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 group awakens to find an odd occurrence has taken place and the world's fourth strongest Maverick makes his appearance. The reason that I chose this Maverick as number four on my list is because he's a pain in the rectum. An even bigger one than Storm Owl. Basically, even so often, he'll gain another attack or two and it gets to the point were you're attacking him wildly as you're being bombarded by his laser attacks. Practically, it's a race to kill him before you're killed yourself. Also, there is an attack in that game that does more damage than his own weakness! I mean, his weakness does half the damage of a normal attack and all he does when you shoot him with it is go, 'Bre!' So, that's why I chose him. Anyways, here's chapter thirty-five!
Chapter XXXV
Stage Select/
World's Fourth Strongest Maverick
Cyber Fiend
Night brought nightmares once more. However, it was Megaman they affected this time. He couldn't get the way Zero had acted out of his head and because of it, he got very little sleep. When he woke in the morning, a bright light made him wince in pain. "Damn, why'd the ground have to be so bright?" Unaware of what he'd said, Megaman went to the shoreline where the light was dim. There, he brought up the map and groggily looked it over.
(Megaman X2 (SNES) - Stage Select begins playing)
(One of the squares on Nino Island now features the shaded head of Storm Owl. The cursor moves to Kattelox Island.)
"Kattelox, huh? We'll have to go there…" Megaman yawned, still half-asleep. "…When the others get up." He selected the space and closed the map.
(Megaman X2 (SNES) - Stage Select fades out)
Megaman walked back to the place where the group slept and he repeatedly blinked his eyes to fully wake up. What he saw made him somewhat regret getting up. "Zero! Zero, get up!" Megaman spoke so loudly that everyone nearby shuffled in their sleeping bags or whatever. "What's with the… Ah! Crap!" Zero shielded his eyes, as did many others, Teasel included. When they had adjusted, everyone looked around and their mouths dropped when they saw that all of Kattelox Island had been turned into a large cyber field. "What the hell?" Zero stood up and looked around. "Looks like our next Maverick got started and turned Kattelox into his own cyberspace haven." Teasel looked around, baffled. "Who is this Maverick anyways?" Zero smirked slightly. "Snipe Anteator, a pest in the face of cyberspace." Megaman looked around began saying, "Hey! I think I see some kind of light over there!" Zero looked and nodded. "Well then, let's get a move on!"
Level Style - Solely 3-D
Active Member - Zero
(Megaman X2 (SNES) - Maverick Intro plays)
Snipe Anteator!
(Megaman X7 (PS2) - Snipe Anteator Stage begins playing)
(A.N. Go back to Maq's Hunter Hideout (I've recently realized that there is no Online part) for actual music sources. My friend is making a remix of this tune, but until it's done, I don't know of any remixes. Too bad. It's a catchy tune.)
Ready
Zero didn't have to beam down, but Megaman beamed out. Zero drew his saber and began running along the ground that was now composed of hexagonal data. "Come on!" although just recently being woken up, the group took pursuit nonetheless. Suddenly, Megaman's voice rang out. "It's a transporter! It'll transport to the other side of the island!" Zero nodded as he destroyed a samurai with Sigma Blade. It carried a large energy sword before it was destroyed. Then, several Deerballs, some of which had lasers on their head, appeared by splicing into existence. "Deerballs. I hate 'em!" Zero swung Z Saber around and took most of them out before swinging it once more and finishing off the rest. Just as Zero was about to exit the city through the Apple Market, a horde of robotic bees appeared and Zero summoned B Fan.
He didn't move, but instead, stood on one leg, creating an electric shield around him. "Um… Zero?" Zero sweatdropped. "Just trust me." The bees bounced in air and dive-bombed him. However, upon contact with the shield, exploded. Then, Zero summoned Z Saber again. "I freaking hate that weapon. It's so freaking retarded." Teasel sweatdropped, as did many others. "I noticed…" Zero shook his head. "Come on! The transporter Trigger talked about should be beyond this door." No one understood this because they hadn't heard him, but they followed nonetheless. Upon exiting what was once the Apple Market, a large circular outline of line was seen. "So, we… Go in that thing?" Zero shrugged. "I guess so." Zero entered it and was soon joined by everyone else. In a beam of light, the group was teleported from one end of Kattelox to the other.
(Megaman X7 (PS2) - Snipe Anteator Stage stops)
Zero/ Megaman rushing to Kattelox Cyber Field: Part Two!
As the teleported faded, a shaded figure chuckled and began massaging the rose petal hanging from his head. "Getting lazy there. Eh, X? You'd better start pitching in because you'll have to sooner or later." The figure chuckled lightly before disappearing in a breeze of rose petals. Another cloaked figure chuckled as he watched Anteator wait for the hunters. "You fool. You're willing to sacrifice your life to show him something that he could learn from me. And seeing as he's going to… No… Not yet… But soon… Soon, he'll snap and the stone will be cast." He smirked evilly before turning and leaving.
(Megaman X7 (PS2) - Snipe Anteator Stage restarts)
Ready
The group reappeared at the huge trench that the Bonnes' had made on their first trip. Zero already had Z Saber drawn so he took off immediately. "All right, Zero! Anteator should be in Old City!" Again, Zero nodded and ran forward as two samurais blocked his path. He easily dispatched them with Sigma Blade and he entered the next piece of fields. Here, a large orange field was above him. He jumped into it and the next thing the group noticed was them standing upside-down. "Hey! What the…" Zero quickly explained. "That reversed the environment! Now, down is up and up is down! Be careful!"
More Deerballs appeared and were dispatched with a quick swing of the broadsword. Zero then ran undisturbed the rest of the way and entered Uptown. The mayor's office now looked like a huge, rectangular block of data. Zero quickly ran by that and jumped into another one of the orange things. The island was then flipped right side up and he entered Downtown. Remembering the door he went towards it only to have one final horde of bees appear. Zero easily destroyed them with a few quick swings of the broadsword. Megaman beamed down and together, they entered the door.
(Megaman X7 (PS2) - Snipe Anteator Stage fades out)
Warning! Warning!
As the group entered Old City, the entire section of the city was a rounded cylinder, save a small platform where the group came in. Anteator had a large tail attached to his rear end by many wires. He was facing away from the group, but they could make out three, flexible, purple fingers on each hand. "Hohaho! So, you have come!" His voice was high-pitched, but not to the annoying point. It was just to the point where it made him sound old. He turned around and thus revealing his full figure. A long, wired tongue emerged from the thin mouth he had on his face. A large purple crystal was embedded in his forehead, which was a grayish blue. His body was also grayish blue and his hands were large and could easily knock Teasel's head off. Zero stepped forward onto the cylinder, as did Megaman. "Yeah, and thanks for the wake-up call!" Anteator mock-laughed. "You still don't understand anything, do you, Omega?" Zero frowned. "Like what?" Instead of answering normally, Anteator (this is how you spell it in case you're wondering) began speaking cryptically.
"Red: The power that causes fear and suffering. Green: The color of a future threat and fear itself. Blue: The one who…" Zero snorted. "Save it. I know what you're doing and I only have one thing to say: I don't know about my past, nor do I want to." Anteator paused. "Very well, but it will be your demise that results from this." Zero sneered. "If you say so. Just get ready, we're on a tight schedule." Anteator sighed silently. "As you wish."
Battle Style - Solely 3-D
Active Member - Zero
(Snake's Revenge (NES) - Boss Intro begins playing)
Anteator didn't move, save swinging his fingers back and forth. "Give me all that you've got! I need to collect good data on you two!"
(Snake's Revenge (NES) - Boss Theme begins playing)
(A.N. I repeat, go to Video Game Music Archive for remixes of this.)
(Snipe Anteator's Health)
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Megaman beamed out as Anteator walked slowly forward. Then, he stopped and threw his arms back, creating a wave of wind that moved towards Zero. He quickly dodged it and dashed forward as Anteator turned around, repeating the process. Zero quickly swung the broadsword three times before Anteator turned 180 degrees. Knowing that his weakness (Moving Wheel) was worthless, instead he swung his sword in a swift, downward motion creating a vertical blast of orange energy. "Bre!" Anteator released an odd noise as he was hit, then he turned around, tripping Zero. He quickly jumped to his feet and activated Giga Attack.
Giga Attack
Command Arts
He selected Skull Crash and he spun the sword down Anteator's back. When time resumed, Anteator did something odd.
(Snipe Anteator's Health)
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His body was surrounded in a white light and he stood as high as he could. "Army! Ants!" The light dimmed and Anteator stood for a second before hunching over. "Go get 'em!" An ant-shaped bomb spun quickly around and stopped on the parallel side of the cylinder. The next stopped on the side. Reacting quickly, Zero created another wave of energy before backing off, and just in time too. The third bomb popped up right under Zero and it became white before exploding. Then, Megaman was switched in.
Active Member - Megaman Trigger
Megaman wore the Glide Armor and he almost immediately activated Giga Attack.
Giga Attack
Giga Crash
Time froze as Megaman reached his arms back. A barrage of lightning bolts struck down and did moderate damage to Anteator. As Anteator turned around to release more bombs, Megaman fired two rounds of the buster off, causing Anteator to become white again.
(Snipe Anteator's Health)
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"Opeak Cannon!" A large green cannon appeared on Anteator's back and once more, he stood still before hunching over. "Dodge this!" A large homing missile was fired, but due to the charged shot Megaman had gotten, Anteator took damage and the first missile was destroyed. However, a second and third missile were fired and Megaman only managed to destroy the first one, taking the second in the chest. Anteator then stood up for a second before hunching over again. "Go get 'em!" More ant bomb were released and the two hunters activated Double Attack upon Zero's arrival.
Execute Glide Armor Megaman/ Zero Double Attack
(Snipe Anteator's Health)
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(Near Death Attack - Inevitable Impact)
Once more, Anteator became white. "Lasers on!" Numerous floating robots appeared around him. "Dodge this!" Anteator crossed his arms and the machines began firing a barrage of laser pellets. Megaman beamed out instead of Zero, so Zero took over.
Active Member - Zero
He started by dashing forward, dodging the pellets. Then, with no concern of whether he was hit or not, he began to release wave upon wave of energy blasts. He would've been finished if Megaman hadn't beamed down and finished Anteator with a charged shot. Then, the two turned and began running away to escape the blast.
(Snipe Anteator's Health)
None
However, even though his body coursed with electricity, he hunched over and fired another missile before the cannon exploded. Megaman saw this and shot the missile in midair. Then, Anteator was throw to his full height by some unknown force. He became white once more as his body kept coursing with electricity. "I missed! Hyaw!" Anteator began to explode violently before exploding altogether. Then, the city around them began shimmering before losing its cyberspace look and returning to normal.
(Snake's Revenge (NES) - Boss Theme fades out)
(Megaman X2 (SNES) - Boss Defeated plays)
Zero turned around, returned his saber to its holder, and beamed off. Megaman made the 'Yes!' motion again. "Mission complete!" He too beamed off.
(Get Weapon Screen)
Megaman unlocked Sniper Missile!
(Megaman beams down and fires a missile that homes in on its target.)
(Normal Screen)
Zero let out a sigh of relief as cheering arose from Downtown. "Sounds like the others are up." Indeed they were. Upon leaving Old City, the entire island's population was cheering. Zero smirked and turned to Megaman. "Five down, three to go." He nodded and then the group moved forward and into the crowd. Closeby, a familiar cloaked figure watched. "Yes, three to go. But how many more can you take without cracking, Zero?"
In the next chapter, the hunter duo is faked out and an unknown submarine appears outside of the Primiki Harbor on Ryship Island. It's almost getting to the point were I reveal the identity of the figure with the rose petals and the one with the cloak. So, stay tuned and Read and Review!