It was friday afternoon and MegaMan and his friends were at yet another hangout that will only be used in one episode.
MegaMan: Another great day at Cliche Burger.
Roll: The order took forever, they're out of napkins, ketchup and straws, and the employee sink is out of order.
MegaMan: But the important thing is we're somewhere where we can run into plot devices.
On cue, Bass comes over to their table.
Bass: I just played a trick on someone.
SlugMan carefully picks up the salt shaker to put some on his fries. The top comes off and salt pours on him and melts him.
Bass: What a great trick!
Zero: Why was a robot slug designed to be killed by salt?
Bass: That's not the point. MegaMan could never pull a great trick like that!
MegaMan: Why would I want to?
Bass: Because I dare you to.
MegaMan: I'm not stupid enough to do something just because you dare me, I learned my lesson the 3rd time you dared me to give you my dad's credit card number.
Bass: You have to. This is corny TV show.
MegaMan: Well I won't. What are you going to do, call the police?
Bass: No, KI.
KI walks up to them.
KI: Just take the dare, it's an integral part of the plot!
MegaMan: And if I refuse?
KI: Sonic's wanted his own character mangling show for a while now.
MegaMan: Fine, I'll take the dare.
Bass: So play a trick on someone in this restraunt.
MegaMan: Okay, let me think...
Cut to later.
MegaMan: I played my trick. See that guy over there? He's going to get a large fries instead of a small one!
Bass: That's a stupid trick!
MegaMan: But he's on a diet. Watch what his reaction will be when I tell him he ate a large fries.
MegaMan goes and tells him.
Jared: It's okay, I had Subway for lunch.
MegaMan: D'oh! I payed Lan $500 to hack into the computer for that trick! Forget this, I'll just switch the salt and pepper shakers.
MegaMan does and goes back to Bass and his friends.
MegaMan: I just switched the salt and pepper shakers. How's that for a trick?
Bass: You win this round MegaMan, but I swear I WILL beat you at something.
Roll: Well I think this is horrible! MegaMan, how could you do something so mean?
MegaMan: Come on, what could happen?
Zero: In real life nothing. But on a show with forced morals...
Act break.
Act 2:
MegaMan goes home without watching the result of his trick. He realized he was late for The Simple Life. But a news report interrupts it.
SearchMan: There's a terrible crisis in Doppler Town. A giant robot is attacking...
MegaMan: I just finished school, I'm not saving people on friday night!
But another news report interrupts the current one.
SearchMan's other head: A terrible tragedy happened today at Cliche Burger. Known for it's young patrons who take hours to eat fries and a small shake, Cliche Burger was the set of a disaster. Local resident Lier X. Aggerate found that his salt and pepper shakers were... SWITCHED!
Light walks in.
Light: What kind of horrible, inhuman monster could DO such a thing? That's completely unforgivable, if I knew the person who did that even admitting he was wrong would have no impact on my punishment! The best thing the horrible culprit can do is bottle it up inside and call Roll and make her swear not to tell!
MegaMan once again stupidly listens to his dad's advice and calls Roll and makes her swear not to tell. He doesn't think Zero would need to be reminded.
Cut to Zero.
Zero: IT'S A TINY SWITCH OF TWO LABELED SHAKERS! WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS CITY?
Cut back to MegaMan.
Roll: I won't tell, MegaMan, but I think you should before this gets out of hand.
As she says this the entire police force of RockMan City is patrolling the streets with rocket launchers. Rival dictators(of which there are dozens in RockMan City) have teamed up to find the culprit.
MegaMan: No, I need to keep it bottled up inside of me until KI's filled up three acts.
MegaMan goes to bed hoping by the next day the 10 trillion year dead or alive arrest warant will have ended.
MegaMan wakes up and goes to school the next day (Saturday).
MegaMan: This is getting out of control. I can't take much more of this guilt. But it's good to know I can confide in you SnitchMan.
SnitchMan: I do pride myself on keeping my trustworthy image intact.
Wily: There's an important assembly today. All students must attend.
Rock Monster: Sir, maybe you should tell the students instead of repeatedly telling me.
Somehow the school finds out about the assembly.
Wily: I've called you here to have an important talk about recent events in this town.
Wily gives a two hour speech on the evils of switching condiment dispensers.
Wily: And now, a charity song to raise money for the fund to buy Lier X. Agerrate some new fries. (under his breath) 99.9 of profits from this free school event will go to me.
A song starts.
The Ranger Experience: Don't switch condiments! They're not just dispensable mints!
Don't switch salt! It brings people's lunches to a halt! Don't switch pepper! What rhymes with pepper? Think how you would feel If someone slightly altered your $1.10 meal! Don't switch condiments!
MegaMan: This is terrible... what made them think a sympathy song should be a rap? And I feel so guilty...
MegaMan somehow gets through the day. At night he makes his decision.
MegaMan: I'll confess to my crime! I wasn't paying attention at the assembly. Then I'll tell people I switched the shakers.
Act break.
Act 3:
MegaMan wakes up the next day to tell Light about his horrible crime. But Light is nowhere to be found.
MegaMan: Where could he have gone at 1:00pm on a workday?
So MegaMan goes outside to tell someone, anyone. His conscious can't take any more. But no one can be found. Finally he happens upon an angry mob gathered in front of city hall in the suburbs. The mayor is speaking
PharohMan: We have been searching for nearly two days and still haven't found the culprit. Obviously the case is unsolvable. So in the hopes that the culprit will be destroyed, we are releasing the Guts Dozer to aimlessly barge through town.
MegaMan: Oh no! The cardboard we use for background buildings could be destroyed, and it's all my fault! I need to tell the mob I switched the shakers!
MegaMan rushes to the place where the mayor is standing, but the Guts Dozer is activated.
MegaMan: NO! I have to stop it! Destroying the city is nearly as bad as switching the salt and pepper! But how can I stop it? Hmmm... I know it sounds crazy, but maybe shooting that giant glowing dot that says WEAK SPOT on it could stop it.
MegaMan shoots the weak spot, and through pure luck that destroys the Guts Dozer.
PharohMan: Hey! You destroyed the Guts Dozer! It costs 100 million of tax payer money to build that, and I already took the 200 million to repair the damages to the city.
Wily: You could just give it back.
PharohMan: NEVER!
MegaMan: I stopped the Guts Dozer because I have something to tell the city...
DrumrollMan: (punds drums)
MegaMan: I/
Bass: Don't listen to him! I switched the salt and pepper shakers! I know I'll be punished horribly, but it's worth it to get credit for such a colossal trick!
PharohMan: Why would we punish you for that? It's just a little switch. That neither angers nor impacts us.
Bass: But... but... you were just...
PharohMan: Nothing to see here people, just a kid who couldn't play a good trick. Let's go home right after I reward MegaMan for stopping the Guts Dozer some maniac was trying to destroy the city with.
Bass: AAAARRRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHHH!
And so MegaMan gets his reward (grounding and detention for two weeks) for saving the city. Stay tuned for more inconsistent characters on the next MegaMan Jr. High!