I don't own Megaman; it's as simple as that.

Note from the author: before I get started I just want to say that this is kind of like Megaman X's prequel to my main story, "The Universal Side", which is in the crossover section.

Megaman XC Chapter One: The Conversion

Replois, "The City of Reploids"

Meeting room of Cain Labs 9:07 AM

Four people occupied the room, two of them were wearing armor: one red long blond hair, the other on was blue. An old man sat at the head of the table. His name was Doctor Cain, and he was about to tell his senior officers and his sponsor of his greatest invention.

"Doctor Cain, what did you ask us here for?" asked X, the blue armored reploid.

I have finally done it. My cyborginoid technology finally works well enough to be tested on actual specimens."

"That's the biomechanical cell based reploid technology you've been working on, right?" asked the red reploid, Zero.

"Yes it is, Zero. I called you to this meeting because I want you and X to be the first reploids to be converted into cyborginoids."

"How much will it cost us doctor?" asked Mr. Giles, owner of Giles Robotics, the biggest reploids manufacturer in the world.

"A conversion will cost the same as building a reploid, Maybe a bit more."

"When can you start?" asked Mr. Giles. He hadn't even paid attention to X and Zero because he was one of the humans who didn't care what reploids thought. He just saw them as robots, regardless of their feelings.

"When they agree," said the old man, looking at his two friends, waiting for an answer.

"I'm in," said X after thinking it over.

"Me too," said Zero.

"Good, then we'll meet at the infirmary at six tomorrow morning and by ten you won't even be reploids any more, you'll be something more."

"How does the procedure work Doctor?" asked X.

"It's very simple. First I use your cores and CPU's to create the proper DNA for your new bodies. Then the body will grow inside a stasis tube for half an hour until it reaches maturity. Then I just transfer your cores and CPU's into the coreless bodies. Finally you two just wake up on your own. When the operation is over then I'll tell you the full capabilities of your new bodies, but not before." They just shook their heads before leaving to most likely tell everyone. Mr. Giles left after them and went to the rooftop launch-pad. Cain just sat there thinking about what Doctor Light would say if he was there right now reviewing the new technology that would be the next step in his own creations. It was a chance for robots to fit in with humans more easily, maybe almost perfectly.

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Recreation Center 21-24-24

X, the reploid hero, although he'll never admit it out loud, was wondering if he was in love. It was Alia again. No matter how much she yelled at him for taking dumb risks he couldn't help but think of cow cute she looked even though she wasn't even halfway through yelling at him. Like on Sigma's flying fortress, when he jumped off and almost blew his own legs off because he overheated his dash system trying to slow his descent. Just then the object of his thoughts came in. Just the sight of her made him smile and caused a few of his motors to grow a bit hotter, mainly his facial motors. He got up to go talk to her but Zero sneaked behind him and got his attention.

"X, Doctor Cain wants us in the infirmary now. That ass Giles wants to push the operation time to two o'clock today. So we have to go get our bodies made."

I'll be there soon. I think I should tell Alia about it first," he looked at her and then back to Zero. "You think I should tell her?"

Zero looked at him and said, "she'll find out sooner or later." Although the way he said it made you think whether he meant the operation or X's crush, that will never be known.

X looked around the room for her. She was at the pool tables. He walked over and spoke. "Alia," he said in a more serious tone than he wanted to use. At least he got her attention. "I need to tell you something."

She looked up into his eyes with a slightly worried look on her face. "What is it X?"

"Doctor Cain has perfected a new technology and we accepted the offer to be the first to test it. I was going to tell you later but Mr. Giles moved the operation time from six tomorrow morning to two today. It's that new cyborg cell reploids he's been working on. Zero and I'll be the first ones to be converted if the transfer is a success. We'll be the first ex-reploid cyborginoids. But what I'm trying to say is if anything goes wrong I just want to say that I'm sor..."

She cut him off by putting her finger to his lips. "X if you finish that line it will be bad luck so just shut up and you can tell me when you come back as a whatever you just called it. Promise." It was a statement, not a question. He looked down into her eyes and nodded. The nod though was what started their heads to inch closer, they both had their eyes closed, ready for a kiss. They were just about to brush the other's lips when the P.A. sounded.

"Will the love-struck reploid known as X please report to the infirmary now before we start to suspect something." It was Zero using his sarcastic tone. If he only knew two things: one, if he knew the truth it wouldn't be considered sarcastic, and two, what X had planned for him when the operation was over. He looked at Alia who looked just as shocked about what almost happened as he did, but in a good way. She was blushing which made him think if how pretty it made her look.

"Now I have three Promises to keep, Alia," he told her before slowly backing out of the recreation center. When he was all the way out he began walking towards the start of a new era in his existence and the existence of all reploids.