Maverick Hunter Iris Part 1 Script

Original Franchise by Capcom

A Fan-Based Parody By Frozarburst

[Data Files: Mega Man]

“MANY CENTURIES AGO ON PLANET EARTH, THERE WAS A WAR BETWEEN THE EARLY VERSIONS OF BOTH HUMANITY AND AUTONOMOUS LIFE KNOWN AS REPLOIDS. THEY WERE DESIGNED TO LIVE AMONG THE HUMAN RACE AND ADVANCE IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. BUT THE PROGRAMMING OF MANY HAD ONE DAY BEEN INFECTED BY A SENTIENT VIRUS KNOWN SIMPLY AS THE MAVERICK VIRUS. WITH ITS POWER, IT REPROGRAMMED HUNDREDS UPON THOUSANDS OF INNOCENT REPLOIDS FOR CENTURIES. AND IT EVEN INTEGRATED WELL INTO HUMANS. MORE CENTURIES PASS AND THE MAVERICK VIRUS DEVELOPS AS A COMMON TRAIT AMONG MANKIND, ISOLATED AS SIMPLY AN EVIL IN EVERYONE, MUCH LIKE HUMANITY LONG BEFORE THE DEVELOPMENT OF SENTIENT MACHINES…”

75XX

There is an attack on Techno City Sector 17 in the red night where riots have broken out as people suddenly begin to tear each other apart wrecking havoc across the nation! It’s military sent by the president to quell the outbreak are also infected by the virus spreading around them, turning on each other and shooting themselves down. Even children around the area go into insanity and maim one another viciously. Before a large mechaniloid could stomp on a lone blonde girl in the middle of a dark alley, it freezes then shuts down from a forward lunge through its bulky interior where its processor is. The 4-legged machine falls to its side away from the child revealing a tall, bulky, but more alien-like android. He kneels down to the girl and offers his hand out to carry her to safety. On the way outside of town, the robot stops by an old metallic building turned local shelter blocked off by the natural environment. Past the familiar Repliforce logo on the door comes the mother of the girl with open arms, tearfully embracing her and bowing the robot for his rescue. He nods and immediately rockets out into the sky for New Washington, where the short, elderly but proud President of the United Federation stands out his balcony tower awaiting the android’s arrival. As he lands, the President salutes him and the two go to a teleporter pad taking them into an unknown light facility with a large circular structure in the back of it. In it, there is an operator at the shielded control booth. She appears to be a short, white-haired reploid with a bunny-like appearance, wearing round glasses and having clock-like accessories on her boots and gloves; one labeled “IRENE” on the side. She rapidly types on the keyboard in front of her, activating the portal device opening a swirling black and white tunnel of some sort. The android turns back to the old man and nods again, this time towards the warp tunnel behind him. When a distinct, “BANG” and “CRUSH” sound off from above the facility, the president grabs a peculiar blue arm cannon from his pocket, covering his forearm completely as he aims to the ceiling and the hatch doors while the girl at the booth keeps the shields up for both of them. The android escapes into the tunnel with seemingly no end, taking his rockets flying through its various colors. But one of the pathways within the tunnels grows brighter. And the android’s leg is barely held onto by a similar purple and black mass. As they fall into deep space spiraling out of control, the portal closes and the two engage in a brief brawl with each other, ramming, punching, kicking, and dashing around. Not one of them loses ground. But their last collision ends with them spiraling away from each other again. Only the evil energy plummets like a comet towards the Earth, shrinking steadily until it becomes the size of a feeble rock. It crashes somewhere on the planet surface where a terribly massive explosion had just occurred in a sandish area at sundown. The robot still above all holds its wounds with one hand by his stomach just barely keeping himself steady from the planet’s gravity well. Depleted in energy and heavily damaged, he gently floats over to the moon undetected by the massive satellites nearby. Judging by the look of the device, he is far in the past than before. But also, he has created a new story for the future as he looks on in silence…

**Mega Man**

**Maverick Hunter Iris**

**By Frozarburst**

[Data Files: ERASURE INCIDENT]

21XX

Mega Man Xtreme 2

At the temporary Maverick Hunter H.Q. of Laguz Island, the hunters, led by Commander Fracture, a red armored militaristic reploid with a sleek cape and stature, are called for a mission briefing at the center of the base where the female navigators picked up a radio transmission from a hidden area. On the ceiling, a hologram layout of the island pinpoints a red dot at the center of it.

Fracture: Alright, Hunters, listen up. Gareth has just left a message for us. The location of the Soul Thieves has been located in this sector of the island in the Reploid Research Laboratory. You’ll have to go out there and destroy their facility.

Zero shrugging: Don’t we always?

X cringing: Sshh. Not in front of the commander...!

Fracture: Douglas, are the channels in place?

Douglas nodding: Yes, Fracture sir!

Fracture: Fantastic! Navigators, get to your posts! All hunters, prepare for departure!

X: Wait. Did you mean Research Laboratory or Labratory? I thought there were a few of them spelled differently.

Zero: No. I think he meant Lavatory. That's the only other place we haven't been to.

X: Oh ok. Commander, are you sure it's the right one we need to go to, or is it the other-

Fracture pointing at X: Ok, you just zip it! (Exits chamber) Refrain from the jokes until after we finish the job.

Zero: Aw, he's never any fun….

X: Hey, just be lucky Repliforce isn't here. They're a full-on military. But we’re just a police force.

Iris in a Maverick Hunter vest: Did someone say Repliforce?

Zero blushing: Oh..! Hey Iris! We were just, uh…talking about how great Repliforce is, and how we DEFINITELY can't do like they do! (Pulls long hair around and starts stroking it aggressively) Ahehehehehehe…!

Iris smiling: …Be honest Zero. You don't want to see my brother again.

Zero: Whaaaat? No. Of course I would! In fact, I've been waiting for him since this whole mess started! DNA Souls are a serious deal for more than just a task force.

Iris: It's ok, Zero. I know my brother can be rough around the edges. But he understands. He's a proud warrior after all.

X: Yeah, he's just like you in a way. Albeit taller and more stern.

Zero: Yeah, that's true… I swear, if I didn't have you guys, I probably wouldn't be quite as happy. If you could call a dude who's been killed and brought back to life happy.

X: What about you, Iris? Do you feel comfortable here?

Iris: Yes, but still very hectic. Which is why I have you two.

Zero: Hey, don’t worry. You’ll be just fine. You’ve brought us this far already.

Iris: I mostly relayed messages.

Zero: Well, you contributed with your words of wisdom.

Iris: I told you to watch out for spikes. Obvious hazard…

Zero: Ok. But you’ve given us power ups…

Iris: They were DNA Souls.

Zero shaking his hands: A-alright! Alright. This time we’ll definitely need your help if this virus, or Sigma, aren’t jamming anything. I know we deleted his programming thanks to Doppler, but I keep getting the feeling he’s still out there in some form or another. (Balls fists) I can feel it...

X: We call it Sigma Senses.

Iris: Are they tingling right now?

Zero getting on his hover bike by the hangar bay: Absolutely! Com’on X. Let’s see if we can stop what he has planned for us this time, and get rid of that witch and knight.

X: Right behind you!

Iris waving cheerily: Good luck boys!

X and Zero get on their specially themed red and blue hover bikes (both with a green tag on them) at the hangar of the base and fly outside to the streets below with 4 more groups of fellow hunters. Soon everyone has left the base leaving only the Navigators and casual soldiers to tend to the headquarters.

Iris: Ok Iris… You heard what Zero said… You can do this.

Communications: ALL NAVIGATORS, REPORT TO THE COMMUNICATIONS AREA

Iris running back inside: Oops!

Above the base, the large satellite dishes picking up radio transmissions on the island abruptly vibrate and adjust to alter the frequency shown in the hunter computer at the maintenance bay. No one in the area noticed the sudden jump in the audio line as they’re too busy checking on the other monitors around it. When Douglas and the then shorter Captain Signas pass by, they fail to notice.

Douglas: I understand, sir. But tell me. You think the Commander knows what he’s doing sending us out like that? There’s about 3 different locations Sigma could be hidden in, and they all have typos.

Captain Signas: I know. That’s why we’re gonna split up. But considering what we’re dealing with, I’m not ready to take any chances, even if Fracture believes otherwise. I’m gonna head on over to the Research Labratories instead. It’s closer, and all we need to do is teleport to it.

Douglas: Ok. But you know how he is when you defy orders.

Captain Signas: No, I’m not really defying anything. Just making it easy. Chill out here. We might need you.

Douglas saluting: Yes sir!

Signas teleports away with four purple and yellow reploid troops from the transport pad operated briefly by Douglas from the round control booth. Meanwhile, X and Zero continue to ride across the empty highway to the nearest facility through the forests of the island, past the lush trees and clear blue water.

X: Which way did you wanna go, Zero?

Zero: I’m thinking more of the Lavatory this time. Something tells me Gareth’s message about a laboratory was just a bluff. Plus, if Sigma’s around, he’s probably gonna be in a place with lava or somewhere fancy.

X: Yeah, that’s true. Plus, it gives us a chance to admire the scenery for once. Nature is precious after all.

Zero: Never really found myself a nature person since everything I’ve seen is metal. Wonder if Iris likes any flowers or something out here...

X: By the way, about Iris...

Zero scrambling: Wha..?! (Looks to the side) What about Iris?! (Faces radio) Is she ok?!

X: Calm down, Zero. I was just about to ask what you think of her being our Navigator. She’s off our channel right now.

Zero: O-oh. Well, she’s fantastic! A lot better than our past navigator that went Maverick and tried to seduce us into joining her virus cult.

X: Or when Mac betrayed us.

Zero: Yep. Iris is doing a lot better. Still, I get the feeling Colonel’s gonna be pretty mad with me for having her along the ride over something this big.

X: Maybe. But, hey, as long as she seems comfortable doing this, that’s all we could hope to ask. Plus, I’m sure deep down he knows how much Iris means to you as much as she does for him.

Zero shaking his head: Na-ah! I don’t like her like that! It’s, uuuuh, a close friendship. Like with you. What does the old saying go? Bros before hoes..?

X: Right!

Zero: Right!

X: …

Zero: …

X: Did you just call us hoes?

Zero: Shut up and drive X!

X begins to laugh hysterically as both he and Zero drive off to the Research Lavatory down the left path of the highway. Back at base, Iris takes a seat at her desk next to two other navigators and readies her earpiece and the monitor in front of her with a full layout of the facility.

Iris smiling confidently: Alright, hunters. You are nearing the facility now. But there’s a number of mechanaloids already in fighting position at the entrance.

Zero: Copy that. X, you’re up!

X: Rodger!

X leaps off his speeding vehicle and lets it collide with the first armed turret mechanaloid firing rockets at he and Zero! Zero spins his hoverbike to its underbelly to block the shots from the other drones on his way toward them to chop them with his Z-Saber at once! Together, he and X dash forward to the open bunker where the entrance is located and several turrets on the walls are shooting at them. Zero deflects the bolts and X blows up the weapons, but he is quickly caught off guard when a massive two-legged cannon robot descends from a dark eagle-shaped jet.

Zero: Woah! Dreadnoughts..?!

X shooting his buster behind him: This is starting to sound like the X-Hunters and Sigma’s fortress all over again!

Zero: Iris, do you know if there’s an alternate route we can take?

Iris: Over by the Eastern Pass to your right! Be careful. There’s two paths you can take once you’re there.

Zero: On it! (Waves) This way, X!

X and Zero continue to the right of them into the bunker close to each other to reach the end, almost getting blasted by more mechanaloids firing rockets at them as they enter the facility underbelly. Meanwhile, at the hunter base, Iris types through the facility map with a certain calmness to her along with the other navigators acting a lot more reserved this time around. Though outside, the satellite shifts again, and the monitor Iris is operating on stutters and briefly messes with her audio.

Iris: Hm…? (Checks earpiece) ...That’s strange… (Turns to pink Navigator on her right) Excuse me, is everything going through your comms?

Navigator: Yes ma’am. Is something wrong?

Iris: ...Yes in fact… If you don’t mind, can you please keep an eye on this channel in case it pops back? I’ll be right back.

Navigator: Sure thing dear. (Moves to Iris’ seat) You headed to maintenance?

Iris: Yes. Hopefully it is nothing terrible. Could be a technical glitch.

As Iris leaves the area, the navigator taking her seat to check both sides is suddenly struck speechless when a distinct menacing face with scars over its eyes appears on-screen. The same figure pops up onto the others and each of the navigators pause and drop their arms to their sides as their eyes turn blank. X and Zero continue their journey into the newly formed Maverick base until they come to a halt at a double hallway taking them either up or below.

Zero: You take the lower route, I take the high route?

X: Sure. Just need to get past those flood gates to the lower hanger and I’ll be at Berkana’s doorstep.

X hops down the hallway shaft into the tunnels where heavy streams of water blast into his face and push him through several tubes! Zero doesn’t notice and continues into the upper level that is filled with less defenses and active mechanaloids, apart from a lion-looking one in the shadows watching over Zero as he journeys further. Things escalate, however, at the Hunter Base in Fracture’s office seeing his monitors filled with live footage of confused soldiers searching other facilities.

Fracture: Why are you all in about 4 different locations?! And why aren't there any Mavericks?!

Soldier on Comm in the Labratory: We're sorry sir! But the Lavatory is the right place Sigma’s in!

Fracture: …Damn budget cuts…!

Soldier coming into Fracture’s office: SIR! The navigators! They’ve gone Maverick!

Fracture getting out his seat: WHAT?!

As soon as Fracture checks the facility cameras, he notices all the navigators attacking one another, including the uninfected giving them a more “wild” design resembling a skull.

Fracture taking out his red beam saber: Tell the troops in the other facilities to withdraw and return to base immediately!

Soldier: But sir, what about X and Zero? They are at the correct location.

Fracture: Let them go. They could potentially be at the source of all this.

Soldier saluting: Yes sir!

Iris reaches Douglas at the central communications lab with haste while Douglas himself is monitoring the screens displaying virus readings.

Iris: Excuse me, sir?

Douglas: Oh hey Iris! Zero told me about you. I’m Douglas!

Iris: S-sorry. Douglas, sir, there seemed to have been a problem with my comm unit. I was wondering if there was a potential virus reading.

Douglas: See for yourself, kid. (Points to monitors)

The screens show a far more erratic pattern than usual, detailing a distinct boost in soundwaves then a flat line, then they repeat themselves. One screen displays the waves of the signals almost resembling a jagged skull of some sort while another displays a traditional corrupted reading indicating the Maverick Virus on the island.

Iris: Oh my…

Douglas: Yep. Looks like something totally different from what we’ve seen since the Doppler Incident.

Iris: Sigma was responsible for that too, was he not?

Douglas: He was. Sometimes viruses can take the form of disguises. But this one’s a separate entity. You were right on the ball with this one, Iris.

Iris: I was just checking my monitors when the signal cut itself off. Does this mean…?

An alarm goes off around the base and the lights cut to red.

Douglas: A Maverick Alert..?

Iris gasping and pointing to the lab doors: Douglas, look out!!

A green-armored soldier steps inside and shoots a fully-buster shot at the two. Douglas pushes Iris out of the way and leaps to her direction when the explosion goes off and destroys the computers. Douglas grabs a small buster pistol from his pocket firing at the corrupted reploids swarming inside and pushing a button next to him activating the shields in front of he and Iris at the floor they’re on.

Douglas: That should hold em! Follow me to the teleporter! It should be empty!

Iris follows Douglas’ lead into another hallway where even more Mavericks start to emerge and swarm like insects! As Iris is sprinting, Douglas is shooting and wearing a distinct horrified look when the figures on his digital red goggles show hundreds of infected hunters coming after them. X, in the meanwhile, is climbing out the water tunnels to the entrance to Berkana past several more Maverick troops.

X charging his buster: Things are heating up! (Presses comm switch) Iris, any other obstacles we've gotta avoid here? …Iris..?

Communications: (Gunshot noises and explosions)

X: O\_O Uh oh…

Zero enters the upper hall past a purple metal door where the knight-looking reploid, Gareth, is hovering in an otherwise dark grey room with his arms crossed, highlighted by the blue lights on his helmet covering his eyes.

Gareth: Zero, I have been expecting you. After you've defeated the guardians of this island, I found it best to destroy you. But Berkana suggested a clean study first. And the results were very high. There's more to you and X than we thought…

Zero: Are you gonna keep admiring us or are you gonna hurry up and fight like a Maverick?

Gareth: Maverick..? No. I'm not savage like those who classify as one. I am simply doing my job. Sigma is the one true Maverick of this story.

Zero: True. He usually is. But why would you work with someone like him anyway?

Gareth: Something more than just power, Zero. We all want the same thing. Unlimited potential, as Cain would describe X. For most Mavericks, they find humanity as inferior. For others, they are driven into madness by the same ideology. I seek the same potential X, even you, inherit. Yet none of the DNA Souls we've taken have unlocked them. Free will, yes. But still bound by a particular set of circumstances no one but the Mavericks have faced.

Zero: I have no idea what you're talking about, and frankly I don't care. All I know is, you've still caused a lot of damage and you've gotta be stopped by any means.

Gareth: Oh please. You just want to kill me. That's all you and X ever do.

Zero: Maybe I will if you refuse to lay down your arms when you're beaten.

Gareth: Maybe you should, M8.

Zero: Come at me, bro!

Zero and Gareth boost into each other; Gareth bashing into Zero with his energy shield while Zero clashes with his sword. Gareth hops back and fires his shield into Zero’s left side, pushing him near the door of the chamber. Zero keeps himself stationary by dashing with his boosters under his boots, also pushing the shield back to Gareth’s left hand. He chops with his right with his saber, only locking in a clash against the red robot!

End of Part 1