Chapter 22: Broken Promises
Snake and R.O.B. attacked first, the robot emitted lasers from his vision, whiles the solider pulled the trigger on his SOCOM. In turn, the Smashers who were not controlled made their move. Fox, Samus, Captain Falcon went over to battle R.O.B., whiles Lucario and Gunner went to deal with Snake.
The race drive did his raptor boost towards his teammate, in hopes of knocking him out of his trance, but missed when the robot dodged out of the way, R.O.B did a little spin as he slammed a claw into the back of the Veterans neck; sending him to the ground.
The vulpine dashed and kicked a couple of times in the robotic Smashers chest, he got a few hits before R.O.B. shot his gyro at his gut, leaving him defenseless on the floor. The R.O.B. picked up his top to dive it into the mammal, when he noticed Samus charging up her cannon. She fired an energy ball at her former friend.
R.O.B. generated a force-field around himself, blocking the sphere from hitting him, the Veteran then fired his laser on the draw, the intense beam of light hitting the female bounty hunter in her face, temporally: stunning her as she collided with a nearby wall.
When the robot went back to deal with Fox, he was surprised to see the furry Smasher to jump back up and wrestle the robotic Veteran to the ground. Captain Falcon got back up and exclaimed to Fox "We can't let Rubrum control him any longer! What should we do?!"
"We need to knock R.O.B. into his trophy state!" Said the vulpine as he pressed his body weight onto the robot. "We can revive him after we deal with the prince."
"Okay!" Responded Falcon as he winded his fist back. "FALCON-" But was interrupted, when one of the two robot claws hanging from the celling swoop down and grabbed the fighter by the torso, holding him high into the air.
"Good try, but once again you failed!" The noble insulted from the monitors.
"Falcon!" Yelled the vulpine before he was blasted off by a well-placed laser from his opponent's visor.
Fox felt an intense headache when he hit the glossy floor, when he opened his eyelids, he saw R.O.B. towering over him, staring him down with his beady red eyes. As he was preparing another laser, a blue boomerang hit him in the neck, knocking him down to the ground.
Stunned to be saved again, his eyes tracked the boomerang. It did a little circle before coming back to Samus; catching the tool in her right hand. Fox swore he heard her say 'Thank god I packed this.' When she came over to the vulpine. "Are you alright?"
"I'm fine, but Rubrum caught Falcon!" He explained as he pointed up; the captain struggled as the claw pressed tighter around him, squeezing the living crud out of the Smasher.
"Damn." Stated Samus.
"We have to get him down!"
"I agree to that, but I think we're a bit occupied at the moment." The armored woman pointed over to R.O.B getting back up from the floor, readying his stance, projecting a beam of intense light to his former friends.
Fox in response, pulled out his reflector, and redirected the ray into one of the monitors. "This is not my day." He sarcastically said as him and the bounty hunter leap into action; being prepared to take R.O.B. down for the count.
Meanwhile Snake was firing his gun at Lucario and Gunner; the Mii ran with panic to avoid the bullets, whiles the jackal did a series of flips and dashes to dodge the metal projectiles. When he got close, he kicked the firearm out of the soldier's hand. Prompting the Smashers to get in the fist-fight.
As the two friends were fighting each other; dealing blows and blocking their attacks, they had a dire conversation. Snake spoke first "Lucario, I can't use my body! I'm trying my best to regain control, but it's not working!" He said as he landed an uppercut to the Pokémon's snout.
"It's not your fault, Rubrum is making you do this! Try to resist as much as you can! I will do anything I can to help!" The blue canine said as he delivered a kick to Snake's gut.
They were pushing up against one another, hoping to subdue the other. As they fought, the second claw lined its sights to the duo, it had a blaster built into the palm; charging up data to fire off.
When Gunner stopped running, she notice Lucario and Snake fighters, alongside the arm that was going to shoot at them. 'Oh no! The things going to hurt them! I got to do something! But What? WHAT?!' She thought before remembering that attack she did on Charizard when she first came to the mansion.
"That's it!" She said to herself, aiming her cannon at the robotic claw "Hope this works!" the shooter held her breath as she discharged a powerful blue laser from his device. The beam hit the arm, making it cancel its attack as the device accidently swung into the other appendage that was holding Captain Falcon; which dropped the fighter on impact.
The Veteran hit the ground with a loud thud, paralyzed with pain.
"Please! Stop This!" Screamed Mega Man.
"I'll stop when you guys decide to surrender." Boomed Rubrum. "Just give it a rest, and everything will be fine!"
When the bounty hunter opened his eyes, the sight of Lucario and Snake fighting came into view, with the solider putting the jackal in a headlock, chocking the life out of him. Upon seeing that his friend was in trouble, he quickly got up and did a falcon kick to Snake's face, freeing the captor as the American's backpack fell on the ground; spilling its contents on the metal floor.
The solider became stunned with confusion before realizing what happened, breathing out a sigh of relief; mentally thanking the captain for stopping him from choking his friend. It didn't last, however. Snake's controlled body sprang into action, forcing the Smasher to perform an uppercut, but was blocked by Lucario.
The canine kicked him back as couple of feet, when he got back to his feet, he reluctantly cracked his knuckles. Sprinting to the duo as the three of them exchanges a series of punches and blocks, both hoping that this battle will be bloodless as possible.
As Gunner was deciding on what to do next, she felt something long and thin bump into her shoe. Looking down she saw a star rod next to her foot, which unknown to the mii came from the spilled backpack.
The shooter picked up the wand, perceiving it up close. The observation was interrupted when she heard loud shouts of pain. Rotating her head to the right, she could see that Samus and Fox were struggling against R.O.B. They were barely getting any hits in whiles the Robot was continuing to get success blows on the two.
At that moment, Gunner had an idea. She shouted at the top of her lungs in desperation. "FOX!"
The vulpine did a quick glance to the Mii, wondering why she called his name until he saw the weapon in her hand.
"CATCH!" Gunner exclaimed as he toss the stick in the direction of the mammal; who caught it perfectly in his paw. The furry fighter then used the rod to project a projectile of a shiny star at R.O.B.
The attack hit the robot in the face, making him fall on his back with stunning pain. He tried to get up, but was constricted by Samus's grabble beam. Ensuring that the mind controlled Smasher cannot do anymore harm.
When Gunner saw R.O.B. was taken care of, she looked back at Snake, only to see him being subdued Lucario. He struggled under the Pokemon's grip, who had wrapped his arms under the soldier's shoulders.
"Thanks for stoping me." Said Snake, panting heavily.
"Don't mention it." Replied Lucario, feeling quite tired.
The Mii felt relieved that the two rouge Smashers were taken care of. The relief did last long; one of the arms from above whacked into her backside a forced her to crash into the cylinder.
"GUNNER!" Shouted Falcon.
"Didn't want to hurt you girl, but you leave me no choice." Stated Rubrum as he directed his attention to the rest of the group, appearing quite upset. "Looks like using your own friends against you wasn't that effective. Shame"
"Well sorry to disappoint you!" Seethed Snake as his body squirmed under Lucario's hold. "I guess we're too powerful for you to handle!"
"And now that you're all alone, we'll just have to handle you!" Said Samus.
"Over my dead body!" Declared the prince, forming his hand into a fist. "I'll die before I let that happen! You may have taken down my toys, but I still have one trick under my sleeve!"
The noble than pressed a button that was built into his staff, pressing it with ultimate fury. The wires attached to Mega Man started to pulsate, drawing energy from the Newcomer. The child screamed with agony as he struggled against his binds!
"yaaaAAAHHHHH! STOP IT! IT HURTS!"
"NO!" Exclaimed Lucario!
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO HIM?!" Asked Fox.
"This boy has a source of power that I haven't seen before, his code is very useful for powering my circuits." Explain Rubrum, feeling very displeased with his own actions. "I didn't want it come down to this, but you leave me no choice." More robotic arms came down from above; glowing with untold amounts of data. "And now, I have to take care of you the hard way!"
"Not if I have anything to say about it!" Yelled Falcon as he ran over to the transparent cylinder and performed his Falcon Punch, but was surprised that the capsule didn't shatter under his brute force.
"What the-" Was all that the captain could say before being blasted away by a beam of data.
"That's not glass you know, the container is made from hard cut diamond! Not even a tank could break through it!" The prince told the group as he got close to the camera. "Speaking of the container, that capsule to which my brain is connected to, allows me to control everything in this city! Such as the buildings, the citizens, and of course. THESE ARMS!" Shouted Rubrum as he used one of his robotic claws to slam into Lucario and Snake; having them hit against the wall as they slumped down to the floor.
"And because I have so much control, I have gained power! That power, allows me to closer and close to my goal! With eventually, gives me the certainty, to grasp victory in my hand!" Continued the noble as he used three separate appendages to grab Fox, Samus, and R.O.B between the metal grips, holding them with constricting force.
As the tyrant was finishing his monologue, Gunner got up to her knees to view the situation. Her friends have either been restrained or incapacitated. If things didn't improve soon, Rubrum will win.
'No, we were so close! I can't let this happen, I can't let him do this to my team.' Thought the Mii 'There's has to be something I can do, but how am I going to stop all of this? Perhaps there is something around here! But I can't see anything that could help! I…Wait! What is that?!'
The shooter had found an object of interest on the bottom of the capsule; a small hatch that was attached to the metal part of the cylinder. She open the cover to reveal as circuit board, with a tiny blue sphere in the very center of it. It looks like it was powering this infernal machine.
'This has to be a power source of some sort! If I take it out, I might save everyone!' The girl reached in and pulled the component out. It was very cold in her hand, as if she picked up a piece of ice in her palm. Gunner put it into her pocket for safe keeping.
"So that is why-arghh!" Rubrum voice yelled out in pain; his arms and monitors begin to glitch. The data flow coming from Mega Man began to falter, allowing the boy to rest; the claws carrying R.O.B, Fox, and Samus loosen their grip, giving the Smashers a chance to escape; and the hacking influence that was affecting the robot and solider cease to exist, allowing them full control of their bodies.
"I can feel my limbs, the connections been broken!" Said Snake.
"[What? Who? What's going on!?]" Questioned R.O.B.
Rubrum image on the screen was becoming static, he was clutching his gut as if something had actually hurt him. "Why am I feeling *BZZT* like this? What could have-Wait! *BZZT* IT WAS YOU WASN'T IT!" Shouted the prince, pointing in the direction of the orange fighter.
The Newcomer backed away a couple of step, petrified with fear. An arm grabbed her by the waist and hoisted her in the air. She let out a shriek as she was directed to one of the TV screens, featuring an enraged Rubrum. The Mii squirmed in fear from the sight of his black eyes.
Lucario as he was getting up looked at the noble and Newcomer hanging from above, their faces only inches away from each other. 'NO! She's in trouble!''
"YOU WEREN'T SUPPOSED TO TOUCH MY *BZZT* CIRCUTS! THAT COMPARTMENT WAS A SECRET!" Roared Rubrum, snapping his staff on his thigh. "NOW BE A GOOD GIRL AND *BZZT* GIVE ME BACK THE BLUE GEM!"
It was that moment when Gunner felt a pang of bravery, she reluctantly took a deep breath as the shooter closed her eyes. "No. I can't give it to you! You'll use it for evil!"
"EVIL! OH TRUST ME, YOU'll *BZZT* KNOW WHEN I'M EVIL!" Shouted the prince. "NO MATTER! I FIND THAT BLUE THING MYSELF, I BET YOU HAVE IT DON'T *BZZT* YOU? PERHAPS IN YOUR *BZZT* POCKET?"
She stayed dead silent, taking a huge gulp.
"I THOUGHT SO! *BZZT* TIME TO TAKE MATTERS INTO MY OWN HANDS!" He declared as he had another arm approach Gunner; but because the gem was removed from the capsule, it create a series of glitches in the Rubrum's mainframe as a result, causing many malfunctions; including the control of his limbs.
"ARGHH! *BZZT* CAN'T CONTROL MY ARMS! IT GOING HAYWIRE!" Said the tyrant as he accidently flung Gunner into a nearby robot claw. The girl hit the device with high momentum, causing a huge dent in it as she fell to the floor below.
She hit the ground face-first, taking a huge chunk of percent, thanks to her being a Smasher, she was unharmed. As Gunner tried to get up, the trophy heard a loud creaking sound coming from above. The fighter turned on her back to see a large detached arm falling towards her direction.
"AHHHHHH-"
*CRASH*
She was cut mid scream as the giant claw fell on her; crushing the Newcomer's body. Everyone in the room stopped what they were doing and looked in horror to what happened to the Mii, even Rubrum was shocked, he did not mean for it to go down this way.
The most distraught of all was Lucario. His tear ducts were flowing upon seeing the tragedy, his senses went weak and his vision went blood red; the only thing running through his mind was a sentence. It was a simple set of words, but it sent his body on fire upon realizing what it meant.
'I broke my promise.'
Hey guys, Crystal Brick here, I got some bad news
I failed my final an I'm some what depressed, hopefully this grade won't determine my life, but i hope this will get better
Anyway I hoped you enjoyed the chapter.
Till next time.