Just a plot bunny I had in mind. Not sure if I'll continue it.
Prologue:
A lone figure stands over a broken body. "Broken" is a visceral understatement as the body before the figure was just a torso, a head, and a right arm. If the body was human, they would certainly be dead, however the victim wasn't human, not in the traditional sense.
The victim was a red robot, male, with a yellow antenna with a ring on top. His body sparked as he looked up at his attacker. "W-Why?"
"Tonka trucks and building blocks, baseball bats and cowboy hats~!" the Attacker sung in a soft falsetto. "Ring Man, Ring Man…You were one of the fourth wave robot masters designed to kill Mega Man, a Robot Master with high combat specs, I expected more."
"T-That was years ago! My brothers and I live a peaceful life now!" Ring Man exclaimed angrily. "We're all about helping humans now, especially with our creator, Doctor Cossack!"
"Superman capes and cardboard forts, comic books and baseball cards~" his attacker sang again. "If it was so easy to reform then why am I still here? Why am I still h-hearing his incessant chat of defeating Mega Man?! He's still in my head, trying to wind me up like a toy soldier!" The attacker's words became more and more frantic, unhinged.
"Doctor Cossack purged any of Wily's programming from our systems! He regave us our purpose!"
"Muddy Hands and a dirty face~" the attacker sang once more. "Wily's handprints all over the place! There's no repurposing for me! He took me from my home, he twisted me into a weapon, a killer!"
Ring Man's optics focused on his attacker's face, gasping as he did. "Y-You're-"
"I am Quint, and if I have to tear the programming out of every single toy soldier Wily has built to free myself from him, I will!"
The last thing Ring Man's optics recorded before he was crushed was a deranged and damaged face of Rock Light wearing Green Armor.
End of Prologue
