Chapter 5: Operation EX
"I see you aren't in your best condition today, Zero. Did you entertain yourself with my little trap?" said Shadow, with a confident grin. "That thing was yours?!" yelled Zero in anger and pain. "Well.what?!" shouted Shadow as he looked at the cylinder bottle with horrified eyes, "Where did you find that? Answer me!" "It fell out of the trash you call a trap, after I destroyed it," replied Zero, as if he just did something heroic. "Give me that Power-up, or I'll kill you, here and now!" shouted Shadow, with his hand sticking out for the cylinder now known as a Power-up. At about that time Shadow, realized what he just did, and tried to grab the Power-up. But Zero quickly moved the Power-up out of Shadow's reach and took out his Saber. "Thanks for the info," said Zero. "Here goes my last hope," he thought. He stood up, threw the Power-up into the air and with his last bits of energy, speared his Saber into it. With an exceptionally loud explosion, the Power-up's liquid came showering over Zero. Once again in horror, Shadow watched as the Power-up began taking effect into Zero. Zero felt stronger with each second that passed by, he could feel his wounds healing slowly but surely. Finally, Shadow had an idea; he took out his Sword and ran right for Zero, stabbing him through where the heart would be. But Zero didn't even feel it. And with one burst of light, the Power- ups true effects started to take place, these that were even more painful.
Zero's head felt like it were being ripped apart, almost like when he was destroying the fan, but this time it felt worse. Then, he felt like his whole body was exploding, and to him it wouldn't be surprising if it did, he began getting the temptation to kill himself. He didn't want any more pain, he wanted death. Finally, the pain started to cease, and the light began to disappear. Zero felt relief, while Shadow looked awestruck. "Hehe, Hehehe, Ahahahaha! This is the Power-up? What kind of Power-up is that? More of a Power-down!" laughed Shadow. But, Zero felt stronger, and just said, "No, that was gay. You'll have to die for that." Shadow was surprised by Zero's new tone of voice, and hearing him gave him a quick shudder. He thought, "What? What is this feeling? Is this.no it can't be. I don't experience such things." He got his Sword ready to attack, while Zero caught his Saber, right when it was about to hit the ground; it too felt stronger than ever.
While Shadow ran towards Zero, Zero was examining the Saber. Right when Shadow was about to attack him, Zero effortlessly slashed him. Shadow forgot about everything. He forgot about attacking Zero, he forgot about his objective, and he forgot about life; all he could think about was the pain that shot through him. Shadow couldn't believe it, the battle barely started and he now had no choice but to escape to safety, to heal himself. Zero looked at Shadow in amazement, and found him lying on the ground, covering the huge scar Zero gave him through most of his chest. Zero felt a need to kill him, a merciless need to finish him off, in the most painful way. He remembered Sigma, hanging on the ceiling. He remembered how he almost died in that trap. Shadow looked at Zero in horror, expecting him to kill him any second. He tried to teleport, but it wasn't working. Just when Zero was about to slash his head off, Shadow's teleportation device miraculously began working again, and he teleported off. Zero looked at his Saber in disappointment, and remembered about his mission to destroy the factory, and he did it with ease. When he was finally ready to teleport off, he realized he didn't find out why Shadow thought the Power-up didn't work. He looked at himself and couldn't believe his eyes. He wasn't a Reploid! He was a Human! He just stood there, looking at his hands, he was wearing gloves, and his armor wasn't red, he was wearing dark clothes (A drawing of Zero EX is posted on my website: Jaggid1x.tripod.com, in the fanfiction section). He finally decided to teleport to the Hunter Base, if he even could. To his amazement he still had that ability, and teleported off.
"I see you aren't in your best condition today, Zero. Did you entertain yourself with my little trap?" said Shadow, with a confident grin. "That thing was yours?!" yelled Zero in anger and pain. "Well.what?!" shouted Shadow as he looked at the cylinder bottle with horrified eyes, "Where did you find that? Answer me!" "It fell out of the trash you call a trap, after I destroyed it," replied Zero, as if he just did something heroic. "Give me that Power-up, or I'll kill you, here and now!" shouted Shadow, with his hand sticking out for the cylinder now known as a Power-up. At about that time Shadow, realized what he just did, and tried to grab the Power-up. But Zero quickly moved the Power-up out of Shadow's reach and took out his Saber. "Thanks for the info," said Zero. "Here goes my last hope," he thought. He stood up, threw the Power-up into the air and with his last bits of energy, speared his Saber into it. With an exceptionally loud explosion, the Power-up's liquid came showering over Zero. Once again in horror, Shadow watched as the Power-up began taking effect into Zero. Zero felt stronger with each second that passed by, he could feel his wounds healing slowly but surely. Finally, Shadow had an idea; he took out his Sword and ran right for Zero, stabbing him through where the heart would be. But Zero didn't even feel it. And with one burst of light, the Power- ups true effects started to take place, these that were even more painful.
Zero's head felt like it were being ripped apart, almost like when he was destroying the fan, but this time it felt worse. Then, he felt like his whole body was exploding, and to him it wouldn't be surprising if it did, he began getting the temptation to kill himself. He didn't want any more pain, he wanted death. Finally, the pain started to cease, and the light began to disappear. Zero felt relief, while Shadow looked awestruck. "Hehe, Hehehe, Ahahahaha! This is the Power-up? What kind of Power-up is that? More of a Power-down!" laughed Shadow. But, Zero felt stronger, and just said, "No, that was gay. You'll have to die for that." Shadow was surprised by Zero's new tone of voice, and hearing him gave him a quick shudder. He thought, "What? What is this feeling? Is this.no it can't be. I don't experience such things." He got his Sword ready to attack, while Zero caught his Saber, right when it was about to hit the ground; it too felt stronger than ever.
While Shadow ran towards Zero, Zero was examining the Saber. Right when Shadow was about to attack him, Zero effortlessly slashed him. Shadow forgot about everything. He forgot about attacking Zero, he forgot about his objective, and he forgot about life; all he could think about was the pain that shot through him. Shadow couldn't believe it, the battle barely started and he now had no choice but to escape to safety, to heal himself. Zero looked at Shadow in amazement, and found him lying on the ground, covering the huge scar Zero gave him through most of his chest. Zero felt a need to kill him, a merciless need to finish him off, in the most painful way. He remembered Sigma, hanging on the ceiling. He remembered how he almost died in that trap. Shadow looked at Zero in horror, expecting him to kill him any second. He tried to teleport, but it wasn't working. Just when Zero was about to slash his head off, Shadow's teleportation device miraculously began working again, and he teleported off. Zero looked at his Saber in disappointment, and remembered about his mission to destroy the factory, and he did it with ease. When he was finally ready to teleport off, he realized he didn't find out why Shadow thought the Power-up didn't work. He looked at himself and couldn't believe his eyes. He wasn't a Reploid! He was a Human! He just stood there, looking at his hands, he was wearing gloves, and his armor wasn't red, he was wearing dark clothes (A drawing of Zero EX is posted on my website: Jaggid1x.tripod.com, in the fanfiction section). He finally decided to teleport to the Hunter Base, if he even could. To his amazement he still had that ability, and teleported off.