Megaman Battle Network – The Greatest Challenge
Chapter 5 – Life
It was 7 years since the operation and Hub had grown up like any other kid. He and his 'cousin' Una were both anxious about their first day at high school. He was confident about everything, except the bandana.
"Why do I have to wear it?" said Hub, "It's not as though I have to wear it by law."
"Come on," said Mayl, "It's virtually law that you have to wear an item of clothing with your navi symbol on it."
"But not that symbol," protested Hub.
"When we asked if you wanted us to change her symbol you refused," said Lan.
"But I didn't know I'd have to wear this Bandana then," said Hub.
"Just put the thing on Hub," said Una, "If anyone protests we just beat them in a NetBattle."
"But its pink!" said Hub.
This was true, by accident his grandfather ended up with a combination of Roll and Megaman's symbols. To be more accurate let's just say that she had Megaman's symbol with Roll's colouring. In other words where Megaman's was red, his was pink and the black was yellow.
"Ok then, just for today," said Hub, "Where's Aunt Sarah anyway? Isn't she seeing me off today?"
"She had to go work early today Hub," said Mayl.
"You pair had best go too," said Megaman.
"Ok," said Hub as he jacked Una out of the nursery and went to meet Blu to go to school.
"Wait up," said Lan walking to a cupboard at the back of the room, "Here you go Hub." He pulled out an old shoe box from the cupboard and handed it to Hub. Hub opened it and gasped at the contents.
"I can't wear these," said Hub shaking his head, he lifted out one of Lan's old rollerblade attachments from the box, "I'd be afraid I'd break them."
"If you don't," said Lan, "They'll just gather dust at the back of the cupboard. If you break them I can pay to get them fixed anyway, they aren't exactly all the same parts I first had."
"I think the only think that hasn't changed is the actual base," said MegaMan looking at them, "I'm right anyway look."
The five of them looked and saw where Lan had written his name on them in permanent marker all those years ago.
"I'm sorry Dad," said Hub, "I couldn't whilst they have that name on anyway."
Lan pulled a marker pen out of a pocket and took the rollerblades, he carefully crossed out his name and wrote Hub Hikari on them.
"Dad," said Hub as Lan handed them back.
"Go," said Lan, "Wear them and go."
They heard him run down the stairs open the door and then a crash as Hub tried to put on the blades whilst running.
"Not as easy as it looks is it?" yelled Lan out of the window as Mayl and the navis laughed.
"He's going to have one big surprise when he gets to school," said MegaMan.
"Should we have told them?" said Mayl.
"Nah, it's a nice surprise for them," said Roll.
As predicted by Hub he got bullied the moment he reached the classroom.
"Ha, look at the little baby with the pink navi symbol," said a kid at the back.
Hub ignored him and sat at the front.
"So you're going to ignore me now are you?" said the kid walking to the front and standing by Hub's desk, "I bet you have a little girlie navi to go with your little girlie symbol don't you."
Still ignoring him Hub turned on the desk and started to read through some of the schools policies, more specifically the ones concerning bullying. The bully started to walk up and down in front of the board taking the opportunity to bully Hub some more.
"Oh look at me, I'm the little girlie boy with my little girlie symbol and my little girlie navi," he said. He noticed the class was looking at the door. Hub engrossed in his reading had never noticed.
"Ahem," said a voice by the door that startled Hub into looking up, "You've just earned yourself a detention mister," said Sarah.
Sarah walked in and sat down at the teacher's desk. The bully slunk into the back of the classroom again and sat down.
"I am Mrs. Blaze, more specifically I am Sarah Blaze the human NetNavi but you will all call me Mrs. Blaze. I do not take kindly to bullying, especially about NetNavis or the NetNavi's symbol. If you must know Hub has one of the strongest navis in this class already. Are there any questions?"
A girl in the class put her hand up.
"Yes Sally," said Sarah.
"How do you know his name is Hub," said the girl Sally.
"Apart from the fact he's my nephew, I recognised his navi symbol in the same way I recognised yours," said Sarah, "Any other questions?"
"What are you teaching us?" said a boy.
"I will be taking you for Basic Virus Busting which I believe is next, Maths and Basic Programming," said Sarah, "I will not allow you to slack in my classes. Both Basic Virus Busting and Basic Programming can be dangerous if used incorrectly or you do not listen. Any more questions?"
The hands stayed down.
"Good," said Sarah, "First things first, we will be looking this year at basic virus busting technique. I see that for some of you this will just be a refresher. If you bear with it then we will start studying some advanced techniques too. Our first lesson will be on chip attributes."
Hub smiled, with his Aunt Sarah teaching him, maybe this symbol wasn't so bad after all. He looked over at Blu to see she was taking notes down and decided to take some down too.
(A/N: Yes, at some point in the last 12 years Sarah and Chaud got married, that's all on the subject for now although there may be a fic on it later.)