Double Trouble

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Zero looked at the twin Mavericks and said in a cocky tone, “Well, I here I was thinking this was a waste of time. Then the two of you show up and prove it.” The twins looked at each other blankly. “Did he really just say that, brother?” Zero laughed. “Deaf AND stupid. Real winning combination you both have.” Sadly, he was right. Out of all the Generals, Gemini-man was the only one even more thinking impaired than Gutsman. Zero shook his head. The teal version snapped, “I have Half a Mind to...” Zero cut him off, stating, “Now you're giving yourself too much credit.”

The Cobalt twin said, “Well, two. Perhaps we should show him we mean business.” The teal copy replied, “I agree, one. Let's teach him a lesson.” Zero laughed. “Sorry. I already graduated from preschool.” The two of them vanished and circled him at high speeds. “Well, one. I think the old Gemini Hammer should do the trick”
“I believe so, two.” The pair suddenly yelled, “Here We Go!!!” Zero took a casual step back and the two Mavericks crashed into each other with devastating force.

Zero let out a frantic sigh. “Seriously! How the Programmer did the two of you actually MAKE it to General?!?”
“Don't go telling him and answers!” two snapped. “What if you tell him our secret?” Zero looked intrigued. “What secret?”
“Like I'm going to tell a filthy hunter.” the teal Maverick declared. “You'll never find out.” Knowing just how dense these constructed clones were, he decided to have a little fun. “I'll never find out what?”

Two looked at him and said, “That we're not combat Mavericks and that we don't really have any unique abilities that can be used in battle.” Realizing the secret was out, the moronic machine covered it's mouth too little too late. Zero sat down on a chunk of stone and asked, “If you're not designed for combat, just what the hell are you doing in this war to begin with?” Realizing there was no longer any point in hiding the truth, Gemini one replied, “We were promised that if we york for Bass, the humans wouldn't get hurt.” Two then added, “were were designated as nannies and got kind of fond of the fleshies.”

One nodded. “They didn't care that we were to stupid to avoid tripping over a moonbeam. They just let us look after their little ones and they would laugh at your dumb jokes. They gave us a home and a purpose.” Zero now looked confused. “But Bass is attacking the humans and your his generals. Don't you care?” Two laughed. “We're not military generals! We're called the General IDIOTS! Geez. Clean the slag out of your audio receptors.” One then added, “Besides. We can't even fight. What could we possibly hope to do? We'd be terminated in an instant.”

Zero sighed. “If you believe it's worth fighting for, then fight for it. No one, man or machine, can stop a soldier with a purpose. I'm fighting Bass to save the humans. If you care about them as much as you claim, then you should too. Right now, many of them are dying in order to end this war. If you care about the humans, fight with them.” He was about to continue when an explosion sent him flying. He hit the ground hard and rolled to a stop. A red Maverick with drills on its arms smiled. “Well, well. I caught the legendary Zero off guard.” Turning to the pair called Gemini-man, he said, “You were actually useful for a switch, as surprising as that may be.”

Zero slowly got to his feet and looked at the new enemy. “Crashman!” he yelled. The new enemy laughed. “Now I can finish you, just like Bass will do with the pathetic humans.” Gemini one yelled, “He's going to kill the humans?” Two then yelled, “He gave us his word he'd spare them!” Crashman laughed and replied, “And the two of you, in all your lack of wisdom, actually believed him! Oh, how amusingly pathetic!” The twin machines looked at their general ashamed.

Weakly, Zero shouted at the enemy, “I'm not going to lose to you!” Struggling to his feet, he continued, “I will fight to the death to protect what I believe in, and nothing will stop me from from doing just that against you!!!” Drawing his Z-Saber, he ran at the enemy. As the Gemini twins looked at him fight, they saw that despite his ideals, the sucker shot that hit him was slowing him down. He wouldn't be able to win in his condition. Two said mournfully, “Looks like we were too stupid to see the truth.” Nodding in agreement, One's expression changed drastically. It became an expression of confidence. One of determination and dare it be said, a smart plan.

Looking in the direction of his mass produced doppelganger, he saw a small mass of dead soldiers. Walking over to one of the corpses, One picked up one of the Buster rifles and said, “Two, it's time we finally do something smart for a switch.” Catching on to his copy's idea, he picked up one of the other rifles and primed it, adding, “Like actually fighting for the winning team.” They slowly walked over to where Crashman stood, a look of lethal determination on their face. The General smiled. “I'll leave the two of you to finish this pathetic Reploid. I don't want to sully myself with his putrid blood.”

Gemini One smiled as they took aim. “Yes, General Crashman. Well finish off the enemy without fail.” As crashman walked away, he said, “I'll be sure to tell Master Bass of your, for once, successful contribution to this war.” When the gunshots didn't come, the Maverick turned and demanded, “What is with your hesitation?!?” Instead of being ready to execute the swordsman, the twins had their weapons trained on him instead. Coldly, Two replied, “We didn't want to shoot the enemy in the back.” They immediately opened fire on their former General. Crashman, who was not taking much in the way of damage, roared, “You traitorous piles of scrap metal! I'll Destroy you!!!”

Two turned to Zero and yelled, “Get out of here, Hunter! You don't want to be around when we go all out!” Zero struggled to his feet. “What about the two of you?” Still firing, One replied, “We'll give him the old Gemini Hammer. And this time, it'll be a real blast to watch!” Still confused, Zero started to head towards Bass' palace to meet up with the others. After covering a fair bit of ground, he turned one last time to usher the twins good luck. That was when it happened. A massive explosion completely destroyed where the battle had been, and then silence. Before he could grasp what happened, Crashman's head landed at his feet. Picking it up, he said, “Their final stand in this war.” He delicately placed the scrap metal on the ground and tried to figure out how they could so easily destroy themselves instead of escaping.

Axel suddenly turned the corner and ran up to him. “Hey, Z? What the heck happened to you?” Looking at the blaze, he simply replied, “I was saved by two of the smartest idiots I've ever met.” Axel stood there, completely confused by how little sense the comment made. “Okay, Zero. As a friend, I need to tell you that what you said was beyond stupid!” Smiling, the swordsman replied, “Must be contagious. Now, let's finish this war.”