Dis/Claimer: You know by now
TJ: Ya Ya I know, you all want me to work on Shadow Network and such. Look, Shadow Network is like the sequel to Kid.EXE, and I hate to spoil everything in that fic so Im putting off some of my other works till I get some other fics (and various other things like that art contest I'm entering.)
Rikumon: Well lets just get this over with already.
Terriermon: Here, here!
TJ: Shut up or Ill make you into a hotdog / ON WITH THE FIC!!
Kid.EXE
By TJ and Rikumon
Chapter Ten
Program Advance and Style Changes
Netto's House
"AWWWW I DON'T GET IT!!! I GOT AN EMPTY HEAD!!!" bellowed Netto Hikari as he began to rank his brown hair before he let himself fall to his back within his room. The summer vacation came and went, the events that occurred with Kid's attempted Navi napping were still being investigated, but so far nothing was found. Everyone pretty much began to forget all about it and went on with their lives, meaning the well known Netbattler was burning his brains out trying to answer the questions to his newest homework.
However this time around he wasn't left completely in the cold. Finally feeling sorry for their friend, Meiru, Yaito, and Dekao came up with a small study group. It was only their third week into school again, where as this was the groups fiftieth meeting. "Netto-kun calm down, its not that hard of a question. Even Kid has finished his homework." the pink head girl sighed out looking to the fallen boy.
Dekao, the brutish member of the group looked up from his own notes, giving a small pout as he glanced over too the rest of the group "Yeah, but he doesn't have to do this stuff. Not to mention he doesn't even try he just checks the dumb homework in his systems and it gets answered."
Giving the hulky boy a small glare from the corner of her eyes, Yaito quipped in a rather dry tone "Ill have you know he actually does use his head. Besides unlike you and Netto he actually pays attention to things and learns instead of just playing an netbattling all the time."
From across the room, Netto's own computer screen blinked to life showing its own inner netscape and to the groups Navis focusing in slightly to assistant class Navi who was currently giving Kid.EXE a small piggy back ride That would be a matter of opinion Miss Yaito What's that mean Glyde-san?
Finally picking himself up from the floor, Netto glanced to the links window blinking at the Navi's little rest time during the rest of the groups homework time. Currently the blue bomber and his pink friend were atop of the massive Garuu virus Blitz, leaping about the system. As for Gutsman and Hatz, well the physical force based Navi was currently trying to prove his superior strength by smashing the little viruses helmet in, of course to no avail seeing that the Mettrool was slumbering peacefully through the experience. Which left Kid to use one of the tallest of the group to use as a mode of transportation. "What are you guys doing in there anyway??"
The screen blinked once again now with a far more enlarged view of a set of light green eyes glancing to the groups paper works. Netto-kun, the answer to the third question is B not D. And the fifth answers wrong too its..
Meiru looked over to the screen looking towards Kid with her brow arched slightly "Kid-kun your not supposed to help Netto-kun!"
Im not? Then why did Netto-kun say friends help each other with their homework answers? Kid blinked rubbing the side of his face as the group of humans glared getting dangerously close to the accused Netbattler. ...Roll-chan why is everyone beating up Netto-kun?
It's a long story Kid
The new link, though deprived of visual aid, replied quickly from the other end. A much younger, softer voice spoke up, indicating a feminine person speaking up, her voice though was full of annoyance and side notes of malice easily filled the room as she spoke Master why is it we haven't actually done anything to capture the Navi child?! We are fully aware of his location and even the proper way to obtain him so why is it we haven't gone in for the damn kid already?
The elder man chuckled lightly showing signs of amusement though in a sadistic sort of matter. Finally his voice came too once more, still awoke with the dark amusement "Now, now. Good fortune comes to those who wait. After all, our main objective is not simply to capture the brat but to also awaken the beast we poured into his small frame, while keeping him within our own control. So in order to do so, we must play the game with great caution. That is why our organization is both little known, and feared by those who know its name."
Something within the room ruffled as a set of unsteady feet met the floor slowly making their way away from the computer before stopping, another shuffle meaning the elder man had turned at his heals ever so much to face the screen as he spoke up again. "Now then, for the time being yourself and your teammate are to keep hidden while the others force our prize little friends hands. After all, mental warfare is such a tricky form of battle. However, do try making some more 'friendly' contact with our little Koro if you may."
N-nani? You mean you want me to pretend to like the brat or something!?
"Of course, see, when he metamorphose it is do to his anger. However he has shown us that he has a powerful enough control over it by striking only those who he views as an enemy. Do you see what I am saying?"
A long pause filled the room before the female began to laugh nearly uncontrollably with evil before she managed to sigh out in a wicked tone Ooh, now I see. He still hasn't a clue to his past, so make it seem like we are allies instead. Oooh master you are a genius.
Undernet
The entire sever was deprived of other data created life forms save for one. The dark and malice atmosphere about the Navi was more then enough to send any mere Navi or Virus running, but the power he had would send them in complete panic long before they ever saw him. Forte.EXE's blood red eyes stared straight into the data stream pouring out before him, not even casting a second look at the streaking collection of ones and zeros. His brows began to narrow before he swept his white gloved hand across the data stream causing it to vanish from sight "No, no, no, NO! I have searched none stop for nearly a month now, and still not a trace of whoever might have created that damn Navi child!"
His poncho was swept across from his torso as the dark Navi felt the scar across his emblem, the thoughts of how Kid.EXE had reacted towards the old battle wound bobbled across his memory before he let out a deep growl from his throat. A roar of aggravation was heard nanoseconds before a barrage of plasma blasts ripped the cyber floor to pieces "WHY THE HELL IS IT I DIDN'T JUST DESTROY HIM THERE AND THEN!?!" Forte roared continuing his air burst attack obliterating anything within aim before he finally managed to contain himself within the chaos. He felt the edges of the saphire crystal embedded within the base of his helmet as he sighed "And why is it there isn't a damn clue to when he was made, let alone who created him for whatever reason he was intent for?"
As these questions ran through the lone Navi's mind, another figure began to stalk silently behind him. The metallic cloak a near black blue, traces of violate racing across its ends matching each triangular points before curling about the Navis head. Its head no where near human, as glass encased skull only allowing the yellow slit of its eyes to be viewed and the platted mouth guard keeping any hopes of human features to none. Two massive spikes curling out of the cloak indicating where the Navis shoulders would be, its feet encased in massive guards a mix of more dark blue and violate colors, decorated in saphire gems. The unarmored and little viewed torso and legs were nothing more then pitch black jumpsuit. As the Navi closed in its movements were stopped as Fortes blood red eyes glared angrily at the silent approach.
"What do you want, Darkman.EXE?"
Darkman showed no fear, as one of his many more...interesting features. His voice spook lowly and unhindered as he replied "I have a message for you from S. Leave the child alone."
Forte's eyes glared to an unbelievably to a new level of rage, his hand already aglow with his energy ready to strike down the Dark elemental Navi gritting his teeth the poncho wearing Navi barely spat out in an equally angered tone "Why should I bother listening to that damn women's preaching?!...wait.." His hands began to lose the glow of power as he looked more curiously to Darkman, his brow quirked ever so lightly as his anger was soon replaced by question "What does she have an interest in the brat?"
As Forte questioned, the Dark Elemental began to walk away to the depths of the net again before answering in the same untempered tone "I haven't a clue, to be fully honest, I have even less knowledge of the Navi in question then you have." With that his body became one with the shadows disappearing from the sever to go elsewhere within the net. This however lead the poncho wearing Navi to another fit of rage bellowing out blasting apart the area once more.
"WHAT IN BEELZEBUB'S NAME DOES SHE KNOW ABOUT KID!?!?!?!"
Netto's PC Netscape
"Program Advance, what's that?"
It was beginning to get late but the group was still within Netto's room, they just barely finished their homework, more on Netto's account then the rest. And while they were still up before their curfews they decided to play a few more netbattles and teach the young Navi a few more tricks, even if he couldn't use them himself. Kneeling down the blue bomber rubbed the smaller Navi's helmet answering "A program advance is a combination of several chips that create a great power. Its hard to use but otherwise it can come in very handy in tough situations."
The brut force based Gutsman nodded his flat face several times grunting out "Like Rockman's Style Change powers guts."
Kids green eyes blinked in more confusion at the largest Navi's last comment, before he even said a word he felt Rockman tap his shoulder to gain his attention again. Kid didn't bother to hold back a gasp as Rockman was encased in a sphere of energy and data, slowly the barrier died down and Kid's surprise was brought to a new level. Rockman's original form had been changed to something completely different. His facial features and size seem to be the only things untouched by the energy. The lighter shades of blue of his armor and suit had become several shades lighter, his glovers became more slick and now had green gems attached to them as so goes for his boots. The stripes had ran more about his jumpsuit had moved about, and his emblems red had now became a vibrant saphire luster coloring. His backpack had became larger then its previous form, now the cylinders had bursted out to four times their size. And a larger green gem had attached itself to the packs base. "....KAKKOII! Rock-kun how did you do that!?"
Rockman grinned lightly as he held up his hand pointing his thumb to his emblem before answering cooly "This, is style change. It lets me transform to get new powers. This is Aqua Custom style, it lets Netto-kun and me use Program Advances with ease, and my buster now has an aqua blast attack to it."
Kid nearly leapt off the ground by the balls of his feet, he clasped his hands together giving the blue bomber a pleading puppy dog eyed look"WOW! Show me a Program Advance! Onegai?"
Rock rubbed the side of his helmet lightly, saying no to Kid when he poured on the cute look was nearly impossible, but to use a Program Advance was dangerous "umm Im not sure.."
I don't see why not, we'll just use a small one Rock. Ok Kid here comes one, ready Rock-kun?
Sighing at his Netbattler's eagerness to show off again, the blue bomber nodded in defeat as he about faced focusing on the Custom styles power while the chips were being selected "Hai, lets roll."
The window screen showing the young Netbattler smirking as he pulled out a small chip. It designed with a small lobster like virus as the top ranked battler slot in the chip to his PET shouting BUBBLE SHOT SLOT IN! PROGRAM ADVANCE ACTIVATE!
Rockman smirked knowing full well what the attack was, he raised his hand up feeling his Styles energy tripling the chips maximum power before his entire arm was encased with light. As it died out his forearm was completely replaced by a massive cannon with a base take filled with bubbling water, and a pair of sub tanks attached to each end. "BUBBLE SPREAD!" The cannon gurgled briefly before a massive bubble erupted from the barrel flying across the netscape, after a few moments the attack seemed to simply disappear within the horizon. However a massive geyser showed that it merely exploded within a safe distance from the group. Once more encased within the Style Change sphere, Rockman reappeared back to his normal self turning to a still awed Kid.EXE "Impressed?"
"HAI! I WANNA TRY! BUBBLE SPREAD SLOT IN PROGRAM ADVANCE BUBBLE SPREAD!" Kid roared out but no sooner had the attacks energy encased his little arm did it simply burst into useless data light causing the little Navi to become both annoyed and confused "Nani??? It didn't work? But I did it exactly.."
Roll sighed slightly as she knelt down wrapping her arms about the little Navi slowly starting to sooth away the fit that he was gaining "Calm down Kid-kun, its not that you didn't do it right. Its just that a program advance can only be done by a team of Netbattler's and their Navi's. A lone Navi like you cant activate the attack. Just the way it is."
Kid began to feel a bit calmer now, but his face still held disappointment to the news. The power Rockman and Netto just showed was so amazing that it was only natural he felt a little left out. However he looked up slowly to the blue bomber looking hopefully to him as he spoke with a meek voice "Is it..the same for Style Changes?"
"Well no, but you'd need the Change.bat program Papa made for Netto-kun and me to use."
Meiru rubbed her chin for a moment before she beamed looking down through the cyber link to the groups Navi's quipping Hey how about we go see him after school tomorrow? That way maybe we can find out more about Kid?
Roll sighed slightly shaking her head activating a calender window to the humans to see saying "Gomenashi Meiru-chan but we cant. You have piano tomorrow remember?"
Gutsman grunted nodding along with Glyde "Hai, Gutsman and Dekao also have things guts."
"And Miss Yaito and myself do have official business tomorrow I am afraid." The tall aid style Navi sighed as well as Rockman also nodded in disappointment to the preoccupied details. "..oh dear, then that means we cannot watch over young Kid. And Miss Sykra is unable to watch over him for the whole week as I recall."
Meiru shook her head causing her vibrant hair to sway ever so much as she quipped Don't worry, Roll-chan and me can still watch him. Kid you don't mind if you have to stay in Roll's PET while I practice do you?
Kid shook his little head but looked up as he realized something "What's a piano?"
Ehehe, you'll see tomorrow, oh we gotta go guys its getting late!
Ya, and you better not be late again tomorrow Netto, last thing we need is for Kid to get stuck in your PET during detention
Oh very funny Yaito-chan.
Plug out Gutsman!
Plug out Glyde!
Plug out Roll
"Syunara Kid-kun." Roll and the others said as they disappeared from the netscape leaving Kid and Rockman as the group went home. Kid looked up curiously to the last Navi as the two made their way to the two sleeping Viral pets of the little Navi. "Umm Rock-kun?"
"Hai?"
"...Umm...do you..ever feel like your all alone?"
Rockman stopped blinking at the white and purple Navi's question, he was a bit surprised by it to be honest. After a moment or so after Kid sat down using Blitz as a pillow once more he shook his head slowly "Umm..not that I can actually say Kid, you..alright?"
"...hai...." With a larger then himself yawn, Kid nuzzled against the Garuu's belly somewhat feeling himself drift to sleep muttering in a drowsy tone "Night Rock-kun..."
"..hai, goodnight Kid-kun, pleasant dreams."
To Be Continued
TJ: Whew, finally got ta this chapters end. Muhahahah! No fighting no action fear tha drama!!!
Rikumon: Cut it out pup
TJ: I TOLD CHA TA STOP CALLEN ME A PUP!
Rikumon: Well you are
TJ: Grrr
Terriermon: Gimme a P, gimme a U, gimme a..
TJ: GET BACK HERE CHA LITTLE MUT!
Terriermon: YAIIEEEE
Lee: I think we seriously need to teach our partners more lessons on Tack
Rikumon: No arguments there Lee-san