+Chapter IV: And The Computer Froze On Me Again.+

Lan's mom walkked into his room and shook him to wake him up. "Lan! Don't forget. You have Saturday school today!" Lan was good at waking up on Saturdays but we got up he groaned. "Why in freak do we have school on Saturday!?" Lan's mom crossed her arms and frowned. "Sorry lan, but the water's not working. So I could'nt fix breakfast this morning." Lan did'nt worry about it but he headed for school. The second he got outside…there was Mayl. Lan groaned again. "Lan, did you have water this morning? I did'nt even get tp wash my face this morning!" Lan shook his head in response as they walked into the school parking lot. "Look Lan. No water here either!!" Lan started thinking. "Something's up!" Lan walked into his classroom and sat down. The bell rung and Mrs. Miyu walked into the room. "Well lucky yall! Class is cancelled due to water shortage! And don't walk around a lot, You'll get thirsty!" Lan walked out of his school back into the streets of ACDC town. "Lan lets go to the SciLab. Lets Tell them whats going on" Lan agreed and went to the Metroline and headed for the SciLab.

Lan walked out of the Metroline and headed toward the huge building. He walked into the first door labeled "Water Works". He went to the front desk and stood in line as he overheard the conversation.

"You're an official NetBattler? May I see your ID Card?"

"Here…"

"Eugine Chaud? Sorry I doughted you. Just put your ID card in the elevator."

The boy that looked his age turned around. "Get out of my way" He sorta shoved Lan out the way and walked into the Elevator. "Jerk!" MegaMan laughed at this. Lan forgot about it and walked to the counter. "May I go to the floor and talk to someone?" The clerk shook her head. "Only employees and ONBA members are allowed in." Lan frowned at this. "Lets go see dad. Maybe he can help!" Lan walked to the Scilab Area and went to the clerk. "I'm Lan Hikari, my dad is on the second floor can I see him?" The clerk smiled and opened the elevator for him and he went down. Lan walked into his dad's office but noone was there. "Hmm…dad's not here…" Lan looked at the Lab Smock and saw his Dad's ID card. He had an idea of suing his Dad's ID t get on the elevator…"I'll just take this for now!" Lan took it and returned to the 1st floor. He walked toward the WaterWorks area and when noone was looking…entered the Elevator.

Lan arrived at the 2nd floor. He stepped out of the elevator and walked through the large room. He walked to a large steel door that was propped open. Lan walked into the Pump room to see evreything had stopped. After looking around he walked into the computer room and saw a man. "Excuse me. But the water has stopped." The man looked at him. "My name's Dr. Froid, but I already know of the water problem." Lan shrugged and walked out of the Computer Room. MegaMan had a strange expression. "Lan is'nt it weird? I mean how come they haven't fixed the problem by now?" Lan shrugged his shoulders "I dunno. I was wondering the same thing, I got an idea. Let's wait in dad's office till evreyone goes home for lunch. Then we can have a look around ourselfs!" MegaMan looked on having no other choice. Lan walked into his Dad's office and and sat down and while waiting for Noon prepared MegaMan for going into the Net of the WaterWorks.

"Finnaly! It's Noon! Lets go Lan!" Lan stood up and walked back into the 2nd floor of the WaterWorks Area. Lan walked toawrad the computer room but stopped at the door. "Lan! I hear clicking! Someone's in there!" Lan looked a little worried. "I think we'll be okay. Let's find a place to transport you into the Net." Lan walked to what seemed to be a computerized Cooler. Lan found a port and transported MegaMan into the net. Suddenly a woman came out of the elevator. "What are you doing!?" Lan quickly responded "I got lost. I was about to leave!" The woman gave a mean look. "Well hurry up!" She left the room but Lan ignored her and MegaMan contiued on the net. "Lan! There's a problem…The entire Net is frozen!" Lan looked at it. "I see…maybe that's what is takin so long… Lets fix it!" MegaMan ran on he had trouble walking across the ice as it was slippery. After a deep travel into the net he came upon a red Navi. This Navi had a sword on one arm and was looking around. "You a World-3 Navi?!" the red navi slashed at MegaMan with his sword. "How dare you call me one of those World-3 Lackeys!" After this a mysterious voice called out. "What is it ProtoMan?" Lan's eyes widen. As he thought to himself. "I recognize that voice…" ProtoMan looked up. "Load Chaud, There's no sign on the Navi causing the ice." ProtoMan transported out of the net. MegaMan looked on. "Lan…that Navi had some power behind his sword!" MegaMan forgot about that and contiued on his travel until he came across a digital water faucet. MegaMan turned it on and water poured onto some of the ice. Making the impossible to travel on ice…normal ground, MegaMan turned the water back off and contiued his path.. As he continued on, a giant bubble flew at him. It was obvious something that appeared as a spiky fish was firing at him. He dodge the projectiles fast and fired an Electrical shot at the fish blowing it up from weakness. MegaMan contiued on and ran and saw the Pump System. But it was frozen in thick ice. "Lan! I found the Pump Program…but its frozen big time!" Lan looked at it. "A fire attack would melt it…" MegaMan pulled out his

Fire Sword and Prepared an attack. "Uff!" Lan looked on fast "MegaMan what happened!?" "Lan! It's an ambush!" two Polar Bear looking Navi's stood Before MegaMan. MegaMan knew there was about to be a fight. He charged up the Fire sword and ran toward them. The 2 Bear viruses moved beside of each other and fired double ice shots. They formed together into a single Ice Blast and made contact. MegaMan was partially frozen on his left arm and both of his legs. He struggled as he could'nt move.He used his remaining arm to punch the ice. He struggled as the Bear viruses came charging at him. "MegaMan, Charge your buster! It should overheat and melt the ice!" MegaMan blinked at this order and did so. After a red glow came from the ice, it started melting. Finnaly as soon as the 2 bear viruses got less than a foot away he slashed at them with the FireSword. It slashed them in 2 pieces and the pieces went in opposite directions and disolved mid-air. "Good work MegaMan. Now destroy the ice!" MegaMan fired over a couple dozen charged shots and destroyed the ice on the pump system. Lan transported MegaMan out of the net.

"Lan! Let's go see if the water is fixed!" Lan ran to the elevator and headed down to the first floor. He ran as fast as he could, heading through the Metroline. He exited the Metroline and headed for his school. He stood at the entrance. He slowly walked toward the school fountain. "Well…MegaMan…there's water…"

MegaMan looked at it. "Yeah…but it looks really nasty…" There was a loud ''thud'' and Lan turned around to see a man stumbling. "W…water…I need water…" The man contiued on and stumbled his head in the dirty water. "No! mister! Don't drink that!" The man ignored him and did so anyway! The man fainted. "Lan! You got a phone call!" Lan answered. "Same child as before. I told you to stay out of my way! The true problem was in the Water Filtering System! Your poisoning citzens. Stay out of my way!" Lan girred at this. He could not stand Chaud. Even though he made a serious mistake the least Chaud could do is help instead of critizing. Lan walked out of the school parking lot and heard some thumping in the car across from Higsby's chip shop. Lan walked over and looked in the window. It was Dr. Froid's son! Lan opened the door and untied the child. He stood up. "Lan! The World-3 took my dad hostage and made my dad freeze the Water Network! Here use these!" He took a "NoteData" and a "Faucet Program". "Lan! There was a digital faucet missing the handle on the net! That must be it…" Lan nodded and ran back to the WaterWork headquaters.

Lan walked back to the 2nd floor of the WaterWorks and ran to the computer room where he heard someone typing. He banged on the door. "Dr. Froid! Your son's OK! We found him!" Lan frowned at the unhearable situation. Lan returned to the cooler and transported MegaMan into the net. "MegaMan! Find the alternate path and use that program!" MegaMan ran to the location he had seen earlier. He had to hurry as the citicenz of ACDC town were thirsting to death. He dodged flying projectile's and attacks from dozens of viruses. He did'nt have time for it so he ignored them. Finnaly after a not so short run he to a impossible frozen floor with a digital faucet above it. Of course this one had no handle. MegaMan climbed up to it, and activated the program. "Lan! It fit's perfectly!" Lan watched on as MegaMan melted the ice and contiued on the new path. MegaMan walked slowly as he has'nt seen this area of the net. This part of the Network was frozen all over. Finnaly MegaMan could see he was closing in to the dead-end. He ran faster and came to a halt. There was a small Navi. A light blue one with a siberia looking outfit. It turned around and stared at MegaMan. MegaMan stared at it for a few seconds. "Are you the one responsible for freezing the Net?!" The Navi did'nt answer and turned his head. Froid's voice came outta of the sky. "IceMan? What is it?"

IceMan looked back at MegaMan. "There is a Navi challenging us!" Lan immeidately was ready to stop Froid. "Dr. Froid! Your son's ok! I found him!" Froid grunted. "Stop your lies! I Must stop all. Or the World-3 will keep my son! IceMan!" MegaMan got ready. "Lan…Looks like we have no choice…"

Lan watched on. "Fine. Battle Routine Set!" "Execute!"

A round sphere appeared in MegaMan's hand. He ran to IceMan's left side and threw the sphere at him. IceMan blew the sphere and it was frozen in mid-air. It fell to the ground and exploded into dust. "Uh-oh…MegaMan watch out!" MegaMan dodged his ice shots as they flew. IceMan jumped behind MegaMan and threw a IceBomb at his back. He was thrusted forward and slammed into the Frozen Filter System. MegaMan slowly stood up as he lost sufficent data in the shot. MegaMan slowly ran to IceMan's left side and threw a 6-sided Dice at him. It landed by his feet and flashed red. It exploded on him. MegaMan ran in and got above IceMan. He aimed his MegaBuster at his face. "Now will you listen to me IceMan!?" Froid's voice came up again. "My…son…the World-3 will hurt him now…" Lan shook his head" No here. Look at this note from him. I found him in a car and untied him. But we have to fix this Water Network!" IceMan stood back up. He started sucking in air and the ice on the Filter System broke off. The Filter System was finnaly unfrozen along with the rest of the network. MegaMan smiled. "That's a nice finish…" Froid suddenly gasped "Oh no! During all this I forgot to protect the 'Water Super Program'!!" MegaMan's eyes widen. "That's one of the 4 super programs!!" MegaMan and IceMan ran off to it's location.

After a distant travel They arrived to it. There was a clown looking Navi at it. Who was many colors. ProtoMan was also there. "ProtoMan! Let me help!" ProtoMan turned to see MegaMan after hearing this voice. At that moment the colored Navi transported out of the Net. Froid looked on. "Ususaly that programis used for making fresh tasting water…but I don't think the World-3 want's it for that…" Chaud's voice erupted. "You foolish boy! Because of you…he got away! ProtoMan. Leave the Net!" MegaMan watched ProtoMan transport out. "Man…"

Somewhere deep in the moutains, a familiar group stands…

"All our Plans are failing lately"

"Were having some funding problems too sir."

"This will definitely slow down the World-3 plot! A Official Netbattler?"

"No. A civilian Navi. Lan Hikari. And MegaMan."

"hmm…Lan…Hikari?"

"Don't worry sir. I have a plan"