Zero stared at the emptiness of the room. Omega had broken in 2 days ago.
"Why…WHY DID YOU TAKE HER YOU BASTARD!"
Zero pounded on the wall with his fist, making it crack and ripping his bandages. During the fight with Omega, Zero had been wounded badly. Omega's newfound power could end the Neo Arcadian feud—and start a war bigger than the Maverick Wars. Zero could not let that happen. He would die first. He would kill that son of a bitch for murdering his lover. He would—
X, now in his old Hunter outfit, entered the room.
"Hey Zero. Those wounds doing good?"
"They're fine. I lost more than just blood in that fight."
"I know."
The room was silent. Then, Zero quickly grabbed his buster and ran for the door, but X dashed and blocked the exit.
"LET ME GO! I HAVE TO STOP THIS!"
"No, Zero! Come to your senses! You can't fight in this condition, let alone take Omega on!"
"I DON'T CARE!"
Zero backed away. "I have to, for Ciel—"
Zero stopped. A single tear ran down his cheek.
"—And this entire Earth!"
"Zero, I know you want revenge, but you can't fight now." He paused. "…However, there is a way this could've never happened."
"What…that's nonsense."
X held out a small buster similar to Zero's old one from the Maverick Wars. It was round and had a button on the top. It also had a keypad on it.
The switch was labeled "time portal".
"This…is an experimental time traveling device. One of our scientists made a breakthrough—he created a copy of my buster and took its ability to amplify energy blasts and made it stronger. Zero, if this works, you can make a blast powerful enough to create a time rip."
Zero was astonished. "But," X said, "You need to rest first." X smiled.
Zero smiled back. He had hope now. He would go back and finish off Omega. He would destroy every trace. Ciel would come back to life according to X. Also, the memories of the people who saw the attack won't be altered. Everything would be fine. But, for Zero, it meant re-living his greatest nightmare.
