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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"Netto, could I ask a quick favor from you today?" The motherly tone of Haruka Hikari asked her son, who was skimming through the newspaper she brought in. She smiled lightly to herself, seeing her son eating his breakfast.

"Of course, okaa-san! What do you need?"

"Well, when you can, see if you can place an order for me in the Giga City Net's bookstore. There's this cookbook that I want so badly, it's to die for!"

Netto sweat-dropped. "Don't take it that far, okaa-san... but sure, I'll do that, first thing!" He cleared his place on the table, and then went upstairs into his room. He jacked his PET into his computer's terminal. "Jack in, Megaman! Execute!"

While the young male sat down in his chair, he heard Haruka call out from downstairs. "Netto! Meiru and Dekao are here! And they brought a little friend!"

"Hmm? They brought Eiji too?" Netto said to himself. Before he could get up from his seat to tell them that he would take a little bit, his pals walked into his room. "Oh! Hey guys!"

"So, are we gonna see the movie or what, man?" Dekao asked.

"I'm really sorry, guys..." Netto apologized. "I'm just doing a quick favor for my mom. She asked if I could order a cookbook for her from the Giga City bookstore."

"It's nice that you're helpful, Netto-kun." Meiru said. "But we got our tickets already, and the next screening of "Sunset at Seijyun" will be in half an hour!"

"No rush though!" Eiji chimed, as everyone seemed to face-fault right at that moment.

"Netto-kun, I'm right at the book store!" Megaman called out. "Thankfully, they still have a copy left. I'm gonna place the order, and then we'll be on our way!"

Netto nodded. "Alright, Megaman."

The grey-eyed kid looked around his room, almost ready to burst out in squeals from being in the same room as the Savior of the world. However excited he was, he kept his composure, and eyed a photo of two babies, both smiling with brown hair and eyes.

"Netto-kun," Eiji pointed. "Is that you?"

"Oh. Yeah, it is. That was me and my older brother when we were babies." His voice was a little lower now. "However, he died at that age. From what, I don't know. My dad didn't want to lose him so easily, so he took some of his DNA and encoded it into a program... and that's how Megaman was made."

"WHAT?" The three friends looked so surprised.

"So, in other terms, Megaman is your brother?" Meiru was so confused. "That doesn't make any sense!

Dekao's mouth was just hanging open. "This is the first time WE'VE heard of this!"

The Megaman-emblemed boy giggled nervously. "Oh yeah, I guess I didn't really let you guys in on that one."

"I-I-I'm sorry I brought it up!" Eiji stuttered.

"Okay, Netto-kun, I placed the order. It'll be here in a couple of days. Don't forget to tell mom about that, alright?" The blue Navi spoke, his voice being more than a little unnerved.

"You okay, Megaman?" His operator asked in concern.

"I'm fine. I just ran into the wrong person, is all. Let's head to the theater."

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"We have already extracted two Navis from the VR program, without the nosy officials butting in, my liege." Centaurman reported. "They are being transferred to the... Asylum."

"Excellent. You have done well, Centaurman." An old but evil voice said. "Continue extracting the trapped Navis."

"At your command."

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"I'll meet you guys in the theater! Just save a seat for me while I get myself something to eat!" Netto called out to his crew, getting in line for the concession stand. He looked back to see his friends about to head into theater 4, where it was showing the movie they were going to see. "Oh well! They won't get anything else from me now."

"C'mon, Netto-kun, why don't you at least get everyone a big bag of candy?"

"Well, I suppose it would be a kind gesture. The only problem is, what are the others' exact sweet teeth?"

"Hmm... we've known them for quite a bit, and yet we never even saw them eat candy, even yesterday at Giga City."

"True. What's the universal candy that people like?"

"Stop wasting my time, and let's get going."

An all too familiar voice struck behind Netto. He turned around to see a long-time rival of his: the green pants, red-vested, black shirted, skunk-colored hair rival Enzan Ijuin. (Author's note: for you Enzan fans, applause and/or squeal, because you know you wanna...)

"Hey! Long time no see, Enzan!" He waved.

"Oh, it's you."

"What are you up to currently?"

"A colleague of mine wanted to see this one movie with me. That new action-thriller 'Desperado'."

Netto's lips curled into a smile. "Are you on a date?"

A very faint blush covered the skunk-haired's cheeks, before he looked away. "Don't be ridiculous, idiot. She's just someone I happen to work with, and we both happen to want to watch the same movie."

"... You're on a date!" As he taunted his rival some more, he could feel the cashier from the concession stand behind him poke his shoulder. He was now blushing from the sheer embarrassment. "Oh, sorry."

"Idiot..."

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"Hello. Are you feeling any better, my friend?"

"I..." a flat and unsure voice continued. "Think I feel fine. I don't remember what happened to me exactly."

"Oh dear, that's terrible!"

A Navi looked up at a slightly bigger Navi than himself. The bigger Navi was rubbing his head in confusion, looking around the bleak white surroundings. It had jagged shoulders covered in ice, tiny arms with massive red hands following it; his red feet were as big as his hands, and his body was circular and white like snow, but was deceptively tough as ice. A large patch of hoarfrost covered one of his eyes, along with some of his scarf and toque.

The other Navi had long arms that outstretched his body; his bright pink-yellow-blue colors were dotted all over his body, arms, and legs. His head was just a white sphere, with a face of a dis-proportioned jester, his lips caught in a frightening smile. The legs of the Navi were curved together to make a hoop. "Since I, Clownman, am an expert with dealing with Navis such as yourself, who have forgotten their memories, I will fill you in!"

"Okay..."

"You see, I was just minding my own business in the Net Area near Sharo," Clownman's voice carried a tone of a common comical man. "When all of a sudden, I saw you getting attacked by some pesky electric-type viruses, so I took them down with ease, and brought you to my happy, happy, happy place, the Asylum! I and my colleagues worked a-round the clock, to ensure you were all spick-and-or-span!"

"Wow! Thanks, doc!" The burly Navi said.

"Oh, I'm no doctor, but I do appreciate the compliment oh-so MUCH!" He started laughing maniacally. "But, I digress... the Asylum also ensures that the Navis we save, become great warriors of JUSTICE! The Asylum fights for justice alongside the great organization, Grand Divinity! Would you like to fight for justice in the name of the Asylum and Grand Divinity?"

"Golly, gee whiz, sure!" The burly Navi said.

"Well, that's splendid! Then you, my dear pal Frostman, will be given your first assignment, right-a-way!"

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A very bewildered Netto, with a bag filled with varied candies, crept his way into the theater his friends were inside, and easily spotted his friends and their seats, due to Dekao's mostly baldhead reflecting some light. He walked over to them, and sat beside Eiji.

"What'd I miss?" He whispered to Meiru.

"Just some previews and the opening credits." She said back at his tone. "Hey, what did you bring?"

"A bag of candy. I didn't know what you guys wanted, so I got a little of everything." He softly showed the others.

"Yay! Chocolate-Peanuts!" The littlest one cheered quietly, as he dug in and took a handful.

"Alright! Wing-Dings!" The fat kid almost took the bag unintentionally when reaching in.

"Ooh, Candy Hearts." The sole girl of the group said when she took a few hearts.

Netto was mostly surprised, as he saw that there was only one kind of candy left in his bag. "Wow... you guys really sifted through that bag."

"Shut up. The dialogue just started!" Dekao blurted out.

The gang were now just relaxing and watching the movie, with their PETs tucked away on their sides, with the exception of Eiji, who was holding his PET on his lap so Pallette could see the movie too. Netto caught sight of this, and wondered something quickly, before turning his attention back to the movie. An action-comedy-romance filled with fight scenes is something no one should really miss.

His fat friend suddenly sneezed. "Man, that's uncalled for."

Dismissing that as non-important, he continued to stare at the screen. He ignored a couple sneezing behind his seat as well. His attention was taken however, when Meiru let loose a loud sneeze. "Excuse me."

"Guys," Eiji said timidly. "Is it me, or is it getting colder in here?"

"Eiji, are you alright?" The pig-tailed Navi was concerned.

"Netto-kun," Megaman said. "Eiji's right. The temperature in the theater is suddenly dropping."

"We gotta find some way to connect into the network!" Netto loudly said, before skating up the aisle to a security setup. Seeing his friends behind him, they pulled out their PETs. "Jack in, Megaman/Roll/Gutsman/Pallette! Execute!"

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Inside the net area of the theater, the four Navis were looking around for the cause of the trouble. Icy surfaces were covering the ground, and even froze a Mr. Prog in its wake. Gutsman walked up to it, and with his hefty hand, freed the program from the ice.

"Mr. Prog! What happened here?" Megaman asked.

The program stopped shaking, and answered him. "I was just minding my business, when all of a sudden, this big round snow Navi attacked me! He said something about how he was doing this for 'great justice' or something like that, and then he lowered the temperature!"

"Preaching about justice?" Roll wondered. She looked at her blue companion. "Mega, do you think this has anything to do with that group?"

"Grand Divinity... I know it is." Megaman said.

"And what's worse," the Mr. Prog continued. "Is that that awful Navi said he would do that to the entire building too, and lock down the doors!"

Pallette's visage turned grim. "That lunatic's planning to freeze everyone to death!"

"But why would the bad Navi tell you all that?" Gutsman asked.

"He said it would be fun, because after all the humans perished, he said we'd all go have fun in the snow." The program finished.

"This guy sounds like a nutcase!" Netto said. "I have to let Enzan know about this too!"

"Good call, Netto-kun."

After Megaman quickly processed the email and sent it, he looked back at the Mr. Prog. "Do you know what's going on with the other net areas in the theater?"

"Well, I, along with my subordinates, do keep watch over the other climate control units in here, and for the automatic gates as well. Please, make sure my boys are okay!" The program pleaded.

"Meiru, Dekao, Eiji! Let's split up and take down any viral activity!" Netto led on. "We can't let any viruses, or this evil Navi get away with this!"

"OKAY!"

"I'll stay here and clean up this mess!" Megaman pointed out.

"Take care, Mega." Roll wished, as his three pals jacked out.

"Can the main gates be accessed from here, Mr. Prog?" Megaman asked quickly.

"Just take the path behind me. Before I was frozen, I saw the evil Navi go that way." The program said. "But please be wary of viruses. They popped up right behind that big Navi."

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"ROLL ARROW!"

"GUTS PUNCH!"

"PALLETTE BULLETS!"

The raid of small snowballs and igloo-shaped virii were deleted with the barrage of the three allies' combined attacks. Taking a quick breather, two more snowball-type virii appeared out of nowhere, firing Bubble Shots. Gutsman lept ahead of the two girls and punched them hard, deleting them on the spot.

"Whew... Gutsman handled snowballs easy." He assumed the worst was over as he dusted his hands. Suddenly, a long serpentine virus appeared behind him, blowing an arctic blast on his back. "GUTS!"

"Not so fast!" Roll roared, as she launched Roll Arrows one after another, stunning the beast as it started to slither towards her.

"Pallette! Help Ms. Roll out with this!" Eiji inserted a Battlechip into his PET. "Insert: Volt Spike!"

"Thanks!" Her hands became two conductors, as she lept right at the virus. "VOLT SPIKE!" The icy snake was writhing in pain from the electrical shocks, before it faded into deletion.

"Nice move, Pallette!" Roll complimented! "That was great!"

From Dekao using a Recovery80 on him, Gutsman shrugged off his chilled backside. "Gotta keep going."

From their distance, the three of them saw four Mr. Progs being surrounded by icy hands, armed to the teeth with bombs. Surrounded and on top of shining ice, they had to act quickly.

"Gutsman, I don't trust the thickness of that ice." Roll turned to her construction-themed ally. "Please stay here and provide assistance for us."

"Sure thing, Roll-chan, guts!"

Roll and Pallette fired their weapons onto the hands, drawing their attention away from the Mr. Progs and towards the females.

"I'll insert another Volt Spike!" Eiji slid in another Battlechip, seeing Pallette shocking half of the hands into a 3x2 range of deletion.

Meiru pulled out an Electric chip herself and slid it in as well. "Insert: Elec Scimitar!" Her Navi's hand became a rough-edged sword brimming with electric power, slicing away at the remaining hands.

"Are you guys okay?" Roll asked the Mr. Progs, guiding them off the assumably thin surface.

"Yes, we are fine now." A gruff-sounding Prog said. "Thanks for saving my fellows and me back there."

"A big icy Navi encased us on this thin ice area." A squeaky Prog followed up. "He told us that when he was done killing the humans, he would free us and we would have fun in the snow!"

"He's probably on his to the Main Lobby lock!" A third Prog added. "You've got to get there and stop him!"

"So don't worry about us!" A bold Prog finished up. "We programs will clean up this area here, so please stop him!"

"Guts..." Contemplating, the big Navi looked at his female companions. "Gutsman stay here with programs in case viruses attack again."

"Good call, Gutsman!" Roll looked up, as if looking at her operator. "Meiru, Megaman's probably already heading that way! We should head over to the Main Lobby, and see if Mega needs our help."

"Got it Roll! Let's go Eiji!"

"Right!"

And with that, Roll and Pallette jacked out, leaving Gutsman to supervise the Progs who were getting to work fixing the Netspace.

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The story, continues next time...