Chapter III - The Return Of Doppler
"This is an intriguing find," Cain commented as he examined Bass, who had been de-activated as a safety precaution. "This is the exact same problem I ran into when I reprogrammed Zero. The reason must be related to Dr. Wily. How much of the lab was damaged?"
"The only thing he managed to destroy before I got him out was a computer terminal. I made a copy of the hard drive before he destroyed it," X explained.
"Good. I may be able to figure out why he went maverick all of a sudden." Dr. Cain seemed to be talking to himself. "Sigma said he saw a 'W' flash on Zero's head when he first fought Zero. That was when Sigma was still a Hunter."
X was baffled by this startling revelation about his friend. "I didn't know Zero was a maverick."
Dr. Cain explained at length how Zero had destroyed an entire unit before Sigma had stepped in and smashed the control chip. Dr. Cain then had reprogrammed Zero to be one of the Maverick Hunter.
"So that's why Bass went insane when he saw that photo of Dr. Wily. There must have been something in his memory chips that recognized the image."
"Exactly," said Cain. "Oh, I have someone else for you to meet, X."
The computer that the two were standing at came on and a picture of the late Dr. Doppler appeared. "Greetings, X. It has been a long time."
"Doppler! You're alive!" X exclaimed.
"Almost, X. Dr. Cain has yet to build me a new body. Until then I'm quite comfortable as a normal computer program. I have been working with him on this new Reploid, Bass. It seems that both he and Zero were carriers of the Maverick Virus. He didn't expose any wires, did he?"
"No, I dodged out of the way before he could land a shot on me."
"Perfect. The virus has been contained for further study. I believe we have neutralized it for now. Dr. Cain, could you please re-activate our friend here?"
"Certainly," said Cain as he started fiddling with something in Bass's circuits. Suddenly the Reploid's eyes opened.
"Where am I?" he asked.
"You're in Maverick Hunter H.Q, Bass," X told him, "You went maverick while we were in Wily's lab."
"I did? Sorry about that. Say, who's the dude with the funky beard?" Bass asked, referring to Dr. Doppler.
"I am Dr. Doppler. The computer virus that was in you has been contained. You are ready to go back to active duty for now. However, you'll need to be evaluated in about a month."
"Okay. Thanks, Doc," said Bass.
"I'd appreciate it if you would call me Dr. Doppler," said the computer.
"This is an intriguing find," Cain commented as he examined Bass, who had been de-activated as a safety precaution. "This is the exact same problem I ran into when I reprogrammed Zero. The reason must be related to Dr. Wily. How much of the lab was damaged?"
"The only thing he managed to destroy before I got him out was a computer terminal. I made a copy of the hard drive before he destroyed it," X explained.
"Good. I may be able to figure out why he went maverick all of a sudden." Dr. Cain seemed to be talking to himself. "Sigma said he saw a 'W' flash on Zero's head when he first fought Zero. That was when Sigma was still a Hunter."
X was baffled by this startling revelation about his friend. "I didn't know Zero was a maverick."
Dr. Cain explained at length how Zero had destroyed an entire unit before Sigma had stepped in and smashed the control chip. Dr. Cain then had reprogrammed Zero to be one of the Maverick Hunter.
"So that's why Bass went insane when he saw that photo of Dr. Wily. There must have been something in his memory chips that recognized the image."
"Exactly," said Cain. "Oh, I have someone else for you to meet, X."
The computer that the two were standing at came on and a picture of the late Dr. Doppler appeared. "Greetings, X. It has been a long time."
"Doppler! You're alive!" X exclaimed.
"Almost, X. Dr. Cain has yet to build me a new body. Until then I'm quite comfortable as a normal computer program. I have been working with him on this new Reploid, Bass. It seems that both he and Zero were carriers of the Maverick Virus. He didn't expose any wires, did he?"
"No, I dodged out of the way before he could land a shot on me."
"Perfect. The virus has been contained for further study. I believe we have neutralized it for now. Dr. Cain, could you please re-activate our friend here?"
"Certainly," said Cain as he started fiddling with something in Bass's circuits. Suddenly the Reploid's eyes opened.
"Where am I?" he asked.
"You're in Maverick Hunter H.Q, Bass," X told him, "You went maverick while we were in Wily's lab."
"I did? Sorry about that. Say, who's the dude with the funky beard?" Bass asked, referring to Dr. Doppler.
"I am Dr. Doppler. The computer virus that was in you has been contained. You are ready to go back to active duty for now. However, you'll need to be evaluated in about a month."
"Okay. Thanks, Doc," said Bass.
"I'd appreciate it if you would call me Dr. Doppler," said the computer.