Eight part of my MMX fan fic rewrite, like the last one I slightly changed the original title. The original title said, "My Secret Nation Underground. But, I changed that title and deleted secret and kept the rest of the original title intact. The song that Lenneth sings was originally the opening theme to "Serial Experiments Lain", since I was in love with that song. Since this is a MMX fan fic, I changed that song and picked something else. X3
-LADY MAVERICK81
"Mega Man X: Messenger"
By Lady Maverick81
VIII. My Nation Underground
Nation (noun) - group with common interest: a group of people united by a common interest.
-from the Encarta® World English Dictionary (North American Edition)
"Damn Maverick Hunter. I swear the next time we meet, I'LL HAVE HIS HEAD!!"
Phoenix, who was enraged from losing her fight with the Maverick Hunter known as X. Started punching the gray titanium steel walls of her barely furnished room.
"I need to see what makes him weep inside, what makes him tick, then I'll let him have it!
Then with pure adrenaline she punched a hole clear into the wall. She removed her hand from the hole. Phoenix looked at her hand and saw the blood that now ran freely from the many cuts and scratches.
"We will meet again, my dear X. Soon, that is soon, HA HA HA HA HA!"
Then all of a sudden she streaked her injured and now bleeding hand across her chest and then to a nearby wall, leaving a rainbow of crimson behind.
"Hey, Alita, how is your shoulder doing now?"
"Fine. Why do you ask, Zero"?
"Just wondering, that's all. Since you Do have that giant size bandage on your shoulder."
"Don't worry about it, Zero. I'll be alright."
"How do you put this on?" said Phoenix, who was trying to put on a strapless black dress. When she was finished putting on that black dress, she was now fidgeting with make-up and hairspray. After a couple of hours of getting ready she was finished. She looked at herself in the mirror and stood there in a silent awe.
"My god who am I now, a reploid or a Maverick?"
She wrapped one of her fingers with a silver chain; and at the end of that silver chain was a silver cross.
"I don't know now who I am anymore, but I better get back to work."
"So, this is a normal day at Maverick Hunter HQ." she said as she was walking down the empty hallways. The glass windows caught a glimpse of this mysterious woman and started to paint an image of her.
Her skin was as pale as death itself. Dark purple hair that was pinned up in a braided bun; only a few strands of hair touched her forehead. Her pale death-like skin was covered in a black tight mini skirt. Draped around her neck were a very plain sliver chain and a very plain sliver cross. She was wearing a pair of black high-heeled sandals. Also, she was carrying a black hand bag, its long thick straps dangling from her bare right shoulder.
"Thank god that I am finished for today!" X said as he ran a thin hand across his short shaggy black hair and slipped the other into one of his blue jeans pockets. He casually walked along the hallways of Maverick Hunter Headquarters. That's when he saw up ahead a young woman who was leaning on the railing. X stared at the young woman and started to blush a little and said to himself, "Who is she? I never saw her before, must be a visitor."
The young woman was about to continue walking when she lost her footing and tripped, falling down to the floor. X ran to her side and asked, "Do you need help, miss?" The young woman replied, "Yes, please. Thank you very much."
X helped the young woman up and noticed that she was a reploid because her skin was pale white and death-like.
"Thank you very much, umm..."
"X Light is my name, and yours?"
The young woman paused for a moment. "My god, he's X! I can't believe it!" The young woman (who was the Maverick Phoenix) replied, "My name is Lenneth Madison. Nice to meet you, X."
Lenneth sighed a little and said to herself, "Nice thinking Phoenix. I just hope that I don't get busted, that is."
"Where are you going, Lenneth?" X asked.
"Oh, just looking around, X and..." she caught a glimpse of a poster advertising a rock concert by the group Lunar Fantasy. "And waiting around for the Lunar Fantasy concert that is playing here tonight."
"Yeah, you're right about that. Lenneth Lunar Fantasy is one popular group here." X started to dig into one of his pockets of his blue jeans and pulled out two thin pieces of paper, "I just happened to have two tickets to the concert here. Care to go with me Lenneth?"
Lenneth paused for a second once again. "What am I getting myself into? Phoenix, calm down and go with him..."
"Sure, I would like to go with you, X."
"Okay, then, the concert starts in a couple of hours-"
Then, all of a sudden, a short fat man dressed in a cheesy plaid suit and who had a rosy-like color to his flesh came running across the hallway, muttering to himself, "What shall I do? I need an opening act and Blood Lily is sick with the flu!"
That's when the short fat man caught a glimpse of Lenneth and stopped. Also, in the process of that, he slammed into a pole that held up the other floor of HQ that was above.
X and Lenneth saw the entire scene and remained silent and stared in awe.
Suddenly the short fat man sprang back up to his feet and darted towards Lenneth, grabbing her hand "You must be my Blood Lily that I have been looking for!"
"Blood Lily?!" Lenneth said, trying to free herself from his tight grip.
"Yes, you look like her a little bit, but can you sing?" the short fat man asked, letting go of Lenneth's hand.
Lenneth nodded her head in reply and started to clear her throat; she closed her eyes and started to sing:
Face longing, an endless mad desire was created in this place
What's true, what's false, this overflowing information I don't understand has
caught us, cornered us, again today I'm tested
by the unpainted face of a street filled with sadness
in buried by a crowd on the edge of a street understanding
A crowd of people all making the same face, will someone again come to understand?
Let's confront it! All of your loves, a few wishes, hold them tight!
I'm going, this thirsty heart is surely in paradise...
Lenneth paused on that line and asked, "So what do you think of that song? It's called "CODE CRUSH" by the Rina Aiuchi."
"You don't sound like Blood Lily, but you have a great voice. By the way, what's your name, young lady? The short fat man took off his black hat that oddly matched his cheesy plaid suit.
"My name is Lenneth Madison."
"Great! My name is Big Tito Murphy, but you can call me Tito, okay? I need an opening act for the group Lunar Fantasy. Blood Lily is sick with the flu, and can you sing in her place?
Lenneth looked at X; he nodded his head and smiled.
"I would be honored to perform tonight, Tito."
The smile on Tito's chubby face grew wider. "Thank you so much, Lenneth! Please come this way."
X and Lenneth looked at each other and followed Tito who already had a head start of them.
"Are you ready, Lenneth?"
"As ready as I'll ever be, X."
"Okay, remember, Lenneth, you are only going to sing three songs, okay?"
"I know, X," she said as she was braiding her long purple hair into a tight braid that dangled to her knees. She looked at him and smoothed out her short torn blue jean shorts, "Also, X, thanks for what you did back there for me..."
"No problem, Lenneth. Anytime."
Lennth could hear the sounds of the crowd around her dying down as Tito took the mike from the center stage. She quickly looked at herself from one of the mirrors that was lying around. Her purple hair was in a tight braid that reached her knees. Her pale skin was covered with a short white tight tank top that exposed some parts of her chest. Then to her blue jean shorts that was torn at some parts but covered by black tights and high-heels. She quickly wiped the sweat off of her face with her thin hands that where also covered with soft black leather gloves.
Then she looked at center stage as Tito started to speak.
"I am sorry to say that Blood Lily caught the flu and will not be performing tonight. But do not worry, ladies and gents! In her first performance ever here is Lenneth!"
The sounds coming from the crowd grew louder as Lenneth took the mike from Tito. She turned around and motioned to the band that was behind her to start playing.
Then she started to sing...
The crowd stood there in awe as she filled the stage with her voice.
Phoenix discovered that after she sang her three songs, the crowd applauded even louder than before. She knew she found her secret nation that lay under her flesh and inside her heart.
-To Be Continued...