Book 3
Zero had to protect his classmates. He had to protect Kalbon and George. HE HAD TO SAVE CHRISTINE!!! Fropea's buster shots were timed and precise, and didn't look like they could miss their target. But Zero, well, that's another story. HE could dash. It's a good thing he could, too, because on just his feet he knew he wasn't fast enough to absorb the shots Fropea fired. Not like X is. Unfortunately, though, he couldn't charge his buster if he had to keep getting hit.
"Damn it!! Why me?" he said to himself as he took all the damage for his classmates. "EVERYBODY OUT!! GET OUT BEFORE THIS PMS' N BITCH SHOOTS YOU!!" The sense of urgency in his voice could easily be heard. Electric sparks could be seen shooting from his body as he took damage.
"Zero! you better show up for class tomorrow!" Christine wanted to say something sweet to Zero, she might never see him again. She stood up from where she fell, and as she left, she shed a tear of concern for Zero as she ran outside.
"Now that we're alone, Fro-bitch, I got a lesson to teach YOU!!"
"FUK U!"
"She's lost it." He started to charge his buster. Then, he jumped at the nearest wall and began climbing his way up. By kicking. When he reached the top, he kicked off the wall hard and dashed at the same time, giving him a spring-loaded leap that made him sail across the room. Before he reached the opposite wall, however, he turned around in mid-air and let Fropea taste his charged shot. The energy wave itself was dazzling. It was a bright aqua-colored circular ball of energy that was spiraled around by intertwining, yellow, ribbon-shaped energy. In its wake it left small, blue, shining stars. He shot it twice without recharging, either. "So long, BEEEEEEOTCH!!" He didn't know if he overdid it, because he never had to use that before. Between him charging and his landing on the opposite wall, 5 seconds had occurred.
Zero let out a sigh of relief. "Oy vey," he gasped. "I hope I'm not prosecuted for this." Nonchalantly, he picked up his book bag and walked out of room. He didn't want any publicity now, or ever.
Sure enough, as soon as he got back to his room, his communication device started beeping.
"God, I hate it when my head rings. Communication device on." He tossed his book bag onto his hibernation chamber.
"Zero Omega?"
"What." He started to take off his armor, it was pretty hot when he wore it, and the 90-degree weather didn't help.
"You are to report to the MHH office building at once, and with your armor. That's an order."
"Sure thing. Bye."
"Goodbye."
"Communication device off. Shit on me." It was way too hot for him to wear that thing to the office building. He then remembered his classmates, and thought of the questionable situation he left them in. "I better call George and Kalbon. Communication device on. Kalbon code F-R-E-A-K-Y."
"Yellow?"
"Kalbon? It's Zero."
"Zero! What the HELL happened back there? Did you beat her ass, huh? Did you kill her, huh? Did ya, did ya, did ya?"
"Slow down, man. First, yes, I beat her ass. Second, I need to ask you something."
"What's up, Teacher Slayer?"
"Shut up. Did you see any of the fight?"
"Nope. Didn't see a thing. Sure wish I coulda, though."
"What about George?"
"...What about him?"
"Did he see the fight?"
"He couldn't have. He was running with me."
"On the beach?"
"......You piss me off, man." Zero laughed heartily.
"Alright. We'll talk later."
"Um... ok. Bye."
"Bye. Man. I really wish I had Christine's communication code. I want to talk to her again... oh well. It can't be helped." He dumped the books out of his book bag and then stuffed his armor into it. He had a 2-mile hike to the main office building ahead of him.
Luckily for him, there was plenty of shade and places to rest before he reached the building. Halfway there, he sat on a bench to relax. He thought of what had been happening since he enlisted. "Why did I really come here?" he asked himself.
"Maybe you wanted to prove yourself to the reploids of the world," a shrill yet beautiful voice beckoned.
"Hmmm? Christine!? How... what... uh... um..."
"Calm down Zero. I wanted to ask you something." After he calmed down, Zero replied:
"Shoot, Christy."
"Well, I wanted to know how you were able to save us. No reploid could possibly have absorbed ALL of those shots."
"Well, um, can you keep a secret? I mean, really keep a secret?"
"Sure."
"Okay. I am a very special reploid. I can do things no other reploid can. If we had some privacy, I could show you..."
"Zero, I, I hardly know you!"
"No, no, no. Not that. I mean battle skills. I can charge my buster."
"What does that mean?"
"It means that, instead of just the basic shot of energy, I can put all of the energy together in a mass and shoot it all at once. The longer I charge, the bigger it gets. But I do have a limit."
"Zero! That's impossible!"
"Sorry. You're wrong. I didn't want anyone to know, so I had to hide it. That's why I'm not a Warrior. I held back. As far as anyone else knows, I'm just average."
"Does anyone else know?"
"Just my creator, but he's dead."
"Didn't you say there were things you could do? As in more than one?"
"Yeah. I can dash."
"What do you mean? So can I."
"No you can't. This is special. Whenever I trigger it, I speed off at 40 mph in the direction I'm facing, plus I can do it while on a wall. In every sense, they're rocket shoes, except I can't use it in the air."
"Zero... this is amazing!!"
"I know. They'll probably ask me why I kept this a secret till now."
"Who?"
"The pricks in the office building, pardon my french. They ordered me to go there today, and that's where I'm going."
"Zero..."
"What?"
"Why did you save us?"
"...I guess... I guess I just felt like it. I didn't want you or my friends to get hurt, anyways."
"Be careful, Zero. You're freaking me out. If you want to talk, my code is C-A-M-A-M-A."
"Thanks, Christine. I'll see you later." Zero then picked up his bag and headed for the tower in the distance. he wondered what awaited him there...
