REPLOID MASTERS

Chapter 1

Date: 21XX, Classified Reploid dig site.

Armored armadillo was losing himself in his thoughts. It had been over 6 months since the last Maverick uprising occurred. An uprising similar to the very first one he took part in himself. This made him wonder if he was right to continue to follow Sigma after the former Maverick hunter leader turned against not only the human race, but also his fellow Reploids. Armored Armadillo was one of the Maverick's most loyal servants during the uprising. Being trashed by X saw the end of his loyalty to Sigma. However, seeing as how someone had taken his former position in the Maverick Hunters, Armored Armadillo was forced to take up a demoted position in the science division. Working as excavation for the science teams had given him a lot of time to think about if the Maverick Wars were really necessary. The planet was almost completely restored after the incident with the Eurasia colony that occurred all those years ago. After the most recent Maverick Uprising involving a reploid named Colonel Redips, Earth has been in a long uninterrupted state of peace. The reploid/human council, being led by a mysterious being called the Ancient, has worked exceptionally on restoring the planet. Just recently, Armored armadillo's science team, led by the newly reformed reploid scientists Dr. Doppler and Gate, are trying to uncover mysterious signals coming from two separate locations. The first one was coming from an underground bunker that has until now been hidden from the rest of the world. The other one was coming from Ground Zero, the location of a massive crater that was home to what was once the Lanfront ruins. According to what Armored Armadillo heard, the Lanfront Ruins was the location of one of the adventures of X's predecessor, the original MegaMan. This had the Reploid/Human Council concerned. What if the evil that MegaMan had defeated there was back and causing the signal? What if was a Maverick trick set up to trap X, Zero or Axl? That would have to wait as the science team was exploring the bunker. Armored Armadillo, who came back to what was going on right now, was leading a small group of Reploid diggers down one of the abandoned hallways of the bunkers, getting closer to the source of the signal.

Digger:" Sir, I think we may have reached the source of the signal".

He was standing in front of a large set of blast proof doors. Whatever was causing the signal was on the other side of those doors. Armored Armadillo examined the doors and found a weak spot.

"All of you stand back".

As the diggers retreated a few meters away, Armored Armadillo backed up, curled up his armor into a ball, and rolled into the doors at full speed, breaking them open. Once he uncoiled, he looked around until he saw a sight that shocked him. The room was filled with what appeared to be old stasis capsules. On the far wall was a computer with the words "Stasis mode at very low power. Sending out emergency signal." He immediately called the science camp to tell them what he found.

Armored Armadillo: "Armadillo to base. Armadillo to base!"

Gate: "This is Gate. Go ahead."

Armored Armadillo: "We found the signal source! It's coming from an an emergency stasis beacon! This room is filled with active stasis pods! I suggest we get some teams down here to examine these right away!"

Gate: "Understood, Armadillo. Dr Doppler is on his way down with Douglas and a few scientists!"

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( 10 minutes Later) Dr. Doppler was extremely curious about this new discovery. He paced nervously as Douglas used a scanner to examine the pods.

Dr Doppler: "What did you find?"

Douglas: (excitedly) You aren't gonna believe this sir! We scanned the pods. 3 of them contain organic beings while the rest contains mechanical beings. The pods are also set to awaken the hosts and open up at a certain time. They're going to open in less than half an hour. Imagine what or who will come out!

Dr. Doppler: Hmmm. Just in case, we should take precautions in case they are hostile. I'm going to radio Hunter Base and request them to bring X, Zero and Axl for protection.

Douglas, however was not paying attention to Dr. Doppler, focusing on the pods.

Douglas: (absent mindedly) Okay. Sure.

…

(20 minutes Later) X, Zero and Axl were just arriving at the dig site and were being greeted by Gate, who was running the camp while Doppler was with Douglas.

X: So, What exactly was it that you guys found?

Gate: We found what appear to be stasis pods of some kind. All we know is that 3 of the contained beings are organic while the rest of them are mechanical.

Zero: Aren't you guys worried that there may be hostile beings in them?

Gate: Yes. That is exactly why we called you here as "insurance" in case they are hostile.

Axl: Well, I'm not waiting. I wanna meet our new guests.

Zero: Wait Axl. Remember, these newcomers may not be friendly.

Axl: (smiling) So? Friendly, new allies. Not friendly, (heh heh) target practice.

Zero: (sighs) Lets just go.

As the three Maverick Hunter walked down to where the pods were at, X couldn't help but feel that something felt strange yet familiar about this place. This thought made him start to slow down a little.

Zero: (noticing X stopping) X?

X: Huh- oh sorry Zero. This place just seems so familiar to me for some reason.

Zero: Same here. I don't remember why though. We were never here at all.

X: I know. I just have this strange feeling that something surprising is gonna happen.

Zero: Hmm. Maybe the occupants of the pods have something to do with it.

As the three maverick hunter entered the room, Douglas welcomed them by telling them they got there on time.

Douglas: You guys made it! Good. The pods are getting ready to open.

X: Alright guys. Ready your weapons just in case!

As soon as x said that, he raised is X-buster while Zero unsheathed his Z-saber and Axl pulled out his Axl bullets. The first pod, which seemed a little smal to most of the other started to depressurize and slowly open. Everyone in the room was shocked at what they saw.

Zero: …my god…

Axl: Whoa.

Dr: Doppler: Impossible. It…..it cant be.

X: Megaman?

Inside the pod, still unconscious, lay a small brown haired boy with armor and a buster similar to X's. It was the original Megaman The other pods started to depressurize and open. The organic pods first then the mechanical. What was seen in the organics pods would be enough to give a normal human a fatal heart attack out of shock. Inside the organic pods were an old man in a lab coat with a very thick white beard, a middle aged brown haired man in glasses with a similar lab coat and a young blonde 14 year old girl in Russian clothing. The other pods started to open as well revealing a large number of unique mechanical beings in stasis. Everyone in the room could not believe what they were staring at. It was the entire Light and Cossack families in perfect hibernation. Dr Light and Dr Cossack were alive.

X: I can't believe it. They're alive.

Zero: Wow, X. You got your entire family back.

X: I have so many questions….

Axl: Wait a minute! How is this possible! Didn't they all die!?

Douglas: Actually, there is no official record of their demise. They were just presumed deceased after the Dr. Wily's final plan not only eradicated himself, but caused a lot of devastation to the planet.

Gate: (on the radio) This is Gate. What's going on? We're picking up a huge amount of life signs.

X: X here. You will not believe what we found. Call Hunter base and tell them to send a couple passenger transports. We'll need them to bring back what we found.

Zero: The council is not gonna believe this.

Axl: The council? Imagine the look on Signas's face! It's gonna be hilarious!

Douglas: Uh guys...they're waking up.

X: Huh?

The pod occupants were starting to awaken.