Mega Man Quint II: Past vs. Future
by RandyPandy
If you haven't read Mega Man Quint (formerly known as Timescape Saga, Book 1), then I suggest you do so before reading this fic. If you don't, this fic will not make any sense whatsoever. This fic is also based on the game Mega Man II for the Gameboy, and my own ideas.
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters seen or mentioned (except Mr. Yakanochi). I don't own the Time Skimmer or Chronos Institute either.
"..." Quint watched the TV screens inside the fortress as Wily announced his threat to the world. "Now we wait. Good luck, Mega Man."
"Saku..." murmured Sakugarne. "Saku..."
Then the two robots headed back to the Lab 6 hallway. It didn't take long to get there, though it felt like ages for them. Quint sat down next to the entrance to Lab 6B, and hoped with all his metal heart that Mega Man would make it up there to him. If not... then the world was doomed.
"If it's a fight you want, Wily..." Mega Man said softly, gazing at the TV screen from where he sat inside his home. "Then it's a fight you will get."
Roll, who was sitting next to him, looked at him, worried. "Be careful Mega Man. I think he means business this time."
"And he has the Time Skimmer," Dr. Light added. "We don't know what he did with that. But you have got to recover it. We can't leave something like that in Dr. Wily's hands. And poor Mr. Yakanochi of Chronos Institute is beating himself up for unintentionally allowing Dr. Wily to steal it."
"That man's a bundle of nerves," Roll commented.
"Don't worry, Doctor," Mega Man said. He ran into the back room, pulled out his armor, and changed into it. He walked back out towards Dr. Light. "I'm ready. What is he using this time?" he asked.
"This time, it's... Metal Man, Wood Man, Air Man, and Crash Man," Dr. Light observed on his screen.
"Wait... there's only four of them?" asked Roll, confused. That didn't make sense...
"Well, he could have placed four more as guards for his fortress... wherever it is. Like he did that one time. However, something seems odd... I've beaten all these guys before," Mega Man commented. "In the Second Rebellion. It's almost as if... he wants me to make it to his fortress." He frowned. "But why would he want to do that?"
"Well, it's not that unusual," Roll spoke up. "Remember the last time he sicced four Robot Masters on you? They were all from the First Rebellion, and not very hard to defeat. When you made it to his fortress, he used four robots from the Second Rebellion. The funny thing is, these four Second Rebellion Robot Masters are not the same ones that he used before. But honestly! This is Wily we're talking about! He's insane, remember?"
"Still, it does seem odd," agreed Dr. Light. "If he went into the future, we would expect him to get a powerful weapon, not recycle old robots," he said. Not one person in the room was able to catch the irony in his words due to their lack of knowledge of what had transpired during Wily's excursion to the future.
Mega Man shrugged. "Well I have to start somewhere. I guess I should go for Metal Man. That's what I did last time, and the Metal Blades are a good weapon against the other guys."
"Oh, and if you see that brother of ours," Roll added. "Be sure to ask him why he always disappears in the dead of the night before cleaning up after himself. He should be able to pick up after himself at his age, not make his sister do it!" Dr. Light laughed while Mega Man rolled his eyes.
"Of course I will," Mega Man added sarcastically. "If he sticks around long enough for me to ask him." Mega Man teleported out.
Whew! Prologue of Book 2 written! It might take awhile to get the next chapter up, but I guarantee that this project will continue to the end.