Lost Life, Long Fight - Ch.4
- Revelations -
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*The next morning, X awoke to a commotion within the hallway outside his bedroom door. He jumped from his bed and opened the door quickly as he heard other Reploids yelling at eachother down the hallway, there was a group of Reploids walking down to his room, headed by Alia and Zero, Roll was one of the arguing Reploids behind them. X ran back over to his bed and grabbed his chest plate armor and tossed it on, he carried his helmet back to the door and stepped out just as Zero, Alia, Roll and the rest reached his doorway*
X: What's all the noise about?
Alia: We've figured out, with Roll's help, what weapons you need to use for each enemy you run into... and we've worked out a library program for your suit, that way you can easily file the weapons and under what robot master they were once used on, along with whichever weapon suits the newer model.
Zero: It's alot easier than it sounds X, Alia just has to make everything more complicated.
*Zero laughs lightly as Alia places her fists on her hips and glares at Zero*
X: Yeah, I know what you mean, but still, it's always helpful to get the details from her. She's the most reliable one that way, although you're always there to back me up when I really need it.
Alia: Anyway... *Glares at Zero again* As I was saying, you can choose the timeline, and then the weapon... each one symbolized by the weapon name, and the era.. but yeah, I'm sure you get it now.
X: Yeah, I know what you're talking about Alia, I choose the enemy, and the newer weapon that correspondes to it will equip itself, right?
Alia: Exactly!
Zero: Well then X, I guess we should be out of here, you first.
X: All right, I guess we'll see you both later, seeya Roll, Alia.
*With that, X and Zero head out the back of the HQ, to the parking lot to take a hover bike each. They speed over the wasteland that is the world, still having not been fixed from the evils of Sigma and the destruction that had lead to now. X and Zero move beside eachother and start shouting back and forth, even though the bikes were silent, they made noise with the tossing of rocks behind them*
X: Zero! Do you have any clue where we're going?
Zero: Not a clue, I was following you, I thought we were going to look until we met up with a few of your old 'friends'.
X: Well, that's not happening. Wait, I know where we can look, to see if anything IS happening anymore. Follow me!
*X flies across the empty land until he comes to a desolate canyon, he comes to a stop and looks around, slowly stepping off his bike as Zero stops behind him*
Zero: What's so special about this place?
X: *looking back to Zero* You don't remember? This is the place where you and Sigma met in battle for the first time, when YOU were the one infected.
Zero: Oh... so... you're saying...?
X: Exactly... Sigma may still be in that cavern down there...
*X points down to a small ridge, where a large metal door was barely visible from their angle, he then jumped off the cliff and turned to slide down while grasping the wall. Not long after Zero followed behind him, sliding down quickly to catch up with him. They land at the bottom and the door was a little more visible, seeing as they were not at the bottom, and seemingly ALOT closer all of a sudden. X walked over to the large metal door after a while, taking it slow to make sure no one was planning anything on him and Zero. When Zero reached the door with X, he pulled his saber out and X stood aside to let him make the way. Zero sliced into the door, making a large hole for them to jump through with ease, which X did immediately after Zero put his saber away to clear the large pieces of metal. X landed inside and looked around, he quickly moved from the door and aimed around the room, waiting for Zero to join him. Zero jumped in immediately after he cleared and held his blaster up as he looked around the opposite side from X*
Zero: It seems a little quiet... or did we actually finish him off once and for all?
X: I don't know... it would seem so with the current lack of Maverick attacks... there's peace... but, there is still mass destruction left to fix.
Zero: Don't forget, Sigma was always back, and because of Wily's help in the end... it was... horrible to meet the one who created me... only for purposes of evil...
X: Don't worry, you were freed from his grasp, and you help us now. You're a good guy, and we work for the better of everyone.
*X and Zero move to opposite areas of the cavern. They had been in here once before, but since then, nothing had changed, and nothing had been seen near the vicinity of it. X wandered down a few halls before he came to a large console computer, covering 3 of walls in the room, only one wall was left with 2 pods on either side of the door which he entered through... as X walked in, he readied his blaster and spun, looking at the pods as he walked backwards to the computer panels. Slowly he lowered his arm cannon then turned around to the panels, typing on the key pads to look through any files that may still be on the computer. As he booted it up, the pods turned on, only to have no action, but as X kept pressing buttons, the 4 pods opened silently, from them arose 4 Robotic skeletons. Slowly they walked towards X from the rear, he didn't have any idea what was going on behind him until he heard a noise, which immediately after, a shot from Zero's arm cannon flew right past his head. He spun around quickly to see Zero running in from behind 4 of them.*
X: Oh crap! What the hell's going on? *He jumps over the shoulders of the two in the middle*
Zero: Were you pressing buttons?
X: Yeah, but what does --
Zero: NEVER PRESS BUTTONS!!! That's what happens when you press buttons, something bad like this happens.
X: Well, then let's get -
Zero: Damnit X, just use your weapons!
X: Alright! Don't just demand stuff of me...
Zero: SHUT UP AND SHOOT!!!
*X prepared his weapon, but as soon as he shot, they were gone... as though they weren't there to begin with. X slowly turned to the door and walked back down the hallway, Zero followed closely, but was looking back from time to time for the Robots that had just disappeared*
Zero: What the hell were those?
X: No clue... they looked like... well, the insides of a Reploid.
Zero: Do you think, that.. maybe?
X: You're kidding me right? Those were 4 of the upgraded robot masters?
Zero: It's possible, I mean... look at this place... not a speck of dust --
X: Because it's been closed the whole time...
Zero: True, but then there's power --
X: No severed energy lines...
Zero: Okay, so it's not THAT suspicious... but I still think that SOMEONE's working out of here... it HAS to be Sigma!
X: No, Zero... I killed him, once and for all... the only threat maybe is Wily... depending on where he is.
Zero: Whatever you say X, I still think that there's more to it than that... Let's just get back to the base and relax for tonight... I'm done with thinking for the day, and I hope you are too...
X: Well then, let's go...
*X and Zero make it back to the base, and report their findings to Alia, only to find out that there were several other disturbances while they were gone, in several quadrants of the world... they had been busy trying to determine the source, and several other dangers occured*
Alia: Next time... keep your communicators on!
Zero: We had them on the whole time... they didn't go off!
X: Yeah, the only thing I could think of, is if there was some sort of device in there that we overlooked...
Zero: Let's go back in the morning and check... I need a little rest after a small encounter like that... I'll be back in a couple of hours... you should get rest too if you need it X.
X: Yeah, I will, but not now, I'll stick here and help Alia.
Zero: Alright, well, seeya later!
*Zero leaves the main control room with Alia and X looking over the lay of the land, as well as some of the pictures they had taken while in the cavern where Sigma once took residence.*
Alia: All I can think of is some sort of jamming device, that's the only way the communicators could have not received out transmissions.
X: Well, we'll have to look again later... and this time... instead, we might just blast the place to bits so no one can use it again.
Alia: That sounds like a better idea, and at the same time, it'll save you alot of resources and effort. Well, I think I should rest for a bit, my head's been working overtime, and I need to shut down for some.
X: Okay... well, I guess I'll go too, see you in a few!
*X and Alia walk their respective ways to their own rooms, Alia reaches her room first because it's right outside the control room, shutting down before X reaches his door. X opens his door slowly and slumps down in a chair, taking off his helmet, he rubs his temples with one hand as he thinks through what could've happened today. He soon after falls asleep in the chair, just resting for the next day to come.*
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What was in that cavern? Is Sigma still alive? Is Wily behind this whole plot? Is Wily actually alive? Find out in the next installment.
- Revelations -
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*The next morning, X awoke to a commotion within the hallway outside his bedroom door. He jumped from his bed and opened the door quickly as he heard other Reploids yelling at eachother down the hallway, there was a group of Reploids walking down to his room, headed by Alia and Zero, Roll was one of the arguing Reploids behind them. X ran back over to his bed and grabbed his chest plate armor and tossed it on, he carried his helmet back to the door and stepped out just as Zero, Alia, Roll and the rest reached his doorway*
X: What's all the noise about?
Alia: We've figured out, with Roll's help, what weapons you need to use for each enemy you run into... and we've worked out a library program for your suit, that way you can easily file the weapons and under what robot master they were once used on, along with whichever weapon suits the newer model.
Zero: It's alot easier than it sounds X, Alia just has to make everything more complicated.
*Zero laughs lightly as Alia places her fists on her hips and glares at Zero*
X: Yeah, I know what you mean, but still, it's always helpful to get the details from her. She's the most reliable one that way, although you're always there to back me up when I really need it.
Alia: Anyway... *Glares at Zero again* As I was saying, you can choose the timeline, and then the weapon... each one symbolized by the weapon name, and the era.. but yeah, I'm sure you get it now.
X: Yeah, I know what you're talking about Alia, I choose the enemy, and the newer weapon that correspondes to it will equip itself, right?
Alia: Exactly!
Zero: Well then X, I guess we should be out of here, you first.
X: All right, I guess we'll see you both later, seeya Roll, Alia.
*With that, X and Zero head out the back of the HQ, to the parking lot to take a hover bike each. They speed over the wasteland that is the world, still having not been fixed from the evils of Sigma and the destruction that had lead to now. X and Zero move beside eachother and start shouting back and forth, even though the bikes were silent, they made noise with the tossing of rocks behind them*
X: Zero! Do you have any clue where we're going?
Zero: Not a clue, I was following you, I thought we were going to look until we met up with a few of your old 'friends'.
X: Well, that's not happening. Wait, I know where we can look, to see if anything IS happening anymore. Follow me!
*X flies across the empty land until he comes to a desolate canyon, he comes to a stop and looks around, slowly stepping off his bike as Zero stops behind him*
Zero: What's so special about this place?
X: *looking back to Zero* You don't remember? This is the place where you and Sigma met in battle for the first time, when YOU were the one infected.
Zero: Oh... so... you're saying...?
X: Exactly... Sigma may still be in that cavern down there...
*X points down to a small ridge, where a large metal door was barely visible from their angle, he then jumped off the cliff and turned to slide down while grasping the wall. Not long after Zero followed behind him, sliding down quickly to catch up with him. They land at the bottom and the door was a little more visible, seeing as they were not at the bottom, and seemingly ALOT closer all of a sudden. X walked over to the large metal door after a while, taking it slow to make sure no one was planning anything on him and Zero. When Zero reached the door with X, he pulled his saber out and X stood aside to let him make the way. Zero sliced into the door, making a large hole for them to jump through with ease, which X did immediately after Zero put his saber away to clear the large pieces of metal. X landed inside and looked around, he quickly moved from the door and aimed around the room, waiting for Zero to join him. Zero jumped in immediately after he cleared and held his blaster up as he looked around the opposite side from X*
Zero: It seems a little quiet... or did we actually finish him off once and for all?
X: I don't know... it would seem so with the current lack of Maverick attacks... there's peace... but, there is still mass destruction left to fix.
Zero: Don't forget, Sigma was always back, and because of Wily's help in the end... it was... horrible to meet the one who created me... only for purposes of evil...
X: Don't worry, you were freed from his grasp, and you help us now. You're a good guy, and we work for the better of everyone.
*X and Zero move to opposite areas of the cavern. They had been in here once before, but since then, nothing had changed, and nothing had been seen near the vicinity of it. X wandered down a few halls before he came to a large console computer, covering 3 of walls in the room, only one wall was left with 2 pods on either side of the door which he entered through... as X walked in, he readied his blaster and spun, looking at the pods as he walked backwards to the computer panels. Slowly he lowered his arm cannon then turned around to the panels, typing on the key pads to look through any files that may still be on the computer. As he booted it up, the pods turned on, only to have no action, but as X kept pressing buttons, the 4 pods opened silently, from them arose 4 Robotic skeletons. Slowly they walked towards X from the rear, he didn't have any idea what was going on behind him until he heard a noise, which immediately after, a shot from Zero's arm cannon flew right past his head. He spun around quickly to see Zero running in from behind 4 of them.*
X: Oh crap! What the hell's going on? *He jumps over the shoulders of the two in the middle*
Zero: Were you pressing buttons?
X: Yeah, but what does --
Zero: NEVER PRESS BUTTONS!!! That's what happens when you press buttons, something bad like this happens.
X: Well, then let's get -
Zero: Damnit X, just use your weapons!
X: Alright! Don't just demand stuff of me...
Zero: SHUT UP AND SHOOT!!!
*X prepared his weapon, but as soon as he shot, they were gone... as though they weren't there to begin with. X slowly turned to the door and walked back down the hallway, Zero followed closely, but was looking back from time to time for the Robots that had just disappeared*
Zero: What the hell were those?
X: No clue... they looked like... well, the insides of a Reploid.
Zero: Do you think, that.. maybe?
X: You're kidding me right? Those were 4 of the upgraded robot masters?
Zero: It's possible, I mean... look at this place... not a speck of dust --
X: Because it's been closed the whole time...
Zero: True, but then there's power --
X: No severed energy lines...
Zero: Okay, so it's not THAT suspicious... but I still think that SOMEONE's working out of here... it HAS to be Sigma!
X: No, Zero... I killed him, once and for all... the only threat maybe is Wily... depending on where he is.
Zero: Whatever you say X, I still think that there's more to it than that... Let's just get back to the base and relax for tonight... I'm done with thinking for the day, and I hope you are too...
X: Well then, let's go...
*X and Zero make it back to the base, and report their findings to Alia, only to find out that there were several other disturbances while they were gone, in several quadrants of the world... they had been busy trying to determine the source, and several other dangers occured*
Alia: Next time... keep your communicators on!
Zero: We had them on the whole time... they didn't go off!
X: Yeah, the only thing I could think of, is if there was some sort of device in there that we overlooked...
Zero: Let's go back in the morning and check... I need a little rest after a small encounter like that... I'll be back in a couple of hours... you should get rest too if you need it X.
X: Yeah, I will, but not now, I'll stick here and help Alia.
Zero: Alright, well, seeya later!
*Zero leaves the main control room with Alia and X looking over the lay of the land, as well as some of the pictures they had taken while in the cavern where Sigma once took residence.*
Alia: All I can think of is some sort of jamming device, that's the only way the communicators could have not received out transmissions.
X: Well, we'll have to look again later... and this time... instead, we might just blast the place to bits so no one can use it again.
Alia: That sounds like a better idea, and at the same time, it'll save you alot of resources and effort. Well, I think I should rest for a bit, my head's been working overtime, and I need to shut down for some.
X: Okay... well, I guess I'll go too, see you in a few!
*X and Alia walk their respective ways to their own rooms, Alia reaches her room first because it's right outside the control room, shutting down before X reaches his door. X opens his door slowly and slumps down in a chair, taking off his helmet, he rubs his temples with one hand as he thinks through what could've happened today. He soon after falls asleep in the chair, just resting for the next day to come.*
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What was in that cavern? Is Sigma still alive? Is Wily behind this whole plot? Is Wily actually alive? Find out in the next installment.