Of Bank Heists and Business Men

The security guard was slammed into the wall. Roll had her orders but that didn't mean she had to like them, it also didn't mean she had to treat the poor guy too roughly, just enough to make him understand that he needed to stay out of their way. She cuffed him for his own safety

Proto disabled the security feeds and wiped their memory as Crash planted a bomb.

"Keep a lookout sis, our brother should be here soon."

Quick Man began filling the boxes and running them back out to pack them.

Mega Man blinked as a blur of red rushed past him.

"Quick Man!"

Quick Man stopped and turned.

"So you finally decided to show up Mega-jerk!"

Mega pointed his buster, body tense, ready to move out of the way.

"No no no!" Wily was listening to the whole thing. He always showed up when he wasn't wanted and they hadn't taken enough money yet.

The blast hit Mega from behind.

"You're a little early to the party brother."

Quick Man took the opportunity to fling him into a parked car, dashed over and started pummeling him.

"Quick Man! Get back to your job, let the others take care of him!" Wily barked.

Proto was annoyed, Wily may be a genius but delegating which robot masters did what was best left to him or Shadow. Quick Man was a very dangerous adversary for Mega without Flash, Bright or Gravity around.

"Proto! Ultra Girl get in there and take care of that pest!"

Roll grit her teeth, but she couldn't disobey a direct command. She activated her newly repaired jet propulsers to join the fray.

Mega had always been better with long range attacks then with close combat and that was where Proto and Roll excelled. It was more difficult to fend off two at the same time, Proto was pure street brawling power, Roll was well versed in several martial arts.

"Why are you doing this Roll?"

Mega demanded as he punched Proto in the face only to get kicked hard in the gut by his sister. Had he been human, it would have knocked the wind outta him. He broke his fall and was back up on his feet, firing off a warning blast to scatter them.

"Because he told me to."

He had a feeling that she was glaring at him from behind her visor at his stupid question, but there was something about the way she'd put an emphasis on he. Something her body language was trying to convey. To anyone else, especially a robot master they'd think she meant Wily but to him-

Proto had noticed too, as he was more in the loop then either of them. He charged a shot and Roll barely got away. It was meant to serve as a warning to his little brother not to forget he was there and to his little sister about where her loyalties lay.

"Hey watch it!" She snapped.

"Not my fault sis, you saw me charging that shot, shoulda moved outta the way earlier."

Wily cursed irritably.

"Get out of there! The robo-police are coming fast!"

"No you don't!" Mega cracked his fist and sent Roll stumbling, Roll was suddenly very angry, not just at Wily and Proto but at Mega too.

She unleashed a flurry of kicks and punches, she dodged and leaped, her jet propulsers let her make short dashes that carried her out of the way.

Mega grabbed her hair and knocked her into the wall. Proto grabbed him and kneed him hard, a vicious elbow strike to the face sent his brother reeling, a snap kick had him on the ground. Quick grabbed Crash and ran him around, setting little bombs around the fighting siblings.

"I said Retreat! That's an order!" Wily screeched.

"Aw doc, do you always hafta put an end to my fun?" Proto whined as he and Roll ran for the van.

Mega suddenly noticed the crash bombs and ran into the building. He unlocked the unconscious guard's cuffs and hid in one of the safes. The explosions collapsed the front part of the bank

They hadn't made off with much money but they'd still gotten away with it.

"Dammit!" He growled and started to shove aside debris so he could clear a path.

Proto sat in the front seat sulking. He knew his sister still had her orders with Light and the FBI and he knew she was feeling guilty the longer she played this failed farce, he'd felt the same way during the whole fiasco with Cochran's election, but he didn't have to like or tolerate it when she did it right in front of him.

He was bent on keeping her around solely for his own selfish reasons, the doc's reasons came second. He had bonded with his sister and he wouldn't allow anyone, Light, Mega, the government or Wily to take her away. She was his sister-in-battle and it would stay that way come hell or high water. Hopefully, he'd have his brother there too.

When they got back to base, Wily was ranting loudly about the failed operation. Granted, he knew Mega Man and the robo-police would show up but still.

Proto shoved the boxes in the doctor's arms. "Here's your money!"

"This isn't nearly enough to-"

"Then why don't you go out next time and rob a bank?" Proto snapped. Clearly, he was in no mood to put up with the old man's tantrums.

"You knew they'd be coming and we got you as much as we could." His voice was cold and logical. "So stop complaining!"

"Well if Quick Man hadn't stopped to pick a fight with Light's blue pest-"

"Wily, you're a genius when it comes to technological know-how, but when it comes to stuff like this, you really need to stop and let me or Shadow handle the robot masters when we're out on a job. Quick was the best choice to keep my brother occupied while the rest of us loaded the cash."

"Are you telling me how to run MY army?!"

"Aren't you always saying more hands make less work?" Proto countered smoothly. "Use that big brain of yours doc."

And from there it was every argument they'd ever had over the past five years.

A screen flickered on and Mr. Venixion scowled and leaned forward, trying to glimpse any telling features of the figure who sat in the deep shadows.

This mystery man had called him and offered him an opportunity he shouldn't have been able to resist, a chance to get rid of Wily and get his stolen robot back in one fell swoop. But he was very cautious and suspicious and didn't like to take offers that sounded to good to be true.

"Who are you again and what exactly do you want in return for your help?" He asked.

"I prefer to keep some anonymity the same as you do, but for now, you may call me Mr. Kagero. I want to bring Wily down as much as you do and I can get you past Skull Fortresses' defenses, but his robot masters are mine to keep."

Mr. Venixion laughed as though he found this whole exchange funny.

"And what makes you think we can't get past that buffoon's defenses ourselves Mr. Kagero?"

"Oh you could, given enough time," The man conceded amiably "and you may think Wily's a ridiculous fool and perhaps he is, but Skull Fortress isn't nearly as easy to penetrate as you'd think and the mad doctor is on par with Venixion's greatest minds, he simply doesn't have your resources and widespread connections. Furthermore its so ridiculously showy and over the top that everyone would know who had infiltrated and why. Your cover would be blown wide open, my superior hacking skills could get you in and out quickly and covertly, how else would I be able to access this number so easily?"

Mr. Venixion drummed his fingers on the table. This man was clever and dangerous.

"What guarantee would we have that you would not betray me later?"

Though he could not see, Mr. Kagero seemed to smile as though he were about to reveal his winning hand.

"It's very simple, I won't betray you if you won't betray me, You take Wily down discreetly, get your weapon back and continue to run your little empire. I take Wily down for the wrongs he's done to me, keep his robot masters and you'll never have to hear from me again. It's a win-win situation for everyone, but keep this in mind, I know who you are Mr. Wu, where you live and that you have a pretty little wife and two children at home. Betray me and I'll end your pathetic little lives. Are we clear?"

The man's words shook him to his core, but he played it cool and tried not to show how much he'd been affected, though the other man seemed to know anyways.

"Perfectly clear Mr. Kagero."

"Good." The man purred. "We'll keep in touch."

And with that the call was terminated.

"Trace it!" He barked.

But there was nothing to trace.

Author's Notes

Who is this mysterious guy and why does he wanna take Wily down? Any guesses?

Hope you enjoyed this chapter and see you next time.

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