"Baritone, be careful that you don't get lost here." Megaman said as he walked. Baritone was too busy looking down at a long window where there were several laboratories that were in session. Many scientists stood calmly as they took data over their test results over their respective experiments.

"What do those people do...?" Baritone asked.

"The scientists down there experiment with new technologies that they've worked on for a long time. They do that so that they can help people." Megaman replied.

Baritone took a glance at each window he passed by. At the main window, Baritone noticed several scientists who were milling about in a gigantic laboratory that had 2 large LCD screens plastered to the wall. The scientists monitored the data and information that were flickering across the screens. There, Baritone saw the royal benefactors of the entire Net: Colonel and Iris. Both Navis were standing on white pedestals with their arms outstretched and were motionless. However, he noticed that Iris looked different. Instead of the usual human form that he had previously met, the Iris that he saw looked like a Navi. The grass green eyes that Baritone had seen before were now veiled by her golden visors. She wore a sort of a blue oriental dress. Her shoulders and arms were bedecked with flower-shaped shoulder guards and arm gauntlets.

"That must be her true form..." Baritone remarked quietly as he followed Megaman.

Megaman stopped in front of a door and laid his hand on a screen near the door knob. He then inputted the password and the door opened in response. The 2 Navis saw Patch staring at a large cylinder tank that contained a Navi hologram. Patch turned around as he heard the door open.

"Uncle Hub!" Patch ran and hugged his digital uncle tightly. He peeked and saw Baritone following behind Megaman. "Hey, Baritone!"

"Hi!" Baritone smiled as he greeted.

"It's just 'Megaman'." The blue Navi said plainly to his nephew. He stared at the near-complete Megaman Junior who was in the cylinder tank. Megaman stared at his digital son proudly.

Baritone stared at Megaman Junior. Junior looked just like his father, only his armor was more of a violet-blue color and was slightly shorter than Megaman. In addition, Junior's armor had a rounder and a more sleek design than Megaman's.

"When will Megaman Junior be ready soon?" Patch asked urgently. Megaman checked the monitors and then answered Patch's question.

"He'll be ready to meet you in about a few minutes. He's going through some final adjustments before he can manage to wake up."

"Sweet!" Patch exclaimed excitedly.

"Who's the mother...?" Baritone asked as he stared at the two.

"Huh? Oh, Roll's the mother of Junior. She's Lan's wife's Navi." Megaman replied.

"Basically, my mom's Navi." Patch added.

"Oh." Baritone commented. He then heard the monitors beep, signaling that Megaman Junior was ready to awaken. Patch gasped in excitement and smiled widely.

Junior's eyes slowly opened. His bright, apple green eyes blinked a few times before he could focus his attention to the 3 new faces staring at him.

"Hi! I'm Megaman Junior." The Blue Bomber's son chirped energetically.

"...Hi, Junior..." Megaman replied in amazement. He smiled serenely. "It's great to see you awake. I'm... I'm..." At this, the father figure inside Megaman made him choke up nearly into tears.

"Oh, Uncle Hub." Patch said dully. Lan's son then turned to Junior and grinned. "He's your dad. So, that means we're cousins. I'm Patch, your Net Op."

"Oooh..." Junior replied in awe. He, too, grinned warmly. "Hi, Patch. It's great to be your Net Navi."

For the next few minutes, Patch and Junior just smiled childishly and laughed. For them, their initial meeting was the starting of a strong bond of not just familial love but also of friendship. For Megaman, the meeting was reminiscent of the time he and Lan had first met in their young days.

Those were good times... Megaman thought nostalgically.

"Let's get you transferred to Patch's PET, Junior." Megaman, who recovered from his temporary moment of being misty-eyed, started to initiate some protocols.

"Patch, place your PET in this slot here." Megaman point at the small chamber next to the keyboard.

Patched obeyed and did what he was told. Megaman then began to type some more on the keyboard and before long, Patch had his Net Navi. A few minutes later, Patch's PET rang. The boy activated his phone and on the holographic screen, he saw his father's grim stare.

"Patch. Get you, Megaman and Baritone to come back to the lab and-... Who's that white-haired guy next to you and Megaman?"

"It's Baritone." Megaman answered. "We can explain later. What's going on? Why do you sound urgent?"

"We found NeoForte..." Lan answered.