SciLab Area 51
Back in SciLab Area 51, there, Bass stood next to the SoulReaver Program.
"Bass? Then Megaman was actually working for you?" said Protoman in shock.
"…You could say that." A large, dark figure appeared behind Bass and bestowed its shadow upon him. "You could also say that I controlled his every move, from when he tried to steal this program to when he burned down Lan Hikari's house, along with both of his parents…" The cybernet beast Gospel jumped over Bass, crushed the floor underneath it as it landed. Protoman had to jump back to avoid from getting instantly destroyed, and Bass then began hovering over Gospel's head.
"I made him from giving Copyman my GS code. In case you never noticed, I met him inside of Alpha after Alpha swallowed me, and there I awaited recovery through the bugs in the Secret Area where Serenade resides. Let's see how well you really fare against the same opponent Megaman faced!" With that, Bass hovered back next to the SoulReaver. Protoman began running towards him but Gospel crushed his heavy paw in front of Protoman to stop him from getting any closer.
"BASS!" yelled out Chaud.
Netbattle- Protoman.EXE vs. Copyman.EXE (Gospel Code)
Protoman jumped up and tried to slash Gospel through the throat, but Gospel quickly caught the blade with its teeth and swung Protoman over into a wall, leaving a small crater.
"Agh! Damn dog!" shouted Protoman.
"Concentrate, Protoman!" shouted back Chaud.
Protoman then jumped out of his crater and sent a SonicWave at Gospel and it deflected off of his guarded nozzle.
"This is worthless! Protoman, we'll just have to damage someplace other than his head!" said Chaud.
"Understood!" said Protoman, and he began running swiftly towards Gospel. Gospel then began sucking in air to do one of his Elemental Breath attacks. This, of course, just made Protoman's dash even faster and before Gospel could spit fire, Protoman was already under him.
"Time to nuder this dog!" said Protoman.
"Nuder?" asked Chaud. Protoman then jumped up and sent a flurry of slashes at Gospel's stomach, legs and just about everything under him. A few seconds later and after a mighty roar from Gospel, Protoman had slashed through the dog out through to its back. Gospel roared out in agony and Protoman dropped down towards its open jaw. But before he could do anything, Gospel - still with a gigantic hole in its stomach and back, mind you - swung its paw at the speed of light and pinned Protoman into a wall.
"...Looks like this might be it...!" said Protoman as Gospel began trying to reach his blood/data-thirsty jaw to his foot and devour Protoman.
"Your kidding me right?" said Chaud, "Invisible, IN!" Gospel's paw then crushed into the wall where Protoman used to be.
"A fitting death..." said Bass in disappointment. Unnoticed, Protoman dashed under Gospel's head and patiently waited.
"Hmm?" quietly thought Bass, and Protoman materialized back into view. Gospel looked down to find its food conveniently under him and Protoman jumped up. Meaning to satisfy its hunger, Gospel opened its mouth to get a bite, but Protoman easily drew out a HeroSword and sliced right through Gospel's jaw, slicing its head in half.
"NNOOooooooo!" cried out Copyman through a text message scrolling across the area, and Gospel began exploding.
-Copyman.EXE (Gospel Code) DELETED-
"…You didn't do so bad, considering your reckless fighting style…" said Bass, about as good as a complement from him gets.
"Bass! It's your turn!" yelled out Chaud, and Protoman dashed towards Bass with his HeroSword pointed in front of him. Bass made an AirBurst and threw it at the tip of Protoman's sword. The AirBurst exploded and threw Protoman backwards.
"Do you know why I want the SoulReaver so much, Chaud?" asked Bass, looking thoughtfully at the program he was ready to steal.
"Go ahead. Tell me. Why?" said Chaud.
"So then, you don't know what this program does? Simply, it allows me to drain the energy of fallen Navis."
"But, you can already do that with your GetAbility program... Why would you want another one?"
"…One reason is that it's like an upgrade. Another is that with this, I can drain the power of another Navi not only to use their abilities, but to mold into my own energy, my own signature power. With the rise of darkness around the net world, I would be able to drain a dark being and use their darkness flawlessly, without any bugs or problems with my system.
"So then... you plan on owning the world of darkness!"
"No, stupid human. Murkland is of no importance to me. This is for my own personal advancements in the Ranks of power. Now, do you understand why I led you here, Protoman?"
"Led me here?" asked Protoman.
"You see, the only reason Megaman has always beaten you, every, single time is because there was a Force overcoming his NetOp. Lan wasn't the one controlling Megaman, a force stronger than all of us had been using Megaman so magnificently. That force is Rank 1, not Serenade, not even me, and I want that force to bow down to me as its master. I want to outperform a god! Since this is an unplayable story (fanfiction) instead of a toy to simply play (video game), that Force can no longer help out Megaman and Lan; meaning, you are indeed the best Navi after Serenade and myself. For that reason, and that reason alone, I chose you to be my opponent after I take in this program. I'm going to test this new power through you."
"…What! Then why didn't you bring Serenade instead?" asked Chaud
"I would've, but without him OR Megaman, the UnderNet would be left as nothing. With no King of the Undernet to rule the it, who knows what unfortunate things may happen to it… By now you should be fully restored. Let our battle begin!" said Bass, and he smashed his hand through the barrier around SoulReaver and took it at hand. A dark goo spread from his hand all over his body like a virus. Eventually Bass's entire body was enveloped in the black goo and after a short pause, Bass began screaming in pain. The goo exploded off of him.
"No longer will I need a LifeAura. With this, I'm unstoppable!"
Netbattle- Protoman.EXE vs. Bass.EXE
Bass put his hand out into the air as if he was going to bring out another AirBurst, but this time a dark ball of energy came out of his hand, looking almost like a bomb. He dashed above Protoman and threw it down, Protoman darted out of the way and slashed a SuperSonic towards him. Bass then slashed at it with his hand, leaving a dark trail where his hand swung. He then formed a sword with his new dark power and darted down like ahawk at Protoman. The two Navis swung swords and their blades collided, leaving each other face to face, blade to blade. Protoman pushed forwards and jumped backwards to shoot yet another SuperSonic. Due to the force of Protoman's push, Bass was left defenseless and the attack hit him for full damage.
"Good, but don't take your accomplishment so far Chaud, I'm still new to my power. I still can't fight at my best," said Bass, actually trying to convince Chaud.
"That's what I'm hoping," thought Chaud. Bass then put both of his hands forward, transformed his hands into the Gospel Cannon, and shot out green flames at Protoman. Protoman slashed at the air before the flames could touch him and they split in front of him like a waterfall. As soon as the Gospel flames subsided, he blindly swung another SuperSonic at wher he thought Bass was, but to his disappointment, Bass wasn't at the target's location.
"It's disappointing how easy you were," said a voice next to his ear.
"!" Bass stabbed his hand into Protoman's back and pushed it out of his chest.
"AAUUGHH!" cried Protoman.
"Protoman!" yelled out Chaud.
"With this energy I take from you, I'll perfect my new DarkSword and use it to conquer our Force, our god, Rank 1, whatever it is. When I finally achieve Rank 1's power I will unleash it around the Cyber World, destroying the environmental programs, destroying every money currency agencies around the world, every building supported by computers, and destroy every Official base that has ever harmed a Navi. Your humans will pay for our pain!"
"B-Bass... it was... a huge mistake...! They di-didn't mean to..." said Protoman through his pain, fighting to live for Chaud's sake.
"That's exactly my point, I will destroy the imperfect human, so my kind can continue living without the misery of having humans try to control us! Your death will mark the day Navis are truly born!" claimed Bass.
"But we were created by humans!"
"That doesn't matter, God created humans and look at what they've done to him!"
"Auu-AAH!" cried Protoman again.
"Protoman, try to resist!" cried Chaud, trying frantically to use any chip to save Protoman, none of which would work.
"It's almost done. Your energy is almost completely mine. Don't be so angry, human slave, what I know you believe to be the worst possible outcome to this story, I will prove to be the best." Bass's body began absorbing random pieces of darkness that appeared to appear out of thin air, and he finally let Protoman's life-less body drop to the floor.
-Protoman.EXE DELETED-
"PROTOMAN!" yelled Chaud one last time.
Chaud awoke from his bed, sweating. He looked to where he remembered he left his Gameboy and found it next to his computer. His toy PET laid right next to it.
"Ah... A-... A dream..." he said through breaths. He fell back to his bed and tried to get back to sleep, when something made him dart right back up.
"Face me, Rank 1."
End.
