As X sat outside the infirmary he wandered. How in the world Zero sent someone to the infirmary with a wooden sabre. Then again Zero could achieve the impossible such as this.

Plasma Rain staggered like a drunkard that came from free beer night at a pub. As he looked up he saw X and stuttered something.

"Now… I finally think I understand what Fire Fox and Jet Orchid were trying to say to me… earlier." Stated Rain as he collapsed into X's arms.

Dumbfound X went to Rain's quarters and left him in Jet Orchid's care for the remainder of the time.

Meanwhile Zero was busy explaining what happened to Plasma Rain in training.

"But…Sir I was under the impression that he was skilled." Zero said in his defense.

"You were just out for fun, isn't that right Zero because two times in a row is a little much don't you think? Don't let it happen again. Dismissed."

Zero went around and started to look for Axl, which for him was a very rare thing. He started his not so in-depth search in Axl's usual hangouts such as the pool room, lobby, simulation room, and his quarters. His search was bearing no fruits whatsoever so he went to sit in the lobby just as he thought. Wait a second wasn't there footsteps behind me earlier in the hall-

"Hi Zero." Axl said with a slight wink.

"Now tell me exactly how long were you following me?"

"I don't know about ten minutes, twenty seconds and three quarters."

"That long and I still didn't recognize your loud footsteps. I give it too you Axl what did you slip in my drink this time?"

Axl hadn't expected that reply so he was sitting there gawking at Zero.

"What, aint talking, 'cause that's the only way for you to sneak up on me other than catching me on a non-caring day."

Axl immediately shook off his lax state and shot back "'Least I don't send my trainees to the infirmary by beating them to death with a wooden katana."

Just as Axl fired his retort Plasma Rain and Jet Orchid walked up behind them. Jet Orchid tapped on her whip in random bits of rhythms unidentifiable to anyone around.

"Zero, any reason you beat the holy hell out of my roommate?" asked Jet Orchid.

"Uh…" Zero faltered.

"Whoa, so you're the one Zero sent to the infirmary? Anyways I'm Axl-"

"Hey, Rain, training tomorrow same time." Zero said out of the blue cutting off Axl in mid-sentence.

"Alright…" Rain said trying not to think of the punishment that was going to occur.

X walked up to the group as he saw Jet Orchid with her arms crossed. Instantly he knew that this could be a very bad thing. He knew all too well that Jet Orchid was very defensive of newbie hunters.

Jet Orchid stood not moving an inch of ground to the class A hunter and stared almost tauntingly at Zero, looking for an excuse to backhand the instructor. Her spiked elbows extended past her arms for an extra four inches or so.

"What, am I supposed to say that I'm sorry? You will be sadly disappointed because I'm not that kind of instructor. But next time I won't go as hard on him as last time, so don't get all worked up Jet Orchid."

In all his life, Axl never saw Zero get chewed out by someone other than Signas and X but this was different from battle tactics gone wrong… this was something he couldn't put his finger on. Unaware that Axl was now the center of attention he finally looked up and in pure shock looked around as all three of the hunters now stared at him.

At least, he thought to himself, Jet Orchid's blood thirsty stare is gone.

At that Jet Orchid left back to the waiting Fire Fox who was now in full armor as if a war was about to commence on this very spot.

"Ready, Jet Orchid? We gotta go scout that possible Maverick base."

Jet Orchid put her armor on and stated," This time Fire Fox be more careful or I fear the morgue will be bearing your body."

The ruby red beam seemed to mix with the jungle green or Jet Orchids teleport as they departed to some distant sector of the world.

"Warning, warning!" the loud speaker cried as it came to life.

"What now?" X said.

"All Hunters, meet in your assigned units. If the rest of your unit is on a mission join up with another. Maverick attack on Hunter H.Q. is immanent. Signus out."

Zero almost smiled as the intercom chirped off. This was the first real action he had had since the incident at the waste disposal plant.

"Alright, since your unit is off on a mission Rain you're with Zero… Wait never mind, we will all go together since all of our units met their demise on Sigma's last strike, so lets go secure the gate shall we?" X stated to all the three of the hunters.