In this chapter, Roll's going on the run. It seems that the aliens want her new weapon. Granted, it did belong to them first...though it was in the wrong hands...or feet, or whatever.

Chapter 2: On The Run

Dr. Light scanned the blaster that had attached itself to Roll's leg.

"It isn't going to take me over and make me do evil things, is it?" asked Roll. She didn't want to turn on her creator, just like Dr. Wily had decided to turn on his former colleague. Being a hero like he was just didn't float his boat.

"No, fortunately, You're an angel. Besides, it isn't programmed to affect the wielder's mind, only their combat potential." explained the scientist.

It was designed similar to the Mega Buster.

Roll sighed in relief.

However, it felt strange having a weapon attached to her when she wasn't designed for combat.

"I'm starting to know how my brother feels..." noted Roll. Of course, she had wondered what it would be like if she was the heroine and Mega Man looked after her father.

For whatever reason, Dr. Light hadn't felt the need to equip Roll with weapons like he did Rock.

Perhaps he felt that Mega Man alone would save the day...that, and he was a pacifist. He didn't like giving robots weapons...unlike Dr. Wily.

Fortunately, he didn't have to give Roll a weapon...she found one on her own.

"Why would the aliens design a weapon that was similar to the Mega Buster?" asked Dr. Light. It wasn't exactly the same weapon, but it was similar.

He then realized what the aliens had designed it for.

"This isn't good...not only are the aliens trying to conquer Earth, they're trying to find ways in order to defeat you..." said Dr. Light.

This was a contrast to Dr. Wily...no matter how many times he lost to Mega Man, he always seemed to repeat the same strategy.

These aliens, however, were looking for ways to prevent Mega Man from saving the day.

"Why didn't it work for me, though?" asked Mega Man. When he tried to attach it, nothing happened. However, it ended up attaching itself to Roll.

"The aliens apparently didn't want you to use it...they didn't anticipate Roll touching it, however." answered the scientist.

Mega Man sighed in relief. It looked as if Roll getting her hands (or feet, as the case may be) on it would make things a bit easier for them.

Unlike Dr. Wily, they did not make the mistake of underestimating Mega Man. They were taking countermeasures in order to ensure that he wouldn't take them down.

Luckily, Mega Man had managed to retrieve the weapon.

"Should we try to remove it?" asked Roll.

"Probably a bad idea." nodded Dr. Light. They didn't yet know exactly how it worked.

Removing it could be dangerous.

"If we can't remove the device...how long is it going to be attached to my leg?" asked Roll.

"It's probably going to be a while." answered Dr. Light.

Roll was a bit dejected at first...but she decided she would make the best of it.

She pulled out a bucket of paint and began to paint the blaster.

It was now orange.

The maid robot let out a smile. Now it matched her favorite color.

Still, she wasn't sure if she could use it to help her out with her duties.

Mega Man watched the news. Were the aliens up to no good, again?

However, as it turned out, it was a more familiar foe.

It seemed that Dr. Wily was trying to conquer the world, again.

He was daring Mega Man to try to stop him.

Was he not aware that someone was also trying to take over the world? He might have some competition on his hands.

Either way, he was going to try to stop him.

"I'll see you later." said Mega Man.

Once again, he left the building.

Unbeknownst to Mega Man, the laboratory was being monitored.

A spy-bot had been sent to keep an eye on him. It unsurprisingly resembled an eye. It was rather small, so it hadn't been discovered.

"You let Mega Man obtain the weapon?!" exclaimed Carina.

The LMMs rubbed the back of their heads.

"No matter. Mega Man can't attach it to his leg, so now that he's off fighting evil, we can easily retrieve it." explained the alien overlord. Luckily, thanks to some espionage, she was able to determine that the device was located in Dr. Light's laboratory.

"Things might be a bit more complicated than that though..." said one of the LMMs.

"Yes?" asked Carina.

"It's attached itself to his sister, Roll!" exclaimed the alien.

"That makes things a bit more complicated...but it's no big deal. She's simply a housecleaning robot." noted Carina. She had said that before, and she would say it again.

However, Westerhout didn't think that was a good idea. The more experience the wielder had in combat, the stronger the weapon would become. Carina had intended to train the robot that had received it following its creation for that purpose.

If Roll started fighting against the aliens, she could potentially become a bigger and bigger threat.

This prophecy was starting to make sense.

But unfortunately, Carina was going to try to retrieve the weapon anyway. It was her best shot of defeating Mega Man...somewhat literally. The weapon shot lasers! And other things.

She commanded another spaceship to land on Earth.

LMMs left the spaceship and began to approach the laboratory.

Since Carina didn't think Roll was much of a threat even with the Ultra Blaster, she decided not to send a strong army to retrieve it.

So, she was sending a weak squad of them.

Meanwhile, Roll was trying out her new blaster.

It didn't seem to do much.

However, she kept trying to use it.

It shot out a burst of energy.

"Whoa!" exclaimed Roll.

Fortunately, nobody was hurt.

However, it did leave a small hole in the wall.

Quickly, she pulled out some bricks and began to repair it.

"Whew!" shouted Roll.

Suddenly, she heard the sound of the door being busted down.

She gasped. What was going on? Was Dr. Light being arrested? She sure didn't hope that Dr. Wily had framed him for being evil again. Personally she didn't think that it was the real Dr. Light from the beginning but unfortunately the police didn't want to take any chances.

However, as it turned out, it was the LMMs.

Dr. Light was hiding behind the couch. How he wished that Mega Man was there to protect him.

But unfortunately, he was not.

Roll decided to approach them. It seemed she was a tad braver than her creator was.

"If you're looking for Mega Man, he already left. Can you please leave now? I just mopped!" exclaimed Roll.

"We're not here for Mega Man." answered the LMM.

"You're...not?" asked Roll.

The LMMs shook their heads.

"Are you here for Dr. Light?" asked the girl. If they put a brain extraction device on his head, they could learn a lot of things from him.

The LMMs shook their heads again.

"Then what are you here for?" inquired Roll.

The LMMs pointed at Roll.

"What? Me?!" shouted the robot. "But I'm just a housekeeping robot!"

She then remembered the blaster that was now on her leg.

"Oh, that's right..." said Roll. It looked as if she had something that belonged to them.

Unfortunately, she couldn't give it to them even if she wanted to. It was stuck to her leg pretty tight.

One of the LMMs grabbed Roll by the leg...the leg that had the Ultra Blaster on it.

However, the blaster would not come off.

Suddenly, the blaster began to emit flames.

Roll started to fly.

"Whoa!" shouted Roll.

However, with only one rocket boot, her flight was rather unstable.

She gasped in surprise as she began to fly around uncontrollably.

The LMM in question was still attached to her leg.

"Aahhhh!" shouted the LMM.

He ended up crashing into a wall.

"Ow..." said the alien.

This made the other LMMs angry.

"You wounded Carl!" bellowed one of the LMMs.

"That does it! We're not playing nice anymore!" exclaimed another LMM.

The LMMs began to open fire on the housekeeping robot.

She panicked and flew away.

At that very moment, the Ultra Blaster stopped emitting flames.

Luckily, she was alright, though it was a bit of a rough landing.

"What do I do?" asked Roll.

"Fight them off!" exclaimed Dr. Light.

"But I'm not equipped for combat!" shouted the maid. That was no longer entirely true, but still.

Things would have been so much easier if Mega Man was there...but apparently the aliens had waited until he decided to leave. They were smart.

"Improvise!" shouted the scientist.

Roll shrugged and decided to do just that.

Now that she thought of it, they did have big eyeballs.

She decided to take advantage of that.

Roll put soap in a LMM's eye.

"AAH! MY EYE!" screamed the LMM.

This worked rather well.

She then sprayed another LMM with her window washing solution, aiming for the eye as well.

"That stings!" bellowed the LMM.

Realizing that they were at a disadvantage against Roll, they decided to send in the hounds.

They were black with white spots...and were known as Malmatians.

One of them bit Roll in the leg that wasn't covered by the blaster. Luckily, it was made of metal.

Even so, it did sting a bit.

"Get off!" demanded Roll.

She wondered how she should fend off the dogs.

Now that she thought of it, didn't Rush whimper whenever she turned on the vacuum? She tried to use it when he wasn't around.

All of a sudden, she had an idea as to how to fend them off.

She pulled out her vacuum cleaner and began to sweep.

This did not make the Malmatians happy at all.

They panicked and began to run away from the vacuum.

"Oh c'mon!" shouted one of the LMMs.

it was time to send out their last resort.

Suddenly, a red, muscular alien with fangs and antenna came in. They were known simply as Brutes.

"You cannot beat me! You're just a weak little girl!" exclaimed the Brute.

"I resent that!" shouted Roll.

The Brute attempted to punch Roll.

She wasn't sure how she was going to take him down.

Shrugging, she decided to hit him with a frying pan.

"Ow!" shouted the Brute.

In retaliation, he kicked Roll away.

"Hey! Treat girls with respect!" exclaimed Roll.

"There's one girl I treat with respect...she's my queen though." answered the brute.

"Fair enough." nodded Roll.

She pulled out silverware and tossed them at the Brute.

"Ow! Ow! Ow!" shouted the Brute.

He slammed his hands together and created a shockwave.

Roll fell down.

However, she picked up some plates and tossed them at the Brute.

"Aah!" bellowed the Brute.

He was on the ropes. He could scarcely believe it.

Roll then decided to hit the Brute with her Ultra Blaster.

The Brute collapsed on the ground.

The LMMs panicked and dragged the brute away.

Roll sighed in relief.

"I did it! I drove the aliens away!" shouted Roll.

"It might be a bit early to celebrate, Roll." said Dr. Light.

"Huh?" asked the girl.

"If I had to guess, this was only their first wave of attack. I don't think they're going to let a small fiasco like this make them give up so easily." noted Dr. Light.

"Are you saying, there's going to be more of them?" asked Roll.

"Yes...I'd ask Mega Man to protect you, but he's busy fighting Dr. Wily at the moment." answered the scientist.

"What do I do then?" inquired the girl.

"Roll, I'm afraid you're going to have to go off the grid." said Dr. Light.

"But I like staying in the kitchen!" exclaimed Roll. It was the best part of the house in her opinion.

"But if they manage to catch you, chances are they will deconstruct you in order to get their hands on the weapon...or at least remove your leg from your body." explained Dr. Light.

"That wouldn't be good." agreed Roll.

He checked the news, and realized that yet another alien spaceship had landed.

It seemed that they were going to hunt her down.

Perhaps her father was right. She needed to try to evade them. Alternatively, she could try to fight back against them. She didn't want to simply be prey. Maybe she could be the hunter instead of the hunted.

"I sure hope I'll see you again, father." said the girl.

"I'm sure you will." nodded Dr. Light.

It seemed that they were searching for the Ultra Blaster.

"From now on, don't consider yourself to be simply a housecleaning robot. Consider yourself to be Ultra Woman." said the scientist.

"That reminds me of Mega Man..." noted the girl.

"Well, I did name you Roll to go along with Rock." spoke Dr. Light.

"Yeah..." nodded the newfound superheroine. Seemed that Dr. Light liked music.

She decided to leave as her father instructed.

On the way there, she noticed a strange robot that was staring at her.

It made her feel uncomfortable.

She decided to shoot at it.

The spy-bot was destroyed.

One of the LMMs banged his fist on a table in frustration.

It looks as if Roll's going to have to try to elude the aliens. Perhaps she'll inevitably go on the offensive.

It's alright if a lady stays in the kitchen...as long as they enjoy it. Don't force it on them! And yes, I thought it would be creative if Roll used her housecleaning supplies as improvised weapons. I could have had her simply use the Ultra Blaster but since Carina thought she was a mere housecleaning robot I wanted to be ironic. We're kind of big on irony in this fanfic, are we not?

In the next chapter...well, you probably know what's going to happen. Roll's going on the lam!