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"Alert! Alert!" Came the blaring monotone sound of the master computer's warning call, not heard for so long "all hunters report to bay 7 for briefing. X and Zero are to report to the information deck for further news." After hearing such a call, X and Zero both stopped training and ran off towards the information deck. Their minds racing, their legs pumping as fast as they would go, dodging all of the obstacles in their way, "so Zero" X said, his breath coming in pants now "what do you think this is all about?"
Equally out of breath, Zero replied "I don't know X, but whatever it is it must be important! After all, how long has it been since we've been called to duty!"
X just laughed at this and then his expression went stone cold, devoid of all emotion as he nodded jumping over a large metal block and kicking off of the edge of it, flipping forwards and ahead of Zero slightly. Zero just dashed forward a bit to catch up, and they turned a corner and headed down yet another hall. They both came to a sliding halt as they came to a large rounded door which opened by large circle in the center spinning counterclockwise and then creating a hydraulic sound as both parts slid sideways back into the wall.
X and Zero both walked in calmly, trying to hide that they had rushed, however their breathing gave them away. A chair at the top level of the large desk with Signas sitting behind it, his arms crossed over his chest and a concerned look upon his face. Both X and Zero raised an eyebrow at this and Zero stepped forward a bit, as if provoking Signas to say the first words… and he succeeded.
"Listen up!" he spat out, as if angered by something "I hate to say this but we have a major problem on our hands here, and I need to send you two out onto the battlefield again."
X sighed heavily and then stepped forward as well, his face showing that he was fully against the idea, but there was a glimmer in his eyes just then that showed how enthused he was at the idea. "Don't tell me" X said in a weary voice "Sigma has come back and he's been infe—" X was cut off then by the words that came from Signas next.
"It's not Sigma X!" he spat at the both of them. Just then Zero was about to speak, but he decided against it and let X continue.
"But are you sure?" X questioned "he's hidden behind others before and…" once more; X was cut off by Signas.
"Damn it X!" Signas said slamming his fists down upon the desk, moving his body forward, rage filling his face. "What did I just say to you! This time IT IS NOT SIGMA!" and that's when it fell silent, and all dropped their heads slightly, but only Signas let out a sigh. He continued then, but he was filled with something unexplainable when he said what he said "listen up X, Zero… I'm ordering you to do something that even your programming won't allow. I'm ordering you to go after…" he couldn't finish that; it was too difficult to do so.
Zero finally spoke, his tone very low and concerned "what are you ordering us to go after Signas" Zero stated questioningly "don't be afraid to say it, well go after whatever it is"
Signas just shook his head at this, and cautiously, he continued "I'm ordering you to go after a human…" with that X gasped while Zero only crossed his arms, speaking yet again.
"Ill go after and destroy whatever you need me to" he said, his eyes glimmering, a smirk on his face, as if he enjoyed hearing the news. X turned to him, his jaw dropped a bit, and Signas just stared him down before X spoke.
"Are you insane zero!" X spat out "the first law of robots is as thus: A robot must never cause through action or inaction the harm of a human being. We can't harm him, we just can't!" X's tone ferocious, he stomped his foot down, clenching his fist and raising it to about his chin "don't you find it hard enough to kill a fellow Reploid gone maverick? Aren't you even the slightest bit disturbed by killing a human!"
That's when something struck Zero like it had never done before… at least not to his or X's knowledge. Zeros smirk grew broader, and his eyes took on a life of their own as he spoke "actually X, the truth is that I enjoy it whenever I have to destroy one of those worthless mavericks! And with every hit I take, with every time that I bleed, I feel stronger; I get a rush of something far greater than any act of preservation could ever give me! What is the difference between us and humans X, what! Well ill tell you! The only difference is that they are organic and we are not, that is all. We both have feelings, we both cry and bleed, we both can love and hate. X, there is nothing different about us, and I'm sure that if I have to kill a human… it will bring me just as much pleasure as it would if I were to kill a maverick!" X's arm dropped then, and Signas's eyes widened, Signas letting his body slump onto the desk in sheer disbelief. And that's when Zero did something that none of them could ever have expected. Zero started to laugh softly, and then it grew… it grew and grew into something menacing, something maniacal, and something that not even Sigma could have conjured up. Zero threw his head back and his arms up, laughing insanely, the sound of it resonating through MHHQ like a megaton bombs explosion, piercing every ear that would listen. And then, as Zero returned to his normal standing position, the laugh fading, one thing was different besides his attitude. One thing stuck out like none other and it made Signas and X stare in disbelief. As zero looked back and fourth between the two, his smirk still plastered on his face, he had a W imprinted within his forehead gem. And just as suddenly as it had appeared, Zero teleported out of MHHQ, and into the unknown. That's when X ran up to the large desk that Signas was behind and slammed his fist into the front of it.
"Signas" X screamed, unable to control himself "what was that! What is happening to Zero! That W… I've seen it before, in the 5th maverick uprising! Tell me Signas, what does it mean!" and that's when another familiar figure walked in, her voice quiet as she spoke.
"That I can tell you…" she said, her voice trailing off. It was none other than Pallate. "Please X" she continued "follow me…" X turned and followed Pallate out and through the base until they reached another room, this one containing nothing but a massive computer with an equally massive flat screen monitor. And that is when Pallate began to explain all that she knew to X about what was happening with Zero.