Fifth part of my MMX fan fic rewrite. The original title of this was called "Caged Angel', but knowing myself this title suits the short much better. Yeah, yeah I know that profiles are coming soon. Who knows that I might incorporate them into one of the stories. Like the other titles, can you now guess where this title originally came from? X3

-LADY MAVERICK81

"Mega Man X: Messenger"

By Lady Maverick81

V. At Least, Be Humane

Can you tame a heart with a will and sprit of its own? You can cage that heart in a gilded cage. But sooner or later that heart will break free.

"I don't want to fight you, Zero."

"Who are you Goddess!?"

Goddess and Zero were locked in mortal combat. Over and over again their swords met, hoping to get a clear shot at one another. "Enough! I grow tired of this, FEATHER BLIZZARD!!" Goddess raised both of her hands and released a torrent of ice and feathers. The impact of the blast sent Zero flying to the other side of the room; the trip ended abruptly with Zero slamming to a cold grey steel wall. He painfully opened his eyes to see Goddess right in front of him. He noticed that she was crying. The look in her eyes was hidden away, covered by a dark blue visor.

Why are you crying Goddess?" he said, "Please don't cry..." as he slowly wiped away the tears from her beautiful face.

I don't know, why I am crying..." she said, "I didn't want to fight you…".

Then both of them heard the sounds of footsteps and the sound of a very familiar voice, it was the voice of X.

"I must go now, fare thee well..." she said in a very cold voice.

The Angel of Battle gave one last look at Zero, but before she disappeared. She gave Zero a quick, fierce kiss. It caught Zero off guard but he still closed his eyes and tried to enjoy it. He opened his eyes again to see Goddess disappearing in a blinding flash of light. Then Zero heard footsteps that were much louder than before. Running into the room was X, giving a sigh of relief upon seeing his friend alive.

"Hey Zero you alright? Man, someone did a number on you..." X said slowly, walking to his injured friend.

Painfully, Zero rose to his feet and gave a weak smile to his friend.

"I am alright, let's go home X." he replied, heading towards the door of the room. In spite of his pain, he knew from his encounter with Goddess and the kiss that she gave him before he disappeared into the light. That he had just tamed the wildest of all hearts. Zero had tamed the heart of Goddess and locked her wild heart in a gilded cage.

-To Be Continued.