Megaman Excel 4

By: Metal Sonic EX

Disclaimer: I own a few select bosses and Capcom owns everything else.

Ugh… This is going to take a while… This is the fourth fic in a planned series of twenty. Needless to say, I'm gonna be at this for a while. Also, I'll be introducing more of my created characters in this fic. Anyways, better get started…

Chapter I

Traitor To The Cause

(Megaman 5 (NES) - Credits begins playing)

Barrell was right… He was getting old… Too old… Within a week of Sigma's defeat, he passed away of old age. He was doing what he loved best: being around his family.

(Roll, who's on the verge of crying, is embracing X. Everyone else surrounds the hole in the ground as a Casket is lowered into the ground.)

(A.N. Sorry, folks. I just had to.)

"Barrell was a good friend of mine. He was the first person, alongside me, to step foot on Forbidden Island prior to the Maverick Revival Incident. He loved his work, his family, and basically everyone else he knew."

It began raining as his body was lowered into its' final resting place, almost as if the world was in mourning. Time itself seemed to slow down to a crawl and all sound in the world just faded into nothing. At first, I was confused. But then…

-Flash-

"What is it?" A heavily-armored man, the Master Chief, pulled an odd-looking trinket out of the glowing light. "It's the ignition key for Halo." Everyone started. "But I thought that you destroyed them all!" Master Chief looked up at the ring that floated serenely next to Elysium. "So did I."

-End Flash-

"What the…" X blinked several times as Roll began crying into his chest. He placed a reassuring hand on her shoulder and turned to Coonite, who looked up at him. "What the hell was that?"

(The scene begins zooming out as the Megaman Excel logo appears and a '4' is slashed next to it with an unseen blade.)

(Megaman 5 (NES) - Credits fades out)

-Several days later…-

"Come on, guys! I'm on top of the world right now!" Axl chuckled as Zero threw his arms apart. "Well, we are at the top of one of the tallest buildings on the planet… Go figure." Zero turned around and gave a massive smirk. "What's wrong?"

X walked up with Roll and Iris as Axl glanced over his shoulder. "Ah… That…" Ever since he'd become engaged to Iris, he'd been happier than ever. Problem was that this is Zero we're talking about. X motioned to Axl and Roll and they left the two alone.

"Alex?"

"No."

Robert."

"No."

"Frank."

"Probably not."

"Greg."

"Definitely not."

"Drake."

"Unfortunately no."

Drew."

"That just sounds gay."

The mysterious green-armored Reploid put his head on the table and groaned. "How many names have we've gone through?" Dr. Flockhart looked at the clipboard she held. "Almost two-hundred." The Reploid groaned again.

"Still no luck?" The Reploid looked at Gate as he poked his head in the door. "Nope." Gate sighed, the closed the door and headed to the control room. "Still nothing."

Gate sighed, the smirked. "Have no fear, the lovebirds are here!" Gate smirked as Zero and Iris walked in. "Haven't this just been the craziest week." Dr. Cain nodded from his wheelchair. "It most certainly has."

Everyone nodded in agreement. "Marty's the best swimmer I've ever seen. Armadillo and Eagle have our aerial and underground forces at their disposal. And, though he doesn't remember his name, if you give that guy a Ride Chaser, he'll work circles around the Mavericks."

Zero smirked. "Not to mention Repliforce." Gate smirked. "Just then, Coonite kicked in the door. "I've always wanted to do that… But, to business! Someone is threatening the time warp!"

Gate turned to the hunters who nodded and ran out of the room, save Zero who kissed Iris first. "Yo, buddy! Let's move it!" The reploid, who shall now be referred to as John Doe, jumped up and ran out the door. "John?!" He glanced back momentarily. "Doesn't ring a bell!"

Moments later, the group was back at the time warp. "We've contacted Dynamo. He's on route to one of the suspected Mavericks position.

Meanwhile, we need you to enter the time warp. It's been condensed, so you won't be in their long. Plus, I'm working on another armor for X. I'll give him the parts when they're finished." The hunters nodded and jumped into the warp.

Place: Undistinguished

Timeline: Past

(Megaman X5 (PSX) - Zero's Intro Stage begins playing)

Ready

X beamed down at Light's estate while Zero beamed down in a destroyed base. "Looks like Wily works from scratch." Zero began running down the hall and dash-jumped over several holes in the ground. He began scaling the wall with the Triangle Jump.

He jumped onto the floor at the top of it and continued running. Several Preons appeared and Zero easily slashed through them. "Preons? Here?"

He continued running down the halls until a B Blader flew in through a hole in the wall. Zero easily cut it down, but the explosion caused the floor to fall down several stories.

He continued running down the hall until he located a door. Just before he reached it, more Preons appeared and Zero slashed through them. He entered the door and found more Preons inside.

They fired at him, but he dodged the bullets and slashed through them as X, Megaman, and Protoman beamed down. "Greetings. Let's do this." They entered the door and the three hunters gasped.

(Megaman X5 (PSX) - Zero's Intro Stage fades out)

Warning!

A hunter with a cannon on his back laughed and turned around. "Shadow…" He smiled evilly. "Well, well. We meet again. Not the best of circumstances, but still…" Zero summoned the Sigma Blade and pointed it at him.

"You're one backstabbing son of a bitch I really didn't need to see." Shadow smirked and pointed his saber arm at him. "Well then, I guess that that means that I'm going die, right?" He chuckled. "We'll see…"

(Megaman X: Command Mission (PS2) - Final Battle begins playing)

(Shadow's Health)

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The others beamed off as Shadow jump-thrust at Zero. He easily dodged it and knocked Shadow down with the flat of the blade. He then jumped into the air and activated his Giga Attack.

Giga Attack

Zero Slicer

He smashed it into the ground and released a wave of green energy. Shadow jumped up and fired his cannon at Zero, who deflected it, then knocked Shadow into the air. Shadow thrust the sword at Zero, who again side-stepped it.

Neo Attack

Thrust Jab

(A.N. I'm trying something new. Neo Attacks are one-fourth as powerful as Giga Attacks and can be used at any time. They're sort of like the Kingdom Hearts Reaction Commands.)

"How'd you like this?" Zero began thrusting the blade into Shadow's chest several times, the final thrust knocking him across the room. Shadow jumped to his feet and knocked Zero down by shooting his cannon.

He leapt into the air only to have himself knocked backwards by an assist from X. Zero beamed off as X charged a shot.

Neo Attack

Melee Charge

He dashed to Shadow as he flipped onto his feet and released the energy just as X punched Shadow with his buster. X charged another shot as Shadow stumbled to his feet.

X unleashed the shot as Shadow looked up, causing him to fall onto his back. Zero beamed down and stabbed the Sigma Blade into his chest. He pulled it out and Shadow kicked him away. He jumped to his feet and was shot by Axl.

(Shadow's Health)

None

(Megaman X: Command Mission (PS2) - Final Battle fades out)

Shadow clutched his chest, then threw back his arms and cried out as he exploded. Zero summoned the saber, then sheathed it.

(Megaman 7 (SNES) - Boss Beaten plays)

"Hardly a fight." Just then, Dr. Light's voice was heard through their helmets. "Come to the lab. I think I've located Wily!!"

Next time: The group goes against an invisible opponent.