Revise Note: After two complaints about my tense situation, I finally got off my lazy duff and went back to fix the problem. But there are three things you should know about this fanfic.
First of all: As some of you have pointed out, I SUCK AT PAST AND PRESENT TENSE. Believe me, I try to fix them to avoid brain cramps, but it always seems that there is always something wrong with my tenses that drives some of you to tell me otherwise and quit after reading one chapter that's riddled with random tense. Don't let this minor grammar error distract or irritate you from having to read the rest of my fanfic. You'll find that, despite my randomness of past and present in one paragraph, that it is actually something worth showing your friends (If that even happens).
Second of all: I use the names (Both Japanese and American) VERY loosely. Mega Man is a superhero. And like most superheroes, they have normal, everyday names. Which is why I don't use Mega Man or ProtoMan when they aren't fighting for the benefit of mankind. Another reason why I use the names loosely is because only those who don't know him well enough NOT to call him Mega Man will do so based on the public and enemies point of view. Lastly, the reason why I call Forte and Gospel by their American names is because I've grown up knowing American dubbed anime and, not to sound or make you think I'm racist, I happen to like dubbed anime. It may not sound good, and I may be missing out on some "too-violent-for-kiddy" action that isn't seen in the U.S. but I still like them. DEAL WITH IT!
I will vouch for something though: I don't like using Blues' American given name unless I'm doing a fanfic based on the American Cartoon (Like Parallel Mishap) or if I decide to do a MMBN fanfic, which is why I used "Blues" instead of "ProtoMan" or "BreakMan" (Except on some occasional fanfics where Blues is needed to save his brother, BreakMan would be my closest selection).
Last, and least important: I believe some (or one) of you may have missed my point about the use of characters (or I haven't explained it clearly). I know there are three different points of view with the connection of the Original and X series. POV1: Everyone is dead. Either killed by Zero or someone stronger. Some may have survived, some may not have depending on who thinks who should survive in their fanfic. POV2: Mega Man has been upgraded due to extensive injury or because he wants to be stronger and is sealed in some unknown location until he is found or he wakes up. Some of his family members may have survived or he has joined forces with an old enemy to combat a new evil while his closest friends and family have been killed by Zero or someone stronger. POV3 (VERY RARELY POINTED OUT): Mega Man and X are the same person. For some odd reason, whether he had been badly damaged by Zero or worse, Dr. Light had used him to create X, either with his memories still intact or without. This is how I used to think X and Mega Man were before I was pushed into a bandwagon where everyone thinks that X and Mega Man are two different people (Hence why I stuck to POV2). Because of these POVs, I NEVER complain in other peoples fanfics on how they should use their characters, so please don't try and tell me which characters should and should not be used in my fanfic.
I apologies for the long Revise (Pet Peeve) Note, but I wanted to get a few things clear with you readers. If I hadn't driven some of you away from this hanging long note, please enjoy the rest of this fanfic with the knowledge I have bestowed upon you.
1 - A Dark Ending
"I don't know, Dr. Light," Rock mumbled, "Building a robot with the ability to think and make their own decisions sounds kind of dangerous."
"Which is why I'm going to make sure it never happens," Dr. Light said, working on what would be Rock's baby brother on the table in front of him. Rock sat on the other table, swinging his legs back and forth like the typical child he was originally programmed to be long before Wily tried to attack, "Once X is completed, he will be sealed in a diagnostic chamber for 30 years to test his ability to adapt to the world." He then stops and looks down, "It's sad that I won't be able to live long to see that day. When the day comes for X's release, I hope you and Roll are still around to make sure X has a safe welcome."
"Hey, come on, Pop. You made a super warrior out of me," Rock laughed, "Wily couldn't beat his way into this lab with me coming along to stop him."
"And that's what worries me," Dr. Light said, looking at Rock, "Wily hasn't emerged from Skull Castle since his previous defeat. I fear that he is up to something that could very well surpass you, Rock. I don't want you to get too overconfident or this kind of action will become your downfall in the future."
Dr. Light returned to his work on X, "Even now, as we speak, he could be hard at work building a robot stronger than you. There is no telling when he'll set it loose. I just want you to be safe."
"Father...." Was all Rock said before he looked down, now worried as well.
- - -
"How can you do this to me, Wily!?" Bass yelled, "I can destroy Mega Man if you'd just give me a chance! I know I'm stronger than him!"
"Then explain why you keep coming back half dead!" Wily snarled as he worked on the robot in front of him, "You have failed me too many times, Bass. Just like my other Robot Masters. Be thankful I didn't shut you down after your previous failure at destroying Mega Man. But just you wait. My next creation will deal with that blue bug once and for all."
"Why go through the trouble of building more robots when you could use that brain of yours to make me stronger!?" Bass demanded, "I'm sick of just sitting here and watching as stronger robots go to battle. This kind of stuff makes me feel useless!"
A vain throbbed in Wily's forehead. He grabbed an electro-rod and clobbered Bass on the head with it that electrified and forced him to let out a painful scream before he dropped to his hands and knees, gasping and trembling.
"You are forgetting your place, Bass!" Wily snarled as he waved the electro-rod threateningly in front of Bass' face, "Remember, I am the one who created you and Treble. Keep talking to me like that and I'll reduce you to a maintenance bot!" he gripped the electro-rod harder before he slammed it to the ground and turned back to his work.
Bass snarled and stormed out of the room. Wily snorts, goes back to the construction table and looks at an incomplete robot laying on it.
"With or without Bass, it doesn't matter," he mutters, "When I am finished creating this robot, it will take care of Mega Man and his family for good!"
- - -
Rock walked over to the construction table next to the one Dr. Light currently worked on and found another robot laying on it, only this one had been completed.
"What's with the other robot, Dad?" he asked. Dr. Light looked up at the robot in front of Rock. This one looked like Blues, only taller and wore a red and yellow armor vest. The robot also had snow-white, ankle long hair covering most of the table around it.
"Oh, him," Dr. Light looked down, "X would be without a family if we were all dead long before his activation. So I figured he should at least know what its like to be a brother. He will be sealed with X in the capsule for 30 years as well, so the future doesn't suffer a double threat."
Rock continues to stare at the robot before he looks back at Dr. Light, "You know. I feel kinda weird having a baby brother that's taller than me."
Dr. Light looks at Rock a moment before he smiles, "Yes, but his enhancements are too big for me to construct a robot your height. Should X choose to fight for peace, he will need these weapons." He walks over to a monitor and looks at the blueprints of a variety of armor, "And with these armor programs, we can increase X and his brother's powers. But if the world were to be as peaceful as we wish, there would be no need for these."
Suddenly, the double doors swung open. The two turn to see Roll stumble in with Blues on her back.
"Dr. Light! It's Blues! I found him unconscious in an ally! Something's wrong!" she cried.
Dr. Light ran up to Roll, helps her carry Blues to a scanning table, places him inside and activates the scanner's overhead lights as they move over his body and brought his schematics onto the huge monitor in the lab.
"I have feared this would happen," Dr. Light muttered. The two Light bots gave him a confused look.
"W-What're you talking about?" Roll asked. Dr. Light, realizing he had blurted something morbid out, turned to his two children.
"I can't hide it anymore," he said, looking back at the monitor, "Two months ago, I have detected an imbalance in Blues that would eventually kill him. I offered to repair it, but he refused. Now I'm afraid the imbalance has spread throughout his body and there is nothing I can do to fix it."
"Y-you mean he's going to die?" Rock asked, shocked.
"I'm afraid so." Roll covered her mouth when Dr. Light grimly said that. Rock was equally shocked, but he knew how much his brother hated to be operated on, especially with something this serious. And not even he can talk his brother into accepting the offer.
Dr. Light sighed and turned the machine off, "I'd say he has a few more hours before his systems shut down completely. I'm sorry I had to keep this from you. I was afraid if I told you sooner, you would go out of your way to save him against his will." Dr. Light looked grim, then walked off.
Roll slowly walked towards the scanning table where Blues laid, reached a hand toward his face as it quivered, touched his cheek and slowly stroked it downward as if he was a dying animal.
Rock, with his battle instincts keeping him from showing how upset he is, walks up to Roll and places his hands on her shoulders. She reacts by slowly turning to him, staring at him for several minutes before glomping him and crying. Rock looked at her shocked before he moved his hands off her shoulders and around her back, and hugged her comfortably.
- - -
Rock couldn't sleep that night. Having lost a family member, he couldn't think of anything else than what the future had in store for him and his sister. Before long, he would lose another family member, leaving him to tend to the Light Family's problems.
He tried to clear his thoughts. He knew he wasn't ALL alone. He knew Auto and the others would help him maintain everything in Dr. Light's absence. But he worries that they too would eventually leave him. If only there was a way for him to see what would happen to him and his family in the near future.
The sound of wood creaking cut him from his thoughts. Rock turned to the nearly closed door to see a shadow sneak by. Curious, he slipped out of bed and poked his head out.
Roll was moving away from his bedroom. Rock wondered what she could be up to and followed, keeping quiet so she wouldn't find out she was being followed.
She stopped at the double doors of the lab, sighed and pressed some numbers until a chorus of beeps slid the doors open. Once all the way, Roll pokes her head in, looking around. X was still on the construction table, nearly complete.
Roll knew that X would need a control chip in order to function. If she could take Blues' control chip, with his entire memory still stored inside it, and install it into X, she could save Blues.
She walks over to the scanning table. Blues was still laying in there, motionless...and now lifeless. Roll turns Blues to his side, opens his back panel, and slowly and carefully removes the control chip inside. Once in her hand, she moves towards the construction table and stops when she sees the red robot resting on the one next to X.
His resemblance to Blues gave Roll a better idea. Instead of moving towards X, she moved towards his would-be brother, pushed him to his side and opened his back panel. A control chip has already been installed. Roll pulled it out, replaced it with Blues' control chip and closed it.
"I don't want Blues to die. Even if he doesn't like it, we should all still be alive." She mumbles.
Rock had seen the whole thing. Although this would've made him happy knowing that Blues would still be alive in the body of another robot, he also worries about his reaction. Blues never liked being worked on, upgraded or resurrected in a body he's never controlled before. If he goes out of control because of what Roll did, there won't be anything Dr. Light can do to stop him and that would only make everyone more depressed.
- - -
The moment of truth has arrived a few days later. Dr. Light has finished constructing X and it was now time to seal him and his brother in a capsule for diagnostic tests. With everyone in the lab with him, Dr. Light walks over to the red robot, feeling he should be the first to be concealed.
But the minute he touched the robot, he stirred. Startled, Dr. Light stumbled back as the robot groaned and opened his green eyes. He sits up and looked at his white hands, a mixture of confusion and rage painted on his face.
"What...what is this!?" he muttered. Dr. Light was completely shocked.
"He has been activated," Dr. Light mumbled, clearly having no idea of what Roll did to the robot a few nights ago. He was hesitant a bit, but walked up to the robot, "I did not expect you to activate so soon. But in order to make sure you don't do anything that would endanger the world, I must seal you in a capsule to test out your reliability."
He moved to take the robots hand only to see him scowl and throw him back. Rock and Roll ran over to the shocked doctor and helped him to his feet.
"Don't touch me!" he yelled, jumping off the table. The minute he touched the floor, he fell over, nearly taking the table with it. The robot pushed himself to his feet, his knees shaking.
"I-I don't understand what's going on," Dr. Light said, "He has just been activated and already he is showing signs of going insane."
The robot had no clue what Dr. Light was talking about. All he knew was that he had been reconstructed against his will. He backed away from them, his fists throttling before he turned around and ran off.
"N-No! We can't let him loose!" Dr. Light cried, "If the public gains knowledge of a robot with the ability to think and make his own decisions, they would fear him and try to destroy him."
Roll turned white with fear. Scared out of her mind, she released Dr. Light and ran out of the lab. Rock watched her go, but couldn't go after her, afraid that she'd find out he knew why the robot acted so aggressive. He turned back to Dr. Light.
"I'll bring him back, Dad," Rock said. He releases Dr. Light and runs for the door only to feel his arm snag. He turns to see Dr. Light's hand squeeze his elbow and nearly get dragged across the floor.
"No. I can't lose you too, Rock," Dr. Light said, "Without you, the world will be in even greater danger than it already is. We need you here so that if Wily finds out about this, he won't break in to steal X. If that happens, than the whole world is doomed."
"But...but the government will capture the robot and destroy him. Then X won't have anyone his stature to talk to."
Dr. Light looks down, "I know. I'm afraid it's a risk we all must take. But with you still around, he may still have a chance to live a peaceful life."
Rock looks at Dr. Light. His eyes were filled with fear, agony and remorse. He knew his own safety must be better than the pleasures of a robot soon to be born in 30 years.
- - -
Some people, however, can't wait 30 years for their robots to be more reliable to humans. Dr. Wily, eager to destroy Mega Man, activated his creation the minute he was done building him.
The robot, all red and white with a cat-like helmet and blonde hair, laid in a capsule, ready to be activated. Wily pressed a few buttons, causing a whirring sound to echo throughout the room. The glass door slid open as the red robot sat up.
"Ah, Zero," Dr. Wily said, overjoyed, "My masterpiece. You have finally awakened. I have many things in store for you...my son."
Zero opens his eyes and looks at Wily coldly. Wily was a bit shaken, but ignores it. This was the same look he was given when he activated Bass and Treble. He knew Zero would probably get used to him eventually.
"Now then. Onto business." Wily walks over to a monitor and turns it on. The monitor showed a picture of Dr. Light, "This is Dr. Light. He is my nemesis. A too-goody man making robots for the benefit of mankind." Wily pressed a button. The monitor switched to Rock, "And this is his creation, Mega Man. For many years, I have been trying to fight for control of the universe, but whenever I do, he always shows up and ruins them along with his robotic family."
Wily switches off the monitor and turns to Zero, his fists clenched, "Our rivalry is what gives me motivation in life. And with you, they will think differently. I want you to seek Dr. Light and his creations, AND DESTROY THEM!"
Zero steps out of the capsule and stares at Wily some more. Wily thought that Zero was going to rebel against him, but the cold-eyed robot turns and calmly walks out of the lab.
- - -
Bass kicks an empty E-Can against the door. He was sick of Wily building robots to destroy Mega Man without once letting him either lead the army or fight the blue brat himself. After his second failed mission to destroy Mega Man, Wily slowly stopped using him for battle and went to build robots that are even stronger than Bass. The more robots he saw battling and losing to Mega Man, the more fueled up his rage became until he can no longer take it.
Treble, laying on his side on one of the "Dr.W" labeled creates in the cargo room, had been watching him kick things for the past 72 hours. He hates it when Bass gets this pissed off, but there was nothing he can do to get him to calm down. Wily had created Treble for the soul purpose of supporting Bass. As the days went by, their bond grew, as if Bass truly had a warm heart. Because of this, he would only listen to Bass and no one else. Even Wily had problems controlling him without Bass around to calm him down during rough housing moments.
After another hour of knocking things over, Bass finally calmed down. He just stood there, looking at the mess he made and lowered his head.
"That fool, Wily," Bass muttered, "Thinking he can make stronger robots when the real warrior is standing right in front of him. He's starting to act as though I no longer exist. If he isn't that interested in me anymore, why doesn't he just deactivate me and throw me into the ocean below!?" Treble lifted his head upon hearing that, but Bass didn't seem to notice as he slams his fist into the palm of his hand, "Well, the time has come for me to remind Wily why he made me!" he turns to Treble, "Come, Treble! We're going to find Mega Man and destroy him by ourselves!"
Treble gets up, jumps towards Bass, and fuses into him to form his Super Armor. The thruster below his wings ignites a violet burst of flames as they blast through the door of the cargo room and out of Skull Castle.
- - -
Dr. Light continued to dread over the actions his robot had caused when he fled the lab. He stared at X, his hands rested on the table near his arm were shaking. He had managed to install the control chip into him, but was afraid to turn him on. Doing so may cause him to be just as out of control as the robot he was supposed to call brother in the near future.
"You're not going to activate him and introduce yourself?" Auto asked. Dr. Light's head snapped up and turned toward him. His mouth hung open in silence for a minute before he looked down.
"No. I will not risk activating him just for a simple greeting and to explain what is going on," Dr. Light said, "I have installed the control chip so that he will be able to move. But I must seal him before he wakes up." He looked at Auto, "Will...will you help me?"
"Of course! That's what you built me to do." Auto said, throwing his hand on his arm and squeezing it.
- - -
From the roof of a building, Duo stands, his eyes closed and looking down.
"So...there is still some Evil Energy left on this planet," he says to himself, "And Wily has managed to use it to build a dangerous robot. If I don't stop him, the Evil Energy will consume him and not even Wily can control him."
Duo walked towards the edge, feeling the presence of the energy growing stronger as it neared him. He looked down to see Zero wander the streets, taking in his surroundings.
A boy rode along the sidewalk on his skateboard, nearing Zero unexpectedly.
"No, he will be killed," Duo muttered.
"Huh!?" the boy caught Zero coming to a halt and stumbled off his skateboard, landing on his rump and staring at the towering robot leering at him, "W-Why didn't you move? You saw me!"
Zero continued to stare at him. A chill ran down the boy's spine as he whimpered and got up to run. Zero followed his movements, then forms his Z-Buster and points it at the fleeing boy, releasing a powerful shot towards him.
"NO!" Duo jumps off the roof and lands behind the fleeing boy, swiping the blast with his distorted, glowing hand and absorbing its plasma, "I will not allow you to harm the innocence!"
Duo walks towards Zero who didn't seem fazed by his appearance, "What's the matter? Has the evil doctor programmed you not to speak? Or are you thinking that calm and cool makes you a better robot?"
Zero frowned and fired another blast at Duo only to see him use his glowing hand to absorb it. His mouth curves into a snarl as he charges towards Duo in an attempt to punch him, but ends up seeing the huge hand of the towering robot cover his face and felt the ground leave his feet.
"You are possessed by the Evil Energy. I cannot free you from it, so I have no choice but to destroy you." Duo raised his hand as it burst into flames and aimed it at Zero's chest, "One blast will disable you permanently. If you weren't controlled by the energy, you may be able to do some good to these humans.
"Look! That must be the robot responsible for killing three humans!" came a voice. Duo's eyes widened and turned to see Rock on Jet Rush's back, head toward them.
"No! Mega Man, get back!" Duo yelled.
"What!?"
Zero saw this opportunity to break free and kicks Duo in the face, knocking him into the window of a bakery and forcing him to release his grip on the red robots neck. Zero lands on the ground and faces Rock and Rush.
"You...are Mega Man," Zero muttered, "I will destroy you!"
"W-What're you talking about?" Rock muttered as he and Rush backed away. Zero forms his Z-Buster and aims it at Rock's chest. Scared, he formed his Mega-Buster and fired at Zero, knocking him back a few feet.
"W-What is he?" Rock asked, his quivering Mega-Buster still aimed at Zero as he regained his balance and continued toward him, "I've never been this scared before in my life!"
"Destroy!" Zero yells again. He points his Z-Buster at Rock and fires. The two robots yelped and split as the blast sailed past them and slammed into a light post, which caused it to melt and bend over.
Rock gets up and looks at the melted light post, "Wow! That's some firepower! I'd better be careful so it doesn't hit me!" he turns back to Zero to see him continue to advance toward him. Shaken, he continues to back away, charging his Mega-Buster and firing a charged shot.
The shot connects and Zero is sent flying into another light post, causing it to bend slightly. Rock thought he was out cold, until he saw Zero get up and look at him with an evil grin stretched across his face.
"Is that the best you can do?" Zero asked coldly, "I barely felt it."
Rock was now completely out of ideas. Rush, seeing just how frightened Rock was, snarls and jumps at Zero. The red robot attempts to move, but the robotic K-9 was faster than he and receives a painful bite to the shoulder the minute Rush lands on his back.
The robot screamed, grabbed Rush by the scruff of his neck, rips him off his chest and throws him in the air. He then points his Z-Buster at the falling robo-dog and releases another blast that engulfed his whole body.
Rock watched in horror as the silhouette resembling Rush slowly began to fall apart from the blast until there was nothing left. He looks back at Zero who smiles at the move he made, not once regretting what he did.
Outraged, the blue robot yells and points his Mega-Buster at Zero, firing another super shot. Zero sees it and merely jumps out of the way. Rock looks up to see him high in the air.
"Mega Man is destroyed!" Zero yells as he points his Z-Buster at Rock and fires a blast bigger than what he used on Rush and the light post. Rock didn't have time to dodge and was caught in the blast.
- - -
Bass flies around the sky, continuing his search for Rock when he heard him screaming in the distance. Following the sound, he stops to see Rock hit the ground, blown in half, part of the skin on his face ripped off, revealing the metal underneath. Every part of his body that was ripped open was sparking and spilling fluid all over the sidewalk.
"What!?" Bass was outraged. He lands behind Zero and points at him, "Hey! Who the hell are you and what have you done to him!?" Zero merely turns around to face him.
"Are you a friend of his?" Zero asked, "I will destroy anyone who follows him."
"Friend!? He is not my friend! He is my target and you have no right to destroy what I should destroy!"
"It doesn't matter what you are, I will destroy anyone who gets in my way!" Zero points his Z-Buster at Bass and fires.
"Since I can't destroy Mega Man anymore, I will take my anger out on you!" Bass flies into the air and points his Bass-Buster at Zero, firing a ray of plasma pellets at him. The ray pushes Zero back, but he didn't show any signs of going down, "Why won't you die!?"
The fact that the beam only pushed Zero back fueled his anger. He charged his buster and sent a huge blast toward Zero, which slammed into him and exploded. But when the smoke cleared, Zero was still there, knelt down, his arms covering his face.
"You are just as weak as Mega Man." Zero said. Bass was now as shocked as Rock was before he got blasted. Zero pointed his Z-Buster at him and fired a powerful shot that blew him clear out of the sky.
Bass hits the ground with a hole in his chest, separated from Treble who lands right beside him, most of his armor scratched and torn slightly. Zero stoops over the weakened, black robot, pointing his Z-Buster at his head.
"Say goodnight," he seethed. But before Zero had a chance to finish Bass off, a "W" appeared on the gem on his helmet, followed by a buzzing sound that only he could hear. His eyes shrank as an unidentified piercing pain throbbed in his head. His hand slipped out of his Z-Buster as he grabbed his head and stumbled back, screaming in pain and agony before he disappeared in a beam of red light.
Treble regains consciousness and drags himself to his feet, looking in front of him to see his one and only master and friend laying in a pool of his own fluid, groaning and trembling. Whimpering, he hobbles over to Bass and nudges him.
Bass opens a weak eye and looks at Treble, "It's...it's over...Treble.... M-My repair systems have been severed...and my energy is fading fast...." Treble continues to whimper and grabs his arm, attempting to drag him when Bass wiggles it loose, "Don't...Treble.... There is no point of me...going back to Wily.... He probably favors...that red robot now.... I...I hate to have to do this...but from now on...I am no longer...your master.... Erase me from your memory. It is time you found someone else to take care of you...."
Treble was forced to sit and watch as Bass slowly died in front of him. Because Wily never programmed him to feel emotions, he never knew what it was like to feel the pain of loss...until now. With nothing further, Treble lifts his head up and howls.
- - -
Duo pulls himself out of the bakery, seeing Rock's torn up body laying on the floor. He walks over and bends down to place a hand on his chest.
"He is barely alive," Duo says, "That is good. I may be able to save him. But it is risky."
Duo lifts his left hand and grunts, until a ball of blue fire floats above it, "This is 50% of my power. It is enough to revive you. But it is very risky because you cannot even control one percent of it." He places the ball on Rock's chest as it sinks in, "I will take you back to Dr. Light. Maybe he can do something to help you control your power."
- - -
"Y-You destroyed Mega Man!?" Wily yelped.
"I did as you ordered, Wily." Zero said, rubbing his Z-Buster. Wily, instead being frightened, was overjoyed.
"You are more than I expected! You will make a great addition to my robot army!" he then walks over to the monitor, "Now. Since Mega Man is permanently out of the way, we can get onto other matters. Before we can plan on world domination, I want you to go and destroy Dr. Light and the rest of his robots!"
But Zero just stared at him. Wily was getting impatient, "What's the matter? Did the blasts disable your hearing sensors? I said track down Dr. Light and destroy him!"
"So...I am nothing but your tool...." Zero muttered as he looked at the "Dr.W" signs on the wall, "That letter.... I saw a similar one on my forehead when my head started to hurt from all that buzzing."
"I may've been reluctant to Dr. Light's warnings, but I know which line not to step over. I won't waste 30 years of my life waiting for the test to confirm your reliability, only to have some goody-to-shoe scientist wake you up and turn you to the wrong side, so I have installed a neutralizer in your control chip so that it will stop you when your murderous level reaches its peak."
Zero turned to Wily. The emotionless look on his face made him cringe a bit.
"Is that so...." Zero starts to advance towards Wily, "Well...I have decided to control my own life from now on."
"N-Now just a minute here, Zero. There is a rule that says you cannot harm a human being!"
"Rules? You didn't program me to follow rules, Wily," Zero said, "Therefore, the rule of harming a human being means nothing to me."
"O-Oh dear! What have I done!?" Wily whimpered, "I should've checked the blueprints I stole from Dr. Light closer before designing this robot." Wily began to back up as Zero closed in on him, "P-Please. Don't do this! Without me, you won't live long. You will die just like everyone else."
"I will never die. I will destroy any human who tries to control me. Including you."
Wily backed himself into a corner. Realizing he was trapped, he brought his hands up for defense as Zero stooped over him, "N-No! Y-You can't do this!"
His scream echoed throughout the whole desert. Then nothing but wind was heard.
- - -
Duo explained everything to Dr. Light when he saw what happened to Rock. He nodded grimly.
"I see," Dr. Light said, a bit upset, "I wonder if the diagnostic chamber meant to hold one of my latest creations would help strengthen Rock's hold on his new powers."
"It is worth a try," Duo said, "As long as Rock sleeps for 30 years at the most, he will be able to control his powers. He may suffer some permanent side-effects from the power, but I believe he will pull through."
"I will try everything I can to make sure Rock has the same future as X." Duo nods and places the torn Rock into the capsule, the glass sliding shut.
Duo then looks at Dr. Light. He hasn't told him who did this. It would upset him more, "I know the future won't be pretty without Mega Man. But there are others who will try to protect the future. Even with your passing, the future will still go on to be as peaceful as before the war."
"I hope so...." Dr. Light says as he looks at the capsule, "I hope so...."
- - -
Standing among the cliff deep in the mountains is the robot that escaped Dr. Light's lab with Blues memories keeping him alive. For some reason, the robot had realized that these weren't his memories. They were memories of a robot he can't quite name. He was too outraged to ask Dr. Light who he was or where he got the memories from. But now he figured it was too late. The doctor he shoved probably wasn't going to accept him back or stay by long enough to answer his question. He knew he would have to figure this out on his own.
He looks at the sun as it slowly sets. Unknown to him, a new adventure was about to change his life forever....
OOC: Well, I did the best I could so far. Probably when I read the fanfic again, I'll end up having to change more of the paragraphs to make them less randomly tensed.
Next Chapter: 100 years have passed since the somewhat tragic end of 20XX. The year is now 21XX and a robot society seems to be nothing but a mere rumor. But one organization has been constructed to keep it going. The introduction of Robot Rescue. It starts out with few volunteers and it barely made a difference in the way people think about robots.
But when one special person comes in and volunteers, the spark of Robot Rescue becomes brighter than ever. Plus, a new age of robots is about to be born when Dr. Cain discovers Dr. Light's ruined lab and finds X buried inside (I'm pretty sure you know the outcome, but this is supposed to be a half-humorous spoof on the MMX games...you'll find out later).
First of all: As some of you have pointed out, I SUCK AT PAST AND PRESENT TENSE. Believe me, I try to fix them to avoid brain cramps, but it always seems that there is always something wrong with my tenses that drives some of you to tell me otherwise and quit after reading one chapter that's riddled with random tense. Don't let this minor grammar error distract or irritate you from having to read the rest of my fanfic. You'll find that, despite my randomness of past and present in one paragraph, that it is actually something worth showing your friends (If that even happens).
Second of all: I use the names (Both Japanese and American) VERY loosely. Mega Man is a superhero. And like most superheroes, they have normal, everyday names. Which is why I don't use Mega Man or ProtoMan when they aren't fighting for the benefit of mankind. Another reason why I use the names loosely is because only those who don't know him well enough NOT to call him Mega Man will do so based on the public and enemies point of view. Lastly, the reason why I call Forte and Gospel by their American names is because I've grown up knowing American dubbed anime and, not to sound or make you think I'm racist, I happen to like dubbed anime. It may not sound good, and I may be missing out on some "too-violent-for-kiddy" action that isn't seen in the U.S. but I still like them. DEAL WITH IT!
I will vouch for something though: I don't like using Blues' American given name unless I'm doing a fanfic based on the American Cartoon (Like Parallel Mishap) or if I decide to do a MMBN fanfic, which is why I used "Blues" instead of "ProtoMan" or "BreakMan" (Except on some occasional fanfics where Blues is needed to save his brother, BreakMan would be my closest selection).
Last, and least important: I believe some (or one) of you may have missed my point about the use of characters (or I haven't explained it clearly). I know there are three different points of view with the connection of the Original and X series. POV1: Everyone is dead. Either killed by Zero or someone stronger. Some may have survived, some may not have depending on who thinks who should survive in their fanfic. POV2: Mega Man has been upgraded due to extensive injury or because he wants to be stronger and is sealed in some unknown location until he is found or he wakes up. Some of his family members may have survived or he has joined forces with an old enemy to combat a new evil while his closest friends and family have been killed by Zero or someone stronger. POV3 (VERY RARELY POINTED OUT): Mega Man and X are the same person. For some odd reason, whether he had been badly damaged by Zero or worse, Dr. Light had used him to create X, either with his memories still intact or without. This is how I used to think X and Mega Man were before I was pushed into a bandwagon where everyone thinks that X and Mega Man are two different people (Hence why I stuck to POV2). Because of these POVs, I NEVER complain in other peoples fanfics on how they should use their characters, so please don't try and tell me which characters should and should not be used in my fanfic.
I apologies for the long Revise (Pet Peeve) Note, but I wanted to get a few things clear with you readers. If I hadn't driven some of you away from this hanging long note, please enjoy the rest of this fanfic with the knowledge I have bestowed upon you.
1 - A Dark Ending
"I don't know, Dr. Light," Rock mumbled, "Building a robot with the ability to think and make their own decisions sounds kind of dangerous."
"Which is why I'm going to make sure it never happens," Dr. Light said, working on what would be Rock's baby brother on the table in front of him. Rock sat on the other table, swinging his legs back and forth like the typical child he was originally programmed to be long before Wily tried to attack, "Once X is completed, he will be sealed in a diagnostic chamber for 30 years to test his ability to adapt to the world." He then stops and looks down, "It's sad that I won't be able to live long to see that day. When the day comes for X's release, I hope you and Roll are still around to make sure X has a safe welcome."
"Hey, come on, Pop. You made a super warrior out of me," Rock laughed, "Wily couldn't beat his way into this lab with me coming along to stop him."
"And that's what worries me," Dr. Light said, looking at Rock, "Wily hasn't emerged from Skull Castle since his previous defeat. I fear that he is up to something that could very well surpass you, Rock. I don't want you to get too overconfident or this kind of action will become your downfall in the future."
Dr. Light returned to his work on X, "Even now, as we speak, he could be hard at work building a robot stronger than you. There is no telling when he'll set it loose. I just want you to be safe."
"Father...." Was all Rock said before he looked down, now worried as well.
- - -
"How can you do this to me, Wily!?" Bass yelled, "I can destroy Mega Man if you'd just give me a chance! I know I'm stronger than him!"
"Then explain why you keep coming back half dead!" Wily snarled as he worked on the robot in front of him, "You have failed me too many times, Bass. Just like my other Robot Masters. Be thankful I didn't shut you down after your previous failure at destroying Mega Man. But just you wait. My next creation will deal with that blue bug once and for all."
"Why go through the trouble of building more robots when you could use that brain of yours to make me stronger!?" Bass demanded, "I'm sick of just sitting here and watching as stronger robots go to battle. This kind of stuff makes me feel useless!"
A vain throbbed in Wily's forehead. He grabbed an electro-rod and clobbered Bass on the head with it that electrified and forced him to let out a painful scream before he dropped to his hands and knees, gasping and trembling.
"You are forgetting your place, Bass!" Wily snarled as he waved the electro-rod threateningly in front of Bass' face, "Remember, I am the one who created you and Treble. Keep talking to me like that and I'll reduce you to a maintenance bot!" he gripped the electro-rod harder before he slammed it to the ground and turned back to his work.
Bass snarled and stormed out of the room. Wily snorts, goes back to the construction table and looks at an incomplete robot laying on it.
"With or without Bass, it doesn't matter," he mutters, "When I am finished creating this robot, it will take care of Mega Man and his family for good!"
- - -
Rock walked over to the construction table next to the one Dr. Light currently worked on and found another robot laying on it, only this one had been completed.
"What's with the other robot, Dad?" he asked. Dr. Light looked up at the robot in front of Rock. This one looked like Blues, only taller and wore a red and yellow armor vest. The robot also had snow-white, ankle long hair covering most of the table around it.
"Oh, him," Dr. Light looked down, "X would be without a family if we were all dead long before his activation. So I figured he should at least know what its like to be a brother. He will be sealed with X in the capsule for 30 years as well, so the future doesn't suffer a double threat."
Rock continues to stare at the robot before he looks back at Dr. Light, "You know. I feel kinda weird having a baby brother that's taller than me."
Dr. Light looks at Rock a moment before he smiles, "Yes, but his enhancements are too big for me to construct a robot your height. Should X choose to fight for peace, he will need these weapons." He walks over to a monitor and looks at the blueprints of a variety of armor, "And with these armor programs, we can increase X and his brother's powers. But if the world were to be as peaceful as we wish, there would be no need for these."
Suddenly, the double doors swung open. The two turn to see Roll stumble in with Blues on her back.
"Dr. Light! It's Blues! I found him unconscious in an ally! Something's wrong!" she cried.
Dr. Light ran up to Roll, helps her carry Blues to a scanning table, places him inside and activates the scanner's overhead lights as they move over his body and brought his schematics onto the huge monitor in the lab.
"I have feared this would happen," Dr. Light muttered. The two Light bots gave him a confused look.
"W-What're you talking about?" Roll asked. Dr. Light, realizing he had blurted something morbid out, turned to his two children.
"I can't hide it anymore," he said, looking back at the monitor, "Two months ago, I have detected an imbalance in Blues that would eventually kill him. I offered to repair it, but he refused. Now I'm afraid the imbalance has spread throughout his body and there is nothing I can do to fix it."
"Y-you mean he's going to die?" Rock asked, shocked.
"I'm afraid so." Roll covered her mouth when Dr. Light grimly said that. Rock was equally shocked, but he knew how much his brother hated to be operated on, especially with something this serious. And not even he can talk his brother into accepting the offer.
Dr. Light sighed and turned the machine off, "I'd say he has a few more hours before his systems shut down completely. I'm sorry I had to keep this from you. I was afraid if I told you sooner, you would go out of your way to save him against his will." Dr. Light looked grim, then walked off.
Roll slowly walked towards the scanning table where Blues laid, reached a hand toward his face as it quivered, touched his cheek and slowly stroked it downward as if he was a dying animal.
Rock, with his battle instincts keeping him from showing how upset he is, walks up to Roll and places his hands on her shoulders. She reacts by slowly turning to him, staring at him for several minutes before glomping him and crying. Rock looked at her shocked before he moved his hands off her shoulders and around her back, and hugged her comfortably.
- - -
Rock couldn't sleep that night. Having lost a family member, he couldn't think of anything else than what the future had in store for him and his sister. Before long, he would lose another family member, leaving him to tend to the Light Family's problems.
He tried to clear his thoughts. He knew he wasn't ALL alone. He knew Auto and the others would help him maintain everything in Dr. Light's absence. But he worries that they too would eventually leave him. If only there was a way for him to see what would happen to him and his family in the near future.
The sound of wood creaking cut him from his thoughts. Rock turned to the nearly closed door to see a shadow sneak by. Curious, he slipped out of bed and poked his head out.
Roll was moving away from his bedroom. Rock wondered what she could be up to and followed, keeping quiet so she wouldn't find out she was being followed.
She stopped at the double doors of the lab, sighed and pressed some numbers until a chorus of beeps slid the doors open. Once all the way, Roll pokes her head in, looking around. X was still on the construction table, nearly complete.
Roll knew that X would need a control chip in order to function. If she could take Blues' control chip, with his entire memory still stored inside it, and install it into X, she could save Blues.
She walks over to the scanning table. Blues was still laying in there, motionless...and now lifeless. Roll turns Blues to his side, opens his back panel, and slowly and carefully removes the control chip inside. Once in her hand, she moves towards the construction table and stops when she sees the red robot resting on the one next to X.
His resemblance to Blues gave Roll a better idea. Instead of moving towards X, she moved towards his would-be brother, pushed him to his side and opened his back panel. A control chip has already been installed. Roll pulled it out, replaced it with Blues' control chip and closed it.
"I don't want Blues to die. Even if he doesn't like it, we should all still be alive." She mumbles.
Rock had seen the whole thing. Although this would've made him happy knowing that Blues would still be alive in the body of another robot, he also worries about his reaction. Blues never liked being worked on, upgraded or resurrected in a body he's never controlled before. If he goes out of control because of what Roll did, there won't be anything Dr. Light can do to stop him and that would only make everyone more depressed.
- - -
The moment of truth has arrived a few days later. Dr. Light has finished constructing X and it was now time to seal him and his brother in a capsule for diagnostic tests. With everyone in the lab with him, Dr. Light walks over to the red robot, feeling he should be the first to be concealed.
But the minute he touched the robot, he stirred. Startled, Dr. Light stumbled back as the robot groaned and opened his green eyes. He sits up and looked at his white hands, a mixture of confusion and rage painted on his face.
"What...what is this!?" he muttered. Dr. Light was completely shocked.
"He has been activated," Dr. Light mumbled, clearly having no idea of what Roll did to the robot a few nights ago. He was hesitant a bit, but walked up to the robot, "I did not expect you to activate so soon. But in order to make sure you don't do anything that would endanger the world, I must seal you in a capsule to test out your reliability."
He moved to take the robots hand only to see him scowl and throw him back. Rock and Roll ran over to the shocked doctor and helped him to his feet.
"Don't touch me!" he yelled, jumping off the table. The minute he touched the floor, he fell over, nearly taking the table with it. The robot pushed himself to his feet, his knees shaking.
"I-I don't understand what's going on," Dr. Light said, "He has just been activated and already he is showing signs of going insane."
The robot had no clue what Dr. Light was talking about. All he knew was that he had been reconstructed against his will. He backed away from them, his fists throttling before he turned around and ran off.
"N-No! We can't let him loose!" Dr. Light cried, "If the public gains knowledge of a robot with the ability to think and make his own decisions, they would fear him and try to destroy him."
Roll turned white with fear. Scared out of her mind, she released Dr. Light and ran out of the lab. Rock watched her go, but couldn't go after her, afraid that she'd find out he knew why the robot acted so aggressive. He turned back to Dr. Light.
"I'll bring him back, Dad," Rock said. He releases Dr. Light and runs for the door only to feel his arm snag. He turns to see Dr. Light's hand squeeze his elbow and nearly get dragged across the floor.
"No. I can't lose you too, Rock," Dr. Light said, "Without you, the world will be in even greater danger than it already is. We need you here so that if Wily finds out about this, he won't break in to steal X. If that happens, than the whole world is doomed."
"But...but the government will capture the robot and destroy him. Then X won't have anyone his stature to talk to."
Dr. Light looks down, "I know. I'm afraid it's a risk we all must take. But with you still around, he may still have a chance to live a peaceful life."
Rock looks at Dr. Light. His eyes were filled with fear, agony and remorse. He knew his own safety must be better than the pleasures of a robot soon to be born in 30 years.
- - -
Some people, however, can't wait 30 years for their robots to be more reliable to humans. Dr. Wily, eager to destroy Mega Man, activated his creation the minute he was done building him.
The robot, all red and white with a cat-like helmet and blonde hair, laid in a capsule, ready to be activated. Wily pressed a few buttons, causing a whirring sound to echo throughout the room. The glass door slid open as the red robot sat up.
"Ah, Zero," Dr. Wily said, overjoyed, "My masterpiece. You have finally awakened. I have many things in store for you...my son."
Zero opens his eyes and looks at Wily coldly. Wily was a bit shaken, but ignores it. This was the same look he was given when he activated Bass and Treble. He knew Zero would probably get used to him eventually.
"Now then. Onto business." Wily walks over to a monitor and turns it on. The monitor showed a picture of Dr. Light, "This is Dr. Light. He is my nemesis. A too-goody man making robots for the benefit of mankind." Wily pressed a button. The monitor switched to Rock, "And this is his creation, Mega Man. For many years, I have been trying to fight for control of the universe, but whenever I do, he always shows up and ruins them along with his robotic family."
Wily switches off the monitor and turns to Zero, his fists clenched, "Our rivalry is what gives me motivation in life. And with you, they will think differently. I want you to seek Dr. Light and his creations, AND DESTROY THEM!"
Zero steps out of the capsule and stares at Wily some more. Wily thought that Zero was going to rebel against him, but the cold-eyed robot turns and calmly walks out of the lab.
- - -
Bass kicks an empty E-Can against the door. He was sick of Wily building robots to destroy Mega Man without once letting him either lead the army or fight the blue brat himself. After his second failed mission to destroy Mega Man, Wily slowly stopped using him for battle and went to build robots that are even stronger than Bass. The more robots he saw battling and losing to Mega Man, the more fueled up his rage became until he can no longer take it.
Treble, laying on his side on one of the "Dr.W" labeled creates in the cargo room, had been watching him kick things for the past 72 hours. He hates it when Bass gets this pissed off, but there was nothing he can do to get him to calm down. Wily had created Treble for the soul purpose of supporting Bass. As the days went by, their bond grew, as if Bass truly had a warm heart. Because of this, he would only listen to Bass and no one else. Even Wily had problems controlling him without Bass around to calm him down during rough housing moments.
After another hour of knocking things over, Bass finally calmed down. He just stood there, looking at the mess he made and lowered his head.
"That fool, Wily," Bass muttered, "Thinking he can make stronger robots when the real warrior is standing right in front of him. He's starting to act as though I no longer exist. If he isn't that interested in me anymore, why doesn't he just deactivate me and throw me into the ocean below!?" Treble lifted his head upon hearing that, but Bass didn't seem to notice as he slams his fist into the palm of his hand, "Well, the time has come for me to remind Wily why he made me!" he turns to Treble, "Come, Treble! We're going to find Mega Man and destroy him by ourselves!"
Treble gets up, jumps towards Bass, and fuses into him to form his Super Armor. The thruster below his wings ignites a violet burst of flames as they blast through the door of the cargo room and out of Skull Castle.
- - -
Dr. Light continued to dread over the actions his robot had caused when he fled the lab. He stared at X, his hands rested on the table near his arm were shaking. He had managed to install the control chip into him, but was afraid to turn him on. Doing so may cause him to be just as out of control as the robot he was supposed to call brother in the near future.
"You're not going to activate him and introduce yourself?" Auto asked. Dr. Light's head snapped up and turned toward him. His mouth hung open in silence for a minute before he looked down.
"No. I will not risk activating him just for a simple greeting and to explain what is going on," Dr. Light said, "I have installed the control chip so that he will be able to move. But I must seal him before he wakes up." He looked at Auto, "Will...will you help me?"
"Of course! That's what you built me to do." Auto said, throwing his hand on his arm and squeezing it.
- - -
From the roof of a building, Duo stands, his eyes closed and looking down.
"So...there is still some Evil Energy left on this planet," he says to himself, "And Wily has managed to use it to build a dangerous robot. If I don't stop him, the Evil Energy will consume him and not even Wily can control him."
Duo walked towards the edge, feeling the presence of the energy growing stronger as it neared him. He looked down to see Zero wander the streets, taking in his surroundings.
A boy rode along the sidewalk on his skateboard, nearing Zero unexpectedly.
"No, he will be killed," Duo muttered.
"Huh!?" the boy caught Zero coming to a halt and stumbled off his skateboard, landing on his rump and staring at the towering robot leering at him, "W-Why didn't you move? You saw me!"
Zero continued to stare at him. A chill ran down the boy's spine as he whimpered and got up to run. Zero followed his movements, then forms his Z-Buster and points it at the fleeing boy, releasing a powerful shot towards him.
"NO!" Duo jumps off the roof and lands behind the fleeing boy, swiping the blast with his distorted, glowing hand and absorbing its plasma, "I will not allow you to harm the innocence!"
Duo walks towards Zero who didn't seem fazed by his appearance, "What's the matter? Has the evil doctor programmed you not to speak? Or are you thinking that calm and cool makes you a better robot?"
Zero frowned and fired another blast at Duo only to see him use his glowing hand to absorb it. His mouth curves into a snarl as he charges towards Duo in an attempt to punch him, but ends up seeing the huge hand of the towering robot cover his face and felt the ground leave his feet.
"You are possessed by the Evil Energy. I cannot free you from it, so I have no choice but to destroy you." Duo raised his hand as it burst into flames and aimed it at Zero's chest, "One blast will disable you permanently. If you weren't controlled by the energy, you may be able to do some good to these humans.
"Look! That must be the robot responsible for killing three humans!" came a voice. Duo's eyes widened and turned to see Rock on Jet Rush's back, head toward them.
"No! Mega Man, get back!" Duo yelled.
"What!?"
Zero saw this opportunity to break free and kicks Duo in the face, knocking him into the window of a bakery and forcing him to release his grip on the red robots neck. Zero lands on the ground and faces Rock and Rush.
"You...are Mega Man," Zero muttered, "I will destroy you!"
"W-What're you talking about?" Rock muttered as he and Rush backed away. Zero forms his Z-Buster and aims it at Rock's chest. Scared, he formed his Mega-Buster and fired at Zero, knocking him back a few feet.
"W-What is he?" Rock asked, his quivering Mega-Buster still aimed at Zero as he regained his balance and continued toward him, "I've never been this scared before in my life!"
"Destroy!" Zero yells again. He points his Z-Buster at Rock and fires. The two robots yelped and split as the blast sailed past them and slammed into a light post, which caused it to melt and bend over.
Rock gets up and looks at the melted light post, "Wow! That's some firepower! I'd better be careful so it doesn't hit me!" he turns back to Zero to see him continue to advance toward him. Shaken, he continues to back away, charging his Mega-Buster and firing a charged shot.
The shot connects and Zero is sent flying into another light post, causing it to bend slightly. Rock thought he was out cold, until he saw Zero get up and look at him with an evil grin stretched across his face.
"Is that the best you can do?" Zero asked coldly, "I barely felt it."
Rock was now completely out of ideas. Rush, seeing just how frightened Rock was, snarls and jumps at Zero. The red robot attempts to move, but the robotic K-9 was faster than he and receives a painful bite to the shoulder the minute Rush lands on his back.
The robot screamed, grabbed Rush by the scruff of his neck, rips him off his chest and throws him in the air. He then points his Z-Buster at the falling robo-dog and releases another blast that engulfed his whole body.
Rock watched in horror as the silhouette resembling Rush slowly began to fall apart from the blast until there was nothing left. He looks back at Zero who smiles at the move he made, not once regretting what he did.
Outraged, the blue robot yells and points his Mega-Buster at Zero, firing another super shot. Zero sees it and merely jumps out of the way. Rock looks up to see him high in the air.
"Mega Man is destroyed!" Zero yells as he points his Z-Buster at Rock and fires a blast bigger than what he used on Rush and the light post. Rock didn't have time to dodge and was caught in the blast.
- - -
Bass flies around the sky, continuing his search for Rock when he heard him screaming in the distance. Following the sound, he stops to see Rock hit the ground, blown in half, part of the skin on his face ripped off, revealing the metal underneath. Every part of his body that was ripped open was sparking and spilling fluid all over the sidewalk.
"What!?" Bass was outraged. He lands behind Zero and points at him, "Hey! Who the hell are you and what have you done to him!?" Zero merely turns around to face him.
"Are you a friend of his?" Zero asked, "I will destroy anyone who follows him."
"Friend!? He is not my friend! He is my target and you have no right to destroy what I should destroy!"
"It doesn't matter what you are, I will destroy anyone who gets in my way!" Zero points his Z-Buster at Bass and fires.
"Since I can't destroy Mega Man anymore, I will take my anger out on you!" Bass flies into the air and points his Bass-Buster at Zero, firing a ray of plasma pellets at him. The ray pushes Zero back, but he didn't show any signs of going down, "Why won't you die!?"
The fact that the beam only pushed Zero back fueled his anger. He charged his buster and sent a huge blast toward Zero, which slammed into him and exploded. But when the smoke cleared, Zero was still there, knelt down, his arms covering his face.
"You are just as weak as Mega Man." Zero said. Bass was now as shocked as Rock was before he got blasted. Zero pointed his Z-Buster at him and fired a powerful shot that blew him clear out of the sky.
Bass hits the ground with a hole in his chest, separated from Treble who lands right beside him, most of his armor scratched and torn slightly. Zero stoops over the weakened, black robot, pointing his Z-Buster at his head.
"Say goodnight," he seethed. But before Zero had a chance to finish Bass off, a "W" appeared on the gem on his helmet, followed by a buzzing sound that only he could hear. His eyes shrank as an unidentified piercing pain throbbed in his head. His hand slipped out of his Z-Buster as he grabbed his head and stumbled back, screaming in pain and agony before he disappeared in a beam of red light.
Treble regains consciousness and drags himself to his feet, looking in front of him to see his one and only master and friend laying in a pool of his own fluid, groaning and trembling. Whimpering, he hobbles over to Bass and nudges him.
Bass opens a weak eye and looks at Treble, "It's...it's over...Treble.... M-My repair systems have been severed...and my energy is fading fast...." Treble continues to whimper and grabs his arm, attempting to drag him when Bass wiggles it loose, "Don't...Treble.... There is no point of me...going back to Wily.... He probably favors...that red robot now.... I...I hate to have to do this...but from now on...I am no longer...your master.... Erase me from your memory. It is time you found someone else to take care of you...."
Treble was forced to sit and watch as Bass slowly died in front of him. Because Wily never programmed him to feel emotions, he never knew what it was like to feel the pain of loss...until now. With nothing further, Treble lifts his head up and howls.
- - -
Duo pulls himself out of the bakery, seeing Rock's torn up body laying on the floor. He walks over and bends down to place a hand on his chest.
"He is barely alive," Duo says, "That is good. I may be able to save him. But it is risky."
Duo lifts his left hand and grunts, until a ball of blue fire floats above it, "This is 50% of my power. It is enough to revive you. But it is very risky because you cannot even control one percent of it." He places the ball on Rock's chest as it sinks in, "I will take you back to Dr. Light. Maybe he can do something to help you control your power."
- - -
"Y-You destroyed Mega Man!?" Wily yelped.
"I did as you ordered, Wily." Zero said, rubbing his Z-Buster. Wily, instead being frightened, was overjoyed.
"You are more than I expected! You will make a great addition to my robot army!" he then walks over to the monitor, "Now. Since Mega Man is permanently out of the way, we can get onto other matters. Before we can plan on world domination, I want you to go and destroy Dr. Light and the rest of his robots!"
But Zero just stared at him. Wily was getting impatient, "What's the matter? Did the blasts disable your hearing sensors? I said track down Dr. Light and destroy him!"
"So...I am nothing but your tool...." Zero muttered as he looked at the "Dr.W" signs on the wall, "That letter.... I saw a similar one on my forehead when my head started to hurt from all that buzzing."
"I may've been reluctant to Dr. Light's warnings, but I know which line not to step over. I won't waste 30 years of my life waiting for the test to confirm your reliability, only to have some goody-to-shoe scientist wake you up and turn you to the wrong side, so I have installed a neutralizer in your control chip so that it will stop you when your murderous level reaches its peak."
Zero turned to Wily. The emotionless look on his face made him cringe a bit.
"Is that so...." Zero starts to advance towards Wily, "Well...I have decided to control my own life from now on."
"N-Now just a minute here, Zero. There is a rule that says you cannot harm a human being!"
"Rules? You didn't program me to follow rules, Wily," Zero said, "Therefore, the rule of harming a human being means nothing to me."
"O-Oh dear! What have I done!?" Wily whimpered, "I should've checked the blueprints I stole from Dr. Light closer before designing this robot." Wily began to back up as Zero closed in on him, "P-Please. Don't do this! Without me, you won't live long. You will die just like everyone else."
"I will never die. I will destroy any human who tries to control me. Including you."
Wily backed himself into a corner. Realizing he was trapped, he brought his hands up for defense as Zero stooped over him, "N-No! Y-You can't do this!"
His scream echoed throughout the whole desert. Then nothing but wind was heard.
- - -
Duo explained everything to Dr. Light when he saw what happened to Rock. He nodded grimly.
"I see," Dr. Light said, a bit upset, "I wonder if the diagnostic chamber meant to hold one of my latest creations would help strengthen Rock's hold on his new powers."
"It is worth a try," Duo said, "As long as Rock sleeps for 30 years at the most, he will be able to control his powers. He may suffer some permanent side-effects from the power, but I believe he will pull through."
"I will try everything I can to make sure Rock has the same future as X." Duo nods and places the torn Rock into the capsule, the glass sliding shut.
Duo then looks at Dr. Light. He hasn't told him who did this. It would upset him more, "I know the future won't be pretty without Mega Man. But there are others who will try to protect the future. Even with your passing, the future will still go on to be as peaceful as before the war."
"I hope so...." Dr. Light says as he looks at the capsule, "I hope so...."
- - -
Standing among the cliff deep in the mountains is the robot that escaped Dr. Light's lab with Blues memories keeping him alive. For some reason, the robot had realized that these weren't his memories. They were memories of a robot he can't quite name. He was too outraged to ask Dr. Light who he was or where he got the memories from. But now he figured it was too late. The doctor he shoved probably wasn't going to accept him back or stay by long enough to answer his question. He knew he would have to figure this out on his own.
He looks at the sun as it slowly sets. Unknown to him, a new adventure was about to change his life forever....
OOC: Well, I did the best I could so far. Probably when I read the fanfic again, I'll end up having to change more of the paragraphs to make them less randomly tensed.
Next Chapter: 100 years have passed since the somewhat tragic end of 20XX. The year is now 21XX and a robot society seems to be nothing but a mere rumor. But one organization has been constructed to keep it going. The introduction of Robot Rescue. It starts out with few volunteers and it barely made a difference in the way people think about robots.
But when one special person comes in and volunteers, the spark of Robot Rescue becomes brighter than ever. Plus, a new age of robots is about to be born when Dr. Cain discovers Dr. Light's ruined lab and finds X buried inside (I'm pretty sure you know the outcome, but this is supposed to be a half-humorous spoof on the MMX games...you'll find out later).