Chapter 11: Megaman's Recovery and a happy ending

'Megaman has been detained and brought to the Sci-Lab systems and is in pretty bad shape. Will Dr. Hikari be able to get Megaman back to full strength again?'

Dr. Hikari has begun working on Megaman's repairs, as Lan continues mourning over his condition.

"Megaman." Lan speaks in a whisper, still in Maylu's embrace. "I don't want to loose him Maylu, I don't, especially after all we've been through together."

"You won't loose Megaman, Lan." Maylu replies to Lan. "Your dad will get Megaman back to himself again. He said so himself."

Chaud stands from where he is seated and walks over to the computer Dr. Hikari is working at, now standing on the left side of him. Taking a look on the screen, Chaud notices the unconscious Megaman is in a vertical position with a couple of rings circling him diagonally.

"Bug style is some style change." Chaud speaks, keeping his attention on the computer screen. "It really did a number on Megaman."

"That it is." Dr. Hikari replies. "Megaman endured a lot of damage to his data and lost a lot of energy while in the Bug Style transformation. The attacks he absorbed from DemolitionMan only made the impact on him that much worse, considering the levels of those attacks."

"So, what's the estimate amount of damage done?" Chaud inquires.

"85 percent." Dr. Hikari answers. "Any navi would have been deleted with having endured that much damage, but amazingly Bug Style is what saved Megaman, thanks to its high tolerance for attacks. That and the net police getting him to our systems in time for me to begin draining him of all the excess data he was carrying. Now, had the style change wore off on it's own, Megaman's systems would have went into immediate overload and shut down, completely deleting him."

"How? Chaud asks in confusion.

"Because of how much damage his system were impacted with while he was in Bug Style." Dr. Hikari begins explaining. "The style change absorbed all of DemolitionMan's attacks, which automatically stored them in Megaman's systems. Now had the style change wore away on it's own, DemolitionMan's attacks would have began impacting Megaman one by one as if he sustained those attacks while in regular mode. Without Bug Style's high tolerance for those types of attacks, the impact would have been too much for him to handle and would have deleted him."

"Oh I see." Chaud inquires once more. "So how long will the repairs take?"

"Well, considering I have a lot of Megaman's data to replace, along with the energy Bug Style took away during the transformation, It could take a while." Dr. Hikari answers Chaud. "I can't exactly place an estimate on the time."

Chaud doesn't have a reply, but keeps his attention on the computer screen.

Lan, whom is still in Maylu's embrace, lifts his head off of her shoulder and looks across the room at the computer where Chaud and Dr. Hikari are standing. Getting a glimpse at the computer screen, Lan can see that Megaman is still unconscious, but is in a vertical position with diagonal rings circling him.

"I'm going to go say a few words to Megaman." Lan says to Maylu as he gets loose from her embrace.

Maylu nods as Lan heads over to the computer.

"Maylu." Roll's voice calls out to Maylu. Hearing Roll call out to her, Maylu quickly grabs her PET from the PET carrying case on her waist and brings it into her view.

"Yeah Roll?" Maylu inquires to her navi.

"What's going on with Megaman?" Roll inquires to Maylu.

"Well, he's in pretty bad shape." Maylu answers her navi, as she turns her attention away from the PET and now taking a look across the room where Chaud, Lan, and Dr. Hikari are. "Dr. Hikari is working on his repairs now, so all we have left is to wait and hope everything goes well."

"Poor Megaman." Roll comments in a low tone.

Lan arrives at his dad's right side, now getting a clear view of Megaman on the screen.

"Megaman, I'm sorry." Lan begins speaking to Megaman. "This is all my fault. I never meant for any of this to happen."

"Lan, Megaman can't hear you and even if he were conscious, he wouldn't be able to recognize you due to the great amount of damage he suffered." Dr. Hikari informs Lan. "The damage also erased his memory data, but don't worry, I'll take care of everything. You have my word on this."

"Ok." Lan says as he continues staring at the unconscious Megaman on the screen.

"Why don't you go for a walk Lan." Chaud suggests. "You can use the fresh air to clear your head and take your mind off of all of this for a little while."

"That's not a bad idea Chaud." Dr. Hikari agrees. "He is right Lan. The fresh air will do you good and the less you think about this, the better. Megaman is in good hands here."

"I guess you're right." Lan says as he releases a sigh.

"I'll go with you." Maylu replies, now arriving at the right side of Lan. "We can both use some fresh air."

Turning his attention away from the screen and to Maylu, Lan smiles a bit.

"Thanks Maylu." Lan thanks her as Maylu returns the smile.

"Maylu will help you through this and help you take your mind off the situation. Dr. Hikari replies. "So you two go for a walk and once I am done with Megaman's repairs, I'll send an email to Maylu's PET to inform you both."

"Alright." Lan replies as he turns his attention back to the computer screen, to Megaman.

"Come on Lan." Maylu gently speaks to Lan. "I know of a place we can go for a little while."

Getting one last look at Megaman, Lan turns away and begins heading towards the exit of the sector with Maylu in tow. Continuing to head for the exit and now reaching the exit, Maylu stops at the doors and looks back towards Dr. Hikari and Chaud.

"Would you like to join us Chaud?" Maylu inquires to Chaud.

"No, I'll stay behind." Chaud replies, keeping his attention on the screen. "You two go on ahead."

Nodding, Maylu exit's the sector and catches up with Lan, as the two exit the Sci-Lab together.

"I'm surprised you didn't go with them." Dr. Hikari comments. "Lan can use all of the support he can get right now."

"It's not my thing really." Chaud replies. "He has Maylu to comfort him and besides, I wouldn't know what to say to him. I'd probably just make things worse."

"Not necessarily." Dr. Hikari says as he turns to Chaud. "You and Lan may not always see eye to eye, but you've been there for him more then once when he really needed the support, just like Maylu has always been."

"Well, someone has to look after him to make he sure he doesn't screw up too badly and make reckless decisions." Chaud comments.

"Admit it Chaud, you have a soft spot for Lan." Dr. Hikari replies, slightly laughing. "He has really grown on you."

Smiling a bit, Chaud turns to Dr. Hikari.

"I guess you're right." Chaud speaks as he turns his attention back towards the computer screen. "I hate seeing him moping around like this, so if you don't mind, I would like to help with the repairs to Megaman."

"I wouldn't mind it at all." Dr. Hikari replies. "Anything to help my son, is fine by me."

Dr. Hikari continues with Megaman's repairs with Chaud at his side.

Dentech Soda Shoppe

Having left the Sci-Lab, Lan and Maylu have walked down the block to the local Soda Shoppe. The two teens have entered the shop and have taken a seat at a two seat booth.

"Maylu, I really appreciate you being here for me in my time of need." Lan speaks to Maylu. "You don't know how much this means to me."

"Lan, I am your best friend and I will always be here when you need me." Maylu replies, as takes Lan's hands into her own and begins cradling them. "Friends feel each other's pain and try to help them through it so when you suffer, I suffer too. I'm going to help you through this no matter what it takes."

"Thanks Maylu." Lan thanks her as he smiles a bit. "I really appreciate this."

Maylu continues comforting Lan, for when a waitress approaches their table.

"Hello and welcome." The waitress speaks in a cheerful tone. "My name is Wendy and I'll be your server for today. So what can I get for you two?"

"Two medium chocolate shakes please." Maylu orders as the waitress writes down the order.

"Ok, coming right up." The waitress speaks as she walks away from the table.

"I can't stop thinking about Megaman." Lan begins. "No matter how hard I try to take my mind off of everything that's going on, I just can't seem to."

"Lan I understand how you feel, but you have to be strong for Megaman." Maylu says, continuing to comfort Lan. "Everything will go well and Megaman will be back to himself in no time."

"But what if it doesn't? What if Megaman can't be repaired?" Lan inquires as tears begin forming in his eyes. "You heard what my dad said. He's in bad shape."

"But your dad also said that he will take care of everything." Maylu reminds Lan. "Megaman is in good hands. Your dad designed Megaman himself and therefore, there isn't a problem that he can't fix."

The waiter arrives at their table, now placing their chocolate shakes on the table.

"Enjoy." The waiter says.

"Thanks." Maylu thanks the waiter as she walks away.

Lan and Maylu grab their shakes and begins sipping them.

"When Megaman went into Bug Style, all of my worse fears came true." Lan speaks as he wipes the tears from his eyes. "I was hoping this time would be different from the last time he was in that style change, but as usual, I was expecting too much."

"Lan, you have to stop being so hard on yourself." Maylu says as she places her shake to her left. "You did nothing wrong and I want you to believe that. Megaman won't blame you for any of this."

"I'll try." Lan replies as he grabs his shake and begins sipping on it once more. Maylu is about to grab her shake when suddenly, her PET begins beeping. Reaching for her PET and now grabbing it, Maylu brings it into view and notices a letter on the screen next to Roll.

"You have an email from Dr. Hikari." Roll announces to Maylu.

"Thanks Roll." Maylu says to her Navi as she presses the B button on her PET. The letter opens as Maylu begins reading it.

"Maylu, you and Lan report to the Sci-Lab immediately." - Dr. Hikari.

"Lan, your dad wants to us back at the Sci-Lab now." Maylu informs Lan as she places her PET back in the carrying case.

"Did everything go well with Megaman?" Lan inquires.

"The email didn't state, but I have a feeling that we're about to find out soon." Maylu answers Lan as she reaches in her jacket pocket and grabs her money. Pulling out a twenty dollar bill, Maylu places it on the table as she stands. Lan takes on last sip of his shake and stands himself.

"Wait a minute Maylu." Lan speaks. "We can't leave without paying the bill."

"That's what the twenty is for." Maylu replies to Lan as she grabs his right hand. "Now let's get going."

The two teens leave the shop and are now on their way to the Sci-Lab.

Sci-Lab

"Well, everything is complete." Dr. Hikari speaks. "Thanks a lot for your help Chaud. I wouldn't have gotten done so soon if it weren't for you giving me a hand and all."

"Not a problem Dr." Chaud replies with a smile as he turns towards the computer screen. "I can't wait to see Lan's face light up when he sees Megaman."

"You and me both." Dr. Hikari says, now taking a look at Megaman himself. "He will be pleased to know that Megaman's repairs were successful."

Maylu and Lan now arrive at the lab sector Chaud and Dr. Hikari are in. Now entering the sector, Maylu and Lan walk over to Dr. Hikari and Chaud.

"Dad, what happened with Megaman?" Lan begins inquiring. "Were you able to repair him? Did everything go well?"

"See for yourself." Dr. Hikari answers Lan as he moves to one side, moving completely out of the way of the computer screen. Looking on the computer screen, Lan notices that Megaman is still unconscious, but he is back to his normal mode. The data that was breaking up when the Net police brought him to the Sci-Lab systems, has been completely replaced. To sum it up, Megaman has been repaired completely.

"Megaman is still unconscious." Lan says. "Is something wrong?"

"No Lan, nothing is wrong." Dr. Hikari assures Lan. "He is just resting after all he's been through. Look at this like surgery. During an operation, the patient is under heavy anesthetics, but once the operation is over, the anesthetics needs time to wear off so the patient can become conscious again."

"So will he wake up soon?" Lan inquires.

"He should, but once he does, he will be weak for a few days." Dr. Hikari answers Lan. "Chaud gave me a hand in repairing Megaman. I would still be working on Megaman now if it weren't for him."

Turning to Chaud, Lan smiles.

"Thanks a lot Chaud." Lan thanks Chaud.

"No problem." Chaud replies, returning the smile. "I couldn't stand to see you moping around, so I had to do what needed to be done."

"And I appreciate that." Lan says to Chaud.

"Lan?" A weak, but familiar voice calls out to Lan. "Lan, is that you?"

Hearing the voice and turning back to the screen, Lan notices that Megaman is awake, but his eyes are half open.

"Yes Megaman, It's me." Lan answers as tears begin forming in his eyes. "Megaman, I'm sorry. I'm sorry about everything you went through."

"It's not your fault Lan." Megaman weakly speaks, as a small smile forms. "I could never blame you for any of this. I should have listened to you in the first place so all of this could be have been avoided. I'm sorry."

"It's ok buddy, It's all over now." Lan replies as he smiles. "That's all behind us now. I'm glad to have you back."

"I'm glad to be back." Megaman speaks as he now completely opens his eyes. "And I'm glad I have you as my Net Op."

"Thanks Buddy." Lan says as he begins shedding tears of joy.

Maylu, Dr. Hikari, and Chaud also begin shedding joyful tears, knowing that Megaman is back to himself and most importantly, Lan is happy to have him back.

A/N: Ok people EOS (end of story). I hope you all enjoyed reading it just as much as I enjoyed writing it. I apologize if the ending kind of sucks a bit. I am suffering with a ear ache at the moment so please be easy on me. No flames please as the story is completed. If anything is confusing, then please notify me and I'll change it for you. If nothing else, Please review.

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