Megaman Battle Network – Sibling Rivalry
Chapter 23 – True Power
Megaman and Sarah stood staring into the eyes of the original. Roll's unconscious body lay on the other side of the original.
"So you would beat your own friend?" said Scyler V1.0, "I must say, I am impressed 1.5. And this must be your brother's navi. Megaman was it." She reached to touch Megaman but her hand was knocked away by Sarah.
"Don't you dare touch him!" said Sarah.
"Ha! I can't absorb data from male navis anyway. The Hikari's must have become great programmers to allow the latest model to do that."
"I can do it to," said Sarah.
"How far are you gone now? Can you feel the hunger yet? That need to draw data from those weaker than you? You can't resist it can you? You try your hardest to resist but it's all in vain. You have to feed. Feed off that useless navi belonging to your 'brother',"
She almost spat the word, "He is nothing compared to you, just a useless piece of data who's only reason to exist is to provide a snack."
"I consider Hub to be my brother too," said Sarah.
"Sarah," said Megaman.
Lan tending to Mayl had heard this too and looked at the screen and a tear fell down his face.
The original slapped Sarah across the face. "You've become weak and pathetic from living among humans for too long," she said, "You're almost as bad as the navis and humans you fight to protect.
Sarah held her hand to her cheek. She couldn't say it was entirely unexpected. She didn't exactly expect a joyful reunion after all. She stood up and said, "I will destroy you here and now!"
"You! Ha that's the best joke I've ever heard. You just think that the Devil Chip was made from my data. You're wrong!" said the original turning and slicing at Sarah with a DarkSword.
"The Dark Chips!" exclaimed Megaman.
"Yes, those pathetic copies were made from my data. All my techniques are twice as powerful as the Dark Chips they were made into. My DarkAura is impenetrable."
"No it's not," said Sarah, "There is one BattleChip that can destroy it."
"Ah yes. The Holy Dream chip. Do you see one anywhere?"
"That's one of the rarest chips ever. Even Higsby's never seen that one!" thought Lan.
"Let me introduce you to my most powerful technique then Scyler," said Sarah, "The core release technique."
All of a sudden the navi Lan's dad used jacked in.
"Sarah, don't use that technique. It will leave you open and won't get rid of the DarkAura," said the navi.
"Don't worry Dad. It won't leave me open.
"Core Release."
All of a sudden from Sarah's symbol, the one that linked her to Scyler started to glow. One by one spirits of the navis who's data she had absorbed came out to form an army behind her. The original Scyler just watched.
The army was large. Sarah had spent most of her life absorbing navis and Lan and Megaman realised why.
"She was simply preparing for this technique all along," realised Lan and Megaman simultaneously.
In his lab Dr. Hikari just hoped that Sarah knew what she was doing.
"Pathetic. I bet that won't even get through my DarkAura."
Sarah lifted her head. The army was complete. She rushed forward to attack and the army followed. A flash of light appeared and the navis and their NetOps turned to avoid being blinded.
"Argh!" screamed the original, "How?"
The light subsided and everyone looked forward. About 5 feet away from the original was Sarah. Sarah and the original fell to their knees but Sarah carried on and lay onto the floor, dead.
Behind the original was the core data of Sarah. Pale and transparent like a ghost it said, "I've done all I can. Lan in my pocket is a Holy Dream chip. It is the only thing that will destroy her. I've used the Holy Dream data that was stored within me to destroy her DarkAura. Now you have to destroy her before it regenerates.
"Lan, tell Mayl and the others. I was glad they were my friends. And you two, you were the best brothers I could ask for," she finished as she faded away, "Here is my last gift Hub, don't use it now as you won't be able to use the Holy Dream. But if you ever need my help."
"A new Soul Union," said Megaman shocked.
"That fool," said Scyler V1.0, "By the time you can use that chip my DarkAura will have regenerated. She was nothing but Junk Data."
"How dare you talk like that about my sister!" screamed Megaman. He started to glow and change.
"Could it be?" said Lan, "Style Change!"
Megaman transformed into his Hub Style. Although it looked like nothing had changed there was a new fire in his eyes. He started to fire the Megabuster.
"Lan get the chip. I'll try and stop her DarkAura regenerating," said Megaman.
"Fool, you don't have that kind of power even now!" said Scyler.
"HeartBreaker!"
The attack hit Scyler in the back. She turned to see Empress ready another one.
"What are you doing? I am in control of you and your NetOp."
"Not anymore," said Roll, "We recovered from that and we're going to help to kick your butt."
"It still won't be enough!"
"GutsBuster!"
"Glyde Cannon!"
"Sonic Wave!"
"Gutsman, Glyde and Protoman?" said Lan.
"You're not starting without us are you?" said Dex.
"We're going to help you to win this," said Yai.
"I'm the only one allowed to beat you two," said Chaud.
"Guys," said Lan literally knocked speechless.
"You will never have enough power to stop me!"
"Who says?" said a voice, "FireArm!"
"WackoBall!"
"Magic Fire!"
"Spark Strike!"
"FireMan, WackoMan, MagicMan and ElecMan!" exclaimed Lan.
"We're here to take some of the heat!" said Mr. Match.
"You're not going it alone are you?" said Maddy.
"Though one power can be great, many smaller can be greater," said Yahoot.
"Let's rock this place," said Count Zap.
Lan just couldn't find any words to say.
The navis kept up their attack.
"You cannot win!" screamed Scyler.
"I calculate your chances of victory at exactly nothing," said NumberMans voice, "DiceBomb!"
"NumberMan!"
"Hey Lan, you're not giving up are you?" said Higsby, "When we all work together we can do anything. You showed me that."
Tears appeared in Lan's eyes.
"Nothing you can do will stop me!"
"Her DarkAura is still regenerating," said Roll, "We need more Power!"
"RingRang!"
"Ring!" said Lan.
"She wouldn't have wanted you to give up now Lan would she?" said Mary, "Give it your all!"
"It's still regenerating!" said a navi, "More Power!"
"Fin Cutter!"
"Wood Tower!"
"Bone Boomerang!"
"SharkMan, WoodMan and SkullMan! Why?" said Lan.
"Don't say you don't need us Lan," said Commander Beef.
"It's not that but…"
"Calm down, we came to stop this thing," said BlackRose.
"Get that chip now," said Mysteriu.
"It's still regenerating," said SharkMan.
"Turbo Wheel!"
"Metal Disk!"
"MetalMan, TurboMan!"
"Why are you so surprised Lan?" said Tamako.
"Where's the rush Scyler?" said Kai.
"It's still not enough!"
"Isn't it," said a voice next to Megaman. Scyler V5.0 stepped forward.
"Scyler?" said Megaman, "No, your not. You're, Sarah!"
Sarah/Scyler just nodded and added her fire to the rest. "Lan get that BattleChip now!" she said.
Lan searched her pockets and found the chip. "Ready Megaman?" asked Lan.
"I was born ready!" said Megaman.
"Battlechip In, Download, Holy Dream Power Up!" said Lan almost breaking the chip with the force he rammed it in.
Megaman held his hands above his head as they started to glow. He brought them together and they fused into a cannon. "Holy Dream!" yelled Megaman and Lan.
The beam went straight for Scyler V1.0. "No my Power! You can't do this!" she screamed as the beam hit her.
"We just did," said Megaman.
When the smoke cleared all that was left of the original Scyler was a pile of Junk Data. The other navis all jacked out after saying goodbye leaving Sarah/Scyler, Megaman and Roll.
"Sarah? But your dead!" said Megaman.
"Do you think I was that stupid not to back myself up into Scyler. It's what she was built for," replied Sarah.
"But all the talk, tell them thank you and all that," said Megaman.
"If you knew I wasn't dead, would you have achieved Hub Style?" said Sarah, "If you hadn't been in Hub Style she would have had her DarkAura back in no time."
"Why?"
"Hub Style was designed to combat the Dark Chip, Hub. Your blaster hit her massively so even though you couldn't destroy her like that it stopped her DarkAura regenerating. Of course she was right. If the others hadn't shown up, by the time Lan got the chip and inserted it she would have her DarkAura back."
"But you lied to everyone about your death," said Lan. Roll and Mayl giggled. "Everyone but us knew didn't they."
"That was the plan," I emailed most of them last night and a couple after I 'died'."
"So what are you going to do now Sarah," said Mayl.
"That's up to Lan," said Sarah, "If he wants me to go back in my body that's fine but I would like to go back to sleep for a few years and it will take time anyway."
"Why?"
"My body wasn't designed to accept this Scyler model so the two are incompatible. I can't go in their like this."
Lan stood there. He had to make a decision that would affect Sarah forever. And he had treated her like dirt. He had no right.
"Hey Lan, can you connect up my PET so I can Jack Out please?"
Without thinking Lan connected the PET. Sarah, Roll and Megaman all Jacked Out. They all went home. Lan was still in a daze from the shock that Sarah had given him. Sarah was acting as if nothing was different even though Lan was carrying her. He got home and found that his parents already knew. It shocked him how they accepted it. He finally broke.
"She gave her life for Megaman! Doesn't that mean something to you two?" he shouted.
"Um Lan," said Sarah from the PET on the table.
He just broke down into tears.
(A/N: There will be a few more chapters after this. Mainly Epilogues and a condensed version of Sarah's history. If anyone wants to use Sarah or the ScylerSoul in their own fic feel free but email me first.)