Megaman Battle Network Lan AU

By: FunahoMisaki

(A/N: I own nothing and read last chapter)

Mari's eyes fluttered open about an hour later as she shot up and looked around wildly, not seeing Lan anywhere in the cell.

"What happened?" Mari groaned as she looked around, tensing and standing when she saw that Diamond Ace was still there.

"We had a few agents hidden in the room near Lan just in case he managed to break his chains. As soon as your attention was focused on us, they knocked you and him out." The woman said smirking at Mari who glared at her darkly which actually made Diamond Ace tense slightly.

"Now now. Since you won't play nice… we'll just have to punish you." Diamond Ace said with a cruel sadistic tone to her words that made Mari shiver slightly.

"I don't care what you do to me-" Mari began angrily only for Diamond Ace to laugh cruelly which made her skin crawl.
"Oh we already know you don't care about yourself… but what about your sister or perhaps your precious student?" Diamond Ace asked causing the blood to drain from Mari's face almost immediately.

"What have you done to Yuri and Lan?" Mari demanded angry and worried and causing the other woman to smirk widely.

"Nah uh uh. Where's the surprise if I just tell you? No fun in that my dear." Diamond Ace said wagging her finger tauntingly at the teacher who gave her a stink eye in return.

"Ah what a deliciously angry look on your face. Why you almost look ready to kill me." Diamond Ace said with another rather sadistic laugh that made Mari's skin crawl.

"What have you done to my sister and Lan?!" Mari demanded again causing the evil woman to grin widely at her in return.
"Your sister is one of us now, giving up her freedom to save you and Lan…Lan is still chained to a wall in the dungeons of this old castle. He was only given the smallest amount of water and food to survive thanks to your sister not having your pride. He won't last much longer without medical attention though." Diamond Ace lied easily, Lan was actually in his office going through the most likely questions Princess Pride was going to be asked at her Press conference in an hours' time and supplying her with the answers that would benefit them and avoid her being under suspicion. He had eaten a full meal thanks to his fiancée and assistant, and his minor wounds had already been treated but it wouldn't be in their favor to tell her that.

"…Damn you all to the darkest pits of hell." Mari snarled understanding what they wanted, actually surprising Diamond Ace and those that were watching over the live video feed with the fact that she swore. It had never been in the womans' personality to swear or curse someone before… she must love her students more than they thought. Diamond was sure that once Lan heard about it, he'd be touched that she cared for him and her other students that much and maybe a touch guilty for manipulating her like this, but he wouldn't let it ruin his plans.

"Curse us as much as you want, it doesn't change anything." Diamond Ace said hiding her surprise at the swear and smirking at the woman instead. Mari glowered harder for a moment before growling slightly.

"Fine I'll join. But I want proof that Lan and Yuri are alright!" Mari demanded causing Diamond Ace to nod and tap something in her ear.

"Alright you heard the Red Joker. Give her proof that the Queen of Hearts and Hikari are alright. Bring them here." Diamond Ace said into her headphone. It took two minutes before the door to the room opened, admitting Yuri who was wearing a dress covered in red hearts and an electric collar around her neck, and Lan who was being carried by two burly Club members, fake blood and some light scratches here and there on his body.

"Lan! Yuri!" Mari said jumping and rushing to them, as the Club members dropped Lan on the bed, causing him to grunt slightly as he tried to push himself up to a sitting position.

"Don't aggravate your injuries Lan." Yuri said fretting over the boy as much as Mari was.

"Are you both alright?" Mari asked flitting her hands over her sisters body before nodding in satisfaction and then checking over each of Lan's injuries, growling at some of the worse looking ones.

"I'll be fine. What's happening? Is everyone alright?" Lan asked shaking his head as he tried to sit up again, only to groan and grab his stomach. The two women went into a flurry of movement at this as they checked his stomach where a nasty burn and some bruises met their frantic eyes. He really shouldn't have stood so close when that experimental chip was being tested by Megaman's Copy Bot. It backfired and blew up a few feet away from him spectacularly, not really hurting or damaging anyone severely but a couple of people including Lan got some burns at various parts of their bodies. Of course they didn't need to know that.

"I already agreed to your deal so help him!" Mari shouted at Diamond Ace who smirked slightly and motioned to one of the Spade members that was wearing a mask to go with her gothic dress and heels, the spade and number 4 stitched onto the hem of her dress in gold.

"Put the collar on first then we'll have some Heart Members tend to him." Diamond Ace said causing Mari's teeth to ground but she nodded as she grabbed the collar out of the small girls hands.

"Don't worry bout me." Lan said beginning to sit up again before giving a small, not very faked, groan as it hurt his burn.

"No Lan…I will always worry about you, you're one of my precious students and if becoming a member of this Deck will help you then there's really no choice." Mari said smiling softly at the boy as she kissed his forehead and pushed him back down on the bed before scowling at Diamond Ace and clipping the collar onto her neck of her own violation.

"Good. Welcome to the Deck Red Joker." Diamond Ace said smirking widely before snapping her fingers. Yuri and Mari took up protective positions in front of Lan as five people with Hearts on their outfits and masks on their faces entered the room.

"You five, tend to the Hikari boy. Red Joker, Queen of Hearts. You two will be coming with me and meeting the rest of the higher ups, don't even try to think of attacking me or escaping. Your collars will knock you unconscious if you do." Diamond Ace said causing the pair of twins to growl but follow her reluctantly as they glanced at Lan who was staring at them sadly and with guilt in his eyes as the Hearts began to treat his wounds.

Mari had only one thing to growl out with Yuri nodding in agreement before she followed a laughing Diamond Ace out of the room.

"Fine but if I find out that you went back on your promise I'll show you why the devil fears a Gentle soul entering a fight."