The Pain Of Loss Ch. 2 : I Want To Be Stronger For You
~~I reiterate, folks, I don't own any of Megaman, but this story's mine. -.- You will respect mah authoritah!!!~~
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It had been two weeks after Mayl had confronted Roll about Megaman. Roll had pulled out of her sorrows for the most part and had begun to function properly again. Though this didn't last terribly long, mind you. After those two weeks, Roll had begun to think of how she had let Megaman down by not being strong enough to help him. But this time, she kept herself in a more positive frame of mind. One night, after Mayl went to sleep, Roll sat awake in her PET, contemplating silently to herself within her mind.
'Megaman... I know that I probably didn't do too terribly much for you when you and the others fought so bravely and hard against Wily and Alpha... but I promise you, I won't let anyone down like that ever again! I'll grow stronger, watch me!!! ... for your sake, Megaman... I will grow as strong as you were...'
The next day, before Mayl had left for school, she had let Roll jack into the web for a while, Roll having explained to her she had a personal agenda she needed to fulfill. By now, Roll was walking through the lower level of Scilab 1. She crossed her arms and sighed, having only run into a few Mettaurs and Canodumb viruses. "With wimps like this, I'll never be strong enough to help the others..." She blinks as she walks to a dead end, then groans, shaking her head. "I must've turned down the wrong path... Oh well, I'll just have to head back..."
She turned on her heels and slowly starting to walk back. But just as she did, she heard something large land behind her. Before she could turn her body all the way to face what had descended, a pair of razor sharp claws had already slashed into her. Her eyes went wide, too surprised and frightened to even muster a scream, as she was sent flying at least a good 20 feet down that bit of the path. She grit her teeth and propped her upper body up with her arms, though this task taking great effort in itself. She gasped, her Emerald eyes seeming to shrink at the site of the Navi before her. Before her stood the Data Ghost of Beastman in his Alpha form. She grit her teeth, mustering up all the strength she had, and finally managing to stand. Her left arm hung at her side, having been badly injured as it took the full blow of Beastman's slash. "So... it is true after all... you deleted Navis really do have ghosts that wander the Net..."
Beastman immediately let out a ferocious howl and charged Roll. Roll ducked one of his slashes, taking a slight knick on her right cheek from it. She immediately turned behind him, the yellow ribbons that hung off the back of her head beginning to rotate at an incredible speed. "ROLL FLASH!!!" As she screamed out the name of her attack, she slammed her spinning ribbons into Beastman, each making contact 3 times before she withdrew. Thanks to the special feature added into this attack, she recovered slightly, but only enough to move her left arm a bit.
Beastman howled out yet again, his yellow mane seeming to flare with rage. Roll's eyes shot wide open as she heard this howl, feeling as if it had pierced her to her very core. Beastman then split into pieces before her eyes, each of his pieces beginning to circle around her at speeds greater than any she had ever experienced in any Net Battle she had ever been in. After a moment, the claws and head struck. Six times Beastman's claws ripped into her skin and suit, leaving bloody gashes and injuries across her arms, chest, and legs. Three more times had Beastman's head, with it's ferocious fangs, torn into her shoulders and her right side. With all these injuries, she could stand no more, and collapsed in a bloody, battered heap on the path. She looked as Beastman reformed piece by piece, and slowly walked forward to deal the final blow to his prey. Roll grit her teeth, tears beginning to flow. She shut her eyes tightly. 'I've failed you, Mega... I'm sorry, I couldn't live up to my word...'
After a moment, there was a bright flash, immediately followed with a Slash. Roll's entire body tensed, expecting to feel the pain any second now, but a moment passed, then two. Nothing. She finally gathered the courage and strength to open her eyes. At first, she thought she was delirious from blood loss and her injuries, but she then realized she what she thought she was seeing really existed. Before her stood Beastman, taking blow after blow from a Violet blade of energy attached to a warrior donning a helmet built with sunglasses. After a mere three more seconds, the warrior stopped his assault on Beastman with a final charging slash, coming to a halt infront of Roll. Beastman stood still for a moment, his eyes wide and his mouth gaping open. He then let out one final howl. Immediately, Beastman began to glow, and after that, he exploded into a magnificent rain of data that just vanished into the Net. Roll looked to the warrior, a weak, yet relieved smile upon her face. "P... Protoman..."
Protoman nodded and knelt down, gently lifting her up. His sword vanished from his right arm and with both arms and little to no effort, he scooped her up, cradling her as one would a child. She leaned against him. "I... I'm sorry... I made you waste your time on me when you could be fighting real threa..." She blinked, having had a finger put over her mouth. What truly surprised her though was the fact she only felt one arm beneath her at that time. Protoman then returned to cradling her in both arms, and from there, he began to walk back to Scilab Square. Halfway to their destination, Protoman, the silent warrior he is, finally spoke. "What in the name of the Undernet were you doing fighting Beastman... a Navi at your level has no chance against an Alpha Navi..." Roll lowered her head, closing her eyes. "I... didn't plan to fight him... but he sprung me, and I had no other choice. Besides... I'm tired of being weak... maybe if I hadn't been so weak, Mega'd still be here with us..." Protoman looks to her, then sighs. Beneath his sunglasses, his Violet eyes had begun to show guilt for the remark he made of her being a lower class Navi. As they reached the entrance to Scilab Square, he stopped. "... I'm sorry about what I said... but I want a full explanation on everything... and don't skip on any details..." Roll sighed, nodding, and from there, they entered Scilab Square.
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Me: I toldja that I'd raise the ratings in later chapters!!!
Protoman: Whatever...
Mayl: Hey, Navis don't bleed anyway, what's with Roll taking so much damage?!! *narrows her eyes and gets up in his face with a death glare*
Me: *sweatdrops and hides behind Zero* Hey, relax!!! Look, it'll all be explained later on. There's more to this story than Roll's improvement!!!
Everyone but Roll: ... GET THE ANSWER FROM HIM AT ANY COST!!! *immediately start chasing him as an angry mob*
Roll: Well, I'll say it for him since he'll be a bit busy for a while. See you in the next chapter!!! ^.^
~~I reiterate, folks, I don't own any of Megaman, but this story's mine. -.- You will respect mah authoritah!!!~~
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It had been two weeks after Mayl had confronted Roll about Megaman. Roll had pulled out of her sorrows for the most part and had begun to function properly again. Though this didn't last terribly long, mind you. After those two weeks, Roll had begun to think of how she had let Megaman down by not being strong enough to help him. But this time, she kept herself in a more positive frame of mind. One night, after Mayl went to sleep, Roll sat awake in her PET, contemplating silently to herself within her mind.
'Megaman... I know that I probably didn't do too terribly much for you when you and the others fought so bravely and hard against Wily and Alpha... but I promise you, I won't let anyone down like that ever again! I'll grow stronger, watch me!!! ... for your sake, Megaman... I will grow as strong as you were...'
The next day, before Mayl had left for school, she had let Roll jack into the web for a while, Roll having explained to her she had a personal agenda she needed to fulfill. By now, Roll was walking through the lower level of Scilab 1. She crossed her arms and sighed, having only run into a few Mettaurs and Canodumb viruses. "With wimps like this, I'll never be strong enough to help the others..." She blinks as she walks to a dead end, then groans, shaking her head. "I must've turned down the wrong path... Oh well, I'll just have to head back..."
She turned on her heels and slowly starting to walk back. But just as she did, she heard something large land behind her. Before she could turn her body all the way to face what had descended, a pair of razor sharp claws had already slashed into her. Her eyes went wide, too surprised and frightened to even muster a scream, as she was sent flying at least a good 20 feet down that bit of the path. She grit her teeth and propped her upper body up with her arms, though this task taking great effort in itself. She gasped, her Emerald eyes seeming to shrink at the site of the Navi before her. Before her stood the Data Ghost of Beastman in his Alpha form. She grit her teeth, mustering up all the strength she had, and finally managing to stand. Her left arm hung at her side, having been badly injured as it took the full blow of Beastman's slash. "So... it is true after all... you deleted Navis really do have ghosts that wander the Net..."
Beastman immediately let out a ferocious howl and charged Roll. Roll ducked one of his slashes, taking a slight knick on her right cheek from it. She immediately turned behind him, the yellow ribbons that hung off the back of her head beginning to rotate at an incredible speed. "ROLL FLASH!!!" As she screamed out the name of her attack, she slammed her spinning ribbons into Beastman, each making contact 3 times before she withdrew. Thanks to the special feature added into this attack, she recovered slightly, but only enough to move her left arm a bit.
Beastman howled out yet again, his yellow mane seeming to flare with rage. Roll's eyes shot wide open as she heard this howl, feeling as if it had pierced her to her very core. Beastman then split into pieces before her eyes, each of his pieces beginning to circle around her at speeds greater than any she had ever experienced in any Net Battle she had ever been in. After a moment, the claws and head struck. Six times Beastman's claws ripped into her skin and suit, leaving bloody gashes and injuries across her arms, chest, and legs. Three more times had Beastman's head, with it's ferocious fangs, torn into her shoulders and her right side. With all these injuries, she could stand no more, and collapsed in a bloody, battered heap on the path. She looked as Beastman reformed piece by piece, and slowly walked forward to deal the final blow to his prey. Roll grit her teeth, tears beginning to flow. She shut her eyes tightly. 'I've failed you, Mega... I'm sorry, I couldn't live up to my word...'
After a moment, there was a bright flash, immediately followed with a Slash. Roll's entire body tensed, expecting to feel the pain any second now, but a moment passed, then two. Nothing. She finally gathered the courage and strength to open her eyes. At first, she thought she was delirious from blood loss and her injuries, but she then realized she what she thought she was seeing really existed. Before her stood Beastman, taking blow after blow from a Violet blade of energy attached to a warrior donning a helmet built with sunglasses. After a mere three more seconds, the warrior stopped his assault on Beastman with a final charging slash, coming to a halt infront of Roll. Beastman stood still for a moment, his eyes wide and his mouth gaping open. He then let out one final howl. Immediately, Beastman began to glow, and after that, he exploded into a magnificent rain of data that just vanished into the Net. Roll looked to the warrior, a weak, yet relieved smile upon her face. "P... Protoman..."
Protoman nodded and knelt down, gently lifting her up. His sword vanished from his right arm and with both arms and little to no effort, he scooped her up, cradling her as one would a child. She leaned against him. "I... I'm sorry... I made you waste your time on me when you could be fighting real threa..." She blinked, having had a finger put over her mouth. What truly surprised her though was the fact she only felt one arm beneath her at that time. Protoman then returned to cradling her in both arms, and from there, he began to walk back to Scilab Square. Halfway to their destination, Protoman, the silent warrior he is, finally spoke. "What in the name of the Undernet were you doing fighting Beastman... a Navi at your level has no chance against an Alpha Navi..." Roll lowered her head, closing her eyes. "I... didn't plan to fight him... but he sprung me, and I had no other choice. Besides... I'm tired of being weak... maybe if I hadn't been so weak, Mega'd still be here with us..." Protoman looks to her, then sighs. Beneath his sunglasses, his Violet eyes had begun to show guilt for the remark he made of her being a lower class Navi. As they reached the entrance to Scilab Square, he stopped. "... I'm sorry about what I said... but I want a full explanation on everything... and don't skip on any details..." Roll sighed, nodding, and from there, they entered Scilab Square.
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Me: I toldja that I'd raise the ratings in later chapters!!!
Protoman: Whatever...
Mayl: Hey, Navis don't bleed anyway, what's with Roll taking so much damage?!! *narrows her eyes and gets up in his face with a death glare*
Me: *sweatdrops and hides behind Zero* Hey, relax!!! Look, it'll all be explained later on. There's more to this story than Roll's improvement!!!
Everyone but Roll: ... GET THE ANSWER FROM HIM AT ANY COST!!! *immediately start chasing him as an angry mob*
Roll: Well, I'll say it for him since he'll be a bit busy for a while. See you in the next chapter!!! ^.^