Chapter 11: Samurai & Sword
09:39 AM (France Time), Saturday July the 1st…
"… Oui. I understand… I see! First fake organ trafficking but then real "Copy Roid" production to sell to rogue parties… You need to figure out if some have been shipped from France too… I have the necessary man to figure it out… Leave it up to me, Herr Kount Serbauf. Oui. Au revoir."
A man finished a call made over a phone.
He was on mid-forties and appealed as being over a meter and eighty tall maybe closer to a seventy.
His hair was colored in a bright blonde color and so was the beard which covered his face: his eyes' irises were blue.
He wore a black suit over a white shirt, a green and blue stripped tie, pants and brown shoes.
"Hum… Let's go fetch the agenda."
He was sitting inside of a living room decorated with good taste thus indicating that he was someone of high status: a radio sounded nearby but the man didn't mind it as he stood up.
"Pom, pom, porom…"
He rose and walked into an office room in which there was a laptop, a hi-speed printer, a fax machine and a telephone: he sat behind the desk and picked the phone.
"Oui. François Rivalou speaking… Patch me through to Messier Brown." He announced.
There were some sounds over the line as the call was patched.
"Le Count de Rivalou. It's an honor hearing from you." A man elegantly replied.
"Oh please. Don't mind it. Anyway… I need to warn you."
"Is that so? Against what or whom…?"
"The organization known as "Neo Gospel"…"
"I heard something about it, yes…"
"They are deadly: they've been shipping "Copy Roids" secretly from Switzerland after mass-producing them… "Copy Roids" are doll-like devices which can copy a Net Navi's form and shape and allow them to move in the real world for some hours… Were this to reach rogue states or factions chaos would ensue: mass destruction would be possible without leaving forensic evidence behind…"
"By all the…"
"So send a warning to all French, German and Italian ports… Always scan all crates being loaded into ships: especially if they're headed for northern African territories or Middle East territories… I suspect there must be some bribes involved at some point…"
"I wouldn't doubt it. We're the Interpol! We'll send warnings. What do we know about those guys, though?"
"Their leader, Yoru Yami, is a frightening man come forth from the "underground"… They even tried to fool us into believing he was the ringleader of a huge organ trafficking scheme!"
"By all the…"
"These guys are deadly. I know: "Nebula" wasn't a joke but compared to the "WWW" or "Gospel"… Damage to the Network was grave and all but what's more grave is finding a new wave of crimes perpetrated by hostile Net Navis and which leave no forensic evidence behind… That's what we must avoid no matter the cost."
"Truly, truly! I'll dispatch warnings right away."
"Good. We're working on a system to trace the locations of the already dispatched "Copy Roids", and, if possible, dispose of them."
"Roger that. Good morning."
"Sheesh. Yoru Yami… You'll plunge the world into chaos at this rate!"
18:55 PM (Japan Time)…
"… So. I get called out here. And who's here?"
"A samurai is! Murderer sword!"
"Oh come on. I'm a righteous sword."
Omega stepped into a Cyber World somewhere decorated with displays of samurai armor and katana with their sheaths plus ancient scrolls and other Sengoku Era items: a voice rang out and he rolled his eyes as he fumed.
"Hah! Yamato Man has come."
"Yamato Man, huh."
Yamato Man wore blue-colored samurai armor over his body: it had a golden-colored band around the waist which was divided by several vertical and thin black lines.
The round shoulders had a yellow band around their half to split into upper and lower portion.
His face was colored in a dull gray color: his mouth was a mere line shaped like a trapeze aiming upwards while a small cubical piece was set on his chin as well and his eyes' irises were colored brown.
The neck had a thick yellow metallic band around it which covered all of it expect the front: a samurai helmet covered his head: a yellow-colored metallic piece shaped like a triangle facing forward was set on his helmet's forehead.
There was another piece above the forehead the shape of which was reminiscent of the Alphabet letter "V".
Three rectangle-shaped plaques of armor extended slightly below the shoulder but before the forearm: each forearm was covered in cyan armor plus a yellow ring around the wrist: the top of the palms had a small dome-shaped yellow-colored object atop them: the arm and hand "skin" was colored black.
Another three layers of armor covered each hip: the pale blue and thick lower body began beneath the torso armor: it ended below the knees from which the feet emerged a piece of armor shaped like the front half of a cylinder covered the black "skin" while the front and rear of each foot were protected by blue armor which had a yellow border: it ended around the ankle and left a small space between each piece.
The chest section of the armor had a circular cavity on it with his drawing set on it: it was a black circle followed by a white space and a second black circle: a black dot was set in the middle and three small lines spread from it until the inner border aiming north, SW and SE: each line had an additional curved line cutting through them near the lower end.
"I'm one of the Grand 5!"
"Grand 5… New-gen "Darkloids"… And you're the real stuff: those other two were but pale teasers." Omega calmly guessed.
"Go! Thousand Spear!"
"Huh! Fast…!"
Yamato Man suddenly began to step forward at a quick pacing while attacking with his spear from different angles: Omega quickly drew his saber and entered defensive pose while Yamato Man was being relentless on his attacks: Omega suddenly jumped twice into the air and flipped while drawing his gun and shooting a plasma round: Yamato Man began to spun the spear in a circle at a mad speed and it began to frizzle with purplish electricity: the blast was caught in some kind of EM barrier and it got bounced back at Omega who used his sword's blade to bounce it off again: the process got repeated.
"By all the… Dead man's volley…?" He grumbled.
"Hmpf."
Omega cancelled his boots' jets and let his round shot past him and into the skies: he then crouched and dashed across the floor while swinging the weapon and drawing a large curved arch of plasma but Yamato Man jumped sideward and kicked Omega's left ribcage with the foot.
"Off!"
The kick propelled Omega into the ground and he quickly rolled to stand up but then Yamato Man jumped on him and suddenly formed spikes on the soils of his boots: he began to jump and spin while damaging Omega's Navi body but Omega loaded up energy on his weapon and shot a red spheroid of plasma which produced an expansion effect: Omega quickly tried to drive his blade into the chest but Yamato Man formed the EM barrier again thus repelling Omega and driving the spear into his stomach area (or where a human would have the stomach) to make Omega recoil before ramming into Omega with the left shoulder.
"Grah! This guy's no joke, yeah."
"Heh, heh, heh! Heh, heh, heh… True! And the real terror starts right now… Come! Rarecoils!
"Shit."
A horde of "Rarecoil" Pokémon surrounded Omega and began to emit sounds while setting their eyes on him: their bodies began to glow with electricity.
"Come! Nuoo! "Rain Prayer"!"
"Shit."
A "Nuoo" Pokémon showed up next and began to create artificial rain into the area: some bubbles began to float around and Yamato Man seemed to frown: Omega frowned too.
"Bubbles?" They both wondered.
"Puku! Jaba-jaba-jaba, jababa-jaba~!" A cherry voice sung.
"Bubble Man… Guess Water – Elemental guys draw each other out: maybe they wanna have a shot at recreating the monsoon?"
"Hmpf!"
"Yikes! Puku! The red guy, de puku! The red guy who imprisoned Shade Man – sama in the depths of the castle, de puku!"
Bubble Man showed up and quickly signaled Omega with his right hand's middle finger in an accusing move: Omega shrugged while Yamato Man directed a hostile glare.
"Vanish! "Thunder"!"
One "Rarecoil" made some lightning bolts rain down on Bubble Man and he ended up fried and smoking: he collapsed into the ground while the rest of the "Rare Coils" began to try to unload their attacks on Omega.
"Come! "Livolt"! Use your "Lightning Rod" Special Ability!"
A "Livolt" showed up and it absorbed all of the attacks the "Rarecoils" shot at it: they growled and the Nuoo suddenly lifted the arms.
"Oh crap. Swap! Come! "Watacco"! "Giga Drain"!"
Omega quickly swapped Pokémon and the Watacco suddenly drained the Nuoo of HP in a breeze: they fainted and collapsed into the ground while Omega grinned.
"Next! "Lizardon"! "Clear Sky"! "Flame Emission"!"
The "Lizardon" made the weather change to a bright sunny day and then began to emit a torrent of flames which hit all "Rarecoils" thus making them faint and collapse into the ground one after the other: "Lizardon" then beat the wings.
"There's more! "Wing Strike"! "Hot Wind"!"
"Guo~h!"
The two consecutive attacks set Yamato Man on fire and he quickly formed a Geyser Battle Chip to put the flames out even though some of his armor had begun to melt and expose the "flesh" beneath it: Yamato Man lowered his head and began to growl while his eyes suddenly began to glow with a purplish tint.
"HROA~H!"
"Damn it. They're now going to bring out their full power?" Omega realized while readying his weapon.
"Hra~h! "Dark Generator"! Activate~!"
"Shit."
The sound of amplified heartbeats began to echo into the space and a glowing purplish sphere could be seen pulsating inside of Yamato Man's body while some vein-like patterns spread from its mass and across the "muscles" of Yamato Man's Navi body: a purplish glow began to form around him and he roared as purplish data began to spiral around his body's arms, chest and legs thus forming a new layer of armor over them: the sounds began to die down and Yamato Man looked up.
"Heh, heh, heh… Heh, heh, heh…"
"Shit."
"Let's go! "Dark Attack"!"
Energy built up around Yamato Man's body before he took a step forward and unleashed it into Omega in the form of some spears of energy converging on a single point: the attack pushed him back but then Yamato Man plunged the spear into the right side of his torso tearing through the vest and deepening into his body: Omega growled and managed to cut off half of the spear while stepping back.
"This thing has a cocktail of bugs!"
"… Grrr… Grawl… Grrr… GROA~RH!"
"W-what?"
A sudden outburst of crimson energy formed on Omega's feet and then expanded while forming a perfect prism shooting upwards: a shockwave of energy built up 45º slopes from the ground and around Omega as if keeping Yamato Man at bay: his eyes' irises began to shine with a red glow and he had a hostile expression like never witnessed before.
"My Master! What is that?" Yamato Man called out.
"Damn. I'd forgotten. Their "Butcher Mode"…!"
"B-butcher mode…?"
"I think it means they won't stop at anything until you're destroyed! But maybe you can disable them or delete them!"
"A-alright…!"
"HROA~H!"
Omega dashed forward at a mad speed while leaving a trail of "afterimages" on his wake and jumped into the air to then aim the blade downwards (its color had shifted to crimson red too) and grip it by the hilt while placing both feet on the lower edges of the pyramid thus increasing its fall speed, strength and weight: Yamato Man gasped and tried to form a Met Guard Battle Chip but Omega landed on his upper torso before he'd finished loading it and the thrust and weight made Yamato Man lose his balance to end up hitting the ground: Omega began to jump around like man and plunge the blade into different spots of Yamato Man's body: he growled and lifted the right fist.
"C-come! Power!"
The "Dark Generator" activated and new armor formed over Yamato Man which made Omega's blade bounce off.
"Huh! "Dark Break"!"
Yamato Man tackled Omega with both fists and pushed him away as he managed to stand up: Omega suddenly ripped the still plunged spear out of his body and into Yamato Man's chest thus piercing through the armor and hitting the "Dark Generator": Yamato Man growled something and stepped back.
"Shit. No good. Tactical withdrawal! Go, M1 Tank! Crush them!"
An Abrahams M1 Tank came in from the right and shot an attack at Omega: the blast hit the ground in front of his feet and did send him flying and landing, hard, on the ground: Yamato Man became data and escaped while a Navi opened one of the hatches and began to gun down Omega using one of the machine-guns: Omega merely dashed forward, threw a cylinder into the air and continued: the cylinder detonated and the tank's moves seemed to be sluggish.
"Damn! Chaff grenade! Huh! Die!" The gunner cursed.
He aimed the machinegun at Omega as he flew across the air but he simply bounced all rounds off before slicing the upper body of the Navi and having them be deleted: Omega jumped inside and attacked the remaining two Navis before forming a Count Bomb Battle Chip and jumping off: the bomb went off and the tank got crippled from the inside while he landed on the ground and panted: the energy began to fade and his eyes' irises slowly shifted to blue while his blade resumed its neat emerald green color.
"W-whoa."
"Huh?"
"Yikes! PUKU~!"
"Hmpf."
Omega spotted Bubble Man, who'd apparently seen it all, and the guy ran off while Omega fumed and clutched the wound.
"Omega! Are you alright?"
"Y-yeah… Bugs and whatever… I've got antibodies…"
"Good. Now we've managed to ID one of them so… Get back here and we'll run a scan to make sure there's nothing weird in your body. At least we've checked how the "Dark Generator" deal works…"
"Y-yeah… I know… Huff, huff… And if this guy wasn't a joke then the other four will be Hell for the others. I'm sure at least two will target Blood and Sigma, one might go for Davis and the other for Rock Man, Search Man or Blues… Or Thunder Man and Prism Man too… Shadow Man too…"
"We'll have to wait and see. We gotta tackle any other plots the guy might have up their sleeves and I don't believe they'd gone to sub-developed countries in vain… Maybe they're into "blood diamonds" or human trafficking even… And that wouldn't surprise me, really…"
"Damn the freaking rascal…! I wanna erase that grin from their face!"
20:19 PM (Japan Time)…
"… Shah, shah, shah! Yamato Man! That guy wasn't a joke!"
"I never said they were… Ugh!"
"Hang in there, man! There: the repairs capsule…"
"Huff, huff… Alright…"
Yamato Man made it to the Cyber World of "Neo Gospel" and collapsed so Needle Man had to help him get to his feet: they walked over to some tall cylinder-shaped "capsules" made of blackened glass in the front and metallic body in the rear: Yamato Man stepped into one and closed his eyes as it locked and some LEDs turned on: a holographic screen displayed his body being scanned and labels indicating the wounds: some black dots formed over the wounds and began to seemingly patch them: Needle Man sighed and rolled his eyes.
"Shah, shah, shah! Yuriko. Ya saw it, too, right?"
"Sure. If Yamato Man brought so much trouble to this guy then the other will have one hell of a time tackling them. Boss is a genius." Yuriko opened her holographic screen.
"Oh please." Yoru Yami tried to play the humble guy.
"What? It's the reality! You know that, Boss."
"Heh. Guess so… Anyway… Things are about to get hot and very hot indeed… Heh, heh, heh, heh…"
"That's Boss for you: always a hundred steps ahead."
"Shah, shah, shah!"
"Next time we'll pit Absolute against the red runt… It'll be lovely to see them being smashed, squished and pulverized in a slow and agony-filled manner… They deserve being reduced to raw bytes and bits!"
"Yikes." Both Yuriko and Needle Man muttered.
"Heh, heh, heh, heh… Hah, hah, hah! Hah, hah, hah!"