Author's note: Same as, usual (no spin here, I'm sounding like a broken
gramophone here), most characters and gadgetry belong to Capcom.
Megaman Legends: The Lariozan Connection
Chapter 5: Skirmish on Highway Four
A bulletproof van, serving as the rebel command station, was parked in Yoceda's central plaza, near a monument. Inside, the rebels and pirates, still tensed-out, were surveying the progress made so far. They have taken three-quarters of the town, including the central area, and nearly got the rest piecemeal hadn't the Lariozan Marines been able to reinforce General Carbonell's beleaguered forces. As a result, they had been stuck in a quagmire since five o'clock in the afternoon.
"How're the patrols?" Tron asked. "Are all the roads to this place sealed?"
"Si señorita, they are," Comandante Azul said. "The Marines were able to attack us and reverse our gains due to the fact that we underestimated the importance of the roads-the town is at the crossroads to San Gabriel. Good thing we have the yellow robot and our troops guarding Paseo Cuatro. The fascist bastards won't reach Yoceda, and since we got most of the roads to San Gabriel, the revolution will be triumphant!"
"Sure, sure. I do think we have a message on the excom," Teisel said.
"Babu, babu babuuuuu, baabu!" replied a frantic Bon Bonne on the other line.
"Dammit, what is he saying?" asked an irate Comandante Rojo.
"He's coming here, Red," Teisel replied. "The blue boy we've been talking about. He says his force was defeated."
EARLIER
"Oh dear, checkpoint," Burnley said in front of the videocam. He was taping for a report he would submit later-if he got out alive, that is.
Burnley turned off the camera, as filming of checkpoints was banned. He used the opportunity alloted to talk to his most junior passenger.
"Now behave, Megaman, and pretend you're my nephew, Jordan Reilly. Remember, you temporarily work for ALPRA as an apprentice, print division. Tell them you're age 18, you have 2 sisters and you're here with me on working vacation as journalism student, Launceston North College, OK?"
"Oki-doki, sir, gotcha," he said, wearing a khaki outfit, journalist's vest, and a helmet with the letters TV.
"Alto! Tu identificacion, por favor," the guard said. After checking their credentials, he said, "So, what about that young hombre over there?"
"Burnley looked at his passengers and said, "Oh, he's my nephew, Jordan Reilly." Megaman remembered enough to put a convincing display.
After returning their passports, the second guard told them, "OK, your papers are in order. Move carefully! This is a war zone!"
"Oh yes we will," said Burnley as they headed to Highway Four. More known as Paseo Cuatro.
PRESENT TIME
"Tell all your men to retreat from the areas going to the square mañana," Tron yelled. "I'll fight him with the Inkilapci!"
"But sis, are you sure the plan of yours will work?" Teisel snapped. "You've known that he will still fight no matter what thing you put in line!"
"That was because it was a thing that you got as a shield," she replied matter-of-factly. "This one happens to be a person. Bring him in, on the double!"
"Kek-kek, yes, ma'am, kek-kek," said a birdbot as four rebels dragged Burnley in.
EARLIER
"Your performance was very convincing, Megaman, you had the guards fooled!" Burnley said in a congratulatory manner. "You really should get an award from the Kattelox Filmfest for it-"
Suddenly, Esteban, who was on the wheel, stopped the car midway through Highway Four. He looked terrified.
"Que pasa, Esteban, que pasa?" asked Tacio, but he too knew the answer. Rebel patrols have spotted them.
"Wait, where in heavens are you going?" Burnley shouted.
"Back to the checkpoint, much safer there," replied Tacio. "And if I were you, you'd go with us! Adios!" And with that, he and Esteban fled to the opposite direction.
"Great granolas! Imagine!" Burnley scowled. "These people were my most trusted! My wife would be ashamed if she were still alive."
"Why? What happened?" Megaman inquired.
At this, Burnley quieted down, his face frowning. "Marge was the bravest lady I've ever met. She was with me as I covered this beautiful place. Never abandoning me in the field. That's how she...she...passed away." Tears were welling up in his eye. "Her car was the first in the convoy. It struck a mine. I spent the last 7 years trying to be worthy of her."
"I'm sorry."
"Nothing to be sorry about, chum, now let's get our posteriors a- moving!" I'll try to complete my report, you hold the camera."
"But Mr. Burnley, I do think those pirates are coming close..."
"Look here, I don't have anything to fight with, save for this camera. I have to finish. If you want to go with them, fine, I'll do them myself-hey! What lunacy are you doing?, Come back!" Megaman ,as you may have guessed, ran to the pirates, not away from them as Burnley thought.
Megaman shouted back, "I'm gonna stop them! Someone's bound to!"
From what he could see inBurnley then saw what the patrol was made of: five light tanks, all with the Loath Corporation markings, and a yellow robot which looked like a stick figure bristling with guns.
"Bon Bonne," Megaman whispered.
"Babu, babu babu, baaaa-bu!" Bon exclaimed. Translation: "You're not going anywhere, Megaman!" At this point, the gun turrets aimed at the blue boy, who by now had worn his armor and ditched all of the costume save for the helmet. When they started firing he fired back, but they just seemed to bounce off.
Burnley was watching in the bushes when he felt a bump on his head and a handkerchief dipped in chloroform cover his nose and mouth.
After a while, Megaman had found out that the ventilation of their engines was their soft spot, and he kept firing waterblasts until the tanks malfunctioned. By this method, the rebels got to their feet and the tanks exploded one by one. All that was left was Bon Bonne, who was still trying to subdue him with mini-homing missiles, but it seemed that Megaman would find a way to escape him, while he was a sitting duck. Megaman had trapped him among the tanks' wreckage, and in a few seconds...
"Baaaaaaaabuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!" cried Bon as his robot body exploded.
As usual, a Drache, floated over, piced Bon's head up, as well as a rebel carrying what Megaman coudn't believe: Cedric Burnley, and he was unconscious.
"No! Come back!" was all that Megaman could say as he followed the Drache into Yoceda.
The pirates have laid a trap, and Burnley was its bait. Will the Blue Bomber take it? Find out on Chapter 6: Inkilapci!
P.S: I want you to suggest what Tron's new robot should look like. Send proposal, with warts and all, to ceig13@yahoo.com. Adios!
Megaman Legends: The Lariozan Connection
Chapter 5: Skirmish on Highway Four
A bulletproof van, serving as the rebel command station, was parked in Yoceda's central plaza, near a monument. Inside, the rebels and pirates, still tensed-out, were surveying the progress made so far. They have taken three-quarters of the town, including the central area, and nearly got the rest piecemeal hadn't the Lariozan Marines been able to reinforce General Carbonell's beleaguered forces. As a result, they had been stuck in a quagmire since five o'clock in the afternoon.
"How're the patrols?" Tron asked. "Are all the roads to this place sealed?"
"Si señorita, they are," Comandante Azul said. "The Marines were able to attack us and reverse our gains due to the fact that we underestimated the importance of the roads-the town is at the crossroads to San Gabriel. Good thing we have the yellow robot and our troops guarding Paseo Cuatro. The fascist bastards won't reach Yoceda, and since we got most of the roads to San Gabriel, the revolution will be triumphant!"
"Sure, sure. I do think we have a message on the excom," Teisel said.
"Babu, babu babuuuuu, baabu!" replied a frantic Bon Bonne on the other line.
"Dammit, what is he saying?" asked an irate Comandante Rojo.
"He's coming here, Red," Teisel replied. "The blue boy we've been talking about. He says his force was defeated."
EARLIER
"Oh dear, checkpoint," Burnley said in front of the videocam. He was taping for a report he would submit later-if he got out alive, that is.
Burnley turned off the camera, as filming of checkpoints was banned. He used the opportunity alloted to talk to his most junior passenger.
"Now behave, Megaman, and pretend you're my nephew, Jordan Reilly. Remember, you temporarily work for ALPRA as an apprentice, print division. Tell them you're age 18, you have 2 sisters and you're here with me on working vacation as journalism student, Launceston North College, OK?"
"Oki-doki, sir, gotcha," he said, wearing a khaki outfit, journalist's vest, and a helmet with the letters TV.
"Alto! Tu identificacion, por favor," the guard said. After checking their credentials, he said, "So, what about that young hombre over there?"
"Burnley looked at his passengers and said, "Oh, he's my nephew, Jordan Reilly." Megaman remembered enough to put a convincing display.
After returning their passports, the second guard told them, "OK, your papers are in order. Move carefully! This is a war zone!"
"Oh yes we will," said Burnley as they headed to Highway Four. More known as Paseo Cuatro.
PRESENT TIME
"Tell all your men to retreat from the areas going to the square mañana," Tron yelled. "I'll fight him with the Inkilapci!"
"But sis, are you sure the plan of yours will work?" Teisel snapped. "You've known that he will still fight no matter what thing you put in line!"
"That was because it was a thing that you got as a shield," she replied matter-of-factly. "This one happens to be a person. Bring him in, on the double!"
"Kek-kek, yes, ma'am, kek-kek," said a birdbot as four rebels dragged Burnley in.
EARLIER
"Your performance was very convincing, Megaman, you had the guards fooled!" Burnley said in a congratulatory manner. "You really should get an award from the Kattelox Filmfest for it-"
Suddenly, Esteban, who was on the wheel, stopped the car midway through Highway Four. He looked terrified.
"Que pasa, Esteban, que pasa?" asked Tacio, but he too knew the answer. Rebel patrols have spotted them.
"Wait, where in heavens are you going?" Burnley shouted.
"Back to the checkpoint, much safer there," replied Tacio. "And if I were you, you'd go with us! Adios!" And with that, he and Esteban fled to the opposite direction.
"Great granolas! Imagine!" Burnley scowled. "These people were my most trusted! My wife would be ashamed if she were still alive."
"Why? What happened?" Megaman inquired.
At this, Burnley quieted down, his face frowning. "Marge was the bravest lady I've ever met. She was with me as I covered this beautiful place. Never abandoning me in the field. That's how she...she...passed away." Tears were welling up in his eye. "Her car was the first in the convoy. It struck a mine. I spent the last 7 years trying to be worthy of her."
"I'm sorry."
"Nothing to be sorry about, chum, now let's get our posteriors a- moving!" I'll try to complete my report, you hold the camera."
"But Mr. Burnley, I do think those pirates are coming close..."
"Look here, I don't have anything to fight with, save for this camera. I have to finish. If you want to go with them, fine, I'll do them myself-hey! What lunacy are you doing?, Come back!" Megaman ,as you may have guessed, ran to the pirates, not away from them as Burnley thought.
Megaman shouted back, "I'm gonna stop them! Someone's bound to!"
From what he could see inBurnley then saw what the patrol was made of: five light tanks, all with the Loath Corporation markings, and a yellow robot which looked like a stick figure bristling with guns.
"Bon Bonne," Megaman whispered.
"Babu, babu babu, baaaa-bu!" Bon exclaimed. Translation: "You're not going anywhere, Megaman!" At this point, the gun turrets aimed at the blue boy, who by now had worn his armor and ditched all of the costume save for the helmet. When they started firing he fired back, but they just seemed to bounce off.
Burnley was watching in the bushes when he felt a bump on his head and a handkerchief dipped in chloroform cover his nose and mouth.
After a while, Megaman had found out that the ventilation of their engines was their soft spot, and he kept firing waterblasts until the tanks malfunctioned. By this method, the rebels got to their feet and the tanks exploded one by one. All that was left was Bon Bonne, who was still trying to subdue him with mini-homing missiles, but it seemed that Megaman would find a way to escape him, while he was a sitting duck. Megaman had trapped him among the tanks' wreckage, and in a few seconds...
"Baaaaaaaabuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!" cried Bon as his robot body exploded.
As usual, a Drache, floated over, piced Bon's head up, as well as a rebel carrying what Megaman coudn't believe: Cedric Burnley, and he was unconscious.
"No! Come back!" was all that Megaman could say as he followed the Drache into Yoceda.
The pirates have laid a trap, and Burnley was its bait. Will the Blue Bomber take it? Find out on Chapter 6: Inkilapci!
P.S: I want you to suggest what Tron's new robot should look like. Send proposal, with warts and all, to ceig13@yahoo.com. Adios!
