In the real world, Dex looked up. There was a hologram right above the table.
'Whoa! Look at that!' He shouted in astonishment. Everyone looked up. Right there in front of them were all their navis. They were in a small room, and a navi in a scientist's coat was rubbing his hands together. Megaman looked round.
'Uh, what's happening?' Megaman asked.
'This is the lag containment room. When you step in here, your connection speed is updated and synchronized with everyone else in NetCity. This means that there is no lag.' Reg said. Suddenly, a large green light shone above them. It morphed to red, then to blue, then to white, then to pure light. 'Please remain calm. You may feel disoriented.'
'What? What do you mean-' Protoman was cut off in mid-sentence when the light pulsated and, after a few seconds, filled the entire room. After about a minute, the light died down. The navis tried to get up. Reg was the first.
'I will never get used to that.' He commented.
'I feel…dizzy…' Roll said. She was a slight shade of green.
'Roll? Are you Okay?' Maylu asked. Then Roll threw up. Megaman patted her on the back.
'There, there. It's okay. It's stopped now.' He gave her a hug. Roll was crying.
'I never, EVER want to do that again!' She cried.
'Come on,' Megaman told her quietly. 'you can sit down out here.' He led her out of the room, and onto a sofa. Roll lay down, and put her head on Megaman's lap.
'Thanks, mega.' She told him quietly. Meanwhile, Axl was wondering around, walking into walls.
'Ow. Ow. Ow. Who put this here? Ow. Ow.' Axl said, as he walked into something. As he regained balance, he stood up straight. He looked at Reg, and shouted, 'What in net's name was that?!?!'
'I told you, synchronization. Your data connection is synchronized with the rest of NetCity.' He told him. Protoman looked around at the rest of the group. Glyde trying to get Iceman, who was constantly wobbling, to a chair. Axl had finally found his way to a wall without bumping into it, and was getting his breath back. Roll was sitting up, and Megaman had his arms around her and was making soothing noises. Reg began to speak again. 'When you're ready, we'll make our way into NetCity.' He told the group.
A few minutes later, they were ready. Roll was still shaking slightly, but Megaman was holding her hand, assuring her it was okay. Axl had regained his balance, but lost most of his lunch. Glyde and the rest were getting up and walking towards the doorway. Megaman, Roll, and Axl followed suit. They stepped into a lift.
'This,' Reg told them, 'Is the entrance to the gatehouse. We're going on the one into NetCity, but only because this one is the only elevator that does.' When they landed, they were in a small building. 'Well, I need to get back to work, so you guys go explore and tell me what you think. Bye!' With that, Reg stepped into the lift and was gone. Back in the real world, Maylu was still a bit worried about Roll.
'You sure she'll be okay?' She asked Lan.
'Hey, don't fret. Roll'll hang in there.' Lan told her.
'Yeah, Roll's a tough little navi.' Yai said. 'She'll be okay.'
'Roll, this is Maylu. If you don't feel well enough to continue, you can log out, and I'll understand.' Maylu told Roll.
'Thanks, Maylu. But I think I'll be fine.' She squeezed Megaman's hand. 'I'll be just fine.' The navis stepped out of the building, and into the street.
'Well,' Protoman asked, 'where does everyone want to go?'
'Well, I'd like to go to the art show.' Glyde said, looking at a map.
'I'd like to go and get a bite to eat.' Megaman said, rubbing his stomach.
'Yeah, me too.' Roll agreed.
'I'd like to visit the NetBattle arena.' Axl said.
'Yeah, I'd like to try out this new chip.' Iceman agreed. Everyone looked at Gutsman and Protoman.
'Well, I'm going to see if there are any chip shops nearby. There must be something good here.' Protoman said. Everyone then looked at Gutsman. He blinked.
'Gutsman want something to NetBattle guts.' The colossal navi answered.
'Well, Megaman said, 'That's settled. We'll meet at this café here' He pointed to a place on the map, 'after we're all finished.' With that, they went their separate ways.
'Whoa! Look at that!' He shouted in astonishment. Everyone looked up. Right there in front of them were all their navis. They were in a small room, and a navi in a scientist's coat was rubbing his hands together. Megaman looked round.
'Uh, what's happening?' Megaman asked.
'This is the lag containment room. When you step in here, your connection speed is updated and synchronized with everyone else in NetCity. This means that there is no lag.' Reg said. Suddenly, a large green light shone above them. It morphed to red, then to blue, then to white, then to pure light. 'Please remain calm. You may feel disoriented.'
'What? What do you mean-' Protoman was cut off in mid-sentence when the light pulsated and, after a few seconds, filled the entire room. After about a minute, the light died down. The navis tried to get up. Reg was the first.
'I will never get used to that.' He commented.
'I feel…dizzy…' Roll said. She was a slight shade of green.
'Roll? Are you Okay?' Maylu asked. Then Roll threw up. Megaman patted her on the back.
'There, there. It's okay. It's stopped now.' He gave her a hug. Roll was crying.
'I never, EVER want to do that again!' She cried.
'Come on,' Megaman told her quietly. 'you can sit down out here.' He led her out of the room, and onto a sofa. Roll lay down, and put her head on Megaman's lap.
'Thanks, mega.' She told him quietly. Meanwhile, Axl was wondering around, walking into walls.
'Ow. Ow. Ow. Who put this here? Ow. Ow.' Axl said, as he walked into something. As he regained balance, he stood up straight. He looked at Reg, and shouted, 'What in net's name was that?!?!'
'I told you, synchronization. Your data connection is synchronized with the rest of NetCity.' He told him. Protoman looked around at the rest of the group. Glyde trying to get Iceman, who was constantly wobbling, to a chair. Axl had finally found his way to a wall without bumping into it, and was getting his breath back. Roll was sitting up, and Megaman had his arms around her and was making soothing noises. Reg began to speak again. 'When you're ready, we'll make our way into NetCity.' He told the group.
A few minutes later, they were ready. Roll was still shaking slightly, but Megaman was holding her hand, assuring her it was okay. Axl had regained his balance, but lost most of his lunch. Glyde and the rest were getting up and walking towards the doorway. Megaman, Roll, and Axl followed suit. They stepped into a lift.
'This,' Reg told them, 'Is the entrance to the gatehouse. We're going on the one into NetCity, but only because this one is the only elevator that does.' When they landed, they were in a small building. 'Well, I need to get back to work, so you guys go explore and tell me what you think. Bye!' With that, Reg stepped into the lift and was gone. Back in the real world, Maylu was still a bit worried about Roll.
'You sure she'll be okay?' She asked Lan.
'Hey, don't fret. Roll'll hang in there.' Lan told her.
'Yeah, Roll's a tough little navi.' Yai said. 'She'll be okay.'
'Roll, this is Maylu. If you don't feel well enough to continue, you can log out, and I'll understand.' Maylu told Roll.
'Thanks, Maylu. But I think I'll be fine.' She squeezed Megaman's hand. 'I'll be just fine.' The navis stepped out of the building, and into the street.
'Well,' Protoman asked, 'where does everyone want to go?'
'Well, I'd like to go to the art show.' Glyde said, looking at a map.
'I'd like to go and get a bite to eat.' Megaman said, rubbing his stomach.
'Yeah, me too.' Roll agreed.
'I'd like to visit the NetBattle arena.' Axl said.
'Yeah, I'd like to try out this new chip.' Iceman agreed. Everyone looked at Gutsman and Protoman.
'Well, I'm going to see if there are any chip shops nearby. There must be something good here.' Protoman said. Everyone then looked at Gutsman. He blinked.
'Gutsman want something to NetBattle guts.' The colossal navi answered.
'Well, Megaman said, 'That's settled. We'll meet at this café here' He pointed to a place on the map, 'after we're all finished.' With that, they went their separate ways.