Author Notes
The Captain: Well, I kinda suckered myself into this situation. It's a bit out of context with the story, and with Zero, but I figure that a little OOCness is good for a story once in a while. So, here's a fun little chapter for you all! And it's gonna be a good lead in for the chapter after it! (2 action packed chapters, one right after the other!!!)
Copyright stuff to keep Myself from going more poor than I already am: I do not own Zero, Ciel, Megaman X, or any other characters from the series, aside from the ones I create. So, please don't sue, I'm poor.
Zero Hour
The Strongest
Zero woke up the next morning as per his usual. Immediately, the first thing on his mind was the tournament he got himself into. He really didn't want to go through with it, but he would feel bad about the guy who just gave him those 500 credits for Ciels Necklace. Once the necklace came to mind, he began to wonder more about how he ought to give it to her. So, he made his rounds early on in the day. He first started with a patrol of the desert, then a trip to the Factory to play guard, and finally just did some odds and ends in the area of the main base. He basically just kept himself busy until he had to leave to head back to that old City to be in the tournament. So, finally, when it was time for him to leave, he approached Ciel about getting some leave. He walked into the Data Room, where she was working tirelessly.
Zero: " Ciel? Do you have a moment?"
Ciel: " Oh, Zero. Of course. What do you need?"
Zero: " Well, I wanted to know if it would be alright for me to head back to Carris for a while."
Ciel: " Oh...well, I guess. I don't see why not. Any reason in particular?"
Zero: " Well, I guess I just wanted to see a city outside of Neo Arcadia since there isn't very many of them."
Ciel: " Oh, well, that's fine with me."
Zero: " Alright. I'll be in touch. If you need me, just contact me."
Ciel: " You got it."
Zero smiled, then took off through the elevator. He had that habit of just opening the doors and jumping up and down through the shaft. Ciel smiled and giggled.
Ciel: " He makes it so dramatic, not using the elevator like that. Oh well, I guess boys will be boys..."
She then continued her work on the computer. About an hour and a half later, Zero arrived on the steps of the Arena in Carris. There, he met up with Jeb.
Jeb: " My dear boy! You showed! I can't believe it!"
Zero: " I made a promise. Either way, I owe you a debt. I now must pay it off."
Jeb: " Well then, I've got you all entered. You're in the first bracket, on the 2nd fight. You're going up against an up and coming kind of guy. They call him Gun Ho. He's pretty tough, but I think you can take him."
Zero: " Just tell me when it's my turn."
Jeb: " All in time kid. First, we must go to the locker room and get you set up."
Zero: " Alright..."
The two of them entered down some steps of the arena until they came to a dank and dingy section in towards the basement. The pair continued until they found the locker room, where 7 other reploids stood conversing lightly. Zero looked around at each of them, then sat down in a corner with Jeb.
Zero: " Are these the other fighters?"
Jeb: " Yep! 2 brackets, each with 4 fighters in each. 8 reploids fight, only 1 will win. However, there's always a wild card as well, so the last match is actually a 3 way of sorts."
Zero: " Do you mean that once each bracket has been determined, the remaining reploids who lost will fight for a wild card spot?"
Jeb: " Yep! A big free for all there. Now that's a sight!"
Zero: " Works for me. Just tell me who my first fight is...."
Jeb: " See the big guy over there with a big cannon on his back? That's him."
Zero sized him up a bit.
Zero: " He's nothing."
Jeb: " Well, if you're sure. Take care, I've got to go do the rest of your paperwork. Did you get your ring name yet?"
Zero: " My name is Zero. That will be fine."
Jeb: " No...not at all! It sounds to sad, harsh, and lonely. Hmmmm...."
Jeb looked Zero over, seeing his red and black motif in his color scheme.
Jeb: " That's it! The Red Dragon!"
Zero: " That's ridiculous...."
Jeb: " The Crimson Lightning?"
Zero: " Why not just go with my name?"
Jeb: " You need something that leaves an impression. How about Crimson? It's your color and it sounds completely intimidating!"
Zero: " Whatever..."
Jeb: " Great! Anyways, I'm going to tell them your name and you come out when called. I'll be in the front section, you won't be able to miss me."
Zero: " What are the rules of this tournament?"
Jeb: " Oh, just win. You can do whatever to the other reploid. Let him live if you want, but remember that he might come back in the final round. Oh yeah, and if you get knocked out of the ring, you lose."
Zero: " Fine. Just wait. I'll win this thing, no problem."
Jeb: " I love confidence. Well, see you in a while!"
Zero shook his head as his Sponsor left. It was then after that the other contenders crowded in. They looked down at his as he sat on his bench.
Kail: " So, you're the last one of us? Trying to be fashionably late?"
Zero: " I have nothing to say. Leave me be.
Kail: " Well, aren't we sassy. Well, I don't think you'll last more than 10 seconds against Gun Ho."
Zero: " And you won't last another breath if you don't be quiet and leave me be."
Zero crossed his leg and turned away from Kail. He had yet to see him, but he was black with some silver designs painted over his outer armor. He had brown hair, and he didn't seem to carry any weapons. Zero ignored him.
Kail: " Listen here you little maggot..."
Zero: " I'll give you one more shot to shut up...or else."
Kail: " Or else wha!"
He was cut off by Zero's fist going into his stomach. Kail fell back against the ground and got up slowly. He was dazed, and couldn't believe how hard Zero had hit him.
Kail: " Ugh....wha? What did you just do? How....how did you hit me that hard?"
Zero: " My name is Zero, regardless to whatever name I am given for the ring. So, back off, or I will make it so that you won't be showing up in your first round."
Kail: " Well, you're no match for me! You just got the jump on me! Get ready, because I'm going to make you pay!"
Kail started making his way to Zero. He was a big Reploid, so due to his size, he more or less lumbered at him. Zero was much faster than Kail, and so, he just artfully dodged out the way, the kicked Kail in the back of his knee joint, taking him down. Zero then grabbed Kail by the hair and threw his face into the concrete, smashing a large crater into it. Zero stood over him, then kicked Kail in the chest, sending him into the wall, knocking over lockers onto him. Zero smiled.
Zero: " Loser. Whoever was fighting him, take a rest. You won't be fighting till next round."
The other reploids nodded, and looked at him in awe. It was then that names were getting called.
Announcer: " Welcome to this weeks Match Ups! And let's just get this thing started off with a bang! Slick and Animal....please come to the arena ring!"
Two reploids left the locker room. Zero sat there and waited for the match to end. He didn't even bother to listen carefully to hear the winner over the roar of the crowd. What did it matter? Sure, these guys were pretty good...but were nowhere in the same league as Zero. Once the match was over, only one of the reploids came back. It was Animal, the large, burly, spike covered monstrosity. Zero glanced at him, then got up. The announcer called his name and Gun Ho. The pair walked out into the ring and stared each other down. Zero looked around and saw a couple of spike traps and some electrified tiles. It was amateur stuff. He shook his head again.
Zero: " This is humiliating...."
The match began at the sound of the bell. Gun Ho fired a shot form his back mounted cannon at Zero for starters. Zero watched the shell fly at him, then, in the blink of an eye, moved out of the way. In the midst of his move, he approached Gun Ho with a blinding speed, drawing his sword and slashing him along his abdomen. Gun Ho dropped afterwards, clutching the wound and rolling over. After being down for a moment, Zero was declared the winner, and so, he left the ring. A small crew of mechanics came out and took Gun Ho back with them. Zero walked into the locker room alone, and that mad the other 4 reploids nervous. When the next match was called, Kail was unable to show, and so, his opponent, Gore, had no one to fight. The last remaining fighters then showed up afterwards and fought, with the winner being the small white reploid known as Blade winning.
There was a brief intermission and Jeb came down to see Zero.
Jeb: " AMAZING! You floored that guy in seconds! That must be a record! Hey...wait...isn't that Kail?"
He pointed to Kail, who was still on the ground, all knocked out and such. Zero nodded.
Zero: " He wouldn't shut up, so I gave him a hand with it."
Jeb: " Incredible. Well, anyways, back to the point....YOU'RE AMAZING!"
Zero: " Look, I just want to get this over with. I don't want to be away too much longer...."
Jeb: " Alright, alright. Intermissions almost over. You fight a match, then the losers fight a match, and then, the 3 of you fight! That's it!"
Zero: " Good. Then I'm going to get out there."
Jeb: " Well then, have fun!"
Zero: " ....."
He left, and Zero headed for the ring. He waited a few more minutes before he and Animal were called out. They stood across from each other and had an old fashioned stare down. Animal drew a large axe off his back and swung it without any prior warning. Zero drew his sword and blocked it at the last moment. They stood there deadlocked for a moment, then Zero spun around, parrying Animals swing around, causing him to the spin around leaving him open. Zero stabbed his blade into Animals back quickly, then pulled it back out and put it away. Animal dropped just like Gun Ho did, and in about the same amount of time.
The crowd went wild at Zeros win. It was a roar like he had never heard, and didn't really care for it. He looked over at his Sponsor who was jumping up and down, celebrating. Zero left again and sat back down on the bench. Blade and the other reploid then left to go fight when called, and after a few minutes, only blade came back. He smiled to Zero, looking him over.
Blade: " You know, you're pretty good. Really good. Maybe even better than me."
Zero: " I am."
Blade: " Well, I don't think there's going to be a wild card...so what's say we not wait for them to call us."
Zero: " I'm fine with that. You aren't tired are you?"
Blade: " Me? Yeah right. These guys were jokes compared to us. So let's say we just go out there and give them their thrills."
Zero: " Fine."
So Blade and Zero left the locker room and walked right into the arena stunning the crowd. Everyone quickly gathered as close as they could, since it appeared they were going to just fight it out right here and now. Blade drew 2 sabers from his legs, holding them out towards Zero, who only had his Chain Rod. It was still connected though, and so, appeared as a spear. Blade grinned again.
Blade: " Think you're pretty good eh? Well, let's see!"
He thrust himself with his swords at Zero in a charge. Zero spun his Chain Rod around, deflecting the swords away, then spun around and kicked Blade, knocking him back a bit. He landed on his feet through, and performed a second charge, this time quickly slashing as he approached Zero. Zero dodged backwards, then spun around, swinging his weapon in a wide arc, almost hitting Blade, had he not used his own sword to deflect the attack. It broke through one of Blades swords though, and stopped against the second one. Realizing this, Zero broke his Chain Rod into it's whip form, allowing it to wrap around Blades sword, pulling it from his grasp. Blade stood there gawking from this, and then, did a final charge at Zero, not sure of what else to do. Zero dashed towards him at an alarming rate, causing Blade to stop in fear of running into Zero at such a high speed, but then Zero jumped over him and landed just behind him. He spun around and grabbed one of Blades arms, dropping his weapon to the ground, and spun around, whirling and throwing Blade out of the ring, causing him to land hard on the pavement outside. Zero stopped afterwards and picked up his weapon, storing back within his armor like it always fit. He left the ring and stood next to Blade.
Zero: " You're good for reploid...but your body isn't built well enough. Good fight."
Zero left him sitting there in shock, heading back for the locker room. Jeb had already made his way there, which was probably record time considering his size and all. Jeb grabbed Zero and gave him a hug of sorts.
Jeb: " YOU DID IT! I TOLD YOU SO! YOU ARE THE GENUINE ARTICLE!!!"
Zero: " Please....let....me....go...."
Jeb: " Oh, sorry Zero."
Zero was released there after, and he dusted himself off.
Jeb: " You were great! And because you were the under dog the entire time, the bets on you paid off! We've made a fortune tonight! Now then, here's your cut, minus the 500 I lent you."
Jeb gave Zero 10,000 credits. His eyes went wide.
Zero: " Are you sure about this?"
Jeb: " You bet! You've earned it."
Zero: " Thank you."
Zero pocketed it, and then started to walk out.
Jeb: " Hey wait...we need to talk about next week..."
Zero: " Sorry, I've got things to do...I just needed some money."
Jeb: " But, with you, we could live handsomely!"
Zero: " I....I've already got all I want where I am Jeb. See you around."
Zero smiled to him, then left him in the locker room. Jeb smiled watching him leave.
Jeb: " Now there's the real deal. He's going to make something out of himself some day...and I can't wait to see it."
So, Zero sped back towards the base. It was getting late, and he was getting a little worried. He was hoping Ciel would radio in the check up on him, but tossed the through aside. After all, what could one night away hurt, right? Well, unfortunately, that question would get answered. As soon as the Base became visible, Zero could see a large plume of smoke rising out of it. He stopped dead in his tracks with his mouth open and his eyes wide in fear.
Zero: " What the hell is happening?"
Bright lights from explosions and gun fire lit up areas in the dark, and Zero drew his saber, knowing that it would be needed. He had a bad feeling about this. And so, he strode courageously into the battle.
The Captain: Well, I kinda suckered myself into this situation. It's a bit out of context with the story, and with Zero, but I figure that a little OOCness is good for a story once in a while. So, here's a fun little chapter for you all! And it's gonna be a good lead in for the chapter after it! (2 action packed chapters, one right after the other!!!)
Copyright stuff to keep Myself from going more poor than I already am: I do not own Zero, Ciel, Megaman X, or any other characters from the series, aside from the ones I create. So, please don't sue, I'm poor.
Zero Hour
The Strongest
Zero woke up the next morning as per his usual. Immediately, the first thing on his mind was the tournament he got himself into. He really didn't want to go through with it, but he would feel bad about the guy who just gave him those 500 credits for Ciels Necklace. Once the necklace came to mind, he began to wonder more about how he ought to give it to her. So, he made his rounds early on in the day. He first started with a patrol of the desert, then a trip to the Factory to play guard, and finally just did some odds and ends in the area of the main base. He basically just kept himself busy until he had to leave to head back to that old City to be in the tournament. So, finally, when it was time for him to leave, he approached Ciel about getting some leave. He walked into the Data Room, where she was working tirelessly.
Zero: " Ciel? Do you have a moment?"
Ciel: " Oh, Zero. Of course. What do you need?"
Zero: " Well, I wanted to know if it would be alright for me to head back to Carris for a while."
Ciel: " Oh...well, I guess. I don't see why not. Any reason in particular?"
Zero: " Well, I guess I just wanted to see a city outside of Neo Arcadia since there isn't very many of them."
Ciel: " Oh, well, that's fine with me."
Zero: " Alright. I'll be in touch. If you need me, just contact me."
Ciel: " You got it."
Zero smiled, then took off through the elevator. He had that habit of just opening the doors and jumping up and down through the shaft. Ciel smiled and giggled.
Ciel: " He makes it so dramatic, not using the elevator like that. Oh well, I guess boys will be boys..."
She then continued her work on the computer. About an hour and a half later, Zero arrived on the steps of the Arena in Carris. There, he met up with Jeb.
Jeb: " My dear boy! You showed! I can't believe it!"
Zero: " I made a promise. Either way, I owe you a debt. I now must pay it off."
Jeb: " Well then, I've got you all entered. You're in the first bracket, on the 2nd fight. You're going up against an up and coming kind of guy. They call him Gun Ho. He's pretty tough, but I think you can take him."
Zero: " Just tell me when it's my turn."
Jeb: " All in time kid. First, we must go to the locker room and get you set up."
Zero: " Alright..."
The two of them entered down some steps of the arena until they came to a dank and dingy section in towards the basement. The pair continued until they found the locker room, where 7 other reploids stood conversing lightly. Zero looked around at each of them, then sat down in a corner with Jeb.
Zero: " Are these the other fighters?"
Jeb: " Yep! 2 brackets, each with 4 fighters in each. 8 reploids fight, only 1 will win. However, there's always a wild card as well, so the last match is actually a 3 way of sorts."
Zero: " Do you mean that once each bracket has been determined, the remaining reploids who lost will fight for a wild card spot?"
Jeb: " Yep! A big free for all there. Now that's a sight!"
Zero: " Works for me. Just tell me who my first fight is...."
Jeb: " See the big guy over there with a big cannon on his back? That's him."
Zero sized him up a bit.
Zero: " He's nothing."
Jeb: " Well, if you're sure. Take care, I've got to go do the rest of your paperwork. Did you get your ring name yet?"
Zero: " My name is Zero. That will be fine."
Jeb: " No...not at all! It sounds to sad, harsh, and lonely. Hmmmm...."
Jeb looked Zero over, seeing his red and black motif in his color scheme.
Jeb: " That's it! The Red Dragon!"
Zero: " That's ridiculous...."
Jeb: " The Crimson Lightning?"
Zero: " Why not just go with my name?"
Jeb: " You need something that leaves an impression. How about Crimson? It's your color and it sounds completely intimidating!"
Zero: " Whatever..."
Jeb: " Great! Anyways, I'm going to tell them your name and you come out when called. I'll be in the front section, you won't be able to miss me."
Zero: " What are the rules of this tournament?"
Jeb: " Oh, just win. You can do whatever to the other reploid. Let him live if you want, but remember that he might come back in the final round. Oh yeah, and if you get knocked out of the ring, you lose."
Zero: " Fine. Just wait. I'll win this thing, no problem."
Jeb: " I love confidence. Well, see you in a while!"
Zero shook his head as his Sponsor left. It was then after that the other contenders crowded in. They looked down at his as he sat on his bench.
Kail: " So, you're the last one of us? Trying to be fashionably late?"
Zero: " I have nothing to say. Leave me be.
Kail: " Well, aren't we sassy. Well, I don't think you'll last more than 10 seconds against Gun Ho."
Zero: " And you won't last another breath if you don't be quiet and leave me be."
Zero crossed his leg and turned away from Kail. He had yet to see him, but he was black with some silver designs painted over his outer armor. He had brown hair, and he didn't seem to carry any weapons. Zero ignored him.
Kail: " Listen here you little maggot..."
Zero: " I'll give you one more shot to shut up...or else."
Kail: " Or else wha!"
He was cut off by Zero's fist going into his stomach. Kail fell back against the ground and got up slowly. He was dazed, and couldn't believe how hard Zero had hit him.
Kail: " Ugh....wha? What did you just do? How....how did you hit me that hard?"
Zero: " My name is Zero, regardless to whatever name I am given for the ring. So, back off, or I will make it so that you won't be showing up in your first round."
Kail: " Well, you're no match for me! You just got the jump on me! Get ready, because I'm going to make you pay!"
Kail started making his way to Zero. He was a big Reploid, so due to his size, he more or less lumbered at him. Zero was much faster than Kail, and so, he just artfully dodged out the way, the kicked Kail in the back of his knee joint, taking him down. Zero then grabbed Kail by the hair and threw his face into the concrete, smashing a large crater into it. Zero stood over him, then kicked Kail in the chest, sending him into the wall, knocking over lockers onto him. Zero smiled.
Zero: " Loser. Whoever was fighting him, take a rest. You won't be fighting till next round."
The other reploids nodded, and looked at him in awe. It was then that names were getting called.
Announcer: " Welcome to this weeks Match Ups! And let's just get this thing started off with a bang! Slick and Animal....please come to the arena ring!"
Two reploids left the locker room. Zero sat there and waited for the match to end. He didn't even bother to listen carefully to hear the winner over the roar of the crowd. What did it matter? Sure, these guys were pretty good...but were nowhere in the same league as Zero. Once the match was over, only one of the reploids came back. It was Animal, the large, burly, spike covered monstrosity. Zero glanced at him, then got up. The announcer called his name and Gun Ho. The pair walked out into the ring and stared each other down. Zero looked around and saw a couple of spike traps and some electrified tiles. It was amateur stuff. He shook his head again.
Zero: " This is humiliating...."
The match began at the sound of the bell. Gun Ho fired a shot form his back mounted cannon at Zero for starters. Zero watched the shell fly at him, then, in the blink of an eye, moved out of the way. In the midst of his move, he approached Gun Ho with a blinding speed, drawing his sword and slashing him along his abdomen. Gun Ho dropped afterwards, clutching the wound and rolling over. After being down for a moment, Zero was declared the winner, and so, he left the ring. A small crew of mechanics came out and took Gun Ho back with them. Zero walked into the locker room alone, and that mad the other 4 reploids nervous. When the next match was called, Kail was unable to show, and so, his opponent, Gore, had no one to fight. The last remaining fighters then showed up afterwards and fought, with the winner being the small white reploid known as Blade winning.
There was a brief intermission and Jeb came down to see Zero.
Jeb: " AMAZING! You floored that guy in seconds! That must be a record! Hey...wait...isn't that Kail?"
He pointed to Kail, who was still on the ground, all knocked out and such. Zero nodded.
Zero: " He wouldn't shut up, so I gave him a hand with it."
Jeb: " Incredible. Well, anyways, back to the point....YOU'RE AMAZING!"
Zero: " Look, I just want to get this over with. I don't want to be away too much longer...."
Jeb: " Alright, alright. Intermissions almost over. You fight a match, then the losers fight a match, and then, the 3 of you fight! That's it!"
Zero: " Good. Then I'm going to get out there."
Jeb: " Well then, have fun!"
Zero: " ....."
He left, and Zero headed for the ring. He waited a few more minutes before he and Animal were called out. They stood across from each other and had an old fashioned stare down. Animal drew a large axe off his back and swung it without any prior warning. Zero drew his sword and blocked it at the last moment. They stood there deadlocked for a moment, then Zero spun around, parrying Animals swing around, causing him to the spin around leaving him open. Zero stabbed his blade into Animals back quickly, then pulled it back out and put it away. Animal dropped just like Gun Ho did, and in about the same amount of time.
The crowd went wild at Zeros win. It was a roar like he had never heard, and didn't really care for it. He looked over at his Sponsor who was jumping up and down, celebrating. Zero left again and sat back down on the bench. Blade and the other reploid then left to go fight when called, and after a few minutes, only blade came back. He smiled to Zero, looking him over.
Blade: " You know, you're pretty good. Really good. Maybe even better than me."
Zero: " I am."
Blade: " Well, I don't think there's going to be a wild card...so what's say we not wait for them to call us."
Zero: " I'm fine with that. You aren't tired are you?"
Blade: " Me? Yeah right. These guys were jokes compared to us. So let's say we just go out there and give them their thrills."
Zero: " Fine."
So Blade and Zero left the locker room and walked right into the arena stunning the crowd. Everyone quickly gathered as close as they could, since it appeared they were going to just fight it out right here and now. Blade drew 2 sabers from his legs, holding them out towards Zero, who only had his Chain Rod. It was still connected though, and so, appeared as a spear. Blade grinned again.
Blade: " Think you're pretty good eh? Well, let's see!"
He thrust himself with his swords at Zero in a charge. Zero spun his Chain Rod around, deflecting the swords away, then spun around and kicked Blade, knocking him back a bit. He landed on his feet through, and performed a second charge, this time quickly slashing as he approached Zero. Zero dodged backwards, then spun around, swinging his weapon in a wide arc, almost hitting Blade, had he not used his own sword to deflect the attack. It broke through one of Blades swords though, and stopped against the second one. Realizing this, Zero broke his Chain Rod into it's whip form, allowing it to wrap around Blades sword, pulling it from his grasp. Blade stood there gawking from this, and then, did a final charge at Zero, not sure of what else to do. Zero dashed towards him at an alarming rate, causing Blade to stop in fear of running into Zero at such a high speed, but then Zero jumped over him and landed just behind him. He spun around and grabbed one of Blades arms, dropping his weapon to the ground, and spun around, whirling and throwing Blade out of the ring, causing him to land hard on the pavement outside. Zero stopped afterwards and picked up his weapon, storing back within his armor like it always fit. He left the ring and stood next to Blade.
Zero: " You're good for reploid...but your body isn't built well enough. Good fight."
Zero left him sitting there in shock, heading back for the locker room. Jeb had already made his way there, which was probably record time considering his size and all. Jeb grabbed Zero and gave him a hug of sorts.
Jeb: " YOU DID IT! I TOLD YOU SO! YOU ARE THE GENUINE ARTICLE!!!"
Zero: " Please....let....me....go...."
Jeb: " Oh, sorry Zero."
Zero was released there after, and he dusted himself off.
Jeb: " You were great! And because you were the under dog the entire time, the bets on you paid off! We've made a fortune tonight! Now then, here's your cut, minus the 500 I lent you."
Jeb gave Zero 10,000 credits. His eyes went wide.
Zero: " Are you sure about this?"
Jeb: " You bet! You've earned it."
Zero: " Thank you."
Zero pocketed it, and then started to walk out.
Jeb: " Hey wait...we need to talk about next week..."
Zero: " Sorry, I've got things to do...I just needed some money."
Jeb: " But, with you, we could live handsomely!"
Zero: " I....I've already got all I want where I am Jeb. See you around."
Zero smiled to him, then left him in the locker room. Jeb smiled watching him leave.
Jeb: " Now there's the real deal. He's going to make something out of himself some day...and I can't wait to see it."
So, Zero sped back towards the base. It was getting late, and he was getting a little worried. He was hoping Ciel would radio in the check up on him, but tossed the through aside. After all, what could one night away hurt, right? Well, unfortunately, that question would get answered. As soon as the Base became visible, Zero could see a large plume of smoke rising out of it. He stopped dead in his tracks with his mouth open and his eyes wide in fear.
Zero: " What the hell is happening?"
Bright lights from explosions and gun fire lit up areas in the dark, and Zero drew his saber, knowing that it would be needed. He had a bad feeling about this. And so, he strode courageously into the battle.