You're probably wondering about that new Megazord option. Well, I will unveil it in this chapter. Also, since the names of the Wily Tower bosses I found on the Mega Man Knowledge Bass sound stupid, I'll be going by the names Roahmmythril gave them. Disclaimer: I don't own Power Rangers, Ace Attorney, Sonic the Hedgehog, Skies of Arcadia, Shovel Knight, Mega Man, or Shantae.
Chapter 11: Wily Tower
"You're timing couldn't be better," Wily said as Buster Rod G came in, "I've just put on the finishing touches. My new Wily Mech has more than enough power to take on the Rangers." "Send me out there too," G said, "They captured my teammates. I need payback..." Wily nodded. "Don't worry, we'll soon see the end of this resistance." He turned to his workers. "Raise the Wily Tower, and activate Salamander and Mach Ball." The workers nodded and started pressing buttons. "Once we have taken out the Rangers," Wily said, "We'll set my new acquisition upon the world. None will contest Sigma's rule ever again!"
On their Skyboats, the Rangers saw the emergence of the Wily Tower. "Target dead ahead," Phoenix said, "Call it in team." "Flagship Zords, activate!" Cinos parked his Skyboat at the edge of island. He then turned to Risky. "This spot should give you the best view without putting you in danger." Risky took off Cinos's helmet and gave him a kiss on the cheek. "For luck. Go get 'em, Tiger." Cinos blushed again as he put his helmet back on. Racing to the edge of the tower, he called out, "Overcharger! Engage!" The brilliant blue beam fired from the Egg Carrier, increasing Cinos's size.
From inside the tower came a giant banging sound. After a bit, the doors to the loading docks burst open, and a giant humanoid mech, twice the height of a Megazord, stepped out. Around its legs coiled a bright red robotic serpent, and over its shoulder bounced a grey spikey ball with eyes. From it's shoulders jumped Buster Rod G. 'Feel now the power of the Robo Force!,' came Wily's voice, 'Activate Molecular Macrositor!' Twin beams shot from the eyes of the Wily Mech, hitting G and making him grow to Cinos's size before hitting the ground.
Cinos's chuckled. "We've got a little surprise for you Wily! Armor up!" The Flagship Zords as if they were going to form the Swashbuckler, but instead of forming around the Green Chameleon, they simply looked as if they were turning into a suit. Cinos lept into the air, landing so that his legs went inside the Silver Serpent and Red Lynx. The remaining combined Zords slipped over his arms like he was putting on a vest, with the Swashbuckler's hat being placed on his head. Finally, the Green Chameleon placed itself on Cinos's right shoulder. "Swashbuckler Chrome Megazord!," Cinos called out, "Equipment complete!"
"Wow," Risky said, impressed, "He looks like a heroic version of my old boss." "Big deal," G said, "You're nothing but an overgrown tin can!" Cinos chuckled as he wagged his finger. "Sorry, but that giant bot your boss is piloting is the tin can. I'm sure when Risky first built it, it was quite sophisticated. Now it just looks goofy." Risky found herself blushing and giggling at the same time. Cinos turned his head toward the Chameleon equipped on his shoulder. "Nick, you guys okay in there." "We're good Cinos," Phoenix replied, "Just tell us when you need artillery and we'll set those guns blazing."
Just then, the Mach Ball shot out at Cinos, who blocked it with his left hand. "Draco Cannon!," Cinos called out, and the Mach Ball was blasted back hard, smacking G in the face. The Salamander raced toward Cinos, spewing out flames. "Oh please," Cinos said, "You've got nothing on Diego. Torpedo Assault!" The torpedo bays on the Monoceros opened up and launched, blasting the Salamander with several shots. Cinos then used the Iron Ram to nail the Salamander right in the face, sending it sprawling. It got back up, then grabbed Mach Ball like a seal would and launched it at Cinos.
"Batter up!," Cinos said, "Go Moonstone Cutlass!" Cinos took aim and waited for the Mach Ball to get close, slicing it in half once it was right on top of him. G really started to get angry, even jumping up and down and screeching like the monkey he was modeled after. He lept at Cinos and tried to strike him with some quick punches. Cinos countered blow for blow, nailing G several times over with both the Iron Ram and Draco Cannon. The Salamander came in trying to interfere, only for Cinos to grab it and hold it up to the Chameleon's main energy cannon, which he also aimed at G.
"Take this for all it's got!," Cinos called out, "Prototype Cannon!" The Salamander was completely destroyed by the blast, while G was damaged to the point it exceeded the capture collar's limit, reducing him to transport size. "Not bad," Risky commented, "Cinos really knows what he's doing." She quickly checked her heart rate. "Hah! If Shantae ever got wind of this she'd tease me to no end." 'You're still somewhat short of victory!,' Wily yelled, 'In more ways than one!' "Anyone ever tell you size doesn't matter?," Cinos said, "Shovel Knight, Specter Knight, King Knight, we need some backup."
The three Knight's Cores descended and entered the Chameleon, permeating the entire Megazord, Cinos included, with energy and manifesting a combined version of all three knights' armors. "Chrome Knight Megazord!," Cinos called out, "Full Power!" Cinos manifested both Specter Knight's Scythe and Shovel Knight's shovel, then used them to block several missiles from the Wily Mech. He then lept into the air and aimed for the leg joints. "Time to cut you down to size!," Cinos said as he slashed. The joints proved vulnerable, and all Cinos had to do to finish the job was perform a sweep kick that brought the Wily Mech toppling to the ground.
Wily managed to get the mech upright, but without its legs it couldn't move and more on Cinos's size level. "Let's face it Wily," Cinos said, "You do a much better job of creating war machines yourself, than stealing and modifying others' creations. And now if you'll excuse me, I intend to drive you from these islands." The Chameleon, which had shifted to being placed on Cinos's back, detached and flew to his right hand. It then manifested a giant zweihander made of energy from the Chameleon's cannon. The Wily Mech tried to stop the oncoming attack with its spiked fists, but Cinos simply swatted them aside using King Knight's staff.
"This ends here!," Cinos said, swinging the energy blade around, "Swashbuckler Blade! Execute!" And with that, Cinos brought the blade down on the Wily Mech, causing it to start imploding. Wily quickly took off in the head module and fled, leaving the machine to explode into nothing. Later Cinos, having returned to normal size and demorphed, caught up with Risky. "Sorry about having to destroy your creation." Risky smirked. "Two things. One, that was not my creation. Wily had completely taken what I had been working on and completely perverted it. Two, I'm actually glad you destroyed it. Means I can finally put the past behind me."
Cinos grinned. "So, what are you gonna do now?" "Well," Risky said, "It might be hard to make a fresh start here in Sequin Land. There's at best two, maybe three people who'd be willing to believe I'm ready to turn over a new leaf. I think it might be better if I tried my luck elsewhere. And since right now, I can't think of any better solution than traveling with you for a while..." Cinos looked surprised. "Really?" Risky nodded. "Something about you just stirs up feelings inside me I never thought I'd experience. Feelings that would likely get me teased by a certain half-genie girl if she ever found out, but what the heck. I feel like I should let her know I'm okay." And with that, the pulled Cinos in for a quick kiss before taking a photo of it.
Shantae was reading the letter sent to her by Risky. Next to her was sitting her good friends Bolo, Sky, and Rottytops. Rottytops took a look at the picture. "Wow, this Cinos guy is pretty cute. I'm so jealous of Risky." "Gotta admit," Sky said, "If this guy could actually capture her interest, maybe she is changing for the better. Looks like you called it Shantae." Shantae smiled. "Way to go Risky. I've always believed you could find someone for yourself if you only opened up your heart more." She held up her palm and blew on it. "A special wish, just for you. May your new journey be filled with happiness."
Back on the Egg Carrier, Cinos couldn't help but smile. Not even the fact that he was a robot dissuaded Risky's feelings for him. If anything, she seemed even more fascinated. "Hey Cinos," Apollo said, "There's something we've been knocking around after takeoff. Remember how Risky said she actually knew a half-genie? Kinda made us wonder what sort of things we'd wish for. So, what about you? And if you say to be a real boy, you'll get my Life Gauntlet in your shoulder." Cinos raised and eyebrow as he smirked. "Come on Apollo. I'm so much like a human already I don't need to be real."
He closed his eyes. "Actually, the wish I had in mind may have already been granted. It was to find a real relationship." "Really?," Apollo said. Cinos nodded. "I've seen the sort of feelings you have with Vera. There's also Phoenix and Iris, and heck even Miles and Franziska seem to have something going together. I wanted to find someone who I could share that sort of relationship with. Now thanks to Risky, I can have that." Just then Risky whistled at him, and there was a certain look in her smiling face. "Now if you'll excuse me, Risky really wanted to see just what my body is capable of." And with that, he headed off with her.
Wily had his workers going over the head module from the Wily Mech with a fine toothed comb. "I believe I may have stumbled upon a more efficient method of escape," he said to Bass, "Should it be required. And trust me, by now I know it's more a question of when than if." "Shame the rest of it couldn't be salvaged," Bass said, "Sigma could have made good use of the weapons technology." "There wasn't much to salvage to begin with," Wily said, "I basically had to work from scratch. Ms. Boots had pretty much abandoned the project in its alpha phase."
Just then a call came in from HQ. 'I understand your Doomsday weapon was destroyed,' Sigma said, 'A shame, but after looking over then specs I realize you had little to work with. Perhaps defeat was inevitable.' "Not to mention," Wily said, "We wound up losing the Genesis Unit. And from what I've observed, the Rangers have even more options now that the new Chrome Metal Ranger has joined them. I already have a security alert at the Control Tower, ready for their arrival, and well as the nearest Ranger team. But it will take time to finish this little project I intend to add to the equation."
'Not to worry,' Sigma said, 'Do you remember the request you made? Our forces have just now completed it. The scientist you were speaking of has given in to our demands and is willing to work with us, for the sake of his daughter of course.' Wily grinned. "Excellent. I'll be heading for the Control Tower soon enough. Perhaps this time we can finally be rid of those Power Rangers." Sigma ended the communication. "What of the pirate woman?," Bass said, "If she could create a giant battle robot, what else could she make?" "I doubt she'll join us," Wily said, "Not after what we did to her. Besides, we don't necessarily need her creations. We can do just fine with what we have."
To be continued...
Wily's gonna come to regret that in the near future, just saying. So yeah, now Risky is a permanent part of the cast. Hope you guys like this. Read and review.