AN: As stated before, Capcom owns the Megaman X series as well as every character mentioned so far. Now, here is…
Chapter 2: The Hunt Begins
Zero, flanked by a row of Maverick Hunters, walked into the Holotrain Station. Zero was a Reploid like X, except for his red armor and long blond hair. Also, Zero carried around a Z Saber in addition to the Z Buster attached to his arm.
At that moment Zero was deep in thought. It had been two months since the arrest warrants came in for X. Zero didn't believe that X had turned Maverick at first. He had always believed that his best friend was innocent, being set up by someone. Then, one month earlier, he had been forced to believe…
"Sir!" One of the Hunters said, snapping Zero out of his train of thought. "What are your orders?"
"Orders?" Zero asked, quickly being drawn into reality. "Yes. We are each to split up. You two," he said, pointing to two Hunters, "will look at the end of the station. You two will search the train itself. I'm going over to check the entrance for X.
"Remember, X is armed and dangerous. He is wanted dead or alive." Zero had to remove a catch in his throat. "Preferably alive. Set your Busters to stun; I want to question X." At those words, the Hunters saluted their leader and marched off.
X, hiding behind a trash can, heard everything. His first impulse upon hearing Zero's voice was to rush out and greet his friend, but then he remembered that Zero was hunting for him. He felt depressed; he was alienated from his friends, made out to be a monster and hunted to the very ends of the earth.
X made sure to remain silent as Zero walked towards him. His heart almost stopped as Zero got closer. Suddenly, something emerged to distract Zero.
"Hello, Zero."
X gasped. He was looking at a perfect replica of himself. It sneered at Zero before X's eyes.
"So you've come." It sneered. "Are you ready to be destroyed, Zero?"
"We'll see who gets destroyed, X!" Zero replied, charging at the copy with his Z Saber. It dodged Zero's dash, hitting him with a Buster shot. Zero, although damaged from the blast, attacked with his Buster Shot. The fake X was damaged by this, but not hurt too badly.
"Your pathetic attacks can't defeat me, Zero!" the fake X laughed. "Now die!" Saying this the evil X fired a Gatling blast at Zero. The Reploid was stunned by this for long enough for the evil X to hit Zero with an electric burst. Zero cried out as the evil X shot him again and again.
"You're nothing to me, Zero!" It laughed, leaving the stunned Zero. At that moment, X emerged from his hiding place. He reached into his shoulder pack, taking out an Energy Tank. He then pried open a part of Zero's armor, placing the E Tank inside. Zero wouldn't heal instantly, but he would live.
"Zero," X told his unconscious friend, "I know you can't hear me right now. I just want you to know that I'm not your enemy." Saying this, X dashed off in the direction that his impersonator had escaped.