Title: Runaway
Author: SSX
E-mail: hikari-labs@now.nu
Rating: PG
Spoilers: Up to EXE 1, just some Saito stuff, but nothing you can't handle.
Classification: WIP, YHR, YT, AU, OOCness and a tiny li'l SI you won't even notice. Response to the Rockman.EXE Online Fanfic Challenge of September 2003.
Feedback: Loved, praised, and framed. ^_^;;
Disclaimer: Not mine, none of 'em. Not even Yuu-sama. ;_; Heck, I'd settle for just owning Emdee, but Izumi-chan does, so... *snif* At least I own this crappy plot. That's something, I guess.
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Runaway
by SSX
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If it weren't Monday afternoon, the situation would've amused him. If it weren't the date of the 10th anniversary, he would be laughing at his luck. But Hikari Yuuichirou wasn't amused nor laughing. Stuck at the middle of traffic - his great idea of driving from Kotobuki's airport to home didn't appear to be as great as it had been before. Sure, he had saved a few Zenny, but what was that worth if he was doomed to be there forever?
Yuuichirou peered out of the window; an endless line of cars, none of them moving a single inch. They hadn't moved for an entire hour, and it didn't seem to him that they'd move any time soon.
"Hikari-hakase?" A digital voice called for him. "You have a phone call from Rockman.EXE."
Yuuichirou gave a distracted look at his briefcase. He took his PET from the front pocket and looked at Emdee, all seriousness as always; Yuu wondered why he had designed his frame like that, making Emdee almost unable to smile. Emdee had been the first navi who had had installed the Emotion program, but the first time Yuuichirou saw it running, he though it was a complete failure. Even now, after the success of it and thousands of operators as happy customers, he still thought that, somehow, Emdee was impervious to it. Yuuichirou still remembered when, while doing some tests on Emdee to see if the program was running correctly, he had asked the e-mail program to tickle Emdee's belly. All they got from Emdee was a half chuckle before he blasted the program to deletion and Yuuichirou had to look for another program to handle his e-mail.
"Hikari-hakase?" Emdee asked, genuinely worried about his operator. "Do you wish to take Rockman's phonecall?"
Yuuichirou blinked; he had completely forgotten about the phonecall. "Huh? Ah, yes, Emdee, let me talk to him."
But Rockman's face was already on a window inside the PET's screen. "Papa?" Yuuichirou's dead son's digitalized self looked at his creator. "It's about the traffic system. We're dealing with the viruses, but it might take a while. There are a lot glitches still left and we can't fix them at the moment."
Great. It was as if God didn't want him to be with his wife on such an important date. "Emdee, go with Rockman and check the glitches, see if you can fix them. Saito..." His voice became more worried. "You haven't told your mother about this, have you?" Yuuichirou nervously fiddled with his neck, trying not to think how angry would Haruka get if he missed the date _again_.
"Not a single word, Papa." Rockman smiled. "I know you don't want to get Mama angry at you again. Netto-kun and I will take care of this as soon as possible- wait, he's calling me again, Papa, I have to go now. We'll do our best!"
"Thanks, Saito. You two take care." He answered, trying to sound as cheerful as always.
"Will do, Papa. See ya!" The window closed by itself, and Emdee reappeared at the screen, waiting for Yuuichirou to plug him in. Yuuichirou stared back at him, oblivious at what Emdee was waiting for to leave.
Navi and operator stared at each other for what it seemed an eternity.
The sun was shining brightly.
Birds were chirping.
Some guys were screaming obscenities outside.
Somewhere else, an old man and his cronies were plotting a sinister plan to delete the Net.
At the other side of the world, a fanfic writer was thinking about going to watch the Thornberrys instead of continuing her recent fanfic idea.
All of these events happened at the same time. None of the characters involved on this story would notice nor care about them. But they happened anyway.
And still, after all that time, they kept staring.
Fortunately, Emdee had finally decided to break the silence. "Hikari-hakase?" Emdee was now really worried about his operator. "May you plug me in so I can proceed, Hikari-hakase?"
The idea took a moment to sink on Yuuichirou's brain, who all this time had been staring blankly at his PET, thinking about Haruka and if there was a little chance of getting to Akihara-cho on time. "Plug you... but weren't you-"
Yuuichirou finally noticed the cord of the PET, not plugged to any electrical device nearby.
He really felt like an idiot now. Reaching for the cord, he plugged the PET on the car's radio, and Emdee transmitted himself inmediately.
On his way to the traffic network, Emdee vowed to find the navi of the SciLab's psychiatrist and convince him to check on Hikari-hakase. It would be for the best. Emdee supposed Hikari-hakase wouldn't mind, anyway.
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Damn. I wanted to do a viggie, but I had too many ideas for this one... Please, PLEASE, I beg you, beta read this and give your opinions or else I'll kill myself ;_; Writer block is pwning me at the moment. _;;
I had asked for permission to use Emdee on a story (second part of "After in the dark"), but I lost my old notes, so I might not be continuing that one on a long while. I'm going to ask again. Whee, I hope Izu-chan doesn't get mad at me because of that little story I made up about Emdee. ^^;
Parts from the challenge I've accomplished so far:
- Someone blue (Rockman)
- Somewhere new (the street, but I think I'll have to be more specific on the next chapter)
- An anniversary (duh)
I still need the "something borrowed" part. Any ideas? ^^; (I was thinking of a bicycle) As for the dumb rhyme, I already have it, I just need to write the scene.
Author: SSX
E-mail: hikari-labs@now.nu
Rating: PG
Spoilers: Up to EXE 1, just some Saito stuff, but nothing you can't handle.
Classification: WIP, YHR, YT, AU, OOCness and a tiny li'l SI you won't even notice. Response to the Rockman.EXE Online Fanfic Challenge of September 2003.
Feedback: Loved, praised, and framed. ^_^;;
Disclaimer: Not mine, none of 'em. Not even Yuu-sama. ;_; Heck, I'd settle for just owning Emdee, but Izumi-chan does, so... *snif* At least I own this crappy plot. That's something, I guess.
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Runaway
by SSX
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If it weren't Monday afternoon, the situation would've amused him. If it weren't the date of the 10th anniversary, he would be laughing at his luck. But Hikari Yuuichirou wasn't amused nor laughing. Stuck at the middle of traffic - his great idea of driving from Kotobuki's airport to home didn't appear to be as great as it had been before. Sure, he had saved a few Zenny, but what was that worth if he was doomed to be there forever?
Yuuichirou peered out of the window; an endless line of cars, none of them moving a single inch. They hadn't moved for an entire hour, and it didn't seem to him that they'd move any time soon.
"Hikari-hakase?" A digital voice called for him. "You have a phone call from Rockman.EXE."
Yuuichirou gave a distracted look at his briefcase. He took his PET from the front pocket and looked at Emdee, all seriousness as always; Yuu wondered why he had designed his frame like that, making Emdee almost unable to smile. Emdee had been the first navi who had had installed the Emotion program, but the first time Yuuichirou saw it running, he though it was a complete failure. Even now, after the success of it and thousands of operators as happy customers, he still thought that, somehow, Emdee was impervious to it. Yuuichirou still remembered when, while doing some tests on Emdee to see if the program was running correctly, he had asked the e-mail program to tickle Emdee's belly. All they got from Emdee was a half chuckle before he blasted the program to deletion and Yuuichirou had to look for another program to handle his e-mail.
"Hikari-hakase?" Emdee asked, genuinely worried about his operator. "Do you wish to take Rockman's phonecall?"
Yuuichirou blinked; he had completely forgotten about the phonecall. "Huh? Ah, yes, Emdee, let me talk to him."
But Rockman's face was already on a window inside the PET's screen. "Papa?" Yuuichirou's dead son's digitalized self looked at his creator. "It's about the traffic system. We're dealing with the viruses, but it might take a while. There are a lot glitches still left and we can't fix them at the moment."
Great. It was as if God didn't want him to be with his wife on such an important date. "Emdee, go with Rockman and check the glitches, see if you can fix them. Saito..." His voice became more worried. "You haven't told your mother about this, have you?" Yuuichirou nervously fiddled with his neck, trying not to think how angry would Haruka get if he missed the date _again_.
"Not a single word, Papa." Rockman smiled. "I know you don't want to get Mama angry at you again. Netto-kun and I will take care of this as soon as possible- wait, he's calling me again, Papa, I have to go now. We'll do our best!"
"Thanks, Saito. You two take care." He answered, trying to sound as cheerful as always.
"Will do, Papa. See ya!" The window closed by itself, and Emdee reappeared at the screen, waiting for Yuuichirou to plug him in. Yuuichirou stared back at him, oblivious at what Emdee was waiting for to leave.
Navi and operator stared at each other for what it seemed an eternity.
The sun was shining brightly.
Birds were chirping.
Some guys were screaming obscenities outside.
Somewhere else, an old man and his cronies were plotting a sinister plan to delete the Net.
At the other side of the world, a fanfic writer was thinking about going to watch the Thornberrys instead of continuing her recent fanfic idea.
All of these events happened at the same time. None of the characters involved on this story would notice nor care about them. But they happened anyway.
And still, after all that time, they kept staring.
Fortunately, Emdee had finally decided to break the silence. "Hikari-hakase?" Emdee was now really worried about his operator. "May you plug me in so I can proceed, Hikari-hakase?"
The idea took a moment to sink on Yuuichirou's brain, who all this time had been staring blankly at his PET, thinking about Haruka and if there was a little chance of getting to Akihara-cho on time. "Plug you... but weren't you-"
Yuuichirou finally noticed the cord of the PET, not plugged to any electrical device nearby.
He really felt like an idiot now. Reaching for the cord, he plugged the PET on the car's radio, and Emdee transmitted himself inmediately.
On his way to the traffic network, Emdee vowed to find the navi of the SciLab's psychiatrist and convince him to check on Hikari-hakase. It would be for the best. Emdee supposed Hikari-hakase wouldn't mind, anyway.
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Damn. I wanted to do a viggie, but I had too many ideas for this one... Please, PLEASE, I beg you, beta read this and give your opinions or else I'll kill myself ;_; Writer block is pwning me at the moment. _;;
I had asked for permission to use Emdee on a story (second part of "After in the dark"), but I lost my old notes, so I might not be continuing that one on a long while. I'm going to ask again. Whee, I hope Izu-chan doesn't get mad at me because of that little story I made up about Emdee. ^^;
Parts from the challenge I've accomplished so far:
- Someone blue (Rockman)
- Somewhere new (the street, but I think I'll have to be more specific on the next chapter)
- An anniversary (duh)
I still need the "something borrowed" part. Any ideas? ^^; (I was thinking of a bicycle) As for the dumb rhyme, I already have it, I just need to write the scene.