In the not-so-distant future... Several years after the Wily Wars finally subside, Dr. Light and Dr. Cossack join forces and embark on a quest to build the most advanced robot database and battle simulator the world has even known. Together, they create a vast and complex virtual reality where AI versions of robot masters and human beings can interact with each other in new and exciting ways, all while their physical operators remain safely outside in the real world. Their experimental project, tentatively titled "The Prototype", is set to be unveiled to the public tomorrow. Both doctors are nervously excited to show off their years of hard work to their colleagues, but something mysterious lurks in the shadows…