//------------------------------// // VSW-005: Drop Da Bomb // Story: Wily's Wittle Wub // by Tatsurou //------------------------------// When Mega Man beamed back into Dr. Light's lab, he was a bit scorched, breathing heavily, and running low on energy. "Please tell me the other Robot Masters aren't this hard," he gasped out as he collapsed against the wall. Working quickly, Dr. Light laid Mega Man out on a recharge table as he began emergency repairs. "They shouldn't be," he commented. "In fact, some of them haven't even bothered to deploy minion robots. One of them isn't even bothering to control any Mettools." "I'll take that one next," Mega Man replied, groaning. "Either the...Wub Master...will be exceptionally difficult, or just over confident. Either way, I won't have to deal with escaping another fortress before it explodes." "Speaking of, Mega Man..." Dr. Light began hesitantly. "How come you didn't use the Skull Blast to blow a hole through the masonry to leap out? Only the windows were sealed." Mega Man stared at Dr. Light for a time. Standing up from the recharge table, he walked over to the nearest wall and began lightly banging his head against it. Unperturbed, Dr. Light continued the repair work. Once Mega Man was fully repaired and recharged, he moved to the teleporter. "So, Dad, where's this...Wub Master?" he asked, still not liking the term. It just felt so...childish. Which, unfortunately, kept reminding him that, come the end of this adventure, he would have to fight Vinyl. He knew to lock her up, they'd have to find a way to block off her magic. Without it...she would not do well in juvey. "About that..." Dr. Light began hesitantly. "There...may be some difficulty getting you into his...lair." "What?" Mega Man asked in confusion. "Why?" "Well...you might be...carded," Dr. Light explained nervously, blushing. "And...you aren't of age." "...what are you talking about?" Mega Man demanded, now more frustrated than confused. "Well, you see...this...Wub Master is..." Dr. Light scratched the back of his head. "...performing in a strip club to a captive audience." Mega Man stared at Dr. Light in disbelief. When he realized finally that no, he wasn't kidding, he let out a loud groan. "Did Vinyl design these guys just to mess with me?" he demanded in disbelief. "That's about right," Vinyl explained to her father. "I wanted to make sure Mega Man had difficulty with fighting my robots, and there's only so much that can be done with difficult lead ups. I wanted to make a lasting impression, so he knows what's coming to him if he ever locks you up again." Albert stared at the data presented about the various Wub Masters, shuddering a bit. "But...where did you get such...disturbing ideas?" "The internet." Several silent blinks was the response she received to that statement. "What?" "I went to a game development chat room and asked for suggestions on enemy designs specific to creep out a goody-two-shoes hero character," Vinyl explained. "After I had a whole bunch of submissions, I went to a different chat room and held a poll, letting everyone vote eight times. I then used the top eight." Sitting back, Wily chuckled for a time, the chuckle eventually turning into a full blown evil laugh. "That's my girl!" he shouted out happily, scooping Vinyl into a hug as he ran his hand through her mane. Vinyl giggled happily as she snuggled into the embrace. "After that, it was just some creative obstacles." "But how does Giganto fit into that scheme?" Wily asked, curious. "The Master Weapon," Vinyl replied. "It comes with...warning labels." Dr. Wily thought about that for a few moments...and then burst into peal upon peal of out of control laughter. "It's not funny!" Mega Man snapped at the laughing bouncer. "There's an evil robot in there I need to take down!" "You aren't getting in if you aren't of age," the bouncer countered back, still laughing. "Gotta say, though, that's the best fake out I've heard in years." "I don't have time for this," Mega Man growled out. "You realize people are being held hostage in there, right?" "I haven't heard any complaints," the bouncer replied gruffly. Mega Man groaned. "If I could teleport into buildings, I wouldn't have to deal with you," he grumbled. "And you call yourself Mega Man," the bouncer countered with a laugh. "You expect me to believe the Blue Bomber would be stopped by ordinary wood and stone? Don't make me laugh." Mega Man thought for a time. "...you're right. I'm thinking too much inside the box." Turning he walked away. The bouncer chuckled as he leaned back against the door. "Have fun with-" The roar of a motorcycle's engine cut the air as Mega Man - on Rush Cycle - took a leap off a short ramp and through the wall of the building, a loud crash as he smashed through. "...I'm not getting paid enough for this," the bouncer grumbled. As Mega Man went crashing through the wall, he aimed Rush to land on the long stage where the performances were supposed to take place. He could see several other performers - he couldn't tell at first glance if they were robot or human, with how much modification both had undergone - diving out of the way as he came in for landing. As he ground to a halt, only one person remained on the stage...a tall, muscular humanoid robot that looked like he'd been designed as a cross between Adonis and Favio, dressed in a tuxedo. "Well now, Mega Man, I didn't expect you to come after me so soon," he stated playfully. "Bit of an eager beaver, aren't you?" Groaning, Mega Man got off of Rush. "One of the Wub Masters, I presume?" he asked, starting to charge his buster. "Correct!" the robot proclaimed. "I am VWM-008. I am...Da Bomb!" With that, he tore the tuxedo off and proceeded to dance, much to the excitement of the women in the audience. "Shall we see how you are in the arts of...erotic dance?" Mega Man stared at him in disbelief. "...I'm 12, same age as your maker," he pointed out bluntly. Da Bomb stared at him for a time. "...I see. Then we shall simply have to battle it out!" Thrusting his hips forward, a white laser launched out, splashing Mega Man up against the wall. Mega Man stared at the white, sticky stuff keeping him pinned to the wall. "...please tell me this is mayonnaise," he pleaded. "Of sorts," Da Bomb replied, winking. "...yeah, no." Pointing his buster, he opened fire. The Skull Blast destroyed Da Bomb's crotch, causing a feed back loop in his firing mechanism that made him explode. "Not using this weapon, nope nope nope..." Slowly, he began to peel himself off the wall. "I need to get cleaned up-" "Since you're still at near full energy," Dr. Light began over the comms, "there's another Wub Master in your area. Want to take him out too before you come back?" Mega Man didn't speak for a while.