My own Battle Network story.
My dairy.
Yesterday was a very boring day. Nothing to do because of the closing of the network for that day and Lan just took a shower. When I thought that my day was getting worse, Brandon stopped by. He's already here!
We talked a lot about how are things here and in Longmont.
When we were about to finish the conversation, Lan wrapped on his towel told us that Yai was on his PET with good news. The Ayano racer Grand Prix is about to open again!
I was pretty excited about racing in a competition. Yai downloaded the racer software to our PETs to create our own racers. After some time, I finished my Neo-Wave-X. Brandon is staying with Dex, so there will be no problem… I think…
And from the look of things, today is the opening ceremony. I can't wait for it!
Chapter 7. – Ayano Racer Grand Prix opening ceremony.
Everything started like a normal day. I woke up and ate breakfast with Lan. Then went to school. We found Maylu, Yai, Dex, Brandon and Thori on our way as always.
After talking before class, Ms. Mari begun the math class. I was able to see Dex counting with his hidden fingers under his desk. But Maylu was doing well. Thori was calculating everything like a supercomputer; of course he's the son of a top mark scientist. I can't say the same about Lan… He doesn't look like the son of a scientist in math…
After that there was Netbattling Fundamentals. Lan did well in the test and Brandon showed some stuff with his Foxfire Battlechip. It allows the Navi to copycat the enemy and use its abilities.
And the hour we have been waiting for. Lunch! A full hour of eating and talking. We gathered around Dex's desk, it was his day. Yai brought the conversation of the grand prix.
Yai: So. I have something to tell you guys.
Lan: Is it about something new you got?
Yai: No. Remember all the conversation we had some days ago about the grand prix?
Maylu: I remember.
Dex: Yep!
Thori: Why forget it?
Brandon: Of course.
Aldo: What about it?
Yai: Today is the opening ceremony, and you're all invited as always for VIP access! Am I not a good person?
Lan: All right! VIP!
Maylu: Thank you Yai!
Dex: Wooha!
Thori: Whoa.
Brandon: Booya!
Aldo: Wohoo! Yeah! Wohoo! Yeah! Wohoo! Yeah!
Everyone kept staring at me…
Aldo: What?
Lan: Never mind. Just say Wohoo.
Aldo: Wohoo!
Lan: That's better.
Aldo: Thanks.
Maylu: So Yai? How is it gonna be?
Yai: Well, we'll gather at my house after class to take the private jet to the stadium.
Brandon: Pri… Private Jet?!?
Aldo: She's the richest girl around here.
Brandon: Oh… I wonder what are the Christmas presents from her?
Aldo: I wonder too…
Lan: Good idea! Count me in!
Maylu: I'm on!
Dex: You know what I say when there's a feast!
Thori: Thank you Yai. I appreciate it.
Brandon: Feast!!!
Aldo: You never stop amazing me Yai.
Yai: Then it's settled! I already got a VIP room in the stadium to rest before the race.
Lan: VIP room! Yeah!
We changed the topic from the race to the new enemy.
Lan: So… Do you guys have any information about the new enemy?
Dex: The thing I have is a strange feeling that I already heard the Xavier name before…
Thori: I investigated in the Net and I got some information.
Maylu: Well, what is it?
Thori: The name matches with a software company, Xavier corp. They have been one of the major software corporations of there areas. The president's name is Charles Xavier.
Author's note.
This doesn't say that there will be X-Men in this story. I was looking for a name and that came to my head for Xavier. Now back to our story.
Yai: I think my father mentioned him some times before…
Thori: But the company is still young. It just opened some time after the Zero virus attack six years ago.
Lan: And that's why it isn't so famous?
Thori: Still hasn't expanded worldwide.
Yai: If you wanna be famous somewhere, your company must be worldwide like Ayano tech.
Aldo: Of course, I brought my Laptop, and it is an Ayano's.
Dex: What about those four programs?
Aldo: Harpuia, Phantom, Fenrir and Leviathan.
Maylu: I read some books and found that Leviathan is a mythical sea serpent.
Aldo: And that Fenrir is a wolf god of earth in Final Fantasy XI.
Everyone turned to me again.
Aldo: … Never mind.
Lan: But still they keep bugging me.
Lunch ended and we returned to class schedule.
In Dencity, lots of buildings stand proud representing powerful corporations like Sony and Ayano tech. there's one bearing an X symbol, Xavier Corp. Major software developer.
There is a man in executive suit like a tuxedo with Black hair and blue eyes walking followed by two persons. They look like assistants.
Assistant 1: Mr. Xavier, selling amount is increasing due to the season sir. We getting closer to winter season, so more persons are ordering packets of our software.
Assistant 2: Yes sir, this means that our income increases giving more chances for worldwide expansion.
The one in the executive tuxedo was Charles Xavier, president and founder of Xavier Corporation. He lowered his head and replied back to his loyal assistants.
Xavier: I told you before! We're not ready yet for the Global market! I still have some unfinished business here in Dentech.
Assistant 1: But sir…
Xavier: Just let me be for a few minutes. I need to think about this…
Assistant 2: Yes sir.
Xavier: And… both of you are fired. Dismissed!
Assistant 1 & 2: Yes sir!
The two men turned and walked away as Xavier closed the doors of his big office. The office was a room with a big window. Whole Dencity was visible thru that window, the clouds covering the sky and the sun high in the air.
Xavier made an expression and pushed a button closing the window. He sat on his leather chair and pushed a button. A mini screen came out of the desk displaying four warriors. The warrior had the same complexion as the shadows on Ishtar's PET.
Xavier: Tell me. How is everything doing?
Harpuia: Master, We managed to get the information you desired. But Ishtar was defeated during battle against some Navis and their Netops.
Xavier: Did you execute the bomb?
Harpuia: Yes sir, now Ishtar isn't a bump on our road.
Xavier: Good. Hand me the data.
Harpuia: Transmitting now.
A pop up window appeared on Xavier's screen. When the bar filled, a window opened displaying information about a single Netnavi.
Xavier: Good job Harpuia. Where is "he" gonna be?
Harpuia: As we used the network closing to investigate, he's gonna be at the Ayano Racer Grand Prix today sir. He'll be racing with his friends.
Xavier: Good. Send the racing team. We're heading to the races today, and getting something more than a cup.
Harpuia: Yes sir! Breaking contact!
The window closed leaving the info window alone. The schematics displayed all the information about the Netnavi. Xavier looked at them and smiled.
Xavier: …… Megaman… We finally meet…
Back to ACDC.
School just finished and we went to Yai's house. I never been there before, so I was astonished of her "House" It was a big mansion! Bigger than the Playboy mansion and Bruce Wayne's mansion combined! Even Richey Rich looks like a poor rat compared with Yai!
Aldo: Is this a house?!? It looks like…… like a BIG house!
Yai: Yup! Welcome to the Ayano Manor. I guess that Brandon and Aldo are the only ones new here.
Brandon: That's why everybody else is calm?
Lan: Yes. You get used to this.
Yai: Now, if you follow me, we'll reach the private jet faster than we'll be staying here.
We followed Yai, but my curious sense was looking at the statues around the way displaying Yai during her life, also BIG gardens and a large tennis court. We kept following Yai, and we got to the front door. We entered and sat on the living room. It was a large room with a big screen TV.
Yai: Glyde?
Glyde.Exe: Right Lady Yai.
Suddenly I felt a strange shake on my butt. Was it my butt? Or the sofa is moving? Lan got closer to me and told me something on low voice.
Lan: Get ready for the ride.
Aldo: Ride? What Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiide!!!!!!!
The sofa went underground at incredible speed. Going down thru a tunnel and then it turned left. I was digging my fingers on the cushions as the sofa kept going faster and faster. I was able to hear some excitement screams from Maylu at my left. There was an intersection at my front and Maylu appeared from that one. We were on different lanes, but very close.
Maylu: Wohoo! Isn't this fun?
I turned to Maylu with a shrieked face.
Aldo: Are you sure that this is fun?
Maylu: Trust me. You'll get used to it. Yahoo!
Aldo: HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
Dex came from my right.
Dex: Hey guys.
Aldo: HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
Dex: Sorry. I sometimes scare myself.
Maylu: He's never been on this before. It's his first time.
Dex: Really? You'll get used to it when you stop screaming.
Aldo: HAAAAAAAAAAAA! Hey! I'm not screaming anymore! I like this! Wohoo!
Maylu: See? I told you!
Aldo, Maylu: Wohoo!
I felt something strange when Maylu told me to trust her. Something strange like a feeling, Very deep. Not related to my bad omen, something different. Like… a deep feeling in my heart…
The never-ending tunnel came to an end when we got to a strange room. It had windows showing an underground hangar with red lights everywhere. People around were checking the surroundings for maximum safety.
The other just got there when we got there.
Lan: I ALWAYS LOVE THIS RIDE!
Thori: Good speed. But are you planning to add more spinning?
Yai: Well, my allowance can afford the opening of the tunnels and remodeling of them and I still have enough money for a roller coaster. Maybe… Let me think about it.
Brandon: Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Let's do it again!
Yai: Not now, we're almost about to take off!
Aldo: What?
Suddenly a recorded voice sounded everywhere informing a message.
"Attention! Ayano one ready for take off! Clearing path! Activating elevator!"
Suddenly, a little shake lifted the jet up an up. The ceiling opened revealing the ground.
"Garden path opening!"
The big gardens split revealing a jet road.
Yai: Well then! Ayano one! Take off!
The whole body of the jet sped up going faster and faster as it took height heading to cross the blue sky.
Aldo: Whoa! I can see the whole town!
Yai: We'll take short time to get to the stadium. Please stay seated and fasten your seatbelts. If you want to, you can activate the individual TVs for different shows. Now relax and enjoy the flight!
Aldo: Whoa! TV!
I pushed the button revealing a screen in front of me. I turned it on and the amazing feature surprised me.
Aldo: A THOUSAND CHANNELS! OH MY GOD! I'M SURPRISED!
After a little while ago, the cruel truth about a lot of channels revealed to me.
Aldo: Dang. A thousand channels and nothing to see…
Lan: Welcome to my world…
Aldo, Lan: Sight…
Brandon: I can see something thru the window Yai…
Yai: Please remain seated in vertical position while we manage to land.
The Ayano one landed softly while it decreased its speed. After it was still, we got up and headed for the exit.
Yai: Thank you for choosing the Ayano one as your transportation for today. We hope that you do well in the race. Have a nice day! And my role here is over. Thank you Cadbury!
The pilot was Yai's most loyal servant, Cadbury. He had served her since she was born and he's like a best friend for her.
Cadbury: You're welcome Lady Yai. Good luck in the race.
Yai: Thanks Cadbury. See ya later.
We walked to the main hall, Yai of course told us to go to the VIP seats, because she had to give the opening speech because her father was busy in Europe. We walked to the VIP seats very close to Yai's place. There were lots of people from around the world gathered in the Ayano stadium for the race. There were nobles from England and politicians from Poland. A little from around the world gathered here for the race.
Yai stepped on the podium adjusting the microphone.
Yai: Hello? Testing? 1 2 3? Good.
Yai cleared her throat about to speak for real.
Yai: Welcome all to the Ayano Racer Grand Prix today sponsored by Ayano Tech here in the Ayano stadium. My father wasn't able to assist here today due to his important business in Europe, but he gave me this message for al of you. It is an honor to have so many people here from the worldwide world. I know that many racers that will compete here are competing for the pride of their countries and teams, but the most important thing to race for, is our hearts. If we put our heart in our Netnavis and vehicles, we are able to do things that we normally can't. The heart is the major player here in this competition. With all of our hearts as one, we can beat anything! Racers, I would like to meet you all one by one, but I can feel your resolve burning hotter than the hottest flame. And I'm happy of that. Now trust in you hearts, and you'll prevail! Now! I declare the Ayano Racer Grand Prix officially open!
Roars of the people in the entire stadium were sounding louder with each second. That speech was motivating and thought everyone of us a lesson. If we trust in our hearts, we can beat anything.
With the speech over, the Ayano Racer Grand Prix was definitively open. Just a few hours before the race we have been waiting for.
But also another feeling bugs me up.
That feeling of Maylu… I feel something warm in my heart…
Is it… Love?