Rockman EXE
Guardians of the Light Circle
Episode 12: Untold Truth
Opening Song:
Ikutsu namida o nagashitara
Every Heart sunao ni nareru darou
Dare ni omoi wo tsutaetara
Every Heart kokoro mitasareru no darou
Nagai nagai yoru ni obieteita
Tooi hoshi ni inotteta
Meguru meguru toki no naka de
Bokutachi wa ai o sagashiteiru
Tsuyoku tsuyoku naritai kara
Kyou mo takai sora miageteiru
(All official RockmanEXE characters are owned Capcom)
Back at the Sakurai Tower...
"Umm... Meiru-chan are you sure that you're feeling okay?" Netto knew that asking the redhead a repeated question would result as disturbing annoyance to her. Thus his worrisome voice had to be quick, before entering a real long argument between the two. "Didn't you hit your head or something?"
"I'm alright! I really am... don't you trust me?" each word that came through the red-haired girl didn't seem unusual... yet... something was different about her...
"Of course I trust you! It's just that...", the brown-haired boy murmured those last words, trembling a little, while begging that a good answer would replace what he was thinking.
"Tsche, you really don't know how to answer a question, now do you Netto?" smirked Enzan.
"Whoa, guess someone is in the cage of the tiger...", a sharp grin grew on Dingo's face.
Netto blushed after hearing the comments. He tensed his fists, now looking straight at Meiru's eyes. He gulped and stammered, "M-Meiru-chan... I-I was really worried about you just now, okay?"
"Liar"
"Huh?" everyone gave a soft gasp. Each pair of eyes blinked twice and stared at the disagreeing voice.
"If that would've been your true answer, then how come there's fear in your voice?" Flora knew that he was hiding something, but she didn't bother reading his thoughts, for the truth was clear.
"Well I-" Netto was interrupted.
"He doesn't trust her anymore... or at least I don't", firmly spoke Laika. "For example at the Train Station. Sakurai just ran off without confirming what she was going to do"
"I'll have to agree with Laika. Sakurai not only ran away, but she almost ended up in a car accident! Someone could've gotten hurt because of her!" Enzan was right, both she and an innocent could have lost their lives at that very moment. "Luckily Netto caught her before that happened"
"And we can't forget about what happened here!" mentioned Jasmine.
"That's true...", agreed Dingo.
"I can almost see the flames!" exclaimed Nenji.
Charlie stepped front, as he gently smiled at the red-haired girl, "Meiru-chan, I truly wish I could say no to this... but you got us really worried"
Everyone had given back what he or she knew. Meiru had done something dangerous and that was something that couldn't be argued with. Now, all pairs of eyes were on Meiru.
The redhead felt the tension all around her body. It was sickening. Having to lie was sickening. Yet she had to give them an answer. Meiru took a deep breath, closing her chocolate brown eyes.
She exhaled and stammered, "I... I..." she took hold of the end of her light yellow shirt, squeezing it in her grip. "I... can't tell you..."
Meiru couldn't do it. Right now, her duty was to keep being a guardian a secret. At that moment, a pair of strong arms took hold of her shoulders. Her eyes snapped open and met with Netto's striking brown eyes.
"Meiru-chan... I don't know why you're keeping secrets from me... but if you can't be honest... then how do you expect me to trust you the next time something happens?" gently asked Netto.
How did it hurt to lie, like an arrow, piercing into a fragile heart. Meiru could feel the trust and warmth through his bare hands. It was as if this very warmth could stop the coldest winters from reaching her.
"N-Netto..." her eyes watered, while murmuring his name. "I... I just... can't tell you right now..."
Meiru placed her hands on his. She tensed her face, as tears rolled down her cheeks. She pushed his arms back, yelling, "GOMENASAI!"
"Meiru-chan!" the brown-haired boy rapidly grabbed Meiru's wrist, stopping her from running away again.
"Let go Netto!" exclaimed Meiru.
"Not until you tell me what's going on!" Netto pulled her arm back, keeping his grip strong.
SLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAP!
A gasp travelled through the team. Everyone took a step back, in shock. Of course, no one's face was as horrified as Netto's. He reached his cheek, feeling the sharp burden.
On the ground was a girl, who had tripped, because of her own strength. She was now looking at another girl.
She stammered in horror, "O-Onee-sama..."
A pair of pond-green eyes pierced through the brunette boy. She grabbed his shirt's collar, harshly pulling him closer to her acrimonious face. She barked at him, "I don't care if you are the hero around here! You've still got no right to treat my sister like that!"
"Oi!" yelled Enzan.
"Put him down!" shouted Laika. Both of them reached for the brown-haired girl's arms, but failed to do so. The root of a Sakura tree reached the surface, causing the two to hit the ground.
"Whoa!" both gasped.
Nenji and Dingo sweatdropped, while Charlie quietly chuckled, "Need any help?"
Both of them answered with a hum and pulled to their feet. That is when Jasmine snapped.
"Hey you! Let go of my Netto!" cried Jasmine, with intense anger on her face.
Flora, however, wasn't listening to them at all, yet something stopped her from punching Netto's face instead of slapping it again.
Meiru's arms, while gazing at her big sister, embraced the guardian's ankle. She whispered, "Onee-sama please... let him go... I beg you!"
The green-eyed girl clenched her fists, tightening her grip on Netto's collar. Flora tensed her eyes, giving the boy a deadly look.
"Please... let him go..." Meiru begged her sister once more.
"Meiru-chan..." sighed Flora.
NETTO!
At that very moment, a black car took a sharp turn, stopping right in front of the team. Manabe, together with Yuuichirou and Mejin, came out of its doors. Behind the black car was a group by police cars. So far, at least a few rows of policemen stood ready to follow orders.
"This is the Net Police! I demand you to let go of that boy! NOW!" commanded Manabe. The team stood back, while Meiru lifted herself from the ground.
The situation seemed a little extreme in the team's opinion. Flora didn't have a knife, or a gun in her hand, yet it seemed as if she was actually going to take boy's life.
"I would let go of him if I were you", warned Laika.
"Let go of the boy! This is your last warning!" yelled Manabe.
Nothing. Flora hadn't moved from her spot. She was still holding onto Netto's collar, tightly, though she had tilted her head a little.
"Set your weapons at target 1" ordered Manabe, causing the first row of policemen to point their guns at Flora.
"Sakurai..." alarmingly spoke Enzan, while everyone stayed fixed on his or her spots.
"On my signal..."
"Flora-san!"called out the team.
"FIREEEE!"
"SAKURAAAAAAAAI!"
...
Red... the colour spread out, as it began to run down the girl's face, arms and legs. The streams of red threads stained her clothes, bloody-drops tickling the ground. But it wasn't the amount of blood that caught a gasp from every soul present. It was the incredibly obvious grin... on her face.
"So... the smell of blood satisfies you?" darkly questioned Flora.
A loud step back was heard from everyone, for what they were seeing, could have been compared by a wild animal, taking a last glance at its pray.
"F-F-Flora-san..." trembled Dingo.
"S-Sakurai..." stammered Enzan.
Manabe rapidly stepped front and yelled, "Commence attack B!" At that moment, two policemen came out of the crowd, with dark red guns in their hands. They stood in front of the first row and... "NOW!"
From both powerful weapons came out a needle, which sent a red transparent fluid of liquid into the girl's body, once it reached Flora's arm.
"ARGH!"
A second after the needle made contact with her skin, her arms let go of the brown-haired boy's shirt. Netto landed on four legs, while Flora roughly hit the ground, her face being the first to touch the ground.
"Netto!" Yuuichirou called out his son's name. He kneeled down and gently pulled the brown-eyed boy to his feet. "Are you okay?"
"Y-Yeah... I'm okay..." replied Netto, taking deep breathes.
The rows of policemen got closer to the unconscious Flora, their guns steadily pointing at her. While this happened, Manabe was now next to Netto.
"Are you alright, Netto-kun?" asked Manabe.
"Hai, Manabe-san", weakly answered the brown-haired boy. He lifted his face to meet the eyes Meiru, until a gasp escaped from his lips. In front of him was Meiru, with a needle right next to her.
"Meiru-chan!" alarmingly shouted Netto. He watched, as the group of policemen got closer to the redhead.
Yuuichirou maintained his son on the spot, stopping him from getting anywhere close the scene. He firmly spoke, "Wait Netto!"
"But Papa what's going on?" asked Netto.
"Netto-kun, I know that this is sudden but there is something strange about those two. Something that no one knows, which is why we must take this seriously" explained Mejin.
"Mejin-san..."
"Hikari-hakase, let's take everyone away from here... and Netto..." he tilted his head to look at the brown-eyed boy, "... no need for formalities!"
"But-"
"Let's go everyone!" Yuuichirou pulled his son away, being followed by the rest.
Before entering the black car, Netto turned, taking a last glimpse of Meiru, as she was carried to a grey truck, together with her sister.
Meanwhile at Dark Star's Palace...
"My my my... I guess that sending you wasn't such a bad idea. I'd better start calling 'joyuu' from now on"
On his despicable throne was Dark Star. Leaning on the closest pillar was Empress, her tiger-like green eyes staring at Hanarin.
"You brought me back and for that reason must I be loyal to you, Dark Star-sama", darkly smiled the blonde-haired shadow.
"I assume that my dear cousin received my little present?" Dark Star questioned, while leaning on the palm of his hand.
"Of course", responded Hanarin, "And I made sure that she wouldn't figure it out"
Flashback...
"If you think that this is funny then let me spill it out for you! It's not funny at all! Now show yourself if you're brave enough to face me!" demanded Emmie.
"Oh Nature, I can't believe that you already forgot about me" a netnavi moved away from a digital wall, now standing in front of Emmie.
The ginger-haired navi gasped. "Y-You can't be-"
"Here, let me help you with that" the mysterious navi dashed forward and raised her arm, her hand showing a pair... of deadly looking, sharp claws.
"Heh... that Flora... she hadn't even notice that Hanarin had poisoned Emmie during the virus attack..." grinned Dark Star.
"Dark Star-sama!"
The dark version of our hero hurried to the protector's throne, kneeling in his presence.
"Nature and Hatto have been attacked!" breathed out Dark Rockman, gasping for air.
"WHAT!?" yelled Dark Star, rapidly dashing in front the exhausted navi. "Who did it!?"
"Humans"
Dark Star tensed his fists. He clenched his sharp teeth, revealing lethal fangs and letting a sudden wolf-growl out. "Grrrr... I... Hoshikawa Subaru... will be the one... AND ONLY ONE to kill Nature... that I assure you!"
"You two are dismissed", sighed Empress.
Both Hanarin and Dark Rockman quickly turned to the exit, following the guardian's orders. Calming down the warrior's temperament was now all up to her.
"Honey, will you please calm down?" from behind, Empress rested the side of her face on Dark Star's shoulder, while wrapping her arms around his right arm. "Nature is up to something... the poison was supposed to infect those two the moment that they had united"
"Then why hasn't anything happened yet?" sharply spat out the protector.
"What if they had been attacked because of fear?"
"Fear?" Dark Star froze. "What do you mean fear?"
"All humans are afraid of something... especially when a loved one is in the hands of the beast... don't you thi-"?" with rapid actions, the brown-haired protector seized the red-haired guardian's right arm, pulling her into an untameable hug.
Empress blushed heavily at the sudden sweetness. "D-Dark Star-sama..." No response.
"Dark Star-sama... w-what are you doing?" stammered Empress, with an unsure voice.
"Don't call me like that... Misora-chan..."
The guardian released a gasp. A voice was coming out of a boy, whom she thought would never return. Truth was ringing through her ears, yet she couldn't believe it.
"S-Subaru-kun? Is that... really you?" the green-eyed guardian trembled in his arms. "But how? The moment that darkness killed you... it entered your body... and took you with it... even after we awakened..."
"That's where you are wrong. Darkness didn't kill me... it embraced me... forcing me to join with it... I evolved... that's why my once rivalry for Nature became a thirst for her blood... why I wish to destroy all light..." the boy tightened his grip around the girl, embracing her with his warmth. "... and why I have treated you so... so... cruelly... I'm so sorry Misora-chan!"
"Why didn't you tell me before!" yelled redhead.
The brown-haired protector sighed, "I can't just talk to you anytime I want... it's only when darkness is weak that I can hold you like this... but sooner or later it's going to take over... and the voice you will hear... will not be mine"
"Oh Subaru! I-I've tried so hard... so hard to love that sinister side of you... but your touch... your gentleness... it was like if you were a complete different Subaru... a Subaru that I couldn't be friends with... a Subaru that I couldn't love..." the green-eyed girl reached the boy's neck, pressing her cheek onto his.
"Misora-chan, listen to me. I don't have much time but I can tell you this. Right now, the only one who can stop the darkness inside of me is... the Supreme Light"
"You mean Nature?"
"She might be called the Supreme Light... but without all Rosa Mysticas in play... she can't release her power completely"
"But the only way to do that is by..." the guardian froze. She knew that at some point it was going to happen... but had never expected it to happen so... quickly. It was just as the famous Linphean poem said...
One perfect star shines in the light
While Death awaits for a last night
Love gives a ride
With the ocean at its side
May God bless thy might
Oh Supreme Light
Oh Sacred Guardian Game
Please reveal thou forgotten name
Flora: Okay... what just happened?
Emmie: I don't know! Do you get it?
Flora: Nope.
Emmie: Oooh... I feel so bad now! Can't we tell them that you hadn't been sh-
Flora: VERY funny Emmie! HAHAHAHA!
Emmie: Flora... *sweatdrops*
Flora: Please don't forget to read & review!
Flora & Emmie: Coming Next... Breaking in
Emmie: By the way... 'Joyuu' means actress...
Ending Song:
Fureta yubisaki
Kokoro tomoshite
Nagaredasu senritsu
Ai o nozomu
Kizutsuketa eda no saki
Kuchite yuku sadame na no ?
Tozasareta toki no hazama ni mayoikonda
Chiisana hikari no shizuku
Yume no owari tada kimi dake o negau
Hitomi ni utsuru
Gin no tsukikage
Yasurakana senritsu
Douka towa ni
Kizamiyuku hari no oto
Aragaenu sadame na no?
Chigirareta kono gensou o tsutsumikonda
Utsuro na hikari no rasen
Motomeru no wa tada shiawase na kotae
Hari iro no toki no hazama ni michite yuku yo
Odayaka na hikari no shizuku
Yume no owari tada sore dake o negau