"There's the stolen shipment" Megaman whispered .
They were watching from atop a hillside covered by thick pines as Bass and his fellow stooges loaded their stolen goods on to a truck.
"Good we found them, now you stay here "Protoman said as he started to sneak down from the trees.
"What!" Megaman snapped .
"Your services are no longer required Rock, now shut up!!" Protoman hissed " I can do this myself !!!
Megaman glared at him, but sat down, "I'm just as capable as you are" He whispered
"No doubt you are , Now shut the fuck up!!!"
Rock flinched at the intensity of the words. Why was his brother always so mean and cold to him.
" Oh well I can watch at least" he scrambled to the edge, and watched carefully over the cliff hang , as Protoman crept through the forest to the edge of the camp unnoticed.
Cautiously he inched to the pile of weapons , gently placed an explosive and crept back into the cover of the forest.
Megaman watched astonished as Protoman repeated this several times around the camp, placing explosives at random points and falling back. Never once having to engage even one of the guards.
Rock had thought Blues to be the impatient type who would run in and bash the lot of them up and be done . Instead his brother would wait , long minutes if necessary for a guard to move away before making a move.
He was amazed by this display. So much so that he failed to notice the strain he was causing to a dry pine branch till it snapped.
"AAAgghhh!!!!" Megaman cried out as he tumbled down the cliff side.
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Protman set another explosive , then took his place back in the forest, "There, last one" he smiled to himself. He'd managed to set the entire camp without being seen once.
"Now all I have to do is grab Rock and......huh....what's that...?" Blues swung his head in the direction of the sound.
"AAAgghhh!!!" Came Megamans shrill cry.
"Rock, no!!!! " He took off through the forest towards the cliff.
"Uhhnnnn..." Rock had begun to pick himself up when he was yanked to his feet roughly, by a large hand. "Well, looks like we got us a spy" A grey robot sneered.
Megaman looked around to see that a group of robots surrounded him, their cannons powered up and aimed at his chest. His eyes went wide , he would never be able to fight off this many.
"I've ruined the whole mission " he thought miserably.
"So little boy blue did show up after all!" Bass laughed appearing from one of the tents. "Did you have a good trip ...."
Protoman's first set of explosions went off , to the left of the gloating robot throwing him to the ground.
"You idiot's" Bass shouted " he's planted explosives , run!!!!"
As he got to his feet Protoman leapt beside him, covering his flank.
"Big brother..I......" Megaman didn't know what to say, Protoman's face was set in a grim line as he shoved both of them out of the way.
"We were supposed to be gone before the explosives went off!!!!" The older boy shouted "Not right in the damn thick off it!!!!!"
"............I'm ..sorry....." Megaman cried as another explosion rocked the ground .
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Bass jumped on to one of the transports, taking as many weapons as he could .
"Move it!!!" He ordered one of his cronies , who floored the gas and took off.
"Protoman!!!!" Bass seethed, "I might have known. Blue boy isn't smart enough to pull a stunt like that.....You damn bastard you've destroyed months of planning and cost me valuable resources " Bass pick up a powerful beam cannon and pointed it at Megaman. " Say goodbye to your little brother, Protman I'll let you live after all what fun is murder if there are no mourners.
This ends now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" He pulled the trigger.
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Dodge, kick, duck, punch, dodge punch.....
Protoman kept the rhythm going in his head. The camp was destroyed, the last explosion taking out almost all of the remaining robots.
Protoman swung his shield savagely taking off his opponents head. He was not amused.
The plan had gone completely wrong.
He could hear Megaman struggling with the last of their opponents , off to his right.
Blues ground his teeth, "Stupid...stupid Rock. I should have done this myself ," he stood back ready to let Megaman finish off the last one when he heard a sound .
Blues listened carefully "What is ..it?" He thought. He listened intently picking through the other noises that surrounded him, the clanging of armor the cursing of robots , the steady thumping of feet and the crackling sounds of fire all assaulted his senses. But there was something else as well, soft elusive yet unmistakably deadly.
Then like lighting it hit him, it was a cannon being charged and pointed at ......
"No!" Blues cried diving in to the fight, he shoved Megaman out of the way, and gathering his feet under him tried to do the same.
He almost made it......but not quite. The lasers destructive beam hit him on the side of the head.
"No!!!!" Rock screamed .
Basse's laughter could be heard throughout the forest as he made his get away.
"Blues?" Megaman inched over to him "Blues?..... Blues!!!"
Blues lay sprawled in the mud, the robot who didn't like others would never move again, he had given his life to save his brother "
To be continued..............