Well, here's my first Megaman story, and it likely won't be my last. I've had this idea in my head for a while. Like I stated earlier, this is my version of how the story of Zero and Iris should've gone. Also, a surprise guest shows up, who is a major part in this story. I chose this title because, well... it's obvious, isn't it? I'll be skipping around a few times, since some parts of the story are exactly how they are in the games. Enjoy!

Disclaimer: Nobody in this story is owned by me. CAPCOM owns them. However, the "project" mentioned is mine.

Zero's Happy Ending

Chapter 1: Two Fated Encounters

Year 21XX. The threat of the Maverick Sigma has been averted for the third time thanks to the efforts of two brave Reploids, Megaman X and Zero. Their combined efforts have managed to keep the peace in the world. Right now, the two Maverick Hunters are on some down time at the Hunter Base. Just then, a transmission is received on the monitor by the navigator, Alia.

"Incoming transmission!" The pink-armored Reploid exclaimed.

"Put it up on the monitor." Came the voice of Signas, the leader of the Maverick Hunters. The screen crackled with static, and soon, the face of a Reploid appeared, wearing a black hat and having what looked like a red beard. Zero, the red-armored Hunter, gave a smile when he saw the face.

"Ah, Colonel!" He stated. "It's been a while, hasn't it?"

"It certainly has, Zero." Colonel replied in his traditional accent.

X, Alia, and Signas were all confused, so Zero filled them in. Colonel was, obviously, the colonel of the Repliforce, a Reploid group who fought to protect humans, similar to the Maverick Hunters. He and Zero often met up at crime scenes and fought together against Mavericks. At other times, they met just to have friendly duels. That made them both friends and rivals.

"So why did you contact us?" The blue armored X asked with a hint of hostility, causing a slight scowl from Colonel.

"Whoa, easy X." Zero told him. "Go on, Colonel."

"Thank you." Colonel replied, his scowl gone. "Now then, I have received information about a massive Maverick attack that will occur in a few days. We at the Repliforce wish to join forces with the Maverick Hunters to stop this attack. What say you?"

"I'm good with that." Zero stated. Turning to his friends, he asked, "Any objections?" No reply came from X, Aila, Signas, or Douglas, the green-armored helper Reploid. "No?" Zero continued. He turned back to Colonel. "In that case, proposition accepted."

"Excellent!" Colonel said. "The General, myself, and my sister will be arriving at your base soon to make plans."

"Wait, sister?" X cut in.

"Yes, her name is Iris." Colonel continued. "She is a great tactician, and I'm sure you'll get along with her. We will be there in three hours." With that, the transmission ended.

"I never knew Colonel had a sister." Alia said.

"Yeah. Colonel's told me about her, but I've never met her." Zero explained.

"Well, we should prepare." Signas stated. "Alia, Douglas, prepare the conference room." The pink and green Reploids gave a simultaneous salute, then left the room. Signas then turned to the main entrance as it opened, showing a white-armored Reploid, obviously a medical Reploid. He put his right arm in front of his chest and bowed to the navy blue Commander.

"Greetings, Commander Signas." The Reploid said politely. "My name is Lifesaver, a medical Reploid. I wish to join the Maverick Hunters. I have a new medical project in the works, and I believe your technology can perfect it."

"Hmm… sounds promising." Signas said to himself. "We'll give you a shot."

"Thank you, sir." Lifesaver said with a salute. "You will not be disappointed."

"I'll lead you to the medical bay." X told the white Reploid. Lifesaver nodded and the two of them headed out.

'Let's see just how good he is.' Zero thought to himself.

Three Hours Later

The Hunter Base Conference Room had been fully prepared for the arrival of the Repliforce in 20 minutes. Signas had taken his position at the front of the table, with another seat to his right for the General. Aila, Douglas, X, Zero, and many others were already there, but Lifesaver was nowhere to be seen.

"Douglas, could you fetch Lifesaver?" Signas asked. "Everyone must be present." The green Reploid nodded and walked out. He reached the bay in five minutes and found the medical Reploid working with a massive computer. In a giant tube was what looked like a pale blue energy ball with angel wings.

"Uh, Lifesaver?" Douglas called to him. The white Reploid didn't turn around. "I hate to pull you from your work," Douglas continued, "but the conference will start soon, and everyone has to be there." Then, Lifesaver glowed with a white aura, which separated from his body and turned into a clone of him.

"I'm sorry, but I cannot leave my station." Lifesaver finally spoke. "This project is too important for me to stop. My clone shall take my place. It will refer all information to me." Douglas wasn't sure, so he simply nodded, and walked out with the clone. He returned to the Conference Room with one minute to spare.

"That's not Lifesaver!" Alia exclaimed.

"Yeah I know." Douglas replied, slightly annoyed at her for stating the obvious. "He told me his new project was too important to stop working on, so he sent this clone. He said it would relay information to him." Signas pondered this for a moment, but he was interrupted by Zero.

"They're here!"

The door opened to reveal three Reploids. Colonel was in the center, in his standard white, black, and red outfit with gold trim. His energy saber was on his back. To his left was a massive golden Reploid, decked out in a blue belt with a green gem in the front, and blue and red bands around his hands and feet. He sported a pointed grey mustache. On Colonel's right was another Reploid, this one a female. She had long light brown hair, with a blue and yellow band on it, and a red hat on her head. Her armor was red and blue, shaped like a dress. She had deep forest green eyes. Unknown to all, Zero was captivated by the girl.

"Ah, you must be General." Signas greeted the giant gold Reploid. "I am Signas, the Commander of the Maverick Hunters."

"It is a great pleasure." General responded with an accent like Colonel's, shaking Signas's hand. "You all know Colonel, courtesy of Zero." Zero had snapped out of his trance by this time. General continued. "The girl next to him is his sister, Iris." Iris smiled and waved after being introduced.

"Hello, everyone." She said with an accent like that of her brother. Upon hearing her voice, a blush dominated Zero's face. He swallowed a lump in his throat.

'That beauty is Iris?' He thought, oblivious to the fact that he was staring at her again. 'Great. I've heard that Colonel is protective of her, so he probably won't let me near her!' Iris happened to glance in Zero's direction, and noticed him staring. Realization struck Zero, and he quickly straightened up. 'Oh man, she noticed! She'll probably think I'm a freak!' To the contrary, Iris was still looking at him. Her cheeks were tinted pink.

'Why was he staring at me?' She thought to herself. 'Does he… like me?'

"Iris? *whistles* Iris?" Colonel said to his sister, waving his hand in front of her face. Iris snapped out of her trance, slightly shocked. "You feeling all right, Iris?" Her brother asked.

"Yeah, I'm all right." She replied, still a bit dazed. Giving a light smile, she faced forward again. She couldn't help glance back at Zero, her blush deepening. 'I'm better than all right.' She thought. 'I think I'm falling in love.'

Not a bad intro, I think. You're probably wondering, "how does Lifesaver cause a happy ending for this story?" You'll just have to wait and see for that!

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