Vent & Aile
Chapter 1 - Awake
Disclaimer: I do not own Mega Man ZX or its characters. I only own the characters I created for the story and the parts of story I created. I also do not own he Mega Man franchise.
In a forest full of serenity, the sun shined in the afternoon sky, beaming through the trees, and brightening the dark forest slightly. But suddenly, three motorbikes were seen blazing through the forest, interrupting that peaceful noise called "silence". The three motorbikes drove the forest as if it was some insane race track. Soon, the three motorbikes went forward, seeing the light as they pushed forward. The bikers stopped their motorbikes, ending up at a cliff. The biker with long blonde hair coming from his red helmet stopped the motors on his bike and took off his helmet, revealing a young man with nice blue eyes. He had an upside-down red triangle, meaning that he was, without a doubt, a reploid. He had a long-sleeved red vest, along with white pants. He was wearing a black bodysuit. He placed the helmet in front of him and reached into his pockets, pulling out glasses. He placed them on his face and smiled, looking forward to find a large city up ahead of the forest.
"Well, we are getting closer, now aren't we?" the man said.
The other two took off their blue helmets and placed them in front of them. There was a girl with short brown hair, beautiful emerald-green eyes, and smile that would cheer just about anyone up. She too had on a black bodysuit, white shorts, a blue vest, two gloves with white fingertips, along with the golden bracelets that allowed her hands to enter the gloves. She had light skin and two reploid ears.
The boy had brown, spiky hair with two reploid ears. He had emerald-green eyes, slightly darker skin than the girl. He had the same vest as the girl, but he had a purple crystal amulet. The boy had a black bodysuit on along with similar gloves to the girl. The boy had white pants. Both boy and girl had the same shoes that looked like robot shoes. They weren't replacements of their feet. They were the new shoes of the 26th Century.
"Vent. Aile." the man said to the two. The boy was Vent and the girl was Aile. The two looked at the man, awaiting for his instructions. "I'm going to make the call. Sit tight, okay?"
The two nodded, saying 'Yes sir!' without moving their lips. The man smiled and got off his motorbike. He walked away, reaching into his pockets, bringing out an antenna. He attached the antenna onto his reploid ear and pressed the "button" on his ear. The man smiled when he gotten the correct frequency he needed.
"Hello?... Yes, I have the package... Ha ha, of course it's safe, don't worry!..."
"Okay, okay... Now, just to be extra safe, can you..."
"Can we deliver the package safely? I have brought two of my best with me to assist me..." the man said looking back at Vent and Aile, smiling. "You don't need to worry about a thing... You know me, don't you?"
Aile looked at the man, confused about what was going on in the conversation.
"Boy, Giro and the client sure seem to be serious about this conversation... Don't you agree Vent?", Aile said looking over to Vent's motorbike, but to find that there was no pilot. Aile was confused, looking around for her brother. She saw Vent standing near by a large rock. He was staring at the city... nothing but seriousness in his face. Aile frowned sadly and slowly walked beside her brother, placing her hand on his shoulder. She too was looking at the city.
"Of course... You know what's in the package, but I still don't want anything bad to happen to it..." the voice sounded female in the communicator... She sounded like she was well-organized, kind, and compassionate. She was definitely compassionate about the package being delivered. She also sounded serious, very serious. "We're in the forest right now. We'll meet at the Rendezvous Point. Do you understand?"
The man's smile disappeared, forming a serious frown. "Understood. I'll meet you soon enough." he said, breaking contact with the client. The man placed his antenna back into his pocket and turned around with a smile on his face. "Vent, Aile. Are you two ready?"
The two said nothing. Absolutely nothing. The man, known as Giro, walked over to them. A serious frown formed on his face.
"You two can see it, can't you? The Serpent Company building is there. They sure have done a lot to help this country." Giro said.
Aile turned around, looking at Giro. "The country maybe, but 8 years ago, when we needed the Security Forces most, they showed up too late and the Mavericks took away our mom."
Vent's hand formed into a fist, shaking in anger. He was almost tearing up.
"I just stood there and watched. I could've done something...! I...I...I should've sacrificed myself to save her...!" Vent said, his voice getting louder.
Aile quickly turned to Vent, shocked at what he just said. She was just as upset as he was, but thinking like that was a little dark. Aile was about to say something, but Giro took her place.
"Hey, now... Think about what you just said. If you sacrificed yourself, do you think your Mother would be happy with that decision? If she lost you, she would've have been in a sea of melancholy..." Giro said. He placed his glasses into place and continued on, "...And even if you did sacrifice yourself, the Mavericks could have killed you and your mother, and your sister, Aile would've been left all alone... You have Aile here by your side..."
Vent's tears never came from his eyes and he looked at Aile. She gave him a warming smile, but he didn't smile back as he was still sad. Aile's smile disappeared again and a tear slipped from her eye...
Giro spoke up, trying to comfort them both. "Listen, your mother wouldn't like to see you both sad like this. Come on, cheer up, you two! You're still here in this world..."
Vent and Aile turned to Giro at the same time. They walked over to Giro as he was picking up the package.
"So let's get a move on! Our client awaits us!" Giro said.
Vent looked at the package in Giro's hand. He had so many questions to ask, but he just summed it all up into one question.
"Hey, Boss. Who are we delivering this package to anyway?"
Aile continued on, asking her own question "What are they?"
Giro fixed his glasses into place again, talking in a serious tone.
"The Guardians. You should remember them, right? I told some stories about them, remember?", Giro said.
"Yeah, you said they were reeaally important team of people who fight Mavericks if they ever came close to the city." Aile explained from memory.
"That's right Aile. Good memory!" Aile said with a smile.
Vent observed the package from afar.
"This package must be really important... They DID sound urgent when you was talking to them a few minutes ago. What's in the package anyway, Boss?" Vent asked.
Giro dashed at Vent and slightly flicked his forehead, a 'OW', being heard from Vent. He rubbed his forehead, trying to rub off the pain.
"How many times do I have to tell you Vent? Remember well this time: We NEVER question our clients! Whatever is in the package is their business! Got it this time?!"
"Geez, okay!" Vent said chuckling a bit. Aile joined in on the chuckle.
"Good! C'mon now! We got a client waiting!" Giro yelled out, heading to his bike.
Suddenly, three shots were heard. The projectiles heading straight towards Aile. She widened in shock and stepped out of the way. The shots hit her bike. Vent looked at Aile and quickly turned to Giro.
"W-what's going on!?" Aile screamed.
"Mavericks! Darn!" Giro said, hiding behind his bike.
The three Mavericks continued shooting at the bikes.
"What do they want!?" Vent exclaimed.
"The package! They must be after it!" Giro said.
Suddenly three shots came from each of the Mavericks known as Galleon. Six shots collided with Vent's bike while the rest collided with Aile's. Vent's bike started to shake, soon exploding. Vent got knocked back and was heading towards the forest. Aile turned to her falling brother and screamed out his name.
"VENT!"
Suddenly, Aile's bike starting to shake too. Aile's eyes widened and the bike exploded like Vent's. She too was hurling into the Forest.
"VENT! AILE!" Giro screamed out.
Giro held his teeth together and jumped over the bike. He dashed at the Mavericks. A bright red light appeared and in mere seconds, the Galleon were destroyed. It did not show Giro at all, but some type of sword was shown...
Vent was falling into the forest, smacking his face on a branch, hitting his back on another, hitting his shoes on yet another branch, causing Vent to front-flip multiple times until he finally landed on his back. Vent slowly got up, cracking his back and rubbing his face.
"Man, that was a long fall... A PAINFUL one at that..."
Suddenly, a female scream was heard. Vent looked up and saw that Aile too was falling. She had landed into a nearby bush. Vent quickly ran to his sister and saw that Aile had hit her head during the fall.
"Oooooowwwwwww, that was a long fall... A PAINFUL one at that...!"
"...I just said that a few seconds ago, sis... But anyway, you okay?" Vent asked.
"I'm okay, thanks. Although we ourselves only have reploid ears, it's still surprising that we survived a fall like that." Aile said.
"It is strange. I mean, we don't have any mechanical parts implanted into us beside the ear replacements." Vent said.
Suddenly, a voice was being heard.
"Vent...! Aile...!"
"Giro!"
"Boss!"
"Vent! Aile! The package got blown off the ledge with you. Do you see it anywhere?!" Giro asked.
"Lemme look..." Vent said.
Aile tapped Vent's shoulder and pointed up ahead. There was a floating blue piece of metal.
"A floating piece of metal?" Vent said to himself.
"Vent? Aile?" Giro cried.
"Sorry, sorry. Um, is the package the 'floating piece of metal', Boss?" Vent asked, dropping sweat across his cheek.
"Yes! That's it!" Giro said.
"Care to expla-" Vent was about to ask, but Aile quickly slapped her hand on Vent's face, covering his mouth. Aile pointed up, and an imaginary thought bubble appeared that apparently only they could see. Giro was there with a demonic face saying the words Vent was supposed to remember:
"We NEVER question our clients! Whatever is in the package is their business!"
Vent's eyes widened. He soon shook his head and gave Giro a response.
"What should we do Boss?" Vent asked.
"Make sure you two get the package at the meeting point." Giro explained.
"What about you?" Aile asked with worry.
"Don't worry about me, Aile. I'll be perfectly fine on my own. Just carry out your mission!" Giro said.
"Got it!" Vent and Aile said in unison.
Suddenly, foot steps were heard on the green grass, approaching the brother and sister. There was a teenage girl there in pink along with two men in green beside her. They had weapons in their hands. Out of the blue, however, they aimed the weapons at both Vent and Aile, shocking them both.
"HOLD IT!" one said.
"IDENTIFY YOURSELVES!" the other said.
Vent wailed his arms around like in Anime/Manga, screaming out their innocence. "W-W-WAIT! DON'T SHOOT! WE'RE FROM GIRO EXPRESS!" Vent yelled out.
Aile looked at the logo on the men's shoulders. It had a 'G' on it. Aile gasped and said,
"Vent, they are the clients! They are the Guardians!" Aile cried.
The girl held out her hand to the men, and they looked at the girl.
"Stand down men..." the girl said. The men did as they were told, putting down their weapons.
"Yes, we are the Guardians. I was expecting Girouette here. Why is he not here? Do you have the package?" the girl asked.
"Yes, we definitely have the package... The floating piece of metal right in front of us, actually..." Aile explained, dropping sweat on her cheek.
"And Boss, he's..." Vent said, but stopped when rumbling was heard throughout the forest.
The group looked ahead and saw that something huge was heading their way. It was a snake-like mechaniloid and he was tall, screeching out its fearful hiss.
"What the heck is that!?" one of the soldiers cried.
"It must be with the Mavericks that blew us off the cliff!" Vent yelled.
The girl looked at Vent quickly. "What!?" she said to herself.
The snake-mechaniloid known as, Giga Aspis, eyes switched around, as if it was scanning the group. It was indeed, scanning the group, ready for attack. The men walked forward and aimed their weapons at the mechaniloid, firing at it rapidly.
"Commander, please stand back!" one yelled.
"Commander! Take the package and leave right now!" the other said.
"But..." the girl said.
"COMMANDER!" the two soldiers cried in unison.
The Giga Aspis turned around and slammed its tail into the two soldiers, knocking them back. They were hurt pretty bad after the mechaniloid's attack. They screamed in total pain as the Giga Aspis' tail was a mace.
"No!" the Commander cried as she knelt down beside the two fallen.
Aile ran to the Commander and said.
"Don't worry, I'm sure they're fine! But we all won't be if we don't leave right away!" Aile cried.
"Come On! Let's go! NOW!" Vent yelled.
"I...I..." the girl started saying as the Giga Aspis simply sat in front of the group, charging up another attack for the remaining. "...I can't! I can't leave the Biometal! It's too important just to abandon!" she cried.
"Biometal...?" Vent asked quickly.
"The Biometal must be the 'floating piece of metal' then!" Aile said, figuring it out.
Vent shook his head and looked at the girl as if she was insane.
"You got to be kidding me! Is this really worth it!? Just throwing your life away!?" Vent cried. But suddenly, images of his mother appeared in his mind. Aile too saw the images. They together, in unison, saw how the Mavericks took away their mother. They saw how helpless they were when the Mavericks surrounded her. The two had serious looks on their faces and quickly ran in front of the Commander, spreading out their arms. The Commander was surprised at what they were doing... Protecting her.
"Biometal..." Aile said under her breath.
"Yeah... This Biometal must be that important..." Vent said to Aile.
"What do we do now, Vent?..." Aile asked, looking at her brother.
Vent said nothing. He didn't know what to do from here. Suddenly, the Blue Biometal floated in front of Vent and Aile both.
"I know what to do..."
Both Vent and Aile's eyes widened. They heard the voice but... It was telepathically...
"Vent... Did you..."
"Yeah..."
The Biometal started circling around Vent and Aile both, circling them faster and faster until a bright blue light appeared.
"W-What's going on...!?" Vent and Aile said in unison.
"I'll lend you my power, brave ones..." the voice said again.
The light disappeared, revealing Vent and Aile in... armor...!? The two had a blue and white helmet with a big red crystal on top of the helmets. Their golden bracelets that were attached to their gloves became gauntlets. Their bodysuit remained on them, however. Their pants/shorts became... briefs... and leg armor. Vent had aimed a weapon known as, a Buster, at the Giga Aspis, and what came out was a blue fast and powerful blast! The shot clashed into the mechaniloid's face, screeching in pain. The Giga Aspis turned tail and ran off. Prairie watched in shock as Aile and Vent suddenly transformed. Vent looked at his right hand, which was now a gun. Vent started to slowly scream, his scream getting low and then louder as he started shaking it around.
"M-My HAND! WHERE DID IT GO!? I CAN'T FEEL IT!" Vent cried.
"Please, don't be afraid. You're hand is still there. You are just holding onto the trigger." the voice said.
"Ohh..." Vent said in relief, wiping his forehead.
"I am Biometal Model X... But you can just call me X if you like. I really don't mind which one you call me..." introduced Model X.
"O-Okay... X, what just happened?" Aile asked in fear, looking at herself, looking at her... briefs...
"You two are using my fighting data. We currently have a link between the three of us." Model X explained.
"So... We are different beings?" Vent asked, looking at himself.
"I suppose you can think of it that way..." Model X said.
"So... This is the power of Biometal..." Aile and Vent said to themselves.
"With this power, we, the three of us, will fight together to bring the Mavericks down!" Model X yelled.
"Nice! Cool!" Vent said, looking at himself.
"Don't I look stylish?" Aile said, blushing to herself.
The Commander looked at the two in surprise.
"Megamerge..." she said to herself. "They can use the Biometal...? Two...? At the same time...? They must be very special to perform this..."
"Hey!" Vent yelled to the commander. who shot back into reality. "Mind if we borrow this Biometal? We want to show the Mavericks who they're dealing with!"
"Yeah!" Aile cried, fist pumping in the air.
"S-Sure..." the girl said.
Vent and Aile were about to run. "Thanks! I'll make sure to send back help!" Vent said.
"Wait!" the girl cried. Vent and Aile stopped and quickly turned to the girl. She smiled and introduced herself, "I would like to... Thank You both... My name is Prairie."
"I see... My name is Aile!" she said.
"And, I'm Vent! We're part of the Giro Express! We'll see ya later Prairie!" The Brother and Sister started to run off, chasing after the Mechaniloid.
"Good luck, Vent and Aile..." Prairie said as they were slowly leaving her vision. The soldiers were slowly getting up as they watched two brave heroes dash off.
"They are the Chosen Ones..." Prairie said to herself. "...It would appear you were right Sis..."