Yay, next chapter!

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I have nothing else to say then... Enjoy =P



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Running and screaming, the halls were filled with reploids.

I didn't know what to do at first.... I just stared at all the people running and panicking.

//What happened?!//

Then I heard the speakers on a loud tone, saying:

"Attention all reploids! Attention all reploids! Please go directly to the HQ's meeting area! There you will hear the following instructions of how to get into the HQ's bunker! I repeat..."

"Is it THAT bad?! We have to go to Signas and inform what's happening, right now!"

Then we were surprised, by an enormous earthquake like vibration, shocking the whole HQ. I lost my balance and fell on top of Zero who fell on the ground also. Everyone was falling, screaming and panicking when the lights flew out. It is still day, but there weren't any windows at where we were right now, so it was pitch dark.

Still, everyone was running and pushing others away to head to the meeting area as fast as they could.

"Ouch!"

I felt someone fell over me and get up as fast as he (or she) could, kicking my face out of the way. I yelled a remark but no one could seem to hear it besides myself.

Zero stood up and grabbed his saber. The saber radiates light so that we could see a little in the dark.

"Come on X! We got to get to the control room!"

So we pushed, kicked and dashed towards the exit.

Because the control room was in another direction as the meeting area, namely at the highest floor of the HQ, there were a lot less reploids here, making it easier to walk. We walked up the stairs seeing the elevators were broken due to the short, and headed to the control room.







"It seems the lights here are still on!"

I huffed when I ran into the room were Douglas, Signas and Alia were and a lot of other reploids behind their computers or running around, doing stuff.

Zero walked over to the group. "Please explain the situation here! What is happening to the HQ?"

"We are being attacked by a new secret maverick clan." Signas spoke coldly. "They have just bombarded the main entrance and the 2 side entrances. There are around 300 of them. We are surrounded... You 2 have to find your troops and fight. We can't talk some sense into them."

Alia then took her time to speak...

X, Zero, I'll be backing you up as usual. Be careful out there! Oh and Zero?

"Yes?"

'Try not to make a big rampage of the HQ this time k?" She frowned.

"Affirmative" He saluted with a big grin.

// Why, oh, WHY is the HQ being attacked NOW?! . //

Zero, seeing my weird face expression, tapped me on the shoulder.

"Erm... Guess we have to call our troops now X, come on!"

Now was Zero's time to drag.

"Be careful!" Douglas shouted. "It's a chaos out there!"







And it exactly was.... Hunters and irregulars, everywhere!

We called our troops out from all the chaos, but it seemed they were all in the heat of battle already. We used our communicators to bring ourselves together a bit and discussed the 'battle plans.' Not that they were 'plans' but ok. It was like....teams 2 take left side, team 14 take right side and so on. I was still the commander of the 17th unit off course. Zero still the 0th. I didn't saw Zero anywhere... I kept my eye out for him but didn't saw him no more. He just jumped into battle after saying "Good luck X!"

I decided not to think about Zero anymore and focused on fighting the maverick clan, or else I would get hurt.

Then I saw a hunter I didn't know, needing some serious help. My curiosity grew as to why the hunter was so important for being dragged away by the five of the irregulars. He seemed to be badly wounded so he couldn't struggle. I decided to follow them. They ran from the crowd, out of the HQ. It was dangerous to follow but I decided to keep going. Maybe I could achieve some useful information from all of this.

I saw some kind of helicopter hovering above them, landing on the parking near the HQ. They were about to jump in the helicopter when I dashed towards them. My only attention was going to the group of irregulars and the taken hunter.

Maybe I should have paid a bit more attention to my surroundings... O.o

The ground cracked under me. And a huge metallic hand shot from the earth, grabbing me and lifting me into the air. It looked like it was from some kind of ride armor but how could a ride armor come from underground?! It didn't make sense...

I wanted to scream but I felt some pointy thing being placed to the side of my neck, leaving me startled.

"Heh, heh... look at what we have here.... hey guys!"

I couldn't look behind me, but it seemed that an irregular was placing that thing to me, and said those words to his fellow irregulars.

"Finally, we got you now!"

Then I heard something shooting out of the pointy gun. The last thing I could hear was the hard laughter of the irregular. Then everything turned black......





"Ugh...."

I opened my eyes slowly. There was no difference with my eyes open or closed, it was that dark. I couldn't see anything...

I shivered. I found myself lying on a cold hard floor. I tried to stand up but all my muscles screamed from the pain. I ignored the pain a bit and sat on the floor.

I started to run my hands over my completely naked body, feeling bruises and lumps. It was like I had been used as a punching bag...

Then I remembered something... my dream, and zero's dream.... My nightmare....and his...

// Here I am, lying in a dark cell... naked and alone.... Deja vou anyone...? //

I stood up and began to feel my way out of the cell. All I really felt was cold concrete walls, and a door. The door was thick, made of some kind of metal. I grabbed my hands around the big knob pulling with all the power I had left in me...but I got no movement in it. It was heavily locked. There was nowhere to go...

I began to sit on the cold floor, right for the metallic door, and began to think about the dream once more.

Zero and I had the same versions of the dream... The first part of my dream has completely come true.... But what about the second part....?

// Will zero save me? Or will he...kill me...? Will Zero be too late to save me...? Or will something else happen...? //

My thoughts were interrupted when I heard a shoving sound and saw a streak of light falling over my body.

I looked up at the door. The small circular window had been shoved open, and someone was standing for the door, eying me...

"Z-Zero...is that y-you...?"



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Cliff, clifffff, CLIFFFFF! I'm so evil! D Who will be at the door people!? Will it be Zero, saving his nice ass? Or will he kill our little hero instead? Or will something else happen? Who knows....?

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ME! XD

Lol, sorry for no Shonen ai-ness in this chapter... maybe the next one ;) It will come eventually! Don't worry. Next chap coming soon! Stay tuned! ^^