Mega man X 8: Rondo of Blood
Last chapter, 3 mysterious individuals revealed themselves as the avengers of Sigma. Which they say, he is the messiah of the Reploids. Those 3 persons are the Dark X, Zero and Axl.
They announced their plan to revive Sigma with the Rondo of blood. Plan introducing the 8 Apostles of sigma, the grim reaper and the angel.
With these words, they disappeared in the shadows. Zero feels a mysterious feeling about the angel they were talking about. And the chosen for the Rondo of Blood is someone very close to X, Zero and Axl.
The first of the 8 apostles is about to attack. And there's a mysterious link between this apostle and Zero...
Chapter 2: The first apostle.
Osaka, Japan.
As every day in the New-Japan. (Now every city in the world has the "New" word on it because the crash of the Eurasia some years ago.) The city is in its peak-hour. Cars everywhere and lights on like Las Vegas.
But in the Sky, there's a strange vessel flies and drops some big cargo capsules. Those capsules crash on the streets. They open, and Mavericks come out of them.
The Mavericks are attacking the city. And on the top of the Osaka castle, there is a shadow looking at the city.
Frogashi: This sure will draw Zero's attention, Now he will pay for all these years of suffering.
Maverick Hunters HQ.
Zero is sitting on a table in the HQ. Café looking to the outside. Thinking about that Angel the Sigma Religion talked about. Each time he listens and thinks about it, he feels a very familiar presence from years ago... Very long years ago...
X looking for Zero finds him in the café. X walks towards Zero.
X: Good morning Zero.
Zero: ...
X: Zero... Are you all right?
Zero: Hu? Oh. Good morning X.
X: You seem sorta distracted.
Zero: No. I'm just thinking.
X: You have been thinking since yesterday when the Sigma Religion revealed themselves.
Zero: So?
X: Is that angel?
Zero: Yeah. I felt something strange when they said that.
X: Maybe is just your imagination.
Zero: Yeah. Maybe...
Their speech is interrupted by the main speakers with the rushing voice of Alia.
Alia: X! Zero! Axl! Please report to the meeting room! This is an emergency!
X: Let's go!
Zero: Hu? Wait for me!
In the meeting room, Axl already got there.
Axl: X, Zero. You're late guys.
X: I apologize.
Zero: Sorry for the wait.
Signas: We received a transmition from the Sigma Religion.
Alia: The information says that their next target is Osaka, New-Japan.
Signas: Their attack has already begun.
Zero: All right then, Let's go!
Alia: Wait!
X: What is it?
Alia: The apostle of this time. You should know who is he.
Axl: Who?
Alia: ......... Frogashi Slash...
Zero: Slash?
X: You sound like you know him.
Axl: We can use some information here.
Zero: It was before X came to the Maverick Hunters.
Axl: Never mind. I don't know him.
Zero: He was a hunter specialized in swordplay. He was also known as the Reploid Samurai. He destroyed every maverick with his katana and collected their heads to bring big reputation to him. His ways were very gory. He liked to finish any maverick fast without time waste. He didn't thought about any difference between Maverick or Hunter. He just wanted to fight.
Axl: And how you know him very well?
Zero: In the swordplay, We were the best 2. Of course the sword I used was from the HQ. Training grounds. He liked to challenge any hunter who thought that was brave and powerful.
X: Aren't the fights between hunters in HQ. Grounds illegal?
Zero: Yeah. During our fight the chief commander discovered by hunter statements that Frogashi was the one who started all the fights.
Axl: What happened to him?
Zero: He was vanished from the Hunters HQ. And sent to the Eurasia 2 when it was a maximum-security prison. But when the outbreak of the Sigma Virus happened, the prison colony exploded. Since that moment we thought that he died in the explosion... until now.
Alia: Somehow he survived the explosion and hid all these years somewhere. And now one of the Apostles of Sigma, More troubles.
Zero: We need to defeat him to make all the Mavericks withdraw.
X: Sure. Let's go!
Axl: My guns won't fail us this time!
Zero: (Frogashi. Why are you with them?)
The trio gets to Osaka. Where the city is still under attack.
X: There are a lot of Mavericks still around!
Axl: We need to find this frog guy fast!
Zero: As a samurai he always like big old places.
X: Have you tried the Osaka castle?
Axl: Sure looks old.
Zero: That's the place!
X: Let us make haste!
From the big castle on the top floor. Slash id able to see the 3 hunters heading that way.
Frogashi: He's coming with some company. He'll only fight against me.
X, Zero and Axl reach the entrance of the castle. For being and old castle, some little techies have been made on it like an elevator.
Zero: This elevator should take us to the top of the castle.
X: How do we activate it?
Axl: Looks like we don't have to.
The elevator goes down directly to them and it opens its doors to them.
Zero: Looks like he wants us to get in.
X: This sounds suspicious.
Axl: Who cares? Is a free ride! Like this we won't have to climb all the way up there!
Zero: Everyone in!
X, Zero and Axl get into the elevator. The cold metal cylinder rises to the sky as they are able to see the surrounding city. All Mavericks stop their activities to make haste to the top of the castle.
Once in the top, the elevator doors open to reveal the emperor's room. Where a Frog Reploid sits waiting for them.
Frogashi: Zero... I have been waiting for you.
Zero: I don't know why you're with the Sigma Religion, but I'll put you rampage to an end personally!
Zero grabs his saber as the green blade takes shape. X and Axl prepare their weapons as Zero gets ready for the battle.
Zero: We'll end your misery!
Frogashi: Stop right there!
The three hunters stop their step.
X: What?
Frogashi: Only Zero will fight me.
X: Zero! What do we do?
Zero: Stay away of this guys. I'll fight alone.
X: Zero!
Zero: I said that I'll do it!
X: Ok.
Axl: No Zero! We're a team!
X: Axl, Shut up. This is Zero's personal fight now.
Axl: If you say so. You got way more experience than me.
X: I still have a bad feeling about this.
Zero: We'll need bigger room for our fight.
Frogashi: The Dojo should be fine.
Frogashi turns his head to a maverick as he makes a sign of confirmation. The maverick opens a door revealing a big training dojo used in feudal times for close battles with the emperor.
The 2 swordsmen step to the center of the fighting field.
Frogashi: Ready to finish the match we started all those years back ago?
Zero: Anytime, anywhere.
Slash grabs the hilt of his sword and pulls out the blade.
Frogashi: You'll feel the cut of my blade as you feel my despair of all these years!
Zero: Bring it on!
A faint silence strikes the room. But from all, a candles turns of by the breeze of the wind. With the fading light the 2 warriors started moving toward each other with such incredible speed.
Their blades crash against each other in less than a split of a second per blow.
Axl: My god! They're so fast that I can't even get what's going on!
X: Still... I can feel and old energy accumulating within Zero. Like if someone very old will appear.
Zero and Frogashi keep directing their attacks toward each other. But all those blows hit with each other's swords.
Frogashi: You improved you stile Zero! Too bad you are destined to lose this battle!
Zero: You have gotten better too! But when I'll defeat you, you'll feel what being someone else feels!
Frogashi: Not like this!
Zero: What!?!?
From a quick blow, Zero gets stabbed in his belly.
Zero: Ugh!
Frogashi: Time to feel my pain!
Frogashi turns his sword to increase the pain and throws Zero to the corner.
X: Zero!
Axl: X no!
X: Dammit!
Frogashi: Looks like I'm the strongest around here. Time to finish you off.
As Frogashi walks slowly towards Zero, X tries to help him in the distance.
X: Zero! Wake up!
Suddenly X feel the strange energy concentrating within Zero.
X: What? This can't be! Zero!
Frogashi feels the powerful presence too.
Frogashi: What?!? Is that you Zero?
From the deep silence within Zero, his eyes open up. This time very sharp eyes like a wild animal.
Frogashi: What?!?
Zero stands up with a wild pose like the one he had before the Hunters.
Frogashi: Zero... Is that you?
Zero: He, he...
Suddenly Zero moves fast like a cheetah and hits Frogashi with his fist. Frogashi flies rolling and spinning to the floor.
Frogashi: Ouch! What's going on here? How did you got so strong?
From that pose and abilities Frogashi finally realizes the truth.
Frogashi: Zero! You're not the Zero I know!
The Maverick within Zero sealed all these years finally woke up by the anger of the pasty against Frogashi.
Frogashi: You're the Red Maverick! Oh my god!
Zero attacks with his saber to kill. Frogashi is barely able to block those attacks.
Frogashi: No! Why? Why is this happening to me?
A slash cuts Frogashi's right arm
Frogashi: No!
Another attack cuts his left arm.
Frogashi: HAAA!!!
And another attack cuts his right leg. Frogashi falls on the floor.
Frogashi: My arms! You don't know mercy against the ones weaker than you?!?
X: That should be you.
Frogashi: !!!!!!!
Frogashi realizes that all these years he was acting like a Maverick when he devoted his life in being the strongest hunter. Now he felt the feeling his victims felt when he killed them.
Zero: He, he, he.
Zero grabs Frogashi's head and pulls it to his back. The great damage is visible on Frogashi.
Zero: He, he. HA, HA, HA, HA!
X is barely able to watch such massacre by his own best friend.
X: That's enough!
X rushes to the site of the massacre and separates Zero and Frogashi.
X: This is enough Zero! This is not you!
Zero looks X very straight with an emotionless expression.
X: Zero!
X curls his fist and hits Zero on his cheek.
Zero's head turns around in response of the hit.
X: Zero! Can you hear me?!
Zero: ...... Yes...
Axl: What happened here?
Zero: Sorry about that. Is just that the anger of the past accumulated and my inner Maverick broke thru.
X: The only thing that matters now is that you're ok.
Zero: Yeah.
Axl: Well... Let's just forget about this and return to the base shall we?
Interrupting the first 3 steps. Frogashi begs for mercy. Such merciful begs...
Frogashi: Wait! ...... Don't... Leave me here...
Zero: Guys... Take him to the HQ.
X: But Zero! He's a Maverick!
Zero: It was my fault he ended up like this. Besides. He's a former hunter.
Axl: Hello? Earth to Zero?
Zero: Just take him!
X: Sure...
X and Axl grab the fallen samurai and take their steps outside.
Frogashi: Why? Why?
Zero: Just rest... Lifesaver will treat you.
When the 4 hunters reach the outside of the castle, Mavericks await for them. Lots and lots of Mavericks.
X: Oh no! We're surrounded!
Zero: On your guard!
The hunters draw out their weapons. But before any action starts, Frogashi makes another confirmation expression.
As he does this, the Mavericks retire from the area heading to the rising sun. Their shadows disappear in the blinding light.
X: How?
Axl: Doesn't matter. Let's go to the base.
Maverick Hunters HQ.
Zero walks thru the halls looking for the medical department. On his way he finds X.
X: Zero!
Zero: Hey X...
X: You still feel guilty about Frogashi?
Zero: ...... I just... I just wanna think about it...
X: Zero...
X stops his step-leaving Zero. Zero heads forward.
X: Zero...
Zero enters into the medical building. There inside Lifesaver checks some papers and stuff.
Zero: Lifesaver.
Lifesaver: Oh Zero! Good afternoon. You wanna see the newcomer?
Zero: Yes.
As they walk thru the hall, some nurses take Reploids on wheelchairs to different rooms and elevators. Most the victims of the Osaka attack.
Lifesaver: You surely were in the mood in that moment. He almost doesn't make it.
Zero: That wasn't me...
Lifesaver: Oh yes. That was your inner Maverick. It's been some time since I got the chance to see him.
Zero: When Sigma was still with the Hunters?
Lifesaver: Yes. It was strange. Before he was going to see you in the emergency room, he was the goodness of the hunters. But he started acting evil since that day. I wonder why?
Zero: I don't remember either.
Lifesaver: Well. Maybe time will tell. Oh! Here we are!
Lifesaver turns to the closed door and presses a button. The door slides up revealing an intensive care room. On the bed lies Frogashi.
Lifesaver: Those cut members caused a massive energy breach. We had to connect all those support devices to regulate the energy level. Now he'll be fine. Once he's ready for reconstruction Douglas will take care of the rest.
Zero: I see. Thank you.
Lifesaver: Would you like to be alone with him for a little?
Zero: Sure. It's been a long time since we talked quietly.
Lifesaver: Good. I'll be around if you need me.
Zero: Fine. See ya
Lifesaver steps put of the room closing the door. Zero gets closer to the samurai.
Zero: Frogashi. Can you hear me?
Zero's deep voice resonates inside Frogashi's mind. The resonant voice wakes him up.
Frogashi: Ow. You don't have to scream.
Zero: You feeling well?
Frogashi: Well. Without my arms and a leg... I could say that this is the best moment in my life.
Zero: Glad you're ok.
Frogashi: Besides. I like those nurses that come here and snuggle you.
Zero: You haven't changed a little.
Frogashi: But you changed.
Zero: How?
Frogashi: You used to be a lone wolf. And now you team up with 2 hunters even younger than you.
Zero: I guess you're right. Maybe is X...
Frogashi: The blue guy? Yeah. Looks kinda cute.
Zero: Frogashi... Did you have any intention to join the Sigma Religion?
Frogashi: Your fake appeared. I first believed he was you. But he told me that if I joined him... I was going to be able to fight against you.
Zero: And...
Frogashi: And I accepted the deal.
Zero: You actually joined them for that?
Frogashi: Yes. Only for that.
Zero: So. How about when you are better we finish our battle?
Frogashi: Really?
Zero: It's a promise. When we defeat the enemy of course.
Frogashi: Deal.
Zero: Well. Gotta go. Hope you get well soon.
Frogashi: I hope so...
Zero: See ya.
Frogashi: Zero!
Zero: Yes?
Frogashi: ......... Good luck....
Zero: You too.
Zero takes his steps out of the room. Frogashi keeps looking at the door with a sense of hope.
Frogashi: ......... Zero... You really deserve the title of Samurai... He, he...
Sigma Religion Northern-Europe castle.
Dark Zero stands in front of a big stained glass. The glass resembles an angel on the side of a reaper. Very gloomy indeed. From the light made by the glass, Dark Axl arrives to tell some news to Dark Zero.
Dark Axl: Zero.
Dark Zero: Axl. How's the rite doing?
Dark Axl: Everything is ready to go anytime.
Dark Zero: Yes. Excellent.
Dark Axl: Who will be the angel?
Dark Zero: She is someone very close to Zero who used to live some time ago...
Dark Axl: Anymore clues?
Dark Zero: No. I just know that.
Dark X: Guys! Everything is ready!
Dark Zero: Well. Let's begin.
From the prophecies, the angel is about to be revived. But can this related to Zero be her?
And what will happen when she's revived?
Next Chapter: The Second Apostle.
Author's corner.
For this episode I had no idea of how to put the meeting between Frogashi and Zero. But I watched this Rurouni Kenshin music video with Crawling by Linkin Park. (Very good. A must watch or any kenshin fan.) The fight was based in the fight between Kenshin and the tough looking guy. (I can't believe that I forgot his name! Isn't that ironic? _) Also putting Zero's inner Maverick. And Frogashi's link to Zero as a former hunter. Also the "Samurai" term for Frogashi Slash. But he ended up realizing that Zero was the one worthy of this title. Even he became good again and now he is under intensive care after Zero's inner Maverick breaks thru. I like this chapter. Maybe I'll need more Ideas for a next chapter. I already got a Ninja Panda. But still not the name for him. I accept any suggestions from you readers. But I'll try to have Chapter 3 done as possible.
See ya in The second Apostle.
Last chapter, 3 mysterious individuals revealed themselves as the avengers of Sigma. Which they say, he is the messiah of the Reploids. Those 3 persons are the Dark X, Zero and Axl.
They announced their plan to revive Sigma with the Rondo of blood. Plan introducing the 8 Apostles of sigma, the grim reaper and the angel.
With these words, they disappeared in the shadows. Zero feels a mysterious feeling about the angel they were talking about. And the chosen for the Rondo of Blood is someone very close to X, Zero and Axl.
The first of the 8 apostles is about to attack. And there's a mysterious link between this apostle and Zero...
Chapter 2: The first apostle.
Osaka, Japan.
As every day in the New-Japan. (Now every city in the world has the "New" word on it because the crash of the Eurasia some years ago.) The city is in its peak-hour. Cars everywhere and lights on like Las Vegas.
But in the Sky, there's a strange vessel flies and drops some big cargo capsules. Those capsules crash on the streets. They open, and Mavericks come out of them.
The Mavericks are attacking the city. And on the top of the Osaka castle, there is a shadow looking at the city.
Frogashi: This sure will draw Zero's attention, Now he will pay for all these years of suffering.
Maverick Hunters HQ.
Zero is sitting on a table in the HQ. Café looking to the outside. Thinking about that Angel the Sigma Religion talked about. Each time he listens and thinks about it, he feels a very familiar presence from years ago... Very long years ago...
X looking for Zero finds him in the café. X walks towards Zero.
X: Good morning Zero.
Zero: ...
X: Zero... Are you all right?
Zero: Hu? Oh. Good morning X.
X: You seem sorta distracted.
Zero: No. I'm just thinking.
X: You have been thinking since yesterday when the Sigma Religion revealed themselves.
Zero: So?
X: Is that angel?
Zero: Yeah. I felt something strange when they said that.
X: Maybe is just your imagination.
Zero: Yeah. Maybe...
Their speech is interrupted by the main speakers with the rushing voice of Alia.
Alia: X! Zero! Axl! Please report to the meeting room! This is an emergency!
X: Let's go!
Zero: Hu? Wait for me!
In the meeting room, Axl already got there.
Axl: X, Zero. You're late guys.
X: I apologize.
Zero: Sorry for the wait.
Signas: We received a transmition from the Sigma Religion.
Alia: The information says that their next target is Osaka, New-Japan.
Signas: Their attack has already begun.
Zero: All right then, Let's go!
Alia: Wait!
X: What is it?
Alia: The apostle of this time. You should know who is he.
Axl: Who?
Alia: ......... Frogashi Slash...
Zero: Slash?
X: You sound like you know him.
Axl: We can use some information here.
Zero: It was before X came to the Maverick Hunters.
Axl: Never mind. I don't know him.
Zero: He was a hunter specialized in swordplay. He was also known as the Reploid Samurai. He destroyed every maverick with his katana and collected their heads to bring big reputation to him. His ways were very gory. He liked to finish any maverick fast without time waste. He didn't thought about any difference between Maverick or Hunter. He just wanted to fight.
Axl: And how you know him very well?
Zero: In the swordplay, We were the best 2. Of course the sword I used was from the HQ. Training grounds. He liked to challenge any hunter who thought that was brave and powerful.
X: Aren't the fights between hunters in HQ. Grounds illegal?
Zero: Yeah. During our fight the chief commander discovered by hunter statements that Frogashi was the one who started all the fights.
Axl: What happened to him?
Zero: He was vanished from the Hunters HQ. And sent to the Eurasia 2 when it was a maximum-security prison. But when the outbreak of the Sigma Virus happened, the prison colony exploded. Since that moment we thought that he died in the explosion... until now.
Alia: Somehow he survived the explosion and hid all these years somewhere. And now one of the Apostles of Sigma, More troubles.
Zero: We need to defeat him to make all the Mavericks withdraw.
X: Sure. Let's go!
Axl: My guns won't fail us this time!
Zero: (Frogashi. Why are you with them?)
The trio gets to Osaka. Where the city is still under attack.
X: There are a lot of Mavericks still around!
Axl: We need to find this frog guy fast!
Zero: As a samurai he always like big old places.
X: Have you tried the Osaka castle?
Axl: Sure looks old.
Zero: That's the place!
X: Let us make haste!
From the big castle on the top floor. Slash id able to see the 3 hunters heading that way.
Frogashi: He's coming with some company. He'll only fight against me.
X, Zero and Axl reach the entrance of the castle. For being and old castle, some little techies have been made on it like an elevator.
Zero: This elevator should take us to the top of the castle.
X: How do we activate it?
Axl: Looks like we don't have to.
The elevator goes down directly to them and it opens its doors to them.
Zero: Looks like he wants us to get in.
X: This sounds suspicious.
Axl: Who cares? Is a free ride! Like this we won't have to climb all the way up there!
Zero: Everyone in!
X, Zero and Axl get into the elevator. The cold metal cylinder rises to the sky as they are able to see the surrounding city. All Mavericks stop their activities to make haste to the top of the castle.
Once in the top, the elevator doors open to reveal the emperor's room. Where a Frog Reploid sits waiting for them.
Frogashi: Zero... I have been waiting for you.
Zero: I don't know why you're with the Sigma Religion, but I'll put you rampage to an end personally!
Zero grabs his saber as the green blade takes shape. X and Axl prepare their weapons as Zero gets ready for the battle.
Zero: We'll end your misery!
Frogashi: Stop right there!
The three hunters stop their step.
X: What?
Frogashi: Only Zero will fight me.
X: Zero! What do we do?
Zero: Stay away of this guys. I'll fight alone.
X: Zero!
Zero: I said that I'll do it!
X: Ok.
Axl: No Zero! We're a team!
X: Axl, Shut up. This is Zero's personal fight now.
Axl: If you say so. You got way more experience than me.
X: I still have a bad feeling about this.
Zero: We'll need bigger room for our fight.
Frogashi: The Dojo should be fine.
Frogashi turns his head to a maverick as he makes a sign of confirmation. The maverick opens a door revealing a big training dojo used in feudal times for close battles with the emperor.
The 2 swordsmen step to the center of the fighting field.
Frogashi: Ready to finish the match we started all those years back ago?
Zero: Anytime, anywhere.
Slash grabs the hilt of his sword and pulls out the blade.
Frogashi: You'll feel the cut of my blade as you feel my despair of all these years!
Zero: Bring it on!
A faint silence strikes the room. But from all, a candles turns of by the breeze of the wind. With the fading light the 2 warriors started moving toward each other with such incredible speed.
Their blades crash against each other in less than a split of a second per blow.
Axl: My god! They're so fast that I can't even get what's going on!
X: Still... I can feel and old energy accumulating within Zero. Like if someone very old will appear.
Zero and Frogashi keep directing their attacks toward each other. But all those blows hit with each other's swords.
Frogashi: You improved you stile Zero! Too bad you are destined to lose this battle!
Zero: You have gotten better too! But when I'll defeat you, you'll feel what being someone else feels!
Frogashi: Not like this!
Zero: What!?!?
From a quick blow, Zero gets stabbed in his belly.
Zero: Ugh!
Frogashi: Time to feel my pain!
Frogashi turns his sword to increase the pain and throws Zero to the corner.
X: Zero!
Axl: X no!
X: Dammit!
Frogashi: Looks like I'm the strongest around here. Time to finish you off.
As Frogashi walks slowly towards Zero, X tries to help him in the distance.
X: Zero! Wake up!
Suddenly X feel the strange energy concentrating within Zero.
X: What? This can't be! Zero!
Frogashi feels the powerful presence too.
Frogashi: What?!? Is that you Zero?
From the deep silence within Zero, his eyes open up. This time very sharp eyes like a wild animal.
Frogashi: What?!?
Zero stands up with a wild pose like the one he had before the Hunters.
Frogashi: Zero... Is that you?
Zero: He, he...
Suddenly Zero moves fast like a cheetah and hits Frogashi with his fist. Frogashi flies rolling and spinning to the floor.
Frogashi: Ouch! What's going on here? How did you got so strong?
From that pose and abilities Frogashi finally realizes the truth.
Frogashi: Zero! You're not the Zero I know!
The Maverick within Zero sealed all these years finally woke up by the anger of the pasty against Frogashi.
Frogashi: You're the Red Maverick! Oh my god!
Zero attacks with his saber to kill. Frogashi is barely able to block those attacks.
Frogashi: No! Why? Why is this happening to me?
A slash cuts Frogashi's right arm
Frogashi: No!
Another attack cuts his left arm.
Frogashi: HAAA!!!
And another attack cuts his right leg. Frogashi falls on the floor.
Frogashi: My arms! You don't know mercy against the ones weaker than you?!?
X: That should be you.
Frogashi: !!!!!!!
Frogashi realizes that all these years he was acting like a Maverick when he devoted his life in being the strongest hunter. Now he felt the feeling his victims felt when he killed them.
Zero: He, he, he.
Zero grabs Frogashi's head and pulls it to his back. The great damage is visible on Frogashi.
Zero: He, he. HA, HA, HA, HA!
X is barely able to watch such massacre by his own best friend.
X: That's enough!
X rushes to the site of the massacre and separates Zero and Frogashi.
X: This is enough Zero! This is not you!
Zero looks X very straight with an emotionless expression.
X: Zero!
X curls his fist and hits Zero on his cheek.
Zero's head turns around in response of the hit.
X: Zero! Can you hear me?!
Zero: ...... Yes...
Axl: What happened here?
Zero: Sorry about that. Is just that the anger of the past accumulated and my inner Maverick broke thru.
X: The only thing that matters now is that you're ok.
Zero: Yeah.
Axl: Well... Let's just forget about this and return to the base shall we?
Interrupting the first 3 steps. Frogashi begs for mercy. Such merciful begs...
Frogashi: Wait! ...... Don't... Leave me here...
Zero: Guys... Take him to the HQ.
X: But Zero! He's a Maverick!
Zero: It was my fault he ended up like this. Besides. He's a former hunter.
Axl: Hello? Earth to Zero?
Zero: Just take him!
X: Sure...
X and Axl grab the fallen samurai and take their steps outside.
Frogashi: Why? Why?
Zero: Just rest... Lifesaver will treat you.
When the 4 hunters reach the outside of the castle, Mavericks await for them. Lots and lots of Mavericks.
X: Oh no! We're surrounded!
Zero: On your guard!
The hunters draw out their weapons. But before any action starts, Frogashi makes another confirmation expression.
As he does this, the Mavericks retire from the area heading to the rising sun. Their shadows disappear in the blinding light.
X: How?
Axl: Doesn't matter. Let's go to the base.
Maverick Hunters HQ.
Zero walks thru the halls looking for the medical department. On his way he finds X.
X: Zero!
Zero: Hey X...
X: You still feel guilty about Frogashi?
Zero: ...... I just... I just wanna think about it...
X: Zero...
X stops his step-leaving Zero. Zero heads forward.
X: Zero...
Zero enters into the medical building. There inside Lifesaver checks some papers and stuff.
Zero: Lifesaver.
Lifesaver: Oh Zero! Good afternoon. You wanna see the newcomer?
Zero: Yes.
As they walk thru the hall, some nurses take Reploids on wheelchairs to different rooms and elevators. Most the victims of the Osaka attack.
Lifesaver: You surely were in the mood in that moment. He almost doesn't make it.
Zero: That wasn't me...
Lifesaver: Oh yes. That was your inner Maverick. It's been some time since I got the chance to see him.
Zero: When Sigma was still with the Hunters?
Lifesaver: Yes. It was strange. Before he was going to see you in the emergency room, he was the goodness of the hunters. But he started acting evil since that day. I wonder why?
Zero: I don't remember either.
Lifesaver: Well. Maybe time will tell. Oh! Here we are!
Lifesaver turns to the closed door and presses a button. The door slides up revealing an intensive care room. On the bed lies Frogashi.
Lifesaver: Those cut members caused a massive energy breach. We had to connect all those support devices to regulate the energy level. Now he'll be fine. Once he's ready for reconstruction Douglas will take care of the rest.
Zero: I see. Thank you.
Lifesaver: Would you like to be alone with him for a little?
Zero: Sure. It's been a long time since we talked quietly.
Lifesaver: Good. I'll be around if you need me.
Zero: Fine. See ya
Lifesaver steps put of the room closing the door. Zero gets closer to the samurai.
Zero: Frogashi. Can you hear me?
Zero's deep voice resonates inside Frogashi's mind. The resonant voice wakes him up.
Frogashi: Ow. You don't have to scream.
Zero: You feeling well?
Frogashi: Well. Without my arms and a leg... I could say that this is the best moment in my life.
Zero: Glad you're ok.
Frogashi: Besides. I like those nurses that come here and snuggle you.
Zero: You haven't changed a little.
Frogashi: But you changed.
Zero: How?
Frogashi: You used to be a lone wolf. And now you team up with 2 hunters even younger than you.
Zero: I guess you're right. Maybe is X...
Frogashi: The blue guy? Yeah. Looks kinda cute.
Zero: Frogashi... Did you have any intention to join the Sigma Religion?
Frogashi: Your fake appeared. I first believed he was you. But he told me that if I joined him... I was going to be able to fight against you.
Zero: And...
Frogashi: And I accepted the deal.
Zero: You actually joined them for that?
Frogashi: Yes. Only for that.
Zero: So. How about when you are better we finish our battle?
Frogashi: Really?
Zero: It's a promise. When we defeat the enemy of course.
Frogashi: Deal.
Zero: Well. Gotta go. Hope you get well soon.
Frogashi: I hope so...
Zero: See ya.
Frogashi: Zero!
Zero: Yes?
Frogashi: ......... Good luck....
Zero: You too.
Zero takes his steps out of the room. Frogashi keeps looking at the door with a sense of hope.
Frogashi: ......... Zero... You really deserve the title of Samurai... He, he...
Sigma Religion Northern-Europe castle.
Dark Zero stands in front of a big stained glass. The glass resembles an angel on the side of a reaper. Very gloomy indeed. From the light made by the glass, Dark Axl arrives to tell some news to Dark Zero.
Dark Axl: Zero.
Dark Zero: Axl. How's the rite doing?
Dark Axl: Everything is ready to go anytime.
Dark Zero: Yes. Excellent.
Dark Axl: Who will be the angel?
Dark Zero: She is someone very close to Zero who used to live some time ago...
Dark Axl: Anymore clues?
Dark Zero: No. I just know that.
Dark X: Guys! Everything is ready!
Dark Zero: Well. Let's begin.
From the prophecies, the angel is about to be revived. But can this related to Zero be her?
And what will happen when she's revived?
Next Chapter: The Second Apostle.
Author's corner.
For this episode I had no idea of how to put the meeting between Frogashi and Zero. But I watched this Rurouni Kenshin music video with Crawling by Linkin Park. (Very good. A must watch or any kenshin fan.) The fight was based in the fight between Kenshin and the tough looking guy. (I can't believe that I forgot his name! Isn't that ironic? _) Also putting Zero's inner Maverick. And Frogashi's link to Zero as a former hunter. Also the "Samurai" term for Frogashi Slash. But he ended up realizing that Zero was the one worthy of this title. Even he became good again and now he is under intensive care after Zero's inner Maverick breaks thru. I like this chapter. Maybe I'll need more Ideas for a next chapter. I already got a Ninja Panda. But still not the name for him. I accept any suggestions from you readers. But I'll try to have Chapter 3 done as possible.
See ya in The second Apostle.
