(Chapter 4)
"Okay Bulletman, we're here. Cause as much chaos as you can to get Rockman here, then delete him when he gets here. If things get too tough, Saratu and me will pull you out" Pyra told him, he nodded as she logged out.
Bulletman pulled his hands back into his arms, and began to fire the vulcans on him arms.
(Meanwhile...)
"Neta, are you sure you want to go out?" Netto questioned.
"I'm positive, I said I wanted to help you and I'm going to keep my word" Neta answered.
"Okay, just remember Netto-kun only has a limited number of chips, so we might be pretty much on our own Neta" Rockman added, Neta nodded in her PET.
"Plug-In! Rockman.EXE and Neta.EXE! Transmission!" Netto called as he sent the two Navis to Internet City.
(Internet City...)
Rockman and Neta logged in, narrowly dodging some vulcan shots fired at them.
"At a guess, I'd say that's your friend, I've never seen that Navi before" Neta spoke up.
"He looks built for long range, but that's never been Dekao's fighting style, I think he needs a reminder" Rockman replied, Netto nodded.
"Battlechip Guts Soul! Slot-In!" Netto called as he sent the chip to Rockman.
"Soul Unison! Guts Soul!" Rockman yelled as he transformed into Guts Soul.
"Netto, I might be able to use those chips, can you send me one of them?" Neta asked.
"I'll try Neta, but I'm not sure if they'll be compatible with your programming. Battlechip Metal Soul! Slot-In!" Netto replied, then sent the Metal Soul Chip to Neta.
"Soul Unison! Metal Soul!" Neta called, but the chip didn't work. It seemed they were only useable by Rockman. But it had drained her, she collapsed to the floor.
"Neta, are you okay?" Netto asked.
Neta nodded "Yes, just a little drained, I should be able to still fight" Neta replied as she got back to her feet.
"If you say so Neta. Battlechip Long Sword! Slot-In!" Netto called as he sent the chip to Neta, her arm formed into the sword. Both Navis charged out towards Bulletman.
(Meanwhile...)
"Saratu? Isn't that...?" Pyra asked, Saratu nodded.
"It is Neta, I didn't count on seeing her helping them. All we can do now is just see how this plays out, I don't want you to pull Bulletman out yet" Saratu replied, Pyra nodded.
(Back in Internet City...)
It looked like Rockman and Neta had the upper hand. They both knew that Bulletman needed range to be able to attack, and without that, he was at a heavy disadvantage.
Out of nowhere, Bulletman grabbed Neta in mid slash and threw her into Rockman with a strong arm, and the two of them were knocked a long way back. Rockman sat up, looking at the larger Navi "I guess he can fight at short range too" Rockman stated as he reverted back to his normal style.
"He'll be able to attack us at full force, unless we can hit him with something at this range with a lot of force behind it. I'd suggest a Program Advance" Neta replied.
"Program Advance? Are you sure we should use one?" Netto asked.
"Saratu and me have never been able to use one, and I saw what one of them could do on TV when both you two and Ijuuin Enzan and his Navi Blues used the Beta Sword advance at the N-1 Grand Prix. I can see they're powerful, and that might be our only shot" Neta answered.
"I know, but there's a chance it'll be too powerful, we have a few advances at our disposal, but they're very powerful, I think all advances are" Netto replied.
"Do it Netto-kun!" Rockman called to him, Netto then nodded and dug into his pocket for his chips.
After pulling them out and sorting out the chips for an advance, he readied his PET. "Battlechip Spreader Gun! Triple Slot-In!" Netto called as he sent the three chips to Rockman.
One Spreader Gun formed on Rockman's right arm, then a second on his left. Then he put the two together, and the larger weapon used with the advance formed. He aimed at Bulletman "Hyper Burst!" he yelled as he fired off the attack.
(Unknown...)
Pyra watched as her operator's eyes widened, and she knew why. She didn't expect them to use a Program Advance.
"Pyra! Pull him out now!" Saratu ordered.
Pyra nodded as she executed the program to log Bulletman out. "We still need him then?" she asked.
Saratu nodded, she didn't want to show it, but Rockman's use of the Program Advance had shaken her. "I didn't expect them to use a Program Advance, especially on a Navi that I'm sure they knew was their friend. Would they use it on me?" she thought to herself. "As long as he knows we have his friends, we have an edge" she replied.
(At the Science Labs...)
"Gutsman, Roll, are both of you ready?" Yuuichiro asked, getting nods from both Navis. Both of them had been informed of what had happened to their operators, and were willing to help them any way they could.
"Upload the program into them!" Meijin called, getting nods from the other scientists around the room. They began the upload.
"Papa, what will this program do to them?" Netto asked.
"To Roll and Gutsman, nothing. But we still have to download their data into chips, and with those chips, we should be able to get their data into Heart and Bulletman. These programs will then kick in, and begin to purge the new Navi data out of them. But it will take a few days for all of the data to be released from their system, and during that time we'll have to keep a Dimensional Area running over the Science Labs to keep them in the Real World. If it all goes to plan, then Meiru and Dekao should then be able to Cross Out normally" Yuuichiro explained.
"If one of them comes out, then Saratu will know about our plan, and won't send out the other. We need a way to lure both of them out, and two able to get the chips into them" Neta replied.
"There's no problem there Neta, Enzan and Blues can Cross Fuse and help us" Rockman told her.
"All we need is a plan..." Netto replied.
"Denierure, would you be able to get into where they're being held and free them?" Yuuichiro asked.
"I might be able to, but Saratu might've already told them about getting rid of me, so their Navi selves might not listen to me" Neta answered.
"It's worth the try though Denierure, will you do it?" Yuuichiro questioned, Neta nodded.
(In the net, minutes later...)
Neta was dashing towards the Nebula server, hoping to get there before being stopped by one of the other Net Saviors' Navis. But Netto was operating her, so she shouldn't have any trouble with them if she did get stopped.
Upon reaching the link, she leapt in. Now she knew she had to be careful, most of the Navis here would probably know about Saratu abandoning her, and would most likely attack her. She had to get to the cage, release Heart and Bulletman, and get out of the server with them.
She saw one of the security programs in the server and paniced, a hand reached out from behind her and pulled her out of the programs' line of sight before it detected her.
"Neta, what're you doing back here?" her savior asked, Neta looked up to find it was Dragoman.
"None of your business Dragoman" Neta answered.
Dragoman scanned something, then looked up again. "You're plugged in from the Science Labs, who's operating you?" he questioned.
"I'm not telling you anything, you'll just tell Saratu, or even Regal" Neta replied.
"Hmm, you're after Heart and Bulletman, you want to set them loose. Well, go" Dragoman told her as he let go of her.
"You won't tell them, will you?" Neta asked, he nodded and logged out.
(Saratu's computer, minutes later)
Neta appeared, and headed straight for the cage of data that was holding Heart and Bulletman.She passed through the bars without effort, seems Saratu hadn't reinforced it to keep her out yet.
"Didn't your operator abandon you?" Heart asked, Neta knew she had her own memories and everything while in here.
'Damn, Saratu told them already, getting them to cooperate is going to be harder than I thought' Neta thought to herself. "No time to explain, I have to get both of you out of here, now" she told both of them.
"But if that girl isn't operating you, then who is?" Bulletman questioned.
A link to Neta's PET opened up above her head, both of the other Navis present gasped, to see Netto's face. "Don't worry about this now guys, we have to get you to the Science Labs, now" he replied.
Neta grabbed onto both Navis, and she teleported out of the server.
(Science Labs...)
"We'll get them down to the testing area. Enzan, Netto, are both of you sure you can do this?" Yuuichiro questioned.
"I'll emerge into the real world and help them out Yuuichiro, in case they need the help" Neta replied.
"We shouldn't need Neta's help, but if she wants to give us it, then I don't mind" Enzan said.
After heading to the testing area, and forming the dimensional area, Netto and Enzan took out their Synchro Chips.
"Synchro Chip! Slot-In!" both called, and the programs in their PETs began to boot up with the Synchro Chip's code. "Cross Fusion!" both of them added as they fused with their Navis.
Neta appeared with both Heart and Bulletman, both of whom jumped away from her. She walked over to Yuuichiro, and the two fused Navis.
"Okay, the plan is to get these chips into their systems, then these Synchro Chips, which we've connected to Roll and Gutsman's programs. Denierure-chan, I'll be supplying you with chips in case you need them" Yuuichiro told them, Neta's PET in hand. He handed Roll's Navi Chip, and a Synchro Chip to Netto, then Gutsman's Navi Chip and another Synchro Chip to Enzan.
"Chances are Saratu knows about them being missing, and she might order them to attack your father, but don't worry, I'll protect him" Neta told R-Rockman.
R-Rockman and R-Blues turned to the two Navis. "Battlechip Zap Ring!" Both of them called, the said chip formed in place of their hands. They both fired a shot, but both shots missed.
"Double Shot!" Heart yelled, firing off her two blasts. One hit R-Rockman, but R-Blues was able to dodge the one she fired at him.
"Vulcan Fire!" Bulletman shouted, pulling his hand back into his arm, and firing his vulcan at the two fused Navis. Both fused Navis dodged, and R-Rockman stopped him firing by blasting him with a shot from the Rock Buster.
Yuuichiro entered a command on Neta's PET, and she started to change "Style Change! Elec Neko!" Neta called as she changed styles. Two ears formed on the top of her head, and her design changed to fully yellow. Her hands changed into sharp claws and her face changed to resemble a cat's. She seemed to have developed a case of the Neko virus
Both sides of R-Rockman sweatdropped as they saw Neta's form, but she charged forward nonetheless, she tensed up her claws, and they cackled with electricity. "Thunder Strike!" she called as slashed Heart with her claws, and the shock from them paralyzed her.
R-Rockman took the chance Neta had given him and dashed over to Heart, inserting the Roll chip into her icon. He then inserted the Synchro Chip, and a pink glow engulfed the smaller Navi. This being done, he turned to Bulletman, whom was being backed into a tight spot by Neta and R-Blues.
Neta got behind Bulletman and tried to restrain him, and R-Blues inserted the Gutsman chip into his icon, but before he could insert the Synchro Chip, Bulletman threw Neta off and knocked the Synchro Chip from R-Blues' hand.
"Battlechip Metal Soul!" R-Rockman called, turning into Metal Soul. He dashed behind Bulletman and restrained him the same way Neta had just tried. The large Navi tried to break R-Rockman's grip, but it looked like it was too tough for him.
Neta grabbed the Synchro chip and quickly inserted it into Bulletman's icon, getting it in this time.
(Elsewhere...)
"What're we going to do now Saratu? Weren't they our advantage against Rockman and Hikari?" Pyra questioned.
"Not exactly, Ademu and me have always wanted to work on our own, we work better that way. I'm sure he and Dragoman are wanting to get in on the action. But still..." Saratu replied, she was holding the Synchro Chip that Regal had given her.
(Back at the Science Labs...)
It looked like the Dimensional Area had been enlarged to fit over all of the Science Labs. Meiru and Dekao's glowing forms had been taken to the Infirmary. Netto, Enzan, Yuuichiro and Neta were waiting for them to wake up.
All of a sudden, Meiru's glow started to die down. Once it had, she was revealed to be in the form of R-Roll (the exact one she had dreamed of in the series). Her eyes opened slightly, Netto was the first to notice this.
"Meiru-chan! Are you okay?" Netto asked.
"Netto!" Meiru exclaimed as she hugged him, she then noticed her gloved hands. She let go of him, and noticed that she kind of looked like Roll. "What happened to me? Last thing I remember is being in that cage when I was Heart" she asked.
"Neta freed you and Dekao, and Dad's trying to turn you back into humans" Netto answered.
"Then... where's Roll?" Meiru questioned, but was answered by another voice.
'Meiru-chan! I'm right here! Hikari-hasake is using Cross Fusion to turn you back to normal!' Roll replied. Meiru smiled slightly.
"So how're you feeling Meiru?" Netto asked.
"Kind of weird, I'm not sure why" Meiru answered.
Neta walked over, overhearing her "Don't worry Meiru, that should pass. It's because your body is still made of data, and it's going to take a few days for it to turn back to normal" she explained.
Dekao had also woke up. There wasn't much difference to his form than Gutsman's usual form.
"What should we do now?" Dekao questioned.
"You and Meiru need to stay here so the program that we put into Gutsman and Roll can get rid of the data of Bulletman and Heart, and that should take a few days" Yuuichiro answered.
"In the meantime, Netto and me will be trying to find Saratu and whoever she's working with" Enzan added.
(At the Nebula base...)
Saratu was on her bed, listening to some recordings of her talking with someone. These were done for her by Neta, but she didn't care about that.
'I know Saratu-chan, but it's already too late. I just wish you'd come back' it was a girl's voice, similiar to her own, just had a slight difference.
'Don't worry about me Kuri-chan, I'll be back someday. How're you coping?' she asked, Pyra had quickly learned that there were some times when her operator broke down, and softened. She had also learned that Saratu's sister Kurisutaru did mean a lot to her. As far as she could tell, the two were twins.
'Pretty well, Umi-chan is helping me a lot. The camera the doctors had fitted on my PET lets her be my eyes' Kurisutaru answered. Pyra had heard from Saratu during the time she'd been listening to the recordings that Kurisutaru had been involved in an accident right after Saratu had left home. She had lost her eyesight because of it.
Saratu refused to return home, as she would get her family in a lot of trouble with the Net Saviors. She would also make Kurisutaru lose what faith she had in her, and she didn't want that to happen. This was also the same reason why she hadn't told Kurisutaru what she was doing. But she hadn't been in contact with her for months, and she was probably worried sick.
(End of Chapter)