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Chapter Five

Wily smoothed his beard a bit for turning to Zero and snapped, "Hurry, we must reach the Lab and begin. Take him," he pointed down at X and began to stalk off.

Zero looked at X and nodded. He picked up X, similar to how he picked up Bass before, and start back to the base with Wily. On the way, he replayed the events that had happened in his head.

Wily seemed excited. He mumbled and chuckled to himself the whole way back. When he came to the gate, he opened it and hurried Zero in, "Quickly now. Take him to lab 6."

Zero just nodded again and brought X to the lab, laying him on the work table.

Wily grinned again, "Now. I already have figured that half wit Light has jammed him from all sorts of viruses..." he went to a desk and took a small chip, "But this...this is not a virus. We'll have to keep him locked away for awhile for this to take effect." he turned to Zero, "After I repair him throw him into the cells."
Soon, Wily went about his way repairing X's mangled gut. It was a full three hours before he finished and said, "Take him now. Make sure he doesn't escape."

Zero, again, nodded and took X over his shoulder. He passed by the room contained the deposed of Bass on the way to X's cell. He glanced at it only briefly, Treble was no where to be seen. Upon arriving at the cells, Zero tossed X into one, closed and locked it, then stood guard. Wily said to make sure he didn't escape, and Zero would make sure of it.

X was awakened when he hit the floor. He grunted and sat up a bit. Shaking his head he looked around confused as to where he was. He used the back wall to stand and stood sluggishly, Wily didn't do a great job of replacing the blood he had lost and it left him light-headed and foggy-minded.

Zero turned his head slightly to see X as he stood. He smirked and leaned against the wall, opposite of X's cell, "Morning. Sleep well?"

X's head snapped up to stare at Zero. He only glared and shoved himself into a corner to watch Zero. Never once did he look away. He felt hate burn in his chest as he looked on his family's killer. He asked quietly, "You killed them all...didn't you?"

Zero looked away from X and off through a small window at the end of the row of cells. He sighed, "Sadly...No. The girl, Roll, The Doctor Light and the dog, Rush was it? All got away. They escaped me in the forest and used some sort of teleport device." he said this all with a tone that sound like disappointment.

X let a grin spread across his face, then it disappeared as the picture of Blues and Rock falling. He shuddered and said, "I never did figure out why blame everything on everyone but yourself." X thought if he was going to have to rot here, he would at least make it annoying for Zero and get a raise out of him.

Zero continued to stare through the window, "Maybe because it is everyone else's fault." Zero grunted. "From the day I was created, Bass hated and tortured me. I was only the Doctor's 'pet', as he calls me. And your brother destroyed everyone else in my...'family'." Zero now looked at X again, "But I returned the favour, didn't I?" he smirked. "Bass got what was coming and your brother, Mega, got a taste of his own medicine. And I was just disappointed with how easily Blues fell, so he's barely a bonus."

X was determined not to snap back. But his eyes seemed to be the only thing that showed any light in the dark corner and they reflected his anger. Even his energy crystal seemed to flicker with annoyance.

Zero noticed this and smirked a bit more and turned his head to look out the window again.

X glared at him for awhile, but Zero ignored him so he resigned himself to getting comfortable against the wall to snooze.

Wily hissed over Zero's radio, "Come to my Lab at once. Leave him, he's not going anywhere."

Zero glanced at his radio, then at X and nodded. "I'll be back later." he said and left. A few minutes later, Zero walked back into the lab, "Yes, Doctor?"

Wily tossed Zero a small device, "Keep that. If he goes anywhere or tries anything that will put him in his place. Sooner or later the Chip will take over. He'll just fall over if it does, so keep a watchful eye and tell alert me if he acts any differently."

Zero caught the device, nodded, and turned to leave. Then he stopped, "Doctor, what is your plan, if you don't mind my asking."

Wily cackled, "Oh you'll see, Zero...you'll see."

Zero frowned, but hid it and left. Back at the cells, Zero retook his spot on the wall across from X's cell.

X's head snapped up as Zero came near. His eyes watching him closely. He asked boredly, "Say, what did the crazy ol' doc want, eh?"

"None of your concern. Just a way to keep you from trying anything funny." Zero said, glancing at X.

X shrugged, "I've got nothing to lose now if you think I'm scared of you, O' Girly One." he grinned.

Zero shot X a glare. He remembered Bass calling him similar names. "If you want to keep your life, you'll watch your mouth." Zero growled.

X snorted, "It doesn't matter anymore anyway. Your threats don't scare me."

Zero continued to glare, "The reason your still alive is because of Doctor Wily." then he quietly added, "...And that device of his..."

X shrugged, "Whatever, Girly." X thought if he was to suffer, he was going to make Zero as well.

Zero forced himself to look away from X and back out the window.

X grinned, "Awww...did I hurt the-" he stopped suddenly and his eyes drooped and he swayed in his spot.

Zero looked back at X and smirked. He turned on his radio, "Doctor, X is starting to show signs."

X made a sound somewhere caught between a sigh and groan and fell onto his side.

Wily snapped, "Quickly, bring him to my lab, now."

Zero raised an eyebrow, "Yes sir." he put away the radio and opened X's cell. He tossed X over his shoulder again and brought him back to the lab.

X's eyes fell open and with a snarl like hiss he lashed out at Zero with fists and his legs as he twisted free of his grasp.

Zero closed his eye closest to X and held onto him tighter, "Err...Doctor?" Zero asked, confused.

"Use the device, you fool!" Wily barked.

Zero nodded and fumbled for the device on his waist, pressing the button on it.

X yelped and stopped, but not before shoving his elbow into Zero's back.

Zero flinched and stumbled forward a bit, "Where do you want him?" he asked with a bit of annoyance

Wily appeared from a door way and hurried him into another Lab, "Put him down on that constraining table."

A table in the room was plain, except for the metal clamps made to restrain whoever was on it.

Wily tapped the controls so the table came up so it seemed as if X stood against it. As soon as he locked the clamps, X again awoke and tried to lunge at him with a bark of Rage.
He struggled like a feral animal. His eyes shone as blood red as Zero's as he grunted, snapped and even tried to bite at Wily, who found this comical, "Hoho, my new friend. A mean one, aren't you?"

Zero looked at Wily, then back at X. "What did he do to you," Zero thought to himself, "He's given you a fate worth then death for one such as you, that's what."

Wily cackled as X exhausted himself and stared angrily at Wily panting and snarling, "Now. We must tame the wild beast." he lifted what look like a small rod, until its end sparked.
X saw it and looked back unimpressed.
Wily snorted and brought it down on X's head.
X yelped and recoiled, but continued his frosty glare.
Wily smiled, "Zero...meet your new Brother..."