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I do not own Megaman or any of its characters (even though I want to). They are property of Capcom Ltd.
However, I do own my original characters, so :p
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The rush of feet and the screaming of soldiers who didn't quite get away fast enough filled the area. The entire group had been evading the enforcers all afternoon. The heat of the forest was becoming more than most of them could handle. Their forces had dwindled down to a minute group of soldiers. Only their most elite had been able to survive, and Virus was still nowhere to be found. End had to carry Sapphire, who's aqua-reploid design had not taken well to the heat. Hunter was helping Whistler walk, and the only person who wasn't affected by the heat was Ashes. Ashes was keeping a constant watch, very few of the class A Mavericks were left, and all of the Class S (except Ashes) were helping someone else keep going.
There was nowhere left for them to go. There's nowhere left for us to go¡ we'll be captured soon, and then everything will be different¡ End was having serious doubt about their chances of escape. We've got to find someplace soon, otherwise¡No, no I can't let these kinds of thoughts get to me! His mental struggle wasn't being helped by the sun, or the weight of Sapphire resting on his back.
A rush of birds alerted everyone to the enforcers. "Run! Get the injured out FAST, all the rest of you, stay here and help me!" Ashes barked the order before the footsteps were ever heard. End bolted forward, away from their position, and Hunter followed with Whistler hanging on to his shoulder. There was a lot of gunfire, the sound of mechanoids being destroyed never ceased. There was an occasional scream. "Hunter, there's a cave! Let's go in there! (But, they'll find us!) I don't care! We need to hide fast! (Alright, let's go!)"
The sounds never stopped, and the screams became less spaced apart. "HUWAAAAAAAAAAAAAHH!! UGH¡" End had fallen down a hidden trap-door, and hit something metallic. "End! Are you alright? (Well, I got thwacked by something, but I can't see anything. I think I--) End? End are you down there!?" A blinding light came from the trapdoor, and Hunter was thrown back by it. The ground began to shake, and the sounds of combat were slowly drowned out. The rear of the cave began to split down the middle. Hunter and Whistler aimed their weapons at the opening, and were amazed at what came through.
What looked like a flying teacup with a claw on the bottom came floating through the doorway, and End was sitting under its glass dome, looking panicked beyond all reason. "How do I get out of here!?" The claw flexed, and the machine dipped down a bit. "I think¡ I think I've got the hang of this thing now¡" They were all suddenly reminded of the battle outside the cave by a loud bursting of flames. "Shit! They're in trouble! End, we have to help them!" Hunter ran towards the sound. "Well¡ maybe this will help some¡" End carefully piloted the machine out of the cave towards the fight.
[Much fighting went on, and the machine proved very useful. The enforcers were all wiped out.]
Everyone was exhausted, and End had put the machine back where it had come from, and everyone went into the new complex they had found. Hunter kept watch for Virus as everyone explored the lab. "Who built this place, it's amazing! (I don't know, but whoever it was must've been a robotics genius!) I'll say!" It was much smaller than Dr. Cain's complex, and obviously much older, but with the bulk of their force killed in combat with the enforcers, there was no need for a large complex. There was enough room for all of the remaining Mavericks.
At length, everyone had gathered in the main room below the cave. "So, I'll assume everyone has chosen their quarters? (Yes, we have.) That is well. Whistler, detail our losses for me."
"Well sir, since I woke up, we've lost all 65 class C troops, 37 class B, and all the remaining A's."
"I see¡" At that time, Hunter came into the complex with a badly wounded Virus slung over his back, and Rush barely conscious under his right arm.
"I got him out of there as soon as I could sir. (It's alright Rush, tell us when you're feeling better.) Thank you sir¡" Rush fell totally unconscious then.
"Sir, Virus fought off a great deal of enforcers while he was saving Rush. Eventually there were too many and he couldn't get out himself. Rush grabbed him and ran, eventually they found our battleground, and that's where I found him. He wasn't moving anymore at that point. (I see¡ I want everyone to get a lot of rest tonight. We've had a long day.)"
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And now, for your amusement¡.
Sorry I haven't updated in a while. Advanced classes at school keep me busy over the summer, and I've been getting swamped recently. However, I've got a little spare time, so I wrote this chapter up fairly quickly.
Reviews from chapter two:
Trunks Goddess ¨C It'll all add up later, when another one of my characters gets introduced, but for now, you'll have to guess. But as for Zero dying, when did I say that? He's not technically dead¡
Well, off again now, I'll have to come up with something for the next chapter soon, but with school starting in a few days, I'll probably be updating a little less. Well, Peace all!
Also, as an added bonus, I'll give one eCookie to whoever can guess who's lab we're in¡.
Blues, bake some fresh cookies!
Proto: Yessir!