A/N: The appearances from every Digidestined will be inspired in the suits from the Classic Mega Man (every child has different colors in their suits), only the Digimon like Pokémon they'll have their original appearances.
CHAPTER 24
The Battle Network
Hollow Bastion: Toad Express
The Toad Express landed near to the Market Place in Hollow Bastion.
"Are you ready guys?" Sora aske and everyone nodded.
"Wait." Tails called. "I have something useful for you." He pulled out a summon gem with blue, red and yellow colors.
"Is other summon gem?" Sora asked.
"Yeah, use it and me with Sonic and Knuckles will come from help you." Tails explained.
"Ok, thanks." Sora said and grabbed him.
"Alright, let's go team." Kari said.
"Wait, I'm coming too." R.O.B. said and joined with the group.
"What about of the Toad Express?" T.K. asked.
"Don't worry, this time Tails will take care of the Toad Express." R.O.B. replied. Then they came out of the plane.
Marketplace
When they arrived, some Soldiers Heartless passed, along with Dusk Nobodies and Corrupt Gizamon.
"Why are Heartless here?" Joe asked shocked.
"There are Nobodies too." Kari said.
"And Corrupt Digimon." Gatomon said.
"Let's go check in with everyone else" Sora said and everyone nodded.
"That must be work from that Apocalypse Monster." Yoshi said.
"Yeah, but he is Apocalymon." Luigi corrected.
Along the way, they met a blonde man, with an outrageously large sword.
"Huh? That blonde guy is Cloud." Yoshi said.
"Cloud?" Kari said.
"Hey, Cloud!" Sora called him. Cloud noticed and turned at them.
"You again, Sora." Cloud said. "Hmm… You have new trainers?"
"So, uh, Cloud, right?" Kari said. Then she shook her head. "We need help defeating the Heartless in Hollow Bastion."
"How come you children are fighting?" Cloud said.
"We need all the help we can." T.K. said.
"I never turn my back on my friends." Kari said.
"..." Cloud was staring at her.
"What? Is there something on my face?" Kari said.
"...You carry light in you." Cloud said.
"Of course." Kari said.
"You wouldn't mind doing a favor for me." Cloud said.
"What is?" Tai said.
"If you see the one I'm looking for, tell him, I have a score to settle with him, being the dark part of my heart." Cloud said.
'Dark Part?' Kari thought.
"Who?" Gatomon said.
"Sephiroth." Cloud replied.
"Sephiroth..." Kari repeated.
'I was defeated him before in the Pokémon Coliseum.' Sora remembered.
"Silver Hair. Carries a Large Sword." Cloud said.
"Got it." Gatomon said. "We'll search for him, while battling those bad guys."
"Be careful. He can mess with your head, making you think Darkness is the only way." Cloud said.
"He'll never pull me into Darkness." Kari said.
'Darkness…' Matt thought.
"Is something wrong?" Aerith said, walking up to them.
"Uh..." Kari was saying.
"It's nothing." Cloud said. "I don't want you to be involved."
"You mean, you don't want me there when you leave again?" Aerith said.
"I just..." Cloud said.
"Leave again?" Kari said.
"Listen, even if I go far away, I'll come back." Cloud said.
"Do you mean it?" Aerith said.
"Yeah." Cloud said.
"See? You don't look so sure." Aerith said. "Well, it's okay. I understand. Go. Get things settled."
"Huh?"
"No matter how far away you are, you will find your light." Aerith said. "I'm sure it will lead you back here again, right?"
"I suppose." Cloud said blushing.
"So I'll stay here, and cheer for you." Aerith said. "Okay?"
"Alright." Cloud said. He then left.
"I hope he'll be okay." Aerith said.
"He'll be fine." Kari said. "He just needs a little help finding his light, that's all."
"You're right." Aerith said. "But in the meantime, you guys have somewhere to go, right?"
"Oh, right." Sor said.
"Let's go." Kari said. They group nodded, and headed off.
Borough
In the Borough, they found many enemies for everywhere, Heartless, Nobodies and Corrupt Digimon.
"Look at that." Tentomon said.
"There are many enemies in this place." Izzy said.
"Yeah." Patamon said.
"I don't know but we must beat them." Oshawott said using Razor Shell.
They nodded and started to defeat every enemy, there are some new Heartless, with a book like a weapon, still with few health, Kari could defeat them thanks to the Second Chance Medal, Sora used Magnet spell for trap much enemies and defeat them easily and R.O.B. fired a laser to the last enemy. After a quick battle they sighed in relief.
"Let's see if Merlon and the others are fine." Luigi said and they nodded. They entered in the house of Merlon.
Merlon's House
When they entered, Cid was working in the monitor and Yuffie was watching.
"Hey guys, you're just in time." Cid turned at them and said. "I have some good news for you, so get yourselves over to Leon's".
"What kind of news?" T.K. asked.
"We found the computer Ansem was using!" Yuffie answered.
"Oh yeah!" Luigi said.
"Yes. Should be able to get all kinds of info on the Heartless and the Organization." Cid explained.
"And maybe something on the dark realm, too?" Sora said. "It looks like that's where Riku and Kairi are."
"That includes Mario." Luigi said.
"And don't forget the Evil Digimon." Izzy added.
"Go see for yourselves!" Cid said.
"It can hurt!" Yuffie said.
"What do you mean?" Gabumon said.
"Nothing. Just get to the computer room though the castle postern." Cid explained. "Watch your step!"
"Ok, thanks." Kari said and they came out of the house. The new members have to take the memberships cards from the restoration committee of Hollow Bastion.
Borough
"What does he say with 'watch your step'?" Agumon asked.
"Probably will be avoid any risk." Kari said. "That includes you, Tai."
"What!?" Tai exclaimed.
"Nothing." Kari giggled.
"Ash also is risky." Oshawott commented.
They continue walking to the castle in Hollow Bastion.
Bailey
They are continuing in a tunnel until suddenly a mysterious voice called him.
"How much time has passed, chico?" The voice said. They jumped.
"Who is there?" Luigi asked nervously.
"I'm here." The voice said and they turned to see that person. It was a being like half size from T.K. or Kari. He wore a giant blue cape in the back and had on a white mask over his face. Sora could recognize him.
"Meta Knight!" Sora said.
"What are you doing here?" Luigi asked.
"I'm searching at Ansem." Meta Knight replied. "So, this your true appearance."
"Yeah…" Sora said.
"Now, who are the new trainers?" Meta Knight said.
"My name is Kari, these are my friends." Kari said and the others introduced theirselves.
"Is an honor to meet you all, Keyblade Wielders or Digidestined." Meta Knight said. "Where you going now?"
"Yoshi and company are coming to see the computer from Ansem." Yoshi said.
"I see, in that case I come with you." Meta Knight said.
"I have other question." Sora said. "How are Kirby and Tiff?"
"They are fine." Meta Knight answered.
"Hey, let's keep going." T.K. called them and they continued.
By the stairs, the Heartless appeared. Soldier, others like knight, some like a blue spiky ball like armor and Star Fighters, little small round heartless with star swords.
"More enemies!" Biyomon exclaimed.
"Don't talk and just fight!" Meta Knight said. He raised his sword (yellow with a red gem) and fired energy wave slicing every enemy. The Digidestined are still fighting with using their Keyblades, the Digimon, Luigi and Yoshi are using their same combat skills. Meta Knight could see T.K. and Kari using their limit form and they finish them all.
"I have to admit that you two are very skilled with the Keyblade." Meta Knight said.
"Thanks." Kari said.
"Now we can continue." T.K. said and they continue at the castle.
Restoration Site
The group was continuing in place like mountainous corridor. But the Heartless appeared again.
"Not again." Palmon exclaimed.
"Ok, is time to use the summon gem." Sora said. "T.K. pass me the gold summon gem!" He nods and pulled out the summon gem. Sora grabs it and uses it. When he activates the summon gem a girl similar at Komali and about the age from Link that they met recently appeared flying and landed near from Sora. She was pretty, with a fine, delicate face and a graceful beak. She had her knee-length, chestnut hair tied in a ponytail down her back, and she wore a simple blue dress which was covered by a red embroidered tabard.
"I'm Medli and I'm here to help you Keyblade Master." The girl called Medli said bowing her head.
"Nice to meet you Medli, but please call me Sora." Sora said.
"Hurry up Sora, we need help!" Yoshi gulped.
"Ok, are you ready?" Sora said and Medli nodded. Then she begins to fly around the enemies trapping them in tornados, the enemies trapped in the tornados were easily defeat them by everyone.
"I need strength!" Kari said and Meta Knight comes to help her.
"Very well, feel my power!" Meta Knight yelled and they activated their Limit called Knight Blade. First Meta Knight raised up his sword and releases it a thunder hitting the enemies, then Kari attacks in the ground and Meta Knight was attacking in the air (Side Special in Smash Bros) and Meta Knight finished raising up his cape, the remaining enemies were paralyzed by a while and both slashed (Galaxia Darkness; Final Smash from SSBB) the enemies with much strength. All the enemies were defeated.
"It has been a pleasure to help you, Sora." Medli said bowing her head and she returned to the summon gem.
"You did it great Kari." Meta Knight said.
"Thanks Meta Knight." Kari said. "Now we can continue in our track." Then they continued.
Postern
They arrived to a place like a balcony in the castle of Hollow Bastion.
"Wow!" Mimi said. "This place is beautiful."
"Leon!" Sora called him.
"Over here!" A female voice said. That voice came from Aerith. They turned at her.
"You guys found Ansem's computer?" Kari asked.
"Uh-huh. Mario is very interested in it." Aerith said.
"My brother?" Luigi said.
"He's with Leon." Aerith replied.
"We get to see Mario!" Luigi said at Yoshi.
"Yoshi!" Yoshi said excited.
"Err… Is Riku with them?" Sora asked and Aerith shook her head. Sora looked down depressed.
"Don't worry, don't lose your hopes." T.K. said at Sora.
"Thanks T.K. At least I can ask to Mario about him." Sora said. "And that computer might be able to tell us something."
"Good idea!" Aerith nodded. "They are right through there." She looks to the rock balcony.
"I remember that this place have more structures until now." Meta Knight said.
"Is because our friends are restoring the place." Sor said.
Then they go to the rock balcony.
Corridors
The group is in the corridors, but the enemies were appearing, that include Heartless like aero-robots, knights and Warrior Ings.
"There are Heartless also in this place." R.O.B. said.
"But we can defeat them easily." Tai said.
They easily defeat the enemies. After visit the corridors they found a white corridor and door with image of a crown.
"This must be door to the computer." Palmon said.
"Probably yes." Gomamon said.
Then they entered.
Ansem's Study
When they entered they found a room with books scattered by everywhere, a desk and a picture about Ansem.
"Ansem…" Sora said quietly and neared at the picture. R.O.B. was scanning the place.
"This place is a mess than the last time." Meta Knight said grabbing a book.
"It's messier than my apartment." Matt commented.
"It's a lot of books to go through." Tai said. "And this is why I don't like reading so much."
"You have much to learn, Tai." Meta Knight said at him.
"Probably this is the room from Ansem." Kari said.
"Yeah…" Yoshi nodded.
"Where is Mario?" Luigi asked.
"Hello?" Sora said expecting to someone appears.
"This place is very silent." Oshawott said.
"Hey you!" Other female voice different at Aerith called. They turned and they saw a girl in black garments and she was about the age from Cloud. "I'm looking for somebody. Have any of you seen a guy with spiky hair?"
"Are you looking for me or Tai?" Matt asked nervously. Tai and Sora picked their hair.
"Spikier and bigger in age?" The girl specified.
"Excuse mistress, are you looking for Cloud?" Oshawott asked.
"Yeah, but call me Tifa." The girl called Tifa said. "I'll just take a look around." Then Tifa look for the entire place, by the wall, the desk, the books and the wall again, and then kicked the wall making shock in surprise at everyone, she turned at the group and said. "Sorry to bother you."
"No bothers ma'am." Only the boys said. Then Tifa leaves the room. Then they sighed.
"So, you made it." A familiar voice said and they turned at Leon in the wall.
"Leon!" Kari said.
"Isn't Mario with you?" Sora asked him. Then Leon shushed the group.
"You'll see him soon enough." He said.
"Hey!" Luigi said.
"Here, this ought to tide over you over." Leon said and he puts his hand on the wall making appear a secret passage. They shocked in surprise. "This is the Ansem's computer room." Then they entered by secret passage and they arrived to massive room, where there was capsules everywhere.
"Whoa! This room is big!" T.K. exclaimed.
"Prodigious! This is massive Hardware!" Izzy exclaimed.
"So, where's the information?" Tai said. He then was banging on the computer.
"Tai! How many times do we have to go through this? You don't bang on computers to work it!" Izzy exclaimed. "Didn't we go over this in the Digital World?"
"Tai ever bang the computers?" R.O.B. asked.
"He and Agumon usually thing banging on the computer makes it work." Sor said.
"I guess that's how he is." Sora said.
"Look up!" Yoshi shouted as the two Pichu create fell down, one felled in Kari's head, the other felled on the top of the keyboards.
"Two Pichu?" T.K. asked. Kari giggled with the Pichu on her head.
"Typical from the Pichu Brothers." Leon commented. The other Pichu was on the Keyboard.
"Hey, get off from there!" Luigi shouted at the Pichu. The Pichu then taunt of him, that makes at Luigi jump at him and crashed in the Keyboard, the Pichu could avoid and he was laughing of Luigi.
"Typical from Luigi." Sora chuckled. Luigi got up and suddenly a loud beeping alarm came throughout the room.
"Attention current user. This is a warning; further misuse of this terminal will result in immediate defense action". A deep voice robotic voice spoke.
"Who is there?" Sora called out.
"My name is Sigma. I over see this system." The robotic voice called Sigma said. While that was going on, Luigi tried getting off the computer's keyboard but stepped on another few keys.
"Luigi!" They all shouted at the clumsy plumber. R.O.B. shook his head, meanwhile Leon and Meta Knight facepalmed.
"I'm sorry!" Luigi replied.
"Decision gate reached. You are now under arrest". Sigma said.
"Arrest!?" T.K. said in shock.
"Run!" Leon and Meta Knight shouted out to them as a light was shining behind. They all turned around only for a beam to hit them and they disappeared. Only Oshawott could escape.
"Oh no! Sora!" Oshawott yelled. His tears are streaming. "They are dead?"
"No, Sigma teleported them to the computer." Leon said.
"Only we can wait here." Meta Knight said. Oshawott was sniffling a bit.
"Try to calm him." Leon said at the Pichu Brothers. Then the two Pichu make fun faces at him making laugh at Oshawott.
Battle Network: Canyon
Kari awakens to be on a virtual world. She got up, and saw how amazing the world looked.
"Wow, this place is awesome." Kari said. She then noticed she has new clothing. "Huh? Why did my clothes changed?" She has a battle suit magenta color surrounding her whole entire body, except for the face. Her helmet was the same color than her suit. "Wh-Where is everyone? Hello!? Sora! Luigi! Yoshi! T.K.!" No answer. She then noticed someone else on the ground. It was Gatomon. "Gatomon! Are you ok?" She went over there and picked her up. Gatomon didn't seem to change.
"I'm fine Kari. Just a little bit shaken up." Gatomon said. She notices Kari's clothing. "Why did you get a new outfit?"
"I don't know." Kari said. "Seen the others?"
"Nope. Sorry." Gatomon said. They looked around.
"What is this place?" Kari said.
"Feels like home almost." Gatomon said.
"You mean the digital world?" Kari said. "But...This can't be it."
"Hey Kari!" The voice from Sora said. He was coming at the group. His suit was red and black.
"Sora, you have seen the others?" Kari asked. Sora shook his head. "Then let's try to find them."
""The others shouldn't be too hard to find." Sora said and followed her.
"We were in a big group." Gatomon said, while they were running. Then they heard groaning. They saw T.K. and Patamon.
"T.K.! Patamon!" Kari yelled. They went over there to make sure they're alright. T.K. was also in a weird suit like Kari, but it was color green.
"Kari?" T.K. said getting up. "Whoa. I almost didn't recognize you."
"Yeah. The clothes from here are kind a weird." Kari said.
"So...are like in some sort of digital place?" Patamon said. "Cause, this sort a feels like home."
"I sort a said the same thing." Gatomon said.
"I hope the others are alright." Kari said.
"Sora!" Luigi and Yoshi called him. They are surrounded like the other Digidestined with their Digimon and R.O.B. too by robots like a clown with balls in place of legs. The suit from Luigi was like the others, his color was green with blue; Yoshi seems more a Mech-Animal. The suits from every Digidestined were of different colors; Tai was dark blue, Matt was light blue, Sor was yellow, Izzy was orange, Mimi was pink and Joe was gray. R.O.B. and the digimon have their original appearances by unknown reason.
"Let's help them." Sora said. The others nodded but suddenly two persons appeared. One was red with torch on his head and the other was yellow and has electric generators.
"Stop right there!" The electric person said.
"Who are you?" Kari asked.
"My name is Torch Man; these two are my minions, Elec Man and Whacko Man. And together we are the World Three." The person called Torch Man introduced himself.
"Now give up yourselves!" The clown called Whacko Man said.
"Why?" T.K. asked. Then the person called Elec Man fired a discharge at everyone, except at Sora. They screamed in pain by the painful discharge.
"Ok, you win." Sora said and gave up. Then the bad guys trapped everyone.
Pit Cell
The World Three brought the heroes to the prisons; they were throwed one by one to the same prison. T.K. and Kari were unconscious due the discharge in their little bodies. Slowly they awakened in the prison.
"Kari!" Tai said and hugged. "Are you ok?"
"Yeah, only a bit electrocuted." Kari said.
"That discharge was painful." T.K. said watching around the place.
"This world does not combine well with Yoshi." Yoshi said. Then Sora stomped the foot from Luigi.
"Ouch!" Luigi said and turned angry at Sora. "What's that for!?"
"You stepped in the keyboard and now we are arrested and prisoned in this world." Sora said.
"Sorry about that." Luigi said.
"By some reason our appearances never changed, like R.O.B." Agumon said.
"Because probably I'm a robot." R.O.B. said.
"And the Digimon are digital beings." Izzy said.
"But we don't know the name from this world." Matt said.
"You are in the Net from Hollow Bastion." A male voice said.
"Who is there?" Sor asked.
"The Net from Hollow Bastion…" Izzy said.
"We are inside from the main computer and those viruses take all the control in the Net." A boy in blue suit like the age from Sora, a red circle in his chest, a helmet with blue and white, yellow shoulders and green eyes said sat in the ground and got up. "An hostile being called Sigma took the entire control from the Net in Hollow Bastion. My name is Mega Man, a Net Navi. But now I'm now under arrest, same as you."
"Did you guys get any of that?" Joe said.
"Maybe we must introduce ourselves. My name is Yoshi." Yoshi said.
"Oh right, I'm Sora." Sora introduced.
"My name is Luigi." Luigi said.
"I'm Robotic Operational Buddy or R.O.B." R.O.B. said. The others introduced theirselves.
"Nice to meet you all." Mega Man said. "With that configuration you must be users."
"Users?" Sora said. T.K. and Kari are scratching their heads because they don't know about computers.
"We are Digital Monsters or Digimon." Gatomon said.
"User is a person who uses a computer or computer system." Izzy explained.
"That is right, Izzy." Mega Man said.
"Now what are we going here?" Mimi asked.
"You'd better get out of here quickly who knows what the Sigma will do to you?" Mega Man said.
"Sigma?" Kari repeated.
"Sigma controls this whole world and programs. If you idle here, you will be erased." Mega Man said.
"Erased!?" Everyone shouted in shock.
"I don't want that happens!" Mimi exclaimed.
"Me neither!" T.K. exclaimed.
"So how do we get out of here?" Patamon asked.
Mega Man then walked back further into his cell and touched a yellow monitor. "You can use this to transport out of here but Sigma cut off all power tying to getting out."
"Is there a way to put the power back?" Tentomon asked.
"Yes but we need to bring the energy core in the canyon online to power it back up. Only one small problem." Mega Man said walking back over to his cell and pointed upwards. The group looked up and saw a projection of a lock door. "We're stuck in these cells and we're not going anyway unless we unlock the energy fields." Kari was watching the projection.
"Well if that's all we need to do then leave it to me!" Kari said summoning her Keyblade. A flash of light engulfed his hands to reveal the Keyblade. Kari then bends down and got a perfect angle of the lock. The tip of the blade glowed as it shot out a light hitting the projection lock. Suddenly all the cell doors opened up freeing them.
"That was remarkable! I never seen a tool like that one" Mega Man said looking at the Keyblade from Kari; then the others showed their Keyblades. "All of you seem to have some unique functions."
"Yeah! But there is other wall." T.K. said.
"Leave it to me." Mega Man said and he transformed his right hand into canon and fired at the wall, destroying it.
"Thanks Mega Man!" Kari said.
"Now we can escape from this prison." Gabumon said end everyone exit from the prison.
"Now we are going to the canyon." Mega Man said running with the group.
Commander Room
"Sigma! Why not just eliminate Mega Man?" Torch Man suggested to the big purple colored floating head with a circle on his forehead above him.
"That meddling Net Navi ever causes trouble to us." Elec Man added.
"Without him, we can live happy and peaceful." Whacko Man said.
"Because I still haven't located the password to the dataspace." Sigma replied.
"It's doesn't matter." Torch Man said.
"Only we want get rid of Mega Man." Elec Man said.
"And with your all processing power..." Whacko Man said.
"Absolutely not! The current environment hampers the processing power needed for such an analysis" Sigma said interrupting them. Before the World Three group could argue, bells and alarms started going off. "You're dismissing World Three! Stop any remaining anomalies in the Net or else… End of line." Sigma said.
"We understand." The World Three group gulped bowing their heads down.
Canyon
The group arrived in an elevator. It was the same place where they landed. They carefully snuck in and made it to the generator room seeing a machine with six purple boxes. Yet when Sora looked at it he saw it was missing one box.
"This is the energy core but you can see we're missing one." Mega Man said pointing to the two empty spots.
"Where do we find them?" Biyomon asked.
"Here!" Mega Man shouted as many blue colored boxes came down and settled around them. "This is a bit of a puzzle but we need to find the real one!" He said.
"I found it!" Palmon called them pointing to a box on his left to see it glow red before returning to its blue color. The boxes then started to spin rapidly around them as it was impossible to tell which one was the real power core. Tai took a chance and slashed one randomly as he was greeted by an electro shock. Kari use a heal spell on him. R.O.B. fired a laser at the digital boxes but they were simply destroyed. Izzy and Sor took a deep breath and slide dash into one of the digital boxes and combo it. Revealing it to be the real power source. Sora then lifts it up using his Keyblade and places it back into the empty spot in the generator. It then started powering up with a loud rumbling noise as the generator sank back down into the ground.
"I think it's ready." Sor said.
"Probably yes." Izzy said.
"Now we have power back but... Before you go back to the real world. Will you do something for me?" Mega Man asked them.
"Sure!" Kari nodded.
"Don't you wanna to hear what is first?" Mega Man asked a little taken back by the fast answer.
"It's alright Mega Man, you helped us! Now we will help you!" Matt said.
"You guys really are Users." Mega Man replied back looking at them in surprise. "Now we need to get back to the pit cells in order to use that transport"
"Right!" They all agreed as Mega Man lead them back to the Pit Cells.
Pit Cell
Back in the cell, Mega Man was setting up the monitor for return safety the group.
"Well, what did you want us to do?" Agumon asked.
"Find my User and he'll give you the password to access the DTD." Mega Man replied.
"DTD…" Izzy repeated.
"DTD is the name my User gave to the dataspace. Copies of all information about the original Net are stored there, along with anything that's sensitive or restricted." Mega Man explained.
"Is there stuff about the Heartless or Organization XIII?" Yoshi asked.
"Most likely but you will need my User name in order to find the password." Mega Man said. "A number of my functions were appropriated when I last took on Sigma. That's why I need the password. If I can get inside the DTD, I can access my original backup program and restore all my functions. Then I'll be able to put this system back the way it was before Sigma got control and changed everything. The way it was supposed to be a free system for you, the Users."
"Mega Man, you aren't one of that Net Navi like Sigma?" R.O.B. said. "Do you know who it was who made Sigma?"
"Actually… I don't know." Mega Man replied.
"Ok, we'll just have to find your user and ask him." Izzy said.
"What's his name?" Gomamon asked.
"You mean you don't know." Mega Man said. "My User is the user of this system: Ansem the Wise."
"Ansem!?" Sora, Luigi and Yoshi gasped. Then Kari and T.K. whispered each to other with their digimon included.
"Ansem was defeated by Sora and his friends." Kari said.
"Yeah, but he appears when we defeated Bowser." T.K. said.
"Probably Apocalymon revived him." Patamon said.
"Possibly…" Gatomon said. Suddenly the monitor starts to beep weirdly. Mega Man saw it immediately.
"Looks like Sigma on to us." He said. "I'll keep this terminal up and running. You better exit the system now!"
"Sure… But Mega Man… Ansem is…" Sora said disappointed.
"We'll get you the password." Luigi said interrupting Sora.
"Ok, you're good to go. Hurry!" Mega Man said.
"But Mega Man. What about you?" Kari asked him worried.
"Don't worry for me; I'll be fine, promise." Mega Man said kneeled at her. She nodded. Then the entire group was teleported to the Real World.
Ansem's Study – Computer Room
Leon was working in the computer keyboard. Meta Knight was waiting and Oshawott with the Pichu Brothers felled asleep. The Pokémon awakened abruptly when the entire group arrived from the Battle Network. They returned in their normal outfit.
"We arrived alive." Tai said.
"And in one piece." R.O.B. said.
"Sora! Are you alright." Oshawott called him and hugged. His tears are streaming with nonstop.
"Hey, easy, I'm fine." Sora said trying to calm him.
"Where have you been?" Leon asked them.
'Well…' Sora was thinking.
"There's a world inside this computer, where the programs live and…" Izzy explained.
After a long explanation.
"So in other words…" Leon said. "Ansem's research data is off-limits unless we know the password."
"I think that's right." Sora said.
"But you've already defeated Ansem…" Leon replied.
"But Ansem has revived by Apocalymon." Gatomon said.
"Maybe we'll never find the password." Yoshi said depressed.
"That means…" Leon said. "…this is all a wild goose chase."
"You are chasing what, now?" A female voice said. Then they turned and they saw Tifa. "Well, well! A hidden room! Guess I'd better take another look around." She said and leaves the computer room. They go to the Ansem's study; they saw Tifa hitting the entire place.
"She just won't give up…" Sor said.
"And neither will we!" Biyomon said.
"C'mon, we've must look for that password!" Tai said impatiently.
"You are right, Tai. We made a promise to Mega Man." Kari said. After a time, they are near to the picture from Ansem.
"Excuse me." Tifa said and grabbed the picture; she put the picture in the ground and found blueprints in the wall. Then she hit the wall. She turned at the group, sighs and leaves the room. Then they saw the blueprint in the wall.
"What's this doodle?" Sora said.
"I'll try to analyze it." R.O.B. said and scanned the blueprint.
"It must a kind of diagram." Izzy said.
"Is a bit confusing." T.K. commented.
"Hollow, main, security, Mega Man…" Luigi read it.
"The diagram says 'Door To Darkness'." R.O.B. replied.
"Therefore, DTD is 'Door To Darkness.'" Izzy said. Then Leon was watching them.
"What's up?" Leon asked.
"Look at this! This must be the dataspace!" Kari said.
"The DTD. See? The Door To Darkness." Sora said. Leon neared and saw the diagram in the wall. "What do you know?"
"But… that still leaves the password." Leon said.
"Yoo-hoo, did somebody mention the Door To Darkness?" A familiar voice, they turned and it was Mario and he closes the door. Then Luigi tackled him.
"MARIO!" Luigi shouted and hugged him. Then he begins to cry.
"Don't worry Luigi, I'm here now." Mario said trying to calm him. Then Yoshi hugged the Mario Brothers.
"We are together again." Yoshi said.
"Long time no see, Mario." Meta Knight said.
"Same with you, Meta Knight." Mario said.
"Yeah, is has been long time!" Sora said waving at him.
"Shh!" Mario said. "The Organization might be listening." Then they nodded seriously, Luigi was calmed after hug his brother. "You mentioned the Door To Darkness?" They nodded.
"You see, we're looking for the secret password." Gatomon said.
"Password? Oh, I guess you mean like a code." Mario explained; Leon smiled by a time. "Well, the Door To Darkness can only be opened by the seven princesses. There's Tooty, Dixie Kong and Krystal…"
"…Zelda, Peach, Samus and…" Luigi added.
"Kairi." Sora said.
"Of course." Leon said and he goes to the computer room.
"With that password, we can get access to Ansem's research data." Kari said.
"So that means you might be able to find out where he is!" Mario said.
"Stop joking around, Mario." Sora said. "We already defeated Ansem. You know that."
"But he returned after defeat Bowser." T.K. said. After Mario remembered their last battle to Bowser in Mushroom Kingdom, he facepalmed.
"Mama Mia…" Mario groaned and said changing of subject. "Looks like to me and Meta Knight got a lot of explaining to do."
"We're listening Mario!" Luigi said.
"Ok, but first. I've got a question." Sora said. But Leon appeared again.
"Hey isn't Mega Man waiting for you guys?" Leon said remembering their task. That memory makes undecided the group.
"Don't worry. I'm not going anywhere." Mario said. "If those Heartless attack, I'll stand and fight with everybody here."
"Yeah, we will too." Tai said.
"Then let's talk more later." Mario said.
"That's a promise!" Luigi said.
"I'll see you when you get back." Mario said. "One more thing Sora and Kari, I'll give you a new power for your clothes, the Master Form, consider it a thanks present."
"Thanks Mario!" Sora and Kari said.
"We're heading off to see Mega Man now, so wait here for us, okay?" Sora said.
"I will, Sora. And remember be careful!" Mario said. They nodded and go to the computer room. Meanwhile Mario and Meta Knight are talking about Ansem. When they arrived the entered in the Battle Network, this time Oshawott go with Sora and R.O.B. stay in the computer room analyzing the reports from Ansem.
"Good luck, guys." R.O.B. said.
Pit Cell
They have returned to the prison in their outfits from this world, only the Digimon and Pokémon have their regular form, but Mega Man wasn't here.
"This world is weird." Oshawott said watching the place.
"Where could be Mega Man?" Yoshi asked near to the monitor.
"Kid, don't touch that!" Luigi shouted. But the monitor acts by itself.
"Huh?" Yoshi said.
"Yoshi!" Sora said.
"Hey, what have you done!?" Tai exclaimed and they were teleported.
"Yoshi didn't anything." Yoshi said turning at the missing group, then he was teleported too.
Net Battle Field
They ended in a kind of arena.
"The monitor only acted by itself." Yoshi said.
"Welcome to the Net Battle." The voice from Sigma said.
"Net Battle?" Izzy said.
"That's right; you've chosen to play a few games. Lose, and you will be subject to immediate de-resolution. Win? Well, no one wins." Sigma said.
"We are not gonna play your games!" Tai exclaimed.
"You have no choice." Sigma said.
"Well then, get on with it!" Kari said.
*WOOD MAN STAGE (SMASH ULTIMATE REMIX)*
Then, Whacko Man appeared with Heartless, Surveillance Robots, Devastators and Mettaur Heartless. The clown throwed a ball at the group, by luck they dodge it, the explosive ball crashed in a wall and exploded making a hole in the wall revealing an exit from this place.
"This must be the exit!" T.K. said running, but Whacko Man jumped and hit him, blocking the exit. Kari caught T.K.
"Nobody escape on my watch!" Whacko Man said.
"You'll take care of the Heartless; me, Luigi, Yoshi and Oshawott gonna take care of the clown." Sora said and they nodded.
"Outnumbered is pointless!" Whacko Man laughed. He jumped and created copies of himself.
"I can play this game too!" Oshawott shouted and he created many copies of himself. And his copies used Razor Shell.
"One of them is the true clown!" Sora said.
"I found it!" Luigi pointed at the bigger than the others. "The bigger must be the Clown Man!"
"Good job, Luigi! Now let's beat him!" Sora said. Sora used Diving Slash, but the clown jumped avoiding him. "No way!"
"Did you think can be defeat me so easily!" Whacko Man taught of him. Yoshi fired an egg and Luigi a fire spell, but he dodges it. "Now is my turn!" He fired explosive balls blasting off the quartet.
"Uh-oh, Sora is having problems!" Kari exclaimed.
"Let's help them!" Gatomon said and follow her.
"Take that!" Whacko Man yelled and fired another explosive ball at Sora, but Kari used reflect, returning the attack at the clown.
"Thanks Kari." Sora said.
"You're welcome." Kari said. "Are you ready Gatomon?"
"Yes, time to the Kitty Wrath!" Gatomon nodded and used their limit. Then the enemy clown was attacked by slashed from the Keyblade and cat scratches. After limit, he was trapped by the tongue from Yoshi, and Sora performed a Diving Slash and goes through the ball from the clown.
*ENDS*
"This isn't fair!" Whacko Man exclaimed. "You have defeated me, but you still have to defeat Sigma." He said his last words and exploded. A "Log Out" message appeared. The exit was free after the battle and the Heartless disappeared.
"Now we can help at Mega Man." T.K. said and goes to the hole created in the wall.
"Wait for me T.K." Patamon said and followed him.
Pit Cell
When they returned they sighed tired. And by surprise they found Mega Man lying in the ground.
"Mega Man!" Kari exclaimed and she along with T.K. helps him to get up.
"I don't understand." Mega Man said weakly. "Why are you here?"
"We came to give you the password." T.K. replied.
"Why didn't you just transmit the data?" Mega Man groaned facepalming.
"Transmit?" Luigi asked with double look.
"Transmit, is send the info from outside." Izzy explained.
"Oh, yeah." Luigi nodded by the info. Mega Man felled exhausted, but Sor caught him in time.
"Hey, are you okay?" Sor asked.
"I'll be all right… once we access the DTD." Mega Man answered trying to get up.
"You need our help." Biyomon said.
"Ok, then let's go." Mega Man nodded.
Then they go to the platform straight at the canyon.
Canyon
They are walking to the place where Mega Man will be able to recover all his functions. But the Heartless appeared in their track, one half of the team have to protect Mega Man due his conditions, the other half have to defeat the enemies. After a quick battle they found 3 tracks.
"By where?" Tai asked.
"To the right." Mega Man answered and they go the right track of the canyon.
Dataspace
The group arrived in a green room with a monitor and a screen. Mega Man neared at the keyboard.
"All right, what's the password?" Mega Man asked.
"Well… Krystal, Samus…" Luigi answered.
"Peach, Dixie Kong, Zelda, Tooty…" Yoshi added.
"Kairi." Sora completed.
"Kairi; got it." Mega Man nodded. Then he puts the password, after that he recovered all his energies. "That did it!" Suddenly they heard the alarm.
"What's happening here?" Matt asked.
"Now switching DTD over from hibernation to active mode." The voice from Sigma said. "This process will take some time. Please enjoy a game while the process is running."
"Oh no!" Mega Man exclaimed.
"Not another game!" Mimi groaned.
"No, it's the DTD's final security routine." Mega Man explained. "This isn't a game. Stay focused!" Then Spark Man with some Heartless appeared. They summoned their weapons.
*SPARK MAN STAGE (SSB FOR WII U REMIX)*
"This time, all of you gone too far." Spark Man said in serious tone.
"Let's settle this!" Sora yelled. Sora and the others take care of the Heartless. T.K, Kari and Mega Man take care of Spark Man, they trying to attack, but he was teleporting one and once again.
"Please don't move!" T.K. yelled.
"Spark Man is very fast." Mega Man said.
"Yes, that's my fight skill!" Spark Man said and fired one discharge at the group. The five members yelled in pain.
"Heal." Kari yelled and cures herself and the others.
"Spark Man is worse than Whacko Man." Patamon said. Spark Man was about to attack, but Tai slashed him.
"Thanks, Tai." Kari said.
"Don't worry, I promise protect you since the Heartless attacked you in that dream." Tai said.
"But how we can defeat Spark Man?" Gatomon asked.
"Spark Man is like a battery." Izzy explained. "If you overcharge a battery, it could explode."
"That's a great idea Izzy." Tentomon said.
"Then let's use his own power in his power." Mega Man said.
"Try with this!" Spark Man yelled and fired a thunder at the group. Then Oshawott used his scallop like a shield and reflected the thunder at him. "I can resist the electricity!"
"Let's see if you can resist more?" Sora said and he casted thunder at him. Then the others fired thunder at him, with Keyblades and the P3000. Mega Man fired thunder from his arm canon and Tentomon used his electric attack.
*ENDS*
The team still using the thunder spell on Spark Man until he felt the overcharge.
"This is too much!" Spark Man exclaimed. "Enough is enough!" After a time, he exploded in electricity. The 'Log Out' message appeared in the place where Spark Man exploded. The remaining Heartless retreated. After defeat him, they returned to the keyboard. Then Mega Man put his hand in the keyboard and passed info.
"Now I'm as good as new! All my functions have been restored!" Mega Man said.
"Now you can fight with style!" Luigi said. The alarm sounds again. A laser try to strike them, but they barely avoided it.
"That was so close…" Mimi said.
"Finally." The voice from Sigma said. "I have full access to the DTD. My takeover of the system is now complete. I might have anticipated such a simple password. What's this? An emergency destruct program for the Net. Let's see how it performs."
"No!" Mega Man exclaimed and he puts his hand in the keyboard and touches some keys.
"Program! You changed the password!" The voice from Sigma said.
"There that should buy us some time." Mega Man sighed and said.
"Mega Man! Tell us what's going on!" Matt said.
"Sigma is loading a hostile program into the I/O tower." Mega Man answered him.
"Is there any way to stop him?" Joe asked.
"Yes! We've got to protect the User town" Mega Man said closing his eyes and taking in a deep breath. "Let's get to the tower!" He said.
It didn't take long for them to get to the I/O tower while fighting the heartless blocking their way.
I/O Tower: Hallway
The team was arrived into a circular room with a pentagonal door.
"We are near." Mega Man said. But a wall of fire blocked the path.
"Here we go again…" Luigi said sarcastically.
"We must win this!" Tai said. "Digidestined Assemble!" They nodded.
*THE CORRUPTED*
"Sorry, but I can't let you win so easily." Torch Man said.
"We must defeat him!" Gomamon said.
"The fire is not rival for me!" Oshawott said.
"I'm disappointed by you program! Why do you insist on allying with these selfish Users and rouge Digimon?" Sigma said at Mega Man.
"Because I want to help them! Something written into my voice commands me to do what is right" Mega Man said.
"Really? And what command would that be?" Sigma asked suspiciously.
"It's not a command but it is called Friendship and friends help each other out" Matt told out loud.
"Uh-oh, look out!" Gabumon exclaimed and they avoided the fire attack from Torch Man.
"The friendship only make weak to the programs." Torch Man said sinisterly.
"We gonna show you that you're wrong!" Kari yelled.
"Feel the heat!" Torch Man yelled and fired fire blasts, they could avoid him again. This time the team attacked him with everything they have, but Torch Man created a fire pillar around him hitting everyone. By luck they learned Aerial Recovery. Torch Man fired other fire blast, but Oshawott and Luigi with FLUDD fired water and due the advantage type the water attacks goes through the fire, hitting Torch Man. "Argh! Water, my weakness!"
"No he is vulnerable!" Mega Man said. "Are you ready Kari?"
"Yeah." Kari nodded and they activated their Limit, called EXE. Kari was using Strike Raid at Torch Man and Mega Man was shooting energy beams (Smash Side Attack from Mega Man in Smash Bros) and they finished creating an energy pillar damaging Torch Man, but he still in feet.
"This guy doesn't when give up!" Sora said. "Are you ready Oshawott?"
"Yeah!" Oshawott nodded and they activated their Limit called Torrent. First Oshawott used Water Pledge, and then Sora slashed Torch Man with Aerial Combos using his Keyblade and Oshawott was using Razor Shell and Aqua Jet combination and he finished with Water Pledge.
*ENDS*
Torch Man was struggling in get up, he was ready to shot another fire attack, but Oshawott ran quickly and slashed him with Razor Shell. Torch Man was weakening after the attack.
"What kind of Net Navi are you?" Torch Man asked weakly.
"I'm a Pokémon; my name is Oshawott." Oshawott said bravely. Then Torch Man gave his last breath and dissipated in data. A "Log Out" message appeared and the walls of fire closing the exits disappeared.
"You did it, great!" Sora cheered him.
"It was nothing…" Oshawott said blushing.
"Now, we can pass to the tower." Tai said and everyone nodded and goes to the tower.
I/O Tower: Communication Room
The group arrived in a spherical room, with a yellow monitor and a purple circle in the middle of the room.
"I really own you one, with all my functions up and running I think I've got a chance of getting system control away from Sigma and the World Tree." Mega Man told back working on the terminal. "I better get working! It's what my user would want."
"What Ansem would want…?" Sora frowned.
"That Ansem try to kill us." Yoshi said.
"Probably Ansem is working with Apocalymon." Tai said.
"Is better to tell him the truth about Ansem." Luigi said.
Sora then sighed and walked to Mega Man. "Listen Mega Man, we didn't get the password from Ansem we just sort of found it. Back in the user world by accident and one more thing…" He then shook his head and confessed. "Ansem… he was our enemy, I mean he still is… I guess."
"Well actually he's mine enemy too." Mega Man stood up as he turned to face everyone and they shocked.
"What do you mean?" Kari asked.
"Ansem created me to protect and research the Net World from Hollow Bastion, but he modifies me. So that makes him my user but Ansem was also the one who brought back Sigma. The Ansem I first knew wouldn't do that." Mega Man explained. "I'm sorry by didn't tell you."
"That's ok but now we really don't get it." Izzy replied.
"I don't understand it either but I think Users, like you are going to be the ones to finally figure it out. You have the ability to take Illogical routes and still arrive at the answers you seek." Mega Man said. "Now go before Sigma start attack again."
"We'll be back to help you defeat Sigma." T.K. said.
"We can count with us." Sor said.
"I'll be waiting! Also any data you need from the DTD can be accessed directly throughout my User's terminal, I'll keep a dedicated access channel open for you and I changed the password so you don't have to worry about Sigma for a while." Mega Man said.
"Access Channel!?" Sora asked.
"I knew you'd ask." Mega Man said pushing a button. "It's a very important link between our worlds; it's how we stay connected." He explained. The group was engulfed by light for return to the real world. "You… My friends... Are the new password."
"Thanks Mega Man! Take care!" Kari said.
"You too! And give my best to the Users!" Mega Man replied waving goodbye before they disappeared.
TO BE CONTINUED
A/N: Medli was one of the characters by summons. Meta Knight also appeared because he tried to search Ansem before and he met Mario. There's a reference from Marvel Comics, in memory of Stan Lee, RIP.