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S.V - Ep.15: What Awaits in Zero Space

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EXT. ANTARCTICA – Fallen Colony – DAY

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X teleports back to where he once faltered, feeling rejuvenated and more prepared for the dangers ahead.

He walks over towards the broken Colony. As he nears the crater, he can see the mysterious energy of the Zero Virus swell all around him.

He takes a deep breath.

X: (whispering) Here goes nothing…

-pan to-

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INT. ZERO SPACE – Level Indigo – DAY

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He jumps down inside the opening of the crater, which becomes the remnants of the Colony. Immediately the unnatural cybernetic beauty of the place throws him off.

He drops down and spots a spike marl droid and destroys it. Then he swiftly walks over and drops down through a maze-like corridor.

When he drops down again, a series of deadly lasers fire at him.

X: What the-!?

He guards himself while falling down in the corridor below.

X: Alia, what was that?

ALIA: (o.s, filtered) Be careful, X. They’re everywhere. They caught me off guard too...

X widens his eyes in fear.

X: (v.o, thinking) Alia’s analytics are top-notch... To even surpass her abilities must mean...

He closes his eyes and takes a breath.

X: Sigma’s not playing around this time...

[INSERT TITLE CARD - What Awaits in Zero Space]

He transforms into his Force Armor and presses on his head gem.

X: Internal Tracer... I’m counting on you, old friend.

[RADAR]: Roger.

He drops down once more into an open corridor, where he is surprised to see Repliforce Soldiers in their Ride Armors.

X: Huh?

Then, a purple virus spectre phases in front of him into the shape of Zero.

X: (scared) W-w-what!???

REPLIFORCE SOLDIER 1: Get him!!

Both the soldier and the Virus dash after him, where X is forced to back-dash jump and blast the Soldier down with a Plasma shot. Naturally, it goes through the Zero spectre, who just smirks at him and phases away.

ALIA: (o.s, filtered) ...It’s the Zero Virus, X... I know it’s creepy, but.. try not to let it get to you.

X: Oh my God.

His heart races as he charges up and runs ahead. He strategically takes down another Ride Armor soldier when another spectre forms behind the explosion.

X: Ahhh!

With wide eyes, X dash jumps away and narrowly evades the dashing spectre before it disappears.

He powers through and runs across to the end of the corridor where he drops down.

A short distance below, X lands on a small platform where his radar blips.

[RADAR]: Warning: 3 lasers, below.

His internal tracer locks onto the 3 targets for him, so X can prepare his moves ahead of time.

He jumps down and evades the first two, then has to do a quick dash to evade the 3rdone. After dropping down once more, a 4thlaser almost disintegrates him, before his radar can analyze it. He drops down into a more open corridor and pants.

X: Jeeez.

ALIA: They’re too fast and unpredictable! Use the Dark Hold!

X: (gasping) That’s right.

His armor shifts into purple as X calls upon the power of the Dark Hold. With a quick pose, time itself freezes. The entirety of the blue Zero Space is coated in negative light, where X can easily see the lasers with a hue of beige ambiance behind him.

He quickly dashes down a set of steps and passes by 4 deadly lasers. Then down another corridor with 3 more. When landing he runs and dashes down to the next corridor which opens up the room with many platform traps. He sees the lasers all around him that would threaten to destroy him had he not frozen time.

As he drops he looks at his gauntlet and watches the Dark Hold countdown to 00. Suddenly, the negative space reverts back into X’s gauntlet and the Zero Space re-emerges with a green laser firing right at X.

X: Ahh!

He ducks and lands, staring up at the last laser that could have killed him.

Upon landing, his radar blips again to the few laser traps ahead. This time they are in a pattern from the floor and the ceiling.

ALIA: Be careful, X. You don’t have the Dark Hold any more.

X nods.

X: I know...

He carefully walks and dashes past the first 3 ceiling lasers. Then, he dash-jumps beyond the next two floor lasers. With a quick wall-jump, X dashes past a final short ceiling laser before he drops and lands in front of a gate.

X: Phew...

-pan to-

------------------------------------------------------------ INT. ZERO SPACE – Gateway 1 – DAY ------------------------------------------------------------

X swiftly walks through the gateway as Alia com-links into him.

ALIA: (o.s, filtered) X... Before you walk through that shutter, I just want you to know that we all care about you, very much.

X: (smiling) I’ll be fine. Thanks, Alia.

He opens the shutter and enters the lair of the Shadow Devil.

Only, when he walks in, he discovers that the target has already been destroyed.

X: What the Hell....?

He looks at a skull-shaped creature, which has been pinned to the wall by the Zero Virus and stabbed in the forehead by an electric blade. The electricity continues to swell around the remnants of the deceased creature.

-FLASH-

------------------------------------------------------------ INT. ZERO SPACE – Shadow Devil’s Lair - DAY ------------------------------------------------------------

Caption: 2 hours ago…

The Shadow Devil looms before Zero; a creature birthed by the Zero Virus, itself.

Zero closes his eyes and takes a calm breath.

ZERO: So it’s true. We are his Children after all…

He allows his armor to shift into black as he stands before the Shadow Devil.

ZERO: …the only problem is… I don’t care…

Without hesitation, he uppercuts the Shadow Devil with an Electric Blade, piercing it at the eye.

SHADOW DEVIL: Rooooooooooaaaaaaarrrr!!

ZERO: HAAAAGGGGHHHHH!!!!!

He tilts his saber down and impales it with a Quake Blazer, causing a massive explosion through the beast.

SHADOW DEVIL: RAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!

The goo comes apart and it swiftly tries to attack Zero as it reforms itself behind him. Zero simply floats with folded arms, while his virus barrier bashes away any globs that come in his path.

The Shadow Devil reforms itself, but forms it’s eye at it’s right foot in an attempt to trick it’s adversary. It shoots a powerful fireball from it’s eye, directly at him.

ZERO: Hmph!

He bats it away with his forearm and slams a charged fist into the eye, creating a giant Messenko Giga Attack of dark energy, which tears it apart once more.

The desperate glob, remolds itself in the middle of the room in the form of an ominous skull. It propels itself towards Zero with a high jump, revealing it’s deadly spikes at the base.

ZERO: HAHAHAHAH! You simple-minded fool...

Zero waves his right arm and then his left, throwing waves of his Virus aura at the skull. Four waves of the Zero Virus form themselves into sharp spikes, which pin the creature to the wall, just below his distorted master’s logo.

ZERO: I’m done playing into his schemes and living in his shadow...

He forms a Z-Buster and uses his lancing Thunder-God attack to pierce the beast directly through the eye.

SHADOW DEVIL: GRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The eye rolls back into it’s face as it’s Skull-like body explodes from the inside out.

Zero stands before the explosion, unwavering as his Virus aura protects him from the blast.

ZERO: This is My life. And I’m done living it for anyone else...

Zero walks away from the pinned down, melted beast. It remains in the shape of a skull, with a hole in it’s forehead, where the eye once lived.

-FLASH-

------------------------------------------------------------ INT. ZERO SPACE – Shadow Devil’s Lair – DAY ------------------------------------------------------------

Caption: NOW

X looks at the fallen creature with a confused frown. He powers down back into his base armor.

ALIA: (o.s, filtered) We didn’t want you to get your hopes up, but Zero has destroyed this monster. We saw the whole thing through his coms while you were asleep.

X: …Huh… Why didn’t you tell me??

ALIA: (o.s, filtered) Signas thought it was best to let you discover this on your own…

X: What!? Why??

ALIA: (o.s, filtered) Everything happened so fast. We’re still processing it as this all unfolds. …I’m so sorry. I didn’t mean to keep anything from you.

X watches the defeated skull with an irate brow, but then softens his gaze as he wonders about Zero.

X: I don’t know what to think…

ALIA: (o.s, filtered) Please don’t be mad.

He stares at the dead monster and almost smiles.

X: No, it’s not that. It’s just- Zero! He actually fought this thing! I’m.. really surprised! And actually… Impressed!!

ALIA: (o.s, filtered) Well.. I wouldn’t-

X: You think he’s still in there, somewhere?

ALIA: (o.s, filtered) I’m not sure we should-

X: Maybe he’s still on our side after all!

ALIA: (o.s, filtered) This is exactly what we were trying to avoid.

X: Oh, come on Alia. Can’t you have a little faith for me, here??

ALIA: (o.s, filtered) …I’m sorry, but we do not feel the same way about this. I’m not as attached to Zero as you, so I can only analyze the facts. He is a Maverick. The same one who attacked Sigma, 7 years ago… He corrupted Sigma! He has had this Virus in him, all this time. And even after everything he’s done as a Maverick Hunter, once a concentrated amount of the Sigma Virus affected him, he turned on you and left you for dead.

X scowls once again.

X: I haven’t forgotten that… …but I can’t give up on him either. Not yet…

-FLASH-

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INT. ZERO SPACE – Level Purple - DAY

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Caption: 1 ½ hours ago…

Zero continues to travel down a new corridor, where the space around him glows in the color purple. No longer on the defensive, he allows his armor to revert to red and normalizes the pressure of his Virus Aura until it is not there.

ZERO: Ahh.. That’s better. What other surprises does the Old Man have for me?

Just then, a series of Repliforce Soldiers, mysteriously phase in before him.

ZERO: Hmph! You again??

He narrows his gaze and air-dashes right over to the Repliforce Soldier, who quietly aims at him.

Zero floats and slashes the Repliforce soldier into pieces.

Then he proceeds to Air-dash into the next two that smirk and fire at him.

ZERO: Noo, you’re not Repliforce.. I can tell…

He Hisuisho dashes against the first soldier and drops down to the floor.

ZERO: This is SIGMA!!

He smashes a fist into the ground, creating another powerful Messenko Giga Attack. The dark energy spreads right through them and tears them apart.

REPLIFORCE SOLDIERS: GAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!

He walks ahead and smirks at the last Ride Armor Soldier, who holds up a shield with his buster out.

ZERO: Hmph...

He forms a Z-Buster and fires it 3 times. His Charge shots are extra powerful spirals that knock down his shield, and blow him apart in no time.

ZERO: Hahahahahahahah!

At the ledge of the corridor, he can see a series of platforms, which lead diagonally up towards the next floor up. He doesn’t need to use them at all as he simply forms his dark aura and levitates himself high up to the next level.

Once there, he floats beyond a short wall, into a narrow corridor and walks into a couple of walk shooters, which he cuts down. Another Ride Armor soldier, floats before him, but he lances through it with his Raijingeki.

He levitates up a short wall and air-dashes past two neo-crushers, who threaten to bash him down with their maces.

He drops down a short-distance and C-slashes a walk shooter that jumps after him. Upon landing, he fires three more Z-Busters, which kill the next Ride Armor soldier and destroy another walk shooter. Then he dashes past a Neo-crusher. He continues to dash and use a quick Wind-shredder against another walk-shooter as he advances through the corridor.

He levitates past a series of spike traps, using his F-splasher dash, once again to a walk shooter that jumps after him. Another Ride Armor soldier points his blaster at him with a frustrated brow.

REPLIFORCE SOLDIER: HUUURGH. Get outta here!

He fires many blasts, but Zero just gracefully dodges them in mid-air as he gets closer to his target.

ZERO: Hehehe, never...

He tilts his saber and burns him down with a Quake blazer.

REPLIFORCE SOLDIER: GUUUAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!

ZERO: I’m home... You just don’t belong here.

He moves on, out of the spike trap, levitating beyond a spiked wall only to find another Ride Armor Soldier, below.

ZERO: I already destroyed you Repliforce Roaches...

He slams another fiery blade down onto the intruder, who explodes upon impact.

ZERO: But Sigma keeps bringing you back.

REPLIFORCE SOLDIER: Damn you!

He blasts Zero multiple times, who bats the shots away like child’s play. Then, he Denjin uppercuts the Ride Armored Soldier to death.

At the end of the corridor, Zero makes it to a ladder, which makes him smile.

He vertically speed-dashes up to the next floor with one boost, then he spots another Ride Armor soldier waiting for him.

Annoyed, Zero decides to take out his Saber and extend it into a giant wave of crescent shaped energy. The slash disintegrates the soldier and chips at the nearby wall ahead. Zero walks ahead and looks up to find that a hover gunner and sniper are shooting at him from above.

He levitates and electrifies his blade into an uppercut against the hover gunner. Then he Hisuisho dashes into the sniper against the wall. At the other side of the narrow corridor, a Ride Armor Soldier fires at him, so Zero Hisuisho dashes into him and performs a flaming uppercut to move past him and a second hover gunner.

He continues to levitate up the vertical corridor, when another Ride Soldier aims and fires at him. Zero Hisuisho dashes up to him and performs his classic three-hit combo to destroy the soldier. A nearby sniper tries to shoot down at him, but he just blasts it away with a Z-buster shot.

Then he floats above, to a pole in the middle of the room. The surrounding walls all have spikes, while a Ride Armor soldier awaits him and two hover gunners shoot at him from above.

ZERO: Hmph!

He grabs onto the pole, blasts the soldier away with his Z-Buster then fires at the two hover gunners up above him.

As he dashes up the pole with his wire-hook, he begins to pant, actually feeling winded for the first time since his battle with X.

At the end of the pole, two more Ride Armor soldiers catch him from both sides with charged blasts.

ZERO: AHH.

REPLIFORCE SOLDIER: HAHA!

REPLIFORCE SOLDIER: Gotcha!!

Zero dash-jumps over to the one on his right and retaliates with a Messenko Attack. The initial blast disintegrates the soldier before him, while the spreading remnants of the attack effectively destroy the soldier behind him.

Drained and actually feeling weak, Zero opts to climb the ladder up towards the top floor, where a gate awaits him.

ZERO: (panting) Now what...

-FLASH-

------------------------------------------------------------ INT. ZERO SPACE – Gateway 2 – DAY ------------------------------------------------------------

Caption: NOW

X walks through the gate in his base armor with a curious look on his face.

X: (v.o, thinking) Zero destroyed all of them... I must find out what he’s up to.

He passes through the corridor to the next shutter and opens it.

Once he enters the room, the cybernetics around him phase into a purple screen, which bears a large, ominous Sigma logo.

X: Hm?

The room then morphs into a very familiar design from Sigma’s Fortress.

SIGMA: (o.s, filtered) Oh, X... Were you expecting anyone else...?

-pan to-

------------------------------------------------------------ INT. ZERO SPACE – Rangda Bangda Room – DAY ------------------------------------------------------------

The colorful markings around the room display orange, gold, red, blue, green, white, purple and magenta. Two symmetrical holes in the room are cut above a sun, near the bottom of the wall, which resemble that of a face. There was no mistaking it. This was a new Rangda Bangda Room. This was Sigma’s doing.

X: Sigma!

SIGMA: (o.s, filtered) Hee hee hee hee! Welcome to my Colony. I hope you can /stay awhile!

At the dash a blue eye appears from the left socket and /comes after him.

X: Whoa..

He jumps back and fires a Charge Shot at it, then it comes after him again.

X: Agh!

He dashes away and shifts into his nearest power set. His body becomes red and orange as he shoots a Ground Fire at the eye. This causes the eyeball to burn and retreat back into it’s socket.

SIGMA: (o.s, filtered) Heheheh.. Right back atcha, X...

A red eye appears out of the right socket and slowly moves towards the center of the room. Then it immediately unleashes heavy rapid fire in both directions, blasting the ceiling and the floor, simultaneously.

X: (nervous) Ohhh.

X quickly shifts into green, producing his next weapon, the Spike Ball. When he attacks, it does nothing to affect the eye. The Spike Ball is simply blocked and retracts back into his buster.

X: Uhh.

His armor shifts white as he cringes at the oncoming fire.

X: (hurt) /Agh!!

He throws a Wing Spiral at the same time that he is shot down with heavy bullets.

SIGMA: (o.s, filtered) MUAHAHAHAH!!!

ALIA: (o.s, filtered, worried) X!!!

There is an opening in the gunfire spiral, which allows him to recover and sit up.

X: Aghh.. I’m okay. For now…

He narrows his eyes and shifts into dark blue and orange with his next weapon, the Goo Shaver. He immediately shakes his head and switches to his F-Laser, which swaps the orange and dark blue coloration of his armor.

He dashes away from the oncoming bullets and carefully aims at the red eye.

The F-Laser is too slow and barely catches the eye as it retreats back into it’s socket.

X: Hmph…

ALIA: (o.s, filtered) We don’t have time for this. Use your Gaea Armor and take that thing out!!

X: …I might have to.

Suddenly, the walls close in on X, as he recalls what happened the last time he was in a room like this. Just like last time, they narrow the entire room into a short vertical corridor, where the ‘nose’ of the room is able to attack him. This time it is in the pattern of a sun. If that wasn’t enough, suddenly spikes form at his feet, and almost kill him.

X: Ahh!!

He immediately jumps up and flashes into his Mech-like Gaea Armor. He lands on the spikes and glares at the sun.

X: Damn you, Sigma. I don’t have time for your games! What have you done to Zero!??

SIGMA: Hee hee hee. Don’t worry about him. He’s fine… He’s right where he belongs. You on the otherhand… I’m surprised you survived.

He narrows his gaze as the sun starts to attack.

X: Well you know me… I’ve always been resilient.

With a quick charge he blasts the sun decoration. It crawls down the wall, towards him, but X simply clings to the other wall and blasts it again with a 2ndGaia shot.

The sun begins to dent, already appearing heavily damaged. Then it retreats into the center of the room.

SIGMA: Oho, my! This is quite an upgrade you’ve acquired. I can’t wait to see what else you can do…

The room opens up once more as the walls retract back to their original areas.

X: Well, you’ll find out soon enough.

Just then, a green eye appears out of the right socket, behind X. It immediately fires direct rapid-fire blue shots at X.

X grits his teeth and raises a gauntlet to block the attacks. They harm him only slightly as he charges up and fires a large Gaia Shot at the eye. Then, another. And one more.

The green eye relentlessly fires at X, but each Gaia shot overtakes the bullets as the eye shakes and retreats back into the socket.

From the left eye socket, the blue eye peers out again and throws itself right at him.

X quick-charges and blasts it with a Gaia shot before dash-jumping over it. The blue eye follows him and bashes into X’s back.

X: (annoyed) Agh!

He grabs the eye, over his shoulder turns around and punches it, hard in the iris.

The eye cracks open and malfunctions, sparking from the inside. It retreats back into it’s socket, heavily damaged.

ALIA: (o.s, filtered) Whoa… You’re doing great, X. Keep this up and you’ll be able to escape this room in no time.

X: Good. I’ve got to find Zero!

The walls begin to close-in again.

SIGMA: (o.s, filtered) Hee hee hee. I’ve already told you. You need not worry about him. It is yourself, who should be worried!

The sun crawls down the other wall to attack X this time. He fires a direct Gaia Shot at it, then clings to the other wall. Just then, other spikes form at both walls, threatening to kill him. Thankfully, his Armor is impervious to this trap.

X: (wide-eyed, furious) Wow, Sigma! That could’ve killed me!!

He drops down and fires another Charge Shot at the sun decoration, which nearly crumples upon impact.

X: Don’t you want another challenge!?

SIGMA: Oh, X… I already know you won’t disappoint me… I’m just testing your new abilities.

X: WHAT!?

He is struck by the sun, before it retreats into the center of the room again.

X: /igh..

He cringes for a second and then shakes it off.

SIGMA: Don’t you want all of this to end, X?

Suddenly, the red eye appears out of the right socket, once again.

SIGMA: Imagine what the 3 of us can do together…!

X widens his eyes as the red eye spiral attacks him again. He puts his hands out to block the oncoming fire as he charges up.

X: NO. Don’t tell me…

He quick charges and blasts the red eye twice, before the oncoming fire finally hits him. As he guards himself,the bullets barely phase him.

X: You’re trying to Will Zero into becoming a Maverick!!

SIGMA: Hee hee hee, oh no, silly boy… He always was one. And rather than punish him for it, it’s time to Accept it!

X shakes his head, distraught.

X: NNNNOOOOOO!!!!!!

He shoots at the red eye, two more times as it retreats into the socket, cracked.

The green eye appears from the left socket, where X does not hesitate to strike with a Gaia Shot. He dash-jumps into it’s rapid fire, allowing the bullets to wash over him as he quick-charges. When he lands, he blasts it at a 45 degree angle, which shatters the green eye entirely.

The blue eye appears in place of the green eye socket. X just charges again and blasts it with a charged Gaia Shot. The eye jumps out of it’s socket, coming after X, who dash-jumps away and destroys it in mid-air with a final Gaia Shot.

The red eye peers out from it’s right socket once again, and floats to the center of the room as the walls close in on X. He blasts the red eye away before the spikes can form below his feet.

The moment the sun re-emerges from the back wall, X destroys it with a Gaia Shot and the whole room explodes around him. With that, the Rangda Bangda trap has been destroyed.

SIGMA: (o.s, filtered) Very good, X. Zero is waiting for just further ahead.

The damaged room opens up a new corridor, which leads further into Zero Space.

-FLASH-

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Caption: 1 hour ago…

Zero enters through the gate to see the room reveal the Sigma logo before him.

ZERO: (irate) SIGMA!!? You have some explaining to do!!!!

SIGMA: (o.s, filtered) All in due time, old friend.

ZERO: Don’t you Dare call me that!!! Nothing has changed between us!! You got that!?

SIGMA: (o.s, filtered) Heeheeheehee, very well… A fighter to the very end, I see. This will be interesting!

He opens up the corridor into the next room.

SIGMA: (o.s, filtered) Welcome home, boy. I’m gonna enjoy working with you…

Zero shakes his head, annoyed.

ZERO: Huuurgh. No Way!!!

-pan to-

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INT. ZERO SPACE – Level Red – DAY

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Zero runs through the red draped corridor with intensely clenched teeth.

ZERO: I’ll Never Join You!!!!!

SIGMA: (o.s, filtered) You already have boy, you just don’t know it yet.

ZERO: NO! This is MY LIFE!!! And I’m done with the Mavericks and the Hunters!! …Once I’m through with you, I’LL be the one to reshape the New World.

SIGMA: Heeheeheeheehee… Haahaahaahaahaahaa! I’d love to see you try!!!!

The corridor narrows into a ramp with a short ceiling above it with threatening spikes. He speed-dashes below and cuts down two mets in his path.

He continues to dash further down the ramp, encountering a couple of more mets and a hover gunner, before the room opens up into a more elaborate spike trip.

He smirks and sets up his Virus Barrier which allows him to float and drift passed the trap. He flies beyond a set of poles, which he would have needed a wire-hook to advance through. A few hover gunners shoot at him, but small waves of his virus aura are enough to crush them as he air-dashes passed a set of rolling gabyools on the long pole below him.

From there, he spots another large spike trap, where hover platforms allow passage. He smiles at Sigma’s weak attempt at a challenge as he simply flies through the whole trap, uncontested.

He floats beyond a long stretch of platforms before he finally sees a gate ahead of him. When he finally lands, he feels very tired.

-pan to-

------------------------------------------------------------ INT. ZERO SPACE – Gateway 3 - DAY ------------------------------------------------------------

Zero enters the gateway and drops down into a large open corridor. When he lands, he pulls out his saber, panting.

ZERO: (exhausted) Ahhh… I’m still getting used to.. this power. Flying takes a lot out of me…

He walks through the open passage and enters the next lair.

When the gate closes behind him, he finds that no one is there.

ZERO: Huh? …No one is here.

He puts his saber away, disappointed.

ZERO: (calling out) Hey Sigma! What gives!!?

Just then, a new cybernetic screen pops up, this time depicting a clear ‘W’ logo, which causes his eyes to widen.

Staring at the logo is almost hypnotic and therapeutic to Zero, as he remembers where he came from. This was his master’s logo. He was his ultimate creation, and up until now, Zero has been undoing everything his creator had intended in his master plan.

Zero narrows his eyes as he doesn’t receive an answer from Sigma. He notices that the room is locked and there is no passage out of there.

ZERO: (smirking) Hmph… I get it. Whether I like it or not, I gotta play into your game, right Sigma??

Still, no answer.

ZERO: X must still be alive…

He takes a breath and smiles.

An image of his old friend passes through his mind.

ZERO: Well… It’ll be good to see him again, I guess…

He walks over to the far corner and sits down against the wall.

ZERO: I could use someone like him… On my side…

He closes his eyes and folds his arms as he finally takes a rest.

-FLASH-

------------------------------------------------------------ INT. ZERO SPACE – Level Red – DAY ------------------------------------------------------------

Caption: NOW

In his base armor, X dash-jumps out of an intricate spike trap from a broken hover platform and catches the wall ahead of him. He slides down a wall, tired as he starts to kick-jump up.

ALIA: (o.s, filtered) Wait!

X: Huh??

He begins to slide down again.

ALIA: (o.s, filtered, excited) I think, I can see something behind that wall!

X’s eyes widen as he continues to slide down and suddenly falls through a hologram of the wall below.

-pan to-

------------------------------------------------------------ INT. ZERO SPACE – Hidden Capsule Area - DAY ------------------------------------------------------------

X: Whaaaooh!

X face plants before a pink capsule and looks up with a surprised smile on his face.

X: What the-?

He pulls out his black heart-tank, the two sub-tanks and the one power cell that he’s collected to unlock the capsule.

Once doing so, Dr. Light appears with a stunned look on his face.

DR. LIGHT: I never expected you to come here without the armor...

X: Ah.. I’m trying to be truer to myself these days...

DR. LIGHT: That’s very good of you to have faith in your own abilities, but it’s also very dangerous to go without adequate equipment. Especially in a place such as this.

X: Speaking of which, how did you get here...!?

DR. LIGHT: This capsule was always underground... When the Colony landed, I was thrust into this strange Zero Space. You must end it. You must stop Zero...

X takes a breath.

X: I know...

DR. LIGHT: To finish this battle, I’ll give you another model of the Ultimate Armor.

X: NO Doc! I can’t rely on that thing anymore!!

DR. LIGHT: You must. In order to become the World’s Champion, sometimes we must unleash the darkest parts of ourselves.

X: ..but I hate who I AM, when I wear that Armor. I become this Destructive Monster and I can’t bear it.

Dr. Light shakes his head.

DR. LIGHT: It’s all in your head. It is not the power that you wield... But what you choose to do with it that matters in the end.

X looks at him and thinks about that for a moment.

X: (v.o, thinking) ...Could the same be for Zero...?

X thinks back to what Signas said, recently.

SIGNAS: (o.s, v.o) I don’t think you have to stop him. You just have to save him.

He sighs and nods.

X: Alright...

DR. LIGHT: Very well. As you know, you can perform the Giga Attack an unlimited number of times. But don’t get lazy... Beware not to depend on the power of this armor too much.

X: Heh, I know...

Dr. Light smiles at his son.

DR. LIGHT: The end is near... Good luck, X!

Dr. Light dissipates and X enters the capsule. When the brilliant light from the capsule washes over him, his base armor is reformatted into his Ultimate Armor once again. Only this time, he feels even stronger and his armor is coated in black, just like Zero’s ultimate form.

X looks at himself with big eyes and clenches his fists, surprised.

X: We really aren’t so different… him and I…

X continues to worry about the dark nature of his power set as he dashes out of the hidden corridor.

-pan to-

------------------------------------------------------------ INT. ZERO SPACE – Level Red - DAY ------------------------------------------------------------

From out of the holographic wall, X dash-jumps up to the real wall above and climbs up to the open corridor with a few kick-jumps.

Once there, he dashes over to the other end of the block, where he can spot a series of hover platforms that lead to a gate at the far end of the corridor.

X runs, drops, dash-jumps and air-dashes from platform to platform until he makes it to the gateway at the end of the hall.

-pan to-

------------------------------------------------------------ INT. ZERO SPACE – Gateway 3 – DAY ------------------------------------------------------------

After entering the first shutter, X drops down into the open corridor, as the lights dramatically become dimmer.

X: (whispering) This is it… Zero’s here. I can feel it.

ALIA: (o.s, filtered) …Good luck, X.

X: (focused) Thanks. I’m breaking contact…

ALIA: (o.s, filtered) Understood.

X calmly switches off his com-link as he runs ahead and dashes through the next shutter.

-pan to-

------------------------------------------------------------ INT. ZERO SPACE – Zero’s Lair – DAY ------------------------------------------------------------

X dashes through the shutter to find Zero asleep against the wall with his arms folded. His virus barrier covers his body like a flame, while Virus Spectres of Zero can be seen flying around the room.

Once the spectres spot X, they fly directly into their host’s body and Zero, himself wakes up.

His virus power levitates him back on his feet, where he glares at his fated foe.

The two stand tall and stare at each other battle-ready, as the nostalgic logo of Dr. Wily taunts them in shades of red and purple.

-Freezeframe. Grainy Effect-

-Fade to black-

#MMX Fanfics #Season V #Episode 15 #What Awaits in Zero Space #Zero Space #Fallen Colony #Eurasia #Stage 1 #Stage 2 #Stage 3 #Shadow Devil #Rangda Bangda #Zero #X

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Kirby: Battle Royale - Datamine Findings [Spoilers]

I’m sorry that this is coming out so late! Once I finished collecting things I really had to take a rest, I stayed up all night for this so I was fairly tired by the end of it all. Either way, due to the length of this post and it’s spoiler content, click the “Read More” to continue.

To start off, the following abilities are in the final version of the game:

Sword Cutter Beetle Bomb Spear Fighter Ninja Whip Parasol Hammer Doctor Tornado Ice

King Dedede, Meta Knight and Bandana Waddle Dee are all present in the game as playable characters. It is unknown how they are unlocked normally, but it likely has to do with story mode. Their unlock messages are as follows:

"Meta Knight is now in the Collection Lists! You can use this in Battle Mode and Online Battles after it's unlocked."

"Waddle Dee is now in the Collection Lists! You can use this in Battle Mode and Online Battles after it's unlocked."

"King Dedede is now in the Collection Lists! You can use this in Battle Mode and Online Battles after it's unlocked."

These are all the playable character icons. As it has been pointed out, in the demo, there are 17 ability slots; the last one is the Random select, similar to Smash Bros. and other games. The poll ability isn’t present whatsoever in the retail game, so it’ll likely be added in as a free DLC update.

As previously revealed on the Kirby Twitter account, the game has alternate costumes. Aside from special circumstances, all abilities have their default gear along with three alternates. They are listed as such: Sword: Gigant Helmet Newspaper Hat Dyna Helmet Ultra Sword Hat* Cutter: Sir Kibble Helmet Mohawk Knight Helmet Beetle: Hornhead Helmet Woodpecker Helmet Hydra Helmet Bomb: Foley Cap Bomb Cap Boom Cap Qbby Cap* Spear: Javelin Knight Helm Devil Horns Sectonia Mask

Fighter: Knuckle Joe Hair Wrestling Mask Goriath Hat Ninja: Bio Spark Helmet Topknot Samurai Helmet Whip: Whippy Hat Gymnastics Leotard Daroach Hat Parasol: Bouncy Umbrella Paper Parasol Fancy Umbrella

Hammer: Dedede Hammer Toy Hammer Grand Hammer Replica

Doctor: Chemitory Hat Nurse Cap Sacred Hat

Tornado: Twister Helmet Pinwheel Kracko Hat

Ice: Mr. Frosty Freeze Hood Snow Bowl

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Bandana Waddle Dee: Sailor Hat Straw Hat Animal Hat Café Cap*

Meta Knight: Dark Meta Knight Mask Party Mask Mecha Knight Mask Galacta Knight Mask*

King Dedede: Knit Cap Gentleman's Hat King's Crown Masked Dedede Mask*

Ultra Sword Hat, Qbby Cap, Café Cap, Galacta Knight Mask and Masked Dedede Mask are all amiibo-locked, so you’ll need the Kirby Series amiibo and the Qbby amiibo to unlock everything.

Here are all of the ability moves. If the move is listed as an aerial move, it can only be used during a jump. If it’s listed as a charged move, you need to hold a charge before it can be used.

Beetle - Horn Upper, Horn Flurry, Back Slash, Spiral Horn (aerial), Rocket Horn (charged), Dive (after Rocket Horn), Forward Lunge, Slamming Drill (after Forward Lunge)

Bomb - Bomb Throw, Big Bomb Throw (charged), Bomb Dunk

Cutter - Cutter Boomerang, Jump Cutter (aerial), Hyper Cutter (charged), Final Cutter

Dedede - Hammer, Hammer Twirl (aerial), Dedede Hammer Throw (charged), Giant Dedede Swing

Doctor - Bouncing Capsule, Flash Spark (charged lv1), Sleeping Gas (charged lv2), Remedy (charged lv3), Clipboard Bash

Fighter - Quick Jab, Vulcan Jab, Rising Break, Sky Kick (aerial), Giga Force Blast (charged), Kick, Spin Kick, Final Spin Kick

Hammer - Hammer, Hammer Twirl (aerial), Hammer Flip (charged, 2 lvl.), Big Hammer Drop (aerial, charged, 2 lvl.), Hammer Swing

Ice - Ice Breath, Ice Sprinkle (aerial), Ice Wall (charged), Ice Ball

Meta Knight - Horizontal Slash, Meta Multithrust, Decisive Slash, Knight Spin (aerial), Dimensional Strike (charged), Piercing Slash

Ninja - Shock, Flurry Swipe, Stealth Slash, Ninja Kick (aerial), Pyrotechnics (charged), Knife Throw, Wind-Up Trick (charged), Ninja Jump (jump while holding button)

Parasol - Parasol Swing, Parasol Dive (aerial), Parasol Shield (hold), Parasol Drill (charged), Circus Throw (after Parasol Drill), Parasol Spin

Spear - Spear Thrust, Multispear Attack, Pinpoint Thrust, Windmill (aerial), Gale Thrust (charged), Spear Throw

Sword - Horizontal Slash, Successive Slash, Cleave, Sword Spin (aerial), Spin Slash (charged), Drill Stab

Tornado - Tornado Attack, Hyper Tornado, Big Tornado (charged), Tornado Dash

Bandana Waddle Dee - Parasol Swing, Parasol Dive (aerial), Aqua Shot (charged), Parasol Spin

Whip - Whip Strike, 100-Whip Slap, Whip Tornado (aerial), Crash Typhoon (charged), Whip Grab

To finish the ability section, there’s an oddity. Axe Knight is a character in the game, but it’s unknown if he’s playable. His data is all labeled as a normal, functioning player character, similar to Kirby’s abilities and the other confirmed unlockables. However, he’s also missing several things. He has no player select icon, lacks some coding for certain modes and has no unlockable text. Several things point to him being a character created solely for the Story Mode (possibly Meta Knight’s partner in the tourney), but there is a chance that he’s just not totally finished. Either way, his moveset is based around Cutter Kirby.

There are ten different game modes in the game overall. To list them out...

Apple Scramble - “Attack Mini Whispy Woods when it has apples to make them fall. After you pick up apples, throw them into your collection area, which is blue. After pulling the lever, you'll score for apples that go down the chute. High score wins!” Maps - Starter Forest, Double-Cross Forest, Bramble Forest, Fenced Forest, Double-Cross Forest (again?)

Slam Hockey - “Try to hit rivals with the puck as many times as you can. High score wins! You can send the puck toward rivals in two ways: give it a smack or throw it! If a rival throws a puck at you, catch it by pressing R at just the right time.” Maps - Normal Arena, Obstacle Arena, Stretch Arena

Battle Arena - “The last one standing when all rivals are KO'd wins! To knock out rivals, attack them until their health hits zero. Press A repeatedly to wake up if KO'd. The more you faint, the longer it takes to recover.” Maps - Deluxe Coliseum, Battle Coliseum

Robo Bonkers - “Attack Robo Bonkers and do more damage than anyone else to win! Throw missiles into cannons to launch them. It's a great way to damage Robo Bonkers! When Robo Bonkers falls, go for multiple attacks. Try for greater amounts of damage per hit.” Maps - Robo Bonkers, Robo Bonkers DX, Robo Bonkers SDX

Coin Clash - “Pick up coins while attacking your rivals for theirs. The one with the most coins wins! You can take even more coins from rivals by doing greater amounts of damage to them. You'll drop coins until you get the ghost off your back. Use B to dash and Y to jump.” Maps - Central Room, Dual Room, Trap Room, Party Room

Flagball - “You'll score when the ball connects with your blue flag. First team to seven points wins! If a flag falls to a lower level, you can grab it and run it around the field! A double flag will appear later in the game. It's worth double points. Great for a comeback!” Maps - Beginner's Beach, Flagger Beach, Footfall Beach, Lopsided Beach

Ore Express - “Toss as much ore as you can into train cars. Get more points than your rivals to win! Throw ore into a gold train car if you see one. You'll get double points for that ore!” Maps - Wayward Plains, Twisty Tunnels, Logjam Pass

Crazy Theater - “You'll enter a series of quick challenges. Hit the max number of wins before your rivals! In a question challenge, knock rivals off the correct answer!” Maps - Dream Theater

Attack Riders - “Attack your rivals to take away their chips. Whoever holds the most chips at the end wins! The more chips a competitor has, the easier they are to take. Greater damage gets more too. When the vehicle's gauge is full, press Y to attack. Avoid taking damage or you'll fall out!“ Maps - Attack Biker, Attack Tanker Rocket Rumble - “Grab as much fuel as you can and throw it into your rocket. The one with the most fuel wins! Attack your rivals' rockets to knock loose blocks of their fuel. Then steal it for your own! Get into your rocket before the 10-second countdown is over. Just jump in, or you won't score!” Maps - Space Center

The final boss in the game is named Dededestroyer Z. He shares some code with the Robo Bonkers battles, so it likely takes place in a similar scenario (circle arena, robot fight, etc.). In this fight, Dededestroyer Z seems to take control of the Kirby Printer and creates mass hordes of enemies for you to fight. The objective of this final fight is "Defeat all rivals before they beat you!". While this all goes on, Dededestroyer Z will also attack you using lasers, fist slamming attacks and more. Bandana Waddle Dee joins in this fight to help you, too; he seems to give you something called the Golden Missile, likely to deal the final blow.

The following NPCs are present in the game:

Groggy Waddle Dee Buddy Waddle Dee Dedede Meta Knight Axe Knight Bat Meta Knight Kirby Printer Waddle Dee A/B/C/D/E/F/P Soldier Waddle Dee L/R/A/B/C/D Spear Waddle Dee A/B Reporter Waddle Dee Camera Waddle Dee AD Waddle Dee TV Waddle Dee Mic Waddle Dee Fake Kirby A/B/C/D/E Waddle Doo A/B/C Guide Board A/B/C Knuckle Joe Elevator Crank Handle

The entirety of the Kirby Twitter news cast is here! Aside from the NPCs, there are characters called Waddle Dee Buddy, Waddle Dee Spear and Sandbag in the game. Compared to Axe Knight, it’s highly unlikely that these characters are anything more than story mode and/or tutorial characters. Sandbag is used in the online waiting room, too.

While we already have a fair bit of the OST in the game’s demo, there’s a lot of files that still aren’t present. This includes two Staff Credits themes, two Meta Knight themes, two Dedede themes, various boss themes, some more minigame themes and a couple things relating to the end of the game. I’ll be uploading the demo’s OST after this post goes live, too, so stay tuned for that!

To finish this off, I’d like to thank the elusive Popcorn for helping me, once again. He managed to snag the demo and send it over, so none of this would be possible without him!

#kirby #kirby spoilers #battle royale spoilers

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S.V - Ep. 8: Conflicts of Interest

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INT. PLANETARIUM – Gateway - DAY

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Caption: 1:00 PM – Egyptian Time

X walks through a gateway toward Dark Necrobat’s Space Laboratory with a firm grimace on his face.

X: (v.o, thinking) Zero... Please be okay.

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INT. REPLIFORCE AIR BASE – Gateway Airlock - DAY

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Caption: 11:00 AM – UK Time

Zero walks through the Airlock towards Spiral Pegasus’ air fleet. When he opens the next shutter, he finds a fleet of green airships passing by.

ZERO: Hmph. Looks like they’re on the move.

He watches ship after ship pass by until one spots him and starts to fly closer.

ZERO: Oh no ya don’t!

Zero fearlessly dash-jumps on top of the airship and hitches a ride.

ALIA: (o.s, filtered) Zero!! Are you crazy!!?

ZERO: (annoyed) Shut up, Alia. I don’t have time for you…

He immediately cuts off the feed from his ear-piece. Then, he notices Spiral Pegasus fly over to him with a discerning look on his face.

SPIRAL PEGASUS: I’ve wanted to see you, Zero…

The Skiver points at him with a grimace as he descends down to the airship. Zero slowly rises to his feet and gives him a focused look.

- cut to –

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INT. SPACE LABORATORY – Dark Necrobat’s Lair - DAY --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Once the shutter opens, X enters a Space Laboratory and sees a series of mysterious incubation and fermentation tanks. Above him, swaths of batton bones appear from the dark shadows of the ceiling. They disperse to reveal their master, Dark Necrobat, who lets out a horrible wrenching squeak.

DARK NECROBAT: WHREEAAAA!!!!!! I’ve been waiting for you!

He flips in mid-air to an upright position.

X covers his ears in pain and looks up at him with displeasure.

X: HEY! Can’t you understand the urgency of our situation?

- cut to –

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EXT. REPLIFORCE AIR FLEET – The Skiver’s Challenge - DAY ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Spiral Pegasus lands on the airship and folds his arms.

SPIRAL PEGASUS: I wanted to ask you something… My thoughts always come back to the Colonel. I wanted to ask you if the battle between you two was necessary…

- cut to –

------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INT. SPACE LABORATORY – Dark Necrobat’s Lair - DAY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Dark Necrobat lets out another awful squeak.

DARK NECROBAT: GROOAAAAA. Who cares?! I don’t take orders from anyone! The word ‘Sigma’ means nothing to me!

X gasps.

X: (desperate) Then, listen to me for a second. This is no time for a fight.

- cut to-

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EXT. REPLIFORCE AIR FLEET – The Skiver’s Challenge - DAY --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

SPIRAL PEGASUS: (continuing) I’m not accusing you of anything. I just want to know. That’s all…

Zero closes his eyes and takes a deep breath.

ZERO: (calm, upset) You of all people should already know… The whole Repliforce War was unnecessary…

Spiral Pegasus takes in a deep breath and nods in agreement with a crooked frown.

SPIRAL PEGASUS: Well, it’s too late now… The damage has already been done.

- cut to -

X looks up at the Bat Maverick with pleading, respectful eyes.

X: Please… I need to borrow a Fuel Tank.

DARK NECROBAT: Grooooaaar!!!! Not my problem.

X: It will be, if that Eurasia Colony crashes into the Earth and you didn’t help me stop it!!

Dark Necrobat sneers at X and shakes his head.

DARK NECROBAT: (piercing, foul) NREEEAAAAR! This wretched Planet is already doomed. I’ve been observing this World for the past 3 years… Whether you are Maverick, Hunter or Human, we are all to blame for this Planet’s Destruction.

X: Noooo! We can stop it and save Earth, if you’ll just help me!!!!

DARK NECROBAT: HYAAAHAHAHAHAH!!!!

-cut to-

------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EXT. REPLIFORCE AIR FLEET – The Skiver’s Challenge - DAY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

SPIRAL PEGASUS: (resigned) I’ve already been infected by the Virus. I’m destined to be retired by you once I become a Maverick, so go ahead. Take me down… I want to fight you for the Colonel and Iris… That’s what they would have wanted.

Zero closes his eyes and takes a deep breath, calmly nodding in agreement.

ZERO: (honorable) I understand. But I’ll fight you only because this is my mission.

- cut to –

------------------------------------------------------------------------------ INT. SPACE LABORATORY – Dark Necrobat’s Lair - DAY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

DARK NECROBAT: (laughing, continuing) Hahahah! –and what makes you think, I’m interested in Saving this World??? In situations like this, everybody dies – Mavericks and Hunters alike. But since you came all the way here, I’ll just kill you myself!

X: (disturbed, aggravated) Hmph. I’ll destroy all Mavericks, like you!

DARK NECROBAT: RHEEAAAAARRRRR!!!!! I’m always ready!

X quickly picks up his buster and charges up.

X: Good!

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EXT. REPLIFORCE AIR FLEET – The Skiver’s Challenge – DAY ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Zero slowly raises his saber and holds it up with two hands.

ZERO: Now… let’s do it!!

[Insert Title Card – Conflicts of Interest]

Zero runs towards Spiral Pegasus, who swiftly turns back into a loop to gain momentum. The winds accelerate Spiral Pegasus, who puts out two hands in a charging dive towards Zero.

ZERO: Whoa!!

He jumps up when Spiral Pegasus reaches him and manages to knick him in the back of the shoulder.

SPIRAL PEGASUS & ZERO: Agh.

The high winds cut Zero as he lands, while Spiral Pegasus favors his shoulder.

The two turn around to face each other.

Zero takes a slash, but Spiral Pegasus uses a swift dashing afterimage of himself to knock Zero all the way to the end of the wing.

ZERO: Aughh.

SPIRAL PEGASUS: Careful, Zero... You don’t want to lose to the Repliforce like this.

- cut to –

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INT. SPACE LABORATORY – Dark Necrobat’s Lair – DAY ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

X: /Hyah!

X fires a piercing charge shot at a 45 degree angle, which catches Dark Necrobat in the chest.

X: Yaaaaaah!

X flies up to him and punches him in the face.

DARK NECROBAT: (hurt) NGRAAAAAHHHH!!!!!!!!!!

He pushes out two arms and summons a swarm of bats to fly after X.

X: (surprised) Aughhh.

The swarm of bats try to cover X, but they are all destroyed by his protective aura.

DARK NECROBAT: Grrr/RAH!!!

He rushes over to X with his talons and forces him down to the floor.

X: Aghhh… You..

DARK NECROBAT: (squeaking) Skreeehehehehee!

-cut to-

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EXT. AIR FLEET – Spiral Pegasus’ Challenge - DAY ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

ZERO: Hmph. I’ll never lose to you!

Zero regains his footing and runs after Spiral Pegasus again.

SPIRAL PEGASUS: So be it, Hunter.

Spiral Pegasus dives after Zero once again, but this time Zero anticipates his movements. He blasts him with two half-charged Z-buster shots, then at the last moment, he performs an F-Splasher. From mid-air-dash, he raises himself just above Spiral Pegasus’ shoulder, so as not to ram into him.

SPIRAL PEGASUS: (hit) Urgghh..

He wavers back for a moment and shakes his head as Zero lands and /stabs him in the back.

SPIRAL PEGASUS: /Hooot!!!

With a gritty grin, Zero eagerly slashes Spiral Pegasus three times at his back.

ZERO: /Ha! /Hyah, /Haaah!!! How do ya like that, Skiver?

He gives him a harsh kick in the back.

SPIRAL PEGASUS: (hurt, annoyed) Huuurgh! Dishonorable /FOOL!!!!

He turns around and /fires a twirling Wing Spiral at him.

ZERO: Whoooaaaaaa!

The tornado takes hold of Zero and quickly throws him off of the Aircraft.

- cut to –

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INT. SPACE LABORATORY – Dark Necrobat’s Lair - DAY ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Dark Necrobat holds X down to the ground with both feet planted on his arms.

X: Aggggkk.. Damn, you!!!

DARK NECROBAT: Rheeeeheeheeheehee!!!!!

ALIA: (o.s, filtered) Try using your Giga Attack, X. It might be the only way out of this.

X’s eyes widen at the idea. Then he closes them tightly, and unleashes the power from his core.

X: Hh/Yaaaaaah!!!!

Suddenly without warning, a stream of piercing laser charge shots emit from his body. In his immediate vicinity, the lasers rise up and rain down upon Dark Necrobat at a 90 degree angle.

DARK NECROBAT: (damaged) Aaaaaaggghhhh!!!!! What.. the.. Heeeelll was thaaaat!!!!!?

Dark Necrobat steps back and starts to float up in retreat as he hunches over and huddles his own chest.

X rises to his feet with a valiant look on his face.

X: If you’ve really been paying attention, you’d know that I am X – a reploid with Limitless Potential!! Now take this!!!

X’s armor shifts into orange as he unleashes a Flash Laser, gained from Izzy Glow. The firefly inspired missile has a long trail of laser-light, which X is actually able to direct with a Neural-link from the late doctor’s smart technology.

X wills for the laser missile to fly right into Dark Necrobat at a 45 degree angle. The laser follows through and bursts right into his stomach.

DARK NECROBAT: (hurting) Urrrr-gg-gg-gg-gg-gghhH!!!!

The laser-light trail inserts itself within Dark Necrobat’s stomach, only affecting him more, after the fact.

-cut to –

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EXT. AIR FLEET – Spiral Pegasus’ Challenge – DAY ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

ZERO: (hurt, scared) Aaaaaaaaaaaaaggggggggghhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Spiral Pegasus narrows his eyes at Zero and swiftly flies over to him.

He rams against him in mid-air with an uppercut to the face.

ZERO: /Awh!!

Spiral Pegasus swiftly flies away and doubles back, as Zero falls again. This time from the other angle, Spiral Pegasus dives downward and checks him with the shoulder, making Zero spin violently in mid- air, as he helplessly plummets downward.

At last, Spiral Pegasus takes pity upon Zero and falls at the same rate at him. With an after-image Wind Shredder, Zero is knocked far back among the winds and shoved on top of another Aircraft.

He spins and topples along the wings, feeling damaged and dizzy upon his landing. He throws up almost immediately on the roof of the Aircraft.

ZERO: (vomiting, coughing) Euuooghhhhh!!!!! Ff-ughhhh. Huhh.. Haggghkk!

He tries to cough to clear up his throat as Spiral Pegasus folds his arms with a smirk.

SPIRAL PEGASUS: (mocking) Ohhhh my, Zero… Tisk, tisk!

He shakes his head and floats towards his position.

SPIRAL PEGASUS: Come now… I thought you were better than this.

Zero grits his teeth and powers up a dark, purple hand.

ZERO: I AM!!

He plants his fist into the Aircraft and unleashes his Messenko Giga Attack.

SPIRAL PEGASUS: What the-!?

The Aircraft immediately erupts as the attack itself catches Spiral Pegasus directly in the front-section.

ZERO & SPIRAL PEGASUS: AAAAAAGGGGGGHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

Zero attempts to double jump in the air and use an air-dash to reach another Aircraft, but to no avail. This time he is falling further below.

Before long, suddenly everything goes red and he feels himself teleporting. In an instant, he is back on top of another Aircraft; one that was not far from the explosion.

Zero looks around amazed and surprised. He quickly turns his com-link back on.

ZERO: Alia, was that you!?

ALIA: (o.s, filtered) It sure was. Now either calm down and focus, or next time I’m Force Teleporting you straight home. You got that!?

Zero is surprised by her demeanor, but it actually makes him smile.

ZERO: (respectful) Yes ma’am!

- cut to –

Dark Necrobat hisses and floats further away from X into a high corner of the room.

DARK NECROBAT: How daaaare you disrespect me in my place of dwelling!

He takes a deep breath and unleashes a deafening sonic wave of power.

DARK NECROBAT: (shrieking) RHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

X: (hurt, affected) Awwwwhh…

X desperately covers his ears as three closely-knit rings of sonar waves near him.

ALIA: (o.s, filtered) Get out of there, X.

X: (hurt) AGH! Trying!! Don’t talk, it Hurts!!!

X shakes his head and tries to dash away, from the sonar ring. He takes flight and manages to hover above it, but Dark Necrobat summons a second sonar ring, and then a third one.

X narrows his eyes, with his ears still covered tight.

X: (v.o, thinking) Damn, he got me good. My only play is to fly around them and let my barrier do the work, but that won’t last! (aloud) Shoot!

X manages to get around the second one, but the third one covers him.

At once, X feels a sudden burst of pressure from within his ears, and then a heavy ringing slowly occurs.

X: (hurt) AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

DARK NECROBAT: Aaahahahahah. AAAHAHAHAHAH!!!!! And now… You’re mine!!!!

He powers up to his fullest as he becomes surrounded in a dark aura of his own.

- cut to –

Spiral Pegasus lands on the new aircraft, where Zero has teleported. He points at him from afar.

SPIRAL PEGASUS: That was a neat little trick you pulled, but don’t count on it happening again.

ZERO: Oh don’t worry. I learned my lesson. This time, my saber is all I need.

SPIRAL PEGASUS: Hmph. And this time, I’ll just let you fall.

ZERO: (smirking) Come on!

The two run after each other once again. Spiral Pegasus performs a swift dash, while Zero retaliates with a brave Electric-Blade uppercut.

Spiral Pegasus gets cut across the chest and shocked from within as he rams into Zero.

SPIRAL PEGASUS: (shocked) Aggggkkkk!!

Zero gets back up and tries to perform a fearless air-dash of his own to capitalize on the punishment. His F-Splasher is stopped short and overpowered by a spiral-covered fist, however.

SPIRAL PEGASUS: Grrrhaa.. Not this time, Hunter!

ZERO: (grumbling) Urrgghh. Aghh.

Zero shakes his head and gets back up, while Spiral Pegasus cricks his neck.

SPIRAL PEGASUS: This time, I’m going to end you for all the pain you’ve caused my loved ones!!!

He makes a few whirlwind blasts at Zero, who does his best to dash away from them or double jump over them.

Zero charges up and takes a few Z-Buster shots as he inches closer to him.

SPIRAL PEGASUS: (hurt) Hurrrr!!

ZERO: /Aaaaaaah!

After double jumping above a cutting wing spiral, he lands in front of him.

ZERO: You killed some of my best men, too! We’re even!!

Zero takes a slash at him, but Spiral Pegasus grabs his wrist.

SPIRAL PEGASUS: No.

He uses the wind shredder after image to knock Zero far back, again. He slides so far, he almost falls off the wing, but he holds on tight and struggles to get back onto the aircraft.

ZERO: Aaaaaagh!!!!

SPIRAL PEGASUS: On behalf of the Colonel, and Iris. It’s about time you died!

Flat down on the wing, Zero raises his neck with wide eyes of fear.

- cut to-

DARK NECROBAT: (intense) RRRRROOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

X tries to guard his face from the oncoming attack, when suddenly everything around him stops. The World seems inverted, now.

X: (v.o, thinking) What the..? What is this? I CAN’T MOVE!!

ALIA: (o.s, filtered) X? X?? What’s happening??? Why aren’t you moving???? Talk to me!!!!!

X: (v.o, thinking) I don’t know. Can’t you hear me??? (gasping) I’m frozen.

DARK NECROBAT: Hreeheeheeehee. Do you like my Dark Hold, X? This is my specialty.

While X is in a frozen state, Dark Necrobat slowly looms over to X and stands before him. He gives him a good hard smack, just because he can.

X: (v.o, thinking) OW!

X’s suspended face takes the hit and seemingly does nothing as a sore swells up on his cheek.

DARK NECROBAT: Aaahahahah. I forgot, how much I love this part. I’m gonna treat you like any other tourist that accidentally walks in here…

X: (v.o, thinking, worried)

What??

DARK NECROBAT: It’s just a few... One or two... Here and there... Not enough to be in the papers, but just enough to cause people to wonder.

X stares at Dark Necrobat, helpless.

DARK NECROBAT:

You can’t move, but I can feel the fear in your eyes. They’re saying, ‘what’s he gonna do to me?’ ‘What has he done to those poor humans…’ Well, I’ll show ya..! First, I’m gonna borrow some of your Life Energy.

X: (v.o, thinking) Hm???

Dark Necrobat immediately opens his mouth and sinks his fangs into X’s neck like a vampire.

X: (v.o, hurt, draining)

Aaaaah. N-nn..noo.

ALIA: (o.s, filtered) Oh no! X. Eeeeeex!!!

He sucks in three gulps of energen to the point where X’s Falcon Armor powers down to his normal base armor. Alia can be heard gasping from X’s com-link.

DARK NECROBAT: Theeere. That should do it. You’re much stronger than the others. Usually the humans just pass right out! Next, I’m gonna throw you into one of my vats!!!

He thumbs over behind him to the incubation and fermentation tanks.

X’s eyes twitch amidst his suspended animation.

DARK NECROBAT: Ahhh, there ya go. The Dark Hold is wearing off, I see. Good… It’ll be amusing to see you try to fight me, now. I guess this’ll be a three-step process.

He playfully scratches his head and closes his eyes.

DARK NECROBAT: Noooow, what am I in the mood for? X soup? Or maybe X a la Mode?? Ground X, or perhaps chopped X on a stick???

Suddenly, the Dark Hold effect shatters like glass and X manages to punch him really hard in the face with a glowing fist.

DARK NECROBAT: (shocked) /Kauugh!! WHAT THE!!? How do you still have so much power????

X: I told you, my power is LIMITLESS! Allow me to show you!!

X pulls in his hands and lets out a hadouken, which breaks a hole right through Dark Necrobat’s stomach.

X: (winded, panting) I don’t know what kind of sick antics you’ve been pulling in secret, under the radar… But it stops here! Right, NOW!!!! /Force Armor!!!

X calls upon his fourth armor and shifts it into Izzly Glow’s power set once again as he charges up.

DARK NECROBAT: THERE’S NOTHING YOU CAN DO!!!! KILLING ME WON’T STOP SIGMAAAAA!!!!!!!!

X: I /KNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

X /unleashes a fully charged F-Laser, which turns into a cannon blast of pure light.

DARK NECROBAT: (dying) AAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIIGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The cannon blast destroys the rest of Dark Necrobat’s armor as he withers into a massive explosion.

Caption: 1:30 PM – Egypt Time

Feeling exhausted, X powers down into his blue armor and stands victorious over the fallen bat. He spots his weapon chip and grabs it from the rubble.

ALIA: (o.s, filtered) You just received the Dark Hold, but do you mind if Zero borrows it?

X: Hm? Yeah, sure. Is he in trouble…?

ALIA: (o.s, filtered) Not for long. Give me oooone sec.

In a second, the Dark Hold weapon chip is teleported directly out of his hands.

X: Huuuh?

-cut to-

Caption: 11:30 AM – London Time

Zero looks at Spiral Pegasus in fear as a weapon chip is suddenly teleported in his hand.

ZERO: Huh?

ALIA: (o.s, filtered) Put this in your Z-Buster, quick!

ZERO: (confused) -but..

ALIA: (o.s, filtered) Do it. Nooww!!!!

ZERO: (disoriented) Uhhh…

Spiral Pegasus flies after Zero, who scrambles to place the chip in his Z-Buster. All at once, he stands up and unleashes the Dark Hold on Spiral Pegasus, which seems to freeze time itself in an inverted dimension.

ZERO: What the Hell is this??

ALIA: (o.s, filtered) It’s Dark Necrobat’s move. Time is now frozen. Now finish your mission!

Zero closes his eyes in regret.

ZERO: This feels wrong.

ALIA: (o.s, filtered) The whole Repliforce War was wrong, but we need that Orbiter Wing, and you both are too stubborn to let go of the past. So this is the only way!

He lets out a short sigh.

ZERO: You’re right. Besides… he was about to kill me, anyway…

He raises his saber andsharpens his eyes for the kill.With a few swift slashes and some spinning crescent slashes of the blade, he can already see the wounds separating from Spiral Pegasus’ armor. With a final E-Blade uppercut, Zero knows that it is over.

ZERO: That’s it. He’s done!

Caption: 11:32 AM

The World reverts itself to real-time as Spiral Pegasus looks at Zero with a confused, almost betrayed face.

SPIRAL PEGASUS: (hurt, dying) Y-you won… How did you win??

He immediately drops to the top of the aircraft as he can feel himself falling apart.

Zero crouches down and begins to feel guilty.

ZERO: It had to be this way… I’m sorry about everything.

SPIRAL PEGASUS: (arguing, repenting) It didn’t… But, me too…

ZERO: Just tell me one thing. Did Repliforce send the Colony down, or was it Sigma…?

Spiral Pegasus narrows his eyes at Zero, completely disgusted.

SPIRAL PEGASUS: Ughh… It was Sigma you fool…

ZERO: (shrugging) Hey man. You were the one’s who created the Final Weapon in the first place… So at this point, anything’s fair game.

SPIRAL PEGASUS: (admitting) We’ve had our faults, but it was Sigma who overtook our Colony... Years before trying to do this to us.

Zero gasps.

SPIRAL PEGASUS: Look. You’re all that’s left, now! My Air-Force is destined to go Maverick. I can’t let that happen. ...I need you to take them out...

Zero’s eyes widen, surprised. He has his blessing, now.

SPIRAL PEGASUS: D-don’t let this happen to anyone else…!

ZERO: Wow, Skiver. I don’t know what to say…

SPIRAL PEGASUS: …Heheh… Each of these Air-Crafts have an Orbiter Wing… That’s what you came for right? This Aircraft should be enough to give you what you need.

ZERO: …How did you know we needed that..??

SPIRAL PEGASUS: I overheard your navigator yelling at you, when you froze time. You should listen to her more.. She’s a keeper! Just like, Iris was…

Zero raises his eyes as he feels a cut at the heart.

ZERO: Hmph… Well, I should get going. I’ll respect your wishes. When I’m done here, my next target is Burn Dino-Rex.

SPIRAL PEGASUS: Hahah… Finishing us all off, I see… In that case, take this. Quick!

He pulls out his own weapon chip and holds it up in the air, as he struggles to hold on to his swelling core reactor.

SPIRAL PEGASUS: It’s his weakness…

Zero grabs it and notices that Spiral Pegasus is about to blow.

ZERO: Thanks, man. I won’t forget this.

Zero turns and runs as Spiral Pegasus gives him a dying look.

SPIRAL PEGASUS: You’d better get in that ship now...

Zero races over to the cockpit, narrows his eyes and uses the Dark Hold once again. With time frozen, Zero opens up the cockpit of the inverted Air-Craft. He throws the pilot outside and closes the cockpit door.

When he resets time, the pilot falls far down from mid-air.

PILOT: Hu-WHOOOAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!

SPIRAL PEGASUS:

(wide-eyed) This is it…!

He throws himself into the wind and bursts into a wild explosion. The heavy charred winds from the blast push the Air-Craft further ahead.

- cut to –

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INT. SPACE LABORATORY – Gateway – DAY ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Caption: 1:37 PM – Egypt Time

When the shutter gate re-opens X turns around with a concerned look.

ALIA: (o.s, filtered) Don’t worry about Zero. He’s fine, now.

He sighs with relief and walks back through the gates.

ALIA: (o.s, filtered) With regards to Dark Necrobat… He was a Maverick created three years ago by Sigma…

X: That’s scary, right? It makes me wonder what other surprises Sigma had in store for us, all these years…

ALIA: (o.s, filtered) Well, you destroyed him… That’s all that matters.

X: No it’s not, Alia. You don’t get it, because this is still new to you. If it’s not Necrobat, it’s the next guy. The Cycle keeps repeating all because of Sigma. He keeps coming back! No matter, what I do…

ALIA: (o.s, filtered) Since Sigma scattered a large amount of the Virus, he shouldn’t have any energy left to reproduce himself…

X: You think, so?

ALIA: (o.s, filtered) I hope, so… By the way, we’ve found the Fuel Tank.

After completely switching gears in conversation, X does a double take and smiles at her bubbly tone.

X: (surprised, uplifted) Wait, what? Really!?

ALIA: (o.s, filtrered) Yeah. Frostbite and Freeze Alopex sniffed it out. Now the Shuttle will be able to fly to the Space Colony…

X: Wow.

ALIA: (o.s, filtered) Zero, also successfully completed his mission and is on his way to bringing us an Orbiter Wing.

X: (thrilled) Good!

ALIA: (o.s, filtered) Also, there's another Light Capsule, below you in the other room.

X: (ecstatic) What!??

ALIA: (o.s, filtered) Ohh yeah. Now that you have some time, you should check it out.

X: (smiling) Heh.

- cut to –

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INT. AIRCRAFT – Cockpit – DAY ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Zero focuses on the Repliforce Airfleet ahead while he patches a com-link into Alia from the plane.

ZERO: Hey, Alia! Give this to X for me, will ya? One, for one.

ALIA: (o.s, filtered) Hm? Oh, it’s a weapon chip. Alright.

In an instant, the weapon chip is teleported out of his hand.

ZERO: Heh… Sorry, for being rude to you before. I got caught up in the mission and just lost myself for a minute there…

ALIA: (o.s, filtered) …I didn’t expect you to have to fight against the Repliforce again. But since most of them became Mavericks… I guess that was inevitable… Fortunately, the devices for the Shuttle were not damaged… but the Air Force was not so lucky… It won’t be safe there anymore.

ZERO: I know. And it’s not over yet!

ALIA: (o.s, filtered) Oh, God… Before you do anything reckless, just make sure that Orbiter Wing stays in tact, okay??

ZERO: (smiling) I will.

ALIA: (o.s, filtered, regretful) I’m sending Rho and Frenzy in to bring some back, just in case you don’t...

ZERO: Huh?

ALIA: (o.s, filtered) Do what you have to… Over and out.

Zero looks at his com-link bewildered.

ZERO: Yeesh, that was a little harsh... But I guess I deserved that.

-cut to-

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INT. PLANETARIUM – Secret Corridor - DAY ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

From the gateway, X drops down into a narrow vertical corridor that he had bypassed, before.

X: (surprised) I can’t believe there’s another one, down here!!

He lands before a wall and tries to shoot it with his X-Buster, his charged shot, a few C-Shots, a Goo Shaver and some Tri-Thunder waves, but nothing works.

X: (gasping) Ah.. I’m so exhausted from before, I can't summon the Force Armor to charge my weapons any more! ALIA: (o.s, filtered) No, X. You're going about it all wrong. In order to get passed this obstacle, you're going to need a weapon that you can remotely control.

X: Huh?? Suddenly she pulls up a vid-link screen for him from his gauntlet. The screen displays a blueprint layout of what lies behind the wall. ALIA: Its a maze, X! You'll need to use the F-Laser again, for this!! X: Aw man! Alia, you're a genius!!! ALIA: I know... I'll keep the vid-link up to guide you through it. X: Okay!

- cut to –

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INT. NEW MHHQ – Signas’ Office - NIGHT ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Caption: 3:43 AM – Hexagon Time

In Signas’ private office, Lifesaver displays a wire-grid schematic analysis of the evolved Sigma Virus heads that X and Zero have been encountering.

ZERO: (filtered, audio) I’ve been fighting the Sigma Virus for a long time… It is the virus that causes all Reploids to transform into Mavericks. The most dreadful virus to ever exist.

A vid-link is attached, showing Zero woefully staring at his hands while on the Rail-lift at the Repliforce Air Base.

ZERO: (filtered, audio)

Why…? Why am I not harmed? Instead, I feel energy growing within my body.. What on earth is happening to me?? I have a bad feeling about this…

We pan out to see Signas with Lifesaver, viewing the footage of Zero’s private fears.

LIFESAVER PRIME: (reporting) …That’s all of the report on Zero.

Signas takes a deep breath before he speaks.

SIGNAS: (pensive) Zero has fought Sigma several times. I believe he has the Virus antibodies.

LIFESAVER PRIME: It’s possible… He doesn’t react negatively to the Virus… His power-output is actually growing! For the most part, the body systems of X and Zero remain mysteries. I can’t predict what will happen. I suggest you take measures…

Signas puts his hand to his chin and thinks for a moment.

SIGNAS: (calm, discreet) Keep this information secret. I’ll think it over…

He pensively looks at his monitor.

LIFESAVER PRIME: His power is growing with the virus! It’s too dangerous to keep them loose! Please… at least do something about Zero… before it’s too late!

SIGNAS: I’ll look into it… Thank you, Lifesaver.

He continues to look at his monitor and calmly waves Lifesaver away.

- cut to –

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EXT. REPLIFORCE AIR FLEET – Zero’s Ambush – DAY ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Caption: 11:44 AM – London Time

Without warning, Zero sneak attacks the aircrafts ahead of him. Aircrafts on his far right and left immediately veer off into a loop to get behind him, while Aircrafts at his immediate sides try to ram into him.

Zero brings his Aircraft down and fires missiles up at his opponents.

Aircrafts from behind him slow down to get a better lock on him and then fire their missiles upon him.

ZERO: Heeere we go.

He takes evasive maneuvers and spins around, dodging the missiles as other Aircrafts loop around towards his position.

-pan inside the cockpit-

ZERO: So it all comes down to this. A final dog-fight in the skies. Well I’m gonna take you all down for Ren, Rayven and Burn Bishop!

- cut to-

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INT. PLANETARIUM – Secret Corridor – DAY ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Caption: 1:44 PM – Egypt Time

X had tried to use the F-Laser within the maze-like piping of the wall ahead of him multiple times. Each missile had been caught in the ceiling, or the opposing wall on the other side. The trickiest part is wrapping the missile around the bend, upside down and pointing it towards him. Despite safely being on the other side of the wall, the directional inputs continue to unnerve him.

X: Ah man... I’ve been at this for almost 10 minutes! ALIA: (sighing) Yep.

- cut to-

Zero’s Aircraft accelerates and loops around in twists and bends, until he can get the advantage on some further Aircrafts. After making an opening for himself, he

notices two other aircrafts fly closely at his sides.

-pan inside his Aircraft-

ZERO: You want some too, huh?

FRENZY FOX: (filtered) Whooaa, whoa, hold it Z. It’s me.

ZERO: (shocked) Frenzy??

FRENZY FOX: You bet.

RHO: (filtered) I’m here too, Zero. Now let’s finish these bastards.

ZERO: Niiiiice, guys. Let’s go!

-cut to-

X: Alright. Finally! I got it!! He rushes toward the capsule with a dash. DR. LIGHT: Hello, X. Here I will give you another program for your armor… This is an armor prototype that I created a long, long time ago… I named it the Gaea Armor.

X: (gasping) Gaea Armor…

DR. LIGHT: Gaea Armor specializes in defense ability. It is very heavy and lacks mobility, however… You won’t be able to use special weapons, I’m afraid.

X: (nodding) Alright.

DR. LIGHT: Still, I’m sure it will prove very useful to you once it’s complete. Analyze and upload this data for the head part of the Gaea Armor in a secure area. Once you upload all 4 programs, the Gaea Armor will be complete.

With that, he disappears.

X: Okay!

He steps inside the capsule and receives the data for his new Gaea helmet.

ALIA: (o.s, filtered) Wonderful. I actually have one more place to send you.

X: Hm??

Suddenly he is teleported away.

-cut to-

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EXT. REPLIFORCE AIR RAIL – Dr. Light’s Capsule – DAY ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Caption: 11:46 AM – London Time

X is taken to another Capsule on a small platform, high in the sky. Above him, he can notice aircrafts flying frantically and firing missiles in the air.

X: What the-!? Where am I??

ALIA: (o.s, filtered) It’s kind of a Warzone now, but we need this. You’re at the Repliforce Airbase. Or… what’s left of it.

- pan high up in the sky -

Zero, Rho and Frenzy Fox triple team a wave of Spiral Pegasus’ Air Force, until Zero decides to think outside of the box.

- pan inside his cockpit -

ZERO: Hmm… Maybe this Dark Hold will come in handy, after all.

- pan far down below to X-

X’s eyes become wide as he tries to take a closer look. He notices a whole line of aircrafts completely stop short while another aircraft swoops in and shoots them all down.

X: What in the World??

ALIA:

(o.s, filtered) That’s Zero. He’s eliminating the last of the Repliforce before they become Mavericks.

X immediately scowls.

X: HE CAN’T! THAT’S WHAT WE FOUGHT FOR THIS WHOLE TIME!! THE FACT THAT THEY STILL DESERVE A CHANCE!!!

ALIA: (o.s, filtered) Nooo, X. You don’t understand. It was Pegasus’ last wish.

X: Huh???

ALIA: (o.s, filtered) They’ve all been infected by the Sigma Virus.

X: (calmer, concerned) Ohh..

ALIA: (o.s, filtered) You have no idea what Zero went through, here. They were about to bomb the whole place and self-destruct. It may not look like it, but he’s actually saving them from themselves!!

X looks down in awe.

X: Oh man! I never thought about it that way before.

ALIA: (o.s, filtered) That’s what I’m here for. One way or another, Sigma’s Infection could lead to something worse. So Spiral Pegasus insisted that Zero made sure they died as Reploids rather than Mavericks.

X lets that thought sink in as he frowns.

X: ………I understand. I’d want the same to be done to me, if I ever turned…

She gasps over the coms.

ALIA: (o.s, filtered) Don’t talk like that. Positive thoughts! We’re gonna win this, man. That’s why I sent you here!!

X nods.

X: Alright. The sooner we update this Shuttle, the better.

DR. LIGHT: This is the program for the body part of the Gaea Armor. With this equipped, you will receive less damage to your systems.

X nods and walks into the capsule, feeling graver than before. Despite the fact that they are winning the day, he can’t help but feel helpless to Sigma’s affect on the World. Emotional exhaustion and numbness has already taken it’s toll on him.

The fantastic rays of light flash and seep into his gem as he receives more data towards his Gaea Armor. X steps out of the Capsule with another data program received.

ALIA: (o.s, filtered) Please return to the Hunter Base quickly.

X: Alright. I’m ready!

In an instant, he is teleported out of there.

- pan above X –

His teleportation light trail disappears.

The size of the Air Fleet has been dwindled down immensely. With 5 Aircrafts left, Zero, Rho and Frenzy feel as if they have this Victory in the bag.

- pan inside Zero’s cockpit –

ZERO: This is it, guys! We got ‘em!

- pan outside of his cockpit –

The 3 Maverick Hunters chase the 5 Repliforce Aircrafts, and tail them down when suddenly, one ship cuts off it’s own engine source and sacrifices itself, for the greater good.

FRENZY FOX: (filtered) WHOOAAAAAAA. NNNOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

His aircraft kamikazes into the one ahead of him causing a massive mid-air explosion.

RHO: (o.s, filtered) Frenzzzyyyyyy!!!!

Immediately the one near him uses the same tactic, turning directly on it’s side and /ramming directly into his wing.

RHO: (o.s, filtered) /GhhhaaaaaaaahhhhhH!!!

ZERO: (o.s, filtered) Nooo. You bastards!!!!!

With 3 aircrafts left, Zero circles and bends avoiding their fire. Then, he maneuvers to a point where they are zooming towards him, ready for a head-on collision.

-pan inside his cockpit-

ZERO: (intense) DARK HOLD!!!!!!

He uses the last of the time-freezing weapon, having them all targeted in a line. With them locked on, he pulls the trigger and sends the missiles.

The Dark Hold breaks, completely drained of it’s use, as the missiles gained a 5 second headstart.

Now, the 3 Repliforce Aircrafts collide directly with their missiles, as Zero narrowly races through their explosion.

ZERO: (crazy, amazed) WWWWWHOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!

Caption: 12:00 Noon

After taking a moment to contain himself, Zero sobers up and falls back into a grimace, realizing that his colleagues are dead. He presses a button to com-link with Alia.

ZERO: It’s done, Alia… But we lost Rho and Frenzy. I’m sorry…

He hears nothing on the other end of the receiver, but static.

ZERO: Aw come on… I know you’re mad, but don’t give me the silent treatment…

The static continues.

ZERO: …Alia? ….Alia!

The static remains constant.

ZERO: …..What is going on over there?

- cut to –

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EXT. NEW MHHQ – Space Shuttle Dock – NIGHT ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Caption: 4:00 AM – Hexagon Time

X bravely stands up to Dynamo, who has just killed Freeze Alopex.

At his feet lies the dead vixen. He has crushed her larynx.

Behind X, Alia and Douglas watch with worried faces.

SIGNAS: (o.s, loudspeaker) Emergency! Dynamo has come back here to attack! What on Earth does he want?!

-Freezeframe. Grainy Effect-

#MMX Fanfics #S.V #Ep. 8 #Conflicts of Interest #X vs. Dark Necrobat #Zero vs. Spiral Pegasus #Dr. Light #Gaea Armor #Maverick Hunters #Repliforce #dogfight #Dynamo

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