Veglma: I know Quint found out a little early, but the sooner he knows, the sooner fun stuff happens. XD And Mega's not finding out anytime soon, I can promise that. Someone else did, though. And he's not talking.

Rising Dragon: Thanks!

This chappie seems really awkward and forced to me, but hopefully they don't act too out of character.

"You might want to be careful where and when you talk, Quint," Proto Man said out loud, smirking slightly to himself. "You never know just who might be listening." There was a shout of surprise, and the door slid open, revealing Quint's startled face. His helmet was off, revealing to the world his true face. "Relax, I'm no Wily robot."

"Then WHO exactly are you," the young robot asked, gazing at the taller robot suspiciously. He thought he recognized him, but he wasn't sure.

"If you truly read through Wily's files, then you should know. Hint: I'm someone's brother."

Quint hesitated. "...Proto Man?"

"We have a winner." The red robot slid smoothly into Quint's room and shut the door. He gazed around it slightly, taking in the small mechaniloid staring at him curiously. It looked like a pogo-stick, strangely enough.

"But..." Quint stammered. "What are you doing here?"

"Do you really need to know?" Proto Man said wryly. Quint sighed. He had a feeling he won't get any answers from the other unless the other chose to give them to him.

"I doubt you came into my room to just tell me you existed and then run off," Quint said. "I may only have a day's worth of memories, but I'm not stupid."

"Got me," Proto Man grinned, almost... happy at the thought that someone had outsmarted him. "I'm looking for the Time Skimmer."

"You're not going have much luck. Wily's locked the thing away somewhere and we have no idea where it is. We, as in me and Sakugarne over there," he added, pointing to the pogo-stick.

Proto Man walked over and sat down on the bed next to Quint. The green robot shifted slightly, a little uncomfortable. He looked up and noticed Proto Man starting at him. "...What?"

"You look just like Mega Man. Except for the hair and eye color, you two could be twins."

"I am technically his twin."

"Touché."

"Saku!" Sakugarne called out, stopping the off-topic conversation.

"Thanks," Quint muttered to the pogo-stick. "So, what are you going to do about the Time Skimmer?" he asked Proto Man.

"Nothing."

Quint nearly fell off of the bed. "What! You're gonna leave it in Wily's hands!"

"No."

"...I'm not sure I'm following you here..." Quint said, looking nervous.

"Simple. You are going to recover the Time Skimmer."

"What!" Quint jumped up from the bed and stared at the other robot. "Are you kidding? He'll kill me if he finds out!"

"Which is why you make sure he doesn't find out." Quint didn't look convinced. "Think of it this way. If you manage to get the Time Skimmer, you can probably use it to go back to whatever time period you came from, and we won't have to deal with it in our time. It's a win-win situation."

"That's... true..." Quint murmured, thinking to himself. If I get the Time Skimmer, I can go home! ...Well, I need to find my memories first. But nabbing the Time Skimmer is a start! "I'll do it."

"I'm glad we agree on this, Mega Man."

Quint stared at him. "...Eh?"

"Mega Man. You need to stop thinking of yourself as Quint. Of course, if someone calls you Quint, make sure you respond. Especially if it's Wily doing the calling. But if you really want to find out more about yourself, I suggest you get a hold of a few history files and try to jog your memory."

"I did," Quint said softly. "I read all about Mega – me. But nothing jogged my memory."

"..." Proto Man gazed at him. "Well, then I guess you're just gonna have to keep trying, huh?"

And then, just like that, he was gone.

Quint stared at where the red robot had been, before glancing at Sakugarne. "What a strange person..." he murmured.

"Saku," agreed Sakugarne.

For the next several weeks, Quint stealthily tried to find out where Wily was keeping the Time Skimmer. None of the other Robot Masters paid any attention to him, but Quint didn't dare try to ask them, fearing that they would tell Wily. Sakugarne often went spying, as the mechaniloid still resembled his fellows greatly. The others would talk freely around him, not realizing that Sakugarne was able to understand what they were saying. Not only that, but Quint understood Sakugarne perfectly.

"Saku..." Sakugarne muttered, watching the other pogo-stick robots bouncing around the fortress. True, they were his species, but it had never been able to communicate with them. They didn't seem to have the mental capacity that he did. It frustrated the little pogo-stick, but there was absolutely nothing that it could do about it. But why was it different from its fellows? Had it accidentally been blessed with the mental capacity of a Robot Master?

"What was that machine the doctor was talking about? The Time Skimmer?" a voice asked. It sounded like Metal Man.

"Yeah, that's what it was called," said Crash Man. Sakugarne perked its auditory sensors up. Maybe it would finally hear information on the machine his master wanted? "Funny device," Crash Man continued. "Apparently, it has the ability to open portals through time."

"Time travel? Isn't this getting a little too elaborate? I mean, he's having us build a frickin' space station in space..." Metal Man complained.

"Well, whatever he wanted to do with the Time Skimmer worked, apparently, because he was talking about how it made all his dreams come true."

"He used it to kill Mega Man?"

"...I guess. I think he's keeping the thing in Laboratory 6B, or something..." Crash Man muttered. The instant he said that, Sakugarne felt like doing a little hop of victory. It had gotten it! It had gotten what his master wanted!

Sakugarne hopped back to Quint's room and peeked inside. Quint wasn't in, so Sakugarne hopped next to the bed and waited... and waited... and waited... Finally, after a couple of hours, Quint came inside.

"Hello, Sakugarne," he smiled. "Damn, I'm tired..."

"Saku!" Sakugarne called out.

"...Say that again..." Quint said, slowly.

"Saku! Saku! Sakuga!" the pogo-stick said excitedly. For a few minutes, Quint just sat there, staring at him. Then his mouth curled into a smile.

"You found it!" he gasped, hugging the pogo-stick. "You're brilliant! Where is it?"

"Sakugarne!"

"Laboratory 6B?" Quint said. "Hmm, I know where that is... Now we just need to find a time to steal it... this won't be easy..."

"All Robot Masters to Laboratory 5C!" Wily's voice suddenly came over the intercom. Quint jumped in surprise.

"What could he want now?" he asked.

"Saku?" suggested Sakugarne.

"..." Quint stared at him. "Maybe..."

Quint and Sakugarne walked out of the room and followed the groups of robots heading towards Lab 5-C. As they walked / hopped, Quint thought about some things. Today had been a major breakthrough, learning the location of the Time Skimmer and all. But it had to get stolen without Wily realizing what he and Sakugarne were up to... But, thought Quint, I really need to get it back. If those history files were telling the truth – and I doubt they were not – then I'm living a lie.

After awhile, the robots reached the lab, Quint amongst them. Wily, who was standing on a podium, had already begun talking about his master plan. Apparently it involved starting his so-called 'master plan' to take over the world again. Hmm, so Sakugarne was right. Wily wants to try again. Aw, I'm never gonna be able to get it back if he's watching our every move –

"Quint!" a voice snapped into his thoughts. Startled, the green robot looked up.

Everyone was looking at him, Wily included. "Get up here!" Blinking, Quint slowly walked through the crowd of robots – who were watching him curiously – and climbed onto the podium beside Wily. "This is Quint. He shall be the one to take down Mega Man if all of you fail. I have no doubts that he can do it." Everyone watched quietly.

"He shall be guarding the pathway to my private laboratory, in the Lab 6 hallway," Wily said. "Get down. And bring that mechaniloid to battle."

Quint climbed off of the podium and went back to where Sakugarne was standing silently. "Saku..." it murmured quietly. Quint placed one hand in the spot between Sakugarne's handlebars. Wily had begun speaking again, but Quint was no longer listening.

I'm supposed to guard the Lab 6 hallway... which is near the location of the Time Skimmer. Wily doesn't know that I know, or he wouldn't have assigned me there... what a stroke of luck! Quint thought. Now, all I have to do is find out how Sakugarne and I are going to escape our fight with Mega Man and steal the Time Skimmer...

Quint was more worried about Sakugarne's safety than his own. He wasn't going to leave the mechaniloid at the mercy of Wily once he found the Time Skimmer. The mechaniloid didn't belong where he came from, but he didn't care at the moment.

How am I going to get the Time Skimmer? Quint knew that he was running out of time...

And there's the next chapter! I'll be back to update it in a week or so, so stay tuned!