Axl's p.o.v.
... This was it. The last Maverick. That reploid said he'd be waiting for me in this last stage, and he'll tell me who my creator is. It's about time I found out who this voice in my head was, and hopefully get it out, too. It's agrivating, really. And we needed to get that cure for Zero! This was our only chance to cure him! ... And finally... I'll find out who I really am. What my purpose was. Who my father is.
I felt a smile spread across my face. I was so happy and excited! Finally I'd find out who I was! I lost my happiness, and gained worry. What if I was destined to be a Maverick?
"You ready?" X asked.
I snapped out of my reflections and held him up.
"Yeah! Let's go!" I snickered. "This is the part where everything gets blasted!"
Player's p.o.v.
I moved them into the final wormhole, and the last Maverick's name popped up: `Burning Cycle.' I cringed at the laziness.
Because I really want to skip to the dramatic reveal I'm sure you've all been waiting for, I'll just tell you what weapons they got from Zebra Basooka and how the Boss Fight plays.
X got the ability to shoot a giant bolder that could instantly kill anything in front of him on screne. I didn't use this with any other weapon, because it was so fucking OP I figured I didn't need to.
Axl got a little rock that he shot out and it exploded when it hit something. He could only shoot one at a time, though, which was disapointing. However, it killed almost everything in one hit, so I used it mostly.
Now the boss fight! To my surprise... Burning Cycle played almost like Zebra Basooka. He shot out giant flames that you needed to deflect back at him by firing at him. Or you could just use Zebra Basooka's weapon to destroy the flame, crush him, and kill him in almost three hits like I did. That works, too!
Axl's p.o.v.
Nervous, I looked around the room for the anonymous reploid. I saw him hiding behind a rock near the room's enterance. He slowly waved at me. I don't know why, but I got an uneasy feeling from this guy. But I was so excited, I quickly forgot about it.
"That's the last Maverick," X said. "We should start heading back to base now."
"Y-you go ahead, I'll catch up."
"I can barely walk with this leg."
"Please. I need to be left alone right now."
"... Ok."
He retardedly limped away. Once he was out of sight, the anonymous reploid came into view. I turned my body to face him. My heart was pounding, my breath got caught in my throut for a while, but I managed to speak.
"Please," I said. "Tell me everything."
X's p.o.v.
After about ten minutes, I reached the spot with the wormholes. I was a bit concerned about Axl. Was he alright?
I sighed and limped over to Zero. He was completely passed out by now, and he was leaking more oil than ever.
"Come on, buddy," I said as I picked him up, "time to get you cured of this virus."
Right after I said that, a tape recorder and a large blue patch came in through Burning Cycle's wormhole. I put Zero down and picked up the tape recorder. I pressed play.
"Please forgive me for not saying goodbye face-to-face."
"Axl!"
"That reploid's name is Vance. He was right. Lumine did survive. Lumine implanted himself and a virus inside my head. This virus is highly contageous, and can kill a reploid. I'm afraid Zero caught it from me. One of Lumine's henchmen put me in Cyborg Mansion so I could spred the virus to you two. Luckilly, you were saved by your armor. Put that patch on Zero to cure him, and do it quickly, I don't know how long he'll last. I'm sorry, X... but I'm not going back to base with you. This virus is highly contageous, and I'm its source, it's too dangerous to be around me. ... My creator's name is Dr. Ingenio. He had designed me to be a brutal murderer to reploids by eating a part of them and turning into them. ... I just felt like someone needed to know that before I do what I'm about to do." A gun clicked. "If I kill myself, Lumine will also die, and this virus will cease. Goodbye, X, and tell Zero I said goodbye to him as well. Before I go... I have one last thing to say to you..." I heard him crying. His voice was cracked as he said his next line. "Thanks for letting me be your friend...! Thanks for letting me join the Maverick Hunters...! I had a blast!"
Those were the last things on the recorder before a gunshot sounded.
I fell on my knees and dropped the recorder. I didn't know how to feel. Shocked, angry, sad, betrayed? All these things were running through me. It all happened so suddenly! With no warning!
"Why did I leave him alone...!?"
"Good farewell."
That voice... it was the anonymous reploid. Vance.
"I tricked that stupid reploid. I managed to get Master Lumine out of his head before he shot himself. I'll be working on making Master Lumine's new body, and we'll take control of this pathetic planet and eliminate all humans. If you want to stop me, go ahead and try!"
A wormhole opened up above the others.
"Do use that patch to cure Zero. At least then it'll be fair. Try to stop me, and then try to stop Master Lumine. See if you can defeat me... Mega Man X."
The recording ended.
I slowly reached for the recorder. I growled with anger, wanting nothing more than to kill this guy!
"He'll pay for this," I growled. "He'll pay...! He'll pay dearly!"
I walked over to Zero and put the patch on him. The virus faded instantly. His oil cleared up, and his face returned to normal.
He slowly opened his eyes.
"Wh-what...?"
"Get out your saber," I said. "Lumine's back, and Axl's dead."
"What!?"
"It's up to you and me now. He's in this portal. Let's go."
My body wouldn't move.
Player's p.o.v.
My face grew wet. I was crying like a baby. My personal favorite character... died! And I couldn't even see it happen! I couldn't do anything to help him!
"That's it...!" I said through my tears. "This guy's going down! X! Zero! You had better disassemble Vance and Lumine, or I won't forgive you!"
X smirked and his textbox popped up.
"Fine, just please to cry the whole way."
I whiped my tears.
"Let's go!"
I moved him into the portal.
Note from author: BWAHAHAHAHA! AXL! ToT I'm sorry, fellow Axl lovers, I didn't want to kill him off! I honestly didn't! But... WAAAAAH!