Chapter 9: Nathan: Rider's Brother
Marone saw the guy who is waiting for Rider along with Axl. She went up to the guy with a smile ignoring Axl for now.
"Hello I am Marone nice to meet you," said Marone. Nathan looks at the gray hair bluish greenish eyes and smiles.
"Hello I am Nathan McGrellen," said Nathan. Marone looks at Nathan with a huge smile.
"Come on I will show you around," said Marone as she pulled Nathan. Nathan was being pulled and Axl now looks a bit sad. Rider started to awaken and Axl looks at Rider. Rider shot up and has this look of worried came out of her face.
"AXL!!" shouted Rider as Axl got near Rider. Rider looks at around and she can see color now.
"I am here," said Axl as he holds Rider's hands. Rider looks at Axl no longer in black and white but in full color. She notice how good looking he is with the colors.
"It is ok. You have been out for 6 hours," said Axl, "I watch you and did not leave this room." Rider take her hand off of Axl's hand and start giving him a hug. Axl holds Rider as she started to cry.
"I am sorry," whispered Rider as she felt horrible. Axl kept holding Rider and looks at her.
"It is ok. No one is going to hurt you no more," said Axl as he kept holding her. Rider want to bury her face in tears but Axl brings her head up. He gave her a kiss as she embrace it. Rider felt a little better as they pulled out. Rider holds Axl as she tries to get out of the bed. Axl was caught of guard and both Rider and Axl fell to the ground. Rider was on top of Axl. Rider finally stood up and Axl was still in the ground.
"So much for be on my guard," said Axl as Rider chuckled. Rider hold her hand out and Axl was pulled back up in a standing position.
"Well since you are all better I better find your brother," said Axl. Rider looks at Axl.
"Nathan is here??" asked Rider as she is surprised. Axl smiles at her and nods. Rider did not like that smile.
"What happened? I hope you did not pull a prank on my brother," said Rider as Axl knows this is her defensive move.
"No but you can kill Marone who took him," said Axl as he looks at Rider. Rider called on her armor and started to run down the hall way. Axl is not surprised that Rider took off and he just follows her. Marone has a smile on her face.
"So Nathan do you have a girlfriend," said Marone as Nathan was surprised to hear someone else want to talk about that.
"That is my private life," said Nathan as Marone kissed Nathan. Nathan pulled out and pushed Marone. Rider saw that and chained up Marone. Marone saw the chains wrapping around her arms, wrist, waist, and legs.
"Hey let me go," said Marone as she got pulled by the chains and saw Rider holding the chains.
"First of all who the heck you think you are trying to do your little tricks at my brother. Second of all stay away from him or you will have blue toes by the end of the day," said Rider.
"Awww… Did we push little Rider's buttons," said Marone in a sarcastic tone. Rider yanked the chain and Marone fell.
"I think that answers your question," said Axl as Rider gave him a glare. He knows that it is not a good time to say anything to Rider.
"Well that is not nice tied a human up in chains," said Marone and Rider smirk at that comment.
"Do you prefer me treating you like I treat other reploids?" asked Rider. Marone looks at Rider and Axl. Axl has a scared look.
"I prefer to be let go and do what I want," said Marone. Rider yanked the chain again and Marone fell this time.
"I do not give that option especially to a snake like you. You already made Iris mad, heck I think every girl, who has a boyfriend, you made them mad. It is not surprised that you did not made Magician snapped yet. Though you pressed my button hard when you decided to mess with my brother," said Rider.
"I take it you cared for your brother more than Axl," said Marone. She yanked it harder and Marone fell down again.
"I tolerated you long enough. I do not need this BS you gave me. I loved Axl as well as my brother. You can try to play games with one but when you play with both that is when I do not tolerate. I do hope you have coverage. Because when I am done you probably are going to need the medical ward for sprain ankle or strain foot," said Rider. Marone smirked at Riders comments.
"And yet you still are a coward hiding behind some chains. Trying act so tough when you really are defenseless," said Marone. Rider got her chains and throw a hook up on the ceiling. Rider then yank the chain and Marone now was hanging upside down by her feet. Marone felt all the blood rushing towards her head. Rider still looks mad.
"Now what else you want to say Marone Tahara," said Rider. Marone hates when someone called her by her last name. She looks at Rider very angry. X and Zero shows up and see the human tied up and hanging.
"What is going on?" asked X. Marone looks at X and Zero who is looking at Rider and Axl.
"Rider put her down," said X as Zero looks at Axl in a weird way. Axl saw that look and sighs.
"Rider is mad. I am not going to bother her. I do not want to get tortured," said Axl.
"Rider put her down or I have to use force," said X as chains wrapped around X. Zero knows that Rider is mad but sighs and pulled out his Z-Saber ready for Rider. Rider got the chains still wrapped around and Zero look at X.
"I rather see if she is going to kill her or not," said Zero. Rider walked up to Marone.
"If you want down so badly I want you to stay away from two people. I do not like your games and if you really want to see me angry than I am. You will regret it. I do not tolerate humans who act like snakes and play with guys like you did. That action causes people like Iris to hate you. That causes your death if it comes to it," said Rider. Zero heard that and now knows what bugs Iris. It was Marone. Marone had been getting too close to him and it was hurting Iris. Zero puts his Z-saber away and left to go find Iris. X looks at Zero who left X there in chains.
"Rider will get you out," said Zero as he left. Axl looks at X and whispered something. X heard it and understand where Rider is coming from. He notices ever since that Marone came the girls were acting strange well several of them. He also notices that Dynamo has showed up only for a short time and leave quickly. Normally he battles with X or Zero but when Marone shows up he leaves in a flash.
"I see thank you Axl. Though tell Rider to untie me. I am just doing my job and keep the peace here," said X.
"Do you think you want me to change my ways. I won't. I am happy as I am now," said Marone. Rider looks at her.
"Are you happy to make other girls mad?" asked Destiny as she walks in with Fate.
"No just making my cousins friends mad and torture my cousin. She is not going to build up into anything," said Marone.
"You have no right to say anything like that. Who does not build up into anything is people like you," barked Rider as she pulled the chain and makes Marone higher. Magician saw this and looks at Rider.
"Rider put her down. Let me discuss something with my cousin," said Magician. Rider did and untie X.
"You are very lucky human that I do not kill you. If you were a reploid that would been a different story," said Rider as she cloaked herself and Axl looks at X.
"I am going to talk to her. You go ahead and watch these two," said Axl. X looks at Axl.
"What makes you think she will not kill you," said X. Axl looks at X and smiles. Nathan looks at Axl.
"If she has that thought, she already have done it by now. X right now Rider needs a friend not a cop. I am going to find her and talk to her," said Axl.
"I am coming as well. I think it is best if both her brother and her boyfriend talk to her," said Nathan.
"Oh I am sorry. I am Nathan, Rider's brother," said Nathan to X. X looks at Nathan.
"Please to meet you under a strange circumstance. I am X," said X. Nathan smiles as he looks at X.
"Yeah. Please to meet you too," said Nathan as he followed Axl to look for Rider. Nathan knows where he heard X's name. Axl and Nathan had followed up to the roof top of the floating base. Rider was standing there in the open. Axl walks up.
"Rider are you ok?" asked Axl. She gave a glare to Axl as she is still not ok. Nathan looks at her as well.
"I know what she did is wrong and X should not butt in. Though I do hope you find," said Axl.
"I am fine. I just need some air. I can't stand it being stuck in there with her," said Rider.
"Sis I know you just have the most worst experience and it is not a good time for anyone to mess with you," said Nathan.
"Why?" asked Rider. Axl and Nathan both have a stupid look on them as they look at Rider.
"Why is it everything either ended up torture or ended up tied me down," said Rider as Axl saw tears coming down. Axl came up to Rider and hugs her. Rider just stood there crying. Nathan walks up and hugs them both.
"It is ok we have been though tough times. We all do. It just we all need the time to recover," said Nathan.
"Care to introduce your brother to people Rider?" asked Axl. Rider shakes her head no.
"I want to stay out here for a bit," said Rider. Axl stays with her and Nathan walks back in.
"Sis I am going to meet people ok," said Nathan. Rider nods her head as Nathan left. Nathan actually waits as it dawned on him where he heard X's name.
"Who knew I met the famous Megaman X. I am meeting people in a no good circumstances," thought Nathan as he sits down instead. Iris saw the human sitting down and look at him.
"Excuse me sir, are you waiting for someone?" asked Iris. Nathan looks at the colorful armor reploid girl.
"No. Not really. I just sit here. I am giving my sister some lone time with her boyfriend," said Nathan.
"Oh. I see. I am surprise that you let your sister be with a guy," said Iris as she looks at him.
"I am not. She knows him more than I do. And besides she can kill him if he do wrong to her," said Nathan.
"Hmm… It seams your sister can handle herself. I take it her boyfriend is lucky or stupid," said Iris.
"It is something like that. Oh I am sorry. I am Nathan McGrellen," said Nathan. Iris looks at the guy.
"I am Iris of Repliforce," said Iris. Nathan is shocked but did not look like it. He smiles and held out his hand.
"Please to meet you," said Nathan. Iris shakes Nathan's hands and smiles as well. It was something she got used to.
"Likewise. So tell me who is your sister," said Iris as she wants to know the human that acts like a reploid she knows.
"Oh that is Rider," said Nathan. Iris looks at Nathan in shock. It is the first time in her lifetime that a reploid and a human is siblings.
"My father created Rider first before I was born," said Nathan. Iris has a smile on her.
"Heh it sounded like my brother and myself. My brother is older than me but we both were build differently," said Iris.
"It is good to know your siblings after you haven't seen them in years," said Nathan. Iris sighs.
"Yeah I know that feeling. My brother had died so I can not see him ever," said Iris. Zero came by and found Iris.
"Iris there you are," said Zero as he wanted to talk to her. Iris looks at Zero and sighs. Nathan looks at Iris with a questionable look.
"I am going to leave you two alone," said Nathan as Iris grabbed Nathan's hands and Nathan is shock.
"Stay here," said Iris. Iris looks at Zero with an anger look and Zero knows that she is mad.
"Iris, how many times I have to say I am sorry," said Zero. Iris has the evil glare at Zero.
"Until you promise me not to go near Marone again. She is evil little snake of a human," said Iris. Zero has not seen her that way but Iris has.
"Is this the same girl that my sister, Rider tied up and hanged upside down," said Nathan. Zero looked at Nathan as if it was none of his business. Iris is shocked that Rider had done that.
"Well Zero," said Iris. Zero want to say something to Nathan as to keep out of his business but Iris now making him to answer her.
"I think I better leave," said Nathan as Iris again grabbed Nathan by the shoulder and pull him to a side.
"You stay here Nathan. I need a witness," said Iris. Nathan sighs as he does not know what he got himself into.
"Ok I…. I….," said Zero as Rider and Axl came out. Axl looks at Iris and Zero. Iris looks mad.
"Ouch I think we came out in the wrong timing," said Axl. Iris looks at Axl and Rider.
"Brother why don't you come with me and let me introduce you to everyone. While Zero here got to say something to Iris. Axl you can stay with Iris," said Rider as she pulled her brother away. Axl looks at Zero and shrugged.
"One word out of you Axl and you are dead," said Zero. Axl gulped as he knows Zero too well. Rider introduced Nathan to everyone in the base. Nathan shakes everyone's hands and some he was a bit nervous. Though once he met everyone, he has this smile that he enjoyed meeting everyone.