Chapter IV - The Wily Wars
X, Zero, Bass, and Dr. Cain were all in the Officers Lounge of Hunter H.Q. Of course, why Reploids needed a lounge in the first place was a subject of much controversy, but the only nearby terminal with Level-8 security clearance was located there, so the three Reploids and Dr. Cain were there
"These are the only records I could find when I went to Dr. Light's lab," Cain said. "They seem to indicate that Dr. Wily attempted hostile takeovers no less then eight times. A robot named 'Mega-Man', who was built by Dr. Light, and also was X's predecessor, was the one to stop Wily each time. The years in most of the files I found were faded, so I could only make out the first two digits of the year, 20XX. Apparently, Wily built a robot using Mega-Man's plans. He named this new robot 'Bass', who is most likely an older model of the Bass standing with us right here."
Bass looked sullen. "So my only purpose was to destroy Dr. Light and Mega- Man?"
"Actually, no," Cain said. "Dr. Wily somehow got wind of Light's plans to build an advanced robot with a true artificial intelligence and seal it away. According to records from Wily's lab, you were designed to destroy this newer Mega-Man. That is why you attacked X in the lab. Wily built Zero to kill Dr. Light, but didn't have enough time to see if he would obey all orders. My guess from the last of his notes is that Zero went maverick and not only destroyed Light and his lab, but killed Wily as well. Where Zero spent the time between then and his fighting Sigma a few years ago is beyond my knowledge, and when I re-programmed him, Zero lost all of his previous memories."
"That's why I didn't remember being a maverick until Sigma told me about it," Zero said quietly.
Dr. Cain looked at Zero with an expression of he most obvious pity. "Exactly."
"So how is it that Dr. Light is able to help me even though he's been dead for fifty years?" inquired X.
"From the notes, it seems that Dr. Light created a computer simulacrum and uploaded into the world data-net. That way, Light would have all of his memories up until the time the simulacrum was made, and he would be able to live to see X released into the world."
"That would explain how I was able to ask him questions concerning my past when I found one of the capsules," noted Zero.
"And how he knew about the war between us and the Repliforce," added X.
"Yes, now if you look here at th--"
Dr. Cain was cut short by the intercom.
"EMERGENCY! EMERGENCY! MAVERICKS ARE ATTACKING RADDIX CITY! ALL UNITS CONVERGE!"
"Aw, damn, not again," groaned X.
"Hurry up. You heard Alia, we've gotta get to Raddix," ordered Zero as he ran out of the room.
"Coming, coming," said Bass as he and X ran out of the Officer's Lounge after Zero, Dr. Cain hobbling after them.
X, Zero, Bass, and Dr. Cain were all in the Officers Lounge of Hunter H.Q. Of course, why Reploids needed a lounge in the first place was a subject of much controversy, but the only nearby terminal with Level-8 security clearance was located there, so the three Reploids and Dr. Cain were there
"These are the only records I could find when I went to Dr. Light's lab," Cain said. "They seem to indicate that Dr. Wily attempted hostile takeovers no less then eight times. A robot named 'Mega-Man', who was built by Dr. Light, and also was X's predecessor, was the one to stop Wily each time. The years in most of the files I found were faded, so I could only make out the first two digits of the year, 20XX. Apparently, Wily built a robot using Mega-Man's plans. He named this new robot 'Bass', who is most likely an older model of the Bass standing with us right here."
Bass looked sullen. "So my only purpose was to destroy Dr. Light and Mega- Man?"
"Actually, no," Cain said. "Dr. Wily somehow got wind of Light's plans to build an advanced robot with a true artificial intelligence and seal it away. According to records from Wily's lab, you were designed to destroy this newer Mega-Man. That is why you attacked X in the lab. Wily built Zero to kill Dr. Light, but didn't have enough time to see if he would obey all orders. My guess from the last of his notes is that Zero went maverick and not only destroyed Light and his lab, but killed Wily as well. Where Zero spent the time between then and his fighting Sigma a few years ago is beyond my knowledge, and when I re-programmed him, Zero lost all of his previous memories."
"That's why I didn't remember being a maverick until Sigma told me about it," Zero said quietly.
Dr. Cain looked at Zero with an expression of he most obvious pity. "Exactly."
"So how is it that Dr. Light is able to help me even though he's been dead for fifty years?" inquired X.
"From the notes, it seems that Dr. Light created a computer simulacrum and uploaded into the world data-net. That way, Light would have all of his memories up until the time the simulacrum was made, and he would be able to live to see X released into the world."
"That would explain how I was able to ask him questions concerning my past when I found one of the capsules," noted Zero.
"And how he knew about the war between us and the Repliforce," added X.
"Yes, now if you look here at th--"
Dr. Cain was cut short by the intercom.
"EMERGENCY! EMERGENCY! MAVERICKS ARE ATTACKING RADDIX CITY! ALL UNITS CONVERGE!"
"Aw, damn, not again," groaned X.
"Hurry up. You heard Alia, we've gotta get to Raddix," ordered Zero as he ran out of the room.
"Coming, coming," said Bass as he and X ran out of the Officer's Lounge after Zero, Dr. Cain hobbling after them.