Destruction Order [Shortly before "Where The Signs Lead"]

[believesinhumanity]

[Rock is talking to Dr. Light by video phone right now. He is very upset and it should be pretty obvious to anyone who might over hear why this is.]

Decommissioned?! But, Cut Man and the others don't deserve that! Dr. Wily was controlling them!

[Dr. Light looks sad, and really tired.] I know that, but there aren't any laws in place for robots in situations like this. The reality is, any robot who proves to be a threat to humans has to be destroyed. I tried to fight it, but there isn't anything I can do for them Rock. They're going to be destroyed later today.

[Rock clenches a fist.] Today? I won't even get to say good bye to them...

[Roll can be seen behind Dr. Light in the video feed, also looking pretty upset by all this.] Rock...

[And then suddenly Rock turns and starts to leave.] I can't accept this. I've got to do something!

Rock, wait!

[Yeah, someone might want to stop him, or at least try, though you're not likely to really succeed for long.]

((I know I'm jumping the gun a bit since the mission hasn't been officially scheduled, but I decided to post this before I forgot or something.))

Comments

[spearpunch]

Rock-san, wait!

[Someone else is calling out to him too... it's Hibiki! She's sprinting to him as fast as she can; all of that training with Genjurou paying off!]

Wait please! I want to go with you!

[believesinhumanity]

Miss Hibiki? [He's actually a little surprised to see Hibiki running to catch up with him and stops for a moment, letting her catch up.]

You really want to help?

[spearpunch]

Mmm!

[She nods vigorously.]

Your friends shouldn't just be thrown out like what some people are saying! They helped save the plant, they're heroes! And if they can think and feel and want to help others, then they deserve to be treated like everyone else!

[majestic_keiki]

Yes, running off without a plan is surely going to help convince them that robots aren't dangerous.

[Kei had been walking by and was now calling out to the robot as he was running.]

[believesinhumanity]

[Rock stops for a moment at that, turning to look at Kei.]

But I can't just stand by and do nothing. I have to help them!

[majestic_keiki]

I'm not telling you to do nothing. Just to have a plan and preferably somebody who isn't a robot and has some kind of authority to support you.

[booty_chaser]

[Ashe falls into speed with Rock easily. As a later game Megaman she has a proper dash button, after all.]

So, what's the plan after we get the guys? They're probably gonna have to hide for a while, after all.

[No, Ashe is not going to try to stop him. Why would she?]

[believesinhumanity]

[Rock actually looks pretty happy to see Ashe.] Ashe!

[But, then he actually stops for a moment, though not literally, to consider this.]

Uh... Not really... [Yeah, just now realizes he has no idea what he's going to do when he busts them out.]

[booty_chaser]

Good thing for you I promised Roll I'd take care of you, then, 'cause I'm good at improvising!

[herodrawing]

What? Destroyed? But that's not right... it wasn't their fault!

[lostamigo]

Wait.

[Daniel suddenly emerges from a side path. He's not blocking Rock's way, except psychologically maybe.]

Where do you think you're going?