Part 1
The blackness slowly faded away, and X realized he was no longer outside the ruins of Sigma's fortress. He tried to sit up, and the bang of his forehead against metal told him he was in a stasis tube. He pushed open the stasis tube, and stepped out. Standing in the room, looking at him as he walked out, was Dr. Cain, and Twelve, a new Hunter.
"Ahh...X....I see you're awake...I needed to talk to you.." Dr. Cain said, as X was getting out. He narrowed his eyes slightly, at the look on X's face, but said nothing about it. "It's about Zero...."
"Zero?! Is he alive?" X grabbed Dr. Cain's hand, eyes begging him to say it was true.
"No...unfortunately....his body was....stolen...," Dr. Cain replied. He gently pulled his hand away from X, and turned to look at Twelve. "This Hunter was there. I will leave him to give you the details" With that, Dr. Cain left the room, his cane tapping softly against the metal floor.
"Commander X. My name is Twelve, sir," Twelve turned to X, saluting. X noted that this Hunter was modeled after the ancient Reploid, Forte. With the long fins on the back of his helmet, and the purple streaks under his eyes, one might have even mistaken Twelve for Forte. X realized he was staring, and shaking his head slightly, he returned the salute.
"Now, explain to me what happened when Zero's body was stolen," X said, trying to keep his emotions under control.
"The HQ had gotten the emergency signal from your intracomputer (yes...that is a word I made up right there. ). A rescue party was sent, and I was one of the members. We were to search the ruins for you and Commander Zero, "Twelve said, standing at attention the whole time. "I was first to find you, where you had blacked out next to Commander Zero's body. I picked you up, but couldn't carry both you and Commander Zero. So, I radioed for help. The others were on the other side of the ruins, so it would take them some time to get there. While I was waiting, I heard voices in the shadows...."
"Hmm....Gindion...I count three....didn't you only say two...." a female voice came from the shadows.
"Shut up.....the one in black must have just arrived," this sounded like a child's voice.
"Show yourself!!" Twelve yelled into the shadows, taking a defensive stance with his scythe.
"Did you hear that, Nanami? The big, bad Hunter wants us to show ourselves. We'd better listen, or he may hurt us, " the sarcasm was evident, as the small Reploid stepped out of the shadows, followed by the girl. To Twelve, they looked so weak. The girl appeared way too small for the black armor she wore, and the only weapon she seemed to be carrying was two oridinary daggers at her side. The boy was even more weak looking. He had the body of a ten-year-old boy. His armor, white with gold trim, looked looked no stronger than X's normal armor, and his only weapons were a set of claws strapped to each hand. Twelve stared at them, holding back a laugh.
"What're you two doing here? Don't you know these ruins are dangerous, "he said, with a smirk on his face. The little boy looked up at him, an insane smile spreading across his face.
"We came to take the one called Zero, " he said, a slight laugh behind his voice. The girl nodded, hands resting on the hilts of her daggers.
"You cannot. He is going back to the HQ for repairs, "Twelve said, his grip tightening on the scythe.
"That is what you think!" the little boy leaped foreward, claws slashing towards Twelve's chest. Twelve brough the scythe upward, blocking the swipe, pushing the boy back. He then made an downward slash with the scythe, aimed for the boy's head. His eyes widened in amazement, when the boy was no longer standing there. He looked up, when he heard the laughter above him, and saw the boy standing on the top of his scythe.
"What?! You shouldn't be able to move that fast, " Twelve yelled, in confusion.
"Oh, I know I shouldn't...but I do," the boy smiled down at him, the yelled to Nanami, "Get Zero!"
Twelve turned to see the girl, Nanami, picking up Zero's body, and disappearing into a near-by shadow. "No! Cammander Zero!"
"Bye. Always remember....Gindion!!" the boy laughed, jumping off the scythe, and running of into the shadows. Twelve went to run after them, but just then his brother Thirteen finally got to where he was. Twelve ran over to his brother, explaining what had happened. He left Thirteen there, to scout around, while he took X back to the HQ.
"I see. You are dismissed, "X stated, turning away.
"Yes sir." Twelve turned, and walked out of the room, the door closing behind him.
After he left, X broke down, tears falling from his face. "Zero....I will find them. I will rescue you....I have too...I have to tell you how I feel...."
~*Welp, that's it for the beginning. I know it's not going too fast yet, but all this chapter was for was introducing Nanami and Gindion into the story. Remember to reply and tell me what you think. See ya' later, with more of the story. In the next chapter...X is confused as usual, especially in matters of the heart.*~