Custom Robo: Once peace, now war
Prologue
A/N: Hey, guys! Guess who it is! Don't worry. Metroid Prime: Extinction is still in the works. I just keep hitting writer's block everytime I go to work on it, and 'SuperMegaEpicAwesome' has been experiencing the same thing. Eventually, I will finish, but it will take a while.
Also, I decided to do this story to extend the timeline of Custom Robo for the Gamecube, since a sequel to this game still needs to be made. Yes, I know Custom Robo Arenas is out, but it has new characters and new villains, but that's the problem. It's not an actual sequel because it's old characters never made a appearance, even a cameo. So I decided to do this story to fill in the gaps between Custom Robo and Arenas. Also, yes, you get to name your character in Custom Robo, so there is no actual name for your character, so I decided to go along with the name of my character when I first played through Custom Robo: Samuel.
Anyways, enough jibber-jabber. Let's get to the story!
"Go, GO!" A Custom Robo yelled as they swerved through pillars to avoid the attacks of their powerful opponent, who was standing in the center of the stage, firing bolts of destructive power at the 3 robos who stood against it. It was hard to hit them, as they were using their Air Dash to quickly get behind the pillars on the battle arena before he had a chance to lock on. This was frustrating for the robo who had now went from his 'sentry' strategy to chasing after the opponents. He knew that he wasn't just a robo, though. He was a evil spirit who had decided to possess a kids toy, and stealed illegal parts to become something much more powerful. Although he was strong in the real world, his powers were limited in the arenas, so he was as vulnerable as any other custom robo unit out there, much to his disappointment. It didn't help with it being a 3-on-1 match, even if it was to prove the fate of the world.
"Marcia, Rahu's behind you!" Another robo, a military-grade robo, to be exact, yelled as it spotted the evil spirit-gone-robo going after a graceful speed robo who was currently using the outside of the stage to gain momentum for a charge attack, hoping to severely damage the opponent, and open an opportunity for a ranged attack. Upon hearing the warning of her comrade, she whirled around just in time to see one of Rahu's bombs flying at her, intending to take her down. "Someone get him off my back!" Marcia screamed as the bomb flew closer to her, the sound of death ringing in her ears. "I gotcha, Maria!" Another voice yelled out as a prototype robo sprung out from seemingly nowhere, and shot the launched bomb, stopping it from colliding with Marcia. "Thanks, I thought I was a goner!" Marcia yelled in relief, not stopping her strategy to gain more momentum. This time, she kept her eyes on Rahu, as it began to go back to it's sentry mode, preparing to fire it's signature weapon. To Marcia's relief, it didn't seem to have picked up her attack strategy. Fortunately for it, this was also the first time Marcia used the strategy she had been planning in her head since they started fighting, so there was a window for failure, but she had to try it, for the sake of her friends.
"I'm going in for the kill now!" Marcia said to her comrades. "Harry, use your soldier robo to distract it. Samuel, use that prototype robo to merge with my charge!". Samuel, in his Ray 01, drifted over to Marcia, as his Air Dash was still in effect, while Harry ran out to the open, firing blasts from his gatling gun. He didn't expect any of his shots to hit Rahu, but as long as it distracted him, it was worth it. "Eat lead!" Harry yelled as his Robo began to fire a spray of bullets, catching Raho's attention. Rahu blocked all the shots, but with the continued stream of bullets, he couldn't break away without taking damage, even if he tried charging. "Filthy human! Your bullets do nothing to me!" Rahu taunted as he watched the ammo in Harry's Gatling Gun run dry. His soldier was also suffering from long-term recoil, as he began to stumble and stagger, trying to still hold his ground.
"Now!" Marcia yelled as her robo and Samuel's robo stood beside one another, adjacent to Rahu, using their momentum to unleash a Charge. They began to glow as they dashed towards Rahu at light speed, both hitting him as the same time. The charge of two robos was enough to send Rahu flying. "Open fire!" Samuel yelled as their charge ended, and they began to fire at Rahu, lifting him higher and higher into the sky, and breaking off more and more of his weakened armor. Samuel suddenly stopped firing his bombs, and prepared his Dragon gun, a gun he frequently used to do heavy damage to a single unit in short time. "Take this!" Samuel yelled as he pulled the trigger. Suddenly, a flaming silhouette of a Chinese dragon burst from the mouth of the gun, screeching in anger as it flew towards Rahu, intending to destroy the evil spirit within the robo. To Samuel's satisfaction, the dragon hit home, blasting Rahu with both fire and power, causing him to go even higher before he slammed into the battle-worn ground.
Everything went silent as Rahu seemed to have stopped moving. "…Did we do it?" Harry said, risking a step forward, expecting Rahu to jump up from playing Possum, and hold his robo hostage. Samuel also took a risky step forward while Maria stayed back, worried that Rahu may, indeed be playing possum. However, a disembodied voice denied her fears.
"Function Ceased."
Before Samuel could say anything, he felt his mind be pulled away from his robo, back into reality, where he stood exactly where he had engaged battle: In a biodome, with his friends. "…We won." Samuel said, out of breath from the exhaustion of fighting Rahu, and controlling his robo with his mind. Beside him stood his friends. One had yellow hair, glasses, and a worn and torn mechanic suit with gray overalls. That was Harry, usually one of the laziest workers in Steel Hearts, but his loyalty overcomes his laziness whenever his friends need help, or are in danger. On the other side of Samuel was a girl with blue hair, a blue dress and two beautiful ponytails on each side of her hair. This was Marcia, one of the shyest members of Steel Hearts, but also one of the more friendly workers. She also possessed a ability to see into the memories of a person, even dead ones. She had used this ability on dead people to find out who the killer was, but Rahu's presence in the dead person's memories made it hard to concentrate. Samuel himself had grey hair, a blue t-shirt and red pants. Samuel was a newbie at Steel Hearts, but his dependence and determination quickly bought him from newbie status to employee of the week status in just a few weeks. Samuel always guessed that he went from newbie to pro in only a few weeks because he carried a powerful, prototype mech that he was given as a gift for saving a research lab from total destruction.
"Samuel, now!" Harry yelled, turning around quickly to Samuel, catching him off guard. "Use that memory-erasure device to clear Rahu's memories!". Samuel nodded, and pressed a few buttons on his watch. Suddenly, he pumped his fist into the air, and a flash of light and a flurry of shockwaves emanated from the watch. At first, nothing happened, but before anyone could say anything about a defective watch, Rahu clenched into a ball, and the room began to viberate violently. "That's it! He's finished!" Harry said excitedly as Rahu suddenly released his ball form, and quickly posed into a T-pose, and simultaneously let out a light of his own, blinding the 3 heroes that stood in the room, and knocking them into unconsciousness.
"…So, it's over, huh?" was the first thing Samuel heard as he returned to consciousness, his head throbbing with pain as he tried to remember what had just happened. He looked up to see his friends and some of his enemies staring at him with a proud look on their faces. "Ah, Samuel, you're awake." A blonde policeman stepped forward with a smile on his face. That was Roy, one of the more hotheaded policemen in the local police force, but also one of the more understanding ones. He was also an enemy of Harry's, but they have ad their moments where they had gotten along just fine. "Looks like you had quite the battle there." Roy said as he helped Samuel up onto his feet. Harry scoffed "Hey, he couldn't have done it if it weren't for me—" Harry started, but was interrupted by his sister, Maria, who was the captain of the police force. "Shut up, Harry. Nobody pays attention to support commanders." She said with a teasing smile. This bought a angry look on Harry's face, prompting a laugh from Samuel and Roy, and a slight smile from Marcia. "Well, now that you're all up." Another voice said as the laughter died down. The crowd of heroes and used-to-be villains pulled away to reveal Sergi, once a leader of the evil cult known as the Z Syndicate, but quit after seeing what they were planning with Rahu.
"Samuel." Sergi started as he walked over to the teen, who was now at full attention. "Thank you for bringing down the Z Syndicate. I know I was part of the evil cult, but when I saw what was going on with Rahu, and the leader of the Z Syndicate, I left, fearing not only my life, but the lives of others who were only playing with death.". Samuel nodded as he let the words sink in. "Thanks to you, you have prevented Rahu's uprising, and have saved not only the inner world, but what was left of the outer world as well.". Samuel smiled. "Anything for my friends." He simply stated, bringing smiles from everyone except Sergi. "There is a message I wish to play for you… from your father." Sergi said, walking over to a electronic message box, and pressing the red button. Soon, a man's voice was heard over the intercom. Samuel listened to his every word, wanting to hear what his long-gone father had to say…
"Samuel," The message started, "I know I'll never see you again, and so I want to give you these last few words. I'm sure people had their reasons for wanting to forget
what had happened to them centuries ago. And for those reasons, we live now in
an age of darkness, of forgetting. We didn't have to remember the horrors Rahu
had created. But there was a problem. We also didn't remember that Rahu was still
out here, waiting for its chance to return. It seems obvious in retrospect that
this all should happen. After all, nobody knew to prepare a defense against it.
Nobody even knew Rahu existed anymore. In fact, the government-created false
memories told us all that the dome was the extent of our world. The ruins of the
outside world would only bring doubts to the minds of those who saw it. They
would want to know what had caused all that destruction. And slowly, over time,
the odds became greater that someone would discover the truth. Rahu. The
government could not abide this threat of instability. It did away with all
knowledge of outside. This was theft, plain and simple. The curious had been
robbed of the ability to discover, to learn. People learn from their mistakes.
We learn, and our thinking grows, leads us to a higher level. As long as there
is an unknown, humans will pursue it and seek to unravel its mysteries. The
government had stolen our growth, those things that force us to evolve and
explore. The memory-erasure device is a powerful tool, if used properly. Our
government, despite its pure motives, used it to an evil end. They used it to
stop us from evolving and growing. Now that you've stopped Rahu, you must ask
yourself how best to use the device. Will you erase everyone's memory of Rahu
to prove that we have not grown as a species at all in the past few centuries.
Mankind will be frozen, static, incapable of bettering itself. Only death lies
down that path. Samuel. I'm sure your friends are listening with you. And I
beg of you all. We cannot repeat the mistake of our forefathers. Consider
carefully how you can use that device for the benefit of us all. I leave the
rest up to you. Take care, Samuel."
Samuel looked at the watch on his arm as the message ended, and everything went silent. "…Now I know why father gave me his prized possession." Samuel said after a few minute's worth of silence. "He knew I would be the one to take care of Rahu… and I did… but with that, he also wanted me to determine the fate of us… of all of us.". Samuel clutched the watch to his torso, and smiled, a tear dropping out of his eye. "…Thank you… father." He said, another tear dropping from his eye. Sergi smiled deeply at Samuel as he looked at his friends. "…And thank you guys… for helping me." He said simply. Everyone except Sergi walked up to Samuel, feeling happy that they got to help Samuel where it was needed. After another mment of silence, Harry broke away from the crowd, headed towards the exit. "Come on, let's get home! I can't wait to see the look on Earnest's face when he hears about this mission!" Harry shouted, earning cheers from the gathered friends. Sergi nodded as he walked out the other end of the room, feeling good about what he did.
As Samuel walked out of the room with all of his friends, Sergi walked over to the electronic message box. "Thank you, Tsukana." He said, regarding Samuel's father. "If it weren't for you, your son would've never grown up to be the man he is now." He said as he passed by the message box, and left, feeling a small tear of his own trickle his cheek.
End of prologue.
A/N: That's it for the prologue! Read and review, everyone!