Megaman Battle Network – Rebirth

Chapter 8 – Planning ahead

"We can do two of them but we can't just let you access SciLab's main server," said Sharkman.

"If you don't it will be the end of the net as we know it," said Sarah.

"Why's that then?"

"Just recently many Navi's have made the mistake of believing I am Scyler V5.0 which is wrong. The truth is with all the upgrades we've been working on the model number is know 5.3. The Scyler in SciLab wasn't a normal Scyler. It was something else as well. It copied a navi to it's core data. You saw it. What could it do if it copied the navi of a scientist?"

"Convincing but I doubt SciLab will see it that way."

"Look, can you get me into the main server room. Give me an escort or something, I need to do a total system flush to lure her out!"

"It's not like we exactly have permission to let you into the main server room. I mean we just make sure no one causes trouble on the net. Only the top scientists at SciLab even have access to that room."

"Get my father his job back then."

After the conversation Sarah went back into Lan's PET. Up in an office a few floors above Lan, Miyu, Sal and Commander Beef were talking.

"Simple but brilliant," said Miyu, "Should we get Dr. Hikari reinstated then we should be able to access SciLab's main server."

"I'm surprised I didn't think of it," said Commander Beef.

"She's smart, I'll give her that. And she knew she had to be outside the cyberworld to activate a network flush," said Sal.

"So what do you think?" said Commander Beef.

"Go with it," said Sal, "You'd best go and give them the news. The good and bad."

After the conversation Commander Beef went downstairs to tell Sarah that they would try and go ahead with the plan.

"Great," said Sarah, "Can we get my body back now? I guess Megaman wants his PET back."

"Ah, we have a small problem there you see Sarah," said Commander Beef, "Scyler is holding Megaman as a hostage and demanding you go alone."

"Great!" said Sarah in an even worse mood than when she found that Wily had made a copy of her, "The plan would have to wait until tomorrow anyway. Is there a deadline?"

"No, just if anyone else turns up then he dies."

"Contact Mayl Sakurai. I'll need her help tomorrow," said Sarah.

"Right."

In Mayl's room Roll sat up in her PET breathing heavily. She must have had a nightmare or something. The connection to Mayl's Pc was open so she Jacked In to see if she could do something to calm her nerves.

She absentmindedly opened up the mirror program and then turned to look at the picture she placed on a small cybertable. It was the photo from the fairground. She picked it up and turned to the mirror and screamed.

Instead of her own face she saw Empress' evil smile. She screamed and dropped the photograph. The glass in the frame shattered. Empress' arm came out of the mirror and grabbed Roll.

"I'm a part of you weakling, and one day I'll be in control," said Empress, Roll could feel what passed for breath in the cyberworld on her face. Empress dropped Roll and laughed. Roll carried on screaming.

"Roll! Shut up!" said Mayl sleepily, "You're keeping me awake."

"Huh," said Roll looking around. She was back in her PET.

"Sorry, I had a bad dream Mayl," said Roll.

"Just go back to sleep Roll."

"Sorry, could you connect me up to the computer. I don't think I'll be able to sleep tonight."

"Ok then, don't forget to wake me up for school."

Roll Jacked into Mayl's pc. She looked around and almost screamed again. The photo was where she had dropped it in her dream. She picked it up and saw someone had scribbled all over it.

"I meant what I said weakling," said the writing on the photo.

Roll couldn't help herself but switched off all the speakers in her PET and Mayl's pc and screamed as loud as she could. After she wore herself out screaming she broke down sobbing.

"Roll," said Megaman weakly.

"Damn you," said Scyler kicking him, "Now I have to start all over again!"

"I'll help you Roll," said Megaman, "I'll help you."

Megaman fell unconscious again.

"Why did I have to cut you off from your PET?" said Scyler, "I could feed off you if I hadn't and not have to go out and find my food."