" What are you doing here, Gig? Zero said to head back to HQ!" Chip exclaimed. Gig smirked.

" Who? Oh! You mean my 'commander', am I right?" Gig giggled. Chip peered at him. " How STUPID you are! Do you really think I'd take orders from a HUNTER?" he snapped. Chip jerked back. From behind Gig, Bit and Byte appeared. They all smiled widely. Chip charged his blaster up.

" Have you gone Maverick!?" Chip demanded.

" Absolutely! Just like YOU will!!" Gig hissed. Chip stared in horror.

" But.... but... WHY?!" Chip cried. Gig laughed.

" Finally realized how pitiful humans are! You are a fool to follow X and Zero! They are blind to the truth. Just as I was. But, I was shown the truth! Humans are weak and pathetic. They make slaves of reploids. No more! The humans and all who stand by them shall learn of pain and misery. And we'll start with YOU!" Gig growled. The Mavericks attacked. Chip leaped out of the way. He dodged well, firing when he could. Chip crouched and stared at Gig. A feeling of betrayal and of bitterness burned deep in him. He had always thought Gig was a jerk but he NEVER thought Gig would ever be a Maverick. The look he gave Gig was of pure hatred. Gig smiled, enjoying the look. Gig shot at Chip, who leaped and ducked out of the way. He back flipped and then shot at Gig. Gig barely managed to dodge the blast.

" You are indeed a good Hunter, aren't you?" Bit asked. Chip snarled. " Well, you're not good enough!" Bit and Byte leaped from different directions. Chip barely leaped out in time. He back flipped a few feet and prepared to return fire.

" Not so fast," a familiar voice hissed. From behind Chip, a blast shot out. It struck Chip point-blank right in the back. Chip screamed in pain as he felt his systems go hay-wire. He collapsed to the ground. He heard someone walk up to him. Chip tried to force himself up. He coughed up a bit of vital fluid. A heavy foot came down on his back, pushing him to the ground.

" You never cease to amaze me, Rookie. You stand up to metwice and destroy Wire Sponge! I'm impressed!" a voice said. It was Vile. Chip narrowed his eyes.

" Vulture," he managed to spit out. Vile laughed.

" Mind telling us how you got in?" Vile asked as he tilted Chip's head upwards. In Chip's eyes, he saw hatred and pain but again he didn't see what he wanted to see. There was no fear.

" Go glue your rear to a chair!" Chip snapped, weakly. Vile let Chip's head fall back to the ground. Chip felt his systems shut down. He began to lose consciousness. A final thought crossed his mind. " Damn, I really failed you this time, huh X?"

Bo was running through the halls. He had picked a bad way to go, because he had run into Mavericks non-stop. He killed most of them but, he had not found the one he wanted. He wanted AGILE. He ran and ducked, hoping he'd run into Agile among the other Mavericks. He dashed into a room and found himself in the control room. He glanced around him.

" Well well! If it isn't my good friend from the cavern!" someone said from behind him. Bo whirled around. There was Agile, Serges, and Violen. Bo grabbed his staff. He glared at Agile.

" Long time no see, Maverick! I suppose you've been well?" Bo said, calmly.

" Quite well," Agile answered.

" Good, because you'll need all your trashy skills and sneaky tricks to even TRY to defeat me!" Bo growled. He leaped at Agile and knocked him across the room. Serges and Violen leaped at Bo, planning on overpowering him. Bo leaped out of the way and slammed his staff into Serges' head, knocking it clean off. Serges' body dropped to the ground, lifeless. Violen yelled in rage and punched wildly at Bo. By pure luck alone, Bo was able to get out of the way of the mammoth's punch. Bo jumped and hopped to avoid another punch and a kick. He swung his staff, striking Violen in the chest. Agile leaped up and tried to sink his sword into Bo's back. Bo back flipped over Agile and smashed his staff down on Agile's exposed head. Agile screamed in pain and dropped his sword.

" You'll pay for that!" Agile yelled. He picked up his sword and swung it at Bo. Agile barely missed Bo, who leaped out of the way and brought his staff down again on Agile's head. Bo laughed at Agile, amused. Agile screeched in rage and began to swing wildly. Bo blocked a swing with his staff and kicked Agile in the face. He then leaped back a bit and crouched, prepared to attack again. Agile seemed to be gathering his thoughts. He held his sword in front of him and stared hard at Bo. Bo stood still, watching Agile. Suddenly, from out of nowhere, Blast Cheetah leaped from the shadows at Bo. Bo barely dodged the slashing claws of the reploid cat. Blast Cheetah whirled around and roared. He quickly struck Bo across the face, before Bo could even tell if an attack was coming. It was quite obvious that Blast Cheetah was even faster than Overdrive Ostrich. Agile smiled viciously. Bo clutched his staff, unsure of what to do. He cautiously watched Blast Cheetah and Agile.

" Whoa, dude, neat stick!" Blast Cheetah said. Bo narrowed his eyes.

" It's a STAFF," Bo said.

" Looks like a big stick to me!" Blast Cheetah snorted. Bo narrowed his eyes, dangerously.

" It's a staff," he said quietly. Blast Cheetah tilted his head and peered at Bo.

" Are you sure?" he asked. Bo slammed his staff on Blast Cheetah's head.

" YES!!!!" Bo screamed. Blast Cheetah fell backwards,completely stunned. Agile leaped up and swung at Bo. Bo dodged and slammedhis staff through Agile's chest. Agile gasped. He stumbled and fell down, lifeless. Blast Cheetah took one look at the bodies of the X-Hunters andfrowned.

" Uh oh....," he said. Bo leaped at him. Blast Cheetah quickly dodged and ran out the door. Bo chased after him. Blast Cheetah zipped and zagged. When he thought he had lost Bo, he ran right in to X and the others. Blast skidded to a stop and stared, dumbfounded. They stared right back at him, surprised. Bo suddenly leaped up and slammed Blast Cheetah across the face. Blast Cheetah fell to the ground, then jerked to his feet and leaped over X. He ran ( or skated) as fast as he could. Bo's attack had brought the other Hunters to their senses. They immediately chased after Blast Cheetah. Blast Cheetah tried his best to get away. He was completely surprised that they could keep up with them. In fact, only one was able to. It was the one with the wolf tail and wolf ears. Blaze Cheetah noted this with great respect. The others were breathing hard, unable to keep up with the grueling pace Blast Cheetah had set. They were following Met, who yelled out encouragements to them and threats of painful death to Blast Cheetah. He turned into wolf form and streaked after Blast Cheetah. Blast Cheetah called out for assistance but no one seemed to hear. Then, Blast Cheetah knew where they had gone. He quickly ducked down a hall and made a mad dash for a huge door. He knocked harshly against it.

" Password?" a voice asked. It was Tunnel Rhino.

" Open up, dude! The Hunters are right behind me!" Blast Cheetah yelled.

" That's not the password...," Tunnel Rhino said.

" Open up or I'll tear the door down and let them get you as well!" Blast Cheetah screamed, his temper gone. The door unlocked and opened wide. Blast Cheetah leaped in and slammed the door, his tail barely missing Met's teeth. Blast Cheetah leaned against the door and breathed a sigh of relief. He gazed around at the Mavericks around him. He was in his master's throne room. There was Tunnel Rhino and Neon Tiger, guards of the throne room of their master. Dr. Doppler was right behind them. Their master, still covered in shadow, sat high on his throne. They stared at him.

" Who are the Hunters?" Neon Tiger asked.

" Zero, X, that dude Vile fought when you were making a diversion, that dude we had to fight when we went for X, and that new reploid that tore Spark Mandrill to pieces," Blast Cheetah said.

" What is his name?" the master asked.

" They call him 'Met', sir," Blast Cheetah said. The Hunters began banging on the door. The master stared at Blast Cheetah.

" Met? Met is still alive after all these years?" the master whispered.

" You know him?" Dr. Doppler gasped.

" Indeed, I do. I should think he remembers me as well," their master said. " No matter. Let the Hunters come. We have a little surprise," he said as he snapped his fingers. Vile appeared. Following him