Here's chapter 3, and I'm now completely out of pre-written material, so the dead time in between updates is likely to grow a great deal, but in any case. This chapter is my longest yet, by far.

hope you enjoy it!

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Chapter 3: Destruction

Bass rode atop Tremble as the duo made their way to Doctor Light's lab, the whole ride there, he couldn't think about anything other than Zero. That guy was strong, no question about it, and for the time being, Bass knew that Zero would be more than able to take care of Doctor Wily, but after that, Bass knew that their partnership would be nothing more than a furious race to see which of them could betray the other first. For Bass' sake, he had to win that race.

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"Sorry, but I'm leaving with you, or not at all"

Protoman relaxed against a wall in Light's lab, the doctor looked at him with a hopeless smile.

"Protoman, you don't need to worry about me, just get somewhere safe"

"You first, doc"

Dr. Light returned to his work, whatever he was working on, Protoman knew it had to be important, for him to put his life in danger to finish it. Both of them had a feeling that whoever had killed Megaman was likely on their way here. Light was risking his life for this project, so Protoman was determined to stay by his side and ensure that it got done. The two of them were in the basement, both playing with the idea of getting the other to leave. Light had given Protoman a sense of pride and determination for situations just like this. Protoman would do what he thought was right, regardless of what his creator wanted.

The room went silent for several minutes, the only sound was the clacking of Light's keys as they pressed into the keyboard while he did his work. Protoman was just starting to let down his guard in boredom when a massive bang erupted from the main level, Protoman smirked at this sound, pushing himself off of the wall.

"We've got a guest, I'll be right back"

Protoman then calmly ascended the stairs to the main level, where he saw a very familiar black clad duo.

"Bass, I find it hard to believe that you were the one that killed Megaman"

Bass was riding on top of tremble, floating in the air. He aimed his buster down at Protoman, scowling. Protoman could tell that he had pushed a button.

"Afraid not, blame Wily's new toy for that one, now get out of my way!"

Protoman pulled the shield off of his back, turning his other hand into a buster.

"You already know that's not going to happen"

"Force of habit"

Protoman wasn't listening, be brought his buster out from behind his shield, and the first shot was fired.

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Zero approached a massive tower, Wily had moved back in shortly after he sent Zero out to find Megaman. It would have been easy for him to pretend loyalty until he reached Wily, easy, but not fun at all. As he got close to the tower, Zero suddenly broke into a grin and threw himself through a window. His arm became a buster and he fired a few shots at the ceiling, laughing.

"Doctor Wily! Today is the day you die! hahaha!"

Several defense droids charged up, pointing small blasters at Zero. His response was mere laughter as he spun to the side and fired several rounds from his arm, each of them meeting the chests of the weak and poorly built droids. The ensuing wreckage caused Zero to laugh even more, he looked directly into one of the security cameras, rising his arm to aim it at the camera, wearing an insane grin.

"Is that it? You'll be dead soon Wily!"

With those words, Zero shot out the camera, the last sound to pass through it was laughter.

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Bass flew atop Tremble, dodging Protoman's shot. While still moving, he returned the attack with full automatic fire. Protoman ducked down behind his shield, which did an excellent job of covering his entire body when he ducked down. Bass wasn't worried, because Tremble gave him mobility that Protoman simply couldn't match. Bass moved his way around Protoman's shield and kept the rapid fire shots pressing into it. Protoman's counterattack was swift when he realized this was happening, he kept the shield to block most of his body as he rose into a crouching stand. Running swiftly he darted to Bass' side, he brought out his arm and fired at Bass' chest.

Bass and Tremble were quick to respond as the swerved gracefully out of the path of the shot. However, his head came dangerously close to meeting the ceiling. He desperately avoided it by throwing his weight backwards, an action which sent him farther out of control. Protoman realized that he would have to be an absolute idiot to miss a chance to hit Bass like this. He fired again, and this time, his bulled hit his airborne foe.

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Zero tore a large metal pipe out of one of the walls, deciding that it would function just fine as a weapon. He was currently making his way up a gargantuan flight of stairs, which led to the top level of the tower. Once he was in possession of the pipe, he continued to charge up the stairs at full speed. He was eager to be done with the stairs, but not because of fatigue. Zero craved violence, he wanted to smash the pipe in his hand into a few unlucky bots, and eventually Doctor wily.

After what seemed like a lifetime, Zero hit the top of the stairs, fatigue had no effect on the adrenaline that was now flowing through his body, it was time for the slaughter to begin again. Zero grinned in delight as he rammed against the door, slamming it to the ground violently.

"Knock Knock!"

The room that Zero broke into was massive, stretching for hundreds of feet in a rectangle. There was an elevator across the room from Zero, Wily stood just in front of it. In between the two of them were countless numbers in countless rows of combat bots. The army of bots rose their blasters in unison as Doctor Wily spoke with a dark laugh.

"Zero, I never thought you could betray me."

A grin broke across Zero's face, he violently swung the pipe in his hand as he spoke back.

"These cheap jokes won't protect you for more than one minute!"

"We'll see, won't we?"

Doctor Wily stepped backwards into the elevator, and it took him away to a higher level. The droids began to fire, and Zero charged into the sea of bullets and cheap droids.

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Bass was thrown off of Tremble as Protoman's shot smashed against his leg. He planted his good leg against the ground and fell onto one knee. He looked up to see Tremble circling around Protoman, attacking his left flank. He watched as Protoman turned his attention to the dog, planting his shield in Tremble's path. Bass smirked as he fired his nonstop shots at Protoman's open side. the bullets struck the side of Protoman's stomach, sending him to the ground. With a disoriented roll, he got behind a pillar and shot at Bass again. Bass threw himself behind another close by pillar, using nothing more than upper body strength After Protoman's bullet flew past, Tremble ran over to Bass' side, he let out a confident chuckle, Bass was done playing around.

Protoman was tending to his injury, injecting an experimental 'energy tank' into the side of his stomach where Bass had shot him. Almost instantly, Protoman's wound became enveloped in healing energy, making his pain a thing of the past. Protoman made a mental note to tell Doctor Light that his most recent scientific breakthrough was a roaring success. Unfortunately, Protoman wasn't allowed to calibrate this small victory for very long, as a shock wave of raw dark power tore through the lab, making it's way towards Protoman at great speed. he jumped from his cover smoothly, expecting Bass to attack in some form. He placed his shield where it covered most of his body and looked out at his enemy.

Bass had made the most predictable move, and merged with Tremble into one, very powerful, form. Although this action was dangerously predictable, it was still big trouble for Protoman. Bass now contained more than enough power to eliminate Protoman without so much as a struggle, meaning that Protoman had little choice but to get creative. Before Bass had time for a second strike, Protoman threw his shield at him. Bass quickly clobbered the shield, taking his eyes off of Protoman.

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Zero now stood atop a small mountain of broken robots, making the room where the violence took place looking like a small junkyard. The pipe that Zero took into the room became a useless lump about a third of the way through the slaughter, not that Zero cared, he got quite a bit of enjoyment out of smashing those useless heaps of metal with his bare hands. Stepping over pile after pile of rubble, Zero made his way to the elevator that would take him up to Wily's final hiding place. Zero chose not to wait for the elevator to descend, he used his buster to create a new door instead. Once in the shaft, Zero looked up to see the box cart free falling down at him. It was clear that Wily had cut the cable in a last, desperate attempt to to kill off Zero.

Without even flinching, Zero rose his buster and let out as many shots as he could as the box plummeted towards him. When it got to the point where Zero would have been crushed, he made a hole in the bottom of the box so large that he didn't even have to move an inch when the box smashed into the ground, collapsing into a useless heap almost instantly and leaving Zero unharmed.

Doctor Wily was officially a dead man.

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Doctor Light could feel the tremors from the furious battle that was taking place upstairs. Protoman was fighting valiantly, and bout Light enough time to complete his project. That was only the first part of Light's mission, so he began to transfer the files to one of his several hidden labs. He knew that the odds of his little home getting blasted apart were extremely high, and the program he created had to survive even if he himself did not. To ensure that this would happen, he sent them to the lab that was farthest away from everything that could do them harm.

transfer- 100%. Request complete

Dr. Light had won, he gave Roll the vital blueprints and the hidden lab the essential program. The future was set in stone, all that was left was to hope for a miracle in the form of Protoman's victory.

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The elevator door became ripped apart, Zero lept out of the shaft into Wily's private sanctuary. The doctor was sitting in his chair, facing away from Zero, who began to approach him. As Zero got close, Wily began to speak.

"Who? Who gave you a will of your own? Who gave you the idea to betray me?"

Zero was hoping that the doctor asked that question, Zero and Bass both knew that their relationship was a betrayal race. It was a race that Bass was destined to lose right from the start.

"It was Bass"

"I was hoping you would say that"

Wily revealed a small handle, a black button in the shape of a skull pressed out of the top. Around the button was a small glass casing, to prevent it from being pressed by accident.

"I refuse to die alone."

Doctor wily flicked off the glass casing, Zero simply stood back and watched, delighted by the current situation.

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Protoman fired at the distracted Bass, the response came quickly as Bass smacked away the shot with his bare hand. Bass then sent another wave at Protoman, who was making a mad dash for his shield. his hand met the shield, but he barely had time to get it up before the shock wave struck. The attack sliced Protoman in half at the waist, leaving him helpless on the ground.

Bass stepped up to Protoman's upper body, laughing.

"Done already?"

Protoman's arm rose as he tried to mass together enough energy to fire another blast. Before he could, Bass' eyes grew wide and he grabbed at the back of his head.

"Zer-"

The whole lab became the source of an explosion that wa visible for miles.

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Roll watched in horror, she was all that remained. She was the last creation by Doctor Light to remain operational, she was alone. She tightened her grip on the blueprint in her hands, it was Doctor Light's last legacy, and roll had every intention on bringing whatever was inside to life. She arrived at the hidden lab safely, flicking on the lights. Pushing personal grief aside, she tossed the blueprints onto a table and took a look at the contents for the first time.

"Project: Megaman X..."

Roll paused for a moment at the name, and she began to get to work.

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Doctor Wily's body hit the ground, without a second glance Zero turned his back and left the tower. Things couldn't have gone more according to plan, with one move Zero had gotten rid of everything that stood a chance of standing against him. The world now belonged to Zero, and any who would say otherwise would feel a slow death.

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Like I said, that's all I've got thus far. I hope you have enjoyed my most recent creation, and I promise that my next chapter will be up before too long

next time: Chapter 4: resistance