Me:Hello everybody and welcome to PART 2! Sorry for the wait, but do you know how difficult it is to contain an unwilling android with the might of a dragon?!
(A moping X in Goth is dragged in by Zero.)
X:What good is even going to come out of this? *GROAN*
Me:I'm sorry X, but I cannot spoil the grand finale I have in store for Part 3!
Zero:Please chillax X-kun, were supposed to have fun with this.
X:That's what you think, but the ending to part 2 will change your mind!
Zero:Wait-WHAT?!
Me:ENJOY! (Presses the button to activate the fanfic!)
The very next day after Silicon's crisis, a reploid couple entered the Mega Mall of Abel City.
The couple were disguised in human apparel to ward off any unwanted attention. The female brunette dressed in a light blue dress edged with lavender at the cuffs and skirt. Her shimmering brown hair been braided with emerald green ribbon that matched her eyes. While her sweetheart's attire consisted of jeans, a red jacket trimmed with white, and a white shirt printed with a green Z. But he stubbornly left his blond ponytail unkempt and kept his robotic boots on...
"Iris, thanks for helping me out. I hope this isn't getting in the way of your agenda." Zero said as he pulled at his ponytail. Iris smiled sweetly back, "Its alright Zero. Diplomacy can be frazzling at times and a little break is relaxing." The normally-cool-captain blushed the color of his jacket in silly happiness at getting to hang out with Iris. But their outing wasn't meant as a date. There were plenty of other open days for dates.
All they intended to do was pick up a few "supplies". The lovebirds strolled through the bustling mall briskly, keeping a look out for a potential shop that could help them. Ten minutes later, they arrived at a unusual clothing store named: Goth-Is-Hot . "How about here?" Iris asked. Zero nodded as he led her inside. The inside of the store was painted from top to bottom in night black. Glow-in-the-dark stickers in were shaped into hearts, spiders, bones, pentacles, dragons, and bats glowed ominously green. Purple roses decorated the countertops with their thorny vines creeping all over.
A orb of white modeling the moon shone brightly from the ceiling. A reploid girl dressed in her employment's namesake walked up to them. "Hello, may I be of assistance?" Iris replied, "Yes please. Were hoping to find a Gothic outfit for a young reploid male." "Come with me to see our selection." She guided them to a aisle where several accessories or vestments were displayed for teenage males.
After a hour of debating the articles of clothing Iris managed to create a outfit thanks to Zero's input. After they purchased the chosen outfit, they thanked the employee and left. "Well, glad that's over with." Zero sighed in relief. Then Iris asked him,"Zero-sama, why does the required attire have to be Goth?" "Whelp, to fit the serious atmosphere I guess." "Zero, are you sure X will enjoy where you planned to take him? You told me once he loathes fighting..." "Don't worry Iris-chan! I'm just taking him out to have fun! I need to make amends to my best bud, and this is the way to do it!" "Alright Zero-sama, just please be careful not to run into trouble." "Since when has that happened sweetheart?" "Many times unfortunately."
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It was about to happen again this month, the night the crimson hunter will vanish and then return before dawn to sleep away the new day...Tonight he will wear a Gothic armor with the double pair of bat wings, one large pair on his back and a mini pair crested on his helmet...Soon he will crackle under his breath about the formidable opponents he will get to fight...But this month around X was not curious about what happened with his friend. In fact, ever since the painful ordeal he survived last month. He'd cooped himself up in the training gym day in and night out, working hard to achieve S-Rank for real this time.
He almost died last month-and he would work his hardest to never let it happen again! The android's wounds cut deeper than the titanium X alloy his body was constructed of...
The cyan hunter walked down the corridors until he spotted the A-Rank gym's entrance.
X was only a few steps away from the doors-when two large arms reached out and grabbed him!
"Gya!" X yelped as he frantically began squirming to break loose from the other robot's grip.
"Hey little guy calm down!" A familiar voice soothed him.
X looked up to face the cocky smile of his tall, blonde, and smug friend Zero. X was confused at Zero's presence, and he wasn't dressed in Goth! "Dude, your actually staying this night around?"
"Of course! I decided just to hang out with you tonight!" Zero answered as he gave his a pal a noogie on the head. X kicked free, "YO! Lemme down! Since when did you decide to ditch your monthly-hobby-no-one-knows-what to hang out?"
"Oh X, I'm hurt! Its like your accusing me of a crime!" Zero played wounded. X sighed, "No I'm not! Its just so happens we can't hangout right now." "Why not?" "I need to keep training in order to be leveled up to S-Rank." "Since when did you worry about your ranking? Your the humblest hero the hunters have ever known." "Its not a matter of pride! I need to train harder than ever now to become a better hunter!"
"This isn't about last month is it?" "NO! I AM JUST FINE!" X protested. (As if anyone would be fine after a burning bomb dropped on them.) X turned to continue his rigorous training when Zero's hand held him by the shoulder. "What?" Considering you find training more important than having fun. Can I at least give you my get-well-present?" X blinked. "A present, for me?"
"Yeah bud, I felt guilty leaving you right before Silicon's crisis. The least I can do to make amends is give you one tiny gift..." Zero looked away as he started to walk off. X ran up to him. "Zero! It wasn't your fault! I just needed to be more careful!" Zero silently snickered, X was too easy!
"Soooooooooo, you want your present?" "Yeah, its sounds great!" "Then follow me!"
"Ok!" X smiled as he hurried after Zero. The duo made their way up to the rooftop of HQ.
High in the night sky the full moon shed its rays to lighten the darkness to a light blue atmosphere. Waiting for the smaller android stood a capsule strikingly similar to Light's.
Zero gestured grandly to it, "Tada! Look at what I've unearthed for you!" "Wow! You went through the trouble of searching for a Light Capsule just for me? You shouldn't have!"
"Aw, its nothing! Why don't you try out your latest armor piece?" "Now? But so far its peace-"
"You are working to get S-Rank right? I'm sure utilizing the Light Armor will boost you to S-Rank in record time!" "Isn't that cheating? No one else inherits armors like mine-"
"Its not cheating one bit! The Light Upgrades merely evolve you riiiiiight? It only
works because you possess the X-Factor! Limitless evolutionary potential riiiiiiight?"
The glass tube of wonder glittered like crystal in the moonlight temptingly. X couldn't help feel drawn to the possibilities coaxing him to step inside.
The first three armors unlocked so far were the best presents the robot had ever received.
The only mementoes of his deceased father... "Hey Zero-senpai, you wouldn't mind a duel against me testing out my new armor right?" "I accept the challenge buddy." Zero consented because he knew it wouldn't happen. X hopped into the seemingly-too-good-to-be-true-gift-from-his-honest-friend. The sliding door closed, and the machine whirred to life.
After ten minutes of dramatic lights and effects. X came out with a new spring in his step.
He glanced at Zero for approval-to find him wearing his bat-winged armor. "Zero?
Are you still going after all? What about the duel-" Zero cut him off, "Despite wearing Goth,
you still appear non-threateningly." X lowered his head in bafflement to see what Zero meant about the armor. "YYYYAAAAARRRRGGGGGGHHHH!"
His entire blue-themed armor was darken to shiny obsidian black. His boots were edged with his own batwings. He wore shorts with a spike studded belt and buckled with a steel dragon. His sleeveless vest was also studded with spike and printed on the back a rock band's name been labeled. The spiky collar he wore had a tag shaped like a skull with crossbones. And placed on his head was a headband with gray wolf ears.
X immediately realized the non-armor couldn't be his late creator's handiwork.. "WHAT KIND OF SICK JOKE IS THIS?!" He yelled at Zero in utter outrage at the sleazy prank he pulled off!
But to his horror the troublesome blonde bearing a devious grin answered. "Sorry X, but Goth is the required attire for the club." X's pupils dilated as he took a few nervous steps back.
"So every month so far you've been going to a club?..." "Correct my friend! And tonight I was going to take you-" "NO THANK YOU I GOTTA GOOOOO!" X bolted to the nearest teleportation capsule-"Gyaa! Zero snagged him and held to him firmly. Then launched off into the night sky with a squirming X screaming, "AAAAAHHHHHH!"
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X had reached a decision. He would throttle and maim his blonde kidnapper the first chance he got. Of all the years they have been friends, they knew each other too well to force the other to do something they detested to the core. But tonight the blue hunter felt surging betrayal when he laid eyes on the building just a street away from where they were standing. "I HATE YOU..."
Zero's smaller friend growled at him similar to a enraged wolf cub. But Zero just patted him on the head and teased, "Of course! I care about you too little guy!"
"CARE?! YOU DRAGGED ME TO AN UNDERGROUND FIGHT CLUB FOR GOODNESS SAKE! I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU WOULD DO THIS TO ME YOU-PUNK!" X exclaimed in frustration. Zero let his ticked off little buddy vent out his anger for a solid ten minutes. Then he placed his hands on the agitated robot's shoulders. "This may be a fight club. But we are not here to fight." X immediately calmed down.
"Were not? Then why are we here?" Zero explained, "Sometime after we first met, you convinced me to give social life a try. So one night I wandered the city until I stumbled upon the "Moonlight Mayhem"! The fine establishment standing a dozen feet away from us." "*Groan* Should have known your enjoyed secret fight clubs..." "But X, the duels are only a fraction of the fun the club has to offer!"
"Like what?" "Karaoke, arcade games, a dance floor, live performances, snack bar, just to name a few." He held out held his hand to his hesitant friend. "Come on X, just give it a shot!" X thought dubiously about the invitation, but eventually caved in. "As long as there is no fighting, I guess its ok to hangout for a couple of hours..."
Zero grabbed X in a one-armed hug. "That's my kid!" X shook loose and punched Zero in the arm. "Drop the kid stuff will ya?" The duo crossed the street where Moonlight Mayhem situated. Zero owned a membership and checked in for the both of them. He led X down a corridor to where the main room was and opened the doors...
The entire place was midnight blue with lights shaped like stars twinkling on the walls. A huge ball of white with the words "Moonlight Mayhem" labeled in black Gothic style, glowed brightly as it hung overhead in the ceiling. Projectors designed as spider webs in various corners emitted holograms of wolves, ghosts, bats, ravens carrying red roses, skeleton horses, and even colorful fireballs which bounced at every angle. The crowd enjoying their night out were both reploids and humans dressed in Goth. X immediately felt shy and hid behind Zero. Zero let X hang on to him, knowing it was his first time at a place like this.
"So what you want to try first kid?" "I don't know the arcade?..." "Ok, first stop it is then!"
Zero led X to the corner where the arcade games were. Considering the technology of 21xx is highly advanced, arcade games of course would be upgraded as well. Virtual Reality allowed you not only to play the games but make the experience feel real.
A dozen machines stood waiting to stimulate players into their respective games. X chose a game known as "Mine Chaser", with its machine shaped like a cave with gems edged within its mouth.
The game started with the cyan player riding a mine cart with the mission to mine as many gems as possible-while escaping giant goblins intent on having you for supper. "Yikes! Those guys are pretty speedy!" X exclaimed mining as many gems as possible while piloting the mine cart to evade the digital goblins! Zero watched his pal work his way into digging a heaping pile of 10,567 gems and fleeing blood-thirsty hooligans for 47 minutes.
Too distracted with his friend's progress, he failed to notice a nasty-looking gang entered the arcade room. They spotted the tall blonde with furious recognition. They began whispering.
"Its him!" "And he's not alone..." "Whose the wolf-looking guy? He's kinda cute-"
"SHUSH IT SASHA." "You shush it Dante!" "I say we just take the both of them! It might earn our deal with the mystery guy a raise-" The leader's voice cut him off.
"Not a chance! The wolf guy could be a hunter as well and bail him out in case one of you boneheads screw up! Besides, Zero is the only blasted robot I came here for! No use dragging in another guy to mess with my feud!" "Then what's the plan Mr. Avenger?"
"New plan. Separate blondie from his wolf buddy so we can nab him alone.
There is only one king for the Moonlight Mayhem Ring. And it will once again be ME!"
After the revenge-seeking gang figured out their game strategy. They launched their untimely end for the crimson hunter into action. Meanwhile, X was close to collecting 70,000 gems when a sneaky reploid who resembled a black cat sliced the power cords to the machine! The stimulation collapsed on the poor player! "XXXXX!" Zero threw off the smoking mass off of his friend who was unfortunately reminiscing his month-ago-bomb-accident. "Ow...My head." The android clutched his head in agony for his computer brain had been scrambled.
Zero bent down to carry him-when a gorgeous reploid girl dressed as a cyberpunk dark pixie snatched up X! "HHEEEEEYY!" Zero activated his thrusters to chase after the girl who kidnapped X! After feeling disoriented, X was shocked to find himself on the dance floor. "Huh? Why am I here?" "You tell me babe, you brought me here..." X gaped in sheer embarrassment to find himself in the arms of a dark pixie girl.
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuhhhhhhhhh...HAVE WE MET?!" The wicked pixie pulled him into a hug and sweetly lied, "We've been dating for six months babe, your my wolf oni-chan..."
While the poor android stuttered and squirmed in the pixie's steel grasp. A reploid with spider legs forced the band playing for the dancers to play Billie Holiday's "Strange Fruit" at volume high enough your hear screeching's in your brain for days! "Aaaiiiieeeeee!" The pixie whirled him into a cyclone of a dance as the music began banging his head like a mega-sized hammer!
"ENOUGH!" An incoming Zero missile forced the predatory pixie to break up with her newest love prospect, (victim!).
A towering warrior in bat armor glowered at her demanding, "What the smelt were you doing?..."
Zero hissed haphazardly pointing his Z-saber at her neck. "Missing my date." She snickered shamelessly. Zero spun around to find yet another reploid taking off with X! "RRRRAAARRRRRGGGGGGGG!" Zero roared as he sprinted after the jackal reploid who taken his friend hostage! As for the "hostage", after the ringing in his sensors finally subsided-he found himself held over a giant bowl of fizzling nuclear-green punch. "Whaaa?.." He turned to the cracking jackal holding him up. "Hope you enjoy Radiation Punch!" And dunked him in!
"GURGLE!" X was drowning in a bowl of reactive punch!
The dunker retreated before Zero arrived to fish X out of the bubbling liquid. Zero cradled the maltreated android in his arms. "X...?" X replied in a painful moan. The shenanigans were alerted to the club's staff who rushed X to the emergency room. Zero collapsed in a armchair in utter disbelief at his failure of making amends. "This whole evening was a disaster... Where did it all go wrong..." Zero thought. However, things were going to get worse...
"Hello Zero..." Growled a ominous voice. The hunter stood up to face a huge reploid bulldog backed by the black cat, pixie, spider, and jackal reploids who made poor X miserable.
"WHAT. THE. CRUSH. YOU. WANT..." Zero hissed knew the bulldog, Steel Jaw, who began a rivalry with Zero ever since the metal mutt began getting beaten in every fight he challenged him to. "Temper, temper, the whole point of this club is to relax" Steel Jaw taunted. "I don't have time to kick your stubborn hide again you know.." Zero huffed.
Steel Jaw chuckled, "I'm tired of battles for once.
However, I won't let you back down from a dare." His rival gave him a quizzical look.
Steel Jaw's oversized paw took something from his pixie gal and held it out for his rival to look.
A hot-pink mechaniloid poodle..."Did some counselor brainwash you with princess movies?"
Zero questioned sarcastically. "No. This is my dare.
Pet pixie's puppy and I'll get out of your pretty-boy hair for the rest of your life."
"HEY!" Zero protested scandalized. He crossed his arms and looked down on the pathetic pink pet. "I don't need to pet some toy." He scoffed. "What's the matter? The great Zero is scared?
Jealous of a whittle sweet puppy-wuppy as adorbs as he wis?" The bully howled cruelly.
Zero wielded his Z-saber prepared to slash the bully for his belittling comments! "Nuh uh uh! I'm not a maverick that can legally be slashed! If you want me to beat it outta here. Pet the poodle. Or my fellow gangsters will post to the entire world Zero is jealous of whittle pwoodles!" Zero realized the other gang members had their phones up ready to record.
Muttering indignation under his breath, he reached out a hand to pet the seemingly-harmless-poodle... CHOMP! The poodle snapped onto Zero's hand and knocked him out with a super-electrical shock! Zero fell unconscious into Steel Jaw's ready paws. "Finally...REVENGE IS MINE!" "Excuse me, you were saying something?" Steel Jaw's gang turned to face a revived X and the-boiling-mad-owner-of-Moonlight-Mayhem! The owner began jumping up and down as he vented at one of his worse guests in history!
"I KNEW YOU WERE TROUBLE THE FIRST DAY YOU SMASHED ALL MY ARCADE MACHINES! YOU AND YOUR GANG HAVE DONE NOTHING BUT CAUSE DESTRUCTIVE AND DISTURBING MAYHEM IN MY CLUB! NOW LET GO OF THAT ROBOT AND GET OUTTA HERE! OR MY SECURITY WILL REDUCE YOU ALL TO SCRAP!" But the outburst only made the troublemaker toothily grin in amusement. "And just where is your fool-proof security?..."
He pointed upwards to the ceiling where all the security guards were tangled into a huge spider web. Courtesy of Steel Jaw's spider lackey. The owner gaped as the puzzle pieces came together.
"You were planning for this..." The metallic bulldog nodded before ordering his comrades, "Its unfortunately time to ditch this old joint guys. The human banned us for good..."
They were about to leave when- "JUST ONE MINUTE HERE!" They turned to the shout of the wolf-clad robot. "LET. ZERO. GO..." The robot gritted as he aimed his buster at them. The giant dog howled, "You and what arm-" But he was cut off from four flashes of blinding light!
After the flashes, he stood shock-stilled at his gang members. The spider gangster frozen, the jackal android netted, the pixie girl crystallized, and the cat lackey soaking wet...
But the his greatest surprise when he discovered the wolf masquerader happened to be none other than- "ROCKMAN X?!" The bulldog and owner both gasped. The owner almost fainted in awe. "The-the-the...ROCKMAN X...AHA! YOUR DONE FOR MUTT BOI! THE NUMERO UNO HUNTER IS ACTUALLY HERE! Heh, heh, heh.. AND YOU BETTER UNHAND HIS FRIEND OR HE'LL BE THE ONE TO RETIRE YA!" The owner claimed in sure triumph.
Steel Jaw barked incredulous, "WHAT?! YOU EXPECT ME TO RUN FROM MY ONLY CHANCE OF REVENGE, HUMAN?! NOT A CHANCE IN TARTURUS! If Rockman X is the mighty warrior they praise him to be. HE WILL HAVE TO ENGAGE IN A DUEL WITH ME!" The owner retorted, "YOU STUCK-UP BONEHEAD! WHO YOU THINK YOU ARE-SIGMA THE MAVERICK KING?!" "I don't give a care for whatever mavericks Rockman rendered offline...
But I will guarantee that as long as he stands between me and my only shot at reclaiming the Moonlight Crown...THIS WILL BE HIS LAST BATTLE OF THE NIGHT!"
The bulldog howled as he activated a terrifying transformation! Suddenly, he ballooned to four times his size! A mechanical long-necked dragon head breathing flames, (hot enough to melt any flames), replaced his short tail! His skin reverted to a shadow color, his fangs grew brimming with acid, and razor sharp bull horns emerged from his head! Finally, he lurched as his thick neck produced two more heads!
Soon, Rockman X and the club's owner faced Doom Cerberus. A reploid monster that disappeared thirty years ago after annihilating his mad creator's lab. The trembling owner backed up with the famous hunter as Doom Cerberus let out a nightmarish howl! "What are we going to do Rockman...?" The owner quivered, although he already knew what the hero would do.
"I'm going to fight him sir. I won't back down, he has my friend..."
Me:Thank you all for reading Part 2! BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THE GRAND FINALE PART 3! Will Doom Cerberus be the end of our beloved blue bomber 2.0?!
Or will our hero prevail once more?! STAY TUNED FOR THE ULTIMATE BATTLE OF THE NIGHT!
Zero:I CAN'T BELIEVE I GOT KNOCKED OUT BY A POODLE!
X:I told you...