Ch40

Netto had never felt so much power as he did being in front of Duo. Looking up at the giant being was like looking up into the stars. His entire body shook just looking into the giant statue that seemed to go on forever.

So this is Duo. His body stared in awe at the comet around him, it was unlike anything he had known in life.

"Greetings Hikari Netto," Duo said his voice reverberating throughout every fiber of his being.

"N-Nice to meet you sir," he said with a polite bow.

Duo's bright eyes observed him. "Slur come forward."

Slur materialized in front of him and bowed deeply. "My lord."

The two exchanged a look, he saw unease in her gaze but also a hint of determination.

This is her fight too. She won't lose.

"I sensed such evil from this world. Slur what do you have to say for this?" Duo asked his voice reverberating throughout the area.

Slur bowed. "My lord. One of your old disciples committed heinous things for you to reveal yourself. Me and Hikari Netto defeated them."

"Oh really? Hikari Netto tell me is that what happened?" Duo asked

He nodded. "Yeah. We defeated Regal and Nebula and put an end to their dark chips."

Duo looked at both of them before turning his gaze towards Slur. "I was observing your fight from afar. Slur I want to you tell me without holding anything back what do you think of this world?"

His heart raced in his chest, Slur looked at him and gave him a small reassuring smile before stepping forward. "My lord I have done as you asked but in short this is my report."

With that, Slur began to recount their adventures together. He stared at his navi and did his best to hide the tears as Slur spoke about her time her passionately.

"My lord humanity is very mixed. Yes there are those that do evil, but there are also those that are capable of great good," Slur said as she gripped her insignia. "I have seen the good and the bad. I have experienced the power of bonds, friendship, and family."

He stared at Slur and cleaned his face. All of their past adventures flashed through his eyes, the good and bad everything and now it was the climax.

Slur stood before Duo and looked the being in the eyes. "My lord in opinion humanity should be preserved. There is good that should be preserved and I know that it will prevail."

His heart raced in his chest as they looked up at Duo. Please work.

"I see," Duo said calmly. "Your account is interesting but now I want one more testament from you."

"What kind my lord?" Slur asked politely her posture rigid.

There was flash of light in front of them, he winced and when he opened his eyes he saw a tall figure in front of them.

It was at least seven feet tall and covered in thick silver armor and holding a large blade. His eyes widened as he saw that it was Duo. The power and energy he emitted from his body made him shake to his core, his very primal instincts warned him to flee.

Slur stepped back. "My lord."

Duo eyed them both and pointed his blade at them. "Slur you claimed you learned of bonds. Well let us test that. Use this cross fusion and show me what you can do." The large alien robot snapped his fingers and another digital form appeared next to him, it looked like Rockman but his expression was anything but kind.

Slur stared at Duo in shock but slowly nodded before bowing. "If that is what you command I shall follow it."

"Do not hold back," Duo ordered. He snapped his fingers and in a flash Duo combined himself with Asteroid Rockman.

Slur nodded and turned to face him. "Netto-kun are you ready?"

He met her gaze, it was the first time he had seen her this worried. "I am," he said putting on a brave smile. "Come on we can do this. All three of us."

"Thank you Netto-kun," Slur said her eyes watery. "Thanks for everything."

It took all his strength to not cry. "Don't say that we'll go on more adventures in the future." Taking a deep breath he took out his synchro chip along with the dual chip reader. "Synchro chip slot in!"

We won't lose. You want to know if humanity is worth saving we'll show you what we can do. When the light dissipated he stood firm in front of Duo, fully cross fused with both Slur and Rockman.

Duo chuckled. "Show me your resolve Hikari Netto." Duo's fusion with Rockman looked menacing. On the surface it was mostly Rockman but with a crown of thorns and large gauntlets on his hands.

Slur's voice reverberated throughout his head. Netto-kun be careful.

Don't worry we won't lose.

A series of large fists came at him, he jumped into the air and summoned chains as the fists came at him. I have to do this well. He snapped his fingers and summoned spears from the ground only for Duo to easily slice them with his sword.

"Rock Buster!" He fired his blaster but Duo took the shots effortlessly.

"You'll have to do better than that," Duo said before charging at him.

He summoned a pair of light swords and blocked the attacks. Each of Duo's attacks hit like a truck, sending shock waves throughout his body.

Damn it how can I do this. He dodged Duo's large fist and summoned chains to ensnare him. Electricity flew through the chains as they shocked Duo causing him to wince.

Duo easily broke the chains. "Interesting, you fight so well with your navis. Tell me how do you do it?"

"We are partners, teammates, and family. We won't let you destroy the world!" He fired his blaster each of his attacks hit Duo but the alien did not react.

Duo raised an eyebrow. "Oh really? You seem to have a good heart. Lets see if you have what it takes to defeat evil."

He leaped into the air to avoid Duo's fists when a series of small meteors flew at him

"Damn it," he swore as he leaped back from the fists just as Duo slammed into him.

"I won't let you win," he said as he staggered up and summoned a pair of swords. He coughed and rubbed his side, something may have broken but right now he couldn't focus on that.

"You still want to do this?" Duo asked. "Is your world really worth that much?"

He laughed. "I can do this all day." Grinning at the alien navi he assumed a fighting stance. "All my friends and family are down there, I won't let them be destroyed. Yes there is evil but I'll take care of it and put it down before it becomes a threat."

He met Duo's gaze. "I won't allow anyone to destroy the Earth!"

Gripping the swords in his hand he charged at Duo. His body shook as their blades made contact but he forced himself to not fall.

Everyone is counting on us. He leaped in the air and fired his blaster. I've been through so much with my friends and family, we won't go down without a fight. Duo easily blocked the hits but he summoned some chains to restrain his arms. His very body shook as he tried to restrain the more powerful navi, his body ached and begged for relief but he knew there wouldn't be any support coming.

He brought the swords down onto Duo's chest. The alien laughed as his armor opened to reveal a bunch of missiles.

Oh come on. He was blown back and sent flying as a fist hit him. "Area Steal!" He quickly teleported away and fired a charge shot at Duo.

The navi merely launched his fist at him and knocked him to the ground. I won't give up," he muttered as he slowly got up. Snapping his fingers he summoned a series of chains and spears.

He leaped into the air and fired a charged up shot at Duo. The alien took the hit as some of the chains and spears dug into him.

I can't win. But if he wants to destroy the world he'll have to do it over my dead body. He winced and forced himself up, he couldn't lose his friends and family were counting on him.

Diving at the alien he summoned his swords. Duo barely had time to raise his large sword. Their blades made contact. He pushed harder, with all of his might he pushed. He heard Rockman and Slur yell in his head as their strength poured into him.

Duo's sword cracked. The alien's eyes widened as it crew larger. He pushed and pushed, the memories of all the times he had with Slur, Rockman, and everyone else poured into his head as Duo's sword broke in two.

The alien's eyes widened as he looked down at him his face expressionless. "Not bad." Duo turned away and looked towards the Earth. "What a curious planet. It caused my most loyal servant to have a change of heart. Hikari Netto how did you do it? How did you make Slur care? How did you make her change?"

He took a few deep breaths, he was surprised by the honesty in his voice Duo a supreme being that new more than he ever could was honestly at a loss for an answer. "Humanity is many things, good and bad. She only saw the bad and experienced the good." Forcing himself to stand up he met his gaze. "But despite our flaws I know we are good and worth saving."

"I see," Duo said before snapping his fingers.

In an instant he was separated from Rockman and Slur, his navis stood by his side ready for action.

"This fight is over," Duo said before turning to face Slur. "You have done well. I knew you could grow and reach your full potential. You have my praise."

Slur bowed deeply. "Thank you sir."

"I deem your mission over," Duo said.

Slur's eyes widened. "Over?"

He and Rockman eyed her in surprise. Over? His heart raced as he looked at Slur.

"My lord I don't know what to say," Slur said looking down.

"I know you well," Duo said. "You cannot hide from me, you wish to remain here don't you?"

Slur looked down and slowly nodded. "I do my lord. Netto and Rockman are the closest thing I have to family."

"Slur," he said softly. He didn't know how to react to her words, he was grateful for them more grateful than he could describe. "If you need to return I understand, it won't be easy but I wont force you."

Rockman nodded. "I agree. Do what is best for you."

Slur looked at both of them and smiled. "Thank you both for everything." She took a deep breath and turned to Duo and got on her knees. "My lord as much as I enjoy serving you I wish to remain with Hikari Netto. If possible can you allow it?"

He stared at Slur, he had never seen her beg before, much less for anything she wanted.

"You've changed Slur," Duo said. "For all that you've done for me I'll give you one last reward. You will stay with Hikari Netto and continue to watch over this world and when you return I expect a full report."

He resisted the urge to cheer. Looking at Slur he saw tears fall down her face as she bowed. "Thank you sir."

"You have impressed me, all of you. Do not disappoint me," Duo said. "Now go and explore all that there is here in this world and when you are done tell me of everything, of the good and bad."

Duo snapped his fingers and a blinding flash of light enveloped the area. He winced as he felt himself make contact with the wet ground.

His heart raced as he slowly looked up and saw the clear sky. Sitting upright he grabbed his PETs. "Slur!"

The female navi smiled at him. "Hello Netto-kun we did it."

He hugged her PET tightly. "We did."

"We did," Slur said. She smiled at him her gaze calm. "Thank you for all of your work."

"No problem. We are team and family now," he said as he looked at his two navis. "Come on lets go home."

Rockman nodded. "Yeah lets go home."

He smiled and with that got up. Turning around he saw his hometown before, he grinned as he sped off home.

Whatever lies ahead we'll face it together.


AN: Thank you all for sticking through with me for this story. I've decided to end it here because as of now I don't know how to include the Beyondard arc into this story to make it decent. So for now I decided to end this story.

This story means a lot to me. As a child I loved battle network and it was battle network that got me into fanfiction. I've had this story on my mind for a while and I did not expect the feed back that I got. Thank you all for supporting me even through the weak points of this story. I honestly did my best and tried to cut back on repetition at times.

Anyway I have a few more ideas for the EXE fandom, mainly a few crossovers with Naruto and Bleach so stay tuned for those.

Thank you all for your time. Please leave your thoughts in the comments.