Mega Man & Bass影
Chapter 5
It all came back like a dream, or more so a memory. The slight blurry vision of a man in a white coat that stood before a grey robot that was partially broken, if not almost completely. He was attaching a new core to this fragile being's system.
The robot was somehow still running. This made the strange man smile at this, happy to see this young robot alive, and working as he continued to repair how broken down he was. He started to speak somewhat quietly to the young robot.
"Six…. six attempts at making the perfect humanoid robot… Robotics has come a long way but I still can't get it right… You say that you were built and you came from two different timelines…" The knowledge of that excited him.
"You could travel between different points in time, but you were defeated by 's and 's strongest robots… Your technology is far different yet similar, yet the same" curiosity could only peek from this man as he continued.
"When I repair you completely, will you show me how you time travelled, and what enabled you to time travel?… It's odd, you certainly do look a little like MegaMan himself… Let's change that…" he pulled a purple metal out of his pocket, then looked to the young robot again,
"I'll make sure you're not only as good as new, but you're unique, you're new, do you like the name 'Violet Raven'? Or perhaps, 'Vio' for short? One of my daughters has been asking for me to name one robot after herself for quite some time." When hearing the man say this, the robot grew annoyed at this, hearing it simply.
"She's old enough to know what I'm doing here…"
Before he knew it, he 'woke up' to see it was all a dream, a dream of remembering a greater past before himself. The violet robot remembering that man, the man that started it all.
"It's been a while… hasn't it?" The violet robot turned to three young robot masters who stood in front of him, in a place unknown. Cameras watched the city and locations they were targeting, as he sat in large chair, watching the city calmly.
" 'Father' certainly was caring now wasn't he, only to create you regretful pieces of scrap, remember, I have the power to destroy all of you if I wanted to." Asserting dominance to the others, he stood up from his chair, his eyes cold and lifeless, as if to blast them at any moment
"You don't… have the right to call our creator 'Father' as we do!" Yelled a bulky red armored bot in rebellion, however, one in a pink tinted color of armor held him back from causing any harm.
"Stop it Cardinal!... Please, please don't be angered Vio, he didn't mean to get angry…" her voice was light and soft, yet only fear seemed to show on her face.
"We won't make the same mistakes, that is a promise we shall keep, Vio" said another voice with a very calm manner, similar to Vio's yet deep with a serious tone, protective of the other two who now stood behind him.
"Don't disappoint me, if it wasn't for me, your 'Father' would have left you to rot. I gave you life again, I provided a home for you, I helped you become stronger… Sylph, you are ordered to bring back our brother, if not, simply destroy Canary, don't hesitate at Light Labs." Vio then turned to the bulky red robot for stating instructions.
"Cardinal, you find the girl, as much as I'd rather kill her off, she does bare some use to us, I would have preferred to use another old fool but those of younger age tend to last a little longer, I realized a flaw in my plan, so get to her, and…" He stopped with a sudden aggression in his voice as he continued.
"If MegaMan or Bass are spotted, destroy them. Even if it means taking your own life… that's an order!"
The calm collected one and the angered rebellious one left within seconds, quickly out of darkness, all that was left was the one in pink armor.
"And you, my dear Roseate… You knew the girls… did you not?"
The young feminine robot trembled in fear, her answer as fearful as her voice.
"Yes, Vio, I, knew, well saw one of them… Father, didn't let us see them too much, only father and his partner were mainly down here… They didn't trust us near the children…"
"Khh! Phew, it's dusty in here, I can't remember last I checked in here here" Viola said to herself while opening a black and golden rimmed chest, dusty and broken from old age.
"So what's the big deal about this? Your parents pirates or something?" Questioned her fellow robot bearing the same colors.
"My mom was a fan of antiques, whenever she got her hands on something old and shiny, she always seemed to spend her money on it more than anything. She would discard food and new tech for this stuff, of course she made use of it somehow.." she pulled out blue prints of a structure that looked much like the layout of a building.
"I'll admit, when mom wasn't working a side job, she was pretty good at robotics just like my dad, she made blue prints like this by hand, she could have been a great scientist and robotics engineer, but she wanted to put our family image first before playing with robots like dad…" she replied with a sigh, giving off a smile before putting the blueprints aside.
"I don't recall you ever telling me your parents were scientists chick… Not that I should be surprised" His curiosity peaked interest in the subject, scientists, that just so happened to be her parents and robotic engineers.
Viola set many dusty blueprints on her bed, as well as old gadgets and parts that were all kept within it.
"I-I don't mean to speak my thoughts out loud so much, b-but it's hard not to say something about all these things. My parents, were pretty dedicated to technology, my dad, Leo, especially, mom tried to hide it, or so it seemed. I'm only bringing this stuff out because there's probably stuff in here I might be able to use now, it had no use before until you came…. actually , ignore that, some of these things still might not have any use whatsoever, b-but, there still might be something…"
She curiously took out what was left in the chest, from small batteries to pieces of old tech, to various blueprints. Bass watched her pull out all the strange, somewhat rusted tools and objects before looking at one of the blueprints for what looked like a buster.
In fact, he could have sworn it was identical to his fellow rival's buster, if it wasn't for the signature at the bottom of the paper that caught his attention otherwise.
"That signature.."
Bass stared for a moment at the left hand corner of the blueprints as Viola continued to take stuff out. That single name, caught him off guard.
"Leonardo… Wily?"
A piece of equipment shattered to pieces as it had been dropped on the ground. She stood frozen for a moment after letting it go, already getting tensed up.
The signatures… My dad's name, oh god, I even said "Leo" out loud… I'm screwed.
"Oh yeah! D-Did I forget to say that was my dad's last name? P-Pretty crazy, h-huh?"
She replied in a quivered voice, already trying to not stutter as you usually did.
"Yeah, what a coincidence, and your mom obviously has the same name too since it's on here too, and both just happen to be scientists AND robotic engineers. And you just so happen to have a book on your shelf that you even read showing robot designs that are, what do you call it, SIMILAR to my own creator's"
an almost angered yet annoyed look appeared on his face, like he was just waiting for her to slip up.
"Y-Y-Yeah… C-Coincidences s-sure are s-strange…"
He gripped her hand tightly in an instant, frightening her, she tried to loosen the grip in any sort of non hurtful way, which wasn't working to begin with. He hadn't ever been as annoyed with her, or maybe he had and simply couldn't recall for the moment. He stayed in place so that she wouldn't try running or avoiding the question.
"Answers Chick. NOW. And don't act like you're getting out of this easily. I can stay here all day." Still she tried to loosen it. Nothing worked.
"O-Okay okay I'll tell you! J-Just let go first, p-please….?"
She tried to say, but it looked more like she was begging to avoid the matter than actually being in pain.
"My grip might loosen, but that ain't changing the subject chick, so you better give me a pretty good answer Viola."
She sighed before looking down in shame. Should she had been surprised? There was always the possibility this was to happen anyway.
"Y-Yeah, I'm related to Albert, okay? I'm…" she sighed once more, in an more glum matter.
"His niece, Leo, my dad, is his brother…" He loosened his grip, but didn't fully let go.
"So the old fool had other family members and he never bothered to tell me or anyone? And after I plan to stick around, you don't bother to tell me you're related to my stupid creator?!"
Hesitant, but she still replied.
"Well… I thought you'd look at me and think… I was just, 'stupid' like him, being related and all… So… I never, said anything…" He was a little surprised to hear that, but let go of her, still quite annoyed at this fact.
"Heh, you and that old coot? You really think I'd be hanging around if you were just like that fool? You may be a complete nerd, but you're not crazy, nor are you getting in my way. But you still have a lot to explain." He seemed to be a less aggressive mood, which gave her relief.
"I never stayed in contact with him, and dad barely contacted him at all, in fact my mom was so paranoid of us being seen as related to him we'd go to jail, so, that's why she cared about image… it's weird, knowing she did care a lot at one point in her life before…"
Before she could get lost in her own thoughts Bass interrupted.
"So basically you knew you were related but you never talked at all, or had any relations besides blood, and being good with tech and all."
"My dad was much younger than him yet got into robotics on his own without my Uncle, your creator's, help, so, yeah, he kind of taught me and my sis a bit. I guess it runs in the family? I don't know…"
He let out a yawn, already bored of what answer he was given.
"What did I tell you? Stop being so afraid and down all the time chick, I wasn't actually going to hurt of you didn't tell me. You're such a wuss sometimes…"
She still felt guilty for holding the answer in for the time he had stayed.
"I-I know, I-I'm sorry… it's in my nature I guess…"
He gave off a serious glare for a moment, in reply to her he answered
"Keep talking like that and I won't stick around chick".
She freaked for a moment, her face showed the fear and shock combined.
He looked at her, and kind of laughed before replying again.
"You really fell for that too?! You're a worried wreck! Haha!..."
He scruffled up her hair after patting her head a bit, her body shaking with worry from head to toe before relaxing just a little at his rough, messy touch.
"Don't lie again chick, you suck at lying anyway, but stop pity talking from now on too! I already told ya this, the last thing I want is you down in the dumps again because of yourself." She looked up to him almost inspired, feeling a little more determined.
"I…. I'll try. I promise, I-I'll try…"she gripped her fist as if telling herself that to simply motivate herself, she felt a little more confident in herself. Bass knew he wasn't much for words or showing affection to anyone but he knew if he could do something to return the favor for her giving him not only a place to hang around, but repairs and even upgrades to his already powerful armor, it was good enough to him.
He gave off a genuine smile.
As of now, chick is still a complete wreck, but she ain't that bad either. Sure, our meeting was straight up awkward, but hell, after sticking around just a bit, seeing the kid even show some hope of improving, it's at least a little uplifting.
The sound of a heavy blast from a building nearby caught them both off guard, the creams rose, and Bass had a wide grin in his face.
"Well, someone is stirring up trouble, just means more fun for me!" He immediately teleported out of the building, and was outside.
The bulky red robot had a giant ruby colored sledge hammer the size of a moderate car, he angrily took out anything near him.
"WHERE IS THE PERSON?! How hard is it to find one stupid person?!"
"Hey buddy, tantrum lane is right around the corner, but I could give you a lift and take you there myself, not that your life is worth it" Bass looked at him closely, he looked tough but not tough enough to take him no matter how strong he looked.
The robot turned to see, but suddenly got pumped at the sight of him.
"Bahahaha! Well, looky here, you know I was supposed to be looking for someone else, but destroying you will surely grant me a break from Vio's pestering"
He bashed his hammer near Bass who was able to easily dash away from it.
"You want to fight me? Well it'll be entertaining to see you try. Bring it you big loser!" The pompous robot yelled. Prepared for battle.
"Who are you calling loser you fin headed freak! I will kill you and I will get the respect I deserve!" He was slow but his attacks were just as powerful as him. He smashed his hammer to the ground creating a small quake around himself. The battle was only beginning.
"Ugh, not to be rude, but I'm pretty sure waiting around isn't going to do much " Rock had brought various tools laid neatly within a box, but was quite bothered by the peacetime given to them.
"I know my boy, but even after the battle, you must relax even just a little, stressing over the whole situation won't do us any good now, will it?" Chuckled the jolly old mad, he was a little worried as well of course, but he couldn't let his worry for the situation get to his children.
Rock couldn't be more annoyed himself, but did what he could to sidetrack his mind when getting the proper tools the needed.
"The sooner we could get it over with, the better, right? , we're waiting time! What if, they're plotting something against us, what if all this peace was just them scheming for what they are going to do? Which it probably is, and we're just here waiting for it to happen!"
could see Rock tensed up, it wasn't like he hadn't acted like this before, saving the world, defeating a set of robots just to do it, but it had gotten repetitive, had it not? Rock tried to simmer down, but it couldn't be helped. After so many years of the same thing, who wouldn't want the same cycle to end?
"Rock, I know you have grown, weary of this, and I know more than likely we already know who is still most likely behind this mess, but you must realize this is always for the greater good, for peace, for humans and robots alike" he said with aspiration.
It seemed to had worked a little, but not to its full potential to get him to stop thinking about the subject of more robots attacking completely.
"I know, but that still assure this won't stop happening, why can't robots and humans live peacefully alongside each other for good?"
"Because humans are terrible trouble makers, that's why-" before Rock could realize who had said that he was immediately attacked by another blue armored robot. With two busters, she flooded the room shooting hydro pressured water at both Dr. Light and Rock.
Rock transformed into MegaMan soon after being hit, but saw the robot who had not only barged into their home, also destroying their lab.
He turned to the female robot to attack, shooting at her quickly.
"Who do you think you are barging in like this?!" He kept his guard up and stood in front of protectively, calming down a little but not taking the situation lightly, she only laughed at the sight of them shocked by her sudden attack.
"Who me? Just a messenger here to spread the word is all. I wanted to have some fun while I was at it. Listen little boy, we kind of need an old smart guy to help us with stuff, if you could be a dear and surrender the old doctor to us, we might let this go easily" a grin of pure enjoyment on her face.
This doesn't look good. I'd better think of something to get this robot out of here and away from than to cause more trouble.
"I'd rather take this outside actually, just because you come to threaten and attack me, doesn't at the least even impress me." He was trying to think of something, anything to get the, out of this mess.
"Is that a threat to challenge me? Oh, you're so rude! Well, I think fighting right here and now is fine" she leaped toward MegaMan almost shooting at him once more, but before she could attack again he slid right under her, grabbing her by the foot and teleporting out of the lab.
"Rock!" He yelled before slowly rising up, still hurt from the sudden attack, he went to his main computer to quickly locate where his son had taken the robot, which was out of the city limits, where the two began to fight as soon as they had arrived to wherever they had landed.
MegaMan tried dodging most of her attacks, she was quick, not as quick as Vio or Quick Man but enough to still be a challenge, however she didn't leap too much at him, and shot several close range attacks when she could, sticking to the ground.
With this knowledge he was able to slide under her when she did leap at him or dodge by jumping over her close attacks, it grew a little more tricky since he attacks were still quite quick, but powerful.
"Just give up already! This is pointless if you keep trying to fight me! I'm only going to beat you!" He replied after quickly shooting up close when she was about to attack again, the shot damaged her but she acted like it was nothing.
She kept trying to get close but MegaMan was still able to dodge and shoot first before she could get to him, their battle started evening out.
"Beat, me? Hah! I'm, only here, to keep, you, occupied you little fool!-" but she couldn't say another word after being kicked from behind, her own words being her own distraction.
"You were saying?" The answer seemed almost sarcastic from Rock, not that he really cared, what was important was either beating this robot master and getting more info, or simply hoping it would surrender like Canary.
From the looks of it, even when she was damaged, she wasn't going to give in, or give up.
"You, think this, will keep me away from my little brother?! Look, you rude little boy, maybe if you let me take , and tell me the location, of my sweet little brother, then maybe, I don't have to waste anymore time with you!" She yelled
"And let you kidnap another innocent person? More so an innocent robot? Not on my watch, you could tell me where Vio is and what he's planning though, maybe even surrender and come back to light labs, I really don't want to do this but I will if I have to."
She only mocked his answer and could care less about it.
"Why, should I, tell you? Even if you do kill me, I've done enough. Guess who's up next for questioning? If you won't give up or my sweet brother Canary, the blonde girl goes 'bye bye'. My brother Sylph already has her cornered" she giggled.
Rock's face grew in shock, but coldly looked at this robot dead in the eyes.
"Roll, is being watched?... You will tell me where this 'Sylph' is or I will not hesitate." He was dead serious as he approached the rivaling robot, she only giggled.
"Are you mad little boy? I, may be broken up but, I won't tell. I did my, job" she laughed hysterically, before Rock powered up his buster ready to shoot at this strange robot.
"I gave you a chance." He replied but she immediately interrupted him.
"You don't…. even want to know my name? Rude, heh, it's Bunting. Bye bye sweet heart, hope you won't, find her, in pieces, next time we, meet" before she could teleport away he shot at her core, she vanished.
"Rock, can you hear me? I located another robot within the city, you need to-"
"I know, just send me the coordinates. I'm on it" he teleported back into the city, seeing various large vines here and there, and seeing people fleeing.
Whoever this Sylph is, I'm not letting him hurt Roll, I have to find her. I can understand they want one of their brothers like Canary back in their team but targeting and Roll? I won't let anything happen to them!
"Oh, this whole thing is stressing me, there haven't been any attacks, so I shouldn't worry…" Roll muttering to herself as she was finishing some shopping at a local food market.
"No need to worry about that Roll! We always got MegaMan when trouble does happen! And the rest of the robot masters!" Said a large green tin can of a friend almost yelling in the store.
"Quiet down Auto, this shouldn't even be discussed here, let's just get going home. Thanks for helping me with the bags." They walked out with plastic bags hanging from their arms, mildly happy.
"It's almost four o' clock?! We stayed out longer than we should have, let's hurry home!" Exclaimed Roll. The two strolled off quickly before coming to a halt. There was screaming and people running from the opposite direction.
Someone not to far, bearing plant like robotic vines came walking calmly toward them.
"Auto, get out of here, get to Light Labs NOW" she said in a serious tone.
"Are you joking miss Roll?! We have to leave now or-" but Auto was cut off by her again.
"Someone has to warn Rock, someone has to keep this guy here, just do as I say Auto!"
But he refused in response.
"If you're staying here than I am to in order to protect you-" but now he was there, a mysterious emerald tinted robot with his mouth hidden, and hair blocking an eye.
"You must be Roll. The blue bomber's sister. Allow me to introduce myself, I am Sylph. So I heard you tried to help patch up a brother of mine, Canary? I'll make this quick so that no one has to get hurt. Where is my childish older brother? I need to have a word from him, if you'd be so kind to tell me his location, you'll live"
Silence was her only reply. She stood there unafraid of what was to happen.
I'm not letting some stupid plant robot cause havoc to not only innocent people, but who intends to return a good robot evil again, I can stay here all day if I have to… Rock will come, but until then, I have to keep this guy occupied, somehow….
A/N
Hey guys, so this story is probably only going to be me working solo on it from this point on, OhHaiLuli got her own projects and stuff she's focusing on, and school, and other projects get in the way for me too, but I do intend to try to continue this story when I can get to it. Thank you to those who are sticking with this story, I appreciate every person who has given it a chance-
mlalstorytime, author/writer of MegaMan & Bass Shadows
P.S. I had to re-edit due to the copy and pasting messing up the file. Just to let you guys know.