The Hunters were gathered in an abandoned building. Dr. Cain was working on X while the others stood by. Chip stared at his feet, thinking. Zero was sitting on a crate.

"What do you think we should do now?" a Rookie asked Chip. He was a white and purple reploid. "If only I had been able to get to that murderous scumbag Wire Sponge! I'd show HIM what a big mistake he made!" Chip snarled. His eyes glowed blood red as he thought about X.

NOBODY wounded HIS idol and got away with it! Kip stared at him. "Chip, we can't go out seeking revenge! Remember that the Headquarter's destroyed!" Kip scolded.

"Well, Kip, I guess we need to look for a temporary base, until we can get the Headquarters rebuilt. How long should that take?" Chip said.

"Well, if we help..," Kip began to calculate on his fingers. He was an extremely intelligent Rookie and Chip's best friend. He would have been a rocket scientist if he wasn't a Hunter. " It should bee done in about two months. That is IF we help. If we don't, four months," he said.

"Alright, two months' better than four..." Zero said as he stood up. Kip stared, horrified. He didn't know that Zero had heard. Zero walked over to him and patted him on the back. "Okay. Kip, you and about half of the Hunters will gather some metools and start construction on the building. Since you're so smart, you will create the designs. I want it flawless!" Zero said. Kip smiled, embarrassed. "The rest of you, I want you to start patrolling the city, looking for a temporary shelter. Also, if you see any Mavericks, try to destroy them without getting yourself destroyed. Be sneaky. I don't care how you kill them. We'll beat them at their own game!" The Hunters nodded in agreement. Kip lead half of the Hunters off to a construction site. Chip was about to follow Kip when Zero grabbed him.

"What..? Did I do something wrong?" Chip asked. Zero shook his head. "No. I want you to help me. We need to move X to a safe place. I noticed that you're a pretty good Hunter. You can help me," Zero said. Chip smiled widely.

"I'd be honored!" Chip said. He followed Zero over to Dr. Cain. Gently, Zero picked X up. Dr. Cain followed. They walked up to the roof. The remaining half of the Hunters took off. A single Rookie, a large fierce looking yellow reploid, walked up to Chip. Chip grew nervous. "So, you think you're better than us now, huh?" the yellow reploid asked.

"What are you talking about, Gig?" Chip asked, surprised. "Zero's going to be very disappointed! He'll know he should have picked me!" the yellow reploid snapped, ignoring Chip's question. Then, he stalked off. Zero didn't hear a word of it. Chip tried his best to forget what Gig said. He ran after Zero.

Kip was having great trouble with the building of the new Headquarters. He had the plans all laid out and everyone had to agree that the new Headquarters would be superior than the last. But, they first had to clear the rubble.

And when they did, they found Mavericks that had been trapped beneath the rubble. They had to fight and destroy them AND clear the rubble. Though, they finally got the rubble cleared. Then, they began repair the foundation.

One Hunter, an experience veteran, approached Kip. "Let me see the plans again," he said. Kip showed him the plans, nervously. Nodding, the Hunter commented on it's 'great design' and went back to work. Kip felt himself puff up with pride. Usually, he was a very shy and under confident reploid. Now that he had proven his worth, his confidence jumped. Smiling brightly, he began to help with the construction. All the Hunters worked vigorously and with extreme enthusiasm. They took the destruction of the Headquarters as an insult and refused to let it go unanswered.

Chip had never seen so many Mavericks in his life. It seemed as though all the Mavericks had decided to attack the little group and not the construction site of the new Headquarters. X moaned slightly as Zero leaped over a blast. Zero blasted Storm Eagle then leaped over to a different building.

"They obviously want to destroy X now before he can be fixed!" Chip exclaimed as he blasted Neon Tiger in the hindquarters. Zero, carrying X in his arms and Dr. Cain on his back, and Chip leaped over the roof tops. Roof top to roof top they jumped. Chip blasted the Mavericks that came too close to them. They raced through the city, Mavericks in hot pursuit.

"This way! Quick!" Zero yelled to Chip as he leaped to the street below. Chip followed as best as he could. As they dodged parked cars and Maverick blasts, Zero spied a great building to hide in. He wasn't being cowardly, it was just a stupid idea to try to fight with a wounded Hunter in your arms and a human scientist on your back. He had to put their safety over his ego. He signaled Chip. "That building!!" he whispered. Chip nodded.

"I'll distract them, you go to the building! I'll meet you there," Chip said. Before Zero could answer, Chip was up on the roof tops. He blasted the Mavericks, drawing them towards him. Angered, they chased him over the roof tops. Zero and Dr. Cain got in to the building. As they walked through, the floor boards creaked unhappily. Suddenly, without warning, the the floor beneath them and the floor above them collapsed. Zero, Dr. Cain, and X went crashing through the floor. The floor above them sealed up the hole. Dr. Cain screamed for Chip but they got no answer. Then, they disappeared in to the darkness.