The Pain Of Loss Chapter 4 - I Won't Give Up!!!
~~Oye, yo everyone. Bad news, I probably failed Japanese 1... ;.; It's nuuu
faiiiir... guess I shouldn't have slacked. But next time, I'll nail it for
sure, no slackin', it'll be all hard work!!! *Growls at a crowd mocking him
in the background and blasts them to Kingdom Come with an Ultima spell* Now
that that's dealt with, on with the story!!!~~
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It was about 11 in E.S.T. ( Electopia Standard Time ), and all was silent. Well, save for the usual viruses and Navi Ghosts haunting the Web. Roll had asked Mayl to leave her online so she could continue on with her "agenda". Mayl, not one to question unless she felt something bad was going on, allowed this. Roll entered Yoka Square via the shortcut that had been created about 3 months ago during WWW's resurrection. She came to a halt in front of the message boards, looking around for Protoman, a slight uneasiness in her eyes.
"He said to meet him here... so where is he...?" She sighed softly and closed her eyes, letting her other senses go in tune for a few moments before she heard something like the wind being cut. Her eyes shot open and she jumped back, the side of her pink suit being torn open by the slash of a blade of violet energy. She looked to Protoman, her eyes wide in shock. Protoman stood up straight, keeping his energy blade ignited.
"That's quite impressive, Roll... most Navis would've been cut in two by my attack." Roll grit her teeth, walking forward and getting in his face. Had he even thought of the fact that if she hadn't noticed him, or he'd slipped up, that he could've easily deleted her?!! "Listen to me, buster, what would've happened if you'd screwed up there, huh?!! I'd have had to drag both my halves back to Mayl's homepage!!!" Protoman shrugged, turning his back to her. "But I didn't, did I...?" Roll fumed over this, then looked to the side. Protoman chuckled softly, looking to her. "Come... our first training course is in Yoka 2. Word is that Bubbleman Alpha's found himself in a compressed corner of the Web..." Roll blinked, then sighed, lowering her head. "But, Mayl doesn't have the Compress program for the Navi Customizer... I can't follow you onto those tiny paths."
Protoman nodded, then tossed her a white, three piece block. She caught it and tilted her head a bit, then looked to him. Protoman just looked to the gate that led to the virus infested Yoka area. "Now you don't have a right to say you can't follow me... come on." He began to walk towards the gate, Roll stood there, a light blush coming over her face of embarrassment, but at the same time, of great flattery. Without wasting another second, she installed the program and dashed forward after Protoman.
The battle through Yoka 1 towards Yoka 2 was one that had easily gotten to Roll, especially since she'd never really dealt with viruses of this breed before. These made the viruses she encountered in Yumland during the days of Gospel seem like cakewalk! Nonetheless, she trudged on after Protoman. At about half past Midnight, they were just about at the point where Bubbleman's ghost had been spotted. Roll stood silently as she watched the small area of the Net where data had been corrupted, and occasionally twitched and flashed as if it were being ripped through. Protoman looked to her and nodded gently. "I hope you're prepared for this, Roll... Bubbleman's just as challenging, maybe even more so, than Beastman was..." Roll gave a gentle nod to Protoman. "I trust your word, and I'll be careful, Protoman..."
They had began to walk forward towards Bubbleman's corrupt data stream, when disaster struck the two. Immediately, a wall of green flames shot up between Roll and Protoman, the sudden shock of it pushing a startled Protoman forward and into battle with Bubbleman Alpha. At the same time, a huge pillar of green flames shot skyward before Roll's eyes. A dark figure, hunched over like a Gorilla, emerged from the hole in the Net floor caused by the flame. She gasped as she realized who it was as the flames died down. Before her stood Flamman Beta, a Navi that in it's basic form alone dwarfed the powers of even Beastman Beta. She stepped back, but was greeted by the intense heat of the green flame barrier. Flamman, definitely a Navi of few words, wasted no time in his assault. With a fierce cry, he sent a huge wave of green flames forward towards Roll.
Roll immediately dashed around the flames, aware of their immense power, but at the same time, aware of their easily surpassed speed. By the time Flamman's flames had reached where she was standing, she was already standing beside Flamman. With a sharp cry, she let loose a barrage with her ribbons. She made contact with her ribbons at least 10 times before she noticed there was a problem. Flamman, who had most definitely taken the full force of her attack, hadn't even flinched!!! Flamman gave off a demonic laugh and shifted his dark, piercing gaze to her. Before she could react, Flamman had nailed her with a close range blast of green flames, sending her flying back into one of his two candles. She slouched against it, gritting her teeth, trying to force herself back up as Flamman began to lumber towards her clumsily.
Protoman by now had most definitely cut Bubbleman and his pathetic ego clean in half, deleting the Navi's Alpha form once and for all. He turned to gaze at Roll's battle with Flamman Beta just in time to see her take the full impact of his flames. His eyes went wide beneath the helmet, desperately concerned for his student's well being. Without thinking, he charged forward, and leaped, attempting to bound over the barrier of green flames. But just as he was above the barrier, the unexpected happened. As if sensors were planted in them, the flames shot up and engulfed Protoman. Protoman cried out in pain, arching his back as the flames slowly began to eat away at his data. Roll's attention had shifted from Flamman to Protoman and his current state of pain. Her eyes shot wide open in fear for her comrade and teacher. "P... Protoman!!! Hold on, I'll be there as soon as I can!!!" She finally forced herself to stand, but just in time to get one of Flamman's powerful hands about her throat and slamming her into the candle, slowly pushing her into the white wax. Flamman grinned, his obvious intent to engulf her into the candle and let it burn through her data itself. Roll struggled with all her might, but to no avail. Her eyes swelled with tears, and the tears almost immediately began to dash down her cheeks. She shut her eyes tightly, quivering with fear as her face began to be engulfed in the slick, white substance, thinking to herself all of the time.
'Megaman... Protoman... now I've failed two of my best friends... I can't believe myself, I'm too weak to be of any help!!!' Just as she was about to give up hope, her emblem began to give off a soft pulse. Immediately, she felt a new power grow inside of her, one she'd never tapped into before. Her eyes shot open, her pupils and irises gone, replaced by a shining white. She screamed out and expelled massive amounts of energy, throwing Flamman back and annihilating both of his candles, this causing the flames that had just about deleted Protoman to halt and allow his partly conscious form to drop to the ground. Roll floated above the ground, her body suit beginning to glow white, creating an aura over her. Flamman's eyes went wide, and he desperately launched his attack at full force upon Roll. Roll, who was well aware of this, merely extended her hand and caught the flames, then drove them in half off the sides of the path. Her ribbons began to spin at an incredible rate in mid-air, a wind kicking up about her. She grit her teeth, her aura having vanished into her twirling ribbons now, her eyes shut tightly as she concentrated. After a final few seconds, her eyes shot open and glared right at Flamman. She spread her arms and legs out, throwing her head back. "ROLL HURRICANE!!!" She touched down for the most brief of all instances, and immediately did a front flip, sending the Hurricane she'd created with her ribbons forward. Flamman screamed out as it engulfed him, deleting him piece by piece until nothing was left but a green flame that flew off into the depths of Yoka 2.
Protoman, who had watched every last bit of this, lay stunned before Roll. Roll floated gently, her eyes shut as the power began to die out. Her eyes shot open and she flinched, the power fading immediately. Roll dropped to her knees on the ground, then slumped face forward on the path. Protoman merely sat up, unable to believe his shaded violet eyes. "Maybe... she should be the one giving me lessons on Net Battling..."
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Me: Heh, whaddya say to that?!! Not bad, huh guys?!!
Lan and Megaman in the background: *silent and shocked by Roll's power*
Zero: Hey, I haven't seen Mayl today, by now she would've pestered you about Roll...
Me: Um, I let her have a break since she didn't really have much of a casting today...
Megaman X: *Drags Mayl from the closet, bound and gagged, screaming her head off furiously through the gag* I found her...
Axl: Well, I certainly think it's an improvement... she talks too much...
Me and everyone else with a good head on their shoulders: *Ducks for cover in a bomb shelter and watches Mayl tear Axl to shreds after first tearing her binds to shreds*
Roll: Glad that wasn't me...
Me: Exactly... A... Anyhow, that's it for this chapter, update ya later!!! ^.^;;; She's so after me next...
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It was about 11 in E.S.T. ( Electopia Standard Time ), and all was silent. Well, save for the usual viruses and Navi Ghosts haunting the Web. Roll had asked Mayl to leave her online so she could continue on with her "agenda". Mayl, not one to question unless she felt something bad was going on, allowed this. Roll entered Yoka Square via the shortcut that had been created about 3 months ago during WWW's resurrection. She came to a halt in front of the message boards, looking around for Protoman, a slight uneasiness in her eyes.
"He said to meet him here... so where is he...?" She sighed softly and closed her eyes, letting her other senses go in tune for a few moments before she heard something like the wind being cut. Her eyes shot open and she jumped back, the side of her pink suit being torn open by the slash of a blade of violet energy. She looked to Protoman, her eyes wide in shock. Protoman stood up straight, keeping his energy blade ignited.
"That's quite impressive, Roll... most Navis would've been cut in two by my attack." Roll grit her teeth, walking forward and getting in his face. Had he even thought of the fact that if she hadn't noticed him, or he'd slipped up, that he could've easily deleted her?!! "Listen to me, buster, what would've happened if you'd screwed up there, huh?!! I'd have had to drag both my halves back to Mayl's homepage!!!" Protoman shrugged, turning his back to her. "But I didn't, did I...?" Roll fumed over this, then looked to the side. Protoman chuckled softly, looking to her. "Come... our first training course is in Yoka 2. Word is that Bubbleman Alpha's found himself in a compressed corner of the Web..." Roll blinked, then sighed, lowering her head. "But, Mayl doesn't have the Compress program for the Navi Customizer... I can't follow you onto those tiny paths."
Protoman nodded, then tossed her a white, three piece block. She caught it and tilted her head a bit, then looked to him. Protoman just looked to the gate that led to the virus infested Yoka area. "Now you don't have a right to say you can't follow me... come on." He began to walk towards the gate, Roll stood there, a light blush coming over her face of embarrassment, but at the same time, of great flattery. Without wasting another second, she installed the program and dashed forward after Protoman.
The battle through Yoka 1 towards Yoka 2 was one that had easily gotten to Roll, especially since she'd never really dealt with viruses of this breed before. These made the viruses she encountered in Yumland during the days of Gospel seem like cakewalk! Nonetheless, she trudged on after Protoman. At about half past Midnight, they were just about at the point where Bubbleman's ghost had been spotted. Roll stood silently as she watched the small area of the Net where data had been corrupted, and occasionally twitched and flashed as if it were being ripped through. Protoman looked to her and nodded gently. "I hope you're prepared for this, Roll... Bubbleman's just as challenging, maybe even more so, than Beastman was..." Roll gave a gentle nod to Protoman. "I trust your word, and I'll be careful, Protoman..."
They had began to walk forward towards Bubbleman's corrupt data stream, when disaster struck the two. Immediately, a wall of green flames shot up between Roll and Protoman, the sudden shock of it pushing a startled Protoman forward and into battle with Bubbleman Alpha. At the same time, a huge pillar of green flames shot skyward before Roll's eyes. A dark figure, hunched over like a Gorilla, emerged from the hole in the Net floor caused by the flame. She gasped as she realized who it was as the flames died down. Before her stood Flamman Beta, a Navi that in it's basic form alone dwarfed the powers of even Beastman Beta. She stepped back, but was greeted by the intense heat of the green flame barrier. Flamman, definitely a Navi of few words, wasted no time in his assault. With a fierce cry, he sent a huge wave of green flames forward towards Roll.
Roll immediately dashed around the flames, aware of their immense power, but at the same time, aware of their easily surpassed speed. By the time Flamman's flames had reached where she was standing, she was already standing beside Flamman. With a sharp cry, she let loose a barrage with her ribbons. She made contact with her ribbons at least 10 times before she noticed there was a problem. Flamman, who had most definitely taken the full force of her attack, hadn't even flinched!!! Flamman gave off a demonic laugh and shifted his dark, piercing gaze to her. Before she could react, Flamman had nailed her with a close range blast of green flames, sending her flying back into one of his two candles. She slouched against it, gritting her teeth, trying to force herself back up as Flamman began to lumber towards her clumsily.
Protoman by now had most definitely cut Bubbleman and his pathetic ego clean in half, deleting the Navi's Alpha form once and for all. He turned to gaze at Roll's battle with Flamman Beta just in time to see her take the full impact of his flames. His eyes went wide beneath the helmet, desperately concerned for his student's well being. Without thinking, he charged forward, and leaped, attempting to bound over the barrier of green flames. But just as he was above the barrier, the unexpected happened. As if sensors were planted in them, the flames shot up and engulfed Protoman. Protoman cried out in pain, arching his back as the flames slowly began to eat away at his data. Roll's attention had shifted from Flamman to Protoman and his current state of pain. Her eyes shot wide open in fear for her comrade and teacher. "P... Protoman!!! Hold on, I'll be there as soon as I can!!!" She finally forced herself to stand, but just in time to get one of Flamman's powerful hands about her throat and slamming her into the candle, slowly pushing her into the white wax. Flamman grinned, his obvious intent to engulf her into the candle and let it burn through her data itself. Roll struggled with all her might, but to no avail. Her eyes swelled with tears, and the tears almost immediately began to dash down her cheeks. She shut her eyes tightly, quivering with fear as her face began to be engulfed in the slick, white substance, thinking to herself all of the time.
'Megaman... Protoman... now I've failed two of my best friends... I can't believe myself, I'm too weak to be of any help!!!' Just as she was about to give up hope, her emblem began to give off a soft pulse. Immediately, she felt a new power grow inside of her, one she'd never tapped into before. Her eyes shot open, her pupils and irises gone, replaced by a shining white. She screamed out and expelled massive amounts of energy, throwing Flamman back and annihilating both of his candles, this causing the flames that had just about deleted Protoman to halt and allow his partly conscious form to drop to the ground. Roll floated above the ground, her body suit beginning to glow white, creating an aura over her. Flamman's eyes went wide, and he desperately launched his attack at full force upon Roll. Roll, who was well aware of this, merely extended her hand and caught the flames, then drove them in half off the sides of the path. Her ribbons began to spin at an incredible rate in mid-air, a wind kicking up about her. She grit her teeth, her aura having vanished into her twirling ribbons now, her eyes shut tightly as she concentrated. After a final few seconds, her eyes shot open and glared right at Flamman. She spread her arms and legs out, throwing her head back. "ROLL HURRICANE!!!" She touched down for the most brief of all instances, and immediately did a front flip, sending the Hurricane she'd created with her ribbons forward. Flamman screamed out as it engulfed him, deleting him piece by piece until nothing was left but a green flame that flew off into the depths of Yoka 2.
Protoman, who had watched every last bit of this, lay stunned before Roll. Roll floated gently, her eyes shut as the power began to die out. Her eyes shot open and she flinched, the power fading immediately. Roll dropped to her knees on the ground, then slumped face forward on the path. Protoman merely sat up, unable to believe his shaded violet eyes. "Maybe... she should be the one giving me lessons on Net Battling..."
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Me: Heh, whaddya say to that?!! Not bad, huh guys?!!
Lan and Megaman in the background: *silent and shocked by Roll's power*
Zero: Hey, I haven't seen Mayl today, by now she would've pestered you about Roll...
Me: Um, I let her have a break since she didn't really have much of a casting today...
Megaman X: *Drags Mayl from the closet, bound and gagged, screaming her head off furiously through the gag* I found her...
Axl: Well, I certainly think it's an improvement... she talks too much...
Me and everyone else with a good head on their shoulders: *Ducks for cover in a bomb shelter and watches Mayl tear Axl to shreds after first tearing her binds to shreds*
Roll: Glad that wasn't me...
Me: Exactly... A... Anyhow, that's it for this chapter, update ya later!!! ^.^;;; She's so after me next...