Hi again. Once again, I decided to write a Megaman X fic. I got into the series recently, getting all my info off of Wikipedia and various fanfics, mainly Reploid Anatomy 101. If there's anything I'm doing wrong, please let me know, okay? Thank you!
Zero's POV
The day started out as completly uneventful. Heck, life's been uneventful recently. Sigma's been lying low, there haven't been any maverick attacks, and we've pretty much run out of work. So Signas decided to send X, Axl, and I to go check out the various areas once infested with mavericks to make sure there weren't any more. Currently, we are searching in the jungle on the continent humans call "South America," and so far, we've come up with nothing.
"Why can't we go on an actual mission?" Axl asks me. "This is so boring, ya' know? Looking for mavericks when there obviously aren't any."
"That's why we're checking," X replys before I can. "We are making sure there aren't any mavericks grouping up for a rebellion. Come on, it isn't that bad." Of course, X is never one to complain about stuff such as this. I'm personally glad that the mosquitoes do not have a taste for reploid, but that does not stop them from buzzing around us.
Out of the corner of my eye, I see something unusual. It looks metal...and blue. The same color blue as X. A closer inspection reveals it to be an abandoned capsule.
"Hey X, Axl, come over here." I show them the capsule, which X reveals to be one of Dr. Light's capsules. X says that they usually hold armor inside of them, that only X is able to use. I remember seeing these armors before, and I agree to check it out when Axl suggests we open it. But instead of a piece of armor, a red animal-based reploid is inside. At least, I think it's a reploid. It doesn't look like a robot, but it seems different from most animal reploids.
"I'm sorry I was unable to present this to you in person," The hologram of Dr. Light says. "This is Rush, a dog-reploid I created for you. I hope he helps you. Don't worry, I programmed it so he already knows you. Good luck!"
"A...dog?" X says skeptically. I remember seeing a regular dog a few times with humans. Personally, I don't like dogs much. Scratch that. I don't like any animal much. We watch silently as the dog-reploid opens it's eyes. It instantly notices X, jumping on top of the poor hunter. X is soon under attck by a barrage of face-lickings.
"I guess he does know ya' X," Axl says, happily laughing. I watch as X trys to squirm away from the dog, laughing a bit himself. In my book, anything that lands on me does not stay on me. Especially not something like that.
"Come on, we should get back to base and have him checked out," I say, trying to distract my fellow hunters from our little red "friend."
"Good idea," X says. "Okay, down Rush." The dog (suprisingly) obeys, happily panting as it awaits X's next orders. We quickly teleport back to the base, taking Rush to the health wing for his check-up. Maybe they'll say he's defective, and we won't have to work with him. Maybe he'll break down. Maybe...I don't know. I just do not want another little creature at my heals. I have enough rookies to deal with as it is.
So far, Rush seems to be okay. Although I don't know any of the doctors (I don't go to the health wing often), they seem to know X quite well, explaining about how the little burden works, how amazingly advanced it is for a dog-reploid, and so on. Axl just watches them work.
"What are we going to do with it?" I ask X.
"Well, you heard what Dr. Light said. He's supposed to help us. From what the doctors say, he seems to have quite a few capabilities, so I'm thinking we'll just have to see how much he's capable of." Dang, there goes my hopes of X refusing it. I simply lean against the wall, next to a complex looking piece of machinery.
"Now, we'll just attach this on, and see the condition of it's memory banks," One of the doctors say, pulling out something attached to the machine I'm next to. He begins to attach it to the dog's head, and walks back to turn the machine on.
"X sir!" A reploid comes barging into the room, running past me to face X. "Signas was looking for you. He was wondering why you came back to the base." I get up to leave the room while no one is looking.
"Because I found something that needs to be checked out," X replied. "Tell Signas that for me, will you?"
"Yes sir! Right away sir!" The reploid runs out of the room, crashing into me as he does so (but paying no attention to it, little runt). I fall to the side, accidentally hitting the machine. It breaks from the impact, electricity circulating through my system. I hear the dog let out a howl before my systems shut down.
"X, I think Rush is waking up." I hear Axl say as soon as my systems come back on. The first words I hear are that? I just woke up, and they're more concerned about the dog. Some friends. Oddly, my eyes open to see X and Axl leaning over me. I notice the machine in the corner, some mechanics trying to fix it. Odd, I thought I'd be put in a different room, since the stupid dog aleready got the operating table. They probably found me more important (I hope).
"Hey, you okay?" X asks, looking down at me. Has he grown...taller? I must be woozier than I thought.
"Of course I am," I say to them. They look confused.
"I guess that's a yes," X says, Axl nodding in reply. Well of course it means yes, what else would it mean?
"Now all we need is for Zero to wake up," Axl says. I stare at him. Is he blind and deaf? I'm right in front of him! I just told them I was okay? What the hell is going on?
"Guys, what's wrong with you? I'm right here!" I suddenly notice my voice. I didn't just speak. I barked. I look down at myself. Though I'm still red, it's not the same. My hands and feet are paws, my proportions are all wrong, and I have a tail. Realization hits me: I've been transformed into Rush.
Cliffhanger! Zero is Rush? How are X and Axl going to take it? What happened with Zero's body? All that, next chapter! Please review!