Rockman ZW
Chapter 16: The Hunt: Lost
Alister is pacing himself through the jungle, searching for this cave that Bruce had mentioned. It’s raining in the jungle, and Alister is drenched. As he walks through the jungle he steps into a very deep hole which is filling with mud very quickly.
Alister holds his right arm up, and aims towards a tree not to far away. His wrist grapple fires out, and latches around the tree limb. He pulls on the rope and climbs out of the mud. His cloak is covered in the mud, so he just drops it and leaves it behind. Suddenly the limb breaks and he falls down to the ground.
He kicks the tree to slant his fall, and starts rolling towards a cliff. He grabs a hold of another tree before falling off. Regaining his foothold Alister looks around and takes notice of a cave in the distance. The only problem is the cave is below him, where he would have fallen. With a sigh he latches his grapple to the tree, and begins his climb down. The mist is making it hard for him to breath, as well as hard to hold onto the rope.
At times he slips, but quickly gets a grasp on the rope again. Half an hour later he reaches the bottom of the cliff. The cave is nowhere to be found. He walks forward in hopes of finding the cave. Wild animals suddenly surround him. They are a pack of solid black panthers. Each of them glaring and snarling at Alister.
They leap forward while slashing as Alister. He rolls to the side, before running off. The panthers begin their chase after him. But Alister is a step ahead of them. He tosses a handful of flash grenades on the ground. As the panthers run up to them, they give off a brilliant flash of light that blinds the panthers. He gets a good distance from the panthers, and stops for a breather.
“Man… I don’t like cats very much.” Alister mutters as he pants for air.
He takes a deep breath as he looks at the sky. The rain is letting up as the sun starts to shine throughout the jungle. He stands in the sunlight to get warmed up for a little bit before going on. As he starts walking forward again, birds seem to fill the air suddenly.
Alister watches them as they fly off. Finding it odd, he continues. As he walks between two trees a large block rushes towards him from the left and right. He jumps into the air as the blocks crash into each other. Alister lands on top of the blocks, then leaps off. A loud crash could be heard from behind. He looks to see what it is and finds a large boulder heading his way.
“Oh for crying out loud…” he sighs before running off.
Avoiding each and every limb Alister jumps and ducks as the boulder gets closer and closer. Finally Alister twirls around with a small jump and throws a grenade at the boulder. As it is crushed under the boulder it flies into the air. Alister looks back to see it falling towards him.
“Now that I think about it… that was a bad idea.” he shouts before stopping dead in his tracks.
The boulder hit’s the ground, and continues along its path. It carves a path in the jungle for Alister to follow. It leads towards the cave that he spotted before. He can also make out Mighty Leo standing in front of the cave. Mighty Leo spots the boulder heading his way, and slashes towards it.
It falls apart, as Mighty Leo looks around with a curious look, then walks into the cave. Alister quickly peeks into the cave to watch Mighty Leo disappear as he walks. Alister does the same thing, but just reaches the end of the cave. He searches the inside of the cave in every spot. Knocking on the wave, and looking for any kind of lever or button.
He walks back outside of the cave and sits on the rock. It slides backwards, almost throwing Alister off. He finds it odd that a rock that heavy would just slide like that. He slides it to the side and finds a switch inside. He twists it, but nothing happens. Another odd thing about the cave. He walks back inside while scratching his head. Suddenly he’s in what looks like a mansion. A bit confused, he instantly goes to hide from open view. An alarm goes off.
“Warning! Unknown signature found! Unknown signature found! Transporter area!” the computer says throughout the mansion.
“****! I need to find Angeline and get out!” Alister says running into the open.
He runs down the hallways taking notice of the maps and pictures of the cities. He finds the pool of liquid, but runs past it. As he goes past it Mighty Leo rises from the pool. He stomps his foot down and that causes Alister to turn around.
“So you came after all… you were the one to trigger the trap in the jungle I take it?” Mighty Leo questions.
“Guilty. Although I did enjoy seeing that boulder heading towards you.” Alister smarts off.
“I’m glad you enjoyed it… because I’m going to do the same thing to you human!” yells Mighty Leo as he lunges towards Alister. But Alister is not in the mood to fight. He throws a couple of flash bangs into his face, and runs off.
“I’ll play with you some other time griffon! I don’t have the time right now!” Alister yells as he runs off.
Mighty Leo, blinded at the moment swings his arms around in a rage. Crashing into the walls and slamming his fists onto the ground. Alister continues but finds Mighty Leo in front of him again.
“You’re not going to get rid of me human! Stand your ground and fight me!” shouts Mighty Leo as he slashes down towards him. As Alister blocks the attack, he transforms.
“Mighty Leo! If you insist on fighting me while I am searching for Angeline… then I won’t hold back on you!” Alister shouts as he disappears.
Mighty Leo searches the area for Alister, until he finds him slashing towards him. He avoids the attack, but losses one of his wings. Alister quickly attacks the other wing, slashing it off. He then goes to attack his legs with slash attacks. His arm slashers begin to glow as he continues his assault. Mighty Leo crashes onto the ground with a roar of pain. Looking up at Alister he growls.
“Finish me off human.” he tells Black Rockman. He walks up to Mighty Leo and kneels down to him, and looks him in the eyes.
“Tell me… do you agree with everything Khan does?” Alister asks him.
“Don’t insult me.” the griffon responds. Alister slashes at the ground in front of Mighty Leo.
“Do you agree with everything that Khan does?” he asks again.
“Somewhat…” Mighty Leo responds. Alister turns back to normal, then runs off. Mighty Leo looks at the ground where Alister slashed. There are words on the ground where he slashed.
“Think about your goals and Khan’s. Compare them.” is what the ground read.
“Humph… dirty human.” Mighty Leo growls as he crawls towards the pool.
Alister finds himself inside of what looks like a throne room. He can feel a breeze goes past him, as Khan appears. Angeline next to him.
“Alister!” she shouts in hope.
“Angeline! Hold on!” Alister returns. He runs towards her and Khan.
“Stop.” Khan speaks, as Alister stops running. He stands there watching Khan.
“What do you want? There is nothing I can give you Khan!” Alister tells him.
“I don’t want anything from you. But you want something from me. How funny things can turn out to be isn’t it Alister?” Khan questions.
He disappears with Angeline. Alister searches around and finds a hallway leading to a back area. Khan appears with Angeline in that hallway.
“It’s funny how you can sound so sure of yourself, yet you’re not willing to show your face you coward!” Alister shouts at him.
Khan was silent for a moment, then removes his hood. He has long red hair, teal colored eyes. The look of death in his eyes.
“As I have said before Alister… I like you. There is something about you that I like… I just don’t know what it is. Is it your willingness to sacrifice yourself for others that amuses me? Or could it be the false hope that rests inside of your heart?” Khan asks him.
“The hope I carry is not false! It is simply viewed differently than others!” Alister returns.
“Do you want Angeline back safely? Because I will return her to you… if you want me to that is.” Khan questions.
“Of course I want her back! But I can’t help but think this is a trap…” Alister returns. Khan smiles.
“I give you my word, she will return safely to you. I simply wanted to talk with you for a little while, that is all.” Khan tells him as he releases Angeline. She runs towards him and clings to him.
“Angeline! I’m so glad you’re alright!” Alister says as a tear rolls down his cheek.
“I knew you would come for me! I just…” her sentence was interrupted by a shot from behind. Angeline collapses on the ground, as Alister looks to see Khan standing there with a pistol in his right hand.
“Ha-ha! I said she would return to you… so she could die in your own arms! Now you will both perish in this place! Farewell Zerowing!” Khan mocks as he disappears. The area around them begins to shake, as rubble and pieces of the ceiling and walls begin to break apart. It was a trap.
“Angeline! Angeline please speak to me!” Alister panics as Angeline lies there in a pool of her own blood.
“Al…ister… I’m sorry… I couldn’t live… life with you…” Angeline tells him with tears running down her face. Alister grabs hold of her, and looks her in the eyes.
“Don’t say things like that! You can live through this! Just stay with me a little while longer!” Alister tells her, with tears flowing from his own eyes now.
“Alister… promise me… to keep going on… without me. That is… what I wish for.” she tells him.
“No… I don’t want to hear that!” Alister shouts shaking his head back and forth.
“Please go on… I love you… Al…is…ter…” she finishes.
She turns her head, and falls into eternal sleep. Alister sits there holding the woman he loves in his arms. Still looking at her as she rests. The area around them continue to collapse. Alister doesn’t seem to care. He has lost his love. His life has no meaning anymore. As the ceiling falls on top of them Alister lets out a blood lust shout for Khan.
End of Chapter 16
And for those of you who are interested, here is the Soundtrack of Rockman ZW.
These are songs that I hand picked to go for Rockman ZW, so enjoy.
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PS: I did not create these.