"Wily will flip."
He reached the third floor of the castle, and turned left, down a long hall lined with doors.
A black and yellow robot with a cobra's crest leaned against one of the doors.
"Hey, bat breath." he called to Shade Man. "Where are you goin' in such a hurry?"
Shade stopped and glared at the robot. "Bass, WHY do you call me that?!"
"Because it bothers you and I hate your guts," Bass replied calmly.
Shade rolled his eyes. "As if it's any of your business, I am going to talk to Wily..." he said, and began to walk away.
"Oooh, chit-chat with Wily? Must be something important! I think I'll come with y--"
"NO!!" Shade growled, turning abruptly on his heels, and gave Bass an evil look. "Get lost, fish face. I'm busy."
Bass smiled. He had no intention of 'getting lost'. "Sorry, SH*T Man, I wouldn't miss this for the world."
With a growl, Shade walked on, followed closely by Bass.
Shade Man knocked loudly on a large door. A minute later, he heard a muffled voice say, "Come in..."
He stepped into the room and walked to the center of it. Bass leaned against the wall, hidden in the shadows.
"Wily? Where are you?" Shade Man said, looking around the small room.
"In here..." The voice answered., coming from the mini-kitchen attached to Dr Wily's living quarters.
Shade Man hurried into the kitchen and saw Dr Wily sitting at a dining table, eating an egg mcmuffin.
"Doc, I have something really COOL to tell you!" Shade Man said excitedly.
"Fine....Talk...." Wily mumbled.
As Shade related all he had heard, Wily's eyes got wider and wider. Suddenly he bolted up from his chair, threw the egg mcmuffin into the air, and began.....laughing?
Shade jumped backward, surprised. He stared at Wily, and yelled, "Doc...are you alright..?!"
Dr Wily steadied himself, and, still lauging, said, "This is PERFECT!!! Shade, all we have to do is wait until Light builds the 'Reploid', and then capture it. We can copy the design, and make our own Reploid. SOMEONE will have to lead the future wars, and who better than MY Reploid? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!"
Shade smiled awkwardly. He knew Wily wasn't completely 'there', but it didn't seem to affect his work with robots.
"That's....uh....what I was thinking, Doc."
Wily continued to laugh, and finally after several minutes, sat down again. "Shade Man, I want you to stand guard at Dr Light's lab, night and day, until that Reploid is activated. When he is, report back to me, and I'll take care of the rest."
Shade took a small bow, and teleported away.
Wily broke into another fit of laughter.
Bass smiled and quietly walked into the kitchen with Dr Wily. "Hi, Doc. Umm.....I overheard your conversation with Shade Man, about making a Reploid. When you DO make one, who...who are you gonna get to teach him to fight?" Bass asked, with a twinkle in his eye.
Wily smiled, understanding what Bass meant. "Okay, YOU can teach him, Bass. After all, you are my most advanced robot."
Bass grinned widely and leaped into the air. "Thanks, Doc!! I could kiss you right now..."
"You do, and I'll deactivate you..." Wily threatened.
Bass happily jogged out of the
room.