YAY! MY PEOPLES HAVE RETURNED TO ME!

I am especially happy to hear from Azure Winter. When I didn't get a review from him from the longest I was depressed (seriously, I was really sad). Now I have even more drive to make these last few chapters even better.

Oh, check out my new friend Omegaxis1's story Guardian of Mu if you like my story. His happens in the anime universe, and it's actually a Geo x Sonia story, but it's really good from what I read. I'm a Geo x Luna supporter, and I can appreciate this story (but I feel that this war between which girl Geo likes more is silly anyway). Besides, his story has Solo, and his anime counterpart is really cool.

Anyway, that's all I got right now. Back to our feature presentation.

Something Worth Fighting For

Back on the planet's surface, the fight escalated to the entire country of Netopia. Wizards were defending their operators from Mavericks, and the military even had to get involved. Even more surprising were the number of civilians also fighting.

In the WAZA and Satella Police HQ, Arron Boreal and Tom Dubius were helping scientists escape. One woman fell down, but Tom ran over to her and helped her up.

"Thanks Tom," she said before running off with the others. Arron ran over to Tom.

"If you want to leave as well," Arron said, but Tom shook his head.

"If I were to run away after Geo helped me control my powers, then I'd be disrespecting his memory," Tom said, now sounding much stronger than he did five years ago. There was an explosion behind Arron, and two Maverick Wizards walked in. Tom gripped his Hunter VG tightly looking at Cygnus inside, "We can't let Geo's death be in vain," he said trembling, "Cygnus, let's go!" Cygnus nodded and stood in front of Arron.

"Tom, what are you-"

"Transdode 020! Cygnus Wing!" Tom shouted jumping up in the air. A second later he was surrounded by a white tornado, and Cygnus Wing emerged from it. He then fired feathers at the Wizards knocking them out of the building, "Arron, get to safety!"

Arron nodded and ran off. Cygnus Wing got in a fighting stance as the Wizards got up.

"Tom, are you sure you're up for this?" Cygnus asked.

"This is why I have this power, Cygnus," Cygnus Wing said, "It's fine. I'm ready. Besides, if what Arron told me is true, then Luna is up in space fighting even harder right now. I'm not going to run away like a coward anymore. SWAN DANCE!" Cygnus Wing spun around creating a tornado, and slammed into the Wizards. Arron stopped at a window and watched his once cowardly friend fighting as hard as everyone else.

"You really changed us all, didn't you?" Arron said, wondering if Geo was partially planning all of this all along.

Things were just as bad in Echo Ridge. Thankfully Ken kept the Big Wave shop open, and business was booming. Seemed people really wanted Battle Cards in these dangerous times.

Claud Pincer was walking past Big Wave when he saw Mavericks attacking a couple resting in the park. He pulled out his Hunter VG and threw it up in the air.

"Transcode 025! Cancer Bubble!" he shouted. He was engulfed in a tower of water. It came down a second later revealing Cancer Bubble floating in the middle of a bubble (of course). The bubble popped and Cancer Bubble ran over to the Mavericks shooting bubbles at them. They turned around, but Cancer Bubble whacked one of them hard on the head deleting it, and then he stood in front of the couple defending them.

"Run inside! Quickly!" he commanded. The couple wasted no time running away. Cancer Bubble looked up at the Wave Road and saw a few Wizards running over to the school, "Sheesh, these guys are everywhere!"

The Wizards were really close to the school when they heard something really loud and scary.

"AWWWWWOOOOOOO!"

A second later, Wolf Woods rushed past an entire line of Wizards deleting them. The remaining Wizards all got their weapons ready, and Wolf Woods hunched over in his fighting stance.

"Damien, some of them actually got into the school," Wolf said.

"Don't worry," Wolf Woods said to his partner, "Jack and Tia are still in there. They'll protect the students and staff," Wolf Woods slashed one of the Wizards off the Wave Road when it rushed to him, "So, you jokers wanna fight? Bring it! AWWWWOOOOOO!"

Inside the school, Corvus Jack and Queen Virgo were both standing in front of a group of students fighting off the Mavericks that got inside.

"It's a good thing the Satella Police were able to salvage Corvus and Virgo!" Corvus Jack said kicking a Maverick away.

"I just hope Ace is alright!" Queen Virgo said knocking a Maverick away with her staff.

"He's fine, he's got Acid with him!" Corvus Jack shot his flame thrower at a Maverick, "Give your man some credit!"

They were slowly getting outnumbered, but a fireball and icicle both hit the army of Mavericks deleting quite a few. Corvus Jack and Queen Virgo were both shocked to see Mr. Shepar and his Wizard Libra walking in.

"I had hoped we wouldn't have to use this," Mr. Shepar said, "But I have to protect my students. Transcode 036! Libra Scales!" he held out his arms, the left side of him was engulfed in flames, and the right side of him was suddenly frozen. There was a small explosion of both elements, and Libra Scales emerged.

"Mr. Shapar!" Corvus Jack said, "You're able to Wave Change too?"

"I don't normally, as it gives me bad memories," Libra Scales explained floating over to the students and standing between Corvus Jack and Queen Virgo, "But I can't let my students get hurt."

Queen Virgo looked down and smiled, "You really are a great teacher," she said. Libra Scales smiled and faced the Mavericks with Corvus Jack and Queen Virgo.

Zero had been running for what felt like hours up the spiral pathway that lead to the core of Cassiopeia. Any viruses that got in her way were disposed of quickly by her Z-Saber. She couldn't waste any time. Aries was up there waiting for her, and she was ready to end this. She was tired of him killing or forcing her to kill the people she loved. Harpuia was the last straw for her. He didn't have to die, but he did.

And it was Aries' fault.

She reached a large transporter at the top, where she assumed would lead her to where Aries was. She wasn't disappointed, for at the other end of the transporter she was in a large room with purple walls, large windows, and what looked like a giant red diamond floating near the ceiling. Up ahead she saw Aries looking out a window at something in outer space.

"ARIES!" Zero shouted.

"The game is up!" Xerox added, "It's just you verses us now!"

Aries gave a small sigh, "Phoenix, do you know what I see right now?"

"I don't know, nor do I care!" Zero replied.

"Perhaps you should. You had this made after all," Aries stated. Zero was confused, but she looked out another window out of curiosity, and was shocked by what she saw. It was a Satellite, similar to her brothers' Satellites, but this one had a golden bird's head for a base.

It was her Satellite. The Phoenix Satellite...

"Wait, Luna has a Satellite too?" Xerox asked. Zero was confused, but her memory was starting to match what she was looking at. She did have a Satellite.

"Of course. Phoenix Heart created a Satellite far out in space that was designed to oversee the other three Satellites. No one on Earth knows this, but the current Wave Road and all the EM Waves stem from that Satellite," Aries explained.

"If you know that then why didn't you destroy that Satellite?" Zero asked, "You could have easily destroyed the Wave Roads on Earth if you destroyed it, right?"

"That is true," Aries said now turning to Zero, "But I simply can't destroy the Satellite."

"And why not?" Xerox asked.

"Because as long as the corresponding administrator is still alive, the Satellite is protected by a barrier, right?" Zero asked, getting a nod from Aries.

"This barrier isn't made of EM Waves, so not even Cassiopeia can destroy it. As long as you live, then that Satellite will remain. I had planned on searching for you and killing you before you remerged with Xerox, but thankfully even like this the fusion isn't perfect. That means if I delete you, you won't revive automatically like you would normally. Then I can gather your data just like I did with Mega Man's data, and rebuild you the way I see fit, and I plan on reviving you as my personal slave."

"What ever happened to you wanting my love?" Zero asked.

"You have proven to me that you don't deserve the right to rule at my side. The humans have poisoned you, and tainted your Waves. Even if you were revived, I fear that you would oddly be... too... human... for my tastes."

"You know what Aries," Xerox said, "You are one sick bastard!"

"Oh? A devil calling me sick? You Wave Changed with Phoenix knowing how much damage you're doing to her human body, and you stayed on Earth knowing that you're the source of all of their problems," Aries smirked evilly, "You're just as bad as me, if not worse!

"Time and time again your self righteous ideals cause nothing but more pain and suffering! From the very beginning you lead my Guardians directly to Earth, and then endangered the life of Phoenix, who wanted nothing more than to live her human life. Had you never entered her life she could have kept believing that she was human. And look at her now. Here she stands on death's doorstep because of you, Xerox. Because you had to be the hero. Because you had to save Planet Earth. You call me sick, but you're the one parading around like a messiah knowing full well that all you are is an abomination that shouldn't even exist!"

Xerox was really ashamed hearing that. It was a horrible reminder that he unintentionally doomed Planet Earth, and ruined Luna's life. Even if they deleted Aries, those sins would always be with him.

"Face it Xerox, you're no hero," Aries continued, "From the moment you were created by me all you were was a tool. A puppet being pulled my strings. Everything you did was to my benefit. How can you defeat me when you helped me get to where I am?"

"I... I..." Xerox was at a loss for words. Aries was right. As far as Xerox knew, them being there NOW could have just been a part of Aries' plans. There he was, right in front of them, and Xerox couldn't even move. There wasn't anything that he could do to stop Aries with THAT logic...

"Xerox isn't the one you need to watch out for," Zero said, shocking Xerox and Aries.

"L-Luna?" Xerox asked.

(Play Song: Green Grass Gradation/Mega Man ZX)

"He Wave Changed with me because I fought against your forces! I needed power to face you, and he gave it to me! He returned my power to me, and I was finally able to do the thing I always wanted to do!" she looked down seriously, "I remember four years ago, how I was always so helpless. I was afraid all the time, but I never showed it. Some nights I would cry myself to sleep I was so afraid, but I kept telling myself that Mega Man would protect me.

"Then one day our school was attacked by FMians. Mega Man was nowhere to be found, but Geo stayed with me, and he protected me. I got the same feeling from him that I got from Mega Man, but I didn't know why. It wasn't until I found out that Geo was Mega Man that it made sense. But now whenever I saw Mega Man, I could see the fear that was in Geo's eyes, and sometimes I had to push Geo to fight. Silently though, I was pushing Geo to protect me. I needed him to be Mega Man, so he could save me.

"Over time though, I began to feel guilty for pushing him. During the Dealer incident, I saw how strong Geo had become, and now I saw him as Mega Man even when he was Geo, but now I was afraid for him. My heart would race whenever he fought, and sometimes he looked so exhausted after fighting, but he always smiled. I had done it, I turned Geo into Mega Man, but now he couldn't ignore the call of battle.

"So I tried to help him in other ways. I wanted to be a part of his life and take the weight off of his shoulders, but all I ended up being was a burden. I was in the way more times than actually a help. He assured me otherwise, but I knew that all I did was put him in more danger. I felt powerless, and I hated that.

"So when the Four Guardians attacked Earth, yes I jumped the gun. Yes I fought. I wanted to prove that I wasn't powerless. Also, Mega Man wasn't here to protect me, so I had to be strong. Then out of nowhere Xerox came into my life and EM Wave Changed with me. Now I could fight or everyone like Geo did. I could be the hero. Secretly, I had hoped that one day Geo would come back and we could fight together, like how Sonia fought with him.

"Point is, Aries, Xerox's only crime here was giving me what I needed to repay Geo for all the times he saved me. You planned for Xerox to find me. You planned for Xerox to Wave Change with me and create the Zero Virus. You planned for the destruction of Earth's Wave Roads, and I have to admit, it was a great plan. The one thing you didn't plan for was me, Luna Platz, to stand up against you!" she pointed her Z-Saber forward, "This power that you created is going right back to you, because I'm going to use this power to destroy you and save my planet!"

"You truly believe that you can stop me with my own power?" Aries asked.

"That's the beauty of EM Wave Change," Zero stated, "It combines the power of the EM Being, and the heart of the human partner, to create a new power, and the power that Xerox and I create is called Zero!"

"Well then, Zero, I will enjoy tearing you apart, one wave at a time," Aries floated forward, and the giant red diamond floated down over Aries. It began to glow brightly, and when the diamond shattered, what looked like a red and black knight floated down onto the floor. The knight pulled out a buster sword with a black blade and got in a fighting stance, "This may not be the body of Mega Man, but it should be enough to delete you!"

"Don't count on it!" Zero said getting in a fighting stance, "This one's for everyone back on Earth! I'm putting an end to you right here, right now!" she then shouted...

"Wave Battle! Action!"