Chapter 5
Mega man appeared in a field but something was definitely wrong. Everything seemed far too advanced. The evil robot master was just disappearing over a hill and Mega man took off after him. He was just reaching the top of the hill when an electric spark sent him flying backwards. He managed to get to his feet and charged up his buster before going over the hill. He leaped into the air and released the shot, but the robot master wasn't there. It was already well down a beaten path that led to a small town. Mega man took off again not wanting to let the robot hurt any innocent people. Was Wily trying to replay a scheme ages ago but in a different land? Mega man remembered how he had become an outcast when trying to stop Wily in the past. He hoped it wouldn't happen again. He was lighter and quicker and seemed to be gaining on the robot when a red streak, accompanied by a white streak, shot down in front of the robot master.
"That's as far as you go Spark Mandrill." The one figure said.
"This time you won't escape." The other said.
"You guys might defeat me, but you won't get Sigma. He'll stop you, every one of you!" came the reply of the now named Spark Mandrill. Spark Mandrill? Why had Wily stopped ending his robots with "man"? The two figures that appeared earlier attacked. One with an arm cannon, the other with some sort of energy saber. The robot master disappeared in an explosion and the two figures retracted their weapons. Mega man started running up to them to find out where he was. The two figures saw him coming and re-armed their weapons.
"Hold it maverick or your dust like your friend here!" the white one called out. Mega man froze in his tracks. He didn't know what a maverick was, but he knew that two plasma cannons and a light saber were aimed right at him.
"Maverick? What's a maverick? And chill out. I'm on the good side." Mega man said holding his hands up.
"You're either incredibly dumb, or… incredibly dumb." the red one said. "You know perfectly well a defect is a maverick."
"Defect? Now hold on a minute here. I'm no defect. I was chasing that robot master before he could cause any more harm. He was attacking a town while me and Break man had tried to stop him." Mega man stopped short just as he realized his brother was no longer with him.
"Break man? Who or what is a Break man?" the white one said.
"Break man is my brother. Oh and I'm Mega man." The two robots looked at each other, then back at Mega man.
"I don't recall Dr. Cain making a Mega man or a Break man do you Zero?" the white one said. The red robot, Zero, shook his head.
"I think you'd better come to Dr. Cain's lab. All robots who aren't made by Dr. Cain need to be checked out. We can't have Sigma making them. If he knows how to make them, we could be in trouble X." Zero said.
"Okay now I have a question. Who is Sigma? Is he one of Wily's robots? Is that what he's been up to?" Mega man asked.
"You don't know who Sigma is? And who's Wily? You'd better come with us." Zero said as he moved forward to grab Mega man's arm. Mega man didn't resist since he knew that since they were robots they'd have teleporters and contact had to be made for more than one person to teleport. Besides, they still had their weapons drawn and he knew he wouldn't get far. Mega man let the robot grab his arm when a horrible thought crossed his mind. What if Wily had set this whole thing up? But his thought came too late as they disappeared in streaks of light.
Chapter 6
"What do you make of him Dr. Cain?" X asked as the scientist examined Mega man. He had to use scanners since he was unable to figure out how to access Mega man's internal systems.
"I'm not sure. His components are so out of date yet he seems advanced. Almost to the level all of the ones are that I've created." Dr. Cain said as he scratched his chin. Zero walked up and knocked on Mega man's head. The robot winced, but no one seemed to notice.
"He doesn't seem to know anything about what's going on about Sigma or the mavericks or any of it. He seems to be searching for someone by the name of Dr. Light and Dr. Wily." Zero said. Dr. Cain suddenly became pale. X rushed forward as the scientist slumped back. X also seemed a bit taken back, but managed to remain at his feet.
"Dr… Light?" Dr. Cain asked in a shaky voice.
"Yah, you know him?" Mega man said, a glimmer of hope he'd find out what was going on. Zero looked from one robot to the other, while holding his creator.
"Okay what's going on? Who is this Dr. Light?" Zero asked.
"Dr. Light is my creator…" X said distantly. Mega man's eyes flew wide open.
"He's your WHAT? He would never replace me. Would he?" Mega man asked.
"What's your name?" Dr. Cain asked.
"Mega man." The blue bomber replied. If it hadn't been for Zero, the scientist would have been flat out on the floor. X was looking disorientated and Dr. Cain couldn't even seem to breathe.
"Now I recognize the name. You were Dr. Light's second creation. Your original name is Rock. You have a brother and sister by the name of Break man and Roll." X rattled off as if in a daze.
"How do you know so much about me?" Mega man asked. He reached and activated his communicator but got nothing but static. "Aw geez. I hope it didn't short out again." Dr. Cain looked at the floor when he realized he'd have to tell Mega man the news.
"Mega man, I don't know how, or why, but you're no longer in your own time." He started. Mega man had an odd look on his face that no one could read. "X was created by Dr. Light shortly before he passed away. I found X's capsule and used his schematics to create others in his image and some went beserk. Those are the mavericks. Sigma is their leader and…" Dr. Cain stopped short when he realized that Mega man was no longer listening. The blue bomber was slowly walking around the lab and then sank to his knees.
"Dr. Light… gone?" was all Mega man could say. No one moved to aid him. They all knew that this famous hero would want to be alone. "The green warp… it was a time warp?" He managed to stammer after a short pause. X walked up and put a hand on Mega man's shoulder. The sensation was weird for both.
"Mega man, if Wily created that warp then there may be a way to recreate it. We can bring up the files on when Dr. Wily was a threat. I'm sure there'll be something we can do." X said. Mega man just stood, still staring at the ground.
"Wily… he's finally done it. He got rid of me for good." Mega man mumbled as he walked to a gate that led who knows where. Zero moved to intercept, but Dr. Cain waved him back.
"Leave him be. Keep an eye on him, but let him be. I'll do what I can, but I doubt I can recreate the time rift." Dr. Cain said turning to his computer. Zero and X teleported outside of the building and started to follow the blue form.
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Break man ran through the forest. He would find Wily and force him to undo what he'd done. He didn't care if it took him the rest of his life. Break man would get his brother back. He rounded a bend and slammed right into Slash man.
"Hey watch where… well if it isn't the ex-pests brother. How nice to see you. Dr. Wily will be pleased when I return your head to him." The spiky haired robot said while bringing his claws to bear on the red form.
"I don't think so." Break man said, jumping to avoid a swipe of the large claws. He had heard what they do from Mega man and didn't want to let the robot master get a swing in. He released a spray of shots, but Slash man took them in stride. Break man recalled that plasma hadn't been Mega man's weapon of choice against the bladed menace, but it was all he had. He tried to keep his distance since Slash man's weapon was strictly close range. The robot master could leap and dive incredible distances so Break man had to keep his guard up even when he was far away. Break man dodged another lunge when two hands gripped his shoulders. He struggled to break free but was lifted off the ground. He could feel a sharp tinge on his neck and he started to slip away. He managed to utter "Shade man" just before his world went black.