ROCK’S UNREASONING, PART ONE

When Rock becomes belligerent…he must understand why emotions are important…even for ROBOTS…


After Buster’s transformation into his worst enemy yet, Rock starts to feel alone and is forced to realize what reality is.  He comes into the kitchen to talk with the only one left to trust to this personal matter…Roll.  

Rock strolls in and sits down, and Roll looks at him as she’s cooking but ignores the frown on his face.

Rock mumbles underneath a voice that can barely be heard. Rock: Where did I go wrong, Roll? He was normal just two days ago…

Roll looks at him angrily. Roll: You call what he was, “normal”? You’re not any more “normal” than he is or was, or whatever then…

Rock looks seriously at her. Roll puts her hands on her hips and shakes her wooden spoon at him furiously. Roll: Don’t look at me that way! I’ll whack you with this!

Rock still stares her down. Roll puts her arms down to her sides, and walks closer to him. Roll: You won’t look away…you’re being serious about this, aren’t you?

Rock: Why do I exist, if I can’t be human. Why even try to think, if it doesn’t change anything that wasn’t meant to be changed…

Roll kneels beside him. Roll: If being human means causing trouble with someone who is, then it’s pretty bad we ended up being robots.

Roll smiles sweetly and Rock’s face softens up. Roll: Once we thought we were human, but being a robot means we can at least be able to do things for as long as we’re maintained…

Rock still says nothing. Roll starts to become intolerant. Roll: Fine! Sit and mope about that troublemaker…

Rock jumps up and pounds his fist lightly on the table. Rock: NOT TRUE! He wasn’t this way two days ago!

Roll drops her wooden spoon on the floor and the food on it spatters around. Roll: Wow, you’ve never been this angry…

Rock: All you ever do is lecture me! You should this, or you shouldn’t that…you always push me away…

Roll crosses her arms. Roll: Someone needs to or you get yourself in trouble, Rock...Doc is too lenient with you sometimes…and…

Rock looks at her vigilantly. Rock: And what? I don’t…

Rolls face frowns, and she begins to tear up.  Roll: I thought I was doing you some good by giving you some advice…

Rock nods his head. Roll starts crying, then runs out…

Rock looks up and no longer sees her in sight, but only hears her cries as she runs off. Rock sighs.

Dr. Light walks into the kitchen and notices the wooden spoon lying on the floor, and the dismayed look on Rock’s face. Doc: What went on here?

Rock: Roll and I…we had an argument…

Doc looks at him shallow, but as he is a father to them both, he looks at Rock as a son and talks about Roll like she is a daughter. Doc: I swear, if you both really were born as humans, you’d be fraternal twins…

Rock looks at him funny.  Rock: I guess so.

Doc: So then tell me what went on…

2 HOURS LATER…

Rock: And she cried and ran off…

Doc: WHAT?!?

Rock cowers like he knows what’s next.

Doc has his hand on his face and is shaking his head. Doc: You need to find where she is…the last time she ran off like that, I found her in the junkyard in the compactor.

Rock: She’s that serious? [Why, Roll?]

Doc: Roll may be a robot, but she’s still a female, and her emotions about things are strong.  

Rock becomes motivated. Rock: I’ll go look for her…

Rock runs off. Rush tries to follow, but Rock insists he doesn’t. Rock pets him. Rock: Sorry, Boy, I want to do this one myself.

Rock takes his airboard to the sky, hovering over the city, hoping to spot her.  In the midst of it all, he spots another familiar figure in flight…

Rock grits his teeth. Rock: Wily!

As he’s flying on the airboard he takes a turn and lands on the rooftop of one of the city’s buildings to keep his appearance unseen.

Rock: I don’t want to take a chance that Bass might be inside that ship…there’s no time to play right now….


On Wily’s airship…

Bass grumbles through his boredom. Bass: Hey Doc! When do I get something fun and destructive to do?? This is BOOOORINNNGGG…

DW: Shut up! If I vunted you to say something, I vould ask you!

Bass looks at him with crossed arms. Bass: HEH! You’re so funny…NOT! (holds up two fingers to form an “L” on his forehead)

DW: FINE. Do as you vunt to, but I get to take out the last blow on the Titanium Troublemaker…

Bass raises his eyebrow at Wily. Bass: In your dreams! I still have a small score to settle with him…a long and painful score… (fistpalms)

AND THEN…

Bass spots Rock out the window…

Bass presses his face and hands against the window to double-look. Bass: Speaking of which…

He kicks open the passenger door and jumps down to a building, and from there makes his way to his target… Meanwhile, Rock is pondering about where to find Roll and is completely unaware of what’s to come.

Rock: I wished I could sense where she is…even if I could, she’d probably had figured a way to make it so none of us could find her.

Bass overhears this from close by, and rushes in to knock Rock clean off the edge of the building.

Rock: AAAAHHHHHHH!!! (falling) Time to get serious!

Rock transforms into Megaman and boosts himself to the building and makes his way up. On the way, he bewilders many onlookers who happen to spot his figure move swiftly upward. He makes his way to the top and takes a giant leap, arms himself with his blaster, and makes a thunderous landing on the roof.  

Megaman gets up as fast as he landed and points his blaster at Bass. Mega: YOUR METTLE IS MINE, BASS!!

Bass looks at him with a cheesy smirk. Bass: If you want it that bad…COME AND GET IT!! (notions with two fingers)

Bass waits for Megaman to get close...watching him become furious that he had already let his guard down…  And Bass jumps over Mega within nanoseconds of him rushing within inches.  He swiftly moves his arm with a  charged blast, and hits Mega mercilessly. The blast brings him down and he cannot move.

Bass: Well that was fast…what’s the matter? Bass puts his foot over Mega’s head and announces a swift victory.

Bass: HUMANS! YOUR HERO IS TOO WEAK TO BEAT ME! SURRENDER!

Megaman hears this and wakes up for a moment, enough to charge up and catch Bass off-guard.  He fires his buster straight at Bass’ behind and he goes flying over the building. Mega smirks slightly and then faints.

Mega, barely conscious, mutters something. Mega: Rolllll…

TO BE CONTINUED…


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