Dark Liger: "I'm back, everyone!"

MegaMan: "Hey! I was wondering when you'd update the story."

DL: "Yeah, I know! School's been a real pain in the rear, you know?

Lan: "Believe me, I can relate…"

Bass: "Hey, human!"

Lan and MegaMan: --; "Here we go…"

Bass: "I know you've been hiding from me ever since that chapter you had me beat up in!"

DL: "No I haven't. It's just that I haven't been able to put you properly in the story just yet."

Bass: "Well hurry up and include me!"

DL: "I don't like that tone of

Bass: "So? Do something about it!"

DL: --… blows whistle

Suddenly the ground rumbles violently and Lan, MegaMan, and Bass look to their right while Dark Liger merely has his arms crossed. Bass stares at the stampede and his eyes widen when recognizes what they are… his worst nightmare…

Bass: "AAAAHHHHHH! FANGIRLS!" he runs away from the stampede

Fangirls: "WE LOVE YOU BASS!"

Mega: ; "Man, he'll never get a break."

Lan: pouts I wish I had millions of girls flocking to me - CLANK OUCH!"

Jasmine (holding a frying pan): "What was that?"

Lan: "Nothing."

Jasmine (smiling sweetly): "That's what I thought."

Me: Oookay… anyway, sorry for the wait. Thanks again to the viewers and reviewers for your support.

Ri2 – Thanks. And yes, Jasmine hung on all the way from Japan! Oh, and she grabbed on when the plane recovered from the stall. Incredible, isn't she? And that thing about Mr. Match flying a plane was a little something I made up.

BTW, if you're wondering what Jasmine said to Chaud when he was scolding her, she said 'I'm sorry, big brother' in Chinese. So, on with the story!

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MegaMan Network Transmission Hunter

Chapter 6: Savage Beast, part 2

"I guess the first thing we should do is look for Takeo Inukai, right?" Mayl asked. Chaud nodded.

"That won't be necessary" said a deep, yet familiar male's voice. When Hinoken and the Net Saviors turned around they found who they were looking for. "I'm right here."

"Inukai, long time no see," Hinoken said pleased to see his old colleague again.

"Same to you, Match. Lan Hikari, I never thought I'd you again; and on friendly terms, I might add."

"Yeah, no kidding. I'm sure you know Chaud, but this is my best friend, Mayl Sakurai, and my girlfriend Jasmine Lao" Lan said gesturing at the girls, "So what have you been up to, Inukai?"

"Just call me Takeo, alright?"

"That's fine with me."

"Anyways," Takeo began, "I've been working trying to protect the rainforest near here."

"From who?" Jasmine asked. Takeo's face turned sour as he was about to reveal the identity, "Mayor Kiyuna."

"Kiyuna is trying to tear the forest in order build a business district in its place," he said, "Three thousand square miles of forest will be gone, and many people will be without homes; unless we keep on fighting to protect it."

"That's terrible," said Mayl.

"It's hard to keep world's weather under control using the stabilizing systems as it is," Chaud added, "No one needs the situation to become even more difficult."

"Exactly."

"Now, when you said 'we'," Hinoken noted, "Who else are you talking about?

"SavageMan, of course."

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"This struggle of ours has been going on for about a month now," said SavageMan, "It the way it's going now it doesn't look like it'll end soon, unless either Kiyuna is killed or arrested; too bad destruction of nature isn't a criminal offense."

"Um, yeah…right," MegaMan said nervously.

"What's wrong, Mega?" Medi asked.

"Oh, it's nothing. It's just that I'm not exactly used to the fact that SavageMan is on our side."

"Hey," FireMan objected, "Hinoken and I have been on your side too."

"Yeah right!" said ProtoMan, "The last two times your operator claimed to be good, he double-crossing Lan. Mind you, the first he almost had Dr. Hikari killed; and the second time, you were helping him."

"Humph. That's just like you to bring up the past, isn't it?"

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"Lan! How about we have a Net Battle for old time's sake?" Takeo asked with a grin.

"Sure, why not?" Lan agreed, "Where will we have it?"

"Out here!"

Takeo took out, from his pocket, a Dimensional Chip. Seeing it made the Net Saviors freeze in complete shock. "That's a Dimensional Chip alright!" Chaud exclaimed, "Where did you find it?"

"I got it from a man who goes by the name of Famous after I told him about my situation," Inukai explained, "He had an extra one, so he gave it to me."

"Hmm… Hey Dad," Lan said taking out his PET.

"What is it Lan?"

"Did you give Mr. Famous a couple of Dimension Chips?"

"Yes I did… and it's just Famous."

"Oh, okay. Thanks, Dad." He put away his PET, "Well, it's like we solved that case."

"So, are we going to have that Net Battle or not?" Takeo asked again. Lan nodded and brought out his own D. Chip. ProtoMan suddenly felt a strong aura emitting from Inukai's. As the long haired Navi unfolded his arms, Roll and Medi noticed and the former mentioned Navi asked him, "What's wrong?"

"I've got a bad feeling about that chip."

MegaMan felt the aura too.

"Dimensional Chip…"

"Wait, Tekao!" he shouted,"Don't use that chip!"

"Slot-In!... Huh?"

Normally, when someone uses a Dimensional Chip, a green orb appears in the middle followed by little windows, and then the Navi appears. This time a red orb appeared with purple windows followed by a red flash of light. After SavageMan appeared in front of his operator, the dreaded Dark Aura engulfed him causing the wild Navi to scream in pain. After a moment, he stopped and just stood there.

"SavageMan, are you alright?" Inukai asked only to have his Navi give him a sharp glare.

"Listen, and listen good, human," he said, "My name is BeastMan! REMEMBER IT! Jumping Claw!"

Savage – err, I mean BeastMan, launched himself at Inukai with his claw extended forward. Inukai in turn stood his ground, ready to fight if necessary. Before BeastMan could reach him, a Mettaur's helmet appeared in front of him and blocked his former Navi's attack. Lan looked back and saw that Jasmine had downloaded it.

Lan: "Way to go, Jasmine!"

Jasmine (to Chaud): "I told you I could help." She then sticks out her tongue at him.

Chaud: "If you want to keep that tongue, I suggest you keep in your mouth." She quickly put it back in.

Takeo: "That was… a Dark Chip?"

Lan: "Yeah; and I'm pretty sure you know what it does. We have to stop him right now!"

Takeo: "……Right. Chaud, hand me your Battlechip Gate. I'll help."

Match: "Mayl, let me use yours, okay?"

Mayl: "Alright."

Chaud: "Okay. Lan! Mayl! Are you ready?"

Lan/Mayl: "Ready!"

Lan/Chaud/Mayl: "Dimensional Chip! Slot-In!"

As MegaMan, ProtoMan, and Roll appeared in the real world, Chaud and Mayl handed Mr. Match and Inukai their Battlechip Gates. BeastMan started off by rushing towards MegaMan, who armed his Mega Buster in response.

MegaMan: "Mega Buster!"

ProtoMan: "Sonic Boom!"

Roll: "Roll Arrow!"

BeastMan took the Buster Shots without damage, cut away the Sonic Boom wave, and parried away from the arrow.

BeastMan: "My turn! Beast Ray!"

The wild Navi rushed at MegaMan who just barely avoided him. He turned and charged at Roll but was knocked back by an aqua Wide Shot attack. Roll looked and saw that she was saved Takeo. She thanked him at resumed with the battle. At that point, BeastMan wanted to try something and when he saw that his three Navi opponents were now standing right next to each other, he knew what to do.

BeastMan: "You really shouldn't stand so close to each other."

Roll: "Why not?"

BeastMan: "Because…" He jumps up, lands right in front of them, and strikes them all with his Jumping Claw attack. "It makes it better to hit you all! Hahahaha!"

MegaMan: "Okay, it's Battle Chip time! You got anything in mind, Lan!"

Lan: "As a matter of fact, I do! Chaud! Mayl! Follow along! Battle Chip! Aqua Sword, Aqua Blade! Double Slot-In!"

Chaud: "I got ya. Fire Sword, Fire Blade! Double Slot-In!"

Mayl: "I'm ready too! Elec Sword, Elec Blade! Double Slot-In!"

As soon as the Navis' hands transformed into the respective swords, they charged at their opponent and swung their swords furiously. Unbelievably, BeastMan dodged every single swing as if he could read their minds. ProtoMan and Roll were astonished by his speed, but MegaMan was no fool. He knew that the Dark Aura was giving him so much power; after all, some of that dark power still resides within him.

Finally, MegaMan and his teammates brought their sword in for a combined attack. The blue bomber swung from BeastMan's left, the pink angel swung from his right, and the red raider brought his swords down from above. Once again, the wild Navi surprised them all by block all of their attacks simply by using his claws.

Mega: "What?"

Proto: "Impossible!"

Roll: "No way!"

Beast: "I've got you now."

He raised his leg, readying himself to swiftly kick his foes into submission. Small explosions at his back, however, kept him from pulling off the attack. As MegaMan, ProtoMan, and Roll took the opportunity to get away, a wave of fire hit BeastMan from the side knocking him down. Then, when he got up three thunderbolts struck him from behind and paralyzed him for a moment. As soon as he recoverd, he looked behind him with eyes blood red from anger and saw Jasmine with a couple of Mini Bombs in hand, and Takeo with an arm-mounted Electric Reel gun. Then the Navi looked to his side and saw Hinoken with a Volgear beside him.

Hinoken: "Did you forget about us?"

BeastMan: "Why you no good humans! You'll pay for that!"

Roll: "Hey! Tall, dark, and hairy! Over here!"

BeastMan: "Huh?"

Before he knew it he was slashed multiple times by the blades of the Net Savior Navis.

MegaMan: "Your fight is still with us, BeastMan!"

BeastMan: "It's about time I find out with this Dark Aura can REALLY do! GGRRRRRROOOOOWWWWLLLLLLLL!"

The Dark Aura that consumed BeastMan now swelled and surrounded his body. He knew that if he was going to win, he would have to use the Dark Chip's full power. He started off by sweeping the area, creating a wind blast that knocked back Jasmine, Inukai, and Hinoken; the Net Saviors and their Navis were able withstand it. BeastMan now checked his remaining opponents, and figured it would be wiser to attack the Navis first; so his first target was ProtoMan.

Using incredible speed, the Dark Chip-infected Navi dashed at the red raider with his right claw aglow. Once he was close enough, he smacked ProtoMan in the head before he could even move, causing him to fly into, and ricochet off, a few trees and boulders and finally crashing into another tree; where he fell to the ground unconscious.

ProtoMan, logging out.

As he reappeared in his PET, ProtoMan was holding his head.

Chaud: "ProtoMan!"

Proto: "Oww… Not so loud, Master Chaud. My ears are still ringing."

Chaud: "?"

Proto: "D-don't ask."

BeastMan's next target: Roll. This time he put his whole body into the attack. He rushed in at the unsuspecting Navi and slashed her with a few strong-armed slashes, followed up with a series of rapid jabs, and then finally finished off with a powerful slash, causing her to roll into the same tree ProtoMan crashed into.

Roll, logging out.

When Roll went back into her PET, her bodysuit was torn in many places, she had a number of cut and bruises, and one of her antennas was broken in half.

Mayl: "Roll! Are you okay?"

Roll: "Do I look okay to you?"

That left only one target left: MegaMan. And BeastMan wanted to make sure he was out for good. Thinking that he used his right arm enough, he chose to use the left arm.

BeastMan: "Say goodbye, MegaMan! Wild Dark Rush Attack!"
MegaMan: "!"

Like I said, BeastMan wanted to make sure he deleted the blue bomber, so he aimed directly at MegaMan's crest, but before the attack was able to hit its mark…

MegaMan, logging out.

So instead, the attack hit and shattered a boulder in the path.

BeastMan: "What?

MegaMan: "That was too close. Thanks Lan."

Lan: "Anytime, but there's still our little problem over there. Any ideas?
MegaMan: "Just one… The Synchro Chip, Lan."

The brunette haired boy pulled out his Synchro Chip and looked at it.

Lan: "MegaMan, we'll do it."

MegaMan: "Okay, Lan"

Lan: "Synchro Chip! Slot-in!"

On the screen of Lan's PET, two halves of a green hexagon appeared and connected, just before the screen flashed and lit up the area.

Lan/MegaMan: "CROSS FUSION!"

BeastMan: "Huh…?"

A brilliant light shone from the spot where Lan stood and almost blinded the others. Inside the dome, the bandana haired boy stood ready as his transformation began. First, MegaMan's boots formed over his feet and lower legs. Then, the gloves shaped and covered his hands and wrists. Next, gold shoulder pads appeared on Lan's shoulders, followed by the blue bomber's backpack on his back. Then, the Hikari symbol attached itself to Lan's chest and made the blue bodysuit. Finally, Lan lowered his head allowing the helmet to cover his head with the light blue lines following it. As the mouth guard formed over his mouth, Lan struck a battle-ready pose.

Jasmine: "Lan… became MegaMan!"

Mayl: "Yeah… but he looks… different!"

She was right. Lan's CF armor was different from MegaMan's. His gloves were the same, except that the small blue triangles on his wrists were golden-yellow. His boots had a similar change but a blue border was found around the gold triangles. Lines on the leg area his bodysuit circled around his upper leg area; and the lines at his sides had diverged and ran across his chest and circled around the Hikari crest. The lines on his helmet had become fins with a yellow trim at the ends.

Lan: "Amazing! I became MegaMan!"

MegaMan: "Cross Fusion was a success, Lan!"

Lan: "We… did the Cross Fusion!"

BeastMan: "What a surprise! I didn't know you could do that. But… do you really think you defeat ME?"

He charged at the Cross Fused MegaMan, who readied himself and grabbed the attacker's mouth, pushing the fusion warrior back and made him crash into a boulder.

Jasmine and Mayl: "Lan!"

The crash created a cloud of smoke, keeping Lan's friends along with Inukai and Match. Just then, two figures jumped from the cloud and landed far away from the others. MegaMan landed first, followed by BeastMan who immediately leap in for another attack. He tried to slash R-MegaMan and kick him, but the quick warrior dodged them both, and leaped away. BeastMan quickly follow suit and tried to stab his opponent, but dawning quick reflexes, R-MegaMan grabbed the tips of the wild Navi's claws; and with even greater strength, shattered his claws and kicked him back.

BeastMan: "What the…?"

R-MegaMan: "My turn! Battlechip-"

MegaMan: "Wait Lan, that won't work! We have to have the PET!" Lan: "That's right… How about this… Mega Buster!"

R-MegaMan's right hand transformed into the powerful Mega Buster with ease, and Lan aimed it straight at BeastMan. BeastMan went on guard for a moment, but quickly relaxed.

BeastMan: "Ha! Did you forget?… That little pop gun won't even scratch me now!"

R-MegaMan: "Big words coming from a Navi whose eyes are inside his mouth!"

BeastMan: "What did you say, punk!"

R-MegaMan: "Try this on for size! Charge Shot! FIRE!

R-MegaMan released a mighty blast from the Mega Buster so big that it engulfed him and sent him careening into a boulder that exploded from the blast.

BeastMan: "I-impossible!"

Lan: "Awesome! I didn't know the Charge Shot was so powerful!"

MegaMan: "When we're in Cross Fusion mode, our physical and attack abilities increase tenfold."

BeastMan: "You punk! I'll remember this!"

BeastMan, logging out.

Lan: "We… won… Thank goodness…"

Lan sighed in relief as his Cross Fusion form fell and reverted back into the PET, and he himself fainted. Jasmine, Mayl, and Chaud ran to him to see if he was okay.

"Lan! Lan!" Jasmine yelled as tears welled up, "Answer me, Lan!"

"He's still breathing," Chaud noted, "I think he'll be fine."

"Are you sure?"

At that Lan stirred awake. He looked at the Choinese girl and smiled, "Chaud's right. I'll be fine. I'm just a little wiped out, that's all."

After hearing these words, Jasmine wiped away her tears and hugged him tightly.

"What a relief," said Mayl.

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Deep in the Internet, a certain defeated Navi trudges along hopelessly. Without an arm and without his pride, BeastMan is left almost out of his wits. Of course, another reason he is like this is cause of the effects of the Dark Chip.

"I… can't go on… any longer," he said, "I need another Dark Chip!"

"I have just what you need," says a mysterious voice. Looking behind him, BeastMan sees a strange Navi log in, "Who are you?"

"Your new master," said Bass's Dark Soul, "As I said before, I can help you."

"H-how?"

"In your current state, you would need a Dark Chip just to survive. However, with my help, you will no longer be in such a condition. Instead, you will be able to thrive off Dark Chips. You can become even more powerful than you were before!"

The Navi's words no doubt caught BeastMan's ears, "What will I have to do?"

"Sever your loyalty with your operator,"he replied, "and you must serve only me."

"As you wish."

The smilingevil Navi raised his hand in front of BeastMan and sent a surge of dark power throughout his body. Almost instantly, BeastMan's missing right arm was restored and the claws on his left arm regenerated. BeastMan felt stronger then ever. Showing his gratitude, he kneeled in front of his new master, "Your wish is my command, Master."

"… Your mission is not over with. Destroy the Net Saviors along with their friends and your operator! Also, there is a human that has Dark Chips in his possession. Destroy the Dark Chips, as we don't need them, and find and recruit the Navis he has been experimenting with."

"Yes, my master!"

As he said this he teleported out.The Navilooked up into the skies of the Internet and chuckled to himself, "Well MegaMan and Bass, it looks like the games have begun."

To be continued…

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Navi Profile

Name: BeastMan (a.k.a. SavageMan)

Navi Gender: Male
Physical Age: unknown

(former) Operator: Takeo Inukai
Element: None

Signature Chip: None
Attacks: Beast Ray, Jumping Claw, Wild Rush, Beast Claw (used on ProtoMan), Wild Assault (used on Roll)

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Lan: "Wow! Cross Fusion is so cool! We kicked BeastMan's butt, didn't we MegaMan?"

MegaMan: "I'll say, but we still have work to do in Afrikku."

Chaud: "And it looks like BeastMan isn't finished with us yet."

Lan: "Then I think it's time for R-MegaMan to step up once again."

Mayl: "Hey, you're not going to be hogging all the fun this time, Lan!"

Lan/MegaMan: "Next time on MegaMan Network Transmission Hunter! Savage Beast, part 3!"

Bass: "It all starts here."

Lan/MegaMan: "Battle routine, SET!"