Warning: This the chapter where it gets Kingdom Hearts like (Universes Together!) and guess who is the mystery characters in this chapter.
Chapter 2
Lan and his friends drag Sean (Lan brought the dairy and Mayl read the nametag in it) out of the Metroline station and into Beach Street, where the local hospital was. Chaud, being an Official Netbattler, informed the authorities of what Lan told him during the trip on the train.
The group entered the hospital to find that the Police Inspector Oda, who happens to be Chaud's and Lan's supervisor. Waiting for them at the front desk. The old man rushed towards him and took a look at Sean.
"Is this the kid?" he asked gruffly.
"Yes he is Mr. Oda, Sir." Sated Chaud.
The inspector turned to front desk and shouted, "WHEELCHAIR! STAT! WE HAVE AN EMERGENCY PATIENT!" and nearby nurse came, put Sean in the wheelchair and took him off to elevator.
"I already explained to doctors of what Chaud told me. This place will try their best to get the kid back to perfect health. I just hope he has faith in them and doesn't make a deal he can't refuse with the devil." Everyone, including nearby nurses, were confused by that last comment. The inspector then just give a hearty chuckle, "It's a 'MAFIA' joke! GET IT?"
"NOT FUNNY!" shouted everyone who heard that lame joke, giving the Inspector a dirty look, startling the old man.
Sean had enough strength to stir awake, noticing that he is in an operating room right before the doctors gave him some sleeping gas.
000
Sean found himself another mansion, much like his old home, only it was, in a word, darker. He stood in a hallway, seeing his younger, now a couple years of older, running from one end of the hallway to the other, holding a piece of paper. The young Sean then barge into the office room of his Uncle Regal, who then quickly shut off a computer he was working on. He turned to the boy, his face in a stern mood.
"What have I said about entering the room unannounced?"
"I know, Uncle. But I have discovering something interesting about the Cyber world." Young Sean took pleasure as he saw his Uncle giving him his full attention, "I was watching the video-feed from the plane crash and I believe that in the cyber world, emotions become power to NetNavis!"
"Interesting theory. But NetNavi are just programs, they don't have emotions."
"True, but in my theory, if they do, it gives them great abilities in the net."
"And just how can this happen, pray tell."
"Okay, since NetNavis today are of simple function and commend, that ability is limited. But special Customized Navis, like the ones that Dr. Hikari is making, who have the ability to have confidence in their abilities, plus the will to use them in full force, they can tap into an unknown power source."
"So, if a NetNavi has the proper personality and will, he can achieve power beyond normal standards."
"Theoretical: Yes."
"Interesting concept, but only fantasy, Sean. Science is about facts and just facts. Imagination is worthless in the field. We build on what we have in concrete, not what is transparent."
"But-"
"What I say is fact, Sean. A fact is undeniable and final always. You must brace this, and forget all of your imagination; they provide nothing for you except delusions."
Young Sean then gave a heart empty sigh, "Yes, Uncle." And the boy then walked out of the office, his head hanging in shame.
After watching his younger sink away, old Sean turned to Uncle and said, not caring if he was heard or not, "Some times Uncle, imagination give us hope for the future, inspire us to achieve what's beyond our reach. And some facts, my dear Uncle Regal, have been proven drastically wrong." Sean then turned his back to cold hearted uncle and follow suit of his younger. Following whatever memories that resurfaced as he journeyed across the mansion, he found his old room.
A room devoid of anything common in most children rooms. The room was a dull shade of grey and filled with just black and white furniture and cloth, with the expectations of the blue laptop that Sean inherited from his father and Sean's wardrobe. The old found his younger laying in bed, looking up to the smooth, grey ceiling, looking as though everything he believed in turned out to be a lie.
The time jump forward to morning. Young Sean was awake, staring up at the ceiling for several minutes before getting out of bed and walk over to his large window, watching the morning sun shine through the clouds and cause the downtown buildings to cast long across the town. Another beautiful day in Netopia.
"Happy birthday, Sean." The young boy said to himself.
Like all his birthdays since the tragic day, Sean had spent his birthdays by himself. And to further the thought of his day as jinx to him, Sean hardly gets any presents, cards, or even a phone call on his last 3 birthdays.
The sound of Sean's footsteps filled the almost empty house. Uncle Regal was away on business, leaving the young boy alone with nothing to do. Though it was a schooldays, Sean was home-schooled after he got sick of normal school, where his intellect caused conflict with among his peers and teachers. He even made several corrections when Regal was teaching him. The young lad sat down by the front door, waiting eagerly for his uncle to come through the door. Old Sean's memories began to resurface as he watched this. He remember how everyone in schooled ignored him entirely after he showed them up in school work, he also remembered how they jump on him whenever he made a mistake and hold it against him.
There was one odd thing that Sean couldn't quite understand. Throughout all of his hardships, the thoughts of his parents hardly came up, same goes for enjoyment. It was like young Sean lost his ability to be happy, only feel emotional pain and become reclusive with people, especially for his Uncle Regal for some strange reason. Deep down, this disturbed Sean.
"I was never like this," he said to himself, "I was never this… empty hearted." Sean then placed his hand over his heart, feeling the pain he felt a long time ago.
The room around him then warped around him into an even darker setting then his Uncle mansion. Sean found himself in a boarded up apartment building, the windows leaked a little sunlight. Sean saw his younger, now an only a few months younger and with a tow-bag on his arm, being basked in a light blue glow from his inherited laptop. Sean's facial expression could only describe as 'cold-hearted CEO.'
"Okay, I did what you said: I ran away from home, withdraw all of inheritance from the bank, and ended up in this condemn building. Laserman?"
A dark prism-theme Navi with a giant 'U' meet Sean from his eyes to his yellow visor one, "Remember… only you can lead this world into peace, Sean Shun Obihiro. If you fail the world will be torn."
And like a zombie, the young boy responded without a tone of emotion, "Yes, I must devote myself to ensure the planet's survival. I must do this, it's my destiny.
Old Sean was dumbfounded, he knew his younger should Know-better. But still, this was the very same NetNavi he met before blacking-out and awoke in the steel room.
Laserman then displayed a picture of Sean's parents, "Do you know these people, Obihiro?"
"No… I never meted them before in my life."
This scared the older Sean so much that it sent a chill down his spine and caused goosebumps to form on every inch of his skin.
"Do you know the gospel truth for the world?"
"Yes… all evil shall be vanished… and none shall have the chance to commit again
Laserman then said, "Now you're ready to make your ascension. BEHOLD THE STRENGTH FORM THE DARK POWER!"
A dark purple light emitted from the laptop hit Sean right in his face; while at the same time, Older Sean's entire surrounding began to be replaced by a giant black and purple flame. Sean felt the floor beneath him vanish and he found himself floating alone in the fire. But then, a tall figure appeared.
He was tall and his skin gave off this pale glow. He had a long neon-green hair that covered one of his black and red eyes, while the back of him was entire draped with long locks that fade to purple and become crooked at the end. He wore a black gown with a red spike outlines and a vicious looking 'G' was detailed on the chest. And then spoke in the voice haunted Sean since his awaking,
"Greetings, other."
"Who are you?" demand Sean as he glared at the origin of the voice that bothered him so.
"Why Light, you forgot? After all of eternity of clashing within Sean and your forgotten your dear brother, Dark?"
"I AM SEAN!"
"Do you believe this to be true? We're Sean's Light and Darkness. We both harbor Sean's memories. The last one you just witness was Sean's rejection of you! The rejection of his light"
Sean retained his angry-face even though he was more confuse, "What do you mean?"
"You, Light, retain the appearance of Sean's mortal body because he has no longer use for you; while as I am his true form, his wants, his dreams, and his thoughts."
Sean then broke out his anger; it was now replaced by despair. "Is…is this true."
"Yes. Carry that thought as you are consuming by my presence." And with that, the figure dissipated in a black mist.
Black fire ball then appeared around Sean and began to close in on him. Sean tried to bat them away from him, but they keep on coming back closer and closer. Though Sean was confused, he was not ready to succumb by anything dark yet.
After much effort, the dark flames began to smother Sean. As the boy began to lose conscious but he managed to shout,
"HELP! PLEASE! SOMEONE HELP ME! Please, please, plea---"
As became unconscious, a beam of light shined from Sean's pocket, causing an orb with two multicolored rings to appear. The orb then morphed into a color-shifting human-link human. The being then pointed his right arm to the flames that now engulfed Sean. The man's hand slid into the thick wristband that man wore and was replaced by a cannon's barrel.
And in a commanding tone, the man said, "X-BUSTER!" And a blast of energy fired out of the barrel and made contact with the flames, causing them to disperse and free the captive boy. As the being floated closer to the boy, he noticed that he was holding a key-like blade in his hand. A light-green hexagon encircled the red handle and at the end of the handle, there was a keychain with Lan and Megaman's emblem. A long cobalt staff with a three point blade, colored black, red, and yellow.
The being made a smirk at he sight, "So my Universal Brother Lan gave you the 'Beyond Link,' Sean. A weapon that symbolizes that you're friendship is always linked beyond what you do or where you are. Its strength will grow as you share links with others with hearts similar to yours, Obihiro." The being then carried Sean in his arms; and in a flash, the two were back into the three door lobby. The being softly put Sean down onto the floor.
"Be strong, Son Voltnutt and Tron. And remember, hearts are linked despite what you do and where you are. And don't believe what the Dark One says, now that his mission has failed, his main objective is to destroy you." And with that, he vanished in a flash.
As soon as the being was gone, Sean instantly awoke. He was surprise to be in the lobby again and that he was holding the odd weapon.