Chapter 4: Persecution
10:22 AM (Japan Time), Sunday November the 2nd…
"… No trace over here, either?"
"Yu…"
"Burai!"
"Rock Man…"
"What happened?"
"Hmpf."
"They escaped?"
"Yeah. I lowered the guard."
Burai and Rock Man met in a Wave Road: Burai looked annoyed while Rock Man looked like he was being careful with approaching him just in case.
"Oi! Don't be scared of the guy: we can win over him, ya know!" War Rock told Rock Man.
"Chut! Quiet, Rock! I don't want to be the scapegoat for his bad mood. Let him talk firstly." Rock Man whispered back.
"Hmpf. It's not like I'll try to challenge you lowlife again today because I had enough for one morning." Burai scoffed.
"Eh… Where do you think they've gone to?"
"Their smell vanished, so… They must be inside of a Noise Wave somewhere… You lowlife seem to have an affinity for locating those, so that's up to you lowlife. I'm off to searching if the Mu sages at least bothered to come up with some kind of counter-weapon." Burai dully told him.
"R-roger."
"Later."
Burai ran off while Rock Man sighed in relief: he then began to traverse the Wave Road and look around.
"The closest possible place which has enough machines to guarantee the presence of a Noise Wave is this way, so…"
"Do ya really think ya can tackle two of them?" War – Rock asked.
"Once I confirm the levels of Noise, I'll call on Harp Note to give me a hand on the matter…" Rock Man calmly replied.
"Oh. Good, good!"
"Calling on Mr. Doom!" A jovial voice rang out.
"Huh? That voice…"
Someone dropped down from a Wave Road passing above this one and landed in front of Rock Man: this person was about a meter and eighty tall.
His eyes' irises were blue and they displayed amusement while long blond hair came out from behind him and reached all the way to the floor.
He had a red vest over his mainly black body and red armor over his forearms and boots: two golden circlets were set around his forearms and on his boots as well.
A blue jewel shaped like an inverted triangle was set on the forehead of his helmet which was emitting a cross-shaped flash.
"Yo! Bertie~! Been a while!" He greeted.
"Omega – san… That nickname was unnecessary, sir!"
"So?" Omega asked with a grin.
"I am looking for a Noise Wave inside of which those have probably hidden into… And I believe it to be close by, sir."
"Oho. Time to play "sneak the mice out", eh? Fine. Let's go rumble and shake 'till they kick us out of the disco for being minors of 18 years old to begin with. Heh, heh, heh."
"Omega – san…!" Rock Man groaned.
"Did ya say somethin', Bertie~?" Omega joked next.
"OMEGA!" A man's voice roared through his radio.
"Ops. Boss woke up with the left foot."
"Stop trolling Rock Man and give him a hand, will ya!" The man named "Boss" roared.
"Sure. But I insist that Dragon Hell will come out in the Guinness Book of World Records 2204." Omega grinned.
"Grfjtx! Move it!"
"Move the statue to get into the underground crypt!"
"I dunno where that thing came out from: search for the Noise Wave entrance already! Every second is gold!"
"Roger, Admiral."
"Che!"
"Boss is getting nervous again…" Rock Man muttered.
"Ya mean Vadous!" War Rock grinned.
"But "Boss" is cooler, so…"
"So Clark Kent – sama came to rule us all." Omega grinned.
"I give up…!" Vadous sounded exasperated by now.
"Heh, heh, heh. He who blinks twice gets a macadamia nut cake in the face like in the circus… I'm gonna go scout on ahead. Try to catch me with me with the 5:55 PM express. Ciao, Caro Mio~!" Omega blinked him an eye.
He suddenly dashed forward at a mad speed: Rock Man blinked twice before reacting and starting to chase him along the Wave Road: they soon reached the residential area and Omega dropped down into the alley followed by Rock Man.
"Beware, Bertie~… There's "stuff" floating around which can make you feel out of place." Omega teased.
"Noise…? But I'm largely immune to it by now, sir…"
"… Ah… You don't catch up fast enough, it'd seem, Bertie~… Guess I'll have to show ya how to…" Omega began.
"… Omega! You should learn from Rock Man about how to behave during a mission. Search for that Noise Wave already and save the trolling for the mirror!" Vadous commanded.
"Roger, Admiral Stevenson."
"Where did you get that outta from?" Vadous questioned.
"Dunno."
"Che. Look for that thing!" Vadous growled.
"Using a magnifying glass?" Omega joked.
"NO!"
"Using a bull-dog?" Omega suggested next.
"NO!"
"Using…"
"Using the Hunter – VG's Noise detection capabilities, I mean! Now move out on the double!" Vadous exploded.
"Make it on the triple."
"Whatever!"
"Quadruple."
"Shut the golden beak!"
Rock Man ignored the discussion and began to check around: he then spotted the vending machine and examined it: the Noise Wave entrance opened.
"I found it, sir!" He reported.
"See? While you were fooling around, Rock Man beat you to it! How's that one like?" Vadous exclaimed.
"Sweet." Omega grinned.
"What?" Vadous sounded puzzled.
"Didn't you mean its flavor?" Omega asked.
"No! Get inside!"
"Let's call for Clark Kent – sama's cape." Omega suggested.
"I dunno who "Clark Kent" is but go in already!"
"Sure, Duke of Everything."
"I give up…!"
Rock Man and Omega stepped inside and soon spotted one section of the Noise Wave protected by walls and ceiling: it looked like a makeshift refuge.
"Bingo and double bingo." Omega chuckled.
"Let's tear it down!" War Rock laughed.
"That won't do! Let's try luring them out." Rock Man argued.
"Bertie~! Saxby~! Come~! Clark Kent – sama~! The elixir of eternal life is complete~!" Omega made some girlish voices.
"That sounds so child-like…!" Vadous growled.
"Who goes there?" Kurayami's voice rang out.
"Four of them?" Kanaya wondered.
"I do not know! We must check!"
"Fine."
"Coming…!"
Rock Man and Omega assumed positions at the sides of the makeshift refuge while the door opened a bit and Kurayami scouted out while carrying his shotgun.
"No – one…? Was the Noise Denpa fooling around trying to impress us two or what?" He wondered.
Omega grinned and snapped his right hand's fingers: the sound of trumpets and horses' breath rang out followed by the scandal of a cavalry charge: Kanaya ran out while holding a Gatling gun and looking nervous: Omega then drew a pyramid-shaped green-colored energy saber and quickly cut both of their weapons in half as he dashed through them: Rock Man shot two Charge Shots in a row to destroy the remains: both turned around and gasped.
"Rock Man!" Kurayami cursed.
"And that red one…! It must be the one named "Omega"… The crimson and extremely fast warrior…!" Kanaya hissed.
"Your plans end here and today! You two are a danger and try to bring harm to the world: so it's my duty to stop you two no matter what methods I have to use!" Rock Man announced.
"As Bertie~ said… I'm here to ride along the train of thrill and slice everything on my path." Omega grinned.
"Hah! Not so fast, you damned herd of fools! We have found powerful data to handle you lowlifes this time around! Come! Empty!" Kurayami summoned.
"Come! Auriga General!"
Both Denpa Bodies materialized inside of the Noise Waves while they began to run away: Omega grinned.
"Bertie~! I'll handle those two. I believe Sigma ain't far from here, so team up with the guy and chase two cheap rip-offs which should be kicked into Hollywood's recycle bins!" Omega told him.
"R-roger, sir!"
"Heh. The guy will sweep through those two by making them attack each other…" War Rock chuckled.
"Sure thing…" Rock Man muttered as he ran away.
"HRAH! HYAH! HORA~H! YA~H! HA~H!" Omega yelled.
"Uh-oh. Let's hurry it up!"
Rock Man came out of the Noise Wave and jumped into the Wave Road: he spotted the two of them running towards the NNW so he began chasing them: they eventually stopped because Sigma landed down in front of him while making a combat pose.
"Come at full power!" He taunted.
"This foolish one…! Take this! Mad Vulcan X!"
"Hyper Cannon!"
Both attacks bounced off an octagonal-shaped shield with varying colors and hit the two enemies instead: they growled or groaned before jumping off the Wave Road into another: Sigma began to chase them along with Rock Man.
"Yo! Rock Man! Let's send these guys flying to Alaska without the need of DHL!" Sigma laughed.
"Eh… Sure, Sigma – san…"
"What bothersome foolish beings!" Kurayami hissed.
"We need to get rid of them! Come! Yeti Blizzard!"
"Good idea! Come! Condor Geograph!"
"Hurry it up!"
Sigma grinned and readied his sword to face them.
"Come at full power! Yo! Rock Man! Go on ahead."
"Don't worry: I'm already here!" Omega announced as he landed past the two Denpa Bodies.
"Good! Let's go, sir!"
"Sure, Bertie~!"
"OMEGA!" Vadous yelled.
"Sorry, sorry!"
"Go!"
Both Rock Man and Omega jumped into a Warp Point to end up in the Cosmo Wave: Moon Disaster was giving those two trouble and they were trying to fight him back.
"YO, YO, YO! This is funny!"
"Grah! More people get in the way!" Kurayami cursed.
"Eat this! Drill Arm X!"
"Gua~h!"
They both ran past the knocked down Moon Disaster: Omega chased them while Rock Man checked on Moon Disaster.
"Are you alright?"
"Uh… Maybe…" He muttered.
"Guess you'll be fine. Sorry, but I'm in a rush. Later!"
Rock Man followed Omega and found him barraging with Brachio Wave: the Loch Ness monster wannabe soon exploded and Omega kept on giving pursuit along with Rock Man.
"The thirty-six bells of doom rang out! Ms. Moon says you ugly rip-offs are fired! Nyah, hah, hah, hah, ha~h!" Omega laughed.
"Be serious!" Vadous growled.
"Sure, Mr. Serious."
"This guy…!"
"Is cool." Omega finished.
"Grah! Keep the chase up: Blood Shadow is heading over there to block them from the front!" Vadous commanded.
"Sure, Saxby~!"
"I'm not named Saxby!"
"Heh, heh, heh. I smell Dragon's latest invention."
"You aren't designed to smell." Vadous reminded him.
"But I wouldn't be surprised if he invented carbonara Udon next." Omega warned with a grin.
"No way…! You can't mix Italian and Japanese cuisine!" Vadous groaned in clear dismay.
"Tell that to his beloved Master Confucius."
"I'm so gonna do that." Vadous hissed.
"Yo! Bertie~! Sneak on the evil girl and find out the color of her you-know-what! Will ya?" Omega joked.
"Hah! That joke is mine." War Rock laughed.
"Rock and Omega – san…! Where is your morale?"
"Guess at the bottom of a well…" Vadous grumbled.
"This is as far as you come!" Blood Shadow announced as he suddenly showed up in front of them.
"Damn! They are not giving us any breaks! We need to come up with something! Come! Viruses!" Kurayami hissed.
"Destroy them!" Kanaya commanded.
Three Metori G Viruses showed up on the area: both villains warped away while the other three focused on the battle.
"Sword Fighter X!"
"Slaughter!"
"Charged shotgun shot!"
Each attack was more than enough to destroy the enemies: the three of them tried to look around but didn't move.
"They ditched us!" Blood Shadow realized.
"No wonder… Bertie's Channel LXXXI perfume was too much for them to handle!" Omega laughed.
"Let's take a break. We ran too much today." Vadous sighed.
"Something tells me they'll grow tired of running and try to face us directly… It'd give us a chance to defeat them and destroy that evil Giga Card once and for all." Rock Man suggested.
"Sounds logical… They're impatient and must be about to run out of patience by now." Blood Shadow suggested.
"By the way… Bertie~! Are ya gonna sneak into area L?" Omega teased him next.
"Area L...? Iinchou's house…? No way!"
"Way wanderer of ways!" Omega laughed.
"OMEGA~!" Vadous scolded.
"Ops."
"GRAH! COME BACK HERE ASAP! Huff! Blood! Tag with Subaru and go rest a bit. Those two will not take much longer to show up and try to settle the score." Vadous ordered.
"Roger, Boss!" Blood acknowledged.
"Beware of the Zombie Army: they will be waiting in the corner while yelling "BRAINSSSS!" to ya guys." Omega laughed.
He was suddenly warped out while both of them sighed in relief.
"Sir Omega's humor is enough to drive anyone crazy."
"No wonder…" Rock Man grimly muttered.
