Mega Man X: The Mist Enigma

Chapter 4: Recovery

We arrived back at Maverick Hunter HQ very quickly. I saw everyone was smiling, glad that we were back and alive. Signas was applauding. "Very well done, Satoryu. Your actions were rash, but excellent. I believe we owe you for your righteous deed."

I waved it off. "No, no. X and Zero brought me here, Lifesaver patched me up. We're even now."

Douglas came in from a door below the computer. "Still, what you did was really risky. Your timing was so precise, and yet you were injured." He froze when he looked at me.

"What?" I asked. Everyone else was looking at me strangely as well. I realized I was standing up. I jerked my head back in surprise that I was on my feet and not feeling any pain. "Weird," I said. How was my leg completely healed? I didn't use my power to heal myself. The only explanation I could think of was, "The weird wind."

"You're saying that it healed you?" Axl asked as he got a closer look at my leg.

"Yeah, kinda. More so, I think it left. The gash must have been infected by it, hence why I couldn't heal it. But I guess it just disappeared."

"Could Unicrown's defeat have something to do with it?" Alia pondered.

"That makes the most sense," I replied. "But let's not worry about it for now." I turned to X, Zero, and Axl. "So, what weapons did you guys get?"

Their eyes widened. "I completely forgot," X said as he smacked the side of his helmet.

"Me too," Axl replied.

Douglas walked up to them. "You want me to take a look?"

Zero nodded. "Please."

Douglas lowered his goggles and stared at X's X-Buster. He plugged a gadget into a socket on it. It read the data from the light that fused into the Hunters after Helios Unicrown was killed. When it finished, a hologram popped up, showing X with his armor colored white and gold. In it, he fired a sun-shaped disc blade like the ones Unicrown used. "This is the Solar Saw," Douglas read. "It is a disk made of light that will cut through enemies and pass through walls."

"Interesting," X smirked.

Douglas plugged the gadget into Axl's pistol next. Another hologram showed Axl with a long barreled futuristic pistol. It fired a quick, large ray of light. "This weapon is called the Nova Flare. It's very powerful at any range, but its shot lasts only for a short time."

Axl smiled. "Awesome!"

"You're next, Zero," Douglas said as he plugged into the Z-Saber. A hologram of Zero pulled its white Z-Saber back, then thrust it forward. A shockwave came from it that traveled a short distance. "This technique is named 'Hitenjin.' It will pierce any armor with a flash of light. You can also delay the stab to make it more powerful."

"Hitenjin," Zero repeated. "Got it. Thanks Douglas."

"Don't thank me. It's my job!" With that, he returned to the R&D Lab through the door he entered through.

Signas called to the Navigators, "Is there any new information as to where Gate's body is located?"

"Negative," the three ladies responded.

Layer continued, "But one of the highlighted areas is showing more activity. The Wind-Swept Valley."

"You heard her, Hunters. Prepare to dispatch."

"Roger," the Hunters responded to Signas' order.

Layer was typing in the coordinates. "Transporting...now." The Hunters left in the usual beam of light fashion.

I walked forward. "I'm gonna go also."

"Are you sure?" she asked me. I saw one of her eyes through her long purple bangs. It looked worried, concerned.

"Yeah," I smiled, "I'll be fine."

"Okay," Layer said as I teleported out.

When Unicrown was destroyed, my wound was healed. I wondered if by defeating Dive Choujean and the rest of these Mavericks, I'd be able to go home. This "Mist," as I began calling it, surely was perplexing. It was worse than the Nightmare. What else could it do?