THE CLIFF
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THE CLIFF: CHAPTER 6
Explanations, Recaps, and Repairs
All six of them, Bass, Roll, Crash, Blues, Rock, and the reploid, (Who had named himself Zero,) were heading back to Dr. Light's lab. Bass was still unconscious, because, as Zero explained, he had been hit by the recoil from some of the explosions before Zero got the shield over him. Zero got stuck carrying him, since he was the only one undamaged. At first, they walked silently, but Roll had a question she was dying to ask.
"Zero, why did you save Bass?"
Zero glanced over at her in surprise. "Wasn't it the right thing to do?"
"Of course it was, but Dr. Wily said you were supposed to destroy us. Why didn't you?"
Zero shrugged, nearly dropping Bass. "It was wrong. Besides, Bass let me out of the capsule and since I was able to escape because of that, I decided to help him."
"May I ask a question now?" Blues asked.
"Other than the one you just asked?" Roll and Crash replied simultaneously, earning odd stares from the rest of the group.
"Oh-kaay… yes, other than the one I just asked. Roll, why do you even care what happens to Bass? I mean, he's… he was our enemy. So why were you so worried for him?"
Roll told them everything; how she first met Bass at the cliff, talking to him, fixing his back after his battle with Rock and Blues, bringing Rock up, and finally, how Bass pushed her out of the lasers path in the lab.
"You mean, you've been meeting with Bass all this time, and you never told us?" Rock cried disbelievingly.
"Yes." Seeing Rocks shocked stare, she added, "I only kept it a secret because it was Bass' secret, and he shared it with me. Besides, on the cliff, he's… different."
"Different how?"
"Well, whenever he's fighting you, he's tough and unreadable. On the cliff, he's… nicer. Almost sweet."
"Bass… Sweet…" Rock said dumbfounded, still not believing his ears.
"That's what she said!" Zero said cheerfully, regardless of the weight on his back. Rock turned to him.
"So you're a reploid, right?" Zero nodded.
"What exactly is a reploid anyway?" Crash asked.
"A reploid is a robot capable of making its own decisions. They don't have to obey the Laws of Robotics either." Blues said.
"How do you know all that?" Zero asked curiously.
"Dr. Light showed me the plans for his reploid before Bass stole them." Blues replied, shooting a glance at the unconscious Wily-bot on Zero's back. "And speaking of which, are we sure we can trust Bass? Or Crash, even?"
The red robot bristled slightly. "What makes me untrustworthy? I got you out of there alive, didn't I?"
"He has a point, Blues." Rock agreed. Blues shrugged.
"Alright, so Crash's trustworthy, but what about Bass? What if he decides to still work for Wily?"
"But once we tell him what Wily said about turning him into scrap metal, Bass won't want to work for Wily." insisted Rock.
"We'll see," Blues muttered, unconvinced.
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Dr. Light had been exceedingly startled when Zero had walked into his lab with Bass on his back and Rock, Roll and Blues behind him. He was even more surprised when they told him what had happened at Wily's fortress.
"So Rock and Blues got into the lab, then Bass came in sometime between their arrival and Crash and Roll's arrival, but we don't know exactly when. Then, Bass saved Roll from a laser shot and fired a charged buster at Wily. Wily then escaped, and Bass set off the fortresses self destruct, but got locked in the lab. Zero woke up and Bass freed him. Crash led you three out of the building, and it exploded. Zero saved Bass in time to keep him from maximum damage, but Bass was hit a couple of times, and that's why he's unconscious. Then you all walked where. Is that it?"
The robots, except for Bass, nodded. Dr. Light gave a little whistle. "You sure have had quite a strange day." He headed over to where he kept his tools. "Well, let's start making repairs!"
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Ow…
My head is pounding wildly. What a headache. I think I'm awake, so I open my eyes…
And immediately wish I hadn't.
A huge light shines down from the ceiling into my eyes, increasing the pounding in my head. I close my eyes tightly, and the pounding lessens.
"Hey Bass! You're awake!"
Ugh. The pounding in my head just doubled again.
"C'mon Bass! I know you're awake!" Crash shouts in my ear again.
"Stop shouting in my ear. You're giving me a headache!" I growled.
"Whoops. Sorry." Crash whispered. After about a minute, he asked, "Well? Aren't you gonna open your eyes?"
"No."
"Why not?"
"'cause the light's giving me a headache."
"Oh. I'll turn them off then."
I heard a click. I opened my eyes and sat up.
"So… where are we?" I asked Crash.
"Dr. Light's lab." Crash stated. My mouth dropped open in surprise.
"How'd we get here?"
"Zero carried you, and I walked."
"Zero?"
"Oh yeah… You were unconscious for all this, weren't you?"
"…"
"So I guess I'll have to start from the beginning. But first, I have a question. Are your eyes adjusted to the light yet?"
"Yeah, I guess. Why?"
Click
"AAAAHHHHH! MY EYES! YOU BA-"
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Treble had just arrived at Dr. Light's lab in search of Bass, and to his surprise, he was welcomed warmly. Rush was now giving him a tour as he waited for Bass to wake up, and the two robot dogs chatted as they walked.
/"This is the kitchen. It's Roll's domain, so I suggest you stay away from there. Huh? What's that?"/ Both dogs stopped, listening. Someone's voice echoed down the hallway.
"C'mon Bass! It was just a joke!"
/"Oh boy,"/ thought Treble//"I know where this is going."/
"Stand still so I can kill you!"
/"You may want to hug the wall for a minute,"/ Treble advised Rush.
All Rush got to say was//"Huh?"/ before he was trampled by a red blur followed by a black one.
Treble sighed. /"Looks like Bass is trying to kill Crash again,"/ he said as Rush dizzily got back to his feet.
/"Uh, should we try to stop them?"/ Rush asked, staring down the hallway after the two blurs.
/"Nah, its standard procedure for them. Besides,"/ Treble added with a wolfish grin//"I want to see Bass get in trouble for crashing into something!"/
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Blues and Rock were practicing in the sparring room when they heard some fighting in the hallway.
"Hold still! How am I supposed to kill you if you keep running away?"
"You're not!"
"Looks like Bass has woken up." Rock said to Blues. "I guess you'll get your answer concerning who Bass is siding with."
They looked through the doorway out at Bass and Crash, running in circles trying to catch/get away from each other.
"Um… Do you think Bass would actually kill Crash?" Rock asked, trying not to get dizzy as the two Wily-bots ran around. Bass suddenly pounced forward, pinning Crash to the ground.
"Looks like you're about to get you're answer." Blues replied, ready to step in if Bass decided to carry out his threat.
Bass pinned Crash down, pulling his arm behind his back. "Say "Uncle" and I'll let you go!" He told Crash.
"Never! I'll never- ok! Ok! Uncle, uncle!" Crash cried as Bass tugged his arm. True to his word, Bass got off of him. As Crash got to his feet, Blues cleared his throat loudly to get their attention. Simultaneously, Crash and Bass looked up.
"Hey Rock! Bass woke up!" Crash shouted, pointing to Bass.
"I can see that." Rock replied, not even trying to hide the smile on his face. "Have you brought him up to date yet?"
"No, I decided to play some pranks first." Crash chuckled.
Bass shot him a glare. "Well, now that the pranks are over, what's going on?"
"I'll explain!" Roll said as she walked in.
"We'll leave you to it then," Rock said as he and Crash left. Blues stayed behind.
"I've got some questions for you after you're brought up to date," he told Bass, standing off to one side.
Roll rolled her eyes. Blues could be so suspicious sometimes!
"Where should I start?" she asked Bass. He shrugged.
"Maybe you should tell me what happened after you got out of the lab," he suggested.
"Right. When we left the lab, I looked back and saw the doors lock you in. I was about to go back, but then Crash showed up and led us out. Crash said you'd be fine, but we waited and you didn't come back. I was pretty worried."
At that point, Blues decided to intercede. "Roll also told us why she was worried about someone like you. Rock nearly had a heart attack when he heard you had been hiding in the trees on the cliff."
Bass snickered, trying to imagine the look on Rock's face. "Wish I could've seen that!"
Roll rolled her eyes again and continued. "The base started exploding before you got out, and for a second I thought you wouldn't survive. After the base had blown up, we started checking the rubble to find you. We saw a green light and headed towards it. Turns out, the reploid saved you with some kind of force field. You had been hit by the backlash of some of the explosions, so you passed out."
"Hey, speaking of the reploid, where is he?" Bass asked, looking around.
"In the lab with Dr. Light." Blues replied shortly.
"Well, I guess I need to thank him later."
"After I'm finished." Roll told him. "After you got out of the base, Zero-"
"Who's Zero?" Bass interrupted.
"Oh, Zero is the name the reploid picked for himself. We don't know why though."
"… Weird name…"
Blues snorted. "As if Bass is a whole lot better!"
Bass glared at Blues and opened his mouth to make a comeback. Roll quickly intervened.
"So anyway, Zero volunteered to carry you back here, where Dr. Light repaired you. Then he put you in the recharge room, you woke up, and we're up to date," Roll finished.
"Now that Roll's finished," Blues said, stepping forward, "I have a few questions to ask-"
"I think I already know the questions and the answers." Bass interrupted. "One: I won't work for Wily anymore. Two: I don't have any reason to kill you or your brother anymore, except to prove I'm the best, which is trivial now. Three: I probably won't be here more than a couple of days to recoup. Were those the answers you wanted?"
"You missed one." Blues replied with a smirk as Roll hid a giggle and a smile with her hand. Bass looked at her.
"What's so funn-"
"Hey Bass! You're awake!" Zero shouted, tackling Bass to the ground from behind.
"Ouch! Um, hello, who are you?" Bass asked, his voice muffled by the floor.
Zero let Bass get up. "I'm your brother, Zero!"
"You okay Bass?" Roll asked, still giggling.
"Fine, fine. Is that what was so funny?" Bass asked, dusting himself off.
"Yes," Roll replied with a smile. Bass felt a strange feeling in his chest, and he smiled back. Blues smirked and left the room, leaving Bass, Zero, and Roll behind. Zero looked at Roll, then at Bass. Both of them were staring into the other's eyes.
"Hey, do you like each other or something?" he asked, breaking into their thoughts. Roll blushed, looking down at her feet, and Bass coughed into his fist, looking flustered. They both had one thought.
"What if s/he doesn't feel the same way?"
Zero grinned and walked out of the room, calling over his shoulder, "You two love-birds have fun now!"
The two were silent for awhile, staring at the floor. Roll looked up over at Bass and to her surprise, she saw a tint of red on Bass' cheeks. Bass was blushing!
Bass looked up at her, and seeing that she was looking at him, his blush deepened. He opened his mouth and stuttered, "Uh, w-would you like to go for a, um, walk?" He offered his arm in a gentlemanly fashion.
Roll smiled, taking the offered arm. "I'd love to," she replied, looking up into Bass' face as they left the room.
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Finally! This chapter is finally typed up! Whoo hoo… so tired… My clock says 2:40 am. -.- ZzzZzzz…
Good news, this story is almost finished! Yay! I'm so happy! Lack of sleep… -.-zzzzzzzzz
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PS: When the dogs talk//"This"/ means they're talking in dog speak/thinking. Yay!
Review please! There's a neat scene coming up!
SPOILER ALERT!
Zero poked his head through the door into the sparring room where Rock and Blues had resumed training.
"Hey, have you seen Bass or Roll? They've been missing for awhile!" the reploid called.
K, that was a lame spoiler, but that's ok.
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