MegaMoon X-S Chapter 3
Zero was walking down the street, waiting for X and Axl to return. He had dispelled his armour for his civilian outfit, which was a white shirt and a pair of jeans, with a red jacket. He had already finished collecting the information he had been looking to find, and he had acquired both a map of the city for convenience.
He knew what the Sailor Scouts looked like, and was able to remotely connect with the school networks. Since his world was much more advanced in terms of technology, he was able to hack in within seconds. He had been able to identify the Sailor Scouts easily enough. He had even seen Sailor Moon after X knocked her out of her transformation, so he knew he was right. To top it off, the magic that obscured peoples' memory of the Scouts didn't work on Reploids.
This world was wearing on him, mostly because his hair made most people identify him as a woman until they heard him speak. However, he had been able to establish radio contact with the Hunters, which did help. "Alia, how soon until X is up and ready to return?"
The reply wasn't totally clear, but it was easy enough to listen to. "He's getting up now. Him and Axl should be ready in a few minutes."
Zero sighed. He was waiting for fifteen more minutes until the black vortex appeared and X and Axl stepped out of it. Zero looked at the two. "What took so long?"
Axl smiled and nervously chuckled. "Well, you see, X was taking a long time to charge, so-"
"He was out getting lunch." X cut him off. "Did you get the info Zero?" The Reploid in red nodded, and sent them the city map and the files on the four girls. He had found a Sailor Mars in his research, and while he had his suspicions about the girl they saved, he wasn't going to rush this investigation.
The two Reploids replaced their armour with their civilian outfits. X was wearing a green shirt with a black leather jacket and black pants. Without his helmet, his dishevelled brown hair was exposed. Which he immediately began to try and flatten down. Axl laughed, "Helmet hair X?"
"You're one to talk, Spiky." He shot back
Axl changed into his civilian outfit. His was a white shirt with a dark blue zip-up hoodie. He also had jeans, with small tears in them. (Like the stupid ones you find today) and a ball cap. "Well, Zero, we better check on these girls."
Zero grinned. "And I've got a great idea on how to do that." X and Axl leaned in to hear him. "Axl, you're enrolling as a student at the local middle school."
Everyone within a four-block radius temporarily lost their hearing as the Reploid shouted, "WHAT?" He continued, a little quieter with, "No way am I going to some human school. Do I look like a new built to you? I'm a Maverick Hunter!"
X crossed his arms. "And part of the job involves surveillance and undercover work. Zero and I are both too old, and you can A-Trans into a smaller body. Besides, a little discipline would be good for you. Now we just need to think of a surname for you."
A voice came over their comlinks, Alia. "Well, there's always Light, after X's creator. Or, since you can't remember yours, how about Red?"
Axl shook his head. "No way. X and I don't have a connection family would have. And I'd like to forget my time in Red Alert, thanks."
This time, Pallette came in. "How about Zero's creator then? What was his name again?"
"Wily. Dr Albert Wily. It's amazing what you can remember in dreams."
"That's it! So in school, you can be Axl Wily."
Axl repeated the name a few times. "It seems kind of funny, but I guess it works."
Zero gave instructions to the Navigators. "They still use paper records, so if you could write up a transcript up for Axl, it'd be appreciated. And use information from the correct time period."
He received an affirmative from the Navigators before the link died. The three Hunters then split up to go and try to find something to do.
Zero decided to wander around until he found a rather large house that seemed run-down. He smiled. "This place would be a nice place to use as a place to stay. Out of the way, quiet, it looks pretty defensible if X will bring over some Mets-"
He stopped as a cat ran up to him. Soon, there were two, then ten. He bent down, petting them. "Hey kitties. Sorry, I don't have any food." The cats kept rubbing up against him as he walked into the house. As he checked the place out, he saw more and more cats. By the time he heard voices, he had a retinue of about twenty cats following him. When they heard one of the voices, they darted off ahead.
Zero followed the felines and saw a young girl pouring out cat food for all the cats living here. "Here you go. There's plenty of food for everyone!" Zero smiled, watching the girl dish out the food. She looked up suddenly. "Who's there?"
Zero froze, thinking she spotted him. He let out a silent sigh as he heard a girl say, "Just a protector of love and justice!" He spared a glance, and saw a blonde girl with buns, Serena Tsukino. Sailor Moon, along with a man who looked to be a few years older. He decided to make an assumption that he was his boyfriend as he listened to them continue talking.
"So do you take care of all these cats?"
"Yeah, but not for much longer." The girl said sadly.
"What do you mean?"
"This building is set for demolition soon. Then the cats will have no where to go."
Zero decided that this old house would make a perfect base. They all were okay with cats, they would stop the demolition, they were well off the beaten path, and there was likely space for the Navigators to set up some equipment, like a mobile transporter, or possibly a place for Palette to make new equipment. Zero, after watching for a bit, decided to leave. He silently left, making sure no one noticed him.
A Daimon Seed floated across the sky, It floated over to an apartment building, knowing its target was close. It floated in an open window and embedded itself in a puzzle of a cat. Now all it had to do was wait.
The girl returned home, to her apartment after saying goodbye to Serena and her boyfriend. She stepped into the apartment, with two of the cats following her. "No! You can't stay! I'm sorry, but this building doesn't allow pets!" The cats began to nuzzle against her legs. "Alright, you can stay, but just until my mom gets home." She told them, letting them in her room.
"No! Get off the bed!" She cried, getting the cat off of her bed. The other cat was on her desk, and broke a puzzle, scattering pieces. "My puzzle!" She cried, she quickly began putting the pieces back in place. As soon as the last piece was in, the puzzle glowed with a bright light. As the light dimmed, the girl backed up as a female figure replaced the puzzle. She had purple skin and black hair, and was wearing a sultry cat girl outfit, with a grin on her face.
"NEKONELL!" The creature happily cried. "Your pure heart that welcomes all felines into your arms! I must have it!" The girl shrieked in fear and bolted out of the house, the monster in hot pursuit.
Zero was walking the streets as he saw the girl dart past. After that, he saw the creature following her, jumping along the streetlights. "X! Axl! Come in!" He said, trying to cal them over their comlink.
X answered. "What is it Zero?"
"Where's Axl?"
"He's back home picking out his copy body. What's the matter?"
Zero began running, seeing the monster almost out of sight. "Head to my position. We've got another of those things from yesterday."
"Alright! I'm on it!" With that, the link went silent as X ran to meet up with Zero.
The girl ran in through a door on the side of the house and gasped to catch her breath. She was terrified and utterly confused. All she did was finish her puzzle. Why was this..thing following her? She was pulled from her thoughts as a crash sounded. The monster had broken through and had chased her into a corner. "Caught you, now hold still."
She lifted her skirt to reveal a black star on her thigh. It briefly sparked with energy before firing a beam of black energy at the girl. As it hit her, she cried out in extreme pain as the beam began to extract her Pure Heart crystal.
Outside, Serena had brought her friends with her to convince them to try and adopt a few of the cats. They stopped playing as soon as they heard the scream. "What was that?" She gasped.
"It might be another of those monsters that attacked Rei!" Mina suggested. They all rushed in with their respective transformation items. Once inside, they raised them above their heads.
"MERCURY STAR POWER!"
"MARS STAR POWER!"
"JUPITER STAR POWER!"
"VENUS STAR POWER!"
"MOON CRYSTAL POWER!"
Everyone except Serena found themselves transformed. She slumped sadly; she couldn't help at all. "Don't worry." Sailor Mars told her.
"Yeah." Sailor Jupiter added, "Just sit this one out, alright?" Serena nodded sadly, but followed the girls inside.
In the main hall, they saw the cat monster holding an odd crystal that looked like what came out of Rei. The girl was slumped against the wall, and her colour looked as if she wasn't breathing. "Hey!" Sailor Venus called, "Put that back now!"
The monster turned to face them as Sailor Mars attacked. "Burning Mandala!"
"Sparkling Wide Pressure!" Sailor Jupiter cried, adding her own attack to the mix. The two attacks combined and flew toward Nekonell as if they would finish her. Until she began to spin her tail like a shield that reflected the fire and electricity back at the stunned Scouts.
"Crystal Wall!" An orange transparent wall appeared in front of the Scouts, and the attacks not only struck, but pierced right through. After the smoke cleared, the Scouts were rather scuffed up, They watched as a two figures, one in red, the other in blue, appeared in front. "X….?" Serena whispered.
"You endanger humans, and you seek to destroy all in front of you! You're definitely a Maverick!" X cried.
Zero nodded to X and jumped at Nekonell, slashing with a few decisive strikes, slicing her head and tail, where they collapsed into puzzle pieces. To his surprise, they reformed the Daimon's missing parts. Before he could react, the tail grabbed his sword arm, and began attacking him.
X was holding back, of course he couldn't get a clear shot, so he began to try special weapons. "Black Arrow!" The attack, despite homing, was easily dodged.
"Drift Diamond!" The ice attack had a diagonal firing pattern, so while one shot hit the ground, the upward shot fired right at Nekonell's head. The Daimon, being rather intelligent, used Zero to block the shots, still his sword wrist still ensnared. And no matter what, her physical strength was able to hold him, and prevented him from getting a good swing. X couldn't get a good shot, and none of the Scouts were willing to take a shot after their fight against the Maverick Hunters.
"World Shaking!"
"Deep Submerge!"
Two spheres of energy struck Nekonell in the back. One was a gale force wind, and the other a torrent of water. The Daimon collapsed to pieces, as Zero landed and the Heart Crystal floated over to one of the figures in the shadows.
"How is it?" The first figure asked, who had shoulder-length hair.
"It's not a Talisman." the second figure, who had short hair said, tossing the Heart Crystal, where it floated into the girl's chest and her colour returned to normal.
"We never speak of this again." Zero grumbled, as X nodded. After seeing the attacks, something else was going on in his head.
"Weapon data repaired. Storm Tornado fully operational. Shotgun Ice fully operational." After seeing the attacks of the Scouts, his Variable Weapon System was able to repair his old weapons. But that wasn't the main issue.
"Who are they?" Asked Sailor Jupiter.
"They look to be Sailor Scouts as well." Sailor Mercury said. The two turned to leave.
"Wait!" Called Sailor Venus. "If you are Sailor Scouts, help us!"
The second figure seemed to brush off her words. "We may be Sailor Scouts, but that doesn't mean we have to help you at all."
Zero re-ignited his blade. "You claim to be Sailor Scouts, and yet you choose not to act out of the goodness of your heart! Ever heard of sinning through silence? Because that describes you two perfectly!"
The first figure looked hurt, while the second figure looked annoyed. "And who are you to criticize us? I believe we saved you!"
Zero replied, "I would rather die fighting for what's right then owe my life to people like you. Now if you-re done-"
Zero was cut off as the Daimon reformed with a wail, putting X and Zero back onto the battlefield. "Icarus Armour engage!" X cried, becoming clad in his red suit of armour. He picked up the girl and handed her off to the Scouts. "Keep her safe."
The two Hunters looked at each other. "Ready X?"
He nodded with a smirk. "Whenever you are."
They both jumped in front of Nekonell. "DOUBLE ATTACK!" X fired his laser buster, while Zero put extra power into his sabre, extending it's reach as he slashed at the Daimon. While this was going on, the two Scouts looked at each other. "We should go." The second figure said.
"You're right." The first figure said, after a bit of hesitation.
After X and Zero finished, they were exhausted, but the Daimon reformed, faster this time, and smashed them into separate walls. "No way!" Sailor Venus cried.
"How could they be beaten so easily?" Serena cried in shock.
The Daimon purred with glee. "Time to get rid of all obstacles!" She split her tail into four. They all grabbed Zero and began slamming into the wall until he dropped his sabre. They turned to X, who was just getting up, each one grabbing a limb. "Time to shred you and your armour to pieces so I can get that Pure Heart!" She cried. She lunged at X, but let go when a rose flew through the air and blinded her with the petals. For more roses flew and broke the tails holding X.
Everyone looked up, X, and Zero on their knees. A man wearing a top hat, tuxedo, and mardi gras mask. The girls all looked up. "Tuxedo Mask!" They exclaimed in relief.
The well-dressed mystery man jumped down. "To trample over pure hearts will only cause you to be destroyed by pure hearts!" He said. The Daimon shot out a tail to grab him, but he shot his weapon, an extendable metal cane, at the Daimon, where it broke the tail and pinned it to the wall.
Nekonell laughed, before breaking the cane and reforming itself. As she lunged at him, he braced himself, using it as a barrier. However, when he looked next, X was in front of him. "Go! Zero and I will stall for time!"
He looked over the Reploid. "Why are you protecting me?"
X grunted with the strain of holding back Nekonell. "We share ideals. We protect those important to us!" He tossed off the Daimon and grabbed Zero's sabre off the ground. Of course, he knew how to use it, despite being rubbish with a sword. He turned purple as he began charging. "Storm Tornado!"
The charged wind weapon created a tornado from floor to ceiling, trapping the Daimon in place. "That won't hold it forever! Go!"
Tuxedo Mask helped the Sailor Scouts up. "You heard him, go! We'll figure out how to beat this thing!"
Serena grabbed onto his arm. "But I can't bear to see you hurt! I can't leave you!"
"But-"
"I don't want to hear it!"
"Serena…."
They stared deeply into each other's eyes and could see the boundless love for each other. The world around them melted away as their minds placed them back in the Silver Millennium. Serena was Princess Serenity, and Darien was Prince Endymion. As their hand were clasped together, a pink burst of light shone, and when it faded, a rod with a heart at the top. They grasped it tightly. "The Moon Spiral Heart Rod." Serena whispered.
At the same time, her broach glowed, and changed into a heart shape with a red covering on it.
They were snapped out of their memories as X cried out. The wind flowing out of his buster imprisoning Nekonell finally ran out, and she was knocked aside. "Shotgun Ice!" He froze her feet in place as another stall tactic.
Serena, once more, held her broach aloft. "Moon Cosmic Power!" In a flash of light, she became Sailor Moon. "I did it!" She cried. "Sailor Moon is back!"
"That's great!" X called, but can you give me a hand?"
"Oh right!" She said, summoning the Moon Spiral Heart Rod. She began spinning. "Moon Spiral Heart…. Attack!"
A large heart fired and ripped the Daimon apart. It dissolved into a pile of puzzle pieces and the Daimon Seed was expelled, cracking open as it was destroyed. The Sailor Scouts all crowded Sailor Moon. "Welcome back, Sailor Moon!" Sailor Mars said happily.
Sailor Moon pushed past her friends to see X, who was pouring a small tank of liquid into his mouth. "Life Tank." X said. "He was weak, but he's too resilient to let something like that stop him."
As if on cue, Zero groaned. "Oh man, that sucked. X, you took out that cat, right?"
He shook his head. "Thank Sailor Moon for that. She managed to take it out."
Zero extended his hand. "Well, it's time we got properly introduced. It's a pleasure to meet you, Sailor Moon. I'm Zero, and my partner is X."
She did have a question. "Wasn't there a third one of you?"
X nodded. "He's at home, undergoing a few.. Tune-ups. You'll meet him soon." He activated his dimensional shift, leaving the Scouts staring at the space the two were just standing in.
Whew! Done!. I do not believe this was m best work, and some thing may seem shoe-horned in, like Zero in the house earlier. That was meant to be Axl, but I had to change it for a plot point coming up.
Now I had to give Nekonell a power-up to stand against the two of them like that. I'm well aware. And while it might seem like I gave Zero a downgrade, X was wearing the Icarus armour, which halves damage. Zero had no armour frame. Plus, he seemed like the greater threat since X's buster could only take out small chinks of its body at a time. He was therefore taken out first.
And X gaining his weapons from X1 is also important. Wait until he uses the Chameleon Sting to become invisible
Alright, so the character bios:
Axl: Axl was part of a criminal organization, Red Alert. He broke away and was taken under the protection of Zero in X7. Because of his past, there's tension between him and X, but it's smoothed out more or less by now. He sees Zero as a father-figure, and tends to emulate him. He acts like a teenager, and is a reckless, hot-headed, show-off.
The Navigators:
Alia: X's girlfriend, she is the general navigator. She can fight with a Buster, like X.
Layer: Has an attraction toward Zero that is not returned. Specialises in locating enemy weaknesses. She fights with a blade, and can use Zero's weapons.
Palette: The tech developer for the Hunters, she heads the R and D labs. She specialises in terrain analysis. She can use Axl's weapons, but cannot hover or A-Trans like he can.
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