My own Battle Network story.
My dairy.
No attacks happened during most of the fall. And time passed until it was the cold winter. In a normal day of December, three weeks before Christmas, a new student arrived to the school.
Her name is Ginger Fujiwara. She looks rich like Yai, but she has a bad personality.
Anyways, the first classes with her were a headache. But kinda a relief for Dex during math. She was answering everything before anyone would even breathe air to say any words. Of course, Thori was angry of that because he is the class genius.
But our prayers were answered during Study hall. Viruses attacked the School Network.
Frogashi and Megaman fought while the others were helping in the other classrooms. But a voice came from the teacher's lounge, it was Ginger's Netnavi, Tron who got lost and trapped by a kamikaze virus that was going to destroy the School Network.
Zero showed up and took the bomb away, but the virus explosion made some mess in the Network, but it was still stable.
Tron was rescued by Megaman and looks like those two have something bad going on…
Good thing is that time passed and it was the 24. Yai invited the whole school to a Christmas party she is making today. So we can have a little of good time after the virus attack.
Chapter 15. – Dance at the snow moon pagoda.
Today is December 24. We are already in holiday vacation and we are getting ready for Christmas. Mr. Hikari bought a big tree on his way home and Lan helped him to get it ready. Mrs. Hikari is "Training" to make the best turkey ever.
Everybody is doing stuff for Christmas; Mr. Hikari took Lan and me to the Electopia Mall to buy the presents for the others.
And we are right now getting ready to go to Yai's mansion where the party is going to be.
I also heard that some famous people would be going because her father, but let's keep that away from our businesses.
I was looking for a nice looking shirt for the party. And of course, Frogashi was there to help me.
Aldo: So. The blue dragon one, or the black with red designs and wooden buttons one?
Frogashi.Exe: Tricky… You would have to wear a black t-shirt with the blue one and a red T-Shirt with the black one.
Aldo: How about the T-Shirt with you on?
Frogashi.Exe: Well, I say yes. Besides, I'm a handsome frog.
Aldo: Maybe you're right. But not right about the handsome.
Frogashi.Exe: Excuse me?
Aldo: Just kidding. I'll take them.
I stretched my arm to get both T-Shirt and Shirt from the closet at my right.
Aldo: And I think the blue jeans should be all right with this.
Frogashi.Exe: Of course, you don't wanna go outside without pants on. Don't you?
Aldo: Of course not. Who do you think I am? Johnny Bravo?
Frogashi.Exe: For a second I thought that.
In a second after that, I was almost ready to go. I just has to grab my hairbrush and brush my hair.
Aldo: Frogashi, can you ask Megaman if Lan is ready?
Frogashi.Exe: Right away.
Frogashi opened a comm. Link to Lan's PET where Megaman answered.
Megaman.Exe: Yes?
Frogashi.Exe: Hey Megaman. Is Lan ready?
Megaman.Exe: Well, if you ask me, he is way far from ready.
Lan's standing with only his underwear on pulling any piece of clothes, and checking it in front of the mirror.
Lan: No. No. NO!! I NEED SOMETHING!
Megaman.Exe: You sure you don't need my help?
Lan: Way sure.
Megaman.Exe: He's gonna take a little longer.
Frogashi.Exe: Roger that. Breaking out.
Frogashi closed the link.
Aldo: So?
Frogashi.Exe: Not even with something else than his underwear on.
Aldo: Geez… He's even like that when we have to go to school.
Frogashi.Exe: Should I call Glyde to tell him that we might be a "Little" late?
Aldo: Well, I think so…
But suddenly Lan broke thru the door ready to go.
Lan: I'M READY!
Aldo: Already? But you were only on your underwear a minute ago.
Lan: I found something to put on.
Aldo: Well, at least is passable.
Lan: Hey! Is that Frogashi on your T-Shirt?
Aldo: Yup! I had it made. Like it?
Lan: Well, It is like making clothes with you logo on it, like my Bandana.
Aldo: That's why I always have the pin on.
I pulled a little pin out of the drawer on the desk. It was a little pin of our Logo and put it on my shirt.
Aldo: Well, I think I'm ready.
Lan: Me too.
Aldo: Shall we be going?
Lan: Dex called, everybody is there already.
Aldo: Then what are we waiting for? Let's go.
We walked to the living room and grabbed our coat before going out. Is stopped snowing, but it still was cold outside.
Bgm: "Dance with the Balamb fish" From Final Fantasy VIII
Once we were in front of the Ayano manor gate, we saw expensive looking cars getting in after a security check. We were waiting on the line of people waiting for admission in the grounds, when Cadbury, Yai's personal butler recognized us.
Cadbury: Mr. Lan. Mr. Aldo. Welcome.
Lan: Hi Cadbury.
Cadbury: Lady Yai is expecting you. Please follow me.
Aldo: Following your lead.
We followed Cadbury inside of the mansion to the big hall where the party was taking place. Lots of people from school were there in very nice looking clothes and some nice dresses. There was also a wicked girl between them who recognized Lan at distance. Her evil voice instantly drew Lan's attention.
Ginger: Lan!
Lan: Is it Ginger?
Aldo: Looks like it…
Ginger: Good to see you here Lan. Would you like to dance with me?
Lan: Uh… I don't know how to dance very well…
Ginger: I don't care! You're going to dance with me!
Aldo: Hey! He said that he doesn't want to!
Ginger: Who asked you to talk Mr. Kermit T-shirt?
Aldo: Grrr…
Ginger: Well, you're gonna dance with me now!
Lan: Hum…
Obviously Lan was all nervous of dancing with a girl he didn't even liked, but fortunately there was someone to take her away from him dressed in a pretty green dress with her dark pink hair.
Maylu: Excuse me, he said that he doesn't want to dance.
Ginger: Maylu? Look, I'm even prettier and richer than you and…
Maylu: I don't care! Just leave him alone!
Ginger: Grrr… I'm tired of this! Hush!
Ginger turned all pissed and walked away with her arms as a straight line in a gesture of "I can't believe it!"
Maylu: Did that harpy hurt you?
Lan: I'm okay. Thanks for pulling me out of that one.
Aldo: She… She called me "Mr. Kermit!"
Maylu: Just ignore her.
Lan: After I we saved Tron.
Maylu: Well, she might be completely irrational, but she deserves a chance.
Aldo: Well. Maybe she deserves it. Anyways, where are the others?
Maylu: They're up waiting for us. We better get going.
We turned to the big stairs and walked there. But there was a man, a single man wearing a black tuxedo watching us at the distance. He had a little pin bearing an "X" as a symbol.
???: Well, two candidates for the plan.
We followed Maylu to a big room where Yai and the others were waiting for us. They were sharing some snacks with Yai.
Aldo: Hi guys.
Yai: Oh! You two are finally here.
Brandon: You are almost never late Aldo. What took you so long?
Aldo: Well, Lan had some troubles back there.
Lan: Well, you really got me there.
Maylu: Still having troubles looking for a pair of clothes for a party?
Lan: Maylu, you really seem to know me very well.
Maylu: He he. It's because I have been your first friend since first grade.
Dex: Now that you remind me, I still remember how we met in third grade.
Lan: Of course, you were the bad guy of the class. You used to steal the lunch money of the other kids.
Maylu: But Lan refused and you felt pity. So you cried all day long.
Dex: Yes, and Lan came to my house and made me feel better. Since then he has been my best bud! Right Lan?
Lan: Am I your best buddy?
Dex: Lan!
Lan: Just kidding. Of course I am! You all are my best buddies!
Aldo: Excuse me sir, Brandon and Me have just met you all for a couple of months and now you call us best buddies?
Maylu: Of course!
Thori: Who was the one who taught us how to play Dance Dance Revolution?
Dex: Who have been helping us against Xavier and his evil minions?
Lan: And after all, who helped me in letting Kaita win the race?
Aldo: Well… Us?
Yai: Of course! Those are great things I expect from a person!
Brandon: Well, that means you also are my best buddies! Right Aldo?
Aldo: Well, I say yes… This is very heartouching…
Brandon: Oh… You're gonna cry. You always cry in moments like this. You see? You're crying.
Aldo: No… Sob… I got a little dirt in my eye. That's all.
Brandon: Oh come on!
Maylu: Well, looks like the party is going well down there.
Yai: But we might be a little alert. There is a guest who attracted my attention in the guest list.
Lan: Who?
Yai: I checked this person.
Yai drew a profile of a person from the guest list of the party. His complexion was skinny with white hair as the snow outside. A little detail on his outfit drew out attention.
Yai: His name is John Frost. Do you recognize the pin on his coat?
Maylu: It's an X!
Dex: The same one of the racing team.
Yai: It indicates that he is from Xavier Corporation.
Thori: If he's from Xavier corp. Then why don't we basically tell everybody?
Yai: We still don't have enough proof to declare that they are the enemy. Besides, it's us against a corporation.
Lan: But that doesn't means that we can't be ready for anything. Right?
Maylu: Lan has a point there. Anyways, there is no more punch. I'll go get more.
Dex: You sure you don't need help?
Maylu: I'm fine, thanks.
Lan: In that case, can you bring me pink lemonade?
Maylu: Sure thing. I want too. I'll be back.
There was someone outside of the door before Maylu opened it. When this person heard the sound of the doorknob being turned, the person quickly hid behind of the door.
Maylu went out and softly closed the door and headed downstairs. The person softly breathed out as she placed her hand on her chest.
Ginger: That was close. Who do she think she is?
Tron.Exe: Well, looks like I got some info on both Lan and Megaman with the sound detector.
Ginger: Well?
Tron.Exe: Lan likes pink lemonade. That's all I got.
Ginger: Well then, I will make a pool of Pink Lemonade just for him! Then we will swim all day long and then when we feel tired, we'll spend the greatest time ever! Ho ho ho ho!
Tron.Exe: You're kinda overexciting here Ginger.
Ginger: What? Is a session of scrabble so bad?
Tron.Exe: I thought you were talking about something else.
Ginger: Maybe that when we get along a little.
Tron.Exe: Roger. I'll put that on schedule.
???: excuse me lady.
Ginger: Yes?
The man behind Ginger looked kinda handsome. His complexion was skinny, but his handsome face was attractive with his hair as white as snow wearing a deep black tuxedo.
John: Let me introduce myself first. My name is John Frost. And you are?
Ginger: Ginger Fujiwara.
John: The same Fujiwara as the president of Jo-Mon corp.?
Ginger: Yes, daughter of Seijuro Fujiwara.
John: Nice to meet you. Anyways I got a little lost here, and if you can help me out…
Ginger: sure, just follow me to the main stairs.
John: Following your lead Ms. Fujiwara…
Some minutes passed as we talked some more. Maylu still hadn't returned yet. She was filling some cups with punch and placing them on a silver plate.
Maylu: Well, looks like I got enough for everybody. Time to go back. Hope I didn't missed anything interesting.
Maylu walked carefully carrying the silver plate as she walked up the main stairs of the mansion. But when she got to the hall leading to the different rooms, a hand covered in a black clove covered her mouth with a cloth with chloroform. Maylu tried to fight the individual, but the chemical took effect. Her eyes closed slowly as her body felt light as a feather.
The shinning silver plate fell on the ground pouring the fine red carpet with the liquid punch on the cups.
The shadow took Maylu into darkness.
Time passed as a boring moment. And Maylu still didn't returned.
Lan: And that moment when we were at the school play in Romeo and Juliet.
Dex: I remember I was Mercutio.
Thori: A very chubby one.
Dex: You were Benvolio.
Thori: I remember.
Lan: But lucky me got Romeo!
Yai: And I was about to be Juliet…
Lan: Don't feel bad Yai, you got to be the nurse.
Yai: Well, but I didn't got to be rich!
Brandon: You know, there are some things money can't buy Yai.
Aldo: For everything else there's Mastercard!
Brandon: Are they paying you to advertise them?
Aldo: Nah. Just felt like it.
Lan: But Maylu got to be Juliet.
Dex: I still remember your face when you got to dance with her.
Lan: Hey! Do not remind me that!
Thori: But you love her, right?
Lan: Well… I think I'm gay and I love Dex.
Dex: SAY WHAT?!?
Lan: Just kidding there buddy.
Dex: You better be dude, you scared the hell out of me!
Lan: Well, about Maylu… Hey! Where's Maylu? She still isn't back!
Aldo: Yeah! Where's Maylu?
Suddenly a beep came from Lan's PET. It was a sudden Comm. link.
Lan: Uh? Who is it Megaman?
Megaman.Exe: Well, looks like it's Roll. Hey Roll! Where are you? We're waiting for you and…
But Roll interrupted Megaman's voice with a very rushed one. She was really concerned about it.
Roll.Exe: It's Maylu! She got kidnapped!
Lan: What?
Roll.Exe: She was going back with you and then a strange guy took her away! I can't say where because looks like her PET fell to the ground!
Lan: Don't worry Roll! We'll be right there!
Megaman.Exe: Just calm down.
Roll.Exe: I trust you Mega. I will calm down. Breaking out!
The Comm. link broke leaving the PET silent.
Lan: Let's check it out!
Aldo: I got a strange feeling about this.
So we stood up and rushed out of the room. Who could kidnap Maylu? And why today?
Looking in the main hall, we found a single small device on the ground. The pinkness covering it was a signature. It was Maylu's PET.
Lan: Hey guys! Check this out!
We walked closer to Lan as I bended my knees crouching to see.
Aldo: Is that Maylu's PET?
Lan: Gotcha. Roll. Can you hear me?
The frightened Netnavi appeared from the left of the screen with her hands holding the borders of the screen.
Roll.Exe: Lan? Mega? Thank goodness you're here.
Megaman.Exe: Roll. You know how Maylu was kidnapped?
Roll.Exe: I just got this recording I made with the PET integrated video camera.
Roll lifted her arm touching an icon on the PET screen. A black screen displayed turning into the main hall, then a hard shake dropping the PET to the ground. There was Maylu struggling trying to scream, but a black hands covered her mouth with a piece of cloth. After a few seconds she went motionless and her eyes closed slowly and her body retracted to the darkness behind.
Aldo: Who could have done that?!?
Thori: Even she was caught behind!
Lan: Wait! There's a small face in the shadow. Roll! Can you rewind it?
Roll.Exe: Sure, just a second here.
The image was being rewind at a faster speed.
Lan: Stop!
The image stopped and a small face was visible behind Maylu.
Aldo: There is a face. But it is small.
Dex: Can you magnify the face Roll?
Roll.Exe: No problem guys.
A squared grid surrounded the small face as it expanded expanding the image and refining the magnification. From the small squares, a fine picture image was being produced. A fine looking face was displayed at the screen. That face quickly brought our minds into one single individual.
Dex: He is…
Brandon: John Frost! The guy from Xavier Corp!
Aldo: He even has the "X" pin!
Megaman.Exe: I knew he was a bad call!
Aldo: Question. Why he wants Maylu?
Lan: …… He will… Pay for this…
Dex: Calm down dude, we need to relax for now and look for her.
Thori: Best strategy, split up and stay in contact.
Lan: Maylu… Please be fine…
But even before we would split up, a deep voice resonated thru the entire house speaker system for the music of the party. It was a deep voice.
???: there is no need for that Mr. Hikari.
Lan: What?!?
As Lan turned everywhere looking for the source of the voice, screams came from the main hall downstairs.
Lan: What?
Glyde.Exe: Lady Yai! The door system is jammed! We're locked inside of the mansion!
Yai: In my own mansion?!? This is ridiculous!
Dex: Anyways, are you feeling a little cold breeze in here?
Thori: Yeah. I can feel it.
Yai: Oh great. Someone is messing up with the air conditioning system.
Brandon: Not just the Air conditioning! Look!
We looked downstairs to the main hall. A cold blizzard was basically freezing the people down there. We weren't able to go down, or we would get frozen in a few seconds due to the big blizzard.
Brandon: Freezing Shiva! All those people are being frozen solid!
Lan: Enough! Who are you?!?
???: Everything at its moment Mr. Hikari.
Aldo: You freaking maniac!
Brandon: Guys, the blizzard is going away.
Yai: Stop messing with my expensive air conditioning system!
Lan: This is no time for complaining. Whoever he is, I think he is related with Maylu's kidnapping.
The cold blizzard became a cold breeze thru the main hall. We went downstairs slowly looking at the frozen people in their ice blocks. Some had faces of pain and fear and some were as the door. the pink punch now was a pink block of ice.
Lan: This is horrible…
Yai: These were the people of my party! Someone ruined my party!
Brandon: I can feel the people yelling for help just looking at them. This is a mess…
Dex: I just want to find who is responsible for this and kick his ass!
???: Well, I'm here Mr. Airhead.
Dex: Hey! Watch your mouth!
We turned backwards where there was a man in a black tuxedo with a cold looking expression. He was standing on the stairs looking at us with his hands inside of his coat pockets.
Lan: You!
John: Yes, John Frost to serve you Mr. Hikari. I heard so many things about you… like the defeat of Viktor and Alex.
Aldo: You know them? Then you are!
John: Oh! Quiet deductive fellow we got here.
Aldo: What are you scheming?!?
John: Well, I want to make some businesses with Mr. Hikari here.
Lan: Uh? What do you mean?
John: Just quiet simple. Hand you Netnavi Megaman very nicely without resistance. Or else…
Dex: Or else what?
John: I will trigger a ultrasonic device to break the ice. You know what will happen if I do.
Yai: The people! They will be shattered into pieces!
Brandon: Say what?!? Freako is crazy here!
John: And It will be very nice to take two more hostages here. Like her…
John stretched his right arm to the darkness behind him and pulled a single maiden tied with thick ropes.
Lan: Maylu!
Maylu: Lan! Help me!
John: I said two, so you better hand him. Or else…
John pulled a second maiden from his left behind him.
Ginger: Let me go! I'm gonna demand you if you don't do!
Aldo: Ginger?
John: Well then, what will it be? Megaman? Or your girls you love and the people you protect?
Lan lowered his head and took a few seconds. But his thoughts were set on a single thing…
Lan: ………
Aldo: Lan!
Megaman.Exe: Hey man! What are we going to do?
Lan: ……… Megaman…… We have been partners since a long time… But when there's a moment that only one decision determines anything, we always have agreed. Right?
Megaman.Exe: …… Yes… Yes we have.
Lan: And there's only one choice here.
Megaman.Exe: …… Yes…
Lan: Are you sure Megaman?
Megaman.Exe: I…… Trust you…
Lan: Well then.
John: Well then, what will it be?
Lan: ……… Ok. I'll hand Megaman…
Aldo: What?!?
Dex: No way!
Thori: Are you out of your mind?
Yai: You're crazy!
Brandon: You're acting wacko!
Lan: This is the only choice we have… Or all these people………… will die…
Lan turned away from us and walked slowly to John.
John: Good. Stagroff! Ger Megaman.
John's Netnavi, Blizzard-Stagroff.Exe was ready within John's PET to connect to Lan's
Impossible! Is he really going to hand Megaman to Xavier? Will anything stop this evil moment?