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Scene 1: Prologue
THE MEGAMAN X6
EPISODE 5, CHAPTER II
Three weeks ago…
Sigma, bastard that he is, thought it would be cool to try to destroy the Earth.
He’d gone too insane.
No longer was it good enough to simply rule the world.
He had to destroy it.
Famed mercenary ZERO took it upon himself to stop Sigma.
He boarded a giant missile headed straight towards Sigma's face.
It was pretty sick.
So sick the impact destroyed half the Earth anyway.
Two-thirds of it was countries no one could pronounce, like Austria, and Beijing.
The last third, however, was himself. What a stupid idea.
Three weeks later, at present…
X is left back on Earth, cleaning up after ZERO like always.
He is…
THE MEGAMAN X6
Scene 2: Aftermath
An unknown Reploid stands among the remains of Hanoi, Vietnam.
Gate: What’s up, guys?! Your boy Gate is here in Vietnam. I’ve always wanted to go here, but I couldn’t take the time off work. (Gate sighs dramatically.) But now that ZERO went and fucked things up, I don’t have a job anymore. (Gate smiles far too widely, trying to get a good shot for the thumbnail. Saves him the trouble later.) So I decided to come here and see what’s what.
Gate, looking down, spies a shiny object on the ground. He picks it up, thinking that it might make for good content.
Gate: Whoa! Look at this, guys! (Gate picks up the object with his bare hand.) I’ve never seen that before. I guess I’ll take it. No one’s here to stop me… (Gate swivels the camera around, showing a desolate landscape devoid of any life.)
The scene fades to black.
One week later…
Gate, standing in his lab, is glowing red and struggling to talk properly.
Gate: What’s up guys…? Just got back from my trip to Vietnam. I’m feeling pretty đáng kinh ngạc right now. That means “fucking awful” in Vietnamese. I don’t know what that weird thing did to me, but I definitely am not feeling great. So here are 5 life hacks to make YOUR life easier when you’re feeling the ill effects of handling unknown and potentially hazardous objects. Number 1: Chicken soup…
The scene fades out again. Back at the base, X is having a dream about ZERO.
ZERO (in X’s dream): I’m sorry for what I did, X… I realize now it wasn’t a good idea… and now I’m gone… I’m so sorry… please just… log out of your Gmail account on the shared computer… you don’t want anyone seeing that shit…
Alia rushes into X’s quarters to wake him up, because it is now three hours past reveille.
Alia: X! Do you want your scrapple or not?! It’s getting cold!
Scene 3: High Max
X teleports into the area, armed with his Buster and ZERO’s saber.
Alia, over radio: Since someone decided to wake up late, we had to send in some other Hunters to handle the situation. They’re probably still here, since there was some pretty suspicious activity going on. I want you to go find them.
X: Sorry about that… I haven’t been feeling great lately.
Alia: …Yeah, I know. I didn’t mean to snap at you. I’m sorry about that. Just… be careful, alright, X?
X: Always.
Alia: Thanks.
X, deeper into the ruins, comes across a wall made of a material he can’t shoot.
Alia: Are you forgetting something?
X: No! I’m not forgetting anything! I just wanted to make sure that I wasn’t!
X, having remembered he brought ZERO’s saber for a reason, destroys the wall. Hopefully it wasn’t load-bearing. He continues on into the somewhat intact building until he finds a couple guys from work he went out for drinks with one time 3 years ago. They’re probably nice guys. Good thing they’re alive.
X: Hey, fellas! You alright?
Hunters: Joseph died, X… He tried to fight the Mechaniloid in that room, but he couldn’t hold his own…
X: …Man, that sucks. I liked Joseph. Well, I don’t know how much I’ll be able to do myself, but I hope I can at least kill that fucker. An enemy of my allies is an enemy of me.
Hunters: Guess that’s why they call you “Mega Man X”!
X enters the room, where a big Mechaniloid appears to be waiting for him. He fights it for a bit, eventually wearing it down enough to be basically dead, but- wait- was that ZERO?
Alia: Whoa! Big guy alert!
An also big Reploid teleports into the room. What the hell is going on?
???: Looky here. Still trying to play the good guy, huh?
X: Hey now, don’t start us off on the wrong foot. What’s your name?
???: High Max.
X: That’s not my name. I’m asking for yours.
High Max: I said High Max.
X: I know you said that. You already greeted me. Just tell me your name already, man.
High Max: Cut the shit, X.
X and High Max engage in a brief fisticuff before X realizes that he’s too weak.
High Max: You’re really trying. There’s only one problem, though…
High Max teleports out.
X: Good riddance. That guy fucking sucks.
Scene 4: Disturbing Times
Back at Hunter Base, X, Alia, and Signas are watching a Reploid called Isoc address a gaggle of civilians and news reporters.
Isoc: I want to say, firstly, that I, personally, recognize that ZERO’s actions were wrong. I am going to be spending the next few months trying to help rebuild. I am learning, and I am growing, and I hope that I can affect positive change in the future. No, I can’t fully know why ZERO did what he did, and I’m sorry. However, and this is a strong “however”, I do know that I am going to work to right his wrongs.
X: Who the hell does this guy think he is?! ZERO wasn’t associated with him, was he?
Alia: Not as far as I know. I think he just wants the airtime, so he’s lying about being ZERO’s “commander” or whatever.
X: Damn, maybe we should’ve done that if it meant people would listen to us for once.
Isoc: …And I vow that I will do whatever I can in my power to secure the future of Earth, and secure the future of Reploids! I will provide resources to whoever has it in them to fight for our continued existence! ZERO or not, we will make things right together!
The audience cheers, and the reporters shove their microphones closer to Isoc’s face.
X: Was… was that a quote from Sigma?
Alia: …I think it was. What is going on?
X: Okay, guys, listen. I don’t care what it takes, but we’ve gotta stop whatever this is.
Alia: Are you up for that right now?
X: Yes.
Signas: Are you sure?
X: Yes. The first best fuel is electricity, and the second best is anger.
X bangs his fist on the table.