Chapter 6: Virus EX
"Zero!" said the shocked X, "What the hell happened to you?" "I.I don't know," said the equally shocked Zero, "I have to go see Pick." Zero left off into the well-conditioned room of Pick. "I just remembered Pick is a human. It feels so good and cool in here, I can sense temperature even better than before," thought Zero. "Hmm? May I help you?" said Pick; not noticing the person was Zero. "Pick! It's me, Zero," said, the desperate for answers, Zero. "Huh? Your name is Zero? Welcome to the Maverick Hunter Base, I guess. You have a remarkable resemblance to a high class Hunter we have here, you even have the same name," said Pick, amazed by the coincidence. The not very patient, though quite flattered, Zero said in disappointment, "It is Zero! Pick, I think a Power-up I took turned me into a Human!" "Zero? It sounds like you, but.I told you not to take Power-ups that weren't checked by our scientists!" said Pick quite disappointed in Zero's disobedience. "I had no choice, Shadow was about to kill me!" said Zero. "(Sigh) Very well, let me see what I can do," said Pick, "If you are Human, you would have Human blood cells in you. This may hurt," said Pick as he stuck a needle in Zero's arm and took out blood. "What? But how can a Reploid become Human from a Power-up?" said Pick, as he took out the syringe. "I'll examine this blood, you can go run off somewhere, this may take a while," said the fascinated Pick.
Zero left the cool room into the not as cool hallway, and ran into X. Feeling the cold metal on X, Zero backed up. "Oh, sorry X," said Zero. "Uh, it's ok.Zero," said X, still quite shocked by Zero's new appearance, "How did you get turned into this?" Zero explained everything to X, and X was still pretty confused. Zero explained more, until X finally understood. "So you met Shadow again huh? But if you're Human, how were you able to beat him so easily?" said X, thinking Zero exaggerated a bit again. "I don't know, it's weird. I still feel like if I'm stronger than before. Like if the Power-up was actually a really good idea after all. Well, it did save my life," said Zero. "Uh-huh," said the suspicious X. "Pick is testing the blood sample he got out of me. How can Human's actually allow other people to do that to them?" said Zero. "You better get some rest. You're probably all worn out from the fight and Pick taking that blood sample out of you," said X, finally. "Yeah, your right. Well, see ya tomorrow," said Zero. "Later," said X.
"Hahahaha! Ahahahahahaha!" said a distant voice. "What? W?" said Zero, back in the darkness. "Yes, and it's about time you got it right too!" said W, "How do you like your new look? Ahahahaha!" "You? This is.Operation EX?" asked Zero. "No, stupid! Operation EX is the process of getting the Power- up and Virus EX into you," explained W. "What!?!? You put a virus into me!? But why!?" asked the horrified Zero. "Hahahaha! As you sleep, the virus will begin taking effect on you, Operation EX is working perfectly!" laughed W, "Soon you will become unstoppable, and you may even be able to stand up to Omega!" "No! Wake up! Damnit! Wake up! Why can't I wake?" yelled Zero in frustration. "I'm making sure you don't wake up. I want Virus EX to take full effect on you!" said W, "Soon! My Project will be complete! You, Zero, are my subject. Project Zero EX! The Legendary Human- Reploid! The Unstoppable Human-Reploid! Ahahahaha!" "But what does the virus do?!?!" yelled out Zero. "Ah! Virus EX, will take control of you. You have already experienced it, when you took time to examine your Saber. You rested from the pain, it made you mad, furious, and beyond that, extremely powerful!" said the crazed voice, "Now, it is done. Do your work!" "No! Wait! You can't do this! Waaaiiit!" yelled Zero, soon to be named Zero EX. "Ahahahaha!" laughed the fading voice of W.
"So, X. what's up with Zero? I heard rumors all over the place. Someone said Zero got turned into a Maverick, is that true?" asked Axl. When X heard this he came to a sudden stop. Why did he never think of this? Zero, a Maverick! Is it possible that Zero has returned to his old traits of harming the innocent? X tried his best to shake off the idea, but he simply couldn't. "I.I don't know," he finally said, "But he definitely doesn't seem the same." X agreed to show Axl Zero's new status, and led him off to Zero's room. Soon after, Pick ran from behind them. "X! Axl!" he yelled, "X you will never believe this." "What's up?" X said, with a sudden feeling of caution. "X, Axl!" Pick said. "Spill it already!" shouted Axl in curiosity. "Zero. Zero's blood," said Pick, out of breath. "Calm down and tell us slowly," said X, quite shocked in Pick's behavior. Pick usually has a cool, suave personality, even in huge occasions. This didn't seem to be the case. Pick took a deep breath, and after a short pause he continued. "Zero's blood is Human," said Pick. "What?" Axl said in disbelief. While X, in a way, wasn't as surprised as Axl. He thought Zero may have actually become a Human far before, and he didn't see why Pick was so excited over this. "But that's not it!" Pick continued, "Zero also has abnormal blood cells." "You mean Zero has that AIDS virus I hear so much about from the Humans?" said Axl, almost happily. "No, nothing like that," said Pick, "These types of blood cells I've never heard of before. They seem to be half Human and half machine. But these new blood cells act differently from any human cells. I placed a test Human virus into it, and the blood cells did away with it like nothing. I tried much rarer and deadlier viruses but all of them turn to air." Both X and Axl looked at Pick quizzically. It was obvious the Reploids didn't get shit of what Pick just said, and it seemed that Pick didn't even notice.
Neither of the Reploids thought of saying something to Pick, until X finally remembered something Pick said. "You put a virus into Zero!" shouted X. "No, I put his blood in a tray, and in a computer I have, and looked at his blood from there," said Pick, regaining his cool act. "Oh, sorry," said X, a bit less loud. "Anyways, the blood seems to create some sort of metallic tissue around itself. It did so, very soon after I took the blood sample from Zero. You can imagine how hard it was for me to keep on examining the blood. The skin it formed is pretty hard to penetrate, imagine how it works on Zero," said Pick, still not noticing how close he was to practically talking to a wall. X seemed to have a sudden urge to slap Pick across the face, but he tried to hold it back. "Anyways. Can you get to the point?" said Axl. "Oh, right. Seems Zero is half Human and half Reploid. Except, his power is beyond that. Probably, half Human half Super- Reploid!" said Pick finally, "But the cells also have a different type of shape. I tried to see into one of the cells but I simply couldn't penetrate it. I need a type of acid, but the whole base doesn't have a drop." "Now that, I get!" said Axl, almost a bit corny. Pick finally realized what he was doing and suddenly had a desire to slap himself. "We have to find Zero, fast!"
"Zero!" said the shocked X, "What the hell happened to you?" "I.I don't know," said the equally shocked Zero, "I have to go see Pick." Zero left off into the well-conditioned room of Pick. "I just remembered Pick is a human. It feels so good and cool in here, I can sense temperature even better than before," thought Zero. "Hmm? May I help you?" said Pick; not noticing the person was Zero. "Pick! It's me, Zero," said, the desperate for answers, Zero. "Huh? Your name is Zero? Welcome to the Maverick Hunter Base, I guess. You have a remarkable resemblance to a high class Hunter we have here, you even have the same name," said Pick, amazed by the coincidence. The not very patient, though quite flattered, Zero said in disappointment, "It is Zero! Pick, I think a Power-up I took turned me into a Human!" "Zero? It sounds like you, but.I told you not to take Power-ups that weren't checked by our scientists!" said Pick quite disappointed in Zero's disobedience. "I had no choice, Shadow was about to kill me!" said Zero. "(Sigh) Very well, let me see what I can do," said Pick, "If you are Human, you would have Human blood cells in you. This may hurt," said Pick as he stuck a needle in Zero's arm and took out blood. "What? But how can a Reploid become Human from a Power-up?" said Pick, as he took out the syringe. "I'll examine this blood, you can go run off somewhere, this may take a while," said the fascinated Pick.
Zero left the cool room into the not as cool hallway, and ran into X. Feeling the cold metal on X, Zero backed up. "Oh, sorry X," said Zero. "Uh, it's ok.Zero," said X, still quite shocked by Zero's new appearance, "How did you get turned into this?" Zero explained everything to X, and X was still pretty confused. Zero explained more, until X finally understood. "So you met Shadow again huh? But if you're Human, how were you able to beat him so easily?" said X, thinking Zero exaggerated a bit again. "I don't know, it's weird. I still feel like if I'm stronger than before. Like if the Power-up was actually a really good idea after all. Well, it did save my life," said Zero. "Uh-huh," said the suspicious X. "Pick is testing the blood sample he got out of me. How can Human's actually allow other people to do that to them?" said Zero. "You better get some rest. You're probably all worn out from the fight and Pick taking that blood sample out of you," said X, finally. "Yeah, your right. Well, see ya tomorrow," said Zero. "Later," said X.
"Hahahaha! Ahahahahahaha!" said a distant voice. "What? W?" said Zero, back in the darkness. "Yes, and it's about time you got it right too!" said W, "How do you like your new look? Ahahahaha!" "You? This is.Operation EX?" asked Zero. "No, stupid! Operation EX is the process of getting the Power- up and Virus EX into you," explained W. "What!?!? You put a virus into me!? But why!?" asked the horrified Zero. "Hahahaha! As you sleep, the virus will begin taking effect on you, Operation EX is working perfectly!" laughed W, "Soon you will become unstoppable, and you may even be able to stand up to Omega!" "No! Wake up! Damnit! Wake up! Why can't I wake?" yelled Zero in frustration. "I'm making sure you don't wake up. I want Virus EX to take full effect on you!" said W, "Soon! My Project will be complete! You, Zero, are my subject. Project Zero EX! The Legendary Human- Reploid! The Unstoppable Human-Reploid! Ahahahaha!" "But what does the virus do?!?!" yelled out Zero. "Ah! Virus EX, will take control of you. You have already experienced it, when you took time to examine your Saber. You rested from the pain, it made you mad, furious, and beyond that, extremely powerful!" said the crazed voice, "Now, it is done. Do your work!" "No! Wait! You can't do this! Waaaiiit!" yelled Zero, soon to be named Zero EX. "Ahahahaha!" laughed the fading voice of W.
"So, X. what's up with Zero? I heard rumors all over the place. Someone said Zero got turned into a Maverick, is that true?" asked Axl. When X heard this he came to a sudden stop. Why did he never think of this? Zero, a Maverick! Is it possible that Zero has returned to his old traits of harming the innocent? X tried his best to shake off the idea, but he simply couldn't. "I.I don't know," he finally said, "But he definitely doesn't seem the same." X agreed to show Axl Zero's new status, and led him off to Zero's room. Soon after, Pick ran from behind them. "X! Axl!" he yelled, "X you will never believe this." "What's up?" X said, with a sudden feeling of caution. "X, Axl!" Pick said. "Spill it already!" shouted Axl in curiosity. "Zero. Zero's blood," said Pick, out of breath. "Calm down and tell us slowly," said X, quite shocked in Pick's behavior. Pick usually has a cool, suave personality, even in huge occasions. This didn't seem to be the case. Pick took a deep breath, and after a short pause he continued. "Zero's blood is Human," said Pick. "What?" Axl said in disbelief. While X, in a way, wasn't as surprised as Axl. He thought Zero may have actually become a Human far before, and he didn't see why Pick was so excited over this. "But that's not it!" Pick continued, "Zero also has abnormal blood cells." "You mean Zero has that AIDS virus I hear so much about from the Humans?" said Axl, almost happily. "No, nothing like that," said Pick, "These types of blood cells I've never heard of before. They seem to be half Human and half machine. But these new blood cells act differently from any human cells. I placed a test Human virus into it, and the blood cells did away with it like nothing. I tried much rarer and deadlier viruses but all of them turn to air." Both X and Axl looked at Pick quizzically. It was obvious the Reploids didn't get shit of what Pick just said, and it seemed that Pick didn't even notice.
Neither of the Reploids thought of saying something to Pick, until X finally remembered something Pick said. "You put a virus into Zero!" shouted X. "No, I put his blood in a tray, and in a computer I have, and looked at his blood from there," said Pick, regaining his cool act. "Oh, sorry," said X, a bit less loud. "Anyways, the blood seems to create some sort of metallic tissue around itself. It did so, very soon after I took the blood sample from Zero. You can imagine how hard it was for me to keep on examining the blood. The skin it formed is pretty hard to penetrate, imagine how it works on Zero," said Pick, still not noticing how close he was to practically talking to a wall. X seemed to have a sudden urge to slap Pick across the face, but he tried to hold it back. "Anyways. Can you get to the point?" said Axl. "Oh, right. Seems Zero is half Human and half Reploid. Except, his power is beyond that. Probably, half Human half Super- Reploid!" said Pick finally, "But the cells also have a different type of shape. I tried to see into one of the cells but I simply couldn't penetrate it. I need a type of acid, but the whole base doesn't have a drop." "Now that, I get!" said Axl, almost a bit corny. Pick finally realized what he was doing and suddenly had a desire to slap himself. "We have to find Zero, fast!"