New Crisis (Forced Hybrids Sequel) (Chapter 12 Up!)

[Lan1220]

Whoops, now Saratu wont have a body. Nice chapter, Great job.
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Sig credit goes to Hikari Angel

[ElecGuts]

The file that hadn't deleted that Forte looked at was Pyra's orders from Regal. Maybe it could've been something else too.

(Chapter 9)

Netto walked in the door, he'd just got home from Creamland. When he looked around, he noticed his father was home. "Papa! You're home" he exclaimed.

"Welcome home Netto, your mother just left to go shopping. I have a surprise for you and Rockman, can I have your PET Netto?" Yuuichiro asked. Netto nodded as he handed his PET to his father. He then left upstairs. 'Surprise?' Netto wondered.

(Upstairs...)

"What's this surprise Papa?" Rockman asked.

"Something I've been working on for months, that I've just finished perfecting" Yuuichiro answered as he went into Netto's room, where his laptop was open. He connected the PET up to it, and uploaded a program into it. He then disconnected it, and pointed the plug-in sensor at a device that Rockman didn't recognise. He plugged into it.

As with Unity, Rockman formed beside him, and all that remained of his armor was his torso, the only difference was that his hair had turned the same brown shade as Netto's. He gasped. "What happened?" he asked.

"This is the system I've been working on Saito, while you're in this kind of Dimensional Area, you can change into a human form" Yuuichiro answered. Rockman noticed the clothes that were on Netto's bed. "Get dressed, I want to show this change to Netto" he told him. Rockman nodded. Once he had got the clothes on, he was wearing a pair of grey shorts, that came down under his knees, and a white shirt like Netto's.

"Did Kurisutaru and Neta come back to Japan with you?" Yuuichiro questioned.

"No, their commander wants both Kurisutaru and Ademu in Creamland after what happened with the Princess" Saito answered.

"No matter, I'll just have to surprise both of them when I go over" Yuuichiro replied as he left the room, with Saito following.

(Downstairs...)

Netto watched as his father came downstairs, with a boy. "Saito-niisan?" he asked. Saito nodded with a smile. "How'd you...?" he wondered, but Yuuichiro cut him off.

"I've been working on the system to do this for months Netto, now Saito isn't confined to his PET and the internet. He can casually enter the real world" Yuuichiro replied.

"But it's just here at home Netto-kun, but I don't mind about that. What do you think?" Saito asked his brother.

"I think it's great!" Netto replied, then smirked "Now you don't have to have an unfair advantage when we're playing video games" he added.

"I don't beat you because I'm a Navi Netto-kun, and I'll prove it" Saito answered. The two then ran upstairs.

(Over in Creamland...)

"Kuri-chan, what's the matter?" Ademu asked. He had found her crying on her bed. He was sat down on her bed beside her.

"S-saratu-chan... She got deleted on the net..." Kurisutaru sobbed.

"How do you know that?" Ademu questioned, concerned.

"Umi found a link to a hidden server in Internet City. When she arrived in the server, she watched Saratu get deleted, I saw everything..." Kurisutaru answered.

'Kuri-chan doesn't know about Unity being Saratu, so... she must've watched Pyra get herself deleted. Well, good riddance to her, but she had Saratu's body. So Saratu now doesn't have a body to return to. Hearing this is going to be just as hard on Saratu, do I tell her about Unity?' Ademu thought. He put a hand on her shoulder. "Don't worry Kuri-chan, it'll be okay" he tried to comfort her. As he did, he looked at his Navi, whom nodded, then plugged him into Kurisutaru's computer.

(Science Labs server...)

"Hakase!" Dragoman called out. Within seconds, a screen link formed, but Meijin was on it..

"Dragoman, what brings you here?" he asked.

"Kurisutaru says that she saw Saratu get deleted. Both Ademu and me can only guess she saw Pyra get deleted, since she doesn't know about Unity. We think it's time she knew" Dragoman answered.

"Has Neta heard?" Meijin questioned, Dragoman nodded. "I'll leave it up to Neta. Get Ademu to go find her and ask her about it" he told him. Dragoman nodded.

Dragoman: Logging Out

(At the Science Labs...)

"I overheard" Unity spoke up from her PET.

"We had Navis searching the net for her Saratu, I'm sorry" Meijin replied.

"With this new system that Hikari-hakase created, I don't mind so much now. Will he be coming back before he goes to Creamland?" Unity asked.

"I'd imagine so, he left the other Dimensional Core unit here" Meijin answered.

(Deep in the net...)

"Spirit! You know we have to act!" Chibura told him.

"That may be so Chibura, but going against Nebula doesn't mean absolutely having to join up with Denierure and the others. There are other things we can do" Spirit answered.

"I know that Spirit, but whatever we think of doing, Denierure and her friends could be a big help to us. We're running out of Navis that can help us and fast, because of Nebula's new weapon. I just think we should at least ask for Denierure's help, before something happens to her and her friends" Chibura replied.

"That is true, but we have to do this our own way. We will be helping them, but silently" Spirit told her.

(Elsewhere...)

"Absolutely not Ademu. Kuri-chan just watched Pyra get killed on the net, before we could tell her that Saratu got separated from her body, and I just don't think she'd believe us if we just tell her about this so soon. Their birthday is coming up in a few days, I'm waiting until then to reveal it to Kuri-chan" Neta explained.

"Kuri-chan might wonder why we didn't tell her sooner Neta, I mean, me, you, Dragoman, Netto, Rockman and Hikari-hakase already know about this. Kuri-chan is already hurting enough as it is" Ademu replied.

"I know that Ademu-kun, but I don't think either of them are ready to see each other yet. Please Ademu, keep this a secret for just a little longer. I know you can't stand to see Kurisutaru like this, it's hurting me too, but I think it's best to wait until I have the chance for Unity to talk about this with Kurisutaru face to face" Neta said.

"I hope you know what you're doing Neta" Ademu told her.

(Hours later…)

“The system is running. The only repairs and upgrades it should need should be able to be done through the net, unless the actual system gets tampered with. I’ll arrange for a Navi to do them when the system needs them” Yuuichiro said as he finished installing the Dimenisonal Area unit.

"Thanks for doing this Yuuichiro, So this system will let Denierure out here?" Reo asked, getting a nod out of him.

"She'll be able to come out of her PET, into the real world with this system. Saratu will be able to do the same" Yuuichiro replied.

"Saratu? Yuuichiro, Saratu hasn't become a Navi, has she?" Reo questioned.

Yuuichiro nodded sadly. "Ever since Regal created Pyra, the Navi Saratu was using, he was using her to create a very powerful Navi, by separating Saratu from her body completely. She did it, but she got herself deleted. Denierure and Rockman got Saratu's mind, and then I made her a Navi body" he answered.

"Do you have her with you?" Reo asked. Yuuichiro nodded. He got out the green Progess PET.

"Saratu, did you try out the dress chip that I asked you to before we left?" Yuuichiro asked her. Unity nodded.

"The chip's effects carry over" Unity answered.

"I'll see about getting some programmed for you and Denierure then. I'll send them to you when I can" Yuuichiro replied.

Unity looked up at her father "Dad, I..." she started, but stopped. She had no clue what to say to him.

"I'm just glad that you're out of trouble from Nebula" Reo told her.

Unity smiled "How's Kuri-chan?" she asked.

"She's still upset over seeing you being deleted on the net, she hasn't come downstairs in hours" Reo answered.

"Let me plug-in and I'll go talk to her" Unity offered.

"Denierure wants to wait to reveal it to her Saratu" Reo told her.

"Dad, I haven't seen Kuri-chan in months, and now she thinks I was deleted on the net. I just want her to know I'm okay" Unity replied.

"I know that Saratu, but neither of us think she would believe you if we revealed this so soon" Reo said.

"Saratu makes a good point Reo, I don't see the harm in letting them see each other" Neta called. Ademu had just come downstairs with her PET.

"Why were you wanting to wait?" Yuuichiro asked.

"I thought that their birthday would be the only chance we'd get in getting Saratu-chan here. But now that she is here, we might as well reveal this to Kuri-chan" Neta replied.

Yuuichiro plugged Unity in. As she formed, Neta gasped. "How long have you been working on this system Yuuichiro?" she asked.

"The last few months. I could upload the program into you if you want" Yuuichiro answered.

"Saratu and me could live in the real world if we wanted?" Neta questioned. Saratu nodded with a smile.

"Though there's still some testing that needs to be done on that. I'll need you to monitor yourself and Saratu. The system may go as far as you being able to eat food for energy" Yuuichiro answered.

"Okay, upload it into me and plug me in" Neta replied.

(Over at the Hikari home...)

Saito gasped. Netto had won the game that they had been playing, a racing game. "So how do I know you didn't manipulate the program when we used to play before?" Netto asked.

"I swear I didn't Netto-kun. I guess I'm just not used to using the controller. But you're the winner, this time" Saito replied.

"So what do you want to do now? I'm tired of this game" Netto questioned.

"Papa never said we had to keep this a secret Netto-kun. We could invite the others" Saito replied.

"Yeah, but Papa has his laptop with him, so we won't be able to give the program to their Navis" Netto told him.

"I know, but from what I can tell, they can still appear here through the dimensional core unit. They just won't be able to become the human form that I'm in now" Saito said.

They both heard the link on Netto's homepage activate. They got up and walked over to Netto's computer, and gasped. Meddy had many wounds in her data, and was crawling on the floor on Netto's homepage. Saito plugged out of the dimensional core unit system, and then Netto plugged him into his computer.

Rockman ran straight over to Meddy, and kneeled down at her side. "Meddy, what happened?" he asked.

"I got captured by Nebula, and they turned everyone's Navis into Dark Souls. They couldn't do the same to me because of something in my program. Tamohawkman and Gyroman chased me all the way here, trying to delete me" Meddy sobbed.

"Meddy's hurt pretty bad Netto-kun, what do we do?" Rockman asked.

"Tamohawkman and Gyroman might come looking for her if they sense her here. Why can't you plug-out?" Netto asked.

"They completely separated me from my PET. I can't get back to Jasmine..." Meddy answered.

"I guess we just have to hope Papa gets back before Tamohawkman and Gyroman realize that Meddy is here. If he does, then we can let Meddy hide here for as long as she needs to" Netto added.

"How does hiding in here stop them from coming after me?" Meddy questioned.

"You won't be in there Meddy, you'll be out here. Papa just finished a system to let Navis out into the real world, but for a Navi to do it, they need a certain program, and the password file to let them past the security" Netto replied.

"Meddy can't wait. I'll call Papa to give me a link to his computer so I can get the programs that Meddy needs. If they followed her here, then it probably won't be long until they realise that she's here" Rockman said as he opened a window in front of him and typed onto it. Within a few seconds, Yuuichiro answered.

"Something up, Netto, Rockman?" Yuuichiro asked.

"Papa, I need a link to your computer. Meddy just got here, and she's in really bad shape. The other Navis that were captured by Nebula have been turned into Dark Souls, and Tamohawkman and Gyroman chased Meddy all the way here. We're not sure how long it'll be before they get here. To make things worse, Meddy's been completely separated from her PET" Rockman explained.

"Rockman suggested that we get the password file and the human form program from you, so that we can hide Meddy here until Jasmine is out of hospital" Netto added.

A link opened beside Rockman "Okay, but bring Meddy with you. It'll be better if I repair her before she uses the program" Yuuichiro told them. They both nodded, and Rockman helped Meddy to her feet, put an arm over his shoulders, and guided her to the link.

(Back in Creamland, about that time...)

Saratu had got dressed. She was wearing a dark green t-shirt and black jeans. She was standing outside the door to Kurisutaru's room, having trouble finding the courage to enter. She stood there for a minute or two, before she opened the door.

Kurisutaru looked up to look at who had just entered. It wasn't anyone that she reognised, but she did look very familiar. "Who're you?" she asked.

Saratu walked towards Kurisutaru and sat down on the bed beside her. "It's me Kuri-chan, Saratu" she told her. Kurisutaru turned away from her. "Kuri-chan, let me explain what happened. Regal... created Pyra to become a powerful Navi. To do it, she had to separate me from my body completely. After separating me from my body while we were on the net, Mom and Rockman got Pyra to give my mind to them. Hikari-hakase made a Navi Frame for me. I've been a Navi for a few days, but Mom wanted to keep it a secret for the time being" Saratu explained.

"So... Pyra got deleted, and you had been a Navi the whole time?" Kurisutaru asked as she sat up, and wiped her eyes.

Saratu nodded "Pyra had my body the whole time. When Pyra was deleted, I lost my body..." Saratu replied, tears formed in her eyes.

"How're you here now then?" Kurisutaru questioned.

"Hikari-hakase made two small dimensional core units and fitted one here, and at his home. He also made a program to let a Navi shed their armor and seem human. Since I was separated from my body on the net, and had no connection to my body at all, I'm not a Soul Navi. That's why I keep my Navi hair while I'm out here" Saratu answered.

"Wait, the only green haired female Navi that I know is Unity, you're not..." Kurisutaru trailed off.

"As I said, Mom and Hikari-hakase wanted me to keep it a secret, even from you. Yes, I'm Unity" Saratu replied as she lifted her t-shirt to reveal the familiar icon on her chest.She then put it back down.

(Elsewhere...)

"Laika-san, I got the Navis that were being used to imitate us. Nebula are getting sneakier. It must've been them that sent that email to Netto about us" Searchman reported.

"Since we found these Navis, I'd say it was probably them that sent it. Though I'd like to know how they did this. So we know that they have Gyroman. Anyone else?" Laika asked.

"I can't be exactly sure, but I know they'll at least go after everyone who can Cross Fuse. We'll have to get in contact with Netto-san, I'm sure they'd have emailed him" Searchman replied.

"True, but some of the emails he got might be fakes like ours was. We'll have to find everyone's Navis on the net" Laika said.

"But Laika-san, the internet is big. It'll take too long to find them, and we don't know where to look for most of them" Searchman told him.

"But we know where to find some of them Searchman. Head over to IPC, if Enzan is anywhere, I can be sure he'll be working" Laika ordered, Searchman nodded.

(Creamland, about that time...)

Denierure had also got herself dressed after using the dimensional core unit to appear in the real world. She was wearing her old Science Labs uniform. The jacket she was wearing was like Yuuichiro's, except the lines over the shoulders and down the arms were light blue, and it had her icon on it. She was also wearing dark blue pants, and she'd also tied her hair back, which had turned blonde. She looked over Yuuichiro's shoulder to look at the screen of his laptop, and she noticed Rockman, with another Navi, which Yuuichiro seemed to be repairing. "Who is that Yuuichiro? I can't say I've met her" Denierure asked him.

"Her name is Meddy, Neta-chan. She belongs to a girl named Jasmine, and they're one of the Cross Fusion teams. She says she got injured by Tamohawkman and Gyroman after escaping from Nebula after she was captured, and they couldn't turn her into a Dark Soul. She found her way to Netto's homepage, and we brought her here" Rockman explained.

"I got an email from Jasmine, saying that she was attacked before Meddy was captured by Nebula, and that she got injured" Netto added.

"So you told Netto about that Rockman" Denierure said, Rockman nodded.

"Netto-kun cares about all of his friends. I didn't want to keep the emails from him any longer" Rockman replied.

"Almost done, just her visor..." Yuuichiro said to himself as he continued to work. Once the cracks in Meddy's visor had been repaired, he started Meddy back up, and brought up the password file and the Armor Removal Program. "Okay Meddy, these are the programs that Rockman brought you here to get. Download them, and you'll be able to shed your armor while you're in the real world using the Dimensional Core that I've fitted here and at home. So you won't have any trouble hiding from Nebula" Yuuichiro told her. Meddy nodded with a smile.

"Thank you Hikari-hakase, I wasn't sure if I'd live after getting injured like that" Meddy replied as she started the download of the two files.

"Well. if she's going to be staying at your home for a while, she'll need some clothes. I'm sure Kuri-chan wouldn't mind lending her something, but then we'd need to send it over" Denierure spoke up.

"That's an easy fix Denierure, there's some features to the program that a Soul Navi can't access. The program will create clothes that resemble her armor. I didn't activate it for Saratu because she would've wanted to wear something real" Yuuichiro replied.

"Papa, Nebula might guess that we'd let Meddy stay with us. Maybe she could stay over there?" Rockman suggested.

"I think Saratu-chan is still adjusting to living at home again, and getting used to the system. Nebula's Navis shouldn't be able to get into the system, especially without the Armor Removal Program. Meddy should be safer over there" Denierure told him.

(End of Chapter)

[Lan1220]

Nice~ things have gotten REALLY intresting. Hope to see the next chapter soon.
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Sig credit goes to Hikari Angel

[Yuki-Judai]

I agree with Lan1220,this story has gotten very interesting!I can't wait to read the next chapter,ElecGuts!
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[ElecGuts]

(Chapter 10)

Days had passed, and Meddy was just about used to being human. Thanks to the reports that Yuuichiro had asked Denierure to do, it had been revealed that when out of the net using the Armor Removal Program, it was possible for the Navis to eat food for energy.

While Meddy had eaten over the last few days, she hadn't said too much. No one bothered her about it, as they knew she was worried about her operator. Jasmine had been in contact, and said she would come straight to Japan as soon as she was released from hospital. Even though she had heard from Jasmine, Meddy was stil worried about her.

What Yuuichiro had said was true. Her new outfit resembled her Navi armor quite a lot. The only main differences that she had from her Navi form were that she had lost her visor and helmet, and her hair had taken a softer look to it.

Meddy was out of the net, as she had been advised to so that Nebula wouldn't guess where she was. She was watching Rockman as he did some errands for her on the net. He had already been to see Jasmine so that she could talk to her. She watched as Rockman returned to his PET. "How did you get used to this Rockman?" Meddy asked.

"I'm just as new to this as you are Meddy. I haven't been off the net since I was a baby" Rockman answered.

Meddy picked up the PET and plugged him into the Dimensional Core unit. "So there's two Soul Navis, you and Neta, right?" Meddy questioned. He nodded as he formed himself in the room. He then quickly got himself dressed.

"We're the only two as far as we know. I think both of us want to keep it that way. In a way, Unity is a Soul Navi, but she doesn't have the power that we do" Saito replied.

"I can't imagine what that'd be like, just being forced into being a Navi" Meddy said.

"Saratu is used to it by now, but I think she still needs some more time to adjust to living at home again, with her working for Regal for the last two years" Saito told her.

"She worked for Regal? How do we know we can trust her Rockman?" Meddy asked.

"I don't think she'd want to go back to Regal since it was because of the Navi that he created for Saratu, that Saratu ended up a Navi herself" Saito answered.

(Over in Creamland...)

Kurisutaru was at her computer. She had Umi plugged in. Unity and Neta were with her.

"I just don't know what we're going to do about that Navi. Ever since I gave my report in about what happened, my higher ups have been thinking that Navi is the one causing all the Dark Soul problems here and overseas" Kurisutaru said.

"Relax Kuri-chan. It is true that Navi is causing a lot of trouble, but we can't just keep worrying about it. I'm sure we'll figure something out" Neta replied. "Saratu, did you ever know about that Navi?" she questioned.

"I heard some stuff around the Nebula server about him, but nothing that I'm positive is true. From the information I have, his name is Chaos" Unity answered.

(Nearby...)

"Laika-san, I'm positive that Navi down there is Neta" Searchman told his operator.

"Leave her Searchman. She was giving us information not too long ago, she has become a worthy ally. Looks like her operator doesn't have any charges against her anymore either" Laika replied as he checked their records on his computer.

"I scanned over the database like you told me to this morning. From the other information that was there, she can Cross Fuse with another operator, they may be in danger" Searchman spoke up.

"I see. We'll have to warn her then. We don't want any more of our allies being injured" Laika told him. Searchman nodded as he followed after the three Navis.

(Hikari home...)

"So you see, Spirit and me are in quite a bind. We can't move forward with our plans until we know Chaos has been deleted. If he's not terrorising the net, then he's at the Nebula server, and we need to get in there without ending up being deleted" Chibura explained to Yuuichiro. She had formed herself in the Dimensional Core unit, but had refused to remove her armor.

"That I understand. But what I don't is why you want Saito and Denierure's help" Yuuichiro replied.

"With their current power, they won't be able to defeat Chaos, we saw that when Rockman, in Neta Soul, used a Double Charge Shot, and Chaos lived. I propose using the Cross Program that me and Spirit have" Chibura answered.

"Hold on Chibura. Neither of them are ready for that, and they're not at their full power. Denierure knows that, but she is still hesitant to using the last Style" Yuuichiro told her.

"I don't want to push her, but their final styles may be what we need. I trust you've given Denierure the chip data?" Chibura asked.

"She has the data, she's had it for a while now, but I think she's saving it for a time when she really needs to use it" Yuuichiro replied.

"Well, I hope their final styles have the power boost they need to defeat Chaos. Once he's out of the way, Spirit and me can go into the Nebula server and make sure that they don't have anything else to cause trouble. We think Regal has something bigger than Chaos on that server" Chibura explained.

(On the net...)

"Vulcan Arm!" a voice called out. Bullets fired out and hit Umi in the back. It knocked her to the ground. Napalmman jumped out. Tamohawkman and Gyroman soon joined him.

"Must be the Navis that attacked Meddy. Kuri-chan, Saratu-chan, you both sure you can handle yoursevles?" Neta asked. Unity and Kurisutaru nodded.

"We're not sure what they can do Mom, we'd best watch each others' backs" Unity replied. Umi nodded as she got back to her feet.

Umi activated her fin, then shot an Aqua Tower at Napalmman. He dodged with ease, then opened the barrel on his head. "Napalm Bomb!" he shouted as he fired the bomb. Neta noticed and grabbed both Umi and Unity, before pulling them out of range of the attack.

Tamohawkman charged forward, and raised his axe. "Tamohawk Swing!" he called as he attempted to slice the three Navis.

"Mama, I don't have the chips to fight three Dark Soul Navis, what do we do?" Kurisutaru questioned.

"Do you have four empty chips?" Neta asked. Kurisutaru nodded, confused. "There should be an unread email in my inbox, open it. There's some chip data I need you to download for me" she added.

Kurisutaru nodded as she picked up Neta's PET and went into her inbox. Sure enough, there was an unread email there. She opened it as the three Navis dodged Gyroman's Gyro Twister. She inserted a blank chip to download the first chip.

"Yuugou Program! Dragoman!" Unity called as she activated the program, and her armor changed to resemble Dragoman's. She formed his Dragon Blade, then charged forward in Tamohawkman's direction. He blocked her attempted strike with his axe. The first chip popped out, and Kurisutaru removed it from Neta's PET, then inserted a second.

"Battlechip Bubbler! Triple Slot-In!" Kurisutaru called as she inserted the chips into Umi's PET. The blaster formed over Umi's arm, and she aimed at Napalmman. Kurisutaru replaced the second chip in Neta's PET with a new one.

"Bubble Spread!" Umi yelled as she fired the attack. It was a direct hit, but Napalmman survived the attack. The third chip popped out of Neta's PET, and Kurisutaru replaced it with another. Once the download had finished, the chip popped out of Neta's PET, and Kurisutaru looked at them.

"The order of the chips shouldn't matter, just send all four of them to me" Neta told her. Kurisutaru nodded.

"Battlechip Big Red Wave! Slot-In! Battlechip Freeze Bomb! Slot-In! Battlechip Sparkler! Slot-In! Battlechip Gaia Sword! Slot-In!" Kurisutaru called as she inserted the four chips. Neta began to glow.

"Shinka Program! Neta.EXE!" Neta shouted as the glow got brighter and she began to change. Her armor became a bright red and her hair turned to blonde. "Deni Style!" she called as her transformation completed.

Neta smiled as she scanned over her new abilities. Just as she expected. Kurisutaru and Unity watched to see what their mother was going to do. She just stood there as she raised an arm, closed her fist, then opened it again in the direction of the three Dark Soul Navis. Some kind of energy formed at their wrists and ankles, restrained them, and lifted them slightly from the ground. They struggled, but it did them no good.

"Mama... how'd you do that?" Kurisutaru asked.

"It's in the program of the Deni Style. In the style, I have the power to delete all three of them, but I know that them attacking us wasn't their fault" Neta answered as she walked up to Napalmman, and placed a hand on his icon "This style has a healing program. Soul Cleaner Program, Execute" she added. Her hand glowed, and Napalmman began to cry out in pain. Eventually, the black design of his form returned to it's usual purple. Neta proceeded to do the same to the Gyroman and Tamohawkman. Once they were healed, she released them. She then returned to her Normal Style.

"What happened? Last thing I remember is being at the Nebula base after we were captured" Tamohawkman asked.

"They made all three of you go Dark Soul" Unity answered.

"Well, thanks for healing us, um, what was your name?" Gyroman questioned.

Neta smiled "I'm Neta.EXE, and this is Unity and Umi" she answered. A screen link opened up to Kurisutaru's PET. "And this is our operator, Keshiro Kurisutaru" she added.

"But D-" Umi started, but Neta elbowed her in the side. She shut up.

"Do you know Rockman? You look a lot like him" Tamohawkman asked.

"Yeah, we're good friends with him and his operator Netto. Er, Kuri-chan, do you think we should help them get back to their operators?" Unity questioned.

"I don't see why not, I mean, we are on the same side afterall against Nebula" Kurisutaru replied.

"You know about them?" Gyroman asked as they began to walk.

"We're not civilians, we're Net Saviors. Unity hasn't been online that long, but I'm sure she'll get a badge without trouble" Kurisutaru answered.

"Yeah, and we can be pretty useful to the organisation, with Kuri-chan's twin sister working for Regal not too long ago" Umi added.

"Umi!" Unity shouted at her "I... I mean Saratu only did it because she was forced to" she told her. Gyroman, Napalmman and Tamohawkman just blinked in confusion.

"Why are you operating three Navis Kurisutaru? Most people just operate one" Napalmman questioned.

"They're not all my Navis. Neta belonged to my sister Saratu, and she wanted me to look for some programs on the net for her because she was too busy to herself. I guess... Unity kind of is my Navi, because she was going to belong to my sister Saratu, but she got killed while she used to work for Regal before Unity was finished and had the chance to meet her. Umi is my true Navi, and we all thought we'd find the programs that Mom wanted faster if I sent Umi and Unity with Neta to help her" Kurisutaru lied.

"Who made you?" Tamohawkman asked the three Navis.

"Hikari-hakase made me and Unity, and Kuri-chan's mother, Denierure, used to have Umi as her Navi before she died. Accident with an experiment at the Science Labs about a decade ago now" Neta answered.

"Kuri-chan learned some of the advanced programming skills at school, and from some of Denierure's old files. She upgraded me so that I could operate like a new Navi" Umi added.

(Hikari Home...)

"Any luck Rockman?" Netto asked. Rockman waited a few seconds before answering.

"Found them Netto-kun. Looks like they're with Napalmman, Gyroman and Tamohawkman" Rockman replied.

"What're they doing? I thought Gyroman and Tamohawkman got taken by Nebula" Netto questioned.

"They look to be just talking for now, and they don't seem to be in Dark Soul anymore" Rockman answered.

"Well, if they're not in Dark Soul anymore, it should be okay to go and talk to them" Netto said, Rockman nodded as he started to walk over. Umi waved as she noticed him.

"Hey Netto, Rockman" Neta greeted them. "Were you looking for us?" she asked.

Netto nodded "The program at Kuri-chan's homepage said you were online, and we wanted to come talk to her" he replied.

"Well, since you don't look to have anything else to do, could you help us help these three back to their operators?" Kurisutaru questioned. Netto nodded.

"Since you have an extra pair of hands helping, I'm heading to the Science Labs. Is that okay with you Kuri-chan?" Neta spoke up.

"If you're worried about something Neta, then go" Kurisutaru replied. Neta nodded as she disppeared as she linked herself over to the Science Labs

(At the Science Labs...)

Neta appeared in Yuuichiro's computer. She walked around for a few moments before she found some of the Science Labs' Navis. "Excuse me, is Hikari-hakase in today?" she asked.

The Navi she was talking to turned to her. It wasn't a customised Navi. "No. I think that if he is anywhere, he will be at home" the Navi answered.

"Thank you" Neta said as she linked herself over to the Hikari home.

(Hikari Home...)

Neta plugged herself into the Dimensional Core system. She appeared, in her armor. Netto jumped.

"I thought you were going to the Science Labs Neta-chan" Netto said.

"I need to talk to your father. Is he home?" Neta questioned.

"I think he's downstairs" Netto answered.

Neta left the room, heading downstairs, where she didn't see any sign of Yuuichiro. As she entered the living room, she bumped into Haruka. "Oh, hi Haruka" she said.

"Yuuichiro told me about the system. Are you looking for him?" Haruka asked. Neta nodded.

"He's not at work. I thought he'd be here" Neta replied. As she looked around the room, she noticed Yuuichiro.

"What's the matter? I didn't think you'd come over without any word unless it was urgent" Yuuichiro questioned.

Neta took a seat across for him, and took off her helmet, putting it down in her lap. "It is urgent. I don't feel right. It's like... there's something wrong with both me and my Navi system" she told him.

"Well, since you became a Navi, your mind did become a AI for your Navi system. The problems you have might be related" Yuuichiro replied.

"I feel like something's missing. I've felt it for a while now. I think it's a program that's connected to my mind" Neta explained. "Also, I've been having very strange dreams for the last few nights, and they really scare me" she added.

"There might be some connection, can you tell me what happened in these dreams?" Yuuichiro asked.

Neta nodded slowly "Okay. In one of them, I'm fused with Kuri-chan, and we're chasing Pyra. We want to catch her because of the things she did to Saratu, and the countless number of Navis that she deletes in the dream. Suddenly, she stops, and turns to us, smirks, then closes her eyes as she takes off her helmet and visor. Kuri-chan and me gasp, because after she does and she opens her eyes, she looks exactly like me" she told him.

"It's impossible to create a copy of the Soul Program, so I can only think of one thing. If what you saw in your dream was true, then Regal extracted your Dark Soul and used it to create Pyra" Yuuichiro answered.

"The only possible copy of me... But if that is true, I should be able to think of her moves before she makes them. But if Pyra is my Dark Soul, won't that mean....?" Neta asked.

Yuuichiro nodded "She will be back" he answered.

"I didn't think we'd be rid of Pyra that easily, especially with all the trouble Regal went through to create her" Neta replied.

"Hakase!" Meddy called out as she ran down the stairs "Jasmine just sent an email to Netto, saying she was out of hospital. How do I get back into my PET?" she asked.

Neta got up and put her helmet back on her head. "I'll help you with that Meddy. You'll need the protection anyway" she told Meddy. The two walked upstairs.

(On the net...)

After returning Napalmman, Tamohawkman and Gyroman to their operators, Rockman had decided to stick with Umi and Unity for a while.

"Well, I didn't have time so I had to think of something fast" Kurisutaru said, rubbing the back of her head.

"Nice cover Kuri-chan" Unity smiled, then glared at Umi "But Umi almost blew it. Did you have to tell them about when I used to work for Regal? I hate the fact that physically, I died because of working for him." she added.

"We know that Saratu, but you have to admit, you can be a big help to the Net Saviors with the information you have, not to mention your abilities as a Navi" Rockman answered for Umi.

"Yeah, and you didn't disappear completely Saratu. So the authorities think you died, does that matter? You can still come off the net at home and here if you want" Netto added.

Unity hung her head "I know, but I'd just like to be able to go outside again, but I can't without my body, which I lost when Pyra got herself deleted" she said.

Umi put a hand on Unity's shoulder "Don't worry Saratu-chan. At least the people you care about know about you being a Navi now" she replied.

"Most of them do" Unity corrected "My old classmates from back before I started working for Regal don't, and I want to go to their homepages and tell them, but I don't know what Mom and Hikari-hakase would do to me if I did" she explained.

"They don't want the information about the Soul Navis to leak to the public. Who knows what would happen if people knew that some people had been turned into Navis" Rockman replied.

"Yeah, think about it Saratu. If these old friends of yours knew about this, then what would stop them telling people, and the information eventually making it to the press?" Kurisutaru asked. Unity didn't reply.

(Elsewhere...)

"You're sure about being online with me Ademu?" Dragoman asked. Their head nodded.

"We need to keep our guard up, I heard about what Nebula is trying to do, and I don't want to lose you" Ademu answered.

"I know that Ademu, but I am data, I can be replaced if something should happen to me, you can't" Dragoman replied.

"If I did lose you, a copy of you, or another Navi wouldn't be the same. Dad created you and Heart before he and Mom were killed. I want to keep the original you" Ademu told him.

Ahead of them, a mass of black data was forming into a body, it looked like a Navi. The Navi's head was down, and didn't have any features to tell who it was yet. Data just kept going to it's rightful place, and the Navi kept forming, bit by bit. Ademu and Dragoman noticed this.

(End of Chapter)

[Lan1220]

Nice chapter, been waiting for a while now. And is that navi forming up [spoil:c1710e6bab]Pyra[/spoil:c1710e6bab]? Great job.
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[ElecGuts]

(Chapter 11)

"Ademu, is it possible this Navi could be...?" Dragoman asked.

"We don't know how she was programmed. If Regal went to all that trouble to make her, then I don't think even getting deleted by Forte could get rid of her for good" Ademu answered. "Can you sense any program abilities yet?" he asked.

"Not yet. They must not be recreated yet. Should we try to delete her now, or should we leave her and go tell the others?" Dragoman questioned.

"Attacking her now might give her program a jumpstart. Leave her for now and we'll send an email to the others about it" Ademu answered. Their head nodded.

(Elsewhere...)

"Wait, Michirure-chan, you want to do what?" Heart asked. Michirure had her plugged in.

"I want to help Ademu-niisan. I know there would be no way in getting a Synchro Chip because of Ademu's being a Net Savior, and with our parents gone, I think that Ademu's commander would ask him about whether he should give me a Synchro Chip. I was you for just over a year Heart. What's a little longer going to do?" Michirure replied.

"Michirure-chan, I know you asked me to copy the program from Dragoman last night, and I did, but I want to step in here. From what Dragoman told me, Pyra and Chaos are very powerful Navis. Us fusing wouldn't help anyone. If we want to be of any help, we need to get hold of a Synchro Chip" Heart told her operator.

"I know that Heart, but I know Ademu wouldn't let me get one" Michirure shot back "Please don't look at me like that Heart, I don't want you to take Ademu's side" she pleaded.

"Michirure-chan... I don't want you hurt while you're using my body. If we fuse, my powers won't increase, the only difference is that if we get deleted, both of us will die. At least if you're out there, then you'll be safe" Heart explained.

Ademu came in, behind Michirure and put his hands on her shoulders "We know you want to help Imouto, but you could get killed. I don't want anything to happen to you" he told her, then noticed the few tears that had formed in her eyes. "Tell you what. When we take down Nebula, I'll take you to Internet City. I'll invite everyone if you want" he added.

"I could go anytime if I wanted to Ademu. I was right there fighting with you and Dragoman back when we were working for Regal. You know I can take care of myself" Michirure said, she felt something wet drop onto her shoulder, she looked up at her brother. "Ademu?" she asked, worried.

"I didn't mind then because I knew Dragoman was there to protect you. You got used to being a Navi, and you could pretty do much anything that Heart could. Back then we didn't have to take on Navis like Pyra and Chaos. But now that we have to, I don't want you to go onto the net, we already lost Mom and Dad, I don't want to lose you too" Ademu explained.

"As much as I hate to interrupt Ademu, you have an email from Meijin that I think you should to see" Dragoman spoke up. Ademu got out his PET and Dragoman showed him the email. 'Ademu, Chaos is causing havoc on the net. We have everything in place to take him down, but we need everyone available to confront him. You, Kurisutaru and Saratu must get here. Come through the net, I gave Kurisutaru a Data Sync Chip. Slot any battlechips into your PET that you think will be useful, you won't be plugging out before fighting Chaos'-Meijin

(At the Science Labs, minutes later...)

"Good, all of you are here" Meijin said, noticing R-Neta, R-Dragoman and Unity enter the server.

"So what's this about Meijin?" Netto asked from R-Rockman.

"As I said in the email, Chaos is causing havoc on the net. You're the only ones who can even hope to have any chance of defeating him. The reason I called all of you here to fight him is because we don't know the true extent of his abilities, we don't know how strong he is" Meijin explained.

"He took our Double Charge Shot, and while we thought it did damage to him, it looked like his injuries didn't hinder him in any way" Rockman said.

"That's the problem. A scan of him that your system recorded said that it would take many more Double Charge Shots than you have enough energy for to actually delete him" Meijin explained.

"But," Neta began "Rockman and me have a Final Style Change that may have that kind of power. The problem is, I'm not sure how much it would strain Netto and Kurisutaru. That, and Rockman hasn't been able to use this last Style yet, so he might not be able to handle all of that power" she replied.

"I wouldn't worry about that Neta. Both of you have at times gone way beyond my expectations in your abilities when I designed both of your frames. With what Netto and Rockman have been through in the past, I would say if you can handle your last Style, then so can Rockman" Yuuichiro answered as he appeared on a screen link.

"Do you have the chip data for him Hikari-hakase? This style could really help us take Chaos down quicker" Unity asked.

"We can always transfer the data to chips when they come off the net" Meijin pointed out.

(Later...)

Everyone had made their way to where Chaos was causing trouble. A vast number of viruses were with him. "Well, we've found him" Netto spoke up.

"We don't have time to delete all of these viruses. Go straight for Chaos!" Enzan called out, everyone nodded.

'Ready Kuri-chan?' Neta asked. Kurisutaru nodded their head.

"Battlechip Big Red Wave! Freeze Bomb! Sparkler! Gaia Sword!" Kurisutaru called out.

'I think it's the same order Netto-kun' Rockman told him. Netto nodded.

"Battlechip Salamandra! Fountain! Thunderbolt! Gaia Blade!" Netto called as he activated the chip programs.

"Shinka Program! Deni Style!" R-Neta yelled as her transformation began. Her armor gained a red design, while her hair became blonde.

"Shinka Program! Saito Style!" R-Rockman shouted as he began to transform. His armor became green and his hair became brown. Both of their AIs instantly switched.

Chaos was taking everyone's attacks, and didn't seem to be too bothered about them. When R-Blues attempted to slash him, he dodged out of the way.

'Rockman, I feel strange...' Netto spoke up.

"We've become fully linked" R-Rockman smiled.

'All these images flooding into my head... Mama, are they your...?' Kurisutaru asked.

R-Neta nodded "They're my memories Kuri-chan. Both human and Navi. I can see yours too" she answered.

R-Rockman charged ahead. Chaos fired a shot from his cannon, only to have it blocked by the barrier that Rockman put up

R-Neta was about to run ahead to help R-Rockman, when she sensed something. An Invisibility chip wore off, to reveal Pyra, charging towards Unity.

"Unity! Look out!" Neta called to her. Unity looked behind her, but didn't have the time to react before Pyra pinned her to the floor. R-Neta formed her Net Blaster and aimed at Pyra.

'Mama, you might hit Saratu!' Kurisutaru cried.

Unity didn't struggle. She closed her eyes, and whispered "Yuugou Program, execute....". She disappeared into Pyra's frame and various plates of green armor formed over Pyra's chest, forearms, and legs. Pyra then seemed to have some trouble moving. Her body wouldn't move how she wanted it to.

"How'd you get so strong?" Pyra managed to get out.

"Its the Unity frame. It's given me the power to be able to fight you. I know I didn't have the strength to withstand you at all when you stole my body, but now I do" Unity answered.

Pyra smirked "Doesn't matter how strong that frame makes you. I thought you might try something like this, so I made a little something especially for you" she said. "A concentrated version of the wind up virus!" she added.

"Why doesn't it affect you?" Unity asked.

"My anti-virus program protects my important programs, the only ones infected are the ones that your program fused into when you fused with me. Meaning it'll infect your entire program, and since it's a concentrated version of the virus, it won't take months for the changes to happen to you, it'll take minutes" Pyra explained.

Unity smirked "You're bluffing. I've been a Navi long enough to know what programs and viruses a Navi has in them while I'm fused with them. I'd have noticed by now if I were infected" she replied.

Pyra scowled, a little annoyed Unity had seen through her plan. "You do know you can't kick me out of this body, we're on the net" Pyra shot back.

"With Saratu-chan restraining you, changing that won't be a problem" Neta laughed.

"Mom, Kuri-chan, while I have Pyra restrained, you can go help the others take down Chaos. She won't be bothering you" Unity told them.

'Thanks Saratu-chan' Kurisutaru replied.

At that moment, R-Rockman was firing many buster rounds at Chaos, which seemed to be hurting him. R-Roll, R-Blues and R-Dragoman were all scratched and bruised, but they were still fighting.

As R-Dragoman moved in for another slash, Chaos grabbed his blade. He then spun him around, and a claw formed on his hand, which he slashed R-Dragoman in the back with, making R-Dragoman fall to the floor. The claw reverted back into his hand, and he formed a chip program. He threw it at R-Dragoman, and his body absorbed it. His armor reverted to his normal Navi armor, but still had Ademu's face.

Everyone else present gasped. Chaos disappeared, and reappeared behind R-Roll. Another chip program formed in his hand, but R-Rockman disappeared, and appeared again right in front of him. "You're not doing the same to Roll-chan and Meiru-chan" R-Rockman said as he charged his buster and fired right in Chaos' face. Chaos stumbled back at bit.

'His speed... He's got a lot quicker than when I last fought him...' Chaos thought.

(Elsewhere...)

"I wish he'd stop moving just when we're about to lock onto him" Laika said. He and Searchman had separated from the rest of the group to get a good point to snipe from. He had it, but Chaos wouldn't stay still long enough for them to lock onto him.

"He might sense us Laika-san, we don't know all of his abilities" Searchman pointed out.

(Back in the fight...)

A light flashed high above everyone. A large phoenix was rushing down towards Chaos. In the Phoenix's flames, a winged figure could barely be seen. The Phoenix engulfed Chaos, and the figure inside jumped out, revealing herself to be Chibura.

"Chibura, what-" Neta asked, but Chibura cut her off.

"We came because you're taking too long with him. When Yuuichiro told me about your Final Styles, I thought they'd have the power to delete Chaos" Chibura answered. "My attack won't hold him down long" she added. Spirit flew down and landed at her side, with a nod.

A dark energy erupted from the Phoenix, destroying it. A dark aura formed around Chaos, and he looked angry. He quickly dashed over to R-Blues, and smirked as he formed dark energy on his hand, then thrust his hand towards R-Blues' icon. R-Blues easily noticed what he was doing, and dodged without effort.

"Battlechip Z-Saver!" R-Blues called as he formed the sword in his hand, and sliced Chaos in the chest, making him stumble back a little.

"Rock Buster!" R-Rockman called out as he formed his buster again.

"Net Blaster!" R-Neta called as she also formed her weapon.

They both began charging their weapons. Once fully charged, they both pointed their weapons at Chaos.

"Burst Charge Shot!" both yelled as two large bursts of energy erupted from their weapons, twice the usual size of a Charge Shot. Both attacks struck Chaos at the same time, and almost of all of Chaos' frame had been damaged, and was pixelating. They could just see a glowing sphere inside of his chest. Both R-Rockman and R-Neta dropped to one knee, panting. The attack had taken a lot of energy.

"You couldn't delete me with all of your energy. Prepare to be deleted" Chaos said as he began to charge up an attack.

"We didn't plan to" Rockman smirked, still panting.

"We guessed you had a program like this, and we just used our attack to leave you wide open" Neta added.

"Target Locked! Scope Gun!" R-Searchman called out from a long way away, and his shot struck Chaos through the back, shattering the sphere inside of him. He began to break up, eventually, he completely disappeared.

Pyra was still having a lot of trouble moving, thanks to Unity. She was shocked that they had been able to delete Chaos, but was still trying to make Unity get out of her system.

Unity sensed something was wrong with her system. She wondered if Pyra could have been telling the truth about the concentrated wind up virus that she said was infecting the parts of her system that Unity had fused into.

(End Of Chapter)

[Lan1220]

Nicely done, i'd say. Cant wait for the next chapter though. ^^
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[ElecGuts]

(Chapter 12)

The Saito Style and Deni Style broke, because of the lack of energy to maintain them. Rockman and Neta gave control back to their operators, both of whom were panting, Kurisutaru moreso.

'This is the drawback to using Cross Fusion on the net. We can't separate until we return to the real world. Don't worry Kuri-chan, we're done now. Rockman, could you grab Pyra? We can separate her from Saratu's body if we take her off the net' Neta asked.

R-Blues grabbed the dark Navi. "I've got her, let's get off the net" Enzan said, everyone else present nodded and logged out of the net.

(In the real world...)

Everyone appeared just outside the Science Labs. Everyone Crossed Out, except of course for Pyra. Neta formed beside Kurisutaru, and walked over to Pyra, leading Kurisutaru over as she did. Everyone else walked over.

"Can Unity purge Pyra's data?" Rockman asked from Neta's side as he formed beside her.

"I don't know, we'll have to see" Neta replied.

Pyra was laid on the ground, unable to move thanks to Unity. Both of them were struggling for control.

"Get out!" Pyra yelled out.

"I'm taking back what's mine Pyra" Unity replied. Pyra's armor began to fade and in some places, crack. The added green armor faded away, and Unity formed outside of Pyra's body.

"What're you d-" Neta asked, but Unity cut her off.

"I found her self deletion program and activated it. I had to get out before I ended up being deleted too" Unity replied. A dark energy shocked her, and she put a hand to her icon, she looked to be in pain. "What's...happening?" she asked. Pyra smirked.

"You contracted a virus from my system. It may not be the concentrated windup virus I said I had to try to intimidate you, but it's something that's going to make you suffer while it deletes you slowly" Pyra replied. "If I had the strength, I would've made you suffer like this anyway, but that virus will do it for me. If I'm not going to use this body, then I'm going to make sure you don't either" she added. The rest of her finished fading, leaving Saratu's body lifeless.

"Plug out Saratu, we'll take care of your body" Rockman told her. Unity was still hurting, but she nodded and did so.

(Later...)

Silence filled the room, Yuuichiro and Denierure were checking over Unity. Netto, Meiru, Kurisutaru, Enzan, Ademu and their Navis were around the room. It had been simple enough to break the program that Chaos had uploaded into Dragoman's system to try to hold Ademu in.

"Well?" Ademu asked. They had been sat around waiting for an answer from Yuuichiro or Denierure, and he was getting impatient.

"We're not sure what to do Ademu-kun" Denierure answered.

"This is a very cleverly designed virus, one neither of us has any clue where to begin to cure" Yuuichiro added.

Umi smiled "That's why I'm here. Denierure-chan had Kuri-chan go home to get me because I could lend my frame to Saratu, since she can't use Unity with it infected like this" she explained.

"From what Pyra said, Unity will be deleted, but we're not going to lose Saratu. And with Umi's help, she'll have a body to use, at least until we can return her to her body" Denierure said, patting Umi on the shoulder.

"But Mama, what's Saratu going to do for a Navi if she returns to her body?" Kurisutaru questioned.

"It'll most likely go back to the way things used to be. I'll be doing jobs now and again for the Science Labs, but that's if Saratu wants to operate me again" Denierure answered.

"So everything's going to turn out okay. We deleted Chaos and Pyra, and Saratu could be back in her body soon" Netto said, smiling. Everyone nodded.

"I'm afraid... it might not be that simple" Yuuichiro spoke up, making everyone look at him. "Pyra. Denierure has been having strange dreams, and hasn't felt completely okay for a little while now. We think it might've been because of Pyra. It is possible that Regal created Pyra by extracting and modifying Denierure's Dark Soul. If that's true, Pyra could be back" he finished.

"But... all that Pyra said when she eventually deleted earlier, and she could come back?" Meiru asked. Denierure nodded.

"She came back once didn't she? She probably wants to catch us off guard when she does return" Denierure replied.

"Saratu said that she activated her self deletion program, could that stop Pyra from returning?" Netto questioned.

"We don't know enough about the Dark Souls to know Netto-kun. It's possible, but we just don't know" Denierure answered. She paused as she and Yuuichiro continued to work. She turned to Umi as a soft bleep was heard. "Okay Umi, we're ready to transfer Saratu into you. Remember, your AI will shut down and you won't wake up until Saratu leaves your frame" she told her. Umi nodded as she returned to her PET, and Kurisutaru handed it to her mother. Denierure plugged Umi into the computer.

On the computer screen, Umi walked over to the sleeping Unity, and kneeled down at her side. She put a hand over Unity's icon, and then raised it, to let a white sphere come out of the icon. Umi grabbed the sphere with both hands, and then fused it into her own icon. She fell to the floor as her AI shut down.

Minutes later Umi began to stir. Everyone had plugged in their Navis, Neta had also joined them. She opened her eyes slightly, revealing them to be Saratu's usual green, instead of Umi's blue.

"How do you feel?" Neta asked, as she kneeled down beside Umi.

Umi sat herself up, then turned to Neta "Fine. Where am I?" Umi asked.

"The Science Labs server Saratu" Kurisutaru answered.

Umi looked down at herself, noticing the change in her looks. "So the transfer worked I see" she said, Neta nodded.

"Remember, this is just temporary, until we can prepare to put you back in your body" Neta told her, Umi nodded.

"Everyone, we're not sure when we're going to be ready to put Saratu back into her body. I suggest all of you go home for now and we'll call everyone back when we're ready" Yuuichiro spoke up.

"Um, what about Saratu and me? We can't get home" Kurisutaru asked.

"I see. You don't want to put any strain on Saratu by fusing with you" Neta replied, Kurisutaru nodded. "Don't worry, I thought you might, and Yuuichiro and me already discussed it, you can stay at his place while we're here" she told her.

(Hikari home, later...)

"Netto, it's okay, I stayed before, remember? I know where everything is" Kurisutaru told Netto.

"Yeah, but you were blind then" Netto replied.

"She doesn't need reminding Netto, and what happened when she got blinded still gets to Kuri-chan. Mention it again and I will hit you" Umi threatened.

"I'm sure Kuri-chan can show Saratu around when she wants her to Netto-kun" Rockman added, hoping Netto would take the hint and leave it alone, before someone got hurt.

"Okay, but where are they going to sleep?" Netto asked.

"Netto-kun, I might be using the guest room, but I don't mind sleeping in my PET while they're here" Rockman answered.

"Thanks Rockman" Kurisutaru replied.

(At the Science Labs...)

Yuuichiro and Denierure were continuing to work on the equipment that would hopefully put Saratu back into her body. Denierure wiped her brow with the back of her arm as she stood back to look at the machine. They had been working on it for hours, and even with the help of some of the other staff, it would still take them a long time before it would be ready.

"I forgot what doing work like this was like" Denierure said.

"You've been a Navi, so mainly you've just had to do work with programs. But you have the choice to return to work now, with the new Dimensional Core System I created" Yuuichiro replied.

"I could.... but then Saratu-chan would be without a Navi. It's too bad that we can't do anything for the Unity frame, we could've given it an AI program and let Saratu have it as her Navi. But with it infected as it is, we can't" Denierure told him.

"Meijin and me created Unity, it wouldn't be much trouble to make another frame exactly like the old one, except with an AI" Yuuichiro explained.

"That's true. I'll ask Saratu about it if we can get her back into her body. If she wants to operate another Navi, or if she wants to operate me again" Denierure replied. She returned to her work.

(Back at the Hikari home...)

"Yeah, Papa said that it should be ready soon" Netto said. He was sat on his bed, with Saito next to him. Kurisutaru was sat on the chair beside Netto's desk, in a pair of pink pajamas (loan from Meiru), Saratu was leaning on the desk next to her, in an outfit that resembled Umi's Navi form, and she still looked like Umi, except for her face and eyes, which were her own.

"Link PET... They sound amazing Netto, Hope I can get hold of one for Umi" Kurisutaru replied.

"I have no doubt Neta-chan will get one, but I guess we'll have to see" Saito replied.

"So what're you going to do for a Navi now Saratu?" Netto asked.

"I'm not sure. If I can get back into my body, then I might ask Mom to be my Navi again. If not, then who knows? I guess I could become a second Navi for Kuri-chan" Saratu answered.

"Oneechan...." Kurisutaru said, looking at Saratu with a sad look on her face.

"Kuri-chan, we can't completely rule out the fact I might be staying a Navi. Sure Mom and Hikari-hakase are trying their best to make sure I get back into my body. I'm just not keeping my hopes about this too high" Saratu replied.

"Saratu makes a good point. Even if they take every precaution they can think of, something could still go wrong" Saito added.

"Yeah, but we all know Kuri-chan doesn't want that to happen. After not seeing Saratu for months when she was working for Regal, I'm sure she wants all of this to be over, and things to get back to normal" Netto spoke up.

(Days later..)

"Okay, are you sure you're ready for this Saratu?" Denierure asked. Umi nodded on Kurisutaru's PET screen.

"Kurisutaru, plug Umi in and we'll get started" Yuuichiro told her. Kurisutaru nodded.

"Plug-In! Umi! Transmission!" Kurisutaru called as she sent Umi into the computer.

Once Umi landed in the system, Denierure nodded to her on the screen. She nodded back, then put both hands over her icon. "Wait, won't Umi still be unconcious when I leave her frame?" Umi asked.

"Don't worry Saratu, I had a program for that put into Umi's frame. She is awake" Yuuichiro told her. Umi nodded, then moved her hands away from her icon to let the glowing sphere appear out of it. As it did, Umi blinked, and her eyes had turned back to their usual blue, her face also reformed too.

"Denierure-chan, where do you want me to put Saratu's mind?" Umi questioned.

"Hold onto it for a minute Umi" Denierure replied as she typed something into the computer. When she finished typing, the floor of the system lit up. "Okay, it's ready. Just put it into that containment program in there and plug-out" she told Umi, Umi nodded and did so.

(Later, Netto's POV)

I watched as Kurisutaru hugged Saratu. The transfer had been a success, and she had just woke up. Me, Rockman, Meiru, Kurisutaru, Umi, Ademu, Denierure and Papa were in the room.

"How do you feel Saratu?" Denierure asked.

Kurisutaru finally let go of Saratu "Weak, and kinda hungry. Once I get some food I think I should be fine" Saratu answered.

"Well, that won't be a problem" Papa replied.

As if on cue, the order that Papa had made to Maha Ichiban arrived, and all of us ate. It was clear that Saratu was starting to feel better, but Denierure advised her that she stay in bed until she got at least most of her strength back.

"You've really changed since we first met you Saratu" Meiru spoke up.

"It was mostly because of my stubborness that I ended up where I did. When I first met all of you, when Ademu and me were going after Netto, it was because of that stubborness that I refused to believe Mom, when she tried to explain what happened when she became a Navi. If I'd believed her then and left Nebula, I never would have got into the mess I did later on, when Regal had Ademu kidnap Kuri-chan. I'm just glad that's behind me now and I can move on with my life" Saratu replied.

"So are we Saratu" Umi added.

Ademu nodded "Yeah. Me, you and Michirure went through enough when we were working for Regal. You a lot more since you were working for him longer" he said.

"Well, it's in my past, and I just want to move on. You and Michirure have, haven't you Ademu?" Saratu asked.

"We won't be forgetting it for a good while yet, but we've put it behind us" Ademu answered.

"So you'll be returning to Creamland once Saratu has her strength back?" Yuuichiro asked.

Denierure nodded "It's about time we got back. We don't really have any reason to be here in Japan now. We've beaten Nebula, and I need to work on a few things when we get back" she answered.

"Like what Mom?" Saratu questioned.

"Getting you enrolled at school. I can only teach you so much" Denierure replied.

(Weeks later, Rockman's POV)

It's been a few weeks since we defeated Chaos and Pyra, and life returned to normal. Kuri-chan and Neta-chan stayed with us while Saratu got her strength back. Once she had, they got a plane back to Creamland. Since they left, things have been quieter, but Kuri-chan and Saratu do email us frequently now.

After some time to think, Saratu gladly took Neta back as her Navi. Umi is happier now, because she doesn't have to hide the fact of Neta's true identity from Kuri-chan and Saratu anymore. Since they left, the only thing that's happened is the windup virus outbreak. Navis all over the net were infected. Even I was. It was all thanks to Kuri-chan, Michirure, Umi and Heart that the outbreak was beaten, and eventually the criminal was found and punished. Navis are still being treated for the virus, but at least all Navis will be free of it soon.

Saratu returned to school soon after they got back to Creamland. She did have a lot to catch up, and she still does, but her teachers think that shouldn't be a problem for her.

Ademu and Michirure have mostly just been getting on with their lives. They're still living at the Keshiro home, and Ademu is still working as a Net Savior. Meijin said that because of what Michirure and Heart did, in a few years time he'd ask them to become Net Saviors.

An email arrived in Netto's PET. I took a quick read of it, before I planned to alert Netto-kun.

'Netto, you're not going to believe this. Saratu got an email yesterday from Princess Pride herself! She said that she wanted to see her and Mom about their work for our country. Anyway, they got back, and Saratu said that she and Mom were given an award for their efforts with Chaos and Pyra, and their work to help keep our Internet safe. I think they got it because they've been actively helping fend off Darkland's operatives. Heh, and just think that a few weeks ago Saratu was working for Regal. Hope you're doing well, I heard about the new training with Cross Fusing with the new PETs, I hope your Dad and Meijin aren't working you too hard'- Kuri-chan

Along with the Cross Fusion training, Meijin suggested that Netto do some exercise to keep himself fit. I'm not sure how he works off what he eats, and something tells me I don't want to know, but that's what he's doing now.

Netto walked up, the PET was with the rest of his belongings. "Netto-kun, email for you from Kuri-chan" I told him.

Netto picked up the PET as I opened the email for him. Once he read it, he smiled slightly. "Good for Saratu, I guess she's trying to make up for what she's done" he said.

Yes, we're training with the new PETs, Netto-kun doesn't see the point, since we defeated Duo, and Chaos and Pyra. I think something is going to happen, and soon. But for now, everyone is happy, and we'll just have to take on this new threat as it comes.

And about Neta?

While she is Saratu's Navi again, she works with Papa when she can, which is pretty often, with how much Saratu has to do to catch up with her schoolwork, or so Saratu says. She loves the new Dimensional Core System that Papa designed, just wish I could get more time using it.

(End of Chapter, and Story)