Generations Collide
By Cronosonic

Author's Notes: Now, this is a rather unusual type of story for me. Normally, I'd be doing fics of crossovers between different series. Oddly enough, I can't tell if this is a crossover or not – it's a crossover of sub-series, but it's still Mega Man.

Chapter 1: Template of Reploids, X

"Why won't you die, you stupid blue prick?!"

Bass roared, flying high above, having fused with Treble earlier, as he angrily rained plasma shots all over the battlefield, in hopes that at least ONE would actually hit Mega Man. Unfortunately for him, none of these shots actually hit, thanks to the Blue Bomber's agility. Mega Man rolled, ducked, and slid to avoid the blasts of death raining down from the sky. They were close shaves, but Mega Man was keeping a level head. Bass, instead, was getting more and more frustrated by the minute. Mega just needed a chance to catch Bass unawares with a charged shot. But it seemed Bass was definitely not going to let his guard down for even a second, and his constant stream of buster shots were not giving Mega a chance to even aim properly.

Bass suddenly swooped down low with surprising speed, putting his boosters on full power, almost touching the ground by mere centimetres, before rocketing towards Mega Man, and slamming into him. The robot was barely able to react, before Bass grabbed onto him, boosting towards a large boulder. WHAM. The sheer force destroyed the boulder, but Mega Man took most of the damage. Bass was laughing, as he grabbed the back of his enemy, smashed him into the side of the nearby cliff face, and proceeded to fly upwards diagonally, dragging Mega Man along the cliff face in a rather brutal manner.

From here, one should note that the two robots were fighting on a coastal area, but on a rather rocky battlefield as opposed to a beach.

Mega Man screamed in agony, as his front was constantly grinding against the wall, gradually gaining some serious damage. Once Bass ran out of surface to grind Mega Man against, boosted at top speed towards the ground.

The results were not pretty.

The resulting smash created a rather crude crater, and leaving Mega Man rather damaged. He tried to hoist himself onto his feet, but Bass kicked him back down. "Oh, no you don't. I'm not letting YOU get back up again!"

Bass armed his buster, and prepared a charged shot. A sadistic grin came over his face, as his foot pinned Mega Man to the ground. "Just wait, it'll all be over, and I'll finally be rid of you!"

Of course, even in his excitement, he couldn't have possibly have missed the rather large cracks that were appearing in the rocking surface that the two were on. This was not a good sign. "What the f-"

BOOM. A massive burst of pressure erupted from the rocky surface, blowing both robots sky-high. Bass roared in annoyance, as Mega Man hit the ground, on his back this time, and was able to recover. Both robots could tell that the pressure burst came from underneath the rocks, and it definitely wasn't natural. Bass roared, "Who the hell wants to interfere with MY fight with Mega Man?!"

A white hand burst out from the water that was gushing from the crater. Mega Man rushed over, and grabbed it, trying to pull the stranger out of the water, much to Bass' disbelief and disgust. The blue figure that emerged from the water choked, as he tried to get a good grip on the rocks. Mega Man stared in disbelief. This guy looked exactly like him, except older! And more advanced, to boot! The stranger looked up at Mega Man, chuckling. "Thanks."

"Don't mention-LOOK OUT!"

Mega Man suddenly noticed Bass fired his charged shot. It seemed Bass was getting annoyed, and wanted to catch them both off guard. Mega Man jumped up, holding his arms to block, in order to take the shot. Naturally, he was blasted back, in a worse state than before. The stranger looked on in shock. He looked up at Bass. "HEY! Why'd you do that?!"

"You need a reason? You were both distracted. Well, I'll finish him off after I take you out as well! What I hate more than Mega Man... Is TWO Mega Men!"

The stranger emerged out fully, getting on his legs, and suddenly firing off a charged shot. Bass barely dodged it, and he was shocked by the size of it. "Where'd you get a buster THAT powerful?! Alright, no more Mr. Nice Guy! You can't hit me while I'm airborne, I'm too quick and too far away for you to hit me!"

The stranger smiled, as he suddenly dashed towards the cliff face. "Perhaps, but if we take the distance issue away..."

Bass begun firing upon his new opponent with rapid-fire shots. He was impressed by the stranger's speed. Not even Mega Man was this fast. As soon as he reached the cliff face, Bass was confident that he was cornered.

Right up until what he thought was impossible, immediately occurred. The guy was doing wall-jumps up the cliff face. In a triangle formation! Bass choked, as he kept firing, despite his opponent's speed constantly out-manoeuvring the shots. "What the heck?! That's impossible!"

"Not really. It's a clever use of leg boosters, really – with them, I'm able to constantly jump off the wall, boost towards it again, and repeat!"

Bass grinned. This guy WAS good! Maybe he could practice this trick sometime... However, he suddenly found himself in a rather sticky spot, when the stranger leapt off the wall with enough force to not only get HIGHER than Bass, but he also had gotten to that altitude with incredible speed. At this point, Bass found himself staring down the barrel of the stranger's buster. And he had been charging up the whole time.

"Aw, crap."

A massive blast sent Bass crashing into the rocks below. Bass had been left in a crater, having sustained too much damage to continue being fused with Treble, whom was lying beside him. The stranger landed, and walked towards Bass, who was slowly getting up, despite the damage that last strike had inflicted on him. "Darn it... Who ARE you?"

"My name is X. That is all you need to know."

Bass chuckled. "Well, said, X... Next time, I won't underestimate you. You hear me? Come on, Treble!"

Treble growled at X, before the two robots teleported away. X sighed, as he turned towards Mega Man, who was getting up. "Is that guy ALWAYS like that?"

Mega Man smiled, as he stumbled over to X. "Yeah, I guess... Looks like I should be thanking you, now."

"Anyone who would take a buster shot for me... I should be thanking you again, but let's forget about that. Who are you?"

Mega Man chuckled, as he extended his hand. "My name's Mega Man. Nice to meet you, X! I bet Dr. Light would REALLY like to meet you!"

X suddenly choked. "Dr. Light?!"

"Yeah. I know he's famous and all-"

"That's not the point, is he alive?!"

"Of course!"

"What year is it?"

"20XX."

X took a deep breath, and scratched his chin. "If that's the case, then... Did that accident send me back in time...?"

Mega Man was rather confused. "Back... In time? Wait, don't tell me... You're from the future?!"

X grabbed Mega Man by the shoulders. "I think so! I need to see Dr. Light, immediately!"

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Outside that rather humble abode that was the Light residence, the old doctor himself was helping Roll tend to the front garden. Dr. Light heard the sound of a teleportation, and immediately went up to the front gate to see. Indeed, Mega Man walked up to him, looking rather cheerful as expected. "I'm back! Bass is out of our hair for now, but this guy wants to talk to you!"

Dr. Light chuckled, as he looked up at the figure behind Mega Man. "Why, hello there. I'm-"

Then his eyes widened. He had never expected to see X standing there. "You..."

X smiled. "I suppose you've already recognized me? I'm Mega Man X. You created me."

Once inside the house, and when Roll had made Dr. Light a cup of tea, the doctor was still rather shocked. "This is a surprise... To see my prototype, walking about and completed..."

Mega Man asked, "Who is he?"

"Alright, I guess I had to tell you someday... Mega Man X is a secret project I am currently working on. The aim? To create a robot that has such an advanced brain, it cannot be distinguished from a human's. A robotic mind that can truly think for itself, without the three laws guiding it. Look, Mega Man, I'm sure you might feel that-"

Mega Man smiled. "Don't worry, dad. I'm not worried about X replacing me. He's my little brother, and a good guy. That's good enough for me."

X laughed. "Besides, I wouldn't want my big bro getting jealous!"

Roll added, "He's a new generation, but he's still part of our family, all the same."

Dr. Light immediately felt VERY relieved about this. "Thank heavens... Still, as I understand it, there is the problem of you being in the wrong time period, which is a far more pressing matter."

X nodded, as he explained, "I was with my team-mates, fighting this Maverick whom had gotten his hands on a rather powerful cannon with a powerful, but unstable power source. Naturally, you can tell what happened next."

Dr. Light immediately asked, "Indeed, but can you explain some things, such as the term 'Maverick'?"

"Certainly. In my time, when I was found, the scientist who found me, Dr. Cain, used me as a 'template' to create a new series of machines. Reploids. Things went smoothly for a time, until Reploids began defecting, and trying to cause violence. We call these Reploids 'Mavericks', and I am part of the organization known as the Maverick Hunters, and I guess you can figure out what we do from there."

Mega Man inquired, "Why do Mavericks go... Well... Maverick?"

"Many reasons. Program errors, short circuits in the electronic brain... The very things that give Reploids our advanced processing power can also be our greatest weakness. Another prime cause is the Sigma Virus, which I might explain later. Other Mavericks are just plain nuts."

Dr. Light sighed. "It seems that, the Reploid brain isn't quite a perfect replica of yours, X... No offense to Dr. Cain intended. But then again, expecting perfection is just asking for trouble."

"Well, Dr. Cain was more of an archaeology expert... But the defects are rare these days. The maverick virus is the main cause, usually. Still, I need to get back to my own time. Do you have any ideas?"

Dr. Light sat back in his chair, scratching his chin. "It will definitely take time for me to properly plan out such a device. I'll need Time Man's help on this one. Shame, the robot masters are on a shopping trip. We could get started right now if they were here..."

X shook his head. "It's fine, really. It's rather quiet with mavericks these days. Besides, I want some time to properly get to know the family I had never known, until now..."

Roll immediately handed X a broom. "Well, in that case, we need to get to work cleaning the lab! It's getting a little messy!"

"Why me?!"

Mega Man's armor disappeared, changing into his more casual orange shirt and shorts, complete with black hair. "I'll help, too."

X laughed, as he checked out the broom. "Well... It's a change from shooting things, at least. And I thought my friends were odd!"

--

X later noticed that Mega Man had disappeared. Wondering why, X searched the entire house for him, until he spotted his brother on the roof, sitting down. "Hey, Rock! What are you doing up there?"

Mega Man sighed, as X jumped up. "X... How bad ARE the mavericks?"

"Well, they used to be pretty nasty. I remember fighting eight major rebellions... All of them instigated by Sigma... He used to be the leader of the Maverick Hunters, until..."

Mega Man's mind clicked into place. He understand how X's time was. "It happened again, didn't it?"

"Huh?"

"Eight times... Wily was even more persistent. Even after my time, nothing changes... And after I fought so hard, too!"

X sat down next to Mega Man smiling. "It can't be helped. To expect the complete eradication of violence so easily is asking a bit much, don't you think? But as long as we try to push for peace, it'll all come together..."

Mega Man smiled. "Thanks, bro..."

To Be Continued

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Author's Notes: Believe me, I couldn't end on a stranger note. And this actually isn't the only Mega Man-based fic idea I have... The other one crosses over with Sonic, but it's Sonic crossed over with Mega Man X, with a twist! And the third is a bit of a "what-if" with Bass in the universe of the Ruby-Spears cartoon! Sounds awesome in my head, I'm just trying to figure out how to make it work, story-wise.

In the next chapter:

When Mega Man thought these new turn of events couldn't get any stranger, he encounters Lan Hikari and Mega Man.EXE, whom have somehow crossed over dimensions! And when the psychotic Vile shows up to wreak havoc, will Lan's Net-Navi actually be able to help?