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 begin quelling an uprising at an important construction site only to be joined by a missing hunter rookie, one which will soon convert to the Maverick side. This was actually an idea for a Maverick I'd been playing with since the premiere of the first Megaman Excel. It's only after the deal with Glitcher bit the dust that I made it official. Anyways, here's chapter four!
Chapter IV
This Chapter Is Under Construction
X and Zero stood in the main control center of Central Tower with Gate, the Caskets, Tron, and Servbots 1, 9, 27, and 40. Apparently, he was full of bad news. "Where to start?" He sighed and stood up. "I'll start with this: Axl's condition is pretty bad, worse than we thought. He'll be out of commission for some time, but he'll be fine. Next off, a Maverick Hunter rookie has gone missing. His name is Krillion and he was put to work on the construction site on Ryship Island." Zero stepped forward. "Wait. Krillion was put in a construction yard?" Gate turned to him and nodded. "He's recently created a specified armor from a worn-down bulldozer. It helps him move things around and just live life easier."
He turned back to the group. "Finally, I've been researching the sample of Virus OA and it's not pretty." He brought up the blueprints of it and pointed to a specific window. "Do you know what that is?" Everyone looked as the virus' energy signal crossed the screen. Suddenly, it blipped and, for about a second, an insignia was seen. "No way!" Gate frowned. "I'm afraid so. It appears the you didn't just miss the X-Hunters in your last major mission. We've sent out search teams for both him and Virus OA. So far, we've retrieved nothing." Suddenly, a console beeped and Gate momentarily placed on a headset.
He started, then quickly turned to the hunters. "It's Dynamo. He's spotted a large number of Preons and Mechaniloids exiting a large building at the Ryship construction yard. He thinks it could be Krillion!" X started and Zero stepped forward. "Right! Let's do this!"
(Stage Select Screen)
(Megaman X3 (SNES) - Stage Select 1 begins playing)
(The second hexagon of the first column fades and the hexagon beneath the vacant space is highlighted.)
"We'll need Dynamo to stand ready."
"Already on it!"
"You ready for this, X?"
"You bet!"
(The hexagon is selected and the hunters beam out.)
(Megaman X3 (SNES) - Stage Select fades out)
(Megaman X7 (PS2) - Maverick Intro plays)
(This is new so try to keep up. The 3-D rendering of Krillion moves like its' predecessors, but this time, when it flies to the left of the screen, he stands with his hands crossed. Behind him a large robotic armor with a bulldozer crane for an arm stands ready.)
Bulldoze Krillion!
(Normal Screen)
About fifteen minutes later, the Flutter soared towards the construction site on Ryship Island. The transporter had acted all wiggy-wonky and they'd ended up back art the Ulfat Factory. So, they'd taken the Flutter and the second recently-recovered Apollo Armor prototype. X stood with it on the roof with Roll as Banner drove. "Trust me. I do stuff like this for a living." Roll smiled. "I know. But sky-diving with a Ride Chaser? That's got to be a new one." X smirked and Banner spoke through his headset. "We're over the site's entrance now. Good luck, X!" X nodded and looked at Roll. "Wish me luck." With that, he brought up his leg and the Ride Chaser flew off of the roof and began falling to the ground.
Level Style - 2-D/ 3-D/ 1st Person Views
Current Style - 2-D
Active Member - X
(T2: The Arcade Game (Sega Genesis) - Sound Test 04 begins playing)
(A.N. Nope. Still no sources aside from the game itself. Sorry. I suck when it comes to these kinds of things, don't I?)
X landed harder than he thought and was nearly thrown from the seat. He recovered though and managed to fire plasma shots from the large cannons at Mettaurs. Then, a horde of Preons came into the picture and Zero swapped places as Apollo became a Ride Armor.
Active Member - Zero
Zero stomped forward and began blasting the Preons with the large plasma cannons. He began stormed through the wreckage and lines of Mettaurs began marching forward. "Man! These things are everywhere!" He began blasting the Mettaurs, then began dashing forward. He charged, then fired a large plasma blast at a low hanging girder and the whole pile nearly toppled. "Gotta be careful in here. Especially with this." However, a Preon Epsilon appeared and knocked Zero back into the girder. The structure shook again and then Zero noticed a Sub Tank on one of the higher girders. "Well, I'll be damned." Zero dispatched the Preon and grabbed some of its' data before jumped back into the front seat of Apollo.
Then, he converted back into a Ride Chaser and began driving forward. He fired large green blades at the numerous enemies who got in his path, many of which who were Mechaniloids. He then looked forward as three Preons collapsed one of the lesser girder structures. "Aw shit!"
Change To 1st Person View
Zero continued driving and shooting the blades like crazy as to prevent him from being disabled like in the Dhalsim Lemark battle. Unfortunately, he took a girder to the head and that pretty much did the trick.
"I swear! Death's got it in for me!"
"My turn!"
Only Available Member - X
Zero's Second Chance rebooted and his health was refilled slightly. The Preons that survived Zero's torrents of attacks didn't survive the collapsing girder structure. "Sucks to be them." X turned back around long enough to hit a plank incline and shoot into the air. "Gate, I hate to say this…" He jumped off and the explosion from the colliding Ride Chaser tore down the Mavericks' roadblock. "…But your second prototype just bit the dust." Gate sighed. "Is there anything you can't destroy on your missions?" X knew his was joking so, as he landed, he went along with it. "Not a thing!" X began running forward when Zero beamed down. "I want in this action too. Besides…" He pointed to a semi-close building. "The hunter rookie is supposed to be in there." X nodded and they began running forward.
Hunter Blitz!
(Krillion's POV)
Bulldoze Krillion. A rookie hunter. One trying to make himself known in a world where just about everything is bigger than him. One which would make the others suffer because of their insults. Yes. Make them suffer. The only logical option. But, then again, the hunters would respond immediately to this. But still…
Krillion shook the thoughts from his head as he looked once more around his cell. A normal, run-of-the-mill cell. One where he'd probably spend the rest of his life after he was knocked unconscious and infected with the Maverick Virus. But there was still time for redemption, he realized. 'It may not have worked for Axle the Red, but it'll work for me. I'll make certain of it…' he thinks to himself. He tries running at the cell bars once more and, this time, it works. His small body slips through the bars and he falls to the cold cement floor. He stands up and scuttles through the hallway until he finds where his specialized armor is. He quickly jumps inside, then the fun begins. He storms down the hallway, dispatching any Mavericks he sees. Eventually, the hall turns, but he storms through the wall and winces as he gets used to the sunlight.
When his eyes adjust, he looks around. "I'm in the Ryship construction yard?" He says in his small, squeaky voice. In fact, he is. He's smack dab in the middle of the construction field where a mechanics plant is to be placed. He turns to find a way out when he hears footsteps. He turns around and starts as X and Zero ran up. "Bulldoze Krillion! You're okay!"
(Normal POV)
Bulldoze Krillion was a small pink robot with small limbs. Altogether, he was about three-fourths the size of Mijinion. Krillion's armor first began with a large cage-like section made from the mechanics and treads of a bulldozer. The crane of the machine was the armor's right arm and the left arm was made from the stronger pipes and tubes. Krillion sat ready inside the small cage.
(Krillion's POV)
He stands there, surprised at the sudden appearance of the hunters before responding. "No. I am not." Zero raises an eyebrow. "How so?" Krillion moves his crane arm and looks at them. "I have been infected with the Maverick Virus. It hasn't taken full control of me yet, but, as you can see, I've just escaped my damp prison." He motioned to the hole in the wall next to him. "The least I can do to make myself known is help you quell the uprising here. Then, I want you, X, to personally retire me."
(Normal POV)
Both X and Zero started, but X was the one to step backwards. Zero noticed this and stepped forward. "Don't get ahead of yourself. We'll deal with what happens when it comes. Until then, let's just move on." Krillion nodded and turned around. "Then let us proceed. I've been itching to get my hands around my captor's neck." The hunters nodded and, with Krillion, began running forward.
X and Zero rushing to Ryship Construction Site: Part 2!
Change To 3-D View
(T2: The Arcade Game (Sega Genesis) - Sound Test 04 restarts)
Ready
Oddly enough, a large horde of Preons appeared, but were easily dispatched by Krillion hurling a nearby gas tank at them. Zero smirked and, when an equally large horde of Bat Bones and Mettaurs appeared, Zero tried out his latest Command Art.
Giga Attack
Command Arts
Zero used Zero Spiral and spun into the air as he did during Hyouryuushou. However, his saber wildly swung around him as he spiraled into the air. Then, he stopped and his saber returned to him where he swung back down to the ground and created a huge energy wave, wiping out the army of miniature enemies. The three began running forward when a large green Mechaniloid called a Cannon Driver appeared. "Lovely. Heavy artillery." Zero looked at X and he smirked. He held his hands together and threw X into the air when X jumped on them. "Overdrive activate!" X began unleashing fully-charged shots further down the path until the Cannon Driver got into his view. Upon landing, the Mechaniloid exploded and removed a small roadblock. "Nice! I'll sit this round out now." Zero beamed off, leaving behind X and Krillion.
Active Member - X
Krillion easily tore through the next few groups of Mettaurs, Preons, and Bat Bones, but then new enemies arrived. A large robotic hive hung from one of the incomplete building's highest girders. "I recognize this! This is a B-Blader hive! These are relatively new creations. We've got our work cut out for us, X!"
(Megaman X8 (PS2) - Mid-Boss Battle begins playing)
Almost instantly, two B-Bladers emerged from a large hole in the side and hovered to the ground. "I'll deal with the helicopters! You aim for the hive!" X nodded and began shooting at the large hive as Krillion easily tore through the B-Bladers. X charged a shot and fired it at the hive. Then, he got an idea. "Flame Wheel!" He changed weapons and fired and it began orbiting his body. He quickly scaled the wall and fell back to the ground, igniting the hive. Four more B-Bladers emerged as Krillion finished the second and he swung his claw arm. "Drill Missile!" The claw head began spinning rapidly and was fired like a missile. It drilled through one of the B-Bladers and exploded once inside it. This caused it to fly into another one and that one hit the hive. Then, the claw head respawned on Krillion's crane arm.
X rolled away as the wrecked helicopters fell to the ground. X looked up and shifted weapons again. "Scatter Spikes!" He made certain that the full-blast went into the hive before swapping with Zero.
Active Member - Zero
He tripled-jumped and spun around with a fiery saber. "Ensuizan!" This caused the hive to nearly fall to the ground and Zero landed roughly on the ground. He looked up, found a spot, then used D-Grapple to shoot up to that spot. As he landed, Krillion finished the B-Bladers and a Golden B-Blader flew out of the hive. Zero, jumped, swung his saber, and fell to the ground as the hive swayed uneasily, ready to fall. Krillion finished the final helicopter and nearly fell to his knees. "It's time!" He dashed away and, using the claw head as a drill, bore into the side of the building. Zero had just gone through the hole when the hive fell to the ground and blocked the exit. X beamed down and the hunters entered the recently-built room together.
(Megaman X8 (PS2) - Mid-Boss Battle fades out)
Warning! Warning!
Krillion was hunched over and his hands grazed across the ground. "Do you think I'm small, hunters?" Unsure of how to respond, they remained silent. "I thought as much. Now that I am one with the fools who just perished…" He stood erect and turned to the hunters. "…then I can easily get away with this. Get away with making the ones who mocked my size pay! They'll pay, hunters. Just like you will!" He swung his claw arm forward and the head rotated twice before he brought his hands up into a fighting stance.
Battle Style - Solely 3-D
Active Member - Zero
(T2: The Arcade Game (Sega Genesis) - Sound Test 01 begins playing)
(Bulldoze Krillion's Health)
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Before X beamed off, Krillion lunged forward. He then knocked X into the air before spiking him back into the ground. "Death to the hunters! Hahaha!" X jumped to his feet and the two hunters activated Double Attack.
Execute X/ Zero Double Attack
(A.N. The following is an idea that was handed to me and, oddly enough, it didn't sound half bad. So expect to see this in later chapters.)
Time froze as the hunters began unleashing their usual attacks, X firing a large laser and Zero using his four-hit saber combo. However, during the attack, the unthinkable happened and Krillion actually moved to the side. This caused the attack to be immediately canceled and Krillion to take minimal damage. "What the hell?" Krillion laughed as he knocked Zero back into a wall as X beamed off. "You've got to find a new strategy, hunters! It won't work on everyone!"
Active Member - Zero
Zero managed to jump on top of Krillion's cage where he inflicted at least three hits with the saber before being thrown off. Then, Krillion swung his claw arm. "Piercing Strike!" A bullet made of wind zinged past Zero head and even drew a little blood on his neck. "Ah, that stings!" Zero looked at Krillion and was about to dash when Gate called. "Zero! I've managed to recreate two of your old weapons! I need you to return for a little bit and, if you're in the middle of something, I can send Dynamo." Zero backflipped over Krillion's claw arm as it was swung and smirked. "Me? In the middle of something? Never." Gate chuckled. "There's no need for sarcasm, but I need you to return to Central Tower." Zero nodded, beamed of, and was immediately replaced by Dynamo.
Active Member - Dynamo
"There's been a change of plans, X. You're stuck with me now." X smirked on the other end. Dynamo drew his saber and swiftly struck Krillion directly four thrice with his double saber. This actually caused Krillion to kneel down where Dynamo fired his buster at him.
(Bulldoze Krillion's Health)
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Krillion leapt into the air and aimed at Dynamo. "'Til death do you part!" He crashed into the ground, created a large shockwave and a small explosion. This knocked Dynamo to the wall, but he quickly recovered and jumped over the shockwave. Then, Krillion reached his claw arm back and growled angrily. "Hold still, damn it!" Dynamo double, jumped over Krillion as he lunged forward and his claw got stuck in the wall. Then, Dynamo got a signal and he swapped with Zero as he returned.
Active Member - Zero
"Back in action!" He drew his saber and summoned V Hanger, the small purple daggers. "Oh yeah! Now this is what I'm talking about!" Krillion freed his arm and turned around as Zero jumped onto the cage and began slicing Krillion a total of seven times. This was similar to his weakness, so it did some decent damage. Zero jumped off and stood on the other side of the room. One of Krillion's eyes now had a small scar running along it. "Well done, hunter. You've given something more for people to remember me by." Zero smirked. "Then I'll do it again." He used Ensuizan again, however, as the case sometimes, this attack was different from the original. Zero spun around and released the daggers as they ignited. Krillion lunged for when he'd spun around, so he was met with a torrent of wildly spinning fiery daggers. They spun around Zero for about two seconds before returning to him.
(Bulldoze Krillion's Health)
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Zero jumped over Krillion, then summoned a familiar warhammer named T Breaker. "Hey shorty!" Krillion went to spin around, but the armor's cage caught the hammer halfway and the whole mass spun in the air before crashing to the ground. Krillion jumped to his feet and Zero went to attack again, but Tron's voice rang out. "Zero! Bad news! Strider's still alive somehow and he's heading your way! Fast Zero cursed Strider and focused on Krillion. "Did you get that, X? Strider's back for an encore." He heard X gasp and then turned to Krillion.
"Good news, help's on the way. Bad news, you've attacked me and X. You'll be dead before he get here." Zero swung T Breaker forward and activated a new type of Ensuizan. This time, Zero began swinging the warhammer speedily around and it soon ignited. Krillion's legs were knocked out from under him and he fell into the heavy weapon itself, causing him to be thrown roughly into the wall. Or, in this case, through it. Zero then ran over, summoned Z Saber, and activated Giga Attack.
Giga Attack
Command Arts
Because Krillion was on his back, chances were that he wouldn't escape this. When Zero swung the saber downwards, Krillion jumped to his feet, but got a faceful of pain in the process.
(Bulldoze Krillion's Health)
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That's when things got interesting. "Flame Wheel!" The two reploids rolled away as a large flaming wheel flew by and a wore-down Strider walked in. "You've got some nerve, hunter. Leaving me for dead." One of his orange legs were missing a large section of armor and Zero identified it as the piece he'd taken for analysis. Strider lunged forward when X beamed down and unleashed a fully-charged shot.
Hunter Blitz!
The blast tore right through Strider, but he didn't seem to mind. "Pyro Sphere!" He floated up and was surrounded in a fiery orange ball of energy. He lunged forward and the hunters dodged it as Krillion took Strider's attempted kamikaze head-on.
(Bulldoze Krillion's Health)
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Now that Strider was done, Krillion was the focus of the hunters. X began unleashing normal buster shots as Zero dashed forward with V Hanger. "This is how ya do it!" He used the new version of D-Grapple and actually threw a dagger at Krillion. It got lodged in the chest section of the armor and Zero slowly began pulling him in. "Do what you can, X! I can't hold him forward." X took the hint and grabbed the rope from Zero. "What gives?" X pulled the rope to a large girder were he tied the rope to it. "I get it. Good idea." X and Zero then tried a second Giga Attack, one which Krillion could barely escape. The rope snapped when time resumed and Zero jumped into the air where he grabbed his dagger and beamed off.
Active Member - X
X prepared and fired a fully-charged shot. It knocked Krillion back a little bit and he jumped to the center of the room.
(Bulldoze Krillion's Health)
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(Near Death Attack - Tornado Slash)
Krillion reached back and X backed up. "Tornado Slash!" Staying in the same spot, Krillion spun his claw arm swiftly around and spun around a couple of times. When he stopped, he lunged at X with the spinning claw head. X rolled away and Krillion got stuck in the wall. X began unleashing normal buster shots before Krillion freed himself and swung at X. He dodged and shifted weapons. "Dhalsim Shot!" The blast knocked Krillion backwards, then onto his face when it retracted. Krillion's armor, which was sparking since the time Strider had returned, now coursed with electricity. "How… How could I lose…" X unleashed one final fully-charged shot and finished the job.
(Bulldoze Krillion's Health)
None
(T2: The Arcade Game (Sega Genesis) - Sound Test 01 fades out)
Krillion disappeared as his armor exploded and soon, the smallish mass that was Krillion slid to X's feet. He looked up at X helplessly as X raised his buster. This isn't right… It shouldn't be like this… X began fighting with his conscience and lowered his buster slightly. That's when Krillion struck. He hissed and lunged forward at X, who, in reflex, dispatched him. X just stood there, thinking about what he'd just done. He closed his eyes as tears began forming. Zero took the hint from the sidelines and beamed off as X wiped the water from his eyes.
(Megaman X7 (PS2) - Boss Beaten plays)
X dunked his hand and sighed. "Time to go home." Then, he beamed off, leaving behind the wreckage of the rookie Maverick Hunter.
(Get Weapon Screen)
(Megaman X4 (Playstation) - Get Weapon begins playing)
Zero had told Gate what had happened when X arrived. "Ah, X. I'm sorry for what happened, but it had to be done." X nodded and Zero took a few steps back. "Okay, first off, X, you've got Drill Missile. This is similar to Tornado Fang in many ways. You simply fire a large drill that shoots forward like missile. It can even drill through some walls. Charge it and you'll fire three at once." He turned to Zero. "You and Dynamo have gained T-Slash, a powerful spinning saber maneuver you use while staying in one place." He tossed a handgun to Tron, seeing as she was Axl's 'unofficial' girlfriend. "This is Axl's magnum. He'll need it to use Piercing Strike, a single bullet that goes through certain walls and floors."
(Megaman X4 (Playstation) - Get Weapon fades out)
(Normal Screen)
X sat down and began thinking about stuff as Tron went to visit Axl in the repair ward. Meanwhile, a shaded figure watched the hunters from afar. Unlike previous times, this one wasn't scheming anything. His crimson bang fell down and he moved it away with his hands. "Mere minutes separate you and me, hunters. I'll return soon enough. When I do, though, you'd better be ready." He then turned and began focusing on a single rose which he held.
Who could this be? Figure it out later! For now, the next chapter summary. In the next chapter, the hunters deal with a Maverick celebrity and he brings up a proposal, one which would bring the hunters into his own territory. Confused? Don't be. It'll be explained soon enough. So, not bad for my first chapter of 06, eh? Oddly enough, this is one of my longer chapters. Imagine that. Anyways, until next time, Read and Review and I'll tell who all these shaded figures are!