To make up for the shortness of the last chapter, I made sure this one would be longer. Enjoy!
X sighed in relief once they reached his room. They had been lucky not to encounter anyone on the way there, because then they would have to explain Zero's odd behavior, and Rush. It had been hard enough trying to teach Rush how to walk upright. Zero had an easier time learning to walk on all fours. Thing was, X had no clue what Rush had been capable of as a dog. Zero didn't know either. What if one of his functions activated at the wrong moment, and he couldn't deactivate it?
X looked around the room. Axl was at the table, trying to show Rush how to use the eating utensils. Zero was in the corner, staring at the bowl of food in front of him. X himself was sitting on the edge of his bed, wondering how things could get any worse.
"Is this right?" X watched Rush trying to pick up a piece of food with his knife.
"No, you use a fork for that!" Axl said, picking up the said object.
"Well then what's the knife for?" Rush asked.
"Cutting the food," Axl groaned.
"Why cut it when you can just eat it?"
"Because that's not how things work!" Axl cried, throwing up his hands in exasperation. "X, think you can explain it to him?"
"You're doing about the same as I would do," X replied. "Don't worry, he'll get it. How are you doing Zero?" Zero turned his head to X, letting out a loud bark.
"He says he has no clue how you expect him to deal with this," Rush said. "And that once he gets back to normal, he is going to kill that reploid."
"You understand him?" Axl asked, dumbfounded.
"Of course!" Rush exclaimed, "Since I was a dog, I understand what they say! And that's not all!"
"What else?" X asked, hoping that maybe he would say something useful.
"I figured out how to use the fork!" Rush began to wave the fork in the air. Zero put his paws over his head and groaned.
Zero's POV
This...is pure torture. How do they expect me to deal with this? That creature is going to ruin my whole reputation by the time we're done. He can't even walk right! The way he licked X when he woke up...it's just too freaky. It's like, I'm watching myself go insane! On top of that, I'm expected to work for X. Well, it could be worse, I guess. I could be working for Signas. Or Massimo. Or even...Sigma. That'd be creepy. It's creepy enough watching that smile on my face. Rush always seems to be smiling, even when he was a dog.
An image suddenly comes into my head. It's Rush, and X. But X is a lot shorter, a lot different looking. Almost...younger? But how is that possible?
"Who's this Dr?" asks the little X.
"That is my newest creation Megaman," Says an old, white bearded man. I know that's Dr. Light, because he looks just like the holograms shown by the Light capsule. "His name is Rush, and all around support unit. I designed him to help you in your fight against Dr. Wiley." Dr. Wiley? He knows my creator? Does this mean I was originally made to fight Megaman, not X?
I am snapped out of the memory when the door opens. I see Signas enter the room.
"Hello X, Axl, Zero," Signas says. "I was told that you found something, so I wanted to see what was up."
"We found one of Dr. Light's creations," X says. "Rush, come here boy." Why can't he just introduce me? I walk over to X, smling like a regular dog would. I guess I look pretty convincing, as Signas bends down to scratch behind my ears. Suprisingly, it feels nice.
"Interesting," Signas says. "Do you know what he does?" X is about to speak, when Rush pipes up.
"He's an all-around support unit," He says. "He can transform into a rider, a submarine, and a coil to boost X's jumping capablities."
"You were paying attention?" Axl asks, looking at Rush. "Never thought you had it in ya'."
"You seem happy," Signas notes. "Did you get a date or something?"
"Uhmm, yeah," Rush says. Oh god, please don't let him say anything stupid.
"What's the girl's name?" Signas asks, as he stops scratching me.
"Er...Alia?" Of all the names he could have said, he had to pick that one. I look at X, as his face begins to turn a little red.
"Really? Well then, good luck Zero," Signas replies. "I must be off now. Good luck to you too X! Hope the dog does well!" Signas then leaves the room, and we all stare at Rush.
"Why did you say Alia?" X asks. "Why not Layer? Or Pallette? Or just make up a name?"
"That's the only one I know," Rush replys. "I heard you say her name, so I used her. Hey, at least it's not Roll."
"Who's Roll?" Axl asks.
"Megaman's sister!" Rush says happily. X has a sister? Go figure. I can tell X doesn't remember, but he doesn't say anything.
"Well, we should probably get back to our rooms," X says after a while. "I'll help get Rush to Zero's room, I guess. Zero, I'm sorry, but you'll need to sleep in here, okay? I'll be back soon." So I watch X, Axl, and Rush walk out of the room. I don't even get to stay in my room. Oh well. Can't get any worse, right? Maybe...maybe I can do something with this. Let's see, I'll just need to talk with Axl and...Rush.
Uh oh, Zero's got a plan. Not good. Anyway, be back next time!