Another story with Elecman, I hope everyone will enjoy it! :D R&R please! Kinda AU, I guess

all characters (c) Megaman, CapCom


1.

It all started on a wonderful day.

Of course what else can a day be on Jawaii Island? Okay, the rainy season is an exception when it's raining for weeks, but nothing is perfect, eh?

But this story wasn't happening in the rainy season but in the middle of the high season. Just as it should be, the city, Jonolulu and its surroundings were filled with tourists who wanted to sunbath or to hike. The beaches were full. It was noon, the city had woken up long ago. The sea was calm and awesomely blue. Not a cloud in the sky. We can say that this day was perfect in every way. Who could be sad at a time like this?

Of course it depended on what had happened on that certain day. But what could ruin it? Well, maybe bad news, an injury or something like this. These kinds of stuff can surely affect our mood.

For example it can be hot and warm for all you care when you are lying in a hospital with a broken leg. Or bad news can be a bad grade at school or that you are moving out of town (though it's not always bad), losing your job, something bad had happened with a family member, or –God save everyone from that– a relative had died. Your girlfriend broke up with you, you lost something important (documents, key, wallet etc.), you were late from a date, all kinds of things. But today no sad face could be seen.

On the beach kids were building sand castles, women were sitting or lying on the sun or in shadow, reading something in sunglasses, or were swimming in the sea. Men were playing football or let their children bury them in sand. Locals were going to work or to a restaurant to kill time. A lot of people were walking on the streets with ice cream. A fat boy in green T-shirt and blue shorts was passing down on a street on his roller, carrying a metal box that contained a bowl of curry from #2 Curry restaurant. Not far from him a man with long red hair drove to another direction in his electric car, also delivering food.

The weather was the best for surfing, the wind was weak. A lot of people were fishing or collecting shells. Some kids climbed up to palm trees to see if there is any coconut. Mothers were looking through their daughters' collection of shells, two boys had built an entire fortress out of sand and its base was their father whose head was the only thing that could be seen. Boats were cruising on the sea; they were heading away from or to the island. Divers jumped into the water to look for dolphins and fish. Teenagers and kids were wrestling in the water for the beach mattresses. Schools of fish were fleeing from the swimmers, near the coast a few bell-shaped, harmless jellyfish were hovering. Amateur and pro divers touched carefully the sea urchins that got stuck on the rocks.

Seagulls flew across the sky, their voices filled the air. On the airport giant airplanes landed every 15 minutes. Enormous seafarers cruised in the distance. The volcano, which created this island long ago, slept peacefully.

And I haven't even mentioned the NetCity, JonNet. Solo and operated Navis were walking on the streets, dealing with their NetOps' problem or task, talking. A football match was going on in the arena. The results were 2-1. Some were collecting data and information from data streams, others were sitting in the park.

At first sight there is no difference between DenTech City's NetCity and Jonolulu's. The buildings here are much smaller except for one, the system of the TV tower. The walls are propped up by giant black bars. The view would have been great from the top, had it been allowed for everyone to go inside.

Next to the front door a small device is on the wall that indentified the cards of the workers. Everything seemed normal, except for the small sparks it emitted every now and then. Probably just a smaller malfunction.

Or not.

The tower was nearly empty, only a few Navis wandered across its corridors. Saturdays were always days off for Navis.

Because of this no one noticed neither the broken card-reading device nor the shadowy figure that crept across the corridors.

If someone actually got out to roof of the tower, a breath-taking view welcomed him. Though the city is nothing but silver, it still has its own magic. It sure is worth a few minutes. There are no fences near the ledges since Navis rarely come up here and even if they do, they keep themselves away from there.

Down below nobody looked up at the tower and even if they had, they couldn't have seen the small figure standing on the very edge. Only his heels were on the roof, all it took to fall down is to lean a little bit more forward. The heavy generators on his back pulled him back just enough to keep his balance. Under the dark grey helmet two red eyes looked into the depth. Small yellow lightning-shapes ran across his two green cheeks.

He was desperate, hopeless and confused. He couldn't decide whether he should jump or not. His slim and elegant body was covered in dark grey clothes, his arms were bright yellow.

Elecman defiantly decided that he will do it, but here on the roof he was taken aback. He knew that he couldn't survive this fall. He knew that if he leans just a little bit forward, it's over. But he also knew that there was no point in resisting. He could step back, he is not forced to do this… but then again what would be the point in it? He had lost everything in one single hour in the morning. Amazing, isn't it? And his fate was sealed with only one stupid sentence.

It's nearly unbelievable just how much something can be changed by a word or a sentence. Sometimes a word is greater weapons than everything else. It can make someone go mad or can ruin his life. Elecman could tell a few things about it. But right now it was hard for him to even think. He was totally confused, everything had changed so quickly around him that he couldn't adopt it. He had been through many tough times in life but it seems this one had finally broken him.

Suddenly Elecman closed his eyes and leaned forward. He couldn't turn back anymore. But he didn't want to. He was okay with it. But before his heels could slip of the edge…

- KIIID! – someone screamed behind him.

It's amazing what a fraction of one second can be enough for. While falling, Elecman turned to his side to see the one who called him. A big white hand grabbed his arm and jerked him back onto the roof with sheer force.

Dizzy, Elecman fell against that someone. He collided with bright red armor. His savior pinned him against it.

- HAVE YOU GONE COMPLETELY CRAZY? – he screamed into the electric Navi's ear.

Elecman pushed himself away from the armor and looked into two emerald eyes.

- Mag—magnet—man? – he whispered.

The magnetic Navi grabbed his shoulders and shook him.

- Kid, are you mad? – he shouted. – Why the hell did you want to jump down from here?

- What… are you doing here? – Elecman asked, voice low and distant.

- Answer my question, goblin!

- What… what are you do—

- ANSWER ME, DAMN IT!

- I WANNA DIE! – Elecman finally screamed and broke free from the hands.

Magnetman looked at him bewilderedly.

- Why? – he asked softly.

- Because… because…

- Well?

Elecman looked at the ground but stayed silent.

- Kid… – Magnetman forced himself to stay calm. – Tell me what had happened.

- I… – Elecman bit down on his lip. – Zap… Jack… he disowned me.


Okay, the beginning of this chapter was very lame, but the other chapters will be better, I promise :P