Mega Man was having a hard time of it. Epic Man would constantly fly above him, and if the blue bomber followed him on Rush, Algorhythm Man would shoot from below. Not that his shots were particularly powerful, but he would detect and even seem to anticipate all Mega Man's attacks. Even worse, he could transmit what he knew to Epic Man. Mega Man could take out the torpedos of Epic Man without too much trouble, and the EMP wave was held at bay by Rock's now-equipped super armor, but if he tried to attack Algorythm Man first, the midnight-blue robot would take advantage. And finally, neither of them seemed vulnerable to the power bullet, the weapon Rock had gained from Bullet Man.

"Oh, it's you!" Algorhythm Man suddenly mentioned. "I'd say it's nice to see you again, but unfortunately, you happen to be rather hard on the eyes. I'm just glad that you wear shades."

Proto Man was using the sight cannon again, as it had pretty good range despite not being Algorythm Man's weakness. But as soon as he got close enough, he returned to his normal buster.

"Blues!" Mega Man exclaimed.

"Rock." Proto Man returned the greeting without losing his focus, but affording himself one sideways smile at his brother. "Let's go to work."

And Proto Man was certainly ready to work. He went after Algorythm Man, blocking the wave of colorful plasma that came after him. Hiding behind his shield only long enough to block the shots, Proto Man was quick to jump up with a spread of buster shots. Algorythm Man's lights flashed dangerously as the hits connected. He snarled, charging forward to get his revenge. He cursed, and Proto Man grinned, knowing why. He was so old, his parts weren't all that hackable; Algorythm Man would have to defeat him without cheating.

Mega Man was doing much better against Epic Man now that Algorythm Man was occupied. With the EMP wave's reduced usefulness, this was only a little different from fighting Dive Man, another robot with tracing torpedos. Epic Man was faster and could dash, but Mega Man still knew he could win. As confident as the Cain-bot was when he had the advantage, Epic Man was very irritated with more even odds, and his lackluster battle AI was showing.

-t-

Bass knew what was going on outside, but now that he had found Mega Man, he didn't want to take over Rock's battle just yet. The real problem was the one inside Cain's base, the grey building clustered next to the mountain. So Bass entered the building and let the other two good guys deal with Epic and Algorhythm Man. Though the exterior of Cain's home was grey and dull, barely distinguishable from the snow, but the inside was rather bright and cheery. Bass passed by the full kitchen, thinking that the plates were a bit too pretty for a mad scientist to own.

Doesn't this place have any security? Bass thought with contempt. This guy has no clue what he's doing.

Bass thought this a bit too soon. As he turned a corner, trying to find something in that house that proved to be villainous rather than homey, some form of opposition showed up: a little teal robot.

"Who are you?" Bass sneered at the spiky, toothy thing, aiming his buster at it.

"YOU!" The robot, Demi, snarled in his raspy voice. "You've given the master a lot of trouble!"

"Yeah, there's more where that came from."

Immediately was firing his buster, Bass started the attack. Demi, however, was very agile. The clawed creature hopped past most of the buster shots, jumping off the wall and landing smack on the black and gold robot. Chomping down on Bass' neck, Demi started hacking into his zip drive.

"Augh, get off me!"

He flung Demi across the room. Once the Cain-bot hit the wall and collapsed, it started twitching and making odd noises as it tried to get back on its claws. But it failed, collapsing. Bass wondered for a moment, but then burst out laughing as he remembered Crystal Bot's upgrades to his security.

"That's what you get for trying to hack me." he said, smirking. "I'll go ahead and put you out of your misery."

The poor little robot exploded as the Bass buster hit it, leaving behind only a few smoky bits of metal teeth.

Bass noticed some downwards stairs as he went further on. They didn't match the nice, hardwood interior of the house, as they were cold and concrete, and none of the nature scenes that adorned the halls of the rest of the house were in the stairwell. The door at the bottom was open, and Bass could hear some muttering. Descending the stairs as quietly as he could, Bass went ahead for a look. There, near the front of the room, was Dr. Nikola Cain, cursing and mumbling as he was working on something electronic. Bass couldn't see at that angle what he was doing, so he got a little closer.

"Ugh, if this doesn't work..." Cain mumbled to himself, letting his words fall away without finishing his sentence. His focus was on carefully fixing a bit of wiring that was proving difficult.

"...Then it'll be just like everything else you ever built." Bass finished for him. "What are you doing anyway?"

"GAH!" Dr. Cain started. "YOU! You're not supposed to be here!"

"Well, you're trying to destroy Monstropolis, so yes I am." Bass came down further and looked into the room, where his confidence immediately changed to shock. "Are you crazy? This - "

*BOOM*

And the blast consumed the building.

-t-

Proto Man flung his shield at Algorhythm Man, planning in his head to charge and strike the Cain-bot while his vision was obscurred, but he had pushed himself too far. His body was beginning to force itself to lower the power usage. He couldn't take much more. Algorhythm Man noticed this weakness with glee, rushing forward to finish off Blues.

Only a sudden explosion stopped him. Turning back, a plume of smoke was rising up from where Dr. Cain's makeshift lab had been.

"Master!" Algorhythm Man exclaimed with shock. "How?"

Proto Man took full advantage. By the time Algorythm Man had come to his senses, Proto Man had his buster in the Cain-bot's face. That was the end of Algorythm Man, and Proto Man gained the power of the algorhythm dynamo.

Epic Man looked down in anger, leaving the fight with Mega Man and doing something between a teleport and a dash to catch up with Proto Man, Quickly changing from red and grey to orange and gold, Proto Man fired the algorhythm dynamo barely in time to hit the approaching enemy. A short white plasma shot emerged, exploding into rainbow neon colors as it hit Epic Man's chest...and did nothing.

"You really think that I would remain near a robot whose power I am vulnerable to?" Epic Man disdainfully remarked.

But his frown soon twisted into a smirk as he grabbed the dizzy and drained Proto Man by the neck and dashed again, this time flying up the side of the mountain. Mega Man was forced to get out of his super armor to chase, but as soon as he did, Epic Man hit him with another EMP wave, which knocked him down several feet and left him stunned for a few seconds. Only as Epic Man stopped at the peak of the mountain did Mega Man get a chance to catch up.

"That's close enough!" Epic Man hissed, holding a weakened Proto Man by the scarf with only one arm. "You stay where you are! You see, 'Mega' Man, or 'Rock' or whoever you are, this volcano is active, and I don't think your friend Blues here will like what he finds inside."

"Please don't!" Rock begged, wishing he could somehow get a shot in without endangering Proto Man.

"Why not? I suppose you'll do anything to save him?"

"He's...he's my only brother..." Mega Man said, his voice dropping into lower tones as he realized there was nothing he could do. Speaking up in a more audible volume, he asked, "What is it you want anyway?"

"Algorhythm Man was my brother." Epic Man apparently had better hearing than Mega Man expected. He violently shook Proto Man, whose glitching was only getting worse. "And what I want is for you to suffer."

He released his grip on Proto Man.

Proto Man could barely hear his brother's scream. His vision was fading as well, and he could only marginally see the hot magma as it neared him. He imagined how the hot, molten rock would dissolve his armor in a matter of minutes, rupturing violently as it tore its way to his power core. And until that moment, Proto Man would be aware of his slow death. His shades would dissolve, and his eyes, but his mind would be awake until that last, final moment. His only comfort was that it would be painless, as robots had no sensory perception. But then he realized it would only be painless for him.

So this is how I'll die... he could barely think. Rock, I...I'm sorry...

With a sudden jerk, Proto Man noticed that he wasn't getting any closer to the magma anymore. In fact, he was getting farther away from it. Something had hold of his scarf and was pulling him out. An ungentle hand flung him across something, which Proto Man managed to fling his arms around, holding on for dear life. His head was starting to clear, and just as he started to get some sense of his surroundings, he noticed that whatever he was riding was landing. He fell back in the snow, glad that his power core was holding up and starting to right itself. He hoped that he would be able to rest until he felt normal again.

"Hey Rock, just kill the guy already, okay?"

Proto Man looked upwards at Bass, his rescuer, who shoved an E tank in his face. He gratefully accepted. He drank it slowly, looking at the dark robot and his dog. Both of them, especially Bass, were ridiculously dirty, covered in ash and multifarious nicks and dings. He also noticed with some dismay that his scarf was covered in streaks of the black dust too. But what surprised him the most was the equally dirty human Bass held over his shoulder. He coughed up more ash as Bass grumpily contacted the nearest emergency medics. That done, Bass looked down at Proto Man.

"You...you saved me..." Proto Man managed to say, still not quite feeling like himself yet. "Why?"

Bass wrinkled his nose with contempt. "Eh, I just did it as thanks for killing Wily."

"But I didn't kill him. It was someone else."

"Oh really?" Bass' grinned a very sinister grin, revealing his fangs. "That means you owe me."

Proto Man's jaw dropped, and his bemused expression only made Bass and Treble laugh, leaving Blues to wonder with horror at what Bass might want him to do. Bass' attention went to the battle between Mega Man and Epic Man, and Blues looked upwards at the top of the volcano as well. Epic Man was failing badly, and it wasn't long before he exploded, leaving behind his weapon: the epic win. That done, Mega Man immediately zoomed down with Rush, landing next to his brother.

"You're alright!" the blue boy exclaimed with pure joy and relief. "Bass! Thank you so much! Oh wow, are you alright?"

"Eh, I'm fine. I had to show up, because someone here has this annoying tendency to let the bad guy get away." Bass hinted very obviously, making Mega Man squirm a bit in embarrassment. The dark robot then referred to the injured human on his shoulder. "Hey Rock, you will not believe what I caught this idiot doing: he actually was trying to fill one of those inescapable rooms with instant death spikes."

Mega Man couldn't help but laugh, snorting as he tried to contain himself. "I really hate laughing at someone who's hurt so bad, but that's so embarrassing! You know, Dr. Cain, you can't actually do that without creating a very dangerous energy field. It can set fire to almost anything with only the slightest misstep."

"Sure..." Nikola coughed again as he spoke. "Tell me that after my house explodes. Now put me down, you maniac."

Bass briefly considered doing that, as he never wanted to save the guy in the first place. "No, moron. There's two feet of snow out here, and you'll freeze. You have no idea how lucky you were that I was between you and the blast, so just shut up until the meds get here."

"I'll be fine!" Dr. Cain snapped. "Now let go of me or suffer the consequences!"

Mega Man, having used the zip device from Crystal Bot again, sensed something odd. "Oh no! That hacking virus that he was using to take over the military's robots...it's still online!"

That was when the remains of Dr. Cain's house started to shift and rise, then fell back down again, sliding off the side of a large flying craft of some sort. It was about the size of a small apartment, and it was grey and square shaped, with light panels on all four corners that could shoot out a barrage of lasers. On its top looked like some sort of cockpit, only it seemed to be controlled by a computer at the time.

"Now that," Dr. Cain gleefully explained. "That is my real laboratory. It can-"

"I've got this!" a very determined Mega Man exclaimed as he jumped once again on Rush.

"At least let me finish you stupid robot!"

Flying upwards, Mega Man equipped the epic win. He noticed right away that it was a chargable weapon, so he powered it up, his usual glow shimmering with a new silver light. Mega Man dodged two clusters of laser fire before shooting his own new weapon, aiming it at the very top. Once the charge on the epic win was released, a ridiculously strong electro magnetic beam hit the flying building, bringing it to the ground with a hideous screech. All three robots had to jump or fly out of the way as the massive machine headed straight down the mountainside they were watching from.

Proto Man, once he was out of the way, was starting to feel well enough to teleport out. He had done his work here. But as he tried, he just de-synced again. Looking down, he noticed a very irritated purple wolf chomping onto his leg, intent on keeping Blues where he was. Sighing, Proto Man looked around for Treble's master.

Nearby, a helicopter had teleported in. It was the emergency medical robots, as humans couldn't teleport, and they had come for Dr. Cain.

"You are not handing me over to those things!" the bearded mad scientist protested. "No robot can replace a human in medicine! How dare you? Put me down at once."

Bass was mildly amazed that someone so hurt could yell so loud. Handing him over to the medical robots (who were much more careful not to hurt him than Bass), the dark robot hissed, "Shut up for once. You'll see all the humans you want once you get to the hospital. Man you suck. I can't believe it was so easy to take down your lab. It looked like a threat but was nothing. Honestly, you suck more than Wily. His stuff might have been more ugly, but it was at least a little dangerous."

It was a good thing the medical robots had already strapped Dr. Cain onto the stretcher, or he would have doubtlessly hurt himself. "I'll get you back for this! You'll see! YOU'LL SEE!"

Bass laughed cruely. "What a whiner."

"Good job, everyone!" Mega Man encouraged the three robots. "So now all we have to do is see what we can get from this lab's computers and bring them to the lab - Bass, what is Treble doing?"

"What?" Bass turned back to see his wolf firmly gripping Proto Man by the leg. "Ugh, Treble...I'll get that, Rock. And I'll clean up Cain's mess here." Bass' tone grew serious. "You need to get to the hospital in Monstropolis. Now."

Rock could tell from the look on Forte's face exactly what was wrong. Horrified, he immediately teleported out, and the dark robot turned to Proto Man.

"That was some pretty good acting there." Blues spoke up, his voice tinged with bitter annoyance. "It almost looked like you hadn't told Treble to keep me here. Now get him off."

Bass, now that he had the advantage, was surprisingly patient. "Hehe. Not yet. It's time we discuss that favor you owe me."

Proto Man cringed. Of all the people to get rescued by, it had to be Bass. Anticipating the worst, Proto Man braced himself for some unreasonable and awful demand.

"I want you to visit Dr. Light in the hospital."

Blinking, Proto Man looked up in surprise. "What?"

"You heard me. For some reason the he wants to see you." Bass contemptfully glared at the loner robot. "He's too nice if you ask me, but that's what he wants, so do it."

Proto Man stared down for a moment, his expression of doubt hidden from Bass. Finally he looked up and spoke. "No."

"What? I don't know why you've ignored the guy since he built you, and I don't care, but you owe me so you're going to see him now, got it?"

"I don't owe you anything." Proto Man said firmly. "You already know my condition. As it turns out, I have less time left than you might suspect. What you did will only extend my existence maybe two weeks, a month if I'm lucky. There's no point in my doing anything for you."

Bass was completely confused and angered. "What's wrong with you? Auto or Crystal could fix you if you asked. Do you want to die or something?"

It took Proto Man a moment to answer. Quietly he answered, "I want it to end."

"What to end?"

Proto Man tried to clarify, doubting that Bass would understand. "Look at Rock. He fights for 'eternal peace', or that's what he'll say if you ask him. But it's not really eternal. Every day he fights normal crime, in between his fights against Wily. And even now with Wily gone it won't stop. Some other mad scientist will rise up, or some other country will get weapons of mass destruction that shouldn't have them, or it will be something else none of us has ever considered. How long will he really keep anything peaceful? There will always be someone else to think they can do what no one else can. There will never be peace."

Bass paused a moment, looking at Proto Man with disgust, a little confused. "So you're saying he should just give up? Crime has gone down 70% since Rock started in Monstropolis. Half the reason normal people don't commit crime is because they're afraid of getting caught. And if Rock didn't stop Wily or whoever, then things would be a whole lot worse. You're not the one who has to do that anyway, so why are you whining about it?"

"That concept exists for everyone. If a person is a philosopher or teacher, there will still be ignorant people in the world, especially after the teachers die. And if someone invents a new thing, that thing will inevitably be used for some sort of evil. In all my wanderings that's what I have learned. You can delay, but you can never prevent evil...and all good things will fade..."

Bass rolled his eyes, wondering how they had gotten on that topic. "Look, if you want to go die somewhere, I couldn't care less. Do whatever you want. But first you need to at least show up for your creator's sake for ten stupid minutes. Or are you too selfish to bother with that?"

"What about your creator?"

"You can't compare them!" Bass growled. "First of all, Wily was a jerk and I disowned him. Secondly, he's dead and there's nothing I can do about it. But Light is alive and if you have any decency in you at all you'll go tell him goodbye."

Proto Man stared at Bass, shaking his head as if he were somewhat confused. "You...you're still Bass..."

"No, I'm Roll. What the crap are you talking about?"

"I thought...well, your decision to become a hero was sudden. It came out of nowhere. I assumed Dr. Light must have reprogrammed you to some extent."

Bass looked over at his dog, whose grip on Blues' leg had only gotten tighter. "Do you believe this guy?" Turning back to Proto Man, he went on, "Why would Light do something like that? I don't think it would even occur to him. And if he were that kind of guy he would have done it a long time ago, when I tricked Rock to get into his labs."

That was something Proto Man hadn't considered. "But didn't he reprogram Crystal Bot? She seems harmless...sort of. And well, she was afraid of him."

Bass looked at Blues as if he were the dumbest robot ever built. "You idiot! She was scared because he's old! Did it ever occur to you to ask her why? All Dr. Light did was make her a little more sane and a lot smarter. He barely touched her personality AI. Sheesh, is that what you're afraid of?"

"He was going to reprogram me...I wasn't good enough for him..."

"And you're still not." Bass jeered. "But that doesn't matter to Dr. Light. He can't exactly do anything to you now, so you've got nothing to lose, even if all that crap you said about him was true."

"What do you know?" Proto Man was starting to get angry, and his voice tightened with controlled hate. "You weren't there when I was activated! You didn't see what I saw! Maybe he's not evil, but he's every bit as controlling as Wily. He had his plans for me...I can't be like Rock, Bass, and anyone who expects me to is deceiving themselves. I'm not his robot, and I'm not sure that I ever was."

Bass' eyes bulged and fangs bared. "What? I think the one of us that's spoken to him more than once in the past thirty years just might know a little more about him! Y'know, Blues, I used to think you were at least smarter than Rock, but now I know that you're just a different kind of stupid! So maybe he thinks everyone is his friend, but you comparing Light to Wily..." Bass shook his head. "You're messed up."

Proto Man was getting tired of this. "Are you done yet?"

"Almost, you bastard. Maybe you don't care about Light, but I know you at least don't hate Rock. How exactly is he going to feel about you not showing up? And Roll too? How do you think they'll feel when their father on his deathbed is wishing with his last breath to see his lost kid? You might not think you're his, but he definitely thinks you're his son."

The red and grey robot's lips twitched, barely perceptively. He wasn't going to give in, especially not to someone like Bass. After a moment, he spoke. "I do only as I wish. I'm not going to act under obligation."

Bass grimaced with disgust. "You're right about one thing: you're not like Rock. He's at least there when he's needed. You're just selfish. And if you think you're not good enough, and I'm the one that fought his Rock all this time...ugh, I give up. I've got better things to do. Treble, let him go."

The wolf was reluctant to let go, as he'd rather tear Proto Man to bits. But Treble always obeyed his master, so he removed his fangs, backing away with a deep growl in his throat. Bass turned away, heading for the remains of Dr. Cain's mobile lab. Proto Man looked down at his leg. Deep indentations from Treble's teeth were in his leg's armor, and he inwardly sighed, wondering if it was worth it to get the damage repaired somehow.

"Hey Proto Man."

He looked up at Bass again. "What?"

The dark robot's eyes narrowed. "If I see you again, I'll kill you."

"Hm, are you sure you can do that?" Blues scornfully commented. "You never had much luck with my brother."

"Don't even pretend that you're a threat to me." Bass hissed. "You take double the damage as Rock."

This shocked the other robot. "Wait, how do you know that?"

"Moron. You let Crystal Bot scan you."

"I didn't give her that much time -"

Bass smirked. "She doesn't need much. Why do you think I keep her around?"

Proto Man stared at him a moment, and Bass was about to leave again. Quickly Proto Man stopped him, asking, "One last thing...if you weren't reprogrammed...why? Why did you all of a sudden decide to become a hero? You could have done whatever you wanted - you still can, probably. Why bother putting up with all those rules that you hate?"

It was a question Bass hadn't fully thought out, and now that someone was asking, he wasn't altogether sure. "Well...Wily thought he could tell me what to do, but Light is completely different. I actually want to listen to him, because I know that he's smart and a nice guy. He doesn't want me to do anything just so I'm obeying him...hell, he never asked me to be a good guy. I just did it because I knew it would make him happy." Bass' somber tone became more mocking as he remembered who he was talking to. "Heh, ironic, isn't it? You were the one built by him, and yet I turn out better than you. I actually care about someone other than myself."

Proto Man immediately tried to protest to that remark, but before he could say one word, Bass teleported away.

Once the dark robot was gone, Proto Man couldn't help but feel like he'd been had. Bass was making astute observations for once and knew about his weakness? Exactly how much had Crystal Bot discovered about him? These circumstances were sickening to someone who was used to having hidden information, and it was annoying that someone else would rebuke him. A thought that was harder for Proto Man to accept came unbidden. Bass cared about Dr. Light.

"That can't be...Bass hates everyone..."

But then again, Bass could have demanded anything as a favor. Him wanting something for Dr. Light and not himself was proof enough. If Proto Man had been honest with himself at that point (which he wasn't), he would admit a degree of jealousy. If the dark robot wasn't lying, then he was actually friends with Dr. Light, who was in turn kind to his former enemy. Proto Man didn't want to confront his notions of who his creator was. He didn't trust Dr. Light, and wasn't sure he ever could.

But Bass had managed to get one thing right: Proto Man did care about his brother. He sympathized with Rock, and he wondered if that was who he should have been. He always admired his brother's tenacious optimism and strength. It honestly surprised him how well his brother had done over the years, despite the blue bomber's naiivety and never-failing generosity. And yet, Rock had to have gotten those qualities from somewhere.

So...what am I going to do?

After a moment, he sent a transmission.

" - Rock? - "

After a moment, there was a response. " - Hi, Proto Man. - "

He hated the tragic tone in his brother's voice. " - How is he? - "

" - ...Not good...he's...getting worse. It would be really nice if you would be here, Proto Man. He's waiting for you. - "

The red and grey robot cringed, unsure of what to do. He thought over his options, not liking any of them.

" - Proto Man? - "

Proto Man cut the transmission. He couldn't take it anymore. As much as he sympathized with Mega Man, this was asking a lot from him. Noticing that his power core had settled, he knew it would be safe to teleport. And in moments, he was gone.

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Author's notes:

- Gah, I can't believe that I got the most views when I uploaded the wrong chapter last update. :D Ah well, this one's good. So, will Proto Man do what Bass demands? We'll see in the next chapter. Think I did okay with Proto Man's distrust of Dr. Light? I dunno, it's sort of hard to portray, as Light and his robots are all good guys, but of course that doesn't mean Proto Man trusts him. Dr. Light's naiivety, combined with the fact he didn't quite know where he was going when he built Proto Man, resulted in a very awkward "father/son" relationship between Thomas and his bot.

- Yeah, I don't know diddly about volcanoes, so I'm not all that certain if there is a pool of magma at the bottom, or if there's a thin layer of rock (dried magma due to air contact), or maybe a narrow shaft that prevents anyone from being able to fall in it without hitting the inner sides of the volcano first. But this is the robot world so...I do what I want. :D

=====Epic Man

"I WIN!"

Good point: confident

Bad point: sinister

Likes: having the advantage

Dislikes: you

That's right, Epic Man is nobody's friend, if you're human anyway. For someone who likes to show humans the error of their ways, he sure doesn't do it for their sake. He doesn't mind robots too bad, as long as he has the advantage. Epic Man is a surprisingly bad sport. He hates any slight advantage his opponents may have, and he's a complete spazz. While he would kill anyone and everyone if he had his own way, his loyalty to Dr. Cain is unquestionably strong, and he would never do anything the slightest bit against what Dr. Cain wants.

As much as Epic Man dislikes humans, he's generally very cheerful and humorous, like most of the Cain-bots, and so anyone who amuses him is likely to escape his wrath. He's very unpredictable, though, so there's no reliable way to get him to do anything. In his free time, he likes to read or watch TV, whatever can interest him in a short period of time, as his attention span isn't great. At times he is easily bored and has to trick people to amuse himself.

=====Demi

"Yes, Master?"

Good point: humble

Bad point: annoying

Likes: organizing things

Dislikes: broken dishes

Demi is the housebot of the Cain family, and he enjoys his work a lot. He would be happier if there were more humans to care for, but as is he likes cleaning and making food for Dr. Cain. Most of the work in the house is the result of Demi's work, because Dr. Cain himself spends most of his time within his lab rather than in the house itself. He's the most good-natured of all the Cain-bots, though he can be a pest if he's bored or if you're in his way while he's trying to clean.

His mannerisms and behavior make him sound really suspicious, but normally he isn't that violent. Though he will guard his master with his life, and can be a vicious fighter when provoked (not that y'all got to see much of that here, but he'll get his chance later, muahahaa...). He is also a hacking robot, even more powerful than Algorhythm Man. He is always studying security systems and anti-virus programs so that he can figure out how to get past them, and he's also an expert safe-cracker. Because of the chip in Dr. Cain's brain, Demi also serves as his closest assistant and mind storage.

- I would like to point out that Demi and Epic Man are together here in the character profiles for a reason. Can you figure it out before I post the reason in my next story? It'll be a while, so you'll have some time to figure it out, but if you figure it out, I will call you smart. You may not get it, but it's not as hard as you may guess. I'll give you a hint: the way to figure it out is in chapter 7. Anything else is giving it away.