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 Legends-style battle system comes to a close as a fiery Maverick pops up and makes even Godkarmachine look like a weakling.. This is going to be the final Legends-style chapter. So, for those of you who like this fanfic, get ready for a switch. And now, chapter eighteen!
Chapter XVIII
A Realized Truth
Zero got up early the next morning. Thankfully, no one was going to start rioting about how he was 'dangerous' and all. Megaman came out shortly thereafter, yawned, stretched, and quickly woke up due to a sudden outburst. "Miss Tron!" Everyone who was still sleeping at this time woke up suddenly. Tron, who'd just gotten dressed jumped out of the Gesselchaft which she'd moved into the into the city last night. "What? What is it?" Three Servbots, those who Tron recognized as Numbers 1, 7, and 17, ran up to Tron. "Number 17 said that we should look into the ruins to see if any reaverbots were there." Tron raised an eyebrow. "Why you do that?" The talker of the group, Number 1, sniffled. "We were looking for Mavericks." Zero sighed lightly. "Guys, look. I appreciate the help and all, but…" Number 17 interrupted. "You don't understand! We found one!"
Everyone listening started and Zero stepped forward. "Where? In the ruins?" Number 17 continued. "He said that he's waiting for you two." Zero looked in the direction of the ruins and frowned. "They're getting awful cocky if you ask me." He took off and Megaman followed behind him. "Thanks, guys!" Teasel slowly came down the ladder just as Tron began following them. "What just happened?" He yawned and was jerked away halfway through. "Come on! I'll explain later!"
Once Roll and everyone else managed to make it to the ruins, Megaman was gone and Zero stood near the hole of it. "Where's…" Zero pointed to the hole. "He offered to go in. I'd prefer that he didn't, but he insisted." Everyone got comfy and waited while Megaman explored the ruins. Inside them, it was steaming hot. "If I remember correctly, that stone made the lava in the next room harden." As Megaman got close to the door, his face was heated as he had to back up. "So then why is it so hot? Unless…" Megaman took a deep breath deep and entered the room.
It was just as Megaman had pictured it. The lava had somehow unhardened and become an extremely hot liquid again. On the other side of the room stood the Maverick.
(A.N. I'll bet that I'm making you lose hair follicles by making you try to figure out who the last Maverick in the Legends-style battle system is. Am I right?)
"So, those little tikes actually told you about me. And from your still carbon-like look, I'll bet that you don't have your memory back yet. Pity." The Maverick raised a hand and began making a large ball of magma and Megaman took the hint and ran for it. "Oh crap!" This shout echoed out into the awaited city. "That's it! I'm…" Zero was cut off by Megaman's sudden appearance out of the hole. "I… Ran up the wall?" Megaman looked back and tried figuring it out. "It's called the Triangle Jump. It allows you to climb walls by quickly jumping off of them. It's what I used back in the Laguz ruins."
Their conversation as cut short when a sudden explosion took place and the elevator used to go up and down into the ruins came flying out of it. Everyone watched in amazement as the elevator fell on it's side on the opposite side of the area and then buckled over and fell to the ground. It was now bent beyond comprehension. "What in the…" Zero began approaching the hole, but soon jumped back when a sudden stream of flame emerged from the hole and as they died down, a figure with his armor surrounded with magma began floating back down to the ground. "I should've figured. This is the biggest traitor to the Maverick Hunters as far as I'm concerned. Magma Dragoon."
(A.N. The truth has been revealed!)
(Megaman X4 (Playstation) - Magma Dragoon's Stage begins playing)
As the figure landed, her rose his arm and swept it down, making the magma fall from his body. He had bright red and black armor and two wings emerged from his back. And although his face did resemble that of a dragon, he looked more dangerous than one. "So, you survived. Impressive." Zero stepped forward. "I'll ask you once, Dragoon." Dragoon cut him of. "You're going to ask me why I let the Sky Lagoon fall. I have no reason. But I'd gladly do it again." He smirked evilly as Zero summoned T Breaker. "You're as good as gone, Dragoon." With that, Zero beamed off.
Mission Objective
Defeat Magma Dragoon
"Really? Well, I guess it'll be all the more surprising when I destroy the legendary Maverick Hunter duo."
Mission Start!
(Megaman X4 (Playstation) - Magma Dragoon's Stage ends)
(Megaman X4 (Playstation) - Boss Theme begins playing)
(Dragoon's Health)
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Not even a split second went by before Dragoon began his vicious assault. "Boo! Boo! Boo!"
(A.N. This is what that attack sounds like, so don't criticize me.)
Dragoon thrust his arms forward, creating a horizontal stream of flame that shot forward. Dragoon then crouched, did the same attack, then stood up and did it a third time. "Enkujin!" Dragoon jumped into the air and shot down with a flaming kick. Megaman had dodged every attack so far until this one. "Rising Fire!" Dragoon shot into the air and his entire upper torso was covered in flame. This set Megaman ablaze, but the fire went out when Megaman hit the ground. Megaman got up and managed to fire a buster shot with his recently-equipped Blade Armor. Megaman then used Mach Dash to get on the other side of Dragoon while still damaging him.
(Dragoon's Health)
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Dragoon jumped to the other side of the platform and shot three more fire streams at Megaman, who easily dodged them. Dragoon then created the same ball of magma from inside the ruins. He jumped into the air and threw it at the hole to the ruins. A pillar of fire emerged from it and Dragoon disappeared inside of it. As the pillar subsided, Dragoon reemerged with a fiery coating around him. Dragoon flipped in the air and then shot at Megaman. Thankfully, he dodged it and swiped his saber. Megaman then rolled away as Zero beamed down with T Breaker.
Active Member - Zero
(Dragoon's Health)
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Zero swung T Breaker and it caught Dragoon's side. However, he quickly rolled around the warhammer and smacked Zero back with his hand. Zero then beat T Breaker into the ground, catching Dragoon's chest. Zero slammed the warhammer into the ground three more times and then attacked with something different. "Take this!" Zero slammed T Breaker into the ground a final time, creating a sudden tremor. This assault heavily damaged Dragoon and it showed.
(Dragoon's Health)
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Dragoon reached a hand back and then it became surrounded in flame. "Dodge this!" Dragoon shot forward, flames spewing from his fist all the way. Dragoon then spun his foot around as flames spewed from that. Zero beamed out, allowing Megaman to step up to the plate.
Active Member - Megaman Voulnut
Megaman didn't get to attack before Dragoon nailed him with a flaming punch, followed by a similar kick. Megaman activated Giga Attack seconds before Dragoon attacked again.
Giga Attack
Piercing Blades
(Dragoon's Health)
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(Near Death Attack - Dragon Fire)
Dragoon jumped to the center of the platform and leaned back, roaring in the process. His body became covering in a fiery shield and flaming meteors emerged from his mouth. Zero's voice rang out again. "Watch out!" The platform Megaman was standing on suddenly began being pelted with flaming meteors. As the attack ended Dragoon stood erect again. "Don't think it ends there, hunter."
(A.N. Oh, that's right. Almost forgot. In this chapter, there will be TWO Near Death Attacks!)
(Near Death Attack 2 - Hellfire Stream)
Dragoon jumped to the edge of the platform and his wings came open. He leaned forward as Zero, seemingly appearing from nowhere, tackled Megaman out of the way as Dragoon shot a huge stream of fire from his mouth. Zero, as the attack continued, whispered into Megaman's ear. "Watch it next time!" The attack ended as Zero beamed out and Megaman stood up. He was about to shoot Dragoon, who now stood erect, when Zero suddenly reappeared with Z Saber. "See ya!"
Giga Attack
Command Arts
(A.N. Almost forgot again! This is also Zero's first Giga Attack. For those of you who don't know what Command Arts is, it's Zero's Action Trigger from Command Mission. Here's how it goes:
Zero Slash - Regular saber slash at -20 power
Zero Breakthrough - Attack at -70 power; ignores enemy armor
Zero Dragon Slash - Attack with 65 accuracy against airborne enemies
Zero Wave Slash - Attack randomly between -50 and +100 power
Zero Skull Crush - Guaranteed critical hit
Expect to see this much more later on.)
Zero selected Wave Slash and he leapt into the air. Sigma Blade was automatically summoned and Zero flew towards Dragoon. The blade went down Dragoon's front side and did massive damage in the process. As a matter of fact, it finished Dragoon off.
(Dragoon's Health)
None
(Megaman X4 (Playstation) - Boss Theme fades out)
Dragoon began exploding as Megaman walked up to Zero's side. However, instead of nothing but scrap remaining, Dragoon's upper torso and right arm remaining intact. "Is this… The… Best you've got… Without… Your memory… Hunter? HRGH!" Zero looked coldly at him. "What's that mean?" Dragoon grinned weakly. "If this is the best you've got… Without it… Hrgh! Then… You… Won't last… Another day without it." Everyone started at this and Dragoon began exploding. "AH! BAW!" Dragoon let loose an odd noise as his remains exploded into four different pieces.
Mission Complete!
Zero stood there for a few seconds before closing his eyes. "He's right." Everyone spun to look at him. "There's plenty of Mavericks stronger Dragoon or Godkarmachine. We need your memory back and we need it now." Zero turned and began walking towards the city entrance. "Where are you going?" Zero called back as he left. "To convince your little monkey friend that it's time to hand it over." Megaman walked up to Roll and she turned to Megaman. "How are you?" Megaman shrugged. "A few burns, but nothing that I can't handle." Roll nodded and everyone began filing out of the area. Meanwhile, two familiar figures began conversing again.
"Come on. Let me finish him now. With his memory back, he'll prove to be much more of a threat."
"You're not afraid, are you?"
"Ha! I fought him before! He was so pathetic that I could've killed him there. And I would've too if Zero hadn't intervened."
"You've proved to be a useful ally thus far. It'll only be a matter of time before you'll get your chance."
"If you insist."
"…"
"So, what's next?"
"Hehe… The Maverick train is ready to depart. It'll leave tomorrow afternoon."
"Afternoon? Isn't that a bit risky?"
"Again, you're being too paranoid. Even if the hunters retrieve Trigger's memory, their efforts will prove to be futile."
"Perhaps… But about the third…"
"He hasn't shown himself thus far. That means that he's eitherstupid or he's waiting for the right time. Either or, they'll die soon enough."
"Yes. And when they do…"
"When they do, you can do what you wish with the carbons."
"Excellent. I think I'll start with the blonde. If Trigger hasn't perished by then, I'll be sure to make him wish that he had."
"Do as you wish. But for now, we sit and wait. Soon, hunters. Very soon. Mwahahaha!"
And thus, the end of the Legends-style battle system! And, for those of you too confused to piece it together, one of the figures is the one who attacked way back in the prologue. I'm not revealing the other one's identity yet, but it won't be much longer now. Anyways, in the next chapter, Megaman finally regains his memory, Megaman X rises, a diabolical plot is discovered, and things heat up in the first of a two-part chapter.
Also, if I haven't said this before, I'll say it now. Later on, Megaman Excel will become almost exactly like a Megaman X game. I've come up with an intro sage, stage select bosses, fortress bosses, and the final boss forms to boot! So Read and Review if you want to read that part.
P.S. I'm going to take a break for a while. Recently, I've been itching to start a new fanfic, but I want to finish another before that. So I'm going to try updating Close Companions: The Movie a little ways so that I might possibly start that sometime.