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 deal with a Maverick that dwarves even Overdrive Ostrich in speed. I was shuffling through the dictionary looking for unusual animals to make Mavericks of and I obviously came across the roadrunner. I added his lightning element later. Anyways, here's chapter six!
Chapter VI
Catch Me If You Can!
In a secluded location, the cloaked figure walked up to his scientist friend. "Why isn't it working? You said that the Limited only needed to make contact with X and I've already had three failed subjects!" The scientist calmly turned around and motioned towards the floating mask. "It requires direct contact with X's bloodstream. Limited's spawn died before the virus could enter it before." The cloaked figure began steamed. "You're seriously angering me with this crap!" The scientist shrugged. "Well, you may do as you wish. After all, it was your plan to fill your airship with Limited's spawn." The cloaked figure turned and stormed out in a very teed-off mood. Just you wait, X! You'll get it soon enough!
The next day, at the hunter base, X hadn't really cooled down, so he went outside for a walk through Giga City. When he reached the edge of the city, he noticed several B-Bladers flying back and forth a little ways down the road He turned and began running back towards Central Tower to get backup on this. While that was taking place, Zero and Dynamo walked up to Gate. "You needed us for something." Gate nodded. "I've got a mission for you and Axl's unavailable due to his condition." Zero shrugged and Dynamo smirked.
(Stage Select Screen)
(Megaman X3 (SNES) - Stage Select 1 begins playing)
(The first hexagon in the first column fades out and the cursor moves to the third hexagon of the same column.)
"Lightning Dash Road Run is a fast runner, even faster than Overdrive Ostrich."
"That's hard to believe."
"I know. But he's been screwing with our map and has been darting from location to location. He's even passed through three construction sites and, as odd as it may seem, built three of the buildings that normally would've taken months."
"What? That doesn't make sense."
"I know. Especially seeing as one of the sites is the one Krillion was held in."
"Right… Why'd he do this?"
"I don't know. That's what I need you to find out. He's currently sitting still in the Saul Kada Desert."
"Right. Let's go."
Suddenly, Tron walked up and handed a paper to Gate. He looked at it and sighed. "What?" Gate turned the paper around for them to see. It read 'Maverick Hunters Kill Celebrity Kickboxer! Public Enraged!' Zero snorted. "Man, screw the public. He was kicking the crap out of me!" Dynamo smirked and poked Zero in the side. "That's the point of kickboxing." Zero glared at him and Gate tossed the paper into his chair. "Try not to get this much publicity again, okay?" Zero nodded and the two hunters beamed off.
(Megaman X3 (SNES) - Stage Select 1 fades out)
(Megaman X7 (PS2) - Maverick Intro plays)
Lightning Dash Road Run!
(Normal Screen)
Gate moved the paper and slumped into it. "Unwanted publicity, one of my many peeves in life."
Level Style - Solely 3-D
Active Member - Dynamo
(Megaman X2 (SNES) - Wheel Gator Stage begins playing)
(A.N. Aside from Protoman Dot Com, you're on your own for music.)
Ready
Dynamo beamed down and immediately found a normal Ride Chaser. He jumped onto it and took off down the desert. Almost instantaneously, Runnerbombs began skating along side it. Dynamo drew his saber and easily dispatched them on both sides before any damage was dealt. He hit a ramp unexpectedly and nearly fell off when he turned to the front again. He landed semi-harshly and was nearly thrown from his seat because of it. Then, two Golden B-Bladers appeared and Dynamo began slashing the one on the left first. "Glory hog! Let me in! I want some action!" Dynamo rolled his eyes, but complied.
Active Member - Zero
Zero drew his saber and began slashing away at the G-Blader and it began to explode and descend shortly afterwards. It hit the ground and caused an explosion that took out several Runnerbombs that were in pursuit of the Ride Chaser. Then, as Zero began moving towards the one on the right, a large Reaverbot broke from the sand and caused Zero to wipe out. It didn't matter though because the Reaverbot and jumped up and actually clamped its' teeth around the helicopter before it dragged it back into the ground. "I think that's my cue to leave." Zero jumped back on the Ride Chaser and began driving off as the Runnerbombs gave up the chase and fled in terror. That's when the Reaverbot broke halfway out of the sand and began pursuing Zero. "lovely. Looks like I'm the main course!"
(Megaman X8 (PS2) - Mid-Boss Theme begins playing)
The Reaverbot began speeding up and Zero drew his saber. He could drive forward while facing backwards, so he'd have to stall the thing. When the Reaverbot lunged forward with its' jaw open, Zero slashed it down the middle of its' throat and it fell back with a screech. The Reaverbot recovered and began moving forward again when Dynamo's voice rang out. "And you call me a glory hog. Do you mind swapping once in a while?" Zero sighed and turned around in time to see the large jaws crush him, disabling his body.
"One of these times, Dynamo…"
"Looks like I'm up!"
Active Member - Dynamo
Dynamo beamed onto the Ride Chaser and noticed the large Reaverbot as Zero's Second Chance activated. "…I'm going to kill you." Dynamo smiled uneasily and drew his saber. The Reaverbot lunged forward again and Dynamo slashed its' throat as well. This knocked the Reaverbot back as it began smoking. The Reaverbot lunged forward again and Dynamo slashed it once more, causing it to fall into the sand and begin to explode. Once it expired, Dynamo turned around and the smirk he had disappeared as the side of the Saul Kada Ruins appeared in front of him. "Aw, shit." He drove headfirst into the ruins and the Ride Chaser exploded, taking Dynamo with it.
"You've got to be kidding."
"I'll take it from here."
Active Member - Zero
(Megaman X8 (PS2) - Mid-Boss Theme fades out)
(Megaman X2 (SNES) - Wheel Gator Stage restarts)
Dynamo's Second Chance kicked in and Zero looked around. "Looks like Kimotoma City was moved. This desert's a lot bigger than I remember it." Zero began running towards the direction of where Kimotoma City once stood and a small, rundown building appeared. "Road Run's signal is coming from there." Zero nodded as a flash occurred. "What the…" Zero looked up and was struck by a thin beam of lighting.
"Aw, hell!"
"Back in the game!"
Only Available Member - Dynamo
Zero's Second Chance didn't kick in again, so Zero just sat on the sidelines. "Even after all my complaining, you'll have to finish Road Run yourself. You bastard." Dynamo smirked as several Bat Bones and Mettaurs began moving towards him. "Easily remedied."
Giga Attack
Strike Raid
Dynamo easily dispatched the enemies and entered the warehouse's greenish door. It closed behind him and he ran forward a little ways before passing through the second.
(Megaman X2 (SNES) - Wheel Gator Stage fades out)
Warning! Warning!
The first noticeable thing about the warehouse was that the walls were missing, allowing a perfect view of the desert. "Weird. He's fixed other warehouses except this one." Suddenly, four lasers began spinning around the same spot on the other side of the room. When they came together, a large thunderbolt struck down and Road Run appeared. Lightning Dash Road Run had long, clawed feet, but small clawed hands. A large beak protruded from his mouth and two beady eyes looked Dynamo over. Small wings emerged from the sides of his arms and a large bunch of metallic feathers protruded from his rear. His entire body was covered in a light brownish armor.
"It's about time! I was wondering when my behavior would be noticed by you." Dynamo stepped forward. "That's what I'm here to ask you. Why did you build those buildings?" Road Run laughed annoyingly. "Why? There are actually two reasons. The first is that this whole 'rebuilding the world' process is too slow. I should know 'cause I was one of the first created Reploids back then. The second is that I knew you'd come and question me about this if I did." Dynamo raised an eyebrow. "So, why did you want me here?" Road Run smiled. "Why? Because I have always admired the way you hunters think. If someone doesn't do as they're told, you are ordered to put them down. That's how it should work!" Dynamo started. "Wait! What?"
Road Run jumped up and hung by his feet from a pole on the ceiling. "This world is already filled with morons, dunces, and infidels. There are so many of them that I think you should reinitialize them." Dynamo stepped forward and drew his saber. "That's not how we work. If you think that, then there's something seriously wrong with you!" Road Run frowned. "I see. It appears you've confused me with some of the other fools of this world. Krillion and that kickboxer Leo are merely two examples of this, two no longer living pieces of proof of this planet's density."
Dynamo took another step towards Road Run and pointed his saber at him. "You're crazy, Roan Run! I'll gladly put you out of your misery!" Road Run jumped to the ground and faced the hunter. "I see. Very well then. If you wish to fight me…" I a split second, Road Run dashed over to Dynamo, causing him to start. "…then it shall be one you get." With a swing of his foot, Dynamo was kicked clear out of the building and was disabled as well, causing both hunters to return to Central Tower. Road Run laughed again as he watched the hunters beam off. "That was too easy! Too easy!"
Back at the Maverick Hunter's HQ, Gate was flipping through the newspaper that Tron had given him when the door opened and him, Roll, and Tron all turned to the wounded hunters. "What happened to you? It looks like you were thrown into a garbage disposal." Dynamo trudged over and fell into a seat. "Let's just say that we've had a series of unfortunate events." Gate frowned. "In other words, you got your asses kicked." Zero slumped against the doorway. "Pretty much, yeah." Suddenly, X ran in and began panting heavily. "Where's Axl?" Gate raised an eyebrow. "He should be at the shooting simulator." X turned and went to run, but paused when he saw Zero. He frowned and continued running past Axl as he walked in. "What's with him?" A loud thump was heard and X ran back to grab Axl hand. "For the love of God, move!" He dragged Axl away with him and they both ran down the hall. Moments passed before Tron spoke up. "What was with that?" Roll looked at here. "I haven't got the foggiest idea."
Once on the outside of Giga City, X began desperately trying to regain his breath as Axl looked at him curiously. "What's up?" X lifted his arm and pointed towards the small uprising on the outskirts of the Giga City. "Oh." Once X reigned his breath, he stood up and sighed. "All right, let's go." Axl nodded and the two hunters left to quell the small uprising.
Intermission Style - Solely 3-D
Active Member - X
(Ape Escape 2 (PS2) - The Lost Valley begins playing)
(A.N. An intermission is a small sort of mini-game like mission that you can do whenever in X8. It's just something I felt like throwing in.)
X reached the edge of Giga City first and Axl beamed off. X began running down the same path he'd taken to get to Stegosaur, but an explosion occurred and the path in front of him crumbled and formed a pit. X was still a bit weak, so he let Axl swap in.
Active Member - Axl
Axl jumped, hovered over the pit, landed, and began shooting at Bat Bones as they appeared. Then, the first of three B-Bladers hovered in and began releasing Deerballs. Axl shifted weapons and brought out the machine gun. He fired and a burst of eight shots fired into the B-Blader simultaneously. It took a while for the gun to reload itself from the blast, but Axl fired again and this time, the B-Bladers fell to the ground and exploded, taking several Deerballs with it. He shifted to the flame-thrower and tried Pyro Sphere out. The weapon fired a flaming bomb that bounced thrice before exploding. "Man, that weapon sucks! I'll just stick to burning things. He shifted the firing mode and a large stream of fire erupted from it. "Much better."
Axl ran forward and dispatched several Runnerbombs before the second B-Blader appeared. Axl summoned his magnum and began firing shots that pierced through the B-Blader's armor. When the Deerballs appeared, Axl summoned the chain gun and began firing the small spikes again. With this, he easily dispatched the B-Blader and the remaining Deerballs. He barely began running forward again when the third and final B-Blader appeared. Axl decided to test something out and he used his DNA Change.
Giga Attack
DNA Change
Axl changed into Strider as he repeated the Flame Wheel attack. This caused the helicopter to burst into flame, but remain airborne. When Axl changed back, he swapped with X, who promptly used his Giga Attack.
Active Member - X
Giga Attack
Neo Genesis
The large burst of red energy not only destroyed the B-Blader, but also destroyed part of the road, leaving behind a large crater. "Oops…" X shrugged and beamed back to Central Tower with Axl.
Intermission Complete!
(Ape Escape 2 (PS2) - The Lost Valley fades out)
Once back in the command room, Gate walked up to them. "I must admire your energy, X. However, you do know that it would've been easier just to tell me there was an uprising instead of just running up through Central Tower, right?" X smirked. " I needed the exercise. So, how's the deal with Road Run." Gate turned and frowned. "not good, I'm afraid. He's still in the same spot that he was, but Zero and Dynamo were disabled and are being repaired. You'll have to finish him instead." The hunters nodded and beamed off.
(Megaman X2 (SNES) - Wheel Gator Stage restarts)
The hunters beamed down by the Saul Kada ruins and X turned to notice something. "Hey, what do ya know!" He walked around the ruins and came back holding a Sub Tank. Axl smirked and looked at X and he converted the Sub Tank into data, as his previous ones were. "You've got a knack for noticing things like that." When the Sub Tank vanished and became a bunch of data, X looked at him and smirked. "I know. It's a gift."
Current Style - 3-D
Together, the hunters ran to the warehouse and through the first door. That was, of course, after a brief pause to allow Axl to… Um… Empty his urinary tract… Yeah… Weird, huh? Anyways, the first thing they noticed was a full health pickup. "Odd. It was probably for Zero and Dynamo." X shrugged and grabbed it, instantly filling the Sub Tank. "Maybe, but we're here now, so we'll need it." Axl nodded and the hunters entered the second door.
(Megaman X2 (SNES) - Wheel Gator Stage fades out)
Warning! Warning!
Road Run was pacing in the large room and he laughed out loud when the hunters came in. "Excellent! Hahaha! Excellent! It would appear as the previous two hunters were, dare I say, too cocky for my taste. But you are the other two I believe. The shape-shifter and legendary purifier unit of Elysium. I am honored to be in your presence. But I am even more honored to be your executioner!"
Battle Style - Solely 2-D
Hunter Blitz!
(T2: The Arcade Game (Sega Genesis) - Sound Test 01 begins playing)
(Lightning Dash Road Run's Health)
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Road Run immediately jumped into the air and Axl dodge-rolled, expecting an attack. Then, as Road Run dashed over him in a streak of lightning, Axl began shooting at him. X dashed forward and began with the Giga Attack.
Giga Attack
Neo Genesis
Since this was an entirely new battle, the energy needed for the attack had refilled automatically. The large explosive burst knocked Road Run back into the wall where he flipped over and landed on his feet. "Do do do do do do! Lightning Charge!" Road Run jumped up and, in a flash of lightning, flew to the other side of the room. As he fell to the ground, small beams of electricity were fired from both the top and bottom of the path he'd just taken. X charged one of his special weapons and waited as Axl used Pyro Sphere. The small explosion caused Road Run to stop and laugh at the pitiful blast. When he did, X unleashed the weapon. "Swift Kicker!" X flew into the air and swung his foot into Road Run's face. He did a back flip and flew out of the building. He leapt to his feet as the hunters ran down and he dashed away.
(Lightning Dash Road Run's Health)
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Road Run ran around in the distance as X began charging his normal buster. "X, I've got a plan, but you'll have to stun him." Axl summoned his normal gun as X smirked. "Got it." Road Run stopped, dug his foot into the dirt, and began dashing at X. When he got within range, X unleashed the fully-charged shot and that stunned Road Run long enough for Axl to use DNA Change.
Giga Attack
DNA Change
Axl turned into Leo and dashed over to Road Run where he smashed his fist into the roadrunner's stomach. Then, he jumped in the air and slammed to the ground, causing Road Run's chest to push into his fist as he fell over. Axl dashed over to X and changed back as Road Run fell to the ground. "Seriously… Uncool…" Road Run was speaking hoarsely and the hunters aimed their weapons at him.
(Lightning Dash Road Run's Health)
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(Near Death Attack - Thunder Strike)
"Road Run, you are hereby instructed to follow us to Central Tower." Road Run slowly stood up and chuckled. "I've got a better idea. How 'bout I give you the finger…" Road Run did so, then dashed in between the hunters. "…and you fry like pancakes!"
(A.N. The preceding pun was obviously a Matrix reference. One of the best movie I've ever heard. Just, not with the pancake thing.)
The hunters barely had time to react before Road Run threw his hands in the air. "Thunder Strike!" Four lasers briefly appeared before a thunderbolt crashed to the ground. The hunters barely had time to roll away before the attack concluded. "Don't think that's all, hunters! It's because it's not! It's not!"
(Near Death Attack 2 - Thunder Stroke)
Road Run jumped in the air and electricity began coursing along his hands. "Thunder Stroke!" He threw his hands forward and beams of electricity began waving in the air as he released the powerful energy surge. X unleashed fully-charged shot and Axl used his machine gun to knock Road Run out of the air. Then, X fired numerous normal buster shots before Road Run was through.
(Lightning Dash Road Run's Health)
None
(T2: The Arcade Game (Sega Genesis) - Sound Test 01 fades out)
Road Run stood up and slowly looked up at the hunters. "This is what I mean. This is how you should all act. Destroy anyone who declines your 'generous' proposals. The other two were fools, blinded by mercy." Axl raised his gun and aimed it at Road Run's head. "It's good to have mercy, but sometimes you just can't use it in time. I don't know what's wrong with you, but I do know that this world will be a better place without creeps like you." Axl fired and Road Run hunched over as energy was charged in his chest. He squawked painfully as he threw his hands back and the energy was released, destroying him. Axl lowered his hand and looked over to X. "I mean seriously, blinded by mercy? This world has enough nutballs as it is. We really don't need a super-speed Maverick nutball, do we?" X smirked. "I get the point. Thanks." X beamed off as Axl prepared to do the same.
(Megaman X7 (PS2) - Boss Beaten plays)
Axl did a backflip and pointed his gun in the air. "Oh yeah!" Then, he beamed off, leaving behind a pile of smoldering wreckage and a shaded figure who would've smirked if he'd had a mouth.
(Get Weapon Screen)
(Megaman X4 (Playstation) - Get Weapon Screen begins playing)
Back at Central Tower, X, Axl, and Zero all stood in front of Gate as Roll and Tron sat side by side. X and Zero threw the occasional nasty look at each other, but aside from that, nothing out of the ordinary happened. "Alright, X, you've gained Lighting Charge, a powerful, lightning-element dash attack. Charge it and the dash will become midair and will release small electric beams from that path."
He turned to Zero as he looked back after glaring at X. Gate raised an eyebrow, but continued anyways. "Zero, you and Dynamo got Raikoha. If you know the old Elysium language…" Roll began looking through the book she had and X smirked. "…then you'll know it means 'thunder laser'. This is a powerful thunderbolt attack that you use when you hold your saber in the air. However, you can't use it when moving and you'll only be able to use it thrice."
Gate turned to Axl and he waved mockingly. "Axl, you get Lightning Dash, a temporary increase of your speed. However, it drains rather quickly, so I made you this." Gate threw an odd gun to him and smirked as Axl inspected. "It is a plasma gun. It will release an endless charge of electricity. Use it well." Zero looked around and, for the first time, noted Dynamo's absence. "Where's Dynamo?" At that moment, Dynamo fell through the door looking very beat up. "Okay, once in a day I can understand. Twice is prejudice and thrice is ludacris. But four times in one day? Give me a -bleep-ing break!" Gate raised an eyebrow as Zero helped Dynamo up. 'What's with you?" Dynamo looked at him. "Three words: I hate turtles." Gate frowned and closed his eyes. "It's a tortoise and you went out to defeat him alone without telling anyone?" Dynamo smirked wearily. "That's me for you."
(Normal Screen)
(Megaman X4 (Playstation) - Get Weapon Screen fades out)
Gate opened his eyes, but did not smile. "I'd like your saber." Dynamo started, shrugged, and tossed it to him. "What you've done is not only dangerous, but reckless as well and I won't allow. You are hereby suspended until further notice." Everyone listening to this started and Dynamo dismissed Zero, standing weakly on his own feet. "Really? Fine with me. More time for me to sit on my ass." Gate placed the saber handle into a cabinet, then turned back to him. "Not exactly. You do remember that you have to train the rookies in your unit, don't you? Get to the repair center, then report to the training room. Immediately." Dynamo just gaped at this before shrugging and limping out. "Don't know what crawled up your ass and died. Who knows, maybe it was Sigma." Gate bent over and held himself over a table with one arm as he massaged his temple with the other. "Two days!" A loud, inaudible curse was from the hallway, but many say that it sounded like something to vulgar to type out.
X turned to Gate, as did the others. "Isn't that a bit extreme?" Gate stood erect, walked to his chair, and sat down in it. "Perhaps, but I won't have one of the leading hunters recklessly endanger themselves like this. Had it been one of you, I might have thought twice, but even now, Dynamo is still years inexperienced compared to you three. He could've been mortally wounded, or worse, killed. Mainly because Tortnium is held up on Forbidden Island. Even though he knows his way around the island, it is still reckless endangerment."
Gate turned to Zero and put his hands together in front of his mouth. "Also, I don't know what your problem is with X…" Roll turned to X as the two hunters faced each other, slightly surprised. "…but I suggest you patch things up real quick. I've been studying Virus OA and it's not pretty. As a matter of fact, the previous three Mavericks you expired were infected with it. There's no doubt in my mind that Road Run is also infected with it. So, in conclusion, I need you two to be ready and willing to take the Mavericks on, even if it means you to working co-op."
The hunters stared at each other as, elsewhere, the shaded figure chuckled. "I've set up a wire tap and they're none the wiser." That's when Gate held up his hand. "Axl, I require your gun for a second." Axl gave him a confused look before tossing him a gun. "You may want to duck." He aimed it at Axl's head and he quickly moved out of the way as Gate shot the wire tap, creating a loud static crackle on the other end. "SON OF A BITCH, HUNTERS Gate smirked as the now-trashed chip fell to the ground. "That wasn't there before. Find Dynamo and send him in here. I'd like to speak with him about this."
In the next chapter, the hunters head to Forbidden Island to investigate a massive virus outbreak, but instead get caught up with something that could screw over one of their own. First thing's first: WHOA! This is definitely one of my all-time longest chapters, and the battle didn't take that long either! Also, the idea of the hunters losing to a boss for a change was given to me through another anonymous review. If they're feeling up to it, I'd like to know who that person is. It is bugging me trying to figure it out on my own. Anyways, Read and Review and I'll continue!