Chapter 3: A New Ally
Or: I'm the Juggernaut!
A/N: Another short chapter. I've got one or two other chapters written, but after that, my creative spark fizzled out. I'll probably write the rest, now that I'm posting this.
I decided to look for Atlas' transerver device. She wouldn't have been able to teleport without one. Sure, it wouldn't be able to get me home, but saving the world was slightly more important.
I found it on the sink—a little, iPod-like touchscreen. I touched the icon for Legion HQ, and teleported to Legion HQ 1.
As the transfer light faded at the bottom of a huge elevator shaft, I was greeted by a group of Mavericks—Galleon Bazookas, humanoid robots with homing-rocket launchers. "Great. Guess we'd better see if this works."
Catching my meaning, Model F flew to my hand. I punched him into the ground, yelling, "MEGAMERGE!"
Biolink established! M.E.G.A. SYSTEM online!
Model F burst into orange light. Instantly, I was surrounded by towering flames. The fire licked over my body, not harming me, but hardening into the F-Armor. I was now covered in bulky orange armor, apparently designed for defense over ease of movement. A weight on my back turned out to be two powerful Knuckle Busters, connected at the muzzles. As the pillar of fire faded into smoke, the Galleons noticed me.
Using a Heads-Up Display that had appeared in my vision, I locked onto the nearest Galleon. I hefted the dual F-Knuckle Busters in front of me (Mega Man power let me lift them like it was nothing) and opened fire. The Galleon exploded just as the smoke around me cleared. I dashed in before the simple machines could get over their confusion, and punched at a Myterys that flew too close. The linear accelerators in the Knuckle Busters hurled the fragile, bug-like Mechaniloid into and through another Galleon.
At this point, I felt fairly invincible. I knew these were only the simplest enemies I would face, and they weren't originally programmed to attack me, but that just meant I could blast them without taking a scratch. Model F whooped in joy as his power was unleashed; I guess all Biometals got a rush off releasing all of that cooped up power with a Megamerge. I sure did!
I powered through a swath of evil mechs to the door leading out of the station. I'll always wonder why the conveyor-belt floor panels rolled away from that door; it meant that normal people (who couldn't dash against the conveyors) would never be able to get to Legion. Anyway, outside, I found who I was looking for.
Mega Man Model A was surrounded by Mechaniloids, standing not ten meters from the door. He was pointing his gun from one to the next, but seemed hopelessly outnumbered. Of course, this was Mega Man Model A I was thinking about, so he could probably handle himself, but I saw the opportunity to prove I was no enemy.
I blasted all the Galleons off of Grey's left flank, dashed into the circle, and called, "Grey! What are you doing just standing there? Fight!"
He snapped out of his stunned stupor (which probably came from my actions), and yelled, "A-TRANS!" A white light flashed, and suddenly a tall, Native American-themed Pseudoroid stood where Grey once was. In Buckfire's voice, Grey said, "I don't know why you're helping me, but thank you! I've got this! HA!"
Grey/Buckfire put his hands together, launching a trio of Burning Arrows at the mechs, which were torn apart as the arrows continued to fly. Under our combined barrage, the remaining Galleons were destroyed in three seconds flat.
Grey flashed, and appeared in his normal Mega Man form once more. "So, why are you helping me now?"
"Do I need a reason to help people? Let's just say I'm not the evil Atlas you know, and she's probably not coming back. I don't know why I'm here, but I have a hunch some of the answers you're looking for are just ahead."
"Okay, let's go! We've got to defend the Sage Trinity!"
A/N: Grey is WAAAY too trusting. I would've at least gotten a second opinion from Model A before trusting the girl who dumped me off a bridge and shot at me. Next chapter: Siarnaq and Master Albert!
