Rock smiled as he sat back from his video games, having once more enjoyed playing with Vinyl and the others online. Much to his pleasure, Kalinka had also logged in, as he especially enjoyed playing with her...for reasons he couldn't completely compute, but had apparently made Dr. Light very happy for some reason. Rock still didn't understand that, but he'd decided not to pursue it. Dr. Light had said his personality core, at least, was designed to grow and evolve the longer he was functional, so he assumed it would make sense someday.
To his surprise, Dr. Light stepped into the lab earlier than expected. "Dad!" he called out, running up to him. "I thought the appointment would take longer!"
"Got bumped up," Dr. Light replied, moving his mouth carefully as he spoke.
"An earlier appointment got cancelled?" Rock clarified. When Dr. Light nodded, he smiled. "So how did everything go at the dentist's?"
"Evewything went wondufwy," Dr. Light answered, frowning as he heard the changes to his own voice due to the visit. Even if it wouldn't last long...
Rock covered his mouth to stifle his snickers. "I'm sorry...I didn't quite catch that?" he asked quickly.
"It went wondufwy," Dr. Light replied, glowering at his creation.
"Well, I'm glad it's all healthy," Rock replied, managing to stifle his giggles for a time.
Dr. Light smiled softly. "Thank you, Wock." He winced as he realized what he'd just walked into.
Rock burst into laughter as he sank into a chair. "Say rascally rabbit!" he gasped out. "Say it!"
Muttering under his breath, Dr. Light turned towards the lab.
"Hey, where are you going?" Rock called out curiously.
"Upgwading youw awmow!" Dr. Light called back, causing Mega Man to howl with laughter. Muttering imprecations, Dr. Light began tinkering with the Mega Man armor, seeking to add a new effect of what it would do to Rock's voice synthesizer when he was being Mega Man.(1)
Vinyl frowned as she stared through her telescope at the stars. She had been plotting the next mission to Mars after the initial survey had proved rather fruitful. Not only had there been plenty of places to build settlements, but there was an excess of energy mineral for the terraforming Robot Masters to power themselves with, meaning an atmosphere and oceans could be crafted with just a few robots, while the rest started preparing the sustaining plants. Everything looked like it would work wonderfully with her plans.
However, instead of plotting the next mission, her vision caught on some sort of conflict. Two robots, one surrounded with pale blue energy and the other surrounded by dark purple light, were locked in pitched battle, and her scanners showed that the very fabric of space fluctuated with every impact of one against the other. Whatever the fight was about, the very existence of the combatants was concerning. It seemed highly likely that her plans would have to be put on hold while this was dealt with.
As Vinyl watched, the two robots clashed once more, inflicting massive damage upon each other...and then began to fall towards Earth. Gasping, she raced to her computer and began to calculate trajectories. The one in blue proved difficult to track, as it fell into the oceans, but the purple/black one landed on an island, thankfully uninhabited. Vinyl knew exactly what needed to be done now. "Dad!" she called out, both shouting and using the communicator.
Grumbling, Albert pulled himself out of bed, muttering under his breath as he picked up the intercom. "What is it, Vinyl?"
"We need to buy an island!"
Albert was silent for a time. "Vinyl, I wish this was the strangest thing you'd woken me up with. What do we need with an island?"
"An alien robot crash landed on it!" Vinyl explained.
Albert opened his eyes wider, his interest caught. "Well...that's certainly something we'd want to investigate...but the only reason we'd want to flat out buy the island is if we were going to build a Fortress there, and I thought we'd agreed to the 'conquer Mars' plan over trying to conquer Earth?"
"It contains an unknown source of energy that warps the fabric of reality," Vinyl explained. "And a second alien robot with a different energy was fighting it in space...and that one crashed into the sea!"
Albert was immediately fully alert. "I'll be right there!" he insisted, tossing aside his blankets and running through to Vinyl's lab in just his pajamas. "Which island?" he demanded, looking up at the map.
Vinyl pointed it out on the map.
Wily grinned widely. "We're in luck!" he cried out, feeling a bit relieved. "It's uninhabited, small enough to have not drawn any mining or resort interest, but large enough for a research infrastructure. We don't even need to buy it, we can just shift Sky Lagoon into position and start air dropping resources down for construction. You focus on designing the interior of the Fortress and the hazards to keep that other robot from getting in before our research is done...and keeping the one on the island from getting out. I'll start designing eight robot masters to patrol the island and control the security systems."
"On it, Dad!" Vinyl confirmed, grabbing the intercom again. "Protoman! Alter Sky Lagoon course to Point 74923-00664! We've got research to do!"
"On it, Vinyl," Protoman replied readily. "What readiness should the Four Wardens be at?"
"Priority False Blue!" Vinyl replied readily. "I don't know what we'll be facing, but it might be stronger than Mega Man. Let's be prepared for that."
(1) This explanation for the different voices in Megaman 8 is blatantly stolen borrowed a tribute to the awesome, if discontinued, webcomic Two Evil Scientists.
AND there's the addressing Dr. Light's hilariously awkward voice in the games. PRICELESS!!!
7288036 The english dub-work was just plain horrid. Would have been better with subtitles.
DOCTOR WAWY IS A GO!
Oh gods, my sides!
I'm also recalling Homestar here, for some reason.
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Wen we find dat meteah, weel find Doctah Wahwee!
I just got two cavities drilled so I REALLY feel Doctor Light's pain.
Hmmm, kind of hoping the Dark Energy turns the Robot Masters Evil and Vinyl has to be mission control for Rock so he can subdue them without destroying them.
Oh hey, a new webcomic to read, neat-o~
... You're compensating for Mega Man 8, aren't you?
... Honestly, I'd say I'm mad about about this, except this Mega Man hasn't really done anything inspiring or captivating to warrant caring about the horror that is about to come, so go for it... I wonder how you're gonna get past saying (sea) Bass instead of (all about that) Bass, though.
I'm not sure if Vinyl's venture will be as fruitful as she believes it to be. After all, this isn't some mysterious energy gotten as a by-product of another robot, this is EVIL Energy we're talking about, the thing that absorbs the darkness of hosts and multiplies to take over others. Which means if Vinyl does something stupid with it... then the people of this world will be in even worse shape than they already are! Quick, Mega Man, do something of noteworthy significance before it's too late!!!
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I'll be sad if this doesn't happen. Well, not very sad, but slightly sad.
That first paragraph...I smell shipping...
I wonder how Duo shall be portrayed, if not the evil being and their energy...Possibly an emissary of Nightmare Moon?
I've never read the webcomic linked, but I have read Bob and George.
are you going to include that japanese Rockman Adventures? [first person rail shooter]
7288043 Honestly, I like the music they used in the US Intro more than Electrical Communication. I found it more fitting to the visuals.
There was another time when I said the US release of a game got the better music, but it's been a while, so I've forgotten exactly which I meant. ^^;;;
ARRIGHT, SO!
Roll dem bones for what the quirky personalities could be, everybrony!
Hm, lesse, lesse...
Clownman: the Bozo the Clown.... or The Joker.
Swordman: Monty Python Black Knight.
Grenademan: General Patton, or actually a pacifist who's gonna be this arc's Morality Pet with considering his own existence as a weapon
Frostman: Victor Freize.... but, either TAS/Onomonopea's.... or Adam West/Ah-nuld's?
Tenguman: Mushashi? Hattori Hanzo? Hotsuma? Hayabusa? Strider? Or head in the opposite direction and make him a Weeaboo.
Searchman: Hm.... GeminiMan re-incarnated?
Astroman: Niel Degrasse Tyson, or Bil Nye, or Carl Sagan
Aquaman: the other Aquaman.
I wonder what Priority False blue is? The Blue might reference Megaman, so I assume it means "Someone potentially as strong as megaman, but not?"
Huh, Novocaine. That's one way to develop a lisp.
okay, you get bumped up to 4 bonus points total just for that!
not gonna lie, with the dark purple and blue vibe, and the ability to warp space and time,.. I'm getting a pokemon diamond and pearl vibe here... anyone else ( I'm a guy who hasn't played much of the mega man series so if these guys are canon I have no clue who they really are)
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Possibly, and yes they are canon as they play a huge role in the series by either context or interaction with the other characters. Though Duo and the evil robot, originally called Oud by the fans now known to be call Trio by Archie Comics as they expanded on the history behind Duo and Trio and the faction they belong to, are actually an alien robot faction called the Star Marshals. Duo obviously looks like Trio with the giant hand on the opposite arm and is theorized to be the other half of Trio, like a balance thing. Similar to how fusion works and how those 2 bosses from Megaman X3 I think, combine to become a new boss near the end. This is before Duo is destroyed and rebuilt by Dr. Corrsack as the Duo we all are familial with.
As it turns the Star Marshals are the enemies of the Stardroids led by Terra and Sunstar. Seems Ra Moon might even be Sunstar's boss as the Archie Comics and possibly Super Adventure Rockman have connected the 2 together as related in some way like part of a bigger threat or something. Also Shadowman as it turns out is an alien robot originally working for the Stardroids called a Kuiper Droid who along with Trio betrayed the Stardroids and helped Ra Moon get to Earth.
Plus that Evil Energy is sentient and might be related to the Stardroids or Ra Moon too if I'm understanding canon right. Duo or Trio should have the Stardroids trapped within them according to the Gigamix manga, forgot which one had them prisoner til Megaman and the others destroyed him and accidentally freed them.
Should be interesting if any of this plays a role in the story later.
7288342 Why not TFS Aquaman? (
7288182 too bad it ended when it was REALLY gettin good. i still remember just before it went down for good, one of the pages had TONS of roleplaying as we waited for an update....
I really need to check SmackJeeves sometime soon, i cant be neglecting my avatar's birthplace...
"Upgwading youw awmow!" Dr. Fudd called back, causing Mega Man to howl with laughter.
you actually made a reason why Light sounded like Fudd in that game.
you sir are a Genius.
Another enjoyable chapter. Good job.
7288694 Oh phooie. Bookmarked the first page and it's a dead comic? Ah well, may as well enjoy it while it lasts.
There's just ONE problem. Mega Man shared a Voice Actress with another character who shouldn't sound like a girl... one who failed in giving a profound moment in the series its due respect.
That's right, Mega Man and X were both played by the same woman, and it was never addressed in Melody of the Future!... So, I mean, I guess it sort of works in order to make a joke, but it doesn't really fit in continuity-wise.
Nice pokemon refeance
Duo!
Oh goody. Aliens. Looking forward to more.
Keep up the good work. Deus tecum.
7290447 Well Megaman X4 was kinda skipped in the first place.
7293651 True, but a small part of it still happened. What I'm saying is that characters in the X series have gone through several voice changes in the original. While it's true that the joke is kind of clever, it doesn't quite fit when you consider the characters in X never shifted to reflect the changes in the fanfiction... then again, the result doesn't really matter, as my stance on both stories remains the same, regardless of what small niches they have to offer.
An alien robot?, Mhhh, Omega-Xis??
While Two Evil Scientists is gone, Archie did two Megaman & Sonic crossover arks that are actually quite good.
Hmn. With no knowledge of the Megaman games beyond this and Octavia's story, I'm going to take a wild guess and bet that this is some upcoming fight in the other story, and that the energies involved threw Zero and his opponent (Sigma? Don't remember) back through time and that that is going to be what triggers the collapse of civilization.
7296286 Dude, I wish! Double Mega Man would be cool but wrong Timeline. It's Duo!
If there are any problems, then skullman or bass should be able to handle them
Thanks for the web comic link, reminds me of Evil inc.
7288344 My guess is it raises the difficulty of the defenses to Mega Man levels, but without the mercy clause.
I swear, every time I get to this point, I end up reading that entire thing again...
and thus 8 begins, also the fact vinyl only saw the fight because of scouting out her project is a nice touch.