Day 0 - I'll Just Let Myself In

"Cyber Gate 3 has been activated. Firewall Level 5 has been placed around Security Area 2. Other firewalls coming online. All security navis! Report to your stations! Repeat a navi has infiltrated Security Area 1! This is not a drill! I repeat this is not a drill! All navis have permission to fire at will!" shouted a commander from his post. It was times like these when he wished that these cyber spaces had a PA System of sorts. It would make these kinds of announcements a lot easier on his voice…although he would never become hoarse…unless his voice program was ripped out of him. Although to be fair, it wasn't often that SciLab was attacked, at least not to this magnitude.

The commander navi sighed. Normally during this time, he would expect things to slow down. Especially after Dr. Hikari had left to take his vacation time—the man worked harder than anyone else he knew, although the good doctor would never admit it. With perhaps one of the most famous scientists in the world at home preparing for the holidays, the commander hoped that many others would become more relaxed and begin to slow down. However, this was SciLab, a top notch scientific institution, and many people did want the priceless and powerful programs within it. Some even thought they were entitled to it as an early Christmas present, which was why he and his staff guarded the archives as well as SciLab's main computing systems without hesitance. Even though the Christmas spirit was in the air in the human world, in SciLab Security Area 1, 2, 3, and 4, it was anything but festive.

"Sir!" a red navi said as he sprinted for his commander. In order to designate themselves as different from normal navis, they had been given a simple red color to show that they would hold the law to its highest standards. It seemed as though he was coming from Security Area 2, "You won't believe this. We put up a firewall around Security Area 2 so that the perpetrator would be unable to leave and enter Area 3 as instructed. However, there's a problem."

"And what is the issue? SciLab's firewalls are unmatched by many others. I'll bet that not even Megaman would be able to escape from one of those!"

"Well sir, that may not be entirely true…" the navi started nervously before a resounding BOOM was heard throughout the Net Area. The commander's mouth dropped as he looked from the path leading to Security Area 2 to the navi in front of him. Quickly shaking himself out of his stupor, he took control of the situation.

"You're kidding me! This is impossible! Everyone! I don't care what you have to do or what battle chips you must use! Take him down!" the commander yelled as a gray cloaked navi came walking into Security Area 3. The navi stood a little taller than Megaman's height, but the mere fact that his face was covered worried the commander.

In moments, the navi was bombarded by Hyper Bombs, Vulcan 2s, and Hi-Cannons. They fired their weapons until nothing but smoke was left in their sight. After several minutes, the commander raised his arm, which served as a cease fire. The army of twenty navis behind him stopped and stood at attention.

As the smoke cleared, the commander's jaw dropped. The navi was still standing. In fact, he hadn't even looked damaged. When the navi got a better look at his opponent, he realized that there was a purplish aura around him.

"I'm sorry, were you doing something? I hadn't noticed," the mysterious navi said. No one could tell since his face was covered in shadow, but he was smirking. Was this truly the only thing that stood between him and retrieving what was his?

"FIRE AGAIN!" the commander yelled.

Before the navis could resume their barrage, the navi tightened his fist, his aura flared even more. As amused as he was by the flies, he had not time to deal with their pointless drivel. He raised his palm, "Be gone…Wood Tower."

In mere seconds, each of the navis had a spike running through them. The security navis were in shock. Normally they could recover from a Wood Tower attack, but this didn't feel like one. No this one felt a lot more painful. And it was supposed to be. Unlike the real attack, these spikes were not trees; they were purple spikes coming from the ground. As the barbs went away, all the navis crumpled to the ground. Many of them were deleted upon impact on the ground. The spears had done their work.

"Oh, I'm sorry. Did I say Wood Tower? I meant Bug Spike. Simple slip of the tongue."

The commander slowly got up to his feet. He couldn't let this mad navi get away with this. He would protect SciLab and its data until the moment he was deleted. However, even the strong guard could feel fear override his senses as the mysterious navi walked up to him.

"I commend you on your efforts. But," the navi said before summoning an eerie looking sword. Electricity crackled around it, "I really need that data that's in the archives."

The commander was deleted in a second. Literally. As his data scattered, the cloaked navi continued walking into SciLab. The main firewall was still up. Although without the other navis, he got to the end of Security Area 4 in record time. He dropped his aura and prepared to smash through the final barrier that stood between him and his beloved program. Before he moved though, he collapsed to his feet. The strength had left his body. It was as if all his power had suddenly left him.

"I told you not to use your powers. But what did you do? You went ahead and used the aura. I told you that you would have been fine with the battle chips I had given you." a feminine voice scolded.

"I can make it!" the navi said, trying to push himself up to his feet. But he merely fell down again. He could see his cloak beginning to dissipate. If only he could control them!

"No, you can't. I'm jacking you out. There were only a few navis this time. But now, we've alerted them. They'll be more next time. We need a new approach." the voice said. The navi could already hear her scowl.

Edit 5/20/14: Very little. Mostly grammar.