Robotic Romantics

Robotic Romantics is the first story in the Darling Droid Drama series. It is primarily centered around Bass and Blues.

Chapter 1: Hand in Hand
Bass POV

Slowly opening my eyes, I winced as the sun's blinding light filled my vision. I sat up and looked to my left at Treble, who was still asleep. I gently shook him awake.

"Treble," I whispered. "Treble. Wake up, boy. It's time to get going."

It had been six days since I ditched Dr. Wily for good. Of course, it was common sense to take Treble with me, especially since he didn't like Wily either. Wily spends AAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLL his money on more junk robots for the puny little girl scout troop he calls his army. He obviously doesn't realize he should probably  be blowing all those bucks on the ones he already HAS!

"Bass," Treble murmured. "How much farther?"

I looked up and quickly pinpointed the Light Labs billboard.

"Not much, bucko," I sighed, smiling hopefully.

Now that we've finally managed to break away from Dr. Wily, Treble and I are looking to join Dr. Light's multitude of powerful robots. Unlike Dr. Wily, Dr. Light is nice to his robots, feeds them well, and seeks to repair them every single time they get so much as a scratch. Yes, us robots need food too. Dr. Wily hardly fed me or Treble, but he fed Treble less than me, so I wound up giving Treble all my food most of the time. It sucks for me, but he deserves it more than I do.

My thoughts were interrupted when I heard whistling, and looked upward. There was nobody on the roof of the nearby shed.

Well, that is, until a super cute robot crawled forth.

He had short, brown hair with a long fringe that stretched forward and curved slightly upward. He had soft yellow eyes, a REALLY ADORABLE smile, and he was even blushing a little. He wore a yellow scarf, gray armor, and his forearm and buster were both red. In addition, he had a red belt around his waist.

Wait a sec. Was that...

"H-hey Bass," he spoke quietly. WAIT! THAT'S BLUES! OH CRAP!

I gasped. "Bluh-Blues?! Is that you?!"

He perked up. "Y-yeah!" He turned to his right. "Tango!"

As if on cue, a beige and green cat pranced forward and meowed. The thing was so cute - it even had whiskers and fluffy fur on the sides of its face!

"This is my cat, Tango," Blues informed, gesturing towards the cat. "Tango, this is-"

Suddenly, Tango's eyes widened, and he pounced onto my face, knocking me onto my back. He meowed angrily, scratching me and hissing in a wild frenzy.

"Tango! Bad boy! Get off him!" Blues scolded, raising his voice.

Tango stopped scratching and hissing, and he rose and looked toward Blues, but did not get off. Blues leapt off the shed and landed between us and Treble.

"Tango," he almost shouted. "Off. Now!"

Tango whined and got off me, sulking away from all of us. He then made a U-turn around Treble and scampered into some bushes, Blues' eyes following him till he was out of our sight.

Blues sighed and turned back to me. "Sorry. He has a tendency to attack anyone he doesn't know. Are you alright?"

"Yeah," I murmured. He helped me up, and held it for a moment. Then he...

He kissed it.

"Come on," he invited. "I'll take you to Light Labs."

And with that, we strolled down the pathway to Light Labs, hand in hand.

Chapter 2: Communicators
Blues POV

"Dad!" I called. "I'm home!"

"Finally!" Zero yelled. "Took you long enough!"

"Zero," Bass muttered. "Is that him?"

"Yep," I replied. "Wait, you know him?"

"Yeah," he said. "Dr. Wily created both of us, after all. Treble, would you close that door?"

Treble barked in response.

"Hey," Tango spoke. "Press that red button back there!"

Treble barked again, and I heard the door loudly slam shut. After that, he came back.

Bass and I looked at each other, and he reluctantly let go of my hand. I didn't want him to either, but it was the best choice to make, so Dad and the other robots wouldn't be able to tell.

"Proto Man!" Rock called.

Bass, Treble, Tango and I ran out of the tunnel and into the living room, lining up so the other robots living here could see us. Rock, Roll, Rush, Zero, X, and Axl were all there, as well as Dad. They all looked curiously at us, especially Axl.

"Who's the new guy?" Axl asked.

"Bass?!" Rock nearly yelled, flinching. "What are you doing here?"

Bass sighed. "Let me explain..."

[AFTER THE EXPLANATION...]

"So you want to join us?" Rock questioned.

"Yes," Bass murmured. "And besides, someone once told me I'd never beat you because I have no one to fight for. Well, now I do, but it's you guys!"

Dad thought for a moment. "Alright. I'll accept your offer."

Everyone cheered in celebration. Even I couldn't stop myself from at least hugging Bass, who gladly returned it.

Dad smiled. "However, there is one thing I must confirm."

Everyone shut up, and Bass and I let go of each other.

"Do you or Treble," Dad continued, "happen to have any communicators that would allow Dr. Wily to be in contact with you? If so, they need to be promptly removed and destroyed."

Bass and Treble both nodded.

"Wait!" Zero protested. "What if we could find a way to send those communicators to some totally different place, so Wily could leave us alone for once?"

"No, I'm afraid not," Dad countered. "He could possibly find a powerful energy source there, which would allow him to strengthen his robots. And besides, he could cause the people of that locale more trouble."

"He's right," Rock stated. Rush barked a little.

"So you're saying," Bass asked, "that you're gonna scan me and Treble for any communicators, and then take them off and destroy them?"

"Correct," Dad replied.

Bass hugged me, kissed me on the side of my neck, and whispered, "I'll be back."

And with that, Dad escorted Bass and Treble to the operating tables.

X turned to Zero. "How many communicators do you think he has?" he asked.

"I dunno," Zero retorted bluntly. "What I do know is, Treble himself is a communicator for Wily to talk to Bass. Hey, Axl, could you tell Dr. Light that?"

"Sure!" Axl shouted from across the room.

"Now then," Zero went on. "Whenever they're using Treble to communicate, Bass can order him to cut the feed, so that the chat will stop. However, regardless if Wily's receiving audio feed through Treble or not, he can still track him and Bass on his map, thanks to the communicators. And like I said, Treble himself is a communicator."

"Where'd you learn all this stuff?" X asked.

"Well," Zero answered. "I would know, 'cause Wily created me to destroy you."

Chapter 3: Settling Down
Bass POV

After Zero scanned me, he reported finding three communicators on my body; one inside my helmet, one on my Bass Buster, and one on my left ankle. Treble himself is considered a communicator, though it's because he has one in his throat. So Dr. Light had to remove that one too, and it wasn't easy.

After all the operations, I managed to wake up at 4:28 AM, but Treble was still asleep. I looked around. Nobody in sight.

Suddenly, I heard someone whistling quietly, and got up to see who it was.

I looked to Blues' room, and the door opened a little before Blues peeked out and quickly noticed me.

"Blues," I whispered. "What are you doing awake?"

He looked down and frowned a bit. "I couldn't sleep; I was really worried about you."

I cocked my head. "Why?"

He bashfully looked away and blushed. "I thought that Dad wouldn't be able to remove the communicator in your helmet."

I smiled and waved him towards me. He shook his head and waved me towards him.

"It's cold out there," he murmured.

I picked up Treble, went into his room, and closed the door behind me. Blues jumped onto his bed and grabbed the TV remote on his nightstand.

"You're watching TV?" I asked him.

He sighed heavily. "Yeah. Not the most fun thing to do, but it kinda helps me relax."

I set Treble down on a dog/cat bed next to the TV table, then began removing my armor. I stopped when I was halfway bare, and shyly smiled at Blues. "C-can I?"

He lowered his head and smiled bashfully at me. "S-sure, go ahead."

I proceeded to detach my remaining armor, then put on more casual clothes that I hadn't worn since I ditched Wily. After that, I dragged my feet over to Blues' bed, and he scooted over and patted the free spot next to him. Without hesitation, I sat down next to him and wrapped my left arm around his waist. He turned to me and smiled, nuzzling into my neck. As he hummed, I slyly snatched the remote from his hand and flipped through the various channels until I found Disney XD. Right now, Pokémon was airing, so I just left it on that and hugged Blues. He stroked me under the chin, and I kissed him on the cheek. He rubbed his face against mine and hugged me, whimpering like the unbearably adorable robot he is.

"Bass?" he asked.

"Yes?" I purred.

"I love you," he murmured.

"I love you too," I whispered, fluffing his spiky hair.

He got under the covers, and I got under with him. I held him close, and he nuzzled into my chest as I purred into his ear. I rubbed his back, and he hummed contentedly while rubbing his head against me. He whimpered, and I faced him and well...

We finally kissed.

As he dozed off, I ran my fingers through his hair and drifted off to sleep.

Chapter 4: Laughing Like Children
Blues POV

"Proto Man!" Tango yelled. "Wake the HECK up!"

I slowly opened my eyes and looked at the alarm clock. It was 9:35 AM. Treble barked loudly.

"Shut up!" Bass groaned. Treble barked four more times.

"Oh, alright," Bass whined. "But next time, you two, don't yell at us!"

"Whatever," Tango retorted. "Just get up!"

[TIME SKIP TO BREAKFAST!]

"Come and eat!" Roll called from in the kitchen.

"Coming!" Axl, Bass, Rock, Tango, X, and Zero shouted simultaneously.

As unusual, I was the second one to the table, first being Dad. I glanced backward, and Rush was already eating. I got up and poured some food in Tango's bowl, then went back to my seat and started to devour my food like it was the last time I'd eat. Everyone but Bass and Roll had joined us by now, and I looked back to see Tango eating next to Rush.

"Bass," I heard Roll say. "What're you looking for?"

"Got any more food bowls?" Bass asked. "Treble can't eat from a plate."

"Yeah, I think so," Roll responded. "Hang on, let me check!"

"Bass, your food is getting cold," Dad called.

"Coming!" Bass yelled.

Soon enough, he came barreling to the table, accompanied by a hungry Treble. He sat in the free seat next to me and began to dig in. Before long, his plate was 100% free of every morsel.

"Geez," Zero commented. "Guess you really wolfed that down, huh?"

Everyone except Dad and Treble gave him looks.

"Seriously," X sighed. "Spare us the puns, would you please?"

Zero gave an incredibly goofy grin. "No remorse."

"Roll," Dad called. "Aren't you hungry?"

"Not now," she replied. "Can Treble eat what's on my plate?"

Bass nodded. "Yeah!"

Dr. Light got up and carried Roll's plate next to Tango's bowl. Tango licked his snout, but rejected the food likely because he was full.

"Here you go, Treble," Dr. Light spoke. "It's probably cold, but it'll sustain you."

Treble made a noise that sounded like a mix of a bark and a squeak. Dr. Light chuckled and headed back to the table, collecting everyone's plates as he went by. Everyone thanked him, including me and Bass.

"Thanks, Proto Man," Tango meowed.

"You're welcome," I told him, then got up and gestured Rush to Rock. Rush turned to him and barked.

"No problem," Rock said, smiling.

As I headed to the living room, Axl followed me.

"You in love with Bass?" he whispered.

I felt my face heat up, so I covered my face. "No, I'm not."

Axl grinned knowingly. "Mmm-hmm. Sure."

"ZERO!" I heard X yell. Zero laughed loudly and dashed past Axl, with X in hot pursuit.

I gave a confused look. "What's his problem?"

Axl looked at them and smirked. "I bet Zero's flirting again."

"With X?" I asked. "He's gay?"

He rolled his eyes. "Yeah."

I cocked my head. "What'd he do this time?"

Axl giggled. "I dunno. Maybe he started elbowing him and lifting his eyebrows again. There's all sorts of stuff he could've done!"

I looked up ahead, where X ran at Zero but wound up being picked up and whirled around. X panicked, and Zero giggled and pecked him on the nose. "You're so cute!"

"No I am not!" X whined, blushing immensely.

Axl and I cracked up, and eventually Tango, Treble and Rush joined us as everyone laughed like children.

Chapter 5: Power Core
Bass POV

Dr. Light typed madly on his keyboard, switching from screen to screen on what appeared to be surveillance cameras.

"Are those cameras?" I asked.

"Yes," he replied bluntly. "There is work to be done right now; I need to see where..." His voice trailed off.

"Work?" I questioned, looking up at the enormous visual display unit. On it were several different locales, seen from different angles. For now, I assumed they were in Mega City, but I could be wrong.

"What is there," I pondered, "to be done?"

"Well now," Dr. Light taunted, turning and smiling at me. "Why are you so curious?"

"I wanna help," I answered, to which he chuckled.

"Well, a lot of the robots are in need of upgrades I have come up with. However, I do not have the required materials, and I am currently searching for them in Mega City. I would prefer to stay close to the laboratory, but if it is necessary to wander outside the city in order to find them, then so be it." He then turned around and started clicking and typing stuff again.

"Okay," I said. Just then, something important came to mind. "Hey, Dr. Light?"

"Yes?"

"What about Blues' power core?"

Dr. Light sighed. "Well, my friend, I'm afraid you'd have to ask him about that. You see, he has informed me that he wishes to keep that a secret, and so I must kindly refuse to tell."

"Oh, alright." I lowered my head and sighed, wondering what made the matter personal to him. "I'll ask him."

"Alright then," he muttered, not looking back. I turned and headed to Blues' room, then lightly knocked on the door.

"Who's there?" he asked cutely.

"Dishes."

"Dishes who?"

"Dishes a very bad joke."

He howled in laughter like it was the best joke he heard in a hundred years.

"Come on in," he panted.

I went inside, then closed the door behind me. Blues smiled at first, but then he frowned.

"W-what is it?" he whimpered.

I sighed and looked away. "Look, I kinda wanna ask you something. . ."

He cocked his head. "Hmm?"

"Is something up with your power core?" I asked nervously. "I've heard your brother mention it every few years, a-and I was wondering what he meant."

Blues stayed silent for a moment, then tears began to form in his eyes.

"Blues!" I yelped. He hid his face in his hands, and I went over and wrapped an arm around his left shoulder. "I'm sorry!"

"N-no," he sniffed. "I-it's okay. I-I knew I'd tell someone else, e-eventually."

"What do you mean?" I questioned.

"S-so I was originally given a faulty s-solar power core when built by my dad. I-it was a mistake, of course. One day, I was about to shut down completely, and Dr. Wily found me. H-he gave me a nuclear power core, b-but then one day, I found out that one was leaking too. S-so yeah... I'm gonna die.

"B-but here's the thing. I knew at that moment that if I ever fell in love with someone, and managed to somehow start a relationship with them, that I would tell them about it, and then get my power core fixed. Dad had previously offered to do that, before I was going to shut down, but I refused, thinking it would alter my personality and harm my sense of individuality. But if I never found someone to... someone to love, I would continue with my limited life span, and never tell anyone. That way, they wouldn't annoy me by uselessly trying to help me. B-but thanks to you..."

I leaned closer. "Y-yeah?"

He smiled. "I can get my power core fixed, and not worry about it anymore." He turned to me. "I love you, Bass."

I smiled and held his hand. "I love you too, Blues."

He kissed me for a few seconds, then broke it and fell asleep hugging me.

Chapter 6: Preparations and Snake Puns
Blues POV

"HEEEEEEEEEEEEYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" I heard Zero yell. "EVERYONE! We've got work to do!"

"Ugh," I groaned. "What?"

Bass kissed me on the forehead, making me less agitated. Rubbing my back, he shushed me, and I buried my head under his.

"Hey!" Zero yelled, closer to my room this time. "Pogo Man! Bass! Over here!"

I sat up, rubbing my head and scowling. "Shut up!"

"He's right," Bass whined. "Dr. Light told me about it earlier."

I sighed heavily. "Whatever."

[AFTER GETTING READY...]

"Alright. What do we do?" I asked.

Dad cleared his throat. "All the materials I need are on the outskirts of Mega City. Rock, you and Rush head northeast. Proto Man, you and Bass head southeast. X, you and Zero head southwest. Roll, go find Snake Man and Toad Man - they are surely ready by now."

"Can I go with X and Zero?" Axl piped up.

Dad chuckled. "Yes, you can. Proto Man, take Tango with you. Bass, you are taking Treble with you, correct?"

"Yep!" Bass replied. "I-I mean, yes sir."

"Wonderful," Dad commented. I just realized, is something wrong with his voice?

"Hey um, Dad?" I asked.

"Yes?"

"Is there a frog in your throat?"

"Oh," he spoke. "Well, I seem to be a bit hoarse this morning, but-"

"That's hissterical!" someone sibilated. I looked behind me, and it was Snake Man, with Toad Man groggily waddling behind him.

Zero laughed. "Don't wanna hiss you off, but even I've got better snake puns than that!"

"Oh?" Snake Man challenged. "Am I hissing out on something?"

Zero laughed again. "Yeah. I was just about to fang Axl for offering his company!"

Snake Man chortled hoarsely. "Nissssssssssse one, Zero."

"Haha I KNOW, right?! Just the thought of more snake puns makes me viperactive!"

Toad Man facepalmed and shook his head.

"Your puns are awful," he croaked.

"Oh yeah?" Snake Man fizzed. "How boa you back yourself up?"

"Oh, please!" Zero cackled. "You're making me asp for air!"

"Oh, alright," Snake Man guffawed. "Just don't forget to add some more humor next time!"

"Are you pulling my leg?" Zero giggled.

"Oh, stop!" Snake Man howled. "You're gonna make me coil myself!"

They both continued to snicker until they fell onto the floor and nodded off.

"Gee," Axl sighed. "They weren't bugging you, were they?"

Toad Man glared at him. "I will eat you."

"Oh, sorry," Axl chuckled. "No one else toad me!"

Toad lowered his mask and bared his teeth.

"Sorry!" Axl roared, dashing off. "I just thought it'd be more ribbiting than those two! You know, make you hoppier!"

As Toad angrily chased after Axl, Bass and I spectated with interest.

Bass sighed. "This'll be a long day. Wanna grab a byte real quick? Or do you not wanna beep my audience?"

I whirled around to face him, glaring as a smile played at my lips. "You're lucky this won't ruin our relationchip."

Bass giggled. "Good one, sweetie."

Dad chuckled. "Now, now, everyone. This is not the time to horse around. We've got work to do - let's do it."

Everyone nodded. "Let's do it!"

And with that, we went our separate ways.

Chapter 7: Work To Do
Bass POV

I don't know about everyone else, but the path Blues, Tango, Treble and I walked was not pretty. We had to weave through SO many dumpsters and get past SO many wild animals - not to mention all the crazy winding trails we had to navigate. It surprises me that all those naïve people can negotiate this huge, weird maze. I'm surprised they can even call   it a city!

...

Here's how it went.

-

Treble sniffed Blues' compass. "How long do you think it'll take us to get there?"

"If we don't poke around," I spoke, "it shouldn't take more than four hours."

"And if we do?" Blues asked.

I sighed. "Well, that would be too slow for me. At times like this, I don't feel like piddling around."

Blues looked down, and began to walk at a faster pace, leading the rest of us to do the same. Tango meowed and looked up at him.

"Tango," Blues grumbled. "I don't think we'll have time for that. Materials for upgrades are far more important - we can eat later."

Tango meowed again, lowering his head as though upset.

After walking, like, seven miles, Blues spoke.

"I-I'm tired," he whimpered in a VERY raspy voice.

I gave him a concerned look. "You need an e-tank?" Dr. Light had told us to pack a couple backpacks full of e-tanks for each group, so Blues and I each had one on our backs. Still though, you can't just drink one while you're traveling - you've gotta take a break... which is what we REALLY needed right now.

I walked over to Blues and held his hand, since we hadn't transformed our hands into Buster weapons yet. Leading him and our pets to a large dumpster, I sat down, as did the other three. I wrapped an arm around his shoulder and ran my fingers through his hair, letting him consume his energy can slowly. Chugging is legitimately bad for you, whether you're human or robot or anything.

Blues mewed like a kitten, which was SO adorable. Turning to me, he asked, "Aren't you thirsty?"

"Yeah," I said, pulling out an energy can. As I drank, Treble and Tango started telling each other jokes, and Blues practiced his adorable meowing noises that lifted my spirits.

"How did the bird kill the snake?" Treble asked Tango who meowed and shrugged. "He used Falcon Punch!"

Tango laughed, and told him a joke I couldn't understand.

As they laughed and exchanged jokes, I nuzzled against Blues' neck, and he giggled.

"You're so cute," I cooed, to which he giggled again.

He kissed me on the cheek. "Look who's talking, Bass."

[TWO HOURS LATEAR]

We encountered another dumpster.

"What now?" Blues questioned with a cute look on his face.

I used my scanners. Apparently there were some really questionable materials in this particular dumpster.

"Found 'em," I reported. "We got the stuff. Let's take it."

By now we had consumed half of our e-tank supply and thrown the rest in my backpack, so we could store the stuff in Blues' backpack. After we had everything we needed, we headed back to Light Labs, which was like fourteen miles away.

Chapter 8: Repairs
Blues POV

"Dad!" I yelled, very exhausted. "We're... h-home!"

Bass nuzzled me, and though I squirmed, he did not put me down. I gave up and let him carry me to the living room.

Dad sighed with relief. "I'm glad you boys are okay. We were starting to worry - we couldn't even get audio feed from the communicators on your ankles." As he spoke, the doors slammed way behind us, only for it to open again. Bass turned around, and it was a nearly offline Toad Man carrying Snake Man.

"Need... energy..." Snake Man panted. "Must... recharge... self..."

Toad Man waddled towards us faster, and as he laid Snake Man on an operation table, Dad handed me an e-tank. Soon enough, Bass set me on the couch nearby and grabbed an e-tank as well. Once we had all recharged, we chatted as we gathered all our dubious materials.

"So how hard did y'all have it?" Zero asked me and Bass.

"It really stunk," Bass sighed. "Literally, though. There were dumpsters all over the place."

"So everyone you saw was trash?" Zero joked, and Bass laughed.

"Zero," X scoffed. "That's not very nice!"

"Oh, please," Zero retorted, rolling his eyes. "Gimme a break!"

Suddenly, I heard sobbing. I looked behind me to see a very upset Toad Man... curled up in a corner, all by himself. That is, until Snake Man crawled over to him and wrapped an arm around the poor guy's shoulder.

"What'ssssssss wrong?" Snake Man whispered.

Toad Man scooted closer to Snake Man and hugged him. He mumbled something incomprehensible (to me at least), and Snake Man returned his embrace, rubbing his back and quietly hissing into his ear (if he has any).

"Aww," I whispered, tapping Bass' shoulder. "They're so cute together!"

Bass smiled at them. "Poor Toad Man. What do you think's wrong?"

I shrugged. "Maybe he just wanted a hug from Snake Man."

I looked up at Bass, and he was now staring at me with puppy eyes.

I smiled slyly. "What, do you want a..."

He kissed me, to which I squeaked and hastily melted into. When I broke it, he placed a hand on my cheek and quickly kissed me again before nuzzling me and giggling cutely. I giggled too, and hugged him around his neck. He hummed and rubbed my back, and I buried my head further into his neck.

💗❤️️💓💞

"Aww, look at you two!" Zero cooed, RUINING our moment. 💔

Bass pulled away a little, but I held him close.

"Ugh," Bass sighed, ruffling my hair. "What do you want?"

"I dunno," Zero replied. "Honestly, I kinda wanna flirt with X, but he's too busy talking to Axl."

"Go bother him then," Bass said.

I pulled back to see Zero smiling devilishly.

"Okay," Zero spoke. "Let's see what happens, then."

He walked off towards X and Axl, swinging his hips as he walked.

"Bruh," Tango meowed bluntly.

Zero sweetly and silently approached X and lightly tapped him on the shoulder.

X turned around. "Yes?"

Zero kissed X, startling him, but he quickly relaxed and laid his hands on Zero's shoulders.

"Dang," Axl said with a surprised smile.

Zero pulled back, his mouth hanging open. "You got a problem with that?"

Axl giggled. "Nope. Not at all. Honestly, that's really cute."

"Tell me something I don't know," Zero boasted, tossing his hair with flair. "Or should I say... us?~"

X blushed immensely and grinned from ear to ear. "S-sure."

"Proto Man," Dad suddenly called.

"Yes?" I answered, letting go of Bass.

"Didn't you want your power core replaced? I've got a flawless one prepared right here, and I have confirmed that it won't alter a thing about you." He gestured to a power core next to an operation table. [ɪɴsᴇʀᴛ "ɪ'ᴍ sᴏ sʜɪɴʏ"]

"Oh yeah, I did," I replied. "Bass, I'm going to get repairs."

"Alright, sweetheart," he sighed, kissing my forehead. "Love you."

I giggled. "Love you too, sweetie."

And with that, I strolled off in the operation table's direction.

Chapter 9: Emergency
Bass POV

"Everyone!" Dr. Light yelled suddenly. "Wake up! Over here!"

Blues and I jerked up, causing our heads to bump. Blues made the cutest squeaky noise, and I nuzzled him and rubbed his head. "Sorry."

His frown turned upside down, and he kissed me on the cheek. "It's alright, dear."

We got out of bed quickly. Blues put on socks, sweatpants, and shades, and we dashed out of our room.

"What's going on?" Blues asked.

"We've got a problem here," Dr. Light answered.

The door to Zero and X's room flew open, and Zero and X came rushing out.

"What the heck?" Zero yelled.

X winced and put his hands over his ears. "Quiet down, please."

"Sorry," Zero whimpered.

"I think Wily's causing trouble," Dr. Light said.

Blues frowned. "What do you mean? What's he doing?"

Axl opened his room door and groggily limped out of his room.

Zero whirled around. "Axl! We've got an issue!"

Axl's eyes almost popped out of his head. "WHAT?!"

As everyone gathered by the computer screen and more robots showed up, we observed what was happening on the surveillance cameras.

Dr. Wily was inside an egg-shaped machine with his trademark skull design on it. He was pushing buttons, pulling levers, turning knobs - all kinds of things that cause mechanical reactions. Robots were firing their weapons, throwing cars, and capturing people left and right. People everywhere were screaming, hiding, and running for their lives. Things were on fire, getting stolen, getting destroyed, and getting thrown all over the place.

"We must hurry," Dr. Light warned. "There are people to be saved!"

Zero donned his armor. "And robots to defeat."

Everyone donned their armor, including me. Rush stocked Eddie with e-tanks, and Treble and Tango prepared for battle as well.

[AFTER PREPARATIONS]

"Good luck," Roll sniffed, hugging Rock.

"We'll be okay," Rock sighed, comforting Roll. "We'll all come back. I promise."

Blues hugged Rock and Roll. "Don't cry, Roll."

Rock smiled. "Thanks, Proto Man."

"You're welcome," Blues replied.

"Be careful," Dr. Light warned. "Those robots look strong."

I grinned. "They're nothin' compared to us. Want me to go get the other Robot Masters?"

Dr. Light smiled and nodded in response.

I tapped Blues on the shoulder. "I'm going to get the others. I'll be right back."

"Okay," he replied.

As I ran off, I thought about them. The Robot Masters. Eddie. Roll. Our pets. Axl. X. Zero. Rock. Dr. Light.

Blues.

Everyone I cared about.

We were all going to the dead center of Mega City, to fight the battle of our lives.

We could all die. Wily could kill everybody and take over the world.

There was no turning back.

...

I ran at full speed towards the area where every single Robot Master hung out.

Chapter 10: Epilogue
Blues POV

As we ran towards the fighting zone, we headed straight into a torrential downpour. The rain was very cold, and it didn't help Fire Man, Heat Man, Flame Man, Magma Man, or  Burner Man out. Torch Man immediately collapsed. Once we managed to get there, we joined the chaos without second thoughts.

"Ah," Wily sighed. "Looks like you all felt left out! Lucky for you, we're willing to let you play with us."

He pushed a lever, and a gray robot punched Bass square in the face. I gasped with both surprise and utter dismay.

"You won't have the last laugh, Wily!" I growled, readying a Charge Shot.

Wily cackled. "We'll see about that!"

A couple of drills sprouted from the sides of his skull-egg machine, and the left on swung at Zero and knocked him several yards away. I fired my Proto Buster at the machine, leaving a small dent in it.

"Destroy the robots!" Axl yelled, firing a Copy Shot at a Runnerbomb. Once it had been defeated, he collected its DNA core and assumed a form identical to the fallen Runnerbomb.

"Bass!" I yelled, running towards him. He now had a big gash on his left cheek, and it was leaking oil. I placed a hand under his head and sighed, rubbing the back of his helmet. He sighed heavily.

"Time to fight," he moaned, sitting up and jumping to his feet. After he helped me up, we began to destroy other robots.

One Runnerbomb wouldn't stop dodging our attacks, and that's when I realized how much energy we wasted trying to hurt Axl. Not just that, but this also means he wasted energy dodging us, meaning he'd have less of it for his attacks.

"It's only me!" Axl panted. "Leave me be!"

Another Runnerbomb threw a bomb at him, which he caught and threw back at it, destroying it. As we fought, robots kept slipping on the wet ground. The rain had stopped once we killed a clone of Dive Man, but the streets were still very slippery.

"X!" Zero shouted. "Cover me!"

Zero sprinted towards a group of Radardroyds and began to swipe his sword as he went. Once he got there, he proceeded to cleave each one of them in two before getting tripped by a Rollerdroyd.

"You good Zero?" I yelled over all the chaos. I guess I didn't see someone next to me, because the next thing I knew I had slipped and fallen on my butt.

Once we had finally  exterminated all the troublesome robots, Axl shifted into his true form. Once he'd done that, though, a cannon sprouted from the center of Dr. Wily's skull-egg machine. Inside it, a HUGE  laser charged up.

"HEY!" I screeched. "EVERYONE! WATCH OUT!"

Bass, with oil running from gashes and cuts all over him, jerked his head up to reveal a pair of bloodshot eyes. He stared into the cannon for a split second before raising his Bass Buster, which began readying a charge shot.

"Everyone!" X yelled. "Charge!"

Everyone charged their most powerful attacks. Axl fired his pistols back and forth, the pets began to severely damage the skull-egg machine, and Search Snakes everywhere caused more destruction.

Once our Busters were fully charged, Bass flashed a reptilian grin. "Good riddance, Al."

All at once, we fired our weapons and destroyed the skull-egg machine.

Once the dust and smoke cleared up. Wily lay on the ground with bruises and burns all over him.

"So long," Zero snickered, using his Z-Saber to end Wily's life.

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The battle finally over, we put away our weapons. Rock, X, Axl, Zero, Bass, and I took off our helmets.

I decided to remove my shades as well.

"Well," Axl panted. "What do we do now?"

Bass smiled shyly. "Well, Blues, I kinda have something... for you."

I cocked my head. "What do you mean?"

He approached me, and I turned to face him. Tears formed in his eyes, and he got down on one knee.

"Blues," he murmured, looking up at me.

"Will you marry me?"

He raised his right hand, which held a gorgeous gold ring studded with diamonds.

Tears formed in my eyes as well. I covered my eyes and smiled as wide as possible, crying out of nothing but joy.

"Yes," I managed to squeak.

I helped Bass onto his feet, and he slipped the ring onto my left ring finger.

"I love you," he whispered, hugging me.

I returned his embrace. "I love you too."

We gazed into each other's eyes for a moment, then kissed.

❤️️ 💜 ❤️️ The End 💜 ❤️️ 💜

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