The Pain Of Loss Chapter 11 – The Memorial Service Introduction
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Yet again, I'm WAY behind on the updates!!! Gah, Japanese 2, roller
blading, art, school, working on sprites and figuring out how to make a
website... It's all very confusing!!!
Megaman – You still could've found SOME time to update...
Death – Hey, I don't tell you when you get a new game, so shaddup... That's Capcom's job. Anyhow, time to get this one rollin'!!! ~~
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Roll and Protoman seemed to be the only ones undergoing such changes at the time. Protoman, at one point, actually removed his helmet, because he felt it was getting to be what humans called "stuffy" under there. He had piercing violet eyes that seemed to be capable to cut through the very soul if looked upon with such intent. Protoman's hair was also let loose by the removal of the helmet, requiring Chaud to send him a hair tie just so he could hold it out of his face in the midst of battle. Roll, though, had changed the most rapidly. Not in her physical make-up, but in her power. Since she and the spirit within her body had grown more and more in-touch, Roll had started to develop her powers even faster. Protoman was matching her developments with his own, but even he was struggling. They both seemed to make every other Navi on the net pale in comparison against them. Though little did they know, that they were far from being the most powerful...
Deep in the Undernet, a dark Navi stood, watching two video screens. Upon one, there was Protoman, currently in heavy training in the Secret Area that Megaman had revealed to him before his tragic deletion. On the other, was Roll, searching through references at an Online Library, helping Mayl with her homework. The Navi gave a chuckle, turning swiftly as it walked to an open door, glowing with red energy. The Navi came to a stop just before the door, turning and looking back at the screens. The Navi was giggled a bit and crossed it's arms, the voice signaling off that it was of the female gender. It spoke with a gentle, yet destructive voice. "My dear little Roll... I promise you, soon enough, that unrequited passion for your dear little Megaman will destroy you... I'll see to that myself." The female Navi turned and walked through the door, gray armor flashing with blonde hair as she moved.
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Three weeks passed from that point. It was nearing the end of Summer. Lan was in the habit of doing his homework and getting up by himself now without the assistance of Megaman.EXE. This was the day of a memorial tribute to the lost Net Warrior, to honor him for saving the entire Network system not once, or twice, but three times, and marking the three month period since the day of his deletion. Lan, Mayl, Dex, Yai, and Chaud were among the attendants. The speech was very moving, no doubt, listing the Blue Bomber's highest points in his life. Lan, Mayl, Dex and Chaud spoke, while Yai sat in the back, forcing back heavy sobs, just for the time. After the ceremony, Mayl and Lan stood together away from the rest of the crowd. Mayl was in tears, but Lan was the worst of the two. She was doing all that she could to comfort him. She totally understood the situation. Lan had lost his brother twice, and a best friend for the first time. Such scars would remain in the souls of any who cared for a certain deceased party. "Lan... it's going to be alright, Lan... I promise..." She shut her eyes as she stroked his back, kissing his cheek softly as she thought to herself. 'Megaman... You really were the bravest of us all... and you made the biggest marks on Lan and Roll... I wish you could come back, somehow...'
Roll stood in the middle of ACDC Square, tears pouring down her cheeks. Her hood and ribbons were down, hanging off the back of her battle suit as she stood before a digital memorial for the one she loved. Everyone else but she, Gutsman, Glyde, and Protoman had left. Roll was silent the entire time, unable to even find words to speak. Protoman sighed, shaking his head as he put his helmet back on, nodding to Gutsman and Glyde. "Let her be for a little longer... she'll catch up to us..." Glyde nodded softly, a gentleman, so hastily respecting this request to let the lady be alone. Gutsman, though, was more stubborn about it. "But what if a Virus comes into the Square?!! I gotta protect her!!!" Protoman held his Hero Sword to Gutsman's chin guard, lifting his helmet's shades and giving him that same, piercing glare. "Go..." Gutsman sweatdropped, then immediately backed off. Protoman looked to Roll, nodding softly. "... Roll, send me an e-mail if you need assistance..." Protoman now moved off as well, following the others to another side of the Square. Roll, though, remained statue still for the next half hour before moving again. Though, it was quite the opposite of moving away from the memorial. Roll slumped to her knees and broke down into sobs, heavier than the ones she cried when she and Mayl spoke for the first time of their passions towards one another. She grit her teeth, shaking her head as she thought to herself. 'Megaman!!! I won't accept that you're gone!!! You have to be out there somewhere, you just have to be!!!' She continued to cry as she sat there, this continuing on for the next 10 minutes. What broke her free of her sobs was a gentle finger against her right cheek, brushing away some free tears. At first, in her hysterics and confusion, she expected Megaman. Her gaze shot upward, but met a figure far from that of Megaman. The figure knelt down, giving a gentle smile as she brushed Roll's tears off her other cheek. This new Navi was female as well. Her hair was blonde, like Roll's, and ran down to her knees unrestrained. She had gentle, but at the same time slightly threatening red eyes. Upon her chest was a breastplate with shoulder pads, black in color. A gray jumpsuit was upon her form, with matching boots and gloves. "Dear Roll... you're crying now, I see..." Roll just sat there, thinking hard for a moment. Her eyes shot wide as she was shaken from her sorrow into a realization. "Y... you're that person that speaks to my soul!!!" The female figure giggled a bit, nodding. "You're right. But with your powers, I've grown capable of manifesting online... My name is Kali.EXE..."
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Me – *Yawns and lies back in his chair, listening to "What I'm Made Of" by Crush 40*
Shadow The Hedgehog – You've been obsessed with this and all the old school Sonic The Hedgehog songs lately...
Me – Yeah, great classics, I say... *Yawns again and stretches out.* Funny how I write the most when I'm tired. It's gotta be around 11:30 right now or something...
Axl – Then jeez, if you're that tired, go to bed already...
Me – Aw, heck no!!! I don' wannaaaaa!!!
Mayl – Whatever... Anyhow, what's with ending this chapter so abruptly?!! You hardly introduced that new character, who is she?!!
Me – You'll see, Mayl, you'll see. You and everyone else reading this.
Roll.EXE – *Sits silently, then slowly starts to stand and step away*
Lan and Mayl – HOLD IT RIGHT THERE!!!
Me – Don't bother, I made sure Megaman can't be used to bribe her...
Lan – HOW THE HECK... WHAT'D YOU DO TO HIM?!!
Me – *Flips on a T.V. and points to it*
Megaman.EXE – *Yells out at the top of his lungs as he's chased through Tokyo by rabid fans* DEATH I'M GONNA KILL YOU WHEN I GET BACK THEEERREE!!!
Me – Heheheh, sure, like everyone else tried to... Anyhow, that's it for this chapter!!!
Megaman – You still could've found SOME time to update...
Death – Hey, I don't tell you when you get a new game, so shaddup... That's Capcom's job. Anyhow, time to get this one rollin'!!! ~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Roll and Protoman seemed to be the only ones undergoing such changes at the time. Protoman, at one point, actually removed his helmet, because he felt it was getting to be what humans called "stuffy" under there. He had piercing violet eyes that seemed to be capable to cut through the very soul if looked upon with such intent. Protoman's hair was also let loose by the removal of the helmet, requiring Chaud to send him a hair tie just so he could hold it out of his face in the midst of battle. Roll, though, had changed the most rapidly. Not in her physical make-up, but in her power. Since she and the spirit within her body had grown more and more in-touch, Roll had started to develop her powers even faster. Protoman was matching her developments with his own, but even he was struggling. They both seemed to make every other Navi on the net pale in comparison against them. Though little did they know, that they were far from being the most powerful...
Deep in the Undernet, a dark Navi stood, watching two video screens. Upon one, there was Protoman, currently in heavy training in the Secret Area that Megaman had revealed to him before his tragic deletion. On the other, was Roll, searching through references at an Online Library, helping Mayl with her homework. The Navi gave a chuckle, turning swiftly as it walked to an open door, glowing with red energy. The Navi came to a stop just before the door, turning and looking back at the screens. The Navi was giggled a bit and crossed it's arms, the voice signaling off that it was of the female gender. It spoke with a gentle, yet destructive voice. "My dear little Roll... I promise you, soon enough, that unrequited passion for your dear little Megaman will destroy you... I'll see to that myself." The female Navi turned and walked through the door, gray armor flashing with blonde hair as she moved.
~~~
Three weeks passed from that point. It was nearing the end of Summer. Lan was in the habit of doing his homework and getting up by himself now without the assistance of Megaman.EXE. This was the day of a memorial tribute to the lost Net Warrior, to honor him for saving the entire Network system not once, or twice, but three times, and marking the three month period since the day of his deletion. Lan, Mayl, Dex, Yai, and Chaud were among the attendants. The speech was very moving, no doubt, listing the Blue Bomber's highest points in his life. Lan, Mayl, Dex and Chaud spoke, while Yai sat in the back, forcing back heavy sobs, just for the time. After the ceremony, Mayl and Lan stood together away from the rest of the crowd. Mayl was in tears, but Lan was the worst of the two. She was doing all that she could to comfort him. She totally understood the situation. Lan had lost his brother twice, and a best friend for the first time. Such scars would remain in the souls of any who cared for a certain deceased party. "Lan... it's going to be alright, Lan... I promise..." She shut her eyes as she stroked his back, kissing his cheek softly as she thought to herself. 'Megaman... You really were the bravest of us all... and you made the biggest marks on Lan and Roll... I wish you could come back, somehow...'
Roll stood in the middle of ACDC Square, tears pouring down her cheeks. Her hood and ribbons were down, hanging off the back of her battle suit as she stood before a digital memorial for the one she loved. Everyone else but she, Gutsman, Glyde, and Protoman had left. Roll was silent the entire time, unable to even find words to speak. Protoman sighed, shaking his head as he put his helmet back on, nodding to Gutsman and Glyde. "Let her be for a little longer... she'll catch up to us..." Glyde nodded softly, a gentleman, so hastily respecting this request to let the lady be alone. Gutsman, though, was more stubborn about it. "But what if a Virus comes into the Square?!! I gotta protect her!!!" Protoman held his Hero Sword to Gutsman's chin guard, lifting his helmet's shades and giving him that same, piercing glare. "Go..." Gutsman sweatdropped, then immediately backed off. Protoman looked to Roll, nodding softly. "... Roll, send me an e-mail if you need assistance..." Protoman now moved off as well, following the others to another side of the Square. Roll, though, remained statue still for the next half hour before moving again. Though, it was quite the opposite of moving away from the memorial. Roll slumped to her knees and broke down into sobs, heavier than the ones she cried when she and Mayl spoke for the first time of their passions towards one another. She grit her teeth, shaking her head as she thought to herself. 'Megaman!!! I won't accept that you're gone!!! You have to be out there somewhere, you just have to be!!!' She continued to cry as she sat there, this continuing on for the next 10 minutes. What broke her free of her sobs was a gentle finger against her right cheek, brushing away some free tears. At first, in her hysterics and confusion, she expected Megaman. Her gaze shot upward, but met a figure far from that of Megaman. The figure knelt down, giving a gentle smile as she brushed Roll's tears off her other cheek. This new Navi was female as well. Her hair was blonde, like Roll's, and ran down to her knees unrestrained. She had gentle, but at the same time slightly threatening red eyes. Upon her chest was a breastplate with shoulder pads, black in color. A gray jumpsuit was upon her form, with matching boots and gloves. "Dear Roll... you're crying now, I see..." Roll just sat there, thinking hard for a moment. Her eyes shot wide as she was shaken from her sorrow into a realization. "Y... you're that person that speaks to my soul!!!" The female figure giggled a bit, nodding. "You're right. But with your powers, I've grown capable of manifesting online... My name is Kali.EXE..."
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Me – *Yawns and lies back in his chair, listening to "What I'm Made Of" by Crush 40*
Shadow The Hedgehog – You've been obsessed with this and all the old school Sonic The Hedgehog songs lately...
Me – Yeah, great classics, I say... *Yawns again and stretches out.* Funny how I write the most when I'm tired. It's gotta be around 11:30 right now or something...
Axl – Then jeez, if you're that tired, go to bed already...
Me – Aw, heck no!!! I don' wannaaaaa!!!
Mayl – Whatever... Anyhow, what's with ending this chapter so abruptly?!! You hardly introduced that new character, who is she?!!
Me – You'll see, Mayl, you'll see. You and everyone else reading this.
Roll.EXE – *Sits silently, then slowly starts to stand and step away*
Lan and Mayl – HOLD IT RIGHT THERE!!!
Me – Don't bother, I made sure Megaman can't be used to bribe her...
Lan – HOW THE HECK... WHAT'D YOU DO TO HIM?!!
Me – *Flips on a T.V. and points to it*
Megaman.EXE – *Yells out at the top of his lungs as he's chased through Tokyo by rabid fans* DEATH I'M GONNA KILL YOU WHEN I GET BACK THEEERREE!!!
Me – Heheheh, sure, like everyone else tried to... Anyhow, that's it for this chapter!!!