I'm so sorry if I forgot the many Functions of the PET last chapter, but no one is perfect... and I can't help it if I hardly get to watch the show anymore. I work you know, and it doesn't help that the TV station is stupidly playing them out of order. Also, the reason Enzan isn't calling people by their last names will be answered in this chapter... and I am not... I repeat going to add the .exe at the end of the navi's name just because I'm using the Japanese names in the fic.
Thanks to Pyra for the navi names, English & Japanese and also the other people who have given me information... since I already said thanks to you for all the chip attacks in earlier chapters.
Ghost from the past
By: Firehedgehog
Chapter Eight: Blue Shadows
Two teens: raced down a mostly empty street, one was well known, Enzan. The other was mostly a stranger, with his startling white hair flowing loosely around him, to some with his expressive sapphire eyes he seemed almost an angel.
The second teen was Yami.
But both their faces were filled with determination, a mission.
While the people there might not know what they were doing, the two boys were doing something important; lives hung in the balance.
A balance, that hung at the edge of oblivion, on death.
They had no time to waste, no time to chat... no time to stall.
Somehow people knew to get out of their way.
They would be thankful of it once it was over, but at the moment they couldn't spare a word of thanks.
Sometimes destiny could be cruel.
It could be sadistic.
Yet, it also could bring happiness.
Enzan knew these facts quite well, years ago before he had met Netto he had not realized how cruel destiny had been. He had never had any true friends, none really... not until Netto had decided that he would be his friend even if Enzan said he didn't want him to be.
Funny, he had been happy once he realized what friendship truly meant.
Through Netto he had made more friends, not that he would ever admit it though... but it was true none the less.
He remembered a conversation he had once with Netto, it been almost summer: the two of them had just been discussing navi battle.
"Enzan, I was wondering?" Netto said, his chocolate brown eyes looked at him filled with curiosity.
"What is it Hikari," Enzan said with an annoyed frown.
"Why do you always call people by there last names?" Netto asked, this question startled the other boy... no one had asked him that before.
"It's just my way," Enzan replied, Netto made a face and Enzan heard Rockman mutter something from his PET... but didn't make it out.
"It would be nice if you called people by their name you know, not there family name... when you call people by there family name its as if you give them no consideration of who they are. Not just what family they are from," Netto told him in a serious voice, this quite startled Enzan who had never heard something so serious come out of Netto's mouth... other then navi battle strategies that is.
"I didn't realize," Enzan said, Netto smiled slightly.
"Promise me something, call people by there name if you know it... it gives more respect," Netto said, Enzan stared at the other boy for a moment.
"I'll try Hikari," he said.
"Hey," Netto protested, Enzan blinked then gave a small laugh realizing what he had done.
"Gomen Netto," Enzan said, Netto smiled his eyes shining... after all it was the first time Enzan had ever called him by name.
"Arigato," Netto replied.
That conversation had helped many times since then, he had seen the smiles on peoples faces when he called them by their name... not there family name.
Then Destiny became sadistic; it took away Netto from his family and friends... Enzan lost his first human friend.
Now years since that day Destiny was being cruel once again, his friends had been kidnapped by some unknown force... most likely WWW 3 and somehow it all was connected to Yami.
The ever mysterious Yami, a teen with amnesia with no memory past six years ago... the time Netto vanished.
Coincidence...
He thought not.
Now, he only had to prove it.
"We have to take the bus to get the rest of the way," Yami said as he looked at the address on the Pet, Enzan looked over his shoulder and nodded.
Thankfully, they were at the bus station now since they had realized the place was too far to walk.
"The bus we need will be arriving in five minutes," Kage said, Yami nodded.
"Thanks Kage," Yami said, meanwhile Enzan was also talking to Blues who he had picked up.
"Blues, have you found any clues?" Enzan asked, Blues sighed with no information.
The navi had been listening to some radio and television broadcasts since he had found out the situation, looks like no one had found out anything about the kidnapping situation... only they and the kidnapper knew... so that meant they were still on there own.
"Sorry Enzan, no luck," Blue replied, Enzan sighed.
"That's okay, just keep searching for clues anyway you can," Enzan said, blues nodded and Enzan placed the Pet back to the place he usually held it.
At that moment the bus arrived, with serious faces the two teens got on... and hoped that they wouldn't be meeting there death... or the deaths of there friends.
The building the address led to was a large abandoned warehouse, in fact a sign outside announced that by the end of the month it would be torn down and replaced with a park.
But they didn't care about that, all they cared about was the fact there friends needed them.
"Were here," Yami said frowning, he sighed and looked down at his Pet... Kage looked up at him in understanding.
"It's okay Yami-kun, I know you don't want to give me up but we have to... innocent people are depending on us," Kage said softly, Yami nodded.
"Thank you for understanding Kage," Yami replied.
"Anytime," Kage said, Yami felt a shaft of sadness. There would not be another anytime, after this he would loose his longest friend since he woke up with amnesia... forever.
"Yeah," he whispered, he sighed and closed his eyes briefly.
"We have to go in you know," Enzan spoke quietly, Yami opened his blue eyes and nodded.
"Then lets do this," Yami said, with that they pushed the rotting door to the place open and stepped inside.
"So you came," a voice hissed, the two teens jumped startled and spun around. Standing in the shadows was a figure; all they could see was his strange yellow-eyes reflecting like a cat's; in the dim light.
"Yeah we came, we have Kage, so where's our friends," Yami demanded, the man snapped his fingers and a light went on nearby.
They turned and gasped, there friends were unconscious and tied together by rope... a few bruises covered there faces... also the most likely reason they were out of it.
"They're alive and will stay that way, they'll live. Now give me Kage," the man hissed, Yami shivered a bit... there was a feeling of madness in this mans voice.
"Show me yourself first, I won't pass Kage to someone I can't see," Yami demanded, a dark chuckle came from the man.
"As you wish," the man hissed, with that he stepped out of the darkness.
Yami almost gaped, the man was so tall and seemed to snakelike, his tongue kept flicking in and out of his mouth and it looked like he had clipped his fingernails in years.
"You may call me Kadis," the man said, Yami shivered, as did Enzan.... There was something just not right about the man.
"Now, give me Kage," Kadis demanded, Yami sighed and pulled out his PET.
"See you around Kage," he whispered wistfully, fully knowing he would never see his navi again.
"See you around too Yami-kun," Kage whispered, with that Yami walked to the snake man Kadis and placed the PET in his outstretched hand.
He then walked back to Enzan, hopefully soon all this would be over.
"Now let our friends go," Yami said, Kadis seemed to pause then smirked.
"I think not, you broght someone with you which was a no no... so now your friends will all die," Kadis laughed, then the man seemed to vanish.
In slow motion Yami seemed to turn to look at Enzan, standing next to his friend was Kadis... blood flowed down his friends side.
Yami could only watch, in horror as Kadis pulled a dagger sticky with blood out of Enzans side. Enzan gave a startled gasp his blue eyes wide with shock.
"Enzan," Yami cried in horror, if they didn't get medical help fast Enzan could die.
"Damn... you better get us out of here alive Yami," Enzan hissed in pain as he covered his wound with his hands, between the cracks of his fingers blood slowly crept through.
Then before Yami could say any more, the dual haired teen slipped to the cold floor in a faint. Apparently being stabbed with a dagger was too much for the other teen; that left Yami with the kidnapper.
Yami watched in disgust as the kidnapper, Kadis, licked his friend's blood of the dagger.
"Why... why did you do that, we already gave you Kage," Yami cried, Kadis smirked his lips slightly red from when he had licked the dagger.
"Wily want Kage and also you kid, but he knew you wouldn't come so easily if he said you were part of the price. Anyway, Wily doesn't care if they live and die... you are another thing entirely," Kadis smirked, Yami frowned angrily his sapphire eyed boiled with rage.
"Why?" Yami asked, he meant the fact the man was going to kill his friends and had already stabbed Enzan.
"Because I can," Kadis sneered.
At that moment Yami felt a pain, he clutched his head as the pain increased... and he remembered something.
"Because I can," the man sneered; the man was tall with red-violet eyes that screamed death. Several tattoos covered his body and he knew that many of them meant death, in some way or another.
He shivered in fear and tried to struggle out of the man's strong grip, the man smirked seeing him struggling and clicked the safety off his gun.
He closed his eyes and shivered, he knew he was going to die... he didn't want to see it coming.
"Woah," he shouted; as a huge wave suddenly rammed into the ship sending both of them tumbling, in the tumble the man lost his grip on the small boy.
Free he scrambled out of range as best he could, now looking out at sea he swore slightly... somehow the ship had been caught in a storm... and they were heading into the worst of it.
"Shit," The man snarled; he rushed to the captain area to gain control of the ship and sail the ship out of the storm. He ignored the captive, for which the boy was thankful for the moment.
He remembered why the man had taken him here; WWW 3 had paid the man to get rid of him... for good.
'Maybe I should have tried to keep out of there way more often' he thought, a cold rain began to fall on him and wind pushed him around violently as he tried to stand.
'I have to get away' he thought looking around for some way, but there wasn't even a life coat or emergency life raft of any type around.
Then the man came out, in his left hand was an iron bar and in the other the gun, he shivered feeling the icy fingers of death coming his way.
"No, I refuse to die!" he screamed, he knew staying on the ship meant death... he had a better chance to survive if he got off it.
He knew only one way, with eyes narrowed due to wind and rain he rushed to the side of the boat, and leapt.
For a moment he felt a moment he felt a glorious feeling of freedom, of flight, before his body began to fall to the icy foamy waves around the ship.
Yet, all did not go well.
He heard the sound of the gun going off below, he gave a gasp as he felt it just clip his temple... spraying a bit of blood.
He hit the water and its coldness engulfed him, he started to swim glad that in this weather the mans aim was off... he could tell for the man was still trying to hit him with bullets.
Then a click as bullets were out, he felt happiness... could he somehow swim to freedom somehow.
But his luck was still not with him, the last thing he felt was the iron bar slamming against the back of his head.
He gasped and darkness began to claim him, he felt memories fleeing... and he sunk below the waves into darkness... a darkness of so many things.
Yami took a deep breath as he pushed himself away from his newly remembered memory, the pain ebbed away... and he now knew without a doubt how he had lost his memory.
'WWW 3, they ruined my life as whoever I use to be and now they are ruining this one' Yami thought angrily, Kadis meanwhile was laughing insanely for the man knew Yami could do nothing against him.
"No, I refuse to give up!" Yami shouted, unnoticed to either Kage's Pet began to glow as did a chip in Yami's pocket.
TBC
Next time: Will Kadis be defeated, will Yami get Enzan to the hospital in time... and will he be able to save his friends. Also, who is . Chapter Nine: Fallen Angel.
FH: Wa ha ha, a total cliffhanger. If you noticed I am using some things from the different seasons, if some things are wrong I'm sorry... at the moment the episode here are still showing Lan going against Gospil... so sad... so sad.
R.Calumon: If you are a real fan of Megaman NT warrior you might have figured out what is about to happen next, but if you don't... that's okay.
FH: See you all next time. Also, my version of the coming advent will be different then the TV version, all will be explained in the end.
Ja ne