(The storm from the previous story was now over, but it was still all dark
and cloudy. X, Zero, Gate, and Life Savor returned from the city from a
completed mission. It is now night, but Zero was the only one to go to bed.
Life Savor had called Signas to come to the maintenance room.)
Signas: What's going on Life Savor? Why did you summon me?
Life Savor: I'm afraid something might be wrong with Zero.
Signas: What are you talking about? What do you mean?
Life Savor: I started noticing that he's been acting weird. Even for him.
Signas: What's wrong with him?
Life Savor: I'm not sure, but I think it has to do with that old Zero nightmare.
Signas: But I thought X wiped out the virus?
Life Savor: He did, in everyone but one... and that one is Zero.
Signas: Do you think he's still infected?
Life Savor: I'm almost positive, but we have to make sure.
Signas: I understand. I'll have X watch him more carefully.
Life Savor: That's good. Luckily the Zero nightmare doesn't effect Reploids and humans anymore. But I can't say the same for Zero.
Signas: We shouldn't tell anyone just yet. They might start to panic.
(Life Savor finishes talking to Signas, and Signas leaves. Meanwhile X is heading off to his room to rest for a while, when he passes by Zero's room.)
X: Maybe I should check on Zero.
(X goes inside Zero's room, where there's a lot of empty bottles of beer on the floor. He smiles and shakes his head. But then X gasps, hearing Zero talking in his sleep.)
Zero: Oh no it's coming! After the storm, it's Sigma's giant robot, it'll destroy us all!
(Zero starts screaming, and he starts flailing around under his blanket. X rushes over.)
X: Zero, are you ok? Wake up!
(X starts to shake Zero, until he wakes up, and cries out.)
Zero: X, we have to do something! We're all in danger if we stay here!
X: What are you talking about? Are you alright?
Zero: Sigma's robot will destroy the whole head quarters, and then the world!
X: It was just a bad dream, go back to sleep.
(As X watches Zero lay back down to rest, Life Savor was walking by, and he saw the whole thing. The next morning, Signas decided that he should tell X about Zero.)
Signas: Life Savor told me what happened last night. I think there's something that you should know about Zero. We believe that he still has the Zero nightmare virus. And it doesn't affect anyone else but him.
X: What are we supposed to do about it? Is he in danger?
Signas: We don't know, but after last night you should keep a close eye on him.
X: Ok, and I won't tell Zero about it.
Signas: Good. For now just act like nothings happened as if it's a normal day. Make sure he doesn't leave the base, and he doesn't get into any fights.
X: I'll do the best I can, but Zero already left for the bar.
Signas: This early! Go after him and stay by him at all times.
(X leaves the base and goes to the bar to find Zero already drunk.)
X: Hi Zero.
Zero: X, I see you, give me a hug!
X: Oh joy.
(Zero gets up and gives X a hug, X smirks as he hugs back.)
X: Zero, you stink of beer. Maybe you should go back to the base, and get a bath.
Zero: Me? Why don't you go back and take a bath!
X: Zero, you're drunk.
Zero: No, we don't have time for baths. We have to be careful and train. Sigma's robot is coming, and we'll have to protect the base.
X: Zero, it was just a dream.
Zero: No, it's real, and it's going to happen.
X: Zero, are you ok? Maybe you shouldn't be getting drunk.
Zero: What are you implying?
X: Well I'm not supposed to tell you, but you're dream was just a nightmare caused by the Zero nightmare virus. You only thought it was real.
Zero: No X, you're wrong. It wasn't a dream, it's real, and we don't have much time.
X: Wow, Zero's worse off than we all thought.
Zero: What?
X: I said that we should go back to the base.
Zero: Maybe you should...
(Zero passes out because he was too drunk. X had to carry him back to the base. At the base, he took Zero back to his room and put him back to bed. X tucked Zero in bed, and he looked so cute in bed. X patted him on the forehead and Zero smiled in his sleep.)
X: Aw.
(Just then, Zero's expression changed and he started talking in his sleep again.)
Zero: Oh no, the robot's almost done! We have to find Sigma before it's too late!
X: Aw, not again.
Zero: The base is being destroyed, and everyone is going to die!
(Zero starts screaming and flailing around in his bed again.)
X: Come on Zero wake up!
(X slaps Zero across the face, and Zero wakes up instantly.)
Zero: X! What was that for?!
X: You were having your nightmare again. Just go back to sleep.
Zero: No X, we're running out of time.
X: Just rest, I'll have everything under control.
(X watches Zero fall back asleep, when Signas comes in.)
Signas: So how has Zero been doing today?
X: The nightmare is getting worse, and so is Zero.
Signas: You're right, he does look pretty bad. Keep watching him, and I'll go meet with Life Savor.
(Signas leaves, and X goes back to watching Zero, when he has his nightmare again.)
X: This time I won't I wake him up, but just to see how the nightmare goes.
Zero: Sigma's robot is getting stronger. It's attacking the base, we're all gonna die!
(Zero starts to scream again, but X just watches. Zero tosses and turns in his bed, and X can't take much more of it. But right before X tries to stop him, then Zero stops.)
Zero: It's all gone, it was all my fault. Everyone is dead, the base is destroyed, and the robot is now gonna destroy the world! I couldn't do anything, it was all just like everyone said. I wasn't good enough.
(Zero began to whimper and X felt bad.)
X: Aw, poor Zero. Well at least he's sleeping quietly now.
(An hour later, Signas and Life Savor come in.)
Signas: How is Zero?
X: He's finally sleeping without the nightmare now.
Life Savor: Wake him up.
X: What? No! Not yet.
Life Savor: Are you questioning my orders?
Signas: Hey, I'm the one in charge!
Life Savor: Are you questioning his orders?
Signas: Just do it already.
(X wakes Zero up.)
X: There he's awake, are you happy now?
Life Savor: No, I like him better when he's asleep.
X: Just cut to the chase.
Signas: How are you feeling Zero?
Zero: Uhm, I'm fine.
(Zero turns to Life Savor.)
Zero: Well, I was until Light Saber over there came in.
Life Savor: Gr!
Signas: Just give him the medicine already.
Zero: What? Oh no you don't!
(Zero runs out of his room, and Life Savor runs after him. Then Zero gets cornered, but then he points in another direction, and Life Savor looks. Zero ran back to his room, and closed the door. Life Savor was still looking around to see what Zero pointed out, but it was nothing, so he just went back to the maintenance room.)
Zero: Haha, stupid Light Saber.
Signas: I knew that this would happen, so I brought a spare case of medicine.
(Signas forces the pill in Zero's mouth, and he made him swallow it.)
Zero: Ew, that was purple, and it didn't even taste like grape at all! If it was Fred Flintstone, then I don't trust him. Oh no, it was purple! That's the gay color! Oh no, Neon Tiger forced Signas to give me medicine to make me become gay and marry Neon Tiger! How could you Signas!
Signas: Oh stop it Zero! Stop acting stupid, and pay attention!
Zero: Yes sir.
(X, Zero, and Signas all start to talk. Meanwhile, Sigma's giant robot was almost done being built. Neon Tiger wasn't a fast worker, and everyone was already done with their jobs, so they waited angrily for him to finish. Sigma was also getting impatient.)
Sigma: What's taking you so long Neon Tiger?! Come on, you're taking too long to build that piece of scrap metal! Your plan better work this time, or else I'll scrap metal you!
Neon Tiger: Don't worry sir, I assure you that this will defeat X, and I guarantee that it'll destroy the entire Maverick Hunter Headquarters.
Vile: And once every hunter is destroyed, the Mavericks will destroy the world!
Sigma: Haha!
Vile: Haha!
Neon Tiger: Haha!
Sigma: Hey you can't laugh, you're not evil enough!
Neon Tiger: But if we want to destroy the world, then won't we die as well? Where would we go to live?
Sigma: I don't know! Just shut up and keep working!
Neon Tiger: Yes sir. Sorry sir.
(Neon Tiger finishes the robot by night. Sigma has Neon Tiger drive it, and lead all the Mavericks to destroy the base.)
Neon Tiger: Destroy it!
(The Mavericks destroy the building, and Neon Tiger tries to laugh evilly.)
Vile: Nice job men...
(Vile turns angrily at Neon Tiger and speaks angrily this time.)
Vile: ...but you were supposed to go after the Maverick Hunter Headquarters!
Neon Tiger: I know. But I had to destroy that place first.
(They all leave, and head out after the Maverick Hunter Headquarters. Neon Tiger had destroyed the bar that had kicked Neon Tiger out. As the Mavericks were almost at the base, Zero was taken to the maintenance room, and was still asleep from the medicine that Signas gave him.)
X: What are you going to do to him?
Life Savor: Trust me X, it's for his own good.
(Life Savor gives Zero a shot to keep Zero asleep, then they hook him up to a machine that would read and record his nightmare.)
Signas: We can watch Zero's nightmare on this screen.
(They all watch as the screen turns on, and Zero's nightmare begins. It shows Neon Tiger finish building Sigma's giant robot and Vile leads the Mavericks behind him. They come to the base, and the robot starts to destroy it. Zero and the Maverick Hunters try to defeat the Mavericks, but they lose. Zero is beat down easily because he's 'not good enough'. He watches helplessly as the base is destroyed and all of the hunters are killed. Vile holds up X, and beats him to death. Zero starts to scream, and rushes over to Vile and the Mavericks, but then the screen blacks out.)
Signas: Hey what happened?!
X: Wait, what's that?
Life Savor: Did you hear something?
Signas: Wow, I can feel it!
(The ground starts shaking, as the sound of the Mavericks gets louder. X looks out the window.)
X: Oh no, Signas you should come over here and take a look at this!
(Signas sees Vile leading all of the Mavericks right at them as the giant robot leaps into the air and hovers there.)
Signas: Oh, my god! Zero's dream was real! The Zero nightmare was trying to warn us by telling us the future! But now it's too late.
X: It's never too late to change the future!
(X runs off, and Signas orders all of the Maverick Hunters to attack the Mavericks. Signas watches as X, plow through most of the Mavericks. Then when he reaches Double, then the real fight begins.)
X: Alright Double, let's finish this!
Double: Too bad that you won't be able to keep standing when it's done!
(Back in the base, Signas was watching out the window, when all of a sudden, Vile broke in through a window in the ceiling.)
Vile: Surprise!
Signas: No thanks, I've never liked surprises.
(They both start to fight, and why'll they do, Life Savor hears Zero talking.)
Zero: No, why is Neon Tiger driving that robot? How could he destroy the base?
Life Savor: It was built by Neon Tiger? We all know how stupid he is. There's no way that he can win, maybe we still have a chance after all.
(Just then the giant robot, breaks through the ceiling, and Life Savor runs off to hide. As Neon Tiger starts destroying the base, he sees Zero and stops.)
Neon Tiger: (Gasp) Oh no Zero! You're hurt! Oh my poor baby.
(The giant robot picks Zero off the lab table with its big hands. He begins to rock and cuddle Zero. The movement wakes Zero up, and he sees the robot from his nightmare.)
Zero: Ah!
Neon Tiger: Ah!
(Neon Tiger is shocked, and he drops Zero since the giant robot was so big, Zero fell a long way and hit the ground hard. He got hurt bad, hey lay there half unconscious.)
Neon Tiger: Oh no, I'm sorry honey.
(Just then, some other Mavericks broke in too. They were the ones that hated Zero the most. They were Blizzard Wolf Fang, Magma Dragoon, Flame Stag, and Slash Beast. They see Zero in pain on the ground.)
Blizzard Wolf Fang: Good job Neon Tiger. We'll take it from here.
Slash Beast: Yea, he's as good as dead anyway.
Flame Stag: I've been waiting for chances like this!
Magma Dragoon: Alright, let's get him!
(They all take turns attacking Zero, and he's beat up pretty bad.)
Neon Tiger: No, what are you doing? Stop it!
(Neon Tiger attacks them with the giant robot. They dodge by jumping away.)
Magma Dragoon: What the hell, Neon Tiger! What gives!
Neon Tiger: I'm sorry, but I can't let you hurt my Zero!
Blizzard Wolf Fang: What do you mean he's yours? He's mine!
(Blizzard Wolf Fang picks up Zero, and punches him through the wall, and he falls outside unconscious.)
Neon Tiger: No! Alright that's it!
(Neon Tiger uses the robot to pick them all up, and throws them all outside the building. Back to where Double and X were fighting, X was down and Double was going to kill him with his beam sword.)
Double: Now, die!
X: Ah!
(Before Double could deliver the final blow, Blizzard Wolf Fang, Flame Stag, and Magma Dragoon flew into Double, and they all were badly injured. They decided to retreat with all of the other Mavericks, because they were all badly hurt.)
Double: This isn't over X! We'll be back!
(All the Mavericks leave. X heads back to the base, while all of the other Maverick Hunters were recovering and cheering. Neon Tiger, Slash Beast and Vile were still there. Signas was able to knock Vile unconscious. X made it over there in time, and they all turned to face Neon Tiger and Slash Beast, but Slash Beast was facing Neon Tiger.)
Slash Beast: Brother, what the hell is wrong with you?! Why are you doing this?! But more importantly, why are you acting so gay over Zero?!
Neon Tiger: I love Zero. And I won't even let you hurt him!
Slash Beast: Why don't you stop thinking about him, and come with me and start acting like a true Maverick? I want to help you, but you're just being stubborn!
Neon Tiger: As long as we don't hurt Zero.
Slash Beast: I've had enough of you!
(Slash Beast jumps up and slashes threw the giant robot, and it starts to spark, and break in half.)
Neon Tiger: Oh no, what have you done! Sigma's gonna kill you! But most of all, he's gonna kill me too!
Slash Beast: Uh, oh, that thing is gonna blow! I'm outa here!
(Slash Beast runs off with the last of the few beaten Mavericks.)
X: Everyone take cover!
(Before the robot explodes, Vile gets up.)
Vile: Ha! You all forgot about me! Now you'll all die!
(Just then X grabs Vile and throws him at the robot. He gets stuck on some jagged edges and beings to spark.)
Vile: No, this can't be!
X: Ah!
(X runs to take cover, as the robot blows up. Neon Tiger and Vile fly in the air screaming and Neon Tiger was hugging Vile.)
Vile: Ah, let go of me, you sick freak!
Neon Tiger: No, I need someone to comfort me!
(Vile hits Neon Tiger hard, and he lets go. They fly away screaming. Back at the base, everyone was recovered and cleaning up the damage that only happened in one part of the building. They were lucky that there was only minimal damage done. X had found Zero badly hurt and out cold. Since the maintenance room was destroyed, and Zero was hurt too badly, Life Savor had to take him to a hospital.)
X: Well is he ok Life Savor?
Life Savor: You're lucky that you found him when you did. He's barely alive.
Signas: Will he have to stay here long?
Life Savor: He's hurt too badly, so he'll have to stay here for a month or so.
X: Well I'll stay with him.
Signas: No, because with Zero out, we need you more than ever. Not that Zero is stronger than you, but for defense.
X: Well do you think that we'll be under attack? Most of the Mavericks are beaten, so I think we'll be fine for now, right?
Signas: I know what you mean, but you can never be too sure. We still need you X, so you can't stay.
X: Can I at least come and visit him?
Life Savor: Sure, but he won't wake up for a couple of days.
X: I didn't mean that early! When he wakes up, then I'll come visit him.
Life Savor: That will be fine then. But for the first week you might want to take it easy, because he'll still have a lot of injuries. And you need to recover too. So be on the offensive.
X: I know. I will.
Signas: Don't forget about the Zero virus Life Savor.
Life Savor: Don't worry, even though we can't cure Zero of the virus, by the time X comes to visit he won't be that sick anymore.
X: Sounds like a plan to me.
Signas: Come on X, we'd better head on back to the base and check up on everyone.
X: Good luck Life Savor.
(X and Signas leave the hospital. Then Gate, Alia and Iris walk in the room.)
Gate: Oh great, don't tell me he's my next patient?
Alia: Ok then, I won't tell you.
Gate: Gah!
Iris: Gate, you knew darn well that he was your next patient! Now see what's wrong with him!
Life Savor: We already know what's wrong with him. It's all under control.
Gate: Oh well then, that's good enough for me! Let's head back to the base Alia. We should finish helping them all clean up.
Alia: Alright. Hey, Iris are you coming?
Iris: No, not yet. I'll leave when I'm ready.
Gate: Ok then, see you later!
(Gate throws his clipboard up in the air happily and lets it fall to the floor as he and Alia leave.)
Iris: So will he be ok Life Savor?
Life Savor: Yea, he'll be fine, but I'm finally gonna go now. He won't wake up for a couple of days, so you might want to leave and come back later.
Iris: Yea, I guess you're right.
(Life Savor leaves. Iris walks over to Zero and kisses him. He doesn't respond and she sighs sadly. Then she heads to the door. Before she leaves...)
Iris: By Zero, I hope you feel better. I'll come back to visit you whenever I can.
(Iris starts to cry and then she closes the door and leaves. Everyone at the base was fixing it back up, and getting things back to normal. But meanwhile, Sigma was pacing around waiting for Neon Tiger and Vile to come back, from a mission failed. Just then they fell out of the sky, and they fell in front of him.)
Vile: I'm sorry sir. I...
Sigma: I'm not mad at you Vile, but you failed me. Just go check on the others and take a good rest.
Vile: Yes sir. Thank you, and I'm sorry sir.
(Vile heads inside Sigma's base. Neon Tiger gets up and faces an angry Sigma.)
Neon Tiger: Well sir, I'll just go take that rest and.
Sigma: Oh no you don't! I'm mad at you! You failed me for the last time!
Neon Tiger: Oh yea, well what are you going to do to me?
(Sigma whistles.)
Neon Tiger: Oh, that really hurt. What can that. oh no!
(Neon Tiger hears barking and sees Sigma's dog run over and attack him.)
Neon Tiger: No, I'm a cat! I hate dogs, and dogs hate me!
(As Sigma watches his dog chase and maul Neon Tiger.)
Sigma: I just hope that you learn your lesson well, Neon Tiger! Your brother Slash Beast told me what you did back there.
(Neon Tiger whimpers as he holds onto a tree, while Sigma's dog tries to bite him.)
Sigma: He told me that you tried to protect Zero, and you even attacked the Mavericks. I told you to never do that again! Are you rebelling against me and the Mavericks?
Neon Tiger: No sir, never!
Sigma: I warned you that if you continued to act like that for Zero, and continue to fail me, then I would destroy you!
Neon Tiger: Please forgive me sir! But it's hard for me to not think of my baby Zero!
Sigma: Ew, that's gross! God damit Neon Tiger, I don't want to hear it anymore, just stop it now!
Neon Tiger: Ok. I'll try.
Sigma: I know you won't. I don't even know why I put up with you. (Smiles) But then again, it is fun to see you crying out in pain.
Neon Tiger: Ha, you see, it's a win-win situation.
Sigma: Gr!
(Just then Sigma turns around and heads inside. Before he heads in.)
Sigma: You can come in and rest, but after you learn your lesson.
(Sigma heads inside. Neon Tiger just watched him go inside, but just then Sigma's dog bit Neon Tiger's tail.)
Neon Tiger: Yow! Stupid dog! Leave me alone! Uhm, boss? Do you mind calling off your dog? Hello? Sir? Master Sigma!
(Neon Tiger was just left up there in the tree crying, as Sigma's dog continues to bite and pull on Neon Tiger's tail.)
Signas: What's going on Life Savor? Why did you summon me?
Life Savor: I'm afraid something might be wrong with Zero.
Signas: What are you talking about? What do you mean?
Life Savor: I started noticing that he's been acting weird. Even for him.
Signas: What's wrong with him?
Life Savor: I'm not sure, but I think it has to do with that old Zero nightmare.
Signas: But I thought X wiped out the virus?
Life Savor: He did, in everyone but one... and that one is Zero.
Signas: Do you think he's still infected?
Life Savor: I'm almost positive, but we have to make sure.
Signas: I understand. I'll have X watch him more carefully.
Life Savor: That's good. Luckily the Zero nightmare doesn't effect Reploids and humans anymore. But I can't say the same for Zero.
Signas: We shouldn't tell anyone just yet. They might start to panic.
(Life Savor finishes talking to Signas, and Signas leaves. Meanwhile X is heading off to his room to rest for a while, when he passes by Zero's room.)
X: Maybe I should check on Zero.
(X goes inside Zero's room, where there's a lot of empty bottles of beer on the floor. He smiles and shakes his head. But then X gasps, hearing Zero talking in his sleep.)
Zero: Oh no it's coming! After the storm, it's Sigma's giant robot, it'll destroy us all!
(Zero starts screaming, and he starts flailing around under his blanket. X rushes over.)
X: Zero, are you ok? Wake up!
(X starts to shake Zero, until he wakes up, and cries out.)
Zero: X, we have to do something! We're all in danger if we stay here!
X: What are you talking about? Are you alright?
Zero: Sigma's robot will destroy the whole head quarters, and then the world!
X: It was just a bad dream, go back to sleep.
(As X watches Zero lay back down to rest, Life Savor was walking by, and he saw the whole thing. The next morning, Signas decided that he should tell X about Zero.)
Signas: Life Savor told me what happened last night. I think there's something that you should know about Zero. We believe that he still has the Zero nightmare virus. And it doesn't affect anyone else but him.
X: What are we supposed to do about it? Is he in danger?
Signas: We don't know, but after last night you should keep a close eye on him.
X: Ok, and I won't tell Zero about it.
Signas: Good. For now just act like nothings happened as if it's a normal day. Make sure he doesn't leave the base, and he doesn't get into any fights.
X: I'll do the best I can, but Zero already left for the bar.
Signas: This early! Go after him and stay by him at all times.
(X leaves the base and goes to the bar to find Zero already drunk.)
X: Hi Zero.
Zero: X, I see you, give me a hug!
X: Oh joy.
(Zero gets up and gives X a hug, X smirks as he hugs back.)
X: Zero, you stink of beer. Maybe you should go back to the base, and get a bath.
Zero: Me? Why don't you go back and take a bath!
X: Zero, you're drunk.
Zero: No, we don't have time for baths. We have to be careful and train. Sigma's robot is coming, and we'll have to protect the base.
X: Zero, it was just a dream.
Zero: No, it's real, and it's going to happen.
X: Zero, are you ok? Maybe you shouldn't be getting drunk.
Zero: What are you implying?
X: Well I'm not supposed to tell you, but you're dream was just a nightmare caused by the Zero nightmare virus. You only thought it was real.
Zero: No X, you're wrong. It wasn't a dream, it's real, and we don't have much time.
X: Wow, Zero's worse off than we all thought.
Zero: What?
X: I said that we should go back to the base.
Zero: Maybe you should...
(Zero passes out because he was too drunk. X had to carry him back to the base. At the base, he took Zero back to his room and put him back to bed. X tucked Zero in bed, and he looked so cute in bed. X patted him on the forehead and Zero smiled in his sleep.)
X: Aw.
(Just then, Zero's expression changed and he started talking in his sleep again.)
Zero: Oh no, the robot's almost done! We have to find Sigma before it's too late!
X: Aw, not again.
Zero: The base is being destroyed, and everyone is going to die!
(Zero starts screaming and flailing around in his bed again.)
X: Come on Zero wake up!
(X slaps Zero across the face, and Zero wakes up instantly.)
Zero: X! What was that for?!
X: You were having your nightmare again. Just go back to sleep.
Zero: No X, we're running out of time.
X: Just rest, I'll have everything under control.
(X watches Zero fall back asleep, when Signas comes in.)
Signas: So how has Zero been doing today?
X: The nightmare is getting worse, and so is Zero.
Signas: You're right, he does look pretty bad. Keep watching him, and I'll go meet with Life Savor.
(Signas leaves, and X goes back to watching Zero, when he has his nightmare again.)
X: This time I won't I wake him up, but just to see how the nightmare goes.
Zero: Sigma's robot is getting stronger. It's attacking the base, we're all gonna die!
(Zero starts to scream again, but X just watches. Zero tosses and turns in his bed, and X can't take much more of it. But right before X tries to stop him, then Zero stops.)
Zero: It's all gone, it was all my fault. Everyone is dead, the base is destroyed, and the robot is now gonna destroy the world! I couldn't do anything, it was all just like everyone said. I wasn't good enough.
(Zero began to whimper and X felt bad.)
X: Aw, poor Zero. Well at least he's sleeping quietly now.
(An hour later, Signas and Life Savor come in.)
Signas: How is Zero?
X: He's finally sleeping without the nightmare now.
Life Savor: Wake him up.
X: What? No! Not yet.
Life Savor: Are you questioning my orders?
Signas: Hey, I'm the one in charge!
Life Savor: Are you questioning his orders?
Signas: Just do it already.
(X wakes Zero up.)
X: There he's awake, are you happy now?
Life Savor: No, I like him better when he's asleep.
X: Just cut to the chase.
Signas: How are you feeling Zero?
Zero: Uhm, I'm fine.
(Zero turns to Life Savor.)
Zero: Well, I was until Light Saber over there came in.
Life Savor: Gr!
Signas: Just give him the medicine already.
Zero: What? Oh no you don't!
(Zero runs out of his room, and Life Savor runs after him. Then Zero gets cornered, but then he points in another direction, and Life Savor looks. Zero ran back to his room, and closed the door. Life Savor was still looking around to see what Zero pointed out, but it was nothing, so he just went back to the maintenance room.)
Zero: Haha, stupid Light Saber.
Signas: I knew that this would happen, so I brought a spare case of medicine.
(Signas forces the pill in Zero's mouth, and he made him swallow it.)
Zero: Ew, that was purple, and it didn't even taste like grape at all! If it was Fred Flintstone, then I don't trust him. Oh no, it was purple! That's the gay color! Oh no, Neon Tiger forced Signas to give me medicine to make me become gay and marry Neon Tiger! How could you Signas!
Signas: Oh stop it Zero! Stop acting stupid, and pay attention!
Zero: Yes sir.
(X, Zero, and Signas all start to talk. Meanwhile, Sigma's giant robot was almost done being built. Neon Tiger wasn't a fast worker, and everyone was already done with their jobs, so they waited angrily for him to finish. Sigma was also getting impatient.)
Sigma: What's taking you so long Neon Tiger?! Come on, you're taking too long to build that piece of scrap metal! Your plan better work this time, or else I'll scrap metal you!
Neon Tiger: Don't worry sir, I assure you that this will defeat X, and I guarantee that it'll destroy the entire Maverick Hunter Headquarters.
Vile: And once every hunter is destroyed, the Mavericks will destroy the world!
Sigma: Haha!
Vile: Haha!
Neon Tiger: Haha!
Sigma: Hey you can't laugh, you're not evil enough!
Neon Tiger: But if we want to destroy the world, then won't we die as well? Where would we go to live?
Sigma: I don't know! Just shut up and keep working!
Neon Tiger: Yes sir. Sorry sir.
(Neon Tiger finishes the robot by night. Sigma has Neon Tiger drive it, and lead all the Mavericks to destroy the base.)
Neon Tiger: Destroy it!
(The Mavericks destroy the building, and Neon Tiger tries to laugh evilly.)
Vile: Nice job men...
(Vile turns angrily at Neon Tiger and speaks angrily this time.)
Vile: ...but you were supposed to go after the Maverick Hunter Headquarters!
Neon Tiger: I know. But I had to destroy that place first.
(They all leave, and head out after the Maverick Hunter Headquarters. Neon Tiger had destroyed the bar that had kicked Neon Tiger out. As the Mavericks were almost at the base, Zero was taken to the maintenance room, and was still asleep from the medicine that Signas gave him.)
X: What are you going to do to him?
Life Savor: Trust me X, it's for his own good.
(Life Savor gives Zero a shot to keep Zero asleep, then they hook him up to a machine that would read and record his nightmare.)
Signas: We can watch Zero's nightmare on this screen.
(They all watch as the screen turns on, and Zero's nightmare begins. It shows Neon Tiger finish building Sigma's giant robot and Vile leads the Mavericks behind him. They come to the base, and the robot starts to destroy it. Zero and the Maverick Hunters try to defeat the Mavericks, but they lose. Zero is beat down easily because he's 'not good enough'. He watches helplessly as the base is destroyed and all of the hunters are killed. Vile holds up X, and beats him to death. Zero starts to scream, and rushes over to Vile and the Mavericks, but then the screen blacks out.)
Signas: Hey what happened?!
X: Wait, what's that?
Life Savor: Did you hear something?
Signas: Wow, I can feel it!
(The ground starts shaking, as the sound of the Mavericks gets louder. X looks out the window.)
X: Oh no, Signas you should come over here and take a look at this!
(Signas sees Vile leading all of the Mavericks right at them as the giant robot leaps into the air and hovers there.)
Signas: Oh, my god! Zero's dream was real! The Zero nightmare was trying to warn us by telling us the future! But now it's too late.
X: It's never too late to change the future!
(X runs off, and Signas orders all of the Maverick Hunters to attack the Mavericks. Signas watches as X, plow through most of the Mavericks. Then when he reaches Double, then the real fight begins.)
X: Alright Double, let's finish this!
Double: Too bad that you won't be able to keep standing when it's done!
(Back in the base, Signas was watching out the window, when all of a sudden, Vile broke in through a window in the ceiling.)
Vile: Surprise!
Signas: No thanks, I've never liked surprises.
(They both start to fight, and why'll they do, Life Savor hears Zero talking.)
Zero: No, why is Neon Tiger driving that robot? How could he destroy the base?
Life Savor: It was built by Neon Tiger? We all know how stupid he is. There's no way that he can win, maybe we still have a chance after all.
(Just then the giant robot, breaks through the ceiling, and Life Savor runs off to hide. As Neon Tiger starts destroying the base, he sees Zero and stops.)
Neon Tiger: (Gasp) Oh no Zero! You're hurt! Oh my poor baby.
(The giant robot picks Zero off the lab table with its big hands. He begins to rock and cuddle Zero. The movement wakes Zero up, and he sees the robot from his nightmare.)
Zero: Ah!
Neon Tiger: Ah!
(Neon Tiger is shocked, and he drops Zero since the giant robot was so big, Zero fell a long way and hit the ground hard. He got hurt bad, hey lay there half unconscious.)
Neon Tiger: Oh no, I'm sorry honey.
(Just then, some other Mavericks broke in too. They were the ones that hated Zero the most. They were Blizzard Wolf Fang, Magma Dragoon, Flame Stag, and Slash Beast. They see Zero in pain on the ground.)
Blizzard Wolf Fang: Good job Neon Tiger. We'll take it from here.
Slash Beast: Yea, he's as good as dead anyway.
Flame Stag: I've been waiting for chances like this!
Magma Dragoon: Alright, let's get him!
(They all take turns attacking Zero, and he's beat up pretty bad.)
Neon Tiger: No, what are you doing? Stop it!
(Neon Tiger attacks them with the giant robot. They dodge by jumping away.)
Magma Dragoon: What the hell, Neon Tiger! What gives!
Neon Tiger: I'm sorry, but I can't let you hurt my Zero!
Blizzard Wolf Fang: What do you mean he's yours? He's mine!
(Blizzard Wolf Fang picks up Zero, and punches him through the wall, and he falls outside unconscious.)
Neon Tiger: No! Alright that's it!
(Neon Tiger uses the robot to pick them all up, and throws them all outside the building. Back to where Double and X were fighting, X was down and Double was going to kill him with his beam sword.)
Double: Now, die!
X: Ah!
(Before Double could deliver the final blow, Blizzard Wolf Fang, Flame Stag, and Magma Dragoon flew into Double, and they all were badly injured. They decided to retreat with all of the other Mavericks, because they were all badly hurt.)
Double: This isn't over X! We'll be back!
(All the Mavericks leave. X heads back to the base, while all of the other Maverick Hunters were recovering and cheering. Neon Tiger, Slash Beast and Vile were still there. Signas was able to knock Vile unconscious. X made it over there in time, and they all turned to face Neon Tiger and Slash Beast, but Slash Beast was facing Neon Tiger.)
Slash Beast: Brother, what the hell is wrong with you?! Why are you doing this?! But more importantly, why are you acting so gay over Zero?!
Neon Tiger: I love Zero. And I won't even let you hurt him!
Slash Beast: Why don't you stop thinking about him, and come with me and start acting like a true Maverick? I want to help you, but you're just being stubborn!
Neon Tiger: As long as we don't hurt Zero.
Slash Beast: I've had enough of you!
(Slash Beast jumps up and slashes threw the giant robot, and it starts to spark, and break in half.)
Neon Tiger: Oh no, what have you done! Sigma's gonna kill you! But most of all, he's gonna kill me too!
Slash Beast: Uh, oh, that thing is gonna blow! I'm outa here!
(Slash Beast runs off with the last of the few beaten Mavericks.)
X: Everyone take cover!
(Before the robot explodes, Vile gets up.)
Vile: Ha! You all forgot about me! Now you'll all die!
(Just then X grabs Vile and throws him at the robot. He gets stuck on some jagged edges and beings to spark.)
Vile: No, this can't be!
X: Ah!
(X runs to take cover, as the robot blows up. Neon Tiger and Vile fly in the air screaming and Neon Tiger was hugging Vile.)
Vile: Ah, let go of me, you sick freak!
Neon Tiger: No, I need someone to comfort me!
(Vile hits Neon Tiger hard, and he lets go. They fly away screaming. Back at the base, everyone was recovered and cleaning up the damage that only happened in one part of the building. They were lucky that there was only minimal damage done. X had found Zero badly hurt and out cold. Since the maintenance room was destroyed, and Zero was hurt too badly, Life Savor had to take him to a hospital.)
X: Well is he ok Life Savor?
Life Savor: You're lucky that you found him when you did. He's barely alive.
Signas: Will he have to stay here long?
Life Savor: He's hurt too badly, so he'll have to stay here for a month or so.
X: Well I'll stay with him.
Signas: No, because with Zero out, we need you more than ever. Not that Zero is stronger than you, but for defense.
X: Well do you think that we'll be under attack? Most of the Mavericks are beaten, so I think we'll be fine for now, right?
Signas: I know what you mean, but you can never be too sure. We still need you X, so you can't stay.
X: Can I at least come and visit him?
Life Savor: Sure, but he won't wake up for a couple of days.
X: I didn't mean that early! When he wakes up, then I'll come visit him.
Life Savor: That will be fine then. But for the first week you might want to take it easy, because he'll still have a lot of injuries. And you need to recover too. So be on the offensive.
X: I know. I will.
Signas: Don't forget about the Zero virus Life Savor.
Life Savor: Don't worry, even though we can't cure Zero of the virus, by the time X comes to visit he won't be that sick anymore.
X: Sounds like a plan to me.
Signas: Come on X, we'd better head on back to the base and check up on everyone.
X: Good luck Life Savor.
(X and Signas leave the hospital. Then Gate, Alia and Iris walk in the room.)
Gate: Oh great, don't tell me he's my next patient?
Alia: Ok then, I won't tell you.
Gate: Gah!
Iris: Gate, you knew darn well that he was your next patient! Now see what's wrong with him!
Life Savor: We already know what's wrong with him. It's all under control.
Gate: Oh well then, that's good enough for me! Let's head back to the base Alia. We should finish helping them all clean up.
Alia: Alright. Hey, Iris are you coming?
Iris: No, not yet. I'll leave when I'm ready.
Gate: Ok then, see you later!
(Gate throws his clipboard up in the air happily and lets it fall to the floor as he and Alia leave.)
Iris: So will he be ok Life Savor?
Life Savor: Yea, he'll be fine, but I'm finally gonna go now. He won't wake up for a couple of days, so you might want to leave and come back later.
Iris: Yea, I guess you're right.
(Life Savor leaves. Iris walks over to Zero and kisses him. He doesn't respond and she sighs sadly. Then she heads to the door. Before she leaves...)
Iris: By Zero, I hope you feel better. I'll come back to visit you whenever I can.
(Iris starts to cry and then she closes the door and leaves. Everyone at the base was fixing it back up, and getting things back to normal. But meanwhile, Sigma was pacing around waiting for Neon Tiger and Vile to come back, from a mission failed. Just then they fell out of the sky, and they fell in front of him.)
Vile: I'm sorry sir. I...
Sigma: I'm not mad at you Vile, but you failed me. Just go check on the others and take a good rest.
Vile: Yes sir. Thank you, and I'm sorry sir.
(Vile heads inside Sigma's base. Neon Tiger gets up and faces an angry Sigma.)
Neon Tiger: Well sir, I'll just go take that rest and.
Sigma: Oh no you don't! I'm mad at you! You failed me for the last time!
Neon Tiger: Oh yea, well what are you going to do to me?
(Sigma whistles.)
Neon Tiger: Oh, that really hurt. What can that. oh no!
(Neon Tiger hears barking and sees Sigma's dog run over and attack him.)
Neon Tiger: No, I'm a cat! I hate dogs, and dogs hate me!
(As Sigma watches his dog chase and maul Neon Tiger.)
Sigma: I just hope that you learn your lesson well, Neon Tiger! Your brother Slash Beast told me what you did back there.
(Neon Tiger whimpers as he holds onto a tree, while Sigma's dog tries to bite him.)
Sigma: He told me that you tried to protect Zero, and you even attacked the Mavericks. I told you to never do that again! Are you rebelling against me and the Mavericks?
Neon Tiger: No sir, never!
Sigma: I warned you that if you continued to act like that for Zero, and continue to fail me, then I would destroy you!
Neon Tiger: Please forgive me sir! But it's hard for me to not think of my baby Zero!
Sigma: Ew, that's gross! God damit Neon Tiger, I don't want to hear it anymore, just stop it now!
Neon Tiger: Ok. I'll try.
Sigma: I know you won't. I don't even know why I put up with you. (Smiles) But then again, it is fun to see you crying out in pain.
Neon Tiger: Ha, you see, it's a win-win situation.
Sigma: Gr!
(Just then Sigma turns around and heads inside. Before he heads in.)
Sigma: You can come in and rest, but after you learn your lesson.
(Sigma heads inside. Neon Tiger just watched him go inside, but just then Sigma's dog bit Neon Tiger's tail.)
Neon Tiger: Yow! Stupid dog! Leave me alone! Uhm, boss? Do you mind calling off your dog? Hello? Sir? Master Sigma!
(Neon Tiger was just left up there in the tree crying, as Sigma's dog continues to bite and pull on Neon Tiger's tail.)