Kasuchi, Koichi: What do you mean, 'fourth wall?' Never heard that term. Even though a BN/SF crossover isn't happening, a remake of BN1 will still be cool. Thanks for the info!
PEJP Bengtzone:An Avalon Code crossover? Man, that would be such a good idea! I got that game soon after it came out and loved it... Now it's sitting on my shelf cause I pretty much beat it. Did you know that if you get Fana really close to you and go talk to that strange old man, he will accidentally say her name is Nana? xD The page with Fana in it has like 13,000 points. Metroid would be funny too... Those could go in an omake... Literally translated, what does omake mean? Also, about that Megaman RPG I was making, the program I was using ran out of demo time, and I'm not sure I want to buy it, so I can only work on it on computers other than my home computer, so it'll be a while before I can send it to you. The first part is almost done, though. I believe I need to fix a few things and resize a Lan sprite... and make a new animation. Then I'll send it to you.
Hey, you people who favorited but don't review, please, PLEASE review! I need to know what others think.
If anyone knows where to get subs of Stream (and I really don't care if it's a torrent, as much as I hate those), please tell me! I've only seen episode 1... -sad face-
I'm releasing a day early because I'm going to be gone most of tomorrow, and I don't know if I'll be able to get on.
CHAPTER 11 : Reunion With Rivals
Soon after getting into the terminal and getting their luggage, they saw Famous sitting in a chair. Lan and Maylu walked over.
"Mr. Famous! What are you doing here?" Lan exclaimed.
"No need for formalities." Famous replied. "Anyway, I'm here trying to bust a NetCrime ring, but my ride hasn't shown up yet."
"May I ask who your ride is?" Maylu queried.
"Chaud and Laika."
"Hey, I came here to visit those two! Are they on the same case as you?" Lan asked.
"Yeah, and they were in the area. There should be enough room for you two, assuming your hotel is near." Megaman facepalmed.
"That's what I forgot! To make a hotel reservation!" Lan, Maylu, and Famous sweatdropped.
"I'll jack in, and you can find a place, preferably somewhere near Maylu's contest." Lan walked over to a nearby port and jacked in. "Man, I knew we forgot something."
"It's okay, Lan." Maylu said. After a few minutes, Megaman appeared on Lan's PET screen.
"Is this one okay, Lan?" Megaman showed him a picture of a nice hotel, and displayed the hotel's web page. "It looks nice, and it's in our price range." Lan looked over the activities page.
"What's this? NetBattle Simulator?" Lan mumbled. Famous stood up.
"That's a new form of entertainment not yet available in Electopia. Basically, you get to use Battlechips as a human. You put on a special suit, and multiple motors, wires, and hologram projectors make it seem like you're really your NetNavi." Famous answered.
"That sounds like fun!" Lan exclaimed. "Okay, Megaman, go ahead. Rent a room for a week." Megaman went back into the Net. Famous' PET began to ring.
"Famous, I'm out front." Chaud said.
"Okay. Is it okay if Lan and Maylu come with us? They're here too. They have to go to this hotel." Famous pushed a few buttons and sent the coordinates.
"Yeah, that'll be fine." Famous gave a thumbs-up to the two kids, and they grinned. After Famous hung up, the three walked outside. Chaud was driving a large white van. They got in, and Chaud began to drive.
"Chaud, it's funny that you came to pick us up. I--" Lan was interrupted.
"I didn't come to pick you up. You were just here." Chaud interjected. Lan sighed.
"You know what I mean. Anyway, I came here to Netbattle you."
"No. I have a mission that just came up."
"Great! I'll help, and then we can Netbattle." Chaud glanced at Lan.
"Fine. Protoman and me both know that you could be a help. Have you ever heard of a criminal ring called GUILT?"
"Yeah, one of their members, Dat, attacked Megaman trying to absorb his power." Lan replied.
"Well, it looks like another 'purge the world' scheme. What's worse is that remaining members of Nebula, the independent Navis of World Three, and a couple Gospel Navis have joined them."
"That would explain Ms. Yuri asking for me. You know, she didn't recognize me."
"Well, we have a tip that the NetBattle Simulator in this hotel is going to be under attack." Chaud showed Lan a picture of the hotel Megaman had made a reservation at.
I thought Ms. Yuri was helping the police now... Hmmm... Chaud thought.
"That's my hotel!" Lan exclaimed.
"Convenient for you." Laika said. In a few minutes, the six arrived.
"While we're here, I might as well check in." Lan said. He and Maylu walked over to the front desk and jacked in. Megaman verified their reservation and the clerk gave them their key.
"Go up to your room and check it out. We'll meet you in the NetBattle Simulator in fifteen minutes." Famous said.
"I got it, Mr. Famous!" Lan replied.
"No need for formalities." Lan just grinned.
"Come on, Maylu." Lan and Maylu walked into the elevator, and Lan pressed the button for the fourth floor. The elevator arrived shortly, and the pair got out. They walked to room 409 and Lan slid the card key into the lock. A green light illuminated above the lock, and they went in. Inside was a TV, a mini-refrigerator, two large beds, a bathroom, a desk with two PET chargers, and a safe. Lan threw his suitcase onto the bed closer to the door. These beds are big, big enough for two. Lan thought. Man, my bed at home is way smaller then this! This is gonna be great! Maylu leaned her suitcase against her bed and went to investigate the safe. She pushed a few buttons, and it locked. She typed in the same code, and it opened again.
"Cool!"
"Maylu, let's go meet the others." Lan said, grabbing his BattleChips out of his bag. Maylu did the same, and they took the elevator back to the first floor. They followed a few signs, and arrived quickly. Famous, Chaud, and Laika were inspecting the exits and computer. Chaud and Laika had already jacked in. Lan and Maylu jacked in, and Megaman and Roll joined Protoman and Searchman in the computer. Lan walked over to a rack of peculiar suits hanging on the wall. These suits consisted of a metal headband with visor, and a bodysuit with bracers. On each shoulder there was a large silver pad. On the left arm, there was a single cross-shaped slot, and on the right, there was a PET-shaped slot that took up most of the pad. The right arm's bracer enveloped the whole forearm, with a slot near the wrist and another slot near the back. "What's this?" Lan asked. Laika walked over.
"That's the suit you have to wear to use the NetBattle Simulator. The cross-slot on the left arm is for BattleChips. It's a cross to allow for easier slot-ins. You put your PET into the slot on the right arm. You load your folder into the slot near the back of the forearm, and the slot near the wrist is where your BattleChips come out, so you can use them in the slot on you right arm. The visor is for Navis with tracking devices and such. Most Navis don't use it, and then it retracts into the headband." Laika answered. Just then, a suit hopped off the wall, with the headband trailing behind. Lan and Laika jumped back.
"Lan, he's here!" Megaman yelled.
"Right!" Lan answered his Navi.
"The Navi must be controlling the many motors in the bodysuit!" Famous yelled from across the room. He hurried over and jammed his PET into the slot on the suit, and the suit fell dead. "A PET overrides outside access." Lan looked at his PET screen and saw an Alpha-I type Navi with a chip slot on his left shoulder standing across from Megaman.
"I am Theman," the Navi said. A screen appeared above his head, displaying a shadowy Operator.
"I am his NetOp. You can call me Uno. Uno Terakashi."
"What are--"
"You here for?" Uno finished Lan's sentence. "I wish to take the NetBattle Simulator's main program. Theman, battle routine set!"
"Careful, Lan! He took Protoman and Searchman by surprise!" Chaud said. "The dirty coward, can't take us on in a fair fight."
"Execute!" Theman replied. Lan and Megaman repeated the lines, and Megaman's mouthguard appeared.
"LavaStage, Battlechip in! Download!" Theman planted his hand against the floor, and the ground around him began to become scorched.
"RockCube!" A Rubix's Cube made of stone appeared in front of Megaman, and he jumped on it.
"Download, Battlechip in! Download!" The lava on the floor pooled in front of Theman and formed a blazing red chip, which Theman promptly inserted into his left arm. A flaming aura surrounded him, and his bodysuit changed to red.
"What chip is that?" Lan yelled.
"I am fluent in programming code and engineering, so I make many chips. Even more conveniently, Theman's special ability allows him to create Program Advances, called Custom PAs." Uno laughed. "Slot-in, Battlechip in! Download!" Theman's left hand turned into a large Battlechip slot. "Cannon, Hi-Cannon, M-Cannon, BattleChips in! Quintuple download!" Uno inserted five of each chip, and the chips appeared in cyberspace. They immediately flew into Theman's large BattleChip slot, and it began to glow.
"Custom PA, Quintuple Giga!" Theman's arms each turned into a Giga Cannon, two more appeared on his knees, and another on his head. "Fire!!" Theman launched all the cannons at Megaman, and Megaman could barely avoid an instant deletion. Even with his high speed, Megaman still took significant damage.
"IceStage, Download, Folder, Slot-in! Battlechips in, quadruple download!"
"Custom PA, IceFolder!" Theman planted his hands against the floor, creating an IceStage, which then pooled before him. A manilla folder full of BattleChips appeared in front of Theman, and the IceChip created by Download flew into the folder. Fifteen blue chips then floated into the BattleChip slot that had appeared on Theman's arm. The slot disappeared, and Theman glowed with a bright blue aura. This aura created a huge blast of ice that froze all in its path.
"Barrier!" Lan inserted the chip. A crystalline barrier appeared around Megaman, and it blocked the attack. "Our turn! DoubleSoul RollSoul! BattleChip in, download!" Megaman changed into his pink bodysuit with antennae.
"Roll Arrow!" A pink bow appeared on Megaman's arm, and he fired at Theman.
"Download, BattleChip in! Download!" Theman began to glow, but the arrow struck him before he could absorb the remaining ice. Theman's aura immediatly disappeared.
"Roll Arrow destroys all chip data!" Megaman informed his enemy.
"Well, try this. Humanity, Repair, Repair, BattleChips in! Triple download!" Uno replied.
"Custom PA! Pure Humanity!" Theman began to glow, and emerged a shining, white-skinned human. He now had chestnut hair that flowed to his shoulders, and he was wearing a thin white tank top with blue jeans. "In humanity's original form, they were like gods. Divine Judgment!" Theman fired a massive ball of holy energy at Megaman, and reverted to his normal form. Megaman was unable to dodge, and took the brunt of the blast. He was blasted meters back, and was de-rezzing in a few places.
"Now for the final blow. GrassStage, Download, Folder, Slot-in, Slot-in, Battlechips in! Quintuple download!"
"Custom PA, Massive Folder!" The GrassStage that appeared had already formed a GrassChip, which was inserted into the folder. However, all thirty chips came out and flew into the two Battlechip slots on Theman's arms. A bright green aura surrounded Theman. "Massive Folder!!" This aura exploded into a massive blast of Wood energy, leaving Grass panels behind as it swept the area.
"DoubleSoul ThunderSoul, in!" Megaman began to glow, instead of just going into ThunderSoul. The blast passed over him harmlessly. Megaman stood up and stopped glowing. Megaman had a steel pink bodysuit, with electrodes floating behind him. His helmet had the antennae of Roll, and the point of Thunderman.
"TripleSoul ThunderRollSoul!" Megaman glared at Theman. "Thunder Arrow!" A steel pink bow appeared on Megaman's arm.
"Rope3, in! Download!" Vines appeared and held Theman, and a ball of lightning formed at the tip of Megaman's arrow.
"Charged Thunder Arrow!" Megaman fired, and the projectile quickly made contact with Theman. Millions of volts of electricity coursed through him, producing a ear-shattering cry. The vines kept the electricity in, doubling the pain. When the vines let go, Theman dropped to the floor, sparking every once in a while.
"Log out, Theman." Theman's body formed the word LOGOUT and he disappeared. Megaman reverted to normal form. Lan and Megaman both cheered.
"Good job, Lan." Famous congratulated. Maylu appluaded. Lan just grinned.
"Heh, maybe you are getting better then Protoman." Chaud said. "Come on, let's go." Chaud began to walk off.
"Hey Chaud, email me with the place you're staying and we can NetBattle tomorrow." Chaud chuckled.
"Only if it's you versus me and Laika."
"Deal." Chaud walked out with Laika and Famous. Lan and Maylu returned to their room. It was already late in the day. Maylu went into the bathroom to change, and brush her teeth and Lan changed in the main room. When Maylu emerged, she was wearing a thin white tank top and some white shorts. Lan was wearing his normal white pajamas. He brushed his teeth, put Megaman's PET into one of the PET chargers, grabbed the remote, and scrambled onto his bed. Lan began to flip through channels while Maylu read a book. Lan eventually settled on a game show and climbed under his bed sheets. When the show was over, he turned off the TV.
"Good night, Maylu." Lan rolled over in his bed.
"'Night, Lan." Maylu put her book away and turned off her light. They were soon asleep.
