Episode 60: Something Else Completely Out of Place
MegaMan wakes up. He was having another disturbing dream. MegaMan had been having a lot recently, as if his subconscious was afraid of something his conscious couldn't identify. MegaMan goes to see Light in his lab
MegaMan: I had that dream again Dr. Light. I've been having them ever since Bass used that energy sword on me.
Light: I've been worried to. Rush brought the hilt's remains back and I analyzed it. Its technology is far more advanced then anything I've ever seen from Wily.
MegaMan: And Bass mentioned it was for a new robot Wily was building. But the strange thing is, the nightmares don't seem to center around that. The threat and terror doesn't feel external in them. It's more like it's something inside me...
Cut to Dr. Wily's lab.
Wily: Finally, my ultimate creation is almost alive!
Bass: I don't know why you're wasting your time with that girly looking robot, I can take care of MegaMan!
Wily: Silence! Even with this robot's weapon you lost to MegaMan, and worse your incompetence caused the sword to be destroyed! But I've made a new and better one, and soon its rightful owner will use it.
Bass: Just let me use the sword again, MegaMan caught me off guard, I'll win this time!
Wily: No! The only reason I didn't destroy you for your blundering was because you managed to strike MegaMan with the sword, which saved me a little effort. That problem you gave him will tip the scales even more in favor of my ultimate, my last creation.
Wily continues to work, but unbeknownst to him someone is watching.
A figure in the shadows leaps away.
ProtoMan: Wily is almost through with that thing. And my fears are confirmed, MegaMan was partially infected! I need to tell Light or we may all be doomed.
ProtoMan sets off. He arrives at Light's lab.
Light: ProtoMan! What brings you here?
ProtoMan: I have a long story to tell you. Wily is about to complete his most dangerous weapon yet, and MegaMan may not be able to even try to face him. I should have told you earlier, but I was in denial, I thought if I didn't say it I would somehow prevent it from happening. But now I know we must face it. I will tell you about Wily's ultimate weapon, Project Zero.
Act break.
Act 2:
ProtoMan: Dr. Wily has been working on something for a long time. His ultimate creation. A robot named Zero.
Light: Zero?
ProtoMan: The most powerful robot ever created. That sword Bass used was meant for him. Zero is extremely advanced in power, but he isn't the worst part. The worst part is... the virus. I can't tell what exactly it is, but it can take over a robot's mind and gives Zero an exponential boost in power. But what I'm really worried about is, MegaMan has been infected with it!
Light: What?
ProtoMan: The sword was partially made from the virus'es energy. When Bass struck MegaMan with it a small amount of the virus infected MegaMan.
Light: Those dreams he was having...
ProtoMan: The virus is trying to take him over. MegaMan could go insane and attack you at any time, you must cure him right now!
Light is in shock. He recovers in a minute and goes to get MegaMan. But MegaMan is missing.
Light: Where could he be?
ProtoMan: The virus! It must have infected him! I'll look for him, you analyze this sample of the virus I stole from Wily.
ProtoMan gives Light a small container with glowing purple energy inside. ProtoMan leaves.
ProtoMan: This is horrible. I have to save MegaMan!
A blast is shot at ProtoMan.
ProtoMan: MegaMan!
MegaMan's eyes are glowing. He doesn't respond.
ProtoMan: There must be some way to subdue him!
ProtoMan lunges at MegaMan, but MegaMan dodges. He seems faster then usual. He shoots ProtoMan and knocks him down. ProtoMan can't move, MegaMan's shots are more damaging then usual. MegaMan walks towards him, but hesistates as if trying to resist.
ProtoMan: MegaMan! Fight the virus!
MegaMan is standing still, rasing his blaster and lowering it, trying to overcome the virus.
ProtoMan: That's it, you can do/
It happened in less then a second. ProtoMan and MegaMan were there, ProtoMan still talking, when it happened. Two slashes of light and a dark figure dashing by. They didn't know what had happened, and they never would.
A robot stood there, looking at MegaMan and ProtoMan, both sliced in half, both never to move again. Zero had claimed his first victims.
Act break.
Act 3:
Light, who had no idea what had just happened, was still at the lab analyzing the virus.
Light: This... is impossible! How did Wily obtain this? I thought Duo destroyed all of it...
Meanwhile, Wily was watching everything that Zero did through a camera.
Wily: Incredible! I... I did it! After so long, one of my creations destroyed MegaMan!
Wily speaks into the camera, which is built into Zero and lets Wily communicate with him.
Wily: Excellent job Zero! You truly are my most powerful creation! You can come back now, but bring some of MegaMan and ProtoMan. I want to be the one to inform Light of their destruction!
But Zero isn't listening.
Wily: Zero! Did you hear me? I order you to take their heads and return to the lab!
Zero doesn't. He looks at the bodies of MegaMan and ProtoMan for a second, as if reflecting, and then dashes away.
Wily: No! I've lost control of him! Curse you Light! Your designs for truly sentient robots worked too well! The virus couldn't overrule them...
Bass: What does Light have to do with this?
Wily: Don't you remember? It was almost a year ago, I had you sneak into Light's lab and obtain a copy of his plans. They were plans for robots that could think completely for themselves, he called them reploids. I based some of Zero's designs off them.
Bass: So your "masterwork" was stolen?
Wily: No! I had as much ownership of those plans as Light. They are based off a glitch in something we both created...
Bass: Well what are we supposed to do now? What if Zero decides to attack us?
Wily: I hadn't thought of that...
Bass: You fool! You may have doomed us all just because you were so eager to destroy MegaMan! He was right, I shouldn't have listened to you!
Wily: Silence! We don't have time for arguments! There is only one robot that might be able to stand up to Zero, and though it pains me to admit it Light created him. Bass, go to Light. Our only hope... is X.
MegaMan: I don't like these serious episodes, they're depressing!
Roll: Well, following the pattern this should be the last one.
KI: Well, I do have a few ideas...
I don't think I can fill up an entire series with serious episodes, but would anyone want to see a movie resolving the serious episodes? Either way, stay tuned for the Next MegaMan Jr. High!