Chapter 28: Break Machine

The machine began to throw large spheres of energy that threatened to damage him. Rock had to jump to avoid them and shoot his Buster. It didn't have much effect on the machine.

"Use the Metal Blades. They may be useful"

Suggested Metal Man. Rock nodded and threw Metal Blades watching how they affected the machine just like the Rolling Cutter from Cut Man affected the machine from the previous time.

The cabin of the machine opened and Rock saw a remote control machine handling everything and Rock tried to shoot there seeing that it had no effect on the cover of the cabin.

"They don't have effect!"

Exclaimed Rock dodging the shots.

"Can you use the last Crash Bomb and create an explosion to make that thing stop seeing where to shoot you? We will have time to see which of the weapon work on it"

Said Crash Man and Rock nodded to the plan approaching a little to jump and shoot the bomb into the cockpit.

Surprisingly, the cabin was destroyed next to the machine controlled by Break Man.

"It wasn't what I expected, but it was a wonderful explosion"

Crash Man commented on the communicator. Among the debris of the machine, Rock finally spotted a figure that could only mean one thing.

"Break Man! Come here!"

Called Rock running behind the shadow of Break Man, who, watching Rock approaching him ran out into the darkness of the depths of the castle.

He saw Break Man jump into a tunnel and Rock stopped for a moment listening to the strange sounds that seemed to come from another world before frowning determined and jumping behind Break Man.

"Rock!"

The doctors and robot masters exclaimed when they saw what Rock did.

"I'm not going to let him keep doing this! I will not let him continue to endanger my family!"

Rock exclaimed falling behind Break Man.

"Rock, come back!"

Dr. Light exclaimed desperately trying to get the coordinates of Rock to bring him back.

"What part of the castle is that?!"

Asked with much panic Flash Man holding Quick Man.

"I don't know! Break Man was doing his dangerous experiments there and he never took me, he just let me wait out of that tunnel and help him up later o wait for him in the other side"

Quick Man explained with the same desperation of his brothers to bring Rock back to the lab.

Rock ignored the conversations of his brothers, focusing on Break Man and catch him to finally bring him to justice.

When he reached Break Man in the fall, he was becoming a strange kind of alien.

"What?"

Asked Rock watching the alien Break Man shoot him.

"I remember this! It's the experimental Break Man costume! He said something about the strange stories of Dr. Wily giving him that idea."

Mumbled between teeth Quick Man trying to remember the exact location.

Rock dodged the shots and started firing his buster. It had no effect.

"What can I do?"

Rock asked, checking the weapons he had left. Most of them were empty.

"Don't panic! "

Bubble Man exclaimed and Rock paused a moment to think while dodging the alien's attacks.

"The alien looks like rubber. Can you use the acid bubbles to undo the alien?"

Heat Man suggested calmly looking at the alien on the screen. He may be worried about Rock, but Bubble was right, they can't do anything in panic.

Rock, with no idea what else to do, fired a bubble that came to the alien and could he see with astonishment the skin of the alien in contact with the bubble began to destroy.

"Success!"

Exclaimed the robot masters while Rock continued to shoot and dodge the alien until, eventually, he defeated the alien and all his skin broke down revealing Break Man with his characteristic coat and yellow handkerchief.

"Break Man! Stop all this madness!"

Rock exclaimed, pointing to Break Man with his buster.

"Never! Enjoy-enjoy the fall I still-still haven't surrendered! See you-you soon! Mega ... Mega Man"

Said Break Man snapping his fingers and a big bang was heard all over the place.

"No!"

Rock yelled running after Break Man until a big beam blocked his way.

"Rock! Stop and come back!"

Dr. Light shouted from the communicator.

The robot masters moved quickly while Quick Man was typing at full speed the coordinates of the point on the other side of the secret room of Break Man. The coordinates where he used to wait for him when he had more missions for him after his unconventional and dangerous ideas.

"No! I almost catch him!"

Rock protested trying to surround the beam or climb it to follow him. He was frustrated, he wanted to end this and give him to the authorities to make him pay for all the suffering he caused his brothers. All the suffering his memory is causing in his new brothers. He wanted Break Man to pay for all the damage he's doing to the doctors, the problems he was putting them into.

"Rock! Came back. You're going to turn off if you keep doing"

Dr. Wily said as Rock looked around at the transportation activating with no way to escape from it since he was not as quick as Quick Man to do that trick.

"Why?!"

Rock exclaimed looking at the doctors and his brothers looking at him. He wanted to catch Break Man, just catch Break Man.

"Because you're losing your mind"

Bubble Man said trying to calm down Rock.

"I'm not losing my mind! I want all this to end! I don't want to fight anymore and I want everything to be at peace. Is it so much to ask Break Man leave us alone?!"

Shouted Rock clenching his fists looking down with frustration and impotence. He couldn't be fast enough or strong enough to stop Break Man and defeat him…again.

"Rock, we know you want all this to end but you need to think about it"

Dr. Light said approaching Rock carefully and placing a hand on his shoulder.

"Rock. Do you think we don't want of all this ending? Of course! But you will not gain anything frustrating yourself. You must use that frustration to stop Break Man when he shows up one more time"

Dr. Wily explained with Dr. Light staring at Rock. Although he was not one of those who will embrace people and tell them false promises, he will not be reproaching Rock when he did his best effort and the pressure he was carrying was already enough.

"Rock, we need you more than peace, you are our family and we would be lost without you. It isn't only because of what you can do or you have done, it's because we love you and nobody wants you to continue fighting and exposing yourself to danger for us. Please, understand it"

Dr. Light said sympathetically and Rock finally lost his strength and leaned on the doctors who took him to the repair table.

Rock looked at his brothers looking at him and sighed. He was worrying them.

"I'm sorry"

Said Rock while it was repaired. Metal Man and Bubble Man attended both doctors.

"You were frustrated. If we had memory of when you defeated us, we would also be frustrated. You don't have to apologize. There're already two wars against Break Man and now you haven't captured him. The next time we will have to prepare a trap or something to catch Break Man when he is fighting against you"

Quick Man answered from his seat in front of the screens. He hadn't stopped looking at Rock since he arrived, in those small and short moments, Rock looked a lot like Break Man when he was frustrated.

"Thank you. It's just ... I don't want to do this anymore but I can't let anything happen to anyone because Break Man is crazy"

Rock said sighing and watching the doctors fix him. Maybe, in spite of everything, this war has not been a bad thing.

"Doctors, remove the skills please"

Rock asked finally. It was not fair to have the skills he got from his brothers when they had no idea what they did.

"You'll lose the Metal Blades. You will no longer have a way to cut things to pieces"

Metal Man said making Rock smile. At least Metal Man did not see him differently from how he saw him before he saw him frustrated.

"I know. But I like to be a laboratory assistant robot. I don't need to cut things when you can cut them for me"

Rock said happily closing his eyes so he could go off for a moment.

When he closed his eyes he saw himself walking through a field with changing seasons until he reached the laboratory.

It was a nice dream, although robots can't dream.


We have already end the second game!

As all of you were wondering, Dr. Light and Dr. Wily didn't know Blues is Break Man because Break Man didn't show himself fully in order for the doctors to recognice him, second, is in negative about thinking his dear Blues is a evil mastermind bent on world domination. Dr. Wily is suspecting something. Wait for the epilogue!

SharpDragonKlaw: Yeah, well. We have to cope with Rock missing the Metal Blades now :D

itanimulli : I love writing that chapter. Wait for the epilogue. it will be Dr. Light trying to explain the second numbers why it is wrong to be a psycho. Bubble will have his reward...someday. I fangirl over Blues, I don't like the Uglyes because Blues is too much handsome for that. My poor Rock...oh, Don't forget about anything in this chapter, this will be important...someday. See ya!

Thank you for reading!