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Saga 1: The Fall of Mega Man
Chapter 13: Anthem of Vengeance. Part 1.
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Dr. Wily sat there and merely cracked his knuckles. Dragon Man was about to leave for his assignment, when Dr. Wily called out.

"Dragon Man, change of plans. Wait here a moment."

Dr. Wily began thinking to himself.

"I need to put Mega Man to the test, what will happen in a moment of true desperation? Ill send Dragon Man, once he is down, Ill send Purgatory Man and Victory Man at the same time. Time for a little endurance test, you little blue bastard..."

Dr. Wily then began speaking out loud.

"Psychic Man, Leach Man, come here!"

The two robots did as they were told. Dr. Wily typed something on his monitor, and had the two robots read it.

" I am sending Dragon Man out, most likely to die. Afterwards, Ill be sending Purgatory Man and Victory Man simultaneously to attack. In the unlikely event they are defeated, I need you two to carry out plan #346, regardless of location. Do you understand your duties? "

The two robots merely shook their head. Dr. Wily sent the robots away, and called for Purgatory Man and Victory Man. Fortunately for him, these two robots, unlike Bass and Dragon man, had loyalty to the extreme for him. They would die for him, if it would further the mad doctor's goals, so he merely showed what he had typed to for Psychic Man and Leach Man. The two robots shook their head in agreement.

"Dragon Man, carry out your orders as originally planned."

"Yes master."

Dragon Man headed out the lab.

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Roll had been working hard for days. Any amount of time not spent not doing experiments or other work for Cossack was spent with her own projects. She had finally completed her own armor and weapon sets, which were hanging on a nearby wall. Her armor color scheme was a tribute to her destroyed motorcycle, mostly pink with crimson flames on various parts. Her sensors finally were complete, the way she always wanted them.

She also had two other projects, one yet to be installed, and the other needed testing. The former she was going to install today. Thanks to the data she absorbed from Necro Man's mind, she had basic schematics and information on all of the robots Wily had recently built. She was worried about one particular robot. The data didn't provide a name, merely it was an extremely powerful robot that was incomplete and supposedly going to be Wily's greatest weapon. Apparently Necro Man wasn't privy to any decent amount of information regarding this robot. Only other thing Necro Man apparently knew was that Bass had referred to this robot as "Girly, long haired, boob-lighted freak."

But with the data she had, she was going to install a highly advanced scanner/sensor to the Cossack Lab's data tower, which already had an extremely powerful signal for communications and such. This new device would scan for any of the robots she had data for, then send an alerts to Roll instantly. She began to climb onto the roof of Cossack Labs and began her work...

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Mega Man was sitting at a computer playing a video-game from the late 20th century called "Duke Nukem 3D." He was rather enjoying the simplicity of the game compared to most modern games. He also found himself laughing at the protagonists constant wise-cracks, then realizing that he had begun to develop a sense of humor and appreciation for human humor. However, he couldn't quite comprehend why whenever he talked to a female human, he handed them a wad of American currency, or why instead of being able to save females that had been captured, they merely cried "Kill Me..." or why granting their request tended to get him killed. Mega was bewildered, but continued to enjoy the game non-the-less.

Dr. Light walked into the room and spoke to Mega.

"Mega Man, Officer Dale wanted you to come to the New Denver police station where he is stationed. Probably to file a police report, so I would like you to go soon as possible."

"Yes doctor, let me save this game."

Mega quickly performed the task and shut down the machine, and began to head out with Rush, and also with Treble, who was cloaked, in tow. Mega wasn't in a hurry, so the three of them merely walked to town.

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Roll had completed the installation.

"Now I can get to testing my final project."

She activated the foot piece for her armor, which teleported and attached itself to her legs. This new device would be her new means of high-speed transportation. It allowed her to run/dash at highly extreme speeds, and once perfected, could be used in combat as well, though tweaks were still needed for being able to "turn on a dime" and to have free range of motion in a combat situation. She jumped to the ground far below, and landed safely and smoothly.

"Well alright, the shock absorbers work like a charm!"

She then sent a text message to Dr. Cossack that she would be in town for a bit. She then leaned forward and began running toward town, at almost 950 miles per hour.

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Mega arrived at the police station, and as he walked in, he was greeted by Officer Dale.

"Hey officer, how can I help you?"

"Well Blue Bomber, could you follow me please?"

Mega looked puzzled, but did as he was told. He walked into the employee break area and was greeted by two rows of police officers saluting. The Mayor was behind a podium in the back of the room, and smiled.

"Officer, Mayor, whats going on?" Mega asked.

The Mayor looked at Mega.

"Mega Man, as the Mayor of New Denver, I wish to award you with the civilian Medal of Valor. You have fought long and hard to protect our great city. I wished to award Roll with the same, but Cossack informed me she is quite busy, so, can you give this medal as well?"

The Mayor walked up to Mega and put a medal with a strap around his neck, and handed Roll's medal to Mega. All of the present officers applauded quite loudly. Dale then spoke.

"Sorry we had to call you out like this for this event, but considering what happened at the graveyard, we figured the Mayor should always be in a secure area."

Mega merely smiled and shook the hand of the Mayor and Officer Dale, thanking them for the award, then began to socialize a bit with the other officers.

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Roll made into Town Square, and was visibly happy with the results of her test.

"A few minor tweaks, and it will be perfect and combat ready."

She then received a call on her communications device, but it wasn't a voice call.

"Hhmm? Data stream? Wait, oh no..."

The data stream was coming from her new scanner she had installed on Cossack Lab's tower.

Report
Target identified. Extremely powerful robot heading for precinct 6 police station of New Denver. System configuration matches profile for "Dragon Man." Warning! This robot is equipped with a thermo-nuclear core, handle with caution! Power output is incalculable at this time...

"Precinct 6? Wasn't that where Light said Mega was going today? How the fuck does a Wily bot know where he is? Shit, I wont get there in time, need to contact Mega right away."

She sent a voice call request to Mega's communication system. Mega answered.

"Hey sis, what's up?"

"Mega, I've detected an incredibly powerful robot heading for your direction. Get your ass outside and don't endanger any of the humans!"

"Understood sis, Mega out!"

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Mega looked to Officer Dale.

"Officer, get the Mayor to the safest place you can think of! Sis just informed of an incoming Wily bot, heading right for the station! AND DON'T GET THE POLICE INVOLVED, ILL HANDLE IT!"

Mega yelled as he bolted out the door.

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Roll received yet another data transmission from the scanner.

"Warning, Warning!

Four more robot's have been detected! All four of them are heading in the direction of Light bot called "Mega Man." Robots meet the following specifications and location. The robots are in two groups, closing in on Mega Man from two different vectors. The first group consists of Leach Man and Psychic Man. Leach Man appears to be a recon and intel gathering device, Psychic Man's combat abilities are limited compared to the second group's abilities. Group one is approximately 1.6 miles from your current location!

Second group consists of two robots that match the specifications for "Victory Man" and "Purgatory Man." The exact power output and abilities of these two robots are unknown. However, minor temporal and spacial distortions have been detected in their vicinity. Unable to achieve exact fix, however, they are approximately .5 miles from your current location, give or take .1 miles due to interference."

Roll looked in disbelief.

"I see, that coward Wily. Probability is that he sent Dragon Man to distract and soften Mega up, then use the other four robots to gank him. Five vs one, such cowardly bullshit. Well, good a time as ever to enter this fight directly. Ill go after Victory Man and Purgatory Man..."

Roll made a few software tweaks to her foot armor, then teleported the rest of her armor and weapons to her and equipped them.

"Time to show Wily what he is really up against!"

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Mega had no sooner stepped out of the building when a fireball came his away. Thanks to Treble, who was nearby, he detected it in time and managed to dodge. Dragon Man was hovering in mid-air. Mega looked up.

"Who the hell are you?"

"I am Dragon Man, the strongest robot to ever be created by Master Wily."

"The strongest? I hope that fireball wasn't any indication of your true power, or else I'd say Bass still holds the title of strongest Wily bot." Mega was fed up with enemy encounters and was just being a smart-ass at this point.

"How dare you compare me to that worthless, insubordinate traitor! I will show you what real power is!"

Dragon Man wound up for a punch, then went flying at Mega, greenish flames trailing behind Dragon Man's fists. Mega managed to sidestep, but just barely, Dragon Man's fist went into the ground, creating a giant hole in the ground. From this hole, the green flames moved outward in a circling pattern, and caught Mega. The intense heat caused some minor damage to his chest armor.

Mega decided to use Hollow Man's power and turned invisible. He went on a low rooftop, charged up a shot in his buster, and fired at Dragon Man's head. Dragon Man saw the attack just in time. He merely raised his left arm and used it as a shield. The shot didn't even scratch Dragon Man. Several police officers had stepped out side with various weapons, and were preparing to open fire. Mega looked at them and yelled.

"Idiots! Get back inside, NOW!"

But it was too late. Dragon Man raised his arms in the air, and the temperature of the whole environment sky-rocketed. Random flames began to appear everywhere. The officers were caught in a giant flame and were burned to a crisp. Officer Dale looked from inside the building in horror, felt sick that he couldn't stop his men from running to their deaths.

Due to the flames and the extreme temperature, a glowing outline appeared around Mega Man, and this caused Dragon Man to be able to see him.

"Found ya!"

Dragon Man punched the wall under where Mega was at, and a searing flame rose along the edge of the building, and exploded at Mega's feet. Mega took a direct hit, and fell to the ground. He was on his hands and knee's, trying to force himself back up. Dragon Man began to slowly and confidently walk in Mega's direction.

"Mega Man, I will do what Bass never could, I will slaughter you here and now!"

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Victory Man and Purgatory Man were on the way to the fighting.

"Hey Victory, you know Dragon Man will probably fail, right?"

"Heh heh, I'm counting on it. Hopefully, we will kill Mega Man on the spot, and we will become Wily's favorites. Wily thinks we will fall too, but we will show him who his greatest creations truly a..."

Victory Man's rambling was interrupted by what appeared to be a thunderbolt to his chest, followed by three more shots in the span of about 5 seconds. Purgatory Man was looking around, about to unsheathe his Katana sword. Before he could complete that task however, he was met with a swift kick to the head. What he saw was some sort of pink and crimson blur. The blur moved about half a mile away from him, then moved back towards him. Purgatory Man felt something akin to a punch on his chest, and he flew a couple of feet.

When the two robots recovered, they looked at their attacker, who was standing still. The attacker, to their surprise, was a girl.

Roll thought to herself.

"My buster doesn't pack that same punch Mega's does, but my shots travel faster and charge quicker. And if for some reason I don't have time for charging, I can always go into fully automatic mode."

She then began to speak out loud.

"You two aren't going anywhere, nor are you going to live for very long!"

The two Wily bots just stood there for a moment, then broke into uncontrollable fits of laughter.

"You!? Defeat us! Mwa ha ha ha." Victory Man was laughing so hard, if he was human, tears would be rolling down his face. "Such a cute little girl, she thinks she can beat up the meany bad guys!"

Roll glared and scowled.

"Well then, wanna dance?"

Purgatory Man stepped in front of his comrade.

"Well now, it wouldn't be right fighting a lady two on one. Ill take you down myself. Victory, stay out of this, I'm gonna cut this bitch to ribbons. Do me a favor, time me, will ya?"

Victory Man glared at Purgatory Man.

"Hell no I won't be your personal stopwatch. Referring to a lady with such vulgar terms. But if your so confident, I'm just gonna sit back and watch, and won't give any help, even if you are on the verge of death!"

Purgatory Man bellowed a low, deep-pitched chuckle.

"Fine by me. Alright little lady, lets, dance!"

Roll and Purgatory Man looked at each other, ready to attack. Victory Man walked to a safe distance and leaned against a wall, wondering when the entertainment was gonna begin.

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End of Chapter 13