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Netto and his Netnavi Rockman were facing off Dekao and his Netnavi Gutsman. Meiru, her Netnavi Roll, Yaito, her Netnavi Glyde, Tohru, and his Netnavi Iceman were there to watch. It was an average day of doing a Net-battle, but the only difference was that Rockman was moving slower than normal.
"What's wrong? Rockman too tired to battle?" Dekao asked.
"No… he's just waking up a bit," Netto told him back.
But Netto wasn't sure why Rockman was moving slow. Earlier that day, Rockman had woken Netto up to tell him about the battle that morning, but Rockman himself was still groggy. What he didn't tell Netto was how bad he felt. Rockman usually loved battling, but now he didn't feel up to it. As the battle continued, he felt worse and worse, and he slowed down more and more.
"Hey, Netto? When is the fight over?" Rockman asked, feeling ready to lie down on the cyber-ground.
"A little longer. Shot Gun! Battle chip in! Download!"
Rockman sighed. He couldn't wait until the battle was over. Roll started to notice Rockman moving slower and slower by the minute. She got worried he would fall over, but Rockman and Gutsman were at the end of the battle. Rockman used the Program Advanced and fired. Gutsman surrendered.
"We did it!" Netto shouted while pumping his fist into the air.
"I'll get you next time Netto!" Dekao shouted back.
In the battle arena sidelines, Rockman was lying down on the cyber-ground. He stared off into cyberspace.
"You did great Rock-kun!" Roll said, interrupting his thoughts.
"Yes, pleasant battle!" Glyde spoke.
"Thanks…" he replied.
Rockman closed his eyes to try to stop the spinning.
"Rockman seem tired. Did battle tire Rockman out De Gutsu?" Gutsman said.
Rockman opened his eyes at the question.
"No. Just feeling different… I guess…"
"You guess?"Roll asked.
"Yeah…"
He closed his eyes again.
"It's just… I don't…" he said, still with his eyes closed.
"Enough. You look drained. Stop talking. Tell Netto how you feel." Roll said, cutting him off.
He opened his eyes and nodded. He got up and walked (slowly) to the screen where Netto's face was.
"Good. You're ready to go home. Is it okay if Meiru and Roll come back with us?" Netto asked Rockman.
"Yeah… sure… no problems here."
When they got home, Meiru and Netto jacked Roll and Rockman into Netto's PC. While Meiru and Netto talked, Roll and Rockman did the same. Rockman was lying down on the cyber-ground again with his eyes closed. Roll sat near his head.
"So… that battle… what happened? You seemed drained after the fight." Roll asked.
"Well… I guess I seemed tired…" he lied, opening his eyes.
"You said you were feeling different… whatever that meant. What's going on?"
He felt a small lurch in his stomach. Now he didn't feel good.
"Roll…" he moaned.
"What?" she asked.
"I… I don't feel… feel so…"
He then turned his body away from her and puked. She gasped.
"Rockman!" she shouted.
The shout got Meiru and Netto's attention.
"What's wrong Roll?" Meiru asked.
"It's Rockman! I think he caught something."
"What do you mean you think he caught something? Is he okay?" Netto asked.
"He threw up, so I don't know if he's okay."
Rockman stopped and rolled his body away from the mess he made. He'd clean it up later he decided.
"Rockman! Are you okay?" Netto asked.
Rockman sat up slowly, looking at his brother.
"What do you think?" he retorted faintly.
Netto looked out the window to see the sky getting dark.
"Meiru, you should head home. It's late." Netto said.
"Okay. Come on Roll." Meiru spoke.
"Could I stay here? Rock-kun might need me." Roll reasoned.
"No… I think not. We could come back tomorrow if you want."
"Okay…"
Meiru and Roll left for home, leaving Netto and Rockman alone in the bedroom.
"When did you start feeling like this?" Netto asked.
"Umm… this morning…"
"Why didn't you say something?"
"I thought I was still feeling groggy!"
"Is this why you were moving slowly?"
"Maybe… yeah…"
Rockman looked at the mess he made earlier.
"I'll clean it up later…" he said faintly.
"No. I'll clean it up. You just get some rest. You look tired." Netto told him.
Rockman nodded and went to his bed. Then he fell asleep as soon as his head touched the pillow.