A/N: Hello there! Welcome to my second fanfic of this fandom. First of all, I'd like to express my gratitude for giving this story a chance. But I'm going to warn you though that there will be some mistakes. However, I'll try to do my best to correct it and make the story worthwhile for your time. Please also take note that:

a) I'll be using the Japanese names for all characters as well as the locations in the story.

b) I'm going to refer Iris and Trill's world as "Beyondard" to make things simple since according to Wikia, there's no official name for it.

c) Yes, this is an Iris x Enzan fanfic.

Anyway, without further ado, let's get on with the chapter~!

DISCLAIMER: I don't own Rockman/Megaman NT Warriors or its characters.

Prologue

It was almost midnight and the only sound that you would hear were from the crickets, other nightly creatures, and two pairs of footsteps. Two NetNavis were currently running inside a dark forest.

The first one was a female who was probably in her early teens (if she was indeed a human) and was wearing yellow-and-green helmet that covered half of her face. Her long mint green armor-like skirt was torn and smudged with dirt but she didn't seem to notice. Biting her lower lip, she continued to navigate her way inside the sprawling woodland along with her companion. They had been running for almost an hour now but she didn't mind. They needed to escape—No, wait—He, the younger Navi who is with her, needed to escape.

Her companion, a young boy Navi who's barely 4 years old, was wearing a yellow helmet and clothes which were also wrinkled and covered with dirt. Because of his small appearance, he could be easily mistaken as someone who's weak. But truth to be told, this kid was actually the Synchronizer, a special NetNavi that could wield the power of Glaga and Falzer (two cybeasts that caused war 3 years ago but was eventually defeated). They assumed that after that catastrophe, his powers had also ceased. However, for some reason, some shady individuals were still after him and it's the very reason why they were currently on the run for safety.

The kid yawned. He was already tired and sleepy but he, too, continued to run as the girl was holding his hand firmly. But, because of his small strides compared to hers, he was having a hard time keeping up and would trip once in a while.

Finally, after stumbling for the nth time, he spoke up, "Oneechan, can't we rest for a while?"

The female Navi sighed. "I'm sorry, Trill, but we can't," she answered without looking at him as she scanned the area. "We need to hurry and get to one of Tadashi-hakase's old laboratory as soon as possible."

"Can't we just go to the Dimensional Area Laboratory?" Trill asked, tilting his head in one side.

"No. That person had probably already expected that."

"But, why do we have to go there?"

"There's a teleportation pad in there that will take us to a place far from here."

The young boy's eyes lit up. "We're going back to Earth?"

She sighed again. "No."

"We're not?" He frowned. "Why? Rockman could help—"

"No," she said firmly. "This is Beyondard's problem..." Then she paused as if to recall something. "We can't risk involving Hikari-kun and the others with another catastrophe of ours again."

"But—"

She shook her head and became worried. "Come on, Trill. That person might have already figured out that we're not heading to the Dimensional Area Research Facility."

Trill shuddered, remembering the masked Navi who had just attacked them that day and almost destroyed the whole village. But he immediately shook away the thought and followed her.

The two of them continued to run until finally they arrived at an abandoned building deep in the forest. Clearly, it hadn't been used for a long time since wild vines were already climbing on its walls and most of its windows were broken. Luckily, the back door's lock was already rusting so with just one attack, they managed to break in.

The female NetNavi immediately made her way to the basement and began to look for the laboratory's generator. After a few minutes, the light eventually illuminated the whole place, making various equipment come to life and visible to them. She sighed with relief then approached the machine with some kind of platform in the far corner and began typing on its computer.

Trill, on the other hand, began to walk around while checking the other machines curiously. He doesn't really understand how those things work yet but when he saw his own reflection in one of the equipment's glasses, he began to feel mischievous and started making faces in front of it then laughed. He was in the middle of sticking his tongue out when suddenly a huge explosion took place just outside the facility, triggering the alarm.

"Trill!" the girl cried out in panic. She dashed towards him then grabbed his hand and went back to typing faster than before. The alarm continued to blare throughout the laboratory making her more anxious but she needed to focus.

Just when she was about to type their desired destination, the door in the basement slammed open revealing a mysterious figure wearing a dark coat and a cape. His face was half-covered with a mask and with him were other viruses looking as sinister. A smirk slowly formed in his lips when he saw them.

"Smart girl, aren't you?" he asked rhetorically. His voice was distorted by some kind of gadget, making it sound mechanical to their ears.

The female Navi didn't respond but narrowed her eyes as she tried to look tough but her hands were already shaking with fear. She tightened her grip on Trill who didn't bother to hide the horrified look on his face.

"Iris, isn't it?" He inquired but again she kept quiet. "Well, whatever. I'll get to the point. Hand over the Synchronizer, young lady."

"Never!" Iris declared firmly. "You have to pass through me first."

The masked Navi laughed sarcastically. "Really? As far as I know, Colonel's sister wasn't a fighter."

She immediately flinched upon hearing her deceased brother's name. It had been 3 years since he died and even so she was still having a hard time moving on.

He ignored her reaction and continued. "After all, you're nothing more but a bunch of data comprised of his emotions, aren't you? Oh, wait—was." Then grinned wickedly. "You gave it all back to him but he died in the end. So what are you now?" he taunted.

Her hand balled into fist but before she could say anything, Trill interjected, putting himself in between them with his small arms spread wide. "Trill will protect Oneechan." Clearly, the young Navi was scared but he was also determined.

He smirked. "How brave of you, kid." Suddenly, a sword materialize on his hand. "But you wouldn't be able to protect her when it's you I'm after." He then proceeded to attack them with the help of the viruses who was with him.

"No!" Iris released a ball of energy forming a barrier around her and her companion. The Dream Aura served as a temporary shield between them, providing her the chance to type random coordinates on the teleportation pad. She immediately dragged the younger NetNavi with her towards the platform and pressed the button to close the wall around them just in time for her barrier to break.

"You can't escape me!" The masked Navi gritted his teeth and directly attacked glass wall but it only bounced off.

Slowly, a light began to emit from the machine and surrounded the two NetNavis as they started to disappear.

"NO!" he roared and, out of desperation, he slashed the computer connected to the teleportation pad which caused an explosion. It cause the wall to break into tiny pieces and made the transfer unstable but it didn't stop them from fading.

Before they could fully disappear, the male NetNavi didn't waste the opportunity to attack them. Now, without anything to protect them, Iris shielded Trill with her body and took the impact. This caused her to collapse and bits of her data to be disintegrated in the process.

"Oneechan!" the young Navi cried.

She only smiled but her vision was starting to blur.

The teleportation process continued to be unstable when suddenly a white crack of light with streaks of various of colors emerged from the malfunctioned machine.

Fossa Ambience? But that's— Iris' thought was cut-off when everything went black. The last thing she heard was Trill's loud sobs and the masked man's angry curses.

"Doctor, the patient is suddenly responding."

"Impossible. She's been in a coma for almost a year now and the machine is the only thing that is supporting her."

"But her vital signs are starting to be stable, Doctor."

"Then continue to check up on her and I'll examine again her results. Please also inform Murasaki-san about the developments of her daughter's condition."

"Yes, Doctor."

*Oneechan - older sister

*Hakase - professor/doctor