Summary: Ryuusei no Rockman x RockmanEXE
AU Amidst the battle with the Crimson Dragon, Rockman pulls out his father from its core. However, the beast won't die without a fight. It forces Rockman to absorb its noise composed self, overloading the Ace Program in the process. The overwhelming amount of energy propels Subaru to another reality 200 years in the past where he faces even more trouble in the form of… darkloids?
Based in Axess of (or otherwise known as NT Warrior/Battle Network) universe and near post game of Ryuusei no Rockman 3: Black Ace (or otherwise known as Star Force Mega Man.)
AN: I'm still a bit new at this kind of writing, so please bare with me. I will be using the Japanese names. For those who are unfamiliar, I put the Japanese to English names on the bottom.
Disclaimer: I own nothing. :[
Chapter 1: Noise Overload
Accessing Meteor Server
Subaru could feel the power surge as the noise rushed to him. It was almost nauseating as the sound of pure static flooded his head, drowning out the blood curdling roar of the Crimson Dragon. His heart pounded and his body quivered yet he was sure it was not out of fear.
"Finalize!" Rockman yelled out as streams of the dark red Noise circled his body, encasing him in an orb of the twisted matter. His small body was taking in the enormous amount of noise emitted from their fight. He could hear a soft voice of static as darkness enveloped him. It was telling him… a name?
"Is this… the Meteor Server speaking?" Subaru began to mutter under his breath before Warrock unsubtly yet characteristically interjected with his own thoughts.
"Ooy, Subaru, it's about time we went buck wild!"
The shell that encased the hero shattered as crimson wings of light spread from the now dark looming figure. His once blue armor was dulled to a grey-black, outlined with green streams of light that seemed to pulse brightly. The boy's once brown eyes had clouded over to a red crimson color as he yelled the whispered name of the Meteor Server, "Black Ace!"
A moment of silence prevailed as the static began to clear from Rockman's head. Despite the mindlessness of the Crimson Dragon after Dealer's defeat, the creature let out a low growl out of fear, sensing the overwhelming power that its adversary now harnessed. How was it possible for another being to be able to utilize the power of the meteor more effectively then itself? The primal emotion of fright overwhelmed the creature's mind, as it lashed out with its claws.
Subaru's own mind too was dulled to a single but different emotion. It was time to end it.
In a blink of an eye, the dark figure that the dragon had aimed for disappeared from beneath its claws. The beast's head darted from left to right, searching desperately before the noise hybrid human struck.
But it was too late. From above, Rockman's assault began as his upgraded rock-buster shot the beast at a rapid pace. The dragon's head began to split itself into two separate heads in response, revealing its glowing core. It was all too familiar, much like their previous fight. "How predictable…" the warrior's now low voice spoke as his wings of red light propelled him at top speed towards the naked core. He knew what he had to do.
The beast let out a screech of surprise as Rockman thrust his right arm into its core. "The thing's using your old man as its energy source!" Warrock yelled. "If we get him out, then this thing is done for!"
Subaru's semi-conscious mind responded wordlessly as his hand sifted through the noise dense core until he felt the familiar touch of a human hand. Grabbing what he guessed to be his father's hand, Rockman began to pull him out despite the screams of the dragon's two heads. With a last strong tug, both Daigo Hoshikawa and Rockman were thrown backward from the force of the pull. The human turned EM-being tumbled and rolled onto the smooth surface of the wave road only barely stopping before he fell off the edge while Rockman himself had little trouble from the sudden jerk as he landed gracefully on his feet, his wings outstretched.
"S…Subaru?" his father spoke in a hoarse voice as he struggled to catch his breath. His vision was blurred still as his energy was nearly completely drained.
However, he received no response from his son as his voice was drowned out by the Crimson Dragon's dying gasps. Rockman slowly walked up to the fallen beast, his dark sword ready for the final strike. However before he can strike the death blow, the dragon began to disintegrate by itself. Both body and core began to dissipate into the air, leaving a cloudy haze that surrounded the area.
"The air is dense with noise…" Daigo said as he grasped his injured side with his right hand. "Is… it over…?"
The crimson eyes of the dark armored warrior darted from area to area unsure of what to make of the predicament. His gut feeling told him, the beast is still very much alive.
In a flash, the noise filled air began to condense and form streams of the familiar red noise that had previously enveloped him. However, it felt more sinister. For the first time, surprise flashed across the face of the seemingly omnipotent Black Ace Rockman. The tendrils of red noise lunged towards Rockman, hoping to envelop him once again to be hungrily absorbed by the black clad warrior. With his wings spread, Rockman attempted to avoid the streams of noise. He didn't question his instincts on why he feared the concept of absorbing such a large amount of noise.
"Subaruuu!" Daigo yelled out helplessly from the sidelines. The streams of noise that had appeared from the Crimson Dragon's dying body followed the boy as if he were a magnet.
Turning around midflight, Rockman attempted to hit the streams of noise with his buster but to no avail. The cloud of noise quickly caught up to him and enveloped him once more in its curtain of darkness. He could feel the coils of the corrupted material seep into his body, but he held back his screams of pain until it became unbearable. It seared him from the inside out as noise continuously poured into his small body. If his father was calling his name, he could not have heard it. The combination of his own screams of pain and the scratching sounds of the noise easily drowned out anything from outside the red veil. Only Warrock's voice pierced the sound barrier. Is this the Meteor's last attempt at taking us out along with it? Come on, hold it together, kid!
After what seemed like an eternity of pain, all of the noise that had lingered in the air had disappeared within a span of a minute. The now thin shell of noise that had covered Rockman began to crumble, his unconscious body still hovering in the air. His eyes were closed, as if in a deep asleep. Daigo looked up at his son's unconscious body in disbelief that any human could absorb that enormous amount of noise.
Before he could ponder upon the topic further, Rockman's eyes flew open. The pupils in his crimson eyes shrank as his wings came to life. The light that came out of his wings burst forth. Daigo shielded his eyes from the blinding light that spread. It enveloped not only the area inside, but the whole meteor itself.
From Earth, Subaru's companions looked on at the impending fall of the meteor from the command center at WAZA headquarters. They too saw the bright flash of light envelop the meteor. It shone brightly like a star giving off its last and brightest light before it died.
"M-Meteor G! It's-!" Misora gasped as she brought both her hands over her mouth to hide her surprise with little effect.
"It's disappearing!" Luna finished Misora's words as they watched the screen displaying the red star.
"The noise level is depleting at a rapid rate!" Amachi exclaimed as he looked at the many computer screens. "Was he able to stop Meteor G?"
And just as how a star dies after its super nova, the meteor itself had completely disappeared when the light faded.
"It looked like a shooting star!" Netto exclaimed as he burst out of his house, his PET in hand.
"Why are you getting so excited, Netto-kun?" his netnavi tried to reason with his operator's overly excited reaction towards the phenomenon. "You shouldn't leave the house without even telling your mom. She'll be worried to death!"
"Oh come on, lay off me for just a second!"
"Netto-kun… If nobody is going to say it, then I have to. Somebody has to talk sense into you once-"
"Yeah, yeah. I got it Rockman." Netto swiftly dismissed his netnavi before he could go into another lecture. "It's not like I'm going very far, I just want to get a good look at it so I can be sure. Then I can make my wish for that new rare battlechip!"
The netnavi couldn't help but sigh as he shook his head. There really was no stopping the boy sometimes. As they both gazed up into the sky, they saw what seemed to be a blue shooting star. However what really surprised them was the fact that the star seemed to have literally landed on Earth.
"D-Did that shooting star just-?" Rockman began but was cut off when Netto suddenly burst into full speed on his inline skates toward ground-zero of the star's impact. "N-Netto-kun! Where are you going?"
"This is so awesome! I bet it didn't land too far from here!" the boy couldn't hold back his excitement. "If I was the first to find it, I'll be famous! And the probability my wish will be granted will reach 100%!"
"What happened to not 'going very far'?" the blue netnavi sighed yet again as he heard his operator exclaim excitedly.
"Yahooo!"
Within the darkness of an undisclosed location, a lone figure observed the many computer screens. They flashed with an ominous glow of red light, only briefly showing the mysterious man's surprised face as he scanned the numbers displayed.
High Energy Level Detected. Warning. High Energy Level Detected. Virus congregation imminent. Source Unknown.
The man, shrouded in shadows, moved his hand to press one of the many keys that littered the arms of his chair. A small smile perked up. "Interesting…" he muttered to himself. With a small click, a separate screen popped up, displaying the familiar face of a vampire-like navi. The sinister looking navi looked at the man with a hint of disdain. However, he chose his words carefully around the man in what seemed to be a symbiotic relationship of some form or another.
"I want you to look into this, Shademan." The man began. "I trust you can deal with at least simple intelligence gathering."
"For what reason should us darkloids investigate?" Shademan growled under his breath. "What purpose does it serve to investigate such a simple anomaly?"
"As long as our alliance exists, I'm depending on you to simply follow orders, without question." The man spoke in a soft yet stern voice as if talking to a child. It served little more then to irritate the darkloid. "…Just as how I supply you with these dark chips you desire, without question."
The disgruntled darkloid simply growled angrily as he turned to leave. As Shademan began to log out of the server, the mysterious man pondered to himself. According to the computer's analysis, an enormous surge of data was what caused the energy spike. With another click of a button, he released the dimensional area around the location.
"Ooy, Subaru! Subaru! Hey!" Warrock yelled into the boy's ear.
"U-Ugh…Uh…" Subaru slowly picked himself up from the cold metal surface that he had landed on. The surface underneath him was dented from the impact; however the boy himself had only the smallest of bruises. He shifted the Visualizer down to eye level so he could see his wave composed companion. "Warrock…? What happened?"
"Not sure, kid." The EM being simply replied as it looked around at their surroundings. A gaping hole in the roof from where they presumably crashed through let the city lights flood into the abandoned warehouse. Old machinery and conveyor belts stood, rust covered along the walls.
"My mind is still really hazy…" Subaru rubbed the back of his head to sooth a growing bump that had formed from the impact. He rambled off almost incoherently as he tried to piece his fragmented thoughts. "All I remember is that feeling of power flowing into me… and then what I think was fear…? It was all dark and… All of it seems like a blur."
"Same here. It was the first time that you… what was it called? Finalized? "
"Final… ized?" Those were the last words that Subaru could remember him saying before his mind dulled.
"First things first kid, you got an idea on where we are?"
"Can't you check the Hunter VG on where we are?"
"Gotcha covered their kid. While you were out like a rock, I was attempting to connect to it. However, there was a setback."
Subaru flipped open the Hunter VG to check himself, only to be greeted by an error message.
Unable to Connect to Satellite. Please establish connection. Unable to Con-
"Eh? It can't connect? What does that mean?"
"It means, kid, that this thing is useless! Come on, let's pick up the pace and explore this place ourselves!"
"Well… that's the only thing we really can do right now." Subaru picked himself up, and proceeded to exit the deserted place. He limped slightly, with his now noticeably swollen ankle. "Do you think we're back on Earth?"
"It seems likely, judging by all this junk that only you humans would create being here."
Ignoring the alien's back handed comment, Subaru proceeded to explore the unfamiliar area. As he began to exit from one of the doors however, something fast and hard slammed into him which was followed by a loud yelp. Subaru briefly glimpsed the boy who had bumped into him at such a dangerous speed. They both looked to be around the same age. Most noticeably, the other boy had an blue bandana with a red and black symbol holding back his unruly brown hair.
"Auuugh! Hey! Don't just pop out like that!" the other boy exclaimed. "You can hurt someone!"
"B-But you're the one that crashed into me…" Subaru muttered his reply as he attempted to pull himself up yet again. He could hear Warrock growl his own response.
"You should watch where you're goin'!" the alien yelled back. Yet, he went unheard and unseen by their assaulter.
"Hey, um, you alright?" the boy with the blue bandana asked, noticing the bruises on the other kid.
"Netto-kun, you should really apologize…" a voice came from the boy's pocket. "He looks in real bad shape because of your own negligence! You have to be more careful!"
"I was getting right to it, Rockman!" Netto snapped back as he pulled out some sort of electronic device from his pocket which was where the voice seemed to have emanated from. It looked somewhat similar to Subaru's own Hunter VG.
"Rock… man?" Subaru questioned under his breath. He turned towards Warrock for a possible explanation, but received only a simple shrug.
"Anyways, here let me help you up!" Netto, grabbed Subaru's hand and pulled him up from the floor. He could see how the boy visibly wince as his swollen ankle sent a sharp pain to his nerves. "A-And I'm sorry…"
"It's alright. Don't worry about it."
"Yeah, no need for apologies since we're going to pummel you two times over for what you did!" Warrock exclaimed excitedly yet again. Though once again, he was unheard by anyone but Subaru.
"Anyways, uhm…. This may seem a bit awkward but; did you happen to see a star crash here? I thought it might've landed here… and…" A sudden thought crossed the net savor's mind, "Unless… You're here to find the shooting star too! That's the only reason why you would be here! Well I'm going to find it first, and no one's going to stop me from getting that rare battle chip!"
"I-I didn't see any such thing!"
"You sure? You're not lying, right?" the boy insisted as he came closer to Subaru's face until the small voice piped up again.
"Netto-kun, you should really stop hasseling him so much. If you hadn't noticed, he's quite hurt."
"Yeah, I guess you're right. It's not like we need a stupid battle chip to make us stronger." The boy finally conceded, but it was obvious that he did it reluctantly. "But why are you here?"
"Well, I—" Subaru began but was interrupted by a sudden quake. Before he knew it, the sky above them began to be covered by a multi colored field composed of hexagonal cells. Their surroundings too took on a similarly strange multi-colored hue. "W-What's happening?"
"It's a dimensional field!" Netto yelled out. "You stay inside and hide, I'll be right back!" Before Subaru could even reply, the other boy had already skated off in a flash towards the exit. Despite the other boy's warning though, Subaru followed suit. He could hear Warrock voice roar out.
"I don't know why that guy's so pumped up, but I can just feel a battle itching around the corner!"
"I really hope not, Warrock." Subaru couldn't help but sigh. There were so many questions he wanted to ask the other boy, but it all had to wait for now.
AN: I hope you enjoyed this. A review is much appreciated as I'm looking for feedback on how I can improve along with your opinions on the story so far.
Hoshikawa Subaru = Geo Stelar
Hoshikawa Daigo = Kelvin Stelar
Rockman = Megaman
Misora = Sonia
Hikari Netto = Lan Hikari
