Queen Sunstar: here is chapter three. Before I forget, here is how I am working this.
20XX- the past
21XX- The present
22XX- the future
Italics indicate the past and personal thoughts. In the past, personal thoughts are done in normal print. Classic Megaman's time
Normal print is the present, Megaman X's time
Bold is the future, MMZ time. Here, personal thoughts will be in italics as well as being bold.
Yes, I am doing a three way crossover. Read on!
Zero: you all know what goes here. Queen Sunstar doesn't own us. The clouts at Capcom do. She does however, own Medic.
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Year 20XX, the home of Dr. Thomas Light
"Light, have you not slept at all?" Dr. Cossack entered the lab, "You know you won't do him any good becoming ill yourself."
Light turned, "I can't bring myself to sleep or eat. Not with Megaman so ill."
"I've been trying to get him to eat something for the last few days." Willy's head appeared from behind a machine, "I wish we knew more about the Stardroids so we could figure out how to save Megaman."
"Willy, why do you care so much about this?" Cossack asked, "I thought you hated the guy."
"There is a difference between hate and rivalry!" Willy barked, "I don't hate him! I'm his rival!"
"He means nemesis." Light rolled his eyes.
"I prefer the term rival. I'm only helping because you asked me to. I'm not responsible for creating this mess." Willy retorted, "I wasn't the one who found the frozen Sunstar and thawed him out, Light was."
"That was me, you clout!" Cossack snapped, "You were the one who thawed out Sunstar after I told you in very clear terms not to!"
"Break it up, you two. We are all responsible for this mess. Cossack found the frozen Sunstar, I studied him, and Willy unleashed Sunstar on us." Light rubbed his tired eyes.
"You wanted to thaw him out!" Willy screamed.
"There is a difference between deice, and thaw you clout!" Light snapped back.
"You said to thaw him and I did! I was only following orders! You don't get to drag me into this!" Willy screamed back.
A harsh coughing came from a side lab, followed by some groaning as Megaman tried to find a comfortable position. What ever Sunstar had done to him was getting worse. All three scientists knew this, yet it hurt, watching him suffer. Light thought back to that horrible day when Protoman had come running into the house, an unconscious Megaman in his arms. Light had taken Megaman down to the lab, thinking it was nothing more then a few repairs. He was wrong. Light looked into the room, and went in. Megaman suddenly grabbed Lights hand. His eyes were open and he was gasping, trying to draw in what little oxygen he could into fluid filled lungs. His mouth was slightly open. Then slowly, his body started to give in to the infections ravaging his body. His gasping slowed as he sank back down onto the bed. His hand fell from Lights grasp. Willy and Cossack watched what was happening with wide eyes.
"No." Light whispered softly, watching, yet disbelieving what he was seeing.
Megaman gave one more gasp, then went still. It was dead quiet. Cossack found himself not sure of what to do or say.
"How anticlimactic. I always thought I would be the one responsible for defeating Megaman." Willy whispered softly. Cossack shot him a disapproving look. Light was standing so still that he wondered if Light had gone dead. Light slowly turned.
"Leave." his voice was low.
"But Light, no. I am not leaving you in this state of mind. Come upstairs. Lets get some food and sleep in you." Willy tried.
"Leave." Light ordered again.
"Light, you are not thinking straight." Willy went in the room and took Light by the arm. He was roughly shaken off.
"Leave!" this time, it was a bellow. Willy persisted.
"No! I am not leaving you like this! You can't fix him! He is gone!" Willy took Light by the arm and hung on as Light tried to shake him off again. Cossack interfered by taking Light by the other arm.
"Willy is right." Cossack led his friend away from the body of Megaman, "You aren't thinking right." They led him upstairs to the kitchen, and sat him down at the table. Willy made himself busy, making a pot of coffee and wiping up a few sandwiches. Cossack sat down next to Light, who stared ahead, unblinkingly.
"Megaman barely beat the Stardroids last time, even with our modifications." Cossack chose his words carefully, "We at least took out Pluto, thanks to Protoman."
"Protoman, Roll, Rush." Light mumbled.
"Coffee and PBJ'S anyone?" Willy asked, handing out cups of coffee and sandwiches to everyone, "Cossack sent Protoman and Bass to the future to protect Megaman X. Roll and Rush went with them."
Light continued to stare blankly and mumble the names of his creations over and over again.
"Give him time. He is in shock." Cossack replied.
Year 21XX, present day, HQ Medical Bay
It was the pain that first woke her up. Her eyes adjusted to the low light of the recovery room. Someone was holding her hand. Zero? She looked up to see a pair of familiar green eyes staring blankly at her.
"X?" Medic asked.
"Medic, you are awake." X smiled, "We've been worried about you."
"Where is Zero?" Medic tried to sit up, "Ow!"
"Easy there. You were lucky the sword missed vital organs. Zero is in the ICU. He is in a coma because of extreme blood loss. There is something else you need to know, Medic. Zero's wound isn't healing. In fact, it is getting worse every day." X replied.
"You are out of Stasis. I'm down here by the way." Medic watched as he looked down at her, no, toward her. "You're blind."
"Temporarily." X said.
"I want to see Zero." Medic decided.
"Let me call Gate." X replied, clicking on his com, "Gate, Medic is awake."
Gate came in moments later, "Medic, good to have you with us again."
"I want to see Zero." Medic replied.
"Not yet. You need to heal up some first." Gate turned to X, "I need a moment alone with her." X left the room, "Medic, the sword missed everything, including your unborn baby."
"What?" Medic stared at him in shock, "You mean I'm pregnant?"
"That is why I want you to rest." Gate smiled.
"How far along am I?" Medic asked.
"You are about six weeks along." Gate said.
"That explains why I wasn't feeling well those last two weeks. I thought it was stress related." Medic found her mind reeling in shock. Cinnamon came in and she and Gate shared a few quick words before they both rushed out of the room. X came back in as they left. Medic didn't have to ask where they were going. Despite the blankness of his eyes, X looked worried.
"Alia is with Zero. He is still losing blood, and they are trying to keep up with the amount he is losing." X took her hand, "Zero is a fighter."
"Back before Sungod attacked us, I tried to heal it some, but my touch didn't work." Medic gritted her teeth as she sat up, "I want to see Zero, now."
"Cinnamon tried healing it too, but it failed." X considered the idea he had been mulling over, "Remember, a few weeks ago at Giga City, when Cinnamon healed me?"
"I wasn't there to see it. I was out trying to stop Final Sigma." Medic had a sudden thought. 'oh god, was I pregnant then? Did I endanger my and Zero's child?'
"Well, Cinnamon touched and used the Pure residing in me to boost her own healing touch. What if, she were to do it again?" X explained.
Medic got his drift, "It might be enough to counter what ever Sunstar did to him and stop the endless bleeding." She carefully stood, swayed, and had to grab on to X for support, "Please, Let me go see Zero."
"Gate is going to kill me for this." X quickly realized that Medic was too weak to walk on her own. He scooped her up into his arms and carried her to the ICU. Of course, Gate was not happy to see them as he fixed two more bags of fluids on an IV pole as they dripped their lifesaving liquids into Zero's body.
"And just what do you think you are doing?" Gate asked, "Medic is not ready for this!"
"No, Gate. Zero needs her right now." X gave him a defiant look.
"But but" Gate sputtered.
"Please. Who are you to deny a wife's right to be by her husband when he is hurt?" Medic asked.
"X," Cinnamon broke in almost hesitantly, "I think I can save Zero, but I need your help."
"You are thinking what I'm thinking?" X asked.
"I thought of it remembering you in Giga City weeks ago. Do you think it could work?" Cinnamon asked.
"I'm willing to try if you are willing to try." X gently put Medic down, who was helped into a chair by Alia, before taking a hesitant step forward. Cinnamon reached out and guided him to her.
"I am not sure if I remember how I did it before." Cinnamon confessed, "I was scared and all I could think of was Medic in danger."
"To tell you the truth, I'm not sure if I can access the Pure." X replied, "Let me try touching the Pure first." He closed his eyes and focused on the warm, flowing rush that he knew was the Pure. Cinnamon place her left hand on X while her right hand rested on Zero's injury. She felt X responding by directing the Pure to her, no, through her. Her right hand burned white and golden light danced around the three of them. Zero's wound did not change. Medic reached out and touched Cinnamon's shoulder. She felt the Pure rush through her and it took everything she had not to cry out. Without thinking about it, her other hand went to Zero. Only then, did the awful wound began to close up. Unfortunately, X didn't last long enough for it to heal completely. He collapsed, breaking the connection. Gate watched with wide eyes, never having seen the Healing Touch in action. Cinnamon was panting, and it was all Medic could do to keep her eyes open. Gate checked Zero's wound first.
"The bleeding has stopped." he turned to X, "Amazing. X?" Gate knelt by him, "He used himself up. He needs to rest." Carefully, Gate picked up the blue Reploid and carried him into the recovery room and left him to sleep.
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Blues suddenly screamed. Axl jumped, turning to the Austrian Hunter. Eagle landed, joining them.
"Blues? What's wrong?" Axl asked.
Red reverted back to canine mode and let out a long and mournful howl to the sky. Blues only sank to his knees, his arms around the dog. He screamed one word over and over again.
"Blues!" Eagle shook him, "Snap out of it! What is wrong?"
"Dead." Blues choked on the words, "He's dead!"
"Who's dead?" Axl asked, "Blues, what is wrong?"
"Sunstar wasn't lying when he said Megaman was dead! I just felt it! Oh god, my brother, gone thanks to that thing!" Blue was panting as he spoke, "Megaman died! I failed the mission!"
Red poured his grief out in song to the rapidly darkening sky. Clouds moved to block the last of the dying light. Slowly, then harder, it began to rain.
"Megaman? You mean X?" Axl panicked.
"No! I'll explain later! Navi! I have to get to Navi!" Blues climbed back on Red, who had returned to cycle form. They raced off into the night, Axl and Eagle behind them.
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Navi, who had been working diligently, suddenly froze. She screamed, a high mourning wail that frightened Signus as he ran to her. Other navigators stopped working and turned to her. Signus finally reached her. Navi was white, her hands clenching the edge of her desk so hard her knuckles were white.
"What happened?" Signus asked.
"He's dead!" Navi screamed.
"Who's dead?" Signus asked, eyes wide.
"my brother, Megaman! Oh god, I felt it! Where are you, Blues? He's gone!" Navi wailed.
"Megaman? Oh god, not X!" Signus paled.
"No!" Navi screamed, "The Megaman from my time! Sunstar killed him!"
"What? Your time? Just who are you?" Signus asked.
Navi was saved from answering as Blues, followed by Red, Axl, and Eagle, came rushing into the room. Blues went straight to Navi who sank into his arms. They remained silent save for Red's low keening as he nuzzled them.
"What is going on here?" Signus asked.
"Beats me. Blues has been a wreck since the mission. We found Gaudille and someone called Sunstar." Axl said, "Gaudille is getting patched up in the medical bay." He told Signus of the mission.
"Medic described the Reploid that attacked her and Zero wearing purple armor over a black Kevlar suit, just like what you described." Signus replied, "Blues, Navi, I need answers from you now."
Blues turned, "And answers you will get." Navi nodded, and glowed, reverting back to Roll while Red reverted back to Rush. The doors slid open to reveal a black Reploid who looked just as shell shocked as Navi and Blues. He went to them.
"Our cover is blown." Navi replied softly.
"I'll start us off. I'm Protoman, and these are my sister, Roll, my brother, Bass, and our late brother's dog, Rush." Protoman began, "We are not from this time. In fact, We came from 20XX. In our time, a Russian scientist, Dr. Mikhail Sergeyevich Cossack discovered a frozen Reploid and brought it to Dr. Thomas Light to study. Unfortunately, it was found and activated by Dr. Albert W. Willy. Light sent our brother, Megaman, out to stop the Reploid…"
Year 20XX, Flashback
"Dr. Light! Dr. Light!" Megaman tore through the lab, searching for his creator, "Dr. Light!"
"I'm right here." Light appeared from behind a machine, "What is it, and how many times have I told you not to run in the Lab, and use your quiet indoor voice?"
"Sorry, Dr. Light!" Megaman could see that Light was getting ready to go into one of his hour long lectures, "the Reploid! It's gone!"
"Gone? Megaman, it is frozen solid. It can't go anywhere." Light sighed, feeling a headache coming on. He had a feeling it was going to be one of those days.
"It's gone!" Megaman led him to one of the side labs. Light looked in, and gasped, "Oh crap! Willy! I'm going to kill you when I get my hands on you! Megaman, I need you to go find and bring it back here pronto!" Megaman took off. Light looked toward the shadows, "You know what to do, Protoman."
"As always." Protoman slipped through the shadows, following Megaman. He knew his mission. Keep Megaman safe without him discovering him.
"Be safe." Light turned and stormed off to find Willy.
As he raced out the front door, Megaman gave a sharp whistle. Rush barked a reply as he raced to join his master. Roll, who was cleaning as usual, frowned at the trail of mud Rush had tracked in from the back yard. Megaman gave her an apologic look before taking off. Roll sighed as she began to clean up the tracks. Faintly, she could hear Light screaming at Willy over something in the labs below her. Dr. Cossack, who was reading the paper, looked up and sighed. There was a crash followed by a pained yelp. Cossack went to stand, but Roll held up a hand. They waited. There was a second crash followed by another pained yelp. Roll nodded and Cossack lumbered off toward the Labs. Roll couldn't help but smile. This was so normal. Megaman rushing off to save the world with Rush, Light literally murdering Willy while Cossack watched, herself cleaning. Protoman slunk by her and slipped out the door after sighing at Rushes muddy footprints. Megaman would get an audiofull from Roll for it later.
Megaman, astride Rush in cycle mode, raced toward New York City. An explosion tore through the heart of the city, and Megaman felt Rush pick up speed. They reached the heart of the city and Rush stopped so fast that Megaman nearly ended up flying off of him. Rush growled. Megaman narrowed his eyes. Towering out of the wreckage of a robotics museum, stood his quarry and a smaller white female that resembled a cat. The cat like robot turned.
"Sunstar, dear, looks like we have trouble." the white female purred, flexing her claws.
"of course, Light sends his pet out to stop us." Sunstar gave a bitter laugh, "Pluto, he's yours."
Pluto lunged, and Megaman dove to the side, charging his buster. Pluto twisted midair and came down to sink her claws into Megamans left arm, causing him to drop his charge. Rush barked and went at Pluto, but he was tossed aside like a toy. Megaman rolled away from Pluto, trying to get his damaged buster to take a charge. Rush rejoined him, shaking his head.
"Sizzling circuits! You okay, Rush?" Megaman glanced down at his dog, "She's tough!" Rush barked, showing he was okay.
"I tire of this." Sunstar strode to stand by Pluto.
"Then finish it!" Megaman spat, "I've got all day!"
Pluto shot forward again. Megaman ducked as Protoman appeared from no where, buster fully charged and firing, throwing Pluto backward. He landed beside Megaman, who finally got a charge to his buster.
"I'll take Pluto, you take Sunstar." Protoman whispered.
The brothers turned to do battle. Megaman danced just out of Sunstar's range, twisting through the buster shots racing toward him. Protoman put down Pluto with a well placed max charged shot that shattered her armor in several places. Megaman slowed, getting the feeling that Sunstar was toying with him, which was what the Stardroid wanted. He felt the heat of the shot coming and turned to be engulfed by the burning light. He screamed in agony. Rush howled, the heat keeping him from getting to his master. Protoman spun, and screamed. The light grew brighter and hotter, before it vanished. Megaman slumped to the ground nearly unconscious from Sunstar's brutal attack. Protoman ran to him, screaming his name.
"Megaman!" Protoman knelt by his brother, knowing the damage was bad, "Can you hear me? Come on, don't go to sleep! I know it hurts!"
All Megaman could do in reply was groan as the pain hit with full force. Protoman knew he had to get Megaman to Light, and fast. Rush came over and nudged Megaman's hand. Megaman managed to lift his hand and rest it on Rushes head.
"Rush, cycle mode." Protoman ordered, "Please, Rush?"
The dog looked confusedly at Megaman, who tried to explain, but no words came from his mouth. Rush pawed Megamans arm and whimpered.
"Rush, I'm begging you. Cycle mode. Megaman is hurt bad and can't give you the commands." Protoman tried.
Rush looked from Protoman to Megaman and back again. Finally, he crouched into cycle mode. Protoman sighed. Leave it to Megaman to have a dog that obeyed only him. Carefully picking up Megaman who winced and cried out with the movement, Protoman climbed aboard Rush. Rush took off. For Megaman, the ride was pure torture. To Protoman, each time Megaman cried out hurt worse then any torture Willy put ever subjected him to. He felt responsible for Megaman's current condition. Light had trusted him to keep Megaman safe, and he had failed. It felt like forever before they arrived back at the house. Willy must have been watching for them because he ran out of the house to assist Protoman.
"Find Light!" Willy ran back into the house with Megaman in his arms. He ran for the labs. Rush and Protoman raced into the house and quickly found Light.
"Megaman is hurt bad! Willy has him in the Lab!" Protoman screamed to be heard over Rushes frantic barking.
"I'm going!" Light took off. Protoman had never seen Light move so fast before. Roll came in and whistled to Rush, who went and snuggled into her arms.
"What happened?" she asked.
"Megaman got hurt real bad." Protoman told her the whole story.
"He's in good hands. Light will save him." Roll replied.
Year 21XX, HQ command center
"It turned out that Light and Willy couldn't save him. Cossack ran a trace for Sunstar's energy signature and found that it was 100 years into the future. He sent me and Bass forward to try to stop him. Roll and Rush joined us days later. We made contact with Delta, Cossack's last great creation. There, now you know the whole sordid story." Protoman finished, "Sunstar is the leader of the Stardroids. His second in command is Terra, and the other Stardroids are Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. Megaman beat them once. Sadly, he was defeated by Sunstar and has now died of his injuries."
"I think I get it now. The first Sunstar was created by Dr. Willy. Megaman managed to defeat him and the other Stardroids because this Sunstar was just a copy. The Sunstar we face now is the real one. Like the sun shining on its planets, Sunstar 'shines' on the Stardroids, making them stronger." Bass explained, "We can't leave for our time until we have Sunstar in our custody. We will help you as best as we can."
Signus didn't respond. He slowly sank into a chair, mind reeling over what he just heard. Finally, he whispered, "How does this effect the future?"
"We don't know." Protoman replied, "Things have happened that shouldn't have."
At that exact moment, a soft reddish glow filled the room as someone else warped in. He wore red and black armor, and sported a long blond ponytail. He held a softly glowing blue sphere with three silver spires rising from it at 90 degree angles. Two intersecting rainbow figure eights wrapped around it. One of the figure eights was missing it's top half. Palette's jaw dropped as she recognized the Reploid.
"Zero?" she asked.
"Is this 21XX?" the Reploid asked.
"Yes." Protoman answered, "Who are you?"
"Palette has already said my name. I'm Zero, Leader of the Resistance from 22XX. I came because the X of my time, Cyber Elf X, is dying. The reason, the Pure that I hold is badly damaged. I came here to find X so it can be restored. It is imperative that it is restored or we all are gonna be screwed royally." Zero explained.
"Let me guess. It's name is Sunstar." Protoman replied.
"Yes. Wait a minute. You are from 20XX, right? Is he still alive?" Zero asked.
"Dead." came the unfeeling reply.
"Oh crap. Is X of this area okay?" Zero asked, turning to Signus.
"Blind." came the unfeeling reply, this time from Signus, "Your X?"
"Already dead, and dying again." Zero replied in the same unfeeling tone. The three eyed each other.
"Wait a minute. If your X is already dead, how can he be dying?" Protoman asked.
"Good question." Zero thought, 'how to explain without screwing up the future…' "Well, uh… X gave up his physical form in a battle and in exchange for his uh, sacrifice, he was allowed to return as a Cyber Elf. Now, he is dying again unless I get back with a fully repaired Pure." Zero felt himself fading, "Hey wait a minute here! You said!" he was gone in the same flash of light.
Year 22XX, Neo Arcadia, Castle Light Throne Room
"Why did you bring me back?" Zero ragged as he walked into the throne room where his friend was supposed to be resting, "I was going to save you!" he stopped short, "Oh crap."
The Throne Room was completely trashed. Chandeliers lay on the floor, glass sprayed everywhere. Huge chunks of the walls and floor were missing, and the furniture was in splinters. Fear gripped him.
"Ceil! Alouette!" Zero frantically searched the room, not finding them. He felt like he was going to be sick from fear. If anything happened to ether of them…
"Daddy!"
"Alouette!" Zero called again, "Where are you?"
"Daddy! Help!" Alouette cried.
Zero followed her voice to find her trapped under X's throne. Lifting it off of her, he realized that X had protected her by overturning his throne and trapping her under it. That still left one problem. Where was Ceil?
"Daddy!" Alouette clung to him, crying.
"Shh," Zero soothed, "Daddy's here now. Can you tell me what happened?"
"Monsters." Alouette hiccupped, "Uncle X fighted monsters!"
"Did the monsters take X away?" Zero pressed.
Alouette nodded.
"Where is Mommy?" Zero asked.
"Monsters got Mommy." Alouette said.
"Shh, I'm going to get Mommy and Uncle X back from those monsters, okay?" Zero held her tightly. She looked so much like him, yet he could see Medic in her face. He closed his eyes. He missed Medic so much it hurt. X had finally told him the truth. Medic had died protecting Alouette. Ceil had taken her in. then she'd found him. He had not remembered anything about Alouette, X, or anyone else. His memories returned slowly. There was a crash. Zero looked up to see Harpuia breaking through a wall. The green guardian ran to him, relief on his face.
"Lord Zero! Thank god I found you! Things are bad, really bad!" Harpuia joined him, "Alouette!" The child reached for him and he took her into his arms, "Want to go see Mommy? She is with auntie Levi. Zero, lets go. We guardians managed to drive off Sunstar, but X is in a bad way."
"I'm right behind you." Zero followed Harpuia outside to where the three other guardians, and Ceil knelt around X, worry on their faces. Zero went to them while Harpuia handed Alouette to Ceil. They all formed a protective circle around the semi conscious Cyber Elf. Ceil was crying. Leviathan had her hand up to her mouth, trying not to cry. Harpuia and Fefnir bowed their heads. Even Phantom was downcast. Zero felt the tears coming, and did his best to hold them off. He would not lose it here, not now. They all knew this was it for X. The Cyber Elf's blue robe was stained red with blood. His helmet was cracked and the jewel shattered. His blood pooled around them. His eyes opened all the way as he coughed harshly, bringing up a wave of blood.
"X?" Zero took his best friends head onto his lap, "I'm here."
"Ze…ro…" X looked up at him, "Protect…"
"Protect what? The Pure?" Zero asked.
"No… Protect X… 21XX… Last hope…" X's eyes began to rol.l back into his head.
"Wait! I don't understand! X please! Don't do this to us!" the tears he'd been holding back flowed forward. X jerked once, twice, and went still. Zero looked to the sky and screamed. Harpuia realized it wasn't a scream of grief, but one of pure terror. He and his fellow guardians looked up, and their screams joined Zero's.
"Ragnarok! It's starting again!" Fefnir screamed.
"We can't stay here!" Leviathan screamed.
"Let's go!" Zero screamed, "Ceil! Alouette! Stay close to me!"
X's body flashed white, and they found themselves tumbling through time…
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Again, the Command Center was bathed in light. Signus sighed. This time, seven beings appeared. Signus recognized Zero.
"We're down to one X." Zero was drowned out by Alia's scream of terror. Signus ran to her, and she only pointed at the screen. Zero looked, and managed to stifle his scream.
"What is that thing?" Signus asked.
"It's Ragnarok!" Zero cried out, "How did it get here into this time?"
"Our X did this!" Harpuia yelled, getting Phantoms hands clamped over his mouth.
"No, you clout!" Phantom screamed, "X warped us out and the Ragnarok followed!"
"That creep! The only reason he let X go was because he knew X was already dying! Now all he has to do is kill the X of this time and all hope will be lost!" Leviathan sobbed into her hands, "This can't be happening! We'd just got Neo Arcadia back to normal too!"
"dear sister." Harpuia hugged her, "all we can do now is protect the X of this time and hope against hope we can keep him safe."
"Is there anywhere here that is safe?" Zero took charge, Alouette in his arms again.
"Giga City." Signus replied instantly.
"Then that is were the Guardians are taking Ceil, Alouette, and X." Zero replied, "I have to go try to stop Ragnarok again."
"I'm not going." Ceil turned to him.
"What? Are you nuts? This is way too dangerous! I barely survived last time!" Zero looked down into her eyes, "for me, go to Giga City, take care of Alouette for me. Please?"
"I'm staying here." Ceil looked back up in those deep blue eyes she loved so much, "You'll need a navigator that knows Ragnarok and can guide you through it, like me."
"No, Ceil. I'll have Harpuia take you by force to Giga City if necessary." Zero sighed. He hated it when Ceil was being difficult.
"Daddy, you have go?" Alouette sniffled, her blue eyes locking onto his.
"I have to go stop the monsters, Alouette." Zero whispered to her.
"You stop monsters dat hurted X so he had leave?" Alouette asked.
"yes, that is right, my big girl." Zero smiled at her, "Uncle Harpuia is going to take you and mommy to a safe place. X too. This X is in danger and you must help them keep him safe."
"Kay." Alouette reached for Harpuia, "Daddy? I love you."
"I love you too, my big girl." Zero hugged her before handing her over to Harpuia.
"You sure you can handle this on your own?" Fefnir asked concernedly, "You should have died last time. You are lucky X found you when he did."
"I'll be fine." Zero turned to the red guardian, "Weil isn't there and there is no one to fight. All I have to do is shut it down, and send it into the ocean."
"What if it is there?" Phantom asked.
"I'll deal with it if it is there." Zero replied.
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X finally opened his eyes. At first everything was dark. Then he saw some light, blinked, and his sight returned.
"About time." came a very familiar voice.
X looked to his left, "Zero!"
Zero smiled, "Good to see you too. Medic told me what you did." Zero looked away.
"What is wrong, Zero?" X asked, sitting up and turning to his friend, "Is Sigma back?"
"No. it is a lot worse then Sigma. It's called Sunstar." Zero never realized he had just said the code words decided upon by Light 100 years ago to start a secret program that would led to Sunstar's fall.
"Sunstar? The name is familiar…" X eyes went blank as the program activated. He was instantly bombarded with a huge rush of information, battle specs, and he found himself witnessing the death of his predecessor. At that moment, the other Zero from 22XX entered the room carrying a disk. Both Zeros eyed each other warily.
"Who are you?" Zero asked.
"I'm you, 100 years from now." the other Zero said, "Call me Megaman Zero to avoid confusion." he went to X.
"What are you going to do?" Zero asked, getting defensive, while X looked from one Zero to the other like he were watching a tennis match. His eyes had returned to normal.
"I wish there was another way, but there isn't. I have to try to prepare him for the trials and harsh tribulations ahead. X, can you download this disk into yourself?" Megaman Zero asked.
"Yeah, but what is on it?" X asked, ignoring Zero's warning look.
"Information you need to know." Megaman Zero handed the disk to X, who downloaded it's contents into himself. Lights secret programming met up with the new program and molded itself to it just like it was supposed to do. Again, X's eyes went blank as he received a second rush of information, and saw himself dying. His eyes returned to normal.
"I'm all that is left?" X asked.
Megaman Zero nodded softly, "I'm going to stall Ragnarok and buy you some time to collect the pieces of the Pure Sunstar has given to the nine other Stardroids. Once you have the pieces, find me on Ragnarok. That is all I can give you for now. Each piece will lead you to the next piece. The first piece is in Giga City, guarded by Neptune."
"And what about me and Axl? He is going to need help." Zero asked.
"Sadly, X has to do this on his own." Megaman Zero explained, "It is the only way."
Alarms klaxoned, and the two Zeros and X took off for Command Center. Once there, Signus turned, his face drained of all color. Megaman Zero's eyes widened. The rumbling he was starting to feel was familiar, way too familiar. All they could do was watch the view screen helplessly as the Ragnarok powered up. A slender pinkish beam cut through the atmosphere and hit the ground. It sliced through much of Abel City, leaving behind smoking ruins. The beam faded, and the screen changed. a familiar face appeared. Alia darted a look at X behind her to make sure he was there. The face was the splitting image of X ecept for the red eyes.
"Copy X!" Megaman Zero screamed.
"How n-nice, an introduction. T-that was a w-warning shot! G-give me X, o-or face the c-consequences!" Copy X hissed.
It took all of Megaman Zero's willpower to not crash through the screen. He forced himself to breathe deeply, "Not gonna happen!"
"T-then I'll d-destroy the c-city!" Copy X typed in a command, and the world shuddered violently…
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Zero: another cliffhanger? Oh come on.
Queen Sunstar: and that's all until next Thursday! I love my new apartment and my new freedom! See ya'll next Thursday!