Project X
Disclaimer: Mega Man and Everything else I reference belong to Capcom and their various owners. However, I own Xavier (well mostly), Zack (who I hope won't end up a Gary Stu), and my next Dr. Light (who I hope won't turn into a Sue)
Chapter 8:
Xavier made it to the shelter in one piece, Gamma as well, though Gamma's programming was taking a beating from the three laws screaming at him to protect Xavier, obey him, and self preservation.
"I'm driving on the way back." said Gamma firmly.
"Alright." said Xavier shrugging, had he been X driving like that Gamma wouldn't have batted an eye.
'Great I'm thinking of myself as two people.' thought Xavier shaking his head.
"Are you the ones Dr. Light sent?" asked a human security guard. Xavier recognized him as the police officer he'd saved during …that day.
"Yes. I'm Xavier Smith, a lab tech here to help make sure everything is running smoothly, well the technology." said Xavier.
"Right this way." said the officer.
Xavier saw what looked to be every single human from the lower end of town in the shelter.
"Not everyone could get to the country to escape. The shields are fine but we worry about the generators." said a technician that was already there.
"Let me look." said Xavier, if he didn't know he could always have Gamma raise HQ and ask Dr. Light. The generator was fine, but it was showing the wear and tear of constantly being in operation. Xavier fixed a few loose things but turned to the tech.
"It's old. It can't handle the strain of being on for so long. Do you have any spare parts for it?" asked Xavier.
"Yes." said the tech. "Should we replace them?"
"Yes, but not until we have the building fully protected, you'll be fine for now, barring any direct assaults on the shelter. I'll talk to Commander Signas, he's now the hunter in charge, and see if I can get the remaining hunters to guard the building while the shields are down." said Xavier.
"Thank you Mr. Smith. While you're here, could you reinforce the barrier keeping the defrosted delinquents in?" said the tech.
"Sure." said Xavier.
Xavier followed the tech to the makeshift cell holding ten criminals confined to a small space. There were armed guards near it incase the barrier failed.
"Your wiring is faulty. I can fix that without turning it off." said Xavier examining the generator. He got out his tools and set to work, the tech wandered away and Xavier was left to work in peace.
"So you survived after all." remarked a voice. Xavier looked up to see the criminal whose cyro tank he'd fixed when he remembered his name.
"Have we met? Because I'm sure I'd remember someone as ugly as you." asked Xavier pretending to not recognize the man who haunted his nightmares.
"So the old fool really did wipe your memories, cyborg." said the man.
"I'm Xavier Smith, Mr. Smith to you, criminal." said Xavier as he resumed working on the circuitry. Once it was fixed Xavier straightened up.
"Do you know who that is?" asked another criminal as Xavier ignored the man.
"Should I?" Xavier said coolly.
"That's the guy who killed Dr. Light!" he said. Xavier froze, images raced before his eyes,
"Smith!" yelled Gamma as Xavier's eyes rolled back into his head. Gamma caught him and picked up the tools before glaring at the smirking criminal. He carried Xavier away.
Xavier came too in the speeder on the way back to Maverick Hunter HQ.
"You alright Smith?" Gamma asked not taking his eyes off the road.
"I'm fine now. Did I collapse?" asked Xavier.
"Yeah, what did that guy say?" asked Gamma.
"That the one criminal murdered Dr. Light's ancestor." said Xavier, "This is interesting, I wonder if she'll press charges as she's practically the only one of the Light's left."
"Who knows." said Gamma. They arrived in one piece Dr. Light waiting for him worried.
"Are you alright? Gamma told me you collapsed." she said.
"I'm fine. I just need to speak with you in private." said Xavier. Dr. Light nodded and Gamma left them. He followed her into her room and she sealed off the door.
"What is it?" she asked.
"I remembered why I was made into a cyborg. This man kidnapped me and your two most famous ancestors to bear the name Dr. Light. He forced them to turn me into a cryborg. The last thing I remember before waking up to see you hovering over me was getting shot." said Xavier.
"Nothing else?" asked Dr. Light.
"Nothing, nothing from my life before that." said Xavier.
"These things take time." said Dr. Light, "But why did you remember this and collapse near the criminals?"
"The man who kidnapped me was one of them, and he murdered your ancestor." said Xavier. "I wonder how he'd react to knowing there's a current Dr. Light?"
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The 'Commander' had been frozen for one hundred years. His defrosting had been to save his life from something called 'mavericks.' They'd been saved by a robot named Mega Man X, and they were being held in this shelter until the 'maverick' threat was over. Then they'd be tried and sentenced. If the 'Commander' was lucky, Dr. Light's family didn't survive the century. He was surprised to see Xavier, and he seemed amnesiac until his murder of Dr. Light was mentioned. The strange robot that carried him away seemed almost too human. Was it merely an advance or was it his imagination?
It was announced that in two days that the only Scientist left at Maverick Hunter HQ and her assistant, Xavier Smith, would be coming with a guard of six maverick hunters, including Commander Zero, to protect the shelter while the shield was down.
The day this occurred he saw Xavier walking in side by side with a blonde haired robot (as seen by the pony tail coming out the back of the red pointed helmet he wore), whose face looked eerily like the blonde boy who had put him in prison. This robot wore red armor with green orbs on his chest. On the other side of Xavier was a small girl child with her jet black hair styled in odangos like a cartoon character. She was dressed in the exact same coveralls as Xavier, her eyes were hauntingly familiar.
"Why is there a little girl walking with them? Where is the scientist?" The 'Commander' asked a guard loudly. The girl stopped midstride and stormed over to him.
"Little?" she spat, her voice deeper than he expected. He'd estimated her age to be about eight, but she sounded like a teenager.
"Why are you here child?" he asked.
"Child? CHILD!" she yelled. Xavier looked at the 'Commander' with pity and amusement in his eyes, and it was then the 'Commander' knew for a fact that Xavier remembered the 'Commander. '
"Well, Mr. Anderson is it?" said Xavier enjoying the look the 'Commander' gave him upon hearing his name without a title aside from mister.
"How old do you think she is?" asked Xavier.
"Mr. Smith." warned Dr. Light.
"Nine, but now that she's spoken, thirteen."
"Close, fifteen." said Dr. Light.
"We have to keep moving Dr. Light, there've been reports of Maverick activity." said Zero
"Very well Commander Zero." said Dr. Light walking away with Xavier making eye contact with the shocked Anderson AKA the 'Commander' before walking away.
Half way through the part change out Zero received a call from Commander Signas.
"There's a massive assault being led by Chill Penguin out here. We need back up!"
"Xavier, go send X out there now! I need to protect Dr. Light in case something happens." said Zero.
"Rodger." said Xavier dashing away hitting an alarm.
"Everyone to the basement!" yelled a security guard. All the civilians were ushered down and the criminals lowered down through the floor, still contained in their pen. Xavier hid in an alcove and focused on what he had done in a memory to become X. He bit back a yell of pain before feeling the familiar weight of his armor.
'Time to kick some butt.' thought Xavier as he ran to the outside forming his buster. He skidded to a halt to see that the forces were pretty close to being overwhelmed. He spotted a maverick outside of its ride armor and Xavier was seized by inspiration. He sprinted over, blasted the maverick and hopped into its armor.
'No wonder Vile likes these things so much.' thought Xavier after smashing several mavericks. He then winced when he felt a blast rock the ride armor. He whirled it around and saw he was surrounded.
'Now what?' he thought. Then an idea occurred to him and he blasted the controls before launching himself out of the armor. It exploded a few seconds later taking most of the mavericks with it. Unfortunately, some of the shrapnel hit one of the hunters.
"Watch it!" they yelled.
"Sorry!" yelled Xavier before seeing he was toe to toe with Chill Penguin.
'X, do you read me?' said Dr. Light over the communications.
"I read you Dr. Light." said Xavier.
'Don't stand still too long he's building up his freeze breath.' She said and Xavier dodged to the side in the nick of time, Chill's breath creating a penguin statue instead.
"Could he always do that?" he asked.
'No.' said Dr. Light, 'This is his programming evolving partially from his going maverick.'
Xavier ducked a ricocheted blast from one of the hunters hitting Chill's belly.
"Where is his weak spot!" Xavier yelled as he jumped over the sliding Chill.
'Give me a moment to think. I'm doing this while changing out the generator parts you know!' said Dr. Light.
Xavier looked around and saw the hunters we still hopelessly out numbered. He flipped over another attack.
'His back! He was meant for frontal assaults, so most of his armor is placed there. His back is weak, but a charged shot would be preferable.' Said Dr. Light.
"Got it." Said Xavier as he charged up a blast and fired it at Chill's back as he tried to freeze a hunter. This impact made the maverick stop and turning to face Xavier. The blue armored cyborg was now the object of Chill's full attention. He had to dodge more often, which was hard considering he was charging up a blast. He managed to nail him again, this time causing the maverick to explode.
'You downloaded some of his data! My ancestor must have given you a variable weapons system too. You now have Shot Gun Ice. The generator is online, I'm going to contact Signas to tell the others to pull back.' said Dr. Light.
"X, over and out." He said before slipping off amongst the celebrations of the hunters. He changed back to human and slipped back in. He made a fake barricade to make it look like he had gone to check on something and barricaded himself in, for safety. He then continued onwards to see Dr. Light emerge, covered in grease and dirt walking up from the basement accompanied by other techs and Zero.
100 years ago
Dr. Albert Wily had sent a minion out to get him something and they came back with a person he never thought he would see again.
"Hello, Taylor." He said as his son, Taylor Watson, né Wily, strode angrily over to his disowned father.
"Where is he?" he asked.
"Who?" asked Wily.
"Zachariah; He went missing soon after Dr. Light and his friend were murdered." said Taylor.
"Thomas is dead?" asked Dr. Wily in shock. In his unstable mind, it was he who would destroy Light, not some nameless nobody. So his grandson was missing and they ran right to him to find him? Strange, unless there was something else going on,
"Why run to me looking for Zack? I haven't seen him since he was seven years old." said Dr. Wily.
"Zachariah isn't a picture perfect son, and is sometimes a delinquent. He occasionally cuts class to hang out with some of his friends. He somehow figured out where that the nut ball, who killed Dr. Light and his friend, was. He refused to give up his source, which he then supplied part of a tranquilizer dart he'd found and taken to a source that knew where this man was." said Taylor.
"So?" said Dr. Wily amused.
"He must have met the man who pointed him the right direction through you." said Taylor.
"He has not been here ever. Should I meet him, I'll tell him you were looking for him." said Dr. Wily.
Tsukasa: This is where I'll leave it