[『ちびまる子ちゃん』正人]

Shortly after, Dogulas came in realizing that there would be large traffic. He had to make sure that they didn't malfunction due to the repeated teleportation. Lifesavers also came in here to direct the innocents elsewhere. Just like he predicted, various people were coming in from the Bridge in mass numbers to numerous IT Stations in both IT Bays. Lifesavers began directing the humans and Reploids to the Cafeteria where they would have room. Before then, they began coming in massive numbers. Douglas opened up the main console for the entire IT Bay area. He saw that the rapid teleporting was taking it`s toll as energy was rapidly changing from one station to another. If he didn't hurry up, teleportation would not complete causing some injuries or even death. He began to attempt to stabilize the system by drawing energy from other areas.

[Vérité]

OOC: Really... all to the same place. So unorthodox, but whatever.

[『ちびまる子ちゃん』正人]

Axl teleported in from [Confederation Bridge] after the chaos of the mass teleportation from earlier. He stumbled by a few humans still catching their breath. Douglas was no longer here. The check-in Reploid saw his state.

"Oh my, wait there. I'll call for a Lifesaver." She said while picking up a phone.

"No, i need... [Command Center]..." He said, stumbling out of the IT Bay as several bystanders and the check-in Reploid merely watched him leave.

[『ちびまる子ちゃん』正人]

Chiba Masato and Mega Man R entered from [Confederation Bridge] and immediately, R made sure he still had his removed arm. Chiba and R spent no time wasting and ran to the [Briefing Room].

[OmegaMan]

[From Canadian Confederation Bridge]

Zero arrived in a flash of red light alongside his comrade. They had to report in on what happened, of course, but he was concerned for X's well being and state of mind...

[White-Jet]

[From Canadian Confederation Bridge]

X continues to overlook himself hesitantly as he was being transferred to base. He can see some of the LifeSavers making their way towards him in preparation of taking him to the Infirmary, but having experienced the horrors of the Limited, and reacting the hasty conclusion of being infected by a similar substance, he frets the possibility of spreading it onto them and the rest of the Hunters that were undergoing repairs.

Unsure of what to do or say that won't result in them going so far as to poke his armor, X begins to back away from the approaching units, frantically looking around for some kind of non-metallic material he could cover himself with so none of the substance could get onto them and potentially endanger the entire base worse than the Bubonic Plague of human's past.

"Towel...." he mutters frantically, "I...I need a towel...something to cover me so the rest of you don't get infected by the substance mutating my body...."

The LifeSavers stopped a few inches from the transporter, confused by what X meant by the request. One picks up a radio and contacts the Emergency Room.

"Send a couple more LifeSavers," he said, "And bring something to cover him with. We don't want to cause anymore problems than this base could already handle."

[From Infirmary]

It took no less than a few minutes before the requested LifeSavers showed up, one of them carrying a white sheet used to cover exposed reploid innards during repairs. Hajime hung out in the background, watching as the two cautiously walked over to X and draped the cloth over him, then escorts him out of IT towards the Infirmary while the LifeSaver that called them in continued to talk into his radio.

"Prepare an ISO chamber," he said, "Whatever's making him nervous maybe a hazard to the rest of the base. We'll need to run scans to see what's going on and whether it should be any major concern to the well being of the other Hunters."

With that said, he cuts off transmission and follows the other two LifeSavers back to base, leaving Hajime and the remaining three LifeSavers to address Zero. One of them approached him, remaining cautious in case he acted irrationally as well.

"I don't suppose you could explain what's been going on with X since being dispatched to the Bridge," he asked.

[OmegaMan]

Zero glanced between his now-departing comrade, and another familiar face that had entered. Of course, now wasn't the time to dwell on those issues. Zero turned to the Lifesaver that addressed him. He crossed his arms as he spoke.

"During the battle, the Maverick expelled a weird fluid," Zero began to explain. "It hit X. Not long after that, that traitor Kazuma crashed the party. During the fight, X's arm just... changed. His Buster got some powerful, mid-battle upgrade. I think I know why X is worried. It looks a lot like the Limited fiasco."

[White-Jet]

The LifeSaver speaking to Zero nods. Though he and the rest of the unit wasn't fully educated on the matter, enough of the information stored in their database was enough to raise concern about the well being of themselves and the Hunters they treat. X was right to suggest being covered up before being taken to the Infirmary for observation.

Hajime listened into the conversation with more interest in what was being said. He had heard about the Limited and how it previously attempted to corrupt X's mind when it splashed onto him, but couldn't gather anymore information that the Hunters weren't willing to let him in on for obvious reasons. He can't help but wonder if the substance had anything to do with Kazuo and his connection with New Hera, and if Ryuta had known about the dangers of the substance that led him to drop bread crumbs in front of Omicron.

LifeSaver ponders on the current situation a moment before turning his attention back to Zero.

"Well, we'll know for sure what to expect from this substance he keeps cautioning us against," he began, "Until then, you should probably report to Commander Signas concerning the matter; assuming you, yourself, weren't hit with the same substance."

[OmegaMan]

"Right," Zero replied with a nod. He stepped forward and headed for the door. The crimson Hunter glanced at Hajime briefly before exiting the room. The door swished open, and Zero made his way into the hallways. He took a direct route to the Command Center.

[To the Briefing Room]

[White-Jet]

Hajime watched Zero leave, having acknowledged that he was too focused on other matters to express the usual scorn he'd normally get whenever their paths crossed, suggesting he was finally becoming less concerned about Ryuta's "antics", though it wasn't good enough to warrant any intentions to apprehend him if he got in the way of this current incident.

"Let's go," the remaining LifeSaver said, cutting Hajime from his thoughts, "The way X is behaving, we may need your arsenal pack to make sure he's inserted into the chamber without complications.

Hajime watched LifeSaver head out the door before following after him, hoping he wouldn't have to get too involved and risk endangering himself with whatever X didn't want anyone to get contaminated with.

[Returning to Infirmary]

[Vérité]

[From Infirmary]
Juno wobbled in, still trying to keep herself steady. She could barely recall the events that happened earlier, but knew the base was being evacuated.

[『ちびまる子ちゃん』正人]

Shortly after, several Hunters came in. Following, Axl entered from the [Briefing Room]. Kazuo and Chiba entered after. Axl himself seemed to have a furious scowl on his face.

[Vérité]

Juno smiled shortly, still having plenty of her energy sapped. "Chiba.. there you are," she excitingly said.

[『ちびまる子ちゃん』正人]

Axl shoved passed Juno with no concern as he made his way to the Pad. Chiba looked in confusion.

"Hey, you doing okay?" he asked, trying to ignore Axl.

R didn't reply. He just held his broken arm and the severed part.

[Vérité]

"I just got back from the Infirmary, I don't know what's going on," she admitted. "There's an evacuation going on?"

[『ちびまる子ちゃん』正人]

"Nah, we're changing locations to the Aquilo Project Base," Chiba replied.

"When we arrive, I'm going to have to request Dr. S' presence, on account of being a unique build," R said, examining his arm.

Chiba turned. "Dr. S? I haven't seen him in years."

R showed surprise for a second. "Oh, that's right. The Doctor mentioned you once or twice..."

Kazuo's cheek twitched and he almost maintained a shifty person for the moment but eventually calmed himself down. He took a few breaths and let out a long exhale. To the right, Axl, grit his teeth.

"I can't believe we're going to war..." he let out a long sigh, showing his frustration.

[Vérité]

"Oh my!" At the mention of unique builds and creators, she remembered both of her scimitars were lost in New Hera! "I'm without weapons right now... Darn it.."

[『ちびまる子ちゃん』正人]

"OH, shoot, that's right..." Chiba said, thinking for a second.

"If you need weapons, call your creator or if need be, Dr. S can create new ones," R said as he began to play around with his severed arm.

[Trip Dering]

Takashi arrived from [Command Center Hallways] and stood just inside the doorway, waiting for RE. He looked around and saw a few familiar faces from the battle against the Hydra, but made no mention that he recognized them.

[『ちびまる子ちゃん』正人]

Soon after, Signas and the three Navigators stepped in from the [Command Centre Hallways] and saw the IT Bay filling up with Hunter's.