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Author's Note: This is a bit of a longer chapter and one of my most immediate ideas, seeing as…well, our featured character, is one of my favorite Megaman characters. Woo! I have reviews!
Chapter 5: Skies Above All
As X chose his weapons, he heard a faint humming noise. "Have I heard that before?" wondered X. He shrugged it off, thinking it was his imagination, and randomly chose most of his wind-based weapons, along with the Frost Shield.
"We have a reploid approaching base. Identity... unknown..." Gate drifted off.
"We need to investigate." X dashed out the door, followed by Zero and Gate.
A bird-type reploid was waiting outside. He had orange shoulder plates and a black hand wielding a green star. "Who are you?" X questioned.
"I'm Tenguman. Are you worthy of my challenge?" Tenguman pointed at X. His voice seemed to carry a hint of defiant arrogance.
"I don't have time for this!" X pushed past Tenguman, who promptly threw a spinning green star at him. A tornado came up, shooting X sky high. Tenguman followed with his wing jets. X decided it would be wise to activate his Falcon Armor.
"I really don't want to fight," X sighed. He switched to Frost Shield and scored a direct hit to Tenguman's feet. Tenguman, weighted by the ice, plummeted to the ground.
Tenguman struggled to get out of the trap. He flapped a wing, and a grey star flew at X. However, the attack was ill timed, and X dodged easily. X fired a Storm Tornado just as Tenguman broke free.
Tenguman quickly countered with his own tornado. The two twisters melded into a massive column of wind. It was going towards X at an alarming speed. In one second, X was sucked into the column. In another second, he was thrown outwards into the birdlike reploid, effectively taking them both out of the air. However, the strange jewel on his head smashed into the fan-like blade on Tenguman's arm and shattered.
The said jewel regenerated and took on a gray hue. X then charged up his X-Buster and fired. However, instead of the usual charge shot, a twister came out. It hit Tenguman, slamming him into the ground three times.
"Okay, calm down, you win! No need for overkill!" Tenguman exclaimed in awe. "Since you beat me, you can download my weapon chip." X's arm cannon displayed a green star and a grey wing. Underneath were the words 'Tornado Hold' and 'Tengu Blade.'
"Well, I gotta go now. Nice fighting." Tenguman flew away over the forest. "Guess he's no longer a kid…" he muttered to himself.
The shadowy figure was watching the whole battle from the forest outside. He murmured to himself, "He fights well... just as well as his brother... Tenguman has improved too. Incompetent as he is, he has grown more intelligent. Now who to send next…" He jumped up and disappeared.
Deep in the jungle, a blood red crystal approached a capsule. How the interesting device got there was unbeknownst to him. Just moments ago, an old man had given him a chance to be free. He didn't know who it was, but he felt like he should have trust. He glided in, and was absorbed into cyberspace.