Disclaimer: Rockman.EXE, and everyone else in this fic belongs to their respective owners.
TJ *patting soot off of cloths* 'Cough' Sorry bout that folks, that would be my brat nephews submission, Kamikaze the bomb Virus.
Rika: That nephew of yours is mentally damaged -_-;;
Rikumon: TJ, you better get the other Navi's into their PET's.
TJ: How come?
K-Zero *chasing Kiona* When I get my Sword Buster on you!
Kiona: HELP!!
TJ: Oopsies! *types on keyboard and all the Navi's are in their PET's*
Rikumon *Inside TJ's PET* NOT ME!!
TJ: You're my Navi so deal with it for the fic! And Rika, why did you hit Enigma again?
Rika: Wasn't me.
TJ: If it wasn't you then who? *Looks into shadowed part of the room to some red eyes* I should have known...ON WITH THE NEXT CHAPTER!!
Shadow Network
By TJ and Rikumon
Chapter Two
Netbattles after Netbattles
**Den City Arcade**
"Ok, so I was wrong about the lines." came the shrug of th silvered haired blue eyed TJ Shonen. He had led himself and Kiona to 'Netscape Arcades' a small arcade that was close to were they had meet. Around the small building numerous bings and dings of multiple games being played washed over everyone who entered, bombarding your senses of players wins and losses. Currently, the duo where watching with increasing interest of the two Netbattlers who were currently using the Battle Dome for their own match.
Kiona's green eyes kept close watch on the two very different Navi's, she spoke softly to her new companion barely heard by any who was close by "Who do you think will win?"
TJ heard her, but he looked about the room as though an unseen presence was approaching them "The little one, bout any second now....do you feel something?" he muttered the last part without looking at her. He felt something, it was a felling of some sort of energy tickling down his spin, it was almost impossible to describe.
Kiona turned around with a puzzled look crossing her features, her light brown hair spiraling though the air as her golden streaks shone in the dim lights of the arcade "What are you talking about?"
TJ glanced around the room one more time, the feeling kept gnawing at his senses. He gave a small shrug to ward it off. "Forget it." his eyes found their focus upon the Netbattle once more. The two battling Navi's were very different, the one to the far right was a walking missile bay. Its body was the launch pad for nine red warhead missiles, his arms were roughly closed off missiles themself, his joints were little sticks of themselfs, and his head gave a new meaning to 'Warhead' do to the fact that it was a missile with a black visor as light yellow eyes shining though. TJ couldn't help but sneer, his Netbattler had an obvious 'Bigger is better' attitude. It made him sick to his stomach. However the smaller Navi to the right was a bit pleasing to his own preference. It was a human based Navi who was nearly concealed under his black trench coat, but on occasions his black armor would appear and his blood red jumpsuit could be seen. His black locks would cover up his shining yellow eyes as he leapt with ease. He wield his twin swords with grace about the Netscape. "Id say the black ones about to finish his battle."
**Battle Dome Scape**
"Im getting tired of you jumping around like a little girl, HOLD STILL!" came the shouts of the massive and frustrated Rocketman.EXE who shot every last round of missiles his program held within himself. A hail of wild fire shot about the small black Diego.EXE, who simply stood his ground even as the rain of missiles blasted about him. Finally out of ammo, Rocketman looked at the large cloud of destruction he had caused, not a thing moved within "HAHA! I WON!" he cried in sheer victory, his victory was short lived however as a sudden flash of blinding light erupted from the smoke. He now saw Diego standing in front of him, holding a fused twin edged sword that glistened with both its wielders and his own reflection, and as though the world around them had been hacked to pieces everything within the war based Navi's vision began to slid from each other as he fell to pieces from the V shaped slash of the cloaked Navi's finishing move.
The eyes of the darker Navi, shone for a brief moment as a peaceful grin crept across his face while his sword glistened and separated to their respective halves "I won..." were his last words as he disappeared within a flash of light back to the home of his PET.
**Outside in the Real World**
"AWWW! ROCKETMAN!!!!!!!" came the final shouts of the brown haired boy who ran out of the arcade in embarrassment. His opponent however, had a less enthusiastic shrug. His dark green eyes held no twinkle of a victor of his age of ten, just a gaze light of boredom. His green hair sliced though the air as their red tips suggested that it had imbedded itself into something living . His yellow shirt lazily draped over his black shorts as he kicked the wooden floor with his black sandals. "And Winn Arcanum, wins it again big deal." He said in an annoyed and bored voice.
"Then please move over if your done so we can have our Netbattle." TJ inquired respectfully, even if he didn't make eye contact.
Winn moved to the side motioning the silver headed boy and golden streaked girl to the dome "Ohh pardon me, here all yours." he smirked slightly as he sung.
~Id like to wipe his smirk off his annoying little face!~ the crimson armored Navi said from Kiona's PET as she pulled the link cord from its depths.
"Zero-chan!" the teen girl hissed threw her teeth, she looked over the clear dome over to her new friend who gave his nod to symbolized he was ready "Lets just Netbattle and for once, behave!"
~Whatever, and stop calling me Zero-chan!~ he said flatly.
"Ready to go Kitsune-san?" TJ whispered to his canine like partner. TJ was never one to be nervous during Netbattles, but that strange feeling never left him and it suddenly began to grow as though whatever he sensed was closing in.
~Whenever you are, hope that Zero's skills are at least half as good as his mouth then we're in for some good fights today.~ The black Navi responded with a glint of confidence an anticipation in his dark blue eyes as he smirked.
~I HEARD THAT!~ Zero shouted though the speaker of his PET, causing Kiona to his at him again for perhaps the twentieth time in the past half hour.
"In that case, lets go Kiona! PLUG IN, KITSUNE.EXE!", "PLUG IN, ZERO.EXE!" both Netbattlers cried as they connected the link cords of their PET's into the jack in port of the battle dome which began to glow with energy.
Meanwhile as the four began to ready for their Netbattle, someone had begun to watch them from the shadows. A powerful aurora crept about his seemingly weak and harmless form 'I know I promised to go straight home, but I've got to see this Netbattle! That red Navi seems kinda familiar...' he though to himself as his legs brought him closer to the two Netteams. He was a small boy of maybe seven or eight years old, his dark grey/blue hair reached his shoulders as though it had hasn't been trimmed in months, his white tee shirt poorly tucked into his white pants, his purple sneakers squeaked across the floor and on his wrists he wore purple bands with a Navi symbol with a light purple background circle with a red stripe going down diagonally to the right while a white striped followed in the opposite direction forming a V shape. 'Hope they don't mind if I watch.'
**Battle Dome Netscape**
The battle field had fully repaired itself while the two Navi's logged in. The burns and cracks of the Netscape disappeared and the Circuit towers once more reached their full length. When the programed form of Zero.EXE fully materialized, his dark brown eyes lazily looked about for his opponent who could not be seen. "Hey fox! Get your black furry tail out here right now!" he shouted angrily, if there was one thing he hated, it was when his opponents kept him waiting. Though the words barely left his lips, a sudden flash of white and black streaks blazed in front of him as Kitsune.EXE appeared out of thin air causing a cybernetic heart attack to the red Navi as he clucked his chest he spat "DON'T DO THAT!"
The fox-like Navi gave a small playful shrug as he muttered "You said right now." as a visible grin ran across his sleek head.
"Now Im mad! LETS GET THIS GEEK!" Zero shouted over his shoulder, his rage was building every second.
A vidscreen with his partners face popped up, she was currently frowning showing her frustration ~Zero-..~
"AND DON'T CALL ME THAT!!!"
Meanwhile a vidscreen of TJ appeared behind his own partner. TJ grasped his necklace in an odd manner while his own blue eyes darted form the link to his own surroundings. Kitsune could feel his Operators tension as he sighed inwardly 'Tensuno-kun, what's wrong? I know you don't like it out in the open much, but theirs something bothering you now. I have to make this fast, without him I cant Battle properly.' he gave one last heavy sigh as he took a crouching stance "Zero, lets do this already and get it over with." He said out flatly.
The red Navi looked at the fox-type with a grin "What's wrong? Sun shine boy scared I'll hurt his little Kitsune-san?"
Kitsune suddenly didn't want to rush anymore, but pushed the felling to the side as he sung "Zero-chan, just scared of Fox-boy!" that had just the results he wanted.
"WHY YOU!!!" with a flash of red, Zero broke the space of the two Navi's from several feet to barely a few inches and slashed his arm down through the floor as it changed into a blue haze of energy, a buster sword.
Kitsune managed to jump out of the way, while he spun in the air he whipped his tail into the face of the already pissed Zero sending him staggering about for a moment while the fox type landed gracefully on one leg and served a round house kick to the Navi symbol of his opponent.
Zero briefly held his chest to sooth the pain slightly before he leapt high into the air and gave a hard downward slash to the black Navi. Zero pushed with all his might as he felt his Buster Sword cut into its mark.
"RAGHH!" Kitsune bellowed before he sent his paw like fist into the other Navi's stomach and leap backwards to add to the space between them. The dark fox held his right arm, small pixels of data flowed slightly as the cut he now bore opened his arm dealing great damage. "Dammit! Tensuno-kun!" he shouted over his shoulder to his silver haired partner while he clucked his arm in hope of easing the pain.
TJ's attention found itself to the battle agin, he cursed himself for losing his focus. The felling of the unknown power had risen again, causing him to look in all the places he shouldn't have. ~Hold on Kitsune-san! HP 10, Slot In!~ a gentile glow surrounded his partner for a moment, when it ceased his right arm fully healed ~Gomen Kitsune-san, I should have.....~
"Don't apologize, just help me. I need your help for this fight." Kitsune said softly to his partner, he held no anger to him, disappointment for his lack of focus yes, but no anger. He had been friends with the young human for too long to ever hold anger towards him, and the two had a rare ability that held that bond greater, and he needed it now. "Tensuno-kun, please. I need YOUR help."
TJ's eyes fell shut for a moment, he already knew what his partner meant. Just as his eyes opened up again, a mischievous grin ran across his face as the vidscreen seem to grow separate from him as he placed his PET on the Battle Domes edge ~No problem Kitsune-san~
**Real World**
From her view from the opposite side of the Battle Dome, Kiona could see what TJ had done and was somewhat worried "TJ, if you don't have your PET how will.."
"Don't worry, we know what we're doing." he said flatly.
Kiona enjoyed Netbattles as much as her partner, as odd as that was, but she didn't want to delete Kitsune.EXE for a victory. She watched as her partner darted forward again at the Black Navi with incredible speeds as his blue energy blade carved the ground behind him. 'I hope so, cause Zero-chan's not holding back, and neither am I' "Zero, lets do it!" She took out a circuit like plate from her pockets and slammed it into her PET's slot "Attack +30 Slot In!"
Zero's Buster Sword started to glow from a light blue to a fierce red and instead of simply carve the ground that it slid though it began to hack though it with relative ease ~What kept you lazy!~ he shouted as he leapt to the circuit tower the dark Kitsune.EXE was located "Oh shut up!"
**Dome Netscape**
Zero ignored his partner as he zeroed in on his opponent within seconds, he watched as Kitsune stood firm on the spot as though paralyzed "TIME TO CUT THINGS UP!" he shouted as he slashed his sword though the ground into....thin air "WHAT THE FUOOOFF!!" Zero's pleasant statement was cut short, as a blur of solid speed erupted into his face sending him back as his own Buster Sword reverted to its original power. He looked up to see it was the fox type who had hit him, but something was different, the way he glared was a familiar sight, but it wasn't his own. Zero glanced over the darker Navi's shoulder and into the vidscreen of his opponents partner, both his human counterpart and Kitsune were staring at the red Navi in the same manner. Their breathing was equal to each other, their minor movements almost as if.... "Oh shit..." were the only words that came from his mouth before in another flash of speed erupted into his stomach, as both his opponent gave an uppercut though the air the only difference was that Kitsune's fist had made contact with something.
**Real World**
Kiona's green-blue eyes glistened in awe at the amazing feat of speed that was Kitsune.EXE, her mouth hung in shear fascination "How did he do that!?!?..." she whispered to herself before her partners shouts shook her to her senses.
~KIONA! A LITTLE HELP HERE!!~ Zero's voice boomed from the speakers of her red PET.
"Huh? Oh! Gomen Zero-chan, HP 50 Slot In!" she announced as she slide the Battle Chip into her PET healing her Navi. "TJ, how did....Kitsune......TJ?" Kiona stared at TJ who was now holding the same posture of his partner, their breathing itself seemed to be alined "TJ? Hello? Hey what's with you?"
~Their in Synchronization Baka! I need some heavy duty Battle Chips NOW!~ the crimson Navi bellowed, his voice a mix of fear, anger and perhaps, jealousy?
"What? Synchronization? Oh forget it. Oh and anata wa no baka Zero-chan!" She cursed her Navi as she pulled three more Battle chips with a mischievous grin "Lets see you two handle this. Flame Aura, Slot In!" she once again slid another Battle chip into her PET as Zero began to glow till flames crept across his body as though he were a walking blaze "Now try this, Paladin Sword, Slot In!" she slammed a second chip in and Zero's Buster arm grew twin curved spikes that seemed to held an eruption of an energy blade in place of his weaker seeming Buster Sword. "Lets see you handle that." she said as she looked up to the still mimicking for of TJ and his Navi.
**Battle Dome Netscape**
"Will you shut up already!" Zero shout as he raced forward to the other Navi with his full speed, the flames of his aura flickering off his body as he held one of the rarest swords as his newest weapon. His eyes burning with a mix of anger and concern, he knew if he didn't beat Kitsune now it maybe too late. "HERE I COME SUN SHINE FOX!!" He shouted as he slashed forward with every fiber in his arm, his momentum so great he was carried forward past the fox type Navi. He gasped for air briefly, no attacks so he must have hit the dark Navi, he sighed as he brought his arm to his face to wipe the Navi sweat from his face, as he stared in horror as he saw not his Buster Sword, but the rare Paladin Sword still glowing with power "But, if its still attached then I....." Zero's eyes darted open as twelve feared words ran across the Netscape from an Operators voice, and sadly not his own an he noted that it was a combination of Operator and Navi.
~"FLAME SWORD SLOT IN!"~ TJ and Kitsune roared as the other Navi's arm covered to a Buster wielding a blazing sword.
"Oh..."
~"AQUA SWORD SLOT IN!"~ Kitsune.EXE's left arm converted into another Buster with a blade that seem to wave and pulsate with liquid mass.
"Not a...."
~"ELECTRIC SWORD SLOT IN!"~ The fox like Navi and his Operator brought their arms together, the two blades met with a third of a string of electrical energy and the three Busters dissolved into a glowing white energy mass of a broadsword. The Operator still in Synch with his Navi grasped the nonexisting blade on his side of the plain of existence as his Navi held it in the Netscape's ~"PROGRAM ADVANCE, LIFE SWORD TWO!"~ they bellowed in unison.
"I am so screwed......"
~ZERO! YOU STILL HAVE YOUR AURA! HE CANT..~
"ITS THEM! NOT HIM!" Zero shouted at his operator in shear frustration, but he knew she had a point, if he could get in close enough while the Netteam attacked he could easily strike and win while his Paladin Sword was still active. Zero's eyes slowly rose till he now stared at the duo, a wicked grin playing across his face as he lift his free hand to the air and pulling his fingers back and forth between himself and his Opponents "Bring it on, Sun Shine Fox."
On cue, both Navi's and Operator leapt into the air as Zero brought his singled Battle chip weapon as Kitsune and TJ brought their Program Advanced combo into the space of air with them. Just as Kitsune an TJ's shoulders jerk as though about to strike, Zero slashed forward causing a crescent energy wave of the assault. The attack virtually breathing down the Netteams necks, but just as it was to collide, Kitsune.EXE vanished into thin air and reappeared behind Zero giving him a double kick to the back and flying into his own assault and crashing back down to the ground. Zero slowly picked himself up and stare in horror at his arms, which held no flames of his aura. "Crap..." We're his final words as he looked up to the Netteam that came flashing down upon him slashing the dreaded Life Sword 2 though the air.
~JACK OUT ZERO.EXE!!!~
Zero disappeared in a flash of light as a second flash of rough power erupted right were he sat.
**Real World**
Kiona looked down to her PET's screen, the still form of her Navi never bothered to look up to her. She found her eyes look over to the silver haired boy who was now shaking his head vigorously as though to rid himself of a headache "How did Kitsune do that!? And why were you imitating his every move!?" she said breathlessly.
TJ gave a slight groan as he Plugged out his partner and sat next to the Dome. He looked over to Kiona who now followed him around to his side and take a seat next to him "The synch or PA?"
"What?"
TJ chuckled slightly, he forgot that only his animal style Navi understood his lingoes. "When a Navi and their Operator's can become Synchronized, the Navi's abilities sky rockets, think of it as a complete boost. Though not many can do it. Program Advance is a well used form of Synch, when your Synched and use the right chips they combine and their powers intensify, Life Sword Two is the best Kitsune-san and I can do right now." he explained casually. He was pretty tired now, and the odd felling he had was gone, which he was relieved about. The blue eyed boy rose up again as he held his hand down so to help Kiona up, which she excepted, however when he let go of her hand something was in it. "Give me a ring somethings." He said with a wave as he left the arcade.
Kiona stared into her hand, inside it was a torn piece of paper with letters on it, TJ's E-mail. "Well, guess we should go home to, eh Zero-chan?" she said lightly looking into her PET to see her Navi sitting with his back to her.
~Don't call me Zero-chan.~ he mumbled angrily to her, never looking at her.
"Oh stop sulking you little baby." she said as she then left the arcade to travel home. She was never aware that their were two pursers following her silently as could be, which for one was easy since she virtually never spoke. Rika Sykra sighed lightly at her latest assignment and partner. The duo crept behind the girl for several minutes before she became aggravated motioning her silent partner to a secluded alleyway "Listen, I know you've got leads. But that girl has shown absolutely no relations to any NetMafia whatsoever, so why don't we check around to see if we can find any other leads before I go insane and start chasing the innocence!" she hissed the last part slightly as she towered he new partner, the day had finally reached its breaking point on her end.
However the smaller slender females crimson red and emerald green eyes showed no fear or care of Rika's opinion. Her short dark emerald green hair seemed to match the dark interior of the alleyway. One of Rika's first impression of this girl was that she loved green, specially with her almost green long sleeved shirt with a small, down to top inch above of waist, orange overcoat. Her black stretch jeans tugged at her form while her chain belt snaked across her waist and her midnight black hiking boots were planted firmly on the ground. But what surprised Rika the most was that she carries a spear with her right upon her back held up by her belt chain, its ruby encrusted staff shone slightly while its dangerous bloodstone black arch glistened menacingly. She reached into the confines of her overcoat seizing a piece of paper with something written on it and forced it into the now peeved Rika's face. It read 'We have numerous reports of a NetMafia who is in the current illegal Navi Programing, this new Navi's skills are said to excel even Forte.EXE's own abilities. The only solid information of this Navi, is that it will be a blade class fighter and will bear a Z type symbol. If you locate any suspicious subjects with Z type symbols, keep an eye out for them to ensure they have no tie relations with this Mafia' it was signed by the Ministration of Official Netbattlers or MON.
Rika gave a second tired sigh as she paced a bit around the alley "I know, I know! But lets be serious, if we keep following her, we may miss the real culprit completely! Do you honestly think that would be a good thing Alexandria or Swift or whatever you prefer!?!?"
Alexandria said nothing, she replaced the note within her coat again and she motioned with her free hands for Rika to suggest something. She herself was aggravated that MON had paired her up with someone so impractical, she was known simply because she was friends with that Netto Hikari. That didn't impress her one bit.
Rika glared off for a minute, sure this girl could be innocent, but then again ever since Zetra's last few attacks even some innocent little kids, or kid for that matter, could be dangerous. He hand darted from her pocket to her long blond hair, scratching it as she pondered what to do. "Well we could..."
"NAHO AUNT RIKA!!"
Before she knew what hit her, sort of, Rika was now tackled to the ground by a force that would have gone straight through her if it didn't rap its arms around her in its usual vice-grip hug. Rika looked down to the being currently crushing her insides with an oddly affectionate hug as she coughed out "k-c-Chas?"
The blue/grey haired boy gleefully held on to Rika with his common occurrence tackle hugs. His green eyes looked up to hers as he grinned playfully "Are you done with work yet Aunt Rika?" however before she could answer, the sudden glistening of Alexandria's spearhead was now pressing up to his throat threateningly "Is this a no?"
"Alexandria! Drop it! This is my nephew Ki-err Chas!" Rika cursed as she picked herself up and shove the dangerous weapon away from the small boy. Rising as much as her own anger she glared down at the younger Official with malice "Our job, is to PROTECT people, not threaten them with weapons!"
Alexandria looked between Rika, and the small boy named Chas. She couldn't place it, but there was something unnerving about him, and she didn't like it one little bit. With a sneer, she flipped her weapon back to its confines with little effort then crossed her arms tapping her left fingers lightly across her right arm impatiently.
"Aunt Rika, why is she so mad?" The little seven year old asked with absolute curiosity as he held onto his aunts arm looking into her light brown eyes.
"Don't ask....look, Alexandria we have to find others besides the girl, what if we miss the......Oh Chas dear, could you do Aunt Rika a favor?" Rika keeled down next to Chas as a warm smile spread across her face while she placed her hands on his shoulders so he was facing her.
"OK, what's the favor Aunt Rika?" Chas said repaying her with his own smile, with a hint of even more curiosity in his eyes.
"That's my nephew, I need you to follow the girl who walked by here. Follow her and her NAVI.." with that word she gave him a small wink sending him the secret message that they both knew what it meant "And tell me if she does anything bad, ok?"
Chas little smile broaden as he nodded, without a further word, he dashed out of the alleyway with incredible speed of youth and darted in the direction to were Kiona had disappeared. Rika stood up properly once more dusting some dirt off her back and pants as her eyes looked up to see the curios and obviously annoyed look of Alexandria's "Look, lets just say that he can do some pretty amazing things for a 'Kid' now come on. Lets find you a place for the night and we'll get some info off the Net from some connections I have." She waved for the oddly colored eyed girl to follow, which she did, but not without giving Rika one last hard stare 'Man those eyes are creepy. At least Kid can follow the girl and Navi better then we can, maybe he can find some links while he's at it.' Rika thought as she looked around with her partner for an apartment.
Meanwhile, 'Chas' or Kid.EXE to his adoptive family was following close behind Kiona. It was kind of easy, but when she kept glancing over he shoulder he knew it was a matter of time before she saw him 'Hmm, what would mommy say I should do?' he thought to himself as he hid behind a trash can for the fifth time, he puzzled his mind for a moment as he heard her footsteps grow nearer. 'Oh, she'd say 'Plug In'!' Chas glanced to his side at a light post with a Plug In port on it, and grinned while he whispered the words "Plug In, Kid.EXE."
Kiona heard a muffled sentence coming from behind the trash can she stood before, and a small flash of light. Taking a deep breath, she jumped over to the other side to see no one or thing around. Standing in a more correct position, she lightly scratched her head in confusion "I could have sworn I heard someone?"
~Oh that's wonderful, maybe you'll see the Easter Bunny too~ came the ever so sarcastic remark from her Navi. ~Come on Psycho Girl, I want to get to the Net!~
Kiona began to rub her temples, she was developing an extreme headache do to her Navi's attitude "Oh shut up, Zero-chan. You just want to fight some poor weak Viruses to feel better about losing to Kitsune, you little crybaby." the last words that left her lips were said in a rather taunting tone. If the one thing that got on Zero's nerves, it was when she was right, alone with the chan added to his name.
All the crimson Navi could respond with was an aggravated growl.
**Netscape**
"Whew, that was close. She almost saw me Plug In to the Net." came the playfully grinning sigh of relief from Kid.EXE. He was leaning against a Circuit Tower watching Kiona walk away from the light posts Vidcamera. When she was reaching the limits of the devices range, Kid mentally focused a link from his body though the electric cables of the light post to the one closest to the girl he was sent to watch. Rematerializing within the next post, he hacked into the system to watch the brown and golden streaked head approaching its outer shell. "Wonder why Aunt Rika wants to follow her?"
"Maybe your 'Aunt' likes other girls." a voice said out of the white Navi's view.
The young Navi lightly scratched his protective headgear pondering the statement "Huh? What's that....Huh!?!" just as he was about to finish the question, Kid basically jumped up from sheer shock and spun around so quickly the Tasmanian Devil would have gotten dizzy "Hey, who are you!?"
Towering above the young Navi, was a tall muscular human based Navi. His black cloak floated over his blackish-blue demonic armor, his raven black hair fluttered free of any obstacles, devil blue flames flickered from his neck and shoulders while he rested a massive broadsword, etched within it was a skull being impaled by a sword, upon his left shoulder but his grey eye penetrated the young Navi's very being as he glared down at him. "Apocalypse.EXE." his dark voice said flatly.
"Apocalypse? What's that mean?" the white Navi inquired. He quickly forgot that there weren't supposed to be any other Navi's in this Netscape.
"It means the end you little dork." Apocalypse spat. This little Navi was already an annoyance, but there was something about him that this dark Navi couldn't quit place. Perhaps he was simply imagining things, till he remembered only a super Hacker Type Navi could enter these Netscape's so easily, a devilish grin played across his face "Tell me, what's your name, may I ask?"
Kid looked up to the darker Navi with his own broad and friendly smile replying "Im Kid.EXE, nice to meet you!" he said so with his youthful and energetic voice.
"And you wonder about my name? What kind of idiot Operator or Programer would name ANY Navi 'Kid'?" the elder Navi chuckled with a spine tingling laugh, a hint of malice heard by all though who would recognize it, which sadly for him Kid.EXE couldn't.
"Hey you big meany! My big sister Roll-chan gave me that name!" the little Navi pouted giving Apocalypse a somewhat kick to the knee, and playfully laugh as the darker Navi hoped up and down a few times holding his leg in his hands.
After about three seconds of hopping up in down in the surprising shock of pain, the grey eyes of Apocalypse.EXE bulged in rough anger that rose in less then .02 seconds before he slashed his massive blade though the floor and up to the smaller Navi as a cloud of destruction followed as from the background the sounds of the pieces of the ground cashing though the Circuit Tower "Stupid little as.." just as the words were about to escape his lips, a collusion of two explosive forces sent him flying into a Circuit Block behind him. His raged filled grey eyes glared upon the culprits, the white and purple Kid.EXE and an unknown Navi.
Standing next to the seven year old Navi, was a sixteen year old male Navi. His silver lined grey
jumpsuit cloaked by his dark poncho, his helmet nearly completely covering his head while his dark visor slithered its way down over his eyes while a large Knight style sword glistened from his back. He stood ready to fight, but his head slowly turned to face the youngest Navi about with curiosity "Daijoubu ka?" he said somewhat timidly, sounding rather unnatural
The white and purple Navi nodded his reply, but his right arm wrapped around his abdomen over his wounds, he could feel a warm and sticky fluid flowing slowly from his cut, he needed to heal fast before the other Navi's saw this "Just a little drained, HP 10, Slot In." He breathed silently, a felling of energy filled his tiny form, rising slowly from the tips of his feet till a warming sensation caressed the pain of his damaged stomach till it was fully recovered and the life giving liquid was visible to non.
The grey Navi returned his attention to Apocalypse, the dark Navi who had begun to rise from his forced landing "Go away." he ordered as his right hand slowly appeared from his poncho and slither its way to the handle of his weapon. A moment of tension arose as he readied himself for a Netbattle with the darker Navi.
Apocalypse steadied himself, his own fists quaked in rough anger as his grey eyes glared upon the younger Navi's. He turned about, bringing his cloak behind him with a swosh of air, stalking away from the two "You little Bastard's aren't worth my time, but if I see ether of you in the near future, know I will not hold back." with those last words the dark Navi vanished withing a flash of light to return to the Internet.
However Kid.EXE merely stuck out his tong pulling his right eyelid down proceeding with a blown raspberry "Baka! You big meanie!" his angry tone however died the moment he laid eyes upon the new Navi. His friendly smile erupted from his face once again "Naho! Im Kid.EXE! Arigatou, but I could have fought him. What's your name?" he blurted out with all theses and more nearly all at once.
The teen appearance Navi looked somewhat discomforted by the verbal bombardment, he seemed to tense up and somewhat back away "Shade.EXE."
"Nice to meet you Shade-kun!" the young Navi beamed as gave his not so surprising to some, tackle hug greetings. The two were easily knocked to the floor and the poncho wearing Navi tensed up even more, if that was even possible.
**To Be Continued**
TJ: Ok, so maybe not EVERYONE was introduced. But give me some slack, I never expected so many people to submit!
Rikumon *still in PET* GET ME OUTTA HERE NOW TJ!!!
TJ: Alright mister 'I don't wanna be a Navi' *types on Keyboard of Power and Navi's are out of PET's* Personally, I did you a great honor as being the first Navi in the fix to use PA.
K-Zero: Ohhh Kiona, can you come here for one second?^_^ *Buster Sword held behind back*
Kiona: O_O;; No thanks, I chose life.
Apocalypse: YOU HAD ME TAKEN DOWN BY A SEVEN YEAR OLD 'CYBERA' AND SIXTEEN YEAR OLD PUNK! O_O#
Kid: What does Cybera mean?
Rika: Means 'Cyber Chimera'
TJ: gulp....Angry Lone Navi! O_O;;
Apocalypse: WAIT TILL I..*covered in ice*!?!?
TJ: Hehe, Blizzard Battle Chips, gotta love em!
Winn: Where did you get..
Rikumon: He knows way to many NetMerchants.
*Everyone*Oh...
TJ *patting soot off of cloths* 'Cough' Sorry bout that folks, that would be my brat nephews submission, Kamikaze the bomb Virus.
Rika: That nephew of yours is mentally damaged -_-;;
Rikumon: TJ, you better get the other Navi's into their PET's.
TJ: How come?
K-Zero *chasing Kiona* When I get my Sword Buster on you!
Kiona: HELP!!
TJ: Oopsies! *types on keyboard and all the Navi's are in their PET's*
Rikumon *Inside TJ's PET* NOT ME!!
TJ: You're my Navi so deal with it for the fic! And Rika, why did you hit Enigma again?
Rika: Wasn't me.
TJ: If it wasn't you then who? *Looks into shadowed part of the room to some red eyes* I should have known...ON WITH THE NEXT CHAPTER!!
Shadow Network
By TJ and Rikumon
Chapter Two
Netbattles after Netbattles
**Den City Arcade**
"Ok, so I was wrong about the lines." came the shrug of th silvered haired blue eyed TJ Shonen. He had led himself and Kiona to 'Netscape Arcades' a small arcade that was close to were they had meet. Around the small building numerous bings and dings of multiple games being played washed over everyone who entered, bombarding your senses of players wins and losses. Currently, the duo where watching with increasing interest of the two Netbattlers who were currently using the Battle Dome for their own match.
Kiona's green eyes kept close watch on the two very different Navi's, she spoke softly to her new companion barely heard by any who was close by "Who do you think will win?"
TJ heard her, but he looked about the room as though an unseen presence was approaching them "The little one, bout any second now....do you feel something?" he muttered the last part without looking at her. He felt something, it was a felling of some sort of energy tickling down his spin, it was almost impossible to describe.
Kiona turned around with a puzzled look crossing her features, her light brown hair spiraling though the air as her golden streaks shone in the dim lights of the arcade "What are you talking about?"
TJ glanced around the room one more time, the feeling kept gnawing at his senses. He gave a small shrug to ward it off. "Forget it." his eyes found their focus upon the Netbattle once more. The two battling Navi's were very different, the one to the far right was a walking missile bay. Its body was the launch pad for nine red warhead missiles, his arms were roughly closed off missiles themself, his joints were little sticks of themselfs, and his head gave a new meaning to 'Warhead' do to the fact that it was a missile with a black visor as light yellow eyes shining though. TJ couldn't help but sneer, his Netbattler had an obvious 'Bigger is better' attitude. It made him sick to his stomach. However the smaller Navi to the right was a bit pleasing to his own preference. It was a human based Navi who was nearly concealed under his black trench coat, but on occasions his black armor would appear and his blood red jumpsuit could be seen. His black locks would cover up his shining yellow eyes as he leapt with ease. He wield his twin swords with grace about the Netscape. "Id say the black ones about to finish his battle."
**Battle Dome Scape**
"Im getting tired of you jumping around like a little girl, HOLD STILL!" came the shouts of the massive and frustrated Rocketman.EXE who shot every last round of missiles his program held within himself. A hail of wild fire shot about the small black Diego.EXE, who simply stood his ground even as the rain of missiles blasted about him. Finally out of ammo, Rocketman looked at the large cloud of destruction he had caused, not a thing moved within "HAHA! I WON!" he cried in sheer victory, his victory was short lived however as a sudden flash of blinding light erupted from the smoke. He now saw Diego standing in front of him, holding a fused twin edged sword that glistened with both its wielders and his own reflection, and as though the world around them had been hacked to pieces everything within the war based Navi's vision began to slid from each other as he fell to pieces from the V shaped slash of the cloaked Navi's finishing move.
The eyes of the darker Navi, shone for a brief moment as a peaceful grin crept across his face while his sword glistened and separated to their respective halves "I won..." were his last words as he disappeared within a flash of light back to the home of his PET.
**Outside in the Real World**
"AWWW! ROCKETMAN!!!!!!!" came the final shouts of the brown haired boy who ran out of the arcade in embarrassment. His opponent however, had a less enthusiastic shrug. His dark green eyes held no twinkle of a victor of his age of ten, just a gaze light of boredom. His green hair sliced though the air as their red tips suggested that it had imbedded itself into something living . His yellow shirt lazily draped over his black shorts as he kicked the wooden floor with his black sandals. "And Winn Arcanum, wins it again big deal." He said in an annoyed and bored voice.
"Then please move over if your done so we can have our Netbattle." TJ inquired respectfully, even if he didn't make eye contact.
Winn moved to the side motioning the silver headed boy and golden streaked girl to the dome "Ohh pardon me, here all yours." he smirked slightly as he sung.
~Id like to wipe his smirk off his annoying little face!~ the crimson armored Navi said from Kiona's PET as she pulled the link cord from its depths.
"Zero-chan!" the teen girl hissed threw her teeth, she looked over the clear dome over to her new friend who gave his nod to symbolized he was ready "Lets just Netbattle and for once, behave!"
~Whatever, and stop calling me Zero-chan!~ he said flatly.
"Ready to go Kitsune-san?" TJ whispered to his canine like partner. TJ was never one to be nervous during Netbattles, but that strange feeling never left him and it suddenly began to grow as though whatever he sensed was closing in.
~Whenever you are, hope that Zero's skills are at least half as good as his mouth then we're in for some good fights today.~ The black Navi responded with a glint of confidence an anticipation in his dark blue eyes as he smirked.
~I HEARD THAT!~ Zero shouted though the speaker of his PET, causing Kiona to his at him again for perhaps the twentieth time in the past half hour.
"In that case, lets go Kiona! PLUG IN, KITSUNE.EXE!", "PLUG IN, ZERO.EXE!" both Netbattlers cried as they connected the link cords of their PET's into the jack in port of the battle dome which began to glow with energy.
Meanwhile as the four began to ready for their Netbattle, someone had begun to watch them from the shadows. A powerful aurora crept about his seemingly weak and harmless form 'I know I promised to go straight home, but I've got to see this Netbattle! That red Navi seems kinda familiar...' he though to himself as his legs brought him closer to the two Netteams. He was a small boy of maybe seven or eight years old, his dark grey/blue hair reached his shoulders as though it had hasn't been trimmed in months, his white tee shirt poorly tucked into his white pants, his purple sneakers squeaked across the floor and on his wrists he wore purple bands with a Navi symbol with a light purple background circle with a red stripe going down diagonally to the right while a white striped followed in the opposite direction forming a V shape. 'Hope they don't mind if I watch.'
**Battle Dome Netscape**
The battle field had fully repaired itself while the two Navi's logged in. The burns and cracks of the Netscape disappeared and the Circuit towers once more reached their full length. When the programed form of Zero.EXE fully materialized, his dark brown eyes lazily looked about for his opponent who could not be seen. "Hey fox! Get your black furry tail out here right now!" he shouted angrily, if there was one thing he hated, it was when his opponents kept him waiting. Though the words barely left his lips, a sudden flash of white and black streaks blazed in front of him as Kitsune.EXE appeared out of thin air causing a cybernetic heart attack to the red Navi as he clucked his chest he spat "DON'T DO THAT!"
The fox-like Navi gave a small playful shrug as he muttered "You said right now." as a visible grin ran across his sleek head.
"Now Im mad! LETS GET THIS GEEK!" Zero shouted over his shoulder, his rage was building every second.
A vidscreen with his partners face popped up, she was currently frowning showing her frustration ~Zero-..~
"AND DON'T CALL ME THAT!!!"
Meanwhile a vidscreen of TJ appeared behind his own partner. TJ grasped his necklace in an odd manner while his own blue eyes darted form the link to his own surroundings. Kitsune could feel his Operators tension as he sighed inwardly 'Tensuno-kun, what's wrong? I know you don't like it out in the open much, but theirs something bothering you now. I have to make this fast, without him I cant Battle properly.' he gave one last heavy sigh as he took a crouching stance "Zero, lets do this already and get it over with." He said out flatly.
The red Navi looked at the fox-type with a grin "What's wrong? Sun shine boy scared I'll hurt his little Kitsune-san?"
Kitsune suddenly didn't want to rush anymore, but pushed the felling to the side as he sung "Zero-chan, just scared of Fox-boy!" that had just the results he wanted.
"WHY YOU!!!" with a flash of red, Zero broke the space of the two Navi's from several feet to barely a few inches and slashed his arm down through the floor as it changed into a blue haze of energy, a buster sword.
Kitsune managed to jump out of the way, while he spun in the air he whipped his tail into the face of the already pissed Zero sending him staggering about for a moment while the fox type landed gracefully on one leg and served a round house kick to the Navi symbol of his opponent.
Zero briefly held his chest to sooth the pain slightly before he leapt high into the air and gave a hard downward slash to the black Navi. Zero pushed with all his might as he felt his Buster Sword cut into its mark.
"RAGHH!" Kitsune bellowed before he sent his paw like fist into the other Navi's stomach and leap backwards to add to the space between them. The dark fox held his right arm, small pixels of data flowed slightly as the cut he now bore opened his arm dealing great damage. "Dammit! Tensuno-kun!" he shouted over his shoulder to his silver haired partner while he clucked his arm in hope of easing the pain.
TJ's attention found itself to the battle agin, he cursed himself for losing his focus. The felling of the unknown power had risen again, causing him to look in all the places he shouldn't have. ~Hold on Kitsune-san! HP 10, Slot In!~ a gentile glow surrounded his partner for a moment, when it ceased his right arm fully healed ~Gomen Kitsune-san, I should have.....~
"Don't apologize, just help me. I need your help for this fight." Kitsune said softly to his partner, he held no anger to him, disappointment for his lack of focus yes, but no anger. He had been friends with the young human for too long to ever hold anger towards him, and the two had a rare ability that held that bond greater, and he needed it now. "Tensuno-kun, please. I need YOUR help."
TJ's eyes fell shut for a moment, he already knew what his partner meant. Just as his eyes opened up again, a mischievous grin ran across his face as the vidscreen seem to grow separate from him as he placed his PET on the Battle Domes edge ~No problem Kitsune-san~
**Real World**
From her view from the opposite side of the Battle Dome, Kiona could see what TJ had done and was somewhat worried "TJ, if you don't have your PET how will.."
"Don't worry, we know what we're doing." he said flatly.
Kiona enjoyed Netbattles as much as her partner, as odd as that was, but she didn't want to delete Kitsune.EXE for a victory. She watched as her partner darted forward again at the Black Navi with incredible speeds as his blue energy blade carved the ground behind him. 'I hope so, cause Zero-chan's not holding back, and neither am I' "Zero, lets do it!" She took out a circuit like plate from her pockets and slammed it into her PET's slot "Attack +30 Slot In!"
Zero's Buster Sword started to glow from a light blue to a fierce red and instead of simply carve the ground that it slid though it began to hack though it with relative ease ~What kept you lazy!~ he shouted as he leapt to the circuit tower the dark Kitsune.EXE was located "Oh shut up!"
**Dome Netscape**
Zero ignored his partner as he zeroed in on his opponent within seconds, he watched as Kitsune stood firm on the spot as though paralyzed "TIME TO CUT THINGS UP!" he shouted as he slashed his sword though the ground into....thin air "WHAT THE FUOOOFF!!" Zero's pleasant statement was cut short, as a blur of solid speed erupted into his face sending him back as his own Buster Sword reverted to its original power. He looked up to see it was the fox type who had hit him, but something was different, the way he glared was a familiar sight, but it wasn't his own. Zero glanced over the darker Navi's shoulder and into the vidscreen of his opponents partner, both his human counterpart and Kitsune were staring at the red Navi in the same manner. Their breathing was equal to each other, their minor movements almost as if.... "Oh shit..." were the only words that came from his mouth before in another flash of speed erupted into his stomach, as both his opponent gave an uppercut though the air the only difference was that Kitsune's fist had made contact with something.
**Real World**
Kiona's green-blue eyes glistened in awe at the amazing feat of speed that was Kitsune.EXE, her mouth hung in shear fascination "How did he do that!?!?..." she whispered to herself before her partners shouts shook her to her senses.
~KIONA! A LITTLE HELP HERE!!~ Zero's voice boomed from the speakers of her red PET.
"Huh? Oh! Gomen Zero-chan, HP 50 Slot In!" she announced as she slide the Battle Chip into her PET healing her Navi. "TJ, how did....Kitsune......TJ?" Kiona stared at TJ who was now holding the same posture of his partner, their breathing itself seemed to be alined "TJ? Hello? Hey what's with you?"
~Their in Synchronization Baka! I need some heavy duty Battle Chips NOW!~ the crimson Navi bellowed, his voice a mix of fear, anger and perhaps, jealousy?
"What? Synchronization? Oh forget it. Oh and anata wa no baka Zero-chan!" She cursed her Navi as she pulled three more Battle chips with a mischievous grin "Lets see you two handle this. Flame Aura, Slot In!" she once again slid another Battle chip into her PET as Zero began to glow till flames crept across his body as though he were a walking blaze "Now try this, Paladin Sword, Slot In!" she slammed a second chip in and Zero's Buster arm grew twin curved spikes that seemed to held an eruption of an energy blade in place of his weaker seeming Buster Sword. "Lets see you handle that." she said as she looked up to the still mimicking for of TJ and his Navi.
**Battle Dome Netscape**
"Will you shut up already!" Zero shout as he raced forward to the other Navi with his full speed, the flames of his aura flickering off his body as he held one of the rarest swords as his newest weapon. His eyes burning with a mix of anger and concern, he knew if he didn't beat Kitsune now it maybe too late. "HERE I COME SUN SHINE FOX!!" He shouted as he slashed forward with every fiber in his arm, his momentum so great he was carried forward past the fox type Navi. He gasped for air briefly, no attacks so he must have hit the dark Navi, he sighed as he brought his arm to his face to wipe the Navi sweat from his face, as he stared in horror as he saw not his Buster Sword, but the rare Paladin Sword still glowing with power "But, if its still attached then I....." Zero's eyes darted open as twelve feared words ran across the Netscape from an Operators voice, and sadly not his own an he noted that it was a combination of Operator and Navi.
~"FLAME SWORD SLOT IN!"~ TJ and Kitsune roared as the other Navi's arm covered to a Buster wielding a blazing sword.
"Oh..."
~"AQUA SWORD SLOT IN!"~ Kitsune.EXE's left arm converted into another Buster with a blade that seem to wave and pulsate with liquid mass.
"Not a...."
~"ELECTRIC SWORD SLOT IN!"~ The fox like Navi and his Operator brought their arms together, the two blades met with a third of a string of electrical energy and the three Busters dissolved into a glowing white energy mass of a broadsword. The Operator still in Synch with his Navi grasped the nonexisting blade on his side of the plain of existence as his Navi held it in the Netscape's ~"PROGRAM ADVANCE, LIFE SWORD TWO!"~ they bellowed in unison.
"I am so screwed......"
~ZERO! YOU STILL HAVE YOUR AURA! HE CANT..~
"ITS THEM! NOT HIM!" Zero shouted at his operator in shear frustration, but he knew she had a point, if he could get in close enough while the Netteam attacked he could easily strike and win while his Paladin Sword was still active. Zero's eyes slowly rose till he now stared at the duo, a wicked grin playing across his face as he lift his free hand to the air and pulling his fingers back and forth between himself and his Opponents "Bring it on, Sun Shine Fox."
On cue, both Navi's and Operator leapt into the air as Zero brought his singled Battle chip weapon as Kitsune and TJ brought their Program Advanced combo into the space of air with them. Just as Kitsune an TJ's shoulders jerk as though about to strike, Zero slashed forward causing a crescent energy wave of the assault. The attack virtually breathing down the Netteams necks, but just as it was to collide, Kitsune.EXE vanished into thin air and reappeared behind Zero giving him a double kick to the back and flying into his own assault and crashing back down to the ground. Zero slowly picked himself up and stare in horror at his arms, which held no flames of his aura. "Crap..." We're his final words as he looked up to the Netteam that came flashing down upon him slashing the dreaded Life Sword 2 though the air.
~JACK OUT ZERO.EXE!!!~
Zero disappeared in a flash of light as a second flash of rough power erupted right were he sat.
**Real World**
Kiona looked down to her PET's screen, the still form of her Navi never bothered to look up to her. She found her eyes look over to the silver haired boy who was now shaking his head vigorously as though to rid himself of a headache "How did Kitsune do that!? And why were you imitating his every move!?" she said breathlessly.
TJ gave a slight groan as he Plugged out his partner and sat next to the Dome. He looked over to Kiona who now followed him around to his side and take a seat next to him "The synch or PA?"
"What?"
TJ chuckled slightly, he forgot that only his animal style Navi understood his lingoes. "When a Navi and their Operator's can become Synchronized, the Navi's abilities sky rockets, think of it as a complete boost. Though not many can do it. Program Advance is a well used form of Synch, when your Synched and use the right chips they combine and their powers intensify, Life Sword Two is the best Kitsune-san and I can do right now." he explained casually. He was pretty tired now, and the odd felling he had was gone, which he was relieved about. The blue eyed boy rose up again as he held his hand down so to help Kiona up, which she excepted, however when he let go of her hand something was in it. "Give me a ring somethings." He said with a wave as he left the arcade.
Kiona stared into her hand, inside it was a torn piece of paper with letters on it, TJ's E-mail. "Well, guess we should go home to, eh Zero-chan?" she said lightly looking into her PET to see her Navi sitting with his back to her.
~Don't call me Zero-chan.~ he mumbled angrily to her, never looking at her.
"Oh stop sulking you little baby." she said as she then left the arcade to travel home. She was never aware that their were two pursers following her silently as could be, which for one was easy since she virtually never spoke. Rika Sykra sighed lightly at her latest assignment and partner. The duo crept behind the girl for several minutes before she became aggravated motioning her silent partner to a secluded alleyway "Listen, I know you've got leads. But that girl has shown absolutely no relations to any NetMafia whatsoever, so why don't we check around to see if we can find any other leads before I go insane and start chasing the innocence!" she hissed the last part slightly as she towered he new partner, the day had finally reached its breaking point on her end.
However the smaller slender females crimson red and emerald green eyes showed no fear or care of Rika's opinion. Her short dark emerald green hair seemed to match the dark interior of the alleyway. One of Rika's first impression of this girl was that she loved green, specially with her almost green long sleeved shirt with a small, down to top inch above of waist, orange overcoat. Her black stretch jeans tugged at her form while her chain belt snaked across her waist and her midnight black hiking boots were planted firmly on the ground. But what surprised Rika the most was that she carries a spear with her right upon her back held up by her belt chain, its ruby encrusted staff shone slightly while its dangerous bloodstone black arch glistened menacingly. She reached into the confines of her overcoat seizing a piece of paper with something written on it and forced it into the now peeved Rika's face. It read 'We have numerous reports of a NetMafia who is in the current illegal Navi Programing, this new Navi's skills are said to excel even Forte.EXE's own abilities. The only solid information of this Navi, is that it will be a blade class fighter and will bear a Z type symbol. If you locate any suspicious subjects with Z type symbols, keep an eye out for them to ensure they have no tie relations with this Mafia' it was signed by the Ministration of Official Netbattlers or MON.
Rika gave a second tired sigh as she paced a bit around the alley "I know, I know! But lets be serious, if we keep following her, we may miss the real culprit completely! Do you honestly think that would be a good thing Alexandria or Swift or whatever you prefer!?!?"
Alexandria said nothing, she replaced the note within her coat again and she motioned with her free hands for Rika to suggest something. She herself was aggravated that MON had paired her up with someone so impractical, she was known simply because she was friends with that Netto Hikari. That didn't impress her one bit.
Rika glared off for a minute, sure this girl could be innocent, but then again ever since Zetra's last few attacks even some innocent little kids, or kid for that matter, could be dangerous. He hand darted from her pocket to her long blond hair, scratching it as she pondered what to do. "Well we could..."
"NAHO AUNT RIKA!!"
Before she knew what hit her, sort of, Rika was now tackled to the ground by a force that would have gone straight through her if it didn't rap its arms around her in its usual vice-grip hug. Rika looked down to the being currently crushing her insides with an oddly affectionate hug as she coughed out "k-c-Chas?"
The blue/grey haired boy gleefully held on to Rika with his common occurrence tackle hugs. His green eyes looked up to hers as he grinned playfully "Are you done with work yet Aunt Rika?" however before she could answer, the sudden glistening of Alexandria's spearhead was now pressing up to his throat threateningly "Is this a no?"
"Alexandria! Drop it! This is my nephew Ki-err Chas!" Rika cursed as she picked herself up and shove the dangerous weapon away from the small boy. Rising as much as her own anger she glared down at the younger Official with malice "Our job, is to PROTECT people, not threaten them with weapons!"
Alexandria looked between Rika, and the small boy named Chas. She couldn't place it, but there was something unnerving about him, and she didn't like it one little bit. With a sneer, she flipped her weapon back to its confines with little effort then crossed her arms tapping her left fingers lightly across her right arm impatiently.
"Aunt Rika, why is she so mad?" The little seven year old asked with absolute curiosity as he held onto his aunts arm looking into her light brown eyes.
"Don't ask....look, Alexandria we have to find others besides the girl, what if we miss the......Oh Chas dear, could you do Aunt Rika a favor?" Rika keeled down next to Chas as a warm smile spread across her face while she placed her hands on his shoulders so he was facing her.
"OK, what's the favor Aunt Rika?" Chas said repaying her with his own smile, with a hint of even more curiosity in his eyes.
"That's my nephew, I need you to follow the girl who walked by here. Follow her and her NAVI.." with that word she gave him a small wink sending him the secret message that they both knew what it meant "And tell me if she does anything bad, ok?"
Chas little smile broaden as he nodded, without a further word, he dashed out of the alleyway with incredible speed of youth and darted in the direction to were Kiona had disappeared. Rika stood up properly once more dusting some dirt off her back and pants as her eyes looked up to see the curios and obviously annoyed look of Alexandria's "Look, lets just say that he can do some pretty amazing things for a 'Kid' now come on. Lets find you a place for the night and we'll get some info off the Net from some connections I have." She waved for the oddly colored eyed girl to follow, which she did, but not without giving Rika one last hard stare 'Man those eyes are creepy. At least Kid can follow the girl and Navi better then we can, maybe he can find some links while he's at it.' Rika thought as she looked around with her partner for an apartment.
Meanwhile, 'Chas' or Kid.EXE to his adoptive family was following close behind Kiona. It was kind of easy, but when she kept glancing over he shoulder he knew it was a matter of time before she saw him 'Hmm, what would mommy say I should do?' he thought to himself as he hid behind a trash can for the fifth time, he puzzled his mind for a moment as he heard her footsteps grow nearer. 'Oh, she'd say 'Plug In'!' Chas glanced to his side at a light post with a Plug In port on it, and grinned while he whispered the words "Plug In, Kid.EXE."
Kiona heard a muffled sentence coming from behind the trash can she stood before, and a small flash of light. Taking a deep breath, she jumped over to the other side to see no one or thing around. Standing in a more correct position, she lightly scratched her head in confusion "I could have sworn I heard someone?"
~Oh that's wonderful, maybe you'll see the Easter Bunny too~ came the ever so sarcastic remark from her Navi. ~Come on Psycho Girl, I want to get to the Net!~
Kiona began to rub her temples, she was developing an extreme headache do to her Navi's attitude "Oh shut up, Zero-chan. You just want to fight some poor weak Viruses to feel better about losing to Kitsune, you little crybaby." the last words that left her lips were said in a rather taunting tone. If the one thing that got on Zero's nerves, it was when she was right, alone with the chan added to his name.
All the crimson Navi could respond with was an aggravated growl.
**Netscape**
"Whew, that was close. She almost saw me Plug In to the Net." came the playfully grinning sigh of relief from Kid.EXE. He was leaning against a Circuit Tower watching Kiona walk away from the light posts Vidcamera. When she was reaching the limits of the devices range, Kid mentally focused a link from his body though the electric cables of the light post to the one closest to the girl he was sent to watch. Rematerializing within the next post, he hacked into the system to watch the brown and golden streaked head approaching its outer shell. "Wonder why Aunt Rika wants to follow her?"
"Maybe your 'Aunt' likes other girls." a voice said out of the white Navi's view.
The young Navi lightly scratched his protective headgear pondering the statement "Huh? What's that....Huh!?!" just as he was about to finish the question, Kid basically jumped up from sheer shock and spun around so quickly the Tasmanian Devil would have gotten dizzy "Hey, who are you!?"
Towering above the young Navi, was a tall muscular human based Navi. His black cloak floated over his blackish-blue demonic armor, his raven black hair fluttered free of any obstacles, devil blue flames flickered from his neck and shoulders while he rested a massive broadsword, etched within it was a skull being impaled by a sword, upon his left shoulder but his grey eye penetrated the young Navi's very being as he glared down at him. "Apocalypse.EXE." his dark voice said flatly.
"Apocalypse? What's that mean?" the white Navi inquired. He quickly forgot that there weren't supposed to be any other Navi's in this Netscape.
"It means the end you little dork." Apocalypse spat. This little Navi was already an annoyance, but there was something about him that this dark Navi couldn't quit place. Perhaps he was simply imagining things, till he remembered only a super Hacker Type Navi could enter these Netscape's so easily, a devilish grin played across his face "Tell me, what's your name, may I ask?"
Kid looked up to the darker Navi with his own broad and friendly smile replying "Im Kid.EXE, nice to meet you!" he said so with his youthful and energetic voice.
"And you wonder about my name? What kind of idiot Operator or Programer would name ANY Navi 'Kid'?" the elder Navi chuckled with a spine tingling laugh, a hint of malice heard by all though who would recognize it, which sadly for him Kid.EXE couldn't.
"Hey you big meany! My big sister Roll-chan gave me that name!" the little Navi pouted giving Apocalypse a somewhat kick to the knee, and playfully laugh as the darker Navi hoped up and down a few times holding his leg in his hands.
After about three seconds of hopping up in down in the surprising shock of pain, the grey eyes of Apocalypse.EXE bulged in rough anger that rose in less then .02 seconds before he slashed his massive blade though the floor and up to the smaller Navi as a cloud of destruction followed as from the background the sounds of the pieces of the ground cashing though the Circuit Tower "Stupid little as.." just as the words were about to escape his lips, a collusion of two explosive forces sent him flying into a Circuit Block behind him. His raged filled grey eyes glared upon the culprits, the white and purple Kid.EXE and an unknown Navi.
Standing next to the seven year old Navi, was a sixteen year old male Navi. His silver lined grey
jumpsuit cloaked by his dark poncho, his helmet nearly completely covering his head while his dark visor slithered its way down over his eyes while a large Knight style sword glistened from his back. He stood ready to fight, but his head slowly turned to face the youngest Navi about with curiosity "Daijoubu ka?" he said somewhat timidly, sounding rather unnatural
The white and purple Navi nodded his reply, but his right arm wrapped around his abdomen over his wounds, he could feel a warm and sticky fluid flowing slowly from his cut, he needed to heal fast before the other Navi's saw this "Just a little drained, HP 10, Slot In." He breathed silently, a felling of energy filled his tiny form, rising slowly from the tips of his feet till a warming sensation caressed the pain of his damaged stomach till it was fully recovered and the life giving liquid was visible to non.
The grey Navi returned his attention to Apocalypse, the dark Navi who had begun to rise from his forced landing "Go away." he ordered as his right hand slowly appeared from his poncho and slither its way to the handle of his weapon. A moment of tension arose as he readied himself for a Netbattle with the darker Navi.
Apocalypse steadied himself, his own fists quaked in rough anger as his grey eyes glared upon the younger Navi's. He turned about, bringing his cloak behind him with a swosh of air, stalking away from the two "You little Bastard's aren't worth my time, but if I see ether of you in the near future, know I will not hold back." with those last words the dark Navi vanished withing a flash of light to return to the Internet.
However Kid.EXE merely stuck out his tong pulling his right eyelid down proceeding with a blown raspberry "Baka! You big meanie!" his angry tone however died the moment he laid eyes upon the new Navi. His friendly smile erupted from his face once again "Naho! Im Kid.EXE! Arigatou, but I could have fought him. What's your name?" he blurted out with all theses and more nearly all at once.
The teen appearance Navi looked somewhat discomforted by the verbal bombardment, he seemed to tense up and somewhat back away "Shade.EXE."
"Nice to meet you Shade-kun!" the young Navi beamed as gave his not so surprising to some, tackle hug greetings. The two were easily knocked to the floor and the poncho wearing Navi tensed up even more, if that was even possible.
**To Be Continued**
TJ: Ok, so maybe not EVERYONE was introduced. But give me some slack, I never expected so many people to submit!
Rikumon *still in PET* GET ME OUTTA HERE NOW TJ!!!
TJ: Alright mister 'I don't wanna be a Navi' *types on Keyboard of Power and Navi's are out of PET's* Personally, I did you a great honor as being the first Navi in the fix to use PA.
K-Zero: Ohhh Kiona, can you come here for one second?^_^ *Buster Sword held behind back*
Kiona: O_O;; No thanks, I chose life.
Apocalypse: YOU HAD ME TAKEN DOWN BY A SEVEN YEAR OLD 'CYBERA' AND SIXTEEN YEAR OLD PUNK! O_O#
Kid: What does Cybera mean?
Rika: Means 'Cyber Chimera'
TJ: gulp....Angry Lone Navi! O_O;;
Apocalypse: WAIT TILL I..*covered in ice*!?!?
TJ: Hehe, Blizzard Battle Chips, gotta love em!
Winn: Where did you get..
Rikumon: He knows way to many NetMerchants.
*Everyone*Oh...