Baritone was stunned when he heard the forbidden name. He bent closer to the holographic screen.

"Where did you last see him?" He asked in an urgent tone.

"We'll explain later, but right now we need you and Megaman to come and help Searchman and Protoman. Hurry back to SciLabs as soon as you can!" Lan insisted.

"OK, we'll get there ASAP." Megaman assured as Lan hung up the phone.

"Time to run, guys," Megaman stated. "We have to go back directly to the lab that Lan and Dad are in." Baritone and Patch nodded as they followed Megaman to the lab.

Lan rushed toward the 3 when he heard them arrive to the laboratory. He briefly explained to them the situation.

"Protoman and Searchman, along with several Clone units, have been searching for NeoForte and found him in the Central Block. They've been trying to catch NeoForte, but he's infected the units. They have all malfunctioned and are now attacking both Navis!"

"Sweet! Now is the time I can use Junior!" Patch exclaimed as he started running toward the nearest jack port at the computer. Lan grabbed the back of Patch's shirt and yanked him away from the computer.

"No! You can't use Megaman Junior to fight the Units yet! He just got activated and now you're risking to get him deleted by powerful Colonel Units? I don't think so." Lan scolded. "Megaman, you should go on ahead and help Searchman and Protoman."

"Got it." Megaman said as he headed toward a row of cylindrical glass tubes. He stepped into one of them, and in a moment he jacked into the computer's main area and hopped into the hyperlink that led to Net City. The Copybot that Megaman had resided in was now standing still in the tube.

"I'm gonna go help, too." Baritone said as he headed toward a different tube. However, Lan called out and asked Baritone if he was sure he could handle the situation. Baritone replied hesitatingly with a yes, for he still wanted to help the others.

"If you ever feel like you need to get out of the situation, don't hesitate to do so." Lan advised.

"...OK." Baritone answered as he jacked into the computer and headed for the hyperlink.

"...Dad. Junior and I could've helped, too. Why did you stop me?" Patch complained. Lan turned to his son and bent down to where their eyes met.

"Patch, understand that I care about the safety of not just you, but also of Junior. He's not just your friend, but he's also your cousin... and Uncle Hub's son."

Patch was speechless as he remembered that he and Junior had a unique bond. He then nodded in agreement.

"I hope Uncle Hub and others will be alright..." Patch said as he stared at the computer screen, which depicted Searchman and Protoman fighting out the infected Units. He saw Megaman and Baritone arrive at the scene. Lan looked up and watch as he said the same thing:

"I hope so, too."

As soon as Megaman logged into Net City, he started shooting several infected Colonel Units. The shots made the Units recoil in slight pain.

"You guys OK?" Megaman asked as he and Baritone helped Protoman and Searchman back up to their feet.

"Wily sure has programmed the Colonel Units to be strong." Protoman groaned.

"I take back what I implicitly said about the Units being lame..." Searchman choked as he stood on his feet.

Baritone, Megaman, Protoman and Searchman found themselves surrounded by a large group of Colonel copies that were infected by NeoForte. NeoForte was was well hidden behind a tall building that was a long distance away from the group.

"There you are..." NeoForte hissed as he saw the battle progress. He summoned his Dark Arm Blade, albeit a bugged blade and held it like a harpoon. NeoForte made an aim at the white Navi. Baritone was unaware that the Black Viper was about to strike him.

"Time to say goodbye... Baritone... Heheheheheheh..."

"Baritone Rake!" Baritone activated his double busters and shot several blasts at the oncoming copies. The Colonel copies stepped back in recoil to the force of the shots. More kept advancing toward the 4 Navis.

"Time to use some Battlechips." Lan called out as a screen appeared behind Megaman.

"Battlechips...?" Baritone echoed curiously as he stood next to Protoman and Searchman to defend them.

"Great! Operate away, Lan!" Megaman said as he prepared for battle.

"Wide Blade! Life Aura! Battlechips in, download!" Lan inserted a couple chips into his PET.

In response, Megaman's right arm formed into a crimson Wide Blade and a powerful aura enveloped around him.

"Area Steal!" Lan loaded an Area Steal chip.

Megaman dashed at the Colonel Units and, at the last second, disappeared. He reappeared behind the Units and slashed at them. The Units roared in pain and anger as they charged toward Megaman.

"Anti-Damage!"

The blue bomber was on a roll. When the Colonel units thought that they had Megaman right were they wanted him, a cloud of smoke exploded around him. When the smoke cleared, only the lanky Megaman doll remained. The units looked around as to where the Blue Bomber disappeared, but they were slashed by the his sword once more from behind them.

Protoman and Searchman attacked the Colonel Units with their sword and sniper, respectively. They sliced and shot through the Units. Some of the Units began to disintegrate into deletion.

"Heaven's Rolling!" Baritone lifted both of his arms in the air as two bluish-white, jagged energy rotated rapidly around in his arms. He then whipped his arms forward and slammed the energy down towards the ground. The shocking energy formed into 2 wheels that ripped through several Colonel Clones. Some of the Clones were deleted, yet the 4 Navis still had a long way to go.

"There's way too many of them!" Searchman shouted as he used his Search Sniper to shoot several bullets at the copies. A holographic screen that depicted Lan then flashed behind Megaman.

"I'll send the protocol to bring in some of the Greek Colonel units!" Lan informed.

In a few seconds, 4 Colonel units then materialized before Baritone's eyes. He noticed that each Colonel had a different Greek symbol that was red and emblazoned with gold outlines on their foreheads.

"Greek Colonel units Gamma, Theta, Tau and Omega! Stop the Clones!" Lan commanded. In response, the Greek Colonel units summoned their blades and aided Protoman, Searchman and Baritone. All 4 of them roared as they unleashed a wave of Screen Dividers. The Greek Colonel units' attacks shredded the remaining numbers of the infected Clone Colonel unit. The rest of the Clones disintegrated into thin air.

Megaman and Protoman then retracted their swords, and Searchman lowered his gun. Baritone deactivated his double busters and exhaled a sigh of relief.

"Mission accomplished." The Greek Colonel squadron stated simultaneously.

"Thanks for the help, you guys." Megaman thanked.

"You're welcome." Colonel unit Gamma spoke. "It is a shame though that our fellow brothers had to be destroyed, but it had to be done..."

"Sorry about that..." Megaman consoled.

"Seems like we lost sign of NeoForte." Protoman remarked.

"Well, we'll just have to look for him again." Searchman huffed.

"Uhm, I can help wi-"

"Watch out!"

Before Baritone could finish his sentence, Colonel Gamma charged at Baritone and tackled him. Baritone fell onto the ground and grunted in pain. He looked up and saw Colonel Gamma roaring in agony as a long, corrupted Dark Arm Blade pierced Colonel Gamma through the abdomen. Clumps of data began to spill out from Colonel Gamma as he collapsed onto the ground.

"Colonel Gamma!" Baritone cried out. He reached out toward the injured Navi, who snarled in reply.

"Don't! ...Don't... touch me!"

"But your-"

"I said don't! If this is... the same enemy that... bugged the Clones we deleted earlier... then I might go... berserk as well..." Colonel Gamma choked as the effects of the bugs began to overtake his will.

Baritone was at a loss of what had to be done. He wanted to help Colonel Gamma, but he knew that Colonel Gamma could attack or infect him as well. He bit his lip as he rushed at Colonel Gamma's side.

"I just can't let you get deleted like this!" Baritone said as he placed his hands a few inches above the wound. "Soul Heal!"

Baritone's body glowed a soft bluish-white hue as healing data began to pour from his hands. The bugged Dark Arm Blade dissipated and the gaping wound began to heal. Just as Baritone was about to finish, another bugged Dark Arm Blade was harpooned at him. Baritone looked up and cried out in fear. Fortunately, Searchman shot the blade with his sniper and the impact directed the blade away from Baritone and struck the ground instead.

"Found him." Searchman stated as he analyzed the direction where the Dark Arm Blade previously came from. "NeoForte's hiding behind that tall building. I'll go after him. Colonel units Theta, Tau and Omega! I'll need your assistance."

The remaining 3 Greek Colonel units nodded and followed Searchman.

"I'll be helping out Searchman. You and Baritone make sure Colonel Gamma will be alright." Protoman said to Megaman as he went with Searchman's group. Megaman nodded and watched over Baritone to make sure no harm would come upon Baritone, who was healing Colonel Gamma.

"Is he... going to be alright?" Megaman asked.

"I think so. I'm relieved that Colonel Gamma didn't lash at us." Baritone answered.

Colonel Gamma was panting heavily and his body shook. When the wound had at last closed up, Colonel Gamma finally relaxed and breathed normally.

"Thank... you..." Colonel Gamma whispered weakly. A few seconds later, a holographic screen flashed in front of Megaman.

"Lan!" Megaman exclaimed.

"Megaman! Are you and Baritone alright?" Lan asked.

"We're both fine." Megaman answered.

"OK, Megaman. You go on with Protoman and Searchman. Baritone, I'll open up a portal for you to return to SciLabs."

"But... What about Colonel Gamma?" Baritone asked.

"Don't worry. We'll bring him back and treat him in the lab as well." Lan replied.

At this, Baritone relaxed. A portal then opened up in front of him. Lan motioned Baritone to enter the portal. Baritone heeded Lan and then disappeared into a column of light. Lan then sent a protocol to retrieve Colonel Gamma back to the SciLabs. Colonel Gamma then teleported out of sight as well.

"Alright, I'm gonna head off and join Searchman and Protoman." Megaman stated.

"Be careful." Lan warned.

"You used be a lot more reckless when you were younger." Megaman commented with a chuckle. "Don't worry, I'll be careful." Megaman then ran off to join the hunt for NeoForte.

Lan laughed at himself. "Now that I think about it, I was reckless when I was younger. Oh, well. Looks like I'm mellowing out with age."