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, some familiar faces pop up, some more friendly than others. Then, a reploid powered by ancient energy attacks the hunters and all hell breaks loose. If you look at this fanfic's reviews, you'll find one stating concerns about repetition. Although they've dropped that concern, I'm still going to state this. This is going to have three bosses. Yeah, three. Plus, I'm going to use a DDR-style song for the first time. I'm particularly fond of KaW. I'll probably use many of his songs in later fanfics, but for now, this will do. Anyways, here's chapter eight!
Chapter VIII
The Power Of The Ancients
(The Misadventures of Tron Bonne (PSX) - Nakkai Desert begins playing)
(A.N. If you want to listen to this, go to Legends Dash Station Dot Com. It's got all the music from the entire Legends series. Trust me, this is a pretty catchy tune.)
"Argh! Where the hell is it? We find it once, get kidnapped, go through this crap with Reploids, and now we can't find it aga… Wait. That turn… Yes! Hot damn, we found it!" Teasel Bonne, Servbots Number 1, 9, and 14, and the Gustaff, controlled by Number 27, turned the corner and ran up to the entrance of the Nakkai ruins. "Hahaha! High five!" He high-fived the Gustaff with his prosthetic arm and then he flexed his muscle. "Ah, it feels almost real sometimes. Ah well. Number 27! Call Bon Bonne. Give him our…" Bon Bonne and Servbots Number 10, 13, and 40 turned the corner and joined them. "Oh. Never mind then." Teasel turned and laughed his usually maniacal laugh. "Get ready, boys. Soon, we'll live like kings! Honestly, what kind of fool puts a million-dollar refractor back where it 'belongs'? A fool, that's who!"
That's when two familiar people emerged from the ruins. "Huh? Bola? Klaymore? Hey, long time no… Wait a second! Where'd you run off too?" The bounty hunters stopped and looked at him. "Oh, ya mean after that Crawfish guy died? Eh. We left. Got bored with it. It's not like they're so much different from Reaverbots." Teasel did a double-take. "Wait! What? Got bored? How can you say that?" Klaymore sighed and began walking past him. "We deal with Reploids on a daily basis now. Is that a good enough excuse?" Just then, X and Zero hopped over the cliff-like drop that was to the left of the ruins entrance. "Huh? Teasel? Hey, long time no…" X turned to Bola and Klaymore. "We got bored. And we're bored now. Later." They disappeared in a cloud of smoke, leaving behind a confused Teasel. "Honestly, sometimes I don't understand those two."
(The Misadventures of Tron Bonne (PSX) - Nakkai Desert fades out)
(The Misadventures of Tron Bonne (PSX) - Glyde's Theme begins playing)
(A.N. Head back to Legends Station for a music clip of this.)
Suddenly, Glyde's bird-like robot landed nearby and turned to the group of people. "Huh? What are you doing here?" Zero stepped forward. "Taking care of a Maverick. What else?" Teasel started and jumped away from the entrance. "Whoa! A Maverick's in there." Glyde snorted and looked at the hunters. "Yes, and a powerful one at that. I'm here to take him in and collect my reward." Zero sweatdropped. "Look, if you plan on fighting this guy in that thing, I beg you to reconsider. He'll reduce you to scrap in seconds." Glyde slammed his hand down on the console. "How dare you! I'll do as I please and some self-centered hunters won't change that! I'll tear through him, but if you get in my way, you'll get the same treatment!"
Battle Style - Solely 3-D
Only Available Member - Zero
(The Misadventures of Tron Bonne (PSX) - Glyde's Theme fades out)
Zero sweatdropped. "You've got to be kidding me." Glyde's robot stood erect and stared Zero down as X walked over to Teasel's side. "Prepare yourself, hunter!"
(The Misadventures of Tron Bonne (PSX) - Glyde's Battle 2 begins playing)
(Glyde's Health)
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(A.N. Once again, head back to Legends Station for this. It should be labeled as Glyde Battle. They have Glyde Battle 1, but they forgot to add the 2 to the second one.)
Glyde immediately dashed forward and swung his robot's wing, a large beam of energy striking Zero. "Now you've asked for it." Zero jumped to his feet and summoned T Breaker. He then used T-Slash and spun the warhammer swiftly into the back of Glyde's legs. When the robot fell, Zero summoned Z Saber and swiftly slashed the robot four times with a now purple saber. Glyde jumped to his feet and created a shockwave that knocked Zero down. He jumped to his feet as Glyde launched two lasers from the robot's wings towards him. Zero easily spun and countered, the move, then time froze, he spun again, and a powerful wave knocked Glyde to the ground. Then, Zero used his Giga Attack.
Giga Attack
Command Arts
Zero used Zero Blitz and easily finished Glyde off. Kind of pathetic, wasn't it?
(Glyde's Health)
None
(The Misadventures of Tron Bonne (PSX) - Glyde's Battle 2 fades out)
Glyde's robot fell to the ground and exploded for a second or two. "How… How dare you! You have no right to take away my rights!" Zero rolled his eyes. "I never did. I'm just saving you from tossing yourself into a piranha pool while covered in a meaty stench." Glyde growled, stood, turned to his left, and began running towards the ledge. "This isn't over, hunter! This isn't…" Bon Bonne threw a rock in front of Glyde's path and the robot fell over the side. Seconds later, it's bird form began flying away. "You'll pay for this!" When he disappeared, Zero sighed. "Talk about having a bad day. Ah well. Let's go." Teasel stepped forward. "Wait. I was kinda going for the refractor in these ruins. Would you mind if I tagged along?" He smiled innocently and Zero shrugged. "I don't see why not. Just stay behind us." Teasel nodded and the group turned towards the ruins.
Level Style - Solely 3-D
Active Member - X
(Megaman X7 (PS2) - Maverick Intro plays)
Anubis Jacquelyn!
(In The Groove (PS2) - KaW - Anubis begins playing)
(A.N. Go to a site called Bemani Style for this song. You'll probably have to download it though. I'm not sure.)
Ready
Upon entering the ruins, Zero beamed off and X broke his hands apart. He ran forward when two Deerballs appeared around the corner. "Guys? Can you hear me? It's Tron. Gate said I could help you through here 'cause I've been in here before." The interior of the ruins had been altered with some Elysium technology, but it remained relatively the same. X fired a fully-charged shot through them, then dashed into the long hallway as Tron instructed him. "Go all the way back. There should be a hole there. It'll take you to the next area." X ran to the end and went into the hole. A sand-covered floor and numerous twists appeared. "If you want to get to the point, just go straight ahead and hug the left side of the room." X continued to do so as Teasel and the others followed. After taking out a few Bat Bones, X entered the room at the end of the path and was immediately attacked by three Rush Loaders, little boar-like Mechaniloids.
X easily took them out and continued running through the room to the next door. "It's pretty straightforward from here, but there is a large Reaverbot behind a yellow door. Keep an eye out for it." X ran into another room and found two Cannon Drivers, a B-Blader, and a Preon Epsilon. As the Preon lunged forth, Zero beamed down and drew his saber. "Bring it on, biotch!"
Hunter Blitz!
Zero lunged at the Preon Epsilon and killed it before it could counter. Zero quickly grabbed the chip from the wreckage and backed up to X. Together, they activated the Double Attack.
Execute X/ Zero Double Attack
This finished off the rest of the enemies and the hunters, friends in tow, walked through the door.
(In The Groove (PS2) - KaW - Anubis ends)
The hunters walked up to a small stone rising. Past it, a large pit dropped down from the floor and water poured from a crack in the wall. However, it was green. "This is it. The boss should be in that room. Not the full boss, but the Reaverbot. It's armor is impenetrable. You'll have to attack it's mouth when it's open." Teasel smirked as beckoned Number 1 to hand him a headset. After getting it and setting the coordinates, he chuckled. "Still bossing people around, eh, Tron?" Tron gasped slightly.
"Teasel? I didn't know you were there."
"Obviously."
"Wait. What are you doing there?"
"Looking for Diana's Tear. Some idiot put back in these ruins after saying it was 'cursed'."
"And you're looking to sell it?"
"Of course. You sold it easily for a million Zenny. I should easily be able to sell it for more."
Zero rolled his eyes and X chuckled. "Come on. While we're young." Suddenly, the wall broke outwards and the group shielded themselves. "Teasel! What just happened?" The group looked up and saw an odd toad-like Reaverbot sitting between the boss room and the room the group was in. "Looks like the thing didn't want to wait."
Battle Style - Solely 3-D
(The Misadventures of Tron Bonne (PSX) - Nakkai Boss begins playing)
(A.N. Again, go to Legends Station for this tune.)
(Nakkai Reaverbot's Health)
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Immediately, it began shooting small bubbles from it's pronged hands. "Teasel! Zero! Get back!" They did so (with some convincing) and X unleashed his Giga Attack. Just to make sure it did damage, Zero quickly fired at it's face. It's head fell back and it's mouth was exposed.
Giga Attack
Neo Genesis
The massive red energy blast heavily damaged the Reaverbot and it slammed it's mouth close. It shot more bubbles and some odd machine things. Zero jumped up and easily slashed them to pieces as X fired at it's nose. He eventually irritated the nose enough that the Reaverbot opened it's mouth to sneeze. X unleashed a fully-charged shot and finished it off. However, he immediately dove for cover, as did Zero. "Get down!" Zero knocked Teasel to the ground as the Reaverbot sneezed and exploded itself.
(Nakkai Reaverbot's Health)
None
(The Misadventures of Tron Bonne (PSX) - Nakkai Boss fades out)
After waiting for the debris to stop flying and the dust to settle, everyone stood up. The wall that had a hole in it was now nothing but a hole, and a large one at that. The green water stream slowly thinned, then stopped altogether. That's when a panel slid open and reveal a downwards staircase. The group went around the corner and entered the Reaverbot's boss room. "Whoa. Pretty extreme looking from in here too." X nodded in agreement. Then, they all walked down the staircase and into a circular arena.
Warning! Warning!
A tall figure with a small version of Godkarmachine's ring was strapped to his back. "Hmmm… Diana's Tear… One of the most powerful refractors in the world. Not they needed anymore, but… It would seek a hefty sum of cash." The figure released it and the refractor flew into the air. Then, it turned around. Jacquelyn's armor was a bright marigold color and his hands were long and clawed. His arms drooped to almost his knees and he wore a jackal's mask. It was of an Egyptian-type culture and the mask had two long fangs that drooped down at the end of it. Only his eyes and mouth were visible through it. A medium-sized spike stuck out of his left shoulder and his feet were clawed.
"Anubis Jacquelyn! You're hereby ordered to return to the surface and return to Central Tower for a virus scanning!" Jacquelyn chuckled. "X, you're naiveness has always amused, yet you defeated the Mavericks two years ago easily. It is this kind of power we need in this world." Zero and X both exchanged glances. "You've lost us." Jacquelyn sighed. "You're fighting tactics back then were remarkable! Perfected! But nowadays, you fight like a mouse caught in a spring trap. You'll do anything to win." Zero snorted. "Well, at least it's different from what the other Mavericks say. But you're still one of them." Jacquelyn smirked. "Hmmm… Maybe, but we shall see. The power of the ancients runs through my system just as blood runs through yours." X turned around and told Teasel and the others to back up, so they did.
Battle Style - Solely 3-D
Hunter Blitz!
"You are cowards, Maverick Hunters. Full-blooded cowards. May the power of Set and Osiris cleanse your minds of these pathetic fighting tactics and revive the killers within you! It's redemption time, hunters!"
(T2: The Arcade Game (Sega Genesis) - Sound Test 01 begins playing)
(Anubis Jacquelyn's Health)
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Jacquelyn immediately jumped into the air and slammed to the ground, creating a shockwave. Then, he lunged at Zero and grabbed his leg with one clawed hand. He flipped Zero over him and slammed him painfully into the ground several times before releasing his leg. Then, Jacquelyn jumped backwards to where X used the charged version of a special weapon. "Scatter Spikes!" The four spikes stuck to the ceiling, then promptly fell onto Jacquelyn. Needless to say, this pinned him to the ground until he destroyed them with a massive energy blast. Thus, the second weakness had been discovered.
Jacquelyn then jumped to his feet and turned to X. "Cryptic Grenade!" Jacquelyn thrust his chest forward and three Ankh-shaped bombs fired at X. They exploded and created a large explosion when they hit the wall. Zero jumped onto the ceiling and smirked. "Hyoroga!" He swung his saber at least three times, releasing nine spikes total at Jacquelyn. Needless to say, this pissed his off. "Ancient Force!" He created a massive blast that resembled Neo Genesis. X was thrown into the wall by it, but Zero managed to avoid it. X jumped to his feet and used his Giga Attack again.
Giga Attack
Neo Genesis
(Anubis Jacquelyn's Health)
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Jacquelyn took the attack and dashed over to X. He clamped his hand around X's head and brutally slammed him around before tossing the hunter behind him. Zero then dashed towards him, but was caught off guard by Axl beaming down. "Gate would like to see you. Let me take care of this." Zero nodded and beamed off. Axl then turned around and used his Giga Attack.
Giga Attack
DNA Change
Having seen Zero used Jacquelyn's weakness, he turned into Stegosaur. "Spike Cannon!" Axl fired numerous spiked missiles into the back of Jacquelyn before he even knew what hit him. As Jacquelyn was knocked backwards from the assault, X's armor became navy blue and silver. "Titanium Defense!" After swiftly charging the weapon, X fired and was instantly covered in a silvery aura. X then dashed over and began firing normal buster shots at Jacquelyn at close range. Seconds before the weapon's energy ran out, he dashed away as to prevent any damage from boss contact.
(Anubis Jacquelyn's Health)
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Jacquelyn swung his long arms around before jumping in the air and crashing to the ground once more. Another shockwave was launched and avoided. Then, Zero beamed down with T Breaker and brought Jacquelyn to the ground by nearly crushing his face.
Tri-Hunter Blitz!
Zero then flipped over and smashed the warhammer into the ground. "Raikoha!" Thunderbolts were released from either end of the warhammer and both attacks went directly into Jacquelyn's system. Zero then raised T Breaker again, flipped it, and smashed Jacquelyn's head, killing him instantly.
(Anubis Jacquelyn's Health)
None
Zero smirked and began walking off, putting the warhammer on his shoulder. 'Do you think that this is over, hunters?' Zero started and spun around. Jacquelyn was surrounded in an orange flame and he flew into the air, head and arms flung backwards. 'Resurrection!'
(Near Death Attack - Resurrection)
Axl quickly raised his gun and shot him out of it, but not soon enough. Jacquelyn cried out and fell onto the ground, face-first.
(Anubis Jacquelyn's Health)
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Jacquelyn slowly got up and growled. A large pyramid of orange light surrounded him and three pyramid-shaped objects began spinning around the arena. X unleashed a fully-charged shot, but it bounced off.
(Near Death Attack 2 - The Power of Eve)
"Behold! The power of eve!" The pyramids spun around swiftly and promptly stopped on the hunters. Instantaneously, three large orange lasers fired at them and X was thrown into the wall. Axl flew backwards and Zero fell and skidded across the dirt. "Behold, for this is the power of the ancients." Zero, being the only member left not disabled, frowned. "Sub Tank activate!"
Only Available Member - Zero
Zero dashed over as Jacquelyn was recharging from the massive attack that caused Teasel to nearly wet his pants and run for it. "Allow me to share a little of my own 'ancient' power with you." Axl and X slowly picked themselves up in time to see Zero activate his Giga Attack.
Giga Attack
Command Arts
Zero selected his most recent and final option, Zero Omega Slash. He got right next to Jacquelyn and smiled. He knew that this attack, only available to attack single targets, would counter a blast of any attack power. In this case, it could prove to be quite fatal. He knocked Jacquelyn into the air, then jumped up and punched him twice. When they touched the ground, Zero punched him down, then back into the air. Zero then spun around in midair and drew his saber. "You ready for this?" He swung the saber swiftly downwards and Jacquelyn's impact caused a crater to appear in the ground. Jacquelyn slowly stood up with more difficulty than the hunters had, only to be slashed in the face with the Z Saber, finishing him off.
(Anubis Jacquelyn's Health)
None
(T2: The Arcade Game (Sega Genesis) - Sound Test 01 fades out)
Jacquelyn fell to one knee and slowly looked up. "Have the refractor if you wish. But be warned that my death will curse it forever." Zero scoffed. "Just shut up and…" Dirt fell from the ceiling and everyone looked up. From all of the massive attack, it had actually loosened some kind of ceiling panel. Unfortunately, it was a large boulder and it was directly above Jacquelyn. It finally fell loose and as X and Axl dove out of the way and Jacquelyn cried out, he was crushed and immediately exploded, merely cracking the boulder. Zero stood up after diving out of the way and shrugged. "Well, it works out." Teasel ran over and snatched the floating refractor from midair. "You bet it does! We're gonna be millionaires!" Axl smirked and beamed off. X chuckled and joined him.
(Megaman X7 (PS2) - Boss Beaten plays)
Zero replaced the saber and turned around. "Too easy." Then, he smiled at Teasel and beamed off. As Teasel and the rest of the group left the ruins, the shaded figure chuckled. "And thus, the final falls. Looks like it's about time I made my reappearance. I'm certain he'll do the same." He disappeared in a breeze of petals as the figure with the visor, who was standing on the other side of the clearing, chuckled. "Damn straight, I will."
(Get Weapon Screen)
(Megaman X4 (PSX) - Get Weapon Screen begins playing)
A half-hour later, when Teasel and three Servbots walked in, Tron immediately hugged them, then lectured Teasel about ruins, cave-ins, the usual crap. Then, Gate smirked. "Job well done, guys. Dynamo's training his unit like he should've been, and you've just expired the eighth Maverick. Now, first thing first. X, you've gained Cryptic Grenade. It fires a powerful hieroglyph-shaped bomb. Charge it and a massive blast will destroy the area. This will destroy some things that the Genesis Armor can't." Gate turned to Zero. "Zero, you and Dynamo have gotten Ancient Force. Again, this blast will destroy the surrounding area, but you can only use it thrice." Finally, he turned to Axl. "Axl, you've got Glyph Cannon." He tossed a grenade launcher over to him. Axl immediately broke into a grin and began looking it over. "This weapon will fired powerful Ankh-shaped bombs."
(Normal Screen)
(Megaman X4 (PSX) - Get Weapon Screen fades out)
Dynamo walked in and wiped sweat from his forehead. "Hey, Gate. Anything going on 'bout that virus thing?" Gate started and turned to the console. He pushed a few buttons before pictures appeared on the screen. "Nothing much. Both ways. We've still got minimal Maverick readings from a few places you've been to, but aside from that, nothing." Axl took out his gun and began twirling it around his finger. "Sweet! Let's do some backtracking!"
Elsewhere, the visored figure walked into the room and his scientist friend turned to him. "Let me guess…" The figure nodded. "Very well. Allow me to quickly upload the battle data into the Mother Limited, then we shall go." The figure turned, but stayed still. "Do me a favor. Hurry your ass up this time."
Well, that's it. Those are my Mavs. Anyways, in the next chapter, the hunters backtrack for the misc. items they missed and an old figure once thought dead returns. Until then, Read and Review and I'll continue!