Chapter Four: A New World
Shadow Entilza: I don't have much time. In this chapter Steven will-.
Entilza: There you are! (Fires electric lance at Shadow Entilza).
Shadow Entilza: (Blocks with shield). Enjoy the chapter. That's it Entilza! You're going down! (Summons Staff of Flame). CHARGE!
Entilza: I'll be back after I teach this twit some manners. YAHHHH!
Reviewers: You'll see what he looks like soon. This chapter will be long. You have been warned, but I hope it's good.
When Steven and Bloom woke up the next morning the TV was on and full of static.
"They're coming through!" Bloom cheered. Sure enough, a few minutes later the rest of the Winx Club came through, transformed and ready to fight if they had too.
"Bloom you're all right!" Stella cried, enveloping Bloom in a hug. The rest of the girls glanced around the room and spotted Steven. They immediately tensed.
"Who are you? You'd better not have tried to hurt Bloom!" Stella said.
"It's all right Stella. This is Steven. He's been taking care of me since I dropped in. He's been great." Bloom stated.
"Ok then. If you say so Bloom. So, you ready to get back home?"
"Yeah! Uh, can I ask you guys a favor," Bloom whispered.
"What is it Bloom?" Techna asked.
"Well like I said, Steven's been taking really good care of me."
"Yeah," Stella prompted.
"Well, he kinda wants to see our world."
"WHAT! Bloom you know that's forbidden."
"Yeah, but he's one of the few humans who hasn't tried to take my powers. He even let me go to his school. He made sure I got everything I needed. It's the least we could do. I mean, what harm could he possibly do?"
"I promise I'll obey your rules." Steven said.
"It's been his dream," Bloom said.
"Well…I suppose. After all he did take care of you."
"Thank you!" Steven cried.
"But you have to remember you'll be in our world, so you'll have to do everything we say."
"I promise," Steven replied. He already had his shoes, socks and watch on.
"Well then let's go," Stella said. She fired her Winx at the TV screen and slowly a portal opened. The group walked through it and found themselves floating through a clear anime blue sky. There were several massive mansions, a castle and a city scattered around, with forests covering much of the landscape. In the distance Steven could see a sea sparkling.
"This is amazing," Steven remarked.
"Steven, welcome to the cross realm," Bloom said. "This is where all the different anime worlds intersect." They headed towards one of the mansions. "That's mansion five."
"Who'll be there?"
"Everyone comes to whatever place they want. I think you'll like it here."
The group flew into the yard in front of the mansion and walked up the steps to the front door. Inside the place was beautiful. Several people were in the main hall.
"Bloom, you're back," Zoey from Mew Mew Power cried as she ran up to the group. Then she noticed Steven. "Whow, you brought someone from the other reality here!"
"Hi there Zoey, I'm Steven."
"You know my name?"
"Yeah, I know a ton about anime people," Steven replied.
"Okay, what's me Mew Mew weapon?"
"The Strawberry Bell," Steven replied confidently.
"All right, where do I work?"
"Café Mew Mew."
"Last question. What are the aliens I fight called.
"The aliens are Cyniclons, but you fight Predicites."
"Ok, you do know something," Zoey said. "So why'd you girls bring him here?" She asked Stella.
"Bloom wanted us to. She says he kept her safe while we were searching for her," Stella replied.
"Oh. Well it's nice to meet you Steven," Zoey said, extending her hand. Steven took it, surprised at how smooth and soft it was.
"Thanks. You're even cuter in person then you are on TV," he said causing Zoey to blush.
"Thanks. So I guess you'd like a tour."
"Sure. This is my first time in this reality."
Zoey took Steven on a tour of the massive mansion. The Winx girls went off to do something or other. Zoey showed Steven the mansion grounds. The place was huge. There were over five hundred rooms, most of them for exercise, playing, training or eating. They met a lot of people along the way. The Sailor scouts, the Love Angels, the Ninja Turtles and many more. They were all surprised to see Steven, and astonished at the knowledge he had about all of them.
"So, are you hungry?" Bloom asked.
"Sure. I'd love to try anime food," Steven replied.
Bloom showed Steven to a cafeteria. He picked out a slice of pizza, potato salad and a can of soda. The cafeteria had practically every kind of food he'd ever seen, and a lot he'd never seen.
"This stuff is great!" He said. The food was far better than anything he'd eaten back in his world.
"I'm glad you like it." A portal suddenly opened in the middle of the room.
"I'm pretty sure I know who that is," Bloom said. "There's only one person who sets his arrival point in the cafeteria." A second later Lan Hikari came through, fallowed by Dex, Yai and Maylu.
"Hey Lan," Steven called. Lan looked over and stared at Steven.
"Who are you, and how do you know my name?"
"I'm Steven. Bloom brought me here, and I know a lot about you and your friends. You net navi is Megaman. Your friends are Yai and Glide, Maylu and Roll and Dex and Gutsman."
Lan was stunned for a moment. Then his stomach reminded him what he'd been about to do. "Uh I'll be right back," he said, then grabbed a plate and loaded it down with food. "So, what do you think of the cross realm?" He asked.
"It's the most amazing place I've ever seen. So, how's Megaman?"
"Great. It's nice to meet you," Megaman said from the screen of Lan's P.E.T.
"I wish I had a net navi so I could battle you," Steven said.
"Well then why don't we get you one," Lan said.
"Is that even allowed?" He asked, looking at Bloom.
"Well the rules aren't very clear on what visitors can and can't do. We don't really have any clear leaders here. This realm's meant to be a place where people can go and relax, so I don't see any reason why not."
"All right!" Lan's gang shouted, causing everyone to jump. They grabbed Steven and hauled him through a portal to Lan's world.
They ended up in Yai's house.
"All right, as you probably know, I am extremely rich. I can make you any kind on navi you want. I can even custom make battle chips for you."
"You're certainly energetic," Steven remarked.
"Well it's not everyday I get to meet someone from another reality," she replied. She took Steven into another room and together they began designing Steven's net navi.
Five hours later they were finished. They had just returned to the mansion when Steven thought of something.
"Hey, I just realized I've been gone for almost ten hours. What are my parents going to think?"
"Don't worry," Zoey said, putting a hand on Steven's shoulder. "When you go home, only a few seconds'll have gone by. We can control how much time passes when we go through portals."
"Well that's a relief," Steven said.
"So, are you ready for a net battle?" Lan asked.
"You bet. Let's find an arena."
Lan and the gang took an elevator to a floor that had several net battle arenas.
"Let's go!" Lan said when they were both in position. "Jack in Megaman, power up!"
"Jack in Angel, power up!" Steven replied. His P.E.T was blue just like Lan's
Both net navis appeared on the battlefield. Angel turned out to be a female navi. She was a head taller than Megaman, with ling blond hair and was dressed in a shimmering white dress.
"Hi there! I'm Angel, Steven's net navi!" She said in a perky voice. "Now don't take it easy one me just because I'm a girl."
"Oh don't worry. I don't go easy on anyone," Megaman replied.
"Let's get this started!" Lan commanded. "Go Megaman!"
"Go Angel!" Steven answered. "Let's show Megaman your special ability."
"Special ability?" Lan asked.
"You heard him. I'm not called Angel for nothing," Angel said as two white wings flashed into existence and she took to the air.
"You can't get away that easily!" Lan said. "Condor, battle chip in, download." Megaman hoped onto the flight creature and gave chase to Angel.
"Mega Buster," Megaman called and his built in weapon appeared.
"You can dodge that," Steven said. Megaman fired but Angel twisted and dived. Not a single shot hit. "Now let's show off some of my new battle chips. Extreme speed and wing blade, battle chips in, double download!" Angel sped toward Megaman, and her wings started glowing. She hit hard, knocking Megaman off the Condor. He hit the ground but was back up in an instant.
"That was pretty good, but it'll take more than that to beat Megaman," Lan said. "Fire Sword, battle chip in, download." Megaman lunged at Angel with a burning sword. She dodged but the sword caught the edge on one of her wings.
"Angel! Are you all right?" Steven asked. Angel smiled.
"I'm fine, but if he wants to play rough then let's do the same."
"Gotcha, Celestial Bow and Thunder arrow, battle chips in, double download!"
Angel grinned as a white bow and an electric arrow appeared in her hands. She took aim and fired.
"Dodge Megaman!" Lan ordered. Megaman jumped to the side and the arrow narrowly missed him.
"I don't think so. Guide, battle chip in, download!" The thunder arrow turned around and struck a stunned Megaman in the chest.
"Get up Megaman!"
"I'm okay, but this Angel's pretty good."
"Thanks," Angel said. "Now let's finish this."
"I agree. Let's win this one Megaman. Metal Soul, Navi Chip in, download!" Megaman turned into Heavy Metal Man mode.
"Ha, Metal Break!" He called, charging up his fist.
"Yeah well try this! Heaven's Charm and Light Burst, battle chips in, double download!" A blinding light caused Megaman to look away long enough for a rainbow cloud to envelop him. Megaman was paralyzed.
"No, what was that?"
"Heaven's Charm paralyzes any navi caught in it. Now, Piece Arrow, battle chip in, download. Let's finish this Angel!"
"You got it! Pierce Arrow!" She called, firing the most powerful arrow in her arsenal.
"Megaman, log out!"
"Megaman logging out," the computer said. "Winner, Angel."
"You were awesome Steven," Lan said. "Not many people can beat Megaman, and your chip combinations were great."
"Thanks Lan. I watched all your battles on TV. I didn't actually think I could win."
"You were great Angel," Megaman said. The navis were in Lan's P.E.T.
"Thanks. I was nervous. It was my first battle."
"You battled like a pro though," Megaman said.
"Thanks, you're pretty good too, and pretty cute," she added, causing Megaman to blush. "See ya soon," she said as she returned to Steven's P.E.T.
"Well, I think I'm gonna have some dinner," Lan said.
"You just ate half an hour ago," Maylu said.
"Forget it, no one can stand between Lan and food except a net battle," Steven said.
"He's right," Lan said as he practically ran back to the cafeteria.
For the rest of the day Steven explored the mansion. He mostly stayed with Lan and they talked about net battles and food. The food was mostly Lan.
"So, do you wanna stay the night?" Bloom asked. "I've already got a room reserved for you."
"Thanks Bloom. Id' love to. You're the best." Bloom blushed a bit.
"Thanks. Come on, I'll show you to your room."
Steven's room was the size of his entire house. It had a bathroom, a bedroom and a living room.
"Thanks Bloom, I guess I'll see you in the morning." He said as Bloom went through a portal back to Alfea. "This has been the best day," he said to himself as he changed into anime pajamas. Tomorrow would probably be even better.
How was that? Did you like my net navi? I made up her battle chips. I wanted an angelic theme. In the next chapter Steven will continue his exploration of the anime world. Stay tuned and don't forget to review. See ya soon!
ENTILZA