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Date Posted: 12:34:32 07/24/01 Tue
(The Conclusion.....Zero vs Saber Wolf: Part 3)
"Zero, you've made your final mistake.", Saber Wolf scoffed.
"Oh really? What's that?", Zero asked coyly. He took a step in, and attacked with a slash at mid height. Wolf blocked it easilly with his left, swatting the blade away.
"That puny weapon of yours isn't up to the task of beating me!", Wolf replied.
In response with his words, Wolf tried a two hit combo, straight down with his left blade, then a mid-level thrust inward towards Zero's body with his right. Zero worked quickly, bringing the blade up, and parallel with his body to block the first hit, then quickly spun the blade around in his hands to swat away the mid-level jab. While his hands worked the blade, he side stepped to the right. He used the momentum of the spinning blade, and his side step to bring the blade around for a second spin, and land a quick slash across Wolf's back.
"You were saying?", Zero smirked. Wolf's eyes went red. He flashed his teeth, and let out an animalistic snarl. Zero remained cool, confident. Even still, he never wanted to have to fight Saber Wolf. It happened so quickly on Mars. He and Wolf decided to split up, and see who could find Typhoon Tiger's lair first. The other would likely find it, and be able to come in and help...if necessary. Zero found it first. He and Tiger fought.....a grueling battle on both sides. Zero could now see why Mega Man X had had so
Z-Saber. Next thing you know...Saber Wolf drops from the ceiling, and in one savage combination of blows, Tiger fell to the floor. Zero started to thank him for the help, but knew something was wrong. Coming out of his thoughts, he quickly rolled sideways to avoid a charge attack from Saber Wolf. Wolf skidded, and regained his balance, then brought his blades to bear. He attacked with what Zero recognized as the same combo he used earlier on Typhoon Tiger. Of course, Zero was good with his saber, but not good enough to block all the hits. The frenzy started in a cross slash to the body, in a one-two pattern. The hits continued, but alternated between high, low, thrusts, and slashes. Zero stepped back, and spun his blade around quickly, pivoting on his heels, and doing some great blade work. Wolf managed to slash Zero's shoulder, leg, and his final blow struck Zero flat across the chest. The wound burned...more so with Zero's own rage feeding his pain. Wolf let out a triumphant howl.
"You will....not survive this....Wolf.", Zero grunted.
"Oh....Really?! I find it hard to believe Zero. Escpecially when you are the one who's on the floor, groaning in pain.", Wolf's face was cold. Zero had to know....what happened.
"Wolf....uhhh.", Zero held his chest. Saber Wolf kicked him hard in the torso...his toe claws digging hard into Zero's insides. Zero rolled a few feet, and his blade fell out of his hand. Wolf smiled, and brought his foot upon the blade. Then, leaning all 451 pounds of his body down, he crushed the hande into the floor. the metal casing shrieked, and sparks flew as the device shorted out, and exploded. Zero's Z-Saber was destroyed.
"Now what do you intend to do, huh little man?", Wolf laughed. Zero reached deep inside himself. With his eyes closed, he focused his auto repair system on the wound across his chest. The other two were not so severe. He also accessed the concealed energy tank he had stored internally before the trip to Mars. A good thing he forgot to remove it, he noted. It was half full, but that was good enough, since his health had reached the critical level. He stopped breathing hard, and his eyes opened fully. Just as he looked up, he saw Saber Wolf in mid air, coming down fast. He was trying to deliver a death blow. Instead of rolling out of the way, Zero smiled, and raised his fist into the air. His hand disappeared inside his wrist, and his arm phased into the familliar shape of the Z-Buster.
A red crystal appeared at the end....a Metal Bomb! This was the weapon which Metal Scoprion had given him. The Metal Bomb resembled an ancient Weapon once known as a Crash Bomb. The only difference was that it had three hook-claws, instead of two, and it fired differently. If the claws hit, they would open, and cling to whatever it was they hit, until the bomb exploded. If the red crystal hit, the bomb would shatter on impact. The detonation timer was set for three seconds otherwise. The Metal Bomb shot out, and hit Wolf square in the chest. The blow was enough to knock him off balance, but the bomb exploded, sending arcs of electricity scourging around his body. Wolf screamed in pain. The flash point....the place where the bomb detonated was completely destroyed.
The meant that there was a smoking dent in Wolf's chest. Wolf's armor was so dense, that this was the only weapon which could do any signifigant damage to him. It looked like the tide was turning. Zero got up to his feet.
Wolf screamed in pain, holding his chest. "Gahhhhhhhhh.....blast! That stupid bomb! How could you....."
"What? Oh...this? Zero said holding up his arm cannon. This was a present from your friend Metal Scorpion."
"What! No! Grrrhhhhhh......you butcher....you got him too? I'll never forgive you for this Zero!" Wolf screamed.
"I didn't kill him, no. One of Sigma's Agent's did."
"Liar! Tell me the truth...I deserve that much at least!"
"Homing Hawk. It was Homing Hawk who killed him."
"What!? Sigma's third? How could you know this? Tell me Zero.....or so help me...."
"I went to find Scorpion....I had every intention of fighting him...I needed this.", Zero showed Wolf the weapon. "..But I wasn't just going to take him out without an explanation. I wanted to talk to him first."
"You make it sound like you actually cared about him...Gahhh! Don't make me laugh! You didn't know him Zero....uhhhh", Wolf groaned.
"Well, in any case....when I got there, I saw the place surrounded with Mavericks. Hawk, and Scorpion were fighting eachother on the top of his fortress. Scorpion was doing well, but he wasn't going to win.", Zero told Wolf.
"So you joined Hawk, and defeated him....Gahhhh! Zero you're..."
"No! That's not it at all!" Zero countered. "Scorpion led Hawk into a garbage crusher. I got there too late to save him. I had enough of my own problems just trying to find a way inside! Then, when I got there...Hawk was destroyed, and Metal Scorpion was hanging on by a thread. He's one tough fighter you know.", Zero smirked.Wolf just huffed at him.
"I told him what happened to you....at least....I told him what you told me....and he agreed to give me his weapon."
"Then....he is gone.", Wolf stated coldly.
"Yes....but not forgotten.", Zero replied optimistically. This talking was good. The blast from the Metal Bomb had taken the edge off of Wolf's rage. If Zero could keep him talking, he might be able to find out what happened.
"You never knew him Zero...you will never remember him! Now I'm going to send to you to meet him!", Wolf tried to get up. He tried to attack, but he was too weak. He just slumped back down to the ground. Frustrated, he beat his fist into the floor.
"Wolf....I'm not going to kill you.", Zero said warmly.
"Then you are a fool Zero.", Wolf replied.
"I'm not going to kill you unless you tell me what happened to you on Mars."
"Oh.....that? I just found out who I really was.", Wolf answered.
"You were never meant to be a Maverick.", Zero replied.
"Maybe I was! I met Sigma there. He was trying to make a break for his shuttle when I saw him."
"What! Sigma! You saw him there!". Zero asked...surprised.
"Yes. He was trying to escape when he heard that two Maverick Hunters had entered the Base. One matched your description. The other was me, but he must have though it was X. I overheard a gaurd say that one of them was blue."
"That makes sense. Sigma really is a coward then, huh!"
"No....not really. I stopped Sigma, and we fought. He said he'd never expected to see me again. I was too much for him. I hurt him really bad. You'd have been proud of me Zero....unhhh." Wolf groaund again.
"So what happened? Did you get him, or did he get away?"
"I was about to finish him, when he started to glow a strange color of purple. He flooded me with the Sigma Virus. That was how he got away. He's stronger this time Zero. I don't think you can beat him this time. Anyway it doesn't matter anymore....The virus has already taken over. I'm no longer the Saber Wolf you once knew. I'm doing this for myself....not for Sigma, or for anyone else. If you die, I can trade X for whatever I want! Sigma is sure to give me what I've asked for this time....the offer is too good to pass up. I place his enemied bodies at his feet, then I get everything I've always wanted....money, power....the sky's the limit!"
"It is too late for that Wolf. All you're going to get is another...."
"Enough talk!", Wolf screamed. While he was telling Zero about what happened, Wolf was actually accessing his own repair systems. This thought hadn't occured to Zero, strangely enough. Wolf Wasn't a hundred percent, but he was still not to be taken lightly.
He stood up, and tucked his blades away. An evil smile came across his face.
"Until now, you have never seen my true power. Behold the might of my ultimate weapon!" Wolf stood in a fighters pose. But, instead of attacking, he started to charge up with energy. Pink ribbons of light wound thier way around his body. Bright pin shaped energy streamed into his fists, as tiny particles gathered, and clustered together. Soon, he had a pink ball of plasma energy on each fist, with lightning arcs between each fist.
With a loud voice, he screamed, "PLASMA CRUSHER BALL!" , and threw the sphere at Zero. The projectile was only the size of a bowling ball, but was still a most devastating attack. Zero crossed his arms over his chest, as it was too fast for him to dodge. The ball shoved him hard into a wall, and splashed over him like water. The second he hit the wall, it exploded. Zero fell to his knees, down, but not out. Wolf started to charge a second attack. Zero knew his timing had to be just right. Zero could not charge this weapon up as Mega Man X could, so he had to rely on other means. The Metal Bomb, though damaging as it was to Wolf, would not finish him off unless he had been hit enough times with it. But, if Zero could wait until Wolf was fully charged, the damage would be compounded.
Moments later, The energy had reached its maximum level. Zero waited patiently.
"And now.....say goodbye Zero!", Wolf howled. "Grrahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"
Zero yelled, "Yeaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!", and fired his last Metal Bomb. It was the last one he would ever need to use, even if he had a near full compliment of the weapon's energy. The crystal didn't hit first! The bomb had spun around so that the claws stuck into Wolf's armor. Wolf was still charging when it hit. He looked down, and started laughing.
Zero covered himself, and prepared for the blast. "Gyaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!", Wolf screamed, again....suddenly, the bomb detonated. The flash of light was so blinding that Zero had to cover his eyes. Saber Wolf's body was ripped apart by the tidal surge of energy. Tiny explosions rocked his frame, while his power core detonated, and the flash consumed his body. Pieces of shrapnal blew out in all directions, and stuck into the wall.
Saber Wolf was no more.
After a few moments, the sprinkler system had come on. Zero was getting soaked, just lying there, so he got up. He looked around the room. Everywhere, he saw parts of Saber Wolf's body. Then, he looked over to where X was, and saw what was left of Saber Wolf, still clinging to life by a thread. His head, neck, and part of his shoulders was all that was left. "Unhhhhhhhhh....Zer..........ro......I w....wassss....wrrrrooooooooonng tooooo t.......try to beat youuuu.....T...t...ta...ke thisss.....please. This is the way to...cure.......X. Oh......anddd....pleassse....give thisssss.....to my men.......they will know what to do with it..........goodbye Zero....." With that, Saber Wolf's remains exploded, and he was gone.
He had left behind, his weapon, a new tool called the "Virus Buster," and a data card for his men. Even though Zero feared the worstif someone ever rebuilt him, he still knew the he would honor his friends dying wish. Resting down on his knees, he held Wolf's data card in his hand, and said, "Good bye.....my friend."
The battle with Saber Wolf was over, but more Mavericks remained. Also, X needed time to recover, and there was still the matter of finding Sigma. And what about
Ryujin X, Protoman X, Blade Runner, and all the rest of the new Maverick Hunters?
What would become of them? They needed a leader. They needed someone strong.
Sigma was still out there, and as long as he was....Zero knew he had a purpose. (END)
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