To be fair, with Zero's general stoic air, it was pretty easy to mistake that for the limitations of a machine. Fear, while something that he understood, was never something that seemed to affect him outwardly. Losing your powers was pretty understandable as a less than desirable thing, though. Being vulnerable like that, even if it was only temporary, wasn't something to take lightly.

It was tempting to hope that maybe something from the robotisizer would be able to be salvaged, since that was the only known way of restoring Hajime back to human form. But if it meant studying Eggman's designs to bring that despicable machine back into the world? Technology like that deserved to be lost as forbidden knowledge.

"It's for the best," Zero muttered, crossing his arms as he cast his gaze over to the pile. But, turning his attention back to Pulse himself, he had to remark: "You seemed quite thorough in the destruction of his lab. That's a lot of power you have..."