OOohhhhhh!!! Present time actual plot! SWEET! Feh, :P Read on if you dare!

o0 Has nothing on trickstar????? It's the same damn thing!!!! What ya talking about (??) Well, I kinda use Axl 24/7 so yah...

The reploid stood there in the middle of two trees shaking. Another who was older than him, looked absolutely beyond sanity's limits.

The older sported freshly made laser and bullet marks on each side of his shoulder armor. In a time of less panick the younger would have comented on how symetrical both marks were, but he was smart enough to keep quiet. :P

The older slid to the ground panting heavily. "You know, it's funny. I've been through 8 maverick uprisings, AND quelled a war, and only today do I come the closest to death, by a rookie!"

"Excuse me? I helped out with 2 of those 'uprisings' and the war. AND Signas ENLISTED me as an S-class maverick hunter just like you!"

"Heh, makes me wonder what was he on?.."

"Did you hear that?"

"Hun?" X spun around to catch his surroundings. As a veteran, he carefully espied the foliage. Motioning for the younger to be quiet with his finger, he pointed for Axl to come around behind his right side incase of a sneak attack. Readying his buster with a charged shot, he waited for what ever was in the cover of the forest to make the first move.

Something black poked it's way into his vision from the right side. Pivoting in his spot, X locked on the target, only to realize..

"Spider?!" The hoarse cry completely ruined the aura that the title 'maverick hunter' gave him. But already too shocked from the earlier event, and with little nerve left, he opened fire imeadiatly fearing the worst.

"WOA!!"

As the dust in the air cleared, the form of a black gambling reploid could be seen, holding a single yellow metallic card in front of his face, and shaking like mad.

"THE HELL WAS THAT FOR?!" Not waiting for an answer (again) Spider launched the card and pinned the other's weapon to the ground.

X pulled hard to get his arm out from the hold, but it was of no use. He turned his eyes to the reploid, a look of scorn on his face.

"Redips! It doesn't matter how many times you come back, I will not let you take over!!"

Their was a moment of silence. Glancing left and right X looked confusedly at Spider.

"What? Did I say something wrong?"

Blinking hard, the black reploid looked blankly back.

"Who's Redips?.."

"You- you don't kno- Wait a minute! You're trying to trick us!!" X sputtered.

"Kuh, fine! I don't need to waste my time with people like you! Ciao!" As Spider took a step to leave the scene, Axl spoke up.

"So you're the real Spider." He had no idea how he knew, but something in his gut told him that this was not in fact, Redips.

Turning back Spider eyed him cautiously, noticing the younger for the first time. But memories flooded back. Red, gray, blue, green,.. black.

"No.. Y-You're, supposed to be d-.." he just couldn't bring himself to say it.

"Dead? Me? Why?" Curiously Axl gawked back at the reploid. "Do.. you know something I don't?"

For a moment Spider's mouth stayed open. But of course this was the younger reploid! There was no mistake about it! Had he forgotten?..

"..."

"Um," X, finally managing to pry himself free of that a cursed card, tried to make more sense out of the situation, "You ok? Hello?.." He waved his hand in front of the reploid's face in hopes of gaining it's attention.

But all Spider could think of was that split second. That split second that changed and gave him life.

An explosion suddenly broke out in the middle of the area that they stood in. Flames erupted and lapped at everything in their sight. Jumping back Spider glanced to his left. There, in the span of a second, he saw a burgandy scarf flutter. As soon as he turned his head more though, the piece of clothing had dissappeared. The flames magically folded in upon themselves and vanished. A set up, or a warning?

Seeing that the other two hadn't left, Spider questioned them.

"Friend of yours?"

The blue reploid dusted himself off and checked for any damage to his armor or otherwise. He let his arm fall limp to his side and sighed a deep sigh of regret.

"He soon will be."

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