A Day in the Life
A Battle Network fic by Ian Hoffman

Thanks to those who reviewed! I have no intention of letting this fic go dead, or at least anytime soon... Updates may take awhile, though, due to my excess of ideas (and lack of anything to back them up with). Therefore, I have chosen the one who may have the roughest daily routine of all: the Dark Messiah.

This chapter has our unfriendly neighborhood Black Shadow teaching an Undernet navi a lesson, after he first met MegaMan in BN3, but before Lan went to the WWW base. I'm assuming he does this a lot... Enjoy!

Chapter 2: Bass.EXE

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Bass stood on a dead-end pathway, overlooking the static-like background of the Undernet. He had a brown cape, tattered up over the past thirty years. The helmet had two large fins protruding outward. His face could barely be seen, but it was darker than most, and had two purple streaks coming down from the eyes.

Sometimes I wonder what they were thinking...

...when they tried to delete me.

The black navi revealed an arm, and pulled back his cape, just enough to show his emblem. It had a large slash mark going across it, but it didn't look fresh; in fact, except for the center of it, the mark appeared as if it had been programmed onto his emblem in the first place. Bass's head nodded down to look at the scar, and reminisced for a few moments.

Then again, if it weren't for them, I'd still be stuck in that tiny computer in SciLab.

He let go of, and withdrew his arm back into, his cape. His body began to raise off the ground, and in seconds, was levitating the equivalent of four inches from it. His feet were visible under it as he began to float over the path towards area 3. As he moved, he felt an all-too familiar presence.

"Viruses..."

Indeed, a group of Mettaur3s had formed near him. Once again, Bass opened his cape, but both arms came out, in the form of dual buster cannons. He charged up, and aimed in the general direction of the viruses...

POWPOWPOWPOWPOW

...and it was over before a single one could guard. He floated forward to absorb any data that they may have left behind.

"At least they left me a gift." said the cloaked navi as he used it to heal a scratch on his arm he had obtained a few days ago. The pattern of the BugFrag remained on him for a few moments. It was then that he felt another presence. Not one of viruses, but a fellow NetNavigator, in the direction of his original destination.

Someone else wants to play... I should show them that the only reasons to come this way are to congregate in their 'Square,' or to be deleted.

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A black navi ran down the path, using his powered-up buster to distract any viruses that spotted him.

"I've gotta find the runt who took out Master CopyMan!" said the navi. Out of the corner of his eye, he thought he could sense movement, but when he looked, there was nothing. "Jeez, now I'm going crazy! Either I've got to reach the UnderSquare, or beat up this MegaMan or whatever before I get deleted by viruses!"

As he went on to the UnderAltar, the path before him suddenly exploded. He could have sworn he'd heard someone yelling in the background...

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"Magnum!" yelled Bass, as he jetted into the air and waved his arm in front of him. The path before his next victim instantly exploded in a line-shaped blast, taking out any chance of going on.

"Who dares enter my realm?" hissed the Black Shadow. "If you're looking for your pathetic little village, I suggest you turn back. If fame is what you seek, you will be known as my latest victim!"

The violet navi stared at his agressor. He responded "You don't look so tough. I'll take you out in one shot! MegaCannon!" as a red cannon formed on his right arm and fired at Bass.

"LifeAura!" was all that was needed to block out the attack, and nearly any other, that this pathetic excuse for an Undernet navi had to offer. "So you wish to become a ghost navi. That can be arranged.

"Earthbreaker!" screamed Bass as he put up a hand and began to charge energy. The purple navi did all he could to break the shield, but nothing he used could overcome the barrier, and nothing could stop what was coming next.

"HIYAAAAAAH!"

KABOOOOOOM!!!

The blast was so intense that the Under-navi was vaporised on contact. The path where he once stood was damaged, and the effects of the Magnum were still present as well. Somehow, Bass managed to find some loose chip data from his latest victim.

"Repair... the one chip he didn't use..." mused Bass as he activated the chip. In mere seconds, all traces of the incident had vanished. No cracked floor, no missing path, no purple navi...

Let those that pursue their selfish desires of fame and property wallow in their ego. For they will know my wrath soon enough. It shouldn't take long for another being to come to me in search of greatness...

The caped navi withdrew back into his cape and set out for finding a remedy to an itch that had bothered him recently on his right arm...

Yay! Another chapter done. I pity he who doesn't think Bass is the coolest character in the entire Megaman universe (except maybe Protoman - don't hurt or flame me!). I could use a few suggestions for subjects of future chapters, though. Can't do it on original characters, either.

And, for the record, onomatopeias are fun.
-Ian