Ch13

It's over. Finally over. Netto breathed a sigh of relief as he watched Commander Beef and his allies (totally not people he knew) along with a police officer hand cuff Enzan and take him away. His body ached from the tussle, luckily he wasn't harmed.

He quickly noticed the dimensional chip on the ground and discreetly put it in his pocket. Can't have that in the wrong hands.

Turning to the stadium he saw Slur who was badly injured. "We did it," he said smiling at her.

Slur nodded and smiled back. "We did Netto-kun."

"I knew you could do it," he said. "Is Roll freed?"

"She was tied up but she is safe," Slur said her body shaking as she stood up. "She just returned to her operator."

"Good. All is good for now," he said as he turned to Commander Beef.

"Hikari Netto good job on defeating the enemy," Commander Beef said with a salute. "You stayed strong and managed to hold him off till we came, good job."

He saluted Commander Beef. "Thank you. I'm glad you guys could help."

Commander Beef nodded. "If you need anything let us know and remember to eat more fish!"

"Will do," he said with a laugh.

With that they left the abandoned arcade. Commander Beef helped him give a statement about what happened and eventually he was cleared to go. The last thing he saw was Enzan sitting in the back of the police car looking down at his lap as the car drove off.

In a way I feel sorry for him. He lost his navi and was tempted by Duo. A part of him knew that Enzan was under the influence of an alien being so despite not liking the guy he felt a bit of sympathy for him. Hopefully he gets the help he needs, I don't know how much he knew about Slur but we'll have to be careful around him in the future.

He knew that Enzan probably wouldn't go juvey since his father was rich and influential. If anything he would spend some time in a center before his rich dad bailed him out. Hopefully he doesn't bother us again.

After saying goodbye to Commander Beef he and Slur decided to return home. "So I take it we passed your test?" He asked as the looked up at the setting sun in the sky.

Slur nodded. "For now. But Netto-kun we will have to be careful, my lord will judge this planet. If he doesn't find it worthy he will destroy everything."

He detected a bit of panic in Slur's voice, he didn't know much about Duo but he knew that if what Slur said was true then they would be in trouble. "Don't worry. I'll show him that humanity is worth saving."

Looking down at his PET Slur nodded. "He may test us again we must be vigilant. I know for a fact he has other agents here; we must be careful."

"Other agents?" He asked.

Slur nodded. "I remember them vaguely, there are two of them a man and a woman. We must be cautious."

"Don't worry. I'll handle anything," he said firmly. "Can you help me?"

Slur paused and looked at him. "What do you mean?"

"You know help me defend humanity," He said scratching his head. "I know you are this guy's messenger but will you help me?"

Slur looked at him and paused before nodding. "If you request me to help you then I will. I was ordered to do as you say."

He smiled at her. "I'm glad I have a friend like you."

"I will do as you command," she said smiling at him. "Oh about that other navi of your father gave you, what is your plan with him."

He frowned and stopped beneath a tree. "Well he seems like a nice guy and my parents want me to have him. If it's alright with you I'd like keep him, I'll need all the help I can get if I'm going up against these strong navis."

"I understand," Slur said. "If you feel like you can trust him you can tell him about my mission. All I ask is that you keep my identity safe from your father, I don't want to be put under a microscope."

He looked her in the eyes and nodded. "Don't worry I won't allow that." A part of him didn't like keeping secrets from his dad but he wanted to respect Slur's privacy. "Besides my dad is always out of town, if he says anything I'll brush it off."

"I appreciate that," Slur said.

As soon as he approached his house he saw a familiar figure. "Netto-kun!" Meiru yelled as she ran and hugged him.

"M-Meiru-chan," he said his face turning red. He carefully hugged her back. "Wh-What are you doing?"

Meiru smiled at him. "Thank you for saving Roll. I don't know what I'd do without her. Everyone else is gone but your dad is helping them restore their navis."

"Glad to hear it," he said.

"You aren't hurt are you?" Meiru asked.

He shook his head. "I'm fine thank you, just tired."

Meiru smiled at him. "Well get some rest ok?"

"I will. See you later," he said. Meiru smiled at him one last time before running to her house.

He breathed a sigh of relief as he headed home. Once inside he found both of his parents at the table drinking coffee. "Hey mom hey dad we saved her," he said.

"That's good to hear," his father said as he took a sip from his mug. "To think a boy like that would resort to such tactics as kidnapping a navi and causing destruction. I hope he gets help."

"Yeah me too," he said. Commander Beef mentioned that Enzan had his navi break into every jail in the city and delete all of the criminals. "He needs help. Anyway I'll be in my room for a bit."

His parents nodded as he went upstairs to his room. Inside he found the other PET sitting on his desk. "Welcome home Netto-kun," Rockman said with a smile. "How was your task?"

"It was good," he said as he sat Slur's PET down. "Anyway I think we should introduce ourselves. Rockman this is my other navi Slur."

Slur appeared on his computer and Rockman bowed to her. "Nice to meet you," Rockman said.

She did a small bow before both navis shook hands. "Likewise. I hope we can work well together."

"Anyway nice to finally meet you," he said. "Me and Slur have been busy keeping my friend and town safe, I know it may not be easy working with two navis but I want to make it work."

Rockman smiled and nodded. "I'll do my best to be your navi."

Slur nodded in agreement. "I will do as you command as always."

"Great. Now lets get ready for dinner I'm tired," he said as he got up and stretched.

His net navis both smiled at him and nodded. The rest of his evening was fine. He ate dinner with his family, his dad asked him some questions about Slur but thankfully didn't ask to examine her. After that he got ready for the night and did some practice with Rockman to get a good idea of what he was working with.

"Alright guys good night," he said as he went to bed.

"Good night Netto-kun," Both of his navis said.

That night he felt a tingling sensation throughout his body. It was a familiar sensation and when he opened his eyes he realized he was in outer space. "What the hell!" he quickly looked around and saw Duo looking at him. "D-Duo."

Duo looked at him with a gleam in his eyes. "You are a curiosity Hikari Netto. I've never seen Slur care for anyone else in all my time, what is your secret?"

"We work together," he said trying to think of a good answer. "She is my friend and we are partners and together we will show you what humanity can do."

"What humanity can do?" Duo asked his voice sounding amused.

He nodded. "Humanity is worth saving and I'll prove it to you."

"Very human little boy," Duo said his eyes glowing brightly. "You've already gained my interests, I'll see if your planet is worth saving or not."

"It is," he said firmly. "I'll prove it to you one way or another!"

"Very well then," Duo said his eyes glowing. "My judgement will come one way or another."

He saw a flash of light before his head began to spin. The next thing he knew he was resting on his bed sweating. What was that? His body trembled as he felt a pain in his hand, looking down he saw a strange symbol on his hand that glowed brightly before disappearing. What is this?

He looked at it before it disappeared. I'll ask Slur about it later. Clenching his fist he took a deep breath and looked up at the ceiling. He didn't know what the future would have in store for them but he would learn and grow with them both and show Duo the worth of humanity. I'll show him and not allow him to harm this planet.


Slur felt the familiar presence of her master. Lord Duo what do you request?

"Slur you did well," Duo said in her head. "You protected your operator and are finally beginning to bond with him. You definitely surprised me."

She nodded not knowing what to say. Standing in her PET she only nodded. "I won't fail you," she said softly.

She swore she heard Duo chuckle, she had never hear her lord amused before. Well then I'll leave you to your mission. I'll keep in touch, remember to keep your operator safe, I expect you to fulfill your tasks with the upmost devotion.

"I will," she said firmly.

"Good. Now remember if this planet fails so do you," Duo said.

Her body froze. If the planet fails so do I. She knew the implications well since she had often given them to other worlds. Swallowing the lump in her throat she nodded. "I understand sir."

"Farewell for now my dear servant," Duo said. "There may be more trials in the future."

As soon as his presence was gone she turned to Netto in his bed. Netto-kun I really hope we can prove humanity's worth to Duo. She clenched her chest, deep down she didn't want to see him armed. It was a strange feeling, she never cared about anyone before as much as she did for Hikari Netto.


Dr. Wily didn't know what to make of it when his son Dr. Regal urgently asked to meet him in an Ameroppan hospital with a dying Barrel.

"You both said this was urgent what is the meaning of this meeting?" He said as he closed the door and sat down across from his son and Barrel.

"Father there is a threat to all of us," Dr. Regal said folding his arms.

His son's posture was stiff his face gaunt while the dying man in the bed nodded. "What do you mean?" he asked taken by surprise of how they both were acting.

"Duo is coming," Barrel said softly. "He is coming to judge the Earth, it wasn't like this the last time."

"The last time?" He asked.

Dr. Regal sighed. "Father remember those visions and dreams I was having?" His son took out a PET and showed him an image of Hikari Netto and his navi Slur. "Well this navi was there."

"We have to stop them," Barrel said. "Earth is in danger."

He looked at both of them and sighed. "Tell me what you know."

To be honest he would've thought that they were both made as they talked about asteroids and a being named Duo who would judge them all. Yet a part of him believed them, something about their words rang true in his ears.

"We'll have to combine our forces," Dr. Regal said. "I'll create Nebula and make sure that we are prepared."

"Don't be foolish," Barrel whispered. "I'll have Colonel help out when he can."

"Wait," he said firmly. "I have another idea. Lets probe Hikari Netto and his navi first. I have the boy named Shun and his followers in Gospel, I'm sure they can be of use."

Dr. Regal folded his arms and nodded. "Fine. If you think that little boy will be of any use go ahead."

"He will be," he said firmly. "Gospel will be a great asset to us."

"Be careful Slur is stronger than you can imagine," Barrel warned.

He looked at the man and gave him a coy smile as he got up. "I've fought strong things in life too."


AN: Well here ends part 1. For the gospel arc i'm going to be using some elements from the games, especially Shun/Sean Obihiro. I didn't like how the anime treated gospel like a filler arc. Also forte's origin, when he appears, will be based on his game origin.

As to why they needed the backup of Rockman instead of just finding him. I just assumed they thought the original program was perpetually lost in the mail or something. It was an excuse Netto made on the spot

I know Stream dealt with traveling when it came to Barrel. I'm a bit fuzzy on it but I'll do my best to make it coherent in the story. But for this story I decided to keep Wily's relationship with Regal and Barrel similar to the games.

Anyway hope you all enjoy it. I'm planning this story well and hope to end it around Stream. Still debating if I should do Beyondad/Beast since the story for that season is a bit fuzzy in my head and I don't know if I can fit it well into this story.

It will be while before the next few chapters are uploaded. I have to edit and write some things. Hope you all enjoyed the story so far.