Harry the Met: Okay! HOLD IT RIGHT DERE! Place da keyboard on the ground, and step away!

Web: Can the drama, Harry.

Harry: Sorry, I've always wanted to say dat, and dis was da perfect opportunity.

Web: -eyerolls- Nevertheless, you have a point. Alright people, this is a fic set during RockMan.EXE Stream (the series after Axess) so if you're one of the multitude of people who are following onlythe dub (which would be about all of you come to think of it), don't expect this to make sense. You are strongly advised to turn back now because I'm not going to explain the Stream concept.

Harry: You have been warned.

Web: Anyways, as most of you know, Sean/Shun never appeared in the Anime. Well, this is an attempt to give Sean a place in the Anime storyline, so if you're still with me, enjoy!

Begin Chapter!

"I've got your doom!" SavageMan hauled back his arm, preparing to unleash his next attack.

"I've heard that one before." Lan's hand flashed down to his folder and ripped out his Synchro Chip. Within seconds, he had raised his PET Progress and had slotted the blue chip in. "Cross Fusion!"

SavageMan halted his attack, it would be pointless to attack while that pest was Cross Fusing with his Net Navi.

A shaft of light surrounded Lan, as his PET broke apart into pixels of data and began covering his body. Within seconds, MegaMan's armor had formed over his arms and legs, preparing him to enter the coming battle.

CF MegaMan clenched his fist as he across the roof towards his opponent. "Yeah, riiight."

"We'll just see about that!" SavageMan took to the assault, leaping forward and throwing his clawed arm forward.

A few short feet away, a small figure huddled behind a large air vent. The large foil structure rose straight up from the roof, obscuring the small boy hiding behind it from the view of the battlers.

"That's… MegaMan…" The figure whispered in amazement. "He's actually here…"

Unaware that he was being watched, CF MegaMan was busy taking out SavageMan. The Cross Fused Net Op ducked his head, allowing a clawed arm to swipe harmlessly over his head.

"Now, its my turn!" CF MegaMan clenched his fist, as a golden gauntlet materialized about his wrist. "Gold Fist, Battle Chip in!"

A scream escaped SavageMan, as his adversary's armored fist slammed into his face.

"Mega Cannon, Battle Chip in!" As the beast-like Navi recoiled from the blow, the Bomber brought his fast back. In response to his command, a light red blaster replaced his Gold Fist.

"Grr… Wild Rush!" The Neo WWW Navi snapped his arms forward, sending them flying through the air. A split second later, the beast had sent his head shooting forward at MegaMan.

CF MegaMan saw the move coming in plenty of time, and quickly took the necessary counter-measures.

"Life Aura, Battle Chip in!" No sooner had the words left his mouth, than a shimmering white dome appeared around the Bomber.

SavageMan's hands smashed into the defense, and rebounded off harmlessly. Half a second later, the beast's head had been deflected, and was flying back to its body.

Unharmed, CF MegaMan dropped his Aura. Almost immediately, he was running across the roof towards his opponent. He had to reach SavageMan before the Navi reassembled itself.

"See ya!" Snapping his weapon up to bear at the beast, the Bomber smirked at his opponent. A blast of power exploded out of his weapon, and sailed through the air towards SavageMan.

Before the Neo WWW Navi could react, the attack rammed into his chest. Balking under the force of the attack, SavageMan was sent flying backward through the air.

"You think he'd have learned by now." CF MegaMan smirked in triumph.

Half a second later, his smile vanished.

SavageMan had crashed right through an air vent, and out the other side. As of now, the brute was teetering on the edge of the roof, trying frantically to maintain his balance and keep from plunging to the ground below.

That wasn't the problem.

What was the problem was that a young boy was also tottering on the brink, and a fall from this height could be lethal.

"Where'd he come from?" CF MegaMan gasped, as he broke into a run in an effort to snatch the child from certain death.

"He must have been hiding behind that air duct, then when SavageMan blew through it, he took the kid with him." MegaMan's voice echoed a reply through Lan's head.

"But what was he doing up here in the first place?"

"We'll worry about that later- Lan, he's about to go over!"

"What the-" The Cross Fused Bomber's head snapped up, to see the child rapidly loosing his balance. "Step Sword, Battle Chip in!"

"Way ahead of you!" MegaMan replied, as he activated the chip data.

A split second later, CF MegaMan's right fist had transformed into a blue hilt, with a glowing blue blade locked into place. Activating the Chip's power, the Bomber rushed forward at unbelievable speed, his sword carving through the air before him.

"HELP ME!" The child screamed in terror, right before his footing vanished. With a scream, the boy tumbled over the edge, heading to his doom below.

SavageMan growled in fury as CF MegaMan's blade ripped through him. He was out of the fight, having lost again to this blue pipsqueak. Defeated, the Asteroid Navi vanished, logging out of the human world and back to the digital realm.

The Step Sword chip gave out, allowing CF MegaMan to drop back to normal speed. However, his dash had carried him out over the building's roof, and out over empty air. Gravity took effect, pulling him downward towards the falling boy- and the ground below.

"Air Shoes ready, Lan!"

"You know, its amazing how you're always one step ahead of me." Lan chuckled back. "Air Shoes, Battle Chip in!"

"Hang on!" CF MegaMan called out to the falling kid, as his boots suddenly started blowing flames. The chip aided his descent, propelling him downward at a faster rate.

"To what?" The child screamed back. Terrified, he looked down, only to see the pavement rushing up to him a horrifying rate.

"Ask a stupid question!"

The child stared at the ground as it rushed closer, desperately hoping against hope that he would somehow survive. Seconds passed, unable to look at his approaching death, the kid closed his eyes and waited.

"Got you!"

A sharp tug ripped through the kid's being, as something grabbed him from behind and tried to pull him upward. The two forces, his downward momentum, and the upward pull ripped at him from both directions, making him certain that he was about to be torn in half. Moments later, his fall came to a stop, as the upward force won the deadly battle.

The child cracked his eyes, barely able to believe that he was still alive. Glancing up, the kid saw his rescuer: Cross Fusion MegaMan.

"There now, you're safe." CF MegaMan shifted so that he landed upright, and deactivated his Air Shoes. His rescue over, the Bomber gently deposited the rescued child on the ground. "You didn't doubt me did you?"

The kid looked up at him, his eyes wide and mouth shut.

"Hey, what's the matter?" CF MegaMan caught the strange look the kid was giving him. "Something wrong? What's your name?"

The kid just shook his head, and remained mute.

CF MegaMan studied the child as he tried to figure out what was the matter. The child wore a pair of faded white tennis shoes, as well as a pair of tattered black slacks. A T-shirt that had obviously seen better days was wrapped around his tiny body, which was so skinny, Lan wondered what how the kid managed to stay alive. The child had bright round eyes, and a mess of hair that refused to stay put.

"Lan!" MegaMan broke into their thoughts. "The DA's fading away! We're about to drop out of Cross Fusion!"

"I'm ready." The Op tensed himself as the sustaining dome faded away, as a result, MegaMan's armor broke apart and revert back into his PET. As soon as the process had finished, the op hurriedly reached out and caught his PET as it dropped towards the ground.

"What the-?" Lan blinked and glanced around.

"What's wrong?" The Bomber called out from his terminal.

"That little squirt!" The Op glanced around in disbelief. "He got away!"

"Say what?"

"That kid just vanished!" Lan turned his head, peering about in an effort to find the child. "He must have run off while we were Crossing Out."

"Strange, I wonder who he was…"

The answer to that question, literally lay beneath their feet. Down below the streets of Den Tech City, the runaway child had just finished climbing down the manhole ladder, and was reaching the city's rainwater sewers. While his rescuer had been preoccupied with the Dimensional Area, the child had slipped away and hastily scurried down a nearby manhole. Most children would cringe at the idea of descending into such a place, but this particular child didn't mind- it was second nature to him.

As the child reached the bottom step, and entered the sewers, he found himself standing before two older teens. Teen 1 was a bulky, stocky guy with black hair, and an acne scarred face that would never win a beauty prize. Teen 2 was slender and short, his wiry limbs were amazingly thin, and his narrow face could be attractive if given the right chance to reveal itself.

"Wow, little Shun almost got himself in a mess." Teen 1 rumbled, a smirk tracing his lips. "Decided to tangle with SavageMan, huh? What were you going to do, tackle his left or right ankle?"

"Don't call me 'Shun', Gregory." The short child snapped back in annoyance. "I have a name."

"Right, right, right," Teen 2 hastily butted into the conversation. "We know that. But this is important, you didn't… talk to that Net Saver did you? You know what'll happen if you talk to any stranger…"

The child's eyes widened in fear, as pure terror appeared in his eyes. "I didn't tell him anything! I didn't even speak to him! I promise! I'd never talk to an outsider!"

"You're sure?"

"I didn't even say a word!" The child hastily affirmed his previous statements.

"O.K. then," Teen 2 replied slowly, "let's go home. Scratch'll be upset with us for being late as it is."

"I'm sorry Slim." The boy mumbled, "I was just trying to help."

"Yeah?" Gregory snapped back. "Next time: Don't."

"Lay off," Slim shot an angry look at his companion. "Leave Sean alone, he's been through enough today as it is."

End Chapter!