Chapter 7
When The Cat's Away…
(Disclaimer: I own nothing of Mega Man, Capcom, Nintendo, or Metroid.)
Scanning of Zero's internal systems went on, one by one until all systems showed an "ok" status. Finally, Zero's systems all powered up and came on-line. His optic sensors slowly focused and revealed his surroundings. Zero was bound to the wall by a thick metal collar around his neck with a chain attached to it and the wall and his hands were bound together by metal binders, which were thick as well, connected by electo-bonds. His saber had been taken and Z-buster had been incapacitated.
Suddenly, the metal door, on the opposite wall facing Zero, opened. Light flooded the dark cell where Zero was being held. Zero's optical filters adjusted instantly and he never looked away. The armored figure which had assaulted Zero and kidnapped him stepped forward from the light and closed the door. The person had her helmet back on and spoke once again in the cold, mechanized voice.
"So, you are the great maverick "Zero"." The figure laughed. "Not impressive. I've faced greater criminals and monsters than you… Never the less, your record is one of a kind and you shall face justice for your actions." Samus finished her little speech and began to pace.
As she finished, Zero scanned his captor in every spectrum and filter. He saw that the suit was actually quite larger than the user inside. The user was only around five foot, four inches and rather thin but toned build. What was more interesting was the suit's interface with the person inside. The suit itself was connected to the user through nervous and neural connections inside and outside the person's skin. Zero also noted that the suit's power core was located in the lower left portion of the back. After a few moments of silence and pacing, the figure spoke once again.
"You have nothing to say? Not unusual, in any case. I doubt a murderous fiend like you would have anything to say." Zero sort of cracked a malicious smile and replied.
"Tell me, who are you? Who are you working for and what are charges I am being detained for?" Samus was a bit dumb founded. This was not the speech of a wild and psychotic murderer. This was the way a civilized, intelligent, and rational person spoke.
"I am the one who will bring you to justice, which is all you need know. As the charges, you are under arrest for murder on continuous counts, harboring of terrorists, civil disruption, destruction of property, treason, and many others," Samus stated boldly. This however was a distraction set by Zero. By getting Samus to talk to him in her arrogance, he was able to retrieve a concealed tube from under the plating on his wrist without her knowing. With a quick turn of the pipe, a laser blade, similar to that of his Z-saber only smaller, sprang forth.
"You know," Zero said as he grinned even larger, "for someone so intent on bringing such a "dangerous, wanted criminal" such as me," the cynicism in his voice was heavy," you should really learn TO DISSARM YOUR CAPTIVES BETTER!" And with that Zero made his move. In One swift motion, Zero had broken the bonds on his hands and slashed the chain which bound his neck. Samus tried to react but Zero was one step ahead of her.
Before Samus could lift up her arm cannon to stun Zero again, Zero was already behind her. Samus wheeled around to have both arms caught in Zero's incredible, robotic grasp. Even with the suit's power, Samus could not break free. She was about to use her anti-gravity boost to slam Zero against the wall. However, Zero noticed the power flux to her legs and quickly pinned Samus to the ground with her arms behind her back and his laser knife just above the suit's power core.
"Move," Zero said,"and this blade goes through your power core. With a complete total power failure, what would the suit's interface do to you? Send a severe shock through your nervous system, perhaps a neural lapse? Maybe… just maybe it would even cause death due to the complex inter-nervous connections?" Samus knew he was right. A complete and total power failure would have dire consequences, but how did he know about her armor? Eventually she stopped struggling and rested on the floor. Why was such a vicious killer keeping her alive? Was he toying with her? None of this made sense. Finally, Zero spoke again.
"Now… tell me. Where did you get this completely false information on me? Why did you attack and kidnap me? ... Tell me everything."
(Author's Notes. Sorry, everyone, I moved and so it took quite a while to get situated and up on the net. I can assure that this story will now progress as planned with at least one chapter a week, if not more.)