My Summer Girl

**My Summer Girl** is the sixth episode of the first season of Mega Man. It is the sixth episode overall.

## Plot

As a violent storm passes through the Fifth Quadrant, the Friends of P. are forced to lay all their cards on the table in hopes to put aside their differences, however an unprecedented attack by the Friends of C. force them to re-evaluate their priorities.

## Synopsis

In a flashback, P. walks into the cave at their new hideout after their last was raided by Cosmonauts. He realizes it’s clear and waves for his fellow teammates to enter. Virginia enters first, followed by A.C. Montana, Cal, and Wheeler. They’re all that’s left. Cal insists that they need to go back and make sure that everybody is okay, insisting that they need to return for Mega Man. P. doesn’t know how to answer. He begins making his way over towards the back of the cave, continuing to investigate. Wheeler asks how this could have happened and P. believes that somebody sold them out again, saying that they didn't think it would happen with Charlie and yet it did. Frustrated, P. exits the cave with Wheeler close behind. Virginia asks A.C. if they're really going to just leave Mega Man behind. A.C. says that they all heard P. and reminds them that nobody comes back from the Asylum. Virginia and Cal are both adamant that they need to return for Mega Man, prompting the two to exit the cave. After careful deliberation, A.C. follows them out.

Back in the present, Jesus sits in his office at a two-story Friends of C. office building located in the forest. Jesus sits with his reading glasses at his desk going over documents. He takes down notes. His phone rings and he picks it up. His secretary begins talking to him when Rod NaCervera suddenly bursts in angrily, now sporting a black eye and a bloody right arm. In his injured arm, he holds a briefcase containing several hundred thousand dollars. He slams it on the desk and tells Jesus to take his cut. The secretary comes in after and apologizes to Jesus for letting Rod through without clearing it with him. Jesus calmly tells her that it's all right and he'll handle it, reminding her to shut the door on her way out. The secretary closes the door as Jesus takes off his reading glasses. Rod breathes heavily. Jesus calmly asks Rod what's going on and asks him to come over to him. Rod walks over towards Jesus. As he does so, Jesus grabs his injured arm and pins him down on the desk, sending his papers everywhere as Rod screams in pain. Jesus angrily asks Rod what's wrong with him, coming into his office and throwing his weight around. Jesus holds Rod by his injured arm and opens his office door, sending him flying outward. Rod lands with a thud on the tiled floor as the secretary screams. Jesus follows him out calmly and lifts him up. Jesus shows reminds him that he's in his house and can't go around saying things like that. Rod looks as the other Friends of C. agents look at him in fear. Jesus calmly looks on and grabs Rod again, letting him go. Jesus calmly tells Rod to get back in the office. Rod walks back into Jesus’s office, pride broken. Jesus looks over his employees as they all look at him. Jesus returns to his office and closes the door. Once they're back inside, Jesus tells Rod to never embarrass him like that ever again. Jesus asks Rod what happened and Rod explains that the job in Alphaville went well, but the Friends of P. were there and killed some of his crew. Jesus explains how Big Daddy C. is angry with Rod's crew after what happened with Jonas and Maria and says that he's itching for war with the Friends of P. and Jesus says he's going to leave the decision up to Rod as he is the one most affected. Rod agrees that they should pay, but insists that Summer Girl be left out of it. Jesus says that he'll do Rod a favor and put in a good word, so long as Rod pays him back later. Rod agrees and Jesus says that he'll talk to Big Daddy C. and get back to him. Rod leaves the office and tells the secretary to clean up Jesus's office on his way out.

In P.'s mansion, P. and A.C. sit on the couch and watch a news report about the situation in San Simeon Bay as well as the Alphaville ports. After the news report, which condemns the Friends of P., P. turns off the TV. After sitting in silence for a bit, A.C. asks how Mega Man is doing. P. explains that he's going to need a new suit as well as informing him of Mega Man's powers. P. suggests that the Friends of P. get some Cosmonaut suits of their own, claiming Mega Man should be able to help them get some. A.C. is disgusted by P.'s willingness to put Mega Man through that trouble just for some suits that they don't even need. P. tells A.C. to ask Virginia and Cal how they would feel about that, stopping A.C. short. P. tells A.C. that he's supposed to be his second-in-command and can't have him doubting him, saying they already have Summer for that. A.C. tells P. to leave Summer out of the war he's trying to wage against Big Daddy C. The two begin arguing over what happened in Alphaville when Mega Man enters the room and tells them both to stop arguing. He says that he didn't go through all he's been through just to come back to the two of them at each other's throats. He then demands P. give him the pager. Mega Man sends the signal to the Friends of P. to meet up and tells P. to call Sharp for a meeting. P. and A.C. both agree to the meeting and P. tells Mega Man that he should run it, asking him good naturedly how the "Friends of M" sound.

In a flashback to an Alphaville Cloud City orphanage, a group of children sit around a small TV as two supervisors sit in the back and watch them. On the television, a crowd gathers around as four people walk down the street. They approach the ports and travel on individual clouds as a clock ticks in the town square, revealing they only have three more minutes. A very young, unnamed blonde girl sits closely in front of the TV with a smile on her face. Elsewhere, a supervisor approaches a boy sitting by himself in the back of the room. The supervisor asks the young Rod NaCervera why he isn't with the rest of the group and he replies that he doesn't want to be a Season. The young blonde girl calls Rod over and tells him that he's going to miss it. The supervisor takes Rod’s hand and he reluctantly accepts and walks over to the TV besides the young blonde girl. The four Seasons each use their powers. Summer and Fall aim their powers at the ocean while Winter and Spring aim theirs at the clouds. The people start to cheer as fireworks ring out and the Seasons are depowered and welcomed back by the people of both cities. The young girl and Rod argue about the importance of the ritual, when the supervisor urges the children to attend the festivities between the two cities. The young girl convinces Rod to come with her in the hopes that they might get adopted. The young blonde girl offers her hand down to Rod and he grabs it. The two children join the supervisor and the other children, hand in hand, as they exit the orphanage into the streets.

Back in the present, Summer lays on her bed in the dark, having been crying the whole night before. Upon hearing her pager in the other room, she gets up and gloomily opens her window, sending sunlight shining in. Summer enters her kitchen and picks up her pager and turns it off. She picks up her favorite brown leather jacket from the coat rack and leaves her home, not bothering to lock the door behind her. Summer arrives at the tram station and glances over to the ports, now totally condemned to all, save for a few selected officials and construction crews. Looking specifically at the elevator, she begins to feel guilty. An official approaches her and tells her to be safe. Summer sits on the tram and contemplates her actions and Rod’s actions on the docks the previous night. She looks down at her Friends of P. pager with conflicting emotions. Summer exits the tram and begins walking down a long dirt road.

At the mansion, P. and A.C. Montana sit on the couch, while Wheeler takes a seat in an accompanying love seat. Sharp leans against a window. Mega Man stands in the front of the room, eyeing everybody. P. sits facing forward, but looking off into the distance, A.C. Montana glances around the room optimistically, Sharp pays no attention and Wheeler glares at A.C. Montana. Summer opens the door and enters the room. She is greeted warmly by A.C. and Mega Man, who quickly informs her that there is no job, they're just here for a meeting, hoping to clear the air and get to the bottom of whatever is dividing them. Sharp makes a sarcastic comment, but surrenders when Mega Man and Summer glare at him. Summer walks over and notices that the only spot available is between P. and A.C. She walks over to A.C.’s side on the couch, prompting A.C. to move over next to P. and Summer takes his spot. P. takes note. Outside, a violent storm approaches. Mega Man starts the meeting off by thanking them all for coming, prompting another sarcastic comment from Sharp, who teases him about being a "cop." Mega Man points his first question at him, asking him what he was doing in Alphaville the previous night. Summer chimes in that she would love to know the answer to that. Sharp brushes it off as just a job, but Wheeler says that he was there to avenge Virginia and Cal. Mega Man doubts this, saying that was seven years ago and why he's doing something about it now. Summer accuses P. of sending his "personal assassin", a name which Sharp resents, to Alphaville to assassinate a Season, which P. vehemently denies. P. claims that he did hire Sharp, but only to look into the thefts, saying that what the Friends of C. were doing there upset him greatly and he was looking out for his own. Summer agrees with P.'s statement as she and Sharp exchange looks.

Mega Man then asks Sharp why he attacked the Friends of C. and he claims he was protecting his fellow Friends of P. Mega Man asks if he's worried that something like that could bring conflict to them and A.C. replies that he's very worried about that and says it should have been a group discussion. P. then questions whether A.C. being Alphaville as well should have been a group discussion, claiming he "sabotaged" Sharp and Wheeler. Summer defends A.C., saying he was there as a favor to her. Summer tells P. that whether she took the matter to the group wouldn't have mattered and had Mega Man been in fighting shape, he would have sent him along with Sharp and Wheeler. Mega Man asks P. if he would have done so and P. asks how he all of a sudden became the bad guy, saying he was doing all he could, but he had to take care of Mega Man, a situation he wouldn't have been it had it not been for Summer. She corrects him saying it was Sharp's fault. P. says that regardless of whose fault it was, he was doing all he could and that he would have been there himself, had he known just how important it was to her. He says that he sent Sharp and Wheeler there because he knows he can count on them to do what's right and what's necessary. Summer says that Alphaville is her home and that she should have been involved in the discussion. A.C. claims that they all should have, as Wheeler was injured and Mega Man corroborates, saying that he was not in a fighting condition. Wheeler tells them both to shut up, as he's sick of being thought of as an incompetent little kid, saying he's more than capable of handling himself. Summer tells him that he should be mad at Sharp, but Wheeler defends Sharp, saying they were both just following the code and what happened to him could have happened to either of them. Mega Man apologizes.

Wheeler then turns the tables on A.C. and asks why he was seemingly defending the Friends of C. and held a gun to him, as well as shooting the elevator. Sharp angrily asks if what happened at the elevator was A.C. P. and Mega Man are shocked by this, but A.C. tells Wheeler not to do that and says he was protecting the people of Alphaville as well as trying to prevent a war. P. angrily stands up, prompting Sharp to smirk. P. gets in A.C.'s face and angrily demands to know if he's protecting them. A.C. stands up to face P. and tells him that he's being ridiculous. P. accuses him of betraying him to side with Charlie, but Mega Man tells P. that it's enough. P. gets up in A.C.'s face and accuses him of going behind his back. Sharp stands up straight and begins circling the room, prepared for a confrontation. Wheeler stands up behind P. Summer stands up behind A.C. Mega Man stands in the middle. A.C. says that he can't believe this is happening, as all he was doing was suggesting they be more careful and now he's a traitor. Mega Man gets in the middle and yells for their attention, which causes his suit to start beeping and he falls to the floor coughing. P. and A.C. both rush to help him up. Mega Man tells the both of them to stop and says to look him in the eye and tell him if he really believes A.C. Montana would betray them. P., still angry, looks at Mega Man, then back to A.C., then back to Mega Man. He takes a look around the room and notices Summer, looking very concerned, Wheeler looking somewhat angry and confused and Sharp anxious and looking to make an exit. P. relents and he along with A.C. help Mega Man to stand up. Mega Man gets the two to stop fighting and A.C. apologizes. P. agrees to stop arguing and thanks the two for their help, but remains skeptical. With the fighting seemingly over, Sharp prepares to make an exit, but finds the storm has reached a fever pitch, forcing him to remain inside.

P. asks anybody if they would like a drink and asks Summer to give him a hand in the kitchen. Mega Man and A.C. remain in the living room and speak to each other in hushed tones. Mega Man says that he feels like he's been left out of so much and there's nothing he can do to fix things, but A.C. tells him that that's not true. On the couch, Sharp offers Wheeler some popcorn. A.C. promises Mega Man that they'll mend the fences. In the kitchen, P. attempts to make small talk with Summer, asking if her Summer powers can help with the storm outside. P. pours some water in his potted plants while Summer places more water on the stove. A lightning bolt strikes. Thunder rumbles. Summer then stops what she's doing and apologizes to P., shocking him. She explains that there was no way for P. to know that a Season was working with the Friends of C. P. promises that they will stop the Friends of C. and make them pay for what they did to Alphaville. Summer agrees, but says that the Season stays out of it and P. confirms that this is why she's not telling him his name. P. says that he understands. The tea kettle starts to whistle and Summer grabs it. P. watches as she pours the tea into the cups. Sharp and Wheeler continue to watch TV. Mega Man has joined them on the couch and A.C. sits in the love seat. P. and Summer enter holding a tray with tea cups. Mega Man turns around and grabs his teacup from Summer, thanking her. Summer places Sharp’s tea on the table next to him. Summer takes a seat on the floor in front of the TV while Wheeler gets up and sits on the floor, allowing P. to sit on the couch. The Friends of P. sit in silence as they watch TV.

At the Friends of C. warehouse, The Friends of C. agents stand at attention, soaking wet from the rain. A completely dry Jesus addresses them. A TV plays behind him. Jesus informs the agents about the job in Alphaville and extends both his and Big Daddy C.'s condolences for their lost crewmates. Jesus informs them that Rod is all right and has gone back to Alphaville to clean up the mess. He also explains how they believe that the Friends of P. are responsible for what happened to them and he and Big Daddy C. believe that it won't stop there, informing them that they're going to war, which is met with cheers from the agents. Jesus tells them to settle down because they need to be smart about this. He calls for his bodyguards to bring over a large case and says that Rod has put together a gift for them. The Friends of C. gather around as the bodyguards open the crate, revealing guns, Molotov cocktails, and lots of ammo. Jesus tells them that if they can't handle this gift with maturity, then he'll take it back and they can go after the Friends of P. with bare fists. Jesus observes as the Friends of C. stand upright and settle down. Jesus tells them to be ready, as their signal could come at any moment, motioning to the TV and then to his bodyguards, who escort him out of the warehouse, bringing him an umbrella as they leave.

Several hours later, the storm is still raging on, keeping the Friends of P. inside the mansion. The air is still tense, but the time together seems to be improving their spirits. Nobody talks, but they are spending time together. Mega Man sits at a table playing a board game with Summer and A.C., while P. works on a map at the same table. Wheeler sits on the couch with Sharp, continuing to watch TV. Flashforward another few hours and the group sit around the table and eat their dinner. Things are still relatively quiet. Once they're done eating, A.C. stands up and clears the table, with Wheeler offering help. P. sits at the head of the table, with Sharp to his left and Mega Man and Summer to his right. P. apologizes to Summer and Sharp and says he didn't expect the storm to keep them there so late, but says he's grateful they all got to enjoy a good meal together, a statement which Mega Man smiles at. In the kitchen, A.C. and Wheeler do the dishes. Wheeler apologizes to A.C. for insinuating he was a traitor and A.C. tells Wheeler not to worry about it, as he understands. Wheeler says that he just wishes he knew who killed his friends. Sharp returns to the living room and checks the weather and realizes that the rain is meant to continue overnight. P. walks in and joins him and apologizes to Sharp for the trams being shut down. Sharp tells him that it was no big deal, as he got a free meal out of it. P. offers Sharp the couch for the night, which he accepts. Mega Man and Summer walk in and ask what's going on. P. informs them that the trams have been shut down as the storm is one of the worst they've had. A.C. and Wheeler enter the room now and learn of the news. Sharp turns the volume up on the television. P. takes a seat next to Sharp and Wheeler next to him. A.C. stands behind the couch, while Summer takes a chair and Mega Man gets the floor. The newscaster reports that Dr. Vada is advising everybody to stay indoors and stay safe and at home with a cup of hot chocolate. Mega Man says that the hot chocolate sounds good and asks if anybody wants some. Everyone agrees and he gets up to get some, with Summer offering her assistance. The two head into the kitchen.

On the TV now is a news report about the situation in Alphaville, as well as an interview with Rod NaCervera, which gets the attention of Sharp, P., A.C., and Wheeler. In the interview, Rod says that he knows who is responsible for the thefts and the crash and calls out the Friends of P., much to P.'s and A.C.'s shock. Rod continues on, blaming the Friends of P. for San Simeon Bay, as well as other attacks on San Sindustries for many years before. Rod pretends to get choked up and says that he won't stand for the Friends of P. attacking his home and issues a warning to them that he will find them and bring them to justice. The crowd begins cheering on Rod’s words as he smiles. Sharp looks blankly concerned, while A.C. and P. exchange a glance. P. fixates on Rod’s face with anger. P. asks the group who Rod thinks he is calling them out like that. Wheeler asks P. what they're going to do, but before he can answer, Mega Man and Summer Girl return with the hot chocolate and begin passing it out. P. says that there isn't much they can do, but says they've been through worse and either way they should settle in for the night, asking Mega Man and A.C. for help bringing in blankets in pillows from the basement. A.C. and Mega Man get up and follow P. out of the room. Summer and Sharp glance at each other once again, while Summer gets up and walks back into the kitchen.

At the Friends of C. offices, Rod rushes in from the pouring rain. He places his umbrella at the door and takes off his jacket. He walks to the second floor where Jesus’s office is and knocks. Jesus invites Rod in and the two discuss Rod's appearance on television. Rod explains how much he hated being on TV, but Jesus encourages him and also informs him that his crew is prepared. Rod says that he's pleased and he'll start heading home now, but Jesus informs him that Dr. Vada shut down the trams due to the storm. Rod says that he's not staying at the offices and that he'll take a car. Jesus tells Rod to do whatever he wants and goes back to his paperwork. Rod turns around to leave when Jesus stops him says he'd like to run some ideas by him. Rod agrees and takes a seat across from Jesus.

In the basement of P.'s mansion, P. asks A.C. and Mega Man who that Alphaville kid thinks he is, pinning everything on them. Mega Man brings up the fact that they were involved, but A.C. says that it was the Friends of C. doing the thefts, not them. P. suggests that the Friends of C. have people working within the government of Alphaville and says that someone like Summer could get them similar access, but both Mega Man and A.C. shoot down this idea, saying that he promised that Alphaville was off limits. P. relents, saying he was only thinking out loud. A.C. and Mega Man walk up the stairs and P. follows, turning out the lights in the basement. Mega Man, A.C., and P. enter the living room with a bunch of spare bedding as lightning and thunder crash outside. P. tells everyone to grab whatever they like, but make sure they all get something, urging them all to keep warm. Sharp, Wheeler, and Summer all grab some sheets and blankets. Sharp grabs some extra blankets from Summer, joking that she barely needs them. Mega Man tells Sharp not to be a jerk and Sharp relents, saying that for what it's worth he thought the joke was funny. Sharp walks away, setting himself up on the couch, calling dibs on it, but Summer pokes fun at him, calling him a child. Sharp begins setting up his bed with a big smile on his face. Wheeler walks over to the back of the room and begins setting up his makeshift bed, saying that it feels like old times. Mega Man agrees, prompting he and Wheeler to reminisce on the times they've had to hunker down and wait out a storm. Mega Man starts to smile and turns to the gang, informing them that somebody can take the guest room, as he'd like to spend the night downstairs. P. asks if he's sure and Mega Man says he is and he'd like to slum it for just one night. P. jokes around, asking him if he thinks his beautiful house is a slum. A.C. agrees with Mega Man, saying that he'd stay down there as well. Mega Man tells P. to join them and he agrees, but warns them not to light a campfire in his living room. A.C. retorts that they were going to light one in the dining room. Wheeler laughs at this. P. walks over and knocks A.C.’s hat off his head and heads into the kitchen.

Wheeler asks what they should do to pass the time and A.C. starts singing an old sea shanty. Mega Man and Wheeler look at A.C. with a "really?" look. Summer smiles at them. A.C. tells them to just jump in when they feel comfortable and continues the song. P. returns with drinks and joins in on singing. Eventually, everyone starts singing and Sharp begins playing his guitar. The group continue to play and sing well into the night. Mega Man, Summer, and Wheeler use the sheets as cloaks while P. and A.C. drink their beer and dance back and forth. A montage occurs of the various antics the gang get up to while singing: Sharp sits cross legged on a table with a scarf wrapped around his head while he plays the guitar; Mega Man, Wheeler and Sharp hoist P. on their shoulders while Summer runs around with a blanket, attempting to simulate the ocean while A.C. waves his hat back and forth; The Friends of P. all drink and sit in a circle each passing a bottle and taking turns. After some time spent doing this, the energy has died down. Mega Man and Summer Girl sit back to back on the floor while P. sits against the back wall. Wheeler sits upside down on a chair while Sharp lays face up on the floor. A.C. Montana sings alone by himself with interjections from Mega Man and Summer Girl. P. sits and watches with a smile. Some time later, the gang have all fallen asleep. P. has now taken the couch and is sound asleep, while A.C. sleeps in the chair, with his hat covering his eyes. Mega Man has fallen asleep behind the couch, while Summer has passed out in a chair brought in from the dining room. Wheeler sleeps on the coffee table and Sharp sleeps with his head resting on a window. The wind has slowed down considerably, but the rain, thunder and lightning continue to rage on.

Several hours later, Sharp wakes up and looks over the rest of the room where the rest of the gang keep sleeping in their usual positions. Sharp stretches and gets up and walks into the kitchen. He takes a glass left by the sink and fills it up with water. As he takes a sip, he notices the lights from passing cars in the window. Curious, he puts his glass down and returns to the living room. Sharp peaks out the window and sees, through the wind and rain, purple, blue, and green cars with silhouettes of people stepping out holding guns and bottles. The people with bottles raise their arms up. Sharp shouts and ducks behind the couch as everyone wakes up and takes cover. Suddenly, Molotov cocktails burst through the windows and set the living room ablaze. In the confusion, Mega Man tells everyone to get out of the house now, but P. insists they stay and fight, drawing his revolver. A.C. draws his. Sharp grabs his rifle and Wheeler grabs another pistol from the table. Gunfire then slices through the walls, forcing everyone to take whatever cover they can. From behind the couch, P. and Wheeler fire back out the windows through the flames. Mega Man tells everybody to get out as they hear glass breaking on the floor above them. Sharp turns to the hallway and fires, taking out a Friend of C. agent. Summer and Mega Man turn around and follow him down the hallway. P., A.C., and Wheeler remain downstairs.

Sharp, with rifle raised and ready to fire, leads Mega Man and Summer Girl up the stairs. Two Friends of C. agents turn the corner to head downstairs, but Sharp fires at one, taking him out and Mega Man fires a shot from his blaster, taking down the floor beneath the other. Mega Man checks his suit and realizes that he’s fine for now. Sharp, Mega Man, and Summer arrive on the second floor and find that they are unable to see due to the smoke. Mega Man activates an eye shield and gives him night vision. As soon as he starts leading, he is tackled and thrown into a room by a Friend of C. Sharp attempts to react. Sharp ducks as a Friend of C. takes a swing at him. Summer knocks the agent out. Downstairs, P. and A.C. continue making pot shots at the front windows. Wheeler makes his way up to the front door and opens it, revealing the fleet of Friends of C. cars outside. The agents then rush the front door. Wheeler closes it, but it is quickly burst open again, but P. and A.C. manage to kill the intruders. Wheeler grabs a Molotov off of one and tosses it outside, setting several cars ablaze. Back upstairs, Mega Man struggles with his assailant, eventually knocking him out as part of the roof collapses and fire spreads to the second floor. Meanwhile, Summer and Sharp take out some other agents. Mega Man quickly joins in, lightening the load. Sharp makes his way over to a balcony and kicks the door open. He begins taking shots at the agents in the front yard, even hitting the gas tank of one of the cars, causing an explosion. Outside, Wheeler notices the assailants retreating. P. gets up from cover and runs towards the door, gun drawn. P. bursts out the front door, taking shots at the remaining agents. Wheeler follows him outside. After they fall dead, P. looks up at Sharp who is on the balcony above him. Mega Man and Summer finish off the remaining agents. Mega Man, Summer, and Sharp make their way back to the staircase, only for it to collapse in front of them. They turn around and run back for the balcony. Inside, A.C. continues to search for Mega Man, Summer, and Sharp. From outside, P. calls for A.C. to get out. Upstairs, Mega Man, Summer, and Sharp look out onto the front lawn as the house begins to collapse around them. Summer grabs Sharp and the two jump off the balcony, landing in the front yard. Mega Man follows as the balcony collapses under him. Summer lands gracefully as Sharp falls behind her, landing on his bottom. Mega Man falls down soon after, suit beeping. A.C. returns to the living room as the second floor collapses. He runs towards the front door. Summer starts to run back in as A.C. jumps out the front door, rolling and landing on his back in the front yard, coughing and covered in smoke. As the Friends of P. all catch their breath, covered in soot and grime, P. looks over the burning remains of his mansion. Summer, Sharp and Wheeler walk through the front lawn and investigate the corpses of the agents on the ground. Sharp picks their pockets, while Wheeler investigates one closer, finding the Friends of C. pin. Summer feels panic setting in as she takes the pin from Wheeler and stares at it.

In a flashback, the young blonde girl and young Rod NaCervera, now slightly older, sit in an auditorium with the other orphans as the supervisor presents to them the process of being selected for a Season. She then opens up to the audience for questions. One child asks what would happen if a Season should die before the ceremony and the supervisor admits that something like that has never happened in Alphaville's long history and as a precautionary measure, each Season is given enhanced physiology to prevent against accidental death from trauma or disease. The supervisor then invites the orphans up to the stage to volunteer for the Seasons, with this cycle being a female Summer and a male Autumn. Young Rod doesn’t move, while a few children get up to volunteer, mostly girls. The young blonde girl is last in line and excitedly gets up to write her name on the list. As the others in front of her write their names down, she begins to look worried. When she approaches the list, she hesitates and starts to turn back. The supervisor gives her a teacher-like smile. She then goes over to the Alphaville officials behind her and has a stern conversation with them, motioning towards the girl. The girl looks slightly worried and looks over the crowd as the other orphans stare at her. She notices one orphan not looking her way at all; Rod. The supervisor then returns to the girl, who is now sweating. The supervisor kneels down so she’s eye level with the young blonde girl and takes her hands, telling her that she's spoken with the officials and they've decided to name her the Season of Summer, as well as naming her Summer after her duties to Alphaville. The supervisor announces her as the newest Season and the crowd begins to cheer, even Rod claps for Summer. The newly christened Summer Girl smiles at the crowd. The supervisor turns to the other side of the stage and notices that the Autumn volunteer sheet is empty. The supervisor turns asks the boys why nobody volunteered and then turns to the bowl to select a Season at random. Young Rod begins to look nervous as the supervisor reaches into a large bowl filled with the names of each and every boy seated in the auditorium. The supervisor finally picks a name. Rod is chosen. Young Rod shifts in his seat, but refuses to get up. A couple of Alphaville officials approach him and extend their hands, forcing Rod to get up and take his place on the stage opposite Summer. The supervisor turns towards the camera which is projecting all across the Alphaville cloud city. Rod looks uncomfortable. Summer and Rod turn towards each other and shake hands as the crowd claps.

Back in the present, P. looks over the remains of his mansion, digging through the rubble. A.C. joins him at the side and apologizes for what happened, but P. says this is no time for apologies. Mega Man, Summer Girl, Sharp, and Wheeler glance over in his direction. P. says that the only people that need to be sorry are Big Daddy C. and William San Simeon and they're going to make them pay for what they've done to his mansion, as well as Alphaville and especially to Virginia and Cal. Wheeler enthusiastically raises his hand up, Summer nods in agreement, A.C. smiles and loads his pistols. Sharp gets on his motorcycle and takes his place in the front, followed by Wheeler, P., and A.C. in *Rachel*. Summer and Mega Man walk over to a car. They find one that works and open the door. Mega Man asks her if she's ready for this and Summer replies that the Friends of C. need to pay and Mega Man agrees. The two get into the car, Mega Man in the driver's seat and Summer in the passenger seat. Sharp kicks off with the motorcycle and heads down the dirt road, following the trail left behind by the Friends of C. cars. *Rachel* follows close behind and Mega Man and Summer Girl behind them. As they drive down the road, the Friends of P., filled with adrenaline, are ready to right the wrongs done to them. The gang arrive at the Friends of C. office building. Sharp stops his motorcycle out front, killing the headlights. He scans the parking lot and notices the same cars from earlier. He dismounts his motorcycle as *Rachel*’s headlights turn off behind him. He is then joined by P., Wheeler, A.C., Mega Man, and Summer Girl. Sharp grabs his rifle, as P. draws his pistol and takes his position at the front. The gang marches towards the front door with P. in the middle. To his left, Summer Girl, Mega Man, and A.C. and Wheeler and Sharp to his right.

Inside the building, Jesus and Rod sit in the office when they hear a noise coming from downstairs. The two exit the office and look out over a railing as the Friends of P. kick in the front door, guns drawn on everyone inside. P. calls Jesus out, demanding that he come downstairs and turn himself over to them and nobody else would get hurt. Jesus tells Rod that he's going to get out of there and not play along with this. Rod says that the agents downstairs are going to kill them and needs to make sure Summer stays safe. Jesus tells Rod that whatever happens down there isn't up to him and he leaves the building. P. becomes impatient and tells the Friends of C. that Jesus isn't coming and that he's sorry for what he's about to do to them. P. then shoots one of the agents in the head, prompting a firefight to break out. The Friends of P. duck down behind some desks as the Friends of C. do the same. The gangs take shots back and forth. P. tells Mega Man and Wheeler to track down Jesus and bring him back alive and tells Mega Man not to hold back, which shocks him. Mega Man and Wheeler break off from the group. P., A.C., and Sharp continue to take shots. Summer moves off into a corner and takes on three Friends of C. agents at once with ease. Mega Man and Wheeler make their way through as Wheeler leads, firing at the agents. Wheeler calls Mega Man out for not fighting, prompting Mega Man to cautiously fire a blast. Mega Man and Wheeler continue fighting through the agents, making their way towards the stairs. Mega Man switches exclusively to melee combat to avoid using his suit or his powers. Wheeler runs out of ammo and is forced to do the same. Elsewhere, Summer continues to fight off the Friends of C. when A.C. joins her. Summer tells A.C. to keep an eye for Rod in case he's there to keep him safe, which he promises to do so. A.C. fires into the group, taking out a few agents. Sharp expertly takes down several agents with a knife, clearly he’s the best equipped out of the group.

Mega Man and Wheeler make their way to the top floor, taking out two agents up there. P. fires his revolver but runs out of ammo and calls for Sharp to cover him as he makes his way towards the stairs. Sharp turns his attention towards P. and provides covering fire for him, but most of the agents in the building have gone down. Mega Man and Wheeler make their way down the hallway towards Jesus’s office. Upon rounding a corner, Wheeler is ambushed by an agent and Mega Man attempts to help. Mega Man starts to grapple with the assailant, but is grabbed by another agent and the two enter a fist fight. The two grapple at each other, but Mega Man soon easily gets the upper hand and punches him hard in the chest, sending him flying through a door into Jesus’s office, shocking Rod, who turns around and sees the agent fly through the door and land in front of him. He looks down the hallway and sees Mega Man approaching and rushes up and closes the door in his face and locks it. Wheeler manages to get the agent off of him and knocks him out with a potted plant. Wheeler rushes up to Mega Man and the two force the door open with their shoulders. Rod falls to the floor, but before he can do anything, Mega Man grabs him and pins him to the desk. Mega Man asks him where Jesus is, but Rod refuses to give him up.

Downstairs, Summer Girl, Sharp, and A.C. look around at the now destroyed office building as the remaining Friends of C. agents start to surrender. Sharp walks around, making sure none of the agents try anything stupid. A.C. approaches Summer and tells her that he doesn't think Rod is there. Upstairs, Mega Man and Wheeler stand over Rod when P. walks in, asking if they've caught him. P. moves Mega Man and Wheeler aside and looks over Rod. Mega Man asks if P. knows who this is and P. lies, saying that he doesn't know him but knows that he's clearly in charge. He tells Mega Man and Wheeler to tie him up and gag him, then put a bag over his head and bring him downstairs. Rod berates P., calling him a bad leader and that he can't even tell his people the truth, but P. punches him in the face, silencing him before he could finish the sentence. P. says that he doesn't want to hear another word out of Rod, or he'll shoot him himself. Mega Man now looks at P. with an unsure look while Wheeler gags Rod and places the bag on his head. P. gives Mega Man a smile and places his hand on his shoulder before exiting the office. Back downstairs, Summer, Sharp, and A.C. pace around the first floor until P. returns, with Mega Man, Wheeler and a bound Rod behind him. A.C. asks if they got Jesus, but P. doesn't answer, instead telling them to burn down the building. Sharp nods and holsters his rifle. Rod struggles to escape Wheeler’s grip. A.C. asks P. once again if they got Jesus and P. frustratedly telling him that it's not Jesus, but it's the next best thing. Sharp walks over to the water cooler and picks it up and tosses it at an electrical panel, causing sparks to fly and ignite the carpets and wooden moldings, setting the building up in flames. Sharp tells everyone that it's time to get out and P. agrees. Summer and A.C. share a look as they exit the building.

The Friends of P. walk outside with Rod as the offices burn down behind them. Screams from the agents and employees still inside ring out, as some run for the exit. Upon seeing this, Mega Man seems to snap back to reality. P. orders Sharp to take Rod to a clearing in the woods, get whatever information he can out of him, and then execute him. Mega Man tells P. that this might not be the best idea, as enough people have died and they've already made their point. Sharp holds Rod while Mega Man, P., and A.C. argue. Summer walks over to them to take a closer look at their prisoner. A.C. tells P. that he doesn't even know what happened to Virginia and Cal and he can't keep using them as an excuse for revenge. A.C. voices his concerns about coming to the Friends of C. office tonight and San Simeon Bay for the last mission. P. insists that once they get Jesus, they'll get Big Daddy C. and then they'll be all done with the Friends of C. by the end of the week, then all they have to do is go after San Sindustries and they'll be back to normal. Mega Man says that he doesn't even know what normal is anymore, but P. says that he does and orders Sharp to go now. Sharp hoists Rod up, who still struggles to escape. Summer notices that Rod is flicking his wrists frantically. As Sharp places Rod on his motorcycle and heads off into the neighboring forest, Summer follows him. Wheeler joins in the argument, saying that P.'s right and that they can't win by hiding anymore. A.C. notices that Summer is missing and asks where she is. P. gets angry with Summer, realizing what she's doing, and starts to order Wheeler to follow her. A.C. tells Wheeler not to move and asks P. if the agent they captured was the same one that was on TV earlier. A.C. starts to raise his voice and gets in P.'s face, prompting Wheeler to subtly reach for his holster. A.C. says that the one they captured is Rod NaCervera, a Season of Alphaville, and that they can't kill him. P. says that since Virginia and Cal died, so many poor people have died because they haven't been able to help them. A.C. is disgusted by this, saying that sentencing an entire ecosystem to die is psychotic and tells him he needs to radio Sharp to call the hit off. Mega Man agrees and A.C. is forced to admit that the Friends of C. weren't responsible for Virginia and Cal's deaths and admits that he knows the truth.

In the forest, Sharp, using the headlight from his motorcycle as a light, tosses Rod to the ground and points his sniper rifle at him. Sharp asks Rod where Jesus is, but realizes Rod has a gag on. Sharp approaches Rod, but stops and points his gun to the woods when he hears footsteps approaching. Summer bursts through the treeline and yells for Sharp not to kill Rod.

In a flashback, a group of cloud city citizens sit in pews in the massive cathedral-like Season Induction Center as Young Summer and Young Rod sit in chairs, next to each other at the altar. Several scientists walk around them with tanks, one yellow and one orange. One scientist grabs Summer’s right arm and puts the needle in her arm as another scientist does the same to Rod. The scientists give each other a nod and carefully put the needles in their arms, hooking them up to the tanks. They then do the same to their left arms and both legs. The supervisor approaches the microphone at the altar and greets the audience. Summer looks over at Rod, who is very nervous and uncertain about the ceremony and obviously bitter about having been chosen. The supervisor walks over to Summer and politely asks her if she's ready, which she replies that she is. The supervisor then walks over to Rod and asks him the same, but Rod say that he doesn't want this. Rod forcefully leans back and the supervisor moves back and gives a nod to the scientists. Summer notices Rod’s anger and nervousness and reaches over towards him. Rod extends his hand and the two hold hands as the machines turn on, giving them their powers.

In the present, Summer walks over to Rod and removes his hood. Rod sees Summer and becomes angry. Summer pleads with Sharp, saying that he's far more reasonable than P. and can see the ramifications of killing a Season. Rod speaks up and admits that he and Sharp know each other and that Rod tried to hire him, but Sharp refused. Sharp insists that he's a mercenary and things like this are his job and he's willing to do them and if she has a problem with that, she should take it up with P. Sharp then takes aim at Rod’s head as Rod closes his eyes. Summer leaps towards Sharp’s gun and hits it out of the way as the bullet lands next to Rod. Summer tells Rod that she'll pay him however much he wants to spare Rod. Sharp agrees, but says that she has to deal with P. Once this is out of the way, Rod tells Summer that the two of them should take out Sharp and all the others. Summer then cuts ties with Rod and tells him that, aside from their duties to Alphaville, they're done. She tells him to leave the Friends of C. and return home before he actually gets himself killed. Rod calls her a hypocrite, saying that she's following the same path as him with the Friends of P. Summer says that she's not the same and that she's actually helping people as opposed to committing crimes, but Rod says that they're not helping anybody, they're just P.'s lapdogs. Summer and Sharp share a glance and Summer tells him that it's time for them to go. Sharp agrees, calling her "buddy", but she tells him to shut up. Rod, still tied up, asks about him, but Summer tells him that he's crafty and he can figure it out as she and Sharp walk away.

In another flashback, P. sits on a rock with his back to A.C. while he works on a map. A.C. pleads with him to consider allowing them to go back for Mega Man, but P. refuses. A.C. then exits the cave and meets with Virginia and Cal and informs them that P. refuses and that the three of them are on their own. In the present, Mega Man, P., A.C., and Wheeler stand in a circle talking. A.C. says that it wasn't the Friends of C. or the Cosmonauts, but P. interrupts him, demanding to know who it was. A.C. admits that it was him. Mega Man takes a step back. P. stares A.C. down with vicious anger in his eyes. Wheeler walks in circles, devastated by this news. The camera zooms out as A.C. and P. stand face to face. A.C. with regretful tears in his eyes and P. with betrayal and rage. Wheeler sits on the ground in disbelief and Mega Man sits in stunned silence.

## Characters

* Mega Man
* Summer Girl
* Sharp
* P.
* A.C. Montana
* Wheeler
* Rod NaCervera
* Jesus
* Virginia (flashback)
* Cal (flashback)