So far X couldn't be more relieved, and happy, than he already was. Even if by now his contact with the outside world has been very little, what he managed to experience and see rejoiced him to no end. 'A world where humans and robots could coexist together', the dream his deceased father longed for.
"Sir X?" called him a female reploid from behind.
"Master Cain is ready to see you, please follow me" she informed him.
"Yes" replied X before doing what he was told.
As he walked behind the humble robotic nurse, the blue bomber began to wonder about this mysterious Cain fellow. According to his brothers, this man wasn't only as generous and kindhearted as Dr. Light was, but he was also the most revered man on the planet for his knowledge. Granted, he was considered the new head in robotics studies of this era, so of course, everybody had to answer to him.
Flashback (hours ago)
"It'll be fine, brother" said Cutman reassuringly while patting X on the shoulder.
"Master Cain is an amazing person, and very kind too! You'll like him when you meet him" he added happily.
"Come on, Cutman, we're leaving" called him Elecman from afar.
"Coming! Hey, listen! I'll tell you the rest when you get home, that way you'll easily catch up with everything that's been going on" he said before rushing towards his other brothers, who were already returning to their designated workstations.
End of the flashback
"This way" stated the female nurse at the door's entrance.
"Thanks" he thanked her politely before entering the room. Once in it, X noticed how spacious and well-designed the place really was. There was a fancy, dining table at the center of the room with a large TV screen stuck to the wall and many (many) toy robots displayed on the various shelves around him.
"Finally" said an old man's voice coming from a life support chair.
Almost immediately, X stopped gazing at his surroundings and centered his attention on the moving object as the long bearded, bald man sitting on it came into view. Then, with a warm-nostalgic-expression, he addressed him.
"At last, this long awaited day has finally come" he mentioned.
Elsewhere…
"Yaaaawn, man this is boring…" complained Axl childishly with both hands behind his head.
"Were you expecting some kind of rollercoaster ride? We're on an important mission right now, so keep your head straight for bolts sake!" reminded him Brightman sternly.
"Easy there, Brighty, I'm not complaining about this. To be honest, this city doesn't seem half-bad at all" stated the teenage reploid excitedly as he looked around the busy lobby with interest.
"The people here and the reploids look very friendly compared to the ones back home. I really hope Alisa manages to convince the investor to fund her project, that way we can get ourselves a fine place right here in Delta City" he commented hopeful after seeing his little toad brother entertaining a small human child with pleasure.
"Impressive…" said the man quite interested.
"This proposal of yours, Miss Alisa, looks very promising for the future of reploid production" he commented after reading it.
"However, I hope you don't mind I suggest some minor changes to our agreement. Afterall, the King Foundation is wide known around the world, and any potential misstep could tarnish its hard-earned image, wouldn't you agree?" concluded the middle-aged gentleman with long black moustache deviously.
King Foundation CEO: Mr. King
Meanwhile…
"Oh, here comes the new shipment" said a startled worker reploid after seeing the teleportation system in operation.
As soon as he stated that, a load of metal capsules appeared in the middle of the room instantaneously. Inside said capsules, there were various types and models of robots sporting many, well-known, industry brands. Obviously, all of them were harmless at the moment since they were in sleep mode. However, soon, each and every one of them would be transported to their specific workstations in the city in order to properly execute their blueprints design.
"Alright, these two must be sent to the aquarium's directive, while these ones need to be transported to the flying town of Windmill Ville" said the reploid worker.
"What about this one? It isn't marked on my list" pointed out another reploid that was also working in the large distribution department.
"Hmmm…strange, it isn't marked on mine either" he replied as he looked at the humanoid, red reploid of long blond ponytail sleeping inside the capsule.
Back with X
"I believe you're probably wondering what are you doing here, and why did I summoned you so hurriedly" said Master Cain while pouring some warm tea in his Japanese cup.
"I guess you also wanted to make sure I was harmless to everybody" answered X bluntly.
"Herherm…" chuckled the old man amused with a raspy voice.
"So you noticed how pretty much everyone, including your brothers, were wary about your presence. It's not that surprising actually" he added before taking a sip of his beverage.
"Although, if you ask me, I knew you weren't going to become a threat for us in the end; afterall, your creator had high hopes for you".
"H-How did you know?!" exclaimed X genuinely surprised by his statement to which Master Cain simply responded by playing a recording behind him with a remote control.
As soon as the video became visible for the two, the blue reploid-in particular-suddenly found himself out of words for what he was seeing on the screen.
"My name is Thomas Light, a renowned researcher in robotic science, as well as the foremost authority in robotics. Cough! Cough! Cough!"
"In here, you will find my most daring project in all human history: the first line of robots with the ability to think, worry and act entirely on their own accord thanks to their fully developed conscience. This means that they are also imbued with the materials necessary to facilitate the evolution of robots in the same manner as life".
"Doctor…" said X sadly.
"Though, it is an unfortunate fact that human life is short and fleeting. I fear that I will not have the time to ensure the safety of my project for mankind; that is why I have decided to seal them away. Perhaps they will be discovered in a far-flung future and will work valiantly to ensure peace for all people. Yes, I firmly believe that this will come to pass".
"But…I am not without worry. I fear my creations will be swept up in the war we call: Progress. That is why I urge the people of the future to remember that they are my, no, the world's hope".
Those were his last words before the whole screen went static and so, without anything else to say or do about it, Master Cain decided to turn it off before focusing on the silent blue reploid.
"This is the only keepsake I managed to conserve all these years regarding your creator. Even now, I still feel oddly attached to it; maybe because it brings me back to that particular day, the day when I set my vision into motion. A world where advanced robots like yourself and your brothers could enhance human life to its maximum level, with the hopes of achieving perfect equality" he confessed it to X, startling him a little.
"S-sorry" apologized the blue reploid, embarrassed for not paying attention. However, Master Cain barely paid attention to X's discourtesy.
"It's ok. I'm sorry you had to find out this way" he replied calmly as he approached the blue bomber.
"But there was nothing we could do. The moment I discovered his lab, it was already too late for him".
"It's fine" replied a composed X not wanting to dwell in a matter that was out of his capabilities.
"By the way, Master Cain, you mentioned something about being inspired by me and my brothers. What exactly do you mean by that?" he asked curiously as the plain gentle elder returned to his previous place at the other side of the table.
"It's quite simple actually. All I did was follow your blueprints design thoroughly, and reproduce it at a mass level. 'The Reploids' Initiative', that's how I named it".
"Reploids' initiative?"
"Robots like you that can think, act and evolve freely of any type of restraint possible. You might not be aware of this X, but this world became a reality for everyone because of you" he told him.
"I see…it is quite impressive to be honest" replied X pleased. Nonetheless, there was something inconsistent in Master Cain's explanation.
"Were my brothers' designs not useful for the task?" he asked him.
"You said you only based on me to recreate your vision, and I also noticed that they don't count with an expert for their maintenance needs".
"I'm afraid that is also true, X. While you and your siblings share a conscience of their own, your creator made sure that their designs were up to certain established tasks such as forestation, weather control, construction works and land development; waste management, energy distribution, time research and lastly oil production", explained him Master Cain thoroughly.
"Which is why I decided to appoint them as heads of those specific areas, rather than use them as bases for my ideal vision of the reploid project" he added. When suddenly, and unexpectedly, sirens erupted loudly throughout the room.
WARNING! WARNING!
"Wh-what's happening?!" cried X worried like Master Cain.
"Master Cain, quickly!" exclaimed the female reploid from before.
"We must take you to a safe place, there's a maverick uprising in the city center!" she informed him.
"Impossible!" he spat astonished.
Maverick Hunters HQ
"Give me a status of the situation!" ordered General.
"Affirmative, we just received incoming signals of irregular activities going on in the city center. It appears that the rebellion initiated at…the Transmission Center?!" stated Layer in disbelief.
"What?!" answered the large reploid, shocked by that terrifying report.
While the commotion was taking place outside, inside the Transmission Center, the two scared reploids from before were defenseless against the now operable, red reploid with blond ponytail. In his right hand, a green z-saber glowed luminously (almost identical to those fiercely green eyes of his). However, instead of preying on them, the mysterious young swordsman turned around and rushed towards the exit, where the mavericks were rioting uncontrollably.
Hello, what do you say we start this 2018 with a megaman X update? :) afterall, a new game is coming! :D