Disclaimer: Read the last two. I don't think I've added anyone though...
GS: Sorry for such a long break before this update. FF wouldn't let be upload this document for some reason. Appearantly, that's taken care of now, so here it is. I will mention that, since it's been commented on before, I don't re-read my works for grammar problems. When I read my own stories, I immensly dislike them and often turn off my computer in disgust, or just get bored from reading what I've already written. So, the story is bound to have a few errors, and I'll try to hunt them out at a later date. Enjoy!
Chapter 2: First Day Field Trip!
"L… a… n… Lan… LAN! WAKE UP!" The teenager fell off of the bed, slamming onto his floor with a loud thud.
"I get it! I'm up! I'm up!" Lan sat up on the floor, flipping his blanket off. He quickly changed into his school clothes, black pant, white shirt, and an orange vest. Tying his bandana on, his dash out of the room.
"Lan! You forgot me!" The teen flew back into the room, snatching his PET off of the desk and running back down. "You've got ten minutes left, so let's get moving!"
"Alright!" Lan leapt down the stairs, skidding and passing through the living room and zipping past his mother. "Bye Mom, I'm off!"
"Wait Lan!" She started, but he was already gone. "Typical, late up on his first day. Oh well." Mrs. Hikari turned to her husband with a sigh. "Have a good day sweetie. I hope Lan likes the surprise his school's got in store. You'd better get ready."
"I will be," Mr. Hikari responded, giving his wife a kiss and heading out to work.
Lan slid down the streets on his roller blades, quickly cruising across town to the Den Junior High building. He rode up to the front gate as the buses pulled away, barely missing a collision. In his haste, Lan flew into the near empty halls, still on his rollers, spinning down the corridor. He caught the doorframe at the end of the hall, sliding into the classroom right as the bell rang and crashing into his desk.
"Nice landing." Mayl commented as he stood up, brushing himself off. "Good timing too, you almost didn't make it."
"I know. That was a bit closer than I prefer it to be." The teacher hurried into the class, dropping a stack of books on her desk. She seemed a bit rushed, as it was the first day of school, but she quickly brushed her black hair back and began to talk.
"Class, I am pleased to inform you that in light of the school's current network issues, the teachers have decided to take all of our classes on a field trip to SciLabs new technology division." The class instantly began chatting loudly, over powering the teacher's voice. Pressing a button to open a loud comm. channel, the lady resumed, her projected voice taking over. "We have to get loaded in the Metroline soon though, so everyone form a line and we'll get going." The class immediately got in order, Lan, Mayl, and Dex heading the line. They followed the teacher out of the room and onto Den City's Metro, en route to SciLabs.
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"So Lan, did your dad tell you anything about this?" Mayl leaned against the bar on the Metro as the class rode to their destination. "I mean, he usually gives all of us a heads up."
"Nope, I didn't know a thing about it." Lan pulled out his PET. "How about you Megaman?"
"Nothing. Wait a minute… Lan, you've got mail. It's from Mom! She's telling us to be careful on the trip and make sure that we visit Dad's exhibit."
"So he did know about it." The boy scratched his head in curiosity. "Wonder why he kept it quiet…"
"Maybe it was a surprise!" Roll interjected in her cheery mood. "I mean, if you knew everything, then this sort of trip wouldn't be as fun, now would it?
"I guess not," Lan and Mayl replied in unison. The train clicked lightly down the tracks, adding a calming sense to the ride. Lan turned to talk to his teacher. "So, what are we going to be doing at SciLabs today?"
"They've set up special exhibits to show off their latest advancements in technology. It was originally meant for a group of foreign scientist, but some plane issues left the time slot open, so we took it up."
"Cool. Hey Dex, what do you think they've been building?"
Dex glanced up at Lan from his seat on the bench. "How am I supposed to know? I mean, last time I went they were testing new modifications to Navi customization, but before that it was a network layout design!"
"Well," Mayl interrupted, "we'll know in a bit, so relax you two." She placed her arm around Lan's shoulder. "You know, maybe a surprise is just what we all need to get through today."
"Yeah," Lan responded, staring out of the window into the darkness.
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"Welcome to SciLabs!" A tour guide announced as the class entered the large presentation room. "Today we have numerous displays show SciLabs' recent advances in the fields of Net technology, and other common subjects, such as the waterworks." He pulled out a stack of maps and began handing them out. "The different exhibits are marked on this map, so have fun looking around. Don't miss the presentation at eleven! The famous Dr. Hikari is going to be showing off the main focus of this show!"
"Wow, that's great!" Mayl smiled at Lan. "Your dad's got something up his sleeve for us today. Wonder what's so important that it deserves a spot over all of these other things."
"Well, we know it'll be a blast," Lan commented, leading to the first display, which was of a new type of PET which allowed easier access and other such things, including a new chip download. "Hey, Mega, I'll get you one of those when it comes out."
The class spent a few hours wandering around, exploring the creations set up for their arrival and finally gathering in the main display room for Dr. Hikari's presentation. At eleven, on the dot, the lights dimmed and the curtain around the center section lifted. Dr. Hikari walked up through a gap in the crowd and ascended the stage, which held a screen with a direct net feed of a network navi. Raising his hand for silence, the scientist spoke.
"Our latest development at SciLabs has been undergoing work for about two years. Besically, a few other scientists and I decided that, if there was a way to harness the powers of the viruses on the Net for a good use, the benefits would outweigh the time and energy put into development. So, I received a grant from the board and began working on our vision. Now, this long later and with the help of my trusted associates, we have created…" The display on the screen zoomed out to show the navi in full, which suddenly changed shape. It now held a large program in its hands. "… VAP!"
The crowd stared in awe, not knowing what to think of… well, whatever they were looking at. Dr. Hikari promptly continued. "It is shortened from the name Virus Adaptation Program. What it does is, when applied to a navi created for this single purpose, allows the navi to break down virus data and use it for something more useful. Let me show you."
The navi on the screen absorbed the program, its arm buster shifting into a fan-like box. A Mettaur appear a ways away, rearing to strike. The VAP navi shot the virus with a Cannon, causing it to shatter, and as the data was about to spread, it sucked the viral information into the vacuum. "Now, with this data, the bugs are removed, and the extra space allows the navi to create things, even, for instance, Battlechip maneuvers, without any intervention. Think, new computer programs, a way to rebuild navis using the extra data bits on the Net. All of this is possible in the future to come. Have a great day!"
The curtain lowered with the thunderous applause, Dr. Hikari going through an underground passage instead of walking out. Lan, Dex, and Mayl all gather, talking about what had just been revealed. "That's just amazing!" Mayl shouted with a hint of cheer in her voice.
"Just think, now we can fight viruses and get more out of it." Dex smirked. "We can help out by netbattling those viruses and then using their data for something useful!"
"Quite interesting…" Lan said quietly. "That is just weird. Why would Dad not say anything about this?"
"Don't brood over it Lan," Mayl ordered, grabbing his hand to lead him off to the cafeteria. "He's got his reasons, you know as well as I."
"I guess, but something that big…"
"Don't fret, Lan," Megaman chimed in. "Besides, you can just ask him tonight."
"Alright then. Let's have a bit more fun before the trip ends."
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GS: Okay, so I'll try to have Chapter 3 up soon. But, I've got to work on the story first, because I'm only still working on Chaper 4. I'm a slow person with everything going on now. See ya then!