Author's Note: To all those you still read this story, I'd just like to let you know that it's safe to say that this story is continuing.

If you want a song to listen to while reading this chapter, I recommend listening to "A Gentlemen's Coup" by "Rise Against". If you like punk rock with a serious tone to it, this song is the song for this specific chapter.

Chapter 10: A Gentlemen's Coup

The pressure that was pushing against Jack Corvus' head was overwhelming. The force that propelled him in his EM Wave Form deeper into the Dark Hole only made him scream louder. The air rushed by his ringing ears. His arm still felt sore from activating the Dark Portal via his Hunter VG, and under the situation he was in, he felt as if his arm were to rip out of his sockets.

Nevertheless, he kept on screaming.

He squeezed his eyes shut as he made impact on the ground. Miraculously, he found himself alive after slowly opening his eyes. He groaned at he tried to push himself back up, but unwillingly slumped back onto the ground, giving in to the pain in his sore body. His eyes widened as he suddenly found a disgusting taste in his mouth. Jack Corvus growled as he let himself puke the dizziness out of his mouth onto the ground.

Finally, after not a single drop fell out of his mouth, he spat out the excess disgust. Tiredly, he rolled to his backside, taking a look at the black lifeless sky above him. There was no cloud or other living thing; there was just a hollow empty space. After a few minutes, he got himself back up and began to walk aimlessly into the darkness.

Minutes pass. Minutes then turn to hours of directionless wandering. Jack Corvus was just about to give up when he suddenly noticed a body lying not to far away from him. In surprise, he ran up to the body, only to find that it was a Satella soldier covered in blood.

"Oh my God…!" Jack Corvus gasped. The metallic smell of death entered his nostrils, compelling him to puke once again. "W-Who did this-"

"Jack!"

Jack Corvus looked up to see Acid Ace stumbling towards him. He was battered up and his armour was covered in blood.

His eyes widened. "A-Ace! Are you alright?" Jack Corvus stammered.

"I'm fine. Apparently, we teleported into separate places," Acid Ace said.

"…Where are all the others? The rest of the Satella soldiers?" Jack asked.

Acid Ace looked down. "…Dead. All of them."

Jack Corvus' lips quivered. "What happened to them? How did they-"

Suddenly, a group of black viruses began to form around them, trapping the two in a circle. Acid Ace and Jack Corvus both growled and stood back to back in a fighting stance. Before anyone could make a move, Yeti Blizzard appeared before them.
"Dotcom!"

Yeti Blizzard laughed. "Welcome to our humble abode: The Realm of Darkness! By the way, I hope you enjoyed our welcoming present!"

Jack Corvus gritted his teeth. "So you were the one who killed our men!"

"Yes…their deaths were delicious!" Yeti Blizzard grinned maliciously. "But talk is cheap, boys. Let's fight…"

Geo paced himself in his cell. He had just recently woken up to find this small room with Omega-Xis, who was not so happy.

"Damn it, Geo! Did you really have to have Ace restrain us? If you would just control yourself, we wouldn't be in this mess!" Omega-Xis exclaimed.

Geo simply scoffed and said nothing.

Omega-Xis rolled his eyes. "Whatever…all we could do at the moment is wait for Ace and the guys to come back with Sonia. After that come our tests…God, I can't believe this…"

"Omega-Xis," Geo began, his head lowering as his eyes had that angst-like glint. He chuckled bitterly as he sat down in the corner. "This…it's never going to end, is it?"

Omega-Xis' eyes softened. "What do you mean?"

Geo frowned. "All…this. All this 'saving the world' and 'defeat the bad guy' shit. Honestly, I sometimes think that I'm not fit for that kind of life. But, oh wait, I HAVE to. You know why, Mega? Because I'm Megaman! People look at me like I'm some kind of celebrity. You should see all the kids! They are all like, 'Mommy! That's Megaman! He's going to save us all'! They depend on me…can you believe it…me…"

Omega-Xis pursed his lips.

Geo looked up at the alien. "Ever since I married Sonia, all I've ever wanted was a normal life. You, Lyra, Sonia, and I. Living together, having a family." Geo sighed as tears streamed down his face. "But I guess we never will. No matter what, some villain will always come and screw everything up. All I'm trying to say is…is that…I'm tired. I'm really tired of…of this…"

The two stared at each other for a minute. Then, Omega-Xis placed his claw on Geo's shoulder.

"Don't worry, Geo. It'll be okay," Omega-Xis said. "We'll get through this. We'll get Sonia back, take down that Dark Hole (somehow), and get everything back to normal.

"And I'm sorry for yelling at you, Geo. I'm just…a little stressed I guess. You, especially you, didn't deserve that crap."

Geo was about to reply when his Hunter VG began to ring. Geo looked at Omega-Xis, who nodded his head, as if giving him permission to answer the caller. Geo nodded back as he clicked a few buttons. A screen appeared, portraying an image of a dark haired man.

"Hello, who would you be?" Geo asked.

The man grinned. "Geo…I assume that you have gotten my little message?"

Message…? What is he…wait! "Grey?" Geo said, narrowing his eyes at the screen.

"You got that right!" With that, Grey turned the camera on his Hunter VG, showing Acid Ace and Jack Corvus getting overwhelmed by Yeti Blizzard and thousands of Dark Viruses.

"Ace! Jack!" Geo gritted his teeth. "You bastard…"
"Geo…I suppose you want to know your wife's condition…?"

That caught Geo's attention. "Sonia…!"

Grey, once again, moved around for a while and showed Geo a first hand perspective on Sonia. Her clothes were dirty and worn with some blood soaked in it.

"You…you…!"

Grey laughed coldly, taunting Geo to finish his sentence. "Yes? WHAT AM I?"

"YOU BASTARD!" Geo managed to scream. "You…are going to FUCKING DIE! I SWEAR BY IT! YOU TOUCH HER AGAIN, AND I SWEAR, YOU'RE GOING TO WISH YOU'VE NEVER PISSED ME OFF!"

Grey continued to laugh. "Remember our deal, Megaman! You don't show up within the next 24 hours, you can kiss her ass goodbye! Then again, it's not like I wouldn't do so later anyways…"

Geo was going to curse at his foe again when Grey suddenly cut the connection. Geo growled, banging his fist in the wall.

"Geo…?" Omega-Xis said.

"Omega-Xis," Geo said, turning to his wizard. "Time to bust out of here!"

"Hey, excuse me!"

A security guard turned to Geo's cell. With an eyebrow raised, he approached his window.

"What do you want, Stelar?" the guard spat.

Geo smirked deviously. "I just thought I should warn you…to be more careful when talking to prisoners."

"What…?" The man was cut off by Omega-Xis knocking him out from behind.

"I gotta say, kid," Omega-Xis said. "This is one of the most corny things you've planned! It's like something that would happen in a movie!"

Geo laughed, as if this was all a childish game. "Quick, Mega! Get his keys before someone notices!"

Omega-Xis nodded as he search throughout the security guard's pockets. After mere seconds of scavenging, the AM-ian found what he was looking for.

"Found it!" Omega-Xis exclaimed triumphantly as he raised a card. He placed the card in front of the scanner, opening the door for Geo. After he stepped out, the two hid the guard's body in the cell.

"Okay, kid. What's the plan? What do we do now?" Omega-Xis asked.

"Our next step…is to find Hyde."