| Subject: Into the Hands of the Enemy |
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Grenade Man
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Date Posted: 15:27:28 03/12/03 Wed
The entire Island was shaken to it's core. The simultaneous nuclear explosions shaved a ring like path of destruction through everything their cruel power touched. The Maverick Hunterswhich had occupied the island by force were now completely obliterated. Also gone, were Castendo, and his entire army. Wily had considered him expendable, and had driven his ship by remote control into the epicenter, before the bombs went off. All the airships were vaporized. All but one of the Maverick Hunter's submarines was destroyed. The last of these was crippled however, and later would have to surface. They had been the furthest one behind, and as such, had been able to get away from the blast.
The hostages, which hung over a cruel fate could no longer maintain their position. Each of them called to X for Help, but it was no good. They both dropped into the water. Soon, the mines would pull them to their demise. X turned away in horror. Vile, behind his helmet, let off a black, twisted chuckle. "It looks like you arrived here too late to save them X.", he taunted.
"Doppler! What has he done? How could he?", X sighed.
"What? You think that he's just going to let 2 armies march right in, and take over?", Vile asked him. "At least now, we will it will be quiet down here. We will have no distractions. Are you ready to fight now?"
"How can you be so....so heartless?", X was agahst.
"It's a talent.", Vile sneered. Then, he wasted no words. His Giga Mech let off an evil hiss of steam, and charged straight for X. Similar to the Goliath, it appeared as it it were sliding across the floor. X could see however, that the feet were gliding on a cushion of air. It was similar to the hovercrafts of old, X thought. The right shoulder leaned in, and Vile leveled the right plate arm towards X. The plate was bristling with spikes. Not much time!
X crouched, and then waited for the last minute. Just as the Giga approached him, he shoulder rolled left, and then dashed forward. He missed the spikes, and was able to dash right between the Giga's legs. But, it didn't go as smoothly as he planned. The force from the hover jets knocked him flat on his face. He tried to roll over on his back. He charged up a full shot from the 4th armor's upgraded plasma cannon. He aimed at the leg joints on the underside. The plasma ball thundered from his fist, and splashed against the armor. It rattled, and then dispersed, causing no damage.
"My sheilding is too strong for that!",Vile laughed.
Vile rotated the Giga to face X now, and then turned the hover jets off. "Impressive maneuverability. I can't believe I can get around so well in such a tight space. Mantis outdid himself. Don't you think?",Vile asked. X was not at all amused. "And I haven't even turned the jump jets on yet!" The wicked mech walked forward now, thundering as it stepped. Meg man X tried to dash, but even with the full power of his leg upgrades, he wasn't fast enough to beat the Giga's dash. Vile was on him in a second! The Giga lifted it's giant lleft foot, and soccer kicked X right in the mid section. X went flying, and hit the back wall hard. As he hit the wall, his limbs sprawlled out, and the current took him. He hung on the wall for half a second, frying from the charge, and then collapsed on the floor. He did not move.
"Wow, I wasn't even warmed up yet." ,Vile snickered. He took a step forward in his mech, but with caution. Was X just turtling? "C'mon X. Get up, and fight me...or haven't you got the guts?" Still, X did not move. "Hmm, wasted him?!",Vile muttered.
Just then, Dr. Doppler's face appeared on his main display.
"Vile! I'm returning to the control room now. My former business had now been concluded. We must focus on the battlefield in space now. All enemy forces around the island have been disabled or destroyed."
"Excellent Sir!", Vile answered him.
"What progress have you made in your vendetta against X?", Doppler asked.
"You won't believe it Doc, he went out with just one kick to the mid-section. I thought he'd be tougher than that, but he proved me wrong."
"Use caution! X is not to be underestimated. Check him first, and if he doesn't move, I want him brought to me...alive!"
"Damn you! I never get to kill him, not even when I have him in my grasp! What the hell!" ,Vile seethed. He beat his fist into the console.
"Do as I ask! There are other Maverick Hunters abroad. I may need X to use as bait. We cannot kill X, until we have Zero in our midst. If we can capture them both, then we can kill them together. WOuldn't that be better than just destroying one of them?"
"Perhaps. I guess so, but why can't I just kill him now? You can send them an arm, or something. He won't need it after he's dead. Just tell them, that we're holding him alive, but that if they don't meet our demands, then he will die!"
"They'd see right throught such stories Vile. Better we have fresh bait for our trap! I owe both X and Zero a little pay back."
"But, I thought they saved you from Sigma's influence? I had expected that you'd be thankful, as I was to you for restoring me, and freeing me from him.", Vile asked.
"That was in the past. Besides, I hardly call what you've been doing up until now a display of gratitude. I've had nothing but flak coming from you, ever since the day I rebuilt you. And you failed again, after I re-rebuilt you!"
"I was able to destroy Sigma. And here X lay unconscious at my feet. I have only to step on his head to end this once and for all! After all this, you have the guts to call me a failure?", Vile was enraged.
As the two argued over the best course of action to take, X stirred gently. He tried to move as little as possible, so he would not attract attention. He had fully charged both of the armor's subtanks. He could tap into them at any time, but desided to play with Vile a little bit. He needed support if he was going to take on Vile, and Doppler. IO was waiting for him, but even with all his power, he lacked experience. He needed Zero! He also knew that Doppler would want Zero too, and would use X as bait to draw him here. X keyed in a small data transmision on hiscommunication device. It was an encrypted message to IO, and to Mav Hunter HQ. He knew Signas would get it, and relay it to Zero imediately. Then, he flicked a tiny homing device onto the leg of Vile's mech, and fell into sleep. Vle stopped arguing with Doppler, and scooped up X with the Giga's hands. The spike plate phased out, and formed into a hand, which wrapped around X. When next he awoke, he would be held prisoner by Doppler once more.
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