The Pain Of Loss Chapter 10 - It Affects Us All
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Wowza, folks, how long's it been since I updated this sucker? *Blinks and
looks at Zero.EXE and sweatdrops enormously at what he hears.* NEARLY TWO
WEEKS?!!! DANG, I'M BEHIND!!! Heh, I've been obsessed with Megaman Battle
Network 3 and busting all the Undernet Security Cubes, as well as Sonic
Battle for the GBA, having friends over, working with Dad, etc, etc...
Well, that's besides the point!!! I'M BACK IN BUSINESS!!!
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It had been another two weeks since Roll had been told she would soon be informed on the identity of the one residing with her within her body. So far, she had nothing. Roll had been training with Protoman these past two weeks, once Chaud had recovered from the shock of Mayl nearly creaming him. At this time, Roll was net battling with Protoman, using her recently acquired skills. It was a fierce battle, and each of them had thus far whittled the other down to a fraction of their full power. Roll has been taking the toll of Protoman's Air Sword attacks, while at the same time, even with Protoman's intense speed, one shot from the Roll Hurricane leveled the playing field. It was down to a final attack. Roll shut her eyes, gathering strength from deep within her body. Immediately, a pink sword formed at her right hand with a heart at the base of the blade. She got into a fighting stance she had practiced with Protoman using basic Sword chips. Protoman stood in the same position, his Hero Sword chip ready for use. "This is the final charge for the day Roll, I want you to give it your all!!!"
Roll gave a nod, and immediately took off with blinding speed. Protoman matched her speed with his own. Within that brief instant of time, there was a small explosion that sent both Navis hurtling back into walls. As their swords vanished, Roll began to giggle a little bit. She then broke into laughter. Protoman restrained his laughter, intent on keeping a tough guy image, though he did fail in keeping a hint of it off. For one of the few times in his life, he cracked a grin at this event. Both Navis stood, worn from their battle. Roll walked to Protoman and used some of her powers to heal him. "Here... thank you so much for training me these past two weeks. I'm actually surprised that Mayl let me come for this."
Protoman nodded, returning the favor of his recovery by pressing a Full Recovery Subchip to Roll's chest emblem, watching as it sank in and healed her. "It's nothing. You'll make a great net battler once you reach your full potential. You're already a match for me, Roll..." Roll smiled at this news, sticking out her tongue and rubbing her the back of her head with her right hand. Roll had grown more and more real lately, as well. Over the past two weeks, she'd experienced fingernail growth, a need for bodily cleanliness, and much more any human would need. "Well, I'm out for the night. Good night, Protoman!" Immediately after speaking these words, she logged out.
Later that evening, Protoman was virus busting in the Beach area. As usual, just about every virus that came his way hardly lasted a second before total deletion. Protoman shut his eyes and stood still, the tip of his sword's blade resting upon the ground. "This is getting old... Maybe I should try the Undernet areas, there are plenty of strong viruses there to train on..." Just as he started to walk, he heard a whirring noise. He turned just in time to find a Yo-Yo1's blade coming straight at him. He dodged, but not without damage, as one of the blades slashed into his shoulder. Without wasting anymore time, he charged forward and sliced the virus into pieces. Chaud narrowed his eyes, then sighed. "What've I told you about being careless, Protoman...?" Protoman nodded, bowing his head. "My apologies, Chaud. I just..." He blinked a bit, catching a strange scent as he lowered his head. He looked to his right shoulder where the blade penetrated, and his every movement, as well as Chaud's, came to a halt from shock. Upon his shoulder, the suit was torn, revealing bloody, gashed skin beneath. Chaud grit his teeth, clenching his fists as he thought to himself. 'So... Roll isn't the only one... I've got to figure out just what's going on, I've got a bad feeling about this...'
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Me - Ahhh, great to be back in the author's chair!!! Now I know how O.M.A.- Sama feels when he makes The Rogues Gallery and Author Space stuff. Same with Jen-Sama and Ashes of the Fourth Wall...
Megaman ( Original ) - You DO of course realize probably no one knows what you're talking about...
Me - Aaaand your point is...?
Mayl - Try and keep it to a point we can ALL understand, Death.
Me - Awww, you're no fun... *Plays at Guilty Gear XX for the PS2*
Zero - You're obsessed with that game, huh?
Me - Yep, just got Kliff and it turns out that he's the only old guy with a sword three times as tall as himself that I've ever kicked major butt with. Anyhow... *Sweatdrops as Kliff's sword slams through his PS2*
Kliff - You young'uns should be outside, not playing these silly things...
Me - ... M... My new PS2... the one I saved $300 to buy with an Ethernet addition...
Kliff - Heh, waste of good money, then.
Me - GRRAAAAAHHHH!!!! DIIIIIEEEE YOU MIDGET FREAK!!! *Dives at Kliff and tackles him into a closet where a pool of blood starts to leak from under the door*
Mayl - He's... scaring me, guys... *Clings to Lan*
Everyone - *Nods and steps waaaay back from the psycho*
Lan - *Blinks at Mayl clinging to him, then grins and thinks to himself.* 'SWWEEEETT!!!' Eh-hem... Anyhow, since everyone else is too mortified to say it, I will. We'll see you in the next chapter. HEY, WILY!!! C'MON, THESE BLOODSTAINS WON'T CLEAN THEMSELVES!!!
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It had been another two weeks since Roll had been told she would soon be informed on the identity of the one residing with her within her body. So far, she had nothing. Roll had been training with Protoman these past two weeks, once Chaud had recovered from the shock of Mayl nearly creaming him. At this time, Roll was net battling with Protoman, using her recently acquired skills. It was a fierce battle, and each of them had thus far whittled the other down to a fraction of their full power. Roll has been taking the toll of Protoman's Air Sword attacks, while at the same time, even with Protoman's intense speed, one shot from the Roll Hurricane leveled the playing field. It was down to a final attack. Roll shut her eyes, gathering strength from deep within her body. Immediately, a pink sword formed at her right hand with a heart at the base of the blade. She got into a fighting stance she had practiced with Protoman using basic Sword chips. Protoman stood in the same position, his Hero Sword chip ready for use. "This is the final charge for the day Roll, I want you to give it your all!!!"
Roll gave a nod, and immediately took off with blinding speed. Protoman matched her speed with his own. Within that brief instant of time, there was a small explosion that sent both Navis hurtling back into walls. As their swords vanished, Roll began to giggle a little bit. She then broke into laughter. Protoman restrained his laughter, intent on keeping a tough guy image, though he did fail in keeping a hint of it off. For one of the few times in his life, he cracked a grin at this event. Both Navis stood, worn from their battle. Roll walked to Protoman and used some of her powers to heal him. "Here... thank you so much for training me these past two weeks. I'm actually surprised that Mayl let me come for this."
Protoman nodded, returning the favor of his recovery by pressing a Full Recovery Subchip to Roll's chest emblem, watching as it sank in and healed her. "It's nothing. You'll make a great net battler once you reach your full potential. You're already a match for me, Roll..." Roll smiled at this news, sticking out her tongue and rubbing her the back of her head with her right hand. Roll had grown more and more real lately, as well. Over the past two weeks, she'd experienced fingernail growth, a need for bodily cleanliness, and much more any human would need. "Well, I'm out for the night. Good night, Protoman!" Immediately after speaking these words, she logged out.
Later that evening, Protoman was virus busting in the Beach area. As usual, just about every virus that came his way hardly lasted a second before total deletion. Protoman shut his eyes and stood still, the tip of his sword's blade resting upon the ground. "This is getting old... Maybe I should try the Undernet areas, there are plenty of strong viruses there to train on..." Just as he started to walk, he heard a whirring noise. He turned just in time to find a Yo-Yo1's blade coming straight at him. He dodged, but not without damage, as one of the blades slashed into his shoulder. Without wasting anymore time, he charged forward and sliced the virus into pieces. Chaud narrowed his eyes, then sighed. "What've I told you about being careless, Protoman...?" Protoman nodded, bowing his head. "My apologies, Chaud. I just..." He blinked a bit, catching a strange scent as he lowered his head. He looked to his right shoulder where the blade penetrated, and his every movement, as well as Chaud's, came to a halt from shock. Upon his shoulder, the suit was torn, revealing bloody, gashed skin beneath. Chaud grit his teeth, clenching his fists as he thought to himself. 'So... Roll isn't the only one... I've got to figure out just what's going on, I've got a bad feeling about this...'
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Me - Ahhh, great to be back in the author's chair!!! Now I know how O.M.A.- Sama feels when he makes The Rogues Gallery and Author Space stuff. Same with Jen-Sama and Ashes of the Fourth Wall...
Megaman ( Original ) - You DO of course realize probably no one knows what you're talking about...
Me - Aaaand your point is...?
Mayl - Try and keep it to a point we can ALL understand, Death.
Me - Awww, you're no fun... *Plays at Guilty Gear XX for the PS2*
Zero - You're obsessed with that game, huh?
Me - Yep, just got Kliff and it turns out that he's the only old guy with a sword three times as tall as himself that I've ever kicked major butt with. Anyhow... *Sweatdrops as Kliff's sword slams through his PS2*
Kliff - You young'uns should be outside, not playing these silly things...
Me - ... M... My new PS2... the one I saved $300 to buy with an Ethernet addition...
Kliff - Heh, waste of good money, then.
Me - GRRAAAAAHHHH!!!! DIIIIIEEEE YOU MIDGET FREAK!!! *Dives at Kliff and tackles him into a closet where a pool of blood starts to leak from under the door*
Mayl - He's... scaring me, guys... *Clings to Lan*
Everyone - *Nods and steps waaaay back from the psycho*
Lan - *Blinks at Mayl clinging to him, then grins and thinks to himself.* 'SWWEEEETT!!!' Eh-hem... Anyhow, since everyone else is too mortified to say it, I will. We'll see you in the next chapter. HEY, WILY!!! C'MON, THESE BLOODSTAINS WON'T CLEAN THEMSELVES!!!