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Megaman landed outside the woods. Still fused with Rush he made his way into the forest. It had a lot of agricultural machinery built into the trees, at least some of them. Robotic birds would fly around with real birds and you would never tell the difference between the two. Even robotic frogs and bats would lurk amongst the dense foliage.

Megaman started charging up his incredibly powerful buster. The menace of these woods were the dreaded bubble bats. Still leftover from countless attacks from Wily, the remainders of them seemed to haunt the forest with their invisible- yet deadly selves. Their hides were impenetrable when they were folded up. It didn't matter if it were light or dark, they would find you.

Megaman had only gone a few feet when the ground beneath him gave way and he fell to his chest in quicksand. He didn't think there would be quicksand here, it must have been placed there. He thought of swimming, but his armor was too heavy. He sunk up to his neck. He decided to use the burst jets on his back to get free. They could only give him a slight boost, then they would need Megaman to stand on solid ground before they could ready themselves for another boost.

Megaman almost did it when he felt something grab him by the shoulders and slowly begin to pull him out. He couldn't see what they were, but he allowed himself to be lifted. He was lifted about two feet in the air and they began taking him back to the ground. Megaman tried to speak to whatever it was who was holding him. "Look, I really appreciate the help, but I need to get to the other side if you wouldn't mind!"

He looked over to the bank and saw several robotic frogs begin to gather there. "Wily is already here!" thought Megaman. "I have to get to that part! Several Mettaurs appeared along with robotic birds on the trees. Megaman looked at the things that were carrying him. Bubble bats! They were carrying him directly to the hoard of Wily bots! Megaman suddenly realized that he had let his buster power down and it wasn't so powerful. He decided to use the rocket buster. He charged it and fired it. The fist flew from his arm and found the bubble bats. It destroyed them both.

Megaman then saw that he wasn't over the solid ground yet, and he fell back into the quicksand. He tried using his boosters, but while he was in the air a frog jumped out at him and knocked him backwards further into the quicksand. "I need some help!" thought Megaman as he grappled with the frog. Then he had an idea...

"Twwweeeeeeeeeeeeet!" he whistled. Only seconds later, Beat flew from the sky and latched onto Megaman's shoulders. He was lifted into the air about 20 feet! He tossed the frog away. "Thanks Beat! I need some Ariel assistance. Take me through the forest and over to 126o - 76o coordinates." Beat whistled a response and began carrying him over the trees at an amazing rate of speed.

Megaman licked his lips nervously. He hoped he could make it in time. Then he cast a glance behind them. To his utter shock, he could see swarms of little shapes shooting upwards from the trees. It was a gathering of hundreds and hundreds of Bubble bats!

"Beat!" shouted Megaman. "Keep flying, but let me turn around. I'll take care of these nimrods!" He turned around while Beat kept flying ahead. He fired off large rounds of shots into the cloud of Bubble bats. Unfortunately they seemed very skilled at avoiding them. He only succeeded in destroying a few. They were gaining on them fast. Megaman ground his teeth, he had to find some way to get these bats.

One Bubble bat that was particularly fast flew almost right into Megaman. Megaman held up his buster and managed to catch the bat inside the barrel. He began charging up his buster. The Bubble bat screeched aloud at the feel of the heat build up. "Aha!" thought Megaman "I have an idea!" He switched from plasma shots to heat shots. He tossed the bat into the middle of the swarms and shot it with a shot of flame.

The bat exploded into many fireballs, hitting other Bubble bats and infuriating others. They flew around confused at the flurry of light and eventually dispersed at the other incoming shots of flame that Megaman shot.

Megaman smiled in satisfaction. That took care of the Bubble bats! Beat began flying low. They were approaching the coordinates that Megaman indicated. He landed him gently on the ground. Megaman gave Beat a big hug. "Thank you Beat! You were invaluable!" Beat cuddled down in Megaman's arms. Muttering a few happy tweets.

Megaman's ears perked up at the sound of crackling sticks. "Somebody is here..." thought Megaman. Beat shivered slightly in Megaman's arms. Megaman whistled comfortingly to him. "Go on now Beat. I'll be O.K. You fly away home." he gave him another hug and tossed him into the air. Beat whistled a farewell and fluttered off.

Megaman unfused with Rush. "Help me find that part Rush! Search mode!" Rush went into search mode. His nose lit up and he began scrounging around in the bushes. He began barking and digging at the branches. Megaman helped and uncovered Bass's upper body part. The torso and the arms. Megaman wrapped an arm around Rush's neck and squeezed it. "Rush you're the best dog a body could have!" he said.

He grabbed the part and put it away. "Let's get outta here Rush!" just then, Rush let out a yelp. He spun around just in time to see a familiar face. "Plant Man!" he exclaimed. Plant Man smiled "I can see your memory hasn't gone. That was an embarrassing defeat. I can see you've found Bass's part. I came to get it as well." he thrust out a thorny hand "Give it to me!"

Megaman shook his head "You must be joking. I don't know why Dr. Whacko wants to keep Bass dead, but I'm sure you know why." Plant Man advanced forward threateningly "Don't make me force you Megatwerp. I'm new and improved you know." Megaman just snorted "Dr. Wily must have been off his rocker to think he could send an automated bush to stop me."

Plant Man laughed "Nope. I do have some help." he stepped aside and Gutsman appeared from in between some trees. Megaman ground his teeth angrily "Gutsman. Why is it that Dr. Wily keeps bringing you back? You never will defeat me." Gutsman readied his fists "Well this time will be different blue bomber. I can pound you to powder!"

Megaman turned to Rush. "You go Rush. I can take care of these idiots." Rush shook his head and clung to him. Megaman sighed "Scram Rush! This should be easy..." Rush whined pitifully and teleported out. Megaman then began charging up his buster. "You asked for it Gutsman! Come on!" He released his shot. Gutsman leapt into the air and landed right next to Megaman.

Megaman's eyes bugged out. Gutsman was too heavy to do anything like that! Before he could react, Gutsman grabbed him around the neck with his fist and lifted him into the air. He began strangling him. Megaman's power wires were being blocked and he began to pass out. Gutsman was definitely stronger! He tried using his own hands to pry his grip loose, but nothing happened. Gutsman laughed "I've got you now, you little twerp!"

Megaman's vision began darkening. He suddenly wished he hadn't sent Rush back "If only I was stronger he thought. Then he had an idea! "I have to be stronger!" he thought. He fired a shot sideways and into a tree. It had machinery inside it and there was an explosion! Gutsman's head whipped around at the sight "Wha..!" he exclaimed. Megaman then took this opportunity to fire a rocket buster shot at Gutsman's chest. It knocker Gutsman down and ripped open a paneling revealing circuitry inside.

"Oof!" he yelled. Megaman, gaining his power back, began searching through the panels. Aha! He found it. The chip for Gutsman's strength! He loaded it into his buster. Gutsman however had not lost his strength. And having recovered, he punched Megaman in the face so hard he did a back flip into a tree! Megaman lay against it dazed. Gutsman laughed again and charged forward aiming his fist. Megaman finally shook his head clear and saw Gutsman coming.

"Maybe you got me Gutsman, but you don't have me!" he yelled jumping to his feet. Gutsman hurled his fist downward intending to crush Megaman beneath it. Megaman however caught it in midair. Gutsman growled and tried to push forward. "How can he be so strong!" thought Gutsman. Megaman tossed his fist into the air and punched Gutsman in the stomach. Gutsman toppled backwards groaning.

Megaman seemed to enjoy being able to push Gutsman around. He ran forward and sent a straight across in his face! Then he dealt an uppercut to his jaw. Gutsman was lying on the ground now, groaning and covering his head. Megaman thought of finishing him off right then, but a sudden flurry of leaves came tumbling by and knocked him reeling into some bushes. Plant Man had had enough watching and wanted some action.

Megaman grabbed at his head. The leaves had dented his head in slightly. "Ow.." he muttered. Plant Man began shooting normal shots at him. Megaman jumped and rolled, avoiding each shot. "You need to do better than that, Bush face!" he taunted. Plant Man glared and ran around dropping little seeds. Each seed grew up to be a Plan turret!

Megaman tried shooting one, but Plant Man was dropping them by the hundreds! Each grew up and began shooting small pellets at him. None of them did any real damage, but there was so many of them! He had pellets knocking into his whole body! He ducked to the ground and covered his head. His armor was beginning to get scratched beyond just paint. It was like a million bees trying to pierce through metal.

Megaman thought of blasting a hole in the ground to escape, but that wouldn't work because... ground! He smiled inwardly and changed from plasma cannon to flame! His whole body turned red. He shot the ground all around him and set the ground aflame! The fire was quick and ravaging. The plants disappeared amidst the flames! Megaman turned to Plant Man and Gutsman. Plant Man looked fearfully at his flame cannon. "Um.. I'll just leave this to you Gutsy!" he said backing away.

Gutsman lifted a large boulder and hurled it at Megaman. Megaman activated the Z-Saber and slashed it in two. He dashed forward and swung it dangerously. Gutsman back away and suddenly began to run! Megaman could see that the saber had a nice effect on him. He ran after him and caught up to him. He slashed Gutsman in the shoulder! Gutsman collapsed to the ground crying out in pain.

Megaman was amazed at the damage it inflicted! It seem to cut down Gutsman's power by 50! He slashed again, this time Gutsman exploded into pieces! Megaman cheered "Yahoo!" he ran back to find Plant Man with a leaf shield encircling him. Megaman used his flame cannon and the shield dissipated. Plant Man backed away fearfully "Please don't kill me Megaman." he begged.

Megaman lowered his cannon "Very well. I'll spare you for now Plant Man. But don't cross me again, or I'll knock your block off." Plant Man teleported out. Megaman smiled. For once he negotiated with a robot master and he left. He teleported out and back to Dr. Light's base.