"I'm sorry I took so long." Said Cerebro as she bent over and kissed Vile
on the cheek. "I ran into your sister." "Naomi was at a mall?" asked Vile
confused "Naomi hates to shop." "Well she was there with a friend and me
and her showed Naomi how much fun shopping was. Did you rest well?" Cerebro
said as she put Zero in a playpen. "Yes," Vile replied wrapping his arms
around Cerebro, "I did, and I'll feel even better when you stand still and
kiss me." Cerebro turned to Vile and kissed him. "You so in trouble
mister." Cerebro pushed him back down on the couch and kissed him again.
"CEREBRO!" hollered Greg from the front, Cerebro broke the kiss with great
regret then turned to Vile and said "Looks like I've got work to do." She
kissed him one more time then headed towards the front.
"I can't believe they would come here." Whispered Rena to Veronica, "I know the Maverick Hunters are suppose to be honorable." Veronica whispered back. Both girls watched as two hunters sat there guzzling down one beer after another. "Not all of them are respectable," said Kate as she joined the two at the couch they were sitting on. "Hey at least were getting loads of money form them and we may not even really have to work." Kate said trying to be cheerful but inside like the others she was disgusted. In the corner Kate noticed a small blue hunter who looked like he had been dragged along for this. He looks like he could use some one to talk to I think I'll go find Cerebro. She left Veronica and Rena there and went to Greg who hollered for Cerebro.
"Yes," Cerebro said as she appeared from the back room. "You see that small Hunter over there." Started Greg, "Hunter, as in Maverick Hunter." "Yes, Cerebro we know you don't like them that much but please try. He looks like he doesn't have a friend in the world." Cut in Kate. "Okay," Cerebro said then headed for the small blue hunter that was sitting all alone in the corner. X sat alone in the corner thinking "How did I get talked into coming with these guy." X looked up and saw a young woman about fifteen or sixteen approached him. She had long brown hair and blue eyes that looked strangely familiar.
"Hi." She said, "Hello," X replied softly, "I'm Mega Man..." he paused then added "X" "I'm Cerebro, pleased to meet you Mega." She sat next to X. X had no idea what to say she had called him Mega instead of X and for some reason it didn't seem wrong. "Why aren't you partying with the others?" Cerebro asked, "I.. I came because...." "He came so he could get his mind off his partner who disappeared." Shouted a Maverick Hunter from across the room. "Ignore him," Cerebro said as she shot an angry glance in the hunter who had spoken direction. "You know coming here isn't really going to get your mind off anything. Especially if some one you care for is missing. Would you mind telling me who this friend of yours that's missing is. It some times helps to talk about your problems." "Okay," X said hesitantly, and before he knew it he found himself telling her everything from when he first met Zero til right up to his disappearance. She sat there quietly, When X finished she said "You've had it hard but don't worry. Thing always get better, I should know my sister disappeared and it wasn't until recently that I found out that she's alive and well. But I do hope she will come home soon" A tear slid down her cheek, X lifted his hand and wiped the tear from her face. "As you said don't worry things will get better." She turned and smiled at him, "Your right." "WWWWWWHHHHHHHHHAAAAAA!!!!" Came a scream from the back room. "Cerebro!" hollered Greg over the cry. Cerebro ran to the back room with X on her heels. Sitting in a baby pen in the back room was Zero. Cerebro scooped him up in her arms and began to talk soothingly to him. "Zeno what's wrong, please honey calm down. Mommy's here, ssshhh, mommy's here, ssshhh, child I'm here." She rocked Zero back and forth. "Who is this?" asked X. Cerebro held the baby out for him to see. "This is my son Zeno." She said softly still slightly rocking the baby. "He's so cute." X said reaching out to stroke Zeno hair. "X it's me Zero! "Zero silently pleaded. "He seemed to have clam down. Would you like to hold him?" she asked X. "Can I?" "Yes, sit right here next to me." Said Cerebro, as she patted the spot next to her. X sat next to her and smiled as she put the baby in his arms. "He's so adorable." Said X as he gently rocked Zeno back and forth.
"Cerebro!" called some one from down the hall. "Who's that?" asked X. "My boyfriend." Said Cerebro as she headed down the hall. "What is he doing here?" asked Vile as he watched X talking to Cerebro. "Yes," said Cerebro, "Why is he here?" "He came here with some friends, and don't worry he isn't going to stay that long. So just stay back here until he leaves unless you'd like another pounding." "NO!" Vile said quickly, "Then stay back here and be quiet." She said then headed towards the kitchen. "And where are you going?" "To get Zeno's bottle. Why didn't you get him when he started crying?" Cerebro replied. "I was then I saw X with you and hide for my life. I knew he wouldn't harm the baby." Vile then turned on heel and disappeared in to Cerebro's room. She watched as he left and smiled. While back in the main back room
X sat holding Zero wondering where Cerebro had gone to. "Wonder where your mother went to?" he asked Zero. "She's not my mother idiot can't you tell it's me. Why can't you get the point?" "I'm back, sorry I took so long." Cerebro said as she handed X the bottle. "Gently hold Zeno's head up and then put the bottle up to his mouth." X did as he was told and then gently put the bottle in Zeno's mouth. "Hungry aren't ya." He said smiling as Zeno began to drink from the bottle. "Speaking of being hungry would you like some tea and some thing to eat." Cerebro asked, X looked up from feeding Zeno. "Yes, thank-you." He replied, and watched her head back towards the kitchen.
Suddenly an explosion rocked the building and X heard screams from the front. "Cerebro!" X called out heading towards the kitchen where she was, but the roof in front of him began to collapse. He then headed for the front holding Zeno tight. "Hold on, Zeno." X said to the baby, as he ran to the front and came face to face with "VILE!" he shouted as he saw Vile- cradling Cerebro in his arms there was blood dripping down her face. "WE have to get out." Was all Vile said before heading for the front door. X didn't argue, he ran past Vile and out the door as soon as he got out he realize that the door had collapsed in behind him and Vile and Cerebro were still in there. "CEREBRO!" he screamed, but to no avail he watched as the building went up in smoke. "Sissy," he heard a little girl not far from him say, then she burst out crying. "NO!" cried Zero "She was like a real mother to me she doesn't deserve to die like that." Lying in X's arms Zero started crying, X gently rocked back and forth trying to clam the baby but tears were stinging his own face.
"I can't believe they would come here." Whispered Rena to Veronica, "I know the Maverick Hunters are suppose to be honorable." Veronica whispered back. Both girls watched as two hunters sat there guzzling down one beer after another. "Not all of them are respectable," said Kate as she joined the two at the couch they were sitting on. "Hey at least were getting loads of money form them and we may not even really have to work." Kate said trying to be cheerful but inside like the others she was disgusted. In the corner Kate noticed a small blue hunter who looked like he had been dragged along for this. He looks like he could use some one to talk to I think I'll go find Cerebro. She left Veronica and Rena there and went to Greg who hollered for Cerebro.
"Yes," Cerebro said as she appeared from the back room. "You see that small Hunter over there." Started Greg, "Hunter, as in Maverick Hunter." "Yes, Cerebro we know you don't like them that much but please try. He looks like he doesn't have a friend in the world." Cut in Kate. "Okay," Cerebro said then headed for the small blue hunter that was sitting all alone in the corner. X sat alone in the corner thinking "How did I get talked into coming with these guy." X looked up and saw a young woman about fifteen or sixteen approached him. She had long brown hair and blue eyes that looked strangely familiar.
"Hi." She said, "Hello," X replied softly, "I'm Mega Man..." he paused then added "X" "I'm Cerebro, pleased to meet you Mega." She sat next to X. X had no idea what to say she had called him Mega instead of X and for some reason it didn't seem wrong. "Why aren't you partying with the others?" Cerebro asked, "I.. I came because...." "He came so he could get his mind off his partner who disappeared." Shouted a Maverick Hunter from across the room. "Ignore him," Cerebro said as she shot an angry glance in the hunter who had spoken direction. "You know coming here isn't really going to get your mind off anything. Especially if some one you care for is missing. Would you mind telling me who this friend of yours that's missing is. It some times helps to talk about your problems." "Okay," X said hesitantly, and before he knew it he found himself telling her everything from when he first met Zero til right up to his disappearance. She sat there quietly, When X finished she said "You've had it hard but don't worry. Thing always get better, I should know my sister disappeared and it wasn't until recently that I found out that she's alive and well. But I do hope she will come home soon" A tear slid down her cheek, X lifted his hand and wiped the tear from her face. "As you said don't worry things will get better." She turned and smiled at him, "Your right." "WWWWWWHHHHHHHHHAAAAAA!!!!" Came a scream from the back room. "Cerebro!" hollered Greg over the cry. Cerebro ran to the back room with X on her heels. Sitting in a baby pen in the back room was Zero. Cerebro scooped him up in her arms and began to talk soothingly to him. "Zeno what's wrong, please honey calm down. Mommy's here, ssshhh, mommy's here, ssshhh, child I'm here." She rocked Zero back and forth. "Who is this?" asked X. Cerebro held the baby out for him to see. "This is my son Zeno." She said softly still slightly rocking the baby. "He's so cute." X said reaching out to stroke Zeno hair. "X it's me Zero! "Zero silently pleaded. "He seemed to have clam down. Would you like to hold him?" she asked X. "Can I?" "Yes, sit right here next to me." Said Cerebro, as she patted the spot next to her. X sat next to her and smiled as she put the baby in his arms. "He's so adorable." Said X as he gently rocked Zeno back and forth.
"Cerebro!" called some one from down the hall. "Who's that?" asked X. "My boyfriend." Said Cerebro as she headed down the hall. "What is he doing here?" asked Vile as he watched X talking to Cerebro. "Yes," said Cerebro, "Why is he here?" "He came here with some friends, and don't worry he isn't going to stay that long. So just stay back here until he leaves unless you'd like another pounding." "NO!" Vile said quickly, "Then stay back here and be quiet." She said then headed towards the kitchen. "And where are you going?" "To get Zeno's bottle. Why didn't you get him when he started crying?" Cerebro replied. "I was then I saw X with you and hide for my life. I knew he wouldn't harm the baby." Vile then turned on heel and disappeared in to Cerebro's room. She watched as he left and smiled. While back in the main back room
X sat holding Zero wondering where Cerebro had gone to. "Wonder where your mother went to?" he asked Zero. "She's not my mother idiot can't you tell it's me. Why can't you get the point?" "I'm back, sorry I took so long." Cerebro said as she handed X the bottle. "Gently hold Zeno's head up and then put the bottle up to his mouth." X did as he was told and then gently put the bottle in Zeno's mouth. "Hungry aren't ya." He said smiling as Zeno began to drink from the bottle. "Speaking of being hungry would you like some tea and some thing to eat." Cerebro asked, X looked up from feeding Zeno. "Yes, thank-you." He replied, and watched her head back towards the kitchen.
Suddenly an explosion rocked the building and X heard screams from the front. "Cerebro!" X called out heading towards the kitchen where she was, but the roof in front of him began to collapse. He then headed for the front holding Zeno tight. "Hold on, Zeno." X said to the baby, as he ran to the front and came face to face with "VILE!" he shouted as he saw Vile- cradling Cerebro in his arms there was blood dripping down her face. "WE have to get out." Was all Vile said before heading for the front door. X didn't argue, he ran past Vile and out the door as soon as he got out he realize that the door had collapsed in behind him and Vile and Cerebro were still in there. "CEREBRO!" he screamed, but to no avail he watched as the building went up in smoke. "Sissy," he heard a little girl not far from him say, then she burst out crying. "NO!" cried Zero "She was like a real mother to me she doesn't deserve to die like that." Lying in X's arms Zero started crying, X gently rocked back and forth trying to clam the baby but tears were stinging his own face.