Sorry this took long, my comp blew up sometime ago, and it took me ages to fix it up. Even now, it's not in it's best shape, so it's hard to get it to work long enough to finish writing chapters and uploading them is even more of a hassle. Anyway, on with it!

Chapter 11 - Casawhatnow?

Rockman ran for the lab. He was almost certain that he felt something happening there, and didn't want to have any doubts. He didn't even have to enter to confirm his suspicions, as he saw a man in a tuxedo running off with surprising speed, and Rockman also made out what looked like a girl over his shoulder. He ran towards the hotel, then jumped up, scaling the building with relative ease. It was like watching King Kong, except with a smaller, less dangerous looking man. Following him was a stampede of viruses, thousands. Rockman weighed the odds, and decided to sit tight. Finally, they were all gone, some following the mysterious stranger up the hotel wall, and some spreading around the island.

"What the heck is going on here?" Rockman was just about to run after him, when suddenly, a woman jumped out of the lab and tackled Rockman to the ground.

"Gimme back my daughter before I blast you!" the mysterious stranger screamed, choking Rockman. Rockman looked up at his assailant, and would've gasped, except the woman was still choking her.

"Is… that… you… Ne… ta?" Rockman said with difficulty. His face was going blue from lack of air. The woman looked down and gasped, still choking him.

"Saito! Long time no see!" Neta smiled at Rockman, who was turning purple.

"Neta… Please… Can't… Breathe…" Neta finally realized what she was doing and nervously took her hands off. The color slowly beat back into Rockman's face, and he sighed with relief. "How did you get here, Neta?"

"Long story short, Netto's an idiot. Use your imagination. Anyway, did you see some guy run out of the lab a short while ago? Namely carrying a girl over his shoulder?" Neta's eyes darted around. Rockman nodded.

"So that girl was Saratu then, right? He should be inside the hotel somewhere. Come on, we'll get Netto and the others to help out." Neta agreed, and they went back inside the hotel.

Dex and Gutsman were in the dining room, passing time away.

"Nngh!" Dekao grimaced in pain as Gutsman punched his shoulder. Gutsman then turned to the side, and Dekao punched Gutsman in the shoulder, who made a similar face. Enzan and Blues stood watching with dumbstruck looks. Roll walked in and saw Gutsman and Dekao exchanging blows. She stood next to Blues and Enzan.

"What're they doing?" Roll asked, confused. Enzan didn't even face her, still watching Dekao and Gutsman.

"I'm not sure, but I think it's some kind of game. I don't understand it, but so far, they've been punching each other's shoulders for ten minutes." Enzan sighed. "Must be some kind of battle of the brawn."

"And why are you two just watching them?" Blues answered her, also not looking away.

"We placed bets on who would win. I put 500z on Gutsman, and Enzan put 500z on Dekao."

"Uh…huh…" Roll smiled nervously. She took a seat and decided, having nothing else to do, to watch Dekao and Gutsman play their strange game. At least until she found out where Rockman was.

Meiru had fallen asleep on Netto's shoulder in the bedroom. It wasn't such a big surprise, she had been watching over Netto ever since they got out of the Engine.

"My shoulder's starting to hurt…" Netto mumbled. Finally, he couldn't take it anymore, and after a very tricky and seemingly impossible maneuver, he had replaced himself with a nearby vase. He even painted his face on it for good measure. He crept outside and silently shut the door. He yawned, and took a seat in the empty lounge. The peace was broken when he heard footsteps coming from the front door. Rockman ran in, followed by a woman.

"Hey Rockman! And… I think I know you… You are…" Netto paused for a moment. "Who are you?"

"It's Neta, Netto! Neta!" Rockman exclaimed. Netto thought for a while. Then he clicked his fingers.

"Oh yeah! You're that woman that worked at Burger Hut!" Netto laughed in victory before Neta bonked him on the head.

"You idiot, I'm Saratu's Navi." Neta said plainly.

Netto finally realized and looked more closely.

"Neta! It's been awhile!" Netto smiled broadly. "So where's Saratu? I'd like to see her too!" he looked around for sign of her.

"That's the thing, Netto!" Rockman piped in. "She's been kidnapped by someone!"

"What? How could that happen here?"

"A Navi came out of that machine, followed by a lot of viruses. Whoever that was has Saratu, and I wanna get her back!" Neta was fired up, making Netto and Rockman feel a little uneasy.

"Okay, let's go show that guy what happens when you mess with the blue team!" Netto dashed off, only to come back a minute later. "Umm, which way did they go?"

"They went up, Netto." Rockman sighed.

"Okay, time to get with the… Ah, forget it, let's just go." Netto ran upstairs, followed by Rockman and Neta.

"Shouldn't we get more help?" Rockman asked, but Netto was too far ahead to hear him. He sighed. "Really Netto, you should be more aware." Reluctantly, Rockman and Neta followed close behind.

Netto burst into trough the rooftop door, followed by a slightly puffed out Rockman and Neta. There, they saw two figures, one they recognized as their friend Saratu.

"Lemme go, creep!" Saratu struggled in Casanovaman's grasp, but his grip was surprisingly strong.

"Nay, my lady! I shall seduce you like the innocent flower you are." He licked his lips, causing Saratu to shiver.

"Let her go, you!" Netto yelled.

"Who the heck are you?" Casanovaman said bluntly.

"I'm the guy that's gonna take you down!" Netto blindly rushed forward, fists flailing. Rockman didn't even have time to stop him. "Eat fist, girly man!"

"Girly man? My name is Casanovaman!" he said with a crumpled face, before finding Netto's fist in his face. He flinched backwards, letting go of Saratu. She promptly ran off to join Neta and Rockman.

"Casawhatnow? Whatever, who cares!" Netto yelled, throwing another punch.

"Thank goodness you're okay, Saratu!" Neta said with relief, and scooped Saratu into her hands. Saratu stared at her in amazement. "What is it?"

"The machine worked! You're human!" she looked over at Rockman. "My God! So is Rockman! Sweet!"

"Uh, guys, we kinda have a situation here still." Rockman reminded them, pointing at Casanovaman with his head. Neta and Saratu waved in apology.

"My, you're a brash little brat." Casanovaman said rudely, causing Netto to burn in anger.

"Who're you calling a brat, brat?" Netto yelled.

"Huuhh, look at me! I wear cheap clothes and punch people!" Casanovaman imitated Netto's voice and posture.

"Huuhh, I'm a thin girly man and I think girls like me! Huuh!!" Netto began to act like Casanovaman in voice and posture as well.

Rockman, Neta, and Saratu watched Netto and Casanovaman trying to act like one another.

"Um, Netto… This isn't getting anywhere." Rockman tried to point out. Netto wasn't listening, however, still pulling off random poses and talking with Casanovaman's Spanish-esque accent. "Ugh, stuff this." Rockman gave up waiting. "Rock buster!"

He let loose a charged shot at Casanovaman. It was a direct hit. Casanovaman yelped in surprise as the shot hit him, and a large cloud of dust shrouded him. As it slowly cleared, everyone watched as he stood there covered in soot and burns. After close examination from Rockman, he noticed something very off about him.

"Hey… How come your suit… Bleeds?" Rockman asked, feeling a bit sick looking at it. Colorless liquid oozed out of his suit, but it was easy to see that it was in fact blood.

"What suit? I'm not wearing a suit…" Casanovaman looked down, then laughed. "Oh I get it, this looks like a suit huh? No, you see, this is my skin! I'm not wearing anything!"

An awkward silence followed, along with a tumbleweed passing by. The silence was broken by two high pitched screams.

"You PERVERT!" Neta and Saratu screamed out, making everyone else jump in surprise. They ran at Casanovaman and punched him with all their might, sending him flying off the island.

"I like frisky girls!" he yelled, his voice fading as he disappeared into the distance. The girls took a breath of relief and victory.

"Now then…" Saratu said walking up to Netto. "Um, Netto… Thanks for rescuing me." Netto's face lit up like a candle.

"Aw shucks, don't worry about it." Netto said with glee. Suddenly Saratu grabbed him and locked him into a chokehold.

"But I'm still pissed off that you threw me into your luggage, you moron!" Netto squirmed in Saratu's death-grip, but to no avail.

"I'm… Sorry!" Netto squirmed out.

"Here you guys are!" a voice came from the door. They looked to see Enzan standing at the doorway. "And you two must be the ones Meijin was talking about. You guys gotta get off the island. They're sending a boat for you two."

Saratu let go of Netto and walked over to Enzan. "I'll gladly get off this hell of an island!" she turned back to Netto. "I'll get you later!" she said evilly, flashing her fists at him, causing him to shake and smile nervously. She disappeared down the stairs with Enzan. Neta went off to follow her.

"She seems harsh, but I'm sure she's happy you helped her, Netto. Thank you." Neta then waved and disappeared down the stairs.

Netto and Rockman stood at the rooftop after they left. They watched them walk back into the lab where they reverted Neta back to her Navi form, then watched them board the ship that came by to get them. The ship sailed off into the horizon, slowly disappearing from view.

"Well, I guess that's the end of that." Netto stretched and headed for the door. As he opened the door, he stood still for a moment, then closed the door again. "Um, Rockman? I think we have a problem."

"What is it?" Rockman walked over and opened the door himself. There, he saw many mettools jumping around the staircase. He shut the door again. "Oh right, did I mention a whole lotta viruses came out of the lab?"

"Really, Rockman. Even I'M not that forgetful..."

"I told you we should've paid more attention to the system, Meijin!" Yuu yelled.

"The situation is already under control. Don't get you panties in a twist."

"My panties are not in a twist! I mean, I don't have panties! Dammit, MEIJIN!"

END CHAPTER 11

Dang, can't edit much with this quickedit. GRR!