– A New Beginning

Chapter 3 – System Test

Sam walked out of the exam room and into chaos, she didn't need to know what the problem was to cause this much panic.

"Where is it?" she asked a technician as he ran past.

"Electown," replied the technician, "And it's worse, you can't spot the field until you're in it."

"Wait," said Sam gripping the technician's arm tightly, "You shouldn't be able to penetrate Dimensional Areas from the outside."

"This one you can," replied the Technician, "They're obviously trying to cause as much panic as possible." He looked at Sam anxiously, "Can I go now? I have to get this report to the Officials quickly."

"Tell me where the new PET attachments are," replied Sam, "The ones for fighting in a Neo Area, then you can go."

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Lan pulled up within the Neo Area, the members of Team ProtoMan, Team Colonel and the last members of Team MegaMan were waiting. He thought back to when they had first been formed, back then Team MegaMan's job was mainly support, only himself and Sarah capable of fighting in Dimensional Area's. Should this test prove successful, then it would change Team MegaMan's role from support to combat.

Lan handed boxes containing the attachments to Chaud and Princess Pride, Princess Pride had led Team Colonel since Colonel's deletion and Baryl's disappearance, Blu and Prota were filling in for Colonel's fighting skills however.

His own team consisted of Mayl, Dex, Yai, Hub and Tory, Hub was the newest addition to the team replacing Sarah, he gave a quick rundown of how the attachment works although there wasn't much to it before he looked at Chaud and Princess Pride. The others knew their cue and all 18 used the attachments to send their navis into the Neo Area.

"I hope this works," said Princess Pride.

"I definitely do," replied Hub, "Viruses incoming!"

"Circle up!" yelled Chaud, "Navis on the outside!"

The group formed into two circles, operators on the inside with navis on the outside, the navis prepared to battle the viruses as a storm started overhead.

"A storm?" asked Chaud, "What happened to the weather satellites?"

"It's not a natural storm," replied Lan, "It's caused by a virus or navi's power."

"Why?" asked Gryo, "Why would they create a storm?"

"Cover," replied Lan, "Can you see properly in this rain?"

There was a thunderclap and all 18 humans became aware of a non human presence behind them in the circle.

"Lan," yelled MegaMan, "Look out!"

Lan span around to see the purple navi from Sam's memories in the centre of the circle, he was crouched in a battle stance with his hand on a large throwing star on it's back. He barely had time to register it before a yellow blur passed below him sliding along the wet floor on it's back. Sam stopped sliding below the navi and fired her Kari-Buster straight up. The navi vanished before the shot hit.

"What are you doing here?" yelled Chaud, "You're supposed to be at SciLab!"

"Saving your butts apparently," replied Sam, "You'd all be dead if it wasn't for me."

"You still could be," replied the purple navi from the top of a lamppost.

"Get the viruses," replied Sam, "I can handle him."

"Forget it," yelled Chaud, "ProtoMan now!"

ProtoMan leapt up to strike at the purple navi, the navi vanished and Chaud felt himself gripped from behind.

"My name," whispered the navi into his ear, "Is Phantom, and consider this a warning."

Phantom vanished along with the Neo Area leaving the 19 operators standing there.