This is my very first chapter of any story! I'm happy! Anywho, here's my
first chapter. I'm actually a pretty crappy writer, but here's my try in
the world of literacy. Give it read and tell me what you think! And try
not to be overly harsh, will ya? I make long chapters by the way.
-shrapnel
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Chapter 1
POV = X/Zero/Maverick Hunters/Sigma
PRESENT
"Goddamn it Zero! What's wrong with Sigma! Why can't he just leave all these innocents alone?" "X? Calm down. We're almost to the island. Just try to focus."
The plane hummed as it silently moved over the ocean. The plane, quite invisible to the human eye, was black and foreboding as it flew toward its destination. It was a plane from the Maverick Hunters HQ. After finding maverick activity on a small island in the middle of the ocean, Signas had sent a small group of specialized Hunters along with X and Zero to investigate. X had already reasoned the cause was Sigma, hurting more innocents in his war with him. Even though the true cause was Zero, X blamed himself for Sigma's countless returns.
X looked up at the roof of the plane. He stared at it long and hard, and said: "Zero, why does Sigma keep coming back?"
Zero faced X, and looked at him. His best friend seemed to be on the verge of crying. His eyes were in a saddened expression, his face, pale, and his mouth, quivering. "He just does, okay? You really shouldn't worry about it. Whenever Sigma comes back again, we just beat the crap out of him again. It's been going on for a while. I really don't see what you're so stressed over."
"Well."
"Stop right there. Just don't say anything more. Close your eyes. Take a rest. You deserve it. You've been taking on so many missions lately. You just need to calm down and focus, all right?"
"Zero."
"Listen to me. I'm your best friend." Zero got up out of his chair and sat next to X. His hair swished in the fast movement. "I wouldn't lie to you. I'm not trying to hurt you. I'm trying to do the best for you. Just take a deep breath, okay?"
"Yeah. Yeah. You're right."
"Good." Zero left his place beside X and walked across the narrow hallway to the door at the end. He pressed a button right beside the door and spoke into the speakerphone. "Hey! Pilot! How long?"
A scratchy reply answered Zero through the speaker. "Almost there. I'll alert you!"
"All right." Zero walked back and slumped back in his chair. He was exhausted. He had been working day and night, filling out paperwork, hunting mavericks, he hadn't gotten an hour of sleep the whole week. He slowly began drifting into the land of reploid dreams when X's voice interrupted him.
"Zero. Zero!"
Zero slowly opened his eyes to an annoyed X. "C'mon mommy, just 5 more minutes!"
X laughed. So did Zero.
"I'm serious Zero. I have this weird feeling. I feel like."
"What? That this is a trap?"
"No, not that. I just feel like somehow, this place seems familiar. I can't quite put my finger on it, but this trip just doesn't feel right."
"Okay, I got it. You've gone delusional!"
"Hey! I'm serious! Do you feel anything?"
Zero looked at his partner, and best friend. He looked sincere.
"All right, all right. Do you want to know what I really feel? I feel that this place is familiar too. But., I'd rather not talk about it. All of my memories are bad up until I met you, X."
"Aww, thanks Zero. Seriously. I'm glad I don't feel like this alone."
"Yeah. But I'm serious. I really think you need more sleep. You're going delusional!"
"At least I'm not delusional enough to talk about a fake mom!"
Zero laughed.
"Well, sorry! So I need normal amounts of sleep. I'm on the verge of doom! NOOOO!!!!"
Click.
"Huh? What's that?"
X turned around to see the door to the back open. A reploid walked in. The reploid was wearing a complete silver armor, and his boots, gloves, knee pads were all black. He also wore a black chestplate. He was not wearing a helmet, and his black hair lay loose, and swished as he flicked his head. His eyes were complete black, but his eyes also hinted a bit of gentleness.
The reploid stood in a military stance and saluted the two veterans of war. "Sir!"
X chuckled as the reploid stood in complete military fashion. He looked over at Zero who also seemed to enjoy it.
"No need for formalities kid," Zero said chuckling. "What's your name?"
"My name is Shrapnel."
"Hmm., no idea. Are you new?"
"Yes, sir. I just finished training and was placed about a week ago."
Zero looked at him with a furrowed brow. X could tell what he was thinking. Why is such a new recruit with us on this type of trip?
Zero looked at X. His eyes seemed to say: it's your turn.
X sighed. "Okay, Shrapnel, why are you on this trip with us?
"Well, to tell the truth, I was sent here to get some experience, since I can't really fit in with my group until I do."
"You might die, you know."
"Yes, I do. But., if I live, the outcome is a lot better than running away."
Zero looked at X and laughed. "I like that attitude kid. Why don't you go back with the others. We'll call you later."
"Why did you come up here anyway?" interrupted X.
"I just wanted to see if the guys back there were telling the truth. That the two best hunters in the history of hunters were sitting in the officers quarters."
Zero sighed a deep one.
"Well now you know. So go back with your buddies, k?"
"Yes sir."
The reploid turned around and left through the way he came. X turned around and looked at Zero. He had a big grin on his face.
"That's the only reploid I've seen with a sense of formality." Zero said.
"Yeah. I hope he doesn't get killed."
Right then, a booming voice appeared out of the speakers. X and Zero stopped talking and began to listen.
"ALL HUNTERS TO THE HATCH! WE'RE APPROACHING THE ISLAND SO GET READY TO GO!"
After the speaker stopped, Zero and X both looked at each other.
"Well, it's go time. I've always wanted to say that!"
X looked at Zero and laughed.
POV SHIFT = Sigma
In a very dark room, a large figure paced back and forth. In the dark he looked menacing and mysterious. In the light however, he looked just plain evil. He towered over the furniture in the room. His bald head reflected the small light emanating from the computer in the room with him. His eyes, pure white, had a sense of evil and insanity buried into them. He kept his eyes on the computer screen in front of him. He watched as a plane hovering above an island came in for a close encounter. He watched as other figures jumped off the plane and landed on the sandy beach at the southern tip of the island. He grimaced in the dark. He picked up a small communications device next to the computer and spoke into it.
"What's our status?"
A raspy voice answered him. "They are advancing on the beach. They have entered the forest."
"Good. Good. All is going to plan. Soon., I will be rid of my greatest enemies, and I will have the chance to purge the world for good."
The raspy voice again came through the device.
"Sir? If I may ask, what exactly is our plan for defeating them?"
"We won't have to." His voice sounded almost like a sneer. "They will destroy themselves."
Evil laughter filled the room as the black figure laughed in the darkness, insanity filling the notes of laughter. He was Sigma.
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Yeah, so I put myself in it. I'm having fun here, all right? And don't worry. I play no significant part in the story. So, what do you think? Sigma, X, Zero, and what he says! "They will destroy themselves." Doesn't that make you excited? Wait. hold that thought. Try reading Chapter 2 or the foreword, and hopefully things will start to make more sense. Hope you enjoyed it so far!
-shrapnel
-shrapnel
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Chapter 1
POV = X/Zero/Maverick Hunters/Sigma
PRESENT
"Goddamn it Zero! What's wrong with Sigma! Why can't he just leave all these innocents alone?" "X? Calm down. We're almost to the island. Just try to focus."
The plane hummed as it silently moved over the ocean. The plane, quite invisible to the human eye, was black and foreboding as it flew toward its destination. It was a plane from the Maverick Hunters HQ. After finding maverick activity on a small island in the middle of the ocean, Signas had sent a small group of specialized Hunters along with X and Zero to investigate. X had already reasoned the cause was Sigma, hurting more innocents in his war with him. Even though the true cause was Zero, X blamed himself for Sigma's countless returns.
X looked up at the roof of the plane. He stared at it long and hard, and said: "Zero, why does Sigma keep coming back?"
Zero faced X, and looked at him. His best friend seemed to be on the verge of crying. His eyes were in a saddened expression, his face, pale, and his mouth, quivering. "He just does, okay? You really shouldn't worry about it. Whenever Sigma comes back again, we just beat the crap out of him again. It's been going on for a while. I really don't see what you're so stressed over."
"Well."
"Stop right there. Just don't say anything more. Close your eyes. Take a rest. You deserve it. You've been taking on so many missions lately. You just need to calm down and focus, all right?"
"Zero."
"Listen to me. I'm your best friend." Zero got up out of his chair and sat next to X. His hair swished in the fast movement. "I wouldn't lie to you. I'm not trying to hurt you. I'm trying to do the best for you. Just take a deep breath, okay?"
"Yeah. Yeah. You're right."
"Good." Zero left his place beside X and walked across the narrow hallway to the door at the end. He pressed a button right beside the door and spoke into the speakerphone. "Hey! Pilot! How long?"
A scratchy reply answered Zero through the speaker. "Almost there. I'll alert you!"
"All right." Zero walked back and slumped back in his chair. He was exhausted. He had been working day and night, filling out paperwork, hunting mavericks, he hadn't gotten an hour of sleep the whole week. He slowly began drifting into the land of reploid dreams when X's voice interrupted him.
"Zero. Zero!"
Zero slowly opened his eyes to an annoyed X. "C'mon mommy, just 5 more minutes!"
X laughed. So did Zero.
"I'm serious Zero. I have this weird feeling. I feel like."
"What? That this is a trap?"
"No, not that. I just feel like somehow, this place seems familiar. I can't quite put my finger on it, but this trip just doesn't feel right."
"Okay, I got it. You've gone delusional!"
"Hey! I'm serious! Do you feel anything?"
Zero looked at his partner, and best friend. He looked sincere.
"All right, all right. Do you want to know what I really feel? I feel that this place is familiar too. But., I'd rather not talk about it. All of my memories are bad up until I met you, X."
"Aww, thanks Zero. Seriously. I'm glad I don't feel like this alone."
"Yeah. But I'm serious. I really think you need more sleep. You're going delusional!"
"At least I'm not delusional enough to talk about a fake mom!"
Zero laughed.
"Well, sorry! So I need normal amounts of sleep. I'm on the verge of doom! NOOOO!!!!"
Click.
"Huh? What's that?"
X turned around to see the door to the back open. A reploid walked in. The reploid was wearing a complete silver armor, and his boots, gloves, knee pads were all black. He also wore a black chestplate. He was not wearing a helmet, and his black hair lay loose, and swished as he flicked his head. His eyes were complete black, but his eyes also hinted a bit of gentleness.
The reploid stood in a military stance and saluted the two veterans of war. "Sir!"
X chuckled as the reploid stood in complete military fashion. He looked over at Zero who also seemed to enjoy it.
"No need for formalities kid," Zero said chuckling. "What's your name?"
"My name is Shrapnel."
"Hmm., no idea. Are you new?"
"Yes, sir. I just finished training and was placed about a week ago."
Zero looked at him with a furrowed brow. X could tell what he was thinking. Why is such a new recruit with us on this type of trip?
Zero looked at X. His eyes seemed to say: it's your turn.
X sighed. "Okay, Shrapnel, why are you on this trip with us?
"Well, to tell the truth, I was sent here to get some experience, since I can't really fit in with my group until I do."
"You might die, you know."
"Yes, I do. But., if I live, the outcome is a lot better than running away."
Zero looked at X and laughed. "I like that attitude kid. Why don't you go back with the others. We'll call you later."
"Why did you come up here anyway?" interrupted X.
"I just wanted to see if the guys back there were telling the truth. That the two best hunters in the history of hunters were sitting in the officers quarters."
Zero sighed a deep one.
"Well now you know. So go back with your buddies, k?"
"Yes sir."
The reploid turned around and left through the way he came. X turned around and looked at Zero. He had a big grin on his face.
"That's the only reploid I've seen with a sense of formality." Zero said.
"Yeah. I hope he doesn't get killed."
Right then, a booming voice appeared out of the speakers. X and Zero stopped talking and began to listen.
"ALL HUNTERS TO THE HATCH! WE'RE APPROACHING THE ISLAND SO GET READY TO GO!"
After the speaker stopped, Zero and X both looked at each other.
"Well, it's go time. I've always wanted to say that!"
X looked at Zero and laughed.
POV SHIFT = Sigma
In a very dark room, a large figure paced back and forth. In the dark he looked menacing and mysterious. In the light however, he looked just plain evil. He towered over the furniture in the room. His bald head reflected the small light emanating from the computer in the room with him. His eyes, pure white, had a sense of evil and insanity buried into them. He kept his eyes on the computer screen in front of him. He watched as a plane hovering above an island came in for a close encounter. He watched as other figures jumped off the plane and landed on the sandy beach at the southern tip of the island. He grimaced in the dark. He picked up a small communications device next to the computer and spoke into it.
"What's our status?"
A raspy voice answered him. "They are advancing on the beach. They have entered the forest."
"Good. Good. All is going to plan. Soon., I will be rid of my greatest enemies, and I will have the chance to purge the world for good."
The raspy voice again came through the device.
"Sir? If I may ask, what exactly is our plan for defeating them?"
"We won't have to." His voice sounded almost like a sneer. "They will destroy themselves."
Evil laughter filled the room as the black figure laughed in the darkness, insanity filling the notes of laughter. He was Sigma.
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Yeah, so I put myself in it. I'm having fun here, all right? And don't worry. I play no significant part in the story. So, what do you think? Sigma, X, Zero, and what he says! "They will destroy themselves." Doesn't that make you excited? Wait. hold that thought. Try reading Chapter 2 or the foreword, and hopefully things will start to make more sense. Hope you enjoyed it so far!
-shrapnel