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Grenade Man
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Date Posted: 16:47:05 06/14/02 Fri
Mega Man X stood facing IO. The holographic projection system had been coupled with the anti-gravity generators to make them both feel like they were on a moon in orbit around Jupiter. The gravity was signifigantly reduced, and the view was spectacular. X charged his buster gun, and fired. IO had switched from defense to offense, and was only at his first power level. He anticipated the attack, and positioned himself for his offensive/defensive counter move called Tiger Tactic. The blast deflected off of his steel saber, and he leaped forward with a downward 45 degree angled swipe. X was forced to jump back, or else risk getting his chest slashed open. The blade narrowly missed him, as he flung his arms open wide. IO leaned his weight into his shoulder, and with his momentum pushed forward. As X was backing up, IO hit him with a shoulder charge. Not a technique of his, more of an improvisation. X groaned, "Ugh!" ,as he was sent sprawling. He landed on his back, and slid for a bit. The holo imagers made skid marks where his body hit, and kicked up a cloud of photo-realistic dust. IO swung his blade around, and held it in his left hand, on his forward side, in a cross-body defensive stance. His right arm hung down at his side. He activated his weapon gauntlet, and his arm changed into the IO buster. X got up slowly. "Nice hit!",he said. IO nodded, but did not change his stance. X smirked, and said, "Okay, my turn now." IO had power. X knew this. But X had speed, and he was going to use it to his advantage.
X fired a quick burst at IO, and dashed forward IO was forced to leap out of the way. He jumped off to the side, and X speed dashed right through the space where he stood. What were walls in the real world, was now a rock wall. X jumped up, and bounded right off the wall. He did a back flip, and landed right behind IO. That's because IO had turned to face X, as he sped by him. Now, facing the other way, and being completely off gaurd, X landed, and led into him with a spin kick. The flat of his foot hit IO right across the back. IO was close to the wall, and hit it hard. He dropped his blade, and fell backwards. When he landed, he was looking at an Upsidedown X. Or at least that was what he could see from his perspective, as X was standing over him. "You move very fast.",IO noted. X offered him a hand to get up and replied, "I have to. It is the only way I stay alive. What do you say? Do you want to keep going, or stop now?"
X helped IO get up. "Well X, we've really just started. I could keep going. I need the practice. I haven't fought many Reploids you know."
As he said that X tilted his head sideways. His lip curled, and his brow furrowed. "Hmm. That gives me an idea!"
"Oh? What's that?", IO asked as he picked his sword back up.
"Jazz, you still on?", X asked her. She responded in her usualy happy tone. "Yeah X, what's up?"
"I think we've had enough of the space sim for now. Can you change it to an interior setting?"
"Sure, which one did you want?"
"Hmm. Uh, I don't know. Surprise me!", X chuckled.
Jazz worked her fingers over the console, and the space scenario died down. The room returned to it's normal state, but only for a moment. Jazz keyed in a sequence, and the room began to hum again. In a moment, the next set up had materiallized. "Well, how's that?", she asked X.
"Spark Mandrill? Why'd you pick his program?", X inquired.
"I just though you might get a charge out of it!"
"Cute.", IO said flatly. "Now do we begin?"
"Not yet.", X replied. "Jazz?", He asked in a wanting tone.
"Okay, okay. I'll give you a different one!", she grumbled.
A moment later, they were in what looked like a warehouse. It was very similar to the one's Blast Hornet used.
"Thank you Jazz. Okay, now we begin.", X said.
"What is our main objective? Do we fight eachother?", IO asked. "No, here we work as a team. When I give the word, this place will be crawling with warrior Reploids. You will learn to utilize your environment to your advantage. You will also learn how the Maverick Hunters operate in an offensive, and defensive situation. You will be tested on both.", X informed him. IO was reminded who was the teacher, and who was the student. He listened well as X spoke.
"We begin when you are ready.",X said. (to be continued)
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