Of Prototypes and Luddites.
MegaMan teleported back to Light Tower, the HQ of the corporation. Dr. Light came up to him and hugged him.
"Are you ok? Is there any damage?" said Light.
"I'm fine, just a few scratches." said MegaMan
Lan walked into the room. "Is IceMan dead?" he asked.
MegaMan sighed "I couldn't save him"
Lan put his hands on MegaMan's shoulder "Don't beat yourself up for that. IceMan didn't really have a choice, and even if he could, that would be his fault, not yours."
MegaMan took off his helmet. Lan turned on the news.
"Just in: the robots guarding the Alaskan oil mines have deactivated. The Robot Master, IceMan, was found with buster wounds in his chest and face. Light security forces are coming in to retrieve their property." said the anchorman. "Nobody knows what destroyed IceMan"
"People are starting to notice. Good." said Lan
MegaMan put a chip he retrieved from IceMan's body into his buster. His armor changed colors. It was now white and dark blue.
Light said "Weapon copy system: One of our greatest works. It allows you to copy any of the weapon from the Robot Masters."
MegaMan spoke up "Father…why did build these weapons for me before I was created?"
Dr. Light answered "Rock, I've been meaning to tell you about your brother. His name was Blues, or ProtoMan as some people called him. He was built to be a hero-he was a hero, for all mankind-A counter-terrorist robot. He was the first model of sentient androids."
"What happened to him" asked Rock.
Dr. Light sighed "Have you ever heard the story of Icarus? ProtoMan was…too powerful for his own good. Me and Wily gave him our best technologies: internal transporters, riot shields, fast charging busters. He was an experiment in how far our technology could go. He had no AI shackling. He was his own man. We wanted to see how far he could go. One day, he fought too hard, and overloaded his power core. Fried his whole body. Your armor was built for him. Know your limits Rock, and stay within them"
"Yes, Father." said MegaMan.
Later on….
Lan and Roll were walking across the streets that night. 3 guys walked in front of them. They were holding a device to Roll. One man said "Yeah, she's a robot" he said. He picked up a knife "I've had enough of you metal freaks hurting our cops. My sister is being held hostage by one of you."
Lan said "She has no connection to the robot masters"
The man said "That's what they want you to think. Y'know what this is? It's the start of a robot rebellion! If they all have their way, they'll be growing us in tanks and using us for power. We are the Luddites, and we're here to stop that by destroying all robots"
Lan grabbed his pistol and pointed it at the enemies. "We don't want any trouble."
The man said "What are you, her boyfriend? See what I mean, they're already able to evoke our sympathy. That's the first step in our dehumanization. Step aside, or die".
"Roll, leave." said Lan. "I have a right to defend corporate property. At your peril."
The luddite looked sternly at him "Fine, but I'm warning you, this is high treason against your own kind." He said and then left.