Youshou Leviathan: I'm glad you find this amusing cause, well... I do. Hence why I write this. Who, indeed? I have come up with the answer to it!... and I'm pretty sure it's going to shock you all. And no, it is not Zero or X. So don't think that.

Look, a short… filler-ish chapter. Though all the chapters are short. Heh. I love having so many free periods during school. Allows for a lot of work to be done.

X liked peace. And quiet. Both were very good and very welcomed by him and very hard to come by in a place like Hunter Headquarters.

X was not going to get the peace and quiet that he liked.

"You want me to just accept a new rookie into my unit without even seeing her fight?" Layer shook her head and glanced around to make sure no one else was in earshot. Considering they were sitting in X's office which was both sound and bug proof, it was a needless precaution.

"No no, I want you to accept a new rookie into your unit without seeing her fight because you already have seen her fight. Many times." X scowled and crossed his arms, leaning back. Today was supposed to be spent on paperwork, which meant that he had a chance to catch up on his pokemon playing. Layer was now interrupting his precious Pikachu time. "Listen… I don't know how much I can tell you. I mean, you already know, kind of."

"Layer, I am not going to allow any rookie to enter my unit, not this late in the year." Signups occurred during January – it was May. "And what is it that I already know?"

"Well… Axl. What happened to him."

"What do you mean, what happened to him?" Some faint memory was struggling to resurface, a memory involving Axl and breasts and himself fainting. X frowned. "Does this have anything to do with yesterday morning?"

Layer nodded. "If you're referring to when Axl walked to our table and you stared at him and fainted then yes, this does have to do with yesterday morning. Axl… was turned into a girl. And she needs to be placed into a unit so that she can stay on base for Alia and Pallette to figure out what exactly happened. And she can't go back into Zero's unit because that would draw too much attention… X, what the hell is wrong with you?"

X, having once again received the news of Axl's transformation, had fainted.

"You two are having far too much fun with this at my expense." Alice grumbled to herself, arms crossed over her chest. Marino winked and Cinnamon giggled in response. "Evil females. Evil. Hiss."

"Now now Alice, you're female too, whether you like it or not. So you've joined our evil ranks and you've gotta be one of us… oooh, this shade of pink is coming out wonderfully." Nurse and thief were currently working on dying the reluctant girl's hair, changing it from the vibrant shade of orange to a more pastel shade of pink. Alice knew she would never live this down.

"It's not so bad, is it?" This was Cinnamon. Alice couldn't be mad at Cinnamon. With a sigh she shook her head. The nurse grinned. "Good. We need to change your armor too, to match. And so that people don't recognize you. And we need to do something about your scar. Oh, and we have to work on your voice. Can't forger that."

Alice simply groaned in response. This all better be reversed when I get my normal body back or so help me god…

The girl stood in front of him, eyes staring most intently at the floor. It was weird – X knew she really was Axl but she hardly bore any resemblance to him now. Cinnamon and Marino had done a damn good job.

They had somehow removed the scar – probably used some sort of bleach since the rest of her face was awfully pale. Her hair was now light pink which went perfectly with the new armor design. White base with purple and pink strips up the arms and legs. She was shorter now, too. Probably around 5'3" now, barely taller than Pallette.

Nervously X cleared his throat, unsure as to how to address her. "Hello, Ax-"

"My name is Alice, sir." She cut him off quickly ( Even her voice was different! Well, not too incredibly different. More like a soprano version of his normal tone ) giving him the Evil Eye. "I'm glad you're allowing me into your unit."

Ah. Alice. He wondered who had thought up that one. "Well, Alice… Welcome to Maverick Hunters."