Wave Battle: High Max V2

Zero was now finally in the temple. It was weird, on one hand it looked ancient, but on the other hand there were what looked like machines. Zero assumed that this was what Mu had looked like, and was astounded. To think that in the past there was such a civilization.

Zero had just turned the corner when a large electric blast shot at her forcing her to hide.

"Geez, you could have at least waited for me to say Wave Battle, Action!" Zero shouted.

"I see Kitty Munroe was unable to deal with you. Jurisdiction of this mission falls to me," High Max stated.

"I'm not going to go down that easily! I don't care if your armor is impenetrable, I'll find a crack in it!"

"Negative. My armor is superior to your weapons. You stand no chance."

"We'll just see who's superior!" Zero shouted activating her Z-Saber shouting from her hiding place...

"Wave Battle! Action!"

The second she jumped out High Max began firing. The blasts were huge, and fast, making them near impossible to dodge. Zero activated a Gatling Gun and fired at High Max, only to have the bullets bounce off his armor.

"Why the hell did I do that?" Zero said, cursing herself for wasting a Battle Card. She then ran up to High Max and tried slashing him a few times with her Z-Saber, but eventually she was punched into a wall. High Max followed up with another punch, doing heavy damage to Zero, who fell to the ground.

She slowly pulled out a Recovery 120 and used it, healing a good deal, but not fully. The second she got up though she was hit with another barrage of electric blasts.

Three Zero's jumped out of the dust cloud, all with different elemental Battle Cards. One Zero came down with a Bamboo Sword, nothing. The second Zero shot a Wide Wave at High Max, nothing. The third and final Zero slashed with a Fire Sword, still nothing. High Max spun around hitting the two Zero's next to him away, and then threw a bolt of electricity at the third Zero, revealed to be the real Zero.

Zero fell to her knees, feeling hopeless. She tried to have faith in her and Xerox's powers, but unfortunately it just wasn't enough right now. Zero tried every single element except electricity, and that was because he used electricity, and Zero didn't want to risk him getting stronger.

High Max was slowly walking up to Zero charging his body with electricity, and then started running up to Zero.

"Kid! We gotta move now! KID!" Xerox shouted, knowing that this was about to get bad. Before Zero could react though, and right before High Max made contact, something rushed past them pushing Zero aside...

Lynx...

"Kitty? What are you doing here?" Zero asked.

"High Max's armor has one vulnerable spot. I'll exploit it, you come after me and attack with your strongest move," Lynx said looking at High Max, then turning to Zero with a smile, "We can beat him, together!"

Zero's heart leaped when she saw that. She got her best friend back. Lynx ran up to High Max getting in a fighting stance.

"Kitty Munroe," High Max began, "Your actions are those of treachery. Please cease these actions or Issac will be displeased."

"I'm done with Issac!" Lynx said, "And I'm done with Neo Arcadia! I've decided to help Zero! She's..." she looked at Zero for a second and then looked at High Max with a look of determination, "My best friend!"

"Then I have no choice. Transcode 110, Lynx has been re-registered under the file, enemy. Transcode 110, you will be terminated."

Lynx hissed at High Max, and then ran up to him on all fours. High Max tried to punch down at Lynx, but she dodged to the side and then slid under his feet. She came up and saw a glowing yellow jewel on his back.

His weakness? Only one way to find out.

Lynx jumped up onto High Max's back, and while he whipped around to try to reach her, Lynx thrust her claws into High Max's back. He made a sound sort of like a scream and was frozen for a second, his entire body sparking.

"That's it!" Lynx said to herself, and then turned to Zero, "Luna, it's the gem on his back! That's his weakness!"

Zero nodded with a smile, but then her smile dropped when High Max started approaching Lynx.

"Kitty! Behind you!" Zero shouted. Lynx turned around too late, as High Max engulfed her in an orb of electricity, doing severe damage to Lynx, who was screaming loudly inside.

"KITTY!" Zero shouted rushing up to High Max, "NIGHTMARE ZERO!" she shouted instantly invoking the power of the Nightmare Virus. N-Zero kicked High Max away from Lynx causing him to release her. N-Zero then proceeded to attacking ferociously at High Max to the point where even he was getting a little overwhelmed. She jumped over High Max and landed behind him, where N-Zero stabbed her Z-Saber right into the jewel in High Max's back. It exploded, causing High Max to suddenly become limb. N-Zero ran up to Lynx, who was on the ground.

"Kitty, hang on," N-Zero said softly. Lynx slowly opened her eyes and looked at N-Zero with a smile.

"Lu...na..." Lynx said slowly, "Did you beat him?"

"Yeah Kitty, we beat him."

"That's good," Lynx coughed a bit and then continued, "Then I actually was helpful."

"You're going to be okay, right?" N-Zero asked.

"I don't think so..." Lynx said sadly, then looked at N-Zero with a smile, "I guess I won't be living with you and your parents after all..."

"What are you talking about? Of course you will," N-Zero said, but Xerox could see the truth.

"Kid..." Xerox said softly, but N-Zero shook her head and got a little upset.

"No! She's going to be fine! She's going to Trans Out and heal, and we're going to take care of Issac, and everything's going to be okay! It'll be you, me, my parents, and Kitty. We'll all be together," N-Zero said, but even as she said it, the tears came, as if in her heart she knew the truth.

"Luna... it's okay... At least I can... say I had one... friend..." Lynx held her hand up and N-Zero grabbed it and held it tightly, "I am so happy... that I met you... Luna... I love you... so much..." Lynx said actually crying herself.

N-Zero looked down in sadness, and then looked in Lynx's eyes, "Yeah... I love you too Kitty..."

Lynx smiled as if thanking N-Zero, and then slowly closed her eyes as her body lost all life. N-Zero held Lynx close to her and cried, softly at first, but then she actually screamed. Xerox had never seen her this upset. He was sad too, but he knew that N-Zero was hurting a lot more than him.

As N-Zero screamed and sobbed for her lost friend, Lynx's body slowly vanished, deleting itself. The only thing still there was the red collar she gave her the day of the concert. Once N-Zero calmed down a bit, she picked up the collar, and got up from where she was sitting.

"Hey, Luna?" Xerox started.

"We still have a mission to stop Neo Arcadia. Let's go Xerox," N-Zero said walking forward. She then stopped, "In the end, I couldn't save her."

"You know, in a way, I think you did," Xerox said, "At least she died with a smile on her face."

"Yeah... you're right..." N-Zero said. She took one last look at the collar in her hand, wrapped it around her wrist, and then proceeded onward to the central control room...

And Issac...