Megaman Excel 2
By: Metal Sonic EX
Disclaimer: The eight stage select Mavericks, X's Genesis Armor, the Apollo Ride Armor, and the Blitzkrieg are all © to me. Everything else is © to Capcom.
In this chapter, the hunters take on a Maverick with elastic body parts and a cowardly personality. Then, events happen that force an immediate reaction to another Maverick's uprising. Well, not much aside from that happens, so let's get to the point. Onward with chapter two!
Chapter II
The Elastic Coward
(A.N. It has occurred to me that the characters in the last chapter did not exactly go with what I had in the intro movie. It should be noted that I just put in random people. They won't necessarily be doing those levels.)
(Stage Select Screen)
(Megaman X3 (SNES) - Stage Select begins playing)
(The first hexagon in the third row fades out and the cursor reappears back on 'Swift-Foot' Leo's stage.)
"Alright. This time, I'm thinking Axl and Dynamo should go. Get them into the action."
"I'm fine with that. Hand me a copy of Zero's special weapon and I'll be good to go."
"Will do."
(Dhalsim Lemark's stage is selected. The team members are Axl and Dynamo.)
(Megaman X3 (SNES) - Stage Select fades out)
(Megaman X7 (PS2) - Boss Intro plays)
Dhalsim Lemark!
Active Member - Axl
Level Style - 3-D
(A.N. Go back to Protoman Dot Com for an actual music clip.)
(Megaman X7 (PS2) - Soldier Stonekong Stage begins playing)
Ready
Axl beamed down and whipped out his gun. Tron's voice rang out over his helmet as he began running forward. "Oddly enough, this scrap yard is set in a spiral formation. You're on the outside of it right now, so you'll have to fight your way in." Axl smirked mischievously. "Bring it on!" He dashed forward as a line of three Preon Soldiers marched around the heap of scrap. Axl brought out Needle Cannon and began shooting a barrage of dart-like needles. "Take this!" Within seconds, the Preons were done and Axl continued running around the spiral. He was on the first of five rings in the spiral when another Preon Epsilon jumped down. Axl's bullets couldn't penetrate its' armor, so he swapped with Dynamo.
Active Member - Dynamo
"Gate, I think I found something that you can add to Zero's Command Arts." A brief pause followed. "Right, he's ready to swap briefly with you if you are." Dynamo smirked and swapped with Zero.
Active Member - Zero
Zero dashed over and easily stabbed the Preon in the head. Then, he shuffled through it to find an odd chip. "Got it! I'm heading back!" Just as he was about to beam out, he noticed something in the heap. He dug it out and beamed as he made out a trashed Weapons Tank. Beaming, he beamed out and Dynamo beamed back in.
Active Member - Dynamo
That's when Axl ran up. "Took you long enough! Come on! I've already cleared the area ahead." Dynamo scoffed. "Showoff."
(A.N. This is another new feature. When both members of a party are active simultaneously, it'll be called Hunter Blitz.)
Hunter Blitz!
Dynamo and Axl ran together up to the second ring of the spiral as a large machine appeared. "This is new. Well, here goes nothing!"
(Megaman X8 (PS2) - Mid-Boss Theme begins playing)
The machine moved to the middle of the path and began dispensing mass amounts of Mettaurs. Axl began firing the Needle Cannon and Dynamo waited until the chain gun stopped. "Crap! It burnt out! Dynamo, cover me!" Axl began fixing the problems as Dynamo activated Strike Raid.
Giga Attack
Strike Raid
Dynamo threw the double-saber at the machine and the rebound dispatched the Mettaurs. The machine began to smoke as time resumed. "Got it!" Axl snapped the barrels back into place and began firing the Needle Cannon at the machine as Dynamo began slashing through the Mettaurs. Within seconds, the machine stopped and began spitting out Mettaurs by the dozens. After about three dozen Mettaurs had been dispersed, the machine snapped and fell to the ground, right on top of the Mettaurs. Then, it exploded, causing two large heaps of scrap to cut off the hunters route. "Crap! Gate, we need transport over this heap." Seconds later, they beamed off.
(Megaman X8 (PS2) - Mid-Boss Theme fades out)
Dynamo and Axl rushing to Scrap Yard: Part Two!
Ready
(Megaman X7 (PS2) - Soldier Stonekong Stage restarts)
Dynamo was the only hunter to beam down and thus he was the active member.
Active Member - Dynamo
He drew his saber and began running forward. They were about halfway through the third ring when a series of large Mechaniloids appeared. "Cannon Drivers!" Suddenly, Gate's voice rang out over Dynamo's headset. "Dynamo, I need you to get data on this Mechaniloid. The last Preon Epsilon's data was incomplete and this is exactly the kind of data I need to finish it." Dynamo shrugged and hid behind a scrap heap as the three Cannon Drivers marched past him. "Powerdrive activate!" He easily slashed through the rear one before they turned around. The second perished before the first one fired, but it missed and also perished. Then, he grabbed a chip and beamed off, forcing Axl to beam down.
Active Member - Axl
He brought his normal gun back out and began running around the spiral to the fourth ring. He was attacked by a horde of Bat Bones, but he easily took them all out. Then, he ran forward until the two heaps on either side of him grew narrow and a greenish door appeared. Right before Axl reached it, Zero beamed down. "Sorry to disappoint you. Dynamo was called elsewhere, so you're stuck with me." Axl shrugged and the hunters entered the door. "Dhalsim Lemark's arms and legs are made of some unusually elastic metal. He can stretch them for any length of measure or time he desires. Be very careful with this guy and attack him whenever possible." After this, the hunters entered the second door.
(Megaman X7 (PS2) - Soldier Stonekong Stage fades out)
Warning! Warning!
The room was that of a compactor and metal fell to the ground when a lemur-like reploid jumped down from the top of the large machine. "What… What do you want with me?" Axl stepped forward. "Dhalsim Lemark, we order you to discontinue this uprising!" Lemark had a long muzzle that stretched out a little black beady eyes. His armor was a light gray while his arms were long and his hands constantly rubbing each other nervously. A long black and gray striped tail and his long ears constantly twitched as well. "Uprising? I don't know what you're talking about. I'm just trying to escape the Mavericks, but they keep following me. Why won't they leave me alone?" Zero sighed. "At least come with us back to HQ." Lemark laughed softly. "I'm not going anywhere with you. You… You could be Mavericks too. Yeah! That's it! I'll be known as a hero once I'm through with you!"
Active Member - Axl
Battle Style - 1st Person/ 3-D Views
Current Style - 1st Person View
(T2: The Arcade Game (Sega Genesis) - Sound Test 01 begins playing)
(Dhalsim Lemark's Health)
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Zero beamed off as Lemark leapt behind the scrap heap he was on. He must've changed his mind immediately afterwards because he jumped onto the exact same scrap heap, allowing Axl to shoot at him. The stream of bullets hit Lemark and he fell backwards, but his legs stayed on the ground. Then, he suddenly flipped forward and his arms stretched out to grip the other two heaps. He then took on leg and swung it at Axl, who was knocked back into one of the scrap heaps. Axl quickly recovered and began shooting at Lemark again as he let go of the far heap and his lower half flew to the heap in front of Axl. There Lemark hid behind the heap, allowing Axl to bring out Needle Cannon.
Lemark poked his head out just as Axl tried to pick away at the heap, so he got a couple spikes in his face, causing him to fall backwards. Then, Zero beamed down and became active as well.
Hunter Blitz!
Change To 3-D View
"Axl! Aim for the controls of that compressor! You'll know when to shoot." Axl nodded and got the perfect aim lined up. Then, as Lemark's hand came flying around, Zero got sucker-punched and he grabbed the hand. "Let go of me!" Zero yanked with all of his might and Lemark fell in between the compressors. "NOW!" Axl fired and the wall quickly smashed together, taking a massive amount of health.
(Dhalsim Lemark's Health)
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Lemark's lower half had been crushed, but Lemark continued his assault. "No! I can't lose! I haven't found the Reploid's Utopia yet!" Zero sighed. "This guy actually thinks that place exists. Wow. Alright, Axl, go on the sidelines. Wait for me there." Axl nodded and beamed off.
Active Member - Zero
He waited as Lemark leapt behind a scrap heap before emerging with the lower half of a Cannon Driver. "You've got to be kidding me." Lemark laughed softly as he leapt behind the heap behind Zero. "One man's trash is another man's treasure." Lemark peeked over the edge of the heap and swung at Zero. He sliced the hand as it came past him and it quickly retracted. "OW! Stop it, hunter! You're supposed to be non-violent!" Zero scoffed. "Yeah, unless we're attacked by violent Mavericks. You're not exactly a violent type, but it's dangerous to keep you here." Lemark jumped to the closest heap and ducked behind it. "Why? Because you are afraid of a Maverick Revival repeat?" Zero snarled. "Exactly! Now, are you willing to leave?" Lemark jumped out from behind the heap and land in front of Zero. "This is my home! I'll never leave it!" He lunged at Zero, who swiftly activated Giga Attack.
Giga Attack
Command Arts
Zero selected his latest attack and dashed at Lemark. Then, he swung his saber up, did an S-like spin in midair, and brought the saber back down to the ground where a green wave of energy was released. This attack was called Zero Drift.
(A.N. In case you haven't played the game, this is one of Kirby's moves from Super Smash Bros. For N64.)
(Dhalsim Lemark's Health)
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(Near Death Attack - Dhalsim Toss)
Lemark jumped backwards and began glowing a faint white. He threw his arms forward and grabbed Zero by the shoulders. "That hurt, hunter!" He flipped Zero over him and smashed him into the ground. Then, he smashed him back over him. He did this process once more before throwing Zero into the air and pounding him into the ground so hard, he died.
"Shit! I'm screwed."
"Let me help!"
Only Available Member - Axl
Zero's Second Chance activated and some health was restored. "I can still fight!" Lemark then dashed towards Axl and swung his arm at him. Axl dodged it and Zero beamed down for a Double Attack.
Execute Axl/ Zero Double Attack
Zero smirked and beamed back to Central Tower as Axl fired off one shot and finished Lemark off.
(Dhalsim Lemark's Health)
None
(T2: The Arcade Game (Sega Genesis) - Sound Test 01 begins playing)
Lemark fell to the ground and his upper half detached from the Cannon Driver's lower half. "How… Could you… After all… We've done for… This world…" Axl aimed his gun at him and frowned. "All you've ever done is spoiled this world with your presence. You are the Maverick and I'm the hunter. I'm just doing my job." He shot Lemark in the head and energy was charged in Lemark's stomach before he exploded. "AGH!"
(Megaman X7 (PS2) - Boss Beaten plays)
Axl did a backflip and pointed his gun skywards. "Oh yeah! That's what I'm talking about!" Then, he beamed off.
(Get Weapon Screen)
(Megaman X4 (Playstation) - Get Weapon Screen begins playing)
Back at Central Tower, Gate began going over the hunters' new weapons. "First off, X, you got Dhalsim Shot. This released a powerful blast similar to the fully-charged shot. However, it is a short range attack that, upon going so far, is retracted back into the buster. The charged version is the same way, but with a longer distance." He turned to Zero and Dynamo. "Seeing as you're in this now, this applies to you as well, Dynamo. You and Zero have gotten D-Grapple, a long-ranged grappling hook that is unsuitable for combat. However, hidden areas may be reached by using this." He turned to Axl. "I've recreating the Bound Blaster for this Axl." He tossed an odd gun to him. "This is Bound Blaster, a gun with a rapid-fire mode that shoots bounding shots that return to you after a limited amount of bounds."
Then, Gate turned to the main computer. "As for the Weapon Tank you found, Zero, I've rebuilt it and it is now fully-functional. That's about it." Suddenly, an alarm began blaring. The only time that happened was when a major incident was taking place. Gate typed a few things before cursing. "Shit! Pyroman Strider's on the move! He's heading for the room where Sigma's remains were disposed! X! Axl! I need you to respond to this immediately!" They nodded and made their quick preparations.
Elsewhere, the cloaked figure watched the replay of Lemark's demise. "Such useful techniques built into such a useless machine." He switched the console of and leaned back in his chair. "How goes Limited?" A brief pause followed on the other line of the walkie-talkie he held. "Nothing more had happened since you asked two minutes ago!" The cloaked figure sighed and switched the machine off. "Very well. I am going to personally observe this next fight. The Ulfat Factory is a well-known place now thanks to Sigma. Now it's time that X made it well-known for a different reason." He switched the walkie-talkie back on and quickly blurted, "I'm going to infect Strider with Limited's spawn! Maybe then this process will speed up." A brief pause followed. "Stay out of sight. If you screw this up, I won't rebuild you again!" The figure switched it off and began laughing as he left. "Oh, it won't be me who will need rebuilding. It will be X. I'll make certain of that."
In the next chapter, an infected Maverick with an unusual ability attacks X in the very room Sigma's remains were disposed. The only thing that prevents Sigma's return and X's death is the destruction of a Maverick named Strider. Until then, Read and Review! Also, enjoy the holidays!