Hakuryukan: I kinda suspected that. I forgot about the Alpha Laser... xD that'd be funny. I believe AirShoes was a chip in 4 or 5, though I could be wrong. I don't understand what you mean about Shademan...
KK the Prophet: That's right... I accidentally deleted it and thought 'Oh, I'll remember...' Right. I have legendary forgetfulness. Anyway, It could be a clue to the weaknesses. What were you thinking for Lust and Envy? By the way, you were mistaken about Envy. He's not dead, just fused. And it's not permanent. xD Shadowman does rule.
Queen Sunstar: Yes he did.
PEJP Bengtzone: Hmm... Never read/watched Angelic Layer, so I probably wouldn't get most of it. Are you going to stick around? Because, in wither the 30th or 31st chapter, something you're going to hate is going to happen...
Hey, guys... I'm really sorry about not updating. I've been really busy, and for two weeks in a row, I've had to crash at a friend's house on Friday night... Which is when I do most of my writing. Then I've been staying up late hanging on the internet on my Wii, and then being too tired to write, so this chapter will have to do for both last week and this week. I'll try to get it done on time next week, and since that is Thanksgiving, I should have time. Sorry.
CHAPTER 28 : Past, Present, Future
"Now, face my final attack... Omega Flame!!" Omegaman launched a massive stream of flames at Megaman. Megaman crossed his arms and braced himself for the impact.
I don't think I can survive this... Megaman thought. I guess it's over. Goodbye, Lan. Goodbye... Roll. Then the flames engulfed him.
"Megaman!!" Lan screamed. The flames just kept pouring down.
"Ahahaha! There's no way he could survive that attack!" Then, something down in the gigantic blaze shone brighter than the flames themselves. The inferno swirled around the light, continuing until it was enveloped. "What is this?" Then, a massive shockwave put out the blaze and caused Pride to shield his eyes. After the shockwave passed, he looked at the spot where Megaman was. Megaman was on one knee, looking at the ground. He looked up at Pride with a fire in his eyes and stood. His right fist had been enlarged, and his bodysuit had changed to red. Not only that, but his helmet between the fins was shining, along with the highlights along his body. His body had been slightly enlarged, as well.
"Good question, Pride." Megaman dashed to Pride and began to throw punches at high speeds. Pride blocked all of them and looked for a chance to attack. "I don't really like people who try to kill me!" Megaman threw one more heavy punch that Pride caught. "HeatArm!" The fist that Pride caught transformed and began to spew flames. Pride jumped back, holding his left arm.
"Fine. Play that way. Rho Heal!" Pride's arm began to lose its burn marks.
"Ah... Now I see. He has attacks for each element." Lan mused. "Fire, Aqua, Elec, Wood, Wind, Invis, Recov, Null, Sword, Break, and Obstacle."
"Now, fear this! Sigma-Theta Pump!" With his left hand, Pride formed the orb with the letter Theta inside, and held that arm as far out as it went. With his right hand, he formed Sigma and held that hand at his elbow with his palm facing the Theta orb. He fired a beam from the Sigma orb, which shot through the Theta orb and created a high-pressure stream of water that hit Megaman dead center. Megaman screamed and fell to one knee.
"Megaman! HeatShot, BattleChip in!" Megaman formed the low-level buster with his right hand and weakly pointed it at Pride, who was walking toward him.
"Do you really think that pathetic weapon can do anything to me?" Megaman sighed.
"No." Megaman fired a steady stream of flames from the gun, engulfing Pride. It barely slowed him, though.
"That doesn't seem right..." Lan mumbled. He checked the BattleChips tab on his PET. "Megaman! That HeatShot's power is through the roof! It's at least four times stronger than it normally is!"
"Four times...?" Megaman said. "Then why isn't it stopping him?"
"Because you can't hurt me! I am all powerful! Nothing can stop me!" Suddenly, Megaman felt a strong pulsing inside his body. It felt like all his energy was going to the buster.
"Megaman! You're taking major damage!"
"Major... damage?" Megaman was near unconsciousness now, and Pride was still advancing. The stream of flames was beginning to dwindle. "Major... damage!" Megaman turned the flaming weapon on himself and the flames streamed over him.
"Megaman! What are you doing?!"
"Lan! Quickly, send me another Fire chip! Don't ask why, just do it!"
"FireHit3! BattleChip in! Download!" Megaman's buster changed into a flaming fist, and he punched himself.
"So, you don't want to be defeated by my hands, eh?" Pride said as he stopped in front of Megaman.
"Lan, send me one more Fire chip."
"What was that, puny blue one?" Pride asked mockingly. Megaman looked up.
"I said, Salamander!!" Megaman's body became engulfed with flames, and he tackled Pride, holding him as close to his body as he could.
"Do you really think you can hurt me with that?"
"No." The flames around Megaman began to die. "But this might." Megaman focused, and the inferno surrounding Megaman began to get hotter and hotter.
"What is this? I'm... burning up!" Megaman smirked.
"This is Salamander. What else could it be?" The flames continued to get hotter and hotter.
"Mark my words, I'll get you for this!" Pride vanished to another part of the Net in a storm of pixels, and Megaman fell to the ground. He laid there for a minute or two, just resting.
"Lan... I feel like I'm burning up." Lan checked the NetNavi tab on his PET.
"Megaman! According to this, you're within about ten seconds of being deleted by fire damage!" Megaman's head shot up.
"Oh, that's bad. Uhh... Oh! FireArm!" Megaman quickly formed the buster and shot a continuous stream of flames at the ground ahead of him. He held it, and continued to hold it until he fell out of whatever he had been in.
"Log out, Megaman." Megaman did just that, and returned to the PET. "We're going to have to get Dad to check you out... again..."
"Hold on a second. Give me a minute to look over the logs." Megaman opened some boxes and studied them. "I think I've got this one figured out. Now, do you want the short version or the long version?"
"The short version." Lan replied.
"Okay... The short version. Give me a chip and I'll get strong. Do you want the long version now?"
"Uhh... Sure."
"Do you remember the data Samus gave us?"
"Oh, yeah... I remember."
"Well, when I was draining my power back from Dat, all I got was the StyleChange back. Anyway, StyleChange wouldn't have activated either because of the conflict with Form Change. Earlier, I looked over the data Samus gave us. I didn't get it then, but it activates when I undergo extreme exposure to certain elements. When that data activated, StyleChange activated, and Form Change with it. That caused all three of the programs to fuse, creating what I call the FormStyler. What I was just using was a cross between HeatGuts and Hub Form, creating the ToughBlaze FormStyle."
"Wow... You found all that out in that time? So, how does it activate?"
"It appears to activate now when a large amount of elemental energy is consumed. So, what has to happen is you have to send me an elemental chip, and depending on the power of the chip, I'll have to sacrifice a certain amount of health. It'll also activate when I'm exposed to a large amount of elemental energy, like I was today. I call this way of activating it EL Overload."
"Impressive, Megaman." Unknown to him, Roll had snuck in his PET and was listening from behind him. Megaman jumped.
"Roll! Don't do that to me!" Roll giggled. "Anyway, I have to warn you that if I don't use the elemental energy that will constantly be produced, I will die of either burning up, drowning, being electrified, or by turning to dust. Not only that, but I can use that same energy to boost a chip's power or duration, as long as it's the same element I am. If I use all of the energy before it builds up again, however, I will fall out of the FormStyle. It looks like there's also some sort of safety mechanism to pull me out of FormStyle if I've been in it for a certain amount of time, but I'm not sure what it is." Megaman inhaled and exhaled. "There. That's all you need to know about the FormStyler."
"That's a lot of information." Maylu said. "Did you get all that, Lan?" There was no response. "Lan?" Then Maylu heard a faint noise. She stood up and smacked the sleeping Lan. "I asked you if you got all of that!" Lan looked up at Maylu groggily.
"All of...?"
"All of Megaman's information on the FormStyler?"
"Oh, yeah. I got the short version, anyway." Maylu groaned as Lan laughed. "I'm totally joking, Maylu. I got it."
"You little...!" Lan jumped out of his chair and proceeded to run around his room with an angry Maylu chasing him. Eventually, they both collapsed on his bed, laughing.
"That was fun." Lan said. He stopped laughing and began to play with Maylu's hair. Maylu stopped laughing as well and tensed up, but didn't pull away. "Your hair is so soft..." Lan whispered. Maylu turned red and smiled.
"Thanks." In response, Lan buried his face in Maylu's neck and nuzzled softly. Maylu turned an even brighter red as she began to play with his hair. Lan wrapped his arms around Maylu and pulled her close, still nuzzling her neck. She responded by resting her head on his. Lan paused for a moment and looked up at Maylu.
"Maylu..." Lan felt a rushing heat to his face in anticipation of what he was going to do. Then Lan quickly pressed his lips to Maylu's. Maylu was stunned for a moment, but then she returned the kiss. The two felt like they were joined, like they hadn't been complete without the other until that very moment. After about a minute, they broke the kiss, and Lan pulled Maylu as close as he could get her, holding her tight.
"So, you've finally grown up, Lan." Megaman mused from the PET. He knew Lan probably would yell at him for watching, but he didn't really care. Suddenly, two hands covered his eyes and a voice spoke in his ear.
"Guess who!" Megaman twisted around to face the assailant and wrapped his arms around her, giving her a small squeeze. She squealed.
"Hi, Roll."
"Hi, Megaman. How's life?"
"Could be better." Roll scowled.
"Why's that?"
"Well, NetNavis trying to kill me is definitely not a plus." Roll smiled and nodded.
"Makes sense. Maybe you should hide or something."
"That doesn't work. I end up having to go out for something, and I never fail to end up fighting something. I wonder if it's the cologne I wear..." Roll laughed.
"You don't wear cologne." Megaman raised his eyebrows.
"How do you know?" Roll laughed again.
"You're so funny, Megaman." Roll gently laid her head on his chest. Megaman responded by putting his head on hers and putting an arm around her shoulder. Roll giggled. "I can hear your heartbeat."
"Heartbeat?" Roll nodded. Heartbeat? Navis shouldn't have heartbeats... but Roll doesn't need to know that. I'll just let her enjoy it. I wonder... is she hallucinating or something? No, that can't be...
"Megaman? Something wrong?" Roll was looking up at Megaman with a concerned look. He realized his expression had gone from a smile to a frown.
"No, no. Nothing." Megaman smiled again, which caused Roll to smile too.
"Good." She rested her head on his chest again, and the two stood there, enjoying each other's company.
"I don't really need to ask, but I guess this makes us a couple now, huh?" Lan asked. Maylu nodded.
"Hey, Lan... I'd kinda like to keep this a secret. If my parents find out I have a boyfriend, they'll freak. Right now, they don't suspect anything, since we've been friends for so long, but..." Lan put a finger on Maylu's lips.
"Done. I'll treat you just like I used to unless we're alone." Maylu nodded again.
"Sounds good." Just then, Lan heard a voice downstairs. His head shot up.
"Dad? Come on, Maylu, let's go!" Lan grabbed his PET and hurried downstairs, with Maylu trailing him.
"Just like always... Lan, sometimes I wonder if you have... Oh, never mind." Maylu mused to herself. "Maybe that's why I like you so much."
