was good and you knew people would like it, well that was one of those times and I am delighted to see that you like it too.

The Cerveau coffee idea was a bit influenced by something I've read before, I won't say it, but most of the accidents were made up myself. I hope you like this chapter too. Sorry I've been so long in posting.

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Lightning Edgeman ZERO: good chapter update as soon as you can!

Me: Thanks. I was able to update quite a few times, but I don't want to update too frequently. This story will be more annoying than anything else if it keeps showing up on so I want people to look at for their own curiosity so it doesn't become an eyesore. Here's the chapter anyway.

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supercookies567: ya my user name is funny.Thats why i used it.The storys going great!Hope you write more soon.

Me: Yes, your user name is funny. I'm glad your enjoying this, I'm glad this sequel is not turning out badly. I have the whole story written, but you know. I update now and then, so here you go.


Zero marched forward leading a whole army of Neo Arcadia reploids. His eyes glowed red even in the sunlight, making every single drone fear him. His first experience with Neo Arcadia was a feeling he had never felt in his body before... hate. The very thought of a human filled his mind with an urge to end the life of any that crossed his path. Even the other three guardians felt uneasy around him. Harpuia was the only one who could face him without showing signs of nervousness or fear.

Fefnir strode up to Zero. He didn't like the idea of never being able to fight Zero in combat, but at the same time his secret admiration for him made him feel superior to the other soldiers. He sort of felt proud that he could walk alongside the most powerful reploid in the whole army. Fefnir was a fighter of the three elements. Fire. His whole body was built like a giant flamethrower and he had huge limbs that were covered by thick heavy armor. He held a large cannon that emitted huge temperatures in fragments of seconds. All in all, he was rather impressive looking, despite his dull wits.

"So Zero, what's your plan of attack? Stealth run? Frontal assault?" asked Fefnir.

Zero swatted him on the back of the head "Listen here, glorified blow torch." he said "I'll let you know when I make my decision. I'm not open to suggestions."

Fefnir shrugged "Sorry. I just thought I could offer some advice, after all...I um..." his light tone slowly dropped to zero volume as

Zero glared at him incredulously. "You "thought" you could offer some advice? You're a little dumber than I thought. One- you don't think. That's for me to do, and I've warned you before about thinking. Two- I am over 100 years old. I have been fighting mavericks since your great-great grandfather was still in diapers! Who is the one who gives advice?"

Fefnir blushed and stared intently at his shoes. "Um... you." he mumbled.

"RIGHT!" Zero suddenly barked out. Fefnir jumped two feet into the air.

"Now get back to your line in the ranks you virus-plagued stove..." Fefnir was all too eager to leave. He scuttled off muttering something about two-hundred year old stories.

Leviathan strode gracefully up to him. Despite the fact that she was an enemy to the resistance, nobody could deny that she was a very beautiful reploid. Her element was water and/or ice. Unlike Fefnir, she was very slim and wielded a long powerful staff that froze anything it touched. She had blue eyes that seemed to make any regular reploid turn cold with fear. Even in her sweetness and beauty, a hidden evil lived inside that made many a reploid fall prey to her charms and end up with gruesome results later on.

"Zero we are nearing the resistance base. We are all ready for the attack, we await your command." Zero smiled. His eyes seemed to glow even brighter at the sight of her. "Very well. I believe that we'll make a full on charge at the base from here. It's no use trying a stealth run, they already know we're here."

Leviathan bowed her head slightly. "Alright then. I'll tell the other soldiers to prepare for charge."

Harpuia suddenly glided in. He landed right next to Zero and faced him "Zero that is not a wise plan." he stated firmly.

Harpuia. Sage Harpuia was his full name. There was an impressive reploid. His body was decked out in green and white armor. His armor was light but powerful. He wielded two medium sized pink sabers. His helmet was made of special material that folded back like wings. When he flew with his sabers and arms drawn apart and his helmet's fins flew out, he looked like a majestic falcon ready to mutilate any prey he encountered.

Zero raised an eyebrow. "Really? So says you. May I remind you that I am the leader and I will decided what is best to do."

Harpuia stood at eye level with Zero; apparently undaunted by Zero's gaze and superiority. "So you will, but I will remind you that despite the fact that you are an experienced fighter in your own line, you are still new to Neo Arcadian forces and it's tactics are different. And despite the fact that we have been seen, we don't want to lose any more soldiers than we have to in a reckless forward charge. Stealth movement is our best plan. I suggest you take it."

Zero was angry at being defied, but he had to agree with what Harpuia said. He nodded curtly "Very well. I'll use your plan, but I warn you. No more "suggestions" From now on I will decide what we do." he leaned in closer to Harpuia's face and his eyes glowed like laser pointers. His voice dripped with menace "Do I make myself clear?"

Harpuia was slightly intimidated by his stare, but he didn't show it. He bowed slightly "Very clear. I shall return to my troops." he took off into the air.

Leviathan saluted "I also shall return to my line in the ranks." Zero laid a hand on her shoulder. He smiled. A slick uncomfortable smile. "Leviathan... did anyone ever tell you how beautiful you are?" he fingered one of her locks of hair. "It's too bad that you have to fight like this. Someone like you should be living in a palace." For a split second, Zero's sanity snapped in and he was horrified at what he had said, but it was only a short time before his evil mind took over.

Leviathan squirmed uneasily and recoiled slightly at his touch "If you please Zero, I'll return to my post." Zero nodded and pulled his hand away. "Go then. We advance in five minutes time."

Zero fingered his Z-Saber excitedly. "And this advance will take the resistance down once and for all. Heh heh heh..."


Ciel and the rest of the resistance army went into the underground vault. It had been built especially for something like this. Ciel thought they would never had to use it. But the reality of the situation was clear. Zero alone could take out the resistance without the guardians or the army. Through the rush of soldiers Cerveau managed to get up to Ciel. He had managed to get himself clean. "Ciel we need to get a small amount of soldiers to delay their advance now! I can't tell where they are but the radar indicates that they are less than a mile away!"

Ciel grabbed at the back of her head. Stress was building up and she was getting... stressed. "Cerveau please just make sure that the soldiers don't lose their heads. I'm in enough stress as it is."

She signaled to a score of soldiers and they all lined up in front of her in two ranks. She sighed "Soldiers... I, I need you to delay the advance of the Neo Arcadian forces. Please keep in mind that you will be fighting for the entire resistances safety." her eyes began to fill with tears "It is very likely that you won't return alive. I'm sorry..."

The soldiers nodded solemnly. One soldier stepped forward. "Don't worry Miss Ciel." he said encouragingly "We understand. We will fight them back and make you proud of us. We won't go down without a fight!" the rest of the soldiers shouted their agreement. Ciel smiled gratefully "Thank you all..." the soldiers ran off to their soon to be last battle with the enemy. Ciel felt extreme hurt build up inside. It wasn't the first time something like this had happened, but every time it did the pain grew worse.

She went to the control room inside the vault and closed the main door. Cerveau joined her there. He knew what had happened. "Ciel... Is there anything I can do?" he asked.

Ciel nodded "Yes. You can give Zero back to me, you can save the resistance from this attack... oh I'm sorry Cerveau. This is all too much. All this work, fighting, striving to make peace led up to this."

She sat down on the chair and leaned back. She had a grim look on her face. "I don't suppose you ever heard of a scientist named Dr. Thomas Light?"

Cerveau shook his head up and down "I did some research on him when I studied for my career as an engineer. He was the man who introduced the age of robots."

Ciel nodded "That is the man. He often said that his dream was that humans and robots would live together in peace. I... I shared that same dream myself. I looked into the records of the maverick wars and found that a maverick told Megaman X not to worry about the destruction of the planet. X's reply was that if such a thing was not worth worrying about that what he was doing held no meaning. Cerveau, can I ask you a question?"

"I'm all ears Ciel." replied Cerveau.

Ciel put the question short and sweetly. "Do you believe that is our destiny?" Cerveau crossed his arms and gave a dry laugh. "That's kind of a painted-in-the-corner question. After two centuries of war with Man's own creation and the last army of resistance about to be wiped out, I'm not so sure I can answer that. Sorry."

Ciel turned back to her controls "I can understand that Cerveau. Let's-"

Suddenly a young reploid rushed in. "Miss Ciel! Miss Ciel!" he yelled.

Ciel studied him carefully. "I know you... aren't you that soldier I met before I went on the roof a few days ago?" The soldier nodded up and down hurriedly. "Yes I am! I have some terrible news!"

Ciel stood up straight "Did we leave some soldiers outside that were not ordered too?" The soldier shook his head "No, it isn't that Miss Ciel. Something worse..."

"What?" asked Ciel.

The soldier sighed "Your daughter Alouette has been left behind!"

"WHAT!"


I'm afraid I'll have to leave you there. Sorry. By the way, I won't be able to post any new chapters to this story for almost ten days. I hate to leave you here at this point in the story, really I am. Please review, I'll post a new chapter as soon as possible. See ya!