Sorry, the only action in this chapter is the dream. I lied to you all. I'm going to go cry in a corner now. But, in the meantime, please enjoy. *Goes to sob in corner*

Chapter 6: The Dream

Rock was dreaming again.

It seemed that he was having the same dream as last time, but it was a bit more clear.

He could see that he was in a boxing arena, that was filled with hundreds of screaming fans. He was facing the same figure as before, but MegaMan could now identify him.

The announcer shouted "Go", and the fight was on.

Pikachu came in for a headbutt attack, and nailed Rock right in the face. While he was stunned, Pikachu called down a thunderbolt from the sky and it struck Rock like a blue lightning rod. MegaMan quickly snapped out of it though, and equipped one of the twelve weapons that he had selected; Metal Blade.

He quickly threw two at Pikachu, but the electric mouse would take none of it, dodging both and hitting MegaMan with a devastating Quick Attack. Pikachu then called another god-like bolt from the sky, and sent Rock flying into the blast line, where he promptly exploded.

Rock woke up right then, and would have been panting and in a pool of sweat if he wasn't a robot.

He didn't know what these dreams meant. Why was he even dreaming? His logic processors made him think that since dreams were a purely a trait of organisms, it wasn't even in his programming to dream.

He stepped out of his room, and saw that Sonic was passed out on the couch.

Rock chuckled to himself. He, Pac-Man, and Sonic had stayed up really late the night before. Rock bailed out early, because his charge was getting low.

Rock looked around, to make sure no one was watching him. He then scanned Sonic, and sent the data back to Light Labs. The day before Rock left, Dr. Light had told him to collect data on any unfamiliar living thing that he came across, because was participating in a global project to document every organism identifiable.

It was 7:00 am, according to MegaMan's internal clock. He was warned at dinner last night that you needed to eat breakfast before 9:00, because that was when Kirby woke up. No more explanation was needed, because Rock had scanned Kirby earlier.

He quietly made his way down to the Dining Hall, careful not to wake anyone up. He seemed to be the first person there, but he noticed another robot sitting at one of the tables. He was white, with binocular eyes, and a pole for a body. He seemed to be plugged into a box that had a big waffle on it. Rock went to sit down next to him. The other robot didn't even seem to notice him. Rock kind of sat there awkwardly for a few minutes, until the other robot started speaking.

"Are you not you going to introduce yourself?" the other robot said. He sounded like one of those fake electronic voices that you ask questions, like "Where is the closest grocery store?", "What is the meaning of life?", or "Will you marry me?" on some of those old "smartphones".

"Y-yeah. I'm MegaMan."

"I know. I saw you last night." the other robot said.

"Then, why did you ask me to introduce myself?" Rock asked.

"Because it is polite." the other robot answered. "Robotic Operating Buddy, or R.O.B., at your service." R.O.B. gave a slight bow, then stuck out his claw hand.

MegaMan took it, and felt a slight jolt. He quickly pulled his hand away.

That only happens when... nah, it couldn't be that. Rock thought.

"So, what's that you're plugged into? " He asked.

"It's called a food box. Since I don't have a mouth, I plug myself into this box, and I gain all the pleasures of eating a certain food. In this case, it's a full waffle breakfast."

"That's amazing." said Rock, genuinely impressed. "How is it made?"

"Well, I invented it myself. I just get living volunteers to wear this cap that is connected to a computer." R.O.B. explained. "I have them eat certain foods, and then the cap copies the brainwave patterns that the subject receives while eating this food. I then translate that into computer code, and put that code into its own little box that robots can plug into. Would you like to try it?"

"Um, no thanks." Rock said. "I actually have artificial taste buds, so I don't need that."

"Oh…" R.O.B. tilted his head down, showing he was disappointed.

"But, it's amazing that you invented this all by yourself! Who built you?"

"That is a very sore subject for me. I would like it if you would not bring it up." R.O.B. said sternly.

"Sorry…"

Rock then got an email from Crazy Hand. It was the fight schedule for that week. It didn't take long for him to find his fight, because it was supposed to be that day. It was a 1-on-1 match against…

...Pikachu.

Rock was so surprised he fell out of his chair.

"Are you alright?" asked R.O.B..

"Yeah." MegaMan said while getting up. "Yeah, I'm fine."

That was the complete opposite of the truth. To put it into scientific terms, he was freaking out.

The fight was not until 12:00, so he still had time to calm down. Then, he got an idea.

"Nice to meet you R.O.B., but I have to go do something now." Rock said.

"Goodbye, then." R.O.B. said as Rock ran out of the Dining Hall.

"Hmm. Fascinating!" Dr. Mario said. "You have the most amazing artificial brain that I have ever seen. It's so similar to a human's, but yet, perfect for a robot."

"Well, can you answer my question?" asked Rock from under the brain scanner.

"Yes, but why are you asking this? Shouldn't Dr. Light know?" asked the Doctor.

"I didn't think about it until I got here."

"I see." a beep came from the machine. Well, it's been confirmed. Though your brain is amazingly advanced, it is not human enough to dream."

Rock was even more spooked because of this. But he tried not to show it to the best of his ability.

"Um, MegaMan? Are you nervous, or stressed about something?"

"Hm? Oh! No. No, not at all."

"Then why is the scanner showing signs of stress in your brain?"

"Must be a glitch. Whelp, gotta go! I have a fight in less than an hour."

Dr. Mario watched MegaMan run out of his office, not believing what the Blue Bomber said at all.

*Got back from sobbing in corner* I promise that there will be the real action in the next chapter. I'm already working on it. See you. *Goes back to sob in corner*