Mega Man X Vengeance

Chapter 11

Destiny

They had gathered the data from the maverick databanks and transferred the data to the navigators. After that the group left to go home.

X was tired. They had solved one step in the puzzle…or would shortly. However, This was tearing him apart… X looked at his friends that were standing by him and him by them. He smiled as he thought back to the days he had met each of them.

(Flashback)

"This is Zero he will be the new Maverick Hunter leader now that Sigma is gone."

X nodded at Dr.Cain as Zero was introduced.

"I'm X I understand that I will be serving under you."

"Yes you are." Zero replied shortly.

"If you haven't noticed already X Zero is all business." Dr.Cain said.

"X?" Zero asked jerking him back to the present.

"What is it Zero?"

"You spaced off."

"Oh I see. I was just remembering the past. Why did it have to happen?"

"What?"

"Sigma why did he have to become what he did? Why?'

"I don't know X. But remember what I said after we defeated Lumine?"

"'Even if we are destined to join the scrap heap when that evolutionary step does come about. We still have to fight not only against Mavericks but our own destiny as well'."

"Exactly. Sigma did not fight against his 'destiny' he laid down and accepted it. I just have one question X, will you fight against destiny or will you not?"

"Alia take a look at this" Layer said.

Alia looked at Layer's screen and saw something odd.

"S? And then an I under it? What does that mean?" Layer asked Alia.

"I don't know. I think we need more information. However, I think we need to take a look at the team to make sure they are all-right."

"Okay you're the boss Alia." Layer said jokingly.

"You better believe it." Alia replied mock seriously

"X what happened to you?" Alia gasped when she looked at the tattered armor that X wore and the damage across his body.

"I was deceived. I'm sorry to have worried you." X replied sincerely.

"Zero you aren't in good shape either." Layer noted.

"I can be deceived too Layer." Zero replied coolly.

"Axl you too?" Layer asked the scarred faced teen.

"Yep but unlike these two I actually fought from the beginning."

"Axl that's enough for now." X sighed.

"Palette lets take care of these kids." Layer suggested.

"Will do! Axl come with me." Palette ordered.

"Zero this way." Layer also ordered.

"What about X?" Alia asked.

"You can take care of him… Again." Palette said.

"But-." Alia began as they walked away.

"Odd…" X noted.

"Yes it is." Alia agreed.

"It's like they want us to be together…" X whispered quietly.

"I wouldn't doubt it X."

"You heard me?" X asked in a surprised voice.

A few hours later they met in the Computer room.

"X can you look at this?" Palette asked.

"Yes I can." X stood there looking at Palette.

"I mean will you look at this?" Palette demanded.

"Certainly."

Zero chuckled quietly.

"Zero you should take a look at this too." Palette said shortly.

"I wasn't laughing about that Palette."

"Oh." She replied naively.

"Anyways, is this it Palette?" X asked.

"Yes it is."

"SI?"

"You don't know either?"

"Sorry Palette, I don't." X admitted.

"I have a bad feeling about this." Axl muttered.

"Welcome back young one." He said to the one he had been working on for months.

"Who are you?" she asked.

"Plan 3BA721 failed sir." The Reploid reported in a scared voice. He knew that his commander did not take bad news well.

"Who was in charge of that operation?"

"Unit commander of the 423rd sir."

"Idiot if I ever saw one. Who assigned him to such a vital mission?"

"Coordinator twenty-one sir."

"Bring him here at once."