Disclaimer: OK, this story is a bit of a strange one, an AU story. It will draw a lot of things from Mega Man X, including character names, back stories, references, and the like, but will not be directly within the series per se. Instead, it will be a sort of alternate universe, also in a different time period. It basically features those characters in a different form all just living their lives in high school, so it's influence is really drawn from a lot of different Japanese anime that use it (Azumanga Daioh and Fruits Basket, just to name a few).

I do realize ideas like this have been done before; still, I wanted to give it a shot. So before anyone shouts that this is cliché, I'd just like to point out this is only an experiment I wanted to try, and I may not even continue. It all depends on what reception this story gets. There will be a lot of different influences from different anime properties, none of which are owned by me. Note that Capcom owns Mega Man X and all related properties, and all other animes sited and drawn from in this story are property of their respective owners. The basic premise of this story is to bring a story about high school life, from the perspective of characters based off of personas of the Mega Man X universe, with some other elements thrown in the mix. There is going to be comedy (at least I hope), action, possible romance, and the like! Enjoy.

Reploid High
Chapter 1
"Transfer Student, Ekkesu! Welcome to Reploid High!"
By MEGAMANX411

It was a beautiful fall day in Tokyo, Japan. The sun was shining, the temperature was nice and cool, and everyone seemed to be in a good mood. Too bad for them, it was time for school. Children of all ages could be seen trudging to their various schools, wearing their respective uniforms for their schools. Some girls wore their typical green or blue skirts, whereas male students had to wear an all black uniform; the uniforms had some standards despite the different levels of the curriculum.

One of the more renowned schools was simply known as "Reploid High," with its founder, professor Thomas Xavier Hikari. He was a brilliant man in virtually all ways, and everyone expected his son, Rock Hikari, to follow in his footsteps perfectly. Rock had proved to be slightly above average, but never extraordinary…still, it was evident to his father he had more potential. Which was exactly why his father decided to transfer him to Reploid High.

The school building was enormous. Around it were beautiful cherry blossom trees, and the landscaping was just beautiful. It looked it was taken straight from a post card. The campus was large, with lots of grass, walkways, picnic areas, and the like. The building itself, however, was the most impressive. Because of the school's amazing level of funding, it appealed to virtually all demographics—it had an impressive art department, a wonderful music program, exemplary math and science professors/labs, and just about everything else in the school was equally amazing.

The school even housed some of the most popular and well-known students around. Yuuki Kurenai, a well-known pretty boy all around, is easily identifiable by his long blonde hair and green eyes…and his legions of fan-girls refer to him lovingly as "Zero." He apparently had a bad history, and was considered a bad kid. His step-father, professor Wily, was apparently known for being particulary cruel. Yuuki changed one day though, when the former school president Youkai Kuroi beat him in a fight—because of his brutal campaigning, he was nicknamed "Sigma."

Standing outside the school in an all black uniform was a new transfer student. His glassy blue eyes and short brown hair were easily identifiable traits, and in his hands were his transfer papers. A bag was slung over his shoulder, and he dutifully walked towards the building.

"Here it is. Reploid High School, academy for the gifted elite of Japan. Sure looks like a big place. It's hard to imagine that I belong here. I mean, my father said that it's my destiny to go here and fight for my family name, but jeez…this place sure looks intimidating. I just hope I can fit in here…" announced the unknown student.

As the young student finally reached the building, he let out a sigh and opened the door. After entering the lobby, he noticed all of the commemorative plaques and awards everywhere. He marveled at it, but concluded that he wouldn't be able to win anything like that. He slowly walked past it all, and made his way to the main office area. After checking in there, he was finally able to head over to his class. He was a little late, so class had already begun. He made his way up the stairs, and to his classroom—1-B. He looked at his transcript one more time, and sighed. A look of embarrassment washed over his face.

"Oh jeez…I didn't realize I was so late…I just hope everything turns out ok. Whew, ok, I'll just introduce myself, and that's all, problem solved. It's just a new school; everything should be fine…" he whispered to himself.

He knocked on the door. He could hear footsteps, and slowly, the door before him opened. Standing in front of him was the professor, who did not look amused at all. His face had a very puffy white beard, and the rest of the hair on his head was equally white. His eyes were a glassy, faint blue, almost gray. The rest of the class looked a little anxious to see what was going on too.

"And you are…?" the teacher asked in a monotonous tone.

"Um...hi...I'm…I'm…Rock," the student replied hesitantly.

There was a really awkward silence. Everyone was really quiet, waiting for what would happen next.

"I'm professor Cain. Why don't you introduce yourself to the class?" the professor added.

Rock nodded hesitantly. He gulped, and walked to the front of the classroom, in front of the board. The room was pretty nice, and each desk had its own PC, good ones too. The room was very clean, and the accommodations were perfect.

"H-hi…everyone. My name is Rock Hikari—" Rock began.

After those words left Rock's lips, something happened. Something clicked in the professor's brain, and for some reason or another, he went completely insane.

"Wait a minute!" the professor roared. "YOU'RE professor Hikari's son? Then you really shouldn't bother with introductions, come, come, have a seat at the front of the class! You! Lower-end moronic students! Move out of the way! You don't hold that much importance!"

Rock instantly became really embarrassed, and started flailing about, trying to get the professor to try and calm down. He didn't want THIS much attention. He looked around the room, only to see some students rolling on the floor laughing, others stifling giggles, and he could swear that there was some kid in the back ready to jump out the window. Either way, he was still embarrassed.

"Really, professor, it's ok! You don't have to make a fuss, I'll just go sit over there and—"

"Nonsense! Over here, over here!" the professor continued, practically shoving Rock into a chair. "Now, is there anything we can do to make you more comfortable?"

"Maybe you can try relaxing a little," a calm voice replied.

Rock turned around slowly to see the face of Yuuki Kurenai, one of the most popular students his age. Even though he had never met him personally, he had heard about his exploits. It was true, he really did have super-long blonde hair just like people said. He was immensely calm, and apparently, his legions of fan-girls even followed him into his class. The professor faced Yuuki and started to look a little worried. It seemed even he was a little intimidated by Yuuki.

"Oh, yes, yes, Yuuki, you're right. We should introduce Rock here to our standard classroom procedure—"

Unfortunately for him, the bell had already rung. Class was over. Students picked up their books at light speed and dashed out the door, leaving footprints on the poor professor. He groaned and got back up, just in time to give Rock his housing information. Rock nodded at the professor and accepted the slip of paper, and was then greeted by his classmate, Yuuki.

"Hey there. You're new to this class, but don't worry, you'll do fine," he said.

Rock smiled and nodded. No one had ever been so nice to him before. Maybe things would be better than he thought they would be.

"So, your name's Rock?" Yuuki asked.

"Yeah…but, my friends call me Ekkesu," Ekkesu replied.

"Ah, looks like you're rooming with me, then. I got a call about you earlier today, so I've already gotten ready. Just to warn you though, there may still be some fan-girls left in there somewhere. I kind of lose track of them after awhile, you know. Anyway, if you ever need help here, feel free to give me a shout, I'll come right on over. Once you learn how things work here, you'll do just fine," Yuuki replied.

"Thanks Yuuki!" Ekkesu replied, nodding happily.

"Oh yeah, and you can call me Zero, seeing as we're going be nicknames. Catch ya later Ekkesu!" Zero replied, returning to his entourage.

As Zero left, Ekkesu stood there, mesmerized. On his very first day, he ended up being horribly late…despite that, the professor went nuts over his arrival, and he seemingly became instant friends with one of the most popular and influential students!

"Things might just be looking up for me…" Ekkesu whispered, grabbing his books.