Disclaimer: I do not own MegaMan.EXE or MegaMan X.
Of Souls and Reploids
Thoughts "blah"
Holiday Special
Chapter 16
Ms. Yuri's departure through the closed gates set off the alarms unfortunately by the time that security had been able to respond the kidnapper was long gone. To further hinder any efforts to capture her Ms. Yuri had disabled the phone lines out of Sci-Lab and jammed all police frequencies.
This way all well thought out but the biggest obstacle was about to show itself to Sci-Labs and it worked for neither the NetSaviors or Nebula.
In the skies over the labs data began to materialize catching Laika's attention. The soldier had pulled himself out of bed when the alarms went off and made it to the roof. To say the least he was suprised with what formed.
Not a single navi, but two navi-shaped reindeer, a sleigh and a evil looking fat man wearing a red coat. The most frigthening feature was the hellfire eyes that seemed to pierce Laika's soul.
"Ho Ho Ho! You bitches have been very naughty this year, very naughty indeed." shouted the fat navi as he descended into Sci-Labs. To add more terror to the situation the Dimensional Area generators stopped responding to Dr. Regal's control and the size of the barrier increased so that it now encompassed nearly all of DenTech city.
"This isn't good." muttered Laika to himself. He wasn't the type to believe in Santa or entertain the idea due to his military upbringing so he was rather annoyed at what he assumed to be Dr. Regal's Darkloid.
The new Dark Protoman and X were duking it out in the loading docks. In the span of five minutes time they had managed to destroy nine trucks, several thousand dollars worth of equipment and terrify the workers into running away.
"Buster-Shot!" The blue beam connected with the swordsman and sent him flying into yet another wall. "You can't win this Dark Protoman. I suggest that you surrender or be deleted."
Dark Protoman stood up brush the pavement off of himself and brought out his sword. "Now why would I do that." he said arrogantly not realizing that X had gone easy on him only using 10 of his true strength. The Darkloid jumped into the air and tried to bring it down on the blue hunter only to be tossed away by an exploding wall.
Both navi and reploid watched the new doorway with held breathes. The dust cleared showing a mostly red navi with a red coat and hat. "Ho Ho Ho!"
Neither knew who the new guy was with, but he really freaked them out. His appearance didn't seem to be too different from the Santa Clauses one would see at the mall save for the glowing red eyes.
The unholy fat man moved in holding a bag over his shoulder with one hand and the other hand balled into a fist setting on his hip. "You've both been naughty, very naughty X and Protoman. I've checked my list."
X immediatly protested , "You really should check it twice. I assure that I haven't been bad."
Santa.EXE glared at the blue bomber and said, "Really...then what was that with Dr. Wildman. I believe that you hurt her feelings very badly. Did you ever think about how you would make her feel after that verbal beating?"
X looked away in shame while Dark Protoman stared at the newcomer stupified. "Just who the hell is this whacko? I've never been one to believe in Santa, so drop the act."
The hellfire eyes turned to the Darkloid as the fat navi spoke again. "Oh I'm gonna shove coal so far up your stocking you'll be coughing up diamonds." Turning an accusing finger back to X he added, "And I'll have you know that I perform over one million checks and rechecks per second. You're both naughty...and Santa's got something very special for the both of you in his sack for you two."
X brightened up slightly while Dark Protoman slipped into a defensive stance. The Darkloid felt a sliver of pity since to him it seemed that X believed that he was off of the hook.
From Santa's sack came two gatling lasers. "Ho Ho Ho!" he shouted while immediately firing on the two fighters. The former enemies both took off running down the large passageway back into the main building hoping that the fat navi couldn't keep up.
"A friend of yours?" asked X while fleeing for his life. He was answered by with a shout from Dark Protoman saying, "If that was a friend of mine do you really think that I'd be running from him? What kind of moron are you?"
From behind them they heard Santa.EXE shout, "I heard that. I'm adding that to my list right now." Chancing a glance behind them they saw Santa.EXE in his sleigh with a pen in one hand and a really long list in the second. Looking up he saw the two looking at him and pulled out a missle launcher. "Eat this chumps!" he shouted firing the overly large missle.
On the other side of Sci-Labs Zero had found Axl and Palette with Axl apparently trying to seduce Palette into releasing him if the marks on her neck and the position that the two had been in earlier was indication.
Layer had dissappeared, but Zero was certainly that she could handle herself if the need arose. When updating Axl as to the current situation they donned their armors and checked their weapons. Zero was careful during the explanation not to inform the teen about the spat between his adoptive mother and X.
As they reached near the docks the reploids found their comrade and Dark Protoman running away from an evil Santa toting a missle launcher. In the sleigh they saw a bound and gaged Laika struggling to get free.
Axl seemed the most freaked out of the Hunters. "What...what the hell is this?" Without hesitating they too turned and ran. "Why is their some sort of evil Santa here? What did you do X?"
"What makes you think that it's my fault?" The blue hunter resented being blamed for this. He did nothing to warrant such punishment in his mind even if he did snap at Denise.
Zero on the otherhand smacked X's helmet and replied, "Because you're usually the reason why other people wanna kill us. Isn't that always the case." "Except for the few times that Mavericks went after Axl."
"You've also been very naughty Axl." Santa again pulled out the gatling laser and started firing wildly.
The New Generation Reploid started glancing around nervously and said, "Wha, who me? Nah you must be thinking of Yai." He seemed to pull her out of nowhere and held the heiress where Santa could see her.
The twisted fat man glared even harder. "My God Axl...framing a defenseless little girl!? Have you no shame?! That's outrageous even for you and I've seen the things you do when no one is looking."
Everyone immediately glanced at Axl only to find a smoke trail leading way up ahead of them and out of Sci-Labs. "That coward." they all thought in unison.
Near the Dimensional Area walls Ms. Yuri glared at her com with Dr. Regal looking back. "What do you mean that you lost control of the Dimensional Area? Are you really that pathetic? Why should I continue to work for you if you can't even do your own job like it's supposed to be done."
"It is out of my hands. The controls are protected by a firewall so powerful that even Bass couldn't crack it. The source however is someone inside of Sci-Labs moving around rapidly." Regal hated to lose and that's just what had happened here. Someone in Sci-Labs had stolen the Syndicate leader's generators and now barred his use of them. Another thing that irked him was that the same someone had made the generators produce a field much wider then they should have been able to produce without blowing up.
Ms. Yuri glanced at her bound prize and then back the way that she had come. Juding from the explosions she could see there was no way she'd be willing to go back there. "Not a chance. Although if I wait it out there in the possibility that whatever is in there will blow them all up. Yes, I'll wait and see."
-crack-
Back in the war zone AKA Sci-Labs many workers ran after witnessing the evil Santa's attempts at slaying the Reploids and Darkloid. Santa.EXE knew that they were heading for the armory for additional weaponry.
-Flashback-
"Why are we running? We've got weapons too." Zero turned and charged Santa.EXE with his Z-Saber. The plasma blade connected with the Christmas navi's neck only causing it to pop rather than come clean off.
Santa.EXE chuckled and just ripped Zero's hand off at the wrist. "Thanks, now let me give you a hand." He then proceeded to beat the crap out of the crimson hunter using his own severed hand that was still clenched around the Z-Saber.
X and Axl charged their weapons to fire only to be cutoff when Rudolph's nose started to glow. Before either could attack the reindeer started firing lasers out of his nose.
Dark Protoman turned down a passage while the others kept going straight. "I'd rather live to fight another day than be gunned down by a crazed Santa navi."
Zero eventually managed to retrieve his severed hand after using Laika as a shield to get close enough. The poor soldier was black and blue from Santa's brutal attack. On the bright side Zero was sure that he wouldn't remember seeing the reploid's hand ripped off and used as a weapon.
-End Flashback-
Axl cut in front of X so that the other Hunter blocked Rudolph's nose and shouted, "Please don't kill us. We'll leave lots of milk and cookies."
Santa started shaking his fist and picked up his missle launcher. "You dare try to bribe Santa Clause!? That's it! I'm going to tear off your skin like wrapping paper and deck the halls with your guts." When he tried to fire it he realized that there was a problem when Laika started screaming. He hadn't grabbed what he'd thought that he had. Instead he was holding the Sharo native and squeezing his family jewels instead of a trigger. "Well that's what you get for trying to escape non-believer. If there is one thing that I can't stand it's someone that believe in me."
From one of the side routes Layer showed up with Dr. Wildman tossed over her shoulder. "Come on this way." The other Hunters followed her and noticed that while Denise was awake she still had her mouth taped shut.
Layer lead them into the armory with the fiend still on their tail. Rudolph had apparently run out of energy as he nose stopped firing lasers much to the heroes relief.
Seeing the armory coming up Axl immediately came up with an idea. He pulled Yai closer and whispered in her ear. The blond's eyes widened before a sinister grin took it's place and she nodded in agreement.
Before they could carry out their plan Santa.EXE flew over their heads and now blocked their way to the armory. He pulled out his list on looked it over glancing from one hunter to the next before settling on Dr. Wildman. Zero shuttered to think of just what the freak would think of Dr. Wildman. "Let's face it she's as naughty as they come. Evil, sadist."
"You've all been naught. Very, very naughty...except you Makoto." He reached into his bag and pulled out several cubes that the Hunters instantly recognized as storage containers for large pieces of equipement. "These are for you." he said handing them to her after he unbound her.
The fat navi then stepped back as Zero began his verbal assault. "Makoto? Are you insane? Her name is Denise Wildman and I assure that this woman is anything, but nice. This collar around my neck proves that much!"
The navi glanced at the pleased woman and congratulated her. "Atleast someone finally put a leash on him. He was getting too out of control. You did very good Makoto."
"Are you deaf? Her name isn't Makoto it's Denise Wildman! Do you need me to spell it out for you?" The crimson demon went to attack, but was sat before he could reach Santa.EXE.
Axl picked Yai up and pointed her at the navi in the sleigh. "Shining Forehead of Doom!" Her forehead glowed brighter than the sun blinding the navi.
While Santa recovered Axl fired several grenades into his chest knocking the fat man and his sleigh into the armory. Layer sealed the doors while Axl tossed in one last grenade. X stood off to the side holding an unconcious Laika while grinning at the other Reploids.
Seconds later the armory exploded. The explosion was directed upwards since the walls were reinforced, but due to budget cutbacks the ceiling was not. As Santa flew off into to the sky he shouted, "I'll back...Next Christmas!!!"
When everything settled down and the Dimensional Area collapsed the Hunters discussed the damage control that would have to be done. Dark Protoman knew that their armors and weapons didn't rely on crossfussion and there was still the matter of protecting Denise.
Zero kept badgering her trying to find out why the Santa wannabe kept calling her Makoto and what made the lunatic believe that she had ever been anything even resembling being nice. The good doctor however responded with multiple sits before walking away to talk with X. Denise knew that some things needed to be cleared up now before anything else happened and they were left with regrets.
High in the atmosphere Ms. Yuri, Needleman, and Dark Protoman discussed what they had seen and they all agreed never to mention this incident again. It also gave the former NetSavior some doubts about staying with Nebula although he didn't voice this feeling of his.
As the shuttle rose higher into the atmosphere heading towards Regal's satellite a familiar being appeared on the roof. The being looked at the cloaked satellite and grinned. "Look out Dr. Regal...I'm dreaming...of a red Christmas. Ho Ho Ho!"
Author Note: I wanted to make a Christmas fic that all could enjoy...or fear. It was inspired by Futurama's Santabot. I'm also sorry if there are mistakes. I wanted it to be ready for Christmas, but got sidetracked by life. Also be sure to leave a review and voice your opinion in the poll about Dark Protoman's future.