Chapter Nineteen: Facing Fears
Author's Notes: Short, yes... but Chapter 20 is longer! Honest! This starts from Blues's POV... ~=)
"Are you finished yet, Doc?" I asked impatiently.
"Really now, Blues, I'm working as fast as I can, and whining makes it no faster!"
"Sorry," I grumbled. How could I say that I didn't trust Zero to wait? How could explain a gut feeling that Zero wasn't in the mood for teamwork and had already probably left?
And so I was forced to minimize my fidgeting as the good doctor tested the sensitive circuitry of my new blaster cannon, much more efficient and powerful than my old one, if I had read the blueprints right. I'd only gotten a glimpse before Light scolded me for getting in the way of his light. Feh... humans. I'll never fully understand them.
At last the repairs, tests and checks were done... and I practically leaped from my seat to the halls where I'd seen the Red Demon haunt last. I checked every room, pausing at the regeneration alcove for a moment to look in on its occupant, but of course he wasn't in any of them. I'd guessed correctly. That idiot... and it was too late to go after him now.
Finally I made it to the small garage at the other end of the house, noticing a faint odor of smoke as I realized one of the hover bikes was missing. Yep... he was long gone. Well, if he got himself killed, it was his own fault. My only concern was...if he really DIDN'T come back, what the hell was I going to explain to Sierra?
Damn.
***
"Take care you guys," I murmured without looking back. By then I was already halfway to the fortress, and as the dark twisted spires came into view I activated the offensive systems. Instantly my helmet was connected to the hover bike's weapons and targeting, and a visor dropped down over my eyes as a visible radar-tracking computer.
The bogies began swarming about two miles out... mostly Batontons-- annoying bat-like 'bots with pumped up lasers and are pretty small, making it hard to target them and get a good shot. The rest consisted of assorted junk bots too bulky to fly in a straight line-- what was Wily THINKING?-- and others with guided missiles. The latter I would have to deal with quickly, because the bike was my only method of escape... so much for getting in quietly!
But as I came even closer to the misshapen castle of Doctor Wily I realized that the robots weren't paying any attention to me to all! Wary, I ventured closer in an attempt to discover what was occupying their attention...They were gathered near a raised platform at the foot of the gates, where two figures were standing. I kept a good distance while changing course to the eastern wings, and managed to magnify the images I was receiving. At the same time I picked up on radio frequency the following...
And today it is our turn to get back at them! Doctor Light, that brat Sierra and their creations... oh yes and that traitor Protoman too... anyway... oh did I say Mega Man already? Um...
What the Doc here is sayin' is... is that we're gonna kick their sorry asses outta here! They'll make way for a new era run by Doc Wily himself by bowing down to us, and being destroyed in front of the world as an example of our power!
Yes... yes... that was very good, Bass! Very good indeed!
Thank you, Doctor Wily.
Dammit! I had to stay away from there for sure! This meant one thing... Wily was about to storm Dr. Light's lab and completely demolish it! And I was the only one who knew. Furthermore, I couldn't call back for fear of alerting anything to my presence...
...which meant it was all up to me to stop the entire force. Just great... Not even the berserker benefit of my new virus could stop an entire invasion army! What could I do!?
I guessed then that the best thing to do was continue on with the plan... find Bass's blueprints and the antidote. Once I had done that I could get back to the lab and help...
But there would be no time! They were about to go RIGHT NOW... and while this gave me the opportune chance to get in quick and get out, I would be sentencing everyone back home to death... including Sierra, who would be helpless in her capsule as Bass would pummel it to smithereens...
I felt the anger boiling, rising upwards to claim my mind. The rage shot streaks of red across my vision... blinding me from conscious, ethical thought. I laughed aloud, not caring who heard. What was at first a soft chuckle raised to a high-pitched and maniacal cackle that I never even knew I was capable of!
NO! a distant part of me screamed, the only remnant of my normal self. FIGHT IT! DON'T LET THE VIRUS CLAIM YOU NOW! NOT WHEN EVERYONE NEEDS YOU!
I was gone... long gone...
AN: Again... don't kill me! Next chapter is up!
Author's Notes: Short, yes... but Chapter 20 is longer! Honest! This starts from Blues's POV... ~=)
"Are you finished yet, Doc?" I asked impatiently.
"Really now, Blues, I'm working as fast as I can, and whining makes it no faster!"
"Sorry," I grumbled. How could I say that I didn't trust Zero to wait? How could explain a gut feeling that Zero wasn't in the mood for teamwork and had already probably left?
And so I was forced to minimize my fidgeting as the good doctor tested the sensitive circuitry of my new blaster cannon, much more efficient and powerful than my old one, if I had read the blueprints right. I'd only gotten a glimpse before Light scolded me for getting in the way of his light. Feh... humans. I'll never fully understand them.
At last the repairs, tests and checks were done... and I practically leaped from my seat to the halls where I'd seen the Red Demon haunt last. I checked every room, pausing at the regeneration alcove for a moment to look in on its occupant, but of course he wasn't in any of them. I'd guessed correctly. That idiot... and it was too late to go after him now.
Finally I made it to the small garage at the other end of the house, noticing a faint odor of smoke as I realized one of the hover bikes was missing. Yep... he was long gone. Well, if he got himself killed, it was his own fault. My only concern was...if he really DIDN'T come back, what the hell was I going to explain to Sierra?
Damn.
***
"Take care you guys," I murmured without looking back. By then I was already halfway to the fortress, and as the dark twisted spires came into view I activated the offensive systems. Instantly my helmet was connected to the hover bike's weapons and targeting, and a visor dropped down over my eyes as a visible radar-tracking computer.
The bogies began swarming about two miles out... mostly Batontons-- annoying bat-like 'bots with pumped up lasers and are pretty small, making it hard to target them and get a good shot. The rest consisted of assorted junk bots too bulky to fly in a straight line-- what was Wily THINKING?-- and others with guided missiles. The latter I would have to deal with quickly, because the bike was my only method of escape... so much for getting in quietly!
But as I came even closer to the misshapen castle of Doctor Wily I realized that the robots weren't paying any attention to me to all! Wary, I ventured closer in an attempt to discover what was occupying their attention...They were gathered near a raised platform at the foot of the gates, where two figures were standing. I kept a good distance while changing course to the eastern wings, and managed to magnify the images I was receiving. At the same time I picked up on radio frequency the following...
And today it is our turn to get back at them! Doctor Light, that brat Sierra and their creations... oh yes and that traitor Protoman too... anyway... oh did I say Mega Man already? Um...
What the Doc here is sayin' is... is that we're gonna kick their sorry asses outta here! They'll make way for a new era run by Doc Wily himself by bowing down to us, and being destroyed in front of the world as an example of our power!
Yes... yes... that was very good, Bass! Very good indeed!
Thank you, Doctor Wily.
Dammit! I had to stay away from there for sure! This meant one thing... Wily was about to storm Dr. Light's lab and completely demolish it! And I was the only one who knew. Furthermore, I couldn't call back for fear of alerting anything to my presence...
...which meant it was all up to me to stop the entire force. Just great... Not even the berserker benefit of my new virus could stop an entire invasion army! What could I do!?
I guessed then that the best thing to do was continue on with the plan... find Bass's blueprints and the antidote. Once I had done that I could get back to the lab and help...
But there would be no time! They were about to go RIGHT NOW... and while this gave me the opportune chance to get in quick and get out, I would be sentencing everyone back home to death... including Sierra, who would be helpless in her capsule as Bass would pummel it to smithereens...
I felt the anger boiling, rising upwards to claim my mind. The rage shot streaks of red across my vision... blinding me from conscious, ethical thought. I laughed aloud, not caring who heard. What was at first a soft chuckle raised to a high-pitched and maniacal cackle that I never even knew I was capable of!
NO! a distant part of me screamed, the only remnant of my normal self. FIGHT IT! DON'T LET THE VIRUS CLAIM YOU NOW! NOT WHEN EVERYONE NEEDS YOU!
I was gone... long gone...
AN: Again... don't kill me! Next chapter is up!