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Now, onto the story!
Tenshi no Rei
By: Hikari no Namida
Beta-Read by: Aquarius Star
Chapter 18- The Birth of Makato Part I
Dread filled the red swordsnavi as well as the blue bomber. How could this have happened? One moment, Rei had gotten out of the anti-virus chamber and the next World Three appeared out of nowhere and kidnapped Rei. Neither of the navis knew what to do.
All of a sudden, Megaman dropped to his knees and started sobbing, breaking the unbearable silence. This of course, caught Protoman off-guard.
"I...I can't...no...! I promised...I promised I would protect him...and not let World Three...get him again..." Megaman choked out between sobs. Protoman was uncertain of what to do, since he wasn't educated on what to do in a situation like this. So he hesitantly placed a hand on Megaman's shoulder. Megaman looked up, suprised. At this range, Megaman could easily see through Protoman's dark visor into his determined, crimson colored eyes.
"Don't worry, Megaman. We'll get him back. They were sloppy when they left. They left behind a trail." Megaman nodded and stood up, now more determined than ever. He was going to get his brother back, even if it meant his deletion.
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"Are you sure this is the right navi? He seems pretty weak to me..." Blasterman spoke to a certain grey-haired crazy exiled scientist.
"Do not question me! Now, download those components before he wakes up! If he wakes up before this, our plan will fail!" Blasterman hesitated very slightly and nodded.
"Yes sir...but how did you know that he would be in this condition?" Blasterman asked the question on his mind. Mr Wily smirked evilly.
"How else could a replica of the Life Virus appear and infect him?" Blasterman was shocked, but tried not to let it show. He smiled knowingly to try to cover his shock.
"Ah of course...who else but the great Mr Wily could be smart enough to do something like that." It was always a good idea to compliment Mr Wily or else the navi stupid enough to insult him would be deleted.
"Of course...now get to your job!" Mr Wily demanded. Blasterman gulped and took right off. He did NOT want to be the target of Mr Wily's anger. Once Blasterman had gone, Mr Wily started laughing insanely.
"Soon...the program of destruction shall be mine! MUWAHAHAHAHA!!!" Anyone within a three mile radius heard that laugh and shuddered to themselves.
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Blasterman looked down at the little silver navi who was still unconsious. Part of Blasterman felt that this was wrong, that he shouldn't do this. But...he had to. Or else he would be deleted for disobeying orders. And that was something he really didn't want to do. But he could tell that there was something special about the silver navi. The silver navi seemed to give off an air of innocence, but also knowledge. It was an odd combination that Blasterman had never seen before in any navi.
Blasterman sighed and held the two components in his hand. Both were something that Mr Wily had created himself. Blasterman closed his eyes for a moment and when he opened them again, he forced the two components into the programming of the silver navi. His whole body jerked as his master program tried to force out the intruding programs. It didn't work however. Soon enough, his body fell limp as he once again fell into unconciousness.
Blasterman sighed once again. His job was done. Now he just had to leave it all up to the newest member of World Three. Hopefully, she would do her job well and not let her emotions get in the way.
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"Papa...we need to follow World Three. Did you manage to get the address?" Megaman asked, looking up through the communication box to Dr Hikari. Dr Hikari nodded.
"Yes, they were very sloppy about covering their tracks. But you must be careful, Megaman. The fact that they were this messy could mean it is a trap to lure you there." Megaman nodded, understanding the danger.
"I know, but I have to get Rei back." Megaman said, determination flowing through his eyes.
"Alright then, but at least wait for Protoman so you stand more of a chance against World Three." Dr Hikari instructed. Megaman reluctantly agreed. It was true that he would have more of a chance if Protoman came with him. Protoman had gone back to Chaud for a bit to check in and tell him what he knew. Megaman just hoped that it wouldn't take too long so he could get Rei back soon.
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"Makato...wake up...Makato..." Those were the first words Rei heard as he slowly came to. His clear lavender eyes blinked, first trying to get rid of the fog in his mind, then in confusion. Where was he? And how had he gotten here?
"Oh, good. You're awake now." Rei turned to see...Kiki? Kiki was looking at him with genuine concern in her eyes. Rei tried to force himself to sit up, only to be assaulted by bouts of pain. He fell back, expecting his head to hit the harsh, unforgiving floor. But he was wrong. When he opened his eyes again, he found being supported by Kiki.
"Be careful, my Makato. I don't want you to hurt yourself. After all, they already hurt you enough as it is." Kiki said gently. Rei was extremely confused. Why was she calling him 'Makato'?And who had hurt him? From the way she said it, he had known whoever had hurt him pretty well.
"What...what are you talking-" Rei was cut off by a surfacing memory.
Flashback
"You're a pathetic sight! You dishonor the name of the Hikari's!" A painful kick was delt to Rei. When he had woken up from being cleared of the virus, he was shocked. Rei looked up at the one he once considered his brother. Megaman looked down at him with pure hatred, something Rei had never seen.
"Wha...what?" Another kick was delivered to Rei's head.
"Get out of here! I don't want to see you again!" Rei's eyes widened in shock. He was being...disowned? Rei looked over at Protoman, hoping that the red navi would help him out. However, Rei was up to another unpleasant shock. Protoman was looking down at him too. He was just standing there, watching everything!
"I agree with Megaman. You're a disgrace. I can't believe I ever cared about you." Rei's eyes widened even more. Even Protoman hated him now? But what had he done?
Rei looked fearfully back at Megaman. This had to be a dream. It just had to be. Those doubts were quickly wiped away as Rei found himself staring into Megaman's buster. Before Rei could even think, his internal net navi instints had taken over and logged him out. When Rei got himself together again, he found himself in the eastern section of Netcity, right near Higsby's chip shop.
'At least I'll be safe from them here. They'd never be able to find me here. Even if they did find me in this great big crowd, they wouldn't be allowed to attack me since netbattling is prohibited.' Rei thought to himself. While walking, he didn't watch where he was going and fell on top of someone.
"Oh! I'm sorry! Are you alright?" Lavender eyes met cerulean. The two just stared at each other for a moment.
"Kiki?" Rei asked, finally breaking the spell. Rei blushed, realizing he was on top of her and got up. He offered his hand to her. She giggled and took his hand. Rei gently pulled her to her feet.
"Thanks." Kiki giggled again and Rei wondered what the heck she found so funny. But then she noticed Rei's wounds and gasped.
"Oh my goodness, Rei! What happened to you? We need to get you to my operator now!" Rei didn't have the strenght to argue. But even if he did, Kiki had linked them to her webpage before he got a chance to say anything. Kiki opened a communication box.
"Um...Mr W-erm Sir! I found a navi who's incredibly hurt! Can you please help him? Please?" Kiki looked very nervous, as if her operator was mean or something. On the other side, a grey haired man appeared. Rei gasped. It was Wily!
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"Finally you're here! Now let's go!" Megaman had gotten very impatient, waiting for Protoman to arrive. Finally, about ten minutes later, Protoman had arrived and Megaman was going stir-crazy.
Protoman nodded and was about to link out with Megaman when another voice spoke out.
"You musn't run straight into the flames without a plan, else the flames shall burn you before you make it anywhere close to the destination."
"Grrr...rrr...Grr!(Yea! What he said!)" Megaman and Protoman both turned around to see... Plantman and Beastman?
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"Wha- WILY?!?!" Rei shouted out. Wily frowned.
"That's MR Wily to you. But yes. I am Wily." Rei blinked.
"But I thought you just said to call you MR Wily instead of just Wily?" Rei asked, confused. Kiki laughed slightly.
"Whatever. Now do you want me to help you or not?" Rei then snapped back to his senses.
"Heck no! You killed a friend of mine! There's no way I'd join up with you!" Wily was visibly thinking fast, but couldn't think of anything.
"That was Mr Wily's twin brother, Mr Wery. Trust me, Mr Wily is quite nice and he'd never hurt you. Actually, he wants to help. You should accept it." Kiki put in her two cents as well as a cover for Wily.
"Oh?" Rei look suspiciously at Wily. Wily nodded.
"Yes, I've never agreed with my brother. I always thought his ways were wrong. He will do anything to win, but I have my limits. I'd never go so far as to hurt someone." Rei seemed to believe this and slowly nodded. Kiki smiled greatly and hugged Rei tightly.
"Does this mean you'll help us?" Kiki asked, excitement flooding in her eyes. Rei was startled, but tried not to let is show.
"Uh...yea I guess." Kiki squealed in delight and hugged him again.
"Oh I promise you won't regret it! And in return, we'll get revenge on those mean navis who hurt you! Isn't that right, Mr Wily?" Wily nodded.
"Yes, we will." Kiki once again looked at Rei.
"Hm...since you'll be starting out new with us, you'll need a few new things. One will be this." Kiki held up a identity symbol. It was exactly the same as hers, a red 'W' in the center with a black background and what looked like a yellow lightning bolt in the middle of the 'W'. Rei nodded and took the symbol from her. The second it touched his hand it glowed and so did his old symbol. Soon, the Hikari symbol was no longer and the new symbol took its place on his chest and on the sides of his helmet. Kiki smiled.
"It looks quite nice on you. Now the second thing you'll need is a new name. Your old name doesn't quite fit anymore. Quite frankly, I never thought the name 'spirit' really fit you. You don't seem like that type of person. I think your name should be... Makato. What do you think?" Rei nodded. So did Wily.
"Right then, from now on, you shall be known as Makato. Now, Makato, get some rest and we'll repair your lost data. You'll feel as good as new soon." Kiki gave Makato a reassuring smile. Makato smiled back and placed himself in sleep mode.
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"What...what are you doing here?" Megaman gasped. "Don't you work for World Three?!" Plantman shook his head.
"No, young flower, we lifted our roots from World Three after Wily brainwashed Annetta." Plantman explained.
"Gr...rrr..rrrr...rrr! Rr! Grr! ROAR!(We also quit after Wily tried to delete me and Inukai. For that, we will slice Wily!)" Beastman also put in his own explaination.
"We know where the dark plant has taken the flower of light. The dark plant wishes to taint the flower of light and make him dark as well." Plantman stated dramatically. Megaman, Protoman and Beastman all sweatdropped.
"Grrr....rrr..rrr. Grrr...rrr...Gr! Gr.Rrr....rrr Gr..rr..rr. Grrrrr....ROAR!(He means that Wily has Rei and is trying to turn Rei evil like him.)" Megaman and Protoman looked at each other and thought the same thing. 'Are we the only sane navis around here?'
"We need to get Rei back and quickly." Megaman said. Protoman nodded.
"We will bring you there." Plantman said. A moment later, all four navis had linked out and were on their way to the World Three base.
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"Oh yea. Anyways, what's going on, Kiki?" Makato asked his friend. Kiki pulled Makato closer to her.
"They're coming, my Romeo. They want to take you back with them. But I don't want you to go. They'll just hurt you again. Plus I think that I..." Kiki locked eyes with Makato.
"What?" Makato asked gently. He could tell that she was struggling to tell him something very close to her.
"I...I think that I...love you." Kiki looked fearfully into Makato's eyes, afraid to see rejection and hate in them. However, his eyes were filled with surprised and a thoughtful look. Makato thought to himself. She loved him? Why him? He had done nothing special. But did he love her too? Makato thought about Protoman. He had finally realized that he had loved Protoman, but...not anymore. Not after what Protoman had put him through. 'Do I love Kiki? Well..........yes. She had been there for me and was always so nice to me. When I was with her, she made me feel happy. ' Makato finally allowed himself to realize.
"Kiki..."
"I-I can understand if you don't, I mean-"
"Kiki?"
"I'm not that special, I mean, why would I ever-"
"Kiki!"
"Deserve your love, I mean, you're so much better-"
"KIKI!!" Makato finally yelled.
"WHAT?!" She yelled right back.
"I've been trying to tell you that...well...I love you too." Kiki gasped. Makato gently tilted Kiki's face towards his own and kissed her passionately. Kiki responded immediately, wrapping her arms around his neck. A few moments later, they broke apart trying to catch their breaths. Kiki gently laid her head against Makato's chest and closed her eyes, enjoying his warmth. Makato was startled for a moment before relying on instict. After all, it had led him the right direction when he had admitted his feelings for her. He wrapped his arms around her and pulled her closer to him. The two stayed like this for a good five minutes until alarms blared. Makato sighed and stood up, pulling Kiki with him.
"You'll stay with me, right? Because I'll need your support." Makato said, half expecting her to say no.
"Of course I'll stay with you, my love. You wouldn't be able to keep me away from you even if you wanted to." Makato smiled.
"Good."
"Now...let's get ready to welcome our...guests." Kiki was now grinning.
"Let's."
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Megaman, Protoman, Plantman and Beastman were quickly making their way through World Three's cyber base. Protoman was fighting off the urge to arrest Plantman and Beastman for their involment in the World Three, but shook it off. They were his only lead to finding Rei.
Only a five minutes later(which felt like an eternity to Megaman and Protoman), Plantman and Beastman stopped in front of a main link. Megaman and Protoman looked at them in confusion.
"Why'd you stop?" Megaman asked, confused. Plantman and Beastman turned towards them.
"We need to warn you. The dark plant will do anything to get someone on his side. So don't be surprised if the flower of light acts differently. He could already be tainted by the dark plant already, so be careful." Plantman said. Megaman was worried, but he nodded.
"I understand, but we need to get Rei back." Plantman nodded.
"Then step through. We'll be right behind you." Megaman and Protoman stepped through the linkat the same time. Once Megaman had recovered from the transfer, he saw a powerful blast heading towards him.
"Move it, Megaman!" Protoman pushed Megaman out of the way just in the nick of time. The two looked around to see who had attacked. Their attention was drawn to a figure up on a ledge. Whoever it was, jumped down and landed gracefully in front of them like a cat.
"I'm afraid I cannot allow you to enter any farther than this. Very strict orders from my operator." Megaman gasped in recognition.
"R-Rei?!"
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(ducks flying pitchforks) Ah! Don't hurt me! I'm sorry about the cliffhanger! I'm sorry! But the chapter was already eight pages long! That's two times over my comfortable writing length! (tries to run away but is cut off by some extremely angry Rei/Proto fans) Oo; I'm in trouble....
In the next chapter,
Megaman and Protoman meet up with Rei or Makato. Makato's less than thrilled to see them again, but now that he has, he's promised to take revenge. Will Megaman or Protoman be able to stop him? Find out in the next chapter, The Birth of Makato Part II
Now, I'm outa here before they try to kill me. Once again, thanks a bunch to my beta-reader, Aquarius Star, for helping me out.