"I guarantee, it will be a perfect distraction, Lord Wylie."

Lord Wylie looked down at the man before him, raising an eyebrow.

"I'm not entirely convinced since what you propose to do would only affect children, Count Zap."

"Ah, but here's the little detail." Count Zap grinned. "If children are upset, then many grown ups will be distracted, be it parents or company owners. It'd be a perfect time to make small data robberies without being detected. Plus, it's a good way to cause mayhem in general. Admit it, causing chaos for the sake of chaos can be pleasurable, Lord Wylie."

"True." Lord Wylie chuckled. "Very well, you may go through with this plan. Though, one more thing I ask since I know you're capable." Lord Wylie's gave turned serious. "I need your navi to disable the power at one of the old SciLab data holds so that Torchman and Wizardman can pick up some much needed data I need. Easily done?"

Count Zap bowed.

"My Lord, it will be a glorious performance I will gladly perform."

"Good… and one more thing."

"Yes?"

Lord Wylie's eyes went dark.

"If you cross paths with the navi known as Megaman, delete him on sight. Understood?"

Count Zap nodded.

"Loud and Clear, Lord Wylie."

"Good… Now go."

Spread chaos on the net.

oooooo

"This is gonna be so awesome!"

Lan pumped a fist in the air, leaning back in his desk chair.

"We're gonna get to play Rockman Legends 3 before it even comes out! How many kids can say that?"

"Not many." Megaman chuckled, the navi currently present on Lan's computer monitor. "I can't wait to try out the new weapons they'll have for us navis to use in the game. Plus, finally get the conclusion to the story."

"No kidding. We gotta see if Rockman was finally able to go home."

"All answers at midnight from what I understand." Megaman smiled. "I'm guessing you and the others are going to hype yourselves on sugar as a means of staying awake?"

"Oh, totally. Don't worry, we're still going to have real food too. Yai's maid army has a whole dinner planned for us and plenty of snacks and of course… our sweet nectar."

Megaman shook his head, chuckling.

"You and your weird addiction to Dr. Prog. Seriously, what is so great about that stuff?"

"It's uber sweet and gives you a kick!" Lan grinned, folding his arms behind his head. "It's… hard to explain. Especially to someone who doesn't have taste buds."

Megaman smiled.

"I don't mind. I like hearing you describe stuff like that."

"It's sweet… fizzy. It makes your mouth all tingly and then when the caffeine kicks in, it's like… well, like a rush from getting a recovery chip I guess."

"Oh!"

"But like… times ten."

Megaman gave him a concerned look.

"Maybe you shouldn't drink too many. After ten recovery chips I can't stop bouncing around the server."

"That's the whole point!" Lan laughed. "Don't worry, I'll be fine."

"You'll sleep at some point, right?"

"I"ll sleep when I'm-"

Lan decided not to finish the last part, at the look his navi was giving him.

"When I'm dead tired. There."

"Good. Just want ya to make good choices too."

"I will… Besides, not like I'm gonna speed through it. Where's the fun in that?"

"Exactly…" Megaman gave an innocent look. "And… I'll get to be Rockman, right?"

"Heck yes you will be! I know how much you love playing as him."

"Yes!" Megaman pumped his first before composing himself. "I mean… Thank you."

Lan laughed before getting out of his chair, checking his backpack one last time.

"Okay… Pajamas, because the best way to play a game is in happy clothes… Gamepad, can't play without it… PET adapter so my awesome navi can play as the main character… change of clothes… and my toothbrush because I know someone will be on my case about it."

"Not my fault I don't want you losing a perfectly good adult tooth at age 14."

"Yes, yes." Lan slung the backpack over his shoulder, picking up a pillow before getting Megaman's PET, pointing it at the monitor. "Jack out."

Megaman disappeared from the computer monitor, appearing on the PET's screen.

"Well, ready for some fun?"

Megaman nodded.

"Let's do it."

oooooo

Time moved quickly as soon as the boys arrived at Yai's place. Dinner was served, the teens stuffing themselves quickly before heading to the gaming room, all dressed in their pajamas and sprawled about on a huge blanket and pillow nest they had built around the couches in the room.

They glanced up every now and then at the big screen in the room that had the logo of the game they eagerly awaited to play displayed on it with a timer right below it.

They still had another two hours to go before it was time.

"Best. Idea. Ever." Dex grinned, flopping back against a couch. "We seriously deserved this after this week's test."

"No kidding." Tori lied out his stomach, hugging a pillow. "I mean, I know my history of the Net Guardians pretty well but the details can be a pain to remember."

"Or remembering how to spell the names properly… or at the very least remembering their full names." Yai crossed her arms, leaning back in the chair of pillows she had made for herself. "The only one I remember best is Fairy Leviathan and even then I struggle with spelling the second part of her name."

"Sage Harpuia, Fairy Leviathan, Fighting Fefnir and Hidden Phantom."

All looked to Lan with flat expressions… and some what surprise at him remembering all the names.

"Since when are you a smart alec?" Dex asked.

"I… kind of grew up hearing about them from my dad." Lan shrugged. "Not to be that person but remember, those guys were made from Megaman X's data. The net navi my grandfather designed so… it's kind of something I just know about."

"And you've cared when?" Yai raised an eyebrow.

"I cared for my test because it meant I could get a rare battle chip… and Dad promised to play Legends with me when I get home tomorrow."

"Ah, there's the carrot." Mayl smirked, nudging him with her pillow. "What battle chip huh?"

"Still deciding." He smirked, folding his arms behind his head. "I mean, it definitely helped that Ciel helped me cram the night before too."

"... Oh that's it! Get him!" Tori sat up, throwing his pillow at Lan. "You got reinforcements?!"

"UWAH! I can't help it, cousin perks! And it wasn't that much, just helping me focus!"

"Nope, you still get the punishment." Mayl smacked him a bit with her own pillow. "So where is she anyway?"

"She promised to go in blind with Zarek for Legends tomorrow. So, she didn't want ANY spoilers." Lan shrugged. "Can't blame her. I, however, don't mind."

"Except when it comes to when he's not about to get all the answers. I remember how you freaked that one time-"

"Ap ap! We said we weren't gonna talk about THAT movie." Lan shook his head. "But yeah… It's just kinda Hikari family history. Sure, there's a lot I still don't know but that's something I heard a lot of stories about."

"Do you ever get to see them in person?" Tori asked.

"I've never met them." Lan answered. "They're busy navis… I mean, Dad said I did once when I was a baby but I'm not gonna remember that. The only navi I've met that's famous is the man himself, X."

"What's he like?" Dex leaned forward. "Is he tough as nails? Commanding? Everyone knows he was once a great warrior."

Lan sat up, a serious look coming to his eyes.

"Here's a secret about Megaman X…"

Everyone leaned in closer.

"He's… a science geek like my dad." He deadpanned.

"What!?"

"You're joking!"

Lan shook his head.

"Nope. Strict cyber science researcher just like him. He doesn't really leave SciLabs either, except during holidays when everyone gets kicked out. He commands respect, but that's because that's how X is. He treats everyone with it." Lan explained, grabbing his PET, pulling up an image. "Everyone thinks he's a big tough war hero… but then there's also this."

They leaned over, eyes widening at the image.

X and Zero were in what they could assume to be a heated debate… X hiding something behind his back.

"What is he… doing?"

"Oh, Zero was yelling at him for swiping his saber. Like I said… geek." Lan shrugged. "Cool, but a geek… and also no nonsense."

"Oh, don't lie, Lan." Megaman spoke up. "You know what you did."

"What did you do?"

"... I tried to steal him before I had my own navi. I got locked outta my PET for three days!"

Everyone was silent before they broke down laughing.

"YOU TRIED TO NET BATTLE WITH MEGAMAN X!?"

Lan turned red in the face, flopping backwards onto the pillows.

"I was seven, okay? Kid logic."

"You actually tried though! And he locked you outta your own PET!?" Tori laughed, wiping at his eyes.

Lan groaned, putting his hands over his face.

"Shuuuut up! It was stupid!"

"Ahuh. I'm not surprised." Mayl grinned, giggling up a storm.

"So, the great netbattler got taken out by Megaman X without even fighting!"

Lan rolled over, giving Megaman a look.

"Thank you for this. Thank you."

Megaman shrugged, smirking.

"I assist where I can."

Lan shook his head.

"Alright, you guys have enough fun at my misery?"

"Hm… Are we done guys?" Yai asked, catching her breath.

"For now." Tori grinned. "Not forgetting this though."

"Never letting me live it down?"

"NOPE!"

"Great."