Mega Man Zero Elpizo
Chapter 20
The Endless Waltz of War
"Vile, you okay?" Ciel asked.
Vile nodded slightly as he handed the powerful laser to Cerveau.
"Yeah I'm fine." Vile replied.
"Vile, Zero is severely injured from his battle against Elpizo and the Dark Elf. Until he's able to fight we are going to have to depend on you."
"You'd trust a Maverick?" Vile asked in surprise.
"Trust a Maverick? Never. You? Always." Ciel answered.
"But, I'm a Maverick." Vile replied.
"In the past you were. But what about now? No. I believe in you Vile." Ciel told him.
Vile felt strange; as if her words were true.
"I see." Vile replied as he gathered his thoughts.
"Vile, let me in. I want to understand you better." Ciel pleaded; her eyes were filled with tears.
"Why? Why would you want to get to know me?" Vile asked; his voice sounded strange even to him.
"Because I believe in you." Ciel told him.
"Thanks." Vile said simply.
Suddenly he found a scientist in pink clothes colliding into him; her arms wrapping around him. Vile tensed instantly, but after a second his own arms returned the hug; against his better judgment.
"Ciel…" Vile whispered.
"Don't ever forget that I believe in you Vile. I always will." Ciel promised.
"I…I won't forget." Vile promised in a shaky voice.
She lifted her head so she could see his helmeted face and she smiled at him.
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Axl walked into the maintenance room where Zero was resting. Iris was at his bedside; her head rested against the corner of the bed. Zero's eyes fluttered slightly and opened slowly.
"Good to see you're alright." Axl smiled at his old friend.
"Axl…It's been a long time." Zero noted.
Axl nodded.
"That it has." Axl agreed.
As soon as Zero spoke Iris' eyes flew open and she looked at him. After a moment and she registered that he was truly alright she launched herself on him.
"Zero!" She said excitedly from his chest.
"Iris…" Zero whispered in an exhausted voice.
"Hey buddy, take a rest." Axl told him.
Zero nodded tiredly and his eyes closed again. Zero didn't see his armor suddenly become black.
"The proto form…" Iris whispered to a sleeping Zero.
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Alpha walked into the desert while her mind wondered what she should do. She thought deeply. She had a number of options; one of them was joining the Resistance, another was becoming a vigilante like Omega-1 was; the last was to try to find what was left of her biological family. Now that she was thinking clearly that scientist that had altered her probably had just let her family die. She knew that her biological father and mother had died early but she had had a brother. She wished she knew what had happened to him. The last thing she remembered that he had said was that he was marrying. Perhaps, her brother's family lived on. The odds were against her but she wanted to know. But, how was she supposed to find the information she needed?
Then an idea came to her. What better place to gather information than from the technologically advanced Resistance. They had elite hackers and scientists. Alpha had never met them but according to the rumors she had heard they were even able to penetrate Neo Arcadia's powerful defenses.
If that was true; and was most likely since the 'god of destruction' had destroyed Copy X she would be able to look up family records. That was if the Resistance was willing to help her. If they did she would help them through their next missions to repay their kindness. If not, she would leave and hack into the systems herself. It would take much longer and would be much more difficult but either way she would find out.
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X had spoken to Alia and he remembered how moved she had been when Alpha had called her family. Shacking off the wondrous emotions X looked at the assembled operators.
"How long till the prison lands?" X asked.
"Just a matter of days now Sir." One of the newer operators told him.
X sighed. His heart was troubled and he was indecisive. Shaking his head he left the communication center, his mind filled with plans.
"X, you are planning to leave again aren't you?" It wasn't a question.
"Yeah." X pulled Alia to him.
She laid her head on his chest and sighed with both contentment and sorrow.
"But, X…" She trailed off as she wrapped her arms around him.
"I know Alia. But, I still feel as if I have a duty to the Earth." X told her as he caressed her hair.
She sighed.
"X you said it yourself; you can't parent this planet forever." Alia said gently.
"Yeah…" X admitted.
"Only if it becomes necessary do I want you to join in X. The Resistance needs to do this on its own. It isn't your fight." Alia whispered.
"Are you saying this because you don't want me to go or you believe that it isn't my fight?" X asked.
"Both." She replied simply.
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Omega trekked through the desert when he detected a signal that he had hoped he would never encounter again.
"Alpha…How you escaped X is beyond me but I will stop you from harming this planet." Omega-1 growled and dashed towards where she was.
Never again would she destroy an innocent life. He would stop her. Permanently.
I LIKE THIS ENDING. PERFECT FOR A SEQUEL DON'T YOU THINK?
WATCH FOR MEGA MAN ZERO OMEGA...
AN ANCIENT HERO WILL RETURN, OLD NIGHTMARES SHALL ATTEMPT TO DESTROY THE PLANET, OLD FOES BECOME ALLIES...AND...A DARKNESS WILL ATTEMPT TO ABSORB THE LIGHT... ZERO WILL BE CONFRONTED WITH THE WORST EVIL OF ALL...AN EVIL SPREAD FROM AN INNOCENT HAND...
SINCERELY GARDIAN X