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[Wackoman.EXE]

Chapter 1

An alarm clock rang rather loudly, and a tall, black haired young man jumped out of bed, and grabbed a white long sleeved shirt with multi colored sleeves from the nearby closet. After pulling it on, he glanced at the PET lying on his nightstand.

“Colorman, it’s time to get up.”

The clown navi opened one eye, and grimaced. “Always ruining navi’s sleep aren’t you Kanti.”

Kanti rolled his eyes; finishing tying his shoes, and slinging a black backpack over his shoulder. Meanwhile Colorman was continuing his rant.
“-and then you go screaming at me to…what are you doing?”

Kanti smiled at him innocently and pressed the red button marked mute on his PET. A mass of fluffy pink hair appeared in the doorway.
“Breakfast is ready hon.”

He grinned and followed her into the kitchen. He sat down across from his father who smiled. “Good morning Kanti.”

“Morning dad; what’s for breakfast?”

The red haired man gestured towards the lump of grey mush on his plate. “Uh, eggs…I think.”

Kanti looked at his plate, and carefully picked up the entire colorless blob with his fork. He thrust it into his mouth and reluctantly chewed it. He swallowed, and stuck his tongue out.
“That bad eh?”

There was loud clang, as a frying pan connected with his father’s head.
“What was that Kenichi?!”

“It was nothing Madoi I didn’t mean-“
The frying pan once again met with his head, and he stood. Kanti stood, and pulled on a pair of fingerless gloves. Madoi turned from her punishing of Kenichi and smiled.
“Have fun training today Kanti.”
He nodded and quickly left the room.

Kanti placed his skates onto his shoes and headed for the nearby metroline station. After a short ride, he stepped onto the sidewalk six blocks away from Scilab. As he began to slowly skate towards the gates he heard a voice behind him.
“Nice to see you coming to training on time Kanti.”

Another skater appeared beside him, long brown hair tied back in a ponytail, while a lab coat fluttered in the breeze behind him. Kanti smiled.
“I’m surprised to see you here so early Netto.”

He shrugged. “I have to obey Meiru’s orders occasionally correct?”

Kanti nodded. “So, would you like to race?”

Netto’s face lit up. “Would I ever?!”

He raced forward, gliding towards the opening Scilab gates. Kanti quickly followed, kneeling low on his skates as he trailed his former teacher. The two flew through the doors of the main building, and Kanti skidded to a stop in front of Hazuki Yui’s desk. Netto, however, wasn’t quite so smooth, and crashed into the desk ending up with his head stuck in a wastebasket. Yui quickly pulled him out, and brushed off his orange sweatshirt.
“Are you okay Doctor Hikari?”

He nodded sheepishly. “I’m fine, thank you Yui.”

Kanti smiled. “You win for once Netto, although I’d suggest giving those brakes a try if I were you.”

A voice came from the blue PET on Netto’s shoulder. “I’d have to agree with Kanti Netto; you’re gonna kill yourself if you keep ignoring those breaks. Also you have a meeting with Queen Pride, Laika, and Enzan in four minutes, and I’d prefer you to not be late.”

Netto sighed. “Yes yes, Rock; I’m on it. I’ll see you later Kanti.”

Kanti waved and Netto left through a pair of glass doors. Yui scratched he cheek softly. “Where’s Colorman Kanti? I haven’t heard a bad joke, and you’ve already been here ten minutes.”

Kanti slapped himself in the forehead. “Ah yes, I forgot about my muting.”

He pulled his PET from its holster on his belt; pressing mute again. A very upset looking Colorman glared from the screen.
“I’m getting Burnerman to fry that mute button today.”
“Have fun with that Colorman.” The navi stuck his tongue out, and waved his hands around his head mockingly. Kanti rolled his eyes again.

“We’re here.” He smiled broadly, walking to the red and black net battling machine. Three people were gathered about it, and inside the glass orb on top of the machine a red navi shot a blast of fire at the nearby flower navi.

“Come and get it flower boy.”
Two boys were standing on opposite sides of the orb. One of them, Hiko Hiyami, had dark green hair, and was clothed in khaki shorts, khaki vest, and green long sleeved shirt. He was sweating slightly, and in his hands was a jungle green PET. The other operator, by the name of Rhanae Rokushakudama, had dark tanned skin, and was wearing black cargo pants with blue flames at the hems, a black shirt with similar blue accents. His eyes seemed to be on fire, and he was grinning feverishly. The green haired boy frowned as the green navi disappeared in a swirl of blue data.
“Nice job Plantman. The elements were against us.”
.“You can say that again flower boy. You never stood a chance.”

Rhanae nodded. “They put up a good fight though Burnerman.”

Burnerman laughed. “I suppose.”

Kanti tapped Hiko on the shoulder, and the boy turned.
“Hello Kanti. Excellent timing, it’s time for you and Ms. Oozono to fight.”

He nodded eagerly and pointed his PET at the battling machine. In a twister of confetti, Colorman appeared in the orb. Across from him was his opponent, a female navi with a plum body suit, blood red boots and gloves, silver hair, and a silver obi with tiny scarlet sakura blossoms splashed across it. She was holding an enormous folding fan in her left hand. She nodded curtly at Colorman.

“Good morning Color-kun. I hope you’re ready for our battle?”

He grinned broadly, and balled his oversized hands into fists. “I’m always ready Fleura.”

Standing opposite from Kanti was Blanka Oozono, one of his closest friends; as well as his rival. She pulled a large comb from her bag and pulled her white hair into a bun, which she kept up with the comb.
“Let’s begin Kanti.”

He pulled three battlechips from his belt, and smiled.
“Step Sword, Step Cross, Paladin Sword, battlechips slot in! Program Advance, Akametsuran!”

Colorman’s arm changed into an enormous blade, and he vanished. Fleura’s fan unfolded, and she held it at the ready. Colorman appeared behind her and brought down his sword; her body was sliced cleanly in half and the halves disappeared in a puff of smoke.
“Bunshin…”

A blast of wind slammed into Colorman’s navi emblem, and he was thrown backwards. Fleura smiled.
“Nice try Color-kun, but you’re going to have to do better than that-“

She was cut off by a ball hitting her in the stomach; Colorman leapt up and touched the ground with his left hand. “Fire Tower!”

A column of flame erupted around Fleura, whose body began glowing orange.

“Anti Fire slot in!” Blanka yelled. The flames subsided, only to engulf Colorman. Fleura stood, panting slightly as the fire dissipated, and a smoking Colorman became visible. He smiled weakly, and collapsed. Fleura’s eyes widened as his arm began to come apart. She dropped her fan and ran over to him, eyes wide.
“Color-kun. I’m so sorry.”

She paused staring at his lifeless eyes. A grin came over his face. His eyes lit up, and he stood; his arms extending as he did so. They wrapped around her, and an enormous red cannon materialized in front of her now immobilized form.

“Colorman special attack! April Fool’s Prank…Mega Cannon Explosion!”
The cannon fired, and both navis plugged out. Colorman appeared in Kanti’s PET; laughing.

“We got’em good Kanti!” Across from him Blanka was fuming; she roared and leapt over the net battling machine. Just as she raised her fist to punch him an explosion rocked the room.

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And there you have it. The first awful chapter to my crappy fanfic. My friend insisted I post it; as he thought it was wonderful. I on the other hand don't like it. Hopefully the second chapter will be better, as this was for the most part a introduction to the characters. I wrote this chapter a long while ago, and I made some major edits this afternoon. I also just realized that Fleura has the same weapon as Temari from Naruto. :O Criticism is greatly needed, as well an idea for a title (my title making skills, much like my writing skills, are pretty mediocre)
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[Midnight]

Well, given what I've read today, I must say this tops those other fics admirably.

I like how you stick with the anime universe, and introduce characters that are somewhat neglected by the main storyline. However, I think you may have overtaxed it a bit. I do like seeing old characters, but if they are not going to play an important part, then perhaps they should be omitted, since too many characters in one chapter tend to make it confusing and a little less palatable.

Nevertheless, this was a good start. Colorman remained in character, and it seems as if the torch is being passed on down to a new generation. I look forward to seeing how this is done.
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[Wackoman.EXE]

Many thanks Midnight, I'm not sure why I even mentioned Netto actually, but Hinoken and Madoi will play a part later. I'll try to keep the extra characters in each chapter down to a minimum, thought the main character's parents (Nenji, Daisuke, Saloma, Miyabi, and Yuriko) might pop up now and again.
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[Haly K]

This was really good compared to what else has popped up today. ( Not meant to be a flame towards the other authors of new fics. -_-; ) The chapter was rather short, but still good! ( Heh, Ken and Maddy married. ) I'm looking foward to the next chapter.
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[Mugen.exe]

I liked it too. It was funny and entertaining- a joy to read (I think)! Netto's appearance in my eyes wasn't just a useless cameo. I can see it as being a bit of foreshadowing, as well as establishing a certain timeline. It also added a little character development (I think), and established that Netto taught Kanti how to netbattle. Of course this is all just my guess, but it could be possible.
Also, Kanti, the Lord of the Darkness Flames- Nice! Love the FLCL reference, and it fits perfectly for the son of Hinoken. Also, was Burnerman being weilded by a child of Nenji? That, I liked too.

I definately see potential in this fic, so good luck with it!
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[Wackoman.EXE]

Yosh. Burnerman was found by Nenji's flame obsessed child, and Plantman was separated from his dark side by Saloma and Daisuke's son.
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