Sorry for the wait but the distractions of the season sapped my creative ideas.
Again, thanks for the reviews. In answer to Rose Kitsume.EXE's assumption, I guess this is an alternate universe as it has taken a turn from anything I have seen in the Megaman NT series or BN games. I hadn't been thinking of that.
And now on with the chapter.
While the repair programs were running on Zero, Lan lead Megaman, Steve and the girls to the local park where they had arranged to meet the rest of the gang. When they arrived the rest of the gang were there waiting. Dex, Gutsman, Yai, Glyde, Chaud and Protoman were all there. Yai and Chaud were having a civilised conversation, as they had both matured to a point where their arguments were like those of a married couple, not a pair of spoilt rich kids. Dex was Plotting new and ingenious (Cough Cough) ways to make Sam like him; Gutsman was just listening in on him slightly lost on the subject. Protoman was leaning against the tree looking like he was asleep and Glyde was standing near Yai's limousine waiting for instructions.
The styles of all of the humans in the group were the same as ever. Chaud still wears his black shirt, camo trousers and red body warmer, and as ever he has his trademark black and white hair. He has also grown to be the same height as Lan. Dex had only changed in one respect, his size, as he grew equally in all directions until he stood 6 Foot 2. Yai has finally started to catch up with the rest of the group in height, but she is still 6 inches shorter than Maylu. Other than her height, few changes have occurred.
Of the net navis, some have changed in appearance and others haven't changed in the slightest. Gutsman was still the same, as there were no clothes that could fit his gorilla like frame. Glyde had completed his butler appearance with a black suit and taken to a life of non-violence, like he was programmed for. Protoman wears his armour all the time not seeing a point in changing, the only difference is that he has taken off his helmet when not in battle.
"Hey guys!" shouted Megaman to get their attention. Everyone looked in the direction of the new comers, not noticing the tall person behind them.
"About time you got here" retorted Chaud. "I could be off preparing for the next assault on the town." Seemingly unfazed by this the group ignored the comment and gathered together.
"How are you then Sam?" asked Dex smoothly. "I haven't seen you for a while. It feels like you are avoiding me"
"What ever gave you that idea" replied Sam, irritation evident in her voice.
"Come on, leave her alone. Its obvious she isn't interested in you." Came a voice that Dex didn't recognise.
"And how do you know MR?" shouted Dex.
"That's Easy..." started the stranger before he was interrupted.
"Calm Down Dex. Don't start a fight before you even know who he is." Said Megaman as he tried to restrain the now angered boy with the help of his brother. Dex eventually gave in and relaxed, but he kept glancing at the new comer checking that he wasn't advancing on HIS girl. The group had settled down on the benched in the park before they started to start the main conversation.
"So, Why did you ask us to meet you here and who is your new friend?" questioned Yai in an impatient tone.
"There are many reasons but I think we should start with who he is first." Replied Megaman turning to Steve and motioning for him to start.
"My name is Steve Omega, I'm 21 and I come from a town in Ameroupe called Red Beach. I have been travelling around for the past 2 and a half years with my NetNavi. I'm sure that we could have made it this far in less time but the amount of attention we have received has been a problem. I'm sure you have become aware of the extra patrols around this area as every other town and city I have been in has." There were looks of agreement in the group as he looked around. "The leaders of the army seem to have taken an interest in stopping us from living and have tried multiple times to end our lives. Each time we have prevailed but there have been times where we almost haven't made it. Today was almost one of those times as I'm sure that we would have been caught this time if it wasn't for Megaman here."
"Always the hero ay Megaman?" said Lan attempting to exact his revenge on his brother for the noogie earlier. Roll and Maylu grinned at this, watching their husbands enjoy themselves.
"I think that's enough for starters, I want my navi here before I go into more detail. So how's about you introduce yourselves then?"
"I'll start then." Began Yai with little resistance. "I am Yai Ayano, My farther owns Ayanotech and I am the richest person around." She was almost twinkling as she finished as though that was the most important information in the world. "The Navi over by MY limousine is my NetNavi Glyde."
"I'm Maylu and that scruffy thing over there is my husband Lan." Said Maylu pointing over to Lan in the process.
"Hey, I've had a busy morning." Countered Lan, slightly annoyed about the comment.
"Yea, Sleeping while I carried you back to ACDC." Megaman Chuckled. At this Lan gave in knowing that he would never be able to beat both of them in that argument.
"I'm Roll, Maylu's Navi and the one in blue there is my husband Mega." Said Roll, grinning at Megaman when she mentioned him.
"My name is Samantha, but everyone calls me Sam, And the navi in purple next to me is Ciel" Said Sam, turning to Ciel as she introduced her.
"Me Gutsman, guts. Me Dex's NetNavi." Rumbled Gutsman while hitting Dex hard on the back. Mean while Dex was grumbling about the new comer and growled as he was hit.
"…" Everyone turned to Chaud wondering if he was going to introduce himself or just stand there being moody. An almost inaudible grunt told Yai that the latter was the case so she introduced him.
"That Rude and intolerable boy over there is Chaud Blaze. The navi leaning against the tree next to him is his royal pain in the ass' Navi, Protoman." Yai sneered indicating the general dislike she had for him.
"So that is the Famous Chaud Blaze, Number 1 Official Netbattler." Said Steve sounding almost impressed. "I had hoped I would be able to meet you at some point."
"Oh, And why is that?" questioned Chaud, finally speaking.
"So I could beat you in a netbattle, why else? It certainly wouldn't be for the conversation, as you have always seemed the type to ignore 'Third rate Netbattlers' like me. But it seems I won't be able to accomplish that goal, due to the current circumstances." Steve replied with a sarcastic tone.
"I knew I shouldn't have come, this is a complete waste of time." Chaud complained while turning. "Come on Protoman."
"Fine. Don't find out why there will be a large increase in Alliance navi's in the area." Mocked Steve as Chaud began to leave.
"And I suppose that you know why then?" Growled an increasingly angry Chaud.
"Well, you are looking at half of the reason and the other half is my navi." Came the reply in a cocky tone.
"Yeah Right!" Chaud Laughed. He turned and walked away with Protoman taking his leave as well. Even the comments by Lan and his friends didn't get him to return. Returning their gaze from the rapidly disappearing Chaud they were surprised to see Steve grinning and looking smug.
"So what's with you then?" questioned Yai.
"Not much. I just enjoy irritating arrogant people, especially when they don't accept the truth." Steve replied.
"I think I like you already, it took you five minutes to annoy Chaud, it takes me much longer." Yai grinned as she said this. The rest of the group just sweat dropped at the comment.
"Okay, enough with the festivities." Interrupted Sam. "What's this about the Alliance and their forces. I was sure that we took them out years ago."
"That's right" continued Ciel. "We took out all of the navis about 7 years ago. That's when we lost Zero." When Ciel didn't look saddened by the mention of Zero the group of friends that didn't know about his return were surprised.
"All that I know is that they are the leaders of the navis that took over in the years after the merger and we have been fighting them since." Steve's blunt statement shocked everyone and they asked roughly at the same time.
"Are you sure?"
"Well, the last words of Commandoman as my navi deleted him pointed in that direction." Came the reply with a bitter undertone.
"Your navi must be very powerful to have defeated Commandoman. It took both Mega and Zero to defeat him 7 years ago." Roll said with surprise still evident in her voice.
"Believe me, he is a powerful navi" Megaman said. "And once you see him then you will understand."
"Why all of this secrecy, what is the name of your navi Steve?" asked Maylu, starting to get annoyed.
"I want to see the looks on your faces when you see him so we are not telling." Came Megaman's reply before Steve could open his mouth.
"I wasn't talking to you Saito!" growled Maylu, looking for answers. At this Megaman backed off knowing what an enraged Maylu could do. "I asked Steve."
"I agree with Megaman. From what I have seen so far, I believe that it will be an interesting event when you find out who it is. So you are just going to have to wait until he is repaired." Steve turned to Sam. "How long will the repair programs take?"
"They should be done soon." Sam replied looking at her watch. "If we start making our way to the hospital he should be awake when we arrive."
"Then what are we waiting for, lets get going." Maylu said excitedly. She jumped up, grabbed Lan's arm and headed in the direction of the hospital. Roll walked with Megaman attempting to keep up with Maylu. The rest followed behind with Dex glaring at Steve every once in a while to keep him away from his Sam.
I'll try to get the conclusion to this chapter up ASAP. Please read and review.