Author Note: This chap is near the end of Megaman X2.
X ran into the base, angry. His mission was going well, but before coming to this base he wanted to find a way to bring back Zero. She was all that mattered to him now, but he had orders. These orders were to find out what was going on in this base, which was interrupting his goal of finding a way to bring Zero back. He speed into the room to where the signal was coming from, he stopped when he saw someone, someone he did NOT expect to see.
"It's been a while, eh, X?" said the voice of Sigma, who turned to face the blue bomber. X growled at the site of him.
"Sigma! How the hell did you survive!" X said, charging up his X Buster. Sigma chuckled at X.
"Its none of your business of how I survived, I just did" Sigma told X.
"Figures," X said, he pointed his X Buster at Sigma, fully charged, "But I've killed you before, and I'll kill you again!"
Sigma looked at the arm part on X's arm, he first chuckled, then he laughed like he was insane. X snarled at the sight of him, just looking at him made X full of anger and hate. Sigma stopped laughing and looked at X.
"Put that down, you'll put and eye out with it." Sigma said.
"Shut your face you ass!" X yelled now ready to fire. Before he could, Sigma raised his hand.
"Now now, I don't think you'll want to do that just yet, listen to what I have to say." The vile villain
said. X didn't like what he was hearing, but he lowered his weapon. Sigma then smirked.
"Good, now I believe the last time you faced me, someone close to you died right?" Sigma asked, this made X raise his weapon again in anger.
"Shut up! Don't you dare talk about her!" He yelled in anger, Sigma laughed.
"We've been waiting for this day, for your apology." He said, looking at the confused hero, he chuckled "You'll see soon enough." He snapped his fingers, a red light landed by him, and began to form into a familiar shape. This being had long blonde hair that looked like gold, her helmet was off, her crimson color was so familiar to X. She finished forming, it hit X then.
"Z-Z-Zero!" X said, lowering his weapon.
It was true, Zero was alive. X was both happy and confused, why was she working with Sigma and how did she come back. He looked at Zero, she was silent and her eyes had lost her life in them. X looked back at Sigma, his anger now rising.
"What the hell did you do to her!" X yelled at him
"It seems that you let her die and she's not too happy about that!" Sigma said, this hit X hard, he lowered his weapon, memories of that fight had scared his life badly. Back then he couldn't do anything to help her.
"It...it wasn't my fault.." he said, "I couldn't help her…" X said softly.
"Not your fault? Don't you remember anything X? You were weak...helpless...Vile beat you without even trying. And you just watched as Zero sacrificed herself to give you a fighting chance. Then you just held her as she died, you didn't even bother to return to Hunters' HQ to get her repaired. Now look at what she's become. Just a cold, emotionless shell whose only desire is to see you die," Sigma said.
Zero looked down at X, her lifeless eyes glaring at him. X looked back, this couldn't be the same Zero he knew, could it? Sigma laughed.
"Well X, I'll just leave you two alone with your little 'lover's spat'. Try not to disappoint me X." Sigma said, teleporting out of the room. Both X and Zero remained silent, neither of them spoke a word. Zero raised her Z Buster at X and charged it up.
"Zero…think about what you're doing!" X said, watching her charge up her weapon.
Zero didn't say anything, when it reached full power she fired at X. X raised his weapon and fired at the incoming blast. The two blasts exploded on contact, Zero jumped down and rushed at X, with her Z Buster firing rapid shots. X dodged each shot, making sure not to get hit by one of them. He speed backwards away from Zero. Zero followed firing her Z buster at rapid shots.
"Zero! Stop it!" X said, his words reached deaf ears. Zero continued to fire more blasts at X. X had no choice, he had to fight back. He fired his blaster at Zero, who dodged each blast easily. She speed up to X and threw a powerful punch at X, sending him backwards and hitting the wall. X got up and charged up his X Buster. He fired it at Zero, it hit her.
"Sorry Zero…" he said, Zero got up and drew her Z Saber. X's eyes widen, she only drew that weapon when she was serious. Zero charged at X and slashed at him, X dodged the slash but just barely. Zero slashed at X more, X dodged each slash. Zero then roundhouse kicked X hard, sending him into a wall. X fell to the ground, seeming to give up on the fight. Zero walked towards him.
"Damnit…maybe she is gone for good…" X thought as he heard Zero walk closer. Something in X kept telling him that she was in there somewhere, but he didn't know how to bring it out. X closed his eyes, clenching his teeth. All his memories of Zero, they were the only thing that he had to remind him that she was still in there, the Zero he knew and loved.
Zero stopped over him, she held her Z Saber his above her head, ready to stab him right into the back. X opened his eyes and jumped backwards, with a fully charged blast ready to fire. X looked down at Zero, clenching his fist. He rushed at Zero who had her Z Saber ready to slash.
"I'm sorry Zero!" he yelled as he threw a powerful punch that was backed up by his blast at Zero's head, the punch hit Zero's forehead hard, sending her flying backwards. X's eyes were filled with tears about what had just happened, but it was for the best. X's punch seemed to have done something in Zero's mind, cause the first word she said was.
"X…" the crimson hunter fell down hitting the floor hard. X ran up to Zero, and picked her head up.
"Zero!" X said, holding her head in on hand, he closed his eyes, the punch might have not worked at all. What X didn't know was the Zero's hand moved up to his cheek, X felt her hand on his face. He opened his eyes and saw a Zero with the shine in her eyes like he knew before. Zero smiled at him.
"You know X...you sonuva bitch, most girls don't like being hit in the head," she said, punching him in the gut with a quick punch, knocking the wind out of him. "She pulled her damn punches until that last one...just like Zero." X thought, he looked down at Zero, glad she was back. Before he could say a thing, Zero pulled X's face down to her and kissed him dead on the lips. X's eyes first widen but the eventually closed his eyes enjoying the kiss. Zero put her arms around his neck, making him deepen the kiss.
Both were quiet, enjoying each other's own company. After a few minutes of kissing, they broke the kiss slowly. Both looked at each other's eyes, there they were. Together again, hand in hand, heart and soul. Zero hugged X.
"Thanks X." She said, smiling happily with tears in her eyes just like X. X hugged back lovingly, glad to have her in his arms in the real world for once. X looked down at Zero.
"I've missed you Zero…" he said, stroking her long hair. Zero smiled and closed her eyes.
"Yeah, I did too." She said.
Both didn't want to spilt up again, all they wanted was just to stay together alone with each other. Zero looked at X's eyes.
"X, you go after Sigma, I'll handle things here" she said. X shook his head no.
"No Zero, you'll die again." He said.
"I'll be okay, I promise." She said, looking into his eyes.
"I….I can't lose you again Zero, I love you too much for that to happen." X said out loud, finally able to say it in front of her. Zero looked at X, with a look X wasn't expecting. She smiled at him and nuzzled his face.
"I know X…I heard you before I died." She said, kissing him on the lips again. Both separated from their hug. X and Zero turned to different directions. X looked back at Zero.
"Be careful Zero, I don't want to lose you again." X said.
"Don't worry X, I don't tend to die again." She said. Both of them rushed off to their missions, knowing that after this they could get time together again.
