Disclaimer: I do NOT own Megaman X or any related characters. It all belongs to Capcom. I do this for fun, not profit, and any original characters are the property of me and my friends.

Interlude

So. Looks like my hunch was right. It first came into being when I first met Megaman X-he just didn't feel right, in this realm. At first, I didn't think much of it-I had other problems to deas with at the time, and my job leaves little room for error-so I just made a copy of his spirit song(1) and forgot about it after a while.

It was later that I noticed that one of the dimentions I keep an eye on was going slower than its counterpart-so like anyone else, I naturally went to take a look. Once I was done, however, I was livid. It seems that some idiot had given one of the darker beings there a new attack-one that opened interdimentional wormholes. Imagine my joy when I found out that one of the key people were missing-first victim of the "White Oblivion" attack.

It took much self control not to go and beat the moron to within an inch of his life.

Instead of going on a rampage, I took a copy of the spirit song and started looking for Lan Hikari. So far, I haven't had any luck-until I ran into that PET. Funny, really; I was Hyperdriving(2) at the time and the damn thing came outta nowhere and hit me in the face.

As I looked at it, I suddenly remembered X's spirit song, and the way he just felt a little out of place. As I compared it with the NT World's spirit song, I got a shock--they were exactaly the same!

I've got to get him back somehow...but thanks to the-idiot-Netnavi-that-will-not-be-named, he's the key person of two worlds. I may be a Dragon Guardian(3), and my job is to keep my batch of dimentions flowing smoothly-but sometimes, I really, really, really hate my life.

AN:

(1) spirit song: In order to explain some things in this story, I came up with a few things to help others understand better. A spirit song is the song everyone's soul gives off--a kind of rhythm. For people who can hear this rhythm, it's easy to tell if one is a part of this dimention or not. Your body may change, but the spirit song is always the same--no matter where or when you are.

(2) Hyperdrive: Hyperdriving, or Hyperdrive, is a term I came up with for dimentional travel. It involves lots of power, tons of breakneck speed, a certain skill, and pure luck to pull off correctly. Basically, you need to be going a specific speed, have a certain amount of power, and have a Hyperdrive generator. Too little power, speed, or both gets you stuck in between dimentions, so it's pretty dangerous to use.

(3) Dragon Guardian: Hey, someone has to make sure all the different realities keep from mushing themselves together. The Dragon Guardians are the group that is in charge of this. It happens to be a pretty stressful job, especially when the batch you watch over are technology oriented. There aren't many left, however, so one tends to be looking over quite alot of them. And trying to keep sanity intact is usually a challange, untill a fledging joins the ranks.

Kitt: Woah, I've never seen you spout this much crap before.

CDark Renamon: Me either.

MH Phoenix: Har har har. It's not crap, I came up with this system a while ago. I wanted to know why so many worlds keep from getting destroyed, and my imagnation threw this at me.

Kitt: Ah. That explains it.

CDark Renamon: And the fact that you're a Dragon Guardian who has to watch over several technological dimentions has nothing to do with it?

MH Phoenix: Hush you. At least I still have my sanity.

Kitt: Until your school and homework steals it.

MH Phoenix: Pretty much. Anyway, I'm in full fledged semester exam season, so if you don't hear from me in a while, don't worry. Also, If anyone has any questions please send me a message, and I'll try to get back to you as soon as I can.

Kitt: This goes for anyone with fanart, and if you have a Maverick General you want in here. Just send us the stats, weapon, area, etc., and you just might see your character in TWOH!

MH Phoenix: But please, remember to EMAIL it, don't leave it in your review, or I'll get in trouble. Here's hoping that I get the next chapter out soon, and that you all have a Merry Christmas!