[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/289576/1/Mega_Man_Iris Mega Man Iris]] is a fanfic written by ker-plop. It takes place in an alternate reality, one hundred years after the ''VideoGame/MegaManX'' series, with Iris as the main character. It was published on April 4th, 2004.

In this story, it is shown that Iris' body was preserved after her defeat at the reluctant hands of Zero. A man named Ross Smith resurrects her through "unconventional" means. As Iris adjusts to her new life in the future, quickly makes new friends, she discovers the one thing missing in her life: Zero. Finding his old Z-Saber hidden in a museum, she embarks on an adventure with her new friends to find her old ones. However, dark forces are afoot, and they want something from Iris that she is not aware of.

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!! These stories provide examples of:
* AbusiveParents: [[spoiler:Sharon's creator did some... unspeakable things to her. It was so bad that she didn't trust other humans for a while. Then there's Darren's father, who had no regrets with humiliating him]].
* ActionGirl: '''Iris.''' She takes up Zero's saber and kills mavericks with it.
* AdaptationalBadass: Iris is much more combat capable in this AU fanfic.
* AdorablyPrecociousChild: [[spoiler:Mega Man in the sequel; even after he knows that Dr. Light is gone, he is just so fascinated about the world of 23XX.]]
* AxeCrazy: [[spoiler:Just like in the source material, both Vile and Fefnir are driven by bloodshed. In the sequel, Bass becomes this after being locked up in isolation in Skull Castle for nearly three hundred years, losing his sanity. It takes a combined assault of Soldier Stonekong, Mega Man, and an upgraded Proto Man to [[BroughtDownToNormal bring him down to normal]].]]
* BackFromTheDead: Aside from the title character, there's Snake Man, several other Robot Masters and Mavericks from the past games, reformed or not, [[spoiler:and Colonel, until he turns out to be Vile using his body]].
** In the sequel, [[spoiler:X's older siblings are revived. Which ones? [[VideoGame/MegaManClassic Rock/Mega Man, Roll, and Proto Man]] of course.]]
* [[ShesAllGrownUp He's All Grown Up]]: [[spoiler:Proto Man's first appearance in the sequel looks taller and older, much like his design from the Ruby-Spears cartoon, given the fact that Dr. Smith upgraded him into a Reploid prior to reviving Armored Armadillo and Iris. This later applies to both Mega Man and Roll when they are upgraded into Reploids.]]
* ItsAllMyFault: [[spoiler:Iris mutters this after Darren's life hangs in the balance after he fought Fefnir off]].
* MacGuffin: The Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and Omega chips that can be used to bring back Zero without activating the Maverick Virus along with him.
* ManipulativeBastard: Ribosome [[spoiler:and Vile]].
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Iris speaks this out when her brash ambition in getting Zero back accidentally [[spoiler:activates a portal to where Fefnir appears from]].
** Storm Owl realizes this when attempting to use his Double Cylcone attack in an Egyptian pyramid.
* MyGreatestFailure: A sour subject for [[spoiler:Darren]].
* MyMasterRightOrWrong: Storm Owl acts like this, as he wishes to revive Repliforce and acted as a tutor to Iris, and Armored Armadillo during his samurai duel.
* PlayingWithFire: Sharon
* PowerCopying: Like X and Zero before her, Iris seems to have the power of using the abilities of the Mavericks she defeated. Whether she has always had this power or she gained it when she was revived is yet to be confirmed.
* ReluctantWarrior: Even when she's a hundred years older and now badass, Iris still hates fighting above all else.
* ShoutOut: All film, [[Franchise/StarTrek TV]], and [[Franchise/YuGiOh anime]] references aside, there are a few:
** Armored Armadillo's samurai-like personality was lifted from the Mega Man X manga adaptation. Even his duel with Iris was lifted from his duel with Zero.
** In the sequel, [[spoiler:Mega Man, Proto Man, and Roll all get upgraded into Reploids with designs similar to their appearance in the Ruby-Spears cartoon.]]
** Flame Stag uses [[Franchise/StreetFighter a Hadouken]] in his battle with Iris.
* SmugSnake: Sting Chameleon. The story was written before ''Maverick Hunter X'', mind you.
* TriggerHappy:
---> [[spoiler:'''Vile!Colonel''': "So, that's how it's gonna be, eh? I guess we'll have to do this my favorite way: the HARD way!"]]
* TheCameo: [[spoiler:[[VideoGame/MegaManZero Fighting Fefnir]].]]
* TheKlutz: Darren Lucas
* ThouShaltNotKill: Iris
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Sharon has a bad case of aquaphobia.