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Chapter 5: The Office
Rock was led down a few twisting halls before he got to Master Hand's office. He assumed he was feeling the same way a student would feel if he had been sent to the principal's office. He never went to school, so he wouldn't know.
MegaMan stepped inside the office, and was surprised to see so many papers stacked up on one another. he didn't see one computer in the room, so he guessed that Master hand went old school any chance he got.
"Sit down, Rock." Master Hand said.
There were three chairs, one that was made of hard wood, one that had a huge cushion, and one that looked like it had a pillow cushion attached to its wooden frame. Rock chose to sit in the latter.
"You know, you can tell a lot about a man from the chair he sits in." Master Hand said.
So it was a test, Rock thought.
"One that will sit down in the uncomfortable wooden chair might have low self respect, or might just not care about how comfortable the chair is. One that sits in the cushiony chair might have high expectations, or come from a very rich family, and is used to being pampered." continued Master Hand.
"Or, one who tries to stay in the middle, someone who wants a compromise, or doesn't want to be seen as a fool or a snotty rich kid, will choose the semi-comfortable chair." Master Hand said.
"What does that say about me?" asked MegaMan.
"It's up to you to decide what you think it means." said Master Hand quietly. "Rock, I took you here because we need to talk about your ability."
"Why?" asked Rock.
"Because if I let you into the battlefield with 99 different weapons, you would be too over-powered compared to any of the other fighters." Master hand answered.
"Well, what do you think we should do about it?"
"I need you to choose twelve of your current weapons that you will use in fights. Only twelve. Then every time you step onto a battlefield, every other weapon or item you have will be disabled." Master Hand said. "Do you understand?"
"Yes, sir." Rock said.
"I hope you don't think that you're in trouble."
"Oh, no, of course not."
"Well then, you can be off now." Master Hand said.
MegaMan got up and started walking out of the room, but stopped at the door. He turned.
"Um, Master Hand? Could I ask you a question?" he asked.
"Sure, anything Rock." Master Hand seemed distracted with organizing some of his papers.
"Well, I heard Mario talk about 'what happened last time', and I was wondering, what actually happened during the last tournament?"
Master Hand stopped what he was doing.
"You really want to know?"
Rock nodded.
"Alright, then. Close the door."
"Uggh! Why can't I beat you!?"
"Because Big Daddy is epic, that's why."
After the greeting at the auditorium, Pac-Man had started a quick friendship with Sonic, and was currently schooling him at Playstation All Stars: Battle Royale back at his and MegaMan's apartment.
"Alright, best out of 25." Pac-Man offered.
"No way. I'm through losing to you. It's time for Rayman Origins." said Sonic, taking out the game from his backpack. "And that way, we can play together, and not against each other."
Rock just at that moment walked through the door.
"Yo, Rock! We're playing Rayman Origins! Do you want to jump in?" asked Pac-Man.
"No thanks. Maybe later." Rock answered. He then walked into his room and slammed the door.
"What's his problem?" asked Sonic.
"I don't know." said Pac-Man.
Rock slumped against the door. He put his head in his hands, then dropped them to the ground. He was having trouble processing what he had just heard from Master Hand. He had told him the entire story of the Subspace Emissary, and how Master Hand got brainwashed by Tabuu, then escaped, but got killed. And then how after Tabuu got trapped in The Great Maze, somehow Master Hand got revived.
"How did you come back to life?" MegaMan asked Master Hand.
"I honestly don't know. The thing is that, after I 'woke up', I felt like something was missing. I just don't know what." Master Hand had responded.
The entire situation just blew MegaMan's metal mind. At least Tabuu was sealed away, so he couldn't get to them anymore.
The thing that really bothered MegaMan was that if Tabuu wasn't stopped, he would have taken over Earth, and every other planet in the universe. No, the multiverse. He might not even be standing here today.
And Dr. Light knew about it. Why didn't Dr. Light even mention this to him before going to this tournament was even an option?
Well, there's nothing I can do about it now. I just need to enjoy it. Yeah. Enjoy my time here.
Rock stepped out of the room.
"Hey guys,"
Sonic and Pac-Man turned from their game.
"Can I play?"
Both Pac-Man and Sonic grinned. Sonic tossed MegaMan a controller and they all played until dinner.
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