Mega Man Neo

Chapter 10: Megalomania

After "defeating" Mega Man Neo 4 hours ago, Bass Kai departed from the Forest of Voreius. In a beam of light, the black armored warrior teleported inside a dark and eerie laboratory. All the black armored enigma could hear was the humming of the computer monitor before him as well as other machinery surrounding him. He took a couple of steps towards the 30 inch computer monitor hanging above him and gazed at it. He soon began to start typing in a...passcode of some sort.

Once the passcode was entered, the screen turned on. On the screen showed a mysterious figure sitting on a big chair and completely shadowed.

Bass Kai's blank expression remained on his face.

"Hello doctor. I see you're still placing a silhouette around yourself..." Bass Kai said non-enthusiastically.

"And I see you're still sounding moody as ever." The figure replied happily. The voice sounded young... Very young... like, teenage young. "Anyhow, did you finally meet him; Mega Man and his host?"

Bass Kai nodded without saying a word.

"Haha, good! You have the host's DNA and Battle Data from the Gli-Eye, no?"

"Yes." Kai simply responded.

With that, he placed the immobilized Gli-Eye mechaniloid on the panel that seemed to have a hole specifically for it. Once it was inserted, the Gli-Eye's mechanical optics beamed to life. Tons of bits and bites started raining down in the optics, transferring data through the panel.

The shadowed figure chuckled to himself. He turned his chair a bit and suddenly, there was multiple footage of Mega Man Neo fighting in the Forest of Voreius; From fighting the Deluxe Galleon Hunter to the Hittite Hottide DX and eventually his battle with Bass Kai himself. The figure grinned and gazed upon the footage.

"Hehehe, isn't this neat~." The figure commented. "This guy has adapted to Mega Man much faster than I thought! Very impressive for someone who just recently bonded with him...!"

The enigma turned to face Kai again. "But even so, he lost to you, didn't he?"

Before Kai could speak, Bass took his place. "He did lose, but to me, that wasn't a true victory! He wasn't at full power!"

The figure yawned mockingly at Bass. "Good grief, even after all these years, you still hate Mega Man."

"...Even after I upgraded you into a Reploid. You have a one track mind, Bass."

Bass growled. "Shut up! Yeah, so what, you revived me and Mega Man! What, you want a gold medal?!"

Just as the figure was going to give Bass a snarky remark, something on his computer screen caught his attention.

"Hm? What's this?"

The figure began pressing keys on the keyboard and entering within the folder that was just sent to him. Slowly, he was reading the contents of it.

"Huh... Interesting."

"What is it that you've found, doctor?" Kai asked.

The figure did not keep his eyes of what he was examining, but he responded to Kai nonetheless. "Lots of things. Lots and lots of things. Hehehe, I can tell, she is responsible for this contraption."

"Who?" Bass questioned.

"Doctor Ciel, the woman from 23XX. She's supposed to be dead, but I can see she's prolonging her life...just like I am..." The figure replied, continuing to examine the contents of the data being received.

"Ciel..." Kai whispered, unfamiliar with the name but sensing it's importance.

"Well, well, she's responsible for giving that host a device... Ah, I see! She perfected the Megamerge that Mega Man was originally undergoing...! In fact, the device surpasses even your capabilities, you two!"