Hi guys, how are you? Fine? Well, because I have something to tell you before this chapter. The first part talks about Zero who was called in chapter 3 "Decisions" while Iris was being studied by Cerveau, so you can say that this part is a chapter 3.5 ^- By the way, the easter egg was Manga Ciel personality, in the manga she snaps often XD
Zero followed Menart to the room, asking to himself who could've want to talk with him. He was a hero, yeah but he spent so much time in the base that everyone knew him quite well. Wait, that could've be a spy! The warrior kept his guard while following the kid, but no Neo Arcadia solider was there... Just a girl with a red pigtail and the uniform tipical of the resistance. She reached Zero hugging him.
"Ehm... I'll leave you alone." Menart went to another room.
"Oh Zero, I'm so glad I could meet you again! Do you remember me, right?"
"Actually no, who are you?"
"But..." She pushed herself away from Zero. "You are terrible!" The girl yelled. "Even though you kissed me... Geez, I bet you do this with every girl you meet!"
"Kissed?" Replied Zero
"Yeah... One year ago."
"Wait, are you... Linette?"
Zero remembered that girl who was captured by Neo Arcadia that she saved in Blizzack Staggrof and Leviathan's base, after that they had a kiss. Linette screamed in joy and hugged the crimson warrior again.
"Of course you remember me, you saved me from that secret base! Oh god I'm so glad!"
"Uhm..."
"Here some E-Crystals, and... This!"
She grabbed Zero's cheeks and kissed him with passion and he couldn't do anything but watch her.
As she broke the kiss she mocked the blonde. "You should've close your eyes you know?" She giggled.
"There's rules for a kiss?"
"Well, it makes the kiss more intense. Oh, don't tell this to Ciel, human girls gets over angry about this little things. And for caution, this new Iris shouldn't be aware too."
"Iris is not a human."
"Yeah but..."
"Are you jealous?"
"N-No!" She blushed.
"If you want, I'll keep the secret. After all, I didn't said anything about our kiss for a year."
"Oh. By the way Zero, did you..."
"Did I what?"
"Did you... Uhm..." Linette blushed harder. "Miss me?"
"... Why are you asking me this?" Zero tried to stay cold but the question tormented him.
"Because..."
The two reploids stayed in silence watching each other until they kissed again. After some minutes, Linette broke the kiss.
"I love you Zero." And she kissed him for the third time.
And now the real chapter 4 begins!
Meanwhile at Neo Arcadia, Copy-X discovered by a judge that Blazin Flizard too was defeated. This time, the reploid at his command, got destroyed in more time than Hellbat. This could've mean only one thing: Zero tried to cover his preciuos ally, but the blue ruler was ready to use everything he got to meet that piece of trash who dared help his enemeis, so he went to Weil's laboratory and saw him working at something.
"W-What are you doing?"
"I'm preparing a powerful missle to launch in Area Z-3079 so Omega can find the Dark Elf."
"That's good... No, that's an i-i-incredible opportunity we have."
"For what, Master?"
"Simple. To force Zero to t-t-take his friend with him-m-m..."
"That's a wonderful idea, Master X... Eheheheh."
"How much time you n-n-need?"
"Just some minutes."
"Perfect!"
But Weil was far from be trusted. He surely must have reprogramed X, the real ruler of Neo Arcadia could never do such things for revenge. He couldn't never waste human lifes just for that battle! So, a message was sent...
'I wonder if I am doing the right thing.' Thought Zero while kissing Linette.
"Zero!" A voice said?
"Uh?"
"It's me, Hirondelle! A green reploid wishes to talk with you."
"That's Harpuia! Linette, stay here." And Zero dashed to the commander room.
"Zero!" Said Ciel
"What do you want, Harpuia?"
"I hate to admit it but I need your help."
"For what?"
"I'll talk about the details later! A missle is going to be launched by Weil to catch the Dark Elf."
"WHAT?" Ciel almost screamed.
"And worst of all. He and Master X suspicts that you found an ally... So they are going to use that missle to force your friend to show up."
"T-That's horrible!"
"That bastard..." Muttered Zero
"I will not join you, I will evacuate the city designed as target."
"We will localize the coordinates of the missle." Replied Ciel
"Goodbye." Harpuia closed the comunication. 'I must talk to Master X now...'
"Harpuia!"
"M-Master X!"
"I have to tell you s-s-something. You are not in charge anymore!"
"What?! What are you saying, Master?"
"Weil managed to l-l-localize the Dark Elf while you and the other guardians gained only got defeated by the resista-stance. A-A-And I am sick and tired of useless people like y-y-you!"
"That's not..."
"Weil! If s-s-something will happen to me, you will be the ruler of N-N-Neo Arcadia."
"I'm honored of that, my Master."
"Very well. What a-a-are you doing here Harpuia? Leave, you are b-b-banished from Neo Arcadia. You and your-r-r-r two brothers!"
'Dammit...'
Even Weil was surprised of this decision, but in a way, he was glad of it, that Harpuia was a nuisance.
"Why did you banished Harpuia?"
"Don't you g-g-get it? Harpuia could be the mysterious ally of Zero. If y-y-you think about that, Harpuia was absent during the fight with Hellbat, while h-h-he was here when Flizard got destroyed."
"I see."
"In any case, he s-s-seems kinda of rebel in this times."
"Then why didn't you punished him right here?"
"Becuase, I have a p-p-plan to find out who really i-i-is this new enemy. After all, he is a pushover for Zero and Omega so he can't help-lp us in fight."
"Hehehehe, you are fully of surprises, aren't you?"
"Quick! Finish and Launch the m-m-missle!"
"As you wish, Master X."
'Prepare yourself, Zero! This time you will witness the power of Neo Arcadia, and the revenge of the perfect copy!'
At the base, Cerveau finally finished to study Iris, and she woken up.
"Hi Iris, I have a good news and a bad news to tell you."
"What is it?"
"The good is that I managed to remodel the armor, making it with a normal size. The bad news is that Neo Arcadia wants to capture Zero's new ally... You."
"... I want to talk with Zero..."
"He is in the commander room."
"Ok."
As Iris and Cerveau reached the room, Ciel warned Iris about the danger.
"I know Ciel."
"Iris." Said Zero "You are not going to follow me."
"But..."
"No but, you will stay here!"
"O-Ok..."
Just as expected, an alarm warned them about the missle, and a voice was heard.
"If you want to stop the missle, you might need some help, Zero... Hehehe."
The nagivators managed to have the coordinates of the lethal weapon and Zero was sent.
"Zero... Come back alive..." Said Ciel and Iris both.
"I'm sure he'll be fine. After all, he always managed to survive at every danger he faced."
"Your right Cerveau... C'mon Iris" Smiled Ciel.
'Zero...'
The screen showed Zero who managed to get near to the missle.
"You made it! What a relief!"
"Have you determined the missile's target?"
"The target is... Area Z... 3079... That's a human residential district like Harpuia said. Wait, that's not all! The Dark Elf is there, too!"
"So he's trying to jump right in and take the Dark Elf... Understood."
"Zero, please be careful." Said Iris.
"I will."
The legend started his mission fighting numeruous mavericks ready to stop him. Slash after slash, jump after jump, Zero finally managed to reach the missle, jumping on it before it was launched.
"Zero! What are you doing?" Asked Ciel.
"This is my opportunity, I'll stop both Baby Elfes and Omega!"
The crimson reploid raced through the missile structure, clearing each section as it separates. After defeating the last group of mavericks, Zero reached the gate to the control area and found the Baby Elves.
"They are..."
"Look Prea, that's the bad reploid who chased us!"
"Yeah Crea, that's the fake reploid who chased us!"
"Looks I have to take care of you first."
The Baby Elves surrounded Zero and attacked him, who easily dodged the enemeis and hit them with his sword. They tried the same strategy until they fused in one, big sphere of energy, but after a few hits, the legendary reploid managed to understand their pattern and with a powerful charged slash, forced the Baby Elves to defuse. But the missle started to shake.
"Aaah! It hurts!"
"Yeah, it hurts!"
"But even if we lost, the missile will land soon! Our mission is a success!
"Even if we lost, we'll see our Mama soon! Our mission is a success!"
"Damn!"
Zero tried to escape from the explosion but he fainted and when he opened his eyes he saw Omega absorbing the Dark Elf, becoming golden.
"Omega, can you beat that bad reploid for us?"
"Yeah, beat that fool reploid for us!"
"Not yet!" A voice was heard and Harpuia reached Omega. "We are the soliders of Neo Arcadia, we fight for protect humans! Is this the peace you follow? WEIL!"
The green reploid tried to attack Omega with his thunders but the giant enemy was just too powerful and knocked Harpuia with a few orbs of energy.
"Gah!"
"Harpuia!" Zero blocked the last orb.
"Omega! Kill them!"
"Yeah, kill them!"
"Zero! Stay right where you are, I'll send you at base! ... What?"
"Tsk!" Zero hardly dodged the orb. "What's the problem?"
"The system doesn't work!"
"Heheheheheheh, sorry you can only send someone in the city... And guess who is the only one that can save them?"
"Weil...! Did you hacked the system!?"
"I can do everything... Bwahahaah!"
Ciel and Iris couldn't watch Zero and Harpuia getting badly beated by Omega... And Iris took a decision, a gem shocked her with it purple energy and the winged armor was ready to be used.
"What are you doing?"
"Ciel, send me there... Please! I will take some time while you try to repair the system!"
"That's too dange-"
"Please! Otherwise, Zero will be killed... I don't want himm dead because for my fault!"
"Iris... Ok, Jaune, Rouge! Send Iris to Area Z-3079!"
"Understood, are you ready?"
"Yes!"
"3, 2, 1, Operation complete!"
Iris was sent to the destroyed city and blocked a giant orb with her purple beam of energy, then she rushed at Omega.
"Iris?"
'That reploid... The new ally of resistance?' Thought Harpuia.
"I'll fight Omega while Ciel will repair the transport system! Try to recover your strenght until that!"
"Grooowl... I... Iris? GROOOOWL!"
Yeah, things are getting interesting now, will Iris perish? Will she handle the golden devil for a good amount of time? If so, will Linette and Iris meet? And Stay tuned on "Lost in Neo Arcadia" and you will know OwO Oh, I thanks ZeroMidNight (from deviantart) who "suggested" me Female Solider's name, Linette :3