A/N: To answer your question ShadowedBass, it's not Mary, it's an original character made by a fellow writer that we decided to give an appearance in on my fic. You won't be finding out who it is yet though. But you really got me thinking! Wonder why I never thought of Mary! So maybe at some point I'll throw her in too ; ) Glad everyone's enjoying my fic! Thanks for the support!
Chapter 10 - Romantic Frantic Virus Man!
Rockman emerged from the capsule at the lab finally back in one piece. Glyde had accompanied him to help, while the others left to tend to Netto and Roll at the hotel.
"How are you feeling, Rockman?" Glyde asked with concern. Glyde looked Rockman up and down to check for any signs.
"I'm feeling fine, Glyde. I'm more worried about Netto, he took a pretty big fall, and Roll didn't look so good either. Let's head for the hotel, pronto." Rockman and Glyde then headed outside and made their way to the hotel.
Upon arrival, they found everyone sitting in the lounge room. Netto and Roll had been lain down to recover. Rockman in the lounge lain onto some mats they found in a closet, and Roll on a small guest bed in a nearby room.
"How are they?" Rockman asked as he took a seat with them.
"Roll's going to be fine. Only minor bruises." Enzan looked at Netto, then turned away sadly. "But Netto is... Dead."
Rockman didn't even have time to become shocked as Meiru promptly thwomped Enzan with a nearby newspaper.
"He's fine, Rockman." Meiru gave Rockman a friendly smile, while Enzan, lying face flat on the floor, was rubbing the lump on the back of his head. "And Roll's fine too. Netto's going to need to sleep for awhile though, he's exhausted."
Rockman took a look at Roll, who was wide awake and had a bright smile on her face.
"How are you doing, Roll?" Rockman sat next to her and patted her head.
"I'm just fine! Enzan suggested that I should lie down for awhile first though."
"And he's right! So you just stay there, and I'm getting you something to eat!" Rockman smiled broadly, then made his way for the kitchen.
"I hope it actually tastes good!" Roll called out, and everybody laughed.
Back at the lab, Meijin, Yuuichiro, and some fellow scientists were contemplating Colonel Mustard's death.
"In the dining room with the wrench!"
"No, the rope!"
"No idiot, the revolver!"
Had they been paying attention to their job, they'd have noticed the readings on the transporter at Cyber Island were going haywire. Or at least that there was a lot of movement on the monitor. But of course, who in their right mind would leave a good game of Cluedo? And besides, Meijin cheats.
Netto was still fast asleep, with Meiru watching over him. The others were basically all over the place, not having much to do.
"Really Netto, you're always so stupid!" Meiru sighed, placing a damp cloth on his forehead. "You could've stopped him in a way that didn't involve you hurting yourself, couldn't you?"
Meiru was about to change the cloth yet again, but heard Netto talking to himself. He wasn't awake, and was mumbling quietly. Meiru moved closer to hear what he was saying.
"Mmngh... Ign..Mngh..." Meiru still couldn't hear, and edged even closer. Slowly, Netto's words became clearer.
"...Meiru..." Meiru jumped back for a moment in surprise, thinking he had woken up. Realising he hadn't, she blushed madly and moved back in to hear the rest.
"...Meiru... I... I..." Meiru gasped lightly. Was he really going to say what Meiru hoped he would say?
"I... I... I accidentally took your panties when I mistook them for my underwear..." Meiru looked at Netto blankly. And it slowly changed into anger.
"N....e....t...t...o!" Steam could be made out gushing from Meiru's ears. Suddenly, Netto's eyes shot open and he yelled out.
"Gotcha!" Meiru jumped back in surprise, and Netto burst out laughing. "Oh man, just like when you were asleep at your doorstep!"
"Netto! For the last time, that isn't funny!" She ground her fist into his head.
"Ow, okay, okay, I'm sorry!" Netto was still laughing a bit, having trouble trying to stop himself. When he finally did, he sat up next to Meiru. Then a long silence occurred.
"Hey Netto..."
"Yeah?"
"You didn't really take my panties, did you?"
"Well, once when we were like, six, but it was an accident."
"You really can be stupid sometimes, can't you?"
"What can I say? I'm a natural!"
Netto and Meiru laughed.
Roll had gone to sleep, and Rockman was sitting nearby watching her. He got up, and quietly crept out of the room. He shut the door lightly, and turned around to see Netto and Meiru. He noticed that Netto had woken up.
"Netto! How are you?" Rockman stood in front of him.
"Hey Rockman! I'm doing great!" He gave Rockman a high-five. "How's Roll?"
"She's sleeping next door. Her injuries weren't that bad, and since she's a Navi, she can take a little damage. You, on the other hand, are human! So be more careful!"
"Haha, Rockman, you're starting to sound like mom!"
"Ha ha." Rockman said plainly, and playfully punched Netto on the shoulder. Suddenly Rockman felt something that he was very familiar with.
"What... Can't be... This is... I mean..." Rockman started thinking to himself.
"What's up, buddy?" Netto asked with concern. Rockman looked at him and suddenly smiled awkwardly.
"Ah... Hahaha! Nothing! I just have to go to the little boy's room!" He stepped out and disappeared.
"Okay... But... The toilet is the other way... That, and he just ran outside..." Netto was starting to feel worried that maybe some kind of logic Rockman was running around outside somewhere.
"Ugh..." The girl was slowly coming to, her vision a blur of greens and browns. When it finally cleared up, she found herself lying in a forest. A little voice could be heard near her leg. She got up and looked next to her leg to see her PET, and a female Navi inside screaming her brains out.
"Hey! You finally woke up!" The Navi sighed with relief.
"My head hurts." She got up slowly, holding onto her PET. She took a look around and saw a small building with a door. "Huh?" She walked over to it and opened the door to find stairs going down. She followed them and found herself in a giant lab.
"Be careful, who knows what's down here." Her Navi warned. She slowly walked around, taking a look at the weird gizmos and gadgets lying about. She noticed a small piece of paper next to the monitor. She picked it up and read it.
"How to bring your Navi to the Real World..." She read on with surprise, learning how to work the machine.
"Amazing! This can bring you back to the real world!" She stared at her Navi with bright eyes.
"Are you sure it's safe? Maybe it's a trap."
"Please, let's just try it? I've always wanted you out here." Her Navi sighed.
"Fine, let's try it."
Her operator squealed and plugged her PET into the machine.
"Now I press the yellow button..." She pushed it, and the machine roared into life.
She watched in awe as a woman's figure began to form inside the capsule. She had a very mature sense to herself, older than Rockman and the gang. However, halfway through the experiment, another machine started to act up, a similar capsule. Suddenly, many familiar viruses started to pile out of it. The girl stepped back in shock.
"What??? Viruses?" Behind them stepped out another larger figure, who was ordering them about. Obviously he was their leader. And from the looks, the girl deduced he was a Navi. "Who are you?"
The Navi heard her voice, and turned to face her. He was wearing a black, suave tuxedo, as well as a brimmed hat with a rose on it. He had long, jet-black hair, which reached his shoulder blades.
"My name is Casanovaman!" He looked at the girl, and his eyebrow went up along with a seductive smile. "And from the looks of you, you'll be my Casanovawoman!" He growled intimately.
"What the hell?" The girl was feeling scared. This guy freaked her out. He began to walk towards her. All of a sudden, he swiftly dashed and grabbed her. Hauling her on his shoulder, he ran up the stairs, giggling like a girl, followed by the massive hoards of viruses.
And just as this left, a naked woman stepped out of the transporter, who had seen everything. She grabbed a coat and tied it around herself.
"Oh you are going down for trying to hit on my little girl..."
"Um, sir... I think the machine..."
"Quiet Watson! I have almost solved the murder of Colonel Mustard!" Meijin shouted. He had started calling everyone Watson. "I have it! It is totally elementary! He was murdered in this very lab! BY YOU!" He pointed at Yuuichirou.
"For the last time, Meijin, I did not murder Colonel Mustard."
"Oh yeah."
CHAPTER 10 END
