Fandom: Megaman Legends 2
Title: Perfect Imitation
Subject: Things
Word count: 370 – In the thread, there had been a lot of short drabbles. My long drabble curse still continues.
Pairing: N/A
Characters: Megaman, Roll and a special guest
Rating: P-13
Notes: Se til helvete å kom dere vekk! Det er ikke en bikkje! Det er en slags ting! Den imiterer en bikkje! Den er ikke virkelig! Kom dere vekk idioter!

Yeah, this is a crossover/tribute, and I tend to hate most crossovers, but who the hell knows what else is on Forbidden Island? And who knows who else has been there. The Legends 2 manual talks about the Sulphur Bottom being all "Hey ho! Let's go!" since it was seemingly the first to the place (first widespread expedition, maybe) but THEN we get that plot about Barrel and buddies' previous exploits.

CAPCOM - We never bother with continuity in the manuals! The kids lose'em anyway. Ook ook!

On a final note, Roll might be off; that girl is so sweet. Does she ever joke around? Oh well. Either way, she can have a smartass line here.

In one of the Sulphur Bottom's elegant guest rooms, Megaman smiled as he scratched the poor dog behind the ears. They had found it outside in the cold near the shores of the Forbidden Island, apparently the sole survivor of an unannounced failed expedition. The animal wriggled in his grip to lick at his armored fingers and whine.

"I wish we could keep it," he sighed as Roll was leaving the room.

She stopped in the doorway and leaned against it. From there, facing the two, she titled her head, carefully eyeing the dog. "I don't know, Megaman. It's one of those snow dogs. I don't think the Flutter would be the best place for it. They need a big space to run around in and our deck is not the largest."

Megaman frowned and rubbed the thick mess of fur on its neck. "I guess. I've always wanted a dog. Cats are boring."

"Hey! Cats are clean!" Roll retorted. "I remember how many you brought home while we were at Kattelox!"

Megaman's voice became low. "I thought you liked them."

"I do!" Roll crossed her arms and gave him an almost sly smile. "But fourteen?"

"I thought you liked them a lot."

"Yeah, and youliked them enough to try to find homes for each of them when Gramps had an allergic fit." Roll then relaxed her pose against the frame. "I'm going to go check up on the Flutter. Have fun with the dog, Mr. Fourteen-Cats."

Megaman rolled his eyes as Roll took her leave. The seemingly oblivious dog sat on the floor, "smiling," wagging its tail in contentment.

"Mr. Fourteen-Cats?" he mumbled. "That's a new one."

Suddenly, the dog jerked forward, violently shaking with a glazed, displaced look in its eye. Megaman jumped away, but then, as the animal trembled, drew closer, trying to find out what was wrong with it. Was it scared? Did he touch some hidden injury underneath all that fur?

A small amount of blood oozed out from the animal's facial orifices before, like a furry, fleshy banana peel, its entire head split open. In place of its skull and neck vertebrae, a slimy tentacle writhed about, lengthening and squirming towards Megaman.

Fin