Note: MegaMan Zero belongs to Capcom. Cynder belongs to me. To all ye brave souls who are still reading this, you shall all be knighted if you continue on this journey with me after this. Also...
This is any song I choose to quote.
Chapter 4: All the Unusual Suspects.
"Wait, you mean people are actually afraid of the crazy errand boy that never leaves messages?"
-Elpizo
~~~~(LET'S GET THIS PARTY STARTED!)~~~~
"It's not fair!" Harpuia whined, "I'm too young to go to prison! Wah!" Harpuia's eyes then grew teary, and he started crying. Fefnir and Leviathan joined in as well. Phantom looked at his siblings with great disdain, wondering how difficult it would be to retire all three and make it look like an accident. After giving it some considerable thought, he decided it wasn't worth it.
"Is there a reason we're all in the same cell?" Cyber-Elf X asked, rather confused, "Isn't that just begging for trouble?" He then dodged a swat courtesy of Copy X, who had a look on his face that clearly said 'I am going to destroy that Elf'. "See what I mean?" Cyber-Elf X said bluntly. Copy X then gritted his teeth, ticked off that he just proved the original MegaMan X's point.
"Well, how are we going to get out of here?" Phantom asked, finally managing to draw his attention away from his idiotic siblings. Elpizo shrugged and said, "When in danger, when in doubt, run in circles, scream and shout." He, along with Ciel and Zero, promptly did just that. Copy X then looked at Cyber-Elf X with disdain. "And you are on their side?" he questioned. "Believe me, if there were more competent people fighting against Neo Arcadia..." Cyber-Elf X started, "...I'd be helping them instead. But these weirdos are the only people I can turn to... Besides, they've managed to pound you guys numerous times anyway, and in the end, that's all that matters."
While Copy X glared daggers at Cyber-Elf X, Leviathan suddenly stopped crying, as memories from yesterday suddenly flooded her mind.
"Hey!" Leviathan cried as Phantom grabbed her wrist and pulled her down the hallway, "Lemme go!" Phantom didn't reply, but instead tightened his grip. He then stopped when they reached a black hole that had been painted on the wall. He pointed to the hole and glared at his sister rather harshly, basically telling her to jump in or else. She looked at the hole, embraced her insanity with open arms, and promptly jumped in with no problem.
"Wow..." Leviathan said in awe, "It sure is dark in here..." She then thrust her hand forward, and it made contact with something. "AGH!" Elpizo suddenly screamed in pain, "MY EYE!"
"Oops..."
"Hey, I have a lantern with me somewhere," Ciel started, apparently digging into her pockets, judging by the shuffling sound ( and for some odd reason, the sound of stuff being broken), "Let me turn it on, and then we can beat each other up." After a few seconds, the lantern turned on, and the three noticed they were not alone. Leviathan's eyes widened and she backed off, while Ciel and Elpizo looked to see who was behind them, their pupils shrinking.
The other occupant of the abyss was Omega, who was taking deep breaths, as if he was restraining himself.
Leviathan, Ciel, and Elpizo all screamed as one and ran towards the hole leading to the real world, Omega pursuing them. They jumped through the hole, ran by Phantom who had a 'What the heck?' look on his face, then the Resistance leaders and the Guardian parted ways. Ciel and Elpizo ran in the direction of where Zero most likely was, while Leviathan ran back to where her brothers were hiding after running away from the scary and loud horn.
A light-bulb suddenly appeared over Leviathan's head, and she ran to Ciel and Elpizo. "Hey you!" she cried, smacking both of them to get their attention, "Which one of you has the black paint? I have an idea!" Ciel and Elpizo looked at each other, wondering if they should trust the blue Reploid. After three whole seconds, they decided they should. "I do." Ciel replied, pulling out the bucket and the paintbrush, knowing exactly what the plan was. She then painted a large hole in the floor, and jumped right in it. Elpizo and Zero followed soon after. Zero then poked his head out of it, motioning for Leviathan, Harpuia, and Fefnir to jump in. His eyes widened and he quickly went back into the hole when they jumped in, weapons at the ready.
"Well, that was awkward..." Cyber-Elf X said bluntly, "Now, where does that leave us? Oh wait, we're sane, so that leaves us...HERE." Phantom rubbed his temples, trying to convince himself this wasn't happening, though deep down in his heart of hearts, he knew it was. Copy X suddenly glowed for a moment, then his armour appeared fiery. "I've had enough!" he yelled, "I am going to melt this stupid door even if it kills me!"
"Yeah... You do that..."
"Oh shut up inferior Reploid -er, Elf!"
"But I like aggravating you. It makes my day!"
Copy X ignored the original X and sent his Fire attacks at the door at full power, for some odd reason forgetting something very important.
That was soon realized when the flames bounced back and hit him.
"Y'know, when I was ruler of Neo Arcadia..." Cyber-Elf X started rather cockily while Copy X screamed in pain, "I made sure the prison doors were immune to all attacks from the inside of the cell..." Copy X managed to put the fire out, got back up, and glared fiercely at him. "Well, you could've told me that!" the clone yelled.
"Nah. I wanted to see you suffer for a moment."
"You little...!"
"H-hey! No need to have a temper tantrum! Where'd you get that hammer? Put it down! COPY X!"
For those who are wondering, the hammer was just lying around the cell. Copy X is not an Insane Person. And for some reason, no one noticed the cake off in the corner.
Dr. Weil walked through the ruins of the building that was blown up last chapter, Omega following him with an apologetic look on his face. Earlier that day, when he ran off with the cookies, Omega caused a ginormous accident while running across I'mnotinsured Street. Weil ended up paying for the damages, and the medical bills for the uninsured people. Needless to say, he was very angry at the Reploid who was Zero's original body. And boy did Omega know it. Which was why he was being as quiet as he possibly could.
Harpuia for one reason or another was standing near the debris after he had left the abyss, sucking on a lollipop. Weil and Omega walked up to him, and he removed the lollipop from his mouth and stared blankly. Suddenly a feeling of just plain meanness surged through Weil, and he promptly snatched the lollipop right out of the Wind Guardian's hand. "Ha! Silly Reploid..." Weil muttered, "Now I'm off to conquer Neo Arcadia!" He and Omega then walked off, leaving Harpuia dumb struck. Finally, ole Harpy realized the most important thing that just happened, and dealt with it accordingly.
"He stole my lollipop! How dare he! I'LL MAKE HIM PAY!"
Okay... Maybe I overestimated him...
Phantom and Cyber-Elf X watched as Copy X tried in vain to break down the door. He had tried every kind of attack that wouldn't bounce back ( namely, kicks, punches, and other things), but he couldn't break it down. He even tried using the hammer, but it only bounced back and hit him. Cyber-Elf X let out a sigh and wished he had popcorn, as this whole thing was so entertaining. All three then froze when the door was suddenly hit by what sounded like a laser.
A laser from Cynder's banjo.
Copy X looked horrified, while Cyber-Elf X and Phantom had 'Oh, it's you' looks on their faces as the Maverick Hunter destroyed the door. "Why are you here?" Copy X blurted out. Cynder gave him an 'Oh you...' look and replied, "Oh, I broke into a prison 'cause I felt like it! WHY DO YOU THINK I'M HERE? I'm here to get you guys out!"
"...Wait, I'm included?"
"Unfortunately, yes. I don't have the heart to leave even you here. But stay on my good side, okay?"
Copy X narrowed his eyes and said nothing. Phantom and Cyber-Elf X ignored him and looked at the unlikely heroine. Grinning, Cynder then struck as cool a pose she could think of ( though it looked very cheesy), and then cried, "Let's go everyone! Onward to freedom!"
Right after she said that, Fefnir and Leviathan ran down the hallway ( by all means they should be out of the prison, but they're not for some reason), making a sharp turn to the left. The sound of stuff exploding and breaking could be heard as well as the Eight Gentle Judges screaming in rage and spewing out random sentences afterwards.
There was silence after that.
"Well, you know what they say..." Cynder started, freaked out, "With freedom comes responsibility!" She then grabbed her banjo and walked the opposite direction, the other three following. Now, I think it's obvious Fefnir and Leviathan were running in terror from something, so we gotta know what it is, right?
It was the Postman from The Legend of Zelda.
"HI!" the Postman cried gleefully, running towards the Reploids and Cyber-Elf. "Quick!" Cyber-Elf X cried, "Scatter! There's no way he can get all of us!" They then ran in different directions, and the Postman somehow managed to split into four different Postmen and pursued them, and don't ask me how that's possible. As the four ran ( or flew in Cyber-Elf X's case) in terror from the Postmen, the cake suddenly launched itself out a nearby window and into a helicopter with the words 'Pastry Warriors' on it. But nobody noticed, because the cake is too cool to be noticed.
Meanwhile...
Weil laughed maniacally as he prepared to overthrow Neo Arcadia with his awesome plan that is so awesome we can never know what it was. Omega was still quiet, and Weil took notice. "Why are you quiet?" he snapped, "Now's a time to rejoice! Today we shall be rid of the... WHAT IN BANANAVILLE ARE THOSE THREE DOING?"
Zero, Ciel, and Elpizo were all swinging on some cords Tarzan-style, each crying out their own 'catch-phrase':
"COWABUNGA!"
"WATCH OUT FOR THAT TREE!"
"STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE!"
"Okay, the errand boy officially makes no sense," Weil said bluntly, "And as for Zero and Ciel...they stopped making sense to me long ago... Omega? OMEGA! GET BACK HERE YOU COWARD!" Omega didn't respond as he ran for the hills, absolutely terrified of the Resistance leaders. Now, for no reason whatsoever, I am going to quote the George of the Jungle song! Isn't that great?
George, George, George of the jungle!
Watch out for that...!
Weil had to resist bursting out in laughter when the Disastrous Trio slammed right into a...
...tree...
"Ha!" Weil cried, oblivious to the fact that he was directly under the tree, and it was about to fall, "Take that fools!" As the tree began to sway, Zero suddenly screamed, "TIMBER!"
The tree promptly flattened Weil, foiling his plans once again.
"Can't that guy take a hint?" Cyber-Elf X yelled, as he flew...right back where they started from, meeting up with everyone else. "...I need to work out more..." Copy X groaned, panting as he massaged his aching joints. "Why am I running from a Postman again?" Phantom asked, then it hit him, "Oh yeah... This Postman is different..."
"Guys, I have a plan..." Cynder spoke up, "The Postman can't get us all...so he'll get me!" Cyber-Elf X looked horrified. "Cynder!" he cried, "You can't...!"
"Yes I can! It was nice knowing you all, except Copy X!"
Cynder then ran down to where the Postmen had regrouped into one Postman and pulled out her banjo. "Run guys!" she yelled, looking behind herself, "RUN LIKE THE WIND!" She then gave a strum of her banjo and jumped at the Postman while the other three fled the prison, Fefnir and Leviathan following them in terror. The Eight Gentle Judges were also running out of the prison, for no reason other than everyone else seemed to be doing it and they all figured it was for a reason. One thing was certain for everyone: None of them would ever forget Cynder, a brave and crazy Maverick Hunter.
Resistance: 2.
Neo Arcadia: 0.
Weil: 1.
Gentle Judges: 0.
The Cake: 2.
Postman: 100.
Before you ask, this doesn't make sense to me either.
Note: Yes, I admit it. I was very sugar-high when I wrote this. Also, is it me or this story getting crazier each chapter?