Netto awoke only a few minutes later. "Where am I?"
His vision was fuzzy, and he got to his knees. Another question came to mind. "Who am I?"
He was next to something tall. Big and tall..
House.
A house. He was next to a house. On another side of the house, he could hear sirens, screaming, and see bright lights… no, something bad was happening over there. He wouldn't go.
He wandered off, away from the house…
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Netto.EXE: Chapter Six
By Marisa
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"He's… not dead?" Tears came to Rockman's eyes. Netto wasn't dead! As in, Netto was alive! As in, not dead! NOT DEAD! Wonderful! Absolutely fabulous!
…wait, then where was Netto?
"Netto, I'm sorry, I'll explain everything after we delete Darkman." Enzan stated. "Blues, do it."
With that, Blues conjured a sword, and shoved it in the middle of the unconscious navi's chest. With a beep, Darkman (still in the form of Roll) disappeared in a wave of pixels.
"Now, Rockman." Blues looked up. "This is going to be hard for you to hear."
Rockman only stared. "Wh-what is it? I mean, Netto's alive, right?"
"Yes. He's been alive, and we've spoken with him." Enzan stated.
"Y-you have?" Rockman stuttered excitedly, "Wait, why didn't you tell me about it?"
"We didn't know it was him." Enzan said coolly.
Rockman waited for him to continue. When he didn't, the blue-clad navi finally asked, "Who is he?"
Enzan didn't answer.
"Who is it, Enzan?"
"Rock… I…"
Blues interrupted. "Would you like me to tell him, Enzan-sama?"
"Tell me what?" Rockman choked, "Why… is it really that bad?"
"I'll tell him, Blues." Enzan shook his head. "Rockman, he's Soui."
"What?"
"Soui, Rockman. Netto and Soui are one in the same."
Rockman only stared. Then a smirk formed on his face. A chuckle escaped, which soon escalated into laughter.
"Rockman…"
"That's a good one, Enzan!" Rockman laughed. "I didn't think you were capable of making jokes, the way you're always so serious…" The navi fought back the idea that maybe, just maybe, he was telling the truth. He couldn't be! After all, why would Netto try to delete him?
"Rockman, this isn't a joke." Enzan stated coldly. "Soui is Netto. I don't know what kind of motives are driving that boy, but he's dangerous."
"You're lying."
"I'm not."
"You're LYING!" Rockman logged out immedieately, refusing to listen to the white-haired boy any longer.
"Rockman--!" Enzan slapped his forehead. Crap! And I promised Hikari that I wouldn't tell Rockman about it… "Blues, go after him, and make sure he doesn't do anything stupid."
"Yes, Enzan-sama." Blues disappeared after Rockman.
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Soui stared at the computer screen. Where are you, Darkman? He growled mentally, You were supposed to be back ten minutes ago…!
"Hello there, Soui." Enzan's face appeared on his screen.
Soui blinked. "What do you want, Ijuuin?" He growled.
"Well, I just wanted to give you my sympathy on the loss of your navi. It's so sad."
"D-Darkman?" He choked, "What do you mean?!"
"I mean that Blues deleted your Darkman." Enzan smirked. "Although, it doesn't seem to be too bad—after all, you still have Rockman, Hikari-san."
Soui blinked at the name. The way Enzan spoke it… it reminded him of something. "What did you call me?"
"Oh, I'm sorry, would you prefer Netto?" Enzan smirked. "That's who you are, isn't it?"
Soui was silent. His eyes had gone wide and blank.
"…Soui? Netto?" Enzan frowned. "Hey, are you there?"
Soui stared ahead, not seeming to be aware of the Netbattler. "Netto…?"
Enzan's frown deepened. "Answer me, would you?"
Soui didn't hear him. Netto…that name stirs something in my mind…could he be right? Am I that boy Darkman morphed into? The one that Rockman loved so much?
Rockman…
FLASH!"Do you hear it, Rockman?"
"Yes. Your heartbeat is about one ninety-eight…sounds like you're nervous."
"I'm not nervous! I'm excited!
Soui only watched. He could see it, but the images were fuzzy…he was looking through someone's eyes, staring down into a PET…
"Rockman, thank you... For being my Navi."
FLASH!
Soui blinked. He was suddenly back in his room, staring at the computer, which still showed Enzan's half angry, half-worried face.
"I…" Soui paused, then frowned. "I don't know what you're talking about! I'm not Netto! I…I can't…I can't be Netto…no…I won't believe it! Shut up! SHUT UP AND LEAVE ME ALONE!"
"Soui-!"
The scarred boy reached over and switched his computer off.
"Stupid, stupid, white haired boy! I'm not Netto! I'm not!" He looked up, seeing his reflection in the darkened monitor.
"What did I do to deserve this?" He hand made a light squeak as he ran his fingers down the monitor, tracing the outline of his face.
Enzan blinked. "Wasn't expecting that…" He murmured.
'I can't be Netto… I won't believe it…' Enzan recalled. What did he mean by that? Could it be…he has amnesia?
"Enzan-sama." Blues appeared in Enzan's PET. "I'm sorry, I lost track of Rockman."
"Then find him again, Blues." Enzan commanded. "We can't lose him. He might be an important key in bringing back Netto's memory."
"Netto has amnesia?"
"I believe so. He certainly acted like it when I tried to tell him."
Blues nodded. "All right. I'll try to find him."
Rockman zipped through random websites, trying to get his mind off the situation. Soui tried to delete me… Soui is Netto-kun… so Netto-kun tried to delete me…does Netto-kun hate me? Why? What did I do wrong? Oh, Netto-kun…why is this happening? Please, God, help me…
"Rockman."
The blue clad navi stopped running and turned to face the speaker. "What do you want, Blues?"
Blues extended a hand in invitation. "To escort you back to your PET. You're safer there."
Rockman shook his head. "It doesn't matter anymore. Netto-kun hates me-"
"No he doesn't, Rockman. Soui might, but Netto doesn't." Blues stated. "Enzan-sama believes that your operator might have amnesia. That would explain quite a bit."
Rockman only stared. He made a choking sound as a tear rolled down his cheek. "That's even worse…" He started, "knowing that Netto-kun doesn't even remember me is—mmph!"
Rock's words were muffled and cut off as Blues wrapped his arms around him, and Rockman's face was shoved into the red Navi's chest.
With a cry, Rockman pulled his head back enough to speak. "Blues… what are you doing?"
"Trying to comfort you." He stated simply. "Am I doing it wrong?"
"N-no… it's just…" Rockman blinked. "I didn't expect it from you…"
"Yes, well, neither did I. But you looked so pitiful."
Rockman took that as an insult, but let it slide. He instead buried his face in Blues's chest once again and started to cry.
Yuuichirou looked up at his screen. "We're seeing a lot of each other today, Enzan." He noted.
Enzan ignored his comment. "I think Netto has amnesia."
"Is that so?" Yuuichirou murmured, a sad look crossing his face. "I see…"
"I would like to borrow Rockman's PET, if you don't mind." Enzan added.
Yuuichirou blinked. "Why?"
"I'm going to try to bring his memory back."
