Me: Well, here it is. The moment you're all waiting for, the showdown with Zero AKA the Zero Virus! Let's get this party started! And sorry PEJP Bengtzone, I can't put in your ideas because they won't fit.

Chapter 12: At Last! the Zero Virus!

When we last left our heroes, they just defeated StarMan and got the last code for the road to the Zero Account. Also, MegaMan is completely healed of the Zero Virus influence. But if they don't delete the main Zero Virus, a new one will spread thru Cyberworld! So they must hurry to save all of Navi kind.

MegaMan input the last code and the security cube opened. MegaMan turned to his friends.

"Okay, this is it. If we enter this teleporter, we should enter the Zero Account." MegaMan stated.

"So let's get that Zero Virus!" Kikki pumped her fist in the air. Everyone nodded in agreement and enter the teleporter to Zero Account.

When they enter Zero Account, the area they were in was strange to the max. It was only red and black.

"Whoa! This is the Zero Account?! It looks like the Twilight Zone in here!" Momoko stated as she looked at the area in shock.

Amy used her goggles to analyze the area they are in. "According to my goggles, the Zero Virus must be somewhere in this area."

Lan nodded from his screen. "Alright, so we find the Zero Virus and bust it!"

Everyone nodded in agreement. They begin their journey thru this weird area. They fought some viruses that have protected auras, but they were no problem to MegaMan's M-Cannon shots. They have to also get thru the conferrer belts and spikes that got in their way. It took them 15 minutes, but they reach the teleporter to where the Zero Virus resides.

"Lan…" MegaMan said as he looked at the teleporter.

"I know. The Zero Virus must be in that teleporter." Lan pointed out.

Serena nodded. "This must be our toughest battle yet."

Zoey looked at everyone. "Is everyone ready?" The group nodded. "Then let's do this!" The heroes enter the teleporter.

Inside the area they were in, it was the same red and black color only with cubes this time. Then they were shocked to see a red Navi with blond hair, a blue headpiece on his helmet, and yellow eyes that were sort of creepy. Lan spoke.

"That's Zero?! But he just looks like…"

"A Navi… He seems like any other Navi, with the same heart and mind." MegaMan finished for him, couldn't believe it either.

"But how?" Bridget asked. Zero then notices them.

"StarMan? Is that you? Oh, it's you… MegaMan… and the holders of the Marks of S… Zoey… Corina… Bridget… Kikki… and Renee… and those must be from the alternate worlds… You beat StarMan didn't you…? Finally, to actually meet you…" Zero said. Everyone was shocked! He knows who they are!

"What?! You know who we are?!" MegaMan couldn't believe it.

"Oh yes, I know about you MegaMan… and about your operator, Lan Hikari." Zero answered.

"Who the heck are you?!" Lan demanded.

"My name is Zero, and I am a cursed virus…" Zero replied in almost a tone of sadness.

"A virus that can talk…?" Trista said confusedly.

"All the Zero Viruses spread throughout the Cyberworlds are my eyes and ears, transmitting info. At first, all I did was spy and gather info. Somehow… I don't know exactly when, but… I gained a… soul…" Zero said looking at his hands. This made the heroes shocked some more.

"You evolved?!! A virus…!" Lan couldn't believe it. How is this possible?

"A virus with a soul…" Corina said quietly.

"You are warriors, fighting for peace in the Cyberworlds and the universe… I, on the other hand, spread evil by simply existing… So you must be here to delete, that is, bust me. Am I right?" Zero asked them. The heroes remain silent.

"But I have no plans to disappear. I'm ready for you!" Zero shouted as his hand transforms into a greenish blade.

"Wait! Zero!" Hotaru yelled out to try to prevent them from fighting, but no avail.

"We have no choice! MegaMan! Battle routine set!" Lan yelled out.

"Execute!" MegaMan shouted as he and the others get into their battle stances.

(MegaMan.EXE, The Mew Mews, The Sailor Scouts and Love Angels VS Zero.EXE. Theme: Omega Zero Cannon Ball, MegaMan ZX)

Zero warped out. "Huh?! Where did he-"Before Serena can finish, Zero warped behind them and started to slash them. The girls (Sailor Scouts and Love Angels) yelped in surprise and dodge every slice Zero thrown at them. "Very good, but can you walk the walk of the samurai walk?" Zero stated as he rush towards Renee. Renee jumped out of Zero's range and used her whip to hit Zero with maximum force. Zero winced a little bit then warps in front of Renee and grabs her by the leg and throws her down into the ground. Renee weakly got up. "Sword! Battle Chip! Slot-in!" Lan shouted as he inserted the Sword Battle Chip. MegaMan and Zero rush towards each other and clash swords. "Why are you doing this?!" MegaMan demanded. "That is a question I cannot answer!!" Zero yelled as he and MegaMan continued to clash swords. Zoey got behind Zero and did a kick on the back, but Zero put up a barrier and Zoey was knocked back. The fight lasted for 9 minutes and neither side is taking heavy damage. Zero panted as the heroes panted too. "There is only one way to end this! Prepare for my most powerful attack, Phantom Zero!" Zero yelled as he begins to charge up energy. MegaMan turned to his friends. "Our only hope is to work together! By combining our attacks!" The Mew Mews and the two groups nodded as MegaMan began charging up his MegaBuster. "Heart Arrow!" "Deep Surge Attack!" "Tambourine Trench!" "Silver Slash!" "Love Angel Beam Attack!" (The Love Angels' combine attacks. I made that up for this story.) "Uranus World Shaking!" "Venus Crescent Beam Shower!" "Neptune Deep Submerge!" "Pluto Deadly Scream!" "Silent Glaive Surprise!" "Jupiter Oak Evolution!" "Mars Flame Sniper!" "Mercury Ice Bubble Blast!" Moon Scepter Elimination!" "Rose Bell! Full Power!" MegaBuster!" The heroes fired their strongest attacks, Zero's eyes widen in surprise as he was knocked into an invisible wall, groaning in agony. He was defeated.

Zero weakly got up and held his chest. He looked at the heroes who were panting heavily.

"Your power is beyond specifications. So this is the force that beat the WWW! What is it... the power of friendship? Friendship… It's a feeling I've never experienced before, but I think I understand it… Well, you beat me. Go ahead, kill me." Zero said. The heroes looked a little bit sad.

"I think we shouldn't kill him…" Kikki said with sadness in her voice.

"…You know, I didn't ask to be born as a virus. But I want to know one thing. This world where I was born and its people. And you, the humans and Navis, you see me as evil incarnate, spreading poison. So there's nothing to be concerned about, it's just the way it is." Zero explained as he looked as his own hand. The heroes were even sadden some more.

"I think he's not a bad guy after all…" Momoko said, feeling sorry for Zero.

"You're right, but what should we do?" Lan asked.

Suddenly, ProtoMan teleported in and aim his sword at Zero.

"ProtoMan?!?!" Bridget yelled in surprise. Chaud came on the screen.

"What are you waiting for, Lan? Finish him off! If you don't, new Zero Viruses will take the old ones' place!" Chaud demanded. Lan remain silent. Suddenly, Dr. Hikari came on the screen!

"Wait! Everyone!" Dr. Hikari shouted.

"Dr. Hikari?!" The girls shouted in surprise. "Dad?!" Lan shouted in surprise also.

"I been listening to this conversation and there is no need to delete Zero!" Dr. Hikari smiled. This left everyone including Zero confused.

"Lan, you sent me a mystery file, remember? That was Zero's file, left by Wily. A blueprint, you see. Now that I've fully analyzed it, I can seal in the Zero Virus function!" Dr. Hikari said. This left everyone happy!

"So if you do that, Zero will become just another NetNavi! No deleting!" Zoey said with a smile.

"All right! Isn't that great, Zero?" MegaMan asked happily.

Zero was still confused. "…I don't understand. Why do you want to do this for me?"

Bridget walked up and Zero and hold his hand. "Because we'll be your first friends. So you won't be able to infect Navis no more. Isn't that great?" Bridget said with a smile. Zero now understands this and nodded.

Chaud couldn't help but smile a little.

"All right, Zero, I'm gonna transmit you to the SciLab's computer." MegaMan said.

Zero nodded. Suddenly, there is a huge rumbling!

"What's going on?!" Momoko yelled as she and the others try to keep their balance.

"Chaud, sir!" ProtoMan shouted in alarm. Suddenly, the heroes plus Zero hear an evil laugh and a monstrous roar.

"This power…?! Dad?!" MegaMan asked his father.

"What the heck?! The entire Cyberworld just shook!" Dr. Hikari shouted in confusion. Suddenly, a screen with a man with gray skin, a ruby on his forehead and wore black, red and gold clothes came on.

The man laughed evilly. "Look and despair!"

"Who are you?!" Lan demanded.

"Look out; he's the one controlling this entire account!" Chaud warned.

"Hehehe, I am the one they used to call 'Professor' of the WWW leadership! I took over after Wily to revive the Life Virus!" The Professor said manically.

Lan's eyes widen in shock. "The Life Virus?! You're mad!!!"

"But that means…" MegaMan figured it out.

"That's right! I called Zero forth after Wily froze him, and made StarMan distribute fake vaccines to hack all Navis!" The Professor grinned evilly.

"So you're the one behind this! You're the real criminal!" Yuri pointed accursedly at the Professor.

"You won't get away with this!" Serena and Momoko yelled.

"While you were busy fighting the hacked Navis and the Zero Virus, I took the money from the sales and used them to revive the Life Virus! Now I'm going to use the Life Virus to hack into the military computers around the world! Hehehe! The world's final war is about to begin! I'll destroy humanity to bits! For Wily!" The Professor yelled manically.

Zoey and MegaMan clutched their fists.

"Not if we can stop you!" Lan yelled from his screen.

"Bah! What can a boy and his NetNavi can do along with the holders of the Marks of S?!" The Professor yelled as he signed off. The shaking has become too worse.

"Everyone, get out of here! The shaking is too dangerous!" Dr. Hikari yelled as he signed off.

"MegaMan! Jack out!" Lan ordered.

"ProtoMan! Jack out!" Chaud also ordered.

Everyone including Zero who went to the SciLab's computer jacked out. The Life Virus has returned, Can Lan and MegaMan and their friends stop

It again?

TBC

Next Time: Search for the AuthCode: Part 1: Lan VS Chaud again!

Me: Well, the main bad guy is the Professor and he revived the Life Virus! Now here's a scene for Saga 5 based on a story called a Boy and His Navi In Springfield, special credit to Sekhmet'sXembodiment223 for this story and inspiring me to write scene about it.

Scene from Saga 5: The Press!!! RUNNNN!!!

Dex: (On the phone) I'm telling you, the cast of Mermaid Melody are at my best friend and rival's house! Go see for yourself if you don't believe me!

Lucia: Uh Lan, what's that noise? (They were finished talking about MegaMan's past.)

Lan: Huh?

Mrs. Hikari: Um, Lan honey, you better check the window. It won't be pretty… (Sweats drops)

Lan checked the window and his eyes almost pop out like jawbreakers as he saw a swarm of Mermaid Melody fans holding out pickit signs like"We love you Lucia!" and "Marry me Hanon!" There were even t-shirts with Rina's face on them.

Ribitta: (Wearing a t-shirt with the cast of Mermaid Melody on it.) This is DNN's ace reporter, Ribitta reporting live from world renowned heroes' Lan Hikari and MegaMan.EXE's house where it is rumored that the cast of the hit anime, Mermaid Melody are in there! Will this affect the Mermaid Melody world like it did with the Azumanga Daioh show when the Azugirls visit our world during the Alpha incident? Let's hope it doesn't happen!

Zoey: Who could have told them about the Mermaid Melody girls?

Suddenly, it hit Lan and he slaps his head in disbelief.

Lan: Dex… (Sweat drops)

Lan called Mr. Higsby.

Lan: Mr. Higsby, you gotta help us!

Mr. Higsby: Yeah, I can see, Lan, huh! I heard about the Mermaid Melody cast in your house from the news, huh? Don't worry, I got a plan, huh!

Lan: Thanks, Mr. Higsby! Whew!

Me: Well, that's the scene. See you next time!