#inlightsimage

---- Whenever explosions shook the very core of a city, you could bet that Tennyson would already be alien’d up and on the case. Ringing true as usual, the boy had already gone Humungousaur and proceeded to tear into the swarm of rogue drones that were ravaging the city.

      At least, that was the plan until the watch gave him Upgrade. Not that he was complaining, though. After hijacking one of the drones, he flew around with glee, blasting the other rogues to bits... until they all fled mysteriously. And a bit after that, he became very aware of a new arrival on the scene. Must be some sort of local hero.

      And he looked like a black-and-green palette swap of the drones that were causing problems.

---- “ Okay, I know how this probably looks to you. ” He begins, filtered voice loud and clear.

A Masked Stranger Asked: Whomst is the friend shaped?

Cue a deep inhale-

“Gary, Darwin, Archie, Jake, Mu, Rookie, Rosey, Jack, Rock, Ben and all his aliens, my new lil icy angel, Winnie, and-” She’s going to go on for a while naming everyone she’s allowed to say she’s met on her version of Club Penguin,  the surrounding universes and he people in a chatroom she frequents.

Her head turned towards the footsteps she wasn’t quite used to yet. Her eyes slightly widened. Well... She was already planning on trying to get in touch with the super fighting robot.“Oh. Mega Man. You actually came by near the right time. I had an important question for you.” Cleo slowly walked towards the approaching robot, a smile beginning to grow on her face.

“Hey! Hey! Megaman!” The orange-haired gremlin shouted as she ran towards him, but as soon as she got close her people anxiety got the best of her, a nervous smile coming over her face.

---- Ah, Mega City. Or was it Monsteropolis? Either way, she found the ‘modern city’ vibe a bit refreshing, even if the tech she saw around was nothing short of hyper-advanced. Perhaps it was just because, deep down, she might be homesick for Earth and not willing to admit it. Or perhaps it was due to her upbringing as a city girl, and the sights were nostalgic. Hell, it could even be due to her childhood of playing games.

      After all, who DIDN’T know Mega Man? One of the hallmark franchises of the NES era along with Zelda and Mario, and notorious for it’s difficulty alongside Castlevania and Ninja Gaiden. Too many of her Spotify playlists were chock-full of Mega Man songs, honestly... But she couldn’t talk about any of that here. If there were any major consequences for breaking the 4th wall... or if it would simply be harmless. She didn’t care to find out.

      At any rate, why was she here, you may ask? Well, simply put, she was trying to get out more, after becoming rather frustrated with her own lack of motivation. Forcing it seemed better than letting her days coast by up in Skyworld, after all. So, here she was, taking in the city air and-

      NEARLY WALKING INTO AN ONCOMING MISSILE, ALL THAT IS HOLY-