This took too long…ugh…For those who are familiar with Street Fighter I hope I kept Ryu in character!
Urgh! I hate the title, but I couldn't think of anything better...*hits head against desk*
...ow...
And by the way...Thanks Gorbash for telling me what Roy says when he counters!
Important Info:
1) Meta Knight is based on the anime Hoshi no Kaabii, where he's more of a father/teacher figure to Kirby
2) Lucario is female and Greninja is male.
Disclaimer: Still not mine! Besides, I won't have thought of putting Ryu in, since I don't play Street Fighter.
Wandering Warrior
Sum: He didn't have much experience with children, but something felt right being next to the boy in blue.
~ ~ ~ Us ~ ~ ~
He stood in front of the doors, taking a moment to gather himself before knocking. He didn't have to wait very long as the wooden barrier flew open and a boy in blue greeted him. "Hi, Ryu." He wondered why a child was here and felt inclined to be near him for some odd reason.
"Is that the new Smasher?" a voice called from inside.
"Yeah!" the boy answered, stepping aside. "Come in!"
Ryu slipped inside, seeing four other people; two had blue hair, the third had light blond locks, and the forth was a man with a red helmet. The boy ushered him towards the group.
One of the blue haired fighters, who happened to carry a large sword, greeted him first. "Hey...name's Ike. You must be Ryu." He extended his hand, which the Kyokushin warrior shook. The others then introduced themselves.
"Marth, it's a pleasure."
The light blond nodded, "Shulk."
"Douglas Jay Falcon!" The last introduced himself with a bit of flourish.
The emperor chuckled. "Don't mind him. He actually prefers 'Falcon' as opposed to his full name."
Ike glanced around. "Huh...Master Hand was expecting you...so he should be here any minute..."
"Now, actually."
Ryu was surprised to see a giant floating hand appear beside him. Just a hand. That was unnerving.
"Welcome Ryu, student of Master Gouken. I'm please you accepted our invitation." As he spoke, the appendage shifted his form. Instead of a hand, a man dressed in a white suit with a gray tie stood before him. His hair was also white with eyes that were a dark gray.
"I am Master Hand." He inclined his head towards Ryu, and then directed his words the other Smashers. "If I remember correctly, you four have a Smash Run to participate in." They nodded.
"Very well, good luck to you four."
Marth inwardly rolled his eyes. That was a polite way of saying 'Go away'. Nonetheless, he and his fellow Smasher Run participants left.
"Yeah, see you around Ryu." The Crimean native added. The others also bid him farewell, with the racer saying he couldn't wait for a match.
"I see you have met your aid until you have settled." Master Hand motioned towards the boy in blue. "This is Megaman, a fellow Smasher. However he prefers to go by the name of Rock."
The Kyokushin warrior gazed at the boy feeling that strange tug. Rock had bright blue eyes and a mess of brown hair. He didn't have much experience with children, but something felt right being next to the boy in blue.
Someone cleared his throat, catching their attention. Master Hand folded his hands behind him. "Rock will take you to your room and explain our procedures. For the moment you are given a room to yourself. Should you feel the need for companionship please inform me and I will make the necessary changes. You'll find that some Smashers have formed strong friendships. I hope you will as well. Good luck in the tournament and I look forward to your matches."
Ryu was a little surprised to see the host disappear in a flash of light. He could only conclude he'd be seeing a lot more astonishing things in this tournament.
"Come on!" Rock smiled brightly at him. "The mansion's pretty big, but it shouldn't take you too long to remember where everything is. Plus, you can always ask someone...though you might want to be a little weary around some of the Smashers." The blue bomber began pointing out the different rooms as they worked their way to Ryu's assigned room. There was the training room, the VIS(*), and the adjoining lounge where you could watch any replays.
There was the cafeteria, where their meals were prepared and eaten, and multiple rooms for relaxation, plus a pool. There was a garden in the center of the mansion and a smaller one but it was only for Doc's patients, though Rock and a few others suspected the medicine man let a few non-patients in. Over there was the transportation room that would send Smashers to their scheduled matches or events, and next to it was the Solo Transportation Room. That was where Smashers went for any single Smash events.
"And here's your room." Rock supplied. "Looks like your neighbors are Link and Shulk. Oh! And right across are Pit and Kuro!" The boy headed down two more doors. "And this is my room." Ryu nodded, deciding to remember that. The Kyokushin warrior was enjoying the other's company and knowing where Rock was no doubt would come in handy. He opened the door to his room as Rock returned to his side.
His personal space was relatively small, but it had a bed, desk, nightstand, and an adjoining bathroom. There was a key sitting on the nightstand next to the lamp. Ryu set his bag beside the bed before picking the small metal piece up.
"Master Hand provides every Smasher with a key to their room. Helps maintain privacy." The boy in blue supplied. "Oh! And if you want to double up with someone you can! Just ask Master Hand and he'll adjust the rooms for you and whoever you double up with. Unless you want more. Marth, Ike, and Meta Knight share a room."
Ryu nodded, recalling Master Hand said something similar before, and pocketed the item. "Is there anything else?" He had no intention to share a room with anyone right now.
The boy in blue nodded. "I haven't finished explaining everything."
"Then let's finish that first." Ryu offered him the lone chair, taking a seat on the floor. Rock studied the other before settling on the ground as well.
Apparently there were various matches that one would participate in; Free-For-All Time or Stock. It could be Team Battle and there could be up to eight Smashers on one stage. Then there was Smash Run, two versions of Classic and All-Star (the latter sounded promising), Special Orders and Event Mode. There was the Stadium where one could play the Home-Run Contest, Target Blast, and Multi-Man Smash.
Master Hand usually sent out a Smasher's schedule a week in advance and any changes to it he of his brother would notify the Smasher or Smashers as soon as possible.
Ryu drank the information, asking for more details on the Smash Run, Classic, matches, the Special Orders, and Event Mode.
"There's also Glory Matches."
"Glory Matches?"
"Yeah. The stages are basic...flat surfaces, no items, and two stocks." Rock replied. "And there's a time limit of five minutes, otherwise two stock matches could last forever!"
That sounded more like fights he was familiar with.
"And if there's a tie, well they go into Sudden Death."
That sounded ominous, and not possible. "What is Sudden Death?"
"It begins immediately after the match ends. The two fighters have high damage...this makes the match end quickly. Should neither be KOed after a set time, then Bob-boms will randomly start appearing."
Well. That was...odd. Effective he supposed. But odd. "What are Bob-boms?"
"They are small bombs that walk around for a limited time before exploding. They also explode upon collision with anything in its path."
The Kyokushin warrior tried to picture the item, but eventually decided to leave it be. He looked at his companion who was staring straight at him, with a blank look. Currently he had no other questions, so he waited to see if Rock would say anything. The boy was more talkative and was bound to speak first.
Rock smiled brightly at him. "Oh! Come on, I have something to show you!"
He couldn't help but grin back at the boy. Ryu followed him to a room he had pointed out earlier as one of the smaller training room. It was empty and the boy in blue jogged towards the mat in the center of the room.
"Stand right there." Rock ordered, and the Kyokushin warrior did as instructed positioning himself a few feet away. He watched the boy in blue put his two hands together and pulled them back. His eyes widen, recognizing the technique immediately even as Rock gathered some energy before releasing it. He completed the attack with a similar shout Ryu used. "Hadoken!"
Ryu was astounded to see the perfectly executed attack, temporarily unable to speak after the other's performance. Eventually he gathered himself. "How did you do that?"
The boy in blue closed the distance between them until he was standing in front of the Kyokushin warrior. "Like you do! Um...maybe not exactly like you do..." Rock showed him his hands.
He watched in amazement and panic as the palms of the boy's hands seemed to open up and produce holes that pulsed with a faint light. "What...?" He paused, noting how Rock's smile had vanished. Instead he was looking nervous.
"...you are a robot...?"
"Um...yeah...I am." He replied, hesitantly, eyes watching Ryu's reaction.
The Kyokushin warrior didn't want to give Rock the wrong impression. He sat down on the mat, motioning for the blue bomber to do the same. "How did you learn the Hadoken?"
"I can...um...download? Yeah, I suppose that sounds better than 'absorb'. I download the data into me after defeating my opponent. From there I can access it at any time. Though here, Master Hand has limited by abilities. He says it's mostly for show."
"It seems wrong to limit a fighter's abilities."
Rock shrugged. "I'm okay with it."
"...how many different techniques do you have?"
"...one hundred thirty seven."
Ryu blinked, impressed by the amount. "That is amazing."
Rock blushed. "It's not that hard...I am a robot after all."
"Don't belittle your achievements so easily."
The blue bomber smiled.
"Wait, that does not fully explain how you are able to do the Hadoken."
"Oh! ...I fought you." He tilted his head. "Actually, he was a robot. He fought like you...and the last robot...well he self-destructed and I was unable to obtain any data from him. I figured Dr. Wily might have been behind it, but..." Rock shook his head. "I was unable to find any connection between the robot and Dr. Wily."
Ryu processed the information. First off, Rock fought a robot of him?
Could it have been S.I.N.? There were too many divisions within the organization to fully know what they were researching and building. Viper wouldn't or couldn't, though Ryu believed it was both, inform them of anything she discovered during her infiltration. He concluded the same with Guile, Chun-Li, and Cammy.
He supposed with what S.I.N. produced that it would be plausible they created a robot of him. For what purpose? And how did they transport it to a different dimension? Surely, S.I.N. wasn't tampering with the fabric of the universe... Ryu shook his head. Then again he supposed it would be more surprising if they weren't.
Second, there was more than just him. Rock mentioned a second robot that self-destructed. Had they been some sort of prequel to Seth and cloning? He was worried. "Where there any remaining pieces?" Ryu frowned at the concern gnawing at him and how morbid his question sounded. "I mean, is there any way for someone to duplicate those robots?"
"None." Rock replied, shaking his head as well. "Each of them left nothing, aside from the weapon chip. But at that point it's so fragile that when I download the data it disintegrates. And the base didn't have any more copies of them."
"Copies?"
"Yeah. I defeated them too."
The Kyokushin warrior decided to inform Chun-Li and Gulie about this new information. While it may lead to nothing, it was still good to know about this. He would have to ask Master Hand about communicating with his friends.
"Umm Ryu? Are you alright with this?"
He refocused on the other, processing his question. Was he alright with this? "This?"
"I mean...with me being a robot and all. Some of the others were a bit shocked and from what Mario told me they had a bad run in with R.O.B. and weren't sure I was trustworthy for a while."
That was foolish on their part. Ryu felt nothing but trust towards his friend. He paused; strange how he quickly included the blue bomber as a friend . He eventually nodded. "I am fine with you."
"Oh good!" The robot sighed in relief. The Kyokushin warrior was awed at how the blue bomber seemed so human. The smiles, the concern, the embarrassment. Everything he'd seen the blue bomber show and do. It was amazing, and probably easy to forget he wasn't an actual boy. Rock smiled at him and for the time being was quiet. Ryu also fell silent, comfortable with the robot in blue. Suddenly, Rock nervously twiddled his fingers. He pursed his lips and the Kyokushin warrior waited.
"Can I ask you something?"
Ryu nodded.
"I feel something, right here." A hand covered his chest. "Something that kind of...pulls me towards you. And...I feel happy to be with you. Do you feel it too?"
The Kyokushin warrior took a moment to gather his thoughts. He too felt an odd pull towards the child like robot. It was strange; he felt at peace when near the boy. A strange sense of ease. A bond that was made instantly upon eye contact. "I do."
"What do you think it is?" Rock asked, eyes seemed to be filled with curiosity.
It was so easy to forget that he was a robot. Ryu smiled. "Perhaps...it's similar to what I feel with Ken."
"Who's Ken?"
"My best friend...I consider him my brother."
"So family?"
"Yes."
Rock processed the answer. "Hey! Now that you point that out, it does feel the same!"
"You have family?"
"Yeah." The blue bomber grinned. "Dr. Light, Roll, Rush, Beat, and Blues! And now you!" In a flash, Rock had jumped up and launched himself at Ryu.
The Kyokushin warrior was surprised at the hug and it was only instincts that allowed him to react and catch the robot. He was also shocked at Rock's weight and fell to the ground. He wasn't heavy enough to cause breathing problems, but it was a little uncomfortable. Still, Ryu smiled and returned the embrace.
(*) VIS - Very Important Smasher as seen in Chapter 12 - From Nowhere.
137 comes from the Megaman Special Weapons page. I was trying to find the number of weapons Rock has stored away and, assuming none listed are for X, then he should have 137 abilities from the other Robot Masters.
Oh boy. This…this oneshot…I don't know how to feel about it. I really don't. And the ending...meh...I guess it's more of an exploration of character for Ryu and Rock. I hope they're both satisfactory!
Anyway, the 'pull' towards each other is my nod towards them both being from Capcom. Since in my Smash Universe I'm creating in these oneshots (and from 'You, Me, and Him') each series is a different dimension Rock and Ryu aren't already friends and are familiar with each other.
Also, I made another nod towards the Megaman x Street Fighter game that came out some time ago (and yes I watched someone play through it because I'm terrible at Megaman games and I'm only familiar with Megaman X and X2; and yes I'm completely ignoring the end credits of Megaman X Street Fighter…those who've played it know what I'm talking about)
I'm not going to try and connect that game to the Street Fighter universe. I'm still don't understand everything from SF. S.I.N., the Dolls, Bison, there's even an Evil Ryu! …my head hurts, just thinking about all that information…I think Ryu knows about robots so he wouldn't be totally freaking out...I think...? Well, even if he's not let's pretend, yeah?
Moving on, I almost used 'Ansatsuken warrior' for Ryu, but after some more researching; I found that it's possibly wrong, as Ansatsuken is used to describe a form of fighting with the intent to kill. Which Ryu doesn't do. Something about it being a modified version. I didn't want to go with the Shotokan either, since it's stated (in the Street Fighter Wiki…psh…using a wiki to base information on…yeah…I've done it before…) that his form doesn't actually resemble it. So…I found Kyokushin was used to describe his style. If that's still wrong, then please correct me, and I'll change it!
Bye all!
ZeroGD