Edit(2/1/14): Added a prologue.

Prologue

A figure sat upright in bed, shaking her head as she thought back to the dream she had experience a moment before. She glanced at the clock - 6:30 on a Saturday in May. She should be getting ready for school.

That is, if it hadn't been for certain events.

The girl let out a sigh and slipped down the ladder to the ground floor, reaching the carpet just as her sister got out of her own bed.

"I've gotta go again," the upper-bunk girl told her sister. "Another world's in trouble."

"I've gotta go, too," the sister responded. Her grin lit up the dark room. "You're not the only one who gets visions, now. I know where everyone's been disappearing to."

The first girl's eyes widened. "No way."

"Yes way. And I'm going to help get everybody back - including our brothers." The second girl gave the first a curious look. "Are you going to come with?"

The first shook her head. "I've got to go to a different world. If I get done with what I've got to do soon enough, then maybe I can come to clean up."

The second nodded. "Maybe, if I finish first, then I'll come and help you clean up."

The first laughed. "We'll have to see about that."

Two bright flashes lit up the room for a moment, and then it was empty of the two girls. A piece of paper fell to the floor: "Out and about in other worlds. Be back soon. M and L."

Chapter 1 - A Grand Entrance

Thunder rumbled in the dark skies above the equally dark city. A few rats ran through the shadows, but nothing else moved.

Nothing, that is, except for the occasional patrol of a figure who sent the rodents running in all directions.

"Patrol complete," the figure seemingly reported to no one. "None of those Masters are in sight."

::Good. Continue patrolling and report in if you find anything suspicious::

"Understood." The figure walked past an alley, eyes alert for anything suspicious that might be brought to his attention.

Within said alley, there was a sudden flash of light, which caught the figure's attention. Cautiously, he walked over to the alley and looked in. What he saw surprised him.

At the other end of the alley, right up against the wall, was a swirling blue portal which was circular in shape. In front of the portal was a figure with some sort of staff with a bird's head on the top. The figure looked around, as if taking in their surroundings.

"Hmm..." the figure murmured. "I was expecting more bright and cheerful surroundings. Maybe I ended up somewhere else..." The figure caught sight of the person on the open end of the alley. "...Or in another time."

"Who are you?" the other demanded.

The portal vanished as the other stepped forward, pointing the staff at him. "You're MetalMan, aren't you? One of the Robot Masters that was based off a creation of Doctor Light's?"

MetalMan reeled back in alarm. "I was not based off anything," he hissed. "I am an original idea! Now, who are you, and what are you doing here?!"

The figure paused, then continued moving forward until they were illuminated by a flickering street lamp. "Judge for yourself."

MetalMan looked the figure over.

The person standing in front of him was obviously female, with shoulder-length hair that was of a brown shade. Her eyes were a blue shade, almost like water, which the Robot Master had been careful to avoid in large quantities because of a secret fear of the wet substance he had. Her outfit included a red shirt underneath an orange jacket, blue jeans, and white shoes with red stripes, as well as a necklace with a blue crystal that glowed softly. The staff she carried was a deep red, with the head of a fiery bird on the top, most likely a phoenix.

All in all, she seemed...pretty harmless.

MetalMan smirked. "All right, human. You're coming with me."

The girl glared at him. "I think not. Take this!" She lifted her staff over her head. A moment later, electricity branched out and hit MetalMan's form, slipping into his joints and arching over his armor.

"Gah!" he exclaimed, thrown back by the sudden attack. "Why you little -" He dropped the end of the sentence as he got up from the ground. "You're gonna pay for that!" A pair of saw blades appeared in his hands, and he threw them at the girl, who dodged them with an unusual amount of speed.

The girl grinned. "Do you really think that's going to take me out all that easily? I've faced humans that were more dangerous than you with attacks that took them down pretty quickly. For instance..." She held up one arm and, much to MetalMan's surprise, summoned a fireball, which she promptly threw at him, getting the robot square in the chest.

He quickly shook this off, however, and glared at the girl with newfound hatred. MetalMan then charged at her, his arm swinging back for a punch, which was not exactly expected by his opponent. However, she managed to prepare herself for it, and his fist met her staff. Once again, electricity coursed through the staff and MetalMan's systems, causing him to fall back.

"Grrr..." MetalMan was becoming more and more surprised and angered by this strange girl's abilities. At least she hadn't used his weakness yet, if she could at all.

The two began to circle, ready to strike when the opening came.

"Who are you, anyway?" MetalMan demanded

The girl smirked. "I'd prefer to keep that to myself, Metal." She charged the staff up with more electricity and swung it like a bat at him. This time, however, he saw it coming and moved out of the way in time.

MetalMan began to summon his saw blades again, deciding that he needed to try a different tactic. The girl took note of the sharp pieces of metal, but didn't try anything to stop him.

"Another round?" she asked with a smirk. "Puleeease! I'll just throw what I've got right at you!"

MetalMan realized that she didn't know about his recent upgrades, and he inwardly smirked. She was going to be in for the surprise of her life.

He pointed his blades at her and joined his arms together to create a cannon that was the size of a bazooka. Then, the build-up of power that had been created when he had summoned his blades was released as a barrage of metal shards.

The human didn't have a chance to fend off the attack as it enveloped her, which caused her to scream in pain. Once the attack had faded, he got a look at the result.

The girl had suffered a lot of damage - even by robotic standards. Her clothes had somehow been torn in random areas, and red spots had begun to appear on her jeans and her jacket sleeves. She was also leaning heavily on her staff, her face pale.

"What do you say to that?" MetalMan asked.

The girl glared at him. "White...Flare!"

MetalMan frowned, then gasped as a white fire surrounded her and exploded out, attacking him, searing through him, melting his circuits. When the fire left him, MetalMan was nothing but a melted husk.

The girl let out a low groan as her grip slid down the staff. A moment later, it dissipated into the air, and she collapsed.

A couple seconds later, one more figure appeared, standing up on a rooftop nearby. This one had a rounded head, almost spherical in shape, with squares in a dotted line from the front of the figure's head to the back. The figure's arms seemed to widen out a little below the elbows into elongated spheres, and then the hands were at the other ends.

The figure jumped down from rooftop to rooftop until it reached the ground, not far from where the girl lay. Running over to where the two were lying on the ground, he quickly examined MetalMan first, just to be sure that he wasn't getting up anytime soon, and then the girl. Upon realizing that she was badly damaged, the figure carefully picked up the girl; he knew what to do. Turning around to face the way he had come, the figure ran down the street and further into the city.

"Hang in there," the figure murmured to the girl. "Just hang in there."

Little bit of a connection with a certain other series. Adjustments won't end here...