Author's Note: Again, this is all speculation from my own mind, and probably very far from canon. This entire chapter is told in first person, through the eyes of Blues.

Chapter 11: The Last Son of Dr. Light

"Father told us he'd been planning to build one last robot on one of the rare days I was visiting. The schematics were the most complicated thing any of us had ever seen! And, according to father, this new design would have a human-like ability to reason, beyond what we could. He would be able to fight against humans, to hurt them or save them, as he saw fit. He would have only his morality and conscience to guide him. This is the reason for the capsule father designed and co-built with Dr. Cossack. He could not let such a robot exist unless he was certain there were no kinks in the morality programs. The capsule was to run tests to check everything, with you to awaken at a set date assuming all tests were clear. Sadly, he also said chances were he wouldn't be alive to see the results, as it could take decades, if not longer. Needless to say we got to work right away.

About six months later, Bass broke in late at night. We chased him away before he could do any damage, but he'd already copied your plans into his memory. It wasn't long before Dr. Cossack was also 'visited' as well, and Wily had not the plans and the capsule. He obviously thought you'd be a major threat, and wanted to counter it. Thus we adapted you to fight, giving you your arm buster and armor.

Right about that time Rock noticed the similarities between his fighting gear and yours. Father said he hadn't realized it, but they were similar in appearance. The Mega Man style, he dubbed it. Of course, that got us thinking about a name for you. Dr. Cossack had brought it up briefly, and now it really struck home, what with you beginning to look like a person and all. Again, Rock found the answer. He said that since the odds were against our new brother ever meeting his father face to face, why not give him something to remember father by? Why not name him Xavier, after father's middle name. Roll instantly agreed, pointing out that we could simply just say 'X' for short. Father agreed, and within a year you were finished.

You say you have no memories. Well, that's because you were only activated once before we put you in the capsule, and it was only a partial activation, just your eyes and ears, so you could see us and hear out voices before you slept. Father wanted to explain what was going to happen, and we wanted you to not be afraid of us when you awoke, so you'd know us. Then we put you in the capsule.

About three months later, we got a surprise call, from Bass of all people. Wily was really sick, and needed hospital care. We were the only ones who would help, he said, everyone else would've said 'good' and hung up. He sounded really worried, so we went to the location he gave us. It was Wily's castle, all right. Bass was long gone, but the rest of the Robot Masters present took us to Wily. He was pretty bad off, running a fever and dehydrated and all. Father didn't hesitate to take him to the hospital, and stayed by his side the whole time. Don't look so shocked. Just think about it. Father and Wily were friends before he went nuts. Father told us once he always hoped his friend might come back, that Wily would come to his senses. But now Wily was dying, and father's hopes were dying with him.

Wily passed away about a week later. All of us were there, and personally I think father got his last wish in the end, at least in part. Right before he died, Wily looked right at father and asked him to take care of the Robot Masters, to not let them be destroyed. Father promised, and Wily breathed his last. He was buried in an undisclosed location, though we know where. We were there, with father and Wily's Robot Masters, and a pastor father was friends with and convinced to perform the funeral. All the Robot Masters, save Bass and Treble - who'd vanished completely - were turned over to father. He reprogrammed them back to the way they should've been from the start, and things started to settle down.

We went back to Skull Fortress to deal with Wily's personal effects about two weeks later, after father had time to deal with his loss. There we found clear evidence that he'd constructed a capsule and a Reploid, as father had by now termed them. Bass had obviously fled with it to who-knew-where. We searched, but no luck. The best we found were computer files on the new Reploid, showing Wily hadn't changed much of it internally, even including the Syncro Chip. Guess he was too unsure what would happen without it. typical Wily. Most of the lab gear went home with us, as did the paperwork and computer files. Most of the furniture was auctioned off, and then Skull Fortress was destroyed.

The next decade or so was bliss. We finally had peace. Bass had dropped completely out of sight, and at one point everyone most of less forgot about him. Heh, even we did. I gradually moved back home permanently, and we became a happy family.

Then, early one morning, all of us robots were awakened by a sudden feeling. We came out of out rooms at the same time, and went to father's room. He was laying on his bed, looking out his open window, but looked towards us as we approached. I still remember the look in his eyes. He looked happy, peaceful, but it seemed as if he was seeing us and something - well, beyond us - at the same time. As we stood at his side, father asked us to promise him we'd protect and care for each other and Xavier, that we'd protect out home, and a few things I can't say yet. Of course we promised. He said he loved us... and would watch over us... Excuse me, this is still a little hard to talk about... We said we loved him too... and then he smiled, closed his eyes... and... and sighed, and then... he was gone. Poor Rock broke down then, sobbing, as did Roll. Rush howled in a tone to break any heart. I just stood there, tears on my face. Heh, guess I figured I needed to be the strong one. I told them is was okay, he'd died like he's wanted to, peaceful, alert, physically well, home with us. He was buried on the lab grounds as per his wishes a couple of days later. I think the whole city turned out to say farewell. It took quite a while for things to settle. For a time we stayed with the Cossacks in Russia. We were practically family by now anyways. You came along too, X. We'd promised, after all.

We had one more year of peace, then we got a rude awakening.

Bass was back.

He attacked us at the lab, seemingly bent on destroying us and you. He seemed insane! This very well might have been the start of the Maverick virus. Each time he attacked, we fought him off, but soon it became clear he wouldn't leave us in peace. As long as we were at the lab, he'd keep attacking, endangering you and everyone in the city as well. So we decided to leave - alone. We couldn't risk the capsule becoming damaged in our flight. A friend who owned a warehouse agreed to let us put our brother there, and Dr. Cossack fixed up some superior security equipment. Then we cloaked the lab - a new technology at the time - and left, making a hung fuss of it and taking a mock-up capsule along. Bass followed. He chased us all over the globe, which is what we wanted.

It was some time later than out cousins joined us, after Dr. Cossack's own passing. His daughter Kalinka went with us too, afraid Bass might stalk her to try and get to us. We made quite a troupe, let me tell you.

Then, in Siberia, Bass launched a huge assault. We lost Toad Man, Dust Man, Drill Man, and Kalinka. Our robotic cousins were destroyed by Bass while covering our escape, and Kalinka died from injuries caused in that fight a few days later. We buried them there, all four, memorized the location, and moved on. It was about all we could do.

Things went like that for decades. We ran, Bass chased, Bass hunted, we hid. All the while, new Reploids were being built, using father's plans in an altered form. They didn't have quite the same mental capabilities you do, X. More restrictions, hence the reason they could avoid a capsule nap too. Father had wanted to share his creation with the world, but couldn't allow such a thing as free-will Reploids to be mass created. Who knew when another Wily would arise? The exact means he used to make you special, X, is a secret he took to his grave... and one we will too. And over the years we changed too. We upgraded each other, eventually becoming Reploids too. this further helped us to hide from Bass.

Then the day came for you to awaken. We returned to the warehouse a day prior to find you gone and the structure severely damaged. It didn't look like you'd been forcibly removed, so we assumed it had opened on it's own, early. We had no idea where you were or how to find you. Then Bass attacked again, and we fled.

By now Mavericks and Hunters were well established and we figured you would naturally join the Hunters. We helped program your personality, after all. But there were so many Hunter bases by now we couldn't guess where to begin. Again, it was Rock who got the idea of forming a band. By 'touring' from base to base we would eventually hear of you or find you. All of us were programmed to play instruments - father and Dr. Cossack had both loved music - so we chose instruments and false names - changing every so often to throw Bass off our trail as best we could - fixed up the van, and picked a place to start. Seems, though, we picked the most opposite place to start from, hehe. But the closer we got, and the more we asked, as more we heard about a 'blue armored Hunter,' that was very powerful. Then people added, 'created by Dr. Light.' Three stops ago we finally heard one say, 'X.' Rock asked him to elaborate, and was told about a 'Megaman X, the best Hunter to date, created by Dr. Light.' So we let it slip that we had a chip, and at our last stop Colonel contacted us, saying you were here and would be interested in the chip. So we headed out, and you know the rest."