Ch. 3 is here, by your request! Well, actually I would have put it up anyway, but saying that makes you guys feel better right. Speaking of which, I've never had this much positive feedback. wipes away tear I'm touched. And to show my appreciation, I'm going to respond to your reviews!

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Lan wandered into school, barely on time as usual. "You look tired," Maylu commented as he slid into his seat next to her.

"Yea, I had two other missions yesterday. That was like eight for the entire weekend."

"That rushing around this morning didn't help either," Megaman added.

"Shhh! Ms. Mari's here!"

Ms. Mari walked to the front of the room. "Good morning class!"

"Good morning Ms. Mari."

"I hope you all had a nice, relaxing weekend." Lan rolled his eyes. I wish. "Now, before we begin today, I'd like you all to meet a new student who just moved here."

Lan quickly glanced at the spot where a PET holder would be on the boy who walked in. No such luck. Lan tuned him out after he got past his name. "My name's Lee..."

Maylu, however, paid more attention. She surveyed him as he talked. He had a thin, red band tied around his head over which his short, light brown hair hung. He wore a dark blue sleeveless T-shirt, jeans, and white sneakers with blue stripes. Over the shirt, he wore a sash; the black bottom half and the gold top half were separated by a zig-zag line. On his left arm, he wore a black wristband with a symbol on it; a double-pointed gold lightning bolt on a blue field. On the right arm, he had a black arm sock glove...type...thing with no finger coverings.

Lan, meanwhile, was in his own little world. (But then again, when isn't he?) How can someone not have a PET? I mean, I know that I certainly couldn't get along without mine. Maylu suddenly nudged him. "Looks like you'll have some competition, huh?" she said, refering to something that Lee had just said.

Lan was still only half-awake. "Huh, how?"

Maylu frowned. "Didn't you just hear him say that he was the #1 Netbattler of his home town. I thought of all people you might."

"What! How can he be a #1 Netbattler if...he..." Lan faltered as he noticed everyone in the room staring at him. He grinned sheepishly. "Uh, hi...everyone."

Ms. Mari looked at him questioningly. "Lan, do you have something you'd like to share with the class." Laughter rippled around the room as Lan slumped in his chair, thoroughly embarassed.

Then he thought of something. "Actually Ms. Mari I do." He turned to Lee who had been watching amused. Lan pointed at him accusingly. "How can you be a #1 Netbattler if you don't even have a PET?" Murmurs swept through the room.

Lee's expression didn't change one bit as he answered. "Alright, you got me. I don't have a PET." Lan smirked. "But I really am the #1 Netbattler from my hometown."

Lan's smirk vanished. "That can't be! You can't Netbattle without a navi, and you can't have a navi without a PET."

"Does he?"

Lan looked around frantically. "Who said that?" Now Lee was smirking. Lan pointed at him. "Don't even try to trick me again."

"He's not."

Lan backed off nervously. "OK, this is just plain weird. I was looking straight at him, and that voice came from him, but his mouth didn't move." A collective gasp rose from the students.

Ms. Mari was also growing nervous. "Lee, will you please stop it and get to the point?"

"Alright," Lee said as he pulled of his glove thing. (hereafter refered to as...) "This is my version of a PET." He tossed it to Lan. "Check it out."

Lan looked at him apprehensively. "Alright, I'll play along."

"Yea, that'd be a good idea."

Lan froze. The voice was coming from what he had taken for an ordinary glove. Everyone gathered around as he flipped it over. A navi grinned at him from a screen embedded in the glove. "Hiya."

"Whoa." Lan was utterly speechless.

Lee walked over and took the glove back and put it back on. "This is my navi, Cypher."

Ms. Mari tapped Lee on the shoulder. "Excuse me, Lee. I'm sure you'd like to show off your contraption there some more, but we still have a school day to get through. Please take a seat."

Lee nodded and headed toward the back of the room. On his way, Lan grabbed his arm. "Yesterday..."

Lee nodded and mouthed the word "later". He took a seat in the last row.

"Pretty cool guy, huh, Lan?" Megaman tried to break into Lan's train of thought. "Lan?"

"Uh, yea sure, Megaman." Lan was thinking. So, he's the one that's been showing up all over town. Well, at least we beat Chaud to him. Lan smirked. Won't Chaud be suprised?

Megaman finally succeeded in getting Lan's attention. "Are you afraid that this guy can beat you?"

"What! No one can beat me!"

"Mr. Hikari! We've had enough of your outbursts for today! Please sit down!"

"Yes, Ms. Mari."

So the mysterious navi has been revealed. But is he good enough to beat Megaman? We'll see... R&R and please put down your favorite Double Soul and/or Style Change. You could also put down where they're from just as a point of reference for me.