Wild Fangs: Blood Trail
(Classic and X series AU. Events that happened prior to Zero's birth and the three-month period before the start of Wild Fangs, most chapters will be in a character's point of view)
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Megaman Classic and X series characters.
Chapter I: Birth
"At last, my final creation... Is complete!" an old man exclaimed with pure excitement.
He had been working day and night over the creäture resting inside the capsule in front of him ever since he had stolen a valuable blueprint from his rival. It was a complex and highly advanced from what they have currently. Surpassing everything, he thought of improving it further by combining it with his recent discovery of a new power source and eliminating all the flaws he had from his past works. With those, it will make his greatest creation unstoppable to fulfill its sole mission.
"Arise, my son!" pushing the release button, he shakily steps aside from the capsule as it opens its hatch.
Cold mist crawls its way out soon after the cover begins to rise. It slowly released its embrace from the sleeping crimson creäture within, letting it be touched by the warmth of the outside world for the very first time. He winced after feeling this unfamiliar sensation of warmness since he was always in the cold. Before he could even process what is happening around him, he heard a familiar hoarse voice talking to him. It was the same one he had been hearing during his cold slumber, only now, it's much clearer and louder. Opening his eyes for the very first time made him flinch but his optics adjusted quickly, giving him a clear picture of his surroundings.
It was a white room filled with assorted machinery. Lights blinking from it now and then while some are flashing some unfamiliar shapes on its glass panels. He turned his head towards his left and found a lone old man intensely watching him with his jaw moving. This might be the owner of the voice, he thought.
"Wake up!" he commanded "Today's your birth, my child!"
Unsure about what the old man meant, he tried to move his body. Shifting his upper torso as his right hand reaches out for the edge of the capsule to grab it as his support, followed by his left at the parallel side. Then, carefully, he pulled himself up, his right leg stepping out of his capsule and planting itself firmly on the floor to add his needed reinforcement.
"That's it..." encouraging him further.
With a few more seconds, he manages to get out of his pod and stand on the outside world for the very first time. His golden mane, finally free from its restrictions, flows gently behind him.
The old man approaches him with eyes shining brighter than before.
"Finally! Finally!" hopping like an excited child.
He tilted his head as the old man notices he hadn't introduced himself. The elder then straightens as he clears his throat.
"Ah, my apologies. I am the great Dr. Albert W. Wily, your creator and father." he said with a familiar grin on his lips.
"... Father?" his crimson eyes widen for he isn't sure what that word meant.
"Yes, and you are Zero, my son." placing both of his hands over the crimson's shoulders.
"... Zero." he contemplated in the word.
"Come, we must test you to see if there are any flaws in your motor skills." gesturing his right hand towards the door but the crimson just stared at him. "What are you waiting for? Let's go."
Wily then noticed something was off about his latest creation which gave him a sudden chill in his spine. The crimson is now staring at him with unspeakable blood-lust and baring his ivory fangs at him. As if he is now facing a ferocious animal going for his kill.
"Z-Zero...! W-what are you doing?" he cannot help but stammer his words for his body started to tremble.
A feral grin is all he has for a response before launching himself towards the quivering old man.
"BASS! HELP ME!" he screamed as the crimson pounced on him. "BASS! HEEEEEEEEELP!"
Walking out of the shadows of the room, an ebony robot answers his call followed by a purple mechanical wolf.
"What is it?" he said in an irritated voice "Don't tell me that you called me just to show another junk you just created?" crossing his arms as he stand in front of his creator while his wolf sit next to him.
"HELP MEEEEEE!" he could already feel the crimson's cold breath brushing above his neck with fangs ready to puncture his fragile skin.
"What the?!" morphed his right arm into his buster and quickly fired at the crimson on top of the doctor. "Dammit Wily! You're making me clean up your mess again?!"
The shot landed straight to the crimson's head which stops him from biting the doctor and diverted his attention towards his assailant.
"Damn!" he cursed as the shot hardly scratched his target. "Treble, fusion time!"
Knowing that he's facing a dangerous opponent, he quickly activated his Treble Boost. His once golden linings on his armor turned into purple as a pair of wings materialize at his back. The fin-like design on his head is now turned into a winglike finish.
The crimson just tilted his head as the ebony hover above him. The doctor, on the other hand, rushed himself behind one of the enormous machinery in the room.
"This is the new-type you've been boasting about? A girlie-looking, long-haired robot with feral attitude? You're really insane, Wily." raising an eyebrow as he scans the crimson.
"JUST SHUT HIM DOWN! DON'T DESTROY HIM!" Wily cried as he peeks from his hiding place.
"Whatever." started to fire green charged shots towards the crimson.
As much as to the ebony's surprise, the crimson just parried all his shots without even breaking his eye contact towards him. He cursed as he fired laser beams before charging his buster once more for a much more powerful charged shot.
Grinning, Zero crouched as the lasers rain down above him.
"Take this!" releasing a fully charged shot to his feral opponent.
Upon contact, a huge explosion followed giving the ebony a moment of triumph. However, it quickly turns into frustration after the crimson just burst out from the blaze, grabbing his neck tightly. The force sends him crashing to the ceiling as the crimson clings to it with his free hand.
"L-Let... GO!" Bass gasped, feeling the grip on his neck tightens.
With a feral grin, he throws the ebony back to the floor.
"D-Dammit!" with a great flap of his wings, he avoided the painful collision but something heavy just landed on his back. He glances behind and found the crimson holding him from his shoulders. "WHY YOU?!"
Out of frustration he started to fly wildly while slamming his back towards anything to shove off the crimson who seems to enjoy the whole flight. He started to spin upwards then made a harsh descend, flipping on his back to let the crimson's head scrape the floor. Knowing it is still not enough, he then performs loops and abruptly stopping after the fifth cycle. Letting the centrifugal force do the job for him.
Then he heard him laughing insanely. Glancing to his back once more, he found the crimson filled with dust and small scratches only. A pair of cold hands grasped his wings as the crimson leans closer to him.
"... Fun~" a silky voice whispered to the ebony as he felt both of his wings got torn off him.
"GAAAAAAAH!" sparks and robot fluid shoots out from his back.
Not giving the ebony a moment to breathe, the crimson spins in midair, delivering a heel drop on the wounded back causing the ebony to slam on the floor face first.
"D-damn..." slowly lifts himself up when he felt a heavy load dropped on his back. "H-Huh?!" he found the crimson sitting on top of him, glowing blood-ruby eyes staring at his neck with lips partly parted. A pair of protruding fangs could be seen from it which somehow made the ebony feel a jolt of uneasiness. Fingers gliding on the wounds where his wings were supposed to be.
The crimson watch the warm fluid dripping from his fingers. It was thick and the scent he finds so alluring that he started to lick it. When the sweet taste registered on his tongue, it made him quench for more and luckily, his prey have plenty of it and already oozing out for him to feast on.
Bass tried to free himself but failed miserably for now, the crimson is displaying their great difference in terms of strength. His legs are too short to reach the crimson's back who is now licking the deep gash on his shoulder blades.
"Damn! Wily! What's wrong with this junk of yours?!" he then felt the crimson's left hand gripping on his forehead "WILY!"
"HM? Actually, I don't know. I just installed my newly created program in his neural system, primarily focusing on survival and learning. In other words, he's just moving using pure instinct."
"What?! I swear, I'll beat the hell out of you once I get my hands on you!" his swearing interrupted by the crimson who force him to face the other side using his left hand.
Sniffing the neck he finds so enticing, he started to lick it with his cold and slick tongue, as if preparing it for something. Each slide of the tongue was long and moist, softening the elastic metal covering its target. His cold breath amplified the chilling sensation the ebony is having now.
"W-what the hell?! GET OFF ME!" Bass cried in protest as he started to panic, the fangs he saw earlier just started to glide over the dampen part of his neck.
With a final lick, the crimson sinks his fangs deep within, hitting one of the ebony's main fuel lines. His victim screams as the fangs sink further, making the warm fluid flow out rapidly in which he greedily sucked. The screams gradually weakens until it became silent. The ebony just passed out due to all his energy drained by the crimson.
Assuring that nothing is left, the crimson releases his prey as he licks his blood-drenched lips. Savoring his very first meal, he picked up his unconscious prey and placed him within his arms. He made a grin before licking the ebony's right cheek.
"... Bro... ther."
The doctor just watched in awe while gathering the very first data from the crimson's awakening.
"Well that is very unexpected... I never told him I made Bass which technically makes them as brothers..." he rubbed his chin as his eyebrows furrow. "Might be one of the unknown programs embedded within the new power source... Interesting."
Remembering that he has an auto shut down button in his pocket, he quickly pushed it without second thought. The action made resulted the crimson to halt from his place as his blood-ruby eyes looses its life. He stands in front of his creations as a grin creep on his lips.
"Perfect, with just a few adjustments... I know... You will fulfill your mission without fail!"
A maniacal laughter echoes throughout his fortress as a snow storm starts to stir.
Author's notes:
Ah... As promised, the flashback series...
No worries, 0kamiB1ue, I've read your review on chapter 12~ and I really dislike reviving enemies...
(So that's what you meant to say...)
Well... This thing kept me awake again... (Sob... Three in the morning...)
Anyway, hope you guys join me once more to unravel the past clouding my first story~