A/N: Back with another chapter! Things get really technical here, as we first get into the battle system.
I kind of rushed things up a bit with this chapter; so if anything seems a little unclear, please do not hesitate to leave a review to tell me so.
ALSO BIG UPDATE! I've made a huge plot change, and that change is in Geo and co.'s ages. Instead of being in 5th grade and 10 years old, they will be in 9th grade and around 14 years old (I've also added this in the A/N in Chapter 1). I apologize for this sudden plot change, as this may confuse people. I just feel that, as the story progresses, certain events that occur will only be realistic with 14 year olds rather than 10 year olds (no spoilers). You also may have noticed that I changed a lot of the text around, most notably the title of Book 1. Instead of it being called 'It's Been Three Years', it's now titled 'It's Been Four Years'.
Book I: It's Been Four Years
Chapter 5: Virus Busting
"E-EM Wave Form…?" Geo stammered.
Omega-Xis nodded. "Yep. This is where an EM Being fuses with a non-EM based life form." And I'm surprised that I didn't kill the both of us…
Geo gasped. "Wha – ? Are you saying that you've never done this before?"
Omega-Xis made a strange face. "Hmm? What are you talking about?"
"You clearly said," said Geo, "that you were surprised that you didn't kill the both of us!"
Omega-Xis remained silent for a moment. "Oh, you must've read my thoughts. Apparently, now that we're one being, we could telepathically talk to each other. We just have to start a conversation in our minds. But don't think that we could go through each others minds. Don't ask me why; EM Physics."
Geo opened his mouth to say something, but couldn't. This…is all too much…
"Yeah, I suppose it could be pretty overwhelming…" Omega-Xis sighed.
'Overwhelming'? Is that all you can say about this?
"Look kid," Omega-Xis said, "I know that this is putting a lot on you, and after this, I'm sure you'll want me to leave and you'll never see me again. But right now, we have to put a stop to those viruses!"
"W-wait, 'we'?" Geo said, clearly startled. "W-why can't you do it yourself…?"
"Well, you know how I said that I was from Planet FM and not from Earth?" Omega-Xis sighed. "Well, to put it simply, I'm not used to the EM Waves on this planet, and so I'm weaker than what I usually am."
"I can't believe I'm doing this…but…" Geo groaned, shaking his head. "So what do we do? How do we stop those viruses?" I don't see any other way around this…
"Now we're talking!" Omega-Xis exclaimed, suddenly sounding excited.
Before Geo realized it, he was being flung towards the control panel. Screaming and bracing himself for impact, he found himself transform into a small green orb, which orbited itself around the control panel like the earth around the sun.
Except, of course, faster.
The green orb then flung itself inside the flaring control panel, bypassing through the exterior metal on the outside.
When Geo came to, he found himself surrounded by EM Waves in a dark void. It was as if he was in an empty space without stars or planets, except the fact that he was standing on an invisible ground. His head ached, his body was sore, and his was dizzy as hell.
"W-where am I?"
"We're in the control panel's main system," Omega-Xis replied.
"This…is the control panel?" Geo gasped. "Wait, we're inside it? How? What did you just do?"
"We just did something us FM-ians call 'pulsing in'," said Omega-Xis. "This is where any EM Being raises their EM frequency and can warp into any device, provided that it runs on EM Radiation."
'Pulsing in'? Geo moaned, still feeling dizzy from the entire process. "So, uh, how do we fix…?"
"Hmm…well, remember how we saw those viruses in the control panel outside? Well, that means that the viruses have to be in here somewhere."
" 'In here'? With us!" Geo jumped. "H-how do we stop them?"
"Well, we have to find them first," Omega-Xis said, rolling his eyes. "The only way to stop them is to do some 'Virus Busting'. In other words, beat the living crap outta them."
"W-wha! We have to do that?"
" 'We?' " Omega-Xis let out a hollow laugh. "You mean you. Remember, we've fused bodies, but that doesn't mean I control you. The only this I control is your little left hand here."
Geo felt the colour in his face drain. He was against violence in everyway. Not to mention the fact that he has absolutely no fighting experience!
"Don't worry! I'll help you, and we'll get out of here alive."
Great, so I might even die here. What did I do to deserve…this…? The blue-clad teen wanted nothing more than for Omega-Xis to leave and to never see him again, but then again, he was never confident enough to say something like that to anyone. Still, what kind of being would go up to a random kid, fuse their bodies like spaghetti, and warp them inside a machine?
Omega-Xis sighed. "Anyway, tips on virus busting. You have to – JUMP!"
"What!" Geo exclaimed in surprise. He jumped high in the air, and as he looked down, he saw that he avoided what looked like a huge wave of white electric energy. As he landed on the ground, Geo turned and saw a group of small figures, each with the same shape. They were little black balls with bright yellow helmets and wore large yellow-clad boots. Though they had no real arms, they had a right hand with no fingers, somehow holding a small pickaxe. Below the rim of the helmet, Geo could see that they had large eyes, but no other features on their 'face'.
"…You have to always be aware of your surroundings! Especially in the Wave World!" exclaimed Omega-Xis. "These viruses are called Mettaurs. With their small pickaxes, they release dangerous waves of…well, you just saw what."
And sure enough, the Mettaurs attacked again, striking the ground with their pickaxes. As their pickaxes sunk into the ground, waves of EM Energy were emitted and were targeted at Geo.
"What in hell…!" Geo, once again, dodged the assault by quickly sidestepping to the left. He just noticed how much faster he is now in EM Wave Form. I'm like…a super hero in a video game or something. Despite his increase in speed, he was not, however, fast enough to avoid the blow shortly after.
Geo cursed to himself as the attack knocked him to the ground. It was like getting socked in the stomach, except harder – much harder.
"C'mon kid, you gotta get up!" Omega-Xis growled. "Or they'll attack again!"
Geo groaned loudly. Tell me something I don't know… He slowly attempted to pull himself back up, only to get struck by another wave of EM energy.
Damn, these things are out for blood! Geo growled and swore loudly. Though sore, he quickly rolled to the left, just missing the next wave of Mettaur attacks.
"We're getting nowhere fast!" Omega-Xis cried. "Kid, listen closely!"
"I-I'm listening!" Geo stammered. He had just gotten himself on his feet, trying to avoid all the attacks directed towards him.
"Okay, I want you to…focus energy onto your left arm, so where my head is!"
"Uh, 'focus energy'? You're kind of being a little vague there, Omega-Xis!"
"Well, I don't know how to explain it. Just…try it!" Hell, you're worthless…
"Oh, shut up!" Geo, in spite of not knowing what he was supposed to do, tried to 'focus' onto his left arm. Suddenly, what looked like a growing green ball of EM energy formed itself in Omega-Xis mouth. When the size of the growing ball seemed like too much to handle, Geo unconsciously fired it towards a Mettaur. The virus dissolved into smoke after mere seconds.
"W-what was that?"
Omega-Xis grinned. "I don't have an actual name for it, but I like to call it the 'Mega-Buster'."
The…Mega-Buster…? Geo took aim and fired continuously, deleting several viruses. Just as he thought he deleted all of them, a second wave of viruses suddenly formed, preparing themselves for battle. This time, however, the Mettaurs were bigger in size.
"Aw, crap…" Omega-Xis grumbled. "Here, lemme lend you hand… to speed things up."
Before Geo could question him, a card formed in Geo's right hand. Confused, he looked at it. The card showed a picture of a miniature cannon.
"Throw it! The Battle Card!"
Geo quickly did what he was told to do. The next few seconds seemed as if time was going in slow motion. Omega-Xis reached for the Battle Card, as it was mid-air, and chomped down on it. It was almost as if it were a delicious desert to the alien.
Suddenly, Omega-Xis' head morphed into a small cannon – a small cannon identical to the one on the picture of the card. Knowing what he was supposed to do, Geo took aim and fired, the blast dealing much more damage than the Mega-Buster. After one of the giant Mettaurs was deleted, the cannon on his left hand reverted back to Omega-Xis' head.
"What was that?" Geo asked, who was back to firing with the Mega-Buster and dodging Mettaur attacks.
"That was a Cannon Battle Card," explained Omega-Xis. "Battle Cards are other weapons that EM Beings also use. To use them, you just have to summon them, and the cards will be available to use. In fact, try using a Sword Battle Card."
" 'Sword'?" Geo repeated. Just as he said the word, a Battle Card materialized in his right hand. Knowing exactly what to do, he threw it mid-air and Omega-Xis chomped down on it with his sharp fangs. Omega-Xis' head, like before, transformed into a weapon; this time he morphed into a long blue blade. Geo rushed up towards the enemies, and almost smoothly, deleted all of them with a single deadly slice.
"…It looks like that's the last of 'em. The control panel should be working right about now," said Omega-Xis.
Catching his breath, Geo took a step back to take a look at the scene before him. He stared at the smoke and the remains of data the deleted viruses left behind.
Omega-Xis laughed softly to himself. "I have to admit, kid, you're pretty good at this! I mean, of course I was perfect when I first Virus Busted, but you were not bad. Hell, with a little practice –"
"Let's get out of here," Geo said abruptly. He still felt like crap from…well, everything.
Omega-Xis stammered for a little, then nodded his head. "O-okay. Pulsing out."
Geo, still in his EM Wave Form, rematerialized back outside.
"So Omega-Xis," began Geo, "How do we…uh…?"
"Oh, right!" Omega-Xis laughed. "Sorry about that kid…hold on…" Within a few seconds, the two defused, and Geo finally found himself back in his original clothes and form. This was no different for the alien.
"Well, the control panel's working properly again, so I guess my job here is done," said Omega-Xis. "Nice meetin' ya, kid, but I gotta run."
"You know I have a name," Geo said, somewhat annoyed. "Geo. Geo Stelar."
"Uh-huh, right, cool. Anyway, I gotta…!" Omega-Xis' eyes suddenly widened, as if they were to pop out.
"What?"
"Huh? Oh, nothing, it's just…" Omega-Xis silently mumbled to himself. "Did you just say your name was 'Stelar'?"
"Yeah…?" Geo was getting confused, maybe even a little creeped out. "What a-about it?"
"You wouldn't…happen to know a…" Omega-Xis trailed off. "Never mind…I've heard humans have similar last names anyway. Later…"
"Finish your sentence," Geo said, almost in a commanding tone. " 'I wouldn't happen to know a…?'"
"…You wouldn't happen to know a Kelvin Stelar, would you?"
…
A long silence followed. Omega-Xis didn't know what was going on; Geo was just staring at him, as if he was unsure of what he said.
"H-he…" Geo stuttered. "He's my father."
Omega-Xis gasped. "Your father?"
"Yeah…hey wait! How do you know him?" Geo exclaimed.
"I…" Omega-Xis paused, knowing that this may be a lot for the teenager. "I know him. I've met him before."
A/N: Kinda hard to made things seem dramatic for you guys, especially if you have played the game before. Anyways, it was somewhat of a challenge to re-write the Battle System and how it worked, and to make it seem original enough. Anyways, I apologize for the late update, and to think that we are very far from done in this story! But don't worry, I will do my very best to make sure I see this story through.