Author's note: Most main characters belong to Capcom. (I know what you're
thinking, this reminder being cliché, but this will spare me some time in
jail, not to mention precious money. SO BEAR WITH IT, PEOPLE!)
Megaman Legends: The Lariozan Connection
Chapter Nine: Secrets Revealed
"Megaman, fire in the hole!" At this command, the digger turned left and started trading fire with some levitating cone-shaped Reaverbots flying overhead. Passing through Zona 25 was worse than anyone had ever thought- seemed that the limitation of entry to the site was too little a warning. Nevertheless, Class A training had gotten Megaman far enough. And with the missile launcher and a full supply of energy, he had 4 Buster parts, a long popsicle stick-like object, and 4500 zenny. "Not bad for a guy starting out in here," he thought to himself as he downed the last of the irritating robots. After the battle, he first picked up the refractor shards, some life cubes, and soon headed to the elevator and to floor B2.
"I've really got a bad hunch about this place, Megaman," Roll managed to utter on the elevator's descent."You don't think those pirates won't spring out of nowhere in that place, Megaman, don't you?"
"Let's hope for the best, Roll, let's hope on," said Megaman in reply. "Both of us know these weapons are lethal to human beings. I'm not really sure if I'm ready to kill a real person. Was painful the last time in that space station."
"Not to worry sport," Burnley, who had overheard them, replied. "In the battlefield, there are two rules: Kill or be killed. I saw it myself when I covered the fighting here a month ago." Suddenly, another of the cone-shaped Reaverbots whizzed by. With a firing of the missile launcher, Megaman dispatched the last of them. He later proceeded, heading to an energy field.
"There's got to be a switch there, Megaman," said Roll, who had resumed command of the controls in the van. "See it yet?"
"Yes I do-all three of them," he responded. "Seems like a problem which one I'd select first." After trying the first two, he pulled down the third lever, but the barrier remained in place as the levers sprang up to their former positions.
"Looks as though a pattern is needed," he said over the mike. He then tried again, this time lowering the levers at the sides before proceeding with the center. Still no blood. Then the reverse of his first pattern. Nil. Finally, no sooner than he lowered the third lever, after he had lowered the second and first, that the barrier finally opened. "Well, 2-1- 3,"Megaman called out. "Got in."
"Well and good, then," Roll responded. "There's one more elevator before you head to the key, and if all goes well, we can get to the second area in no time."
"Sure hope so," he said as three scorpion-shaped Reaverbots attacked, firing electric bolts from their tails and trying to trap him with their claws. Their shells were thick, so ammunition took longer to kill them. But killed they were, and entering a chamber, he discovered two treasure boxes. One contained money amounting to 4000 zenny, the other one containing an old grenade launcher. After packing, he headed straight to the elevator and to floor B3.
Meanwhile, some tapping was heard on the van. Burnley opened it to see the zone commander, wearing a worried look on his eyes.
"*What's the matter?" the journalist queried.
"*Those pirates were spotted some 20 miles from here 4 minutes ago. They'll strike the place anytime, so try to leave."
"*But Major, our boy's still down there, and we haven't got our objective yet-"
"Por favor, Señor Burnley, *I'm not asking you, I'm telling you!" The commandant's voice was firm.
"*And I'm not being hard-headed when I say I won't, I'm being concerned! I've long been putting up with this dig, and we're nearly done. We can defend ourselves with our weapons here, and I can put up more of a fight than you think. I just hope you understand that, Major."
The commander was silent. Finally, he agreed. "*But make sure you stay alive then," he added. "*We will not be responsible for you anymore. Adios." And with that, he left for the headquarters down Zona 22, to the left.
Roll, Tacio and Esteban looked at Burnley, wondering how they would manage to defend themselves now that the battalion was leaving their security to their own hands. Suddenly, Megaman's voice was heard. "Roll, are you still there?" was the first thing he managed to say.
"Yes, Megaman, where are you?"
"I'm in front of the chest with the key. I've already gotten a refractor from the adjacent room. No problem encountered."
"Make it fast then, Megaman, and get the key," Roll replied. "They've spotted pirates coming here."
"Oki-doki," came the reply.
Megaman now grasped the key in his hand. Similar to an old-style key save for its size and bronze color, the key, Megaman managed to strap it on the back of his backpack. When he turned around, a giant Reaverbot, similar to the one he fought in Lake Jyun, but larger, black, and had a small tube on its chest. Just what it was that tube spewed out was answered after its attempt to capture the digger when a laserbeam cut through a pillar on one of the chamber's edges.
"Megaman, that Reaverbot's weakened by the energy," Roll almost shouted into the microphone. "Shoot the Reaverbot's shoulders, that lasergun, and his head!"
After the assault, the Reaverbot went on trying to search its target out, with its right shoulder damaged. When it weakened again after another firing, the right arm blew up. Another stretch and the left arm blew up. No matter-the head began firing laser beams as well, but on a more frequent scale. Another round and the robot was decapitated-but strangely enough, the Reaverbot kept trying to find him, and the cannon on its chest was firing the deadly ray more often. Megaman then aimed the missiles at the weakened Reaverbot's chest, and by the end of the barrage, the leviathan exploded, yielding 6000 zenny.
"Good job, Megaman!" Roll said at the other line. "There'll be no problem going out-the defense system's shut down. And you'd better hurry- those pirates are here!" Background cracks in the transmission were explosions-the pirates were bombarding the garrison.
"Coming there, Roll," responded Megaman as he ran to the elevator.
"You'd better hurry I-aaagh!"
"Roll! Mr Burnley!" He could only guess at what's happening.
What lies ahead for our hero? Dont miss the thenth installment of this story: Hostage Situation #2!
P.S: More ideas welcome-send 'em to ceig13@yahoo.com. Thanks to Alhazad2003 for one of the suggestions!
Megaman Legends: The Lariozan Connection
Chapter Nine: Secrets Revealed
"Megaman, fire in the hole!" At this command, the digger turned left and started trading fire with some levitating cone-shaped Reaverbots flying overhead. Passing through Zona 25 was worse than anyone had ever thought- seemed that the limitation of entry to the site was too little a warning. Nevertheless, Class A training had gotten Megaman far enough. And with the missile launcher and a full supply of energy, he had 4 Buster parts, a long popsicle stick-like object, and 4500 zenny. "Not bad for a guy starting out in here," he thought to himself as he downed the last of the irritating robots. After the battle, he first picked up the refractor shards, some life cubes, and soon headed to the elevator and to floor B2.
"I've really got a bad hunch about this place, Megaman," Roll managed to utter on the elevator's descent."You don't think those pirates won't spring out of nowhere in that place, Megaman, don't you?"
"Let's hope for the best, Roll, let's hope on," said Megaman in reply. "Both of us know these weapons are lethal to human beings. I'm not really sure if I'm ready to kill a real person. Was painful the last time in that space station."
"Not to worry sport," Burnley, who had overheard them, replied. "In the battlefield, there are two rules: Kill or be killed. I saw it myself when I covered the fighting here a month ago." Suddenly, another of the cone-shaped Reaverbots whizzed by. With a firing of the missile launcher, Megaman dispatched the last of them. He later proceeded, heading to an energy field.
"There's got to be a switch there, Megaman," said Roll, who had resumed command of the controls in the van. "See it yet?"
"Yes I do-all three of them," he responded. "Seems like a problem which one I'd select first." After trying the first two, he pulled down the third lever, but the barrier remained in place as the levers sprang up to their former positions.
"Looks as though a pattern is needed," he said over the mike. He then tried again, this time lowering the levers at the sides before proceeding with the center. Still no blood. Then the reverse of his first pattern. Nil. Finally, no sooner than he lowered the third lever, after he had lowered the second and first, that the barrier finally opened. "Well, 2-1- 3,"Megaman called out. "Got in."
"Well and good, then," Roll responded. "There's one more elevator before you head to the key, and if all goes well, we can get to the second area in no time."
"Sure hope so," he said as three scorpion-shaped Reaverbots attacked, firing electric bolts from their tails and trying to trap him with their claws. Their shells were thick, so ammunition took longer to kill them. But killed they were, and entering a chamber, he discovered two treasure boxes. One contained money amounting to 4000 zenny, the other one containing an old grenade launcher. After packing, he headed straight to the elevator and to floor B3.
Meanwhile, some tapping was heard on the van. Burnley opened it to see the zone commander, wearing a worried look on his eyes.
"*What's the matter?" the journalist queried.
"*Those pirates were spotted some 20 miles from here 4 minutes ago. They'll strike the place anytime, so try to leave."
"*But Major, our boy's still down there, and we haven't got our objective yet-"
"Por favor, Señor Burnley, *I'm not asking you, I'm telling you!" The commandant's voice was firm.
"*And I'm not being hard-headed when I say I won't, I'm being concerned! I've long been putting up with this dig, and we're nearly done. We can defend ourselves with our weapons here, and I can put up more of a fight than you think. I just hope you understand that, Major."
The commander was silent. Finally, he agreed. "*But make sure you stay alive then," he added. "*We will not be responsible for you anymore. Adios." And with that, he left for the headquarters down Zona 22, to the left.
Roll, Tacio and Esteban looked at Burnley, wondering how they would manage to defend themselves now that the battalion was leaving their security to their own hands. Suddenly, Megaman's voice was heard. "Roll, are you still there?" was the first thing he managed to say.
"Yes, Megaman, where are you?"
"I'm in front of the chest with the key. I've already gotten a refractor from the adjacent room. No problem encountered."
"Make it fast then, Megaman, and get the key," Roll replied. "They've spotted pirates coming here."
"Oki-doki," came the reply.
Megaman now grasped the key in his hand. Similar to an old-style key save for its size and bronze color, the key, Megaman managed to strap it on the back of his backpack. When he turned around, a giant Reaverbot, similar to the one he fought in Lake Jyun, but larger, black, and had a small tube on its chest. Just what it was that tube spewed out was answered after its attempt to capture the digger when a laserbeam cut through a pillar on one of the chamber's edges.
"Megaman, that Reaverbot's weakened by the energy," Roll almost shouted into the microphone. "Shoot the Reaverbot's shoulders, that lasergun, and his head!"
After the assault, the Reaverbot went on trying to search its target out, with its right shoulder damaged. When it weakened again after another firing, the right arm blew up. Another stretch and the left arm blew up. No matter-the head began firing laser beams as well, but on a more frequent scale. Another round and the robot was decapitated-but strangely enough, the Reaverbot kept trying to find him, and the cannon on its chest was firing the deadly ray more often. Megaman then aimed the missiles at the weakened Reaverbot's chest, and by the end of the barrage, the leviathan exploded, yielding 6000 zenny.
"Good job, Megaman!" Roll said at the other line. "There'll be no problem going out-the defense system's shut down. And you'd better hurry- those pirates are here!" Background cracks in the transmission were explosions-the pirates were bombarding the garrison.
"Coming there, Roll," responded Megaman as he ran to the elevator.
"You'd better hurry I-aaagh!"
"Roll! Mr Burnley!" He could only guess at what's happening.
What lies ahead for our hero? Dont miss the thenth installment of this story: Hostage Situation #2!
P.S: More ideas welcome-send 'em to ceig13@yahoo.com. Thanks to Alhazad2003 for one of the suggestions!
