Megaman Trapped: The X Soul

Lan stared in disgust at this new Zero. It looked like Zero, but it's body gradually turned into a spike. It's arms changed into giant floating claws, and it's legs and feet turned into giant foot claws. It also had a strip of code, floating above it's head, with four angel wings on either side of Zero. Zero didn't look much like a navi anymore, but like a huge virus.

"What are you?" Megaman asked, staring at the newly formed Zero.

"I am Angel Zero." Said Zero with two voices at once.

"You look and sound like you've used the Evolution System..." Megaman said.

"That's because I have."

"What!?" Lan didn't believe this. He kept staring at Zero. "How did he get dad's program!?" Soon, the class door opened, and Tino walked into the room.

"It's all about the power, Lan." Tino said. "It was easy breaking into your father's HP Cube."

"How did you...?" Lan couldn't understand it all.

"Zero's abilities were so high, that he could break HP Cubes." Tino said. "Zero simple destroyed it, and defeated one of the security navis."

"This is...impossible." Lan couldn't believe it.

"That's because your Megaman could never have broken into an HP...even if he wanted to." Tino laughed.

"Teach this kid, Lan!" Yai yelled out.

"Or maybe I will." Chaud appeared behind Tino. Tino's eye pupils turned into tiny sized seeds. Tino turned around slowly.

"Well, well...if it isn't Chaud, the official net battler?" Tino said slyly.

"Stop this foolishness, Tino." Chaud said.

"Hold on, Chaud." Jordan got up from his seat, staring at both Chaud and Tino. "There's no way Protoman can destroy Angel Zero alone. And it's obvious you aren't one to battle with others. Team work is the only way." Jordan walked closer to them all.

"You mean...we have to use all of our strongest abilities, and fight together." Lan said.

"Exactly. But let's see how strong Angel Zero is first...we need to know what we're dealing with." Jordan said.

"Okay. Megaman, you show this guy what Net Battling is all about!" Lan shouted to his PET.

"Yeah, Lan!" Megaman shouted. He stared at Zero. He had a tough expression on his face. Zero simply laughed.

"If you think you can defeat me with this simpleton, go ahead. Try me." Zero laughed again. Megaman started to dash at Zero, roaring. Zero simply flashed his eyes at Megaman, and instantly, green beams came shooting from his eyes. Megaman fell down from the impact.

"You...didn't use a battle chip..." Megaman said weakly.

"Evolutions don't need battle chips. They can't use them either." Angel Zero looked at Megaman, grinning.

"What do you mean...?" Megaman couldn't believe it.

"Go ahead, you try. Evolve Megaman, evolve. It's the only way." Zero said.

"He's right Lan..."

Lan nodded.

"I guess we'll have to use this thing again..." Lan said sadly.

"Show this fake who's boss!" Dex cheered.

"Chaud, help him!" Shouted Yai. Chaud looked at Yai, and smiled.

"No Yai. Let's see what this evolution system can do." Chaud suggested. Yai groaned. Lan searched through his chips, and took out the Evolution Chip.

"Evolution Chip, In! Download!" Lan shouted.

Soon, Megaman started to glow bright gold. He floated above the air, and started to change shape. Then glowing stopped after that, and Megaman fell back to the ground on his feet. But this time, he was X.

"So this is the final evolution." X said. It seemed to Lan that the evolution navis had automatic knowledge on the evolution systems true abilities.

"Heh, X...it's good to meet you. Now that we've set aside those weaklings, Zero and Megaman, how about we battle?" Zero asked. Zero's eyes grew wide, and veins were see able.

"Sure Angel Zero. But you should know, the victor will be me." X said.

"We shall see X." Zero started laughing. "Now I will show you why weaklings always loose!" Instantly after that, beams appeared from Zero's eyes. This time, they were grey. They hit X directly, and then a see-through soul version of Megaman emerged from X. The Megaman Soul started to drift away, and then fused with Zero. Zero's left claw turned into a giant blue buster gun.

"What did you do to Megaman!?" X shouted.

"I simply took him from your body, and added him to mine." Zero laughed. "After all, once Zero and Megaman are united, the true reploid will soon emerge. Reploid: There was that phrase again.

"He said reploid again!" Lan shouted. He looked at Tino. "You used that term at Yai's party." Tino grinned.

"Yes. It's a shame you don't know about the ancient reploids. Centuries ago, Navis still existed. Except these Navis operated on their own. These Navis also roamed the earth. There was no cyber world at this time. All the Navis died, but their Souls were preserved. Several Navis today, are reincarnations of the ancient reploids." Tino said.

"And you have an ancient reploid navi...?" Lan asked.

"We both do." Tino grunted. "All your navis are special. Haven't you noticed? Their true strength is beyond imaginable. When they existed, a reploid named Megaman X helped save the world from mavericks with his partner, Zero. Mavericks are the viruses we know them as today." Tino said. Everyone's mouth dropped.

"Megaman X...? This keeps getting weirder and weirder." Lan said.

"Why don't we just enjoy the show." Tino suggested. They all looked at the screen. There were no operators involved in this fight. It was a battle of the evolutions.

"Zero and Megaman...A true Reploid? You mean...MegamanZero." X was shocked.

"Yes...Zero's true name is MegamanZero.EXE, but his name didn't fulfill the requirements. Now that Megaman has been united with him in my soul, the true MegamanZero will walk the cyber world...and everyone will fear him." Angel Zero laughed again. "And there's no stopping him now! If you even were able to defeat me...Megaman would be destroyed with me."

"No! I can't destroy Megaman!" X shouted. Soon, a new navi appeared. It was Craftsman.

"Who are you...?" X asked.

"My name is Craftsman. Sir Jordan requests that I defeat this Angel Zero..."

"No! You can't! Megaman is in there!" X shouted.

"This is exactly why I must delete him. Two destroyed for Jordan. Jordan wants them both deleted." Craftsman said.

"Jordan! What did I tell you..." Lan said.

"I don't take orders from you. And stop speaking to me like you have any authority over my life. Step off." Jordan said.

"Craftsman can't defeat me anyways." Angel Zero shouted. "Your attempts will fail!"

"Sir Jordan simply requests that I try. And if I die this day, it will not be for waste. It will be for honour." Craftsman said.

"Then you shall die honourably!" Angel Zero shouted.

"Craftsman, you can't defeat him. Even if we could defeat Angel Zero, Megaman would be deleted. Jack out, now!" X shouted.

"No. I shall win!!!" Craftsman jumped up, trying to hit Zero's head with his paint brush, but Zero shot his eye lasers before Craftsman could get near him. Craftsman fell on his back.

"Please...defeat him." Craftsman said weakly.

"I'll damage him all I can. But never will I delete Megaman." X dashed up towards Zero. He took five shots at him with his X buster. It was useless.
"His armour is strong..." X couldn't dent it with his buster. This was bad.

"Maybe I should give you a taste of Megaman's medicine!" Angel Zero shouted. He raised his left hand, and aimed it at X. The large buster started to glow, and then shot out a giant blast, directly hitting X.

"Arrgh..." X couldn't stand without falling again. "I must...do...something."

"X, you have to jack out!" Lan shouted. "There's no use in deleting him anyways! It will only destroy Megaman!"

"Yes, Lan." With that, X disappeared with a bright light-blue light.

"Craftsman, get up! Delete this fool!" Jordan shouted to his PET. "Do it for Maylu!"

"You think Maylu will like a fool like you!?" Lan shouted to Jordan. Jordan turned to Lan slowly.

"What did you call me...?" Jordan shot back.

"You heard me." Lan said.

"Stop it guys!" Yai shouted. It was no use. There was no setting these two strait. Lan's PET started beeping.

"Lan, don't you think this isn't the time to argue over a girl?" X asked. Lan nodded.

"I'll deal with you later." Lan pointed at Jordan, nodding his head. He walked through the door, bumping Tino's shoulder on the way out.

"Fools..." Tino said quietly. Tino walked out the door as well. Yai walked over to Chaud and grabbed him arm.

"This is really strange..." Yai started. "Everything's coming at me too quickly."

"Yai, this Angel Zero is dangerous. Try to avoid Tino at all costs." Chaud replied. Yai nodded.

Lan walked down the hall quickly. Too many things were rushing in his mind. He had to set his priorities strait: First thing, save Maylu and Ms.Mari. Where were they? Where could Lan find them? They had to be close.

"X..." Lan said softly.

"Lan, I know. I have alot of explaining to do. I know I'm not your Navi, but I'll have to do. First we have to save Maylu and Ms. Mari!" X shouted.

"Yeah. But where are they?"

"A cool feature of the Evolution System enables me to detect the areas where Navis I have recently seen are. If we find Roll, we'll find Maylu...and hopefully Ms.Mari." X said.

"I know, but if Tino has Angel Zero, don't you think Angel Zero would warn Tino about that?" Lan asked.

"Unless...they want us to find them." X shot back. Lan turned a corner in the hall, still walking quickly.

"If they want us to find them, then so be it." Lan replied. Lan walked out the school doors.

"Activate Navi Detection System on target: Roll." Lan said to X.

"We're going to have to be careful, Lan." X replied.

"I know, X. But we have to rescue Maylu and Ms.Mari at all costs!" Lan shouted. Lan held the PET in front of him, pointing it north.

"Okay...Roll Detected! Janitor's closet!" X replied.

"Let's go then!" Lan ran over through the hall, and passed 3 doors, which seemed to be 100 to Lan. Then he stopped when he saw the label "Janitor's Closet" on one of the doors, and nearly crashed into the wall. He tried opening the door, but it was locked.

"Darn it...let's see if they can hear me." Lan started. He got his voice ready. "Maylu! Ms.Mari! Can you hear me!?" There was no answer.

"They're definitely in there...It's detecting two human bodies inside the closet. Tino must have tapped their mouth's shut." X said.

"We have to find that key!" Lan shouted. "Do you have anything to help us find it, or open it?"

"Is there a Jack In Slot?" X asked. Lan scanned the door, a noticed a Jack In Slot under the doorknob.

"Yeah! You want me to jack in?" Lan asked.

"Yes. A Navi should be in there. We can talk with him...maybe he'll let us in." X replied. Lan pulled out the plug from his PET, and plugged it into the Jack In Slot.

"Jack In! X, Execute!" Lan shouted. With that, X was inside the Janitor's Closet Operation System.

X appeared with a bright white light. X searched the room, looking for Navis.

"Let's see..." X started. "There we are!" X spotted a Normal Navi a few yards in front of him.

"Who's Here!?" The Normal Navi asked.

"It's...a friend. We need you to open the closet!" X shouted.

"Master Zero wants no one to pass! You must destroy me to get through!" The Navi shot back at X.

"If it's a fight you want, then prepare for deletion."

Lan looked at his PET.

"No X! You can't delete him! He's under Zero's control!" Lan shouted. X didn't respond.

X took out his Buster, and started shooting at the Normal Navi.

"Arrgh! That hurt!" Shouted the Normal Navi. "You will pay from your crime! Master Zero will rule the Net!" With that, the Normal Navi charged at X. X quickly disappeared, and ended up behind the Normal Navi. X aimed his buster.

"You lose." X said, then shooting his buster. Instantly when the Normal Navi was hit, he disappeared.

"That seemed a bit too easy." X said to himself quietly. He started walking around. "Doesn't look like it's unlocked! Darn!"

"HeeHeeHee. Master Zero shall rule the Net!" Said a voice. No one appeared. It was just X.

"Where did that voice come from!?" X asked himself.

"Here!" Said the voice again. X turned to his side, but no one was there.

"Here!" It said again. X turned to the opposite side, but no one was there.

"Prepare to be deleted Mr.X!" Suddenly, the Normal Navi appeared again. But this time, it was evolved using the Evolution System. It had a bright green crystal on it's forehead, and wore a black suit, with a green vest, green gloves, and green boots. He looked similar to X, but he was green, and his face looked more machine than human.

"What the..." X shot out. "Zero used the Evolution System on you!"

"Heeheehee...Yes Mr.X! I hope you enjoy your end." The Normal Navi said. "Call me...Nega."

"Well then, Nega. I'm sad to say this, but even though you have evolved - you're still no match for me." X said cockily.

"We will see!" Nega said. "Now it is time...to end!" Nega dashed towards X, but X used the original "disappear" trick. And of course, he appeared behind Nega. X kicked Nega down to the ground. Nega moved away from impact, but didn't fall.

"Heehee...Mr.X. Time to perish!" Nega's left hand started to glow purple. Then he raised his hand, and aimed it at X. "Death Blow!" But before Nega could attack, he started to explode. "What!? I it! It's destroying me!"

"Humph. Nega couldn't even control the Evolution System." X said. With that, Nega exploded, and there was no trace of him left. X heard an unlocking sound.

"Jack me out, Lan." With that, he was jacked out with a light.

"Don't do that again, X." Lan said.

"I'm sorry Lan, but that was what I had to do. Zero had controlled him. Now let's open the door. Lan reached for the knob, and opened it. Lan saw Maylu and Ms.Mari. They were tied to chairs, and their mouth's were taped.

"Ms.Mari! Maylu!" Lan shouted. He ran over to them, and ripped the tape off their faces. "I'm glad your back!"

"Lan! You saved us!" Maylu shouted. "Can you un-tie us now?"

"Sure." Lan nodded. He started un-tying Maylu.

"Thank you Lan for coming to get us!" Ms.Mari said happily.

"No sweat." Lan said.
"Actually, there were several sweats." X said through the PET. Lan continued to un-tie them until they were both freed.

"Now we should find the class, and leave the school at once!" Ms.Mari suggested. Lan nodded.

"Right, let's go!" Lan said. Lan ran out of the closet, and to the classroom. Maylu and Ms.Mari were behind him. But as they were turning the corner, they came to a hault. It was Tino.

"Where are you three going?" Tino asked.

"Tino, get out of the way!" Lan shouted. Tino laughed.

"Lan Hikari...save your class mates. Save everyone. But you know...it's all just to destroy you." With that, Tino walked off. Lan, Maylu, and Ms.Mari all turned to each other, then looked back to find Tino gone.

"We have to get the class, now!" Maylu shouted. They continued running, and finally found their class. Ms.Mari opened the door.

"Students, leave the room now, and follow me in a line!" Ms.Mari called out. All the students, who were at this time scatted around the room in shock, quickly formed a line behind Ms.Mari, including Lan and Maylu. Ms.Mari started walking through the school, and out the doors. As they walked, Lan started talking to Maylu, Dex, and Yai.

"Oh Boy..." Lan said.

"What's wrong, Lan?" Maylu asked.

"I don't know what to do...I saved you guys, but Megaman is still gone! I need to save him!"

"Don't worry Lan, we'll help!" Dex said.

"Yeah Lan. We're going to be behind you 100!" Yai shouted.

"Thanks guys...but I don't want you getting hurt." Lan replied.

"Lan, stop with this hero act! We're all in this together!" It was Jordan. Jordan started laughing.

"Jordan..." Lan said. "I'm sorry about...earlier today..."

"It's cool." Jordan started. "But you have to stop with this thing about you having to do everything for yourself. I'll be more then willing to help you rescue Megaman. As long as...I can Net Battle him in return."

"Sure thing!" Lan replied, happily.

"Lan, we're almost out!" Dex said. Ms.Mari walked out the doors, with the students following behind.

"Students! Go home! Don't come to school until I e-mail you all!" Ms.Mari called out. With that, all the students ran home. Lan, Maylu, Dex ,Yai and Jordan gathered around near the school.

"Well, now that school is out of the way for now...we can concentrate on saving Megaman." Lan said.

"Okay. I suggest we all head home, get our navis at their best, and meet back here tomorrow!" Jordan said. Everyone nodded.

"Let's meet at ACDC Area 3 around...6:00 PM." Maylu suggested. Everyone nodded again, and walked home.

End of Chapter 4...