Hey. I decided that I wanted to try fanfictions from other shows/games, so this will be my first MEGAMAN fanfiction. Uh… what am I forgetting…?
Oh YEAH! Disclaimer!
I do not own Megaman, Bass, Roll, Protoman, or anyone else I use in this fanfiction. All hail CAPCOM!
THE CLIFF
Bass sat on the edge, staring down at the huge forest that separated Wily's fortress from Dr. Light's lab and the rest of civilization. The cliff he was sitting on rose from a mountain range about thirty miles from Dr. Wily's fortress. Because it was backed by forest and since it was so high, people usually didn't come here. That made it perfect for Bass. He could sit here alone and think. Not even Treble followed him when he went to his "thinking spot". Not that anyone else even knew, really…
Bass closed his eyes and lay back on the grass, arms spread and legs still dangling in open air. Today had been surprisingly relaxing. Dr. Wily had locked himself in his lab to work on that girly red robot of his. Bass, left to his own devices, had played a couple games of fetch, tag, and 'obliterate the Megaman targets' with Treble, before coming here to wrap up his day. Treble had stayed with Crashman, a friend of his. Bass opened his eyes to look up at the darkening skies. It was nice that he had a break from fighting Megaman. He didn't always want to fight, contrary to the popular belief of the Light bots. He had never liked the way that Wily forced Megaman to fight through the other Wily bots to face him. He also didn't like the fact that Wily just had to gain something from an attack, meaning Bass was forbidden to challenge Megaman to spar. Thus, in a rage, he took it out on whatever Wily gave him, be it towns, cities, labs, you name it.
Something moved in the forest behind him about 40 meters away from the Wily bot. Bass sat up, turning himself a little so he could see the woods to his back. He listened. A twig snapped at about 35 meters, and coming closer. Bass pondered his options. The intruder was probably just some human hiker. One look at Bass, a greatly feared robot known for causing destruction and chaos, would send them off screaming. On the other hand, he could just teleport out… but that would attract too much unwanted attention to his thinking spot.
"Wow… this… mountain is… really, really… high…" a female voice panted, breaking into Bass's thoughts. Bass frowned. That voice was familiar… wasn't she the one that lived with Megaman? What was her name… Rule?... no, that wasn't it… Rall?... no, not it either… Roll! That was it! Megaman's sister! Bass smirked, looking up at the darkening sky. If it was Roll alone, he had nothing to worry about. He looked back down over the forest, watching the sun as it headed down to the horizon. Behind him, he heard a rustle and a gasp. He had been spotted. Hearing no other movement, he assumed she was in shock or had hidden herself. He smirked again. "I know you're there," he called, turning his head slightly so the Light bot would know that he was talking to her. "Why don't you come out?"
He heard another rustle, then footsteps coming to the edge of the cliff about a foot to the left of him. He leaned back a little, propping himself up on his arms. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Roll stop a little way from the edge of the cliff and sit down, tucking her knees up and wrapping her arms around them. She rested her head on her knees and looked thoughtfully at Bass, then at the sunset over the forest below.
They sat like that for a few minutes in silence. Roll was too shocked to talk at the moment. Bass, on the other hand, had forgotten that Roll was there in the first place as he lost himself in the sunset and his thoughts. He was so caught up in the mix of the beauty and the darkness that he almost missed it when Roll asked him a question.
"Excuse me?"
Roll hesitated, then screwed up her courage and asked again. "Why are you up here?"
Bass turned her face towards her. "Why not?" he demanded. "I came here to think, and I could ask the same question of you."
Roll was quiet for a moment as she took this in. She spoke.
"Hiking."
"What?"
"I came here to go hiking, maybe even to find a nice picnic spot for the summer. I got lost though," Roll explained.
"I see." Bass's voice was even. It was impossible to tell what he was thinking. They watched as the sun went down, and the light faded away into darkness. Abruptly, Bass pulled his legs back and stood up, stretching and yawning. Roll looked over at him curiously.
"Are you leaving?" she asked.
"Yeah, it's getting late, and if I'm not back on time Wily will wonder what I've been up to." He stepped back away from the cliff edge, and then ran straight off it. Roll couldn't help a gasp of surprise. She looked over the edge and watched as the Wily bot fell, faster and faster, and just when she thought he was doomed, Treble pulled up out of nowhere, fusing with Bass to create his flying armor. He boosted back up to where she was on the cliff. Her mouth was still sagging in shock. Bass smirked.
"Bet that surprised you."
Roll couldn't do anything but nod. Bass turned to leave when Roll remembered something.
"Wait!" Bass stopped and turned.
"What is it?"
Roll looked at Bass sheepishly. "I'm lost, and I was wondering if you could give me a lift…?" She trailed off, knowing that the chances of that happening were about .001 in 100. Bass surprised her.
"I guess I could… But not too close, or Megaman will be on me like a bat outta hell."
"Thank you very much!" Roll said, amazed by the sudden generosity of the Wily bot. Bass snorted.
"It's nothing… Now hold your arms out so I can pick you up."
Bass left Roll in a small clearing about a mile away from Dr. Light's lab. The Light bot thanked Bass, (who snorted in an unmannerly fashion again,) before watching the Wily bot take off. She started to head home, pondering over what had just happened. She smiled.
"I'll have to go back to that cliff tomorrow!"
And that's chapter one! This will be a Bass/Roll romance, and I really hope I don't screw this one up. (Crossing fingers and praying!)
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