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This Is Your Life
~by Miss Marisa and Shimegami-chan
A/N (Shi): This is a new fic that Marisa and I are roleplaying and writing together. ^___^ Since it's going on my account out of convenience, be sure to visit her too, at http://www.fanfiction.net/profile.php?userid=13745 !!
Must make a point here. The title is not definite, we forgot to agree on one before Marisa had to leave, so I made one up (sumimasen, Marisa-chan! ^^;;) ...using my usual form of Chapter Title Selection; turning on my Winamp playlist and flipping through it till I found a good song. ('Elec Man Remix,' 'Final Fantasy ROBOVOICE' and 'Cool and Gallant Masa-san' were all discarded titles. XD) It was between this and 'Another Sun', and I used this one until I next talk to Marisa-chan. Thanks for reading--dont forget to review!
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"Netto-kun?" Odd, Rockman hadn't recalled falling asleep. "Netto-kun, are you there?"
Only when he sat up did he realize he was on a bed. Something was bothering him that he couldn't figure out. "Netto-kun, where are you?"
He took a good look at his surroundings and finally added, "Where am I!? Netto-kun? Netto-kun! NETTO-KUN!"
"Is something wrong?" A girl opened the door and poked her head into the room. She wore a short red dress and wore her blonde hair in a ribboned ponytail, and she had a vague resemblence to...but no, it couldn't be.
"Where's Netto-kun?" Rockman demanded, "What have you done with him?!"
"Net...who? Rock, are you feeling all right?" She asked, compassion in her eyes.
Rockman felt suddenly...odd. She reminds me so much of Roll-chan! His mind raced. "Where am I? Where's Netto-kun?"
"Rock...you're in your room...who's Netto?"
"Netto-kun! My Operator!"
A startled look crossed her face. "...Nani?"
"Okay! Never mind!" Rockman exclaimed, "Who are you?"
She looked absolutely shocked. "Rock...it's me! Roll! Your sister!"
"Roll? No! You...you can't be Roll-chan! You look nothing like her! And she's definitely not my sister!"
She looked very concerned. Rockman felt sorry for snapping at her like that, but..he wanted the truth! What was this place?
"Rock...please stay here for a moment." requested 'Roll'. She shut the door, and Rock could a hear her muffled yell, "Doctor Light! I think you need to take a look at Rock!"
Rockman sat up holding his hand to his head, feeling strangely dizzy. He couldn't quite remember how he got here, or why he was lying on the floor on a... grid? He opened his eyes and looked around slowly, finding himself in a spacious blue room, with brightly glowing points on the floors and walls. Was this some sort of training simulation? He got to his feet, swaying slightly, and turned when he heard an enthusiatic female voice call his name. "Rock! Here you are, I was expecting you to meet me! What happened?"
The girl, clothed in a pink jumpsuit and helmet, closed the distance between them quickly and hugged him tight, pulling away a second later to shoot him with a mock glare. "You didn't forget that we were going to NetCity today, did you?"
"I, er... um... who are you....?"
The pink bioroid--if that was what she was--put her hands on her hips. "Rockman, faking amnesia will NOT help you if you forgot about me!"
"I was serious..."
Maybe there was something in his eyes that belied his confusion, for she leaned close and met them. "It's me... Roll."
Rockman's jaw dropped. "Roll? That's impossible, you look so different... what's happened to you?"
"And just what is that supposed to mean?"
"I, er, I didn't mean it like that! Where's Doctor Light... and where are we, anyway?"
"... Did you hit your head or something?" Now there was genuine concern in her voice. "Did you tell Netto?"
"Who?"
A tinge of fear had crept into her eyes. "... Rock..."
Back at the Light residence, poor Rockman tried his hardest to get used to his surroundings.
"No, what are you doing? Don't come near me with that!"
"Rock," Dr. Light stated, "I won't be able to see what's wrong with you if you don't let me examine you!"
"There's nothing wrong with me!" Rockman insisted. "I feel fine!"
"Please, Rock..." Roll requested, "I'm worried about you. You're acting so strange."
Rockman shook his head adamantly. "I am not acting strange! You guys are the ones that showed up out of nowhere and are trying to.... trying to... well, I don't know how you intend to examine me with a wrench!"
Dr. Light sighed. "All right then..." He turned to Roll and handed her the wrench, "Take this back to the lab."
Roll nodded, took the wrench and dashed out of the room.
He turned to Rockman again. "All right, if you're not going to trust me...why don't you tell me how you expected the world to be when you woke up."
The question was not one Rockman had expected. "Eeto...well, I kind of expected to wake up in my PET, when the alarm program went off, and wake up Netto as usual.... then, Roll-chan and I were going to NetCity--aw, she's gonna kill me!" The Navi hung his head. "How am I going to explain this...?"
"Wait," Dr. Light interrupted, "It seems you were expecting someone named Roll, but not the one I know. Tell me more, perhaps we could find out something."
"Roll-chan? Well, my Roll is a Navi, like me... she has blonde hair, and wears pink... and she's not my sister... a friend."
"Wait, explain to me what a Navi is."
"A Navi is a computer program. That's what I am." He smiled slightly. "We're programmed into personal electronic terminals, or PETs, and basically are companions and partners to our Operators."
"I see." Dr. Light nodded, "Well, Rockman - our Rockman - is not just a computer program, he's a robot. A bioroid, or living machine, in fact."
The Navi hesitated. "And can I assume from this--that your Rockman is missing?"
"Wait just one minute here." Netto peered closely at the Rockman in his PC, who seemingly looked normal, but according to him was some kind of robot from am alternate universe. Inwardly the boy wondered if his Navi had indeed gotten hit on the head (as Roll had suggested). Or perhaps had his memory erased by... something... between the time Netto had fallen asleep and the time Rockman had failed to waken him and he had been jolted out of bed by Roll yelling his name out of the PET.
"Listen to me, Netto...Netto-kun," Rock hesitated on the phrase, "I wish I could explain this more, but I'm almost as clueless on this as you are. Even more so, since I have no idea where I am or how I'm supposed to act. The Roll that I know is my sister, not my friend...and she doesn't dress in outrageous outfits."
"Outrageous?" Roll sputtered. "I'm dressed just like you!"
"Nani?" Rock exclaimed, looking down at his outfit. "Good lord! What am I wearing?"
Netto sweatdropped. "All right... there's definitely something wrong. Maybe I should talk to Papa."
"Will he be able to help?" Rockman looked edgy.
"Well, Papa created you--er, Rockman... he's a scientist."
"That's right, Dr. Hikari will know what to do!" Roll said happily.
"Dr. Hikari? Hikari as in, Japanese for light?" Rockman smiled widely.
"Um... yes...?" Netto's English wasn't that strong, but he recognized the word. "It's my last name..."
"All right then... I'll go." Rockman nodded in satisfaction, suddenly feeling settled. Even if the name wasn't quite right, maybe this doctor would be able to help him.
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Shi-chan: More to come! Since Marisa's not here to talk to me in the little ending blurb, you should go read her other fics. You can find them at
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Mata ne~!