Megaman Battle Network: Rise of the VR King

Disclaimer: I do not own the characters legally. Capcom is the one who created them.

This series is based more on the MMBN games, and not the anime.

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The Year 200X.

The WWW. Gospel. And even the dark empire of Nebula.

All three of these mighty organizations fell under the power of one person. To be specific, one boy, named Netto Hikari. Together, with his brother/modified Net Navi, Megaman, they overcame all odds, and saved the world at least six times. Funny how people barely recognize this young boy's potential.

Our events take place one year after the second defeat of Nebula, and doesn't take into account the events involving the giga beasts Faltzer and Grega.

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ACDC Town; a very quiet and quaint town. Many houses line up shyly against one another, demonstrating a serene living place. Amidst these basic houses, lies one that is of incredible structure; it is as if a rich person lives here. And thus it is true. Inside the house of the Ayano-Kouji residence, the young Yaito Ayano-Kouji has three guests alongside her.

The first was a large boy with blue shorts and a green shirt, with an insignia of a green cross over a black circle, and a 'fin'-type hairstyle on his otherwise baldhead. The second was a young girl in a pink dress, blue vest rimmed with black, a green sweater, and black thigh-high stockings; a heart-shaped insignia was pinned into her hair. The third guest was the familiar white shirt, orange vest, black shorts, and strap-on roller blades with a blue headband his famous insignia.

"Netto, Meiru, Dekao... thank you guys for helping me out." The young girl with the large forehead pointed to her computer. "There are a large amount of viruses in my computer! They're cluttering my homepage! I tried sending in Glyde, but he got swarmed by the viruses, and was further incapacitated!"

"Don't worry, Yaito-chan!" Netto beamed. "We'll help you out!"

"Yeah!" Meiru chimed.

"Gutsman and I can take these down!" Dekao pointed to himself.

The three adolescents moved over to the console, and slid open their PETs.

"Jack in, Megaman! Execute!"

"Jack in, Roll! Execute!"

"Jack in, Gutsman! Execute!"

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Inside the cyber world of Yaito's homepage, where the pink background gave homage to many spinning rubber duckies, the three Net Navis land quickly after being jacked in.

The pink Navi looked around. "Where are the viruses?"

"Gutsman will find them for Roll, guts guts!"

"This isn't a particularly large area. They can't really hide themselves at all..."

Suddenly, viruses started integrating and forming in front of the three Navis' eyes. Although they were only Mettaurs and Bunny viruses of the lowest level, there were about a good 100 of each. And all of them looked very agitated.

"This is bad, guts."

The viruses began their raid, charging head on into Megaman, Roll, and Gutsman. The blue Navi brought out his Buster, shooting down the weak viruses that came around himself and Roll. Gutsman clenched his fists as he begins charging up, punching the rabbit-spring viruses into deletion. Roll spies one of the Mettaurs holding a Battlechip in its body, and so she shoots it down with her charged Roll Arrow.

"Megaman! Hold on, I'll send you some power!" Netto fumbles through his pocket, and pulls out a Battlechip. "Alright, let's try this new Battlechip! Insert: Fire Epee!"

Megaman's right hand became a long thin sword, suddenly imbued with flames. He thrust it forward, incinerating the viruses ahead of the blue Navi. While admiring the reach potential of this chip, and how he thinks it's better than the Fire Blade, some rabbit viruses caught him off guard, knocking him over.

"It's our turn now, Roll! I got a new chip to try myself!" Meiru flicks a chip out of her folder. "Insert: Healing Gear!"

Roll flashed her palm onto the ground ahead of her, forcing a large gear to rise up, speedily taking out more Mettaur and Bunny viruses, and also returning lost energy to the three Navis.

"Hey, that's pretty sweet, Roll!" Megaman thanked.

"Thanks, Mega!" The female Navi winked.

Netto saw a large horde of Bunny viruses readying their Zap Ring attacks on the two Navis. "Guys, behind you!"

"I'll stop them!" Dekao shouted, sliding a chip fiercely in his PET. "Insert: AntiLightning!"

Gutsman slammed his fists together, revealing a lightning bolt symbol being covered with a red crossed out circle, following with a 'wrong' buzz. Massive towers of wood impaled the rabbit horde on spot.

"Wow! That was certainly different from your typical AntiElec!" Meiru commented.

"That was cool, Gutsman!" Roll complimented the large Navi.

Gutsman began to blush. "Guts, you're too kind, guts..."

Megaman looked around. "Where did those viruses come from? There's no possible entrance into here without a P-Code."

A lone clapping noise was heard. The three Navis turned around, to see a large blue vortex opening up, and a mysterious Navi walked came out of it. He wore a black bodysuit, with white lines lining the sides. His large brown hair covered his eyes, and dropped down to his back. A large white horn was protruding from his forehead. The Navi symbol on his chest was a hoof-print.

The Navi stopped clapping. "My my, so I finally got to see the one and only Megaman in action! I never thought I'd actually get to see the Savior of the world! And you fought with such grace and teamwork too! Though, I will admit that I gated my little viral companions into this homepage."

"Heh, it looks like someone OUTSIDE of ACDC Town finally knows you as a hero, Mega!" Roll joked.

"It's a shame that the world doesn't know of the mighty Megaman. It really is."

"Just tell us who you are already!" Megaman demanded.

"Of course! How rude of me!" The Navi bowed. "My name is Centaurman. I hope I'll get to see more of you and your clique soon, Megaman. For I must plan the destruction of the World of Reality."

"World of Reality?" Gutsman got confused.

"Quite simply, my ox-brained friend, I'm going to eradicate the world of the humans."

"Man, not another one!" Netto groaned. "Why do WE keep getting the crazy ones?"

"I don't know. Maybe we just have a knack for drawing creeps and crazies out."

"Stop ignoring me!" Centaurman politely called out. "Now, let me just say this... my majesty would truly appreciate it if you were to be disposed of, so that... actually, I'll stop there." He brought his finger up in a secretive tone. "Wouldn't want to spoil our, conquest, plans!"

A buster shot streaked past Centaurman's face, grazing off some of his flowing hair.

"Tell this 'majesty' of yours," Megaman, Roll, and Gutsman lined up side by side. "That I and my friends won't fall so easily to the likes of you." Megaman chuckled a bit. "Though, you are the first opponent who actually revealed their evil intentions of world destruction as a rep from your organization."

Some minor laughing exited the horned Navi's mouth. "I should be honored then. I will delete you and your friends before you get powerful enough to strike us down!" His hair soon turned from brown to an emerald green. "Centaur Mode on!"

The Navi's legs soon disappeared, becoming enveloped in a glowing rainbow light. The lower part of his soon became rugged, stemming into a horse's body and legs, tinted a midnight black. The tail spouting from the end developed into spikes.

"Now you will fear only one thing: my unending wrath!"

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The three Navis looked up at the centaur Navi, seeing how the transformation made him grow larger in size, almost the size of their good ally Knightman.

"Alright guys, you know what to do!" Netto announced.

"Battle Routine, Set!"

"Execute!

"Tremble before my might, puny Navis!"

The horseman Navi raised his upper hooves, and then proceeded to slam down into the ground, destroying some of the rubber-duck shaped floor, releasing a shockwave aimed towards our heroes.

Gutsman cracked some floor ahead of them, halting the shockwave in its path. Laughing loudly, Centaurman charged fast, and jumped over the cracks, looking down at his enemies.

"Hehehehehe... time to work things up a notch!" Four different colored lights started glowing underneath his hooves. His horse form jumped up and slammed down on the floor. "Element Torrent!"

Towers of fire, water, lightning, and wood careened towards the three of them. Megaman charged his buster, and fired at the rampaging centaur, cutting down the wood towers with ease, and air dashing over the destroyed towers.

"Guys, get yourselves charged up!" Megaman commanded, charging his buster up. His friends nodded, charging their power up as well.

"Don't think you can get past me, guys!" The large Navi held out his hands, with blue orbs being channelled. "Immobilizer!" Clenching the orbs in his hands, Centaurman releases the energy, immediately binding the Navis to their current positioning. His back hooves began scraping themselves to the ground. "Now, this will be delightful! CENTAUR CHARGE!"

Taking aim at the blue Navi, he began charging head-on towards him. However, instead of digging his head and fists against Megaman, he got knocked back a good few meters, clutching his face from Megaman.

"Heh. He didn't see Megaman pulling out a Wide Sword." Netto laughed lightly.

"It's Gutsman turn, guts!" Freeing himself from the immobilized position, Gutsman charged forward, and his hand turned into a blaster. "Guts Machine Gun!" Raining a volley of Megaman-style plasma shots, he repeatedly pelted Centaurman, pushing him back repeatedly.

"Roll Arrow!" Roll summoned her bow, and fired a heart-shaped arrow at the horseman Navi. Recovering in time, Centaurman flashed some energy ahead of his arm, and blocked the arrow with a large shield, bearing his symbol. "What?"

"Humph. A slight screw-up in my battle plan, and I almost get freaking served." Centaurman swore, spitting out some digital data. Large amounts of energy were beginning to pour out of Centaurman's body, channelling it into his hands. "Desperation Move: CENTAUR LANCE!"

As if on cue, a large battle spear as long as Centaurman appeared in his hand. Emanating with dark energy, he lashed the spearhead against the ground, deleting the strip of floor ahead of him. He muttered something under his breath, and increased the length of the spear shaft, pointing the blade at the three heroes.

He thrusted his spear ahead, repeatedly striking the Navis, as they were paralysed from the blade's dark energy. A few thrusts on each Navi, and he slashed at their legs, knocking them to the ground. The hoof steps drew closer, as Centaurman laughed evilly at his weakened enemies.

"No more stalling." He muttered as he raised his spear into the air. "FACE DELETION!"

He slams his spear as fast and hard as he can, with the three Navis shutting their eyes, and bracing for the impact.

"MEGAMAN!"

The sound of energy clashing against one another suddenly filled the Net area. Megaman, Roll, and Gutsman looked up to see a large Red Navi. He wielded a large energy saber, wore red armor on his legs, head, and chest. He had large, flowing blond hair, and his face was that of the already deceased Life Virus.

"Zero!" Megaman called out.

Centaurman scoffed at the ex-virus. "I don't care who you are! I'm going to finish you too!" Centaurman lashed his lance at him, but Zero's weapon had evaded the slash, and had grazed his face with a deep cut. "GAH! Oh, you did NOT just do that!"

"I do not tolerate vile Navis." Zero muttered in his deep voice.

Transforming back to his normal form, Centaurman looked at Megaman. "Believe me, my blue bomber, we will engage once more in mortal combat. And I will be the victor!"

Opening up the same blue vortex he came in through, the longhaired Navi vanished through it.

Turning his patented Z-Saber off, he sighed, and looked at his old friend. "Megaman, it is so nice to see you again."

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Back in Netto's home page, the four Navis had decided to catch up with their friend, who was once the dread Zero Virus. The home page, with links to Yaito, Dekao, and Meiru's homepages, was dotted also with soccer ball decorations.

"Zero, thank you for saving us." Megaman thanked.

"Think nothing of it, my old friend." His glowing yellow eyes flickered slightly. "Though, I'll admit that all I was after, was that Navi who attacked you."

"You were?"

"Indeed. I was sent by order of SciLabs and NAXA to find Navis who are associated with the organization 'Grand Divinity'."

"Who are they?" Megaman asked.

"We believe this organization will rise up, becoming a new global threat, much like Nebula and WWW. Though we only know very little of Grand Divinity, they are dealing with crimes major enough to put the world on edge."

"What crimes, guts?"

"They have been attacking and abducting Navis who wander the Net. It is uncertain as to what they are doing to them, or what their intentions with them are, but all that we know is that abduction rates are beginning to rise. And it just had to happen at the time of the soon-to-be VR unveiling..."

"VR unveiling?" Roll wondered, before she looked on with excited eyes. "Oh! Isn't that that new attraction in Giga City?"

"That is correct, miss." Zero nodded. "The VR Realm, as it will be soon called, will enable humans and their Navis to wander the Cyber Realm together, as they merge and become one; this allows humans to feel what their Navis feel, and even fight like their Navis."

"That sounds confusing, guts..." The construction-themed Navi rubbed his head.

"Hey, don't worry, man! We'll handle it just fine!" Megaman patted his buddy's back.

"Well, make sure you come down to Giga City in two weeks, Megaman." Zero materialized three letters in his hand, and passed them to the three Navis. "These will allow you free entry into the attraction when it comes out. I bet it feels good to know someone high-up." He chuckled, and turned his back to them. "I hope I'll see you then." With that, Zero vanished.

"Wow..." Megaman was in awe. "The VR Realm..."

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"Soon, it will be my time to rise once more..."

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The anticipated two weeks have passed, as Dekao, Meiru, and Netto took the network tram from ACDC town, to the monstrously large complex that is Giga City. Unfortunately, their pal Yaito could not accompany them, as she and Glyde had to meet with her parents in Creamland. They saw so many people gather around the entrance, almost looking like an angry mob pushing their way into the building. Thankfully, the security around there was decent enough to prevent a mob gathering, and the mingled crowds were now getting in slowly.

Dekao simply yawned as they finally got into the building, all three of them eying many Navi Battle Arenas, where they saw some people using their customized Navis to have fun. There were also Navi-compatible arcade machines, which would allow humans and their Net Navis to play the same together, although it was featured mostly on First Person Shooters and flight simulators. There were of course food courts and even a movie theatre inside the massive entertainment complex.

"Wow!" Netto cheered in awe. "They certainly outdid themselves in this Giga City complex!"

"Yeah!" Dekao added. "Games, movies, a food court, and this VR thing too!" He turned to Meiru with hearts in his eyes. "Hey Meiru-chan, how about we come here sometime, just the two of us?"

A single sweat drop cascaded down the side of the pink-haired girl's head. "Uh... I'll... need to think about it, Dekao-kun." She turned to Netto. "When do you think they'll begin the unveiling of the VR World?"

Megaman beeped from his PET. "Zero said he would also e-mail me the time of the unveiling, so let's just have some fun in the meanwhile!"

"Sounds like a plan, Megaman, guts!" Gutsman chimed in. "Hey Megaman, how about we have a Net Battle?"

"Wanna get served again, Gutsy? Sounds good with me!" Megaman laughed light-heartedly.

"Hey Roll, wanna check out the UFO Catchers?" Meiru held up the PET to her face.

"Sure thing, Meiru!" Roll said. She waved with her hand. "Play nicely, you two!"

The construction robot Navi only blushed a bright pink. "Aww, guts, she waved at me!"

"She waved at us!" The blue Navi corrected his friendly rival.

"We'll have a quick Net Battle, and then how about we try out those Navi-compatible games?" Netto offered.

"I don't mind, guts! Me and Megaman will have LOTS of fun beating Dekao and Netto, right Mega, guts?"

"Yeah, so you better watch out, Netto-kun!" The two of them laughed out loud that time.

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While her operator watched Netto and Dekao in the distance Net Battling away, Roll was hooked into the UFO Catcher machine, manually controlling the little disk. She hovered over a pair of Viewtiful Joe and Sexy Silvia dolls holding hands. She pressed the button in her UFO, and snagged the pair in her crane, hovering the disk over to the big slot, and dropped it down, so Meiru could pick up the dolls.

"Oh, these two look so cute!" She squealed, hugging the two Viewtiful plushies to her body.

"They remind me of two certain people I happen to know..." Roll giggled, catching her operator's blushing face.

Suddenly, she heard a loud, automated crash behind her in a racing console.

"Wow... you're just too good! I can never win!"

"Don't worry, Eiji! You'll get there!"

A little boy climbed out of the console. He has brown hair, tied in the back into a short ponytail coming down to the back of his neck. He has a white shirt with orange sleeves, and black shorts with sandals. His grey eyes looked up to the pretty-dressed Meiru, and he blushed like all crazy, clutching his bright green PET in his hands to his chest.

"I-I'm sorry! I didn't mean to stare!" His soft voice stammered.

"Hey, wait, don't worry about it little guy!" Meiru grabbed onto his shoulder, and held him into place. "You didn't have to overreact like that."

"Oh... right, thank you miss." He bowed innocently. "Would it be alright if I introduced myself?"

She giggled, looking at the little youngster. "Well, of course you can."

"My name is Eiji Himezaki!" He chirped.

"Don't forget me!"

A Navi appeared on his PET. A female Navi appeared with green armor overlapping her body-shaping light green knee-high Navi dress. Her two large frayed blond pigtails bounced along with her blue eyes. She waved her white-gloved arms playfully; small green fragments hovered around her hands. She has small white Navi boots and black stockings stopping under her dress.

"Oh, of course!" Eiji smiled, holding out his PET playfully to Meiru's. "This is my best friend, my Net Navi, Pallette."

"I'm Meiru Sakurai," She bowed, "and this is my Navi, Roll."

"Nice to meet the both of you." Roll introduced herself.

Pallette returned it. "Likewise, Roll!"

"Would you like to meet my friends?" She kindly offered. "I'm very sure Netto-kun would love to meet a nice boy such as yourself."

Eiji's eyes bolted open. "Wait... Netto? You mean Netto Hikari is your friend?" His eyes widened even more when she added a nod. "Wow... I GET TO MEET THE GREAT NETTO HIKARI!" He squealed, before realizing what he did. He blushed very brightly, and scratched the back of his head. "I mean, I really would like to meet him, Miss Meiru."

"That's great then!" She grabbed his hand, which prompted a quick blush from Eiji. "Netto-kun and Megaman would love to meet you two as well."

Meiru and her new friend started heading over to where Netto and Dekao were still in their Net Battle, a holographic screen showing Megaman and Gutsman both bearing their Buster and Machine Gun respectively at each other. A determined smirk crossed both of their faces, as charged blasts fired out both of their guns.

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The story... will continue next time.