This is my third fanfic on and my first MegaMan fanfiction. This is one of the many crossovers I've thought up and I sincerely hope you enjoy it!

Disclaimer: All Megaman X and ZX characters belong to Capcom. Not me.

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Zero looked over the mass of defeated Machniloids with little interest. It frustrated him to no end that the majority of the enemies in the area could only be hurt by his saber.

Which meant he was stuck out here taking care of the small fry while X and Axl went in and took care of the Maverick.

He was in the ruins of an old city. So old, there was a fair amount of vegetation growing over the buildings. Behind him was the crumbling building that his friends had gone inside.

Sighing in a bored manner, he absentmindedly kicked at one of the destroyed Mechaniloids. Even though it looked like most of the enemies had been taken care of he still had to stand out here and keep watch in case more came. As much as he wanted to face down the Maverick himself, he knew that if any of the enemies that could only he could defeat got past him, X and Axl would be in serious trouble as their attacks wouldn't affect it.

I cannot believe that out of all those Mavericks Axl has defeated not one of them carried a saber like me! It would sure as heck help if he had the abilities of a sword-wielding reploid so I'm not the only one who has to go on guard duty in situations like this! Zero thought to himself in an irritated manner. Still though, he didn't want to be the one responsible for putting his friends in a dangerous position, especially if it happened while they were facing down the Maverick.

It was the only thing stopping him from simply rushing in there to join the battle.

The com in his helmet beeped. Zero reached up and activated it, "Zero here."

"Zero, this is X. We were successful in defeating the Maverick. We are warping back to base now." Zero sighed in relief. End of mission. He would finally get out of here before he died of boredom. Another voice came over the com,

"Man Zero, you should have been there! I thought that we were goners a few times of cour-" The voice at the other end was suddenly cut off. Zero knew his friends well enough to know what has happened at the other end of the line. X had slammed his hand over Axl's mouth before he could continue, knowing that the younger reploid's discussion of the battle would not help Zero's mood.

Zero actually managed to chuckle a bit. Some murmurings on the other end of the line, then Zero spoke, "I'm heading back to base now. I'll meet up with you two there."

"Alright Zero. Hurry back." Came X's voice.

"Roger that Z! Axl, over and out!" The communication was then cut off.

Just as Zero was preparing to teleport back to base, he heard rustling in some nearby bushes. He immediately readied himself. A surge of excitement went through him. Maybe he would get some action after all!

Zero stood there, in a battle ready position, as the bushes continued to rustle. When something leapt out of the bushes, he was ready.

Zero jumped upward at his target, more than eager for battle. What happened in the next few minutes came as a nasty shock to him.

The first thing that happened was that his saber met in midair…with another saber. Taken off guard, within just a few seconds he had pushed against the other saber with his own in order to leap back, while his foe did the same.

The second thing that happened was when he had landed firmly on both feet, he looked up to see just who he was fighting…and nearly fell over.

The best way he could describe it was…a human-like version of him. The person had red armor like him, but it looked considerably lighter and less clunky then the armor he wore and there wasn't a helmet. He had long blond hair although it wasn't in a ponytail like Zero's was. A black visor hid his eyes and there was a red triangular mark on his forehead.

The mystery person readied himself with his saber. Then suddenly stopped. He looked over Zero carefully, and then came out of his battle stance.

"Sorry. I thought that you were a Maverick." The person said.

Zero took a battle stance. He didn't trust this guy one bit. He looked too much like him for it to be coincidental and he was going to get out of him what he was doing even if it meant using "brutal" methods.

"Who the hell are you!?" Zero growled.

The person chuckled a bit, "Ease up. I'm not Maverick. I came here on a mission."

Zero relaxed his position slightly, his facing taking a confused look, "Mission?" Just who was this guy?

The person looked at Zero calmly, "One thing at a time alright?" He smiled slightly, "You asked who I am. Well, truth is, I'm not even of this time."

"Not of this time?" Just who was this guy?

"That's right. I'm from the future to be exact." A wind blew by as the person continued,

"My name is Girouette or Giro for short."

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I know that was a REALLY short first chapter but I promise that the next one will be longer. I hope I kept everyone in character.

In the next chapter Giro meets the rest of the hunters and explains a bit more about what he's doing in their time and about the time he came from.

Please R&R!