Trouble In Paradise
By: Metal Sonic EX
Disclaimer: I do not own the Classic Megaman series, the Megaman comic series, or the Battle Network series. I like them all, but I don't own them.
In this chapter, Megaman faces off with Mother Nature herself. Actually, Plant Man.EXE is a guy, but it does sound right saying 'Mother Nature himself'. -shudders- Anyways, here's chapter twelve!
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Chapter Twelve
Nature Strikes Back
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"It's called Shimmering Tomahawk. This weapon fires a swift, vertical tomahawk forward. It's probably how you managed to defeat Tomahawk Man.EXE. Tell me something, isn't Plant Man.EXE the last one?" Megaman was on Rush Jet flying back to the park where he'd fought Search Man.EXE and Shade Man.EXE. "I believe so, yes." Dr. Light sighed on the other line. "Very good. Defeat this one and return home. We'll figure out what to do next then."
Megaman jumped off of Rush Jet and landed in the center of the park. "Welcome to the party." Before Megaman could look around, ivy broke from the ground and wrapped itself around him. Plant Man.EXE walked out of the shadows and chuckled. "You made short work of the last three. Don't think I'll be the same way." Megaman just growled and him and changed his weapon. Then, he cried out as the ivy tightened. "Don't bother. It won't help. This ivy is indestructible to a buster shot." X clenched his teeth and used Wildfire Cyclone. This destroyed the ivy and sent Plant Man.EXE into the small pond where Search Man.EXE died. He jumped out of it, drenched.
"You… have made you last mistake!" Plant Man.EXE lunged at Megaman, but stopped short and a tornado of rose petals circled him, occasionally barely slicing through an arm. Megaman used Wildfire Cyclone again and burnt the petals to cinders. Plant Man.EXE saw his chance and ran for it. Megaman followed after him, but quickly lost him. Megaman thought for a second before firing Sniper Missile. The missile immediately detected Plant Man.EXE and headed up into the trees. There was a small explosion and he fell out of a tree. Megaman then used Wildfire Cyclone on him and he burst into flames. "Is this the best you've got!" He waved his arms and a breeze blew him out. "I'll be at the plant research facility. I'd hate to have to break something." With another swing of his arm, Plant Man.EXE disappeared.
Minutes later, Megaman returned to the plants research facility where he met Desert Man.EXE. He noticed that the cacti had been replaced when a researcher ran up. "Follow me! He's been waiting for you." Megaman quickly followed the man before coming to a large greenhouse with Plant Man.EXE standing in the center. Making sure not to step on anything, Megaman jumped down and pointed his buster at him. "Do with me as you wish. I realize it is now futile to resist. It took me a few minutes to realize this, but it was worth the wait." Plant Man.EXE turned around and tossed a chip to Megaman. "It contains Scarlet Wind. A vertical breeze of rose petals is summoned as a shield."
Plant Man.EXE then turned back to the plants he'd been looking at. "Beautiful, isn't it?" He sighed and looked up. "Return home. Your friends and family are probably worried. Tell Dr. Light that it was Wily who created me." Megaman started and lowered his buster. "Wily? Who's…" He never finished asking because Plant Man.EXE impaled himself in the chest with a long rod of ivy. "If this is fate… I will willingly accept it." Plant Man.EXE fell onto the ground next to the exotic flowers and deactivated. Baffled, Megaman stood there for a few minutes before beaming off."
Minutes later, Rocky walked into the Light estate and was immediately greeted by Alan. "That's number eight, isn't it? Man, you're sweeter than I thought!" Rocky smirked and walked into Dr. Light's workshop. "Dr. Light?" He stopped looking into a microscope and looked up to Rocky. "Plant Man.EXE gave me this." He tossed the chip to him and Elecman walked up, curious as to why Plant Man.EXE 'gave' him the chip. Alan and Chelsea also walked up. "I know what's on it, but he told me to tell you that some guy named Wily made him."
Dr. Light suddenly started and began to gain a cold sweat. "Dr. Light? Are you alright? Who's Wily?" Dr. Light lowered his head and began wiping the sweat from it. "Meet me in the living room in a minute or two." Minutes later, the entire household had gathered into one room. "He said Wily made him, right? Is this exactly what he said?" Rocky nodded and Dr. Light groaned. "I fear then that the world's in grave danger." Everyone perked up after hearing this and Dr. Light explained. "Wily was my assistant when I was starting robotics design. He's got just as much knowledge as I do, if not more. If Wily made Plant Man.EXE, then he made the Robot Masters. And if he made the Robot Masters…"
Everyone gasped as they realized the depth of the situation. "you mean he's the one who made us go nuts? The one who made those EXE Masters? The one who…" Dr. Light looked at Alan and finished his sentence. "…who'll rule the world if we don't stop him…" Rocky put a hand to his head before starting. "Oh my God…" Chelsea quickly spin to him. "What? What's wrong?" Rocky quickly jumped to his feet. "Dr. Light! Is Wily balding with spiky hair on either side of his head?" Dr. Light thought for a moment. "I haven't seen him in years, but I guess he'd look like that around now. Why?" Everyone grew as Rocky grew pale and gulped. "Rocky, what's wrong?" He slowly looked to Alan and Chelsea. "The Boltz Boys… Wily's their uncle…"
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Now it's getting interesting. In the next chapter, Megaman squares of with his arch enemy, Bass. Until then, Read and Review and I'll continue!