//------------------------------// // SIGMA // Story: MEGAMAN ZERO: Legends Never Die // by belmontzar //------------------------------// "SIGMA!!!" The pure fury in Zero's voice made the ponies actually jump in fear as the Raged filled Hero rushed past them leaping up with his blade to swing it down, until it met another blade.. "You seem different this time from when we last met Zero." Sigma replies as he swung his blade, launching the much lighter Zero away. Only this time Zero was not covered in heavy armor, and he had grown used to be thrown around, as he flips in mid air, landing in a crouch as partially charged shots flew out of his Buster gun. Caught by surprise at the swift change in tactics, Sigma took a step back as the weak buster shots struck him in the chest and leg. "Even without my old body, I will still defeat you." Zero growls out angrilly as he stood up. "I will kill you, again, and again, and again, until you finally stay dead!" "We both know that's never gonna happen." Sigma replies with a sneer. "Your forehead is a Z again, I know you remember who you are. OR do you want me to explain what you already know anyway?" Zero growls as Sigma laughs. "Fine.. I shall explain, simply put, we both exist and will always exist. No matter how damaged we may be, the Virus in your body Zero, shall always bring us back. Even now, you know your new, Fake body has been integrated into the system. Combined with the TRUE energy you got killing your old body, your new form is just as, immortal, as your old one." "Stop babbling about that.. and tell me how much was your fault. I knew, something was suspicious about Dr. Wiel.. now tell me.. how much of that was him, and how much was you." Zero asks spreading his legs in a stance. "I admit, very little was of my influence. My meddling occurred mostly before the Doctor was cast out. your old body and blue prints to your old data and new body where all I gave him. Dark elf, he had figured out himself. As for my other actions.. well I was an anchor for his vessel. I pulled him back, and heh delivered the remains of the Copy of X." Zero let out a slight growl again as Sigma laughed. "Though, I had hoped he would take a different course of action than he had. I wanted him to combine Zero and X into a new warrior, but instead he opted to rebuild and control Copy X instead. His hunger for power and control, made it easy for the Guardians to see through him. Even one as foolish and blind as Fefnir would know something was wrong, when the OMEGA missile was launched at a populated zone." The ex hunter spreads his arms. "But that's humans for you, blinded by emotion and greed, quick to panic. Even stealing the use of MY Ragnarock station in his obsession with killing you." Zero closed his eyes in thought. "That does seem to fit.. and make more sense.. I wondered why Ragnarock never set off any alarms... you where always good at hacking weren't you?" Sigma chuckled. "The funny part, is that Ragnarock was built as a weather watcher satellite. With the ability to affect some minor weather changes. Such as causing rain for a burning town, fixing a possible flood, and keeping watch over Climate crisis. " Zero blinks "Wait.. the Weather Changer I used.. was..." "Yes.. on Ragnarock. By then I had gotten angry at the stupid human, and.. slipped.. access to the machine to the resistance, in a way that made it look like a soldier had gotten luck and stolen data...." Sigma chuckled more. "Tell me then.. if you always where around, why did you not rise to stop me from halting Neo Arcadia?" Zero asks in a low tone. "At first, it was uncertainty of your real identity. Before you rose up, other fake Zeros had tried to rise up. It had become a hobby of mine.. to try and Guess where each 'zero' would fail or die. Afterwords well.. I meddled in some small matters... I loved the idea of the 'great hunter of justice' leading a rebellion of declared 'mavericks' against the government and law, when that same Hunter cut down his own friends, because that very law told him to." "GHHH! Repliforce.." Zero cringes as flash backs of that time struck him. "Exactly... dd you learn a lesson or two? While stranded on the opposite end of the tracks?" "HEY! Stop hurting him with his past!" The ponies blink as the look over at the LAST one they expected ot stand up to SIGMA himself. As Fluttershy glared at the evil being. "Hurting him? Id think you ponies of all people understood,, learning from your mistakes.. looking at your past and learning from them.. isn't that right Miss Sparkle?" The ponies gasp collectively as Sigma changed his form into that of a pony... "Hey, its that pegasus that looked like Hooves!" Rainbow exclaims in surprise.. "you.. where Sigma all along?" "I.. sold.. apples... to.. you.." Applejack says in shock.. "I sold apples.. to Sigma..." "haha surprised? Actually, I change my shape a lot.. to different ponies.. you.. heroes.. always amuse me." Sigma flaps his wings and chuckles. "Well.. I must be off for now... and to put your mind at ease Zero... if your as bright as I think, you probably suspect a few things that I'm going to put to rest. No, I am not the cause of the Nightmare that resides in these woods and on the moon, while it was originally started as our, virus, it adapted and grew into something far.. different. As you know, our link only affects machines, not living beings. Yes, this world is indeed linked to our own, as to how im not sure, but some places like the laboratory here are scattered about underground. Nor do I have any, desire to rule any part of this land." Sigma smiles. "Ponies are a great deal more interesting that humans are... While humans shunned each other for differences such as skin or gender. The equestrians seem to thrive off of those very differences. The only high race is that of the ruler alicorns, but even many of them interact commonly with other ponies." Sigma stretched out his hoof as he gestured around. "Besides, as a reploid, the only real competition id have is you Zero, and that is a fight that shall never end." Zero stands up slowly as he and the ponies watch as an aura surrounds Sigma as he vanishes laughing. "Why... did he want me to know he was here? I never understood that man.." Zero frowns. "I think that X from before, was Sigma... but what does he want from me?"