RockMan Zero

Makenai Ai ga Kitto Aru

Saiko Ninja

Well then, I suppose you're thinking, "Finally! The second chapter is up! What takes this guy so long to post up more and more chapters of this –very- skillfully written fanfiction of his?!" cough Eh-heh, anyways, thanks for taking the time to read my fanfiction. I may as well say this now as it seems necessary to say so. "This is already the second chapter to my fanfiction and I feel that I can no longer ask for you to be nice on me."

Phew. There, I said it. Now with that out of the way, I –still- ask that if you criticize me, make sure you have some justifiable evidence or proof you can back it up with. Again, thank you for patiently waiting for my upcoming chapters, do take a look at my other fanfiction as well and review them, neh?

Disclaimer (This again?!): I do not own any of the RockMan Zero characters. All of them are rightfully owned and created by Capcom. However, I do own my original character, Souta. If I did own the RockMan Zero characters, I wouldn't be writing this right now, would I...?

Note: I'm going to try and just leave out the thought bubbles and write out if the character is thinking or not. I find that I'm relying too much on that, something that I shouldn't do. I'll assume that you're smart enough to know anyways if a character like Zero is thinking mentally. Anyways, enjoy the chapter!

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Chapter: Reminisce

"Zero, please help me..." came the voice from the young girl.

"My name... Is Zero...?" questioned the crimson armored warrior in his mind.

The awakened crimson warrior of legend gazed behind him from the corner of his twin emerald green orbs. He nodded momentarily and then picked up the plasma gun that lay on the ground beside him, stained with blood. He saw the name of "Souta" engraved upon it and then gazed to the body that lay on the ground motionlessly in its own pool of blood. The eyes were still open, but he gently closed dilated silver tinted eyes of his uttering a silent wish of peace for this young man's soul. Somehow, he began to feel an emotion of slight frustration for the needless bloodshed that had just occurred.

"Souta..." cried Ciel softly.

Just then, a faint flashback of a long brown-haired girl played through his mind. It seemed all so old fashioned, with the memory being played without any audible sound, just the movement of the mouths and the actions going on. He remembered once more that the girl was someone he was unable to save. Rather, he did the opposite of saving her. That was his regret. It would not happen again... He swore on the given life that he had that he would not let this happen to the young girl beside him.

All of a sudden, he was brought back to reality by the sounds of plasma bullets soaring almost right near him and Ciel. He shielded Ciel from a missile coming towards them and then charged up a shot releasing it at the enemy projectile causing it to explode. Zero began to run forward and then dispatch of all the X Drones running mindlessly towards them with continuous charged shots from the plasma gun.

"We're almost to the TransServer, Zero! Hang in there!"

By now, even in his restored state, the crimson warrior was feeling fatigue when he shouldn't have. At least, that's what his mind set was placed on. He exhaled slowly and gazed about. They reached a dead end, but somehow, something didn't seem right. Ciel proceeded forward gazing about as well wondering where the TransServer could have been.

"Cerveau gave me the exact coordinates of the TransServer, where is it?" Ciel asked herself.

As she walked forward a bit more, her footsteps began to emanate a hollow sound to her step. The crimson armored protector arched a brow slightly but didn't do anything as of yet. A few split seconds later, Ciel began to sink down as the ground below her collapsed. Zero's eyes widened slightly but he dashed quickly causing after-images of his body to be left in his wake. He caught her in his arms and cradled her, shielding her from any of the falling debree.

Landing on the ground a little harshly, the impact caused Zero to shake momentarily. After regaining composure, he stood up and then gently let Ciel go in a manner so that she was standing up once more. He felt relieved to see that she was all right and no harm had come to her.

"At least we're out of harm's way..." Ciel exhaled slowly walking forward searching for the TransServer.

A faint rumbling surged through the ground, though Ciel didn't seem to notice.

"It seems that the entrance has been blocked off..." Ciel stated as she gazed at the rubble blocking the way.

Zero nodded faintly but then felt the rumble surge more noticeably along the ground. It couldn't be ignored this time. Immediately, his mind sensor picked up a huge power source heading right at them, rather, straight at Ciel.

"WATCH OUT!" Zero exclaimed.

Ciel gazed about and then seemed to be seconds too late to escape from harm's reach, litterally. Immediately after Zero shouted for her to get to safety, a Golem's mechanical arm burst out of the piled up technological rubble grabbing Ciel pulling it back making an entrance for Zero to follow after.

The crimson armored warrior dashed after the mechanical giant and then cursed slightly under his breath. Ciel was knocked out and practically motionless, no injuries however. That was good, he thought. He began to fire consecutive charged plasma shots toward the body of the Golem only to find that the shots were ineffective... Useless...

"Damn..." Zero muttered.

As he exhaled slowly, he began to notice a light emanating from the computer, a familiar voice calling out to him. He couldn't make out whose voice was it, but he felt that it was someone he knew very well. Time seemed to freeze momentarily, as all the colors around him seemed to be inversed.

"Zero... Use this weapon... I'm sad to say that you've awoken once more to a time that requires you to fight. And I'm sorry to say that I'm not here with you to pull through this time. I'm sure that everything will come to you in due time... We will meet again... My crimson armored friend..."

With that, the voice faded away and time resumed all too soon causing Zero to go off balance shortly thereafter. He caught himself in mid-fall and then flipped backward gripping the Z-Saber that came through the screen. Gazing up at the Golem clutching Ciel in its huge mechanical hand, a small grin played upon the expression of his face as he then waved the Z-Saber for a moment getting used to it's feel.

"Farewell..." Zero whispered.

The crimson armored warrior then jumped into the air performing a mid-air somersault and then slashed the Golem right across it's head causing it to slide in two pieces. He landed onto the ground eyes closed as the Golem malfunctioned momentarily then began to self-destruct. The mechanical hand dropped Ciel and he caught her pulling her away from safety, shielding her from the explosion.

As the smoke cleared, Zero stood there cradling Ciel in his arms once more and then supporting her up so she could stand, leaning on his shoulder.

"Ohhh... What happened...?" Ciel asked as she began to come to.

"I saved you..." replied Zero simply.

"Thank you... I think the TransServer is up ahead, let's go Zero. I know that you've just awoken from hibernation and that your memory is a little on the faint side, but it will all come back to you eventually. I'll help you out in any way I can..." Ciel said.

All that Zero could do was nod in response and then watch her as she walked off entering the small room with the TransServer in it. He seemed to have seen a faint after-image of Iris play with his eyes as Ciel walked off. Shaking his head slowly, he assumed the conclusion that he was exhausted and needed rest. He followed Ciel and saw her teleport out to the base. He stood upon the platform and entered the same coordinates she had and phased out in a white flash of light.

I suppose that things from the past –do- come and haunt you. Is it because I can't let go of something? Who was the girl I saw in my memory...? Aghh... My head hurts so much... I suppose that the girl is right in saying everything will come to me eventually. Yet, I have so many questions, so many feelings that I have to sort out. I think... That I should just give it a rest...

Zero sighed as he lay back on a bed in a spare room of the resistance base that Ciel led. He sighed as he gazed up at the dark ceiling. The lights were out and the only sound that could be heard was the sound of a faint buzz coming from lights on in other rooms. Exhaling slowly, he turned to the side and shut his eyes. Rest was what he wanted, but he wasn't getting it yet as he kept thinking about his past, and his memories.

Iris... That was her name... The girl in my memories...

Finally reaching this conclusion, he lay in content feeling that remembering the girl's name was enough for him. He slowly drifted to "sleep" and began to dream of memories long past.

End Chapter: Reminisce

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Not too bad for a second chapter I hope? I suppose it was a bit shorter than the last one. Every chapter I write seems to be written around night, when I have the most time to write, but less energy to write them with. Anyways, I gotta bounce now since I have other work to do. Perhaps other fanfiction to continue as well, and maybe other fanfictions that need to be started. Do take the time if you have, to read my other fanfiction and review them. I would greatly appreciate it. Till next time.

Ja matta, minna.

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"MISSION COMPLETE!"