As you may be aware of, neither of the following characters that'll be shown in this story belong to me but to their respective creators: Keiji Inafune and Capcom
Without further delay, on to the story! :D
The year 20XX
With the advancement of science, humans were able to create industrial humanoid robots for the good the world and all humanity. Praised by his vast knowledge, Dr. Thomas Light was regarded as the foremost authority on robotics, but not without paying the price…
His former colleague, Dr. Albert Wily, was also another brilliant mind in science. But due to jealousy, he decided to pursue a hideous end, endangering everyone on the planet numerous occasions. Luckily for the people, each and every time, the infamous scientist was stopped by a brave young hero clad in a blue armor and a mega buster as his only weapon.
Megaman, also known as the "blue bomber", was the city's savior. Countless were the times he thwarted Dr. Wily's world domination plans in order to preserve peace and protect both humans and robots equally. It goes without saying that his Megaman project was indeed Dr. Light's robotic greatest success.
However, the world has yet to see his real masterpiece in action…
Day 1
Beep (x4). Loading complete, initiating activation sequence
"X…X…do you hear me, X?"
"Hmm…huh?"
Chuckle
"Who…who are you?"
"It is, Dr. Thomas Light. I created you X"
"X? You called me…X…is that…my name?"
"That's right! It's a variable, it represents limitless potential. You see, you are a new type of robot that can think for himself"
"X…"
Day 7
X POV
"Well, X, how do you feel?" asked me the doctor as I tested my full-body functions. It was amazing! Both my limbs and synthetic joints were working perfectly, not to mention my artificial brown hair. It felt like real human hair as I my robotic fingers tangled in the strands.
"The doctor must have worked hard to find me all these top quality parts" I contemplated on that fact.
"Perfect. My limbs and articulations respond optimally according to my thoughts" I replied as I walked away from the full-body mirror.
"That's wonderful! I was worried you wouldn't get used to your new body!" cheered the doctor, contented that his project was showing this much progress so fast.
"Doctor, can I…ask you something?" I asked oddly nervous. Maybe there was a malfunction in my system that was interfering with my speech capabilities.
"Sure, what is it X?" he replied affectively, not minding my curiosity (or if I was even supposed to have an opinion in all this).
"Why did you create me like this? What purpose do I have when I'm still not aware of my full potential?"
"Hmmm…" the doctor mused thoughtful as he listened to me.
"Is it ok for me to have…freedom of choice?" I asked worrisome.
"But of course, X! Don't you think that, by being the way you are now, you'll be able to interact with lots of people around you and be part of this world?"
"So, is that my purpose? Studying humans?"
"Chuckle, well, I wouldn't call it that exactly. Think of it as your once in a lifetime opportunity to be the first robot that can live together in harmony with mankind. But that is only if you want to"
"Live together with humans…" I wondered about it thoughtfully.
Day 13
As the tests and studies progressed systematically according to the doctor's expectations, I couldn't help but to share his excitement as well. I was both eager and curious as to what would it feel to be able to walk, think and feel like a real human being. The possibilities were endless and thanks to my unique programming, I was planning to make the best of them.
"Doctor, for who are these eight capsules?" I asked a little surprised after spotting said number of containers similar to mine.
"Oh! Those are going to be the capsules for your brothers" he answered, surprising me even further.
"My brothers?" I repeated in disbelief. "You mean there will be others like me?"
"That's what I'm planning to. After I change their old programming and upgrade their designs, not only they'll be as advanced as you. But they will also be able to interact and share bonds with humans too"
It was at that moment that I somehow realized how profound the doctor's project really was. It wasn't just my incursion to the human world what he was really after, but rather the accomplishment of a dream; a dream in which people and robots could coexist peacefully together.
"When will I be able to see them?" I asked a little eager. Again, it seemed like my emotion core was experiencing technical malfunctions, yet why the doctor seemed to not mind about this issue?
"Soon X, soon you will…"
Day 23
"Doctor, I've been meaning to ask. Who's that man that's been coming lately to the lab?" I asked while looking at the next room. Inside of it, there was a bearded man accompanied by a little blonde girl and a young teen robot of dark auburn hair and green eyes.
"He's a colleague of mine, Dr. Mikhail Cossack"
"Cossack…" I repeated instinctively as if I had heard that name before, but that was impossible.
"Yes, and you'll be surprised though. But after studying my research, he's shown quite an interest in participating in this project too"
Interested by that fact, I decided to magnify my gaze (since I couldn't move from the table I was on) in order to follow their conversation through their lip movements.
"Now say: Hello" said Dr. Cossack, instructing the teenage.
"Hello" he repeated perfectly.
"Great Axl! You got it!" cheered the blonde girl.
"Hehe!" he laughed contented while making a strange pose with his index and middle finger.
"The scanning will finish in a few minutes, X. If there's a problem with your system, don't hesitate in telling me"
I debated on whether I should tell him or not about the recent bug in my main program. It wasn't damaging my body functions-I'm 100% sure of that-but it was constantly projecting images in my database during my deactivations moments.
"Doctor, I think a bug has started to affect my database" I confessed to him.
"Really? Maybe I should clean your memory after the body scanning. Exactly what damage you're experiencing?" he asked me as he approached to my side.
"Well, lately, when I entered in sleep mode, I always see these images of a boy clad in a blue armor with a buster for arm".
"Gasp! You-you have?!"
"I had to?"
"Cough, cough. Well, not really. In fact, it is as shocking for me too, X. But, at the same time, is relieving that your memory stored some data of that boy in blue armor. If it's not too much to ask, I'd like that you keep those images for yourself" he urged me.
"O-ok" I replied hastily, not knowing why the doctor was so interested in that data or why he wanted me to have them.
Day 39
Weeks after, I finally understood the reason behind it. No longer did I have my normal-like human appearance, as it was now clad in a shiny cyan armor that only left exposed my black upper limbs, chest and lower limbs. Not to mention my right arm that shared the very same weapon function the boy from my database had.
"Doctor, I don't understand. Why did you make a battle robot?" I asked in disbelief, feeling unsure and confused as to what my purpose was supposed to be now.
"X…there's something you…Cough, cough!"
"Doctor Light!" I became worried despite him telling me he was ok.
"X…Sometimes, peace cannot be achieved unless those who spread war are destroyed. Cough, because of that, I'm afraid the people of the future won't be safe from the evil influence of some"
"…"
"I've given you the power to think, to worry and to grow, and evolve as you fight. But, it is still too soon for that power to be unleashed"
"Doctor, I promise you. I'll use this power to fight for justice, to fight for hope" I reassured him, which made him smiled warmly at me.
"Of course you will, I believe it to be so. X, I want you to use that conscious of yours to fight for the good of humanity. They will need someone like you to guide them"
"Right" I nodded at him.
Day 50
"The day has finally come, X. There's nothing more for me to give you, though I would have wished to see you enter the new world. Cough, cough!"
"Please doctor, don't strain yourself" I advised him as I helped him walk slowly towards my capsule.
"You truly are just like us humans, X. That's why I fear that mankind is not quite ready to accept you. We are not yet mature, and they may very well view your limitless evolutionary potential as something to be scared of. For you see, your name carries connotations of danger" he explained me as I entered my capsule and prepared for my longest sleep yet.
"However, I'm quite certain that, in the end, you'll become the one true hope for everybody"
"Doctor…"
"Farewell, X, my most beloved son" and with that the doctor pressed the buttons on the panels and my capsule was shut tight. After that, the last thing I remembered before my consciousness faded away was the doctor's hopeful face.
The Year 21XX (Present time)
Beep, beep, beep!
Initiating automatic opening sequence
"Hmm? What…" I said groggily since all my systems weren't fully operable at the moment. However, it was clear for me that there was someone standing in front of my opened capsule.
Once my sight function loaded, and the blurry image finally became visible, I noticed that the person was just a dark skinned young woman with black hair-tied in a ponytail- that seemed to be wary about my awakening.
"Hi, my name is X" I introduced myself politely, hoping that that could ease her fears towards me.
DLN. 001
Name: X
"W…w…waaaaa!" she screamed worried despite my best effort to portray myself as a harmless robot.
New Rockman/Megaman X story. Hope you like it ;)
