[ The pause tells him something's up, and he glances at Zero from the side before slowly turning his head to face him fully. The boy isn't one to hide his emotions, wearing them out on his shoulders instead, and slowly anger begins to build up from his core outward. Someone, somewhere, copied X and perverted his ideals to suit their own purposes. Someone had the unmitigated gall to laugh in the face of one of the greatest heroes in the world.

His trigger fingers itched. ]

Well! If they're just mockeries of a hero, I say it's better to take 'em down now! [ He grins widely and holds his hands on his hips. ] Okay, here's the deal. How about you 'n me go take care of them, since you look like you've handled 'em before? It should be a cinch!

And if I get more of 'em than you, you gotta answer any question I ask without fibbin'.

[ The most prominent question would be who exactly this guy is. He looks like a very specific someone himself, but . . . ]