A stormy shrouds Mega Man's home city in darkness. A flash of lightning grants a brilliant strobe to a room in the towering Apex Building. This gloomy canvas only serves to hide the dark dealings going on inside.
"So, you want revenge against him?"
The man in charge drummed his fingers on his desk. He had thought the middle-aged couple standing before him was an odd intrusion at first, but then he heard their complaint…
"Of course," the woman hissed, clearly on the verge of crying. "He hospitalizedour child! Not to mention the fact that that old fool's stench follows us everywhere we go!"
He looked towards the man. "And you agree with her sentiment?"
The man slowly nods his approval.
"Fair enough, then. I guess we have a deal. With my knowledge and technology as well as your instrumentality, both the Wily and Light names will go down in flames!"
Another thunderclap punctuated the fateful meeting.
The following night…
It was not often that Mega Man got to enjoy peace, or more accurately, that he never got to suit up at all. So it was with great joy that he got to take time off with Roll in particular just as Rock, Dr. Light's friendly helper robot. This evening, they just happened to be taking a stroll.
"The city's so pretty after a nice, soaking rain, isn't it, Rock?"
"Yeah. It's a good thing Father waterproofed us…"
"Yeah. Remember the last time a leak got into you?"
Rock chuckled. "Yup. At least Wily wasn't loose at the time, or he would have just crushed me and finished the job right there…"
Before Roll could respond, a familiar whistle rang through the air. Proto Man was on the scene.
"Blues…" Rock trailed off before raising an eyebrow. "Why are you dressed?"
"I'm always dressed." the younger brother replied as mysteriously as ever.
Rock and Roll exchanged looks before giving him one in return.
"What? It's been too quiet around here lately."
Roll frowned. "You can never just enjoy the peace, can you?"
"That's because it never lasts."
Before he could formulate a response to that, Rock's communicator started beeping along with his brother's.
"What is it?" The brothers asked simultaneously.
"I apologize for bothering you two, but there have been reports of some kind of robotic disturbance at the pier." It was Dr. Light. The father figure and mentor to the entire group seemed strangely hurried in his statement…
Proto Man gave the pair a knowing look. "Case in point…"
Hitting a button on a wristwatch-like device on his arm, Rock became the legendary Blue Bomber, Mega Man, in a flash. "You can gloat later, Blues. Let's get moving!"
"What about me?" Roll piped up.
"Head home," the self-proclaimed "Red Raider" answered. "I'm surethatidiot needs all the help he can get."
"Blues!"
"We don't have time for this." The two quickly ran off for their destination, but not without a quick look back of concern from Mega Man.