Day 4 Part 2 – Battle of the Gods
The red navi smirked as he turned his attention to Roll for a moment, "By the way, I suggest you start running towards Central Area. I recall hearing a certain navi giving order to Freezeman and Blizardman to hunt down another blue friend of yours. Then again, Mortis's hands are kinda tied in the moment so he has no choice in the orders he gives."
"You know Mortis?" Megaman said, as Roll's eyes widened. In truth, she was considering Void's words pretty carefully. Dark Roll had mentioned his brother sister relationship to her already and Mortis had just happened to be in the area when Roll had broken her darker half's spell for a moment.
"You could say he used to be a co-worker. But then he decided to go rogue. I would apologize for it, but if I'm being honest, I don't feel lead to. You see, right now, Mortis is like a leashed dog. He really only listens to me," Void said as he held another one of those black orbs in his hand, "By the way, I really meant what I said pinkie. Your little brother won't last very long against Freezeman. I don't really know why Mortis went through the trouble of raising Blizardman. But then, you could ask him yourself. Void Hold!" the red navi yelled as he chucked his orb in between Megaman and Roll, causing the two navis to fly backward.
"Grav Saber!" Void's right hand changed into his purple blade as he rushed Protoman.
"Grave Stake!" Megaman had barely cut away enough before several purple spikes drove out from the ground. The blue navi glared as Mortis suddenly cut into the fight. The coward had just decided to show himself.
"So finally decided to fight?" Megaman growled. Though he made a note to try and control it. Emotions like these would a good catalyst to wake up Dark Hub from his sleep and he didn't need any more trouble from him.
"Touchy? Though I would be too if I went on an animal induced rage. Perhaps you still are?" Mortis challenged, spuring him on.
"MEGAMAN!" Lan yelled in the blue navi's ear, catching the navi completely off-guard. Come to think of it, Lan had been kinda silent since Void and Mortis appeared. Looking slightly to the left and right, he noticed that both Protoman and Roll must have just had their own experiences with screaming NetOps.
"Where the heck have you been?" Megaman questioned.
"Someone's been jamming up the communication signals. We couldn't get in contact with you guys!" Lan explained, relieved that his navi could finally hear him again.
"Hmm…that's disturbing. I thought that signal would have been knocked out for a little while longer. Then again, I guess that's what I get from using programming from Dawn. Her stuff only seems to work for the first couple minutes," Mortis noted, failing to see Void's smirk. Mortis couldn't use Dawn's programming if his life depended on it. He often didn't know what he was doing since navis couldn't program and merely tried to put things together, leaving him with a mess program that was destined to fail.
"3 against 2? That seems like a mistake on your part," Roll growled as her body suit switched over to a yellow color. Mayl must have just switched her over to Voltra.
"Nope, 2 on 2. You see, the only one that needs to be here is Megaman. Protoman's just collateral. In fact, we hadn't really planned for him," Mortis sulked. At least, he hadn't planned for him. He was actually hoping for a nice 2 on 1. Much more easier to kill the navi that way and then he wouldn't have any need for Dawn's precious plan anymore, "You are not needed. Why do you think I sent Freezeman after your precious brother? I wonder if Freezeman will just delete him. Maybe Blizardman will turn him into one of those snow creature things the humans make. What are they again?"
"Well then, we're just going to have to beat you first!" Mayl argued back, though she was beginning to see his point. Even if they stopped him here, there wasn't a guarantee that the other navis wouldn't go through with the plan just because there boss was dead.
"Yes and risk your friend being naviless again? I heard she was really sad after that one navi bit the dust. You know, the one that got deleted because you two couldn't put him down—pathetic by the way. What was her name again? It rhymed with ox? But surely anything with the name of a bull couldn't be the close to the name of such a weak navi," Mortis said confused.
Megaman quickly grabbed Roll before she lunged for him, "He's just trying to get a rise out of you. Calm down!" Roll's green eyes were blazing. How dare he make fun of Tox! Unfortunately, her currently level headed boyfriend was keeping her from showing Mortis just how to spell with those chains that wrapped around him, "Look. The angrier you are, the less focused you are. Plus, you're only going to wake up Dark Roll again. Go. Help Saber. Lan and I have things over here."
The pink navi closed her eyes after Megaman spoke to her. She was beginning to feel to slightest amount of activity from her. She was still asleep, but definitely had just turned over in her sleep. Roll's eyes darted from Mortis to the exit before huffing, "Fine. But do me a favor. Make sure he doesn't jack out this time." Megaman released her from her hold as she dashed for Central Area.
"Well, someone has some leverage," Mortis snickered.
"Does this guy live just to mess with people's heads?" Lan growled, "Let's just show him who he's messing with! Battle Routine! Set!"
"Execute!"
"Grave Stake!" Mortis yelled as several more spikes drove up from the ground. The navi smirked as Megaman jumped back onto the ground to avoid being hit, "Death Panel." The entire field changed from ice to red poison panels. As the other navis stepped on them, they could feel their energy dropping twice as fast as standing on a normal poison panel.
"Mortis! What the hell!" Void yelled as his fight too was now affected by Mortis's decision. Mortis merely ignored him and continued trying to keep Megaman out of close range.
"Saber Cross! Variable Sword! Download!" Megaman's body suit didn't change incredibly much except for the fact that now his helmet, gloves, and boots had changed to a greener pallet in addition to an X being placed around his chest. His hand turned into the mystical green blade. He placed the tip on the ground and shot a sonic boom. The attack belted into the ground, cracking all the panels and removing Mortis's poison from the ground directly in front of him. He would need to be fast to avoid falling down the holes that could now appear.
"Proto Cross! Program Advance! Sword! Wide Blade! Long Blade! Life Sword!" Megaman zipped up the chained navi, barely even touching any of the panels, and cut him right across the chest. Mortis looked in amazement as his chains fell to the ground. The extra speed and power of Proto Cross had given Megaman's sword enough power to break his bonds.
Mortis turned to see the navi before him, "Graveyard Chains!" the shackles rose up from the ground and wrapped around Megaman. Megaman pushed against the chains, however they were too tight. He couldn't move. His hands were out of them, so no use trying to activate his sword. Mortis swatted his arm and the chains sent him spiraling towards Protoman. The two navis feel backwards with an uncomfortable "ooph!" and back onto the poison panels.
Void turned wildly back at Mortis. Attacking him had not been part of the plan. But then again, it did allow him to feel better about this next part. Void made another orb and, neglecting Megaman and Protoman, chucked a Void Hold at Mortis. The navi barely managed to dodge the attack on the first go around, forgetting that the shot actually homed. The navi fell forwards as he got knocked from the back. Turning back to his other two enemies, he opened his palm and dropped a small orb on the ground, "Void Held".
Megaman, Protoman, and Mortis tried their best to resist the pull of the orb, but it was so powerful. "Megaman! Lock Shot 3! Download! Destroy that thing!" Megaman's hand swapped over to an army green buster. The navi took aim quickly and fired. Unfortunately, he had fired too late. Void already had them right where he wanted them.
"Void Hole!" The vacuum appeared right behind Mortis, pulling him in. Working fast, Void pulled out his saber and knocked back Megaman. He then turned to challenge Protoman and thanks to a well-timed Void Hold, sent him flying into the hole as well. Void turned to Megaman as his dimension closed. He would only be able to keep those two in there for a few moments. He had to work fast. Dawn told him that all he needed was one nitch. One hit and it was bye bye, Megaman.
"RAAH!" Void yelled as he charged. His saber turned into a crimson color and he slashed. Megaman raised his own sword, but it shattered at the force Void slammed it upon the blade. The blade sliced Megaman on his hand before it turned back into his purple color.
"Aggh!" Megaman winced, holding his hand as data began to leak out of the wound. His hand felt like it had been lit on fire. He had been slashed by swords before, but this one felt different. No matter now, he needed to get rid of this guy now! He gritted his teeth as he looked to charge the red navi again, the pain becoming less. However, Void merely snapped his fingers and the portal behind him opened, releasing Protoman and Mortis. He smirked at Megaman, "We'll be seeing each other again…soon. And just to show you just how much I'm willing to commit to our little game."
Void turned back to Mortis, who had been weakened by the Black Hole Network's power, "You shouldn't have attacked me Mortis. Then again, I think we both saw this coming. A good ally you were not. A useful tool, you will continue to be." Mortis hadn't even seen Void rush him with his saber, piercing through his navi symbol. As the reviver's data collapsed, it was absorbed into Void. Megaman and Protoman gaped with mouths wide and the quick action. He…he just deleted Mortis. Weren't they working together?
Void twisted his face for a second and soon there was nothing left of Mortis, "Know that he's out of the way. I guess you should go check up on your little girlfriend. Until we meet again, Megaman. Or perhaps…not," Void said as he jacked out of the network. Mission complete.
Megaman dashed for Central Area. Protoman had decided to stay behind after Chaud mentioned the fact that more navis could have been summoned to attack SciLab, seeing as Central Area seemed to be only a distraction for Roll. Mayl had decided to take a trip out to Saria's house to make sure that the girl and Saber were alright a while back. He had almost made it too. The opening had been in his sight. That was until a single buster shot made a small crater in the ground.
No. Way. Now?
"This could be bad…" Lan said, knowing there was only one navi who had a buster that powerful. Bass hovered into view.
"Bass, I don't have time for this!" Megaman answered back. The navi had been seen a couple of times. Megaman had always believed that the navi would come back looking for a fight. Why now? He didn't know. He just knew that he needed to get to Roll.
"If you are truly ready, then this shouldn't take long at all." Bass said, "We have been at this for too long. The fight you are trying to see should be over soon enough anyway. Megaman, this time, I will delete you!"
"Crap! He's not giving us much of an option!" Lan quickly switched over to a different chip folder. It wasn't completely full proof, but it was one that had been crafting for particularly bad situations. Perhaps luck was shining down on them since the Net seemed to be warming back up again. The ice under Megaman's feet was melting into nothing.
"When does he ever? Ready?" Megaman sighed.
"As always! Battle routine! Set!"
"Execute!"
"Gregar Beast Out! Super Vulcan! Attack +30! Download!" Megaman's armor began to bulk up and soon took the form of the cybeast Gregar. The navi bounced up into the air and fired the yellow machine gun type weapon.
"M-Buster Rake!" Bass yelled as two shots. The first shot took the blow of the first set off bullets while the next one sniped the weapon and jammed it, rendering it useless. Megaman landed back on the ground and speed forward at his rival. The navi threw punch after claw at Bass but none of his attacks seemed to connect. Bass's aura protected him from the claw swipes and he parried the punches. Megaman placed one more kick at his chest, causing both navis to move back.
"Dark Arm Blade!" Bass's hand turned into a purple blade as he rushed Megaman.
"Elec Blade! Download!" Megaman's used his own blade to block Bass's attack as the two fought. Sparks flew everywhere as each warrior gave it all they had. Bass would have smirked if he hadn't been so busy fighting. This was what he wanted. No one but Megaman could ever hope to even try and match him. He was the only one who made this enjoyable! But yet, things had to come to an end. As Megaman slashed again, Bass avoided the attack and brought his elbow down on the blade, breaking it.
However, Megaman rebounded back by bringing his claw around at the same time. The black navi earned a claw rake for his mistake. Bass moved back, clutching his face. Megaman's claw must have broken through the aura for a temporary second after being in such close range. After all, he was using the power of the first cybeast. Unexpected glitches could be expected. Plus, he could work through the pain. He had done so for years.
Bass's hand morphed into his the head of Falzar, "Falzar Storm!" He roared as the bird cawed, releasing a stream of wind that blew Megaman backwards. Megaman dug deep into the ground, he wasn't going to be pushed around by this attack. The wind was sharp and slashed in different places, but Gregar's armor was keeping him safe from being under too much pain.
Megaman pulled out his Gregar Vulcan and stared firing. He had at least been successful in getting Bass to stop with the Falzar blasting. The black navi flew up into the air, probably looking for another attack spot.
"Program Advance! Spreader 3! Triple Download! Hyper Burst!" Megaman's arm turned into a spreader weapon and he fired just in the nick of time. Bass stumbled back, a Hell's Rolling at full charge in his hand. He had been paralyzed for only a second. How the hell had he countered him?
"Now Megaman! Double Beast! Download!" Lan said, taking advantage of the full synchro between him and his navi.
"GRAAHH!" Megaman growled as another him appeared in Falzar form. The bird beast was glowing white; Lan and him could only use such summon chips effectively in Full Synchro. The two beast out navis rushed at Bass, unleashing their full strength upon the God of Destruction. When they were done with him and the F Beast faded, and left Bass clutching his arm for a moment. He was hurt. Not down, but damaged.
"Now, Megaman! Let's finish this!"
"Right!" Megaman said, ready to rush Bass again. Except…something was wrong. He could feel himself breathing hard. He had thought earlier it was just because he had been running so much, but now it was actually beginning to hurt. The beast out navi coughed a minute, trying to catch his breath. Could he even catch his breath?
"Megaman? Megaman, what's wrong!" Lan asked hurriedly as he noticed that Megaman's energy levels were dropping drastically. The Beast Out deactivated; Megaman had been unable to hold the power together.
"Can't *wheeze* breath *cough*" Megaman barely got out. Everywhere was beginning to hurt. He was seeing spots. His hand ached, the uncomfortable fire was blazing now. Wait his hand! Void! He must have done something to him! But…what could he have done to him?
"Hmph," Bass said as he hovered over them and charged a Nightmare Overload, "I guess one of us had to sputter out in the end. Shame. I was actually hoping this battle would continue. But, it's time to end this! Say hello to deletion, Megaman!"
"Megaman! Get out of the way!" Lan yelled, as several of his PET commands were beginning to fail. Something was serious wrong with his brother! Even the device itself was busy trying to figure out what was going on!
Bass fired.
Megaman couldn't move. He felt his body sieze up on him. The only time he felt like this was…no…no that couldn't be possible. No, he didn't have his disease anymore! This wasn't possible! The navi closed his eyes, hoping that being deleted wasn't as painful as he last remembered it. However, at the last second, he felt someone push him out of the way. As the blast cratered the world around them, Megaman cracked opened his eye to see who saved him. It was Roll! She looked like she was wearing more a dark green color hoodie over top a greener body suit, but it was her!
"Hmph, maybe you weren't ready," Bass said, a hint of disappointment in his voice. As he looked out at the pathetic scene in front of him.
"Mega? Mega! Hub! What's wrong?" Roll asked frantically as the navi seemed to be slipping in and out of unconsciousness. She quickly put a hand over his navi emblem. Her eyes widened as she say the state of his data, "Lan! Jack him out now! Something's wrong with his core data!"
"I can't! The PET is bugging up!" Lan responded hurriedly.
Roll wasted no time trying to pick up the navi, slinging an arm over her neck. He was heavier than her, but he needed help, "Mayl! Can you get Saria to send Saber? I need some help trying to move him!" She turned her attention back to Megaman who was making a pained face, "Hang on, Hub. Please."
She looked over to see Bass making a somewhat bored expression. He really didn't feel like dealing with the situation in front of him. But it was below him to waste time deleting such weaklings for no reason. 'I wonder what happened to him,' Bass couldn't help but think. He sighed and jacked out of the network. It would mean nothing to delete Megaman while his core data was a mess.
No, he would delete him at his strongest to prove that he was the strongest navi in creation. Anything less and even he himself would feel the urge to call himself pathetic. And pathetic was not something he was.
Update: Monday
*building fort and turns to audience* Sorry everyone, I was sorta getting a head start on a place of protection against the angry mobs that'll come at me next week for what I'm bout to do next. Note, if you read the title, you'll instantly now what I'm talking about. (By the way, DN5 is possibly worse in terms of escalations). Hehehehe...Ghost501 logging out!
