Megaman Excel 4

By: Metal Sonic EX

Disclaimer: I own a few select bosses and Capcom owns everything else.


Chapter II

Stealth Tactics


Half an hour later, the hunters arrived at the estate and started. "Coonite?!" The oracle waved. "I can project myself into the past, remember? I just thought that I'd speed things along." He vanished as Dr. Light lowered his giant screen.

(Megaman 5 (NES) - Stage Select begins playing)

A map appear with four targets. "Your friend informed me of the new Robot Masters' locations. He's quite informative." X frowned, uneasy, but selected a destination nonetheless.

(Megaman 5 (NES) - Stage Select fades out)

(Megaman X4 (PSX) - Boss Intro plays)

(The Robot Master places his hand on his hip and dunks his buster arm.)

Stealth Man!

(Super Monkey Ball 2 (Gamecube) - Carnival Stage begins playing)

(A.N. This tune is available on KH Insider.)

Ready

X beamed down inside of a carnival. 'This is the Mega City carnival. It is opening in a few days and Robot Master activity could jeopardize the lives of everyone who visits when it does. You must dispatch Stealth Man!'

X ran around a pool and began shooting at the Mettaurs that blocked his way. He then jumped back as a Big Eye fell from the top of the nearby building. He charged a shot, then blasted the robots' eye out. It fell over and he entered the building.

He ran down a small hall way and entered a room with a merry-go-round in it. Both openings slammed closed and spikes emerged from every wall. "I don't like where this is going."

(Super Monkey Ball 2 (Gamecube) - Carnival Stage stops)

(Megaman 8 (PSX) - Mid-Boss Battle begins playing)

The merry-go-round began spinning slowly as red orbs began spinning around a green orb that appeared in the center of the room. X began shooting at the green orb, but they were deflected as the room began picking up speed.

X charged a shot, then fired it at the green orb, shattering three red ones. The room picked up more speed and X began drifting backwards. He was then forced to run forward while charging another shot.

X unleashed the shot and cracked the green orb, shattering three more red orbs. The room picked up even more speed and X was forced to continuously dash forward to prevent himself from drifting into the spikes.

He charged a third shot and unleashed it shattering all but one red orb and cracking the green orb. Now, he had to dash-jump and charged his buster at the same time. When he shot the green orb, it shattered, as did the red one.

The room stop spinning so suddenly, X crashed into the center of it as it began exploding. He rolled away and waited for the dust to settle. The entire room was at an angle, preventing entry or exit into the room. "At least this thing's out of order."

(Super Monkey Ball 2 (Gamecube) - Carnival Stage restarts)

X wall-jumped on the walls as the spikes had retracted during the explosion. He found a hole and jumped through it. He found himself on the roof of a large building, probably the main entrance.

Just then, a Robot Master appeared and smirked. X raised his buster, but it created a massive whirlwind that nearly blew him off of the roof. X began sprinting for cover as it continued launching whirlwinds.

He finally came to the edge of the roof and looked up. The Robot Master looked around, turned, then left as X was beamed in the face by an energy burst. He grabbed the edge of the roof and pulled himself back on.

He looked around, but saw no one. He growled, then ran to the opposite side of the roof. An large carnival was being tested, but it didn't seem that anyone was there. A rollercoaster passed by and X jumped on.

From the top of the coaster, he was able to get a full view of the area. He caught a glimpse of someone running into the Hall of Mirrors, so he jumped off the coaster and landed forcefully on the ground.

He took pursuit as Sniper Joes began firing from another train of coasters. He ignored them and entered the hallway. The Sniper Joes jumped down and began chasing him, but Protoman appeared and blasted through them. "Never liked the things."

X smirked and entered the hallway with Protoman. When they exited the hallway, then entered a room with one wall of mirrors, a floor made of glass, and a single set of stairs on the opposite end of the room.

(Super Monkey Ball 2 (Gamecube) - Carnival Stage fades out)

Warning! Warning!

There was some shimmering, then a Robot Master materialized. "You must be Stealth Man…" He smirked. "I see my reputation precedes me." Protoman snorted. "What reputation? You're just the next guy in a series of lackluster robots."

Stealth Man growled. "What'd you say?! I am the next step in the evolution of Robot Masters! You will both pay dearly for this insult!" He shimmered in and out of existence for a few seconds. "Prepare yourselves."

(Megaman: Powered Up (PSP) - Boss Theme begins playing)

(A.N. You can get this tune on Atomic Fire.)

(Stealth Man's Health)

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He faded out of existence as Protoman took lead. "Proto Strike!!" Protoman launched a buster shot shattered the wall and knocked Stealth Man to the ground. "Not bad!"

He stood up and faded into existence. He fired several energy bursts from his buster arm which Protoman deflected with his shield. He launched another shot, but Stealth Man into the air and began shooting again.

Protoman brought up the shield and waited a second before firing again. Stealth Man fell face-first into the glass floor, cracking it even more than before. He jumped to his feet and faded out. He fired aerial shots at Protoman, who fired back at him.

Stealth Man fell onto the stairs, then tumbled onto the floor. He stood, shook it off, then charged a shot. He fired a large energy burst at Protoman, who simply deflected it with his shield. "You're not to smart if you haven't figured out that you can't win."

(Near Death Attack - Stealth Barrage)

Stealth Man began rapidly fading in and out as he reached up. "Take this!!" He unleashed torrents of bullets which fell to the ground, shattering the glass. Protoman fired a buster shot, knocking Stealth Man backwards. Protoman took this opportunity to shot him again.

(Stealth Man's Health)

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(Megaman: Powered Up (PSP) - Boss Theme fades out)

Stealth Man sparked as his stealth module failed. "Dammit! You may have won this time, but you will be destroyed for your attempts to stop us!" Protoman grabbed his arm as he was beamed away by an outside force. "Hmph. Coward."

(Megaman 8 (PSX) - Boss Beaten plays)

Protoman replaced his shield onto his back. "He'll be back…" He was then beamed away by another outside force. In the estate, Dr. Light walked up to Protoman. "Piece of cake. Got his data, too."

Dr. Light took the microchip from Protoman and turned to the others. "While you were gone, I looked for abnormalities in the planet and I've pinpointed the location of the time warp because of it."

Zero started. "You'll be able to move freely between our timelines now." X nodded as Dr. Light walked off. After waiting for five minutes, he returned with the weapon chips.

(Fatal Fury (Sega Genesis) - Player Select begins playing)

Megaman/ X got Stealth Buster!

(Megaman appears and shoots an invisible burst of energy. He beams off as X beams in and begins to charge. He fires the attack and becomes invisible. He then fired three visible bullets at once. He reappears and vanishes.)

Zero got Stealth Buster!

(Zero beams in and becomes invisible as he uses his buster. He then beams off.)

Axl got Stealth Mode!

(Axl beams down and throws his arms behind him. He becomes invisible and beams off.)

"We'll be leaving briefly, doctor. We need to find something out." Dr. Light nodded and X waved to him as the three hunters headed for the time warp. "Don't you find it weird that Coonite knew exactly when we'd appear?" Axl nodded. "We'll find out soon enough."

After a while, they found and entered the time warp. They reemerged in the building where'd they faced Sigma. "Alia, we need transport back to Central Tower." Seconds later, they materialized in Central Tower.

"Ah, Coonite, just the person we need to see. How'd you know when we'd show up at the Light estate?" Coonite raised a eyebrow. "Pardon?" X sat down. "You told Dr. Light the location of Robot Masters just as we got there."

Coonite's face grew grim. "What?" Coonite turned to Gate. "Mr. Commander, we may have a problem. You see, I can only glimpse into the past. It would take at least twice as much energy than I currently have to project myself into those timelines."

Axl tilted his head slightly. "Huh?" Coonite sighed. "We may have a doppelganger on our hands. I cannot project myself into the past. Even I do not possess that much power."


Next time: The hunters begin hunting a swampy Maverick.