MEGAMAN X: ALT. Beginnings
Prologue
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YEAR: 2016 AD
"Dr. Light," said the small boy, "Who are you making now?"
The boy was Megaman, a boy who is not like the average kid. To start, he is a robot who thinks for himself, learning as he 'grows'. His body, for the most part, is blue, armored at the forearms and forelegs, making them larger than normal. He had brown hair, which isn't covered, since he was carrying his helmet in his arms, staring inquiringly but friendly at the man he was talking to.
The man was Dr. Thomas Light, world-renowned robotics-engineer, who had pioneered his robots for many years. Here, he looked late sixty-ish, with a fluffy, white beard, with his welcoming blue eyes concentrating on his task.
"This, Rock, is going to be your brother," Dr. Light said, looking at Megaman, who was also known as Rock to Dr. Light and Roll, Rock's 'sister'.
"Though when I am done working on him for now, I will be running diagnostic tests on him, which, unfortunately, will last a long time."
Rock looked at Dr. Light curiously. "For how long?"
The man sighed, "They will last thirty years."
Rock looked wide-eyed and concerned. "But you won't live that long, Dr. Light! What will happen to my brother, Roll, and me?"
Dr. Light turned away from his work-table where Rock's brother lay, looking at Rock with sad, tired eyes. "You will live in and protect this lab from Dr. Wily with Roll and Rush. For your brother, he will be sealed in a capsule to make sure that when the diagnostics are done, he won't harm any humans."
"Of course he won't harm any humans," Rock proclaimed. "He's my brother. In fact, he'll protect humans from Dr. Wily's plans. When he helps me, Dr. Wily won't have a chance!"
Dr. Light smiled and chuckled lightly. The thought amused him. Then he frowned, sad that Dr. Wily didn't agree with his opinion on robots, that they can be friends, not tools, but maybe helpers. He looked back at Rock's brother, the android he was working on. If only I'd be around to meet him, Light thought to himself. Then he looked at Rock, or Megaman as everyone else calls him. Sorry to make you wait long, son, he thought.
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As Dr. Light put Rock's brother's inactivated body into his capsule, Rock looks at him with wonder.
"Hey, he looks a lot like me!" Rock said.
"Well," Dr. Light said, "he is based on your design. But there's a lot more new things that is incorporated in him."
"Like what?" inquired Rock.
"Well, he can actually grow just like a human. That means he can age."
Rock's eyes lit up. "Can he grow a beard and mustache?"
"Yep," said Dr. Light.
"Cool!" said Rock.
"And," Dr. Light continued, "he has a real AI!"
"WOW!"
Dr. Light looked at Rock and smiled.
"You two should get along well together," he said.
Dr. Light closed the capsule of Rock's brother and the air seeped out with a 'hisssss'.
"What is my brother's name?" Rock asked.
"X. His name is X," said Dr. Light gently.
Light looked at X with fatherly eyes through the capsule glass, eyes that were close to crying.
Take good care, X, Dr. Light thought.