Love Alia!
Chapter 3
"Game On!"
By MEGAMANX411
X sulked around the resort with his cleaning supplies, muttering about how unfair this trip was turning out to be. At least when he was back at Maverick Hunter HQ, he would get something in return for his work. Now he was just being worked hard because Zero liked to tease him, and he knew it. Of course, Zero's apprentice Axl also joined in the pranks, which didn't help X any. His only salvation, he thought, would come of the rationale of the three female navigators, but they often times didn't help him because of the circumstances.
X recalled that the very first day they were there, Zero ordered X to clean the spa out back. There was an outdoor hotspring at this resort, which made it all the more luxurious. Zero's proposition was somewhat noble, at first anyway. He told X that he should clean the area before the girls took the opportunity to bathe there. It would make things nice for them, thus making X look better.
Sadly, Zero forgot to mention to the blue bomber that the girls were already in the spa. So when X walked in, he quickly changed from blue to red. X started to feel a little faint after seeing all three navigators dressed in mere towels, ready to submerse themselves in the hot springs. Of course, X didn't get a chance to relax, because as soon as he realized what he was looking at, he realized how much trouble he was in. If Layer and Pallette didn't hold Alia back, she would've made sure X would be eating through a straw from now on.
Of course, Zero was laughing his ass off at the event. Axl joined in, but they both dared not to go to the hot springs. The ladies would've had a bone to pick with them too if they tried anything funny...but of course, Zero was having fun in other ways. X recalled that just after that event, Zero was having a lot of fun during the dinner time too. X took a lot of time to make food for everyone, and it was really good...but no one really took the time to thank him, because the three girls thought X was a total pervert, and Zero and Axl were too busy having fun with a food war (an escalated form a food fight, obviously). That of course, meant X had to clean things up afterward.
And right after that, during the sleeping hours...there was a slight misunderstanding. Although X didn't see Zero do it, he was positive that the crimson hunter shoved Alia out of her bed so she would fall down that hole and land on X. Because when X woke up in the morning, he saw Alia laying right on top of him. And when she woke up, she was downright furious.
"Oh...man..." X muttered, rubbing his sore face. "Alia really let me have it."
The crimson hunter eyed X with malicious intent in his eyes. X was the main source of fun right now, and Zero knew he could make his life hell for a bit...in return for some cheap laughs to pass the time while he was away. After all, he couldn't fight, so there was nothing else left for him to do. But Zero had a better plan now. He knew a way he could make X's life hell and end up helping him in the end at the same time. It seemed ludicrous, but this idea was getting him psyched.
Zero quickly hurried over to Axl's room to talk to him. He also got Pallette over...after all, she was curious, and Zero saw no harm in letter her join in the fun at this point. Zero huddled around the two smaller reploids and whispered to them.
"Alright, here's the plan...we got to set up an event where X can be with Alia," Zero whispered.
"What for?" Axl asked.
"I've seen him eye her quite a bit back at HQ...so I'm going with a hunch on this one. And if it doesn't work out, so what? We can get some kicks out of seeing X make a joke out of himself. Besides, he's way too shy, this will be good for him. Trust me," Zero answered, flashing a typical arrogant smile.
"But where and when?" Pallette asked.
"Just leave that to me. Make sure X and Alia don't find out this information," Zero replied.
Zero, Axl, and Pallette looked over to see X cleaning, and they all smiled maliciously at one another. It seemed that it was time to make this trip even more interesting. Zero then got the idea...why stop wtih X? He could backstab his cohorts on this matter to make things even more interesting. But what to do with Axl, Pallette and Layer? He didn't know who to set Axl up with yet, so he'd have to experiment. All he knew is that this trip was going to get more intersting. He had to find some way to turn this into a gamble.
Zero turned his back to the others, got his communicator out, and called Maverick Hunter HQ. While the others weren't watching, Zero set up a whole ring of gamblers on this. Who would get set up with whom? It would be turned into one of the largest gambing rings at Maverick Hunter HQ...with Zero reaping the benefits of course. And it turned out that even Signas was getting in on things, along with the other staff members.
Zero not only set up the bets, but he also started his own challenges. He would set the candidates up with a selected partner, then try to get that to work out for the sake of the bet. And up first was X and Alia. Zero's idea was to get them tickets to a carnival...of course, he would be there at every turn to speed things along (usually to X's dismay). Zero disguised the tickets by putting them in an envelope that claimed to be from Signas. The tickets were addressed to be for X and Alia, and Zero made sure that they both wouldn't want to stay at the resort during the day.
X was looking for any opportunity to escape, so he was set. As for Alia, Zero made sure that the hot springs were closed, her computer systematically crashed, and virtually any other thing she was working on was found to be destroyed. Alia slowly approached Zero and took the ticket.
"Well...thank you Zero. But I am the only one going?" Alia asked.
"Actually, X here is going too!" Zero shouted, patting the blue bomber on the back.
X slowly walked forward and tried to look at Alia in the eye, but was having a hard time doing so. He wasn't particularly skilled in dealings of this sort, so he tried to hide his face from the seemingly predestined embarassment that would befall him. He didn't know that only he and Alia were the ones going on this trip...but at least it was still a chance to get out and not belike a slave for a little bit.
"So...um, Alia, what do you say?" X asked, forcing a meek smile.
"Well...I have nothing better to do. I suppose it can help pass the time," Alia replied, walking past X and toward the door.
X followed after, but of course, Zero wasn't far behind. He was going to make sure this was a trip X wouldn't soon forget.
