The Last Standing
Preface
April 27, 2002
Welcome one and all, especially fans of the blue bomber, Megaman! I have been a big fan of the Megaman series since MM2 on the NES and have played almost all of the video game incarnations of this fighting robot, including Megaman Legends and Megaman Battle Network. (Yes, I even remember the cartoon show that ran for about 2 seasons.)
Megaman X was the first series that presented a more developed Megaman. The original Megaman was a rather simple character, programmed with a sense of justice, he sought to defeat evil wherever it reared it's ugly head, which was always in the form of the mad scientist, Dr. Wily. But X was far more than that, with real emotions and a free will, X found himself lost in a strange world. He was now acting on his own accord, instead of just following the path that he was programmed with, and his adventures would leave him questioning not only his actions, but himself as well.
With out giving too much of it away, this will become the basis of the story. (Sort of.)
I have also created a few new characters for this story, these were characters that I had envisioned for another MMX fanfiction I was going to write, but I never got the inspiration needed to go through with it, bummer.
Anyway, just to give credit where credit is due, the inspiration for this story was another fanfiction called "Wily's Canyon" by Noble Knight, it's here on FanFiction.net if you look for it. I hope I didn't just give something away, but if you haven't read it yet, I suggest you do, but not before reading mine. (Nudge, nudge.)
I'm posting the first part of it today in honor of my first year on FanFiction.net, and I hope to post the rest of it over the next week, but I'm still in the middle of writing it. I hope you all enjoy it, and please leave some feedback/reviews.
Black Mantle
April 28, 2002
Well, here is the second part of "The Last Standing". And I would like to thank the two people who have already left me reviews and "congradulations" for my being on FanFiction.net for a year. Yeah, I know spelling certain words can be a pain. Just the other day I was at my University writing an exam and I dropped into the library (before the exam, not during) to check a dictionary for the correct spelling of "baccalaureate", then I said "screw it" I'll just write "B.Sc." since I didn't want to sound like a smart-ass, and… Aw Hell, I just realized I AM a smart-ass. :D
Whoops! I also forgot to add that critical copyright info on the stories, we wouldn't want Capcom to get hard on my ass, now would we.
So anyway, fixed a few speeling misteaks that I missed, copyright info and a new chapter have been added, not a bad update for 1 day, eh?
Black Mantle
April 29, 2002
Now presenting chapter 3, in new diet brand with fewer calories and no MSG ;-). That makes 3 chapters in 3 days, expect it to continue at a chapter a day until I get it finished. I figure it will last 8-10 chapters, so it should be complete within a week. If things seem a little calmer in these chapters, expect it to get a bit more "deep" very shortly.
Black Mantle
April 30, 2002
My final exams are over with, too bad I can't enjoy the summer since I've signed up for a summer class that starts in two days! If you're wondering how I found my finals, you can get a basic idea when you read the next few chapters. But since this chapter was written yesterday evening while I was in a better mood, it'll be fairly light-hearted, and maybe a bit funny depending on your sense of humor.
Black Mantle
May 1, 2002
My only day off! I'm hoping that I will finish this story today, but that might be a long shot as I have other things to do as well. If I do get it finished, I'll probably post the whole thing tomorrow, otherwise it'll just be part 6. But for today, it's chapter 5. Enjoy.
Black Mantle
May 2, 2002
O.K. So I didn't get to finish the whole story, but I did make some really good progress-I finished the ending, too bad you won't see it for a few more days. I would also like to thank those who have submitted more reviews to my story; it's a real boost to hear that people like my writing. So without further adieu, I present chapter 6, I hope it leaves you screaming like a little girl. (Heh, heh.)
Black Mantle
May 3, 2002
Don't bring it up! I'm guilty, it's true, this is the lame chapter, it's the "Star Trek 3" of this story, but I needed something to fill the gap between 6 and 8. Don't worry, I'll make it up to you when I put up the last 3 chapters over the weekend, and they're much better.
That's enough guilt for one day. This chapter isn't gut wrenching like last, but I think we needed a break after that 5-6 double-whammy. This chapter was really there to show that even in the worst of times, there is still that "silver lining in every dark cloud". (Yeah, they'll buy that.)
Black Mantle
May 4, 2002
Here's Chapter 8, and tomorrow I should have this finished. There are actually two chapters left after this one, but I haven't decided if I'm going to be nice and post both at once, or be really sadistic and hold one until Monday. Cross your fingers!
Black Mantle
May 5, 2002
Well, I've decided to end it here and now. The last two chapters are up, and this story is finished. And I hope you all enjoyed reading it, as much as I enjoyed writing it. (Yes, that's a pretty sappy line, but hey, don't we all need a bit of sap in our lives. Speaking of which, I could really go for some pancakes right now.)
Black Mantle
June 24, 2002
For those of you wondering where Zero is, he's not here. This story takes place just after Megaman X 6 and heads towards the Megaman Zero storyline, which takes place another century in the future. If you haven't played either of those games, then I think you get the gist of what happens in the first chapter of the story. I've heard that Zero is supposed to be in Megaman X 7, but I don't care, the story is written and done, so bully to Capcom for ignoring MMX6's Zero ending. All in all, this is NOT a Zero story.
It would appear that FanFiction.net suffered a bit of a server failure. Fortunately, nothing was damaged or lost, but the server wasn't accepting any new stories, updates or searches. I figured now was as good a time as any to touch up this story with a few more errors fixed and a formatting change, namely the paragraph indentations--which are apparently not visible to Netscape, oh well. So now that Fanfiction.net is back online, here's the updated version of The Last Standing.
Black Mantle