My own Battle Network Story
Hi! I'm Aldo.
In a cloudy Sunday, we gathered at Lan's house to watch a movie. But what was a cloudy day, turned into a rainy day.
To spend time, I told the guys the little tale of how I got Frogashi.
But now, looks like some enemies of the past are coming back…
Chapter 29. – Denizens of the Dark
BGM: "Denizen of the dark" from Megaman Battle Network 4
A dark day in the Undernet. Leviathan stands in front of the "Coffin". She raises her spear as she closes her eyes.
Leviathan.Exe: Soul of the Dark Denizen, listen to my words. I request your power to aid our cause.
The coffin with a strange dark Netnavi logo, an upside down triangle with a yellow line shone as a dark purple aura came out of the coffin's edges.
Leviathan.Exe: Yes! Deleted servants of Xavier! Arise in your Dark forms to fulfill Master Xavier's wish!
The dark auras went in different directions.
BGM fades.
Later at ACDC.
BGM: "The network" from Megaman Battle Network 4
The day turned from cloudy to sunny. I was in the Net busting some viruses with Frogashi as always.
Aldo: HeroSword! BattleChip in! Download!
Frogashi.Exe: I know this workout is good. But why are we doing this?
Aldo: Remember. We got three weeks until the N-1 Grand Prix. Gotta get ready!
Megaman.Exe: Not if we delete that virus first!
BGM: "Lan's theme"( "We can" from Sonic Heroes)
Lan: Shotgun! BattleChip in! Download!
Megaman.Exe: Time to do a little Virus Busting!
Megaman fired the heavy blast from the Shotgun Buster deleting the Metool virus.
Frogashi.Exe: Aw come on Megaman! That virus was mine.
Frogashi's HeroSword turned back into his hand.
Megaman.Exe: Do you think we're gonna let you have all the fun?
Lan: We gotta get ready for the N-1 Grand Prix too you know?
Aldo: Yeah, but that doesn't mean you have to delete the viruses we have spotted first.
Dex: Don't count me out!
Gutsman.Exe: Guts!
Brandon: Here I come!
Foxman.Exe: Let's get this party started!
Gutsman and Foxman came from the intersection of behind running. Gutsman ran like an idiot, but Foxman ran faster like a Ninja.
Frogashi.Exe: Hey guys! How you've been?
Foxman.Exe: Still trying to be beaten by Gutsman, but looks like he isn't able to win against me.
Dex: It's because you're frickin' fast!
Brandon: I don't blame you. Installing speed programs in the Navi Custom. Increases your chances for victory.
Dex: No no no! Power programs like Attack1 are the way to go!
Brandon: Speed!
Dex: Power!
Gutsman.Exe: Relax Dex, Guts!
Foxman.Exe: Gutsman is right. Is not your fault Dex.
Roll.Exe: Hey guys!
Glyde.Exe: Good morning fellas.
Iceman.Exe: Are we being cool today?
Megaman.Exe: Hi guys! You here training too for the N-1 Grand Prix?
Maylu: Yes. It was Iceman's idea to gather up and train.
Yai: But then Glyde saw you. So why not sticking together?
Thori: Is better when you train with more friends! The more the merrier!
Lan: Which gives me the idea, why not jacking out and heading with Oscar for a training session at the Netbattle Machine of Higsby's store?
All: Yeah!
Aldo: Right! Frogashi.Exe! Jack…
???: Megaman…
Megaman.Exe: Uh? What's that?
It was a shady looking Netnavi… His complexion was recognizable from our worst memories of the Museum field trip back to Chapter 4.
BGM: "Denizens of the Dark" from Megaman Battle Network 4.
Megaman.Exe: Its!
Frogashi.Exe: Anubis-Necromancees!
Anubis's expression was more like lifeless, but his colors were darker than before…
Lan: This can't be! We deleted you!
Aldo: Whatever he is, he's back… and worse than before…
Anubis-Necromancees.Exe: Megaman…
Anubis withdrew in the darkness of the shadow of a higher-level corridor road.
Aldo: What?
Lan: Whatever it is, this could be bad.
Lan typed a few numbers on his PET… The phone dial line resonated with someone's voice.
Lan: Chaud, it's me. Lan.
Chaud: Don't tell me. You found one of the Dark Netnavis.
Lan: I guess so.
Chaud: Protoman is investigating in the Maximum Security Cyber Jail. Maybe he knows something about this.
Lan: You mean…
DenCity Network Maximum security prison.
Protoman follows a group of cyber cops through a hall of cells. In one of the cells, Shadowman stares outside a he reads a book. Protoman arrives to a secret room where the cops enter multiple access codes in different terminals. Then, a single door opens leading into a room with a statue. The statue had a marrow cloak. The only thing alive was the head. A combination of black and yellow with a blue crystal.
Protoman.Exe: Leave us.
Cyber Cops: Yes sir.
The cyber cops closed the door leaving Protoman and the Netnavi alone.
Protoman.Exe: You already know what's going on… Don't you Bass?
Bass was the third ultimate program trying to destroy the world, but the great disaster stopped his schemes, and he got sealed into a statue body for the rest of his life. Now he lies in the M.S.C.P. OF Dencity Network.
Bass.Exe: I know… what happened before, what happens now…and what will happen in the future…
Protoman.Exe: So you know what's going on. Don't you?
Bass.Exe: The power of the Denizen of the Dark has been released… His power is being used by someone to bring the souls of deleted Navis in their dark forms…
Protoman.Exe: That explains it… Can you see who's using it?
Bass.Exe: Why should I help you anyways? I'm just a statue.
Protoman.Exe: You have the gift of foresight. Right now, you are the only one who can see who's doing this.
Bass.Exe: I just give you a clue… Undernet…
Protoman.Exe: You got that sir?
Chaud: Undernet. Got it. Protoman.Exe! Jack out!
Protoman.Exe: If you keep helping us, we might think about shortening your stay here.
Bass.Exe: And I will try to destroy you all again…
Protoman.Exe: As you say…
"Protoman.Exe, Logging out"
Bass.Exe: I also see… one of Megaman friends… will be seduced by the Dark…
At Higsby's shop.
Lan: Look at this! Now this is what I call a training session!
Megaman.Exe: This is a better workout than the Net!
Thori: You have done it again Oscar.
Oscar: Glad I can help guys.
Bookman.Exe: Now if you don't mind, I'll be increasing the difficulty level by one.
Bookman waved his right hand sweeping a control panel in the air as a red bar increased one level.
Thori: So, Bookman is pretty good. Why don't you enter the N-1 Grand Prix Oscar? You would be a very good opponent.
Oscar: Someone must help Mr. Higsby with his stuff. Without an assistant, he was driven nuts.
Thori: Oh, too bad.
Oscar: But we will have a stand for the shop there! So I will watch guys.
Thori: That's good.
Aldo: Anyways, how's the second project data doing?
Oscar: This frickin' disc's security system is the most complex system I have ever seen. It even gives me a headache!
Bookman.Exe: This kind of code is a very tricky one… the access codes change every five minutes… and it takes four minutes to find a fragment of a single code… This could mean trouble.
Lan: So besides Zero, what do you guys think the second project could be?
All: …
Lan: Any suggestions?
All: ………
Lan: That's it. I give up. And dad won't give his access codes very easily…
Dex: We need to get him drunk and ask him for the access codes!
Lan: Get him drunk?
Dex: It works like that in the movies!
All: …
Dex: Okay… this is the moment when I shut up.
Maylu: Thank you Dex.
Dex: You're welcome.
Aldo: Anyways, what about that Anubis?
A sudden flashback of Anubis appeared in our minds like a multiple angle movie.
Lan: Yeah… He was deleted by us when Viktor Ishtar attacked…
Maylu: I wasn't there.
Thori: But if you saw him, his colors were darker than before…
Lan: Which reminds me…
Lan had a sudden flashback when Protoman was captured by Nebula and turned into Dark Protoman.
Lan: You think that was Dark Anubis?
Aldo: Dark?
Thori: Do you know about DarkChips and DarkEnergy?
Aldo: Never heard of it.
Lan: Look. There is an evil force called DarkEnergy. This force invades the core of the BattleChips and turns them into DarkChips. When a Netnavi souls calls for hope in a battle, DarkChips appear. And…
"Briiiing!" Lan's PET resonated with the phone tune.
Lan: Hello?
Chaud: Lan, Bass got some clues. Meet us at the Undernet.
Lan: Right! I guess I'll tell you more about it later.
Aldo: And what's the Undernet?
Thori: The Undernet is a place where the junk data gathers. This junk data created the Undernet. It is a Network full of vice and crime where the shady Netnavis and evil Navis hang out. We can access it with a link in Town4.
Lan: the let's go! Mind if we Cyberlink here Oscar?
Oscar: That sounds like trouble. But I trust you guys. Go ahead.
Lan: Right! Guys! Cyberlink to the Undernet's entrance!
Megaman.Exe: You got it!
So our Netnavis Cyberlinked to the Undernet entrance where Protoman was waiting for us. He stood leaning away from the wall as he unfolded his crossed arms.
Protoman.Exe: Here's the uplink guys. A big amount of EvilEnergy has been detected in this point.
Megaman.Exe: That point is where… The coffin was!
Aldo: Coffin? What coffin?
Megaman.Exe: Lan! There's no time! We have to get to the Undernet before anything happens!
Lan: Right! Let's stop this Dark Mania!
DarkChips… DarkEnergy… Coffin… One of Megaman's friends will be seduced by the dark…