Mr.hikari frowned "whats the mater? did you hurt yourself.." the navi tried to smile, but it was a little forced "i..i think i mighta just bumped my back slightly..." nodding, Yuuichiro (i dunno his eng dub name, so ima use the jap ) carefully picked him up.
"Lets go find Lan and his mom.." Megaman nodded, one hand pressed to his back, sighing..he could feel himself growing sleepy, the chips had taken thier useage energy..now he was feeling the effects...
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"Wheres-PAPA!" Lan abruptly yelled. His mother turned and smiled, seeing her son hightailing it towards the figure of her hsuband. -It's good to see you- she thought happily as she followed her son. As they got closer they saw the little figure seated on his shoulder. "Megaman!" Lan crowed. The navi beamed "h-heya.." he managed to give the usual grin, despite the fact his back was aching like heck. -oww..this hurts...alot..-
Yuuichiro smield and hugged his wife and son "im so glad to see you, has everything been alright?" Lan nodded "uh-huH!" he grinned, "i see you already met Megaman then!" his father chuckled "yes, he saved me from getting squished beneath a pylon, you certainely look after him well lan, i can just see it!" Lan beamed ansd his mother began asking how the research was going..
As they spoke, Megaman put a hand to his head. -i dont feel too well...- "m-mr..h-hikar...i.."he tried to say to the man, ask to go outside, but as he formed the rest of the sentance in his mind, it went blank, his vision cut off again, and the toll of the not-quite-net battle kicked in.
"Ah, Meg-ah!" Yuuichiro cut off mid-sentance, he'd turned his head to look at the navi, only to see the poor thing passing out. He caught him in his hands and knealt down, lying him on the floor. "Ah, m-megaman!" Lan panicked. His mother frowned worriedly "whats the matter.." Lan and his father studied the pale figure. As they watched, it shivered and coughed. Yuuichiro sighed "by the looks of it, hes worn himself out..i think he may have a slight fever, we'd best get him home"
Lan took of his headband, and wrapped Megaman up in it as they hurried towards the exit. they had to get him home...
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"-Sure he'll be ok" "He'll be fine Lan..if what you've told me so far is accurate..he'll be over it in no time...". These voices...slowly Megaman chanced opening his eyes, although his head pounded dreadfully. As he did, someone placed a cold strip of cloth over his forehead, which eased the pain. As his vision cleared again he saw Lan peering down at him. "Hey, your up!" Megaman nodded, then coughed slightly ":achk: y-yeah..sorry about that, i was sorta tired..."
At that sentance another voice interjected "tired? you wiped yourself out little one, you caught a human fever doing that.." Megaman made to move, sit up, and realised he was lying in a box that had been piled up with a blanket, and another one was wrapped tightly around him. "Don't forget..you're human now..you may be able to fight like a real little battler, but you suffer repercussions from each thing you do.." Megaman nodded, then sneezed, "Wah." Lan smiled , then called over his shoudler "mama, is that soup ready?"
She nodded "sure is, here we are.." she set some bowls down on the table. Megas stomach growled at the smell, and he sneezed again. He sat up, and was surprised when his hair fell down in his eyes. gloves, helmet, things that were hampering his sleep had been put aside. He blinked, moving his arms slightly, feeling his back twinging. "oww...sorry.."
He slithered out of the box and onto the table by one of the bowls. He picked up a minute spoon Lans mother had found for him and managed to eat a little. But sadly the cold had drained his usually huge apitite. Lans father was watching eevryhign he did, even laughing when the navi got the hiccups.
When said hiccups didn't stop after 5mins, he got up from the table and seemed to vanish. As Megaman began to wonder where he was, and why Lan was trying not to laugh, someone tapped his shoulder. "Yaaa!" he jumped about a foot in the air as he whipped round, seeing mr.hikari standing there laughing. "Eep..ah..yey their gone!" Lan laughed "good plan dad! ya scared them outta him"
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Hovering above the family home was a familiar balloon. Elec this time, on his own. "Fry them" he told his net navi, Elecman. The navi nodded "right." Then he plugged into the net..
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:ffzt. fxzzzt. fzz- What was that? Megmana groaned in his sleep as the noise woke him up. It was still early evening, but lan's dad had insisted he get more sleep. Lan had wrapped the navi up in the blaanket, then plopped him back in the box. He'd been sleeping quite happily..until that damned noise...
Slowly, with his head hurting he got up "w-what!" he slowly focused on the far end of the kitchen, at the TV, and got a fright of a lifetime...
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"Something's wrong?" Lan asked. His dad nodded "mm, i'm getting the feeling that, with each time he uses his power, he awakens another part of his programming into this world..by the sounds of it he can repair himself..and activate battle chips...it could be anything..."
Lan pondered this as they all watched TV, it certainly sounded right...what was Megaman capable of? Really capable of? Oh yeah...
"Hey, dad, there's another talent he has.." his father blinked, his mother as well "what's that?" he asked. Lan smiled "well, when World Three attacked the city one day, poor Megaman was having a bad time of it, so when they threatened to destroy us all, he just lost it, and oddly enough..everytime he starts crying, or even gets -remotely- upset, stuff goes doo-whacky.." his father stared "i wonder how...that's amazing..". His mother looked worried, "it's the stress i think...in a way he's a bit like a human child..apt to cry when things get bad..and i don't know how on earth that makes things blow up.." they all sat in silence, what was it?
Thier thoughts were intterupted by a crash and a yell.
"YAAHHH!"
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He'd clambered out of bed, shivering, and had caught a glance at the TV. And saw elecman. "Ah!" the navi had made to step backwards, but his weakened body gave in, and he flopped onto his knees. Elecman laughed, "look at you..you're pathetic, but at least you can't stop me!"
Hearing footsteps behind him Megaman yelled "DON'T COME IN! YOU'LL BE HURT!" Elecman just laughed "prepare to go boom kid..!" here was where the whole family got a demo on the talent Lan had just been talking about. "STOP IT, JUST STOP IT NOWWW!" Megaman yelled, out of fear and panic. He wasn't strong enoguh to use a chip, but he couldn't, just couldn't, let Elecman harm his operators family...
Splish. Spalsh. Elecs eyes widened as the navi looked up, the tears in his eyes seeming to glimmer in the light "go.." the navi stated, "away...NOW!" before Elecman could even finish his first attack he was hit wath a sharp pain in his head. "arrggh...w-what the!" he clapped his hands to his head, but to no use..he could feel, and hear, the little navi's plaintive yelling. -What the hell! i'm not staying..-
With a furious growl he plugged out, and Megaman dragged himself to the box, obliviosu to the stunned stares of the family..and passed out half-hung over it. The family in the doorway stared in ashtonishment. "lan..is that." "all he did was get upset and it drove him away.." the two guys looked at each other and shrugged in total amazement while Mrs. Hikari went over to check on the navi. She carefully put him back in the box, and pulled the blanket over him. "The poor little thing..i think he's been through enough lately.." Lan nodded "since W3 knows about him, they've tried all sorts..." All three stared down at the sleeping, innocent navi. World Three was trying to destroy the net, and, like an avenging angel that fell outta the sky, they had an earth-bound net navi to help them protect the real world...
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The little "angel" navi snoozed for a long time, well into the next day. Whie he was snoozing, Mrs. Hikari carefully took a fine-toothed comb, and managed to brush the navi's tangled navy hair...By the time he fully woke up, Lan was just coming in from school. "Hey, how ya feelin'?" Megaman smiled "ah, im fine now..well, a little sleepy, but i feel normal again.." he smiled, hopping onto the table to greet his operator.
And everyone else by the looks of it. Yai, Dex, Maylu, Miran..all of them piled in behind Lan and grinned. "We're glad your better, Lan told us what happened!" Dex grinned. From his PET Gutsman added "Megaman kicked butt, de gutsu!" the navi laughed "ah, i didnt really.."
Lan bapped him on the head lightly "how many times do i gotta drill it into ya? Your the W3's biggest problem, take credit for once will ya!" the whole group sweatdropped as the navi squeaked "i still insist i'm not programmed to do that Lan, hehe.."
They all wandered into the TV room to have some net battles. Megaman sat and watched them, feeling a little bit..was it homesick? for the net. But something else was bothering him. The virus should have been gone by now right? then why did he still feel a little sick?
He made his way into the kitchen, his head hurting a little. The parents of his operator were seated at the table, reading the newspaper together and smiling..at his approach they looked up, as he leapt onto the table. "Hey there..you ok?" the navi shook his head "feel dizzy..i think-" then he sneezed, and felt the pain abruptly vanish. There was a flash of light..
Nya. What, did he say that? "Nyaa help-nya!" Lan's mother couldn't help laughing as the light faded, and Yuuichiro raised one eyebrow. There was Megaman, looking as normal as ever. well, sort of. Except he now happened to have a pair of cute little neko ears, tail, and the playful appearence of a neko. "Eep-nya" Lan's father laughed "oh my..it appears we have a virus Megaman" the navi frowned "but why a cat-nya?" his father shrugged "strain of the neko virus i guess..there were reports of it..i guess, what with the fever, you must've picked it up somehow..i can only guess at the moment..."
The neko navi sighed "i don't wanna be a cat-nya" Mrs.Hikari smiled gently, and scratched behind his ear. The navi purred "its not so bad, you look adorable!" that helepd..a little...
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"Hey Lan, i found out what was bugging megaman!" they all looked. "What was it?" Lan asked. His father chuckled "the neko virus, look.." he indicated the navi who was trying to hide himself behind his pants leg. "Ah, Megaman, your claws are digging into my leg" "S-sorry...". Lan peered. "Awwahha..thats so weird..cat ears, wow!" the ears went down, the navi didnt like this one bit...
Shaking his head yuuichiro dis-entangled the net navi from his pants leg and popped him onto the table. "Nothing to worry about..its a weaker strain of the virus..just watch you don't let him near anybodys goldfish for a while..." The navi looked somewhat sad as they all stared...then Meiru had an idea. she rumamged in her bag, and pulled out a large wooden bead she'd found on the classroom floor one day.
As the others asked questions, and even made some cute comments about the change..she rolled the bead across the table. "Nyaa" this caught the neko-navi's attention right off. "Nyao!" he pounced it as it rolled past, then sat back up holding it in his paws. "Nya? Why did i do that-nya!" Dex laugehd "cos cats always chase things, balls of yarn, mice...everything!"
Yai nodded "my dad says cats like to chase things!" Lan smiled, and watched the navi "hey, roll it back!" they began a game of "roll-the-bead-and-watch-the-navi-chase-it" for the next half hour. It was cute, espesh the way the navi kept trying not to chase it, but the bead would roll by, and he'd get the cute, mischevous look all cats get when faced with a toy, and bounced after it, tail waving every which way..
"Nyaaa, nya!" as they played happily, the very hacked off Elec was back at the base...
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"Failed AGAIN!" Wily barked. Elec sighed "that bratty Megaman didn't even use a chip, all he did was start crying-" "did you say crying!" snapped a girls voice. Wily and Elec turned "yes." "Hmph, that's all he does, the little brat..starts crying everytime we go near his precious home..what a pain..wackoman wouldn't shut up about it, said it gave him a sore head listening to him.." Elec nodded "exactly what Elecman told me.."
Wily frowned "so this brats wailing has been the source of failure! I want him gone, kaput, NOW!" Maddie sighed "how..everytime we attack he just gets in the way..."
Wily glared at them "then we'll have to get him out of the way...get him, bring him here! I don't care how, just do it!"
He turned back to the screen, planning what he intended to do the net navi once he had his hands on him..how would you delete something like that? Would it end in destroying him forever...?
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KC: for all reviewers, im very glad you like it- Thanks A Lot-nya!