The Pain Of Loss Chapter 8 - One Heart, Two Navis
~~*Sighs and walks on screen, looking at the audience reading this.* Okay,
folks, I'm gonna lay something out plain and simple. A couple people have
decided that I should change my writing style. Now, I'm alright with one of
the earlier suggestions, but that was the ONLY ONE I WAS GOING TO USE!!! I
don't want anyone else suggesting on my writing style, either ya like it,
or ya don't, got it? Good. Now then, I've also gotten character requests.
The thing is, I don't put characters in on a whim. I put them in as I see
fit. If I see no use for them, they remain to collect dust... *Looks at a
whining Dr. Wily, then growls and kicks the old man down a canyon* AAHHH
SHADDUP OLD MAN!!! YER SUPPOSED TO BE DEAD ANYWAYS!!! Eh-hem... Finally,
I've gotten A LOT of questions on when certain events are going to happen,
like romance pairings, or when the Blue Bomber'll be back. Fact of the
matter is, I wing it, and play it by ear for those who don't know what
winging is. Ah, screw it. I'll leave it at this, I go one step at a time
and no faster. I make it at my own pace, and that's how it's gonna stay,
alright? Alright. Anyhow, now that I've cleared this up, on with the
story!!!~~
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Roll walked slowly through Scilab 1, tears running down her cheeks. She let her head hang low, not wanting anyone to see her sorrows, wishing to deal with this pain alone for now. "M... Megaman... I... I know I should be stronger than this now... it's nearly been two months... but... I can't stop thinking about you... Wh... what'm I supposed to do...?" She continued walking until she reached the cul-de-sac of the path where Alpha's data was held. She looked up at a hole in the web walls, blinking a little. As she dried her tears, she sighed and stepped through, immediately touching down on the Undernet's darkest regions.
She looked around slowly, her hands clasping each other infront of the emblem upon her chest, definitely intimidated by all the strong viruses and rogue Navis wandering about. "I... think I should head back..." She turned to face the hole, but her eyes went wide as she saw a Scilab maintenance team sealing it. She rushed a bit forward until she was at the hole, reaching forward for it, but she was too late, as it vanished from her grip. She caught herself from taking a plunge into the empty pit below and stepped back, shaking a little in fear. "... Now what do I do...?"
Mayl lied asleep against Lan as he held her, brushing away the another tear. He shut his eyes, shaking his head and thinking to himself. 'She loves Roll so much... Just the same way I loved Megaman... no... the same way I loved Hub... I can't let her go through what I have... I know it's not the same as losing a brother twice... but, Roll's just like a little sister to her... and, if Roll were to be deleted, I don't think Mayl could stand it...' Chaud leaned against a wall, sipping some coffee as he watched Lan's eyes, able to read into his emotions, just like anyone else. He shut his eyes, shaking his head and speaking up just enough for Lan to hear, but staying quite enough so that Mayl could retain her partially peaceful slumber.
"I can't protect that pink Navi, Lan... sources all over say they saw her take the gate to the Undernet that Drillman created. You and I both know that for now, we're powerless. The Undernet is even more expansive than our Net, so for all we know, she could be fighting Freezeman's Navi ghost..." Lan gave a weak nod in response and looked down, shutting his eyes, thinking to himself once again now. 'Roll... please come back... for our sakes... and especially for Mayl's...'
Ironically enough, Chaud's statement was nearly accurate. At the moment, Roll was in a heated battle with a Navi ghost, but not Freezeman's. Currently, she was pitted up against Drillman Omega, and just barely losing the battle. Drillman chuckled evilly, his drills whirring at speeds that not even Megaman could have experienced. Roll held a bleeding arm, the material of her suit having been torn off, revealing actual, lightly tanned skin. Drillman put one hand forward, aiming right for her. "Don't bother running, brat... you're between a pitfall and your death sentence..." Roll grit her teeth, looking behind her at the empty pit she nearly fell in when she was trying to return to the Scilab area. She shut her eyes, shaking her head and gazing forward.
Her timing was perfect enough to catch the drill coming at her. She barely ducked it, though the tip caught the piece of her suit covering her head. The material and her ribbons were torn off, and another couple humane features were revealed. She now had ears, and the hair was falling at all sides of her due to the loss of not only the yellow ribbons she attacked with, but the green ribbon that had been caught with the material. She panted softly as she knelt down, gazing at Drillman with a fury in her eyes near that of when she was fighting Flamman. Drillman, not at all intimidated, walked forward and grabbed her by the throat, lifting her up and chuckling as his drill looped around and hovered at his side.
"You're a strange little Navi... every one of us has a set design, but yours, it's different... and this..." He ejected the drill on his other hand and reached forward, grasping her unclothed arm and chuckling. "... is unheard of in a Navi... just what ARE you...?" Roll shut her eyes shaking against him wildly, Drillman shrugged and threw her to the ground, his arms crossed. "It doesn't matter... all that is for sure... is that I've played around enough. See you in oblivion, little girl!!!" He threw his right hand forward, sending the drills at her at a blinding speed that even Protoman or Bass would struggle to match. Roll sat up slowly, then looked up, her eyes aglow once more. The drills stopped in their place and shattered into thousands of steel pieces, bouncing on the ground and falling into the pit. Drillman's eyes went wide at this and he slowly stepped back.
"N... no one's ever destroyed my drills before, they were the strongest of all cyber metals!!! Wh... what are you?!!" Roll smirked and walked forward, her hair raising a little behind her as she lifted off the ground and floated into his face, knowing he was now cornered on the edge of the pit. As she spoke, a less dominant voice could be heard mixing with her own, feminine, yet more powerful and demanding. "You want to know what I am...? I am Roll.EXE... and I am going to delete you and all who dare ever stand in the way of my friends again..." She placed her hands on his chest, smirking as her hands glowed a light pink color. "ROLL BURST!!!" Immediately, Drillman was fired back, thousands of holes through his upper body from an energy wave Roll had drawn from the most untapped regions of her spirit. She watched Drillman fall into the pit below and listened to his screams before he was deleted. After this, she turned and vanished, reappearing in Scilab Square. She seemed to catch everyone's attention, Protoman's especially as he looked to her. She gently touched down and sighed, her hair falling against her back and legs. As her Emerald iris' glows faded, she collapsed on the floor. Protoman and the others rushed forward to check on her, as any would do.
While Roll was unconscious, within her mind, the same dominant feminine voice spoke to her, matched with body totally enveloped in the shadows, cradling Roll within her arms. "Roll... don't worry... I'll never let anyone of us come to harm again... no matter what the cost..." The shadowy figure grinned and ran a hand through Roll's hair as she sat there, awaiting for her to come to.
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Me: Well, now. I'm sure this is gonna leave everyone in suspense!!!
Mayl: Ummm, just who is that anyhow?
Me: You wanna know? Sorry, gotta wait 'til next time, Mayl.
Sai: Aww, but c'mon. Not even Miyu can tap into your head, so tell us already!!!
Me: I toldja, no dice!!!
Lan: *Stands with Megaman, both of their arms crossed.* Remember, Mega's only dead in the story, he came back...
Me: Umm... you guys... wanna know that bad, huh...?
Every Net Battler that had a unique name and Navi that was recognized in the show and game: *Nods firmly, gazing at him curiously, and slightly angrily.*
Me: *Sighs softly* Umm... well, truth is... y'know how I like to wing it and all...
Chaud and Protoman in unison: You didn't...
Me: I have no idea yet just who the Heck she is...
Everyone: *Falls anime style, twitching on the ground.*
Me: Eheheh, time to run before I'm killed by these guys, not even Axl wants to help me now. See you folks in the next chapter!!! *Charges off to the nearest fallout shelter*
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Roll walked slowly through Scilab 1, tears running down her cheeks. She let her head hang low, not wanting anyone to see her sorrows, wishing to deal with this pain alone for now. "M... Megaman... I... I know I should be stronger than this now... it's nearly been two months... but... I can't stop thinking about you... Wh... what'm I supposed to do...?" She continued walking until she reached the cul-de-sac of the path where Alpha's data was held. She looked up at a hole in the web walls, blinking a little. As she dried her tears, she sighed and stepped through, immediately touching down on the Undernet's darkest regions.
She looked around slowly, her hands clasping each other infront of the emblem upon her chest, definitely intimidated by all the strong viruses and rogue Navis wandering about. "I... think I should head back..." She turned to face the hole, but her eyes went wide as she saw a Scilab maintenance team sealing it. She rushed a bit forward until she was at the hole, reaching forward for it, but she was too late, as it vanished from her grip. She caught herself from taking a plunge into the empty pit below and stepped back, shaking a little in fear. "... Now what do I do...?"
Mayl lied asleep against Lan as he held her, brushing away the another tear. He shut his eyes, shaking his head and thinking to himself. 'She loves Roll so much... Just the same way I loved Megaman... no... the same way I loved Hub... I can't let her go through what I have... I know it's not the same as losing a brother twice... but, Roll's just like a little sister to her... and, if Roll were to be deleted, I don't think Mayl could stand it...' Chaud leaned against a wall, sipping some coffee as he watched Lan's eyes, able to read into his emotions, just like anyone else. He shut his eyes, shaking his head and speaking up just enough for Lan to hear, but staying quite enough so that Mayl could retain her partially peaceful slumber.
"I can't protect that pink Navi, Lan... sources all over say they saw her take the gate to the Undernet that Drillman created. You and I both know that for now, we're powerless. The Undernet is even more expansive than our Net, so for all we know, she could be fighting Freezeman's Navi ghost..." Lan gave a weak nod in response and looked down, shutting his eyes, thinking to himself once again now. 'Roll... please come back... for our sakes... and especially for Mayl's...'
Ironically enough, Chaud's statement was nearly accurate. At the moment, Roll was in a heated battle with a Navi ghost, but not Freezeman's. Currently, she was pitted up against Drillman Omega, and just barely losing the battle. Drillman chuckled evilly, his drills whirring at speeds that not even Megaman could have experienced. Roll held a bleeding arm, the material of her suit having been torn off, revealing actual, lightly tanned skin. Drillman put one hand forward, aiming right for her. "Don't bother running, brat... you're between a pitfall and your death sentence..." Roll grit her teeth, looking behind her at the empty pit she nearly fell in when she was trying to return to the Scilab area. She shut her eyes, shaking her head and gazing forward.
Her timing was perfect enough to catch the drill coming at her. She barely ducked it, though the tip caught the piece of her suit covering her head. The material and her ribbons were torn off, and another couple humane features were revealed. She now had ears, and the hair was falling at all sides of her due to the loss of not only the yellow ribbons she attacked with, but the green ribbon that had been caught with the material. She panted softly as she knelt down, gazing at Drillman with a fury in her eyes near that of when she was fighting Flamman. Drillman, not at all intimidated, walked forward and grabbed her by the throat, lifting her up and chuckling as his drill looped around and hovered at his side.
"You're a strange little Navi... every one of us has a set design, but yours, it's different... and this..." He ejected the drill on his other hand and reached forward, grasping her unclothed arm and chuckling. "... is unheard of in a Navi... just what ARE you...?" Roll shut her eyes shaking against him wildly, Drillman shrugged and threw her to the ground, his arms crossed. "It doesn't matter... all that is for sure... is that I've played around enough. See you in oblivion, little girl!!!" He threw his right hand forward, sending the drills at her at a blinding speed that even Protoman or Bass would struggle to match. Roll sat up slowly, then looked up, her eyes aglow once more. The drills stopped in their place and shattered into thousands of steel pieces, bouncing on the ground and falling into the pit. Drillman's eyes went wide at this and he slowly stepped back.
"N... no one's ever destroyed my drills before, they were the strongest of all cyber metals!!! Wh... what are you?!!" Roll smirked and walked forward, her hair raising a little behind her as she lifted off the ground and floated into his face, knowing he was now cornered on the edge of the pit. As she spoke, a less dominant voice could be heard mixing with her own, feminine, yet more powerful and demanding. "You want to know what I am...? I am Roll.EXE... and I am going to delete you and all who dare ever stand in the way of my friends again..." She placed her hands on his chest, smirking as her hands glowed a light pink color. "ROLL BURST!!!" Immediately, Drillman was fired back, thousands of holes through his upper body from an energy wave Roll had drawn from the most untapped regions of her spirit. She watched Drillman fall into the pit below and listened to his screams before he was deleted. After this, she turned and vanished, reappearing in Scilab Square. She seemed to catch everyone's attention, Protoman's especially as he looked to her. She gently touched down and sighed, her hair falling against her back and legs. As her Emerald iris' glows faded, she collapsed on the floor. Protoman and the others rushed forward to check on her, as any would do.
While Roll was unconscious, within her mind, the same dominant feminine voice spoke to her, matched with body totally enveloped in the shadows, cradling Roll within her arms. "Roll... don't worry... I'll never let anyone of us come to harm again... no matter what the cost..." The shadowy figure grinned and ran a hand through Roll's hair as she sat there, awaiting for her to come to.
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Me: Well, now. I'm sure this is gonna leave everyone in suspense!!!
Mayl: Ummm, just who is that anyhow?
Me: You wanna know? Sorry, gotta wait 'til next time, Mayl.
Sai: Aww, but c'mon. Not even Miyu can tap into your head, so tell us already!!!
Me: I toldja, no dice!!!
Lan: *Stands with Megaman, both of their arms crossed.* Remember, Mega's only dead in the story, he came back...
Me: Umm... you guys... wanna know that bad, huh...?
Every Net Battler that had a unique name and Navi that was recognized in the show and game: *Nods firmly, gazing at him curiously, and slightly angrily.*
Me: *Sighs softly* Umm... well, truth is... y'know how I like to wing it and all...
Chaud and Protoman in unison: You didn't...
Me: I have no idea yet just who the Heck she is...
Everyone: *Falls anime style, twitching on the ground.*
Me: Eheheh, time to run before I'm killed by these guys, not even Axl wants to help me now. See you folks in the next chapter!!! *Charges off to the nearest fallout shelter*