Rock and Kalinka sat together on the highest balcony of Cossack Castle, enjoying their dinner together as they stared up at the stars. They'd spent most of their date down below for the movie, romantic walk, and playing a claw game so Rock could win her a prize, even if it did turn out to be an unofficial Vinyl plushy. However, for their dinner together, they decided to go back up to Sky Lagoon where no one would give them a hard time about a human and a robot having a romantic dinner together. Unfortunately, the more prosperous Sky Lagoon became, the more vocal the hostility to robots being treated as equals to humans became. Kalinka had decided, and Rock agreed, that it was worth facing a few fannish citizens to avoid the meal being ruined by hostility.
As they sat enjoying their meal together, Kalinka started the conversation. "So, how's the new digestive tract treating you?" she asked curiously. "You did say you had to test it out."
"It seems to be working quite well," Rock replied easily. "No errors so far...though I had a bit of trouble at the start with my taste buds. Probably your cooking just being too good."
Kalinka giggled softly, a faint blush tinting her cheeks. "You always seem to know what to say," she complimented warmly.
"Probably having a computer for a brain," Rock answered. "Gives me plenty of time to run through every possible response and pick what I think might be the best one."
"And the reason you always get the right one?" Kalinka asked teasingly.
Rock chuckled quietly. "I guess I just know you so well," he replied warmly.
Kalinka's blush brightened. "Rock," she began softly. "I've been...thinking about our future."
"Oh?" Rock responded, a tinge of worry in his voice.
"Yes," Kalinka confirmed. "We've been...'walking out' together for a few years now, yes?"
Rock found himself flushing, idly wondering why his new design made that happen. It wasn't like he actually had blood to rush to his cheeks or anything like that. Still, the way it made Kalinka giggle was worth it. "Well, we've certainly been finding excuses to spend time together ever since just after the First Annual-"
"The FART?" Kalinka interrupted teasingly.
"Yes...that," Rock replied, rolling his eyes. "Though we didn't actually start dating until a few months before Duo showed up..."
"Technicalities," Kalinka countered dismissively.
"Said the roboticist to the robot," Rock teased.
Kalinka countered by blowing a raspberry at him. "Anyway, I had been thinking about...children."
Rock's eyebrows attempted to climb into his hair...literally. "Uh...don't you think it's a little early to be thinking about that?" he asked. "Besides that, I'm pretty sure I lack certain...hardware/software interface required for such a thing-"
"I didn't mean biological reproduction, Rock," Kalinka countered. "Even if Vinyl could figure out how to duplicate Prometheus' synthesized DNA structure for you including a reproductive code, the only logical way to code yours would be to derive it from Dr. Light's, and as much as I care for you, I don't want his biology in my children...no offense."
Rock shrugged his shoulders. "None taken, really. I can understand where you come from in that regard. Probably a little twisted to conceive from his DNA, anyway."
"Exactly," Kalinka confirmed. "It'd be like breeding with him by proxy." She shuddered. "And he's old enough to be my grandfather!"
Rock let himself chuckle at that. "Yes, I see where you're coming from."
"And building and perfecting a robot can take years if you're trying to make something near-human," Kalinka explained. "Vinyl's still trying to perfect her first original project. So, if we want to think about building children, we should probably start on the designs now, so he - or she - will be finished while I'm still in my prime so we can raise him - or her - together."
Rock smiled softly. "Well, I guess I can't argue with that logic. What did you have in mind?"
Blushing nervously, Kalinka pulled out a rolled poster and unrolled it on a nearby table. "Well...I've made a few notes..."
Chuckling, Rock looked over her shoulder at the notes. "Hmm...seems straight forward so far...but some of these build systems seem a little odd. And the way the personality and programming core interact..."
"It's based off the study of how Duo altered your brain's systems, and Prometheus' new configuration," Kalinka explained. "As for the build systems, they're meant to interact with this." She tapped another part of the design.
"That...looks like my Weapon Copy system," Rock murmured. "But a lot more complex."
"That's because it's not just for copying weapons," Kalinka explained. "If we can get it to work properly, then instead of just copying the weapon...it should allow him to-"
"Him?" Rock asked teasingly.
Kalinka shrugged her shoulders teasingly. "I want our first-built to be a son," she explained readily. "Happy and care-free like you, to follow in your footsteps."
Rock smiled warmly. "Alright. So, what should it let him do?"
"It should enable him to completely transform himself temporarily into the robot he's copying," Kalinka explained. "Physical capabilities, weapons, voice, everything."
"Like some sort of Copy Bot?" Rock asked curiously.
"Precisely," Kalinka confirmed. "An upgrade to the existing weapon copy system, don't you think?"
"It's brilliant!" Rock praised, leaning in and giving her a peck on the cheek. He then blushed. "I, uh..."
Smiling, Kalinka put her finger beneath his chin to hold him in place while she pressed her lips against his. When she pulled back, her cheeks were flushed. "Think you'd be up to helping me get the new systems working?" she asked softly.
"I t-think so," Rock replied stammeringly. "I was a lab assistant bot before my combat upgrades." He glanced down at the design. "Have you come up with a name?"
"I was thinking...Anton Xabat Light-Cossack," Kalinka responded softly.
Rock raised his eyebrow. "L-Light-Cossack?"
Shyly, Kalinka slipped her hand into his, nodding bashfully. In response, Rock gently cupped her hand in both of his, saying nothing.
A.X.L. ...huh. Wasn't expecting that.
When Kalinka said she wanted a kid, I was expecting something slightly different, but this is good too, possibly better.
PS, Is Anton Xabat X's full name, or is this a different guy?
7441881
X is being built by Dr. Light, in the previous chapter.
And the Axl Headcannon is canon here.
7441881 No, this is alluding to Axl, who joins the series in X7. He replaces X for the first half of the game until
Writers decided to let him back inX decided to stop being a pacifist.Didn't expect Axl to start coming in so soon, though. I forget a lot of his lore at least, so will be interesting to see how its twisted, whether that be him being brought in early or not at all.
pinkie.mylittlefacewhen.com/media/f/rsz/mlfw10430_medium.jpg
I put it together once I remembered the last two chapters, very clever
7441886
7441896 Oh, okay then. It's just that my Megaman experience consists primarily of the Battle Network themed manga and anime.
So this just made the next arc in Melody of the Future all the better. I wonder how Uncle X is going to take it?
Xabat, a Spanish variation of the term Salvador, or "savior"... that's really all I feel like commenting on. The reference is obvious, yes, but I refuse to talk about anything else for personal reasons.
7441917
Actually, a Russian name beginning with X meaning Savior.
7441928 Tell that to the Internet... hold on, I need to check more than just two websites...
Alright, so after checking about 3 more websites, it originates from the Basque Country, a region bordering Spain and France... how do you get Russian from that?
7441946
I google searched Russian names beginning with X, and picked that one off the list I found.
Edit: and my mistake, it's apparently Spanish. Changing that.
Edit 2: And apparently, there aren't any Russian names beginning with X.
Given that Rock was also built by Wily, that means that Axl is the nephew of X AND Zero. And Zero's cousin, maybe? Robots make lineage weird.
I wanna see uncle X and uncle Zero teaching little Axl all about life in 21XX (at least, I think that's the right year).
That was fun, may I have another? Looking forward to more.
Keep up the good work. Deus tecum.
7441881 IKR, I was expecting less copying and more "Pasting" if you know what I mean
Nice work, I was wondering how Axl would be entering the world.
AXL-C. Really. I want to complain about that, but I need a cheese chapter after what I read.
Now am curious, as Axl didn't know any if his past in X7 A And looking for answers was the reason he was in the city in the first place in Command Mission.
Another enjoyable chapter. Well done.
7442010 i2.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/017/225/zAp2LzJ.jpg
Huh the way Kalinka described that sounds like Model A's (Albert) function since he has that exactly ability in ZX Advent. Is Axl like a prototype to Model A or was he based on Axl's abilities when the Biometals were being created?
Original Mega is gonna father Axl!? OHMYGODALLMYYES!!!
7442239 Timeline is Classic, X, Z, ZX, Legends.
Design-wise, Capcom specifically based Model A on Axl.
I had to read the previous comments before I made the connection between Anton Xabat Light-Cossack and Axl from Megaman X7. I don't know if it actually works out in the cannon of the games, but it is an interesting idea to make Axl, for all intents and purposes, the grandson of Doctor Light.
This definitely works.
...I feel awful that I thought of Beck before Axl until the bot's functions and name came into play.
7442239 7442440 Yeah, the X series was supposed to end at 5 and transition into the Zero series, but the company made the creator continue making new games for the X series, essentially splitting the timeline.
I have not read Melody of the future, and I don't know a thing about megaman beyond what is here.
After saying this, I feel like I am allowed to say this in response to people talking about some 'Axl'
legendsoflocalization.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/got-it-memorized-1280x720.png
7442674 I'm well aware of that fact. It caused 2 separate continuities due to the alt. timelines. The Zero one went on to set up the ZX story while 5 went on to Command Mission after 8.
7442239 Model A may have similar abilities, but it's not based on Axl in canon.
7441873 but you should memorize it.
7442739 YES. IN FACT, I DO.
static.zerochan.net/Axl.(megaman.X).full.1501465.jpg
THEY MADE THIS GUY?! Well, this might be crap but knowing Tat's PWNY stories he can uncover the golden nuggets.
static.zerochan.net/Axl.(megaman.X).full.1497688.jpg
I'm starting to think Megaman X is actually Zero's backstory and they introduced this guy to keep everything from being bland. JUST LOOK AT HIM!
vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/megaman/images/6/6c/X8_axl_blast.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20100408035040
LOOK AT HIM!!!
img11.deviantart.net/46c0/i/2014/122/6/0/white_axl_by_ultimatemaverickx-d7gt9o0.png
7447151 XION IS DEAD AND NOBODY AND NOBODY EVEN REMEMBERS HER IN THE SLIGHTEST!!! Axel is always alone. He needs to be Lea to have friends and a keyblade!
7441967 Well as they say, "In Soviet Sky Lagoon You don't copy AXL. AXL copies you."
btw Look at what I accidentally found.
derpicdn.net/img/2015/10/22/1007252/large.png
I then looked for more like this. G.I. LINK
Axl got a lot of hate due to his name being called Megaman X 7 instead of Megaman X Axl.
Not gonna lie, I thought Dynamo was going to be their son. Then again, Dynamo is more like Bass if anything.
Let's give it up for Tats to make a reference to Battle Network...and let's hope that Tats never finds a way to do Legends...my sides would not survive past the encounter with Glide....
7447734 that is a terrifying thought, trigger happy Pinky pie with extra party cannons.
huh so thats how Axl was made...
8720516 And that's means X is Axl's uncle
Huh... the last 3 chapters, counting this one, is about the 3 protagonists of the X series being made? Didn't see that coming.
AXL... okay, didn't see that coming.
Well if that ain't a proposal (or a request to propose, depending on how set in tradition they are in this universe), I dunno what is.
the trio are being set, the world is changing, now... time to NUKE MARS FELLA'S!!!!