Lord Cynic: "All right, I swear this is the finale of the fanfic!" (receives reproachful looks from readers) "Sorry, but all good things must come to an end... right?" (cricket noises sound) "Hmmph... oh well, here are responses to reviews."

A fan of megaman: Nah, ending the fanfic wasn't a forced decision. Like I said before I meant to end it last time but it would be too long. Besides, I wanted to set a mood of regret and longing... if it worked. Thanks for the compliment, and don't worry. I'm watching Megaman NT Warrior episodes as they come... except that they started over today. Oh well, a second chance to tape them! Boo yeah!... yeah... sorry about the mental images. Did you actually read it?...

Anime Master ZERO: Eh... sorry, I don't know who he is. I read your profile, so I could see why you'd be asking. Still, I have no idea, and unless he's in NT Warriors I won't be any closer to knowing his identity anytime soon.

Tsuki Tamer: Well, I haven't had luck so far. It doesn't worry me though, since I went out on a limb with this without betas. I had to search the net for the proper suffix... it was either chan or kun, and in another Megaman fanfic I read Lan call Maylu-chan. There's also the san suffix, but I'm lost on that at the moment.

Macross-Green: Eh... I guess I should've waited eh? Ah well, don't worry about it. I actually tried to mock Dex's intelligence on the whole, but whatever works. Sorry to Dex fans out there... but still he's not the brightest bulb in the chandelier is he? I tried to add as much detail as possible to Lan's dream, and I'm glad you liked it. And yes, Roll is shrewd... very shrewd... but you hit it right on the head. She's up to something... I just won't say what. Don't worry about reading too much into things... I do that unnecessarily and it kinda distorts my way of thinking... especially when writing fanfics... okay, 'nuff said.

dreamz-of-hope:Welcome back, oh weird and wacky one. I update fast? Cool! Typityness indeed! Yeah, I know that Nelly song... and yeah, you're right. I am not a pretty sight. Too many people have gotten things right today... aaaahhhh!!! Gotta cover myself up! "What? It's 84 degrees outside? Ah, a couple-a days! Anyway, this one is for you!" ... sorry, Comedy Company. I dare not criticise anyone's appearances... not just for hypocrisy reasons but for my physical safety... shudder... love is in the air?... where's the aerosol can? (gets death glares) Just kidding! I wouldn't dream of ruining the moment... if I want my limbs. Lan/Maylu and Megaman/Roll rule over other Megaman couples. Heh heh...

Lord Cynic: "Just in case anyone who reads my GS fanfics is reading this (or perhaps just anyone who's wondering), my AIM changed. People don't read profiles a lot, but my new AIM's in there if you wanna look. Okay, let's bring this baby home - for good!"

Lord Cynic: "I don't own Megaman or Megaman NT Warriors. 'nuff said."

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Chapter 4: The coming together of inseparable forces

Lan opened his eyes to find himself back in the dark forest. He gingerly climbed to his feet to take a look around, and had a feeling of deja vu. There was the purple fog as predicted, and, if he dared to stray too far, he expected to run into the force field again. Yep, just like last time.

He wandered the small space of freedom he had, contemplating a plan to find his way through this almost impossible situation. Once again Megaman was absent from his side, but he didn't worry about it like last time. He knew what he had to do, and that he had to do it alone.

Lan scanned the area, and to his surprise spotted what he thought to be a small crack in the barrier. He approached it very cautiously, and studied it thoroughly. Sure enough, there was a sizable opening in the force field, where Lan could see further into the forest. It took the boy a few seconds to realise that in fact he was the one who busted the gap in the barrier from last time.

'You know who I am,' the voice had said from his previous experience here. 'Listen to your heart and you will find the answers you seek.'

He shook his head of that memory and charged himself up for running through the barrier. A simple task, he told himself. Just go through it and you'll end up in the old building like last time, then you'll be able to try and find out about the person in the mist. His mind was set, focussed, determined, his legs itching to do their job. With a final fleeting glance around him, Lan charged straight into the barrier and into pitch black.

Where he ended up was not where he wanted to be. Instead of the old building, he found himself in front of rusted, swinging gates. After shaking off his confusion he tilted his head upwards to read the sign. What he read drained the colour from his face: "Dentech City Cemetery." (A.N. - "It doesn't matter to me if there isn't a cemetery in the anime... there's one here. Nernee.")

It took Lan a long while to compose himself before venturing into the darkness of the cemetery. He wondered what he would find once he was inside...

Roll watched Megaman depart from her homepage, then stared up at Maylu. The redheaded girl was continuing her piano lessons, but it seemed her fingers were tapping the keys on their own accord while her mind was elsewhere. There was a glazed look in her eyes that made Roll hesitate about her plan, but the pink navi knew it was the only option now. They had betted before the flop, then re-betted on the turn, but when the river was turned up Roll knew she had the cards to make the winning play. (A.N. - "Sorry, I watch Poker on TV.")

She made sure that Maylu was looking anywhere but at her, and she streaked through the NET towards the air-conditioning unit. When she arrived, she immediately began tampering with the programs to increase the temperature of the room. When it was about 95 degrees F she became content and streaked back to her PET before Maylu could catch her missing.

'Phase 1, complete,' the navi thought to herself, pleased that her plan was finally in motion. She watched Maylu play her piano (with a focussed mind this time) and waited patiently for the next step to progress. She knew it would have to take time, so she decided to kill two birds with one stone and sent an invitation to Megaman to join her again.

Megaman was still streaming through the Net towards Lan's house when he received an incoming message. He opened it curiously, then sighed exasperatedly when he realised it was from Roll asking him to come back. However, for some reason he couldn't say no to her, so he naturally avoided a stray navi streaming in the opposite direction, swerved around and went back the way he came.

Less than two minutes later (how long did he plan to take to get back to Lan in that case?) he re-entered Roll's homepage. He scanned the area quickly and found Roll standing about 10 metres away from her. A sweatdrop crept onto his forehead when he realised she was smiling a sinister smile, an sneaky smile, a suspicious smile, a scheming smile, and a cunning smile into one.

"I knew you wouldn't be able to resist," she said, and she took a step towards the blue navi, who stepped back on impulse. "What's the matter, Megaman? You don't look comfortable."

"Oh, it's... it's not that," Megaman said all-too-quickly. "It was just a reflex, that's all."

"Oh, okay." Roll's sly smile changed into a more pleasant one, and Megaman relaxed slightly. "C'mon, we've gotta wait for our plan to take shape."

Megaman nodded hesitantly, and the two sat on the floor of the PET to watch the concentrating Maylu. Roll's eyes brightened when she detected beads of perspiration (kinda sounds masculine, that word) dancing on her operator's forehead, causing Megaman to sweatdrop again. However, for some reason he felt soothingly warm sitting next to her, and he knew exactly why. The colour rose to his cheeks faster than Lan could scoff a bowl of rice, but thankfully Roll was too busy watching Maylu to notice.

"Oww, burn!" Roll suddenly cried, jumping a foot in the air and causing Megaman to do the same.

When they landed (painfully) back on the ground, she spun around to see what had tried to singe her. She was shocked to see Megaman literally burning up. The blue (or red) navi only just realised the sudden change in his appearance and temperature, and knew it was too late to do anything about it.

Roll stared at her friend, who stared back at her as blankly as he could through a literally flaming face.

"Why, you're absolutely glowing red!" she cried. "What happened?"

"Mrrnnrnrrnmmm," Megaman mumbled quietly, not even attempting to make a legitimate word. Roll tilted her head in confusion and continued staring at him.

"What was that?" she asked, then her eyes spotted a bright tinge of pink on Megaman's cheeks that was faintly visible in the dark redness. "Megaman? Are you blushing?"

"H-Huh?" Megaman became extremely flustered and struggled to string two words together. "I... what do you mean... it's just hot in here, that's all..."

"Awww, that's so cute!" Roll cooed, clapping her hands together. "Megaman's blushing! Why would that be?"

"I... um..." Megaman scratched his head embarrassedly, trying to find words to say. "I've... been meaning to tell you something."

"What's that?" Roll asked, genuine surprise covering her expression. She became more confused as Megaman looked up at her, his face almost completely filled with increased blushing.

"I... I..." he began to say, but a soft moan from outside the PET drew the navis' attention.

Maylu's face was as red as Megaman's now, but from the heat instead. Her eyes were glazed over from exhaustion, and she looked ready to collapse. Roll knew there was little time left for her plan to succeed and she turned to Megaman.

"Megaman! Go get Lan, quickly!"

Megaman nodded, his face its normal tone now, and teleported out of Roll's PET and towards Lan as quickly as possible.

Roll watched him go, then turned back to Maylu who was losing energy, fast.

"Please hurry, Megaman," she whispered. She left her PET to reconfigure the air conditioning again to return the temperature to normal, then returned to the PET and waited hopefully.

Megaman sped through the Net, desperate to reach Lan as soon as possible. He was hoping Maylu wasn't suffering more than Roll had intended her to. Wait, what was he thinking? He hoped Maylu wasn't suffering, period. He knew Roll would never let things go too far, although he had to admit Roll was ambitious from time to time.

His thoughts went back to the awkward confrontation between him and the pink navi. He hadn't realised he was blushing until Roll had pointed it out, and it had caused his blushing to intensify. It was as if his feelings for Roll were taking over his body completely, enveloping it literally in a fiery passion of love. And he was so close to telling her! So close!

He sighed sadly. It would never have worked anyway. She was too good for him, and he didn't know why he let it go. It was better than letting her know and facing up to rejection, but his emotions refused to push his feelings away. He didn't know why they wouldn't, as there was nothing to be gained but heartache and rejection from the inevitable (so he thought).

Eventually he shook himself free of these thoughts and quickened his pace. He needed to get to Lan before Maylu collapsed, and that was his first priority - Even more so than his overwhelming feelings for the pink navi who was too good to be true.

Lan wandered slowly through the graveyard, shuddering as the chilly wind blew around him. It wasn't any help that it was a cemetery after all, and such a creepy place would make even Dex tremble. Nonetheless, Lan had a strange feeling he was meant to find something here, something that would be vital to the questions he held in his mind. He pushed on with that hope as his motivation, although he still had difficulty wading his way past the numerous gravestones.

'What is it I'm hoping to find?' he thought. He had to reserve his strength for his journey through the cemetery, so he dared not speak out loud. Besides, someone might be listening. 'I'm getting the feeling that someone wants me to be here, but I'm not sure why.'

As if answering his thoughts, a voice spoke from out of nowhere.

"Your heart knows why you are here," it said. "It knows your deepest desires and your biggest fears. In this cemetery, your #1 desire and #1 fear will be combined to show you the consequences of one of the future choices you will have to make in life. A choice that will change everything in your life, for better or for worst."

Lan was about to call out to the voice when a blurry picture shined in front of him. It took a while to register, but the fuzzy image concentrated to show Lan something a fascinating vision.

There was Lan, well, another Lan, lying on his back against a tree in the park. His eyes were closed, and a pleasant smile washed over his face. He looked much older than Normal Lan, at least 21 years old. The leaves of the tree swayed gently in the wind and the evening sky shone brightly. It seemed like a night-time paradise in his own home. The Lan in the vision looked blissful, as if there was nothing in life that could tamper with the smile plastered on his face. Yep, definitely looked like paradise from where normal Lan was watching.

However, what happened next left Lan speechless. The Lan in the vision opened one eye to glance to his left, and his smile grew wider. He sat up against the tree and patted the ground next to him, where a certain redheaded girl sat, giggling. Her head turned, and Lan was astounded to see that it was Maylu of all people. She, like Vision Lan, was 21, but Normal Lan was rendered breathless by how stunningly beautiful she'd become in almost 10 years. Her red hair now flowed freely down past her shoulders, although she still kept the symbol of her navi on the left side of her hair. Her eyes were bright and shining with joy, and, what was that? It looked like... love. Yes, it was love. Love, it seemed, for the Lan in the vision. Normal Lan's jaw dropped considerably, but he was too transfixed to shove it back into place.

"Hey there, girly," Vision Lan said pleasantly. "Didn't think you'd make it."

"Oh, put a sock in it," Vision Maylu said half jokingly. "I promised I'd be here, didn't I? Besides, I think it's ironic for you to be saying I'm late, for once."

The Vision Lan smirked, and he stretched out against the tree. Vision Maylu watched him get himself comfortable, then she lay down and rested her head on Vision Lan's chest. They gazed longingly into each other's eyes, then to Normal Lan's shock drew in for a soft kiss.

"I love you," Vision Maylu said softly, her eyes clear and bright.

"Of course you do," Vision Lan said, with a slight smirk. Vision Maylu lifted herself up to give him a playful slug on the shoulder, and they both grinned at each other.

The moon vanished from the sky as the lovebirds in the vision stared dreamily at each other. The rising sun gradually replaced it, and the lovebirds in the vision as well as the spectator looked on in wonder. As the sun rose majestically, the colour of the sky changed into a darkish orange, signalling the beginning of a new day. For the vision Lan and Maylu, it was the beginning of a beautiful relationship.

Lan was staring at the vision with the same incredulous he had when he first glimpsed what he thought to be the ultimate impossibility. However, it was wiped away as the vision Lan and Maylu shared another kiss, and he was left in the cemetery, alone, once more. That is, until the same voice as before called to him.

"You have now seen the result of one of the choices you can make," it said. "You and Maylu would be happy together. Dex may object to it at first, but in time he would realise you were meant to be together. Everyone would eventually be happy and life as you knew it would never have any doubts ever again."

Lan was going to ponder this, but the voice interrupted his thoughts by speaking again.

"However, the choices you make in life are a two-way street as you should know. Where there is one opportunity, there is another with a totally different consequence. An opportunity gained, an opportunity lost. In front of you, you will discover the consequences of a lost opportunity."

Lan became confused at this, but then he jumped when he saw a gravestone appear in front of him out of nowhere. He shook himself free of the shock, then scolded himself for acting silly. When he was composed, he bent down to read the gravestone. What he read drained his face completely of colour, and his voice was sucked out of his mouth.

R.I.P

Maylu Oyama

Aged 21

"A loving and caring friend. Loyal wife, talented Net Operator. A loving daughter. May you life a long and blissful afterlife. We will miss you, Maylu."

"This... this can't be," Lan gasped after regaining his voice. "First that Maylu would marry... Dex of all people, and second that she would die... so young."

"This is what happens when an opportunity is lost," the voice said in a melancholy tone. "Why don't you have a closer look at the gravestone?"

"Huh?" Lan squinted his eyes and peered at the gravestone. His eyes scanned the writing, until they glimpsed some writing at the bottom of the stone. He squatted so he could read it, and could tell by the handwriting that Yai had written something there. He read the writing out loud. "They say she died of a terrible disease. The truth is: she died of a broken heart. I hope you're happy, Lan Hikari."

If his face wasn't absent of colour before, it certainly was now. He stood up straight, unbelieving in what he just read. 'A broken heart? I don't... I don't believe this...'

"Believe it," the mysterious voice said, as if it read Lan's mind. "When you were 18 you left for an adventure and never came back to Dentech City. Maylu never got the chance to tell you how she felt before you were gone. She had tried countless times while you were both attending school, but each time you would find an excuse to go and do something. In the end her sorrow drove her to marry Dex, but even that couldn't mend the unfixable. She came down with a horrible disease, and died in hospital."

"No, that can't be... Maylu... Maylu... I'm sorry..." Tears began to form in Lan's eyes, his lips trembled, and his knees grew weak. Eventually he crumbled to the ground, tears cascading down his face. "Maylu, I'm sorry! I'm sorry!!!!"

Lan awoke with a start to find Megaman yelling at him. He opened his eyes slowly; hoping that what just happened was just a dream. To his utter relief it was, and finally he gave his attention to the blue navi shouting in his direction.

"M-Megaman? What is it?" he asked, rubbing his eyes. "What's wrong?"

"It's Maylu!" Megaman yelled. "She's in trouble, she's about to faint!"

"What?!" Lan's eyes shot open in an instant, and he ran to the window. He peered through it into Maylu's, and was horrified to find Maylu almost in a state of exhaustion. Her cheeks were ruby red, and she was wobbling and trying to maintain her balance by holding on to her piano.

Lan watched his childhood friend (and crush) try to maintain consciousness, and his eyes burned with a passion Megaman had rarely seen before. He wrenched open the window, then grabbed a cord lying on the floor.

"What are you doing?" Megaman asked. "You can't do that, that's crazy!"

"There isn't time!" Lan yelled in his defence. His eyes were still flaming with determination.

Megaman backed down, figuring that for once Lan knew what he was doing. He watched Lan climb out of the window into a tree and tie the cord around a sturdy branch. When Lan returned into the bedroom, the blue navi decided to speak up.

"You're taking me with you, aren't you?" he asked.

"Of course," Lan replied. He attached the PET to his hip, then grabbed the cord and tested its strength. "This should be strong enough for me to swing across."

"What?!" Megaman's eyes widened in disbelief. "Please tell me you're joking! You're not seriously going to try and swing yourself into Maylu's window, are you?"

"I have no choice, I have to do something! Maylu needs me!" Lan shouted desperately. (A.N. - "Eh... sorry... a lollipop if you know where the basis of that quote came from.")

Megaman nodded understandably, and Lan readied himself for the mid-air flight from the Hikari household to the Sakurai household. After a few deep breathes, Lan took to the afternoon sky (which was almost turning into night).

"Aww aaaahhh, ohhh ohh ohhh!!!" Lan yelled in a Tarzan-like fashion. (A.N. - "Okay, so I forget what it actually sounds like...") "I'm coming for you, Maylu!"

"Lan, look out!"

"Uh oh!"

Lan miscalculated the height of his flight, and instead of cruising through Maylu's window he smacked into the wall just above it. Megaman cringed painfully at the impact, then shook his head as Lan drifted slowly down the wall and collapsed into Maylu's bedroom.

It only took a few seconds for Lan to recover. When he did, Maylu was already on the floor, her face flushed from heat. Her eyes were closed in unconsciousness, and when Lan saw her he almost couldn't compose himself.

"No... not again..." Lan's lips trembled, and Megaman and Roll were stunned to see him show that much emotion. "I'm not letting this happen again... I can't... not before... not before she knows..."

He rushed over to the unconscious body of Maylu, then bent his head down onto her chest to check for a heartbeat. When he heard a light dump-ba-dump inside Maylu's chest his spirits rose considerably.

"She's still alive... thank God..." He breathed a sigh of relief, then pondered over what to do. He didn't know many emergency procedures, as his knowledge was mainly for Netbattles.

"Don't you know what to do?" Megaman and Roll asked simultaneously. when Lan nodded dumbly the navis fell down in stupidity.

"Well, I've never been in a situation like this before!" Lan said in his defence. "Maylu's always been the smart one in times like this... except now she's the fallen person."

Roll sighed exasperatedly. 'Boys, they're completely clueless sometimes,' she thought to herself.

"If only I could bring her back to," Lan muttered, and that's when Roll dropped a rather less-than-subtle suggestion.

"Give her the kiss of life!"

"What?!" Lan's jaw dropped. "You can't be serious!"

"What, are you saying you don't want to?" Roll asked, toying with the poor boy. Megaman watched idly, choosing to stay out of this. However, that was until Lan consulted the ever-reliable navi.

"Do you think I should?" he asked.

"It'll kill two birds with one stone, won't it?" Megaman asked, smiling wryly.

Lan sweatdropped nervously, then bent down and placed his lips on Maylu's. A surge of energy poured from his body into hers, but all Lan could think about was that the moment had come at last. Sure, it wasn't a very romantic way for it to come by, but it came by nonetheless. If only Maylu was awake, then he'd know if it was being returned with the same love he felt for her.

Speaking of which, Maylu's eyes were starting to open as she awoke from unconsciousness. The first thing she felt was the touch of Lan's lips on hers, and bliss completely filled her body. Her first kiss, and with the boy she'd loved for so long! Then she took a page from Roll's book, and wondered if she should play a game with poor Lan. His eyes were closed, so he obviously couldn't tell whether or not Maylu was awake. This would definitely be fun, and a way to know if he felt the way she felt for him. She closed her eyes again and waited to see what Lan would do.

Lan's kiss eventually broke, and he stood back to see Maylu's eyes still closed, her body lifeless. His stomach plummeted, and he glanced back at Megaman desperately. The navi simply shrugged (he hadn't seen Maylu awaken), and Lan suddenly felt empty, alone.

"No... this isn't how it's meant to be..." he whispered. "This is not the way I wanted her to go... not like this... not before she knew how much she meant to me..."

The smallest of discreet smiles spread on Maylu's face, and this time Megaman noticed. However, one dangerous glare from Roll convinced him not to say anything as Lan continued whispering while staring at the floor.

"I've tried to push it aside for so long, and I hadn't even realised it. I was always tied up in Netbattles and fighting World 3, but deep inside my heart was yearning for something... someone. It took me a while to understand, but now I know... I love you, Maylu Sakurai. I think I have for a long time now, but I've never realised until recently. If you ever awaken, I want you to know I love you, even if you'll never feel the same. I just want you to be happy, I - Maylu! You're alive!"

The boy was ecstatic when Maylu's eyes opened (for the second time, although Lan didn't know about that). She was smiling tiredly, and Lan reached down to give her a hug. She returned it gratefully, then with Lan's help she rose into a sitting position on the floor.

"Oh dear, how long have I been unconscious for?" she asked innocently.

"Megaman told me about 10 minutes," Lan answered. "I'm glad you're all right."

"Thanks, Lan." She smiled at him, then decided to play the game. "I actually had an interesting dream while I was unconscious."

"What was it about?" Lan asked curiously.

"Oh, I dreamed you were saying something," Maylu explained. "Something about me."

"What... was that?" Lan was getting nervous as Maylu's smile grew wider.

"I dreamed you were saying how much you care about me. How through all the Netbattles you had and all the times you fought World 3 you always had a place in your heart for me. How your feelings for me weren't unknown to you until just recently. How... you love me." Maylu was expecting Lan to put two and two together (A.N.: - "Even he had to have better math skills than Dex, right, Macross-Green?"). Typically, Lan hadn't figured out that Maylu had heard everything he'd said while he thought she was dead, and she drew closer to him, until their faces were inches apart. 'Boys, they're completely clueless sometimes.' "Lan, don't you get it? That wasn't a dream, I heard everything you said. I just want to say... I love you too."

Maylu drew Lan into a kiss, a real kiss this time, and Lan felt fireworks go off in his heart. There he was, kissing the girl he thought he was destined to be with. His heart swelled ten times over, and he leaned into the kiss. All the feelings of regret, sorrow and fear were washed away in this magical moment, and the only way to ruin it is to obey the rules of human biology and surface for oxygen.

Lan and Maylu stared in opposite directions, their faces flushing brightly with what just happened between them. However, both felt a sort of impenetrable bliss that could only come from true love. When they at last turned to face each other again, Lan held Maylu's hand in his firmly.

"Please don't scare me like that again," he begged. "I couldn't bear it if you were gone from me."

"I won't," Maylu promised, smiling. "Thanks for worrying about me though."

"How could I not?" Lan asked matter-of-factly, and the two human lovebirds shared another kiss.

Megaman had teleported into Roll's PET, and now the pair of them were watching the newly united doves of love. Megaman was smiling happily, and seemed glad that everything had worked out okay, while Roll had a proud smile on her face with the self-satisfaction that her plan was a success. However, she knew she had one thing left to do, and that involved the blue navi sitting beside her. She turned to Megaman and ushered him closer. He complied, a confused expression on his face, until Roll smiled another one of those sinisterly sly smiles, like the one she had earlier.

"Hey, Megaman," she began slowly, "y'know what you were trying to tell me before?"

"Y-Yeah?" Megaman asked, hoping this wasn't going where he had a hunch it was going. He sweatdropped heavily when Roll leaned towards him. "W-What is it, Roll? Something on my face?"

'Silly baka,' Roll thought amusedly to herself. She gazed into Megaman's eyes. "I just want to tell you something before you tell me what you have to say."

Megaman was about to open his mouth, but Roll caught him with a gentle kiss. Megaman's eyes widened, but gradually he left himself get taken away into paradise. Their worlds, much like their operators', melded into one with the soft contact of their lips together. Megaman couldn't believe what was happened, and he guessed Lan was thinking the exact same thing when Maylu kissed him.

When Megaman and Roll finally broke apart, much like their operators their faces were burning red. Megaman was staring through the floor, and Roll was staring into space with a blissful smile on her face. Both seemed lost for words, but when Megaman regained his composure he spoke, albeit with a slight tremble.

"I.. erm... you... that... um..." he stuttered pointlessly. Roll giggled at his difficulty to speak fluently, and this increased his embarrassment. Finally he managed to spurt out, "You took the words right out of my mouth."

"Then let me put them back in," Roll said sweetly, and before Megaman could speak he was caught in another kiss. A few seconds later they released, then Roll asked, "Now, what did you want to say?"

"I... I..." Megaman was extremely flustered, but then be blurted, "I love you, Roll."

"And I love you too."

Megaman stared at her in shock and she simply shrugged, giggled and hummed to herself. One thought went through the blue navi's mind.

'Love's harder than doing Lan's homework, and twice as hard as battling Protoman... but five times as rewarding.'

The End

Lord Cynic: "Okay, I hope everyone enjoyed the fanfic. I apologise if wasn't as long as people preferred. The dream sequence was inspired pretty much by a Zoids romance story called Fated Dreams, by cyberdemon. It's a Van/Fiona story, and while probably 5000 words and 3 chapters longer than this story, it's short'n'sweet... ish. I'm just making sure no one bites my head off if and when they realise part of my fanfic sounds like part of another. Like I said in response to Esty-chan in chapter 3, I get my inspiration for writing my stories by reading other stories. Wouldn't anyone else?... probably not 100 of the time, but it works for me. Anyway, this story's over, just in case it hasn't sunk in yet.

I spoke of another story-in-development of mine last chapter. Well, if anyone wants me to I could always post the first chapter in a few days, just to get a response, or something. Be warned, it's a lengthy bugger, like these chapters, but hopefully it'll quench some thirst. Don't expect it to be as obvious as this story though. I'm going to put all my brainpower and intellectual thinking into the fanfic..."

(Cricket sounds as he grows silent)

"Um... Lord Cynic, logging out!"