Darkness in Dentech City
Ryu-san: Is anybody readin' this? I got a few reviews from Ch. 2. They were good ones, but still, I'd like some feedback from y'all. I'm a new writer on FF.Net and I wanna know what you think of my style here. Otherwise, thanks for reading my fic. On with Chapter 3. And people, this is where the action begins. Also, for 'Maylan' (aka Lan/Maylu) fans, I'll include some fluffiness of that pairing before hell breaks loose. Oh, and I didn't forget you, MegaRoll (MegaMan/Roll) fans. I fluffed them up too. Match/Maddy is the side pairing in this fic, but I'll include some more of that. Something for everyone (except yaoi fans). So anyways, now to start where the cliffy in Ch. 2 left off...
Disclaimer: I don't own MegaMan, Castlevania, The Matrix, or any other game/movie/anime references I use in here. I'm borrowing them for a while.
Rated PG-13 for language and violence.
Chapter 3: First Date, First Strike
Deep in one of the mountains in the Dentech Mountain Range, there was a strange black ceremonial chamber. Within, 3 humans in superhero outfits are trying to survive against a Black Widow Spi-Devil, a poisonous half- human, half-spider with a killer set of 6 clawed fists and a lethal bite. One of the humans, Commander Beef, strikes the arachnid repeatedly with a steel weapon that looks oddly like a fish skeleton. But the monster fights back by slashing its many claws at the costumed hero, who barely dodges them all. "Whoa nelly! I could use some bug spray here..." Beef said, using his sword to block 4 of the Spi-Devil's 6 punches. The other 2 humans, Mysteriu and Blackrose, checked through their pockets. "Sorry. No bug spray" sighed Blackrose, shaking her head while holding a lit flashlight. "Not me either" Mysteriu said calmly, although she is inwardly worried about Beef. "Dammit! Why is it that everyone always forgets the bug spray when it comes to camping trips!?" the commander ranted, getting pushed back by the man-spider's attacks.
Blackrose decided that it was time for someone to do something. So she ran toward the battle, stepped right in front of the arachnid, and pointed the bright light in its face, hoping to blind it. And blind it, it did. But it seemed to do it too well... The Spi-Devil stopped attacking, shrieking as it tried to rub its now-useless eyes. Beef ran past Blackrose and took the chance, swinging the fishy weapon straight into the demon's side, causing green blood to flow. "Ewwwww!" Blackrose cried as she backed away, disgusted by the creature's plasma. The monster backed off, too distracted by both the wound and the blindness to attack. Beef jump-kicked its head to add on to the freak's heaping helping of pain. A minute of observing the agonizing Spi-Devil passed when they realized that it was permanently blind. "Wow... I didn't think that the flashlight would work that well..." Mysteriu commented, amazed at how simple it was to bring down such a tough-looking demon. "It was born in darkness, Mysteriu. It can't handle any kind of light yet" Beef explained simply. "I knew that..." said Blackrose meekly. "Then, why didn't you do that in the first place?" asked the psychic. "I was scared!" the flower girl snapped.
But before an argument could break out, the Spi-Devil let out a long, piercing scream, deafening the human fighters temporarily. "Arrgh! What the?!" Beef snarled, hands on his ears. "What?!" Mysteriu asked, deaf. "He said, what the!!!" Blackrose replied, yelling. "What?!" the psychic repeated. While they were trying to recover, the 8 black suits of armor began to move, drawing their weapons, which range from giant axes to swords to spears to crossbows...
"And so that, my vampire friend, is the state of the world as of now. Whaddya think?" Wily asked, grinning, as he finished teaching the Vampire King, Dracula, about the ways of technology. "This 'technology' thing does indeed interest me. I may have an idea on how to use this 'technology', if it's possible..." the old bloodsucker mused, smirking. "Go on" Wily insisted, wondering how the mind of a vampire would work. "Remember how I said that with my monsters and your 'technology' could be of help? How about if we combine the two, giving my minions some of your modern weaponry and enhancements? With the added power, no living man should be able to stop us from gaining eternal power!" Dracula said, cackling. "Just what I was thinking! But I have more to add to that. Ha! We won't just conquer the physical world. Oh, no. We'll take over the Net as well so that no amount of resistance can be formed anywhere! World 3 shall rise once again! But this time, nobody'll know what hit 'em!" Wily agreed, joining in the psychotic laughter. As they laughed, different kinds of monsters began to appear in the huge throne room...
Back at the dark altar, Blackrose, Mysteriu, and Beef were struggling to fight off the possessed armor as the Spi-Devil was trying to find some way to escape. Beef was crunched between 2 of them, both wielding axes. He silently wished he has another sword to wield. He jumped aside as one of the armors crashed its axe on the ground, where he last stood. He jumped again as another axe fell. "C'mon! How does one beat a giant suit of armor!?" he snapped, trying in vain to think of anything that could put a dent in their advances. He leaped up, quickly climbed the armor, and swung at the head of the closest knight, barely denting it. "Argh!" he groaned, feeling helpless as he stood on its head. He barely noticed the other's axe falling and jumped down, leaving the first knight to have its helmet cut vertically in half, defeated. "Oh man...! Guess they don't care 'bout each other's survival" he observed, finally getting some idea of how to defeat them. "Yo, Mysteriu! Blackrose! Get on their heads somehow! No time to explain, just do it!" he yelled, seeing his friends completely surrounded. He hoped that they had gotten their hearing back. Then, the other axe carrier caught the superhero's attention by attacking him again...
"I'm not sure about this, but..." said the flower girl, trailing off as she jumped from one foothold of the spear-carrying armor to another, dodging sword blows and arrows before she reached the head, leaving the attacked armor battered and broken. The same fate happened to the other spear wielding armor Mysteriu quickly climbed on. As the swords-armors tried to strike downward at them, they jumped from the broken armors' heads and landed on the archers just as the spear-users were cut down to size. Then, the archers were the next to fall to the demented armors. Mysteriu landed on the first swords-armor's arm and ran up it before it could withdraw the sword from its dead ally's neck. Blackrose had to climb up the other's chest. "Man... What's with these guys?! They're crazy!" the flower girl groaned as she reached the right shoulder of the suit of armor. "They're mindless automatons. They can die, but they don't feel any pain. Also, they're pretty stupid. Thus, they can be tricked into bashing each other" the psychic answered, climbing up the side of the other armor's head.
The two swords-armors turned to each other, spotting the girls. They raised their swords. "Ready to jump?" Mysteriu yelled. "Yeah!" replied Blackrose, despite her fear. Right at that moment, the animated suits of armor swung downward. "Now!" cried Mysteriu as they both jumped, barely escaping the impending doom of the giant swords. The helmets of the swords-armors were no more and the armors stopped moving, leaving the last axe-wielder that Commander Beef is still trying to fight. "That was too close, Mysteriu!" wailed Blackrose, who almost peed in her shorts in fear. "I know, I know..." replied the blue-haired psychic calmly.
"A little help here would be sufficient!" Beef called, barely dodging another axe blow. "Coming already!" answered Mysteriu, trying to come up with a game plan. Then, she got one. "To the crossbow!" she said, running to the big weapon which was conveniently pointed close to the direction of the fight. "Alright, Blackrose. Help me aim this thing" the psychic ordered, as calm as always. "Wha? But look at this thing! It's big!" her friend replied, stupefied by her request. "See that armor's arm? We can place the front of the bow on it and then, it's all a matter of aiming for that big freak's head. Now, on 3..." she said, grabbing one side of it, her friend reluctantly grabbing the other. "1... 2... 3!" Mysteriu counted, starting to pull with all her might. Blackrose struggled, but she still tried.
Amazingly, they were able to lift it, if only to waist-height. "Argh...! Left!" cried the psychic as they began slowly moving left with the big weapon. A minute or two later, they managed to place the weapon's front end on the fallen armor's arm, aiming it right at the battle. "Ok... Hey, Beef! Lure that thing a few feet behind ya! Trust us on this!" Blackrose shouted, seeing that Commander Beef is beginning to get slower. "I really hope this works...! I'm gettin' tired here... All this dodgin' is really makin' my bones sore..." he panted as he turned and ran, the armor following him. Mysteriu had her hands on the trigger and waited for the right moment to pull it. "3..2..1.. Now!" she mumbled before pulling the big trigger.
The large arrow was sent flying across the large room. Just as the axe- wielder was about to give Beef the blow that would kill him, it suddenly stopped. Beef stopped and turned around to see the beaten armor with a crossbow arrow lodged deep within the helmet. He was about to let out a sigh of relief when he heard movement behind him and smelled the foul stench of blood. He ran toward the girls as the Spi-Devil, who tracked him with its hearing, dived at him. The arachnid missed and began to get up when the axe-carrying armor slowly fell over like an old oak tree, crushing the man-spider once and for all...
"Well... That was one helluva battle there... Good thing I get a lotta calcium..." Beef panted, glad that the fight was over. "Yeah... That's one way to get an extreme workout. Lucky for us, I've been liftin' weights lately. But still... I am never lifting anything bigger than me ever again!" said Blackrose, anxious to get out of this hole. However, Mysteriu was very grim. "I dunno, my dear friends...I have a feeling that this is only the beginning of what Dracula can do..."
About a month later...
In Dentech City, all was normal and calm, despite a few failed attempts by Grave to cause chaos. But enough about NetTerrorists... It was a nice, sunny Saturday morning, around 11:15 am to be specific. On one certain street, it was peaceful and quiet until...
"WOOHOO!!!!!"
"She said yes! She said yes! Yahoo! I got a date with Maylu-chan tonight! And I'm not dreamin' this time! Yeah! Score!" a teenage boy named Lan shouted, as if he won the lottery and was the happiest guy alive. He burst into his house, said a quick hello to his mom, and ran to his room to get ready. "And I thought I was loud... Jeez, ever heard of decaf, bud?" MegaMan said, his ears still ringing from Lan's big whoop. "Sorry, Mega. I got too excited. But hey, Maylu said yeah" the teen said, still a bit hyper as he tried to decide whether to change clothes for the date or not.
"Congrats, man. Least with you and Maylu on a date, I can score with Roll-chan tonight. A double date. What do you think?" the blue Navi suggested. "Yeah. That'll work" his human partner answered. "Lan!" someone called from outside. Lan opened his window and saw the girl of his dreams in the window across from his. "Hey again, Maylu-chan" he said, grinning. "I gotta tell ya, ya really gotta change to decaf" she giggled, her ears also slightly ringing from his outburst after she agreed to go out with him. "MegaMan already used that pun. Care to try again?" Lan said, snickering a bit. "Nah. I'm good. So can you wait until tonight?" she asked, smiling at him. "Nope" he answered. "Well, too bad. I'm gonna make you wait. Next time you see me, you won't even recognize me" she said, giving him a wink and a grin before closing her window. "D'oh! Maylu! Jeez... That girl can be such a tease..." he said, still grinning.
"Ha! Can't wait to see if Roll does something for me too" MegaMan said, laughing at his partner. "I dunno. But tonight's gonna be so cool!" Lan said, trying to mentally plan out the date. "First, you'd better calm down, Mr. 'Maylu's My Dream Girl'. The entire neighborhood probably thinks someone won the lottery or something" the Navi said. "Hey! I was excited! You know, there was a chance she could've said no..." said Lan, having had enough of everyone telling him to calm down. "Somehow, I doubt that she'd say no..." MegaMan said, remembering past conversations with Roll. "What do you mean, Mega?" asked Lan, confused by his Navi's remark. "Nothing, nothing... Just being optimistic" responded MegaMan. "Well, thanks for the confidence, buddy" Lan said as he grabbed the PET and left, deciding to see if anyone's NetBattling at the arcade.
If one had asked Yahoot and Count Zap a month ago if Maddy and Mr. Match would ever fall in love with each other, he or she probably would've gotten laughed at and humiliated. But now, they would say that the Scottish pyro, Mr. Match, and Dentech City's shortest temper, Maddy, are officially a couple. Currently, Yahoot and Zap are bored as Maddy and Match are ready to leave on another date. "Ye ready yet, babe?" Match, who has been waiting for an hour for Maddy to finish getting ready, asked again for the hundredth time. "JUST A FRICKIN' MINUTE, SWEETIE!!!" snapped Maddy from her room, using her patented temper. "Jesus, men are so inpatient!" was heard from her room after that outburst. "Sigh... Women... Why is it that they always take so long gettin' ready for a date?" he asked, defeated. "It's because most girls want to look perfect for their men" explained Yahoot calmly, bent into another crazy position. "Perfect? Th' lass already looks perfect to me..." he said, still not seeing the need for a girl to spend hours perfecting her body. "We know. But she won't come out until she thinks she's perfect. It's kinda like most bands. They won't perform until they've perfected their songs, ya know" said Zap, playing a chord off of his 'axe'.
"Wha'ever. I just want her out here now so we can go on our date already" he said, pacing back and forth. "As you wish, Match" Maddy said, a little annoyed. Despite the frown she had on her face at the moment, she looked stunning. To match her hair color, she was wearing a pink dress which only went down to her knees. It was one of those backless dresses that defined her figure and also revealed some of her cleavage. She also wore pink high heels, a diamond necklace (most likely stolen during her World 3 days), and her purse, which she carried. Her hair wasn't put into those bushy ponytails this time. Instead, she combed her hair and pulled the wild mess of hair down so it flowed down, shoulder-length. As for her face, lipstick and eyeshadow were applied.
"Holy..." Match could only mutter, his jaw dropped at the sight of the naughty beauty approaching him. "Rock... on..." Zap gasped, suddenly wishing that he was Match. Yahoot was so stunned by her appearance, he actually got his own body tangled up. "Uh... Help!" the monk cried, struggling. "Well... Now do you appreciate what I do for you, Matchie-kun?" she said, trying to rub that fact in his face. "Yeah... I do now..." he said, knowing that she's got him there and grinning about it. "Now that you're happy, can we go now?" she asked. "Yep" he said. With that, they left the apartment, leaving a jealous Zap and a struggling Yahoot.
That night, Lan went to Maylu's and knocked on the door. The mother of his soon-to-be girlfriend answered the door. "Yes?" Maylu's mom said, seeing a well-groomed Lan at the door. He was wearing his usual outfit. "Hey, Mrs. Sakurai. Is Maylu ready yet?" he asked. "She'll be ready in a few minutes. Why don't you come in, Lan?" she suggested, gladly inviting him in. "Thanks" he said, stepping in and taking a seat on a couch in the living room.
"Maylu-chan! Lan's here!" Mrs. Sakurai called from the bottom of the stairs. "Ok, Mom!" came the reply. Lan smiled at this. Usually, when his mom would call for him from the bottom of the stairs, it's usually to try in vain to wake him up for school. A minute later, Lan gasped as his dream girl walked down the stairs. Maylu was wearing a light-red skirt with a dark-red top, a pair of bracelets, and her shoes. Her red hair was done into a bun, making her look cuter in Lan's eyes. The only makeup she had on was lipstick. "M..m...Maylu-chan?" he stuttered, his eyes roaming over every inch of her.
"Hi Lan..." she said, flashing him a smile. "You're lookin' good tonight" she added. "Ah! Thank you, Maylu-chan. And speaking of good- looking people, you look amazing..." he replied, realizing that he was staring. She giggled at this. "It's no biggie. I only dressed up like this to please my guy" she said, giving him a warm hug. "If that's why you're in that getup, then I don't have any problem with it" he snickered, returning the hug. "Well, you kids have fun now. It's nice to see such good friends end up as a couple. It's such a joyous thing..." Mrs. Sakurai said, getting all emotional. "Thanks, Mom" Maylu said, her left arm around Lan's right. "Don't worry. I'll take real good care of her" (A/N: How many times has anyone heard that line in dating scenarios?) And so, Lan and Maylu left, not knowing that they'll end up having one bad night...
"Roll? Is that you?" MegaMan asked as a hot, familiar blonde, wearing a pink shirt and pink short shorts walked up to him. Instead of one long braid of leg-length hair, her hair was combed back and spread out. "Hey Mega!" she said, pulling him into a tight hug. "Hey... Roll... You're kinda... choking me...!" he gasped, her arms squeezing the wind out of her date. "Sorry..." she said, loosening up a bit. "So... ready for our date?" she asked, grinning. "Yep" he answered, smiling back. "By the way, real cute outfit. Keep wearin' it" smirked MegaMan, giving her butt a playful swat. "MEGA! First, you keep pullin' my hair, now you're spankin' me? My, you're asking for it!" she said, grinning as she chased after him. "Roll! Cut that out!" MegaMan laughed as the two of them chased each other in Mega's PET.
About a half-hour later, Lan and Maylu arrived at a semi-fancy restaurant and decided to sit at one of the outdoor tables. Lan, being a gentleman, helped seat Maylu before sitting himself down on his chair. Then, they jacked their NetNavis into NetCity for their date. "Well... Here we are... Our first date..." Lan said, nervously looking through the menu. "Yep. Hey, are you afraid of me?" replied Maylu, noticing his fear. "No, I'm not! I don't wanna mess up, that's all..." he said, looking at her. "I know. Me neither. But hey, if we do mess up, we could always look back on it and laugh" she said, smirking at him. "You're right. Humiliating now, funny later" he mused, as a waiter came to take their drink orders.
"So, did anyone ever tell you how cute you are, Lan?" Maylu asked, smirking at him. Lan blushed and shook his head.
MegaMan and Roll were logged into NetCity and were eating at the Cyber World's version of the restaurant where their NetOps were. "So... uhh... How's life with Maylu?" he asked, more nervous than his NetOp. "Fine. You're afraid of me, aren'cha? You, Megaman, are afraid of screwing up in front of li'l ol' me?" she asked, giggling. "No!" Mega immediately said, flailing his arms. "Prove it" she said, giggling more.
"Prove it, huh? Hmm..." he said. Then, he had an idea that would make Roll stop picking on him for good. He snickered as he stood up, as if about to make a toast. "Hey everyone! Guess what?! I love this NetNavi! She's the best thing to happen to me since my creation! I, MegaMan, am totally and completely in love with this pink NetNavi, Roll!" he yelled, getting the attention of everyone in the block. As a result, many people stared at the couple, which turned Roll's face redder than the wine she was drinking. "Way to go, MegaDude!" a surfer NetNavi among the crowd cheered. "Congratulations, Roll. You bagged the famous hero, MegaMan. I bet he's good in bed" a female Navi said happily, obviously a fan of MegaMan. The girl's last comment made Roll blush even redder, if that's even possible. "How 'bout that, Roll-chan? Think I'm afraid now?" he grinned, loving the blush on her face.
Roll's response was to put some Zenny on the table to pay for the meal, grab her 'obnoxious' boyfriend, and run off. (A/N: Zennies are the MegaMan universe's currency, right? Or did I screw up?) She didn't stop until she took Mega to an alley a block away. "MegaMan! You completely humiliated me! Why I oughta...!" she said, absolutely fuming. She looked livid enough to punch his lights out. But instead, she threw herself into his arms and kissed him. A minute later, she broke the kiss. "I oughta thank you, Mega" she said, her arms wrapped around him.
Little did they know that their romantic evening was about to go way downhill from there...
And so, as dinner went, Lan and Maylu chatted about things like movies, current events, each other, school stuff, friends, how sexy the other looks, NetBattling, Dr. Wily's antics, and... did I mention each other? As they were eating their desserts, Lan decided to speak up and tell Maylu something that he'd been dying to tell her since he went through puberty. He knows that she probably figured it out by now, but he wanted to tell her anyway. "Uhh... Maylu?" he said, his throat becoming dry. "Yes, Lan?" she answered, looking into his eyes and smiling. Lan felt in awe of the heaven- sent angel sitting across from him. "Well... uhhh... You see... ummm... ahem... I wanted to tell you... err... that... I....lo-"
He was interrupted by a woman's scream from nearby, which was followed by more screams of terror and metallic laughter. "What the?!" Maylu said, looking behind her, toward the direction of the screams. The horror she and Lan saw was completely impossible. Half-metallic skeletons, chain-wielding zombies, and winged steel gargoyles, armed with laser cannons, had appeared out of nowhere and began attacking the restaurant's customers, as well as anyone else they came across.
"Where did they come from!?" Lan asked, slightly scared. "I dunno..." Maylu said, frightened of the monsters. Lan decided to do something to help save the innocents cornered by the undead, so he grabbed a chair and charged at the group. He bashed a zombie on its head, bringing it down. However, the others noticed and a gargoyle swung a fist at him, sending him flying back and crashing through a window. Maylu gasped, running to her boyfriend. "Lan! Oh Lan! Please say something...!" she cried, trying to help him up. One of the gargoyles spotted Maylu and started to approach her. "Lan! Help me! Please, Lan...!" she begged, trying to decide whether to run from the monster or stay with her downed date.
Lan woke up, sore from the punch and the window. "Huh...?" he said, seeing a scared Maylu and the metal gargoyle walking toward her. He immediately got up and stepped in between her and the mecha-monstrosity. "You leave Maylu alone, you jerk! Go away!" he yelled, grabbing another chair and threatening the gargoyle with it. The beast still marched on. So, Lan swung at its head as hard as he could, only to have the metal chair break into pieces while the gargoyle didn't even have one dent. The android responded with a grunt and another punch, sending the brave teen skidding into the opposite edge of the road, barely conscious.
The gargoyle then grabbed Maylu, who was currently worrying about Lan's safety more than her own, and began to fly off with her. "LAAAAAAAAAAN!!!" she cried as she was carried away by the winged beast, who joined the rest of the gargoyle pack, all with a scared female in custody. "No... Maylu-chan..." Lan said, before falling into the darkness that is unconsciousness...
All around the unconscious teen, chaos reigned in that part of Dentech City. Humans either ran away scared or fought back with whatever weapon they could find. Some of the zombies and skeletons were brought down. But the undead army still pressed on, forcing most of the fighting humans to retreat due to injuries or fatigue. None, human nor undead, took notice of the knocked out boy as the battle continued and the police force arrived...
The blocks of NetCity surrounding the current location of MegaMan and Roll were overflowed with viruses as many Navis tried to fight back. However, the rule that no BattleChips were allowed in NetCity was proving to be more than a light problem, as the Navis could only use their arm cannons. Only MegaMan could use BattleChips, since he owned an Official's badge, which was given to him by SharkMan. The bad news was that there was no response from Lan. "Lan, where are ya?! Jeez... C'mon, Roll!" MegaMan said, grabbing Roll's arm and running into a different, wider alley. MegaMan had fought a bit, destroying many viruses, but he was worn down and exhausted after a while. Besides that point, he saw StoneMan and BlasterMan storming down the street they were on and he hadn't the energy nor the skills to put up with them at the moment.
As they hid at the end of the alley, Roll was scared. MegaMan couldn't blame her, for when they got back to the restaurant a few minutes ago, it had been invaded by the first wave of viruses, all high-level Spookies. The ghost viruses were led by a tall, dark, cloaked figure, carrying a scythe, the blade made of dark purple energy. It's face was nothing but a skull with robotic red eyes in its eye sockets.
Back to the present, MegaMan was thinking about that Grim Reaper-like virus and the fact that StoneMan and BlasterMan are present. "World 3's behind this... Argh! When will Dr. Wily quit!? We've whupped his arse so many times, it should be hard for him to sit down without feeling pain!" he said, fed up with World 3's persistence. "I know... but what's with the ghost army?" Roll said, a worried look on her face. "I don't know, Roll-chan... I don't know..." MegaMan said, stumped. Roll had a hunch and checked her memory banks for some sort of clue to why World 3 went Goth. "Do you think it has something to do with that black energy beam Lan and the others saw on the news a month ago?" she suggested, seeing more Spooky viruses streak right past the alley's entrance, not knowing of the two Navis in there. "Possibly. I'm betting whatever made that beam must've been biding its time until everyone forgot about it..." MegaMan said. "Maybe... I don't know what else it could be, other than Dr. Wily just suddenly changing his style..." answered his girlfriend.
MegaMan and Roll were too busy thinking to notice that they weren't alone in that alley...
"Mr. Mega, I presume..." a cold, calm voice said from the alley's entrance. Surprised, the Navis looked to see a guy wearing a black suit, tie, and shades, a la federal agent. His hair was short, brown, and combed back in formal fashion. He had an emotionless look on his face. (A/N: Can anyone guess who this villain is before I reveal his identity at the end of this chapter? Hint: Not one of the Men In Black, that's for sure...)
"Who are you and what do you want?" MegaMan said, ready to defend himself, despite his tiredness. He stands protectively in front of Roll, glaring at the well-dressed man.
"Calm yourself, Mr. Mega. I'm only here for one thing. According to my superiors, my target is that pink Navi standing behind you. I shall remove her and take her to her new... home..." the agent guy said, trying to sound fair and official. "Roll? Why do you want Roll? Who are your 'superiors'? Are you with those viruses?" MegaMan asked, now sure that he'll have to fight.
"None of your concern, Mr. Mega..." the man calmly replied. "Well, I won't let you take her!" Mega stated, glaring at the strange official. "Oh. Really?" the man said, not fazed by the Blue Bomber's vow. "No way you're taking her, bub" Mega answered, a look as serious as the Secret Service- wannabe's. "I'm not going with you, you weirdo" Roll said, sticking her tongue out at the agent. "Weirdo, am I...? Well then... I guess I'll have to get serious then. I let no target stay free, my 'friends'. You will learn this the hard way, Mr. Mega and Ms. Roll" the official said, cracking his knuckles and his neck at the same time. "You seem to know our names. What about you, 'buddy'? You have a name or did your superiors give you some number to go as?" Mega taunted, serious.
The official said his response mechanically, as if he had to say it to anyone he comes across. "I am a self-running, self-repairing, self- regenerating, virus-proof program called Agent Smith.EXE and I am ordered to place Ms. Roll under arrest. Any resistance from her or her allies will result in complete and total deletion"
Ryu-san: Yeah, I put Agent Smith from the Matrix Trilogy in this fic. No, I'm not gonna use the Matrix itself, the 'real-world-is-false' thing, or any other Matrix characters. Just Smith and his crazy fighting abilities. I just thought that Smith would be a cool idea for MegaMan's nemesis (besides his rival, ProtoMan, that is) for this fic. A technological hero vs. a technological psycho. God, I hope I don't get flamed for that... I know I kinda had some of the Maylan fluff interrupted, but isn't that how all bad guys work sometimes, butting in on the good moments? Least I gave ya some MegaRoll for compensation and the action has started, even though it already looks bad for the heroes. Well anyways, I hope everyone likes this chappy as much as y'all liked the first 2. Please give me some reviews and tell me what y'all think. I wanna know.
Oh, by the way, can somebody do me a favor? I haven't played any of the Battle Network games for the GBA (although I want to). Can somebody give me a list of viruses I could use in this fic? I only know of Spookies (I think that's what they're called) 'cause I read a MegaMan fic by someone who has played them.
Coming Attractions-RockMan.EXE vs. Agent Smith.EXE! Who shall win Roll? What is the deal with the undead viruses? Plus, what will Lan do, now that his love has been kidnapped by Wily and Dracula, along with about half of Dentech's women? And why did they kidnap only the women? Also, why is Miyu so insistent about talking to Lan? And can Dex stop yelling at Lan? What will the heroes do when they learn that Yai has also been kidnapped? So many questions, so little time. Catch the next chapter, "Losses, Vows, and Some Plans", coming as soon as I can figure out how to write a good fight scene.
Ryu-san: Is anybody readin' this? I got a few reviews from Ch. 2. They were good ones, but still, I'd like some feedback from y'all. I'm a new writer on FF.Net and I wanna know what you think of my style here. Otherwise, thanks for reading my fic. On with Chapter 3. And people, this is where the action begins. Also, for 'Maylan' (aka Lan/Maylu) fans, I'll include some fluffiness of that pairing before hell breaks loose. Oh, and I didn't forget you, MegaRoll (MegaMan/Roll) fans. I fluffed them up too. Match/Maddy is the side pairing in this fic, but I'll include some more of that. Something for everyone (except yaoi fans). So anyways, now to start where the cliffy in Ch. 2 left off...
Disclaimer: I don't own MegaMan, Castlevania, The Matrix, or any other game/movie/anime references I use in here. I'm borrowing them for a while.
Rated PG-13 for language and violence.
Chapter 3: First Date, First Strike
Deep in one of the mountains in the Dentech Mountain Range, there was a strange black ceremonial chamber. Within, 3 humans in superhero outfits are trying to survive against a Black Widow Spi-Devil, a poisonous half- human, half-spider with a killer set of 6 clawed fists and a lethal bite. One of the humans, Commander Beef, strikes the arachnid repeatedly with a steel weapon that looks oddly like a fish skeleton. But the monster fights back by slashing its many claws at the costumed hero, who barely dodges them all. "Whoa nelly! I could use some bug spray here..." Beef said, using his sword to block 4 of the Spi-Devil's 6 punches. The other 2 humans, Mysteriu and Blackrose, checked through their pockets. "Sorry. No bug spray" sighed Blackrose, shaking her head while holding a lit flashlight. "Not me either" Mysteriu said calmly, although she is inwardly worried about Beef. "Dammit! Why is it that everyone always forgets the bug spray when it comes to camping trips!?" the commander ranted, getting pushed back by the man-spider's attacks.
Blackrose decided that it was time for someone to do something. So she ran toward the battle, stepped right in front of the arachnid, and pointed the bright light in its face, hoping to blind it. And blind it, it did. But it seemed to do it too well... The Spi-Devil stopped attacking, shrieking as it tried to rub its now-useless eyes. Beef ran past Blackrose and took the chance, swinging the fishy weapon straight into the demon's side, causing green blood to flow. "Ewwwww!" Blackrose cried as she backed away, disgusted by the creature's plasma. The monster backed off, too distracted by both the wound and the blindness to attack. Beef jump-kicked its head to add on to the freak's heaping helping of pain. A minute of observing the agonizing Spi-Devil passed when they realized that it was permanently blind. "Wow... I didn't think that the flashlight would work that well..." Mysteriu commented, amazed at how simple it was to bring down such a tough-looking demon. "It was born in darkness, Mysteriu. It can't handle any kind of light yet" Beef explained simply. "I knew that..." said Blackrose meekly. "Then, why didn't you do that in the first place?" asked the psychic. "I was scared!" the flower girl snapped.
But before an argument could break out, the Spi-Devil let out a long, piercing scream, deafening the human fighters temporarily. "Arrgh! What the?!" Beef snarled, hands on his ears. "What?!" Mysteriu asked, deaf. "He said, what the!!!" Blackrose replied, yelling. "What?!" the psychic repeated. While they were trying to recover, the 8 black suits of armor began to move, drawing their weapons, which range from giant axes to swords to spears to crossbows...
"And so that, my vampire friend, is the state of the world as of now. Whaddya think?" Wily asked, grinning, as he finished teaching the Vampire King, Dracula, about the ways of technology. "This 'technology' thing does indeed interest me. I may have an idea on how to use this 'technology', if it's possible..." the old bloodsucker mused, smirking. "Go on" Wily insisted, wondering how the mind of a vampire would work. "Remember how I said that with my monsters and your 'technology' could be of help? How about if we combine the two, giving my minions some of your modern weaponry and enhancements? With the added power, no living man should be able to stop us from gaining eternal power!" Dracula said, cackling. "Just what I was thinking! But I have more to add to that. Ha! We won't just conquer the physical world. Oh, no. We'll take over the Net as well so that no amount of resistance can be formed anywhere! World 3 shall rise once again! But this time, nobody'll know what hit 'em!" Wily agreed, joining in the psychotic laughter. As they laughed, different kinds of monsters began to appear in the huge throne room...
Back at the dark altar, Blackrose, Mysteriu, and Beef were struggling to fight off the possessed armor as the Spi-Devil was trying to find some way to escape. Beef was crunched between 2 of them, both wielding axes. He silently wished he has another sword to wield. He jumped aside as one of the armors crashed its axe on the ground, where he last stood. He jumped again as another axe fell. "C'mon! How does one beat a giant suit of armor!?" he snapped, trying in vain to think of anything that could put a dent in their advances. He leaped up, quickly climbed the armor, and swung at the head of the closest knight, barely denting it. "Argh!" he groaned, feeling helpless as he stood on its head. He barely noticed the other's axe falling and jumped down, leaving the first knight to have its helmet cut vertically in half, defeated. "Oh man...! Guess they don't care 'bout each other's survival" he observed, finally getting some idea of how to defeat them. "Yo, Mysteriu! Blackrose! Get on their heads somehow! No time to explain, just do it!" he yelled, seeing his friends completely surrounded. He hoped that they had gotten their hearing back. Then, the other axe carrier caught the superhero's attention by attacking him again...
"I'm not sure about this, but..." said the flower girl, trailing off as she jumped from one foothold of the spear-carrying armor to another, dodging sword blows and arrows before she reached the head, leaving the attacked armor battered and broken. The same fate happened to the other spear wielding armor Mysteriu quickly climbed on. As the swords-armors tried to strike downward at them, they jumped from the broken armors' heads and landed on the archers just as the spear-users were cut down to size. Then, the archers were the next to fall to the demented armors. Mysteriu landed on the first swords-armor's arm and ran up it before it could withdraw the sword from its dead ally's neck. Blackrose had to climb up the other's chest. "Man... What's with these guys?! They're crazy!" the flower girl groaned as she reached the right shoulder of the suit of armor. "They're mindless automatons. They can die, but they don't feel any pain. Also, they're pretty stupid. Thus, they can be tricked into bashing each other" the psychic answered, climbing up the side of the other armor's head.
The two swords-armors turned to each other, spotting the girls. They raised their swords. "Ready to jump?" Mysteriu yelled. "Yeah!" replied Blackrose, despite her fear. Right at that moment, the animated suits of armor swung downward. "Now!" cried Mysteriu as they both jumped, barely escaping the impending doom of the giant swords. The helmets of the swords-armors were no more and the armors stopped moving, leaving the last axe-wielder that Commander Beef is still trying to fight. "That was too close, Mysteriu!" wailed Blackrose, who almost peed in her shorts in fear. "I know, I know..." replied the blue-haired psychic calmly.
"A little help here would be sufficient!" Beef called, barely dodging another axe blow. "Coming already!" answered Mysteriu, trying to come up with a game plan. Then, she got one. "To the crossbow!" she said, running to the big weapon which was conveniently pointed close to the direction of the fight. "Alright, Blackrose. Help me aim this thing" the psychic ordered, as calm as always. "Wha? But look at this thing! It's big!" her friend replied, stupefied by her request. "See that armor's arm? We can place the front of the bow on it and then, it's all a matter of aiming for that big freak's head. Now, on 3..." she said, grabbing one side of it, her friend reluctantly grabbing the other. "1... 2... 3!" Mysteriu counted, starting to pull with all her might. Blackrose struggled, but she still tried.
Amazingly, they were able to lift it, if only to waist-height. "Argh...! Left!" cried the psychic as they began slowly moving left with the big weapon. A minute or two later, they managed to place the weapon's front end on the fallen armor's arm, aiming it right at the battle. "Ok... Hey, Beef! Lure that thing a few feet behind ya! Trust us on this!" Blackrose shouted, seeing that Commander Beef is beginning to get slower. "I really hope this works...! I'm gettin' tired here... All this dodgin' is really makin' my bones sore..." he panted as he turned and ran, the armor following him. Mysteriu had her hands on the trigger and waited for the right moment to pull it. "3..2..1.. Now!" she mumbled before pulling the big trigger.
The large arrow was sent flying across the large room. Just as the axe- wielder was about to give Beef the blow that would kill him, it suddenly stopped. Beef stopped and turned around to see the beaten armor with a crossbow arrow lodged deep within the helmet. He was about to let out a sigh of relief when he heard movement behind him and smelled the foul stench of blood. He ran toward the girls as the Spi-Devil, who tracked him with its hearing, dived at him. The arachnid missed and began to get up when the axe-carrying armor slowly fell over like an old oak tree, crushing the man-spider once and for all...
"Well... That was one helluva battle there... Good thing I get a lotta calcium..." Beef panted, glad that the fight was over. "Yeah... That's one way to get an extreme workout. Lucky for us, I've been liftin' weights lately. But still... I am never lifting anything bigger than me ever again!" said Blackrose, anxious to get out of this hole. However, Mysteriu was very grim. "I dunno, my dear friends...I have a feeling that this is only the beginning of what Dracula can do..."
About a month later...
In Dentech City, all was normal and calm, despite a few failed attempts by Grave to cause chaos. But enough about NetTerrorists... It was a nice, sunny Saturday morning, around 11:15 am to be specific. On one certain street, it was peaceful and quiet until...
"WOOHOO!!!!!"
"She said yes! She said yes! Yahoo! I got a date with Maylu-chan tonight! And I'm not dreamin' this time! Yeah! Score!" a teenage boy named Lan shouted, as if he won the lottery and was the happiest guy alive. He burst into his house, said a quick hello to his mom, and ran to his room to get ready. "And I thought I was loud... Jeez, ever heard of decaf, bud?" MegaMan said, his ears still ringing from Lan's big whoop. "Sorry, Mega. I got too excited. But hey, Maylu said yeah" the teen said, still a bit hyper as he tried to decide whether to change clothes for the date or not.
"Congrats, man. Least with you and Maylu on a date, I can score with Roll-chan tonight. A double date. What do you think?" the blue Navi suggested. "Yeah. That'll work" his human partner answered. "Lan!" someone called from outside. Lan opened his window and saw the girl of his dreams in the window across from his. "Hey again, Maylu-chan" he said, grinning. "I gotta tell ya, ya really gotta change to decaf" she giggled, her ears also slightly ringing from his outburst after she agreed to go out with him. "MegaMan already used that pun. Care to try again?" Lan said, snickering a bit. "Nah. I'm good. So can you wait until tonight?" she asked, smiling at him. "Nope" he answered. "Well, too bad. I'm gonna make you wait. Next time you see me, you won't even recognize me" she said, giving him a wink and a grin before closing her window. "D'oh! Maylu! Jeez... That girl can be such a tease..." he said, still grinning.
"Ha! Can't wait to see if Roll does something for me too" MegaMan said, laughing at his partner. "I dunno. But tonight's gonna be so cool!" Lan said, trying to mentally plan out the date. "First, you'd better calm down, Mr. 'Maylu's My Dream Girl'. The entire neighborhood probably thinks someone won the lottery or something" the Navi said. "Hey! I was excited! You know, there was a chance she could've said no..." said Lan, having had enough of everyone telling him to calm down. "Somehow, I doubt that she'd say no..." MegaMan said, remembering past conversations with Roll. "What do you mean, Mega?" asked Lan, confused by his Navi's remark. "Nothing, nothing... Just being optimistic" responded MegaMan. "Well, thanks for the confidence, buddy" Lan said as he grabbed the PET and left, deciding to see if anyone's NetBattling at the arcade.
If one had asked Yahoot and Count Zap a month ago if Maddy and Mr. Match would ever fall in love with each other, he or she probably would've gotten laughed at and humiliated. But now, they would say that the Scottish pyro, Mr. Match, and Dentech City's shortest temper, Maddy, are officially a couple. Currently, Yahoot and Zap are bored as Maddy and Match are ready to leave on another date. "Ye ready yet, babe?" Match, who has been waiting for an hour for Maddy to finish getting ready, asked again for the hundredth time. "JUST A FRICKIN' MINUTE, SWEETIE!!!" snapped Maddy from her room, using her patented temper. "Jesus, men are so inpatient!" was heard from her room after that outburst. "Sigh... Women... Why is it that they always take so long gettin' ready for a date?" he asked, defeated. "It's because most girls want to look perfect for their men" explained Yahoot calmly, bent into another crazy position. "Perfect? Th' lass already looks perfect to me..." he said, still not seeing the need for a girl to spend hours perfecting her body. "We know. But she won't come out until she thinks she's perfect. It's kinda like most bands. They won't perform until they've perfected their songs, ya know" said Zap, playing a chord off of his 'axe'.
"Wha'ever. I just want her out here now so we can go on our date already" he said, pacing back and forth. "As you wish, Match" Maddy said, a little annoyed. Despite the frown she had on her face at the moment, she looked stunning. To match her hair color, she was wearing a pink dress which only went down to her knees. It was one of those backless dresses that defined her figure and also revealed some of her cleavage. She also wore pink high heels, a diamond necklace (most likely stolen during her World 3 days), and her purse, which she carried. Her hair wasn't put into those bushy ponytails this time. Instead, she combed her hair and pulled the wild mess of hair down so it flowed down, shoulder-length. As for her face, lipstick and eyeshadow were applied.
"Holy..." Match could only mutter, his jaw dropped at the sight of the naughty beauty approaching him. "Rock... on..." Zap gasped, suddenly wishing that he was Match. Yahoot was so stunned by her appearance, he actually got his own body tangled up. "Uh... Help!" the monk cried, struggling. "Well... Now do you appreciate what I do for you, Matchie-kun?" she said, trying to rub that fact in his face. "Yeah... I do now..." he said, knowing that she's got him there and grinning about it. "Now that you're happy, can we go now?" she asked. "Yep" he said. With that, they left the apartment, leaving a jealous Zap and a struggling Yahoot.
That night, Lan went to Maylu's and knocked on the door. The mother of his soon-to-be girlfriend answered the door. "Yes?" Maylu's mom said, seeing a well-groomed Lan at the door. He was wearing his usual outfit. "Hey, Mrs. Sakurai. Is Maylu ready yet?" he asked. "She'll be ready in a few minutes. Why don't you come in, Lan?" she suggested, gladly inviting him in. "Thanks" he said, stepping in and taking a seat on a couch in the living room.
"Maylu-chan! Lan's here!" Mrs. Sakurai called from the bottom of the stairs. "Ok, Mom!" came the reply. Lan smiled at this. Usually, when his mom would call for him from the bottom of the stairs, it's usually to try in vain to wake him up for school. A minute later, Lan gasped as his dream girl walked down the stairs. Maylu was wearing a light-red skirt with a dark-red top, a pair of bracelets, and her shoes. Her red hair was done into a bun, making her look cuter in Lan's eyes. The only makeup she had on was lipstick. "M..m...Maylu-chan?" he stuttered, his eyes roaming over every inch of her.
"Hi Lan..." she said, flashing him a smile. "You're lookin' good tonight" she added. "Ah! Thank you, Maylu-chan. And speaking of good- looking people, you look amazing..." he replied, realizing that he was staring. She giggled at this. "It's no biggie. I only dressed up like this to please my guy" she said, giving him a warm hug. "If that's why you're in that getup, then I don't have any problem with it" he snickered, returning the hug. "Well, you kids have fun now. It's nice to see such good friends end up as a couple. It's such a joyous thing..." Mrs. Sakurai said, getting all emotional. "Thanks, Mom" Maylu said, her left arm around Lan's right. "Don't worry. I'll take real good care of her" (A/N: How many times has anyone heard that line in dating scenarios?) And so, Lan and Maylu left, not knowing that they'll end up having one bad night...
"Roll? Is that you?" MegaMan asked as a hot, familiar blonde, wearing a pink shirt and pink short shorts walked up to him. Instead of one long braid of leg-length hair, her hair was combed back and spread out. "Hey Mega!" she said, pulling him into a tight hug. "Hey... Roll... You're kinda... choking me...!" he gasped, her arms squeezing the wind out of her date. "Sorry..." she said, loosening up a bit. "So... ready for our date?" she asked, grinning. "Yep" he answered, smiling back. "By the way, real cute outfit. Keep wearin' it" smirked MegaMan, giving her butt a playful swat. "MEGA! First, you keep pullin' my hair, now you're spankin' me? My, you're asking for it!" she said, grinning as she chased after him. "Roll! Cut that out!" MegaMan laughed as the two of them chased each other in Mega's PET.
About a half-hour later, Lan and Maylu arrived at a semi-fancy restaurant and decided to sit at one of the outdoor tables. Lan, being a gentleman, helped seat Maylu before sitting himself down on his chair. Then, they jacked their NetNavis into NetCity for their date. "Well... Here we are... Our first date..." Lan said, nervously looking through the menu. "Yep. Hey, are you afraid of me?" replied Maylu, noticing his fear. "No, I'm not! I don't wanna mess up, that's all..." he said, looking at her. "I know. Me neither. But hey, if we do mess up, we could always look back on it and laugh" she said, smirking at him. "You're right. Humiliating now, funny later" he mused, as a waiter came to take their drink orders.
"So, did anyone ever tell you how cute you are, Lan?" Maylu asked, smirking at him. Lan blushed and shook his head.
MegaMan and Roll were logged into NetCity and were eating at the Cyber World's version of the restaurant where their NetOps were. "So... uhh... How's life with Maylu?" he asked, more nervous than his NetOp. "Fine. You're afraid of me, aren'cha? You, Megaman, are afraid of screwing up in front of li'l ol' me?" she asked, giggling. "No!" Mega immediately said, flailing his arms. "Prove it" she said, giggling more.
"Prove it, huh? Hmm..." he said. Then, he had an idea that would make Roll stop picking on him for good. He snickered as he stood up, as if about to make a toast. "Hey everyone! Guess what?! I love this NetNavi! She's the best thing to happen to me since my creation! I, MegaMan, am totally and completely in love with this pink NetNavi, Roll!" he yelled, getting the attention of everyone in the block. As a result, many people stared at the couple, which turned Roll's face redder than the wine she was drinking. "Way to go, MegaDude!" a surfer NetNavi among the crowd cheered. "Congratulations, Roll. You bagged the famous hero, MegaMan. I bet he's good in bed" a female Navi said happily, obviously a fan of MegaMan. The girl's last comment made Roll blush even redder, if that's even possible. "How 'bout that, Roll-chan? Think I'm afraid now?" he grinned, loving the blush on her face.
Roll's response was to put some Zenny on the table to pay for the meal, grab her 'obnoxious' boyfriend, and run off. (A/N: Zennies are the MegaMan universe's currency, right? Or did I screw up?) She didn't stop until she took Mega to an alley a block away. "MegaMan! You completely humiliated me! Why I oughta...!" she said, absolutely fuming. She looked livid enough to punch his lights out. But instead, she threw herself into his arms and kissed him. A minute later, she broke the kiss. "I oughta thank you, Mega" she said, her arms wrapped around him.
Little did they know that their romantic evening was about to go way downhill from there...
And so, as dinner went, Lan and Maylu chatted about things like movies, current events, each other, school stuff, friends, how sexy the other looks, NetBattling, Dr. Wily's antics, and... did I mention each other? As they were eating their desserts, Lan decided to speak up and tell Maylu something that he'd been dying to tell her since he went through puberty. He knows that she probably figured it out by now, but he wanted to tell her anyway. "Uhh... Maylu?" he said, his throat becoming dry. "Yes, Lan?" she answered, looking into his eyes and smiling. Lan felt in awe of the heaven- sent angel sitting across from him. "Well... uhhh... You see... ummm... ahem... I wanted to tell you... err... that... I....lo-"
He was interrupted by a woman's scream from nearby, which was followed by more screams of terror and metallic laughter. "What the?!" Maylu said, looking behind her, toward the direction of the screams. The horror she and Lan saw was completely impossible. Half-metallic skeletons, chain-wielding zombies, and winged steel gargoyles, armed with laser cannons, had appeared out of nowhere and began attacking the restaurant's customers, as well as anyone else they came across.
"Where did they come from!?" Lan asked, slightly scared. "I dunno..." Maylu said, frightened of the monsters. Lan decided to do something to help save the innocents cornered by the undead, so he grabbed a chair and charged at the group. He bashed a zombie on its head, bringing it down. However, the others noticed and a gargoyle swung a fist at him, sending him flying back and crashing through a window. Maylu gasped, running to her boyfriend. "Lan! Oh Lan! Please say something...!" she cried, trying to help him up. One of the gargoyles spotted Maylu and started to approach her. "Lan! Help me! Please, Lan...!" she begged, trying to decide whether to run from the monster or stay with her downed date.
Lan woke up, sore from the punch and the window. "Huh...?" he said, seeing a scared Maylu and the metal gargoyle walking toward her. He immediately got up and stepped in between her and the mecha-monstrosity. "You leave Maylu alone, you jerk! Go away!" he yelled, grabbing another chair and threatening the gargoyle with it. The beast still marched on. So, Lan swung at its head as hard as he could, only to have the metal chair break into pieces while the gargoyle didn't even have one dent. The android responded with a grunt and another punch, sending the brave teen skidding into the opposite edge of the road, barely conscious.
The gargoyle then grabbed Maylu, who was currently worrying about Lan's safety more than her own, and began to fly off with her. "LAAAAAAAAAAN!!!" she cried as she was carried away by the winged beast, who joined the rest of the gargoyle pack, all with a scared female in custody. "No... Maylu-chan..." Lan said, before falling into the darkness that is unconsciousness...
All around the unconscious teen, chaos reigned in that part of Dentech City. Humans either ran away scared or fought back with whatever weapon they could find. Some of the zombies and skeletons were brought down. But the undead army still pressed on, forcing most of the fighting humans to retreat due to injuries or fatigue. None, human nor undead, took notice of the knocked out boy as the battle continued and the police force arrived...
The blocks of NetCity surrounding the current location of MegaMan and Roll were overflowed with viruses as many Navis tried to fight back. However, the rule that no BattleChips were allowed in NetCity was proving to be more than a light problem, as the Navis could only use their arm cannons. Only MegaMan could use BattleChips, since he owned an Official's badge, which was given to him by SharkMan. The bad news was that there was no response from Lan. "Lan, where are ya?! Jeez... C'mon, Roll!" MegaMan said, grabbing Roll's arm and running into a different, wider alley. MegaMan had fought a bit, destroying many viruses, but he was worn down and exhausted after a while. Besides that point, he saw StoneMan and BlasterMan storming down the street they were on and he hadn't the energy nor the skills to put up with them at the moment.
As they hid at the end of the alley, Roll was scared. MegaMan couldn't blame her, for when they got back to the restaurant a few minutes ago, it had been invaded by the first wave of viruses, all high-level Spookies. The ghost viruses were led by a tall, dark, cloaked figure, carrying a scythe, the blade made of dark purple energy. It's face was nothing but a skull with robotic red eyes in its eye sockets.
Back to the present, MegaMan was thinking about that Grim Reaper-like virus and the fact that StoneMan and BlasterMan are present. "World 3's behind this... Argh! When will Dr. Wily quit!? We've whupped his arse so many times, it should be hard for him to sit down without feeling pain!" he said, fed up with World 3's persistence. "I know... but what's with the ghost army?" Roll said, a worried look on her face. "I don't know, Roll-chan... I don't know..." MegaMan said, stumped. Roll had a hunch and checked her memory banks for some sort of clue to why World 3 went Goth. "Do you think it has something to do with that black energy beam Lan and the others saw on the news a month ago?" she suggested, seeing more Spooky viruses streak right past the alley's entrance, not knowing of the two Navis in there. "Possibly. I'm betting whatever made that beam must've been biding its time until everyone forgot about it..." MegaMan said. "Maybe... I don't know what else it could be, other than Dr. Wily just suddenly changing his style..." answered his girlfriend.
MegaMan and Roll were too busy thinking to notice that they weren't alone in that alley...
"Mr. Mega, I presume..." a cold, calm voice said from the alley's entrance. Surprised, the Navis looked to see a guy wearing a black suit, tie, and shades, a la federal agent. His hair was short, brown, and combed back in formal fashion. He had an emotionless look on his face. (A/N: Can anyone guess who this villain is before I reveal his identity at the end of this chapter? Hint: Not one of the Men In Black, that's for sure...)
"Who are you and what do you want?" MegaMan said, ready to defend himself, despite his tiredness. He stands protectively in front of Roll, glaring at the well-dressed man.
"Calm yourself, Mr. Mega. I'm only here for one thing. According to my superiors, my target is that pink Navi standing behind you. I shall remove her and take her to her new... home..." the agent guy said, trying to sound fair and official. "Roll? Why do you want Roll? Who are your 'superiors'? Are you with those viruses?" MegaMan asked, now sure that he'll have to fight.
"None of your concern, Mr. Mega..." the man calmly replied. "Well, I won't let you take her!" Mega stated, glaring at the strange official. "Oh. Really?" the man said, not fazed by the Blue Bomber's vow. "No way you're taking her, bub" Mega answered, a look as serious as the Secret Service- wannabe's. "I'm not going with you, you weirdo" Roll said, sticking her tongue out at the agent. "Weirdo, am I...? Well then... I guess I'll have to get serious then. I let no target stay free, my 'friends'. You will learn this the hard way, Mr. Mega and Ms. Roll" the official said, cracking his knuckles and his neck at the same time. "You seem to know our names. What about you, 'buddy'? You have a name or did your superiors give you some number to go as?" Mega taunted, serious.
The official said his response mechanically, as if he had to say it to anyone he comes across. "I am a self-running, self-repairing, self- regenerating, virus-proof program called Agent Smith.EXE and I am ordered to place Ms. Roll under arrest. Any resistance from her or her allies will result in complete and total deletion"
Ryu-san: Yeah, I put Agent Smith from the Matrix Trilogy in this fic. No, I'm not gonna use the Matrix itself, the 'real-world-is-false' thing, or any other Matrix characters. Just Smith and his crazy fighting abilities. I just thought that Smith would be a cool idea for MegaMan's nemesis (besides his rival, ProtoMan, that is) for this fic. A technological hero vs. a technological psycho. God, I hope I don't get flamed for that... I know I kinda had some of the Maylan fluff interrupted, but isn't that how all bad guys work sometimes, butting in on the good moments? Least I gave ya some MegaRoll for compensation and the action has started, even though it already looks bad for the heroes. Well anyways, I hope everyone likes this chappy as much as y'all liked the first 2. Please give me some reviews and tell me what y'all think. I wanna know.
Oh, by the way, can somebody do me a favor? I haven't played any of the Battle Network games for the GBA (although I want to). Can somebody give me a list of viruses I could use in this fic? I only know of Spookies (I think that's what they're called) 'cause I read a MegaMan fic by someone who has played them.
Coming Attractions-RockMan.EXE vs. Agent Smith.EXE! Who shall win Roll? What is the deal with the undead viruses? Plus, what will Lan do, now that his love has been kidnapped by Wily and Dracula, along with about half of Dentech's women? And why did they kidnap only the women? Also, why is Miyu so insistent about talking to Lan? And can Dex stop yelling at Lan? What will the heroes do when they learn that Yai has also been kidnapped? So many questions, so little time. Catch the next chapter, "Losses, Vows, and Some Plans", coming as soon as I can figure out how to write a good fight scene.