Jazzerman here, I do not own any of these characters, they are owned by their respected companies, blah, blah, blah. You've heard this sht before.
But I do own this story.
A Wily tale, 6 Years later.
Part 10
Mega man and Roll had sat outside the lab with Ali-Su, who was still using the tiny hologram projector to look human. Roll looked at the disguised echidna, she couldn't get over how much things had changed in the last fifteen minutes. The little boy she used to play with years ago had returned with this pretty lady. Roll never even had the chance to say good bye to him. And now, all of the sudden Jonny reappeared minus an arm and married.
A million questions danced in her head, 'Do they have kids? What's she really look like? What's her favorite color? What's her world like?'
Roll's thoughts were interrupted by a short 'eek' when Mega man's faithful canine companion Rush had sneaked up to Ali-Su as she was lost in thought and had touched his wet nose to Ali-Su's leg, startling her.
Both Light robots shared a quiet laugh at Ali-Su's surprise. In all the time Ali-Su had lived with Jonny she had only seen one other mechanical being like Rush, Treble, who was a big puppy towards her. Rush sat down in front of her and growled at her. Rush may not have been able to see through her disguise, but he could tell she wasn't what she appeared to be.
"Rush, its okay buddy..." The lab assistant turned warrior robot said, getting down and petting his partner. "She's not a bad person Rush. I'm sorry, Rush knows you're not a human... and it's upsetting him. He's normally a very lovable dog."
Ali-Su still looked at the mechanical canine with a hint of fear on her face. This was made even more evident from the tone of her voice. "O-Okay... He's just really different..."
"Different? How?" Mega man asked, giving Rush a battery biscuit. Rush quickly chomped down on it, effectively calming him down.
Ali-Su took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down as well. "Well... Treble has a different frame, coloring, attitude... He's just... different."
"Treble? Mega man isn't that the name of Bass's dog?" Roll looked at her brother, thinking he'd know.
Mega man nodded. "Yeah. Did Jonny make a copy of Bass on your planet?"
Ali-Su shook her head. "No. Jonny built Treble to guard his lab. He did design a Power armor for himself modeled after Bass, but it was destroyed during the final battle with my world's greatest evil."
Mega man nodded. This was a lot to take in... This girl was from another world which was populated by creatures that weren't human. Jonny had married her and was building copies of Wily's robots for his own ends and was missing an arm due to helping Ali-Su's people helping them in their fight.
Roll giggled and sat next to Ali-Su, a wide smile on her forever child like face. "So... What's your favorite color?"
Dr. Light wiped the sweat from his brow, he had done as Jonny has asked but he had to admit, this was indeed a first for him.
Jonny flexed and tried out the joints in his new arm that Dr. Light had installed in his shoulder. It had not been pleasant by any means, for either of them. Jonny had been awake the entire time Dr. Light reattached the plug from Jonny's old arm to his nerves. However his arm was no longer modeled after Bass's arm, now it resembled Proto man's buster cannon. After all, Jonny felt it suited him a little more since he wore shades like Proto man.
"This is excellent Tom. Thank you so much!" Jonny extended his left hand, not wanting to use the arm Dr. Light had just made to shake his hand.
Dr. Light smiled and shook his hand. "Next time you have some spare time come visit some time. Six years is a long time my boy."
Jonny smiled. "You can count on it." Jonny then reached over and copied his old arm's hard won Robot master powers. He was going to need all the power he could get for the fight with Zero. Even with Mega man at his side this was going to be the ugliest fight of his life.
Jonny came out of the lab and was greeted by a trio of happy faces.
Ali-Su hugged Jonny, glad to see that he was whole again. "I like your new arm. I like red better than black."
"I'm just glad you put up with me." Jonny smiled and hugged her back. "I see you met Roll and Mega man."
Ali-Su winced. "Roll's a lot like Alison, very talkative."
Jonny laughed. He had to admit she was indeed very inquisitive, but from the experience of having kids of his own, it seemed like all children where.
"Say Jonny, do you know what happened to Bass?" Mega man asked. "Normally I'd have fought him a dozen times by now but I haven't heard anything from him."
Jonny gave the blue bomber a melancholy look. "Bass is gone, grandpa said that Zero, the robot that nearly destroyed Proto man, was sent to destroy Bass. Most likely gramps was sick of Bass's insubordination, but either way Bass is no longer with us."
Mega man wore a sad look on his face, as much pain Bass had caused, Mega remembered that Duo had once told him that Bass had a spark of good in him. That was only more evident when King was activated and the two had to team up to stop him. 'If only Bass had left Dr. Wily, I mean he never liked the old guy anyway... Maybe he could've learned to live in peace like me or Proto man.'
"Well, thanks for everything Doc. I'll bring Mega back safe and sound." Jonny gave the scientist a reassuring grin over his shoulder.
"I'll trust you will." Dr. Light said, but before Ali-Su walked out of the door with both her husband and Mega man Dr. Light cleared his throat. Reminding Ali-Su of her promise. "I believe we had an agreement miss."
"Well... Okay... Just don't have a stroke when you see me." Ali-Su reached down into her pocket and placed the hologram cube on the table, her human image quickly faded away, revealing her true self to the old scientist.
Dr. Light remained almost uncomfortly silent as he circled the echidna several times. A few times Ali-Su could hear a 'hmm...' or a 'huh...' come from the good doctor. Not long after Dr. Light stopped in front of the echidna and placed his hands on he shoulders. Ali-Su looked up much to her relief to see that the old man was smiling warmly down at her.
"It's a shame you don't have more time my dear... I would have loved to ask you some questions about your world, but I thank you for letting me see what your people look like." Dr. Light's face was a picture was kindness, Ali-Su could feel all the nervousness she had felt while Dr. Light was circling her disappear. "It was very brave letting me see your true form."
Ali-Su smiled and picked up the cube from its place on the table, once again assuming a more human appearance. "I can see why Jonny said that he loved living with you Doctor, you're a very kind man. And as for questions of my world, who knows? We may come back someday."
"I'll be waiting." Dr. Light said, "Take care my dear."
"You too 'Tom'." Ali-Su said, waving to the old man as she walked out the door, Dr. Light waved back in turn. He laughed quietly as she called him Tom, 'Such a nice young woman.'
Ali-Su walked outside the house to see that Jonny was just finishing explaining the situation on Mobius to Mega man.
"Okay Mega, one last thing I need to tell you." Jonny said as he took the Planet Skipper out of his coat. "Remember all the Robot masters you've beaten like Guts man and Tengu man?"
"Yeah, what about them?" Mega man asked, not really understanding what his old foes had to do with this.
Jonny sighed, he hoped Mega wouldn't take this the wrong way. "Well you see on this world I rebuilt them all. They're all perusing their own thing on this world, they all helped me restore balance after we got rid of the tyrant that was trying to take over Ali-Su's home planet."
"Really?" Mega man asked, glad to hear that all the robots he had to destroy in the past where alive and well.
Ali-Su nodded. "If it weren't for Jonny and the Robot masters we'd probably still be fighting Dr. Robotnik."
"Just remember that these Robot masters on our side. They're the good guys." Jonny told Mega man, his tone was like he was reminding his own children to do their chores. "And unlike you Mega, they barely know you. One last thing, I couldn't tone them ALL down..."
"Just be careful Mega man!" Roll called after brother.
Mega man smiled back at the blonde housekeeping robot. "I'll be okay Roll, you take care of Dr. Light!"
Roll laughed and nodded, letting her brother know she'd do that.
"Ready Mega?" Jonny asked, taking out the World Skipper out of his coat.
"Can Rush come?" Mega man asked.
Jonny smiled, he knew full well that Mega man wasn't a child, but he just couldn't say no to that innocent face. "If he can behave him self." Jonny said while Ali-Su silently prayed that this wasn't a bad decision.
"Come on Rush we're going on a trip!" Mega man called to the robo-dog, who came and sat next to Mega man wagging his tail. "You promise to behave boy?"
Rush barked once, panting happily up at his partner.
Jonny waved at Dr. Light and Roll, then pressed the red button on the World Skipper, and the small group disappeared in a flash of light, followed by a gust of wind.
Roll looked at the scorch mark on the ground. "Do you think Mega will win this time Dr. Light?"
Dr. Light smiled reassuringly at his 'daughter'. "Mega man has won over incredible odds before and triumphed. I have a feeling that he'll be just fine."
Roll nodded, she was a little worried, but she knew that Dr. Light was right. "Be careful brother..."
Not far from the Hotel there was a flash of light, as the small group reappeared in the streets.
"Wow..." Mega man said, looking around at his surroundings. "Is this your world Ali-Su?"
Ali-Su nodded. "Can I turn off this hologram thing now Jonny?"
"I don't see why you'd need it here on Mobius..." Jonny said as Ali-Su handed the hologram projector to him, who turned it off with a soft squeeze.
Ali-Su looked at her reflection in the window next to her and grinned. "It's good to look my old self.'
Rush almost had a fit, and would've if he hadn't seen the disapproving look on Mega man's face.
Mega himself was greatly surprised when a hedgehog a little over five feet tall came screeching to a halt in front of them. But Mega man was even more shocked by the red and black robot master that followed him.
"Sonic, Quick man! How's the situation here?" Jonny demanded, not caring at all that he was speaking to a monarch.
Mega man looked at Quick man, he had been one of the most difficult Robot masters to defeat (not to mention one of the most arrogant) and now he was on Mega man's side. Against the one who had created him, or rather originally created him.
"Situation: BAD." Quick man said, holding one of his boomerangs in his hand. He was itching to get back in the fight so he could help his friends. "We've got a lot of wounded military police and state police. And that's not the worst of it, Zero just came back online and he's madder than ever. By the way boss, I like the new arm." Quick man smirked as he motioned towards Jonny's robotic arm.
"Thanks. Dr. Light made it for me." Jonny said patting his arm. "We're both ready to fight some evil scientist."
"So this is Mega man?" Quick man said walking around the blue robot, examining Mega man up and down. "Hard to believe that the old me lost to this little guy, but oh well. That was another me wasn't it?"
Mega man nodded, he felt a little uncomfortable around Quick man. But he was right, this wasn't the same Quick man he had defeated. "Yeah, the other you was a vain, arrogant, destructive robot that obeyed only Dr. Wily."
"I don't know about obeying Dr. Wily but the first three descriptions fit you rather well." Sonic mocked, laughing despite the death glare he was getting from the Robot master.
Mega man laughed too, but seeing as how Quick man didn't retaliate with physical violence proved to him that Quick man wasn't a threat.
"You ready to fight Mega?" Jonny asked, giving his childhood friend a smirk.
"You bet! You ready Rush?" Mega man asked his always faithful canine. Rush barked once then converted to jet mode, letting his master know he was ready to go.
Meanwhile at Mobotropolis, Castle Acorn...
Jack was sitting in the corner, not being very sociable. The other children were playing with each other, Alison and Manic where playing video games, Lara-Su, Sonia, and Riki-Le were all sitting on the bed talking.
Riki-Le looked over at Jack. "What's wrong with him? He's been sitting in the corner like he's in time out since we got here."
Alison looked over her shoulder. "He's never been that good around girls... He's real shy."
Curious about what Jack was doing, Riki-Le got off the bed and walked over to Jack. She looked over his shoulder and discovered what he was doing back there. Jack had been tinkering with a small shiny black ball. "What'cha doing?" The small pink echidna asked.
Jack nearly dropped the ball and his screwdriver, both due to the sudden interruption by Riki-Le and to his reluctance to associate with the opposite sex. "Nothing..." He said quietly, returning to his work.
Riki-Le frowned, not liking Jack's attitude she grabbed the ball out of his hand, surprised to find that it was metal. "What is this?"
"Give it back!" Jack demanded, standing up and facing Riki-Le for the first time since they started this little encounter.
Riki-Le giggled and kept Jack from grabbing back. Her smile disappeared as a pair of wings sprouted from the ball. She screamed and dropped it as she saw a pair of eyes open on the ball. The small 'ball' began to flap its wings and fly around the room squeaking.
Alison couldn't stop laughing as the other children ducked for cover. They had never seen a Botonton before, and children tend to over react. Sonia and Lara-Su dove under the bed, Manic sought cover behind Alison, and much to Jack's surprise Riki-Le latched on to him with a squeal of fear. Jack however was frozen in place, his face red as Lara-Su's fur.
Riki-Le let out a short squeak of fear and nearly passed out when the small bat robot perched on her shoulder and blinked at her.
"What is that?" Sonia cried from under the bed.
Alison giggled and wiped a tear from her eye. "It's just something my brother made. It's a harmless little Botonton."
"Boton-what?" Manic asked, not knowing how to pronounce the name.
The little bat robot flapped its wings and hopped onto Jack's shoulder. Riki-Le, who had not taken her eyes off the little black robot, immediately backed away from Jack.
"Um... Are you okay?" Riki-Le asked, referring to Jack's red face.
Jack nodded slowly, going back to work on his little 'pet'.
Riki-Le giggled. 'He's just shy... I guess he's not all that creepy...'
To be continued...
A/N: I just looked back at my sources and noticed that I made a major mess up. For those of you that actually played the GB games I'm sorry, the device that I called the Time Skipper is actually called the Time Skimmer. I know I F-?ed up royally... I'm real sorry. After all the research I did on the characters... ashamed
This chapter was proofread by Darkdragonreborn