A/N: Thank you for tuning in for another chapter of A Fight For Tomorrow. This is… probably my longest chapter so far. A fight scene, fresh from the oven (or in this case, my keyboard)! I'm aware that my past fight scenes weren't as good as they could've been, and I've tried to make a remedy of that error with this chapter.

Book I: It's Been Four Years

Chapter 10: Taurus Fire

"School is so boring!" Omega-Xis said to Geo telepathically. "Why do you even come to this dump?"

"I need an education, Omega-Xis. Everyone on Earth needs that," Geo replied, rolling his eyes. "Otherwise, I wouldn't really get far in life. Besides, you don't like the extra shut eye?"

"You could always Virus Bust," Omega-Xis said, ignoring the remark on his constant napping.

Geo couldn't tell if he was joking or not. "Yeah… though that would be fun, I can't exactly make a living out of that, can't I?"

"Whatever, I'll never understand your race," Omega-Xis snorted, causing Geo to laugh. It was still lunchtime, and Geo was walking to the library to scavenge around for a good book to read. He browsed through a couple books in the science section. Geo felt right at home in the library, memorizing the dewy decimal system.

"Hmm, how about this book?" Geo lowered his Visualizer to see Omega-Xis hopping out of his Transer, pointing a claw to a history book on Aristotle. "It looks like this guy's an astrologer. You're into that stuff, right?"

Geo shook his head. "Pft. Even if it does have to do with astrology, history can bite me. I'm more interested in… this!" He picked up a book, which was titled 'Evolution of Stars – The Life Cycle', showing the book cover to the alien.

He sat down at a nearby empty table and began to read. After a while of Geo reading and Omega-Xis fiddling around with his Transer, Geo was in the middle of reading a chapter on supernovas when he began to sweat. Not even bothering to wonder why he was sweating, he simply wiped it off and rolled up the sleeves of his sweater. Then he realized that everyone else was sweating, students also noticing about the rise of temperature.

"Geez, it's hot in here," Geo said to himself, stretching out the neck of his sweater. "And here, I thought it was autumn."

The temperature then rose to a scorching heat. It was so hot that Geo could swear that he saw a taint of red in his field of vision. Students then began complaining about it being so hot and how some of them were getting headaches. Geo huffed, grabbing his water bottle to quench his sudden thirst.

Geo then noticed a book on the shelf on fire. As he stood up, the wall to the left of him suddenly exploded.

"Holy crap!" Geo cried, covering his eyes from the smoke. He could hear the fire alarm blaring and teachers and students screaming. What's going on? As he opened his eyes, the smoke has cleared out, revealing a large being releasing a large roar in front him. Behind was the wall he smashed through, little bits crumbling to the ground. He was the size of an elephant, perhaps bigger. With the red armour, he had the shape of a large bull. He had long curvy horns on each side of his head. He had a large red circular chest plate on him, a symbol of a bull just on top of his. Large flames burst out of his elbow pads, though not as intimidating as his huge fists. His fists were so great that they doubled the size of his head. Two spikes were placed on his kneepads, and his large red boots sunk into the carpeted floors. He stared at Geo for a few seconds with his glaring red eyes, puffing smoke out of his nostrils. Geo clenched his fists, preparing himself, before the large bull-like being quickly left, running back out from where he came.

"Omega-Xis," Geo began, "was that… an EM Wave Form?"

"Looks like it," Omega-Xis said, growling. "I think I recognize that guy… Taurus!"

Geo pursed his lips. "Another FM-ian?"

Omega-Xis nodded. "We have to be careful – that ignorant bull is not to be toyed with. You saw how easily he smashed that wall!"

The wall…! Geo then noticed a few students trapped under piles of large concrete, screaming out for help. Geo quickly ran to behind a bookshelf to make sure nobody saw him.

"Ready, Mega?"

" 'Mega'?" Omega-Xis repeated. "Why 'Mega'?"

"That's what my dad called you, right?"

Omega-Xis laughed. "Yeah, he did," he said. "Let's do this." As he said this, he transformed into a small green haze and flew into Geo's Transer, the Transer making a small beep as he entered. Geo raised the Transer high in the air.

"EM WAVE CHANGE! GEO STELAR! ON THE AIR!" The boy cried, green EM Waves enveloping him, transforming him into his EM Wave Form. The blue-clad warrior ran to the trapped students and gripped onto the large pieces of leftover wall. With great effort and strength, he raised the concrete into the air, just enough for the kids to slip out. He quickly let go, letting it slump back on the ground. The students with smoke and ash covered clothing stared at him, bewildered.

"W-who are you?" one of the students stammered, his voice trembling.

"I'm a friend. I –" Geo took a step towards them, but they immediately stepped back, staring at the strange character with a monster-like being on his left arm. Sighing, he said, "Look, you guys have to get out of the building. It's dangerous here." The students quickly nodded and hastily ran out of the room.

"I guess you could've handled that better," Omega-Xis quipped. "Now come on; we've got an FM-ian to take down."

"Let's see you try, huh?" Geo snapped at the alien attached on his left arm, who rolled his eyes. He dashed along the hallways, which were also lit on fire. The school alarm was blaring throughout the school, sprinklers spraying wildly. The electromagnetic matrix also ran into a couple of lone students trapped by fires. He quickly helped them and instructed them to leave the building, and continued to search for the wild Wave Form.

He was just outside the janitor's closet when he heard a girl's scream. Nodding to himself, he pushed through the entrance doors and entered the room, which was also ignited in fire. That was where he saw the bull-like Wave Form, releasing a loud roar at the sight of Geo. Behind him, noticed Geo, was Luna – trapped in a circle of flames!

"Luna!" cried Geo. "Don't worry, I'll save you!"

The bull-like creature approached Geo, clenching his huge fists as Geo did the same. He spoke, "Omega-Xis. I knew that you would show up. Despite the hard shell you hide in, I knew that the second other people are in danger, you'd be there in seconds flat."

"Taurus," Omega-Xis growled. "You are truly despicable. Attacking a school full of human kids just to get the Andromeda Key? I can't believe you!"

"Please, call me Taurus Fire," the red armoured bull said. "And as for the Andromeda Key, I will be taking that from you. Peacefully or not."

Geo stared at the large beast. He could tell by the threat that he was itching for a fight. Well, that's what he'll get. Before Taurus Fire could make a move, Geo summoned a Battle Card. "Battle Card: Plus Cannon!"

The blast pushed Taurus Fire back a bit, his huge boots making a screeching noise as it left large marks on the wooden floor. The bull growled as Geo rushed towards him summoning a Wide Sword Battle Card, ready to strike. As Geo was no more than a few inches away from him, Taurus Fire quickly punched the boy on the head, knocking the boy down as his Long Sword dissolved into thin air. Geo growled as his face began to ache. He can really land a punch! Before he could activate a Recovery Battle Card, Taurus Fire suddenly wrapped his large fist around Geo's head. His fists were so huge that Geo's head seemed as small as a basketball.

Geo muttered something into the armoured bull's fist as Taurus Fire threw him far across the room, Geo's body smashing through a number of walls and landing in a classroom on a desk. Now his entire body was thumping. It's not everyday that I smash through walls… I thought that only happened in movies! Geo was partly relieved that Taurus Fire had done so, as Luna was now safe from any violence that occurred between two. Still, not so safe from the fires the stupid bull set around her… "If I don't take this guy down fast, then not only is Luna endangered, but thousands of people!"

Omega-Xis snarled. "C'mon, Geo!"

Groaning and clutching his stomach, he slowly got up, only to see Taurus Fire storming through the holes in the walls that he created, charging towards him. The armoured bull was so large and heavy that it seemed as if the ground was shaking with each step he took.

"Battle Card: MadVulcan!" Geo cried, Omega-Xis morphing into a mini machine gun. Geo fired all the rounds the gun offered at the charging enemy. Though the bullets left a few dents in his armour, Taurus Fire continued to rage through the rooms, not staggering a bit.

"Alright, time for some more drastic measures," Geo said. "Battle Card: Jet Attack!" An invisible force suddenly sent the boy at the raging bull in immeasurable measures – the same attack that finished Cygnus Wing. The two then impacted. For a second, Geo felt as if his head was being crushed into a pulp as Taurus Fire's simply rammed into his attack, sending him flying back where he came from. He lied on the ground, groaning in pain as Taurus Fire approached him. The bull-like fighter raised his gigantic right fist, as if to finish the boy off.

Just as Taurus Fire's fist made contact with Geo, the teen quickly cried, "Battle Card: Invis!" With the activation of this Battle Card, the fist then went through Geo's body, though not even hurting him. Taurus Fire's attack was so great that it made a hole in the ground. Geo quickly rolled to the side and stood up behind the teacher's desk.

"Battle Card: Recovery." Geo said, the Battle Card's effects healing his wounds. The soreness and stiffness slowly withered away. Bruises and dents in his armour were still visible, but they no longer hurt him. Nevertheless, he was getting tired. He had to think of something – fast.

Before he could even begin to strategize, Geo then found himself dodging countless blows thrown at him. He jumped onto a desk, firing with his Mega Buster. To no avail, however, Taurus Fire knocked the desk out of the way, making Geo lose his footing and fall onto the ground on his back. He quickly rolled out of the way to avoid Taurus Fire's pound on the ground. He activated a Sword Battle Card and attempted to land another attack. He managed to create a small tear in his right shoulder pad, but Taurus Fire quickly socked Geo in the stomach, flinging him back. Then, out of nowhere, Taurus Fire released waves of fire around him, igniting the entire classroom in flames. If Geo were in his human form, he would've had trouble breathing, because the smoke quickly enveloped the room. Then, the sprinklers went off, raining on the two of them and dissolving the fires. If Geo wasn't so dizzy from battle, he could've sworn that he saw Taurus Fire flinch to the contact with water, the flames bursting out from his elbows flickering a bit.

Then he realized he wasn't imagining things – Taurus Fire was being weakened from the water! "That's it, Omega-Xis!" Geo telepathically said to Omega-Xis. "He's weak against water!"

"I think you're onto something there, kid!" replied Omega-Xis. "Water gets rid of fire! Which means…"

"The question is: how do we use this to our advantage?"

"I'm sure we have some water-based attacks in our arsenal, Geo. They'd prove really useful against him. C'mon, Geo!"

Geo nodded, burning with a new confidence. Despite the struggle, Taurus managed to attack once again, charging at Geo at full force. Geo quickly moved out of the way, making Taurus Fire burst through the wall and into the hallway, where the sprinklers were also active, stumbling onto his steps. Geo jumped through the hole that was just created and into the hallway. Taurus Fire roared in frustration as the flames on his elbows ceased to flare, and gave Geo a deadly glare.

"Battle Card: Break Sabre!" Geo activated another offensive attack, a long and wide blade forming on his arm. He charged towards the bull and landed a slash. The attack was great enough that a big chunk from Taurus Fire's chest piece fell off and clattered on the ground.

That got the armoured bull enraged. With great strength, he landed an uppercut, sending Geo flying across the hallway. Geo landed on the ground, his head banging against the hard floor. Getting up, he quickly activated another Recovery Battle Card. As he felt fresh to fight once again, he realized that he only has one healing Battle Card left, and that he had to finish Taurus Fire quickly.

Omega-Xis said I have water-based attacks… well I suppose this is the time to use them! "Battle Card: Wide Wave!" Geo felt a rush of water fill him, and released a wide wave of water towards Taurus Fire. The attack was so wide in width that it skimmed against the walls of the hallway, leaving Taurus Fire no way to evade it. The bull was then struck by the wave of water, damaging him greatly. The red colour on his armour was becoming a bit more faint. He was clearly close to his end.

Enraged and fueled by nothing but anger, Taurus Fire charged at Geo once more. He saw that it was all futile as the boy cried, "Battle Card: Aqua Blade!" A sword materialized on Geo's left arm. This sword, however, seemed as if water taking a normal blade's place. He rushed towards the already charging bull. As the two were no more than a few feet apart, Geo brought his water-fueled sword down.

Taurus Fire staggered back. His armour was now almost all shattered. The bull let out a loud roar, but this time, it was a roar in pain and frustration. Then, his body began emitting a light red, shining in every direction. Geo squeezed his eyes shut from the blinding light, as if the light would fry his eyes.

As he opened them, he saw, on the ground, Bud – unconscious. No… it couldn't have been…! "Bud!" Above his body floated a bull-like alien, who Geo assumed was Taurus. "Taurus… you monster!" Geo seethed. "All this… just to get a damn key…!" He clenched his right fist and jumped towards the FM-ian, ready to deliver a punch. The FM-ian moved out of the way, causing Geo to stumble on his feat as he landed on the ground.

"It… matters no longer. It doesn't mater where I run, he'll find me," Taurus growled to himself. "I've failed my mission… it's all over for me!"

"What do you mean?" Omega-Xis snarled, but the FM-ian then released a light red light. After the light died down, there was no one but Bud.

"Bud…" Geo quickly ran towards the battered boy. Cuts and bruises were all over him. The first thing Geo did was get two fingers and checked for a pulse in the crook of Bud's neck. Thankfully, the beat existed, though it was slow. I must've done a bit too much… He then remembered Luna, still in the janitor's closet. "Stay here," he said to the unconscious boy as he quickly ran across the hallway to room.

He then barged through the room, to see Luna still struggling in the sea of flames. "Luna!" He quickly activated a water-based Battle Card and aimed the attack at the ground. As the water came in contact with the fire, the flames instantly ceased and Luna was safe. "Don't worry – you're safe now."

The blonde girl stared at the blue armoured boy strangely. If he hadn't saved her, she would've felt suspicious about him, and she still was a bit. "I – thank you."

"Don't mention it."

"Um…" Luna began. Geo could've sworn that her cheeks were turning a bit red, though he couldn't tell if it was from the heat or something else. "What is your name?"

"M-my name?" Geo repeated.

"Yes… you have a name, don't you?"

"I –" Geo was perplexed. He couldn't tell his real name – he knew that. If people knew who he was, then the FM-ians would eventually know, and that would greatly endanger those around him. He turned to walk out of the room. But just at the door, he turned slightly to her.

"Mega Man."

" 'Mega Man'? Really, Geo?" Omega-Xis laughed as Geo ran down the hallway back to Bud.

"Well, I don't know! I mean, your nickname is 'Mega'. You're an alien, and I'm a human. When we fuse, we're a… well I don't know!"

He then found Bud, still lying in the same spot, remaining unconscious. As he knelt down beside him, Geo realized that he couldn't just leave him for the ambulance to find him, as he may not make it.

"So Omega-Xis…" Geo said, "Have any ideas how we could heal him?"

"I dunno," Omega-Xis mumbled. "You're the hero here – think of something!"

Geo began pacing around for a few seconds, wondering how exactly he would heal Bud and wake him up.

"Looks like you need some help there, hero."

Geo spun around to the source of the voice, which happened to be the same girl with the guitar he encountered the other night. "You!" he cried, raising his Mega Buster. He stood in front of Bud's body, blocking him from her. "What are you doing here?"

The girl shrugged. "It looks like you need some help. Well, I can heal him."

"You… can…?" Geo shook his head. "How do I know that I can trust you?"

The girl giggled. "You don't. You just have to." Her face then turned serious. "Trust me; I want to help him as much as you do."

"Don't do it, Geo," said Omega-Xis.

Geo gritted his teeth. He realized that he didn't exactly know how he'd heal him, but this girl certainly did. Slowly, he lowered his Mega Buster and stepped aside.

The girl smiled and nodded. She then began to strum lightly on her guitar, and that familiar feeling of peace settled in Geo once again. He began to stare at her in awe as she also began to hum a tune. After her little ballad, which lasted for a bit more than a minute, she stopped and grinned. "Done."

Geo raised an eyebrow. "Huh? You mean that's it? What was that – " He was cut off when the girl motioned towards Bud, who was suddenly recovered from his wounds.

"Holy…! How did you…?" Geo sputtered. He knelt down beside the boy and checked his pulse, which he found was beating in a normal rate. It was like a miracle. It was a miracle. "Who are you?" He turned to the girl, who had suddenly disappeared. "She left…"

"Who is that girl?" Omega-Xis growled to himself in a suspicious tone.

Geo continued to kneel by Bud for the following minutes, hearing nothing but the blaring alarms and feeling nothing but water splashing on his armour. Then, almost miraculously, Bud's eyes slowly opened. "W-where am I?" he mumbled lowly. "What happened…?"

"Bud! Oh, thank GOD!" Geo cried, relieved. "You're okay, don't worry."

Bud looked at his surroundings, at the dissolving fires and at the damaged school. "No… no this is my fault!" he suddenly cried, jumping up onto his feet.

"No! Bud it isn't!" Geo cried back, exasperated.

"It is! It is, I remember! That… alien guy… it talked to me. It… I…" Bud stumbled on his words, tears streaming down his face – hot in guilt.

"Bud, listen to me!" Geo said, grabbing Bud's shoulders.

"I've… I've hurt thousands of people, maybe even…"

"Listen to me!"

"Who the hell are you, anyway?"

"G – er – Mega Man!" Geo then groaned. This super hero thing is gonna be hard to get used to… "Listen to me, Bud. You didn't choose to do whatever you did. You were possessed – possessed by an evil alien. Whatever happened… wasn't your fault!"

"No…"

"Yes."

"No…!"

"Yes!"

"NO! Everything is my fault!" Bud cried, punching his fist against the wall, his back turned against Geo. "Prez… Luna… all I've ever wanted to do is impress her – no, not just impress her – to have her appreciate me!"

"She does appreciate you, Bud! Even after what happened in the cafeteria today: you have no idea how worried she was for you. She understands you, and she cares for you."

"H-how do you know Luna…? Let alone what happened in the cafeteria?"

"I – " Dammit, I'm an idiot. Super hero rule #1: don't leave any tracks to help people realize your secret identity. "I… was in the neighbourhood." Geez, now I'm turning into Omega-Xis…

"The point is: this isn't your fault. And also, nobody, nobody, knows about your role in this. And nobody will ever know, as long as you don't tell them. If you tell people, tell them that you were possessed, and then the police will forget all about the 'possessed' part and arrest you. I know that I am telling you to lie – which I know is hard, especially for you – but if people think you're a criminal, do you know how much it will hurt your family, hurt Luna?"

Bud was silent. The two stood there for the following few minutes. Then, Bud slowly nodded. "Yeah… you're right," he said.

"Thank you. Realize that I'm telling you this for your sake," Geo said reassuringly.

"Yeah, thanks, er, Mega Man," Bud said. "Yeah… that wasn't me. I guess I knew all along that I didn't know what I was doing."

"Yeah." Then, Geo laughed. "It must be nice."

Bud raised an eyebrow. "What do you mean?"

He sighed. Geo felt beat after such the long day. The boy walked over to a locker and slumped down next to it, letting the water rain over him and run down his armour. He raked his nails through his soaked hair. "To know who you really are."

A/N: Yeah… I'm not so sure how I did there. I wasn't so sure about the fight scene, let alone the rest of the chapter! That's why I really need your reviews and corrections, and know that I will most likely edit this chapter in the near future before I upload the next.

And as for the mystery girl's healing ability, let me put it this way: music heals; and in this case, literally.

Until next time!