Mega Man X Vengeance

Chapter 8

The Chaos in a Reploids Soul.

Alia smiled to herself. Her work was done X was as good as new. His arm that had nearly fallen off was back in working order. Alia also reinforced his entire body with an enhanced version of Titanium X alloy. It was the most advanced alloy on the face of the planet. It had unparalleled strength and durability. He could probably get hit by a particle beam cannon three times and survive it. Alia would wake him up soon. Until then she needed to get some rest.

Zero was waiting for more action. Housework was dull after all. The skirmish at the hunter base was amusing but pointless. X had gotten all the fun fighting a giant Mechannaloid turtle. Zero wanted more battle-more fighting. It was all he had left. Ever since Iris died…

(Mere hours after Lumine's defeat.)

He was floating in an abyss. He couldn't see, and couldn't feel either.

"So this is death…" He thought to himself. But he was unwilling to die yet. He still had a job to do. Revenge… After all this time it still drove him forward. A bright red light blazed in his eyes and he knew his time had come to awaken and fulfill his destiny. It would take a great deal of effort but he knew it would be worth it. He would triumph at last.

X woke to see Alia sleeping peacefully in a chair next to him. She must have pushed herself too hard again. Alia seemed to do that a lot when she was working.

X sighed he realized he was going to have to carry her again… It seemed to be happening a great deal recently. Maybe he shouldn't have made the group so she could have lived free instead of working like this… X stood up and carefully lifted her up. He went towards her room but Axl ran into him. Axl obviously thought that X carrying the Navigator was hilarious and decided to torment X about it.

"Oh…X have you finally told her that you love her?"

"What are you talking about?"

"X don't play dumb everyone can see that you love her."

"I still don't know what you're talking about." X said in a nervous voice. Was he that obvious?

"Liar, your face proves otherwise." Axl noted X's embarrassed expression and the small amount of red on his face.

"Axl stop please."

"No not until you tell me the truth."

"No!"

"Fine I will just tell Alia for you."

X was shocked that he would even suggest that.

"Axl that is childish."

"So? I'm still a kid anyway Mr.ReallyOldMaverickHunterThatThinksofEveryoneButHimself. So I can do that."

"You might tear this group apart by doing things like that Axl." X said desperately grasping at a straw.

"Oh yeah… Well you still haven't said if you like her or not."

"And I am not going to." X replied while waling to Alia's room.

Alia woke in X's arms. She kept her eyes closed but she heard the conversation between X and Axl. She was surprised X did not say that she was just a friend. What was going on in that mind of his?

"Love? It is not possible is it? I can't fall in love…I have to fight…So others can love and not make the mistakes I made." X said sadly as he set her on her bed.

When X turned Alia watched him leave.

"X… Why do you think that? Axl was right you only think of others never yourself…X you deserve to live and love…" She said after he had shut the door.

Iris continued to haunt him. Why was she still in his mind? After all these years she still was the only one that he had ever loved or ever would. He could still remember her words "Then it's over…Everything… Forgive me Zero!" And they fought. Each time he stuck at her his heart broke. By the time he had defeated her Zero had wanted to die. Her defeat and death were his failure. He had lost. She was gone and there was nothing he could do. When X had met with Zero before they fought Sigma they both realized that they had been hurt one by a traitor and one by what he had done. That time they fought Sigma more fiercely than ever before. It had been his fault that Repliforce went to war.

It had led to her death. Sigma paid for his vicious plan. However he just came back again and again…

X knew that the others mattered. He just wanted them to be able to live and love in peace. Even if it meant his very life he wanted to bring them peace that they could enjoy.

"Why should I enjoy life when I failed too many lives that were depending on me? Their blood is on my hands…"

"Palette I need your help." Axl said to her after letting X go.

"How?"

"I want to get X to actuality enjoy life."

"That's a tall order Axl." Palette noted.

"If we could get him to at least accept his feelings for Alia I think things would go smoother."

"Not just him though. Alia really like X too."

"I didn't know that."

"I am around her more than you are. How much time do you spend with the Navigators?"

"Uhh…Practically none. Except you my friend." Axl admitted.

"Bingo. She really cares about X. Trust me."

"Okay Palette. If you say so."

"Now how shall we play matchmaker?" Palette asked.

He was the best Reploid Scientist at one time now he was ignored. After all they thought he had died. Wouldn't Zero and X be surprised? They had killed him-at least that's what they had thought. He smiled at the Reploid he was working on. Zero might even faint. He just was desperate to see that face on Zero. One of his former creations had given the ability that he needed to fulfill his plan.