Mega man X 8: Rondo of Blood.
Last Chapter the final battle against Sigma was on. After his Dark Castle was destroyed, he changed into his real god form, a big Sigma Colossus.
His plan was to invade the world and cause the second outbreak of the Sigma Virus to create a world for Mavericks where he will rule as the god he is.
X, Zero, Axl and Iris went to stop this creature. After fighting off Sigma, the last of his power expanded creating a dark energy barrier protecting him from any external attack.
Iris realized her destiny as the chosen one. And after she told Zero to take care of everyone, she shot herself like a comet and went inside of the colossus where she used her maximum powers destroying Sigma, but also giving her life in exchange for it.
Now Zero has to deal with his sorrow in his heart. He might realize the cause of her death... and the greatest choice of his entire life.
Final Chapter: True friendship.
Maverick Hunters HQ.
X, Zero and Axl just arrived from their mission in the dark castle back to the HQ. Everyone's waiting for their safety.
Alia: Guys!
Signas: X! Zero! Axl!
Douglas: They're back!
Midi: X!
X: We're safe, and Sigma is destroyed.
Alia: Good... Where's Iris?
X and Axl kept silence as Zero lowered his head in sorrow.
Alia: ... I'm sorry...
Signas: This was unexpected.
X: Especially Zero has troubles because of that...
Axl: He looks pretty down...
Alia: Zero... Is there something I can do for it?
Zero: Alia... She died happy... She told me to be strong...
Douglas: That's WHY you gotta be happy!
Midi: Yes! Now please cheer up and gimme a BIG smile!
Midi smiles showing a pretty BIG smile, he shows his concerns for Zero's sorrow.
Zero: Douglas... Midi...
Signas: So... What do you say?
Zero: ... I'll be in my room...
Zero turns to the hall as he walks away.
X: It's still bothering him...
Axl: Iris?
X: Yes. I can feel it.
Signas: X... You're his best friend. Why don't you go talk to him alone? Maybe you can cheer him up.
X: Yes sir.
Midi: Remember X! Smile!
X: I will Midi.
X turns following Zero to his room. Zero lies on his bed in his room thinking about the causes of all those deaths.
Zero: Who can be responsible for your death Iris? Was this your fate? Is my fate cursed to keep you away from me?
Zero recalls the events related to Maverick as he can remember. Mavericks were called and gathered by Sigma to cause the riot, Sigma begun the Maverick riot, Sigma was the leader of the hunters before he came in, Then after he came in Sigma became Evil... Zero was known as the Red Maverick, The most violent of all Mavericks in history. After this, Zero realizes who's the source of all Mavericks and the deaths of all innocent people.
Zero: ... I'm the cause. I was the first Maverick when I was packed with the Virus. Then other Reploid became infected and became Mavericks. Maverick gathered and caused deaths... I'm the cause of Iris' death...
Suddenly, a soft knocking interrupts the echoes in his mind followed by a muffled familiar voice.
X: Zero. May I come in?
Zero: Yes. Come in.
The door slides to the right revealing the blue Reploid. X draws closer to Zero as he sits next to him.
X: Zero. Is the death of Iris still bothering you?
Zero: No... I'm just...
X: Zero. You're my best friend. And I know when you feel bad. Right now you're feeling this sorrow of losing Iris...
Zero: ... Yes...
X: Remember that she told you to be strong and fight for her. You have to keep that promise no matter what.
Zero: Are you sure? I mean... She's not here...
X: Iris will be always with you if you remember her.
Zero: I guess you're right.
X: II need to go now. If you need something, just call me.
X stands up heading to the hall across the door-leaving Zero alone.
Zero: ...... If I'm not the cause... Maybe this Virus is... But how can I get rid of it? Maybe if I check the last place where I was when I was a Maverick... Maybe I'll find a clue...
Zero stands up heading to the Library network computer accessing files about previous missions and cases of the Maverick Hunters. There he finds the file about the Red Maverick, Specifications, data, and the last location where he was.
Zero printed the coordinates as he rushed to the ship hangar looking for his ship and check the place.
After hours of fly, he finds the coordinates in a mountainous region. He lands on the closest hill as he walks to the place. There he finds a big door with a skull and a logo that says "Dr. W" He remember the logo from his dreams. He proceeds to open the door.
The sturdy looking doors slide to the left and the right revealing a dark place. When Zero is about to make the first step, he's interrupted by a familiar concerned voice.
X: Zero...
Zero turns to X behind him looking at him in the face.
Zero: X!
X: So you came here to find a solution?
Zero: You know that I must find it! This virus inside me is the cause of all these deaths! Double, Frogashi, Panda, Colonel! And Iris! You know this must be stopped before anybody else dies!
X: But we can find another way!
Zero: There is no other way for me. If you don't let me go... Then you'll have to kill me!
X: Zero...
Zero: Kill me X! You know this is the only way!
X raises his Buster cannon as he takes aim to Zero. When he has Zero on target, tears start coming from his eyes as he puts down his Buster cannon.
X: I... I can't...
Zero: X... You have such a warm heart... But you know that if I don't find a cure... Then I must lock myself here.
X: But Zero.
Zero: Remember when I let you take the decision of leaving the hunters before the Red alert attack? Now please let me take my own decision! Because I'm your best friend, I don't want to harm you like when my dark side took over me in the outbreak...
X: ... Fine... I trust you Zero...
Zero: X... You always be my best friend.
X: Mine too.
The two hunters draw close to each other as the hug each other in a final good bye.
Zero: X... If you remember me... I'll always be with you...
X: Zero... I'll always be with you too...
X still hugs Zero crying. Zero holds X by the shoulders like a little brother.
Zero: Now X. be strong. And take care of everyone for me. Ok?
X: Yes...
Zero: Good. I have a last favor to ask you.
X: What?
Zero: I want you to blast this door when it closes with me inside.
X: ......... Right. I'll do it...
Zero: Good. It's time for me to go.
Zero turns walking to the darkness. Parts of the dark shadows cover him as he pushes the button to close the door. The heavy rusted doors. Before the doors close tightly sealed, Zero turns to X saying his last words to him.
Zero: Good bye X... Take care of yourself...
The doors finish closing. X lifts his Buster cannon taking aim to the rock formation above the door. He fires as his tears run on his cheeks. After the door's covered, his knees fall to the ground in meaning of sadness.
X: Good bye... Zero...
Inside of the darkness, Zero walks to the darkness. But suddenly a series of lights light up revealing a secret lab full of screens, the screens display Zero's schematics and different programs. Zero analyzes one of the screens as he reads.
Zero: "Project Zero" So this is me...
Zero keeps reading the file as he finds what he's looking for.
Zero is the first of my new line of powerful robots for my evil purposes. His structure is already complete, but his psychological programming is still not. I would need years to finish such complicated program especially because is based in Light's Mega man X.
I will not live until then. So I'm sealing him in the capsule to complete his psychological program. And I'm also packing my new Virus with him to cause more trouble to him.
When he's complete, the deadliest killing machine will be unleashes to the world and no one would b able to stop him.
Besides his purpose, I want him to live a life. So in case that there's something wrong with the Virus, he would get inside of the capsule using the especial program I created to extract the virus within him.
The process would take time depending on the infection rate.
Zero. If you're reading this, I'm sorry for creating you for evil purposes. And I wish you luck for what ever you want to do with your life. If you want to do good, you're free to do it. If you want to bring chaos, you are free to do.
Albert Willy
Nov. 18 20xx
Zero finds the capsule mentioned in the message. It is already programmed for Virus extraction. He lies on the capsule. But suddenly he feels something piercing his back very fast. He turns to see a bunch of cables jacked into a energy pack digging into him.
The cold signal that it transmits shuts Zero down and starts extracting a purple aura within him. The virus extraction began. But how long it will take is still not set. Maybe hours, days, weeks, months or years...
Maverick Hunters HQ.
X returns after following Zero. Axl was looking for him, so he finds him on his way out.
Axl: X!
X: Axl.
Axl: Where were you? And where's Zero?
X: ... He's...
X thinks about what to say to a softhearted person like Axl. He just has to say one thing.
X: ... Zero's... Zero's death...
Axl: Oh... I'm sorry...
X: It's Ok. As long I remember him as my best friend, he'll be always with me.
Axl: true...
Suddenly Alia calls the three to the meeting room. There's an emergency. X and Axl arrive to the room.
Alia: X!... Where's Zero?
X: He's...
Axl: He's not with us anymore...
Alia: Oh... I'm sorry X. He was your best friend.
X: I'll always remember him... Anyways. What's the problem?
Signas: There's a worldwide attack from the Mavericks.
Alia: It looks like that Sigma's calling gathered millions of Mavericks around the world to reveal against everyone.
Signas: Right now, hunters in the entire world are fighting this new menace. For now we can call this war the Maverick Wars.
Alia: You two go to Neo-New-York and support troops there!
X: Roger!
Axl: Right on!
Neo-New-York city.
X and Axl arrive to the battlefield where hundreds of Mavericks are causing riot and chaos in the big city.
X: Axl! Got get the airborne Mavericks! I'll take care of the hardcore ones!
Axl: You got it X!
Both hunters scatter as they shoot down hundreds of Mavericks. The fight goes on for hours.
After that time, X's felling signs of weakness due to the intense activity.
X: Zero! I need some support here! Zero?
After this, X just stops firing as he lowers his Buster cannon. He faces to the sky as he closes his eyes thinking about Zero.
X: (Zero... Without you... I don't care about what happens anymore... I just want you here with me... I don't care what happens to me now...)
Suddenly X feels a rush of pain invading his nervous system. A thick blade trespasses his body as he bleeds intensely. The blade draws out of his body as his knees drop to the ground dead. His body falls like dead weight. Axl is barely able to watch the scene. X bleeding making a large blood pool showing no life within him.
Axl: X!
X still alive for a little moment. In his last words, a personal message hoping to be heard.
X: ...... Zero......... Stay with......... me...
X closes his eyes fading his life away. Axl was able to hear the message. His voice explodes into anger and sadness as the sees X's life fade away.
Axl: NO!!
After that, nobody knew what happened. Months passed and the war still went by. One day, the worldwide alliance created Arcadia: Powerful army to destroy the Mavericks and end the Maverick wars.
After that, Arcadia's actions made the worldwide alliance to shut Arcadia down.
This decision made Arcadia turn against the worldwide alliance judging them as Mavericks for not caring for the world's safety.
Then the army formed into the most powerful organization, Neo Arcadia. Ruled by X, who was resurrected by the human scientist Ciel.
Years passed since Neo Arcadia chased the innocents judging them as Mavericks.
When hope was about to be over, Ciel remembered the legend of the three Maverick Hunters who saved the world from devastation. X, Axl and Zero.
X was already reining Neo Arcadia; nobody knew what happened to Axl. But Zero...
Legend says that he locked himself sleeping for a long time... But if the legend is true... There might me a hope...
Mega man X 8: Rondo of Blood.
The End
Author's corner.
We made it! We finally arrived to the ending! I wanna thank every reader who read my story and reviewed to keep this story on! Thank you all! Hope to see you in another story I make! (I almost finish First chapter of my Resident Evil story and I got the idea of putting myself in the Battle Network story.)
See ya next time!
Last Chapter the final battle against Sigma was on. After his Dark Castle was destroyed, he changed into his real god form, a big Sigma Colossus.
His plan was to invade the world and cause the second outbreak of the Sigma Virus to create a world for Mavericks where he will rule as the god he is.
X, Zero, Axl and Iris went to stop this creature. After fighting off Sigma, the last of his power expanded creating a dark energy barrier protecting him from any external attack.
Iris realized her destiny as the chosen one. And after she told Zero to take care of everyone, she shot herself like a comet and went inside of the colossus where she used her maximum powers destroying Sigma, but also giving her life in exchange for it.
Now Zero has to deal with his sorrow in his heart. He might realize the cause of her death... and the greatest choice of his entire life.
Final Chapter: True friendship.
Maverick Hunters HQ.
X, Zero and Axl just arrived from their mission in the dark castle back to the HQ. Everyone's waiting for their safety.
Alia: Guys!
Signas: X! Zero! Axl!
Douglas: They're back!
Midi: X!
X: We're safe, and Sigma is destroyed.
Alia: Good... Where's Iris?
X and Axl kept silence as Zero lowered his head in sorrow.
Alia: ... I'm sorry...
Signas: This was unexpected.
X: Especially Zero has troubles because of that...
Axl: He looks pretty down...
Alia: Zero... Is there something I can do for it?
Zero: Alia... She died happy... She told me to be strong...
Douglas: That's WHY you gotta be happy!
Midi: Yes! Now please cheer up and gimme a BIG smile!
Midi smiles showing a pretty BIG smile, he shows his concerns for Zero's sorrow.
Zero: Douglas... Midi...
Signas: So... What do you say?
Zero: ... I'll be in my room...
Zero turns to the hall as he walks away.
X: It's still bothering him...
Axl: Iris?
X: Yes. I can feel it.
Signas: X... You're his best friend. Why don't you go talk to him alone? Maybe you can cheer him up.
X: Yes sir.
Midi: Remember X! Smile!
X: I will Midi.
X turns following Zero to his room. Zero lies on his bed in his room thinking about the causes of all those deaths.
Zero: Who can be responsible for your death Iris? Was this your fate? Is my fate cursed to keep you away from me?
Zero recalls the events related to Maverick as he can remember. Mavericks were called and gathered by Sigma to cause the riot, Sigma begun the Maverick riot, Sigma was the leader of the hunters before he came in, Then after he came in Sigma became Evil... Zero was known as the Red Maverick, The most violent of all Mavericks in history. After this, Zero realizes who's the source of all Mavericks and the deaths of all innocent people.
Zero: ... I'm the cause. I was the first Maverick when I was packed with the Virus. Then other Reploid became infected and became Mavericks. Maverick gathered and caused deaths... I'm the cause of Iris' death...
Suddenly, a soft knocking interrupts the echoes in his mind followed by a muffled familiar voice.
X: Zero. May I come in?
Zero: Yes. Come in.
The door slides to the right revealing the blue Reploid. X draws closer to Zero as he sits next to him.
X: Zero. Is the death of Iris still bothering you?
Zero: No... I'm just...
X: Zero. You're my best friend. And I know when you feel bad. Right now you're feeling this sorrow of losing Iris...
Zero: ... Yes...
X: Remember that she told you to be strong and fight for her. You have to keep that promise no matter what.
Zero: Are you sure? I mean... She's not here...
X: Iris will be always with you if you remember her.
Zero: I guess you're right.
X: II need to go now. If you need something, just call me.
X stands up heading to the hall across the door-leaving Zero alone.
Zero: ...... If I'm not the cause... Maybe this Virus is... But how can I get rid of it? Maybe if I check the last place where I was when I was a Maverick... Maybe I'll find a clue...
Zero stands up heading to the Library network computer accessing files about previous missions and cases of the Maverick Hunters. There he finds the file about the Red Maverick, Specifications, data, and the last location where he was.
Zero printed the coordinates as he rushed to the ship hangar looking for his ship and check the place.
After hours of fly, he finds the coordinates in a mountainous region. He lands on the closest hill as he walks to the place. There he finds a big door with a skull and a logo that says "Dr. W" He remember the logo from his dreams. He proceeds to open the door.
The sturdy looking doors slide to the left and the right revealing a dark place. When Zero is about to make the first step, he's interrupted by a familiar concerned voice.
X: Zero...
Zero turns to X behind him looking at him in the face.
Zero: X!
X: So you came here to find a solution?
Zero: You know that I must find it! This virus inside me is the cause of all these deaths! Double, Frogashi, Panda, Colonel! And Iris! You know this must be stopped before anybody else dies!
X: But we can find another way!
Zero: There is no other way for me. If you don't let me go... Then you'll have to kill me!
X: Zero...
Zero: Kill me X! You know this is the only way!
X raises his Buster cannon as he takes aim to Zero. When he has Zero on target, tears start coming from his eyes as he puts down his Buster cannon.
X: I... I can't...
Zero: X... You have such a warm heart... But you know that if I don't find a cure... Then I must lock myself here.
X: But Zero.
Zero: Remember when I let you take the decision of leaving the hunters before the Red alert attack? Now please let me take my own decision! Because I'm your best friend, I don't want to harm you like when my dark side took over me in the outbreak...
X: ... Fine... I trust you Zero...
Zero: X... You always be my best friend.
X: Mine too.
The two hunters draw close to each other as the hug each other in a final good bye.
Zero: X... If you remember me... I'll always be with you...
X: Zero... I'll always be with you too...
X still hugs Zero crying. Zero holds X by the shoulders like a little brother.
Zero: Now X. be strong. And take care of everyone for me. Ok?
X: Yes...
Zero: Good. I have a last favor to ask you.
X: What?
Zero: I want you to blast this door when it closes with me inside.
X: ......... Right. I'll do it...
Zero: Good. It's time for me to go.
Zero turns walking to the darkness. Parts of the dark shadows cover him as he pushes the button to close the door. The heavy rusted doors. Before the doors close tightly sealed, Zero turns to X saying his last words to him.
Zero: Good bye X... Take care of yourself...
The doors finish closing. X lifts his Buster cannon taking aim to the rock formation above the door. He fires as his tears run on his cheeks. After the door's covered, his knees fall to the ground in meaning of sadness.
X: Good bye... Zero...
Inside of the darkness, Zero walks to the darkness. But suddenly a series of lights light up revealing a secret lab full of screens, the screens display Zero's schematics and different programs. Zero analyzes one of the screens as he reads.
Zero: "Project Zero" So this is me...
Zero keeps reading the file as he finds what he's looking for.
Zero is the first of my new line of powerful robots for my evil purposes. His structure is already complete, but his psychological programming is still not. I would need years to finish such complicated program especially because is based in Light's Mega man X.
I will not live until then. So I'm sealing him in the capsule to complete his psychological program. And I'm also packing my new Virus with him to cause more trouble to him.
When he's complete, the deadliest killing machine will be unleashes to the world and no one would b able to stop him.
Besides his purpose, I want him to live a life. So in case that there's something wrong with the Virus, he would get inside of the capsule using the especial program I created to extract the virus within him.
The process would take time depending on the infection rate.
Zero. If you're reading this, I'm sorry for creating you for evil purposes. And I wish you luck for what ever you want to do with your life. If you want to do good, you're free to do it. If you want to bring chaos, you are free to do.
Albert Willy
Nov. 18 20xx
Zero finds the capsule mentioned in the message. It is already programmed for Virus extraction. He lies on the capsule. But suddenly he feels something piercing his back very fast. He turns to see a bunch of cables jacked into a energy pack digging into him.
The cold signal that it transmits shuts Zero down and starts extracting a purple aura within him. The virus extraction began. But how long it will take is still not set. Maybe hours, days, weeks, months or years...
Maverick Hunters HQ.
X returns after following Zero. Axl was looking for him, so he finds him on his way out.
Axl: X!
X: Axl.
Axl: Where were you? And where's Zero?
X: ... He's...
X thinks about what to say to a softhearted person like Axl. He just has to say one thing.
X: ... Zero's... Zero's death...
Axl: Oh... I'm sorry...
X: It's Ok. As long I remember him as my best friend, he'll be always with me.
Axl: true...
Suddenly Alia calls the three to the meeting room. There's an emergency. X and Axl arrive to the room.
Alia: X!... Where's Zero?
X: He's...
Axl: He's not with us anymore...
Alia: Oh... I'm sorry X. He was your best friend.
X: I'll always remember him... Anyways. What's the problem?
Signas: There's a worldwide attack from the Mavericks.
Alia: It looks like that Sigma's calling gathered millions of Mavericks around the world to reveal against everyone.
Signas: Right now, hunters in the entire world are fighting this new menace. For now we can call this war the Maverick Wars.
Alia: You two go to Neo-New-York and support troops there!
X: Roger!
Axl: Right on!
Neo-New-York city.
X and Axl arrive to the battlefield where hundreds of Mavericks are causing riot and chaos in the big city.
X: Axl! Got get the airborne Mavericks! I'll take care of the hardcore ones!
Axl: You got it X!
Both hunters scatter as they shoot down hundreds of Mavericks. The fight goes on for hours.
After that time, X's felling signs of weakness due to the intense activity.
X: Zero! I need some support here! Zero?
After this, X just stops firing as he lowers his Buster cannon. He faces to the sky as he closes his eyes thinking about Zero.
X: (Zero... Without you... I don't care about what happens anymore... I just want you here with me... I don't care what happens to me now...)
Suddenly X feels a rush of pain invading his nervous system. A thick blade trespasses his body as he bleeds intensely. The blade draws out of his body as his knees drop to the ground dead. His body falls like dead weight. Axl is barely able to watch the scene. X bleeding making a large blood pool showing no life within him.
Axl: X!
X still alive for a little moment. In his last words, a personal message hoping to be heard.
X: ...... Zero......... Stay with......... me...
X closes his eyes fading his life away. Axl was able to hear the message. His voice explodes into anger and sadness as the sees X's life fade away.
Axl: NO!!
After that, nobody knew what happened. Months passed and the war still went by. One day, the worldwide alliance created Arcadia: Powerful army to destroy the Mavericks and end the Maverick wars.
After that, Arcadia's actions made the worldwide alliance to shut Arcadia down.
This decision made Arcadia turn against the worldwide alliance judging them as Mavericks for not caring for the world's safety.
Then the army formed into the most powerful organization, Neo Arcadia. Ruled by X, who was resurrected by the human scientist Ciel.
Years passed since Neo Arcadia chased the innocents judging them as Mavericks.
When hope was about to be over, Ciel remembered the legend of the three Maverick Hunters who saved the world from devastation. X, Axl and Zero.
X was already reining Neo Arcadia; nobody knew what happened to Axl. But Zero...
Legend says that he locked himself sleeping for a long time... But if the legend is true... There might me a hope...
Mega man X 8: Rondo of Blood.
The End
Author's corner.
We made it! We finally arrived to the ending! I wanna thank every reader who read my story and reviewed to keep this story on! Thank you all! Hope to see you in another story I make! (I almost finish First chapter of my Resident Evil story and I got the idea of putting myself in the Battle Network story.)
See ya next time!
