Before we begin, I must warn you...this chapter will not end happily, but I guess you can tell that by reading the name of the chapter. I'm not gonna spoil what happens though. I'll be uploading the colored and slightly modified concept art of Geo and Sonia by tomorrow, unless something unexpected happens. The next concept art will include these two again, Solo, Bud, Luna, and Pat. And if you still haven't noticed, they're actually already teenagers in their first year in high school. Just wanted to make sure of that. Alright, here we go.

Shooting Star Rockman Celestia: 2nd Wave
Chapter 4: Farewell, Luna

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"DO YOU WISH TO PROTECT?"

"Wh-What...? Who...are you..."

"DO YOU WISH FOR POWER?"

"I...I don't know..."

"THEN WHAT IS IT THAT YOU WISH FOR?"

"I...just want to help...my friend..."

"I SEE...THEN I SHALL GRANT YOU YOUR WISH"

"You'll...grant...my wish...?"

"THAT IS CORRECT. FROM NOW ON, I GIVE YOU THE POWER WORTHY OF THE TITLE...'HEART'"

And at the end of that declaration, the darkness that had surrounded Harpnote began to disappear, leaving a white light that made its way across the whole space. The light continued to brighten until that former dark void was no more, and instead, a pure white room lie in front of her eyes as well as a strange floating object at the very center of the area.

Because of the light that now shone all throughout, the card wasn't the only thing she could see, but she could now actually see herself too as she took a quick glance at both of her hands. Doing this, she noticed that she was no longer in her wave form.

"Huh? Lyra, where are you?" She asked, turning her head left and right in search of her EM partner. But there was nothing; nothing but the endless white light coupled up with the floating object that silently hovered in the midst of it all. Upon further inspection, it looked like a simple card.

Taking a few steps forward, Sonia proceeded slowly but cautiously towards the object until it was a mere inches away from her face. She didn't know whether or not it was a trap, or if she was just having a nice long dream, but it didn't seem like a trap and it was obviously not a hallucination.

"Well...won't know till' you try, right?" She mumbled to herself with a self-assuring smile as she reached her hand out to the small card. When she had finally taken it into her hand, her doubts were finally cleared seeing that nothing bad had happened from obtaining it.

But...that didn't mean that nothing at all was going to happen. Suddenly, a symbol in the shape of a heart was etched onto the card, along with words that slowly made its way from left to right as if an invisible hand was writing it. As the words went along, so did she, reading away as it did.

"The Heart is the symbol of compassion and kindness. Whether you use this power to the best of your abilities or stray away from this path is entirely up to your consciousness. But let this card be your simple guide and may it bring you to the path of your choosing. Although at times the roads may intertwine, your heart will never faulter"

After all had been said, a final light of confirmation wrapped itself around Sonia's body, changing her whole appearance from top to bottom. Once again, she had the same hair as Harpnote, but there were also a few things that differed from that form. One being the bright red patterned lines around a few parts of her body. Another being the modified heart placed on her dress and helmet. Her guitar was also modified, having a spikier shape and a pink color finish. Her scarf was also slightly longer and was gold in color.

"AND NOW, IT IS TIME FOR YOU TO GO" The mysterious voice suddenly said.

"W-Wait, I still have some questions!" Harpnote urgently replied, but the voice fell silent. Andeventually, she found herself where she had left off.

"Sonia!" Lyra called out, snapping the teen out of her trance. "You're alright! But...what's with this form? I look so flashy all of a sudden..."

"I pretty much don't get it either" Harpnote said before realizing that Luna was now in front of her, still in her mind-controlled state. "But if this'll help me stop her...then I might as well put it to good use!"

Seeing that her target had revitalized, the berserk Luna summoned multiple eyeballs once again, ordering them to fire red lasers at Harpnote.

'That won't work twice!" And with a single strum of her newly formed guitar, the projectiles were suddenly bounced off as if something had placed a wall in between. As a result, the beams were flung off into random directions, shooting through the ceiling and into the sky.

A surprised Lyra asked, "Wow! How'd you do that, Sonia? Or more importantly, how'd you make me do that?"

The red-clad teen chuckled in response, "Actually, I don't know"

"Y-You don't?"

"Nope, not a clue. But, it's like there's something telling me what to do. I don't really get how it works, but it just does"

And once more, Harpnote had strum her guitar just in time to reflect all the lasers like a mirror, pusing them straight into the damaged ceiling once again. But that didn't keep Luna from trying, however, all her efforts ended up with nothing. Every single time, the beams would bounce off and hit either the ceiling or any other object in the area.

Seeing that her opponent couldn't pose much of a threat anymore, Harpnote decided to go on the offensive. "I guess it's my turn. String Waltz!"

And with another sound from the instrument, its strings suddenly shot up to the sky and multiplied a dozen times over, creating a vast amount of wires just waiting to fall down. And with a hand gesture from their master, the strings did as they were commanded and fell like rain over the controlled foe.

But unfortunately for that attack, Harpnote had forgotten one strength that those yellow beings had. "Oh yeah...these guys can absorb anything wave-like. Well, how bout' this?!"

Struming the instrument one last time, an invisible force emanated from it; a force that managed to even knock her opponent off her feet from the sheer pressure. It was at that point that Lyra had finally figured out this new form's ability.

"Gravity..." The alien muttered, "I get it now. The sound waves that come from the guitar come in contact with gravity itself. Once that happens, you can modify it in any way you want. You can block it out entirely, focus it on one point like a shield, and even shoot it all out like a gun. That's just...incredible"

"Oh, so that's how it works?" Harpnote chuckled, "I guess that is pretty amazing. Who would've thought gravity could be used like that?"

Lyra happily replied, "Not me that's for sure. Anyway, I don't really think we're done here yet. We still have to save Luna from whatever that stupid yellow blob is"

"My thoughts exactly" Harpnote concluded as her opponent finally got back on her feet.

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Up on the wave roads, Solo and Rage continued their intense battle with explosions and even crumbling wave roads left and right. There was already enough destruction for repairs to take a good couple of days, required that the repairmen don't sleep a wink for those days. Wave roads take a long process to fix, and the two combatants weren't making things look any easier.

With a new black sword in hand, Solo continuously clashed with Rage at a quick speed. For the naked eye, it'd be rather difficult to keep track of how many times their blades had made contact. At some points, Solo was on the defensive, waiting for that one moment where Rage would slip up with his timing. When that had happened, Rage did the same. To say the least, it was more of a neck en' neck battle.

Seeing that he was getting nowhere with all the useless swordplay, Rage decided to flip a few ways back to give himself some room as well some thinking space.

"You're really getting good at this, Mu-boy!" He laughed, "I can still remember the first time we met when I pummeled you to the dirt. Now, what did I use on you that time, again? Oh yeah, I think it looked a little something like..."

Before finishing his statement, the fiery wave human merged both hilts of his swords together and locked them tightly in place. This resulted in a double edged spear which was twice the size of either one of the blades. "A little something like this! Burning typhoon!"

Andwith a speed so fast it blurred the weapon itself, Rage spun the spear high up in the air, slowly morphing the winds aroundhim into a flaming whirlwind

When he'd finally decided that the tornado was strong enough, Rage ended with one last stroke to unleash the swirling flames at his enemy. It this had been the first time Solo would see that attack, he probably wouldn't be able to defendhimself, however, that wasn't the situation this time around.

"It's useless" He mumbled, his narrowed eyes fully focused and his stance firmly placed on the wave road. When the orange whirlwind was finally close enough, Solo gripped his sword tightly, infusing it with a purple aura that engulfed the weapon in its entirety.

And with one powerful swing, the flames were suddenly extinguished in a snap of a finger; no flashy sequences, no loud explosions, but just the soundof the breezing wind.

"That old trick won't work twice" Solo said, "It's weak spot's right at the center. The winds start at that point and keep building up so all I have to do is change the direction of the wind's spin"

Rage laughed once again, this time at how well Solo had managed to capture every detail about his technique. "Hey, hey, hey, that's pretty damn observant of ya'! But don't go thinking I've gotten sloppy coz' I've figured out your little trick too"

Though Rage had expected a reaction from Solo by stating that, the silent teen failed to budge an inch whatsoever.

"Figures...somehow I knew you wouldn't react. Something like a 'What?!" or a "That's impossible!!' would've been nice. You seriously need to attend drama class or something, you know..."

But still, the Murian said nothing...

"Come on, dontcha' have anything to say?"

Still no answer...

"Geez...fine, be that way" He sighed, finally giving up any hope of a fruitful conversation, "Back to what I was saying earlier, that sword of yours is pretty useful, ain't it? You see, I kinda figured out what it does. That thing's like a medium that you use to transfer most of your dormant EM energy into. Without the darn thing, you wouldn't be able to control your energy if you let it out all at once; just like what happened when you went totally berserk the last time we fought. Well...I hit the jackpot, right?"

And finally, the seemingly expressionless boy had finally grinned, "Hmph, glad to see you're using your head. Still, it won't do you much good even if you know that"

"Oh ho, sounds like a challenge. Sorry to break it to you, but you're not the only one who's learned a couple of new tricks. Why don't I show em' to you right-" But before he could even try to say that last word, his reflexes suddenly told him to move his head to the right, immediately dodging a beam from behind him.

"Hey there, Solo!" A voice said before the source had landed beside the Murian, revealing himself to be Pat in his Alpha Duo form. Just by seeing the mix of blue and red armor on him, Solo had let out a rather irritated sigh. "Tch...here comes the noisy ones..."

"Hey! Who're you calling noisy, buku!" Alpha complained from Alpha Duo's MP-Hunter

"Who else, crab wannabe"

And as usual, Pat couldn't help but smile at the two's rather colliding personalities. Then again, Solo could collide with almost anyone he'd meet. "Hmhm, you guys just never change" The green haired teen said, calm and cool as always.

But...there were a few times that even though you could see a smile on his face, it only acted as a facade to his true emotion, especially during battles and critical situations.

"Well, I think we should get back on track" Alpha Duo stated, still smiling but both guns already well-aimed at the slightly outnumbered Rage.

"Hey, just because you suddenly have back-up, doesn't mean I can't take you on. I mean I want to, but this is far as my orders take me. After all...I was only ordered to stall you guys. Well...see ya later people!" And as soon as Alpha Duo could even fire, their enemy had vanished, leaving the two beams to hit nothing but air.

"I really should get to work on my trigger finger" Alpha Duo joked before vanishing the pistols into rays of light. "But...what do you think he was talking about? Stalling us and all that?"

It'd taken Rogue a moment to ponder on that, but he eventually figured out a good hunch deep in his gut. As soon as he had, the Murian immediately sped off in the direction of the critically damaged studio in the distance, leaving a confused Pat to follow in pursuit "He doesn't even stop to tell me. Oh well"

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Presuming the battle at the inner depths of the building, things weren't turning for the better. Although Harpnote had gained new power, it was still rather difficult to fight against something that would absorb almost every attack in your arsenal. Sure gravity worked pretty well, but she was no doubt holding back for she still didn't know how to separate Luna from the yellow blow that had surrounded her. And in the midst of all those difficulties, there was yet one more problem...

"I'm...getting kinda tired" Harpnote huffed, her grip loosening on the slender instrument's bridge.

"I expected something like this to happen sooner or later..." Lyra explained, "This new form's really taking its toll on your energy. It's just like what happened when Geo and Solo passed out after using those Ace forms"

Although she'd said that, there wasn't much they could do about the current dilemma they were in. Either they end the battle ASAP or risk losing their chance to rescue Luna, as well as risking their own lives in the process.

"Sonia, stay focused!" The FM-ian alerted just in time for Harpnote to temporarily ignore her exhaustion and create a gravity-made shield, deflecting the multiple red lasers that had been fired.

But unfortunately, she failed to realize that her enemy was already behind her andacted much faster. "Behind you!" Lyra yelled in the hope of helping the tired Harpnote, however, she was already too worn-out and her reflexes were already much too dull. The only thing she could do now was close her eyes and brace herself for the impact.

In a moment, the beams had ultimately made contact, but not what Harpnote had expected. For now in front of her, a familiar blue figure stood tall with a flickering green shield in hand and an assuring smile on his face. "Hey, sorry to keep you waiting" Rockman said as he deactivated the green shield-like matter in front of him.

"Don't worry about it" She weakly chuckled, an extreme rush of exhaustion finally catching up. "At least I know...I can leave it up to you. Save Luna...for me...okay...?"

And just like that, she was leaning on the blue bomber, fast asleep in her human form. "H-Hey! Sonia!" He worriedly called out as he gently shook her shoulders.

"She's just sleeping, Geo" Lyra assured, "She's just really burnt out from using that new form. I'll take her to a safe place, but you two better take care of Luna and Ophiuca, alright?"

Mega confidently grunted, "Heh, that ain't gonna be a problem. Just leave this up to us!" And that was more than enough to assure the FM-ian. Whenever Mega would say something like that, it would almost always come true. The only time it wouldn't would be in situations that were not life-threatening in the slightest.

Adding onto that, he also had some help, be it friend or even foe that was to be of assistance.

"I think you're gonna need some help with that" A voice echoed from the distance before a swarm of small blades boomeranged towards the enemy. Although they were absorbed into data as well, it'd at least drawn its attention towards the surprise guest who turned out to be Jack.

"Stay out of this, Rockman" The black and orange armored teen ordered, "This one's mine. I've got orders to follow and I don't give a damn on how I accomplish it"

Immediately, Jack took out a pair of his mechanical wings and formed them into a large, flat cannon ornamented with the numerous blade-like feathers. "Wing Shooter" He said, and after aiming it well, bursts of orange shots followed by the trembling aftershock from the sound alone had quickly rushed up towards The berserk Luna.

Letting out a crazed scream, The blonde girl absorbed the endless amount of surges, forming a ball of swirling yellow energy that began to swell up as large as a professional piano; furthermore, it didn't even stop there because it was growing larger andlarger every second.

"Hey Jack!" An unknown voice said from the boy's MP-Hunter. "You just gave her enough firepower to turn this whole place into dust!"

The boy replied, "Stop stating the obvious, Corvus! Instead, why don't you help me figure out a way to stop that thing from growing as big as this whole studio"

"Tch...easy for you to say. Right now, that thing's only gonna get bigger since its starting to eat up even the wave roads. If you fire any of your weapons at that thing, it's only gonna fatten up!"

For some odd reason, the name that Jack had stated seemed to ring a bell in Mega's head; however, he was much too busy coughing up a strategy to even begin to think where he'd heard it.

"Geo, we've got ourselves a problem" Mega said to his partner as the rushing winds began to bounce from Rockman when they made their way from the threatening ball of energy. They could already tell from the breaking wave roads that the ball's range was only expanding as mere seconds passed.

Meanwhile, the true state of Luna's mind was resting deep inside her own self. She was surrounded by pure darkness as she continued to linger in its endless embrace. But suddenly, her ears had awoken to a voice; a soft voice that repeatedly called out her name. "Luna...Luna...wake up"

And finally, the girl's eyes slowly revealed its dark yellow orbs as it began to clear their still blurry vision. In front of her, the FM-ian partner known as Ophiuca stood there, lying in wait.

"O-Ophiuca...where am I?" She asked, slowly standing up to her feet. It didn't look like there was any solid ground in the black space, but there she was; definitely standing on some kind of firm pavement.

"Technically, you're in a deep sleep as of the moment. While the EM being that'd controlled you is in possession of your body, I managed to at least save your mental state from a complete overwrite. That being said, I can't hold this for much longer because its slowly draining all my energy away..."

Luna's eyes widened, "W-Wait...then that means-"

"Yes...I'll disappear" The pink clad FM-ian said, a regretful tone present in her voice. "But as your partner and guardian, as well as a proud warrior of planet FM, I have to do this"

"No, I can't let you do that! I won't allow it!" Luna yelled out, "There has to be some way to save both of us, right?! There has to be!"

Pausing for a moment, Ophiuca pondered on whether or not she would say what she needed to say. Eventually though, she did, even though she was well aware of the consequences.

"...There's actually another way. But if we do that, it'll only drain my energy even more, meaning there's a much higher chance of you losing all control of yourself"

"I don't care! Just tell me already!" She quickly replied, making a small smile creep up on Ophiuca's face. Although Luna's words were hasty and usually just plain angry, they would always have a meaning that differed greatly from her violent tone.

"I see...you don't stop at anything, do you?" Ophiuca chuckled, "Then, we have to wave fuse in order to strengthen your mental control. If it's successful, then you'll most likely gain possession of your body again; however, wave fusing in a state like this is difficult. And not having your MP-Hunter with you only makes our chances slimmer"

Luna asked, "So if we fail, then I'm a goner, right?"

"That is correct" Her partner replied, "That's why I'm asking you not to do-"

"I already told you that I don't care about that!" Luna yelled again, stopping Ophiuca's words like a sudden jolt from lightning. "If it'll save both of us then just do it already! We're wasting too much time"

And at that, Ophiuca was now convinced. Even if she'd refused, she knew she wouldn't hear the end of it from Luna. But in her opinion, a quality like that was a very kind-hearted one even though you wouldn't see it at first glance.

"I understand...then let's commence"

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Back to reality, Rockman, as well as Jack Corvus continued various strategies on stopping the massive ball of energy. Unfortunately though, none of them seemed to work. What's worse was that it was drawing in virus into the picture, making things even more hassling than before.

"Grr...this is really beginning to be a pain in the butt" Mega complained, but that irritation wouldn't last long, for a ray of hope decided to shine itself on the seemingly hopeless situation.

"Everyone...can you hear me?" A voice suddenly originated from the controlled Luna. Oddly, it hadn't come from her lips; moreover, it didn't even sound like her voice, but sounded more like Ophiuca. "Everyone, I am attempting to wave fuse with Luna as we speak. What I need you to do is to stop the enemy before it fully charges its attack"

Mega grunted, "Yeah, that's what we've been trying for the past ten minutes, but nothing seems to friggin' work!"

"Wait a minute" Rockman interrupted, "I think I have a plan. If that thing's absorbing EM energy, then I'll try doing the same using my Enigma Waves"

"You crazy, kid?" Mega replied, "You haven't even tried using it normally yet. I mean, the last time you did was just out of pure luck. But then again...it doesn't look like we have any other choice, so I guess we outta try it out. Hey, Jackie!"

"It's Jack, not Jackie!" The Dealer member angrily mentioned, making Mega get a kick out of insulting him.

"We're gonna try and stall her. You guys deal with the viruses, capeesh?" The AM-ian ordered

"Tch...I guess I don't have a choice. As much as I'd like to wipe you from the face of the universe right now, I still need to finish my assignment, so I'll tag along for now"

And it wasn't just him that was about to join in. As of now, Rogue and Alpha Duo had dropped in just in time to assist with the stalling. Also, there was yet one last person that was hungry for some action: A certain large wave human known as Taurus Fire.

"Grraahhh! I'm here to help!" The blazing bull shouted confidently before pushing out two large, installed flamethrowers from his hands and letting loose on the viruses in that area.

"Let's end this quick..." Rogue stated, drawing his pitch black blade.

"I agree with you on that" Alpha Duo added as the two joined the raging Taurus Fire and the mysterious Jack Corvus.

Now that the virus distractions were out of the way, Rockman decided that it was time for him to get to work. Instead of powering up his buster with normal EM energy, he slowly infused it with Enigma waves, morphing the blue gun into a sword with a very unique pattern which included a few holes on the very blade. If you think about it, it almost seemed like a sponge judging from the holes.

"Good job, Geo" Mega said, "With this, we'll be able to absorb at least a portion of that thing's energy. Well, let em' have it!"

"Roger!" Rockman confirmed as he now ran towards the yellow ball. With one quick thrust, the blade had successfully crashed through like a drill, creating sparks and lightning that ferociously flew out of the ball as if rejecting the sword with all its might.

"Ergh...it's trying to pull the sword back! I can't hit its core!" The blue armored boy cautiously explained as he repeatedly urged his arm to dig in deeper; however, the opposing force was just too great that he soon found himself pulling the blade back little by little. At the rate he was going at, he inevitably wouldn't be able to push through with his plan.

That was...if nothing else was there to help him. Suddenly, Rockman had felt the soft touch of a hand on the arm that he'd been using to support the sword. After taking a look at the red-gloved hand, the boy glanced over his shoulder to see the yellow haired, red clad wave human known as Harpnote.

"S-Sonia?" Geo began, "I thought you were-"

"They can't keep me down for that long, Geo" She happily resented.

"Sorry, Mega. Sonia just couldn't say no to even a bit of rest" Lyra said, making the AM-ian companion let out a grunt.

"The more the merrier. Now that you're here, you can help us get rid of this stupid ball!"

Hearing Mega's request, Harpnote nodded cheerfully in response, "You got it!" Now with much needed assistance, Rockman presumed his duty of eradicating the hostile energy in front of them. This time, they were actually on the winning side, pushing the blade further and further until it had finally reached the core. But before they could go any further, they first had to deal with an incoming beam that the crazed enemy had sent flying. In their current position, it would be impossible to dodge it, but thankfully, Alpha Duo was there to save them from being knocked off balance. The only price he had to pay was to actually take the hit in order to shield them.

"Pat! You okay?!" Rockman asked, gaining a thumbs-up from the calm, green haired dual gunner as he stood to his feet. "Yeah, no problems here. Well...it does feel a bit tingly, but that doesn't matter. You should worry about what's in front of you" He replied, leaving the two to proceed as planned.

As the blade drew in closer and closer to the target, their determination only paralleled itself to that. Was it a feeling of friendship or camaraderie that drove them forward? Or was it something else that they had no clue about? Whatever it was, it acted as a great source of inspiration for them to keep moving.

And with one last vigorous scream, the two exerted all the strength in their bodies to rip the huge prism wide open, allowing the stored energy to gush out like an exploded water balloon.

Deep inside Luna's consciousness, Ophiuca had noticed that their control over the body had greatly improved. "They did it! They took out the energy ball" she said, causing a joyful feeling to well up throughout her partner's whole body.

"See? I told you they could do it!" Luna happily yelled as her concentration had grown even stronger due to the fact that her worries had now been demolished. "Alright, we can't keep them waiting! Let's get this over with already!"

After nodding in confirmation, Ophiuca and Luna's bodies both began to glow a yellow color "Continuing full synchro. 50 percent...70 percent...95 percent" Andat the time it had reached its peak, both glowed as bright as a star which filled up the black space around them.

"Full Snychro!!"

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At the studio, a similar light emanated from the Luna that resided there. Slowly but surely, the yellow EM being was separating from her as if it was being forcefully discharged.

"I-Is it working?" Harpnote asked as everyone stared at the light spectacle in front of them. Little by little, the color that had originally shaped Luna was now coming back. That former yellow armor was now being replaced with her original pink pieces. And then, she'd finally returned to reality.

"*Huff*...*Huff*...well that sure took awhile" Luna weakly muttered, a relieved smile across her tired looking face.

Beside her though, the yellow EM being sought to once again make a move, but thankfully, Rockmanhad noticed it beforehand and immediately drove the holed sword straight down its body, causing it to shrink as it was absorbed into the enigma blade.

"You're not getting away this time" The blue bomber smiled as the sword morphed itself back into its former buster appearance. Soon after, he joined the rest of the group who were currently making sure that their class president was alright.

With a big smile on her face, Harpnote reached her handout to the downed Luna, "Hey, can you stand?" She said, receiving a similar smile from her friend before taking her hand.

"Of course I can. Who do you think I am, huh?"

"Our ever-powerful candidate for student council president. Am i right?"

"You sure are, and you all better remember it!" And at that, both girls let out a sweet chuckle that made everyone else, with the exception of Solo of course, simply feel like laughing as well. After a day of pure stress and fatigue, it would always do a person much good to laugh about everything that had happened. Even though the white haired descendant of Mu chose not to say anything, he was enjoying himself deep down...even if just a little bit.

"You people are all insane..." He muttered to himself just before he'd caught sight of Jack Corvus in the corner of his eye. Apparently, the mysterious boy didn't have the time for chit-chat as he quickly flew off into the sky.

"The king's gonna be real ticked off at this" Corvus said.

"No, he won't. Even if I failed to capture the 'manikin', I still did as I was told. My assignment was to gather data on Rockman and nothing else. The 'manikin' is of no concern to me whatsoever. Although, that power that Rockman used...really gets my blood boiling"

And with one last glance over the group that he had temporarily joined forces with, Jack narrowed his eyes as he tried to figure out what was bothering his mind.

"Tch...I've got no time for this" He said, shaking off whatever disturbance that was opposing him. After that, Jack silently sped off into the horizon...

So far, everything had looked as smooth a sailing as always. The studio had been severely damaged and looked like 10 rhinos had ransacked the place all at once, but at least no one had gotten injured. It seemed like the perfect way to end a stressful battle such as this.

However...not all battles have a happy ending...

"L-Luna, your hand!" Harpnote suddenly alerted as her eyes were glued with shock.

With her own eyes widened as far as they could go, the blond president had noticed that her right, pink-gloved hand was actually deforming itself into random bits of data that floated into the sky. "Wh-What's happening?!"

As soon as she'd said that, her wave fusion was suddenly cut off, returning her into her human state. Her hand had also returned to its original state, but her FM-ian partner was still suffering the same fate.

"I see...so it didn't work after all" Ophiuca mumbled as she stared at her deteriorating hand. It wasn't only that part of her body, but all her other limbs were slowly degenerating as well into bits of data that quietly floated away like dust.

"N-No...Ophiuca, what's happening to you?!" Luna demanded, a tone full of panic now present in her voice.

"The full snychro was a success...but I used up too much energy in the process. I'm so sorry, Luna..."

"C-Cut it out! That's not funny! Ophiuca...don't..." As she continued to speak, her voice became more shaky and her eyes were starting to well up with tears. As everyone watched, a few others were already tearing as well.

"That can't be right!" Rockman yelled, "Mega, isn't there anything we can do?!"

But the AM-ian stayed silent. He chose not to speak because he didn't know the right words for a situation like this. All he could do was regretfully watch it all take place. When Harpnote asked as well, no one could reply. At this point, most of Ophiuca's body had already turned into dead wave matter.

"Ophiuca...please..." Luna begged as the tears that had welled up began to drop unto her cheeks.

"I'm sorry, Luna. But there's nothing I can do anymore" Ophiuca smiled as she rested her left hand on Luna's shoulder. "I regret having things go this way. But I'm thankful to have met you, and as a warrior of planet FM, i have no regrets about my duty. We didn't spend much time together...but I was glad to be your partner"

"S-Stop saying that! I order you not to disappear! I won't allow it!"

At the end of that sentence, the hand that rested upon her shoulder had deteriorated as well, causing only a small portion of Ophiuca to be left intact.

"You're a kind-hearted girl, and you have the makings of a great leader. Although your words are sometimes harsh, they mean more than they're worth. You also have many friends here that I'm sure will be able to help you whenever you call. For what I've done to you in the past, I deeply apologize. Farewell...Luna"

And now, there was nothing left. Everything that had made up her whole body had disappeared into thin air that rose through the broken ceiling.

With a newly torn hole in her heart, Luna dropped to her knees and her tears pounded on the pavement like rain. With so much anger and sadness inside her, she could only helplessly scream at the top of her lungs.

"OPHIUCAAAA!!!!!"

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Geo:................

Sonia:..............

Mega:............

Geo: W-What the? What're you doing here, Mega?

Mega: Just wondering why you guys were so quiet. And what the hell's up with this stage? It's like a host show or something like that

Sonia: Actually, it kinda is.

Mega: Oh, that explains things. Anyway, what's up with the slump looks? It's almost like someone died.

Geo: Weren't you watching? Someone did die.

Mega: Nope, sorry, didn't see it.

Sonia: Ergh...anyway, here's the 'terms of the week'

Mega: terms of the wha-

Filename: Pat Spriggs
A calm, cool and collective teen that sports green ponytailed hair and dark violet clothing. In the past, he was known as Gemini Thunder when he would merge with his other self: Rey. As an enemy of Rockman in the past (although mind controlled by his other self), he was very close to summoning Andromeda to destroy the world, but was thwarted in the end by Rockman. At present, his partner is Alpha, who was actually the wave being known as Cancer before an accident cost him to lose his former body. Apparently, he still has the habit of applying 'buku' at the end of his sentences. In his wave fusion called Alpha Duo, he wields twin pistols that can switch into 'blade modes' for close combat. A unique ability he has is his quickness which was probably a result from his former wave form.

Filename: Ophiuca
A warrior of planet FM who serves under King Cepheus. Years ago, she forcefully wave fused with Luna in order to destroy Rockman. In that form, she was known as Queen Ophiuca and had abilities that were slightly similar to that of a medusa. In her new form (where Luna now has control over the fusion), her form is much more human than snake-like. In this form, her signature move is "gorgon flash" which summons multiple eyeballs that can either act as protection or fire lasers from many different directions. Due to an unfortunate incident, she no longer exists...

Filename: Enigma blade
A weapon which Rockman had formed using the Enigma waves in his body. This weapon can be used to absorb data from the enemy known as 'manikins' which are yellow EM beings which also have the ability to absorb EM energy. Other uses are still unknown at the moment.

Filename: Harpnote (heart form)
The form she'd been given along with the title 'Heart'. In this particular form, she is able to manipulate gravity using sound waves that come in contact with it. She can use this transformed gravity as she wishes defensively or offensively.