Megaman X: Final Prologue

By: SylentStryke
Rated: M

A/N: Hello to all! Welcome to the third (chronological) installment of my Megaman X fanfiction series! Now, before you start reading this, I highly recommend that you read Paradise Never. It has some vital info on my original characters and important plot points. I was going to wait until Birth of a Demon was finished, but I figure that I might as well get these ideas that are in my head down on paper, lest I forget them. Anyway, in this story I will attempt to establish a link between the X and Zero series. Okay, without further ado, I present to you, Megaman X: Final Prologue!

Prologue: Dark Beginnings

The year is 21XX. Sigma, the former leader of the Mavericks, is dead. The world was at peace. For a while. The Maverick Hunters had prevented Neo Earth from destruction, be it by Sigma, Paradise Eden, or any other foul organization. Then, Neo Earth was on the verge of becoming restored, with the help of a scientific breakthrough: The Cyber Elf. Raydia Deltion gave way to the creation of this miracle. Cyber Elves have the power to restore even the most decomposed of objects. Great good has come from these tiny beings.

But...

Arcadia Outskirts
Time: 3:05 PM
Date: 6-11-21XX

Maverick Hunters, humans and Mavericks scrambled all about on the ground. Plasma from mega turrets and explosions decorated the landscape. The quiet ambience of the still air is now filled with the yells and screams of dying, fear-stricken reploids and humans. Rivers ran crimson with the life of the innocent and the wrath of the envious.

Somewhere, in the middle of all this chaos and destruction, a group of wounded Hunters made a beeline to a transport craft. Dodging and strafing yield after yield of ordinance, they hop into the craft. As the medium sized ship levitated into the air, an explosion rocked it, sending one of the Hunters off the edge of the transport to the ground below.

"Stop! Don't leave!" A voice shouted out at the pilot in desperation. "The zone is hot! We gotta get outta here, now!" Another explosion rocked the craft, and another Hunter almost went over the edge. The craft spun around and sped off toward the Maverick Hunter Headquarters (MHHQ). The Hunter in the doorway collapsed to the metal floor in defeat, slamming a fist repeatedly into the ground. "Dammit! ZERO!"

The ride back to MHHQ was quite different than the ride into Arcadia. There was no laughing. No kidding around. No jokes, no good feelings, no plans about what to do after this war is over. Nothing of the sort. Fear, anguish, exhaustion and lifelessness took their places. Megaman X, commander of the 17th Elite unit, sat near the lifeless body of Axl, with Echo at his side. Kicker, lead medic turned field doctor, beckoned for the two of them to leave. Understanding the situation, X left with a protesting Echo. "Errgh! X, let go of me!"

"Echo, calm down! He'll be fine!" The despair-stricken girl stopped shouting, but continued panting heavily as she stared into X's calming green eyes. "Don't worry. Axl's gonna be just fine. He'll make it, I promise," X reassured the worried girl. Sniffling, she began sobbing uncontrollably into his shoulder.

Leyna was curled up in a corner of the hover vehicle, her shoulders heaving at sporadic intervals. Stryke was tying a bandage around Locke's badly gashed thigh, while she bandaged up a styptic over his left eye. X walked into the compartment and took an empty seat. He removed his helmet and let his head drop into his palms.

"(...what happened? Cyber Elves were supposed to be used for the sake of good. The wars were supposed to be over. No more fighting. No more death. Giga City was a disaster. Nana, Massimo, Cinnamon, Marino...and now...Zero.)"

X was thinking long and hard about what had happened and what was to come. This new enemy was different. Someone that made X wish that it was Sigma again this time.

"Colonel X! Come to the cockpit, immediately!"

"(...our enemy is...is...) Human."

MHHQ
Time: 3:12 PM

The hover transport touched down on the helipad as lasers soared overhead. X and company hastily made their way out of the craft before it took off once again. A medical staff was waiting to aid the injured and possibly dead. Axl was loaded up onto an emergency stretcher and warped into the Med Lab. Locke, Stryke and Echo were laid on regular stretchers and wheeled away. Leyna walked lifelessly into the main hub of the building. X also made his way to the building. He stopped short of the door and turned around to see the madness behind him. Explosions and flashes of plasma dotted the battlefield mile away from HQ. He tried to block out the screams as he entered the building.

Speaking of madness, the interior of MHHQ was a nightmare. Dozens of bodies moving to and fro, many of them navigators and strategists. X made his way through the torrent of reploids toward the Dispatch Sector. How anything got done in this place was a mystery to him. When he finally reached the door, the confusion inside was ten times worse. Navigators were screaming coordinates across the room, monitors were flashing brightly, people were dashing about the area. Total chaos. He looked around for a certain reploid.

"X!" A feminine voice called out from his right. Whirling around, X found Alia running toward him. She immediately pulled him into an embrace. "X, what's going on out there? What happened to Giga City? Where's Zero?" Alia pleaded him for answers. X just shook his head. "I don't know Alia. I just don't know..." X felt tears of confusion well up in his eyes.

"X? Are you on base? If you are, please come to my office." Signas said irritably through X's comm link. Sighing inwardly, X let go of Alia. "Alia, come with me."

"Where're you going?" She ask quizzically. "To give Signas my full report. I think you need to hear this."

Unknown
Time: 3:04 PM

A lone figure sat in a throne while watching the Maverick Hunters fight against his endless Maverick army. The majority of the Cyber Elves were captured. He only needed a few more to create the energy source needed to power the ultimate reploid. He stood up and walked over to a glass capsule in the wall and smiled sinisterly.

"Hehehehehe...my precious elves. Soon, your worthless lives will have some meaning! Just wait a little longer..."

"Excuse me sir. I have important news." The man folded his arms behind his back, turning his head to acknowledge the insect type reploid. "Speak."

"Sir, we have reports that a Hunter clad in red has been spotted on the battlefield. He appears to be unconscious. What should we-"

"Bring him to me." The dark old man said as he grinned to himself. "As you wish, Lord Weil." Overdrive Mosquito addressed him as he warped out of the room.

"HehehehahahaHAHA! This is perfect! At this rate, he will become even more powerful!" Weil exclaimed as he continued laughing maniacally.

To be continued...

And so ends the prologue! What do you think? Help me stay motivated by writing a review. Also! If you have any information about the Elf Wars, Dr. Weil's first name, or any other info about the end of the X series, please let me know via e-mail. Vash06-at-msn-dot-com. And, as always...

Till Next Time!