Megaman Axl.

The location of Dr. Weil's secret hideout was revealed, an underwater facility in the Pacific Ocean. But it was Dynamo's idea to entertain the hunters as Dr. Weil prepared his escape shuttle. Dynamo used the power of the Dark Elf to become stronger, but he was weak against X's purifying shot.

Weak Dynamo realized that all that he did in the past was wrong, and the Mother Elf used her powers to turn him into a cyber elf. Will we ever see Dynamo again?

Dr. Weil had everything ready and fled the place. Executing a self-destruction system, X and Axl got out of the place and got rescued by a rescue submarine.

Alia tracked down the shuttle and revealed a secret space colony supposed to be Dr. Weil's secret research lab. And now, the hunters are heading to this space colony to put an end to Dr. Weil's schemes.

Chapter 8. – Omega, the ultimate Reploid.

As the sun came, the ship known as the cruiser of dreams: the hunters space shuttle got ready for take off. Everyone was checking equipment to verify that the ship was ready for take off. Of course, Douglas and Midi were checking the main engines, turbines and fuel cells for optimal function. Alia was checking the electrical and protocol software at the main bridge. Commander Signas was inspecting the main bridge, and Lifesaver was getting the medical nursery ready for any case.

Alia: And this should fix the problem we had with the south shutter. How is everything doing there Douglas?

Douglas: All the 12 engines are up to optimal functions. And the fuel cells are filled up.

Midi: We should be able to take off any moment if you want.

Alia: I'm kind of worried about X and Axl… and Ciel… how about some more time?

Douglas: Okay. Better make sure that she won't break into pieces once we're out there.

Ciel was at the living quarters of the ship. They were somehow small, but they had piled up beds for 4 people in each room. She was reading a book, as always. "Journey to the center of the earth" by Julius Verne. Axl was looking for her, so he got into the room.

Axl: Here you are. What are you reading?

Ciel: Uh? Oh, Journey to the center of the earth.

Axl: You know, the earth's core is just high intensity magma that spins in one direction creating the earth's electromagnetic field. What can someone write about it?

Ciel: Actually, Julius Verne places many interesting topic in it. Like underground civilizations and stuff. We are not going to the center of the earth, but outer space is something like it.

Axl: I see. Are you scared?

Ciel: A little… This should be the final battle against Dr. Weil… but I have the feeling that peace won't be back for a while…

Axl: Don't worry. X and I are going to kick his butt. Then we will go back to earth and live in a peaceful world as the earth regenerates from the ruins. You'll see.

Ciel: I like how you see everything from a positive point of view.

Axl: Really? I have been trying to be more serious recently. And you know what? I'm gonna read a book when we go back. I heard about one called Battle Royale…

Ciel: Oh my god! You wanna read that book? It' hilarious!

Axl: Okay, then I will read it when this is over.

Ciel: I'm glad that you try to cheer me up.

Axl: I'm supposed to do that as a boyfriend, right?

Ciel: Did we go that far yet?

Axl: Dunno. I just felt like it.

Ciel: Okay… then we are. You are my boyfriend, and I'm your girlfriend. How about it?

Axl: Great.

Alia's voice resonated over the PA announcing the lift off, and both of them went to the main bridge to their stations. X and Axl were on the front, Ciel was with Alia and Midi and Douglas were together on the analyzer station. Commander Signas was on the captain seat looking at the rising sun at the distance.

Signas: All right people! We are about to take off to Dr. Weil's space colony. We are here to support Axl and X from the ship. So stay sharp on the way there.

Alia: Yes sir.

Douglas: Okey dokey.

Midi: Then I'll start the engines.

Midi typed a few commands, and a soft roar resonated around the ship like a sound of machinery powering up.

Alia: Energy routes clear. Emergency systems clear, all green.

Signas: All right! And lift off!

The main booster on the tail of the ship roared with fire as they propelled the ship forward. Then the nose of the ship went up a little heading for the burning sky. The reddish fire suddenly turned into purple and turned into a black symphony of stars. There was a visible sight of the earth by the left side of the ship.

Midi: Guys! Look at that!

X: It's the earth.

Ciel: It's beautiful! No one would be able to describe it in a book with words!

Axl: Then we have to protect this blue planet at all cost, right?

Signas: You got it Axl. Alia, can you detect the colony?

Alia: Yes. I have the colony on my monitor.

X: It looks big…

Douglas: So we're gonna find a shortcut to arrive faster to the core.

Axl: Okay. Takes us in.

Alia: This is strange… no defense mechanisms of offensive systems… it is like if Dr, Weil wanted us to come…

Signas: As long as we finish this, go ahead.

Alia: Yes sir. I found a shaft that leads into an inner hangar, the shortest way to the core.

Douglas: Reducing engines output for the shaft.

And the cruiser of dreams got through the small shaft. After a long deep tunnel, the inner hangar was visible. The cruiser of dreams came into a stop as its main door opened.

Signas: Alia's analysis of the shortcut seem to have various pass coded shutters. We need someone to go with X and Axl to deactivate the shutters.

Ciel: If no one volunteers, then I'll go.

Alia: Fine with me. Take this radio.

Alia gave Ciel a small walkie-talkie for communication about the pass codes.

Ciel: Got it, thanks.

X: Let's do it. We don't have much time.

Axl: Stay behind me Ciel.

Ciel: Got it.

X, Ciel and Axl went into the halls that lead to the core. Shutter by shutter, Ciel opened each one of them. Then, a big elevator which leaded 40 sub levels below took them to the level were the core was. And after thee halls, the hallway to the core was visible. The three of the, ran as fast as they could to reach it fast. The core room had a big power reactor with… The Dark Elf implanted into it, extracting energy from her like a battery.

X: Mother Elf!

Axl: What is this thing?

Dr. Weil: This is… the energy core of the madness cannon.

X: WEIL!

The three of them turned to the source of the evil voice. Dr. Weil was on the energy reactor, but his outfit was different, a black long trenched coat with red lines. His sight seemed darker than before… Dr. Weil jumped with his coat a s a parachute. He landed on the ground as X and Axl took their guarding stances.

Dr. Weil: I'm glad you got to come hunters.

Axl: You'll pay for the Reploids you killed!

Ciel: Reploids aren't toys that you can play with! Reploids are people too! They have a heart!

Dr. Weil: What can be called a heart? A simple muscle that pumps a bloodstream? Or something else related to one as being someone in life? Such a tricky question.

Ciel: ………

Dr. Weil: But I realized something… there isn't a good… or evil… there is just power… and the will of it! Whoever has power, rules over the others! The strong over the weak! Those who aren't strong enough to face the new world will die!

X: That's it! You really lost it Weil!

Dr. Weil: Oh, I forgot to tell you. The Madness cannon catalyzes the Dark Elf's energies into a powerful beam, which will spread worldwide allowing me to control the entire Reploid race! Then humans will bow to me because all the power in the world will be mine! I SHALL BE A GOD AMONG THE LIVING!

Axl: Take a nap! You are so whacko!

Dr. Weil: But, if you came to stop me. No better chance to give a little of fun to my little baby. Omega!

Suddenly, a powerful energy reading was being detected by X and Axl… powerful energy reading as before… the colossal known as Omega came down from the ceiling to the ground as he curled his fists with a symphony of cracking.

Dr. Weil: Shall you take care of the hunters for me?

Omega roared with a violent instinct as his two fists soared around the room.

Axl: Ciel! Run!

Ciel: Be careful!

Ciel got away from the battlefield as X and Axl tried to shoot at the fists. They went as fast as the light.

X: They're too fast!

Axl: Same here! This is no good!

Ciel: Axl! behind you!

Axl: What the? OUGH!

One of the fists grabbed Axl like an action figure. It applied strength trying to crush Axl… as seconds passed, a cracking sound followed by short circuits was hearable along with painful screams.

Axl: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!

X: Axl!

X fired his buster against the fist, but their armor coating deflected every shot.

X: This is no good!

Ciel: AXL!

Dr. Weil: Yes! YES! PAIN! SUFFERING! PAIN AND PERCEPTION ARE BUT ONE SAME! HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!

Axl: WHUAAAAAAARGH!

Ciel: X! YOU HAVE TO DO SOMETHING!

X: I can't penetrate that armor! If this keeps going on, then Axl will be crushed!

Ciel: X! WATCH OUT!

X: WHUAAAAAA!

X got grabbed by the other hand and shared Axl's pain. This pain was familiar… the same pain… after that shot when Zero was dying after the first outbreak.

Axl: X!

X: I think… This is it…

Dr. Weil: YES! CRUSH THEM WITH YOUR MIGHTINESS OMEGA!

Ciel: NO!

Everything seemed like this was it for X and Axl… but suddenly, a sudden energy reading came into the room… this was familiar… it was…

X: Dynamo!

The Cyber Elf Dynamo traveled all that far to redeem his past sins by helping X and Axl.

Dynamo: X… Let me help… by giving both of you my power…

Axl: But if you do, you will die! HAAAA!

Dynamo: That's the price I pay to redeem my sins. Now, receive my power!

Dynamo spun around X and Axl really fast as he dropped shinny dust on them. Then he stopped, and his body disappeared in thin air…

Their bodies absorbed the power, and they shone with a bright light. Like I they were powered up. With super strength, they broke their colossal prisons and landed on the ground.

Dr. Weil: What the?

X: This is the power of a friend who gave his life for us to defeat you!

Axl: It'll take more than ten Omegas to defeat us now!

Dr. Weil: Very well then… Omega! Attack them with all you got!

Omega's fists returned to their places and his right one grabbed the big stone sword resting on his back. It looked big and heavy, and he swinged it towards the hunters. X and Axl made a swift jump which propelled them into the air as X fired a powered charged shot and Ax use his G-Launcher weapon to inflict heavy damage on Omega's coating.

X: All right! This is working!

Axl: X! I see it! His weak point is behind his neck!

There was an exposed area on Omega's back head. That was his weak spot.

X: All right! You know what to do Axl!

Axl used the back of his G-Launcher as a bat to propel X to the weak spot. X took a firm grip of the surface as Omega tried to shake him off. X fired his buster to open it up and ripped a few circuits off. Then dug his arm deep inside Omega's head pulling his neural unit. Without it, Omega was out of control. X let go landing on the ground, placed the unit on the ground and targeted it with is buster.

X: Good bye!

Omega roared in madness as X fired his buster. With the last shots, Omega's body came into calm and it died. Omega, the ultimate Reploid was defeated.

Dr. Weil: OMEGA!

X: This is the power you will never understand Weil!

Dr. Weil: But still, I can still activate the Madness cannon!

Axl: I don't think your battery agrees with you.

Dr. Weil: What?

The Dark Elf, was turning back into her former self, the Mother Elf.

Dr. Weil: But how?

X: She has been fighting too all along. And Dynamo's meaning of friendship helped her. She's free now.

Dr. Weil: You will pay for this! I will be back! Maybe not today or tomorrow, but I shall be back when the world offers me the perfect plan!

Weil disappeared under a panel on the floor as an elevator. Then Omega's body teleported too.

X: What? Where did they go?

Ciel: They're gone! And we're saved!

Axl: As long as we saved the world, we'll be fine.

X: I guess you're right. And the Mother Elf is free again. Let's go back to the cruiser of dreams.

Meanwhile, there was a single ship coming from the colony. It was Dr. Weil with Omega. Dr. Weil stared at the distant station.

Dr. Weil: Well, you don't give me other choice but to execute plan B. He he he… let's see how powerful you all are. He he he… HA HA HA HA HA!

Weil kept his evil grin as he typed a few commands.

Then X, Axl and Ciel felt a sudden tremble across the station.

What could this mean?