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. Those are mine.
In this chapter, the group decides to spend the night in Kimotoma City, another nocturnal Maverick pops up and things start getting good as the Legends-style battles grow scarce. This is going to be the second of three final Legends-style chapters. So, for those of you who like this fanfic, get ready for a switch. And now, chapter seventeen!
Chapter XVII
Nightcrawler
It was night by the time that the citizens of Saul Kada began believing Zero's story of the Mavericks. They were all assembled in the entrance to the city, but a few citizens were still being hard to convince.
"Why haven't we seen any?"
"Where are these things now?"
"Who are you really?"
Zero backed up due to the sheer amount of questions. "I'll answer anything you have to ask, just give me…" Suddenly, a frenzied citizen came running up. "Someone just trying locking me in the ruins!" A few citizens, along with Zero and the others, perked up a this. "Really? Who?" The citizen pointed at Zero. "Him!" Zero seemed surprised until he growled and closed his eyes. "Dammit!" Megaman looked at him. "What?" Zero clenched his fists. "Remnants of the Zero Nightmare. That bastard."
Some citizens began shouting now. "Get rid of him! He's dangerous!" Zero looked at the citizens as the criticized him. "Zero was about to lose it when a sudden shadow darted in front of everyone. "What the hell was that?" Zero began reaching for Z Saber, but he lowered his arm as he thought that it would worsen the situation. The figure began bouncing along the walls before lunging at Zero. "Screw it!" Zero slashed at the shadow with his saber and the thing fell down a few feet away. Believe it or not, even Zero was surprised to see it. There was a now-mangled reaverbot and it squirmed before becoming inactive. Much to the amusement of a nearby, familiar, cloaked figure, the criticism began pouring on Zero like Niagara Falls.
"The guy's a psycho!"
"Get lose, creep!"
"We don't need your 'Mavericks' here!"
Zero just slowly took it in and he was about to explode when a chuckling echoed throughout the city. "Who'd of thought that playing soccer with a reaverbot could be so fun, especially if the rebounds are calculated so perfectly. Why so uptight, hunter? Criticism going to your head?" The voice chuckled again. "Flip it over. Look at it's side." Zero slowly and cautiously went over to it and flipped it with his foot. There was a huge, straight gash in the side of it. That alone could've destroyed the reaverbot. "What in the…"
Suddenly, a figure lunged out of nowhere, only to get pelted in the side of the head with K Knuckle. There a mantis-like robot lay and slowly stood up. "Ow. Can't take a joke, can you hunter?" Zero growled and stepped towards the newcomer. "Dark Mantis, an expert at stealth and base infiltration." The creature, like I said earlier, looked like a mantis and had two long, sharp blades going down the sides of his arms. His hands were clawed and his feet were small and made no sound when they moved. "You are taking this all to seriously, hunter. Like Dynamo says…" Zero cut him off. "I know what he says. It a bunch of crap if you ask me!"
(A.N. I know I haven't thrown many swears into this fanfic so far, but the following conversation is going to be a whole new ball game. Hey, isn't that a storm coming? -Swearing up a storm; for those of you who don't understand-)
Mantis laughed. "I didn't ask you. Nor did I going to. But, if you're so cocky, why don't you fight me, one-on-one?" Zero stepped forward and raised his fist above his head. "I'm not cocky. I'm seriously pissed off!" Mantis shrugged. "Whatever. And as for Trigger…" Mantis looked at the Falcon-Armored Megaman. "You're not doing much by yourself, are you? If Zero were to… Die… Where would you be? I'll tell you. You'd be stranded by yourself with only fragments of your memory and that annoying ass monkey of yours." Data poked his head out from behind Megaman's leg. "I'm not…" Mantis raised an arm blade, making Data squeak and take shelter behind Megaman's leg again.
"Like I said…" Zero punched Mantic extremely hard in the face again. "Like I said, I'm not in the best of moods!" Mantis stumbled backwards. "Stay out of this! I came here to test Megaman, not to hand myself to your murdering ass!" Several citizens started, but Zero came back strong. "Is it this crap again? I've heard enough bull shit to last me a life time." It looked like the presidential debates almost, just minus the morons. Zero's face was growing red and Mantis… Well… His face stayed black. "Really now? How are you so certain that we're right for once?" Zero swung at Mantis again, but he swiftly dodged it. "You lying piece of shit! I won't trust you if my life depended on it!"
Mantis chuckled. "How do you know that it doesn't?" Zero's face was now bright crimson and his eye began twitching. He didn't say anything, he just turned around, stopped by Megaman, and painfully pulled his shoulder down so that their heads where right next to each other. "Cut his freaking head off." Zero shoved Megaman away and everyone watched as Zero stormed out of the city. "Well, that was fun. And now, as for you, Trigger…"
Mission Objective
Defeat Dark Mantis
"I'm gonna rip you apart!"
Mission Start!
(Megaman X8 (PS2) - Boss Theme begins playing)
(Mantis' Health)
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Mantis raised his arm blades and spun around. "I'm gonna eat you alive!" Mantis began bouncing both backwards and forwards. Suddenly, he lunged for Megaman. "Does it hurt?" He bit down on his shoulder and Megaman beat him away with his buster. He looked over and, much to his amazement, his shoulder was bleeding. "What the crap. man?" Mantis looked sullen. "Thanks to you hunters, I haven't had a decent meal in three days! I guess I'll just make due with what I've got." Mantis then raised an arm blade and brought it down quickly, releasing a black crescent with a dark aura. Megaman dodged it and it went into the ground. However, it soon came out of the ground in front of Megaman and nailed him in the face, leaving a small cut.
"Ah, geez. Cut me some…" Mantis tackled Megaman and, at that instant, Megaman's armor changed to a light yellow/ light greenish color. "I don't care what this is. Just as long as it's effective!" Megaman got up and went to shoot it straight forward. But, for a brief moment, Megaman lose control of his body. Instead, he raised the buster into the air and fired, releasing a small firecracker of light. When it got so far above him, Megaman raised his arms in the air and broke then apart, making the firecracker explode and release miniature firecrackers in each of eight directions. One of these got Mantis in the eye and he was thrown back. "AGH! My eye! Curse you, Trigger!"
(Mantis' Health)
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Mantis stood erect and continued his assault. Meanwhile, on the outskirts of town, Zero had another one of his attacks. Dammit! Not again! Dynamo was right. I'm taking this too seriously. Ah, what am I talking about? Dynamo's not right! It's just that outburst. That shaved about a day off of the time I still have left. Damn! Why did this have to happen to me? As Zero regained his composure and turned towards the city. "Time to help Trigger. He's probably getting his butt kicked." And indeed he was. Megaman now had a bleed bite mark on his other shoulder, his side, and in the middle of his chest.
(Mantis' Health)
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Megaman managed to activate a Giga Attack with the Falcon Armor as Mantis lunged at him again.
Giga Attack
Falcon Strike
(Mantis' Health)
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Megaman charged the weapon he'd obtained and shot it forward. It released a small firecracker and, when that one blew up, and barrage of light energy explosions took place. This got Mantis and also made him angry. "You're asking for it, hunter! I suggest you stop with that damn laser!" Megaman was about to shoot it again when Mantis slashed Megaman's chest with an arm blade. Megaman was thrown back and he managed to let out a whisper. "Sub Tank activate." Immediately, Megaman's armor was restored to normal and all of his cuts disappeared. "What! How dare you! And after all that work!"
Sub Tanks Left - 20
Suddenly, in a flash of red, Zero beamed down and beat Mantis' head in with T Breaker, sending him hurtling into a nearby wall. "Zero!" He turned and smirked. "You're losing your touch, Trigger! Originally, you'd of won by now. And that weapon you have is Shining Ray. Use it wisely." Zero turned as Mantis slowly walked back up. "You're seriously proving to be a pest, Omega. Why don't you just ask me nicely to stop. If you do, I can stop most of these Maverick attacks." Zero scoffed. "Yeah right!" Mantis stood to his full height. "It's true. I'm actually one of the highest-ranking commanders in the Maverick Army." Zero laughed. "Quit it. You're making a idiot of yourself." Mantis shrugged. "Have it your way."
Active Member - Zero
As Megaman rolled away, Mantis made four black arrows appear in his hands and, with two quick motions, threw them all in the air. They landed in the ground not-too-far away from Zero. Zero ran around them and slammed Mantis' face into the ground where he then proceeded to continue pummeling Mantis two more times before he rolled away.
(Mantis' Health)
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Zero fired Z Buster, but Mantis quickly slammed his arm blades together, creating a shield that the buster shot was deflected off of. "What the…" Mantis broke the shield and lunged at Zero. Zero countered by summoning D Glaive and swinging it into the air. Once Mantis got close to the ground, Zero spun D Glaive and, before mantis hit the ground after bouncing, beamed out and let Megaman roll in.
Active Member - Megaman Voulnut
(Mantis' Health)
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Megaman fired a fully-charged blast and Mantis jumped onto a nearby wall after the impact. He bounced from wall to wall until Megaman got him with Shining Ray. Then Mantis fell to the ground and cried out in pain. "Aw!" Megaman then slashed him with the saber, causing him to activate his Near Death Attack.
(Mantis' Health)
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(Near Death Attack - Deadly Slash)
Mantis jumped in the air and threw his arms behind him, raising his left arm up afterwards. "I'm gonna rip you apart!" Mantis swiped the air, creating a large energy force that knocked Megaman to the side. Then, Mantis repeated it with his other hand, knocking Megaman back the other way. As Megaman got up, Zero beamed back down and attacked with T Breaker. Zero then swiped T Breaker again and shot Mantis to finish the job.
(Mantis' Health)
None
(Megaman X8 (PS2) - Boss Theme fades out)
A sudden explosion causes Mantis to flip onto his back. "What? This can't be possible!" Mantis exploded shortly thereafter.
Mission Complete!
Zero stood there and the crowd began cheering, which caught Zero off guard. "Harrah! We're alive!" Zero smirked and turned towards the group's temporary quarters. "If anyone needs me, I'll be resting up. We've got a big day tomorrow." As Megaman followed him, the cloaked figure snickered. "That you do, hunter… That you do…"
As the end draws near, things begin to unravel. In the next chapter, the Legends-style battle system comes to a close as a fiery Maverick pops up and makes even Godkarmachine look like a weakling. Read and Review because in about… Oh… Say… Four chapters from now, an old friend returns. As a matter a fact, he's my favorite Megaman X7 character. (My God! Another hint!)