Hello! Scarlette here! I just wanted to forwarn you that this will be a series of one shots! But they will all be related to one another :D I got the idea from Jikoken's Thirty Moments! I thought about doing a bunch of stories elaborating on those thirty moments, but I thought, maybe I should just extend this one a bit ^ ^ I hope you enjoy!
Bass had been walking around Skull Fortress for a few hours now. It was a slow day, Wily was sick with the flu, Bass had already fought and tied in combat with Mega Man. There was just nothing to do, at least to a war crazed bot such as Bass. For all of his wicked circuits however, he did have a small, innocent weakness. That would be the youngest of the Light bots, Roll. He had been "with" her for a while now, for what was he using her for? He did not know, but someday a use would come to him. Perhaps her abilities as a navigator and mechanic would come in handy. Something along those lines anyway. And to his knowledge, none of his related units knew that he had an affair with his sworn enemy's sister. At least they didn't let him know publically.
All the Robot Masters had gathered in what they claimed to be a 'lobby'; which consisted of an aircraft carrier like room with an absurdly high ceiling, and of course for Wily's pleasure, spike pits encircling the floor around the edges of the room. Bass being the only one excluded from the meeting since it was about the nefarious demon bot.
"I've seen him courting her in the forest a few times!" Squealed Star Man in a girlish fashion taking on his full Shakespeare mode; remembering how the young couple shared a sweet kiss after a while of sitting together in the woods.
"What! No way! Bass would not be caught with that pipsqueak!" Replied Elec Man to Star Man's starry-eyed confession. Not in the least bit amused by his younger brother being pinned to a weak robot like a domestic bot.
"I think this is nonsense, what could Bass possibly gain from being around that shrimp." Added Quick Man, ever the skeptic. That was the recent gossip of Skull Castle, the Robot Masters trying to decide if Bass was really in love with Roll, using her like a weapon, or the rumor being false all together. No one dared ask Bass whether it was true or not however, considering his track record of blasting or mauling whoever pissed the short-fused Wily bot off.
"Someone is going to have to ask him though… or we will never know for sure…" Claimed Galaxy Man, earning some silence among his peers.
"Why don't I just go ask him!" Exclaimed Ice Man, liking the thought of Roll as his big sister. "You can't just up and ask him Soldier! He'd beat you to a pulp!" Ice Man shriveled at the thought of Bass and his unrelenting wrath on his brothers. "But I want to know if it's the truth or not…" Whined Ice Man to himself. The others just stood around and watched the spectacle of their brother having an all out conversation with himself.
"Not that it concerns me, but why not ask the girl yourself? If you're so afraid of the more threatening party, speak with the 'weak' bot herself." Silence rang among the Wily group as they thought about what Shadow Man said. It was true yes, but would it work?
"What if Mega Man blasts us before we even set foot there?" Hissed Metal Man, his curiosity getting the best of him in the situation.
"But Mega Man is a kind hearted individual if you know him well enough, we could easily say we just wanted to talk to them." Added Clown Man in his ever-cheerful voice. Once again the group fell into silence, considering Clown Man's words, and found them selves nodding to one another. After that, they all decided that they should travel to Lights house and ask Roll herself what was happening between the two. And yes, they all traveled there, using such excuses as, 'well he could be lying or something and we'd never know…' referring to each other, when honestly, they all were just a little too curious on the matter.
"Dammit! Where did everyone go!" Shouted Bass as he lurked throughout the base, looking for one of his unsuspecting brothers to pummel. After that visit with Roll yesterday, he needed something to cool off his circuits. Her soft lips against his playing through his head like a roll of film playing through the projector. He sighed and put his hand to his face and lightly blushed… then just as suddenly he punched a wall, causing the plaster and stone material to deteriorate beneath his power and cackled wickedly.
"Damn this is confusing! That wasn't even our first kiss and I'm acting like some homeless kid getting a Benjamin for the first time!" He started knocking holes into the wall as he walked through the halls; Treble ever mindful that his master was a bit off his rocker when he was thinking of Roll, avoided the falling bits of stone and plaster as they sauntered through the empty castle.
Later that day, at the Light household, Roll and Rock were outside playing with Rush as they tossed a remote control Frisbee to one another. It had been a beautiful sunny day, and the two Light bots wanted to enjoy the wonderful weather. The sun kissing their synthetic cheeks, both of them were not expecting company that day, nor the kind of company that insinuated that there was going to be a fight. The instant Rock and Rush noticed the figures moving over the hill, Rock turned quickly to his sister and told her to go inside. Roll nodded her consent, and took off into the safety of the household. Rock readied his buster when he saw that all the Wily bots had their hands in the air. He slowly released his small glare and looked at them curiously, his buster still in firing position.
"This is embarrassing, do we have to approach with our hands up?" Wave Man asked impatiently, not liking showing any weakness, least of all to their sworn rival.
"Just shut up and do it! We all want to know the truth don't we?" Asked Shade Man, not liking their predicament either, but still too curious to turn back now.
"Is this worth it though?" Asked Slash Man, his claws high above his head, making sure to look as small as possible so that Rock didn't act on impulse and blow them to smithereens. It'd be like bowling, they were so close together that he could get a strike and get them all in one go.
"We have not come here to make harm, we have come here on peaceful terms, not under orders by Wily!" Shouted Search Man, noticing the look on Mega Man's face was leaning toward not firing. His great eyesight helped on many occasions, and this would be one of them.
"Then what are you doing here?" Questioned Rock as he lowered his weapon, but not completely. As the Wily bots grew near, Rock noticed it wasn't just a small group of them, somehow ALL of them had gathered. He swallowed, realizing he'd be in trouble if they all attacked at once. This time Ice Man spoke up quickly, nearly singing.
"We need to talk to Roll! Is she really in love with Bass!" He squeaked from the look on the young Light bots face. A large blush was encompassing Rocks normally childish features and his mouth hung open.
"Wha-What?" Rock stuttered out, but was quickly pushed out of the way by a frantic Roll.
"Where did you here that!" She all but cried, worried that the specific bot they were referring to was around.
"Oh he's not here, and we were ah… Not inclined to ask him about his feelings, he's a bit touchy with them…" Replied Astro Man in a loud whisper. Roll's blush grew very large across her face as she put her hands against her cheeks in an embarrassed motion. They all looked frantically between her and the fallen Rock for an answer, but got nothing for several moments.
"Uhm, I'm not sure how to answer that… you see, well, you know Forte well enough to know that he would not a-appreciate me telling you that kind of info…" If it was possible, her blush grew wider and they could no longer see her face under her bangs and the bright red on her synthetic skin.
"She… She knows his other name…" Ice Man whispered, all of them realizing the implications of knowing Forte's other name, the name that they only used a little bit around Skull Castle. At that moment it sounded like Roll hiccupped, but in actuality it was a sound of surprise as to her revealing she knew much more than she should. All the bots gasped, including Mega Man. He starred at his sister, not sure what to make of this apparent relationship that she had with his rival. Not that he hated Bass, but this was his sister! He had to protect her!
Roll twisted her shoes into the ground a little more and sighed. Deciding telling them would be best since they already gathered that she may be more than a friend. She finally lifted her face from starring at the ground and said,
"Well, yes, I am in love with Forte, and I know he loves me in return. He's very sweet, he always gets me things when I can't reach them and he always helps me when I need it…" Roll looked to Rock who had finally stood up from the ground and had been starring with his mouth agape, taking in what she was telling him.
"Did you kiss him yet?" A giddy Star Man asked, receiving an elbow to his stomach joint from Gemini Man.
Roll in response lifted her face in surprise and gasped, curling her fingers against her bangs and her palms at her cheekbones. The surprise and embarrassment on her face was evident. A few of the Wily bots hooted and hollered. Causing the good Dr. Light to come out requesting a reason for the noise… and slowly looking up in surprise when he saw the other Wily bots had gathered around a blushing Roll and a confused Mega Man.
"Is there something I missed?" Asked the old doctor, not sure what to make of his son not fighting with the Wily bots. The group turned to him, and Snake Man smiled quite widely and replied,
"Nothing at all ssssssir, we were jusssssst going to be on our way back." The bad bots turned around to get going, Ice Man and Star Man protesting the whole way saying they were not done with their questions. Roll just sighed and her blush disappeared into a light pink hue across her face.
"Uhmm, I'm going to start dinner, okay!" She quickly babbled and ran off to the kitchen to let off some of the steam leaking out of her ears.
"What was that about Rock?' Asked Light curiously.
"Uhmm, how do I explain this…" Rock mumbled as he began to try and explain what he understood of the situation.
The Wily bot family made it back to the castle to find the majority of the walls had punctures and damage all around. Wily was not going to be happy one bit…
"What the hell?..." Asked Top Man as he stepped over the ruble. They all looked around for any signs that an intruder had been here while they were gone. But there wouldn't be any blasts unless one of them would be fighting back right? And the walls looked like someone was punching them…
"So… Where's everyone been?" Whispered an irate Bass as he glanced at them from the ceiling, making an amazing leap down and fighting with each and every one of his brothers, taking them all down as he flew through them like paper. After the all out battle and taking down his brothers, Bass cracked his neck and rolled his shoulders,
"Much better" He claimed in a more chipper mood. He glanced back at his groaning family and says,
"Hey! One of you lazy asses clean this mess up! I don't want the old man loosing a tooth over this!" He shouted in his more sane and proud voice, walking away and kicking his family members like they were trash as he went. All the Wily bots looked at one another and nodded; definitely a better idea to talk to Roll rather than face something worse than a beating from a war-deprived Bass.
Later that week after extensive repairs by a grouchy, sick Wily, Ice Man snuck away from the others and caught up to Bass.
"Hey Bass! Slow down! I wanna ask you something!" Cried Ice Man as he struggled to keep up with Bass' long stride.
"What is it shorty!" Growled Bass, clearly not in a mood to talk to the multiple personality disorder Robot Master, but when was he ever in a mood to talk to his siblings...
"Are you going to marry Roll!" Squealed Ice Man in excitement. Bass' face was surprised, then it quickly went dark and he asked,
"One, what are you talking about? And two, it's none of your business." Bass ground out, seemingly fighting for control over his body.
"You have to marry her someday, you love her don't you?" Asked Ice Man with large pouty eyes. Like telling a child Santa Clause doesn't exist, he does mind you, but it completely shattered Ice Man's dreams that Bass might not marry Roll. He should have however, worried about his younger brothers wrath more than anything as Ice Man quickly found himself lifted off the ground, spun around, and sat back down. Only to be football-ed through the ceiling, crying all through the sky as he sailed into the great unknown…
"Not on your life shorty!" Shouted Bass as he watched his older sibling sailing through the sky, steam coming out his ears and his growl matching that of a demon of some sort. When he calmed down enough he sighed, and fingered something in his armor pocket. It clanked against him as he made sure the small box was still there after kicking his older sibling into orbit. He smiled a genuine smile, punched another hole in the wall, and walked off, satisfied that he was still the strongest Robot Master there was. And no, he's not growing soft, just simply crazy that's all.
