Roleplay:Paradise Lost: Scorched Earth (COMPLETED!)

This is the seventh part of the Maverick Hunter X series and final part chronologically before Sigma Wars. It is an original story that leads right into the aformentioned mini-series and the second part of the two-part Paradise Lost saga.

Summary
It is the year 20XX, and the new Maverick Overlord, Sigma, has succeeded in his ultimate goal: to use the Jakob Project to wipe out all of the Mobians and rule over the world as its king--Sigma Prime! A new war has now begun and only X, Zero, Axl, and a small band of surviving Maverick Hunters can help Repliforce put a stop to it!

Characters

 * X the Hedgehog
 * Zero the Hedgehog
 * Axl the Fox
 * I the Hedgehog
 * Dynamo the Cat
 * Alia the Hedgehog
 * Nana the Echidna
 * Layer the Cat
 * Pallette the Cat
 * Vile the Weasel
 * Blackarachnia the Widow
 * Iron Maxxima the Dragon
 * Geneva the Cat
 * Quake Woman
 * Nellia the Echidna
 * Nutra Millipede
 * Smokescreen the Hedgehog
 * Cinnamon the Cat
 * Cut Man
 * Bomb Man
 * Time Man
 * Elec Man
 * Ice Man
 * Signas the Echidnahog
 * General the Wolf
 * Colonel the Hedgehog
 * Sari the Hedgehog
 * Double the Cat
 * Arcee the Cat
 * The Skiver
 * Magma Dragoon
 * Mattrex
 * Slash Beast
 * Wheeljack the Cat
 * Freeze Man
 * Gyro Man
 * Crystal Man
 * Star Man
 * Wave Man
 * Burner Man
 * Search Man
 * Galaxy Man
 * Bright Man
 * Pharaoh Man
 * Splash Woman
 * Mega Man
 * Silverbolt the Fuzor
 * Wing Saber the Jetidna
 * Air Raid the Batfox
 * Jetfire the Jethog
 * Jetstorm the Jethog
 * Sigma the Echidna
 * Lumine the Cat
 * Elpizo the Cat
 * Ranch Ponica
 * Spur Ponica
 * Petal Blossom
 * Bloodbat Temptress
 * Kraken Dolphina
 * Cyber Peacock
 * Split Mushroom
 * Twilight Buttercup
 * Megatron the Destroyer
 * Soundwave the Fox
 * Shockwave the Weasel
 * Starscream the Batfox
 * Skywarp the Batfox
 * Dreadwing the Batfox
 * Skyquake the Batfox
 * Knock-Out the Wolf
 * Red the Hedgehog
 * Gemini Man
 * Hard Man
 * Snake Man
 * Needle Man
 * OVER the Hedgehog

Prologue: End of the Maverick Hunters
Skiver: -aboard his airship, looking upon the wreakage sadly, contacts Repliforce HQ- Skiver to command, Skiver to command... Olympus has fallen...I repeat, Olympus has fallen...preparing to engage in search and rescue operations...

(Elsewhere, with X...)

X: Ngh......Z-Zero....no.....(growls)

(Meanwhile, some Mavericks are searching the ruins of the Maverick Hunter base for potential survivors)

Megatron: Leave no stone unturned! I want every Hunter dead, no exceptions!

Mavericks: Yes sir! (continue searching through the rubble)

Megatron: Shockwave, I understand you have found a new way to expand our armies.

Shockwave: Indeed, my liege. It is known as Project Predacon. An army of Reploids based off this world's most strange and powerful creatures known as Pock--

Twilight Buttercup: Daddy, Megatron! I found someone!

Megatron: (approaches her and sees Alia) Ah, Starscream's former lackey. The one called Alia, is it?

Alia: -out cold-

-Repliforce ships begin to break through the Sigma defensive line-

Megatron: Starscream, assemble your forces! Annihilate them!

Starscream: Yes, master....(Just you wait....my time will come...)

(Starscream and his air fleet begins to counter the Repliforce fleet)

Megatron: Knock Out, kill her.

Knock Out: Why not? I'm better at breaking dumb blondes anyway. (activates a drill) Say 'ahh...'

(just then, a charged shot from out of nowhere blasts Knock Out back, as well as some Mavericks)

Knock Out: GAAH!!....my PAINT? Who crunched my paintjob?!

Megatron: (looks up) Well, well. It appears you survived after all....

(the attacker is revealed to be X, angered and ready for battle)

X: (brandishes saber) You Mavericks may have killed Zero, but you won't kill me! I made a promise to myself I would not stop until Sigma was finished, and I don't go back on my word!

Megatron: (growls and charges at him)

X: HAAAAH!!! (charges his saber and attacks)

-the Repliforce fleet manages to disable one of the Sigma ships-

Repliforce solider: Enemy ship disabled, Commander!

Skiver: Good. Tell the others to form up on us, we need a wedge. We're breaking through.

Repliforce solider: Yes sir. -contacts the other ships-

-the Repliforce fleet moves into a V formation, splitting the Sigma defense line, allowing the lead ship to break through, and begins to lay down surpressive fire on the grounded Mavericks-

Megatron: Starscream, why do you not fire back?!

Starscream: We are, my liege! Their firepower is--

Megatron: I grow tired of your excuses!

Shockwave: Lord Megatron, I recommend our other target. The Main Repliforce Outpost.

Megatron: (fires Fusion Cannon at X)

X: (uses uncharged Violent Mirror attack)

Megatron: It appears we will need to postpone our battle for another time, X! All Mavericks, to the Repliforce base!

(the Maverick vessels and units retreat)

X: (sighs and picks up Alia) Alia......I'm sorry....I was too weak...I couldn't--