Ninja Ventures

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June 2nd, 2521. Nighttime. ANYBODY WELCOME. IF THEY DARE.

<sub>It was dark. A little too dark, but Siarnaq's eyes could handle it. The ninja's sharp night vision along with Model P could do a lot in the dark. Slither Inc's tower was overgrown at this point, and he knew there were plans on rebuilding it, quite possibly.

But they were just rumors. Asimov forbid Thomas try and use this place again. The ninja reploid balance don a precarious beam, looking down as the Mavericks crawling around. They wouldn't dare shoot him.

He was Megaman Model P.

Siarnaq pulled out a piece of paper, which contained an old fashioned photo of what seemed to be him and another female reploid. Model P hovered next to him.

"You can't change what happened to her, Siarnaq." Model P spoke up, quietly. The reploid just stayed stoic and silent for a long time.

"... Affirmative."

"You know how bad she'd feel if she saw you doing this?" He added, causing the ninja to wince. He looked over to his biometal, and just stared at him.

".... I know." He whispered.

That is all he said. Omg character development?</sub>

[Imit Phare & Model Co]

Siarnaq wasn't the only person there, though Imit wasn't aware of the other's presence in the building right now. The building had made him curious, and quite frankly... he'd mainly come here because Model Co really wanted to see this place. Crazy kid. Four years and he still didn't understand the other.

So there Imit was, Megamerged and keeping an eye out for Mavericks. If he shifted into a Galleon, they tended to ignore him, but he would rather not be a Galleon if they could help it; Co complained whenever he was in such a weak form. Speaking of Co, he was being quiet. Much too quiet.

"You alright kid? You're quiet."

"...Yeah. Just thinking about stuff." This was all Model Ge's fault. It had to be. He was the only person that Co could think of to blame.

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<sub>Siarnaq was sullen for awhile. It was an emotion he was too familiar with, along with apathy. Model P usually gave him his space, but right now Siarnaq didn't want it. He just wanted to look at his wife peacefully.

She was indeed beautiful, with long brunette hair and a teal green color scheme as well as a nurse's hat. She had a pair of pretty blue eyes as well. It was only chance that they met... and horror when she died.

"I'm sorry... I shouldn't have said that. I know how much you cared about Liana." Model P murmured.

"... Someone's coming." Siarnaq replied, before he steeled himself and looked over the railing. Oh, it was Imit. That kid he fought against during the Tournament, and then dealt with him during that whole raid.</sub>

[Imit Phare & Model Co]

Imit looked around the area a bit. Most of the Mavericks had been cleared out from the area, but he still kept a wary eye out. The brown-eyed Mega Man was unaware of Siarnaq's presence in the area for awhile now.

"Like what?"

"...Eh. Don't wanna talk about it."

Stubborn Co was stubborn. Imit rolled his eyes, before a prickly sensation on the back of his neck told him that he was being watched. He turned around, carefully watching before looking up at where Siarnaq was.

"..."

[Model X Vent]

Vent was also present. He'd heard rumors of Slither Inc.'s building. Rumors of possible reconstruction, rumors of perhaps being inhabited by... something. Or someone. He knew Mavericks might have made the place home, as nature reclaimed the building that once served as a beacon for peace in the city. But he suspected something of greater significance was happening...

So Vent had snuck there, on his own, with no orders to do so from the Guardians. He'd made something of a habit of wandering around on his own, generally ignoring his duties to the Guardians, and a lot of other things, for that matter. Model X had tried to help him shake out of that behavior, but in the end all he could do was try to keep him out of trouble.

"Vent, be careful. Biometal present." He said. "So there is someone here..." Vent said. He was not Mega Merged, in an attempt to be stealthy. "Do you know where it is?" "I am not certain where the signal originates, but..." He pointed Vent in the direction of Models P and Co, not that either Vent or X knew which ones they were, or even that there was more than one. "I believe they are this way." Vent nodded and walked in that direction.

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<sub>Siarnaq stood up, looking down at the railing and just generally being badass as he stood on it, over the others, and crossed his arms. He'd quickly pocket the image and then watched Imit. Model P would speak up again, much to Siarnaq's chagrin.

"... I sense another biometal. Is it...?" Siarnaq looked over, and noticed Vent was coming. Oh crap.

"... Master Model X!" Siarnaq would sigh at this, but he wanted to steel his emotions for now. Nothing would bother him this time, at least as he grabbed his biometal. Model P grunted. No flying to that kid this time...</sub>

[Imit Phare & Model Co]

Model Co noticed what Imit was staring at, and gave a small groan. Great, as if things couldn't get any worse for him, not only were there a few Mavericks about, but that annoying, patronizing ninja and the man with less personality than a desktop from the 90s was there as well.

"Oh great. It's you."

"Co... don't antagonize him."

Imit tensed as Siarnaq moved, but then turned to look at something else. He wondered whether it was a trap.

"Hey. There's another Biometal outside of that annoying P present. Dunno who though." It wasn't one he'd met, and it sure wasn't one that he hung around with.

"Gotcha." Of course then Model P yelled out "Master Model X", causing Model Co to mentally raise his hackles. Oh, so this was that X person the other kept yammering about, eh?

".........."

Imit sighed quietly again at Co's behavior, but cautiously moved forward to see who the Model X Biomatch was.

[Thetis]

A kid is running alongside the long corridors of the Slither building. His face showed some tiredness and he had sweat running trough his face.

He stopped and hang himself against a wall.

"What, are you already tired?"

His breath was heavy and fast. He did not reply to the female voice in his head.

"AW. I thought you would man up if we came to a place with danger like this one. Was I mistaken? Obviously you..."

The voice paused. The kid perked up his head.

"L? Something wrong?"

"UH... we are not alone... The floor under this one... three signals of biometals."

The kid attempted to look trough the floor. Obviously that was in vain but he knows that this building has such a degraded state that it is possible that there might be a hole somewhere so he will not need to go down and possibly face people he doesn't want to.

[Model X Vent]

As Vent came near the clearing where Siarnaq, Imit, and their Biometals were, he thought he heard a mechanical voice shout "Master Model X!" Model X perked up. "Model P?!" X flew right out into the open, and spotted Siarnaq and Model P.

Vent sighed. So much for stealth, he thought. He ran out into the open and grabbed X. He noticed everyone was staring right at him. "... Two guys... Two biomatches. X, there's two Biometal here!"

"Actually, there may be more than that..." X said quietly, apparently kind of ashamed. "...What?" "I am detecting another Biometal signal, one I did not notice before. Sorry Vent."

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<sub>Siarnaq grabbed Model P quickly, as the other seemed to want to fly over to Model X. What was with him and that biometal? He wasn't sure. Either way, it seems he spotted and was spotted by both of them. Oh boy. The ninja crossed his arms and looked down at the figures.

"... Huh, it's that little Model Co kid too. And... I sense someone else, Siarnaq." Model P spoke up, and the ninja promptly looked up. He could hear voices. Familiar voices.

"Identify."</sub>

[Imit Phare & Model Co]

Imit started when first a blue Biometal ran out into the open, and then Vent ran out into the open and was about to take a defensive pose when he vaguely recognized him. Hey, that was the guy that was at the tournament.

"Hey, you were at the tournament..." No one else was Megamerged at the moment, so Imit demerged. There was no point in trying to appear hostile if none of them wanted a fight. Of course Model P called Model Co 'little', which caused the Biometal to flare up metaphorically.

"Little!? I'm not little! Who're you calling little?!" Model Co wasn't too amused at Model P for that, but he did eye X carefully. No... that wasn't his stupid original. Then X mentioned another Biometal, and Model Co spun on his axis in the direction that it was coming up. "Yeah, there's another Biometal besides the three of us."

[Thetis]

Oy,oy,oy. What is going on here? From the upper level, Thetis spotted Sirnaq... it is nice to see a familiar face once in a while, even if it is that creepy robot-like Sirnaq. But... Vent and... that kid... wasn't he in the tournament or something?

"Oh Model X! Hey, what are you doing Thetis? Go down there!" The blue and yellow biometal floated off Thetis's pocket and began smacking him again and again until the blue kid caught it again.

"Shhh! I want to hear what they are saying!"

He perked from the hole on the ground, the ceiling for them. CEILING THETIS IS STARING AT YOUR SOUL.

[Model X Vent]

Vent didn't recognize Imit. There were a lot of faces at the Tournament. Some he recognized, many he didn't. My first hint I don't know a thing about the plot threads BU

Vent held onto X. He didn't want to lose him, and he seemed rather eager to meet up with his buddies. Vent looked up, first to Siarnaq. He said nothing. He noticed Siarnaq and Imit looking up further, to the upper floor. Vent squinted, and could make out a shape. He thought he recognized the voice, but he wasn't sure.

"Want to alert me to any other Biometal, X?" Vent asked. "I do not sense any other signals in this area." X said. "Okay..." Vent said. He looked from Siarnaq back to Imit. "So what are you guys doing here?"

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<sub>Siarnaq said nothing. Model P, however, was a bit taken aback by that Model Co again. What a snooty, loudmouth biometal. Where did he come from, anyway? Model P wasn't sure, but hey, it seems that Model L was here as well, and so was Master Model X.

"Forgive me, then." He spoke simply to Model Co. "... Model L. Master Model X." There was his greeting. Siarnaq tilted his head to stare at Thetis. So Vent asked what was going on, and it seems none of them were going to attack him and Thetis for the events of the Tournament (In the end, since it's been so dead, they and their biometals would have been rescued and Legion would have to back off).

"... Patrolling Serpent HQ and searching for items of interest regarding Legion HQ. Input response."</sub>

[Imit Phare & Model Co]

For the first time, Model Co actually seemed caught off-guard by Model P's statement of apology. The Biometal would have blinked were he capable of it, but he didn't say anything for a few seconds before finally mumbling something out.

"Um... thanks. Really, I mean it." Co sounded surprised. Almost no one had ever apologized to him before. Imit made sure to keep Model Co close, but even he was a bit surprised at the acknowledgement of the apology from the Biometal. Why the heck was Co suddenly being polite now of all times?

"So no one here except the three of us and..." He glanced up to where Thetis was, and then back at Siarnaq. "As long as that does not include Biomatches again."