Ch. 6: The beginning of another War.
From the view port of the rescue ship, X (transformed out of the armour) watched on as the underground lab exploded. Massive amounts of snow heaved upward into the atmosphere, creating a miniature snowstorm of its own. Alia had calculated that the explosion would not cause the ice cap to break apart, thankfully. He turned from the scene and sat down in a passenger seat. Alia and Signas were watching him.
"X, did you find Zero?" Signas asked.
"No. But, I did find the lab of Dr. Wily."
Alia's eyes widened.
"THE Albert Wily? The mad scientist who tried to take over the world more than eight times?"
"Was he killed in the explosion?"
"No, Signas, although I wish he were this time. I'll tell you the story when we get back to HQ, since we can record it there. He… was the creator of Zero."
Both reploids nearly exploded with surprise.
"What! HE created Zero!"
"Amazing! That's incredible!"
X rose from the seat.
"Where are you going, X?" Signas asked as the blue Hunter walked off.
"To have long, hard thoughts about my life."
They did not answer.
Several hours later (After taking a trip to the repair center and then recording the details of his private mission) X wound up in his room again. He was at the window, looking at the ocean. He sighed deeply. Today had been a total waste, it seemed, although many questions about Zero had been cleared up. He marveled at how insane Wily must be, to destroy Bass, just for not defeating his sworn enemy. He knew that Wily would come back to cause chaos once more, in the near future. Or would he give up, and delete his mind from his computers, so that he could sleep for all eternity? X had wanted so much for that signal to be Zero. But it had been a deadly trap instead. X wondered, that if Zero ever returned, would he still be able to trust him?
He walked away from the window. He removed the Saber from his backpack, and stared at it again. He remembered when Bass and Treble had taken their last plunge.
"Someday, Zero, we'll meet again… I just hope it won't be in death…"
Three years later, another War began.
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