X ran through the hall, the very same hall he had been in before. He was being chased by an unseen enemy. Panting heavily, X peered back. To his surprise, there stood a short old man with a gray mustache and hair. He stood there, smiling evilly. X stopped running.

" Who are you?" X demanded. The old man stared.

" You do not recognize me? Your greatest foe from the past? I am so glad I made such a lasting impression!" The old man said, slightly annoyed.

" Sorry to disappoint you! Now, who are you?" X snapped.

" Think, Mega Man," the man said.

" My NAME is Mega Man X!" X snapped.

" Is it? Are you sure? How can you be positive? Could it be that the name you have gone by for so long is nothing more than a lie? That all this time, you have been something that really doesn't exist?" the old man asked.

" YOU are the one who doesn't exist!" X hissed.

" Oh but I do! You see, I know my REAL name! You used to, too. I am Dr. Wily! Does the name ring a bell?" the old man laughed.

" Dr. Wily?" X whispered, unsure of the name. Suddenly voices around him began to chant the name.

" Dr. Wily.....,"

" Dr. Wily.....,"

" X! Wake up!" someone yelled. X was rudely awaken as he felt someone slap his face over and over. Except, he didn't mind it that much. At least he wasn't dreaming any more. X groggily opened his eyes. Bo stood over him.

" X! It's time to meet the new reploid!" Bo said, smiling. X snorted.

" My replacement?" X asked.

" If you wish to think of me as it," a voice said. The voice was full of sarcasm. X stared at the reploid. It was light gray and white. What caught X's eye was the brown wolf tail and ears the reploid possessed. The reploid stared at him, confidently, with his shininggreen eyes.

" Who are YOU?" X asked, surprised.

" I am Met. NOT after those stupid Metools, mind you. It's short for Metamorphosis. Which is something I can do!" the reploid said. He leaped in the air and, with a bright flash, transformed into a huge wolf. He was very lifelike. It was impossible to tell that he was really a reploid. " You see? Am I not wonderful?" Met asked, not in the least bit humble.

" How.... who...?" X began.

" Dr. Cain built me, DUH! Did you forget everything when you were in 'lala land'?" Met said.

" Actually, I was remembering stuff...," X whispered. Met's ears pricked up. He remained silent. Dr. Cain walked in. Roll was withhim.

" I see you are introduced! Again! You knew Met way back when, X...," Roll said. X jerked. " Met's old body was destroyed. Dr. Cain built him a new one! I only hope...," Roll added. She appeared to want to say more but she didn't. Met smiled widely.

" We need to head for the Headquarters. Bo, will you stay here with X? I don't think it's a good idea to drag a wounded Hunter around the streets. Especially when there are Mavericks hunting for him..," Dr. Cain said.

" I'm moving X to the Guest Section. This whole base is under a huge cavern that lies beneath the city. The cavern is pretty big. The base occupies this section," Bo said as he pointed at a map on the wall. " The Guest Section is over here. We have a special projector that makes a wall appear between the base and the Guest Section. In case the base is attacked, they won't find the Guest Section and vise versa," Bo added as he pointed at the opposite side of the cavern. " It's far from the actual base, so it's quiet and peaceful, and there's an underground river a little ways down! The river flows down the cavern. Then the cavern opens up. Concealing the entrance is a waterfall in the forest outside of the city. It's absolutely gorgeous! He'll be able to rest up very well!" Bo said. He walked over and picked up X.

" What do you think you are DOING?" X demanded. " I can walk! I am not a child! PUT ME DOWN!!!" X screamed as Bo carried him. Roll laughed as she heard X scream insults and threats at Bo. Then, she turned to Dr. Cain.

" I just thought of something. Where's Proto Man?" sheasked.

" YEOW!!!" Proto Man cried as he was shot in the rear. Behind him, a squad of fifteen Hunters chased after him. Leading themwas Zero.

" Maverick scum! What have you done to X?" Zero yelled as he shot at Proto Man. Proto Man leaped and dodged the blasts, cursing.

" You stupid old mule! I am not a Maverick!" Proto Mansnapped.

" I think you are!" Zero snapped. Proto Man leaped down to the street below. He hid behind a car and waited. Zero and his squad looked around for him. Proto Man quietly slid down a manhole that was under the car. He then ran down the sewer. Suddenly, the street above him collapsed and there stood Zero, smiling. " Got you!" he hissed.

" Oh yeah? Well, get THIS!" Proto Man yelled as he blasted Zero in the face. Zero flew backwards. Proto Man continued to run down the sewer. He heard the Hunters right behind him. He jumped up another manhole, and ran on the street. He jerked to a stop. Before him was Dr. Cain, Roll, and the new reploid Met. Zero burst up the manhole behind Proto Man. Proto Man ran and hid behind Dr. Cain, who was completelysurprised.

" What's going on?" Dr. Cain asked.

" That freaky Hunter's trying to kill me!" Proto Man said as he pointed at Zero. Zero crouched.

" Don't worry, Dr. Cain, we have that Maverick surrounded!" Zero said. The squad made a circle around Dr. Cain and Proto Man. " Release the hostage, Maverick! There's no escape!" Zero yelled at Proto Man. Proto Man stared, stupefied and frightened. All the Hunters aimed at him. Met growled.

" He's gone Maverick! Can I kill him?" Met hissed as he pointed at Zero.

" What are you talking about? He's no Maverick!" Dr. Cain scolded Met. " And Proto Man is no Maverick either!" Dr. Cain yelled at Zero. Roll stepped forward.

" He's my brother! What do you think you are doing?" she yelled at Zero. Dr. Cain began to walk towards Zero. Proto Man scurried behind him, watching Zero.

" Put your cannon up! NOW!" Dr. Cain said.

" Not until he releases you!" Zero said.

" He's not a Maverick!" Dr. Cain said.

" He wouldn't listen to me!" Proto Man said as he glared at Zero. Zero pointed his blaster at Proto Man's head. Met suddenly leaped up, in wolf form, and knocked Zero down.

" The doctor said to put the cannon up! I suggest you do it!" Met growled, his wolf fangs glistening. Zero obeyed. Then, Met lethim up.

" What has gotten into you?" Dr. Cain demanded. Zero brushed himself off.

" We caught that Maverick...," Zero began.

" He is not a Maverick!" Roll snapped.

" He claimed to be X's brother!" Zero yelled. The Hunters around him muttered in agreement.

" So? It's true! I'm X's sister!" Roll snapped, hands on herhips.

" It's true!" Dr. Cain assured them. Zero stared, surprised. The Hunters gasped, then stared at each other, sheepishly.

" He was telling the truth?" Zero asked as he pointed at Proto Man. Proto Man glared coldly.

" YES!!" Proto Man snapped.

" Well, he should have said so," Zero snapped.

" I DID!!" Proto Man screamed. " But you refused to listen! You just blasted at me!" Zero remained silent. Proto Man continued fuming for about ten minutes. He told Zero exactly what he thought of him. Finally, Zero had enough. He began telling Proto Man what HE thought of HIM. This led to more fuming. Met, unwilling to be left out, instantly broke in and told both of them what HE thought of THEM. Met completely blew Zero and Proto Man away. When it seemed that Met had run out, he came back with a fresh batch of insults. Finally, he stopped.

" Did he run out?" Roll whispered.

" I didn't. I just thought that THEY were more important," Met said as he pointed at a roof top. Everyone gazed up. There, on the roof top, were Mavericks. Flame Mammoth, Toxic Sea Horse, Chill Penguin, and Spark Mandrill to name a few. Vile was also there.

" Zero! So nice to run in to you! Perhaps you are ready to tell where X is now? Or do we have to kill you?" Vile said.

" Go sit on a tack you horrible facsimile of a famous purple dinosaur!" Proto Man snapped. Vile motioned to Flame Mammoth, who leaped to the ground, causing an earthquake when he landed.

" Whoa! No hope in Weight Watchers!" Met exclaimed. Flame Mammoth trumpeted loudly. " Am I supposed to be frightened?" Met asked. " You couldn't even frighten a grandma! THIS is how you do it!" Met snapped. Suddenly, he tilted his head back and howled a hideous howl. The buildings shook violently. All the reploids, Maverick and Hunter alike, fell backwards yelling in pain. Dr. Cain shuttered. Windows cracked and walls collapsed. Finally, Met stopped. He smiled viciously at Flame Mammoth. " Care to try again?" Met asked, sweetly. Flame Mammoth stepped backwards. " You ain't goin' anywhere!" Met snapped as he leaped at Flame Mammoth. Flame Mammoth turned and ran as fast as he could, which wasn't very fast considering that he was a huge reploid elephant. Met easily caught him. Zero leaped up the building, followed by the squad of Hunters. Proto Man remained with Dr. Cain and Roll, to protect them. The Hunters blasted the Mavericks. Zero fought with Vile.

" Did you not say we would finish this later? Well, seems 'later' was sooner than you thought!" Zero snapped as he shot at Vile. Vile jumped and returned fire. Bubble Crab leaped up and grabbed Zero, who turned and began to fight with him. Vile jumped to the streets below, planning on killing Dr. Cain.

" Move, you run down worthless piece of hardware!" Vile hissed when Proto Man aimed at him.

" WORTHLESS? I am hardly THAT..," Proto Man laughed as he blasted Vile. Vile flew backwards, surprised. He landed roughly, after being bashed painfully against a building. Proto Man smiled as he stood before Dr. Cain. " You shouldn't be so quick to taunt your ELDERS, Maverick," Proto Man scoffed. Vile forced himself to his feet, watching Proto Man intently.

" You seem proud of being old!" Vile said as he slowly circled Proto Man.

" I am! Old means EXPERIENCED," Proto Man hissed as he aimed at Vile's head. Proto Man suddenly whirled and blasted a Maverick, Chill Penguin, who had been trying to sneak up on Dr. Cain. Chill Penguin fell down, destroyed. Proto Man then quickly did a back flip and bashed Vile across the face with his cannon. Vile crashed backwards into a car. " I am too experienced to fall for THAT!!!" Proto Man taunted. Vile painfully stood up. He forced a laugh.

" Perhaps you are right about that. But, old can also mean