Prologue

"Seal my body away. It is too destructive and dangerous."

"Understood, commander Zero. The copy is ready for use. Just step into here and we shall exchange your files to the new body. Sir, if I may, do we have permission to try and research on your body?"

"…Fine. But not a scratch. Not a scratch." Zero chuckled. Soon after stepping into the capsule, his world went black. The researchers carefully extracted the core data and placed it into the new body, removing some of the obvious virus and unfinished coding as they did so.

As the lead of the operation, Doctor Weil suspected the virus was created by corrupt and incomplete programming. He had simulated the possibility and it seemed most plausible. He also discovered the only way the virus could really be transferred is by physical contact with the body who held it previously. The copy viruses Sigma used did little more than allow leniency rather than full freedom to 'infected' Reploids. This would also explain why Mavericks could not kill or maim humans directly, except for Sigma, as he had heard through Zero in an interview that Sigma had punched his crystal out, that was when the incomplete programming was linked to a host it could corrupt.

Soon Zero awoke in his new being.

Chapter 1- The Aftershocks

"I HAVE MEN DOWN! TAKE THEM TO MAINTENENCE IMMEDIATELY!" X yelled as he transferred from his most recent battle. Cinnamon and Palette shared a look and rushed after the maintenance teams, Palette rushing to be by Axl's side. The kid had gotten in the way of the blast meant for X. Although Axl could be brash and idiotic at times, he had a heart of gold, despite his current situation of holding a potential copy of the Sigma virus, thanks to Lumine.

"Axl will be okay, X. He's stubborn. I bet he was programmed to be that way. Did we ever discover who made him?" Zero asked coolly as he headed over to Layer's station.

"Doppler. Doppler made him, but we haven't told him. You know what that would be like. He heard I stopped Doppler because he was evil. He'd only panic if he knew." X replied with slight disdain at the memory of the discovery.

"His creator was WHO?!" X all but screamed.

'Doctor Doppler. However, the idea wasn't his. Some girl from a century ago created the blueprints, Kalinka. She designed him with her father around the same time Doctor Light was making you. And approximately, when Zero came into being as well. Almost as if it was fated the three of you would work together." Alia smiled, brightening X's gloomy expression a fraction.

"X, Zero, I have good news. All personnel are stable. Axl is unconscious, but he's okay. However, Zero, I need to speak with you in person, please." Weil called over the commlink in Alia's station. X nodded and Zero left to the doc's lab.

"It seems, that with a little work with your original body paid off. Through comparisons and some research on Axl's body and coding, I present, the Cyber-elf!" Weil announced as Zero came through the door to the lab.

"How did you make this? What does it do?" Zero asked as he watched the monitor Weil stood before.

"Your virus has unique characteristics. It can be carried along wavelengths that register just below a Reploid's conscious acknowledgement. Like someone is talking and you understand what they're saying, but you don't really hear them. Axl's coding, his copy power, it works on the pricipalm of extracting and applying data to a specific Reploid for single use. Basically, a Cyber-elf does this." Weil pulled up a data chip from the bench next to him and plugged it into the computer.

"This Cyber-elf is designed to heal you. It can repair minor injuries. To use it, you plug in the data chip and download the information. Then, that can be stored for later use for however long you like. When the time comes, you can activate it by accessing the data through cognitive channels. But as a consequence, the elf is only good for one use, after that the data is nothing more than a copy of the inactivate coding. After you've used it, uninstall the elf back onto the chip and discard the chip." Zero marvelled at the use of the cyber-elf.

"Do you have that written down so I can use that later?" Zero enquired. Weil smiled and nodded.

"The other thing is that X isn't compatible with elves. He hasn't had the slot and the necessary hardware installed yet and I doubt he will want it. If he becomes grievously injured in the next battle, I suppose he will be given them anyway." Weil dismissed Zero, handing him a couple of chips as well as the instruction chip. Zero downloaded that one immediately.

"Hey X! Check this out! Plug it into your computer and whatever. I'm going to call it a day." Zero chucked the chip to X and walked off to his chamber. X gaped and looked at the small device in his hands and thought about what could be on it.

X was astonished to say the least. The power of the Cyber-elves seemed impossible. He thought it lucky only select members of the Hunters could use them. But if the virus and elves were carried at the same level frequency…

"Weil! I'm coming to your lab! I have an idea!" X ran to the lab Weil owned.

"What is so urgent, Commander X?" Weil tied his long grey hair back as the Reploid marched to his computer.

"If the elves and virus ride the same frequency, then could it be possible to end the virus with an elf? Sigma could carry the virus worldwide, surely an elf could do the same!" X exclaimed as he looked through Weil's research looking for relevant information. Weil pondered this carefully, if that was possible, then this could solve many of the Hunter's problems.

"Maybe there is a possibility, but I'd need a look at the most recent version of the virus. We can't use versions that are from anything earlier than a month. The mutations and all that.' Weil clicked and clacked away on his keyboard as X commanded a mission for capture of a handful of Maverick bodies. X soon joined Weil on their new venture for a 'Cure Elf'.

Author's note:

Hi everyone! (^v^)

I'm really excited to be doing this, although, I am quite new to the writing scene. While this story is going, I have an original that I'm working on, so if you like me and my writing, you can look at that a little later when I have it up. I'll probably put a notice or something here when that's done, so be excited. I know I am. But alas, I am nervous as well, so please go easy on me in the reviews. (^_^;) And yeah... If I miss crucial information from Command Mission or Xtreme 1, please know I haven't had a chance to see those, let alone play them, as Command Mission looks just like a spin-off that only alludes to Lumine having a hold on Axl through a small gimmick, and Xtreme was only a filler from what I've been told, so I wasn't and am not too interested in those games. Anyway, enjoy and play Megaman!

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