Chapter 1: The Gates Open
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"In the year 20XX, the world of robotics has advanced considerably thanks to the efforts of the renowned Dr. Thomas Light. However, the world is not at peace, as a former colleague of the good Doctor, Dr. Albert Wily, has challenged the status quo, repeatedly sabotaging Lights work, using his own robots to perform nefarious deeds or constructing his own to wreak havoc upon the world. In the name of peace, Dr. Light was left with little choice than to transform one of his own creations, Rock, a robot with a strong sense of justice, into the weaponized warrior, Mega Man. Through his heroic efforts, Mega Man has put a stop to Wily's plots of world domination time and time again, doing everything in his power to bring peace to the world."
"BLAST IT ALL!" Wily shouted to no one in particular, slamming his fist against the arm of his chair as he shut off the broadcast. The mustachioed menace had left the television broadcasting the news behind him while he was working, but he just couldn't take the station's focus on his former colleagues' machine any longer. "That accursed Mega Man has thrown a wrench into my plans for the last time…This time, things shall be different. They will be…they have to be…" The doctor reassured him, connecting a large power cable together as he looked up at his newest creation.
The structure was large, roughly the size of Wily's old Mecha Dragon, or 'Lousy Metal Lizard' as he called it after it was destroyed by the Blue Bomber. The device consisted of a massive metallic half circle shape, forming around a circle of space, two large generators supplying power to the device as bulbs indicating that it was operational began to glow bright.
"Even in the outer reaches of space I couldn't find the answer…" the doctor grumbled, reminiscing on how the Stardroids failed to finish off his fiendish foe. "No matter, I'm going beyond the stars to find the answers I need this time. I must…There has to be answers out there, something, anything that can get me a way to truly be rid of Mega Man, forever!" He cried out, looking up at the mechanical marvel he had just assembled. "You will be at the epicenter to a new future. Project Conduit, you shall find me a new world! One where Mega Man cannot hope to win!" Running a few fingers through his bushy mustache, Wily smirked as he raised a small device up with his free hand, his finger hovering over the button to activate the gate.
"Now…Find me, the Solution!" Click
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"Hrmmm…"
"Something the matter, Doctor?"
"Hum? No Sage, nothing is wrong. Just lost in thought…"
"Understood…Father."
A slight smirk crossed the face of the Doctor right below his mustache, the portly robotics expert's mood lightening up slightly as he cracked his knuckles, fingers a blur on the keyboard as he overlooked his newest and greatest creation. "After all that madness in the Starfall Islands you'd think I'd be sick of things that come from beyond this planet…Never! The great Dr. Ivo Robotnik would never lose sight of his ambitions" The illustrious doctor proclaimed, clenching his fist in the air.
"Especially not with that blasted Hedgehog still a factor against my plans of world domination…No matter. This invention is bound to at the very least give me more options to deal with Sonic and his motley crew." Looking up from his seat behind the computer, Dr. Eggman stared in awe at his newest contraption, some of his loyal Egg Pawns doing some last minute welding to make sure it was perfect.
"Sage, any signs of a problem before we commence the testing phase?" The doctor asked, consulting with the artificial intelligence he had designed.
"No errors of significant alarm detected, Father. The device is ready to enter phase 3." It replied, a reserved yet still distinctly female voice.
"Excellent. Then it's time, boys, back up!" Eggman called to his Pawns as they were alerted to the potential danger, moving away from their posts as the doctor stared eagerly at his newest creation. A large, silver and red metal gateway, power flowing through it as the Eggman insignia on the sides of it glowed from energy. "This shall be the gateway to so many possibilities. I dub thee, the Egg-Conduit! And with this, I shall go beyond our world without ever having to truly leave it!" He proclaimed, slamming his fist on the main power button as the device began to activate, electricity sparking as the gateway roared to life.
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It was like the doctors had gazed into a bizarre multiversal mirror. On one side, a small, balding doctor sitting inside a mechanical capsule, an impressive gray mustache adorning his face alongside some wide gray tufts of hair on the sides of his head, a white lab atop a black shirt and red tie for his visible clothes. On the other side, a taller, more rotund doctor, sitting behind a control panel, carrying a mustache just as impressive if not moreso, a pair of goggles covering the otherwise bald head of the doctor, a small pair glasses over his eyes, a red coat with white and yellow over a pair of black pants and boots, a pair of white gloves over his hands.
The two silently watched as one of their respective creations approached the gateway between them. One of Eggman's Egg Pawns approaches one of Wily's Mettaurs, looking it over as the yellow bot hid under its armored helmet, the Pawn tapping and trying to kick the opposing bot, but to no avail. As it turned to vent its voiceless frustrations to its respective Doctor, the Mettaur raised its head up, shooting a small projectile that smacked the Pawn in the back, knocking it over, much to the two doctors' amusement, as they looked up at one another, grinning.
"...Well now. It's a pleasure, doctor. We clearly, have a lot of things we should discuss~"