The Other World
Chapter 4: The plot congeals
Disclaimer: I disclaim responsibility for the disclaiming of the previously disclaimed disclaimer and instead honour Capcom who does not disclaim the disclaimed Megaman for disclaiming the disclaimer. I also don't claim ownership of the comic series Fathom (see if you can identify where I mention it),or the Adams family.
Sorry about the late update. Man, I hate computers. My computer has something wrong with it which has been preventing my latest edition from being written (not any depreciating comments. Moonymonster really helped to identify some of my grammar problems like tagsshudders), my teachers are trying to prevent me from doing anything other than homework because 'Grade nine is only a few months away' yeah, try 9. Aw well, this is the latest in the exploits of Mega And Roll who find themselves in a very familiar place trying to explain the impossible.
Special thanks to all reviewers, because they made this better. And if moonymonster could add colon and semi colon rules (people tend to need a reminder) to her helpful site then I would find the big world of Megaman all the easier to explore. But seriously folks, I love your reviews, they cause my brain to spontaneously combust.
Any ways, on to the next Chapter: We find our heroes Mega and Roll describing why they're there...
"Well you'd better get comfortable" said Mega to Megaman.
"I was a normal human teenager. I lived in Eeville, although that probably doesn't even exist here. I was trying to play a videogame with my g-friend-"
He cast a worried glance at his friend Roll Maylu, hoping she hadn't heard his slip-up
"Well, as I was saying. We were going to play a game entitled 'The Adventures of Rockman: The beginnings when my virtual reality machine malfunctioned and we got swept away to this patch of grey in the middle of nothingness and got given these armours and then we get told that there are these parallel universes that need saving from these things called the Dark Ones who are all the evil from all the universes and can do anything to ensure bad triumphs over good but there are these guys called the AllMost who are there to save the good universes but they're gone and now I have to save the world and I'm only 14 and I don't know how to do it all and the fate of everything is in my and Roll's hands and there are supposed to be these things called Guardians and Megamen and Creators and stuff and I'm going to mess up I know it. Boo-Hoo!!!!" cried Mega and started to cry.
"It's okay" urged his ANIMAL HelpMan. "We'll tell you what to do as soon as we find out, all you have to do now is scout". Both Rolls went over to Mega in an attempt to stop his sobbing. In the meanwhile, Dr. Light beckoned Megaman to him. He also beckoned Megaman's sister Roll the robot away from the sobbing Mega to him.
"Roll, Megaman... I'm afraid that there is something I have not been totally truthful about..." He reached down to his belt and tapped a small red belt buckle. Within seconds a tall red robot with a yellow scarf and white and white shield with red motif eating a taco teleported in. The red robot looked with electric blue eyes at his creator and siblings, obviously flummoxed at being called away. He squinted at Dr. Light until all of a sudden he appeared to remember something and slipped on a pair of night black shades. "...stupid Wily and Light, not finishing my ocular sensors..." He stood tall and looked directly at his 'Father'.
"Well? I was eating! Who do you think you are? How do you even have the ability to call me? Do I need to start living in a lead chamber?" His creator silenced his disgruntled whining.
"What I am about to tell you is very dangerous, it concerns the future of much more than just our simple universe. It will change your lives significantly and I would appreciate no interruptions-"He shot a look at the grumbling red robot, as tolerable as a love-struck teenager.
"When I was designing you three and the First Robot Masters, I made sure that if you were required to then you would be able to attain a new more powerful form. I originally built them in case you required extra power to save others, in Gutsman's case from a large-scale geological collapse, in Iceman's case from a volcano and so on. I prepared an armour for you three as well, Megaman's was needed when Dr. Wily reprogrammed the robots. Just to be safe I destroyed the robot master armours and came close to destroying Protoman's during the Fifth Wily War. However, I think that if Wily can harness something at least as powerful as the dark energy from the Eighth Wily War in all his robots, Megaman wouldn't be able to handle them and the future would be compromised. If X isn't finished in time-"
"Who's X?" asked Megaman
"I thought I said no interruptions! Anyways, I would like Roll and Protoman to come with me. Megaman you stay and try and find out as much as you can about these Dark Ones. Proto and Roll, follow me please" Dr. Light walked down the hall to the elevator in the spiral staircase. He got in with his two robots, bent down to Eddie's panel and placed his thumb against it. The main control panel slid back to reveal a small dial with the numbers 1-20. 20? I thought this place only had 17 floors thought Roll. Dr. Light spun the dial to the 19th floor. The elevator lurched down and began its rambling descent into the basement. Some light tinkly music started to play.
"So-" said Dr. Light, trying to strike up a conversation to alleviate the tension "What have you been doing?"
"Stuff..." replied Protoman indifferently.
"Well, ummmm... Roll, why don't you tell Protoman about that nice project you're working on" said Dr. Light desperately
"I'm trying to design a better auto-repair system for us, Auto's been helping me. But I really don't like Dad's idea of letting him move into his own house, even if it is Eddie shaped. I mean, how do we know he hasn't turned into some sort of party anima-"
"Well, that's very interesting Roll" Dr. Light interrupted, "I myself am working on an improved version of the Mega buster"
"A new one? How many has it been" asked Protoman dully.
"Only 16, but if I plan on protecting the future then I had better keep refining it"
"We have got to get you a new hobby, how about fishing? Or sewing? Or something other than designing weapons of mass destruction?"
"My weapons system is for that robot I've been trying to tell you about, the one called-"
But they never found out what it was called because the elevator reached its destination. The three walked out into a cold roughly hewn tunnel of rock, leading to two small tables with a myriad of strange looking equipment behind it. It reminded Roll of when she had helped Dr. Light convert Rock into Megaman. Well I'm going through something similar thought Roll. The tables were empty save for a small data port where the neck was supposed to be attached to keep the 'mind' running.
"Please lie down for the procedure to begin," said Dr. Light...
Meanwhile, not ten feet away inside the solid rock rested a robot. Well actually being in full robot form as it was impossible inside solid rock, instead there was more of what you could call a living ghost. It looked at the developments with interest before rippling upwards towards the surface and reforming. He rematerialized about 100 feet from the compound. He was humanoid save for the fact he was solid navy blue. It was hard discern any features. But one look could tell you whoever had built him was very advanced. He went solely by the name of "Blue". In one of his favourite universes, it had been the name of an entire aquatic species of nymphs. In another it had been a type of music. It was impossible to tell which side he was on, good or bad. He started whistling one of his favourite blues tunes and seemed to evaporate...
"BASS!!! YOU STUPID COLLECTION OF USELESS PARTS! GET IN HERE!" roared a man. He was extremely short and hunched over, the kind of person you become when you ignore your mother telling you to stand up straight. His hair could put out someone's eye and was a medium grey. He was a spindly old man, his eyes bathed in wrinkles. He currently donned a white lab coat over a white shirt and red tie. A small skull nameplate on his belt declared "Dr. Wily: Greatest robotisist on Earth" (Author: Sure robotisist isn't a word, but have you ever heard of poetic licence?)
In sauntered a sinisterly black robot. His shoes were white and so were his hands, and his face was a light pink. Above it were two swept back yellow fins that only served as decorations. His cheeks had two small purple scars on either one and his eyes were a ferocious red. He could of looked quite menacing as he walked into the room, but a an expression of utmost indifference was set upon his features. "You Rang?" he asked, doing a perfect imitation of Lurch with his voice synthesizer.
"Why precisely are you not training for Megaman? Or aiding we with the next batch of Robot Masters? Or doing anything beneficial towards my new 'bot? Why are you instead, walking Treble? Of all the most useless things in the world, why must you be doing the MOST FUTILE?" He calmed down. "It's not that I don't understand your connection with Treble, it's just that I've been calling you for the past 3 hours and YOU STILL DIDN'T COME!!!"
"What is it you wanted me for old man?" asked Bass, unperturbed.
"I was attempting to design more Robot Masters to keep Megaman busy so you could sneak 'round the back and finish him off. I was so doing when this appeared" He pointed to a dark corner. Since it was Dr. Wily's lab all the corners were dark, but this corner seemed to actually eat the light. Out stepped a tall humanoid, made entirely out of shadows. His presence seemed to disturb all those around it and he radiated energy, Dark energy.
"Hello... I hear you've been having some trouble with a little blue boy..."
OOOOOooohhh. What will happen next? Is the Virtual Reality Pyramid really a pyramid? Who is Blues? Will I think up more examples of things involving Blue? Find out next time. But if you the viewer thinks that there is something the author should know, review and tell him. (No flames please) find as many Blue related words you can and send them to me! Winner gets a cyber-brownie!