I'm making a Mega Man fanfic. But what's this? Mega Man isn't the protagonist. But if Mega Man isn't the protagonist, then who is? It's Roll! Or as she shall soon be known as...Ultra Woman!
Why did I write this, you ask? I wanted to break the mold. Why make a fanfic starring Mega Man when he was already the protagonist? Rest assured he'll be the deuteragonist, but not the main protagonist.
There's also talk of a prophecy. Since prophecies come true when you attempt to avert them, I decided to have some fun with it.
Chapter 1: The Prophecy
Queen Carina was plotting her latest planetary conquest. Regularly she conquered planets that she considered inferior to hers, because oppressing the people weaker than herself made her feel like she was on top of her world. Her latest target was Planet Earth.
Strangely enough, despite being an alien, Queen Carina happened to look human. Her skin had a slight green tinge to it, but she still looked human regardless. She also had long blonde hair and was wearing a purple strapless dress. She wore white gloves and was wearing black high heels. And yes, somehow she was able to fight in a dress.
Her advisor Westerhout likewise resembled a human. However, his skin had a slight red tone. He was wearing yellow robes and had black hair. He also wore black gloves and white boots. He wielded a staff.
Why was he chosen as advisor, you ask? He had the ability to see the future. He also had the ability of clairvoyance...which he could use to learn about planets before they invaded them. This was a big reason that Queen Carina was able to conquer no less than a dozen planets.
Queen Carina knew that Earth was protected by a hero named Mega Man, after all.
Sure enough, he was having another prophecy.
This one was most concerning.
Apparently, a blonde-haired robot wearing a red dress that was designed for housekeeping would defeat Queen Carina and remove her from power.
He was worried. Was his queen's days of conquering planets over?
Fortunately, it seemed that this robot wasn't even a combat robot. Theoretically, she wouldn't pose a threat to his mistress's plans, so perhaps he had nothing to worry about.
However, he also knew that the harder someone attempted to avert a prophecy, the more likely it would be to come true. Not all of his prophecies had come true...but that was because the people concerning the prophecy in question had done nothing to avert them. They had resigned themselves to their fates, it seemed...which worked in their favor.
Likewise, the prophecies that boded well for the recipients that did come true happened because people put effort into making them happen. They were a lot more satisfied as a result.
Perhaps he shouldn't tell his mistress about the prophecy. The robot girl didn't seem like a threat, and he didn't want his mistress to orchestrate her own downfall. That would be kind of...embarrassing.
However, at that very moment, his mistress approached him.
"Yes, mistress?" asked Westerhout.
"You had another one of your prophecies, didn't you?" asked Queen Carina.
"What makes you say that?" inquired the advisor.
"Whenever you have a prophecy, your eyes glow red." pointed out the evil queen.
"Right..." answered Westerhout.
"Spill the beans! I don't have all day!" exclaimed the queen.
The advisor sighed. He didn't want to make his mistress impatient with him.
So, he decided to tell her about the prophecy...for better or worse.
"Well, you see, there's a hero that's...going to fight against you." said the advisor alien. That wasn't exactly a lie but it wasn't the whole truth. But Carina didn't seem to think that she was going to be defeated.
"Is it Mega Man?" inquired Carina. She expected as much. He was always fighting for the human race...even if he himself was a robot. Shouldn't he be fighting for other robots?
"Actually, no. It's the housecleaning robot by the name of Roll..." noted Westerhout.
Queen Carina laughed hysterically.
"That's the funniest joke I've ever heard in my life!" exclaimed Carina.
"But it's not-"
"She is no threat to us. She was designed for housekeeping, not combat." explained the queen.
"You USED to be a housekeeper." noted the advisor.
"That was long, long ago! Besides, she wouldn't hurt a fly! You honestly expect her to take arms against me?!" shouted Carina. The very idea baffled her.
The advisor noted that would most likely be the case...but there was one problem.
As even-tempered as Roll was, chances are if they destroyed Mega Man, she would be incensed.
In fact, she would have a very good reason to want to get revenge on Carina.
Things would be even worse if she decided to target her creator, Dr. Light, but she would probably deal with him after she dealt with Mega Man. He could potentially design a new Mega Man, but it would take him a significant amount of time. Mega Man was still the bigger threat, Carina thought.
Granted, she wouldn't have the weapons to combat her, but she would definitely have the motivation.
He was wondering if the prophecy was already starting to come true.
Unfortunately, it seemed there was nothing he could do about it.
"Can I ask you how we're going to defeat Mega Man?" asked the advisor. He was kind of...tough. He actually wasn't the hero of the prophecy (though it wouldn't be surprising if he were), but still.
"Not to worry. My scientists are designing a weapon that can combat him..." said Carina. If they were going to conquer the planet, it would be best if they were preferred for it.
"Way to plan ahead..." remarked the advisor. At least she wasn't underestimating Mega Man. Dr. Wily could learn a thing or two from her.
Carina nodded. It was called the Ultra Blaster. It worked similar to the Mega Buster, though it went on your leg instead of the arm.
"Good idea...but I'm a bit worried that Mega Man might find out and take the weapon for himself." noted Westerhout. He would be twice as dangerous effectively.
"I thought of that...only an unarmed robot can use it." explained Carina. It would be a simple matter of designing a robot that wasn't designed for combat...and then attaching it to their leg.
However, Mega Man wouldn't be able to wield it, because he was already armed. Dr. Light had taken care of that.
He would assume that the weapon wasn't a threat...so he wouldn't destroy it.
The advisor sighed in relief. It looked as if the plan to combat him was foolproof.
But wait...wasn't Roll an unarmed robot?
Meanwhile...
Mega Man was watching the news. It seemed that everything was peaceful. Dr. Wily hadn't attacked in a while, so it looked as if everything was good.
However, it seemed that inevitably someone was going to disturb the peace again.
Sure enough, there were signs that something evil was afoot.
A UFO had arrived on Planet Earth...it was carrying little green men that had one eyeball each. Carina herself referred to them as the little mean men. You did not have a friend in them, that was for certain.
It had landed and rumor had it that the little mean men were designing a weapon.
However, they refused to let anyone inside.
Mega Man thought that was suspicious.
He got the feeling they were hiding something...and they were plotting something bad.
Admittedly, the little mean men could have designed the weapon elsewhere where they were less likely to be discovered, but Carina assured them that they wouldn't need to worry about Mega Man getting his hands on it.
So, they decided to land their UFO on Earth.
Mega Man decided he was going to investigate.
"If they're plotting to conquer Earth, I'm not going to allow it!" shouted Mega Man.
He prepared to leave.
Mega Man approached the spaceship quietly.
Sure enough, two of the aliens were discussing the weapon.
"This is going to make conquering the planet so much easier..." noted one of the LMMs.
"It sure is!" shouted another LMM.
This worried Mega Man. These aliens clearly did not have good intentions for Earth.
Why were aliens always trying to conquer Earth? Was their own planet not good enough for them?
To be honest, he was expecting Dr. Wily to be up to no good. But it seemed that it was a different villain this time.
Suddenly, one of the LMMs discovered Mega Man.
"It's Mega Man!" exclaimed one of the LMMs.
"He must not get the weapon!" answered another LMM.
"But he can't use the weapon!" shouted the first LMM.
"Don't let him grab it anyway!" bellowed the LMM.
Immediately, they began to attack him.
They had laser guns.
However, they weren't exactly a threat to him. They were similar to the Mets...only they seemed more offensively-minded.
Mega Man countered with blasts of his own and sent them flying.
He then made his way into the spaceship.
Sure enough, there the device was.
Already, the device was completed.
"This Ultra Blaster sure will come in handy for our boss!" exclaimed one of the LMMs.
"She'll be eternally grateful!" answered another LMM.
"Sorry, don't want this device to fall in the wrong hands." said Mega Man.
The LMMs gasped.
"Don't worry, we'll be fine. He's bound to the three laws of robotics!" exclaimed one of the LMMs.
However, there was a flaw with this alien's logic.
"Those rules only apply to HUMANS!" answered another LMM. They didn't even look human...unlike their employer.
The first LMM sweatdropped.
They raised their hands up in the air.
Mega Man then proceeded to grab the weapon.
However, the device didn't seem to do anything.
Curious, he decided to give it to Dr. Light for examination.
Sure enough, he was waiting for him.
"Did you go to save the world, again?" asked Dr. Light.
Mega Man nodded. It looked as if he had put a major setback in the villains' plans...though he had only fought against them for a brief period of time.
It looked like today was his lucky day. Perhaps he would be able to defeat this new threat quickly.
"That's my boy!" exclaimed the man.
"They were building some sort of blaster, but I took it. However, when I tried it, it didn't do anything." noted Mega Man.
He scratched his head. Just what was the device for?
Dr. Light scratched his head.
"They also didn't seem to worry too much about me getting my hands on it. It was weird." said the machine man.
Dr. Light examined the machine.
It seemed to be pretty advanced.
But it was pretty odd that it did nothing.
Still, the LMMs seemed to think it was important.
Perhaps they should do something about it.
At that very moment, Roll arrived.
"Hey there! I finished cleaning the kitchen!" exclaimed Roll.
"Good work!" shouted Dr. Light. Again, he was so proud of her.
"Yeah. What has Mega Man been up to?" asked the robot girl.
"He just saved the world! This wouldn't be the first time, but he still saved the world." said Dr. Light.
"Man, I wish I could be like him." noted Roll.
"Maybe you will someday!" exclaimed Mega Man.
"Yeah, maybe." remarked the girl. However, she hadn't had a reason to leave the house. Besides, she liked it there.
Curious, she decided to examine what her father and her brother were looking at.
"What's that?" asked Roll.
"Oh, that...it's the device that Rock pilfered from the aliens." explained Dr. Light.
"Aliens?" asked the girl.
"Yes, aliens. It's not much of a stretch considering we live in a world full of robots." noted the scientist.
"Ah, I see." nodded the girl.
"Perhaps this device is a dud?" questioned Dr. Light.
"Maybe. But the aliens seemed to think it was important." noted Mega Man. Surely the aliens wouldn't have attempted to stop him from grabbing the weapon if it wasn't useful.
"Either way, we should throw it in the garbage." said the scientist.
"I'd love to!" exclaimed Roll.
Sure enough, she grabbed the device to do just that.
However, something unexpected happened when she touched it.
Suddenly, the device attached herself to her right leg.
Mega Man and Dr. Light were both very surprised.
"What's going on?" asked Mega Man.
"I don't know, but it won't come off!" shouted Roll.
"This might be a problem." said Dr. Light.
Perhaps it was time if he used one of his machines to examine the weapon.
Elsewhere...
The advisor shivered a bit. It seemed as if his prophecy was starting to come true.
It was just as he feared.
He got a vision regarding Roll receiving the Ultra Blaster.
The advisor realized that Roll was no longer simply a housekeeping robot.
Was this the beginning of the end for his mistress?
Either way...
"Carina's not going to be happy to hear about this..." thought the alien.
The reason Roll is the chosen one? If Mega Man was, the story line would be a bit too predictable, wouldn't you think?
In the next chapter, we're going to learn more about this Ultra Blaster...then again, we already knew what it was designed for, don't we?