My own Battle Network story.
My diary.
Brandon's battle was pretty much of a tough one. But when that Elpizo showed up, Wolfman lost against him, and everyone though Foxman defeated him.
Still with the mystery of Elpizo and his NetOp, Amisael, we keep going in the story.
Chapter 52. – The N-1 Grand Prix.
After the extenuating battles, everyone met up at the central dome of Castillo. As I entered the room, I saw the rest of the guys already inside eating from a long table covered with suppers and fine dishes.
Aldo: Guys?
Lan: Hey! What took you so long?
Brandon: You gotta try the food! They got teriyaki!
Aldo: No kidding? So, all of you guys cleared your blocks?
Dex: Yeah, fair and square.
Maylu: And we're up to the tournament now. Isn't it exciting?
Aldo: Sure it is. But remember, the prelims were one thing, but the tournament is something even much bigger and harder than it.
Lan: And we might face our greatest rivals, friends and enemies in a clash of intense magnitudes and blah blah blah. Heard it already.
Thori: So, who's going to give us further instructions for the tournament?
Oscar: I can answer that.
Thori: Oscar!
Oscar entered the room still wearing his Higsby uniform. He seemed to have a folder in his hands as he closed the door.
Oscar: Mr. Higsby is the host of the tournament alongside Ribitta, but he was pretty busy with the shop. So he sent me to deliver the information to you guys.
Lan: Well, can't blame Higsby. He's got enough with decoding those discs of the second project. Anyways, what do we do now?
Oscar: According to the paper, the prelims took place in the morning and afternoon of the day. And the official tournament will take place in the evening and night of the day. So looks like we're gonna be up until very late like 7:00 am. The tournament will start at the first strike of the clock tower at midnight, so better be ready guys. I heard that the competition is pretty tight. The best of the best will be competing.
Lan: Not enough to beat us, right Megaman?
Megaman.Exe: Yeah! You gotcha!
Dex: How about it Gutsman?
Gutsman.Exe: I will crush everyone in our way! GUTS!
Maylu: But not as long as we're up. Right Roll?
Roll.Exe: You bet!
Thori: We will give our best too!
Iceman.Exe: And we're gonna leave you frozen!
Brandon: Fine with me.
Foxman.Exe: Where's the spirit?
Brandon: Oh yeah, WHAAAAAAAARGH!
Foxman.Exe: Much better.
Aldo: Well, why not? How about it?
Frogashi.Exe: Not either.
That was it, we were ready for anything in our paths… but one thing was left…
Aldo: Question, how are we gonna stay up?
Lan: We got plenty of time before midnight. So why not going with mom to make us a nice big thermo of coffee?
All: Yay!
Brandon: I hate coffee…
And we took Yai's pink limousine to arrive faster to ACDC. The Hikari residence was still as blue as always. Haruka Hikari was in the kitchen following the step by step of the cooking channel to make stuffed turkey.
Lan: Hey mom.
Mrs. Hikari: Oh Lan! You're early! What happened at the tournament?
Lan: They were only the prelims. The real thing starts on midnight today.
Mrs. Hikari: Well then, you got some time to rest.
Lan: And we were thinking, how about if you helped us by preparing a nice big thermo of your homemade fresh coffee?
Mrs. Hikari: Ooh… (Smirk) I know just what you need for all the excitement. I shall make the Haruka's special supercharged dynamo java coffee!
Lan: The one you give to dad in the mornings?
Mrs. Hikari: Yeah, that one.
Lan: Hmmm…
Lan imagined his dad in the morning like a dead zombie dragging his foot around the house heading to the breakfast table. Mrs. Hikari handing him a cup of her… I forgot the name… Coffee… he sips it and transforms into the hyperactive flash heading out kissing her on the cheek.
Lan: That should be enough.
Aldo: Is it my imagination or Lan had something evil in his mind?
Maylu: He had something evil in his mind.
Aldo: (Gulp)
After a few minutes she finished a big fat thick thermo with a Biohazard symbol on it.
Mrs. Hikari: Now handle this with care, any little mistake and…
Lan: I know, were in big trouble. Thanks mom.
Mrs. Hikari: You're welcome Lan.
Lan: Let's go everyone! To the DenColliseum!
All: Yeah!
Brandon: I won't even try any of that coffee.
Aldo: Oh please stop talking to yourself!
Later, after hitching a ride with Yai again, we arrived to the DenColliseum nearby the marine bay. It looked like a big stadium… like the Blitzball stadium in Final Fantasy X.
Aldo: Whoa…
Lan: This place has been in remodeling ever since the great tournament. And now it's open for the N-1 Grand Prix. Cool, Huh?
Aldo: Amazing…
Dex: Shouldn't we be getting inside before they consider us ditching and disqualify us?
Yai: And besides, I got my own private sky room here. We can use it as a waiting room before the matches.
Maylu: Awesome Yai!
Yai: It is one of the privileges of being a rich girl.
He her forehead shone with the lights of the stadium.
Besides that, we kept going to the central area of the stadium. But something was weird… it was pitch dark… It was around 11:35 pm… the sky shone with a festival of starts and people were visible with toy Lightsabers, light toys and glow in the dark decorations.
Aldo: Sure it's dark around here…
Lan: But the problem is where to sit?
Chisao: Guys! Down here!
Dex: Chisao?
Oscar: We reserved seat for you guys!
Thori: You did guys? Cool!
We approached them as we sat.
Maylu: So what's going to happen?
Oscar: According to Mr. Higsby, the owners of the DenColliseum want to test the capabilities of their new projection system. So in a few minutes, they will pull a stunt to show the power of their new projection system to the people, the ultimate arena for Netbattles.
Lan: I see…
A single spotlight light itself on Ribitta on the top of the sky room.
Ribitta: People of Dencity, Netbattlers and fans of the sport… we have gathered here to show you the best of the best… the ultimate battle tournament where the strongest will be revealed… the N-1 Grand Prix….
Aldo: She sounds serious…
Dex: Shhhh!
Aldo: Okay…
Ribitta: And as you may see, the DenColliseum was chosen to be the battlefield for the ultimate clash. Which of the eight fighters will arise as the leader of them all? We shall see… But for your better experience, the latest in three-dimensional projection technology will be used… the battle sphere…
A single light like a firefly glow by itself…
Lan: Hey! That's cute!
But then, more fireflies gathered, hundreds of them at high speeds… as they gathered up, an explosion of light pushed the audiences as the explosion formed a big sphere of light.
Ribitta: The battle sphere represents the latest in Netbattle technology. Music please.
BGM: "Go for it" from DragonBall Z Budokai 2.
Ribitta: With the free broadcast system, we cam zoom in, zoom out, highlight, focus or switch perspectives for the ultimate Netbattle experience!
As she spoke, a video of the previous N-1 Grand Prix played with the free broadcast system zooming in and out and focusing on points of the battle, including a close range sword clash of Megaman Vs. Protoman.
Megaman.Exe: Look! There we are!
Lan: Yeah! Awesome!
Oscar: And this represents a better experience for the fans, and for us too to see a fight that close.
Maylu: Plus, the battle sphere is so big!
Dex: Oh man! This is gonna be fun!
Ribitta: And now, the match ups for the tournaments are coming!
The three round format graph appeared as the symbols of the Netnavis appeared in the match ups.
Battle #1
Lan Hikari
Vs
Eugene Chaud
Lan: I see, so Chaud made it too.
Battle #2
Dex Oyama
Vs
Thori Ikawa
Dex: Well Thori, sorry for the defeat.
Thori: You're gonna eat it soon Dex!
Battle #3
Aldo Della Rocca
Vs
Brandon Breher
Aldo: I see…
Brandon: Do not expect an easy victory there!
Battle #4
Maylu Sakurai
Vs
Ginger Fujiwara.
Maylu: What? Is Ginger here? And she saved me from Venus that day!
Ribitta: Please stand by for five minutes, and then we'll go to Battle #1!
Lan: Say, it's been a while since we fought Chaud and Protoman.
Megaman.Exe: Yeah, they were very tough opponents on both N-1 Grand Prix and Great Tournament.
Lan: The only real netrivals we ever had.
Megaman.Exe: But that's no reason to back down either!
Lan: Yeah! Will beat them again!
BGM fades
Meanwhile, Protoman was on his patrol around the DenColliseum network, Netnavis and programs walking alongside the main street.
Protoman.Exe: Everything seems to be in order here sir.
Chaud: Good. You can log…
Suddenly, a cloaked person in a rush bumped on Protoman.
?; Oh! I'm so sorry sir!
Protoman.Exe: It's okay, it was just an accident. Go on.
: Oh, thank you sir.
The cloaked guy kept on his path.
Protoman.Exe: Fine, I'm logging…
Protoman looked at his right arm… it was stained with some kind of dark purple goo…
Protoman.Exe: What the?
The goo suddenly disappeared like if it penetrated Protoman.
Chaud: Protoman?
Protoman.Exe: It's nothing. Anyways, I'm logging out.
"Protoman.Exe logging out"
: He he he… the one within shall be back… Then we'll trigger it to see if it works… he he he…