Mega Man X Vengeance

Chapter 10

Awakening

Axl fought fiercely but Red was stronger than Axl had ever thought was possible. Axl knew he had lost.

"Give up-you have lost Axl. Now help me or I will destroy you."

"Never! I can't give up." Axl struggled back up to his feet.

"…Fine then I will end it."

Red swung his dual scythe at Axl. Axl attempted to roll out of the way. However, Red was too quick.

"Ughhh…" Axl felt the blade cut through his armor.

Axl thought quickly and arrived at an idea.

"I can't beat you but can you beat yourself?" Axl shouted as he transformed.

"Interesting…You have my DNA?"

"I do." Axl replied as he swung his own dual-bladed scythe at Red.

Zero had stood there taking the blows from Iris. She did more damage now than last time… However, Zero couldn't hurt her again…

Finally Zero collapsed to one knee.
"Iris… I'm sorry…"

"Before you die Zero I want you to know that I am not Iris." The pseudo-Iris shimmered and in her place was a Reploid that X, Zero, and Axl had destroyed just a few weeks ago.

"Lumine! You monster! I won't forgive this!"
Zero stood and drew his Z-saber again.

"Hmph… You never give up do you? Fine I'll fight you one on one."

Zero-enraged at Lumine who had used Iris for his own ends fought furiously.

It didn't take long to defeat him.

"No not again…"

"You cannot defeat truth Lumine. That is the weakness of Mavericks. Truth is unconquerable" Zero surprised himself when he said that.

"Perhaps so…" Lumine whispered before he closed his eyes for the final time…

Axl had 'won' but he learned that 'Red' was just a copy of the original. He was just a new generation Reploid that went Maverick. Now he had to find the others…

A few moments earlier…

"Why can't I defeat you?" Red whispered.

"Red you can't defeat freedom, liberty, or life. Those things are unconquerable."

"I see… Axl… my brother I am sorry for using Red's DNA against you… I was wrong…I'm sorry…"

"I'm sorry too. Farewell my brother rest in peace…"

Axl was sad that he had had to destroy his younger brother but Axl felt that he had learned from this experience. He had grown. Was he foolish? Perhaps, but now he wanted to become more than he was. He wanted to grow even more.

"X just give up… Let the Earth win!"

One part of X wanted to give in, give up and that same part thought that the Maverick was right. However, X also knew that Mavericks lied all of the time.

"I can't give in!" X shouted as he attempted to focus his thoughts.

"Fine then I will save the Earth myself… By destroying you! Now X feel the wrath of Maelstrom Cobra!"

X fought valiantly but he could not defeat the Maverick that stood in front of him.

"Give up X! It is useless to try to defeat me! Look at you-another hit and you will die. Also, now that you have been destroyed I can rule over this planet with an iron fist!"

X realized that he had been deceived again… "No more…I can't let him hurt the Earth! Zero, Axl,…Alia,… all of them... I can't fail them!" X thought as rolled to his feet.

"I can't lose to you Maverick! This planet might hate me but I will always be here for it!" X shouted as he formed the Shadow armor around him. "And Alia as well…" X thought as he fought Cobra with renewed determination.

"Zero! There you are!" Axl shouted at him.

Zero turned towards Axl and looked curiously at him.

"Are you okay?" Axl asked.

"Better now than before."
"What do you mean?"
"Save it for later. Let's find X."

"No… How is it possible? You were done for…" Maelstrom Cobra whispered.

"I did what I had to do. I fought for this planet and those I love. I could not let them down. I fought for my friends and the hope that this will end soon…"

"Impossible…X it will never end." Cobra said as he closed his serpent eyes for the last time.

"Cobra I will not believe you. This insanity must end. I will not let it continue!"

INTRERESTING? YES NO? PLEASE TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK. NEXT CHAPTER WILL BE COMING SOON.

GARDIAN X