Mega Man ZX: OX Trials

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the canon characters or the Mega Man series. Just some OCs and some new Biometals here and there.

Summary: Model O. The False Mega Man, the essence of the Devil Reploid. When a hero is corrupted, for well over a hundred years will feel its consequences, and the past's nightmares revived. And after a century of despotic 'peace', the Mega Man Wars shall begin.

NOTE: As of 1/9/12, this chapter has been revised twice as of now.

NOTE 2: Slight revision as of 6/13/12, mostly around the end.

Chapter 1: Rise of a Crimson Woman: Redux

"I am the messiah...!"

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!" Aile screamed, taking the full pain of the enemy's seven-hit combo. "I... Is he invincible...?"

A good nine months had passed since several things. The fall of Serpent Inc., the death of Serpent, the believed destruction the day when Aile saved the world.

Nine whole moths had passed since she had become the hero of the Guardians, their knight in shining Biometal.

Biometals X, Z, H, F, P, and L. The ones that when utilized made her the ultimate Mega Man, a soldier that rise above all other soldiers.

"You look like him, girl..."

"Huh...?"

"Your weapons...! The sword! The armor! But you're not HIM!" He screamed dashing over and charging his sword. "Go to hell... just DIE!"

In area N-1, she fought a enemy stronger then Serpent, a Reploid in crimson. A glowing Reploid in crimson. She would never forget that battle, the one against the Reploid that glowed white... with the red eyes... In a data disk that poor girl found, she learned who it was that she fought...

Aile growled, taking out her saber and slashing at the enemy, only for him to block each and every blow. "... You even use it differently... How about I show you how it's done, novice?"

The Devil Reploid, Omega.

The Crimson Reploid, Omega Zero. After talking with Prairie, she would to on to learn more about him, from what she knew from her 'big sister',

"It was... a long time ago, Aile. You see... back when my big sister sister was fighting against Model W's... predecessor, he took control of a monster."

"Omega?"

"Yes. A bloodthirsty, evil God of Destruction. That's all it was. All it ever was."

"Don't you underestimate me..."

"You've been amusing, girl. Now... lets finish thi-"

With a roar Aile dashed to her enemy, charging her Saber.

She had grown a unhealthy obsession with the... the rock.

"Die..." She growled, staring him down. She usually wasn't like this, just... something about this Reploid just angered her. Like an old rival, or something. It scared her, but she couldn't control herself, even when it was face down on the ground, barely able to fight... "DIE!"

The next thing she remembered would be an explosion.

"Ugh..." mumbled Aile, no longer Mega Merged with ZX. "That... oww... damn," she muttered getting up. The battlefield looked as it had before, no ruins... well, their illusions. It was just like how she had entered Area N.

Where Omega had been standing though, she found a rock. Radiating with power, calling out to her.

"It's mine... it's mine..." she would say at night to herself in her sleep. She asked Fleuve every day when his machine would be ready, and she could receive the whatever was sealed inside the rock. She didn't know what it was, but... something as calling out to her from within it, and all she could start caring about was getting it out. "I want it... I want it," she would say to herself when she was alone, thinking that if whatever force was out of the rock, her obsession with it would be over with, and she could live her life normally... Needless to say, it scared her. And everyone around her, even the Biometals. "I... I just need for Fleuve to finish..." she would tell them, feeling guilty at whatever strain that would put on the scientist, but it was a fact.

For a month, she was absolutely confident that once Fleuve finished his machine, life would move on. Hell, maybe she'd even gain a new power for fighting Mavericks!

"Hey, Fleuve, you wanted to see me?" Asked Aile one day rubbing her eyes, as she arrived in the lab, wondering why she called him over to the lab immediately, especially at one in the morning.

"Aile, It's about the machine I've been making, the one to extract the power from this odd rock..."

"Yes!" She practically screamed, now awake as she could be

"Well, it's done," said Fleuve with a smile, and handed her the stone. She nearly grabbed the Biometal, refined and smooth to the touch. "Well, aren't you eager to try it out?" he said with a chuckle, not realizing his little sense of humor had been lost on the girl.

Finally...! It's... it's done! It's ready!

"It appears to have something similar to the properties of a Biometal, Aile. It has an odd shape... an omega. So, how about Model O?"

"Yeah! Sure!"

"We should probably see what it's capable of tomorrow-" before he could finish she was running torward the elevator, ready to run onto the top of Guardian HQ.

"Let's do this!"

"Aile..." Model X said, tilting it's body at her. "Something... I don't have a good feeling about this..."

"Oh, relax," said Aile with a smile. "We're just gonna try this out for a little bit...then I'll head to back to bed! Promise!"

"All right..."

"MEGAMERGE!"

Next thing Aile knew, after the usual flash of bright light, and for a second she could have sworn she was Megamerged as ZX, but looking down she saw she wasn't. The vest was different, as was her leg armor. Feeling her helmet, she could could feel a gem, but not ZX's usual triangular one. She was just like Omega.

"All right... let's see what you can do," Aile said, activating Overdrive Mode, happy at the feeling of no energy being drained.

To her, using Overdrive with Model O was unlike anything she'd ever experience. She laughed, doing everything from sending a flurry of bullets to the sky to just slamming her fist on the ground, testing out everything the Biometal was capable off.

Incredible... absolutely incredible! She thought laughing. ... I'm invincible like this! No Maverick can take me on now! She thought, finally no longer practicing her newfound power.

"... Justice?" asked a voice in the back of her head. "What a typical goal..."

"H... hello?" Asked Aile, looking around.

"The hell... Ugh!" screamed a voice in her head, recognizing it as Model F.

"Been a long time, everybody... well, kind of."

"G-guys? What the hell is going on-"

"Personality, and battle data. Even some memories... you guys don't appear to be THEM, though..."

"You..."

"Model Z. Model 'Zero'..."

Now Aile was getting really freaked out. "Hey! What are you guys talking abou-"

"You defeated me, and you have no intention to make full use of what we can do, now...?"

"Aile, don't listen to hi-" Model X pleaded before being silenced, followed by an excruciating migraine.

"Augh..." she groaned, falling to the floor. "You... you're that Reploid..."

"Nice to see I left such an impression on you," Model O said, smirking if it could have. "Not used to not having one of your Biometals not obey you, are ya?"

"G... get out...!" She screamed, not caring if other Guardians could hear her. In fact, deep inside she was kind of hoping they would hear and help her. "GET OUT!"

"I'll do no such thing."

"Guys-"

Before Aile could say anything else, she felt the M.E.G.A. system activate. Before she knew it, she was Model X. Then, ZX. Then OX. Then... well, everybody in a random order.

Then it all went to hell. In her head, she could hear the Biometals fighting, arguing, and kept Megamerging with them against her will. S... stop... please..., she thought, just wanting to fucking scream but couldn't find the strength to do so. Eventually it stopped, and she found herself locked in OX form, sprawled on the ground.

"I am the God of Destruction. The Messiah. The real Zero."

"I. Don't. Care," growled Aile, trying to revert back to her human form. Unsurprisingly, she couldn't. "What have you done to the others!"

"Neutralized them. One at a time, despite what you might think. Rest assured, they're still alive."

Aile had nothing to say, just continued trying to turn back to normal and de-Megamerge.

"Tell me, little girl. Do you know the true nature of the humans or Reploids you're fighting to protect?"

"I'm fighting for the innocent. Keeping them safe from Mavericks and Model W!"

"Innocent? Now that's a laugh."

"Coming from a self-proclaimed 'God of Destruction' that doesn't mean much."

"Humans and Reploids are both savage animals when not controlled by masters. Reploids shall gladly destroy the world with their wars, and humans shall live in blissful ignorance so long as their own safety is promised. A government that makes Humans live as long as Reploids simply to prolong their own meaningless existences of luxury and gluttony... yet you hold no qualms against this."

"Shut up!" as if on cue, she reverted back to her normal, human form with Model O floating in front of her.

"Stupid little girl. You fight for so much, yet you don't even know the true nature of those you would lay your own life on the line for? I refuse to serve such a stupid human!"

"Then leave! In case you haven't noticed, I don't like you!"

"The feeling is mutual. I do believe we can come to some kind of understanding." Model O said, once again forcing a Megamerge.

"I shall show you memories. If you refuse to accept them, I shall simply leave. To find a new Mega Man."

"And then I'll hunt you down and destroy you, just like Model W. Sounds like a plan."

Model O was, to say the least, amused. This was falling around perfectly. "Shut up," was the very last thing he said before flooding her mind with cruel, cruel visions of the past.

Aile's eyes widened, the horrific images flooding her head.

Golems in the Elf Wars, slaughtering everyone in a human refuge camp.

"S... stop it..."

Humans watching the news, telling them that hundreds of Reploids were being retired, and not even raising an eyelash, returning to their near hedonistic lives.

"Please...!"

Reploids infected with Baby Elves, tearing one another limb from limb and with all weapons they have at their disposal.

"Stop it...!"

Humans literally being ripped to shreds by Mavericks designed for cutting down trees.

"No more!"

A space colony crashing into earth.

"I said, stop it!"

Humans, no longer disapproving of the dangerous New Generation Reploids just for the sake of comfort...

Won't... I won't think like you... he said closing her eyes, trying to block out vision after vision, tragedy after tragedy, horror after horror. Model O didn't appear to care, simply carring onwards. 'm... not you... I'm not... evil...

"Zeeeerrrrrrrroooooooooo..." new voice in her head said, causing the Reploid to open her eyes, looking up in the skies and seeing an odd... creature. A small, white ball with a gentle face, gem in the forehead, encased in a dark shell with wings. "Nooot... hiiiiim..." it said sadly, the mirage flying over her. Model O would have smirked if it had a face, it's ace in the hole ready to take effect

"What... are..." she said, as she felt it flutter over her, shedding an odd, dark power. It felt heavy, cold... but also relaxing. The visions, they didn't matter if they were evil or not, or even horrifying. Just... acceptance. It felt so good to accept without question, even as a small voice screamed at the back of her mind not to give in.

"Humans... Reploids... are flawed."

"..."

"The most humane thing it could have is a ruler that will rule both with absolute oppression, with no mercy. Then, the world will truly be safe."

"Safe..."

"Do you finally understand where I'm coming from?"

"I... I think I do," Aile said, somewhat hating herself for saying those words, and even more for being unable to disagree with them. However, the cold really helped out with that- even the self loathing didn't seem to matter much.

"Yes... I do..." Said Aile, as sparks began to appear on the human.

"If we fight together, I promise it'll be easier."

"... All right," Aile said, her eyes starting to glow a faint red.

"Then allow us... to become one God, one being, one Messiah!" said Model O, as Aile Mega Merged into the False Mega Man.

"... Bwa... ha... ha... ha," laughed Aile with no emotion as she walked to the door, having a faint idea of what to do. "Legion..." she said quietly. The Government and the Sage Trinity. Now they... they were going to be a problem. She couldn't take them all on alone, and the Guardians wouldn't support the brand new her.

Still, with this kind of power, how hard could it be to get followers?

I have to do it, thought Aile entering the elevator, breathing heavily. This isn't just for me. This is... this is for everybody. No more bloody wars. No more Mavericks. No flawed government. No more men using pretty wards to justify what they do. Just me, at the seat of everything.

She entered the transportation room, ready to leave the Guardian base and would only return not as it's hero, but as it's conquerer. Something felt wrong, though. Aile was finding it hard to think, harder to control her own body even. The thirst to dominate seemed to be fading with an urge to just murder and destroy everything around her.

Model O realized this wouldn't last long. Until she willingly accepted him, but, for now, he could have a little fun... "Realize the truth now, girl?"

All Aile could do was nod, looking out into the night sky and smiling, arms stretched outwards, like she wanted to give all of Area C a great big hug.

I am...

"I am..."

"The Messiah," said both Aile and Model O in unison, an evil smirk forming as she raised right arm in front of her, a red glow in her eyes.

"Megamerge."

So, the other day, I was looking into story traffic. I... was surprised. Being one of my earlier works, and in my opinion sloppily written, I didn't think this would be my story with the most hits. In general, lately, I've been getting hooked backed into Mega Man for a while. So I decided to commit myself to this fanfic. I feel kind of bad I ended up loosing interest in this in general, to be honest. I'm going to try to make sure this doesn't happen again.

But yes, again, I want to make this clear. Don't hate Aile, I think she's a great character and one of my favorite protagonists along with Axl in the Mega Man series. Yes, I like Axl. I'll admit I don't like how he kinda hijacked the main protagonist role a bit in X7 (can't remember too much since it's been a long time since I've played it), but if I remember he was pretty damn cool in X8.

Soo... yeah, hope you all enjoy the chapter :)! If you can, please, review. Won't hold it against you if you don't, but if there is any criticism you can find, if you could tell me what you think of it I'd greatly appreciate it, hell I'll take 'em anonymous even c: