A/n: Wow. Not one review for this yet. I know this story sucks, I
just didn't think quite that bad. Like most authors here, I thrive on
reviews so leave some. I don't care what it is, just share your opinion.
"Um, Starman?" Geminiman said nervously, "Aren't you the least bit concerned that Flameman is trying to fry some fish sticks in gasoline?" Starman never turned his attention away from an increasingly uncomfortable Rock, "Why should I be?"
Geminiman cleared his throat, "Well...by the very fact this is Flameman trying to cook with gasoline with a stove, that might cause the kitchen to blow up and take us out with him." Starman smiled, but gave no evidence of comprehension. "Oookay. Let me try this again. Flameman runs on oil. Oil and heat shouldn't mix in an uncontrolled environment. That's what causes disasters. Can you understand what I'm saying at all?"
More smiling. "No, but I can unwrap a Starburst with my tongue." The Gemini twins simultaneously shuddered. "Hey guys?" Rock asked quietly, "Can we go now? This was fun at first, but now it's just weird."
"Just save yourselves." Plantman told them while holding up the goldfish bowl. "I think my dish is just going to be this poor goldfish in a glass of water. Leave unless you want the robotic equivalent of food poisoning."
"Okay, let's go," Geminman whispered to Rock. With that, the three robots subtly tiptoed out of the kitchen and into the next room. Shockingly enough, Starman let them go, or he just chose to ignore them. "You know what guys," Rock began to the twins, "you should come home with me. You could probably use the vacation and I think Dr. Light would like to meet you. Oh!" He squeaked as he ran into something tall and red.
"Hello, Rockman."
"Huh? Tenguman?"
"Indeed." The Robot Master laughed, "Since Forte is no longer around, I feel it is my duty to eliminate you." Our hero's face grew tense. He nearly made it out of the castle without any sort of violence, and then along came Tenguman with battle lust glinting in his beady optics. Despite this, Rock held his ground, determined to get home no matter what the cost. Luckily, he knew how to end this potential battle, but it would be ugly. In the recesses of his memory banks, Rock recalled a weapon Dr. Light never knew he had. It was something so powerful, that the good doctor would likely deactivate or reeducate his sweet little creation if he learned of it- Rock's ability to cry on cue.
Our hero inwardly groaned, Tenguman brought this entirely upon himself. Rock turned his head to the side and sniffled while his enemy watched in wide-eyed confusion. Then he blinked up at the Robot Master with watery, doleful optics. The expression alone was adorable enough to make a fluffy, two-week old kitten look like a puddle of puke. "W-w-what do you think you're doing?!" Tenguman sputtered. Rock sniffed again and began to play with his fingers. "I'm just trying get home to see my family, but all these people keep trying to stop me." He said pathetically.
Tenguman just looked down at Rock and blinked. Just how was he supposed to react to that? He certainly couldn't attack the kid while he was crying. Not only would that be dishonorable but the Gemini twins, along with Rock, would likely slaughter him. "Awwww," Geminiman crooned, "come on, just let him go."
Rock inwardly grinned. "Uh..." Tenguman said. He turned toward Rock once again, who was still as cute as ever. He couldn't just let him leave, could he? "Please?" Rock asked sweetly, "You're lucky, you get to stay at home. Please let me pass." He continued to whimper. Tenguman shook his head violently and stepped to the side. This just wasn't happening.
"Smart move, Pinocchio." Geminiman chirped, briskly passing Tenguman while dragging his twin with him. The Robot Master snarled, but otherwise did nothing. He was still too much in shock. Rock blinked a few times to clear the tears from his eyes then trotted behind his new friends to the Skull Castle's roof.
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"Wow" Geminiman marveled at Rock's neighborhood, "how can you even tell which house is yours? They all look alike."
"It's easy," Rock chirped, "we live next to the smoking pile of rubble. And look, there's Blues at the mailbox, he must've come home for a visit. Hi Blues!" The elder robot turned at his name. "Rock! Do you have any idea how worried Dr. Light and Roll have been? I was about ready to go to Iraq to look for you!" He took a deep breath to calm himself. "But I guess what's important is that you're home now. I just got the mail, so let's go inside."
Suddenly, a thought occurred to Rock, "Wait a second. You never just come home to visit, why are you here?"
"Well...a while ago, I got a job with the Republican Party as a presidential bodyguard, but then Bush fired me! He said I wasn't 'evil' enough to work for them, and that he found another robot more suitable for the job! So here I am- jobless, dejected, and back in the robotic version of 'Full House'." Blues fumed for a moment before shuffling through the mail. "Let's see...death threat to Dr. Light, death threat to Rock, birthday card from Aunt Sharon, another death threat for Rock, something from the Ambords that's covered in white powder..."
"You mean you're not happy to see us?" Our hero interrupted. Blues sighed, "Well, things might be interesting now that you brought home two new Wily bots. I can't wait to see how Dr. Light takes it." Rock nodded and ran ahead of his brother, eager to find his father and Roll. He found them in the living room watching TV. Rock waited for the Gemini twins and Blues to arrive before he greeted them.
"Dr. Light, Roll, I'm home!" The doctor nearly jumped at the sound of the familiar soprano voice. Roll ran over to him and wrapped her brother in a tight embrace. Dr. Light just smiled, happy to have his family back together again. "Oh," Rock began almost as an afterthought, "I want to introduce you to Geminiman and uh Gemin-"
Our hero thought for a moment. It never occurred to him that the twins had the exact same name, looked exactly alike, and acted exactly the same, but he couldn't introduce them as the same robot. "These are the Gemini twins!" he finally said. Roll smiled and waved to the newcomers, but Dr. Light grabbed Rock's shoulders and led his little creation to the far corner of the room. "Rock, do you remember that talk we had about bringing Wily's robots back to this house?" Our hero nodded. "Then why are those two here?"
"Because they're my friends." Rock answered simply. The good doctor messaged his forehead, "Then let me ask you something else. Do you have the program commnsnse.exe running?" Our hero called up his task manager. "No, why? What does it do?" Dr. Light shook his head, he suspected as much. "Come down to the lab with me. I think I need to install a common sense chip in you, and then you can explain yourself and start rebuilding the Ambord's house. You two," he pointed to the Gemini twins, "come too. I'd like to run some diagnostics on you."
Blues smirked and felt the atmosphere of the room turned from joyful to tense. No, maybe being home wouldn't be so bad after all.
A/n: Not come off as desperate, but for the love of God review. Also, sorry for the Republican joke, no offense to any of you, it's a trace element from another version of this story and I couldn't resist just one jab.