"So, that's what happened..." Chaud remarked when he and the others heard Baritone's story. Chaud continued commenting about how there have been incidences where the Colonel and Iris copies would be bugged and disregard their functions from the resulting malfunctions.

"I don't know how NeoForte is able to survive like that..." Lan sighed. "Just when we thought we got rid of him, he reappears and wreaks havoc..."

"Well, NeoForte is basically a clone of Bass. Like Bass, NeoForte is tenacious and can survive under harsh conditions. But I believe Bass would still be alive somehow given his personality." Chaud concluded.

"True..." Lan agreed.

"And, I would think that NeoForte is somewhere around in Net City," Yuichiro remarked. "Given that we've fought him before in Net City, he would show up in the area to fulfill his vendetta. The irony is... despite the tight securities of the Attack and Healing Unit Systems, NeoForte hasn't been found yet. I wonder if he's using some kind of malware to cloak himself from the Unit Systems radar...?"

"Hmm..." Lan responded thoughtfully. "Baritone, which blocks of the Net City area did you search so far?"

"Huh? Uhm..." Baritone answered doubtfully. He didn't understand what Lan had meant when he said "blocks". Lan noticed Baritone's confusion and explained.

"Net City is divided into 5 blocks: North, South, East, West and Central. Those individual blocks are then divided even further into sectors."

"Oh. Well... I'm not sure exactly what block I've searched, but I've seen the Coliseum, the giant street full of malls and the tallest tower in Net City." Baritone explained.

"Those are all within in the Central Block." Chaud remarked. Baritone's eyes widened with surprise.

"Y-You mean to tell me Net City is a whole lot bigger than that...?" Baritone asked.

"Well, considering that technology has grown exponentially, the Net has grown much bigger and advanced to retain lots of information." Lan replied proudly.

"And all these bug infections have been occurring in all blocks." Chaud reported. "But, recently the attacks have become more frequent and concentrated between the border of the North and Central Blocks."

"Looks like I'll have a long way to go in finding Father..."

"Don't worry about that, Baritone. While we go look for NeoForte, we'll help you look for Bass, too." Lan assured.

"Thank you so much." Baritone said gratefully.

In all of the conversation, Patch finally spoke up.

"Dad, didn't you say that you'd show the Navi to me soon?"

"Whoops, I almost forgot. Unfortunately, I'm not done with the final adjustments. So, until then, you'll have to do with Uncle Hub." Lan winked at Megaman. The blue Navi responded with a frown and a huff.

"Huh?" Baritone inquired.

"Lan is making a custom Navi for Patch." Megaman explained to Baritone. The blue bomber then rubbed the back of his head, feeling awkward in the next thing he said.

"He'll be named 'Megaman Jr.'. In a way, I guess you could say that he would be my son."

"Oooooh, congratulations!" Baritone said warmly.

"...In the meantime, I'll contact Raika and ask if he can send Searchman over to Scilab. He's searching functions are one of the best." Chaud said as he whipped out his red PET, which was now a much sleeker design and had a large touchable screen. Chaud pressed the main button on the PET and a holographic screen showed up. The screen showed Raika doing paperwork.

"General Raika. Pleased to meet you again." Chaud stated. The once lieutenant, now a Sharoan general, turned around from his desk and greeted the Net Official. Chaud then briefly explained the situation.

"I'm kind of surprised that NeoForte hasn't made a move in all these years until now. He never quits, does he? Alright, I'll send Searchman down to Scilab." Raika said as he dismissed himself. Chaud's holographic screen then faded away.

"I'll take a head start in the search. When you've recovered, you can come along with Megaman." Chaud said as he exited the room.

"I'll see you guys later." Protoman said as he logged out of the Scilabs computers and jacked into the bustling Net City.

"OK, Baritone. You're recovery's almost complete. Just wait a little while longer." Yuichiro said as he typed on the keyboards.

"Yes, sir." Baritone relaxed as Yuichiro treated him.