It wasn't the first time he'd had to drag Rock out of a collapsing fortress. It wasn't even the first time he'd brought the blue 'roid home with only two units of energy left, his arm cannon hanging limp at his side, muttering something feverishly about not needing any help. That seemed to be a common thread in the grand tangle that was this war: Rock would play the Blue Bomber, the hero, the unstoppable force that would save mankind from the psychotic Doctor Wily. He'd charge off into the Skull Fortress, blast a few vital support columns, then get himself beaten within an inch of his life....
Blues exhaled and tipped his head back, letting