Disclaimer: I do not own Megaman Zero or any character portrait on this fic, with that out of the way, let's continue:
´´ ´´: Dialogue of characters
Italics : Thoughts of characters
Reactivation
´´She fainted?´´
´´Apparently´´ – Cerveau said as Zero lifted Ciel in his arms. – ´´But tell me ,how are you here, what's going on…´´
´´Not now´´ – Zero said with a serious look on his eyes - ´´There will be more , we need to get you to safety´´
Zero saw that Ciel was waking up. Once she recovered consciousness reacting in instinct she hold Zero as hard as she could - ´´Zero you're alive ,please don't ever leave me!´´
´´Don't worry, I wont ´´- Zero stood with Ciel until she calmed down ,both ignoring everything else as they gazed at each other.
´´Don't mind me , I'll be fine with this hole in mi chest´´ –Leviathan cut in the scene returning Zero and Ciel to reality. Zero and Cerveau carried Leviathan for cover as Cerveau checked the wound.
´´This wound isn't mortal no important part was damaged , your repair system should take care of it but it will take a while´´-Cerveau said to the irritated reploid.
´´No kidding´´ – Leviathan replied- ´´Just when I was heating up , o well at least my favorite rival is back´´- Leviathan said to Zero.
´´That will have to wait , first I need to help X´´ -Zero said as he rushed to the mausoleum leaving Ciel and the others out of harms way. All 3 of them with the same question on their head:
´´ What did he meant by Help X ? ´´
Mausoleum, North entrance:
´´Master X , Is it really you´´- Harpuia said to the blue reploid that had saved him moments ago.
´´It's me alright , but drop the Master , just call me X´´
Harpuia nodded. X lead Harpuia and Fefnir for cover as more of the black reploids marched towards their position.
´´X , those reploids are unstoppable , should we engage them hand to hand´´.
´´No Fefnir, both of you give me your hand´´- X grabbed Harpuia and Fefnir and downloaded energy type data to their armors- ´´Now your weapons can penetrate their shields, now attack´´.
Te two guardians doubted at first ,but after their shots pierced the enemy everyone combined their attacks ,dominating the street with ease. A few passes from Harpuia decapitated line after line of enemies as Fefnir turned them to scrap with his cannon ,
´´Yeah now were talking ´´- Fefnir said as he grabbed two reploids tossing them in the air as target practice.
By the time Zero arrived there was nothing left , Harpuia ,Fefnir and X had eliminated all of the black reploids.
´´Looks like I'm not needed here anymore´´- Zero said looking at the countless bodies lying around. Before Harpuia or Fefnir could say something to Zero, X began to give orders:
´´Zero were not finished yet, the transport in which they came is still around , we need to reach it.´´- Then he turned to the guardians – ´´You two, rally the troops to protect Neo arcadia´´- Said that, X and Zero quickly jumped to the rooftops in pursue of the transport.
´´Fefnir , rally the troops to protect Neo arcadia, I'll go with X´´.
´´I'll go too Harpuia ,I still have some more juice left´´.
´´No, you'll slow me down´´ - Harpuia opened his wings and went to help X, leaving Fefnir cursing.
´´Damn it, you're not the boss anymore´´
X and Zero jumped from building to building, following the trail of the enemy but they lost track at the center of the city.
´´He's gone´´- Zero said as his sensors lost his target. – ´´that was our only lead until now´´
Meanwhile, in the shadow of an alley: - ´´Don't come back until you get rid of those reploids, we cant let them find our base´´ a mysterious shadow said by the monitor to the pilot of the transport.
The transport emerged from its hideout and began shooting to X and Zero.
´´Nope he's still here´´- X said as they avoided the energy shots.
´´X draw is fire , I'll, take care of its weapons´´.
X nodded and ran avoiding fire charging his buster while Zero positioned himself for the attack , as the pilot turned 90 degrees Zero jumped and slashed the main cannons in half , then X finished the pilot with his charged shot piercing the pilot and the transport by the middle.
After the ship crashed, X searched the transport's computer in hopes of finding the enemy's location.
´´Any luck´´
´´None´´- X replied - ´´the database was completely erased before their attack , they're not careless´´- looking around X spoke - ´´we'll ,there's no need to stay here lets go , someone is waiting for you isn't it´´
´´I don't know what you're talking about´´- Zero said to X ,turning around to hide the light blush he had.
As they were heading out an enemy reploid emerged from the crashed ship and deployed his saber to attack Zero ,but before he could even get close to him Harpuia cut him in half.
´´You've grown careless Zero , next time I wont be around to save you´´.
´´Nice to see you too Harpuia´´ – Zero replied - ´´I supposed I owe you one ,huh´´
´´Were even, but you still owe me a rematch , but that can wait first lets go back to were the others are´´.- Harpuia said as they all headed towards the mausoleum.
The X bots patrolled the mausoleum and raised the city's defenses , meanwhile Zero joined up with Ciel and the others.
´´Zero you bastard , next time you die make sure Its by my hand´´ -Fefnir said to Zero barely holding the joy to see him once more.
While Harpuia left to check on Leviathan, Ciel approached Zero -´´Zero I'm glad you're back but where were you, how did you managed to return, and why is X alive as well?´´
´´Better ask X about that , he knows more than I do´´.
´´O yeah, let's drop everything on me´´ – X said joking, a look from Zero and X decided to retold the story of their return – ´´We'll , all began when Weil was destroyed along with the Ragnarok , Zero managed to defeat him but he didn't had time left to evacuate so his only choice was to descend with the installation , but in the process he was seriously damaged plus the fight with Weil almost finished him, his only thoughts were to return with the resistance but he didn't had the strength to continue so he collapsed''
´´Again´´ -Harpuia replied as he joined them Zero ignored him and remained quiet.
´´Anyway´´ – X continued - ´´that's when I found him. It took some doing but I managed to reactivate him after a long time and work , when he awakened his first thought was to return to you Ciel´´- Ciel and Zero blushed deeply. -´´But we couldn't reveal our existence yet. ´´
´´Why is that?´´- Cerveau asked.
´´We had to wait until The Black Mavericks maked their first move´´.
´´Who are these Black Mavericks X´´
´´They're reploids trying to resurrect the Maverick war that happened over a hundred years ago Cerveau, they held no allegiance to Weil so they had to wait after his death to finally show up. The first time I encountered them was when they tried to recover the body of Zero´´:
Flashback
X carried Zero's body trough the desert as he ran at top speed, after recovering his old friend from the Ragnarok X sensed someone closing in on them. His suspicion was right as 3 dark clothed beings appeared before him.
X put Zero down and turned to the 3 beings- ´´Who are you?´´
The one in the middle took a step forward and spoke: - ´´Give us the body of the hunter, we shall restore him to his true self.´´
´´I think not´´ – X put Zero on the ground and aimed his weapon at them.
´´So be it´´
The other two beings vanished from X's view, as X searched for them with his sensors the middle one activated a red plasma sword and tried to stab him. X jumped back and opened fire ,but the shot was ineffective.
´´What?´´
Before X could think of another attack, the two beings grabbed him ,successfully pining him down while the third one approached for the kill.
´´Now, remain dead X´´
Just before the red blade connected, a green one slashed the dark reploid's arm and decapitated him. The other reploids let go of X and slowly walked back. X turned in amazement as Zero stood there with his saber.
´´X…finish the…others…´´- Zero fell to the ground unconscious, the saber fell from his grip.
End Flashback
´´After I disposed of the rest, I found some info regarding them, but my main priority was to restore Zero. Apart of the maverick wars, their true motives and masters behind the attacks are still unknown to us´´.
´´In other words they want us all dead´´ - Harpuia said -´´but why did they attack Ciel´´
´´My guess is that if a truce was made between Neo arcadia and the resistance , their plans would be delayed , that's why they want her out of the picture´´.
´´Over my dead body´´ – Zero replied.
´´ Again ´´ – Harpuia thought
´´That may be but another question: how where you able to return X , Zero saw your body destroyed by Elpizo?´´.- Ciel asked.
´´That's true , but I've managed to recover the body of my copy. I entered it and began the repairs , but I didn't know it would take so long. I tried to reach you when the Ragnarok incident began, but I was too late´´- X said to the group
´´Well that explains everything , now we are ready to search and destroy these Black mavericks, let me organize an army to fight´´.- Harpuia said to X
´´Do it but first we need to find them and analyze their next move , meanwhile lets rest for the time being´´- X said to Harpuia.
´´Well master , your chamber's waiting for you´´.
´´No thanks , I've got some bad memories of that place, meanwhile I'll stay in the resistance , you don't mind right.´´- X said to Cerveau
´´Of course not , you're more than welcomed´´- Cerveau said to X.
´´In that case , I'll remain at your side master X´´- Harpuia replied.
´´You don't need to , but If you're decided Its alright , But stop calling me master´´ X said to Harpuia.
The new transport arrived ready to take them to the resistance base , as they boarded Ciel sat next to Zero holding him from his arm, the events from the day finally getting to her. As she drifted to sleep Ciel spoke:
When I wake up, you'll still be here, right?
´´Yes´´ – Zero said as he kissed her forehead – ´´You don't have to worry about that, anymore…´´
X turned and found both Ciel and Zero holding each other as they slept for the remainder of the travel, X made a vow to fight and end the dark soldiers for the sake of both of them. No matter what…
Author's notes:
We'll another chapter up , although maybe this one is not my best work , at least I made it , by the way thanks for the reviews , that caps lock thing really helped out
As for Zero-Ciel action wait for the next chapter , this one was most of action but the next one will be more dramatic (or romantic), until next chapter. Review.