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Past Ghost
Chapter two: Beginning and End
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"Hell! The place is collapsing!"
I yelped as debris fell before me, almost hitting me on the nose. He wasn't kidding when he said that the place was falling apart. Why in seven hells did the old man have to build his fortress inside a mountain for!
I ran as fast as I could. Sometimes I whish I had the same speed as our brother Quick Man. I could see the daylight at the end of the tunnel. We were almost there! I managed to get out just in time as the tunnel collapsed behind me.
We made it, Bass! We made i…
No sounds behind me besides the loud rumble of the tunnel collapsing from inside. There was no footsteps behind me.
Bass? Where are you, Bass! Brother?
I soon realised what happened. My brother didn't make it out with me.
BASS!
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I crack one eye open, feeling the crusted blood around it. I have been out for a while I guess since robotic blood doesn't crust as fast as human blood does. And that dream didn't help much ether. I didn't need to be reminded of that. Not when I finally have started to let it go.
Ohh, my head is killing me. What happened? Oh, wait. Now I remember. How I hate reploids…
I slowly get up, avoiding fast or jerky movements, bust I still feel something shift the wrong way. I know I have cracked something major, judging by the feeling in my head. Blood is slowly running down from under my armour, running into my eyes and staining the world I see red. Ok, the world is still fuzzy before my eyes but still…
Did I mention how much I hate reploids? I mean really HATE them?
I can't hear anything around me, not even the wind. I guess they left. Good, that means that I can go back to my small cave and let the auto repair work its magic… I just hope they didn't do anything to the-
CLANK
Ow.
Hu? What the? I walked into something. Something made of metal. But there is no metal in my territory. Noting that I can think of at least. Let's see… rock, rock, rock, gravel, rock, boulder, dust… nope, no metal.
My eyes shot open wide as I stare at the bars before me. I'm in a cage! How did this happen! It isn't that big, but big enough for me to stand upright in and lie down without problem. Three of the walls are solid metal and one wall is made of bars. I'm stuck in a bloody BOX! What the hell!
The pain in my head is gone in an instant as I feel panic take over it's place. Without thinking I grab the bars between my fangs and pull. I'm not staying here! I yank as hard as I can, ignoring the pain in my head and my mouth. Damn it! I want out! I have never been behind bars and I will not start now! Being behind bars was my creators' place!
"Whoa, little guy! Calm down. That isn't going to help"
Uh? I look up and see a reploid before me. How could I fail to hear him approach? I let go of the bars and lower my head, fangs barred.
Did he just call me 'little guy?'?
He is now a large reploid. Not as massive as the reploids I have seen so far at least. He kind of reminds me of a certain blue twerp I used to know years back. But this twerp looks much older and wiser. His armour is dark blue and light blue just like back then. His eyes are sky blue and…. Oh dear God. I sound like a moron… a sissy moron. Don't laugh at me, bro.
The reploid reached out to me and smiled. "Calm down, ok? I don't want to hurt you"
Well, I want to hurt you. End of story.
Sky blue eyes seem to laugh as my growling. The twerp isn't the least bit scared. Curse those reploids! Curse them to hell!
"How is it going, X? Any progress with our lilac friend?" a new voice ask.
Oh, great. Another one. Yay! And I'm not 'lilac', I'm Purple Delight Deluxe!
Ok, how does this one look like? Hmm… I do have to admit that this guy looks more advanced then the one called 'X'. He is a bit taller then X with long blond hair. Must be annoying to have it almost brushing the floor... ok, back on track. He wears red and gold armour with a little white here and there. You know what, I not going to spend time trying to explain this to you. My head hurts and I want out of here! I snap at them before resuming chew on the bars. Sooner or later something is bound to give. I just hope it won't be my fangs.
X sighs and stands tall. "Well, you can see for yourself, Zero. He snaps and growls and doesn't listen"
"How would you react if you found yourself wounded and locked up in unfamiliar territory, X? I think even you would bite off a finger that pointed your way at that moment"
Once again I feel myself still my movements. How come their names makes my tail tingle? I believe I have heard them before. But when? I haven't met them before…. I think.
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"Bwhahahaha! Behold my greatest creation! He will succeed where the rest of you failed!"
Bass sighed and rubbed his eyes. "You say that with ever new creation you make, old geezer" he said and crossed his arms over his chest. "What makes this one so special?"
That is my brother. Ever so impatient. I yawn as I sit beside him. Why do we even have to be here? I could be beating the crap out of Mega Man's red wimpy dog for a side kick.
The old man looked at Bass with a frown. "Don't ever doubt me, Bass. I warn you" he hissed. His eyes returned to the almost completed project on the table before him. "Here you see a new generation of robots. I can't take credit for thinking it up though" he said with a sigh. "He is made from the plans you stole from Thomas a while ago, but I have made him more advanced then Thomas planned for his own creation. He is faster, stronger and smarter then anything I have ever made. He is so advanced that if he broke I think I wouldn't be able to repair him"
Bass snorted. "Well, that's great. Making a robot that you can't repair. That will work out wonderfully in the end. Great work, doc"
Not even I saw the fist aimed at my brother. Not that Wily would hurt a fly even if he tried for four years. Just look at the situation he has with Mega Man.
"Wow, doc. That actually tingled"
"Just shut up, Bass" Wily growled. "My latest creation is to advanced for me, but then again he isn't designed for this time. He has the ability to repair himself twice as fast as you can at this moment. He is designed to work solo in combat, obeying only what I program in him even years after I'm gone. He is the future" he finished
"And what will you call him? Project World Strongest Super Duper Bot?" Bass grinned.
The grey haired man shook his head. "No. He will have a name that will fit him just perfectly" he said and placed his hands on the middle of his back. "Thomas named his project 'X'. To mark a new beginning"
"So you will name him 'END' as the end of that new beginning?"
"No, Bass. He will be named 'Zero'. As in zero resistant. But in a sense he will be the 'end' for the Lights"
Ok, that makes sense. For once.
Bass tilted his head as he studied 'Zero'. "He looks like a girl"
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I feel my head spin fast. Zero and X? From back then? That same Zero that is our brother?
I think I will go back and dream a little more. I wonder how many times you can pass out in a short time?
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