Nobody's POV- huh? What did you say?
"Basically what happened next is that Mega passed out, Wily went insane a little too early and jumped up, and-"
"You, for someone so powerful, Dark Rush, you'd expect to have less run-on sentences," Maylu cuts him off.
"I-uh-" The little fatedog's face freezes momentarily. "Well, you know... Anyway, we find out that Chaud and Proto Man are evil...yadda yadda yadda... Lan goes chasing Wily..."
"Yes, and you ought to know by now just how embarrassing it is to save your worst enemy's life," Lan interrupted, his face red and a sweatdrop coursing down his cheek. "How in the world was I supposed to know that Chaud and Proto were really impostors and the real ones were hidden in a cellar under Wily's headquarters?" He pauses to glare. "Plus, my legs hurt now."
"That's a new one," Tory observes with a laugh. "You go chasing people all the time and it never hurts."
Lan mutters something unintelligible. By now, his face is scarlet and the sweat isn't really helping – his headband must be soaked.
"The rest isn't really important, so that's why this is an epilogue," Yai declares suddenly as she swivels around to face... What? Why can she see you readers staring back at me like that? Oh, it's like on Malcolm in the Middle. "So that's why we're all sitting around this table and sipping hot chocolate... Er, hot chocolate?" She lifts the cup in her left hand and stares down the film of brown stuff sloshing inside.
"Hot chocolate is perfect for this sort of thing," the Dark Rush replies sweetly, grinning from ear to floppy ear. "It's reckoning time."
"Too bad the Navis are out," Dex mopes, leaning back in the chair so that it nearly tips over. "Then we could...uh..."
"Discuss matters of little importance?" suggests the Dark Rush teasingly. "What else would we do?"
Dex shrugs and walks over to the window. They're sitting in the abandoned cafeteria of the DenTech City elementary school – yes, don't ask me why – and when he pulls up the small, rectangular-shaped pane of glass, he sees NetNavis playing around outside, still with their armour and tightsuits on. Five Navis stood out among the milling mass of people and Navis – Roll, Ice Man, Glide, Guts Man, and Mega Man. He watches as Mega throws a MiniBoomer (Where in the world do they come from if they're in the Real World?) to Guts, who deflects it with his bulky fist and sends it ricocheting back the window. In a few seconds, Dex turns back around, MiniBoomer in his mouth.
"That actually hurts, you know," he says angrily while the other five – DR included, of course – laugh at him.
"We're not laughing at you," the Dark Rush replies pleasantly in response to his extreme anger. "We're laughing at...um..."
Dex's face flames and he glares pointedly at the fatedog, who unconsciously scratches his ear with his hind leg while he tries to find an answer to the question. "Er..."
Suddenly, somebody appears in a burst of light. It's a mysterious figure; the figure bows, seats itself upon the edge of the cafeteria table and turns to face them all. It's really hard to say if it's female or male, on account that it's a hazy mass of dark shadows, with two glowing, beady eyes. Let's just call this mysterious figure an it, shall we?
"Hi! I'm Fanficcer!" it announces, in perfect tune with a small yellow...Pikachu? How is that possible in the Mega Man category?! Oh, wait, he's just my mascot... Now I'm narrating about myself. I guess it's my POV, then. Watch:
Fanficcer's POV
Doesn't that look cool? Anyway, to get back to the story, they all stared at Fanficcer like it was insane, except for Lan, of course.
"You're the author?" he wonders in a slow, deadpanned monotone. "You with the crazy Pokémon?"
"Yup, but you don't have to say anything. I'm just narrating."
"Ah..." Maylu, not really getting it, turns to the Dark Rush. "What happens to the Navis?" she asks, an actually intelligent question for once.
"Simple... They can't get deleted here, but they can in the Cyberworld. They can live in either place, and their lives are so much easier."
Fanficcer grinned and holds up the peace sign, followed by the Pikachu (who is Pikasqueaks, as you all know by now). "Rock on everybody, this is how I like it."
And the rest, as they say, is history.
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Pikasqueaks: Yeah!
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Fanficcer: So yeah, that was the original epilogue. I think it came right after the chapter where Yai taught Tory how to stock Chips. (grins reminiscently) I've got a lot of fanfics to write…
Pikasqueaks: Over (insert random number here), in fact.
Fanficcer: Give them the list, Pika. In the meanwhile I'd better get the new muses. (leaves)
Pikasqueaks: Right, so here's the list of TCF's Mega Man and Rockman fics. (winces) In case you're wondering, when it started posting the fic Fanficcer didn't know that Axess – a season of the show, MegaMan: NT Warrior (which means that, yes, TCF has been misspelling the main character's name this whole fic) – took place in the same timeline… What I mean is, they do, but stuff happens in Axess that never happens in Battle Network 3. Also, they're twelve in this fic – according to TCF's screwed logic, that means that they'd be fourteen by BN6 and/or Beast – and in its fanficcing world, they coexist.
And now… Let's escape from my incoherent babbling.
Mega Man fanfics: CC, TGT, IM, UBIN, DFN, RP, WHA, RoM, FF, DCA, TLPC, KG, DoR
Rockman.exe fanfics: FD, TAN, DB, TT
Fanficcer: Hi everyone! I'm back. See, these are the new muses. (points to a yellow Acara walking beside it and a Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles Moogle flying at its shoulder) This is Clara, and this is Magic.
Magic: Hi, everyone, kupo! I'm Fanficcer's conscience. Also, the Dark Rush says he's not a muse, kupo.
Clara: (eyes bugged out) And I thought Pikasqueaks was weird. (turns to readers) Anyway, I'm Clara and I work with TCF about its fanfics. I'm an Acara, from the online game Neopets.
Dark Rush: (suddenly appears) Technically, I'm not a muse or a dark Rush. (glares pointedly at TCF, who averts his gaze) Now, it's time for us to tell you all a secret…
Magic: A random stupid secret of Fanficcer's life, kupo!
Clara: A random stupid secret of a gigantic mistake in Mega Man fanficcing. And no, it's not the fact that TCF has misspelled his name for the whole fic.
Pikasqueaks: It's the secret that… Fanficcer thought up a ZX fanfic before it played the game!
(audible gasp)
Fanficcer: (looks kind of guilty) Come on, muses! It's great for an AU story isn't it, Dark Rush?
Magic: (nods) It is, kupo, but you're still gonna have to do research.
Clara: More than just Wikipedia(dot)org.
Fanficcer: Random bonus thing before there's a renewal of my demented craziness and/or insanity... Principal Herman isn't scheduled to appear before TAN, but everyone else should appear by TGT.
Dark Rush: (rolls eyes) First of all, I'm not a dark Rush and/or a muse. Secondly, yeah – the fic's great. But don't start writing it when Pikasqueaks has his guard down as usual.
Pikasqueaks: Hey! (tries to hit him)
Dark Rush: (rolls away with the greatest of ease) You can't hit me. (pauses) I feel like I'm having a revelation, though. Think I'll go and drive random bad guys like Bass, Voldemort, Ganondorf, Darth Vader and Galbatorix up the wall. Don't know who's the big bad guy at the end of Tales of Symphonia, so I'll just randomly drive other characters up the wall instead.
Mysterious Voice: (floats out of the shadows) Oh no you don't…
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The Dark Rush cocks his head to the side as he watches the furious, incredibly out of character blond approach. For a softhearted Chosen One, she sure looks evil…and out of character. Anyway, up stomps the Chosen of Mana of Sylvarant Colette Brunel, flanked by – weirdly enough – her friends Lloyd and Genis.
The Dark Rush merely blinks and turns away. "What is it, Colette?" he asks her from where he's now turned toward Fanficcer and the three muses. "I always annoy you guys and you never mind."
"Yeah, well, for once we're angry!" cries the very OOC Colette, shaking a pale fist. When Lloyd and Genis give her blank looks, she rolls her eyes with a profound sigh and jabs herself in the chest with one finger. "Well, I am!"
"Right…" The Dark Rush trails off mildly without turning around. "Your point? After all, you must have an ulterior motive."
Colette settles down. "Yeah, I do," she says, wilting slightly before she perks up and begins heading toward Fanficcer. "And I'm gonna prove it."
"I don't like the looks of this!" Genis announces as he runs after the other two.
Meanwhile, Colette is busy cornering TCF, who – as the adjective suggests – is backed up completely in front a wardrobe where the Dark Rush shall commonly perch in the not-so-far future. "You!" the blonde snarls, mouth opened wide to reveal slightly pointed teeth. "You! Why were you so happy when you thought I wasn't an angel?"
TCF stammers, brought momentarily down by the glare of the Brunel. "I…uh… Well, you know, if you're not an angel then I can make you one!" Finally in its groove, it grins and flashes the peace sign and randomly begins dancing. "Holy Song! Holy Song! Holy Song!"
Lloyd looks weirded out. "Definition, Genis?"
The white-haired twelve year-old salutes before beginning. "One of Colette's angel techniques. And also--" here he pulls out a Book of Thecrazyfanficcer from his blue tunic thing and begins leafing through it – "A fanfic where…"
But TCF answers for them. "Where Colette becomes an angel!" It pauses its crazed dancing to feel the said Chosen One's glaring, boring, piercing blue eyes. "That is if, uh, she's not already one!"
Pikasqueaks suddenly approaches, his totally irrelevant thoughts running like a forest wildfire. Akumu and Commander have this story on their favourites lists. I wonder if this means I can annoy Chibi Forte or Megastarmon...or even Rose's Jerome... And is it just me, or am I thinking totally irrelevant thoughts?
But then a none-too-familiar voice screeched into his mind: Pika! No teasing around with other people's muses without their permission! And… Yes, you are being totally irrelevant.
Pikasqueaks rolled his eyes. That was pure Fanficcer for ya.
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A Moogle begins reciting, posed precariously atop the wardrobe by two back feet and no front paws.
"Once the excellent Tales of Symphonia (a video game for Gamecube and Playstation 2, kupo) characters had been intelligently taken away by Clara, kupo, TCF returned to its muses."
Interestingly enough, Fanficcer appears precisely two point five seconds after he said that.
"First of all, I'd like to thank the person who taught me pretty much all of my video game knowledge. (If it weren't for them, I'd be missing my GREATEST FANFIC EVER… You'll find out when I post it!) Secondly, I'd like to thank my loyal betas Terratasha, Fiinikkusu Akumu, Rose Kitsune.EXE, Jhvh777 and Star Holder Commander! And I'd like to thank…
ZiaA, Calenmarwen, RoseZephyr, Masked Dragonfly, Biggest Fan, RIVolleyball214, Chibi tanuki, Evy Sevin, Blizzardfur, Band8PGeek, Kawaii Saffy, Loonytunecrazy, Sn0zb0z, Dead Composer, JainaZekk621, Lady Suneidesis, Forest Girl Kaz, Anon e mus reviewer, KRP, Imposssibledreams2007, Conan98002, IcyWaters, Silver Horror, Yuko6754, Imeejidaiamondo, Firehedgehog, Carsonsheir, SciFiGirl13, Amythcrystal, Amber Komasaki, Off, Destiny Gamer, Dragonkey258, Flower petals falling, Fortune Hunter, Mister Frodo, Z Girl Warrior, Emeralddragonfire, Hermionegranger965, Watevr, Miss Pookamonga, Ri-kun, Fox-Tailed Saiyan, ShinigamiLenne, Emile Stone - Quit , Mak, Shadowneko003 and Fanofthemoon88!
Clara's eyes are wide. "I never realized there are that many people who read your stories, reviewed and/or put them on their favourites lists and/or put them on their alerts lists." She pauses before looking back up at Fanficcer. "Speaking of which… Isn't there something else to say?"
"Too true, kupo," squeaks Magic, cocking his head toward Fanficcer, balancing on one foot as he extends the other toward TCF in a beckoning motion. "Your favourite categories, y'know, kupo?"
"True…" Fanficcer's eyes mist over in its love of all fan fiction. "I like almost every fanfic I read, even if it's a category I don't know about. But I do like Danny Phantom, Artemis Fowl, Rockman.exe (DUH! It's the same thing as this category but better!), Kingdom Hearts, Tales of Symphonia (Why else would I have mentioned it?), Final Fantasy and other random things that you guys might like." It winks mysteriously. "Also… I see Rock approaching."
Sure enough, the seventeen Cyberyear-old blue bomber from five years after this fic – none other than Rockman.exe of Fiddling with Destiny – appears in front of Fanficcer, green, vibrant eyes slit and Buster arm extended. (Though one'd wonder why he actually still has it after all these years. What, no more cool Navi updates?) "All right, TCF, spill the beans," he threatens, also incredibly out of character. "What's the single category that comes closest to EXE/Battle Network/NT Warrior?"
Fanficcer magically produces a Book of Thecrazyfanficcer out of nowhere even under threat of that deadly blue Buster. "Well, I have too many Tactics Advance stories," it mutters under its breath as Rock/Mega's Buster lightly taps its forehead, "but I don't want to think up any more." It continues flipping through the pages till it comes to what it wants.
"Aha." Fanficcer straightens and stares down Rockman in spite of the cannon-gun thingy now pressing onto its shadowed forehead. "Here it comes… The category that should hopefully come the closest to Rockman.exe is…"
Rock tensed. Wait for it…
"Harry Potter."
Rockman actually smacks himself in the face. "I shoulda known," he mutters, as Fanficcer grins and flashes the peace sign with random cries of "Peace out, y'all!"
And the rest, as they say, is history. History, dear readers and/or reviewers and/or betas, in a Navi's world.
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Fanficcer: Oh, and, in case you're wondering... I started this fic last November. I stopped in June when I wrote the original epilogue, continued again in August, and wrote this last chappie on Friday. Most of it, at any rate. The good thing is, I now have a twenty thousand-word French story to continue posting.
Pikasqueaks: (eyes are gigantic) Twenty thousand words? In French?!
Fanficcer: Actually, it's (retrieves document on computer) as of the moment 18103 words, including chapter titles and the part I already posted. I should finish it soon though.
Pikasqueaks: Ack! (runs away)
Clara: I thought he knew French.
Magic: So'd I, kupo, but then again -- this Pikasqueaks we're talking about.
Fanficcer: Ahem. Yes. It appears that the Dark Rush has left again. Speaking of which, it's time for another moment of truth...
Magic: Ryuusei no Rockman, kupo!
Fanficcer: That's right. Ryuusei no Rockman is an upcoming Mega Man game. The show came out October 7th and the game is coming out this December, both in Japan -- it won't be coming here for a while yet. When it does, it'll be called -- as Akumu pointed out before -- MegaMan: Star Force. Anyway, it looks a lot cooler than Battle Network/NT Warrior. What I mean to say is that there's a lot of astronomic stuff and that the main character, Subaru, looks cooler than Lan. In all, I think this game (maybe series someday) has a brighter future than Exe/Battle Network/NT Warrior.
Subaru: Yay! (dances)
Fanficcer: He also reminds me of a Digimon character.
Subaru: (suddenly wilting) Please don't tell me it's because of the Visualizer.
Fanficcer: ...Hey, be happy you have a future suit, all right? I mean, Lan has a sweater, a jacket, shorts, a headband and roller blades. Your outfit's much cooler -- but I have to say... It would be cool to wear shorts every day. (grins evilly and flashes the peace sign)
Pikasqueaks: (coming back) And Rockman.exe is TCF's favourite fanficcing category -- for now...
Fanficcer: (oblivious to what he just said) And now let's balk down and hail the awesomely great and ultimately cool Butch Hartman!
(Random Mega Man/Rockman characters glare at it)
Fanficcer: I mean, uh, Keiji Inafune! He invented Mega Man and it belongs to him, not me! Happy fanficcing and let the world ring with the craziness of fanficcers worldwide!
Subaru: I hope I don't have to live through this insanity in the future. (rolls eyes)
Muses (and Dark Rush): Happy fanficcing and may the Force be with you!
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The French fanfic's been finished since I wrote that, but I'm gonna have to do a lot of editing in the remaining I-don't-know-how-many-chapters before I finish posting it. I should start posting my next Mega Man fanfic -- initialed TGT -- sometime around spring.
And if the Dark Rush confuses you, so be it!