Wow, last chapter already? Has it really been that long? Oh, whatever, let's just get to it already...

When they arrived, Dr. Hikari and his assistant went over to the computer console. Chief Keifer directed Lan to stand by in case Lee needed assistance, before Chaud, Manuela, Famous and himself went up to the observation deck.

Lee and Lan stepped inside the dimensional area generator. The door slid closed. "Is there anything you suggest?" Lee asked him.

"Just stay focused and relax," Lan advised.

"Yea, it'll get a lot tougher than this," Megaman added. "But I'm sure you'll be ready when it does."

"Thanks for the info." Lee called over his shoulder as he walked to the middle of the area. He nodded to Dr. Hikari, who in turn nodded to his assistant. The dimensional area activated signified by the colored hexagons floating around the perimeter.

"Just tell Cypher to activate Cyber Glove Mode!" Dr. Hikari directed.

"You heard the man," Lee said. "Activate Cyber Glove Mode!"

"You got it." Cypher quickly touched several panels around him. A small box like structure rose up out of the floor of the PET System. Cypher stuck his arm into a hole in the box and turned, causing a small flash of light.

The outside of Lee's PET began to glow, then it subsided into a version of Cypher's glove, black with gold zigzag stripes down the side. "Cool." Lee said.

Dr. Hikari went into an explanation of how the device worked. "You see, the device that Cypher has his arm in transfers the data of his arm out to the Cyber Glove attachment, so when you load battlechips into it, they go to him, but because of the rerouting, the data from the chips end up in the Cyber Glove. I'll send in some viruses now."

"Ready, Lee?" Cypher said.

"As ever." Lee muttered as several Mettaur viruses materialized inside the area. "Let's see what this thing can do. Shock Blaster!" The glove transformed into the gun-like form of the Shock Blaster. It was weird for Lee to see the data shift around his hand, but still feel his hand underneath it all. But there wasn't time to speculate on that, because the viruses decided to attack.

Lee narrowly dodged a Shockwave attack. "How do I fire this thing!"

"Feel around, there should be a trigger of some sort if it's working correctly." Dr. Hikari directed."

Lee found a grip of some kind coming down the middle of the glove right in front of his hand. He squeezed it and an electrified blast shot out the end, ricocheting around inside the area before contacting on a Mettaur. "Great, now actually aim for the thing and you've got it made." Cypher remarked.

Lee just smirked and began firing blasts at the various viruses around him. "Watch out behind you," Lan called. Lee whirled and fired on a Mettaur that had snuck up on him. "You have to be aware of everything," Lan advised. "Never turn your back on a virus."

Eventually, all the Mettaur were deleted. Lee stood alone, breathing heavily. "Is that it?"

"For now." Dr. Hikari said as he shut down the generator. "Ten minute break, then we'll do it again."

Lee looked at him in disbelief as he walked out. "What!"

Dr. Hikari shrugged. "Chief Keifer's orders."

Lee just stared at him. Lan came up behind Lee. "You'll get used to it. Eventually," he added.

That's the way it went for the rest of the day. A session of Cyber Glove, ten minute break. By the end of it, Lee was completely exhausted, and Cypher's arm was stiff from holding it up so much. "I think I should try and reposition the thing," he mused as he swung his arm around in circles to try and loosen it.

"Lucky you." Lee managed to say.

"That makes little to no sense."

"I'd rather not think about what that means. It hurts too much."

"Hey, don't bother. You making more sense now then you usually do."

"What that supposed to mean?"

"Uhhh…"

Lan and Chaud walked into the room. "Great, more talking," Lee groaned. "It hurts just thinking about it."

"It'll get easier," Lan reassured him. "When I first started cross-fusion I felt really weak when I finished up too."

"That's because the Synchro-chip hadn't been reprogrammed yet." Megaman pointed out.

"Well, you know what I mean."

"You'd better get home, Lee." Chaud advised. "Because tomorrow you have to do it again."

Lee just groaned in response. Maybe this whole Net Saver thing isn't all it's cracked up to be. Still, maybe I should stick with it. It's not like Lan's dad would've given this thing to just anyone… Lee smiled as he stood up. "Yea, I guess you're right. But do you mind giving me a ride? My legs are a little sore."

"But only a little." Cypher emphasized.

Everyone laughed as they walked out of the room. Except for Chaud, of course. He just smirked in that special Chaud way.

As soon as Lee got home, he went as quickly as possible in his condition up to his room. He plugged Cypher in to recharge and laid out on his bed. Before long, Mac walked in. "I was wondering when you were gonna get back. Where've you been all day?"

"Around. Hey, what happened at the tournament after I left?"

Mac shrugged. "Not much. A while after that whole weird thing with that other navi, this old dirty looking guy shows up and tells everyone the tournament's off indefinitely. Bummer, huh?"

"Yea, I guess." Is it just because of the whole incident that they canceled the tourney, or is there something else to it? I guess I'll never know. For now, I can just get rested up for tomorrow's training. I wonder what kind of excitement I'll see as a Net Saver?

Meanwhile, in an undisclosed location, a middle-aged, nervous-looking man walked into the headquarters of his organization. A younger man addressed him. "Well, what were the results of our little test?"

"Unexpected."

"Really? How so?"

"Well, he performed just as we expected: Brilliantly. But…"

The younger one sighed as if expecting a drawback. "But what?"

"It turns out that the prospect is in possession of one of… them."

"I see. We'll just have to scratch him off the list. A double blessing for you then, eh?"

The older man shifted nervously. "Double blessing, sir?"

"Yes. One, you managed to locate one of the missing pieces, and, two, the prospect will not replace you."

"Oh. Yes, of course."

"And what of our tester?"

"He has logged in to the console in front of you as ordered."

"I'll attend to him in a minute. And did you do as specified when one of the pieces is found?"

"Yes, the operation has been shut down."

The younger one dismissed the other with a wave of his hand, who gratefully rushed out of the room. Turning to the console, he addressed the navi. "I see that you got a little beaten up."

"Little is an understatement," Flashman muttered.

"Ah well, that can't be helped. But very soon you will be free of pain." Out of the view of the navi, he made another signal with his hand.

"What's that supposed to mean?" Flashman demanded.

"I'm sorry, but you've seen too much of our organization's inner workings."

"What? Hey!" Flashman had little time to react before a dragon-like navi slashed him ferociously across the chest.

"Flashman, deleted."

The human sat back in his chair. "And now, on to the real fun!"

THE END

Sorry if the conversation above seems a little awkward. I wanted to reveal as little information as possible.

I bet there are several questions you'd like to ask right now. What is this organization? What are the "pieces"? Why was Flashman working with them? What kind of test were they conducting? Well, you'll just have to wait and see in my sequel won't you? Stayed tuned for Jonjetman's latest work: "Signs of the Zodiac" co-written with Vyser Adept of Dragons.

Before we wrap this thing up completely, there is one more piece of business we have to take care of: The survey results. Posting in order of popularity are (styles and souls mixed):

Heat Styles (4)
ProtoSoul (3)
SearchSoul (2)
ColonelSoul (2)

Individuals: (1 vote)
Aqua Shadow Style
Elec Team Style
Bug Style
BassSoul (haven't actually seen that one before but I'll take your word for it.)
...and RollSoul (sweatdrop)

That's it, so remember to stayed tuned for the sequel and most of all... REVIEW!