As Netto slept Rockman sat on the empty stands of the stadium. It seemed so
empty.....
Forte came out and wordlessly sat next to Rockman. Rockman didn't even acknowledge he had he had come untill Forte cleared his throat.
"Rockman, I am by no means being nice to you. In fact I still hate you. Your brother however....."
Rockman looked at Forte sharply but didn't say anything.
"I connect with him for some reason. He is all alone even though he puts on a fake front. Like me. Only his is happy and mine is....." Forte stopped
"Forte, why did you do that?" asked Rockman his voice quiet but harsh
"I wanted revenge. But I took Netto's memories to make sure that he didn't know about you."
Rockman's green stare intensified on Forte and Forte shifted uncomfortably. A very un-Forte-like thing to do.
"He didn't know. But when he learned about you some of his memories came up in my mind. His dad missing his birthday. His dad leaving immediately after coming home after being away for 6 months. Others like that."
"Why would you be connected to Netto-kun?" asked Rockman his voice and face emotionless.
"I...I think that my program was only meant to take one set of memories. When I took Netto's I think I made a connection with him. He's so lonely. Even I didn't know that. I took yours but all they did was activate my program. Netto's were.....human. He has more emotion than Navi's. I think the emotion is in my programming now. I...... have never had emotion before......"
Rockman looked at Forte shocked. "But your 'revenge on humans' thing?"
"That was anger and confusion the only two emotions I have ever know. Now I feel...... more."
Rockman looked at Forte. He looked sad. Almost forlorn. 'Don't kid yourself Rockman.' he chided himself 'It's a trap.'
Just then Roll came up "Netto's awake if you want to see him."
~~~~~~~
Forte stood outside the doorway straining to hear every word. He wanted to make sure Netto was felling what he was.
~~~~~~
"Netto-kun?" asked Rockman quietly
Netto turned his face towards the wall.
"I know I should have told you. And I know why I didn't. And it's not just because papa told me not to....
~~~~~~
Outside in the hallway Roll joined Forte. Forte raised his eyebrows but he didn't say anything.
~~~~~
"I was afraid you would treat me different Netto-kun. If you found out. I mean before you would treat me as your best-friend. Once you even told me I was your best friend. That surprised me Netto-kun. You look on navis as other humans and not bits of replaceable data. But if you had known I was Saito...."
"I would treat you differently and less as a friend." finished Netto
"Y-yeah."
"Rockman." Netto turned over on the makeshift bed and looked at his friend "I don't think of you any differently in the sense that you are my brother. But I am also extremely hurt that you would not trust me enough to tell me something like this."
"N-netto-kun...."
"I am responsible on a level and you of all people should know this. I care and I would tell you anything. And I wish to think that you would do the same."
Rockman looked at Netto. His eyes were bloodshot from crying so much. "Why didn't you tell me about papa not being around bothered you so much?"
"I don't know. It wasn't a constant pain just when he said he couldn't come."
"I see....."
"But it happened so often..."
~~~~~~
Roll smiled and walked down the hall whistling a little tune. Forte stared at her then looked through the crack in the door. He saw the two brothers hugging.
Forte quietly shut the door and followed Roll's path to nowhere down the hall whistling his own song.
~~~~~~~
Netto was in bed that night. Tossing and turning. He couldn't understand any of his dreams. And unknown to him a pair of red eyes watched him the darkness.
~~~~~~~
Netto was floating, intangible in a room. He looked down.
"We can not delete him! He was created by us. He has our trust!"
Another man with a dark complexion stood up. "He is too powerful. He must be put down."
"We made him that way it's not his fault!"
"Be that as it may. He can not continue the way he is."
Netto saw Forte on the monitor of a computer. He had glowing bracelets around his hands and feet.
"His power is in check!" yelled Cossack
"I'm sorry. We must do this." The man pushed a button the screen and Netto watched in horror as 10 navis came at Forte. For the first time Forte looked up. He grinned and started to fight.
Forte slashed at the nearest navi and he screamed himself into oblivion. Then he slammed another one through the chest. He did this to 9 of the navis untill the last one....
Netto watched in horror as Forte's icon was slashed. He doubled over in pain but as the navi brought down his sword Forte's bracelets disappeared. The last navi was effulged in a bright fiery light.
The man typed on his key board and Forte was suddenly frozen. Unable to move.
~~~~~~~
Netto looked around as the walls melted. He saw the scientist that the two had been describing. He seemed angry.
There was Forte his red eyes empty. Netto realized he wasn't activated yet. Or so he thought.
The Green haired robot known as Shuoyru looked at the blank navi and laughed.
"We stole this design from a scientist known as Cossack Hakase. He had the potential to become the greatest navi ever known. We wiped his memories after he was put in cold sleep because of his power. We only left the feelings and memories of revenge."
The man behind her smiled. "Good work my pet." he said. Netto realized it was Wily.
"Not only that but as soon as his program is activated he will be able to absorb any navi's memories."
"Not just any navi." said Wily "It has to be a master program navi."
"Like Blues, or Rockman?" asked the Robot
"Yes. But soon he will be the most powerful navi in existence."
Forte came out and wordlessly sat next to Rockman. Rockman didn't even acknowledge he had he had come untill Forte cleared his throat.
"Rockman, I am by no means being nice to you. In fact I still hate you. Your brother however....."
Rockman looked at Forte sharply but didn't say anything.
"I connect with him for some reason. He is all alone even though he puts on a fake front. Like me. Only his is happy and mine is....." Forte stopped
"Forte, why did you do that?" asked Rockman his voice quiet but harsh
"I wanted revenge. But I took Netto's memories to make sure that he didn't know about you."
Rockman's green stare intensified on Forte and Forte shifted uncomfortably. A very un-Forte-like thing to do.
"He didn't know. But when he learned about you some of his memories came up in my mind. His dad missing his birthday. His dad leaving immediately after coming home after being away for 6 months. Others like that."
"Why would you be connected to Netto-kun?" asked Rockman his voice and face emotionless.
"I...I think that my program was only meant to take one set of memories. When I took Netto's I think I made a connection with him. He's so lonely. Even I didn't know that. I took yours but all they did was activate my program. Netto's were.....human. He has more emotion than Navi's. I think the emotion is in my programming now. I...... have never had emotion before......"
Rockman looked at Forte shocked. "But your 'revenge on humans' thing?"
"That was anger and confusion the only two emotions I have ever know. Now I feel...... more."
Rockman looked at Forte. He looked sad. Almost forlorn. 'Don't kid yourself Rockman.' he chided himself 'It's a trap.'
Just then Roll came up "Netto's awake if you want to see him."
~~~~~~~
Forte stood outside the doorway straining to hear every word. He wanted to make sure Netto was felling what he was.
~~~~~~
"Netto-kun?" asked Rockman quietly
Netto turned his face towards the wall.
"I know I should have told you. And I know why I didn't. And it's not just because papa told me not to....
~~~~~~
Outside in the hallway Roll joined Forte. Forte raised his eyebrows but he didn't say anything.
~~~~~
"I was afraid you would treat me different Netto-kun. If you found out. I mean before you would treat me as your best-friend. Once you even told me I was your best friend. That surprised me Netto-kun. You look on navis as other humans and not bits of replaceable data. But if you had known I was Saito...."
"I would treat you differently and less as a friend." finished Netto
"Y-yeah."
"Rockman." Netto turned over on the makeshift bed and looked at his friend "I don't think of you any differently in the sense that you are my brother. But I am also extremely hurt that you would not trust me enough to tell me something like this."
"N-netto-kun...."
"I am responsible on a level and you of all people should know this. I care and I would tell you anything. And I wish to think that you would do the same."
Rockman looked at Netto. His eyes were bloodshot from crying so much. "Why didn't you tell me about papa not being around bothered you so much?"
"I don't know. It wasn't a constant pain just when he said he couldn't come."
"I see....."
"But it happened so often..."
~~~~~~
Roll smiled and walked down the hall whistling a little tune. Forte stared at her then looked through the crack in the door. He saw the two brothers hugging.
Forte quietly shut the door and followed Roll's path to nowhere down the hall whistling his own song.
~~~~~~~
Netto was in bed that night. Tossing and turning. He couldn't understand any of his dreams. And unknown to him a pair of red eyes watched him the darkness.
~~~~~~~
Netto was floating, intangible in a room. He looked down.
"We can not delete him! He was created by us. He has our trust!"
Another man with a dark complexion stood up. "He is too powerful. He must be put down."
"We made him that way it's not his fault!"
"Be that as it may. He can not continue the way he is."
Netto saw Forte on the monitor of a computer. He had glowing bracelets around his hands and feet.
"His power is in check!" yelled Cossack
"I'm sorry. We must do this." The man pushed a button the screen and Netto watched in horror as 10 navis came at Forte. For the first time Forte looked up. He grinned and started to fight.
Forte slashed at the nearest navi and he screamed himself into oblivion. Then he slammed another one through the chest. He did this to 9 of the navis untill the last one....
Netto watched in horror as Forte's icon was slashed. He doubled over in pain but as the navi brought down his sword Forte's bracelets disappeared. The last navi was effulged in a bright fiery light.
The man typed on his key board and Forte was suddenly frozen. Unable to move.
~~~~~~~
Netto looked around as the walls melted. He saw the scientist that the two had been describing. He seemed angry.
There was Forte his red eyes empty. Netto realized he wasn't activated yet. Or so he thought.
The Green haired robot known as Shuoyru looked at the blank navi and laughed.
"We stole this design from a scientist known as Cossack Hakase. He had the potential to become the greatest navi ever known. We wiped his memories after he was put in cold sleep because of his power. We only left the feelings and memories of revenge."
The man behind her smiled. "Good work my pet." he said. Netto realized it was Wily.
"Not only that but as soon as his program is activated he will be able to absorb any navi's memories."
"Not just any navi." said Wily "It has to be a master program navi."
"Like Blues, or Rockman?" asked the Robot
"Yes. But soon he will be the most powerful navi in existence."
