Here I am at last finishing this story. I'm so, so sorry for the huge gap between chapters.
Chapter 12: The Fight Continues
Mega Man panted as the large turtle sparked and sputtered. He knew he could win if he could only hit it once more. The turtle opened its mouth and released a stream of fire which Mega Man and Rush dodged but once again the Turtle's body rose into the air leaving behind a sort of bunker from which smaller robotic turtles emerged. He knew by now that those things were small but deadly and so he started blasting. Each "baby robot" exploded with surprising force and Mega Man was struck with an idea that he felt stupid for not thinking of before.
Mega Man purposely left one small turtle intact and waited for the main body to reform. The head and shell rejoined the main body and spat more fire at Mega Man who dodge rolled near to Rush and whispered into the dog's ear. Rush nodded and lunged, not at the main enemy, but at the small turtle. Mega Man shouted "Danger Wrap" and released an explosive bubble. Rush scooped the baby robot up in his mouth and tossed it up. Mega Man's plan worked; the turtle was encased in the rapidly moving bubble and collided with its parent's head. The two explosions combined into one mighty blast and the large foe moved no more.
"Nice work boy!"
Rush barked his appreciation and struck a heroic pose. He then winced and sparked slightly. Both boy and dog were in serious need of repairs without which they wouldn't last much longer.
"Come on boy we need to keep going."
They left the room in which they had found their reptilian enemy and crept along a corridor. Rush's nose twitched and he nudged his master gently. He then inclined his head towards a door which Mega Man carefully opened. He peeked inside and his face split into a wide grin; it was an empty laboratory with a shelf full of E-Tanks.
"I suppose even Wily's robots need to recharge. Come on boy let's have a nice refreshing drink!"
The liquid energy worked its magic and soon both heroic robots were fighting fit once again. "Ah that hit the spot, eh boy?"
Rush barked enthusiastically. Their joy was short lived however as the door they entered through slammed and locked of its own accord. Another door opened and Mega Man shivered. "It's sure to be a trap but what can we do? Let's go!"
The Blue Bomber and his faithful dog pass through the door into some kind of hander except it was empty. The door slammed and a robotic monstrosity descended from the ceiling. It was a massive skull with the Japanese kanji for "certain killing" written on the roundels framing its horned forehead.
"You will go no further Mega Man" the skull boomed. "I, HannyaNED², will be your doom!"
"HannyaNED²! Boy that's hard to say."
"Silence filth! You will die!" It began floating towards Mega Man with missiles shooting from its mouth. The heroes ran and swerved around the missiles. Mega Man turned and fired but the shots just bounced off.
"You all have weak points; I just need to find it."
A plasma shot struck HannyaNED² in the eyes and it gasped it pain. It responded by releasing round bombs from behind the kanji panels. They exploded and the smoke cleared to reveal no trace of the blue hero.
"Yoo hoo, I'm up here!" HannyaNED²'s massive eyes turned to see Mega Man standing on Rush Jet's back. "Here have a present!"
He fired off a Charge Shot that hit home and HannyaNED² screamed. It fired more missiles from its mouth. Rush swerved and Mega Man said "Let's turn up the power a bit; Noise Crush!"
A blast of pure sound waves erupted from his blaster and HannyaNED² was forced backwards as sparks flew from its ugly body. The damaged eyes blinked and Mega Man fired a Charge Shot into one of the cracks. HannyaNED² screamed one last time before exploding in a magnificent display of fire and half melted scrap.
Mega Man and Rush returned to the ground and began to celebrate. "That was the easiest one yet boy! We're going to win!" Rush lifted himself onto his hind legs and they hugged while still barking and laughing.
"Such a child; celebrating such an easy victory."
Mega Man's laughter died and he turned to face Bass who was marching towards him with Treble at his side. Anger boiled inside the Blue Bomber as he gazed upon his newest enemy.
"You don't look very pleased to see me. I can't imagine why."
"I trusted you and you betrayed me! You pretended to be my friend just to steal the Super Adapter."
"Yeah that about covers it I guess. You pathetic fool! I don't need friends like you; all I care about is power and being the strongest."
"In that case I suppose there's only one way to settle this."
"Right you are. I suppose I owe Dr. Light a bit of gratitude as his invention will help me turn you into scrap."
Bass began to glow and he touched Treble. A blinding flash filled the room and then there was Bass transformed. He had wings and his helmet had turned purple. "Now Blue Bomber prepare to die!"
