Sorry for the late post, but here it is the next installment of the novelization!

Megaman ZX Advent – The Novelization

Chapter 1 – Reunion

Three years had passed since the defeat of Serpent, but his defeat and the destruction of his company, the Slither Inc., didn't put an end to the Maverick outbreaks. To take care of the attacking Mavericks, one of the Guardians was assigned to lead the ground troop, and another one was in charge of helping to protect the base.

Three years had passed since the two Guardians started their missions, and the Guardian in charge of protecting the base was lying on the bed, and occasionally let out desperate sighs, before getting up and out of the room. The Guardian's ponytailed long brown hair swung back and forth as the Guardian headed towards the Guardian Base's command center.

"Ah, Aile! You're finally here!" The Guardian commander turned her chair around, and noticed the sad look on the Guardian's face, "Aile, please stop thinking about what happened last week. It wasn't your fault that we couldn't detect the enemies in the radar."

"But…" The Guardian, Aile, spoke up before letting out a sigh and lowered her head, "If I had been more focused, maybe we could have driven away the enemies before they could steal the Biometals…"

"Don't worry about it, Aile," Prairie said with a smile, making Aile look up to her, "We will get them back, and you're not going to the battlefield on your own this time."

"Huh? S-So you mean…" Aile's face lightened up a bit as the Guardian commander nodded her head before turning away from her.

In the highway area on the ground, another Guardian who was in charge of leading the other Guardians on the ground was standing while having a hand on the communicator on his ear, looking ahead towards the entrance of the destroyed Slither Inc. head office building.

"Alright, Prairie. Tell me the details later after I'm back to the base," The Guardian ended the communication before looking up at the broken building with his long brown hair being blown back and forth by the wind, 'Are you still watching over us, Boss? Wish us luck with our next mission…'

The Guardian disappeared in white light, reappearing in the Guardian Base's transerver room. The Guardian went out of the room before heading towards the command center, ignoring the surprised stares from the other Guardians he came across. The door leading to the command center slid open, and the Guardian entered the room.

When he entered the command center, he could barely recognize the figure that was standing there. Aile, who was standing behind Prairie's chair, turned to the opening door as the Guardian entered. The two started at each other for a while with surprised looks on their faces before Aile spoke up and broke the silence between them.

"Vent? Is that you?" Aile asked with a surprised look.

"A-Aile? You look… different…" Vent commented as he turned away to hide his blush.

"I'm sorry, but I have to cut the reunion," Prairie turned to the two Guardians with a serious look on her face, "We have located some Model Ws that were separated years ago. It seems like they also have caused some abnormalities in a few places. I want you two to destroy those Model Ws before they caused any more trouble."

"Okay, roger that!" Vent saluted before he left along with Aile.

Vent and Aile went out of the command center in silence and stopped in the transerver room, not knowing what they should talk about after not seeing each other for three years. They silently teleported themselves to the city area, which was as peaceful as always, to take a walk together after they hadn't seen each other for quite a long time.

Vent's stomach suddenly growled, making Aile laugh, "Have you eaten anything yet?"

Vent blushed in embarrassment before replied, "W-Well, no… Want to get something to eat before we go investigate and destroy those Model Ws?"

Aile nodded and smiled, "Sure, that'll be great! It's been a while since we hang out with each other like this…"

"Yeah…" Vent looked down at Aile, who was a little shorter than he was, and blushed before looking away.

"Anyway, I've noticed something different about you," Aile suddenly stepped in front of Vent, who quickly stopped walking before he could crash into her, "You're taller than me!" Aile walked around him and stopped behind him, "And your hair is longer now!"

"Well, I keep on growing in those three years and about the hair…" Vent turned around to Aile and let out a sad smile, "I just want to keep reminding myself about Boss and how he gave his life to protect ours…"

"I see…" Aile lowered her head sadly.

"What about yours? I thought that you said that you wanted to keep your hair short," Vent asked, making Aile blush and turned away nervously.

"W-Well, that's because… um…" Aile kept looking away, hoping that Vent didn't see her blushing face.

-Flashback-

A week had passed since Vent left for the mission on the ground while Aile stayed to protect the base. Aile slowly entered the command center and stopped in front of Prairie's chair before letting out a loud sigh. The Guardian commander heard the loud sigh and turned to the brown-haired Guardian, who was looking at the ground sadly.

"Prairie, I can't stop thinking about Vent ever since he left last week…" Aile told Prairie sadly, before letting out another sigh, "I don't know why I feel this way… I might have some feelings for him, but I don't think he ever notice me that way…"

"Aile, I think I might have an advice for you if you want his attention," Prairie rose from her seat and smiled at the Guardian.

"You do!?" Aile's face brightened and looked up at the Guardian commander in anticipation, "Please tell me!"

Prairie giggled at Aile's anticipation, "Alright, I'll tell you," Prairie looked up at Aile's hair, "Why don't you try letting your hair longer? I think that'll make you look more like a girl so that Vent will start looking at you as a girl, not a tomboy anymore."

"My… hair…?" Aile reached for her short brown hair, "A-Are you sure it'll work?" Prairie nodded at her with a smile, and Aile smiled in return, "I-I'll give it a try then…"

-End of Flashback-

Pushing the memory aside, Aile looked back at Vent nervously, "I-It's a change of taste…" Aile nodded nervously, "Y-Yeah, a change of taste!"

"A change of taste, huh?" Vent turned away with a smile, "That's a good change then. You look more beautiful with your hair longer," Vent turned back to Aile, still smiling, "Come on, let's get something to eat! I'll treat you!"

"Y-Yes!" Aile followed closely behind Vent, blushing furiously, 'He called me beautiful!'

On the sky far above them, a silver-haired girl had just come out of her airship and leaned on the railing of her airship, enjoying the wind as it blew on her face and her ponytailed long silver hair. She looked up, smiling as she enjoyed the calm wind blowing around her.

"What a refreshing wind!"