Megaman Excel
By: Metal Sonic EX
Disclaimer: I own the storyline. I own some attacks. Aside from that, I don't own squat.
In this chapter, the duo squares of with the sixth strongest Maverick and Zero's situation worsens. It should be made clear that I don't remember this Maverick's stage very well. Also, a few attacks are going to come from a manga of Megaman X1 I read online. So, let's get started! Here's chapter thirty-three!
Chapter XXXIII
Stage Select/
World's Sixth Strongest Maverick
Now You See Me, Now You Don't!
When Zero came to, night had fallen. Oh, my head… He reached up and placed a hand to his throbbing head. He sat up and saw a fire coming from the village. He also noticed that he was on top of the Flutter. Then, he heard some muttering from behind him and he turned to see Teasel. "Honestly, they made me come here just because I'm terrified of him. Stupid short straw…" Zero stood up slowly and stretched out. "You shouldn't be afraid of me. I'm actually quite likeable." This caused Teasel to jump and lose his balance. He'd been sitting with his legs over the side of the Flutter facing away from him. In one swift motion, Zero grabbed his arm and, due to the force of him falling, spun him onto the middle of the Flutter's roof. "Could you be anymore quiet? You nearly gave me a heart attack!" Zero smirked as he rotated his right arm. "Sorry. But I did save you."
Teasel mumbled a 'thank you' and Zero turned to the village. "I take it that I've been out since noon?" Teasel stood up and brushed himself off. "You got that right. But what was that? Ya know, about the voices." Zero frowned and Teasel slowly inched away. "I was just thinking about what Metal Shark Player and the other Mavericks said. I guess it got a bit out of control." Teasel rubbed his chin. "I'd say. You took down a three-foot thick wall of concrete down in a single punch. To make matters worse, Megaman says that you looked like a Maverick when you did it." Unintentionally, Teasel hit one of Zero's most sensitive spots and he quickly turned his head to him. "I know it's my duty to protect you carbons and I'll continue to do so. But let's get one thing clear: I'm no Maverick. I'm a hunter and that's the way I'll stay. Period." Zero then jumped down from the Flutter and began walking to the village. Teasel, who'd backed up during this, just watched as he left. "Correction. I'm petrified of him."
As Zero entered, he saw the group nestled around a campfire. Shu, Appo and Dah were absent, so Zero assumed that they were sleeping. Megaman noticed Zero's entrance and made it known to all. "Hey, welcome back. Feeling better?" Everyone turned to him and he nodded. "I'm feeling fine." Zero walked over and sat down in front of the fire. He folded his legs Indian-style and looked at Megaman. "Let's see, if memory serves me correctly, Sting Chameleon should be next on our list." Roll perked up when she heard this. "Chameleon? That means…" Zero turned to her and nodded. "He's got a stealth module built into his mainframe. Aside from that, he's a pretty powerful attacker and he uses his stealth for evasive purposes." At this time, Glyde and Tron entered, followed shortly thereafter by a cowering Teasel. "We're ready to head off."
Zero looked at them and shook his head. "Not tonight. We'll head to Manda Island in the morning. It's too late to leave now. Besides, Chameleon was an ex-A Class Maverick Hunter. That is, until he joined Sigma's army. He probably won't move until he knows where we are." As the three pirates sat down, Glyde put forth a question. "This Sigma character seems to be the source for a lot of problems. What was he like?" Zero frowned as he began remembering the past. "Ugly. That's the only word that could describe his face. I mean, the guy's got an ass chin the size of a small planet. As far as his personality goes, he was crazy, just like ever other Maverick if not worse. He'd try to find your weakness, then use it to his fullest advantage. Anything else?" Teasel thought for a second. "You said in the Manda ruins about four days ago that this Sigma guy swore he'd return. Right?" Zero looked at him. "Yes." Teasel scratched his head as he continued. "So, what if this Maverick that Meal Shark Player says he regretted reviving was…"
Zero frowned and turned to look at the fire. "What if it was Sigma?" Teasel hesitantly nodded. "He's not. But rhetorically speaking, if he was back, he'd of made sure everyone knew it by now." This time, Megaman put forth his two cents. "But we know Sigma better than anyone. What if he wants us to think that way?" Zero thought about this for a second. "In that case, he's probably watching us now." A shiver went down Teasel's spine and he began looking around. Zero closed his eyes, smirked, and let forth a low chuckle. "You're so fun to scare, Teasel. Honestly, Sigma's not alive and that's that. Sigma waited too long to come back, thus making him want to strike fear into everyone's heart immediately."
Teasel grumbled about being teased and Zero continued. "Anyways, with the way he looks, he'd stick out like a sore thumb. Anyone would've noticed him by now." Megaman still seemed uneasy. He remained that way for the rest of the night. Zero was eventually the only still up when midnight came around. The fire had burnt out, so Zero went to the shoreline to soothe his nerves. However, in a split-second, a buzzing came and went from Zero's head. This caused his to grasp his head in pain and nearly fall to his knees. What the hell… That signal… I've sensed it before…
The signal returned, but this time, it lasted much longer. He had sudden flashes of carnage, dead reploids, bloody hands, the works. He didn't want to wake anyone, but he didn't want to snap either. So, he dove headfirst into the water and, once underwater, he let forth a silent scream of pain. The signal ended, but Zero was so weakened by it that he could barely move his limbs. Suddenly, something dove into the water, grabbed his arm, and began swimming to the surface. The two broke the surface and Zero began coughing and sputtering.
The figure carried Zero ashore and laid him on his back. Once Zero caught his breath, he smirked softly, his head still swimming and his vision blurred. "Thanks, Trigger. You're a lifesaver." He looked up and the outline of the figure's head was definitely not Megaman's. "What the…" The figure noticed Zero looking at him and he took off running. Zero was too weak to chase him, so he just lay there. "Axle?" After this statement, he blacked out once more. His dreams were of what the Zero Nightmare had said.
-Flash-
Look at them, Zero. Such pathetic creatures. And yet, they managed to create such magnificent beings like us. But, when we served our usefulness, they forgot about us. We were thrown aside like last night's garbage. And yet, some of us continue to be loyal. Why? Why should we protect them when they discarded us? The answer is simple. We shouldn't! There isn't a reason in hell that we should treat them any better than they've treated us! Why do you and Trigger continue to protect them when it's inevitable that they discard us over again? Why, Zero! Answer me! -- I know what a Maverick is! It's someone who talks like you, for one thing!" The figure smirked. "Really now? Blast Hornet… Squid Adler… Duff McWhalen… Dark Dizzy… Where they all truly Mavericks? Or where they appointed Mavericks by what you thought? You see, Zero. You've been slaughtering innocent Reploids. Sure they were a bit hyper, but did that make them Mavericks? They were sentenced to death because of your…
-End Flash-
Zero woke with a start and immediately raised his hand as the sun got into his eyes. "What the…" Zero looked around and noticed that no one was awake yet. "If that wasn't Megaman, who was it?" He tried to remember, but he began getting a headache, so he stopped. He let forth a yawn as Megaman climbed out of the Flutter. "Welcome back to the world of the conscious." Megaman sleepily looked over to his friend. "Hey, you beat me in getting up for once. Kudos." Zero stood up and smirked. "Yeah, but not by much." Zero let forth another yawn and he stretched out his limbs. "Get your friends up. We can get an early start." About an hour later, after saying their good-byes, the Flutter and Gesselchaft were flying towards Manda Island. This time, they were joined by Glyde. Zero was inside the Flutter's dropship storage room when Megaman walked in. "Hey." Zero looked at him. "Hey yourself." Megaman raised his arm and Zero nodded.
(Stage Select Screen)
(Megaman X2 (SNES) - Stage Select 1 begins playing)
Sources For Music:
Actual that I know of…
(The square on Calbania Island now features the shaded head of Bamboo Pandamonium. The cursor moves to the Manda Island square.)
"Are you sure that Chameleon will be here?"
"Positive. He hid in a forest before, so he'll want to be in one now."
"Right."
(The cursor selects the square and the map is closed out.)
(Megaman X2 (SNES) - Stage Select 1 fades out)
Moments afterwards, the group arrived at Manda Island. Immediately, they were greeted by the mayor. "Ah, I see Von Bleucher got a hold of you." Zero and Megaman exchanged glances. "We didn't know Von Bleucher was looking for us." The mayor seemed puzzled, but soon disposed of the expression. "No matter. Lately, the citizens of Pokte Village have been having problems with something…" Zero finished the sentence for her. "Invisible?" The mayor hesitantly nodded. "Yes. How'd you…" She didn't finish for Zero and Megaman already took off. "Sting Chameleon! He's gotten bored!" The group caught up with the two at the entrance to the Manda ruins. "Come on if you're coming. If not, then wait here." After the short statement, Zero entered the ruins, followed by Megaman.
(Megaman X2 (SNES) - Maverick Intro plays)
Sting Chameleon!
Level Style - Solely 3-D
Active Member - Zero
(Megaman X (SNES) - Sting Chameleon Stage begins playing)
(A.N. Go to Maq's Hunter Hideout Online (Google search it; I think that's the site) for actual music clips. I'm going to have to start doing it like this because loading it upany other way is a b--ch.)
Megaman beamed out as Zero drew his saber and entered a door with a green symbol on it. Inside, four odd Reaverbots activated. "Primitive. This is nothing." He summoned Sigma Blade and sliced three of them in half. The last one panicked and began running away. So, Zero took the broadsword and threw it at it. This nailed the Reaverbot in the back of the head and nailed it to the wall.
(A.N. Recently, I've played Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks with a friend and this is ripped from one of the fatalities that you can perform.)
Zero ran over and removed the sword from the wall as the group stepped into the room. "Come on! Pick up the pace!" As Zero was about to take off again, something hit him and Zero was thrown into the wall on the opposite side of the room. However, the thing was invisible. "Ah, geez. Looks like Chameleon knows we're here." Zero picked himself out of the wall and proceeded anyways. "Keep an eye out." Once in the next room, which had a wire-frame floor, Megaman beamed down as an odd figure was seen.
(Megaman X (SNES) - Sting Chameleon Stage pauses)
"Ah, crap. I'm lost again. And Bola's nowhere to be found." The character, who wore grayish armor, bent over and sighed. "Honestly, just when I need him the most." Suddenly, a cloud of smoke appeared and a figure, who was in a brownish armor and had a sword for his right hand, appeared. "You summoned, oh mighty master of mine." The broader character stood erect and looked at him. "It's about time! And cut the sarcasm." The floating figure, named Bola, shrugged. "Whatever." Then, he noticed the group watching them. "Looks like we got ourselves a crowd." The other character turned around and then stumbled backwards. "You! You're that digger!" Megaman smirked, although, due to the fact that he was wearing the Shadow Armor, no one saw it. "That's me." Bola also smirked, and again, no one saw it due to his mask covering the lower half of his face. "Nice. I like the new look."
Megaman gladly accepted the comment, but Zero cut in. "Move it! Now!" The gray-armored fellow, named Klaymore, seemed ticked. "Look, I don't take orders from…" Zero ran in and shoved him aside. "I said move it!" Just as Klaymore was out of the way, something knocked Zero backwards. "Woah! What the…" Zero clenched his side and summoned K knuckle. "It's Chameleon! Let's do this!" Megaman nodded and beamed out.
(Megaman X3 (PS2) - Mid-Boss Theme begins playing)
Chameleon, who no one could see, latched onto the ceiling and swung his tail around. Zero was hit a couple times before grabbing his tail. Uh oh… Zero smirked triumphantly. "Got 'em!" Zero pulled Chameleon off of the ceiling, tearing the ivy down with him. The ivy covered Chameleon's body, reveling him to all. "What in the name of crap is that?" Klaymore grabbed his own buster when Bola let loose an insult. "Weren't you listening? It's called Chameleon something. Honestly, you're getting too old for this." Zero, by now, had already taken advantage for this. "Take this!" In a second's instant, he'd summoned T Breaker and began to bring it speeding into the ground in front of Chameleon. A low, raspy voice was heard. "OH SHIT!" The force of impact threw the invisible being into the wall so hard, it let an indent. Then, he fell to the ground only to quickly recover. "Rest assured, hunters! This isn't over!"
In one swift motion, Chameleon made an exit, stage left. Zero immediately summoned V Hanger, the lightest weapon that came to mind, and ran after him. "After him! Let's move it!" The group moved at once, but the two partners remained. Teasel paused and motioned for them to follow. "We will. In our own way." In a cloud of smoke, the two disappeared, leaving Teasel to shrug and follow the group.
(Megaman X8 (PS2) - Mid-Boss Theme fades out)
(Megaman X (SNES) - Sting Chameleon Stage restarts)
Zero immediately took off as Megaman beamed off again. He began running full-throttle as Chameleon attempted an escape. Zero soon encountered more Reaverbots, which he easily dispatched with Wind Cutter. He ran into the next room where a gaping hole stood in the wall. "Looks like we're taking our own route." Zero took off again, this time through a nearby door. The group ran in, then took pursuit. Zero summoned Sigma Blade and continued running. In the next room, the one before the bridge-like balcony, a large Reaverbot stood in front of the door. It stood up and began marching towards Zero. He sneered and tore right through the Reaverbot's body with Youdantotsu. The Reaverbot fell to the ground and exploded when the group came in. Megaman beamed down and, in another cloud of smoke, Bola and Klaymore appeared. "This is it. Let's move."
(Megaman X (SNES) - Sting Chameleon Stage fades out)
Warning! Warning!
Zero walked to the middle of the bridge before Chameleon, who was still invisible, tried knocking Zero off of the bridge. It wouldn't have been fatal, but Zero quickly pulled himself back up after grabbing the edge. The sound of movement was heard, then leaves began to fall off of the wall. In a quick shimmer of light, Chameleon became visible once more, turned his head, and quickly shot his long tongue out. He was green and had the Maverick insignia on his head. His tail was long and had a crystal surrounded by three small prongs. His arms were short, but their grip was firm. His feet were the size of Teasel's head and his legs were long and skinny. His body lightly coursed with electricity. "Well, looks like we've come to the end of our game." Zero frowned. "What? You're not going to convince us that you're not Maverick?" Chameleon scoffed. "Most of the Mavericks who have preceded me have tried to do just that and look where they are now! I'd much rather just get to the fight and your execution." Zero smirked. "Sounds like plan."
(Snake's Revenge (NES) - Boss Intro begins playing)
Chameleon shot out his tongue once more and smirked. "You asked for it, hunters! Let the games begin!"
Battle Style - 2-D/ 3-D
Current Style - 2-D
Active Member - Zero
(Snake's Revenge (NES) - Boss Theme begins playing)
(A.N. This time, go to Videogame Music Archive (Google again) for a few remixes of this tune.)
(Sting Chameleon's Health)
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Chameleon started things off by becoming invisible once more and scaling the side of the wall. Then, as he leapt off of the wall, he became visible once more.
(A.N. The following was inspired by that manga I mentioned earlier.)
Chameleon then shot out his tongue and grabbed the ivy on the ceiling with it. He swung himself forward and grabbed the ivy again. He did this once more before stopping. Then, he raised his tail and the prongs glowed green. "Chameleon Sting!" He swung his tail and three large, green blades were thrown out of it. This attack merely disintegrated when it hit the ground and Chameleon fired another round twice more. Then, he let go of the ceiling and jumped to the ground below, becoming invisible once more. This time, Zero countered by catching Chameleon between the legs with Sigma Blade. He then swiftly spun around and smashed him onto the bridge itself. Zero followed-up this attack by thrusting the broadsword forward. "Youdantotsu!" This caused Chameleon to lift off of the ground slightly while keeling over in midair.
Chameleon quickly regained his composure and leapt onto the wall once more. Zero countered this by swapping out with Megaman.
Active Member - Megaman Trigger
Megaman, who, if you remember correctly, was wearing the Shadow Armor, got a fully charged shot and, when Chameleon tried leaping from one end of the room to the other, slashed Chameleon down the center. This sent him sailing into the ground, just about doubling the damage from the last attack.
(Sting Chameleon's Health)
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Chameleon became peeved as he jumped back onto the wall and climbed it up to Megaman's level. In one swift motion, he jumped onto the bridge and shot his tongue at Megaman. "Iron Tongue!" This attack hit Megaman, causing him to fall backwards. But, he picked his lower half up and easily kicked himself back onto his feet. By then, Chameleon had become invisible once more and his tongue wrapped around Megaman's body. Then, he picked him up and began smashing him on either side of him thrice before throwing back onto the bridge. "Get… Out of… My… Sight!"
(A.N. For those of you who don't know, thrice is a fancy term meaning 'three times'.)
Chameleon leapt back onto the wall as Megaman's armor became a grayish-green. "Strike Chain!" Megaman used the long chain to grab Chameleon and throw him into the opposite wall. This caused Chameleon to fall to the ground again, ticking him off.
(Sting Chameleon's Health)
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Chameleon quickly scaled the wall to the ceiling. There, he used his tongue to get right above the center of the bridge. Here, his tail crystal began glowing red. "Dodge this!" A barrage of lasers emerged and sliced through the bridge. The center of it began exploding, then the whole middle section of the bridge fell to the ground. "Megaman!" Roll quickly, but carefully, ran to the edge of the balcony as Megaman landed so hard, it knocked him backwards.
Battle Style - 3-D
Megaman picked himself up and used a Sub Tank.
Sub Tanks Remaining - 19
As Megaman's health was refilled, Zero swapped places.
Active Member - Zero
Zero had Sigma Blade out and it was a good thing too. Chameleon landed and fired his tongue at him. In one swift motion, Zero wrapped Chameleon's tongue around the broadsword. "Uh oh…" Zero swung the broadsword upwards as it burst into flame. "Ryuenjin!" This caused Chameleon to be set ablaze, causing massive damage. Zero then activated a Giga Attack with Chameleon's tongue still wrapped around the weapon.
Giga Attack
Command Arts
Zero selected Skull Crush and sent Chameleon on a full 360 spin that sent him into the ground. His tongue was knocked loose and it retreated back into his mouth.
(Sting Chameleon's Health)
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(Near Death Attack - Iron Whiplash)
Chameleon wrapped his now free tongue around Zero's feet and he proceeded to smash Zero into many sides of the ground that surrounded him. That's when the mayor entered and gasped at the wreckage and the Maverick which was currently kicking the crap out of Zero. "You insolent hunters! You'll pay for your blindness to the truth!" Chameleon released Zero only to have Megaman beamed down and activate his Giga Attack.
Active Member - Megaman Trigger
Giga Attack
Shadow Crescents
After the pair of crescents sawed three-fourths of Chameleon's health off, al it took was a quickly charged shot and a quick slash of the saber to end it.
(Sting Chameleon's Health)
None
(Snake's Revenge (NES) - Boss Theme fades out)
The crowd entered the room after quickly backtracking through the ruins. By the time they actually got there, Megaman struck the final blow, Chameleon fell onto his chest, and he began exploded. "This… Isn't… Fair!" As Chameleon exploded, a familiar cloaked figure who stood outside of the ruins smirked evilly before turning and leaving.
(Megaman X2 (SNES) - Boss Defeated plays)
Megaman turned and swung one arm in a 'YES!' sort of motion. "Time to go home."
(Get Weapon Screen)
(Megaman X2 (SNES) - Get Weapon Screen plays)
Megaman has already unlocked Chameleon Sting!
(Megaman beams down and fires three green blades that are fired simultaneously.)
(Normal Screen)
Zero beamed down both him and Megaman exchanged a high-five. "Alright! Three down! It's a start." Teasel smirked as he turned to Klaymore. "How 'bout that? You still young enough to get involved in this?" Klaymore scoffed. "I'm young enough to do anything I wish!" At that moment, Klaymore's back snapped and he slowly bent over. "Damn that irony!" Bola managed a chuckle. "Looks like you ARE getting to old for this, Klaymore." The pirate moved his head slightly. "Oh, stuff it, Bola!" Upon exiting the ruins, Zero asked Megaman something that no one else heard. "Hey, Trigger. Did you happen to rescue me last night?" Megaman seemed confused. "Rescue? From what?" Zero turned and shrugged. "Guess not. Never mind. It's nothing." Megaman shrugged and continued to follow the group to the Flutter. Zero paused however and looked into the distance. He let forth a gasp as he noticed the silhouette of the same person who rescued him. "It is! Axle!" The character disappeared in one swift jump and Zero smirked. "Soon, my friend."
Zero turned and began following the others as the character appeared elsewhere on Manda Island. "Yes, my friend. Soon, all will be clear. Very soon indeed." In another part of Manda Island, another figure stood watch. But this one wasn't worried about the outcome of the Maverick battles. He was more concern with Zero's health. "You shouldn't push yourself. I told you to take it easy and you continue to ignore me." The figure sighed and shrugged. "Oh well. Can't say I didn't warn you." The figure then beamed off as the third figure watched over Zero with an evil smirk upon his lips.
Well, this is the time where I'd like you to either review me or e-mail me anything that you'd like to understand about this fanfic. One of the final chapters is dedicated to solving and clearing up those barriers. Some of those things include the reason for Metal Shark Player's unexpected revival, a sinister plot three centuries in the making, and much more! Anyways, in the next chapter, Megaman and Zero take on yet another armada bent on conquering Nino Island. This one however is piloted by the world's fifth strongest Maverick. Read and Review and I'll continue!
P.S. I'm going to update Paradise Lost really quick before continuing with this fanfic.
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