Arcade Help Wanted
"GET BACK HERE!" Talina shouted, waking the other Zero from his nap.
"Don't worry about it, ZS," Kyuubi said, walking in.
"ZS?" Zero asked.
"Yeah. ZS-Zero. You know, zero suit Zero."
"Huh?"
"Well, we had to figure out something to call you while you stay here. And you have less armor than our Zero. So…"
"But we didn't vote on that," J said, walking into the room.
"AHHHH!" They all heard Max yelling in terror and saw him run past the room.
"What's going on?"
"Well, Max called Taly an old nickname that he gave her when he was toddler. The kid was just beginning to talk, so she let him call her that, but as he grew older, she told him to stop. Unfortunately for Max, he didn't wear his leg gear today, soooo…"
"He's pretty much screwed if she catches him," Kyuubi finished, laughing. "Hey, what was that name again?"
"Like I'm gonna say it," J said. "Sorry, but I enjoy having free movement, thank you very much."
"Coming through!" Max yelled, running through the room and vaulting over ZS-Zero. "Now, Taly. It was just a slip of the tongue. I swear!" Talina came in the room, running behind the couch ZS was on. "No, no! Oh, FUCK! I'M SORRY, DAMN IT!"
"Yeah, you better be!" she said, popping up and flipping her silver hair over her shoulder. She walked out of the room, leaving the other three to look over the back of the couch to see Max tied in a pretzel.
"It kinda sucks having a sister who knows so many holds and combat forms," Max said, slowly bending his limbs back to normal, wincing. "Gah, I think she may have dislocated my shoulder again." He stood up, putting his arm in a certain position and then slam into the wall. A sickly schlick was heard, the other three wincing at the sound. Max gave a little grunt as the joint popped back in place. "Yep. Dislocated."
"Need some ice?" Z asked, coming into the room. She no longer needed the crutches, but still had to wear a cast, though this one was a bit thinner. In her hand was a cold pack, which she offered to Max. He took it, nodding his thanks as he put it on his shoulder, wincing.
"Damn, that hurts. I'm gonna have to go see a doctor about this," he said. He kept the cold pack on the shoulder as he left the room. "Hey, before I leave, you guys seen Solo or Omega-xis?"
CRASH
"WHAT THE HELL?" was heard, a mixture of Solo and Omega-xis's voices.
"Never mind," Max said when he noticed J's fidgeting just before the shout. "I think I know where they are now."
"Yeah, I'd give that portal about three stories just above the HQ," J said, getting up. "Maybe we'll get lucky and it'll be some sort of food delivery."
"Really, J? Really?"
"What? It could happen…"
"But we aren't that lucky," Max continued as the two left the room. The three left in the room heard a tap and Max yelling in pain. "FUUUUCK!"
WHAM
"DID YOU HAVE TO USE A FRYING PAN?"
"Yes," Eva said, walking into the room, the said frying pan in her hand.
"This just isn't your day, bro," J said, the conversation dwindling in volume as they went to the front door. Once they reached the door, they opened it to see Solo and Omega-xis struggling to get out from under a young girl with tanned skin. She had red hair tied into a ponytail and fire-colored eyes. Her red yuukata top, a fire pattern on it, was slightly rumpled now, and she wore a pair of fire-colored pants. Under her was an EM being who resembled a red motorcycle, his radiation resembling that of a normal flame.
"GET THE FUCK OFF!" Solo and Omega-xis yelled, still trapped under the girl and the EM being. They finally managed to raise up just enough for the girl and EM being to roll off, hitting the ground hard.
"OW! WHAT THE HELL, YOU JERKS?" the girl yelled before doing a double take. "Solo? Omega-xis? Did you guys get caught up in that weird green thing, too?"
"We don't even know who the fuck you are!" Solo and Omega-xis said. Megaman and Roll came out after hearing the commotion.
"Oh! Saito-sensei!" the girl said, bowing. "I didn't realize you and Meiru got caught up in the green thing as well. Where are Jazz and Volt?"
"Uh….does anyone know this girl?" Megaman asked, rubbing the back of his head.
"Saito-sensei? Don't you recognize me? It's Rayne Adamant," the girl said.
"Uh…Rayne, right…who are Volt and Jazz?" Roll asked.
"WHAT? They're your children! Volt's your son and Jazz is your daughter! How could you forget them?" Megaman and Roll fainted, the EM being trying to calm his partner down.
"Rayne, I don't think these are our Saito and Meiru," he said.
"But, Turbo!"
"Rayne, I'm not even sure we're in the same reality right now."
"What?"
"Actually-uh, Turbo, right?- Turbo there is correct. You're in what most people call another Zone," Max said.
"Oh, another Time Zone. Ok."
"Uh, no…the Zones that I'm referring to are more like different realities or different dimensions, depending on how you wanna interpret that. However, due to some very obvious reasons, Zones are kept separate as much as possible. Now, these are natural barriers, so don't even ask how the hell they were made. My netnavi and I can go between these barriers at will, though our aim something to be desired. Anyways, basically, you've just come through a hole in the barrier between our Zones, a Zone Portal." Rayne's eyes were almost literally spinning. "Hey, be thankful Sasuke wasn't the one giving the lecture. Then we'd all be sorry."
"I heard that!" Sasuke yelled from inside the HQ.
"Damn that hearing of his."
"I heard that, too!"
"Damn it!"
"Uh, how about we just get these two inside," J said. "Uh….who's gonna bring in Megaman and Roll?" They all turned to look at Max.
"…You're really gonna ask a guy holding a cold pack to his shoulder to pick up not one, but two people? Really?"
"Well…yeah…"
"…Fine." Max bent down to throw both over a shoulder each, wincing as Roll landed on his recently dislocated shoulder. "You so owe me." Max walked into the HQ, J following with Rayne and Turbo in tow.
"Thank you," Wily said as they walked in, hanging up the phone.
"Who was that?"
"That was Beamer, calling to let me know he managed to persuade Blademan to watch my arcade while I'm here," he answered.
"Arcade?" Rayne asked.
"Yes. I run the Ground City arcade. Since I'm going to be here for a while, I needed someone to watch it for me. But, Blademan is going to need some help."
"I'll do it!" Rayne said, raising her hand.
"Well…I suppose," Wily said, looking her up and down. "Who are you, by the way?"
"Rayne Adamant, at your service," Rayne said, bowing to Wily. She gestured to Turbo. "This is my partner and friend, Turbo."
"Pleasure to meet you, sir," Turbo said.
"Likewise," Wily replied. "I suppose I could allow you to assist Blademan while I'm here."
"Alright!" Rayne said, pumping her fists in the air.
"Uh, is she always like this?" J asked.
"Sadly, yes," Turbo said, sighing.
"Well, if you'll follow me, I'll escort you two to the arcade," Wily said, grabbing his coat. "I'll be back in about thirty minutes. Make sure that they don't damage too much of the hydraulics system. I can use it for a new game I'm currently making progress on." He turned to Rayne and Turbo. "Come along now." He left, Rayne and Turbo following behind him.
"Uh, can we figure out where to put these two?" Max asked, his legs starting to tremble under the weight of the two netnavis.
"On the couch I guess," J said, leaving the room.
"Oh, COME ON!" Max's legs then gave out and he fell to the floor, Megaman and Roll on top of him. "I am so not having a good day," he said, tapping his fingers on the floor, his head propped on his other arm.
Rayne Adamant is the property of Gammatron and was his character choice for winning the last character contest I held. You know who else belongs to whom. Please Review.
