Just one note here. I'm trying to use the Japanese names for things, 'cause they don't make me want to kill the horrable dubbers, but I don't know all the terms, so forgive me when I'm not consistent. Also, not spell checked.

Change of Heart
Chapter 5
by LanHikari2000x

Netto looked around to make sure he was alone before transforming back into himself. The small blue and pink navi glowed white briefly before being replaced by a12 year old human boy.

Four years had changed Netto. Aside from the natural changes of age, the umbrella and pickax previously crossed over his back had been replaced by a large metal boomerang. The loops of wire on his hands were still there, but the Armadill shell on his arm had been replaced with two strips of grey cloth that wrapped around his arms and up over his hands like a pair of fingerless gloves. He had also gotten a pair of large spiked sunglasses.

Netto calmly walked into Net City as if nothing out of the ordinary had just happened.

He walked past the various shops and forums, aiming for the news board near the center of the city. He reached the board and quickly found what he wanted: near the top of the list was a wanted notice.

Wanted:
Any information regarding the whereabouts of the organization known as Mu.
Caution:
Do not approach! All members are known to have powerful brainwashing abilities.
Reward:
50,000+Z depending on value of information.

Following was a list of names and pictures of the supposed members of the organization. Netto scanned through the list, making a mental note of each name.

Beastman... Cloudman... Phantom Black... Videoman... They've got everyone but Amaya and Radman!

"They're not as bad as the WWW was, but still, it's scary to think how fast they seem to be gaining support."

Surprised, Netto turned to look at the speaker. It was a plain looking blue navi, though he was sporting a vaguely familiar emblem.

"Do you know what they're wanted for."

The blue navi nodded, "They've been connected to several thefts and cases of property damage. And then there's... Ah, sorry, I'm not supposed to talk about that..." he trailed off. "My name's Rockman, nice to meet you," he said, trying to recover.

Netto smiled, letting the slip slide. "You can call me Zetta. You said your name is Rockman? You work for SciLab, right?" Rockman nodded, surprised this stranger knew of him. Netto's smile widened. "Cool! Come on, I have something to show you." He grabbed Rockman'sarm and started dragging him towords the outskirts of the city.

"Hey! Hey!" Rockman tried to free his arm, but Netto's grip was too strong. "Where are you taking me?"

"The Uranet," Netto said, dragging Rockamn into a side ally, "I found something a while ago that SciLab needs to know about." He released Rockman and started looking for something. "I'd go and tell someone myself, but I have ...personal reasons for staying as far away from SciLab as I can. Damn it!" he kicked the wall in frustration, "I know Contra said she put it around here somewhere!"

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Rockman stumbled as he landed in the darkness of the Uranet. 'It' turned out to be a link straight into the Uranet hidden as a sewer drain. When Zetta had removed the drain lid, the link opened, and Zetta had simply shoved him in before jumping in himself.

Zetta landed easily behind him and started walking. "Com on, it's this way." He led Rockman on, chatting all the while. Rockman quickly lost track of what he was talking about, and eventually just began to nod where it seemed appropriate.

The stopped when Zetta saw a female navi he seemed to recognize.

"Contra! Hey, Contra!" Zetta waved and ran forward.

Rockman blinked and moved to follow. Contra? As in Kaitou Conrta?

Zeta didn't quite stop in time and ended up crashing into 'Contra', knocking both to the ground. Zetta quickly stood and helped Contra up, blushing.

"Ah, sorry about that. I just wanted to thank you for the tip about the news post. They really did get almost everyone."

Contra smiled and ruffled Zetta's hair. "Eh, don't worry about it, kid. I'm sure you'll find a way to make it through this like you always do." She looked up and noticed Rockman, "And who is this then? New member?"

It was at that moment that something clicked in Rockman's mind. Zetta's cheerful personality on top of his familiarity with the Uranet, his desire to stay away from SciLab, and his interest in information of Mu. Rockman added two and two and got ...well, a three and a one, but at least he was on the right track.

Zetta looked confused for a moment before he realized that Contra was talking about Rockman. He quickly shook his head and corrected her, "What? Oh, you mean Rockman. No, I'm hoping he can get SciLab to help with that problem down under the Graveyard."

Contra frowned at Zetta. You have connections in the Three. Why are you risking involving the officials?"

Zetta shifted and avoided making eye contact with her. "...I can't do that. Look, Rockman and I should be going now. I'll send Radman by later to talk, ok?" He grabbed for Rockman's arm again and dragged him away form Contra.

Zetta released him as soon as they were out of sight. "Sorry about Contra. She has a bit of a history with SciLab. He looked around and started walking again, watching Rockman curiously. "Is something wrong? You look a bit tence. Need to get beck to you operator or something?"

Rockman shook his head, surprised Zetta had said anything, "I work solo; no operator. It's just... Zetta, you're part of Mu, aren't you?"

Zetta snapped his head around to Rockman, the smiled lightly and continued forward. "So you figured it out. Yeah, I'm it's leader. Well, second in command, but no one can fine Him lately, so I'm in charge." He stopped at what looked like a large white dome set into the ground, maybe ten feet across and five feet tall.

What I'm about to show you is so big that even the Big Three - that is, Forte, Serenade, and Pharaohman - couldn't deal with it. Serenade erected this barrier to keep them in, but..." he shrugged, "it can't hold forever."

Zetta placed a hand on the dome. A ripple spread outward form his hand, leaving a barrier transparent as it passed.

Rockamn gasped at what was revealed: a hole leading down to an even deeper area of the Uranet, and area filled as far as Rockman could see with Dreamviruses and Gospel Bugs.

TBC

Eh, I had to make up some sort of sub-society for the Uranet. This is what I came up with. 'The Three.' Serenade, Pharaohman, and Forte are in charge. Not a 'council of three' thing, but more of a 'do what we say or else' thing. All three are willing to help others, but there are obviously certain conditions you have to meet first. Serenade you just have to prove yourself to and then justify yourself. If he agrees with your motives, he's help you out a bit. Pharaohman is a bit trickier. You have to pass his trial. It's a sotr of sphinx's riddle thing: if you don't get it right the first time, you probably won't get a second chance. If you do succeed though, his help is usually a little more useful than Serenade's (eg. a new weapon instead of 'this is how to do it'). Forte is simple. If you can manage to get him interested (good luck with that) he'll blow your problem to smithereens for you. Netto/Zetta is of semi-friendly terms with two of them. I'll leave it up to you to guess who the second one is.

I've learned recently that I actually naturally write in italics. Don't know why I never noticed it before, but I think it's cool.

From now on whenever Netto's on the 'net I will refer to him as Zetta. That is all. And bonus points to anyone who can figure out where I stole that name from. Hint: 'badass.' More bonus points if you can tell me who 'The One' is.

To the creators of Contra and Amaya: Sorry I didn't give you personal recoginition here, but I'm a bit pressed for computer time at the moment and can't really go looking through for your names. You know who you are, (to everyone else, they don't belong to me) and I promise I'll get it up here next time. Sorry if I screwed up Contra's personality a bit. I needed an older sister type person. Radman is mine though.