The Rise of Megaman X
By: Metal Sonic EX
Disclaimer: I own the EX Robot Masters who will be used in this fanfic. However, I do not own Megaman or Dreamwave Comics. If I did, I'd laugh in your face 'cause I'd be richer than you. But I'm not. So I won't.
Chapter X
New Problems, Old Foes
"You're kidding me…" Rocky's jaw dropped as Elecman shook his head. "Oh, for the love of…" Dr. Light walked in and Rocky instantly calmed down. "Forget about that for now. Wily's attacking the high school!"
Within minutes, Auto, the Sinister Eight, and both Alan and Chelsea had arrived. Rocky was already shooting down the smaller robots when they arrived. As a buster shot tore through a Blader, they suddenly flew off as a Ufo flew down and opened up.
"Ah! There you are! Did you miss me?" Megaman gritted his teeth. "Not for a second!" Wily was thrown off by this, but quickly came back. "Well, it should be interesting to know, but someone has been going around destroying my Robot Masters."
Megaman waved as Wily laughed. "Not you! My Robot Masters broke me out of prison, but they were destroyed before I could unleash them upon you. I didn't get to unveil Surge Man."
Megaman raised an eyebrow. "Surge Man? Don't recall that one." Wily growled. "That's what I just got through saying! No matter! With this, the Wily Machine Alpha, I will destroy you!"
Wily began laughing as he entered his UFO again. "But, you'll have to catch me first!" Wily went to fly off, but a purple shot came out of nowhere and caused him to lose control. "Agh! What the… Bass?!" Bass, in Treble Boost form, flew down.
"Finally! I was nearly killed because of you!" Wily looked through the windshield at Bass. "It serves you right for destroying my Robot Masters!" Bass started. "What? I'm the one that got them out of your base before it exploded, buddy!"
Wily fired a round from his laser and Bass fell soundlessly to the ground. "Get him!" Several Sniper Joes drove up, picked up Bass' limp figure, and drove off. "Maybe a redesign in his head will straighten things out."
Megaman cleared his throat, causing Wily to look down. "Oh, right. First things first, though!" As the UFO hatch closed and a large machine appeared around it, Wily did his trademark eyebrow thing. "Ahahaha! Time to die, Megaman!"
(Megaman 8 (PSX) - Wily Battle 1 begins playing)
(Wily's Health)
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Wily began firing energy pellets from the cannons on the machine as Megaman used Nunchaku Frenzy. The waves bounced off of the armor, so Megaman shifted weapons. He used Roulette Current, soaking the machine. He then used it again, shocking the entire ship.
The cannons began charging a purple energy burst, so Megaman used Shimmer Coat to reflect it when it was fired. This stunned the whole ship, allowing Megaman to throw it off balance with Roulette Current.
Part of the ship exploded, knocking Wily away from the controls briefly. "Static Fire!" The burst went through the ship, seemingly with no effect, but Megaman didn't take recoil damage.
Megaman then used Relic Grenade, blinding Wily temporarily, making the cannons fire in random directions. When Wily could see again, he launched another purple energy burst. Megaman used Shimmer Coat to reflect it, then used Galaxy Crush.
Wily began charging a laser and Megaman used Shimmer Coat, reflecting the laser back into the ship, which exploded some more. "Juggernaut Punch!" Jumping off of Rush Jet, he punched the ship, which flew into the school building, knocking a bunch of bricks from the foundation. "Meh. It's a quick fixer-upper."
(Wily's Health)
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(Near Death Attack - Death Charge)
The laser began charging, but the cannons continued firing. He used Static Fire again and it blew through the ship. This time, the attack left a staticky trail behind it. Megaman used Static Fire again, causing more of the ship to explode, making the whole thing spark.
(Megaman 8 (PSX) - Wily Battle 1 fades out)
"Face it, Wily. You're finished!" Wily cried out in anger and glared at Megaman. "This isn't over! Whether or not you destroyed my Robot Masters, I'll finish you!" Suddenly, laughing was heard. In a beam of red light, Zero, in full crimson armor, beamed down.
"Zero!" The blonde looked up at Wily. "Time's up, old man!" Megaman gripped his buster. "So, you can actually talk now." Wily, meanwhile, was at a loss of words. "Wha… Bu… How di… you…"
His face suddenly became red with anger. "Agh! It was you! You destroyed my Robot Masters, wasn't it?!" Zero chuckled. "You really need to make sturdier playthings, old man."
Megaman raised an eyebrow and lowered his buster, then started. "Wait a second! What about Explode Man?" Zero turned to him. "Who? Oh, him… That's hardly what I call evolution."
Megaman gaped at this. "Well, thanks, asshole! You got me and Dr. Light arrested because of it!" Zero shrugged. "Keeps you out of my way." Megaman aimed his buster at Zero, but Wily's laser fired, sending Rocky stumbled backwards.
Chelsea turned pale, Alan fainted, Zero looked surprised, and everyone else just gaped. Megaman slowly looked down to the gaping hole in his stomach, left by the laser. "Shit…" Megaman fell onto his face as the Sinister Eight ran to assist. "Auto, get that things started yesterday!"
Zero began growling as a purple aura surrounded him. He turned to Wily as Elecman shoved Alan's body, Megaman's body and Chelsea into the limo. "You've done it now, old man." Elecman slammed the door and Auto quickly took off as a small flash occurred.
"What was…" Elecman gritted his teeth. "Auto, I said move it. I mean breaking a few speed limits isn't going to be as bad as if we lose Rocky. Now drive like his life depends on it!"
Once in Dr. Light's lab, Alan came to. "I'm not sure I can fix this. The damage is extensive and many major wiring circuits are damaged beyond repair." Dr. Light sat down and sighed. "I'm afraid there's not much I can do."
Everyone looked glumly at the floor until Bombman started. "Doctor! The special weapons hard drive!" Dr. Light looked up in confusion, then realization. "Of course! Megaman's current formatting won't work along with the hard drive. But if I was to… Yes… Yes! I think I've got it! Elecman! Oilman! I need you in the lab!"
After an hour or so, Auto drove Alan and Chelsea home while the three continued work on Rocky. "Alright, doctor. That was the last piece of his armor. Now what?"
Dr. Light typed on a keyboard briefly. "Okay, first off, we'll need to install the hard drive into his buster. Then, I'll need to repair what I can. After that, we can create a new armor, most likely with an anti-virus program installed in it."
So, for a few hours after that, tiresome work began on Rocky's buster. Once that was done, Dr. Light began designing a new armor. It took his about twelve hours to repair the hole, do a few changes to Rocky's body, get to the final armor design, and actually build it.
It took him another two to actually install it in Rocky's main programming. During this time, it was learned that Zero had gone berserk and actually killed Wily during their battle. However, that wasn't the most important thing right now. Next on the list was rebuilding Rocky's helmet.
Iceman, who'd seen the armor, had doodled several pictures of helmets, but one caught Elecman's attention. "How 'bout this?" Dr. Light took a look at the picture. "I think we can use this…" He pointed to a point on the picture. "…in the same way Juggernaut Man's helmet worked, but not to that severe of a degree. Get Crystal Man's help if you need to."
Within an hour and a half, Dr. Light had created the helmet. It lay in two separate parts, waiting for the final touch. Elecman, Timeman, Crystalman, and Metalman walked in as Iceman presented Dr. Light with the crystal. He held it up to the light as it gave off a crimson shimmer of light.
He implanted it in the front of the helmet, combined the two halves, and placed it on Rocky's head. "Will he remember anything?" Dr. Light held up a button that would reactivate Rocky. "I can't guarantee that he will, but I hope so."
He pressed the button and Rocky's systems fizzed on. After his systems booted up, he slowly turned to face the group of Robot Masters. "Guys? What's going on?" Elecman smirked and turned to Dr. Light as the others sighed in relief. "What?"
Dr. Light smirked and walked over to Rocky. "Don't worry. I just needed to repair. Now, a few tests will be needed to test your abilities, but after that, I think that you're ready for your grand re-unveiling."
Next time: Megaman's story comes to a shocking conclusion.
