New Fields

Chapter 1

It just always has to happen, Mega Man thought to himself as he dodged yet another one of Dr. Wily's energy balls. He was finally able to make it to the heart of Wily's Castle, but, as always, the mad doctor wasn't going down without a fight. This time, he had created a truly formidable machine, with all sorts of elements put in: Water, Fire, Electric, and Plasma attacks all came careening towards Mega Man, A.K.A. Rock. Wily was yet again trying to take over the world. Man, he really never learns, does he? Mega Man thought.

It was true, though. Wily had tried to conquer the world time and time again, even when he was stopped time and time again by Mega Man. He always seemed to be able to pull new resources and plans right out of thin air, which never ceased to amaze anyone. Sure, nobody liked Wily, but a lot of people had to admit that he had sure had perseverance. This time, however, he tried a more basic approach: Instead of using Robot Masters, like usual, he kidnapped Roll, Mega Man's sister, with just his Wily Machine. The attack was so sudden and quick, he was able to actually do it. So, once again, Mega Man stormed his castle, this time with only his trusty Mega Buster to take him down.

"Oh, you little pest, why do you always insist on getting in my way?!" Wily yelled.

"Well, maybe if you were a tad less insane and power-hungry, we wouldn't constantly have to get into these scuffles!" Mega Man shot back, unloading a charged energy blast right in the center of the Wily Machine. It made a large dent, and he knew it wouldn't be long before the thing blew up, just like all the others. "Just give up, Wily! You can't win!"

"Oh, but that's what you think! Bass! Get over here!" Wily called. A door on the far side of the room was busted down by the black and purple-clad Robot Master. "You called, Wily?" Bass called out. He put up his buster and gave a smirk towards Mega Man. "Are you really having so much trouble taking down this idiot? Well then, leave him to me! I can take him down in ten seconds flat!" Mega Man rolled his eyes. Once again, Bass' arrogance never ceased to amaze him.

Just then, another figure jumped down from the ceiling, wearing a yellow scarf that was waving in the wind. Proto Man glanced back at Mega Man with a grin. "Looks like you could use a bit of help," he said. "Proto Man! I was afraid you would be held up by that Devil from earlier!" Mega Man said in relief.

"You thought a Devil would do me in? I'd never want to go out in such an embarrassing way!" Proto Man said, in mock appall. "So, Wily, just how confident are you feeling now?"

"Oh, very confident actually, because I've got an ace in the hole!"

With that, Wily pressed a button on the Machine and down came Roll, dangling from a rope right in the middle of the room. "Nu ha ha ha ha! Well, Mega Man? Proto Man? How confident do you feel now that I've got your precious little sister here to enjoy the party?"

"Rock! Heeeelp!" Roll called out.

"Wily! That's cowardly, even for you!" Mega Man yelled with unbridled rage. "This is just as bad as when you used Kalinka to blackmail Cossack into doing your dirty work!"

"Feh. It worked, didn't it? I'm just being… pragmatic!" Wily gave yet another cackle.

"Woah, wait a minute," Bass interrupted. "You never said anything about using his sister."

"What, are you complaining, Bass?" Wily asked, incredulous.

"Well, yeah! I wanna beat Mega Man on my own, with a fair battle of strength and wits! I don't wanna rely on hiding behind a little girl in order to do that! I have some honor, ya know! And besides, where'd all the fun be?" Bass shot back.

This our chance, Mega Man thought to himself. He glanced over at Proto Man, who gave a nod. With a huge yell, they both charged towards Wily and Bass.

Proto Man focused on freeing Roll, and Mega Man focused on distracting Bass and Wily. They were both taken by surprise, and started blasting shots towards Mega Man, who swiftly dodged, as opposed to firing on Roll and Proto Man. As a result, Proto Man was able to swiftly cut Roll down and catch her before she hit the ground. Fortunately, there didn't seem to be anything physically wrong with her. Unfortunately, due to the Anti-Teleportation Field Wily set up around his castle, he couldn't just get out quickly with Roll.

"Oh no, you don't!" Wily yelled, sending Fire Blast over towards the two. Proto Man saw it coming, however, and was able to quickly block it with his shield, sending it right back towards Wily. The Wily Machine was sputtering and billowing out smoke now, and Wily could tell it couldn't take too much more. He glanced over at Bass and Mega Man, but his hopes didn't rise at all. Mega Man, like usual, was doing a very good job avoiding Bass' blasts, for every one he received, Bass always got two more. Wily knew that if he didn't act fast, any hopes he had of getting away safely would be lost. Wait, the other card up the sleeve, Wily thought.

"Nu ha ha ha ha!" Wily laughed. Everyone looked up. "Oh, I see you all think you've got me beat, hm? Well, I haven't shown you all everything I've got!" With that, he pressed another button that made part of the ceiling slide open, revealing some sort of giant sphere inside.

"Behold, the Chrono Force Bomb!" Wily yelled, pointing at the black, glowing sphere. "Made with experimental technology from Time Man, Flash Man, and the Chrono Institute! Not only can it affect time, but space, too! It's still in the extremely early experimental stages, but I'm afraid you've given me no choice!" With that, Wily pressed the button again, and the Bomb fell down onto the floor. With a huge boom, wind blew, lights flashed, and several different portals opened up all around everyone.

"Ah! Hey, what's going on?!" Roll yelled.

"I have no idea! Aaaah!" Proto Man yelled back as he got sucked into one of the portals.

"Wait, Prot- Aaaah!" Roll screamed as she too got sucked into one.

"Woah, Wily, you're insaaaaane!" Bass cried out, trying to desperately fight the pull of one but finally succumbing.

"Rrrrnngh! Wily! What have you done?!" Mega Man yelled before he got sucked into one of the portals.

"Oh, it's simple, really," Wily said with a devious smirk. "I'm only being pragmatic." And with that, he too got sucked into one of the portals.