Ghost: *gets thrown back into studio half beaten up* *gets up and dusts self off* Yeah and...ah forget there's too many of you for this to be an even fight. S'what I get for giving most of the OCs that would side with me deleted. Well folks, it's about that time again... *dodges fan thrown objects* Meep! Stop, I'm sorry! I'm sorry! If it makes you all feel any better, the DN cast already ganged up on me so revenge has been served (especially since Bass is in this, he was really upset). Anypanel, Double Network is back and more dramatic than ever! ...Wait...*checks note card*...I've got to fire the person who made this...oh wait..."PS Ghost is an idiot." BASS! Grr...anyway while I now go handle this, enjoy Megaman Double Network 4: Corrupted Sickness!

Day 0 – Partnership?

Void flinched as he tried to suppress the latest memory of Dawn from his mind. To say that the woman wasn't becoming obsessed would have been the biggest lie he had ever heard. He could have sworn that hand was fused with that locket around her neck. Just what the heck was so important to her that she kept on grabbing at it? Especially after the events of the dark navi some time back, she had seemed to be even more off than normal.

The red navi rolled his eyes as he continued to wait. It was somewhat strange to be waiting on someone; the only persons who knew of his existence on the Net were Dawn, Mortis, and Bass. Bass had already declared Void unfit for battle after his fight with Colonel a year and a half ago. From there, things just started to get worse and worse for CHAOS.

Dawn had tried to create different navis that would be able to be assimilated, but none of them worked for very long and were reasonably weak. The more she failed, the more obsessed she became at it. Something had thrown her off her rhythm. She kept on talking about some kind of anniversary like it was a hovering deadline for her. Void sighed; in the end, he couldn't really blame her for things not going to plan. She wasn't a navi specialist. A computer scientist yes, but not a navi designer. Void considered it a miracle that he was still functioning and loyal to the woman after all this time. Unlike some other navis, including his prototype, he knew.

Mortis still roamed the Net, but Void knew he was running out of time. Ever since his attack on Megaman and Roll, the navi had been hunted with prejudice and had narrowly escaped capture quite a number of times. The whole Net knew about his ugly mug. He had a lot more trouble now trying to revive his ghost "army". And although Mortis would have done so if he could by now, he wondered whether or not Mortis would consider a force of darkness. The thought caused him to wonder just what made Dawn so unnerved about the dark souls. It wasn't like she was afraid of them, but maybe a bit…angry? He knew she didn't trust her, but Dawn had gone on a tiny tangent after Mortis took Dark Roll away. As his mind continued to clutter with the uncertainties of his NetOp, a voice called out to him.

"Depressed, Void?" the chained navi asked as he came into view.

Void wasn't surprised to see him; he was the one he was waiting on, "Not at all, Mortis." The red navi stood up, looking at his enemy with cold eyes, "I'm surprised you came…not that I don't see your little friend trying to hide himself."

"He's not trying to hide. Just a little insurance. If you even think about trying to get closer than you already are, my little friend over there will not refuse to burn you to a crisp," Mortis smirked.

"Yes, you have been favoring the fire navis recently," Void growled. It wasn't like he could really do anything. The only attacks he still had was Void Hold, Void Held, and Void Hole. Since the revelation of his weak battle design had been revealed, Dawn had stripped him of all his extra abilities since they were mediocre for her plans. Which meant that, currently, Mortis held the cards. Void couldn't do anything even if he wanted to—and he really wanted to. Even if he attacked, he would have no idea if he was standing on a graveyard. He probably was since Mortis would only meet with him if he suggested the spot.

"So, why have you bothered calling me? Didn't your defeat last summer teach you anything? Or…are you accepting my offer of a quick deletion?" Mortis gazed as the red navi in front of him. He had been wrong several months ago; Crashman's rash behavior was still within Void. The navi had attempted to attack him on sight last year, but was quickly brought down by Elementman…who was deleted by Megaman a week later. Blue devil.

"No…I came to let you know of a new venture. Something Dawn will be unable to do anything about," Void started. He would need to choose his words right. Not enough to make him suspect anything, but just enough to make him believe.

"Oh please. I'm sure…oh what's the pink one's name…Bread or something could lie better than you," Mortis rolled his eyes and waved his hand. Out of the shadows, Burnerman walked out of the shadows, "Maybe now would be a good time just delete you once and for all. At least I'll have one less annoyance to deal with."

"If you do that, you'll never have another chance to get the access codes for SciLab's latest venture," Void said, clearly unafraid of the other red navi in the area. Burnerman was probably hot headed and more likely ready to attack, but Mortis would kill him here. If he was going to do that, he wouldn't have bothered showing himself. He was a cowardly strategist that way.

Mortis sputtered, generally confused at the change in conversation, "What codes? What are you going on about? Don't tell me you logic programming is finally failing."

"SciLab is recently taken up a new project. Something that will revolutionize the world. While they're busy, they're going to be readmitting new people and giving access cards. All I need to do is take one of the codes while they're being generated. I give you the code and you do whatever the hell you want with it."

"And what's to convince me that this isn't some elaborate trap on your part?" Mortis's eyes narrowed. This was too good of an opportunity. Did the two honestly thought he had gone mad in the Net? He wasn't stupid enough to fall for this.

Void shrugged, "Because what the hell would I what to do with a new PET system? Dawn's already tried the wireless thing."

"Which was intended to fail. All she wanted was Megaman's navi data and she got it. If she wanted to try again, we both know she could." Mortis countered, though in the back of his mind he was already making plans to see just what that science center was up to.

"Doesn't matter. The point is that the Transer system will allow humans to fight alongside their navis with better battle chips. You've already ticked off Megaman and Roll, especially with your last greatest stunt. Do you want to see what their operators are like?" Void said sneering. In truth, he didn't like the idea any more than any other independent navi. Despite being a dependent navi, he often worked alone and the most involvement Dawn had was giving chips. The Transer system would take away what little individuality from humans they had, "And before you say more navis will save you, I think you would like to look at this document." Void threw over a yellow data block.

As Mortis scanned it, his eyes widened, "And you're sure this is real?"

"If you break into SciLab, you not only destroy the data of the Transer project, but you can also get to the Navi Project files. He's a SciLab navi like a lot of navis are. Find the files containing his background and discover his weakness. Getting those codes are the key to take care of that blue menace…permanently. So you hate Megaman. I hate Megaman…we have a deal?"

Ghost: Oh, and the results of the Merge contest are on my profile in case anyone was wondering... OH! HAPPY BIRTHDAY DN! You're now officially 1 year old!

Update: Monday (don't kill me this will be the last 1 chp update for a little while since much of DN4 as of right now is 2 parters.)