Congratulations. You've bought them time. With that said, the ice has already infected the core. A simple teleport trick can't solve that.
No. We need doctors, not mechanics that pass on other's work as their own.
Speaking of which, where did she go?
So Blues, have learned any new fighting skills?
Any more dinky failsafes I have to brush off?
Well...I learned how to turn my propeller the other way.
Hey what's the big idea!
Huh?
Never mind. It's not even worth it.
Come on guys, let's go home.
Hold up.
Huh?
So you made these two fighting bots?
Well n-
Yes. Built us from the ground up.
Really?
Really. We even made to to the finals.
That must mean that you two are strong, right?
We most certainly are. All thanks to our doctor here.
Well in that case, come with me! Oh! Hey Blues, I got some business here. Want to come with me?
Are you trying to make me a laughing stock?
You already are though.
!
...That might be true, but you didn't have to say it like that.
Let's just follow and find out what's he up to.
...
...Fine.
...
Who are you?
...you all right, mate?
...that weird room under the ground?
Y'know, Digit Dude, on the subject, I'm wonderin'; how'd you do that thing with the screen?
Well, it doesn't work the same way my other time stuff does. I actually used a little device that-
Sword of Arcana*!
...
...I gotta find something to help.
Uh...hi, Shadow Digi-
Just give it to me straight; how much did you read?
This has all been for nothing. I didn't want to scan those other piles of scraps because some part of me hoped they would be fine. But if there's not here, then that means...I'm sorry for wasting your time; the only soldier we found was killed by that creat-
This is the first time in a long time that I've felt anything. Sure it's rage but...
It's still something.
It's your call, but I'm going get that "thing" before it gets anyone else.
Looking for help, hm? Well, you've come to the right place!
Allow me to introduce myself. I am Betalix Mannen, but you can call me Betalix. Just Beta works fine, too.
So, do you guys mind explaining to me why I found you guys in my closet?
Okay so before you end up cancelling me on all my social media, I don't have any ulterior motives. I'm just trying to find a way to hide from Triton Bubble.
And I'm essentially his sidekick so I kinda have to follow him.
Adorable. But that's no valid excuse.
Like it or not, you and him share history together. You'll have to confront him at some point.
Confront who?
Ugghhhhh. Great. Now I have to find a whole new hiding pla--
...The heck was that?
Aw, bloody bumpkins, I thought it would take more time than that. Delta, go find Scale. I'll deal with him myself.
Wha--
I'll explain later. Go inside and count to googolplex.
You wish. Not until you tell me what's going o--
Oh, sure. Leave him alone during his stupid sequel and this is the reward?
Hmm, let's see, cool names...
I dunno, Tau Mephisto? Maybe Tau Lucifer? Whatever it is, there's gonna a name for The Devil in there somewhere.
Sound good? No? Well
you, because I'm leaving.
Wait, are you telling me he teleported us to EARTH somehow!?
Wasn't exactly seeing any real gimmicks with that last fight...
Still, good to be done with that one. Let's see what OTHER crap we gotta deal with this time.
...Hey, dude?
Yeah?
I was just thinking... what's the purpose in living life as a robot? A mecha, more specifically?
Huh? Can you elaborate on that?
To put it blankly, life seems just... meaningless as the person I am. No hopes, no dreams, no emotion, nothing to make me stand out-- The only thing I can feel is the numbness that represents what I am.
Meanwhile, I see others who feel like at the very least have something to feel. People with something to protect, people with families, lives that whether mundane or exciting all have meaning. But us... If we didn't exist, the world around us would be the same, not changing for the better or for the worse. We have no impact on the things we do, only trudging on to where our A.I tells us to.
And if that's the case... what's the purpose in living on?
...Aw, dude--
OH MY GOD HOLY SH--
...
...It was bound to happen, anyway.
...
Sure, leave me in here as if I'm some sort of little child that can't take care of myself. It's my home, you know. You can't tell me when I can and can't be here.
Hey, are you in here?
*sigh* Yes, Bubble. Yes I am.
Oh, cool. I was just checking here to make sure you're doing alright.
...Why?
Because I'm gonna go see what all this buzz is about myself!
Bubble, you can't go!
Why, are you lonely or something?
Sort of--
I mean, uh, w-well...
..Look, it doesn't matter whether I am or not, okay?! You still can't leave!
Because?
You don't know what's waiting for you, you big dummy! You could get yourself killed!
...Yeah, I don't. But every time I hesitate--
--Someone dies. And Robot or human, I'm not going to take a chance and risk the deaths of others. Not on my life, Poppy.
...
Besides. You were the first person-- Besides that stinkin' Crimson-- to ever believe in me. And with that... I began to believe in myself.
...Bubble...
...I meant what I said. And I will never stop believing in you. But that doesn't mean you should behave wrecklessly at any moment's notice.
...Fine. Go ahead. but please don't do anything stupid.
Come on, Poppy, you know me better then that! Stupid's the opposite of what I am!
Don't worry about us! We'll be fine! See ya soon!
...
Mr. Psi... We heard a lot about your ability to see into the future. We've been in a battle against Wily's forces for many years... But now, we wish to put it all to an end...
...So, please. Tell us... Is there any future where we storm Wily's fortress and achieve victory?
...So, you seek to know if you can overthrow Wily. ...I'm sure you know the price of my services?
...Very well.
...
...There is but one way you can defeat Wily... You must find the dimensional border... A border that shall open from the sheer force of the interdimensional murderer* awakening. It shall appear on the outskirts of town, near the tree where whistles echo.
From there, you are to find a group of people who are much like you. They will provide the assistance you seek... But be aware of one thing: Just because I told you how to win, it doesn't mean that your chance of victory is 100%. There is but one timeline where you succeed, and hundreds where you fail.
...I see... So, this is how we can defeat Wily...
Wait, what about this "Interdimensional Murderer*"? Should we worry about that?
...I would not worry about it. I am yet to see a confrontation with the Interdimensional Murderer* in the future.
I see...
...Thank you, Mr. Psi.
You've gotta be absolutely kidding me.
You're still here? Hm. Guess it's one of these timelines.
So, you say you don't want to get involved with the Chaos Zone, but when Beta Man shows up in a hooded cloak and a bag of Wily-bucks-
Actually, they're called "Skulldollars".
-you were more than happy to tell him his FUTURE!? Why are you so inclined to help him over me!?
...You want to know where I came from, Gamma? I was created when Beta Shadow's physical form shattered.** And the reason was because he no longer wanted any part of anything. And because of that, I, too, decided to keep myself out of it all.
...You want my help? I'll tell you your future for 20 Skulldollars. Beyond that, bite me.
...Fine. You won't help? That's great; I don't even NEED you! In fact, while I'm still going to revive Phi, all I TRULY need is Beta Devil!
He won't be referred to as Beta Devil when you get there, you know.
WHATEVER!
...
...This insistence to destroy the Beta Team... It'll become his ultimate downfall when the archdemon comes.
DUDE, GET OUT OF HERE RIGHT NOW. OL' McWILY O's IS IN TOWN.
Dude. Do you have any idea how much it'll cost to get that fixed?
You're rich. You can afford to have your furniture be the victim of a throwaway scene. In the mean time, stop lounging around listening to 80's music, and GTFO.Alsoilikeyournewhairstyle
Whatever, man.
Do me a solid on this one and take care of everything while I'm gone. This world's full of delusional psychos who will gladly do the most obtuse of things just to fulfill their abhorrent narratives. I'd rather not be the one to pay for that.
You can count on us.
Fine, but I'm punching the first guy who looks at me funny.
...Me. Y-you can count on me.
Great. Now come on, we've gotta be there in case of backup.
It is my hope that you have enjoyed the peace that has encapsulated your environment thus far... Because the only thing that awaits yet is de--
I'd say "you've got some nerve" if I didn't know you well enough to expect this sort of thing.
Hmph. What have we here?The pitiful beginning. The one he was so ashamed of he made sure you never saw the light of day again.
And you think you're any better? You are nothing but a monster, made to destroy, wreak, and ruin. I'm relatively sure you are unfeeling of anything besides hatred and rage.
And yet, it is more than you are capable of, is it not? You are nothing. You attempt to humanize yourself to make yourself seem as if you are a "good" person,but through that lackluster, pitiful, guise-- all you are is a pathetic gnat, latching onto those it finds.
You stupid--
...ow.
Your fate was set in stone from the very beginning. Find solace in your fate-- a death far beyond your deservings.
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