PROLOGUE

Five years ago, a crisis struck a collection of man-made islands known as Giga City. A group of Reploids, known collectively as the Rebellion Army, exiled humanity from Giga City in an effort to liberate Reploids and affirm their equality and independence. The leeder of the Rebellion Army, Epsilon, was deemed Maverick, and the Resistance was formed to stop them.

A team of Resistance fighters, led by S-Class Hunter Megaman X, combated the Rebellion and took down the Rebellion Cadres one-by-one, eventually confronting and defeating Epsilon and putting an end to the Rebellion Army.

However, things quickly took a turn for the worse.

Colonel Redips, X's commanding officer for the Giga City mission, went Maverick and stole the powerful Supra-Force Metal, a material that greatly augmented a Reploid's strength to near immortality, and labeled X and company as traitors to the Federation. After a long struggle, however, Redips was defeated, and the Supra-Force Metal was destroyed. The Federation, upon learning of Redips' betrayal, removed Epsilon's Maverick status.

Giga city suffered terrible casualties and required heavy rebuilding. Many lives were lost, and the main civilian area of the city, New Hope, was grievously damaged. However, as its name states, hope would remain for years to come. The Rebellion Army's hold now liberated, humans returned to Giga City, able to coexist peacefully with Reploids.

However, a new threat will soon rise to shatter this peace.

The alarm blared loudly, snapping X out of a peaceful rest in his quarters at Maverick Hunter HQ. The blue-armored Reploid quickly sprung from his recharge pod and sprinted to the briefing room, where his commanding officer, Commander Signas, waited. X saluted Signas when he arrived.

"Commander, what's happening?" asked X.

"We've received an urgent transmission about a Maverick attack," replied Signas. "It was pre-recorded; Alia, play it back for X."

"Yes, sir." Alia, X's navigator from years passed, started to type. A fluctuating bandwidth appeared on the monitor centered in the room.

"Please, if you get this message, we need you, X!"

X jumped slightly. Not only was the message addressed directly to him, but he knew the voice. "That's...!"

"There are two incredibly powerful Mavericks attacking New Hope! We can't defeat them ourselves! Please, help us!"

The transmission ended.

"Commander, please, you have to send me to Giga City right away!" stated X. "That voice...that was Nana!"

"Understood. Alia, prepare a transporter."

"Right away." Alia started typing again. "Coordinates set. Destination: New Hope, Central Tower, Giga City."

"Thank you, Commander Signas!" X stepped onto a transport terminal. The terminal activated, and in a matter of seconds, X was en route to Giga City. Signas eyed the terminal, uttering three simple words.

"Good luck, X."