My own Battle Network story.
My dairy.
My first day in ACDC town was quiet normal if you would ask me. Mr. Hikari picked me from Dencity international airport and took me to his home in ACDC town; I introduced myself with Mrs. Hikari and I settled my stuff in the guest room, I ate dinner with them, but their son Lan wasn't there because he was spending the night with his friend Dex.
To be honest, I still don't meet them. But it looks like I'll meet them tomorrow at school.
Frogashi already made some contacts in the network and got some news from the area. Looks like there are criminal groups in the network known as "WWW" and Netmafia, Also some Viruses causing havoc sometimes.
But Frogashi and me are ready for them with our Battle chips and teamwork!
Chapter 2. – First day of class.
It was morning. The alarm clock I brought with me started pounding in my ears with intense sounds. I opened my eyes slowly while I was lying on the bed looking at the device. I moaned and closed my eyes again.
My PET. Was standing on the recharge stand. Suddenly the front screen turned on revealing Frogashi yelling at me.
Frogashi: Come on Aldo! Wake up! You're gonna be late!
I opened my eyes still very tired as a knocking pounded on the door. Mrs. Hikari was also calling me.
Mrs. Hikari: Aldo! Time to go to school. You're gonna be late!
Aldo: WHAT?!? Why didn't you tell me Frogashi?!?
I rushed looking for clothes to replace my pajamas.
Frogashi: I tried, but looks like you still have the habit to sleep like a rock.
Aldo: Doesn't matter! I need to hurry!
Frogashi: Here we go again…
I rushed once I finished changing. I was about to get out of the door when…
Frogashi: ARE YOU NOT FORGETTING SOMETHING HERE?
Aldo: Oh, sorry Frogashi. I almost forget you.
I took my PET.
Frogashi: Next time put a sign on the door.
Aldo: I'm planning to put a poster there.
Frogashi: How about a message poster like "Things I gotta do?"
Aldo: Very funny…
I rushed downstairs to the front door, Mrs. Hikari told me to hurry, of course.
Mrs. Hikari: You better hurry. Lan and Dex are already there. They phoned me.
Aldo: Good. I gotta go now.
I rushed out the door, but I was able to hear Mrs. Hikari's chuckling. I kept rushing and looking at my watch.
Aldo: It doesn't matter. My first day and I'm gonna be late!
Frogashi: Nice first day.
Just before I begun fighting with Frogashi, a familiar claxon sounded behind me. It was Mr. Hikari about to save my life.
Mr. Hikari: It's getting late. Get in! I'll give you a ride.
Aldo: Thank you Mr. Hikari!
I got on the car for a second time. He drove over the school and applied the brake on the main gate.
Mr. Hikari: Here we are. You have five minutes to get with Ms. Mari. She's your teacher. Are you gonna be all right?
Aldo: Yes. I think…
Mr. Hikari: On your way home, just go with Lan. He knows the way home.
Aldo: Roger. See ya later.
Mr. Hikari: Please tell Lan that I'll be late for dinner.
Mr. Hikari's engine ran again fleeing the school. I turned and rushed for the school. I was looking everywhere. It was a place that didn't looked like a normal high school, trees in a little place and a large library. I didn't wasted time and started asking for Ms. Mari.
Aldo: Excuse me. Pardon me. Hey!
Nobody was listening to me. All the students were like robots. I faced the truth. I was going to be REAL late. Suddenly I felt someone knocking me down taking her with me.
Lady: Whoa! I'm sorry for that.
Aldo: No, I'm the one who should be sorry.
Lady: I haven't seen you around before. Are you new?
Aldo: Yes. I'm a trade student. I'm supposed to be looking for Ms. Mari.
Lady: You're lucky today.
Aldo: Excuse me?
Ms. Mari: I'm Ms. Mari, nice to meet you Aldo.
Aldo: Nice to meet you. Did you know my name?
Ms. Mari: Yes. I get information of every new student for my group.
Aldo: Now THAT'S dedication.
Ms. Mari: Please follow me. I'll take you to the classroom.
I followed Ms. Mari to the stairs, after we walked up, we turned right heading for a room that said "11-A" It was the eleventh grade room for the A-Group. We stepped in; I was able to hear a girl shouting that he teacher was there. Her voice sounded very refined.
Ms. Mari stood on her desk as she greeted the class.
Ms. Mari: Good morning class.
Class: Good morning Ms. Mari.
Ms. Mari: Today we have a new student in our class. His name is Aldo and he's a trade student. He's gonna be here some time.
Class: Hi Aldo.
Aldo: Hi…
I felt very important with the class greet. Like of I was the winner of American Idol being introduced to thousands of people around the world.
Ms. Mari: Do you have any questions for him?
Some hands lifted up. Ms. Mari chose a girl with dark pink hair.
Ms. Mari: Yes, Maylu.
Maylu: What's your favorite food?
Aldo: Well, Sushi.
Another boy raised his hand. He had dark brown hair and looked kinda cute, but his question broke the cute feature.
Ms. Mari: Yes Thori?
Thori: Are you a Netbattler?
Aldo: Yes. I'm a Netbattler.
Anther boy, one with a clear brown hair and a blue bandanna raised his hand.
Ms. Mari: Yes Lan?
Aldo: (So that's Lan…)
Lan: Can we see your Netnavi?
Aldo: Well… I don't know if he would like to be seen…
Ms. Mari: Good Idea. Just plug your PET on the blackboard.
Aldo: Ok… Here I go…
I was about to plug my PET in the blackboard in a VERY normal way. When Lan interrupted me with a BIG scream.
Lan: STOP!!!
Everyone was looking at Lan and Ms. Mari asked Lan.
Ms. Mari: Something wrong Lan?
Lan: He's not doing it right.
Ms. Mari: Would you like to help him?
Lan stands and walks to me.
Aldo: Am I doing something wrong?
Lan: No. It's just that you need style.
Aldo: What do you mean with the style?
Lan: Watch me.
Suddenly Lan pulled his PET pulling the plug cord and waving his arms around as he said the following words.
Lan: Jack in! Megaman. Exe! Power-up!
Aldo: So that's the style?
Lan: You can make your own.
Aldo: I'll try…
I pulled the plug cord out waving my arms in a very BAD way as I shouted.
Aldo: Jack In! Frogashi. Exe! Go!
Lan kept looking at me with a Judge face.
Aldo: So?
Lan: Well… Good. But the movement needs work. It does not astonish enough. I say like 8.5.
Aldo: Ok. Come on Frogashi. They want to see you.
Frogashi: WHAT?!?
Frogashi appeared on the blackboard completely surprised by the audience. They were looking at him with an "Ooooh" face.
Frogashi: This isn't fair!
Frogashi hid behind of one of the screen's Icons.
Aldo: Come on out of that Icon! They want to meet you. That's all.
Frogashi: I wont come out until you unplug me of this place!
Aldo: Ok.
As I unplugged my PET, an automatic voice said. "Frogashi logging out."
Lan: Pretty crabby uh?
Aldo: Sometimes.
Ms. Mari: Well then, looks like the spot at the right of Lan is empty. Why don't you sit over there?
Aldo: Sure.
I walked al the way to the desk. Lan was at my left. But the sight of that big guy gave me some creeps. I just paid attention to the class.
At ten o'clock it was lunchtime. The strangest thing was that we didn't leave the classroom. We stayed and eat there. The lunch was a burger with fries and milk. Everyone was eating. Some people brought their own lunches, but suddenly a group of men in tuxedo were bringing tables with all kinds of delicious tasteful-looking food.
They were heading to a blonde girl. She was kinda… Tiny. Lan turned to me as he explained who was she.
Lan: That's Yai.
Aldo: Yai?
Lan: Yes. She's the richest girl in the town, also one of my friends.
Aldo: YOU'RE, YOU'RE HER FRIEND?!?
Lan: Yes. I saved her life when she needed to go to the restroom during a big traffic situation and when she was about to the cooked in her own bathroom.
Aldo: What happened those times?
Lan: They were viruses. There was a virus called Colorman.Exe who was messing with the streetlights, and Airman.Exe was messing with her boiler when she was taking her "Beauty bath." Even she had a rubber duck. Her Navi is Glyde.Exe
Aldo: Ok…
Lan: that's Maylu.
Lan points at the dark pink haired girl.
Lan: She is also my friend. We have been friends since kindergarten. Her Navi is Roll.Exe.
Aldo: I see…
Lan: That's Thori. He's the son of a great scientist who works in Scilab with my dad. He looks like a little kid, but he's really tough when he is in the mood. His Navi is Iceman.Exe
Aldo: Looks like a nice guy to me.
Lan: And that's Dex.
Aldo: THAT MASTODONT IS DEX?!?
Lan: Yes. He's my best friend and not very smart. But he has his good side trying to lift anyone up, especially because his little brother. We have been rivals in Netbattling since I can remember. His Navi is the big but not very smart Gutsman.Exe.
Aldo: Well, is like the beauty and the beast…
Lan: There are also a lot of people I know. But you might meet them later.
Aldo: Well, we won't be able to leave this place right now and get to them.
Lan: And of course, Moi! I like Netbattles a lot and my favorite sport is Soccer! My Navi is the all-powerful! (And sometimes grumpy…) Megaman.Exe.
Aldo: Well, what can I say? Frogashi is sometimes very silent, but he's still a good guy. Cooperation and mutual-respect is our motto.
Lan: You can learn from that Megaman…
Megaman.Exe: Hey! At least I'm not the one with weird dreams about the You-know-who girl.
Lan: WHAT DID YOU SAID?!?
Megaman.Exe: I said that!
Lan stared at his PET staring at the screen with a piercing look like if sparks would come out of both.
Maylu: Lan. You'll never change.
Aldo: Hi Maylu.
Maylu: Hi. They act more like brothers that partners.
Lan, Megaman.Exe: THAT'S NOT TRUE!!!
Maylu: He, he. Silly Lan.
Dex: Why can't you be like Gutsman and me? Isn't that right Gustman?
Gutsman.Exe: Yes! Guts!
Dex rubbed his PET with his big cheek showing love to his Navi. He has a Navi-admiration-problem… Definitively…
Maylu: Dex… Why don't you treat Gutsman more like a friend that a lover?
Dex: You would never understand that Maylu!
Gutsman: Guts!
Aldo: Ok… Now we're gonna change the topic here…
Lan: Yeah. I don't wanna even think of that with Megaman. Yuck!
Megaman.Exe: And you think even I wanna think about that?
Maylu: Looks like it's time for class.
Lan: All right! My favorite class! Netbattling fundamentals!
Aldo: How hard can it be?
Ms. Mari sat on her desk as she announced the class.
Ms. Mari: Ok class, now is time for Netbattling fundamentals. Now please jack your Navis in your desks.
Aldo: Ok! Now! Jack in! Frogash—
Lan: This is a class. You don't need to do that…
Aldo: This is confusing…
We jacked our Navis in the school network. It was a collection of rooms interconnected for different classes. The automatic program took our Navis to the battle gym.
Ms. Mari: Ok. We're gonna review the basics for the ones who missed them yesterday. Navis and operators, get ready for battle!
Program: Releasing Metool viruses.
A bunch of little construction helmets jumped out of the shadows. Ms. Mari was telling the basics of how to battle the viruses.
Ms. Mari: Are you ready class?
Aldo: Show them what we got Frogashi!
Frogashi.Exe: Roger!
Lan: Battle routine activate!
Megaman.Exe: Execute!
Dex: We're gonna rock!
Gutsman.Exe: Whoaaa!
Maylu: Get ready Roll!
Roll.Exe: Sure thing Maylu!
Yai: Grind them into dust Glyde!
Glyde.Exe: As you wish Ms.Yai
Thori: Iceman! Ready for action?
Iceman.Exe: I'll keep it cool!
Ms. Yai: Now! Default attacks!
Megaman.Exe: Mega-Buster!
Roll.Exe: Roll Blast!
Gutsman.Exe: Guts wave!
Iceman.Exe: Ice breath!
Glyde: Beam cannon!
Frogashi: Sonic Slash!
Ms. Mari: Now! Battle chips!
Lan: Cyber sword! Battle chip in! Download!
Maylu: Bunny blast! Battle chip in! Download!
Dex: Ground quake! Battle chip in! Download!
Yai: Hi-Cannon! Battle chip in! Download!
Thori: Ice bomb! Battle chip in! Download!
Aldo: Dream sword! Battle chip in! Download!
All: Dream sword?!?
Lan: That's an ultra rare chip!
Aldo: What? I have all kinds of swords in my battle chips, everything to fit Frogashi's abilities.
The Navis kept attacking the growing viruses.
Ms. Mari: Support chips!
Lan: Barrier! Battle chip in! Download!
Maylu: Heal 50! Battle chip in! Download!
Aldo: Speed-up! Battle chip in! Download!
After an hour of battling and a five-minute break, the class finished.
Ms. Mari: Ok. We reviewed everything in the right time. That's all for today. Unplug your Navis now.
Lan: Aw, so soon?
Aldo: That was a great work out!
Maylu: I didn't knew you had the dream sword.
Aldo: I have lots and lots of swords in my battle chip deck.
Dex: Gutsman was great. Congratulations bud.
Gutsman.Exe: Thanks Dex. Guts.
Lan: Frogashi is a powerful Navi. How about Frogashi vs. Megaman one of these days?
Aldo: That would be great.
Yai: But remember that you can't fight in school guys.
Aldo: Bad for us…
Maylu: How about if we all meet at the square after school?
Aldo: The square?
Lan: Is a meeting place for Navis like a mall. There the Navis can chat, buy stuff, take a walk and even use the battlegrounds to have Netbattles!
Aldo: Sounds like a good place.
Lan: So you will be staying with me. We can plug both PETs in my PC.
Aldo: Thanks, but I brought my Laptop.
Lan: Fine.
Yai: So. Usual time?
Dex: Yeah!
Maylu: I'll need to do some stuff first. You go ahead guys. We can catch up later. Right Roll?
Roll. Exe: Yes we can.
Lan: Ok.
We were getting out of the school when everyone took different paths. Lan, Dex, Maylu and I kept in the same path.
Lan: So what do you have to do Maylu?
Maylu: I need to clean some stuff my mom asked me to before anything else.
Dex: And I need to pick my lil' bro up before getting home. See ya later guys.
Lan: See ya.
Maylu: Well, here's my turn. See ya both!
Aldo: Sure.
Lan: So what are you planning to do before getting in the square?
Aldo: I guess I'll check my E-Mail before anything else.
I pulled my PET out asking Frogashi for a new message.
Aldo: Frogashi, any new messages?
Frogashi.Exe: There's E-Mail from Brandon.
Aldo: Brandon? Open it please.
Frogashi: Sure.
I read the content of the mail. They were great news. I kept a smile as I read it.
Lan: So? What is it?
Aldo: My god! Brandon is coming in a few weeks!
Lan: One of your friends?
Aldo: Yes. He said he was accepted in the trade program and that he's coming in a few weeks here to ACDC.
Lan: Well. That's good.
Aldo: You don't know how good.
Lan: Well, we arrived. I guess we'll eat first before anything else.
Aldo: Yes, I'm starving.
Lan: Welcome to ACDC.
Aldo: My pleasure.
My first day of school wasn't so bad. I made so many friends already and had a good time.
I'm still my jack in signature move, but it is still improving.
We're gonna eat before seeing the guys in the Square. Maybe I'm gonna have a Netbattle with Lan there, But I didn't knew that somebody we were going to find there, was going to be a strong individual.