What in the hard drive? Me, TheWebbuilder, writing a MegaMan Zero fic? What's the world coming too?
Actually, I was a little burned out of the NT Warrior stuff, and so I decided to broaden my horizen by doing something different. And since I had just read a script of MMZ 1 and 2, I elected to try my hand at an MMZ fic.
So, may I present: Either Learn from History…
Begin Chapter!
Two lone figures stood in the frozen wasteland.
They were both fairly similar to each other, as they both wore brown boots, green fatigues and caps; each one also sported a pair of goggle-like eyewear.
They looked human.
They were anything but.
"Are you sure that this is such a good idea?" The first figure turned to the second as they trudged along.
"Trust me, mate." The second replied, a slight accent infecting his voice. "We don't want to stick around there, that plane's gonna be crawling with X-drones in a matter of minutes."
"But if they send someone to look for us-?"
"How? The beacon went down, remember?" The taller of the two replied, "Believe me, when we get outta of this mess, you'll thank me, Hess."
"If you say so…"
These two were Reploids, a robot built using the legendary MegaMan X's design, each one contained a free will, and the closest things to emotions that robots could possess.
They were also in serious trouble; having been sent to the South Pole to obtain some data from the research outpost, their shuttle had malfunctioned, forcing them to perform a crash landing. And convienentlystranding them out here in the middle of nowhere.
"Hey, I've got more years of experience than you." The taller Reploid commented, "And I'll still functioning aren't I? Relax, we'll just hijack a transport and be back home before you know it."
"I don't know, Red." Hess commented, "I just feel like we're being watched…"
"Now you're just being silly."
The smaller Reploid shrieked.
"Sorry, what was that?"
"Those!"
Red' head snapped up, to seeseveral X-drones appearing on the horizon.
"DOWN!" Red shoved his comrade to the dirt, and flattened himself, just as several large bursts of plasma ripped through the spots that they're heads had been occupying seconds ago. Quickly he pulled out his Buster and began returning fire, but their terrible position made them sitting ducks to the enemy's fire.
"That's where I intend to stay." Hess replied as he also produced a buster and set to work, doing his best to avoid the lasers slamming into the ground around him.
"One down!" The taller Reploid sent a burst of plasma ramming into one of the X-drones, effectively rendering it useless. "Three to go!"
"AAHH!"
The smaller Reploid felt a burning sensation flood his system as a laser grazed past him.
"You alright?"
"I'll live." Hess gasped, cradling his injured limb. "But my gun hand's useless…"
"Don't panic, mate, I'll take them out." Red redoubled his efforts to take out their attackers, but he had to admit that he was failing pitifully. He was trying, but he just wasn't a good enough marksman to take the X-Drones out…
Slowly but surely, the drones managed to advance until they were at point-blank range.
"Fugitives," One of the bots squawked, "Surrender immediately."
Red eyed his opponents, but had to admit that the odds didn't look that good, he was surrounded by three X-drones and as if that weren't enough, he also had to think about Hess. The injured Reploid would be wide open to any kind of attack.
It short, it looked hopeless.
"You win." Red dropped his Buster, and slowly raised his hands. He couldn't take the chance of Hess getting hit at this range.
"Take hiiiiimmmmmm…." Abruptly, the lead drone jerked, his digital voice fading out of existence. The next second, it toppled forward and crashed to the ground.
"What in the world?" Hess watched as the other two robots collapsed to the ground; as they hit the ground, each one displayed a long narrow rip on their back; exposing the delicate inner circuitry behind their metal shell.
"What could do something like that?" Red examined the deactivated X-Drones; he'd never seen anything like this.
"Red? Hess?" The new voice caused the two Reploids to turn and stare at the Reploid that had evidently rescued them.
He was of average size, lean but evidently strong, his body was black with his boots, gloves, and vest armor colored red with yellow trim. His black helmet had a red, 'V'-shaped fin running over the top across his forehead, and two smaller white fins running horizontally across the sides, blond hair fell out of an opening in the back
"You're… you're Zero!" Hess couldn't believe his eyes. This was the legendary Reploid that had saved everyone time and again! And he was seeing the swordsman with his own two eyes.
"I'll take that as a 'yes'." The red Reploid answered.
Something in Zero's system caused him to stop speaking; it was almost like a sixth sense. Some kind of feeling that he got whenever danger was approaching… While trying to figure out what was bothering him, the swordsman resumed his explanation.
"Ciel sent me to find you, and-" The red Reploid broke off, it was then that he realized what was bothering him: the ground was rumbling… "MOVE!"
Zero lunged forward and crashed into his two companions and knocking them backward several feet, before dashing away from the spot that they had been occupying.
Inatantly, the spot they had just vacated exploded, a large tiger-like Reploid bursting out of the newly created crater.
Zero took in the creature before him. It was apparently robotic and stood before him hunch-backed, it has red legs and its toes had been tipped with steel claws. Its massive chest had been wrapped in yellow armor out of which ran two long arms, on top of each forearm three long blades had been set, giving it a pair of long range claws. Its helmet had been styled to resemble a tiger's head.
"So who are you?" The swordsman charged his Buster for the fight he knew was coming.
The tiger's only reply was to roar, before rushing towards the red Reploid.
Zero was ready for the move, however, and quickly propelled himself up into the air, and over the enraged robot.
The red defender spun around and slammed into the sandy ground. Releasing his charged shot, he was instantly in motion as he raced in towards his opponent.
The robot growled in fury as the Buster shot rammed into him, but he shook it off and hauled back his right arm to slash at the approaching swordsman.
Zero pointed his Buster at the advancing robot, and pulled the trigger... only to have a small spark jump out of the gun barrel and fizzle out of existence.
"I hate it when that happens." The Reploid holstered his pistol. Well, if one weapon didn't work, there was always his 'other' weapon…
The Maverick Hunter then flew towards the tiger, his Saber cutting through space.
The animaloid Reploid also attacked, sending its arm forward, intending to stab the Reploid with his huge claws.
The two met in a clash of sparks.
Zero landed a short distance away from his opponent, his sword arm extended from his attack.
The tiger slammed into the earth, it arm also held wide.
The next second, the claws on the tiger's arm crashed to the ground, completely severed from its spot. Enraged, the animaloid turned on his opponent, summoning a sparking orb of electrical energy appeared around on his left arm. With a scream of rage, it snapped its arm forward, hurling its electrical load through the air.
"Wait… I know you…" Something in Zero's mind clicked, matching a name to this beast as snatched his Shield Boomerang. He had to wait until the orb came in range…
If the tiger understood him, he didn't give any indication of it. He merely roared as he began rushing his opponent.
"You were known as Neon Tiger once…" The Hunter's Shield hit full power, easily deflecting the electrical attack. Fed up with this challenger, Zero unleashed his 'Shield Sweep' move. By snapping his arm forward he sent the weapon spinning across the sandy floor towards his opponent.
The spinning Shield slammed up against the robot, and sent the animaloid sprawling backward. Its work complete, the Boomerang Shield ricocheted back to its owner, and latched firmly onto his arm.
Zero activated his Saber, and waited for the robot to make his move.
The tiger did so, and jumped into the air. Its intent was clear, it wanted to crush the smaller Reploid beneath his huge body.
"I'm tired of this." The Hunter shot up into the air towards his opponent. His saber flared to life, eager to destroy the tiger stalking its master.
The two warriors met, each one attacking with all their might as they rocketed past each other.
Zero's blade fizzled out of existence. The Reploid's feet slammed into the ground, bringing his descent to a halt. His golden hair spilled over his shoulders and body as Zero's free hand lashed out to steady his landing.
The animaloid tiger crashed to the ground in a landing nowhere near as graceful as his opponent's did. A sinister grin appeared on the beast's face as it turned around, its eyes locking onto his prey…
"Wait for it…" Zero stood, staring down his enemy.
A weak yelp split the air, as the robotic tiger shattered into two equal halves. Both pieces crashed to the ground, a monument to the swordsman's victory.
"Amazing…" Hess whispered as the battle ended. He'd never seen anything like this before…
"I'm not impressed." Red disagreed, "We could've handled him."
"In what universe?" The smaller Reploid retorted, sometimes his friend could be so out of it.
Before Red could make a comment, Zero appeared before the two Reploids.
"Operator." The red Reploid contacted the Resistance Base. "Mission accomplished, three for transport."
"Roger that."
With that, the three Reploids vanished in a burst of light.
Elsewhere, four silent figures stood, each one pondering the events that they had just witnessed.
"He is as strong now as he was then, if not stronger."
"He is a pansy. Even in his new state he is still weaker than X, we should have no trouble bringing him down."
End Chapter!Next: Resistance HQ
