// This is my first Fanfic, I have really been looking forward to writing on this website ever since a friend of mine recommended it to me. I would really appreciate constructive feedback, as I plan on writing for the foreseeable future.

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Dr. Wily's rage grew with each creation of his that Megaman destroyed. Even his prized duo, Bass and Tremble, were getting beaten time after time. It never mattered how many bots or machines that Wily built, Megaman always showed up and put his plans to a painful and explosive end. Wily eventually grew tired of this endless cycle, and so he sealed himself away in his hidden lab, to spend as much time as it took to insure his next creation would be flawless.

He called it: Project Zero

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Megaman let out a delighted laugh as he and Rush performed a mid-air barrel roll. It has been five years since Wily had done evil, and Megaman was confident that the doctor had learned his lesson. Tonight, he was out enjoying the cool air under the pale glow of the moon and the stars. Since he wasn't busy fighting, he was able to go out on a few midnight rides. Megaman loved the thrill of flying with his dearest companion, and was expecting another peaceful end to his flight.

Expectations fall short all too often, Megaman realized this when a ball of energy rocketed up at him from below, smashing Rush and causing him to plummet to the city below. With a desperate cry towards his friend, Megaman was thrown off of Rush by the furious winds that lashed at the pair as they picked up speed on their descend. While Megaman fell, he could only call out his companion's name, seeing the red dog fall in the opposite direction, going farther and farther away.

However, he was forced to put rush out of his mind the moment that he met the ground. As he got close, Megaman spun in the air and landed on his feet. the shock of the sudden stop rung through his body for a few moments, and he fell onto one knee, succumbing to disorientation. With a shake of his head, Megaman recovered his wits, he returned to his feet and laid eyes on a figure that stood in front of him.

The figure wore a deep red armor, with blond hair that fell down to his ankles, shadow provided by the night sky blocked the rest of his features. Megaman's eyes fell down to the figure's left hand and saw a buster gun fold back into his arm. It was dangerously similar to Megaman's own arm, which made Megaman more than a little nervous. The figure's hand reached to it's side, and he pulled out a blade made of pure energy, the blue glow of his sword sliced through the Night's shadow, giving his armor a dangerous glow as he rose it to arm level.

Megaman took a step back, he locked his eyes on the figure and resisted a shudder as he spoke up

"Wh- who are you?"

The figure made his response, his body motionless

"Zero"

Hearing him speak caused Megaman to pause, something about Zero gave him a strange sense of familiarity. As though the two of them had met before, even though Megaman knew that he had never met this guy before in his life. When Zero emerged from the shadow, Megaman stood in shock as he laid eyes on an all to familiar logo, which was planted in Zero's forehead.

"Doctor Wily! He made you!"

From that moment on, Megaman knew exactly what Zero's intent was. It became clear that he was created for the sole purpose of ending Megaman's life. Dr. Wily had been busy over the last few years, that much was for certain, Megaman realized that he was foolish to believe that Wily would ever learn his lesson. Megaman turned to the side and brought out his buster gun, aiming it at Zero.

"Alright then, Zero, let's do this!"

A few pellets of energy suddenly rang out of Megaman's buster, heading towards Zero. Without so much as a flinch, Zero swung his blade into them, causing the shots to dissipate into the air harmlessly. Zero then went on the attack by sprinting forward and bringing his blade down in an overhead slash. Megaman's response was kicking off his feet and flipping backwards, he pressed his hands against the earth when his upper body got within a few inches of the ground and pushed off in order to finish the back flip. The moment that his feet met the earth, Megaman fired several more small shots at Zero, who was three sword swings away from being out of harm's way.

As Megaman predicted, Zero effortlessly cast aside the tiny pellets wiht his blade. But before he could go on the counterattack, Megaman ran to Zero's left side, his armor changing color as he activated one of his favorite powers.

"Flash bomb!"

A grenade shaped ball emerged from his buster, heading towards Zero. Zero's left hand rose as his buster emerged, and he fired at the grenade as it closed in on him. This action was a mistake that Megaman was counting on, as the grenade burst into a blinding flare erupted from the ball, trapping Zero in it. The flare only lasted a few seconds, but by the time Zero could see again, Megaman's body was glowing with yellow energy. Megaman's buster arm rose, and he used his other arm to hold it in support.

"We're done!"

A gargantuan ball of energy forced it's way out of Megaman's buster, ripping through the air around it as it blazed a path towards Zero. Still suffering from the aftershock of the flash bomb, Zero barely had enough time to get his blade into the path of Megaman's shot. The resulting clash lasted for several seconds, as Megaman's favored attack battled against Zero's strength and will. After a few seconds, Zero began to relent, and Megaman was already celebrating his victory. Zero was groaning in discomfort and loosing ground, but with a shout of resistance, Zero gained a second wind and sliced the blast half. Without pause, Zero charged at Megaman, aiming to cut off the arm that sent the powered shot at him. Megaman, shocked at Zero's power, had to spin himself desperately out of the way of the attack at the last moment, he could feel the wind rush past his arm as he dodged the blade by mere centimeters. Megaman's disorientation resulted in him stumbling a few moments before he could recover his footing.

Before Megaman could regain his composure, a ball of energy blasted into his chest, knocking him to the ground with a violent smash. The source of the shot was Zero's buster, who smirked as he approached the downed Megaman. His blade rose into the air, and with a content laugh he brought it down towards Megaman, aiming for the killing blow. Megaman couldn't move, his chest injury pinned him to the ground as the blade came down. He shut his eyes, unable to fight back as his death fell ever closer at the hands of Dr. Wily's most powerful creation to date.

The blade never hit Megaman, his eyes opened in dismay as he heard the pained yelp of a certain dog. Zero's saber was lodged in the back of Megaman's dearest friend and companion, Rush. The dog had thrown his body into the path of the blade in order to save Megaman, even at the cost of his own life. Zero dug his saber in deeper, and with a grinding sound that stabbed into Megaman's gut, he cleaved Rush clean in half. Zero rose his blade with an annoyed glare, striking down at again, but this time, Megaman moved. His feelings took over, pushing such things as pain out of his mind as he rolled to the side of the attack and bounced to his feet. Megaman glared at Zero, for the first time in his life, the blue soldier could feel anger and rage. The only thing that filled his thoughts was grinding Zero into dust, the only things that his mind set upon was avenging Rush.

Zero regained his composure and stood up straight, almost curious to see what Megaman would do. Megaman's armor started shifting in color again, as he prepared to use the most destructive attack in his entire arsenal.

"This is... for Rush... Astro Crush!!!"

Meteors suddenly fell from the sky, showering the world below with enough destructive force to tear apart an entire city. Megaman glowed with energy as he called forth burst after burst of Meteors with the sole intent of crushing Zero into nothing but scrap metal.

Zero looked up in shock, he jumped backwards out of the way of a first meteor, kicked himself to the left of a second one, but that was as far as he got. He had accidentally thrown himself into the direct decent path of a third meteor, and by the time that he realized his mistake, the massive rock was only inches away from his face. His blade went up on instinct, as if it had the power to protect him from the fury of Megaman's attack.

The sound of a painful scream filled Megaman's ears, and the energy faded away from his body. He fell to his knees, his feet were unable to support his body. His breathing grew heavy as he looked up at the wreckage he caused, he had completely obliterated everything in the immediate area, the whole city block was utterly destroyed. His eyes widened in a mixture of sorrow and confusion as he saw a figure slowly approach him. The shape of the armor and the flow of the hair were burned into his mind forever, but there was no sword in his hand. How Zero was still moving was a fact that was beyond the reach of both fighters.

His right arm hung limp at his side, borderline severed from the rest of his body. His eyes held a mixture of fury and disorientation, his left hand was the form of a buster, and was the most frightening sight that Megaman could imagine. His right leg pushed off the ground and send his left leg forward, and then his left leg returned the favor as he made his way to Megaman, who didn't even have the strength left to properly stand. Zero stood in front of Megaman, his left arm rose and the buster pressed against Megaman's head, there would be no disputing the fight's conclusion this time.

The sound of a Buster shot rang out in the night sky, and Megaman's body fell to the ground, lacking the presence of his head.

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Mission accomplished, as I said before, I would love feedback about my writing and anything else you have to say.