Mega Man Fan Fiction ❯ Surrender ❯ Ch 2 Part 2: Shenanigans ( Chapter 3 )
[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]
By: ImpatientSnake 
Yaoi in Chapter 3-- which is coming soon.
New events emerge that shake the course of the previous story line. (I don't like giving spoilers in the summary.)
Non Anime: Mega Man Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Adventure / Action / Shounen / Angst | Type: Divergence | Uploaded On: 05.04.2008 | Updated On: 05.23.2008 | Pages: 3 | Words: 3.4K | Visits: 269 | Status: Work In Progress
Yaoi in Chapter 3-- which is coming soon.
New events emerge that shake the course of the previous story line. (I don't like giving spoilers in the summary.)
Non Anime: Mega Man Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Adventure / Action / Shounen / Angst | Type: Divergence | Uploaded On: 05.04.2008 | Updated On: 05.23.2008 | Pages: 3 | Words: 3.4K | Visits: 269 | Status: Work In Progress
MMX Fanfiction. Beta Copy. 4.30.08. Posted under ‘ImpatientSnake’ penname
UPDATES: Here’s Chapter 2 part 2, I’ve decided not to merge them--for the pure sake of simplicity--because if someone has read chapter two and they assume that the merged document is only the first part of chapter two they miss a good deal of the story line. Chapter three will be here either by the end of the weekend or by the end of Monday. Sorry for the previous delay--apparently it takes more than 10 hours to paint a 2 ½ foot by 3 ft painting.
DISCLAIMER: I don’t own Capcom, Megaman, Zero, etc.
CHAPTER RATING: I’m going to put this one as PG-13 or T again, there’s finally some fighting, bleeding, and light and fluffy shounen-ai .
STORY BACKGROUND INFO.: For those of you not familiar with the Megaman series wikipedia Dr. Wily. For those too lazy to do so, Dr. Wily creates Zero out of the most powerful energy in the world to destroy his former “greatest creation” as well as Megaman. He used the skull (a cartoony one at that) as one of his symbols--the other being the uppercase “W”. He also made legions of cartoonish robots (ie the dinosaur).
As always please read and review.
And a great thanks to all who have read! We already have over 50 hits!
About 50 hits more with a few reviews and expect some fan art! wink wink
(X’s thoughts)
((Zero’s thoughts))
(((Lifesaver’s thoughts)))
/ Doctor’s thoughts/
“Dialogue”
* * * Flash Backs/Dreams
_____________________________________________________ ___________________
* * *
“So despite all of your joking you actually managed to find the lab?” X managed to say in between laughs.
“Contrary to popular belief I try to squeeze in some work while I play.” The other remarked sarcastically as he rounded a small grove of trees.
After much dashing, tree dodging, and time the two arrived at their destination. The large, ivy covered building filled the range of their sights, it’s ancient windows broken and covered in Earth to the point were they where unrecognizable. The majority of the structure was concentrated into a square shaped center this was flanked by two irregular shaped, adjoining wings. Though they were left in a ruined state, the wings formed a pattern of extending rectangles that connected to a curved shape at their end.
“Lets go into the canopy to get a better look.”
X turned towards Zero with his suggestion; nodding, the red hunter jumped into a large oak tree, landing nimbly with a back flip as X promptly followed. Cresting the top of the tree, the two settled on a tree limb.
“Hmm… I still can’t seem to get a good overview of the building maybe we should… hey! Are you even listening--”
X was cut off as the S class commander launched himself from a tree limb he had pushed backwards--apparently the result of his absence during the conversation. The blue hunter watched with quiet admiration as his partner soared through the air, his golden hair flowing behind him as he became a speck in the deep blue sky.
(Heh, you always seem to be one step ahead…)
Zero began to slow in his descent; as he came to a free fall the red reploid engaged his dash function to hover briefly. What he saw profoundly confused him.
The ruined structure was still loosely arranged in a simplified skull shape. The protruding rectangles were symbolic of teeth while the rounded sides contoured the round edges of the ’cranium’ of the building. Flakes of white and black paint still clung to the deteriorated surface. Among the may holes that time wore into the aging structure stood two distinct gaps indicating the ’eyes’ of the iconic skull.
((This place… this all seems familiar… I…))
Zero’s cerulean eyes grew narrow, a sense of fear constricting his thoughts as he beheld the eerie shape of the ancient building.
((I’ve… been here…))
His hover jets wore off and he gently fell towards the jungle. His complexion still held testament to his uncertainty as he soundlessly landed next to X.
“Zero…?”
The blue reploid inched over to his confused friend, bewildered by the hint of fear that was present in Zero’s absent gaze. The red hunter showed no signs of response X grew worried and placed a hand on the other’s shoulder, shaking him gently.
“Zero, Zero… are you alright?”
Zero snapped out of his stupor as X’s warm touch and voice filled his senses. He turned towards X as his anxiety slowly started to ebb.
“Are… are you okay Zero?” X asked sheepishly, not realizing that his hand still rested on his partners’ shoulder for a bit longer than intended.
Zero looked over at him, an odd mix of dissipating fear and growing infatuation marring his features.
“Yeah… I’m fine…”
The crimson hunter said absently as he turned blankly toward X’s hand which was still comfortingly--if not awkwardly--clasped on the red reploid’s shoulder. Each awkwardly stared into the other’s eyes, neither wanting the break the mental bond, yet both to afraid to speak their hearts.
“S… So.. what was it you saw that shocked you Z?” X asked shyly, his face blushing red as he nervously removed his hand from his partners’ shoulder.
Zero kept his eyes affixed where the smaller hunter’s hand had been, secretly saddened to feel the warmth leave him. His mind was still caught in the confusion of the moment as Zero struggled to find his words.
“That laboratory… I feel as though I’ve… been there before…”
X looked on intently with uncertainty reflecting in his eyes as Zero turned his gaze toward the blue hunter.
“…and… I feel that something terrible happened here…”
X stood, Zero’s gaze upon him; whatever was causing the S class hunter to act his way prompted his attention.
“Stay here Z, I want to get an better look of that lab.”
The compassionate hunter expressed with concern as he bent back a large tree branch, preparing to launch himself from a nearby tree branch. Zero sat in silence, his thoughts occupied by unknown fears that surfaced from the depths of his psyche. Being afraid didn’t bother him as deeply as being afraid around X. He had been X’s mentor and his self appointed protector--he had to be strong for X. Even if he wasn’t so himself…
((I don’t have a good feeling about this… this feels too much like a trap…))
Zero rose heavily as X landed gently beside him on the verdant arm. X’s green eyes remained focused on the taller hunter as he steadied himself on the sylvan limb.
“Are you going to be alright Z?”
“Yes… I’ll be fine.”
Zero always kept to himself, always masking his fears, but X began to fret more deeply than usual at his counterpart’s silence.
“…I found an entrance on the East wing of the building; though there’s no need to rush, there aren’t any guards in the area.”
“I’ll be alright. Really! I’m just… nervous; I guess, this may be our final battle with Sigma…Perhaps I’m a little overwhelmed.”
Zero said looking off into the blue clouded sky as he agilely began to navigate the dense tree tops back towards the forest floor. Still not convinced X gazed contemplatively into the thicket of tropical foliage--a sense of ominous foreboding staining the air.
(That building… it looked like the insignia on the robot’s head. Maybe there’s more to this mission than just Sigma…)
Following his closest friend X began to descend into the labyrinth of trees, falling in line with Zero’s pace.
(You don’t always need to be strong around me… it’s okay to be worried.)
* * *
The intense scene in the hospital room had reached it’s peak as X struggled to regain consciousness--his fear for his friends’ life taking precedence over his weakened physical and mental state. Looking over towards the chaotic group of medical professionals he never felt so helpless; Lifesaver and the leading doctor held down Zero as two nurses administered low voltage shocks from a compact medical device; the same deceive that was used to stimulate the energy source for reploids who were close to shutting down. Enduring the shocks Lifesaver and the doctor managed to keep the fierce, struggling hunter from hurting himself.
X stood up wearily, the lack of sufficient rest from the previous week taking it’s toll on him as he struggled to stay standing. Taking hold of the wall with an outstretched palm he gazed distraughtly over at his distressed friend.
Zero’s pained writhing began to dissipate as the electrical shocks corrected his human heart beat as well as his mechanical one. He opened his eyes, frantically looking around the room as several unknown humans and Lifesaver hovered about him; he struggled to move his stiff neck and found solace in the familiar form of X.
((W… why… are you… ))
The fallen hunter’s thoughts broke his mental void as he beheld the severely disturbed countenance of his true friend. As his body began to relax he lost his hold on the conscious reality of the bustling room and fell into a deep sleep.
“…X…”
The brown haired hunter caught the faint whisper as his beloved began to relax and return to his original state. Hope began to shine in his eyes as he could sense the strong bond they shared return.
(Could it really be you…?)
((…))
(I know you’re strong… I’ll be here when wake…rest for now.)
With that the resounding beep of the heart monitor began to show a normal pulse--a first since the long-haired blonde hand been admitted to the hospital. Everyone in the attending crowd looked up at the heart monitor, amazed at the situation and dumbfounded by the recent events of the unit.
A smile crept across X’s fair face as he dared to let hope enter his heart again. The emerald eyes closed peacefully as the short brunette fell to the ground in a exhausted sleep. Lifesaver and the doctor strode over to attend to X--fearing that something ailed the stressed youth. Their fears were alleviated as they quickly determined the hunter commander to be asleep.
(((I don’t know what you did X… but I’ve a feeling that Zero will be back to his old self soon enough. In the meantime you should rest.)))
The white reploid and the doctor placed X’s sleeping frame onto the plush hospital bed beside Zero’s, relieved as the two slept peacefully. As the crowd exited the room Lifesaver stayed behind and began to run some tests on Zero, attempting to determine the blonde’s physical state. After completing his checks he settled into a chair and kept watch on the two for an hour or so, making sure they were out of danger.
“You two truly are remarkable… unmistakably one of a kind…”
He quietly shut the door as he quit the presence of the resting partners.
_ _ _
X woke up looking out of the hospital windows, it was twilight, the slim hours of the night before the sun broke the emptiness of the world. Sitting up slowly he looked over toward the recumbent form of Zero who was ghostly lit by the various monitoring devices. The green mechanical eyes of the brown haired hunter glowed in the darkness of the room as he quickly recalled the events that had transpired hours ago. Striding over to his peacefully resting friend, X sat down in the familiar chair, leaning forward he brushed pieces of goldenrod hair from the softly lit face of his relaxed love.
“I know you’ll be alright… and I’ll be here waiting for you.”
He spoke softly into Zero’s ear as his short brown hair swept silkily across the white sheets of the reposed youth. As he placed a tender hand on Zero’s he felt the warmth and power of their connection return to his mind. With his inner turmoil at ease X fell into a secure sleep once more.
_ _ _
“Are you sure this is where they were taken?” A mysterious violet reploid asked tentatively to an unknown force contacting him through his communication system.
“Yes… both X and Zero were taken to this hospital. After they became human Zero’s systems never completed the change and he is still weak--surely X has exhausted his human form tending to him. Now is the time to attack.” The deep voice crackled on the other end of the transmission.
“Understood.” Vile said as he disengaged contact with the stranger. Whoever he was he even had the hunter base’s cyberspace personnel’s hands full with his genius hacking. The fact that X and Zero were severely wounded and the fact that they were now human was heavily classified-- especially since they had come back without completing their mission objective. Sigma still lived… and he had nearly killed them.
Vile began to scale the hospital building, having equipped a temporary cloaking device, he literally climbed past the reploid guards that were keeping watch over the hospital. Finding the window that the mysterious speaker had given the information for, he stealthy cut away the glass and welded it out of the way on another part of the window. Upon entering the room he found exactly what he was looking for.
On a hospital bed lay Zero, the soft glow of the medical devices illuminating his new body which was covered in a light hospital gown consisting of burgundy pants and a shirt ;while was seated, X was asleep by the dreaming blonde’s side. His armor was replaced by a pair of faded blue jeans and a light blue shirt, a pair of soft plastic shoes slipping off of his dangling feet. They were definitely human. Vile hushed an almost hysterical laugh as he dashed over and viciously grabbed X by the head.
“Wa… What?? Uggggh…!” X woke with a start as he was picked up into the air and felt a vice like grip on his head tighten.
Vile laughed as he stood behind the hunter commander holding him helplessly off of the floor. Rotating his wrist around mechanically, Vile stared directly into X’s fear stricken cyber eyes.
“Oh how the mighty have fallen! Tell me X… how does it feel to be like every other weak, pathetic human?”
“Ugggh… Vile! But how did you?!”
“Find you? Heh, that’s an easy one.” He hissed as he threw X headfirst into the white, steel walls of the hospital unit.
I struggled to open his eyes, a throbbing pain searing through his skull as his sight began to fade.
“You see X… I’m not the only one that despises you. There are many of us, one you know all too well and another who has once again come into the picture.” He give a malicious stare at the brown haired youth as X struggled to focus. “It’s too bad you won’t be here to see it though…”
(Zero…)
Vile aimed his buster at the helpless hunter who summarily passed out before being injured by the shot. Had he been awake X would’ve jumped from his own skin at what preceded.
Zero’s sapphire eyes snapped open as he quickly leapt to his feet, X was in danger and though he knew nothing of where he was or what was happening to his friend he locked in on the target of Vile; unconsciously he ripped the bar for the hospital bed curtain out of the steel wall and struck Vile heavily with the blow.
“Argggghh!” Vile growled as his cannon split in two; a piece of metal hitting X in the head; damaging him superficially.
“ZERO!?”
Turning Vile was face to face with the enraged blonde hunter. Yet looking into the commander’s eyes the villain saw no rational thought behind the them--Zero was running on pure instinct. With a start the purple reploid tried to quit the room via the opening in the glass window as Zero divided him through his midsection with one fell swoop of the metal rod. Vile’s eyes dimmed and extinguished; the pieces of his body scattering the floor of the room as his assassination attempt had failed.
After hearing the commotion of the fight, the hunter base guards and Lifesaver rushed the room to find Zero ‘awake’ standing protectively over X; as well as Vile’s sparking parts which lit the room. Upon seeing that the blue hunter was out of immediate danger the S class commander limply fell to the floor beside his shorter companion. The doctor on call rushed shortly behind the throng of reploids as his pager received notification that Zero’s heart monitor had gone flat-line. Lifesaver rushed over to the hunters sides, the head doctor dutifully behind him. Checking over Zero first, the white reploid determined him to be of extremely well health-- his remaining mechanical body parts apparently had undergone the process to becoming flesh and tissue at last. The doctor quickly noticed X’s small head wound and called for a nurse to send some stitching materials. From his examination the brown haired youth had only suffered a minor concussion and a few small gashes.
Confirming his report with Lifesaver the doctor had some of the reploid guards standing by carry the two over to their respective beds. As Lifesaver and the nurse attended to X the doctor looked over Zero.
/ Truly amazing… it’s only a few hours ago this patient’s heart and other organ tissues were still developing and now he seems perfectly normal. Well… as normal as one in his situation can get. /
The tall blonde had only a few scratches on his wrists--a reminder of the IV’s that had been pulled out--as well as a few needles embedded in his fair skin. While he deemed the youth to be healthy enough to sleep without monitoring he reattached the heart monitor after taking out the excess needles.
After the two had completed their tasks a reploid guard sealed up the window with its original piece of glass and the small group exited the room. Many questions still remained about the events that had transpired but there would be time for answers when the players of this drama were well rested.
_ _
ImpatientSnake: There you have it, brief violence, light shounen-ai, and another cliffhanger! It might be a bit late in coming but I hope you’ve enjoyed chapter two. Look forward to chapter three-- it’ll be a long one!
As usual any questions don’t hesitate to ask, any criticism feel free to exercise, and reviews are always welcome. It’s about 2 am so I’ve got to get some sleep or I’ll be sleeping in class instead of writing in class.
Update/Edit: I've gotten about halfway into chapter 3 (for those of you who are keeping up with the story) and it's a LOT longer than intended. Yet keeping with my promise of putting yaoi in chapter 3 it'll be split up into two or three parts (exactly like chapter two).
UPDATES: Here’s Chapter 2 part 2, I’ve decided not to merge them--for the pure sake of simplicity--because if someone has read chapter two and they assume that the merged document is only the first part of chapter two they miss a good deal of the story line. Chapter three will be here either by the end of the weekend or by the end of Monday. Sorry for the previous delay--apparently it takes more than 10 hours to paint a 2 ½ foot by 3 ft painting.
DISCLAIMER: I don’t own Capcom, Megaman, Zero, etc.
CHAPTER RATING: I’m going to put this one as PG-13 or T again, there’s finally some fighting, bleeding, and light and fluffy shounen-ai .
STORY BACKGROUND INFO.: For those of you not familiar with the Megaman series wikipedia Dr. Wily. For those too lazy to do so, Dr. Wily creates Zero out of the most powerful energy in the world to destroy his former “greatest creation” as well as Megaman. He used the skull (a cartoony one at that) as one of his symbols--the other being the uppercase “W”. He also made legions of cartoonish robots (ie the dinosaur).
As always please read and review.
And a great thanks to all who have read! We already have over 50 hits!
About 50 hits more with a few reviews and expect some fan art! wink wink
(X’s thoughts)
((Zero’s thoughts))
(((Lifesaver’s thoughts)))
/ Doctor’s thoughts/
“Dialogue”
* * * Flash Backs/Dreams
_____________________________________________________ ___________________
* * *
“So despite all of your joking you actually managed to find the lab?” X managed to say in between laughs.
“Contrary to popular belief I try to squeeze in some work while I play.” The other remarked sarcastically as he rounded a small grove of trees.
After much dashing, tree dodging, and time the two arrived at their destination. The large, ivy covered building filled the range of their sights, it’s ancient windows broken and covered in Earth to the point were they where unrecognizable. The majority of the structure was concentrated into a square shaped center this was flanked by two irregular shaped, adjoining wings. Though they were left in a ruined state, the wings formed a pattern of extending rectangles that connected to a curved shape at their end.
“Lets go into the canopy to get a better look.”
X turned towards Zero with his suggestion; nodding, the red hunter jumped into a large oak tree, landing nimbly with a back flip as X promptly followed. Cresting the top of the tree, the two settled on a tree limb.
“Hmm… I still can’t seem to get a good overview of the building maybe we should… hey! Are you even listening--”
X was cut off as the S class commander launched himself from a tree limb he had pushed backwards--apparently the result of his absence during the conversation. The blue hunter watched with quiet admiration as his partner soared through the air, his golden hair flowing behind him as he became a speck in the deep blue sky.
(Heh, you always seem to be one step ahead…)
Zero began to slow in his descent; as he came to a free fall the red reploid engaged his dash function to hover briefly. What he saw profoundly confused him.
The ruined structure was still loosely arranged in a simplified skull shape. The protruding rectangles were symbolic of teeth while the rounded sides contoured the round edges of the ’cranium’ of the building. Flakes of white and black paint still clung to the deteriorated surface. Among the may holes that time wore into the aging structure stood two distinct gaps indicating the ’eyes’ of the iconic skull.
((This place… this all seems familiar… I…))
Zero’s cerulean eyes grew narrow, a sense of fear constricting his thoughts as he beheld the eerie shape of the ancient building.
((I’ve… been here…))
His hover jets wore off and he gently fell towards the jungle. His complexion still held testament to his uncertainty as he soundlessly landed next to X.
“Zero…?”
The blue reploid inched over to his confused friend, bewildered by the hint of fear that was present in Zero’s absent gaze. The red hunter showed no signs of response X grew worried and placed a hand on the other’s shoulder, shaking him gently.
“Zero, Zero… are you alright?”
Zero snapped out of his stupor as X’s warm touch and voice filled his senses. He turned towards X as his anxiety slowly started to ebb.
“Are… are you okay Zero?” X asked sheepishly, not realizing that his hand still rested on his partners’ shoulder for a bit longer than intended.
Zero looked over at him, an odd mix of dissipating fear and growing infatuation marring his features.
“Yeah… I’m fine…”
The crimson hunter said absently as he turned blankly toward X’s hand which was still comfortingly--if not awkwardly--clasped on the red reploid’s shoulder. Each awkwardly stared into the other’s eyes, neither wanting the break the mental bond, yet both to afraid to speak their hearts.
“S… So.. what was it you saw that shocked you Z?” X asked shyly, his face blushing red as he nervously removed his hand from his partners’ shoulder.
Zero kept his eyes affixed where the smaller hunter’s hand had been, secretly saddened to feel the warmth leave him. His mind was still caught in the confusion of the moment as Zero struggled to find his words.
“That laboratory… I feel as though I’ve… been there before…”
X looked on intently with uncertainty reflecting in his eyes as Zero turned his gaze toward the blue hunter.
“…and… I feel that something terrible happened here…”
X stood, Zero’s gaze upon him; whatever was causing the S class hunter to act his way prompted his attention.
“Stay here Z, I want to get an better look of that lab.”
The compassionate hunter expressed with concern as he bent back a large tree branch, preparing to launch himself from a nearby tree branch. Zero sat in silence, his thoughts occupied by unknown fears that surfaced from the depths of his psyche. Being afraid didn’t bother him as deeply as being afraid around X. He had been X’s mentor and his self appointed protector--he had to be strong for X. Even if he wasn’t so himself…
((I don’t have a good feeling about this… this feels too much like a trap…))
Zero rose heavily as X landed gently beside him on the verdant arm. X’s green eyes remained focused on the taller hunter as he steadied himself on the sylvan limb.
“Are you going to be alright Z?”
“Yes… I’ll be fine.”
Zero always kept to himself, always masking his fears, but X began to fret more deeply than usual at his counterpart’s silence.
“…I found an entrance on the East wing of the building; though there’s no need to rush, there aren’t any guards in the area.”
“I’ll be alright. Really! I’m just… nervous; I guess, this may be our final battle with Sigma…Perhaps I’m a little overwhelmed.”
Zero said looking off into the blue clouded sky as he agilely began to navigate the dense tree tops back towards the forest floor. Still not convinced X gazed contemplatively into the thicket of tropical foliage--a sense of ominous foreboding staining the air.
(That building… it looked like the insignia on the robot’s head. Maybe there’s more to this mission than just Sigma…)
Following his closest friend X began to descend into the labyrinth of trees, falling in line with Zero’s pace.
(You don’t always need to be strong around me… it’s okay to be worried.)
* * *
The intense scene in the hospital room had reached it’s peak as X struggled to regain consciousness--his fear for his friends’ life taking precedence over his weakened physical and mental state. Looking over towards the chaotic group of medical professionals he never felt so helpless; Lifesaver and the leading doctor held down Zero as two nurses administered low voltage shocks from a compact medical device; the same deceive that was used to stimulate the energy source for reploids who were close to shutting down. Enduring the shocks Lifesaver and the doctor managed to keep the fierce, struggling hunter from hurting himself.
X stood up wearily, the lack of sufficient rest from the previous week taking it’s toll on him as he struggled to stay standing. Taking hold of the wall with an outstretched palm he gazed distraughtly over at his distressed friend.
Zero’s pained writhing began to dissipate as the electrical shocks corrected his human heart beat as well as his mechanical one. He opened his eyes, frantically looking around the room as several unknown humans and Lifesaver hovered about him; he struggled to move his stiff neck and found solace in the familiar form of X.
((W… why… are you… ))
The fallen hunter’s thoughts broke his mental void as he beheld the severely disturbed countenance of his true friend. As his body began to relax he lost his hold on the conscious reality of the bustling room and fell into a deep sleep.
“…X…”
The brown haired hunter caught the faint whisper as his beloved began to relax and return to his original state. Hope began to shine in his eyes as he could sense the strong bond they shared return.
(Could it really be you…?)
((…))
(I know you’re strong… I’ll be here when wake…rest for now.)
With that the resounding beep of the heart monitor began to show a normal pulse--a first since the long-haired blonde hand been admitted to the hospital. Everyone in the attending crowd looked up at the heart monitor, amazed at the situation and dumbfounded by the recent events of the unit.
A smile crept across X’s fair face as he dared to let hope enter his heart again. The emerald eyes closed peacefully as the short brunette fell to the ground in a exhausted sleep. Lifesaver and the doctor strode over to attend to X--fearing that something ailed the stressed youth. Their fears were alleviated as they quickly determined the hunter commander to be asleep.
(((I don’t know what you did X… but I’ve a feeling that Zero will be back to his old self soon enough. In the meantime you should rest.)))
The white reploid and the doctor placed X’s sleeping frame onto the plush hospital bed beside Zero’s, relieved as the two slept peacefully. As the crowd exited the room Lifesaver stayed behind and began to run some tests on Zero, attempting to determine the blonde’s physical state. After completing his checks he settled into a chair and kept watch on the two for an hour or so, making sure they were out of danger.
“You two truly are remarkable… unmistakably one of a kind…”
He quietly shut the door as he quit the presence of the resting partners.
_ _ _
X woke up looking out of the hospital windows, it was twilight, the slim hours of the night before the sun broke the emptiness of the world. Sitting up slowly he looked over toward the recumbent form of Zero who was ghostly lit by the various monitoring devices. The green mechanical eyes of the brown haired hunter glowed in the darkness of the room as he quickly recalled the events that had transpired hours ago. Striding over to his peacefully resting friend, X sat down in the familiar chair, leaning forward he brushed pieces of goldenrod hair from the softly lit face of his relaxed love.
“I know you’ll be alright… and I’ll be here waiting for you.”
He spoke softly into Zero’s ear as his short brown hair swept silkily across the white sheets of the reposed youth. As he placed a tender hand on Zero’s he felt the warmth and power of their connection return to his mind. With his inner turmoil at ease X fell into a secure sleep once more.
_ _ _
“Are you sure this is where they were taken?” A mysterious violet reploid asked tentatively to an unknown force contacting him through his communication system.
“Yes… both X and Zero were taken to this hospital. After they became human Zero’s systems never completed the change and he is still weak--surely X has exhausted his human form tending to him. Now is the time to attack.” The deep voice crackled on the other end of the transmission.
“Understood.” Vile said as he disengaged contact with the stranger. Whoever he was he even had the hunter base’s cyberspace personnel’s hands full with his genius hacking. The fact that X and Zero were severely wounded and the fact that they were now human was heavily classified-- especially since they had come back without completing their mission objective. Sigma still lived… and he had nearly killed them.
Vile began to scale the hospital building, having equipped a temporary cloaking device, he literally climbed past the reploid guards that were keeping watch over the hospital. Finding the window that the mysterious speaker had given the information for, he stealthy cut away the glass and welded it out of the way on another part of the window. Upon entering the room he found exactly what he was looking for.
On a hospital bed lay Zero, the soft glow of the medical devices illuminating his new body which was covered in a light hospital gown consisting of burgundy pants and a shirt ;while was seated, X was asleep by the dreaming blonde’s side. His armor was replaced by a pair of faded blue jeans and a light blue shirt, a pair of soft plastic shoes slipping off of his dangling feet. They were definitely human. Vile hushed an almost hysterical laugh as he dashed over and viciously grabbed X by the head.
“Wa… What?? Uggggh…!” X woke with a start as he was picked up into the air and felt a vice like grip on his head tighten.
Vile laughed as he stood behind the hunter commander holding him helplessly off of the floor. Rotating his wrist around mechanically, Vile stared directly into X’s fear stricken cyber eyes.
“Oh how the mighty have fallen! Tell me X… how does it feel to be like every other weak, pathetic human?”
“Ugggh… Vile! But how did you?!”
“Find you? Heh, that’s an easy one.” He hissed as he threw X headfirst into the white, steel walls of the hospital unit.
I struggled to open his eyes, a throbbing pain searing through his skull as his sight began to fade.
“You see X… I’m not the only one that despises you. There are many of us, one you know all too well and another who has once again come into the picture.” He give a malicious stare at the brown haired youth as X struggled to focus. “It’s too bad you won’t be here to see it though…”
(Zero…)
Vile aimed his buster at the helpless hunter who summarily passed out before being injured by the shot. Had he been awake X would’ve jumped from his own skin at what preceded.
Zero’s sapphire eyes snapped open as he quickly leapt to his feet, X was in danger and though he knew nothing of where he was or what was happening to his friend he locked in on the target of Vile; unconsciously he ripped the bar for the hospital bed curtain out of the steel wall and struck Vile heavily with the blow.
“Argggghh!” Vile growled as his cannon split in two; a piece of metal hitting X in the head; damaging him superficially.
“ZERO!?”
Turning Vile was face to face with the enraged blonde hunter. Yet looking into the commander’s eyes the villain saw no rational thought behind the them--Zero was running on pure instinct. With a start the purple reploid tried to quit the room via the opening in the glass window as Zero divided him through his midsection with one fell swoop of the metal rod. Vile’s eyes dimmed and extinguished; the pieces of his body scattering the floor of the room as his assassination attempt had failed.
After hearing the commotion of the fight, the hunter base guards and Lifesaver rushed the room to find Zero ‘awake’ standing protectively over X; as well as Vile’s sparking parts which lit the room. Upon seeing that the blue hunter was out of immediate danger the S class commander limply fell to the floor beside his shorter companion. The doctor on call rushed shortly behind the throng of reploids as his pager received notification that Zero’s heart monitor had gone flat-line. Lifesaver rushed over to the hunters sides, the head doctor dutifully behind him. Checking over Zero first, the white reploid determined him to be of extremely well health-- his remaining mechanical body parts apparently had undergone the process to becoming flesh and tissue at last. The doctor quickly noticed X’s small head wound and called for a nurse to send some stitching materials. From his examination the brown haired youth had only suffered a minor concussion and a few small gashes.
Confirming his report with Lifesaver the doctor had some of the reploid guards standing by carry the two over to their respective beds. As Lifesaver and the nurse attended to X the doctor looked over Zero.
/ Truly amazing… it’s only a few hours ago this patient’s heart and other organ tissues were still developing and now he seems perfectly normal. Well… as normal as one in his situation can get. /
The tall blonde had only a few scratches on his wrists--a reminder of the IV’s that had been pulled out--as well as a few needles embedded in his fair skin. While he deemed the youth to be healthy enough to sleep without monitoring he reattached the heart monitor after taking out the excess needles.
After the two had completed their tasks a reploid guard sealed up the window with its original piece of glass and the small group exited the room. Many questions still remained about the events that had transpired but there would be time for answers when the players of this drama were well rested.
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ImpatientSnake: There you have it, brief violence, light shounen-ai, and another cliffhanger! It might be a bit late in coming but I hope you’ve enjoyed chapter two. Look forward to chapter three-- it’ll be a long one!
As usual any questions don’t hesitate to ask, any criticism feel free to exercise, and reviews are always welcome. It’s about 2 am so I’ve got to get some sleep or I’ll be sleeping in class instead of writing in class.
Update/Edit: I've gotten about halfway into chapter 3 (for those of you who are keeping up with the story) and it's a LOT longer than intended. Yet keeping with my promise of putting yaoi in chapter 3 it'll be split up into two or three parts (exactly like chapter two).