Glyde looked at the paintings. It wasn't in his nature to criticise great works of art, but there was something not quite right with these. He looked closer. Yes, he could just make out a shimmer on the painting. A glitch, he thought. Then he went back to the painting. Little did he know, inside the network, something was drawing power from the gallery…
Megaman ate a crisp. Life, he reasoned, was good. His girlfriend, the lovely Roll, was lying asleep against his shoulder. He had his arm around her. She wriggled softly. Megaman leant over and kissed her on her forehead. She smiled. Yeah, he thought, life was-
'Mega! Hey!' Axl shouted. 'There you are, we've been looking all over for you!' Megaman looked up. Oh well, he thought, all good things must come to an end. He shook Roll awake softly.
'Mmm?' She mumbled.
'Wake up, they're here.' Megaman said softly. Roll yawned, and sat up.
'Okay, I'm up.' She said. Ahead, Axl, Iceman, Protoman, and Gutsman were walking towards them.
'So, how'd you guys fare?' Megaman asked.
'Well, Icy's new chip was an Ultra Blizzard mk. 7, and it got us frozen solider than a cup of water in the Artic.' Axl replied.
'It wasn't my fault! You should've left me alone! I told you it was dangerous to interfere with one of these!' Iceman retorted.
'Brr…still cold…guts…' Gutsman said, shivering.
'What about you, Protoman?' asked Megaman.
'Well, luckily Master Chaud had a Firesword on him, so I was able to thaw them out.' Protoman said.
'So that explains you poking me. That did hurt, you know.' Axl said, rubbing his arm.
'Punishment for being stupid enough to be in the blast radius of the chip.' Protoman replied.
'Yeah so-' Megaman started. He looked around. Someone was missing, but he couldn't guess who. He counted the heads, frowned, and said, 'Anyone seen Glyde?' At that moment, there was a gigantic flash above them. They looked up.
'What the hell is that?!?!?' Megaman screamed, jumping to his feet. At that moment, a laser shot down from where the flash had been, and hit an area a few streets away. There was an explosion, a piercing light, then nothing.
Megaman ate a crisp. Life, he reasoned, was good. His girlfriend, the lovely Roll, was lying asleep against his shoulder. He had his arm around her. She wriggled softly. Megaman leant over and kissed her on her forehead. She smiled. Yeah, he thought, life was-
'Mega! Hey!' Axl shouted. 'There you are, we've been looking all over for you!' Megaman looked up. Oh well, he thought, all good things must come to an end. He shook Roll awake softly.
'Mmm?' She mumbled.
'Wake up, they're here.' Megaman said softly. Roll yawned, and sat up.
'Okay, I'm up.' She said. Ahead, Axl, Iceman, Protoman, and Gutsman were walking towards them.
'So, how'd you guys fare?' Megaman asked.
'Well, Icy's new chip was an Ultra Blizzard mk. 7, and it got us frozen solider than a cup of water in the Artic.' Axl replied.
'It wasn't my fault! You should've left me alone! I told you it was dangerous to interfere with one of these!' Iceman retorted.
'Brr…still cold…guts…' Gutsman said, shivering.
'What about you, Protoman?' asked Megaman.
'Well, luckily Master Chaud had a Firesword on him, so I was able to thaw them out.' Protoman said.
'So that explains you poking me. That did hurt, you know.' Axl said, rubbing his arm.
'Punishment for being stupid enough to be in the blast radius of the chip.' Protoman replied.
'Yeah so-' Megaman started. He looked around. Someone was missing, but he couldn't guess who. He counted the heads, frowned, and said, 'Anyone seen Glyde?' At that moment, there was a gigantic flash above them. They looked up.
'What the hell is that?!?!?' Megaman screamed, jumping to his feet. At that moment, a laser shot down from where the flash had been, and hit an area a few streets away. There was an explosion, a piercing light, then nothing.