Archive of Our Own

Part 1: (Instrumental)

(The opening shot shows a crudely drawn assembly of the cast, standing on a map of America. The Lights are in NY on the right side of the screen and the Bad Bots and Syndicate on the other side, in the badlands and California. Ra Moon suddenly appears in the middle of the screen briefly, before suddenly transforming into a purple wall, separating the east and west coast. The shot slowly zooms in towards Elec man, and as the shot stops at a close-up of his upper body, the style abruptly changes from a crude drawing to realistic)

Part 2: Make up your mind

(Elec man is shown looking at something with an unreadable expression. Top man walks into the shot, looking incredibly nervous) 

Part 3: Decide to walk with me

(The shot cuts to show Elec man and Top man from the back, staring at a thick, purple fog. It's as long as the horizon, cutting off Skull Fortress in the direction of the east coast)

Part 4: Around the lake tonight 

(Top man is worried about Ring man and Magnet man, who went missing inside the fog. He's looking at Elec man pleadingly, but Elec man narrows his eyes disdainfully)

Part 5: Around the lake tonight

(Elec man heads back towards Skull Fortress, not caring what happened to the robot masters)

Part 6: By my side

(He looks back towards Top man, as if he's puzzled that he doesn't hear him following, just in time to see Top man disappear into the fog. His eyes widen with shock and dread)

Part 7: Instrumental 

(The shot cuts towards Elec man standing in front of the fog, quivering. He seems torn between following his brother and understanding there's something very wrong with the fog. He's startled by Proto man appearing beside him. The two don't say anything, but as Proto man takes his helmet, his eyes are dull with grief. They've both lost access to their families because of this ordeal)

Part 8: By my side

(Although both robots seem lost and defeated, they relax slightly in knowing they at least still have each other. Proto puts his helmet back on and starts walking back toward Skull Fortress. Elec man begins to follow but stops briefly to look back at the purple fog that has taken his and Proto man's family from them. Something shines from inside the fog)

Part 9: I'm not gonna lie

(The shot abruptly cuts to a close-up of Centums spy orb, which pans out to show him floating above several bad bots against a city background, including Proto man and Elec man. Everyone stands defensively, although Elec man doesn't seem afraid. Proto man seems slightly more defensive and wary than the others, but keeps a distance)

Part 10: I'll not be a gentleman

(Something purple glint's in the reflection of the orbs camera, similar to the purple fog. Everyone further tenses, but there's also an air of confusion. Even Elec man begins to look nervous, as something feels very off-kilter)

Part 11: Behind the boathouse

(Centum's orb begins to glow purple as the shot pans to show 3 pairs of glowing, purple eyes glowing behind him)

Part 12: I'll show you my dark secret

(Out of the shadows step Pharaoh man, Shade man, and Yamato man, but they all look corrupted. Yamato man is seemingly made of the strange, purple fog from earlier, as it seeps out of his armor. The helmet design now contains an orb that twitches, full of eyes that leak fog. Shade man's form is more monstrous, looking feral, and his body is covered with various mouths, all full of sharp teeth. He now has 3 sets of wings, which seems to glitch in and out of reality. Pharaoh man is completely entombed in mummy wrappings, except for his eyes. The wrappings have alien writing that flashes across the screen at a rapid pace, and in the center is an eye that looks suspiciously similar to Ra Moon's eye. All 3 robot masters stare at the bad bots with a detached but dangerous expressions)

Part 13: Instrumental

(For a moment, all anyone can do is stare in disbelief, not able to comprehend what they see. With a sudden jolt, Proto man rushes towards the trio, and the rest of the bad bots hesitantly follow suit. Even with 3 of the Syndicate bots vs 7 bad bots, the fight seems to be to the latter groups' disadvantage. The syndicate fights with inhuman strength and speed. In the midst of it all, Elec man keeps stealing glances at the glowing orb hovering overhead, trying to comprehend that this is his creator)

Part 14: I'm not gonna lie 

(Elec man's head suddenly snaps towards Star man, who lets out a bloodcurdling scream as Yamato man stabs him through his chest. As Yamato man pulls his spear away, Star man's chest glows with a strange, purple hue)

Part 15: I want you for mine

(As he collapses, Gemini man rushes towards him, distraught. As he clings to Star man's body, sobbing with grief, Star man's body begins to look like the night sky, as stars shine against his inky, black skin. Some robot masters back off in surprise, but Gemini man is too lost in his despair to notice the change)

Part 16: My blushing bride

(Star man's eyes open in a flash, and they now glow with the same purple light as the syndicate bots. He suddenly makes vicious, cutting slashes at Gemini man, who is too slow to respond, and goes down)

Part 17: My lover, be my lover, yeah

(After a moment of stillness, Gemini man's body glows purple, and crystal spikes shoot out of his skin, even from his eyes, which are now purple crystals. He slowly gets up to stand by Star man, who no longer is attacking him. Both stare at the bad bots with the same detached but dangerous expression as the syndicate bots)

Part 18: Don't be afraid

(Centum says this as he hovers above his robots and the recently corrupted bad bots)

Part 19: I didn't mean to scare you 

(The remaining bad bots back away, looking terrified. As Proto man finally calls a retreat, the robot masters scatter, frantically scrabbling to get away)

Part 20: So help me, Jesus

(Elec man stands frozen as if he still hopes this is a bad dream. As Proto man shakes his shoulder, somewhat frantically, Elec man snaps out of it, and they both run away)

Part 21: Instrumental

(The shot cuts to Skull fortress, as the bad bots are reporting to Wily, although Proto man seems to be the only one really capable of explaining what's happened, as the others seem too shocked. Wily looks furious but nervous. As Proto tries to manage the increasingly agitated Wily, Elec man quietly turns to look out the window, into the fog. A pair of glowing, purple eyes stare back at him. The outlines of several syndicate robot masters glow faintly in the fog)

Part 22: I can promise you

(The shot cuts to Elec man walking with Proto man around Skull fortress. Upon hearing a loud scream, the two startle and rush toward the sound to investigate)

Part 23: You will stay as beautiful

(Elec man and Proto man enter Wily's lab to see what appears to be a corrupted version of Clown man, and Wily cowering under a table. Clown man has 8 arms, which appear to have a gooey, melting quality. He has two heads, both covered by the theater masks for comedy and tragedy, which ooze purple fog. Proto man and Elec man look braced for a fight, but Elec's eyes widen as he notices something)

Part 24: With dark hair 

(Clown man giggles, and pulls several of his arms close to his chest, revealing he has stacks upon stacks of bread, cans, and a variety of other types of food found at Skull Fortress. Seeing Proto man approach menacingly, Clown moves backward with a quick, jerking movement)

Part 25: And soft skin

(Elec man points out what Clown man has, and Proto grimaces before making a sudden lunge towards Clown man, who simply uses his free arms to slingshot away with an unmatchable speed)

Part 26: Forever

(Proto man curses to himself before moving to check on Wily, who is shaking and yelling hysterically. As Proto man tries to help him get up, he slaps at Proto's hand and screams at Proto man for not stopping Clown man)

Part 27: Forever 

(As Proto man manages Wily, Elec looks at the remaining food supplies, which are almost completely empty. Wily only has enough food for 3 days. Elec man steals a glance at Proto and Dr. Wily, as if making sure they're not looking at him, before looking back at the small pile of food with a small, vindictive smile)

Part 28: Make up your mind

(Dr. Wily is now pressuring Proto to lead a group of robots into the city to get more supplies. Elec man's smile drops as he sharply looks towards Wily and Proto man, acutely aware of the looming threat of the Syndicate waiting outside for them. Proto fidgets nervously, also obviously aware of the danger, but not wanting Wily to starve)

Part 29: Make up your mind

(Elec man and Proto man's eyes briefly meet, and Proto opens his mouth to say something to him, but Wily suddenly lunges towards Proto, shaking him furiously by the shoulders. Proto doesn't seem hurt, but he breaks away with a startle, looking a little spooked)

Part 30: And I'll promise you

(Behind the two of them, Elec man looks quietly furious, but Proto simply slumps with a sigh, resigning himself to having to leave to get Wily supplies)

Part 31: I will treat you well

(The shot cuts to a small group of robot masters sneaking through a city, including Proto man and Elec man. They all look on edge, but it appears they were able to get more supplies)

Part 32: My sweet angel

(As the robot masters start leaving, Cut man sees something glint in the shadows of an alleyway, and against his better judgment, he walks towards it, hypnotically drawn to it like a moth to a flame.) 

Part 33: So help me, Jesus

(The shot suddenly cuts towards Proto man and Elec man, as both startle, as if they heard a loud sound. They both turn around and look shocked)

Part 34: Hey, hey, yeah

(Cut man's lower body has morphed into a spider-like torso, each pair of legs made out of long, narrow Rolling Cutters. His eyes are now glowing and purple as his mouth slowly moves up and down in a mechanical puppet-like fashion as purple fog seeps out of it.

Part 35: Give it up to me

(As everyone is distracted by the recently corrupted Cut Man, Pharaoh man, Yamato man, Shade man, Star man, and Gemini man surround the bad bots, who initially don't see them)

Part 36: Give it up to me

(Upon realizing they're surrounded, the bad bots move back toward each other with a defensive but nervous stance)

Part 37: Do you wanna be

(Pharaoh man seemingly says this line with a slight tilt of his head)

Part 38: My angel

(Pharaoh man continues to speak as the remaining syndicate robot masters descend upon bad bots)

Part 39: Give it up to me

(The bad bots immediately fan out in an attempt to escape, although a few of the slower robot masters can't escape the onslaught and begin to become corrupted)

Part 40: Give it up to me

(Elec man has already dropped any supplies he was carrying in favor of escape, easily scaring off potential attackers with Thunder Beam. He's soon alone as everyone has scattered, either to run away from someone or to chase someone down. His eyes widen with horror upon seeing something, and he bounds towards it)

Part 41: Do you wanna be

(The shot cuts to Elec man approaching Pharaoh man, deceptively sharp ribbons of mummy wrapping flowing in the air, stained with something dark and purple. He's standing over Proto man, who's fallen down)

Part 42: My angel

(Pharaoh man steps backward into the shadows, seemingly leaving, as Elec man tries to strike him with Thunder Beam)

Part 43: Give it up to me

(Proto man gives Elec man a shaky smile with false confidence, but Elec man only looks aghast. Proto man's covered in deep wounds that are already a dull purple, although it doesn't seem like he's beginning to corrupt)

Part 44: Give it up to me

(Proto man seems to think Elec man should leave him behind, but Elec man stubbornly starts dragging him away to return to Skull Fortress)

Part 45: Do you wanna be

(The shot cuts to Dr. Wily staring at Proto man with equal terror and horror. He shakes his head and stumbles away, clearly not even going to attempt to fix Proto, who is clearly not going to make it)

Part 46: My angel

(Proto man just sighs, seemingly tired, but happy he isn't becoming corrupted. He turns to say something snarky to Elec man, but falters)

Part 47: So help me 

(Elec man is staring at where Dr. Wily left with murderous intent, shaking furiously. Upon seeing Proto man is looking at him quietly, he takes a breath, before settling in a decided neutral expression)

Part 48: ( instrumental, time 3:12-3:29)

(The shot cuts to Elec man standing at the entrance to Skull Fortress at night. The purple fog has crept even closer to the fortress, leaving the landscape hidden, except for the glow of the crescent moon. Elec man seems hesitant about something, looking back towards the fortress with an unreadable expression, but as he turns to look at the moon, something within him resolves. As he moves into the fog, it parts around him, which Elec man seems unfazed by. Elec man continues to walk until he stops before Pharaoh man and Centum, all three of them silently regarding each other. Finally, Elec man begins to walk towards them, and the shot abruptly cuts to black)

Part 49: (instrumental, time 3:30-3:38)

(The shot cuts to Proto man, who is sleeping until a scream abruptly wakes him. He struggles to get up initially, wincing with pain, but slowly ambles in the direction of the screaming. As he creeps through the hallways, purple fog seeps through the walls)

Part 50: Be my angel

(As Proto man approaches the room where the screaming was, he can faintly hear Wily speaking to someone in a frantic, pleading manner. Proto man draws and charges his blaster as he enters the room, but the charge abruptly dies as he lowers his blaster with a stunned expression)

Part 51: (Instrumental)

(The shot cuts to show a corrupted Elec man towering over a quivering Wily. Elec man's body is pitch black and covered with glowing, purple eyes. Several halos of electricity orbit around where his eyes should be, like rings orbiting Saturn. The eyes on the backside of Elec man widen upon seeing Proto man, and Elec man turns to face him. The two stand completely still, both frozen as if not sure how to handle the situation)

Part 52: Be my angel

(Elec man breaks the standstill first, quietly approaching Proto man, who still seems frozen. It's difficult to tell what he intends to do, but his eyes suddenly narrow with confusion and he comes to halt)

Part 53: (Instrumental)

(Proto man finally finds it in himself to move as he feels something different. Instead of feeling the aching pain of his wounds, he feels lighter. Looking down at one of the wounds, instead of a throbbing purple wound, he finds several white feathers sprouting from inside the wound. Proto man looks back towards Elec man, neither quite comprehending the situation until their eyes shoot wide with realization. Because Elec man is corrupted and Proto man's dying, Proto man is beginning to corrupt too)

Part 54: Be my angel

(Although Elec man's surprise indicates he didn't expect this, his many eyes seem to droop with relief, and he resumes walking towards Proto man, who is quickly looking between the feathers and Elec man)

Part 55: (Instrumental)

(Proto man suddenly backs away from Elec man, not looking aggressive, but looking somewhat nervous. Elec man stops walking, several of his eyes flashing with hurt, several widening with surprise, and a few narrowing with annoyance. With distance from Elec man, Proto man hisses in pain as the feathers wilt, turning back into painful wounds. Elec watches this, his eyes widening before settling into careful neutrality)

Part 56: Do you want to die?

(Elec man quietly says this, with a slight head tilt, and Proto man freezes, gently clutching a wound near his blaster and trying not to wince in pain)

Part 57: Do you wanna die?

(Elec man's eyes narrow with focus as he continues walking towards Proto man, who hisses sharply as the wound near his blaster splinters, traveling up the blaster and sprouting white feathers)

Part 58: Do you wanna die?

(Trembling from exertion, Proto man tries ripping some of the feathers out as they continue to spread cracks on the blaster, but the blaster eventually bursts, revealing Proto man's arm has transformed into a giant, white wing)

Part 59: Do you wanna die?

(The shot cuts to Elec man watching this as it's occurring, eyes still narrowed in focus. The background sharpens as Wily knocks over a cylinder in the background as he was quietly trying to escape. Elec man's eyes slowly widen) 

Part 60: Do you wanna die?!

(Elec man whips towards Wily furiously, suddenly remembering why he came here. Wily frantically scrambles backward, but quickly finds himself backed into a corner)

Part 61: Do you wanna die?!

(The halos of electricity crackle with power, the electricity coursing down Elec man's body towards his hands. As he approached Wily, he raises one of his hands with the lazy finality of someone who's finally corned a bug they intend to squash)

Part 62: Do you wanna die?!

(The shot cuts to Proto man, who clutches his new limb at the root of the feathers as if holding his hand at the base of the wing will prevent the feathers from spreading. He seems dizzy from the pain, but makes a few staggering steps towards Elec man and Wily, trying to say something, but only stumbling over in exhaustion)

Part 63: Do you wanna die?!

(Proto man pants with pain and exhaustion as the corruption spreads. He flinches as light flashes across the screen as Elec man shocks Wily. At the end of the shot, he slowly looks back toward the gruesome scene)

Part 64: Well I promise you

(The shot cuts to show Elec man turning back towards Proto man, eyes wide with an unreadable expression, as Wily's body steams from behind Elec man)

Part 65: I will treat you well, my sweet angel

(With a sudden burst of strength, Proto man stumbles into a run, and he blindly runs down the hallways of Skull Fortress, seemingly too disoriented to notice the purple fog filling the hallways. He ducks into the western hanger)

Part 66: So help me, Jesus

(As the door slams shut, eyes begin to appear in the fog, watching the door with a wide-eyed focus)

Part 67: Jesus

(The shot cuts to Proto man slumped against a wall, trying to tear feathers out of himself as the corruption readily spreads. He's clearly losing stamina, unable to remove the feathers faster than they're spreading)

Part 68: Jesus

(As his visor shatters as feathers begin to burst from it, Proto man moves a hand towards his face, only to be stopped by a dark hand grabbing his arm, locking it in place)

Part 69: Jesus

(The shot becomes Proto man's point of view, as he desperately tries to wretch his arm away from the unseen assailant, but as the arm stills from exhaustion, it transforms into a wing. The shot is filled with feathers covering Proto man's eyes, ending the shot in darkness as his eyes are completely covered)