Chapter V - A Dangerous Ally
"EMERGENCY! EMERGENCY! MAVERICK FORCES AT POINT 6923! ALL UNITS CONVERGE!"
The Reploids working at H.Q. were frantic. There was yet another maverick revolt occurring. This was one of the largest yet. All units were sent to pacify the rebellion, but Special Force Unit #0 was told to stay at the command center.
"We're the best unit Maverick Hunter has!" Zero yelled. "Why aren't we there to!"
Dr. Cain was frantic. "Do you remember what happened the last time something like this happened? We were attacked and couldn't defend ourselves. You need to stay here."
Zero started swearing profusely, but Dr. Cain stuck by his decision. Meanwhile at Raiddx City, the renegades Reploids were wreaking havoc. The populace had been evacuated earlier, and now all of the Hunters were trying to calm the raging mavericks. X and Bass were cornered by a giant robot that they had to destroy.
X had to yell at Bass over all the noise, "Why is there always a giant machine after me on all of these missions."
"You mean this isn't the first time?" Bass yelled back.
At that moment a swift blow knocked X to the side and damaged his fusion generator. He couldn't teleport out of the fight. Everything was up to Bass now. And Bass seemed to be handling it rather well. It appeared that he was in some sort of wild rage, but X couldn't tell from what, and was hitting the Reploid with blow after blow from his weapon. The maverick soon exploded from the torrent of flaming bursts being issued from the F-Buster. Bass immediately calmed down and went to get X. All X could do was gaze horrified at what just happened. It looked like Bass was enjoying fighting the maverick. That was too much for X to handle in his weakened state and he blacked out.
"What happened to him?"
"I don't know, he just fell over when I walked over to him. I got him back as soon as I could."
"It's a good thing you did. He wouldn't have lasted another second out there."
X slowly opened his eyes. Everything was blurry, but he could make out three figures above him.
That red one must be Zero, X thought. And the blue thing is Dr. Cain, I'm sure. But who is the black guy? Oh, yeah. Bass. "BASS!?!"
X blurted out that last name. He remembered what had happened and sat up.
"Dr. Cain! I need to tell you something about Bass!" he said.
Cain was hesitant. He thought that X needed rest. "Okay, but make it quick."
"I don't think Bass can be in the Hunters. Before I was knocked out, I'm sure I saw that Bass was enjoying destroying that Reploid. He's too dangerous to be in the Hunters."
Dr. Cain laughed, "Don't be ridicules. Bass wouldn't act like that." He looked sternly at Bass. "Would you?"
Bass looked nervous under the glare. "Uh, no. Of course not. You were just imagining things, X."
'I sure hope so,' X thought to himself.
Bass was confused. He was sure that X was imagining him 'enjoying destruction'.
I wouldn't do that. I'm not a monster. Am I? Millions of questions were flooding into Bass's head. He took of his helmet and raked a finger through his red-black hair. I was designed to be a war machine. So why do I deny my purpose? I've never known Dr. Wily, so why do I fear him? He isn't even alive. He died eighty years ago. So why am I afraid? What are these feelings?
Soon Bass was overwhelmed. He went to see Dr. Cain.
"I see," said Cain in the way a psychiatrist explains to his patients that he understands, while not understanding whatsoever. "Well, why don't you take a few days to think it over. I'll send Zero in to speak with you. I believe he knows what you are going through."
Bass didn't think stewing in his feelings would help, but what else was there to do? "Okay."
"EMERGENCY! EMERGENCY! MAVERICK FORCES AT POINT 6923! ALL UNITS CONVERGE!"
The Reploids working at H.Q. were frantic. There was yet another maverick revolt occurring. This was one of the largest yet. All units were sent to pacify the rebellion, but Special Force Unit #0 was told to stay at the command center.
"We're the best unit Maverick Hunter has!" Zero yelled. "Why aren't we there to!"
Dr. Cain was frantic. "Do you remember what happened the last time something like this happened? We were attacked and couldn't defend ourselves. You need to stay here."
Zero started swearing profusely, but Dr. Cain stuck by his decision. Meanwhile at Raiddx City, the renegades Reploids were wreaking havoc. The populace had been evacuated earlier, and now all of the Hunters were trying to calm the raging mavericks. X and Bass were cornered by a giant robot that they had to destroy.
X had to yell at Bass over all the noise, "Why is there always a giant machine after me on all of these missions."
"You mean this isn't the first time?" Bass yelled back.
At that moment a swift blow knocked X to the side and damaged his fusion generator. He couldn't teleport out of the fight. Everything was up to Bass now. And Bass seemed to be handling it rather well. It appeared that he was in some sort of wild rage, but X couldn't tell from what, and was hitting the Reploid with blow after blow from his weapon. The maverick soon exploded from the torrent of flaming bursts being issued from the F-Buster. Bass immediately calmed down and went to get X. All X could do was gaze horrified at what just happened. It looked like Bass was enjoying fighting the maverick. That was too much for X to handle in his weakened state and he blacked out.
"What happened to him?"
"I don't know, he just fell over when I walked over to him. I got him back as soon as I could."
"It's a good thing you did. He wouldn't have lasted another second out there."
X slowly opened his eyes. Everything was blurry, but he could make out three figures above him.
That red one must be Zero, X thought. And the blue thing is Dr. Cain, I'm sure. But who is the black guy? Oh, yeah. Bass. "BASS!?!"
X blurted out that last name. He remembered what had happened and sat up.
"Dr. Cain! I need to tell you something about Bass!" he said.
Cain was hesitant. He thought that X needed rest. "Okay, but make it quick."
"I don't think Bass can be in the Hunters. Before I was knocked out, I'm sure I saw that Bass was enjoying destroying that Reploid. He's too dangerous to be in the Hunters."
Dr. Cain laughed, "Don't be ridicules. Bass wouldn't act like that." He looked sternly at Bass. "Would you?"
Bass looked nervous under the glare. "Uh, no. Of course not. You were just imagining things, X."
'I sure hope so,' X thought to himself.
Bass was confused. He was sure that X was imagining him 'enjoying destruction'.
I wouldn't do that. I'm not a monster. Am I? Millions of questions were flooding into Bass's head. He took of his helmet and raked a finger through his red-black hair. I was designed to be a war machine. So why do I deny my purpose? I've never known Dr. Wily, so why do I fear him? He isn't even alive. He died eighty years ago. So why am I afraid? What are these feelings?
Soon Bass was overwhelmed. He went to see Dr. Cain.
"I see," said Cain in the way a psychiatrist explains to his patients that he understands, while not understanding whatsoever. "Well, why don't you take a few days to think it over. I'll send Zero in to speak with you. I believe he knows what you are going through."
Bass didn't think stewing in his feelings would help, but what else was there to do? "Okay."