Sorry guys, meant to put this up earlier but FanFiction was acting weird and I couldn't get on. Either way, here it is!
"Careful, Megaman. He could be anywhere." Lan said.
The two had raced to SciLab immediately after they were done with the folder. Lan had actually been a great help since the folder was all he could think about for the entire day.
Megaman nodded as he crouched in his hiding spot. The plan was simple: they would wait until Bass showed up while an official navi would play decoy. The navi's operator would jack the navi out before it was too late and Megaman and Lan would battle Bass.
Megaman couldn't help but think why Bass would target all these navis but not him. The official navis didn't have much. Sure, some of them were strong. But even though they were tough, most weren't even customized. So why would Bass targeting them. It was very much against his code.
Sure enough though, the cloaked navi took the bait.
"Are you the one I'm searching for? Do you possess the codes I seek?" a voice spoke as the SciLab area began to warp.
"Hurry, jack him out now! Come on, Megaman, let's go!" Lan yelled.
Just before a blade came down on the navi, his NetOp jacked him out.
"Bass!" Megaman yelled.
"You!" Bass responded. He had not meant to challenge the blue bomber so soon. He still wanted more power and wouldn't be able to get it without those codes. Those codes which would unlock the hidden part of the Undernet, the very prison of the Forbidden Program. Although its usage was worthless now that Alpha was gone, there was something very powerful deep down in the Undernet, a part where even Bass dared not reach. At least not without the codes. Then he would be able to get down there without much hassle. But those insolent officials never had any clues to the codes! None of them! And Bass had made sure that he had only targeted the top officials who would have a chance knowing about these codes.
The cloaked navi stared down at the blue bomber. For years, Megaman had been defeating him in combat. Well, if he wanted a fight…he was going to get one. Yes, today would be the day of his deletion.
"I wasn't expecting to see you so soon, Megaman. But, program or no program, you have been a thorn in my side for too long. Prepare for your deletion!"
"Megaman, Battle Routine, Set!"
"Execute!"
"Hell's Rolling!" Bass yelled as several purple wheels made their way toward Megaman.
"Life Aura! Download!" A yellow aura covered Megaman, but immediately faded after a single hit from Bass's attack.
"ProtoCross Activate! Program Advance! AnitRecovery! AntiSword! AntiDamage! BodyGuard!" A whitish aura surrounded Megaman as his body suit changed to form the look of ProtoSoul. He and Lan had been working on getting the crosses from every navi they had Double Souled with in order to become an even more versatile fighting team. So far though, they had only managed to get GutsCross, RollCross, and ProtoCross.
"Dark Arm Blade!" Bass yelled attacking the navi. However, he received ten ninja stars due to the Bodyguard advance. The denizen of the dark roared in anger as he charged with his blade again.
Megaman readied his cyber sword and blocked the attack. But as Bass applied more pressure, the sword cracked. Megaman jumped back to avoid being struck again. ProtoCross would still be useful for its shield and reflect ability.
"Megaman! SuperVulcan! Attack +10!" Megaman right hand turned into a machine gun like weapon and he fired at Bass. The first couple had missed, but Bass made a mistake in reading Megaman's attack and flew into it.
"Now! Program Advance! Fire Blade! Elec Blade! Aqua Blade! Bamboo Blade! Variable Blade! Elemental Wave!"
Megaman's arm turned into a single white blade which he used to fire off four sonic waves, one for each element. Caught off guard, Bass took the impact of each hit dead on.
"Insolent pest! Buster Rake!" Bass floated up on fired several shots at Megaman. As the blue bomber put up his shield, the first shot reflect off. But the second shot cracked it. The shield broke after the third and Megaman took extreme damage from Bass.
"RollCross! Activate! Recover 200! Download." As Megaman got up, his suit changed to that of RollSoul. It wouldn't offer him much offense, but it would at least allow him to gain back some health. A blue aura then glowed around Megaman and he was somewhat healed from the last attack.
"Roll Arrow!" Megaman yelled as he fired. But, Bass simply caught the arrow and it turned into data as he crushed it.
"Pathetic. Darkness Overload!" Bass dropped the purple energy bomb on Megaman.
"AGGH!" Megaman yelled as he was flung backwards.
"Hmphh. Perhaps I didn't need the secrets of the Undernet to delete you. Who knew you would have gotten so weak over the years?"
Megaman struggled to his feet. He could feel his data coming apart. But he had to continue. No matter what. If Bass deleted him, he would not only be the most powerful navi in all the Cyber World, but he would also use his rage against mankind and destroy everything. And Megaman couldn't let that happen.
"Megaman! I'm jacking you out!" Lan yelled.
"No, not yet. Lan, we've got to end this now."
"But, at this rate, you won't have enough energy to survive that much power!
' "We don't have a choice!"
"Megaman, today is your end!" Bass yelled as he summoned another Dark Arm Blade and came barreling towards Megaman.
"Megaman! Program Advance! QuadStyle! DoubleBeast! MultiCross! MasterMerge!" Lan yelled quickly downloading the chips.
Megaman felt a large amount of energy flow into him as he felt himself change into his different style changes. HeatGuts broke the Dark Arm Blade with a punch; ElecTeam shot a zap ring into Bass paralyzing him; WoodShield sent a tornado spiraling towards him; and AquaCustom sent multiple BubbleShots at him.
'Do you ever think about deletion?'
As Bass cleared his vision of the bubbles, he quickly pulled his cape in front of him as the GBeast and FBeast attacked. Both the power of Gregar and Falzar, thought to be forgetten, was reawaken momentarily by the power of the DoubleBeast chip. After the attack, Bass's defensive cape was ripped to shreds, completely useless.
'I can't think of a navi who hasn't once feared for their life.'
Bass charged a buster shot, ready to end this fight, when he was intercepted by SlashCross. The claws slashed at his buster, causing the weapon to turn back to his hand. He barely had anytime to register that he was actually being beaten apart before EraseCross fired his lasers at him. ElecCross paralyzed him again with an ElecSword. As more and more of Megaman's Crosses attacked, Bass realized something. He had no hope in defeating Megaman. Not when every time his back was against the wall, the blue navi somehow summoned to strength to defeat anyone in his way. Was it his fate to be deleted by this navi?
'We trust in our NetOps. They love us and we love them. As long as they're alive, and they have a good heart, they won't let us get deleted. It's like having a mortal guardian angel.'
Was it his operator? Was it his need to save the humans? Was it both? Bass would never figure out. He felt himself breaking apart as the Roll Arrow struck him in his navi mark.
He turned his head towards his delete as he charged up one final attack.
"Goodbye, Bass." As Megaman unleashed all the energy he had been gathering.
Bass looked at the blue bomber as he began to falter to his knees, "See you in the Undernet…Megaman." And then, he was deleted; his data to gather in a deep corner of the Undernet as a navi ghost, just waiting for a challenger.
"We did it, Lan." Megaman said. And then, he blacked out.
When Megaman woke up, he was aware of a certain pressure on his body. He turned his neck to see what it was and smiled. It was none other than Roll. He tried to more his arm to try and wake her, but he was just so tired. Even to move his head was a lot of energy he didn't want to spend.
"Roll?" He croaked. He tried to clear his throat after it came out rapsy, "Roll?"
The pink navi began to stir as Megaman called her out, "Mega?"
"Hey."
"MEGA!" Roll said, realizing that he was awake, "Guys! He's awake!"
A screen popped up, and suddenly the concerned and relieved faces of Mayl, Lan, and Dr. Hikari came into view.
"Thank goodness! You gave us quite the scare, Hub. I wasn't sure if I could save you're data for a moment." The doctor said smiling at his son.
"Sorry guys, I didn't mean to worry you." Megaman said.
"It's okay. Besides, you did great. You sent Bass packing. This time, I don't think we'll be seeing too much of him anymore." Lan said.
"It's over?" Megaman asked.
"It's over." Mayl replied. Then she turned to Lan, "Oh, and if you dare try and pull a stunt like that again, it's curtains for you." She said, her eyes narrowing. Lan himself may not have been in any real danger; but if Megaman had gotten deleted, no one would have been able to pick up the pieces. And Roll, she would have been destroyed too.
Megaman smiled, before a light slap hit his face, "The same goes for you too mister! Don't you know how worried I was when Mayl corned Lan and he told us what happened!"
Roll looked as though she was about to cry any second, "He came racing back looking for some data for his dad in order to save you. We…I…" The tears came down as she even thought about the idea of losing Megaman.
Megaman felt like a bug frag. He never wanted to be the cause of Roll's distress. He brought himself upright, no matter how much his body ached to not more, and wrapped his arms around her.
"I won't do anything like this without telling you again. You have no idea how much I wanted to tell you. But I just couldn't find the courage to."
"That's why you asked me about deletion and gave me that chip right?"
"Yeah."
"Well, I guess you did delete Bass…"
"So, I'm forgiven?"
"Not just yet," Roll said, wiping the tears from her eyes. She pulled the both of them into a kiss. As the broke apart, she spoke, "Now you're forgiven."
"Maybe, I should get in trouble with you more often." He smirked.
"Maybe you should." She said, returning it with a smile.
So, that's the end. I do have one more Megaman two-shot planned out. But, I'm going to work on Project 7 for a bit before releasing that. The two are going to be very closely related. But, I'll still be releasing one shots and arks for PJO and Megaman Battle Network (I think I have a couple one shots I've been bouncing around in my head, but haven't had time to right them).
Seriously, I love these two universes too much to quit. Plus, writing is one of my favorite pastimes. Next to videogames. They're on the same level. Anyway, thanks for read.
Anyway, feel free to guess the real name of Project 7 (it's actually very easy), and check my page for info regarding it. Project DAC is coming out next week, starting Friday and hopefully during next week I should start writing Project 7. Can't make any promises (the outline looks good though).
Review and most importantly, watch out for BassBX because he's a jerk who steals cyber cookies and laughs at you every time he kills you in MMBN 6 which is often because he abuses his Buster Rake attack every other turn!
...I'm not bitter...just highly annoyed that BassBX is a total spas...Honest.