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Anyway here they are!

In my au these Robots were built by a scientist named Dr Oliver Synth, and they live on a private island.

Sonic Man: An amphibious Search and rescue robot who uses echolocation to track down lost hikers, mountain climbers or divers. While he prefers to fly, the jets in his legs are also capable of propelling him through water.

Dyna Man: In order to earn more funding, Dr Synth made a deal with the military to create Dyna Man. Despite his power Dyna Man wasn't built to partake in combat, but merely to test the power of explosive devices using his advanced electronic fuses. He actually thinks explosions are fun.

Volt Man: A power grid management robot who works at a hydroelectric dam on the island. He's capable of creating powerful electromagnetic fields and detecting fluctuations in power.

Petrol man (DOS Oil): While old fashioned in appearance, Petrol man is an oil refinement robot capable of processing oil quickly but as cleanly as possible. Oil is still oil though and he hates oil spills or harming the environment. He takes his job seriously.

Wharf Man (DOS Wave): a cargo port management robot who maintains cargo ships coming and going from the island. He's like a safety inspector with a few added features to aid in cleaning the ships. To get around the port quicker he can pull his legs into the boat shaped part of his body and float on water.

Razor Man (DOS Blade): When the supercomputer CRORQ was built, Dr Sage built Razor Man to be a stealthy and efficient security robot. Razor man's blades serve as intimidation to human intruders and effective weapons against robots. This ninja-like bot also leads the powerful guard dog robots Dr Synth Designed.

Shark Man: While Razor Man guards the lab on land, Shark Man guards the coastline and oceanic territory of the island. He's a very efficient tracker and while real sharks are quite harmless, he does play into how intimidating they can appear. He greatly admires Dive man and Splash Woman and despises Pirate Man.

Braze Man (Dos Torch): A welding robot who aids in construction projects both on and off the island. His torch arm can superheat metal very fast, reducing the time of welding, but also increasing the margin of error if he's not paying attention. Brazing is just a fancy word for Welding.

Bit Man: a core drilling robot who works mostly in construction, though he can also help in mining. The drill bits on his arms are easy to switch out for various tasks as need be, and his helmet and armor can stand up to any challenges laid before him.

Eco Man: A robot made to clean up hazardous waste and chemical spills. His "Eco Slime" is an absorbent material that spreads out over spills and sucks up the hazardous waste like a sponge. The bio based slime can then safely be cleaned up and disposed of. (Based on the Tox Man enemy, who was originally going to be the protagonist of a parody game before the second DOS game was reskinned into a Mega Man title)

CRORQ: A powerful military grade super computer housed in Dr Synth's Private island. It's Power "Rozner Program" is able to wirelessly defend robot masters connected to it from malicious hacking attempts... But if anyone were to find a way to hack CRORQ directly that could cause issues...

Elec Man staggered laboriously to his feet. He looked like he was trying to stand, but his entire figure trembled violently, his breath coming in sharp, uneven gasps.

Proto bolted over to Elec Man's side to help steady him before he collapsed again. Elec Man's face was tight with pain, and as his gaze shifted to Proto, he seemed both disoriented and frightened—not for himself, but for Proto. The look was uncharacteristically emotional for Elec Man, with something complex and deeply rooted buried beneath it.

It was difficult for Proto to process what was happening. They had both been smiling only moments ago, it was the most fun mission of their lives…

"Hey, c'mon, you're going to be okay! D-don't order me to run and save myself," Proto stammered, for he could see Elec Man was struggling to say something. "You don't want to die here, not to CRORQ." Remembering Elec Man couldn't see his face, Proto pulled him in close, pressing the foreheads of their helmets together. He could feel Elec's grip on his arm, painfully tight. "I'll get us out of here, I promise."

Elec Man stared at the scrapper incredulously. Next to him, Proto had shifted into a fighting stance, his fists raised, his head bowed, his face serious but not scared. Meanwhile, nine more scrappers emerged from the stairwell.

Elec Man attempted to shock them all again with Thunder Beam, the flashes of light blindly white in the dark basement, yet the scrappers were completely unaffected, the merciless glow from their mechanical eyes drawing steadily closer. A couple let out raspy snickers—clearly relishing the idea of tearing apart the Robot Master who for so long had been impossible for any scrapper to so much as scratch.

"Time for plan B, boss," Proto whispered.

"…There is no plan B," Elec Man admitted flatly.

Finally, the night had come for the final mission against the Collective: taking down CRORQ. While this was not expected to be any more difficult than any of the previous missions against the Collective, Proto still felt very excited.

Before they set out, Elec Man had instructed Proto to wait for him in one of the rooms within Elec Man's personal quarters.

Like much of Fulmen Financial, Proto had never been to this room before. It looked like a grand walk-in closet—the sort rich humans had in their mansions—but instead of fancy clothing and jewelry, there were cases with various disguises, specialized weaponry, and strange, concealed gadgets. It seemed like the sort of room spies had in movies—an armory of sorts.

Proto looked around with interest, wondering if he'd be issued a new weapon, or even a disguise. As he contemplated a construction worker's welding uniform, the door slid open as a Robot Master with red and black armor stepped inside. Proto did a double take.

Within the dark, windowless back office of Fulmen Financial, Elec Man pulled the classified documents King had forwarded up on his supercomputer.

"So this A.I.—CRORQ—went evil or something, right?" Proto asked, looking over Elec Man's shoulder.

"It's doing its original directive—peacekeeping—but to an extreme," responded Elec Man dryly as he scanned the file. "It'll start by controlling and eliminating the mobs, then keep going until the world is under martial law."

Proto whistled. "And it's installing copies of itself all over the place…how are we going to ever kill it? Won't it be like playing one giant game of wack-a-mole?"

Elec Man smiled. "Simple—a good anti-virus program should do the trick."

"…This is going to be pretty boring if you can solve all this through computer stuff and hacking."

"Oh it's going to be tedious," Elec Man promised with a sigh, though he glanced back at Proto with a wry smile, "…But you may find it fun."

"…You're going to squeal to the feds?" Proto whispered to Elec Man. "…Isn't that against mobster code or something?"

It was later that afternoon. They were back in the Underground on their way by foot to meet what Elec Man had described as a 'government contact'. Elec Man was keeping a close look out toward the alley ways in case they were being followed.

"I'm not 'squealing'. I have a hunch on what CRORQ is, or at least, where it came from. Fortunately, one of our contacts was available short notice for an appointment. Keep close…you're safer with me than at Fulmen Financial."

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