Wave Battle: Harpuia

Zero and Harpuia charged at each other with their swords out and began clashing weapons. Harpuia used one sword and slashed horizontally at Zero, who did a back flip out of the way.

"Gatling Gun!" Zero said activating the Battle Card. As she fired at Harpuia, he dashed up to her moving from side to side dodging the shots. When he reached Zero he slashed her knocking her down. Harpuia then slashed at the air sending energy slashes at Zero, who frantically moved out of the way of the assaults.

Zero tried to activate a Battle Card, but Harpuia ran up to her and began slashing at her. Zero quickly pulled out a Mega Cannon Battle Card and activated it. She then shot at Harpuia point blank knocking him back. She then pulled out two more Battle Cards.

"Long Sword!" she said activating both cards. Both arms now Long Swords, she ran up to Harpuia and began slashing at him. The two of them clashed swords for a good while, until Zero's Battle Cards ran out. She then jumped away from Harpuia, but was surprised when Harpuia created a electrified tornado right where she landed. She was engulfed by the tornado, sustaining heavy damage.

When Zero fell to her knees, she slowly pulled out the black Battle Card charged with the Nightmare Virus. Looking at that shocked Harpuia, who could feel the energy radiating from the Battle Card.

"That Battle Card..." he said slowly.

"Nightmare Zero!" Zero said slamming the Battle Card into her wrist. She then was engulfed in a crimson red orb that condensed into the size of a marble, and then exploded revealing Nightmare Zero. Harpuia noticed that all of her wounds were fully healed, probably why she waited so long to use it.

N-Zero ran up to Harpuia and began slashing at him, forcing him to try even harder. He flipped back and smirked looking at N-Zero.

"I knew I would get a good fight from you," Harpuia said before rushing to N-Zero. They continued to clash weapons. They jumped away from each other catching their second wind.

"What's the real reason why you were following me?" N-Zero asked.

"It's like I said, I wanted to make sure you were okay. Also, my master isn't done with you Luna," Harpuia explained making N-Zero shocked.

"Not done?"

"You aren't meant for this world Luna. The evidence is right here, in that armor," as Harpuia spoke, N-Zero's eyes were getting wider and wider, "You have no idea how much power you possess. Come with me," Harpuia said slowly walking up to N-Zero, "And I can show you things about yourself you never dreamed of. Don't you want to know the truth about yourself?" he asked. Before he could take N-Zero's hand a small white laser shot at Harpuia preventing him from touching N-Zero. Harpuia looked up and saw Geo, still in orb form, firing small lasers at Harpuia. Harpuia smirked and stepped away as Geo floated next to N-Zero.

"Still protecting her, Mega Man?" Harpuia asked.

"Whatever you want to show her can't be good!" Geo said. Harpuia put up his swords and held up his hands.

"I'll step down, for now. But I will be back for you, Luna," Harpuia then disappeared in a green light, leaving N-Zero in a state of shock.

"Kid, you okay?" Xerox asked.

"What did he mean?" N-Zero asked, making Xerox look away in guilt, because he partially knew what Harpuia was talking about.

"Luna..." Geo said. N-Zero's Hunter VG went off, showing Ace's picture.

"Ace? What's up?" N-Zero asked.

"First of all, good job getting rid of the Four Guardians," Ace said, "You and Xerox really are the only two who can handle them."

"Well, I had some help," N-Zero said looking at Geo.

"Second of all, can you come back to HQ?" Ace asked, "We have a situation."

"Um, sure," N-Zero said, strangely afraid by what she was going to hear.

When Luna got to the Satella Police HQ, she got the shock of her life.

"She's missing?" Luna asked in shock.

"Afraid so," Ace said pacing around, Bud and Sonia also there, "Val's body was never found after she Transed Out from the Wave World."

"Do we know if she's okay?" Luna asked.

"I have a Brother Band with her, and it's still intact, so I at least know she's alive, but she won't answer my calls. I'm getting worried," Ace said looking away.

"What are we going to do?" Bud asked.

"For the time being Acid and I are going to resume our role as head of the Satella Police," Ace explained, "All of you should return home and get some rest." All three of them saluted and walked out of the Command Center. Acid materialized next to Acid.

"You're not worried about whether or not she's alive, are you?" Acid asked as Ace sat down at his desk.

"She's more than capable of handing herself on her own," Ace said, "I'm just worried about her doing something crazy and rash. She has a bad habit of doing things like that."

Back at Luna's condo, Xerox went up to Mr. and Mrs. Platz's room. He fished through the top drawer until he found the photo. He looked at it for a while thinking about what he was going to do. It was clear that he had to tell Luna now, even if it tore her up.

Luna and Kitty were sitting on the couch in the living room together. Kitty could tell that something was bothering Luna, but she wouldn't talk about it. Not wanting to force Luna to say anything, she decided to just be there for her friend.

"Luna, do you want anything from the kitchen?" Kitty asked.

"Just a glass of water, thanks," Luna said, still slightly dazed. Kitty nodded and went into the kitchen. As soon as she left Xerox floated up to Luna holding the picture, "Xerox?"

"Th, there's something I have to show you," Xerox said, "It's about what Harpuia said."

Xerox handed the picture to Luna. As she looked at it she got more and more confused. The picture was of her parents. They were at the beach, and they looked happy, only the three year old girl with them wasn't Luna. Instead it was another girl with red hair like her mothers. Luna looked on the back of the picture, and saw the names of her parents, but she also saw her name, which only made Luna even more confused and upset.

"Xerox, where did you find this?" she asked.

"It was in your parents' room. I heard them talking a while ago, and my curiosity lead me to this."

"I don't understand...!" Luna was getting a little upset, so Xerox wrapped his arms around her comfort her.

"Luna, I'm sure your parents have a good explanation for why they hid this," Xerox said. Unknown to them Kitty was in the kitchen listening, getting more and more concerned for her friend.

"That's the thing!" Luna stood up and walked forward a bit, and then turned to Xerox, tears filling her eyes, "If this is Luna Platz, then who the hell am I?"