CHAPTER
11
The World that was once known as the thriving Megalopolis
sat quietly in the mist of darkness as time continued
to eat away at any life that was left. Usually during
this time of day were chirping birds, flying insects,
and hordes of animals that would make the city lush
and fresh as time went on. Hardly recognizable now laid
out the dying world of this place. Although quiet and
still, it was like a victim to a virus that had nearly
finished destroying it.
The blackened world lay still once more until loud clanging
and roaring was heard in the long distance away. For
stirring whatever peace that was left in this world
was a great, and intense battle. It raged loudly and
struck hard as two forces were forced to bear arms and
fight for survival.
Both forces were strong and courageous. One side however
seemed to have the advantage in numbers, technology,
and power. Roaring and snarling Neo Dragoon's made up
the feared army of Darkness. An army created for the
sole purpose to take over what was left of Megalopolis
and destroy all opposing threats. They felt no pain.
They showed no fear. All they were made for was to fight
to the death. Their fighting skill was that based upon
a lethal Maverick from the year 21XX. One hundred years
from the future.
The other side, which fought for the protection and
safety of Megalopolis wasn't fairing so well during
this fight. They however sported unbelievable courage
and their own uniqueness in style of fighting. They
had one thing their opponents did not. Willpower. They
learned from their mistakes. They sought out the problem,
and solved it. They were more than blood thirsty killers.
They had souls. They weren't created in some laboratory
and sent out to fight. They had a purpose. They are
our heroes.
The battle raged on. Even though it was obvious on which
side had the most advantages, they didn't care. They
knew what they were fighting for. The Neo Dragoon's
forced the Megalopolis army to draw back a bit so they
could think more of a plan. There already were several
casualties.
"This
is ridicules, we're fighting a losing battle!" Dark
Napalm spoke loudly. He was a large purple, war-like
robot. To see him mouth off that they didn't stand a
chance was serious. The Sinister Six and Mechanical
Maniacs tried to catch their breath. The Neo Dragoon's
seemed to keep coming.
"We
have to try to wear them down! We can't give up so easily!"
Tim roared as he prepared to launch himself back into
battle.
"It
looks as though they've worn us down..." Gauntlet spoke
suddenly. Even the blue ninja was exhausted. "We don't
have enough ranks to take our places so we could rest.
We have to continue fighting if we are to win this duel."
He concluded.
They had very little time to talk as the Neo Dragoon
forces penetrated their defending Metools and Sniper
Joes, who still ironically were wearing the Magma Dragoon
armor. These armors helped the minor forces fight better,
but with the combined power of the Neo Dragoons, they
started to attack the heroes who had very little time
to recover.
"They're
already breaking through! Warriors, battle stations!"
Lennon called out.
In the mist of the battle a young female Android by
the name of 'Quickie' tore through the battle field
slashing every which way with her razor sharp boomerangs.
Her speed so far had kept her alive. She took down about
sever or eight Dragoons, and suddenly was feeling a
little over confident in her abilities. She smiled warmly
as she assaulted another Neo Dragoon from behind. The
large soldier didn't even see the attack coming. Soon
though victory was snatched from her as a green blast
connected to her left leg and sent her whole body piling
to the ground in pain.
"Noooo..."
She tried to rise to her feet. She found that her speed
was cut short. She couldn't use her left leg to sprint
anymore. Britt crawled to a large spiked rock for safely.
She armed herself with a Boomerang incase she was attacked
while her guard was down. She needed to repair her damage
for she was now a sitting duck. Unlike several other
warriors, Quickie could fix herself if she was badly
damaged.
A Neo Dragoon soldier rose over the spiked rock and
loomed at Quickie as she attempted to fix her leg. The
Dragoon roared loudly as he prepared to swipe at the
unsuspecting victim. Quickie looked towards the horror
that was fixed onto her and her eyes lit up in tears,
preparing for the end.
A large explosion hit the Neo Dragoon off his feet as
a car suddenly lifted up from the wreckage of the streets
and literally flew into the Neo Dragoon soldier. The
car had hit in such away that its gas tank was ruptured
and the sparks of the mass of metal hitting the ground
ignited the flammable fuel. It was That which caused
the explosion that knocked the dragon clone off its
feet.
Standing out from the shadows now was a robot, slightly
wide built, but very elegant in its movements. Britt
could see the color scheme of orange, green and white...
only one Robot Master had that color scheme.
...Wind Man. Erik smiled briefly as he tried to help
Britt to her feet. "Windman at your service maam. The
wind warrior attempted to get her up on her feet....when
he found himself surrounded in all directions by the
Neo Dragoon's. The large robot lifted Britt and tossed
her out of harms way. Erik now was separated from his
friends, he was alone. The winded warrior however gritted
his teeth and shouted at the lurking enemy. "Come on
you bastards! Show me what you've got!" As he armed
himself with a Chinese katana.
Then they attacked. Windman brought together his weapons
and defended himself for all he was worth. A slice there,
a left jab there, the fighting warrior connected with
several of the Dragoon's armor. One of which the jaw
as immediately broken from a large punch to the mouth.
It angered the Neo Warrior because he couldn't roar
any longer.
The Chinese robot ducked a roaring fist as it collided
into one of its own keen. As Erik ducked the attack
he seeped the Dragoon in front of him down to the ground.
However the enemy now as all over Windman. Erik's fighting
skills was very impressive, but it still wasn't enough
as one of his foes struck him from behind. Erik started
bleeding coolant from his mouth and even though he was
mortally wounded, he slammed his Fan Blades into the
nearest Dragoon. They both fell to the ground as Erik
jammed the blade further into the warrior's frame.
Erik yelled out as hordes of the blood thirsty killers
loomed over him. Erik shot out another fan blade into
the nearest Dragoon before finally, Erik was defeated.
Britt yelled out to Erik as tears roared down her cheeks
in slow motion. The Orange Clad Topman without wasting
any time wrapped his arms around the female robot and
carried her off from the massacre with her arms sprawled
out. Crying endlessly for Erik. The tide was overwhelming.
The Megalopolis army, failing. Only one hope lies.
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Gary moved silently through the brush. His teleporter
was drained from the fight with Edward. His wounds however
were well enough to heal on their own. Moments before
Gary used the meteorite to locate Red's current position.
As he did found out a while back, the Meteorite tried
to help him before. The peaceful rock helped Gary understand
what happened, what cause the rock to fall out of space.
What Pulzar's weakness was. Why Red used the monster
to wreak havoc here in the city. It was as if the Meteor
was trying to help him.
The little Eskimo raced across the putrid landscape.
Red was located nearby. But the exact location was a
mystery. The Meteor had gotten weak since his last visit.
It couldn't pinpoint Red's exact spot, but he could
feel in his circuits that the fire god was close by.
And remembering Edward's last words.
"Red
will find you..." Gary knew this. Edward's phrase repeated
endlessly through Gary's mind. The death of his old
comrade replayed several times as well, like a broken
record. Gary hated himself for resorting to those tactics.
Why couldn't he of just knocked him out. Why couldn't
he just have talked to him. Gary stopped his running
for a few minutes trying to rid of the annoying images
flicking on and off through his imagination.
After several minutes Gary continued on his long run.
He wasn't exactly sure where he was going, but he knew
his foe was close. He felt Red burning in his circuits.
Red may be God almighty, and Gary might have been his
copy, but the two are connected with each other, so
Gary was sure that Red could feel his presence as well.
The short robot leaped over some more brush as it seemed
to fall part after his feet touched the earth again.
Gary couldn't believe that one person could cause so
much chaos. And over such a short period of time. How
on Earth could Red live in a world that's dead? What
was the reason for this nastiness?
It was then Gary felt it. He was very close now. Very
close. Iceman breathed in a large gulp of air and made
his way further into what used to be a small forested
area not to far off from the Meteorite site. The leaves
on the trees were gone now. And the Trees themselves
were a dull gray color. It was like walking through
a plant graveyard. The grass that the little blue lad
stepped in disintegrated under his feet. And it made
a nasty crunchy sound as he walked over it.
What made the forest even scarier was the echoing voice
that pierced through like an arrow. "So you've come..."
Spoke Red's demonic voice through the entire forested
area. "I've been expecting you Blue!" Gary jumped in
his armor at the sound of it, but brushed it off quickly.
"Show your self Red! I'm here!" Gary shouted into the
air loudly.
There was a long silence until the wind in the area
started to whistle loudly. It picked up harder as Gary's
parka started to flutter wildly in the now usual breeze
that struck. Gary looked to the skies to see the clouds
moving at fast speeds. Even though he was a robot he
had to stand upright to be flown back a few ways. The
trees started swaying madly, some looked as though,
they were about to uproot straight from the ground.
It was then Gary saw him. Fire burned around the blackened
figure as he emerged from the dark sky. When he landed
everything, even the wind came to a sudden halt. Gary
felt that he suddenly lost all contact with the outside
world, as it all went quiet. It was an odd feeling,
but it was obvious that Red wanted his blue twin all
to himself.
Gary sucked up all the courage he could muster. He had
to admit. He was scared. He was scared that he would
fail and the whole world would perish. But he knew,
that giving up wasn't the answer. He had to find a way
to defeat Red. All odds were against him, but at least
he could do was try.
Red stared down Iceman for what seemed like an eternity
before Gary decided to speak. "Do you realize the chaos
you've caused Red, why? Why destroy the planet!"? Gary
raised his voice as loud as he could even though he
knew Red could hear him just fine. The area surrounding
the two robots became ill silent. Anything outside this
area could not be heard. It's as if the world outside
didn't exist.
"I'm
just trying to build a better world. A world....full
of CHAOS!" Red's body started to glow with burning flames.
Red's eyes looked like they were bleeding as they couldn't
get any deeper red. "I've finally reached full power!
All those fights, all those past battles were only practice!
Now onto the real stuff!" Red cackled loudly causing
the whole area to shake violently.
Gary only grumbled under his breath. He had more questions
to ask. A world full of chaos? His motivations weren't
clear. What was Red trying to accomplish by creating
an army. What was his goal? Gary pondered these questions
until Red spoke again. And as if the android could read
minds, he indeed answered Gary's questions.
"Why'd
I brainwash your gullible friend?" Red smirked. "It's
a shame you had to be annoying and put him down. He
was such a good little servant." Red knew he hit a vein
when he spoke this. Gary clenched his fists as the cute,
lovable parka bearing lads once proud and joking face
became full of anger and hatred.
"You
bastard..." Gary tried to restrain himself from moving
into attack mode. "Why'd you turn him against us. What
were you trying to prove?" Gary's fists were clutched
so tightly that small coolant started to leak straight
from them. Gary knew that Red had caused so much chaos
in the past. He destroyed the X-Force. Banished the
Insidious Six to another realm. Took Ben's son and manipulated
him. Along with Edward. All this time he though his
friend was dead. But it turned out Red just used him
to get to the Sinister Six. This made Iceman's blood
boil. Red's reign of terror had to end.
"That's
right. I needed to brainwash a lot of people to do my
bidding. I needed to create an army not for world conquest,
but to strike fear, and cause chaos to those who oppose
me. And once I destroyed all opposing threats, I'd collect
the souls of the dead and become even more powerful."
Red finally concluded as Gary stood listening to Red's
most dire and evil plot. Red really was the work of
evil. How can something be so sinister to eat the souls
of the dead?
"So
are you going to attack me or what. Your friends are
dying. My army will be through with them soon enough."
Red sneered watching Iceman grit his teeth in anger.
Gary didn't say much more as he knew that Red was right.
His friends right now were fighting for their safety.
The longer he 'chatted' with his foe, the quicker and
swifter their end will be. A bright glow soon erupted
in both of Gary's hands. His anger fueling these balls
of light.
Iceman knew he couldn't continue chit chatting, so he
did what no logic could explain. He charged his adversary
with frozen fists of fury. Shards of spiked ice formed
on his fists as Gary attempted the attack that took
out Edward.
Gary however was stopped short as there was a sudden
increase in speed and was flown in the air backwards.
The spiked ice on his fists had shattered. The blue
warrior didn't know what happed as it all moved so fast.
Gary landed with a metallic thunk onto the grass below.
He looked straight forward towards Red's direction,
who oddly enough hadn't moved an inch since he landed.
Confused on what the heck hit him, Gary rose to his
feet and attempted another attack. Only this time from
a distance.
Using his trademark attack, The Blue Eskimo shot out
razor sharp Ice Slashers at his foe. They flew through
the air, cutting it like butter. As they approached
the Maroon Parka Bearing foe, they seemed to stop dead
in their tracks. The Ice Slashers caught on fire, and
then out of the ordinary, the flames started to circle
him. Red without making any movement, sat across the
field with his arms crossed. Gary couldn't believe it.
Though worried, he still didn't stop his attack.
Gary again opened his mouth, only this time light blue
dust started to flow into his mouth. His body started
to glow rapidly, and in a few seconds, Gary released
the ultimate Ice Attack. The attack was large and wide,
as a blast made out of solid ice fragments shot straight
for the Reddish figure. The attack bursting with energy
was about to hit its mark when it suddenly faded away
into dust particles. A surprised Iceman grunted and
anger and frustration.
"Damn
it! Won't anything work on this guy!" Gary threw his
hands up in rage as the Reddish Figure began laughing
a nasty taunt. "I told you the next time you'd see me,
it would be for real." Red taunted as he grinned at
Gary. "Your pitiful powers are nothing to me." He crossed
his arms again and puffed out small flames from his
mouth, as if teasing the Blue Eskimo into thinking he
was useless.
"We'll
see about that..." Gary groaned as he gathered up all
his strength and shot out beams of blue light at his
adversary.
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The battle with the Army of Darkness didn't seem much
better as the Neo Dragoons continued to advance upon
the army of Megalopolis. The Neos were still very many
even with their losses so far. The Megaman army on the
other hand, had losses of their own. But unfortunately
their losses piled up fast seeing as they started with
300 warriors, plus 100 sum extra minor robots. Things
were looking very dim.
A very tired Ben was able to catch a breather as the
rest of the Wily's Warriors were able to hold off a
small pack of the Dragoon's. Rainer, Shadow Blade, and
Starnik eventually were forced to draw back as their
weapons had very mild effect. The fire-powered Ben ignited
himself in hellish blaze as he charged into the pack
helping to even the odds a tad.
Several members of the Sinister Six were cornered around
a large matt of rocky boulders. Scott attempted to trace
bombs every which way to keep the horde back. Unfortunately
the Neos were onto the plan and kept their distance
from the explosives. IRA flamed what Reploid attempted
to approach. Though with their fire-based weaponry,
they quickly attempted to the heat and soon IRA was
forced into retreat as well.
Until something large approached from the behind the
boulders. The large yellow-ish Cyclops-like creature
shot out a massive red laser which caused several of
the Neo Dragoons to leech backwards and fetch missing
body limbs. Super Chaos appeared and ran into the thick
of the crowd as he used his over sized fists to plow
Neo Dragoons sky high.
"Super
Chaos!" Jason shouted in the strangest irony of being
happy to see his enemy actually being an ally. The Yellow
Cyclops indeed was a hell of a force to be reckoned
with as the Neo Dragoon's were caught by surprise to
see such a massive opponent enter onto the field. It
was a sure fire way to even the score.
"Let's
help him, come on!" Tim shouted as he and the rest of
the Sinister Six charged into the field. However Tim
noticed something strange. "Where's Gary?" He motioned
suddenly, just now noticing that the Eskimo was no where
to be seen.
"He's
out facing Red." Gauntlet suddenly appeared in a puff
of smoke. "Alone I'm afraid, but I have confidence in
him." Gauntlet winked as he puffed away again.
A sudden worry flew into Tim's mind. How in the world
would Gary be able to handle Red on his own. The menace
totally whipped out the Mechanical Maniacs a while ago.
Tim smashed a large fist into the closest Neo Dragoon
and ripped off its left arm. "Good luck Gary..." He
whispered as a Neo Dragoon successfully slashed off
a piece of Tim's armor. Groaning in pain, the big robot
lifted the monster into the air and threw him into a
stash of Dragoon's advancing onto him. Tim prepared
for the worst when several blasts were shot into the
fray. Several Dragoons were forced to endure the small
blasts as others fell and tripped onto each other.
Tim quickly glanced back and suddenly smiled widely
as a large squadron of Metools came pouring in. Lead
by the Metool King himself, Xardion. The Metools formed
a line and released a barrage of plasma shots into the
approaching Dragoon army. With the command of the black
Met himself the Metools in clever formation proved just
how formidable they could be.
"Glad
you can make Xar!" Tim stood by the Black Metools side
as his small army raided into the Dragoon's like a horde
of insects attacking vegetation.
"Heard
you could use some help, plus I could use some action!
Hah!" Xardion laughed wildly as he and Tim formed their
own little defense line. Metools soon flew in on wings,
and others came marching in with large Mechs. Xardion
out did himself with quite a bit of fire power. The
additional help was indeed welcomed by the Megalopolis
army. Super Chaos's large size and Xardion's slay of
advancing Metools helped tide over the storm for a while
longer.
All the help didn't come in the shape of Super Chaos
and Xardion either. As another ally came to the aide
of Megalopolis. "Don't fear Sinister Six! Ridley has
come back to help you!" The engaging young thief from
another universe landed by several of the fighting Sinister
Six members. He rose to his feet, drew out his sword
and posed. Jason groaned with annoyance.
"Weren't
you off fighting some serious, nasty evil in China?"
Jason asked the human menace. Before, just to get the
human wannabe out of the Sinister Six's hair, they would
make up a story that a big, nasty evil was uprising
way far off. Far away from them. The last time was telling
him to help an evil in China way back when Andon was
transported inside his own computer!
Sinister
Six: Andon gets Engergized
Ridely, being the brave incompetence that he was, always
fell for the stories and would vanish without a trace
for months, before he ultimately came back to annoy
again.
Claiming he was the 'seventh' member of the team was
just as irritating. Ridley posed again before he spoke
back. "I went, I saw, I defeated. And I won! I defeated
all of China and became their king!" Ridely laughed
a very annoying laugh as he approached a Neo Dragoon.
"Now
to prove my worthy skill for the team by slaying this
ugly Dragon! Just like in my home world!" Ridley rose
his sword and jabbed the waiting Dragoon in the chest.
However his blade being from a much less sophisticated
world, shattered upon impact immediately.
"No
worry, I shall use my incredible fighting skills..."
The young lad was cut short as the Neo Dragoon opened
his mouth and devoured Ridley whole. Jason's eyes flickered
in surprise to see the kid gone, just like that.
"Hah!
Don't have to worry about him anymore!" Shouted IRA
showing little worry over what just happened. Jason
although felt sorry for the boy, did crack a small smile.
Scott, who was not to far off, simply rolled his eyes
at the situation. He half expected Ridley to pop out
from the Dragoon and say 'Tis only a flesh wound.' The
Sinister Six continued fighting until something was
heard through the field.
One of Xardion's scouts came clomping through the battle
field and approached his general. "Sir! I've got some
terrible News!" He blurted off in rapid binary that
only Metools could understand. Although the look on
the small yellow workers face got Tim's attention right
quick. The Metool continued talking in very fast tones
of binary. Once Xardion was able to interpret the message
he turned to Tim with the same look on the Metool's
face seconds before.
"We're
in trouble man...Skippy here said he spotted even more
Neo Dragoon's marching this way. How many you said?"
Xardion quickly turned back to the beeping and bopping
Metool.
"Ten
thousand more..." Xardion's eyes lit up in fear. Tim's
lantern jaw nearly dropped to the floor. Was this true?
How was Red able to create so many in so little time?
This was very bad.
"I
donno how we're going to win this..." Tim said as he
turned back into battle.
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The Explosion rocked the field sending power and destruction
all over the place. The forest rocketed, the ground
shook, and steam hissed from the impact of the wrath
that ensured. The little warrior Iceman stood catching
his breath as the last recent attack had tired him.
He couldn't see Red ahead due to the clouds of steam
and vapor that arose from the explosion.
He hit Red alright. He hit him hard with an Ice Blast
that would instantly freeze the target, and exploding
everything around it. It was a clever move that he learned
a ways back. Gary gritted to get a better view of the
field as the clouds started to phase from the field.
And as they evaporated Gary saw that Red remained where
he was standing. Totally unmoved by the attack. Red
stood calmly in a crater created by the attack, as ice
pieces were formed around the center. Red however was
unscathed.
Gary cursed to himself. There's nothing he can do. He
can't put a scratch on him. Gary bit his teeth. 'Nooo!
Don't give up, that's what he wants you to do!' Gary
scolded to himself. 'There has to be a way, everything
has a weakness, you just got to find it!' Gary glared
at Red who starred at him blankly.
"Still
got some fight in you eh? " Red smiled again. "What
a waste of energy. It would be so much easier for you
to join me than to fight me." Red offered a hand to
Gary. "Imagine this. Unlimited Power, at your disposal.
Think of it Blue!" Red was about to speak again before
Gary had interrupted him.
"Screw
you." Gary yelled angrily. He didn't like what he was
hearing. It was madness. Red groaned impatiently as
he again tried to persuade the Eskimo.
"Do
you enjoy saving the world, time and time again, just
to see it get into danger all over again!" Red paused
a bit before continuing his speech. "Why save the world
for a bunch of people who don't even appreciate it!"
Red clutched his fist as if the whole world was his
enemy.
"Cause
if you don't save the world, it will fall into utter
chaos. And that's not a world I'd like to live in Red."
Gary uttered back, trying to make a good point to his
reddish double.
"Harrumph"
Red scolded. "Help people, Save the day! And would they
do the same to you if you need help! Course not! I grow
tired of talking with you! Join me or die!!!!" Red's
eyes burned bright red and it was obvious he wanted
one simple answer.
"No."
Gary's worded calmly as he went into thought. 'Red's
going to want to fight, but the moves I've used had
no effect.' If you can't overpower him with energy attacks,
go for physical attacks. Learning from the other Sinister
Six, and the Mechanical Maniacs, Gary knew various forms
of Martial Arts. Sparring with Magma Dragoon and Shadowman
helped him develop his skills quite nicely. But would
they be enough to overwhelm Red? One way to find out.
Like lightning Gary charged into Red and started throwing
various moves of close range attacks. Gary thought he
connected a few, but he found that all he could hit
was air as Red dodged very punch he could throw. Gary
didn't give up however as he moved steadily and tried
any move he could think of. Red dodged a certain way
that put himself in line with one of Gary's next set
of punches. Gary brought his arm around and actually
hit metal as he sunk his fist into Red's shoulder.
"Wow,
you're faster than I thought. But look! Not a dent!"
Red showed where Gary had hit then thwacked the little
Eskimo with his own fist. This caused Gary to stray
back a little. The punch hurt, but it didn't stop him.
Again Gary bolted back towards Red who was ready for
him. "Come on Blue, show me whatcha got!" He muttered
with a grin as he began dodging Iceman's attacks.
Left, Right, Gary moved side to side hoping to make
some sort of damage to his adversary. Red however always
seemed to be one step ahead of him. "One, Two, Three!
Come on Icy, you're making this to easy!" Red rhymed
with mockery as he ducked one of Gary's shots. Gary
rounded his other fist and attempted to uppercut Red
to the jaw.
But Red caught his fist and then scolded with his finger.
"Nah ah...naughty, naughty." Red mocked at Gary again.
Using Iceman's fist, Red lifted the robot into the air
and slammed him down into the ground. Then he picked
him up again and tossed him away, some 10 feet. The
ground shook when Iceman landed roughly in the dust
. Red continued to chuckle as he looked at Iceman slowly
rising.
"Try
your luck again, or just give up and join me?" Red said
at the little Eskimo. Gary's armor now was getting badly
dented up. However Gary fought these pains and again
started on the attack. Gary reached his foot out in
hopes to take out one of Red's stubby legs. But Red
again blocked with his foot and then gave a round house
kick to Gary's gut. Gary found himself on the ground
again. The Eskimo looked up to welcome a red boot coming
down at lightning speed.
Gary rolled out of the way and felt the foot thrash
into the ground, causing a shock-wave the drove Gary
into tumbling frenzy. He rolled until he hit the side
of one of the trees, and there he lay. Mixed thoughts
rushed into Gary's brain as his sensors rushed into
frantic beeping and alarms blared off in his head.
Gary remembered back when he was created, and how his
family loved him. Dr. Light gave him a warm smile. "Welcome
Android 005. This is your home." Dr. Light gave him
a welcoming hand and Gary rose to a sitting position.
Rock, Roll, Tim, and Jason were all smiling at him.
And then Gary felt a smile run across his own face.
Another memory flashed in as Gary played back several
flash backs. His eyes flickered on and about until finally....he
stopped moving completely.
Red Hovered over his immobile body. "That's all you
have? And to think that we are even related." Red blurted
out in disappointment and rejection.
Iceman's body lay still. Coolant leaking from the back
of his head where the Tree was impounded. Was this really
the end?
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Back at the fight, various Megaman Community warriors
have taken serious wounds and have fallen, while others
attempted to help them, but only to meet their own fate.
Mechanical Maniac members were breaking. Sinister Six
warriors were losing hope. Close allies were being driven
apart. The Neo Dragoons roared and raised hands in the
air as if already sealing their victory at hand.
Miles away, a 2nd army of Neo Dragoon's marched fully
where the ones before had penetrated. In a matter of
hours, they'll reach the battle beyond, then for sure,
all hope will be lost for our heroes.
And back in the forest, Iceman lay still. He lay motionless
at Red's horrific feet.
With the Army of Darkness growing stronger by the minute,
and our hero's dropping one by one, it seems that Evil
has finally won.
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