1 Disclaimer: Nope, don't own Megaman X and co. The female reploid is mine
though, so please ask if you would like to use her. Song lyrics belong to
Rammstein, not me.
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3 Chapter 3
"You guys did WHAT??!!" shrieked Alia. X, Zero, and their men looked grim, none without bruises, and some with bloody noses. Zero's armor was smeared with dirt, and a chip was missing from the left fin on his helmet. "I'm ashamed of you boys! Picking a fight with rookies??? What were you thinking?!" Zero frowned. That wasn't how it went...
* Flashback *
I saw that girl take X down with three hits…and I was amazed…I had never seen anyone be able to take X out so quickly. There had to have been more to this female than first appeared. X's unit, seeing their leader taken out, leaped in and began attacking the girl, but found themselves facing Jack's entire unit. Before I could give the order to my men not to interfere, they ran into the fray. It was a scene of total chaos: hunter vs. rookie, and the sad thing was: our men were being beaten badly…I sighed, drew my saber, and joined into the madness. Things ended quickly after that…
* End flashback *
"Serves you guys right…" Alias' voice interrupted Zero's thoughts. "And in the middle of a mission! Maybe getting beat up by those rookies will knock something into those thick heads of yours. Now go get cleaned up, and be back here in an hour." The depressed reploids turned and left, leaving Alia to fume alone. Out in the hall, the two units separated, heading in different directions. Zero headed for his quarters, and flopped down on his bed. His thoughts drifted to the girl, and he realized he still didn't know her name. He wondered where she came from, and what the hell she was doing in Jack's unit…
* * * * *
"Ach, nein…" The female reploid stood in front of her mirror, trying to brush out her long luxurious hair, without having much success. Sighing, she tossed the brush aside, and pulled her hair back once again into a ponytail. Her room was painted stark black; she'd somehow set up a projector that made the walls dance with the reflections of water. The window was open, a soft breeze blowing in. On her desk was a computer, and a large boom box, currently playing a soft, mellow song.
"Argh, they never play any good music!" She switched her stereo to CD, selected track 6, and cranked to volume up to full. Grinning, she jumped on top of her bed, playing an air guitar, and sang at the top of her lungs.
"Wer zu Lebzeit gut auf Erden," she sang. " Wird nach dem Tod ein Engel werden…" Hunters walking around outside heard her, wondering what the heck she was saying. Glancing out the window, she leaped off her bed, and stuck her head out the window, the wind playing with her luxurious hair.
"Tag!" She called. "Magst du meine Musik?" Laughing at their confused expressions, she ducked back inside, and continued singing. "Wir haben Angst und sind allein…Gott weiss ich will kein Engel sei…huh?" Loud knocking interrupted her in mid-lyric.
"Einen moment!" She walked over to the door, turning down her radio as she passed by. Opening the door, she peered out. "Kann ich dir…" She frowned as Jack's figure filled the doorframe. "What do you want?"
"Get your gear…" he growled darkly. "And be in the briefing room in ten minutes…" He turned and prepared to leave. "We're going on a special mission…thanks to your little stunt earlier…" Without waiting for an answer, he left down the hall. As she closed her door, her frown slowly changed into a grin.
"Gott weiss ich will kein Engel sein…" She walked over to her desk, and opened a drawer. Inside was a medium-sized box. She carefully removed the lid, and inside it was the silver hilt of a beam saber. Taking it in her right hand, it lit up instantaneously, its blade a dark purple, blacks flames dancing around it.
"Die Zeit ist jetzt…" she said softly, watching the flames. Lifting it above her head, she sheathed it on her back. She carefully removed the CD from her stereo, placed it into its case, and put it into a small pack. Slinging the pack over her shoulder, she walked out into the hallway, locking the door behind her. Tossing her head proudly, she headed down the hallway, humming merrily.
* * * * *
Zero sighed, and beeped his unit. He carefully pulled his freshly washed hair back into his traditional ponytail, still wondering about that girl. A knock on his door brought him out of his thoughts.
"Hey Zero, you ready?" X's voice called.
"Just a sec," replied Zero. He slid his helmet over his head, and walked over to the door. Opening it revealed the familiar form of his azure friend. Stepping into the hall, he closed the door behind him, locking it.
"Any clue what this is about?" wondered X. Zero shrugged.
"Nope…" The two started down the hall, walking in thoughtful silence. After a few minutes, they reached the briefing room, and saw their units waiting for them. Alia was not there yet, and the group was talking amongst themselves. As they pair crossed the room, the chatting ceased.
"What's going on?" asked Vince, a white clad reploid with green trimmings. The commanders shrugged in unison.
"Dunno," replied X. "but we'll probably find out-" X was cut off by the sound of the door being violently opened. Everyone turned, and was met by the sight of a reploid outlined in the doorframe, long hair riding the air currents softly. Entering the room, her ebony form took shape, and her lavender eyes sparkled with amusement.
"Well, lookie what we have here…" she purred. "The gang's all here…" She looked at Zero, and winked. "Hey Blondie…it's been what, only an hour since I last saw you?" Zero clenched his fist.
" My name is Zero, rookie…" His tone was cold. She pouted.
"Aw, you're no fun, Blondie."
"It's Zero."
"Whatever Blondie…" She went, and leaned against the wall, crossing her arms, bored.
"What are YOU doing here, anyway?" asked X sharply. Her lilac eyes met his, cold and piercing.
"Same thing you are, Blue Boy…waiting for orders…" She flipped her hair to the side, the hilt of her saber flashed in the light.
"It's X…" he said irritably. She put up her hand, palm facing him.
"Sprich mit meiner Hand, " she said. Zero was about to snap back when a loud slam announced Jack's arrival, the rest of his unit trailing behind him.
"Girl!" he called. "Not getting into trouble, are we?" Her lilac eyes hardened, and she said nothing. "Good." Jack's gaze traveled about the room, resting on the group of X's and Zero's units. As soon as his eyes were busy, the ebony huntress made a rude gesture, sending a fit of snorts through the rookies. Jack wheeled around.
"What are you rookies laughing at?!" They instantly fell silent. "You won't be so cheerful once this mission starts…"
"Do you know something we don't?" asked Zero, his voice cold. Jack faced the Crimson Hunter.
'You were not informed of our next mission?"
"Whoa, whoa, hold it," called Vince. "What do you mean 'we'?" Before Jack could reply, Alia burst through the door.
"All rights boys," she barked.
"Und Mädchen…" called the ebony huntress from her spot on the wall.
"Listen up. Your units' behavior earlier was inexcusable. You will learn to work together, whether you like it or not." She paused, gazing around the room. "The tension has not gone unnoticed during the past few weeks…"
"And how do you propose we do that?" spat Akira, a maroon hunter from Zero's unit. Alia glared at him.
"All of you shall be going on a special training mission for two weeks. You'll be alone in the middle of nowhere. You will need to depend on each other for survival. You'll be under surveillance, and for every time a fight brakes out between your units, and extra day will be added for every member involved in the fight. Am I clear?" The room was dead silent for all of about ten seconds before hell broke loose.
"WHHHHHHHAAAAAAATTTTT?????!!!!"
"TWO WEEKS???! WITH THEM???!!"
"ARE YOU INSANE??!" Most of the protests were from X's and Zero's units. Apparently, Jack had found out ahead of time, and had informed his unit, who remained silent. The ebony huntress got off the wall, and walked over into the middle of the room.
"Why are you guys putting up such a big stink about it?" her voice pierced through the din, and the room fell silent again. "We're stuck doing it, so lasst es gut sein!! Ihr stellt euch an wie Kleinkinder! You don't see us complaining, do you?"
"What do you hafta complain about?" shot back Akira.
"Other than the fact of being with hunters with egos grösser als Russland? Nichts…" The din broke out again.
"You son of a-"
"Who the hell do you think you-"
"ENOUGH!!!" shrieked Alia. "You all WILL learn to work together, or kiss your Hunter careers goodbye!" Dead silence filled the room. "Out there, you shall be completely on your own…you will have no contact with HQ what-so-ever. At the end of your mission, you will be teleported back here, but you must be at the spot we teleported you to, or you will be stuck out there…understood?"
"Hai…" was the mumbled response.
"Good. We are going to send you out there now, and there will be no ifs, ands or butts about it, got it?!"
"Hai…" The ebony huntress smiled.
This is going to be an interesting two weeks…she thought as they were teleported out of HQ and into the unknown.
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Oops, I did it again! Another chapter and we don't know her name yet. ^_^'' Like it, hate it? Tell me please! Again, kudos to Vincent Valentine for beta reading! Also, major thanks to Taree for beta reading the German phrases, and correcting me when it was wrong ^_^
German references
Tag! : Hi!
Magst du meine Musik? : Like my music?
Gott weiss ich will kein Engel sein…: God knows I don't wanna be an angel
Einen moment! : Just a minute!
Kann ich dir helfen: Can I help you?
Die Zeit ist jetzt…: The time is now…
Sprich mit meiner Hand: talk to the hand
Und Mädchen: and girls
Lasst es gut sein!: Deal with it!
Ihr stellt euch an wie Kleinkinder!: You're like little kids!
grösser als Russland: bigger than Russia
Nichts…: nothing…
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3 Chapter 3
"You guys did WHAT??!!" shrieked Alia. X, Zero, and their men looked grim, none without bruises, and some with bloody noses. Zero's armor was smeared with dirt, and a chip was missing from the left fin on his helmet. "I'm ashamed of you boys! Picking a fight with rookies??? What were you thinking?!" Zero frowned. That wasn't how it went...
* Flashback *
I saw that girl take X down with three hits…and I was amazed…I had never seen anyone be able to take X out so quickly. There had to have been more to this female than first appeared. X's unit, seeing their leader taken out, leaped in and began attacking the girl, but found themselves facing Jack's entire unit. Before I could give the order to my men not to interfere, they ran into the fray. It was a scene of total chaos: hunter vs. rookie, and the sad thing was: our men were being beaten badly…I sighed, drew my saber, and joined into the madness. Things ended quickly after that…
* End flashback *
"Serves you guys right…" Alias' voice interrupted Zero's thoughts. "And in the middle of a mission! Maybe getting beat up by those rookies will knock something into those thick heads of yours. Now go get cleaned up, and be back here in an hour." The depressed reploids turned and left, leaving Alia to fume alone. Out in the hall, the two units separated, heading in different directions. Zero headed for his quarters, and flopped down on his bed. His thoughts drifted to the girl, and he realized he still didn't know her name. He wondered where she came from, and what the hell she was doing in Jack's unit…
* * * * *
"Ach, nein…" The female reploid stood in front of her mirror, trying to brush out her long luxurious hair, without having much success. Sighing, she tossed the brush aside, and pulled her hair back once again into a ponytail. Her room was painted stark black; she'd somehow set up a projector that made the walls dance with the reflections of water. The window was open, a soft breeze blowing in. On her desk was a computer, and a large boom box, currently playing a soft, mellow song.
"Argh, they never play any good music!" She switched her stereo to CD, selected track 6, and cranked to volume up to full. Grinning, she jumped on top of her bed, playing an air guitar, and sang at the top of her lungs.
"Wer zu Lebzeit gut auf Erden," she sang. " Wird nach dem Tod ein Engel werden…" Hunters walking around outside heard her, wondering what the heck she was saying. Glancing out the window, she leaped off her bed, and stuck her head out the window, the wind playing with her luxurious hair.
"Tag!" She called. "Magst du meine Musik?" Laughing at their confused expressions, she ducked back inside, and continued singing. "Wir haben Angst und sind allein…Gott weiss ich will kein Engel sei…huh?" Loud knocking interrupted her in mid-lyric.
"Einen moment!" She walked over to the door, turning down her radio as she passed by. Opening the door, she peered out. "Kann ich dir…" She frowned as Jack's figure filled the doorframe. "What do you want?"
"Get your gear…" he growled darkly. "And be in the briefing room in ten minutes…" He turned and prepared to leave. "We're going on a special mission…thanks to your little stunt earlier…" Without waiting for an answer, he left down the hall. As she closed her door, her frown slowly changed into a grin.
"Gott weiss ich will kein Engel sein…" She walked over to her desk, and opened a drawer. Inside was a medium-sized box. She carefully removed the lid, and inside it was the silver hilt of a beam saber. Taking it in her right hand, it lit up instantaneously, its blade a dark purple, blacks flames dancing around it.
"Die Zeit ist jetzt…" she said softly, watching the flames. Lifting it above her head, she sheathed it on her back. She carefully removed the CD from her stereo, placed it into its case, and put it into a small pack. Slinging the pack over her shoulder, she walked out into the hallway, locking the door behind her. Tossing her head proudly, she headed down the hallway, humming merrily.
* * * * *
Zero sighed, and beeped his unit. He carefully pulled his freshly washed hair back into his traditional ponytail, still wondering about that girl. A knock on his door brought him out of his thoughts.
"Hey Zero, you ready?" X's voice called.
"Just a sec," replied Zero. He slid his helmet over his head, and walked over to the door. Opening it revealed the familiar form of his azure friend. Stepping into the hall, he closed the door behind him, locking it.
"Any clue what this is about?" wondered X. Zero shrugged.
"Nope…" The two started down the hall, walking in thoughtful silence. After a few minutes, they reached the briefing room, and saw their units waiting for them. Alia was not there yet, and the group was talking amongst themselves. As they pair crossed the room, the chatting ceased.
"What's going on?" asked Vince, a white clad reploid with green trimmings. The commanders shrugged in unison.
"Dunno," replied X. "but we'll probably find out-" X was cut off by the sound of the door being violently opened. Everyone turned, and was met by the sight of a reploid outlined in the doorframe, long hair riding the air currents softly. Entering the room, her ebony form took shape, and her lavender eyes sparkled with amusement.
"Well, lookie what we have here…" she purred. "The gang's all here…" She looked at Zero, and winked. "Hey Blondie…it's been what, only an hour since I last saw you?" Zero clenched his fist.
" My name is Zero, rookie…" His tone was cold. She pouted.
"Aw, you're no fun, Blondie."
"It's Zero."
"Whatever Blondie…" She went, and leaned against the wall, crossing her arms, bored.
"What are YOU doing here, anyway?" asked X sharply. Her lilac eyes met his, cold and piercing.
"Same thing you are, Blue Boy…waiting for orders…" She flipped her hair to the side, the hilt of her saber flashed in the light.
"It's X…" he said irritably. She put up her hand, palm facing him.
"Sprich mit meiner Hand, " she said. Zero was about to snap back when a loud slam announced Jack's arrival, the rest of his unit trailing behind him.
"Girl!" he called. "Not getting into trouble, are we?" Her lilac eyes hardened, and she said nothing. "Good." Jack's gaze traveled about the room, resting on the group of X's and Zero's units. As soon as his eyes were busy, the ebony huntress made a rude gesture, sending a fit of snorts through the rookies. Jack wheeled around.
"What are you rookies laughing at?!" They instantly fell silent. "You won't be so cheerful once this mission starts…"
"Do you know something we don't?" asked Zero, his voice cold. Jack faced the Crimson Hunter.
'You were not informed of our next mission?"
"Whoa, whoa, hold it," called Vince. "What do you mean 'we'?" Before Jack could reply, Alia burst through the door.
"All rights boys," she barked.
"Und Mädchen…" called the ebony huntress from her spot on the wall.
"Listen up. Your units' behavior earlier was inexcusable. You will learn to work together, whether you like it or not." She paused, gazing around the room. "The tension has not gone unnoticed during the past few weeks…"
"And how do you propose we do that?" spat Akira, a maroon hunter from Zero's unit. Alia glared at him.
"All of you shall be going on a special training mission for two weeks. You'll be alone in the middle of nowhere. You will need to depend on each other for survival. You'll be under surveillance, and for every time a fight brakes out between your units, and extra day will be added for every member involved in the fight. Am I clear?" The room was dead silent for all of about ten seconds before hell broke loose.
"WHHHHHHHAAAAAAATTTTT?????!!!!"
"TWO WEEKS???! WITH THEM???!!"
"ARE YOU INSANE??!" Most of the protests were from X's and Zero's units. Apparently, Jack had found out ahead of time, and had informed his unit, who remained silent. The ebony huntress got off the wall, and walked over into the middle of the room.
"Why are you guys putting up such a big stink about it?" her voice pierced through the din, and the room fell silent again. "We're stuck doing it, so lasst es gut sein!! Ihr stellt euch an wie Kleinkinder! You don't see us complaining, do you?"
"What do you hafta complain about?" shot back Akira.
"Other than the fact of being with hunters with egos grösser als Russland? Nichts…" The din broke out again.
"You son of a-"
"Who the hell do you think you-"
"ENOUGH!!!" shrieked Alia. "You all WILL learn to work together, or kiss your Hunter careers goodbye!" Dead silence filled the room. "Out there, you shall be completely on your own…you will have no contact with HQ what-so-ever. At the end of your mission, you will be teleported back here, but you must be at the spot we teleported you to, or you will be stuck out there…understood?"
"Hai…" was the mumbled response.
"Good. We are going to send you out there now, and there will be no ifs, ands or butts about it, got it?!"
"Hai…" The ebony huntress smiled.
This is going to be an interesting two weeks…she thought as they were teleported out of HQ and into the unknown.
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Oops, I did it again! Another chapter and we don't know her name yet. ^_^'' Like it, hate it? Tell me please! Again, kudos to Vincent Valentine for beta reading! Also, major thanks to Taree for beta reading the German phrases, and correcting me when it was wrong ^_^
German references
Tag! : Hi!
Magst du meine Musik? : Like my music?
Gott weiss ich will kein Engel sein…: God knows I don't wanna be an angel
Einen moment! : Just a minute!
Kann ich dir helfen: Can I help you?
Die Zeit ist jetzt…: The time is now…
Sprich mit meiner Hand: talk to the hand
Und Mädchen: and girls
Lasst es gut sein!: Deal with it!
Ihr stellt euch an wie Kleinkinder!: You're like little kids!
grösser als Russland: bigger than Russia
Nichts…: nothing…