The fight is over, and that leaves the aftermath of the battle!

World Reset

Chapter 23 – The Crumbling Satellite

The female silver-haired Hunter released her reflect laser at a single black helicopter-like Mechaniloid, destroying it, before she let out a sigh, "That should be the last of them…" Ashe turned to her partner, who was no longer standing beside her as he had run over to the Reploid siblings kneeling in pain behind them.

"Pandora!" Grey knelt down in front of the female Reploid, "Pandora, are you okay?"

The room started shaking once more before the Reploid siblings started disappearing as they let out pained yells, "The Model W…!" Prometheus spoke up weakly, "The Model W… is falling apart! Our source of power… is fading away…!"

"What?!" Ashe asked in disbelief as she ran over to Grey and the siblings, "Then the satellite is crumbling apart as well!" The female Hunter turned to her partner, "Come on, Grey! We have to go and help Vent!"

"I'm not leaving Pandora here!" Grey rejected as he turned to his partner, "Not when she's in great pain like this!"

"G… Grey…" The male Hunter turned to the younger sibling as she motioned for him to come closer, "That Guardian… he… is fighting… Thomas… right now…"

"Don't speak!" Grey took both of Pandora's hands in his before looking straight to her eyes, "We'll take you and Prometheus back! We'll nurse you back to health!"

"Stupid…" Prometheus spoke up before giving out a glare at the male Hunter, "Without Model W… do you really think… we're gonna survive…?" The purple-armored Reploid let out a laugh as he turned away, "We're finished! You're more than welcomed to laugh at our helplessness!" Prometheus turned back to the Hunters with a weak smile, "Go on! Laugh! I know that you want to!"

"No…" Grey closed his eyes and shook his head, "Is there… is there nothing we can do for you guys?"

"Grey… come…" Pandora whispered weakly as Grey nodded and obeyed, "We'll help you… to escape…"

"What are you talking about, Pandora?!" Prometheus protested with an angry yell, only to make him cough, "Do you really… like this jerk…?"

"This is our last chance… Prometheus…" The white and blue-armored Reploid crawled weakly towards Grey before looking at him with a weak smile, "To repent… for our sins…"

"Y-You can't… be serious…" Prometheus looked at his younger sister in disbelief.

"Grey…" Pandora looked at the male Hunter with a weak smile, "Thank… you…"

"P-Pandora…" Grey saw the female Reploid in front of him closed her eyes and leaned in towards him before giving him a kiss on his lips as her body along with her brother's slowly disappeared until nothing remained, "No… this can't be happening! Pandora! Prometheus!"

"Get a hold of yourself, Grey!" The male Reploid felt a hand on his shoulder and looked up to see his partner with a frown on her face, "There's nothing we can do… You have to let them go…"

"Ashe…" Grey got up to his feet with his head lowered and had his back turned to his partner, "I… I understand…"

There was silence between them before more and bigger rocks started showering on them from the ceiling. The two Hunters' bodies started glowing before both of them disappeared from the room with a bright white flash, leaving the room to be flooded with rocks of all sizes. The Hunters found themselves back in the Hunter Camp, along with a worried Aile waiting.

"It's good to see that you're okay…" Aile spoke up with a smile, before noticing that there were only the two of them, "Where's Vent? Did you two see him in the satellite?"

Grey stayed silent while having his head down, leaving Ashe to speak up, "He's still in there… He's fighting against Thomas…"

Aile gasped in disbelief before turning to the big screen in the room, which showed the image of the satellite as it started crumbling little by little, "He is going to survive… He has to!"

A loud sighing sound was heard, getting the attention of the two females as they turned to see Grey in his Reploid form with his back turned to them, "I… I need some fresh air…"

The two females saw the Reploid run out of the room before Aile turned to the female Hunter, "What happened to him?"

The Hunter let out a sigh before she transformed back to her human form and replied, "Prometheus and Pandora didn't make it back…"

"I see…" Aile nodded in understanding and frowned, "Poor Grey…"

Meanwhile in the top most room of the satellite, a big sphere of white light was in the crumbling room. The brown-haired Guardian opened his eyes, seeing that he was back in his human form. He looked around, seeing only white color around him with the seven lights hovering around his body. The lights separated from his body to materialize into his former boss along with six figures he wasn't familiar with, but the ones he felt he had seen moments ago.

"Vent," Giro spoke up with a smile, "You've finally defeated Thomas, with the strength of your heart."

The Guardian shook his head, "If it wasn't for you and your friends, I wouldn't even stand a chance against Thomas…"

"But we're all within you," Giro turned to the six figures behind him, "Weil's spirit is in this satellite, and so are these heroes after the seal was broken."

"Heroes?" Vent asked before Giro turned back to him.

"Yes," The blond-haired man nodded, "These six are the legendary heroes whose power and consciousness were contained in the Biometals. We all helped you to fight those shadows of Mega Men that Thomas created."

"I see…" Vent nodded in understanding before taking a good look at the six legendary heroes behind his former boss, "No wonder I feel like I've seen them before… They were fighting alongside me…"

Giro nodded and smiled, "Yes, and it is time for us to take you away from here."

"Boss, where are you taking me?" Vent asked in confusion.

"To the place where you should be," The Guardian kept looking at him in confusion, "You transformed back and collapsed after Thomas blew himself and the satellite up."

"Oh, so that's what truly happened…" Vent let out a nod and smiled, "Okay, let's go…"