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{ INDEPENDENT AU MEGA MAN RP. ICONS ARE FROM HERE, HERE, HERE, OR MADE BY ME. PLEASE DO NOT TAKE THEM. } STATUS SCREEN

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Aftermath || CLOSED; AU

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Now that Snakeman had taken a break in screaming at Rock, he instead bared his teeth sharply as he awaited an answer. Yes, he understood, he said, however…

Defiance wasn’t the best idea. Snake never tolerated it well, and trying to do so now was practically impossible to do without dire consequences.

"Need I remind you that I was the one who brought you over to Master Wily’s side?” He snarled, tightening his grip. “I’m the one who’s been teaching you and guiding you. Don’t you dare pick and choose who to follow!”

The struggling would get Rock nowhere, for the DWN’s grip was too tight, and getting tighter by the second— to the point where Snakeman would probably start breaking Rock’s arm if he kept going.

“They’re no longer your “friends.” You gave them up as soon as you came to our side." Snake spat, leaning down as he hissed.

"I WILL NOT LET YOU STAND IN MY WAY! IF I CHOOSE TO KILL THEM, I WILL!YOUR ATTEMPTS TO SEE THEM ARE ONLY MAKING THINGS WORSE, BOY." He twisted Rock’s arm again.

“They’ll die by my hands if you disobey me or Master Wily again. The only reason why Kalinka escaped without harm was because we’ve already drawn enough attention to ourselves thanks to YOU.”

Raising his other hand, he punched Rock across the face, letting go of his wrist. “I promised not to harm your family or friends as long as you followed by my rules, given to me by Master Wily. If you don’t, I have no reason to uphold my end of the deal!”

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Let go let go let go let go let go let go--

Rock can practically feel the metal in his wrist beginning to break, the hand clamped around it showing no signs of letting up the pressure-- He lets out a tiny whimper at what felt like something in his joint snapping; How long would it take for the rest of it to go as well...? He hopes he won't have to find out. 

As a result, he's unable to concentrate on the DWN's lecture very much, eyes watering and liquid spilling out as he begins to cry. ...He's right. Snake Man's right. He'd chosen to walk away from them in order to protect them; He had no right going back there and ruining everything... At least the serpent had decided not to actually make good on his threats, if what--

"OW--!" 

The boy's heaving, synthetic breaths coming in short, heavy gasps as his arm is twisted once again and he manages a tiny nod in acknowledgement of Snake Man's words. 

He's about to stammer out another apology when Snake releases his wrist, and he's too distracted by checking the damage to notice the swing at his face. It knocks the little robot clear across the room, causing him to hit his head against the wall roughly and sink down. He curls up, making himself as small as possible as he waits for the next set of blows. He's cradling his wrist, hoping to protect it from further damage.

"I-I'm sorry... I-- I'm sorry...!" The pleas are weak, childish. "Please... Please don't... Nnnnn..."

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Aftermath || CLOSED; AU

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Snakeman dropped the broken piece of the door frame onto the ground, his glare unwavering. He was too angry to enjoy Rock’s terrified reaction.

The DWN knew that Rock’s reaction to Kalinka had been genuine, but that didn’t help much. Rock had still gone out without permission, had let someone close to Dr. Light see him, and, on top of it all, Snake had to let said person go. He couldn’t just kill Kalinka, not when it would draw more attention to them.

“A BAD IDEA?!" Snakeman snapped, stepping forward and grabbing Rock by the arm. "You went out without permission and inadvertently warned Dr. Light about the fact that you’re one of Wily’s now. I can’t even kill the brat and prevent her from telling him because THAT would raise even more red flags for them!!" His grip tightened around Rock’s arm. "There isn’t going to be a next time, not with what you did tonight!”

The entire time he was yelling, his sharp teeth were bared and his eyes brightened in their red glow. Every word came out as a vicious snarl, and Snakeman showed no signs of letting up.

He only let go of Rock’s arm momentarily so that he could grab his wrist instead, twisting the boy’s arm harshly. “Wanting to see them is no excuse for leaving without us confirming that you can go! You leave here under Master Wily’s orders or mine, do you understand?!” He hissed, twisting Rock’s arm again. “Do you understand?!”

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Blue eyes follow the crumbling remains of the frame to the ground. That's going to be Rock in a moment and he knows it. Man, tonight had been such a mess all around... He doesn't think he'll be leaving his room tomorrow... Or the next week, assuming he's still functional by the time Snake's through with him. 

The arm around his hand causes the child to let out a yelp of pain, wincing at the loudness of Snake's voice and the vice grip on his arm. The fear in his expression practically evaporates at the mention that if he could, Snake Man would be out killing Kalinka at this very moment and he attempts to wrench his arm away-- But no dice. In fact, the grip simply tightens. 

However... Only looking at his "mentor's" face sent the synthetic shivers down his spine all over again, all sense of bravado melting away at the sinister glow in the red eyes boring down on him. 

The boy opens his mouth to speak, to try and force out some kind of defiance but once his wrist is taken and twisted, all that comes out is a pained shriek. Rock struggles, trying harder to free his arm than he had before-- And to ignore any tears pricking at the corners of his eyes.

"I understand...!" He whimpers, but the comment about Snake Man being someone he would have to go to rubs the kid the wrong way. Ah, there's his bravery again. "But I d-don't see why I'd need your permission to do anything. You're not my babysitter, Wily never said so! A-and even if you could, as if I'd let you hurt one of my friends!"

...Bad move, Rock. Very bad move. He's realized this now, blue optics going wide as the struggling intensifies even more.

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the look in your eyes sweet child

                                                               is one of hurt

the stains on your shirt child

                                                       they’re of blood

the thoughts in your mind child

                                                     they’re of sin

the taste in your mouth

                                                 is bitter

and none of it will be

                                   forgiven

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Aftermath || CLOSED; AU

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No, Snakeman had not gone to sleep. In fact, he was too angry to even think about that.

He had kept tabs on Rock to make sure the boy was being obedient— In the past he had no qualms about going against orders from his superiors, namely Snake, and Snakeman deemed it important enough to keep an eye on Rock.

What he had found the Blue Bomber doing was not something that pleased him. At all.

Him being around a human was one thing— but it went to an entirely different level when said human was connected to Dr. Light. Snakeman had a temper, and he was not going to keep a lid on it. Not in this case.

On top of that he couldn’t even kill the human brat, not without drawing even more attention to them. That added to his anger, knowing that he had to let Kalinka walk free from the conversation.

The serpent was already thinking of what he was going to do to punish Rock as he went down the halls, eyes narrowed and red eyes glowing slightly in his anger. Just as soon as Rock had slipped inside his room, Snake opened the door and stepped in. Glaring down at Rock, the DWN had a rather unsettling look of fury on his face.

“How dare you." He snarled lowly, gripping onto the door frame and effectively breaking part of it in his hand.

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The child's not taken more than a few steps to fling himself onto his bed and have another good cry when the sound of a door opening rather violently behind him causes him to jump. Uh oh...

“How dare you."

...Uh oh, indeed. Snake Man hadn't gone to sleep -- Of course he hadn't! He'd just been watching everything; The stupid DWN had probably been sitting around waiting for him to get back this entire time. Rock has no idea what he'd been expecting, for this was surely the only possible outcome.

The crunch of the door frame breaking in Snake's hand causes the little boy to flinch-- He knows that's going to be him in a few minutes, and running away again or trying to hide would only make it worse. It always did. 

Might as well just own up to the whole thing having been a mistake on his part, take the beating without complaint, promise it'd never happen again (...which it wouldn't, thanks to Kalinka), and hopefully Snake would let him off a little easier than usual. After all, it's not like he'd planned to meet up with Kalinka... The child's entire reaction to her presence -- uncomfortable, surprised, and unsure -- was genuine. Even Snake would have noticed that.

"...I... Ah..." Oh, dear... He's shaking, terrified now. Looking at the DWN, Rock doesn't think he's ever seen him this angry. Rock's voice has risen a few pitches in his next attempts to speak. "...In my defense, I-I agree that going out there was a very bad idea looking back on it, and it's not going to ever happen again. I promise."

A synthesized gulp escapes him as he takes a few steps back, eyes watering slightly. "...I-I'm sorry. I'm really sorry--! I just-- I just wanted to see them, even if it was from far away, I wasn't expecting Kalinka to be out so late at night...! Please, Snake Man...!"

...This was going to end terribly, and he knows no amount of pleading is going to spare him.

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Aftermath || CLOSED; AU

Boo-wip!

…Phew, talk about cutting it close. He’d made it back to the fortress with no one around… Which meant that if he was going to be ambushed by a certain “mentor” of his, there would be no one to witness it. 

Rock had, quite frankly, messed up. Pangs of homesickness combined with accidentally being discovered by Kalinka Cossack had made for a very uncomfortable reunion of sorts… And he’d kind of sort of admitted to having switched sides.

No doubt Rock’s family had probably already heard about it by now, which was bad enough… But during that encounter, he had noticed a Search Snake perched in a tree. Which meant Snake Man knew that Kalinka knew, and in extension the Light family would know. And it seemed like he’d grown fond of the idea of Rock’s betrayal being a surprise.

Taking advantage of the quiet, Rock creeps back to his room… Perhaps, if he was lucky, Snake had gone to bed already and he’d deal with the consequences in the morning…? 

…Naturally, this would not be the case. Not that the child would find out just yet; He’s preoccupied with twisting the handle, opening the door and slipping inside unnoticed…

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Aftermath || CLOSED; AU

Boo-wip!

...Phew, talk about cutting it close. He'd made it back to the fortress with no one around... Which meant that if he was going to be ambushed by a certain "mentor" of his, there would be no one to witness it. 

Rock had, quite frankly, messed up. Pangs of homesickness combined with accidentally being discovered by Kalinka Cossack had made for a very uncomfortable reunion of sorts... And he'd kind of sort of admitted to having switched sides.

No doubt Rock's family had probably already heard about it by now, which was bad enough... But during that encounter, he had noticed a Search Snake perched in a tree. Which meant Snake Man knew that Kalinka knew, and in extension the Light family would know. And it seemed like he'd grown fond of the idea of Rock's betrayal being a surprise.

Taking advantage of the quiet, Rock creeps back to his room... Perhaps, if he was lucky, Snake had gone to bed already and he'd deal with the consequences in the morning...? 

...Naturally, this would not be the case. Not that the child would find out just yet; He's preoccupied with twisting the handle, opening the door and slipping inside unnoticed...

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Ice shrugs, looking away and trying to hide the hurt that he’s feeling.

"It’s alr-right, sir… I’m difficult to contact, I know that." He pauses, half expecting his second personality to speak up - but it doesn’t, because it’s still too quiet, and so he sighs and continues. “I’m… I’m sorry.”

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Rock frowns, reaching up and pulling the parka-clad robot into a hug. 

"Don't apologize...! I'm kind of glad you weren't around for this, really... If anything happened to you or the others I would've probably cried and cried until I ran out of tears! A-and besides, you're here now, aren't you? You can help us out now instead of worrying about a few weeks ago!"

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"Will you really?"

Snakeman began to circle Rock, the tail on his helmet swaying back and forth. “How precious.”

He grabbed Rock by the head, yanking him upward before throwing him to the ground. “Go ahead and try if you’d like.”

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Rock grinds his teeth, watching the snake circle him warily while trying to think of some kind of weakness he might have. ...The Metal Blade, maybe? Everyone in the last line seemed to not do very well against it...!

Before the child has the chance to activate the weapon of choice, he's picked up (causing him to let out an involuntary cry of surprise) and thrown to the ground. Rock stares up at Snake Man, hate bright in blue eyes as he sits himself back up.

"Leave us alone, already! Don't you have brothers you can go annoy?!"

He now activates the Metal Blade, summoning one and holding it in his hands.

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"He - a Wily r-robot? I don’t understand… w-why wasn’t I informed?"

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"Sorry... I-I didn't want to worry you guys. I-- I mean, he'd come out of nowhere and kidnapped Roll, right?! And then Elec Man had gone missing trying to find her, and...!" 

Rock lets out a whimper, feeling foolish now.

"...I didn't want you guys being hurt, too."

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"Stop? Why would I want to stop?" He snickered. "I’m well aware of the recent events you’ve all gone through, and I want to…Help with that."

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"You can help by going away."

Rock huffs, armoring up. He wouldn't lose control again, but he wouldn't let Snake Man do as he pleased, either...

"Or I'll make you."

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"W-what’s going on, sir? Who’s that t-talking to Elec…?"

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"...Oh yeah, you were at work when all this stuff happened, weren't you? Look-- Stay away from that guy, Ice Man. Okay? No matter what, stay away. He's a Wily robot apparently, and he really hurt Elec Man and Roll a while back..."

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"You can feel free to get scrapped as well, boy. Just wait your turn if you’d be so polite."

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"No! Don't hurt him...!"

"You've caused enough trouble already, j-just stop it!"

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"...Leave Elec Man alone."

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you're a little jerk.

Rock fidgets uncomfortably, glancing aside with a frown. He hasn't quite gotten over how guilty he felt over his recent actions just yet...

"...Yeah, I know."

But he'd get better and never act like that again! He knows it!

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"...I feel like I just missed something..."

Guess who's finally off the repair table and free to walk around?

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IMPORTANT NOTE --

Hey! Just thought I’d let everyone know (or remind those who do know) that for the next couple of days, I am going to be on vacation! I’m staying over at a friend’s house tonight, and then tomorrow we are leaving and I believe we’ll be gone for 3 days?

Anyways, I’ll be bringing my laptop with me, but seeing as we have a bunch of stuff planned I don’t think I’ll be on very often… 

So for the next few days, there’s going to be minimal activity coming from my plethora of rp blogs!

…So basically, every blog that reblogs this post. 

I’m not quite leaving yet, mostly waiting on some laundry to finish up, but that is a thing that is happening!

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"Like I said, it’s okay. I forgive you."

… He wanted to be like him? Elec smiles a little, shaking his head.

"Don’t be like me, kid. We love you just the way you are."

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"B-but you're so cool...! Why wouldn't I want to be like you?"

He quiets, though, letting out a hiss of pain.