It's Apparent...
X smiled softly as he glanced around the main hub of Maverick Hunter HQ. It was a quiet day today, with no emergency calls coming in. Even so, a good portion of the Navigator staff was on call, just in case emergency deployment was necessary. At least, that was the official explanation most of them gave for coming in when they didn't need to. X privately suspected most of them had come in to watch Octavia entertain herself.
As he thought of her, his equine daughter came racing into the hub, a training laser pistol clutched in her forehooves as target spheres flew around the hub. Octavia leapt from chair to desk to lap, finding any vantage point by which she could zap the target spheres without getting tagged herself, as she was wearing a vest that would register tags as points against her score. Many of the navigators on staff squealed happily at the sight, those whose laps she landed in reaching out to pet her as she moved.
X rolled his eyes at Octavia's idea of 'variable terrain combat training'. He'd told her that the training sims could be used for that, but she'd replied that the holographic terrain had a different feel to her than real terrain, and it threw her off. Since it was entirely possible her senses weren't entirely physical given her magical energy, he'd let it slide. As he glanced around at everyone enjoying Octavia's 'show', his eyes caught Alia's as she looked up from her console. He smiled at her, and she smiled back, brushing her hair away from her face.
Pushing off from the wall, X left Octavia to her own devices for a time as he headed for his room. Not long after, Alia decided to go on break, pointedly heading in a different direction from X.
CiCi chuckled. Aww...isn't that cute? she thought silently as she arranged the tentacles she wasn't currently using to man her console to give Octavia more varied terrain to dodge around. They think they're being subtle...
A couple hours later, X and Alia lay back on X's bed, cuddled up to each other, both feeling very relaxed and content. After a time, Alia looked up into his eyes. "So," she murmured, "when do you think Octavia will be ready to know about us?"
X sighed sadly. "You've seen how she's been since Zero and Iris started dating," he whispered back. "I think she might be just a bit jealous that Zero's attention isn't exclusively hers anymore. I know she's passed her majority in terms of years...but in a lot of ways, she's still a kid. I...don't want her thinking that she's being sidelined on my part, too." He leaned in close. "I'm sorry."
"It's alright," Alia replied warmly. "When you're a parent, the child always comes first. That's only right." She snuggled in close. "You wouldn't be you if she didn't."
"I still wish I could make it up to you, somehow," X whispered as he pulled her close.
"Well...there's something you might be able to do for me..." she mumbled thoughtfully.
"Name it," X replied eagerly.
"Well...there's this friend of mine from my off duty hours," she began. "I've been...helping him on a few of his projects-" She paused as X chuckled. "What?"
X smirked at her. "Well...with how we're both apparently such workaholics, I'm amazed we managed to get past coffee in the office."
Alia rolled her eyes, a bit amused herself. "Anyway, he's been developing new Reploid science, and...it's totally amazing!" Her eyes lit up, the excitement from those projects remembered fondly. "Like you and Zero, not everything about his creations can be fully analyzed as data!"
"That's amazing," X murmured softly. Though also concerning, he added silently in his own mind. While he welcomed the idea of someone with the same skills as Dr. Light and whoever built Zero, he knew from the 'Red Maverick' scenario just how dangerous such a Reploid could be if it weren't on the Hunter's side. After all, no one actually took Zero down in that fight.
"I know what you're thinking," Alia chided. "And I have the same concerns. But...he only wants to build towards a brighter future. And some of his planned future projects..." She turned her eyes towards the sky. "It's...mind boggling even to consider them. Especially with his eventual goal..."
"What goal is that?" X whispered.
"He...he wants to find a way to...erase the line that divides humans and Reploids," she whispered, almost afraid to speak it for fear it would dispel the magic of it possibly coming true.
"...is that even possible?"
"If anyone can pull it off, it's him," Alia murmured. Then her expression turned sour. "If the committee overseeing his work weren't such backwards idiots terrified of anything else like you or Zero being built. He's getting stonewalled when he tries to get new funding, despite everything he's built achieving above and beyond what it was supposed to in budget. He's...getting frustrated, and finding other ways to continue his research...and the committee is looking for any way at all to discredit him."
X frowned. People much like that didn't even like the existence of himself and Zero. It was only popular opinion on their side and their near flawless record as Hunters that pulled such individuals teeth against them. "So, what do you want me to do about it?" he asked.
"Well..." Alia began sweetly. "I was thinking...if you and Zero and Octavia stopped by his lab, looked over his work, maybe penned an official endorsement or two..."
X groaned softly. "And if we support his research, he'll have an easier time getting funding?" X asked. Alia nodded in response. He sighed softly. "Tell you what. I'll talk Zero and Octavia into going and checking out his research. After reviewing his work, we'll give our honest opinions of it in an official statement, good or bad. Is that alright?"
Alia smiled up at him. "I knew I could count on you, X," she whispered, taking the time to show just how grateful she was.
X sat back in the front passenger seat of the car Zero had decided the three of them would use as they went out to check out this 'genius scientist's work. "So who's this scientist we're checking out, anyway?" Zero asked.
"His name's Gate," X replied easily. "There's been a bit of controversy over his research and results, so we're giving his work an official Maverick Hunter review. Thus, the armor."
"Hope we won't need to tear the place apart," Zero admitted. "If it takes too long, I'm going to be late to the opera."
"You're going to the opera?" Octavia gasped out, her tone torn between shocked and eager.
"Iris thinks I'll like it," Zero admitted, shrugging her shoulders.
Noticing Octavia's frown, X decided to change the subject. "So, Octavia, any questions before we get there?" he asked, taking a sip of a soda.
"When are you and Alia going to start dating?" Octavia asked bluntly.
X proceeded to expectorate over an entire park they were in the midst of driving by. "What?"
"Well, it's obvious to everyone in HQ that she likes you," Octavia replied reasonably. "And I've noticed the way you look at her, too. Just because you can conceivably live forever doesn't make it any less rude to make her or me wait that long."
"Or you?" X asked, confused.
"Well, don't you think it's about time I had a mother?" she asked, her tone even more sweetly reasonable than before.
X stared at his equine daughter for a time, and then groaned, burying his face in his hands.
Zero didn't bother to conceal his laughter. "How long have you been dating in secret for fear of her getting jealous?" he asked jokingly.
"...since you were put back together," X grumbled.
"That long?" Octavia gasped, shocked. "Then forget dating, put a ring on that already!"
Zero quickly locked the car doors as X vainly attempted to open them up so he could jump out over the Hudson.
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YES! SO MUCH YES! Embarrass your father Octavia! It puts a smile on my face every time you do!
That ending.
That last line I swear...your brilliant tats, never change.
Poor X....
There is nowhere X can run his daughter has made her request and he does spoil her.
Another enjoyable chapter. Great job.
Hmm, while everyone is distracted by he admittedly adorable exploits, I'm interested in this Gate character, I smell something, and it aint tasty.
Akward mucH?
6865446 Gate isn't supposed to fall off the wagon until the game after (X6).
The opera huh? Wonder when Octavia will take up her instrument again.
I'm curious, how does one erase the line between human and machine? X and Zero seem to be already capable of reasoning and emotion on a human level, and are capable of performing feats that no human could dream of (at least not without power armour). Hell, X and Zero can even pass as human without their armour. So what could you do, apart from making the reploids less physically advanced, or turning humans into bio-engineered super soldiers?
6865532 Maybe it'll be a clasic mod?
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There's something humans can do that Reploids can't. Think about it, and I'm sure you'll put together what it is. That's the line Gate seeks to erase.
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GATE!!!!!!! Nothing can go wrong here! (I hope) ((Please don't let anything go wrong)) Rainy Turtloid is best Reploid
6865631 Dude... are you talking about them having kids basically? then I get what he means... but trying to erase the border line is like erasing time itself, you cant do that, go look at Dragon ball Xenoverse, look what that Demon god did (which I completed the final mission[note that I didn't do the dlc or unlocked the broly sega yet] at 5:30 PM EST.) he **** up time and look what happen to him; got himself blown to bits.
on a note from reading pinyfication, I thought someone *cough* Octavia *Cough* put zero and/or X into a reploid pony body and had all the female humans and reploids chashing them, while sigma having a kick out of it from a screen. or even better, they find poison joke while scouting a forest and they became living ponie.
Oh yes, this moment right here was golden. These happier times are exactly what we needed.
Wait, X5 is next, isn't it? And they're meeting Gate... shit.
Well, let's enjoy the happy times while they last. Not even ponies can stop the shitstorm that's about to hit.
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It's much simpler than you think.
Warning to everyone: Big Spoiler I can't hide in tags!
Lock it up, X, lock it up.
Erasing the line between Reploids and Humans....that was something addressed in Mega Man ZX, wasn't it? Sheesh, that isn't for centuries after the X and Zero series.
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And if Gate had been allowed to complete his research, maybe they wouldn't have had to wait so long.
6865907 I see. Well, I look forward to whatever you have planned with this story.
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If such thing like "erase the line that divides humans and Reploids" that end up being as something more like this as far I understand:
Funny and adorable, this chapter
6865803 Interesting...
6865929 The singularity is something entirely different and unrelated. By 21XX, I'm sure the Singularity has already occurred.
Heh, it's funny because a little girl is referring to a woman as "that".
Conglaturations, I still haven't played through X5, so there's a less likely chance I'll tear into you... I'll probably just talk about its own merits as a story or something crazy like that instead.
6865803 ...what the FUCK did I just read?!?! you seriously doing "That" part... omg I think I need one of those reploids now. anyone know how to build one? oh and by the way heres a theme that everyone and everypony might know
anyway I'm about to have my random moment now...
" *teleports back to dimension code: 657-346-268476.*
*Brings out energy katana* who wants a challenge!!! *blades goes dud and music stops like a record player*
"...never mind, you three can go back to what you doing
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ok... lets say Octavia got a upgrade that's like Ryu's kick attack (forgot how to spell it) and then she fights all the mavericks at the end using all the.. 'kind-of-OP' attacks. would that be more OP than Broly on steroids and already legendary super sayan or Sans from undertales during the genoside run who the player is a noob, or not?
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You don't know who Gate is?
Im tempted to spoil you.
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This is the saga were shit gets real real.
Ahh yeah, robot shipping all over the place.
I'm reminded of a joke from TNG about Data being fully functional, seems like he's not the only one.
Apparently Octavia found some of Beyoncé's music. I can just hear the wedding bells now as Signas walks Alia down the aisle, Octavia as flower filly, and X wrapped up in a tuxedo straight jacket with best man Zero propping him up and Iris as the Maid of Honor. And Sigma deciding to wedding crash and getting blasted out of the chapel.
For the record: I'm not a fan of this song. Somebody had to do this!
(I thought of the original version, but it was Octavia that made the comment.)
And so we approach X6, let's see how this is changed.
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Actually by some definitions the Technological Singularity ALREADY HAPPENED IRL. The world we live in currently would be absolutely impossible by human understanding 100 years ago. Indeed it's development has quickened to a pace that even a mere 50 years ago most modern technology would be thought of as impossible science fiction. The creation of the microprocessor was indeed a Technological Singularity. Because even now technology CONTINUES to evolve at a pace that seems more fit for works of fantasy than reality or scifi. What else can you expect for an invention that has allowed humanity to advance science and technology more in the last few decades than in almost the rest of human history COMBINED.
My reaction when I learned about Alia & X. *ahem*
Wait, what, when, how, what, whobabbly, when, FITPLAYTHEMUSIC!
Any concept art for what CiCi looks like?
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Unfortunately, no. I'm not an artist, so I have no artwork for my original creations.
But CiCi is short for "Cyber Cthuhlu", so...picture Cthuhlu-chan?
6888324 Da fuq is Cthuhlu-chan?
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A cute, female Cthulhu.
At least is not the harem that made me stop reading the Twilight story.
I nearly choked from laughing at that ending! XD
6865550 i think i have a idea how but it'll sound as if i'm insane well here goes nothing my idea is to create a way were reploids and humans would be able to reproduce with each other and being able to 'fuse' together similar to classic adapter and octavia or samus' armor *scratches back of my awkwardly* so yeah that's my idea
HEH! goddamnit Octi
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Vaguely reminds me of Parent Trap.
Nothing gets past the 'young' 30+-year-old equine daughter, X.
ah gates, honestly the fact he's reaching the levels of dr light and wily is staggering, still the fact the committee is STILL AROUND fear mongering is kinda weird, like reploids are now a literally race, with some even being part of the scientific community... it's-... wait are these guys those who remain of THE END'S influence?