Megaman: Card Trick Chaos

((Legal Stuff: I do not own, or claim to own Megaman, Magic Man, Roll, Cut Man, Tengu Man, the giant lion head, Rock Man(Megaman's Japanese name). and you get the idea.))

It seemed like a great day for a magic show, or at least that's what Rock thought. He was dressed in human clothes, and not in his armor, so that no one would recognize him as Mega Man and bother him. Cut Man and Roll, two robots who were also built by Dr. Light, Mega Man's creator, were also there. Everyone else was back at the lab where they all lived, doing work. The magician was a robot named Magic Man, who was built to perform magic tricks. He wore a giant red bowtie and a top hat, and large plastic playing cards were jutting out of his shoulders. An explosion was heard as Magic Man threw a large ball onto the ground. When the smoke cleared, there were shimmering letters in the air that said "INTERMISSION". There were of course, people mumbling about being glad to walk around, but the majority of the audience was impressed. "There are concession stands outside of the tent if anyone is hungry." Magic Man said in his high, squeaky voice. Suddenly, there was a flash, and he was gone.

Rock, Roll, and Cut Man walked outside of the tent, and looked around. The magic show wasn't the only attraction. There was a whole carnival. Roll looked at Rock's slightly scared expression. "What's wrong?" she asked. "Oh, it's really nothing. This place just reminds me all too much of Clown Man's circus. Back when Clown Man was still alive, of course." Rock laughed. "Oh, I'm just a little paranoid, that's all." They all walked around for a little while, and then Roll looked at her watch. "Oh no! The intermission's almost over! We have to get back to the tent in 3 minutes!" They all started running.

The rest of the show was just as entertaining as before, and it was dark by the time they all left. The carnival was still open, though, and Roll wasn't about to quit yet. "C'mon, Rock! Let's go to the funhouse!" She yelled. Rock and Cut Man sighed. "Oh well. I guess we're going." Cut Man said, and they ran after Roll.

She was waiting for them at the funhouse. Rock got the same scared face as before when he looked at the door to the funhouse. It was a lion's head surrounded by a yellow and brown circle. The mouth was the door. "Wait! Don't go in there!" Rock yelled, but it was too late. Roll was inside, and the lion's mouth clamped down, closing off access for anyone else. A large number of people who were about to go inside jumped back, while Rock ran through. "Excuse me! Sorry! Pardon me!" he uttered as he ran through the crowd. Cut Man followed, much slower. Suddenly the lion face came to life, and the circle surrounding it separated from the funhouse. It began bouncing around, crushing buildings while people escaped them.

"Cut Man!" Rock yelled. "Go see if you can help those people! I need to stop this thing!" "But you're not even in your Mega Man armor!" "Just go!"

Rock jumped on top of the lion face. "He's right." He grunted to himself. "I shouldn't do this without my armor, but. ugh. I have. to." He pulled on a panel that was bolted in place, while keeping his balance on the constantly bouncing face. Finally it came off, and Rock threw it over his head. A mess of wires was exposed, and Rock pulled on them all. They broke, and the machine suddenly stopped. "Oh no!" Rock uttered as he realized the mistake he had just made.

Without the kinetic energy of the bouncing, the large circular object couldn't stand up. It'd be like trying to balance a coin on its side. And just like a coin, the giant face started falling. "Uh-oh." Rock said. He jumped down and tried to hold the large face up until the people beneath it could get away. He was strong, but without his armor he couldn't keep it up for long. Suddenly, it crashed down, with Rock under it.

"Are you awake?" "Huh? Oh. Cut Man. hi." Rock looked at his friend who came with him to the circus, a confused smile on his face. Then he remembered. "Oh my god! Roll!" "Don't worry. We'll find her. But for now, what was that thing?" Cut Man asked. "I fought it in Clown Man's circus. I think Clown Man might be back." "you think Clown Man's back? I saw what you did to him from your armor's camera! He's dead for good." "You said that about Tengu Man." "I did? Oh. well, let's go then." If robots could blush, Cut Man would have.

The funhouse was dark, and not the least bit fun. Rock and Cut Man had fallen down trapdoors and ran into invisible walls too many times to count. Then they heard a voice coming from a door. It was Roll's, and she was screaming for help! "We're coming!" Rock yelled, and they opened the door and ran to the next room.

It was a house of mirrors, and one reflection was seen throughout it. The reflection was a cloaked figure with a top hat. "Ah. the great Mega Man has decided to join me? I'm touched." It said, and instantly Rock recognized the squeaky voice. "Magic Man!"

The figure ripped off his cloak, and transformed it into a cane, thrusting it into the ground. It was indeed Magic Man. "Nice to see you, Mega Man. You are supposed to be a fighting "Ace". However, I am the king of magic. Prepare to meet your doom, or rather, your friends' doom."

Rock looked behind his back, and saw that Cut Man was gone! "What have you done!?" he yelled. Suddenly, two glass cylinders appeared, and Rock saw Cut Man and Roll inside of them! "Hahahahaha! You see, Mega Man, that I have your two friends trapped! Now, I will show you three cards. Pick one to decide their fate. The first one, Queen of Hearts, saves Roll, but kills Cut Man. The second one, Jack of Spades, saves Cut Man, but kills Roll. And the third one, King of Diamonds, saves them both, but kills you!" Magic Man laughed, which was quite annoying, with his squeaky voice. Rock glared. "Fine." He said. "I'll play your sick little game. I pick the King of Diamonds." Magic Man kept right on laughing. "I expected as much. Prepare to die!" A flurry of playing cards came out of nowhere and started flying toward Rock.