The two squared off, Proto with a blank face, readying for battle, and Paula with a concentrated stare. Proto was about to move in for the attack when his sensors detected something odd. The girl had a strange abnormal energy field around her, something that was a little familiar. Suddenly, Proto remembered. PSI. Mega Man had told him about the power Ness held and had showed him the baffling readings and this was of a similar level, though not as strong. He leapt out of the way as a wave of magical ice rocketed towards him. He barely dodged, the speed impressive. He was taking this more seriously now. A few shots from his Mega Buster interrupted the next wave of ice, and he ran towards her, materializing his shield from his room through the odd powers of Smash HQ. He reached close range, and attempted a shield bash, grazing her as she barely dodged, readying another burst of PSI power. This time it was fire, akin to the type Proto had seen Ness use. His shield blocked the burst, but left him trapped behind the wall of fire. As he struggled to get through the slowly dilapidating inferno. He saw an odd sight. Paula was sitting there, eyes closed hands clasped together, apparently in prayer. What could she be doing? As the fire finally dwindled out and Proto charged forward, desperately trying to reach her before the inevitable burst of power, his robot sensors picked up an odd aroma. It smelled good and made him feel... drowsy. In that second, he realized what was going on. He fought to stay awake, but the magic was too strong. They both fell to the ground, sound asleep.
Proto awoke, groggily shaking his head. Where was he? He got to his feet and saw his surroundings, and everything came flowing back to him. The girl, Paula, was still sleeping, curled up on the ground. He was surprised at her power: a harsh reminder to not judge an enemy by their appearance. He shook his head. How could he have been so foolish? He'd fought too many Robot Masters to not have learned that by now. Proto walked back to his room, leaving Paula sleeping peacefully. He felt a lot better about his position now: he now had hope that maybe one day they could both be something more.