Hey people. I haven't updated in about a week or so, and I apologize.
MegaMan, Zero, and all the other characters belong to Capcom, while Shinji,
Asuka, and Rei belong to gainax. I wish they were mine, but they aren't.
It's time for one last hero Vs. hero match up. MM Vs. MMZ!
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Two days had passed since ProtoMan's defeat. Zero, now almost a legend on the internet, was sitting near a chip merchant. Using his own funds, Zero had bought several BigBomb chips and had found a LifeAura chip(which excited Vash to no end). Zero had earned the money by selling chips he found, which had earned him friendship from many other Navi's. MegaMan and the others were out and about, but Zero wanted a little time on his own.
'I wonder... Why am I here?' Zero rubbed his face, trying to wake up his senses. 'I know X said this is how I started my existence, but why don't I remember this!'
Zero's thoughts were interrupted by a Navi with a skirt passing in front of him. It wasn't the fact that the Navi HAD a skirt, it was the colors... Pink and dark blue, with yellow and gray trim. Her hair was brown. Instead of a helmet, she had a beret.
'It couldn't be...' Zero shook his head in disbelief, then looked back over to the woman who was purchasing chips. 'Could... Could this be why X sent me back?'
"Aw... I don't have enough Zenny. Guess I'll have to wait." She started to walk away, but Zero stopped her.
"How much do you need miss?" Zero towered above her.
"Uh... I-I only need about a thousand more Zenny." She stepped back, a little afraid of the imposing stranger.
"OK." Zero handed her some Zenny. "I hope that helps." He walked off, returning to his PET.
"Woah. What was that all about?" she looked down into her hand and gasped. He had given her around ten thousand Zenny and his web address, with a note that said 'Call me if you ever need help with anything.'
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"Hey Zero, you came back early. What's up?" Vash picked his PET up and started down the stairs of his house.
"Just ran out of things to do. We headed over to Lan's house for the sparring match?"
"Yeah. Lan said three in the afternoon, so were going to be a little late." Vash began running down to Lan's house, which was only a block away. As soon as he arrived, Lan flung the door open.
"Come on in. We've been waiting for this!" Dex, who was also at Lan's house, pulled him inside.
"I take it I was expected." Vash found himself in Lan's room.
"You bet!" Yai and Maylu shouted. They were sitting on Lan's bed, leaving Lan, Dex, Tory, and Vash to inhabit the floor.
"You ready MegaMan?" Lan brought out his PET to look his Navi in the face.
"Sure thing Lan! I'm ready."
"Zero. You up to this?" Vash had also brought out his own PET.
"What do you think." Zero raised his eyebrow, waiting for his operators response.
"What do I think? Uh... I... I think your strong enough to win."
"Then lets do this dance."
Lan and Vash connected their PET's saying, "Zero.EXE/MegaMan.EXE, Transmission!"
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Zero appeared on the traditional 6 x 3 battle platform. MegaMan was across from him, preparing for the fight. Zero immediately switched to his Ultimate form. From what Vash had told him, MegaMan was supposed to be the strongest Navi ever.
"Ready Zero?" MegaMan asked happily.
"Sure thing X, Uh, MegaMan." Zero stumbled over his reply.
"Wha? Did you just call me X?"
"Yeah, sorry. You remind me a lot of an old friend. We used to be best buddies, but he changed, and we were enemies for a while." Zero pulled out his Z-Buster.
"I'm sorry to hear that. Hope it doesn't turn out that way for us!" MegaMan smiled.
'Battle Start' flashed between them. Zero fired the Buster rapidly, then started to charge it. MegaMan returned fire with his own Buster, trying to keep Zero at a distance and on the defensive. Lan slotted in a BigBomb chip to MegaMan, Which he tossed into Zero's side. Zero took the hit, then fired his Laser Shot. The beam made a continuous hit through MegaMan, which did some moderate damage. Vash slotted in an Aquasword Chip, and Zero pulled out his Shield Boomerang. Charging for a short time, Zero let the weapon fly, striking and freezing MegaMan.
This gave Zero enough time to run up and charge attack MegaMan with the Z saber, freezing him again. Lan gave MegaMan a Firesword chip, causing the ice around the Navi to melt. MegaMan lashed forward and struck Zero with the flaming saber. Zero reeled from the hit, but managed to roll to the side, avoiding a barrage of Buster shots from MegaMan. Vash slotted in his Life Aura chip, trying to protect Zero. Zero used this to his advantage, and began charging his Chain Rod. When MegaMan moved close enough to attack, Zero loosed the Chain Rod's stored up energy, rapidly slashing MegaMan in quick succession.
MegaMan realized that he was in trouble, and Lan slotted in a Recov200 chip, revitalizing his ailing Navi. MegaMan fired off his buster cannon at the relatively close Zero, striking him in the helmet. Zero rolled back and flipped up, firing his Z-Buster at a medium charge. MegaMan took the hit in his leg, while Lan slotted in a Herosword. Zero charged forward, pulling out his Z saber. Their blades met again and again, revealing no true winner. Eventually, it ended up being a stalemate in the realm of swords.
Suddenly, 'Log Out' flashed in front of them.
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"Wow. That was one intense sparring match." Tory stood up from the floor to stretch himself.
"Yeah." Zero was in his PET again. "MegaMan IS really strong." Zero smiled, knowing if anything came up to disturb the peace, MegaMan and himself could take care of it.
"You did really good Zero!" Vash smiled, then activated the Repair program on his PET. Lan congratulated MegaMan and followed suit.
"You guy's ready for dinner?" Lan's mom called from the first floor.
"Sure thing mom!" Lan and the other's plugged their PET's into Lan's computer, then left for dinner.
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Zero appeared on MegaMan's home page. The other Navi's greeted each other, then sat in a circle.
"So Zero, what happened to you before you became Vash's Navi?" IceMan asked.
"Well, you won't believe this, but I don't know." Zero lied again. "I have flashes of my past, but that's about it."
"Your right, guts. I don't believe you." GutsMan wanted to know how Zero had become such a good fighter, and was pressing the matter.
"GutsMan, that's not polite." Glyde shook his head in disapproval. "But I must admit, it is hard to believe. Especially the way you spontaneously seem to call MegaMan 'X'."
"Well, as far as I can remember, X wasn't a Navi, but he was similar looking to MegaMan. We used to be good friends. There's a gap in my memory for a long while, but after it, I'm with this person named Ciel. She helped me understand what was going on around me, and somehow X had become my enemy." Zero knew he was lying through his teeth, and he hated it. Still, who would believe he came from the future?
"Well, even if you can't remember your entire past, we don't mind." IceMan said.
Roll was holding hands with MegaMan, and starring at the blue Navi. GutsMan was more focused on Zero, so he didn't notice. MegaMan did however, and blushed. Zero almost laughed, but kept it in. He could remember X and Alia being together, and though how alike the two girls were in some ways, while complete opposite in others.
Then Zero got an E-Mail. "Uh, be right back. I got an E-Mail." Zero walked off and opened the mail.
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Dear Mr. Zero,
Thank you for giving me the Zenny I needed. Why did you do that anyway? No one has ever really wanted to help me so freely. Can I see you again sometime? I'd really like to get to know you.
Your friend, the lonesome stranger.
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'WHAT?!? SHE DIDN'T EVEN WRITE HER REAL NAME ON THIS! Huh. Just like something Iris would do.' Zero felt like slapping his forehead, but refrained from doing so. He sent his reply immediately, then returned to the group.
"Who was it from?" Roll asked. Zero noticed she wasn't holding MegaMan's hand anymore, and GutsMan had his eye on her.
"Just a girl I met." Zero returned to his spot. "So, what's you guy's story?"
"Well, we all met each other when Lan was in the 5th grade." MegaMan explained. "At the time, a group called World 3 was trying to take over the world. I stopped them with these guy's help, and we've been friends ever since."
"Cool. How were they trying to take over the world?"
"They were using a virus to take over the internet." Roll tried to hide herself from GutsMan, who had started to notice her and MegaMan's closeness.
'Hmm. They're using viruses to take over the world? Sound's like the Maverick virus to me...' Zero stood up. "Hey MegaMan. Can I speak with you?"
"Sure. Follow me." MegaMan lead Zero to a Data Pocket, hiding them from the other Navi's. "What's up?"
"I need to request something from you. Your really strong, and I want to work with you."
"Huh?" MegaMan was confused. "What the heck are you talking about?"
"Something is going to happen soon. I don't know what, but it's going to be big. I need you to work with me in anything that comes up. You are supposed to be the strongest Navi there is, and if we are coming out in a stale mate in a sparring match, then I'd say were almost equals in real combat. If we combined our power, then we can take out anything that comes our way. What do you say?"
"Well, you are really strong." MegaMan admitted, "I don't see why we couldn't work together." The two shook hands.
'Guess were Hunter's again...' Zero smiled. "We should get back to the others before GutsMan tries anything funny with Roll."
MegaMan laughed and agreed with Zero. The reunited brothers returned to their friends.
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Somewhere on the internet, something stirred. It shifted in the shadow's of forgotten Data, then was silent again. The last reminisce of the demon Iroul had gathered outside of Nerv. It moved away, sensing that it's mission was impossible to complete. It could still wreak havoc on the humans, however...
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Vash was walking down the street slowly. The night at Lan's house had drawn to a close, leaving Vash and Zero to return home.
"Hey Zero?"
"Yeah Vash?"
"Do you think you could defeat MegaMan?"
Zero though for a little bit. He had defeated Copy X, but he didn't know if he could beat the original MegaMan. "I'm not sure. We're almost equal to each other in strength. We'd make a good team."
"You think so? Heh, I always figured you were the type to work alone." Vash smiled at his PET.
"You thought wrong. I just don't like to work with those weaker than myself."
"Do you think I'm weak?" Vash's smile broke into a frown.
"No. If anything, your just as strong as Lan and the others. In fact, you may be stronger than them, after that move you pulled."
Vash smiled again, a bit embarrassed from being told that he was strong, when he thought he was so weak...
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Zero walked down the crowded street's of the internet. A few hours had passed since Vash went to bed, and it would be morning soon. He had E- mailed Iris back, and asked her to meet him at one of the spots he frequented. Zero waited for her, pacing back and forth, worrying that she might not come. His worry was erased when she appeared over the horizon. She looked like she was in a hurry to get away from something. That something was a strange looking Navi.
"Help!" Iris tripped over part of the sidewalk, slamming face first into the ground.
"Your mine now, little girl!" The Navi was about to attack Iris when Zero stopped him dead in his tracks.
"Back. Off." Zero's eyes said everything else the Navi needed to know.
"I'm TopMan of World 3, now out of my way!" TopMan Readied his Top Cannon.
"You want her, you go through me." Zero placed himself between TopMan and Iris. "And trust me, you won't make it through me." Zero pulled out his Z saber, igniting it.
"Your mistake for messing with WWW!" TopMan fired a top at Zero's face, which Zero simply batted away with the Z saber. "What?"
"Your done." Zero had been charging his Z saber, and unleashed the attack on the unsuspecting TopMan. He followed up with a Tenshouzan, halving and deleting the Navi. Zero turned around and helped Iris to her feet. "You okay Miss?"
"Uh, I think so. Why did you help me again? You could have been deleted!"
"Because it was the right thing to do. Come on, let's sit down." Zero led Iris over to a nearby bench.
"Thank you for helping me, Zero. That guy was after a chip I just found. I don't even know what it was, but he really wanted it for some reason. Oh! I never told you my name! I'm-"
"Iris, nice to meet you to." Zero smiled at her. It wasn't a 'HA! I know you already cause I've been stalking you!' kind of smile, but more of a 'hey, I love you.' smile.
"How did you know my name?" Iris asked.
"Your E-Mail address."
Iris and Zero laughed. Zero remembered Iris clearly. From her clothing to the way she laughed, he could remember every detail completely. And this Iris was exactly the same. Zero was in love...
"So, where are you from?" Iris tilted her head to the right.
"Well, my operator lives in ACDC Town." Zero tilted his head to oppose her.
"REALLY? That's where my operator and I are moving! Guess I'll already have a friend when I get there!" She smiled cheerfully and hugged Zero.
"I guess you will." Zero returned the hug. 'Yeah, I've found why I returned. I've found her again. Please God, don't let me lose her again!' Zero wasn't sure if he believed in god, but it couldn't hurt to ask.
"I wish I could give you something for helping me Zero. Your such a nice guy." Iris smiled at him. 'He's really cute. I wish I could go out with him, but brother would NEVER like him...' Iris reached into a 'pocket' and pulled out a chip. "This is the chip that I found earlier. I don't know if it's enough, but you can have it." Iris gave Zero the chip, unconsciously squeezing his hand. She leaned forward and kissed him on the cheek. Both Zero and Iris blushed.
"IRIS! GET AWAY FROM THAT NAVI!"
"Huh?" Zero looked behind Iris to see a bulky Navi running towards them.
"Brother! What are you doing here?" Iris tried to hide her blushing.
"What I'm doing doesn't matter! You get away from that guy right now. He's bad news, I can smell it!"
Zero raised his right eyebrow. "And what gives you the right to judge me based on your sense of smell?" Iris giggled.
"Gr... You just get away from my sister right now!" The rather embarrassed Navi was shaking his fists in the air.
"OK. Fine." Zero stood and walked a few feet away from Iris.
"Brother! That's no way to treat the man who saved my life!" Iris stood and would have slapped her brother, had he not been three time's her height.
"Hm. He saved your life, did he? I'll give him a chance then... What's your name?"
"My name is Zero." Zero extended his hand.
"My name is Colonel." he took Zero's hand and shook it.
"Sorry to leave so quickly Zero, but my operator just called for me. I'll see you later, OK?"
"Sure thing Iris." Zero smiled and waved good-bye. 'Man. She's just as beautiful as ever...' Zero looked down at his 'watch'. 'Ah, shnikies. It's time to wake the kid up.' Zero transmitted himself back to the PET, and commenced yelling at Vash.
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Yeah. Until now, I hadn't thought of how to incorporate WWW into the story, but now I have ideas. next chapter soon... ^_^
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Two days had passed since ProtoMan's defeat. Zero, now almost a legend on the internet, was sitting near a chip merchant. Using his own funds, Zero had bought several BigBomb chips and had found a LifeAura chip(which excited Vash to no end). Zero had earned the money by selling chips he found, which had earned him friendship from many other Navi's. MegaMan and the others were out and about, but Zero wanted a little time on his own.
'I wonder... Why am I here?' Zero rubbed his face, trying to wake up his senses. 'I know X said this is how I started my existence, but why don't I remember this!'
Zero's thoughts were interrupted by a Navi with a skirt passing in front of him. It wasn't the fact that the Navi HAD a skirt, it was the colors... Pink and dark blue, with yellow and gray trim. Her hair was brown. Instead of a helmet, she had a beret.
'It couldn't be...' Zero shook his head in disbelief, then looked back over to the woman who was purchasing chips. 'Could... Could this be why X sent me back?'
"Aw... I don't have enough Zenny. Guess I'll have to wait." She started to walk away, but Zero stopped her.
"How much do you need miss?" Zero towered above her.
"Uh... I-I only need about a thousand more Zenny." She stepped back, a little afraid of the imposing stranger.
"OK." Zero handed her some Zenny. "I hope that helps." He walked off, returning to his PET.
"Woah. What was that all about?" she looked down into her hand and gasped. He had given her around ten thousand Zenny and his web address, with a note that said 'Call me if you ever need help with anything.'
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"Hey Zero, you came back early. What's up?" Vash picked his PET up and started down the stairs of his house.
"Just ran out of things to do. We headed over to Lan's house for the sparring match?"
"Yeah. Lan said three in the afternoon, so were going to be a little late." Vash began running down to Lan's house, which was only a block away. As soon as he arrived, Lan flung the door open.
"Come on in. We've been waiting for this!" Dex, who was also at Lan's house, pulled him inside.
"I take it I was expected." Vash found himself in Lan's room.
"You bet!" Yai and Maylu shouted. They were sitting on Lan's bed, leaving Lan, Dex, Tory, and Vash to inhabit the floor.
"You ready MegaMan?" Lan brought out his PET to look his Navi in the face.
"Sure thing Lan! I'm ready."
"Zero. You up to this?" Vash had also brought out his own PET.
"What do you think." Zero raised his eyebrow, waiting for his operators response.
"What do I think? Uh... I... I think your strong enough to win."
"Then lets do this dance."
Lan and Vash connected their PET's saying, "Zero.EXE/MegaMan.EXE, Transmission!"
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Zero appeared on the traditional 6 x 3 battle platform. MegaMan was across from him, preparing for the fight. Zero immediately switched to his Ultimate form. From what Vash had told him, MegaMan was supposed to be the strongest Navi ever.
"Ready Zero?" MegaMan asked happily.
"Sure thing X, Uh, MegaMan." Zero stumbled over his reply.
"Wha? Did you just call me X?"
"Yeah, sorry. You remind me a lot of an old friend. We used to be best buddies, but he changed, and we were enemies for a while." Zero pulled out his Z-Buster.
"I'm sorry to hear that. Hope it doesn't turn out that way for us!" MegaMan smiled.
'Battle Start' flashed between them. Zero fired the Buster rapidly, then started to charge it. MegaMan returned fire with his own Buster, trying to keep Zero at a distance and on the defensive. Lan slotted in a BigBomb chip to MegaMan, Which he tossed into Zero's side. Zero took the hit, then fired his Laser Shot. The beam made a continuous hit through MegaMan, which did some moderate damage. Vash slotted in an Aquasword Chip, and Zero pulled out his Shield Boomerang. Charging for a short time, Zero let the weapon fly, striking and freezing MegaMan.
This gave Zero enough time to run up and charge attack MegaMan with the Z saber, freezing him again. Lan gave MegaMan a Firesword chip, causing the ice around the Navi to melt. MegaMan lashed forward and struck Zero with the flaming saber. Zero reeled from the hit, but managed to roll to the side, avoiding a barrage of Buster shots from MegaMan. Vash slotted in his Life Aura chip, trying to protect Zero. Zero used this to his advantage, and began charging his Chain Rod. When MegaMan moved close enough to attack, Zero loosed the Chain Rod's stored up energy, rapidly slashing MegaMan in quick succession.
MegaMan realized that he was in trouble, and Lan slotted in a Recov200 chip, revitalizing his ailing Navi. MegaMan fired off his buster cannon at the relatively close Zero, striking him in the helmet. Zero rolled back and flipped up, firing his Z-Buster at a medium charge. MegaMan took the hit in his leg, while Lan slotted in a Herosword. Zero charged forward, pulling out his Z saber. Their blades met again and again, revealing no true winner. Eventually, it ended up being a stalemate in the realm of swords.
Suddenly, 'Log Out' flashed in front of them.
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"Wow. That was one intense sparring match." Tory stood up from the floor to stretch himself.
"Yeah." Zero was in his PET again. "MegaMan IS really strong." Zero smiled, knowing if anything came up to disturb the peace, MegaMan and himself could take care of it.
"You did really good Zero!" Vash smiled, then activated the Repair program on his PET. Lan congratulated MegaMan and followed suit.
"You guy's ready for dinner?" Lan's mom called from the first floor.
"Sure thing mom!" Lan and the other's plugged their PET's into Lan's computer, then left for dinner.
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Zero appeared on MegaMan's home page. The other Navi's greeted each other, then sat in a circle.
"So Zero, what happened to you before you became Vash's Navi?" IceMan asked.
"Well, you won't believe this, but I don't know." Zero lied again. "I have flashes of my past, but that's about it."
"Your right, guts. I don't believe you." GutsMan wanted to know how Zero had become such a good fighter, and was pressing the matter.
"GutsMan, that's not polite." Glyde shook his head in disapproval. "But I must admit, it is hard to believe. Especially the way you spontaneously seem to call MegaMan 'X'."
"Well, as far as I can remember, X wasn't a Navi, but he was similar looking to MegaMan. We used to be good friends. There's a gap in my memory for a long while, but after it, I'm with this person named Ciel. She helped me understand what was going on around me, and somehow X had become my enemy." Zero knew he was lying through his teeth, and he hated it. Still, who would believe he came from the future?
"Well, even if you can't remember your entire past, we don't mind." IceMan said.
Roll was holding hands with MegaMan, and starring at the blue Navi. GutsMan was more focused on Zero, so he didn't notice. MegaMan did however, and blushed. Zero almost laughed, but kept it in. He could remember X and Alia being together, and though how alike the two girls were in some ways, while complete opposite in others.
Then Zero got an E-Mail. "Uh, be right back. I got an E-Mail." Zero walked off and opened the mail.
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Dear Mr. Zero,
Thank you for giving me the Zenny I needed. Why did you do that anyway? No one has ever really wanted to help me so freely. Can I see you again sometime? I'd really like to get to know you.
Your friend, the lonesome stranger.
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'WHAT?!? SHE DIDN'T EVEN WRITE HER REAL NAME ON THIS! Huh. Just like something Iris would do.' Zero felt like slapping his forehead, but refrained from doing so. He sent his reply immediately, then returned to the group.
"Who was it from?" Roll asked. Zero noticed she wasn't holding MegaMan's hand anymore, and GutsMan had his eye on her.
"Just a girl I met." Zero returned to his spot. "So, what's you guy's story?"
"Well, we all met each other when Lan was in the 5th grade." MegaMan explained. "At the time, a group called World 3 was trying to take over the world. I stopped them with these guy's help, and we've been friends ever since."
"Cool. How were they trying to take over the world?"
"They were using a virus to take over the internet." Roll tried to hide herself from GutsMan, who had started to notice her and MegaMan's closeness.
'Hmm. They're using viruses to take over the world? Sound's like the Maverick virus to me...' Zero stood up. "Hey MegaMan. Can I speak with you?"
"Sure. Follow me." MegaMan lead Zero to a Data Pocket, hiding them from the other Navi's. "What's up?"
"I need to request something from you. Your really strong, and I want to work with you."
"Huh?" MegaMan was confused. "What the heck are you talking about?"
"Something is going to happen soon. I don't know what, but it's going to be big. I need you to work with me in anything that comes up. You are supposed to be the strongest Navi there is, and if we are coming out in a stale mate in a sparring match, then I'd say were almost equals in real combat. If we combined our power, then we can take out anything that comes our way. What do you say?"
"Well, you are really strong." MegaMan admitted, "I don't see why we couldn't work together." The two shook hands.
'Guess were Hunter's again...' Zero smiled. "We should get back to the others before GutsMan tries anything funny with Roll."
MegaMan laughed and agreed with Zero. The reunited brothers returned to their friends.
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Somewhere on the internet, something stirred. It shifted in the shadow's of forgotten Data, then was silent again. The last reminisce of the demon Iroul had gathered outside of Nerv. It moved away, sensing that it's mission was impossible to complete. It could still wreak havoc on the humans, however...
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Vash was walking down the street slowly. The night at Lan's house had drawn to a close, leaving Vash and Zero to return home.
"Hey Zero?"
"Yeah Vash?"
"Do you think you could defeat MegaMan?"
Zero though for a little bit. He had defeated Copy X, but he didn't know if he could beat the original MegaMan. "I'm not sure. We're almost equal to each other in strength. We'd make a good team."
"You think so? Heh, I always figured you were the type to work alone." Vash smiled at his PET.
"You thought wrong. I just don't like to work with those weaker than myself."
"Do you think I'm weak?" Vash's smile broke into a frown.
"No. If anything, your just as strong as Lan and the others. In fact, you may be stronger than them, after that move you pulled."
Vash smiled again, a bit embarrassed from being told that he was strong, when he thought he was so weak...
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Zero walked down the crowded street's of the internet. A few hours had passed since Vash went to bed, and it would be morning soon. He had E- mailed Iris back, and asked her to meet him at one of the spots he frequented. Zero waited for her, pacing back and forth, worrying that she might not come. His worry was erased when she appeared over the horizon. She looked like she was in a hurry to get away from something. That something was a strange looking Navi.
"Help!" Iris tripped over part of the sidewalk, slamming face first into the ground.
"Your mine now, little girl!" The Navi was about to attack Iris when Zero stopped him dead in his tracks.
"Back. Off." Zero's eyes said everything else the Navi needed to know.
"I'm TopMan of World 3, now out of my way!" TopMan Readied his Top Cannon.
"You want her, you go through me." Zero placed himself between TopMan and Iris. "And trust me, you won't make it through me." Zero pulled out his Z saber, igniting it.
"Your mistake for messing with WWW!" TopMan fired a top at Zero's face, which Zero simply batted away with the Z saber. "What?"
"Your done." Zero had been charging his Z saber, and unleashed the attack on the unsuspecting TopMan. He followed up with a Tenshouzan, halving and deleting the Navi. Zero turned around and helped Iris to her feet. "You okay Miss?"
"Uh, I think so. Why did you help me again? You could have been deleted!"
"Because it was the right thing to do. Come on, let's sit down." Zero led Iris over to a nearby bench.
"Thank you for helping me, Zero. That guy was after a chip I just found. I don't even know what it was, but he really wanted it for some reason. Oh! I never told you my name! I'm-"
"Iris, nice to meet you to." Zero smiled at her. It wasn't a 'HA! I know you already cause I've been stalking you!' kind of smile, but more of a 'hey, I love you.' smile.
"How did you know my name?" Iris asked.
"Your E-Mail address."
Iris and Zero laughed. Zero remembered Iris clearly. From her clothing to the way she laughed, he could remember every detail completely. And this Iris was exactly the same. Zero was in love...
"So, where are you from?" Iris tilted her head to the right.
"Well, my operator lives in ACDC Town." Zero tilted his head to oppose her.
"REALLY? That's where my operator and I are moving! Guess I'll already have a friend when I get there!" She smiled cheerfully and hugged Zero.
"I guess you will." Zero returned the hug. 'Yeah, I've found why I returned. I've found her again. Please God, don't let me lose her again!' Zero wasn't sure if he believed in god, but it couldn't hurt to ask.
"I wish I could give you something for helping me Zero. Your such a nice guy." Iris smiled at him. 'He's really cute. I wish I could go out with him, but brother would NEVER like him...' Iris reached into a 'pocket' and pulled out a chip. "This is the chip that I found earlier. I don't know if it's enough, but you can have it." Iris gave Zero the chip, unconsciously squeezing his hand. She leaned forward and kissed him on the cheek. Both Zero and Iris blushed.
"IRIS! GET AWAY FROM THAT NAVI!"
"Huh?" Zero looked behind Iris to see a bulky Navi running towards them.
"Brother! What are you doing here?" Iris tried to hide her blushing.
"What I'm doing doesn't matter! You get away from that guy right now. He's bad news, I can smell it!"
Zero raised his right eyebrow. "And what gives you the right to judge me based on your sense of smell?" Iris giggled.
"Gr... You just get away from my sister right now!" The rather embarrassed Navi was shaking his fists in the air.
"OK. Fine." Zero stood and walked a few feet away from Iris.
"Brother! That's no way to treat the man who saved my life!" Iris stood and would have slapped her brother, had he not been three time's her height.
"Hm. He saved your life, did he? I'll give him a chance then... What's your name?"
"My name is Zero." Zero extended his hand.
"My name is Colonel." he took Zero's hand and shook it.
"Sorry to leave so quickly Zero, but my operator just called for me. I'll see you later, OK?"
"Sure thing Iris." Zero smiled and waved good-bye. 'Man. She's just as beautiful as ever...' Zero looked down at his 'watch'. 'Ah, shnikies. It's time to wake the kid up.' Zero transmitted himself back to the PET, and commenced yelling at Vash.
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Yeah. Until now, I hadn't thought of how to incorporate WWW into the story, but now I have ideas. next chapter soon... ^_^