Man, it feels like forever since I was able to write something for fun! Sorry for the wait, but Advanced Comp killed any desire to write for a long time. Funny how something that's supposed to encourage writing could defeat its own purpose. Anyway, here you are. The next installment of MegaMan and Chii! Chocolate for everyone!
The sun was setting over Tokyo, its blazing light sending long shadows over the rooftops. In one of these shadows, Zima and Dita sat in wait. As Dita repaired herself using a small toolkit they had 'borrowed', Zima smiled as a spot on his sunglasses started to blink.
"Oh Dita, darling. Guess what?"
"What now Zima."
"The signal is back."
"What! Where?"
"Guess."
"I'm not in a guessing mood, Zima."
"Fine, spoil my fun. It's at Dr. Light's lab."
"You're joking, right? No, of course you're not. This is going to be difficult…"
"More so than you think. Bass and ProtoMan are rumored to be hanging out there as well."
"…Damn… Can we get back-up?"
"Doubt it. We'd better wait until the time is right. At least we know where they are now."
"You know what Chii? I envy you. Ever since you showed up, MegaMan's been protecting you from whatever comes our way. He used to do the same thing for me, but now that you're here, he's kinda forgotten me." Roll let out a heavy sigh as she sifted through the clothing Miss Hibiya had donated to them. So far, most of the dresses were rather… inappropriate. "Yeah, I think he's in love with you."
"MegaMan… is in love with Chii? What's love?" Chii lowered her head, staring at the floor in thought.
Faking shock, Roll slapped her own cheek. "Oh goodness, Chii doesn't know what love is!" If sarcasm could be sold, Roll probably would have been rich. "Silly! You don't even know what love is! It's when a person really cares for you, and doesn't want to see you get hurt because you're special to them. Look, someday just us two girls will go out and see a movie or something. That should teach you what love is."
"Okay Roll!" Chii smiled happily, noticing that Roll was acting friendlier around her. It felt good, especially since the android girl had always given her the cold shoulder up until now. As Roll continued to dig through the dresses, Chii found an object that grabbed her attention. Unfortunately for the amber eyed girl, what held her attention so was Roll's open diary. "Roll said that MegaMan loves Chii… Does that mean Chii is special to MegaMan like Bass is special to Roll?"
Roll, who was finally getting to the more modest dresses, froze up and fell over. "If you ever mention that to anyone, I will personally see to it that you mop the floor for the rest of your days."
"Chii?"
"Oh, forget it. Here, let's get this on you." Getting up, Roll pulled out a small Kimono and helped Chii get into it. It took a few moments to get the dress completely and correctly on her, but eventually the midnight blue kimono, with its lavender flowers and violet sash, fit perfectly. Almost as if it was made for her… "Hm. Doesn't look half bad! Alright, let's go see what Dr. Light wanted."
ProtoMan was staring straight at the front door. He had been ever since the tremors had stopped, which had the blue bomber unnerved. Hands in his pockets, the normally red clad android wore a rather bemused look behind his sunglasses.
"Hey Proto, what's up? You're starting to scare me."
ProtoMan shrugged, but continued eying at the door. "I've got a feeling, my bother, that things are about to get interesting."
MegaMan, completely bewildered by his bother's statement, summed up his confusion in one word. "Huh?"
"Just give it two more seconds and all will be explained, Mega."
As if on cue, there was a knock at the very door ProtoMan had been looking at. Smiling, he approached the door and opened it, revealing Chii in a VERY revealing dress. Startled and shocked by her appearance, MegaMan's eyes went wide. "Chii?"
With a rather playful smile, the Persocom girl shook her head. "Guess again blue boy. I'll give you a hint, since your memory obviously needs upgrading. We've met before, and I was on a screen."
"FREYA!"
"Uh-huh. Now, if you would be so kind as to help me find sis, I need to get my memories back."
ProtoMan shook his head and frowned at that idea. "Not until we know for certain who you are. First of all, if you really are Freya, then how did you get back into your body? Your personality file is inside of Chii."
"Simple. When I contacted MegaMan through Dr. Light's computer, the real Freya made an Avatar of herself that knew limited emotional responses to what she saw. I'm that Avatar, acting out on my responses."
MegaMan nodded slowly. "Okay… So what if the real Freya inside Chii rejects your actions?"
"Why would she? I have copies of the information I found in Dr. Light's computers with me, so even if she doesn't understand immediately, the she will once I show her the documents."
"Documents?" ProtoMan raised his eyebrows. "What 'Documents' might those be?"
"Oh, nothing. Just your personal profile and a couple of Dr. Light's project notes."
Freya smiled slightly at the mention of ProtoMan's file, which said Android immediately noticed. MegaMan's face was contorted in a strange mixture of shock and confusion, while ProtoMan merely shrugged.
"Like I said earlier, things are going to get interesting…"
"Alright Miss Chii, if you would please just have a seat over here, we'll begin hooking you up."
Nodding slightly as she entered the lab, Chii ascended the small staircase to the examination table in the middle. Dr. Light was beside it, helping her onto it gently. Yuzuki and Minoru were setting up another table next to it, readying the connection between the lab's main computer and Yuzuki herself. As Chii began to lie back onto the table, she noticed a distinct lack of blue in the room.
"Dr. Light, where's MegaMan?"
The old man smiled slightly. "Don't worry Chii. I'm sure he'll be here shortly."
The white haired girl smiled and relaxed. Dr. Light had always been right, so why doubt him? No, Chii had nothing to fear from the father like figure that had taken her in and given her gifts… Bass, or rather Forte, was rather uneasy about the entire affair.
"Hey doc, you sure this won't hurt Chii or Yuzuki?"
The good doctor stopped just short of plugging Chii into the main network. Sighing, he set the cable down and turned to Forte. "There are always uncertainties when dealing with these kinds of situations. I can't control anything that happens when the uplink is completed, but I'll try my best to protect them both…"
"I see…" Forte bowed his head, choosing to stare at the floor for a few seconds. His thoughts drifted back to his days of being poked and prodded by Dr. Wily, back when he was the newest toy for the madman to experiment on. The unpleasant memories of his creator caused him to frown until he pushed those thoughts aside for happier ones. Roll was sitting right next to him was just the distraction needed.
"Hello Forte. Are you alright, idiot? You look like a truck just ran over Treble." Indeed, the sweet sound of her voice was so distracting that he didn't even notice the mocking tone in it.
"I'm fine Roll. Say, uh, that was a really great dinner you made…"
"Thanks."
"So, you want to go see what's taking Blue Boy and his brother so long?"
"Nah, Dr. Light said to stay here incase something came up."
"Oh…" Disappointed slightly, Forte returned his attention to Chii, who was looking around the room as Dr. Light finished setting up his system. Roll fixated her eyes on the doorway out of the lab, hoping that her elder brothers weren't off stealing more of her cookies. Fortunately, her fears were laid to rest when the Blue Bomber walked through the lab doors with a frown on his face. Chucking the frown up to concern over Chii, Roll waved to him cheerfully.
"Hey Mega, shake a leg. Chii's been waiting for you, and Dr. Light wants to get started right away."
Unfortunately, Roll's encouragement only earned her a shake of MegaMan's head. "Sorry guys, but we've got to put all this on hold. We've got a visitor."
Interested by this turn of events, Dr. Light pulled his eyes away from the various monitors and turned his attention to his mechanical son. "Oh? Who is it?"
"You won't believe this, but--" MegaMan stopped in mid-sentence as shouting was heard from the door he had come from.
"No way! I'm not going to have that old fool messing around with my body!" ProtoMan was obviously not happy, seeing as his voice had risen several decimals past a war cry.
"Yes you are! Now quit whining and get your sorry robotic butt in there and have him fix you, or I'll drag you in there!" And the frighteningly angry yet sweet voice that followed his wasn't far behind. The sound of a small fight followed, ending with a snapping sound. Not long afterward, Freya walked in with a broken broom in one hand and dragging ProtoMan's unconscious body with the other. Wide eyes greeted her. "What? He wasn't cooperating, so what did you expect me to do?"
"Something less than breaking Roll's best broom over his head would have been nice." MegaMan paused for a second, breathing out the stress and regaining his composure. "Everyone, meet Freya. Chii's sister."
"WHAT!"
Yes, not much happened in this chapter, but it was still really fun to write. Ah, such pleasure… It's been WAY too long. Anyway, sorry I didn't answer any reviews this time, but I was so into writing this that I forgot until now. Oh well, there's always next time! CHOCOLATE! EAT MORE CHOCOLATE YOU HEATHENS! CHOCOLATE IS THE LIFE BLOOD OF ALL THINGS GOOD! MWAHAHAHA!
Okay, I'm done now. Please review and don't be offended by the raving mad man.
