Jazzerman here, I do not own any of these characters, they are owned by their respected companies, blah, blah, blah. You've heard this crap before. I DO own Jonny Wily. If you'd like to use him in a fic, just tell me.

But I do own this story.

A Wily tale, the beginning.

Part 6

The next day Jonny was at the bakery waiting for Mega man. He had been since the bakery had opened hours ago. Jonny had earned a few curious looks from the people who went in and out of the bakery but this they where just passing glances. The image of the six year old wearing old mismatched clothes fading from thought as gradually as they walked away.

Jonny was about to walk back to the alleyway, thinking that Mega man and Roll had lied about meeting him here. But as soon as Jonny was about to leave he saw both of them walking towards him.

"Hi Jonny." Mega man told the six years old. A friendly grin on his face.

Jonny didn't feel like smiling. Not after how long he had been waiting. "Hi..."

"How have you been?" Roll asked.

Before Jonny could respond with a complaint his stomach answered for him. "... Hungry."

Roll giggled. "Just a second." The blonde haired robot walked into the bakery and quickly returned with a bag of groceries. Then handed a small bread roll to Jonny which he gobbled down right in front of them.

"Thanks..." Jonny said, feeling much better that the pains in his stomach where much quieter.

Roll giggled. "It's okay."

"So do you have anything planned for today?" Mega man asked.

Jonny shook his head. Finding food and meeting these two robots was all he had planned.

"Well, would you like to come see our home?" Mega man asked.

Jonny blinked. His brain could barely register what he had heard. Mega man was inviting HIM to come visit his house! Meeting Dr. Light was one of many dreams he had.

After a short awkwardly quiet walk they arrived the home of Dr. Light.

As they headed for the door Rush rounded the corner and knocked Mega man over. The blue bomber was helpless as Rush began to lick his master's cheek.

"Rush! Knock it off!" Mega man cried through ticklish laughs.

Jonny felt a wince of pain when he saw Mega man's faithful robotic dog. He missed playing with Constance...

Rush walked over and sniffed at Jonny before sitting down in front of Jonny and happily wagging his tail.

Jonny looked at Rush as memories of all the time he spent with his pet rushed back to him... Jonny knelt down and began to pet Rush. Rush noted the sad look on the youth and licked Jonny's cheek. Hoping to cheer him up by showing him that he didn't want to see Jonny look so heartbroken.

Jonny gave the robotic dog a hug before getting back up. "Take care of him Mega man... My old robot dog had his memory wiped when I was in the hospital... I miss my Constance..."

Mega man sighed, he didn't know Jonny even HAD a robot dog...

"So, are you Jonny? Mega man and Roll told me about you."

Jonny looked over to see a kind old man in a white lab coat, blue dress pants, and a pair of brown shoes. He had a cottony and well groomed white beard that couldn't help but remind of Jonny of Santa clause.

The old man walked out of the house and walked up to Jonny, smiling kindly down at Jonny.

"Hello Dr. Light." Jonny said in a meek voice. He had wanted to meet this old man for a while. What fan of Mega man hasn't?

"Well my boy, you've grown since I last saw you." The old man said with a warm chuckle.

Jonny blinked. "huh?"

"Well, I never saw you in person." Dr. Light admitted. "I had the honor of meeting your father once at the university during one of my guest lectures. When I met him he showed me a picture of you. At the time you where just a baby though."

Jonny looked away, a little embarrassed that his father had shown Dr. Light pictures of him as a baby. No six year old boy enjoys the though of their parents gushing over how cute they where to a person they idolized to some degree.

With little prodding, Jonny walked inside. The house was almost sterile style clean, no doubt due to Roll's housekeeping and that the doctor needed the house as clean as possible for his experiments in his lab. Which happened to be just a very large room stockpiled with the best equipment money could buy. But other than that the house was simple. Nothing really fancy like art pieces or exotic decorations. There where a few potted plants but that was it.

Almost on cue Roll called them into the kitchen as Jonny finished having a quick look around the house.

"What are we having?" Jonny asked as he sat down across from Dr. Light at the dinner table.

Roll walked over to the stove and brought a large steaming pot over to the table. "Meat and vegetable soup. Dr. Light has a great liking for soup."

Jonny looked over at Dr. Light.

Dr. Light chuckled. "What? Soup is great on cold nights."

"No it's just... Do you always make so much? I mean Mega man and Roll don't eat..."

"It's okay." Mega man said. "I usually sit and talk with Dr. Light and talk with him during supper time."

Jonny wasted no time and took the ladle and got a large portion of soup for himself. Jonny looked at what was in his bowl. Carrots, celery, tomato, what he guessed was beef... He knew he HAD to be starving to think that vegetables looked good. Jonny took his spoon and took a bite.

"This is really good Dr. Light!" Jonny managed to squeeze out between spoonfuls of hot soup.

"Roll is the one that cooked this Jon. It's her you should be thanking." Dr. Light said as he ate a spoonful of hot soup.

Jonny lowered his head, feeling somewhat ashamed for not giving Roll the credit she was due. "Oh... Sorry Roll."

Roll smiled sweetly after a quick giggle. "It's okay. I'm just glad you like it."

"Listen, thanks for the food... I haven't felt this good in a long time..." Jonny said. A smile starting to creep on his face.

"It's a pleasure to have company." Dr. Light said. "Usually the only people who visit me are other scientists and blow hard politicians."

Jonny laughed. He was glad that Dr. Light was being so nice. It was reassuring that some people in this world could be as kind as his parents where.

After Dr. Light and Jonny had finished off the whole pot they began to talk, mostly small talk at first but the topic soon turned to Jonny's interest in robots.

"So my boy, how much do you know about robots?" Dr. Light asked.

"My dad taught me a little..." Jonny said as he fought back the hurtful memories of the peaceful life he once had. "I knew how to fix Constance, the robot dog we used to have. But nothing like Mega man or any advanced robot. Constance was an old model anyway..."

Dr. Light nodded. "Well, even being able to do that at your age is something special my boy."

Jonny looked up at the aging doctor. The warm look in Thomas Light's reminded Jonny so much of his father that he had to fight back the urge to run over and hug him and start crying like a two year old.

Roll took the pot, bowls, and silverware to the kitchen to wash them as Mega man walked over to Jonny, noting the forlorn look and tears building in his eyes.

"Hey Jonny, I have the newest video game system. You wanna give it a try? It's really great." Mega man said. Hoping to get Jonny's mind on something other than his parents.

Jonny shook his head as he got up. "I just want to be alone... Tell Roll thanks again for the soup for me..."

Before Jonny got very far Dr. Light spoke up. "Say Jonny, how would you like to stay here with us?"

Jonny looked at the old doctor with unblinking eyes for a few seconds. This was all too much at once. Dr. Light was the leading man in the field of robotics. Jonny knew that he could teach him to be as good at robots as his father. Plus he'd be living with Mega man. It was almost too good to be true.

"I... I need to think it over..." Jonny said, adverting his gaze from Dr. Light's kind eyes. "If that's okay with you..."

"Sure. Take your time." The old man said.

Jonny said good bye to Mega man and Roll. Promising he'd come back once he made up his mind... Or wanted more soup.

As they watched Jonny walk off, Mega man turned to Dr. Light. "Are you sure it's okay to let him go Dr. Light?"

The aging doctor sighed. "Yes Rock... I don't wish to force him to stay."

"Okay father..." Mega man said as he watched Jonny turn around the fence and disappear. "I just hope he's okay out there."

"You are not alone in that my son." Dr. Light said as he turned to head back into the house.

On the way home Jonny contemplated what Dr. Light had offered. It was very tempting. Living a home with his hero and a kind old man, a warm bed, meals that weren't based around bread...

As he walked past his house Jonny noticed an unfamiliar glow coming from over the shrubs that encircled his former place of residence. Peeking through the leaves Jonny saw a sight he hoped never to see again. The same men who had taken the lives of his parents where throwing flaming bottles and stones through both whole and broken windows. The house itself was a shamble of it's former self. The siding had been ripped off and whatever remained was defaced with obscene graffiti. Nearly every window was broken by this point and flames danced from within the house casting the men's shadows against the ground as they hooted and laughed in their sadistic revelry.

Jonny could feel a lump forming in his throat. It was bad enough that these men had taken his family away only a few weeks ago but the sight of his home going up in smoke was all too much. In only a few short minutes the house would be a complete loss and have to be torn down. Thus tearing the only thing that remained in memory of his time with his mother and father.

"Hey Mike, what about the robotic flea bag?" One of the men asked as he motioned over a smashed pile of metal and silicone.

Jonny recognized the one he was talking to. He was the one who held him while his family was murdered in front of him. Jonny would never forget the hateful scowl on that man's face for the rest of his life.

'Mike' didn't even turn to his fellow rioter. He just kept looking into the flames and smiled. "We'll take it to the junkyard and crush it after we're done here. As for the people living here if they make it out before the house burns down... Good for them."

Jonny couldn't stand this anymore... He wasn't brave enough to face these men, protect his pet, or save his parents... Instead he just ran. The tears that touched the street where the only sign he left as he ran away.

To be continued...

A/N: Sorry this was so late… My compy was in the shop for a week and I've been busy… I'll try to update a little faster than I have been…