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, a 'doppelganger' is revealed, an old friend resurfaces, and together, they take on Tunnel Rhino. The character in this chapter is one of my all-time favorites in the X series. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out who he is either. Also, in about eight or nine chapters, the actual game part of Megaman Excel will kick off. And, for those of you who wonder where I came up with the name of this fanfic, it's actually quite simple:
Megaman X
Megaman Legends
XL
Get it now? Good. I came up with that one night before bed. It just popped into my mind too. And now, chapter twenty-one!
Chapter XXI
An Old Friend Resurfaces
Suddenly, a large form, emerged from the long crater and continued running towards the two, stopping when he'd gotten through the hole in the wreckage. "You hunters sure do know how to tick a reploid off, don't you?" Rhino had a drill for a horn and his body was a light yellowish color. Rhino's head was green and his toes, all six of them, were smaller drills. "You're gonna get a whole bucket full of hurt because of that!" Zero mocked Rhino. "Oh no. I'm so scared." Suddenly, a familiar, purple, eagle-like robot landed in between the hunters and Rhino. "Eagle!"
Rhino seemed surprised by his friend's sudden appearance. "How'd you survive the explosion?" Eagle smirked. "The answer to that is quite simple…" Eagle raised his hand and a handgun appeared in it. On top of that, Eagle began talking like someone who Glyde, Megaman, Zero, and you should know. "I didn't." Eagle fired and Rhino held his hands to his face as it hit him between the eyes. "My face!" in a sudden light, Eagle disappeared and a familiar spiky-haired hunter appeared. "Axl!"
(A.N. Anyone who didn't see this one coming should be locked away and be forced to listen to country music. No offense, but I don't like it. At all. Don't ask why.)
The red-headed hunter summoned another handgun and he pointed them both at Rhino. "Never underestimate the power of a Maverick Hunter!" Axl lowered his guns slightly as Rhino recovered and looked at him angrily. "Oops." Rhino walked towards Axl, making him back up a few paces. As Rhino reached and shadowed Axl, he looked down at him and raised his right hand which had become a drill. "I'm going to enjoy hurting you." As Axl raised his hands above his head, Megaman quickly darted between them and activated Giga Attack.
Giga Attack
Gaea Fist
Megaman's right hand became surrounded by a green energy and Megaman thrust it forward, making the green energy field spike to an enormous size. When time resumed, Rhino went flying. "WOAH!" Rhino was throw at least a quarter mile down the track and he landed so hard that the city felt the shake. Megaman stood erect and Zero walked up. "You've got to be a lot more careful around these guys." Axl smiled and began rubbing the back of his head. "I almost had him there! Admit it!" Zero smirked slightly and turned to see Glyde's odd expression. "What's with you?" Glyde pointed an accusing finger at Axl. "That's the creepy kid that I met earlier!" Axl started and poked his head around Zero's side. "Hey!" Zero chuckled and began walking away. "You'll have to forgive him. He's like that sometimes." Axl started again. "What's that supposed to mean?"
Megaman interrupted the two before it could go any further. "Hey, guys…" Everyone turned and saw Rhino stomp right through the hole in the train wreckage. "You're all gonna get it for that!" Zero smirked. "Of course we will." Megaman beamed and Zero said a quick statement before beaming of as well. "Nice to have you back." Axl smirked. "It's great to be back."
Warning! Warning!
"I'm gonna turn you all into Swiss cheese!" As Rhino's health was tallied up, Rhino's other hand became a drill, he smashed his foot into the ground, and every drill on his body spun for a few seconds.
(Rhino's Health)
-------------------------------------------------------
(Megaman X3 (SNES, Playstation) - Boss Battle begins playing)
Axl's handgun disappeared and a rocket launcher appeared in his hands. He fired a small missiles and then he barrel-rolled away. The missile exploded, releasing a small ball of pinkish energy that moved very slowly. "Ha! Is this supposed to hurt me? Hahahahaha… AH!" Rhino cried out as the energy hit him and caused a huge explosion that sent him tumbling backwards. He stood up and ran towards Axl with his drill hand raised. 'You're seriously asking for it, hunter!" Axl smirked and activated his unusual Giga Attack.
Giga Attack
DNA Change
Axl jumped into the air and, in a flash of white light, turned into the familiar shape of Blast Hornet. "Hornet Sting! Take this… And this… And this… And this… AND THIS!" Axl repeated the annoying combo that the bee-like Maverick had introduced. This did serious damage seeing as Rhino's weakness came form Hornet.
(Rhino's Health)
-----------------------------------------------
As Axl changed back, Rhino used his feet as treads once more to catch and slam Axl into the side of a nearby building. "AH! Geez… That hurt." Rhino backed up to repeat this, but Axl beamed out and Zero took his place. Zero stuck out the recently summoned Sigma Blade and stuck it straight forward. Rhino couldn't stop in time and the broadsword ended up getting lodged in Rhino's shoulder. "AH! Dammit!" Zero snarled. "We've got kids here." Rhino looked at Zero as if were crazy. "Do you truly think that I give one flying… AH!" Zero jumped onto Rhino's shoulder and pushed it in slightly further, cutting off Rhino's next curse. Zero then smirked. "I warned you."
Giga Attack
Command Arts
Zero selected Skull Crash and he did a complete vertical 360° and, due to the angle that Zero was at, everyone gasped as Rhino's left arm became separated from his body. The arm exploded as it hit the ground and Rhino clutched the wound. 'You sure do know how to piss a rhino off." Rhino lowered his head and charged. However, Zero couldn't dodge it because he had summoned Z Saber again, so he was caught in the chest and was ripped right through the side of the Maverick train's wreckage. As Zero stood up, he clutched his chest in pain again, not from Rhino's attack, but from something inside his chest. Rhino smirked, thinking that he'd harmed Zero. "I finally hurt your ass! About damn time!" At that moment and for a few moments after, Zero snapped. "I told you not to swear around the kids!"
Zero drew Z Saber and, without remorse, continuously slashed Rhino's chest over and over again. By the time that Zero had stopped, half of the town, included those who knew him best had backed up.
(Rhino's Health)
---------------------------------
Zero realized what he'd done and he got a hold of himself. "Trigger, you're up." Zero beamed out and Megaman popped up. On a nearby rooftop, Axl walked over to Zero a reached a concerned hand towards him. Zero knocked it away and continued clutching his chest. "I'm fine." Axl reluctantly let it go and he turned to watch Megaman fight Rhino. Back in the battlefield, rhino asked a quick question. "Did you see that?" Megaman reluctantly nodded. "Rhino shook his head. "No you didn't. I saw it. The look in his eye. It was that of a Maverick's." Zero heard this and stood up quickly only to be coaxed into sitting back down by Axl. Rhino concluded his statement. "I'd watch out for him if I were you. Something's not right with him."
After that, Rhino raised his good arm and fired a drill from it. "Tornado Fang!" Megaman dodged it only to be pelted with three more waves of drills that equaled about seven more. Megaman then fired a charged shot which Rhino deflected by spinning his drill. Megaman then activated another Giga Attack.
Giga Attack
Gaea Fist
By slamming his fist into Rhino's extremely weakened chest, it did a lot more damage than it would've of.
(Rhino's Health)
---------------------
(Near Death Attack - Drilling For Pain)
Megaman swapped Axl into his place and Axl had an odd gun out. But before Axl could fire, Rhino reached back and thrust a drill forward. Had it entered Axl's body, it would've done massive damage. Axl raised the gun as Rhino stood erect once more. "Plasma Stream!" Axl fired and a constant stream of electricity and it hurt Rhino in places he never knew existed.
(A.N. Note that I may have gotten the name of this attack wrong. I haven't played Megaman X8 in a while because I've gotten 100 percent on it, but still…)
Rhino was thrown backwards a little ways and Axl summoned the rocket launcher again. "G-Launcher!" Okay, so maybe it's a grenade launcher, but it's not that big of a difference. Axl knelt and fired a grenade out of it. As Axl rolled away, it blew up and then Axl called the others down. When they arrived, they activated a new move called a Final Strike.
(A.N. In Megaman X: Command Mission, if you deplete 75 percent of an enemies health in a single turn, you can use a move called Final Strike. It can do massive damage to the opponent, but you must have three characters to use it. Besides, it would seem pretty weird if three people used a Double Attack.)
Execute Gaea Armor Trigger/ Zero/ Axl Final Strike
Zero then did the honors of finishing Rhino off with an unfamiliar laser attack. "Tenshouha!"
(Rhino's Health)
None
(Megaman X3 (SNES, Playstation) - Boss Battle fades out)
As the dust settled after Rhino exploded, he still remained, but his body coursed with electricity. "We're not… Mavericks… You're all… blind…" Zero stepped forward and looked at him coldly. "What's that supposed to mean?" Rhino looked uneasily at Zero before ignoring his question and concluding his last statement. "Forever praise the… One who… Shows you the truth." Everyone started at this and, within seconds, Tunnel Rhino was no more. Zero just looked coldly at the spot where Rhino had been, then turned his gaze to the wreckage of the Maverick train. "We've got to stop this. Fast!" Zero began walking away and people backed up and let him pass. Axl and Megaman looked at each other before shrugging and following him. Meanwhile, elsewhere…
"So, he does have his limits."
"Yes. And if he continues going too far with this, then he'll change within days."
"Perhaps. But with him out of the way…"
"We'll still have to go through Trigger."
"And his hunter friend?"
"A self-confident teen who doesn't know how to fight solo. He'll be easy enough to finish off."
"How much longer is it going to be? I'm going crazy here!"
"Not much longer, my friend. You'll get your chance soon enough."
And thus Axl returns! In the next chapter, another 'old friend' returns for his third and final attempt to crush the hunter trio and bits of Zeros' condition are learned. Read and Review and I'll continue… Why am I still typing this? I mean, I get a review for just about every new chapter I post! There's no reason for me to put that anymore. But… Ah, heck! I'll put it nonetheless!