Mega Man Neo

Chapter 6: The False Leader!

Mega Man Neo blazed through the streets, running over Galleon Hunters as he drove along the streets of Tera City. Suddenly the road exploded before him, causing him to turn to another street east from where he was currently at. He didn't know how to get Reole properly so he was simply driving until he found a path to get there. The closer he got to the castle, the less citizens were running. This was a good sign at least, meaning hopefully the majority got to the safe zone that the announcer had told them to head to. However, the Mavericks were still pouring into the city, and the security force was no where to be seen.

"You know, it's been bothering me ever since we began fighting the Mavericks in this city," Mega began, catching the attention of Neo, while at the same time keeping his eyes on the ride. His Mother has taught him to keep his eyes on the road at all times when strolling about. "With the Mavericks pouring into the city, you'd think the security force would react to the breach."

Now that he mentioned it, not a single sight of the security force's airships were around, nor were the soldiers in charge of defending the city.

"Yeah... Where are they...?" Neo questioned.

Neo scanned the area he was driving in, and noticed that he was getting closer to the castle. However, in order to get there, he needed to get to the bridge that led to the castle and that was on the far west side. Screeching across the streets, Mega Man Neo made a mad dash towards that bridge, getting some distance from the approaching Galleon Riders and Gyro Copters.

As he approached the bridge via taking the path that normally bicycles could take, the Deluxe Galleon Wing discovered the hero riding on the bridge. The Deluxe Galleon Wing had gotten the attention of the other Galleon Wings to take on Mega Man Neo. The hero turned around to find the flying Mavericks following in pursuit. The hero looked back on the road to find that a spinning propeller was heading his way, courtesy of a malfunctioning Cutting Gyro. He was almost hit, but he evaded the propeller.

Neo turned around and aimed his Mega-Buster at the Deluxe Galleon Wing, hoping to destroy the leader. However, he couldn't shoot and drive at the same time and he was beginning to lose control. After quickly gaining control, he decided to simply ignore them and push forward. Suddenly, the Deluxe Galleon Wing along with it's loyal soldiers released a flurry of energy bullets at the road. In time, the road exploded 30 feet in front of Mega Man Neo, causing him to panic. He turned to his left and rode on top of the dividers to get on the wrong side of the road. Intentionally, he was driving on the right side of the road to get to Reole, but in this case, it didn't even matter since the Mavericks were trying to halt his path towards the castle.

He was getting very close to the castle as the building was looking bigger and bigger as he pressed on. The more he drove, the more the winged Mavericks were shooting. More holes were created to stop the hero, but their efforts were futile as the hero simply moved to one side of the road to the next. The alarm at Reole has been sounded since the Mavericks arrive, but it was getting louder as Neo got closer to the castle. Finally at the entryway at the end of the bridge, Mega Man Neo went into Mega-Knuckle mode and punched his way through the gates. Driving past the parking space, he went onto the sidewalk to the castle and began to approach the final bridge (2,000 feet long, 4,000 less than the last one) towards the 500 meter tall castle. The winged Mavericks would not let up however, getting more and persistent as they released endless energy bullets at the hero.

Mega Man Neo was getting agitated by the enemies' persistence. They had to be dealt with! Charging his Mega-Buster, he turned around to aim at the Deluxe Galleon Wing. He was beginning to lose control of the bike, making his aim seem off. He took his chances and released the shot. It missed the Deluxe Galleon Wing, but it did hit one of the lesser Galleon Wings. Just hitting a lesser version was not enough. No, Neo needed to finish off the Deluxe version! With his eyes back on the road, he noticed more Mavericks pouring from Reole, from the entryway to the rooftops. A hoard of Galleon Riders were heading his way and it just irritated him more, making him more perplexed about what to do.