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Connected Hearts

Protectors of two different worlds

Silver: Chapter 2 revised! And if you are still clueless on the mysterious android that was singing in the omake… It's actually Zero! XD! Yes! He got infected by the song too!

(Disclaimer: I do not own Megaman Battle Network and Megaman X; if I do I'll turn Zero into a complete girl!)


Protectors of two different worlds

Axl… or by his real name: Hikari Alex Netto, is standing on the rooftop of Maverick Hunter HQ. It's been years since he came to this world and he sighs as he stares at the stars.

:::^Axl's P.O.V.^:::

Man... It's been years and I still haven't found the guy who turned me into this...

I really want to thank him on saving me, and giving me a second chance like what papa did to Rockman. And I have to ask him about my body, how he found and what he done to me... I could also ask him if he met my older brother.

I'm thankful on the fact that I'm in a parallel world. If this is the dystopian future or the aftermath of Nebula's attacks, I would probably shoot myself right on the head. This world is similar but a lot different from mine, in terms of technology. In my home world, my grandpa studied computer programming, competed against Wily with his research in computer network and the government chose his project which opened the net to the world. But here in this world, grandpa studied robotics and befriends Wily, in which the research in robotics won instead... I don't know what happened after that, either there were no records of it or are wipe out in a wide-scale disaster. Robotics and machinery are highly advance, the reploids here can afford having homes and cars of their own. Computers and the network, on the other hand, is somewhat behind compared to my home, but they nevertheless tried to improve their anti-virus programs for reploids. There is also a cyberworld in this place but it merely uses the surface of it, unlike in my world, it is the entire system and the network.

I've also change a bit since I woke up in this world, just to fit in and not stick out like a sore thumb. Not to mention the looks too, I got auburn, spiky hair and green eyes... I wonder what will mom react if she sees my new eye color... She'll say me and Rock match now, for sure...

I am very grateful to Red, who saved and took me in. He is the leader of Red Alert, a organization of bounty hunters using any means to take out the mavericks and to protect the innocents. He became my mentor in combat and I slightly surprised him on breezing thru his training courses... but I decided to tone a bit down after that. However, what really surprised him and other members is the fact that I'm more of an expert on computers from anyone else. I accidentally hack an impressive and highly secure government system while trying to find more information about this world, and I have no clue what I was hacking that time. It seems my memories of being a NetOp and my new computerize brain, have compromise and adapt it into hacking skills. I was discovered and they had me in charge with data collection, as in hacking and stealing info. After passing the tests from Red, he gave me a pair of guns as a graduation gift. He said that he found the guns in the same place where he found me, and thought that these were meant for me. On taking the guns, a part of my system jumped to life as it recognized the guns, which is now called 'Axl Bullets'.

I smiled at the memories of the times I spent with Red and the Red Alert members, all the good, the bad and the annoying ones. A vein pops out of my head when I remembered Vanishing Gungaroo calling me a daddy's boy right in front of Red after a successful mission... Despite, I prayed for him to be accepted in heaven, I really want to smack him on the face.

Time passed by and I became the best member in Red Alert, and sometimes Red would ask me to join in his missions. To be honest, I consider Red as my second father, since he was very concern about me and quite fatherly. He would also point out any flaw I make and correct them, and he looks proud when I win. The people there were also nice, since they consider me as one of them...

A family...

And while I was in training, I discovered something about my new body. For starters, I'm a New Generation Reploid... Why am I a New Generation? I can transform into any reploid, thanks to the Copy Chip inside me and as long as I have the DNA of that target. Also I cannot be infected by any viruses, they guessed that my Copy Chip deletes anything that is harmful for me... but in truth, it's all thanks to my human side. There are a few time I took a look inside of me, and there I have a special immune system. It is a odd combination of biological organism, data and machinery, which seems to work well together. Unlike the normal reploid immune system, mine is constantly improving and evolving it's defenses against virus.

... Which reminds me that when the government decided to mass produce my kind, I decided to hide the third component of the immune system. Reason is that I don't want these people turning themselves into hybrids like me, and that it will be harder for X to fight back cause they're part human.

... Why do I get the feeling something will go downhill...?

Speaking of bad situations, I learned how a reploid can turn into a maverick. Either they harm others or they are infected by a virus called the Sigma Virus. I also once heard that the source of the virus was from a reploid called Sigma, who was once the leader of Maverick Hunters. But he got infected by some virus which merges with his system, thus creating the Sigma Virus, gone rogue and began spreading them causing chaos everywhere.

Okay, I'm starting to wish that my PET is right here, with my brother in it. Then we go virus busting and when the virus materializes in physical form, I would go in, deleting them in my Cross Fusion form... I know, I know, it won't happen, so back to the story...

At the beginning, I thought that I was working for good, saving innocent lives and protecting others despite breaking the laws... until something turns wrong. At first, Red asked for some DNA data for study and I gave a few. Then he kept asking for more and then I noticed the other members seems to be getting too powerful. When I realized what they are actually doing and the fact that they used me as a cheat code power-up tool...

I quit.

Because of that I left Red Alert and headed to the Maverick Hunters to join them, since they do fight for what is right. As I made my way there, mavericks were in the area. Red sent them after me so I went maverick busting, shooting some of them left and right till a big one nearly land on me. I recognize the huge mechaniloid, Mega Scorpion, and quickly ran away from it. Then I ran passed someone who yelled at me to stop, so I stopped to yell back at this person to run. On first look, I thought it was a blonde girl, that this until this reploid spoke and the deep voice revealed the fact that he's a guy. He wears a red armor and carries a beam saber… He reminds me of Blues, Enzan's net navi, minus the shades and quite… feminine?

Sorry dude, but when one looks at you from a certain angle, you'll be mistaken as a girl for the rest of your life. So better thank the guy who made you for giving you a deep voice.

Well... we both ran, getting rid of some small annoyances on the way, then battled the mechaniloid, lend him a helping hand by shooting it behind, destroyed it and then I got arrested all in one sitting...

Well I was once a member of a vigilante organization, who breaks the laws and given the Maverick Hunters some headache, but saved a lot of people before this happen... so yeah, it's sort of justified...

But the one who arrested me is none other than Zero, one of best hunters and one of my role models. He bought me to the Hunters HQ and there I began asking about X, like on why he retired from the front lines. For one thing, I never seen or ever thought of what X looks like. But I heard he was the greatest hunter ever lived since he beaten Sigma and survived the Maverick Wars six time. And he and Zero were the reasons why I was so inspired to become a Hunter, to fill a missing piece in my life since I'm probably no longer a Net Saviour.

And when I met X, I nearly have a heart attack!

... Errr... I mean a reboot! He looks like an older version of my brother! Same armor color, same eye color and the same face only difference is he's older and more mature!

Now this world wants to creep me out!

Err… let's get back to the story shall we?

He wasn't happy and clearly displease to see me... well, I can't blame him, since Red Alert just sent one of the worst mechaniloids after me. Despite he looks like an older version of my brother, he'll clearly different from him due to his eyes... it is dull and worn, clearly seen many things that cannot be unseen and yet, it held a tiny bit of kindness in them.

Then Red contacted the Maverick Hunter base and issued a challenge, after I refused to go back. He sent eight mavericks into different locations and all of them are my former comrades. I opted to go after them since it was my fault and made a deal with X, I went out to hunt them with Zero. And one by one, we knock them down, earning some respect from Zero... and probably, a little from X. After we manage to save all the civilian reploids from every missions, X jumps back into action and everyone is glad that he's back in the front lines... although he still opposes using violence.

And once, just once, they nearly killed me during one of our mission. Hey! Those guys can't kill a human! It's in the "Three Laws", for Pete's sakes!

... Well... reploids are not bound by those laws cause they were built to be similar to humans. I guess I could let it pass as they have no idea what I am.

After the 7th Maverick Uprising and defeated Sigma who's behind all this, it took me a long time to become a Maverick Hunter. Because X is still against it and being the pacifist... let's say he's worse than my brother. But eventually, after a few change on my fighting style and strategy, he gives in and allowed me to become a Hunter. I'm glad to be accepted and I now officially team up with X and Zero in some missions. I finally got some new friends and I might consider them as family...

However, they only know me as a trigger-happy, over-confident and humorous new member of the Maverick Hunters... I never told them, not even Red Alert, that I'm a human-reploid hybrid nor I'm from an alternate world that is near similar to theirs.

And even if I found a place to stay, I still miss my world. I miss my friends. I miss my family: papa, mama, my Net Navi and brother Rockman and… my sister Sora.

I'm having strange dreams about my sister, Sora, from time to time. I only met her on rare occasions during visits to our grandmother before her death, I didn't really know that she was my sister till I was ten. We once both kept a promise to contact one another, but she broke it seeing how busy she was in both farm and school. Not to mention on those robot contests she kept joining in.

Come to think of it, I think her talents might come in handy in my situation... if she could only find her way here...

Anyway, on my first dream, Sora is in her CF form and is fighting against a huge navi with Enzan. I realized that she took my place as a Net Saviour, and she continues where I left off. Then she got hit by a punch and it sent her flying to SciLab, knocking her out. I began yelling at the thing to leave my sister alone, until I felt a force suddenly pulled me down and landed beside her. And when she came to...

She saw me.

"Netto?" Sora said in shock and I looked at myself. I was back in my human look, except for the fact that I am transparent ghost. And then I encourage her, telling her to not give in and I felt that I need to give her the power she needs to defeat that thing. So I concentrate and pass down enough power for her to win this fight, and I also sense something else is powering her up too. And I was surprise on what I did, what I gave her was enough for her and her navi to go Full Synchro.

"Thanks Netto." Sora said with a smile, as her CF form glowed with strength and jumps back into battle. I watched her fight against that thing and I must say that I'm impressed, after she won the battle I began to fade.

"Netto!" Sora shouts, running to me and then I notice the screen behind her. Something is forming in it and then I realize that it was...

"Netto!" Rockman shouts before I faded away and jerked myself awake, hitting my face on the capsule's door.

These dreams happens rarely, the last time I dream about my sister is fighting at what looks like an gigantic black navi. And I began to think… that my link with my siblings hasn't been destroyed, but it is only cut and needed to be reconnected. That fact made me happy but it also made me sad... because I still have no clue or idea on how to go back. And if I did, will they recognize me?

I sighed and looked up the clear night sky, I notice how pretty yet sad to look at the stars… And I feel like my family and my friends are like them... so close yet so far.

"I wish to meet you guys again." I whispered, as I raise my hand to reach for a star. Then the alarm went off, knocking out of my daze and nearly losing my balance. I quickly make a run to the meeting room where Signas should give out our mission, but when I opened the door...

"Whoa!" I yelped, as I bumped on Zero, then he bump on X and we fell on the floor on top of one another like dominos.

"Axl!" both X and Zero shouts at me.

"Sorry!" I apologized quickly, as I got off and helps the two up... Man, this is gonna be a long debriefing.

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In Den Tech city … At the Hikari's residence.

On the rooftop is Sora, lying there under the stars and feeling the cool breeze. She sighs, and looks up at the stars again.

:::^Sora's P.O.V.^:::

It's been four years since I decided to become a Net Saviour... I wonder how the farm is doing...

I sigh... my life has changed since I came here. After I met my parents at the airport, the government told me to use Rockman instead of Rouge. Fortunately, Rockman didn't accept me as his NetOp and stayed with dad despite of the demands from the government. To be honest, I've been with Rouge since I first got her, so I'm not trading her for any navi. Heck even Rockman, who's happened to be my older brother, agreed with me that time. Well, after the "argument", the government allowed me to have Rouge as my partner and gave me some battle chips that my brother left behind.

But things did not went better though...

A week before I receive my license and Synchro Chip, I was first enrolled to my brother's elementary school. There, a girl by the name of Meiru just slapped me right on the face!

"Hey! What's your problem?!" I snapped, but she left without a word. Then a fat boy came and greeted me, his name is Dekao, by the way. He told me why Meiru slapped me, she doesn't want me to replace my brother... young love, I thought, she's blinded by it. I thanked him and then he and Tohru became my first friends in my new school and new life. Meiru and another girl, Yaito, I think, didn't accept me for a while... a very long, long while.

One week passed and after Rouge and I got used to the places, my dad bought me to SciLab to test our Synchro rating and to get our license and chip. And while there I met Commissioner Kifune, who then later introduces me to Enzan and Laika. And for one unfortunate thing... both boys are walking ice cubes! I mean they are so mean to me! Bossy too!

Unfortunately, I have to work with them in every mission. GAH!

At first, our priority is to get rid of the Darkloids and stop the spreading of the Dark Chips. That was pretty much the mission till we have to delete an innocent navi whose NetOp used a Dark Chip on it. We never felt so sorry and guilty, when the NetOp cried so hard for the navi. And so we decided to do something about it... instead, we captured the infected navis and sent them to dad to make the vaccine.

They tried that before Netto's death, but I managed to convince them to make the vaccine again. It was a great plan... but a certain Darkloid seems to be immune to it…

Dark Blues, or formerly Blues, was Enzan's navi before he used the Dark Chip on him. The IPC vice-president, heck I was surprised on learning that, gave up on his navi and gave the Net Police the permission to delete him after Netto's death. Once I decided not to go against it, because of the fresh wound in his heart after what Dark Blues did to my brother. I encountered his navi many times, sometimes alone or with Laika and Searchman. We tried using the vaccine chips to weaken him but never seem to work, so dad has to work hard to improve the vaccine in order to beat him.

Then the unexpected happened...

On one encounter, I was alone and Laika is in Sharo attending his duties. This happened in a warehouse where it is in the middle of being robbed, someone escaped with the goods while I ends up doing a violent version of dodge-ball against Dark Blues. While he kept throwing the attacks, I kept questioning him as I avoided his attacks and tried to hit him with any chance I can get. Then something crack... as if a glass broke or smashed, and Dark Blues fell on the floor holding his head in great pain. Out of concern, considering he is still Enzan's navi, I went to him and I got the surprise of my life...

"I'm s-sorry... I-it wa-wasn't me-e... h-help..." he spoke, my eyes widen at the tears that slid out of his eyes behind the bright red shade. Then a sharp pain made him screamed and logged out from the battle as the Dimensional Area disappear. And I realized that... the Dark Chip is not only corrupting the navis...

It's torturing their souls inside...

After that encounter, I was determined to change everything... I want to save Blues, I forgave him on all the terrible things he committed due to the Dark Chip. Rouge wasn't keen on my ideas but she soon agreed and we began planning out on how to save him. But I can't do this alone, so I went for a chat with Enzan. At first, I was interested in Blues' fighting style, then I slowly moved to a sensitive topic which causes him to shout at me... Yup, he definitely disagreed to my ideas and asked me why I don't hate him.

I told him. "It's pointless, I mean it's really pointless to hate someone when it will only hurt. Plus I forgave him... so the only way now is to rescue him."

With that and a lot of convincing, I mean a lot, he slowly agreed on trying to save Blues again... another chance. So we set up a trap, thanks to dad's help, and as we began preparing for the upcoming battle... I came across a fortune teller.

He called me and reads my fortune... He told me that I'm unique, he finds it's rare to find those qualities in a person and told me that I'm not the only one. He also told me that the road I will take will be a rough one but I'm not alone, yet I must be prepared. He then gave me a battle chip, it is called Rainbow Aves and told he to use it in this battle as a last resort.

Although I wondered how he knew about the trap, I rushed back to the base and began the operation. Laika and Searchman is with me, Rockman too... but he's with dad. As we wait, doubt is crossing on Enzan's face, I guessed he still could not forget what he did...

Then the alert went off and I cross fused with our navis upon Dark Blues arrival. But things didn't go into plan when Laika immediately shoots the improve Vaccine Chip at him too early. That was supposed to be use when he is tired! Because of that, all hell break loose and it ends up destroying half of the building, nearly burying us!

Things even went hard when Enzan cross fused with his navi, to stop him, and... we end up battling against him since he got affected by the Dark Chip.

I then remembered my new battle chip and uses it on the Darkloid, it appeared to be a multicolored shaped bird and it wrapped around him. He tried to escape by damaging it but no avail... but it did suck me into the multicolored wrap though. There I met up with Enzan and Dark Blues and discovered how he and Blues met, then Dark Blues destroyed that memory. I got angry by it and battled against him, he winced in pain when he touch my icon... The A.R.M.O.R. system, Hikari Armor, we got from grandpa acts similarly to Rockman's PET yet different. It can absorb the darkness and then turns it into a positive energy of our own. But that wasn't enough to beat him completely when he used the same attack that killed my brother on me... I survived it but I don't think I can handle the next.

But Enzan arrived and he faces his navi, he remembered what I said to him and thanked me. He then began moving forward to Dark Blues... apologizing and promising that everything will be okay once the Dark Chip is gone. Of course, he got injured by Dark Blues attacks but it didn't matter to him. And when he reached his navi, he hugged him and I sensed something bad disappeared. The Darkloid then points us to the direction where the real Blues is as he disintegrated into dust. We then went back into the manor to find Blues on the floor, and Enzan is happy to have him back...

After that incident both of us were hospitalize, but Enzan got the most damage and is needed to stay. Both of our navis were sent to SciLab for check-up. And Laika... well, he's annoying me with no end but he was impressed on what Rouge and I did.

Since then, Enzan and Laika became my friends as Blues and Searchman to Rouge. The chip I received last time suddenly disappeared without a trace. I looked for it but found nothing, heck even the fortune teller is gone. Since then, I hang out with Enzan and Laika during the day offs and I began to think that chip bought us together… just a possible theory, folks.

And finally, the head hancho of the evil organization, Nebula, appeared. It was Dr. Regal. He is the main reason why Blues is corrupted by the Dark Chip and why my younger brother is dead. It was the final battle and I got myself punched to the roof of the SciLab. And as I came to... I saw a hologram of my brother in front of me. No, not Saito, it's Netto! I was really surprise, and then he and the other net navis gave me some strength to go full Synchro and fight against my opponent. And with it, we won the battle and Dr. Regal is gone for good. And Netto?

He disappeared before Rockman or I could get near at him.

Well, since peace is short, several enemies like Duo, Beyondard Wily, the Cyberbeast, the Professor and Cache appeared. The last time Netto appeared to help, is on the time me and Rockman are Cross Fused and fighting against Cache. He gave us three strong Soul Unison to use against Cache, and then... he once more disappears from us.

Today, Rockman didn't mind being with me and is happy that I'm his sister. Still he remains with dad, unless I have a mission that requires two navis to operate. I'm in a relationship with Enzan and Laika is my best friend. Yaito accepted me and we became friends, Meiru is still holding her walls against me but I'm sure that we'll become friends soon... I think...

But there is one thing I can't help to wonder… Is Netto alive...? If so, where is he? And what's with the holograms?

Whatever it is, I'm determine to find out what really happen to my brother.


Silver: Changes? Yes, more detailed story on how Sora saved Blues, Axl's story made sense and waiting for the internet to come back up… Ha ha ha… Yeah, something happened and lost the connection…. Damn phone company... And got myself stranded in my sister's condo and lent my laptop to her on her business trip to Japan… and now I'm sick because of that place is full of sick people… I dislike her place. BLOOPER TIME!


Bloopers!

Domino!

Then the alarm went off, I quickly ran to the meeting room where Signas should give out our mission, but when I opened the door…

"Whoa!" I yelped, as I bumped on Zero, then he bump on X. But that didn't stop there… nope, X bumps on Lifesaver, who then bumps on Alia, who then bumps on Signas, who then bumps on Redips, who then bumps on Massimo, who then bumps on Botos, who then bumps on Fehram, who then bumps on Scarface, who then bumps on the author, who then bumps on Laika, who then bumps on Enzan, who then bumps on Sora, who then bumps on Mariko-sensei, who then bumps on her twin sister, Yuriko, who then bumps on Meiru, who then bumps on Yaito, who then bumps on Tohru, who then bumps on Dekao and his little brother, who then bumps on the original WWW members, who then bumps on the studio crew…

Basically, it's a domino effect…

Everyone: Netto!/Axl!

Axl: I'm sorry! (runs away.)

Silver: Why am I part of this again?


Cccrack! XD!

While he kept throwing the attacks, I kept questioning him as I avoided his attacks and tried to hit him with any chance I can get. Then something crack… as if a glass broke or smashed…

Marino: AH! You broke my champagne pyramid! You…!

Original WWW crew: AH! We're sorry! (runs away)

Silver: … Note to self, buy soda not alcoholic drinks.


Silver: Done and here are the major changes for the story:

- Zero and Zero EXE in chapter 14, I don't like the sad ending for the other Zero.

- The ability where the reploids can disguise as humans will be removed, because it is way too early and there is still the bitter prejudice between the humans and reploids. But Netto/Axl will get this ability… in his home world, by the help of his dad and Sora.

- numbers of renegades… will increase.. XD! That's right, I'll be getting a few mavericks from each episodes.

- The moon colony will be removed… I found it too easy for humans to escape and I want to increase the prejudice a bit.

- a bit of change on Sora's, Netto's and Saito's connection.

Silver: I think that's all I'm going to change, any more changes will be inform in other chapters. Also I'll be putting up a new chapter… I know I said that I won't be updating but during my stay in my sister's condo cause me to rewrite that chapter in the notebook… so that's the only chapter I'll update and revise the rest of the story… that will be all, read and review!

(Note: I edited the battle story of Sora and Enzan against Blues... It's just a little change.)