(Ah yes, I'm finally getting to writing this story, yay! I hope you enjoy this chapter, and remember to review!)
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Fragments of Corruption:
Chapter One
Bass.EXE silently hovered over the remnants of Undernet Area Seven. The great explosion had occurred in an instant, almost completely eradicating the entire area.
Bass sighed as he glanced around aimlessly searching for the cause of the explosion, until something caught his eye.
He lowered his feet to the ground and studied the small, crimson piece of data. A light blue aura surrounded it, and its light seemed luring to Bass, as if it wanted him to touch it. He hesitantly reached for the piece of data, feeling it with his index finger and thumb.
Carefully picking it up, he let it fall into the palm of his hand. His eyes widened at its power, his senses bursting with amazement. The data was so foreign, yet, Bass felt its power growing within him.
He chuckled before gliding off, carrying the data with him.
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Lan Hikari let out a sigh of relief as the school bell rang, signaling the end of the week and the beginning of the weekend.
He happily packed away his book and notebook before almost jogging out of the classroom.
"Something up Lan?" Megaman.EXE asked as his operator smiled gleefully. "Yep, Dad told me I could go over to the lab to check out the newest type of battlechip!" Lan exclaimed in response.
"Yeah, you've been all jumpy this week," Megaman stated. "Besides, aren't you supposed to go to the mall with Mayl for Yai's birthday?"
Lan's expression degraded to a small pout as he sighed. "Thanks a lot Megaman, you just had to ruin my good mood."
"Lan, wait up!" Mayl Sakurai exclaimed as the boy turned to face her. "You okay, Mayl? You look a little flustered," Lan stated.
The girl let out a small smile. "I was rushing so I could get to you before you go gallivanting. If you remembered, we have to go get Yai a birthday present."
Lan nodded. "Yeah, Megaman reminded me."
Mayl sighed as she grasped her own PET and checked for any e- mails. Lan began to smile before his PET rang, signaling someone was trying to call.
"Now what," he thought as he activated the call.
"Hello? Lan?" The boy knew that voice very well; it belonged to his father. "Dad? What's up?" he responded, scratching his nose.
"Lan, I know you just got out of school, but could you please visit SciLabs briefly?"
Lan grinned widely. "Have you guys completed the new battle chip?"
There was a slight pause between Lan's question and his father's. "No, it's something more… important."
The boy could somehow sense the seriousness of his father's statement, replying, "I'll be there."
Mayl frowned as Lan turned to her and stated, "Sorry, something came up with Dad, but you can still go get Yai something."
He then strapped his rollerblades on and began to head for the Metroline.
Eugene Chaud silently walked into the building, glancing around. A few personnel could be seen strolling around through their duties, and a few security guards were stationed near the elevator and entrance.
He sighed and began walking towards the elevator while taking a glance at his PET.
"Security's been tightening, don't you think Protoman?" he asked quietly before leaning against the elevator interior, watching the floors of SciLabs pass by gradually through the glass panel fixated on the side of the elevator.
"I consider it normal. Ever since the events at NAXA you can never be too sure. Besides, the organization hasn't been completely scoured."
Chaud closed his eyes. "Yeah, or maybe whatever they've been working on is a tad more dangerous than we'd like to think."
The elevator halted and opened, allowing Chaud to exit and begin to make his way to the central laboratory.
He had been called just two hours before to visit SciLabs. Being a high- ranking Official held its privileges and rights, so Chaud was logically noticed about the recent explosion in the Undernet's deepest area. A team of Official navis had been dispatched to sum up the damage, as well as to search for any clues about the incident. The team had not yet returned, and a secondary team was waiting to be sent.
Chaud turned a corner and hurried down the hallway. He was currently on the second to last floor of SciLabs, which housed Dr. Hikari's office and lab. Nevertheless, Chaud was reluctant to come. He had been previously busy with tracking down the remnants of Nebula, and this visit did not please him one bit.
He turned a left and stopped before a locked door. He removed a card from his vest pocket and slid it through the small panel to the right, and then pressed a few buttons.
The small red light signifying 'Locked' had turned to green and Chaud waited for the door to slide open.