Megaman Excel
By: Metal Sonic EX
Disclaimer: I do not own the Megaman X series. Nor do I own Megaman Legends, Megaman Legends 2, or The Misadventures of Tron Bonne. I don't own them now, and I won't anytime soon. However, I do own some of the Mavericks' attacks. You know, the ones that I, as in ME, came up with. Don't touch those. They are mine.
In this chapter, a mysterious figure rises and gives Megaman and Zero a run for their money. This Maverick's fight in Megaman X5 quite an interesting boss battle, if I do say so myself. So, without further ado, chapter nine!
Chapter IX
In The Dead of Night
It was night by the time Zero regained consciousness. He let out a groan as he sat up and people nearby paused what they were doing to look at him. Banner took a step towards him. "You okay?" Zero rubbed his aching head with his hand. "Yeah. I guess Dynamo was right. I was overworking myself." Megaman poked his head out of the small line of people. "You're telling me."
Zero took a look around. IT was dusk and a small fire had been made in the middle of the street, as not to catch anything on fire. The citizens of Kattelox Island were circled around it with the Caskets and Bonnes closest to him. He put his legs in the Indian position and he let out a breath. "Well, let's see. So far, we've beaten Spider, Hornet, Vile, Dynamo, Adler, McWhalen, Berkana, and Gareth. It's not that big of a dent, but we should be making our presence known to them."
Megaman, who was currently wearing the Shadow Armor, nodded in agreement. Banner sat back down as Prof. Casket looked at Zero. "Are you sure that you're all right? You had quite a fall." Zero nodded and he gazed into the fire. My condition is becoming worse with every passing hour… I'm not sure that I'll be able to hold out until Trigger has his memory back. At least, not with the way his monkey friend has been acting. What if… What if I…
He shook the thought out of his head as Amelia tried striking up a conversation. "You seem to know a lot about this 'Elysium' and what it was about. Mind clueing us in?" Zero glanced at her, quickly returning his gaze to the fire.
"Elysium is a planet-like structure that was constructed by reploids. Few carbons ever saw the inside of it and, when all of the reploids began being treated as Mavericks, Elysium was soon forgotten. Although, I think that something from Elysium might have been sealed in the Laguz Island ruins. I have heard about a great power source which was said to have been sealed here. I'm not sure exactly what it is, but I'm almost certain that it's a reploid of some sort."
This caught Roll's attention. "Perhaps we could look for this 'power source' in the morning." Zero nodded as he looked at her. "Perhaps. I mean, with the Soul Erasers gone, Laguz should be safe to enter again." Zero returned his gaze once more to the fire and he closed his eyes as he felt the warmth on his face. However, a sudden gust of wind came out of nowhere and blew the fire out.
This startled Zero along with several other people. Things only got worse when they heard a screech of a bat in the distance. Barrel seemed surprised. "I didn't know that bats were native to Kattelox." Zero quickly unfolded his legs and reached for his saber, causing Megaman to scramble to his feet as well. "They're not." It grew quiet and it stayed that way for several minutes. It was so eerily quiet, that when Zero spoke up, several people jumped. "Trigger. Get your girlfriend to move somewhere else."
Roll heard this and they both grew red. "Um… She's not…" Zero cut him off. "There's no time! Just move her." Megaman just stood there, confused. Zero sighed and shoved Megaman into Roll, who'd stood up. They both almost fell to the ground and, when Megaman was about to ask 'What was that for?', two sharp, clawed feet slashed the air where Roll had been seconds ago.
This caused numerous people to scream. Zero drew his saber as shadowed form spun around and began flapping it's wing in front of the moonlight, revealing his true form. It was a bat-like creature with large wings. Like Web Spider, his left eye was replaced with a monocle-like object. Two fang-like spikes protruded from where his mouth would've been. Teasel started when he saw an odd symbol on the creature's thin waist. He recognized it, but he couldn't remember how.
Suddenly, he realized that that was the same symbol that was on that Vile guy's forehead. "That's the symbol of the Mavericks, in case your wondering." Zero had noticed that Teasel, along with several other people, had been looking at that symbol weirdly. The bat was completely covered in purple armor. Two large ear-like things popped up out of his head.
"This is Dark Dizzy. A Maverick created by Sigma himself." The bat, Dark Dizzy as he was just called, let out a screech. "How dare you mention his name! You're lucky that I decided not to finish that carbon of! SCREECH!" Roll started as Zero activated the saber that he was holding. "You're lucky that you can fly cause if you didn't, I'd be rearranging your insides right now." Dark Dizzy let out another screech. "That's just like you, Maverick Hunter! Murdering innocent reploids for the soul purpose of your own fantasy of 'justice'! SQUEAK!"
Zero mouth contorted into a snarl. "Innocent, huh? Dare I ask: If Blast Hornet and Vile were so 'innocent', why were they trying to take control of Nino Island?" Dark Dizzy pondered this for a moment. "Not all of us 'Mavericks', as you put it, are in control of ourselves. SCREECH!" Dark Dizzy started looking around, ignoring Zero scoffing at his response to his question. "Where is Trigger? SQUEAK!"
Zero started as he realized Megaman was nowhere to be seen. Soon, everyone on Kattelox Island was trying to figure out where he was. That question was soon answered when Megaman jumped off of a nearby building and slashed Dark Dizzy in the back with the charged saber. Dark Dizzy grabbed Megaman out of midair and he was about to sink his fangs into Megaman's shoulder when a trash can was thrown at him. Dark Dizzy released Megaman and all eyes turned to the Gustaff. "You keep those ugly-ass feet off of him!"
Dark Dizzy screeched angrily. "I've had with you all! Megaman landed and ran over to Zero, who teleported out.
Mission Objective
Defeat Dark Dizzy
"I'll make certain that your carbon friends get the proper treatment once I'm finished with you! SCREECH!"
Mission Start!
(Boss Theme)
(Megaman X5 (Playstation) - Boss Theme begins playing)
(Dark Dizzy's Health)
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Active Member - Megaman Voulnut
Dark Dizzy began rapidly flapping his wings as he moved a little ways to the left, then the right, then back to the left, and finally down to the ground. He closed his wings around him and, when he broke them apart, numerous bat-like robots flew towards Megaman.
"Bat Breeder! SQUEAK!"
Megaman destroyed one bat for every shot he took. After about fifteen of them had been destroyed, Dizzy flew just out of shooting distance and continued flying around. "Those are Bat Bones. Really nasty creatures. Their better off if you destroy them before they get close to you." Zero's voice rang through Megaman's ears around the same time that Dizzy lunged at Megaman with his talons.
When Dizzy was in range, Megaman slashed art him with the saber Attack that he'd been charging. This ticked Dizzy off and he swiped at Megaman with his claw. Megaman swiped back with an uncharged saber attack and Dizzy flew back into the air with a hiss.
(Dark Dizzy's Health)
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Then, an idea popped into Megaman's head. He stood completely still and even Zero was confused by this. "Do you know what kind of power he's packing? Get a move on!" Megaman ignored this and, sure enough, his plan came through. "Where are you, hunter? You can't hide forever. SCREECH!"
Megaman slowly reached up and gripped his saber handle. As Dizzy flew close to him, he let out another squeak. "This is getting annoying! SQUEAK!"
Dizzy flew up just as Megaman swiped at him. Dizzy didn't noticed this, so Megaman stood still again. Dizzy flew directly in front of Megaman, facing his direction, and he let out a screech which became a shockwave that slowly moved towards Megaman. He had no choice but to roll away, revealing his position. "Ah ha! You've finally decided to fight like a true hunter! SCREECH!" Megaman rolled away as Zero beamed in.
Active Member - Zero
He had Sigma Blade ready and he managed to get right below Dizzy. "C-Flasher!" He slammed his fist into the ground, releasing five balls of light energy that soared in different directions, one of them hitting Dizzy.
(Dark Dizzy's Health)
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Dizzy clutched his eyes as he fell to the ground and began to roll in the dirt in pain. "My eyes! Curse you, hunter! SCREECH!" Roll started as she realized something. She muttered something to her dad and ran off. Banner noticed this, but Matilda held him back. "Let her go. She's more than capable of taking care of herself." Banner nodded reluctantly and Dizzy took flight once more.
Zero waited until Dizzy was in range before attacking again. "Rekkoha!" Five lasers came down and Dizzy repeated the 'My eyes!' thing. As he flew into the air once more, he squeaked at Zero. "If you dare attack me with that one more time, so help me, I'll…" Suddenly, the entire city lit up as the lights to the city were flipped on. "SCREECH! The light! It burns!" Roll came running back to the group as Megaman ran up to Zero's side. They looked at each other, nodded, and activated the Double Attack.
Execute Shadow Armor Megaman/ Zero Double Attack
(Dark Dizzy's Health)
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Megaman rolled away again as Zero attack Dizzy while he was still weak. "Hyouryuushou!" The ice attack knocked Dizzy from the air and he swiped blindly at Zero numerous times with his claws. "Curse you and your carbon friends! The all deserve to die for what they did to us!" This royally ticked Zero off. "Now you've asked for it! T Breaker!" The warhammer appeared in his hand and he slammed it into Dizzy's side.
(Dark Dizzy's Health)
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(Near Death Attack - Dark Hold)
Dizzy flew high into the air and threw his hands behind him. He began flashing and Zero started. "Trigger! Switch in! He'll cut him off!" Megaman didn't move and Zero looked at him. "Trigger! Hurry you butt…" Dizzy froze time and Zero never finished his sentence. Dizzy dove for Zero and grabbed his shoulders with his feet. As time resumed, the crowd gasped as Zero was lifted off of the ground by Dizzy.
"Sorry. I prefer ground travel." He swung back and forth and eventually managed to kick Dizzy in the back of the head. "Ah! Cut that out! SCREECH!" Zero smirked and kicked him again. "Have it your way! SQUEAK!" He dropped Zero and he managed to grab the top of the hospital roof before hitting the ground. He pulled himself up and he shot a buster shot at Dizzy, which hit him in the face.
(Dark Dizzy's Health)
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Zero made his way down the hospital structure and he beamed out as Megaman rolled in.
Active Member - Megaman Voulnut
Megaman charged a saber and slashed Dizzy with it when he got close enough, finishing him off.
(Dark Dizzy's Health)
None
(Megaman X5 (Playstation) - Boss Theme fades out)
As Dizzy began exploding, Zero beamed in and Dizzy made his final statements. "Glory… to the… reploid race! SCREECH!" Dizzy blew to pieces, leaving behind a bewildered group and several pieces of debris.
Mission Complete!
Zero smirked and looked at Roll. "I have to thank you for turning the lights on. As for Dizzy, well, thankfully, he won't have to deal with others like him anymore. Hmph! In control… What a line of bull!" Zero calmed walked back to the smoldering pile of wood. He looked at it then silently, summoned Z Saber. "Shouenzan." After calmly stating his attack, he swept the saber upwards, creating a brief stream of fire. This fire ignited the wood again and Zero sat down in front of it.
When he looked back at the group, they all looked confused, Megaman included. He smirked and turned back to the fire. "I like the heat." Banner looked at the others and everyone shrugged. Megaman just stared at Zero. I don't know why, but I feel like I know him. I feel like I've known him for some time, actually. And I don't know why, but I feel like something bad is about to happen… Something worse than Juno or Sera…
As Megaman shrugged it off and walked over to join Zero, a cloaked figure watched the two in amusement. He spoke in an annoyingly high-pitched tone of voice. "Soon, my Maverick Hunters… Soon, you shall fall. And to whom better than the one responsible for this island himself." The figure turned and looked at a familiar shark-like figure who also smirked evilly. "I'll get straight to it… After all…" He chuckled to himself. "He might prove to be much more useful in one piece."
Dun dun duh! And you still don't know who it is! So, ha ha! In the next chapter, the group returns to Nino Island in tome to meet someone who doesn't exactly appreciate Zero's presence. Until then, Read and Review or you'll spend the rest of your life wondering who the two mysterious figures where talking about!