"OK, so let me just say that this first week has been a success," Megaman announced to the rest of the household. "We've managed to get ourselves settled in our new home, and so far we haven't messed anything up."

"Well, there were some mess-ups," Roll said. "Like trying to explain having five bags worth of E-Tanks and nothing else to the people next door."

"Yeah," Megaman said, laughing a little bit. "So much for the idea that if you can pass for human, you'll have an easier time in life. I mean, they wouldn't be asking as many questions if we weren't human-passing."

"Speaking of 'passing', there was the debate whether or not these two counted as 'animals' according to the rules around here," Protoman pointed out, gesturing to Rush and Tango. "I mean, sure, they're the same size. But they're not as noisy, there's no shedding or other messes to worry about... unless, of course, they malfunction. Which hasn't happened very often, fortunately."

"Not to mention that we're not allowed to sell any of these appliances that came with the place, despite the fact that we're probably never going to use them," Tempo added.

"But yeah, Megaman's right," said Roll. "Aside from those few setbacks, we're pretty well settled in here."

"So now what do we do?" Tempo asked.

"Pretty much the same things we've been doing before the experiment," Megaman answered. "Except now we're living on our own."

"Cool."

"Ha... If we were truly living on our own, we'd be separated from each other living in our own individual hermitages," Protoman said.

"Oh, Proto, stop being so fake-deep!" Roll said, smirking.

"Fine, fine."

"So I'm gonna get started on the report to Dr. Light," Megaman said, starting up the computer in the corner of the living room. "If you guys have anything you wanna add, just say it." He began typing a message to Dr. Light. Week 1 Report: All four participants have moved into the apartment safely. Although some setbacks occurred when interacting with the neighbors, they were easily cleared up after some explanation. "Should we tell him about the thing, or no?" he asked the rest of the household.

"Nah," Roll said.

"OK."

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. "I'll get it," Tempo said as she walked over to the door and opened it up. On the other side of the threshold was Mr. Pendergraft, a portly, brown-haired, middle-aged man who was Megaman and company's landlord.

"Hello," Mr. Pendergraft said. "Uh... Tempo, is it?"

"Yup!" Tempo answered.

"So, uh, just stoppin' to remind you that your fifth occupant is coming by shortly."

"Fifth occu- But we don't have a fifth occupant," Tempo said with a confused look on her face. "I mean, we have a five-bedroom place, but I thought we were using the fifth one as a guest room."

"Really?" Mr. Pendergraft questioned. "Because I thought before you rented the place, you said there were five people."

"Uhh... Megaman, come over here," Tempo called, asking for help with the situation.

"OK, what's going on?" Megaman approached the two at the door. "Good evening, Mr. Pendergraft," he greeted the landlord.

"Same to you. So you remember about your fifth occupant coming in soon, right?" Mr. Pendergraft said to Megaman.

"Fifth occupant? What fifth occupant?" At this point, Megaman was just as confused as Tempo. "The only people involved in this experiment are me, Roll, Protoman, and Tempo. No one else. At least, unless Dr. Light forgot to tell us that someone else was involved…"

"Well, someone called sayin' that he was also involved in the experiment, and that you neglected to mention it to me. Then he said he was comin' in late because he had an assignment of his own that he had to finish up beforehand," Mr. Pendergraft explained.

"Was it Dr. Light?"

"No, it wasn't. He didn't give his name, and he sounded kinda crabby. Dunno if it was 'cause you'd forgotten to mention him, or if that's just his voice. Some people are like that, y'know."

"Hm... I'll have to tell Dr. Light. Maybe he'll know something about this situation."

"Hang on... Maybe that's the fifth guy right now." Mr. Pendergraft drew Megaman and Tempo's attention to a black car pulling up into the driveway. The driver's side door opened, and a familiar black-armored figure emerged, followed by a equally familiar mechanical wolf-dog.

"You've got nerve, Pendergraft," the newest occupant said, letting out an aggravated sigh. "The least you could do is leave a sign saying how long you'd be gone."

Megaman immediately recognized the face and voice of the newcomer. "Bass?! You're moving in with us?" he exclaimed, shocked that his longtime rival wanted to move in with him.

"Yeah. Thought it'd be a nice surprise, y'know what I mean?" Bass stepped inside, lightly punching Megaman in the side as he passed him.

"But does-" Megaman began to question Bass's motives, but he was quickly cut off.

"No, he doesn't. And why should he? I've been trying to get away from him for so long, and I thought this would be a golden opportunity. ...Oh, and Light doesn't know, either. You're gonna have to tell him, I guess."

"Well, that's out of the way... But why did you come here, out of all places?" Megaman continued.

"Isn't it obvious? You're here, I'm here... Perfect time to sort out who's the strongest of the two," Bass answered, giving Megaman another light, yet firm punch to reinforce his point.

"Now, now. There'll be no fightin' on this property," Mr. Pendergraft said sternly, trying to wedge himself between the two rivals.

"Dammit. Well, I'm gonna get to you one day, Megaman," Bass said, looking MM directly in the eyes. "Preferably when this fool's not around." He gestured to Mr. Pendergraft. "All the more reason to start living with you..."

"So, uh, Mr. Pendergraft, does the rent drop if we kick Bass out?" MM asked.

"The only one who's gonna kick anyone out around here is me. And I am not dropping the rent just 'cause you're gettin' in a spat with one of your roommates," Mr. Pendergraft answered. "So settle your differences, at least for a month. Or else all of you are evicted!"

"OK, fine," Megaman sighed, turning to Bass. "Looks like you're living with us for the time being."

"See, that wasn't so hard, was it? Now don't cause any more trouble, or else," Mr. Pendergraft said, turning to leave.

"Yes, we know. Good night," Megaman said as Mr. Pendergraft left. Once Mr. Pendergraft was gone, he took Bass over to the rest of the group. "All right, guys. We've got a fifth tenant," he announced.

"Bass? You're living with us?" Roll said skeptically. She seemed just as reluctant to allow Bass in as Megaman was.

"Yeah. And if you have a problem with that, you can squeal to Pendergraft, and we'll all get evicted," Bass answered, side-eyeing Roll.

"Yeah, well, at least we have somewhere we can go," Roll shot back. "You're gonna be stuck with that Wily, and we all know how well that goes."

Protoman tried to make some peace between the two. "Well, Bass, if you're living with us, you've gotta pay your own share of the rent, and also keep the place looking liveable," he said. "And if Treble's gonna live here, make sure you've got him registered with Pendergraft."

"Already taken care of," said Bass.

Suddenly, a series of disconcerting animal noises could be heard. A growl, a hiss, a series of barks... Treble was already trying to pick a fight with the other animalistic support units. Tango managed to get away rather quickly by jumping to the top of a shelf, but Rush and Treble were about to maul each other before Megaman called Rush away from the fight.

"Don't worry. That big bad wolf's not gonna hurt ya," Roll said in a baby-talk voice, scratching Rush behind the ear. "Especially since if anything happens, Pendergraft's gonna get us into a heap of trouble, and we don't want that, do we? You gonna be a good boy? Who's a good boy?"

"I can't believe you said that in that ridiculous voice," Bass said in a disapproving tone.

"Come on. I bet you've talked to Treble that way before," Megaman taunted.

"Nope."

"Really?"

"Whatever. Bass, your room is at the end of the upstairs hallway," Protoman said, pointing to the nearby staircase. "There should already be a freshly-made bed there, and the power supply is on the wall closest to it."

"Thanks, Protoman. C'mon, Treb." Bass and Treble went upstairs for the night, allowing a moment of relative peace for the rest of the crew.

"I'm gonna add what happened in the past few minutes to the report," Megaman announced, going back to the computer. "Hopefully Dr. Light will understand the situation and allow Bass to live here."

"How?" Roll thought Megaman had gone crazy. "Bass was created by the same guy who tried to destroy the world so many times, and you want his creation to participate in this experiment with us? If anything, I think we should just call it off and leave him behind."

"Yeah, but keep in mind that Bass doesn't like Wily, either," Protoman said. "Plus, this is... " He sighed deeply. "This is kind of a chance I've been looking forward to for a long time. To have somewhere to live full-time where I can make my own decisions without having to be reminded of... the incident." Everyone else looked at Protoman, knowing full well what the "incident" in question referred to. "Plus, I can get along with him pretty well, so if things get out of hand, I'll try to bring him to reason."

"Hang on..." Megaman had a plan. "I have an idea. What if we can get him out without the rest of us getting evicted? Like, not in an insidious way or anything. Just convince him to leave peacefully and let us continue with the experiment on our own."

"That sounds like a good idea, but how are we gonna pull that off?" Tempo asked.

"Simple," Megaman said. "We just, y'know, drop subtle hints? Like, maybe show him the rent prices or something, and he'll be scared off by the amount he'll have to pay."

"Nah, he'd probably freeload off of us," Roll said.

"Then we tell Pendergraft, and he'd likely just evict Bass while leaving the rest of us alone."

Tempo still wasn't convinced. "But what if that doesn't work?"

"We'll think of other things as time goes on. In the meantime, I'll get back on that report." Megaman went back to the computer and continued typing. SWN-001 "Bass" has told Mr. Pendergraft that he was also part of the experiment without our knowledge. We are trying to find ways to make him leave without getting the entire household evicted. Hopefully this will have no ill effects on the experiment. If you have any ideas, please do not hesitate to reply. Signed, DLN-001 Rock/Megaman. "And... send. Now hopefully this will go smoothly, and we- Oh, hi, Bass." He noticed Bass standing behind him.

"Can't reach the power supply," Bass said. "Someone help me move the bed."

"Protoman?" Megaman asked.

"I'm on it," Protoman said, getting up and going back with Bass to help move the bed.