Chapter 8: Force Out
Cassidy and Crystal got in the car and put their seat belts on. Crystal starts the car as she shuts her door. Cassidy already shuts her door. Celeste's PET is in Cassidy's hands. Crystal starts driving off. All three did not say a word through the whole trip. Celeste was more worried due to the fact she transforms again. Cassidy still have images of how Lace got deleted. Celeste started to have flashbacks.
"You do not remember anything what happened today?" asked Cassidy as she looks at Celeste from the computer.
"All I remember is that Steelman injured me and I blacked out from there," said Celeste. Cassidy looks down as if it was fear.
"I put a recovery chip and you transformed. You did an attack that makes you a plasma energy as you attack and force Steelman, Ironman, and Lieutenant to log out," said Cassidy. Celeste was in total shock when she heard this.
"On top of that you fainted after those operators left. You collapsed and returned to normal. I plugged you out and got you home to the computer screen you are in," said Cassidy.
"I need to go back to the Ministry of Science. I may not know my transformation but I will need them to help me out. Something tells me that I am going to do the same thing that I did before from the first time. I am sure those net navies are lucky but I want to make sure that it won't happened again," said Celeste. Crystal agreed to it and looks at Celeste.
"We are going tomorrow. Cassidy can pick up lace and find what triggers that other form of yours Celeste," said Crystal as the flashbacks ended.
"Ok we are here," said Crystal as they appear in the Ministry of Science. Celeste takes back all her worries away as Crystal and Cassidy went inside the building. Mr. Famous had final preparations done of something that Cassidy and Crystal does not know of.
"Cassidy is that you?" asked a net navi over the computer. Cassidy walks over and saw Lace all fixed up and ready to go.
"Yes Lace it is me," said Cassidy as she was smiling happily. Lace looks at her operator with a huge smile.
"Oh Miss Lombard your net navi is ready to take home," said Mr. Famous. Cassidy picks up her PET and called Lace back.
"Thank you Mr. Famous," said Cassidy as she was about to dance in the lab. Mr. Famous wonders why I came with Celeste.
"Please no need for formalities," said Mr. Famous to Cassidy. Cassidy looked at him confused then shrugs it off.
"Mom I will be leaving now. I have to find someone who said he is willing to battle me," said Cassidy as she heads off.
"What brings you here Mrs. Lombard," said Mr. Famous as Crystal shakes her head as if he did not learn his lesson.
"I just want to know if you can do a diagnosis on Celeste. As I explain the situation to you," said Crystal. Crystal explains what her daughter saw and what had happened.
"So she transforms again," said Lan's father. Crystal nodded in agreement of the situation.
"Well if we can trigger that transformation then we will get a better understanding of the situation," said Lan's father.
"Well it happens so far during net battles so far. If I know how to trigger it then it would be better but right now I do not even know how to trigger it," said Celeste as she looks confused. Little did everyone know that Marionette is watching from a distance and snuck in to the Ministry of Science Computers without being detect.
"Well we do not have net navies that will help the triggering that ability. We may have viruses that may enter that ability but we are not too sure," said Mr. Famous. Celeste looks in at them and nods in agreement.
"I will try anything," said Celeste as they begin the virus program on Celeste. Celeste manages to destroy the viruses with a shot gun through this whole time. Then there were viruses that do double the damage than the previous ones. Celeste starts shooting at the top and Marionette fell out of her void and landed unharmed.
"Ok what is with you trying to kill me?" asked Marionette as she was not happy that her cover is blown.
"How did you get in here," asked Lan's father as he sees the Green and brown net navi with orange hair and turquoise eyes moving around freely.
"You human's think you are smart. Firewalls won't stop me. None of you can detect me unless you have net navies that can. But I am not here to talk to the likes of humans. I am here for one reason," said Marionette as she points to Celeste.
"I want that program that is inside of you," said Marionette as she was ready. Lan's father and Mr. Famous are shocked to see this. Not only has a net navi broken an entry without setting off an alarm but also fighting Celeste.
"Puppet Mastery," said Marionette as the puppet look like Laserman. This has astonished the two scientists of Marionette's abilities. One she copy the net navies that are already dead. The other is she can come inside any building without having any alarm goes off.
"If you can get in without sending a single alarm off then why did you set the astronomy laboratory alarms off?" asked Crystal.
"Oh, your pathetic lab, well I did that because I felt like it," said Marionette as the alarm of the Ministry of Science went off.
"Though I may never did set these alarms off without my puppets doing that first," said Marionette as she fights Celeste. Celeste was losing the fight. Puppet Laserman was doing heavy laser damage and manage to get Celeste in a very low HP. Celeste shows damage on her torso, arms and legs.
"Still do not know who you are," said Marionette to Celeste. Marionette was still on the other end controlling Puppet Laserman. Celeste looks at Marionette as if she wants to kill her.
"Hey do not look at me like that. I am not the one who left her realm because of some stupid mistake. I did not leave my duties of a gatekeeper. I am not the one that almost got me killed by the other net navies who thinks you are there to kill them. Well at least I will ease those who think that way," said Marionette as she smiles evilly. Celeste started to glow and transform. Marionette saw the transformation of Celeste and called back her puppet. Marionette disappeared into nothingness again leaving no trace of her.
"Hurry lets examine her before she manages to destroy the place," said Lan's father as they get a full examination of Celeste in her purple sash and golden wings. The two scientists manage to get a full reading and it was off the chart. Celeste program was in complete control over her. This time Celeste was not destroying everything. She just floats there.
"I had never seen this before. Her program is completely in charge of her. I do not know what the other navi did to her but it sure did something that makes this program go hay-wired on us," said Lan's father as he reads more of Celeste. Crystal looks at Celeste as if she knows something was not right. Something that Marionette has said to Celeste that Crystal can't put her finger to.
"Shoot! The first firewall chamber is busted. Try to contain her before she hits to internet city," said Mr. Famous. It was too late Celeste got to internet city. Celeste started to cause commotion and most net navies try to escape the barrier of light that was destroying the buildings and most of them logged off after the Net agents' navies getting everyone out.
"Megabuster," said Megaman as he tried to hit Celeste. Celeste dodges the attack. Marionette watches from a distance as Celeste destroying the city.
"Sonic Boom," said Protoman as he also tries to stop the attack of Celeste. None of their attacks work.
"Program initiated. Spirit Dive," said Celeste as she flies high and transformed into a plasma energy that comes down and almost hit both Megaman and Protoman. Celeste was getting out of control that most of everyone want her to stop. She hits a building and that building was disintegrated. Protoman found something in his scanner and notion Megaman that he takes care of the unknown source as he deals with Celeste.
"This is interesting a guardian got out of control. Hmmm….. I would just see pure chaos that I have made," chuckles Marionette as she got hit by Protoman.
"That was very rude of you," said Marionette as she now looks dead on at Protoman.
"I haven't seen you around and you hide in the shadows like you are pulling the strings here," said Protoman as Megaman still fighting Celeste.
"Well you are clever. When there is a puppet there is a puppet master. Unfortunately, I am not the one pulling the strings," said Marionette.
"Ok then why do you hid if you not pulling the strings?" asked Protoman with his sword ready.
"The one pulling her strings is her. She wanted to know who she is and I give that information. However, she is fighting herself as she is in that form. All I do is watch and see which of her side wins," said Marionette. Protoman was about to slash Marionette as a spirit dive hits him and Marionette escapes into nothingness. Protoman was burned on his back and Megaman saw how badly the damage he is in.
"Please stop," said Celeste as she was forcing herself to quit the attack. Megaman understands something that Celeste was saying but it was like she is telling someone to stop.
