Chapter 11 - Reactions
"They should be fine now," said Dr. Light, finishing the repairs. "Now I'll give them power
and..."
Megaman and Rush awoke, eyeing the room. "Greetings, Doctor," said Megaman, turning towards
Light. "I'm guessing Bass had to bail me out..." He then eyed Anthony. "We have company?"
"Yes, Megaman," said Light, "in fact this young man also helped Base in saving you. His name's
Anthony Bault, and he's a descendant of Sir Eric."
"Honored to meet you, Gamemaster," said Megman, shaking Anthony's hand.
"Same here, Mega," said Anthony, "but you can just call me Anthony. I haven't YET earned the
right to be called Gamemaster."
"Alright then, Anthony." Megaman then turned back towards the doctor. "I suppose you will
show him the portal now?"
"Yes. In fact, Anthony," said the doctor, turning towards Anthony, "it's right outside my
laboratory. I built this lab here so I could study the portal, just in case we had visitors
from Hylas or the other worlds. I'll be out in a minute to check out the portal. In the
meantime, I'll examine this substance Mega picked up." Light fingered the vial. "If Wily
wants it so bad, I must make sure why."
"OK, doctor," said Anthony. "Tell us what you find." He then looked towards the bots. "Lead
the way to the portal guys."
"Right this way, Anthony," said Bass, leading him towards the back door.
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"So...where is it?" said Anthony, looking around. "I don't see an opening or any other
indication where it is."
Bass pointed towards the ground at what looked like a utility marking. "Just aim your powers
above that marking in about the same height where the other portals were. It should appear."
"Alright then...stand away from the area."
Anthony built up his psionic power and sent a wave of energy towards the spot. A portal
appeared right above the marking. Megaman, Bass, and Roll were awestruck by it.
"Remarkable," said Roll. She then saw Anthony walk towards the portal. "Where are you going?"
"I'm just going to see where this portal opens up in Hylas," said Anthony. He then stepped
towards the portal, only to bump into some unknown force.
"What the hell? Aw, man, I hope this portal didn't open up in solid rock!"
"No," said a voice from the other side, "you just bumped into me." A figure then stepped from
the other side, revealing himself to be...
"Link? What are you doing here?"
"Major Sharpe told Zelda you would be coming to this world, so she had me wait near this portal
for you to open it. Good thing you opened it quickly, the Goron's caverns are hot and humid
this time of year!"
"I bet...seeing how close it is to Death Mountain." Anthony said, and then motioned the bots to
step forward. "Link, I'd like you to meet Megaman, Bass, and Roll. Megaman is to this world
of Neo-Earth what you are to Hylas."
Greetings were exchanged between the four, and then Link looked around, shocked at the level of
technology.
"By Din's Flame! This place has more of that 'technology' than your world does, Anthony!"
"That's not the half of Link," said Anthony, with a small smile appearing on his face.
"Megaman, Bass, and Roll there are robots, automations similar to what Adaman was, only far
more advanced."
"You're...kidding......right?" Link asked, with his nervousness clearly displayed.
"Nope. What are you nervous about? Oh, wait...never mind. You just aren't used to this much
technology yet. Maybe I should have Dr. Light help you acclimate to it. Come on, we were just
about to check on the doctor's findings about this weird substance a local villain named Dr.
Wily is interested in."
"Actually, I need to report back to Zelda now that the portal is open. Sharpe also told us
about what's been going on in Mobius, so we're going to get some soldiers ready just in case.
Maybe we'll meet with your doctor later, since I am somewhat...curious about this technology."
Anthony gave Link a suspicious look and said, "Admit it, you just want to be able to play your
own game in my world. I saw how you were struggling."
"Your psionics tell you that, Anthony?"
"No, your face and that numb thumb you keep rubbing did."
"Guilty as charged then. I'll catch up with you all later," Link said, walking back into the
portal.
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"I finished my analysis of the substance," said Dr. Light as Anthony and the bots returned.
"Unfortunately, it seems we have more problems than we thought."
"What's wrong?" asked Megaman.
"This substance is called 'protophyl'. It's creates an interesting reaction when any type of
animal organic tissue is touched by it. Let me demonstrate."
Light grabbed an invitro tissue sample from a storage compartment and placed it under a
microscope. He then took a dropper and placed two drops of the protophyl on the sample.
"Anthony, look in the microscope and tell me what you see."
Anthony looked in the microscope and watched as the cell structure of the tissue sample changed
rapidly, from normal oval shaped cells to cubic shape.
Anthony was stunned. "What the...the tissue cells changed from animal to PLANT cells!"
"You recognize the structure then. Yes, this substance changes all animal life to plant life,
essentially killing the host organism. If Wily is after this, he might be planning on using it
as a weapon. Luckily, he didn't get a chance to analyze this sample Mega got me himself..."
"But me might go after the source now," said Bass. "We gotta move!"
"Agreed," said Megaman, calling for Rush then turning towards Anthony. "You might want to stay
here Anthony. You could become exposed to the spring if we end up in battle with Wily."
"Understood," Anthony said reluctantly. "But let me know when you cleaned up the area so I can
come down there and open the portal."
"Will do. Come on, Rush!"
The bots left the building and rocketed off towards the protophyl spring. Light then spoke to
Anthony.
"Anthony, my colleagues tell me that you had some disks for me to look at..."
"They should be fine now," said Dr. Light, finishing the repairs. "Now I'll give them power
and..."
Megaman and Rush awoke, eyeing the room. "Greetings, Doctor," said Megaman, turning towards
Light. "I'm guessing Bass had to bail me out..." He then eyed Anthony. "We have company?"
"Yes, Megaman," said Light, "in fact this young man also helped Base in saving you. His name's
Anthony Bault, and he's a descendant of Sir Eric."
"Honored to meet you, Gamemaster," said Megman, shaking Anthony's hand.
"Same here, Mega," said Anthony, "but you can just call me Anthony. I haven't YET earned the
right to be called Gamemaster."
"Alright then, Anthony." Megaman then turned back towards the doctor. "I suppose you will
show him the portal now?"
"Yes. In fact, Anthony," said the doctor, turning towards Anthony, "it's right outside my
laboratory. I built this lab here so I could study the portal, just in case we had visitors
from Hylas or the other worlds. I'll be out in a minute to check out the portal. In the
meantime, I'll examine this substance Mega picked up." Light fingered the vial. "If Wily
wants it so bad, I must make sure why."
"OK, doctor," said Anthony. "Tell us what you find." He then looked towards the bots. "Lead
the way to the portal guys."
"Right this way, Anthony," said Bass, leading him towards the back door.
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"So...where is it?" said Anthony, looking around. "I don't see an opening or any other
indication where it is."
Bass pointed towards the ground at what looked like a utility marking. "Just aim your powers
above that marking in about the same height where the other portals were. It should appear."
"Alright then...stand away from the area."
Anthony built up his psionic power and sent a wave of energy towards the spot. A portal
appeared right above the marking. Megaman, Bass, and Roll were awestruck by it.
"Remarkable," said Roll. She then saw Anthony walk towards the portal. "Where are you going?"
"I'm just going to see where this portal opens up in Hylas," said Anthony. He then stepped
towards the portal, only to bump into some unknown force.
"What the hell? Aw, man, I hope this portal didn't open up in solid rock!"
"No," said a voice from the other side, "you just bumped into me." A figure then stepped from
the other side, revealing himself to be...
"Link? What are you doing here?"
"Major Sharpe told Zelda you would be coming to this world, so she had me wait near this portal
for you to open it. Good thing you opened it quickly, the Goron's caverns are hot and humid
this time of year!"
"I bet...seeing how close it is to Death Mountain." Anthony said, and then motioned the bots to
step forward. "Link, I'd like you to meet Megaman, Bass, and Roll. Megaman is to this world
of Neo-Earth what you are to Hylas."
Greetings were exchanged between the four, and then Link looked around, shocked at the level of
technology.
"By Din's Flame! This place has more of that 'technology' than your world does, Anthony!"
"That's not the half of Link," said Anthony, with a small smile appearing on his face.
"Megaman, Bass, and Roll there are robots, automations similar to what Adaman was, only far
more advanced."
"You're...kidding......right?" Link asked, with his nervousness clearly displayed.
"Nope. What are you nervous about? Oh, wait...never mind. You just aren't used to this much
technology yet. Maybe I should have Dr. Light help you acclimate to it. Come on, we were just
about to check on the doctor's findings about this weird substance a local villain named Dr.
Wily is interested in."
"Actually, I need to report back to Zelda now that the portal is open. Sharpe also told us
about what's been going on in Mobius, so we're going to get some soldiers ready just in case.
Maybe we'll meet with your doctor later, since I am somewhat...curious about this technology."
Anthony gave Link a suspicious look and said, "Admit it, you just want to be able to play your
own game in my world. I saw how you were struggling."
"Your psionics tell you that, Anthony?"
"No, your face and that numb thumb you keep rubbing did."
"Guilty as charged then. I'll catch up with you all later," Link said, walking back into the
portal.
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"I finished my analysis of the substance," said Dr. Light as Anthony and the bots returned.
"Unfortunately, it seems we have more problems than we thought."
"What's wrong?" asked Megaman.
"This substance is called 'protophyl'. It's creates an interesting reaction when any type of
animal organic tissue is touched by it. Let me demonstrate."
Light grabbed an invitro tissue sample from a storage compartment and placed it under a
microscope. He then took a dropper and placed two drops of the protophyl on the sample.
"Anthony, look in the microscope and tell me what you see."
Anthony looked in the microscope and watched as the cell structure of the tissue sample changed
rapidly, from normal oval shaped cells to cubic shape.
Anthony was stunned. "What the...the tissue cells changed from animal to PLANT cells!"
"You recognize the structure then. Yes, this substance changes all animal life to plant life,
essentially killing the host organism. If Wily is after this, he might be planning on using it
as a weapon. Luckily, he didn't get a chance to analyze this sample Mega got me himself..."
"But me might go after the source now," said Bass. "We gotta move!"
"Agreed," said Megaman, calling for Rush then turning towards Anthony. "You might want to stay
here Anthony. You could become exposed to the spring if we end up in battle with Wily."
"Understood," Anthony said reluctantly. "But let me know when you cleaned up the area so I can
come down there and open the portal."
"Will do. Come on, Rush!"
The bots left the building and rocketed off towards the protophyl spring. Light then spoke to
Anthony.
"Anthony, my colleagues tell me that you had some disks for me to look at..."