RedDragon: Hello everybody and welcome back.
Sage Wolf: It's time to be stimulated and intrigued by our trip into the mind of man and see the secrets they hold.
The Dom: Secrets? Like how the mysterious figure is actually R-.
Sage Wolf: No spoilers! (fires and RPG at The Dom.)
BOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!
The Dom: The pain.
AssassinK: Hey Sage?
Sage Wolf: Yes.
AssassinK: Did you steal that from Solid Snake?
Sage Wolf: Yes, why do you ask?
RedDragon: He snuck in earlier and we had to kill him and bury him out back.
Sage Wolf: Well, what are you gonna do?
RedDragon: Well let's get this story started.
Chapter 10; Master of Chi
LOCATION; CHI Reactor
A lone robot stood in the middle of an area that resembled the courtyard of an ancient temple. Above the courtyard was a large glowing blue sphere. This was the experimental CHI reactor. The CHI reactor was a new source of clean renewable energy that would end the world's dependence on dangerous and polluting fuels. Unfortunately, the incident had all but destroyed that plan.
The robot that sat under it slowly gathered power around him. This was how the CHI reactor worked. It was a two part system an interface gathered energy from the surrounding environment and the reactor purified and enriched it to its fullest potential. The interface in this case was the Robot Master below. He also had the ability of the reactor and could make his own power on the fly. The blue arrow like emblem on his head glowed with the power he gathered.
"I know you're there mate, very few things can hide from me" the robot stated looking over his shoulder at the shadowed figure behind him.
"I wasn't trying to hide Chi Man" the shadowed figure replied.
The Robot Master, now identified as Chi Man, stood up. His chest, leg, and arm armor was silver with green stripes. There were two stripe bands on each of his arm armor. His leg armor had green knee caps and green feet. His shoulder pads were also green and his chest had a green triangle framed by green straps. The straps went from his shoulders and stopped at the bottom of the triangle. On his chest was also a glowing blue arrow.
His feet had similar constructs on their top. His hands had glowing blue spots on the back and palms. The under suit was grey and had thick glowing blue lines on them. His helmet and mouth guard were silver and had green pieces on the sides and the brow. The emblem glowed a brilliant blue like his eyes. The color and design armor did not take away the aura of strength and reserved thinking he produced.
"Well my friend, I guess it is about time I enter into the fray." Chi Man said.
"Ok then, but I still need you to be careful. Mega Man and Proto Man have proven to be resourceful and lucky at the same time." The figure responded.
"I see. Well I better prepare then."
"Good luck then Chi Man."
The figure left as suddenly as he appeared and left Chi Man to his thoughts. This was going to be a hard battle, he that fact very well. What he didn't know was the outcome. That did not surprise him though. The uncertainty in the world showed that destiny was not set in stone and fate could be changed. To himself, he was a leaf drifting on the river of life. That fact was one of his most comforting thoughts.
LOCATION; Corridor 2-C
"To me it seems like that Saber Man you thought was based on the hunter model." After exiting the artificial jungle the duo had contacted Dr. Light and General Iron to report what had happen so far.
"So you think these were the original robot, or least ones from the same designs General?" Proto Man said to the man that gave them this mission. The similarities of the original super soldier robots and the Lunar Fortress Robot Masters were unsettling to him and the others.
"That we can't be sure, but I wouldn't put anything past Albert. Even before he went rouge he had an unpredictable nature." General Iron replied to the crimson android.
"So where does this corridor lead?" Mega Man spoke up, wondering what the destination at the end of the hall was.
"This corridor leads to the CHI reactor. It was an experimental energy system that would solve the world's energy crisis. The power created by it was safe and clean and would have replaced fossil fuels and nuclear power." Dr. Light answered.
"Well then let's get this over with. We need to shut Wily down as soon as possible." Proto Man stated.
"You're right Proto Man, let's go." Mega Man replied.
They entered the CHI reactor room and found it was not like they had expected. Unlike the preconceived notion of a futuristic chamber, they were met with what looked like a Shoaling temple. The place was full of breath taking gardens and beautiful buildings. They approached a gate that had two silver wolves that leered at them. Gathering their courage and strength they pushed open the doors.
Inside the gate was an extensive courtyard. In the middle of the courtyard were a group of humanoid robots. They appeared to wear monk like robes. The strangest thing about then was that they were practicing tai chi. The actions sent the message that they were not a threat. That message was destroyed when one of the robots spotted them and formed a strange staff made of energy. The others followed the example and copied the action.
"It can never be easy can it?" Mega Man asked.
"For us, no." Proto Man answered his cobalt partner.
LOCATION; Medic Bay
"Looks like they are heading for the wolf's den." Shiro said.
"Well those guys are in for it now, even the boss can barely keep up with him." Stevan stated in a factual tone.
"Hey, maybe we should send the she devil after then. They wouldn't last a minute." Trent said oblivious to the danger behind him, until he was launched into the wall.
"The sick should know when to be quiet." Amy said in a sweet tone that radiated with killer intent. The others decided it was best to keep their mouths shut.
"Trent ran his mouth again didn't he?" The figure from before said appearing in the room.
"Darling, I was worried that you would be in the crossfire." Amy said to her love.
"I'm fine. It looks like they got pass the first line." The figure stated looking at the monitor in the medic bay.
"Well, they are probably headed for the net group. And there are the Cyberai, right on schedule." Altair said watching the new skirmish unfold.
LOCATION; CHI Reactor
After fighting their way through hordes of robotic monks and samurai they made it to a garden. The overall look made it just like ones you see in a real temple. The plants looked well taken care of and the garden had a sense of tranquility.
"Oh are you lost?" said a feminine voice. The duo turned around and saw what looked like geisha girls. There were nine of them and they all looked about the same age. While eight of them that had white kimonos stood in the back, the one that appeared to be the leader stood up front. She wore a green kimono that had a crane flying over feilds. Her brown hair was in the geisha style and had striking violet eyes. "My name's Kaede and this is my garden."
"Oh, sorry for trespassing. It very beautiful, but why are you here?" Mega Man asked the strange geisha.
"Oh that is simple, I'm going to eliminate you." Kaede announced and threw off her kimono and the others followed. Under the traditional garment was an outfit that was loose and also covered their bodies, they resembled kunoichi now. The outfits now black instead of white and blue instead green. They now carried kunais and charged our heroes. They also had visors and armor on their feet and lower arms. It was now easy to tell these were robots.
The duo reacted and fired their blasters at the charging ninjabots. Kaede dodged the blasts but her partners were not so lucky. Then something strange happened the ones that were hit disappeared in a flash of blue energy. The backup kunoichis were some sort of solid holograms. Thinking fast Proto Man blasted Kaede as she fell.
As she struggled to get up, the duo prepared to finish her off. That is until they were grabbed from behind and disappeared from sight in a flash of blue. The reappeared in the courtyard with the reactor.
"How did we get here?" Mega Man asked.
"That's an easy question, I brought you here." Said a voice behind them. Our heroes turned and stared at the being that was Chi Man.
"Why did you stop us?" Proto Man asked angrily.
"I couldn't let you destroy my girlfriend now can I?" Chi Man stated in a calm tone.
"Ok then," Mega Man said activating the copied powers of Saber Man. His arms and legs became brown and the arms gained golden claw like sabers. The helmet became orange and the under suit became light brown. "Let's get started."
Chi Man made the first move. He flipped backwards and fired a ball of blue energy. "Chi Sphere!" Proto Man reacted by firing a shot at the sphere canceling it out. Mega Man rushed forward and slashed at the Robot Master. Chi Man simply teleported behind Mega Man and kicked him in a spin like move. "Chi Hurricane!" Mega Man landed hard and rolled away from Chi Man as he tried to drive his knee into the blue bomber. Chi Man turned and dashed quickly at Proto Man who raised his shield just in time.
Chi Man now seeing a chance to do damage charged energy on to his hands. Right when he was sure the energy would burst, he released it in a large wolf shaped blast. "Chi Spirit Burst!" Proto Man was thrown back by the blast. "Saber Blast" the copied moved hit Chi Man square in the back.
"Huhn, damn that hurt. Ok then, no holding back! Chi Booster!" Chi Man created a blue aura that suddenly exploded and intensified around him. He charged forward and punched Mega Man in the jaw. Mega Man recovered and prepared his next move. "Saber Zero!" the destructive explosion of energy hit Chi Man. But as the smoke cleared, Chi Man appeared to only have a few minor scratches. "My turn now." Raising his hands above him, Chi Man charged an unbelievable amount of energy above them. The glowing blue mass grew to the size of a car and then he threw it at the blue bomber. "Mega Chi Meteor!"
"One chance, Saber Tornado!" Using the defensive technique, Mega Man was able to reroute the energy around him and was not damaged by the resulting blast. Now both exhausted they prepared their final moves. "Chi Spirit Fury!" "Saber Wave!" the two powerful moves, one made of multiple energy wolves and the other multiple slashes, canceled each other out. "One chance, Chi!" "Final option, Saber!" the two powerful techniques created rivaling auras that clashed against each other for supremacy. Until finally, "Destroyer!" "Vortex!"
The familiar vortex and the blue beam of death hit each other head on. They were in a stalemate, their moves equal in power. The Chi Man noticed something strange. "What is that?" In the colliding forces it appeared the vortex became more concentrated. "It can't be!" It was, Mega Man was rushing forward. Surrounding his fist with the vortex he charge his enemy.
"That is insane, he'll kill himself."
"Not if I have anything to say about it." Said Proto Man who had just recovered and was right behind the Master of Chi. His buster was preparing a charge shot.
"Clever android." With that Proto Man fired and barely got out of the way. After Chi Man was hit his beam was stopped and Mega Man rushed forward. Hitting his Hand against Chi Man's chest he sent the Robot Master flying into a wall.
"Huh, man that was tiring." Mega Man stated exhausted.
"Yeah, now let's end this." Replied Proto Man.
"Not Gonna happen, Dragon Twin Sniper!" two powerful shots of energy hit the duo, knocking them back. As they came to their senses they noticed who ever attacked them was gone and had taken Chi Man with him.
"Damn it! Not again!" Proto Man yelled.
LOCATION; Medic Bay
"Chad-kun, I'm so happy your ok." Kaede said hugging Chi Man, now revealed to be called Chad. Without his helmet, his nicely combed hair and blue eyes along with his broad face and chin, made him attractive to many girls.
"Kaede, come on I'm fine. I really need to rest." Chad said to his girlfriend.
"Fine but I'm staying here with you." She retorted.
"Ok."
"Yay!"
"So are you going to make yourself known now dear?" Amy asked her beloved out side the medic bay.
"It is unavoidable. They are going to see my true power." The figure said.
"Well, be strong then my Dragon Man, my love." Amy said before kissing the now revealed Dragon Man. As he leaned in to kiss her his red Arrow like helmet and golden star 'V' emblem shown in the light before he closed his blue eyes and kissed her.
RedDragon: All the pieces are now in place. The secrets will soon be revealed.
The Dom: Finally we got Dragon Man revealed and wait… CHI MAN GOT A GIRLFRIEND!
AssassinK: So the pairings are now Dragon Man x AM-3(Amy) and Chi Man(Chad) x Kaede. So why did Chi Man get a girl and not the others?
RedDragon: Saving that for later. Future story idea.
Sage Wolf: Well to me it was perfect.
RedDragon: See you next time every one and HEY, this was our longest chapter yet!
Everyone: Yahoo!