Hey there! I'm so proud of myself, my first fic here! I'm not sure my English will be enough, but who cares! I will use not only the original names, but even the original story so (SPOILER) Rockman will be Netto's twin brother Saito. :D Ok, now I'll stop ranting and start writing! See ya!
Chapter 1 - Surprise!
-Watch out, Rockman!-
He dodged the blade for an inch: Blues wasn't really the i'm-not-gonna-kill-you-because-we're-friends type of fighter, and Rockman wasn't so sure they were friends, after all. He rolled on his left, ditching the swings again, and jumped out of his rival's way.
-Don't you think it's time for a battle-chip, Netto?-
-Here you go! Battle-chip, G-Cannon, download!-
Oh, great. A G-Cannon. He loved his NetOp, but how could he pretend to shot the fastest/strongest Navi he ever fought? It was like pretending to shot an ant in the forehead. From a mile away. He sighed, lifted his cannon and tried to shot, obviously missing Blues and blasting the area. He had just lowered his arms that the red Navi kicked his back and sent him flying away, rolling on the floor.
-Ugh, that hurt, Blues!-
He hated this. The fact that Blues seemed perfect in everything, that he exceeded him almost every time they fought. Maybe it was because Rockman was too soft, or too stupid, but he always felt like Blues could do anything he could, and better. Rockman shook his head and stood up, ready to battle again.
-Battle-chip, Variable Sword, download!-
Finally, something good! He dashed against Blues, their swords rattling, eyes flashing, swings getting faster and faster.
-You'll lose, Rockman.-
-You wish, Blues!-
They parted, panting, then they rushed again against each other.
-Time for a little Program Advanced, Rockman!-
Good thing: Program Advanced is really strong, and it could easily defeat Blues. Bad thing: Blues knew how to use it too. He lifted his hands in the air, waiting to hold the blue sword of light, and Blues did the same with his red sword.
-Defeat him, Blues.-
-You bet, Ijuuin-sama.-
They swung at the same time: their Programs collided, but suddenly…
-WOAH!-
-BLUES!-
A blinding light pierced the area, a bursting sound echoed in the room, and then, as it had come, vanished instantly and turned everything black.
Netto was the first to regain his sight, but what he saw almost made him faint.
-R… Rockman?-
The arena was empty. Blues and Rockman were nowhere to be seen, and his PET was pitch black. He looked at Ijuuin , full of rage, and jumped on him.
-W-What has Blues done to Rockman?! Where is he?! Give me back my brother, you-you-I-Ijuuin?-
-Blues is… is gone.-
They stared at each other, in silence, trying to understand what happened.
-Could… Could it be… they deleted each other…?-
-The… the screen wouldn't have been black, Netto… but…-
-What… happened, then?-
-I… I don't… We need to go to SciLab. Now…-
They nodded and got up, walking slowly to Ijuuin's limousine parked out the arcade, and sit in silence. They could both tell they were thinking about their Navis, and they were both worried. How could two strong Navis like them disappear? Where had they gone? Were they… still alive? The car ride was full of anxiety and questioning, and none of them dared say a word, or move, or do anything but thinking. They looked at their PETs almost at the same time.
-Big brother… I… I'm sorry…-
The car stopped right in front of the gate, but the two didn't even gave the butler time to open the doors that they were already inside the building, heading towards Dr. Hikari's lab.
-Papa! Papa, Rockman's gone!-
A scientist with dusty glasses turned to him and stared in shock.-
-Netto-kun, what do you mean with "gone"?-
-The Program Advanced, then the light, the bang, and then it was all black-papa, I'm sorry, it's my fault-I'm sorry-
-Calm down, Netto-kun, try to explain everything slowly and clearly.-
But the more they explained, the more worried Dr. Hikari grew.
-And… that's all, papa… I'm so, so sorry, papa!-
-Give me your PETs. Now. And go home. I'll call you if I find out something about this.-
And with that, he said no more. The two boys just stared at him for a while, then headed towards Ijuuin's car and went back home. When Netto got off the car, sadness was filling his mind and his heart.
-T-Thanks, Ijuuin… for… for the lift. See ya…-
-See ya…-
He stared at the door. He could just imagine Rockman's voice saying something like "You're home late again! Mama's gonna be mad at us, poor woman!" or "Don't forget to wash your hands when you go in, Netto!". But this time, no voice was herad, no nagging was done. It was just him, the door, and his empty pocket. Tears rolled down his face as he walked in and went up the stairs. His room never seemed so empty, he never felt so… hollow. It was all his fault, it was him who insisted to battle Ijuuin and Blues, it was him who used the Program Advanced… And now, Rockman was gone-no, SAITO was gone, and he wasn't so sure he'll be able to see him ever again.
-I coudn't even say goodbye…-
The room fell silent: the only thing that could be heard was Netto's crying.
