Chapter 8: The Search and Swift Battle
Dentech City 2:00
The man with the robe ran swiftly from roof to roof carrying Calista with his arm. Calista kept fidgeting but the man held her too tight. She was carried to the deepest parts of Dentech.
/I gotta do something. Calista needs me/ Armella thought and logged out of the P.E.T.
Sidewalk 2:05
The two teens franticly search for Calista.
"Where could she have gone?" Maylu shouted.
"I don't know. She couldn't just run off like that." Lan replied.
Cyber City
"Oh...Calista." Roll whimpered but then a sudden flash of confetti began to form.
"Who-"
"Megaman! Roll!" It was Armella panicking.
"What happened?" Megaman comforted her.
"I-IDONTKNOWYOUSEESOMEBIGGUYJUST..."
"WHOA! Calm down. Now speak slowly and clearly." Roll asked peacefully even though she was scared of her emotion right now. Armella took a deep breath and replied,
"Sorry. Okay some CREEP grabbed Calista when you weren't looking. And now she's gone!" Armella cried.
"Okay. Can you lead us to the P.E.T so we can send Lan there?" Megaman asked.
"I'll try. Come with me." Armella insisted. Megaman logged to Lan's P.E.T.
"Lan. I'll be right back." Megaman said. The pink P.E.T beeped.
"Same with you Maylu." Roll said back. The two teens nodded and ran to the Scilab. They needed better connection. The net navis were arriving at Calista's P.E.T.
Abandon Storehouse 2:15
The storehouse was empty with cardboard boxes and old machines that can barely work. It was spooky and eerie with echoing sounds of rat squeaks and unknown creatures. Calista was placed in a hard, cold table unconscious. She was hit hard in the head by the man. She had held her P.E.T tightly. Then the navis had arrived.
"There she is." Armella whispered. She spoke softly so the creep won't find her out.
"Cally...Cally..." Armella said. Calista didn't even move an inch.
"Ugh. This isn't working. Okay you two just go back to the P.E.T's and tell them that we are in a storehouse." Armella replied.
"But we still have to search for all the storehouses around this city. How do we know which is which?" Roll asked.
"You just have to find this storehouse quick or who knows what will happen." Armella responded. The pink and blue navi looked at each other and nodded.
"Be careful okay?" Megaman said. Armella nodded and the two navis logged out. Armella was left alone with an unconscious net saver.
Scilab 2:20
"DAD! CALISTA IS MISSING!" Lan and Maylu burst through the doors and thought about what they said.
"Uh oh..." Oscar turned around and dropped all the laden data.
"CALLY IS MISSING? NO!" Oscar was shocked and distressed. "WHAT HAPPENED?" He cried.
"It's okay." Maylu patted him on the shoulder.
"Lan. I think I'll stay here." Maylu had a concerned look. Lan agreed and Oscar wailed.
"BUT WHAT HAPPENED?" He asked. Then the two P.E.T's beeped.
"What did you find Megaman?" Lan asked.
"You need to find an abandon storehouse. One of them has Calista in it." Megaman showed the map full of them.
"Man...we have to look at every single one." Lan stressed out.
"I don't want her hurt Lan." Maylu had her arms around Oscar as he frowned.
"Neither do I." Lan said. "I have to go." Lan quickly skated across town.
Abandon Storehouse 2:30
"Hmm...Hmm?" Calista had finally opened her eyes. She was in a sitting position staring at the dirty cobwebs in front of her.
"Where am I?" She wondered. Armella had showed up on the screen.
"Cally! Are you all right?" She asked.
"Yeah...but where are we-" Then a sudden voice spoke.
"My child... you have come to give me the chip!" The cloaked man walked slowly to the distress girl.
"Who is making you do this?" She asked franticly.
"Ah...that I can't tell but you must battle me." The snapped his fingers and with a lot of rumbling a battle arena showed up.
"For the chip...battle me..." He jumped and stood in front of a battle chip screen.
"No! I won't!" Calista stood up stumbling but she controlled it and stood up straight.
"Too late now child. YOU MUST!" He snapped his finger two times and where Calista stood, beneath her feet popped up a screen. It locked her ankles, unable for her to move and the machines controlled her.
"Now lets fight!"
He logged in with a red beam and his navi was placed on the screen. His navi is named Nipman. He was covered with a cloak also but he was fast and rapid. His eyes were lavender gray and his symbol was a dragon in a yin and yang shape. Calista stayed tough.
"Ready Armel?" Calista asked the navi.
"Yeah, lets show 'em."
"JACK IN ARMELLA, POWER UP!" Calista logged in Armella who was ready for action.
/We do not want to lose./ Calista closed her eyes thinking about the loss of the chip if it happened. She opened her eyes and faced the reality.
"Cannon, battlechip in." The man said slotting in the chip and the navi formed a cannon.
"Armella focus." Calista whispered. Armella nodded and when the navi shoots the first blast Armella dodged quickly in the arena.
"Area Steal, battlechip in!" Calista slot in the chip and Armella disappeared leaving the navi dumbfounded. Nipman smirked with ease. Armella was behind him with a longsword in her hand. Nipman dodged it so quickly that Armella can't see him anymore.
"Sword, battlechip in!" Nipman's cannon disappeared and transformed into a bladed sword. He vanished and Armella couldn't find him anywhere.
"ON TOP OF YOU!" Calista shouted. But it was too late. Nipman slashed Armella leaving a bunch of data swarming around the arena. Nipman cackled with plead.
"Armel can you stand?" Calista asked franticly. Armella stumbled a bit but she got up in her fighting stance.
"Yeah Cally lets keep on battling!" Armella gripped her fist. Calista had all her battlechips ready.
All Around Dentech 2:40
"Lan are you entering the sixth storehouse now?" Megaman questioned as Lan skated around the area.
"Yeah. I'm going in." Lan kicked the creaky door making it fall down.
"Hello?" Lan went inside and stared for a little while at the giant cobwebs of a tractor. It had full of old water supplies.
"Looks like she's not here." Megaman said. "Oh hold on! I hear Armella calling me."
"Can you reach it?" Lan asked as he exited the storehouse.
"I don't know..." Megaman closed his eyes with frustration. Lan encouraged more to him.
"Megaman. Don't push yourself too hard." Lan protested. Megaman nodded and began to focus. He opened his eyes.
"Yes! I got the coordinates now!" Megaman popped up another map.
"Great! We have to get there right away!" Lan followed the map as he skated past the whole city.
Abandon Storehouse 2:50
"Okay. We know that the navi is fast, but what's his weakness?" Calista thought about the speed and style but then something caught her eye. The navi's cloak has something attached to it. There was a red button in the back. She thought about an idea.
"Armella here! Suzaku, Mindreader, battlechips in!" Calista slot in a red chip and Armella's back formed red wings. The Mindreader chip is already place on the navi's head leaving it dizzy.
"Okay NOW!" Armella flew high in the arena and like a phoenix she swiftly went back down and abruptly slashed the button in half. She had used a drill that looks a lot like a beak of a mystical creature. The navi corrupted leaving it to deletion.
"WHAT!" The man shouted angrily. Nipman was lying down in the cyber floor panting with complexity. He groaned with awe and the computer said,
Nipman Deleted. Pixie confetti burst everywhere until Nipman was out of sight.
"NO!" The man shut down all the systems leaving Calista to run out of the storehouse. But the man snapped once more and all the door were shut. Calista quickly got unlocked and ran to bang the wall as hard as she could but it won't burst open.
"Now little girl...I BROKE the oath now. GIVE ME THE CHIP!" Calista stared at him with frightful eyes. All she could do was run away as the man chased behind. The storehouse was like a labyrinth as they chased faster and faster like little mice scurrying. Calista quickly hid behind a large copy machine. She covered her mouth from hard breathing. The man was close...very close...
/Come on Megaman. Hurry/ Armella prayed quietly.
Abandon Storehouse (Outside)
"Okay. This is it." Lan kicked the door but it won't budge.
"What?" Lan banged the door once more but it was filled with capacity of strength. He looked around to find something and then he saw it. A passcode was right below the cracked window.
"Megaman. Try and do the password. But you gotta hurry." Lan panicked. He shot a red beam at the pass code and Megaman was logged in.
"Lan. All I see are full of numbers." Megaman looked around seeing numbers around him.
"Well what kind of numbers?" Lan asked. Megaman stared at the 3's, and the 7's. He had an idea but he needed Lan's help.
"Lan I found it. But you have to listen to the numbers that you have to put." Megaman commanded. Lan agreed and was ready to press. Megaman thought of the number...3's and 7's...
"Okay...just enter the number 10." Megaman said.
"Ten only?" Lan asked. Megaman nodded and Lan shrugged. He entered the number 10...
Inside 3:00
/Come on Megaman.../ Armella panicked as the man drew closer to Calista. Calista moved her foot to avoid her image. But the man pushed the machine hard and grabbed Calista's throat. Calista coughed with distress.
"Hah. Now, now...this won't hurt a bit..." The man chocked Calista more with his heavy hands, leaving Calista breathless. She turned purple and fainted with her head down. The man snickered but then...
"YES!" Lan kicked the door open and fell with a loud thud. The man gripped the necklace tightly but Lan did an uppercut so hard that the man's jaw was half broken. He fell to the floor unconscious in his hand the necklace. Lan swiftly grabbed the necklace back to him and Lan went down to see Calista.
"Calista...Calista wake up..." Lan patted her on the shoulder. Calista had her eyes half open but she could still see. Lan helped her up in a sitting position. Calista touched her chest and then she freaked out.
"OH! WHERE IS MY-" Lan gave the necklace to Calista gently. Calista smiled with plea.
"Arigatou Lan!" Calista thanked him.
"No problem. But what is it?" Lan pointed to it.
"I'll tell you later. But where is Oscar?" Calista asked.
"He is still at the Scilab. He knows that you disappeared and he is really crushed." Lan replied. Calista sighed and followed Lan to the Scilab.
Scilab 4:00
"CALISTA!" Oscar hugged Calista hard at the main entrance. Dr.Hikari and Maylu arrived too.
"Calista are you okay?" Dr.Hikari patted her shoulder.
"I'm fine now. It's just that I have a little pain in the neck." Calista rubbed the back.
"Do you need any help?" Maylu went over to look at her.
"Don't worry. I'm fine!" Calista smiled that everything was okay.
"Cally. I want Grandma back." Oscar whined with sadness. Calista eye leveled him.
"She'll come back soon okay?" Calista smiled. Then she thought of something.
"Oscar! Where is your new navi?" Calista asked. Oscar never thought about the navi for a long time. He looked over at Dr.Hikari and he nodded. Oscar smiled and went over to the Compact Disk machine. There, placed in the table was a silver P.E.T. The net navi's name was Wrenchman.
"Wr-wrenchman?" Oscar held the P.E.T up close. The screen appeared and there was Wrenchman. He was the size of Glide and was wearing a silver helmet on his head and filled with hard armor. In his hand was a large, giant wrench. (Obviously) With deep blue eyes his symbol is a small little screw. Oscar looked rather confused with Wrenchman's condition.
"Why is his eyes are closed?" Oscar wondered. Dr.Hikari went over and took a look.
"Navis need to relax their data for a few days so let him rest." Dr.Hikari smiled. Oscar sighed and agreed.
/My first navi.../ Oscar stared at him for a long time, blinding him with the armor.
"Looks like he's feeling better." Maylu said to Calista. Calista nodded peacefully.
Outside of Scilab 5:00
"Come on Oscar. We gotta go!" Calista held her brother's hand. Oscar happily carried the P.E.T even though Wrenchman will work tomorrow.
"See you Cally! Oscar!" Maylu waved good-bye to the siblings as they walked away by the sunset. Dr.Hikari and Lan went outside too.
"Maylu. Do you want a ride home? My dad can take us." Lan asked.
"Sure that will be fine." Maylu said while carrying her gown. But then something caught her eye.
"Lan! You didn't buy a tux?" Maylu looked around him to make sure that he had something like a large bag. Lan shook his head.
"Chaud found me at the Boy's Department and insisted that I will get a tux from him." Lan replied.
"So all you got was for Megaman?" Maylu asked. Lan nodded. He didn't buy much this time but he is planning to shop privately.
Sidewalk to Rana Residence 5:30
"Cally. Can we go back to the Scilab tomorrow?" Oscar grabbed Calista's sleeve.
"Yeah Oscar. I'm planning to go train there for a little wh-" Calista stopped and stared at her porch. It was Chaud sitting down by the steps. Calista walked over to him leaving Oscar behind.
"Chaud? What is it?" Calista asked. Chaud stood up with a concern look on his face.
A/N: What does Chaud want? Find out on Chapter 9: Explaining and Ms.Rana