Chapter 14 - Final Instructions
Protoman managed to undo the effects of Darkman's weapon in the paralyzed bots fairly quickly,
and was finished when Anthony came over with the vial of catalyst in one hand and a paralyzed
Doc Wily under the other arm. Megaman and Bass used Wily's coat as a makeshift straitjacket
and tied up the helpless madman. Anthony and the bots then turned their attention towards the
protophyl spring.
"Guys, I have a feeling I know what's creating that spring," Anthony said, walking over near
the spring to take a good look. "I was told that if a portal was opened using something other
than strong magic or psionics it would cause weird things to happen near it."
"If that true, then what opened the portal?" asked Megaman. "Last I heard, none of the
scientists studying this area made any such attempts."
"True, Mega, but..." Anthony said, pulling out what looked like a damaged piece of equipment,
"looks like some of the scientists' equipment did by accident. Come take a look for yourself!"
The bots filed over, carrying the still paralyzed Wily with them, over to Anthony's location.
They then saw what looked like a field of static electricity suspended in midair.
Bass was confused. "THAT'S the portal?!? It doesn't look like the one you opened at Light's
lab!"
"Well, that's because technically it's corrupted from the accidental electrical discharge from
this equipment. I should be able to fix this with my psi ability. Everyone stand clear and
make sure you don't accidentally drop the Doc in the protophyl."
Anthony charged his psionic ability and sent a wave of energy towards the portal, changing it from a sparking field into a shimmering blue portal. As soon as it opened, the protophyl spring also changed, into what looked like a natural water spring.
"Well that's that," Anthony said, deactivating his armor. "Now let's see..."
No sooner had he started towards the portal, than two individuals emerged from it. It was
Mario and a strange cloud-like creature that Anthony seemed to recognize...
"Ah, Mario, and...Prince Mallow I assume?"
"Correct!" Mallow said, adjusting his royal robes. "Mario informed me about you, Gamemaster,
and told me you were going to open this portal. Good thing it was located near Nimbus
Kingdom's palace!"
"Yes," Mario said, "and we've also come to tell you something else. Major Sharpe told us of
the events in Mobius, and Princess Toadstool, King Arbolet, and King Nimbus are planning to
have additional troops ready to help in the Freedom Fighters' efforts."
"Glad to hear it, Mario. Now," Anthony said as he turned towards the bots, "allow me to
introduce the heroes of this world of Neo-Earth, Megaman, Protoman, and Bass. The two robodogs
are Rush and Treble."
"And the guy in the straitjacket?" Mario asked, pointing towards Wily.
"Doctor Wily, our local villain and someone who's going to jail after this," Megaman said,
walking up to Mario. "A pleasure to meet you."
After handshakes were exchanged, Mario and Mallow took their leave as the bots and Anthony
boarded their respective transports and headed back to Light's lab, making a stop at a high
security prison to drop off Wily.
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"The armor worked perfectly, Doctor!" Anthony said upon return. "Worked quite well against
Wily and company, and Wily is back in jail."
"Hopefully for good this time," said Light as he checked the bots for any extensive damage.
"Now we can focus on the events in Mobius. Which of the Mobius portals were you planning on
opening first?"
"Earth's, since I've been told our military found a displaced Mobian citizen on Earth that
needs to be returned home. In fact, he was the king of one of the main kingdoms there before
Robotnik showed up."
"Do you want any of us to join you when you go?" Megaman asked.
"Better not," Anthony said with a note of concern. "At least not yet. Remember, right now
they see robots as the enemy, so you guys are probably going to not be accepted too well."
"Typical..." Protoman sighed.
"Well then, I'll have Roll return you to Neo-Tokyo then while Megaman, Protoman, and Bass await
you at the Mobius portal on this world," Light said. "That armor I gave you is yours to keep
and I hope it serves you well."
"Me too, since I fear I'll be taking in more than my fill of Swatbot fighting."
"Good luck then," Light said and turned to call for Roll.
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After a quick portal jump, a flight, and a night of rest, Anthony soon found himself in a
military truck heading to Area 51, reading a list of information from the games, comics, and
cartoon series of Sonic. He decided to take a risk in asking about the area.
"Major...I'm curious, and you don't have to answer this, but...was there really an alien
landing at Area 51?"
"As you probably read in that fanfic you showed me...yes. No survivors and a lot of technology
we're still trying to unravel. To be honest, we attempted to contact them with the equipment
we found, but what we assumed was the communications equipment was completely fried."
"Bummer, THAT could have been your first contact situation."
"Perhaps..." Major Sharpe said, suddenly with a look of concern on his face.
"Anthony...Mobius is not like the other worlds were. The entire planet appears to be at war
with sparse places where you can find safe havens. I will understand if you don't want to
enter."
"No way!" Anthony said with a new found sense of duty. "I've gone this far, and I'm not about
to stop now! I'm even getting used to being called 'Gamemaster'!"
"Very well. If you happen to see our man, Lt. Hernandez, have him report to us. Also, I
should probably tell you that we intend to have some of our own soldiers ready on this end if
you need us."
"Making it five worlds vs. Robotnik..." Anthony mused. "I like those odds!"
The truck approached the gates to Area 51 and was waved in. Anthony watched as they approached
the main portion of the facility. Anthony couldn't help but think, "Into the abyss..."
Protoman managed to undo the effects of Darkman's weapon in the paralyzed bots fairly quickly,
and was finished when Anthony came over with the vial of catalyst in one hand and a paralyzed
Doc Wily under the other arm. Megaman and Bass used Wily's coat as a makeshift straitjacket
and tied up the helpless madman. Anthony and the bots then turned their attention towards the
protophyl spring.
"Guys, I have a feeling I know what's creating that spring," Anthony said, walking over near
the spring to take a good look. "I was told that if a portal was opened using something other
than strong magic or psionics it would cause weird things to happen near it."
"If that true, then what opened the portal?" asked Megaman. "Last I heard, none of the
scientists studying this area made any such attempts."
"True, Mega, but..." Anthony said, pulling out what looked like a damaged piece of equipment,
"looks like some of the scientists' equipment did by accident. Come take a look for yourself!"
The bots filed over, carrying the still paralyzed Wily with them, over to Anthony's location.
They then saw what looked like a field of static electricity suspended in midair.
Bass was confused. "THAT'S the portal?!? It doesn't look like the one you opened at Light's
lab!"
"Well, that's because technically it's corrupted from the accidental electrical discharge from
this equipment. I should be able to fix this with my psi ability. Everyone stand clear and
make sure you don't accidentally drop the Doc in the protophyl."
Anthony charged his psionic ability and sent a wave of energy towards the portal, changing it from a sparking field into a shimmering blue portal. As soon as it opened, the protophyl spring also changed, into what looked like a natural water spring.
"Well that's that," Anthony said, deactivating his armor. "Now let's see..."
No sooner had he started towards the portal, than two individuals emerged from it. It was
Mario and a strange cloud-like creature that Anthony seemed to recognize...
"Ah, Mario, and...Prince Mallow I assume?"
"Correct!" Mallow said, adjusting his royal robes. "Mario informed me about you, Gamemaster,
and told me you were going to open this portal. Good thing it was located near Nimbus
Kingdom's palace!"
"Yes," Mario said, "and we've also come to tell you something else. Major Sharpe told us of
the events in Mobius, and Princess Toadstool, King Arbolet, and King Nimbus are planning to
have additional troops ready to help in the Freedom Fighters' efforts."
"Glad to hear it, Mario. Now," Anthony said as he turned towards the bots, "allow me to
introduce the heroes of this world of Neo-Earth, Megaman, Protoman, and Bass. The two robodogs
are Rush and Treble."
"And the guy in the straitjacket?" Mario asked, pointing towards Wily.
"Doctor Wily, our local villain and someone who's going to jail after this," Megaman said,
walking up to Mario. "A pleasure to meet you."
After handshakes were exchanged, Mario and Mallow took their leave as the bots and Anthony
boarded their respective transports and headed back to Light's lab, making a stop at a high
security prison to drop off Wily.
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"The armor worked perfectly, Doctor!" Anthony said upon return. "Worked quite well against
Wily and company, and Wily is back in jail."
"Hopefully for good this time," said Light as he checked the bots for any extensive damage.
"Now we can focus on the events in Mobius. Which of the Mobius portals were you planning on
opening first?"
"Earth's, since I've been told our military found a displaced Mobian citizen on Earth that
needs to be returned home. In fact, he was the king of one of the main kingdoms there before
Robotnik showed up."
"Do you want any of us to join you when you go?" Megaman asked.
"Better not," Anthony said with a note of concern. "At least not yet. Remember, right now
they see robots as the enemy, so you guys are probably going to not be accepted too well."
"Typical..." Protoman sighed.
"Well then, I'll have Roll return you to Neo-Tokyo then while Megaman, Protoman, and Bass await
you at the Mobius portal on this world," Light said. "That armor I gave you is yours to keep
and I hope it serves you well."
"Me too, since I fear I'll be taking in more than my fill of Swatbot fighting."
"Good luck then," Light said and turned to call for Roll.
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After a quick portal jump, a flight, and a night of rest, Anthony soon found himself in a
military truck heading to Area 51, reading a list of information from the games, comics, and
cartoon series of Sonic. He decided to take a risk in asking about the area.
"Major...I'm curious, and you don't have to answer this, but...was there really an alien
landing at Area 51?"
"As you probably read in that fanfic you showed me...yes. No survivors and a lot of technology
we're still trying to unravel. To be honest, we attempted to contact them with the equipment
we found, but what we assumed was the communications equipment was completely fried."
"Bummer, THAT could have been your first contact situation."
"Perhaps..." Major Sharpe said, suddenly with a look of concern on his face.
"Anthony...Mobius is not like the other worlds were. The entire planet appears to be at war
with sparse places where you can find safe havens. I will understand if you don't want to
enter."
"No way!" Anthony said with a new found sense of duty. "I've gone this far, and I'm not about
to stop now! I'm even getting used to being called 'Gamemaster'!"
"Very well. If you happen to see our man, Lt. Hernandez, have him report to us. Also, I
should probably tell you that we intend to have some of our own soldiers ready on this end if
you need us."
"Making it five worlds vs. Robotnik..." Anthony mused. "I like those odds!"
The truck approached the gates to Area 51 and was waved in. Anthony watched as they approached
the main portion of the facility. Anthony couldn't help but think, "Into the abyss..."