"Oh my gosh! It's so pretty! I must have it!" Roll said, staring into a bow shop's window in the Mega City shopping district. There were many bows and ribbons on display, but the one on the end was what had caught her attention. Initially, she was getting Doctor Light a few things for the lab, such as a new blow torch, steel plating, gears, wires, etc., but hey, a girl can't go shopping without looking for something for herself! Her hands were already full of bags of all sorts of gadgets, but she really wanted it. Roll dropped the bags and began to hunt for money in her purse.

"Where is it? I know I had a 20 in here somewhere… It couldn't have just disappeared!" She complained aloud. After practically emptying 95% of her purse, she found it. Now, all she had to do was ask the clerk if she could have it! Roll began placing the things back into her purse when she heard someone step behind her.

"Hi!" A young girl that looked a bit older than Roll looked down to her. "I'm sorry. I almost bumped into you. No one really comes here"

Roll closed her purse and raised her eyebrows. "Is there something wrong with this part of the district?"

The girl nodded. "Yeah. Word on the street is that there's a robot that's committed to stealing stuff around here. No one knows what they look like, though… Were you planning on buying something here?" She jerks here hand back and points to the bow and ribbon shop.

"Yep! I was going to buy that one on the end! I have just enough! I could use this money to buy me a dress, but this bow is too cute! You see it on the end right?" Roll says.

The girl looked up. "That does look nice, but it's not my style. I'm Calypso, by the way," she said, holding out her hand.

"Calypso, huh? Neat name! I'm Roll! I work at Light Labs with my brother! He's Mega Man! Ever heard of him?" She asked, shaking her hand.

"Uhh… Hmm… Mega Man? Well, I've never seen him in person, but I've certainly heard of him." Calypso said.

Roll pulled on her hand, edging her closer. "Come with me into the store! Maybe we can get you a ribbon or something else that suites you!"

"Hey! Roll, wait! I just met you only a moment ago!" Calypso said. But Roll was already on her way into the store, pulling Calypso along with her.

The music in the store was rather quiet compared to the others. On the ceiling were little fans that blew cool air around the small store. There were only two small aisles and a few shelves near the back. Also the back door was open, letting in a cool draft. Each aisle was filled with bows, ribbons, and other assortments of hair clips. Roll went up to the clerk, who was placing rhinestones on a sapphire ribbon. He looked up from his work and smiled at the two girls. "Hello! Is there anything that I can help you two girls with?" he asked politely.

"Well, before I get what I want, I'd like to know what you have that what look well on my friend over here!" Roll explained.

"H-hold on, Roll… I'm broke, and I don't need anything for my hair!" Calypso said, trying to loosen Roll's grip on her wrist.

"Well, we can use Doctor Light's credit card! He wouldn't mind at all! In fact, I don't think he even remembers that he has it…"

"No, Roll. That'd be stealing what's not rightfully yours. And that's not cool."

Roll looked down. "I suppose you're right. Erm, then I guess we can just get my bow and leave. Just give me a second, okay Calypso?" At last, Roll released her painful grip.

Eventually, Roll left the store with an even better bow than the bow on display for a much better price. Calypso followed her out, not having anything better to do.

"Roll? Why do you think that we're friends? I mean, I like, literally just met you ten minutes ago." She asked.

Roll shrugged. "You seemed pretty reliable and nice. You're a nice person for telling me that it wasn't safe in the area. But hey, at least we didn't run into the robot!"

Calypso didn't respond. She only twiddled her thumbs and blushed lightly. "Thanks…" she said eventually. They walked around the shopping district for a bit longer, getting to know each other better, and becoming fonder and fonder of one another's company. They left early to grab a bite to eat at Light Labs.

"Oh, you're going to love Doctor Light! He's amazing! He's jolly, and funny, and the best dad ever!" Roll exclaimed.

"R- Really? I thought he'd be grumpy. If that's the case, then I don't feel nervous at all!" Calypso said, sighing with relief.

"Great! Maybe you can come over tomorrow so we can-" CLUNK.

Roll tried to let out a grunt from her blow to the gut, but nothing escaped her mouth. Her knees buckled and she fell onto the ground. A blow to her head nearly made her systems force shutdown. Errors appeared over her eyes, warning her of critical damage and her energy was low. Roll felt something rummaging nearby. Her senses were going haywire, she could hardly even tell what was going on in the outside world from everything that was going on inside her mother brain. She just barely felt herself being picked up and moved. An error message appeared in her vision. "WARNING. PERRAMULATIONG IS NOT AUTHORIZED. FORCE SHUTDOWN WILL BEGIN IN THIRTY SECONDS." Roll tried to stop the shutdown. If she could just get in touch with Doctor Light… Oh no! Calypso..! She's human! She can't still be conscious from such hits! Did she get away?! Roll could feel her mother brain beginning to overheat from so many errors and thoughts happening at once. "TWENTY SECONDS UNTIL FORCE SHUTDOWN." Her body was doing so many things. She tried to call Doctor Light, but something must have happened to her voice chip, because he couldn't hear what she was saying.

"Roll! Has something happened?! Can you speak? I'll get Rock to check on you! Stay put! Please..!" he said. At least Roll knew that she could be saved. But still… Calypso… Roll felt her body being thrown into something. Her vision was beginning to fade. "TEN SECONDS UNTIL FORCE SHUTDOWN."

"TEN."

Roll knew that she had been thrown, but into where, exactly?

"NINE."

Through her blurred vison, she saw a figure over her.

"EIGHT."

The figure had said something, but she could hardly hear now.

"SEVEN."

Roll tried to cry, but nothing came out. Until Rock finds her, which won't be for a while, she'd be useless.

"SIX."

She felt her body getting heavier. Her eyelids were slowly closing.

"FIVE."

She felt her senses fading in and out.

"FOUR."

Her breaths became slower…

"THREE."

And slower…

"TWO."

"I'm sorry, Roll…" said the person.

"ONE."

… Calypso..?

"ZERO."