A/N: *Cough* I'm supposed to update my other story but this has been bugging me and the inspiration just won't let me. I had to write this. It was just a thought at first but then it grew and I was actually desperate for any author to make it alive. I was engrossed with Megaman/Rockman a few years back but didn't get it back till I re-watched it again. TBH I liked both the sub and dub versions but because Stream was never dubbed, and not subbed I had to focus clearly on the raw and bit by bit, I managed to understand it. Thankfully, there's someone out there subbing it now and I appreciate what they have done. So for this story's purpose, I'm using the Japanese names for the characters.
So enough of my rambling, on with the show!
Disclaimer: I do not own Megaman NT Warrior or any of its affliated series or the characters. I just own the plot!
16/11/2015 - Edited. Fixed spelling errors.
"Speaking"
In italics - would generally be Roll speaking
'Thoughts'
(Maylu=Meiru, Lan=Netto, Megaman=Rockman)
Meiru-chan!
Meiru-chan!
'Who is it?'
'Who's calling me?'
Meiru-chan! Wake up!
'Roll?'
"Wake up!"
A sharp sting echoed inside her head causing the red haired Meiru to sit up wincing at the pain. "Mou~, what did you do that for Roll?" She cried out bringing up her hand, then paused feeling a soft surface beneath her. She touched it. 'Sand? Weren't we fighting in the station?'
Meiru snapped her eyes opened, noticing that thankfully the sky was dark. 'Stupid me… I must still be in the space station.' However, that thought flew out of the window as she felt a soft wind blowing against her face. Her eyes were beginning to adjust to the darkness. And the sight wasn't one she wanted to be greeted with. Sand stretched in all directions, no signs of life. Panic gripped her heart; she turned to get her PET. It wasn't there.
"Roll! Where are you?" Meiru called out.
I'm right here, Meiru-chan! Roll replied.
"Where?!"
Right here!
Standing to get a better look, Meiru then realized she was wearing gloves when clearly she didn't have any on and something heavy on her head.
"Roll…" Meiru paused, shakily voicing out her question, a sinking realization as to where her Net Navi could be. "Did our cross-fusion undo itself?"
Roll didn't reply as if just noticing the situation. She then said, No…I guess it didn't.
"Then, where exactly are we?" Meiru voiced out. Her last memories were that of falling into a hole full of lights, a cross fused Netto reaching out for her and then darkness.
Meiru glanced up, concentrating harder at the blinking lights-lines; she corrected herself- and saw how it stretched on before splitting up. It filled up the sky. "No." She breathed out silently.
Meiru-chan? Roll asked worried for her operator.
"Roll," She gulped, "I-I don't think we're on earth anymore."
At the same time~
Netto fell to his knees, disappointment and anger filling him. How could he not have noticed? He punched towards the floor.
"Netto-kun…" Rockman softly spoke. Though Rockman wanted to bring his operator out of the state he was, the Navi felt the same. He should have kept an eye out for them. He shouldn't have looked away and concentrated on finishing off Flashman just because they had momentarily seen Meiru and Roll gating off Desertman. After Flashman was defeated, the ear splitting scream broke their concentration of from rushing off to defeat Magnetman.
Netto ignored his Navi's voice; he could still see how the whole event played out.
FLASHBACK
Seems like Meiru-chan and Roll-chan finished Desertman, Rockman said to Netto.
Rockman urgently added, "Netto-kun, there's only two minutes left. We have to hurry!"
Netto quickly called in, "Battle Chip, Flame Sword! Bamboo Sword!"
In retaliation to this, Flashman summoned his attacked, "Shining Bulb Crusher!"
They rushed at each other, Flashman with his attacks ready to be swung out and Netto moving a step faster dealing the blow. A moment after crossing head on, Flashman let a pained grunt, saying his partner's name as death awaited him, "Saiko…"
Dread filling him in at the loss, he yelled in anguish, "Flashman!"
Let's go, Netto-
A scream all too familiar to them sounded off. Netto turned his head, just in time to see Meiru falling into the hole she had created. And added to that, it was shrinking rapidly.
His eyes widened at the sight, his body auto acting itself, yelling out, "Meiru-chan!" Netto faintly felt himself moved towards her. Already, only her arm could be seen.
"Netto!" She screamed back.
He jumped towards her, hoping to at least catch her hand. It was too late. By the time he landed, Meiru had fully entered the hole and the size was no more than the palm of his hand.
Netto shouted out. "Meiru-chan!" The pink clothed girl rapidly shrunk in size as she grew further away from him due to the pull of hole.
As if to mock him, the rapidly shrinking hole, closed up fully. Netto, Rockman both horrified at what happened was shaken out of their shock when Manabe grabbed them.
"Netto-kun, Netto-kun! I know this is a bad time but you have to get Rockman into the control panel. There's not much time left. We have to stop the satellites from crashing into Earth."
Both operator and Navi couldn't recall much of what happened after. The transmitting of his NetNavi, Rockman defeating Magnetman and the control tower quickly making the satellites detonate itself to prevent them from crashing onto Earth, dark Rockman taking Tesla and the Net Police fervently trying to track them down. It was all a blur.
END FLASHBACK
"How could I not see it?" Netto muttered to himself, punching the floor again. "It's my fault Meiru-chan's not here."
"Don't say that Netto-kun." Rockman tried to get his operator out of his despair. "If you're blaming someone, blame it on me. I turned all our attention into defeating Flashman."
Netto stayed silent, shaking his head. It wasn't his Navi's fault. They didn't know. Both of them didn't. They didn't see the stray Neon Light attack hitting the girl in pink thus chucking her into the hole. Netto visibly rubbed his face. He didn't expect this to happen. Meiru-chan falling into the Rush hole she created.
'Rush hole…Rush hole!' An idea sparked into the boy's mind. "Rockman!" Netto half said, half shouted. His blue Navi startled by the change in behavior.
"What is it, Netto-kun?" Rockman asked.
"See if you can contact Roll. A connection, anything!"
"I got it." The Navi went off deeper inside his console trying to find a direct link to the pink NetNavi's PET. Rockman tried all the gates to open up communication. All failed. He didn't want to believe they were gone. But, it was hard. With a final sigh of resignation, Rockman went back to the screen.
Netto eagerly waited his Navi's arrival. He had hoped that possibly Meiru-chan might have escaped at the last possible second. However, when Rockman returned, his face showing one Netto didn't want to see, the boy deflated.
"I'm sorry, Netto-kun. I couldn't contact Roll-chan." Rockman said.
Netto swallowed his feelings of regret before responding, "No. You did your best Rockman." He sat back on the floor gazing towards the celling. People were rushing to prepare their descend to Earth.
"Netto-kun, but why did you want me to contact Roll-chan before?"
"It was a guess, Rockman. I figured that since Meiru-chan used Rush hole, she could've gotten out. But I guess that went out of the drain." He chuckled bitterly.
Rockman pondered at his operator's thought. He could see it happening. Rush's technique being used. 'Rush..Rush…' For some reason the dog's name bothered him. Rockman closed his eyes, his arms crossed thinking hardly. What was it about the dog that seemed important all of a sudden?
'Let's start at the beginning.' Rockman thought. 'Rush, a dog type program, mischievous, can portal from our world to here, made by Hikari-hakase for Meiru and the others to find me. Roll-chan likes him as well. AH!'
"Netto-kun!" Rockman agitatedly yelled.
"What is it, Rockman?" His operator asked in returned.
"Rush was created by Hikari-hakase right?"
"Papa? Yeah but what does that have to do with this?"
"Concentrate, Netto-kun! Since Rush was created by him, Hikari-hakase might know where they are!"
Netto bolted upright. "You're right! Rockman, you're the best! Let's find out."
Back to the girls~
Of course we're not on earth Meiru-chan. Roll giggled. We're in space right?
Meiru could feel the sigh coming out. 'Roll…'
"I'm not talking about that. Roll, since we're still cross-fused, you can see it right? Those lines." Meiru pointed upwards towards the millions of lines, running across the sky. Some brightening while others stayed dark.
Oh… Roll responded, seeing the image. Wait are those data lines?
"Huh?"
Data lines, Meiru-chan. They transmit information from one end to another. But they can only be seen… RUSH, RUSH!
"Roll, what's going on?"
But her Navi either ignored her or was busy trying to talk to a certain dog.
Rush! Are you okay?
"Roll! What is it?"
Rush's unconscious, Meiru-chan and I think I know where we are.
"And?"
The Virtual world. My home.
Meiru stood still. But how did? Was it possible for her to exist when she wasn't even data? What happened when she fell?
"Roll, when I fell, what happened? If I remember, the Rush hole, I created was a gate to some unknown place. I shouldn't be here."
Somehow an image of Roll biting her lower lip appeared in her mind. I'm not too sure Meiru-chan but I think Rush may have saved us.
"The darkness took over." Meiru mumbled.
What is it, Meiru-chan?
"I remember seeing Netto before darkness clouded my vision. Rush must have opened a portal to here."
The cross-fused human stayed silent. The possibility of her entering the cybernetic universe was a concept she needed time to get used to. But first things first, she needed to get back home. And with Rush unconscious, it was impossible.
"Should I undo the fusion?" Meiru asked.
NO! Roll's shout came, rattling Meiru's head.
"Roll…" The girl gripped her head again.
I'm sorry, Meiru-chan. I don't think that's a good idea. I have a feeling something bad might happen.
Trusting her Navi since Roll practically lived in this world, Meiru nodded. "Alright, then what do we do now? We have no idea where we are and Rush being unconscious doesn't help us at all. Should we just walk?"
Roll contemplated. This was a really bad scenario in her opinion. As being Meiru's NetNavi, she optioned to stay where they are but being in the desert at night, it was better to get some walk some distance before night turned to day.
Let's go, Meiru-chan. Roll simply said, having a gut instinct that going straight may lead them to civilization. 'But… it looks like I know this place.'
Another place
He looked towards the scene showing the conversation held between the blue Navi and his operator. "Heh~, so the girl's gone and it looks like Rockman's little friend with it. It looks fun. I wonder where those two are now."
A/N: And there we have it! For me, Meiru/Maylu's character was never properly explored or her relationship with Roll. We just know they get along well like Netto/Lan with Rockman/Megaman. Not as much as them though. Thanks for reading and if you do mind about the Japanese names, let me know. Just to note 'hakase' means professor. Hopefully the characters are what they are like in the anime of Stream. Cause I'm basing it on that version. Till next time!
