Huhuhuhuhuhu... Ohayou/Konni'/Konbanwa, depending on what time of the day
you're reading this. Fear my fannish Japanese- ph33r it, I say. :) Now that
I proved I'm out of it, here's the update. I do warn you, things might not
make any sense whatsoever.... But do keep in mind things, eh. And thank you
for the review, Kiri-san no neko shoujou!
Now, on with the show.. oh yes; when one speaks in ' instead of ", it denotes that it's their thoughts. (
A Thread Woven Differently, Chapter Two
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"What was that? "thought Netto Hikari, awake in his bed, feeling exhausted and tired... He stared about the room in confusion.
"That dream.. was it real? "he mumbled to the night of the room, words coming out in pants and gasps. "It certainly feels like it.. for some reason I'm exhausted.. "
"Me too.. "mumbled RockMan from the PET, voice sounding tired and weak. Though he was a computer program, he did seem almost human at times.
"RockMan... is that you? "Netto asked in confusion, jolted into full consciousness by the voice of his Navi friend. "I thought you were shutting down already.. "
"How would you think that? "mumbled the Navi. "You slipped a Battle Chip into the PET before it was about to shut down... I had to stay online to receive its effects.. "
"No, I didn't.. "said Netto, fully awake now, the strange dream at the back of his mind, replaced by confusion. "I never put a chip in there.. "
"Yes, you did.. "insisted RockMan. "Check the slot- I can safely say that you put some strange chip in there, and it caused something odd.. to happen.. "the Navi mumbled, tiredness showing in his voice.
"Okay.. "uttered Netto, somewhat unable to believe what RockMan had told him.
"I couldn't have put a ' strange ' Battle Chip in there.. I don't have any strange Battle Chips.. "he mumbled to himself, feeling around the slot..
And finding a chip in there.
"Wha? "he mumbled, pulling it out and staring at it in confusion. It was totally and completely unmarked, only its shape identifying it as a Battle Chip.
' This is that Battle Chip I got from that weirdo at the Battle Chip Store.. ' he thought to himself.
"Fine, so there's a Battle Chip in here.. "said Netto. "But that doesn't mean I put it in there, RockMan. I did not put a Battle Chip in there, that's for sure. "
His sentence ended with a yawn, reminding him how tired he still felt...
' Must be all of what I did, and whatever little sleep I had, with that dream... ah, not now.. I have to concentrate on this.. even though I just wanna sleep.. ' he mumbled to himself, in his mind.
"Well, I don't know what to say... I didn't put that chip in there.. "Netto said firmly. "I don't renember putting that chip in there... what happened, anyway, after I put it in? "
"I don't know.. it's actually pretty odd.. "RockMan responded. "I remember slipping into somekind of void... then ending up in this freaky... um, half-real, half-Internet place where I was... I don't know... "
"A fusion of me and you... and then we met someone else who looked like the both of us, right.. "asked Netto, surprised and shocked that the chip could cause RockMan to.. to experience the same dream he had just felt..
"Right.. and he said something about.. heart.. soul.. lightning... "the Navi mumbled, totally confused.
"Yeah.. "sighed Netto. "That was confusing.. You think maybe this chip has something to do with it? "he thought, fingering the blank white Battle Chip.
"Maybe... "said RockMan. "Though I still can't figure out how it got into the PET.. "
"Me neither. "replied Netto. "But I do think I want to find out what the heck it had to do with our strange dream.. I'm just.. really curious, all of a sudden. "
"Yeah.. me too.. "said the Navi.
And there they sat, in silence, trying to figure out just what had happened. The dream, the strange words, the voices.. neither of it mattered to the two. All they wanted, right now.. was to figure out exactly what had caused that.. strange experience.
"Maybe I can try it again... "Netto suddenly said, breaking the silence.
"What? "asked RockMan in surprise.
"Maybe I can try to figure out what's going on here... by using the chip again... "said Netto. "Maybe this chip is involved.. and maybe, by using it again, I can see what happens.. "
An unidentifiable look... fear, caution, confusion, realization, something.. crossed RockMan's face as he protested against Netto's idea.
"Don't do it.. "said RockMan. "Don't.. please, don't. You don't know what that could do... to you, to me... let's just forget about it for now, okay? Let's just try to go to sleep, okay.. "he said, a kind of.. fear in his voice.
"Umm.. okay.. "mumbled Netto in confusion. He yawned. "I am feeling kinda tired... " That all said, he proceeded to lie on the bed.
"Good night, RockMan.. "he mumbled under his breath.
"Good night, Netto. "replied his friend, a kind of relief in his tone.
Netto sighed, turning on the bed, trying to get some sleep again, trying to forget the strange events of the day and get some sleep... With a smile forming on his face, he finally fell asleep, today's events weaving their way into his dreams....
... Only for a beeping noise from his PET to awaken him.
Netto sprung awake, still extremely tired, yet his words shot out of him with the energy of a cat.
"RockMan, what is that? "he mumbled to himself, rubbing at his blurry eyes.
"It's an e-mail.. "responded his Navi.
"Oh... "moaned Netto.
' It's probably just someone I know, like Meiru or Dekao.. someone e- mailing me in the night for a joke.. hah, more likely it's just spam. ' the boy thought.
"Who's it from, RockMan? "he asked, sighing, inwardly cursing the world for trying to keep him awake tonight, when he was extremely tired.
"It's from.. "RockMan mumbled, also feeling somewhat tired from the day's work. The identity of the one who'd sent the e-mail, however, stirred up enough feeling within the Navi's soul for a moan.
"It's him again.. That guy with the anonymous e-mail address.... "the Navi whispered, groaning inwardly at the thought of what always came with this guy's e-mail.
"Oh, not again.. "moaned Netto, almost ready to cry for his unluckiness.
' Here I am, trying to get some sleep after a tiring night.. and I get weird dreams and now.. another e-mail from this guy. Why me.. ' sighed Netto inwardly, picking up the PET and going to read his e-mail.
Minutes later, he set down the PET and rose to his feet, groaning with the effort.
"Well, RockMan.. we're off for another job again, it seems... "he mumbled to the Navi.
"I guessed that.. "sighed the Navi. "But twice in one night, especially after that one that had us running around... "RockMan sighed, something that looked to become a habit of his.
"I know.. anyhow, it's pretty much the same stuff... apparently, we have to make our way down near the gates of the school, and wait for instructions there... "mumbled Netto.
For a third time tonight, RockMan sighed. "This sounds.. completely ridiculous... we shouldn't be doing something like this.. "
"I know.. "sighed Netto. "But, as always, this mysterious... person has threatened me if I don't follow through with this.. "
The boy sighed sadly.
"And I know how real his threats can be.. "Netto silently chuckled to himself. "I sound like someone from those boring television shows.. Well then, let's go.. "he said suddenly, picking up the PET again.
"Right.. "mumbled RockMan.. The both of them were tired, but somehow they were awake enough to sneak down and out of the house, down to where the e- mail specified.
Walking towards his destination, Netto thought silently to himself, rambling on.
' Why? Why am I the one who's made into the.. the minion of some weirdo.. what the heck caused this, I wonder... and is there anyway out of this.. Is there a way I can break free... somehow, maybe.. I don't know why, but life.. seems so.. dead, so.... not living right now... is there anyway out of this.. anything I can find, anything I can follow out of this.. any thread, any voice, any person... man, I sound like those boring people on the television lately... but I mean it.. '
On and on he walked.
Wow.. inspiration's crazy.
Now, on with the show.. oh yes; when one speaks in ' instead of ", it denotes that it's their thoughts. (
A Thread Woven Differently, Chapter Two
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"What was that? "thought Netto Hikari, awake in his bed, feeling exhausted and tired... He stared about the room in confusion.
"That dream.. was it real? "he mumbled to the night of the room, words coming out in pants and gasps. "It certainly feels like it.. for some reason I'm exhausted.. "
"Me too.. "mumbled RockMan from the PET, voice sounding tired and weak. Though he was a computer program, he did seem almost human at times.
"RockMan... is that you? "Netto asked in confusion, jolted into full consciousness by the voice of his Navi friend. "I thought you were shutting down already.. "
"How would you think that? "mumbled the Navi. "You slipped a Battle Chip into the PET before it was about to shut down... I had to stay online to receive its effects.. "
"No, I didn't.. "said Netto, fully awake now, the strange dream at the back of his mind, replaced by confusion. "I never put a chip in there.. "
"Yes, you did.. "insisted RockMan. "Check the slot- I can safely say that you put some strange chip in there, and it caused something odd.. to happen.. "the Navi mumbled, tiredness showing in his voice.
"Okay.. "uttered Netto, somewhat unable to believe what RockMan had told him.
"I couldn't have put a ' strange ' Battle Chip in there.. I don't have any strange Battle Chips.. "he mumbled to himself, feeling around the slot..
And finding a chip in there.
"Wha? "he mumbled, pulling it out and staring at it in confusion. It was totally and completely unmarked, only its shape identifying it as a Battle Chip.
' This is that Battle Chip I got from that weirdo at the Battle Chip Store.. ' he thought to himself.
"Fine, so there's a Battle Chip in here.. "said Netto. "But that doesn't mean I put it in there, RockMan. I did not put a Battle Chip in there, that's for sure. "
His sentence ended with a yawn, reminding him how tired he still felt...
' Must be all of what I did, and whatever little sleep I had, with that dream... ah, not now.. I have to concentrate on this.. even though I just wanna sleep.. ' he mumbled to himself, in his mind.
"Well, I don't know what to say... I didn't put that chip in there.. "Netto said firmly. "I don't renember putting that chip in there... what happened, anyway, after I put it in? "
"I don't know.. it's actually pretty odd.. "RockMan responded. "I remember slipping into somekind of void... then ending up in this freaky... um, half-real, half-Internet place where I was... I don't know... "
"A fusion of me and you... and then we met someone else who looked like the both of us, right.. "asked Netto, surprised and shocked that the chip could cause RockMan to.. to experience the same dream he had just felt..
"Right.. and he said something about.. heart.. soul.. lightning... "the Navi mumbled, totally confused.
"Yeah.. "sighed Netto. "That was confusing.. You think maybe this chip has something to do with it? "he thought, fingering the blank white Battle Chip.
"Maybe... "said RockMan. "Though I still can't figure out how it got into the PET.. "
"Me neither. "replied Netto. "But I do think I want to find out what the heck it had to do with our strange dream.. I'm just.. really curious, all of a sudden. "
"Yeah.. me too.. "said the Navi.
And there they sat, in silence, trying to figure out just what had happened. The dream, the strange words, the voices.. neither of it mattered to the two. All they wanted, right now.. was to figure out exactly what had caused that.. strange experience.
"Maybe I can try it again... "Netto suddenly said, breaking the silence.
"What? "asked RockMan in surprise.
"Maybe I can try to figure out what's going on here... by using the chip again... "said Netto. "Maybe this chip is involved.. and maybe, by using it again, I can see what happens.. "
An unidentifiable look... fear, caution, confusion, realization, something.. crossed RockMan's face as he protested against Netto's idea.
"Don't do it.. "said RockMan. "Don't.. please, don't. You don't know what that could do... to you, to me... let's just forget about it for now, okay? Let's just try to go to sleep, okay.. "he said, a kind of.. fear in his voice.
"Umm.. okay.. "mumbled Netto in confusion. He yawned. "I am feeling kinda tired... " That all said, he proceeded to lie on the bed.
"Good night, RockMan.. "he mumbled under his breath.
"Good night, Netto. "replied his friend, a kind of relief in his tone.
Netto sighed, turning on the bed, trying to get some sleep again, trying to forget the strange events of the day and get some sleep... With a smile forming on his face, he finally fell asleep, today's events weaving their way into his dreams....
... Only for a beeping noise from his PET to awaken him.
Netto sprung awake, still extremely tired, yet his words shot out of him with the energy of a cat.
"RockMan, what is that? "he mumbled to himself, rubbing at his blurry eyes.
"It's an e-mail.. "responded his Navi.
"Oh... "moaned Netto.
' It's probably just someone I know, like Meiru or Dekao.. someone e- mailing me in the night for a joke.. hah, more likely it's just spam. ' the boy thought.
"Who's it from, RockMan? "he asked, sighing, inwardly cursing the world for trying to keep him awake tonight, when he was extremely tired.
"It's from.. "RockMan mumbled, also feeling somewhat tired from the day's work. The identity of the one who'd sent the e-mail, however, stirred up enough feeling within the Navi's soul for a moan.
"It's him again.. That guy with the anonymous e-mail address.... "the Navi whispered, groaning inwardly at the thought of what always came with this guy's e-mail.
"Oh, not again.. "moaned Netto, almost ready to cry for his unluckiness.
' Here I am, trying to get some sleep after a tiring night.. and I get weird dreams and now.. another e-mail from this guy. Why me.. ' sighed Netto inwardly, picking up the PET and going to read his e-mail.
Minutes later, he set down the PET and rose to his feet, groaning with the effort.
"Well, RockMan.. we're off for another job again, it seems... "he mumbled to the Navi.
"I guessed that.. "sighed the Navi. "But twice in one night, especially after that one that had us running around... "RockMan sighed, something that looked to become a habit of his.
"I know.. anyhow, it's pretty much the same stuff... apparently, we have to make our way down near the gates of the school, and wait for instructions there... "mumbled Netto.
For a third time tonight, RockMan sighed. "This sounds.. completely ridiculous... we shouldn't be doing something like this.. "
"I know.. "sighed Netto. "But, as always, this mysterious... person has threatened me if I don't follow through with this.. "
The boy sighed sadly.
"And I know how real his threats can be.. "Netto silently chuckled to himself. "I sound like someone from those boring television shows.. Well then, let's go.. "he said suddenly, picking up the PET again.
"Right.. "mumbled RockMan.. The both of them were tired, but somehow they were awake enough to sneak down and out of the house, down to where the e- mail specified.
Walking towards his destination, Netto thought silently to himself, rambling on.
' Why? Why am I the one who's made into the.. the minion of some weirdo.. what the heck caused this, I wonder... and is there anyway out of this.. Is there a way I can break free... somehow, maybe.. I don't know why, but life.. seems so.. dead, so.... not living right now... is there anyway out of this.. anything I can find, anything I can follow out of this.. any thread, any voice, any person... man, I sound like those boring people on the television lately... but I mean it.. '
On and on he walked.
Wow.. inspiration's crazy.