"Wow, Hade, I think your gonna hurt yourself if you keep that up!" Janey giggled at the sight of her new roomate lifting a large couch with one hand.

"Oh, yeah," Proto realized he almost just gave it all away, "Sometimes I just don't know my own strength. Ha ha!"

"Hadrain, are you sure you're okay? I mean, your whole apartment went up in flames! You lost everyting, you.."

The look on his face was enough to get her to stop talking.

"Sorry Hade." She looked remorsefull, "I-I didn't mean to..."

"I know, it's just hard to come to terms with. Here, Open this door for me, would you?'

They were in her apartment, moving some furniture around so that Proto would be a little more at home. Janey opened the door to her room, and Proto dragged the couch into her room. Dropped the couch. Then dropped his jaw. All over every wall and the ceiling were posters of Mega Man. In the corner was a stack of books, the one on top reading "Mega Man Newpaper Clips. Vol. 25". On both of her dressers were close to 15 toys, models, and statues of the blue bomber. Racked under the TV were holotapes labeled "Mega Man TV Interveiws." . On the door to her closet was a BIG picture of Protoman, taken by a paprazi, with a big red "X" through it.

"I... I... I..."

"Oh! Yeah! You like Mega Man? I loooove him!" She notices he was staring at the big Protoman poster. "Oh, I hate that guy!"

"But isn't Protoman supposed to be kinda nuetral. Not working for Wily, but not really helping Mega Man either?"

"NO!" she belted. "Protoman's evil through and through! He was the one who attack the city with all thos bots of his! He went away for a while. But then he torched all those buildings where you lived! How could you not hate him!?!?!"

The she realized she was leaning far over him and he was pale, scared, and about to fall over.

"Soreeeee, Janey. I just thought.."

"Ha ha ha! I sorta went of on a speil again, didn't I?"

"I guess." He gets up and moves the couch into place. Looks around.

"You sure do like that Blue Bomber don't you?"

"Yeah! I already got tickets to that Mega-Con on Thursday!" She gleely stated. "I was hoping we could go together." An evil smile flahed across her face.

"Mega.... Con?" His eye's narrow. "Sigh. It's a date."

"YIPPIEEEEEE!!! We're going to the Mega-Con!"

"Oy Vey." He mumbled as she hugged him violently.

It was now close to midnight. Janey was asleep. He silently entered her room. Pausing to watch her as she slept.

"You don't know what you're getting into Proto." He thought to himself.

He looked over her shapely features with a childish smile about him. He then turned his attension to the room, which he has taken to calling "The Blue Room", at all the posters, toys, and tapes. He walks over to her dresser and picks up a Mega Man statue.

"Damn you......" His eyes narrow. His teech clench. The statue shatters in his hand. False tears stroll down his face. The emotion he was feeling was a mixture of hate, remorse, hindsight, and understanding.

"I've got to talk to him, just once more."

He leaves the Blue Room and turns on the computer in the living room. Clicks onto the internet conection. Clicks the E-mail button and a blank screen appears. He types in the personal address that Mega keeps for emergencies. He typed:

"How you been, brother? Just wanted you to know that I'm alright. Say hi to Roll, Rush, and the Doc for me would you?"

-P-

He then laid on the little bed and shut down, thinking of what tommorow will bring.

"C'MON Hadrian! We've gotta get in line to meet him!" She pointed to a mile long line with a big sign over it reading. "Mega Man, LIVE! Today only!"

"You go ahead, Janey. I'm gonna go check out the AI equipment over there, OK?"

"Okay. I know you're not as big a fan as I am! Go ahead." she giggled.

He began to push his way through the crowd, trying to get as far enough away from him as possible. At the front of the line was Rock himself, with his helmet off. Talking and signing autographs. Sitting behind Mega was the famous Dr. Thomas Xavier Light. Thinking and watching the crowd. from out of the corner of his eye he sees Hadrian. Short, black haired, scarf wearing, shade sporting, Hadrain.

"No..... it-it can't be..." Dr. Light mumbled to himself.

"Oh, shit." Proto thought as he made eye contact with Dr. Light through his glasses. "No nonononononoNO!"

"It............. it is!" Dr. Light stood up and began to walk through the crowd.

"Dr. Light?" Mega yelled. No answer.

"What is he doing here? Perhaps he wanted just to see us both again." Light thought to himself.

"I really don't wanna see either of them right now." Proto mumbled as he slipped out a door into an alleyway, Dr. Light close behind him, and Mega Man close behind him.

"Proto! Stop!" Dr. Light called from the door to the alleyway.

Mega Man, hearing this ran to the alley.

"Go away. Leave me alone." Hadrian called to him.

"Protoman?" Mega pushed past Dr. Light into the alley. "Is that you?"

"No. I don't know what your talking about. I'm here to get AI supplies. Why are you robot freaks following me?!" A tear rolled down his face.

"It- It is him..." Light murmured.

"GO AWAY!" He took a step back as Mega stepped forward. Dr light locked the door to the alley.

"I just want to talk to you, Brother. We've never actually sat and talked before."

"I'm not interested in talking!!" He turned and ran.

"STOP!" Mega jumped and tackled him. Proto kicked him off, and stood up.

"You wanna fight? I'm ready!"

The red ball surrounded Hadrain, and retured Protoman in his place.

"A flashsuit. Amazing." Dr. Light noted.

"Why can't..... you just..... leave me........ ALONE!!!" Proto pushed Mega back into the wall. Brick fragments fly everywhere. "CAN'T YOU SEE I WAN'T TO BE ALONE! I'M NOT LIKE YOU! i'LL NEVER BE LIKE YOU!! I'M HUMAN NOW DAMMIT!!" He flung mega man down the alley.

Mega shot a level 3 shot at him, hoping to stop him. The plasma hit off the sheild, and smacked into a cable holding up a 40-some ton sign. Soon the oter cable snapped, causing the sign to fall. Mega Man stares at the oncoming sign like a deer caught in the headlights.

"BROTHER! NO!" Proto ignited his thrusters, grabed Mega Man, and shot to safety with Mega in tow. The sign crashed into the ground, sending pavement high into the air.

"You saved me..... that makes three now."

Proto stared into Rock's eyes.

"Leave me alone." He stood up and teleported.

"Mega, are you alright" Dr. Light screamed from the other side of the sign.

"Yeah, but Proto's gone.............."

Protoman, as Hadrain, reappered in the men's room. He quickly left, and as soon as he exited the room, he slammed into a rather annoyed red-headed Janey Lovelace.

"Hade! I've been looking everywhere for you!" she paused "Look what I got!"

She pulled out a photo of her and Mega Man. "This is never coming down off my wall........"

"Yeah. Cool. Let's go." He grabbed her arm and coaxed her into their jeep.

When home, Janey pinned the photo up on her wall, next to her bed.

"I'll never ever forget this day." She was drunk in her experiences.

"ME either." Hade mumbled.

"OH! Here.." He said to her. "I bought this for you to replace the one that broke the other night." He Pulled a small Protoman statue from his bag and placed it on her dresser.

"But, that's Protoman."

"I know. I thought it might give you a chance to give ole Red a second chance."

"Well, Thanks! I guess he's not all that bad." He had gotten here to take the "Xed" poster down. She got up and kissed him on the cheek. "Thank you very much. I'm going to get a shower and get ready for bed. See you in the mourning. What time are you working tommorow?"

"Night shift."

"Awe, I won't see you after the mourning then." She dissapered into the bathroom.

Proto looked around at Mega Man everywhere.

"God I hate you."

He walked into the living room, took off his coat and scarf, and hung them on the coat rack. He pondered today's events. Then he realized, the woman he loved was taking a bath in the next room. His face went emotionless.

"I......... Love..... her." He said outloud. This was new to him.

He dropped his coat, and went into the bathroom. What he didn't know was that his whistle fell out of his pocket and bounced underneath the bed.

"HADE! what are you doing in here?! What are you............ Two people can't fit..... oooooh......."

From the shadows a tiny robotic camera watches the happenings.

"Master! He cohorts with the Flatscans! We should move onto other vunues!" Blades yells.

"Silence! Fool! I am not about to give up when he is most vulnerable! Are you even paying attension? The girl is his achille's heel!" Puppet Master screeches.

"Ah! So you want us to get her and lure him here? As always master you are a genius."

"Soon I will have to leave this powerfull body, Blades, I will need a suitable replacement. Protoman's body and personality are perfect for my needs. I will take over him, further the enhanchment he started, and finally begin my plan to rid this entire world of those feuding, emotionfully, Flatscans! HA HAHA HA!"