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I awoke the next day in my new home. Looking at my clock, it was 5:00 AM.

/Quite early to be up./ I thought. I changed and went downstairs. Chaud was already up and about, doing his job paperwork and such.

"Wow, you're an early riser," he commented.

"Say about yourself," I laughed, but then sighed.

"Nothing's been the same ever since Martin became evil. I changed in spirit, became a warrior." Chaud was speechless.

"Yeah, I know Chaud."

"What?" But the reply was not his voice. Chaud and I wheeled around, there was Martin, a couple feet away, his claws extended.

"Stay back, Chaud, this is my fight," I growled.

"No, it's not fair." And then he crossfussed into Protoman.

"Fine," I replied in the short time that I had before Martin attacked me.

"Bring this outside," I whispered urgently to Chaud. We started moving inch by inch to the front door.

Hikari Home

A limp figure stirred. It was Lan.

/Who's up now/ he pondered. Lan stared out of his window and saw Chaud and me fighting. He gasped.

Outside

We soon were again fighting, tears flowing down my face, but this time of anger and hatred. Soon enough, Lan appeared.

"Lan! What are you doing here? You'd be falling asleep as soon as we would be done!" Chaud exclaimed over the fight.

"Heard the commotion outside." Then he crossfused, like Chaud. Martin soon saw he was outnumbered and fled. Chaud and Lan were normal again, and I wasn't hurt at all, thanks to the two netsavers.

"Want to come over to eat?" Lan asked. Chaud just shrugged. I looked hard at the spot where Martin had been a few seconds ago, my eyes a cold steel.

"HELLO! ARMEL!" Lan waved his hand frantically in my face.

"Oh! Sorry, Lan, it doesn't matter."

We walked over, chatting to Lan's home, and when his mom saw that we where all entering her home, she said hi. After the hi's and stuff, we sat down at the table and began to eat pancakes. Lan ate the most (as usual -") and nearly fell asleep by the time we were done. Chaud and I were in a laughing fit, the way how he was eating and nearly falling face flat into the syrupy pancakes. When we were done, we left, but not before saying thanks.

"Thanks, Mrs. Hikari!" Chaud and I chorused.

"Oh, it's nothing," she said with a happy look. We walked back to the mansion. When we got there, I slumped into a couch, exhausted. Chaud sat down on another couch.

"That was some battle, eh?" he asked me. I nodded.

"I need to put my sword back, see you." And left for my room. As soon as I entered my room, I looked at my surroundings.

/How fast can a change be/ I though to myself. After I had carefully placed my sword somewhere, I went back down and looked where Chaud was. He was close to nodding off.

/I'll let him be./ I walked out the door to Chaud's company, looking for a computer, but someone was using it, one of his employees.

/Drat/ A tap on my shoulder made me jump.

"Oh, hi, Chaud. Saw you nodding off earlier."

A yawn escaped his lips. "Yeah, I nearly did."

"How's Protoman doing?"

"Not bad. We've been quite bored, actually, there's nothing to do." I gritted my teeth as I thought about Martin.

"Is there something wrong?" Chaud said, noting the look of disturbance on my face.

"Oh, no, nothing." I left and went to take a walk.

"Wait!" I heard a voice calling behind me. It was Chaud.

"I though you were going to do your job things, whatever they are."

"Finished a long time ago." We chatted away as we walked around. We soon came to a shopping mall, and it reminded me of when Martina and I went shopping together. I suddenly burst into tears. Chaud didn't do anything.

"I'm so s-s-orry, Cha-a-aud. It just remind-d-ded of when…" And I broke into a fresh set of tears. He then said unexpectedly, "It's okay." I started to dry my eyes as we started walking again, but back home.

"Thanks, Chaud." He shrugged.

"No problem." After Chaud and I had reached home, Chaud left to do his "big job". I went up to my room, but as soon as I closed the door, I became a different person.

/Martin, you're not going to harm me anymore. I swear to either delete you or change you back to good. On my oath, I swear this/ I went back out the door with my sword with me. I had left my scabbard behind, for I didn't need it. 'Twas no use to me if it wouldn't help. I breathed in a silent, deep breath as I walked down the sidewalk I had strolled on earlier.

/I'm ready, Martin./ I though. /now it's time to end this now and forever/ I wondered if I would see Martin good ever again. I gripped my sword tightly.

/I wish there was something I could do! We don't ever know what this force is…/ But just then, I heard someone behind me, I thought it was Martin, but it was Lan.

"Oh, hi, Lan." I loosened my death grip on the sword.

"Chaud saw you leaving. Seems like a one on one fight."

My voice hit him like a whip. " 'Tis so. I'm ready. He either gets deleted or becomes good again." Lan was shocked at these words. His voice seemed quite afraid when he talked.

"You don't really mean that, do you?"

"Yes, I do." Lan had begun to calm down again.

"Maybe I should always do the fight instead of you," he said, in an offering voice.

"No, Lan. 'Tis my fight, and I'm not dragging you into it."

"Can't, I have to."

"I don't need it Lan!" I gritted though bared teeth. Lan took a step back.

"Ok, Armel, no need to be like that." I softened.

"Sorry, Lan, but I won't drag you into this. See you." And I walked away. /I'm ready whenever you are, Martin. Where ever you are…/

Chaud's Job Building

Meanwhile…

/I'm worried about Armel. What if I get blamed for the trouble/ Chaud worried in his mind.

/You'll be ok, Chaud./ Protoman unexpectedly said.

/AHHHH! Protoman, don't do that/ Chaud glared at his Netnavi. Protoman couldn't suppress a smile. /Sneakier than usual, eh/

/You know what I'm thinking about, Protoman./ Chaud suddenly felt uneasy.

/Bad feeling, Chaud/

/Yeaa…How'd you know/ Chaud frowned.

/We've known each together long enough for that./ Protoman chuckled.

"Let's go. I'm going to find Armel."

"Fine with me." The two "I'm-better-than-you" Net-op and navi left in the search for me.

/Martin, come out. I'm not waiting any longer/ I had waited and was now sitting restlessly on the park bench.
/Chaud, I think I know were Armel is./

/Where/

/The park./

/Why/

/All the fights were there, so she had to be there./

/Ok, let's go./ Chaud and Protoman walked together to the park, each having their own thoughts.

Eventually, they found me sitting on a bench, having a lock on my sword.

A hand touched my shoulder. I jumped up, sword, at the ready. I relaxed after I saw it was Chaud.

"Oh, errr, hi Chaud. Finished with your job for today?"

"Nothing you shouldn't worry about, Armel." Protoman said.

"Hi Protoman." Chaud brought up his PET to my face. There was Protoman having a fun time with his mischievous grinning.

"Hi," he replied.

"So Chaud, what are you doing out here?"

"Looking for you." I narrowed my eyes until they were slits when he said this.

"What do you mean?" Chaud dwindled when I did this. /Well, at last she isn't' murdering me./ Chaud thankfully thought.

"Well, let's says I felt like doing it."

"Fine with me." I started walking away, leaving Chaud in my dust.

/She's quite odd, Chaud/ Protoman suddenly piped up.

/Yeah, but you can't blame he. She's lost her navi, and now needs to delete him for good or either turn him good again. It wasn't that bad when you turned bad./

Protoman shuddered. /Don't even think about it. THAT was scary./

Chaud smiled at the thought. /True, but it's over now. We should think about ht at new force we're up against. It's really weird how this comes, one after another./

/Mayhaps we should do research on this 'force' Chaud./

/Let's go then./ With these last words to each other, they set off, but didn't know someone was listening in: Martin

That was long. Told you I would make it longer:) Thanks! Arigatou!