Megaman Battle Network – Sibling Rivalry

Chapter 14 – Awakening

Sarah was in a coma for most of the week then. I half blamed myself for what had happened. We all kept watch but I stayed by her constantly. I was the first to see her wake and shouted so everyone could hear.

"Lan, Mum, Dad!" shouted Scyler, "She's waking up!"

They rushed into the room. Lan must have just come off the net as he was getting tangled up in his PETs wires. Sarah was pretty groggy and they waited until she could focus before asking how she felt.

"Like a bus dropped on my head," she replied.

"At least you're awake now," said Dr. Hikari. He turned to Lan and his wife and said, "Can you leave while I make sure she's recovering well please Lan and can you go and make something to eat Dear?"

The two left leaving Dr. Hikari, Scyler and Sarah in the room.

"That was probably the stupidest thing you have ever done," he said. There was a tone in his voice that Sarah had never heard before. "If it hadn't been for Scyler's quick thinking your cover may have been blown."

"Cover? It's not like I'm secretly working for the officials is it," said Sarah.

"You know what I mean! The amount of time you have left before I am forced to delete you decreases when you're out of your PET. That body!"

"Why do we have to keep it from Lan?" asked Sarah.

"Because he isn't as open minded as he likes to think he is. The concept of a human becoming a navi he can grasp but the concept of a navi becoming a human may be a different matter."

"I see."

"I am banning you from going online unless I say so from now on," said Dr. Hikari.

"What!?"

"Scy..."

"Don't you dare call me that! You gave me this human name and you are going to call me by it!"

"God Dam it girl! Just listen to me! Lan, Megaman and Scyler all feel terrible about your coma. Did you know you've been unconscious for nearly 6 days now! How the hell do you think Scyler feels knowing the truth about why you were unconscious and having to tell a direct lie to Lan and Megaman?"

Sarah looked at Dr. Hikari. She got out of bed and pulled some clothes on.

"Where do you think your going?" said Dr. Hikari.

"To do something I should have done a long time ago," said Sarah.

Sarah left and Dr. Hikari wondered why he had decided to reprogram her as a teenager. He noticed her clothes on the bed and looked at her symbol. The very same one shared with all the Scyler models. He almost laughed at its appropriateness.