[Leo is dropped onto a hover bike of his own as Zero dodges lava rocks falling from above. Zero jumps his bike and lands it in a small alcove just above the churning sea of lava below him.

He slashes a falling lava rock with his beam sword. As the rock splits, he dashes between the falling halves, shielding himself. He hits the walkway below and dashes, robotic soldiers load their weapons, and Zero's thoughts are clear.

'Magma Dragoon was one of us. Why did he do it?'

The world blips and Zero is standing over the damaged body of a dragonic reploid.] Why did you do it?

[Magma Dragoon raises his head, pushing himself up. 'I have always wanted to fight you and X. To see if I could measure up... he brought those thoughts back to me.' Pain flickers across Zero's face. Taking down a former comrade cracked his calm mask.] He, who.

[As dreams often do, a ghostly looking Zero says to Leo.] 'Maybe this is on me. I never thought that some hunters might have the desire to see if they could win against X and I. It didn't even enter my head. Maybe this fight wouldn't have happened if I had.'