My own Battle Network story.
My dairy.
Tomorrow is Christmas day. But still felt a strange feeling that night.
Yai invited us to her Christmas party at her mansion. We accepted and went there. But for incredible to believe, Maylu got kidnapped by a guy named John Frost, one of the bad guys from Xavier corp.
He also commanded his Netnavi, Blizzard-Stagroff.Exe to manipulate the air conditioning system with his ice powers to freeze the people downstairs. And he also got Ginger with him.
Now it is Megaman, or losing that entire people…
Lan took the choice to giving Megaman. It looks like that Megaman agrees with that too.
Zero told us that if they got Megaman alive, they would get the greatest power of destruction ever.
Don't do this Lan! We might find another way! Now looks like even praying won't help us this time…
Chapter 16. – Mistress of the sea.
Lan walked slowly to John on the frozen ground. Each step made a silent crack on the ground, as he got closer to him.
John: That's it young man. Now hand your PET slowly and I will take it.
Lan got even closer moving his right hand to his PET pocked on his belt looking inside of it.
Dex: No! Lan!
Thori: No Dex!
Brandon: It is Lan's decision! We mustn't interfere!
Dex: But…
Aldo: Look. I don't know, but I gotta think of something right now…
Yai: If you are gonna think of something, make it fast.
Of course, thousands of ways of saving both the people and Megaman came to my mind, but all of them were risky.
When I tough nothing was going to save us, when I felt the flames of destruction dancing on my skin, a last hope showed up. Three strange kinds of boomerang cutters flew thru the hall cutting the ropes that restrained Maylu and Ginger and slashed John's arm.
John: HAAAAA!!!!
Lan: What?!?
Aldo: Who?
Dex: Uh?
Thori: What the…
Yai: Who on the money's sake?!?
The blades came from the deep shadow at our right. A weird looking dude appeared from that shadow and two female shapes came from behind. They were on our side apparently.
Bgm: "Lucca's theme." From Chrono Trigger.
Lan: Commander Beef!
He was commander Beef, an old school super hero who was with the Netagents. I heard about him in the when we went to the museum before Viktor's attack.
Beef: Lan! Long time no see!
John: My arm! You'll pay for this old timer!
John turned holding his bleeding arm running away.
Aldo: He's leaving!
I ran following the trace of blood left by John, but Commander Beef extended his right arm stopping me from getting him.
Beef: Whoa! Hold it there! We gotta first de-freeze these people first!
Yai: We would need a Netnavi to use a fire attack on the Air Conditioning system.
Beef: Of course before he make it there. Yai! Where's the main server?
Yai: At the basement!
Beef: Well then, let's get them!
Lan: Wait! What about Maylu and Ginger?
Beef: My partners will take care of them. Now let's go!
Following Commander Beef, we rushed to the basement of the mansion where the main server was. We would be able to get to the Air Conditioning system if we jacked in from there.
The main server was a big black box with multiple screens displaying the current statuses.
Aldo: Well, only four people can jack in here.
Beef: Net agents businesses. I'm going!
Lan: We gotta solve this right? We'll take care of it!
Thori: Playing with ice? Use ice! We're ready anytime!
Aldo: I'm going too. I'm quite curious about this guy.
Lan: Right then! Jack in! Megaman.Exe! Power up!
Aldo: Jack in! Frogashi.Exe! Transmit!
Thori: Jack in! Iceman.Exe! Freeze!
Beef: Jack in! Sharkman.Exe! Beef it up!
The four Netnavis teleported like a bolt of lighting into the A/C system. It was a real blizzard there. There was a single Netnavi operating the devices making the blizzard go away.
Megaman.Exe: Lan! Unknown Netnavi at twelve o' clock!
Lan: I see it!
The Netnavi turned to us. Those ice horns were recognizable at distance.
Frogashi.Exe: Stagroff!
Bgm: "Seymour's Ambition" From Final Fantasy X.
Blizzard-Stagroff.Exe: So you've come Megaman. And your friends…
Sharkman.Exe: What in the world are you doing?!?
Blizzard-Stagroff.Exe: Well, if we aren't getting what we want, why not making a palace for our mistress?
Lan: Who?
???: Me…
A female blue Navi stepped out of the shadows behind Stagroff. She looked kinda innocent. But her soul was a very deadly and dreadful one.
Bgm: "Shermie: Bolt of deep sorrow" From KOF 98.
Blizzard-Stagroff.Exe: My master…
John: Master Leviathan…
Leviathan.Exe: Well, I like hat you've done to this place. The perfect palace for the perfect mistress…
Megaman.Exe: You're Leviathan!
Leviathan.Exe: And you must be Megaman, quite a name to stand for after defeating two of our servants. I gotta admit it. They at least gave a good fight. Not like this loser here.
Blizzard-Stagroff.Exe: What?!?
John: But mistress! We gave our best! You can give us another chance!
Leviathan.Exe: Quite a good job here, but Master Xavier gave me a message for you two. You have served me well John and Stagroff. But I'm afraid that you know too much about my secret plan… And it's time for you to rest… Good bye Stagroff…
Leviathan lifted her left hand placing it on Stagroff's face. She frowned her forehead and a heavy blizzard came from her hand. Stagroff froze to a deep ice block in a few seconds. Then she pushed the block with a single finger and the block broke shattering the poor Stagroff into thousands of pieces that vanished in the air.
"Netnavi Deleted"
John: STAGROFF!
Leviathan.Exe: Now the weaklings are out of the way. Well Megaman. Now it's up to me to take you to Master Xavier.
Bgm fades lightly…
Megaman.Exe: Well, let's see if you can do it!
Bgm: "Enemy attack" From Final Fantasy X
Lan: Right! Megaman! Fireteam style!
Megaman changed styles again. This time the layers spinning around him made him change into a red armor that radiated heat from distance.
Leviathan.Exe: Well, looks like we're getting hot in here! I like that!
Megaman.Exe: You're gonna like it even better! Fire shot!
Megaman lifted his heavy looking fire cannon and fired a fierce blaze of red fire straight to Leviathan. The fire hit her and she was basically covered in flames.
Megaman.Exe: Looks like we're making it!
Lan: And she calls herself a guardian? Don't make me laugh!
Aldo: Wait! I detect high cold activity under the fire!
Lan: What?!?
Megaman.Exe: No way!
The fire-surrounding Leviathan froze layer per layer. The fire kept freezing to its source, the fire cannon.
Lan: Megaman!
Megaman.Exe: My cannon! My arm! It's frozen!
Leviathan.Exe: Well, gotta admit. This is was a very nice tropical breeze.
The ice shattered slowly revealing Leviathan with a cold aura around her.
Iceman.Exe: Brrr… Is it just me? Or is cold in here.
Thori: What?!? Is Iceman cold? How cold is she?
Leviathan: I mastered the power of freezing at even lower degrees than your chubby tiny friend here. Even freezing that fire was no sweat.
Iceman.Exe: No way! None is colder than my ice! Cyber blizzard!
The rushing blizzards froze in front of the guardian and the soft blizzard turned into snow that fell on the ground.
Iceman.Exe: Wh… What?!?
Leviathan.Exe: You're out of your league Kiddo. Now this is ice!
Leviathan lifted her lance swifting a light breeze that turned into a heavy blizzard going to Iceman.
Thori: Iceman!
The blizzard hit Iceman freezing him solid.
Thori: NO! ICEMAN!
Megaman.Exe: She even could freeze an ice elemental Navi with no problem!
Aldo: This sucks! How can we beat that!
Beef: Looks like things are getting complicated here!
Aldo: Beef! Sharkman! Take Megaman now!
Beef, Sharkman.Exe: Roger!
Sharkman.Exe: Come on Megaman. Gotta take you to a safe place.
Sharkman lifted Megaman's left arm taking him to a safer place.
Leviathan.Exe: Hey! He is my prey!
Frogashi.Exe: You want him? Well, you gotta get past us!
Aldo: Yeah! Now get ready Chilly Willy!
Leviathan.Exe: Argh! I hate that! Now you will pay insignificant Frog! HYAAAA!
Aldo: Flamesword! Battlechip in! Download!
Frogashi lifted the fire blazing sword blocking the fierce impact from Leviathan's lance.
Leviathan.Exe: Well, quite good here.
Frogashi.Exe: Thanks.
Leviathan.Exe: Let's add some ferocity here!
Leviathan lifted her right foot and placed it on Frogashi's chest as she pushed hard throwing him away. She jumped with her lance ready for a one hit kill. But Frogashi rolled right dodging the incoming hit.
Frogashi.Exe: Ha! Missed!
Leviathan.Exe: Yeah?
Leviathan pulled the lance off the ground and made fast down move taking Frogashi down as she jumped on his. Before Frogashi could counter attack, the pointy end of the lance was already on Frogashi's neck.
Leviathan.Exe: Well, looks like I won.
Frogashi.Exe: Yeah right.
Leviathan.Exe: Well, any last words?
Frogashi.Exe: When hell freezes.
Leviathan.Exe: I froze hell a long time ago. And you shall live in a world of ice after you're deleted!
Aldo: Frogashi!
I was able to feel the lance in my neck piercing me and taking the life out of me. But a quick action saved our necks that time.
A green slash marked Leviathan's back as the red shadow took physical form.
Frogashi.Exe: Zero!
Zero.Exe: Missed me?
Leviathan.Exe: Zero! Argh!
Zero.Exe: You cannot fight with that wounded back Leviathan. Get out of here now!
Leviathan.Exe: Always ruining my playtime Zero! Well. We'll meet again. And frog!
Frogashi.Exe: ……
Leviathan.Exe: Our battle is still not over!
"Leviathan.Exe logging out."
Bgm fades out…
Frogashi.Exe: That was close!
Zero.Exe: Can you stand up? Here. Let me give you a hand.
Zero helped Frogashi to stand up.
Zero.Exe: Quite impressive moves back there Frogashi.
Frogashi.Exe: Thanks.
Lan: Um... Hello? There are still frozen people out here guys. Can you get it on?
Aldo: Sure. Frogashi? Would you do the honors?
Frogashi.Exe: My pleasure.
Frogashi stabbed the Flamesword in the control panel enabling the heating system. A warm breeze invaded the main hall melting the ice covering the people.
After a while, voices of people upstairs were wondering what happened.
After logging out we went out of the mansion. Everyone went out to get some fresh air.
Bgm: "Megaman X5 Credits" From Megaman X5
Lan: Megaman. You okay?
Megaman.Exe: Yes. My arm is better now.
Thori: What about you Iceman?
Iceman.Exe: My legs still don't move, but I can sit here.
Thori: Good. You had me real worried there.
Iceman.Exe: It's my fault. I was overconfident back there.
Lan: Well, looks like everything is better here.
Maylu: Lan!
Maylu came running from the mansion with Commander Beef.
Lan: Maylu! Are you all right?
Lan hugged Maylu very tight.
Maylu: Yes. I'm fine.
Lan: Here, your PET.
Maylu: Thanks.
Beef: We didn't find anything about John Frost. Not even a body. It is like if he disappeared in the air.
Lan: Well, maybe we can find out later.
Beef: Anyways, gotta go back to the investigation. Merry Christmas to all of you.
Lan: Merry Christmas Commander Beef.
Beef turned to where the cops where and went away.
Lan: Well, look like we had a kind of a Christmas here.
Maylu: Yes, a very hot one.
Dex: I would say cold one.
Thori: Yeah right.
Aldo: Well. What are you doing now Zero?
Zero.Exe: I will check around for more info about Xavier and the guardians. I will be in touch for now.
Aldo: Wait, before you go…
Zero.Exe: Yes?
Aldo: I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas from all of us.
Zero.Exe: …… Thanks… This is the first time someone treats me like a friend…
Aldo: We are your friends. And if you need something, just give us a call.
Zero.Exe: I will. Breaking out.
The signal broke.
Now we had Zero as our ally for the fight against Xavier corp.
We went back inside of Yai's mansion to continue the party. Everything was doing great… except for one thing…
Lan: Hey guys, where's Maylu?
Yai: She said she wanted some fresh air. She might be on the balcony.
Lan: I'm going.
Yai: But…
Dex: Yai…
Yai: Ooh… Okay…
So Lan went to the third floor balcony. It was covered by white snow being lit up by the moonlight, really beautiful landscape. Maylu was looking at the sky as she breathed deeply. Lan got to her right watching the sky too.
Lan: Pretty sky… Isn't it?
Maylu: Yes…
Lan: Are you okay? You don't seem to be so good.
Maylu: …… I'm hopeless…
Lan: ?
Maylu: Just look at me. Getting kidnapped every once in a wile begging for your help… and you were about to hand Megaman to Frost even knowing that ultimate destruction would come…
Lan: And I would… after all I know we would come with a plan to get Megaman back.
Maylu: Lan?
Lan: You know, when Megaman was deleted, I thought I lost all hope… but it was you… you were the one who kept me up and never let me down until we found a way to bring him back…
Maylu: Lan…
Lan: What I mean is… Thank you… You are very special to me… since my childhood…
Maylu: I… I wanna thank you too… for saving me… and… I'll try to do things by myself once… it I get the chance.
Lan: Promise.
Maylu: Yes.
Suddenly, there was a beginning of a melody coming from inside the manor. It started with a soft Christmas tune… the song was recognizable.
BGM: "Share this day" from Mickey's twice upon a Christmas.
Maylu: I love this song.
Lan: Well, shall we dance?
Maylu: Lan…
Maylu took Lan's right hand; they got close together and hold both left hands. Then they dance is a quiet pace for the song. Both of them were smiling and enjoying the moment.
At the same time, flashbacks of the past passed through their minds. When they et the first time in first grade, Lan saving Maylu from the fire, when Lan and Maylu fought and became friends again, When both of them went to Castillo the first time, When Maylu helped Lan get over Megaman's deletion, Various times during middle school, the first day of High school. Many moments that marked their relationship as friends… going to something else…
After the song finished, they got even closer. Then separated a little as they looked into their faces.
Maylu: Lan…
Lan: Yes?
Maylu: This has been the best Christmas I ever had…
Lan: I feel the same way… warm… in the inside…
Maylu: Is this?
Lan: ………..
Maylu kissed Lan on his right cheek as Lan blushed with eyes wide open. Then Maylu walked away as she turned to Lan.
Maylu: Thanks for the dance.
Lan looked at the leaving Maylu as she smiled.
We had a special Christmas and it was the best I've had in my life.
Now just five days before New Year, and in New Year, Lan would discover his real feelings.
For Maylu…