Back in the city, Zero disabled the rebels while avoiding their assault. He sighed as he sliced through the legs of more Maverics, disabling them without lethal force. "Why does it have to be like this?" he sighed as he dashed to the next scene of attack.
X looked around the seemingly golden waters, illuminated by the setting sun. "This place is beautiful. Maybe I should come here more often," he said as he took in the underwater sights. The elegant fish, the mysterious cephelapods, and other various creatures. X chuckled to himself as he delved deeper into the ocean. The sun set as he quested to find his comrade, so he activated his infrared tracking lenses. The tranquil flowing of the waves calmed him as he explored the ocean floor. He came across what seemed to be a hangar, and tapped the wall of it quizzically. When it shuddered and began to open, X darted for cover as a submarine modeled after a fish emerged. "It's a weapon!" X said to himself as he pursued the vessel.
Zero fell back as he took a hit from the Maveric's secret weapon, a phazon cannon. "Damn... I need more firepower to beat that..." "You called?" Matthias answered as he dropped from the air, firing on the Maverics to force them back. "Get back Zero. This'll sting quite a bit..." he said, unsheathing an Electronic Pulse Missile. "Bringing out the big guns, eh?" Zero chuckled as he fell back.
X latched onto the side of the side of the submarine and proceeded to fire upon it until the vessel returned fire, knocking X from it. "I see, so this sub is capable of defense. I shall not take it lightly..." X took cover in the reef and fired upon it's search light, destroying it in a matter of seconds. The submarine retaliated by firing missiles at its assailant, just barely missing him. X destroyed the defensive fins, then aimed for the remote receiver in the fish's jaw. The submarine broke down and settled on the bottom of the ocean. "That takes care of that," X said as he continued ahead.
The Maverics shuddered violently as the EPM went off, scrambling their circuits. "It's a dirty job, but someone's gotta do it..." Matthias said as he reloaded the launcher. Zero nodded as he protected Matthias from behind. Cinnamon piloted a cruiser to pick up the fried Maverics and take them away for reprogramming.