Mikhail Cossack was rather surprised to hear his front door open as he was overseeing the construction of all the traps and obstacles that would delay Mega Man as he made his way to the 'Death Machines' Wily had suggested he build for 'realism'. He was even more surprised at the voice that accompanied the door opening. "Daddy! I'm home!"
"Kalinka?" Mikhail shouted in shock. "What are you doing back?" He raced to the door. "Mega Man will be here soon..." His voice trailed off as he saw the Blue Bomber himself holding Kalinka's hand.
"I think we need to talk, Doctor," Mega Man stated calmly.
Mikhail stepped back, struggling to find words. "I...I can explain-"
"No need," Mega Man replied. "I know exactly what's going on."
"You...you do?" Dr. Cossack gulped, fully expecting now to face who knew how many criminal charges, trying to prepare himself for it.
"Yes," Mega Man replied, his face stern. "This was all...just a simple misunderstanding."
Mikhail wasn't certain what he'd expected Mega Man to say, but that wasn't it. "What?"
"Yes," Mega Man replied. "You came home to find your little girl missing, and to see that new Fortress with the skull symbol so nearby. You had just gotten back from a meeting, and weren't entirely in control of yourself when you called Dr. Wily. Given his reputation, it was natural for you to assume he was holding Kalinka hostage to make you take over the world for him, and your fear for what he'd do to her if you told anyone explains why you put your Fortress under a communications blackout after breaking contact with him." Mega Man smirked. "Of course, if - as the call record shows you failed to - you'd given him the chance to get a word in edgewise, he would have told you that Kalinka was no hostage, and was just spending time with Vinyl." Mega Man chuckled ruefully. "Dr. Wily's parenthood isn't well known, so it makes sense you wouldn't know that he wouldn't dream of harming a little girl in the same age group as his own, let alone threaten her to get her father's cooperation." He leaned in close to the doctor. "Maybe next time you should let the 'evil doctor' tell you his plans, rather than assuming them?"
Mikhail chuckled rather stiffly, not entirely believing this was happening. "Yes, Mega Man. I. Will. Be. Sure. To. Do. That. In. The. Future."
Mega Man winked. "And that's the story we'll tell everyone investigating this, right?"
"How did you know?" Mikhail asked, confused and worried.
"Officially, because Wily made sure Kalinka kept a live Twitter feed going through the whole thing because he knew no one would believe him," Mega Man replied. "I found it because I googled you as soon as you threw down the gauntlet."
"So you knew all along?"
Mikhail, Mega Man, and Kalinka all jumped at that voice, which seemed to beep slightly at every other syllable, like a robot with the hiccups. Mikhail's face paled. "Oh no...you only beat Skull Man once..."
"Only once?" Mega Man asked in confusion.
"Skull Man was designed for combat, and only for combat," Mikhail explained, grabbing hold of Kalinka and pulling her away. "He has two personality cores and ability sets. The primary is based fully in tactics. The second, which activates if the first is beaten...is pure power, and highly experimental."
Swallowing convulsively, Mega Man turned around. Skull Man stood there...but he looked different. For some reason, he was wearing a blue hoodie, and had his hands in the pockets. Also, his eyes glowed blue.
"Look at the sky," Skull Man said in his new voice. "The sun is shining, birds are singing, and the flowers are in bloom. It's the kind of day that's rare this far north. The kind of day..."
My brothers will never see again.
Mega Man leapt back in shock. He knew that Skull Man had said those words, but they had jumped straight into his head without the use of sound. And when he'd said it, Skull Man's eyes had turned into hungry black pits, looking as though they'd suck out Mega Man's soul...
"You knew all along," Skull Man continued in his more normal new voice, his eyes once more blue. "You knew exactly where Kalinka was and why, and yet you still went after my brothers and I. You still hungered for battle. But that's you, isn't it...you dirty brother killer."
"H-hang on," Mega Man began nervously. "It's not like that-"
"Isn't it?" Skull Man asked. "Didn't you enjoy fighting your own brothers over and over? Don't you still hunger for the power to beat Air Man? Don't you still train against the possibility of another...Metal Man?" Lightning flashed as, in the distance, Vinyl could be heard to whinny. "Face it, Mega Man. You claim to be a champion of justice...but you've been rebuilt for combat, and it's all you are now."
Mega Man shivered, his body quivering as he felt the guilt of his actions - presented in this light as sins - crawling on his back.
"On a day like this, bad boys like you..."
Are gonna have a bad time.
Gasping for air from the sheer overpowering fear, Mega Man activated his buster. Before he could even get it fully formed, Skull Man had thrown one hand out, a small flaming skull lashing out and sticking to Mega Man's chest. Skull Man then swung his hand upwards, and Mega Man slammed into the ceiling painfully. Similar impacts occurred against the walls and floor. Bones flew at Mega Man, which he barely dodged...only to realize they weren't bones at all, but pieces of the robots and Robot Masters he'd destroyed, Cossack and Wily alike. When he turned back to Skull Man, he saw the robot holding what looked like the skull of a dragon. The skull opened.
Wily stared at the devastation this personality of Skull Man was unleashing. As Vinyl stared in awe, he reached for his phone. "Mikhail...do you suppose I could...take a look at Skull Man's specs?"
"No."
Forte whistled at the onslaught. "Ya think Little Boy Blue's gonna make it out in one piece?"
"Yes," Air Man interjected. "I recognize the persona basis. He will give Mega Man a chance to surrender."
"Adding yet another bot to the list of those Mega Man could never beat," Crash Man breathed in awe. "We should form a club."
You had me... and then you lost me. *sigh* Oh well, guess there's still things to look forward to in the future, I guess.
Sans?
Really?
Isn't that kind of unfair?
I wouldn't be surprised if Megaman oiled himself twice over, yet again he has seen some serious stuff so far so it may not affect him like that
Good Luna, man! What the heck?! I heard "Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood" Pride's voice with some distortions! ...cruuud!
6646581 UNDERTALE CROSSOVER! UNDERTALE CROSSOVER!
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It's not "kind of" unfair.
It's INCREDIBLY unfair.
Insert MEGALOVANIA here.
Huh. I'm actually working my way through the genocide run of Undertale right now.
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*backs away slowly*
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People do terrible things in the name of completionism. Also in the name of getting the Sans bossfight.
I laughed my head off at the live twitter feed part
I can't believe you brought Sans into this... Megaman is definitely going to have a bad time...
Could have been worse. Skull Man's original personality might have been Papyrus instead of what it ended up.
There needs to be at least one Robot Master that's inspired by the T-1000 from T2. Either that or the original T-800 or the T-850.
Sans... Fuck man... Wheres Genocide Frisk when you need him/her.
Poor Mega Man, he is going to be broken again... Let's hope another sesion with cyberdrugs and relax repair him again.
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Agreed! Or maybe there could be a TX in there.
Soooo... is Megaman going to geeeeeetttttttttt dunked on?
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... Here's my reaction to that statement.
Welp, Rock's boned. He's gravely mistaken if he thinks he can beat this Sans Skullman. Heh, I'm on a Roll, don't stop me now! Normally puns aren't my Forte, but today they aren't giveng me so much Treble.
Also, I thought Sans's hoodie was blue. Or was it supposed to be different here?6646965
...I guess.
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From what I can tell, the T-X is nearly a straight downgrade from the T-1000 series. Oh sure, it has energy guns and hacking capability, but you can hide an energy gun inside a T-1000 almost as easily, and the internal skeleton means you can't pull that whole slip through the grate because it's essentially just liquid holding a shape thing. And you add back in the same mechanical vulnerabilities that you got rid of when you got rid of the skeleton with the T-1000 model. And hacking is just as simple as exploiting a software vulnerability, which can be done with a normal computer.
If they really were friends, Mega Man wouldn't seek out Skull Man again.
You sneaky bastard.
Unlike Mega Man, I had a good time.
I knew it! That second persona is the Scout.
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Nope. Sans, from Undertale.
Really man? Freaking SANS?! Well, Mega Man is officially scrap metal. Gonna take Dr. Light bloody forever to fix the damage poor mega Man is about to endure.
".... Get dunked on!"
Another enjoyable chapter. Good job.
6647181 protip: don't make them bold.
GEEEEEETTTTT DUNKED ON!!!!!
Wanna have a bad time?
Lol I just watched the boss fight on youtube... my first words afterward were
"Jesus Chist How Horrifying"
And then proceeded to cry. Well done on the interpretation on it btw.
And megaman is done ( Walks out of the room ) I'll just grab my coat on the way out.
6647785 I got something even better.
This is how this fight is gonna go...
...or maybe like this...
Hell, maybe even like this.
6647296 No you can't. T-1000 can only mimic people, solid objects or stabbing weapons. T-100 can't do complicated parts. T-X is on part. She trades some abilites or those weapons and features.
6646620 That's why I use this. It's an incomplete simulation of the Sans boss fight, allowing you to experience it and Megalomania without being a terrible human being.
Awesome badass second personality for Skull Man, very well done.
Still, I can't wait to see how Mega Man 5 goes. Also, will the Gameboy games be covered???? I'd like to see the Mega Man Killers line get a chance to show up.
6648000 Both T-1000 and T-X are terrible... They were defeated by a T-800 and a T-850, an upgraded version of T-800.
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He knew everything the entire time. He could have spared them. Unfair? No... Mega Man chose to kill the masters. This is exactly what he deserves... and he brought it on himself.
6648094 for T-1000: location, location, location. been anywhere else but a smelting plant and T-800 would lose.
TX,; hard to defend from a kamakizie move.
Can't wait for more
6648140 And if the T-1000 were good enough to stop them from going to a smelting plant in the first place then that wouldn't have happend.
6648065 Sans is a badass boss.
6648211 T-1000 had limits. All terminators do. At that point he was chasing a small truck in a semi. semi's not known for speed.
It's good to see that Mega Man was quick to figure out what was going on, and made sure everyone had their stories straight, after such a Robot debacle. I've secretly been thinking Mega Man's a bit of a brother killer for awhile, since I beat Undertale and read your other fic 'Melody of the Future' where ironically enough, they actively work to save the lives of the various Reploids.
Also I'm glad to see another Undertale fan . I dunno if you planned to do this with Skull Man from the start, but I greatly appreciated Skull Man having Sans's personality. I also like the way you modified Skull Man's abilities to make them more like Sans's own attacks. I do hope we see more of Skull Man later in the story, also he needs MORE Gaster Blasters! .
Oh and maybe a scene with all the robots Mega Man couldn't beat, hanging out as club members XD, it could actually be an extra incentive for new Robot Masters from other games. I.e, they'll fight harder to be part of the elite bot club Mega Man couldn't beat.
Edit: Oh if Mega Man fights Skull Man again, Megalovania should play. And Skull Man should dodge his attacks. Also was that skull that Skull Man used, the Dragon skull from that one robot in Wily's Fortress?
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I never said the energy gun had to be integrated into the T-1000's systems. You can pull a trick used in the comics where they hid energy guns inside someone who was sent back, and they were cut open to get at the guns upon arrival. The T-1000 could just have an energy gun hidden inside of itself, then pulled it out when he got to the past.
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If she'd been a T-1000, she would have just slipped out of his hold and kept on going, leaving Arnie sitting there like an idiot.