Code X Chapter 15
Alia and the many other navigators were busy typing away on thier computers, trying to find the rouge hunters Axl and Zero. X, of course, still didn't feel too great about all that had happened. It was an obvious thing to see as well since everyone in the orginazation could tell X was hurt. Everyone was. After all, they'd not only lost two powerful fighters, but two great friends.
"Hey Ulrich, can I talk to you for a second?" Yumi asked, her face holding a slight pink blush.
Ulrich, blinking and confused, simply answered with a head nod and a "Yea. What's up?"
She took a deep breath and said "Ulrich ... I know we've been through this thousands of times and we always keep going back and forth whether or not we are friends ... or something more."
Ulrich chuckled in a slightly annoyed tone. "Yea no kidding. But why bring that up now? Don't you think we have more important things to worry about?"
She sighed and looked away from him. "I know but ... I wanted to make things clear ... in case something bad happens."
Ulrich's face began to grow red as well. "O-Oh yea? And what's your final decision on the matter?" He said. In his mind, he wanted nothing more than for her to say she wanted to be more than just friends. You see, the two of them had always had this type of relationship, ever since the day they first met. The two of them clearly like each other, but neither of them would admit it. They also went through so many different kinds of drama that thier feelings always seemed to change.
"W-Well Ulrich, I-" Yumi's words were cut off as Jeremy walked up to them.
"Hey guys. What are you talking about?"
"N-Nothing. I'll be seeing you later Ulrich," Yumi then ran off in embarressment.
"Am I missing something here?" The oblivious Jeremy asked.
"No. Don't worry about it. Anyways, how's X? He doing any better?" Ulrich needed to change the subject as quickly as possible to distract him from Yumi.
"Well, so far, nothing's working. He won't even talk to me about how a reploid is supposed act towards a human. And any time Zello goes near him, he freaks out and gets even more depressed."
"Aw man. That's not good. We gotta hurry up and find those two so we can get X acting as his usual self again."
"I guess so. I haven't really been here long enough to know what he was like before."
Ulrich shook his head and laughed, walking off with his old friend and enjoying himself.
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Elsewhere, lie an island off the coast of what use to be Russia, lie a government controlled holding cell for Mavericks. Many of them were senctenced to prison because of human slaughter or murder of another reploid.
It was free time for the inmates and they were all doing thier usual routine of talking and trading spare parts.
One reploid - one with an orange body, built for common household tasks, and slicked back white hair - seemed out of place. He didn't possibly look to be a murderer.
A large reploid stepped before him and bellowed, "What're you doin' in 'ere? You don' look like you could kill even the tiniest li'l bug." He then laughed in his face, bending over and spitting on him.
The reploid smirked. "This is why I'm here." He then thrusted his right arm through the central processing unit of the behemoth and he fell instantly.
"Boss!" Some of the inmates shouted. "We're gonna kill you ya squirt!" They charged at him without hesitation.
"Fools." The mysterious reploid spun in a one hundred eighty degree turn, leaving a trail of bullets behind him. The jail 'roids were destroyed. He then laughed to himself as he began to walk out of the facility, into the free world.
Author - Cliffhanger! Who could this reploid be!? Will X ever be happy!? What will Yumi's answer be!?
Spider - Read the next chapter to find out. Hope to see you there.