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 hunter duo is faked out and an unknown submarine appears outside of the Primiki Harbor on Ryship Island. The reason that I chose this Maverick as number three on my list is because, well, he can kick the crap out of you! I had to look at his battle strategy to remember his attacks because the only one I do remember is where he grabs you and began taking your health down a bar at a time by rapidly smashing his claw's sides together. So, that's why I chose him. Also, in the title of the chapter, that is this Maverick's Japanese name. Anyways, here's chapter thirty-six!
Chapter XXXVI
Stage Select/
World's Third Strongest Maverick
Rock, Paper, Scissors Shrimper
"Where are they? Those backstabbers. They ditched us!" Bola and Klaymore were currently on Ryship Island, waiting for the group to arrive. "Um, Klaymore. We weren't supposed to meet them. We're just keeping an eye on that thing until the little guy figures out it's here." Klaymore began mumbling insults. "They're still backstabbers." Bola sighed. "Man, you're getting old Klaymore. I mean, you know you're well over that hill when you get Alzheimer's disease." Klaymore threw a nasty look at his partner. "What did you say?" Bola shrugged. "Nothing. Hey! It's moving." Klaymore turned and watched as what looked like a submarine in the far distance began moving towards the island. Meanwhile, Megaman and the others were reviewing the map of the islands.
(Stage Select Screen)
(Megaman X2 (SNES) - Stage Select begins playing)
(The square on Kattelox now features the shaded head of Snipe Anteator. The cursor moves to another square on Nino Island.)
"Crush Crawfish is next. An expert at naval travel and marine warfare."
"So, why is he at Nino Island?"
"Good question, Teasel. I'm not all that sure to be honest."
"I know why. He's not at Nino Island! His signal's getting closer to Ryship Island off the coast of Calbania!"
"He's faking us out! Let's move now!"
(The square moving towards Ryship Island is selected and the map is closed.)
(Megaman X2 (SNES) - Stage Select fades out)
(Normal Screen)
There was one problem with this. The group were already moving towards Nino Island. So, they had to make a sharp U-turn before moving towards Ryship Island. They arrived with minutes and they saw Bola and Klaymore on the harbor. "Them again! So that's were they ran off to!" Tron sweatdropped. "Calm down, Teasel. Let's just prepare the Gustaff, just in case." Teasel nodded. "Right." Upon landing, Klaymore marched up to Zero and Megaman, who now wore the Falcon Armor. "All right! Took you long enough! Now, about that sub…" Zero cut in. "We'll take care of it. Let's go, Trigger!" Megaman nodded and the two beamed off. "I still don't get those two." Teasel smiled wearily. "We don't at times either."
Level Style - Solely 2-D
Active Member - Zero
(Megaman X2 (SNES) - Maverick Intro plays)
Crush Crawfish!
(Megaman X3 (SNES) - Crush Crawfish Stage begins playing)
(A.N. Once more, go to Maq's Hunter Hideout for actual music clips and Video Game Music Archive for remixes.)
Ready
Zero beamed down inside of the submarine and he drew Z Saber. He dashed forward as several Deerballs appeared. After dispatching them, Zero proceeded to descend down a small flight of stairs. Afterwards, more Mettaurs appeared and Zero easily dispatched them with Sigma Blade. Again, Zero came to another staircase and he descended down that one as well.
(A.N. I couldn't find a level walkthrough, but I found the map outline for it. This is what I'm going by just for your information.)
On the outside, the submarine continued to get closer to Primiki Harbor. Suddenly, a metallic grinding noise was heard and one of the cranes came to life, proceeding to move boxes from Point A to Point B. "Who's operating that thing?" A quick glance made Teasel uneasy. "No one. It's working by itself." As the group pondered this, Zero dispatched another samurai that apparently was a stowaway seeing as it didn't belong there. Zero proceeded down one more staircase before thrusting the broadsword forward, dispatching several Deerballs. Then, Zero entered a room and stepped into the center of it. Suddenly, it sprung to life and began rising. Zero swapped places with Megaman and two Bat Bones fluttered down.
Active Member - Megaman Trigger
Megaman fired a rapid barrage of buster shots as two were destroyed and two more appeared. This continued for some time until the elevator reached the top floor of the sub's interior and the final two Bat Bones were dispatched. Megaman had only been hit twice, so he stayed active. Then, he entered a large room where a computer sat in the middle of the room. With a few fully charged shots and saber slashes, the computer was destroyed and the sub's fate was set. So, Megaman beamed out and returned to the harbor.
(Megaman X3 (SNES) - Crush Crawfish Stage fades out)
Megaman and Zero beamed onto the edge of the harbor as the group turned and watched the submarine sink and then exploded, releasing a torrent of water. "So much Crawfish. Captain goes down with ship I guess."
Then, Megaman noticed the crane. "When did that start up?" Zero turned and eyed the machine suspiciously. "What kinds of crates has it been moving?" The group eyed Zero curiously, but Roll answered anyways. "I think it started about five minutes ago. As for what kinds of crates, I think the green and pink ones." Zero raised his finger and pointed at a metallic crate sitting close to the group. "What about that one?" Everyone turned to it. "That's been there." Zero frowned, and, with his hawk-like vision, he noticed a slight movement from inside it. Reaching back he threw the broadsword at it, embedding it in the crate. Whatever was inside the crate hit it and tossed it back to Zero.
Warning! Warning!
Then, two diagonal slashes were made, followed by a vertical one. Then, the crate broke open. Where the crate was, a pinkish orange crawfish-like creature stood there. The first thing everyone noticed was the large scissors-like claws that had a single hinge connected to his arms, the left being bigger than the right. Two thin tubes emerged from where his mouth would've been and went somewhere onto his back. "You have a keen eye, hunter. But you also have a dull mind. Have you not understood our purpose yet?" Zero sneered as Teasel stepped back. The claws were so big that they could cut Teasel down the long way. "Your purpose? Doesn't that involve causing chaos and whatnot?" Crawfish scoffed. "You hardly grasp the truth, Zero. And as for you, Trigger, I thought that you, of all people, would've believed us by now." Zero stepped forward before Megaman could respond. "Why? 'Cause he had some ideals way back when?" Crawfish snickered. "Precisely. But no matter."
Battle Style - Solely 2-D
Active Member - Zero
(Snake's Revenge (NES) - Boss Intro begins playing)
Crawfish quickly snapped his right claw, then his left, then finally his right one twice more while swinging his feet in midair. "I am, after all, the world's third strongest Maverick. Thus, I shall dispose of you two once and for all!"
(Snake's Revenge (NES) - Boss Theme begins playing)
(Crush Crawfish's Health)
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Almost immediately after Megaman beamed off, Crawfish shot his large claw forward, grabbing Zero. When it was reattached to its hinge, Crawfish raised the claw and managed to snap the tow sides as close together as possible, causing major damage to Zero. This happened four times before Megaman managed to beam back down and shoot Zero loose. Crawfish stumbled backwards as Zero beamed off. Crawfish then dashed forward, claw extended, and whipped it around as he halted, knocking Megaman to the ground. Then, Crawfish jumped in the air and fired his claws into the harbor itself. Before Megaman could react, Crawfish dove to the ground, slid across the harbor, quickly reattached the claws, and smashed the two together into his sides. As Megaman grabbed them in pain, managed to reach his arms backwards, activating the Giga Attack.
Giga Attack
Falcon Strike
Crawfish was thrown backwards as he jumped into the air again. This time, he shot his claws downwards, right through the harbor. As Crawfish landed, he curved his back and the claws reemerged, spinning around him rapidly. They were moving so fast that the group ducked in fear that they might be decapitated. Then, the claws reattached themselves and Crawfish thrust forward. Megaman shot a fully charged blast that knocked him backwards before quickly getting another fully charged shot which he converted into a powerful saber slash. Because of the power of the saber, this did massive damage.
(Crush Crawfish's Health)
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Then, Megaman swapped places with a now ready and ticked-off Zero.
Active Member - Zero
Zero summoned Sigma Blade before he thrust the broadsword down again like he did to Anteator. "Gokumonken!" This blast of energy caused Crawfish to stumble backwards again. This time, Zero dashed forward and spun into the air in mid-dash. "Raijinshou!" A large electrical tornado was created and this caused Crawfish's body to course with electricity. Thunder-element attacks were Crawfish's weakness so this was painful. But not as painful as what followed. "Raijingeki!" Zero thrust the broadsword forward, the entire length of it becoming thunder itself. In other words, Zero took Sigma Blade, turned it into lightning, then practically stabbed Crawfish with it.
Crawfish stumbled backwards almost to the group before his body stopped coursing with electricity. "Fools… Can you not see the truth?" Zero scoffed. "Which one? The actual truth or the fake truth you Mavericks made?" Crawfish had had enough. In a blind rage, he screamed and thrust his larger claw forward. In an instant, the claw's sides smashed together only to have Zero land on top of them and balance. The group was impressed with this, especially Teasel. Nice. Zero smirked as Crawfish's eyes revealed an astonished look. "They don't call me an S-class hunter for nothing." Crawfish then realized what was about to happen. "Oh shit." Zero smirked broadened. "Raijingeki!" And yes, the attack hurt him very much so, especially seeing as it was delivered directly to his face.
(Crush Crawfish's Health)
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(Near Death Attack - Rock, Paper, Scissors)
(Megaman X8 (PS2) - Near Death Boss Battle begins playing)
(A.N. I'm not positive on this tune, but I'm pretty certain that Maq's Hunter Hideout has this actual music clip. You're on your own for remixes. And, in case you're wondering what this is, in Megaman X8, when a boss activates his/ her Near Death Attack, this music starts.)
Crawfish regained his composure and reached his large claw backwards. "Rock…" He clamped it together and smashed Zero so hard across the left side of his face, the blood-like substance spurted out from his mouth. "Paper…" Using his other claw, Crawfish sliced Zero's armor, leaving a nice gash in it. Then, Zero noticed Crawfish reaching back with his large claw. "Scissors!" Zero managed to jump away just as Crawfish thrust the claw forward and clamped it shut. Had it made contacted, Zero would probably have two halves now: his upper and lower half. Luckily, it didn't and Zero activated Giga Attack.
Giga Attack
Command Arts
Zero used Skull Crush again and reduced Crawfish to one health. However, unexpectedly, he activated his Near Death Attack a second time. This time, though, Zero managed to avoid the three attacks and thrust his broadsword forward to finish the job.
(Crush Crawfish's Health)
None
(Megaman X8 (PS2) - Near Death Boss Battle fades out)
"You fools… You blind fools…" As Crawfish fell to the ground, Megaman beamed down and made sure Zero was okay after the beating he'd received. Crawfish began exploded and, ironically enough, the crane that had been activated by Crawfish turned and dropped a large metallic crate on top of him. It was a second later that Crawfish became no more and the crate was demolished.
(Megaman X2 (SNES) - Boss Beaten plays)
Megaman made his hand motion then beamed off as Zero turned his back to the camera, placed his saber in his holder, and, before beaming off, said, "Hardly a fight."
(Get Weapon Screen)
Megaman unlocked Spinning Blade!
(Megaman beams down and fires a horizontal saw blade that slows down as it gets to be about three feet in front of him. Then, it splits and zooms behind Megaman, one three feet above him, one three feet below.)
(Normal Screen)
Back on the Flutter, Zero declined any medical aid to his bleeding mouth and said he was fine. Then, he went outside as Megaman began looking around for Roll. He found her in her black bodysuit in the dropship's storage closet. "Hey." Roll started, then spun to him. "Oh, hey." A slight blush crossed her face. She was working on some kind of machine and, oddly enough, the one character who's disappeared for a while, Data, was with her.
"Listen, about our next Maverick…" Roll smiled. "Ah yes. I think you should let Teasel know who he is. It's driving him crazy trying to figure it out." She giggled and Megaman smirked at the thought. "Yeah, but seriously. I want you and the others to be extremely careful. He's a fire-type and he's got an anger to match his attacks." Roll frowned upon hearing this. "We'll be fine, but who is he anyways." Megaman was about to tell her that she'd find out soon enough when Data butted in. He jumped onto Megaman's shoulder and made that odd noise he makes. 'The Maverick is Mattrex!"
(A.N. MY GOD! What's this? I've revealed the next Maverick early? That must mean I'm not going to be so benevolent anymore, right? Ha! Think again! I'm just being nice, but don't think that this'll last long.)
Roll paused and looked at Megaman curiously. "Mattrex?" Megaman sighed and threw a glare at Data. "A dinosaur-based fire-type Maverick with a really nasty temper. He has the ability to incinerate just about anything he pleases. He was also a former member of the disaster countermeasure team." Roll pondered this. "I see why you want us to be careful now." Megaman nodded. "Okay, I'll tell the others. I'm sure Teasel will be happy to hear about this." Megaman smirked as Data hopped off after being ignored. "Yeah, if he doesn't kill himself worrying about it in the process." The two shared a brief moment of laughter before Megaman got up. "I'm going to go check on Zero." Roll smirked at him before returning to her project. "'Kay. I'll be here." Megaman left the Flutter and then pounded his fist into the wall. Coward! I can't believe myself! Look at me! I'm too scared to tell the girl I practically grew up with that I like her!
As Megaman beat himself up about that, a familiar figure watched him. "Ah, the common everyday problems of life. Love is merely one of them, but one of the toughest to reveal." He chuckled as he began massaging the hanging rose petal on his head once more. "Look at me, for instance. I've never been in love, nor would I like to be. Although it would be ironic seeing as I'm basically a living symbol of love. Yes. A rose is a terrible thing to waste. But love is even worse." He turned and look at a familiar cloaked figure as he watched not only him, but Zero too. "But even worse than that is a mind. Come now, hunters. Surely you've realized it by now! And if you haven't, well… It appears my end is coming a lot faster than I'd hoped." He stood erect and summoned a breeze of rose petals. "No matter." The cloaked figure watched as the figure left, then turned back to the hunters and smirked evilly. "Soon… My Maverick Hunters… Very soon…"
How soon you ask? Well, how's three chapters? Yes sir, in three chapters, both the rose petal figure and the infamous cloaked figure will be revealed! Anyways, in the next chapter, the hunter duo squares of with Mattrex, a fiery Maverick with one hell of a temper. Literally. Also, just so you know, Crawfish's claw sliding maneuver, spinning claw attack, and Near Death Attack all belong to yours truly. So don't take. If you do, I will hunt you down, force you to watch Barney, and force the Burger King king to adopt you! Oh yeah! That'll happen if you don't Read and Review, too!