Day 7 Part 2 - Glacia
"I'm sorry, Mayl." Roll said, hanging her head down.
"It's okay, Roll. You wouldn't have been able to fight whatever was causing all this in that light anyway. It's safer this way. Now, how do we get past it?" Mayl mused as she tried to look through the battle chips she had to see if any of them were useful.
"Maybe if I had some kind of light filter program I would be able to see past the light. You think Dr. Hikari could help us?" the pink navi asked. However, before Mayl could answer...
BEEEP! BEEEP!
"Oh, mail. Who's it from Roll?"
"It's from Dr. Itumi! It says:
Happy Birthday, I hope you are doing well. I heard about what happened to Megaman and Lan. I am sorry for whatever has happened to Hub. Dr. Hikari has been keeping me up to date.
He also said that he's given you a modified form of my Merge program. I asked him for help to complete it. It was supposed to be your birthday present, but Dr. Hikari beat me to the punch. You and Mayl have real potential to be a powerful fighting combo. You two just needed the tools to prove it and now you do.
Oh, yes. I remembered from our last conversation that you asked me if I could do something about your hair while wearing your helmet. I have a feeling I know what spurred this question on. Here, this should help."
Roll's eyes lit up with excitement. She would have to remember to send the doctor a thank you email later,"It's a Design Mod Program!"
"Thanks great Roll but what about the…" Mayl decided to stop talking as she noticed that Roll had temporarily been distracted. This was the first time all day that Roll had had a genuine happy moment and Mayl wouldn't stop her from enjoying it.
The red haired NetOp watched in amusement as the pink navi installed and ran the program. Her body glowed white a little while. When the light faded, nothing much about her had changed…except her hair. Instead of the flat, long sheet that she normally had, it looked like real hair. It only went to about underneath her shoulder blade and was still tied up in her green ribbon-which now actually looked like a bow and not another sheet of metal-but Mayl had to admit, it looked a lot better than the flat plate she used to have. Somehow, Dr. Itumi had programmed the design change so that Roll's hair wouldn't constantly get in the way; definitely a plus during battle.
She smiled as she saw the look of amazement on Roll's face, "My hair!" She said as she put her hands through it. Oh, she would have to show Hub! Her face fell. Hub…
She put a hand on her helmet as she tried to push the depressing thought out of her head and jumped in the air. She hadn't been expecting a visor to pop down. Wait a second! This blue visor had tinted Roll's vision. This thing worked like a pair of sunglasses!
She turned back to see her equally surprised NetOp look at her. "Mayl, I think we have a way past the light."
By the time Roll had made it to Undernet 7, she knew Megaman had to be long gone. She probably would have been more worried about a trap if he was still hanging around. But where was that light coming from? As she looked around, she spotted a red and orange navi. From what she could see, he was humanoid with a navi symbol of a sun on it. He looked almost regal to Roll with his robe-like body suit.
"What, you made it this far? Hmm. Are you, Roll, by any chance?" the navi asked her in a deep voice. Who'd he think he was, some kind of sun god?
"Who wants to know?" She sneered back at him; knowing a girl's name when she didn't know you wasn't the best way to introduce yourself. Especially when you were talking in some place as shady as the Undernet.
"Well, only the girlfriend of Megaman could have made it out this far. Besides, the master told me I should be expecting someone anyway. I thought it was you, but it appears not." He explained.
"Master? You mean Mega or Lan?" Roll asked. Maybe he knew where they were?
The navi laughed, "You think I, Solarman, take orders from those two? I assure you; my orders come from people much higher than you and your NetOp's boyfriends. Now, would you two be good little girls and return back? It is my job to keep this area under lock down."
"But why?" Roll questioned; she got that he was waiting for someone but once again this was the Undernet. Didn't most of the people come down here to avoid being in the spot light?
"You're a nosy little navi aren't you?" he said, his voice ending sharply.
"No, it's just weirder that you would choose here of all areas to occupy?" Roll said, a light blush on her cheek.
"It's none of your business. But on another note, don't you have a birthday cake to go eat?"
Roll froze. Now, she was freaked out, "How'd you…"
"I know many things, my little friend. I know that you are the greatest advancement of emotions programming ever created. You even possess an artificial soul due to work done by Dr. Itumi. But I must ask, how do it feel to be so human? I hear humans who are missing their partners feel like their missing their other half. Do you miss you navi friend? From what I hear, he misses you."
"You…you've talked to Mega?" she asked hopefully.
"Roll, are you sure taking to him is a good idea? He is just standing here in the Undernet of all places." Mayl suggested, not liking how this navi was grabbing Roll's attention.
"I've heard he watches you from a distance. He's afraid to come close for fear that his operator will delete you. It must be hard for him. The one he loves is so close, but yet so far away. Ah, what a lovely tragedy that shall only end in tears for the both of you."
"Mega…" she said quietly. Looking off around in the distance, but she couldn't see a sign of anyone in the distance.
"Roll! Don't listen to him! He's trying to play you!" Mayl said. Now she finally understood why Dr. Itumi had been so secretive in giving Roll away. Roll had always been soft and loving. If everyone knew just how fragile she was, she could be so easily manipulated. This made her possible one of the most vulnerable navis out there. She was tied to her emotions and she wasn't very powerful. Mayl seethed as she saw Solarman use her emotions to incapacitate her.
"You must miss him so. He's your other half isn't he? I can see it in your eyes. Such poor timing too. To be so far away on your birthday. This is only the second one you are celebrating yes?" he continued on with his monologue.
Tears were coming out of her eyes. How selfish had she been? All this time she had only been concerned about her sorrow and loss. She never considered Mega's. All this time, he was still coherent. He wasn't like Lan, whose mind was lost in the darkness. He was still here. Was he truly watching her from afar? If she was feeling this much pain, how much was he feeling?
She was so lost in her thought that she didn't notice Solarman raise a fireball from behind his back. He smirked before he threw it at the unsuspecting navi. This would be a quick deletion after all! Luckily for Roll, someone still had her back.
"Barrier! Download!" Mayl quickly downloaded the shield. The white barrier surrounded Roll and took the hit for her, crashing into pieces as it fell to the ground and dissipated.
"Hey!" Roll shook her head and glared at the navi.
"Bah, stupid operators! Always getting in my way!" he snarled. So much for quick. And he thought he would be able to leave early today.
"Roll! You okay?" Mayl asked.
"Yeah. Thanks, Mayl!" Roll smiled back.
"Hey what else would I be here for? Now come on, we have a sun to put out. Battle Routine, set!"
"Execute!"
Roll became extremely glad for the visor Dr. Itumi installed into her systems. Not only was it a great substitute for sunglasses, but it came with heads-up display. The HUD was showing warning her of all of Solarman's attacks before they got too close. Of course, she had missed the warning about the first shot since she was so lost in thought.
Roll figured the heat element chips would do her no good against this navi, especially since he was lunging fireballs at her. She figured that she probably would only manage to power him up if she used her Pyra Merge.
"Roll Arrow!" she yelled as she fired.
"So futile…Solar Blaze!" he shot forth a fire ball which both burned through her arrow and slammed into her.
"AHHHH!" she flew back due to the force of it.
"To think that Megaman wastes his time watching you! I wonder if he's cheering you on from the sidelines now." Soloarman laughed gleefully as he saw the navi's pain. Weak and easy to torment. Just how he liked his subjects...you know, before he deleted them.
'Mega, are you really out there?' she thought as she turned over on her stomach. As she looked out into the light, she could have sworn that she saw someone in the distance. She wasn't sure if it was the pain talking or if she really did see him. Roll looked down at her navi emblem.
She knew what she felt. Sadness. She was upset because she had never considered his side. But what if he was there watching her right now. He wouldn't want her to lose. He wouldn't want her to see her deleted. She couldn't let him down.
Mayl noticed that a new button had appeared in the Merge Selection menu. Wasting no time, she pressed the button. A light shined around Roll as her appearance changed once again. A scarf appeared around her neck and her black lining became a shade lighter as her pink body suit switched to a light blue palette. Over her chest was now a vest with a snowy like frill around the edges of it. Her hands were covered with gloves and her boots had come up a litter high with the same colored frill. To top it off, she know had a blue dress with a white frill and her hair had changed gone white with a light blue ribbon keeping it together.
"What are you doing?" the red navi asked, confused by the sudden transformation. She wasn't supposed to be able to do this. So...WHY WAS SHE DOING THIS!
"I'm doing what Mega would have wanted me to do! Roll Arrow!" She yelled as she fired several shots at the surprised navi. As they hit, the light in the area began to dim, "Did you see that Mayl?"
"Yeah, if we keep on pounding him, the light gets weaker," Mayl said excited before she realized Solarman was attacking again, "Watch out!"
Roll jumped out of the way as another fireball was launched at her. "Nice shot girl. But I have a better one! Solar Flare!" He seethed as more fireballs were launched. How dare this peasant hit him. How dare she try to put out his light!
"Freeze Dome!" she yelled as a makeshift igloo formed around her. The dome took the hit. The funny part was that it didn't melt. Her igloo stayed strong, even after Solarman started flinging more and more fire balls at her. But after five seconds, her protective home was beginning to melt.
"Mayl, any ideas?" Roll asked as the water was beginning to drop on her.
"Just one. We strike the second this igloo drops. Got it?" Mayl said, determinedly.
"Ready whenever you are!"
Roll's igloo faded within a second, but she had something waiting for him by the time she had jumped out, "Aqua Needle 2!" Solarman gagged as more bubbles hit him.
"Roll, now! Program Advance! Bubble Shot! Bubble-V! Bubble Side! Bubble Spread!" Mayl said, as she activated the program advance.
Roll's hand turned into a hose nozzle and she aimed. But, she felt something new as she leveled the weapon. She felt Mayl's presence around her. It was almost as if they had synced together. A faint whitish glow surrounded her, "Sorry, but I'm going to have to put you out!"
As the water attack hit the navi, the Undernet returned back its wondrous dark gloomy self. Solarman's data became unstable. "AGGH! Master, I'm sorry! I have failed!" He yelled.
After he was deleted, Roll noticed that her NetOp's presence had disappeared.
"Roll…was that?" Mayl asked as the Glacia Merge was stored in the PET's memory.
"Full Synchro, it had to be," She turned back to where Solarman had disappeared from, "Hey look, he dropped something." But as she got close to the data, she was intercepted by a green and blue navi who had jacked in from out of nowhere. She barely caught a glimpse of the sword surrounded by two pink rings before it slashed her. Already tired from the Solarman fight, she reeled back in pain and Mayl jacked her out.
"Foolish navi," The blue navi said as he grabbed the data and jacked out.
"Lan, I'm telling you; I can't do anything tomorrow. I'm just too tired." Megaman pleaded with him for the hundredth time. It was true that he was exhausted, but the real reason was that Megaman didn't want to be near her while he was still around. At least, while Lan knew anyway. He had barely gotten away with roaming back into the Undernet to be there for Roll as she fought Solarman. Granted, he couldn't see much due to the light. However, as the darkness returned back into the Undernet, he had never been prouder of her.
"Alright fine. I'm in a good mood anyway, our friends managed to retrieve the code that's we'll need for tomorrow. What Solarman was doing with that hacking code, I have no idea. But anyway, if you're really that exhausted, I'll give you the day off tomorrow." Lan sighed; he would be able to get along fine without him tomorrow anyway.
"Thank you," Megaman said.
"Yeah, yeah. Besides, it's time we let our new recruits have some fun anyway. The final pieces of the plan are coming together very nicely." Lan said as put his PET on the table. He coughed softly as he climbed into his bed at the base. He wasn't sick. He couldn't be getting sick. He still had to complete his mission. Whatever it took. No, he just needed rest.
What happened in this chapter? I can't think straight... - Gavzilla
Um...Roll tried to go after Megaman, fought Solarman, and Megaman got a day off tomorrow. - Ghost
THANK GOD THIS IS THE NEW VERSION! - Gavzilla
Yep, also some more behind the scenes stuff. In an uncut (unwritten version) you were going to have both an unnamed character, Saria, and the Hikaris...but I later decided not to write it because the scenario sucked… - Ghost
... John?... Ghost... what happened to John? - Gavzilla
Oh...um...this is awkward...See Capcom called and said that I had to give him back...something about them needing the money. - Ghost
But... John... was my new friend! - Gavzilla ;(
Yep, and I wanted a new Megaman game, but Capcom said no. - Ghost
But... BUT JOHN! - * ... well he... ugh... *
Whatever you do...don't flood this place… - Ghost
No promises... - Gavzilla :(
Well folks, that's about all the little snippets of behind the scenes you get this time around. Though I believe a more interesting chapter is on the way...See you all next Friday! - Ghost
Update: Monday
Hey...psst...hey...did anyone notice the Sonic the Hedgehog reference I slipped in there? I'll give you a hint...it's a Wii Title! Also, anyone beginning to see some parallels between Roll and another character within the Megaman Series. Something tells me that I'm making another reference! If you get the references, Bass gives you a cyber cookie!
Let's Play poll closes today at 8:00 pm!
Also, special thanks to Loverly Light for joining the Megaman Net Navi community! ( u/1502820/Loverly-Light)
Dark Edolas: That information is classified sir or madam...but you'll get to see just what who you're dealing with in the next day though. Thanks for the review!
shogo: I think I know which section you're talking about. I wouldn't really call it pitting Lan against anyone. No one was in danger and realistically would you rather spend time with your brother, who you're always around, and father testing stuff or with your girlfriend who celebrating her birthday. But either way, thanks for the review!
Nesis: No they don't. Any story that does not have the Double Network Icon on it does not follow the DN timeline or continuity. However, they still follow the BN timeline/continuity.
karafuto: Nope. Lan's interests while he is in this state is not interested in romance in the least. He's interested in *Bass walks in...* uh...just wait until Monday. All will be revealed next week. Heh heh...Bass, put down the buster...
Guest: Well...I guess you're going to have to wait and find out aren't you?
leon ex: Yeah. In BN1, Hub is revealed in front of Protoman, Chaud, Mayl, and Roll. It's just that everyone, except Lan during emotional parts, calls him Megaman.
Edit 5/20/14: Added dialogue in Solarman fight. Updated Glacia Merge to fit specifications of Main Winner.