Wave Battle: True Aries

Aries slammed his sword down on the ground, causing a massive shock wave that Zero rolled out of the way of. She knew that she only had a few healing Battle Cards left, so every bit of damage she took mattered.

She rushed over to Aries and began slashing at him with her Z-Saber, but he held up his buster sword to block the attacks. He then spun around and slashed upward knocking Zero into the air. She caught herself and landed on her feet.

"Heavy Ax!" Zero shouted activating the card. Aries ran over to Zero as fast as he could and he and Zero clashed weapons for about a minute. Aries spun around slashing with his sword, but Zero ducked causing Aries to destroy one of the pillars in the room. Zero then kicked Aries knocking him back, and quickly ran behind one of the pillars hiding.

"I don't think he's used to using that body," Zero said to her partner.

"Doubt it," Xerox said, "He's your typical spoiled brat who's never had to lift a finger in his life. Play your cards right and you won't have to use the Star Force."

"Hopefully not," Zero said pulling out another Battle Card, "Honestly I think such a power is wasted on him."

She activated a Gatling Gun and fired it at Aries' back, catching his attention. Aries turned around and slammed his blade on the ground again, sending another shock wave at Zero, this time hitting her and knocking her back.

"I had hoped that I would never have to use this armor," Aries said walking over to Zero as she staggered to her feet, "Thanks to you though I've lost all of my Guardians, and Mega Man's superior body. It's a shame that the sacred armor of the FM King has to be used like this."

"The fact that you'd even say that..." Zero said once she got to her feet, "proves what I said twenty-five years ago is true. You aren't fit to be a king. I don't know much about Planet FM, but I do know that it's a planet of mostly fighters. You disgrace the beliefs of your people by hiding behind others. Cepheus was a powerful fighter in his own right. All I see is a fool who hides behind others, only fighting whenever he's backed in a corner."

Aries laughed and then began slashing at Zero again, who moved out of the way as best as she could. She activated a Barrier Battle Card right on time as Aries' blade came down on top of her. Zero pushed the blade back, and then slashed at Aries with her Z-Saber charged up, managing to knock him back.

"My father was a sympathetic fool! After meeting Mega Man he had allusions of rebuilding Planet AM, but a powerful entity named Sirius absorbed it into his black hole before Mega Man defeated him! Even then he wouldn't give up! The one who isn't fit to be the FM King was my pathetic father!"

That hurt, not just hearing what Aries said about his father, but knowing that he had actually tried and failed to rebuild it. Cepheus was truly a good person, and Zero wished that she could have met him before his death.

Aries slammed his sword onto the ground again, sending another shock wave at Zero, who jumped over it this time. Aries then began swinging his sword around wildly. Zero activated a Mini Bomb Battle Card, jumped away from him and threw it at Aries, who screamed and fell back as it exploded in his face.

"Kid, let's see what those new Battle Cards can do," Xerox said. Zero nodded and pulled out the first one she got.

"You may have hated me," she said looking at the card, "but I'll make good use of your power. Guardian's Staff!" Zero shouted activating her Battle Card. A second later Leviathan's Staff appeared in her hands, along with the knowledge of how to use it.

"Where did you get that?!" Aries asked, clearly incredulous.

"I salvaged it from Leviathan," Zero said getting in a stance similar to Leviathan, "In honor of the one who was true to herself and her emotions!" she then charged at Aries, slashing and thrusting with the staff. Aries looked lik ehe was having a touch time with this fight now, but he wouldn;t relent.

Aries held his hand forward and sent a red blast at Zero, sending her back a bit. He then jumped up in the air and came down on top of Zero, who rolled out of the way of the attack.

"I wonder," she asked herself looking at the staff and noticing that it wasn't on a timer like other weapon Battle Cards, "Tidal Wave!" she then shouted swinging the staff and sending a tidal wave at Aries, who tried to use his sword to block. Zero then rushed up to Aries with a Heavy Ax and slashed at him with it, sending him into a pillar.

"You managed to covet the power of one of my Guardians?" Aries asked, sounding almost hurt, "To think that you would stoop so low Zero."

"At least we're using it for a good cause!" Xerox shouted.

"Even though she hated me, she was true to her desires. She may have even loved you, due to the amount of devotion she gave you," Zero explained.

"I have no use for a woman like her except as a warrior!" Aries said, shocking Zero by how heartless he was, "I knew that woman loved me the moment I met her, the poor thing was obsessed with me. She was always sneaking into the castle just to be with me."

"Then why didn't you-" Zero began.

"Because all that mattered to me was her use as a soldier. So when I took over Planet FM I made her one of my Guardians," he laughed evilly, "It's amazing the kind of spell you can place on a woman simply by mating with her a few times."

Zero and Xerox saw red. Aries used Leviathan's love for him to control her and make her one of his Guardians.

"That's unforgivable," Zero said, her fist shaking, "Leviathan loved you, but you treated her like a whore and eventually used her love to make her fight for you!"

"You're disgusting!" Xerox added for Zero.

"That woman was nothing but a whore before I gave her a purpose!" Aries proclaimed.

Zero activated her Z-Saber again and charged at Aries slashing at him, this time getting his armor a bit. Aries kicked Zero back, and then slashed downward with his sword. Zero rolled out of the way and pulled out the second Battle Card she got.

"Guardian's Cannon!" she shouted activating it, this time summoning Fenrir's cannons. At first she was surprised by how light they were, but then she got in Fenrir's fighting stance, "In honor of the one blessed and cursed with a true fighter's spirit!"

She then rushed over to Aries and began punching Aries, apparently doing massive damage as he was unable to dodge the attacks. Zero did an uppercut with the cannons sending Aries into the air a bit, and then fired a barrage of fire at Aries, sending him into the wall.

"Fenrir gave those cannons to you?" Aries asked.

"He told me that I was the only one he couldn't defeat in combat," Zero explained, "I don't know if his intentions were for his cannons to be used by me to stop you, but he trusted me as a fellow fighter."

"He was always an aberrant," Aries said getting up, "The poor fool actually thought I would lead him to his greatest opponent. All I needed was someone who was a strong fighter, and he provided that easily."

"So you even used Fenrir!" Xerox shouted, "No one is safe! I bet you even used Phantom and Harpuia, didn't you?!"

"Of course," Aries stated, "They were both warriors like Fenrir, only the thing they desired was a master who could use their skills. Even I was surprised that Phantom was willing to go so far as to self destruct in order to protect me," he gave a sigh and crossed his arms, "It's a shame that Harpuia didn't work out in the end. Perhaps I made a lapse in judgment in making him my second in command."

"Harpuia..." Zero looked down sadly thinking about him, "He was truly a good person, but you forced him to fight against his will! Aries!" she shouted pulling out her final Battle Card, "Guardian's Blade!" when she activated it, Harpuia's twin blades appeared in her hands, "In honor of the one who knew true honor!" Zero got in Harpuia's fighting stance.

Aries and Zero rushed to the center of the field and began slashing wildly, this time evenly matched. Aries tried to fire another of those red blasts at Zero, but she flipped in the air and slashed his back knocking him forward. When she landed she began slashing at him continuously with the laser blades. She then pointed the blades forward and summoned a green cyclone of electricity around Aries, doing massive damage to his armor.

When the tornado vanished, Zero rushed over to Zero activating her last two combat Battle Cards, a Wide Sword and a Long Sword. Aries was clearly on his last legs, because she was able to get quite a few good slashes in before he slashed her away with his sword.

When Zero flipped in the air and landed she saw Aries charging up for one final attack. With nothing else left, she charged up her Z-Saber as high as she could, until the blade was glowing red with energy.

Aries slammed his sword onto the ground really hard, sending a giant shock wave at Zero.

"Time it right or..." Xerox shouted as Zero watched the attack. At the last second she moved out of the way and dashed over to Aries as fast as she could and slashed through him.

"AUGH!" he screamed, "ZEEEEEEERRRRRROOOOOOO!" his armor exploded, leaving only Aries lying on the ground.

"You destroyed a Planet FM artifact," Aries said in disbelief, "Is there no end to your destruction?!"

"You are a real piece of work, you know that?!" Xerox said as Zero walked over to Aries, "You don't even register the destruction you caused, do you?"

"The destruction I caused is for the good of all EM entities, AM and FM alike! Had you become my Queen, then the AMians would have experienced the golden age!"

"Funny, because I feel like being your Queen would be more like being your slave!" Zero stated.

"AMians and FMians all need a single ruler, a ruler that is strong, and who can rule with an iron fist! That ruler is me!" Aries proclaimed.

"A ruler needs compassion, something that you lack!" Zero stated, "You can never be King, neither for the AMians nor the FMians!"

"Those damned humans..." Aries said, "They have destroyed you beyond repair..." Aries rose up and floated over to the front of the room, resting against a wall, "Cassiopeia... enter combat mode!"

"WHAT?!" both Zero and Xerox shouted at the same time.

"I'll destroy that planet... right... NOW!"

Cassiopeia began shaking, even more than it did before. Zero rushed over to Aries about to stab him, but he vanished from the room right before she reached him.

"No!" Zero screamed.

"Kid, we gotta get out of here!" Xerox shouted, "Either that or we end up dieing as well!"

"But we can't just-"

"We can't do a thing against this thing inside it!" Xerox reasoned, "Come on! Let's go!"

"But where can we..." Zero then looked up and saw her destination. It would be a long jump, but she could make it if she Transed Out.

"Xerox, let's go! We'll think of where to go from there!"

"Wait, you aren't about to Trans Out, are you?!" Xerox asked.

"If I'm going to stop it I need to be at full power! I'll be fine Xerox, trust me! Besides, we can't reach the Satellite in time unless we Trans Out!"

Xerox hated it, but he knew she was right. He just hoped that she could withstand returning to her human body.

Zero ran over to the Satellite, and transported into the Satellite right on time.

Inside the Satellite, Luna appeared in a red light, but she immediately fell to her knees coughing uncontrollably. Xerox materialized next to her and held her as she coughed.

"Luna!"

"Xerox..." she breathed out before coughing again, "My chest hurts... and I don't think I can stand..."

"Luna... I think you've hit your limit," Xerox reasoned, "If we Wave Change again then..."

They heard a loud noise outside. They looked out the window in front of them and saw Cassiopeia moving into position to attack Earth.

"We have... to stop... him..." Luna said forcing herself to stand.

"Luna-"

"Only the Star Force... can destroy Cassiopeia..."

"I don't even think you'll survive another Wave Change! You're talking about using the Star Force?!" Xerox couldn't believe what he was hearing. She was literally insane.

"Dragon... asked me... if I wa... willing to... fight... even if... there wasn't... any... hope for... me..." she breathed out, "Back then... I didn't... have an... answer... but now... I want... to... fight..."

"But-"

"PLEASE XEROX!" Luna screamed, followed by a series of coughs, "If we don't... then everyone... will die..." she looked at Xerox with a pleading expression, "Please Xerox... one last time... give me... your power..."

He hated seeing Luna like this. He remembered she used to be so vibrant and lively. Now here she was barely able to stand, and she wanted to use the very power that was killing her. This was too much, but he knew where she was coming from. There were too many people down there counting on her. Pat, Rey, Bud, Ace, Sonia, Solo, Dr. Goodall, her parents, Kitty, and even Geo, everyone was counting on her.

"Alright..." Xerox said, "If you really want to fight till the end," he looked at her with a smile, "I'll carry you the entire way."

Luna smiled weakly, and then stood up as best as she could, "I'm ending this Aries... right... now... Transcode 66-" she stopped midway in a series of coughs. It was so much that she had to hold herself up against the window.

"Luna!" Xerox shouted. Luna shook her head and steadied herself.

"Transcode... 666... ZERO!"

Xerox embraced her from behind, and the two of them vanished from the Real World, going into the Wave World.

Zero appeared a bit in front of Cassiopeia. This would be the largest enemy she ever faced, and she was actually a little concerned about her chances of victory. She held up her hand, and was engulfed in a golden flame, becoming Queen Zero.

"Xerox, let's end this!" Queen Zero proclaimed.

"I'm with you all the way Luna!" Xerox said. Queen Zero flew toward Cassiopeia, shouting for what she felt would be the last time...

"Wave Battle! Action!"