Megaman Zero,episode 9: Escape from the sands of death
*Opening sequence*
Seth: I escaped from Neo Arcadia with my friends,but our plane was shot down over the desert. I thought they were dead...turns out I was only half right. Somehow,they were turned into zombies & tried to kill me & my new friend,Stocchu the cyber elf. Stocchu used his power of time freezing to immobilize them so I could...allow them to rest,but somehow,our commander,Buck was able to resist...
Zero came looking for the wreckage & found more zombies,& a squad of insect like cyber elves. Zero came & stopped the zombie Buck & saved me but just then,this creepy looking dog-guy came out of the sand & brought even more zombie-bots with him. This is going to be bad...
*Zero,Beesus & Beehoney ready their weapons as the Necrodrones close in. Anubis floats above,laughing.*
Anubis: Hahaha! Do your worst. You cannot kill that which is already dead!
Zero: That may be...*Swings his sword at a Necrodrone,cutting it in half* But that's not to say you can't cut them to ribbons! KYAAAAAAAAA!!!!
Beesus & Beehoney: BZZZZZZZZZ!!!!*Fly up & start pelting the Necrodrones with gunfire*
*Zero slices through the swarm of zombies. One of them grabs his neck,but Zero yanks him off & tosses him into more zombies. Meanwhile,Seth is on top of the wrecked plane,shooting at the Necrodrones who are trying to climb up & get him*
Seth: Umm...li'l help here?
Zero: *Shoots a Necrodrone's legs off* Beesus,Beehoney! Go help that guy!
Besus & Beehoney: Zzzzzir,yezzz,Zzzzzir!*They fly to the crashsite*
Seth: Woah! Who're you guys?
Beesus: Lt.Beezzzuzzz,reporting for duty!
Beehoney: Private firzzzt clazzzz,Beehoney,ready for action!
Seth: Well,what are you waiting for? Start shooting!
*Seth & the bees blast the Necrodrones away*
Anubis: Fools...I have a virtually limitless supply of Necrodrones lying in wait for me beneath these sands of death! For each of my zombies you kill I will send one hundred more!!! You acursed little imp! Do you really think you can oppose the god of DEATH?!!! I will-YEOWCH!!!!!!(Looks down at the triple rod jammed in his groin* AAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Zero: Ouch...you know,if you were paying attention instead of being so godawful annoying,maybe that wouldn't have happened.
Anubis: Ghkghkghg...
Zero: See,if you wanna be creepy & I can tell you do,you've gotta be more silent,you know? I think that...uh oh...
*More Necrodrones move in on Zero. Zero pulls the rod out of Anubis & sticks them. Anubis turns to sand & sinks into a dune*
Zero: How did he...AAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!
*A huge,spiked pillar comes up out of the sand under Zero,spearing him through the gut*
Zero: GAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!!!!!!!!!
*Beezus sees Zero getting stuck from the crashsite*
Beezus: Zzzzzzzzir! No!!!
Seth: Hey! Come back here! There are still more-*A Necrodrone grabs him*-ZOMBIES!!!
Zero*lying on the sand with a gaping hole in his torso*: Ugh...it can't be...over...not...over...*passes out*
*Meanwhile,somewhere far away there is a green field. Nearby is the edge of a huge construction site. A young,dark haired reploid in blue stands in the field. A butterfly flutters by him & he chases it.*
Blue kid: Hey! C'mere,you! Heheheh! Hey Mom! Come & look at this!
*A young woman wearing an outfit identical to Ciel's,except blue steps out from the construction area. The sun is behind her & her face is obscured by the glare.*
Mother: What is it,honey?
Blue kid: It's a butterfly! I've never seen a real live one before. It's so pretty.
Mother: It is,isn't it? Look,it's landing on that flower.
*The butterfly lands on the flower & the blue boy walks up to it.*
Blue kid: Wow...it's wings are so...
*Just then,a praying mantis comes out of the grass,catches the butterfly in its claw,devours it & flies away.*
Blue kid: Awwww,man! Why'd that other bug do that?
Mother: It's their nature. It is a shame,though...how things of beauty can be so easily destroyed.
Blue kid: It's...it's not fair! I...I hate that green monster! I'll...I'll...
*The blue bot finds another mantis in the grass & squishes it.(Rather blatant metaphor,no?)*
Mother: Why did you do that?
Blue kid: Because they're bad! They...I was just being a hero!
Mother: That's not the proper way to be a hero. Do you know what a hero does?
Blue kid: Uh...
Mother: A hero is someone who protects the innocent,but there's more to it than that.
Blue kid: There is?
Mother: A true hero does whatever they can to protect the proper order of things. You have to make sure that everything is as it should be. You know what that means?
Blue kid: I...uh...
Mother: You don't,do you? That's ok,because your superiors do. And that is why you should never,ever question them & you especially should not waste their money on some hairbrained scheme,you little piece of-
Blue kid: Mom?
Mother: For all your power you're not very smart are you,"X"?
X: What? What is...
*The mother turns around & her face is revealed as the black silhouetted face & glowing eyes of a Neo Arcadia high executive.*
NA Boss: Fool.
X: No! What are you-GAH!!!
*The exec kicks X in the head,sending him to the ground. When X gets up,he's in his current form,inside a burning building of some sort,with explosions all around. Ciel is on the other side of a collapsed structure,screaming as some X-drones move towards her. Milan & another soldier try to pull her back.*
Ciel: X!!! I was wrong about everything! Please don't do this!
X: ...
Ciel: Please! Help me! Call them off,X! You don't understand!
X:...
Ciel: This isn't right! They lied to you,X! They lied to all of us! Please...
X: ...I thought you were a butterfly...but you're not,are you? ARE YOU?!!!
Ciel: X!!!
X: Goodbye...
Ciel: X!!! Wake up,X! Wake up,my friend!
X: What?!
*X wakes up. He's actually in a small,dark room,strapped down to a chair,with painful looking cables & wires protruding from all over his head & body. A shadowy figure with glowing red eyes stands before him.*
X: What...where am I?
???: Free. Free to continue our work,as am I. It it time for you to return,Master X.*Vanishes*
X: You...*notices the connectors sticking into his body*...GRAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!
*X breaks free of his bonds,tears the cables out & storms out of the room. In the shadows,the red eyes still glow.*
*Meanwhile,back in the desert,Seth is struggling to get free of the zombie-bot.*
Seth: Get offa me! *Seth thrashes around & the zombie crumbles to pieces & falls* Woah!
*All the other Necrodrones around similarly fall to bits.*
Beehoney: What juzzzt happened? Are they...
Seth: They were already dead...but yeah,I think so. What happened to the doggy-dude? What about the red guy?
Beezus*from across the dune*: Hey! I need help here! We have wounded!
*Seth & Beehoney rush across the sand to find Zero & Beezus*
Zero*lying on the ground with a hole in his abdomen*: Damn...damn,damn,damn...
Seth: Oh no!
Beehoney: What'll we do?!
Seth: I...I know! The planewreck! It was a cargo aircraft! Mabye it has something that can help him!
Bezus: Zzzzzoundzzzz good! Go for it! I think we're loozzzzing him.
*Seth runs back to the plane while the bee elves hover over Zero.*
Zero: Where...where did that bastard go? I'll...
Beezus: I didn't zzzee.
*Seth returns from the wreck carrying several boxes.*
Seth: I found some recharge capsules & some energeon. Also,I found this.
Zero: Wha...what?
*Seth produces 2 cyber elf containers*
Seth: I think they're nurse elves. They can help you.
*The nurse elves emerge from their containers*
Gireff: Hi! I'm Gireff! Oh dear! You've been hurt very badly!
Zero: Gee...you...think?
Motolar: Oh,don't mind her. She's a moron. I'm Motolar. I'd like to help you,but I'm afraid it isn't within my power at the moment. Gireff,help this reploid.
Gireff: Okeedokee!*turns into energy & enters Zero,causing his gaping wound to partially heal*
Zero: Hey that feels...OW! It still hurts...just not as much.
Motolar: Sorry about that. Gireff wasn't very powerful. I'm sure I could heal you back to full strength,except that my ability has certain limitations...
Beesus: What? Field medic Motolar,I want an explaination!
Motolar: Very well. I am an energy converter. I absorb enemy plasma shot fire & turn it into healing energy. Since there seem to be no enemy units in the vacinity,I'm pretty useless at the moment. I'm sorry.
Zero: Don't worry about it. I'm sure these recharge capsules will be enough.*Absorbs recharge capsule(Not quite sure what this is supposed to look like)*
Seth: I'll have some of that,too.
Motolar: Umm...say,what happened to the other Cyber elves on that aircraft?
Zero: There were others?
Motolar: There were 4 of us. Gireff,Myself,a hacker elf called Stocchu-
Seth: I used him.
Motolar: Oh,ok. The other was another nurse named Lippie. Did you find her?
Seth: No. You were the only ones there. I checked.
Motolar: Oh dear...
Zero: Where could she have gone?
Seth: Hmm...we'd better go back to the plane & check.
*Zero,Seth,Beesus,Beehoney & Motolar run back to the planecrash. It's very dark inside & there's sand all over the floor*
Zero: No sign of any other cyber elves.
Seth: Hmm...
Zero: What is it?
Seth: I just noticed...it wasn't this sandy in here before.
Zero: Sand...oh no.
Beehoney: What izzz it,Zzzir?
Zero: The sand! That Anubis freak turned into sand & dissapeared! I bet he slipped in here & grabbed the elf while...uh...who're you again?
Seth: Seth.
Zero: Seth & the bees were fighting the zombies.
Motolar: We have to find her!
Zero: Alright. Just let me report in,first. *activates comlink* This is Big Red to Sandcastle. Do you read me? Over.
Adam: We read you loud & clear,Big Red. What is your status? Over.
Zero: Plane crash confirmed. Over.
Adam: Survivors?
Zero: Roger. One reploid,3 cyber elves. One I already used,another presumed captured. There is a Neo Arcadian hunter in the area.
Adam: What? Where?
Zero: Not sure. He slipped away before I could finish him off.
Adam: Should I send for backup?
Zero: No,too risky. I can handle him myself. I just need to find him. Plus,there's his special ability...
Adam: What?
Zero: He has the power to somehow reanimate nonfuntioning robots into zombies. So,you can see why I want to minimize the chances of casualties.
Adam: Of...of course. Um...good luck. Please try not to get killed,for all our sakes.
Zero: Will do. Over & Out.
Seth: So...what now?
Zero: Not sure. Beesus,you've had experiance with desert combat,right? Do you have any useful information for us?
Beesus: Zzzorry to dizzzapoint,Zzzzir. All my experiance is with fighting foes above the dezzzzert. Thizzzz hunter zzzeemzzz to be moving around below ground. I zzzzuppozzze all we can do izzzz wait for zzzome zzzzign of him.
Motolar: What about Lippie? If that hunter...
Seth: Don't worry. He wont.
Motolar: How do you know?
Seth: I used to work in Neo Arcadia. I've even transported cyber elves before. I know the policy on them.
Zero: Which is?
Seth: Any cyber elves captured in the field must be handed over to the armory. They decide who gets them there. He'd be taking her back to base,but not yet. He seemed pretty adament about destroying us. He'll be staying in the desert for a while yet. I'd be willing to bet good Zenny we'll see him again.
Zero: Hmm. You're pretty sharp.
Seth: Well,you pick stuff up.
Zero: If he really is still out here,we just have to wait him out.
Beehoney: Umm...how long?
Zero: However long it takes. Anybody know any good campfire stories?
All: Awwww!!!
*Nightime in the desert. Zero,Seth,Besus,Beehoney & Motolar are sitting around a campfire. Beesus & Beehoney seem to be trying to chat up Motolar."
Zero: It's amazing...they're so much like us.
Seth: Who?
Zero: The cyber elves. I'm starting to feel bad about all those ones I used...
Seth: They don't seem to mind,though. I think it's just another change they feel they have to go through. We all go through changes...you should know,Zero.
Zero: Yeah. You're right. Speaking of which...is there any energeon left?
Seth: A bit,yeah.
Zero: Good. I have a few more cyber elves that need it.
*Zero lets Winkie & Toten out*
Winkie: Hello,Mr.Zero!
Totten: Hey,thanks for keeping us cooped up in there,you long haired freak! Do you have any idea how bad it smells?
Winkie: Uh oh! Someone woke up on the wrong side of the container!
Totten: Do you see what I have to put up with?
Zero: Can it. Do you want some energeon or not?
Winkie: Oh yes,please!
Totten: Certainly,Massa'!
Zero: I said cut the adittude,Totten. Here,take it.*hands them some energeon*
Winkie: Oh,thank you so!
Totten: Yeah,yeah.
Seth: Heh.
Zero: What's so funny?
Seth: That cyber elf. She's so...
Totten: What? Do I amuse you? You think I'm some kinda clown?
Seth: Wha-?
Zero: Would you please put a sock in it?
Totten: Why should I?!
Zero: If you don't,I'll feed you to the...heeeeey...
Winkie: What is it,Mr.Zero?
Zero: Totten?
Totten: Yeah?
Zero: You just gave me a brilliant idea...hahahahahaha!
Totten: Why don't I like the sound o' this?
*Morning,somewhere in the desert,Totten is tied to a stake,cursing at the others,who are hiding behind a broken down APC*
Totten: ...AND ANOTHER THING!!! ZERO!!! IF YOU DON'T UNTIE ME RIGHT NOW,I'M GONNA KICK YER ASS SO HARD IT'LL BE AS RED AS THE REST OF YOUR PANSIE GETUP!!! LET ME GOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
Besus: Azzzz amuzzzzzing azzzz thizzzz izzz Zzzzir,why are we...?
Zero: I'm setting a trap for the doggie.using Totten as bait. When he comes to add another elf to Neo Arcadia's collection,we jump out & blast him,got it?
Besus: Afirmative,Zzzzir.
Behoney: Roger,Zzzzir.
Seth: Got it.
Winkie: Oh my...will this get violent?
Motolar: When it comes to male-types,it usually does.
Zero: Shh...I think I hear him coming.
*A distortion moves across the sand toward Totten*
Totten: Oh fu-
*Anubis rises up from the sand*
Anubis: Well...what have we here? A fresh cyber elf. This will fetch a handsome reward back in Neo Arcadia...& what is that smell...So familiar...
Totten: (Whispering)Psst. Hey,doggie-bot,down here. I got something I need to tell you.
Anubis: Huh?
*Back behind the APC*
Seth: What's he doing?
Zero: Not sure.
Motolar: I don't like the looks of this...
*Annubis leans down towards Totten*
Totten: Here's the scoop,Fido; This is a setup.
Anubis: What?
Totten: Can you really be that stupid? That red rat,Zero tied me up here as bait to lure you in so he & his idiot friends could whup your tail a second time. They're hiding behind that busted vehicle over there. If I was you,I'd go over there & give them a plasma enema! Whaddaya say?
Anubis: Hmm...
Beehoney: Zzzzir? Wouldn't now be a good time to attack?
Zero: No...something's not right.
Seth: Yeah. Was he talking to...uh oh.
Zero: You don't think she'd...?
Seth: Not her...that!*points to the zombie-bot behind them*
Winkie: Eeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!
Zero: Slag! Cover's blown! Alright everbody! ATTACK!!!
Beesus & Beehoney: Aye aye,Zzzzzzir!
Seth: Yaaaa!
*Our heroes start blasting away at the zombies. One of them makes a grab for Winkie*
Winkie: Squeee!
Zero: Winkie! Get back in the container! NOW!!!
Winkie: OK!!!*Returns*
*Zero hacks through more zombies untill he sees Anubis with Totten in hand*
Zero: Can you guys handle the zombies? I'm going after Totten & Anubis!
Seth: No prob! Go,go,go!
*Zero rushes toward Anubis,beheading a few zombies in his way. A pair of spiked pillars rise up & smash together,but Zero dodges them & confronts Anubis*
Zero: Anubis!
Anubis: Prepare to suffer large,demon!
Totten: Heheh...now you're gonna get it!
Zero: You little...I can't believe you'd sell us out like that! I oughtta shoot you!
Anubis: Enough! I grow weary of this foolishness. Zero,take this acursed thing back,I have no use for her.*Throws Totten at Zero*
Totten: Yaaaaaaa-oof!
Zero: *Catches Totten* Gee...'thanks'.*Shoves Totten painfully back into the container* Now let's finish this.
Anubis: To the death?
Zero: What else?
Anubis: You will make a great addition to my necrodrone army.
Zero: We'll see. KYAAAAAA!!!
*Zero jumps up at Anubis with his sword drawn. Anubis swings his staff at Zero's head,but Zero avoids it by going into a mid-air spin,cutting off Anubis' left arm & lands on the sand*
Anubis: Owooooooo!!!
Zero: Had enough?
Anubis: Grrrr...
*Two necrodrones rise up from the sands & attack Zero*
Zero: Hiding behind your undead goons? You coward! Gyuh!*Shoots the zombies*
*Zero fires a few shots at Anubis,but he deflects them with his staff. Anubis fires an energy bolt from his staff at Zero,damaging him & knocking him to the ground*
Zero: Aaaahhh!!!
Anubis: And now...we finish this...
*Anubis fires another energy bolt from his staff. Zero braces for impact,but then Motolar flies in the path of the beam & is struck*
Zero: Motolar!
Motolar: Heheh...thanks for the help,Dogface!
Anubis: What?!
Motolar: Here you go,Zero!
*Motolar spins around Zero,re-energizing him & then disapears*
Anubis: N...no...I had you...I...
Zero: You've been a bad doggie...
Anubis: No...
Zero: Now play dead! HAAAA!!!
Anubis: NOOOOOOOO!!!!!
*Zero extends the burning,twin-bladed triplerod & lunges at Anubis with it spinning,cutting him diagonally across the chest*
Anubis*as his head,shoulders & right arm slide off the rest of him & he begins to explode*: ZEROOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
*Anubis explodes,sending pieces flying off into the desert. The remaining necrodrones fall apart & sink beneath the sands. A small,red cyber elf floats out from the cloud of smoke*
Seth: Hey,there's the missing cyber elf!
Lippie: Oh...where am I...who are all of you?
Zero: I'm Zero...& these are my friends. We helped rescue you. You're Lippie,right?
Lippie: Uh huh...oh...thanks you for freeing me. I feel like I just woke up from a really bad dream.
Seth: You're not the only one.
Beesus: Mizzzzion acomplizzzzzshed.
Beehoney: We did it...Beefive. We did it.
Zero: One problem,guys.
Seth: What now?
Zero: My teleport unit can't take us all back to base. We've got a lot of walking to do.
Seth: Oh man...
*Late afternoon,back at the Resistance command post at the edge of the desert. Ciel waits at the gate with Elijah & Adam.looking off into the distance*
Ciel: He's been gone for almost two days! When was the last time he reported in?
Adam: Last night. He said he was looking for the Neo Arcadian hunter.
Ciel: And he hasn't called since then? Have you tried calling him?
Adam: Tried it. Too much interferance. That's probably why he hasn't reported in either.
Ciel: What could be taking so long?
Elijah: Mabye he's dead?
Adam: Shhh.
Elijah: What? I was just kidding.
Ciel: I should've sent some backup for him...
Elijah: It's not your fault...I'm sure he'll be-
Adam: Hey...what's that? Is it..it is! Ms.Ciel! Look!
Ciel: Zero?
*The shapes of Zero,Seth & the bees gradually come into view. Zero walks up to the gate & Seth follows,limping close behind*
Ciel: Zero!
Zero: Ciel! Hey!
Ciel: I...we were so worried! What happened?
Zero: Lot happened. I'll explain later. Hey,Seth? How's the leg holding up?
Seth: I think the pain receptors are givin' out,but it's still hard to walk.
Zero: He took a Sandsnake grenade in the leg on the way back here. Can we get a medic?
Ciel: Of course. MEDIC!!!
*A pair of female reploids comes out & picks up Seth*
Medic #1: Oh...your poor leg.
Medic #2: We'd better get this brave soldier to the infirmary,stat! Don't worry little guy. We'll make you all better!
Seth: I feel better already...heh. See ya,Zero! Thanks for everything.
Zero: No problem,Seth.
*Seth & the medics,along with Elijah & Adam disapear into the command post*
Ciel: Looks like you did good.
Zero: I suppose so...
Ciel: Wha-
Beesus: Mzzzzz.Zzzzzziel!
Ciel: B...Beesus! Beehoney! Is that you?
Beesus: Reporting for duty!
Ciel: We thought we'd lost you! Where's Beefive?
Beehoney: He'zzzz...gone.
Ciel: Oh...I'm sorry.
Zero: I see you've met.
Ciel: You could say that.
Beesus: Pleazzzze give my regardzzzzz to Captain Milan.
Ciel: ...
Beesus: I...zzzzee. I take it he went down in the line of duty?
Ciel: He couldn't have gone any other way...
Beesus: Zzzzzo many good zzzoldierzzz have been lozzzt. Mazzzzter X will pay for all of it one day...
Ciel: One day...
Beesus: Well,we should get going now.
Ciel: But you only just got back.
Beesus: Our mizzzzzion was to patrol the dezzzert. We've been zzzzidetracked for too long & muzzzzt get back to work. Goodbye,Mzzzz.Zzzzziel*salutes*.
Beehoney: Zzzee you later.
*The bees fly away back into the desert*
Ciel: Goodbye!
Zero: Good luck...
Ciel: Zero?
Zero: Yes?
Ciel: Is something wrong?
Zero: Too many...
Ciel: What?
Zero: Too many of our people are being destroyed. Out of all the people on that plane that crashed,Seth was the only one who survived...We're losing too many...
Ciel: Zero...you're still here. We're still here,& where there's life...*Puts her hand on his shoulder*...there's hope.
Zero: I hope you're right...
*Zero & Ciel stand at the edge of the desert as the sun sets*
*Nighttime in the desert. Anubis...or what's left of him lies broken & bleeding in the sand*
Anubis: Aaaaaaahahaha...it's...sssssss...it'sssfunnnneh...reeeeheeheeelly...I spendssssssosososo...so much time...thinkinkabooot...soso...so faksinated...by death...& nowowowow...I ge...etetetoooo...akakactually...dieeeeeeeee...
*A big,dark shape appears above Anubis*
???: Ah,there ya'll are. I figgered you'd be finished by now,but I wanted to make sure. Looks like that pointy headed li'l freak cut you up pretty bad...heh. Don't worry. They'll fix you up good as new back home. Then we're gonna have some fun,you an' me...heheh...
Anubis: N...nooooo...not...yuuuuu...
???: Yup. Me. I'm back,Spooky. We're all back...heheheheheh!
*Roll credits*
Unknown: Next time,on Megaman Zero...
The four guardians have returned to Neo Arcadia. Their new mission; Terminate Zero. Can Zero survive the onslaught of Phantom,the deadly master of the Shinobi arts & stop his plan to reclaim the energeon plant,or has our hero finally met his match?
Find out in...
Megaman Zero,episode 10: The Ninja's trap.
*Opening sequence*
Seth: I escaped from Neo Arcadia with my friends,but our plane was shot down over the desert. I thought they were dead...turns out I was only half right. Somehow,they were turned into zombies & tried to kill me & my new friend,Stocchu the cyber elf. Stocchu used his power of time freezing to immobilize them so I could...allow them to rest,but somehow,our commander,Buck was able to resist...
Zero came looking for the wreckage & found more zombies,& a squad of insect like cyber elves. Zero came & stopped the zombie Buck & saved me but just then,this creepy looking dog-guy came out of the sand & brought even more zombie-bots with him. This is going to be bad...
*Zero,Beesus & Beehoney ready their weapons as the Necrodrones close in. Anubis floats above,laughing.*
Anubis: Hahaha! Do your worst. You cannot kill that which is already dead!
Zero: That may be...*Swings his sword at a Necrodrone,cutting it in half* But that's not to say you can't cut them to ribbons! KYAAAAAAAAA!!!!
Beesus & Beehoney: BZZZZZZZZZ!!!!*Fly up & start pelting the Necrodrones with gunfire*
*Zero slices through the swarm of zombies. One of them grabs his neck,but Zero yanks him off & tosses him into more zombies. Meanwhile,Seth is on top of the wrecked plane,shooting at the Necrodrones who are trying to climb up & get him*
Seth: Umm...li'l help here?
Zero: *Shoots a Necrodrone's legs off* Beesus,Beehoney! Go help that guy!
Besus & Beehoney: Zzzzzir,yezzz,Zzzzzir!*They fly to the crashsite*
Seth: Woah! Who're you guys?
Beesus: Lt.Beezzzuzzz,reporting for duty!
Beehoney: Private firzzzt clazzzz,Beehoney,ready for action!
Seth: Well,what are you waiting for? Start shooting!
*Seth & the bees blast the Necrodrones away*
Anubis: Fools...I have a virtually limitless supply of Necrodrones lying in wait for me beneath these sands of death! For each of my zombies you kill I will send one hundred more!!! You acursed little imp! Do you really think you can oppose the god of DEATH?!!! I will-YEOWCH!!!!!!(Looks down at the triple rod jammed in his groin* AAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Zero: Ouch...you know,if you were paying attention instead of being so godawful annoying,maybe that wouldn't have happened.
Anubis: Ghkghkghg...
Zero: See,if you wanna be creepy & I can tell you do,you've gotta be more silent,you know? I think that...uh oh...
*More Necrodrones move in on Zero. Zero pulls the rod out of Anubis & sticks them. Anubis turns to sand & sinks into a dune*
Zero: How did he...AAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!
*A huge,spiked pillar comes up out of the sand under Zero,spearing him through the gut*
Zero: GAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!!!!!!!!!
*Beezus sees Zero getting stuck from the crashsite*
Beezus: Zzzzzzzzir! No!!!
Seth: Hey! Come back here! There are still more-*A Necrodrone grabs him*-ZOMBIES!!!
Zero*lying on the sand with a gaping hole in his torso*: Ugh...it can't be...over...not...over...*passes out*
*Meanwhile,somewhere far away there is a green field. Nearby is the edge of a huge construction site. A young,dark haired reploid in blue stands in the field. A butterfly flutters by him & he chases it.*
Blue kid: Hey! C'mere,you! Heheheh! Hey Mom! Come & look at this!
*A young woman wearing an outfit identical to Ciel's,except blue steps out from the construction area. The sun is behind her & her face is obscured by the glare.*
Mother: What is it,honey?
Blue kid: It's a butterfly! I've never seen a real live one before. It's so pretty.
Mother: It is,isn't it? Look,it's landing on that flower.
*The butterfly lands on the flower & the blue boy walks up to it.*
Blue kid: Wow...it's wings are so...
*Just then,a praying mantis comes out of the grass,catches the butterfly in its claw,devours it & flies away.*
Blue kid: Awwww,man! Why'd that other bug do that?
Mother: It's their nature. It is a shame,though...how things of beauty can be so easily destroyed.
Blue kid: It's...it's not fair! I...I hate that green monster! I'll...I'll...
*The blue bot finds another mantis in the grass & squishes it.(Rather blatant metaphor,no?)*
Mother: Why did you do that?
Blue kid: Because they're bad! They...I was just being a hero!
Mother: That's not the proper way to be a hero. Do you know what a hero does?
Blue kid: Uh...
Mother: A hero is someone who protects the innocent,but there's more to it than that.
Blue kid: There is?
Mother: A true hero does whatever they can to protect the proper order of things. You have to make sure that everything is as it should be. You know what that means?
Blue kid: I...uh...
Mother: You don't,do you? That's ok,because your superiors do. And that is why you should never,ever question them & you especially should not waste their money on some hairbrained scheme,you little piece of-
Blue kid: Mom?
Mother: For all your power you're not very smart are you,"X"?
X: What? What is...
*The mother turns around & her face is revealed as the black silhouetted face & glowing eyes of a Neo Arcadia high executive.*
NA Boss: Fool.
X: No! What are you-GAH!!!
*The exec kicks X in the head,sending him to the ground. When X gets up,he's in his current form,inside a burning building of some sort,with explosions all around. Ciel is on the other side of a collapsed structure,screaming as some X-drones move towards her. Milan & another soldier try to pull her back.*
Ciel: X!!! I was wrong about everything! Please don't do this!
X: ...
Ciel: Please! Help me! Call them off,X! You don't understand!
X:...
Ciel: This isn't right! They lied to you,X! They lied to all of us! Please...
X: ...I thought you were a butterfly...but you're not,are you? ARE YOU?!!!
Ciel: X!!!
X: Goodbye...
Ciel: X!!! Wake up,X! Wake up,my friend!
X: What?!
*X wakes up. He's actually in a small,dark room,strapped down to a chair,with painful looking cables & wires protruding from all over his head & body. A shadowy figure with glowing red eyes stands before him.*
X: What...where am I?
???: Free. Free to continue our work,as am I. It it time for you to return,Master X.*Vanishes*
X: You...*notices the connectors sticking into his body*...GRAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!
*X breaks free of his bonds,tears the cables out & storms out of the room. In the shadows,the red eyes still glow.*
*Meanwhile,back in the desert,Seth is struggling to get free of the zombie-bot.*
Seth: Get offa me! *Seth thrashes around & the zombie crumbles to pieces & falls* Woah!
*All the other Necrodrones around similarly fall to bits.*
Beehoney: What juzzzt happened? Are they...
Seth: They were already dead...but yeah,I think so. What happened to the doggy-dude? What about the red guy?
Beezus*from across the dune*: Hey! I need help here! We have wounded!
*Seth & Beehoney rush across the sand to find Zero & Beezus*
Zero*lying on the ground with a hole in his abdomen*: Damn...damn,damn,damn...
Seth: Oh no!
Beehoney: What'll we do?!
Seth: I...I know! The planewreck! It was a cargo aircraft! Mabye it has something that can help him!
Bezus: Zzzzzoundzzzz good! Go for it! I think we're loozzzzing him.
*Seth runs back to the plane while the bee elves hover over Zero.*
Zero: Where...where did that bastard go? I'll...
Beezus: I didn't zzzee.
*Seth returns from the wreck carrying several boxes.*
Seth: I found some recharge capsules & some energeon. Also,I found this.
Zero: Wha...what?
*Seth produces 2 cyber elf containers*
Seth: I think they're nurse elves. They can help you.
*The nurse elves emerge from their containers*
Gireff: Hi! I'm Gireff! Oh dear! You've been hurt very badly!
Zero: Gee...you...think?
Motolar: Oh,don't mind her. She's a moron. I'm Motolar. I'd like to help you,but I'm afraid it isn't within my power at the moment. Gireff,help this reploid.
Gireff: Okeedokee!*turns into energy & enters Zero,causing his gaping wound to partially heal*
Zero: Hey that feels...OW! It still hurts...just not as much.
Motolar: Sorry about that. Gireff wasn't very powerful. I'm sure I could heal you back to full strength,except that my ability has certain limitations...
Beesus: What? Field medic Motolar,I want an explaination!
Motolar: Very well. I am an energy converter. I absorb enemy plasma shot fire & turn it into healing energy. Since there seem to be no enemy units in the vacinity,I'm pretty useless at the moment. I'm sorry.
Zero: Don't worry about it. I'm sure these recharge capsules will be enough.*Absorbs recharge capsule(Not quite sure what this is supposed to look like)*
Seth: I'll have some of that,too.
Motolar: Umm...say,what happened to the other Cyber elves on that aircraft?
Zero: There were others?
Motolar: There were 4 of us. Gireff,Myself,a hacker elf called Stocchu-
Seth: I used him.
Motolar: Oh,ok. The other was another nurse named Lippie. Did you find her?
Seth: No. You were the only ones there. I checked.
Motolar: Oh dear...
Zero: Where could she have gone?
Seth: Hmm...we'd better go back to the plane & check.
*Zero,Seth,Beesus,Beehoney & Motolar run back to the planecrash. It's very dark inside & there's sand all over the floor*
Zero: No sign of any other cyber elves.
Seth: Hmm...
Zero: What is it?
Seth: I just noticed...it wasn't this sandy in here before.
Zero: Sand...oh no.
Beehoney: What izzz it,Zzzir?
Zero: The sand! That Anubis freak turned into sand & dissapeared! I bet he slipped in here & grabbed the elf while...uh...who're you again?
Seth: Seth.
Zero: Seth & the bees were fighting the zombies.
Motolar: We have to find her!
Zero: Alright. Just let me report in,first. *activates comlink* This is Big Red to Sandcastle. Do you read me? Over.
Adam: We read you loud & clear,Big Red. What is your status? Over.
Zero: Plane crash confirmed. Over.
Adam: Survivors?
Zero: Roger. One reploid,3 cyber elves. One I already used,another presumed captured. There is a Neo Arcadian hunter in the area.
Adam: What? Where?
Zero: Not sure. He slipped away before I could finish him off.
Adam: Should I send for backup?
Zero: No,too risky. I can handle him myself. I just need to find him. Plus,there's his special ability...
Adam: What?
Zero: He has the power to somehow reanimate nonfuntioning robots into zombies. So,you can see why I want to minimize the chances of casualties.
Adam: Of...of course. Um...good luck. Please try not to get killed,for all our sakes.
Zero: Will do. Over & Out.
Seth: So...what now?
Zero: Not sure. Beesus,you've had experiance with desert combat,right? Do you have any useful information for us?
Beesus: Zzzorry to dizzzapoint,Zzzzir. All my experiance is with fighting foes above the dezzzzert. Thizzzz hunter zzzeemzzz to be moving around below ground. I zzzzuppozzze all we can do izzzz wait for zzzome zzzzign of him.
Motolar: What about Lippie? If that hunter...
Seth: Don't worry. He wont.
Motolar: How do you know?
Seth: I used to work in Neo Arcadia. I've even transported cyber elves before. I know the policy on them.
Zero: Which is?
Seth: Any cyber elves captured in the field must be handed over to the armory. They decide who gets them there. He'd be taking her back to base,but not yet. He seemed pretty adament about destroying us. He'll be staying in the desert for a while yet. I'd be willing to bet good Zenny we'll see him again.
Zero: Hmm. You're pretty sharp.
Seth: Well,you pick stuff up.
Zero: If he really is still out here,we just have to wait him out.
Beehoney: Umm...how long?
Zero: However long it takes. Anybody know any good campfire stories?
All: Awwww!!!
*Nightime in the desert. Zero,Seth,Besus,Beehoney & Motolar are sitting around a campfire. Beesus & Beehoney seem to be trying to chat up Motolar."
Zero: It's amazing...they're so much like us.
Seth: Who?
Zero: The cyber elves. I'm starting to feel bad about all those ones I used...
Seth: They don't seem to mind,though. I think it's just another change they feel they have to go through. We all go through changes...you should know,Zero.
Zero: Yeah. You're right. Speaking of which...is there any energeon left?
Seth: A bit,yeah.
Zero: Good. I have a few more cyber elves that need it.
*Zero lets Winkie & Toten out*
Winkie: Hello,Mr.Zero!
Totten: Hey,thanks for keeping us cooped up in there,you long haired freak! Do you have any idea how bad it smells?
Winkie: Uh oh! Someone woke up on the wrong side of the container!
Totten: Do you see what I have to put up with?
Zero: Can it. Do you want some energeon or not?
Winkie: Oh yes,please!
Totten: Certainly,Massa'!
Zero: I said cut the adittude,Totten. Here,take it.*hands them some energeon*
Winkie: Oh,thank you so!
Totten: Yeah,yeah.
Seth: Heh.
Zero: What's so funny?
Seth: That cyber elf. She's so...
Totten: What? Do I amuse you? You think I'm some kinda clown?
Seth: Wha-?
Zero: Would you please put a sock in it?
Totten: Why should I?!
Zero: If you don't,I'll feed you to the...heeeeey...
Winkie: What is it,Mr.Zero?
Zero: Totten?
Totten: Yeah?
Zero: You just gave me a brilliant idea...hahahahahaha!
Totten: Why don't I like the sound o' this?
*Morning,somewhere in the desert,Totten is tied to a stake,cursing at the others,who are hiding behind a broken down APC*
Totten: ...AND ANOTHER THING!!! ZERO!!! IF YOU DON'T UNTIE ME RIGHT NOW,I'M GONNA KICK YER ASS SO HARD IT'LL BE AS RED AS THE REST OF YOUR PANSIE GETUP!!! LET ME GOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
Besus: Azzzz amuzzzzzing azzzz thizzzz izzz Zzzzir,why are we...?
Zero: I'm setting a trap for the doggie.using Totten as bait. When he comes to add another elf to Neo Arcadia's collection,we jump out & blast him,got it?
Besus: Afirmative,Zzzzir.
Behoney: Roger,Zzzzir.
Seth: Got it.
Winkie: Oh my...will this get violent?
Motolar: When it comes to male-types,it usually does.
Zero: Shh...I think I hear him coming.
*A distortion moves across the sand toward Totten*
Totten: Oh fu-
*Anubis rises up from the sand*
Anubis: Well...what have we here? A fresh cyber elf. This will fetch a handsome reward back in Neo Arcadia...& what is that smell...So familiar...
Totten: (Whispering)Psst. Hey,doggie-bot,down here. I got something I need to tell you.
Anubis: Huh?
*Back behind the APC*
Seth: What's he doing?
Zero: Not sure.
Motolar: I don't like the looks of this...
*Annubis leans down towards Totten*
Totten: Here's the scoop,Fido; This is a setup.
Anubis: What?
Totten: Can you really be that stupid? That red rat,Zero tied me up here as bait to lure you in so he & his idiot friends could whup your tail a second time. They're hiding behind that busted vehicle over there. If I was you,I'd go over there & give them a plasma enema! Whaddaya say?
Anubis: Hmm...
Beehoney: Zzzzir? Wouldn't now be a good time to attack?
Zero: No...something's not right.
Seth: Yeah. Was he talking to...uh oh.
Zero: You don't think she'd...?
Seth: Not her...that!*points to the zombie-bot behind them*
Winkie: Eeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!
Zero: Slag! Cover's blown! Alright everbody! ATTACK!!!
Beesus & Beehoney: Aye aye,Zzzzzzir!
Seth: Yaaaa!
*Our heroes start blasting away at the zombies. One of them makes a grab for Winkie*
Winkie: Squeee!
Zero: Winkie! Get back in the container! NOW!!!
Winkie: OK!!!*Returns*
*Zero hacks through more zombies untill he sees Anubis with Totten in hand*
Zero: Can you guys handle the zombies? I'm going after Totten & Anubis!
Seth: No prob! Go,go,go!
*Zero rushes toward Anubis,beheading a few zombies in his way. A pair of spiked pillars rise up & smash together,but Zero dodges them & confronts Anubis*
Zero: Anubis!
Anubis: Prepare to suffer large,demon!
Totten: Heheh...now you're gonna get it!
Zero: You little...I can't believe you'd sell us out like that! I oughtta shoot you!
Anubis: Enough! I grow weary of this foolishness. Zero,take this acursed thing back,I have no use for her.*Throws Totten at Zero*
Totten: Yaaaaaaa-oof!
Zero: *Catches Totten* Gee...'thanks'.*Shoves Totten painfully back into the container* Now let's finish this.
Anubis: To the death?
Zero: What else?
Anubis: You will make a great addition to my necrodrone army.
Zero: We'll see. KYAAAAAA!!!
*Zero jumps up at Anubis with his sword drawn. Anubis swings his staff at Zero's head,but Zero avoids it by going into a mid-air spin,cutting off Anubis' left arm & lands on the sand*
Anubis: Owooooooo!!!
Zero: Had enough?
Anubis: Grrrr...
*Two necrodrones rise up from the sands & attack Zero*
Zero: Hiding behind your undead goons? You coward! Gyuh!*Shoots the zombies*
*Zero fires a few shots at Anubis,but he deflects them with his staff. Anubis fires an energy bolt from his staff at Zero,damaging him & knocking him to the ground*
Zero: Aaaahhh!!!
Anubis: And now...we finish this...
*Anubis fires another energy bolt from his staff. Zero braces for impact,but then Motolar flies in the path of the beam & is struck*
Zero: Motolar!
Motolar: Heheh...thanks for the help,Dogface!
Anubis: What?!
Motolar: Here you go,Zero!
*Motolar spins around Zero,re-energizing him & then disapears*
Anubis: N...no...I had you...I...
Zero: You've been a bad doggie...
Anubis: No...
Zero: Now play dead! HAAAA!!!
Anubis: NOOOOOOOO!!!!!
*Zero extends the burning,twin-bladed triplerod & lunges at Anubis with it spinning,cutting him diagonally across the chest*
Anubis*as his head,shoulders & right arm slide off the rest of him & he begins to explode*: ZEROOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
*Anubis explodes,sending pieces flying off into the desert. The remaining necrodrones fall apart & sink beneath the sands. A small,red cyber elf floats out from the cloud of smoke*
Seth: Hey,there's the missing cyber elf!
Lippie: Oh...where am I...who are all of you?
Zero: I'm Zero...& these are my friends. We helped rescue you. You're Lippie,right?
Lippie: Uh huh...oh...thanks you for freeing me. I feel like I just woke up from a really bad dream.
Seth: You're not the only one.
Beesus: Mizzzzion acomplizzzzzshed.
Beehoney: We did it...Beefive. We did it.
Zero: One problem,guys.
Seth: What now?
Zero: My teleport unit can't take us all back to base. We've got a lot of walking to do.
Seth: Oh man...
*Late afternoon,back at the Resistance command post at the edge of the desert. Ciel waits at the gate with Elijah & Adam.looking off into the distance*
Ciel: He's been gone for almost two days! When was the last time he reported in?
Adam: Last night. He said he was looking for the Neo Arcadian hunter.
Ciel: And he hasn't called since then? Have you tried calling him?
Adam: Tried it. Too much interferance. That's probably why he hasn't reported in either.
Ciel: What could be taking so long?
Elijah: Mabye he's dead?
Adam: Shhh.
Elijah: What? I was just kidding.
Ciel: I should've sent some backup for him...
Elijah: It's not your fault...I'm sure he'll be-
Adam: Hey...what's that? Is it..it is! Ms.Ciel! Look!
Ciel: Zero?
*The shapes of Zero,Seth & the bees gradually come into view. Zero walks up to the gate & Seth follows,limping close behind*
Ciel: Zero!
Zero: Ciel! Hey!
Ciel: I...we were so worried! What happened?
Zero: Lot happened. I'll explain later. Hey,Seth? How's the leg holding up?
Seth: I think the pain receptors are givin' out,but it's still hard to walk.
Zero: He took a Sandsnake grenade in the leg on the way back here. Can we get a medic?
Ciel: Of course. MEDIC!!!
*A pair of female reploids comes out & picks up Seth*
Medic #1: Oh...your poor leg.
Medic #2: We'd better get this brave soldier to the infirmary,stat! Don't worry little guy. We'll make you all better!
Seth: I feel better already...heh. See ya,Zero! Thanks for everything.
Zero: No problem,Seth.
*Seth & the medics,along with Elijah & Adam disapear into the command post*
Ciel: Looks like you did good.
Zero: I suppose so...
Ciel: Wha-
Beesus: Mzzzzz.Zzzzzziel!
Ciel: B...Beesus! Beehoney! Is that you?
Beesus: Reporting for duty!
Ciel: We thought we'd lost you! Where's Beefive?
Beehoney: He'zzzz...gone.
Ciel: Oh...I'm sorry.
Zero: I see you've met.
Ciel: You could say that.
Beesus: Pleazzzze give my regardzzzzz to Captain Milan.
Ciel: ...
Beesus: I...zzzzee. I take it he went down in the line of duty?
Ciel: He couldn't have gone any other way...
Beesus: Zzzzzo many good zzzoldierzzz have been lozzzt. Mazzzzter X will pay for all of it one day...
Ciel: One day...
Beesus: Well,we should get going now.
Ciel: But you only just got back.
Beesus: Our mizzzzzion was to patrol the dezzzert. We've been zzzzidetracked for too long & muzzzzt get back to work. Goodbye,Mzzzz.Zzzzziel*salutes*.
Beehoney: Zzzee you later.
*The bees fly away back into the desert*
Ciel: Goodbye!
Zero: Good luck...
Ciel: Zero?
Zero: Yes?
Ciel: Is something wrong?
Zero: Too many...
Ciel: What?
Zero: Too many of our people are being destroyed. Out of all the people on that plane that crashed,Seth was the only one who survived...We're losing too many...
Ciel: Zero...you're still here. We're still here,& where there's life...*Puts her hand on his shoulder*...there's hope.
Zero: I hope you're right...
*Zero & Ciel stand at the edge of the desert as the sun sets*
*Nighttime in the desert. Anubis...or what's left of him lies broken & bleeding in the sand*
Anubis: Aaaaaaahahaha...it's...sssssss...it'sssfunnnneh...reeeeheeheeelly...I spendssssssosososo...so much time...thinkinkabooot...soso...so faksinated...by death...& nowowowow...I ge...etetetoooo...akakactually...dieeeeeeeee...
*A big,dark shape appears above Anubis*
???: Ah,there ya'll are. I figgered you'd be finished by now,but I wanted to make sure. Looks like that pointy headed li'l freak cut you up pretty bad...heh. Don't worry. They'll fix you up good as new back home. Then we're gonna have some fun,you an' me...heheh...
Anubis: N...nooooo...not...yuuuuu...
???: Yup. Me. I'm back,Spooky. We're all back...heheheheheh!
*Roll credits*
Unknown: Next time,on Megaman Zero...
The four guardians have returned to Neo Arcadia. Their new mission; Terminate Zero. Can Zero survive the onslaught of Phantom,the deadly master of the Shinobi arts & stop his plan to reclaim the energeon plant,or has our hero finally met his match?
Find out in...
Megaman Zero,episode 10: The Ninja's trap.