Hi. MegaMan and all the other related characters belong to Capcom,
while Vash's parents and relatives(and the virus Ireul) belong to Gainax.
Please review! And for those who were wondering, yes, I am going to use
MegaMan's style changes eventually. Not this chapter however. And to my
reviewer who thinks he can't speak English, yes, it is understandable. And
thank-you for reviewing!
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Forte stood in a dark alley, waiting for MegaMan. He remembered every moment of being defeated by him, and now he was being forced to work with him. 'This sucks...' Forte noticed the blue Navi approaching him, and turned to meet him. "Okay, MegaMan. I have information on this virus, but if you want it, I have to work with you."
"I don't want to work with you, but we do need the information. It's a deal." MegaMan grimaced, thinking he may have been cutting a deal with the devil. "You may want to meet our other partner."
"You brought someone with you?" Forte eyed MegaMan wearily.
"Not with me, but he is nearby. ZERO! GET OVER HERE!" MegaMan shouted.
The red and black Navi walked around the corner, his ultimate form equipped. "So, your Forte. Nice to meet you." Zero extended his hand.
Forte made no move, keeping himself under his cloak. "Who ever you are, this is none of your concern. Just get out of here before you get hurt."
"Shut up, Forte. This virus IS my business. It's after the only person I care about besides my operator, and I won't let it have her!" Zero was starting to dislike Forte(is massive understatement). "And if you intend to get in my way..."
"I'm not going to get in your way. All I want is to see this stupid virus gone, and me absorbing it's power." Forte was glaring daggers into Zero.
"Cool it you two. This isn't the time to be fighting." MegaMan stood between the two. "Forte, you said you had information?"
"Yeah. For one thing, Wily got out of Proto. How, I don't even know. Second, this virus has attacked before. It's not like Proto, because it doesn't devour anything. Instead, it takes over anything it touches. It was first found in an agency called Nerv's three main super computers, collectively called the MAGI. It was supposedly destroyed when Nerv's lead programmer used the only non-infected MAGI unit to program the virus to self destruct. The virus was supposedly destroyed, but evidently part of it survived."
"And that part is what attacked the school's computers, looking for Iris, correct?" MegaMan asked.
"Yes. The Virus made a pact with Wily. If Wily helps Ireul find a special chip that contains part of it's essence, then Wily will get the base code for a virus that can take over any system he wants. If Wily or Ireul get their hands on this 'Adaptability' chip, then we might as well kiss our freedom good-bye."
"Adaptability? Wait..." Zero pulled out the chip Iris had given him. The file name of the chip read Adapt.dll. "I think we found the chip."
"Give it to me." Forte held out his hand, which had quite a few scars on it.
"Why? As far as we know, we can't even use this thing. I'm going to hold on to it, and if you don't like it, too bad." Zero put the chip away.
"Whatever." Forte turned to leave.
"That's my line." Zero smirked. "MegaMan, we should probably get back to Vash and Lan. They're probably worried sick. Sides, if I remember correctly, Vash's parent's used to work at Nerv..."
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Vash and Lan were waiting at Vash's computer, hoping that Zero and MegaMan would have some information. Zero's PET had one less occupant, now that Iris had returned to her own PET. Kasumi had almost outlawed Iris from going on-line, so Colonel was running her errands. The PET's suddenly lit up, announcing the arrival of the two Navies.
"Did you guy's find anything?" Lan looked hopeful.
"Yeah. Vash, we need to talk to your parents. We'll tell you what we found later." MegaMan sounded pretty demanding, but Lan knew he didn't mean it.
"Okay. MOM! DAD! WE NEED TO SPEAK WITH YOU!" Vash hadn't even bothered to move away from Lan before he yelled.
"Do you really need to yell so loudly, right next to me?" Lan was wincing in pain.
Moments later, Vash's mom appeared in the doorway. "What's up, Vash?"
"Zero need's to talk with you and dad about Nerv."
Asuka winced at that. "Uh... Why, might I ask?"
"We've found a virus that was first found at your work, Ikari-sama" MegaMan said.
"Oh, 'That' virus. This could take a while..." Asuka sat on Vash's bed. "It all started during a Harmonics test. The test was going smoothly, until corruption was detected inside the test chamber. It was ignored until it started to spread, and it infected the main computer system. It was then confirmed as an Angel, and we had Ritsuko use Casper, the only free MAGI, to program a self destruction virus into it. All the while me, your father, and your aunt Rei were sitting around buck-" Asuka suddenly went into a German rant to avoid telling about what actually took place between the three. Zero laughed from his PET, understanding everything.
Lan smiled saying, "Okay, so to delete this virus, we just need to talk to this Ritsuko person and get her to program a self destruct into it again."
Shinji poked his head in. "Uh... talking to Akagi Ritsuko is impossible. She's dead. Long story, don't ask. I wouldn't tell anyway because you're too young to understand."
Vash and Lan face-faulted. "Well, there goes that idea. What else CAN we do to stop it?"
"Well, if I remember all the technical jargon Ritsuko was spouting at the time, she said that the only thing the Angel had going for it was it's adaptability, and the fact that it could merge with any opponent. It's supposed to be made up of millions of nano machines, so I would assume you could destroy it in the real world." Asuka was going to continue her rant, but Shinji broke in.
"The only problem with destroying it in the real world is that the Angel has an AT field. Absolute-Terror field, just so you know. The only thing that's supposed able to break through those is an Eva, and only Unit- 01 is operational. AND THERE IS NO WAY YOU COULD GET ME BACK IN THAT THING AFTER THE WHOLE 3RD IMPACT THING!" Asuka, Vash, and Lan stared at Shinji. "What?"
Asuka sighed. "Never mind that. We need another way to fight it BESIDES the Evangelions. If we marched that thing down the street, we'd probably get the JSSDF breathing down our necks again, not to mention we'd be killing off our neighbors." Asuka walked over to her son and ruffled his blond hair. "Don't worry you two. I'll call Rei and ask her to get our R & D guy's on a solution."
"Thanks Ikari-sama." Lan piped up. "Any help we could get in deleting this virus is greatly appreciated! I'll contact my father at the science labs and ask for his help as well."
"Uh... I'd appreciate it if you didn't." Shinji was leaning on the wall now. "If word got out that the Angels were still around, then it might cause wide spread panic for those who can remember."
"Remember?" Vash raised his eyebrows.
"Uh... After an event in 2014 called the 3rd impact, most of the world forgot the events that took place in that year except for a few. Toji, Rei, Hikari, Asuka, Misato, and myself are the only ones that have full memories that we know of, but some people have flashes of memory. It wouldn't be pretty."
"I see..." Zero said. "Well, you could at least tell me more about these events. I'm probably going to need some of the information on this 3rd impact thingy, so if you wouldn't mind, could you tell me more about it?"
"Sorry, but I can't. You'll have to ask Rei for permission. Well, I have to go to work kids, so I'll see you later."
"See ya dad. Okay Lan, want to go see my aunt?" Vash stood up and pulled Zero out of the recharger.
"Sure." Lan disconnected MegaMan from the computer and followed Vash out of the room.
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Somewhere on the net, Forte deleted another weakling virus. "You pathetic creatures don't deserve to exist." He fired his buster into another virus, scrambling it's data. "I... I will be the strongest Navi ever. Even if I have to use Zero and MegaMan to do it!" Forte walked on, Gospel following close behind. "Even if I have to sacrifice you, my friend..."
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After a short ride on the monorail system, Vash and Lan arrived in Tokyo-3. The town was now a bustling metropolis, and had been since Nerv was almost completely destroyed by the JSSDF.
"Wow. I never thought I'd get to see the fortress city from so close!" Lan stared out across the monorail station's guard rail.
"Hey, we need to get a move on if we want to see Aunt Rei." Vash reminded Lan. "We still have class tomorrow, even IF there is a virus on the loose!"
The two hiked across the city, eventually reaching the rebuilt Nerv-3 HQ. The pyramid, amazingly, was still standing. Even after a N2 mine had been dropped on it, the building still stood (and N2 mines had been banned since). Vash and Lan were greeted at the doors by a young man.
"Hey, you two Vash and Lan? I'm Lee, and Rei sent me to pick you two up." Lee grabbed them by the arm and almost dragged them into the geo- front. The two soon found themselves inside of Terminal Dogma. "Lady Rei, your visitors are here."
"Good. It's nice to see you again, Vash-kun." Rei bowed politely to her guests.
"It's good to see you as well, Aunt Rei." Vash and Lan returned the bow.
"What do you need." Rei asked emotionlessly.
"Well, our net Navies needs some information on an event known as the 3rd Impact." Lan and Vash pulled out their PET's.
"I cannot give you or your Navi's that information unless I have a reason worthy. What is your reason."
"We've discovered a Virus on the internet called Ireul. Our source, a 'automatic' Navi named Forte, has pointed out that it may be the remains of an Angel that Nerv once fought. Father has told us as much as he will, and sent us here to request your assistance. Zero thought it might be best if he and MegaMan, Lan's Navi, were given a full briefing on the 3rd Impact, or at least the events leading up to it." During the entire monologue, Vash retained a composure that Lan had only seen Chaud reach.
"The reason you have presented is valid. I'm giving you limited Ultra- violet clearance, allowing your Navi's to download the information required. It will take some time, so while they are busy, I shall give you a tour of the facility." Rei stood and took their PET's, transmitting them into Nerv's data bank. "Follow me to the Eva cages please."
Vash and Lan exchanged looks. Neither had any idea what an Eva was, since they hadn't been used since the 3rd impact. Even though Vash's parent's had talked about them a lot, Vash only knew they were extremely destructive. They still followed Rei into the depths of Nerv.
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Zero and MegaMan appeared inside of the MAGI super computer. "So this is the MAGI." MegaMan looked around in wonder.
"Yes, we are." Three Navies appeared in front of Zero and MegaMan. "We are the MAGI." They spoke in unison, almost disturbing in a way. One was a female, while the others were both males. "You have been given clearance. Transferring data now." Zero felt a surge of energy run through him, and suddenly was given full access to the MAGI's separate memories.
"HOLY!" Zero stumbled backwards, staring at the MAGI Casper. "You... You killed Rei! How-"
"That information was lost. We no longer know."
"But, how is that possible?" MegaMan stepped back, calmer than Zero, but still afraid of the female MAGI.
"Deletion of files was performed on the date of 5/21/14." The female replied coldly. She no longer spoke in unison with the other MAGI. "I did not wish to remember. Ritsuko would know if Gendo had let her live. It was two vote's for, one against to let Ritsuko die."
"That's cold." Zero didn't care if they were the most advanced A.I.'s on the planet. Casper was still evil.
"We do not care what you think. MegaMan, the file 'Angel #9' is what you two will need the most. All other Angels are irrelevant."
"They seem more like Demons to me..." MegaMan looked through the files, disturbed by the acts of evil the creatures had done.
"Yeah. They deserved to die the way they did. All except the 17th, he deserved to go better than that." Zero turned away from the Navies. "OK. I think we're done here."
"Good. Commander Ayanami will finish giving Vash and Lan the tour in about ten minutes. You may wait in your PET's if you wish." The three were speaking in unison again.
"Good-bye." MegaMan and Zero transmitted back to their PETs, leaving the MAGI's to themselves once more.
"They might just be able to do it." one of the male MAGI said.
"Maybe, but I am not sure." The other replied.
"They will. Didn't you see how strong that red Navi was? He will be able to seal Ireul away." The elder Akagi spoke out from her Navi form, forcing her Casper persona away for an instant. "They will succeed. Have faith in their ability."
"Faith has nothing to do with it." The other two replied.
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"And our final stop is Test Evangelion Unit One." Rei opened the doors to an Eva cage. It was pitch black. "You are never to tell anyone what you see in here. If you do, it will be on pain of death."
Vash and Lan both winced, but almost kept their composure. "Uh, what's with the two slit like lights?" The lights suddenly came on revealing a giant purple robot. "HOLY SHNIKIES!!"
"That was the same reaction your adoptive father was said to have when he first saw Artificial Human Evangelion Unit One." Rei stated flatly. Even though they couldn't tell, she actually despised the purple monstrosity.
"Wow..." Lan couldn't tear his eyes away. "I can't believe that there is actually a giant robot in Japan!"
"I can't either! Aunt Rei, why do we even have one of these things around?" Vash walked forward and touched the Evangelion face, ripping his hand away immediately. "Wha..."
"We have one of them in case the Angels return. That is also why we keep the lance nearby. Even your clearance isn't enough to hear about that. Your Navies should be done with their download by now. This way." Rei pointed out of the Cage area, and followed them out. Before she turned off the lights, she gave one final look at the beast. "We're still here... Even after our use is gone..." A silent tear slid down her cheek, unseen by the two children.
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After retrieving the Navies, Lee gave Vash and Lan a ride to the monorail station. After a few minutes of silence, Zero spoke.
"So. We know that it wanted to end all humanities existence on earth, but what now? It can't destroy us, so what could it want?"
"Well," MegaMan started. "It may still be resentful. Maybe it wants to destroy the net, causing as much havoc it can?"
"That would be my guess." Vash said. "Rei filled us in on what the angels wanted."
"Yeah. Still, if it has to have that chip, then we can expect it to come after Zero and Iris." Lan looked slightly worried about the power of their opponents.
"Yeah..." Zero wanted to say more, but it felt wrong to even speak. The rest of the trip was filled with silence that even Ayanami Rei could not enjoy.
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Forte was waiting when Zero and MegaMan entered the net. He stepped out into the open, walking straight up to Zero.
"You said your girlfriend was touched by Ireul?" Forte looked like he was ready for a fight.
"Yeah. What's it to you? I drew it out of her, and destroyed it with my own anti-virus systems." Zero eyed Forte, wary of anything the black Navi might try to do.
"So, you were infected." Forte brought out his buster. "If that's so, your going to give it the chip soon, weather you like it or not."
"The heck are you talking about? I destroyed it. It isn't in my systems anymore." Zero didn't make any acts of aggression, knowing full well that Forte thought he was infected.
"MegaMan, he's infected. If we don't kill him now, we're all doomed." Forted silently selected his chips, preparing for battle.
"I believe him. Zero isn't infected. I would be able to see it. What about you, Forte? You said you fought Ireul before. What happened to you?"
"I ran. That's what I di- Wait... No... I-I wouldn't run... Guah..." Forte stepped back, gripping his head. "URG! Get out! Ga! I'm stronger! I'M STRONGER!!!"
"Forte. Hold. Still." Zero pulled out his Chain Rod. Carefully, he shot it into Forte, and began sapping his energy and the virus. Forte slowly fell to his knees. "Just a little longer..." Forte had almost regained feeling in his head when Zero released the Rod. "There. The virus is out. We can now safely converse with him."
"Good, but we still can't talk. To many people around." MegaMan motioned toward the Navies that were staring at Zero and himself.
Zero dragged Forte's now free body behind him. MegaMan wanted to hold Forte aloft by his arms, but didn't want to risk Forte waking up and frying his hand off.
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And so another chapter ends. Zero knows about the secrets of the Evangelions, and also the secret of Ireul. Now, Zero, MegaMan, and Forte are forced to combat the Virus on it's own terms. On the Internet...
Will Zero and company be able to destroy Ireul?(no hint for you people ^_^) Will Zero ever make it back to the future? Will Forte and MegaMan become friends? Does Ciel miss Zero?(Yes, with all of her human heart) And does Zero miss Ciel?(Yes, with half of his Reploid heart) And will I ever put MegaMan's style changes in? AND WILL I EVER STOP MAKING THIS AN EVANGELION CROSS OVER AND STICK WITH MEGAMAN?!?!? And the biggest question of all. Will I ever put some freaking romance into this story? Oh well. You'll find out eventually. I promise I won't rant like this ever again. Please review, even if it's a flame! -windwingxs
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Forte stood in a dark alley, waiting for MegaMan. He remembered every moment of being defeated by him, and now he was being forced to work with him. 'This sucks...' Forte noticed the blue Navi approaching him, and turned to meet him. "Okay, MegaMan. I have information on this virus, but if you want it, I have to work with you."
"I don't want to work with you, but we do need the information. It's a deal." MegaMan grimaced, thinking he may have been cutting a deal with the devil. "You may want to meet our other partner."
"You brought someone with you?" Forte eyed MegaMan wearily.
"Not with me, but he is nearby. ZERO! GET OVER HERE!" MegaMan shouted.
The red and black Navi walked around the corner, his ultimate form equipped. "So, your Forte. Nice to meet you." Zero extended his hand.
Forte made no move, keeping himself under his cloak. "Who ever you are, this is none of your concern. Just get out of here before you get hurt."
"Shut up, Forte. This virus IS my business. It's after the only person I care about besides my operator, and I won't let it have her!" Zero was starting to dislike Forte(is massive understatement). "And if you intend to get in my way..."
"I'm not going to get in your way. All I want is to see this stupid virus gone, and me absorbing it's power." Forte was glaring daggers into Zero.
"Cool it you two. This isn't the time to be fighting." MegaMan stood between the two. "Forte, you said you had information?"
"Yeah. For one thing, Wily got out of Proto. How, I don't even know. Second, this virus has attacked before. It's not like Proto, because it doesn't devour anything. Instead, it takes over anything it touches. It was first found in an agency called Nerv's three main super computers, collectively called the MAGI. It was supposedly destroyed when Nerv's lead programmer used the only non-infected MAGI unit to program the virus to self destruct. The virus was supposedly destroyed, but evidently part of it survived."
"And that part is what attacked the school's computers, looking for Iris, correct?" MegaMan asked.
"Yes. The Virus made a pact with Wily. If Wily helps Ireul find a special chip that contains part of it's essence, then Wily will get the base code for a virus that can take over any system he wants. If Wily or Ireul get their hands on this 'Adaptability' chip, then we might as well kiss our freedom good-bye."
"Adaptability? Wait..." Zero pulled out the chip Iris had given him. The file name of the chip read Adapt.dll. "I think we found the chip."
"Give it to me." Forte held out his hand, which had quite a few scars on it.
"Why? As far as we know, we can't even use this thing. I'm going to hold on to it, and if you don't like it, too bad." Zero put the chip away.
"Whatever." Forte turned to leave.
"That's my line." Zero smirked. "MegaMan, we should probably get back to Vash and Lan. They're probably worried sick. Sides, if I remember correctly, Vash's parent's used to work at Nerv..."
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Vash and Lan were waiting at Vash's computer, hoping that Zero and MegaMan would have some information. Zero's PET had one less occupant, now that Iris had returned to her own PET. Kasumi had almost outlawed Iris from going on-line, so Colonel was running her errands. The PET's suddenly lit up, announcing the arrival of the two Navies.
"Did you guy's find anything?" Lan looked hopeful.
"Yeah. Vash, we need to talk to your parents. We'll tell you what we found later." MegaMan sounded pretty demanding, but Lan knew he didn't mean it.
"Okay. MOM! DAD! WE NEED TO SPEAK WITH YOU!" Vash hadn't even bothered to move away from Lan before he yelled.
"Do you really need to yell so loudly, right next to me?" Lan was wincing in pain.
Moments later, Vash's mom appeared in the doorway. "What's up, Vash?"
"Zero need's to talk with you and dad about Nerv."
Asuka winced at that. "Uh... Why, might I ask?"
"We've found a virus that was first found at your work, Ikari-sama" MegaMan said.
"Oh, 'That' virus. This could take a while..." Asuka sat on Vash's bed. "It all started during a Harmonics test. The test was going smoothly, until corruption was detected inside the test chamber. It was ignored until it started to spread, and it infected the main computer system. It was then confirmed as an Angel, and we had Ritsuko use Casper, the only free MAGI, to program a self destruction virus into it. All the while me, your father, and your aunt Rei were sitting around buck-" Asuka suddenly went into a German rant to avoid telling about what actually took place between the three. Zero laughed from his PET, understanding everything.
Lan smiled saying, "Okay, so to delete this virus, we just need to talk to this Ritsuko person and get her to program a self destruct into it again."
Shinji poked his head in. "Uh... talking to Akagi Ritsuko is impossible. She's dead. Long story, don't ask. I wouldn't tell anyway because you're too young to understand."
Vash and Lan face-faulted. "Well, there goes that idea. What else CAN we do to stop it?"
"Well, if I remember all the technical jargon Ritsuko was spouting at the time, she said that the only thing the Angel had going for it was it's adaptability, and the fact that it could merge with any opponent. It's supposed to be made up of millions of nano machines, so I would assume you could destroy it in the real world." Asuka was going to continue her rant, but Shinji broke in.
"The only problem with destroying it in the real world is that the Angel has an AT field. Absolute-Terror field, just so you know. The only thing that's supposed able to break through those is an Eva, and only Unit- 01 is operational. AND THERE IS NO WAY YOU COULD GET ME BACK IN THAT THING AFTER THE WHOLE 3RD IMPACT THING!" Asuka, Vash, and Lan stared at Shinji. "What?"
Asuka sighed. "Never mind that. We need another way to fight it BESIDES the Evangelions. If we marched that thing down the street, we'd probably get the JSSDF breathing down our necks again, not to mention we'd be killing off our neighbors." Asuka walked over to her son and ruffled his blond hair. "Don't worry you two. I'll call Rei and ask her to get our R & D guy's on a solution."
"Thanks Ikari-sama." Lan piped up. "Any help we could get in deleting this virus is greatly appreciated! I'll contact my father at the science labs and ask for his help as well."
"Uh... I'd appreciate it if you didn't." Shinji was leaning on the wall now. "If word got out that the Angels were still around, then it might cause wide spread panic for those who can remember."
"Remember?" Vash raised his eyebrows.
"Uh... After an event in 2014 called the 3rd impact, most of the world forgot the events that took place in that year except for a few. Toji, Rei, Hikari, Asuka, Misato, and myself are the only ones that have full memories that we know of, but some people have flashes of memory. It wouldn't be pretty."
"I see..." Zero said. "Well, you could at least tell me more about these events. I'm probably going to need some of the information on this 3rd impact thingy, so if you wouldn't mind, could you tell me more about it?"
"Sorry, but I can't. You'll have to ask Rei for permission. Well, I have to go to work kids, so I'll see you later."
"See ya dad. Okay Lan, want to go see my aunt?" Vash stood up and pulled Zero out of the recharger.
"Sure." Lan disconnected MegaMan from the computer and followed Vash out of the room.
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Somewhere on the net, Forte deleted another weakling virus. "You pathetic creatures don't deserve to exist." He fired his buster into another virus, scrambling it's data. "I... I will be the strongest Navi ever. Even if I have to use Zero and MegaMan to do it!" Forte walked on, Gospel following close behind. "Even if I have to sacrifice you, my friend..."
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After a short ride on the monorail system, Vash and Lan arrived in Tokyo-3. The town was now a bustling metropolis, and had been since Nerv was almost completely destroyed by the JSSDF.
"Wow. I never thought I'd get to see the fortress city from so close!" Lan stared out across the monorail station's guard rail.
"Hey, we need to get a move on if we want to see Aunt Rei." Vash reminded Lan. "We still have class tomorrow, even IF there is a virus on the loose!"
The two hiked across the city, eventually reaching the rebuilt Nerv-3 HQ. The pyramid, amazingly, was still standing. Even after a N2 mine had been dropped on it, the building still stood (and N2 mines had been banned since). Vash and Lan were greeted at the doors by a young man.
"Hey, you two Vash and Lan? I'm Lee, and Rei sent me to pick you two up." Lee grabbed them by the arm and almost dragged them into the geo- front. The two soon found themselves inside of Terminal Dogma. "Lady Rei, your visitors are here."
"Good. It's nice to see you again, Vash-kun." Rei bowed politely to her guests.
"It's good to see you as well, Aunt Rei." Vash and Lan returned the bow.
"What do you need." Rei asked emotionlessly.
"Well, our net Navies needs some information on an event known as the 3rd Impact." Lan and Vash pulled out their PET's.
"I cannot give you or your Navi's that information unless I have a reason worthy. What is your reason."
"We've discovered a Virus on the internet called Ireul. Our source, a 'automatic' Navi named Forte, has pointed out that it may be the remains of an Angel that Nerv once fought. Father has told us as much as he will, and sent us here to request your assistance. Zero thought it might be best if he and MegaMan, Lan's Navi, were given a full briefing on the 3rd Impact, or at least the events leading up to it." During the entire monologue, Vash retained a composure that Lan had only seen Chaud reach.
"The reason you have presented is valid. I'm giving you limited Ultra- violet clearance, allowing your Navi's to download the information required. It will take some time, so while they are busy, I shall give you a tour of the facility." Rei stood and took their PET's, transmitting them into Nerv's data bank. "Follow me to the Eva cages please."
Vash and Lan exchanged looks. Neither had any idea what an Eva was, since they hadn't been used since the 3rd impact. Even though Vash's parent's had talked about them a lot, Vash only knew they were extremely destructive. They still followed Rei into the depths of Nerv.
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Zero and MegaMan appeared inside of the MAGI super computer. "So this is the MAGI." MegaMan looked around in wonder.
"Yes, we are." Three Navies appeared in front of Zero and MegaMan. "We are the MAGI." They spoke in unison, almost disturbing in a way. One was a female, while the others were both males. "You have been given clearance. Transferring data now." Zero felt a surge of energy run through him, and suddenly was given full access to the MAGI's separate memories.
"HOLY!" Zero stumbled backwards, staring at the MAGI Casper. "You... You killed Rei! How-"
"That information was lost. We no longer know."
"But, how is that possible?" MegaMan stepped back, calmer than Zero, but still afraid of the female MAGI.
"Deletion of files was performed on the date of 5/21/14." The female replied coldly. She no longer spoke in unison with the other MAGI. "I did not wish to remember. Ritsuko would know if Gendo had let her live. It was two vote's for, one against to let Ritsuko die."
"That's cold." Zero didn't care if they were the most advanced A.I.'s on the planet. Casper was still evil.
"We do not care what you think. MegaMan, the file 'Angel #9' is what you two will need the most. All other Angels are irrelevant."
"They seem more like Demons to me..." MegaMan looked through the files, disturbed by the acts of evil the creatures had done.
"Yeah. They deserved to die the way they did. All except the 17th, he deserved to go better than that." Zero turned away from the Navies. "OK. I think we're done here."
"Good. Commander Ayanami will finish giving Vash and Lan the tour in about ten minutes. You may wait in your PET's if you wish." The three were speaking in unison again.
"Good-bye." MegaMan and Zero transmitted back to their PETs, leaving the MAGI's to themselves once more.
"They might just be able to do it." one of the male MAGI said.
"Maybe, but I am not sure." The other replied.
"They will. Didn't you see how strong that red Navi was? He will be able to seal Ireul away." The elder Akagi spoke out from her Navi form, forcing her Casper persona away for an instant. "They will succeed. Have faith in their ability."
"Faith has nothing to do with it." The other two replied.
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"And our final stop is Test Evangelion Unit One." Rei opened the doors to an Eva cage. It was pitch black. "You are never to tell anyone what you see in here. If you do, it will be on pain of death."
Vash and Lan both winced, but almost kept their composure. "Uh, what's with the two slit like lights?" The lights suddenly came on revealing a giant purple robot. "HOLY SHNIKIES!!"
"That was the same reaction your adoptive father was said to have when he first saw Artificial Human Evangelion Unit One." Rei stated flatly. Even though they couldn't tell, she actually despised the purple monstrosity.
"Wow..." Lan couldn't tear his eyes away. "I can't believe that there is actually a giant robot in Japan!"
"I can't either! Aunt Rei, why do we even have one of these things around?" Vash walked forward and touched the Evangelion face, ripping his hand away immediately. "Wha..."
"We have one of them in case the Angels return. That is also why we keep the lance nearby. Even your clearance isn't enough to hear about that. Your Navies should be done with their download by now. This way." Rei pointed out of the Cage area, and followed them out. Before she turned off the lights, she gave one final look at the beast. "We're still here... Even after our use is gone..." A silent tear slid down her cheek, unseen by the two children.
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After retrieving the Navies, Lee gave Vash and Lan a ride to the monorail station. After a few minutes of silence, Zero spoke.
"So. We know that it wanted to end all humanities existence on earth, but what now? It can't destroy us, so what could it want?"
"Well," MegaMan started. "It may still be resentful. Maybe it wants to destroy the net, causing as much havoc it can?"
"That would be my guess." Vash said. "Rei filled us in on what the angels wanted."
"Yeah. Still, if it has to have that chip, then we can expect it to come after Zero and Iris." Lan looked slightly worried about the power of their opponents.
"Yeah..." Zero wanted to say more, but it felt wrong to even speak. The rest of the trip was filled with silence that even Ayanami Rei could not enjoy.
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Forte was waiting when Zero and MegaMan entered the net. He stepped out into the open, walking straight up to Zero.
"You said your girlfriend was touched by Ireul?" Forte looked like he was ready for a fight.
"Yeah. What's it to you? I drew it out of her, and destroyed it with my own anti-virus systems." Zero eyed Forte, wary of anything the black Navi might try to do.
"So, you were infected." Forte brought out his buster. "If that's so, your going to give it the chip soon, weather you like it or not."
"The heck are you talking about? I destroyed it. It isn't in my systems anymore." Zero didn't make any acts of aggression, knowing full well that Forte thought he was infected.
"MegaMan, he's infected. If we don't kill him now, we're all doomed." Forted silently selected his chips, preparing for battle.
"I believe him. Zero isn't infected. I would be able to see it. What about you, Forte? You said you fought Ireul before. What happened to you?"
"I ran. That's what I di- Wait... No... I-I wouldn't run... Guah..." Forte stepped back, gripping his head. "URG! Get out! Ga! I'm stronger! I'M STRONGER!!!"
"Forte. Hold. Still." Zero pulled out his Chain Rod. Carefully, he shot it into Forte, and began sapping his energy and the virus. Forte slowly fell to his knees. "Just a little longer..." Forte had almost regained feeling in his head when Zero released the Rod. "There. The virus is out. We can now safely converse with him."
"Good, but we still can't talk. To many people around." MegaMan motioned toward the Navies that were staring at Zero and himself.
Zero dragged Forte's now free body behind him. MegaMan wanted to hold Forte aloft by his arms, but didn't want to risk Forte waking up and frying his hand off.
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And so another chapter ends. Zero knows about the secrets of the Evangelions, and also the secret of Ireul. Now, Zero, MegaMan, and Forte are forced to combat the Virus on it's own terms. On the Internet...
Will Zero and company be able to destroy Ireul?(no hint for you people ^_^) Will Zero ever make it back to the future? Will Forte and MegaMan become friends? Does Ciel miss Zero?(Yes, with all of her human heart) And does Zero miss Ciel?(Yes, with half of his Reploid heart) And will I ever put MegaMan's style changes in? AND WILL I EVER STOP MAKING THIS AN EVANGELION CROSS OVER AND STICK WITH MEGAMAN?!?!? And the biggest question of all. Will I ever put some freaking romance into this story? Oh well. You'll find out eventually. I promise I won't rant like this ever again. Please review, even if it's a flame! -windwingxs