The Day of Judgment

By: Metal Sonic EX

Disclaimer: I own the EX Robot Masters who will be used in this fanfic. However, I do not own Megaman or Dreamwave Comics. If I did, I'd of made this entire series a reality by now. Wait a sec… I kinda have, haven't I…

Chapter I

A New Foe Appears

"Actually, it's a pretty long story…" Megaman crossed his arms. "Really?" Zero nodded. "But don't expect me to tell you it when he could be making up for lost time." Megaman nodded, then took a battle pose. "Bring it." Zero smirked. "I intend to."

(ZX Tunes - Trap Factory begins playing)

Zero began charging his buster, as did Megaman. When fired, then dashed forward, Zero jumped over him, turned, and launched the two buster shots. He then swung the saber, releasing a projectile attack. "Relic Grenade!"

The explosion blocked the blade as Zero used Swift Striker. "Nunchaku Frenzy!" The green blades knocked Zero backwards as he used Titan Strike. This caused Megaman to stumble, allowing Zero to use Blast Radius.

"Shimmer Coat!" Zero slashed at Megaman, but the attack was reflected back at him. "Stealth Cannon!" Zero was knocked backwards by the invisible shot as Megaman began charging a special weapon. Zero used Frozen Peak, knocking Megaman onto his back.

He jumped to his feet and reached his hand back. "Juggernaut Fist!" The blast caught Zero as he landed, allowing Megaman to use another weapon.

Giga Attack

Hadouken!

"Hadouken!" Megaman used the Hadouken, causing a blinding flash. When it dimmed, Zero's armor was sparking. "Is that the best you've got?"

Giga Attack

Relentless Rage

Megaman was knocked onto his back as his armor also began sparking. "We're not done yet! Get your ass up and give me a challenge!" Megaman jumped to his feet and dashed at Zero as he did the same.

(ZX Tunes - Trap Factory fades out)

(Sonic 3D Blast (Sega Saturn) - Boss Theme begins playing)

(A.N. This tune is available at Sonic World. Go back to the Glacier Man chapter in Rebellious Ambitions to get the link.)

Suddenly, the city's large main screen turned on, revealing an armored figure with a weird face mask with a red jewel in it. This caused both Megaman and Zero to stop and look at the screen. "Greetings, Mega City. I am Atlas and I will be destroying your planet today…"

(A.N. Yeah! Back from the deep precipices of Paradise Lost, it's Atlas, back from the dead!)

"For a while now, you've lived under the 'safety' of having Megaman as your local and worldwide hero. However, he's got nothing on me. In the past two years, I've developed a space station and a rocket. Observe…"

Atlas was replaced by a satellite image of a large, gyroscope-shaped space station with a large drill in the middle of it. "In an hour, this missile will launch and the cost of the impact will be quite dire, I assure you."

Atlas reappeared and he crossed his hands. "So, if you think that your hero can stop me, send him up here. I'll be sure to put his remains on the front of the rocket. It's got the best view in the whole station. I'll be waiting…"

The image cut off and Megaman turned to Dr. Light, who was already on the phone with someone. He went to run to the limo, but Zero stood in his way. "I don't have time for this right now!"

Zero snorted. "If I say you've got all the time in the world, then it is so. We're not done here." Megaman growled, quickly becoming agitated. "Fine. I'll fight. But first, you have to help me stop Atlas."

Even Zero seemed surprised at this. "You must be joking." Megaman frowned. "I'm not in that kind of mood. But if you do this, then I will have all the time in the world."

Zero growled, then beamed off. Megaman quickly got into the limo and his entire group retreated to the estate. "Okay, just be careful. Okay?" Rocky turned to Alan. "No offense, but if you say 'Okay?' one more time, I'm gonna Hadouken you."

Alan instantly backed off as Dr. Light walked in. "They'll have a rocket ready for you in half an hour. So say your good-byes, pack, or do whatever." Rocky nodded, then went outside.

Half an hour later, Rocky was walking through the Mega City equivalent of NASA. He walked into a room and found Zero standing there. "What?" Rocky smirked. "I knew you'd come." Zero scoffed.

"I'm going to kill you. NO one else. Not even this Atlas fruit. That's why I'm helping you." Rocky smirked. "Of course it is." Zero tossed Rocky a microchip of sort. "it's my Rage Chip. You can have it."

Rocky started. "Isn't this…" Zero looked over his shoulder as he began walking towards the open hatch door. "Gives me headaches." He continued out of the door, onto the metal railing, and shielded his eyes from the sun.

He then looked to his right before walked to the open hatch. "Friends of yours?" Rocky started, quickly inserted the Rage Chip into his buster, then ran outside. He waited until his eyes adjusted before looking to his right. "Holy…"

The entire populace of Mega City was cheering and chanting his name. The majority of nearby cities were also present. The most noticeable were Chelsea, who appeared to be screaming at the top of her lungs, and Timeman, who simply met his gaze and smirked.

Rocky smirked and waved. "Hey, hero." Rocky started, then turned to Zero. "Am I saving the world solo or what?" Rocky nodded, then ran to the hatch door and crawled in.

He shut the door and locked it before converting into his armor. He then sat in his chair and buckled in. "You ready?" Zero gave a weak 'Meh…' which caused Megaman to smirk.

"Five… four… three… two… one… Liftoff! We have liftoff!" Within minutes, the rocket blasted off and flew into the sky. "Well, this is fun." Suddenly, Zero frowned. "Something tells me that those aren't friendly."

At about an altitude of forty-thousand feet, two missiles whizzed by the rocket and looped around, causing the crowd to gasp. Then, they cried in horror as, the missiles collided with the ship, causing the rocket to explode.

Next time: The final mission begins.