Chapter 15: Death and Rebirth
Author: Lady Blue
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Fefnir growl as he lean his wounded body against the wall. As he continues to bear the pain coming from his badly wounded shoulder. The door slides open and an azure reploid walks into the Trans Server room. The azure reploid looked back to the red guardian seriously.
"I take that you have failed?" Nova asked in a monotone manner.
"Get off my face Nova" Fefnir uttered. "The kid's good, maybe even better then you... you should've see how he takes out my entire division with a single blast, simply beautiful" he chuckles.
"I think you are beginning to hallucinate, Fefnir" Nova continues as he step closer and held out his hand. Fefnir take a look at Nova for a second before he turn down his offer and try to walk out of the room by himself.
"I don't need anyone's help, especially from you Nova" Fefnir said not looking back "I will answer my failure personally to Master Zero when he returns"
"I will explain this to Master Zero, you on the other hand better get that wound of yours treated" Nova advised.
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The giant doors slides open as Omega slowly enters into the poorly lit hallway, leading deeper into the complex. As he's about to make his way back to his quarters, a dark cloak figures steps before him. Omega stops his advance and looked back at the cloak figure.
He rolls his eyes to his left as another cloak figure steps out beside him. Soon two more cloak figure join in from the right and rear, surrounding Omega "Omega, what were you doing out there?" a female voice asked as she steps closer "Master didn't give you any permission to leave this premises"
Omega ignores the girl and walk passes her, heading straight to the pathway, leading deeper into the complex. Then without a warning a red hand appears under the cloak and grabs hold of Omega on his shoulders.
"Omega! I am talking to you. Don't you dare turn your back on us" the girl uttered.
Omega didn't make a word as he turns around and grabs hold of the girl on her neck and slams her hard against the wall. "Don't mock me girl. I am more deadly then I look" Omega said in a threatening way.
The girl struggle a bit only to find Omega's hand starting to glow in an eerie blue.
"Put Tiger Fang down Omega" another cloak figure said with an amber beam saber pointing to Omega's head. "This Instance!"
Omega gives a sinister chuckle as he rolls his eyes to the cloak figure; they all looked the same to him, weak. With a blur, another figure leaps out from the darkness and pin down the cloak figure. The cloak figure tries to get back on his feet, but only greeted with a threatening growl right before his face. The four legged creature whip out its claw from its front leg, letting its enemy knows that it means business.
"You four humored me" Omega laughed and hurls the girl to the floor and gazed back to the two reploids before him "Remember my word, I am only going to say this once, what I do with my spare time does not concern any of you clowns. If you try to stand in my way again, I will not hesitate to tear you to pieces. Do I make myself clear?" Omega asked, not expecting a reply he turn around walk out of the room heading deeper into complex.
"Come" he instructed. The shadowy creature slowly retreated back before it follows the direction Omega's going, walking side by side with him.
"Touchy" another girl said, helping Tiger Fang up.
"Yes, touchy Yoshiyuki, but dangerous nevertheless" the cloak figure said looking back to Omega as he disappeared into the darkness. "You hurt Hardedge?"
"Not a scratch" Hardedge replied.
"What do we do now oh great and wise, fearless leader?" Tiger Fang said rubbing the pain coming from her neck.
"We will keep our distance" the cloak figure said. "For now"
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"She's coming around" a voice called out "Rina"
Rina felt a little cold as the chilly wind brush on her skin. She slowly open her eyes look up and sees a blurry figure loomed down on her.
"Marina... Marina Lightheart" the voice called out to her name again. Rina rubs her eyes a little before she finally recognizes the person who has been calling her name. Ciel gives a warm smile as he retreated back a little, allowing some space for Rina to sit up.
"What'd happened?" Rina asked, not remembering much after the battle.
"You fell unconscious in the desert due to exhaustion" Ciel said "It was Sera that help brought you back"
"I see" Rina felt silence, but then she remember something, something important that she risk going back to the Neo Arcadia base "X!" Rina exclaimed as she grab hold on Ciel's vest. Ciel just smile back a little and gentle pull off Rina's hands off.
"He's alright" Ciel said, stepping back to the white curtain and slide the curtain aside. Rina gasped at what she sees, X lying inside a capsule seemingly sleeping. Rina also notice a lot of white bandages covering around X's face and body.
Rina step closer, she could see Passy sitting on top of a console looking down on X with a worried expression and not far from their eyes is Sera standing at the door, silently looking into the room with the same worried expression on her face.
"How is he doing Cerveau?" Ciel asked steeping closer to the old engineer. Cerveau glanced back to Ciel before going back to the report he was holding.
"He's finally stable" Cerveau replied. "The nano bots I've just injected into his system will do the rest of the patching up"
"Chief is X going-" Rina didn't get to finish her sentence.
"Don't worry Rina, Ceil and I were able to repair most of his external systems" Cerveau replied as he placed the report down.
"However-"
"So how is our champion doing Mr. Cerveau?" Elpizo suddenly burst into the room followed closely by Raven. Cerveau could see that Elpizo has more interest in X's new power.
"Like I was about to explain to Rina before I was interrupted, we were able to mend most of X's wounds. The nano bots that I have just injected into X will be making repairs on his internal system"
"Now all we have to do is wait" Ciel added. "The nano bots will be slow in the repair process due to the complexity of X's design, but they are the most effective tool we have right now"
"Why not use one of the cyber-elf on him. That way we can be certain that he will be completely heal" Raven asked.
"Raven has a good point, that cyber-elf of his is a nurse cyber-elf" Elpizo said "I'm sure she is highly capable of such a task"
"That is out of the question" Sera interrupted. "Ciel you just can't do this.... To use a cyber-elf to heal X... he would never agree to this. He cared for the cyber-elf more then his own life...."
"Captain Sera, I think that your judgment maybe a little clouded. If X does not recover then we will lose our only hope of ending this bloody war" Elpizo uttered, knowing that Sera is one of the captain that he had a hard time with. "Do you wish to see more of our comrade die in battle just because you wanted to save a life of one cyber-elf?"
"Ciel, they both have a point there" Cerveau said as everyone in the room look at Ciel, waiting for an answer. Ciel felt a little uneasy and look at Passy, her expression show that the little cyber-elf is a little confused as she rub her tiny hands together.
"Ciel, Commander Elpizo is correct... you do need X more then you needed me... I will do it" Passy said. "Beside I am his cyber-elf.... it's my duty to protect him... and I failed in doing so"
"I'm sorry, but I am unable to make such a decision" Ciel said hanging her head down "As long as the nano bots is capable of repairing X, I am willing to wait"
"But-" Elpizo is about to protest, but was cut off by Ciel.
"I'm sure that your intention is in the right place Commander Elpizo... but let us give the nano bots a chance" Ciel said with a smile. "Furthermore, I am sure that X will still rely on Passy's help when he regains conscious"
"Very well Ms. Ciel" Elpizo sighed and bowed a little.
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Ciel continues working even when she knows that she has been awake since they detected Neo Arcadia in the desert. However, Ciel knows that she cannot rest, not until she fully repair X. Ciel browse through X diagram and continue to study it, she knows that the nano bots maybe working their way in healing the azure reploid, but if there is a chance she could increase the speed of the nano bots, she will do it.
Ciel finally stop her work and lean back, resting on her chair. "Just a little bit more" Ciel yarn as her eyes slowly closed and within second she falls soundly asleep. Not far away, a pair of amber eyes watch her from the shadow, smiling. Slowly and quietly a figure steps out of the shadow and approach Ciel.
Ciel twitches a bit as she felt a warm blanket covered her cold body. The figure didn't make any sound as it back step and return to the shadow.
"Take good care of yourself, Dr. Ciel" the girl said "We can't have you fall sick on us could we?"
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Cheering and excitement fills the air as most of the resistance in the base gather up in the hall. Sera stand near at the end of the hall, watching the people around her enjoy themselves as they laughed in excitement and partying like the war has just ended. She gives a sighed and turns to the old engineer beside her.
"How can they be celebrating at the time like this?" Sera asked looking back to the large crowd of people, including those of her team.
"Can you blame them?" Cerveau asked as he sips his drink, trying not to think too much on it "This is our first major victory against Neo Arcadia after a very long time"
"Yes I know" Sera replied blandly.
"Till now we were never this close in hurting Neo Arcadia like what X did in the dessert" Cerveau explained "X has not only succeeded in destroying one of Neo Arcadia's battle division, but too defeat one of Zero's guardians means a great blow and embracement to Zero himself" Cerveau added.
"Yes... victory... with a high price" Sera sighed.
"I understand how you feel Sera, but this at this stage, it is good for morale" Cerveau said, getting up from his seat and walk to Sera. "Even Ciel is worried for X's condition"
Sera nod her head and agreed, understanding what Cerveau meant. Ciel did turn up during the celebration even for a short moment right before she retreated back into her quarters.
"But she did it just to keep the morale up" Cerveau explained "Deep inside her; she is hurt to see X in this condition as much as we do"
"Yes, I think you're right Cerveau" Sera shook her head and smile sinisterly. She then turn around and head for the door. Cerveau were a little surprised at Sera's action.
"Where are you going?" Cerveau asked.
"Somewhere I won't feel disgusted" Sera said not looking back as she continues to walk out of the room. However before she could step out of the hall, a tall figure stopped her.
"Hey Sera, wanna dance?" Raven asked cheerfully.
"Sorry Captain Raven, maybe another time" Sera decline. She just steps aside, but Raven still follow her a little.
"C'mon, just one" Raven persuaded.
"No, I'm not feeling very well... thanks anyway" She smile, not wanting to hurt the guy feeling.
Raven watch as the door shut behind Sera. He gives a big smirk on his face before turning back to his men. "Hey boss, seems like she is giving you the cold shoulder" one of Raven's men said.
"Don't worry, I'll get her yet" He replied.
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Rina sat and watch X regenerate inside the capsule, not leaving his side even for a minute. Passy herself stayed in the room, sleeping on top of X's capsule. Rina was not looking elsewhere, but deep in her she can feel that she is not alone there.
"Come in" Rina said all of a sudden "I think you are rather tired of standing outside by now"
Sera step into the room. She has been hiding silently outside, away from Rina's eyes. She is a little curious of how Rina was able to detect her present "How?" Sera asked.
"I have extra built-in sensors" Rina said softly not wanted to wake Passy up. Rina turn to Sera. The green hair girl just gives her a downcast look, like she always do "It allow me to detect any nearby reploid within the distance of twenty meters"
Sera nod her head and walk closer to the capsule, looking down on X "How is he?"
"Same... no improvement" Rina sighed "He still sleeping like a baby"
Both girls feel silence. Rina takes a quick glance at Sera, she just lean against the wall looking down on X. Rina also notice that Sera fingers playing with a small diamond hanging down on her necklace "So how is the celebration up there?" Rina suddenly asked, trying to break the ice.
"Sickening" Sera, replied softly.
"That bad..." Rina giggles. Sera's a little bit surprised, but she joins in nevertheless. "That's a nice necklace" Rina said, Sera just looked down and smile.
"It was given to me by someone special... for good luck" Sera replied.
"A boyfriend" Rina tease, "So what happened to him?"
"He was arrested by Phantom a year ago... while trying to save me" Sera said softly. "Since then I have no word of his whereabouts"
"I see.... What's his name?" Rina asked, trying to cheer up Sera a bit "I might know him"
"Gatz" Sera said.
Rina think for a moment, she has seen a lot of reploid during her days in Neo Arcadia, but the name didn't ring any bell in her head ".... Sorry I don't think I know anyone by that name"
"It's alright... I've already expected the worse" Sera sighed.
"Rina, I know you may not like me due to our little misunderstanding" Sera said with a smile "But I promise you, there is nothing between me and X. I just help him out because I owe him my life"
"Yeah, I understand.... I was a little.... You know.... All of a sudden I feel kind of sleepy" Rina yawn.
"Strange I too feel sleepy...." Sera said before she collapse on the floor.
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"The down payment has already been transferred into your account Free Fall" Blair said, "You know what to do"
"Oui, Monsieur Blair" Free Fall replied as he looked over to his cyber-elf in the corner. Luna shut her eyes and glows for a moment before she turns back to Free Fall and nods her head. Free Fall gives a big smirk on his face and turns his attention back to Blair's hologram image "Like I alwayz said, az long az ze credit flow, I'll do what my contract state"
"I hope so, because I'm paying you a lot of tax's payer money here" Blair said, as he adjusts his tie a little before his hologram faded.
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X felt the wind blows in his face as his whole body feeling light and free. He could hear the sound of birds singing, insect chattering and even the sound of running water. X slowly opens his eyes and tries to sees where he ends up in only to find himself staring up to a tree.
X rubs his head a bit and sat up, looking rather confused the whole time. The last thing he remembers was fighting for his life in the desert against Fefnir. But from where he could see, he somehow ended up under a large oak tree with lush green field around him. X then turn to the crystal blue lake that is before him. The place looks like heaven.
As X got on his feet and brush off the grass from his body. He notices something else that was really unusual. His body, now covered in a violet tight jumpsuit instead of his azure jumpsuit and his face, completely heal.
"I see you are finally awake Master X" a soft yet familiar voice said.
"Master what?" X exclaimed as he turn around to face who was calling him. X got a shock as he sees the girl before him. "Alia"
The blonde girl in a white dress smile back, but X felt something strange. At a short glimpse he recognized that the girl before him is Alia, but there was something unusual about her. X approaches the girl and takes a closer look, the girl didn't retreat and instead she just stood where she is, smiling back.
"Master X" the girl gives a short bow.
At that moment, X sees Alia's body flickers a bit and in a blink, reveals a girl in a haunting long white hair staring back to him. Shock X abruptly retreated back and landed on his rear.
"I... I'm sorry Master X" the girl step forward and extended her hand out. Trying to help X up.
X eyes blink widely and he stare back to the girl. "Who or What are you?" X asked confusingly.
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"That's was the full report Master Zero" Nova said as he looked as Zero's hologram's image. Zero Nightmare nods his head and smile. This seems a little weird, Nova would have expected Zero to get angry or something, but not smiling.
"See to it that Fefnir is fully recovered from his injures. I will handle the blue Maverick from here" Zero Nightmare said "Until I return Nova, you are in command. Make sure that everything is in a right order"
"Affirmative Master Zero" Nova said as Zero Nightmare's image faded.
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X and the mysterious girl sat down on the grass and looked back to the blue crystal lake. X gives a light sighed as he laid down on the grass field and look up to the clear blue sky.
The cyber-elf before him did explained a lot of things that happen since he was reawakening, like how the two armor program involuntarily activate themselves when the host is in danger. But that was not the strangest part of the story; the strangest part was to have been told that those three cyber-elves were embedded into his D.N.A to ensure that they don't dissolve after being activated.
"Forgive me if I startle you earlier Master X" the girl said, hanging her head down "I thought that it will make you feel more comfortable if I took Alia's form... it seems I was wrong.... I'm very sorry Master X... for lifting your hope up" X then notice that she is rubbing her hands together, the way Passy does when she gets nervous.
"No harm done" X said "And stops calling me Master X, it's just X"
"Yes Master X" the girl gasped "I mean... X"
"So... let me get this straight.... there are three of you, Solar Fury and Seraph are armor programs and you are some sort of a nurse cyber-elf that is here, rebuilding my body?" X asked.
"That is not entirely correct Master X.... though I am not classified myself as a nurse cyber-elf"
"And why is that?" X asked, feeling rather curious.
"I have to tell you honestly Master X. I think you deserve the truth.... I am an incomplete cyber-elf" the cyber-elf said "There was not enough time to complete my main programming so I was given an alternate task as a.... a safety protocol program.... I am in no use for you in a battle"
"Well that's the best news I heard all day"
"Huh?" the cyber-elf looked rather surprised at X's reaction.
"For once I don't have a program built for fighting" X smile.
"I'm rather curious, why know?" X asked "Why not during the first time when I was re-activated"
"I am sorry Master X.... I have no knowledge in this... I have only received my instruction" the girl said.
"From who?"
"I-I'm very sorry Master X... the creator wiped out our memory of his or her identify before the implementation into your D.N.A.... there is nothing I can tell you that you have already know regarding your past" the girl replied.
"Another dead end" X said as he sat up and looked out to the lake with a little disturbing look on his face.
"Is something wrong Master X?"
"No... Not really....." X said, feeling a little reluctant at first, but then decide that there is nothing wrong telling her this. "I have been looking for my past for so long.... and now that I found it.... I felt like digging up a hole and shovel everything back in.... like nothing ever happen"
"Ever since I have been activated, I know nothing but fight.... and because of that I lost everyone around me.... every one I ever know.... everyone I ever cared" X sighed thinking about the past.
The girl gives a gentle smile before she gets on her feet and stood right in front of X. She slowly squat down. X just gives a confused look on his face "That is why I am here Master X... The creator was worried that you might have some conflict with you past.... I am here to see that doesn't happen" she said "I can make you forget your past... your pain... as if nothing ever happened... but there is one side effect to this procedure"
"Side effect?"
"A mind is a strange thing Master X.... no matter how I am able to erased your past... those painful memories will resurface sooner or later" the girl mention as she placed her hand over X's head.
"So are you trying to tell me that I will remember?"
"Maybe not now... maybe not tomorrow... but sooner or later it will resurface" she said. X gives a light smile and gentle remove the girl's hand. The cyber-elf looks a little lost at X's action. "I thank you for your offer.... but I think I would like to keep it"
"Even if it hurts you?" she asked.
"It reminds me of who I am and what I am fighting for.... war is a terrible thing.... And though I can't change my past of what I did..... I do not wish my burden to be past down on others...." X said "I may not understand what my purpose of being in this world is just yet.... but this I very well understood.... I will not let my friends and those who are innocent be to hurt as long as I have the will and the strength to fight"
The girl smile and retreated back a little "Before I was integrated into you D.N.A Master X.... my creator did mention something to me once.... that is to treasure what you have for nothing last forever" the girl said "War comes and go Master X.... so does Peace as this is a part of the balance of life"
"I guess you are right...." X said as he got on his feet and looked back to the girl, remembering something "Say I never did catch your name"
"It's Spirit, Master X" Spirit bows her head.
"Well Spirit I guess your job here is done" X said as he stretch his arms out "So when do we live?"
"Right after I give you this coordinates Master X... my creator mention that you might find what you're looking for there. My creator also mentions that you might wish to bring someone with communication technicalities with you on this one" Spirit held out her hand and a blue orb appears out of thin air. "The coordinate in this orb is store into my primary processor Master X"
"Then you are my guide"
"Correct"
"They should have called you Oracle instead of Spirit" X said.
"I don't get it Master X?"
"Oracle is a suppose to be a mystical soothsayer in ancient times, telling people of their future" X explained
"I see.... so I represent this Oracle in someway?" Spirit asked giving a small smile on her face.
"You can say that"
"Thank you Master X" She bow her head.
"Before we go, I'd like you to show me your true form" X said.
At first, Spirit was reluctant to give up Alia's form, but after some thinking she nod her head "I.... very well Master X" Spirit shut her eyes and her body begins to dissolved, showing her true form of a girl with long white hair wearing a white cloak and a pair of cyber-elf wings sprouting out from her back "Do I disappoint you?" Spirit asked
"No, and for the last time it's just X" X said before his world turn bight and blinded him.
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Rina felt a little twitch as something soft and gentle touch her body. Feeling like she slept forever, she slowly opens her eyes and looked up "Huh?"
"Did I awake you?" X asked softly, holding to a blanket on his hands.
"X... X!" Rina open her eyes and gazed back to the azure reploid before her "You... you're awake!"
"Yeah, it seems like somebody up there really like me" X said with a smile.
Rina didn't really care how or who had just healed X, she open her arms wide and embraced the azure reploid in full passion. "I miss you...." she whispered.
"Yeah I know"
"Don't you ever scare me like that again X or I will kill you myself" Rina whispered as she held him tighter. "I... I love you X"
"I love you to Rina" X said, holding her back.
At the same moment, Passy and Sera woke up and stare back to X with a puzzling look. "X... how?" Sera asked while Passy flies over to X, feeling extremely glad to see him awake.
"I'll explain everything" X said as he turn to the three cyber-elf that is hover at the back of the room.
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As everyone begin to leave the meeting room, most were a little baffle about X's story. Ciel however was a little different, she finally knew her theory was correct and standing before her is the real X. The same X that was created by Dr. Thomas Light over two hundred years ago.
She watch as X interact with two of his new cyber-elf, but notice the third one staying in the corner of the room, silently watching X's move. The little guy seems to resemble a mini version of X with black armor and a pair of white wings, unlike those that most cyber-elf own.
She shook her head and walk over to X.
"X"
"You knew" X said, not facing Ciel. Ciel just smile and nod her head in respond.
"For some time.... but I never did have enough evident to prove that you were the real thing.... until now" Ciel replied.
"Guess you hit the jackpot Ciel" X said facing her with a smirk on his face as Passy, retaining her usual spot on his shoulder. "You finally found a genuine hero"
"I'm sorry X.... that I drag you into all this...." Ciel apologies "I know how you hated war"
"Yes you did" X replied.
At first Ciel thought that X was really anger at her, but then she looked at X expression, he gives a little smirk on his face.
"Ciel before I regain my memory, this war was just another war to me.... another battle.... however Zero has gone too far" X said placing his hand over Ciel shoulder. "Now it's personal"
"Thank You X" Ciel nod her head "If there is anything I can do.... anything at all... please don't hesitate to ask" Ciel said.
"Since you mention it, I like to request for one of Sera's operator and some time off" X said.
"Time off?" Ciel looked a little puzzle. She knows that X need some time off after such an even, but to request for one of Sera's operator was an unexpected request.
"I got some loose end to tie up" X said as he looked to Spirit. The little cyber-elf nod back, understanding what X meant.
"Very well X... but only for one condition"
"That is?" X asked curiously.
"I like to examine one of your cyber-elf, if you don't mind" Ciel said "They may have the answer to the riddle that I have been trying to solve"
X looked back to Ciel and laughed, knowing that Ciel still a scientists "Well is not up to me to make that call" X looked back to Solar Fury. The dragon cyber-elf nods its head and flaps its wing, flying over to Ciel's hand.
"Ms Ciel! X" Jun suddenly dashed into the room, looking rather anxious "You better come quick!"
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"Chris" Ciel uttered as she enters the command centre, follow closely by X and Jun. The two operators sitting in the command station glanced back to Ciel before turning back to their console.
"We're picking up broadcast directly from Neo Arcadia's network" Chris reported.
"It's on all channels" Haruka said before she hits the control and the screen light up, showing Zero's face.
"Zero" X recognized the crimson hunter.
"Greeting X, I hope you are watching this" Zero Nightmare said "I have to congratulate you on the way you handle Fefnir's forces. It was priceless; I thought I would never have the chance to see that sort of battle again. One reploid fighting against the odd. This may sound silly to you X, but I'm kind of glad that you are fighting for the resistance" Zero nightmare chuckles.
"I have grown bored, bored of the weak and unworthy idiots who think that they could take on me, ME the legendary Zero. Only you X, only you are worthy to be my adversary, only you are worthy to be my nemesis, my rival"
"He's gone mad" Elpizo said.
"No he is in total control" X said. He could see it in Zero's eyes. It was the same one Zero gives him during their last battle in one of Sigma's hidden base.
"But as old friends and comrade in arms, I am going to give you words of advice. I am not going to make things easy for you from here onwards. This little war is going to hell and you have yourself to thank for it" Zero said "Till the time that the great titans collide in an immortal battle of life and dead, enjoy while you still can X for it shall be you last" Zero gives a devilish smile before the screen fade away leaving only static.
"The transmission ended" Chris reported.
The others in the command centre started to chatter on the new event. X however just stood there thinking, something is not right. He can't tell what, but something Zero said makes no sense to him. It was as if Zero was looking forward to fighting him.
X turns to Rina beside him, she seems to be a little stun from the event. Looking blankly into the screen. X "Rina, are you okay?" X asked.
"Yes.... Yes I am"
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Author Notes: This is definitely the hardest chapter I ever write... well not as hard as the ending from my last fic which I pound my head on the wall to get some idea... hehehehe
BTW, after browsing through the story from MMZ3... I found out that I wouldn't have to make much adjustment. I seem to have most of the important element that is in MMZ3 long before the game been release. All I have to do now is to adjust my other chapter properly and bingo!
