Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? In summer there is no school
and the netbattlers come out to play.
"Lan! Come on! We should get to the center before all the good requests are taken.!"
"Hmmmmmmmnnn." Lan rolled over in the bed, then wrapped the pillow around his head.
"LAN!" Lan jumped up, but got tangled in his sheets in the process. With a loud "thunk" he hit the floor headfirst.
"Lan? You alright?" Megaman could not see much from the confines of his PET on top of Lan's junk drawer.
"Owwwwe.. Can't you let me sleep a little bit later in the summer?" Lan complained while rubbing his rather sore head.
"I did Lan. It's already 9:00. Your mom had breakfast waiting for you." This got Lan's attention. With a few sniffs of the air he identified his morning meal.
"Alright! Pancakes!" Lan slipped out of yesterday's clothes, which he had slept in, and into another "fresh" pair. Lan grabbed his PET and jumped down the stairs to the living room three at a time.
"It seems my little scientist is finally awake." Lan's mom set down a fresh plate of pancakes at the table. After quick, but heartfelt, "Arigato," Lan sat at the table and ate like any young boy would.
"So what are you going to do today, Lan?" Mrs. Hikari ushered, glad her son had such a healthy appetite.
"We're going to the Center." Megaman answered for Lan. Lan wouldn't have been able to answer with his mouth full anyway. "Lan wanted to get some more requests done."
"You might be able to find a summer job, you know. Maybe Megaman could do check-ups and maintenance for a business network. With an SSS License, a job like that would be easy to find." Mrs. Hikari offered.
"How boring." Said Lan. He was already through his first plate and was going into the kitchen for seconds. "Jacking into the same thing day in and day out."
"We get enough money from battling viruses on the net." Megaman added.
"All right! Okay you two, I get the picture. Don't forget to visit your father while at the Center. It means a lot to him."
After Lan had finished his third helping, he made his way to the Center. The morning rush was already over with, so there was no wait for the metroline. By the wonders of modern transportation, Lan arrived in Marine Harbor in a matter of minutes.
"Let's get a request first. That way we can tell Dad where we're headed." Megaman said as soon as they exited the Subway and stepped into the sea air.
"Good idea." Lan looked around the harbor. He had not been there much during the school year. His mom insisted that Lan spend most of his free time on homework and watched him like a hawk. An old man and woman were looking at the flowers on the outcrop between the stairs. A little kid just got a good chip from the chip trader beside the nearest flight of steps. That waitress still didn't quit. and Ribbitta was interviewing a Canter employee? By the look of him, he seemed like one of the netbattlers that helped protect the mother computer. Lan walked closer so he could her the interview.
"Are people in danger of their own Navis?" Ribbitta inquired the battler.
"Absolutely not." The man said.
"Was this attack caused by the abuse of the Navi? Ribbitta pried harder.
"We are nor quite sure what caused the Navi."
"Will there be more attacks like this? Is the Center's programmers to blame?" Ribbitta's voice was dripping with accusation. Inside, she grinned. She was giving her viewers exactly what they wanted. Someone to blame.
"This Navi was a complete anomaly and not programmed by the Center."
"Then a third party company made the Navi? What else do you know of this Navi?" Ribbitta's eyes glistened. She knew she just hit the million dollar question. She could tell by the look in the netbattler's eyes.
"Um. No comment." The man made his way to the center, not worse for the wear, but slightly agitated. Ribbitta's shoulders slumped. Just when it was getting juicy. then she spotted Lan.
"Uh oh."Megaman said Lan's thoughts exactly. Lan put on a false smile.
"Lan! Lan Hikari!" Ribbitta ran over to Lan. Her steadycam man followed. "Your father is Dr. Hikari, right? What does he know about the programming of the rouge Navi?"
"Ummm." Lan started sweating. He really didn't expect to be put on TV... especially for breaking new he had just heard about!
"No COMMENT!" Megaman shouted from the PET. Then, Lan and Megaman made a hasty retreat to the center...
"Lan! Come on! We should get to the center before all the good requests are taken.!"
"Hmmmmmmmnnn." Lan rolled over in the bed, then wrapped the pillow around his head.
"LAN!" Lan jumped up, but got tangled in his sheets in the process. With a loud "thunk" he hit the floor headfirst.
"Lan? You alright?" Megaman could not see much from the confines of his PET on top of Lan's junk drawer.
"Owwwwe.. Can't you let me sleep a little bit later in the summer?" Lan complained while rubbing his rather sore head.
"I did Lan. It's already 9:00. Your mom had breakfast waiting for you." This got Lan's attention. With a few sniffs of the air he identified his morning meal.
"Alright! Pancakes!" Lan slipped out of yesterday's clothes, which he had slept in, and into another "fresh" pair. Lan grabbed his PET and jumped down the stairs to the living room three at a time.
"It seems my little scientist is finally awake." Lan's mom set down a fresh plate of pancakes at the table. After quick, but heartfelt, "Arigato," Lan sat at the table and ate like any young boy would.
"So what are you going to do today, Lan?" Mrs. Hikari ushered, glad her son had such a healthy appetite.
"We're going to the Center." Megaman answered for Lan. Lan wouldn't have been able to answer with his mouth full anyway. "Lan wanted to get some more requests done."
"You might be able to find a summer job, you know. Maybe Megaman could do check-ups and maintenance for a business network. With an SSS License, a job like that would be easy to find." Mrs. Hikari offered.
"How boring." Said Lan. He was already through his first plate and was going into the kitchen for seconds. "Jacking into the same thing day in and day out."
"We get enough money from battling viruses on the net." Megaman added.
"All right! Okay you two, I get the picture. Don't forget to visit your father while at the Center. It means a lot to him."
After Lan had finished his third helping, he made his way to the Center. The morning rush was already over with, so there was no wait for the metroline. By the wonders of modern transportation, Lan arrived in Marine Harbor in a matter of minutes.
"Let's get a request first. That way we can tell Dad where we're headed." Megaman said as soon as they exited the Subway and stepped into the sea air.
"Good idea." Lan looked around the harbor. He had not been there much during the school year. His mom insisted that Lan spend most of his free time on homework and watched him like a hawk. An old man and woman were looking at the flowers on the outcrop between the stairs. A little kid just got a good chip from the chip trader beside the nearest flight of steps. That waitress still didn't quit. and Ribbitta was interviewing a Canter employee? By the look of him, he seemed like one of the netbattlers that helped protect the mother computer. Lan walked closer so he could her the interview.
"Are people in danger of their own Navis?" Ribbitta inquired the battler.
"Absolutely not." The man said.
"Was this attack caused by the abuse of the Navi? Ribbitta pried harder.
"We are nor quite sure what caused the Navi."
"Will there be more attacks like this? Is the Center's programmers to blame?" Ribbitta's voice was dripping with accusation. Inside, she grinned. She was giving her viewers exactly what they wanted. Someone to blame.
"This Navi was a complete anomaly and not programmed by the Center."
"Then a third party company made the Navi? What else do you know of this Navi?" Ribbitta's eyes glistened. She knew she just hit the million dollar question. She could tell by the look in the netbattler's eyes.
"Um. No comment." The man made his way to the center, not worse for the wear, but slightly agitated. Ribbitta's shoulders slumped. Just when it was getting juicy. then she spotted Lan.
"Uh oh."Megaman said Lan's thoughts exactly. Lan put on a false smile.
"Lan! Lan Hikari!" Ribbitta ran over to Lan. Her steadycam man followed. "Your father is Dr. Hikari, right? What does he know about the programming of the rouge Navi?"
"Ummm." Lan started sweating. He really didn't expect to be put on TV... especially for breaking new he had just heard about!
"No COMMENT!" Megaman shouted from the PET. Then, Lan and Megaman made a hasty retreat to the center...