THE PIER
The second the two brothers got there, they knew what the problem was.
Boats formerly floating in silence were overturned and splintered in the face of a giant metal dragon of massive size.
Proto Man tilted his head in confusion. "Mega, does that look like anything that Wily would build?"
"No… But who else would be behind it?"
"Who indeed… Whoa!" The beast has spotted them and rammed its head at them, causing both of them to dodge in different directions.
Thankfully they were both waterproofed, as the bots got a good soaking, though they were otherwise unharmed.
"Ugh! See anything to attack, Mega?"
"Nothing yet," Mega Man called back. "We'll have to try some things and see what works!"
Their constant ducking and dodging did reveal that the beast was able to breathe ice, fire, and could put up a shield to protect itself. The shield was by far the most common and rendered their shots null and void regardless of their strength.
Another few minutes of this prompted Proto Man to ask a question."Something feels off. This monster seems awfully defensive."
"Really?" The duo had switched to using their communicators with each other exclusively after a little bit. "Doesn't Dr. Wily always do that?"
"It's not like his toys to turtle up. They don't have a frail old man to protect."
"What? You think we're being stalled for something?"
"Exactly."
If Mega Man had been a human, his stomach would have dropped to the floor. "W-what do we do?"
"I…" Proto Man's next words froze solid in his mouth when he saw something he never thought he would in a million years.
The giant dragon just disappeared.
No one spoke for a minute before Mega Man broke the silence. "That didn't just happen, did it?"
The communicators beeped with a new message. It was Roll.
"Guys, Dr. Light's been kidnapped!"
"Figured. We'll be right there." Proto Man promptly warped back to the lab, with Mega Man following suit.