Hey! I'm back! Been a really long while, eh? Months, and months.
Anywho, there are two things.
In the review when I gave estimates of chapters of when X and Original would meet, I meant that starting with Chapter 7. Hope that clears things up. School's really working me now (obviously), so I'll be a lot busier, and I probably won't update very often. But until I say otherwise, this story is still continuing, and I hope you continue reading it.
I've lost all the little writing skill I had when I started, so this chapter may seem really bad, but just cut me some slack - I'll get the hang of it again soon.
P.S. - I'm a fan of the Roll/Bass thing so you'll see some evidence of their attraction, but this is still not a romance story. So don't think I'm getting all soft and mushy.
-shrapnel
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Chapter 8
POV = Bass
PAST
-What am I doing here? -
Bass got up from his position in the grass. He shook his head, trying to clear himself of his dizziness. He brushed himself off and looked around at where he was. He was standing in a clearing with trees surrounding him everywhere he looked. Everything was green, and he could hear the distant chirping of birds.
"Where the heck am I? How did I get in the middle of the forest?"
Bass yawned, and stretched out. He shook his orange-finned head in an effort to trigger his memory. Then it all came back to him. Images swirling in his head of MegaMan, ProtoMan, Dr. Wily, and himself. His mind slowly drifted to a battle. A battle in the air.
Flashback
Bass flew through the air, like a stone being kicked off a building. He tried to focus on his enemy, but whenever he tried to focus his head, the wind blew it in a different direction. He tried to maneuver his body, but the force of gravity prevented him. He could barely see MegaMan out of the corner of his eye.
"MegaMan!!!!"
MegaMan was also struggling with the wind, trying to maintain a hold on the situation. The ground was rapidly approaching the two falling robots. Bass thought frantically about what to do, and the only thing that came to his mind was shoot. Bass started to power up his buster, and tried to shoot MegaMan. Shot after shot missed the blue robot. MegaMan started to yell back at Bass.
"Bass! Fall into a bush or something! It'll help absorb the fall!"
But Bass didn't heed him. He felt only anger and hatred. -He's trying to help me out of pity! - he thought. -I have to take him out! - Finally, with his last ounce of strength, Bass twisted his body and took one shot at his enemy.
MegaMan's body snapped backwards because of the force of the blast, and he was thrown out of Bass' seeing range. Then, all he felt was pain.
End Flashback
"Damn! That fall really hurt."
Bass rubbed his injured right arm. It was broken at the joint, and fluid leaked slowly out of the wound making Bass' jet-black arm seem rather greasy. Bass grimaced. -I can't fight like this. I'm totally vulnerable! -
Crack!
Bass turned immediately and aimed his buster.
"Who's there!"
POV SHIFT = Roll/Rush
The pod landed with a thud. The sand slowly swirled around the metal contraption, an escape pod from a recently doomed ship.
"I have to go find him! I can't linger. It's my fault, and it's my job to fix!"
ProtoMan dashed out of the pod, breathing heavily. His sister, Roll, followed him.
"ProtoMan! Wait! We have to stick together!"
ProtoMan stopped and turned around.
"I can't let you get hurt too. I want you to stay here, near the pod and try to contact Dr. Light. Maybe he can offer some assistance."
Roll put her hands on her hips.
"ProtoMan! Get your butt right over here and calm down!"
Roll stared at her older brother, his face covered by his helmet.
"No."
And with that, he dashed away into the forest.
"I can't believe he just did that. Did he just ignore me?"
Roll looked around. -Oh yeah, I'm alone. - Roll slumped down her shoulders and took a deep breath.
"Well, I guess I better start walking.
LATER
After hours of walking, Roll had started to get tired. She had grown lonely, and bored. She looked around. Just as it had looked hours earlier, trees surrounded Roll as far as the eye could see. She stamped her foot in the ground.
"I hate this place!"
"Where the heck am I? How did I get in the middle of the forest?"
Roll stopped in her tracks. She looked around, looking for the voice. Instead, she heard yawning. Roll was scared stiff. She looked around, and saw a clearing to her right. She turned and tried as best as she could to tiptoe to peer into the clearing. There she saw a sight she really didn't expect to see. In the middle of the clearing stood an unfortunately familiar black and purple robot with orange fins on his helmet.
"Bass!" she whispered to herself, "What is he doing here?"
Bass had turned to look up at the sky, and after a few moments, he clutched his right arm and spoke.
"Damn! That fall really hurt."
Roll suddenly slipped and stepped on a branch.
"Who's there!"
POV SHIFT = Roll/Bass
Bass slowly inched toward the bushes. He took a deep breath, and tore away the bushes. There lay a girl robot with blonde hair tied in a ponytail.
"Well, well, well. If it isn't MegaMan's sister, Roll. To what do I owe this honor?"
Roll got up and brushed herself off. She looked at Bass, and lifted her nose into the air.
"At least you're polite. In a weird, malicious way, but polite nonetheless."
Bass snorted.
"Give me one good reason why I shouldn't kill you right here."
"'Cause ProtoMan's hanging around and I see you're injured. He could beat you in a second."
Bass whipped his head from left to right. -Damn! She's got protection. But why isn't he out here? - Roll continued.
"Now, you're going to listen to what I say and you're going to be a good little robot, got it?"
Roll felt truthfully unafraid of the killer robot in front of her, and for some strange reason, she felt that Bass wouldn't hurt her.
"Got it?"
Bass took a long look at Roll. He knew ProtoMan wasn't anywhere near he and he snorted again.
"You can't do any damage anyway. There's no use killing you. Anyway, you'll lead me to MegaMan, and we've got a score to settle, so lead the way."
-Why am I listening to her? - Bass thought. -Oh well, it doesn't matter now. -
Roll twirled around, and strode back into the forest. -He's not so bad. - she thought.
After a few moments after seeing Roll leave the clearing, Bass snapped out of his stupor and ran to catch up with her.
-Stupid girl robots. Who had the bright idea to invent them? -
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Yeah, I know, this chapter sucked. But hey, just give me a little time to get back in the game, okay? I swear. It'll be better from now on. And if it doesn't, you guys have permission to burn me mercilessly, okay? I'll try to update more, but really, no promises.
Hope you keep reading!
And review while you're at it.
-shrapnel
In the review when I gave estimates of chapters of when X and Original would meet, I meant that starting with Chapter 7. Hope that clears things up. School's really working me now (obviously), so I'll be a lot busier, and I probably won't update very often. But until I say otherwise, this story is still continuing, and I hope you continue reading it.
I've lost all the little writing skill I had when I started, so this chapter may seem really bad, but just cut me some slack - I'll get the hang of it again soon.
P.S. - I'm a fan of the Roll/Bass thing so you'll see some evidence of their attraction, but this is still not a romance story. So don't think I'm getting all soft and mushy.
-shrapnel
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Chapter 8
POV = Bass
PAST
-What am I doing here? -
Bass got up from his position in the grass. He shook his head, trying to clear himself of his dizziness. He brushed himself off and looked around at where he was. He was standing in a clearing with trees surrounding him everywhere he looked. Everything was green, and he could hear the distant chirping of birds.
"Where the heck am I? How did I get in the middle of the forest?"
Bass yawned, and stretched out. He shook his orange-finned head in an effort to trigger his memory. Then it all came back to him. Images swirling in his head of MegaMan, ProtoMan, Dr. Wily, and himself. His mind slowly drifted to a battle. A battle in the air.
Flashback
Bass flew through the air, like a stone being kicked off a building. He tried to focus on his enemy, but whenever he tried to focus his head, the wind blew it in a different direction. He tried to maneuver his body, but the force of gravity prevented him. He could barely see MegaMan out of the corner of his eye.
"MegaMan!!!!"
MegaMan was also struggling with the wind, trying to maintain a hold on the situation. The ground was rapidly approaching the two falling robots. Bass thought frantically about what to do, and the only thing that came to his mind was shoot. Bass started to power up his buster, and tried to shoot MegaMan. Shot after shot missed the blue robot. MegaMan started to yell back at Bass.
"Bass! Fall into a bush or something! It'll help absorb the fall!"
But Bass didn't heed him. He felt only anger and hatred. -He's trying to help me out of pity! - he thought. -I have to take him out! - Finally, with his last ounce of strength, Bass twisted his body and took one shot at his enemy.
MegaMan's body snapped backwards because of the force of the blast, and he was thrown out of Bass' seeing range. Then, all he felt was pain.
End Flashback
"Damn! That fall really hurt."
Bass rubbed his injured right arm. It was broken at the joint, and fluid leaked slowly out of the wound making Bass' jet-black arm seem rather greasy. Bass grimaced. -I can't fight like this. I'm totally vulnerable! -
Crack!
Bass turned immediately and aimed his buster.
"Who's there!"
POV SHIFT = Roll/Rush
The pod landed with a thud. The sand slowly swirled around the metal contraption, an escape pod from a recently doomed ship.
"I have to go find him! I can't linger. It's my fault, and it's my job to fix!"
ProtoMan dashed out of the pod, breathing heavily. His sister, Roll, followed him.
"ProtoMan! Wait! We have to stick together!"
ProtoMan stopped and turned around.
"I can't let you get hurt too. I want you to stay here, near the pod and try to contact Dr. Light. Maybe he can offer some assistance."
Roll put her hands on her hips.
"ProtoMan! Get your butt right over here and calm down!"
Roll stared at her older brother, his face covered by his helmet.
"No."
And with that, he dashed away into the forest.
"I can't believe he just did that. Did he just ignore me?"
Roll looked around. -Oh yeah, I'm alone. - Roll slumped down her shoulders and took a deep breath.
"Well, I guess I better start walking.
LATER
After hours of walking, Roll had started to get tired. She had grown lonely, and bored. She looked around. Just as it had looked hours earlier, trees surrounded Roll as far as the eye could see. She stamped her foot in the ground.
"I hate this place!"
"Where the heck am I? How did I get in the middle of the forest?"
Roll stopped in her tracks. She looked around, looking for the voice. Instead, she heard yawning. Roll was scared stiff. She looked around, and saw a clearing to her right. She turned and tried as best as she could to tiptoe to peer into the clearing. There she saw a sight she really didn't expect to see. In the middle of the clearing stood an unfortunately familiar black and purple robot with orange fins on his helmet.
"Bass!" she whispered to herself, "What is he doing here?"
Bass had turned to look up at the sky, and after a few moments, he clutched his right arm and spoke.
"Damn! That fall really hurt."
Roll suddenly slipped and stepped on a branch.
"Who's there!"
POV SHIFT = Roll/Bass
Bass slowly inched toward the bushes. He took a deep breath, and tore away the bushes. There lay a girl robot with blonde hair tied in a ponytail.
"Well, well, well. If it isn't MegaMan's sister, Roll. To what do I owe this honor?"
Roll got up and brushed herself off. She looked at Bass, and lifted her nose into the air.
"At least you're polite. In a weird, malicious way, but polite nonetheless."
Bass snorted.
"Give me one good reason why I shouldn't kill you right here."
"'Cause ProtoMan's hanging around and I see you're injured. He could beat you in a second."
Bass whipped his head from left to right. -Damn! She's got protection. But why isn't he out here? - Roll continued.
"Now, you're going to listen to what I say and you're going to be a good little robot, got it?"
Roll felt truthfully unafraid of the killer robot in front of her, and for some strange reason, she felt that Bass wouldn't hurt her.
"Got it?"
Bass took a long look at Roll. He knew ProtoMan wasn't anywhere near he and he snorted again.
"You can't do any damage anyway. There's no use killing you. Anyway, you'll lead me to MegaMan, and we've got a score to settle, so lead the way."
-Why am I listening to her? - Bass thought. -Oh well, it doesn't matter now. -
Roll twirled around, and strode back into the forest. -He's not so bad. - she thought.
After a few moments after seeing Roll leave the clearing, Bass snapped out of his stupor and ran to catch up with her.
-Stupid girl robots. Who had the bright idea to invent them? -
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Yeah, I know, this chapter sucked. But hey, just give me a little time to get back in the game, okay? I swear. It'll be better from now on. And if it doesn't, you guys have permission to burn me mercilessly, okay? I'll try to update more, but really, no promises.
Hope you keep reading!
And review while you're at it.
-shrapnel