Mega Man Zero Elpizo
Chapter 15
Sage Harpuia
"Will you confront me too?" Zero asked the green Reploid.
Harpuia shook his head.
"Are you here to stop Elpizo?" Harpuia asked.
Zero nodded.
"Yes. I am."
"You are a little too late. Sorry, he got to the transport beacon before I could stop him. I wonder what he is up to." Harpuia wondered.
"He's after the Dark Elf. I'm trying to stop him but he seems to be just a step ahead of me."
"The Dark Elf… How did he find out about that?" Harpuia wondered to himself.
"I'm not a hundred percent sure about that but I do know that no one wants that thing to awaken. The Resistance is desperate to subdue him so he doesn't get that power." Zero replied.
"I agree. I'll work on hunting him down. I would also like to offer a temporary alliance to the Resistance in this attempt to capture or destroy Elpizo."
"You will need to ask Ciel, she's the commander of the Resistance, not me."
"I'll contact her then."
"Sounds fine, now I need to transport back to base and let everyone know that I haven't apprehended Elpizo yet."
"I bet that will be fun." Harpuia noted dryly.
Zero chuckled.
"By the way, we know where the Dark Elf has been sealed. If Ciel accepts the temporary alliance I will allow you clearance to enter the area. That way you can help stop him from awakening the Dark Elf."
"Thanks Harpuia."
"I'm not doing it for you or your Resistance. I'm doing it for Master X and Neo Arcadia."
Zero nodded slightly and warped back to the Resistance HQ.
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"Iris? Iris? Iris… No! This can't be happening! There's no reason for me to go on! What am I fighting for?" Zero's agonized cry pierced the silence.
Iris' eyes snapped open. Once again she saw the vision of Zero's agony.
She guessed that her systems had recorded a little past her death and heard what Zero had said. However, Iris didn't want to jump to any conclusions. What if it was a warning instead? What then? She was worried. Not for her safety as much as she was worried about Zero.
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Vile left Ciel and quickly found a quiet place.
"Pull it together Vile. You are a Maverick, that's all. You love destruction. Mavericks don't care about others and I am a Maverick. This pitiful band just lets me destroy things easier. I don't care about them! Right…?" Vile asked himself.
He wasn't sure anymore…. The way he had treated Ciel was not how a Maverick was supposed to treat a crying woman…
"Err…I meant little girl…" Vile muttered.
What was wrong with him. He only existed to cause death, destruction and mayhem. But, why did he feel this way?
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"Ciel, we have an incoming transmission… It's from Neo Arcadia's General Harpuia."
"Patch it through." Ciel ordered.
"Yes Ma'am." The brown haired operator saluted her.
"Dr. Ciel, I recently talked to Zero and I came to a conclusion. In light of Elpizo's current actions I would like to offer a temporary alliance between the Resistance and Neo Arcadia. If you accept I will allow Zero to enter the temples without being considered an intruder while we confront Elpizo. This means that he could freely traverse the Temples."
"What do you want in return?" Ciel asked hesitantly.
"If possible I want to take the Baby Elves back to be returned into their prisons. I would also like one of your best engineer's to help strengthen the Seal to the Dark Elf to make it harder for it to be released."
"Would you like me to strengthen the Seal? I know a lot about Cyber Elves after all."
Harpuia smiled.
"I wasn't going to suggest that you yourself come to do this seeing as Neo Arcadia and the Resistance are in a state of war. Do you feel that you can trust us that much?" Harpuia asked curiously.
"I know about you Harpuia. You have a strong code of honor. Besides that, Zero or Vile would rescue me."
"You have great faith young one." Harpuia said in a respectful voice.
"I'm older than you are Harpuia." Ciel reminded him.
Harpuia smiled.
"But I have seen much more than you have. Anyways, back to business, do you accept the temporary alliance?" Harpuia asked.
Ciel nodded.
"We have to stop Elpizo." She answered.
WOW, I LIKE THE FACT I WAS ABLE TO UPDATE MORE THAN ONCE TODAY . SURE, THIS CHAPTER ISN'T EXACTLY LARGE BUT, IT DOES WHAT I WANTED IT TO DO.
NEXT CHAPTERS WILL BE THE CLIMAX AND THE BATTLE AGAINST ELPIZO...