Disclaimer: Anything that has anything to do with Rockman means it ain't owned by me. o_o In other words, no one in this fic is mine! They're all owned by Capcom! Yesh!

Random Rant: Yeah, so I'm adding random rants in here now. Just so I can inform you guys as to what's going on and such. Sorry I haven't been updating a lot lately. ^_^; School's kickin' my ass, and I've been on a really bad writer's block…thing. It sucks majorly. _

I hope you guys are liking the story so far! ^_^ I'm thinking of doing a sequel to this, too. What'dya think?

BTW, sorry this chapter is so short! ::is shot::

Velvet Rain
Chapter Six: Forever Lost
By: Bibly

Rock screamed when Bass' body collided with his own, slamming him against the cabinet so hard that he felt some of his circuits snap under the pressure. He whimpered loudly as his love began to punch and kick at him mercilessly. "B-Bass…! Stop! …P-Please!" he shouted as his hot tears flung into the air with each blow.

Tenguman watched the scene unfold before him, staring confusedly at Bass' sudden primal nature. "…What the hell? Crazy guy…" Shaking his head, he pressed a finger against the side of his head lightly, listening for a soft click before speaking, "Dr. Wily, this is Tenguman. Do you read me?"

"What do you want?!" Wily's voice screamed over the intercom. "You should be killing Mega Man!"

"Wily, sir…Bass seems to have all of this under control."

A moment of silence passed between the two before either of them spoke. "…Bass?!" Wily shouted, causing Tenguman to flinch.

Why's the only man gotta scream like that? Shesh… "Yes. He seeming to be beating the crap out of –"

"How the hell did that mangy bastard manage to survive all this time?!" Wily shouted again, obviously confused by the turn of events.

"I think –"

"Bring him back here when he's done! I want to know what the hell's been going on with that failure! Maybe he's learned something useful over all this time!" With that, Wily was gone.

Tenguman sighed, rubbing his chin. "Crazy old man. He's gonna blow a gasket one of these days. Why the hell would he wanna know what Bass' learned if he's gonna kill the blue kid to begin with?" A loud crash brought Tenguman back to the scene before him. His eyes widened slightly.

Rock was now hanging onto the far wall tightly, his hands and boots slammed into the wall far enough so that he could get a good grip. He was breathing heavily as he stared down at Bass with blurred eyes. Bass stared back up at him from his place on the floor, growling lowly as he slowly made his way towards him.

"Bass…please, stop it, Bass…," Rock begged, his tears still flowing down his cheeks. I love you, Bass… Please…

Bass' left eye twitched slightly as he suddenly came to a stop. They continued to stare at each other, neither of them bothering to move. Bass' eyes slowly widened as he stared at the Blue Bomber, his bottom lip beginning to tremble as they did so. "…Rock…" His deep voice was quiet and forced, almost as if it hurt to talk.

Rock continued to gaze at him as he spoke. …Has his programming…? "…Bass…?"

The ebony bioroid fell to his knees as he broke down in a fit of tears. His programming had destroyed everything; he could no longer control what was going on. Nothing could be avoided now. Everything was crashing down upon him and the one he loved. Everything.

"Bass!" Rock shouted as he lepted from the wall and ran to his side. "Bass, don't cry! Please!"

A swift punch to the face met Rock halfway, sending him crashing into a nearby rack of test tubes. Tenguman chuckled. "Since he's a bit busy being a wuss, I believe I'll finish the job!" he shouted, crouching. Just as he was about to leap at the small bioroid, a large plasma blast met the side of his armor, tossing him to the opposite wall as if he were nothing more than a mere rag doll, knocking him unconscious. Rock peered at Bass warily, watching as his plasma cannon warped back into his normal hand.

"Rock…," he forced out. "I'm…s…sorry…!" Reaching over, he grabbed Rock by the shoulder and kissed him, baring his teeth into Rock's flesh. Rock whimpered softly as his own blood trickled down his chin. He gazed into Bass' eyes, watching as the glint in his eyes changed from anger to love to sorrow to anger once again.

Bass pulled away suddenly, releasing Rock and latching onto Tenguman. Before another word could be muttered, the two Wily 'bots were gone.