AN: Megaman X and Co. are owned by Capcom. God help them, because Capcom
sure won't.
Chapter 3: Awakening
Night arrived to find himself staring off of the side of the colony. Pulling himself to his feet, he looked over the side. "Whew. Someone needs to work on their aim. Ah, well." As he began to run up the side of the outer dome, his communicator suddenly came to life.
"…ight! Night, do you read me?"
"Night here. I'm going to the top. Wish me luck." He put on his shades, and pulled on his headphones.
"Night! Don't go up there! The auto-cannons are going haywire and you're still unarmed!"
"I've gotta help, Sol! Besides, with this new dash system, those cannons can't touch me." He shut off his com and began to dash to the summit, music blaring at full volume.
From within HQ, Alia sighed, trying to fix the computer systems. "If the dash activated, then…I hope you know what you're doing, because he sure doesn't"
A message flashed across the few working monitors.
HE'LL LEARN FAST. HE IS A MEGA MAN. IT RUNS IN THE FAMILY.
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From atop the colony of Elysium, a battle raged. Two men fought with all they had to defeat the other. Sol dshed back and forth, dodging swings from the angel Gabriel's huge plasma sword. His shots seemed to have little effect as his enemy blazed forward, his wing thrusters adding deadly force to the blows. It only seemed like a matter of time before he couldn't dodge, but Sol had a smile on his face. "Haven't…had a fight like…THIS in my life!"
"Good to end on a high note, then!" Gabriel screamed. With a burst from his wings, he flew backwards, his sword glowing green as he raised it overhead. "This game ends now!" With a feral scream, he rushed forward with his wings at the max. Sol simply stood there and smiled, his arms crossed in their Buster form. Gabriel quickly closed the gap, and brought his blade down as it extended to twice its length. He only hit the ground, leaving a deep cut in the colony's roof.
Sol blinked in behind him, charged Dual Busters aimed at Gabriel's back. "Tag. You're it." He fired, his plasma chains lashing out to shock the angel. Firing one of his thrusters, he quickly spun, his blade fully extended. The chains were knocked back, shocking Sol. He fell to his knees from the pain, emergency warnings screaming in his head. "You…son of a…"
Gabriel strode forward, triumphant, his hand outstretched. "You were a worthy opponent. Your reward is the truth. But you defied me, so you must also be punished…" His hand began to glow with a purple flame. He grabbed Sol by the throat, and Sol felt his mind burning. He began to scream as the flames engulfed him, Gabriel laughing all the while.
"Shit!" Night yelled, as the last set of cannons all fired at once. It had been easy at first, but when ten cannons all had a lock on you, dodging plasma turned into a dangerous game. He fired off a shot from each leg, trying to stay as fast as he could. "Damn! This dash skating kicks ass!" With a double burst, he was finally out of range, and nearly to the the summit observatory. "This is easier than I thought…"
As if on cue, an alarm sounded, and the ground in front of him opened up. A robot nearly twice Night's size was raised onto the dome. Huge fists pounded the ground, knocking Night to his knees. "Aw, shit!" He tried to dash past, but the robot jumped into his path, shaking the ground again, and swung. Night flew backward and crashed into the ground. "Crap…50% systems energy…in one shot?!" The robot began to walk forward, fists ready to crush Night.
ACTIVATING WARRIOR'S SPIRIT, LEVEL ONE. PASSCODE REQUIRED.
"Uh…Negative Zero!"
DENIED.
The robot took slow steps, smashing the ground as he went.
"Oh, shit…Nova Strike?!"
DENIED.
His communicator suddenly blasted awake. "TURN OFF that damn radio!!!"
"Alia! I'm in a situation here…I need a-"
Alia yelled, "Hero's legacy!"
PASSCODE ACCEPTED. DUEL BLADERS ONLINE.
"What the hell?!" Out of nowhere, the top of his gauntlets expanded. From the new gauntlets, blades of green plasma sprung forth. His dash blasted him back just as the robot swung down, scraping his back against the dome. He jumped to his feet, screaming like an idiot. He jumped forward, his new blades outstretched. He flew past his opponent, landing face-first. He rolled over to see that the robot hadn't moved. He stood up, at 25% energy from his fall. "I'm screwed…"
Then the robot exploded, as its head rolled down the dome's slope. "Score! Yeah! Whoooo-ha!!!!"
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAGGHHHHH!" The scream cut Night's victory celebration short.
"Sol!"
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Gabriel was enjoying his task of forcing the truth into Sol's mind. The resistance was challenging, but that made it even more entertaining. He couldn't help but laugh, as his grip grew firmer with every scream of pain. "Surrender to the truth! It is your destiny, as the chosen son of Mega Man X, to free your people from them!"
Serrael watched her brother play his game. * This isn't necessary. I could have done this painlessly… * she thought. She knew that her brother enjoyed the competition, but he lost sight of their task too easily. "Gabriel! We can finish this later! Someone has destroyed my little surprise, and seems to be en route." Her connection to Elysium's systems was growing weaker, someone blocking her access. "I can't control the guns much longer."
"I'll kill whoever comes here, as soon as I'm through with this fool!" He yelled back. In a more hushed tone, he whispered to his victim. "We don't need you. I could break your mind right now. You're so weak of will, just another lap dog. I'd kill you now, but Father thinks you're necessary…but I can make you suffer all I wa-"
"Let him go!" They Angel Corps turned to see a blur of black and green rushing at them. With an air dash, Night charged a stunned Gabriel.
Gabriel had no chance to react before his arms were sliced from his body, freeing Sol. With a scream of rage and pain, Gabriel fell to the ground, bleeding and defenseless. Night turned and dashed towards Gabriel again, intent on finishing the job, but he suddenly stopped as she began to sing. He found himself unable to move, fighting within his mind against her control.
"Maverick Hunter, let my brother live and I will let yours." Serrael had taken Gabriel's sword and held it to Sol's throat. "We are not enemies!"
"You killed the Hunters! How are you not my enemy?!" Night struggled against his bonds, his anger giving him strength. But that strength faded as she walked to his prone form. When she touched him, that touch overwhelmed his mind. Her green eyes slowly lost their angry flame as she stared into his. "Humanity has taken away everything that we deserve. Don't be their murderer! I beg you! I can only hold you for so long…"
"Who…who are you? Why are you here?!"
"I am Serrael. That is my brother, Gabriel. We only want to help our kind, to spread Veritus, the truth. We will leave here, just, please, let my brother go."
Night wanted to kill Gabriel, wanted to punish him for attacking Elysium, for killing all of those people. He wanted to refuse and kill them all, but as he stood there paralyzed, a message blinked into his vision.
YOU ARE NOT A KILLER. HE'S DEFENSELESS. LET THEM GO, NIGHT.
"Fine. Get out of here!" Suddenly, he was free. Serrael held her unconscious brother in her arms. She looked up at Night again, the fire returned to her gaze. "Angels! Grab the target!"
"Target?! What…" The reploids who had watched silently from a distance now swooped in, taking their fallen leader. Then, before Night could react, they were gone.
" He dashed towards them, firing both charges at once from his boots, but they had already warped away. "Shit!!!" He turned on his comm. "Alia, they've escaped! And they've got Sol!"
Chapter 3: Awakening
Night arrived to find himself staring off of the side of the colony. Pulling himself to his feet, he looked over the side. "Whew. Someone needs to work on their aim. Ah, well." As he began to run up the side of the outer dome, his communicator suddenly came to life.
"…ight! Night, do you read me?"
"Night here. I'm going to the top. Wish me luck." He put on his shades, and pulled on his headphones.
"Night! Don't go up there! The auto-cannons are going haywire and you're still unarmed!"
"I've gotta help, Sol! Besides, with this new dash system, those cannons can't touch me." He shut off his com and began to dash to the summit, music blaring at full volume.
From within HQ, Alia sighed, trying to fix the computer systems. "If the dash activated, then…I hope you know what you're doing, because he sure doesn't"
A message flashed across the few working monitors.
HE'LL LEARN FAST. HE IS A MEGA MAN. IT RUNS IN THE FAMILY.
_____________________________________________________________
From atop the colony of Elysium, a battle raged. Two men fought with all they had to defeat the other. Sol dshed back and forth, dodging swings from the angel Gabriel's huge plasma sword. His shots seemed to have little effect as his enemy blazed forward, his wing thrusters adding deadly force to the blows. It only seemed like a matter of time before he couldn't dodge, but Sol had a smile on his face. "Haven't…had a fight like…THIS in my life!"
"Good to end on a high note, then!" Gabriel screamed. With a burst from his wings, he flew backwards, his sword glowing green as he raised it overhead. "This game ends now!" With a feral scream, he rushed forward with his wings at the max. Sol simply stood there and smiled, his arms crossed in their Buster form. Gabriel quickly closed the gap, and brought his blade down as it extended to twice its length. He only hit the ground, leaving a deep cut in the colony's roof.
Sol blinked in behind him, charged Dual Busters aimed at Gabriel's back. "Tag. You're it." He fired, his plasma chains lashing out to shock the angel. Firing one of his thrusters, he quickly spun, his blade fully extended. The chains were knocked back, shocking Sol. He fell to his knees from the pain, emergency warnings screaming in his head. "You…son of a…"
Gabriel strode forward, triumphant, his hand outstretched. "You were a worthy opponent. Your reward is the truth. But you defied me, so you must also be punished…" His hand began to glow with a purple flame. He grabbed Sol by the throat, and Sol felt his mind burning. He began to scream as the flames engulfed him, Gabriel laughing all the while.
"Shit!" Night yelled, as the last set of cannons all fired at once. It had been easy at first, but when ten cannons all had a lock on you, dodging plasma turned into a dangerous game. He fired off a shot from each leg, trying to stay as fast as he could. "Damn! This dash skating kicks ass!" With a double burst, he was finally out of range, and nearly to the the summit observatory. "This is easier than I thought…"
As if on cue, an alarm sounded, and the ground in front of him opened up. A robot nearly twice Night's size was raised onto the dome. Huge fists pounded the ground, knocking Night to his knees. "Aw, shit!" He tried to dash past, but the robot jumped into his path, shaking the ground again, and swung. Night flew backward and crashed into the ground. "Crap…50% systems energy…in one shot?!" The robot began to walk forward, fists ready to crush Night.
ACTIVATING WARRIOR'S SPIRIT, LEVEL ONE. PASSCODE REQUIRED.
"Uh…Negative Zero!"
DENIED.
The robot took slow steps, smashing the ground as he went.
"Oh, shit…Nova Strike?!"
DENIED.
His communicator suddenly blasted awake. "TURN OFF that damn radio!!!"
"Alia! I'm in a situation here…I need a-"
Alia yelled, "Hero's legacy!"
PASSCODE ACCEPTED. DUEL BLADERS ONLINE.
"What the hell?!" Out of nowhere, the top of his gauntlets expanded. From the new gauntlets, blades of green plasma sprung forth. His dash blasted him back just as the robot swung down, scraping his back against the dome. He jumped to his feet, screaming like an idiot. He jumped forward, his new blades outstretched. He flew past his opponent, landing face-first. He rolled over to see that the robot hadn't moved. He stood up, at 25% energy from his fall. "I'm screwed…"
Then the robot exploded, as its head rolled down the dome's slope. "Score! Yeah! Whoooo-ha!!!!"
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAGGHHHHH!" The scream cut Night's victory celebration short.
"Sol!"
_____________________________________________________________
Gabriel was enjoying his task of forcing the truth into Sol's mind. The resistance was challenging, but that made it even more entertaining. He couldn't help but laugh, as his grip grew firmer with every scream of pain. "Surrender to the truth! It is your destiny, as the chosen son of Mega Man X, to free your people from them!"
Serrael watched her brother play his game. * This isn't necessary. I could have done this painlessly… * she thought. She knew that her brother enjoyed the competition, but he lost sight of their task too easily. "Gabriel! We can finish this later! Someone has destroyed my little surprise, and seems to be en route." Her connection to Elysium's systems was growing weaker, someone blocking her access. "I can't control the guns much longer."
"I'll kill whoever comes here, as soon as I'm through with this fool!" He yelled back. In a more hushed tone, he whispered to his victim. "We don't need you. I could break your mind right now. You're so weak of will, just another lap dog. I'd kill you now, but Father thinks you're necessary…but I can make you suffer all I wa-"
"Let him go!" They Angel Corps turned to see a blur of black and green rushing at them. With an air dash, Night charged a stunned Gabriel.
Gabriel had no chance to react before his arms were sliced from his body, freeing Sol. With a scream of rage and pain, Gabriel fell to the ground, bleeding and defenseless. Night turned and dashed towards Gabriel again, intent on finishing the job, but he suddenly stopped as she began to sing. He found himself unable to move, fighting within his mind against her control.
"Maverick Hunter, let my brother live and I will let yours." Serrael had taken Gabriel's sword and held it to Sol's throat. "We are not enemies!"
"You killed the Hunters! How are you not my enemy?!" Night struggled against his bonds, his anger giving him strength. But that strength faded as she walked to his prone form. When she touched him, that touch overwhelmed his mind. Her green eyes slowly lost their angry flame as she stared into his. "Humanity has taken away everything that we deserve. Don't be their murderer! I beg you! I can only hold you for so long…"
"Who…who are you? Why are you here?!"
"I am Serrael. That is my brother, Gabriel. We only want to help our kind, to spread Veritus, the truth. We will leave here, just, please, let my brother go."
Night wanted to kill Gabriel, wanted to punish him for attacking Elysium, for killing all of those people. He wanted to refuse and kill them all, but as he stood there paralyzed, a message blinked into his vision.
YOU ARE NOT A KILLER. HE'S DEFENSELESS. LET THEM GO, NIGHT.
"Fine. Get out of here!" Suddenly, he was free. Serrael held her unconscious brother in her arms. She looked up at Night again, the fire returned to her gaze. "Angels! Grab the target!"
"Target?! What…" The reploids who had watched silently from a distance now swooped in, taking their fallen leader. Then, before Night could react, they were gone.
" He dashed towards them, firing both charges at once from his boots, but they had already warped away. "Shit!!!" He turned on his comm. "Alia, they've escaped! And they've got Sol!"