6.1 - In which, Wily and Eggman meat p2,
With a sigh of irritation Bryan continued his work on the newly crowned Metal Sonic v3.9 and ignored the mad duo of scientists. Over to the side numerous Roboticized Masters watched on seemingly apathetically to the resulting chaos.
Glancing out of the corner of his eye however the cyborg could tell that one or two of them were uneasy. Danm, he only got two out of the nine with that virus but he needed at least five if he wanted to sort out this mess.
Then again he only had like an hour to look over the whole Roboticization process to begin with and write said virus. In this case he was just lucky the damn thing worked at all and he had some sort of allies amongst this circus show.
Even Bass was at a loss on this mess and was mainly relying on him to get through this whole thing without being reprogrammed.
On the bright side he managed to use the knowledge he gleaned to create some sort of vaccine to the process for himself. One that, if for some reason he was hit with the Genesis Wave, should persist if his calculations were correct, possibly… maybe…
Alright he basically just threw things at the wall in a method similar to Wily's and hoped like hell that it stuck.
That said, looking back over the Masters from the corner of his eye he took note that Espio Man, while seemingly stoic, was putting off several small ticks to indicate he might have free will. Then again the chameleon was a ninja and doing a good job of hiding but he wasn't as familiar with the Network as the cyborg was.
The second member to not be affected was, rather ironically all things considered, Tails Man who was only just skirting by the whole thing. How the fox was managing to avoid detection was just a plain miracle as he was behind the whole lineup and nobody was bothering to look at him.
A glance at one of the regular Robot Masters, Pharaoh Man in this case, indicated they were messing with security cameras.
Which, if he was honest, was probably a good thing that nobody here would understand even if he didn't have concerns about this Eggman and Metal Sonic. His ability to work in the background was severely compromised this time around and everyone on his side knew it.
Thus here he was doing his job of upgrading the primary fighter of Eggman's forces so he could keep up with Bass. Which, if he's being honest, was a tall order seeing as how both he and Wily had been upgrading the black RM unit every chance they got.
Still, best to do his work up to standards and wait until everything was alright before speaking with the two RBM units.
"Ha Ha! This is brilliant Albert, seeing up those two blue brats for a fight was a perfect idea."
"Heh, why thank you Ivo, it's nice to have another like minded person around."
Rolling his eyes at the conversation Bryan finished up the last of the needed upgrades and took a few steps away from the still working Metal Sonic. Gabbing a cloth tossed half haphazardly on a nearby bench he wiped off the grease on his hands and walked towards the duo of madmen.
"Yo Wily, I finished the upgrades you wanted me to give your new boyfriend's robot. Mind if I grab two or three of the newest units and go over them in my own lab?
"I'm interested in seeing if they have anything we can use to upgrade the others due to the process in which they were created."
Watching the two of them look his way, Bryan noted Eggman frowned at him while Wily just rolled his eyes in annoyed fondness.
"Just keep them intact enough in case we need them for something apprentice, otherwise go nuts… and make sure to give us a copy of your findings as well."
With a quick salute towards the man he turned around and marched right towards the bots intent on grabbing two particular units. Probably a third to see if he could make something to counteract the effects of this mess and gain him another ally.
"Apprentice eh? I find it rather hard to believe that you have such a cheeky brat for one Albert… I don't like him."
"Meh, he grows on you after a while, cheek and all. Besides, you should see us after pulling an all nighter with no coffee, the snipping wars and insult battles tend to gather quite the crowd amongst my Robot Masters until we both collapse."
Shaking his head in exasperation he waved Bass towards Metal before quickly approaching the RBMs.
"Tails Man, Espio Man, Shadow Man, you're with me."
There was only a little bit of hesitation with the fox that the ninja obviously noted but the other two easily complied. Probably not the best thing to be going to another destination with two units but they should be weary enough to not try anything with Shadow amongst them.
The walk was tense even as he sent a quick PM to Tarkin to be ready with an override and the potential virus-anti-virus that had been generated.
Once to his lab however he paused to look the three over and opened the door with a wordless command for the three to enter. Thankfully any observation devices had already been scrambled and/or disabled leaving this place secure.
His own fox was quite good with anti-surveillance tactics and only stayed in the lab to keep it secure. The second the three were in the lab and he closed the door behind him however was the moment the fox struck.
A brief yip later and the two Mobians tensed in shock as Tarkin quickly jumped onto and overrode the third.
"Don't bother attacking. I'm actually on your side and hopefully we can get your friend here on the same side as well.
"And yes, before you say anything I know you both have free will, who do you think uploaded the virus that allowed you both to keep it?"
Rolling his eyes at the two of them he didn't bother looking as he walked towards the bench and grabbed a device. A few taps of buttons later he activated the prebuilt scrambler and scanner before finally looking at the two of them.
They were both obviously tense but appeared to be giving him the benefit of the doubt for the moment. Well, either that or they were shocked he was some sort of double agent despite his current state of employment.
"Wha, what?"
Tails Man seemed shocked and took a step backwards while Espio Man tensed and readied his weapon. In response Bryan just rolled his eyes and walked around to his workbench needing to get things done, fast.
"I'm less Wily's apprentice, even if that is true, and more his minder. I normally try to keep him from going off the deep end and mitigate things the few times he does slip into his more destructive modes.
"Unfortunately he's found this Eggman character and they are encouraging each other, making my job that much harder."
With a shake of his head the teen got to work on his project hoping he could do something to get additional allies. Thankfully however the two he sort of had now seemed to be coming to the conclusion he was the lesser of two evils.
Now, how was he going to make this plan go off the rails while proving he was loyal to the Wily-Eggman alliance. Ivo was already suspicious of him as it is and trying to keep an eye on his movements.
He also wouldn't be surprised if this Metal Sonic had something in store for him on Eggman's orders and/or own initiative. They seemed crafty enough for it and he wouldn't be surprised if the robot hedgehog had noted his behavior already either.
6.2 - The List
Working with cutting edge robotics while surrounded by the greatest of minds is an interesting experience. Being under the purview of the lone mad scientist of the lot was even more of one and left behind a headache.
Unknown to the big three however, Wily's lone apprentice had jokingly created a list of things to do to keep them living and/or forbidden from doing again. One that was quickly taken by Kalinka Cossack, expanded upon, and shared with the Robot Masters who expanded upon it as well.
At some point the scientists became aware of this and a bout of epic jealousy resulted in a three way paintball war springing up for the next six months straight. There might have also been some amusement/embarrassment/preening/ribbing on special mentions that left an impression on various people.
Thankfully it was kept in-circle so to speak and nobody outside the Wily, Light, Cassock families managed to gain hold of it. Heck, Blue's of all bots would go on to leave it with the next gen who would look back in reverence thanks to whomever left the sacred documents behind that saved them so many headaches.
-|:-:|- The List -|:-:|-
(1). Make sure your scientist is getting enough sleep, you do not want to see what they make in a sleep deprived state.
{ }-(a). Wily somehow fitted a laser cannon capable of leveling a building in a roomba.
{ }-{ }-(i). How, the cannon was twice as big as the cleaning bot.
{ }-{ }-{ }-(1). No clue he just did.
{ }-(b). Light built an over complicated machine with 15 buttons, 12 leavers, 26 switches, and three ripcords just to peel an orange.
{ }-{ }-(i). That is the only thing it can peel as well, why, just why?
{ }-(c). Cossack Mobile, enough said.
(2). Food is important, more wars have started over a missed meal than one would think.
{ }-(a). That was a memorable war.
{ }-{ }-(i). Why were all the bots food themed anyway?
{ }-{ }-{ }-(1). No clue, I have no clue
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(a). Don't forget about the cleaning bots that came after.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(i). We get it already Roll, stop bringing it up every time something similar pops up!
(3). Bathroom breaks are not a suggestion and no, the emergency chemical shower is no substitute for an actual shower.
{ }-(a). Dad tried that once, Roll threatened him with a broom. He didn't try again.
{ }-{ }-(i). … Video?
{ }-{ }-{ }-(1). From three separate angles.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(a). Aren't you supposed to have the Three Laws?
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(i). Yep, Dad says we do but he built a workaround that makes them more like suggestions for us.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(1). That seems like a Wily thing?
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(a). Shh. What nobody knows won't hurt them.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(i). Plausible Deniability, I don't want to know.
(4). Overly caffeinated scientists are not a good thing, three pots of caffeine is the limit. NO EXCEPTIONS!
{ }-(a). Wily Ping pong, it was spread out over nine cities and three continents.
{ }-{ }-(i). How?
{ }-(b). Light Light bulb, daybreak at midnight seen from three states away.
{ }-{ }-(i). Why were we not sued for that stunt?
{ }-{ }-{ }-(1). We blamed Wily
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(a). He still snickers over that incident.
{ }-(c). Cossack Gremlin-bots based off the movie with all abilities involved.
{ }-{ }-(i). $%^# We've still not caught all of them.
{ }-{ }-{ }-(1). Ah, my condolences.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(a). That's going to come back and haunt us isn't it?
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(i). Oh yeah, hopefully nobody finds out until after we're long gone or the statute of limitations runs out.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(1). Just blame Wily, he preens at the thought of chaos and won't mind.
{ }-(b). Bryan disguise booth, it took us a month to find him in that fox sanctuary.
{ }-{ }-(i). He's quite obsessed over those creatures isn't he?
{ }-{ }-{ }-(1). Actually Kalinka he's not. It's sort of a joke that's grown over time until it took on a life of its own.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(a). He only built Tarkin, everything else is somehow just a weird coincidence.
{ }-{ }-(ii). I'm not that bad, though how I managed that still eludes me.
{ }-{ }-{ }-(1). Fair. We still have no clue how you got away with that either.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(a). People can be rather oblivious at times.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(b). Any idea how it got stuck on fox anyways?
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(i). No clue, that thing sort of just happens nowadays.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(1). !-!-!
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(2). I thought that was a joke Bryan.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(a). Sorry Kal, it isn't.
(5). Never leave Kalinka Cossack alone with Bryan Wily in a lab with unrestricted access to energy drinks.
{ }-(a). I still don't remember what happened that day.
{ }-(b). I wasn't expecting her to actually dare me to make a mixed drink out of them, let alone drink the thing.
{ }-{ }-(i). Where did you even gain that skill anyways?
{ }-{ }-{ }-(1). Blame those two, they had a friend that taught me out of petty revenge for something.
{ }-{ }-(ii). How did Kalinka's heart not give out from that stunt?
{ }-{ }-{ }-(1). WHAT!? What in blazes happened? How much did I drink if it was that bad?
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(a). Don't worry Kal, you're fine. It wasn't that bad.
{ }-{ }-{ }-(2). I may or may not have had access to several genetically spliced hot peppers to help her sweat out the excess.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(a). Okay… that brings up questions on where you got them.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(i). Don't worry about it. No seriously don't worry, the less you know the better.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(1). You know I keep forgetting you're technically a Wily member Bryan. You are quite a bit more sane than expected for someone from that side of the divide.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(a). Thanks Kal, I try.
(6). Do not mess with Roll's kitchen, she will get mad and utterly destroy whomever dared to mess with her domain.
{ }-(a). Poor Bass, we warned him not to.
{ }-{ }-(i). I'm still living Blues, I will make your life difficult.
{ }-(b). Why does Roll have a stronger buster than all four of us?
{ }-{ }-(i). I trust her more than you or your brother Rock.
{ }-{ }-{ }-(1). Strangely enough I'm of the same opinion.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(a). … Fair, but unlike everyone else I know how to overclock my buster :D
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(i). Does that sound ominous or is it just me?
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(1). Listen Mega man, my apprentice scares me at times. This is one of those times or did you forget about the King incident?
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(b). Not cool old man, not cool.
{ }-(c). Totally worth it, I never knew she could be that hot let alone that the dweebs sister had a combat broom.
{ }-{ }-(i). SIMP
{ }-{ }-{ }-(1). I know where you sleep bro
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(a). Right back at ya Bass
{ }-{ }-(ii). TMI bro, TMI
{ }-{ }-{ }-(1). That's my sister Bass, harm her and I will use my shield to cave your head in.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(a). You don't scare me Blues
{ }-{ }-{ }-(2). Harm her and nobody will find your body Bass.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(a). … O.o" Scared now.
{ }-{ }-(iii). Ugh, my war bot has a crush on Thomas's maid bot.
{ }-{ }-{ }-(1). Look on the bright side Albert, unlimited teasing material!
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(a). Huh… that is nice.
{ }-{ }-{ }-(2). Uh oh, I sort of feel sorry for Bass now.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(a). Yep
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(b). Uhhu
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(c). Agreed.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(d). I really hope dad doesn't pull this stunt on me when I get around to dating.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(i). Don't count on it daughter. If they can survive my shotgun then I will be teasing you to your boy and/or girlfriend.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(1). EEP!
(7). Doctor Light is not allowed to make meatloaf ever again. The resulting eldritch abomination is not worth the effort to put down… again… for the third time in a row during its making process.
{ }-(a). $%^# $%^#& $%^# You mean he's gotten $%^#& worse!?
{ }-{ }-(i). Worse Wily? It actively tries to eat us now.
{ }-{ }-{ }-(1). Why is my mentor passed out in the middle of the lab?
{ }-{ }-(ii). But it tastes so good?
{ }-{ }-{ }-(1). Oh it's definitely one of the best meatloaf I ever tasted, hands down. It's just trying to make the thing that's the problem.
{ }-{ }-{ }-(2). I still remember college, he was almost banned from the culinary classroom the first time he made it. The teacher was actually crying tears of blood at the mere sight of the monstrosity.
{ }-{ }-{ }-(3). You're lucky to not be around when he's making it Cossack, it's a crime against nature.
{ }-(b). Why so much hate over my cooking, all my kids liked it very much.
{ }-{ }-(i). Sorry dad, it is good don't get me wrong but I don't like having to try to kill it every time you inadvertently bring it to life.
{ }-{ }-(ii). You programmed me to be a cook, and I still can't figure out how you bring it to life.
{ }-{ }-{ }-(1). Family trait unfortunately my daughter, your grandparents were much worse. I swear the number of times the hotdogs tried to start a revolution or the turkey came to life…
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(a). $%^#&
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(b). That explains so much about you Thomas
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(c). !-!-! Really now… tell me more.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(i). Rock no.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(1). Rock yes ;D
{ }-{ }-(iii). I still have scars from the first time you cooked meatloaf dad.
{ }-{ }-{ }-(1). Sniff, you called me dad.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(a). Sap Thomas, you are a sap
{ }-{ }-{ }-(2). What the fudge? Is that part of the reason you're not around so much?
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(a). No, now stop asking me to return.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(i). Come on Blues you know dad misses you.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(ii). Why are you so scared of him bro?
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(1). Is this because of your power core?
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(a). That crystal in your chest is not a power core.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(i). Peanut Gallery Bryan.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(2). Programming bug getting to you?
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(a). Not the fault of faulty programming.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(i). You are technically a prototype, it wouldn't be surprising if something was missing in you.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(1). Not the point. Shut up Bryan.
{ }-{ }-{ }-(3). Old times eh Break Man? Old times.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(a). Uh oh… I think you just gave Wily an idea Blues.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(i). $%^#&
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(1). Language!
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(a). English
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(b). Great, what is he up to now and will I need a fire extinguisher like last time?
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(i). Uh… last time?
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(1). You don't want to know Rock, trust me.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(a). Ominous
(7). Thomas' past is not to be looked over no matter how curious one is. Same goes for Cossack's and Wily. Bryan's time with his birth parents is also off limits.
{ }-(a). Ominous, very ominous.
{ }-{ }-(i). No one asked you Bass.
{ }-(b). You need to get Thomas really drunk if you want anything before his eighteenth birthday.
{ }-{ }-(i). Albert Zenith Wily
{ }-{ }-{ }-(1). Don't you full name me you menace Thomast! I keep telling you to go therapy for that crap!
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(a). Wily telling someone to go to therapy? That's messed up.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(b). I'm making an appointment right now for him in that case.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(i). Roll Chara Light
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(1). Don't you full name me! Therapist now!
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(a). … Fine.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(i). Roll can be quite scary. I'm rather glad I'm already enrolled in it.
{ }-(c). Dad, is this the reason behind your strange medicine, arachnophobia, and aversion for New-
{ }-{ }-(i). Yes Kalinka, no I won't say anything else so please stop.
{ }-{ }-{ }-(1). ?-?-?
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(a). Leave it alone Bryan or I will bring up your name.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(i). Fine.
{ }-(d). If my past is bad then Wily's is nightmare fuel.
{ }-{ }-(i). That bad, huh?
{ }-{ }-{ }-(1). There's a story behind that isn't there.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(a). Don't ask without copious amounts of alcohol and opioids.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(i). $%^# $%^#& What in blazes happened to you.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(ii). Wily…
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(iii). Unfortunately, I can't find any Therapist qualified to deal with his case.
{ }-{ }-(ii). Does this have anything to do with us all but abandoning the underwater lab?
{ }-{ }-{ }-(1). No comment.
{ }-{ }-{ }-(2). You have an underwater lab?
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(a). There's a reason we sent you after the Super Triennium instead of getting it ourselves Rock.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(b). I know Wily's not an aquaphobic but I still don't know why he hates the ocean.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(i). It's not the water itself but what's in it that I don't like remembering Thomas.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(1). Ominous, very ominous.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(a). Silence from the peanut gallery Bass.
(9). Space/Time is not a toy, nobody is to start messing with it again unless something from the other side of existence does first and makes it our problem.
{ }-(a). Note: Bryan has a general exception as long as Time Man is with him to supervise.
{ }-{ }-(i). Time Man was a fluke and the only experiment of the three scientists to somehow work out.
{ }-{ }-(ii). Why does my apprentice have an exception?
{ }-{ }-{ }-(1). Please reference files 300051-554 to 300052-459 Wily.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(a). Ah… right… my bad.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(i). Bryan is the only reasonable one in our circles when it comes to this.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(1). Not fair but understandable.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(2). I regret my incidents at the Chrono Institute.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(a). Don't look my way, you know what you did. I just deal with the consequences.
{ }-{ }-(iii). Kalinka Cossack is not allowed to be in the room when Bryan is working with Space/Time. Those two are a terrible combination and we don't need to see what she would encourage him to do.
{ }-{ }-{ }-(1). Hey! That is slander and I won't stand for it.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(a). But rather reasonable you chaos midget.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(i). Bryan, get your brother to stop messing with me!
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(1). Sorry Kal but I sort of understand their reasoning. We can be menaces when left to our own devices.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(a). I know but the point still stands.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(i). Fine, I'll speak to Bass.
{ }-{ }-{ }-(2). What did those two do last time?
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(a). Almost caused a fossil apocalypse and a paradox.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(i). It was not my intention to revive those fossils, let alone splice that one Spinosaurus with Human DNA.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(1). Yet it still happened.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(2). That was a fun day.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(a). As I said Chaos Midget.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(i). Oh… reminds me of her mother.
(10). For the last time Blues, aka Proto Man aka Break man, is not plotting world domination despite what you might think.
{ }-(a). But I have Evidence, Evidence apprentice! Hard irrefutable Evidence!
{ }-{ }-(i). Your proof is flimsy at best Wily. Besides, why would he want to be in charge when he hates incompetence just as, if not even more, than you do?
{ }-{ }-(ii). I don't have plans for world domination, you old fart. I'm already busy enough as it is managing the Robot Master Network.
{ }-{ }-{ }-(1). Yeah, Blue's is rather introverted and I don't see that as something he would do. Leaving the planet and taking everyone he cares about when humanity tries to turn on us on the other hand?
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(a). Is that why he's taken an interest in my Neuralink research lately?
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(i). Neuralink Brian?
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(1). Upgrades to my prosthetics. But it could be used for digital transcendence if one squinted enough.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(a). No comment.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(ii). Ominus.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(1). No comments from the peanut gallery WSN-001.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(b). Kalinka?
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(i). No, and no organics or hybrids either.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(c). I can see that, why can I see that?
{ }-{ }-(iii). In that case can I request trusted consort access from our new robot overlords?
{ }-{ }-{ }-(1). Kalinka Cossack!
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(a). :P :D :D
{ }-{ }-{ }-(2). … I'm not opposed to this but again, I have no interest in world domination.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(a). Knew he felt some attraction to her.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(i). Rock Hunter Light.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(b). If it does happen I plan on dragging Bryan down with me.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(i). !? Not interested! No way! No how!
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(1). Aww, but you would look so pretty in a dress and makeup!
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(ii). Ugh, he would be the representative/figurehead who gives speeches in my place.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(1). Not that I'm interested but thank you.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(iii). You know, I forget you two are the only young humans involved with this mess.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(1). She also is a rather vivid cosplay fan and likes dragging whomever she could into it when given a chance
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(a). Chaos Midget is Cosplay Midget with a dose of Crossplay Midget added in for flavor.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(i). No comments from the peanut gallery Wily bot.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(b). Is that why Kalinka keeps giving me Kemono stuff?
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(i). To be fair we gave you that costume as a joke and you wore part of it the first time she was kidnapped by Wily. Wouldn't be surprised if it left an impression on her.
(11). Cossack is not allowed to make Robot Vodka, the Russian mob is still trying to get the recipe from us no matter how many times we beat them off.
{ }-(a). How did I not hear of this?
{ }-{ }-(i). No Wily, you're not going over there.
{ }-(b). No Bryan you're not allowed to drink any hypothetically surviving samples, not that there is any.
{ }-{ }-(i). I didn't say anything though…
{ }-(c). No Rock, you have enough problems with your drinking habits as it is and dad would actually kill you if he found out.
{ }-{ }-(i). Eeehhh funny story…
{ }-(d). No Bass, you're not allowed to give any hypothetically surviving samples to your brother no matter how amusing you think his reactions might be, not that there is any.
{ }-{ }-(i). Aww…
{ }-(e). No Thomas, it is not worth the hospital visit if you drink any hypothetically surviving samples, not that there is any.
{ }-{ }-(i). Why would I…
{ }-(f). No Kalinka, you're not allowed to give any hypothetically surviving samples to Bryan no matter how amusing you think his reactions might be, not that there is any.
{ }-{ }-(i). Aww…
{ }-(g). No Blues, just keep making your Moonshine variant that you aren't selling as a hobby.
{ }-{ }-(i). I'm not making Moonshine, Beat is. I've yet to figure out where their Still is though.
{ }-{ }-{ }-(1). Yip!
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(a). Grah! Fox!
{ }-(h). It wasn't intentional on my part! I was drunk on that day after dealing with Wily's antics!
{ }-{ }-(i). While reasonable considering what happened you still made it.
(12). We have a Virtual Reality Chamber, if you must deal with any destructive/crazy/klepto/trolling impulses do it in there. We are not made of money, it saves us who knows how many hours of PR management, and you from any punishments.
{ }-(a). There's a story behind that isn't there?
{ }-{ }-(i). Not the point.
{ }-{ }-(ii). Wily is a Trecky and it kept him busy for a month or so.
{ }-{ }-{ }-(1). It also brings in major amounts of $$$$$$
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(a). People just love being able to act out their favorite anime/games/stories in them.
{ }-{ }-{ }-(2). Does he still binge watch the series?
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(a). Yes, yes he does and then goes on an inventing spree until collapsing.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(i). Bryan Corneverous Wily!
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(1). Corneverous?
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(a). Don't ask.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(ii). Ah, my condolences.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(1). I'm not that bad.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(a). I have to create a spreadsheet each time just to inventory whatever you make Wily. Do not test me on this.
(13). The following series are hereby banned from all residences, I do not want to deal with the fallout of you three getting into an argument again.
{ }-(a). Stargate
{ }-(b). Star Trek
{ }-(c). Star Wars
{ }-(d). Battlestar Galactica
{ }-(e). Anything with the word star in it really
{ }-(f). Matrix
{ }-(g). Robocop
{ }-{ }-(i). Isn't the protagonist a cyborg like you Bryan?
{ }-{ }-{ }-(1). Yes, hence why I don't want to see it. Nor deal with the aftermath of Wily seeing it again.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(a). Uhh… Do I want to know?
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(i). No. The last three tines with Wily alone were bad enough and I don't want the other's getting Ideas for new Upgrades for myself.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(1). Oh…
{ }-(h). Tron
{ }-(i). Doom
{ }-(j). Freddy Fazbear
{ }-{ }-(i). Didn't someone actually try to make the animatronics from that series?
{ }-{ }-{ }-(1). Yes, unfortunately. It was a pain trying to stop them let alone that one.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(a). That one Just Wouldn't Die.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-i). Even if it was in character I nearly shot the one who made them. Still want to as well.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(1). I would admonish you Rock but it took the combined efforts of Wily, Cossack, Bryan, and myself just to delete them. I also still think we might have failed as well but no signs of them returning have popped up yet so here's to hoping
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(a). It's me
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(i). Crap.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(ii). Way to go Thomas.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(iii). Here we go again.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(iv). I need a drink, age be damned.
{ }-(k). Transformers
{ }-(l). Eureka
{ }-{ }-(i). Scratch that, supervised viewings are reasonable as long as you don't go overboard.
{ }-{ }-{ }-(1). I dare you to stop me kid.
{ }-{ }-{ }-(2). But my daughter loves that series.
{ }-{ }-{ }-(3). Fine, I don't really like that American series anyways.
{ }-(m). Alien
{ }-(n). Futurama
{ }-(o). Firefly
{ }-(p). War Hammer
{ }-(q). Gundam
{ }-{ }-(i). GIANT ROBOTS!
{ }-{ }-{ }-(1). No Thomas, remember Gamma?
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(a). But giant robots?
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(i). No
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(1). Awww
{ }-(r). Mass Effect
{ }-(s). Anything involving Superheroes
{ }-{ }-(i). Don't get me started on those idiots.
{ }-{ }-{ }-(1). Welcome to the club apprentice.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(a). Uhh… I have questions.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(i). Leave it be son, Wily has his reasons and I'm in agreement with him.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(ii). I'm in agreement Rock. Leave it be.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(1). Uh… Blues?
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(a). Don't ask, I had the displeasure of being with Bryan on a misadventure and seriously contemplated having the memories deleted.
{ }-(t). Predator
{ }-(u). Robots
{ }-(v). Gattaca
{ }-(w). My Little Pony
{ }-{ }-(i). Umm, what?
{ }-{ }-{ }-(1). Don't ask, just… don't ask
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(a). Ominous.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(i). We've been over this Bass, no comments from the Peanut Gallery.
{ }-(x). RWBY
{ }-(y). Doctor Who
{ }-(z). Nier Automata
{ }-(aa). Terminator
{ }-(bb). Knight Rider
{ }-{ }-(i). We still remember the Cossack Mobile.
{ }-{ }-{ }-(1). That was probably a mistake on my part.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(a). Probably? PROBABLY?!
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(i). AHAHAHAH! I'm Sorry! It was totally my Fault!
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(1). Bryan?
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(a). Yes Kalinka?
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(i). Stop tormenting my dad.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(b). Did we ever find out what happened to that thing?
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(i). No, unfortunately. The wormhole caused a lot of damage to the surrounding area.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(1). Where did that thing even come from anyways?
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(a). The uh…Cossack Mobile could make them too get around checkpoints and traverse other countries.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(i). Oh… what the heck did you put into that abomination of an automobile?
{ }-(cc). Upload
{ }-(dd). Westworld
{ }-(ee). Blade Runner
{ }-(ff). Ex Machina
{ }-(gg). Know what, just check out the spreadsheet. This section is getting long enough as it is and I don't want to spend the rest of the week listing things out. It will be updated after each incident and reviewed for any changes.
{ }-{ }-(i). 32 items in this one section alone, not counting the last note.
{ }-{ }-{ }-(1). You were dedicated bro, what the heck happened?
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(a). Bass… for the last time no comments from the Peanut Gallery. You weren't here for the last three weeks. DO NOT TEST ME!
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(i). Ominously, ominous.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(1). BaSs!
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(ii). Yipe!
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(iii). I'm sorry, I'm sorry!
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(iv). Don't shoot me!
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(v). WHAT THE HELL DID THE OLD MAN DO TO YOU BRO?!
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(1). YoU bRoUgHt ThIs On YoUrSeLf!
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(a). Uh… Albert… What happened to your apprentice?
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(i). Hmm… oh the Eldritch upgrade is working like a charm. Nothing to worry about Thomas.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(1). The what...
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(2). Oh my... Eldritch indeed... I feel sorry for both those boys.
(14). If you want some sympathy or compensation from the Wily faction, find Bryan. He's the designated spokesperson for them and the one who keeps an eye on their crazy lid.
{ }-(a). Do not think he isn't just as crazy as everyone else, he is, he just keeps a better lid on it.
{ }-{ }-(i). Mount Restraining Order is a good example if you need it.
{ }-{ }-{ }-(1). He's the medic of our group, annoy him at your own risk.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(a). Bryan built a bunker that's in the Earth's Mantle, it's still operational, you have been warned.
{ }-{ }-{ }-(2). Don't judge me, it's a good location for deep Earth exploration. I already found evidence of a new life form swimming around in the mantle.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(a). Ha ha ha…
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(i). Wait…
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(1). He's not laughing…
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(a). Please tell me your joking Bryan…
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(i). Do you want a lie or…
{ }-{ }-(ii). Don't harm his Fox, he is possessive of Tarkin and will retaliate if you do.
{ }-{ }-{ }-(1). I can still hear the screams of the last sap who did.
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(a). Doesn't Wily have a recording of it?
{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-{ }-(i). Yes he does. He plays them when he's feeling down in the dumps.
6.3 - Wily needs a favor,
"You need me to do what?"
Letting out a sigh Albert Wily looked over his Checkbook once more while holding the phone to his ear with his elbow. Taxes, even for an Evil Mad Scientist with plans for World Domination were still a pain as ever.
"Really Thomas, what part of I need you to room Bryan for a week or two do you not understand?"
Grumbling, he flicked through his notes and saw some of the payments that he had missed in his first run. Maybe he should make a Robot whose job it was to do taxes going forwards?
No, no the IRS is not one to mess with and going down that road leads to un-madness and him potentially going straight.
"I thought you said that… Why do you want me to do this Albert?"
Rolling his eyes he shuffled around a few papers and noted down the expense reports from Bryan's projects. They were a bit scattered but the kid did a good job noting them down, seems like he's getting an upgrade on budget next year, good for them then.
Be interesting to see what the cyborg could make with that budget.
"Albert?"
"Hmm… oh, right… I'm doing some renovations to my Fortress and adding on an actual room for him. Thing is I don't exactly have any extra radiation suits in his size and accidently created a crack in my reactor casing.
"Nothing bad mind you, just a minor increase in Zeta Radiation that should be cleared up in a week or two. I just don't want to risk something happening to the connection ports between his body and cybernetics to be honest."
There was silence as he wrote down a few more notes. Hmm, looks like Bryan created a secondary interface unit and had registered it as the primary review subject.
Seems like he needed to go over how to hide things properly in project budgets. Not bad for a first attempt but any apprentice of his needs to learn how to properly hide things from nosy governments.
Why would he do that, Albert had no clue but he wasn't going to call them out on it. Maybe he found something interesting about his original designs he didn't want to be known to the public?
"I see… that could be rather delicate under the right circumstances. Anything I should know about taking care of him, things to avoid or special requirements?"
Pausing for a moment Wily did a little mental math before letting out a sigh and pinching the bridge of his nose.
"Right… he's going to need some replacement limbs within that time frame."
"Replacements? Oh, for his prosthetics."
Letting out a hum the German turned his head a bit to glance at the computer and noted that he already took into account the costs for said replacements.
"Yes, his prosthetics… it's not too bad but every now and then he seems to start limping. Nothing to really worry about, the limbs are just too short but make sure to let your two know so they don't freak out and accidentally contact the paramedics."
Writing down some more notes Wily smirked as he finally came over the expenses for his next big project. It had been a pain getting everything but hopefully the 832 project could remain his little surprise.
"I see… in that case I might as well."
"Actually Thomas… if it's alright can I pay you to make that room semi-permanent?"
A sudden thought struck him and Wily couldn't help but feel a headache come on. Why in blazes didn't he think of this beforehand?
"Albert?"
Scowling in irritation the German scientist wrote a new expenditure down and made note to get it sorted out ASAP. For crying out loud he's infamous world over and all it would take is one accident for something horrible to happen.
"Safehouse Light. Not many know we are still on semi-friendly terms despite all that's happened.
"I've made a few contingencies just in case but I'm not exactly blind to my neurological deficiencies. If something were to happen to, or because of, me I don't exactly want Bryan to be caught in the crossfire.
"At the very least with you he can slip through the cracks relatively scaith free and potentially disappear into the ether."
That done he reluctantly turned away from the plans and went back to the Tax Reports for his various identities and shell companies. Why oh why did he think this was such a good idea way back then?
"Oh… you… you don't have to pay me for that Albert."
"Poppycock! Bryan's my heir and apprentice, it's only fair I give you some sort of support for his upkeep even if you just dump it into an empty account."
Holding back a grumble at the idiocy of his old friend Wily went back to his… fourth company if he was correct. Just three more and he would be done with all this mess for another year hopefully.
"Fine… I know better than to argue when you use that tone of voice Al."
"Damn straight you do!"
Smug, Wily completed the report and smirked at the defeated tone of voice Thomas let out on the other side of the line.
Like he wasn't aware that Light had done some underhanded law trickery to leave his innovations and children to him. Not that it would stick or anything but the end result was that Bryan would be the recipient of Light Laboratories and all its patents.
Something Wily was sure of was Thomas' actual goals all along seeing as how the cyborg would do right by Rock, Roll, and potentially Blues. Not that the prototype bot would accept it but this covered things under the letter of the law which was probably the point.
"Now… I have an idea on an improved Buster design and I need someone to sanity check me just in case."
"Really now? Cause I also have an idea and could also use someone to sanity check me."
Letting out a burst of laughter Albert had to wonder how nobody was aware that the two of them had changed from friendly partners to friendly rivals. Sure, they had different fields of study nowadays but they still interacted on the regular and traded tech around like hot potatoes with their little spats.
6.4 - Bryan meets Kalinka,
It was more of an accident really, one moment Bryan had been busy working on the latest Wily contraption the next he was absolutely covered from head to toe in oil. On the bright side nothing got in his eyes due to the goggles he'd been wearing but it was not a comfortable feeling.
Thankfully even in the middle of his World Domination the mad scientist that he was basically working under gave him almost free roam of his fortress.
Thus, once he was certain things were in hand and proper safety precautions were taken care of, Bryan left the lab. He knew the bots were probably laughing at him even as they kept watch on his movements.
By the time he reached his, well it had been upgraded several times over to the point he really couldn't call it a cell, he wanted nothing but to get out of this gunk. Thus stepping into the room he stripped and tossed the clothing to the side.
That done, the boy practically threw himself into the shower and started scrubbing the black viscous liquid away. Somewhere in the back of his head he noted something that sounded like shouts but ignored it in favor of getting clean.
One long solid hour later he managed to get the oil off of him and out of his hair. What in blazes is in that stuff and where does Wily get it?
Moving forwards he winced at the sight of his stained clothing and decided he was better off getting a new outfit.
Several minutes later he was still in his room and letting out a sigh at the myriad of ruined outfits he had. Acid damage, half burnt, stained by various chemicals, torn to shreds, some were just too small, how did that set just fall apart at the seams, too formal, what in the name of?
"Is… is this shirt part stone?"
Blinking in shock he knocked a knuckle and confirmed that indeed the shirt had somehow started turning into stone. He also noted that there was nothing else to wear but that sort of paled in sheer confusion to the mystery in front of him right now.
Setting that one shirt aside for later analysis he turned back to the dresser before pausing as he consciously realized he had nothing else. Thus a sigh was released and Bryan wondered what on earth he was going to do now.
A moment later however his eye twitched as he remembered that there was one more article of clothing left. He never actually bothered to wear the thing the various Wily bots gave to him one day but desperate times all that rot.
Turning to the closet however he sighed and pulled the thing inside he had out. A solid minute of starting later he started messing around with the outfit thankful that he could adjust it to suit his needs.
Truthfully the boy would not be surprised if the Wily bots stole it from someone or custom ordered the thing before stealing it. He was just assuming they stole it as a given, it seemed like something they would do and he wasn't going to question it.
Thankfully he could remove the tail so as not to knock anything over with it and the gloves to leave his hands free. Downside was the feet couldn't be removed and the extra padding along the legs leading into the, well it was technically a shoe, paws.
The gloves and tail were casually tossed onto the bed alongside the mask and promptly forgotten about as he tried to figure out how to put the thing on.
There was no zipper so it took him a moment to realize the neck could stretch quite a bit and that was how he could put it on. A little shimmying later he put it on but wondered where on earth they managed to get this material, it was form fitting with no wrinkles.
One grimace later at the ridiculousness of his outfit, he had nothing against furries but considering where he was technically illegally employed, the boy was on his way. At the very least the outfit was thin with plenty of stretch to move around in easily but not get caught up on anything.
Practice at keeping a blank face made it easy to ignore both Metal and Wood Man when they broke down laughing as he passed them. Just give it time, he will get revenge on them and all others who thought this was funny.
Unfortunately his way back was blocked by some bots which he knew were just there to make him detour and have to wear the outfit longer. He might also bet that some were attempting to sneak into his cell and retrieve the rest of the outfit to prepare an ambush later on.
Jokes on them, the bed folded into the wall where he had a secret compartment to store things left on it. Wily's way of cleaning up but he knew how to access it and, if that wasn't enough, he changed the codes on the door to make it harder to get inside.
Bryan also knew a few paths that the German used to get around faster that nobody else did as only humans could access them. An oversight on Wily's part but one he was taking full advantage of as he ducked through the regular holding cells.
Just as the boy was starting to pass the clear plexiglass cells however he paused upon noting something red in one of them.
Pausing he actually took the time to look inside and noted the blonde in a red fur coat wearing a black hat of some sort. A moment later he noted her dark green eyes locked onto his form and for a moment the two of them just looked at each other.
The other kid had been crying judging by her red tear stricken face and after a moment of contemplation Bryan sighed. A quick glance over the cell he noted the com and, while not taking his eyes off of the child, walked over to press the talk button.
"So… Wily up to something?"
It was awkward as he was on the other side of a cell but the girl just continued to look at him. Bryan in turn looked down the hall real quick before looking at the girl as she continued to stare at him.
He let out a sigh in defeat at this and spoke again.
"Look, if Wily is up to something can you tell me so I can… possibly do something?"
The girl still blankly looked at him and he was starting to grow concerned that the German had done something. Then she finally spoke and he realized the problem.
"Я не понимаю… можешь меня выпустить?"
Thus things just got awkward as Wily's reluctant accomplice realized the two of them had a language barrier.
A moment later he flipped the switch to turn off the intercom and was just about to turn around when a voice spoke up behind him.
"What in the name of Ameratsu are you wearing?"
Blinking he carefully looked to notice the bot known as Break Man was behind him and staring at him. In turn he looked down, saw his current outfit, sighed, before throwing his hands up in defeat.
"I had nothing else to wear alright, the Wily bots got this for me but… yeah.
"Look, are you here for the girl or what?"
The scarf wearing robot tilted his shades down to peer over them at him in question before shrugging in response. In turn Bryan threw up his arms and quickly turned around to the controls and, out of spite mostly, hot wired the cell door open.
That done he walked away not wanting to know what was going on, he had work to do right now on whatever giant thing Wily had made. Though he probably should have paid more attention to his surroundings as, the second he entered the main lab, he was ambushed.
Right, trying to hide things behind a password and hidden compartment was rather useless when dealing with advanced robots. Thus the rest of the outfit was forcibly put on him and he had to resist growling in irritation at the laughing bots.
He may like foxes due to their mischievous nature, or at least that one fox he and his parents dealt with on vacation once, but not to this extent.
Now, where is the data disk he made the last time he was here with the entirety of Swan Lake programmed on it? It shouldn't be that hard to upload it to the various Robot Masters Movement Routines and have them act it out for the next 24 hours or so.
Or maybe he should do the Little Teapot instead plus vocals? Either way he was going to get blackmail alongside a good helping of revenge against these idiots.
6.5 - A more serious part -
Looking over the results in the microscope Bryan wrote down some notes on his clipboard absentmindedly. So far things looked promising but he still needed to run a few more tests before moving onto the more rigorous trials.
With a frown however he made a comment to see about speeding up the process if possible without compromising the results. The delay might not have mattered as much to others but he didn't like the response time as is and wanted to improve it.
After all, these tests could easily be translated to the Robot Masters if all things went well and save everyone some much valuable time. Then they would just need to stop for a moment to pop a pill or three whenever the new Auto-Repair System ran low on resources.
Though the making of said pills may take a bit to work out if he's honest, he didn't want to create any accidents if one is not careful enough.
"Bryan?"
Looking up from his research the teen noticed Rock standing in the doorway in his Mega man armor. He resisted rolling his eyes at the RM but focused back on his own project and made another note.
"If you're after Wily, he's in the Italian Fortress this month working on something involving interlocking magnetic charges."
Frowning he looked over a bit of nanites and noted one that seemed slightly damaged. Not good but maybe… maybe he could actually use these Repair Nanites to fix other Repair Nanites.
It would need incredibly strict guidelines going forwards to prevent problems but he believed that was possible. If done correctly he just might be able to make an almost self-sustaining system, though the power systems would need a revamp in that case.
"Err… I was actually looking for you. I thought you hated Nanites after the Roboenza incident?"
Looking up curiously Bryan stared at Mega man for a moment before glancing back towards his work. More specifically the bot was looking at the TV attached to the Electronic Microscope and watching the nanites work away.
He then shrugged and turned around to fully look at the blue armored boy as he spoke.
"Hate, no. Greatly disliked, yes.
"That said, I'm not opposed to working with them under the right circumstances like now for instance."
Walking towards another bench he waved Rock towards one of his old prosthetics causing the Robot Master to cautiously approach. The limb was partially disassembled and encased within a hermetically sealed glass box with heavy magnets just outside of it.
"Some time in the last two months I had to deal with a loose wire in my left leg and was left hobbling around as a result of it. It took me a week to find and fix the stupid thing which was irritating.
"Eventually the stray thought of having something to take care of the problem for me popped up and stuck with me. Thus a month of research later and here I am looking into nanotech to not only fix but also clean up the internals of robotics.
"If it works then I only have to worry about replacing them and probably taking some extra shots in between. This could also be rolled out to other Robot Masters such as yourself and reduce downtime due to minor repairs."
Rock blinked as he looked over the results and his hands twitched as he simply itched to look over the data. He may be a combat model now but he was originally meant to be in the lab working alongside his father.
Eventually however the bot managed to tear himself away from the interesting work and look at the cyborg again.
"That's… certainly something Bryan but as I said I'm looking for you."
Blinking Bryan nodded and waved for the Light bot to continue on. The Blue Bomber, used to Wily's apprentice habits by now, did as told.
"Bryan, there was a recent riot in a maximum security prison. Reports are still coming in but the government has confirmed that certain prisoners have escaped.
"Your parents are some of those escapees."
The teen had tensed at the mention of the riot and was now shaking at the mention of his parents having escaped. For a moment Rock might have thought it was fear but, despite many people thinking he was the calmest of the Wily circles, the cyborg was anything except scared.
A moment later he seemingly calmed down and Mega man internally winced as the cyborg's eyes, in a blink and you miss it moment, flicked to an incredibly bright crimson red while staring back at him.
"I see… Thank you for informing me of this Rock. If you haven't informed them then I will tell the rest of the Wily Bots what's up."
Unlike most of the Wily factions explosive anger, Bryan was one of the rare exceptions and instead had a quiet rage. You could literally have a pleasant conversation and be entirely unaware of his anger with only one exception.
In his case the cyborg's eyes would instantly flick to a bright red unlike his more darker combat mode. It was incredibly unsettling to witness and the longer it lasted the worse the fallout one could expect.
King was simply an unfortunate fool to pop the lid off the sleeping volcano and be on the receiving end of said rage. One that just kept growing a longer and longer fuse with each passing year leading to even bigger explosions.
Carefully nodding, Rock watched as Bryan walked back across the room and returned to his previous research. He himself just carefully backed out of the room and composed a message to be sent to everyone regardless of family line.
"Oh, and Rock?"
Freezing in place at the door Mega man noticed that the almost adult was looking at him once more.
"Yes?"
He was careful to keep his voice calm as the cyborg continued to regard him in that eerie calm look of his.
"Do keep clear of the Antarctic Base. I would hate for you to get caught up in some of my more dangerous research."
Gulping he replied in the positive and quietly continued on his way while resisting the urge to bolt away as fast as he possibly could. What exactly did he just start here and what did Bryan have going on in one of the coldest regions on Earth?
Translation:
Я не понимаю… можешь меня выпустить? = I don't understand... can you let me out?
Kalinka is a young girl and only speaks Russian right now, enough said.
Note:
It took me 3 hours to correct the List section. { }- is pretty much an indent in case you don't realize.