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Me: I'M ON A FLIPPIN' ROLL HERE, PEOPLLLEEEE!!!!
Shadowman.EXE: Give it a rest...
Burnerman.EXE: Seriously, it's not that big a deal!!!
Me: You guys just don't understand what it's like when an author's spirit's on fire with the passion to write!!!
Burnerman.EXE: Ha!!! I got way more of a firey spirit than you'll ever have!
Me: #Blasts Burnerman dead in the face with Napalm# You were saying?
Burnerman.EXE: #Coughs and falls back in a daze#
Me: EXACTLY!!! ON WITH THE STORY, PEOPLES!!!
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()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()Things were rather peaceful since Quickman's attack. It was a peace that lasted for quite a while. There were only three days left until Lan, Mayl, Yai, and Dex began the 6th grade together. Lan's family, like all others attending school, received a notice via e-mail of school rules and policy. It was then that Lan felt his heart break once more. It was required of all 6th graders had a PET for their classes. Lan would have to get a replacement...
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This crushed Roll as soon as word hit the net. No doubt, everyone in the Cyber World who had hopes of Megaman's return felt a lethal blow to their optimism. Roll, as most would expect, was hit the hardest. This was shown during that day's training session with Protoman...
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"Roll, snap out of it!!!", called a slightly agitated Protoman. Roll gasped, snapping to attention. Protoman sighed, shutting down his Hero Sword and walking forward. "Roll, today's training session is over." Roll blinked, then shook her head. "P, Protoman, I'm sorry, I won't zone out like that again!!!" Protoman sighed, looking up. "... Megaman's on your mind..." Roll's own Cyber Sword vanished as he said this. She looked down, tears starting to well up in her eyes. Protoman turned and walked forward, shifting to his casual clothes and lifting Roll's chin. "It's obvious... Everyone on the net knows about how Lan has to get a new Navi for school." Roll shifted to her own casual form of dress, sitting down and hugging her knees to her chest while tears began to roll down her cheeks. "Protoman... it's just, that means Megaman may not be able to return to us... Even if..." Protoman blinked, raising an eyebrow to her. "Even if...?"
Just as Roll was about to speak, Kali appeared, smiling cheerfully. "Hey there you two. Am I interrupting something?" Roll blinked as she looked to Kali, then looked down, shaking her head. "N... not at all..." Protoman shot Kali a glare beneath his sunglasses. It wasn't the fact that he was cut off from vital information, but something about her timing seemed too accurate for mere coincidence. He sighed a bit, then crossed his arms, watching Kali walk to Roll and kneel down, embracing her counterpart. "Roll... I heard all about what was going to happen with that Lan boy. I'm so sorry... But this just means we must hasten things..." Roll blinked, then nodded. She knew in her heart Kali was right, despite the fact she had no idea of her true intentions. Both stood, looking to each other. Kali smiled gently, pressing a hand to Roll's chest where her heart was. Roll blinked, blushing slightly. Kali giggled, shaking her head. "Relax, Roll. I'm merely examining your heart... This will reveal if your power has ripened to fruition or not..." Both Kali and Roll's auras appeared as Kali began to read Roll's heart. Protoman stumbled back, stunned by the power, but even more-so by the tremendous dark energy that Kali was emitting. This definitely left him with a bad feeling about the other female Navi.
Kali gave a gentle sigh, looking to Roll and shaking her head. "You're very close... But we haven't much time if we're going to bring back Megaman. You need a little bit more training..." Protoman stepped forward, pulling off his sunglasses. "What do you mean, "Bring back Megaman"...?" Kali smiled to Protoman, shaking her head. "Our dear little Roll here has a tremendous power growing inside her. It's almost reached it's absolute peak... Once it does, I believe that we'll be able to harness the power to restore so many lost Navis and programs..." Kali shut her eyes, a chill going down her spine. 'Ugh, I can't believe I'm saying this crap... But it's leading them along like Moths to the flame... Soon enough, I'll be able to drop this pathetic act and do what I came to do...' Protoman stood still, shutting his eyes. He placed his sunglasses back upon his head, then crossed his arms. "Fine... If she needs more training, I'll do it."
Kali shook her head, her hands sliding into her pockets. "Sorry, Proto, but you can't handle it... The training that she needs must bring out everything. If she brought out her Roll Blast against you, you'd be at least on the brink of utter deletion." Roll sighed a bit, looking to Protoman. "I'm sorry, but, she's right... And I don't want to hurt you, Protoman... Please understand." Protoman gave a solemn nod, as always, then averted his gaze to Kali. "So what did you have in mind in terms of training...?" Kali smirked, shifting to her own battle suit. "Why, me of course... I'm a reflection of Roll's heart's deepest desires... I carry at least as much power as she does." Roll nodded, sighing and shifting to her own battle suit. "Let's go to a place where no one can get caught in the crossfire... Protoman, I'll see you later." Kali and Roll began to vanish. Just then, Protoman noticed something he hadn't before. As Kali's aura showed once more, dark energy wasn't all that was being emitted. It was pure evil. "ROLL!!! WAIT!!!" Just as he started to rush forward, they vanished without a trace. Protoman grit his teeth, shifting to his battle uniform. "She's in danger... I've got to alert the others. I'm going to need all the help I can get!!!"
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Kali and Roll reformed together deep in the Undernet. Kali looked around, smirking. "Perfect. Just viruses here, nothing really important that can get caught in the cross fire..." Roll nodded, shuddering a little bit. She'd never trekked to the Undernet before, but she'd seen visions of parts of it, the parts that Lan and Megaman used her back-up data to summon her copy and assist them in battle. She looked to Kali, nodding solemnly. "What're the rules to this battle?" Kali smiled, her hands on her hips. "We fight one round of all-out combat. The winner is determined by knockout, or when we ourselves are on the brink of deletion. I warn you, Roll, this is going to be the hardest training that you've ever done in your entire life... And I will pull absolutely no punches." Roll nodded, forming her own version of the Cyber Sword, the same one she'd constantly trained with against Protoman. "... I'm ready whenever you are, Kali. If this will help bring Megaman back... I'll do whatever it takes." Kali smirked, giving a nod. "Excellent... You really are ready..." Kali held her right arm up as darkness began to envelop it. Within seconds, a black Cyber Sword was grafted to her arm. "Your Roll Sword against my Dark Sword... This should be a fun warm-up..."
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In another part of Undernet 6, Shade Man and the tall, dark figure stood, watching the screen focusing upon the impending battle between Roll and Kali. Shademan smirked. "Wh-wheeee! Master Laserman, it seems that this will be where the job really begins..." Laserman nodded, neon lights shining all over his body. "Yes... To think, when Kali first came to us, she was so helpless... And we've refined her powers to truly threaten all net society." Shademan looked to Laserman, chuckling a bit. "I sensed it within Kali. Though she is Roll's Dark Soul, she was not birthed to the Net by means of our Dark Chips... Infact, her data clearly shows that it was only mere hours after she learned of Megaman's deletion." Laserman stood still, crossing his arms. "Using her connection with Roll to make her believe she was only a part of her mind at one point, and then appearing before her at the perfect time... She's truly a cunning strategist, and a top rank battler..." Shademan nodded, his eyes shut. "What should we do with her once we've claimed the power we seek...?" Laserman huffed a bit, watching the two female Navis charge each other on screen. "She will stay in our ranks. Nebula must have all the power it can collect for our mission to be a true success..."
To Be Continued...
()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()Mayl: So now you tell who they are...
Me: Hey, it's not like I didn't make it obvious to anyone who played Megaman Battle Network 4 Blue Moon.
Lan: You sure this is a good idea though? I mean, this is an awful big spoiler for the game... And revealing who Shademan is?
Me: Relax, partner. Remember, Shademan's the first boss you fight in the game. And the Dark Chip and Dark Soul aren't really too big of a spoiler as long as I don't get into how far it's reach is.
Zero: #Sighs a bit, scratching the back of his head# Suddenly I think of myself and the Zero Virus...
Me: Oh, you mean with how it can possess those vulnerable to it and turn them into totally different beings? Yeah, that's about what a Dark Soul does unless it's forced out...
Lan: I thought you said you weren't going into it!!!
Me: IT'S STILL NOT THAT BIG A SPOILER!!!
Lan: YOU WANNA FIGHT?!!
Me: #Snatches Zero's Z-Saber and holds it to Lan's throat.# If you're suicidal, then yeah, sure.
Lan: #Gulps a bit# I'm good...
Me: Good. Anywho, that's it for this ridiculously long chapter, folks. I've got big plans for the next few, so see ya later!!!