Author's Notes:
Yes, I did redo the entire chapter with a little help from LazerWulf. I mean, let's face it, I just went overboard on that one.
M. n. Tenshi, Sort of, you see Otis E. Baka's (Thanks goes to L. Wulf on this one) name is a joke about a certain fictional character. Anybody figured it out yet?
B. D. Yugi, it had better be.
Begin Chapter!
"O.K., MegaMan." Lan commented as he brushed past Chaud and slipped out into the aisle. "It's time for our first match. You ready?"
"I was programmed ready!" The Bomber quipped as he started getting himself prepped for the upcoming battle.
"I thought you'd say that." The brunette replied as he reached his 'Battle Station' and registered his folder and chips with the main computer.
"AAAAANNNNDDDD Welcome back to the World Tour!" Ribbita's voice flooded the stadium as a picture of Lan and MegaMan as well as another Net Op and Navi appeared on the scoreboard. "Although it's only the second day of competition, things are already heating up... So we'll get right to the action, today's first match puts Lan Hikari and MegaMan against Otis E. Baka and DracoMan!"
"Hmm, DracoMan, that's name's a little corny," Lan mused as he looked at his opponent's portrait. Otis had chiseled features, brown hair and piercing blue eyes, The Op wasn't sure, but he thought that Otis could be a Sharrian. DracoMan was about as tall as ProtoMan, and was fairly muscular, his deep red boots and gloves were set against his black bodysuit, and a thick blue cape hung down from underneath his shoulder pads, a small brown reed was attached to a cord that hung around the Navi's neck, the end of which had been cut to resemble a dragon's head. All in all, Lan couldn't figure out why he was called DracoMan since the Navi didn't look a thing like a dragon.
"Don't get too confident." MegaMan called up to his Op. "Remember these three words? 'Wrath of Thunder'?"
"Oh, don't go there." The brunette remembered ThunderMan's special attack, the electrical Navi could summon a blast of electricity that took on the form of a powerful dragon, the first time they had fought it, they hadn't done so well, but the second time they had managed to defeat it.
"My point exactly, let's keep our guard up." The Bomber replied, "Hey, isn't that our opponent?"
"Huh?" Lan turned to see a man that matched Otis' picture standing in the station opposite his. "You're right."
"Hey, Otis!" The Op called over; "Good luck! And may the best Navi win!"
"I'm not the one that needs luck." Otis snapped. "You will."
"Uh..." Lan took a step back, what was it with these warm Sharrian welcomes? "O.K..."
"So let's get this show started!" Ribbita wrapped up her speech.
"Right!" Lan whipped out his P.E.T. and launched into his trademark Jack-In sequence. "Jack In, MegaMan! Power Up!"
"Jack in, DracoMan, Power Up." Otis also connected his terminal.
With the ever-familiar blasts of light, the two Navi left their P.E.T.'s and traveled through the digital world to the Netbattling mainframe. MegaMan touched down first, right before DracoMan appeared.
"Let's get this party started!" Lan tossed a chip in into the air before snatching it and pressing the disk into his P.E.T., "Mega Cannon, Download."
"Mega Blast!" The Bomber snapped his arm up as the proper cannon materialized around his right wrist, the instant that it had formed he was firing a blast of plasma energy that ripped through the Network towards his opponent.
"Defend." Otis calmly replied. "Mega Cannon, Download."
"Yes sir." DracoMan raised his right arm as a cannon resembling a dragon's head appeared on his wrist, at his command a laser exploded from the dragon-cannon's mouth, and shot through the air towards his attacker's blast.
The two shots collided, before fizzling out of existence.
"Just try that again!" MegaMan launched another round from his cannon, but this time he kept the 'trigger' pulled so that the weapon was firing one continual blast of energy.
"I shall." The dragon Navi duplicated the move, and he too unleashed a blast of firepower from his buster.
The two blasts collided in mid-air as both Navi continued to keep their busters firing. The result was a deadlock as neither attack was powerful enough to cancel the other, and so both Navi just stood there, refusing to be the first to stop firing.
"Attack 10." Otis barked as he inserted two chips into his Terminal. "Double Download."
MegaMan watched as his adversary's cannon began to glow with intense power, then DracoMan's entire attack strengthened, and the laser shot forward, ripping his own to shreds.
There was no way that he could dodge in time, the power roared over the Blue Bomber and hurled him backwards like he was nothing but a rag doll. Finally, the Bomber was dropped to the ground as DracoMan stopped his attack.
"MegaMan!" The brunette shouted. How could this have happened?
"Ugh," A soft moan split the air as the Blue Navi struggled to his knees, "I'm fine, Lan. Let's take this guy down."
"That was a sample of our power, Hikari," The Sharrian snapped, "You stand no chance against DracoMan, he hasn't even used his full potential yet!"
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"I don't like the sound of that." Maylu whispered in response to Otis' bragging.
"He'll come through." Chaud replied as he watched the battle continue, "He always does. Although I have heard that Otis is one of the best Op's Sharro has now that Laika-"
"Forgive the intrusion."
"What?" Chaud glanced around trying to locate the owner of that voice.
"What is it?" The redhead turned slightly to face Chaud.
"I don't know, I thought that I heard Famous there for a second." The Op replied as he finished his sweep of the surrounding area.
"You did," The voice came again, causing the administrator to glance into his P.E.T. "Now, I didn't expect this to happen, but I need you and Maylu's help."
"You do." Although it was supposed to be a question, when Chaud said it, it came out as a flat statement.
"Yes, some one has hacked into Sharro's trade computers," Famous explained, "and is rapidly inflating the price of crude oil. As you know, the Sharrian economy is very fragile right now, and if this continues for much longer then we may have an economic disaster on our hands."
"And you want us to put a stop to it."
"Exactly, Famous out."
"Did you hear that?" Chaud turned to find Maylu already standing up and ready to roll. "I suppose so, let's go then. And if... it won't offend you... I'd like to guide you out of here, since I know exactly where the car is."
"I don't have a problem with that," The redhead replied as she extended her hand, "There's a time to be independent, and a time to let someone help. It would be faster if I followed you."
Chaud took her hand, and together they dashed away.
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"Now, Electro Sword, Download!" Lan shouted.
"Sword of Legends, Download." Otis snapped back.
"Where does he keep getting these rare chips?" The brunette wondered as he watched his Navi attack.
MegaMan rushed his opponent as a handheld sword appeared in DracoMan's hands. The Bomber swung his blade attempting to end the match, only to have his attack stopped by the dragon Navi's sword.
DracoMan slipped away from the Bomber and launched into a dizzying spin before thrusting his blade out hard and fast. The Blue Navi saw it coming just in time to get his own sword raised enough to deflect the attack.
MegaMan and DracoMan leaped backward, giving themselves some breathing room before running towards each other to try again.
DracoMan came in low, swinging his blade at knee level in an effort to slip beneath his opponent's defenses.
But this time MegaMan had a trick up his sleeve, as the blade whistled towards him, the Bomber went into a low leap. In the process he cleared the deadly blade before going into a quick somersault that just barely cleared his attacker's head, the second he was done he spun around in mid-air, kicking his foot out and catching the red Navi from behind.
The dragon Navi balked underneath the unexpected attack and stumbled forward before regaining his balance. Quickly he turned around to face his opponent.
"I've had enough, DracoMan." Otis snapped, "It's time to end this match here and now. Use the Flute of Dragons!"
"Yes sir. White Dragons, come to my aid!" The red Navi took the reed that was hanging from his neck and blew into it, causing a sharp noise to fill the stadium.
And then in happened.
A rush of data filled the coliseum before forming three viruses in front of DracoMan.
But these were a kind of virus that had never been seen before.
They were huge, at least twice as tall as SearchMan was, and their scaled bodies caught and reflected every scrap of light that came their way. The dragons were entirely white, with a soft blue tint.
"Now, White Dragons." DracoMan announced, "Attack and destroy him!"
"It's not the attack part that I'm worried about..." MegaMan tensed himself as the dragons roared in response. "It's that 'destroy' bit..."
"Electrical Blast!" The dragon Navi shouted as his trio of Dragons opened their huge jaws, in response a blast of energy exploded from their open mouths and ripped across the arena, gunning for MegaMan.
"Barrier! Battle Chip in, Download!" Lan slammed the chip into his P.E.T. so hard that the device bucked in his hands.
The Bomber called on the Barrier as the energy devoured everything in its way. The shield sprang up around him, protecting him from the attacks.
"That may work once," The red Navi sneered, "But not this time! Triple Electric Strike!"
Again the trio of Dragons unleashed their colossal firepower, but this time the three attacks fused into one terrifying blast of electricity that almost overloaded the computer servers.
"Gotcha cover." The brunette struck back. "Anti Electricity, Triple Download!"
Three giant lightning rods appeared in front of MegaMan, and began to affect the electrical attack. The giant blast of power veered off course and struck the Anti Electricity Rods, which began to glow as they absorbed the attack.
The move should have worked.
But it didn't.
"LAN!" The Bomber shouted as he saw the lightning rods begin to crack and shudder, "It's too str-"
He never finished his sentence as all three rods shattered into deletion, allowing the attack to resume its original course, and wash over MegaMan in the process.
"MEGAMAN!" Lan screamed as the Bomber was thrown to the ground by the force of the attack.
"I'll live..." The blue Navi replied as he forced himself to his feet, "Let's use the new one."
"That P.A. that we discovered last week?" The brunette queried, "Alright then, let's show them what we're made of... Cyber Sword Download. Fighter Sword, Battle Chip in, Download... And Long Sword, Battle Chip in, Download! Program Advance!"
"BETA SWORD!" The Bomber shouted at the top of his lungs as the three swords merged into one long blade on his right arm. Without wasting an instant, he charged forward and prepared to slay a few dragons.
"Come on..." DracoMan whispered, "Do it..."
The White Dragons roared as their challenger approached.
"Bye!" MegaMan flew forward and swept his glowing blade forward, unleashing the powerful effects of his Program Advance. His blade cut through the air...
And then it was over...
Or was it?
The White Dragons roared in fury as they began to dissipate as a result of MegaMan's attack.
"You just made your last mistake, Hikari!" Otis snapped as he entered a command into his P.E.T., "Now, prepare for annihilation!"
"Annihilation?" Lan quipped, "I don't think- WHAT!"
"I don't believe it!" MegaMan watched as the data from the three Dragons began to reform, but it wasn't the old three Dragons that appeared...
It was a new dragon. Two powerful legs supported a dragon that was at least three times the size of ProtoMan; its white body had a pair of wings swept out of its back. Its large head roared in fury as it flexed its small arms, issuing a challenge to his attacker.
"What is that thing?" Lan stared at the screen in disbelief.
"Whatever it is..." MegaMan raised his Beta Sword as he prepared to strike again, "Otis created it the same way that Mayor Daryl created that electric Dragon in Netopia, remember? He took the data from the deleted viruses and fused it into a greater... thing."
"Behold, the instrument of your defeat." Otis explained his creation, "The Ultimate Dragon!"
"Whatever it is." The Bomber quipped as he jumped at the beast and hauled back his sword. "It's going down!"
MegaMan slashed his blade with all of his might.
And watched it shatter against the monster's scaled hide.
"It... it didn't even scratch him..." Lan gasped in disbelief as MegaMan landed and backpedaled to gain some distance. "How do we beat that thing?"
"It's simple." DracoMan announced as he pointed at his opponent. "You can't! Now, Ultimate Dragon, ATTACK!"
Ultimate Dragon roared in anger as it targeted its prey. After a second its head snapped forward, and discharged a blast of energy that was so powerful it distorted the image of the holographic projector.
The energy exploded through space, and crashed over everything in the Network.
And then it stopped.
Everyone in the audience gasped in shock, DracoMan and it's Ultimate Dragon remained, but MegaMan was no where to be scene.
"We did it." Otis nodded in satisfaction as he pointed at Lan. "You loose!"
End Chapter!
Next: One good Dragon deserves another.
Yes, I did redo the entire chapter with a little help from LazerWulf. I mean, let's face it, I just went overboard on that one.
M. n. Tenshi, Sort of, you see Otis E. Baka's (Thanks goes to L. Wulf on this one) name is a joke about a certain fictional character. Anybody figured it out yet?
B. D. Yugi, it had better be.
Begin Chapter!
"O.K., MegaMan." Lan commented as he brushed past Chaud and slipped out into the aisle. "It's time for our first match. You ready?"
"I was programmed ready!" The Bomber quipped as he started getting himself prepped for the upcoming battle.
"I thought you'd say that." The brunette replied as he reached his 'Battle Station' and registered his folder and chips with the main computer.
"AAAAANNNNDDDD Welcome back to the World Tour!" Ribbita's voice flooded the stadium as a picture of Lan and MegaMan as well as another Net Op and Navi appeared on the scoreboard. "Although it's only the second day of competition, things are already heating up... So we'll get right to the action, today's first match puts Lan Hikari and MegaMan against Otis E. Baka and DracoMan!"
"Hmm, DracoMan, that's name's a little corny," Lan mused as he looked at his opponent's portrait. Otis had chiseled features, brown hair and piercing blue eyes, The Op wasn't sure, but he thought that Otis could be a Sharrian. DracoMan was about as tall as ProtoMan, and was fairly muscular, his deep red boots and gloves were set against his black bodysuit, and a thick blue cape hung down from underneath his shoulder pads, a small brown reed was attached to a cord that hung around the Navi's neck, the end of which had been cut to resemble a dragon's head. All in all, Lan couldn't figure out why he was called DracoMan since the Navi didn't look a thing like a dragon.
"Don't get too confident." MegaMan called up to his Op. "Remember these three words? 'Wrath of Thunder'?"
"Oh, don't go there." The brunette remembered ThunderMan's special attack, the electrical Navi could summon a blast of electricity that took on the form of a powerful dragon, the first time they had fought it, they hadn't done so well, but the second time they had managed to defeat it.
"My point exactly, let's keep our guard up." The Bomber replied, "Hey, isn't that our opponent?"
"Huh?" Lan turned to see a man that matched Otis' picture standing in the station opposite his. "You're right."
"Hey, Otis!" The Op called over; "Good luck! And may the best Navi win!"
"I'm not the one that needs luck." Otis snapped. "You will."
"Uh..." Lan took a step back, what was it with these warm Sharrian welcomes? "O.K..."
"So let's get this show started!" Ribbita wrapped up her speech.
"Right!" Lan whipped out his P.E.T. and launched into his trademark Jack-In sequence. "Jack In, MegaMan! Power Up!"
"Jack in, DracoMan, Power Up." Otis also connected his terminal.
With the ever-familiar blasts of light, the two Navi left their P.E.T.'s and traveled through the digital world to the Netbattling mainframe. MegaMan touched down first, right before DracoMan appeared.
"Let's get this party started!" Lan tossed a chip in into the air before snatching it and pressing the disk into his P.E.T., "Mega Cannon, Download."
"Mega Blast!" The Bomber snapped his arm up as the proper cannon materialized around his right wrist, the instant that it had formed he was firing a blast of plasma energy that ripped through the Network towards his opponent.
"Defend." Otis calmly replied. "Mega Cannon, Download."
"Yes sir." DracoMan raised his right arm as a cannon resembling a dragon's head appeared on his wrist, at his command a laser exploded from the dragon-cannon's mouth, and shot through the air towards his attacker's blast.
The two shots collided, before fizzling out of existence.
"Just try that again!" MegaMan launched another round from his cannon, but this time he kept the 'trigger' pulled so that the weapon was firing one continual blast of energy.
"I shall." The dragon Navi duplicated the move, and he too unleashed a blast of firepower from his buster.
The two blasts collided in mid-air as both Navi continued to keep their busters firing. The result was a deadlock as neither attack was powerful enough to cancel the other, and so both Navi just stood there, refusing to be the first to stop firing.
"Attack 10." Otis barked as he inserted two chips into his Terminal. "Double Download."
MegaMan watched as his adversary's cannon began to glow with intense power, then DracoMan's entire attack strengthened, and the laser shot forward, ripping his own to shreds.
There was no way that he could dodge in time, the power roared over the Blue Bomber and hurled him backwards like he was nothing but a rag doll. Finally, the Bomber was dropped to the ground as DracoMan stopped his attack.
"MegaMan!" The brunette shouted. How could this have happened?
"Ugh," A soft moan split the air as the Blue Navi struggled to his knees, "I'm fine, Lan. Let's take this guy down."
"That was a sample of our power, Hikari," The Sharrian snapped, "You stand no chance against DracoMan, he hasn't even used his full potential yet!"
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"I don't like the sound of that." Maylu whispered in response to Otis' bragging.
"He'll come through." Chaud replied as he watched the battle continue, "He always does. Although I have heard that Otis is one of the best Op's Sharro has now that Laika-"
"Forgive the intrusion."
"What?" Chaud glanced around trying to locate the owner of that voice.
"What is it?" The redhead turned slightly to face Chaud.
"I don't know, I thought that I heard Famous there for a second." The Op replied as he finished his sweep of the surrounding area.
"You did," The voice came again, causing the administrator to glance into his P.E.T. "Now, I didn't expect this to happen, but I need you and Maylu's help."
"You do." Although it was supposed to be a question, when Chaud said it, it came out as a flat statement.
"Yes, some one has hacked into Sharro's trade computers," Famous explained, "and is rapidly inflating the price of crude oil. As you know, the Sharrian economy is very fragile right now, and if this continues for much longer then we may have an economic disaster on our hands."
"And you want us to put a stop to it."
"Exactly, Famous out."
"Did you hear that?" Chaud turned to find Maylu already standing up and ready to roll. "I suppose so, let's go then. And if... it won't offend you... I'd like to guide you out of here, since I know exactly where the car is."
"I don't have a problem with that," The redhead replied as she extended her hand, "There's a time to be independent, and a time to let someone help. It would be faster if I followed you."
Chaud took her hand, and together they dashed away.
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"Now, Electro Sword, Download!" Lan shouted.
"Sword of Legends, Download." Otis snapped back.
"Where does he keep getting these rare chips?" The brunette wondered as he watched his Navi attack.
MegaMan rushed his opponent as a handheld sword appeared in DracoMan's hands. The Bomber swung his blade attempting to end the match, only to have his attack stopped by the dragon Navi's sword.
DracoMan slipped away from the Bomber and launched into a dizzying spin before thrusting his blade out hard and fast. The Blue Navi saw it coming just in time to get his own sword raised enough to deflect the attack.
MegaMan and DracoMan leaped backward, giving themselves some breathing room before running towards each other to try again.
DracoMan came in low, swinging his blade at knee level in an effort to slip beneath his opponent's defenses.
But this time MegaMan had a trick up his sleeve, as the blade whistled towards him, the Bomber went into a low leap. In the process he cleared the deadly blade before going into a quick somersault that just barely cleared his attacker's head, the second he was done he spun around in mid-air, kicking his foot out and catching the red Navi from behind.
The dragon Navi balked underneath the unexpected attack and stumbled forward before regaining his balance. Quickly he turned around to face his opponent.
"I've had enough, DracoMan." Otis snapped, "It's time to end this match here and now. Use the Flute of Dragons!"
"Yes sir. White Dragons, come to my aid!" The red Navi took the reed that was hanging from his neck and blew into it, causing a sharp noise to fill the stadium.
And then in happened.
A rush of data filled the coliseum before forming three viruses in front of DracoMan.
But these were a kind of virus that had never been seen before.
They were huge, at least twice as tall as SearchMan was, and their scaled bodies caught and reflected every scrap of light that came their way. The dragons were entirely white, with a soft blue tint.
"Now, White Dragons." DracoMan announced, "Attack and destroy him!"
"It's not the attack part that I'm worried about..." MegaMan tensed himself as the dragons roared in response. "It's that 'destroy' bit..."
"Electrical Blast!" The dragon Navi shouted as his trio of Dragons opened their huge jaws, in response a blast of energy exploded from their open mouths and ripped across the arena, gunning for MegaMan.
"Barrier! Battle Chip in, Download!" Lan slammed the chip into his P.E.T. so hard that the device bucked in his hands.
The Bomber called on the Barrier as the energy devoured everything in its way. The shield sprang up around him, protecting him from the attacks.
"That may work once," The red Navi sneered, "But not this time! Triple Electric Strike!"
Again the trio of Dragons unleashed their colossal firepower, but this time the three attacks fused into one terrifying blast of electricity that almost overloaded the computer servers.
"Gotcha cover." The brunette struck back. "Anti Electricity, Triple Download!"
Three giant lightning rods appeared in front of MegaMan, and began to affect the electrical attack. The giant blast of power veered off course and struck the Anti Electricity Rods, which began to glow as they absorbed the attack.
The move should have worked.
But it didn't.
"LAN!" The Bomber shouted as he saw the lightning rods begin to crack and shudder, "It's too str-"
He never finished his sentence as all three rods shattered into deletion, allowing the attack to resume its original course, and wash over MegaMan in the process.
"MEGAMAN!" Lan screamed as the Bomber was thrown to the ground by the force of the attack.
"I'll live..." The blue Navi replied as he forced himself to his feet, "Let's use the new one."
"That P.A. that we discovered last week?" The brunette queried, "Alright then, let's show them what we're made of... Cyber Sword Download. Fighter Sword, Battle Chip in, Download... And Long Sword, Battle Chip in, Download! Program Advance!"
"BETA SWORD!" The Bomber shouted at the top of his lungs as the three swords merged into one long blade on his right arm. Without wasting an instant, he charged forward and prepared to slay a few dragons.
"Come on..." DracoMan whispered, "Do it..."
The White Dragons roared as their challenger approached.
"Bye!" MegaMan flew forward and swept his glowing blade forward, unleashing the powerful effects of his Program Advance. His blade cut through the air...
And then it was over...
Or was it?
The White Dragons roared in fury as they began to dissipate as a result of MegaMan's attack.
"You just made your last mistake, Hikari!" Otis snapped as he entered a command into his P.E.T., "Now, prepare for annihilation!"
"Annihilation?" Lan quipped, "I don't think- WHAT!"
"I don't believe it!" MegaMan watched as the data from the three Dragons began to reform, but it wasn't the old three Dragons that appeared...
It was a new dragon. Two powerful legs supported a dragon that was at least three times the size of ProtoMan; its white body had a pair of wings swept out of its back. Its large head roared in fury as it flexed its small arms, issuing a challenge to his attacker.
"What is that thing?" Lan stared at the screen in disbelief.
"Whatever it is..." MegaMan raised his Beta Sword as he prepared to strike again, "Otis created it the same way that Mayor Daryl created that electric Dragon in Netopia, remember? He took the data from the deleted viruses and fused it into a greater... thing."
"Behold, the instrument of your defeat." Otis explained his creation, "The Ultimate Dragon!"
"Whatever it is." The Bomber quipped as he jumped at the beast and hauled back his sword. "It's going down!"
MegaMan slashed his blade with all of his might.
And watched it shatter against the monster's scaled hide.
"It... it didn't even scratch him..." Lan gasped in disbelief as MegaMan landed and backpedaled to gain some distance. "How do we beat that thing?"
"It's simple." DracoMan announced as he pointed at his opponent. "You can't! Now, Ultimate Dragon, ATTACK!"
Ultimate Dragon roared in anger as it targeted its prey. After a second its head snapped forward, and discharged a blast of energy that was so powerful it distorted the image of the holographic projector.
The energy exploded through space, and crashed over everything in the Network.
And then it stopped.
Everyone in the audience gasped in shock, DracoMan and it's Ultimate Dragon remained, but MegaMan was no where to be scene.
"We did it." Otis nodded in satisfaction as he pointed at Lan. "You loose!"
End Chapter!
Next: One good Dragon deserves another.