The resurrection of Bass- Chapter 9

Meanwhile, while X was in hell fighting Bass, Sigma began to come to. He found himself in the hunter base, and was not pleased. Signas wanted to interrogate him to see if he knew anything about Bass, but Zero was ready to throw him out now that he was better. So they compromised. They moved him to a containment cell. Zero, Axl, and Signas all walked down to see if they could get anything out of him.

"I still don't think this is a very good idea, commander," Zero said.

"I know about your insecurity with Sigma, but he might know something that can help us in our battle against Bass," Signas replied. Zero sighed and let the commander resume. But meanwhile in the far reaches of hell, X still lies, battered and beaten. He thought all hope was lost. He wondered what the use of getting up would be. He closed his eyes and got ready to die, when he heard something.

"Don't give up!" he heard. He couldn't tell where the voice was coming from, and he wasn't entirely sure who it was, thought it sounded vaguely familiar. "You have to get up, you must! You're the only hope for the world!"

"But…Bass…he's too strong," X muttered under his breath.

"No, your stronger, you can do it. You must not give up! You can do it X. You can beat him, my son." At this point X sat up. He got enough energy to rise and walk towards the portal. He walked through it, and was flung back to the remains of Sigma's tower. His body still hurt badly. It was going to be a long hike back to base.

Signas entered the holding cell to interrogate Sigma. Sigma was sitting at the other end of a table, while Signas sat at the end closest to the door. Several lower rank hunters all stood around them, armed with guns. Zero, still not trusting Sigma, stood outside waiting for something to happen. Signas sat down.

"Heard about your tower. What happened?"

"Why the hell should I tell you?"

"Well, we believe that Bass had something to do with it. We have been hunting him down for sometime. You might be helping us bring him to justice."

"Again, why would I want your help?"

"Think about it, you could get revenge on the one who destroyed your tower."

"Hmmmm, I am all for vengeance. Very well, but I only help you on two conditions."

"What are they?"

"This alliance is only temporary, and after this Bass fellow goes down, my tower is rebuilt and I regain my status."

"Deal," Signas said.

"Why would the commander so willingly agree to his conditions?" Axl asked Zero.

"As much as I hate to say it, this is the only way we get that slime bag to help us." Zero said.

But in another section of hell, Bass gets ready for the next phase of his plan. Releasing Wily's robot masters onto the earth.