Stream: The Other History
By Zoram Selrof
Chapter 1: Duo
23:13 PM (Paris Time), Thursday May the 18th, 2005…
So! They've come. Heh, heh, heh. Soon this worthless metropolis will be filled with terror and fear…
A man about 1'90 meters who wore a black trench-coat, a brown hat with a navy blue band around, a black suit below the coat, pants, and brown shoes, plus a balaclava and sunglasses, was looking at a PET II's screen while walking down a bare concrete corridor somewhere.
Let's meet them!
He opened a door and stepped into a largely unfurnished room which only had loose light bulbs hanging from the ceiling: there was another door across the room.
"Bonsior, monsieurs."
A dozen men dressed in black and carrying AKs-47us assault rifles were waiting: they all appealed to be on their late thirties or early forties and they looked like guerrilla commandos for hire.
"So! Cha are the one who called us." One of them, a man taller than the others, told the newcomer.
"Oui. You may call me "Shadow Schemer". I've got a job for you and I've already forwarded three quarters of your usual fare."
"Yeah. That's true. So! What's the job?"
"Strike Paris Bank."
"You gotta be kidding us. The place's a fortress. Invincible."
"Tut, tut! There's no such thing as unrivaled in this age."
"Ya got an insider there?"
"Correct. They will remove the defenses: you can go and pick up all the cash and gold you find there: I'll pick Cyber Money myself."
"Hum… Sounds interesting… So we pick the stuff and come out?"
"Yes. The goal is to prove that there's nothing invincible."
"Won't they know it was us who were there?"
"No. All electricity is gone: the cameras won't work. The rent-a-cops are out of the equation: some nice napping gas… Think of it! You could show other clients how you got into the so-called "fortress" and came out unscratched: have all credit." "Shadow Schemer" continued.
"Then we'd rise and get more high-level jobs… Yeah… I'm starting to like that plan of yours… When do we strike?"
"Tonight. Right now."
"Perfect! Let's go, my men! There'll be cash for everyone!"
"Horray~!"
The squad came out through the door and the "Shadow Schemer" chuckled under their breath.
"Heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh… Hmpf… Whatever… While everyone is distracted by that idiot who'll organize a show I'll go and make this proud city swallow its pride…"
He looked around and spotted a dragonfly very well hidden in a corner of the room's ceiling, so he took out a Beretta 92F/FS from the raincoat's right pocket and cocked it.
"Die! You accursed traitor to the "Secret Empire"!"
He engaged the laser aim and shot three precise shots into the dragonfly, making it sparkle and fall into the ground thus shattering upon impact into several pieces and revealing its mechanical nature: the man loomed over it and crushed its remains with his right foot.
"Heh, heh, heh… Hah, hah, hah, hah, hah, hah, hah, hah, hah, ha~h!"
20:32 PM (Japan Time), Friday May the 19th…
"… Hum."
Someone walked along pushing a blue custom-made trolley filled with empty cans of all types: a car sped past them while the person kept on pushing the trolley until it stopped in front of a can: an extensible robot arm with a simplistic four-fingered hand picked it up and suspend it atop the pile of cans.
"Huh?"
The collector of cans was a man over a meter and eighty tall which wore a brownish coat over a purple wool shirt, a cap which covered the ears, and a mask for the cold plus fingerless gloves: they carried a bright brown bag as well.
Two spikes of grayish hair popped out behind the cap as if to indicate they were of advanced age.
A speeding car playing loud music ran past them and splashed the person with the trolley: the man pushed some buttons on a keyboard and the trolley shot a missile at the car, scaring a cat which was passing by: the man then looked up and eyed the meteor shower: they had a monocle over their right eye while their left eye had brown irises.
"... In regards to the meteor shower being observed during this week… It's caused by the fact that Earth is currently passing through this comet's tail. These meteors being observed these days are alien objects spawned from the comet…"
The director of a Japanese observatory was speaking to a selected audience: Hikari Yuuichirou, Commissioner Kifune and Superintendent Manabe.
"… Hum… And… This comet also came to Earth fifteen years ago, didn't it?" Commissioner Kifune asked.
"That's true: fifteen years ago."
The director turned on the lights and turned off the projector.
"This comet's very interesting, though. Even though it's so close to Earth, since it's a magnitude 10 comet, the comet itself is nearly invisible. However, we're still able to see the meteor shower."
"Isn't there anything unusual about that comet?" Yuuichirou asked.
"What are you getting at?" The director asked back, surprised.
"For example… Is there any evidence that this comet is actually a man-made object?"
"A man-made object? Hah, hah! That's not possible."
The director laughed and turned the display on again.
"Ion tails produced by solar wind look exactly like this. There nothing making it different from any comet." He explained as he displayed a close-up of the comet.
"Is that so? Thank you very much for your time, sir." Yuuichirou thanked the director.
The three persons left the observatory via the Commissioner's green car: Superintendent Manabe was the driver.
"Comets were symbolized as omens and were called "fairies" back in the old days. Is "Duo" coming to Earth once again?" She asked Yuuichirou with obvious concern.
"I don't yet know if the presence of "Duo" poses a danger for the Earth. He left two "Probes" behind to monitor Earth: Oozono Yuriko and an unidentified person. Perhaps…" Yuuichirou ventured.
"I pray that it doesn't become a threat for humanity. We have way too little information regarding "Duo". But its potential threat has been proven by Wily and Yoru Yami, who intended to abuse of Duo's tecnology." Kifune sighed.
"Given how this resembles Duo's approach 15 years ago, I thought it could be the case but…" He trailed off.
What exactly is "Duo"? Is he back again or…?
09:47 AM (Japan Time), Saturday May the 20th…
"… Rock Man!"
A Cyber Soccer match was being held in "New" Internet City: two players of the rival team managed to run ahead leaving Glyde (Ayanokouji Yaito's Net Navi) unable to intercept them: he called out for Rock Man.
"Leave it to me!" Both he and Hikari Netto exclaimed at the same time.
"Battle Chip, Area Steal! Slot In!"
Rock Man warped forwards and kicked the ball out of a player's right foot, leaving the player surprised: another ran towards Rock Man so Rock Man shot it towards the left.
"Fire Arm!" The rival team player shouted.
"Ice Man!" Hikawa Tooru called out.
"Blizzard!"
The blizzard hit the Fire Arm's doll of fire and cancelled it: Rock Man spotted another rival player in front of him.
"Glyde!" He called out.
He kicked the ball to the left and Glyde picked it.
"Nice pass, Rock Man!"
Two rival players ran towards Glyde to try to intercept him.
"Battle Chip, Dream Aura! Slot In!" Ayanokouji Yaito announced.
Both players were repelled by the Dream Aura while Glyde kicked the ball towards the goalpost but the goalkeeper saw it coming.
"Hurricane!"
The ball was shot back and passed over Glyde and heading for their field: Glyde gasped.
"Nice!" A rival player exclaimed as he picked the ball.
He shot it towards the goalpost where Guts Man was the goalkeeper: it turned on fire.
"Mega Guts Punch, Slot In!" Ooyama Dekao announced.
"Mega Guts Punch!"
Guts Man blocked the ball and shot it back: it skidded over the terrain while leaving a crevice on it and creating a trail of dust on its wake: the rival goalkeeper caught it and tried to hold it on place: he couldn't, and the ball was shot skywards: it fell back into the ground and someone put its foot over it.
"Ep!" Roll announced.
She pushed the ball and it slowly bounced inside of the goalpost: tThe referee blew his whistle and the rival team's players sighed on defeat.
"We did it!" Everyone exclaimed.
"BA~NZA~I!" The Operators yelled.
"Yay, de masu! Yay, yay!" Higure Yamitarou yelled inside of the real-world building.
Heh. So you won, ladies and gentlemen.
A man who was around 25 or 26 years old and past a meter and eighty in height was sitting amongst the audience.
He wore a brownish trench coat over a black suit with a brown tie, black pants and brown shoes plus a brown hat having a black band circling it atop his head: a pair of sunglasses covered his eyes.
He'd currently stuffed both hands on the pockets but then drew a gray and black PET with the initials "K. S." colored golden engraved on it: he turned it on and it displayed some footage of an overhead view of Netto from behind.
I changed the carcass to make it look newer: the old one was starting to decay even… But a gentleman named "K. S." is here, right next to you gentlemen, seeing it all and hearing it all… Heh, heh, heh, heh…
10:33 AM (Japan Time)…
"… Travelling to King Land in a private jet … How classy! De masu."
The Akihara Elementary group reached the airport and stood inside of a building's corridor: Higure had come too: but they failed to spot the raincoat man, "K. S.", looking on from close by: he was hiding behind a newspapers as he stood behind a column.
Going back to King Land, Miss Ayanokouji? And Mr. Ooyama heads back to Jawaii…
"You'll drop off Dekao – kun in Jawaii 'long the way, right?"
"Correct!" Yaito confirmed.
"With you two leaving it'll feel lonely 'round 'ere again…" Meiru commented.
"Whoa! Please forgive me, Meiru – chan! I'm a man who throws away love and lives for showdowns! I'm sad too!"
"Again…" Yaito complained.
"Don't forget, Netto! I'll…!" Dekao began.
"…"I'll be the one to beat ya!"… Niichan! I'm tired of hearing that! Chu!"
"You really are a one-pattern guy."
"Oh man!" He hung his head down.
"Heh, heh, hah, hah, hah, hah, hah, hah!" The group laughed.
"Oh! True! Enzan sent his regards! He's really busy preparing for the release of the under-development latest PET…"
"Don't mind it. That guy's send-offs are so impersonal… Not like I was expecting one, anyway." She wasn't surprised in the least.
Her forehead sparkled and Ijuuin Enzan got half-startled by the sudden glare.
"What's the matter, Vice President?" An assistant asked.
"Huh… Got a glare in my eyes… Could you close the blinds?" He requested of the assistant.
"Y-yes, sir."
Enzan looked at the horizon and suddenly smiled as if realizing what the glare had been.
"No. It'll be fine. Please open it."
"Y-yes, sir. Well then…"
"… Send greetings to the dudes of Maha Niiban's!" Netto yelled as the plane flew off.
"Send us a mail from time to time!" Meiru added.
Let's check on the Science Labs' gentlemen…
The man switched screens to display an overhead view of the Sciencle Lab's main room: Meijin was typing into the computer when Yuuichirou entered the room.
"… Hikari - hakase. A mild EM wave obstruction is happening."
"EM wave obstruction? When did it begin?"
"About two minutes ago." Meijin reported.
"Hakase! We have a transmission from the National Observatory." One of the assistants reported.
"Please connect it." He requested.
"Hikari – hakase. I apologize for the sudden interruption." The director appeared onscreen.
"No! I should be the one apologizing. Thanks for yesterday."
"Ahem. Truth is… It's about the comet of yesterday… It started emitting a strange signal about two minutes and forty seconds ago." The director told while looking at his wristwatch.
"A strange signal?" Dr. Hikari asked back.
Back to the gentlemen.
Netto and the others were way back using Higure's car when they stumbled upon a traffic jam.
"… We stumbled upon a traffic jam here of all places? What bad luck! De masu?"
"Ah… Jeez. That's why I said we'd been able to come faster using the opposite road instead of this one…" Hikawa sighed.
"But! Tooru – kun! You said there wasn't any noticeable difference between the two of them! De masu!"
"I said that this would do fine because Higure - san missed the earlier turn. Maybe there's been an accident. It's usual in this area. Let's check over the radio."
Hikawa began to select various tuning frequencies but there only was an odd sound.
"Huh? How weird. Higure – san! This radio seems to be broken."
"What are you saying? De masu? We could hear it fine enough on the way there! De masu!" Higure replied.
"Oh! That's right! We'd been hearing it on the way up." Hikawa recalled.
Netto and Chisao looked on, surprised.
"… Freeze Man." A high-pitched voiced intoned.
Freeze Man, former general of Gospel, kneeled in front of the blurry screen which displayed Gospel Shuryou's image: a tall diamond-like structure hovered five centimeters over the ground behind him and the Cyber World was filled with snow: a blizzard blew through it.
"Yes, sir. Command me!"
"It'd seem we're about to run into trouble…" Gospel Shuryou admitted with a small sigh.
"What! Is that so…?" Freeze Man gasped.
"Thus I'll go prepare some contingency plans… I may take a few days or weeks… Continue checking on Rock Man using the diamond and the stealth camouflage but don't let them know you're there. If more interlopers show up they'll handle them."
"Roger! What about "K. S.", though?"
"Don't worry about them: it's clear that they're on the side of the Net Police and the "Net Saviors" so… They'll just look on and try to figure out what's happening." Gospel Shuryou told him.
"Roger. Good luck, sir."
"Thanks."
Gospel Shuryou disconnected the transmission and then used a computer in the Old EM Waves Research Lab to bring up imagery of the comet: he seemed to be thinking about it.
"… There's no other way around. I, Forte, need "that"…"
Hum! Hum! I think I know what Mr. Forte wants… Well. Back at the traffic jam: what's going on there?
"… Netto – kun! Otouto!"
Netto picked his Advanced PET II and look at Rock Man's face close-up on the screen.
Hum… Won't Higure – san be surprised by you calling me "otouto", Saito – niisan?
No. He'll think we play brothers, Netto – kun. Saito "mentally" replied.
So… What's up?
"I can feel a Virus' signature!" He exclaimed aloud.
"A Virus, you say!"
The ground started to shake all of a sudden.
"Look, Netto!" Meiru exclaimed.
The people on the cars looked astonished as a catwalk broke and fell to the ground.
"YIKES!" Netto yelled.
"What the heck! De masu!"
The ground kept on shaking.
"… What? Hikari – hakase! We've got a Virus signature within Densan City!"
One scientist had been eying the LCD screen which was displaying a street map: a red dot was marked on it.
"But this signal isn't a Cyber Space object!"
"HUH?" Yuuichirou and Meijin gasped.
No way. "K. S." gasped as he looked on from a green Hyundai not too far from Higure's car and using the PET.
The cause of the turmoil was revealed to be a Giant Mettool which was somehow walking in the real world.
"METTO~!"
"A Mettool?" Netto asked.
"That can't be! How can such a huge Virus exist?" Hikawa asked to no one in particular.
"No way! How can a Virus substantiate without a "Dimensional Area" in real space?" Meijin wondered.
"…"Duo"…!" Yuuichirou uttered.
"Duo" can do that? I also have too little info regarding them.
"ME~!"
The Mettool lifted its pickaxe.
"That looks bad! RUN!" Netto exclaimed.
"METTO~!"
They all got out of the car just in time, since the shockwave caused by the pickaxe broke some cars: they propelled them into the ground of a side alley: the pickaxe had left a big dent on the ground.
"METTO~!"
That was close! "K. S." had managed to escape and had reached the opposite street.
"… Commissioner! That's reckless, sir! That thing is more of a monster than a mere Virus. Asking for us to destroy it is…" Yuuichirou was arguing with Commissioner Kifune.
"But if it runs loose then the city will be in trouble, hakase!"
"I understand. We'll seclude it with a "Dimensional Area" to keep casualties at the minimum."
The four "Dimensional Converter" trucks departed from the Science Labs compound.
"METTO~!"
Netto and the others made a run for it as the Mettool broke through some buildings.
"METTO~!"
The Mettool kept on walking forward.
"METTO~!"
"Ga~h!" Everyone yelled as they ran.
An IPC limo braked in front of them and Enzan opened the door: he signaled for them to get in.
"Get in! Quickly!"
"Enzan!"
Mr. Ijuuin to the rescue!
"METTO~!"
They quickly boarded it and escaped in the nick of time since the Mettool brought down the pickaxe there.
"METTO~!"
They sighed in relief.
"We're saved! Chu…"
"Ah! My car…! What happened to my car? De masu?" Higure wondered as he looked backwards.
"Crap! What's going on?" Netto cursed.
"Enzan – sama."
Enzan picked his PET II.
"What's up, Blues?"
"It'd seem that "Dimensional Converters" have been deployed to seclude the Virus, sir."
"The Science Labs…?" Netto wondered.
"Let's buy some time before the "Converters" get here." Enzan suggested as he spotted a construction site.
Both of them climbed out of the limo and ran up to the top of the building using the exterior stairs.
"METTO~!" The Mettool sang aloud.
They reached the cranes' control panels.
"Plug In! Blues, Transmission!"
"Plug In! Rock Man EXE, Transmission!"
They both maneuvered the cranes to make the steel beams they were carrying swing up and down.
"The water is sweeter over here!" Netto yelled.
"METTO~?"
They caught its attention since it began to head over there.
"Well done, niisan." Netto commented as looked on from the balcony, animated.
"Yup!"
"Oi! Enzan! I'm counting on ya!" He yelled.
"Leave it up to me!" Enzan confirmed.
"METTO~?"
The Mettool was approaching the crane cable with the steel beams.
"Now! Blues!" Enzan yelled.
Blues maneuvered the second crane: the steel beams hit the back of the Mettool's hard hat and made a dent on it.
"ME… TTO~!"
They lost balance and crashed against the building.
"Did that do it?" Enzan wondered.
However, the Mettool turned around, confused.
"What a thick head… Netto!"
"Niisan! Drop the steel beam into the guy!" Netto told him.
"Roger, Netto – kun! Otouto!"
Saito let loosened the wire and the beams hit the top part of the hard hat causing some damage this time around.
"ME… TTO~!"
The Virus lost balance and inclined backwards.
"Now! Niisan! Enzan!"
"Blues: hook it!" He ordered.
They hooked it using both cranes.
"Go for it!" Netto encouraged.
The cranes lifted the Mettool above the ground.
"ME… ME… METTO~?"
"This did it!" Netto exclaimed.
"The "Converters" have arrived!" Enzan told him.
The "Dimensional Converters" arrived and the Mettool kept on moving while hooked.
"METTO… METTO… METTO~!"
His weight was threatening to break one crane.
"Niisan!" Netto yelled.
Saito engaged the crane and let the Virus hit the ground, hard.
"METTO~!"
"Dimensional Area: activate!" Yuuichirou ordered.
The trucks formed a "Dimensional Area" around the compound.
"Success, sir!" One scientist reported.
"Hakase! Netto – kun and Enzan – kun… They both are in the area!" Meijin reported.
"What?" Yuuichirou was surprised.
"Synchro Chip, Slot In! CROSS FUSION!"
Both "Net Saviors" performed "Cross Fusion" and faced the Mettool, which had recovered from the blow.
"ME~…!"
Beat them, gentlemen. "K. S." looked on from a corner of the compound and hidden behind a debris container.
"Rock Buster!"
"METTO~!"
"Sonic Boom!"
"ME~!"
None of the attacks inflicted noticeable damage: both of them were unaware of Gospel Shuryou eyeing them from the top of a crane: the Mettool lost balance and crashed face first into the ground.
Hey! Mr. Forte's there! How odd: he didn't send Freeze Man to check it out? Ah! The earlier muttering… Maybe he wants "that"? Like in "my story"…? The same reasons apply here as well…?
"METTO~!"
"DOUBLE PROGRAM ADVANCE!"
"Hi – Cannon, Triple Slot In! Giga Cannon!"
"Aqua, Elect, Bamboo, Flame Sword! Slot In! Elemental Sword!" "CF" Blues exclaimed.
"METTO~!"
The Mettool broke down into raw and the "Dimensional Area" deactivated while Gospel Shuryou looked on.
"Hmpf."
He warped away while Enzan picked up his PET.
"Good work, Blues." Enzan congratulated.
"Huh? Rock Man? Hey! Niisan? Answer me! Saito – niisan! Niiasn! SAITO – NIISA~N!" Netto was yelling into the PET, which was, surprisingly enough, empty.
What? Mr. Hikari Sr. didn't return to the PET? How's that? Ah! Mr. Forte's handiwork…?
"… YA~H!"
Something had pulled Rock Man into a vortex and made him fall towards an unknown destination: he fell until he hit the ground, hard, somewhere in the Cyber World: he then managed to stand up.
"Where am I…?" He wondered.
"Saito." A voice called out from behind him.
Rock Man turned andgasped: Forte was standing there.
"Forte! I see! You created the Virus! You materialized it and sent it into the real world?"
"Wrong." Forte simply replied.
"Wrong?" He frowned.
"But! There's no doubt that Earth is confronting an unprecedented threat… A calamity which will engulf the Cyber World…"
"An unprecedented threat?
"Its outcome… I don't care what'll happen to humanity but… But having the Cyber World engulfed as well is unpleasant."
"Just who is that enemy?" Rock Man questioned next.
Forte "vanished" and appeared behind him while closing his right arm around his neck.
"My bad, Saito. I'll be taking your "Ultimate Program"…" Forte calmly told him.
"What?" Saito gasped and tried to break free.
"… Saito has vanished?" Yuuichirou gasped at Netto's news.
"He didn't come back to the PET after we released the "Cross Fusion"!"
"Blues! Search for Saito." Enzan commanded.
Blues exited the PET II and accessed the Cyber World through a public phone neart the construction site: he immediately got into the move by flying across the space.
"I need power to combat the approaching threat. By combining the two "Ultimate Programs" you and I have… I'll be able to evolve into an even stronger existence!"
That sounds something ripped off some anime…
A simplistic Net Navi colored orange save for the boots and forearms and having a gray helmet with black shades was looking into the scene from a distance using binoculars: its first-person viewing was relayed to the screen of the PET "K. S." had as he looked on the "Net Saviors" from a nearby street.
"Don't say selfish stuff!"
He threw Forte forward using one judo-like maneuver and he gracefully landed in front of him.
"… Where are you? Saito!"
Blues was speeding across the Networks around the area his friend had vanished while calling out for him: Netto's PET beeped.
"Niisan…?" He wondered.
He took it out of the pouch: a map with a beacon appeared onscreen.
"A map." Enzan announced.
"Niisan is here, then?" Netto wondered.
"Rock Buster!"
Rock Man was trying to keep Forte at bay: Forte "flickered" and "vanished" every time he tried to shot while he kept on moving forward without being surprised.
"Come on, Saito. Hand over your "Ultimate Program" sans protest."
"Shut up!" Saito scowled.
Forte suddenly crated several copies which surrounded Rock Man: it was not possible to know which one was the true one since every time he shot one it regenerated immediately afterwards.
Who sent them that beacon, anyway? "K. S." wondered as he switched screens to check on the two guys.
Netto and Enzan had reached the nearby playground: it was empty and deserted.
"Should be around here... How's Saito's signal?" Enzan asked.
"Nothing at all…" Netto muttered.
They heard a strange noise and turned to see the man with the trolley: the trolley picked one empty can up with its robotic arm.
"…"Duo"… "Duo" has casted the judgment of Earth Erasure."
"Who are you?" Netto asked him.
"Heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh… Have you forgotten my face, Hikari Netto?"
Oh my. So he showed up. "K. S." grinned.
"However… This is the first time we met in person, Ijuuin Enzan…" The man continued.
"Huh!" Enzan gasped next.
"Well then! The "Probes" which Duo left behind fifteen years ago… Yes… Maybe if I say that I am Oozono Yuriko's foster parent you will get it?"
"Could it be…?" Enzan uttered.
"It can't be…!" Netto gasped.
He recalled an image of Dr. Wily standing atop a set of stairs and then turning: his mental image had him dressed with the coat he'd sported when leading the WWW.
"Dr. Wily!" They both yelled.
"Wrong… The genius evil scientist: Dr. Wily! Fifteen years ago… Duo, who'd come flying with his comet…" He took off the cap and mask.
Let's listen to his tale.
"…He picked two humans fitting to be his "Probes" from the victims of a plane crash, and revived them… So as to monitor Earth and the Earthlings…"
The remains of the plane floated on the ocean's surface when two unidentified objects plummeted into the ocean as falling from the skies: they surrounded two bodies, one of a little girl and the other of a man while casting a white light around them.
Some footsteps had been left behind in a beach somewhere and both of them had been washed up there: Wily stepped into the area and gazed upon the two persons.
The man looked on his twenties, with black hair which reached past his neck's base: he wore a brown sleeveless sweater having blue edges around the neck and the cuffs over a teal long-sleeved shirt and pants of the same coloring plus shoes.
The girl had brown hair which formed croissant buns on both sides of the head and wore a pink wool sweater plus a blackish skirt, white stocking and black shoes: she didn't seem to be older than six or seven years old.
Wily had carefully picked the girl and lifted her.
"I succeeded in decoding the genes of the two who were revamped as "Probes". And thus I got a small glimpse of Duo's super – scientific capability."
"Just who is this "Duo"?" Netto asked.
"An extraterrestrial Net Navi created by a far, far away planet hundreds of light-years away from Earth…!"
"An extraterrestrial Net Navi?" Enzan gasped.
"Duo's command was to investigate and monitor all types of planets found across the Universe… And erase "dangerous" planets that could harm the Universe… And, now, 15 years later… Duo has casted the judgment of Earth Erasure!"
Earth Erasure! I have a bad feeling about that!
"… Yoru Yami realized that one step ahead and thus covered the whole of Earth with a "Dimensional Area"…"
What! So that was Cousin's goal? Prevent Duo's arrival?
"Apart from overunning humanity with terror and fear it also was meant to be a "barrier" to prevent Duo's approach! Since if Duo erased Earth then there'd be nothing left!" He continued.
By all the… Huh! Mr. Hikari. Sr. looks like he's in trouble!
Forte jumped towards Rock Man all of a sudden: Rock Man looked panicked and his "Ultimate Program" started to resonate: Blues noticed the fact and gasped in surprise while looking around as if to get his bearings.
"His "Ultimate Program" is resonating?" He wondered.
Enzan's PET suddenly beeped.
"Enzan – sama, sir! I can feel Saito's signature, sir. I'm heading for the scene, sir!" He reported.
"Enzan!" Netto rallied.
"I should be leaving… Earth's end is close by. And I really want to eat lots of sweet stuff." Wily announced while turning around.
"Wily!" Netto gasped.
Netto tried to stop him, but, to their surprise, the trolley flied upwards using two jets: Wily sat onboard it.
"Hikari Netto: a present for Hikari Yuuichirou!" He called out.
He tossed a can of juice and Netto caught it out of pure instinct.
"What the…? This is mere juice!" Netto protested.
"Be sure to give it to him from me!" Wily insisted.
The trolley stooped ascending and a rocket propelled it forward towards the horizon.
"What was this about?" He wondered.
"Let's move out." Enzan suggested.
"… Yeah." Netto agreed on it.
Rock Man fell into the ground, exhausted, and Forte smiled while looking rather lustful.
"Huff, huff…" Blues ran towards the scene
"Huff, huff…" Netto and Enzan also did the same.
Crap! You must hurry, gentlemen!
The comet kept on moving forward across the blackness of the space: its mere presence seemed to announce a forthcoming calamity.
I dare to distract them or not…? Well. This Navi is just my avatar: an extension of my surveillance tools…
Forte kept on looking at the unconscious Rock Man.
Enjoying the feeling of victory?
"Huff, huff…" Blues kept on running.
"Huff, huff…" Netto and Enzan also kept on running.
"Hmpf." Forte put up a smug smile.
He stood still looming over Rock Man.
Let devil bite me: that's Forte!
Freeze Man had gotten inside of the "diamond" which was invisible and was looking over there from some meters away: the inside had several screens displaying what was going on outside.
Will they make it on time to stop him or…? Maybe I should intervene: a distraction to buy time… Some of my sensors tell me Blues is approaching the scene… Hmmm… If things look dangerous then let's do it… We've got a score to settle, you lowlife and I… Hmpf… I won't let you get in the way of "Gospel" again… Heh, heh, heh, heh…
