Hello Faithful Readers! The Blue Bomber is back and facing a new enemy. I hope you all enjoy this!
Genesis of a New Battle
All was peaceful at Light Labs. The sun was shining, the birds were singing, and the dog known as Rush was napping in the yard. Though mechanical in nature, Rush and the other creations of Dr. Light sometimes slept as a method of recharging their energy stores. He was snoring gently when a butterfly landed on his nose. It fluttered its wings a bit and the sensitive nose was agitated. Rush reluctantly opened his eyes and focused on the intruder.
Rush barked and the butterfly fluttered away. He closed his eyes again with a sigh but felt it land again. He growled in frustration and swiped at it only to smack his own nose when it dodged his paw. It landed a few feet away and Rush swiped at it again only to miss once more. The same thing happened a few more times and it finally settled in another part of the yard.
Rush was getting irritated by now; he wasn't about to be bested by an insect. He slowly rose to his feet and began to carefully creep closer to the butterfly. He jumped at it but it was already in the air again. He jumped again, landed badly, and tumbled across the yard. He rolled to a stop in a large shadow and grunted in frustration. His brain then registered the sudden darkness and he looked up to see three frightening figures.
"Don't worry, doggie" the figure in front said as it leaned on a staff "We're not going to hurt you."
"Much!" the largest one added in a deep voice and all three strangers laughed at the joke.
"Oh my goodness" Dr. Light said "I think today is exactly what the doctor ordered."
"I agree entirely" a man across the table replied
From another chair, Rock said "Well if you both are doctors, who ordered it?"
"I did!" both men simultaneously replied before laughing heartily.
Dr. Light and his robotic children, Rock and Roll, were enjoying a day on the town with their new friend, Dr. Murphy Whitefeather. Dr. Whitefeather was involved with the government's new robotics initiatives. It didn't take long for the conversation to come around to this particular topic.
"I'm glad that the energy refractors and other alien technology can be used to benefit mankind" Dr. Light said as he sipped his wine "I just never anticipated how stressful the constant meetings, negations, and all of it would be."
"You're telling me" Dr. Whitefeather responded with a nod of his head. "I mean the very idea that the military wants you to go back to designing weapons and even Robot Masters for them."
"The only thing I like about that is that I met a new friend because of it" Dr. Light responded with a smile.
"Yes, I was thrilled when they asked me to talk to you about it but I didn't relish the job of trying to convince you."
"They had the Sniper Joes and a few other ideas of mine and look how that turned out."
"I can certainly vouch for that one" Rock said with a frown
"Yeah" said Roll from across the table "They were hijacked by Dr. Wily and you had to deal with it!"
Both Dr. Light and Rock looked downcast at the mention of Dr. Wily. There had been no sign of him since the battle against the giant robot, Gamma. Rock was sure that Dr. Wily had been crushed when Gamma's chamber had collapsed and the idea did not please him. Yes, he was a twisted a man who had tried to conquer the world but the idea of him being dead still didn't sit well with the little robot. Dr. Light was also still grieving for his old friend turned enemy.
"Yes" Dr. Light said quietly "Many innovations meant for good were turned to malicious purposes. I pray that we as a race can soon get past this mentality but I somehow doubt it."
"How can we not with the great Thomas Light leading us" Dr. Whitefeather answered. Dr. Light looked up at his new friend. Dr. Whitefeather had a slightly darker skin tone, long black hair worn in a ponytail, facial features with a rugged quality…all marks of his tribal heritage…but what Dr. Light noticed was the kind expression displaying Dr. Whitefeather's genuine confidence in him.
"I don't know about great but I thank you for the compliment."
"Oh stop being so modest! You and your family have revolutionized many fields of science almost singlehandedly. The Robot Masters, barring a few unfortunate events, are pure genius! I may just have to try to build one myself one day."
"I would love to see that" Dr. Light replied with a smile of his own "I never intended the Robot Masters to solely be Light Labs products. I'd love to see a world filled with them and both robots and humans alike the better for it."
"It's a wonder you hate public speaking so much" Roll said "You seem to have a lot of good stuff to say."
Dr. Light blushed slightly and said "Thank you Roll."
"You're welcome!"
"Come" Dr. Light said "let's talk about other things. Murphy, you are going to love the concert. The program looks phenomenal!"
"It had better be, the way you've been talking it up" Dr. Whitefeather said with a smile "You do have a passion for music Thomas."
"Indeed I do! It's almost as strong as my passion for robotics."
"That's obvious because the two overlap."
"Oh?" the entire Light family looked slightly confused and Dr. Whitefeather rolled his eyes slightly
"Rock and Roll?" he said indicated each child in turn "You don't see the connection there?"
"I suppose I haven't thought about it recently" Dr. Light said looking slightly embarrassed.
"We like it" the robot siblings said with identical grins.
"As do I" Dr. Whitefeather said with a smile of his own
Time passed quickly and soon the meal was over. The group left the restaurant and enjoyed a leisurely stroll to the concert hall. Soon they were settling into their seats and looking over their programs.
"Great seats, Dr. Light" Rock said as he surveyed the stage
"Well of course they're great seats" Roll said "He's Dr. Light!"
"Who would prefer not to have such special treatment" their father cut in "Although I'm not sure I mind it today."
Everyone laughed but stopped as the band began to warm up. The first performance had just begun when the auditorium was plunged into darkness. The music stopped and there were gasps and screams from all over. Rock was just about to adjust his vision to night mode but a spotlight trained on the stage rendered that unnecessary.
"Ladies and gentlemen" a high pitched, amused voice announced "There is a slight change in today's program."
"Indeed" a second, more refined, voice said "Though I assure you, this will be much more interesting."
"What they said!" a deep, booming voice added
Rock was already on his feet. He watched in readiness as a large trapdoor opened in the stage and the performers all scattered. Three robots rose from below with triumphant expressions. The eye was first drawn to a very large robot with a body like a blue ball and a head resembling a hog. His large mouth was currently opened wide in laughter.
Another robot was primarily themed with green except for a red dome on his head. He actually somewhat resembled drawings of kappas although a very dangerous one judging by the spikes on his shoulders and buster on one arm. His face somewhat resembled Bubble Man's with a yellow covering over his mouth but his eyes were visible. Rock was somewhat unnerved to see that they were staring right in his direction.
The third robot was red with a thin golden crown on his head. He resembled a monkey complete with tail and animal face. One hand clutched a brown staff with golden tips and he was grinning from ear to ear. "Hello world! Allow us to introduce ourselves" the monkey was now saying "My name is Buster Rod G!"
"I am called Mega Water S" the green kappa said
"And I'm Hyper Storm H" the round hog finished off
"Together" Buster Rod G finished off "we are the Genesis Unit, awesome creations of the late great Dr. Wily!"
"Whoever you are" Rock shouted as he transformed into Mega Man "I won't let you hurt anyone here!"
"That's very fortunate considering that we don't want to hurt anyone" Mega Water S answered
"Except you off course" Hyper Storm H added
"Ha!" Roll said as she stood on her chair "If you really are connected to Dr. Wily then you know you don't stand a chance against my brother!"
"You're a feisty one, aren't you" Buster Rod G said with a smirk "I like that in a girl."
"You leave her alone" Mega Man screamed "Leave everyone alone"
He wanted to rush the stage but a fight here would cause too much damage. Of course if they started something, he was ready to finish it. Near him, Drs Light and Whitefeather were among the few humans not trying to run away. "You guys need to get out of here while you can" he said to them in a low voice
"I think he's right, Murphy. He knows what he's doing."
"Oh are we sharing secrets now?" everyone turned to see Buster Rod G crouched on top of the seats in front of them. His hands were folded over the top of his staff, which was aiding his balance, and his chin nonchalantly rested on his hands. "Can I join in?" he continued in a whisper "I could tell you secrets about my brothers; for example HSH is actually pretty gullible."
"How about the secret of how to make you all go away?" Mega Man asked sarcastically
"We do plan to go away actually" Buster Rod G said in a perky voice "We're just taking a few things with us."
"After all, the game must be played properly" Mega Water S said as he strolled down the aisle towards them. Hyper Storm H was the slowest but he was stomping his way up the other side of the auditorium making a mess of the chairs due to his bulky body.
"You're gonna fight us where we wanna fight" the large pig said "And we're gonna make sure you show up."
Something clicked in Mega Man's head and he turned in horror to look at Dr. Light and Roll. "No, you can't!"
Buster Rod G raised his eyebrows and looked puzzled "We can't?" He shot out a hand and grabbed Roll's wrist "It looks like we can" he continued in his deceptively innocent voice
Roll pulled away and Mega Man tackled the monkey. They landed on the floor between rows of seats and Mega Man had his buster aimed into Buster Rod G's face. "Oh boy" the monkey exclaimed "This game looks like fun! Sadly, we have a plan to stick to."
He touched the end of his staff to Mega Man's side and the blue robot felt a painful surge of energy. This allowed Buster Rod G to kick Mega Man off of him and he leapt away backwards. Roll screamed and Mega Man straightened up. Hyper Storm H was now holding her by the back of her dress and she was flailing in the air.
"Put me down, you rancid pile of bacon!"
"Aw, that's nice."
"She wasn't paying you a compliment, you nincompoop" Mega Water S said as he pressed his buster into Dr. Light's back.
"What is it you three want?" Dr. Light asked
"Isn't it obvious?" Mega Water S asked
"He meant why are you doing any of this?" Dr. Whitefeather shouted. He was scared but also looking for any way of helping.
"Also obvious" a voice called from above. Buster Rod G was now hanging upside down by his tail from one of the lights. Mega Man wanted to fired at him but he knew they'd hurt his family if he did. So he just glared up at Buster Rod G and the monkey grinned "Revenge for what you did to Dr. Wily. He had barely completed us when you arrived and blew him up! Hey be careful with her Hyper Storm; she's cute."
Roll was now hitting any part of her captor she could reach with her shoe. "You can have her, she's too much trouble."
"If your quarrel is with me, then leave my family out of it!" Mega Man said
"That would be cruel to your dog" Mega Water S replied "He's so lonely right now; we're bringing him some company."
"What! You have Rush?"
"Ding ding ding, give the boy a prize" Buster Rod G said, still upside down with his hands behind his head and his eyes closed "We all needed hostages after all. I suppose Geronimo there could have worked but this is more fun." He sighed and said "I'm getting bored here" His eyes sprang open and he looked at Mega Man with a psychotic grin "Game start!"
Once again the auditorium was plunged into total darkness. Mega Man turned on night vision but was then blinded as the lights came back on in full force. "Ouch!"
"What, did they hurt you?" Dr. Whitefeather asked
"No, just don't have night vision on at the same time as the lights." He blinked and could see again. He observed that the hall was now empty except for Dr. Whitefeather and himself.
"They teleported" the scientist explained "Even with Thomas. You said that Dr. Wily had perfected human teleportation."
Mega Man swore very loudly and kicked a chair. It was torn from the floor and sailed across the room. "Calm down Rock please!" Dr. Whitefeather pleaded even though his own voice was very shaky
"How can I calm down?"
"If you don't, you'll be of no help to them. I'm sure Thomas and Roll are fine since there is no use in a dead hostage."
Mega Man paused and absorbed these words. "You're right. We need to focus and find those three."
"That's the spirit. Let's head back to Light Labs. We can best regroup and prepare there. As for finding them, I have a feeling that won't be difficult at all."
Note: I realize that some may be upset due to how Buster Rod G referred to Dr. Whitefeather. Keep in mind that he is a villain and does not speak for me. I hope I'm handing the Native American scientist well and am always open to advice.
