7: Aftermath
Axl sighed to himself as he leaned back behind his desk - his desk - in Maverick Hunter HQ. Less than a week ago, this would have been the sort of thing that had him jumping for joy, as he'd finally achieved his dream. Not only was he now a full fledged Maverick Hunter, but the head of an entire division! He supposed that it was true what they said...be careful what you wish for.
He was a Maverick Hunter, everything he'd dreamed of when he was under Red's tutelage...but Red had died to make it possible. The scythe hung on the wall behind his chair, a reminder of everything that had happened. He was head of a division, but that division was the rescued members of Red Alert who were now being integrated into the Hunters under his command, since they still saw him as the leader of Red Alert...a position he'd never wanted, but stepped up to for the sake of the leader he'd had to kill to become the leader. And any frictions or problems with integrating former Mavericks into the discipline of the Maverick Hunters were now on his head.
He also had a family now. It was still odd to think of such a tiny pony as his Mom, but it meant X was his grandpa and Zero was his uncle. Those two had always been his heroes and idols, and there was no way he'd turn down anything that meant they treated him as family, especially with the respect he'd unwittingly earned from them with his performance in the most recent crisis. He'd even received a commendation from Signas, as well as confirmation as the fourth S Rank Hunter in the entire history of the Maverick Hunters, and was serving along the other three...who just happened to be his new family.
But all this good came with its own questions, doubts, and mysteries. He still had no idea about his true origins. What little the Light Hologram said also implied that finding the answers would be incredibly difficult. For all he knew, his origins might be as antiquated as X and Zero's. But unlike them, the Light Hologram refused to speak of him, leaving him with only questions.
And then there was Sigma and Vile. Driving Sigma out of the Crimson Palace and saving his men - most of them, anyway - had been fine in the moment, but he still remained at large...and was still ultimately responsible for the deaths of Red and Wind Crowrang. In Axl's eyes, that meant he couldn't truly rest so long as Sigma was alive and at large. But Vile was on Sigma's side, and would definitely prove problematic. He may have been nearly a century outdated as far as when he was built, but there was no doubt he'd been upgraded immensely. The war had begun right where it had left off, and it was all Axl's fault. Sigma would have never caused so much damage or gotten so powerful if not for his DNA copy ability.
As he leaned back lost in his thoughts, he felt a soft pat on his head. "Hey Mom," he muttered without looking up.
"You shouldn't be thinking so hard," Octavia chided gently. "It's not good for you."
Axl rolled his eyes. "I'm not about to burn out my CPU or anything like that..."
"I meant emotionally," Octavia corrected. "If you stew too long in your own thoughts, you'll take on more responsibility than you should, blame yourself for things you couldn't have prevented or in truth had nothing to do with, and become convinced you have to fix everything with your own hands, probably leading to some sort of reckless suicide charge with your men at your back trying to take down Sigma and Vile single handedly."
Axl blinked, stunned anew at how well Octavia could read him, as though she knew his thoughts. "Would that be so bad?" Axl asked wistfully.
"You mean other than the fact you have no idea where Sigma or Vile are or what capabilities they've added since our last encounter, meaning you'd be wandering around at random while they could pick off your men one by one until they've destroyed you all since Sigma does know all the capabilities of you and your men now?" Octavia opined dramatically. "No, I don't see what's so bad other than that."
Axl chuckled softly. "You've done that before, haven't you?" he asked carefully. "Pointed out when people are being idiots and keeping them from making stupid mistakes?"
"I'm surprisingly good at it," Octavia confirmed. "Normally, I'm a bit more dramatic about it, but you're my little pony. I don't have to be dramatic with you, just firm."
"Why do you do that, anyway?" Axl demanded, feeling a little perturbed.
"Keep people from acting like idiots?" Octavia asked curiously. "Well, someone has to."
"No, I mean...call me your little pony and tell me to giddy-up or mush?" Axl clarified. "And treating me like that?"
"Because I'm a pony," Octavia explained simply.
"Eh?"
"I'm a pony, you're humanoid," Octavia continued. "We couldn't be more different, and the only familial bond we have is the one we've chosen. So when I took you under my metaphorical wing - and eventually adopted you - I pretended like you were a little lost colt I was helping, and treated you thusly. Then it just became something I did because you were my colt." She gently patted his forehead crystal. "It's not a problem...is it?"
Axl shrugged. "Not a problem, really...just confusing at first. But then again...I've never experienced parental affection. Just because it wasn't what I expected doesn't mean it's unpleasant...or unwelcome."
"So it's alright?" Octavia clarified.
"Yes Mom," Axl responded warmly.
"Good, because I'm over a century old so it's about time I had some grandkids-"
"Mom!" Axl yelled out, blushing. "I don't even have a girlfriend yet!"
"I'm sure I can find you a nice girl somewhere, or commission a custom one for you from Gate. I'm sure he'd love to build you the perfect girlfriend-"
"I'm not listening! La la la la la~!"
Octavia clicked her tongue in disappointment. "Then again, maybe you're still a bit too immature for romance..."
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I am with Axl on this one. Find my own, no creating one and definitely not my moms recommendation.
Soooooooo....
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Nice fluff chapter, but it was no where near the level of X nearly jumping into the Hudson. Then again, this is exactly the chapter stories need from time to time.
Damn...Octavia is really making me feel like she is that old grandmare asking her little mares and stallions to go get laid.
Poor Axl. It sure didn't take Octavia long to start nagging for Axl to get busy, did it?
Pffthahaha! That ending
. Oh jesus that's hilarious, but I agree with Axl, I wouldn't want her recommendations on women, nor would I want one perfectly built because that would be a cop out.
Keep up the good work
erm... Tats, don't you mean Octavia instead of Vinyl?
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Oops! Thanks for the catch. Fixed.
Ohhhhhhhhhhhh, I can hardly wait for the next update.
I wonder who Axl will fall for.
Loving this, and VERY glad you got some tips on adapting the next game.
Here's to another twenty good chapters, at least.
has had him as her son maybe a month and is already trying to get axl laid.
Well, whoever Axl gets together with, you can bet that there will be really awkward and silly moments with suggestions on how to make it so.
1. The girl he gets with would probably be as starstruck as Axl with X and Zero was when he first met them.
2. His Red Alert Division guys try to teach him the proper ways to impress the girl on a date which could end up with mixed results...or goes off without a hitch. I want Hyenard to be in the story again so much.
3. Octavia talks to the girl about her intentions towards Axl while the girl brushes her future in law's mane. And Axl is still in the room.
4. X and Zero make a bet on how long until Axl is tying the knot. Aborted when their better halves catch wind of it.
Wonder if Prometheus will be the one to break the news to Axl. I mean he was alive back then when his bro got hitched to Kalinka. Wouldn't surprise me if he gave more info than Light.
Axl could get with someone in Command Mission or X8. I don't know many female reploids who fit the bill though.
7672174 i'd say that the medic or Marino the theif from command mission would be good or he could get both of them
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By 'medic', do you mean Cinnamon?
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don't forget the operators
Layer
Pallette
Nana.....
here's hoping we still get to see Steel Masimo punching Silver horn!
7672223 yup i feel bad i forgot her name becuase she was always in my party as my go to party heal
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Mine too.
Not only was she incredibly useful as healer and support (her Hyper Mode boosted everyone's WE production while active), her ultimate weapon - Kitty Paws - hit five times and could reduce nearly all stats of the enemy...and she was frikkin adorable!
My go-to party for the entire game was X/Zero, Cinnamon, Axl. X or Zero was the heavy hitter, Cinnamon supported, and Axl combined Stealth Mode (nothing can hit him), the Bait secondary weapon (enemies can only target him until his next turn), and a memorized Action Trigger combo so I could delay his turn awhile while unleashing a heavy blast to one or more targets.
Wouldn't Zero technically be his great uncle?
As for love intrests, definitely Palette or/and Cinnamon.
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Fuck it... why not all of them? I think it would be absolutely hilarious if Axl was strangely popular with the ladies but had absolutely no idea how to deal with this fact, especially with his tendency to get emotionally entangled. Dramatic and funny!
Cute chapter
Axl better pony up, he's a momma's colt now.
Good old Octavia, promoting good thinking.
Silly Octavia, asking for grandkids right out of the Gate.
7672456 Like Ratchet?
7672262 Just so I know, what is your posting schedule?
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Sunday and Wednesday - Wily's Wittle Wub and Dressed to Steal
Monday and Thursday - Three More Things and Sons of Damas
Tuesday and Friday - Melody of the Future and Sparkle in His Eye
Mmm, Layer and Marino~
SILLICON, SILLICONE, OR FAT: LIKE I CARE WHICH!!!
7673127 Thanks
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...yes, except even more awkward for him.
Hmmm... Axl's potential significant other. I'd guess CiCi, but she's taken. Honestly, right up until you had Octavia adopt him, I was half wondering if Octavia was going to date Axl.
Hell maybe you'll pull a curve ball and make it a new OC. Nothing wrong with that, so long as it's a good OC.
I'm also wondering what kind of relationship you've got cooking for between Octavia and Vinyl, and if that's why neither are as of yet romantically involved with anyone in their respective stories.
Is he gonna date one of the girls from command mission?
I'm suggesting Pallette and Cinnamon, both of them are nice girls and I can totally see Axl with one on either side.
Well, we've seen how effective the Ponies can be setting people they care for up. Twilight's dad has 3 mates, Rarity got her dad together with Luna, AJ helped her dad with Lady, Pinkie encouraged her dad to sow his wild oats, Cocco has helped her parents get together.... and Fluttershy...
7672638 There are three (technically four) legends games. Misadventures of Tron Bonne is a thing. The fourth one is an obscure mobile game. I understand that there isn't a whole lot of material to work with. I'm mostly just desperate to see the love that the Legends games deserve.
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So what? Like Tatsurou's Mega Man X around X2 or something? Do we want a repeat of that?
We really want that.
Sure, why not?
Why am I getting the image of a grown-up Reploid Sweetie-bot coming out of the woodworks? I never mentioned humanoid or equine but knowing the series it could be both.
EDIT: I am surprised nobody hasn't commissioned a Reploid body for the Dr. Light hologram.
Hmm, Axl x Marino or Axl x Cinnamon?
Hmn. Pony bot form for Axl? Just gotta find the right one for him to copy.
About how old is Tavi physically at this point? Is she still a foal?
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Physically, she's about two years younger than she is in canon. So, very late teen, young adult.
7717750 That's kinda weird.
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Not really. As she says, chronologically she's over a century.
LOL
Odd, that sounds like someone who's had to blame herself for things she couldn't have prevented, but that can't be the case.
She's already prevented everything, after all.
Yes, she has wrung every bit of chaos and intrigue the plot used to have, until it boiled down into a generic soup of unflinching mediocrity. Can't forget that BRILLIANT creative decision she did with the X4 plot, where nothing of importance happened and no one learned anything.
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If you allow me to give a couple of counter arguments for Tat's decision for X4 in his story.
1. Let's be honest the original story wasn't that good and seem flimsy if the colonial turn himself in temporarily everything would have fallen apart ( like in this story)
2. Octavia has been shown before then to both A. Have more common sense then X and Zero in this story and B. Has been shown to guilt trip people when they done something stupid or to get what she wants.
Sorry if this came off spiteful I am just trying to point out facts for why Tatsurou did what he did.
(Yes I realized this is a late response but I figured I put my 2 cents in anyway)
There it is!
Oh Lord, she just became the Jewish mother.
and the quest for grand kids now begins... WELL axl has his work cut out for him...