(Author's Note: Mega Man X and Co. are owned by Capcom, who have a severe
handicap when it comes to game translation. Anyone can use my characters.
If they ask me first, of course. - Peregrine
AN2: Any reviews or criticism are GREATLY appreciated. Send whatever you want, including suggestions, to alkarl225@cs.com
* indicates thought, BTW)
Chapter 2: The Siren's Song
"What...what is she doing?" Alia asked, as her constant typing came to an abrupt halt.
Night was too far gone to answer. He was staring into the female reploid's eyes, as the camera zoomed into them, revealing their fiery glow. Her song was entrancing, and he felt himself slipping away from reality. He wanted to fly up there, to meet this strange woman. He was about to stand when something in the back of his mind told him to focus. He tried to ignore it, but the insistence grew louder, until he couldn't ignore it. *What's going on?! What-*
ACTIVATING SAFEGUARD SYSTEM, PASSWORD NEGATIVE ZERO.
The words flashed in green letters in his field of vision, and suddenly his mind was clear. The singing faded into the background of his senses, and he hurriedly began to activate the aural scanners. Reading the results, he quickly tried to cut off the transmission, but the computer wouldn't respond. He tried to override, but his monitor suddenly went dark, denying him access. "Alia, shut off the transmission! It's the Virus!" When he heard no response, he turned to see that she was staring blankly ahead, her eyes glowing a light purple. "Alia! Oh no...Gotta do something!" Running to the projector, he grabbed a chair and swung down, frying the device. Alia slumped in her chair, her eyes returned to normal.
"Night...what was-"
"It's the virus! It's embedded in the song! We've got to stop her!" he yelled. He ran to another terminal, trying to block the transmission, but it too went blank. "Something's affecting the computers, too!" Alia was still slumped over, nearly unconscious. He ran over to her, shaking her roughly.
"We must hurry..." Finally roused, she turned on the com. "All Hunters! Ignore this transmission and scramble to the airspace above Elysium! I repeat-" Before she could finish, her terminal began to spark and shut down. "Damn it! We've got to stop her! Dammit, we've gotta think!"
Night began to pace around the room, putting on his shades. "Is there some way to-" He was cut off by sounds of buster fire. "Sol!" He quickly warped to the barracks, leaving Alia alone.
"Night, wait! Shit! What the HELL is going on here?!"
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Night arrived to a horrific scene. Sol was deep in battle with three members of his unit. The rest were already dead. Reploid blood was everywhere. Sol had his Dual Busters pointed at one of the attackers, and they all had their busters charging, grinning evilly at their former commander. "Night, stay back! They're infected!" Dashing towards them, Sol fired off a volley of shots from each of his busters, then quickly began to charge. One of them was down instantly, his control chip melted. The other two spread out, shooting at Sol like madmen. Sol dodged each one in turn, using his warp boots to "blink" out of the shots range. "You only get one chance to miss me, Mavericks!"
Suddenly afraid, the two attackers began to step back, firing wildly. Sol just smiled as his busters reached full charge. "This ends now!" he cried. He dashed between the two mavericks and held his arms straight out. With a scream of rage, he fired. From each buster came a spike of concentrated plasma, followed by a chain. As the spikes struck, they impaled their targets, and the chains electrified, destroying circuitry. Sol blinked out of the way just as their cores went critical. "My entire unit...Mavericks. I'm going to kill that bitch!" Turning to his brother, Sol said. "Get Alia out of here!"
"She's fine, bro! We've got to-"
"Not we, Night. I....not you, not we, I have to stop them! You're useless in a fight. You've got no weapons, hell, you can't even be fitted with a dash system! I'm doing this alone, so stay out of this!" Activating his long-range warp, he disappeared.
Night felt his hands turn into fists. *He's right...I am useless. Shit, I need power!*
ACTIVATING TWIN RUSH SYSTEM. As the words ran across his field of vision, Night felt something happening to his legs. He looked down to see that exhaust vents had sprung out of nowhere, shining silver on his black boots. "What the hell-" Before he could finish, he felt himself blasted into the air. A second burst brought his head firmly into the ceiling. "Aw, Shit! AAAH!" Flailing his arms like a fool, he fell, landing flat on his rear. "Dammit! What the hell is going on?!"
YOU MUST STOP THEM. YOUR BROTHER IS IN DANGER. SCRAMBLE, MAVERICK HUNTER.
"Sol?! Who is this?" The green text quickly erased and new words were typed.
YOU MUST HURRY, NIGHT. HE'S FINALLY RETURNED, AND ONLY YOU CAN STOP HIM. OVERRIDING WARP SYSTEM...
"Holy-!" He coalesced into a black beam of energy and shot off into the sky above Elysium.
From deep within Elysium, someone sighed. "Good luck...you'll need it."
(Well, there's today's installment. I think I'm going to drop the semi- daily updates for some longer chapters...Review, please, and don't touch that dial. In the next chapter, the fit's going to hit the shan. - Peregrine)
AN2: Any reviews or criticism are GREATLY appreciated. Send whatever you want, including suggestions, to alkarl225@cs.com
* indicates thought, BTW)
Chapter 2: The Siren's Song
"What...what is she doing?" Alia asked, as her constant typing came to an abrupt halt.
Night was too far gone to answer. He was staring into the female reploid's eyes, as the camera zoomed into them, revealing their fiery glow. Her song was entrancing, and he felt himself slipping away from reality. He wanted to fly up there, to meet this strange woman. He was about to stand when something in the back of his mind told him to focus. He tried to ignore it, but the insistence grew louder, until he couldn't ignore it. *What's going on?! What-*
ACTIVATING SAFEGUARD SYSTEM, PASSWORD NEGATIVE ZERO.
The words flashed in green letters in his field of vision, and suddenly his mind was clear. The singing faded into the background of his senses, and he hurriedly began to activate the aural scanners. Reading the results, he quickly tried to cut off the transmission, but the computer wouldn't respond. He tried to override, but his monitor suddenly went dark, denying him access. "Alia, shut off the transmission! It's the Virus!" When he heard no response, he turned to see that she was staring blankly ahead, her eyes glowing a light purple. "Alia! Oh no...Gotta do something!" Running to the projector, he grabbed a chair and swung down, frying the device. Alia slumped in her chair, her eyes returned to normal.
"Night...what was-"
"It's the virus! It's embedded in the song! We've got to stop her!" he yelled. He ran to another terminal, trying to block the transmission, but it too went blank. "Something's affecting the computers, too!" Alia was still slumped over, nearly unconscious. He ran over to her, shaking her roughly.
"We must hurry..." Finally roused, she turned on the com. "All Hunters! Ignore this transmission and scramble to the airspace above Elysium! I repeat-" Before she could finish, her terminal began to spark and shut down. "Damn it! We've got to stop her! Dammit, we've gotta think!"
Night began to pace around the room, putting on his shades. "Is there some way to-" He was cut off by sounds of buster fire. "Sol!" He quickly warped to the barracks, leaving Alia alone.
"Night, wait! Shit! What the HELL is going on here?!"
_____________________________________________________________
Night arrived to a horrific scene. Sol was deep in battle with three members of his unit. The rest were already dead. Reploid blood was everywhere. Sol had his Dual Busters pointed at one of the attackers, and they all had their busters charging, grinning evilly at their former commander. "Night, stay back! They're infected!" Dashing towards them, Sol fired off a volley of shots from each of his busters, then quickly began to charge. One of them was down instantly, his control chip melted. The other two spread out, shooting at Sol like madmen. Sol dodged each one in turn, using his warp boots to "blink" out of the shots range. "You only get one chance to miss me, Mavericks!"
Suddenly afraid, the two attackers began to step back, firing wildly. Sol just smiled as his busters reached full charge. "This ends now!" he cried. He dashed between the two mavericks and held his arms straight out. With a scream of rage, he fired. From each buster came a spike of concentrated plasma, followed by a chain. As the spikes struck, they impaled their targets, and the chains electrified, destroying circuitry. Sol blinked out of the way just as their cores went critical. "My entire unit...Mavericks. I'm going to kill that bitch!" Turning to his brother, Sol said. "Get Alia out of here!"
"She's fine, bro! We've got to-"
"Not we, Night. I....not you, not we, I have to stop them! You're useless in a fight. You've got no weapons, hell, you can't even be fitted with a dash system! I'm doing this alone, so stay out of this!" Activating his long-range warp, he disappeared.
Night felt his hands turn into fists. *He's right...I am useless. Shit, I need power!*
ACTIVATING TWIN RUSH SYSTEM. As the words ran across his field of vision, Night felt something happening to his legs. He looked down to see that exhaust vents had sprung out of nowhere, shining silver on his black boots. "What the hell-" Before he could finish, he felt himself blasted into the air. A second burst brought his head firmly into the ceiling. "Aw, Shit! AAAH!" Flailing his arms like a fool, he fell, landing flat on his rear. "Dammit! What the hell is going on?!"
YOU MUST STOP THEM. YOUR BROTHER IS IN DANGER. SCRAMBLE, MAVERICK HUNTER.
"Sol?! Who is this?" The green text quickly erased and new words were typed.
YOU MUST HURRY, NIGHT. HE'S FINALLY RETURNED, AND ONLY YOU CAN STOP HIM. OVERRIDING WARP SYSTEM...
"Holy-!" He coalesced into a black beam of energy and shot off into the sky above Elysium.
From deep within Elysium, someone sighed. "Good luck...you'll need it."
(Well, there's today's installment. I think I'm going to drop the semi- daily updates for some longer chapters...Review, please, and don't touch that dial. In the next chapter, the fit's going to hit the shan. - Peregrine)