Well, it has been a long time since I have updated this. Things have been hectic around here where I am... I have lost many friends lately and it takes toll sooner or later. But I hope to be able to write more often.

Rockman Nexus

Chapter 3: Riding the Bike

Jack Jester slams through a room with the four men kneeling down before his mother again, this time knowing that they are going to pay for their loss. Jack takes aim with his pistol many times as rage flows through his veins. He continues on his rant as the men keep their heads bowed to the floor.

"Excuse me sir…" one speaks up as Jack suddenly shoots the man in the head.

"Anyone else want to speak out of line?" asks Jack as the other three look at each other.

"Calm down my son." the old woman chimes in as Jack takes a deep breath.

"Yes mother… now tell me what happened again…" Jack speaks as the three men look at him.

"Sir, the young man with the Nexus was able to fire a laser cannon at us. He is learning more about his Live Metal sir! He's going to kill us all!" the man tells him as Jack shoots him in the head.

"Thanks for your opinion. Anyone else?" asks Jack while the remaining two look at each other.

"Sir, with all due respect if you keep killing us there won't be anyone left to tell you what happened." the one of the left tells him before Jack shoots him in the head.

"Looks like you're the lucky one." Jack tells the last man as he stands to his feet.

"Mr. Jester sir, if I may suggest a plan?" asks the man as Jack puts the pistol back in his tuxedo pocket.

"Continue." replies Jack as the old woman behind him becomes curious.

"I was the one that personally did the background check on the young man. His name is Dillon Wesley and he lives in a dump of an apartment. This young man has no real background that we can exploit. I couldn't find his family or friends. The only one that he knew was the old man that was killed in the junk yard." the man tells them.

"So what are you saying?" asks Jack while crossing his arms.

"Strike where he lives. There has to be someone in that apartment that he cares for. Destroy the apartment building that he lives in." the man tells him as Jack smiles.

"You do realize that if this plan somehow fails, you will be the one to die." states Jack.

"Sir, I knew that if I stepped back into this room after the failure yesterday that I would die, but I did it out of loyalty." the man replies as he walks past Jack and kneels down before the old woman.

"You may." she speaks as the man kisses her left hand.

"Very well. Make sure that this plan is a success." Jack tells him as watches the man stand to his feet.

"Thank you." he replies before walking out of the room.

"Jack, I want you to hire Eagle Eye." his mother tells him.

"Are you sure mother? His prices are very high…" he returns.

"We have the money. We will need his skills in order to defeat this young man… Dillon." the old woman tells him as Jack bows to her.

"Of course." he says before leaving the room, making sure to call in the clean up crew for the dead bodies.

Dillon walks around his room in the morning time, just sitting down to enjoy his scrambled eggs breakfast. He turns his television on to watch the news as he takes a big bite out of his meal. When the TV finally turns on he can see that everything seems normal in the news world. He watches the stock markets and something about a man that stole money from a bank somewhere downtown.

"The man in question is still at large. If you do for some reason come into contact with this man please call for help right away." the blonde news woman with green eyes speaks as Dillon takes a drink from his glass of milk.

"In other news there was a bit of a disturbance at the mall yesterday as what seemed to be a Rockman wearing red armor defending the mall against a band of Rockman users as well." a man with short brown hair and blue eyes speaks as Dillon takes his plate to the sink and washes it off.

"Now as you may or may not know, the police have a special scanner that allows them to look past the Rockman armor to see who the user is." the woman adds as Dillon instantly turns around.

"Crap, I forgot about those stupid scanners." he thinks while sitting down in front of the television again.

"Here is footage taken by a young girl that was in the mall at the time of the disturbance." the man says as Dillon thinks back to the girl from before.

"Be sure to get my good side." Dillon hears himself speak to the girl before running towards the robot.

"As you can see hear, this unknown Rockman user is most definitely a male and most likely around the age of twenty-one." the woman says as Dillon laughs a bit.

"I'm only seventeen!" he comments as the footage stops right as Dillon takes aim at the robot with his buster cannon.

"The chief of police made a statement about the unknown Rockman user sometime this morning." the man speaks as the screen goes to a man wearing a long brown trench coat with short black hair and teal eyes.

"There's your typical stereotype for police chiefs." Dillon thinks to himself.

"At this time we have not identified the Rockman's true identity." the chief tells the press as they continue to shove their microphones into his face.

"Chief! Chief Hammer! Are you able to identify this Rockman?" asks one of the press.

"It is taking longer than usual to identify him but know this, he is a vigilante. As long as he remains a vigilante, he is no better than the ones that he defeated!" Chief Hammer tells them as he walks into the police station.

"Great, now I have turned into a comic book hero or something. I have the standard police chief after me for being a vigilante and not to mention he has one of the corniest names I have ever heard. Now all I need is the hero's girlfriend and I'll be set." Dillon mutters to himself.

"They will not find out who you are." Nexus speaks up.

"Why is that?" asks Dillon while standing to his feet.

"While transformed your body is covered with dozens of layered armor. There is no way for them to break through to see who you really are." Nexus tells him.

"I'm pretty sure those guys in the suits will keep coming after me. Knowing that the police can't see through my armor is a comfort." Dillon speaks as he can suddenly hear someone trip outside of his door. As he opens the door the young girl from the mall is holding her head as she moans from the pain. She runs her left hand through her dirty blonde hair as Dillon closes the door behind him and helps the girl up.

"I heard you fall from inside of my apartment… are you alright?" he asks her as she looks up at him, wearing the same outfit from before.

"Seems strange that you can hear someone trip from inside of a room. Sure you weren't watching for a young hot girl to walk by before you snatch her?" the girl snaps back as Dillon takes a step back.

"Whoa… call it what you want young and hot girl, but I can't help it if I have excellent hearing." Dillon replies before walking back into his apartment.

"Young and hot?" the young girl mutters to herself before blushing. She shakes it off before walking up a set of stairs on the left, dropping an ID card on the first step of the stairs.

"Man… what a crazy girl." Dillon mutters as he walks into the kitchen.

"My scans are showing that your body levels are rising and an increase of adrenaline. Is there anything wrong?" asks Nexus as Dillon squints his eyes.

"Nothing is wrong… you scan my body?" questions Dillon as he reaches for a soda drink.

"Yes, I scan your body every thirty seconds to be sure that there are no viruses invading our systems." Nexus replies.

"Our systems huh… well my system will need something to eat after eating the last bit of food here. Looks like I need a trip to the market." Dillon speaks as he walks out of his apartment. He glances over at the stairs as he takes notice of the ID card lying there. Dillon picks the card up before smiling a bit.

"Brittany Pearls huh? That's a nice name…" Dillon says as he looks for the address.

"My scans are showing an increase of…" Nexus starts.

"Shut up." interrupts Dillon as he walks up the stairs. He stops two floors above him before looking towards apartment twelve where the girl lives. He knocks on the door a few times before shrugging his shoulders. He turns around as the door swings open behind him. He turns to see the girl flying at him with a frying pan in her right hand. He dodges her attack as the girl nearly falls over. She turns around to attack again before Dillon trips her while grabbing her right arm and taking the frying pan out of it. She twirls around to back hand him as he releases her right arm before she falls to the ground.

"Get away!" the girl shouts as Dillon picks her up gently.

"You attacked me first Brittany." he tells her as she calms down a bit.

"How do you know my name…?" she questions while turning her head a bit.

"You dropped your ID card." he replies while holding it in front of her. "I was on my way out and spotted this on the stairs. This could have been pretty bad if the wrong person found this. Your imagination can take care of the rest of that statement." Dillon tells her as he hands the card to her.

"Thank you I guess… so you're not some creep." she speaks while closing the door to her apartment.

"This way." a stern voice is heard from below as Dillon looks over the stairs. He can see a man in a black suit walking up the stairs towards them.

"Get in!" Dillon quickly tells the girl as he opens her door and shoves her inside.

"I knew you were a creep!" she shouts before she starts slapping him silly.

"Shh! Trust me you don't want to make so much noise!" Dillon tells her as he covers her mouth and holds her still.

"What is he going to do!?" the girl thinks as Dillon looks through the doors peep hole. The man in the black suit is holding a pistol in his left hand while he looks around. This man has somewhat long red hair with the apparently standard sunglasses.

"Alright, I am going to take my hand off of your mouth. I want you to look through your peep hole and think about what you see. I am not here to hurt you, please understand that!" Dillon whispers to her as he slowly removes his hand. The girl slowly moves to her door to look through it, instantly taking notice of the man with the pistol.

"Alright… I trust you… for now. What does he want?" Brittany asks him as Dillon looks around.

"Me." he returns as he looks towards the window. Suddenly a knock at her door surprises them both as she looks through the peep hole again to see the man standing right in front of the door.

"Open the door to see what he wants, I will be hiding in your kitchen." Dillon tells her as he quietly moves back there, ducking behind her counter. She slowly opens the door as the man quietly stands there.

"Excuse me miss, but I was on my way to visit a friend of mine when I noticed this frying pan lying out in front of your door. I was wondering if it belongs to you?" asks the man while holding up the pan.

"Yes, I must have dropped it on my way in. I was visiting a friend of mine too and she wanted me to cook for her today." Brittany explains as a crash can be heard from her kitchen. The man with the sunglasses looks past her before handing her the frying pan.

"Have a nice day miss." the man quietly tells her before walking away. Brittany shuts her door as Dillon walks out of the kitchen covered in food.

"I guess I wasn't very quiet." jokes Dillon as the girl chuckles a bit.

"He's gone… what now?" she asks.

"I have to get away from here… if they find me here then everyone in this apartment… and you… will all get hurt!" Dillon tells her.

"Slow down! Explain this to me!" Brittany exclaims as Dillon suddenly stops and looks towards the window. He closes his eyes for a moment as he can see a strange world in front of him. Everything looks blue and digital, circuits running back and forth across the floor and walls. Suddenly his view shifts from the window down to the street, spotting a large robot rampaging towards the apartment building. He can see that the robot is the same as the one from the day before. Dillon opens his eyes before snapping his head towards Brittany.

"Run!" shouts Dillon as he tackles Brittany. The two of them fall to the ground as a large fist flies through her window.

"What's going on!?" she screams as Dillon rolls them out of the way.

"Do I have a choice?" Dillon asks himself as he watches the robots arm pull back. "I can't let them hurt her! It will be all my fault!" his thoughts continue as he picks her up. They run out of the apartment as the man from before is already aiming at them. The man quickly fires as Dillon holds the frying pan up from before to deflect the shot. The bullet ricochets back at the mans left thigh as he yells out in pain, bending over to grab his leg. Dillon grabs Brittany's left hand before leading her down the stairs.

"What's going on here!? Why am I allowing him to take me!? Why do I feel like following him now!?" she asks herself as her face turns from fear and confusion to concentration. Dillon leads her down the stairs as he knocks out a few more men along the way, even throwing himself in the path of a bullet to save her.

"This way!" Dillon tells her as she nods her head. They run through the back alley before the robot chases after them, destroying the area around them. Brittany looks behind to see the apartment beginning to bend and fall over.

"No!!" she shouts as Dillon turns to see what is going on.

The two of them watch in horror as the apartment building breaks in half and crashes into the apartments next to it. The people inside of the building scream for help as Dillon clenches his fists. The robot walks towards them as they are pinned against a large alley wall behind them. Dillon walks in front of Brittany before releasing her hand.

"What are you going to do?" she asks him.

"Give them what they want. I will not put your life in danger…" he tells her as she shakes her head.

"You saved my life more than once today, asked me to trust you, but please don't kill yourself because of me!" she begs him as the robot stops in front of them.

"Who said anything about dying?" he asks her as she gets a confused look to her face.

"I know what you are thinking Dillon. She is a risk." Nexus tells him.

"I know this. I have no choice either way! I have to transform!" Dillon replies as Brittany takes a step back.

"He's gone crazy…" she thinks as Dillon holds his left arm in front of him.

"Trans Fusion!" he shouts while pressing down on his wrist. In an instant his red armor forms over his body as Brittany becomes very shocked. Dillon's face mask covers his face before looking back to Brittany.

"I'm glad you caught my good side on camera." he tells her before looking back to her. Suddenly a small arm comes out of the robot a grabs Dillon. It raises him high into the air as it begins to squeeze as Dillon cries out in pain.

"No!" Brittany yells as Dillon gets his left arm free. He punches the arm of the robot as it snaps from his might. He breaks free of the grasp as he lands perfectly on the ground. The missiles on the robots shoulders fire as Dillon's right arm morphs into his buster cannon. He fires a few shots to destroy the missiles, but misses with every shot.

"Man I suck…" he thinks to himself as the missiles hit the ground in front of him. The blast sends him flying backwards before he slams into the wall.

"I feel helpless…" Brittany thinks while nearly crying.

"Alright… he's not going to fire another shot at me…" Dillon says out loud as he falls to the ground.

He suddenly leaps at the robot as his buster cannon begins to shake back and forth. He aims at the robot as it charges towards him, suddenly releasing a somewhat larger blast from his buster cannon. The blast flies over the robot and into the sky as Dillon slams into the ground back first. He sighs as he staggers to his feet. The robot begins to spark as they take notice that the blast from before destroyed the missile pods on the robot.

"Alright! Let's do this the old fashioned way!" Dillon says to himself as he jumps into the air.

Another arm comes out of the robot as Dillon twists in the air to dodge it. It flies towards Brittany before the arm breaks suddenly. It falls short of her as Dillon stands on the remaining part of the arm, glaring at the robots cockpit. Dillon leaps at the robot before kicking at the cockpit. The man inside begins to shout in fear as Dillon punches in the cockpit door. The robot stops as Dillon pulls the man out of the large robot. He throws the man in the suit against the wall before leaping off of the robot himself. His right arm forms the buster cannon again before he takes aim with his cannon. He fires a shot that pierces through the robots cockpit. Sparks begin to fly around as Dillon picks up the man in the suit and then Brittany. He wall jumps to the top of the wall before the robot explodes, forcing them down the other side of the wall. Dillon suddenly drops the two of them as he falls himself. He ignores the man in the suit as he runs down the wall towards Brittany. He then leaps towards her before grabbing her, crashing into the ground below them. The man in the suit slams against the metal stairs in the alley before hitting the ground in a bloody mess.

"You… were the Rockman?" she asks him as Dillon laughs.

"Yeah well… I guess I don't need to explain why they are after me." he tells her as he places her on the ground.

"What about him?" asks Brittany as Dillon's armor retracts.

"Leave him here, his buddies will find him sooner or later. We can't go back to the apartments… they will be all over that place. I'm sorry that your life has become so… crappy." Dillon tells her.

"My life was getting boring anyways…" she replies as Dillon laughs.

"By the way, my name is Dillon Wesley." he tells her as she smiles.

"It's nice to meet you." she returns as the two of them run out of the alley.

End of Chapter 3