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It was Thanksgiving Day, and Dr. Light could already smell the turkey cooking in the oven from his desk.

'Oh glorious joy! Food that could make even Wily cry! Speaking of Wily, maybe we should invite... NO. Mega, Proto, and Bass would have my head if I even tried. Maybe Minoru would come... Yes! We'll ask Minoru and Yuzuki to come over!' Fully satisfied with his idea, he called for Plum. The tiny Persocom danced over to Dr. Light's desk and bowed to him. "Could you please call Minoru?"

"Connecting." Plum went silent as she processed the call.

Minoru was working at his desk as well when the call came to Yuzuki. "Moshimoshi, Minoru speaking."

"Good morning Minoru. It's Dr. Light. Say, how would you and Yuzuki like to come over and visit us for dinner tonight?"

"That sounds like a fine idea. It's nine A.M. right now, so how about if we come over at around, say, seven thirty?"

"That would be perfect. We'll see you then."

"Uh-huh." Minoru hung up.

"The call has been disconnected Dr. Light!" Plum shouted cheerfully. Before Dr. Light could thank her, another call came through. "New call! I'll connect you!"

"This is the UN security council."

"Moshimoshi, Dr. Light speaking. You point and my kids will smash it."

The voice on the other end was not amused. "Hardy-har-har Dr. Light. Another robot of Dr. Wily's has attacked and taken over the weather station outside of Tokyo. Send your little mechanical minions over there to take care of it."

For once, Dr. Light was fed up with the U.N. bossing him around. "Can't right now. Sorry. MegaMan just went out to meet Chii's possible new boss and left his cell phone here."

"Then what about Bass?"

"Him and Roll are out getting stuff for our Thanksgiving dinner."

"Dang. So your saying that we have fend for ourselves on this one?"

"No, there's always ProtoMan."

"ProtoMan? That glitch filled idiot? You've got to be kidding me."

"Wanna bet?"

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MegaMan was walking next to Chii in the streets of Tokyo. The usually blue android looked like a ruffian from his clothing choices, but anyone who saw his eyes knew he was harmless. It was just after ten when they arrived at the Bakery. MegaMan immediately noticed the 'Help wanted' sign in its window, and proceeded to enter the store with Chii following close behind. Before he spotted anything else in the store, he saw the happy young woman behind the counter. After looking around at the actual store for a while and waiting for a lull in customers, MegaMan approached the young worker.

"Excuse me miss, could I speak with your manager?"

"Umm..." She eyed him wearily, and then turned to call for him. "Ueda! There's a person here who wants to speak with you!"

"Thanks Yumi! I'll be out there in a second!" Before long, a man in a baker's hat appeared from the back room. "Hi! How may I help you?"

"My brother Blues said that Chii might be able to find work here." Mega gave a slight smile when he saw that the man at least looked respectable, even if he was covered in flour.

"Well, I need someone to hand out samples for the fall festival in a few days. If you could allow her to work during those days, I could see how she does and consider hiring her." Ueda flashed a 'nice guy' smile.

"How long would Chii be working if you did hire her, and how much would she be earning per hour?"

Manager Ueda though about the matter for a few seconds. "I think she would make just over minimum wage. As for the working time, I'll only need her to work from lunch to seven at night on Tuesday through Friday."

"Alright." MegaMan nodded before turning to leave. "Thanks for everything and have a nice day!"

"Chii!" She bowed to Manager Ueda and Yumi, then ran out of the store to join MegaMan. Once they reached street level, Chii brought up the question that she had been wanting to ask for quite some time. "MegaMan, what is 'Thanksgiving'?"

"Thanksgiving? It's a special day in America when everyone eats a great big dinner and gives thanks for everything that they have."

Chii smiled for a moment, then furrowed her brows in confusion. "Who should I thank for everything I have?"

"Huh?" MegaMan stopped. "I never thought about that..."

"MegaMan does not know who Chii should thank?"

"No, I don't. Not yet anyway." MegaMan sighed and began smiling at Chii. "But that doesn't matter right now. I'm just thankful that you're here with me."

"Chii!" The Persocom latched on to MegaMan's waist, causing the blue android to blush mightily as the people passing by gave them weird looks.

"Uh, Chii? Please don't hug me like this in public. Its makes some people feel kinda awkward."

"Awk-ward?" Chii released him, but still didn't understand. "Why does it make people feel awkward? Don't people like hugs?"

"Yes they do, but it's rude to hug someone like that in public."

"Oh..." Chii was about to apologize, but a scream interrupted their conversation. MegaMan looked at his surroundings, and finding no immediate dangers, followed the screams. Confused once more, Chii followed. "Clive, why are we following the noises?"

"Because it usually means someone is hurt or in danger." MegaMan hid behind a nearby garbage bin and allowed his armor to reclaim its rightful place. "And I aim to put a stop to whatever it is. Chii, I want you to stay here until I get back, okay?"

"Chii."

"Good. I shouldn't be long."

Mega gave Chii one last look before running off. Chii, now all alone, felt a pain in her chest. "Why does Chii feel this pain?" She closed her eyes...

"You feel that pain because a person who is special to you has left you." Dark Chii floated behind her sister, the darker version's arms wrapped around Chii's neck in an embrace. "Do you feel that pain when this person is near you?"

"No. Chii does not feel this pain when MegaMan is around..."

"Is he the Special Someone just for You?"

"Chii does not know..."

"Make sure MegaMan doesn't touch you 'there' if he isn't the Special someone just for you. No one may touch you 'there' unless they are your special someone."

"Okay." Chii nodded to her sister, then re-opened her eyes. Someone grabbed her from behind...

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MegaMan spotted three men surrounding a woman. She had several bruises on her face and was lying on the ground. Surmising that this wasn't just a robbery, MegaMan charged out of hiding and slid into the group's legs, toppling them all in one motion. He leapt to his feet and hit all three with stun shots, silencing any calls for help. Mega kneeled beside the injured woman, checking her pulse and breathing. Finding that she had sustained several deep cuts, he pulled out his cell phone and dialed 911.

"Yeah, I've got a possible assault victim in pretty bad shape. The victim looks about thirty years old and is female. We are located in the back alley connected to Mitsukai Street and Anno Avenue. There are three others, all stunned and out cold. No, they were the ones who attacked the original victim."

He clicked the off button, then hurried back to where Chii was waiting. When he arrived, there was someone holding Chii from behind...

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ProtoMan stood outside the weather station, the winds blowing his yellow scarf around.. He could hear screams of terror inside, causing him to smirk ever so slightly.

"Guess I get to play hero at least once more."

ProtoMan blasted the hinges off of the front door and entered the building. Several energy shots were fired at him, but ProtoMan caught the blasts with his shield and returned fire, blowing apart several robots. An energy grenade landed at his feet, it's timer counting down to his doom. ProtoMan picked it up and tossed it back to its owner, setting off a chain reaction of explosions.

"And Dr. Light said this would be tough."

ProtoMan ran forward, sending blasts of energy at any robot that crossed his path. Several tried to use humans as shields, but ProtoMan used his excellent aim to decapitate the hostage-takers and left the hostages unharmed.
One robot had the bright idea to use the hostage it was holding as a distraction, shoving her at ProtoMan and running away. ProtoMan simply caught the woman with his shield arm and blasted the offender with his buster.

"You okay?" ProtoMan asked gently as he helped her to stand erect.

"Y-yes, I'm fine..." She then took a good look at her rescuer. "Wait! You're the guy who saved me in that alley a few weeks back!"

"Hm?" ProtoMan looked her over. "Hey, it is you! Sorry about running away without even asking if you were alright."

"No, it's fine. Who are you, and what the heck are you doing here?"

"I'm ProtoMan. Right now I'm here to stop Dr. Wily's latest attempt at causing havoc for the city and world." ProtoMan scanned the surrounding area as he spoke, looking for possible danger at all time.

"You mean that weird guy with lightning bolts covering his body is one of Wily's robots?"

"Yeah. Where did he go, Miss...?" He brought his free hand in circles, urging her to tell speak her name.

"My name is Misu. As far as I know, he's up on the roof using the weather tower to do something to the Persocoms in the building. They all went haywire when he started messing with it, and after a while they just walked out of here like zombies!"

"I see..." ProtoMan pointed toward the way he had come. "The way back should be clear of Wily's robots. I'd get out of here right now if I were you."

"Okay. Thanks for saving me again..." She smiled softly, then broke into a run for the exit.

"Time to end this."

ProtoMan smiled for a moment before returning to his work. Spying several indicators for a staircase, he jogged down a hallway to a stairway labeled 'up' and tossed open the door. He regretted it when he saw LightningMan aiming at his face.

"So, you came this time." LightningMan fired a bolt of electricity at ProtoMan, who was sent flying by the beam. "This assignment was going fine until YOU showed up. Now I'll have to fight you, a weaker model, when I'm even stronger than Bass."

ProtoMan got to his feet and held his shield at the ready. "I wouldn't say that. I was able to crack King's shield, which neither MegaMan nor Bass could do. If you really think I'm a weaker model, then let's find out!"

"Suits me just fine." LightningMan shot off another bolt, but ProtoMan's shield absorbed the blast with ease. "What?!?"

ProtoMan charged forward and slammed his shield against LightningMan's face, sending him against the stairs. His buster was fully charged, and he let loose his most powerful blast against LightningMan's chest. The energy ripped through the robot's chest, destroying his energy reactor and shutting off the arrogant robot.

"Mission accomplished." ProtoMan smiled and walked away. Passing several ruffled workers on his way out, he strutted through the battle scared office with a sense of pride. Misu ran back inside after word had spread of LightningMan's defeat. She smiled at him as she approached.

"You saved everyone! You're a hero! Thank you Prot--" She was cut off by the sound of an energy bolt passing against the side of her chest. "Proto Man...." The words came slowly and slurred, the pain increasing as time passed.

ProtoMan caught her body as it fell, laying her gently on the floor. "Misu? Misu! No..."

Malicious laughter filled the hallway. Several screams were heard as workers scrambled for cover, leaving ProtoMan alone with Misu's body.

"You thought I'd be that easy to off? Guess again!" LightningMan, still with a gaping hole in his chest, was standing once more. "Don't you just love having a backup generator?"

ProtoMan turned as he stood once more. "Your lucky my voice programming has a V-chip, otherwise you wouldn't have ears right now. Why? Why the heck did you have to hurt someone?!?"

"Cause it pisses you off." LightningMan aimed his cannon at ProtoMan. "Say good-bye, ya little B$#&."

The lightning streamed from the energy filled cannon. ProtoMan raised his shield to take the blast, and charged forward while it melted away from the intense heat. The blast had dissipated by the time the shield gave way, leaving the opening ProtoMan needed. He threw the remains of his shield at LightningMan's neck, the speed of the throw severing his head. His head and body crashed to the floor, the shield bouncing off of the windowpanes. This time, LightningMan stayed down.

"I failed..." ProtoMan sank to his knees, slamming his fist into the ground. He let out a yell of anger and hate that caused the building to shake slightly before falling silent. Several workers peeked out of their hiding places to see what had come of the second round. ProtoMan ignored their shocked glances and returned to Misu's silent form. He quickly took his yellow scarf from around his neck and used it as a bandage for her side. "Someone call 911, or Misu is going to die..."

Someone grabbed a phone and dialed. When the ambulance arrived, the news arrived as well. ProtoMan, carrying Misu, walked to the ambulance with the camera crews capturing every moment of it.

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What happened to Chii? What will ProtoMan do since LightningMan hurt Misu? Will Misu survive? I'll have answers in the next chapter, I hope.