Rockman EXE
Guardians of the Light Circle
Episode 10: Hatto's awakening, Part 2
Previously...
"I guess that it's just Roll and me today..."
"Next stop... THE TRAIN STATION!"
"You've got a few minutes until your next interview. I'm going to plug you into the system. Any sign of danger means trouble so make sure that whatever is here, stays here"
"Everyone, let's meet here in 3 hours! If anyone notices anything, they'll alert the others!"
"Konichi wa... Nature"
"Are you sure that Sakurai went this way?"
AWAKEN! SAKURAI LINPHEA HATTO! GUARDIAN OF LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP! GUARDIAN HATTO!
"Synchrochip, Slot-in! CROSSFUSION!"
"I have been sent by Dark Star-sama, to delete you"
"D-Dark Rockman..."
Opening Song:
Ikutsu namida o nagashitara
Every Heart sunao ni nareru darou
Dare ni omoi wo tsutaetara
Every Heart kokoro mitasareru no darou
Nagai nagai yoru ni obieteita
Tooi hoshi ni inotteta
Meguru meguru toki no naka de
Bokutachi wa ai o sagashiteiru
Tsuyoku tsuyoku naritai kara
Kyou mo takai sora miageteiru
(All official RockmanEXE characters are owned Capcom)
Note: Sorry about that... school got in the way ^-^'! Anyhow I'm going to try and upload a little faster! Now... I present to you Episode 11!
Silence. It was a blanket, covering the entrance of the magnificent building, or at least what was left of it. The explosion had caused a sudden farewell to the top floors. Viruses were no longer attacking, shrieking, only frozen in time. This quietness, however, didn't reach the entrance. Where a frightening battle, was about to begin.
"D-Dark Rockman? What are you doing here!?" Netto exclaimed. In front of him were the demoniacal eyes of Dark Rockman.
The netnavi grinned, "Are you surprised?" Netto clenched his teeth. His eyes moved from Dark Rockman's, to the red-haired girl. She had been placed onto the dirty ground, now lying there, with closed eyes.
He squeezed both his fists, "What do you want with Meiru-chan!"
"Aaaww... is she your girlfriend? Don't worry, she won't be getting hurt..." Dark Rockman summoned a powerful sword. He smiled darkly, "... yet"
"I'm afraid that no one's getting hurt today" Dingo stepped front, to the brown-eyed boy's side. The team was just behind them, ready to fight.
"Careful everyone, he seems to be much more powerful than the last time we fought him", Enzan examined the deadly sword.
"Even if he's different there's no way that he will beat us!" smiled Nenji with pride.
"That's right!" Charlie agreed.
"No"
"Huh?" everyone gasped.
"Dark Rockman wants to fight me... only me" Netto stared at the darkly looking netnavi.
"But Netto, you can't do this by your-" Jasmine was interrupted.
"You guys go, there's still people in the building" the brown-haired boy took a glimpse of his team, before facing his opponent.
"Okay... and Netto... be careful", whispered Jasmine, as she ran towards the entrance, together with the rest.
Only Netto and Dark Rockman stood in the field. Both were now cautiously walking in circles, keeping sharp eye contact.
"Now it's only you and me... Netto-kun... Rockman..." Dark Rockman stood with the blade being right in front of his face.
"You still haven't answered my question!" barked out Netto.
"So you really want to know... well then..." the red-eyed navi took hold of his sword's blade, while gazing at the sleeping Meiru, who lied in front of him. "Dark Star-sama brought me back to life and gave me the order of eliminating both you and Rockman. And once I'm done with you, Hatto will be welcomed... by death that is"
Netto almost growled. He took a deep breath, letting all the devastating information banish itself from his mind. "I accept your challenge, but if I win, you will give me back my best friend"
"But if I win... you will surrender and I'll be taking Hatto life, you like it or not" evilly grinned Dark Rockman.
"Deal!"
Dark Rockman stretched his arm out. From the deepest, an obsidian-stone claw revealed itself. Meiru was in its crushing hold and once the ground was no longer her support, her pink PET fell, harshly hitting the dirty ground and then...
CRAAAAACK!
The PET broke into a thousand pieces. However, the device's falling hadn't been registered by anyone.
"This is your end, Hikari Netto!" bellowed Dark Rockman, as he swung his Dark Sword towards the brown-haired boy.
"Battle Chip, Samurai Sword!" Netto exclaimed, as a silver sword replaced his arm and the blade collided with Dark Rockman's. "I won't let you hurt her!"
"Tsche, as if I care!" the bloody red-eyed navi pushed Netto the side, forcing him to hit the ground.
"Argh!" groaned Netto in pain.
"You're no challenge! I'll have you dead in no time!" Dark Rockman spat out. "I wonder what Hatto was thinking... seriously what kind of Protector are you? You can't even stand!"
Netto carefully stood up, now looking at the netnavi. "That... was just a warm up" The brown-eyed boy lifted his arm, shouting out "Battle Chip, Machine Gun!"
"Take this!" he shot a thousand bullets, his target being the dark netnavi.
"Heh, too slow..." Dark Rockman easily dodged the attack. "You disappoint me... Battle Chip, Dark Canon!"
Netto stood in shock, as the red-eyed navi shot a laser, being just a few inches away from Netto's crest. He went flying back, hitting the bricked-wall of the building. A cloud of smoke covered the area, leaving them blind.
"I'd say victory is mine" Dark Rockman's footsteps were loud, slow and threatening. Lying on the ground was Netto, no longer in his crossfusion form.
Inside Netto's PET was Rockman, calling him and hoping for any response. "Netto-kun! Answer me, Netto-kun!"
"Now that was a waste of time..." Dark Rockman crossed his arms, disappointment showing on his face. "Ne, Rockman don't you want to revenge your pathetic Operator?"
Rockman violently answered, "How dare you hurt Netto-kun! I'll never forgive you!"
"I'll take that as a yes" Dark Rockman took out a purple card, a black feather being its cover. He threw it at the ruined ground; consequently a dome surrounded the building, plunging it into pure darkness.
"This time... you won't have your Operator to help you" darkly stared Dark Rockman at the blue device. The blue netnavi's data was transferred from the PET, into the real world. Rockman was now standing in front of Dark Rockman. His face had anger written all over it.
"Oh and before I forget..." the red-eyed navi snapped his fingers. At that moment, sharp obsidian spikes kept Netto in the air, while his PET was inside one of the purple spikes. This was going to be a no-battle chips fight, or at least for Rockman.
"You'll pay for what you've done!" Rockman clenched his teeth. He squeezed his fists, hard. A slight pain travelled from his fingertips, all the way to the top of his arm.
"Now, Now let's not get too nasty... and I'll remind you that I've got a trick up my sleeve" Dark Rockman pointed at the sleeping Meiru, even though it was her for a second, because after a pink aura surrounded her body, Roll replaced the redhead.
Rockman's eyes were wide-open. Not only Meiru, but also Roll was in danger. This angered the green-eyed navi. He called out, "Roll-chan!"
A grin grew on Dark Rockman's face, as the obsidian-stoned claw turned into a fist, crushing the blonde-haired navi. "You didn't think that I would stop hurting Hatto just because your Operator lost, now did you?
Rockman raised his fist and summoned his blaster, "Rock-Buster!"
"Now that's more like it..." Dark Rockman laughed, while dodging the purple lasers. Both had a few meters of distance. "Don't worry, I won't be getting rid of her that easily"
"Keep Roll-chan out of this!" yelled the green-eyed navi. "This is a fight between you and me!"
"Think whatever you want", sighed Dark Rockman. He swung his Dark Sword at Rockman. "Who knows, maybe Hatto, no Roll-chan will want me as her Protector... I must say... she is quitebeautiful"
The blue-haired navi's eyes were almost in flames, "Don't even think about touching my Roll-chan!" Rockman dodged the sharp blade.
"Your Roll-chan?" the red-eyed navi darkly laughed.
Rockman's cheeks were burning red, he couldn't believe what he had just said, "J-Just leave her alone!"
"I'm afraid I can't do that... oh well... I guess that our conversation is over!" a wide blaster replaced Dark Rockman's sword. "Battle Chip, Dark Wide!"
"I'll finish you off just like your Operator, Rockman" the red-eyed navi harshly spoke.
"You won't be hurting anyone else today!" yelled the blue-haired navi, while standing ready to face the powerful netnavi. "Not Netto-kun, not Meiru-chan, not Roll-chan, not anyone!"
Both netnavis fired their weapons, a mist of blinding smoke spreading from the impact. In the breath-taking hold of an obsidian-stoned claw was Roll, however, from time to time, her appearance changed. First, she was herself, but then Meiru replaced her. Their appearance continued switching, while this process became faster and faster.
Meiru was the one in the claw's hold this time. Tears were rolling from her eyes, as she murmured, "... N-No... that's not... me... is it..."
"... I don't want to choose... please... don't make me choose..." Roll had replaced Meiru. The tears on the red-haired girl were wetting the blonde-haired navi's vivid red cheeks.
Both girls cried, their voices becoming one, for a single moment. "... Hatto..."
In a blank space...
"Why... why do I have to choose?" both Roll and Meiru were sitting on separate desks. In front of them were two objects. One of them was a pink PET and right next to it was a golden-hearted locket. It was the locket that Nature had given Hatto on her 6th birthday, the day in which she had met Hikari Daisgaine for the first time. Both their faces were emotionless, while their eyes were half-closed.
"It is a decision that both of you need to make", in front of them stood a girl, with an approximate age of twelve. She had a long creamy white dress, with a pair of pink high-heeled sandals. The dress had short sleeves, while a light pink ribbon was wrapped around her waist, with a bow at the side. Her long red hair reached her knees, a pink bow holding the very end. The girl's chocolate-brown eyes stared at the two girls.
"I know you..." asked Meiru, who was still looking at the desk.
"Are you..." spoke Roll, with no emotions in her voice.
"My name is..." the girl stood in between the two white desks and bowed. "... Sakurai Linphea Hatto"
"But... aren't you... dead?" the blonde-haired navi blankly gazed at the two objects.
"It's true, I am not alive. In fact, I am just the leftovers of Hatto's original soul", explained the red-haired girl. "Right now, you two will decide who gets to keep my body"
"What do you mean?" questioned Meiru.
The soul gazed at the two girls, as she responded, "On these desks, the bond between you two is represented by this device. It is what keeps you two together... however this device has disappeared from the real world. Thus once the decision has been made... only one of these bonds will return to the real world... the PET... or the locket..."
"So... what you're saying is that the locket represents our first lives..." spoke Meiru.
"... while the PET represents our second lives..." continued the green-eyed navi.
"If you choose the locket, both of you will disappear... and I will return to the real world" the soul's voice was sad and depressing, it was as if she was suffering, yet her face was sweet and gentle.
"We will disappear...", whispered Roll.
"... and you will replace us..." softly spoke Meiru.
"It wouldn't be that horrible... neither Netto and Rockman love you... you're friends don't care about and your parents don't even care about leaving you in pure loneliness... admit it... no one loves you"
"No one... loves us?" both girls gasped, still showing emotionless faces.
"That's right! You're all alone in this world" The soul cheerfully smiled. "If you choose the locket, you will sink... slowly drowning into pure darkness, thus my soul will return to my body. You girls are nothing compared to me"
"We are... nothing...?" both girls repeated together.
"Yes... now make your decision" intensively gazed the girl at the locket.
Meiru and Roll both lifted their hands, reaching for the locket. The two sank into their thoughts.
"Netto just thinks of me as a friend... that's it..."
"Rockman doesn't love me... besides... why would he love someone like me..."
"My parents hate me..."
"I have no friends..."
At that moment, a voice called out, "Meiru-chan... Roll... be strong... remember that you're not alone and that we've always loved you..."
"... Flora-neechan..." Meiru's eyes became wide.
"... Emmie-neechan... you're right... we're not alone..." the blonde-haired navi showed anger on her face.
"How can you be sure?" asked the soul.
"No... she's right... it might not be true after all..." disappointedly murmured the redhead.
"I don't know... oh well... I guess you're right..." Roll's emotionless face was back and so were her blank eyes.
At the battlefield...
"Rock-Buster!" bellowed Rockman, as he shot a purple laser at Dark Rockman.
"Won't you give up already?" Dark Rockman dodged the laser. He took out another card, however a purple sphere replaced this card. He threw the sphere at Rockman and sent him flying back, just like Netto.
"AAAAHHHH!" yelled Rockman, as he hit the wall of the building. The red-eyed navi walked towards the exhausted Rockman, while grinning.
"You have no way of winning" laughed out Dark Rockman.
Rockman stared at Dark Rockman's bloody-red eyes, as he stammered. "I-I won't let you... h-hurt Roll-chan..."
"Are you that stupid? Can't you see? Roll-chan and her Operator are going disappear from this world" darkly smiled Dark Rockman.
"W-What?" gasped Rockman.
"Hatto's only wish is to meet with her loved one once again. She is blinded by these feelings and will erase anyone who stops her from fulfilling her desires" the red-eyed navi chuckled. "But even if Roll-chan disappears... Dark Star can still bring her back... with a touch of evil that is"
Rockman clenched his teeth.
"Speaking of evil..." Dark Rockman sharply spoke. "I'd say that this battle has met its end..." The red-eyed netnavi summoned his Dark Sword and lifted it. "It's over... Sayonara, Rockman!"
Dark Rockman swung his sword over his head. He smiled at the blue-haired navi with an obvious grin. He threw the sword at Rockman, as he yelled.
"DIE! ROCKMAN!"
At that moment, a light surrounded Rockman and illuminated his body. He stood up. The light covered his suit, changing it into a dark blue. His helmet had a black feather right in the middle of it. His boots and gloves were red, while his blue sword showed a couple of magnificent diamonds at the very top.
The red-eyed navi covered his face, "What's this light!?"
Rockman dashed forward, attacking Dark Rockman with his powerful sword. He was pushed to the side, roughly hitting the ground. The green-eyed navi stood in front of the obsidian-stoned claw. However, once he attacked it with his sword, a barrier interfered with the elimination of the claw.
The blue-haired navi gazed at the sleeping girl. "Listen to Nature-san's voice Hatto, you have friends who love, family that cares for you... the girl that you are seeing represents your saddest memories... she isn't the real Hatto because her soul is already being shared by both of you... It's just as she says... she is the leftovers of Hatto's soul... her memories"
"... R-Rockman... no... Daisgaine..." Roll was the one who was in the claw's holding at that moment and even though her tears had not stopped, a weak smile had slowly grown on her pale face. Rockman turned around and faced Dark Rockman.
"How dare you smile at her? She would never love someone like you!" growled Dark Rockman.
"My duty is to protect her with my own life, therefore I will follow that duty" Rockman spoke with serious eyes.
"Suit yourself!" spat out the red-eyed navi.
"I'm afraid that I have no time to fight you" Rockman swung his sword, exclaiming. "Daisgaine Saber!"
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOO!"
Dark Rockman was sent back. He lied on the ground, paralysed by the powerful attack. "Shit... I... can't... move..."
The blue-haired navi reached the sleeping Roll. A pink aura was still surrounding the girl, as she switched from Meiru to Roll. He gazed at the blonde-haired navi and the red-haired girl. At that moment, he was surrounded by the same bright light and returned to his original suit. He blinked twice and stood there, almost frozen.
"W-What... just happened... I was fighting Dark Rockman... and then..." He examined his suit. "... I transformed..." Rockman eyes switched from the palms of his hands, onto the girl. He gasped, "Roll-chan!"
In a blank space...
"No... you're wrong... people do love me" both Meiru and Roll smiled. "I understand that our first life was not perfect. But it was a beautiful fairy tale that I want to remember.
"B-But can't you see? Daisgaine never loved me! He sent me that letter... he said that he didn't love me anymore!" yelled Hatto's memories.
Roll weakly smiled, while holding back tears, "The love that I have for Rockman might never be returned... but I would never give up on him... because..." The blonde-haired navi suddenly stood up. "... because..." She shut her eyes, letting teardrops fall from her cheeks. "... BECAUSE I FEEL A GREAT LOVE FOR ROCKMAN!"
"R-Roll..." Meiru stared at her in shock.
The soul had been touched by her every word. It was as if a dagger had pierced her heart. "... I..."
"We love the people that surround us... even though we may disagree, doubt and even argue with each other... at the very end the bond is still there" Meiru stood, her eyes gazing deeply at the soul.
"And I think that it's time for us to make this decision..." Roll sighed. Both girls reached the top of the desk.
The decision was simple. One, let go of life and disappear forever and two, return to being an Operator and a netnavi, to return home and to return to the people that they love. For them, this decision was crystal clear, while the answer was pretty obvious.
"Our wish... is for none of us to suffer and we can't do that if you're here... in this... nothingness" smiled the red-haired girl.
"We are ready to remember our past, to finally understand who we are, how we came to be..." Roll softly spoke.
"... but most importantly... why we are here" continued Meiru. Both Operator and netnavi stood right next to each, now staring at the soul. They took the two pink devices with a firm hold and firmly spoke, at the same time. "We want our memories back... we want the real Hatto to return"
Tears wetted the soul's cheeks, as she stammered. "... I-I guess that... this is what Nature-oneesama wanted... very well... and Meiru-san... Roll-san... thank you..."
Roll and Meiru chuckled a little, taking hold of both their hands. They were ready to go back home. The soul reached for her heart, taking a flaming light from her insides. It floated in between the palms of her hands.
"What is this?" asked Roll.
"You will know soon enough", replied the soul. She brought the illuminating light closer to the two. The light spread, reaching Meiru and Roll. They could feel it, as it travelled all around them, from the top of their heads, to the tips of their toes. It was it. They were going to remember everything. They were going to see their Flora and Emmie, without doubt about what they meant to them. Until...
"Nice to see you... Hatto" with a short chuckle, a female voice called out. The two girls and the soul turned around, meeting with a face that forced panic into the soul.
"Hanarin!" bellowed the ghost in shock.
At the Sakurai Tower...
"Netto!" Jasmine ran towards the brown-haired boy, with the rest of the team behind her. They found the boy, on the ground, with his PET right next to him.
"Are you okay, Netto!" Laika reached Netto and helped him up.
"Uhh... w-what... what happened?" the net saviour's exhausted body didn't help, as he tried to stand up. He looked around, with dizziness still riding inside, until he snapped. Dark Rockman... the battle... oh no... MEIRU-CHAN!
"Where is Meiru-chan? And Rockman, is he okay?" Netto's sudden questions startled the group.
"Whoa! Hold on there! You look pretty bad..." Nenji took hold of the brown-haired boy's shoulder, stopping him from making any unwanted sudden reactions to his body.
Netto looked up, accepting the help from his friends. His eyes stopped at the sight of his netnavi. He looked exactly the same as the last time he saw him. Blue suit, helmet, gloves, nothing had changed. He called out his name in shock, "R-Rockman?"
"Netto-kun! Are you alright?" worriedly asked the blue-haired navi. He was still, however, standing in front of the obsidian-stoned claw.
"Y-Yeah but... I have one question... WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?" yelled Netto.
"I'll tell you later! We have to help Roll-chan and Meiru-chan!" Rockman shouted back. "Get over here!"
Everyone ran towards the obsidian-stoned claw, until...
"DARK VULCAN!"
The group ducked, keeping themselves safe from the thousand bullets. Laika quickly rolled on the floor and shot a purple laser, as he called out. "Scope Gun!"
The laser hit Dark Rockman's helmet, forcing him to take a few steps back. His bloody-red eyes darkened, almost piercing through each pair of eyes.
"Netto, you go and help those two! We'll take care of Dark Rockman!" Laika turned his face and looked at the brown-haired boy's eyes, while still shooting powerful and extremely precise lasers.
Netto answered with a hum. The group stood in front of Netto and Rockman, as they sent their attacks.
Propeller Cutter!
Tomahawk Swing!
Chemical Crush!
Sonic Boom!
Satellite Ray!
Napalm Bombs!
Each attack targeted Dark Rockman. A loud explosion spread, causing the ground to tremble. At first, they could see a mist of nothingness, but as the cloud dispersed, a weak, but still standing figure was in sight.
"Damn it! He's still standing!" shouted Enzan, while tightly clenching his teeth.
The red-eyed navi stood up, and even with his excessively shaking legs, he still was able to keep his eyes on the group. He smirked. "Get out of my way! I still have business to finish off with that weak netnavi!"
"I'm afraid that we can't do that!" shouted Charlie with pride, as he summoned a yellow blaster. "Gyro Buster!"
Dark Rockman sprinted to the side, dodging the laser. He darkly smiled and summoned his sword, as he yelled. "Battle Chip, Dark Sword!"
He dashed forward, his target being Netto and Rockman, but was stopped once Enzan stood in front of him, with a Custom Sword in hand.
"This time, your opponent will be me!" called out Enzan. He swung his sword and stopped the blade from Dark Rockman's sword from reaching his target.
"Fine then!" Dark Rockman stroked the blade with Enzan's sword. His attacks were rapid, even after being hit by six attacks all at the same time. The strength that he had left should've been just enough for him to keep breathing, but he maintained his ability to fight, all the way.
While the rest made sure that the fight would cross the border, Netto and Rockman, together with Jasmine, tried to help the girl, who's appearance changes were becoming more sudden and violent the more time passed by. They had enough power to destroy the claw. What stopped them from doing say can be put like this... they couldn't reach them.
"Hold on Meiru-chan!" Netto was despaired to help the girl. He had no idea of what was going on, but he didn't want to lose his best friend. "I'm going to help you!"
Rockman stretched his arm, trying to reach the girl, but couldn't. A barrier was surrounding them. There was nothing that they could do. Right now, they could just hope that one of those unexpected miracles would happen.
"Rockman! Try and destroy with your blaster!" Netto stared at his navi, hoping that this would be the solution that he was looking for.
"I've tried already and it didn't work..." Rockman sighed. Both of them were running out of ideas.
"Let me try!" suggested Jasmine. She placed two fingers on her soft lips and put her hands together. A light spread from them and she threw it towards the barrier. "Healing Pulse!"
The light hit the surface of the barrier. Rockman and Netto examined the barrier, hoping to see any cracks. Nothing. Jasmine stammered, with surprise. "I-I thought that... m-my Healing Pulse would weaken the barrier..."
Netto stared at the barrier, for in its inside was the suffering girl. Neither of them knew if they were emerging, or fighting each other. But Netto and Rockman knew that they were suffering. The face that they saw showed worry, pain, suffering and hopeless.
Netto raised his fist, hitting the barrier. He shouted with his strength. "DAMN IT! WHY AM I SO WEAK! I CAN'T EVEN PROTECT HER!"
The brown-eyed boy covered his face with his fists. He kept on punching the barrier, trying to set his best friend free. He felt so useless. Meiru was suffering, and he couldn't do anything.
"Netto-kun... I can't stand watching too... but I know that there is a way! I'm not going to stop fighting! We will get them out of there!" Rockman shot a serious look at Netto, hoping that the message would go through... and it did.
The brown-haired boy stopped punching the barrier. He looked at the green-eyed navi and smiled. "You're right... we can't give up on them!"
"... Help..."
The three of them gasped. The switching girl had spoken. Her voice told them exactly what they had been expecting. Help. They needed their help.
"Don't worry Meiru-chan! I don't care how long it takes! I'm going to get you out of there!" Netto turned around and faced Rockman and Jasmine. Both answered with a hum.
In a blank space...
"What are you doing here!?" The soul of the guardian's memories panicked. Having an assassin in sight was the worst in her situation. If Hanarin would interfere, she knew that no one would return to the real world, including Meiru and Roll.
"Isn't it obvious? I've come here to follow my orders and to do that..." Hanarin took a lance, filled with deadly spikes, from the very air. It was as if its extremely sharp point could almost cut you, after just seeing it. Hanarin innocently smiled, chuckling a little... "... I'm going to kill those two girls!"
The soul froze. In her hands was the final ingredient. It was the final piece of the ritual. The ghost had two options, one stop the ritual from being completed, or option two, hoping that those precious seconds that she had left, would not pass with such ease. However, inside her mind, she knew that option one was something that she had forbid herself to do. Option two was the only action at the moment.
The ghost quickly shut her eyes, begging for time to slow down, for everyone's sake.
"Oh... so you don't want to talk... well then... bye-bye Hat-"
An illuminating eagle interrupted Hanarin from speaking any further. The eyes of the ghost and Hanarin snapped open, there was only one person who intervene in such a way... the Supreme Light.
"Nature... how dare you interfere! This is none of your business!" Hanarin spat out.
"My family is my business" with that said, the white eagle attacked the shadow. The blonde-haired shadow was sent flying back. A groan of pain could be heard from the distance, not far from where the eagle floated in the air. The brown-haired guardian reached the ghost, who was still keeping her eyes tightly shut.
Nature smiled. She placed her hands on both Meiru and Roll's shoulder and whispered. "Meiru-chan... Roll-chan... your doubts have been banished from your minds, for what you have been given... are your true memories... the memories of your first lives... the memories of Sakurai Linphea Hatto..."
At that moment, the world itself shook. Cracks begun to destroy this nothingness. It was as if an unstoppable earthquake had been sent to eliminate what was left. Turning nothingness, into emptiness. Everything disappeared.
The ghost dispersed, within a light pink mist. The reminders of this mist entered both Roll's and Meiru's bodies. Once the soul disappeared from sight, in a blink of an eye, the blank space was illuminated, covering anyone in its presence.
At the Sakurai Tower...
The group had Dark Rockman on his knees. Victory was now theirs, however they still hadn't achieved freeing the two girls. Netto, with Rockman right next to him, stood in front of the obsidian-stoned claw.
"Roll-chan/Meiru-chan..." both their whispers had been so soft, that no one but them had heard them. But then, something astonishing happened. The barrier was breaking apart. Cracks covered its surface, until it reached its limit.
CRAAAAAAAAAAAAACK!
The barrier was no longer there. Everyone turned around and watched in shock, as the obsidian-stoned claw followed the same steps. Once the claw was out of sight, the light pink aura that surrounded the girl illuminated her for one last time. As this happened, spheres of light were sent away. These spheres floated in the air, as the pink aura disappeared, leaving Meiru on the ground, with her pink PET right next to her. Once the light was no more, the spheres turned into human figures, however one of them suddenly reached Dark Rockman, enveloping into its light.
"That thing's taking Dark Rockman with it!" yelled Dingo.
"He's escaping!" exclaimed Nenji.
The light flew away, taking the red-eyed navi with it. But this was not their main worry right now.
"Meiru-chan!" cried Netto. With sudden actions, he ran towards the red-haired girl and gently lifted her by the shoulders.
The dimensional area disappeared, together with the dome, causing everyone's crossfusion forms to vanish. Rockman returned to the blue PET and now the eyes of each person present was gazing at the sleeping redhead.
"Is she okay?" asked Charlie.
"I don't know..." replied Jasmine.
The brown-haired boy gazed at Meiru's closed eyes. His grip tightened around the girl, teardrops falling from his eyes. "Meiru-chan... no... you can't be gone... please... answer me..."
"Netto..." murmured Enzan.
Everyone looked at Netto with worry in his or her eyes. They felt the pain of feeling as if they were about to lose a loved one, but most of them knew that Netto was the one whose heart was at the edge of breaking.
"What's up with the tears?"
The group turned around. There stood Sakurai Flora, whose steps were guiding her towards the red-haired girl.
"Who are you?" asked Nenji.
Flora did not respond. Her eyes didn't even meet with anyone's. She just walked forward. She kneeled and placed her hand on top of Meiru's forehead.
"W-What are you doing?" stammered Netto.
Flora was surrounded by a turquoise aura. Her index and middle finger were pointing at the redhead's forehead. She pressed down, forcing an entrance to open for her fingers to pass. After her fingers to hold of what she had been looking for, she pulled her fingers back. In her hold... was a white feather.
Once this happened, everyone watched with astonishment as, Meiru's eyes slowly opened.
"Meiru-chan!" Netto called out her name, a huge smile growing on his face.
"Alright!"
"She's awake!"
Everyone felt a wave of relieve. Meiru was awake and was finally safe. Flora gazed at Meiru's eyes and smiled. "Has regresado..." ("You have returned...")
Meiru smiled back, her eyes moving from her sister's, to Netto's. She reached his face and tried to stroke his cheek. But then, she stopped. The red-haired girl forced her hand back and pressed it on her beating heart.
"How are you feeling?" asked Netto, with gentle eyes.
"I'm fine..." Meiru blushed a little. Once she had answered him, Meiru carefully stood, with much ease. Everyone was a little shocked at how quickly she had stood up.
"Umm... Meiru-chan are you hurt?" Netto couldn't believe the redhead.
"Yeah, don't worry about me Daisgaine!" Meiru smiled, but froze. Oops
"Daisgaine?" the brown-haired boy repeated the name.
"Whose Daisgaine?" asked Dingo.
"I don't know... do you know him?" questioned Nenji.
"Nope! Never heard of him", replied Jasmine.
The group started to ask each other questions, looking for understanding towards this name. The red-haired girl looked at her sister, with worry.
"Nature-oneesama..." telepathically whispered Meiru.
"I know", responded Flora.
Meiru and Roll's memories might have returned to them, but now, their next task was to realize the difference between their first lives and their second.
Emmie: Hatto's back! I can't believe it!
Flora: Me neither! This is like the BEST NEWS EVER!
Emmie: Except the part where she messed up...
Flora: Right... I guess that she's going to need help with that...
Emmie: And let's not forget that the Net Police is going to talk about this with Netto and the others!
Flora: Let's hope that this doesn't happen yet!
Flora & Emmie: Coming Next... Untold Truth!
Ending Song:
Fureta
yubisaki
Kokoro tomoshite
Nagaredasu senritsu
Ai o nozomu
Kizutsuketa eda no saki
Kuchite yuku sadame na no ?
Tozasareta toki no hazama ni mayoikonda
Chiisana hikari no shizuku
Yume no owari tada kimi dake o negau
Hitomi ni utsuru
Gin no tsukikage
Yasurakana senritsu
Douka towa ni
Kizamiyuku hari no oto
Aragaenu sadame na no?
Chigirareta kono gensou o tsutsumikonda
Utsuro na hikari no rasen
Motomeru no wa tada shiawase na kotae
Hari iro no toki no hazama ni michite yuku yo
Odayaka na hikari no shizuku
Yume no owari tada sore dake o negau