The Zetta Sonic
Face to Face

Melodiza knows. That really made Alex nervous. However, with Emil and Tiger by his side at the moment, Alex is unwilling to let them down. Seemed trepidation wouldn't be good for him. I mean, Alex wants to show his confidence. He's not alone this time. Even without Jayden, there are Special Force members with him.

“What's the plan?” ask Alex. The question came out softly, caught between doubt and belief that they had a plan.

Tiger grunts amusedly. “Do not understand?”

“You should go there. Rescue them. Your friends.” Emil glanced outwards as if he could see the school building and Alex's class from there. “While, we... We will save you and Sonic.”

“What?” Alex doesn't understand that much. “I can't show up there in this condition.” He could see himself more clearly at this moment. Not the ideal look to meet a villain like Melodiza. Under his combat uniform, Alex's uniform is not only dirty but stinky and stained with blood. Plus there was a bandage wrapped around his left hand due to the bite of the monster.

“Of course you can't,” reply Tiger.

Tiger pulled a barrel bag from the side that Alex had not noticed before. The bag looks like a bag commonly used for fitness, even the quality under the bag belonging to Alex. Of course it wasn't his bag that he meant but rather its contents. Alex's eyes widened as Tiger opened the bag for him. His eyes caught the green color of the cloth he had once worn.

Green screen upholstered clothing suit.

He used to wear similar clothes when he first visited the headquarters inside the dam. Tiger tried not to make any expression. Even so, Alex knew Tiger was as excited as he was. If he ever outwits the surveillance cameras, this time he will test if Melodiza can realize it or not.

Alex wore the outfit directly over his uniform. Made by ICPA is nothing more than a suit of superiors and subordinates with a zipper. The size fits, even a little tight. The item Alex was wearing at that time — he ordered online — is more convenient than that. Trying to swallow his comment, Alex rushed to wear it.

As soon as he finished wearing it, Alex saw the school uniform attached to his body instead of after the green.

Not long after, he had already walked leisurely down the school hallway towards class. There's no one there. Something that is clearly very wrong. On the bright side, no one could also be involved should the situation heat up. On top of his head, a little backwards, there was Jason flying quite low in silence.

Here's what Emil's plan is, Jason's going to show the picture on top of his clothes. Any picture, as needed. Honestly, it made Alex a little nervous. Of course, everything can go wrong. Unfortunately, he didn't have much of a choice. As long as he can't make a plan, Alex chooses to submit to the plan of his impromptu operator.

Alex throws a glance at the field as he passes through a row of glass walls. The green scenery usually made his mind calmer. Not this time. Instead of a shadow of a meadow, Alex imagines what his classroom will be like. The thought continued to loom over him even when Alex was not in front of the open classroom door.

“Hai, Alex!”

Melodiza greets you first. The teacher was standing in front of the bottom of the classroom. The place where teachers usually teach. For the first time ever, Alex feels that his classroom is like a match court. Today, the participants of the match are himself and Melodiza, witnessed by his friends who are sculpting. They didn't even look when Alex entered the classroom.

“Where are you going? Come here, Alex.”

Alex faked his confused reaction. He obeyed the teacher's orders by walking slowly down. His face was full of questions. “I hope this is not some kind of punishment or ..” Alex let his sentence hang.

“No. Actually, I'm very happy to meet you here. I never thought I'd see Zetta Sonic this fast. They envy me.” Melodiza made a smile that Alex never saw. A thin smile, her eyes narrowed, and a tongue licking her upper lip. He looks more like a vampire than a hit man.

“Sorry. What?”

“You know, Alex, there's no point in you pretending not to know. If I were you, I'd be nice. Kneel down, maybe I'll change my mind not to kill you and your friends.” The smile on his face grew wider.

Alex shuddered in horror. He engineered his reflexes instead to have a small laugh. “What is this some kind of charade? The TV-show? Where's the camera?”

Melodiza clucked in annoyance. He took out a gun pinned to his thigh under the magenta skirt. Without warning, the gun erupted. The shot was aimed at Alex's left foot. Alex screamed, falling to the ground. His left thigh was stained with red. Melodiza moved forward from her position.

“Cih! The show! Maybe you are not as scared as people say.” Melodiza moved away from her position towards Alex who was curled up. “You know, your name is one of the most targeted targets among hitmen. Especially after you managed to damage the robot Filip Shah.”

Alex did not respond, busy grimacing and closing his eyes.

“Some bet who will get you first, the Zetta Sonic who is feared by criminals. Maybe they exaggerate too much. Secret identity? Advanced equipment? You are still a boy!”

Melodiza was already in front of Alex. He kicked her on the shoulder, forcing Alex to lie on the floor hard and cold. He didn't even hesitate when he stomped his feet against Alex's chest, causing the boy to cough and feel pain. With her legs still on her chest, Melodiza bowed.

Alex felt his eyes start to water. The fragrance of the teacher is now nothing more than the aroma that makes him nauseous. Melodiza's true side made her in disbelief. His voice is so different too. Melodiza's voice made her head spin. Slowly, his consciousness began to be pulled away from the real world.

“Where is your strength, hi Zetta Sonic? If you don't get him out soon, you'll die. At present. Here.”

It seemed like those were the last words Alex had heard before his world was back in the dark. His consciousness is not lost. It was all according to Emil's plan. Pretending to be attacked, pretending to be sprawled, pretending to faint. Zetta Sonic will come to her rescue. Only, Alex could not believe that he would hear his own voice coming from another corner of the classroom, starting with the sound of broken glass and rockets, and then ended by laser fire.

Alex believes that the plan for the day was one of the most ridiculous ideas Alex had ever come up with. Apparently, he and Emil will have a lot of disagreements. Call it, like the escape route through the gutter and make another Zetta Sonic.